....returning back to work that is.
I was to return back to work on Friday, June 18. Well, Occupational Health (dept we are to call when we return) apparently leaves at noon and my shift doesn't start till 3:30PM. Well, the paperwork I received while on maternity leave doesn't say when they leave and what not.
After an hour of being at work to try to find someone to get my status active again (since its been placed on hold due to being out for almost 2 months...plus they are the dept that would notify payroll I was back so I can get my normal pay again with differential), I was sent home. I was actually eager to work and interact with other people besides family. Now I need to call short term disability and see if they will be paying me for Friday (since they only approved me up to the 18th and that was the day I was suppose to return to work) and let them know they should as it was not my fault I could not work.
*sigh* I just hope they get this corrected. I want to get some overtime in this week so it will be on next week's check and help us out a bit on catching up with bills. We kind of made the mistake and bought a new truck - 2010 Toyota Tundra CrewMax - that would help accomadate baby items (plenty of room in the backseat and the passenger doesn't have to move forward to the dash). It may have been an impulse buy but I know it will come in handy with the child. But the payments went up so.....the extra $$ is helpful. Oh, not to mention the medical bills we are starting to see....
Hubby is thinking about getting a part time job to help catch us up a bit. Wish I could find maybe a legit work from home job that doesn't cost to start up so I can do part time at home in between taking care of the lil' one and school. But then again, I like my free time.
Well, sorry to carry on. Going to get my day started and work out a bit while my two boys are still sleeping.
Monday, June 21, 2010
Let's Try This Again.....
Thursday, June 17, 2010
6 weeks
....WOW! That is all I have to say. Time does fly by. He is getting so big and doing so much now. He is getting to where he is cooing more and smiling. He looks for you (after starring off into space). He is definetly looking for me when he hears my voice. He is now getting where he is getting the use of holding his head up when you have him sitting up, but still loses control when he tries to look around. Soon he'll be holding it up, and in a few months we would be introducing cereal. My gosh, what to do?
On sad note, the day my son turns 6 weeks old is also the day I return to work. After almost 2 months off, I must leave my son to make the additional $ in order to provide better for him. I want him to be able to experience more than what Andrew or I was ever offered. On another good note though, K.C is starting to sleep in his crib. Its a change for me (he never really slept in our bed except during late mornings with me for a nap) but he was sleeping in his Rock N' Play sleeper and I find that the transition from this to crib is easy for him. For you soon to be mothers, you should invest in this.
Well, I do not have much to share at this moment. I'll continue to update when I can.
K.C. at birth -
K.C. at 1 month -
K.C first night sleeping in crib @ 6 weeks old -
Sunday, June 13, 2010
THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY
Good : Your wife is pregnant.
Bad : It's triplets.
Ugly : You had a vasectomy five years ago.
Good : Your wife's not talking to you
Bad : She wants a divorce.
Ugly : She's a lawyer.
Good : Your son is finally maturing.
Bad : He's involved with the women next door.
Ugly : So are you.
Good : Your son studies a lot in his room.
Bad : You find several porn movies hidden there.
Ugly : You're in them.
Good : Your hubby and you agree, no more kids.
Bad : You can't find your birth control pills.
Ugly : Your daughter borrowed them.
Good : Your husband understands fashion.
Bad : He's a cross-dresser.
Ugly : He looks better than you.
Good : You just gave "the birds and the bees" talk to your daughter.
Bad : She keeps interrupting.
Ugly : With corrections
Good : Your son is dating someone new.
Bad : It's another man.
Ugly : He's your best friend.
Good : Your daughter got a new job.
Bad : As a hooker.
Ugly : Your co-workers are her best clients.
Way ugly : She makes more money than you do.
Bad : It's triplets.
Ugly : You had a vasectomy five years ago.
Good : Your wife's not talking to you
Bad : She wants a divorce.
Ugly : She's a lawyer.
Good : Your son is finally maturing.
Bad : He's involved with the women next door.
Ugly : So are you.
Good : Your son studies a lot in his room.
Bad : You find several porn movies hidden there.
