Day with Logan

Logan had off school on Monday the 26th, so I decided to take off work and spend the day with him. We started off dropping Alex off at daycare and then had a wonderful breakfast at his favorite place-The Waffle House. Then we went to the Wolfgang Chocolate Factory for a tour. It was really neat-small and old fashioned. The workers do most of the stuff by hand and it was interesting to see how it all gets put together. They gave us some yummy free samples and then we headed to McDonald's for lunch. I really enjoy these days with Logan, being able to take him places and spend one on one time with him!

My new Haircut

Well I am such an impulsive person, when it comes to big decisions like say-chopping off all my hair!! I have been thinking about it, but never really thought enough to make an appointment or anything. So yesterday I'm at the mall getting my eyes examined and look across to the hair salon. I think-okay I'm here and I have time-so might as well take the plunge. I told the woman that I wanted a LONG bob, angled to my face. So she starts cutting and I can't see what she is doing but what I do see if huge globs of my hair on the ground. I started to panic alittle but thought, it will be fine-I might be surprised. Well I sure was surprised!! It was alot shorter then I wanted and the way she styled it made me look like a mushroom! I knew I would have to play with it myself in order to really tell how it was, so I rushed home and started messing with it. I noticed that she just cut the back of my hair straight across which looked stupid. I wanted it to be shorter in the back and stacked. I guess I wasn't specific enough. So I went to a different salon by me and showed the girl a picture of what I wanted. She knew exactly how to do it, but since the first woman had cut it so Short, there wasn't much she could do with the front, but she did stack the back. Overall I do like it, I love the back , but it needs to be about 2 inched longer in the front. My hair grows fast so it won't take long. The good thing is that its really healthy looking and when I went to wash my hair today, and dry it, it take half the time to dry and I didn't even have to style it, it just fell into place. Justin hates it, but he has always liked long hair better-I told him he wasn't the one having to style it every day!! So we'll see how it looks in a few weeks, its only hair!!!

This is how it looked after the first cut

Then this is after the second cutThis is how it looked after I styled it this morning

Random stuff

Well since I haven't written in awhile-I guess I'll just update the things that have been going on. Justin started back to work yesterday, although now he thinks that the catheter in his back is hitting the sciatic nerve in another spot, and making his right leg have pain. He goes to the doctor today to see if it can be re-set. But he doesn't have pain anywhere else, so that's good. This is just another bump in the road for us, we are pretty used to it by now.

I had an IEP meeting for Logan, and they finally decided to go forward with the psychological testing. I'm so glad, because I really want to get him a diagnosis so that they know how to help him. They are looking at Bipolar disorder, ADHD, and Aspergers. I know he doesn't have Aspergers, but he does have the characteristics of both Bipolar and ADHD. I just want him to be happy and succeed in school, whatever he has.

Alex is .....Alex!! He has really started to speak more words and sentences, and now he is able to tell me things like if and where he is hurt, if he is hot or cold, and basic commands. I just love hearing his little voice, its so cute and watching him and Logan interact is priceless!! He has become quite a handful though-he hates getting dressed or having his diaper changed. He doesn't want his diaper on, but doesn't always go to the potty. He is SUCH a picky eater and has a major sweet tooth.

Me-I'm doing pretty good. I joined a 24 hour gym by me and love going there. Its my little escape from the world and a place that I can be alone. Plus I've already lost 4 lbs and that is so encouraging to me. I want to lose at least another 10 lbs and I think I can do that. Its a new year and I have a new outlook on life!!

My toothless boy!

Logan's front tooth has been loose for about 3 months now and I've been waiting for it to come out. Well finally at 11:30 pm last night he comes running into my room screaming my name-which woke me right up thinking something was wrong and he tells me "my tooth, my tooth!!" It was barely hanging on and bloody, so we went into the bathroom and he was scared to pull on it, but I told him he had to get it out so he twisted it and out if popped! This is his 3rd tooth he has lost-first top tooth. We cleaned the tooth all up and he put it in his Tooth Fairy bear. The next morning he woke up and saw what the tooth fairy gave him-$5.00, and he says-I only got one 5???!!!!! Man-I was lucky if I got $1.00!!! I tell you-kids these days-they aren't stupid-especially when it comes to money!!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009!!!!

I know everyone makes them and breaks them, but I am really going to try to stick to mine this year.

1. LOSE WEIGHT!!! I would like to lose 15 lbs and get back into my size 8-10 pants. I also want to firm up my stomach and thighs. I just joined a Gym yesterday and already started working out last night. It was so sore! But I am committed to going every week.

2. EAT BETTER-I don't really want to go on a diet, but I do want to stop my snacking, and eating junk food, and drink more water

3. GIVE MORE TIME FOR JUSTIN- Our marriage is really in danger right now with everything that has gone on in the last year, but I am really hoping he will be back to work in a week or so and I need to pay him more attention and try to let go of my resentment towards him. I really want to work on re-connected with him and finding that spark again.

4. FOCUS MORE ON WORK- Being home and having both my computers linked together, I really wander alot when I'm working-on Facebook, or on here, or just on the internet in general. I really need to limit the time I spend on my personal computer while I'm working. Its just hard-I get bored, but I know I would get done my work alot faster if I didn't go back and forth so much

5. RECONNECT WITH FRIENDS--I have had so many people that I've said-"We should do dinner sometime " to and never took the next step. I really want to make and effort to expand my friendships and make more time for them.