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Saturday, September 29, 2007

Bye-Bye Indiana Hi Chicago!!

Hey Everyone How's it going?
Cece's birthday was yesterday 9/28/07
My baby girl is two!
We didn't do too much only because JJ's Birthday is exactly 2wks from Cece's so we are having them together in Marion. What fun!
I'm going to be gone again Mon-Sat I will be here tomorrow but Sundays are my time with GOD!!
That means no cell phone no nothing!
Justin and I are discussing where we will be moving after he graduates, either Cincinnati or Chicago. We ruled out New York, Wisconsin, Dayton, and Indianapolis.
I'm so excited! I've had to much of Lafayette...too much of Indiana it's over-rated. I'm ready to move. Come to think of it Angie's right we need to find out where we will be living first...I better get on it!
Until next time...

Monday, September 24, 2007

What's up with Cece and using the whole roll to wipe?!

Hey guys! Guess what!
I will be gone for 4days and then Cece's Birthday is Friday.
I'll let you know how that goes.
But we are just going to have something small and then a big one on the 7th for both Cece and JJ
and then something small for JJ on his Birthday October 12th.
I should be back before then.
Until then...

Friday, September 21, 2007

I have been trying the relaxation thing

It's been awhile since I have posted. Don't get me wrong I have lots of things to say, points to make, wisdom to give, but I have been trying the relaxation thing, you know since it is not in my vocabulary and I must say it's awesome! I should try it more often then maybe I wouldn't be so irritable!
So what's been going on?
-Well JJ was in the corner munching on a piece of fuzz like it was dove chocolate or something haha
-Ms Cece and I have conversations now. She is growing up so much. Kids say the darnest things.
-I'm going to a quinceanera for my niece Saturday so I'm excited about that. I'm handling the photos. I have a spiffy SLR and lots of batteries and film. Watch me go!
-We have 2 birthdays coming up exactly 2 weeks from each other, and I need to decide if I will have them in Marion or here in Lafayette if it's in Marion we will have more people attend if in Lafayette I'm not sure where we would have it hmmm what do you think?
Until next time...

Saturday, September 15, 2007

Very rare indeed

Now that the commercials are over how about that weather?
At night its horrible. It's so cold but if it were winter it would be hot haha Isn't that funny?
Wow can you believe that I have nothing to say at this one moment in time?
This is very very rare! Maybe I'll come along later and make another post about society or maybe even the environment :) until then TTFN Ta Ta For Now!
OMG I can't believe I just said that you know since I'm so against Tigger hehe

Breastfeeding in public. Excellent Commercial!! Read On!

You guys there was comments in a Babytalk magazine about this very issue. It was horrible what people were saying. Things like "mothers who breastfeed in public should be arrested for indecent exposure" the nerve of so many small minded people. After I read that I joined the "Breastfeeeding In Public" committee and LeLeche League (although Le LEche League was mainly to meet other mothers :)) Now that I don't breastfeed my son anymore (he kinda weaned himself at 10mo.) I kind of moved on but this is still a very important issue that should not be taken lightly!!! So thanks to all the mothers that feel the same way!! ~MrsReynolds07

I'm thankful for not having boobs thrown in my face all the time by offensive and indecent breastfeeding mothers like the ones below:

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Wait...Well, this is a bad example. Let's try again.

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Hmm...Just a minute. I'm sure I can find better ones than these...

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Eh, still not offensive enough. I'll check one more time.

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That is better. LOOK AT THAT! I see about a half inch of boob. DISGUSTING.

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UGH. Look at that indecency! She must be from some third world country to be exposed like that!

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Now that's just...There are no words to descripe how inappropriate that is. Something needs to be done!


But why stop at breasfeeding women? There are boobs everywhere. Beware! If you thought the above photos were offensive, you WILL DEFINITELY be offended by the photos below.

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Not this one, though. This one was in plain view on news stands and in mail boxes in 19 countries world wide!

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Not this one, either. This one actually won an award!

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Oh, and I guess this one is fine too. Everyone knows you can't sell jeans without someone being topless.

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Or beer, for that matter.

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Or sunglasses.

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Or movie tickets.

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Or CDs...

You know what? Maybe I'm crazy, but I think that someone mixed up some photos here. The first batch are offensive, but the second batch are just fine and dandy???

