Once Upon A Mommy

The Flu

2010-03-08T09:21:00.000-08:00

Hit us so hard this last week. First Ryan got it and then me. And with the hubby out of town it was absolutely NO FUN! Luckily I have my parents right down the street who helped out a lot. They had him almost three days while I slept or walked around like a zombie.

And now because I let Ryan sleep in my bed one night he thinks he can do it every night. Last night he was up from 11:30 - 1:45 getting up and down out of his bed and trying to come climb in mine. I would take him back and then go back to bed myself just for him to get up five minutes later.

Frustrating. I know that persistence is what works but after two hours of getting up and down out of bed I was at my end.

Crossing my fingers for a better night tonight and wishing daddy was home. He would NEVER try this if daddy were home!

My picture

2010-03-04T11:10:00.000-08:00

So Danielle over at Humes, Party of Three Photo Tagged all her blog readers and this is such a great idea!

Here are the details and my pic -

1. Open your 1st photo folder

2. Scroll to the 10th photo

3. Post the photo and the story behind it

4. Tag 5 more people

My pictures are a bit scattered (an organized mess) since I have switched computers so this is the 10th picture in the 1st folder . Anyways, this was on Ryan's first birthday. Ryan didn't want to eat any of his cake and so my brother thought that it would be fun to push my face into it. And then it went downhill from there. It was a full blown cake fight between me, my two brothers, husband (pictured), best friend, and mom. We went crazy and it was so fun! A memory we will never forget. Here is my husband after my brother chased him down the street and eventually got it in the face!

Now, I have tagged all of you! Will be looking forward to the many pictures/stories you come up with!

Wedding Astrology

2010-03-04T07:26:00.000-08:00

I am so not into Astrology or horoscopes but I did find this just fun. It's suppose to be able to tell you about your marriage depending on what date you got married.

Joe and I got married on June 18th so for us it says that our marriage is characterized by strong communication between partners on both the verbal and physical levels.

Hmm, I guess that's true. We don't usually fight but instead bicker and just get over it. We are both very good and letting each other speak and then just moving forward knowing how the other one feels.

What does it say about yours?

Wedding Date Astrology

Giveaway!

2010-03-03T12:10:00.000-08:00

I just wanted to let everyone know that I just posted a HUGE giveaway on my design site Blogaholic Designs

Please go check it out and enter to win!

Wordless Wednesday

2010-03-03T08:29:00.001-08:00

I go to put a load of clothes in the wash and come back to this. So Cute!

The Bachelorette

2010-03-02T17:36:00.000-08:00

Ali! I do love Ali and am so glad that she and not Tenley will be the new bachelorette! (I liked Tenley but think Ali is just more interesting). (And I still think Ali seemed drunk the night she left Jake to go back for her career - not that it matters).

And I KNEW he would pick Vienna! But honestly I don't care. If they are happy then whatever. The heart wants what the heart wants. But I think I threw up a little in my mouth when her and Jake danced on the "After the Rose" show. I mean really? Could you be more cheesy?

So what do you think about Ali? Would you have rather seen Tenley as the Bachelorette?

I HATE rude people

2010-02-27T10:17:00.000-08:00

This morning I get Ryan (who is feeling better Thank God) and we go off to Target to buy popcorn, an extra blanket, and a towel to put under his car seat in the new truck.

Well I am in the candy aisle to get him some Reese's Cups and there is what I thought was a stranded cart in the way. I move it to see the bags of candy and this woman comes from the end of the aisle and goes to move it right back in front of me.

FYI: She was shopping at the other side of the aisle and not anywhere near where her cart was.

I look at her with this shocked face because what I would have expected her to say would be something like, "Oh I am so sorry to be in your way." Just like I do whenever I am standing where someone is trying to shop.

But instead she looks at me and goes, "Um, can you scoot over? You have plenty of space on the other side of your cart." And she was being (excuse me here) a smart ass bitch and not nice or apologetic in any way. (Because when I moved her cart I started scooting mine over to where hers was. So when she went to pull it back through my cart was in her way.)

