Daily Stresses

Jim left this morning going to Delhi (very close to our hometown) to work. Ty and I had planned to go with him, but we really don't have the money. He had a cutback at work and we have a lot of things to be saving up for.

First of all, my friend Taylor is having a baby boy and her shower is the end of this month. I have bought her several things for the baby, but I have also been asked to make her shower cake. Unfortunately, I don't have everything I need to take her cake... I want to try a few new things with this one to make it really special and I am going to have to buy several things.

Second, my Ty man's FIRST birthday is next month!! I'm so excited! I want him to have a great party (even though he won't remember it). I have already ordered his invitations and dinnerware for the party. I still have to buy his presents and a few odd and ends... I am going to make his cake, too. We are having a farm theme. His invitations have cows, horses, ducks, and pigs on them. I am hoping to have a really awesome party for him. I'm really nervous about making his cake because I want to sculpt cows, pigs, and ducks to put on it.

So, I have been trying to find a job to help with all of our added expenses. I must have applied at 50 companies in the last month and I have only gotten one call-back. Unfortunately, the hours I would have had to work wouldn't work out with having a baby. It was very hard for me to turn that job down because it payed VERY well. But, I just couldn't do it. It's just driving me crazy that I can't find ANYTHING!!! I didn't finish college... Yet anyway.... But even to get a simple secretary job here, you need a bachelor's degree! And even entry level positions here require experience... I only have experience in sales and waitressing.... I have so many things working against me:
1. I have a baby, so I can only work M-F 6:30- 5:30.
2. Little to no experience (depending on the job I am applying for)
3. Minimal education.

All I can do is laugh about this. Because if I don't laugh, I will cry. I have been so stressed out lately. I don't know what I am going to do. But I did finally surrender it to God. I prayed that he would take it all into his hands because I know that I can't do this alone. I really need help. So, if anyone knows where a good job is for an unqualified, undertrained worker.. LET ME KNOW!!!

I plan on going back to school as soon as Ty starts school. We can't afford to pay for daycare and tuition... So I have to wait.

Another big issue weighing on my mind these days is my TERRIBLE case of the 'baby fever'.....

(to be cont. )
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Our Mini- Photosession

Here are a few pictures I took of Charity (my niece) and Ty. I did notice how bad my grass looked after we took the pictures. I still think that they turned out decent. I mean, they couldn't very well be BAD pictures when I had two gorgeous subjects!!
So sweet....

My Ty man and his Woof-Woof. He never goes anywhere without him.

Terrible grass.....

This one is my FAVORITE!!! He tipped over and they both thought it was hilarious. He started clapping!

Let me know what you think about my new pics!!

I will be giving a full detailed blog (with actual text instead of pics) soon. I have a lot to rant about!! ;)

Sunburn, Rash, and Baby FEVER!!

Introducing baby Spence!! A couple of our friends had their first baby! He's so adorable. He looks like a little porcelain doll! He weighed 5 lbs and something.. He was TEEEE NEEE tiny compared to Ty (who was 8lbs 4oz). OHHH... He made me want another so bad! But, I doubt I will ever have another.. I still have yet to find a career and we really need a little more income before we could even consider it. But I do REALLY want one... BAD! We went to Tensas to fish last weekend and had a blast. Ty stayed with my mom for the first time ever. Jim and I went to Lake Yucatan two days in a row and had a BLAST! We caught some awesome fish. Jim caught 6 large-mouth bass. Only one of them was less than 3 lbs. The biggest one (the one he is holding on the left) was at least 4.5 lbs. I didn't catch any large-mouth; however I did catch several striped bass. They are really fun because the fight hard.

We had a really good time while we were there. I got a terrible sunburn though. I got 'coon eyes' because I left my sunglasses on all the time. So, my forehead and nose burned really bad but everything else was normal. Yeah, I look funny.

