Nighttime Update and Other Ramblings

                                    

Thank  you all for all your best wishes and suggestions about getting Miss Princess to sleep in her own bed.  I thought it was going well for a while, but hey, thats where thinking got me.

She watched her Mickey movie just fine... and that probably had a lot to do with the fact that I was in there watching the movie with her.  After that was over, I put on her Disney Princess music (music from the movies like Beauty and the Beast, but no words... just instrumental) and tried to leave... Haha.  She had other ideas.

I told her Big Girls sleep in their own beds... I got crying in return.  I told her if she slept in her bed tonight (for at least most of the night) she could get a Vanilla shake today... There was more crying.  Finally, I told her that Santa only brings little girls what they ask for if they sleep in their own beds.  I know, harsh, but hey, sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do.

She cried some more.

At one point, I had to go use the restroom, after she calmed down and was just laying there quietly (I thought I'd leave her and she'd fall asleep...), but by the time I was done using the restroom and heading back to her room, she broke out into hysterics!

By the time I got back into her room, she was so hysterical and gagging hersefl from crying that she THREW UP on her darn quilt!  OMG!  It was horrible.  Luckily she didn't throw up on her PJ's (brand new ones that I was using to get her to sleep in her room...yeah go figure...) and no where else on the bed.

So, she was even more upset about that.  I took the quilt off the bed and brought in another blanket and she finally calmeddown.  It was looking good.  I sat with her until she fell asleep and snuck out of her room.  It was 951pm.  Not bad, I told myself.

I then proceeded to go to bed.  I woke up at 1050pm to use the restroom and thought to myself, the Hubby (who was working) hadn't called me back like he said he was going to.  Could I have jinxed myself anymore???

As I was literally walking out of the bathroom, the phone rang.  It was him... Of course.  And of course, who woke up?  Yep, you got it.  Princess Rowan did.  Argh!!!!

She managed to fall back to sleep, only to be woken up again when Daddy came home through the front door to get something he had forgotten... I could have killed him.

Needless to say, we'll be back at square one tonight with her (yep, she ended up back in my bed!!).  Luckily, the Hubby will be home to help me out though.  I also think I'll be putting her down for her naps in her room instead of on the couch where she likes them... Really put the thought of her sleeping in her bed into her mind.

Oh yes... Zachary will NOT be sleeping in my bed after he is born either... No way.  This is way too hard to break.

Anywho...

Today is going to be a pretty quiet day.  The Hubby didn't get home until about 430am, so he is going to sleep a while before anything can get done.  Can't be too loud or we'll wake him up.

We'll probably just go to lunch and then play Santa this evening.  Thats always fun.  Rowan is looking forward to opening presents too... Maybe I'll be able to bribe her with presents and sleeping in her own bed.  HAHA.

Tomorrow is a big day for our family... Its our FIRST Christmas celebration.  We are all very very excited.  And can you believe, that day after tomorrow is Christmas Day??  WOO HOO.  I can't wait to see Rowan's face when she sees her Purple Princess Bike... I'll take pictures, I promise!

But for now, I must run.  Its about time I get up and dressed.  Woo Hoo.  Just what I want to do.  I do hope you all have a wonderful Thursday and if I don't make it back to J-Land before Christmas...

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all...

Jennifer

Hoping for Good Luck...

 My dear little daughter is on her first night in her room/own bed.  She has had a bath and is now watching her Christmas movie (Mickey Mouse Twice Upon a Christmas) in her room.

She has already managed to 'escape' once... To me in here on the computer.  Fake crying and all... Wanting a drink.

Off to bed she went again, after a sip of my soda (I know, I know...).  I hope this isn't going to be hard.

But I'm not going to hold my breath.

Wish me luck J-Land... And if anyone has any ideas or suggestions, please let me know.  I'm up for pretty much all of it :D

Oh yes... Thanks to all who were at the Holiday Ball tonight... It was wonderful to chat with ya (especially you Barbie... You are a crack up... weeee... :D )  Hopefully next time we'll see more people in there...

Happy Holidays and Hugs to All...

Jennifer

Farewells and Countdowns...

