So it's been a while...

Okay, so it's been a while since I've blogged, but I'm going to try and keep up with it more now. Lol! Well, I got a new job working in Municipal Court for the City of Sugar Land! It's great! I love it! It's a lot of paperwork, (A LOT of paperwork), actually, that's mostly all that it is... But the people are sooo much nicer!!! It's great! And working 8-5 m-f off holidays and weekends is great too!! I get to see Sydnie every afternoon when I get home!
And speaking of my little wonder-baby...
She's doing so good! She's teething, and sometimes she's fussy at night and doesn't let me sleep much, but for the most part she isn't taking it too bad! Now, the one thing that has got my attention and concern is that she is starting to become picky about what she eats. If she doesn't like something, she won't hesitate to let you know. She will cry and cry and cry, and then she'll razz and spit her food all over the place! (Even on herself!) I don't know if there is something that I can do for that to make her stop being so picky or what... I don't know. Anywho's, I just spoke with grandma on the phone who said that she thinks Sydnie has cut her first tooth!! I'm going to try and check it when I get home. (It sure is hard to get her to keep her mouth open long enough to look at her gums! Lol!) ^_^ Oh, and Sydnie can get up on her hands and knees for a minute or two at a time now, and she's started rocking on them as if she's trying to get the leverage to put a knee forward and start moving! She's about to be on the go!! She loves her walker now! She just loves to zoom around the kitchen! I took her outside for a few minutes while Grandma watered her plants, and Sydnie got some good speed going down the sidewalk! Just today at lunch, she got up over the lip between the kitchen linoleum and the carpet in the den! She's ready to move!! Anyways, she and I are heading up to Lewisville on Saturday to visit her Auntie Leah and Aunt Erin! We are so excited!!! This will be Sydnie's first road trip! (I hope she handles it well!) I'm hoping that if I wake her up early enough and get her fed, changed, and on the road, she'll sleep most of the way. Well, I guess I'd better get back to work now! Lol! Laters!

Whuuuuuuuzzzzuuuuuuuppppp!!!!! 

I'm a goober!!! 

Who is that gorgeous baby staring back at me in the mirror??? 

Hello again world wide web of blog!

Sydnie decided that she can now reach for things! Oh, and grab hair, too. Ouch! She was sitting in her vibra-chair and for the first time, she reached for the cow, pulled the lever, and heard "Old MacDonald Had A Farm"!!! And luckily, by the fifth time, I got to leave for work! Soooooorry grandma!! Haha! Well, I had an interview this morning for a Deputy Court Clerk position within the City. I think it went real well, and I think knowing sign language and a tid-bit of spanish will help me out. I hope I did good. Work is getting worse. It's like holding a small stone. For the first day, holding a small stone is nothing, not heavy at all! By the end of a week, that same stone is starting to get a little annoying, but still not too bad. By the end of a month holding that same small stone, it is really getting heavy. And by the end of another month, you're ready to just drop that stone it's so darn heavy and hard to carry! You can barely lift your arm! That's how I feel. All the animosity and "plain-ole-mean-ness" (as I call it) just gets hard to bear. I hope and pray that I get the court job! I wasn't sure what it was I was applying for, but after speaking with the women that work there, it seems like it would be a great job for me. Anyways, on a better note, BACK TO SYDNIE!!! So she has decided that she can reach for things, grab ahold of things (hair especially), and scream so loud and high-pitched that if she keeps it up she will be breaking glass with her voice before long! Oh, and she gurgles a lot. Haha! And spits. She's starting to mock people, too. If you razz at her, she will usually razz back. She's still all smiles most of the time. At least, most of the time that I get to have her. She has good days and okay days when I'm at work. But she is definitely a happy baby. =) I took her to get professional photos made last Friday, and I just cannot wait until they get in!!! They should be in this weekend!!! They are soooooooo cute!!! Ah! I'm so excited!!! Okay, so anyways, I'll stop blabbing now and post some pictures of her! Yay!

Brooks N Dunn - THIS IS HOW CLOSE WE WERE!!! 

On the Ferris Wheel way up high! 

Us at the wanna-be-scary-haunted-ride-thing 

Dressed up for Rodeo fun! 

