a few days

So, I've been blank a few days. Well, maybe just here.
I've joined an awesome new forum. I really encourage any mommy friends to join there! I've only been a member a few days, and I love it!!
In ebay news, both of the items I listed for auction sold. I didn't make much money, but I am quite happy anyway. I did make a little cash. Maybe a gallon or two of gas.
For next time, I have to figure out how to sell only to buyers in the US. Nothing against anyone in any other country, but I get charged more through paypal and shipping costs more. The swimming trunks I sold are being sent to Germany. Addresses confuse me. US addresses make sense, but addresses in other countries confuse me. Are all the letters supposed to be lower case?
Still searching for a job.
Tomorrow Luc starts Kindergarten Kamp. I'm excited for him, but at the same time extremely worried that there is going to be a problem. Luc first of all, has apraxia. He is harder to understand than other children, and some people mistake that for him being less intelligent. He also is very self conscious. He will not sing, dance, skip, or anything that makes him uncomfortable. Even in a group. I have just got him to sing his ABC's. Even overlooking all of these things that put worry in my mind for my baby; this is a ghetto school that is hosting this program. Very ghetto. I don't need him being bullied or being pushed around. I also don't like the influence some of those kids will have on him. I hate to say that just because the program is held there, that that is the way things will be, but I can't say that it won't. The best I can do is give it a try. If I take him and the people who run it or the children who attend it, seem to be a bad influence or just plain mean, then I just won't take him back. Hopefully it will be great and a good experience to prepare him for Kindergarten in September. I want him to make friends and have fun.
Todd's parents invited us to their house for a bbq this afternoon.

It's TUEsday...

Not much to say. I cooked and cleaned today. I've become addicted to a forum. My baby bit my nipple through my clothes (!!) while we were diaper shopping. It sucked. That's it for today.

Term GPA

4.000

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I'm an eBay seller!!

As of today, I am now a seller!! I have a few things I want to list tomorrow, but I have to get them weighed in boxes so I can figure shipping costs. If anyone has any tips, please share. So far, I have listed the cutest little Tommy swim trunks and a blu-ray Spider-Man 3 DVD. I just hope I get some bids. Tomorrow, I'm going to list one of the pairs of shoes I just bought because the damn things don't fit and I can't get a refund. (The really cute heels don't fit, either!!) I'm also going to list a Maya Wrap and an Evenflo baby carrier. If anyone is interested and wants links, I should have them posted by tomorrow evening.

I am so bored lately. No school, no homework. I have so much time and nothing to do...

I'm a good kid...

That's what the drive-thru guy at Burger King tells me. Oh, wait... he calls me "kiddo". Nevermind.
But, I'm still a good kid. So, what have I done to be such a good kid? I'll show you. I bought this for my Mom. (She's the biggest Elvis freak ever.)$90 later, I'm the good one for today. And at Christmas, I will also be the good kid!











I took the boys out to play for a while tonight after it cooled down a bit. I pulled the old baby swing out of the garage and hosed it down so Benny could swing. He never has before and he had a lot of fun!! So, I got a video of it. No sound; it's just my digital camera. At the end, I told them all to wave bye-bye, so watch Benny going crazy waving.

2 Posts in one day??

Yeah. Pretty amazing.
So, I won the shoes I was bidding on. See, I have crazy-big feet. Not girly at all. I wear a size 10 1/2. Eew. Well, a lot of companies only make half sizes up to 9 1/2. The companies that do make 10 1/2's don't send many of them anywhere near me because it is so hard finding any. So, for most shoes, I rely on online shopping, and eBay is my favorite. That is usually a lot easier. When I have a bidding war with someone on eBay, though, I usually always have the thought in my mind that I am warring with a transvestite. I mean, how many women besides me really have feet this large?
So, Todd and I took the boys swimming at his sister's boyfriend's house this evening. It was pretty nice. I didn't swim, though. I knew that I would be having to deal with finding all the clothes and towels for everyone while dealing with the baby, and sadly, that takes the fun out of things like that for me. Much less stressful to just deal with all of their crap and not have to be wet and change my own clothes and all of that.
We stopped at 7-11 on the way home for ice cream. Every time we go there, Luc asks to have his picture taken with this big hot dog. Since I had my camera today, we did it. He loves it!

New clothes...

I bought some new clothes for when I get a job. I am excited because they are cute, and make me feel cute. I also bought some new shoes. I bought a boring pair of regular black shoes at WalMart. I also bought this really cute pair of flats. I'm planning on winning the bid for these super cute heals. Do not bid on these. I will hunt you down.
There really isn't much else to say today. I went grocery shopping this morning after I bought some clothes. Prices are insane. I ordered meat and have to pick it up this afternoon.
Today is the first day of yet another diet. Yeah. I had to buy all of my clothes in a 16-18. Eew. And some things were tight... Eew, again. So, I made an extra effort not to buy any junk food at the grocery store. Only bottled water to drink. When I go pick up my meat, I'm going to buy more fruits and veggies.
That's it for today...