Also, I have a rash behind my right ear that has been there for about 6 months. It is red and scaly looking. I finally mentioned something to Jim about it and he completely freaked out. See, my mom had skin cancer several years ago (close to the same place). And it looked very similar to what mine looks like now. So, I found a dermatologist here in Lafayette and I am going to make an appointment soon. I am really nervous about it..

This is my sweet baby giving his daddy kisses through Nana's sliding glass door. He's so sweet. The picture looks really funny because Ty's reflection in the door looks like he is kissin himself (but with his daddy's hair). LOL

Jim just took a pay cut at work... They essentially cut his hours back. So, that was the kick I needed to jumpstart me into job hunting mode. I bought some pretty ivory paper and printed all new resumes out. I have to go work with my SIL Daina tomorrow, so I plan on kidnapping her daughter and having her watch Ty Tuesday while I try to find a job. This is really a bittersweet time for me. I really don't want to leave my little man. Golly... I'm gonna miss him so bad. It breaks my heart just thinking about it. But, he's almost a year old. And it's about time for him to be exposed to other kids and some different surroundings. Plus, I need to get a life too. LOL. I'm ready to have my own money again to go shopping or whatever. And we are obviously going to need more money anyway with Jim's loss of hours.

So, this week begins my search for a job. Jim and I toured daycares a while back and only found one that we liked. It is only open M-F 6:30-5:30. So, I am going to have to find a job that can work around those hours. Or.. find another daycare in another town. As far a daycare goes, I don't know if those are normal operating hours or not. I guess I need to do some more research. Wish me luck!

Oh... and I haven't made any new cakes... Money is tight, ya know?

Franken-cake!!!

This is my latest cake. It is not a beauty. I had some problems with it; however, it tasted WONDERFUL! It is a White almond sour cream cake with raspberry fruit filling and buttercream icing.

Here's the story. I was bored. I had a big ball of brown fondant in my fridge leftover from my polka dot cake. I also had all the ingredients sitting around to make this cake and filling. Jim is away. So, I decided to make the cake. I had never tried this recipe before, and was anxious to. Well, the cakes turned out beautifully. They were so moist and had such a fine crumb. Oh my! The raspberry filling came out great too! So, I put a small slather of buttercream on the bottom cake so that my filling wouldn't seep into the cake. I did the same for the top layer that would be touching the filling. Then it was time for the filling. I thought I had all of my bases covered, so I put a generous layer of filling in, being careful not to get it so close to the edges. Of course I didn't want it to leak! LOL!!! Well, when I put my top cake on, my yummy raspberry filling came OOZING out of the sides! OMG! What to do? Well, I smooshed my cakes together (trying to get some of the filling out) and wiped the cake down. I then proceeded to ice my cake with the buttercream.... Well, the cake continued to ooze! My beautiful white BC was turning RASPBERRY RED!!!! And it was VERY hard to get my BC to stick to that cake after the filling smeared everywhere. Needless to say, this cake was ugly! It looked like a Frankencake!! LOL! But let me tell you, this cake tasted gourmet!

I have since learned what I did wrong. Obviously, I should have made a 'dam' around my filling to prevent oozing. Well.. practice makes perfect, right? I'm a work in progress.

I friend of mine just let me know that she wants me to make her baby shower cake. I have an idea of what I want to do.... But I'm not gonna share it yet! You will just have to wait!!!

Jim has been gone for a week. I'm missing him SUPER BAD! He's trying to be home by Friday. That would be awesome. Oh, and my mom is coming to visit tomorrow. I don't know how it's gonna go, but we will see. For the past year and a half, I have been having mommy issues and haven't really been talking to her much. But I hate drama and I want my son to grow up knowing her. I don't want him to ask me one day why I kept him away from her, so I'm gonna try to deal with it all just for him!

Proud Owner of a John Deere Boat!

