Oh So Lonely....

I got off of work today and went to Lacy's house to pick up Maddie, and then we headed to the house. My mom and dad came to the house and my dad stayed with Maddie while I took mom to get a pedicure for her birthday. So she and I had a very relaxing time getting pampered. It was my first pedicure since last year sometime. I cant even remember for sure when it was, I just know that I had an ingrown toenail taken out of both big toes in December and havent been back till today. After we finished up, we all went to KFC for supper, and then my parents took Maddie for the night.

SO that means....I am all by myself.
Maddie's with my parents and Josh is at work.

Is it sad that I am so excited for 10'oclock to finally get here so I can go to sleep and not be so lonely?

Potty Break Through

Well, awhile back we bought Maddie this cute little singing potty/ step stool. Well I just figured we would sit her on it when it was convenient like before bath time when we have already taken her diaper off anyway. Usually she just sits on it and then gets up and runs away laughing. Well, today I sat her on her potty while I was running her bath water, and all of a sudden I hear this duh duh daaaa!!! I turned around thinking Maddie put something in the potty to make it sing, but NOPE! SHE TEE TEE'D in the POTTY!!!! She is definitely not potty trained and I dont know that she or I are really ready to fully potty train, but at least she is figuring out what the cool chair in the hallway is really for, lol. I think sometime this summer we will actually start the real training process.

More exciting news!!! 23 school days left till summer!!!

Prayers Needed!

What a week this has been...

First of all Josh's uncle went into the doctor, then sent immediately to ICU to run tests to figure out what was causing his stomach pain. They couldn't find anything because the inflammation was blocking all the scans. So they had to do emergency surgery and do an old style cesarean cut in order to end up preforming a colostomy. There were several boundaries to overcome because of his size. So he has been in the hospital for almost a week now, and will be hooked up to a colostomy bag for 3 months. The big scare in his case is preventing infection, so please pray that everything heals the way it should.

Secondly, a very good friend of mine and her wonderful husband just lost their house and vehicles when their house burned down. Crista and Tony Rojo were at their house when a neighbor came to tell them their tool shed was on fire, so everyone including pets got out of the house safely, HOWEVER, they lost EVERYTHING.
My Aunt Robins house burnt down several years ago and it was devastating. It makes me cry just thinking about it still to this day.
So my prayers will be with them while they get everything back on track.

Lastly I will be praying for all my friends and family who are mothers, pregnant, or trying to become pregnant. I am so blessed to be surrounded by such wonderful people in my life, and want them to know as Mothers Day nears you are all special in my heart and I wish you the best.Tonight I will spend lots of time in prayer asking for comfort for those who need it, as well as saying thank you for all the blessings in my life!

Longest Blog EVER!!

For starters we had a great Easter weekend. On Friday we spent the day at Lacy's house with Josh's family. After we cooked and ate an Easter feast consisting of turkey, stuffing, potatoes, hash brown caserole, etc. etc., Maddie went outside for her Easter egg hunt. I was very thrilled to see that she got the concept and was able to pick up about 10 or so eggs before Jensen and Justin scooped up the rest. While we were there Lacy decided to try out her new Chi on my hair, so I had straight hair for the weekend, and I loved it.


Also, I got started making my friends Lindseys cakes for her son Hayden's first birthday party. I made a monkey cake and a personal cake for him to devour by himself. It turned out pretty good, so I was happy, just hoping that they liked them as much as I did.


Saturday morning Lindsey called and we decided she would probobly need another cake due to the big turnout for his party. So I ran to the store and whipped up another cake before the party at 2:00. The party was very cute and I had lots of compliments on the cakes, so that was nice.

Then we went to my Uncles Tobins for another Easter get together, ate fish and other stuff. (My dad and uncles caught over 25o pounds of fish Saturday morning) Maddie got introduced to confetti eggs, and I do not think she fully understood the purpose....she would break it then throw it on the ground.

Sunday we went to church at Lakeview United Methodist (where Josh and I got married )because we all (her kids, grandkids, and Maddie) go to Grans church on Easter.

So needless to say, my 3 day weekend was busy, yet relaxing. Did I mention that Josh some how got Saturday off, so he was at home all three days! I love him so much!

Ok so the actual post wasnt as long as I originally though, but there are TONS of pictures!

Maddie playing at Unidad Park for Jordyns 2nd birthday They had their own special table

Riding on the whale

The wind was blowing pretty hard Saturday

Josh was trying to show Maddie how to use the confetti eggs

Completely pooped....Maddie worked hard hunting Easter eggs, not really what Josh did to get so tired.

Family picture on Easter

Hunting Easter Eggs

Prancing around in her new Easter dress

Maddie's 1st Zoo Trip!

Well, the first picture isnt at the zoo, but I thought you would like to see me in my brand new glasses....I wont wear them often because I got contacts, but the glasses arent as bad as I thought when I tried them on at the store.

At the park, going down the slide after we left the zoo

She really liked this toy.

First family trip to the zoo!! So much fun!

She was inthrawed with everything around her, she wouldnt even glance down long enough to get a picture.

So excited to be at the Abilene Zoo!!

Now or Later???

Well, I went to my orthodontist consultation yesterday morning, and the good news is my teeth are not as bad as I thought they are. If I were to get them I would have them for only 14-16 months. Not bad when I was thinking 3 years, lol. The bad news is my insurance only covers $1000, so I will still have to fork over $3200. WOW, thats alot of money, but then again....it may be worth it. It's all I have ever really wanted for myself because I am so self concious about my smile, so maybe its a small amount to pay for such a great outcome. I thought about putting it off until we had more money, but I dont know that will ever happen. It's kind of like kids...if you wait to have enough money, you will never have them. I think this is something that I deserve, and will do what it takes to make it happen. The other issue is that we are planning to get pregnant at the end of this summer, which means I will be prone for gum gingivitis, or whatever it is that happens when you get pregnant. This in turn means I will have to get my teeth cleaned 4 times while pregnant to prevent this from happening....and of course insurance only covers 2 cleanings a year, so 2 of those cleanings will have to come out of pocket....WHEW (once again, lots of money). Well, the soonest I would be able to do this would be in July, so I have some time to think about it.

WooHoo!!!!

I am out for Spring Break!!! What a huge relief that is. Our plans for Spring Break include, possibly going to Sweetwater for the Rattle Snake Roundup (we go every year since Josh's dad works at the fire department in Sweetwater and they always have something going on up there). We were going to go camping/fishing this weekend, but not with this weather...it would not be too enjoyable. At some point during the week, we will take Maddie to Abilene for her first trip to the Zoo! I am so excited about this, she loves animals and I think she is going to get a kick out of it. Weather permitting, we may go out to the ranch in Miles and camp out there also. Josh is working today, but got off several days during Spring Break and will only have to work on Wednesday, so no matter what we do, it will be great!
On a side note: I went to the eye doctor yesterday for my diminishing long distance vision, and sure enough I needed glasses. I decided to go with contacts because I look really goofy in pretty much every pair of glasses or sunglasses I have ever tried on. So far so good! I got them in pretty easily this morning, and forget they are in until I start to rub my eye or something.
The most exciting news for me personally is that on Monday I have a consultation with the orthodontist!! I have wanted braces since one tooth came in behind my baby tooth that I couldnt get out...and that was around 7 years old I think. Thats 14 years of being incredibly self concious of my smile, and I am soooo very ready to be able to Smile big and beautiful and feel confident about it. I have no idea what she will say, but I am ready and willing to do whatever it takes!
I hope everyone has a great week, I know I will !!!!