Tyler is 8 today!

I can't believe my little TT is 8! For some reason age 8 is really hard for me. I was good with 1-7, but 8 has me a little weepy. I don't know why really. It's like all of a sudden he is a big kid, no trace of a little kid. I don't even recognize him anymore when I pick him up from school. I'm still looking for little T. My mom pointed out last night while we were eating some "delicious" cake with blue frosting, ick, that in 8 more years he will be 16! YIKES! Not ready for that yet.

Happy Birthday T! You are such a sweet natured, loving little boy. Never change!

First day of School

No words, just pictures.

New Kitties

Wow, Its been a long time... sorry!

We have 2 new additions to our crazy family. They fit right in! We have been wanting a new cat since the tragic death of our beloved Otis. Jer and I were at lunch a few weeks ago and I suggested we go to a pet store near by. That is all it took. The kitties were in the same cage and I couldn't choose just one, i had to have both. So, here they are.

The female Torte's name is Rosie, and the black and white male is Jack. Rosie is a sweet little girl that likes to steal people food right off of your plate. Jack is a LOUD, demanding boy. Aren't they all. lol.

Jen's Daybook...

Today is... Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Outside my window...it is a beautiful day. I cannot wait to get out of this office.

I am thinking...See above. lol.

I am thankful...for my family and friends.

I am wearing...Jeans, tank top, button up shirt, flip flops.

I am remembering...my beloved cat, Otis.

I am creating...?? Not very creative.

I am going...to try and cook for my family more.

I am reading... who has time to read?

I am hoping/praying...that we can go on a fun family vacation before school starts.

I am hearing...co worker trying to explain divorce process to client.

On my mind... date night on Saturday, yummy dinner tonight, weigh-in Thursday.

RIP Otis - June 2008 - June 2010

A horrible thing has happened. My beloved cat was hit by a car last night and was killed. I unfortunately saw it right after it happened. I completely lost it. I wanted to run out there and scoop him up but Jer wouldn't let me. He just told me to go back inside and he would take care of it. We buried him in our back yard, Tyler wrote his name with sticks and pine cones. I don't think it has really sunk in with the kids yet. It gives me some comfort to know that he felt no pain. He died instantly. The woman who hit him pulled over and was crying. She felt horrible and apologized. That meant so much to me.

I have never been so attached to an animal. I mean, I had cats and dogs growing up but none of them were MINE. Otis was my cat. He picked me! Once I finally talked Jer into getting a cat we went to Pet Smart "just to look". There was Otis with 4 or 5 of his brothers and sisters. I picked up a few before him but it just didn't feel right, then I picked Otis up. He instantly climbed up on my shoulder and just sat there. Like it was meant to be. I had to have him. He came home with us the next day. From then on we were inseparable. He followed me everywhere and snuggled with me every night. He knew when I was upset and would curl up in front of me and just purr away. He was only with us for a little while but I will never forget him. RIP little man.

Samantha's 5th Bday Party at Gramma's

Tyler's last day of baseball

Tyler finished out the baseball season with a few good plays and a base hit. He's still not sure if he wants to do it next year, but he said he would think about it. After the game the team had a BBQ and handed out plaques to the kids. Tyler wants us to hang it in the living room so everyone can see it.

Samantha's Preschool Graduation

Samantha graduated from being in the preschool class to being a full time Tiger at Montessori. They had a little ceremony on Friday, they put on a little skit with a surfing theme. It was adorable. She is so excited for Kindergarten. My baby is growing up!

Job Update

After much discussion with the hubs and my employer I have decided to cut my hours. Starting September 2nd (1st day of school)there will be no need for any more daycare!!! YAY! So, I will only work while the kids are in school. We will pay for the summer months and school breaks, but this will make a huge difference financially. There will be less coming in, but way less going out. So, it benefits us more if I work less. Make sense? Works for me. ;)

Congrats!

Congratulations Jer on the new job! I am so proud of you and knew you could do it. You are the hardest worker I know and I hope that you love it.

Love you,

Jen

Work = Blaaaah...

I just don't want to work anymore. It is so slow right now. Come on people, I know you wanna get divorced. ;) Maybe try for more child support? hmmm... anyone?

I wish I could take a few months off. Ultimately I just want to not work at all and stay home. I could take the kids to school every morning and then wait for them to get out of school on the playground. Like those cute little mommies in their designer sweats and HUGE Starbucks coffee cups. I wouldn't have to pay the outrages daycare costs. My house would be spotless, yeah right. I could run all of my errands while the kids are at school. Grocery shopping with the kids is no fun. You all know what I'm talking about. A girl can dream, right?

