Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, so this is going to be a post about everything I'm so thankful for.
1. Audrey- This bright bundle of joy has changed my life more than I can even put into words, her smile and laugh is my reason for breathing. She is such an amazing little girl, she's healthy and happy and she is more than I could have ever asked for. Everyday I get to see her play and toddle around is a blessing.
2. Justin- This man puts up with my crazy ideas, my frustrations, my whacky emotions, and he still makes me laugh and smile and I can't believe how lucky I am to be his wife.
3. My Mom- She has been my rock, she dealt with my pregnancy hormones and worries, then dealt with the constant phone calls about the wedding, sometimes 10 times a day and did everything she could to give me the wedding I wanted. I can't go a day without talking to her, she listens to me complain when I've had a bad day or I'm dealing with a cranky baby and I'm on the verge of tears, and always encourages me.
4. The Oil Field- I have a love/hate relationship with the oil field, I love that my husband has a job when so many people don't and I love that he gets two weeks straight off even though I hate that he has to miss holidays and be away from his family for two weeks working 12 hrs in the sleet, snow, rain, blistering heat. But I have to be thankful for the job that provides for our family.
It has been a whirlwind year, and I can't believe it's almost over, I had a baby , became a stay at home mom and got married. I'm really blessed with the life I have.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Coming home
Justin comes home today, after a long two weeks at the rig.
I'm so ready for some time with my husband, I get so lonely with just Audrey to talk to, and she doesn't talk back, so its a one sided conversation.
I've got a couple new ideas for some posts, but I think for today I'm gonna enjoy having my man home:)
I'm so ready for some time with my husband, I get so lonely with just Audrey to talk to, and she doesn't talk back, so its a one sided conversation.
I've got a couple new ideas for some posts, but I think for today I'm gonna enjoy having my man home:)
Monday, November 7, 2011
Occupy?
I was watching a quick news break about the Occupy Wall street , and I wondered... how are all these people being able to sit out in tents or hang out day and night ? do they not have jobs? if so, that sucks, I understand times are really tough, but why are they now making things so hard that now other people are getting layed off, because these Occupy people have parked themselves outside a business? are they gonna pay for those peoples families?
21 layed off
what do you think
why should everyone have a handout?
why should someone who doesn't have the strive or talent, or ability to do something be given the same things as someone who busts their ass working hard.?
you want to shut wall street down when a couple months ago we were on the verge of a total government shutdown... Wall street is the core of our economy..
I also see these people doing a Hunger Strike.. guess what, who is that affecting? you think anyone else is thinking.. " oh man I better change the entire way our country is ran, completely give all these people all MY money so this random person will eat" no, no one is thinking that.. you're going hungry and no one but you is affected.
you want a single payer insurance? who made you God?
Demand three: Guaranteed living wage income regardless of employment. so.. why should any of us get jobs? if we're just gonna be paid.. you still want your hamburgers, still want police protection? still want clothes made for you? ... seriously?
Demand five: Begin a fast track process to bring the fossil fuel economy to an end while at the same bringing the alternative energy economy up to energy demand this is a joke.. like I've said before we will ALWAYS need oil.. and there will ALWAYS be drilling, better to have jobs here than send all our rigs overseas..
Demand six: One trillion dollars in infrastructure (Water, Sewer, Rail, Roads and Bridges and Electrical Grid) spending now
Hi? have you heard.. WE ARE DEBT!!!!! where the hell are we gonna pull a Trillion dollars from?
Demand eleven: Immediate across the board debt forgiveness for all. Debt forgiveness of sovereign debt, commercial loans, home mortgages, home equity loans, credit card debt, student loans and personal loans now! All debt must be stricken from the “Books.” World Bank Loans to all Nations, Bank to Bank Debt and all Bonds and Margin Call Debt in the stock market including all Derivatives or Credit Default Swaps, all 65 trillion dollars of them must also be stricken from the “Books.” And I don’t mean debt that is in default, I mean all debt on the entire planet period. great , so give back your houses, your cars, everything you bought with credit cards, and you tell the other countries we owe that we won't be paying.... oh and next time you lend someone money don't expect it back, cuz we don't do loans, or debt remember? seriously?
