Why I want a puppy

 

I grew up with indoor dogs all my life. Everyone in my family had an indoor dog. I said I would never have one. If I ever had a dog (which I never wanted in the first place) I would get a medium outside dog. Now that I have had a medium outside dog for 2 years, there is nothing like having a little indoor dog. I want a puppy. Not until we move though, I must have hardwood floor to have an indoor dog. I must have hardwood floors regardless. I am not enjoying my first house with carpet to say the least.

 

Back to the pup.. Isn’t it cute? How could you not want this? I want this! I have had a thing for these ears since I saw Lady and the Tramp when I was around 6 years old. I remember choosing the puppy stuffed animal that had these type of ears. Omg, I want a pup.

(this is what I want. I love her!)

My family has had these little things in our family and they have got to be the best dogs ever. I have heard bad things about this breed as well but I think it depends on the owner and well, luck of the litter?! Gosh she is just so cute! Now if only I could talk Mady into it. She wants a puppy one day and then for weeks she says she doesn’t want a dog, she just wants molly brown. Zak is down I know. He can’t say no to a puppy..

A birthday list.. 4 months early

 

Tonight, Mady asked if she could start making a birthday list. Of course I said, considering last she had to think what she wanted and then it was pretty broad. Like baby dolls, or craft stuff, or books. The next 30 mins were spent with her telling me in detail what she wants and a few things of who she wants to get it for her. It went a little something like this:

- “a fan for my room, with colored blades that are all different colors.. like the one at home depot that matches my room.. you know? You remember that right? I want Dad to get that for me”

- “new books. Chapter books. Like Ivy and Bean or the Magic Tree House or June B Jones”

- “of course I want more baby dolls. I don’t have princess Aora. any baby doll would be good”

- “a puppy. I know you want a puppy so you can get me that”

- “new curtains for my new room when we get a new house. I want them for my birthday so we can already have it when we move to a new house one day. I want them to have butterflies. Pretty butterflies”

- "oh, pillow cases. From NuNu. She makes pillow cases really good. I like the fabric”

- “shoes and dresses and clothes”

- “a new humidifier. I like mine. I want a new one. It can be a butterfly too”

- “remember my new room will be electric green and the house we have after that will be lady pink” (she picked out colors for her bedroom for the next 10 years at Home Depot about 4 months ago and remember the names of the colors”

- “batteries for my vreader. I love my vreader”

- “more bows to go with my other bows”

- “a doll house. I miss my little doll house. You know the one that we gave to Pax a long time ago. She doesn’t have it anymore either but I miss it. I loved my doll house. It was in browntown with my pink bedroom and it had people that went to it”

- “OH, a new kitchen” I said, umm your kitchen is pretty much the coolest kitchen ever.. she said “yea but see that spot where the radio is? I don’t want it to have that spot. The sink, I want it pink. I want the oven where the microwave it, so yea, a new kitchen how I like it”

( Yea, cause this kitchen is awesome or anything?)

- “picture frames. Like my own that I can put where I want them and move them anywhere I want them”

- “pictures in my picture frames”

- “a toddler bed. I remember my toddler bed at browntown too. It was so comfy. I miss my toddler bed so much. I like it better than my bed now”

And the convo continued.. Wow, this is going to be an expensive birthday! JUST KIDDING.. she isn’t getting all that stuff from me, that’s for sure!

So, I guess if you are already looking around for some things, there is part of her list..

Side Note: no puppy please.. I do want a puppy but that is for a year or two when we move. (unless we just have a baby instead..  either a baby or a puppy.. we will see)

Also, the fan, curtains, kitchen, and toddler bed.. yea, I figured I don’t have to say anything about that. I don’t know where she gets these ideas from..

BOWS, BABY DOLLS, BATTERIES, AND BOOKS.. Heck yea!
She does need books, chapter books that are series are her favorite. (and my favorite to read)
Baby dolls are always welcomed!
Batteries are always a huge huge need in this house. I am always out of them (all sizes) and I never buy them. Once something goes dead.. it stays dead.
A girl can’t have too many bows!

