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!!