Long over due, again

I am SO bad at this! Let see, I got all my new toys, new background stand, lens, lots of props including a couple cute baby hats! I'm even getting the spare room together for my studio! I'm so excited! I'm going to have a grand opening, with big savings! So if anyone wants to be invited, let me know! I'm starting to really book up for March and April! And I'm THRILLED! I took some AMAZING pictures during the snow storm of a client who turned into a friend! I will post some so everyone can see!

Logan went back to school FINALLY! He got 2 awards from school when they finally went back! The snow is MELTING! Always a good thing :) I need my parking spaces for my birthday party here on March 6th! SO EXCITED about that!

I have been having horrible pain in my neck, so I am on light duty for a couple weeks! Hope it's nothing! I go back to the doctor this Thursday for more blood work! Story of my life! Although I haven't had it much in the last 4 months. Keep your fingers crossed it's nothing :) Maybe I pulled something with all the snow!

I got out of the house with some friends! Having a great time with my old friends again! It's really nice to have people to do stuff with! I haven't really had that since this past fall and miss getting together with friends!

But I better get done this so I can go get Logan off of xbox :)

SNOWMAGEDDON

OK So I'm behind, AGAIN! Gonna try to post fast about EVERYTHING...

There is just one word to sum up the past week....SNOW! And lots of it! I'm guessing we got 22 inches. We been hit by 2 BIG snow storms so far, one on December 20 and then on this past weekend. And we are getting another one tonight into tomorrow that could being up another 12 to 24 inches of snow. Same storm story, where it's coming from, merging with another storm. Since we had so much snow, I haven't had time to take too m any pictures of Logan playing so I'm sorta happy we are getting another one. But hope it's the last. Kids are running out of school days for weather make up and I'm ready for flip flops!

Good news is, I think we got the house all ready to go. Paid our first new lowered monthly payment. FINALLY!!! Logan got his report card and it was good. His spelling came up, wonder if that has anything to do with him doing the LIPS program again? I think so, one reason I fought for him to have it again.

We paid for our nascar tickets and we are happy to be sitting in the section we like for both races! I so cannot wait for nascar. The Shootout was Saturday night, but we missed it. We had a snow storm and was without cable in net, errr! So I ended up going out to shovel at like 8 pm!

My good friends from high school came up to see me last Thursday and we had SO much fun talking, laughing and just being silly! I've seen Kim but haven't seen Kelly! Forgot how fun it was to be around her! Hope to be able to keep up seeing them both of them. I have so missed my friends at mervo, well the ones I still talk to now. Hopefully if the kids have school this Friday, I'm going to meet her at the Bel Air Target :)



Bill ordered me a new lens for Valentine's Day! And I am soo excited! It's a EF 50mm f/1.8 II with a Tiffen 52mm UV Protection Filter. It's been shipped already too! Can't wait to try it out! I'm also getting a few other things and since my godfather left, going to turn his room into a studio I think.

Well, I better get off here. I want to try to get all the clothes done before this storm in case we lose power! Really want to clean my floors but I guess I should wait until this weekend!

Obama's help for home owners

OK So we have been trying to get our house payment modified since lat May, yes I said last May. This is the THIRD time. In just the past week, we have faxed twice, and as or a hour ago, scanned and emailed twice. It's getting old. Plus the one lady who calls, she is the account manager is just rude. Without coming out and saying it, she called me stupid and that was just it. I was done. This time they needed bank statements, that were MAILED in. Amazing how they got everything else and lost the statements.

If this was Obama's way of helping the middle class people from losing their houses, he should put someone to over see the banks. Each time it's a run around game, forms change, people change and you need to start all over again. As of now, they have everything, but I been told that three times, just this week. So we should know by Monday.

So I will post sometime this week, as I'm too mad, upset, frustrated and tired...