Day 2 of Jim being gone. It's gonna be a long two weeks. For some reason Ty is so grumpy while Jim is gone. I don't blame him, I guess I am too. Jim called us at lunch, and Ty got to 'talk' to him. As soon as he heard his daddy's voice, he started smiling ear to ear. It was so sweet and very sad at the same time. Maybe he won't have to work out there very long. If I find a decent job soon, maybe he can switch it around so that he doesn't have to go offshore. It just breaks my heart that Jim is missing so much of Ty's 'babyhood'.

I found a site online today that has cookie cutters for $.59. That's awesome. I was going to buy them out of my Country Kitchen Sweetart catalouge for WAY more than that. I am going to buy about $20 worth tomorrow. I plan on picking up little things along the way so that maybe one day (if I am ever good enough) I might have everything I need to open a shop. I am so determined. I want to do this so bad. I just need a little instruction. I plan on ordering some instructional DVDs soon also. I have heard RAVE reviews about them. I may never have a 'formal' education, but I believe that I can teach myself. I WILL make something of myself!! I really wish I could get a job at a local bakery. That would be so wonderful. It would be that little bit of instruction I needed. Plus, it would be a paying job.

I did a little research and here in Louisiana it is illegal to have a home bakery. I don't fall into that category though because I have yet to sell my cakes! But, that means that is I ever DID want to start my own business, I would have to buy/rent a building. That would be a lot of overhead. There are a lot of states who allow home bakeries. All you have to do is have your kitchen inspected. But, of course Louisiana can't ever make anything easy.

OH! Jim's boat registration came in today! YAY!!! We are now the proud owners of a John Deere boat! WOOP! He has actually owned this boat for over 4 years, but had yet to have the registration changed. I guess it didn't really matter because it wasn't finished and he didn't have a desire to put it in the water until it was done. Actually, I think he's a little scared to put it in the water now because of all the hard work he has done to it. He made a comment that every time he put it in the water, he would be touching it up. LOL!

Cake Crazy...

Jim just left us this morning. He will probably be gone for about 2 weeks. It's gonna be tough.... Ty really seems to act up while he's gone. I guess he just misses his daddy. Or gets tired of me. ; )

Anyhow, I got my braces off yesterday!! YAY! And let me tell you it HURT!!! My ortho 'shaved' the bottoms of my teeth down so that they would all be even. That hurt!! And about 4 hours after I got them off, my bottom teeth felt like they were going to fall out. I guess they were settling. But, I am very pleased with how they turned out. They look great! I bought some Crest Whitestrips Advanced Seal. I started them yesterday because my teeth do leave a lot to be desired in the white category. Let's hope they work!

We had Allyson's birthday Monday. It was a success. Everyone loved the cake I made her. And they all thought that it tasted great too! Hopefully, they will have me make some of their cakes. I am so determined to be good at this! I want to do it so bad! Maybe when I start applying for jobs, I can find one at a bakery.

I am already starting to plan Ty's birthday party. He is already 9 months old. I can't decide what I want to do for him. It's not like he is into any of the cartoons or anything. Plus, I don't really like a lot of those 'themed' parties... I'm going to figure something out. And it's gonna be adorable!!


Allyson's Birthday Cake. 6/22/09

Someday

Jim is coming home today. He will be here in a few hours, but the sad part is he will be leaving to go back to the rig Monday. I can't wait to have him here! I'm so excited! I have been missing him so bad.

I went to pick up Jim's Father's Day gift earlier and while I was out, I stopped by the local bakery just to look. I told the girl that I was interested in a birthday cake for Ty, but in all honesty I just wanted to be nosey. Not really nosey, I did it more for research. As soon as I walked in the door, the heavenly smell of buttery cake batter almost knocked me over. I got the girl to give me a sample price sheet and list of cake and filling flavors in case I might actually get good enough to start making cakes for money. I swear, I am going to keep practicing until I do.... It might take me years, but I WILL do it.

