Get free dinner!

I can't pass on anything Free!

I watched Oprah today and she annouced that you can print off a coupon for free dinner to KFC. You have to redeem it within 2 weeks, ending May 19th. And tomorrow night is the last night to print it.

Just go here to print it off! http://www.oprah.com.kfc/

GRRRRRR...?

I think he said Grrrrrrrrrrrr, does that count as a first word?

This is Tate before waiting for me to get dressed...

And after...

8 FAVORITES

Alright, I'll do this but ONLY because Tate is sleeping and I have no other chores...And I tag anyone that is out of their mind bored and wants to do it.

I've been tagged... here it goes. 8 Things Tag Here are the rules:1) Post rules on your blog2) Answer the six '8' items...


8 favorite TV shows:
1. LOST
2. Oprah
3. Matlock
4. House
5. The Today Show
6. Hate to admit it, but American Idol
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8 Things I did yesterday:
1. Watched the Today Show
2. Got myself and Tate bathed
3. Did laundry
4. Emily came over to watch Tate while I went to a Stampin' Up Meeting
5. Picked up my niece, Cait from her cousin's
6. Watched Oprah
7. Hung out with my mom while Mike was at school.
8. slept

8 Things I'm looking forward to:
1. Warm
2. Memorial Day... teri and regan! WOOT WOOT
3. BBQ tonight...kerra and rich! another WOOT WOOT
4. going to the pool this summer
5. Mike finishing this semester-Only online classes this summer!
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8 favorite restaurants:
1. Hagermans***
2. Spaghetti Mamas
3. Texas Roadhouse
4. Cheesecake Factory
5. Kneaders
6. Zuppas
7. Sweet tomatoes
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8 Things on my wish list
1. ohhhh vacations... so many vacations
2. A new couch
3. A new car
4. Being able to sell our condo
5. A house with a yard
6. A good memory
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Pedicure Disaster

Please remind me the next time I decide I want to pamper myself and get a pedicure, not to...

ONE Attempt to choose a nail polish, drop it on the floor, breaking and getting all over the ground and ME.

TWO Get the only lady that is sick and coughing on me the entire time.

THREE Have the same lady dig her long nails into me while trying to massage my legs.

FOUR Pull out my wallet and spill my change all over.

FIVE When trying to pay, not getting conned into a $10 tip for a $25 service.

Mothering

*Tate is getting is first tooth and what a pain... literally, very painful. I can see it about to emerge but still he's just as happy as can be.

*When I set him on his belly he has mastered the art of "scooting". I think one side of him is stronger than the other, because he just goes in a circle, ending up right where he started!

*Funny noises will set him off laughing, and he won't stop. Yesterday morning we were just hanging out, and I said "do you want to go get some breakfast?" in a funny way, and he couldn't stop himself. I sound like a complete dork most the time trying to keep him going.

I love that I get to spend my whole day with him, and know that I'm so lucky! I became a mother to do just that, "mother". Mike works so hard, leaving at 7 am getting home at 9 or 10 some nights. At first I thought it was going to be so hard, but have loved every minute. Thanks babe

5 Months Today

Little Man Tate

Latest on Tate... he's found his own strength!

Before and After

Organizing. It's my favorite thing. I love moving because it gives me a chance to start all over... clean everything out and give it a new place. It's time for spring cleaning and I took on our dreaded filing cabinet. We bought ours a couple years ago and already both handles broke off. If any of you watch Studio 5 in the mornings, they gave me the inspiration. I love that show.

Here is the before....ugh

And After...

Color coded and everything!

One thing I hate...

If there is one thing I hate more than anything in this world, it would be Getting Scammed! I hate that people can be so cold, so chalice, so manipulative to just lie right to your face. It boggles my mind that there are really these type of people out there, preying on honest people. This morning my mom called me because a fax came to her work, talking about affordable health insurance- even for pre-existing conditions.

background...Recently we have been trying to get health insurance for Tate, but have been denied because he has a Heart Murmur. No one will cover us and its been so frustrating. We've looked into all the state programs, but don't qualify.

So I called the number my mom gave me. Now, I'm not stupid, I think I'm pretty good at spotting when something is "too good to be true". But this man would not let up, he went on and on about how great the coverage was. In the beginning I told him I would like an email or letter about the plan. He kept saying wait until I explain it. So after he explained it, he said, "I just need your credit card number to get it started for you." I immediately explained that I'm not giving my credit card number to anyone, unless I get paperwork about the plan. He kept going on and on until I finally just hung up.

Even though I didn't fall for it, I know there are people out there that would. This man was just waiting for someone to call, someone that is just looking to help their family survive, and he is just willing to take their money. THE NERVE!

A week of FIRSTS

There is a first time for everything. And this week we have experienced a lot

(15 lb 8 oz, 25 1/2 in)

1. At Tate's 4 month appointment the doctor told us he can start eating food! So we tied him on Rice Cereal for the first time. I don't think he's been able to eat a whole lot of it, or even any of it

2. I put Tate in a shopping cart for the first time with out his car seat.

3. Mike took me Snowboarding for the first time. He got me a snowboard the first Christmas we were married and I finally got to use it. However, I'm not sure it's going to be used anymore... I was on my butt pretty much the entire day. On the hard hills I literally sat on my butt with the board in front of me and just slid down the hill.

4. Mike and I got deathly ill on Cafe Rio for the first time. We had it Saturday night and left it in the car for a couple hours while we went to IKEA and I guess that's a bad idea. We ate it after Church on Sunday and by 2:00 am the next morning Mike was up puking his guts out. He didn't stop throwing up until 6 am... and that's when it finally hit me. But luckily I only threw up once. It reminded me so much of being pregnant and I'm sort of glad Mike got a chance to experience that.

5. I passed out for the first time! From being so sick and not eating anything I actually fainted in the shower...So scary!

6. I hit a car for the first time while waiting in line in a drive thru. Not bad, but I just took my foot off the break while reaching around to find Tate's Binky and felt a big thud. I felt like an IDIOT

And that's our week in a nutshell!