Can you believe that tomorrow is December 1st???
And can you believe that there are only 24 more days until Christmas??!!??
Holy cow...
I hope you are ready...
Because I'm not ;)
~Pickle Jenn~
btw, don't you guys love my Holiday Tags over there?? Thanks Very Much Nae!!!
Darn.
I'm so a horrible journaler right now.
I can't believe its been almost a week since I posted an entry...
Plus, I haven't been making my normal comments either, although I am reading your journals... Don't think I'm not. I just haven't been in the whole Journaling/Commenting mood.
Lets see... I need to do a quick update!
Thanksgiving was good. Lots of yummy food and great company.
The wedding was a blast. I can't remember the last time I had such a good time... Derek and I both enjoyed ourselves. I promise I'll post pics soon! I just have a hard time finding the time to do it!!
The kids are good.
Some how Mr. Z caught a cold and passed it on to my Daddy and I.
Yeah, that made the whole wedding experience fun! But we are all over it now... So that is a good thing!
The weather here has finally turned towards Winter!! It is a whole 48 degrees here with wind and rain!! It hasn't been above 60 degrees since last week... when it went from the 70's to the 50's!!
Well, thats about it for now.
I promise I'll come back sooner than later with a real entry and some of those promised pictures!!
Hugs from the Pickle Girl!!
~Jenn~
Well, it has been a few days, hasn't it.
Oops!
Guess life just was a little too busy for me to actually sit down on the computer and get an entry out!
Oh well. I'll make it up to you all with a pretty decent sized entry today, okay?
First of all... I want to wish each and everyone of you a Happy Thanksgiving! I love this time of year... The holidays, I mean. I just wish our weather was more of the "holiday" weather.
We are still in the low 70's during the day, but we do drop down in the 40's at night! I just wish it would be around 50's all day long. I love just sitting by the fire with a good book and enjoying the cool weather!
*Just checked the local weather!! Get this... It is going from 73 today, 72 tomorrow... Then Friday will be 65 degrees, 60 on Saturday (the day of the wedding!!) and then next Tuesday will be 55 degrees! How about that for major weather jumping??*
Oh well, I'm sure it will come... Just when, who knows!
I slept like caca-doodle-do last night. Poor Mr. Zachary has a cold (who knows where he got it!!) and he was up a lot last night.
When I went out to the kitchen at 2am to give him some tylonel and gas meds (I didn't know what was up with him, so I was just giving him stuff for an upset belly or for his teeth hurting!) my dad just happened to be up, so he took him from me and sent me back to bed.
Come to find out later... Zach didn't go back to sleep until 330am and then woke up again at 5! The poor boy is so stuffy and he is actually coughing/choking on the stuff that is running down the back of his throat!
He seemed to be so down this morning when I saw him... He was trying to feel better, as my dad pointed out when Zach was doing rasberries, but you can tell he doesn't feel good!
I just wish there was some kind of medicine to help him out...
Thank goodness for my Daddy... But I do feel bad that my Daddy didn't get any sleep though!
Hmm, what else... What else...
Tomorrow we'll be going to the bay area for Thanksgiving to my grandparents house. We'll be there all day long... I hope the kids don't go too stir crazy!! But the food and the company will make up for it!
Then Friday will be spent helping my friend decorate the hall for their reception and then the rehearsal dinner. I can't wait to see how it comes out because the theme is "Christmas". There will be Christmas trees around the hall, presents and topiary for centerpieces and other red and silver accents!
Friday night is the rehearsal dinner and then afterwards all the girls in the wedding party will be staying the night at my friend's (the bride) house. That should be a whole lot of fun... I am planning on bringing brownies and soda and other girls are bringing other stuff.
We're going to have one last Slumber Party I suppose :)
Of course, Saturday is the wedding. I hope I'll be able to find something cute to do with my hair. I think I'll just have the gal doing the hair blow it out and straighten it and then pin the front portion back. Simple yet elegant. I was going to put it up when it was longer (hehe) but I think that idea will work.
I promise I will take plenty of pictures for you all... Especially my hair that I've been promising to show you!!
