Welcome back Mr. Draper

So after what seems like forever one of my favorite shows finally has returned. Welcome back MAD MEN! My friend Stacy and I have been talking about this past Sunday for weeks now. We even had hopes to have a little Mad Men party for the return ..sadly it did not happen as we hoped. I did however make it a little festive for us. House Party supplied us the goodies, ( I almost didn't think I would receive but finally Fed Ex came through) which included a very cool mini-cocktail shaker.



We prepared for our evening with some yummy mudslides while we watched the previous seasons' finale. Mainly to catch up since it has been so long.................,Participated in a little "Dra-ping".
My form was totally off ,Ha!
 

                                               
It was a great evening with a great friend.We all ready started planning a season finale party to make up for not getting it together for the premier.

       So what are your thoughts about the new season of Mad Men ? Were you as excited as us?

Always trust your insticts Weekend Recap

I'm gonna start this off with the heavy emotional part of my weekend.  Early Saturday morning I almost lost a dear friend who might as well be a sister to me. Danielle, was very pregnant and  any day was about to give birth. Early Saturday morning she thought that it was that time but very quickly she had this feeling that something was not right. Danielle, had her husband get their other children up and ready to go to the hospital but in those few moments her placenta ruptured and she started to bleed out on her bathroom floor. Thankfully, they live close to the hospital and by close I mean minutes away,because the nurses said minutes were all momma and baby had.

  My dear friend ended up having an emergency C-section. So emergent they couldn't even wait to g give her all the normal drugs for the C-section. The baby was delivered and whisked away. No cries were heard and my friend had to see her baby taken away without even getting to hold his little hand. Momma is dealing with some major pain and the separation from the baby has not been easy(baby is in a hospital over an hr away). He is now breathing by himself and the NIC nurses say he is a super feisty one. All good signs.  SO..when something doesn't feel right trust your instincts you never know if those few moments might could make a huge difference in the outcome.

Baby "B" day 2

Baby "B" day 1

Welcome to the world Baby "B". I love you all ready and I can't wait till you get to come home with your momma!







                                                                                                                                                                      You would think with all that going on that there would have been little else going on but it was a surprisingly jammed pack weekend. Thankfully there was a lot of good things blended with the heavy moments.

Shhh there might be a monster in the room

       Sorry for not being more attentive to you my little blog.Things have been insane in a good and bad ways,but I will not rehash all that. All things have settled down now and I can give you the attention I believe you deserve.Having a new lap top that finally works properly helps out too :)

       I think I have created a monster! I really have no one to blame but myself. My child is nearly eleven and has never had any real chores...ever. Lately, I have felt overwhelmed with life and found myself saying, " Kid, you need to help out more around the house'. I can not be annoyed by her lack of doing things when I have never let her let alone really ever asked her for help.

      She is a wonderful child.She keeps her room (fairly) clean.Her grades are great and she is complimented daily on her manners. I fear that she will continue to get older and just assume or expect things to be done with her, and like I stated before it would be my own fault.

      I'm a single parent so I work all day and then come home and continue my other full time job. I feel like I am always playing catch up on the house work. It seriously affects the quality time me and the Kid get to spend with each other. More fun time is needed. I just need some help!

       I'm not big on giving allowance. I kinda feel like no one is paying me for keeping the place tidy so why should I?! I know, very grown up of me. I have been scoping ideas that friends have posted in their homes as well as the many ideas I have seen on the web for chores/chore/charts.  I just don't know how I feel about the exchange of money for helping keeping OUR home clean.


     I guess my 2 main questions are:

             1- Is it too late to start a chore chart?

             2- Be honest...Am I just being cheap?

Drifting

Blah, I have had no energy at all this week,seriously ,ZERO! It;s only Thursday and I've managed to oversleep 3x already. So needless to getting myself and my 10yr old out the door by 6:45 am has been a little stressful.

The lack of energy has also made my home into disarray. I was really considering just throwing it all into a trash bag yesterday and starting fresh.Why didn't I?,sadly I know somewhere in that growing pile on my table there is something important. I have already tossed out a t Net Flix  in a cleaning rage (at least this is what I think happened). I try not to be so quick to scoop and toss anymore.

Monday evenings are a bit busy in our household. Besides it being the beginning of a work/school week my Kid has her Biddy Basketball game.While the girls in her age group range from 9-13 ,let me just say they play with some spunk!. I don't know much about basketball but I find myself cheering  those girls on like they are playing in the NBA.

Tuesday, was a complete loss after work. I was so tired that I could barely get dinner made. Thank god i had planned the meal ahead and everything was good to go. I fear if it had not been preplanned the kid would have enjoyed a nice bowl of cereal. She wouldn't of cared but I think I would have felt horribly guilty.

Wednesday, I psyched myself up to tackle the kitchen (since I had to be in there anyway to make dinner) I did any dishes,wiped down all surfaces, I even did the floor. I was very proud of myself for not allowing the laziness take over and I accomplished something other than yawning.

We shall see what the rest of the week brings my way .Some decent sleep and a little energy would be GREAT!

Snowy day goal

Today we had a little snow storm. I say little because in October we had a weird snow storm that dumped a decent amount of snow (for October that is),today's was just enough to give you an excuse to sleep in and get to some stuff around the house. 

So I rolled out of bed around 930am ,which felt great! Went down to the kitchen made myself a cup of coffee and sat down to debate what to do with my day. I had read this blog http://www.theartofdoingstuff.com/throw-away-50-thingsright-now/ and thought I can do this! My plan changing it up a bit to get rid of 50 things in each room of my house.Mention this to my mom in a phone call and she started her own little purging.I secretly think she is trying to beat me to 50 first,game on!  While I have made quite the mess in parts of my house I did make a decent pile of stuff that will be leaving my home. Whether or not I it will be 50 things in each room I don't know, but I'm happy with the dent I have made. 

The best part of the day of purging was looking out the window to see the Kid having some fun in the white stuff.She gave me an excuse to take a break and make her something warm to drink.

                                

                                 

Check mate

     Well after a a couple of weeks of ups and downs I hope to post a bit more frequently. I have not figured out exactly what my main theme will be on this blog. I read so many of them as of late all the ideas just keep making onto my list, lol.
     My job has been a very strange mix of emotions. We had some layoffs which are never fun especially when you have no idea if your job is safe. I had to say goodbye to some people I really liked.We were told to do our best to cut cost where we think we can and that we all need to work towards a common goal. My goal of  not to be unemployed is probably not the same as managements. I just need to go to work and hope for the best and start preparing for the worst.
    Another sad point is that a couple of friends have decided to end their marriage. I am sorry to hear this but glad that they both are able to talk and joke around still. Socially, I just don't know how this will all work out. I adore them both but talk to one more often. I don't want anyone to think I am choosing a side in their decision to part. Anyone else out there going through or has been in the same situation?
     On the up side in my life,I took Monday off so that I could take my Kid to participate in a chess tournament. It was a very long day that started on one of our coldest mornings yet this winter,upside I got to sleep in. The day started at 9am and ended just before 5pm.Who knew 5 games of chess could take so long?!

My little Chess Champ

At least I have dinner done

     The weekend started off with a beautiful sunset on Friday. The Kid and I took a moment and sat in a parking lot enjoying the view.

      Oh how I wish I had been just a tad bit more productive during the day Saturday, but laziness crept in and took control. Sadly, because of that I'm paying for it with a not so relaxing Sunday evening filled with laundry and dishes. Note to future self, just get it done Saturday! The only bit of excitement for today was throwing together a crock pot stew. I hope it turns out as well as it smells right now. At least I can say dinner is done for Monday.