                         

Well, its about time for me to say good-bye... No, not to J-Land or my J-Land friends, but good-bye to work.  Okay, for at least 5 days that is.  Yep!  You heard me, after 330pm today, I'm going to be off work for 5 whole days.  WOO HOO.  Can you say mini-vacation?  Yes, I'm sure you can.  LOL.  I'm really excited too.  I'm sure no one can tell that though.

Tonight does start a hard job for me though.  Tonight, I'm embarking on a new territory.  Tonight, I'm going to start to try to get Rowan to sleep in her own room... Ah, yes, the dreaded task.  But, because I will be home for the next 5 days, not having to worry about when I need to get up, I'm going to take the time and get her to sleep in her big girl bed.  Please, wish me luck!  Its going to be hard... on both of us :)

The countdown to Christmas is only 3 days... Or!  2 days until Christmas Eve.  If you think about it, "Christmas Eve is the day after tomorrow"... haha.  Now, I bet some of you are going to want to kill me after I said that, but hey, I'm excited.

Last night, the Hubby put together Miss Rowan's purple Princess Bike.  The poor guy, he really had a hard time with it too.  He is/was so used to putting together expensive bikes (from when he was younger and BMX-ing) that putting together a $60 bike was hard for his nerves.  LOL.  He only wants the best for his Baby Girl, but hey, she isn't even 3 and I think she'll enjoy her PURPLE PRINCESS bike just fine.  Haha.

I didn't have to go play Santa last night.  We ended up just staying at our house and having another couple come over to exchange presents instead.  That was a whole lot better for us, because I didn't want to take Rowan out in the cold anyways.  The present I got for them was made by Nadine over at N2Glass.  If you go to her site, you can see it for yourself.  It is under the "Whats New", the wedding set.  It was perfect, because she did them in her wedding colors.  (This was for my friend who's wedding I was in!).  I think she really liked them... I know I would have.

Tomorrow night, we are going to my best friends house (Auntie Amy) to exchange presents.  I actually think the Hubby will be going too.  I'm not sure though, because he works tonight and part of tomorrow, but I'm hoping he does.  I do have to go pick up the present that I'm getting for her and her bf, but I can do that before I go to their house.  I am going to go get them 2 tickets to the movies, because they never get to go out!  So, I thought that would be a nice little couple present, along with her individual presents (a mirror by Nadine and a purse).

So, I mentioned the Hubby is working tonight.  He is going to be working a DUI check point, but I don't like him doing that, especially with the fog.  It drives me nuts knowing that they are standing out there on a busy road and a drunk driver could be flying down the same road.... Argh.  Then, he is going to do dog training at 230am with the other dog handler.  Can you say crazy??  So, he should be home Thursday somewhere around 830-9am.  But that means he'll be sleeping most of the day and I'll have to find something to do with Rowan so we don't wake him... I'm so glad he doesn't work graves...

I still can't believe how quickly this month has flown by.  It seems like yesterday I was saying there was 50 some-odd days until Christmas and now its only 3 days away.  I sure hope that everyone has a wonderful holiday and enjoys their time with their family and gets all that they've wished for .

Well, I think I've rambled enough for today.  I do hope that I get to come back to J-Land before Christmas and see what else is going on with everyone and to again, wish you a Merry Christmas.

HUGS TO ALL... Jennifer

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Whats Going On?

Whats going on?  I'm wondering if anyone else is having this problem.  Let me explain...

I'm getting my AOL Alert pop-ups... But not via email.  I'm also not getting alerts when some makes a comment and I know I've hit the button to alert me when a comment is posted.

Weird...

Am I the only one that this is happening to?  Or is it an AOL thing?  Could ya let me know? 

And yes, I'll be back to check the comments since I don't know if I'll be receiving the alerts... lol.

HUGS TO ALL... Jennifer

Tuesday....

 Can  you believe it?  If you look at the calendar, there are only 4 days until Christmas... Goodness... I am getting sooo excited, because Rowan is getting so excited.  She can't seem to wait until Friday night to open presents.  If Daddy had his way, she'd be opening one present a night until Christmas, but that just won't fly!

