Happy 5th Birthday Megan!!!

Today my baby is 5 years old. I cannot believe it. Before I know it, it will be September and she will be getting on a bus for Kindergarten. I get misty eyed just thinking about it. It seems as if she was just born.

She called me on the phone a little while ago and asked me what time she was born. Now....what would make a 5 year old wonder what time she was born? It stunned me...

Megan: Mom, what time was I born?
Me: 9:27 at night
Megan: Mom...then I am NOT 5 yet, it is not nighttime
Me: Yes, you are b/c today is your birthday
Megan: Mom, what time is my party today?
Me: Megan, your party is tomorrow, but your birthday is today
Megan: So, I am not 5 til tomorrow
Me: No....today you are 5, tomorrow we have your party with your presents
Megan: Mom...I want waffles

LOL...I was dying laughing b/c she went from birthday stuff to all of a sudden wanting waffles. She is so priceless... We are so blessed to have her in our lives. She makes me smile everyday all day. I love you baby!

Memorial Day Weekend

Taylor' soccer team was in a big soccer tournament most of the weekend on and off. They ended up winning the championship! Yeah Taylor!!

For the rest of the weekend, I opened our pool (which took ALL day Sunday) and got that going. What a chore. Of course I had my little helper Megan. Now it should be all set for her birthday parties this weekend. I cannot believe she will be 5 in two more days...

Monday, we all went to my mom's house for the day. We took my niece Abby and my nephew Justin. They had a ball! The weather was 80 and sunny! They did a ton of tubing, canoeing, and swimming in the freezing cold water. I, however, was not that brave LOL....

Taylor and Abby in the tube

Megan jumping!!

And again.....

Uncle Jason and Megan being silly

Megan being cute as usual

Canoeing

Tanning on the boat

Jon and Justin first time canoeing. This was definetely interesting to watch! LOL...

Uncle Jason and Aunt Shannon

Tomorrow Megan, daddy and I are headed to the zoo with preschool!! Should be fun. Day off work, what could be better than that???!!!

Happy Friday!!

Yeah!! 3 Day weekend ahead!! The weather here in Michigan is supposed to be GORGEOUS!! I cannot wait... I am going to get the pool opened, front porch painted, deck stained, and perennials planted. Not to mention, Taylor is in a soccer tournament all weekend. I just want to be outside!! It is about time Michigan got some nice weather. I hope everyone has a nice, long, beautiful weekend!

Working At Home

Well.... Just to update you. The whole working at home thing has been taken away from us already. I am so pissed!! Gas is rumored to be up to $5.50 a gallon here in Michigan by Labor Day weekend. Holy Cow!! That is insane! I let my manager have it this morning b/c I am so sick of her wrecking everything around here... I think she feels bad now b/c she is making up reasons to come and talk to me and the other girls today. I don't think she is getting my evil eye, or she is ignoring it. Everytime she turns around, BAM!, my evil eye is there (my kids fear it)! LOL... No, of course I am not being that mean, but I feel like it. If she could read my mind, she would be heading for the hills! God I love work! When can I retire??? One more day and my 3 day weekend begins! YEAH!!!

I Need To Vent....

I am going to moan and groan now.... Just a warning!!

I am so sick of people who say one thing then when it comes down to it, change their mind. For example, today at work, I stuck my neck out there and finally ventured to ask my manager if 3 of us can start working at home one day a week because gas is so dang high. We can rotate the days, whatever works for management. All 3 of us were on board, somehow I got nominated to make the call. So I did. Good news, we got the go ahead! Yeah for me!! I go and tell my other co-worker who shall remain nameless that we have the green light and now we need to set a schedule to start June 1st. She then gets really bitchy with me and starts complaining about it. I wanted to jump over her chair and strangle her thick neck. What a bitch!! Excuse my language, but this woman does this to me constantly and I cannot take it anymore. She is overpowering, nosey, and just plain bitchy. Grrrr....

Ok... done complaining now...Thanks for listening all my lurkers!! LOL.....

Happy 6th Anniversary!

Yes, it has been 6 years since Jon and I married!! Boy, have these flown by. For those of you that don't know, Jon and Taylor are my stepkids. Megan is ours. My husband has full custody of Jon and Taylor and they live with us full-time. They see their mom once in a great while when she feels like mothering them for a night or two. So, when we married, I entered into a ready made family. I wouldn't change it for one second. Yes, there are many trying times, but what marriage/family doesn't have them??