Then on Sunday we'll be having another Thanksgiving at my house.
See, Derek works tomorrow so he won't be able to make it to my grandparents. Plus, the rest of his family went to Disneyland for the holiday.
So, we'll have another one in the afternoon so we can all be together and celebrate!
Should be agood time with some GOOD food!! His mom is making this Corn Souffle and it is so yummy! Then we'll have the turkey and mashy potatoes. The stuffing and the gravy... Oh I can't wait...
Not like we won't have that tomorrow, because we will... But I can't wait to have it another time!! lol... I'm such a fatty!!
What else... What else...
Hmm, I can't think of anything else... I guess my entry wasn't going to be as long as I thought. Duh, Jenn :)
So, I'm going to wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving again and be on my way...
Hugs,
~Pickle Jenn~
Oh man.
I'm so full.
The kids and I just got back from dinner at a local Mexican restaurant where we met Derek and two other K-9 officers who were breaking from training for dinner.
Oh it was so good. I had Fish Tacos with beans and rice. Yum Yum!
My kiddos were on their best behavior too. I just love that. Its almost like you want to go "nanana boo boo, my kids are good in restaurant" to those people who sit in the booth next to you who's kids are outrageous!
Ha! I'm so mean... But seriously. They were good. Mr. Z enjoyed some rice and beans off of my plate and Rowan ordered her own dinner... A Quesadilla. Such a big girl she is. She loves going and meeting her daddy too... Getting to see him and the doogies.
She was also asked by the other K-9 officer from Derek's pd if she'd like to go to her house to ride horses!! Ro's eyes brightened up with that question. I think we'll take her (D's partner) up on the offer too! I'm sure Rowan would have a blast... I think I would too :)
So dinner was a good ending to a good day.
The kids and I slept in until just about 8am. I'm really surprised too. Mr. Z tends to be an early riser, but I guess I played my cards right this morning and he just slept! I don't mind though. I was tired!!
Later in the morning we went to the mall with my MIL. We had a good time shopping for shoes for the kiddies and then my MIL took Rowan to the "Hello Kitty" store. Oh man. I think Rowan was in hog heaven there! All that 'girlie' stuff... lol.
After we picked up some pretzels at the pretzels stand we were off to a local nursery that specializes in Christmas decorations and the Department 56 houses.
Rowan and Zach each got a Christmas Ornament from my MIL too. Rowan picked out - with a bit of help from me and my MIL- a cute little fairy ballerina, while Zachary got a "Baby's First Christmas" ornament.
After we got home from the mall... We ALL (yes!!! me too!!!) took a nap... a 2 1/2 hour nap!! I swear, if the phone hadn't rung, we might have slept for longer! Thank goodness we didn't though... I am still not sure if my kids will be ready and willing to go down when they normally do tonight because of the long nap!!
Oh... I forgot to have Derek take a picture of me today when my hair looked nice... lol. So I guess I'll have to do it tomorrow. Sorry :(
Miss Rowan had a good time at her First Big Girl Birthday Party yesterday! She said she liked the movie and my SIL said she did a good job watching it. Of course, because she is not even 4 yet, she did have a little bit of a problem towards the end... SIL said Ro was getting a little bored and what not. But she seemed to like hanging out with the Big Girls. She kept calling the other girls "Kids". haha. I guess she doesn't realize that she was the "kid".
Tomorrow Derek has the day off. I think we are planning on hanging around the house and watching Football... fun fun... (not). But hey, at least he'll be home and we'll all be together!! Maybe the kiddos and I can drag him away from the TV for a little bit tomorrow and make our way down to the local park.
The weather here has been in the mid-70's lately... nothing like Normal November weather... so I'm sure it would be nice to take a walk down there. Yep, I think we'll be doing that!!
Park! Here we come!!
Well, I need to go feed my little man a bottle. He doesn't seem full from the beans and rice... Growing little man I am guessing.
I hope each and everyone of you has a good rest of the weekend... And I HOPE and CROSS MY FINGERS that I'll hear about them next week... (it is still sooo quiet out there in J-land!)
Smiles
~Pickle Jenn~
Howdy folks.