I’ve been a cookin!

 

So I just updated my cooking blog!

take a look.. give it a try.. tell me what you think!

 

http://lovetocookcooktolove.blogspot.com/

NEW TRY IT OUT RECIPES from last week.. click above to check them out!

Almond crusted chicken fingers (baked)

The best baked veggies I have ever had

Pizza stuffed Mushrooms

Feta stuffed Zucchini

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NEXT WEEKS TRY IT OUT MENU!

CHEAT BREAKFAST: Mushroom, Kale, Rice Casserole

Shrimp and Pesto Won-tons

Mashed Cauliflower

Sweet Peas Stuffed Sweet Potatoes Patties

Since most of these try it outs are side dish types, I will be adding new recipes for Tilapia and maybe chicken to go along with them.

Lets Celebrate!

 

Next year Zak and I will be celebrating our 5 year WEDDING anniversary. I am pretty excited about it to be honest. It is hard to believe I have been a wife for almost 4 years. There are big plans for our 5 year anniversary though! (the 4 year will be celebrated as well.. just no big plans for it) We did not get to take the honeymoon we wanted after our wedding. This was by choice though. Madyson’s 1 year birthday was a few days after our wedding and I would not and could not leave her on her first birthday. We took her with us on our honeymoon (familymoon) to St. Augustine. Which was amazing and beautiful and is still my favorite place ever. Although we wished we could have taken the honeymoon we wanted, we don’t and never have regretted the familymoon. It was perfect to say the least. Anyways, since we got married, we said for our 5 year anniversary we would take our honeymoon. Guess what people? Little did I know how fast the 5 years was going to go. So, the plan is to take our honeymoon.. when we get back from our honeymoon, we want to celebrate.

There have been soooooo many people that have contributed to our relationship. From support, understanding, advice, and role models. I feel like us being married is not just a time to celebrate alone but a time to celebrate with the people that we love and love us. The people that have stuck by us over the entire time (and before) we have been married.

Alright, back to the plan:

A anniversary reception. Simply put, I want to have a reception just like you would for a wedding. Just like we did for our wedding. EXCEPT with a few changes. For one, we want to be able to thank and celebrate with the people we love. We want the entire deal though. Food, Music, Speeches, Photos.

As for the food, all I know is that I want a plate of food since at my wedding reception I didn’t even see the food table. I did have a plate of some food but I was to busy to enjoy it. I will enjoy the food this time!

Music, ok ok.. this is a big one. we want a DJ, we actually have a person that wants to sing for us and a person that DJs. We will not have a DJ that we can not hear, that only plays stupid rap music, and is boring. I have to say my DJ was the worse part of my wedding reception with out a doubt. I want OLD music, COUNTRY music, some ROCK music, MAYBE a little r&b music from back in the day, 90s music, blugrass music, heck, I want it all.. except an entire list of rap music. I also want songs that are meaningful to other people. For example: my inlaws songs, yes Pat, Daris, and Kelsey.. this means I want songs that mean something to you and your families. I want friends songs such as songs Lauren and I jammed out to riding in my 94 blue eclipse. Things to bring back memories. Songs to make you feel good. You know what I am talking about. Those songs that when you hear them you smile in your heart, then smile on your face, then crank up the volume, start to dance (or just bobbed your head) and sing like you are a famous person and no one sings better than you.

Speeches.. This too is important. We didn’t give speeches at our wedding which I have always wished I did. I wish I said thank you to the people I wanted to say thank you. I was young, I didn’t realize the important things. I was also a little overwhelmed and had never been to a wedding before my own. Maybe this worked out for the best though, 5 years later I will have tons more to say and thank! Family, friends, and my husband will all be hearing from me this time! Also, anyone else that wants to give a speech is more than welcome too. MORE THAN WELCOME.. I would love love love it!

Photos.. I will have a photo booth! These are the most fun thing ever! Also, I want photos of everyone, with everyone. It is that simple!

