Back to Work

I am working on my resume. The time has come that I need to take charge of things for all of us around here and go back to work. It doesn't seem that the court systems are going to do their job so I must do mine. I am working on looking on the bright side - Christopher asks to go to school everyday with Nicholas, I will have my own life outside of the house, a dependable check will be helpful, and the benefits from the county are great. I am sad that Christopher doesn't get to spend the last school free year with me but in the scheme of things it could be worse. I am writing all of this and continuously repeating it to myself, but the truth is I don't believe any of it. I want to be home with my baby one more year and enjoy it and because they are growing up so fast. It's really not fair that Christopher gets treated like this but there isn't anything I can do so I will do what I must. I won't be happy on the inside though. I am still keeping my fingers crossed for a little miracle.

The Scoop

So the road trip is postponed until after the latest court date in February. Can't do much of anything or plan anything until I know how the judge will rule. It is very strange how easy it is for people to get away with things when it comes to divorce. Anyway . . . I found someone I was interested in but that didn't work out either. My friend, Amy, got in the middle of it and I am not sure what happened. Who knows what she said to him but I don't really blame him for not talking to me again. This whole dating thing is very strange. I guess it was easier in high school because we all knew each other already. Now, it's very different. Oh well, when the time is right I guess. In the meantime, I do love going to the Bull with my single girl friends!! My wonderful friends Carrie and Bobby are leaving on Monday. It all happened so fast for me, I can't imagine how they must feel. I am really going to miss seeing my Godson grow. Carrie is good about taking pictures with her phone and sending them to me so it won't be too bad.

Road Trip

My wonderful friend Carrie is getting ready to move to Charleston. I have been there before and absolutely love it. So I have decided to take the boys on a road trip to go visit her in February. Seven hours in the car with two screaming children isn't that long, right? It took me longer to give birth to the first one so it can't be that bad is what I am thinking. The beach is near by as well as Parris Island, which is full of Marines, so what is there not to like? I will just pack the car full of toys, games, and food. I will remind myself that if the Suburban Diva can road trip alone with four kids, I can road trip with two. After all, we are women, we do everything for everyone all the time! I am strong, independent, I will survive, and have some along the way as well. Maybe I need to start packing things to do now so that I have enough by the time we leave . . .

A New Year

So another year is about to end and a new one begin. Usually I don't care about this silly tradition. I have never been one to really celebrate it or even stay up until the ball drops. I am usually asleep long before that happens. I can't even remember if I have ever made a resolution. So I am thinking that this year I should make some, I should stay up, and celebrate being me. I am a single mom, I have two beautiful kids, I have a great house, a wonderful family, and fantastic friends. There really isn't anything else I could ask for. So this New Year's my resolutions are to start celebrating New Year's, lose a few pounds, exercise more, be the best friend/mother/sister/daughter/niece/cousin/granddaughter I can be, try to have the book children's book I wrote published, and write all the other books that I have started and not finished. So Happy New Year's everyone, even though things weren't so great in 2008, everything will be just fine in 2009!!

Facebook Addiction

I guess I must be losing it because I am addicted to facebook! I can't stop going on there. All day long I have to check to see what everyone is doing, who posted new photos, who commented on what, it's crazy! I can't control it! I even can't stand that my old friend Chad has more friends than I do. I was on for two week and he was on for like three days and already he had four times as many friends as I did. I am obsessed, literally. My friend Brian has 956 friends and I have 45. It's insane that I even know that! I think I need Facebook Anonymous!

Cookie Exchange

We had our cookie exchange today! It was so much fun. I am so happy to only have to bake one kind of cookie this year! Everyone loved the little recipe books I put together, too! I can't wait until next year!

Yeah Me!

I made a total of $550 at my Mary Kay Open Houses! I am so proud of myself! Just a few hours work and look at me go. Maybe someday I will drive that pink Cadillac . . .