Jon jr. ended up having a lacrosse tournament in Lansing all weekend, so we got a hotel room the night before our anniversary with Jon and my nephew Justin who plays lacrosse as well. It was nice, they are old enough to go and do things on their own without us. We got a lot of alone time. Also, when I got home from work Friday night, there was a beautiful vase of flowers on the kitchen table with a gold bracelet with rubies in it. I WAS SHOCKED!! I was so proud, he even got me my gift two days early! I love it! I will post pictures of it later on... Have a good day!

Beauty Parlor Megan

I noticed the girls were being very quiet last night. I walked into their room and found them actually playing nicely and not fighting. I was shocked! Megan has converted her Dora kitchen into her beauty parlor and her bed is her manicure/pedicure station. So cute! (Ignore the beyond messy room, I just had it cleaned, HONEST!) They even created a sign outside of their doorway on a dry erase board for people to sign in. I was very impressed!

Hair do time! Sylist Megan is in!!

Some Cute Pics.....

This is some cute random pics....I know, I know, there are a few Christmas pics in there, but let's think Spring!!

Megan swimming while we are camping at Brighton State Park

Megan and Taylor after soccer games...

Christmas 2007 making Christmas goodies

What a cute pic of all 3 of them!

Megan's first fish of the season (May 2008)

Thursday Night TV

My favorite TV shows are Desperate Housewives and Grey's Anatomy. I watched Grey's last nigth and let me just say...Could Derek and Meredith just get together for once and for all and be done with it. There is constant dancing around it. Rose needs to go, she is just plain annoying. It is clear Derek doesn't REALLY want to be with her. Also, can I say I was shocked when Hahn kissed Callie in the elevator??!! I think Grey's is finally getting some good plot lines going again. I was disappointed for a while, but they are getting back into the swing of things. Does anyone else out there watch Grey's?? What do you think about the show last night???

Happy Wednesday!!

Yeah! We are half way through our week! Tonight we have a girls dinner! My mom, aunt, cousin, and the girls and I are all going to Stillwater for dinner...Yum Yum, but very expensive. That is the only downfall to this place. But, usually the meal is more than worth the price.

At lunch today, I ran over to Bath and Body Works. They have a new kind of lotion that is coming out. It smells soooo good. It is called Rainkissed leaves. I absolutely love it!!

My next dilemma is Megan is going to a 5 year old birthday party this weekend. I am not sure what to get a 5 year old PICKY little girl. This little girl has everything to top it all off... Any suggestions??

Tuesday Morning Blahs....

Why can't I wake up today? I feel as if I didn't even sleep, I am so tired. I could put my head down on my desk right now and sleep through all of the chaos in this office. How sad is that?

Anyways, enough moaning and groaning for now. We had a great weekend. Megan scored AGAIN in her soccer game. Papa was there to see it. Yeah Megan!! We had a bunch of people over Saturday night. I had a gold party earlier in the day and it was wonderful. Everyone made so much money. We then had quite a few people stay later and we had a great time. I made jello shots and they were awesome!!

My hubby, Jon, was so sick on Mother's Day. That kinda stunk because I ended up catering to him and the kids on MY day. I was disappointed, but I know he couldn't help it. The kids and I went to mom's house for dinner and we played Pictionary. My team won of course! Busy weekend, no wonder I am tired!

What a Long Night....

Can you say sleep deprivation???!! Poor Megan was up all night getting sick. I never knew that I could get so much laundry done between 12am and 5am. I also figured out that I can shampoo carpets in the middle of the night and no one wakes up! Thank goodness by the time I left for work this morning she was sleeping, finally, and her fever seems to have broken. I hate when kids are sick. They are so helpless.

So now, I sit here at work, bored out of my mind and sucking down Diet Cokes like they are going out of style to try and stay awake. Hopefully there will be sleep to be had in my house tonight!

Beautiful Weekend!!

What a gorgeous weekend it was... We all even got some sun. Yesterday I was able to go and buy my hanging flowers and my flats of flowers. I was thrilled!! The nursery I bought them at has a wonderful selection this year. I felt like I walked around aimlessly forever, that is, until the kids started fighting anyways. I love this nursery I go to by my house, the prices are low and the selection is huge.

Saturday all 3 kids had their sports. Megan got yet another goal and another shot hit the post. I am so proud!! Taylor had soccer and scored 3 goals, shocking I know, LOL... Jon had lacrosse and they lost, another shocking thing...LOL... At least he takes losing every one of his games as no big deal. He just loves all of the playing time he has been getting.

Well...It is Monday, I cross my fingers that this week goes quickly. This coming weekend looks like it is going to be gorgeous also. 4 more days!!

Jon playing Lacrosse

Taylor doing what??? I guess lacrosse was boring her!!

Megan (#30) ready to score!!

Taylor in action...