A Simple Country Mouse

Well finally some good news. I got the job! I'll be working as a sales associate again, and getting back into the game. I have mixed feelings honestly. Mostly because I don't know how well I'm up to the task of re-entering society. It's the being pregnant and not knowing what is going on with my little one, the whole trying to be a mom, wife, and home keeper while trying to be bread winner as well thing that's keeping me off balance. It's the balancing doctor's appointments for all three of us, ultrasounds, work, family, and still trying to have a somewhat social life. And attempting to maintain my sanity, which at the moment is hanging in there...ish. But thanks to my love and his "Bra remover man for one customer a life" and his special one handed back rubs, I may make it through the next few months mostly intact. Nope, I'm not even going to explain the bra remover thing other than to say I'm his only customer for life. I do so love the o...

Well, I had my interview today. And I think it went pretty well! It was certainly the most entertaining interview I've ever attended. The store manager was a sweet sweet gal with an amazing head on her shoulders. I loved how open and honest, and down to earth she was. Her assistant manager is a lady I worked with before and she was great. I always loved working with her, and to have the possibility of working with her again thrills me! She has a cat named Gibbs after the NCIS show, a love for which we share. Anyways, we shall see on Wednesday if things go well....I hope. So then after the interview we had to make a mad dash to the clinic that x-rayed Gamer's wrist. Which of course was closing in 15 minutes by the time we got there. But we made it and got a copy of the x-ray for the doctor's appointment in another city we affectionately call pully-up. Don't ask. That appointment is for tomorrow morning at 11ish to get Gamer's cast on. Oh joy...poor guy. Then it was...

Ever heard that saying "In every cloud there's a silver lining"? Right now I'm looking for my silver lining in all the craziness. I haven't been sleeping much trying to deal with all the stress of everything. I do however have a part time job interview on Monday. I'm kind of excited for it actually. I think it would be good for me to get back to work, even if it's only a few hours a week. I'm one of those people that likes to work, and if I'm not then I tend to go a little stir crazy. If Gamer is at work, I have plenty to keep me busy and by the end of the day I'm bushed. But with him off and helping with Sam and household chores, I have less to do, and more time to chill. Which is a good thing I suppose, but it also leaves me with a sense of not doing as much as I feel I should be. So let's see, what could I do with my extra time. Hobbies? Well, there's always my silver to be done. And now that I've got my supplies reordered, perha...

As I sit here to write this post I can already tell you this is not one of my fun posts. This one is going to be very, very hard. Gamer and I's life has been flipped upside down. For starters, Gamer broke his wrist in a fall while horsing around with some friends. So he will be out of work for several weeks while he is in a cast. Which is going to be interesting for sure. He is not in a lot of pain and managed to just crack a bone in the wrong spot so it's not as bad as it could be but he's still hurting some. While Gamer's wrist is important, what has us both worried is the fact that my doctor sent us to a specialist for an ultrasound on Little Clayton. We went and were told that our little boy has what appears to be a sist in his abdomen. While it doesn't appear to be harming him in any way, if it doesn't go away we will have to have it removed immediately after birth. We are hoping it doesn't get worse and that it goes away. Which according to the doctor...

Wow guys...That's really all I can say. Wow. You know when I started this little blog I never had any idea what it would do. Or where it would reach. Did you know that we have people from all over the globe that read this? Everyone from the US all the way to France, Germany, even China. So in honor of our 2000 page views I'm going to post each and every country that has viewed this blog. A nod to you all who have made this little blog go global. I'm so proud of you all! Ready? Me too. Here we GO! United States Germany Russia South Korea Ukraine France China Romania Hong Kong Poland Latvia That's crazy! If I missed anyone, give me a shout out in the comments. I'm going off of the list that my stats give me. If they missed someone I want to know, so that we can all celebrate together. Alrighty, so here's my happy dance in my chair as I type out this post for the day. (Dance, dance, wiggle, dance!) Well, that's all I've got for today just bec...

Today is Father's Day and in honor of that, I figured telling a few stories of being a parent was fitting. So to all the dad's out there these are for you. I'm sure you can relate to some of them. The other day I was with my sister in law, her four boys, my mother in law, and a couple of other gals at a zoo to see all the animals with the kids. It was a blast even with all the school field trips that were also going on that same day. It was mostly sunny with a little bit of a drizzle until late in the afternoon when it started to rain pretty heavily. I had Sam in the stroller and one of the other gals had my youngest nephew in one walking along side of me. Another mother with her child was walking the opposite direction of us when we heard the most amusing line come out of the mother's mouth. "Resist that puddle. I know you want to jump in it, but just resist the puddle." After they walked past, all of us in our group started chuckling. "Resist the puddl...

