This is my 1st week participating. I’ve wanted to for weeks now so I’m going to start doing it every Monday from now on. Here you go all, My Monday in pictures…

Got some breakfast for everyone - today cereal!



Checked the mail!



Watched the Tinkerbell movie with my girls.



Gave the flowers a little sprinkle.



Took Chase outside for some sun!



Clean laundry needed to be folded!



Tickled some little feet.



Played with an adorable little boy!



Listened to a whole lot of barking from a little dog.



Hunted in the freezer for food for dinner, hubbys gonna bbq!



Well that’s all for today. School is over so my Jordan will be home soon. Homework, and dinner time will soon follow. I really enjoyed doing this, and can’t wait to do it again next Monday! My day usually consists of a whole lot of playing with kids, cleaning and listening to a dog bark the odd time at a cat who doesn’t really like him too much! Big thanks to Sarah at Mommy Elephants Everyday Adventures for hosting Manic Monday! It was a lot of fun!! You should do it too :P

A few months ago we had to wipe everything off our desktop computer and start over fresh by doing the recovery. Which means everything I had on the computer was lost including document management software. I lost Photoshop, a free downloading software to make movies that I cannot find again and so much much more! Now my netbook isn’t working properly. The screen is messed up so I fear I have to get everything off of it and chuck it to the curb. Its my own fault for letting the kids ever touch it, so I won’t ever make that mistake again when I get a new one.. which won’t be anytime soon. Thankfully our desktop has been running smoothly since the recovery, and next time I’ll learn to BACK EVERYTHING UP! duh. Most people with common sense do back everything up, but just a warning in case you forget.. Don’t forget! Back it all up ASAP… or you will be sorry too. :/

How awesome is the new header? Thank you so much to Cinda for making it for me. I absolutely love it! I wouldn’t ever even think to make something like that so I’m very thankful you did. I love my kids being on there, I love me being on there its just perfect! Thank you so so much!

Saturday night I went out and got a new Blackberry. I know, I know I was so excited a few months ago to get my LG Eve Android phone.. but I just couldn’t love it the way I loved my blackberry. I have had 3 different Blackberry phones and so far I’m loving the one I have the most. I had the Pearl, Curve 8900 and now I have the 8700. I really like it. I hated, hated, HATED the trackball so luckily this one had the trackwheel on the side, bye bye trackball! Its an older Blackberry model but I updated the OS and it to me is the exact same as the Blackberry Curve 8900. The only difference? The 8700 doesn’t have a camera. I paid $79.99 for this one out right, and I paid $199.99 for the 8900 (on a 3 year plan) and I’m kicking myself now because I didn’t have to. A lot of people don’t realize even on the older models you can update the OS and have all the same apps as the new ones. It doesn’t have a camera which is fine I have my Canon, and even if I just wanted to bring my eve along in my purse.. because its got a wicked camera I could do that too!

So, I’m happy with the new purchase. I’m loyal to Blackberry, what can I say. I missed having BBM! And with this one I have BBM, Twitter, Facebook, 4square and MSN without the hassle of the trackball! I did a lot of research and it seems the big complaint with this one, along with a few others is the fact dust gets behind the screen.. which is an easy fix, plus I plan on buying new housing and a new screen for it that doesn’t have a company name with it.. It’s amazing what you find on ebay and cheap online stores!

Hope everyone had a good weekend, Mine was good… Spent it with my kiddos… what more could a Mommy want!? :)

My husband and I have been discussing going to get our licenses very soon. I’ve never had one and he had his taken away years ago as a teen. He needs to attend a 12 month course in order to regain his full license and I have to go through the process of the test for G1 waiting the year to go for my G2. So, we are going to do both at the same time so we both get our full licenses at the same time. I’m hoping to go in July/August and do my test for the G1 (learners) and figure out when he can attend his classes. I want to be driving by September 2011 so when Ava starts school I can be the driver to/from school and not have to walk them or rely on others in nasty weather to take all 3 of them. Kyla starts school this September 2010 so it will be too late, and I’ll have to deal with walking the 2 of them or what not.. but come September 2011 I fully intend on being able to drive all 3 of them. I’ll need to get auto insurance quotes and call around for places, times and such for my hubby’s classes but I’m really excited and cannot wait. We will obviously need a van not just any car, and I refuse to get a shit bucket. So within the year we are waiting for me to test for my full license I plan on putting $400-$500 a month away for a down payment on a van. By the time the full year is up and I pass my test for my full license (lets hope I do, haha) we will have saved $4800-$6000 for our vehicle down payment. As I said, I don’t plan on getting a shit bucket so a crappy vehicle is not something we’ll be getting.