And to be honest if she would have said "Oh I am sorry about that." I would have been all like, "Oh, I am sorry too because I didn't realize it was your cart." And would have so moved over for her. But she was being a bitch and acting like she was the only person in the store shopping.

I shake my head and say no. Why should I be considerate of her when she expects everyone to shop around her cart and not move it. I mean REALLY?

I was pissed at this point because I just couldn't believe the nerve of this lady.

So I say, "I moved your cart out of the way so I could move my cart over. You're shopping at the end of the aisle and no where near where you parked your cart!"

This has always been a pet peeve of mine. When people leave their carts in the middle of the aisle and then walk off with no care about the people who are also trying to shop. Oh, and it makes me really mad when they do it and have a child sitting in the cart!

And then she got on the phone and started running her mouth to the person she was talking to. While I just started talking to Ryan about what kind of candy he wanted But in my head I was thinking about yanking the phone out of her hand and shoving it somewhere that she would have a hard time getting it back.

I HATE rude people!

What do yall think?

2010-02-26T13:54:00.001-08:00

I have been watching The Bachelor for a couple years now and have to say I love it. I love the drama, the cheesy girls who all have walls up, and the music they replay at every romantic scene (ever notice it's the same music?). I laughed at how stupid Rozalyn made herself look on the women tell all and have always thought that Ali seemed really drunk when she was sitting with Jake on the couch figuring out if she should leave or not.

So have you heard that Jason and Molly will be getting married on March 8th and we will be able to watch on ABC?

They both along with Melissa were in the most talked about drama since this show has been on. So what do you think about them? Will you watch the wedding?

Me? Honest I do think what Jason did was a jerky thing to do. BUT I think it would have been worse if he would have stayed with Melissa just because of what the uproar from the fans and everyone would be. I would NEVER want someone to stay with me if they didn't love me. Yes he should have done it apart from the show but that's what it is. They signed up to have their lives taped whether good or bad. I hope that him and Molly are happy. They both sure have gotten enough punishment for what happened and I couldn't imagine what they go through walking down the street together.

Friday Favorite

2010-02-26T08:56:00.000-08:00

Every morning I turn on The View so this week it is my Friday Favorite! I LOVE Hot Topics and this morning they had a great segment on the hot new gadgets of 2010 which was interesting. It's amazing what some of these companies come up with!

Do you watch The View? Who is your favorite host? Mine is Whoopi! LOVE HER!

Here is their site and the list of 2010 gadgets - The View

I'm Just Sayin'....

2010-02-24T10:27:00.001-08:00

I can not stand the Octomom Nadya Suleman! She is on The View and just annoys me so much!

If she doesn't like all the media attention - stay off the damn Radar.com and all the talk shows!

If you think that you taking care of so many kids by yourself is a good thing you are sadly MISTAKEN!

If you didn't have a job and already had six kids then you shouldn't have gone back in to get pregnant AGAIN!

She says she sleeps for 2 hrs a night. That is why she is so insane!

And if you are asking people to help you with donations DON'T go spend $1000 on makeup! (TMZ.COM)

That is all. So annoying!

The Mom Song

2010-02-23T08:08:00.000-08:00

So funny! Heard this on KSBJ down here in Houston and wanted to share : ) Enjoy!

2010 Baby Names

2010-02-22T05:54:00.001-08:00

Hmmm, I am not sure how the top 2010 names have been picked when it's only February but they have. Parenting.com have come up with the top 50 names of 2010.

Ryan is #13! And his middle name, Anthony, is #50 which surprised me.

When we picked his name we wanted something cute but not out there. I still can't believe that Courtney Cox named her daughter CoCo. I even think Apple is better then that.

Boy Top 5 -

1.) Aiden
2.) Jayden
3.) Max
4.) Riley
5.) Liam (which I love but didn't know anything about this name when we had Ryan)

Girl Top 5 -

1.) Ella
2.) Ava
3.) Grace
4.) Lolita (what? really?)
5.) Emma

Find the rest of the list here: Parenting 2010 Baby Names

Oh, and if I would have had a girl I would now want to name her Bella. And I haven't even seen the vampire movie so I think I had that name first and they just took my idea : )!!