My, it is mighty quiet out here in J-land...
My in box is pretty empty... It is making me very sad...
But I did do something today to make me happy!
I went to the hair dresser today!
And I chopped my hair. It is sooo cute! I will have to take a picture of it tomorrow (when I'm lookin' better!) to share it with you guys. Not only did I chop it, but I put some red into it too!
Basically, I told my hair goddess (lol... I swear she works wonders!) to do what she wants and what she knows I'd like!
Boy, does she know.
I just hope I'll be able to get it looking good like she does... lmao... Isn't that how it always is??
So, I'm mucho happy about that... Now, I just hope I can find some cute way to wear it for the wedding next weekend :X
It is mighty quiet in my house right now.
My parents and brother (he drove down from Davis) just left for the L.A. area. My brother and his hockey team have a tourney down there this weekend. The poor guys won't get there until about mid-night! I hope the first game tomorrow isn't too early!
Derek is at work. I tried to get him to come home "sick"... But the good boy he is won't. Actually he can't... Thats okay though. He will be home Sunday all day!!
Mr. Z is on the floor playing with the tub of baby wipes and Ro's putter (for golf) that my parents bought her. For the most part, he is so good at keeping himself entertained. I guess I'm lucky that he isn't attached to my hip 24/7...
And my Missy Rowan is at her first Big Girl birthday party.
My dad took her to meet up with my SIL (her Auntie) and he said she was sooo excited. I am sure when I meet them over at my SIL's house for pizza in a little while I'll hear all about it!
I am sure she had a blast!
Oh, I went to Target today to pick up much needed diapers and formula. I swear, we were down to 6 diapers in the house and 4 in the diaper bag and a half can of formula. Well, while I was there, I looked into new bottles for Zach.
See, my little boy is the Fart King. He always has gas and I've been told that he might be taking in too much air with his bottles. So at Target I saw these Playtex Ventaire (sp?) that are so different from the "old gerber" bottles.
They are supposedly supposed to cut down on the air intake of the baby and cut down on gas. I bought two (they are almost $4.50 each!!) and have decided to use those for about a week or so to see how he is. I hope they help... but if not, those bottles will just be added to the collection of bottles we have and I won't buy anymore :)
Oh man. I smell something rotten... That can only mean one thing... ewww...
Dirty Stinky Diaper!!
Must run... Hope you all have a fab Friday!!
Hugs,
~Pickle Jenn~
Well now...
I just had almost my WHOLE entry all typed out... And then my darling daughter came alone and hit the mouse button.
I don't know what happened, but it took me back a page and I lost the whole thing...
Suck!
Anywho.
I'll just give you all the reader's digest version now that I'm short on time...
Sorry about going private.
Something important came up and I figured for that short period, going private would be the best solution.
I took care of what happened and now all is better.
So I am good on that point.
I'm also sad about how this community is crumbling around us. The support system in J-land is going... going... almost gone! Don't get me wrong, I don't like the banners either... But I love the community here and I like how the journals are set up. So I'm not going anywhere.
The kids are good.
Zach is getting more teeth. This time on the top and they are cutting in real high. Looks painful. He doesn't seem to mind too much. Good thing for tylonel.
Rowan is good.
Going on her first Big Girl birthday party with her cousin to the movies. They are going to see "Chicken Little". She'll enjoy herself big time!
Busy weekend ahead.
Hair appointment tomorrow afternoon. Then nieces birthday celebration in the evening! Pizza and presents... the only way to go.
Saturday is still up in the air. My MIL and I might go up to see her brother's new house in the mountains around here. That should be a good time too. I love the hills and the kids and I will get to get out of the house and spend some time with her.
Sunday my husband finally has a day off!! I don't know what we'll do... Most likely stay home... But that will be fun. Maybe we'll take the kiddos to the park and enjoy the nice weather we are having- it has been in the 70's here!!
Yep, that is about it... The readers digest version of what was lost :(
I hope all is well with everyone out there... Although, it is starting to look a lot like a ghost town, huh Anna??
Hugs and Love,
~Pickle Jenn~
I know you all won't get alerts for this entry...I'm sorry you were shut out so quickly.