Oh my, I'm behind

OK I'm going to post tomorrow! I PROMISE! I have lots to share, lots to update and lots to share. Plus, I have been alot of thinking this week and have lots to say! Pitty help me....and you!

But before I do go, I want to share something that I'm excited over. Anyone who knows me, knows that since high school I have loved to volunteer. I did three years as PTA President and it was hard work but it was one of the best things I have ever did. Nothing is better then having children thank you for things that you have helped with as a group, and as President I got thanked often. Well, I wanted to do something bigger and I have always been wanting to join the Red Cross. With no job, time on my hands I FINALLY did it. I will go into more details about it with my next post. Cause I'm tired! It's been a long day! Went to Bel Air with my bestfriend Jennie for a much needed doctor appointment and then home to morgage stuff then to the Red Cross meeting. I forget how tired I get with being busy once I sit or lay down. I'm blessed that the cancer is gone, but wish I get the energy back that I had. I know, it takes time. But it gets old! Well, I'm off to bed for now.

Week 2: Photo Challenge - “Best Face Photo”

This photo was taken of my son Logan during the Blizzard of 2009. He has been wanting to go to the old train station that is no longer in use. Months later, we got there, in a foot of snow. But I got some great pictures.

Week1: An "I Heart Faces" Photo Challenge!

After DAYS of thinking this is what I came up with, some I like, some I don't!











“I am submitting this photo into the I Heart Faces logo photo contest. By entering, I am granting I Heart Faces LLC permission to consider my photo for use in the marketing and promotion of their website.”

What is luck?

Luck is all about one word: CHANCE. And I am taking a chance this week! Truly having a issue with this weeks photo challange! But I think I have two idea's that I can do with Logan tonight! There are already SO many entries, but they are giving away a lens. So I'm gonna try my LUCK :) But luck is something I very rarely have! So no getting my hopes up!

I watched a great movie today called the Soloist. It's based on a true story of Nathaniel Ayers, a musician who develops schizophrenia and becomes homeless. Ayers began playing the cello during middle school. He attended the Juilliard School in New York on a scholarship as a cellist, but suffered a mental breakdown during his third year and was institutionalized. Ayers was one of the few black students at Juilliard at that time. Ayers began playing the cello during middle school. He attended the Juilliard School in New York on a scholarship as a cellist, but suffered a mental breakdown during his third year and was institutionalized. Ayers was one of the few black students at Juilliard at that time. For some years he lived with his mother in Cleveland, Ohio, where he received electroshock treatment for his illness to no avail. After his mother's death in 2000, he moved to Los Angeles, California, thinking that his father lived there. Homeless and schizophrenic, Ayers lived on the streets of Los Angeles and made a meager living playing half-broken instruments (such as the violin and cello) on street corners for change. Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez met Ayers at Pershing Square in 2005, and discovered his background at Juilliard. Lopez wrote several columns about his relationship with Ayers, and Nathaniel's slow transition out of homelessness. Lopez's subsequent book, The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music, was based on his relationship with Ayers. From there the movie was taken from the book. GREAT MOVIE! A foundation bearing his name was started in 2008 with an aim to support artistically gifted people with mental illness. If you ever get a chance to see it, do so!

Well I'm off to do clothes, get Bill up and to lay back down. Been feel blah all day. Nothing big, just allergies! But my head just hurts so bad!

Cleaning and even more cleaning

With Logan staying home yeturday because of the ear infections, I really didn't get to do what I wanted to. I wanted to start taken down my Christmas stuff and get the spare bedroom together. I can't seem to part with my tree for some reason this year. The only room I can say for now is 100% clean is the kitchen. His room is a MESS! His room is huge, 15 by 20. It's the whole front of the house and the biggest room in the house. And yes, some of it's mine. I do have my computer desk in there for him to use for homeworkd on the PC/laptop. He has basically claimed the flat screen TV so that's in there also. But on his side of the room, all you see is army men, legos, tanks, trucks, and more army stuff such as buildings, etc. I couldn't even walk to make his bed! LOL So today is clean up what I can so tomorrow I can get into his closet to put away his Christmas stuff that is still under the tree.

