My new job

You may have read a while back when I said I didn't know what I wanted to do when I grew up. If you didn't read it, I said I didn't know what I want to do when I grow up. OK, everyone is caught up.

I figured it out!

Have you ever seen those reality shows where an animal mauls a person? I have and it bugs me the way they commentator (is that what he is?) describes it. I could do SOOOOO much better.

Example:
'Anne' was just walking threw the woods (probably on the rag) and all the sudden she felt a sharp stabbing pain on her face. There was a mountain lion ripping her face off and then ripping her from head to toe and she couldn't stop it. The pussy she was with thought it would be a good idea to throw a rock at the vicious lion. Apparently, this mountain lion was a pussy too so it ran away leaving Anne bleeding from every where. It must have just been mean and not hungry so lets go kill the first mountain lion we see and say it was the big bad lion! That will make the scared people around here happy!

See, I would be so good at the job!!!!

Oh, and then there is the other show I watched tonight. It's called "Mate Check". They should rename it "I am pimping put my daughters to try and prove your man is cheating". WTF!

I am ashamed to admit I use to watch reality tv but I have seen the way. This is the stupidest shit I have ever seen in my life. Ya, it's ok at 3 am in the morning when it's that or infomercials but seriously, are people REALLY this stupid? I would never qualify for a reality show because I actually have a brain. I know some of you love reality tv but it is getting a little out of hand. Don't ya agree?

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?

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.

Rolling in dough!

YEAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!
Hubby got a new job. Sorta. It is for the same company just different position. Much better position that makes way more money.

Hubby works shut downs for a very well known company. Trace Adkins use to work for them too btw. Anyways, Hubby did everything. He is a pipe fitter, tube welder, millwright, welder ....
You name it, he did it. Except concrete. He DOES NOT do that. The office he works out of works at 5 different power plants. Hubby has worked at all of them and knows them inside and out. These being coal plants makes for one dirty guy when he was there. He was going through jeans faster than I could buy them and the shirts always got covered in holes (because of the welding).

NOT ANYMORE!!

He is now their new tool room foreman. No more lay-offs, no more nasty clothes, and way more money. Maybe I can get a maid finally!!

We were scared they wouldn't hire him because at EVERY job site he goes to, every foreman request him. So we were scared they would rather have him working on the plant instead of this. But we found out last night that wasn't the case. Or rather they were desprate for someone that knew what he was doing. His new job basically consist of keeping track and repairing EVERY SINGLE tool at all 5 plants. That's a lot of tools folks! The guys check them out and are suppose to check them back in when they are done with them but that doesn't always happen. The were just using pen and paper to keep track of it but now will be using a computer. He had to carry a laptop to do reports all the time for about 5 years when we first got together so this is simple for him. I had to just give him a refresher course on Excel but it all came back to him.

I know he will be so much happier with this job. He will really get to use his brain and not have to work so damn hard. Hubby is probably one of the smartest people I know and he loves being challanged and actually having to think, so this is good. Actually, he is the only one of everyone I have ever dated that is on my level of intelligence (or higher now that I have 3 kids). It's kinda nice but can be annoying sometimes.

Anyway, I'm happy, he's happy, and my Mom is happy. We can stop worrying about lay-off season and start helping my parents out for when my Dad retires. It will be nice to be able to help them instead of them helping us.

Also, we are so going to get a boat! I can't wait!!!!

Still a Stay at Home Mom and happy about it

Well, today was the big day. The day I decide to work or not to work (outside of my lovely home). And I decided not to work. There is a couple of reasons why I chose this path.

1. I didn't see Toot all day and I am not going to do that 5 days a week. That can begin when she goes to kindergarten.
2. I wouldn't put Smiley in that class with or without me.

Let me explain. In the interview she said a lot that this is not daycare but a day school. Sounded great to me. That's why Toot goes 2 days a week. Well, the 3 year old and 4 year old classes have wonderful teachers that really do their job great. Not so much in the 2 year old class.

They didn't do anything except play and then at one point they gave the kids a piece of paper with glue all over it and then passed out other scraps of paper to stick to it. That was it. No education at all. I finally started talking with all the kids about the different colors. Then at one point a little boy was throwing a full blown tantrum and trowing cars at the other kids. You know what the teacher did. NOTHING!!! So I asked her if they discipline the kids and she actually said, "Not so much." Ok, that's real good. They only changed diapers when a kid smelled but never checked to see if they were wet. I was in shock. And one little girl just kinda sat in a high chair most of the time watching everyone else. They said she liked it. Ya, I bet she does. I bet her parents would love to know what their $300 a month is paying for.

I told the director all of this and she was in shock too. She pulled out the lesson plan of what they were suppose to do and they had only done the one thing. I told her I really hoped she could find a teacher that really cared about teaching these children and that Smiley would not be returning until next year. She was very sweet (and a little embarrassed) about it all and when I left, she was heading down to have a talk with the teacher. But the kids were actually wonderful (except that one throwing the cars) and I wish them all the luck in the world. Right now, they need it. I feel guilty about not working there and fixing these problems but I just can't be away from Toot that much right now.

Now, I'm nervous

Well, I just got back from the interview and it went really good. I always talk to her when I drop off Toot at school so I was cool with it all. It was very relaxed.

Here is the benefits:

• After 90 days the kids get to go FREE. Yes, completely free. That is $600 worth of savings a month. (First 90 days, they get a discount)
• Will still be with my kiddo's everyday (I will be in Smileys class).
• Extra money in my pocket. Maybe now I can convince Hubby we need a maid.
• Talking to other adults everyday.
• Seeing exactly what they do all day long (and making sure Toot's not making out with her new boyfriend).
• Hubby can clean and cook his month off in January.
• It will help me continue to loose more weight.

Here is my fears:

• Smiley will cling to me all day long.
• Toot will want to be with me all day long.
• Not being able to handle 12 two year olds all day long.
• I just won't like it.
• It will drive me crazy.

We will see tomorrow though. I have to work 8 hours of volunteer time to see if I like them and if they like me. I'll let you know how it goes.