And actually I wasn't all that impressed with their cakes. Don't get me wrong, they were pretty. They are way above my present skill level. But some of the buttercream cakes weren't smooth and some of the fondant ones had tears (more like wrinkles). I'm just saying, if I had a shop... and had paying customers... I would take my time and make sure EVERY cake was as perfect as I could make it. And I will. Someday.

My heart is in the Gulf of Mexico

Doesn't my baby look like a little marshmallow in his cute lil outfit? LOVE, LOVE, LOVE IT!

I am really missing Jim. it has been a week, but it feels like a month! He may be able to come home thurs for a few days between motors. I really hope so! Nothing interesting has been happening. But, i did go to Daina's Sat and take pics of Ty. Daina and I had a fun girls day out. Charity kept Ty for me. We went and ate in River Ranch (the really nice part of town). We also did some shopping. She did all of the shopping though.. LoL. I did buy a few cake baking things. That was fun.

I get my braces off i n 2 weeks. Im super excited. It's been a year and a half since I have seen my teeth with no braces! As soon as I get them off, i plan on going job hunting!! I'm excited to get out of the house; however, im not looking forward to leaving my baby! I'm gonna be so sad. Because in all likelyhood, he is the only baby I will ever have. And I want to spend as much time as i can with him....

A Day in the Life....

Jim has been gone for what seems like forever (actually it's been 4 days). I can hardly sleep while he's gone. I have terrible dreams. I don't nessicarily dream that something happens to him, but it's always something bad nonetheless. Last time he was gone, I dreamt that some woman came to our house and told us that her 3 kids were his.... I have no idea why... Jim is not promiscuos (sp?) and never has been. Then, last night i dreamt that we were living in a house that was inhabited with an evil spirit. It was kinda like that movie "The Grudge". I guess that's why I'm up writing this at 11:00 p.m.

Today, Ty and I made a trip to Walmart. He WAS SOOO GOOD!! I'm so proud of my little man. He's getting to be such a good boy! Anyway, we picked up a few essentials like baby food and what not... But also we bought Jim's Father's Day gift.

This may sound dumb to anyone who doesn't have a husband who works in the oil field, but just try to see where I'm coming from.... From what I hear, those rigs can be pretty nasty... Jim always brings his pillow from home when he goes out there. So, at least he knows that is clean and that he has a good one. So, we bought him a big fluffy Simmons pillow and a really nice pillowcase (450 thread count I think??) I also took it to the embroidery place in town and am having them put his name on the end of it. In case he looses it or something... Like I said, that may sound stupid, but we dont have the money for me to buy him an extravagant gift. And he likes thoughtful things too. I think he will like this...

I also made my second fondant cake today. It is for Charity's (my neice) birthday which was about 2 weeks ago... LOL. I think I'm getting better at it. Maybe one day I will be good enough to open up my own little cake business! That would be so awesome! I'm just gonna keep practicing. I'll be baking cakes for any little occasion I can find, birthdays, Easter, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Presidents Day. LOL!!!

A Great Start to My Week

My baby boy has some heartbreaker eyes! He loves his bath time!

I had to be in Monroe yesterday to see my orthodontist. I am getting my braces off in three weeks!! YAY!!! I got back last night. Jim left this morning about 3 AM. (That was the only not-so-good part) He will probably be gone for 14 days. : ( But I got my camera today!!! It is FABULOUS! It has so many settings and can do so many things! Poor Ty is probably seeing spots in his sleep because of all the pictures I took of him! I got some really good ones, though. There is a HUGE difference in my old kodak point-and-shoots and my new DSLR. It's amazing! I will be posting new pictures as I get them! We are going to Daina's house soon to take pics in her back yard. I wanted to take pics of Ty in the grass outide today, but it needs to be mowed. ; )

$1.50 burgers

It's Saturday... Jim is home with us. He has been working on his truck this morning. The air conditioner doesn't blow cold, so he put freon (sp?) in it. Well, he only had two cans, so he had to go get another.. While he was out, he got us hamburgers from a group of people who sell them on Saturdays. We had them a few weeks ago and they are fabulous! It's just bun, meat, and some kind of BBQ type sauce. They are only $1.50 a piece! You can't beat that with a stick!!!