Ugly : You're in them.
Good : Your hubby and you agree, no more kids.
Bad : You can't find your birth control pills.
Ugly : Your daughter borrowed them.
Good : Your husband understands fashion.
Bad : He's a cross-dresser.
Ugly : He looks better than you.
Good : You just gave "the birds and the bees" talk to your daughter.
Bad : She keeps interrupting.
Ugly : With corrections
Good : Your son is dating someone new.
Bad : It's another man.
Ugly : He's your best friend.
Good : Your daughter got a new job.
Bad : As a hooker.
Ugly : Your co-workers are her best clients.
Way ugly : She makes more money than you do.
Marriage 101
Marriage - Part I
Typical macho man married typical good-looking lady and after the wedding, he laid down the following rules:
"I'll be home when I want, if I want and at what time I want and I don't expect any hassle from you.
I expect a great dinner to be on table unless I tell you that I won't be home for dinner.
I'll go hunting, fishing, boozing and card-playing when I want with my old buddies and don't you give me a hard time about it.
Those are my rules. Any comments?"
His new bride said,
"No, that's fine with me. Just understand that there will be sex here at seven o'clock every night ........ whether you're here or not."
(DANG SHE'S GOOD!)
**************************************
Marriage (Part II)
Husband and wife had a bitter quarrel on the day of their 40th wedding anniversary!
The husband yells, "When you die, I'm getting you a headstone that reads: "Here Lies My Wife - Cold As Ever "
"Yeah?" she replies.
"When you die, I'm getting you a headstone that reads: "Here Lies My Husband Stiff At Last"
(HE ASKED FOR IT!)
****************************************
Marriage (Part III)
Husband (a doctor) and his wife are having a fight at the breakfast table.
Husband gets up in a rage and says, "And you are no good in bed either", and storms out of the house.
After sometime, he realizes he was nasty and decides to make amends and rings her up.
She comes to the phone after many rings, and the irritated husband says,
"what took you so long to answer the phone?"
She says, "I was in bed."
"In bed this early, doing what?"
"Getting a second opinion!"
(YEP, HE HAD THAT ONE COMING, TOO!)
******************************************
Marriage (Part IV)
A man has six children and is very proud of his achievement.
He is so proud of himself, that he starts calling his wife, "Mother of Six" in spite her objections.
One night, they go to a party. The man decides that it's time to go home and wants to find out if his wife is ready to leave as well.
He shouts at the top of his voice, "Shall we go home 'Mother of Six?'
His wife, irritated by her husband's lack of discretion, shouts right back, "Anytime you're ready, Father of Four."
(RIGHT ON, LADY!)
*******************************************
Marriage (Part V) The Silent Treatment
A man and his wife were having some problems at home and were giving each other the silent treatment.
Suddenly, the man realized that the next day, he would need his wife to wake him at 5:00AM for an early morning business flight.
Not wanting to be the first to break the silence (and LOSE), he wrote on a piece of paper, "Please wake me at 5:00 AM."
He left it where he knew she would find it.
The next morning, the man woke up, only to discover it was 9:00 AM and he had missed his flight.
Furious, he was about to go and see why his wife hadn't wakened him, when he noticed a piece of paper by the bed.
The paper said, "It is 5:00 AM. Wake up."
Men are not equipped for these kinds of contests
************************************************
Marriage (Part VI) The Man of the House
The husband had just finished reading the book "Man of the House."
He stormed into the house and walked directly up to his wife. Pointing a finger in her face, he said, "from now on, I want you to know that I am the man of this house, and my word is law!
I want you to prepare me a gourmet meal tonight, and when I'm finished eating my meal, I expect a sumptuous dessert.
Then you're going to draw me a bath so I can relax.
And when I'm finished with my bath, guess who's going to dress me and comb my hair?'
His wife replied, "the funeral director?"
************************************************
Typical macho man married typical good-looking lady and after the wedding, he laid down the following rules:
"I'll be home when I want, if I want and at what time I want and I don't expect any hassle from you.
I expect a great dinner to be on table unless I tell you that I won't be home for dinner.
