My parents came up Thursday and spent the night and stayed until last night. I wasn't expecting it so it was a very nice surprise. I miss them. The girls were thrilled too. Of course they got spoiled rotten. They really miss getting to see their grandma & Abu every week. It was so nice having them here. Mom ordered us pizza Thursday night and then made dinner Friday night so I guess I got spoiled too :o) Thanks for everything mom!
Well the weekend is here and it's not going to be very eventful. I'm hoping Jesse & I will have the motivation to clear out the spare bedroom and clean the office since it will be cold and dreary all weekend. No warm sunshine to lure us outside. I also have to get the taxes done. I'm really pushing it down to the wire this year. lol. All I have to do is add up miles and expenses. I know it wont take me too long. Maybe an hour or two at the most. Then there's the weekly grocery shopping trip. Boy our weekend is just going to be one big adventure! oh well no matter how little excitement there is.. we're always glad for the weekend. It's just nice to have Jesse home to help out with the girls and give me a break! I guess we'll also make some flyers for babysitting and try to get some more kids for me to watch. Prayerfully with summer coming, it wont be too hard.
Well I guess I better go and get started on this house.. or maybe watch tv! lol. All three of the girls and Jesse are still asleep so this has been "me" time. Peace & Quiet! I should just relax and enjoy it. I can clean the house when they get up.
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
wow
If the dates weren't on the pics... I'm not sure I could tell you who was who. lol. Ariel is in the first pic.. unfortunately I dont have any of her first smiles on the computer, that was the best one I have. Clarity is in pic 2 and Emmalyn in pic 3. They all resemble eachother so much. I was reading a friend's blog and she wrote about how much her newborn son and daughter look alike and that made me want to compare the girls' pictures. I knew they looked alike, but holy cow. Especially Clarity & Emmalyn. As Clarity was a baby and going into toddlerhood, I thought about how much she resembled Ariel. Now I'm thinking the same thing with Emmalyn & Clarity. There is no way you could deny the three of them are sisters.
Test of Faith
The title of my post is what my life feels like. One big test to trust in God and know that everything will turn out okay like it's supposed to.
We got the statements from the business bank account yesterday for the months Jesse was a partner. He was there longer than we thought..he was taken off as a signer on May 15th. Which was the day we found out the doors were locked and the junk hit the fan. Thank God they gave us copies of every check written. I was able to see all the checks written to Jesse. I figured he made about 4,500 or so from our bank statements but he really made 7,600 (I had forgotten we had to pay around $2,000 to get the subaru fixed and out of the shop. A lot of interesting things in those statements...checks written to a pain management doctor, debits for gemstones off of tv, a check to kerr drug for office supplies (office supplies my butt.. it was for that addict's painkillers), a $400 debit at a pharmacy (hmm was that for office supplies too?) and a ton of ATM debits for cash. This is going to be a huge mess with the IRS. Since Jesse was considered a 50/50 partner I'm worried the IRS will hold him accountable for the stuff that was going on as well. I'm praying not. We're trying to do the right thing..we're filing our taxes for every penny that was paid to Jesse. It just turns my stomach. Continued prayers for this situation are so appreciated!
Jesse told me yesterday he hopes our girls always trust him and will come to him for anything because he wants to be everything his dad isn't. He already is. He's a great dad to our girls and they adore him. Even Emmalyn is already daddy's little girl. Yesterday she wouldnt stop crying.. no matter what I did.. Jesse was out working in the yard. Well he came in and picked her up and she stopped crying instantly. He sat on the couch and she snuggled up to him and went to sleep. It was sooo cute but I must admit, I was a bit jealous. I'm the mama and I wasn't who she wanted! lol. I know that made Jesse feel amazing. These girls are his everything.
The other night Emmalyn wouldnt fall asleep (I had her in bed with me) and she was keeping me up..not by crying but just wiggling and making baby sounds. So I scooped her up, laid on the couch with her, & turned on the tv. It was on a christian channel and on there was a show about tithing. I usually turn on Malcom in the Middle or Ghost Hunters or something but I couldnt stop watching. I told Jesse yesterday about this and how I feel convicted to tithe even though we are barely making it. This is the main reason for my title "Test of Faith". I think we are struggling so bad because we don't tithe. God doesnt want you to tithe because he wants or needs the money.. it's all a test. This is what I think anyways. I think he wants to see if we will follow his will and trust that he will provide. So Jesse's next check.. we're taking 10% out first off and sending it to Feed the Children or St. Judes. I hope it still counts since we're not going to church and giving there. I'm sure God doesn't have rules of where it needs to go.. as long as it's helping someone and you're giving with a good heart. I'm also scared of doing this because we NEED every penny...but that's where faith comes in to play. God says he will provide and he never breaks a promise.
We got the statements from the business bank account yesterday for the months Jesse was a partner. He was there longer than we thought..he was taken off as a signer on May 15th. Which was the day we found out the doors were locked and the junk hit the fan. Thank God they gave us copies of every check written. I was able to see all the checks written to Jesse. I figured he made about 4,500 or so from our bank statements but he really made 7,600 (I had forgotten we had to pay around $2,000 to get the subaru fixed and out of the shop. A lot of interesting things in those statements...checks written to a pain management doctor, debits for gemstones off of tv, a check to kerr drug for office supplies (office supplies my butt.. it was for that addict's painkillers), a $400 debit at a pharmacy (hmm was that for office supplies too?) and a ton of ATM debits for cash. This is going to be a huge mess with the IRS. Since Jesse was considered a 50/50 partner I'm worried the IRS will hold him accountable for the stuff that was going on as well. I'm praying not. We're trying to do the right thing..we're filing our taxes for every penny that was paid to Jesse. It just turns my stomach. Continued prayers for this situation are so appreciated!