I can’t wait. I can’t wait to not have to wait for buses, or spend $2.25 for every bus ride. I can’t wait to be able to go places whenever we want, and actually be able to get around without a hassle or taking 2 trips in peoples cars to get us all to one place!! Cannot wait!

Chase has had his splint on his leg for 10 days now and you wouldn’t even know it was on there! He hasn’t had any aspirin for 5 days and he hasn’t whimpered, screamed or yelped in 4 days! He lays on it, jumps on it, moves it in ways that would have killed him even 5 days ago! I’m so excited… I know it’s not fully healed, but at least it is feeling better and hes not in as much pain as he was before. He goes back to the vet on June 3rd, and I’m assuming they will do x-rays so we can see how it is healing.. I’m so proud of the kids for watching how they are with him and making sure they don’t accidentally bump it or hurt it when they play, or when he jumps up to lay with them. Thankfully, I think it will heal just fine!

The weather was amazing for the last little while. As of Wednesday night it was thunder storming and even rained again a bit yesterday. Today it’s looking like it will be another beautiful day, but it’s a little gloomy right now. I’d like to get the kids out to the big park today, or even just out for a little walk. Jayden will need a nap first, and I have some windows to wash and some house work to do.. But at some point today it would be nice to get them away from the neighborhood for a little bit.

Well, You’d think with all the stuff I do daily, and all the activities I do with the kids I’d have lost all this baby weight by now, but I haven’t. fat burners anyone? Not really, Like I’ve said so many times before they aren’t necessary for me. I just need to really start working at it and when Chase is able start taking him for long nightly walks when my hubby is home and the kids are in bed. Me going to a gym isn’t realistic, and it’s almost been a year now.. I need to get my butt in gear! Alright, the kids are finishing up eating their breakfast so I should go clean up the dishes and unload the dish washer.

Have a great Friday everyone!

Well my Birthday is coming up (July) and I’m not getting any younger. A friend of mine told me she uses night cream every night before bed and shes 8 years older than I am and her skin is flawless. Do any of you wear any night creams? or even daily creams you put on during the day? I hate putting stuff on my face because most everything I’ve ever tried has left my skin feeling oily or greasy. I hate that feeling.. So any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Well as you can probably tell I changed a few things. Nothing too special I was just sick of the pink ( WHAT? ) Yeah. So, I changed it up and this is what will be here for a while. I’m sick and tired of trying to find themes I like, so eventually I’m going to sit down late at night after everyone is in bed and start from scratch! Until then, this is what you get! Simple. Easy on the eyes.

Enjoy!

… a real post to come tomorrow. Goodnight all.

People often ask me if I have any regrets from anything in my life. I usually say no. Because, at first thought I don’t. Usually they are asking if I regret having Jordan at such a young age. Because I got pregnant at 17, had him at 18 and people think that’s such a huge big deal. To me it’s not, it’s what I wanted. He’s a happy, healthy, energetic 6 1/2 year-old boy now who is full of life and no one could tell he was from a teenage mother. I don’t see what the big deal is.

Like I said, at first thought I don’t have any regrets in my life. But when I actually sit down and think about it I have a few things I would work on / change if I had the option.

1. Treating my mom: Before my mom died I was very, very angry at her. I just turned 16 and was already angry at the world, but my mom was dying and there was nothing I could do about it. I was angry at her for smoking, I was angry at her for getting cancer. I was angry at her because more than likely the smoking caused the lung cancer. I was just angry. Often I took it out on her. If I could go back, I’d change it. I’d change it all. If I couldn’t change the fact she got sick and was dying, I’d change the fact I was so awful to her at the end. She was my best friend, and I know she understood, but I have no excuses other than I was angry. So, so, so angry.

2. Friendships: So many friendships in my life have come and gone. I regret the ones that I let come and go so often. I’m way too understanding and forgiving. I now realize that yes, friends come and go.. but the ones that you keep letting come and go, are the ones that should stay gone forever. I’ve recently started to weed out anyone I find negative, or “fair weather” friends… Who needs people like that in their life? Surely, not me.

