Smooth 4th of July

Everything went rather smoothly on the 4th. It really could have been alot worse. All I know is I have no desire to bake another cake any time soon.

I started Thursday night trying to get the cake ready for the baby shower. The first attempt fell apart so with the pregnant momma looking at me with very sad eyes saying”it looks so good can I just eat it” and she did. It was gone in a matter of minutes. So I attempted the second cake on Friday and again it fell apart and again it was devoured in minutes.

The 3rd and final attempt of her bear cake was on Saturday morning along with a double batch cake in a 24×18 pan finished just in time for the baby shower fully decorated. Time for cake and momma didn’t want any. I sorta snapped at that point and said “i just spent 8 hours baking and decorating your cake you are going to eat some” ( but said not quite so nice).

All in all it went well. I could have been alot worse. The up side is she didn’t want to eat the bear cake it was to pretty. It is still in my freezer. As soon as I can find what hubby did with the picks I will post a few from the family and baby shower.

4th of July Madness

Happy 4th of July to everyone.

We are once again hosting the family. All of my husbands family will be here. They will start to arrive this evening with everyone arriving by Friday. Big 4th of July picnic followed by fireworks. Then large baby shower for husbands niece on Saturday.

I will start all my prep work tonight and continue through the weekend.

I hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday.

Happy Anniversary

Tomorrow is my 9th wedding anniversary. My how the time flies. We are hopping on the motorcycle and hitting the open  road for the weekend. I will get my yearly dinner at the Outback. We will have our bloomin Onion and salad and bring our dinner home in a box. We do every year.

My hubby never reads this but I just wanted to say Honey I love you, glad we made it this far and here’s to another 9.

Childless This Week

Once the bonus child goes home today we will be childless for a week, so to speak. I will have my gentleman Monday and Tuesday but after that ALONE.

I’m not gonna know how to act or what to do. I’ll enjoy the quiet and get some reading done. My gentleman and I read a book a week that we get from the library. When we go I get 2 books. 1 I read to him and 1 I read myself. It get confusing some times reading 2 books at the same time.

I will also be able to get some house cleaning done. I really need to shampoo my carpets. Especially after dumping an entire bowl of spaghetti with sauce on it last night. The bowl just shot out from under me and down my legs and onto the carpet.

Growing Up

Well my baby is not a baby anymore. She is now equip with here workers permit and has a summer job at McDonald’s. She is with her dad for the first part of the summer and working with him.

I am hoping he will use this as a learning tool and take her to open up a bank account so that she can save some of her money and not let her spend it all on nothing.

I have also told them to check with the McD’s here so if she wanted to continue to work when she came home she could. I would make sure she got there and home.

The bonus daughter is jealous and now wants a job too! I told her what she needed to do.

She doesn’t believe me but I am very proud of Cherokee. I just feel like she is growing up way too fast.

Happy Father’s Day

I was confronted by my husband on Saturday stating that his friends at work didn’t think it was fair because we always make such a big deal on Mothers Day with a big cookout picnic and we invite everyone that we know to come out and spend the day. It’s always a great time. That started last year when my mom lived with us and she wanted to do something nice and fun. We’ve done it the last 2 years but never do anything on Fathers Day.

So with less than 24 hours notice I put together a simple cookout / picnic. His family was here. Brothers and sister with their families. His mom and dad.

I had to keep myself busy because every time I looked at his dad I would start to tear up. It was a very difficult day for me but I had alot of fun with everyone. It makes me wonder if I subconsciously was avoiding a big Fathers Day deal because of the fact that dad wasn’t here anymore. But when dad was alive and he and Don (my father in law ) would get together we would tease them because they looked so much alike. It has been difficult when ever Don is around because he reminds us of dad and mom always ends up crying.

Anyway, I have a few weeks to recover because we are doing it all over again 4th of July weekend. Plus a baby shower to boot for hubby’s niece.

Dear Dad,

I know that where you are you are finally at peace. We miss you more and more every day. I can’t believe you have been gone 2 years already. You wouldn’t believe how beautiful the girls are. Of course they were beautiful when you were here but they are becoming beautiful young women. Cherokee is going to be working this summer, can you believe it?