Jesse told me yesterday he hopes our girls always trust him and will come to him for anything because he wants to be everything his dad isn't. He already is. He's a great dad to our girls and they adore him. Even Emmalyn is already daddy's little girl. Yesterday she wouldnt stop crying.. no matter what I did.. Jesse was out working in the yard. Well he came in and picked her up and she stopped crying instantly. He sat on the couch and she snuggled up to him and went to sleep. It was sooo cute but I must admit, I was a bit jealous. I'm the mama and I wasn't who she wanted! lol. I know that made Jesse feel amazing. These girls are his everything.
The other night Emmalyn wouldnt fall asleep (I had her in bed with me) and she was keeping me up..not by crying but just wiggling and making baby sounds. So I scooped her up, laid on the couch with her, & turned on the tv. It was on a christian channel and on there was a show about tithing. I usually turn on Malcom in the Middle or Ghost Hunters or something but I couldnt stop watching. I told Jesse yesterday about this and how I feel convicted to tithe even though we are barely making it. This is the main reason for my title "Test of Faith". I think we are struggling so bad because we don't tithe. God doesnt want you to tithe because he wants or needs the money.. it's all a test. This is what I think anyways. I think he wants to see if we will follow his will and trust that he will provide. So Jesse's next check.. we're taking 10% out first off and sending it to Feed the Children or St. Judes. I hope it still counts since we're not going to church and giving there. I'm sure God doesn't have rules of where it needs to go.. as long as it's helping someone and you're giving with a good heart. I'm also scared of doing this because we NEED every penny...but that's where faith comes in to play. God says he will provide and he never breaks a promise.
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Guess who is back!!
That's right ladies and gentlemen.. the New Kids on The Block have officially reunited as a band! Who would've thought?! It's been 20 years since their single "Hangin' Tough". 20 years??? I was just a baby when I started loving them! It's surreal honestly to see this happen with me having a five year old daughter of my own. They haven't announced any tour dates as of yet but you better believe if they come to Asheville or close by.. I'm going! I'm still up in the air about taking Ariel.. I'll have to download some songs and let her listen and she if it's "her thing". But I think it would be so cool to have her go and experience what I loved when I was about her age. And Lori... you sure better go with me! :o) Flashback! They have a new album coming out soon.. I'm excited to hear how they've matured as musicians. Joe & Jordan I have to say are hilarious! I was reading an interview in People magazine and they had me cracking up! Talking about how instead of posters & buttons they're going to be selling walkers and Geritol. lmao. I had to look up what that was but appearently it's a vitamin supplement for old people.
Friday, April 4, 2008
I can't believe
I just had to call poison control on my six week old baby girl! I was in the kitchen making Ariel & Clarity a snack and walk out to find Clarity in front of the swing sticking her finger in Emmalyn's mouth with honey on it! *gasp* I guess Clarity got in the fridge, found a packet of honey from KFC, bit off a corner and ate some, & didnt want to leave her baby sister out. I called the pediatrician's office first and the nurse gave me the number to North Carolina's poison control. I called them & explained what happened and they told me it's a small chance she'll get botulism, but the chance is there and to watch her for any signs. I looked up a website on infant botulism and the signs dont usually appear for 18-36 hours so I'll be keeping a sharp eye on her all weekend. Thank God Jesse will be home. It's usually treatable if she does get it as long as we catch it early, but I was reading about how they have to put them in ICU and on a ventalator and all that stuff, and it freaks me out. So lots & lots & lots of prayers that she'll be fine. Lesson learned: dont keep packets of honey in the fridge.. Clarity can get them and she likes to share. lol. I did have to call Emmalyn's doctor back and let them know what poison control said so they can document it. These girls are going to give me a heart attack one of these days, I swear!
Great news (I think)
Well Jesse heard back from Nantahala bank today. They were having to call an attorney yesterday to find out if it was legal for them to give us the business' statements from the months Jesse was there. Turns out.. it is! They are not only sending us the statements from January, February, March & April.. but they are going even further.. they are sending us copies of every single check from those months too! So we'll be able to take the statements and those checks and compare them to our statements from Macon. Nantahala actually offered to hand deliver this stuff to Jesse.. but I think he's just going to drive out to Franklin and get it next Tuesday since it would be faster. Tuesday is also the day Macon said our statements from those months should be in.. so we should be able to get rolling on this fraud thing early next week. Hopefully everything will be smooth sailing and we'll be able to fry that arse for his lies and deceit. Of course the pessimist in me is worried that he wrote checks out to Jesse and cashed them himself.... but I need to relax until I see everything. A part of me is so excited.. I hope this is finally the thing that knocks that man down. You can only lie for so long before it catches up with you & hopefully this is that time for him. We'll see what happens.