Actually we had decided that if we had a girl the name would be Jaime.

So where do you stand on this list?

Is there any name that you now wished you would have used?

And what names did you have out if you had the other gender. Like if you had a boy what were you going to name the baby if it was a girl?

Blogger Pages?

2010-02-20T18:30:00.000-08:00

Go to Blogaholic Designs to see the new tutorial I wrote on how to add pages to your blog.

And maybe even leave a tutorial suggestion. Is there anything that you want to learn how to do but just cant figure it out? Let me know and maybe I'll write a tutorial on it : )

Just Askin...

2010-02-19T10:28:00.000-08:00

What are you going this weekend? Just curious : )

Me: I am getting Joe ready to go out of town for the 45 days. What am I going to do without him FOR THAT LONG!? And just spending some family time together before he leaves.

Oh, and I might be throwing Geotrax in the trash due to the ten thousand temper tantrums it causes a day!! We really do love it but sometimes I am just not so sure.

You might want to check in on me after a week to make sure I haven't ran away : ) Just kidding...

Friday Favorite

2010-02-19T10:22:00.000-08:00

My Friday Favorite is Facebook! I just joined a couple days ago and am now so addicted. It's great because now I can keep in touch with my family who live in different states and just other people that I may met.

Are you on Facebook? If so leave me your link and I will come check you out : )

Lindsay Hamner

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We have a winner!

2010-02-19T10:13:00.000-08:00

Congrats Laura! You are the winner!

Please send an email to lindsayintx@aol.com so I can send you this wonderful book!

How to enter
- Leave a comment on my blog. Each comment will be counted as an entry so leave more then one!
- Post about this giveaway on your blog and then come and let me know.
- Become a follower of my blog and again let me know.
- This one is just for fun. Leave which team you think will win the Super Bowl and if you are right it will be counted as another entry!

Be sure to leave a different comment for each entry : )

The Deadline
The contest will end on February 19th and the winner will be announced the same day.

Good Luck!

On the nightstand...

2010-02-15T17:39:00.000-08:00

I have been trying to read more because I just love it but it's so hard to just sit for even a couple minutes and pick up a book. But the last couple weeks I have made it a point to just take a bath or stay up a little later and read a couple chapters.

Right now I am reading Cocktails for Three by Madeleine Wickham (or Sophie Kinsella) and it's a pretty good book. The last one of hers I read (Sleeping Arrangements) I HATED! But I am about half way through this one and it's worth reading.

It's about three woman who are at different places in their lives but still take the time to meet for cocktails once a month. One is dating a married man (which I don't like), one is pregnant, and the other is trying to make up for her fathers past.

Now I will say that the one thing I hate about her books is that there is always someone sleeping outside of their marriage. That is why I hated Sleeping Arrangements so much. But it's weird because when she writes as Sophie Kinsella she doesn't have that kind of story line.

So you might want to try it if you can get past that. You will either hate it or love it after the first chapter.

What are you reading? Or want to read?

Check me out...

2010-02-15T17:37:00.000-08:00

On Facebook : )

My whole family stays in touch with Facebook so finally last night I sat down and made a page and am so glad that I did : ) It makes it so easier to talk to people who you may not be able to talk to that much.

Happy Valentines Day...

2010-02-13T19:00:00.001-08:00

I saw something similar to this on another blog and wanted to do it too for Valentines Day...

- Where did you meet your hubby? We actually met in high school and became best friends for about six years before we started dating. We always had a crush on each other but never did anything about it till after we graduated.

- How long have you been married? This year will be five years. We have been together for nine.

- What is the best thing about your hubby? He is so loyal. And even after being together so long we have so much fun together. He is supportive of me and makes me feel like the most important person in this world (along with the baby of course).

- How did he propose? He proposed on Dec 23, 2003. We were doing the whole Christmas thing and he surprised me with it. I didn't expect it AT ALL. And he did it in front of my family which is what I always wanted.