Demand twelve: Outlaw all credit reporting agencies. OKay, I have bad credit.. but I also understand why we need them.. because guess what? if a car dealership or a bank(oh wait do we still have banks or are we paying with rocks and fruit?) can't tell who pays on time, or who has a record of getting something and running away from the payments why the HELL would they sell us a car or house? are you FREAKING kidding me?
I understand that some things in our country need to change, obviously we are doing some things right.. but most of these "protesters" don't even know what the hell they're protesting! its a Fad, a thing to do, jump on the band wagon..
I know not everyone agrees with me, or has the same political view as me, awesome!!! that is what is great about our country, we all can have different views!
I'm not gonna claim to be an expert on all this, or even be all that informed, but I wanted to say my 2cents.
.
21 layed off
what do you think
why should everyone have a handout?
why should someone who doesn't have the strive or talent, or ability to do something be given the same things as someone who busts their ass working hard.?
you want to shut wall street down when a couple months ago we were on the verge of a total government shutdown... Wall street is the core of our economy..
I also see these people doing a Hunger Strike.. guess what, who is that affecting? you think anyone else is thinking.. " oh man I better change the entire way our country is ran, completely give all these people all MY money so this random person will eat" no, no one is thinking that.. you're going hungry and no one but you is affected.
you want a single payer insurance? who made you God?
Demand three: Guaranteed living wage income regardless of employment. so.. why should any of us get jobs? if we're just gonna be paid.. you still want your hamburgers, still want police protection? still want clothes made for you? ... seriously?
Demand five: Begin a fast track process to bring the fossil fuel economy to an end while at the same bringing the alternative energy economy up to energy demand this is a joke.. like I've said before we will ALWAYS need oil.. and there will ALWAYS be drilling, better to have jobs here than send all our rigs overseas..
Demand six: One trillion dollars in infrastructure (Water, Sewer, Rail, Roads and Bridges and Electrical Grid) spending now
Hi? have you heard.. WE ARE DEBT!!!!! where the hell are we gonna pull a Trillion dollars from?
Demand eleven: Immediate across the board debt forgiveness for all. Debt forgiveness of sovereign debt, commercial loans, home mortgages, home equity loans, credit card debt, student loans and personal loans now! All debt must be stricken from the “Books.” World Bank Loans to all Nations, Bank to Bank Debt and all Bonds and Margin Call Debt in the stock market including all Derivatives or Credit Default Swaps, all 65 trillion dollars of them must also be stricken from the “Books.” And I don’t mean debt that is in default, I mean all debt on the entire planet period. great , so give back your houses, your cars, everything you bought with credit cards, and you tell the other countries we owe that we won't be paying.... oh and next time you lend someone money don't expect it back, cuz we don't do loans, or debt remember? seriously?
Demand twelve: Outlaw all credit reporting agencies. OKay, I have bad credit.. but I also understand why we need them.. because guess what? if a car dealership or a bank(oh wait do we still have banks or are we paying with rocks and fruit?) can't tell who pays on time, or who has a record of getting something and running away from the payments why the HELL would they sell us a car or house? are you FREAKING kidding me?
I understand that some things in our country need to change, obviously we are doing some things right.. but most of these "protesters" don't even know what the hell they're protesting! its a Fad, a thing to do, jump on the band wagon..
I know not everyone agrees with me, or has the same political view as me, awesome!!! that is what is great about our country, we all can have different views!
I'm not gonna claim to be an expert on all this, or even be all that informed, but I wanted to say my 2cents.
.
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Dear Moms:Flavor of the month
I guess I should blame Facebook for my reasons for some many rantings, but oh well.