Well I only had Emiley to get on the bus this morning. Alley was supposed to be dropped off later by Chris but Lisa got really sick (it sounds like she has the flu) so she went home and Alley never came. Which is okay by me. I need to sit down & write Lisa a letter. This morning Emiley broke the leg on Ariel's robot. She threw it down and now the thing wont even stand up. I was beyond mad because we paid like $60 for it. I give Lisa a huge break not charging for Emiley.. but if that kid can't learn how to respect the girls' things & my house.. that is going to have to stop. I never even told Lisa about Emiley breaking the glass outside.. I'll probably include that in the letter though. She's either going to have to get these kids to settle down and behave or she's going to have to find other means of childcare. We really need the money though so I'm going to advertise and try to get some other kids during the week. That way it wont be a big deal for me if Lisa decides to just find someone else.
At least today I get to be with MY babies and my babies only. I wish it weren't so rainy.. we'd go out & play. At least it's warming up! yay! I think by early next week we'll have highs in the low 70's. I'm so excited! I love this weather! I took Emmalyn out the other day when it was warm and sat in the rocking chair watching the girls.. she seemed to really love being out in the fresh air. She stayed awake for a few minutes then just laid back & went to sleep.
Yay It's Friday!!! The weekend is here!!! I have no kids to babysit so we'll get to go to Asheville and pick up my shoes for Lori's wedding and also shop around for someone to hem my dress. I've also picked this weekend to do my spring cleaning. I told Jesse to get excited because it's spring cleaning time and he didn't seem too thrilled.. but we'll get it done :o) I hope. We also have to do our grocery shopping. You know that's always a blast.. lol.. and before I know it a new week will begin. Time just flies.
Well I only had Emiley to get on the bus this morning. Alley was supposed to be dropped off later by Chris but Lisa got really sick (it sounds like she has the flu) so she went home and Alley never came. Which is okay by me. I need to sit down & write Lisa a letter. This morning Emiley broke the leg on Ariel's robot. She threw it down and now the thing wont even stand up. I was beyond mad because we paid like $60 for it. I give Lisa a huge break not charging for Emiley.. but if that kid can't learn how to respect the girls' things & my house.. that is going to have to stop. I never even told Lisa about Emiley breaking the glass outside.. I'll probably include that in the letter though. She's either going to have to get these kids to settle down and behave or she's going to have to find other means of childcare. We really need the money though so I'm going to advertise and try to get some other kids during the week. That way it wont be a big deal for me if Lisa decides to just find someone else.
At least today I get to be with MY babies and my babies only. I wish it weren't so rainy.. we'd go out & play. At least it's warming up! yay! I think by early next week we'll have highs in the low 70's. I'm so excited! I love this weather! I took Emmalyn out the other day when it was warm and sat in the rocking chair watching the girls.. she seemed to really love being out in the fresh air. She stayed awake for a few minutes then just laid back & went to sleep.
Yay It's Friday!!! The weekend is here!!! I have no kids to babysit so we'll get to go to Asheville and pick up my shoes for Lori's wedding and also shop around for someone to hem my dress. I've also picked this weekend to do my spring cleaning. I told Jesse to get excited because it's spring cleaning time and he didn't seem too thrilled.. but we'll get it done :o) I hope. We also have to do our grocery shopping. You know that's always a blast.. lol.. and before I know it a new week will begin. Time just flies.
Thursday, April 3, 2008
The girls
Well Emmalyn & Ariel had doctor's appointments this past Tuesday. Miss Emmalyn is growing at a rate no newborn should be allowed. I'm happy that she's growing great and is healthy but she's just getting so big, so fast! She weighed 9 lbs 12 oz and was 22 1/2 inches long at her check up. That's three whole pounds and 3 1/2 inches more than when she was born! She's doing great though and the doctor was very happy. I need to make her an appointment for her two month shots soon. I dread that.. they always make me worry when they are sooo little. She's six weeks old today so unfortunately my innocent baby girl will have to deal with that soon.
As for Ariel's check up... it was a great report as well! She's 44 inches tall (3 ft. 8 inches) and is 40 1/2 lbs. The doctor said she's pretty tall for her age and is up there on the growth chart. Jesse just laughed and said "well she didnt get that from her mama's side of the family". lol. Too true! She has 20/20 vision in both eyes and passed her hearing screen. She also passed all the motor skills and milestones for a five year old. Then the poor thing had to get 5 shots! That surprised me.. I knew she had to have them but I had no idea it was going to happen at her check up since all the pediatricians in Murphy always just made us go to the health department to get them done. Ariel did as good as can be expected. They had her lay down and I leaned over her and let her hug me and cry as they poked her legs. After each one she's look down at her legs and go "another?" and when they put the shot in she'd just cover her eyes and break down. It must have felt like forever to her. She got over it though and was smiling again once we were leaving (the promise of a sundae from McDonalds helped ease the pain.. lol) and she told the nurses to have a nice day. They all thought she was so cute and sweet. Of course that makes me a proud mama! So now we have her shot record and the blue piece of paper she needs to register for kindergarten! Amazing how fast it's sneaking up and getting things ready makes it even more real that it's gonig to happen soon. This is such a huge thing for me. Especially since I was always dead set on homeschooling her. But I think it's important for her to experience at least the elementary years. I can't keep her from experiencing life because I'm scared for her... I have to let go a bit... which I admit is hard for me! She'll be fine. I have to trust God with that.