As for location and dress. I would love for it to be at the same place we got married. I just think that would be so amazingly cool and it would feel good. BUT, I am open to many different options and it being a year away, you never know what will present itself. Dress, well of course, any chance that is available to get dressy, im going to take it! So, it will be formal, wedding attire, I wont judge you if you wear jeans though but please no overalls and cut off shirts.

This is all dreaming by the way. The husband is down for it, I am down, now.. we have to see if the bank account is down for it in a year ..

Other details I want:

- some type of dance.. I wont tell many people about this, if you read the blog then of course you know but I want a choreographed dance with friends and family that want to participate.. it will take a few weeks of practice but this would be the best thing ever

- colors (as of now) gray, yellow, teal  or even gray and purple, for sure having some gray in there somewhere! Gray and white would be pretty also..

- I do want another candy bar because the feed back I got from that was awesome

Really I just want everyone together in one place to celebrate 5 years of our marriage. Maybe this can be an every 5 year thing.. I mean, who wouldn’t enjoy another reception or two (or 10) being married to the same guy.

ok, now it is time to get back to 2012 instead of 2013

Try it out

Mady has never had an issue going to bed. Her bedtime has been 8:00 pm for as long as I can remember. Same routine, same time, every night {for the most part}. Although she does not cry or pitch a fit about bed time, she does try to avoid it or piddle seem nights. Tonight is no different. She walks out into the living room, as I am sitting here doing homework, in pajamas. Our combo goes like this

Me: I like your Pjs. I was going to get your new pjs though
Mady: oh yea. Ok. Yea yea. And hen we can not watch the res of the movie and just sit here?
Me: umm. No. Then it is bed time
Mady: yea I know. Bed time on the couch
Me: ha no. I don't think so
Mady: oh come on. Try it out. You might like it. We've never done that

And I laugh. She is right. She has only fallen asleep on the couch one time and that was when she was throwing up all night long. Unfortunately I not in a try it out mood. I have homework tod do and the couch will not become a sleeping habit. So, we are off to brush, floss, read books, and go to bed. In her own bed! (as always) I must admit. She does look pretty snuggly in her new pjs. I might skip homework and call it a night. I think I'll go snuggle with her until Zak gets home.

Lip gloss

Why is it that everything made for a kid seems way to hard to open but yet he things I don't want her to get into a cat could open with its paws.

The Easter Bunny purchased this cute little flower and in each petal is a colored lip gloss. The Easter Bunny knew how important colored lipgloss was but little did it know how aggravating it would be to open hat flowered lipgloss.

As I am trying to place my adult size fingers on the mouse size opening spot I look at Mady sadly. In my defeated tone I tell her I can't do it. I figured she would go all emotional on me but no oh no. I was wrong. She stood up and started cheering for me. I reached over and hit record on my phone. You will only be able to hear her since the phone was face down and I was busy trying to open that ridiculous Easter Bunny's gift.


I did get it open and while typing this I look over and she has put about 22 layers of pink lipgloss on. Luckily she is too cute to be mad at. What do you think about this pink lipglossed girl?

Draw something

If u don't have the application. Get it now. It is amazingly fun. Although I am slacking. But I just wanted to show you my talents of drawing for the game. Enjoy. ( yes.. I think I draw awesome on my phone so I save the pictures) These are just a few.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

if you want to play me with my awesome drawing skills… find me! Tsabin23

Week 2. Day 2

As u know I have been doing couch to 5k. There is an awesome app on my phone and I think I payed 3$ for it. It tells u when to run and when to walk.

Now it isn't my 2nd week running. It is actually my 3rdish/4thish We started running a week before we started he challenge. Then we did week one but decides last week to start week one again since last week our schedules went back to normal and we are running three days a week. It has been wonderful. Tomorrow morning will be my first day of a full day considering I have school. So 9:00 Mady to preschool. 9:10 meet to run 10:00 back home to change. 10:10 leave for school. 10:30 class starts. (dental science 2) I am sorry for my classmates because I will be sweaty and smelly since there is no time for a shower in between. No pain, no gain people! Monday's it is the same schedule except I have class from 10:30 to 3:00 (same teacher.. Same classmates) now THAT will be a long day.


