Back to work today

So, yes, back to work today. Bummer. I am going in an hour early to get a tour of the new expansion, so that is kinda cool I guess. We are gonna get to tour a presidential suite (rumor that it cost 3500$ per night!), the new bowling alley and the convention center, where I will get to see where my seats are for Tim McGraw and the end of next month!!! Wuuu whooo! This weekend should be fun, but oh oh oh does it sound like its gonna be a hot and humid one, gross. I hate humidity! So. . .not good for the hair! The pool should be a nice cool down on sat. then! We went to the pool this past monday as well. Hunter got away from me for a couple minutes while I was talking to some friends. I swear she had been playing in the water next to me just a minute earlier. My friend Maggie spotted her with some people I knew not to far away.
I walked, okay, jogged maybe up to her and ya wanna know what this little lady, not even 2, said??
"I run away mom, I funny!"
"I funny!"
"I run away, ha ha ha"

Ummmmmmmm, hmmmmmmm, you are SO NOT FUNNY little girl!!!!!!
My heart was pounding, and thank god we saw her not too long after she was gone.
But seriously, I have a feeling she is gonna give me a run, for the rest of my life.

Oh Hunter dear, I love you so. Please please please, don't scare me like that again!

Wednesday

I have decided this week, to NOT give into this shopping urge that has me almost bursting at the seems! I will stay at home today and be more productive. The list has been started

-clean and vacuum Jeep
-clean entire house
-wash all bedding
-sand and stain frames
-organize Hunters toys
-make a Target run
-develop pics at Walmart
-dishes and laundry
-mow lawn
-walk to farmers market

That should take up a full day huh? I still am waiting for the rest of my money from the ins. company after completing my roof, and still owe my roofer $, so until that gets done for sure and maybe a bit paid off on my credit card, and then I will give into the urge. I am thinking Sept. Lots of cute fall clothes should be out by then!

My sis and bro and I are getting quilt made for mom for her b-day (although it will be late). It will have pics of us kids on it over the years, and a few of Hunter as well. So, last sat. I went to dads house to look through his pics from 2002 til now that he keeps on his computer. And these are some of what I found!

We were at my grandparents wedding anniversary party (I think). Funny how we were joking abt. my top being a maternity top and that 5 months later I was pregnant with Hunter!

This was shortly after Trap and I broke up the first time when I found out he was pursuing someone else! Great huh? Don't ask me why I remember that, maybe cuz Linds drove down from Winona just to hang out and keep me company since I was feeling shitty.

Hawiian family reunion

I think this was at a wedding reception, and I was working but it was also my brothers b-day and my mom was feeling no pain, if you know what I mean. And thats pretty rare for her!!

We were shooting darts at Andy's. If you look closely, I have a black eye! Was at a T.I. x-mas party, running in high heels outside, a bit over served, and fell, smack on my face!

Back in 2005, we went bar hoppin over in Wisc. the night before we left on out family cruise! So much fun!!

At my cousins coming home party from Iraq (I think)

Hunters baptism, the godparents

Smack!!!!

And this was just some random night out!!

It was pretty cool so see all the pics over the years, and I believe that I might have inherited my fathers camera stuck to the side of his hip gene. But thats okay.
More later, lots to do today!!

P.S.

So I thought that I had this brilliant plan. We were at the pool earlier, Hunter didn't get her nap. So instead of coming home and taking a nap, we went shopping and was thinking that she would just go to bed sooner, like 7ish. Well, I put in a movie and finished the dishes etc. She must have fell asleep abt. 5:30. And I don't want to wake her up, I don't think, so maybe this whole thing backfired on me and I will have a toddler up and adam abt. 4 or so this morning?!?! I'll let you know.
It still amazes me that so far, I repeat so far when she wakes before me, she just sits in her bed, talking and playing with her stuffed animals until I get up. Is that crazy? I told her more than once that she can come and wake me up, but she hasn't so far. Maybe I should just enjoy this phase and be thankful that I am not waking up to crayon colored wall and milk or juice spilled all over the kitchen floor! Ya!?
P.S.S. I have caught the shopping bug, oh yeah, for a couple weeks now! I need to shake this thing!

Boring weekend.

So, yeah, I worked all weekend. T.I. had their drawing and gave away 3 Corvettes. I didn't do anything worth blogging abt. That sucks.
Alas, today is Monday, and nearly done. But we went to the pool and ran into and old friend and her kids, and parents of guy I graduated with, with their grandchildren. So, I got some sun, and it was a beautiful day! All summer long I have been going to the pool mostly on Tues. Wrong. Bad idea. Not good. Tuesdays are 2 for 1 and every child daycare and kids program get the buses out and come down to Colvill. It gets so busy with kids everywhere and I think Hunter feels a bit overwhelmed around soooo many people! So, today, as in Monday, was great! I'm going to file that away.
A couple times a year, Betty Crocker crawls up inside me from where I have no idea, but today I have already made, dads sloppy joes, cuc and chix and bacon pizza thingy, ham and pinneapple salad, and Judy's chix salad to put in croissants. Now you probably won't catch me cooking for months. j/k. But seriously, thats al ot for only me and wee one! Yah??
River City daze this weekend and that means I have sat. night OFF!! Wuuu whooo!!! Puts the kids to bed and grab me a coctail! Not that this weekend means as much as it used to when we were younger, but I just really, really enjoy listening to live bands! Mostly if they are good! And you usually won't see me drinking beer, but exceptions are made down at the beer tent. So, we'll see, it should be a good time.
Kinda depressing to think that summer is over, half way over. Although I do love love love fall, it so reminds me of when Hunter was born and I was on maternity leave.
OH, and I heard that the cute EMT at work is married with like 8 kids. Who knows.

When all is said and done. . . .

Hunter: Mom, I'm all done now.

Me: All done what?

Hunter: All done cryin'

Me: Okay

Hunter: Mom, I'm sorry, I still love you!

Me: I still love you too baby!

This is after a huge tantrum when you might have truly thought that someone was RIPPING her toenails off. One. by. One.


A day in the life of Hunter Gene.

My daughter isn't an angel after all.

So, I just came home from Tar.get and running some errands. I am SO not happy with little Miss Hunter right now. And this is probably my fault. As of late, I have been letting H ride in the back of the cart when we go shopping. As long as she sits down. I find myself telling her multiple times throughout our shopping to sit down. Once before, and now today, after many threats of "if you do not sit down, you are moving to the front and going to be buckled in", I followed through. She got moved to the front, and she most surely excercized her vocal cords throughout the store. Yes, I was a bit embarrased, but I did what I did mostly definitely for her safetly which she clearly cannot recognize at the fine age of "almost" 2. I would have loved to just walked away from her until she settled down. Not quite appropriate to do while shopping however! Ya? So, she must have pooped herself out cuz on the ride home she maybe said 5 words. Arghhhhhhh! Grumble, grumble.
And I would do it all over again if I had to.
So, I think from now on to avoid this whole shibang, she will no longer be sitting in the back.

Funday Monday!!!!

I am watching Miss E today. Hunter has been thrilled with someone to pal around with today! They are currently napping! Yay! Quiet time. Kris just brought me over some books to read so I am gonna pick one out and get started! The house is a mess, but that can wait til later, oh and maybe we will jump in the pool after naptime!! Here are a couple pics from the day!!




Here are the pics of the 2 outfits I got for Hunter's 2yr. old pictures. Sorry one is not the right way up. Who'd a thunk that 2 outfits could cost over $120! I know, its nuts. But considering that 98% of Hunters wardrobe is garage sale seconds, I was justifying the buy.