Ty has been being SUCH an angel. He has been in the best mood for the past 2 days! I am so proud of him. That is such a major change from how he normally is. Our days usually always consist of at least 2-3 hours of screaming a day... For no reason... He's not collicky. I guess he's just spoiled. Anyhow, let's just pray that he will keep this new, happy attitude up!!

Oh! And I'm going to the Orthodontist tomorrow. Everyone say a prayer that he will take my braces off!!!

I heart TRUE BLOOD

IT'S FRIDAY!! I don't know why I'm excited... We are not doing anything! Although, I did borrow Mall Cop from Daina. So, I guess we will watch that tonight after lil man goes to bed. I wish that we could go somewhere for a weekend... Just Jim and I. We REALLY need some alone time.. We haven't had any since Ty was born.

Anyway... I ordered Sony A300. It should be here Tuesday. I am so excited. When I get it, we are going to Daina's to have a photo session. Her back yard is gorgeous. It looks so untamed, but yet it's kinda manicured too. It just looks like a big jungle back there. It's awesome.

Has anyone been watching True Blood on HBO? OMG! It's one of my fav's. It's based in Louisiana in a fictional town called Bon Temps. It's about vampires... There are also shape-shifters and werewolves... It's so fabulous! There is a lot of really fake gory stuff.. I love that! The new season starts June 14th. So, If you haven't been watching, you should definately check it out. OH! P. S.: Wait til the kiddos are asleep to watch if you TiVo it. Because there are TONS of nakedness and just all aroud inappropriateness... ; )

Cake

Finished Product. I'm gonna keep working on it and hopefully I will get better!

Cake

With the 2nd bow.

Cake

Cake

You can see the tear in the fondant..

Cake

First attempt at a bow...

Cake

An old fashioned butter cake with buttercream icing.

Cake

With the fondant on.

Joker of Cakes....

I am once again going to try to bake a cake. The cake is an old fashioned butter cake. It seems to be going well right now. my last attemps haven't been so well. I bought some fondant at Walmart because the last time i tried to make it was a big flop. It was all greasy and wouldn't roll out. So, I'm gonna try it this way to see what the consistancy is supposed to be like before I attempt to make it by myself. I'm definately no Ace of Cakes... I figure I'm more like the Joker! LOL.

Ty is standing up everywhere. It won't be long at all until he starts walking. I'm still worried about him talking. He doesn't make consonant sounds yet and he is 8 months old. I talk to him all of the time, but it doesn't seem to help. He babbles, but isn't up to the 'standards' of his age. I'm worried that we are going to have to take him to a speech therapist.

Jon and Kate Plus 8 Divorce

I watched the season premiere tonight and my heart broke into. I don't know if he cheated on her or not. He says he didn't, but who would admit to it on tv? Anyway, the way the show ended looks like they are headed for a divorce. They obviously are separated.... Its so sad to see couples all around us splitting up. They looked like such a great little couple.. Of course there obviously is a lot of editing done on the show! lol. It just upsets me that so many marriages end in divorce! And the REALLY sad part is that a lot of the couples really do love each other. I guess I have always lived in a fantasy world thinking that love is all you need, but that is definately far from the truth.

I love Jim with all of my heart and I pray that we will have the strength and determination to work through any problem that we might encounter. Marriage is hard. Kids complicate things... Money problems are TERRIBLE on a relationship.. And if you can't put every ounce of trust into your other half, it's just about impossible to make it. I just hope that we will always have the Lord to help us... I didn't have parent's who stayed together. And Jim didn't either for that matter (although his lasted a lot longer than mine did). I want nothing more than for Ty to always have two loving parents that live together and are a good example of how a relationship is supposed to be.

