Light at the end of the tunnel...

So I have been a so called "single" mom for the past oh 3 nights. Pretty ruff you might say, but really it is super tuff. Carter loves his dad, and mom loves the quite time that she gets when it comes to doing homework. I have been working the last couple days, and they have been very busy days, which I really don't mind. But I have now come down with a cold, and some flu like symptoms. So I finally got a day to watch 27 dresses and a day to relax. Now that is exactly what I did, and I still feel like crap, but I didn't have a little boy here trying to jump off the couch all day. I was also able to miss my incredibly boring classes today which made me feel a little better.

So the light at the end of the tunnel....you might be thinking that it is the mack truck, that I feel ran over me. Well it is not. It is the new job that Jeremy landed. He finally got his wish from up above. He will probably be starting on the 17th. Which is great news. It means increased daycare, due to being Monday through Friday, but it means that I will have a much happier husband. Which is AWESOME. So...now for my job hunting you might ask...well its not going far either. But with Jeremy getting this job, I will not have to worry about him just up and quiting his job. He knows better, but I also feel that if I hated my job that much, I might just up and quit too. We actually might have a normal life around our house now. Oh wait no still no normal life. But a happier life!!!!!!!!!!!

Snow.....Ugh!

So, I guess I am just not ready for snow yet. And today there were some flurries, poor Carter didnt even have a hat yet, so grandma to the rescue. Carter and grandma enjoyed some shopping, and he got some books that can stay at grandmas, and a nice new "fargo" hat. It goes great with his red neck coat. Can't wait to get a picture up. Poor kid just wants to play outside, and I think the playing outside days are gone. Oh well there is next year, and I know that he will enjoy winter when he gets to play in the snow.

As for that family picture, it might be a little tuff now since its super-d-duper-d-cold outside. We will have to work on that though.

Jeremy started his new crappy work schedule, so as my friend Melissa said I will pretty much be a single mom. Or at least that's what it is going to feel like. I am going to miss all the things that he does when he is here. Like entertaining Carter while I do homework, and catch up on laundry, and taking the dog out, since she will not do her dirty deeds when I am here with her. And I am going to have to make supper every single night I am home, since he doesn't get off work until 7pm. So, today I am enjoying a nice day, to blog while Carter takes his much needed nap, and also thinking about what I could make for supper, so that we have left-overs for tomorrow. I am not lazy just crafty!

In other news......A friend of ours had her baby today. Cheyton James arrived today weighing a healthy 9lbs, 22 inches long. Congrats Jenny and Derek and big brother Dakota! Can't wait to meet you Cheyton.

Korrina made me do it!

Fun fun....copy and paste to your blog! =) but let me know so I can come and read it!! So I am doing this so Korrina is happy…..its from her blog!
1. Where is your cell phone? Next to me on the table
2. Where is your significant other? In the computer room playing the Sims
3. Your hair color? Brown
4. Your mother? At home
5. Your father? At home in bed…..its past 8pm
6. Your favorite thing? Playing with my son and taking pictures of him while he grows up to fast
7. Your dream last night? That I was going to get a bed rail for Carter, except the person wanted $100 for it, and I wondered if it was made of Gold!
8. Your dream/goal? To be a CPA, and let my husband be a stay at home dad.
9. The room you're in? Kitchen, at the table
10. Your hobby? SCRAPBOOKING and being a mom
11. Your fear? Birds
12. Where do you want to be in six years? Well I hope to be done with a BS in accounting, maybe a couple more kids, spending time with my hubby, with maybe a little less stress in my life!
13. Where were you last night? At home in bed by 8:30…..talk about old farts at my house!
14. What you’re not? Doing my homework like I should be.
15. One of your wish list items? A Wii so I can get Wii fit!
16. Where you grew up? St. Peter (I love that place)
17. The last thing you did? Went to Macroeconomics
18. What are you wearing? Snowflake pants and a gopher t-shirt
19. Your TV? OFF
20. Your pet? She is walking around reminding me that I really need to trim her nails….
21. Your computer? On the kitchen table
22. Your mood? Content…actually thinking I passed my econ test
23. Missing someone? Yeah….long story
24. Your car? White Chevy Trailblazer
25. Something you’re not wearing? BRA...men you just dont understand!
26. Favorite store? Target
27. Your summer? WHERE'D IT GO..I so agree Korrina. It was sad, and happy, my baby turned one!
28. Love someone? Sure do!
29. Your favorite color? Purple
30. When is the last time you laughed? Tonight….when I was talking to my mom….
31. Last time you cried? Well last night in my dream, otherwise….I don’t even know

Pumpkin carving, A family Affair!!

We have been super busy lately, and I have neglected to blog too. So I am going to make up for it with some updates.