3. Honesty: Funny as this may sound, I really regret being so honest. In general. In everyday life, why must I be so honest? I guess it’s my nature, and how I was raised but it sometimes gets me in a lot of trouble. Don’t get me wrong I love never having to be called a liar, or having to defend myself because I was caught in a lie. There’s no better feeling than being an honest, forth coming person… except at times, when it could be necessary to lie.. here I go telling the truth and digging myself a hole :) I can say though although I regret how honest I am, it will never change. I am who I am, and always will be. I guess it’s not something to regret, or dislike.. it’s something I should be proud of and love but

4. Parenting Advice: Again, as funny or odd as this may sound I regret listening to parenting advice from ANYONE. Why? because all babies, children and families are different. What may work for you, might not work for someone else. After Jordan I learned to do my own thing, and just smile and nod when anyone tries to give me advice. I try my best not to answer questions when people have them on mb’s or forums, unless the question is directed at me then I will give my opinion on what worked best, or what I did with my children. In my opinion there is nothing worse than a “Know-it-all mother” because guess what? No one knows it all. Ask me anything and I will give you my honest answer, and opinion but its what worked for me, my children and my family. I regret taking anyone’s advice because it then makes most moms feel like they know it all and their answer is right.. when usually, it’s not. To each their own, and for every baby theres another story and another method that works.

not very many “Regrets” and most of them aren’t really regrets. Just thoughts on things I could/would change. I don’t harp on any of these things, I just think about them from time to time. I wouldn’t change much about my past, besides #1 if I really had the chance to do so. But, Like my bio here on amommysramblings states:

I am nowhere near perfect. I am a product of my mistakes, my failures and my accomplishments.

It’s true. No one is perfect, and everyone is a product of their mistakes, failures and accomplishments. You are who you are, I am who I am. Life is only so long, and then it’s gone.

It’s just something to think about.

A friend of mine is getting married at the end of June. She asked me where I got my dress, and where all the tuxedos were purchased for our wedding. But, we didn’t have a wedding. This is something I often think about and regret. We got married in the house next door, in the living room. With Jordan and baby Kyla (who was 4 months old at the time) and my MIL and FIL. That was it. I was wearing Jeans and a black sweater, with a fat tummy (Ava was inside) and my hubby wore Khaki pants and a t-shirt. Nothing fancy, simple and quick. Just how I wanted it at the time…. But thats just it. I wanted that at the time. Now, I’m full of regret. I wish we would have done something different. I’ve always wanted to get married in a church, have a big huge reception… So, we’ve talked and are thinking about re-newing our vows.. I want to do it on our 5th wedding anniversary. I want to do it at night, and have photos taken at night in the snow… Odd I know. That day falls on a Wednesday so it wouldn’t be a late night thing. I want a nice ceremony, followed by a nice dinner with all our friends and family… I regret so deeply that I never got any photos of that day, and that I never got to wear a wedding dress…

It’s something we need to think about and start planning. I want to do it on the day we actually got married which was February 8th, 2007… so February 8th, 2012 would be our 5th wedding anniversary and it looks good to me! :D

Long time no blog! One thing about me I’m trying to change is the fact I can go a full week with blogging once a day, sometimes even twice but then all of a sudden I stop for days. I want to blog more, and I want to interact more with everyone that comes here. I’m also really bored with this theme already so I’m going to start working on a change soon.

Chase is doing really well. He does yelp, and scream at least twice a day because of trying to jump up on someone, or one of the kids accidentally bumps or bangs his leg. That is still really heartbreaking to hear. His screams and yelps are very loud and it takes at least 5 to 10 minutes to calm him down. I have been keeping a very strict eye on him though so hopefully I can stop anymore little hurts on my poor pup. When my hubby took him to our vet’s the day after all this happened it was a $20 visit, thank goodness. They just checked his x-rays and talked to my hubby about options. Continue splinting, Casting or Surgery. For now he chose the splint. We will see how it goes, and he goes back on June 3rd so we’ll see how well its gone and figure it all out from there. I can’t wait to get my bouncing puppy back!

Finally our weather has been beautiful like it should be. I sent my hubby out yesterday to pick up the kids some pools. The 3 older kiddos got just a normal little pool, and Jayden got his very own little baby pool. I figured since the older ones splash and get very wild in the pool it would be best to get Jayden his own. Good thing I suggested it because he just loves his little baby pool. Of course I made sure to take photos.. I’m a little irritated that the complex we live in changes the “Rules” whenever they feel like it and don’t even notify us, I had to hear from neighbors that we aren’t allowed more than a little children’s waiting pool now. I would have liked to have gotten a pool the whole family could enjoy. Not as big as the one we had 2 summers ago, it took up our whole backyard… and while that was nice, I wouldn’t have gotten that big again. But something we could all enjoy would be great. But instead we are stuck with these little kid pools. Oh well, that just means more trips to the recreation places for us to go swimming and have more fun away from home. We haven’t done that in a long time so it would be a nice family adventure. We’ve been going for walks, to the park and all that fun stuff for our family outings but it would be a lot of fun to get the kids out swimming or even to one of the 3 splash pad’s we’ve got in our City now! This summer is going to be a lot of fun and I can’t wait to share it with you all, my readers! I’m also going to be doing a new giveaway very, very soon so be on the look out for that!

Hope everyone has a great Tuesday!