The job search...

has begun... I updated my crappy resume on a local job search site. Then I searched the jobs. I found two that sound good for me. I emailed my resume to one of the places, but the other I have to apply in person. I hate how my resume is on that site. You have to fill in your information, and then it automatically compiles it into resume form. The resume I email is much better. So, how amazing would it be to get a job out of the first two positions I find?
Todd Jr is fascinated with myspace right now. (Yeah, my kids have their own myspace accounts. I have all comments set to be approved and I check everything before he does just to be sure he doesn't see anything he shouldn't.) He is also fascinated with Weird Al. So, guess what his layout is? Yep. Weird Al. Guess what video he has on his page? Yes, again, Weird Al. What a weird kid. Weird Al is actually going to be in a festival in a town pretty close to us next week. I just remembered to look up ticket prices. $24 - $37. Hmm... I don't know if it's worth that to me. This could easily turn into a $100 evening. I know he would love it, though.
Who wants to tell me who they are voting for in the upcoming presidential election? Are you a Republican or Democrat? Are you very political? I just took a Government class this past semester and I have become much more... aware. More on that next time...

My Friday...

Pretty much just laundry. That will be my weekend, too. Sad. See, we don't have a dryer- wait, that's not true. We don't have a working dryer. So, these past ten months (wow, ten months!!) that I've been in school, Todd has been in charge of laundry. He washes it, takes it to his Mom's to dry it, balls it all up in the basket, and leaves it to wrinkle before I could fold it and put it away. I just handle everything else around the house. Fair workloads, right? Hmm, not so much.
So, since he has kept up the laundry, why is my weekend going to be spent on laundry? Well, see, him being caught up on laundry means that our laundry closet is full of dirty blankets and pillows because his mom won't let him dry those things at her house and we don't have a clothes line to hang them out. That has to wait for me to take to the laundry mat to use the huge washing machines. Okay.
Well, since the laundry closet is full, we had dirty laundry in a hamper in my kitchen next to the basement door (the washer and broken dryer are in the basement). Somehow that one hamper overflowed to the floor. I washed, dried, folded, and put away FOUR loads of laundry in the last two days, and STILL HAVE SIX LOADS LEFT!! Yes, six. Not a typo.
See, now I should have done my chores the same way as him, and I could be watching him scrub moldy dishes that have been sitting since Christmas!! I am a bit irritated with him. I love him, but I would like to suffocate him with a dirty, smelly pillow!

A conversation with Luc...

Luc: Why do we have a baby?
Me: Cause he's cu-ute!
Luc: How come?
Me: Cause we love him.
Luc: Why did the doctor take him out of your tummy?
Me: Would you rather we left him in there?
Luc: You should put him in that big hole.
Me: What big hole?
Luc: You know, the big hole the doctor got him out of.
Yep...

Wednesday...

Not too much going on today. Me and the husband slept in a bit later than usual. It was pretty nice. After we got up, I made lunch for the boys. Yeah, we slept late enough that it was time to make lunch. Nice, huh? Then, we went over to my husband's parents house for a little while. We had a short visit, then we dropped Luc off at Todd's aunt's house to spend the night. Once we got home, the news was on. Apparently, we will have thunderstorms tomorrow, again. So, I decided to mow the lawn since it will be out of the question tomorrow. Our lawn looked like shit. Todd should have mowed it over the weekend while we (the boys and I) were at my Grandparent's house. So, while I was mowing, a guy showed up to put up the FEDERSPIEL for Sheriff sign I requested. Then, I took a shower when I was done mowing.
So, I have this awesome spa body scrub. I only use it when I feel really good about myself, or when I want Todd's hands on me. I love the stuff, but it's expensive, so I rarely use it... I got a forwarded email from my sister in law today. You know the ones that everyone forwards. Reasons why you should tell people you love them and why you should cherish each day. Well, it made me think. The email said to use your good china for small things like losing a pound and wear your special perfume to go to the post office just because it makes you feel good. Why save everything for tomorrow when it isn't guaranteed? On top of that, I've been reading Matt Logelin's blog for a long time now. He recently posted about having to start removing some of his wife's toiletries. Thinking about having to take Todd's things out of the bathroom if something happened to him or him having to remove my things really upset me... So, after considering all of these thoughts in my mind, I used my expensive body scrub, and the perfume I rarely wear but Todd likes. Today should be just as special as any other day.

The first post...

So, I've blogged on xanga and myspace. I've also been a member of a few forums. It just takes up a lot of time, and then I get busy and lose touch. So, this is where I want to be. I think.
I am a busy mom. My husband and I have three little boys. Our oldest is 8.5, will be 9 this fall; our middle son is 4.5, will be 5 this fall; and our youngest son is 13 months old. I get asked all the time if we'll have more or when we're going to try for a girl. Honestly, I think that would throw off everything we have going right now. I think three is it for us, but don't quote me on that. My husband has made it quite clear that he isn't interested in having any more children, especially once he's 30. (He's 28 now.) His Dad was 30 when he was born, and he just feels that's too old. He wants to be a part of everything that happens in our boys lives. On the other hand, I'm just not sure. I can see another baby in our lives in a few years, but I am also quite happy with the three boys we have and the happiness we have as a family. So, in time we'll know what we're going to do.
I am a college student. I actually took the final exam for the last class I was taking for the Spring Semester this morning. I will be going back this fall. I will graduate this coming spring with an associates degree in accounting. Then, in two years, I will have my bachelors degree. I've been back in school since last August and I am so happy to have the rest of the summer off. I have worked so hard these last three semesters. While being a mom, I went to school full time and got a 4.0 GPA three semesters in a row! I am so proud! Maybe a little braggy, but it is a great accomplishment to me.