His got a pretty good deal of stuff this year, but nothing like he would have if I was still working. The things he got the most use out of so far is his lego's and of course his XBox. He spent 3 days on the XBox! LOL I like it, he can get on there and play other people. So far he has 2 friends, 1 is his cousin on his dad side. He's into this one game called Battlefield where you wear a headset to talk to other people. Well, he's the scout and is telling people where to go. So at any given time you can walk into my house and hear him yelling, "ALL TANKS REPORT TO THE (PLACE)!" LOL It's so funny! I'm going to try to vidoe tape it so everyone can see!

Logan has one of his bestfriends birthday parties this Saturday. They are taking the kids to Chuck E Cheese in Bel Air. And I'm so nervous. His friend has been out with us now and this is Logan's first time going with them. I really don't know them so it's hard for me to say yes. plus, Logan was there when they asked and he was all excited how could I have said no. And the boy is one of his bestfriends! But I guess I need to start someplace. I just hope they are not out too late.

While Logan's at his friends party Brigitte & her boyfriend are coming up and we are going to play 500 Rummy! And order some pizza! Can't wait! Other then that, thats all thats going on this week pretty much!

PS I heard they are calling for some snow this weekend. Ahhh...

It's Benn Awhile...

5 months to be exact! WOW! I don't think I even know where to start. And most would be me ranting so I'm not gonna try! LOL! Christmas was OK. Low key, but just didn't feel like the holidays. I swear I have the worlds worst family. I talk to my mom, but other then that no one calls me. My grandmother has always treated me different, then why my cousin had her baby I seen how she was with Logan, just like she was with me so I haven't talked to her on a regular basis in like 5 years. Then my aunt and uncle are God sent, they do nothing wrong yet both have. My aunt, well she's just trash, my uncle never did right by my grandparents. And then of course the sperm donor hasn't had nothing to do with me since birth and neither has his family. I talk to my one Aunt on his side, but I really think I have talked to her more then my sperm donor. Yes, I have a issue calling him a father since clearly he's never been one! LOL Then I think about Logan and him not having no family as he grows up and it kinda makes me sad. I mean after Bill and I are gone, honestly he will have no one. And I had a older friend at my old work who I got the talking to about that and seen how upset she was about it. Makes ya really think and put things into perspective. Aside from my real family, my bestfreind is really like my sister. And my second bestfriend I have know her and her family since high school and I always feel right at home with them. I have seen both of their families more then I have my own! Hell, I don't even get invited when they do have family gatherings! LOL But ok, I'm ranting...So next year, I'm staying home, having a open house. If people come good, but if they don't, that's fine with me too. That way we can invite our close friends too!

Logan's doing OK in school. Having issue's with spelling but other then that, it's good. He's in chess, band, chorus, and the K Kids. He just loves school. Hope it stays that way once he goes tot he middle school next year. How scary. FOR ME! LOL

Talking about Logan, he's currently home. Sick with double ear infections. The ones is really bad the doctor said. And last night was so bad. The worse since he was like 4 years old. So they gave him pain medicine also. So I'm keeping him home tomorrow also just to be on the safe side.

NASCAR comes back on next month. I so can't wait to have something to look forward to each week. I'm so wanting to have a Daytona Party but wouldn't know who to invite since no one I know likes NASCAR! Sigh, wish my friend April from online lived closer! I think we would have a good time :)

As for me, I'm doing good. Off all my meds and as of October I'm cancer free! I'm feeling a little better but still don't have my energy back that I used to have. And really hope it comes back soon.

I have taken some cute pictures over the last month that I wanted to share. Some of Logan of course. We had a big snow storm so I got a couple cute ones of him near the old train station in the snow! Then some of my friend's lil girl who is just totally adorable!