But I am back... Might be a little different... But I'm back.
I plan on emailing all of you who emailed me to let you all know.
Hugs,
Jenn
Okay dokie artichokie.
I get that the freakin' banners aren't going anywhere.
AOHell doesn't give two cents about us. Its obvious. If they had cared any bit at all... They wouldn't have put the banners up on PAYING CUSTOMERS journals.
But what I'm really starting to huff and puff about is that we are having to go through IE to put in entries.
Do you realize how much time we are wasting by having to do that??
The SAVE button is still not working on our journals... So there goes that idea of actually putting an entry in using AOHell.
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I'm upset here. Luckily for AOHell I'm not ever going to be able to figure out HTML, so they don't have to worry about me leaving the journals for some other blog site.
I guess I'll just have to patiently (hahaha... yeah right!!) wait for AOHell to get their heads out of their asses to fix these problems!!
I suppose, if the shite is working right, that I might come back with an entry that isn't all bitching later on... or well, it might be bitching, but just a different kind :)
~The Pissed Off Pickle~
(doing this through Internet Explorer!... ugh!!)
Okay.
So at first I had planned to come to my beautiful, banner free- because I pay for my pucking AOL service- journal to spill my guts about what has been going on in my beautiful little head.
Not any more.
And now I'm pissed.
At first, I wasn't too pissed about the banners.
Then I got to thinking about it.
What if I don't like the company that is being advertised on my journal.
And why in the world is AOHell using their PAYING CUSTOMERS to advertise for them??
Then, what pissed me off even more was the fact that I couldn't find ANY buttons.
NO BUTTONS to post an entry.
NO BUTTONS to let you edit your journal... I had planned on changing up my colors, you know, do a little decorating.
But noooo, I couldn't do that...
So while I fummed and waited to do an entry... I got more and more pissed about this and have no desire to do a real entry.
UGH.
I'm thinking I MIGHT be back later...
That is if I don't find some other place to do my bloggin... Because using this Internet Explorer isn't the easiest thing to do!!
FIX THIS CRAP AOHELL!!!
~Pickle Jenn~
Having a hard time spilling out all of the junkyfunk stuff that is going around in my head today...
So, I thought I'd play along with one of the quizzes that is going around J-Land today instead.
30 Questions:
1. What sign are you?
Taurus
2. What is your favorite color?
I have two... Blue and Pink
3. How many waffles could you eat in one sitting?
Shoot... Are these the square ones or circle ones? Are they homemade or frozen?? I could have me a good two or three in a stack of homemade... The frozen ones? Ah, I usually have 2.
4. Can you touch your tongue to your nose?
Nope... But I can pretty much touch the bottom of my chin!
5. If you had to choose between cats and dogs, which would it be?
Oh this is hard... I love them both... But I'd go with dogs.
6. What is something you have learned recently?
No one is perfect ;)
7. What is your favorite quote?
Live life today as if there is no tomorrow...
8. What is your favorite entry in your own journal?
"A Quick Hi and Thank You's"... Sharing pics of Mr. Z after he was born...
9. What color is your bedroom?
Cottage white on cottage white...
10. Where is your favorite place to visit?
My new favorite place... the beach...
11. What is one thing you want to accomplish this year?
Well, I'll make it a goal for 2006 and loose some weight!
12. Why do you write in a journal?
Hmm, that is a hard question. I guess I write in my journal to put down what is happening and what has happened for me, myself and I. Also to share my life with people that are similar to me out there and for my family and friends...
13. What is your favorite joke?
Don't think I really have one... How sad is that?
14. Do you like the city or the country?
Gotta love the city... But I'd only want to visit... So I'll take me some acres and enjoy the country life!
15. What style is your house decorated?
French Contemporary??
16. Who is your favorite artist?
Don't have one
17. Can you pat your tummy and rub your head at the same time?
Yes, I can :)
18. Are you a night owl?
Heck no... I'm asleep by 930pm most nights!
19. What is something you love in your house? (If you have a picture you get extra credit!)
I love my mirror above my fireplace hearth... It was a gift from my mommy and daddy... it is beautiful!