Time for Jer to start making more money. LOL. No pressure.

Date Night

Jer and I are going to the Mariner's game tonight! A much needed date night.

Thanks mom!

EVERY day at work!

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Three Generations

Tyler's 1st little league game

T did awesome! His hitting is better than his fielding, but we will work on that. All and all a good game. I think It's really helping his self-confidence and he has fun doing it. Good job T!

Here's some pics.

Happy Hour

I went to Happy Hour with Heather last night. It was a much needed get together. I had a blast. Thanks Heather!

P.S. The straw tricks were awesome!

Sad...

I officially registered Samantha for Kindergarten this morning!!

Crazy shit!

Holding myself accountable

Ok, so I really need to get my shit together. In May of 2008 I joined WW with my mom. It took me a year, but I lost 30 lbs. Not bad! I was 10 lbs. away from my goal weight. Then, life happened. We bought a new house, stress at work, busy busy busy, and I got LAZY! It started with, "OK, I'm not going to work out today, but I will go every day for the rest of the week." Then it was " I'll just have one piece of chocolate cake." It snow balled from there! I am now back up to the weight I was when I started this whole "journey". sigh. I feel yucky. It's not only about how I look though. I just FEEL like crap! When I was eating better and exercising on a regular bases, I felt GREAT! I mean fantastic. I need to get back to that! I think that's why I've been in such a funk lately. (See post below).

So, It's time. I am the only one that can change the way I feel and look. No one else. I am in charge of myself. No one else. It's the getting started that's the hardest. I just need to decide that I'm going to do it, and do it. Come on Jen. You need this.

Sorry for the rant. This is more for me than for anyone else. I just needed to vent and get myself motivated.

In a funk...

I haven't been feeling like myself lately. I don't know what my problem is. I don't have anything to really be upset about, but I am just not happy right now. I have an amazing husband that will do anything for me, and kids that are, for the most part, well behaved, but yet I still find many things to bitch about. I am realizing that I'm one of THOSE wive's/mother's. You know the one. The one that is ALWAYS bitching and complaining. That is the last thing I want to do!!

What is my problem? Do I need to up my meds? Or just get over myself?

I think I need to see a therapist. lol.

I'm in loooove...

See those shoes over there? My new profile pic? Love Love Love them. I must have them, AND they are on sale right now. A late birthday present for myself maybe? What would I wear those with? I'm gonna have to buy a new dress to go with the shoes, and then jewelry. I must have fabulous jewelry to go with my fabulous shoes and fabulous new dress.

See where this is going? I'm starting to understand why Jer has such a problem with me going shopping.

Lord help me.

It's been awhile...

Sorry! A lot has been going on. Nothing major, just normal everyday life. When you have 2 kiddos it gets kind of hectic sometimes. I did meet up with an old friend this weekend. We haven't seen or spoken to each other in about 10 years. She looks exactly the same and is just how I remember her. She is married and has an adorable 8 year old son. He didn't know how to handle my two crazy kiddos. Poor guy!

Anyways, T starts baseball on Saturday. His team is called the Cubs. How cute is that? He will practice 3 days a week. I think it will be good for him. I hope he likes it.

As soon as Manth turns 5 (in June) I will sign her up for swimming again. She is a natural. That's my girl!! The minute she got in the water when she was 2 years old she was in love with the water. The girl has no fear, which is scary at times, but good in some cases.

It was my bday yesterday. I turned 31. woohoo. Didn't do anything exciting. Went to my mom's house for dinner. I'm having my party on Saturday. I'm really excited about it!!!

Well, that's the update. I'll post another blog soon. Hopefully!

Tyler

So, Tyler and I battle pretty much every morning about him getting dressed for school. I finally got him some new pants, so he no longer wears high waters. Thank god! I can lay out his entire outfit the night before and he still finds something wrong with it. Well, last night he came to me all dressed for school. He told me he was going to wear his school clothes to bed so I won't have to worry about it in the morning. So, he went to bed completely dressed. There were NO issues this morning, he even said that he considered wearing his shoes to bed, but decided that would be too uncomfortable. LOL. He asked me why I don't do that, it saves a bunch of time. Maybe I should start wearing my work clothes to bed. hmmmmmm...

Note to self...

Upload new pics!!!

