Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Monday, June 28, 2010
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Date night Weds!
Well, it looks as though we are planning on a TOTALLY definite date night. None of this ride around town for 2 hours looking for something to see. Yes, we will be driving the little 2 seater sports car...with windows down. No sir, no carseats present. I'm trying to make some plans so that we'll be able to do something fun. Movies are fun but ... not a lot of interaction you know? AND, we have a movie room so if we wanna watch a movie, we don't need a datenight. Any suggestions my 2 loyal readers? There's going to be mudcats game that starts at 7:15. That's ultra cheap, and fun. Only SOOO hot. But, definite summer fun! Plus, fireworks are possible since we're coming up on a holiday weekend. :)
I'm really excited. AND, I'm hoping to be able to have laundry caught up by then :) It's funny b/c when I get home Monday morning, I have all this energy but then I CRASH and it's hard to haul my butt out of bed!
Sethie has said "uh-oh" this week but doesn't really know the entire concept. He just says it and I love it. Today he was eating some puffs (aka baby crack) and I'd give him one and he'd say "mmma mmmmmmmma" and I jumped up and down and said "yes Sethie, YESSS." Then, in that very exact moment, he realized I really was CRAZY. About him. He is my joy of joys. I'll tell ya. Always smiling. And, after a tough weekend at work, hearing him laugh, babble and just smile..makes things sooo happy for me.
Parker Jay has gotten into this whole thing where he says, " I want to swim swim swim and play play play." It's adorable.We are working on sharing. How's it going? Well, quite frankly, depends on the day. Friday, he had to spend some time in his room alone,crying and throwing a ridiculous fit over his favorite car "boost." So, it's a work in progress. But, isn't everything?
Totally unrelated story...
So, tonight my buddy Chris walks up to me and asks if I'm scared of snakes. I said, "not particularly. Just the poisonous ones." He said, "okay, can you hold onto this for awhile for me?" And, ready? Are you ready??? Suspense??!! A SPECIMEN CUP with a baby snake in it.!!!!!!! Well, my other buddy, Barry in the CHILDREN'S Emergency Dept had it because a kid came in that was bit by it. And, they saved it because they didn't know if it was poisonous or not. So, we want to let it go.
Gotta run, lunch time!!!
Love, Kimmie
I'm really excited. AND, I'm hoping to be able to have laundry caught up by then :) It's funny b/c when I get home Monday morning, I have all this energy but then I CRASH and it's hard to haul my butt out of bed!
Sethie has said "uh-oh" this week but doesn't really know the entire concept. He just says it and I love it. Today he was eating some puffs (aka baby crack) and I'd give him one and he'd say "mmma mmmmmmmma" and I jumped up and down and said "yes Sethie, YESSS." Then, in that very exact moment, he realized I really was CRAZY. About him. He is my joy of joys. I'll tell ya. Always smiling. And, after a tough weekend at work, hearing him laugh, babble and just smile..makes things sooo happy for me.
Parker Jay has gotten into this whole thing where he says, " I want to swim swim swim and play play play." It's adorable.We are working on sharing. How's it going? Well, quite frankly, depends on the day. Friday, he had to spend some time in his room alone,crying and throwing a ridiculous fit over his favorite car "boost." So, it's a work in progress. But, isn't everything?
Totally unrelated story...
So, tonight my buddy Chris walks up to me and asks if I'm scared of snakes. I said, "not particularly. Just the poisonous ones." He said, "okay, can you hold onto this for awhile for me?" And, ready? Are you ready??? Suspense??!! A SPECIMEN CUP with a baby snake in it.!!!!!!! Well, my other buddy, Barry in the CHILDREN'S Emergency Dept had it because a kid came in that was bit by it. And, they saved it because they didn't know if it was poisonous or not. So, we want to let it go.
Gotta run, lunch time!!!
