Decisions, decisions!

We have a few decisions around here to make and we (actually I) are having a hard time in making them.
There are really only 2 that are up in the air. Benny knows what he wants (rather what he thinks we need) but I am on the fence. Actually, one of them I am totally against and am just trying to figure out how to convince him.

First thing. Benny wants to sell the camper so he can buy a motorcycle. He doesn't want a motorcycle for play (that would just be a plus), he wants it to drive back and forth to work. His office is 70 miles from the house and that takes a lot of gas in his truck and my pathfinder. If he had a bike, we would save TONS on gas money. And, since we live in Texas, he could drive it most of the year.
My problem is, I love having the camper AND I know that next spring he will need it when he has to go back to Louisiana to work that shut down. See my problem. I don't know what we should do. Seems like an easy decision to make, but it's not for me.

Second thing. He thinks I need to go back to work. He has decided with a motorcycle and me working part time, we could do good. The thing is, he usually works 2 shut downs a year and makes a ton of money. The last shut down I didn't save any because we bought a camper, a boat, and horses. Now during the summer, he only works 40 hours and that has always been doable to pay our bills but now we have more bills AND we just got medical insurance that cost $500 a month (that covers med, dental, and vision).
Also, Toot will be going everyday to pre-school which is twice as much as we paid last year and Smiley will be going two times a week which is a payment we didn't have last year. Now, he is not sure if he will even work a shut down this fall because they need him in the office so much. That right there is a major cut in his annual income.
My problem is, I don't think me working part time would even be worth my time. That would mean I have to put Smiley in school everyday and double his tuition. We had a plan that I would go back to work when Smiley started kindergarten and I like that plan. I am not ready to be a working mom. I want to still stay home with my babies. The only thing I got going for me is that NO ONE is hiring around these parts and I would be very picky about my hours. Only 8am - noon and no weekends. I refuse to work more than that. I will be the one picking up my babies from school (they get out at noon).

We have to do something because what we are doing now isn't working out so well. I need to get us on a strict budget, save our asses off during shut downs, and maybe still sell the camper. I don't know. Such hard decisions. What do yall think?

And it begins

Benny is lucky enough that his company realized you can get just as much work done in 40 hours as you can in 40 hours. Kinda obvious huh! But, they do their 40 hours in 4 days instead of 5. Pretty smart huh! Works great because that means 3 day weekends all summer long. And, it saves on gas.

So, our weekends begin as soon as he gets off work on Thursday. WOOHOO!

This is going to be one full weekend for us. Speaking of that, I need to put my camera on the charger. Can someone remind me later? Thanks. Anyway, we are camping and heading out to the campsite tonight to make sure we get a good spot (holiday weekends are always full).

Tomorrow is Little Mans birthday and we are going to do all that fun stuff tomorrow plus hang out on the river. I finally got him the one thing he has been bugging me to get since the day they came out. I bought him a Wii.

Saturday is obviously the 4th of July and they do fireworks out on the river plus we have a kid friendly party to attend at one of the lake houses. With people I have never met.

Sunday, we have to get everything back home in time for the company we have coming.

And if that's not enough, Little Man had diabetic camp next week so I will be taking and picking him up everyday 45 miles away! I am going to be so tired by NEXT weekend. Which is Benny's birthday. LOL! It's never ending during the summer for us!

I hope everyone has a fun and safe 4th of July weekend!

Oh ya, the 'W' on his shirt was for George W Bush. Remember, he has very political dad.

From bad to AWESOME!!

Last week was just horrible. I am amazed I even posted anything considering what all we went through. Thursday Benny ended up at the doctor with kidney stones and so I haven't gotten much sleep. I can't sleep when I am worried or when he doesn't sleep. Apparently when he is on pain pills, he doesn't sleep. So there was a lot of tossing and turning and me making him drink water. AND, it was cold and rainy almost everyday. That didn't help. I had made a deal with Benny that if he would rest all day Friday, we would get out and do something Saturday. We both had cabin fever pretty bad so that's why we loaded up and went camping.

It was really peaceful and beautiful. We were the ONLY people there so that just made it that much nicer. We went up to Arkansas and camped on Lake Greeson. The kids had a blast yelling and hearing their echo. Since no one else was there, we let them yell all they wanted.

Then something crazy happened. I got my ass kicked by my own camper! We were setting up the awning and somehow it came apart and slammed me into the camper by my shoulder. I hurt my hand and shoulder but was OK. The rest of the time we were there was great. Cooked out, fed the geese, screamed with the kids, and played Yahtzee.It was so wonderful. Except, my hip, shoulder, hand and back are soooo sore. That camper is one tough cookie. The drive home was good and when we got home, I once again couldn't sleep. That's the reason for the very long post I posted yesterday that I did at 1am.

