After a couple days of working on my computer I finally have her running again. Still getting the odd problem every now and then which I will work on troubleshooting. Its just nice to be back on my machine. I forgot how dependent I was on my machine here for all my needs. I was starting to get depressed. It was bad! But now its working again and it is good. There are still a few things I need like a legal version of windows within 28 days. A new computer case for better air flow. Fill me up with some more ram and one more GFX card. Right now it hauls ass and runs things smoothly but I still want more power! Glad trisha makes posts here to fill in when im not around. Plus she has more family news then I ever will since she is with the kids more then I am.
What you all think about this rain? 
It was a Long weekend with little sleep and sick kids. Katie had a fever and was unable to sleep meaning mommy was unable to sleep and jim with his snotty nose and not liking his face wiped just pooped him right out. Sunday morning katie was getting sick in the morning but seemed to be fine in the afternoon. well until 2:30am rolled around and she woke up saying mommy ouch. when i went to check up on her she was tugging on her ear. So she might be getting and ear infection. after not being able to sleep i brought her to bed with me and we laid down then as soon as we were about to close our eyes guess who woke up screaming cause he was hungry! Jimmy! so got him brought him to bed he finished his bottle then he wanted to play! what the heck kid its sleepy time not playing laughing time. So up we went again put jimmy in his Crib and beck to bed again at 4:30 i think i got about 2 hours in then James came home wanting to watch the news. i told him in a friendly manner to not even turn it on, lol, he was nice enough to wait until it was time to gt ready for work 15 minutes later. I’m a little tired this morning but being a mommy rocks and i wouldn’t change a thing about it.
To night after I pick up the kids from day care I am going to surprise Katie with a mommy katie date, We are going to drop jimmy off at the house with James then Katie and i are going to see Madagascar and have dinner, just Katie and mommy, I think she will like it every much, then home to bed for hopefully a good night sleep and a sleep in tomorrow. hopefully i will catch up on my sleep. lol. dout that will ever be the case. but worth a shot
Yesterday I Got the kids Christmas Shopping taken care of. Just have to get the few odds and ends for the stockings. Katie has been showing me a few things that she really liked so yesterday when a friend gave me a 30% off everything in the store coupon on top of the sales that were going on and her employee discount I had to do it. I just have a few things I want to get that I wasn’t able to yesterday then I’m all done WOOT! I know its not even thanksgiving yet, but this year Katie and I are really excited for Christmas. Katie keeps asking when is Ho Ho Coming. and every time we see a snowman she has to stop and show me. Maybe this year is going to be extra special cause its the first Christmas with a family of 4. and katies at the age that every surprise it priceless. Anyways this year for thanksgiving My friend yanna is is coming over and we are going to cook a nice turkey dinner. Since neither one of us have family by it will be fun. well i need to get stuff done around here before i head home. So I’ll let you know how the dinner date goes Probbaly by the end of the week lol!
I voted McCain but this speech still touched me. It was very nice to hear and look forward to what he has planned for our country. What did you all think?
Yes WE CAN!
So this morning Lj had his 4 month check up, Daddy was kind enough to take him since work for me this week is very hectic. Daddy said Lj weighs 16lbs now and is 26 inches. Long. He is in the 75% group for his weight and height. Lj’s head is about 16 2/3″ and in the 35% group . LOL. so everything went great. Doc also Said that Lj should try eating cereal now to get him ready to eat solids. I’m super excited about this cause maybe he will sleep thru the night now. but then again he is a growing biy I dont think they ever get full enough, LOl. Doc also said that Lj should not be spitting up as much any more. which the day care had told me he wasnt doing it so much. i cant for the next few months were Lj will be learning to sit up and move around some more. right now if i put him in the middle of the room i turn my head to look back at him he is clear over by the door. even in his crib he moves all around. just totall the opposite direction from where i put him….silly boy! next appointment is December 19th for his 6 month check up.
Ok, so I don’t get it. We spend months/Years Teaching our children to not talk to strangers and never accept candy or gifts from them, but yet once a year we allow our children to dress up in costumes and go to a strangers house knock on their door and ask for candy. Granted we the parents should be taking them around. If you are the type of person to let your child trick or treat hey great I’m not here to make an argument we see things thru a different light. but is it me or are we contradicting ourselves. Yes, I did take Katie out last year, we did the mall walk. it was a safe and warm place to let her get some treats, but still candy from a stranger. there are Many places around that you are ableto go instead of going to a stangers home. Am I being over peranoid with my children or is halloween over rated. You hear you should take the candy to a hospital or safe palce where the candy can be checked cause there are creepy people around, but why accept candy from a stranger in the first place? This year the kids and I will not go trick or traeting but instead find something else to do. When they get older we can have a halloween party with the friends to celebrate halloween. When going shopping katie is so terrafied she says “Mommy katie wants to go home”. Daddy bought Katie a nice mermaid costume and pumpkin, Yes, we will still carve pumpkins and set them out but I don’t think I believe in the whole Halloween sceen. At the museum here in town there is going to be a kids carnavel were can do crafts and wear costumes. I think this is where you will find us this year. Just wondering what your views of Halloween were.