Oh, Happy Day!

This is Ty sitting up like a big boy in his daddy's baby rocking chair! He's growing up too fast.

I just bought a Sony A300!! OMG! I'm so excited. My old camera (which was only a year old) went swimming Easter weekend at Nana (Jim's Mom)'s house. I researched a lot. And for what I could spend, the A300 was the way to go. It is a 10.2 megapixel DSLR. I got a package with LOTS of extras. It has a big flash that can go on top or to the side. It has a two lenses, two tripods, a case, a memory card, a card reader, etc. I can't wait to get it. I was going to take Ty to have his pictures made, but I think I will just take him somewhere pretty and do them myself!

I just talked to Jim. He's excited for me to get it too. I was a very hard decision to spend that kind of money. Yeah... I'm a tight-wad when it comes to me. I will spend money on Jim and Ty, but feel guilty when I buy myself things. But I convinced myself... ; )

Memorial Day

We are back at home today. We got back last night from Tensas. We went to the funeral and all of that.... It seemed like such a long week. Ty was pretty good. He only melted down a few times. The ride up there was not fun at all! He cried for about an hour and a half. I guess he is growing out of liking his car seat. I figured he would sleep the whole way like he has in the past, but no...

This morning when I went to get him out of his crib, he was standing up. He had been pulling up on things, but I guess it just really hit me this morning. He looked like such a big boy! He turned 8 months while we were gone. I just can't believe that my little bitty baby is growing up.

Poor Jim hasn't had any down time. He left at 4 this morning to go offshore. He has been working so hard for us. But, the up side of him leaving today is that it is a holiday and he will get holiday pay. It's jsut really hard having him gone. He is missing Ty grow up. That breaks my heart.

I had a glimpse back at the life I used to have while we were gone.... Jim and I went to Ricky Brown's bar. It was fun. Brandon, Daina, and David went with us. And my best friend Wesley and Jim's friend Josh came too.. I had way too much to drink, but I had fun. Brandon said that when we left, I asked him to hold me up until we got to the truck. LOL! Oh, and Jim (my sweet, non-fighting hubby) wanted to fight.. It was so funny. David had some kind of beef with a guy that was in the bar. So, he went to confront him. It was crazy! His chest puffed out and he got about 3 inches from the guy's face. And Jim proceeded to take off his hat and hand it to me... Then he walked over and sat down right next to where David and the guy were... Nothing happend, but when it was all over, Jim said that he wanted that guy to knock him off of the chair so he could get a lick in! LOL. Jim is not a fighter.. He's a sweet guy.. I guess that's why it was so funny to me.

It was just fun to have a night to remind me that I'm still young. I never get to do anything anymore. But I guess that's what happens when you have a baby! I wouldn't trade him for the world though.

Anyway, happy Memorial Day to all. And don't forget to remember all of the fallen men and women who fought for our freedom. Mickey Rooney on 60 Minutes said that we should find a way to not have wars anymore. He said the day when we aren't loosing men and women in war will really be a Memorial Day to celebrate. ; )

The sad part of life.

Today has not been a good one. Ty has been fussy all day. I'm really not sure what's wrong. He's not teething, not gassy. I just don't know. The cat did bite him this morning. It wasn't that bad.. He didn't bleed or anything, but she growled at him and bit him for no reason. So, I put her outside.

Then, Jim called sounding really upset. He said that one of his friends was in an accident. He was working in on Lake Bruin with our brother in law when a sea wall fell on on him and trapped him under the dirt. They were trying to get him out. That was all he knew at the time. He asked me to pray for him. So, I did.... I sat here waiting for him to call. I was really worried. I didn't know him, but he's best friends with my brother in law (Brandon) and good friends with Jim. Then Jim text me and said he died. I called Daina (sister in law) to see how she and Brandon were. She said that she was about to get on a plane to go be with Brandon and that he's not doing well. I feel so bad for them and the family of this guy. We will be going there to be with them and go to the funeral.