And of course, just a few days before all the festivities, I think I'm getting a cold.  Argh.  I woke up this morning feeling like doggie-doo and it just won't go away.  I've got the sniffles and the stuffiness.  And I'm extremely tired, even though I was asleep pretty early last night.  Wish me luck that I don't actually get sick.  Being sick for the holidays blow...

Yesterday evening was nice at our house.  My brother is home from UC Davis for Christmas, so he and my mom came over for dinner last night.  We had carne asada sandwiches, brocolli and potatos.  Oh so yummy.  Especially because I sauted onions and mushrooms to put on them!  Oh yeah... But spending time with my brother is always a great thing.  And to see him and Rowan play, "Chase me Uncle Boo"... Haha.  Its too cute!  She was very happy to have him there.

I was so tired last night, from the lack of sleep from the night before, that I actually feel asleep on the couch around 9pm!  Can you believe it?  I guess after a long day, a nice stuffing dinner and then a warm bath, I was ready for bed.  Then I was actually in bed around 10pm fast asleep.  That is, until the darn cat knocked over a ceramic cat food bowl onto our floor in our bedroom.  Mind you, we have hardwood floors, so there was a very large CRASH that woke me up.  Luckily for me, the Hubby was still up (I'll get to that in a minute!!) so he came in and cleaned it up for me.  I didn't have to get out of my warm bed... Woo Hoo.

Okay all.  My husband has an addiction.  Its not to drugs or the drink.  Its to his stupid XBOX Liveand Halo2!  Oh my goodness.  I can't seem to pull the boy away from his game.  He even has Rowan going around talking about "Master Chief" (the main character!).  Do you think he has a problem?  Um, yep, he does.  I don't think he has come to bed the last few days before 3am.  The other morning, I swear he was up until 430am playing the game.  I understand that the poor boy has his body clock all messed up (due to his work schedule), but come on... I am so going to grab that game and take it away from him.  I'm going to hide it somewhere until he forgets about it.  Yeah, like that will work.  Not.  Plus, he got his older brother addicted to the point where he went out and purchased the XBOX and is now up to all hours playing Live Halo2 with him... UGH.

And it probably doesn't help that I got him more video games (for his PS2) and hardware (Nintendo DS) for Christmas.  Man, what was I thinking??

Tonight I need to go and play Santa Clause and deliver some presents to some friends.  I'm not sure who I will actually be able to get presents to, but hey, I'll just have to try.  I hate to have presents under my tree, unopened, after Christmas.  Plus, I don't like to give presents after Christmas... Christmas is passed.  They need to get to the people before Christmas, but hey, that is just me.  And you just have to always remember, we all run out of time...

Speaking of time.  I believe its time for me to run.  Not really run, since that would be a pretty funny sight with my big ol' belly... But run as in having to go do some work.  I gotta print the payroll checks (woo hoo) and go spend some of the company's money paying out bills.

I hope you all have a wonderful day.... Hugs to all... Jennifer

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It's Monday Already???

                       

Goodness where have I been?  This weekend is a blur to me now and I can't believe it is Monday already.  I also can't believe that I wasn't able to squeeze in an entry or two over the weekend, so I'm going to try and update you all... I just hope I don't bore you all to death while trying to do so.

Lets start with an update about Miss Rowan's last day of gym class, last Thursday evening.  I did decide to take her afterall.  I just couldn't imagine her not going to the last class and saying good-bye.  She had a good time, besides one 'melt-down', and was able to say "ta-ta" to her friends and coach.  She seems really excited about starting her "Big Girl" class in a few weeks... I'm sure she'll enjoy it.

We did also have a 'Girls Night' on Thursday... My friend and I enjoyed a horrible dinner from Jack in the Box (I know! How weird) and watched "The O.C.".  It was nice to just spend some grown-up time and chat with her... Even if Miss Ro was around.  LOL.

Friday was a very busy day for us all.  We were up early that morning because we had a picture appt. for Rowan to take Christmas pictures.  Our appt. was at 1050am and we didn't get her pictures taken until about 1115am!  Argh.  But I would have to say, Rowan did a great job (and yes, I'll be posting the pictures!!) and we were able to get some really nice pictures out of it.