20. Do you believe in God?
I do.
21. What hobby could you never give up?
Reading!!! It takes me far, far away...
22. What color makes you think of Hope?
White...
23. What color makes you think of Love?
Red
24. What is your favorite flower?
Pink Roses... or wild flowers...
25. If you had one wish for the world, what would it be?
"Peace on Earth..."
26. What's the best surprise you have ever received?
My Children
27. What can you cook like no-one else?
Hmm, thats a hard one... I'd have to ask my hubby!
28. What do you think about most?
My Children and their future
29. Who is your favorite poet?
I really don't have one...
30. And last but not least, if you could wrap yourself up in one word...what would that word be?
Loyal...
So, I've decided that I'm not going to bore you all with another Pickle Rant-n-Rave today :)
I'm actually in a pretty good mood... With it being my Day Off and all... lol.
I was able to sleep in an extra hour this morning and woke at 645am to get my dear pickle daughter, Rowan, up and ready for school.
Because I crawled out of bed and I guess I disturbed him, Mr. Z woke up... thankfully in a good mood though.
My Dad being the greatest Grandpa-pa (as Ro calls him) that he is had already started to make Miss Ro breakfast of scrambled eggs, toast and some cling peaches.
Rowan enjoyed her breakfast of eggs and peaches while I snuck a piece of toast in while making her lunch. I swear, I'm so thankful that my daughter is Not picky at all when it comes to food.
We have a rule in our house (started with my mom) regarding food and new food. You only have to try it once and if you don't like it, fine don't eat it... You just have to try it.
I always say, "Don't knock it before you try it"... Because you never know if you'll like it until you do try it. It is so funny to see Rowan try something for the first time, expecting not to like it, and then realizing that she does.
Like with Cheesecake... She frowned upon it until she tried it... Then I couldn't even have the last bite!! Brat... lol.
So anyways... I have seemed to go off on a tangent!
Furniture in my house has been moving all around lately.
It started yesterday with my parent rearranging and cleaning Ro's room for us. They figured out a way to get all of her furniture in her room and give her the maximum space to play in. They also go a bunch of her old clothes and toys put into a box for Goodwill. Next, we'll be putting up shelves in her room to put the Disney Snow Globes on...
The other furniture that is moving in my house are the dinning room chairs.
Yep, we'll find them all over the dinning/front room area.
How do they move you ask??
Well, my dear son Zachary has found that he can use the chairs as a walker!! So now he is moving them all about. I swear, he gets this face like "Look at me... I'm a big boy"... He is proud of himself, that is for sure!
I swear, the next thing we know, he'll be walking on his own :(
Time sure flies when you are having fun... That is for sure!!
Hmm, what else... what else...
Oh yes.
The favor and center pieces that we worked on last night for my friend's wedding came out really nicely. I think they'll look really good when it comes time for the wedding.
It was nice to just hang out with some girls too... No kids and no husbands :)
I can't wait for tomorrow... :D
Well, Derek is home now with lunch... Yippee!!! So have a great weekend friends... Hugs to all :)
~Pickle Jenn~
Your Monday Photo Shoot: Before and After
Over at By the Way...
Your Monday Photo Shoot: Do "Before and After" photos on any subject you like. The idea is to show change over a bit of time. Some easy ideas would be haircuts, cleaned-up rooms, kittens growing up into cats, and etc. And yes, this means you can dip into your collection of old photos (they certainly qualify as "before").
I thought long and hard about this one... In fact, I'm still not sure if this a good example of a Before and After. But in our minds and hearts, there was a before and after with Zachary...
Here is a picture of Zachary BEFORE we found out about his heart condition... I know I've posted this pictures before (way back when...) but I think it works for this Photo Shoot:
See how sickly he looks... Now that I look back at these pictures, it really breaks my heart!!
And here is a picture of Zachary AFTER we got home in April and his little ticker was all better...
What a difference huh??
And here is he now... Just a little over a month ago!
So there you go...
That is my Monday Photo Shoot: Before and After!!
~Pickle Jenn~
And I'm on with my life...
