Calling it Quit's

It's been pretty obvious that I neglect by blog quite a bit. I would really really love to post more but honestly, I don't have enough time in the day. I work and when I get home, my child is my priority plus my normal day to day things. Not that anyone is gonna miss me much here anyways LOL oh well............ :( I do still read everyone else's blogs and still comment from time to time and will continue to do that. So for now I'm not gonna be posting anything here. I might here and there but from my trend, it's going to be few and far between. I may start back up again in the future, who knows! Well see ya for now!

Bo thrills a special youngster in Stroudsburg, PA!

That's Bo Bice for those of you who are not familiar with the name. He was a finalist on American Idol 2 years ago. Anyways, the special youngster that was thrilled in Pa is the son of a good friend of mine. It's a nice article that was posted on Bo's website. My friend said Bo is the nicest guy you'd ever want to meet and he is really really down to earth. Here is the link to the article about little Colin that has now made him the King of his Class at school!

Bo thrills youngster

What to Say

Over the past few days I can't seem to come up with anything to post here. I have so much to say and things I want to say but when I get here they don't seem like much. Perhaps sometimes I feel funny sometimes posting things for the "world" to read. Not that the world really comes here to read my ramblings, more like maybe 5 people? :-)

I went for my yearly eye exam the other day and it's still official, I CANT SEE........not that I was expecting a miraculous recovery or anything but I was happy that my vision hasn't changed from last year. That's progess baby! Every year my eyes seem to get worse and worse, guess it's just something in my genes. I am still at -10.5 in both eyes. For anyone out there that does not know what that means, it means I can't see 2 inches in front of my face if I'm not wearing contacts or glasses.

I did at one time inquire about the laser eye vision. I had myself so worked up and excited that after all these years, I would finally be able to not have to wear glasses or contacts. That when I opened my eyes in the morning, I would actually be able to see. Well I made an appointment because it's free to see if I or rather when I would be able to get it done. They did fancy scans and stuff and then they told me..........I did not qualify. I fought back the tears, I was soooooo devastated. I knew it was to good to be true.

The shape of the eye and how they do the laser didn't work. I guess your eye or cornea or something like that is more or less shaped like a cup, like this ) When they laser it they flatten the curve out to let more light? in.........well mine already looks like a flat line and I don't know what key on my keyboard to make that shape other than this turned sideways ____ So basically there is nothing to laser off.

I have heard good and bad about the laser surgery so I guess things happened the way they have for a reason. Not sure why but only God knows. I guess I should be happy that I can atleast still see and I have vision altho not that great, I still have it.

So if you see me driving down the road, get out of my way! :-)

Wordless Wednesday

MeMe Monday

Ok, Ok, I know it's been awhile since I posted :-) so this one is for Sheri from "Because of God's Grace" who tagged me for this.

1) Link to the person who tagged you.
2) Post the rules.
3) Share six non-important things / habits / quirks about yourself.
4) Tag at least three people.
5) Be sure the people you tagged KNOW you tagged them by commenting what you did.

Ok here they are.....

1) I HATE feet! I don't like them touching me at all, I don't like to play footsie and have them touching me any way! I don't mind my own or Baby P's just nobody else's, hubby's included!

2) I don't like getting roses for any reason - I think they are a waste of money. Buy me a nice plant or something I can kill slowly and not in a few days.

3) I hate onions......but I like onion rings, go figure. Well I actually like the taste of an onion but I don't like the crunch of it. I blend my spaghetti sauce in a blender to puree it so I don't have any "things" in it that I can see and I still get the flavor.

4) I have to have something sweet after a meal like a dessert of something of that type. One of my quirks that carried over from pregnancy that I haven't given up yet.

5) I drink way to much coffee - Like.........well to many cups from morning till night.

6) I save leftovers but never eat them. I put them away knowing full well come garbage day they are going in the garbage. I guess I waste to much sometimes.

Ok, well there are some boring things about myself! I am tagging:

Theresa
Moma Roar
and any one else that wants to join in!

The Big Birthday

My baby turned the Big 2 yrs old! What a nice day we had. We made a big fuss over him all day (which we do anyways) It's almost like he knew that it was "his" day. Not that he really understood what a "birthday" was but he knew it was something. He walked around all day saying "Happy Birthday to Baby Paul" LOL It was cute. I did it. I made the "Thomas" cake. It didn't quite come out like the picture I was trying to duplicate but it was ok. Just thank god that it was only family there cause it couldn't make a "Famous" debut anyplace else!