I'll go hunting, fishing, boozing and card-playing when I want with my old buddies and don't you give me a hard time about it.
Those are my rules. Any comments?"
His new bride said,
"No, that's fine with me. Just understand that there will be sex here at seven o'clock every night ........ whether you're here or not."
(DANG SHE'S GOOD!)
**************************************
Marriage (Part II)
Husband and wife had a bitter quarrel on the day of their 40th wedding anniversary!
The husband yells, "When you die, I'm getting you a headstone that reads: "Here Lies My Wife - Cold As Ever "
"Yeah?" she replies.
"When you die, I'm getting you a headstone that reads: "Here Lies My Husband Stiff At Last"
(HE ASKED FOR IT!)
****************************************
Marriage (Part III)
Husband (a doctor) and his wife are having a fight at the breakfast table.
Husband gets up in a rage and says, "And you are no good in bed either", and storms out of the house.
After sometime, he realizes he was nasty and decides to make amends and rings her up.
She comes to the phone after many rings, and the irritated husband says,
"what took you so long to answer the phone?"
She says, "I was in bed."
"In bed this early, doing what?"
"Getting a second opinion!"
(YEP, HE HAD THAT ONE COMING, TOO!)
******************************************
Marriage (Part IV)
A man has six children and is very proud of his achievement.
He is so proud of himself, that he starts calling his wife, "Mother of Six" in spite her objections.
One night, they go to a party. The man decides that it's time to go home and wants to find out if his wife is ready to leave as well.
He shouts at the top of his voice, "Shall we go home 'Mother of Six?'
His wife, irritated by her husband's lack of discretion, shouts right back, "Anytime you're ready, Father of Four."
(RIGHT ON, LADY!)
*******************************************
Marriage (Part V) The Silent Treatment
A man and his wife were having some problems at home and were giving each other the silent treatment.
Suddenly, the man realized that the next day, he would need his wife to wake him at 5:00AM for an early morning business flight.
Not wanting to be the first to break the silence (and LOSE), he wrote on a piece of paper, "Please wake me at 5:00 AM."
He left it where he knew she would find it.
The next morning, the man woke up, only to discover it was 9:00 AM and he had missed his flight.
Furious, he was about to go and see why his wife hadn't wakened him, when he noticed a piece of paper by the bed.
The paper said, "It is 5:00 AM. Wake up."
Men are not equipped for these kinds of contests
************************************************
Marriage (Part VI) The Man of the House
The husband had just finished reading the book "Man of the House."
He stormed into the house and walked directly up to his wife. Pointing a finger in her face, he said, "from now on, I want you to know that I am the man of this house, and my word is law!
I want you to prepare me a gourmet meal tonight, and when I'm finished eating my meal, I expect a sumptuous dessert.
Then you're going to draw me a bath so I can relax.
And when I'm finished with my bath, guess who's going to dress me and comb my hair?'
His wife replied, "the funeral director?"
************************************************
HOW GREAT IS TEXAS?!?!?!?!?!
Here is a list of actual places to travel in Texas .
Need to be cheered up?
Happy, Texas 79042
Pep , Texas 79353
Smiley , Texas 78159
Paradise , Texas 76073
Rainbow , Texas 76077
Sweet Home , Texas 77987
Comfort , Texas 78013
Friendship, Texas 76530
Love the Sun?
Sun City , Texas 78628
Sunrise , Texas 76661
Sunset, Texas 76270
Sundown, Texas 79372
Sunray , Texas 79086
Sunny Side , Texas 77423
Want something to eat?
Bacon , Texas 76301
Noodle , Texas 79536
Oatmeal , Texas 78605
Turkey , Texas 79261
Trout , Texas 75789
Sugar Land , Texas 77479
Salty, Texas 76567
Rice , Texas 75155
And top it off with:
Sweetwater , Texas 79556
Why travel to other cities? Texas has them all!
Detroit , Texas 75436
Colorado City , Texas 79512
Denver City , Texas 79323
Nevada , Texas 75173
Memphis , Texas 79245
Miami , Texas 79059
Boston , Texas 75570
Santa Fe , Texas 77517
Tennessee Colony , Texas 75861
Reno , Texas 75462
Feel like traveling outside the country? Don’t bother buying a plane ticket!