Love, Kimmie
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Baby bird hairs
So, let's see. Sethie is standing up. For real. All by himself. Well, while leaning on things. It's absolutely precious and .... lastnight, I went in and woke him up, gave him a bottle so that MAYBE just MAYBE we'd be able to get a few extra hours of sleep. And, he just fit so perfectly in my fat arms. His fat arms, my fat arms. Oh, it was the sweetest moment in all eternity. And, I'm NOT overreacting. We gave him a bath lastnight before bed and his hair was all feathery and soft and flowy. It was like bigbird hair but softer and more flowy :) I could have just eaten him up. I mean, it just doesn't get better. I'm really really trying to hold onto this moments. Knowing that Sethie is more than likely (yes folks) our last...(my sanity cannot take it.)I just cherish it. Thinking of him, and how fast he is growing and will grow. Dreaming of what he will say, how he will come snuggle with us in the mornings too like Parker. Oh, family. Sweet sweet family. Those little bird hairs of his just make me feel so...so....fulfilled. Like, I was put on this planet to have him with those little bird hairs. But, let me explain. They aren't old bird hairs. They're BABY bird hairs. You got me?
I go to see him in the morning and he is grinning ear to ear. No one else is EVER happy to see me ALL the time. I mean, we're being real here people. But, he is. It's simply wonderful.
If there's a heaven....he's from there.
Love to you all, bird hairs included!
~Kimmie
PS--I have every intention of posting a picture of this little 8 month wonder, standing up..but, since I have no cellphone signal in the hospital, I'll have to do it tomorrow. :) Stay posted.
I go to see him in the morning and he is grinning ear to ear. No one else is EVER happy to see me ALL the time. I mean, we're being real here people. But, he is. It's simply wonderful.
If there's a heaven....he's from there.
Love to you all, bird hairs included!
~Kimmie
PS--I have every intention of posting a picture of this little 8 month wonder, standing up..but, since I have no cellphone signal in the hospital, I'll have to do it tomorrow. :) Stay posted.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Hi!
So, after the horrible post that was yesterday, I feel compelled to write again :) The guys had to come back today and finish fixing the ac fan thingee. It didn't bother me so much because we weren't trying to get out of the house. In fact, we were all napping when they CALLED and Jay told them it'd be best if they came back after lunch. And, we continued to nap. Snuggled up, warm, cuddly..with fluffy pillows and the sleep machine on. Is there anything a good nap can't fix?
On another note, it's Thursday...which means I'll be working all weekend again :*( It seems like the weeks FLY by. That's both good and bad! Regardless, I'm just thankful that I have set hours and a pretty set paycheck :)
On to the diet. I've lost 7 lbs since starting the "cookie diet"....yesss. Nod your head, think what you will. But, PROMISE it works. It was featured on abcnews..go ahead, google it. It's wizbang because you get 6 cookies to eat throughout the day and then 500-600 calories for dinner. So, I eat 2 for breakfast, 2 for lunch, 2 for snack (or late after dinner snack) and then grilled chicken breast or skillet chicken breast for dinner. The cookies are fortified with vitamins and such..and they're chocolate flavored. Now, they're not like girl scout cookies or anything but they're pretty decent for missing meals. The first few days were really hard. And, I went out with some girlfriends lastnight and had some appetizer and a salad and BEERS (lite..haha) but, it's the first slip in almost 3 weeks. That's pretty remarkable if you know what I eat! (JUNK). The cookies come with a multivitamin that you take, they're included in the cookie kit. Anyways, just thought you'd like to know what I've been doing to try and lose some weight. It's easier when I'm working and sleeping all day but really not bad during the week because I just toss the cookie bag in my purse and we're off!!
Since I haven't been eating anything junky, I'm sitting here wanting to make cupcakes and bake fun fudgey, moist goodness. I'm sure that's just cravings but aren't foods just so pretty?!
I hope y'all are doing well. I'm about as happy as I could possibly be...well, besides having a mansion at the beach.