Clarity needs her check up. I'm six months late on her two year. Oops! I'll schedule that probably for the same day Emma gets her shots. Then I'll be able to discuss this whole speech thing with the doctor. Clarity has hit all of her milestones just fine but she's just not getting this talking thing down. We'll see if she needs speech therapy. Some doctors start them right away, others wan to wait and see how they are talking at age three. But she's a bright little girl... hopefully things will just "click" for her soon and I'll be on here typing about how she never shuts up! lol.
As for Ariel's check up... it was a great report as well! She's 44 inches tall (3 ft. 8 inches) and is 40 1/2 lbs. The doctor said she's pretty tall for her age and is up there on the growth chart. Jesse just laughed and said "well she didnt get that from her mama's side of the family". lol. Too true! She has 20/20 vision in both eyes and passed her hearing screen. She also passed all the motor skills and milestones for a five year old. Then the poor thing had to get 5 shots! That surprised me.. I knew she had to have them but I had no idea it was going to happen at her check up since all the pediatricians in Murphy always just made us go to the health department to get them done. Ariel did as good as can be expected. They had her lay down and I leaned over her and let her hug me and cry as they poked her legs. After each one she's look down at her legs and go "another?" and when they put the shot in she'd just cover her eyes and break down. It must have felt like forever to her. She got over it though and was smiling again once we were leaving (the promise of a sundae from McDonalds helped ease the pain.. lol) and she told the nurses to have a nice day. They all thought she was so cute and sweet. Of course that makes me a proud mama! So now we have her shot record and the blue piece of paper she needs to register for kindergarten! Amazing how fast it's sneaking up and getting things ready makes it even more real that it's gonig to happen soon. This is such a huge thing for me. Especially since I was always dead set on homeschooling her. But I think it's important for her to experience at least the elementary years. I can't keep her from experiencing life because I'm scared for her... I have to let go a bit... which I admit is hard for me! She'll be fine. I have to trust God with that.
Clarity needs her check up. I'm six months late on her two year. Oops! I'll schedule that probably for the same day Emma gets her shots. Then I'll be able to discuss this whole speech thing with the doctor. Clarity has hit all of her milestones just fine but she's just not getting this talking thing down. We'll see if she needs speech therapy. Some doctors start them right away, others wan to wait and see how they are talking at age three. But she's a bright little girl... hopefully things will just "click" for her soon and I'll be on here typing about how she never shuts up! lol.
and it begins...
Jesse & I are trying to get the ball rolling on this whole tax fraud mess. Jesse visited H&R Block yesterday and indeed the idiots (I hate even speaking their names) are trying to say Jesse made over $14,000 in a matter of months. Sooo... he called the IRS this morning & what we have to do isn't easy. Macon is sending our bank statements for January, March & April (I found our February one). Jesse has been battling with the bank the business has an account with for the statements from where he was a partner and signer on the account. The day the idiots removed him as a signer was the same day they locked him out and he was no longer working with them. As long as he was a signer, they should give him the statements for those months. I havent heard back from him.. he was calling the main office last time I talked to him to keep trying to get those statements. What the IRS wants us to do is file our taxes with what we think we made while he was working with them. It will raise red flags and we'll both get audited I guess. Sarcastic *yay*. We also have to fill out a fraud report to the IRS and they want us to go to the police as soon as we have our "evidence" together and file a report there too. Am I worried? Yes. Very. I'm worried we wont be able to get the statements from that bank.... I'm worried the idiots have covered their tracks well and somehow this will turn around and make us look like the liars. I hate this! Now we can definately expect not to get a refund for a very long time when we've so desperately needed that money. Oh well. I just pray this really bites those two con artists on the ass... Hard! I guess we just have to wait & see what happens...
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Prayers
I just visited that message board a minute ago & found out some devestating news. One of the girls lost her four month old son to SIDS. This was back in July.. she's been MIA for a while.. but we just got an update from her. So even though it's been a while.. all of us girls that just found out are in shock & praying for her and her family. This is the second baby she's lost.. the first one was a daughter who was a part of a set of triplets. It's any parents biggest fear & worst nightmare to lose a baby or child... and this family is having to go through it.. for the second time. So please if you can.. say a prayer for them. I look at Emmalyn and I can't imagine her being here one day and gone the next with no sign that it was going to happen. My heart breaks for this family. It makes me want to go grab my babies and hug them and never let go.
Sometimes
The smallest things can change your frame of mind. That happened to me this morning. I was on the message board I always go to and I see one of the girls has a blinkie in her signature that says "Count your blessings.. not your problems". That was EXACTLY what I needed to see. To remind myself no matter what Jesse & I face.. we are BLESSED. Financially things suck. No denying that... but if struggling to make ends meet is our biggest problem.. we're doing good. We're all healthy, we have a home to live in, transportation, food in our fridge and our kids are well provided for.. but most of all we have eachother and our babies who even on their most difficult days make life a joy. Sometimes I get so stressed thinking of all the things that aren't right in my life.... that I forget to stop and praise God for all the things that are!
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Friday, March 28, 2008
How nice!
