The Golden Crap-ral

I thought I would blog about this for fun... Disgusting things that my dogs eat, we will start with the least disgusting to the most disgusting... in my opinion anyways

10. Dirt - I just think this is weird... wouldn't it make their mouth super dry?

9. Smelly socks - they smell, I guess that is what matters

8. Snotty Tissues - if they are in the bin they are going to be eaten

7. Used Underwear - they especially like it if there are some racing stripes (not in my underwear of course : )

6. Dead Lizard/Squirell/Possum/other small creatures - the more rotten they are the better they taste right?

5. Baby diapers- fresh or stale they eat them all

4.Barf - all flavors human/cat/other dogs - better going down the second time around

3. kitty poo- always a fresh supply in three easy to find locations (at least in this house)

2. kitty pee clumps - worse than kitty poo because it gets litter everywhere and then I can't deny what they have been doing

1. used pads and tampons- the all time worst thing that my dogs eat. This is an absolutely disgusting phenomenon that I will never understand. God help me every time I find a chewed up one of those lying around. EWWWWW.... not to mention most of the time it comes back up half-digested, and since they like barf they eat it again... and the cycle continues until I finally catch it and then I proceed to barf... which most of the time is in the toilet so my dogs can't eat that.

And then they want to give me kisses... I don't think so

Hope I grossed you out a little!

New phone, texting... Jess had her baby!

So not much new since the last time I blogged. Liam is still a monster/angel, my house is still a disaster, I am gaining weight and I don't know how I am doing that but oh well, I am still going to exercise and hope for the best. James is watching a really boring movie... I got a new phone this weekend, it has a keyboard so now I am totally into the texting thing. I guess I see how people can get hooked on it. Lastly, Jessica had her baby, and I got to see him yesterday and hold him for the first time. He was so sweet. I miss holding a little one like that, though Liam really didn't like to be held all that much. She is doing really well, like she was meant to be her baby's mommy. It just wasn't like that for me and I chalk it up to the fact that we had a really rough start. It took me a long time to get used to being a mom and to actually realize that Liam was my baby, the whole bonding thing just didn't click on for me. I felt more like he was just this little person who was in my life, but I really didn't understand what it meant to be his mother, I am not sure if that makes sense. I remember waiting to feel that connection for the first couple of weeks and when it didn't come I really thought that I was in trouble, but the first time that he smiled at me, was the first time that I felt like I knew my place in the world. Even though I complain about him a lot and most of the time I feel lost, I wouldn't change the little guy for anything. He is just so wonderful, he does need a little lesson in manners and how to be nice to others though, something that I myself am going to have to work on. I think he hits and yells because he sees me yell and carry on. I hate the imitation phase. Well, I have got some seriously bad heart burn. I am going to go to bed now.

Good night

Tea Parties, Blog music, and the rents on Facebook

Okay so these are the topics of discussion today as I blog at work... don't tell anyone. Anyways, I went to the "Tax Day TEA (Taxed Enough Already) Party" yesterday at our designated location. The place was packed, it was crazy trying to find parking and I am a little suprised that I didn't get in an accident. People were driving like maniacs, and I was one of those maniacs, not on purpose... I just don't know how to parallel park so taking up a road and then having people zoom around me, not giving me enough room to pull in was not fun. I eventually decided that I was never going to get into this space, so I had to move on. I ended up parked like 7 blocks away. It wasn't bad. The feeling at the tea party was a good one, a lot of people gathered together and we just wanted our voices heard. We are tired of success being punished, we are tired of paying our mortgages and the mortgages of people who won't, we are tired of our country being sold out by our "president" who goes around the world apologizing for being the United States and being the most prosperous country in the world, he is disarming us, he is bankrupting my son before he even has a chance to become something great, and he is trying to turn us into a socialist, welfare state. Our country is awesome, we are proud to be Americans, and he should be too! I am not going to apologize for being born into the greatest place on Earth, nor does me saying any of this make me a "right-wing extremist" who is capable of terrorist activity, though the Department of Homeland Security might think so.

Anyways, moving on to a lighter subject, I still can't figure out how to get music on my blog, nor do I have the mental capacity to try to understand what all of the computer terms mean to get it on there. I guess I am just not as smart as I used to be. You know what they say, don't use it you lose it. I am thinking that I am just going to have to go old school on this one and post a music video. I hate to do that though, because I really don't want the video, I just want the music.