“The history of Halloween goes back 2000 years. Many believe that Halloween’s origins are found in the Celtic festival of Samhain. The Celts, who were located in Ireland, the UK and the northern parts of France, celebrated their New Year on the first of November. Samhain was celebrated the night before the New Year.
The New Year, Celts believed, marked summer’s end, harvest time, and the start of dark, cold winter months. Those winter months were associated with death by these people. On October 31, the night before the New Year, the Celts celebrated Samhain. This day, they believed, was when the ghosts of the deceased returned to earth because the boundaries between the living world and the dead world blurred.
When we think of “Trick-Or-Treating”, the origins can probably be found in the English All Souls’ Day parades. During these celebrations, the poor would come out and beg for food from the more wealthy families. When the families gave them pastries called “soul cakes”, they asked for the poor to pray for their relatives that had passed away.”
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I know a shocker I am Posting a blog. I know my Husband can be quite the character always full of talk and I Have to admit when he gets talking to me about weird things it just goes in one ear and out the other, But I have to agree with him on this one I believe its time that we go back to school and we need change. I know we would be able to manage on his income and kids would be taken care of at daycare as long as I am a full time student then we are covered, James is worried about going back at an older age, Me. I’m just afraid of going back, heck its been 6 years since we graduated, Yes i have taken a few college courses, But I don’t think my heart was in the right place. As a mother I Now know It’s not about my future any more its also about my Childrens and my husbands future. I think this time I am ready to commit to the next step in life. James and I Have our fare sare of hard months (Daycare is killing us) and good months, but that is not good enough for me I want steady and comfort . Not having to worry How are we going to pay bills . I want to beable to have that beautiful house with awhite picked fence with a swing set where I can sit on the porch and watch my children play. James remember we started out in a little studio in someones basement, We found out we were pregnant and we moved up in life we went to having nothing at all to a wonderfull apartment where our children go to daycare and we have great jobs, all we need is to take one more step foward. I know we can have bigger and better things. All we need is the encouragment and faith from one another, But in all reality we will never beable to have that dream if we don’t start now, If we dont take that step forward all we are going to do is keep telling our selfs we will do it later. We’ll guess what? later never comes. There is no greater time then the present. I have done a lot of research and Found I can go to the Bellingham Technical College go to school for 2 years get in to the Dental Field as a Dental Hygenist. I Would start in January, For the Winter semister. I like working at the bank don’t get me wrong, but I just dont Believe this is what I wnat to do for the rest of my life. Working for the bank is one of the best things I have done ( Thank you nanny for helping me get here). But I know its not what I love doing. My heart is just not in it. I think I can go back to school get my degree, work and then support my husband while he gets his degree. I think its time for some change. All we have to do is take that first step. Set the fear’s aside and just do it.
I really would like to go back to school and get working on a degree. I dont know how I will do it but there has to be a way. I am starting to get burned out on dealing cards. I do want to stay in the gaming industry because I think it is a great industry to work in. I just want to work on the policing side of things. A gaming control agent would be an interesting job but in order to meet the minimum reqs you need to go get a BA in something that is related. So I am looking around at programs that they recomend and it would be cool to get a degree in ecomics. With a minor in finance. I dont know how I can accomplish this. Maybe there is a way to drop our income low enough that the state will pick up the costs of childcare and schooling and so forth. Maybe trisha and I can get it all done at the same time…. And we can live off of paper route money… It would be lean times for awhile but in 4 - 5 years we would be doing just fine financially again…. I dont know what to do just have to start something before its to late. Getting educated and then re-entering the workforce at the age of 30 seems like you would be a little bit on the late side. I am not getting any younger though so its time to figure something out. Any suggestions?
For this first time in a long time I actully had a good time at work. I was shocked. It was not even the money because i didnt make much. People were just fun. It makes the day so much better when you can have fun with people all day long. That is what i used to love about my job then it started to turn into a drag. But today for thie first time in a long time people were enjoying themselves win or loose. It was great!
I put up a couple new pictures. Thanks for sending them in. Keep them coming!
http://www.jambothompson.com/pictures/?album=7&gallery=41&show=slide
Ok I have fixed the slide show to show pictures much faster. Let me know if there is anything else you would like improved about those.
No pictures yet of when trisha came to visit! Ashamed I tell you im ashamed!