The weather has been wonderful today. Well it's cloudy and supposed to rain but it hasn't yet.... and it's been nearly 70 degrees! Do you realize what this means? It means my kids who have been cooped up in this house all winter long were FORCED to play outside. I pushed them out the door. No, not really. lol. There was no forcing or pushing.. they gladly flew out the door on their own free will. It's getting them back inside where the forced part comes to play. Well Clarity gladly came in. I guess she was sleepy because she came in, ate a snack, went straight to the couch and crashed out. Ariel is just running in & out as she pleases. I'm actually making more of a dent in the mileage log so that's good news and miss Emmalyn is sleeping in my lap. I watched Emiley today. There was no school today.. AGAIN. I have no idea why but it seems the schools around here have an awful lot of days out. Which will be fine with me when Ariel starts! lol. I think I'm really going to miss that kid when she's gone throughout the day during the week. It will probably be more of an adjustment for me to make than her.
I dont think I have to babysit this weekend which will be great. I have a ton to do. We have to run out to Asheville probably tomorrow to go to David's Bridal & order my shoes for Lori's wedding. I need to find someone to hem the back of my dress. I have to keep chugging away at this hideous mileage log... thank God we wont have to deal with this again. It's been giving me a massive headache everynight I've been working on it. I only have September, October, November and part of December to go. *sigh* Dang IRS and their requirements!
Oh Emmalyn had her first trip out the other night! I finally got brave and let Jesse & the girls come grocery shopping with me late Tuesday night. It went amazingly smooth! Clarity sat in the front of the cart, Ariel walked, and Emmalyn was carried via my winnie the Pooh carrier pouch thing I wear. Clarity hated it! Emmalyn however, is quite content being close to me and being carried around. She snuggled up and stayed asleep the whole time.. and it was a pretty big grocery trip since we let oursleves run out of just about everything because we just couldnt find the energy to get out & get it done! But it wasn't so bad. I told Jesse I was terrified at the thought of having three kids.. I wasnt sure how I was going to do it.. but somehow it just seems natural to us. There really hasn't been much of a transition at all.. it's like we've always had three. weird. Great.. but weird! lol.
I dont think I have to babysit this weekend which will be great. I have a ton to do. We have to run out to Asheville probably tomorrow to go to David's Bridal & order my shoes for Lori's wedding. I need to find someone to hem the back of my dress. I have to keep chugging away at this hideous mileage log... thank God we wont have to deal with this again. It's been giving me a massive headache everynight I've been working on it. I only have September, October, November and part of December to go. *sigh* Dang IRS and their requirements!
Oh Emmalyn had her first trip out the other night! I finally got brave and let Jesse & the girls come grocery shopping with me late Tuesday night. It went amazingly smooth! Clarity sat in the front of the cart, Ariel walked, and Emmalyn was carried via my winnie the Pooh carrier pouch thing I wear. Clarity hated it! Emmalyn however, is quite content being close to me and being carried around. She snuggled up and stayed asleep the whole time.. and it was a pretty big grocery trip since we let oursleves run out of just about everything because we just couldnt find the energy to get out & get it done! But it wasn't so bad. I told Jesse I was terrified at the thought of having three kids.. I wasnt sure how I was going to do it.. but somehow it just seems natural to us. There really hasn't been much of a transition at all.. it's like we've always had three. weird. Great.. but weird! lol.
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Focus on the good!!
Things are a bit stressful right now. The pressure is on to get these taxes done.. I have to do it. So I started doing the mileage book yesterday and was on a roll when I had to stop because the computer started acting up. That was ok.. I needed a break anyways. So the mailman comes & of course Ariel runs out with her bubbly self (she LOVES checking the mail) and brings it in. Something I got shocked the heck out of me as soon as I saw the writing on the envelope. It was psycho connie's (Jesse's psycho ex stepmom.. I call her an ex because in all honesty I consider his dad an ex dad). Anyways it said it was from Stoneage Technologies (the "business" if you can even call it that... Jesse used to be a part of with his ex dad. )Inside was a schedule K-1. A little late, yes?! Aren't all businesses supposed to have tax stuff to their previous employees by Jan 31st? I was furiuous. Not only because it's late but because I dont understand what it's saying. There are numbers like $14,000 & $23,000 on it. They sure as hell better not be saying Jesse made a ton of money. Jesse & I were talking and he's like 'Oh you know they probably screwed with the books and stuff while I was gone. This is their last chance to really get to me. After this we will never see or hear from them again". Which is what we want but we dont want to be screwed in the process. So what I'm going to do is put in all the satellite information (I do taxes myself) and Jesse's w2 from Biltmore and see what we owe or what we are getting back. Then I'll add the k-1.. if it messes up our refund or changes the result to us owing a huge amount to the IRS... we're taking it straight to a tax attorney. For one Jesse was totally out of the business in March and he sure as heck didnt make a huge amount of money during the time he was there. They can look at our bank statements from then and know this.. plus our credit card debt was starting to go up, up, up. We also have the tax stuff from the other places he's worked so that will prove he wasnt with them. Now I dont KNOW that they are trying to be sneaky, weird, or vengeful.. but with our past experiences with these loons.. we're being careful. So now I've really got to move my butt to do these taxes...cause if anything is fishy... those people will burn.. not us and we'll make sure of that.