~Kimmie
On another note, it's Thursday...which means I'll be working all weekend again :*( It seems like the weeks FLY by. That's both good and bad! Regardless, I'm just thankful that I have set hours and a pretty set paycheck :)
On to the diet. I've lost 7 lbs since starting the "cookie diet"....yesss. Nod your head, think what you will. But, PROMISE it works. It was featured on abcnews..go ahead, google it. It's wizbang because you get 6 cookies to eat throughout the day and then 500-600 calories for dinner. So, I eat 2 for breakfast, 2 for lunch, 2 for snack (or late after dinner snack) and then grilled chicken breast or skillet chicken breast for dinner. The cookies are fortified with vitamins and such..and they're chocolate flavored. Now, they're not like girl scout cookies or anything but they're pretty decent for missing meals. The first few days were really hard. And, I went out with some girlfriends lastnight and had some appetizer and a salad and BEERS (lite..haha) but, it's the first slip in almost 3 weeks. That's pretty remarkable if you know what I eat! (JUNK). The cookies come with a multivitamin that you take, they're included in the cookie kit. Anyways, just thought you'd like to know what I've been doing to try and lose some weight. It's easier when I'm working and sleeping all day but really not bad during the week because I just toss the cookie bag in my purse and we're off!!
Since I haven't been eating anything junky, I'm sitting here wanting to make cupcakes and bake fun fudgey, moist goodness. I'm sure that's just cravings but aren't foods just so pretty?!
I hope y'all are doing well. I'm about as happy as I could possibly be...well, besides having a mansion at the beach.
~Kimmie
Wednesday, June 09, 2010
One of them days...bad grammar intended
Vent warning...blow off valve needed..1500 psi...here goes. It's 1200 and I feel like I want to strangle someone or something. Does this happen to any of you? I mean, this is the story. So, yesterday our landlord calls. He says that when the fine folks came and fixed our a/c about a month ago, they said that we needed a new air fan in the attic..whatever that means. So, Jay called him back and he said he was going to find out from the ac company what was going on and CALL US BACK. And, this morning at 1100 our doorbell rings, the dog goes nuts, I am braless with my hair on the top of my head, Jay is in boxers and Parker starts going WILD with all the ruckus, running all around and making squirrel/dog/dying cat noises. So...Jay goes to the door and who is it? The AC guys. Here to fix the fan. Oh. It gets better. They get here, mess around in the attic, dropping insulation bits on the floor just to say they have to go to Lowes and they'll be back in 15 minutes. 45 minutes later the motherfathers come back with a ladder and all kinds of clankety things. Of course, I had just put Seth down for a nap because he was fussy and we had been waiting and waiting. SO, clankety clankety the attic stairs go (outside of Seth's door) and WAAAAAHHHHH WAAAAAAAAH. Ugh. And, so all I can do is retreat to the bedroom with my computer, the pissed dog and a loud radio. I mean, I'm so hot right now! And, I don't mean hot with 2 ts like HOTT. I needed to clarify.
Parker is downstairs, in need of a nap, sliding down Jay's legs, squealing, bouncing, running on the hardwoods back in forth in the kitchen. Climbing over the back of the couch. Things that he does when he needs a nap. You'd think he had no discipline. So, I left both of those little motherfathers down there to be wild, unruly and LOUD while I'm up here steaming. I just don't understand how this shat works. Can someone tell me? I mean, we were about to start getting ready, walk out the door and go run some errands. I thought that NORMAL places made appointments for these things. So, I just feel like a total bitch right now. Like everything is pissing me off. And, what does one do? Trivial to some, I'm sure. Like, ugh...she's pissed off about THAT? Well...they're still banging and clanging up there right now. RI-frappin-diculous.
~all that's bitty--
Kimmie
Parker is downstairs, in need of a nap, sliding down Jay's legs, squealing, bouncing, running on the hardwoods back in forth in the kitchen. Climbing over the back of the couch. Things that he does when he needs a nap. You'd think he had no discipline. So, I left both of those little motherfathers down there to be wild, unruly and LOUD while I'm up here steaming. I just don't understand how this shat works. Can someone tell me? I mean, we were about to start getting ready, walk out the door and go run some errands. I thought that NORMAL places made appointments for these things. So, I just feel like a total bitch right now. Like everything is pissing me off. And, what does one do? Trivial to some, I'm sure. Like, ugh...she's pissed off about THAT? Well...they're still banging and clanging up there right now. RI-frappin-diculous.