Athens , Texas 75751
Canadian , Texas 79014
China , Texas 77613
Dublin , Texas 76446
Egypt , Texas 77436
Turkey , Texas 79261
London , Texas 76854
New London , Texas 75682
Paris , Texas 75460
No need to travel to Washington D.C.
Whitehouse , Texas 75791
We even have a city named after our planet!
Earth , Texas 79031
And a city named after our State!
Texas City , Texas 77590
Exhausted?
Energy , Texas 76452
Cold?
Blanket , Texas
Winters, Texas
Like to read about History?
Santa Anna, Texas
Goliad, Texas
Alamo, Texas
Gun Barrel City, Texas
Need Office Supplies?
Staples , Texas 78670
Men are from Mars, woman are from:
Venus , Texas 76084
You guessed it..it’s on the state line..
Texline , Texas 79087
For the kids..
Kermit , Texas 79745
Elmo , Texas 75118
Nemo , Texas 76070
Tarzan , Texas 79783
Winnie , Texas 77665
Sylvester , Texas 79560
Other city names in Texas , to make you smile..... :
Frognot , Texas 75424
Bigfoot , Texas 78005
Hogeye , Texas 75423
Cactus , Texas 79013
Notrees , Texas 79759
Best, Texas 76932
Veribest , Texas 76886
Kickapoo , Texas 75763
Dime Box, Texas
Telephone , Texas 75488
Telegraph , Texas 76883
Whiteface , Texas 79379
Twitty, Texas 79079
And last but not least.The Anti-Al Gore City
Kilgore , Texas 75662
Have a Good Day!
P.S. Whoops, left out MuleshoeCut n Shoot,Gun Barrell City ,Ding Dong, Ropesvilleand don’t forget......Farewell , Texas
Need to be cheered up?
Happy, Texas 79042
Pep , Texas 79353
Smiley , Texas 78159
Paradise , Texas 76073
Rainbow , Texas 76077
Sweet Home , Texas 77987
Comfort , Texas 78013
Friendship, Texas 76530
Love the Sun?
Sun City , Texas 78628
Sunrise , Texas 76661
Sunset, Texas 76270
Sundown, Texas 79372
Sunray , Texas 79086
Sunny Side , Texas 77423
Want something to eat?
Bacon , Texas 76301
Noodle , Texas 79536
Oatmeal , Texas 78605
Turkey , Texas 79261
Trout , Texas 75789
Sugar Land , Texas 77479
Salty, Texas 76567
Rice , Texas 75155
And top it off with:
Sweetwater , Texas 79556
Why travel to other cities? Texas has them all!
Detroit , Texas 75436
Colorado City , Texas 79512
Denver City , Texas 79323
Nevada , Texas 75173
Memphis , Texas 79245
Miami , Texas 79059
Boston , Texas 75570
Santa Fe , Texas 77517
Tennessee Colony , Texas 75861
Reno , Texas 75462
Feel like traveling outside the country? Don’t bother buying a plane ticket!
Athens , Texas 75751
Canadian , Texas 79014
China , Texas 77613
Dublin , Texas 76446
Egypt , Texas 77436
Turkey , Texas 79261
London , Texas 76854
New London , Texas 75682
Paris , Texas 75460
No need to travel to Washington D.C.
Whitehouse , Texas 75791
We even have a city named after our planet!
Earth , Texas 79031
And a city named after our State!
Texas City , Texas 77590
Exhausted?
Energy , Texas 76452
Cold?
Blanket , Texas
Winters, Texas
Like to read about History?
Santa Anna, Texas
Goliad, Texas
Alamo, Texas
Gun Barrel City, Texas
Need Office Supplies?
Staples , Texas 78670
Men are from Mars, woman are from:
Venus , Texas 76084
You guessed it..it’s on the state line..
Texline , Texas 79087
For the kids..
