Fun Times

I decided that I had enough of listening to the TV, so I turned it off and turned on a CD. Emily LOVED it!! She danced around the entire living room, I just had to remind her not to jump since we now have people living below us!

Greatest thing ever...at Meijer they have a horse ride for one cent! I know, awesome, right?! Now when we go to Meijer, I have to make sure I have 2 pennies on me so she can ride twice! I freaking love it!

Busy Weeks

Been EXTREMELY busy lately! Between moving, working both 2nd and 3rd shifts and trying to get situated in my new place, there is hardly any extra time left!
The good news is that I am completely moved...have been since the 23rd! Emily had TONS of fun unpacking...even when I wasn't ready for the things to be unpacked! She loves having her own house...I am just allowed to stay there obviously! There is a pool at my apartment complex, but we have yet to have time to use it!
My job has been keeping me crazy busy between working 2nd shift and 3rd shift. I work every other weekend, and instead of working the normal 8 hour shift, I work 12 hour shifts on my weekends. Which, in a way is nice because then I only have to work 4 days a week now! However, now that I am financially on my own now, the stress has been added. So to solve the problem, I went out and got a second job! Out of 1000 applications, I was 1 of 16 people hired! I will be a nurses assistant for my second job as well. So...the plan? I will be working 2nd shift at the new job and 3rd shift at my current job! Luckily, I only work 4 days a week at my current job, and I am really hoping that the new job keeps me under 30 hours a week so I can still enjoy some time with Emmy.
Speaking of Emmy, she is doing wonderful. Adjusted very nicely to the new place and going back and forth between our apartment and her uncle's house.
That is about all that is going on over here...just work, sleep and work! Adulthood is such a joy! Maybe one of these days I will just find a rich man and wont have to work anymore! Fingers crossed?!

New Couch!

I have NEVER owned my own couch. When I lived in Oregon, I could only afford a futon...which is not the most comfortable thing! This time, I had time to save my money to afford a nice couch...which I plan on keeping for a VERY long time! I went yesterday and ordered this couch and I can pick it up tomorrow! I even paid to have it treated and protected for the next 7 years. Moving this weekend and will try to post pictures of the new place!

Singing

Emily has recently decided that it is ok to sing in front of people, so I was finally able to capture it on camera! I am not sure what she is singing, but she sure has fun! I took the first video and Kenneth took the second one with her "playing" the guitar!

Quick Update

Been a tad on the chaotic side over here and no time to really do much online these days. My job has been keeping me REALLY busy. They had to lay off some people for different reasons, which has led us to being EXTREMELY short staffed. I have to work a few nights of 3rd shift, which is 11:00p-7:00a. It isn't so bad until you get off at 7:00a, and only get an hour of sleep before your 3 year old wakes you up and you can't get back to sleep and have to return back to work at 3:00p! Lack of sleep and crazy hours at work have added up. And on top of that, I am moving 2 weeks from today and I feel like I have so much to do!
Anyone who has ever moved with a toddler understands what I am going through right now! I have saved all of Emily's things to pack until now. All of my stuff is basically packed for the most part. But I have left Emily's books and toys alone because she needs those. Wanting to feel less overwhelmed, I decided to pack the toys and books that she doesn't play with. (Yup, most of you are probably seeing where I am going with this and are laughing at me!) I started with the books while she was playing barbies with Tina. As I was placing the books in the box, Emily came over and was taking a book out every time I would put one in stating that they were her books! By the time I emptied off her two shelves of books, half of the books were in the box and the rest were surrounding her on the couch while she was carefully looking at each and every one of them! So, then I decided that I was going to start packing some toys that she doesn't play with anymore while she had herself surrounded in books! (Ok, continuing laughing...you see where this is going!) I had a GREAT start on packing the toys! And then she looked up from her books and saw what I was doing! Off of the couch she came and to the box of toys pulling out each and every toy that she had to have at that moment! I tried to explain that she NEVER plays with these and that I was packing the to go to our new house for her to play with. She didn't want to hear it, she wanted her toys! I was finally able to actually pack everything when she went upstairs to play with her cousins. And then....she came back downstairs and seen the boxes!!! She opened the boxes and proceeded to unpack EVERYTHING! I have now managed to keep her stuff packed for 24 hours now....we shall see if it will last for another 2 weeks!
Today I have the day off(fingers crossed) and I am going to out couch shopping finally! Hoping to find a good deal on one. Never realized how much furniture is required for an apartment! AGH!! Will try to post some pictures of Emily soon...when I find time to even take pictures!!!

REALLY?!?!

I am quite the procrastinator...this I cannot deny! Even in high school I would do an entire research paper the night before it was due! (Yeah, that didn't work out so well, those of you who were in Mr. Sollers AP Communications class know what I mean!) Any ways, I have noticed this fact and I am REALLY trying to work on it, especially since becoming a mom. So....last week I decided to go through Emily's clothes and see what she has outgrown this summer in preparation for fall and winter! I know, I know...I am finally thinking ahead! I want to start buying clothes a little bit each paycheck so I don't have to buy them all at once. Well...I guess I must be blind because I didn't think she had grown that much this year...that is until I went through her clothes! 10 pairs of jeans, 2 skirts, 6 pairs of shorts, 4 sets of pajamas, and over 20 shirts! AGH!!! First of all, I had no idea she had that many clothes! Second of all...REALLY? She fit into those jeans in June!! This is insanity I tell you!
And then to make matters worse, yup...worse! I went to Meijer Saturday and decided to try to figure out what size Emily would wear now. BIG MISTAKE! I knew she was too tall for the 5T, so I headed straight to the little girls department. Asking Jen what she thought, she quietly told me she thought Emily needed the size 6 pants!! I am going to have to cinch those pants in as far as they will go, but she does fit into the little girl size 6! Then it hit me...she is up to her cousins shoulders almost...and she is going to be 9 in October! My child is going to be so tall!

Family Reunion

Getting ready to eat a piece of aunt Jen's red velvet cake! Yummy!!!

She made a friend....how cute!!

Playing BINGO!! And she actually won a game! She got to go pick out a prize...which was a coloring book with crayons!

Learning how to jump rope!

She had so much fun. This obviously is not her actual family, it was Jen's family reunion. I had to work, Rob had to work, so Emily got to tag along. Jen's mom and grandma have unofficially adopted Emily, so it wasn't a problem. Jen said she had tons of fun and had to take pictures so I could see how much fun she had while I was yet again stuck at work!!!