People who live in glass bras:
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Shouldn't throw stones:
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If you think women have the right to breastfeed their children no matter where they are, please repost this. . Support breastfed babies and their right to eat in public!

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The Price of Children

This is just too good not to pass on to all. Something absolutely positive for a change. I have repeatedly seen the breakdown of the cost of raising a child, but this is the first time I have seen the rewards listed this way. It's nice.

The government recently calculated the cost of raising a child from birth to 18 and came up with $160,140 for a middle income family. Talk about sticker shock! That doesn't even touch college tuition.

But $160,140 isn't so bad if you break it down. It translates into:

* $8,896.66 a year,

* $741.38 a month, or

* $171.08 a week.

* That's a mere $24.24 a day!

* Just over a dollar an hour.

Still, you might think the best financial advice is don't have children if you want to be "rich."
Actually, it is just the opposite. What do you get for your $160,140?

* Naming rights. First, middle, and last!

* Glimpses of God every day.

* Giggles under the covers every night.

* More love than your heart can hold.

* Butterfly kisses and Velcro hugs.

* Endless wonder over rocks, ants, clouds, and warm cookies.

* A hand to hold, usually covered with jelly or chocolate.

* A partner for blowing bubbles, flying kites

* Someone to laugh yourself silly with, no matter what the boss said or how your stocks performed that day.


For $160,140, you never have to grow up. You get to:

* finger-paint,

* carve pumpkins,

* play hide-and-seek,

* catch lightning bugs, and

* never stop believing in Santa Claus.

You have an excuse to:

* keep reading the Adventures of Piglet and Pooh,

* watching Saturday morning cartoons,

* going to Disney movies, and

* wishing on stars.

* You get to frame rainbows, hearts, and flowers under refrigerator magnets and collect spray painted noodle wreaths for Christmas, hand prints set in clay for Mother's Day, and cards with backward letters for Father's Day.

For $160,140, there is no greater bang for your buck. You get to be a hero just for:

* retrieving a Frisbee off the garage roof,

* taking the training wheels off a bike,

* removing a splinter,

* filling a wading pool,

* coaxing a wad of gum out of bangs, and coaching a baseball team that never wins but always gets treated to ice cream or pizza regardless.

You get a front row seat to history, to witness the:

* first step,

* first word,

* first bra,

* first date, and

* first time behind the wheel.

You get to be immortal. You get another branch added to your family tree, and if you're lucky, a long list of limbs in your obituary called grandchildren and great grandchildren. You get an education in psychology, nursing, criminal justice, communications, and human sexuality that no college can match.

In the eyes of a child, you rank right up there under God. You have all the power to heal a boo-boo, scare away the monsters under the bed, patch a broken heart, police a slumber party, ground them forever, and love them without limits. So, one day they will, like you, love without counting the cost. That is quite a deal for the price!!!!!!!

Love & enjoy your children & grandchildren!!!!!!!

Friday, September 14, 2007

10 weird, random, little known facts, and habits about me.

1. I'm a stubborn germaphobe who's obsessed with singing loud, and off-tone, during our car rides to diff. cities.

2. I'm really into the environment and volunteering...
"Just Imagine What An Army Of Inspired Mother's Could Do To Change The World!"
MothersFightingForOthers.com haha ask me later

3. I love to wear pointy boots they are soooooooooooo comfortable!

4. I'm not the talkative type unless I'm interested

5.Secretly I dont like to clean but you would never know it by seeing my house

6.I sing children songs in the shower (after hearing them all day with Ms Cece)

7. i love watching lifetime and property ladder on Saturday and Sunday and new episodes of the Backyardigans and Yo Gabba Gabba through the week

8. I can't dance I have no rhythm poor Cece is starting to pick up some of her mommy's sour moves hehe

9. I'm head over heels in love w/my husband sometimes it seems as if he knows me better than I know myself

10. I secretly love cooking, gardening, sewing, scrapping...all of that stay at home mom stuff and I decided,along with my husband, that I'm not going back to work... ever haha

Snowflake is Awesome

High School wow that was a long time ago, I have grown tremendously since then. Back in High School I was SO Tremendously shy around people I didn't know. A lot of people thought I was stuck-up haha Little ol me? Stuck up? NEVER! I think most of the shyness came from me always trying to please everyone. I wanted everyone to like me, so i was way too nice.


