Fedex Ground

Pro's :
1-My work schedule doesn't interfere with the t-man's or my 1st job.
2-It's a paycheck... and at a good wage.
3-I get a kick-ass work out.
4-My boss is super nice... and well great eye candy.
5-I work with mostly men, who help me!
6-I'm drinking water like crazy.
Con's
1-My work shift is 11:30pm up to 3:30am.
2-I just got my first paycheck and cried... averaging 10 hrs a week does not make up for great pay!
3-I get a 2-3hr kick-ass workout 5 days a week... with NO recovery time.
4-I'm not getting any work done on my house.
5-I don't have energy to do anything with my family anymore.
6-I don't want to get out of bed anymore!
7-I hate water!
8-I haven't lost a pound yet:(!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Backblog: Hope everyone had a safe 4th!

 
 
 
 
We had the usual party at the house with the usual suspects... Grandpa, Grandma, Sylvia (the beagle), a couple of the T-man's co-workers and of course Ms. Lisa. I totally wowed everyone with my menu... all veggie finger foods, except the steaks that I marinated for us omnivores! Let's see, guacamole served in cherry tomatoes, potato salad served in red potatoes, snow pea's wrapped around cream cheese and veggies, fresh salsa served in roma tomatoes, bruschetta served in cherry tomatoes, and veggie wraps! The food was yummy... except I didn't like the potato salad-it had an egg in it! This years fireworks were great! The little man loved it, the little dude well he could kinda care less and took off riding his tricycle. The dogs... scared out of their waggily tail minds.

BACKBLOG: Okay totally inappropriate but...

 
We had a major breakthrough in the last few weeks. First my little dude starting using his potty chair to pee in, and he could go the whole day,minus bedtime, without a diaper... music to my ears. Then last week when I was at work at the Gap he came running into the store and announces at the top of his lungs that he pooped on the potty. I thought it's probably just a fluke... nope he has been pooping on the potty ever since! Now we are down to 2 diapers a day/night,Yes! I'm so proud... I had to include a potty shot... he'll kill me later in life, oh well... Paybacks for 3+ years of diapers!

BACKBLOG: My little forager

 
 
Well I've rubbed off on my little man... he quite excitedly is awaiting till we have foraged enough mulberries to make some jam or jelly. Excitedly enough to actually help me pick mulberries without complaining I might add.This pictures was taken somewhere in the middle of June when the mulberries were ripe for the pickin' We had a great time together doing this!

okay I lied... no pics yet

3 clues that you should probably stay in bed;

1: your youngest bites your oldest- yeah it's the start of one of THOSE days.
2: When your oldest takes off his dirty undies he flings them to the ground behind him... but misses and you find them in the toilet... where of course someone has done a #2 and not flushed.
3: While trying to get a blood sample your oldest tells on your youngest how much it's going to hurt... to get a better grasp on the kicking screaming child you take your lancet and place it between your teeth so it doesn't touch anything... only you had it turned the wrong way and end up lancing your lip.

Welcome to my first 15 mins of yesterday!!!

I promise I have pictures...

... but I just have to get the printer set back up! The kitchen is about 99.5% finished now. I have 5 more pieces of trim to fiddle with and I have to buy another edge strip but that's it and that's not bad. Last week was a holiday week so I took time off from the kitchen. I'm hoping I can get the T-man to hook the printer back up tonight, then we will have some backlog pictures of the 4th and other little outings we have done! I did finally get another job, but I think they are so criminal focused they really don't focus on previous employment, plus I did not give them the Borders phone number. Funny I have not seen my paycheck yet, I'm assuming it will take major prodding to actually get my final paycheck. So yeah I handle packages at FedEx Ground, 3 hrs a day loading/unloading semi tractor trailers... I haven't told the boys yet... they are going to go nuts when they realize what I do. Of course here is what I neglected to mention my work hours are 11:30pm to 2:30am... I have a feeling the truancy officer will be visiting the house after school starts.

I'm starting to get a complex...

I've interviewed for a bunch of jobs and haven't heard one thing back... if I find out Borders is saying illegal things at the store level, well I don't know what I'll do. Why can't people just play nice. I just have to stay calm and hang on for a few more weeks before I really freak out about our little financial situation. breathe... breaTHE...BREATHE.