Birthday Weekend

I made a goal that this weekend would be one of goal setting and reflection. I can't decide if I want to get braces and fix my teeth or if I want to get back into school. I think I'll have to start with seeing if I'll even be able to get into school. I need to get up to Weber and see what my chances are and go from there. I'd love to get back into school, but I'm not sure what I need to do to get in there. 

My body is something that is very important to me. I'm going to start walking up and down stairs with weights on my feet to start helping get rid of my belly. I want to have my body back and that is something I have always said but have done very little. I do have a very hyper dog, what other excuse do I need? 

I did finally clean my car out. Spent some time with it making sure I got as much hair as I could and all the dirt. Threw away all the garbage and vacuumed it out. I then got as much dirt as I could off the hard surfaces with green apple fabuloso. It smells nice in there now and looks a million times better. I also got all the laundry done today. Clean clothes galore! We don't have enough hangers for them all. 

For Mother's Day we woke up with Brad sick. He threw up all over the floor and in the bathroom and got several bloody noses. I don't understand why they are always sick! I invested in lysol and we spray their toys and room and all the doors down both before and after they are here. We make them blow their noses and take medicine and wash their hands and they usually feel better. It just isn't that hard. So we cleaned him up and I went to Jen's house while Dave stayed home and cleaned the yard and house up. 

Grandma Rudy had come up from mesquite. Her husband has always been a little off. Its awkward when he's around. Great Grandma asked who I was (she's 90 so its ok) and I said I'm Heather, Les's Heather, and Bob (my grandma's husband) was all "well technically your Elise's heather" so I said no I'm Les's Heather for all intents of purpose. And he mumbled something. K I know I'm at odds with Les but Great Grandma doesn't need to know that. She's 90... If that is how she remembers me then hoopde do.... good hell. He's weird. But anywho, I got to spend some time with my cousins and Tazia and James and Curtis came so I got to see them and that is what I wanted. Brettney even came. I haven't seen her in forever. 

So after that I came home and we went to Smith's got dinner and the carpet cleaner. I need to just get one, $50 a pop I could've owned one by now. I'll have to check into that new Bissell. Or that little Green one. I liked those, or at least from what they show on TV. We moved all the furniture out of the living room and vacuumed the house then cleaned the living room and the kids room. So all the pee fromthe dogs, cat throw up, kid throw up, and who knows what all else finally got picked up and taken care of. So after the cleaning our house smells soooo much better. 

The wind is really picking up today. It opened the garage door outside and it sounded like someone was out there, so I made Star go out with me to lock it up. I just love her. She's getting so big!! I still need to give her a bath though. 

Monday, Dave came home early and gave me my present early. Reebok EZ tone shoes :) I love them!!

I went with Dad to see Clash of the Titans, and what a good show. I really enjoyed it. Then I got home just in time to feed Dave then out the door for the Paramore concert. It was actually pretty decent, and I had fun with everyone. Mom gave me some pretty blue shirts with a pretty necklace :).

Misty had gone to California over the weekend and brought me back some presents. :)

And today was all about me for me. My Sarah Foo shaded the other half of my arm and I went home to find Dave had gotten me the prettiest flowers and the most awesomest card. Then his parents brought me a windchime, its so beautiful. It was a fantastic weekend.     

These flowers are my favorite.

Life's unpredictable....

I've been thinking a lot these past couple days.... Life has thrown some very interesting curves.

First someone I didn't know very well, but thought I knew at least a little bit, ended up being involved in some very bad things. I really liked the guy, he was a very amiable person. Now he's in prison for at least 10 years. Granted once you hear someone has been sent to prison you automatically think "oh that person is bad" and "how could I not have seen this"? However just because he was convicted doesn't mean that it may have been done on purpose. You never know though. I've thought about going and visiting, but as I'm not a close friend - or at least what I consider to be a close friend, I can't help but wonder will it be awkward? Would he want me to visit? If I go should I go with others that he knows? Just not sure on that one.

The other day started out with getting off a 15 hour shift and I met up with Dave on his way to work so that I could see him. As we're standing there we realize there are breaks in the front driver tire. It was flat by lunch. The tires we have are a little big for the truck. The tires we need we have 2 of them. Dave believes that the reason the tires blew last time is that the rim is bent. So we need 2 new rims 2 new tires and then mounted and put on the truck. So that's going to be almost $300..... plus we still need to fix the car... I know right? Nothing seems to want to settle down.

So I go home get some sleep and then as I go about my day I head to work. First there was an accident that had two 4x4 trucks with horse trailers involved, so traffic was bad getting onto 215. Then as I'm coming over the bridge a semi stops right in the middle of the street. So we all slow and move around them, then as traffic is starting to pick up speed I witness an accident involving a semi and a small car. The girls in the car couldn't of been much older than 16... They looked young. Luckily they were OK, but it could've been so much worse. Makes me remember the two I was in and how lucky I was. Angels are watching... I hope those girls take it as a good lesson and don't end up in another one.

So it's raining outside now and I absolutely love the rain. Butch on the other hand does not. He is scared of thunder I think. He won't go outside and he will hide in the house even if he has to use the bathroom rather than go outside during a thunder storm. The other day I was in the shower and I heard the door open. Now I'm thinking that it is Bynx because he loves to sit on the edge of the tub while I'm showering and play in the water. Instead it's Butch and he just jumps right in with me. No hesitation. I think that he heard some thunder and came to find me and when he couldn't hear it over the sound of the shower he jumped right in. He stayed in the tub til Dave got home. He's a nut that one.

Two of my friends have lost their jobs this past week. And looking on facebook there are several others that have lost theirs as well and are looking for jobs. Its weird how everyone is saying that the job market is doing better, but yet it appears to be getting worse. Thank God for mine and Dave's jobs. Granted nothing is guaranteed, but we both work hard and put forth a 100% effort so that we are appreciated and needed. I work as hard as I can to make sure they need me. We are truly blessed for that.

To help with my friends, Monday I'm taking Danielle with me around Layton to get as many applications as possible. I've printed out her resume so she can hand them out, but this is also good in that I can get some applications for myself and Misty. Misty has been looking and putting in applications but nothing has come of it yet. I am wanting a part time job so that I can save up to obviously fix the cars, but Christmas is coming up and with the 2 kids we need to make sure we can afford Christmas. Plus we're behind on the bills. So some extreme restraint and hard work and I think if I can get a part time job that can help get caught up and help with Christmas. The OT shifts at work are few the next quarter because they are hiring permanent weekend customer service managers, so as I am the bottom of the pecking line I've only got a few.

I'm weird in that I am always stressed out lately because of finances. I always have been but owing so much to so many and being behind while we're trying to fix our credit so that we can get our house is hard. Thankfully everyone has been really nice to work with thus far, but we still let them know we are working on it. You never know when their patience might run out. I'm hoping to turn my car in and get a Dodge Charger... But I'm not sure if that is even possible. So maybe its better to spend the money to fix it and just keep praying that things will work out. Granted we have been through worse, but we have other things we want to do besides pay bills. We want to go to Disney Land in 3 summers when Brad and Breken are old enough, and next year I'll have a god baby in West Virginia I need to go see.... Hard work is all its going to take. Thank god I have Dave with me. He's my rock and is always there to give me support when I need it. I love him so much.