Monday, October 31, 2011

Fair Fun

I don't have much time to post but I cant resist sharing some of these photos. Saturday afternoon my dad took Brooklynn, my sister and I to the fair. It was such a pretty day and we had a good time. We ate to much food but it was so good! Brooklynn was so excited about the fair all week and she loved every minute of it.

we we're having so much fun

sweet girl

she loved feeding the animals

she looks just like ME here!

having a blast


she rode most everything by her self but she was loving it

there is no greater man than my Daddy

me & sissy

she loved the whales

of course we had to play games

she loves her pawpaw

love this pic

we ran into miss priss also!

This was her FAVORITE

My beautiful little girl <3

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Child Of The Week

This week at school Brooklynn Rose is child of the week. This simply means that she gets to be the leader, bring a toy to school every day, and make a special treat for her friends. Every child in the class gets to be child of the week and they go in alphabetical order.  I think it's a good thing and makes each child feel special. Brooklynn has been really proud to be child of the week. Since our last name is White she is the last child to have not had a turn to be child of the week yet. So finally it was her turn.

Today was special treat day and what a great time of the year to make a "special treat". I did lots of looking on the internet for fall and halloween ideas. I came across rice krispie treats in the shape of pumpkins and they were super cute and easy.  After work I picked up everything I needed and headed to Mom's house to make them. Brooklynn was so excited and jumped right in to help. We messed up the recipie and had to fix it in the end so the food coloring was not quite strong enough. They were supposed to be bright orange and they were until we had to manipulate the recipie a little bit. I know what you're thinking. How do you mess up rice krispie treats.. well by adding double the butter you actually needed. Whoops! We ended up just adding more rice krispies and they turned out fine all except the color. They were still yummy and Brooklynn was still really proud of them. I loved being in the kitchen with my mom and Brooklynn. Brooklynn was singing obnoxiously like she does ALL the time as she giggled and helped like the big girl she is. My mom was grinning ear to ear and I was soaking in every second. When my mom was my age, her mom had already passed. I can't imagine not  having my mom with me right now. I look forward to the years of Brooklynn, my mom, and myself being in the kitchen. We made sweet treats and sweet memories.

sweet girl with her hair a hott mess

love this picture

big girl

you get the picture

yummy

she was so proud

twins

thumbs up

love love love


Monday, October 17, 2011

Pumpkin Party

This weekend was great and went by to fast as usual. Friday I used my lunch break to go to wal-mart and purchase two pumpkins and a carving kit. Nikki, Chris, and I had planned on carving pumpkins with Brooklynn and it was a success. I really enjoyed the evening of fun and fellowship and the nice fall weather.
We had a great time and here are few pics of our pumpkins.

She was anxious to start

cleaning out the pumpkin

dotting out the pattern

cute pic

Nik cleaning out her pumpkin


Mr. Thames

Brooklynn by her finished kitty cat pumpkin

of course she called it "Humpty Dumpty"

sweet girls

Chris's pumpkins was the headless horseman

Nik's was an owl

mine was a happy pumpkin



Saturday morning I woke up with all intentions of going into work but that didn't happen. My dad was coming over to work on the house and in the yard so I decided to stay home and help him. I got all the house work done pretty quickly and then went outside to work in the yard. I love days like this and getting things accomplished. I'm so thankful for my daddy. He works so hard and he always seems to fit me into his schedule with out being asked. After we got done working around the house he took Brooklynn and I out to eat for supper. It was such a good day and we always enjoy our time with him. After supper he went home and Brooklynn and I got cleaned up and in our pajamas by six that evening. Brooklynn was in bed by eight and I was in bed by ten. We woke up Sunday morning and laid around the house for a few hours. We met Mom for lunch and then we all went to the park. Brooklynn was tickled pink that Grandma was coming to play at the the park with us. Mom and I sat on the swing and visited while Brooklynn played her little heart out.





Sunday was another great day. This past week I have been reminded how blessed I am to have great and active parents and step-parents. I enjoyed this low key weekend and spending time with family and friends. Hope you all have a great week!

Thursday, October 13, 2011

My Feel Better Trick

Well the past few days have been rough on Brooklynn Rose. She has not felt the greatest and it's always stressful when your little one is sick. Thursday evening I noticed she had a runny nose and a cough starting. Well I gave her some over the counter meds in hopes that it would clear it up. Friday evening she left for her Mimi's in  Meridian and Mimi said her symptoms were still the same. She also gave her over the counter meds through out the weekend. I picked her up on Sunday afternoon and she sounded pretty croupy. I got some different medicine specifically for her runny nose and cough and not just for the general cold symptoms. Well when she woke up Monday morning her nose was dry and she was not coughing. However, when my Mom picked her up after school that day she had clearly gotten worse. Tuesday morning we woke up and went straight to the doctor. The doctor said she mainly had "the crud" and wrote us an antibiotic and something for her allergies. We left the doctor and went straight to the pharmacy to get the meds. I made her take a dose when we stopped for lunch. Well on the way home she threw up ALL in my car. She has not thrown up since she was infant so I was a bit freaked out while she seemed pretty calm. I went into panic/mommy mode very quickly. We pulled over and I stripped her down and cleaned up the car the best I could. Thankfully, we were only a few miles from home.  Once we got home I gave her a bath and put her in her pajamas. We laid up all day and didn't move off  of the couch. That's how I knew she was not feeling well because she NEVER lays on the couch all day. About five that afternoon she started to perk up and went and played in her room for a bit. I gave her another dose of meds and she was off to bed pretty early. Wednesday morning she seemed to be feeling better and was fever free so off to school she went.

