{my life}

nobody's working for the weekend...

a little change on the song "everybody's working for the weekend"...  that used to be the theme song around here, but since thomas went to detectives, he will be home on weekends!  YAY!

here is a pic of thomas leaving for his first day in detectives.

isn't he cute?  all dressed up!  it's funny to see him off for work looking like a "real person" and not dressed in his uniform!  his usual will be some golf shirts and khakis, but he decided to dress up a little for the first day! 

riley has actually started to wear "real" clothes, too!  he has been living in onesies, but i have found some cute outfits that actually fit him...

my little man!

and not to leave her out, here is eryn.  she was coming outside to see daddy off on his first day in detectives...

my cute family!!

My two favorite men...

here are my two handsome men!

they were watching the boston red sox game on sunday night.  riley loved watching the game...  must have been all the movement and colors.

and yay for the red sox... they scored 4 home runs in a row!  awesome job, guys!

things are going well.  thomas starts in cid (criminal investigations division - aka detectives) tomorrow!  he is really looking forward to a change in scenery.  he's been on road patrol for almost 5 years, so this is a nice change!

i start school in a couple of weeks.  today, i dug out my old textbooks for the classes.  now all i have to buy is the online software for each of them.  saving some cash!

eryn is doing well.  she has had a good couple of days.  she has started to gain a little weight since she has been drinking her supplements.  we are trying to stay away from giving her a g-tube to feed her through her stomach.  none of us want that. 

all is well!

it's been a while...

lots has changed...

riley was born jan 29, 2007.  he is getting to be such a big boy.  too cute for words, but that's just a momma's opinion!

eryn is waiting for her transplant.  she has been on the list since feb 20, 2007.  she is on hemodialysis and is doing pretty well.  she is on a dietary supplement to help her gain some weight.  she currently weighs 15.3 kg (which is about 34 pounds).  we are just waiting for the phone call and we will be on our way to tampa for a new kidney!

thomas is doing well.  he got a promotion and will be moved up to detectives on wednesday.  he is really looking forward to doing something different, not just the everyday patrol stuff.  i think that he will like it a lot!

i am going back to school for the summer semester.  i am still doing it online since i have no idea when eryn will get her transplant.  so i have to be prepared!  i am taking "math for liberal arts" and "survey of anatomy and physiology".  i have taken them before, but i haven't been able to complete them due to eryn's hospitalizations.  in fact, it will be the third time i will be taking the math course and the second time i will be taking the anatomy course.  i really need to finish them this time!  lol...

i have also started as a "close to my heart" consultant.  i love their stamps and scrapbooking product.  we have a new catalog coming out in may.  tons of new stamps and awesome product.  i can't wait to place my first order!!

i promise to keep up to date here.  not wait my usual two years!!

i'm back!

it's been a while since i've been on here...

with my college classes, eryn's school, thomas' work, and eryn's kidneys, i have had little time to myself. 

last week i had 2 exams, one in my criminology class (89%) and one in drugs, alcohol and crime (83%).  today, i had another 2 exams, one in my intro to forensic science (92%) and the other in my intro to crime scene tech (don't know yet... i will find out on thurs).   i am pretty happy with my grades... as long as i am pulling A's and B's, i am happy!  plus in my criminology and drug classes, we drop the lowest test grade.  so if i do better, i can drop those grades and still get an A.

eryn is doing well... we are trying to get all of her transplant paperwork done so that we can go to tampa in october.  we have to meet the surgeon and get her typed and tested.  great 3 hour trip... most likely we will stay at aunt sandi's...  i don't feel like a 6 hour round trip drive plus the appointment time too.... way to long for me!

thomas is doing well... he is going to washington, dc for a new program that the pd will be using.  he gets to go for 3 days... technically, it is about a day and a half, but he is going to try and stretch it as far as it can go!  i told him that he HAS to go to the national law enforcement memorial so that he can do a rubbing of lucie's name on the wall.....   i don't believe that she will be gone almost a year now.

other than that, things here have been just plain crazy busy...  but i am getting a hold of it all, slowly but surely!!!

i'm back at school... the great kick in the butt is walking into classes where everyone is about 18 years old and i'm getting ready to hit the BIG 3-0 in a year... i don't know who it is more of a shock for, me or them!

