Merry Christmas in JULY

Yesterday Jamie had beach school pictures and here is a preview of 1 of them.  They took 6 and it was so hard choosing 1 but I think this one is my favorite one.  We are going to get 2 different pictures.

She is really starting to become her own little person.  Potty training is not going like I thought it would.  She tells you that she needs to potty but just sits there and does nothing. Everyone says it will come give her time. When she goes to sleep she takes everything in her room and tries to put it in her bed.  Its hard not to laugh at her when you go in there because she 2 puzzles, A LOT of books,  stuffed animals her blanket, her pillow its just a lot of stuff.....

So my mom just called with her inner BITCH quote of the day

" You cross a PMS with a GPS you got a moody bitch who will hunt you down"

LOL....I laughed so hard!!!

4th of July

 My favorite holiday of the whole YEAR and it rains the whole day and weekend!! :(

Totally bummed.  Brian did try to put on a parade for me.  Which of course cheered me up!!! But I was bummed because Jamie didn't get to see fireworks or go to any parade.  Brian also had to have eye surgery the week before 4th of July so that didn't help either.  He had a torn retina and had to get a gas bubble put in his eye so the tear would heal.  It was very weird. He had to keep his head down for a whole week. The only time he could look up was to eat or go to the bathroom. It was a weird weekend.  But he is doing much better now and has been on light duty since Monday. So that has been nice to have him here in the building with me!  

I have read two books since my last post of books.  I read The Orphan Sister by Gwendolen Gross.  It was a book I just picked up a book store because it was like $2.99 and it looked good.  Well I really didn't like it.  The story is very weird and I don't like all the mid-thought from the past when the current event's where happening. I skipped a couple of chapters because I was more interested in the current events than the past events in her life. Glad I read it but I don't think i would recommend it to anyone.

The other book I read was Paula Deens Autobiographer. What an excellent book.  I would recommend this book to anyone.  Her life story explains why she is the way she is...I think she is completely getting the shaft right now. I support her 110%

Jamie has finally started saying her name.  I think she knew the whole time she just likes playing games.  She love reading and playing outside but since its been raining like everyday for the past two week she hasn't been able to go outside lately. She is saying so many words and sentences its almost like your having a conversation with her.  Growing up so much!



The Kitchen House/Jamie's First Hopstial Trip

What a GREAT book!



OVERVIEW 

When a white servant girl violates the order of plantation society, she unleashes a tragedy that exposes the worst and best in the people she has come to call her family.

Orphaned while onboard

Eventually, Lavinia is accepted into the world of the big house, where the master is absent and the mistress battles opium addiction. Lavinia finds herself perilously straddling two very different worlds. When she is forced to make a choice, loyalties are brought into question, dangerous truths are laid bare, and lives are put at risk.

The Kitchen House is a tragic story of page-turning suspense, exploring the meaning of family, where love and loyalty prevail.



My REVIEW

I think it was well written. Had several touching moments and great characters.  I was shocked at several things but overall I am so glad I read this book.  It was an easy read and you felt like you knew everyone personally.  I feel like the Kathleen Grissom left it open to have another book and have make it great about Lavinia managing the farm and making it grand.

Jamie had her first hospital experience.

Her and I spent the Saturday night at Scottish Rite-that place is great the doctors and nurses are amazing. Jamie had the croup with strider(don't know if that is spelled correctly).  Had to have 2 breathing treatments. My poor baby!  



getting breathing treatment at the hospital



Book Review---"Cat and Mouse" by James Patterson

When I first read "Kiss the Girls" and "Along Came a Spider" I was hooked and for some reason I stopped reading this series and then I skipped "Jack and Jill." But truthfully I think you could skip around on these books and it wouldn't be a big deal. This book has been eating at me to read. So I finally picked it up and finished it within a month. That is good for me because I don't have much time to read!!  But I finished it yesterday and I was excited.  I enjoyed reading this book, it was good plot and great suspense.  It would recommend this series to anyone that loves police and great suspense books. Easy read, short chapters and moves fast.

2 years old

Can't Believe it!!!

Our baby girl is TWO!!!

For her birthday she got a play house for outside and a bunch of play food!!!  SHE LOVED it. Now all she wants to do is play outside. Which I don't have a problem with because we love to be outside.
As most people know two year olds are FUN but then again frustrating some times. 
She is talking up a storm!!! Loves to play with ANYTHING Minnie Mouse and little small figurines.
She knows several words. Drinking out of a big girl's cup. And so many other stuff I can't believe she is doing. Really no interset in peeing on toilet but it will get there...

"Things which are equal to the same thing are equal to each other"

I wanted to write this story down before I forget and also to share with everyone or anyone that reads my blog (which I don't think is a lot). :)

So for months now I have been hearing about Disney on Ice at the Gwinnett Arena and been really wanting to go every time I have heard it.  I just think Jamie would LOVE IT.

On Monday this week I came into work and started looking at tickets and any good seats where kind of $$ to Brian and I so we just decided that we would just pass on going. I was kind of disappointed but I understand there are more important things that going to Disney on Ice :)  Driving to work on Tuesday I was flipping through the radio like I do EVERY morning and I flipped to Star 94 and they were doing Lilla's Little Theater and that where the host's little girl does says a quote from a movie or show.  The quote was from the movie "Lincoln" which Brian and I had just watched Monday night and actually when Lincoln made that quote we paused the TV and talked about that quote. The quote "Things which are equal to the same thing are equal to each other."   Well I knew the quote so like always I try to call the radio and the first time I called it was busy so I called back and it rang and a lady picked up and I told her the answer and she said you correct please hold.  So I held for about 3 or 4 minutes and then I was on the radio and host asked for my answer and I said it and then they said you just won 4 tickets to DISNEY ON ICE.
I was SUPER excited because I had NO idea I was about to win anything I was just excited that I knew the answer!!! I was smiling ear to ear and couldn't wait to call Brian and tell him that I had WON!
We haven't gotten the tickets yet but I did get an email from them. 

Here are so pictures of us and Jamie she is getting so big and talking A LOT.  Her and daddy love flying the kite!! She loves to be outside and starting to sign her ABC's and count. 

Easter 2013

EASTER

On Thursday 28th was Jamie's School pictures even though it was COLD outside I did decide to put her in a dress and her VERY thick coat and sent her with a chance of clothes. She looked so cute in her dress they said even at school she SMILED so I am super excited to get the pictures back. Here is one I took on my phone she acted like she didn't want to smile... :)

On Friday night the 29th we took her to Laural Park for the Easter Egg hunt this was her first HUNT. She was super excited and she seemed like she exactly what she was supposed to do.   She wasn't to found of the Easter Bunny but she did wave at him and said 'hey' just not close enough were he could hear her...

On Saturday Brian took the day off :) and we went to another Easter egg hunt and she also got A LOT of egg at this one. It was a little bit nicer day so she got to wear her dress all day.  She wouldn't walk up to this Easter bunny either but daddy tried to get a couple of pictures. I think this one is funny of the bunny in the back ground

On Sunday Jamie and I went to work because Brian had to work.  So I decided that I wanted to go to the church I grew up in.  So I got us ready and got there for the 1115 services and Jamie went right to the nursery and seemed kind of excited. I missed Brian but enjoyed going to church.  Again another picture of her in another dress.  I don't know if she liked this one as much because it was a little puffy.





Since its been a while since I posted we also went to the Zoo...We bought season passes for like some crazy low price. If we go twice they are already paid for...

so here are some pictures of some amazing animals