Even now, I always try to please everyone. I just want everyone to like me...BIG MISTAKE! You can''t please everyone, even if I try my hardest there's always that one person who will never be satisfied!

Thanxs for helping me realize that Snowflake. You're great!

Although her post was about journal posts I still got something out of. I love #3-5

Everything below taken from 'I used to be that girl' by Snowflake9903

1. Put yourself out there. In order to get to know others, you have to be willing to let them get to know you.

2. Look for moms with common interests, whether it be your childrens' ages, a challenge in your life like weight loss, a hobby, or a cause.... whatever it is, get out there and get involved.

3. Realize that things on the Internet are the same as they are in real life in that you won't like everyone you meet, they may not necessarily like you and that's ok!

4. When you run across someone that you disagree with or who seems combative toward you, remember, YOU have the power. YOU choose how you respond. Don't let anyone take YOUR power.

5. Finally, if you do have a conflict whether here or IRL, put it in perspective. If it doesn't change how your husband feels about you, the way your children live their lives, or the way your friends who know and love you see you..... how important is it really? Think about it. If I have conflict that gets out of hand, I try to apply my friend Heather's 24 hour rule. I write a response, wait 24 hours, and if I still think it is important enough... I probably edit it a thousand times an then send....

For the rest of the story click here.

http://www.cafemom.com/journals/read.php?post_id=317419

Thursday, September 13, 2007

Sleep is soooo overrated!

If I hear the word "Tigger" again I'm going to scream!
Yes at first it was cute..."No bouncing Tigger," "Pooh tummy hurt." But not anymore it's like "The Tigger Movie" is all she wants to watch all day everyday. I bet she even dreams black and orange. Haha In the middle of the night she wakes me up and says "Mommy Tigger on, I watch Tigger."
And whats up with her sleep cycle? She doesn't want to take any naps anymore and when she does want to take them its right before dinner. (and dinner is right before bedtime)
Terrible Twos Its here and full-forced! Sometimes I sit and think if any other mothers are going through what I'm going through...and then I call my sister hehe.

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

No Bouncing Tigger!

Wow! Did I really write that post yesterday? Very Controversial yes I know. I'm a very nice person but when someone does me wrong I can show my temper...what can I say I'm a Taurus haha Anyhow
Maybe I should take my own advice aye?
Hate the sin Love the sinner

Anyhow My day so far has been crazy I guess sometimes I just sit and wish that I had a true friend to talk to about everything. Yes I have Angie but now since she's working I was thinking to myself that I need to get out more! Lafayette is a pretty big place but I always make excuses...Isn't that sad? Usually Justin has the car, but there is a Family video around the corner and a park a block away. I tell myself if I had a stroller for two I would get out more but I bet even if I did I'd still be here. I think well I can go and put JJ in the cart and Cece in the back of the cart but wait...JJ moves so much he wont stay sitting long enough for me to shop for warmer clothes for them.
I just noticed that JJ has no pants at all the fit him so I'm going to have to go sooner than later!
It has gotten so cold that I was thinking about turning on the heat last night and today...man what a change in the weather. I hate the summer but I will be sad to see it go.
let's look at the bright side since we live in a house now I can take Cece and JJ out to play in the snow for a little while when and if it decides to come.

Guess what happened yesterday? Ms Cece Is in love with The Tigger Show now (I think thats what the movie is called) as she was watching it telling Tigger "No bouncing" She jumps on the couch, while im in the other room washing the dishes" and she just jumps right off the side of the couch. Her little nose was bruised and cut, her bottom lip cut, and her top lip swollen and cut. I felt horrible...But the superman Ice Cream cheered her up. Today I think she's forgotten that it happened until I decided to turn tigger on again. Justin saw this one...He said she jumped and did a kind of flip right of the back of the couch and landed on her head. I was so scared that she would get a concussion. Justin emailed his professor and stayed home to make sure she's ok. No more Tigger for a while!

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Do you know what I hate

Do you know what I hate?!
I hate the kind of people that are all up in your business gossiping amongst themselves about everything that's wrong in your life or what needs to change.