After the picture appt., my mom and I were off to get our hair done.  Grandpa was watching the Little Princess, so we were able to have some "Girl Time".  I added a little bit more blonde into my hair because the old stuff was fading and because the Hubby asked me too.  I am not done with my brunette faze, so whatever blonde I do put in makes him happy :D  lol.  After the hair appt., my mom and I were off to pick her car up from the shop and then back to the mall to pick out Ro's pictures.  Goodness, remind me never to go to the mall around 5pm the weekend before Christmas.  Crazy Crazy!

Rowan and I spent the evening with my parents because the Hubby was at work.  We enjoyed some yummy Chinese food and some TV.  My parents wanted me to leave Rowan with them so I could have a free evening, but Miss Thing wasn't having it.  She wanted to come home with Mommy... hehe.  So, we went home around 8pm and it took us almost 20mins to get home!  Darn Fog!

Saturday was a really lazy day for us all.  I swear, I didn't do much.  I did do some laundry and what not, but I didn't leave my house.  It was just too cold and I didn't want to deal with all those crazy holiday shoppers.  My parents did stop by to say hi in the evening, but other than that, it was a pretty quiet day.

Sunday was just as lazy.  We didn't get up out of bed until almost 10am and then we were back in bed for a nap at 230pm!  LOL.  How silly are we?  I will not take another nap that late in the afternoon again though.  By the time we woke up, it was 5pm and I wasn't able to sleep last night.  I last time I remember looking at the clock, it was 12am!  Argh.

We did go for a walk last night though around the neighborhood to see all the pretty lights.  Rowan really enjoyed it and I'm a little bit jealous to see all the pretty houses.  We never did get our lights up this year... I know, I know... But I'm not about to climb up onto the house and the Hubby was just too busy to do so.  I'm just hoping that next year, we'll be able to.

This week is a short week for me.  WOO HOO.  I'm only working Mon-Wed because of the Holiday.  I would be working Thursday, but my parents are spending a few days up in Yosemite for Christmas, and I wouldn't have a babysitter for Thursday (hubby works).  So, lucky me will have Thursday off too!  I'm sooo excited.  Miss Rowan knows Christmas is right around the corner too.  She is always telling us about the presents under the tree and how we can't open them until Christmas.  It is too cute.

CHRISTMAS EVE IS ONLY 4 DAYS AWAY!!!!

I can't believe it.  Christmas is just around the corner.  I sure hope everyone is ready.  I have a whole 3 presents that need to be wrapped and then I will be finished... Woo Hoo.  I'm really excited to see Rowan open all her presents EVERYWHERE we go.  We have a total of 3 Christmas'.  We have Christmas Eve at my In-laws, then have Christmas morning at our house and then Christmas day at my parents.  Whew.  What a few days we'll have, huh?  A whole lot of fun though!

Well, I'm hoping I will be able to make it to everyones journal and see whats going on.  I'm going to have to go now and do some work.  I hope everyone has a great few days leading up to Christmas!  Have a great Monday.

HUGS TO ALL.... Jennifer

 Rowan, Christmas 2004

Sleepy Thursday and One More Set of Q&A

                                              

I'm extremely tired this morning.  I hate to be a complainy pregnant lady, but its hard not to be when you don't get the rest you want or need.  Lol.  Getting comfortable in bed is something that I wish for and rarely get... And a full nights sleep has seemed to fly out the window.

Not only do I get up a few times a night (I'm talking between 3-5) to use the potty, but because Rowan is sick, she wakes up which in turn wakes me up.  Last night she woke me up talking in her sleep a few times.  Then she was up at 3am trying to get out of bed to go to the couch (in the frontroom) to watch a movie.  I don't know if she was really awake or possibly sleep walking/talking (thank you meds!), but it was actually kinda funny.  Then when I got up at 415am to use the potty, she woke up all stuffy and said she wanted medicine and needed a drink.  So, after she went potty (something else she mentioned) she ran to the kitchen and demanded some water.  Its funny how an almost three year old can wake up so quickly.  After she got her meds and water, it was time to go back to bed... Thankfully she feel back to sleep, but I on the other hand, didn't have it so easy.

