Hurricane Gustav

well, its closing in on us...

We are going to spend today gathering our stuff and making suretaht things are tied down etc... and we will likely leave home today... We will be staying at Mike's grandparents house.

My mom is going to be at her mom's house... so if you need me you can call over there and get a phone number ...

I will try to update as soon as I can... I just don't know when we will have power again... they are saying to expect the power to be out for a week...

Good news is that Gustav has lost some stregnth and as of the last report I saw they aren't expecting it to hit as a 5 anymore... currently he is a CAT 3 ... they are saying MAYBE a CAT 4 at landfall... who knows really... please keep us all in your thoughts and prayers!

So, I guess that's about it.. I hope everyone stays safe...

2 1/2

Can you believe it???
Austin is two and a half today!

I just don’t know where the last two and a half years have gone... I mean... it seems like just yesterday I was pregnant... and now my little baby is two and a half!!

Well, I figured what better to mark his two and a half birthday than sharing a little funny... : )

So you all know we are potty training Austin...
Well I’ve been trying to get him to stand on a stool to pee into the big toilet, and with that has come trying to get him to aim into the toilet...

We a few days ago after peeing... he kind of shook it off (as awkward as it looked I knew what he was trying to do...)

He then proudly announces:
“MOMMY! I shake it off like Daddy huh?!?!?!?!”

Oh, the joys of raising a boy...

gustav

Ok, so we are off Monday... It’s a holiday...I won’t be online until Tuesday at the earliest...

But if Gustav decides to visit us, then I have no idea when I will be able to get online.
We are still in the path, please keep us in your prayers...

I don’t do well with bad weather... but what can I do... Its not like I can stop the thing...

Chances are if the storm comes we will stay at Mike’s grandparents house... because they’ve got room and a generator.

If you need to reach me of course try my cell phone... During Katrina the towers went down and I lost signal... but try it... If you can’t get me there, then call my mom, she’ll know where I am.

Talk to you later!

I will try to post again before this weekend.

Oldies but Goodies... and some new ones too...

Ok,

I added a music player.. I was in a bit of a nostalgic mood yesterday when I made it... so there are so old songs on there... but some of my very favorites!

Enjoy!

Its probably playing your head off right now... lol

Its at the bottom of the page... you can totally stop it if you want to...

I'm just going to sit back and enjoy it....

MMM-Monday.....

So I have miraculously, rekindled my love for Hanson...
And I’m loving it!
I missed it!
Its insane... I mean, you would think that after 10years... yes, its been 10 WHOLE YEARS! (actually, I’m thinking its really been 11 years? YIKES! I’m getting old!!!) It just wouldn’t be the same you know?
I’m actually a little bit embarrassed to say that even listening to the new music from The Walk I got butterflies in my stomach....
I mean omg! I feel like a 13 yr old all over again... but hey, I’m still young... and it seems to be helping me with my stress level... so I’m going with it!

Momma and I went shopping this weekend and got Austin some new clothes... I wish my camera batteries weren’t dead... But since they are here are a few pics from the Old Navy website:

Note:
Just incase anyone is considering buying him clothes... he is going to be in a 24 months / 2T (YAY We are FINALLY in Toddler sizes... lol) If you could find something with an adjustable wait it might be better... He’s awfully tall and thin... so sizes are a bit difficult for pants... Tops aren’t really a big deal...

I’m going to have to try and find some tennis shoes sometime soon. Ms. Lisa (the PT) told us about some inserts that would help him a little... Austin seems to be a little bit flat footed and walks a little on the inside of his foot instead of the outside... but to get the inserts he would HAVE to be in tennis shoes... with the hot summer weather... he is ALWAYS in sandals or crocs... and the inserts are $50 so I’m thinking I will wait until the winter to get those... I am also going to see what I can do to see if MDA or our Insurance will cover them... Because $50 is just a lot of money...

Mike starts his second job Tuesday... Well, orientation is Tuesday... I really hope this ends up being as good as it sounds... I am upset that he has to do this, and I guess in all honesty he doesn’t HAVE to...but if he doesn’t and we loose the house because we don’t have enough saved, then we would regret it... at least this way, we will know that we have done everything we can to get in... so I’ll be alone about 4 days a week... :( I am also going to try to pick up some extra shift with momma.... Austin desperately needs new clothes for the winter..( and yes, we picked up a few things, but nothing the child has is going to fit...) and then we’ve also got Shoes and Christmas and Halloween to think about... so ... we’ve just really got to get some more money coming in to take care of everything....

I guess that’s about it for now...

Random

Enjoy your weekend!!!!

happily rambling

Its Friday!
And yes, I’m in a better mood...
I told you all that I would be fine... and I am... I was fine after I posted that... Sometimes you just need to get the frustration out you know?

I talked to my dad last night, and I was extremely upset to find out that my mom did something I don’t think she should have done. But I won’t get into that here...

It was really nice to hear from him!

And Austin even got to talk to him. He was so happy, although he was eating spaghetti, so he didn’t stay on the phone long... 2 yr olds don’t have very long attention spans...

Mike got a second job, he will be delivering pizza for Papa Johns again, trying to save more money for the house, and Christmas and stuff...
I’m really sad that he is doing it... I know its going to be tough, but I guess we have to do what we have to do...

This weekend is a “Momma-Weekend” so I’m not really sure what we will be doing.. I think we might try to go to Old Navy to get Austin some Jeans (they are going to be on sale for $7 - $12) ... but other than that, not too much... Hopefully I cook something yummy!

Anyway, I guess I’m going to stop rambling now... I’ll try to post some more later this after noon... If not check back Monday for some pics!