Rodeo

The smell of horse and cow poop has dissipated, yet no matter how much I scrub, the feeling of dirt between my toes just won't seem to go away. Last night, Leah and I went to see Brooks and Dunn at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Despite a few miscalculations, we had a BLAST!!! =) We were planning on leaving at around noon, thinking the show started at 3:45, and that we might want to go do some carnival rides before the concert. We planned on noon, yes. We actually left a little after 2. We get there, and spend about ten minute just finding the parking lot we are supposed to park in, and eventually find where we are supposed to be. We walk up to the gates, and realize that noone can get in yet. We look around, trying to figure out what's going on, both of us are really hungry, and I pull out the packet that we got, and read the instructions... Which we probably should have done before leaving. It's 2:45, and we read that the dinner we are supposed to be at ends at 3, and that we are on the completely wrong side of the complex! We start hoofing it all the way around the Reliant Stadium, past the Reliant Center, and around the Astrodome, until we see the giant Pace Picante Sauce bottle in the distance! We are almost running at this point, having only a few minutes left to get food! We find the tent, go in, get a seat, and a woman brought us our food. Few! So close! The dinner was pretty good, it was a filet with beans, green beans, and a roll, with peach cobbler for dessert. Everything was made by a real cowboy who drives an actual chuck wagon on trail rides, and it was all made without electricity in the traditional cow-poke way. So, after that, we got our chute seat gift bags, which contained a hat and a koozie, and was supposed to have a commemorative pin in it, but it didn't, which made me mad because I was really looking forward to the pin! Oh well, time for the carnival rides!!! We walked around for a bit, Leah trying to convince me to go on some crazy upside-down-spin-you-in-the-air contraption, while I was trying to build up the courage to get on ANY of the rides. Leah ended up getting on that ride, saying, "This ride is so much fun, you are going to be missing out!" while I stood on the side, holding her belongings and trying to keep my stomach out of my throat as I watched this obscene excuse for fun start spinning this way and that, rising into the air, turning upside down, and flinging all the riders about. When it was over with, Leah came off saying, "That wasn't as fun as it used to be, that actually scared me!" Go figure. So after that one, we walked around some more when it started to rain. We ran to the nearest thing with a roof, which ended up being the "fun house". Being the wimp I am, I said, "Hey, let's go in here!!!" I don't think Leah really wanted to, but she conceded because what else were we going to do in the rain? So, we give the lady our tickets and step in. When I've seen "fun houses" in movies, it always involves those nutty mirror mazes, so that's what I was expecting. Instead, it was a maze full of clear Plexiglas that made you think you were going the right way then all of a sudden, BONK! You've run strait into a clear window! That part was pretty fun. At the end of that, we came to some stairs that we ascended, taking us to the funny mirrors. Those were cool! We had fun laughing at our odd reflections! When we realized that we would have to slide down to the ground from there, we decided we'd rather go backwards through the wanna-be mirror maze again, so we did. That took up enough time for the rain to stop, so we continued on our journey into the life of a carnie. We rode a cheesey nightmare-on-elm-street wanna-be ride, and then the ferris wheel, which states it's the largest mobile ferris wheel in the U.S. After the rides, we made our way to the stadium for a funnel cake! When the concert started, we rushed down to where our seats were, and because we had the special Chute Seats, instead of sitting in the bleachers where everyone else had to sit, we got to go out in the dirt on the floor of the arena during the concert! We were so close it was amazing! Leah couldn't get over being star-struck, although she swore she would never act that way. She kept saying, "I can't believe we are so close!!!" I may not listen to much country music, but Brooks and Dunn really put on a great show! After the concert was over, we got to go get a commemorative Rodeo chair. We went back to the carnival, had some cotton candy, took some pictures in one of those photobooth things, and rode a couple more rides. We got home about 1 in the morning. Last night was probably the most fun night I've ever had! =) It was great! I can't wait until Sydnie's old enough to want to go to the carnival and stuff! ^-^

I'm so cute!!! 

Ready to go outside!! 

Our Hands 

Happy Sydnie with Ducky!!! 

Back again!!