There are so many things going on now and in the near future, that my head is actually spinning.
Rowan had dance class last night. It went okay. Her main teacher was coming down with something (Thanks! Like I need you locked up in a windowless room with my daughter so you can give her germs!!) so she let the assistant teach the class. They worked on their dance for the Christmas recital and then proceeded to play "Follow the Leader". Thankfully they had to do something with dance.
Rowan's Nana (my MIL) showed up at the studio to watch Rowan and visit with Zachary. Rowan seemed to enjoy having someone besides 'Mom' there watching her. She is such a ham sometimes, it isn't even funny :)
On the way home, I had Rowan sing "My Humps" by The Blackeyed Peas with me. She cracks me up, that child. Yet, she rather sing "Hollarback Girl" by Gwen Steffani :) So we did that one too.
I swear, we must be a sight. Singing at the top of our lungs and dancing in our seats. Unfortunetly, the windows in the back of the Tahoe do have some tint to them... So I'm guessing that the people see me doing this instead of us both... lol.
Derek reminded me today that Christmas is right around the corner. To be exact, Christmas is 45 days away!! Ugh, I'm so not in the "Ho Ho Ho" mood lately thanks to our money issues... And of course, the little boy that my husband is, must have "bunches and bunches" of toys under the tree. He likes to be spoiled, that is for sure!!
I've already cracked down and have gotten Rowan 3 gifts. That isn't much, but I'm sure there won't be too many more. She gets spoiled so much by my inlaws (all those presents come home- while the ones she gets from my parents stay at their home) that we don't buy her too many gifts at this age.
I haven't bought anything for Mr. Z yet though. I'm not too sure what toget a 10 month old (thats how old he'll be at Christmas) really. I have thought about going out to a really nice baby boutique and find him a really nice blanket. He loves the blankets that I have on my couches. They are really soft and have these frilly things hanging off the ends. If I can find something nice and similiar to that, I'll get it for him and then have "Baby's First Christmas" put on it. There are some "gym" type things that I have seen from Fisher Price that I might look into. But does a 10 month old really understand Christmas?? And will he play with the boxes and paper more than the gift?? You know he will :)
::more spinning... more spinning::
Today is my Daddy's birthday. He is a whole 50 years old.
Happy Birthday Dad... Love you bunches and bunches...
I'd tell you what we are giving him for his birthday, but he reads my journal. So I don't wanna spoil the Wonderful gift he'll be getting :)
I guess tonight is my last "free" night of the week.
I don't have anything to do but help my Daddy celebrate his birthday.
Tomorrow I have to go and help my friend with her favors for the wedding. I'm sure I'll be gone for a while. I'll have to make sure I DVR "Survivor", "CSI" and "The O.C." because I have no idea when I'll be home! I hope I'm home by 8pm, so I can relieve my parents from their babysitting duties and be able to put my kids to bed myself.
Speaking of kids in their beds...
Rowan is finally sleeping really well in hers and Mr. Z is sleeping really well in Mine :o
Yep, my son has come attached to sleeping in bed with me and napping in someones arms. Eeek... this is going to be hard to break.
But secretly, I love to have him in bed with me...lol. The other thing, the napping in the arms, is something that makes life difficult.
Oh oh! Get this!!
My Husband FINALLY has a evening off!! An evening off that he'll be spending at home... I'm so excited :)
Friday night Derek will be home with his wife and babes. I think we'll make a nice dinner and maybe watch a movie or two. He had mentioned maybe going out on a date, but that isn't going to happen... So staying home and being together is the next best thing!
And of course Saturday is the "WILD NIGHT"... lol. I'm not sure how WILD it will get, but thankfully I'm going to be able to go out and have some fun.
I think I really need it... What do you think??? lol...
Well, I need to get myself going... I took a long enough break from my work. Yippee Skippy... Maybe I'll go make myself my bagel now as another distraction... haha!!
Have a Wonderfully Fun HUMP DAY my friends...
~Pickle Jenn~
Wow, I seriously was taken aback by some of the comments that I received in regards to my previous entry.
Did I REALLY make myself seem like I was this Perfect gal with such a Perfect Life that I had no care or worries in my life?
