The weekend and loss of memory

This past weekend was absolutely gorgeous... high 60's and sun! I worked until 6pm on Friday and then worked on Saturday from 9-12. After work, we went out and .... hmmm.... honestly, I can't remember... This is either from getting old, or from having a 14 month old. Or both. I know Saturday night Den didn't feel well so he went to bed early. I stayed up until 11pm (gasp!). Sunday morning I slept until 12:30...this is something that hasn't happened in years. I feel bad that most of the day was wasted. We ended up eating lunch at Ruby Tuesday... it was the worst experience ever. Service was terribly slow and the food wasn't very good. But nothing was going to get me down! The weather was beautiful and I was out and about with my family. Later that night, once we put little Scotty P to bed, we watched the last episode of Fringe until April! Will I be able to make it? I hope so!

Scotty P's First Birthday Party

Scott's first birthday was November 26, 2009. We had a celebration at our house on November 22. Just family and close friends. The weather was perfect and we were able to put tables outside and grill. Here are some of the highlights of the festive day and a short video of Scott completely leveling the cake! We are so blessed to have him in our lives!

Awwwwww.. Scotty is eating....

My brother (Karl) and Dennis and I always laugh about people being so ga-ga over babies (and who wouldn't be... they are awfully cute). But it is so funny to hear people do the Awwwww thing. Awwwww... look he is sleeping. Awwwwww.... look he is playing. Awwww look.... he is breathing. Funny stuff. Well, this is my Awwwwww... look, Scotty is eating moment.

This was the first time that Scotty actually fed himself with a spoon the whole time. Too cute. At the beginning, he seems a little confused as he tells me that he is indeed NOT feeding himself. Hopefully he will not be confused his whole life! However, this is a breakthrough and a constant struggle. He is learning his independence and does not like us to feed him anymore. This can be really hard with such things as peas and carrots. They slide off the spoon as soon as he moves it. This causes hair pulling tension from mommy and daddy as we try to wrestle with his independence vs. him not eating! Pray for us all. And thank God for Goldfish. He can pick those up and feed himself and then we are all happy! This video was taken Monday, February 15, 2010. Enjoy!

In the words of The Fifth Dimension....

..... Last Night I Didn't Get to Sleep At All.... no... noooooo...

But seriously, I maybe got a few hours. I don't know what happened but I kept coughing, then tossing and turning, then I could hear Scotty coughing... it just wasn't working for me! But I digress...

My friend Tanya has inspired me to start my blog again. At the same time, I have no idea of what I will write and then I also have so much to say! The first few blogs here will be playing catch-up from the last year or two. I promise to post many pictures and make the blog as enjoyable as possible.

I believe my last post was in September of 2009. Since then, Scotty P has grown soooo much. He is now running everywhere and babbling incessantly. He is keeping Dennis and me on our toes! I am still with the same job and LOVE it. What a blessing to be able to go to work every day with people you love and a job you love to do. Now that I am sitting here typing, I am realizing my life seems kinda simple and boring! But it's what I have been given and I love it. Dennis and I went to the Biltmore for a mini-vacation last year and my mom kept Scotty P. We had a great time and are looking forward to visiting Savannah and Charleston this spring.

One of my new loves is couponing. I don't know if anyone out there does it, but you totally should! It does take some time but is so worth the money you save! My most recent Publix run is shown here:


On this trip I bought:
3 (28oz) cans of Hunts tomatos
4 cans of Progresso soup
2 jars of Classico pasta sauce
1 box of Mueller's pasta
1 container of Crisco EVOO
1 large (214 count) bag of Huggies baby wipes
2 small (80 count each) bags of Publix baby wipes
1 Johnson's and Johnson's baby bath wash
1 bag Fresh Express salad
1 (4pack) of Yoplait Delights yogurt
Guess how much?? Can you guess?? Is the suspense killing you?? :) Ok, I got all that for $21.63 including tax. Not bad at all! Now granted, I believe this is how much groceries should cost anyway, before coupons... but unfortunately with a family of three, I feel like I need to take another mortgage out on the house just to feed us monthly!! And we all LOVE to eat!
Questions? Comments? Concerns? Donations?

New Beginnings!

Ok, so I haven't posted anything in a loooong time. But the time has come! I feel renewed....






Scott is now over 9 months old and getting into EVERYTHING! But what a good age! However, we are scared his first word will be no. He loves to play in the dirt (on our indoor plants) and loves to chew on power cords! What more fun can you have? Here is a picture of a plant he overturned. Notice the little feet and bottom moving away from the overturned plant.







And here he is shamelessly plugging Lowe's (our favorite retail hardware store)... shouldn't we be getting royalties for this? Couldn't resisit putting him in the basket for this picture.... the good boy does what he is told and gets in the basket.





Other than taking care of our little angel, life is pretty much the same. I am enjoying my job as a client service specialist at Pinnacle in Smyrna. I love my job and all my fellow employees. I am very blessed. I have a beautiful family, a job I love, and a comfortable house.

A typical day for me includes waking up around 5am and feeding Scott (if my wonderful husband doesn't get up with him first). Getting Scott and myself ready. Take Scott to Mrs. Tammy's. Go to work. Lunch at home. Back to work. Home. Feed baby. Bathe baby. Dinner. Watch the Evening News with Charlie Gibson on DVR. Put baby to bed between seven and eight. Finish watching the news around seven-thirty or eight o'clock. Take a bath and relax in the tub for a quick minute. Bed by nine-thirty.

Had lunch with a dear friend today and we both decided to start Weight Watchers back with a vengence on Monday. I have slipped off the wagon and to be honest, gained back the 15 pounds I lost after the baby. I was doing so good and I have no idea what happened. Any support or prayers would be appreciated.

Not sure if anyone will read this but .... if you do, please post your comments! I'd love to know you are out there!

Is this not the cutest....

Here is little Scott after his bath... all wrapped up in his Pooh bath bag.
What a cutie!!

Happy Friday!! Carmike Stimulus!!

Have ya'll heard about Carmike Cinemas Stimulus Tuesdays? I haven't checked it out personally yet but here is the link to the webpage. http://www.carmike.com/stimulus_landing_page.jpg

You can get a 46 oz popcorn for $1 and a 16 oz drink for $1. Not bad considering you usually have to pay out the wazoo for those things!!

I am guity of sometimes bringing food in my purse to the movies.... how about you? If so, what is the worst thing you have brought in?

Once, I brought in a Sonic lunch complete with a yummy slush.