Wow! So, this has been a busy month or so! I regret that I haven't had much time to blog lately, but this whole being a mom thing keeps you busy almost all the time! So, as far as work goes, I still have yet to hear about any of the positions I applied for, but I have now heard from not one, but two other dispatchers who are also trying to find other employment within the City, and they have both been told by our supervisor that he is "not going to let" them leave. I don't know how he could do so without giving a bad review about us to any potential employers, but I have had the suspicion he has done just that for quite a while. (Even before I heard this from my fellow dispatchers.) And I wouldn't put it past him. So, from now on, when I apply for another job, there's a little box that says 'May we contact this employer' and I just check 'no' and if/when they call me for an interview and ask me about it, I will tell them strait out, you may contact him, but I have suspicions about him making it so that no one can leave dispatch because of this reason and this reason and so on and so forth. I don't like that I have to do this, but I am feeling desperate to get out of there. It's not healthy for me physically, emotionally, and spiritually. I am noticing myself cursing, getting upset about stupid things, I actually had a few cigarettes since I've been back, (which I have stopped AGAIN), and that overall feeling of "I just don't care anymore" is creeping up on me again. I don't like feeling that way, and I really really really need to find another job. But, if nothing comes through, I have only one more month before I'm vested in my retirement, and then I can start looking for outside jobs. Although I desperately want/need a new job, thinking about leaving the City is almost frightening. It's the only "real" job I've known. Well, on to other subjects... I went to the doctor Monday, and she upped my thyroid medication because it was too low again and I was feeling it, so now I'm all happy and stuff again! Yay thyroid! Also, I found out I'm lactose intolerant! So now I have to drink Lactaid, which, by the way, is not nearly as bad as I thought it would be! It actually tastes just like milk, minus the sweetness. It's not bad at all! Only problem I see with this is my coffee... If I drink coffee, it has to have that International French Vanilla Creamer in it... Mmmmmmmmmm.... French Vanilla...... *drools on keyboard* ..... But, I had some this morning, and apparently that has lactose in it too, and I got kinda sick, so no more French Vanilla creamer. =( *sigh* Oh well, life could be worse. I guess. Hahaha! Oh yeah, and I'm also on blood pressure medication again. =/ When I went in on Monday, my bp was 130/102, which is pretty bad. I have a feeling work is doing that, again... But anyways another subject.... Sydnie is just squealing and screaming and "talking" (more like goobledy-gunk)all the time now! (at least when I'm home...) She just loooooooooves her mobile, and can lay in her crib just talking to it for hours! (Which is great when I'm having to get ready for work or, obviously, blogging!) Hehe! Also, last week she learned how to roll herself over onto her belly! She didn't like it at first, she would roll over, fuss fuss fuss, we'd put her on her back again, then she'd roll over to her tummy again and do it all over! But now, she will roll to her tummy, and hold her head up so high, and just enjoy the view! (With a bit of spitup and slobber, of course) She is on formula all day minus the morning feeding, and I think I'm going to cut that one out too. She sleeps alllllll night now! Lately, she eats about 10:30 pm when I get home, and will be kind of fussy until she goes to sleep anywhere between 11 and midnight. Then she'll sleep until 10:30 in the morning! So, she sleeps almost 11-12 hours strait!! I keep saying that I'm going to start getting up in the mornings and going to work out (I joined a gym but have only gone twice) but I find myself staying up late on the computer or reading, then sleeping in with Sydnie!! So, starting tomorrow, (I'm serious this time!!!) I think I'm going to get up around 7 and go to the gym! Seriously!!! Hahaha! I can say that all I want and I know I probably will hit the snooze button and go back to sleep. Lol! Anyways, I'm slowly but surely getting my figure back (yeah, right, figure, HA!) from having Sydnie, albeit a round figure, but a figure nonetheless. =)- I can fit into my old work uniforms, but am still wearing maternity pants. I'm not buying any new pants because it helps my determination to loose weight so I can fit into my old ones!! Oh! Actually, I can ALLLLLMOST fit into my old jeans! I can get them on and button them, but can't sit down! Haha! So, just a little more to go, and I should be able to wear my old jeans! Hooray!! I also started a "Walk Across Texas" team! (http://walkacrosstexas.tamu.edu/)Mom's on it, too! Basically, you have a team of 8 members that keep track of how many miles they "walk" and at the end of 8 weeks, you add them all up and see how far you've "walked" across Texas! It's pretty cool, I think!! =) Plus, it's a fun way to see how much I can walk!! It starts next Sunday, and you don't have to only walk, you can jog, swim, spin, cycle/mountain bike, stairmaster, even gardening counts! I can't wait to start! Anyways, I guess this is a long enough blog for now. Haha! I wait so long to blog that I have soooooo much to say when I finally do!! Hope everyone has a wonderfully, fabulously, absotively posilutely great day!!! ^_^

Sydnie and Momma! 