~all that's bitty--
Kimmie
Saturday, June 05, 2010
hey buddies!
So, after having a few minutes (count'em, FEW) at work..gASP I realized I've really taken a nose dive as far as blogging goes. I mean, I read my friends' blogs with pictures and captions and gorgeous backgrounds and all I can think is. Ppft, with eyes rolling. I just don't have enough hours in my day! Seth is pulling up on the couch. Yesterday morning, I walked into his room to get him bc he had been quiet for WAY too long. I'll have you know, he was STANDING up with his little teefees on the crib rail. STANDING I tell you! And, when he saw me, he just smiled! Oh how I'm a sucker for a Seth-smile.
I digress.
So, looks like Jay and I are trying to plan some type of vacation to Florida aka Flo-RIDA :0) next month just for a few days during the week. We'll probably end up taking Sethie with us but we're still gonna have oh so much fun! I'm looking forward to sunshine- heck, I'll probably even take my scary straw hat.
The blue water down there is nothing less than refreshing. Like coke in a mason jar that's condensating.
Do you see my true insanity coming out now? LOL
I've lost 7- count em 7 pounds on my cookie diet. It's really really good girls. I mean, it's HARD but not like I"m starving. I've realized that I eat a lot JUST to eat and JUST because I love to eat. It's crazy. I'm looking forward to losing LOTS more and hopefully feel a ltittle better. I haven't been as bitchy as I thought I would be. I mean, we're talking NO carbs here folks. And, FYI, I'm the carb queen. You know that commercial where the girl says "who you calling cootie queen you lint lickerrrr?" Well...it's like "who you callin carb queen you lint lickerrrr?" LOL.
I really haven't felt like I've been able to enjoy of this summer we're having. I'm hoping that I'll be able to have a few hours soon when all I'll be doing is soaking up some vitamin D and wiggling my toesies in the sand...you know, miles away from my laundry and housework!
I hope y'all are enjoying some of the summer. I hope that those of you without kids are able to get away and center yourself. And, I hope my mommy friends are able to remember what those days were like :)
Life is good. Always.
Love you , you sweet followers you!!
~Kimmie
I digress.
So, looks like Jay and I are trying to plan some type of vacation to Florida aka Flo-RIDA :0) next month just for a few days during the week. We'll probably end up taking Sethie with us but we're still gonna have oh so much fun! I'm looking forward to sunshine- heck, I'll probably even take my scary straw hat.
The blue water down there is nothing less than refreshing. Like coke in a mason jar that's condensating.
Do you see my true insanity coming out now? LOL
I've lost 7- count em 7 pounds on my cookie diet. It's really really good girls. I mean, it's HARD but not like I"m starving. I've realized that I eat a lot JUST to eat and JUST because I love to eat. It's crazy. I'm looking forward to losing LOTS more and hopefully feel a ltittle better. I haven't been as bitchy as I thought I would be. I mean, we're talking NO carbs here folks. And, FYI, I'm the carb queen. You know that commercial where the girl says "who you calling cootie queen you lint lickerrrr?" Well...it's like "who you callin carb queen you lint lickerrrr?" LOL.
I really haven't felt like I've been able to enjoy of this summer we're having. I'm hoping that I'll be able to have a few hours soon when all I'll be doing is soaking up some vitamin D and wiggling my toesies in the sand...you know, miles away from my laundry and housework!
I hope y'all are enjoying some of the summer. I hope that those of you without kids are able to get away and center yourself. And, I hope my mommy friends are able to remember what those days were like :)
Life is good. Always.
Love you , you sweet followers you!!