Now on to one of my last subjects... my mom has a facebook... *shaking head back and forth* tisk tisk tisk... I can't believe it. Why does everyone have one of those. I think they are the most lame thing you could waste your time doing on the internet. I mean I guess if you want to post pics and get people to comment on how cute you look, have a sweet template that someone else created but it makes you look interesting and creative, and you can also have some sweet music in the background because you are cool like that... all reasons why I don't have a face book, these might be reasons why you do have a facebook . And it is not just my mom, all of the Aunts and Uncles have one too.... WHAT!!?!?!?! That is crazy, facebook is a stupid, emo, teenager website, what is the facisnation? What is driving this craze... I am going to get to the bottom of this one way or another, perhaps subliminal messaging? HMMMM.... Sorry for the diss to facebook junkies, I guess I just don't like to see diseases spread into my family.

Well I guess I might actually want to get to work. My boss is not here today so this is the only reason why I can take the time to do this.

Friday off and long over due blog post

Oh my goodness I really need to keep up with this thing. I guess when you get to the point when your blog is called "She had her Baby" then my family (or one family member) who reads this can forgive me. Taking care of a 16 month old monster does consume most of my time. Anyways, not much has been going on. Over the past few months James and I have had to make some seriously tough decisions about our relationship. There were often times that I really felt like giving up and so did James. But we both knew deep down that that is not what we wanted. We truly do want a future for this little family and we don't want to see that future happen without having the other person in it. We are now doing amazingly. We have been spending a lot more time together and we are a lot quicker to control our tempers, think about what we say before we say it, and consider the other person's needs too. We love a lot more and have so much fun together. We had a lot come at us really early on in our relationship so I think taking that into consideration, we are not much different than anyone else would be in our situation, or maybe, we are different but that is just who we are. We are a mess, and I don't mind. We have finally starting making plans to have a small wedding. We are thinking October of this year, but that means that I am going to have to get really serious about losing weight.. I don't want to be a literal BRIDEZILLA! Every step down the isle is a small earthquake. Could make a fun theme though... Just kidding, I know I am not that big, but who doesn't want to be a beautiful bride? Well that is if you are a girl.

On to other news, Liam, the monster-destroyer/angel-baby is doing really well. Still not much talking, but he is running, he is a problem solver, stubborn, and really strong. He loves to laugh, but also loves to scream. Sometimes in joy, sometimes in agony, most of the time this house is filled with screaming. I wouldn't have it any other way though. Liam is not good friends with the dogs he is often shaking his head "NO" at them, pointing at them and calling them bad. But he does like it when they chase each other around the house. I can't wait to see what ... hold on as I type, my son is screaming... his wagon wheel is caught on something and he can't figure out how to get it to move again. Anyways, to close my last thought, I can't wait to see what the rest of his life is going to unfold. I guess all parents have those fantasies about their kids going to school, getting married, but I am too young to start thinking about grandchildren right now so I really don't fantasize about that too much.. or ever. Maybe I could be one of those grandmas who calls herself "Aunt Rachie" ... just kidding. When it is my time to be a grandparent I am sure that I am going to want nothing more than to hear "grandma"

Anyways, Bonnie, our labradoodle, is doing amazing. She has been in PETSMART training classes now for about two months. She is the top of the class. She is the best investment I think I have ever made. She is the sweetest little puppy and a bright cookie. Lacy... the chocolate lab... is a work in progress, most things I read about labs say that they want to please you and that they are sensitive to your anger.. blah blah blah... if that is the case then I got a defective lab, but I wouldn't want to return her. She is a sweetheart, but she can be a little bit of a booger, really a big booger. She is a sneaky girl, and now that she is bigger she is not afraid of Bonnie anymore. She is definitely taking over the house, but in a good way. I am so happy that there is someone for Bonnie to play with and another member of the family to love and enjoy (even if she is a looney toon).

Work is about the same as it always has been. I have seriously been considering a career change though. I mean a really big career change. I definitely want to go back to school. I have been looking at the options that the military might give me. I am talking about the air force. Every family member that I talk to tells me not to do it, but talking to my boss at work, retired air force, she said she thought it was a good idea as long as I am not going to go it alone as a single parent. I told her that I planned on being married whenever I actually spoke to a recruiter. There are several things that I have to do though to get ready for this, if I decide it is what I really want. 1. Study my butt of for the ASVAB, if I get a high enough score that AF will pay for me to go to school, and pay me, so that I can be an officer. 2. I have to get into shape 3. I have to decide if I can really dedicate myself to something that might take me away from my family for up to a year at a time. The Air Force is the hardest branch of military to get into. That is because everyone wants to be in it.

Well that is it for now, off to find music for my blog!!