P.s. Silent prayer request!

Phone blog with pictures.

So I might as well see how the post will look with pictures from my phone. If all goes well. Then this may become the next best thing in blogging. Posting pictures directly from my phone would be so much easier then uploading to y computer first. So, here it goes..


Ok I uploaded it but on my current screen as I type it shows the picture at the bottom in a small box. Guess we will see if it places it above this paragraph.


And post....



Update. After posting and looking at the post with pictures. I see that the picture is huge and isn't placed where I wanted it. Considering it is bloggers first app.. Maybe they will fix that. Until then I may not be posting pcs from my phone.


Update again. I went to settings and was able to change the size of my pictures. Whoop whoop. Back to posting phone pics.

 

 

Phone blog... Say what?

I have been waiting for this day. Where blogger had an app for apple products. The thing that upsets me is now that there is an app for it, I have to type with this damn iPhone keyboard. I don't like it. Simply put I can't type worth crap on here and auto correct never thinks what I am thinking. With this said, please forgive any misspellings or sentences that have words left out (any time I hit the letters l k or M I end up hitting the back space.. Letters c b n always end up hitting space bar.) I have only had the phone for 4ish weeks so I assume I will get better at this keyboard but until them, it is hit or miss. Literally.

Also. I have no idea how this post with look since it is the app and I on my phone. I could love it or hate it. Loving it means back to blogging a lite more than I have been. Hateing it means I'll holdup finger on the application for a few and then hit the - sign to delete it!

Well, my dog is barking and it is almost midnight sooo I must go yell at her. Geez my life would be easier and more peaceful with out a dog. I am just not an animal person when it comes to having my own pet! My fish though... They are awesome.. And pretty.. and quite.

Well, that answers that question

 

Did you know that getting insurance to cover pregnancy is nearly impossible. NO, I AM NOT PREGNANT. but, Zak wants more kids and to be honest.. I have had baby fever for a while. Now, I don’t want anymore.. I have not wanted any more since Mady was born (almost 5 years ago) but.. I don’t want to regret not having another one. I love being a mom. Zak and I are wonderful parents. I think about my sister or Zak’s sisters. I see my friends and their siblings now as they are adults and how close you can be with your siblings. I don’t want Mady to miss out on that.. BUT again, I don’t want any more kids. With this said, I kind of want a baby. It’s like a puppy.. I want it.. but I don’t. Not really the best comparison I know but since I already have a child.. I know the truth that goes behind having a child.. I am allowed to sugar coat it and compare it to something so cute and cuddly.

Most insurance providers do not have pregnancy riders in TN. {come to find out} I have BCBS for Mady and my health insurance but when I got covered I opted out on the maternity rider for the simple facts that we could not afford $300 more but we needed to be covered AND I don’t want kids. I called.. just to find out how much it would cost to add it, you can’t add it once you have a plan with them. No changing your mind about the “having a baby” decision. So, I called other insurance providers.. they don’t offer any maternity riders. Not any plan that I have called so far. I have also read that if you had a c-section with the previous child {which I did} that they wouldn’t accept you. Now, as I am laying in the bed at the hospital on day 3 .. the choice to continue to try even though I have not dilated past a 1 1/2 didn’t seem like an issue. Yes, I could have said ok.. Ill wait one more day. The doctor did tell me that I could try for a little while longer or that they could take me back. I chose to go for it. Take this baby out.. I want to hold her. The doctor never said.. ok, if you have a C-section then you will sort of be screwing yourself over when it comes to the future and having insurance for other pregnancy. I was young.. I didn’t even THINK that was something to think about.

There is not really a GREAT time to have a baby. No matter what the plan is. If Zak and I decided to have another one, I would want it next year. Before I start working. Yes, Id still be in school but that would be fine. I would want it before I was 30.. before Mady was too old to enjoy a sibling. Like around age 6 and not around age 8 or 10.