~Kimmie
Wednesday, June 02, 2010
catsup...ketchup, catch up :)
Okay, well Sethie has 2.5 teeth!!! FINALLY! He has 2 bottom ones and almost one peeking on the top. We find him awake in the morning, sitting up in his crib and playing with his toys. He is the happiest little soul. Well, unless he has a messy diaper. In the car, when he starts to fuss, I can usually just turn around and rub his hair and he quiets down and nods off to sleep. It's the sweetest thing. It's priceless. Today, I kept rubbing his hair even after I knew he was asleep just because. Well, because I was cherishing it. That angel hair. Those baby hairs. Never been cut, similar to baby bird hair- flowy and feathery.
Parker Jay. How's Parker Jay, you want to know? Well, a mess to say the least. The things he says are just hilarious. My favorite right now is .."mama, are you happy?" but, it's how he says happy. He says "happp- peee?" Of course I always say yes. Most of the time he asks me after he goes to the bathroom like a big boy. It kindof blows my mind that he is already learning about what happiness is. I mean, that's like asking me what a soul is. I also love that whenever Seth gets upset or starts to cry, he'll say, "mommy, Sethie needs a bottle?" and his pitch changes mid-word when he says bottle. He's really on a CARS kick right now. We started buying a car for him when we go to Target or Wal-mart and he knows all of their names. Now, he's been asking for them by name! It's crazy. And, pretty cute I must admit.
I started my new job at Wakemed and it's nice to be back home. It's nice to be back with familiar faces and happy doctors. It's nice to think about what the future holds and what doors will open for me just from this decision alone.
Jay continues to work on his MR2. ...tweaking this and that...installing this and that. It's a turn on really. But, I'm sure that's more appropriate for another blog :)
Our first year anniversary came and went. I had to work unfortunately. But, let me tell you. I fall in love with that man more everyday. I swear he's Clark Kent's brother- my hero.
I just had a few minutes, and I felt like I really owed yall a little something something.
Happy Summer friends.
I get my strength from your strength!
~Kimmie
Parker Jay. How's Parker Jay, you want to know? Well, a mess to say the least. The things he says are just hilarious. My favorite right now is .."mama, are you happy?" but, it's how he says happy. He says "happp- peee?" Of course I always say yes. Most of the time he asks me after he goes to the bathroom like a big boy. It kindof blows my mind that he is already learning about what happiness is. I mean, that's like asking me what a soul is. I also love that whenever Seth gets upset or starts to cry, he'll say, "mommy, Sethie needs a bottle?" and his pitch changes mid-word when he says bottle. He's really on a CARS kick right now. We started buying a car for him when we go to Target or Wal-mart and he knows all of their names. Now, he's been asking for them by name! It's crazy. And, pretty cute I must admit.
I started my new job at Wakemed and it's nice to be back home. It's nice to be back with familiar faces and happy doctors. It's nice to think about what the future holds and what doors will open for me just from this decision alone.
Jay continues to work on his MR2. ...tweaking this and that...installing this and that. It's a turn on really. But, I'm sure that's more appropriate for another blog :)
Our first year anniversary came and went. I had to work unfortunately. But, let me tell you. I fall in love with that man more everyday. I swear he's Clark Kent's brother- my hero.
I just had a few minutes, and I felt like I really owed yall a little something something.
Happy Summer friends.
I get my strength from your strength!
~Kimmie
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- Oak City Books
- Welcome to my blog. It's a dedicated place for my book reviews, criticism, and love of all things bookish. I am a mom of 4 busy kids that uses reading as my, "thing." I find that reading books turns off all (okay, mostly all?) of the noise of my world and lets me get away for a bit. Reading helps me escape the reality of the piles of laundry that will never be done, the dust bunnies that I swear will one day grow legs, and the emails and outlook calendar that occupy my life Monday- Friday during working hours. Reading is therapy for me and always has been. I've always been a big dork, introverted, creative, and reflective. If I won the lottery tomorrow, I'd probably open up a used bookstore with my standard poodle somewhere on the side of the mountain and surround myself by others who enjoy passing their time reading. Until then, I'll keep on keeping on. And, I'll settle for reading when I can. Which, I try to fit in as much as possible. Cheers to your busy life and mine, doing the best we can, as often as we can.