Now onto the good.. the stuff that makes me happy to type about. Emmalyn is now 5 weeks old today. A day after her one month old mark she started smiling. Not the reflex smile.. I thought it was at first.. but as I kept doing my silly voice at her and laughing and she did a huge, beautiful gummy smile again! Of course I teared up... mostly because of happiness.. there's nothing better than seeing your baby (or any of your children for that matter) smile. But it was also bittersweet...every milestone she hits could possibly be the very last "first" I ever experience with my babies. Jesse & I have discussed another one in the future and we're up in the air about it but we're pretty sure we're done. We say maybe in five years but by then all the girls will be in school and we'll be moving on in life & will more than likely be too busy for another. I guess God & time will tell but for now I'm perfectly happy with my three angels.
Now onto the good.. the stuff that makes me happy to type about. Emmalyn is now 5 weeks old today. A day after her one month old mark she started smiling. Not the reflex smile.. I thought it was at first.. but as I kept doing my silly voice at her and laughing and she did a huge, beautiful gummy smile again! Of course I teared up... mostly because of happiness.. there's nothing better than seeing your baby (or any of your children for that matter) smile. But it was also bittersweet...every milestone she hits could possibly be the very last "first" I ever experience with my babies. Jesse & I have discussed another one in the future and we're up in the air about it but we're pretty sure we're done. We say maybe in five years but by then all the girls will be in school and we'll be moving on in life & will more than likely be too busy for another. I guess God & time will tell but for now I'm perfectly happy with my three angels.
Monday, March 24, 2008
What a day
Tired doesn't even begin to describe how I'm feeling right now. I think I could just crawl into any space and pass out. Emmalyn didn't sleep much last night... she fussed for a while and other times just laid there with her eyes wide open making noises. I think she was bored & didnt understand it was bedtime. lol. I woke up it seemed every hour. At 3.. I just gave up and pretty much got up for the day since the alarm was going to go off at 3:45. I got up and cleaned my kitchen & all the other things I should have done Sunday (Sunday was honestly and truly a day of rest for Jesse, the girls & I as we all lounged around and did pretty much nothing and took naps even though the house was in need of some tidying). We went to Murphy Saturday and the girls were so glad to have seen grandma & pawpaw, grandma & abu, and nanny & grandpa Jerry. Wish we could do it more often. We stopped by Jesse's friend Josh's place since he was on our way home and spent a bit of time with him, his wife Jamie, & their son Rylan. The girls and Rylan had fun playing for a bit and Jamie was glad to have me there... we always have fun telling eachother stories and having real adult interaction since we are both stay at home moms. So that was nice. Jesse called Rylan's name just to say hi to him and the kid looked up and did this little freak out. It was soooo funny. We were all cracking up..Jesse felt bad.. but Rylan didn't really even cry.. just got all startled and was fine after like two seconds. lol. I guess you would have had to have been there to see him to get why it was hysterical!
Anyways Monday morning & I was back at babysitting. Friday Emiley busted glass (not one but TWO of our glasses) in the flowerbed outside. I was livid! She was a total pain in the arse all day that day. Well today was Alley's turn. Long story short... the day is over and I'm so glad Lisa took her kids home!!! I'm going to have to make a list of rules and send them home with Lisa so she can drill them into her kids' heads. They sure as heck dont act like they care what I have to say sometimes. How many times a day do I have to tell them "Dont climb on the furniture.. it's for sitting. It's not a trampoline", "Get off of the counter", "Stay out of the laundry room". etc etc etc. I mean seriously. I know they dont do this at their place because Emiley told me Friday if they did the stuff they do at my house at theirs... Lisa would spank them. So they do it here because they know I wont touch them. UGH!
Oh mom I wanted to thank you soooo much for those binkys! Emmalyn has finally started to take them when she's super fussy or when she "thinks" she's hungry and they are a miracle worker! She goes right to sleep! woohoo! I've got some pics of her (and the other girlies of course) to post up on here but the camera is in the truck so that will have to wait until Jesse's home & I have the energy to do it!
one last thought... the other night I woke up wanting to kill Jesse. I mean I hated him at the moment. I had a nightmare that I found out he'd been cheating on me and OMG was I pissed off. lol. It's amazing how feelings from a dream can wander over into reality and stick with you. I got over it fairly quickly but ugh! This is like the third dream I've had like that lately. I think it's because someone I know is going through it. I know he would never... he knows I'd kill him. lol.
Anyways Monday morning & I was back at babysitting. Friday Emiley busted glass (not one but TWO of our glasses) in the flowerbed outside. I was livid! She was a total pain in the arse all day that day. Well today was Alley's turn. Long story short... the day is over and I'm so glad Lisa took her kids home!!! I'm going to have to make a list of rules and send them home with Lisa so she can drill them into her kids' heads. They sure as heck dont act like they care what I have to say sometimes. How many times a day do I have to tell them "Dont climb on the furniture.. it's for sitting. It's not a trampoline", "Get off of the counter", "Stay out of the laundry room". etc etc etc. I mean seriously. I know they dont do this at their place because Emiley told me Friday if they did the stuff they do at my house at theirs... Lisa would spank them. So they do it here because they know I wont touch them. UGH!
