$.

We need more of it! We have to pay off the HD card and the van and then we officially have a little more breathing room. Then there's the carpet I want for the playroom and the new kitchen I want remodeled!

We have friends who have used a cash advance to help out when they were in a bind. Fortunately, for us we have a bank overdraft program that helps when we're in a small crunch and need to buy a few days before a paycheck comes.

Vacation time?

I keep looking online for good getaways for Graem's fall break. Of course, all of the good deals are after her break. DAMN. I'd love to do a trip to Florida or a cruise but I really don't want to spend $2,000.

I'll keep looking and hte good thing is that we can leave last minute if we need to because Margot is taking the time off.

Much better.

With Margot's father having colon cancer we really have been trying to do things that are better for our health. We've thought about doing a colon cleanser so that we can flush or bodies out.

I've heard if you do it on a regular basis you can really reduce your risk. Margot went a year or so ago and got a colonoscopy and they found some small polyps. So they will have her come in every few years to make sure that she stays healthy and that nothing bigger grows.

The finishing touches...

Well, we finished the playroom with the exception of some touch up stuff and new carpet. Now we've got to finish up the basement room and to start thinking about what we want to do with the kitchen.

The race is on too! CU graduation is in a few months AND my family is going to be visiting a few weeks after. EEK.

The good thing about this is that it really makes us move our asses to get this house up and running!

Need to lose it!

I'm talking about the holiday weight. Then there was all that birthday cake that I ate last week at Graem's party. I have a doctor's appointment 2/28 and I really want to lose major weight before then.

I've thought about over the counter diet pill that works. However, I think I need to read up on it and see some information on people that have tried it before.

The alternative could just be to move more and eat less!

Excited!

Tonight we get to go over and see our friend's new baby! Pretty excited to see her. She's been a long time in the waiting/making! Plus, there's nothing like holding a newborn.

I'm sure this might kick in my wanting for #3 to full force.

Eek...

Life is good.

Right now I'm lying in bed with Emmy. She's doing everything she can to get out of taking a nap and I'm working on some blogging catch-up.

Life is good. I have a healthy family. I can work part-time as needed and I get to spend much needed time raising my kids.

I'm lucky.

*ring*ring*

We have iphones and absolutely LOVE them. However, Margot's has been acting up and some days it's so slow. We're also not impressed with the carrier. Our calls constantly get dropped and the plan we are on is a fortune!

In the next few months we're up for renewal and I might take a look at all of the cell phones out there because I'm guessing that there are some other phones that work just as good.

Day off.

I seriously need a day just to hang out on the couch and watch bad television. WITHOUT KIDS.

The past week has been crazy at work and so I'm hoping that this week slows down a little bit. Of course, I love the bigger paychecks because it lets us do some nice things with the house that we might not be able to do otherwise.

This week....toilet. That's right. I get a new toilet for my birthday.

My computer...

is actually doing a pretty good job with all of my work stuff. I've had my eye on an iPad but I wanted to wait and let them work out the kinks.

I've also seen the netbooks and I love how small they are! WHen I travel for work it's nice having a smaller computer and I really would like having a smaller one because it'd be easier to set everything up on a table while working.

SO BUSY.

The holidays went by way too fast. I seriously don't know what I did other than finishing up the playroom. It seems like I take on these projects and they always take longer than I think they'll take.

I think Margot's going ot try and take off a week or so and we're going to try and head out of town. It will be nice and it's a much needed getaway!

Rehab?

I must say that our family has been through it's course of drug rehab treatment centers. When Margot's dad was alive he went to one a few times.

It was so hard on the family .. and him. When all was said and done he got the help that he needed and really turned his life around.

It is really too bad that he ended up getting cancer and passing away. It almost seems like such a cruel thing because I really do think he could have lived drug free for the rest of his healthy life.

Sick kid.

Tonight we think Grammy might have had something bad to eat. This afternoon I got sick at the icecream store and we got home and Graem got sick! No fun in that. Today's her birthday and we were suppose ot do spaghetti and meatballs and then cake afterwards. She fell asleep on the couch and didn't want to eat anything.

She didn't even want to do cake.

You know she's sick when she's not up for cake!

One bathroom down...

One to go.

We are hoping that we can wait it out because we still have to finish the playroom and then the kitchen.

I've found a great website in www.betterbathrooms.com. Not only do they have some great pictures which have given me many different ideas but their prices are amazing. They have a shower enclosure for 89 euros! I know that our shower surround was almost $1,000 and it isn't as contemporary and stylish as this one!

They have actual showrooms in Wigan, Warrington, and Manchester. I would be in absolute heaven to find a single store that has everything you need to remodel your bathroom. In the states you typically have to go to one store to get good tile, one store to get hardware, and then another to get the lumber and green board.

BetterBathrooms has a stock clearance of up to 55% off too! My favorite spot to shop is always the clearance rack! Not only do they have low prices on their regular items but I can't imagine how inexpensive their clearance items are!

For our second bathroom I think we will probably go with double sinks and we will go with a contemporary flair. I'd like to do nice glass bowl sinks, however, I'm not sure how ideal those will be when it comes to cleaning!

We will be getting a new bathtub for that bathroom and I would really love to avoid doing tile again, but I think it is probably inevitable since we hate tub surrounds!

Although, this is not a project in the near future I'm hoping that we can at least put it off for a year or so.

It's almost over!

I think Graem is on the mend. She has been acting fine today and drank soup and rested. She was able to finish one book and she's half way through the other one I got her! We're not talking baby books anymore. We're talking chapter books! Damn, that kid is smart.

Tomorrow is Emmy day and she's home with me. I don't have any plans right now but thinking that it might be a good day for a Sciencenter hangout with J, O, and E.

Have you seen my sleep?

Some nights I have the hardest time falling asleep and sleeping through the night. Truth be told I probably take NyQuil a little too often!

I've thought about natural sleeping aids and I've heard good things about them.

Years ago I was put on a prescription medication to help with sleep. It was great but it made it hard to go to sleep without the medication.

At least if I took a natural sleeping agent it wouldn't be so bad for me!

SICK.

Today we're doing an in day becuase the kids are sick. Graem woke up last night barfing and pooping. Emmy has a runny nose and I think she's starting to get a cold. Poor kids!

I just hope everyone is better by the time Christmas rolls around. I want to do some fun stuff with the kids!

Only the best.

This weekend I plan on painting the entry way. I have all the hardware including door handles and faceplates for the switches. I've looked at varier and I really like the style.

I picked a nice dark gray for the color and figure it will compliment the color of the new kitchen as well as the color we are going to paint the playroom.

I wish we could do the flooring in both rooms. Maybe if we get some tax money back we can do it!

Not much longer...

til Christmas! I think I"m totally set and just have to get one pair of pajamas. MY OWN!

I went to Target today and was able to find matching pajamas but of course they didn't have my size. Ugh. Gotta love being the fat kid, right?

I figure I'll hit up k-mart or wal-mart this afternoon and look at their fat section for pajamas. Hopefully, they won't have cupcakes or milkshakes on them.

Just what a fat girl needs.

Singapore?

Maybe.

We've been invited to go to Singapore to visit Margot's brother. As much as I want to go I'm just not sure what to think of a 27 hour flight. I know what it was like to go 8 hours to Canada and let's just say I wanted to slit my wrists.

This is more than a day of travel AND the seats are tiny. And I'm big.

So.not.fun.

Maybe we can meet up for the family reunion and go on a cruise.