Kermit , Texas 79745
Elmo , Texas 75118
Nemo , Texas 76070
Tarzan , Texas 79783
Winnie , Texas 77665
Sylvester , Texas 79560
Other city names in Texas , to make you smile..... :
Frognot , Texas 75424
Bigfoot , Texas 78005
Hogeye , Texas 75423
Cactus , Texas 79013
Notrees , Texas 79759
Best, Texas 76932
Veribest , Texas 76886
Kickapoo , Texas 75763
Dime Box, Texas
Telephone , Texas 75488
Telegraph , Texas 76883
Whiteface , Texas 79379
Twitty, Texas 79079
And last but not least.The Anti-Al Gore City
Kilgore , Texas 75662
Have a Good Day!
P.S. Whoops, left out MuleshoeCut n Shoot,Gun Barrell City ,Ding Dong, Ropesvilleand don’t forget......Farewell , Texas
Monday, June 7, 2010
Vehicle recap.....
Here is another recap on our vehicles. These are the vehicles that Andrew and I have had since we met in Feb 06.
1) 96 Nissan P/U (my vehicle)
2) 05 Chevy Cobalt (Andrew's)
3) 98 Jeep Cherokee (traded in 1)
4) 88 Honda Civic (Andrew puchased)
5) 83 Chevy Chevette (Free vehicle)
6) 06 Jeep Wrangler (traded 2 & 3)
7) 96 Mitsubishi Eclipse (was mine, turned to Andrew's)
8) 07 Dodge Ram (traded in 6; my vehicle)
9) 92 Honda Accord (free; just till we were able to sell it)
10) 03 Chevy Avalanche (Andrew's vehicle, sold after three months)
11) 08 Toyota Scion XD (obtained a few days after sold #10)
12) 83 Jeep CJ7 (swapped #7 for, sold after a year)
13) 09 Honda Shadow Aero (our first motorcycle)
14) 05 Jeep Liberty (someone is taking the payments on #11)
15) 10 Toyota Tundra (traded #8 in)
Oh, I should mention that #13 is for sale. It comes with the warranties we added on at the time of sale. Interested? E-mail me.
1 month
Yes....It has been one month since K.C. was born. He is changing so much and I have watched him grow over the past 30 days. As silly as this may sound, I do feel that my grandmother helped by selecting him to be with us as there are some facial features he makes that I see her in him. So I know she is still around watching out for us.
As time has flown by, its sad to say I return back to work on June 18. I am not sure if I'm ready but I know we will need the extra $$ as our budget is going through a major change. Not only do we have to include K.C. in our budget for medical, food, and babysitting but we also finally got rid of our 2007 Dodge Ram truck for a 2010 Toyota Tundra. Now, this may have been more of a "want" than a "necessity" but the Tundra provides us with more room in the back seat to accomodate things we will need to take with us when we travel. Now even though we were hoping for more of an SUV, the Tundra was the only one that provided more offer on rebates to help eat up the negative roll over we were going to roll into the new truck. It looks like we have plans with the income tax for next year.
Not only that, I feel I am ready to return to work so we can start saving for future trips to Ohio and Florida. We are looking at into flying to Ohio in September if we have the funds and able to put in the time off. I also need to rebuild our savings since I had to dive into it to pay some bills, thanks to our short term disability provider, National Dearborn. They only paid me half of what I expected last week and I need to see if I'll be getting more or find out why. I feel that it is wrong but will review the paper stub. I hate to leave my lil' man to do overtime but when the time is available, I plan to do as much as I can so we can provide more for our son.
I am hoping as well that in September, Andrew can transfer to the local prisons so he will be closer to home and help out more. I am still going to work the 3:30 - midnight shift till it is necessary for me to go to an earlier shift. If I must, I hope they will allow me to go to the 10AM - 7PM shift. I would perfer this shift as it would give me time in the morning to get K.C. to doctor appointments if needed but still home early enough to be with friends/family. I would just hate to leave the night shift as I started on this shift (just not in the position I'm in) back in January 2003 and like the quietness it provides.