classes are great though... drugs, alcohol, and crime and criminology on mondays and wednesdays... intro to forensic science and intro to crime scene technology on tuesdays and thursdays...  keeps me busy and interested!

hubby decided to stay at his current department instead of going to the sheriff's office... i'm happy... he's getting used to it again! 

eryn is still doing well at the school thing... at least she likes it!

right now, we are awaiting the arrival for tropical storm (maybe, hurricane) katrina...  may be heading right for us...  we will see shortly...  it's getting mighty windy out there!

this is the first storm we are going to get hit with... by this time last year, we had all three hit... 2 more months of hurricane season left... crossing fingers!!

eryn's big day

today is eryn's first day of kindergarten...

i know she started school last year and had full day pre-k, but this year it just seems so DIFFERENT.  so much more MEANINGFUL.

i am the one that had the belly full of butterflies, though... i couldn't sleep last night... tossed and turned... woke up BEFORE the alarm went off.

i guess it is that my baby is officially turning into a BIG girl!  it seems like just yesterday that thomas and i were bringing her home from the hospital... seeing her first smile... first tooth... crawling... walking...

now it is time for her to spread her wings....

TODAY ERYN FLIES!!!!!

getting ready for it all...

well, tomorrow is eryn's birthday... she still isn't understanding the 5th birthday thing.  i keep telling her that she is going to be older tomorrow, but it just isn't clicking.  i think it might be because she had her party back in may because of school... we are having a little party with just us here at the house, but not another big one.  i am thinking about bringing in cupcakes to school on the first day... what a way to start the year!  sounds good to me!

she is also not understanding how school is going to change with her going to kindergarten... she is used to having her sleep time after lunch... she used to go to school at 9 am and get out at 2:45 pm... now her day starts at 8 am and goes until 2:45 pm... and no sleep time.  plus she doesn't understand the homework idea... she never had any before... that will be fun!!!

hoping to possibly scrap a little today... i have a circle journal that i need to start... all about 9/11... patiently waiting for a HP Photosmart 8750 printer that i won at cku to come... hopefully it will be here in the beginning of the week... finally something that i can print my 12x12 pages on!!!  can't beat winning something that is worth $500!!  best thing i ever won!

what a time...  still trying to get used to the fact that i am home now...  wishing i could just go away again for a while...

eryn starts school on tuesday... i have to be there to talk to the teachers on friday... oh, the responsibilities of the PTO president...  open afternoon on monday so we can get uniforms and meet the teacher... eryn doesn't know what she wants to do... first day of kindergarten... who knew it would come so fast!

thomas is back to work tonight... the fun of being a cop's wife... night shifts... yay!  just wish we could change this... we will have to work on it!

my scrap room looks like a HUGE storm hit it!!!  all my stuff is thrown all about... desperately seeking a cleaner!!  looking at updating my scrap table...  pottery barn's new catalog has a craft table.... mmmm, looks good!!!

just gonna make dinner.... spaghetti tonight.... maybe some garlic bread, if i feel the extra kick!

My first post!!

Awesome... I have now HURLED myself into the "computerized" generation!  I never thought that I would find a need for a blog, but here I am... writing one!

Things around here have been HIGHLY busy... 

I just got back from CKU-Orlando...  had a great time with all my scrapbooking friends, or the "CULT" as Thomas would put it!!  I got some great things, awesome product, and took some AMAZING classes!  Not to mention, meeting the "pros"... no one can beat that!  I've come back with TONS to do and more new things to try... hoping one day that my layouts will be worthy of Creating Keepsakes publishing!!  That is the ULTIMATE result... having your art published in a magazine for ALL to see...  looks like I should start working HARD!!

Eryn starts KINDERGARTEN next week... ahhh, the joy of school!  I *hopefully* will be starting back up at college on August 15th.  That is, if all my paperwork comes in on time and I can get registered!!  Starting up at a new school is always tough... plus, starting up the AS degree in Crime Scene Technology has always been a *dream* of mine.

Well, I guess I should start using some of my new stuff from CKU... I feel the need for SCRAPPIN'!!