Yesterday morning when I woke up, I just knew this week was going to be better.

I looked out the window, and it was so beautiful.

Benny was back at work and doing so much better.

Plans are seeming to fall into place.

Everyone is feeling better and I didn't have to give someone medicine.

Little Man is coming home Wednesday (I haven't seen him in over a week!).

Then, it got even 50 times better. I get online and go check all the blogs that I haven't got to read all weekend.

I head on over to The Scattered Mind Of A Tattooed Minivan Mom and guess what,

I ACTUALLY WON one of her giveaways!!!!

I had to read it twice because I just knew I was reading it wrong. The person that won the first time didn't claim their prize so she had another drawing and it was ME! I'm no fool and I claimed my prize right then.

This is what I won. The wonderful people over at Eden Fantasies are mailing me The Massage Therapy Kit by Kama Sutra. WOOHOO!

I am so excited and can't wait to get it. After the beating my camper handed out, I need it. Thank you so much C and whoever the first winner was that didn't claim their prize! You really just made my week.

I know I will be impatiently waiting by the mail box until it arrives.

Hey everybody

I am stealing this meme from Carrin who stole it from Carty Party Of Three. I have had a week full of strep throat(me), stomach virus's(kids), and kidney stones(Benny). Needless to say, week from hell and you don't want the details. Trust me. Anyway, I will (I'M SO EXCITED!) be making a trip soon but I want to wait until all the details are ironed out before I tell ya. Don't ya hate it when people do that?! Anyway, since I don't want to tell you about the nastiness of this weekend or the details of my upcoming trip too soon, I'm doing this little meme. Enjoy.

1. What is in the back of your car right now? I have a pathfinder and in the back-n-the-back is 2 blankets and 2 pillows.

2. When was the last time you threw up? Thursday. I got choked on some food and threw up. Aren't you glad that was a question?!

3. What's your favorite curse word? The one I say most is SHIT!

4. Name 3 people who made you smile today? Benny, Carrin and Mom.

5. What were you doing at 8 am this morning? Wishing I was still asleep. I was also feeding geese in Arkansas where we went camping.

6. What were you doing 30 minutes ago? Looking up the cost of flights. BTW, April 17th-19th is the cheapest I found! Hint hint!

7. What will you be doing 3 hours from now? Hopefully sleeping.

8. Have you ever been to a strip club? Yes. Once where the women strip and a bunch where the men strip.

9. What is the last thing you said aloud? Night night, I love you sweety (to Toot).

10. What is the best ice cream flavor? Chocolate with peanut butter (this was Carrins answer). I gotta tell ya that I use to work at Baskin Robbins and I hated it when people ordered that shit. It is the hardest ice cream to scoop. Anyway, my favorite is either cookies-n-cream or mint chocolate chip.

11. What was the last thing you had to drink? Busch Light!

12. What are you wearing right now? A purple Mossy Oak wife beater and blue cammo fuzzy pj pants. They don't match for shit but they are sooooo comfy!

13. What was the last thing you ate? Beacon

14. Have you bought any new clothing items this week? Ummmm, I don't think so. Oh wait, I just remembered something. Pink titty socks (what Benny calls them). That means socks that have the breast cancer ribbon on them.

15. When was the last time you ran? Ummm, I guess today when I was chasing the kids but I'm pretty sure I was actually just jogging. Does that count? Hell, screw it, it does to me.

16. What's the last sporting event you watched? The Superbowl. That's what Carrin said but I'm pretty sure that's the last one I watched too.

17. Is your TV on? Yes. It ALWAYS is. Even if we are not home (don't want the cats and dog to get bored). Right now, The Little Mermaid is on.

18. Who is the last person you emailed? Carrin

19. Ever go camping? Ya, we went this past weekend.

20. Do you have a tan? I was told I did the other day but I don't see it. I don't ever get a fake tan. By the second weekend of summer I will have a pretty nice tan though. Don't bitch at me about skin cancer. I know all the dangers of our all powerful sun.

21. Do you miss someone? Sure, who doesn't.

22. Favorite Holiday? Gonna have to go with Carrin on this one. Thanksgiving - No gifts to buy and all the food you can eat! My mom makes the BEST Thanksgiving meal and pecan pie. That is the only day she makes pie and it is the only chocolate, pecan, and pumpkin pie I eat ever!

