a boy and his blanket

fraud

This past week in the mail I received a letter from my former hairstylist stating she was moving to a new salon with lower prices...YAY!! In the letter she said on my first visit I would receive 50%off a salon service, let's say YAY again and if I received any type of offer from her former salon she would honor it, repeat YAY!!! I did receive a post card from her former salon so I think I will be using both offers.
Now, I wonder though am I committing hair stylist fraud by going to her to use these offers and then going to a different stylist/salon because their rates are 1/2 the cost of the salon I received the offers from? What is hair stylist etiquette?

momma

Thank you Momma for being in my life, it's a true miracle that you are here today. You have taught me to be who I am today. Ian doesn't understand yet how lucky he is to have you here today. You are a true Grammie Fuss Bucket wanting only the best for him and never wanting to see him unhappy. Thank you and I love you.


Ian, buddy you are a true blessing in my life, I'm lucky to have you. I love the fact that I get to spend a couple days a week with you. I loved spending the day with you and daddy shopping away. I love you and want only the best for you.



You made me a beautiful artwork this past for Mother's Day (we are still working on getting the blue paint off your nails)

birthday boy

It's Marcus' day, 27yrs ago his parents welcomed him to the world.







Happy Birthday to my best friend!

I Lover you
Ash

countdown

Let the countdown begin to May 24th. What's May 24th? You ask, let me show you:



Ali is back to see if she can find her true lover boy, after making the error of leaving Jake for her job she has said goodbye to her apartment, job, personal life and hello to 25 bachelors vying for her love and attention. Will she find her lover boy? We'll have to wait and watch.

active

With childhood obesity on the rise my hope is that Ian sees the importance of being active at a early age. My parents were able to instill activity in mine and my sister's life. They joined the Y and enrolled us in swim lessons at the tender age of 6mos not because they were hoping to have an Olympian swimmer (sorry dad I know you had your eyes set on the Olympics in Greece) but because my grandparents had a pool and it was important to them that we were comfortable in the water and could have fun. Once we were walking without falling on a consistent basis we were enrolled in tumbling to help with coordination and flexibility. The flexibility part was a success but I still question my coordination skills. Later on we dropped tumbling and started school sports. I'm pretty sure if it wasn't for sports in school I wouldn't have done too well. I struggled with school but sports was my motivation to do well because if I didn't do well I couldn't participate. Marcus was also active in high school he played basketball he attended a very competitive high school where making a team whether you sat on the bench or played says a lot about your talent. All his time and energy was spent on basketball playing on different teams during the off season to better himself.

I'll admit after high school and during college I fell off the active lifestyle wagon for about a yr but then slowly got back on and once engaged I was driving the workout wagon with working out 7 days a week. I had to exchange my wedding dress for the same one only 3 sizes smaller and ZERO alterations...talk about a huge savings and a feel good moment. Since being married I have cut back my workouts to just 6 days a week often working out 2-3x a day. I take Ian with me on runs and this summer we will start swim lessons. I hope that by exposing him to these activities he will acquire an interest in being active and understand the importance of being active and exercising. Marcus and I often joke as we drive by soccer and baseball fields on Saturday afternoons that we will be there in a few short years.

Do you intend to enroll your children in sports and activities at a young age?

cravings

Not sure what the deal is but every since Ian entered the world I've had some serious cravings. You name it I pretty much want it although lately it's been chocolate I've been able to cure it with chocolate milk for 2 reasons: 1) I can justify it, it's milk and milk is good for you and 2)we don't keep candy/cookies in the house (anymore) and in order to get chocolate I have to leave the house and spend money 2 things I don't want to do. When I was pregnant I craved NOTHING no pickles, ice cream, chocolate, or any other things women usually crave. Now though I can't get enough food in me, feed every 2 hours and we'll get along just fine. Although if I'm involved in a task of some kind that I'm really interested in I have to be reminded to eat. You would think then while I'm at work I wouldn't be very hungry but that's where it's the worst and to make mattters I only have the food I bring with me each day meaning once it's gone it's gone no getting more. The days I stay home and spend the day with Ian I have to remind myself to eat. What's the deal? Anyone have suggestions before I start eating my work/purse/lunch bag? I changed what cereal I eat in the morning to something with more protein in it and when I do snack it's 1 of the following: banana, yogurt, granola bar, crackers or crasins.