Last weekend we had our family picture taken for our Christmas cards. Well we attempted to have our picture taken. I will just say, that the men in my family don't cooperate when needed. So.....we made an attempt, but will need to make another attempt soon. We did get two very nice fall pictures, but I love pictures so we will just have to have another session to get the "Best". In Jeremy’s words..."What do you expect its F-ing 80 degrees out and you have me wearing a sweatshirt". So....yeah that is about how our picture went. The best part is that we have 67 days until Christmas so about oh 58-60 days until the cards need to go out. Uncle Ben and Auntie Devan brought out Carters swing set. They brought it out on a Sunday, and the few days after we spent enjoying the swing set everyday after daycare that it wasn’t raining. When he is ready to go inside, he will let you know. Otherwise he will throw a fit to let you know he is not ready. He is getting so independent its scary, and my mother loves the temper tantrums that he can throw.
School has been super difficult lately. Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, College Algebra, and Small group communication have all just been tiring me out. I have been pretty hard on myself, for poor test scores, but they have been improving, and I have just gotten to the point, I want this semester over. Having Carter around the house, along with working 40 hours a week, and trying to spend time with Jeremy and Carter I have decided to just get done with these classes, and not be to hard on myself. Now I am still going to continue on for my BS in Accounting, and hopefully my CPA in the future, but right now my goal is to get done with this semester and I will be happy as can be.

Carter had a playdate with a friend of mines son and nephew yesterday. It was fun for all except Logan who wanted to play with the train, and Payten and Carter kept wrecking the tracks. We will have to get the boys together again before we see snow!
Yesterday we also enjoyed a fun loving family get together. Pumpkin carving at its finest. Well Jeremy has been feeling a little dizzy (more than normal), so he didn’t feel well so he just watched, but Dad cut the tops, and then Ben, Devan, Mom, and myself enjoyed cleaning the guts and cutting the best pumpkins ever. Tammy and Chad, and Mark and Mary also joined us for some fun. Pumpkin carving, Christmas cookies, and coloring eggs are 3 of the best things in life. Carter didn’t really feel that he was cut out for cleaning the pumpkins out. Oh well, maybe next year. This year was pretty creepy, since I walked outside to get a pumpkin, and I noticed a hearse at my parents neighbors house…..and we all gawked to find out who died, and we believe it was their one neighbor who is pretty old, and had been sick lately. It was a little weird, and something that I had never witnessed. Carter enjoyed playing with the "squiggle" stick with grandpa.

Less than 2 weeks to Halloween and Carter is always laughing at his costume. It is super cute, and I can’t wait to add pictures of him. Until then, it’s a surprise to what he is going to be…..

Family Funday Thursday

Thursdays have been our weekly day that we all get to spend time together, and get a chance to get our errands all done. Today was the oil change day. My car went in for the Auto buttler, and both cars went in for oil changes. And we all got haircuts today. Carter was in dire need of a hair cut, I was starting to think he was looking like a little girl. We also had other errands to run so finished that up, and we were thinking that Carter would take a nap, but it turns out he doesn't take naps when we want him to. Oh well right.

So we made Carter lay in his crib and all he did was talk, talk and talk to himself. Finally gave him a glass of milk, and he drank it and threw the cup. So where did it go you ask....well that was what we were asking also. So Carter was out of the crib, and I asked him "Carter where is your milk?" Well he was going to show us. He walked over to his hamper, moved it to the side, and found his cup. Carter is getting to be such a big boy and super smart now too! But little does he know, in about 25 years he will be looking forward to a nap.....cause I am looking forward to a nap.

Tonight uncle Ben and Auntie Devan are going to bring out Carters swing set and have supper with us. So hopefully Carter will hold on until they get here and enjoy the evening with them.

Weekend Adventures

So we really didn't have anything planned for this weekend other than possibly getting a family picture taken, but when we woke up Sunday and it was a cold and rainy day, we decided to head up to the cities to look for some new wall decor for our living room. We have been looking and looking and looking. We are really not sure what we would like, but we want a more grown up look. We currently have wedding pictures up (which will stay up), and pictures of Carter (which will stay up). But we have this very large blank wall. We have been contemplating painting the living room, but then think why, we want to add on to the house so why not later. Well we still need some decor for the wall. Anyways.....we went to Burnsville and really just found stuff for Carter and no wall decor. We did find a shelf that we like so that we can put our pictures up so that Carter can stop throwing them all over. We ended our nice adventure to Burnsville with Carter screaming the entire way home from Savage. Yeah I really think we need a mini van for Jeremy so that we have more room, so that I could have just hopped into the back. Not so easy in a car. Or a Dvd system for dads car.

Another highlight of the weekend was the completion of Carters swing set. Uncle Ben was so nice to put it together for us. Now he is just going to bring it out, and let Carter enjoy it.

Ok...So I forgot to post this, So I figured I would finally do it now. A little late but better late then never right!