BALL!!!!

Abram said his first real word today(except for dada, he has been doing that for awhile). He has been very fond of his blue ball that he got for his first birthday from Uncle Brian and Aunt Michelle. He has been able to go get the ball when asked for awhile. However, I was quite surprised when Abram walked up to me with a small ball and said "bawwlll". Since then we have been talking about the ball constantly. Right now he is saying "bawwll bawwll bawwll" because his is stuck under the table. Abram is finally learning English!! I was wondering if he ever would...

Grrrr

I am sooooo mad right now! I don't often splurge on myself. However, I thought now that I am working full time again it was time to get a good haircut and start coloring (highlighting) it again. I spent an insane amount of time and a decent amount of money to get a really crappy cut and color. You can't tell the color is any different and the cut is NOT WHAT I ASKED FOR. I am not talking "wanted to look like the model in the picture via the haircut". I am talking...asked for her to cut my hair one way, came out with a different length and style than I asked for. I know she got what I was looking for because she asked questions that concurred with the style I desired. So, now I have a football helmet head with really expensive non-highlights. This just sealed my decision to return to the hairstylist that I had prior to getting married. It costs a bit more but at least I will be happy with the outcome.

I am off to wash this blob head and see if I can get some kind of shape other than football out of it.

Calling all blog addresses

I somehow deleted all my blog followings. If you have a blog could you reply in a comment with your address so I can get those back up? I am in blog withdrawl!

Thank you!

Sometimes

Sometimes people who you thought were good people make really horrible choices and change your view of them.

Sometimes waiters and waitresses can be too attentive.

Retreat

I have had a stressful couple days. One of my clients "fired" me...she was unsatisfied with the way that I was working with her family and decided they would be better without my services. There is a lot of history to this person and everyone involved agrees it is not my fault. However, it still feels pretty bad. So, I am dealing with this and saying goodbye to the family. Yesterday, I went into Barnes and Noble to get some coffee and wallow a bit. As soon as I walked in the smell of new books and coffee hit me and I felt peace. I had forgotten what a retreat the bookstore is to me. Maybe its thousands of pieces of literature on such a variety of topics that it helps to put my problems and worries into perspective. Maybe it is the wealth of knowledge at my fingertips that provides a calm. All I know is right now as I sit in this bookstore I get a little retreat from my life and worries...and I get a nice cup of coffee.

Sad but Happy too

Today when I brought Abram to daycare I was snuggling him before I turned him over. He started wriggling to get out of my arms and cried to get to Jodi. My heart broke as I watched my baby want to be with someone other than me (or Barry or my dad who are the only other people he will at times prefer over me). I got into my car called Barry and cried. I am really really really glad that he likes it there so much but it makes me hate working and having my baby with someone else during much of the day. I am feeling very sorry for myself today.

Hello Mini, Goodbye TV

Last night I purchased a new mini laptop that I will be using for work. It is fantastic and so small and cute! It has a 10" screen and and almost full sized keyboard. It will allow me to take notes during an in-home session so I can be more organized and actually get paid for the paperwork portion of my job! And the best part is it can be a tax write off since it's going to work with me.

However, the budgeters that we are needed to offset the cost of the computer so...goodbye dish and DVR. Barry called to cancel today and it was shut off immediately. We are both in a little shock over this. I don't know what I will do next time I need to go to the bathroom during a show and can't pause it! Although since most of my shows are on while I am at work I will more than likely not have to worry about this scenario. I am excited about the extra time I will have but will miss the unwinding that TV provided.

So, Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill, and Secret Life of the American Teenager I bid you farewell!