If I could have things my way I would have stayed home with her on Wednesday as well. Missing a day of work is so stressful  on my finances. It's sad and overwhelming that missing one day of work can throw a wrench in my whole budget. I normally do okay with the fact that I'm uneducated and make little money. I know I'm in this situation because of the choices I have made but when things like this happen it really punches me in the face that I barely get by. I was also frustrated because her father has not made a child support payment in almost three months and if I knew that money was coming in then I could have afforded to miss another day of work and stay home until my baby was completely well. Like I said,  I normally do well with living on much of nothing because I'm simple and frugal. I do not shop a lot, my child does not ware fancy clothes, we do not have cable, we do not have Internet and I feel like we live a pretty simple life. I like it that way! Brooklynn understands that momma works and that momma works to take care of her and to pay the bills. That does not mean that I don't wish we had more or could afford more and my goal is to go back to school when Brooklynn starts kindergarten. I like the way we live but I do wish that when I need to miss work because of my sick youngin that it didn't stress my finances so bad.  It's been an overwhelming week but I always remind myself of how far I have come and that I have a very loved and happy little girl. Our life is balanced and routine. Brooklynn is happy and productive. I'm at this place in my life just for a season. Things and life are always changing and throwing us new challenges. There will come a day when finances are better for me and I will have a bit more breathing room. I do wish to give Brooklynn the world.. but a world that is reality.

Yesterday evening my mom picked B up from school and took her to Dirt Cheap. Then I met them at Micasita for supper. (thanks mom) After Micasita B and I went home. She seemed to be feeling much better. When she went to Dirt Cheap with my mother she came home with a goodie bag. She had plastic pumpkin, a candy necklace, a pumpkin shirt, some food for Humpty Dumpty and a bag of balloons. I put her in the bath tub and while she was in there I blew up a bunch of balloons and put them all in her room to surprise her and to make her feel better. She got out and loved it! It's those little moments that I cherish the most as a mom. Thankfully she is almost all better and life at our house can get back to normal. Thanks for all the prayers and sweet messages sent our way. Here are a few pics of her balloon fun and her sweet smiling face!




Monday, October 10, 2011

Celebrate Good Times, Come On!!

This weekend Brooklynn Rose went to her Mimi's house in Meridian and that meant this momma had the weekend off.

Here she is all packed up and ready to go

sweet loving before she left

Goodness gracious, I love those sweet sugars!


My mom and Mr. Sid were heading to Meridian so they took Brooklynn for me and met up with her Mimi to drop her off for her weekend of fun. After she left I went home and started on the house work. I enjoyed every minute of being by myself and getting my house in order. Not sure why that has become so gratifying for me but it has. It usually does not last long either but it feels great when it is done.  Billy came by and Mark and Bridget walked over not long after that and we enjoyed the fall weather and some good fellowship out on the front porch.

Saturday morning I got up and did an over haul on Brooklynn's room. I cleaned out drawers and got rid of tons of old toys. It's always bitter sweet to do that because I see all the things she has outgrown that she used to look so cute wearing. I loaded it all up and made a trip to the Salvation Army. Why did I feel so bad about dropping off a bunch of naked baby dolls and old toys? I knew Brooklynn would never even notice the things that I got rid of but I still felt bad. When I got to Salvation Army they took all of the clothes but told me they no longer take toys. So FYI, if ya plan on getting rid of toys do not take them there. They are now stuffed in my trunk until I can find someone who will take them.

I got home and was super excited for Saturday night. Mark and Bridget were gonna have a bon fire for my birthday and lots of my friends were coming. The house was so quite all afternoon and I was extremely bored. When I started getting ready I turned Pandora to the Beyonce station. I stayed in the shower as long as I wanted to... uninterrupted! Got out, got dressed, and got pretty.  My friends started dribbling in and the festivities began. I had a great night even though I was in bed much earlier than I had planned on. Every birthday that passes I realize that I am getting older and I can't "celebrate" like I used to.  None the less, I had a great time with great people. Twenty Seven feels pretty darn good!!


love my Tricky Nikki

sweet girls

<3

Bridget and I, nothing like family!

Of course, my best friend was there

Mark and I, best cuzz ever.

I call him Garcia  :)