You know how it is when you wake up too early and you know you only have so much time before you actually have to get up... And you kinda fall asleep and toss and turn and keep looking at the clock to see how much longer you have?  Well, thats how I was this morning.  And when 545am rolled around, I so didn't want to get up!  Argh.  But I did...

Last night was pretty boring.  The Hubby had SWAT training all day and then the whole team was going out to dinner.  Where did they go to dinner?  A brand new resturant that I've been wanting to go to, Tahoe Joe's.  I was a tid-bit jealous, mind you.  Haha.  But really, I didn't mind him going out last night... He thought I did, but I didn't.  I was just giving him a hard time because he put on aftershave and cologne.  Lol.  He did wear his wedding band, something he doesn't do often (he says its a safety hazard at work), so that made me happy :D  He is so funny about his wedding band... Like it will ward of any Badge Bunny that thinks he is cute.  Haha.

Rowan and I had a wonderful dinner last night... Fish Sticks and Mozarella Sticks... haha!  Rowan also had mac & cheese, but I was just fine with Fish Sticks and Mozarella Sticks.  All the while, I knew the Hubby was having a tasty dinner (Prime Rib and Mashed Potatos with appetizer... argh!).

I did happen to catch that show, "Nanny 911" last night.  Goodness, those kids on that show were horrible!  I'm sorry, but a 3 and 4 year old should not be hitting their mom in the face to the point where she is crying.  They shouldn't be hitting and biting either, but hey, thats just my thought on the subject.  Then, the Nanny made the mom and dad make the kids give up their pacifiers.  Oh goodness, those kids were up and down all night (until like 5am) screaming and crying because they didn't have their sippy cups and pacifiers.  Craziness if you ask me.

Anywho...

Today is Thursday, which means that its my Friday!  Yippee.  Plus, its also Rowan's last gymnastics class for two weeks.  But the thing is, she is still sick!  I don't know if I'm going to take her.  Its not right to expose those other kiddos to her germs and if she gets too active, it could make her worse!  Argh.  Its sad though, because this is her last class with those batch of kids... She moves up to the next course on Jan 3rd.  So, I don't know what I'm going to do...

So, either tonight will be gym night or not... I know my friend is going to be dropping off my PartyLite stuff tonight though.  WOO HOO.  And I think we'll make it an "O.C." night.  Hehe... Gotta have a girl night.

Okay, now on to my latest batch of questions...

From Heather~

1). You are told you have to give up either sight or the ability to talk. Which do you choose?

*I think I would choose to loose the ability to talk.  There are sooo many beautiful things to see, and if you can't talk, you can still communicate via sign language and other methods.

2). How did you meet your husband?

*Um, I've answered this one, but I'll tell you all again... We met in highschool, while he was working at the local grocery store.  I was there shopping with my mom and knocked something off the shelf at the same time he was walking down the aisle.  Well, he made fun of me and what not... So, we kinda made a friendship.  He then became the "bad-boy" that I would run to when I got tired of my "good-boy" boyfriends.  haha.  Sad, I know, but its true and I was in high school.  A couple of years after we both graduated, we hooked up again and from then on, it was history...

3). How did your husband propose?

*My husband took me to a place up here called Knights Ferry.  Its a historical landmark with a covered bridge and it was one of the first places we went together... He has told me that was the place where he realized he loved me.  So, he took me there one day (mind you I was like 6mons preggo) to go take pictures (what we did on the first trip there) and have a picnic lunch.  Well, he took me down by the river and took a stick and wrote in the sand, "Derek and Jennifer = Love".  Well, he was behind me and I was trying to take a picture when he spun me around and had my ring (which I thought wasn't supposed to be ready for another two weeks!!!) and asked me to marry him.  Aww, isn't he sweet??

Okay all, I've been doing this for a while now... I suppose it is time for me to get to working.  I hope you all have a wonderful day!  Oh yes, Christmas Eve is only 8 days away!!!

HUGS TO ALL... Jennifer

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