We had a wonderful day in your honor. You were here in our hearts today and forever. We love and miss you dearly.

Love Always,

Graduation

Okay it’s official I’m the worst parent on the face of the planet. My girls both had graduation ceremonies on Monday. We were well prepared we went shopping over the weekend and got new dresses and shoes. I got up early so that I could help Zoe get ready. We did her hair and put a little makeup on her. She left for school and my husband and I started to get ready. Her ceremony started at 11 am then off to the Berry Farm for a picnic.

We were all ready, actually walking out the door when the phone rings. I recognize the number as one from the school so I answer it. It’s Zoe and she’s in tears. The graduation started at 9 and we had missed it. She had tried to go to the office and call but they wouldn’t let her.

I swear the paper that was sent home said 11 am. Hubby and I rushed to the school and picked her up and we drove over to the farm and enjoyed the picnic. We felt so bad. One of her friends moms recorded it so we are waiting for the tape so we can see it.

Cherokee was picked up early because her ceremony started at 5 but she didn’t get off the bus until 4:30 which was the time she needed to be to the school. She came home got dressed we picked up her dad and off we went. It was a nice ceremony although it was hot as all get out in there. Then a picnic after in the court yard. It was only 105 degrees.

So my girls have officially passed. Zoe is going into 6th grade and Cherokee into 9th.

Tag I’m It

Now that I actually have more than 5 minutes to sit at the computer I can now complete my questions that my niece so kindly tagged me with. Here goes

4 Things I Was Doing 10 Years Ago….

1. I was working at a daycare center as a cook/ afternoon teacher

2. I was also working at 7-11

3. I moved from Triangle to Stafford

4. Dating my husband

4 Things I Was Doing 5 Years Ago

1. I quit my job

2. I moved my family home to live with my parents and take care of my mother after her heart attack

3. Was helping my parents take care of my nephew while his mom was away

4. Started growing my relationship with my sister

4 Things I’m Doing This Year

1. I’m working with a disabled man

2. I’m learning how to embroider

3. I became a real life demon hunter

4. I’m working more toward growing in my faith because of some real eye opening experiences

4 Things I Did Yesterday

1. Laundry

2. Finished reading a book

3. Went grocery shopping

4. Worked

4 Shows I Like

1. All Law & Orders

2. Big Brother

3. Ice Road Truckers

4. American Idol

4 Biggest Joys Of The Moment

1. My big sister for all her love and support

2. Working with my gentleman and have him tell me he loves me with a big smile

3. My anniversary coming up June 28th. Married 9 years to a man that drives me absolutely nuts most of the time that I love with all my heart.

4. Growing with God and seeing his miracles work before my very eyes

Okay….. I know I’m supposed to tag some people but everyone I would have tagged has already done it.

Job Assessment Interview

We took my gentleman yesterday for his job assessment interview. They will be signing him up for a 20 day assessment in which he will work M-F 8-4. I will have to drive him and pick him up. He is very excited about the prospects of working.

I am just not sure how this is going to effect me yet.

Finally Getting Trained on the Machines

My boss in an effort to keep me ( because I told him I was looking for a second job) finally stepped up to start training me on the embroidery machines. I started yesterday. I get 2 hours of training a day until I get good.

I learned to hoop the shirts and ran the machines yesterday. It was cool. He has 1 shirt that when you look at it you get dizzy. I had a hard time lining those up straight. It is a striped shirt but the stripes are very tiny. I made the comment to him that the shirt made me dizzy and he laughed and said you should see what happens when they are trying to cut them. It is their most difficult piece. When you stare at it to long it looks like it’s moving. I then laughed and said good cuz I thought it was just me.

At least now I have a second job and don’t have to burn anymore gas to get to it. We are working around gentlemans schedule. I go in an hour earlier get him going for the day then do my 2 hours of training then my afternoons are free with him. Then once I get good I’ll make more money an hour and get more hours. This is so we can keep the machines going when he travels.

It’s alot to learn but I’m excited.