Gramma Day Turned Into Family Day

Tuesday is lunch with Gramma day.  Ryne and I go up to Moore and pick Gramma up from work for lunch then take her back and go hang out at her house.  Well, today we got to see Uncle Tommy, Aunt Tammy, Cousin Brad, Aunt Vicki and also Gramps of course.  Just Daddy was missing!  It was a good "family" day!

It was also a LATE day for my bug.  Didn't go to bed until around 8:30.  He got his second wind when we got home.  It allowed him some Daddy time so that's good!

P.S. ONE week from today my bug will be one year old.  I still just can not believe it!!!!!!!!

Hot, Hot, Hot

This time last year I was 37 or so weeks pregnant and boy was I hot.  I saw a girl in Wal-Mart two weeks ago who looked about 8 months along, in flip flops and had swollen ankles.  Oh, did I feel for her.  And I mean LITERALLY feel for her.  I don't think I will ever forget being pregnant in the summer of 2011; the hottest on record for Oklahoma.  In fact, I think the 3rd trimester of my pregnancy is one thing that keeps me perfectly content with one child.

Speaking of being hot, Ryne stays pretty cool in the Prius since it's so small but when we are in the Pacifica it is so hard for the air to circulate around to him.  Being a third row vehicle makes it a little difficult with all that extra space for the cool air to go.  I saw this at Wal-Mart and put it in the car today.  It works so well and will help redirect the air to him.  I'm sure he will get a kick out of watching it oscillate too.

Regardless of the heat, sometimes when Ryne sees his swing out the window he points and "eh's" to go out so we go anyway.  Only thing is that it faces the east so today I switched it to face the west.  The child loves to be outside and I can't wait for it to cool off a bit.

Well, guess I'll let this do.  Ryne and I are off to Gramma's tomorrow to have lunch with her.  Then we will go to her house and make Gramps a peach cobbler.  Yummy!  Then Aunt T and cousin Brad are gonna stop by.  Yay!

So...Lazy...Lately

So, I went and spent four days with my mother on the 16th.  We worked, and worked, and worked.  I helped her throw away/donate/store probably 12 or 13 large black trash bags full of stuff.  We cleaned out all closets and also the kitchen.  Something that's been needing to be done for a long time.  I was so worn out!  The last night I didn't go to bed until 1:00!  I think it has taken me a while to recuperate and even then my body is still down from it!  Either way, we did an amazing job!!!
That same week my bug went for his first ever haircut.  I am so very proud of him and so very blessed that he was so well behaved.  He loves pretty girls though!

Here's my first attempt at posting a video.  Don't mind the huge hick voice when I say mohawk!  Oh my......

That next weekend we ran down to Stratford to the Peach Festival with my mom and  her husband.  It was HOT and it was only 10:00 am!!!  We got some Pullen Peaches and they are stinking AMAZING!  I got a recipe for peach cobbler that was so dang simple off of the blog "How To Cook Like Your Grandmother".  This guys blog is amazing.  Ryne was a hot boy but he did great.  Here he is showing off his hillbilly tooth up top!

Let's see.  What else....oh!  I finally went and ordered Ryne's birthday cake today!  I was pleasantly surprised to find out the "smash cake" is free!  Woo hoo!  His birthday party theme is farm animals and I got the supplies from www.birthdayexpress.com and I am so pleased!  Next year I hope to make his cake as I plan on taking cake decorating classes.  I have always wanted to.  My Granny was a professional cake decorator.  Unfortunately, she was not able to make my wedding cake as that was usually her gift.  Her poor hands just couldn't take it any more.  So, in my books, no cake will ever be as good as Granny's but I sure hope to be able to decorate one as good as her one day!

I've just been lazy since the week at my moms.  I sure do want to do my own house in regards to the "throw shit away!" theme.  I say I've been lazy but Rusty says as long as the house is taken care of, Ryne is taken care of and laundry done he doesn't care!  I would have to admit that I do keep a clean/straightened up house.  I am amazed at how many people these days don't "dust".  I think it's because we have too much of that trinket "shit" I was talking about!!!  :o)

I'm sure there's more.  But...........the fact that I got this posted is amazing in itself.  Miss my friends....Renee, Becca, Staci and Aubrey.... something awful!  Believe me, when I can work it out financially I'll be up!  Rusty is even wanting to come so we may head up that way for a weekend soon.

I Knew It Was Coming....

I struggle with the job I currently have....Stay At Home Mom.  I feel like people look at me and think that must make me stupid, not very smart, no common sense, I don't know what I'm talking about, and so on.  (I worry too much what other people think of me.)  Well, it finally happened.  Someone actually said it to me.

I was commenting on me in fact knowing what I was talking about because I had a degree in Biology (which was related to the subject and it was what I learned while studying Biology) and was told "well you're not using it".  Um, yes I am right now, but because I'm a "stay at home mom" my information is not valid I guess?

An education is never wasted.  Sometimes I feel like it, but I have to remind myself that I am in fact smart.  I do have an education and I am more than a Stay At Home Mom.  I am a teacher, friend, mother, maid, cook and the list goes on and on.  All that matters is that I do right by my son.

Ok, maybe not a cook, but I do fix stuff now and again.  :o)

Blog coming soon.  Been a busy little thang!  My bug will be 1 year old soon.

OH MY GOODNESS!!!!

Hope Your 4th Went Out With A Bang!

Ryne's bedtime is normally around 6:30 so we did not go anywhere.  We bought a few little things like poppers and smoke bombs; spend all of $8.00!!  We did get one little thing that was more like a "firework".  Well, the loud SHRIEK at the end put an end to his fireworks! LOL  Even the sparklers after that weren't going to make it.  It was still light out so it wasn't even as visually appealing to him as it should have been.  We forgot to do the parachute one so we will do it for him later.  We may try another night with sparklers if he can stay up late enough!  We went up on the roof when it was dark and watched a couple of shows; one that was about 15 miles away and another that was 5.  Not exactly how I like watch fireworks but it will do until Ryne is older!
Hope to post more picks soon.  Hope your 4th was fantastic!  Oh, and Ryne's went out with a shriek!  Ha