Point is though.. I guess the decision is made. if no insurance will help cover on an individual plan then that means no decision to be made by us. Which I am fine with. Zak is happy with just Mady too but it is something I have given thought and was up for discussion. Until today. Way to go TN.. fully cover people that qualify for tencare when their life is in dismay and it prob. isn't the best time for that person to have a baby anyways. (I was covered by tencare with Mady.. so I am not judging) but when it comes to a person that maybe wants to change their mind.. or give it some thought.. don’t offer anything for them! and now, I wouldn’t qualify for tencare because of Zak.

Stupid rules and government. It is just like school. Can’t get a grant because we waited until we were stable financially and the time was right.. oh, and we are married. I should have just went to school when we were broke, living together unwed, had 4 or 5 children.. and let everyone’s taxes pay for my life.. Yea.. sounds real fair and smart doesn’t it!

again, I didn’t plan on having any babies so this is not devastating news to me. It just surprised me that there is not any options for the chance that I could think about changing my mind on another child. Luckily my family of 3 is all I need and I am very very blessed!

p.s. sorry grandparents, aunts, and uncles.. She is all you will be getting from us. Unless you want to pay over $10,000 for us to have another one.. Then, it can become a discussion.

 

p.s. MADY NEEDS COUSINS close to her age!! -so sisters.. Get To Work!

Moments

 

Moments caught on tape. Moments that you can relive. Moments that bring you inside, that make you feel like you were there. Moments that speak louder than a photograph. Whoever invented the video camera deserves more credit and thankfulness than Steve Jobs got for being the Apple man. The video camera inventor created something so amazing that allows us in on the moments we want to show everyone. What makes these moments caught on tape even better is more often than not we wish we caught that moment on tape.. The moments we do catch on tape.. treasured forever!

Just a simple Easter morning dance moment

 

Mady reading to Pax as she cries over potty training

 

bigwheels fun

I pledge

I love when she says eeww

Fail

 

Watch this video..

 

Now imagine that happening to me, in my yard, dragged by a pink power wheel car..

This power wheels to be exact

This is how the story goes:

After everything was cleaned up from a great Easter party, we decided to get out the power wheels car for Mady and Pax. As Pax climbed in the driver seat and Mady in the passenger seat, they buckled their Velcro seatbelts. I knew I was going to follow them closely with Pax driving and the way our yard slopes in one part down towards the ditch.

IN VISION THIS

Pax punching her foot on the gas, me grabbing the wheel turning it to where they need to go with one hand and my camera in the other hand while running along side of it to help her drive. I see that we are headed toward the part of the yard we don’t need to be at. As she is pushing the gas, I am turning the wheel, I panic. I freeze.. not sure what to do because the ditch is coming up fast and they are headed straight for it. (This is a ditch that is after a small rock wall drop off) Next thing I know, I am on the ground being pulled by this powewheels car in my dress with a tight grip on the steering wheel. Notice in the picture the door is high. I am on the ground with my arm OVER the door on the steering wheel. I somehow jerked the car around and have it held in place. The entire time this is going on, Pax still has her foot on the gas and my camera is in my other hand. I have no idea why I didn’t tell her to stop the gas or take her foot off the gas but looking back at it, that could have saved us all. Luckily Mady was holding on for dear life as her door swung open with the drop-off right beside her. She didn’t fall out. THANK GOODNESS. I turned around to see Zak, Sonja, and Kristen standing in the yard .. almost in shock. I yell “Help me.. are you serious” At this point my fear (that had frozen me) turned to anger for the simple fact that they were standing there. They to were in shock and it all happened so fast. They all ran to me and the moment someone (I don’t even know who) reached the car.. I burst out in laughter. Shock, Fear, Anger, Laughter.. all in what felt like 5 full mins of the accident. Really it was seconds. I still laugh out loud as I look at my swollen arm that is bruised and my grass skinned leg.

