A Month Of Firsts

As November draws to a close I can't help but think about how this month was full of firsts.

I turned 24..for the first time.

I had my first sick kid up all night puking experience. I had managed to escape that for 3 years now and it finally caught up with me.

I had my first full 48hours awake in...well, I think, ever. It's amazing what you can accomplish with no sleep. I also learned that sleep is not a necessity, more a luxury. And when you don't sleep for 48 hours your eyeballs start to burn..interesting.

I weigh the same as I did when I was 17...now is the first time that's happened -since- I was 17. I also learned that even though you are the same weight/size, your body isn't the same since having 2 kids in 2 years. Always heard it but never believed it until now.

I bought my first pair of Gap Jeans *love*

I almost set my car on fire...for the first time. Luckily I didn't and my car is okay.....I think.

I spent my first Thanksgiving away from family. I had my Army family though and had a WONDERFUL Thanksgiving with them.

annnd I got my first pair of Zebra Heels *looove* and just for good measure, a picture of the beautiful Zebra Heels. I'm thinking about getting a glass case to store them in.

Gym Rat

I finally bit the bullet and joined the gym. I don't like gyms much. My husband has been trying for.......let's see, we've been married 5 years..so, trying for 5 years to get me to join the gym with him and it didn't happen, For a couple reasons, 1. The one time we worked out together he momentarily forget that I wasn't a soldier and he wasn't my drill instructor, it didn't really work well for either of us. I'm not a fan of "One more lap, move move move MOVE" and he isn't a fan of sleeping on the couch :-) and 2. I don't like being oggled at and everytime I've been at the gym theres some muscle bound guy who thinks he can swagger up to me and oggle me. Because of some stuff that happened in my past I do not like men to oggle at me. basically heres the deal: Unless I know you and like you *men* don't come up to me or even look at me bc it makes me whiggy and I'm liable to kick ya in the nuts (I'm tellin ya, its a miracle I got married)

Soooooooo anyways I bit the bullet and did it. I've already lost 24 lbs and I'll be darned if I gain it all back this winter, so I had to do something. This morning was my first morning and I was *really* nervous bc the kids were going into the kids care while I worked out. Lana is a crier, she likes mommy and she doesn't like new people and somedays even people she knows..only mommy. We are finally, after 5 months of daycare, to the point where she doesn't cry the whole time. So yes I was nervous that she was gonna go crazy and I would never get a workout in and then my $40 a month would be wasted But lemme tell ya, what an amazing workout I had. I got an hour in and went to pick up the girls and BOTH were SO happy and had such a good time and couldn't stop raving about how nice the ladies were and how much fun they had and lana had no hint of any tears. YAY!!!!!
It does my mommy heart good! Then after that I found an Ipod arm wrap holder thinie for exercising on sale for $7.00, reg 30.00 at Target. I am waaayy too cheap to spend $30.00 on something like that, it was like God was rewarding me for finally going to the gym :-) hehehe

So yes, I am a gym rat now! I get an hour or two of quiet, I get to exercise, the kids get to play and work off energy...win, win, WIN!
BD and I are supposed to go workout together when he's home on R&R..I'm a bit nervous bc of how our last 'let's be workout buddies" excursion went but he's -promised- that he will stay on his side of the gym and I can stay on mine, so we'll see if he can actually do that. :-)

An Update on the Floofster

So, For those of you who read my blog yesterday about Floofy I thought I would share an update on the floofster.

Yesterday I was already half way annoyed..ok..I was in a bad mood. I was tired, my legs felt like they were falling off, thanks to Jillian Michaels, BD and I didn't have the most pleasant phone conversation, I was in walmart, it was loud, the kids were fighting, the phone connection sucked, I was mad that the phone sucked, he was mad that I was mad..ya know *PS: It's really hard to get the jist of the conversation when you only hear every third word*

so yesterday I get home and lo and behold floofy comes into my yard..pees on my fence post and procedes to 'scout' out my yard and do her business..I watch for Miss Redneck lady and shes nowhere to be found so I go out there and holler at the dog "Hey, get out of here!" and I hear "I'll get it!" and I turn and look and THERE she is..Standing by her car WATCHING her stupid lil floofy poop in my yard!! I'm sorry, but WHO does that ?!?!? No "i'm so sorry" or "FLOOFY come HERE!" or even an aplogetic "I'll get it" it was more of an "I am irritated that you caught me so I guess I'll get it" I stand there and stare at her for a second and go inside, slamming my door in the process. bc..ya know..a door slam will teach her!
So..apparently her idea of "I'll get it" Means she will tear a hunk of grass out of my yard where said dookie was. Yes folks, that's right...to 'solve' the issue she TORE a HUNK OF MY GRASS OUT! Granted theres no poop there now but theres also no grass either! Who...does..THAT!?
Ya just can't fix stupid. I'm really very interested in whether Floofster will pay me a visit today or what will happen.

I really didn't think you had to be too smart to 1. keep your dog in your own yard
2. keep your dog on its leash and 3. be apologetic when your dog does poop in your neighbors yard and you're caught watching said act. At least an "I'm sorry" ??

Now, if you'll excuse me I have to go take Harley, my 85lb horse, over to their yard to do his business and then tear out a hunk of their grass.

The Tale of Floofy

For the past month and a half theres been this woman staying next door with my neighbor and everyday for the past month and a half I notice this lady chasing down her lil floofy dog multiple times a day. Hollerin at it in her cruddy housecoat with drippin wet hair and her giant Big Gulp *no, I'm not kidding. it's all way too redneck* And everyday for the past month and a half she acts surprised that her precious "Lexie" *yes I know the dogs name bc I hear it hollered multiple times a day" has once again run away from her. Miss "Lexie" has peed in my yard, while I was outside, WHILE said redneck lady WATCHED, Miss "Lexie" has pooped in my yard and every time Miss Redneck Lady goes anywhere she takes Miss "Lexie"...doesn't hold her, no leash and acts surprised and exasperated that her precious floofy runs away and doesn't return when called. She scowles at the dog, snaps her fingers at it, hollers...it'd be quite funny if it weren't so annoying.
What really irritates me is when she lets her dog do her business in my front yard. First of all just because I have dogs doesn't mean I wanna clean up HER dogs mess and secondly my dogs are VERY rarely allowed in my front yard bc thats where my kids play. I have a nice fully fenced front yard with a gate and if Lord forbid I leave that gate open Miss "Lexie" pays us a visit. If I'm going somewhere else during the day I -do- leave the gate open and I can do that bc its my gate and I own the house. Sometimes if I see floofy on the loose I let my dogs out front, They appear like big attack dogs but honestly wouldn't hurt a fly, but they do keep floofy away.

I'm thinking of leaving a leash on the porch..perhaps she spends all her money on Big Gulps and cannot afford one...If she had floofy on a leash it might save her some stress and her vocal cords....

I really cant explain why this irritates me so much...but it does..Keep your dog under control. I really liked this neighbor before Miss Redneck moved in..occasional wave and kept to herself, my kind of neighbor.

I'm really hesitant to report Miss Redneck and Floofy bc I just have this gut feeling that she would get mad and report my dogs for some unkown reason just to get back at me.


Perhaps I could play nice guy and give 'darling floofy' a welcome to the neighborhood present consisting of a collar and leash............... In any sense I better get this resolved before BD gets home bc I know he will not be nice if he caught floofy.

rut row raggy!