It sure seemed like from some of the comments that is what people "saw" when they read my journal.
I never wanted people to think I was Perfect or had a Perfect Life at all.
I just never fully put my life and my problems out there for everyone to read before...
I have problems just like everyone else.
My Money is short.
My Marriage can be tough.
My Kids drive me crazy.
I just choose to not always put everything out there all the time.
Now, I don't want it to seem that I didn't appreciate each and everyone of the comments that I got... Because I sure did. It helped knowing that I am not the only one in this type of situation. I just never wanted to think that I was putting this persona out that I had a Perfect Life...
Because no Life is Perfect... and No One is Perfect.
Anywho...
I'll stop talking about all that now...
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Rowan had a big ol' achievement in gymnastics yesterday evening!!
She passed all of her Level 1 (the class- Kindergym- is broken down in levels) skills!!
So at the end of the skills test and class, Rowan and another little girl were able to ring the achievement bell...
Well, when they do this. The whole gym stops and listens to what the teacher has to say. After the teacher makes the announcement (Rowan has passed all her Level 1 skills!!) the whole gym claps for them!!
I got shivers from the whole thing. I was so proud of my little girl. She had the biggest smile and seemed so excited that she could ring the bell...
So now next Monday, she'll begin to practice skills that are in theLevel 2!! I can't wait to see what that entails!!
Tonight is dance... I hope to see some improvement in the class in regards to them learning their dance for their Christmas Recital. My dad went with Rowan last week (because I was sick) and he said that she was one of the only girls in there that would actually pay attention and was so patient when it came to the other girls.
For only being almost 4, she is sure a patient and understanding little one. I seriously believe she has an "old soul". She is way more wise and grown up for her years...
I guess I'll just sit in the corner and read my Janet Evanovich's book "Two for the Dough" and enjoy my quiet time!!
Mr. Z is doing really well too.
He is over his loosie goosies and seems to be eating more than ever!! Usually in the mornings and evenings he'll eat a whole 8 ounce bottle and then during the day he'll down between 6-8 ounces. He is going to turn into such a Fatty baby :)
Yesterday I went and got fitted for my bridesmaids dress. See, I'm in a wedding on November 26th. The dress is very pretty, seeing that when I tried it on it was the first time I had seen it! The dress is very "forgiving" and definetly something I'd pick out for myself or my bridesmaids.
Thursday I'm going over to the brides mothers house to help with the favors for the wedding. Their wedding has a Christmas theme, because they were originally going to get married in December but because they couldn't get the hall when they wanted they are getting married in Nov. now. So, the favors are red and silver bulbs with ribbons on them that has the bride and grooms names and the date of the wedding.
How neat is that? Pretty neat if I do say so...
Yeah, it was my idea :)
Then Saturday is the big ol' bachelorette party!! We are going to go to dinner then back to her Aunts (who is more of a bf) to have a Naughty and Nice party and then just party :) It should be fun...
Well, I need to get working. I hope everyone has a great Tuesday.
::Hugs and Loves to All::
~Pickle Jenn~
I'm so happy right now...
I just purchased Rowan an early birthday present (her bday is Jan 23rd)...
On Friday, Feb. 24th, Derek and I will be taking her to see Disney on Ice presents "Finding Nemo"!!!
We'll be going to San Jose HP Pavillion and sitting in the floor section 2 in row 1!!!!
Whaaa Hooo...
:)
See, now I have something to smile about!!
She is GOING TO LOVE IT!!
~Jenn
Just stopping in for a bit tonight.
I'm so tired, that I'm not sure if I'll be able to stay awake for "The O.C." lol. I am sure I will, just so that I can keep up with the "draaammmaa"...
I am actually kinda in a mood tonight.
Things are reaaalllly bothering me.
Noise.
Crying.
Whinning.
Stuff like that.
Shoot, a walk around the block with Rowan didn't even help. Wanna know what?? Because she whined half way around!! Ugh...
Oh well. I think a good nights sleep (if that is possible) will help me out BIG TIME.
