My first wedding cake

Ok, so this last weekend I did my first wedding cake! I did not actually get to assemble it, because it was an outside wedding and they were afraid it would melt if it set outside. Anyway, here are the pictures. It was A LOT of fun but A LOT of work! I made all the flowers by hand. The flowers are in order by the 3 layers. The last pic is just pic of the flowers I made. Anyway, tell me what you guys think!:0)

I thought I was past all of this!

So I took Joe to Ft. Sill on Monday for a 9 week drill Sgt school. I am so sad. For some reason this 9 weeks is a little hard on me. I sat at Ft. Sill for 4 and 1/2 hours in the heat waiting for Joe to come and get his stuff out of the car... I was miserable.
Anyway, I am going to be a little lonely the next 9 weeks so I could use my peeps to keep my spirits up!:0)

TTYL

Rain, Rain go away!

It is raining a lot here. In 2 hours it rained 5 inches. There is SO MUCH water everywhere. Our back yard looks like a lake. It's crazy!

Taking a break from government....

I am studying for a government test I have tomorrow. Not too terribly hard...Joe just had the SAME class last semester!:0) It's on-line and open book!
Anyway, if you guys have not heard about ...Rosie O'Donnell is an idiot. I am so disgusted with her. She thinks that our soldiers are the terrorists and that we killed over 650,000 "innocent" Iraqi's. I highly doubt that the military killed all 650,000. Aren't they declaring Iraq a civil war? Meaning that they are killing their own people? I think that what Rosie is doing is treason. If she loves the Iraqi people SO much...THEN BY ALL MEANS GET THE HELL OUT OF THE UNITED STATES. Our husbands, fathers, brothers, and uncles did not fight for this beautiful country for people like you. I am banning all things Rosie. Any show she does, anything that has to do with that nasty pig that she is.

My Camping adventure

So I just got home about an hour ago from a weekend of camping. I took a shower to find something VERY disterbing on my stomach. A TICK!!!! WHY did God create the tick? What is the point of such a nasty, nasty creature? Can anyone tell me what animal or plant benifits from a tick?
Anyway, back to my adventure.
Joe and I and 5 of his buddies went camping. I was the only girl( in the beginning!) I am actually SO glad that I went. Those boys needed a lot of help! They definitely needed me and all of the things that I actually remembered to bring! Don't get me started on trying to help them put their tents up! We went fishing yesterday Joe got 2 little fish. One of them he caught the fish by his side...that was weird!
I am so tired I am very sleep deprived! I got about 3 hours of sleep both nights. My air mattress did not stay inflated so I slept on the awesome hard ground both nights. Anyway, better get out of here. I have laundry to do.
Have a great week!:0)

Random stuff

Ok so I got 2 A's and 2B's this semester! I was guessing 3 A's and a C... I was close!:0) Anyway, my grandma is in the rehabilitation part of the hosptail now. She seems to get a little bit better every day, although her memory is still bad. She fell out of bed this weekend, so now they are keeping a closer eye on her. My mom saw the bill from the hospital(before insurance) it was 120,000.00 THAT IS CRAZY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hospitals and doctors are making WAY TOO much and some of them give horrible service,but still get the big bucks.

As you may know I started a cake business in december. Although I do not have pictures of all of the cakes I have done, I posted a few on here. THe last one(Dora)is the first cake that we did. I am having a blast and the business is growing! Anyway, tell me what you think!:0)

AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH( Taking a deep breath)

So this semester is officially over!:0) YEAH!!!!! I don't think I could take mush more of my science class! I am taking 3 classes this summer but I have about a 3 week break until then. This summer it's government, history(American after 1865) and Intro to Lit(Which I have a l ready done, but they won't take:0(. .) Anyway, for the moment I survived! I had a 4.0 last semester....probably not this semester! I will probably have 3 A's and C. Oh well! They can't all be easy!

Gonna go do laundry.....have a great week!

2nd Update

OK, so here's another update. My grandpa had hip replacement surgery last week. The other grandpa had a stint put in. Both surgeries were good. My Grandma is out of ICU and finally in a normal room. They took her off of her ventilator on Friday morning. She is breathing on her own.:0) Yeah!!!! Also, she talked to me on the phone. Yep, she said Hi and told me she liked her new room. I cried and cried after I talked to her. I was SO happy! I never thought that I would get to do that.
Anyway, the semester is almost over. I think I am going to come out with 3 A's and a C. I am fine with the C...I do not like the class....... SCIENCE SUCKS!!!!:0)
Anyway, have a great weekend and enjoy the nice weather. It's raining here(again)

Update on my grandma

Things are so so. On Thursday(March 29th) they took out my grandma's ventilator. She was doing good breathing on her own. Well Sunday(April 1st) they called and said they are putting it back in. I guess her pneumonia is getting a lot worse and it was exhausting her too much to breath on her own. So...... now we are just hoping that they can fight this pneumonia. PLEASE continue to pray for her. My grandma's name is DeLanne for anyone that is interested. Also, my step grandpa's son still has not woken up from his coma. (He fell the night my grandma was put in the hospital and had a blood clot in his brain.)