Being in my 30's

So, I will be 31 in March. No big deal, I'm over it. I think being in my 30's is great! The kids are getting older, we have our own house, good jobs. I would say we are "established" as adults. I could do without the changes in my skin though!! Not to be vain, but oh my god! It's like I have a whole new face. A BAD face!!! I haven't had this many zits since I was 15 years old. The dark circles under my eyes are impossible to conceal now. I've always had circles under my eyes, but wow. I've had to buy all new face wash, toner, moisturizer, even make up. What is going on here? I'm hoping it gets better because if it doesn't I might have to start wearing a paper bag over my head!

If anyone has any tips, PLEASE help me out here.

Dear Children:

Ms. Manth:

What is with you lately? Mornings are hard enough, but the temper tantrums and waterworks are not helping! I understand you don't like brushing your teeth. TOO BAD! You will not be the girl at school with stinky breath and rotting teeth. Now the shoe thing...come on. Pick a pair and stick with it. They all pretty much look the same and at this point I don't even care if they match your outfit, just put some damn shoes on.

T:

You are 7 not 80 years old. You cannot wear "comfy pants" every day of your life. It doesn't help that they are high waters too. I'm sorry that your uniform shirts "feel uncomfortable", I got a really good deal on those shirts! Why won't you let me brush your hair? I am letting you grow it out, like you want, but it is getting a bit unruly. Hate to break it to you but we don't have the type of hair that grows down, it grows OUT! But, I'm letting you realize that on your own.

Quote of the Day

"I can't wait till you lose all of your teeth!"

Don't ask. lol

I have a blog??

Hi everyone. This is my first blog post EVER! Here it goes...

I will start by introducing myself and my fam. Most of you probably already know this stuff but this is for the new peeps.

I am a wife, mother, daughter and friend. I am married to the best man in the world! He puts up with my shit. What more could I ask for. Ha! We met in 2000 through a mutual friend, started "dating" in February 2001 and were married by March of 2001. Almost nine years later we are still together. We have our issues, trust me, LOTS of issues, but we love each other and are willing to deal with all of the bullshit because of that. Love you honey!

T was born in September of 2002. He is such a sweet, sensitive boy. His favorite person in the whole world is his "gramma". They have such a special bond. It's been that way since the day he was born. He is in 1st grade this year. His teacher is a bit of a pain in the ass, but, what are ya gonna do? He needs to learn to deal with difficult people, right? He and I are so much alike it scares me. We react to things the same way, whine the same way, lol. We bicker like siblings. It was like that with my dad when I was little. I love him, but man, he is a butt. What does that say about me?

Now onto Ms. Manth. Where do I start? She was born in June of 2005. She is a big ball of energy, to say the least! She has so much spirit and everything is just soooo exciting. She is obsessed with pregnant ladies, and announces very loudly wherever we go when she sees a pregnant lady. There has been a few times when the person was not pregnant, that was embarrassing! She is my little swimmer girl!

We just bought our first house and I love it! It has A LOT of room. We moved from a 700 sq ft 2 bedroom house to a 1800 sq ft, 2 story, 3 bedroom house. I am in no way bragging, but I can't get over how much space we have. Jer (my hubby) and I can now be downstairs together and have the kids play upstairs. It is so nice!

We have two pets. Peanut is a Pit mix. She is almost 9 yrs. old and we have had her since she was 9 months old. Anyone that has been to my house has been greeted by Ms. Peanut. Probably by her jumping up and licking you, in the mouth. Unless your Heather, and she will sit on your lap and lick her butt. HA! (Sorry Heather). Peanut's butt not Heather's butt, just to clarify. She is CRAZY!!!!

Otis is our kitty. Also known as Oti Boti, Bobo, baby boy, black hommie, N%$##! Pussy, etc. He is such a lovie kitty but he will let you know when he's had enough! Ms. Manth can attest to that.

One more thing... You might be wondering why I named my blog, "Monkey's Steal my Underwear". There is a bit of a story that goes with this. One night at the old house we had some people over for some drinks. The house next to us was for sale so we thought we would go check it out. sshhhhh! Anyways, we found a postcard that said, "Monkey's Steal my Underwear at Night" with a picture of a silly little monkey on it, duh! The next morning I had a bit of a hangover and said something to the effect of, "Have you seen my underwear, I can't find it". Jer and I laughed for a long time. I still have it to this day and think it is hilarious.

So, that is the story of our lives, so far.