Oh mom I wanted to thank you soooo much for those binkys! Emmalyn has finally started to take them when she's super fussy or when she "thinks" she's hungry and they are a miracle worker! She goes right to sleep! woohoo! I've got some pics of her (and the other girlies of course) to post up on here but the camera is in the truck so that will have to wait until Jesse's home & I have the energy to do it!
one last thought... the other night I woke up wanting to kill Jesse. I mean I hated him at the moment. I had a nightmare that I found out he'd been cheating on me and OMG was I pissed off. lol. It's amazing how feelings from a dream can wander over into reality and stick with you. I got over it fairly quickly but ugh! This is like the third dream I've had like that lately. I think it's because someone I know is going through it. I know he would never... he knows I'd kill him. lol.
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Saturday, March 15, 2008
My girls are too much!
Ariel & Clarity are a couple of goofballs! I just got done playing with them and they had me laughing so hard I was in tears. We were jumping on the bed (yeah I know not the best thing to teach them.. but you know what.. it was fun! I've been far too anal with them lately. lol), tickling, chasing eachother, & playing with Clarity's baby. Clarity would squeeze her baby and make it cry then say "uh oh", open her diaper, and go "ewwww poo poo!" and change the baby's diaper. Then she lifted up her shirt to let her baby eat. Jesse & I were rolling! You can tell our kids were raised in a house that hardly uses bottles! But anyways.. it felt good to put off housework & spend time with my two little girls that haven't gotten a ton of my time lately. I have to be sure to do it more often! I have the rest of my life to stay on top of chores... but they're only little once!
Jesse & I both got surprises in the mail today...yay! He now has all the stuff for his art project (which he's in the storage shed working on now) and I got Ariel's box from Kohl's. They had a great clearance going on about a week ago and I got her five pairs of awesome jeans (they're all so pretty and stylin') and a cute Candies top for under $70! I'm trying to get a jump on school shopping. Her jeans are a bit big (I ordered size 6) but I'm hoping she'll grow into them by the time school starts or at least by the time it cools off in the fall. Now I just have to do some shopping for shirts, get her some new shoes, & her school supplies and we'll be ready! I'm starting to get excited because I know she'll have so much fun (at least I'm praying so)!
Emmalyn has been having those crying episodes once to twice a day. I give her gas drops just in case she's in pain.. but I don't necessarily think that's what's going on because I can bounce her a certain way and she'll stop. I think if she was hurting.. it wouldnt be so easy. I just do my best to comfort her and we deal with it. I think I read somewhere that sometimes newborns do these crying fits as a way to release energy since they can't get up or do anything else to burn it off. I think that may be what's going on. It sure is tiring though. I hate hearing her cry non stop for like an hour! Especially when it's bedtime!
Miss Clarity has turned into curious George all of a sudden. The girl is always into EVERYTHING. Ariel just had to throw away an entire roll of aluminum foil because Clarity thought it would be fun to unroll it all over the kitchen. lol. She got into some lotion last night (not my new stuff.. thank goodness) and I just had to get her away from the germ x not two seconds ago. She just wandered out of the office so who knows where she's going to wreck havoc next. lol. She just better be glad she's so darn cute & has those huge puppy brown eyes that gets her off the hook soooo easily with me. Maybe too easily!
Jesse & I both got surprises in the mail today...yay! He now has all the stuff for his art project (which he's in the storage shed working on now) and I got Ariel's box from Kohl's. They had a great clearance going on about a week ago and I got her five pairs of awesome jeans (they're all so pretty and stylin') and a cute Candies top for under $70! I'm trying to get a jump on school shopping. Her jeans are a bit big (I ordered size 6) but I'm hoping she'll grow into them by the time school starts or at least by the time it cools off in the fall. Now I just have to do some shopping for shirts, get her some new shoes, & her school supplies and we'll be ready! I'm starting to get excited because I know she'll have so much fun (at least I'm praying so)!
Emmalyn has been having those crying episodes once to twice a day. I give her gas drops just in case she's in pain.. but I don't necessarily think that's what's going on because I can bounce her a certain way and she'll stop. I think if she was hurting.. it wouldnt be so easy. I just do my best to comfort her and we deal with it. I think I read somewhere that sometimes newborns do these crying fits as a way to release energy since they can't get up or do anything else to burn it off. I think that may be what's going on. It sure is tiring though. I hate hearing her cry non stop for like an hour! Especially when it's bedtime!
Miss Clarity has turned into curious George all of a sudden. The girl is always into EVERYTHING. Ariel just had to throw away an entire roll of aluminum foil because Clarity thought it would be fun to unroll it all over the kitchen. lol. She got into some lotion last night (not my new stuff.. thank goodness) and I just had to get her away from the germ x not two seconds ago. She just wandered out of the office so who knows where she's going to wreck havoc next. lol. She just better be glad she's so darn cute & has those huge puppy brown eyes that gets her off the hook soooo easily with me. Maybe too easily!
Friday, March 14, 2008
Nancy! Thank you sooo much!
The girls absolutely LOVED getting their box of goodies!! I of course loved my lotion (Bath & Body Works rocks) & the outfits for Emmalyn and stuff you sent for the girls was too precious! So thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
As you can tell in the pics below, the peeps were a huge hit.. Clarity couldn't stop (which is why her mouth is bright pink in just about every picture) and they absolutely adore the Easter cups and plates! I have to keep them washed because they have been wanting to use them everytime! What I really thought was too great... the cards from Mikey and McKenzie!! I saw those and wanted to cry.. and Ariel thought that was so sweet!!
