Lots to catch up on!!!

My Goodness! I will have to agree with my friend Callie (on her blogspot) that I am reminded each time I get on here how little time I have for stuff like this!! Since my last post, I have pulled Tallon and Meadow from their daycare. Tallon loved his class, but Meadow was having a pretty tough time, and I didn't care very much for her caregiver, so I pulled them both.

Josh's knee got hurt on the job, and he had surgery, so he was able to stay home with them for a few weeks. Ever since then my sister in law, Jenn, has been watching them. Tallon will return to his old daycare (Kids Korner) next Monday!! He is excited, as am I!! I will very much miss seeing his smiling face when I go home to visit on my lunch breaks, but I know that he has missed his friends, and the "school" atmosphere altogether. When Jenn is babysitting, it is hard for her to let him get any outside time b/c she has to watch Mead, and it's too hot for them to all go outside, so needless to say Tallon gets very little outside time during the work week. Also, he very rarely gets the chance to play with kids his age.

Work is still...well, work. It's not getting much easier being away from the kids, even though it's been near 3 months that I've been back.

Something pretty exciting (for us anyway, lol) has happened recently, and we were approved for a new Dell laptop on credit!! We so desperately needed a new home computer, and NEVER would have been able to put up the money for it up front. Plus, I needed an opportunity to build my credit for my new life venture!!

So, I guess you're wondering what this new life venture is. Actually, it was a teenage dream, from the first time that I saw the movie "Empire Records". I'm kind of setting up a 5 year plan. In January I will be taking an online business course, then hopefully by next fall we will be financially able for me to quit working and go back to school full time to get my business degree. Josh and I want to open our own music/novelty store! Our original vision was a record store (i.e. "Empire Records"), but in this day and time, between the takeover of I-Tunes and the economy, we thought we should include other merchandise in order to build a business that would not only survive, but thrive. So, say a prayer for us! Not only would this be a dream job (we LOVE and know everything music, and we would be able to bring the kids to work!!), but also a family business that we could pass down to the kids when they got older and we were ready to retire!

KID UPDATE TIME!!!!!

TALLON JAMES

2 Years, 10 months old

As stated earlier, Tallon will be going back to daycare next Monday. He was scared about it until we went to the open house a few weeks ago, and now he's excited! I'm excited for him!

Potty training seems to be going back and forth. When he's at home with me on the weekend, he goes pretty much every time in the potty. But when he's home during the week with Jenn, she doesn't really push the issue, so it's back to square one by the time I come home from work. It's frustrating, but I feel like when he goes back to school, he will see the other kids going, and this will no longer be an issue (hopefully)!!

He is still my little sports allstar...we bought him a little basketball goal and T-ball stand, and he is awesome! He is a natural, I tell you! I cannot wait until he is old enough to join a team.

He is also still my little comedian. Cracking jokes every five minutes. Josh reincarnated :o)

Meadow Jade
almost 5 months old


My little princess. She will be Christened this Sunday!! Her Godfather will also be Evan Walker (Tallon's Godfather), and her Godmother will be our Aunt Wendy (Samples). Her Patron Saint is Saint Christina. I'm so ecstatic for this blessed event. Tallon's was one of the most beautiful things I have ever witnessed firsthand, and I know hers will be as well.


She has just recently started eating baby food (July 18 was her first time), and she loves it!! She likes EVERYTHING that we give her! We stick to one type of food per week (Dr.'s orders - in order to catch anything she may be alergic to), and so far has had carrots, green beans, green peas and squash.

She gets lots of tummy time each day and sleeps STRAIGHT through the night. I'm talking 10-12 hours!! She goes to bed anywhere between 7 and 9 p.m., and usually doesn't wake until I do, around 7 a.m.

Well, it's about time for me to go home and squeeze these little babies!! I promise I shall try to keep up with this thing more!