23. If you had to eat the same meal everyday for the rest of your life, what would it be? Taco Bell!

24. Do you drink your soda from a straw? Only if I got it from a restaurant. BTW, it's not a soda, it's a coke. Even if it's a Dr. Pepper.

25. What did your last IM say? The only time I IM'd was when my phone messed up a couple of months ago and I don't remember what it said but it was to my mom.

26. Are you some one's best friend? YUP

27. What are you doing tomorrow? I gotta go buy dog food (somebody please remind me) and keep Smiley on track on this whole using the potty thing.

28. Where is your mom right now? I guessing asleep but by the time you are reading this, I bet she is at work.

29. Look to your left, what do you see? Toot sleeping on the couch right next to our bed.

30. What color is your watch? I don't wear one but when I did it was silver and gold.

31. What do you think of when you think of Australia? Koala bears. My mom loves them. Oh, and Crocodile Dundee.

32. Would you consider plastic surgery? Use to but not any more. I just can't imagine volunteering for surgery. That shit hurts!

33. What is your birthstone? Diamond

34. Do you go in at a fast food place or just hit the drive thru? Drive thru every time!

35.How many kids do you want? 3 is plenty! You can watch them ANY time you want!

36. Do you have a dog? 3

37. Last person you talked to on the phone? My mom.

38. Have you met anyone famous? The comedian, Gallagher.

39. Any plans today? I think I already answered that. It said tomorrow but technically today is tomorrow because I haven't gone to sleep yet and it's already tomorrow.

40. How many states have you lived in? 1 and only 1 and I don't plan on that ever changing but ya never know.

41. Ever go to college? Yup. TCC baby!

42. Where are you right now? In bed.

43. Biggest annoyance in your life right now? My cats. I know they know the difference between a litter box and a pile of dirty clothes dammit!

44. Last song listened to? Real Good Man By Tim McGraw. At least that is the last one I remember on the radio.

46. Are you allergic to anything? Benadryl! Which Benny bought me the other day when my allergies were kicking my ass. Thanks Babe!

47. Favorite pair of shoes you wear all the time? Right now my boots. In the spring/summer/fall my flip flops.

48. Are you jealous of anyone? Not right now.

49. Is anyone jealous of you? I have know idea.

50. Where is your idea of a dream vacation? I don't know. I would love to vacation on some beautiful island but I really want to go to Ireland.

51. What time is it? 1:23am

52. Do any of your friends have children? Yup.

53. Do you eat healthy? Not usually.

54. What do you usually do during the day? Be a mom and blog.

55. Do you hate anyone right now? I don't hate. It's so not worth it.

56. Do you use the word 'hello' daily? Never. I always say "Hey".

58. How old will you be turning on your next birthday? 28

59. Have you ever been to Six Flags? About a million times. I grew up in Ft. Worth.

60. How did you get one of your scars? I had a lump removed out of my left booby when I was 19 years old.


I have no idea what #45 and #57 were because they were not on Carrins or Carty Party of three so don't think it's that I can't count, someone else can't.

BUSY weekend

We had such a busy weekend. It was full of greatness so I thought I'd show ya some pictures.


First, we bought my parents RV. We needed one and they wanted to sell theirs so they can buy a camper. At 8 miles per gallon, they couldn't go far. We wanted a RV but were scared to buy a used one from a stranger. You never know how people treat their stuff but we do know that my dad really takes care of his stuff. We took it camping this weekend to work out all the kinks and to figure out how to work everything. I sure hope the gas prices stay below 2 dollars for a long time!



Saturday night, Little Man had his Blue and Gold Banquet and went from cub scout to boy scout. We are so proud of him. He received about 20 award and stuff for all his hard work. One he got was the polar bear badge. They had to camp out in a tent in weather that was below 32 degrees. Crazy to me but they did it and survived. I'm retarded and didn't take my camera or phone so no pictures. I'm waiting for my ex husband to e-mail me some so that could take a while.



Anyway, here are the pics of the RV and our trip. We went to Caddo State Park. It is sooooo beautiful there. It's also pretty close to home so going to the banquet in the middle of it all wasn't bad.

The outside of the RV

Dad showing Benny how to work stuff

Front of inside

Back of inside

The cypress trees with the spanish moss on Caddo.

More trees, more moss.

The kids loved being on the top bed. Little Man and Toot slept up there and Smiley slept on the table that folds down into a bed.

Smiley being cute.

Smiley naps where he crashes.

Headin' home. That's one happy guy right there!

It was such a great weekend. We got home about 10 last night and we all just fell into bed and passed out.

Friday it was 75 degrees and now its 32 degrees! I'm so ready for spring to be here and stay!