Later that night, I asked Zak if it was at least graceful. Not in the slightest he says.

weird

 

 

We all have the little moments that are weird in our daily life. You hear of people that say every time they look at a clock, it is always the same time. Or, when they get in the car the same song is playing on the radio as the day before and the day before that. I have had that moment a few times over the past 6 months. When I look at my counter down below for how long I have been married, it is always the same pattern.. Today I have been married for 3 years, 7 months, 3 weeks, 7 days. It is always 3 years, X months, 3 weeks, X days.. with the X being the same for months and days.

Weird..

 

On another note.. my spring break is boring. I don’t know what to do with my time. I should just clean the house but I don’t want to. I seem to rather laying outside in the sun with little chica running around in her adorable bathing suit. Guess we will see how next week goes!

4.0

 

 

Yes Indeed!! I checked my grades and (of course) I got all A’s! :::pats self on back:::

Still rocking that 4.0 GPA

 

SCHOOL REPORT

 

I AM ON SPRING BREAK.. UNTIL APRIL 17TH

WHOOO HOOOO    WHOOOO  HOOOO

 

ENDED THIS QUARTER WITH:

Computers .. 98 plus 10 extra bonus points = 108

Dental Science .. 98 or above for sure

Prev. Dentistry .. midterm was a 95 (stupid points off for missing classes) then took 2test after that so I am assuming a 98 or above for sure

 

Grades post next week!

April 2012.. ALREADY?

 

Time does not fly.. at least not this year, Time moves at the speed of sound. It has gone so fast that I was sitting, thinking, getting nervous, about black ice this winter. Yes, I spend my time worrying about things like black ice. Anyways, I then realized that winter is over. NO ICE. sad in a way when you think about the snow we had the year before but no ice is good with me! So April, here we are.. lets see what we have going on..

1- prayer request. I have a silent pray request for strength. Please add this request in your prayers tonight, tomorrow morning, and anytime else that you pray.

2- my iPhone has taken over my photography skills. This. Is. Not. Good! My camera and I have been mia.. until Sunday, I will not resort to the iphone for Easter pictures.. I promise

3- simply said, I love instagram and drawsomething. If you use either of these, leave your name for me to find you

4- I AM ON SPRING BREAK. Yes, I just yelled that at you. BE HAPPY FOR ME.. because, according to my teacher (who I have for 2 classes next quarter) the next quarter is going to be the hardest we have seen. Considering that she was blown away we are all taking 3 certin classes all at the same time. The look on her face was enough to make me poke out my lip in sadness. Really, I poked it out. Next quarter is 4 days a week. Dental Science 2 (I loved dental science 1 so this should continue to be great..hard, but great) Dental materials. and Dental charting and ?? yes, I forgot the name of that last class..

5- I must stop hitting the buy now button on Groupon and LivingSocial

6- Less than 100 days until Hawaii

7- working out is going great. Eating is going (boring) just kidding. I have found a wonderful almond crusted chicken finger dish. (just almonds, garlic, chicken, egg whites) and, I am still stuffing my face with foods I don’t like. Tonight's face stuffer was peas. sweet peas NOT CANNED.. I hate peas. I really hate peas. I can not force canned peas.

8- April first was the mark of me not drinking alcohol. OMG. this is until Hawaii. On the occasional girls night, wine will be allowed but not beer or :::tear:::  margaritas.. :::tear:::

9- my dreams for the month of march have included my sister’s eye falling out, my birth control (it is in my upper arm) getting moved to my lower arm by my wrist, the usually gum stuck to teeth, and buying a house with a pool that wasn’t ours on land that wasn’t ours with people I went to church with over 10 years ago. So, lets hope for the peaceful or no dream nights I have always had.

10- chica is amazing. and beautiful. and smart. and funny

p.s. my new me is going good, hard but good. It is hard to change your ways that you have been use to for all of the life you can remember. (maybe not all of my life but at least the past 10 years) … I am enjoying the attention of my thoughts and time on the things and people that deserve me.