Just wanted to let you know... you really made our day!
As you can tell in the pics below, the peeps were a huge hit.. Clarity couldn't stop (which is why her mouth is bright pink in just about every picture) and they absolutely adore the Easter cups and plates! I have to keep them washed because they have been wanting to use them everytime! What I really thought was too great... the cards from Mikey and McKenzie!! I saw those and wanted to cry.. and Ariel thought that was so sweet!!
Just wanted to let you know... you really made our day!
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Three weeks old... already!
God who gave time permission to fly by so fast? Emmalyn is three weeks old today.. in one more week.. she'll be a month old! Crazy! Poor little thing has broken out in bad baby acne :o( She's still a pretty little princess even though her face is all red and it looks like it hurts! There's nothing you can do for it.. it just has to go away on its own, which sucks. I have to take the blame though since they say its horomones the baby gets from the mom during pregnancy that causes it.
Little Clarity is down for a nap. We didnt even wake up THAT early this morning. Lisa didn't have to be at work until 9 so I didnt get up until like 8:20 or so. Of course the girls got up with me. I'm so glad I started this babysitting stuff. Even though sometimes it's a huge headache.. in the long run it's a huge help. Ariel is FINALLY getting along with both Alley & Emiley. In fact her and Emiley are good friends now and Ariel always looks forward to seeing her. Ariel has learned to share & that the universe doesn't revolve around her. It's a relief seeing how she is now versus how she was when I first started watching the girls. And another thing that's different: Ariel is looking forward to going to school!! That is a giant weight taken off of my shoulders. She's gaining independance slowly but surely...and she's seeing she doesn't need me as much as she thought she did. Which is a huge milestone & yet it makes me kind of sad! She's growing up and becoming her own little person. I just pray Jesse & I do well in raising her.. teaching her right from wrong..teaching her to be a good, compassionate person.. all that stuff we want her to be. All we can do is do our best and pray for God's help with that.
I went to the Ghost Hunters website today and saw that they are doing a convention in Clearwater, FL in July. Oh how I wish I could go! lol. Unfortunately I can't even get Jesse to sit down & watch the show with me, let alone take me to Florida to meet them! Even if he did agree.. I dont think I could go just for the fact I'd have to leave my little ones behind. I just dont think I could do that! Guess I'll just have to settle for enjoying the show. Not that I ever want to see something for myself.. like a ghost or whatever.. I'll stick to them showing me on tv. I think I would mess myself & run screaming like a banshee if I caught something firsthand.
Well only one more day of watching the girls! I have to get up super early tomorrow and keep Alley until 2:30. Just one more day! I think the dad is taking the girls for the weekend and Lisa made other arrangements for Monday since Mom & Dad are coming up Sunday and staying the night. Ariel's looking forward to that! I've got to get my house in order. Maybe I can get the spare bedroom done Saturday and they can actually have a room to sleep in. lol. We'll see. Lately I'm lucky to get a shower in and brush my teeth everyday!
Little Clarity is down for a nap. We didnt even wake up THAT early this morning. Lisa didn't have to be at work until 9 so I didnt get up until like 8:20 or so. Of course the girls got up with me. I'm so glad I started this babysitting stuff. Even though sometimes it's a huge headache.. in the long run it's a huge help. Ariel is FINALLY getting along with both Alley & Emiley. In fact her and Emiley are good friends now and Ariel always looks forward to seeing her. Ariel has learned to share & that the universe doesn't revolve around her. It's a relief seeing how she is now versus how she was when I first started watching the girls. And another thing that's different: Ariel is looking forward to going to school!! That is a giant weight taken off of my shoulders. She's gaining independance slowly but surely...and she's seeing she doesn't need me as much as she thought she did. Which is a huge milestone & yet it makes me kind of sad! She's growing up and becoming her own little person. I just pray Jesse & I do well in raising her.. teaching her right from wrong..teaching her to be a good, compassionate person.. all that stuff we want her to be. All we can do is do our best and pray for God's help with that.
I went to the Ghost Hunters website today and saw that they are doing a convention in Clearwater, FL in July. Oh how I wish I could go! lol. Unfortunately I can't even get Jesse to sit down & watch the show with me, let alone take me to Florida to meet them! Even if he did agree.. I dont think I could go just for the fact I'd have to leave my little ones behind. I just dont think I could do that! Guess I'll just have to settle for enjoying the show. Not that I ever want to see something for myself.. like a ghost or whatever.. I'll stick to them showing me on tv. I think I would mess myself & run screaming like a banshee if I caught something firsthand.
Well only one more day of watching the girls! I have to get up super early tomorrow and keep Alley until 2:30. Just one more day! I think the dad is taking the girls for the weekend and Lisa made other arrangements for Monday since Mom & Dad are coming up Sunday and staying the night. Ariel's looking forward to that! I've got to get my house in order. Maybe I can get the spare bedroom done Saturday and they can actually have a room to sleep in. lol. We'll see. Lately I'm lucky to get a shower in and brush my teeth everyday!
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