- Favorite wedding memory. We didn't have a honeymoon so we stayed a couple nights at a really really nice hotel in Houston. We left the wedding and because neither one of us had eaten we stopped by taco bell and then went to the hotel and watched a movie (guess who) and then ....ya know (had another wedding dance).

And the next day was fathers day so we took a break from the hotel and brought cup cakes and ice cream to my parents house because all my family was there and I wanted to see my dad and both my grandpa's which I never get to see because they live out of town (Nebraska and Colorado).

- What is the most romantic thing he has done for you? Hmm...probably this last Christmas when he got me the new computer. I LOVE Survivor and for Christmas I wanted a Mac computer so bad. He got it and then printed out clues for me to find it (like when they get tree mail). And he did it over at my parents house with my parents and my brothers girlfriend there.

It's so funny how you're life can change from high school. I remember we were standing in front of a friends house and he told me that he was in love with me and that is when my life changed. I am truly so happy to be married and a mommy and couldn't ever imagine being anywhere else.

What are some of your favorite memories with your hubby?

Just Askin

2010-02-13T17:22:00.000-08:00

What is everyone doing for Valentines Day?

- What did you get your hubby? < -- Mine got a new gun and a new truck!

- What did he get for you? <-- I got Photoshop (Woo Hoo) and a new truck (WOO HOO)!

And it's so funny because we usually don't do anything because we are just kinda over it after ten years. But this year just seems to be different. (Actually I always do a little something for it but never to this extent).

But we just got back from Wal-Mart and it was packed like it was Christmas Eve. I never knew Valentines Day was such a busy holiday : )

Friday Favorite (on Saturday) - Again

2010-02-13T17:11:00.000-08:00

I think I should change this to Saturday night favorite? Just kidding. I have just been so busy last night and tonight. And here is why....

My Friday Favorite is MY NEW TRUCK!!

It's GORGEOUS! Mineral Gray, four doors, DVD player built into the radio, heated seats, garage door opened on the top part (which is great because we ALWAYS are losing ours), and I can plug my IPhone into it and listen to the music on there. And it has the touch screen for the radio and I can upload pictures on it and use it as a screen saver (who knew!)

And to my wonderful hubby who has definitely been spoiling me lately!

Worst. Blogger. Ever.

2010-02-12T11:32:00.000-08:00

I know I know. I haven't post at all this week or commented on any blogs. But I am back with a new design and happy about the way everything looks! I also changed the Blogaholic Design so please go check that out too : )

And don't forget about my giveaway!

- I'll get on tonight and do a Friday Favorite as well as comment on the peeps who have shown me some love this week. Now I have to put together Geotrax for the 3456th time today!

Friday Favorite!

2010-02-05T08:51:00.000-08:00

This Friday I am awarding the favorite too Fisher Price Geotrax Systems!

Ryan LOVES these things and is constantly putting them together and taking them apart all day. They are easy for him to snap together himself, they can be put together a hundred different ways, and they are a great price. The individual trains can be a tad bit expensive ($25ish) but they are totally worth the money. And Ryan mainly drives his hot wheels cars on them so they are good for cars or the trains.

I am even planning a Geotrax Birthday Party for him where everyone brings a Geotrax present! Too much fun!

You can check them out more here - Geotrax

Giveaway!

2010-02-04T14:12:00.000-08:00

I LOVE Beth Moore so I figured I would do a giveaway with one of her updated books Breaking Free!

How to enter
- Leave a comment on my blog. Each comment will be counted as an entry so leave more then one!
- Post about this giveaway on your blog and then come and let me know.
- Become a follower of my blog and again let me know.
- This one is just for fun. Leave which team you think will win the Super Bowl and if you are right it will be counted as another entry!

Be sure to leave a different comment for each entry : )

The Deadline
The contest will end on February 19th and the winner will be announced the same day.

Good Luck!

Too Cute

2010-02-04T09:16:00.001-08:00

I was going through my pictures yesterday and found some that just made me smile. Don't you love and hate seeing pictures of your baby when they were younger? I miss him that young but have loved watching him grow up. And I so miss the curls!