So fun fact. Did you know that no one in the world is capable of being you? No one else can accomplish the purpose that you were born to do? No one else can be the perfect mix of genes, personality, and character that makes up you? I know right? Crazy! Only me, can be me? No one can replace me? That's crazy talk right? Nope, it's not. Only you can be you, and no one does it better than you. This is a lesson I'm attempting to learn myself. That I'm not as replaceable as I tend to think. It's a bit of a weird thought to be honest. I really don't know what in the world a I contribute to the world but apparently something. Author called me the other day to check in and see how things were going. Well, honestly she mostly called because she was in a weird mood and couldn't shake it, but couldn't figure out what was bringing it on. So, we talked about possible things that could be bothering her, which then led into some random something. I honestly don't ...

Yup, it's only noon and it's already been one of those days. I've been working on a secret side project, and had to get a bunch of things sorted out to get it working again. It was frustrating but it's done. In the middle of trying to figure it out Sam was demanding up, and wanting attention at a time when I just needed a little quiet. Thankfully Gamer is home today, and he was able to take her upstairs to watch a movie for a little while. I might have screamed otherwise. Now that it's done, I can sit back and relax. Sam is supposed to be napping, though she's yelling at the top of her lungs "Daaaadddddyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!" Ahh, well, she'll settle down in a minute or two. Me? How am I? Well, thank you for asking. I'm tired today. I didn't sleep all that well due to not bad, just strange dreams. You know the kind that you feel like it's real even though you know it's not, and yet you're also partially awake enough to register what...

So as I begin this post I have company on their way, but the song "Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World" came on and it made me pause. While I'm not stressing about the company, the house, the food, or any of that, I found myself needing to pause just for a moment to take in the world around me. Yes, the house isn't perfect, and the food will be awesome, but I still was overthinking it. But stopping to watch my little girl steal a pillow off the couch to put it in her own chair, or hiding in her cupboard, trying to take on the one step that is hers, and running around while pushing her quad. Those are the things that I would miss if I wasn't paying attention. Or the fact that she gets a tiny bump and then she comes running to mama and tucking her head into me as I stand and hold her. Hearing her call out for mama, and Bapa, and Nana, and "Daddy!" one of her favorites. These are the little things that make the world wonderful. So the next tim...

Later this evening I've got company coming for dinner. So that means today I spend the day cooking and baking up a storm. What's on the menu you ask? We've got chips with salsa, sour cream, guacamole, and a traditional cabbage salad to put on the chips. Then we have homemade fajitas. And by homemade I mean I actually made the marinade from ingredients rather than out of a package. I've left them marinading in the fridge for the last two days. With that we have Spanish rice (that is a package, with a few tweaks), and re-fried beans mixed with my blend of spices and topped with melty cheese. For dessert we have a chocolate lasagna (I'll explain more in a second), homemade almond joy cupcakes, and store bought cookies. What is in all this deliciousness? Well, if you can decode these recipes, they are all yours to play with. The secret to my cooking is everything I put in is to taste. So it fluctuates how much day by day. Salsa: Store bought fresh from the deli. For t...

Ahhh, sunshine. It's such an amazing thing. It allows plants to grow, brings light each and every day, and radiates warmth for the whole world to bask in. It's that time of year that we all pull out those shorts and tanks, and head down to find water to play in with friends, family, and kids. Gamer and I are busy with work and keeping little Sam entertained. She's growing so fast, and I'm having a heck of a time keeping up with her. Then again being pregnant will do that to you. It means long days, and short nights. This child is crazy I swear. While I don't know if it's a boy or girl yet, this little one is certainly strong. Already when they kick me, it's as strong as when Sam was 7 or 8 months along. They are a total night owl, and love to sleep through most of the day, unless I'm settling to actually try to relax once in a while. Then it's "Hi mom!! I'm here, just so you know. I'm going to do my stretches now!!!!!! hope you don't...

My dear bloggers, you have no idea how often I have been wishing to blog. Sadly due to my poor little computer dying a horrible death of incessant beeping, I have not been able to blog or do much on the computer in general. Now I can at last get back to it! My sweet hubby bought me a brand new laptop for our anniversary. I absolutely love it! It's even red and shiny! He's such a sweetheart. It was our fifth anniversary this year and my darling treated me to an amazing weekend for it. Little Space monkey went to stay with Grams and Baba while we got to play. Such a wonderful weekend. So much good food. With two pounds of snow crab, corn on the cob, roasted baby red potatoes, and a cheesy crab dip for lunch, and prime rib with mashed potatoes for dinner that night, and a steak house for dinner the following night with steak and shrimp, it was so tasty. We got to sleep in for hours, something we never get to do anymore as we have little one. And here soon, its will be two little...