I wasn't sure what to get him cause god knows he has enough toys already BUT he's 2, and 2 is special. No scratch that, every birthday is special. So anyways, we ended up getting him a Step 2 TrainTable. He LOVES it! I like it cause after he's done playing it has a lid for it and it can be used as a little table. He plays with his cars and trains on this thing constantly. And because I took the coffee table out of my living room so he wouldn't get hurt, this adds a nice decor to my living room again.

The time came to sing the Birthday song and I didn't get any pictures of him standing at his cake (using the new coffeetable as a table) cause I was to busy video taping it and holding back the tears. What a feeling I had watching him. My eyes filled with tears. I'm a sap LOL Anyways, he's really not big on cake so he got to have the next best thing to it

Yes he got the entire gallon to dive into! Cause it was HIS birthday. And he was 2 and 2 is special. Thank god he didn't eat the entire gallon just a few spoonfuls and he was happy.

Another year has passed :-( I miss my "baby" but I'm enjoying this stage so much. I love that he talks with me (the best he can) and he still loves to cuddle. And cuddling is important because he won't be little forever.

Happy Birthday Baby Boy!

Will you give this to my daddy?

I rec'd this today via email - It brought tears to my eyes.......read on

As a Company, Southwest Airlines is going to support 'Red Fridays.'

Last week I was in Atlanta, Georgia attending a conference. While I was in the airport, returning home, I heard several people behind me beginning to clap and cheer. I immediately turned around and witnessed one of the greatest acts of patriotism I have ever seen.

Moving thru the terminal was a group of soldiers in their camos. As they began heading to their gate, everyone (well almost everyone) was abruptly to their feet with their hands waving and cheering.

When I saw the soldiers, probably 30-40 of them, being applauded and cheered for, it hit me. I'm not alone. I'm not the only red-blooded American who still loves this country and supports our troops and their families.

Of course I immediately stopped and began clapping for these young unsung heroes who are putting their lives on the line everyday for us so we can go to school, work and home without fear or reprisal.

Just when I thought I could not be more proud of my country or of our service men and women, a young girl, not more than 6 or 7 years old ran up to one of the male soldiers. He kneeled down and said 'hi.'

The little girl then asked him if he would give something to her daddy for her.

T he young soldier, who didn't look any older than maybe 22 himself, said he would try and what did she want to give to her daddy. Then suddenly the little girl grabbed the neck of this soldier, gave him the biggest hug she could muster and then kissed him on the cheek.

The mother of the little girl, who said her daughter's name was Courtney, told the young soldier that her husband was a Marine and had been in Iraq for 11 months now. As the mom was explaining how much her daughter Courtney missed her father, the young soldier began to tear up.

When this temporarily single mom was done explaining her situation, all of the soldiers huddled together for a brief second. Then one of the other servicemen pulled out a military-looking walkie-talkie. They started playing with the device and talking back and forth on it.

After about 10-15 seconds of this, the young soldier walked back over to Courtney, bent down and said this to her, 'I spoke to your daddy and he told me to give this to you.' He then hugged this little girl that he had just met and gave her a kiss on the cheek. He finished by saying 'your daddy told me t o tell you that he loves you more than anything and he is coming home very soon.'

The mom at this point was crying almost uncontrollably and as the young soldier stood to his feet, he saluted Courtney and her mom. I was standing no more than 6 feet away from this entire event.

As the soldiers began to leave, heading towards their gate, people resumed their applause. As I stood there applauding and looked around, there were very few dry eyes, including my own. That young soldier in one last act of selflessness, turned around and blew a kiss to Courtney with a tear rolling down his cheek.

We need to remember everyday all of our soldiers and their families and thank God for them and their sacrifices. At the end of the day, it's good to be an American.

RED FRIDAYS ----- Very soon, you will see a great many people wearing Red every Friday. The reason? Americans who support our troops used to be called the 'silent majority'. We are no longer silent, and are voicing our love for God, country and home in record breaking numbers.

We are not organized, boisterous or over-bearing. We get no liberal media coverage on TV, to reflect our message or our opinions. Many Americans, like you, me and all our friends, simply want to recognize that the vast majority of America supports our troops.
Our idea of showing solidarity and support for our troops with dignity and respect starts this Friday - and continues each and every Friday until the troops all come home, sending a deafening message that.

Every red-blooded American who supports our men and women afar will wear something red. By word of mouth, press, TV -- let's make the United States on every Friday a sea of red much like a homecoming football game in the bleachers. If every one of us who loves this country will share this with acquaintances, co-workers, friends, and family. It will not be long before the USA is covered in RED and it will let our troops know the once 'silent' majority is on their side more than ever; certainly more than the media lets on.

The first thing a soldier says when asked 'What can we do to make things better for you?' is......We need your support and your prayers.

Let's get the word out and lead with class and dignity, by example; and wear something red every Friday.