I feel sorry for all these kids who have moms who are constantly changing boyfriends, who go from being engaged to one man to being" in love" with another 2 weeks after the first one dumps her, now I understand single moms need love too, but if you are gonna date numerous men at least don't bring them around your child.. thats got to be SOOO confusing.
You know what you're showing them? that love is not a real commitment, that its something EASY.. Love is not easy, your're also showing them that if one doesn't do it for ya, then on to the next.
Kids need stability, they need one home and parents who are a constant in their lives, parading one man after another in and out of their lives is not healthy.
Am I saying you shouldn't find happiness because you have a kid? no, not at all.
but maybe you should date APART from your child, and see if the guy is really gonna be the one.
And it really isn't healthy if you are constantly moving in with all these boyfriends, dragging your child along and then having to rip them from that new home when it doesn't work.
Dating isn't easy and the "rules" aren't the same when you're a mother.
I thought about REALLY putting my thoughts, my not so nice words, but I figure this way was more constructive:)
I feel sorry for all these kids who have moms who are constantly changing boyfriends, who go from being engaged to one man to being" in love" with another 2 weeks after the first one dumps her, now I understand single moms need love too, but if you are gonna date numerous men at least don't bring them around your child.. thats got to be SOOO confusing.
You know what you're showing them? that love is not a real commitment, that its something EASY.. Love is not easy, your're also showing them that if one doesn't do it for ya, then on to the next.
Kids need stability, they need one home and parents who are a constant in their lives, parading one man after another in and out of their lives is not healthy.
Am I saying you shouldn't find happiness because you have a kid? no, not at all.
but maybe you should date APART from your child, and see if the guy is really gonna be the one.
And it really isn't healthy if you are constantly moving in with all these boyfriends, dragging your child along and then having to rip them from that new home when it doesn't work.
Dating isn't easy and the "rules" aren't the same when you're a mother.
I thought about REALLY putting my thoughts, my not so nice words, but I figure this way was more constructive:)
Friday, November 4, 2011
Awareness: ALS
I've been reading a lot of blogs about awareness, for different things like Down Syndrome Kennedy's mom
and for Breast Cancer .
I have some things that have affected me and I wanted to post some things on them.
My grandmother had ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. She fought it for about 12 years, I never heard her voice or saw her walk,but she was one feisty woman! ALS is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord.
There is no "cure" for ALS, although more people are living longer with it because of new studies . It takes away your ability to speak, walk, swallow and eventually to breathe on your own.
Approximately 5,600 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with ALS each year. The incidence of ALS is two per 100,000 people, and it is estimated that as many as 30,000 Americans may have the disease at any given time.
ALS affects every race, every country, and both sexes and in some cases is heredity.
"Two independent studies, both funded by The ALS Association, have found a genetic abnormality that, according to researchers, is the most common cause of Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). As reported in the recent online issue of the scientific journal Neuron, an unusual mutation was discovered, where a short DNA sequence is repeated many more times as compared to healthy individuals."
als.org
check out what you can do!
and for Breast Cancer .
I have some things that have affected me and I wanted to post some things on them.
My grandmother had ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. She fought it for about 12 years, I never heard her voice or saw her walk,but she was one feisty woman! ALS is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord.
There is no "cure" for ALS, although more people are living longer with it because of new studies . It takes away your ability to speak, walk, swallow and eventually to breathe on your own.
Approximately 5,600 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with ALS each year. The incidence of ALS is two per 100,000 people, and it is estimated that as many as 30,000 Americans may have the disease at any given time.
ALS affects every race, every country, and both sexes and in some cases is heredity.
"Two independent studies, both funded by The ALS Association, have found a genetic abnormality that, according to researchers, is the most common cause of Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). As reported in the recent online issue of the scientific journal Neuron, an unusual mutation was discovered, where a short DNA sequence is repeated many more times as compared to healthy individuals."
als.org
check out what you can do!
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