Thank goodness Derek is home... Hopefully he'll be a big ol' help for me. If not, he is going to get a "Swift Kick in the Ass"...
buahahaha... I'm evil.
Anywho.
I had emailed Jackie from "Small Town Wife to Military Wife" the other day to check in with her. It had been a while since she had updated, so me being the worry wart and pushy pickle (right, Nae??) I wrote her.
Come to find out, she is really having a hard time. Her husband and kids are okay, so don't get worried, but she is struggling in other ways. I will not go into detail, because that is not my place... But she did ask me to say Hello to all in Jland and to ask for your thoughts and prayers.
So, please keep Jackie in your thoughts and prayers... Thanks!!
Hmm, what else.
Oh.
Tomorrow my mom and I are going for pedis. Thank goodness too because my tootsies really need some lovin' :) Plus, I need some Girl Time!
Me and the kiddies will be on our own for tomorrow night though. Derek is working OT and will not be home until the wee-hours in the morning.
Mom and Dad will be leaving tomorrow for Redding. My brother has another Hockey (GO UC DAVIS!) tourney up there this weekend. They will not be home until Saturday evening late sometime.
Hmm... Well, I am off now. Survior is on and I gotta go get grossed out by all the people itching and eating nasty things, huh Barbie??
Have a great rest of the week friends.
Hugs and Love,
~Pickles~
I FINALLY got an alert...
About Freakin' time AOHELL!!
I guess since I'm here, I thought I'd tell you that everyone in the Pickle Jar is now back to normal... Or almost normal.
Mom is about 85% better and home with Mr. Z.
Rowan is here at work with me today. I thought that because Mom wasn't all better that I'd take one child off her hands and she could get along better today.
Today is officially my dad's last day at work too. He is retired as of 11/9. How exciting is that?? Thank goodness law enforcement has a wonderful retirement... They can retire at 50 and make almost as much as they were when they were working!! I'm not sure what to think of him retiring... But I know he'll enjoy being off and being in his new home with out worrying about work too!!
Derek is off today too... Sorta. He has to recertify with Tango (his K-9) this morning for patrol work and then he will be off for the rest of the day. He'll more than likely work tomorrow evening and possibly Saturday evening OT though. Oh well. It will make up for his days that he took off sick :)
I'm really tired today.
I can't seem to catch up on my sleep, even though I slept plenty while I was home sick!
When I did wake up this morning, my eyes were puffy and bloodshot :X Now my right eye is blurry and burning. I hope it is just from being tired and nothing else... Like the dreaded PINK EYE. Ewww....
Well, I hope that my first alert wasn't my last... lol. But I do have to go wrangle up my daughter and make sure she isn't getting into anything and bugging anyone!!
Have a great Thursday all!
~Pickle Jenn~
Blah Blah Blah...
I'm still not 100% better.
Tired and just feeling worn down.
But I'm back at work today...
Gotta make some money, ya know??
Things in the Pickle Jar aren't going that well...
Both Derek and I are still recovering...
Now my mama is Sick. Poor lady... She HATES being sick. HATES IT!!
Rowan is doing good though... No sign of sickness creeping back in to her...
Zach is still going strong. Keep your fingers crossed that this Flu doesn't hit that poor boy...
I've got so much to catch up on today... So I best be off to it...
Besides, my phunky feeling isn't helping my mood... And AOHELL is pissing me off with this whole thing of not getting ANY ALERTS at all...
AT ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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~Pickle Jenn~
Yeppo... Thats right, I've ben MIA.
I'm dropping in real quick like to tell you all that I'm still alive...
Derek and I BOTH came down with the flu with in hours of each other... Thank goodness for my parents... I don't know how we would have made it having to take care of the kids and ourselves!
Sad thing is, we missed taking the kiddos Trick or Treating :(
We missed Zach's first Halloween and missed Rowan being a "big girl" ringing doorbells and knocking on doors...
Also, I don't know if something is up with my alerts or if it is AOL again, but I do not have a single ENTRY ALERT in my in box. So, I guess I'll be having to go through my Favorites when I'm feeling better to catch up!
Have a great November 1st... I'm going bck to bed now... :(
~Pickle Jenn~