It's so sad to think about this. He was a young guy. In his 30s. So much of this has been happening lately. All of these young people dying. It breaks my heart to hear about it, even when I don't know them! The families... sons and daughters. Mothers and Fathers. Husbands and wives. I have been so lucky that I haven't lost anyone that close to me. I don't know if I could handle it. I don't think I'm that strong. It really makes me think about these people close to me. i want all of them to know how much I love them and how much they mean to me. Beacuse in a split second they (or I) could be gone....

Life, Love, and Diapers.

We had a good weekend. Jim got home Friday, so we spent the weekend just spending time together. It's always so fun to watch Jim and Ty interacting. They are so cute. I do wish that Jim would help me out a little more while he's home. I understand that he is the bread-winner, but I have a full time job too... Here at home. Sometimes it would be nice for him to feed or change Ty without me asking. And I don't mean to sound unappreciative. He is such a great man. He works very hard to take care of us. And he's very kind and loving.

But while I'm ranting, I wish there was more romance. I am 21 years old. This is the time of my life when I'm supoosed to have that FIRE, ya know? We were sooo in love. And after Ty, it all changed. I'm not saying that we aren't in love, because we are. I love him with all of my heart and I know that he loves me. We just don't have romance. We never have time alone. We never have a quiet dinner without the tv going...

Enough of that. I am so ready to go back to school. I don't even know what I want to do. I just know that I need a career. I think if I could, I would go to nursing school. I want to do something where I can make money. It would be nice to enjoy my career, too. ; ) I am currently trying to teach my self to decorate cakes. I'm afraid that I couldn't make a career out of that, but it's a great hobby.


I guess what really needs to happen right now is for me to get a job. Since I can't go back to school right now, I just need to put Ty in daycare and do it. That brings me to another point. I don't want someone else raising my son. I want to be the one to see his first steps, hear his first words, and discipline him. Dirty diapers don't bother me. I would change 4,000 dirty diapers to be able to be with him!


I don't know where my life is going. I wish I did. I like to plan. But I guess no one knows... That's just how the cookie crumbles.

Oh!!! And my Gynocologist was supposed to call in some birth control for me so that I didn't run out. I trusted that the nurse would. I went to Walgreens to pick it up.... No birth control. Now, I am late starting it. So, I will be without this month. I have to find a new gyno this month because I hate my old Dr. and even if I did like him, I wouldn't drive all the way to Monroe (4 hrs away). So... another adventure!

Ty-- almost 8 months

This is Ty sleeping in his car seat. Isnt he gorgeous?

The first day of the rest of my life.

Today starts my blogging life. I have decieded to post my daily happenings, thoughts, ideas, goals, and emotions on this page for the world to see. This is good for me because, iside from Jim, I have no one to share this with. I will vent on here... I may share some TMI moments (diaper explosions, snot, etc.). So, you may not want to read if you have a weak stomach.

I think in my first blog I should give a little background info. I am Brandi. A 21 year old stay at home mom. I have a 7 month old son named Ty. He is so much fun. He's crawling, sitting up, pulling himself up on furniture, and trying to eat anything he can get his hands on! I love him with al my heart. I currently have 54 hours of college credit. Some in nursing, agribusiness, and animal scince. But, I cant go back to school at the moment because funds are low. Gatta love the economy.

My husband is Jim. He works on compressor engines. For those of you who dont speak 'oil field', I will explain. After they drill and find oil or natural gas in the ground, the must pump it out. They use a compressor to compress and pump it out and into the pipes which bring it to the refineries. There is a deisel engine that powers that compressor. When it breaks down, TA DA!!! Jim is there to help! Anyway. Thats all Im going to share today. I am leaving to go to Daina (sis in law)'s house to stay with her two girls while she is gone. Grey's Anatomy season finale is tonight! YAY! I'll be watching!