Ho Hum...

So I didn't get that job. Oh well. Someone with more experience got it, once again. This is the sixth job I've applied for within the City. There are two more that I will apply for tonight. It's hard to stay optomistic about things like that when you have tried several times and just can't seem to win. I just keep praying every day that God will open something up for me, something that would be just right for me. I still trust that He has something else in store for me, and that I'm in the position I am now for a reason... Although I'm not understanding it right now... Anyways, so little Sydnie is just growing and growing! Grandma tried to put on one of her cutest outfits the other day, and it wouldn't even reach down to her little legs!! The toughest thing about her clothes right now is that she's almost totally outgrown all her 3 month outfits, (she'll be 3 months old on Friday), but she's still too small for the 3-6 month clothes that I got her from Carter's!!! I put her in a little 3-6 outfit and her feet were about 2 inches from the bottom! It was totally cute, though. =P Anyway, I joined a gym, and a trainer did a fit profile on me, which was cool. I found out that I wasn't as out of shape as I thought, and that what I thought was all fat on my legs was really all muscle! So now I can stop saying "That will go strait to my thighs" when I eat a cookie! I can just say, "That will go strait to my tummy!" Which is where it is going. Ha! Anyways, I was trying to eat good, and instead I gave in to temptation and baked some chocolate chip cookies last night and ate them after my healthy meal of baked chicken sandwich and asparagus. So much for eating healthy! Lol! But, from now on, I will eat better! Healthier! And continue to work out (when I have the time) and burn fat and get healthy!! Yay! I'm more determined than ever! And I'm going to stay that way this time! I will dish out the money for a personal trainer if it will help me stay determined!! I'm going to loose my spare tire for good!!! Yeah! Okay, anyways... So St. Valentines Day is upon us once again. And once again, I have no date. Not even Jennifer who has been my "date" for the past three years. We would get together and have a single-girls-don't-need-valentines night. We'd watch a movie or go to dinner or some such thing, but this year even she has a boyfriend. Almost a year together for them. He seems okay, although I haven't really talked to him. She said they're already talking about getting married and starting a family. Seems pretty quick to me, but everyone's different. I'm happy for her. She's happy. Although I'm happy with it being just me and Sydnie, I'm almost sad that I'm the only person that I know who doesn't have a boyfriend/girlfriend/husband/wife. I don't even like valentines day! Haha! But all the commercialization makes one think about that "special person" in their life, or in my case, the lack of that "special person." Hahaha! I'll be celebrating v-day just like I celebrate my birthdays now. Working. Well, I guess I'll go eat me some lunch now and do something productive like clean! Haha! Yeah right! =)- Lol! Laters!

Hello again from the wild world of Lynz!!

I'm baaaaaaaaaack!!! Well, it's now Tuesday, over a week since my interview for another job, and I have yet to hear back from them. I called yesterday to let them know I am still interested, and they said that they haven't made the decision yet. I guess it's a good sign that they didn't tell me I wasn't one of the contenders anymore. I'm just nervous and anxious about it. After meeting with the gentlemen in the interview, I feel that I would really fit into their environment well, and I could definately get along with them all! They are all very nice and seem to have high standards and morals when it comes to the job. I respect that. I like to go by the rules, and in my current position, those who go by the rules are overruled. And stepped on. And yelled at. And all kinds of other mean things. Anyway, so I'm praying a ton that I get the position, because I think that would make my life just sooooo much better!! So, anyone who reads this, if you would just pray for me too, I can use all the support I can get! =) Anyways, so today through Friday I am taking a class called 'Spanish for Law Enforcement' and it's really interesting! I learned quite a bit today! I was looking for one of my dad's enfamous yellow notepads that I might borrow to rewrite my notes, when I came upon the computer and thought, 'wow! I haven't blogged in a while! And I should put a new pic of Sydnie on there too!' So, now, here I am, blogging the blog of blogs... And looking at the cars going by on the freeway... And the train of thought has just totally derailed... Hahaha! Anyhow, I guess I'll get back to looking for a notebook to write my notes in! Hasta Luego! (or, See ya later!) ^_^

I'm a model already!