I hate christians who portray the whole holier than thou thing. they judge you behind your back going against alot of GODS word and get defensive when you ask them if they are a Christian, or when you answer them with a bible verse.
"How are you going to try to dislodge the glint in my eye without noticing the one in your own eye first?!"
Mainly Pentecostals. There are about 5% out of 100 (100 being the whole church) that are truly genuine. (From my experience) Am I wrong for this? Then comment! Don't get me wrong I Love Sunday night services at a Pentecostal church
I just hate all of the judging
I hate
when they try to invade like you're not living your life right.
I hate
when they smile in your face but gossip behind your back. And
I HATE HATE HATE
prejudice Pentecostals.
I hate
how they think that they are better than everyone else
I hate
how they walk around with the whole holier than thou lifestyle, like God's only going to bless them because they choice to wear skirts, no polish, no makeup, and jean skirts that don't show the knees. As you can tell I have had alot of bad experiences and Yes I am judging but wouldn't you?! The pastor of an old church wouldn't marry my husband and I because he said he didn't feel comfortable. MAybe because we were an interracial couple, because I was 6wks pregnant, because my husband was catholic who knows? It doesn't really matter because we are married it's been 2yrs now and we will be together forever.
NOONE AND I MEAN NOONE
would talk to me because of a bad decsion i made it was like i was a outcast like they disowned me, and i used to call these people friends. One person even had the nerve to tell me that I was going to hell for what I had done(I had an illegitimate pregnancy...no baby though. The two I have are my husbands) ...and you're bashing me about judging?!
Ok Get it right it's alot of the people that I don't like not the religion. Yes I guess I'm kind of dif. since I've had my ears pierced, and I wear jewelry hehe
How do I manage you ask? I do what my mother told me during this hard time in my life.
"I'm going for God not them. You reap what you sow!"

I guess I'm letting this all out because of someone I met who was really rude to me in the end after she "claimed" to be my friend. Yup! you guessed it she was Pentecostal...

Maybe I'm not politicaly correct by leaving this post but right now I don't care. I am venting maybe I'll think about deleting it later!

I hate the people that sprout back in to your life from nowhere trying to take you down you know trying to mess your relationship up because they know/see how good you're doing. Like a weed in a garden that just wont go away.

i HATE BUGS
I HATE CLEANING
I HATE WHEN MY BABIES DONT LISTEN
I HATE WHEN JUSTINA ND I ARGUE
I HATE BAD DRIVERS
I HATE PEDOPHILES
i HATE NOT WANTING TO TAKE MY BABIES TO DAYCARES BECAUSE OF ALL THE THINGS I HEAR
You see I'm not perfect I have fears as well as everything else I'm only human....
I cry
I hate
I sing
I yell
I garden
I get hurt
I bleed red
but one of the points I'm trying to make here is, I feel!

We started our day by Ms Cece

We started our day to Cecelia falling inside of the toilet haha but she recovered quickly. I was surprised that she pulled herself out. Two babies and a husband who's gone all the time is definitely tiring! My husband attends college and has a part-time job. I need to get a job I should it would be the right thing to do but right now I don't care. We are financially stable believe it or not and if we fall into hard times it's not like i don't have a family who I know would help...maybe I would look for a job then I mean if that time comes around. I love staying home even though I would love to pull my hair out and scream most days haha but still..I wouldn't change it for the world!
What's going in in my life right now? hmmm
I have a 23yr old daughter who refuses to take naps but on the plus side she is potty trained and no longer takes that dreadful binky!
I have a 11mo old who wants nothing to do with his mommy since he is a hard-core daddy's boy. JJ moves so much he's never still, except when he's sleep, bless his heart.

Yes I know it's September 11th and No I'm not oblivious to what happened! I will never forget six years ago today.
I can even remember that I was in 10th grade in Mrs Syltee's math class Sylte hmmm anyhow We didn't have a tv in her class room but we had a radio and I was like is this serious. Believe it or not I still have the newspaper clippings from that day and a year later.
I will never forget the real heroes
The firefighter, The ambulance's the police officers the volunteers, and everyone who is still fighting for our freedom over in Iraq. Lets not forget all of the families of the victims who still stand strong! My heart goes out to them always and forever.