A What???

So last night was the Kaiser Corporate Run. Our bus driver had absolutely no sense of direction and took us on a very unique drive to Turner Field. We left the Chamber at 5:15 and didn't get to our tent until 6:15. Serious bummer since the run/walk started at 7 and there were mass quantities of Corona Light to be drunk. Then I found out that Paul didn't request enough race numbers so I gave mine up to someone who was actually excited to walk the 3 miles through downtown Atlanta. Hello Corona! Oh...no...wait. Daymia was kind enough to donate her race number because she knew how badly I wanted to walk with everyone. Bitch. Luckily I had my Georgia State shortcut so Max, Keion and I were back at the tent in about 30 minutes. After that I decided to let loose and party like a Rock Star. The Corona's were going down like water and since it's been a very long time since I had done this, I forgot that eating was a requirement for avoiding a hangover. The Chamber received an award for having the highest participation of all the other Chambers at the Corporate Run. Yahooie! Let's have another Corona! We made it back to the Chamber around 10 and instead of getting into my vehicle and driving straight home, I hung out on the rooftop with some of my fellow co-workers for one last beer. Bud Light...Corona...they were all starting to taste the same. Why does drinking remove every single brain cell from my puny little head??

This morning I woke up at 4:30 to Jameson crashing onto the floor from his crib. As soon as I put my two wobbly feet on the ground I thought....I have a what???? Oh ya, this is a hangover! Just fantastic. There's a staff meeting first thing this morning and I'm going to look like total ass. All I can say is that McDonald's became my new best friend this morning and I plan on polishing off the miniature Twix that are left over from last night before I leave to have lunch with my mom. Let's not mention the crazy amount of grociery shopping and cooking I have to do today and tomorrow for the Patriot Plumbing cookout that we're having at my parent's "old" house tomorrow. Jason had better appreciate this!

Wish me luck and speedy recovery!

Jameson Update

I took my little goober butt to the doctor yesterday for a follow up on his ear infection. Jameson hasn't been sleeping through the night for the past 2 weeks and I'm exhausted. Because he's figured out how to get out of his crib (landing head first on the floor) I've been staying up until he falls back asleep. The NP said that there is a small amount of fluid in his right ear but it's not infected. It could be causing enough pressure to be uncomfortable though. More than likely he's waking up because he's a needy momma's boy. They're prescribing a decongestant to get rid of the fluid before it can progress into another ear infection. At least Ayden has been staying asleep through all of the drama...he's a deep sleeper just like his daddy.

Cleaning The Cars

Daddy says the best preventive maintenance one can do for their vehicle is an oil change and a good washing.

Daddy washing the Expedition...

Ayden washing his Diego go-go bike...

Jameson manning the power washer. Go team!

NOPI Nationals

Jason looks forward to NOPI every year now. Last year it was just him and Ayden but this year the entire family went along. Fast cars are daddy's passion and we wanted to be a part of it. NOPI is held at the "prestigious" Atlanta Motor Speedway.Daddy and Ayden cruising the Mustang lane.Holy Cow! Check out that big truck! Ayden was totally impressed.Another big truck, but not quite as cool as the last one.I was finally able to get a picture of Jameson...he wouldn't stand still long enough all day.

Ayden: Super cool car mom! I wanna drive it.

Me: NO! Don't even touch the car.

So just to spite me, he touches the car anyway...go figure.

Another fun day enjoying one of daddy's favorite things...cars.

Founder's Day Festival

Every year Tyrone has their Founder's Day Festival the 3rd weekend in September. Nothing like spending a ton of money trying to win toys that are worth $2. It's always fun though and this was the first year Ayden was big enough to go on most of the kiddie rides.


For his first ride, Ayden chose the choo-choo train.















Next, daddy took Ayden on the Berry Go Round. They were spinning around so fast that I couldn't get an actual picture of them on the ride. Mommy would've puked.



Mommy dared the feris wheel with Ayden. I can tell I'm getting old...I'm starting to be afraid of heights! It wasn't that bad until Ayden kept leaning forward to see daddy and brother at the bottom.



Next Ayden tried out the rocket ship ride....







and the merry go round. It was a fun night!

Happy Monday!

And it really is a happy Monday. Besides Jameson waking me up twice last night and Jason's farts being so bad they woke me up and made me leave the room a few times, we're doing pretty great. It was supposed to be an uneventful weekend, but we ended up being very busy. The boys both got haircuts, Jason worked on and off, I got some serious cleaning done, we helped (mostly got in the way) my parents move a couple of loads to the new house, played outside, took the boys for a walk in the wagon and got almost all of our errands done. I'm exhausted.

I have a dentist appointment tomorrow afternoon, I need to take Jameson back to the doctor (not sure if his ear infection is gone since he won't sleep through the night) and have the Kaiser Corporate Run after work on Thursday. Now those of you who truly know me, know that I'm not a "runner". The girls would be smacking me in the face if I actually ran. The way to make it through the 5 mile run is to walk the first 1/2 mile, cut through Georgia State with the excuse of having to go potty and walk out the opposite doors that just happen to be about 1/2 mile away from the finish line. I'm talking 30-45 minutes flat. Ayden also has school pictures on Thursday...I'm so excited! I'm totally swamped at work...month end, planning our Christmas outing and doing research for our new FMLA/ADA policy. My DVR starts working overtime on Wednesday with all of my favorite shows starting back up! Oh, happy times.

I swear I'm going to get the pictures from last weekend posted this week as well...promise!

I'm Feeling Lonely...

I know...boo hoo hoo. I live in a house with 3 males and 2 dogs so how in the hell can I be lonely? There are a few things contributing to my loneliness.

1. Jason has had one of those super crazy schedules again this week. He worked all day Tuesday, came home to eat dinner, take a shower and fit in a quick 2 hour nap before leaving the house around 8pm for a Chick-fil-A job. He didn't get home until 2am so wasn't about to get up at 6:30 to see his family off for the day.

2. Yesterday was the beginning of the big Rector move. Yes, they're finally moving to the new house. Normally my mom and I chit chat on her way to work every day from 7:45am - 8:15am. Every day! Not yesterday though. I left her 2 messages to see how the move was going and if we were still going to meet up for our bi-weekly nail appointment. I never got a call back. I'm sure you can envision the tears swelling up in my eyes at this point (no, I'm not being sarcastic).

3. Jason left work around 4pm yesterday to make it home for a longer nap before leaving again at 8pm for yet another Chick-fil-A job. Since daddy had to work, I picked up the boys (who were both in the middle of a melt down at Marguerite's) and took them to McDonalds for a nice nutritious dinner before Judy's (my nail guru). Mimi was nowhere in sight...this is where we ALWAYS go for dinner if I have the boys for nail night. The tears at this point were starting to crest my eye lids.

4. I got to Judy's and my mom wasn't there either. Oh well, I was on my own for the evening. The boys were relatively well behaved and we made it home by 7:15 for their bath and snuggle time before bed. Daddy got up at 8, gave us a kiss goodbye and left for Chick-fil-A. The flood gates were officially open. I put my babies to bed and went in the living room to sulk. I got so sick of myself that I went to bed at 8:30. I heard Jason come in around 2am again but didn't get any hugs or kisses this morning since he was still sleeping when I left with the boys.

5. The only other thing that could be contributing to my weepy mood is that my period should start any day now...can we say PMS???

I'm hoping for an awesome weekend of family bonding time. Maybe I'll fit in some much needed scrap time. Being creative always gets me out of a funk.