The Worst Spring Break EVER

OK so let me try to explain my last week to you. Joe and I left Friday, March 16th for Wisconsin. That's right Wisconsin. There were 7 of us in an 8 passenger SUV for 18 hours. I was in the very back with no room AT ALL and all the luggage around me. I have taken MANY road trips...that was the worst! So we get there Saturday afternoon. I meet Joe's 94 yr old grandma and other relatives. Sunday was ok...a little cold. I got to see Green Bay and see where my mother-in-law grew up.
Monday morning at 7am I got a call from my mom. My grandma had a heart attack and is unconscious and in ICU. She is in ICU because she went without oxygen to the brain for 20 minutes. I try to go on with my day without crying. Try to do a little shopping. I get a phone call Monday afternoon that Joe and I need to fly home things are not good. So I call the airlines and get a red eye out. Joe did not come(LONG story that I'll explain later). So I get on a plane Monday evening, trying to hold myself together. I arrived at midnight and went up to the ICU. Things were looking bad.
Tuesday same as before, not good. The doctors were asking my mom/aunt about a living will. Tuesday night my cousin, aunt, friend and I were in her room. We all got together and prayed over her and sang hymns to her.
Wednesday morning we were still at my aunts when the phone rang. The neurologist called. They are getting a few reflexes out of her. We get up there and she opens her eyes. We are all starting to feel a little hope.
Thursday she is moving her right and left arms and wiggling her toes. She even smiles at you.
Friday Joe arrives in from Wisconcin. She slept all day long b/c they say she's worn out and breathed all day on her own.
Yesterday(Saturday) She is smiling, moving a lot, even trying to take out her breathing tubes. Doing very well.
Today they said she's breathing 70% on her won. If she can maintain it for a few more days they will take her breathing tube out.
I am SO EXCITED!!!! This has definitely renewed my faith and thought on prayer. The doctors say that they have never seen a patient go with out oxygen for 20 minutes and do the things she is doing. I am feeling hopeful about her recovery and ask that you all continue to pray for my grandma.

A New Attitude

OK ,so I had 2 job interviews and I heard nothing back from either one. I decided that there was a reason that God has me at my current job and I should look for the best in it. So....I am now trying to find the good in things and actually doing some"sprucing up" of the center and my classroom.
ON a happier note. In the 6 weeks since I started back to the gym I have lost 13 inches total. When you start there they measure like 8 different points. (Upper chest, lower chest, waist, hips...........) I was SO SO SO excited when they told me! I knew I would have a few b/c things are fitting differently, but I never would have guessed 13. I actually have to go bra shopping next weekend b/c my"boys" are disappearing.:0(
Anyway, not much else going on around here. I am BUSY BUSY BUSY with school. I decided that since Joe will be gone for 7 weeks this summer(Drill Sgt school) I am going to do summer school. I know! Call me crazy!:0)

Mini Mid life crisis????

Is it possible to have a mini mid-life crisis? If so, I truly believe that I am having one! My life is SO busy and hectic that I seriously do not even have time to think. I have recently put out applications for a new job. After working in childcare for 5 years, I am on the verge of a mental break down!(NO...I WON'T SHAVE MY HEAD....DON'T WORRY!)
I have come to realize that I am at a point in my life that if it means either choosing to be a lead teacher or focus on my school, I would walk away from my job at any minute. I am SO tired all the time. Chasing 12 3 year olds around all day long is starting to get to me. Plus, trying to keep up with my school work.
I know I know...when I am a mom I am going to be even more tired than I am now. I know all of this! I am just afraid that if I continue to work in childcare I will seriously consider NEVER having my own.
I know that I do not want to do this forever(childcare). I WANT to be a teacher. I applied to be a TA(Teacher's Assistant) with the school system. I want something new. I want a teacher to take me under their wing and me my mentor. I want to learn about the school system and what it is going to be like when I have my own classroom. BUT.....here's the problem! This is a college town. People that get their degrees and cannot find work right away become TAs until they do. SO......Automatically they out qualify me for the job. :0(
I had one interview last week and I could tell that they made up their minds before I was even interviewed. My interview today was good. I felt better about it, but I was the 1st interview of 5 for 1 position!!!!!! Sorry I am just frustrated and venting(if you could not already guess). I WANT a new job. but I think that it's not going to be easy getting a new job. I do not have my degree yet so I am at a huge disadvantage.
Any thoughts??? Suggestions? Ideas on how to make my job suck less?
I LOVE kids and I want to work with kids....but I do not want my current job to burn me out.........HELP!!!!!!!!!!