As for school, I start a new term on Wednesday and by my calculations I should have my Bachelor's degree in Psychology with an emphasis in Substance Abuse by summer of next year. I am still looking into as to what I would need if I wanted to be a Substance Abuse counselor for the Texas Dept of Criminal Justice if I decide to go that route but still interested in probably going ahead with a nursing degree or even radiology. I do know that by 2013 the radiology school over at Hendricks Medical Center state that you are to have an Associate's or Bachelor's to be able to apply. I know I haven't mentioned anything about the military but it is because Andrew has mentioned he does not want me to join. I believe he hates the fact it could be a pay drop for me, I may hate the squadron I would be in and might not like it, and he does not want to move around. I still feel that I might look into that field but I do not have time left if I wanted to go enlisted as I turn 28 this year and a recruiter has mentioned to me that I would have to be in boot camp before than to still qualify otherwise all I have left is officers (I'm talking about Air Force). I just do not know what exactly I want out of a career but I know it is not health insurance.
Well, I'll try to take more pictures of K.C. and post them. I take them all on my phone and I cannot transfer them to the computer like Andrew can but I will try to take more on my camera. I need to get more wallets and bigger pictures done anyways and put them all over the house and send them to family. He is so spoiled =)
As time has flown by, its sad to say I return back to work on June 18. I am not sure if I'm ready but I know we will need the extra $$ as our budget is going through a major change. Not only do we have to include K.C. in our budget for medical, food, and babysitting but we also finally got rid of our 2007 Dodge Ram truck for a 2010 Toyota Tundra. Now, this may have been more of a "want" than a "necessity" but the Tundra provides us with more room in the back seat to accomodate things we will need to take with us when we travel. Now even though we were hoping for more of an SUV, the Tundra was the only one that provided more offer on rebates to help eat up the negative roll over we were going to roll into the new truck. It looks like we have plans with the income tax for next year.
Not only that, I feel I am ready to return to work so we can start saving for future trips to Ohio and Florida. We are looking at into flying to Ohio in September if we have the funds and able to put in the time off. I also need to rebuild our savings since I had to dive into it to pay some bills, thanks to our short term disability provider, National Dearborn. They only paid me half of what I expected last week and I need to see if I'll be getting more or find out why. I feel that it is wrong but will review the paper stub. I hate to leave my lil' man to do overtime but when the time is available, I plan to do as much as I can so we can provide more for our son.
I am hoping as well that in September, Andrew can transfer to the local prisons so he will be closer to home and help out more. I am still going to work the 3:30 - midnight shift till it is necessary for me to go to an earlier shift. If I must, I hope they will allow me to go to the 10AM - 7PM shift. I would perfer this shift as it would give me time in the morning to get K.C. to doctor appointments if needed but still home early enough to be with friends/family. I would just hate to leave the night shift as I started on this shift (just not in the position I'm in) back in January 2003 and like the quietness it provides.
As for school, I start a new term on Wednesday and by my calculations I should have my Bachelor's degree in Psychology with an emphasis in Substance Abuse by summer of next year. I am still looking into as to what I would need if I wanted to be a Substance Abuse counselor for the Texas Dept of Criminal Justice if I decide to go that route but still interested in probably going ahead with a nursing degree or even radiology. I do know that by 2013 the radiology school over at Hendricks Medical Center state that you are to have an Associate's or Bachelor's to be able to apply. I know I haven't mentioned anything about the military but it is because Andrew has mentioned he does not want me to join. I believe he hates the fact it could be a pay drop for me, I may hate the squadron I would be in and might not like it, and he does not want to move around. I still feel that I might look into that field but I do not have time left if I wanted to go enlisted as I turn 28 this year and a recruiter has mentioned to me that I would have to be in boot camp before than to still qualify otherwise all I have left is officers (I'm talking about Air Force). I just do not know what exactly I want out of a career but I know it is not health insurance.
Well, I'll try to take more pictures of K.C. and post them. I take them all on my phone and I cannot transfer them to the computer like Andrew can but I will try to take more on my camera. I need to get more wallets and bigger pictures done anyways and put them all over the house and send them to family. He is so spoiled =)
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