Just Celebrated number 4

On Thursday Feb.8th Joe and I celebrated our four year anniversary. I cannot believe that it has been 4 years!!! Where has the time gone?
We got each other Colts jerseys for the Super Bowl so our actual anniversary was not much. We went out to eat and then went and bought a new Ipod. Then came home and did homework and went to sleep. Gee...we are so fun huh?!
I tried twice to upload some pics from our wedding. They wouldn't. Maybe I 'll try again later.

I stole this from E

What American accent do you have? Your Result: The West Your accent is the lowest common denominator of American speech. Unless you're a SoCal surfer, no one thinks you have an accent. And really, you may not even be from the West at all, you could easily be from Florida or one of those big Southern cities like Dallas or Atlanta.
The Midland
Boston
North Central
The South
The Inland North
Philadelphia
The Northeast
What American accent do you have? Quiz Created on GoToQuiz

I thought this was fun. I saw it on E's blog. Enjoy!

SUPERBOWL BOUND!!!!

What a game that was! The Colts were down by 18 and came back to WIN THE GAME against the New England Patriots. (34-38).This is Peyton Mannings first superbowl!!!! WOO HOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Be sure and watch the game Sunday Feb.4th and ROOT FOR THE COLTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I AM COLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am cold!!!! It was 8 degrees here last night and I high of 19 today. We had sleet and freezing rain this weekend.(from Friday til Sunday). There were an estimated 170,00 with out power over the weekend. Thank God we were not one of them. The schools are STILL closed at least until Thursday(possibly Friday). Driving conditions are terrible. Unlike snow, ice does not move off of the roads or even melt away very quickly. I drove about 20 today and that was causing me to slide! I work 15 minutes from work. It took me 45 today. I HATE this weather, but I have to agree with my friend E...I would rather be cold than hot any day!

Back in the grind.....

So my spring semester of classes started monday. I am not too sure how much I am going to like this semester! I am little overwhelmed by the amount of homework already assigned.
Joe and I both decided to make New Years resolutions. Joe has quit tobacco(YAY!!!!!!) He has gone 11 days now tobacco free. I am EXTREMELY proud of him. I need ideas for a good 1 month free gift? My resolution is that I am going to get back into shape. My goal is to loose 30 pounds. I joined a gym on wednesday. I am SSSSOOOOO sore today! But my trainer promises that I will loose 1 to 3 dress sizes in 5 weeks. That makes all the pain worth it!:0)
My cake business it going ok. We are starting to get busy. We have 4 cakes this month. I will put pictures of the cakes soon.
Well I better run. I have to read for school and don't want to miss ER!!!! Have a wonderful weekend!:0)

Miserable....

So I woke up yesterday to only being able to open one eye. The other one was crusted shut(NOT a good thing!) I go into the bathroom, wash off the crusty stuff, and then see the reddest eye I have ever seen. I instantly know what it is......pink eye. I called work and went to the doctor. They confirmed too that it was pink eye. They told me to take the day off. So I sat around the house all day long. I washed all the bedding, towels and clothes that I wore on tuesday. I accidentally fell asleep and woke up to the goo from my eye running down my face. (SORRY if you have a weak stomach.) I thought crap....that cannot be good! It wasn't....I woke up to BOTH eyes crusted shut this morning. I now have pink eye in BOTH eyes. UUUUHHHHHHH.
I am just hoping that it clears up by Sunday, otherwise what crappy New Year for me!

Hanging in there...

So I just got back a few hours ago from Tammy's house. My friend and I took over some dinner to the house. Tammy is doing better than we expected. She said that she had a really bad morning, because it was the first time she has been left alone since before her husband was in the hospital. The funeral is friday and she still has a lot to do between now and then. Her husband was in the military for 22 years so it will be a military funeral. Her son and grandson are going to be moving home so that they can be with her. She thinks it will help, plus she does not want to be alone.
Please just continue to keep her in your thought and prayers.

Another Prayer Request

I am writing to ask that you keep one of my fellow employees in your prayers. A week ago today her husband wrecked his truck into a house. Once taken to the hospital they discovered that he has 2 brain aneurysms. There was a lot of fluid on the brain and he has been on life support. His condition has continued to worsen over the week. Today the doctors ran some tests and discovered that he is brain dead and there is no blood flowing to the brain. They are going to take him off of life support today. He just turned 50. They have 3 children and 1 grandchild. My employees name is Tammy.
Please just keep Tammy and her children in your thoughts and prayers. I know that with Christmas right around the corner the family is going to have a very difficult time.

Thanks, Rox