Our Princess in PigTails

How’s it going??

noreply@blogger.com (Tara) — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:38:00 +0000

People keep asking me how its going, how’s work, how’s the new house etc.

Things are good, exhausting to say the least but good. My week is often a blur and I cherish my weekends even more now. A typical day consists of this:

430am- get up

430-500am- get ready

500-530am- take care of the dogs

530-545am- make lunches for K and myself

545- J gets up, he gets ready

555-620am- get K up, get her ready for school

625am- leave the house for the day

arrive at work at 8am

work until 5pm

get home from work at 630pm

630-700pm- take care of dogs, have K do her homework

700-750pm- sit down and relax with K before bed

750pm-800pm- K’s bedtime routine

800pm-830pm- get clothes ready for the next day

830- shower

900pm- bedtime

repeat.

Its beyond exhausting, its beyond crazy, and most days I really think I need medicine to cope. But its life, and we have our dream house, and things are going… Until I can score a vacation, things are going……

Single parents should get an award everyday.

home.

noreply@blogger.com (Tara) — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 20:20:00 +0000

Be grateful for the home you have, knowing that at this moment, all you have is all you need.

Tis the Season….

noreply@blogger.com (Tara) — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 11:33:00 +0000

Meet Charlie. Mr. Charlie Smith.

noreply@blogger.com (Tara) — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 20:18:00 +0000

Happy Birthday Princess K.

noreply@blogger.com (Tara) — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 05:11:00 +0000

May all your dreams come true. May you find all the happiness and love you have brought to our lives.

While we try to teach our children all about life,our children teach us what life is all about.
~Angela Schwindt

We are home.

noreply@blogger.com (Tara) — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 23:55:00 +0000

We finally are settled in our new home. Its wonderful and it will be even better once things slow down and we can enjoy the quietness. The past few weeks have been beyond awesome, but I am so ready for some down time.

Work is great, but crazy busy. A huge dollar order keeps me tied to email and updates.

Life is good. Miss K celebrates her 6th birthday on the weekend. Where has time gone?

Now @ age 6.

Then @ age 1.

Time….It just keeps going by so quickly.

Saturday we have a big fun day planned. A drive and a rabbit show to pick up this little guy for the princess.

Meet Trayvon. I seriously hopes she changes him to Bob or Randall or something else. Trayvon is just so un-rabbit like, but totally K like. Lol

Happy Birthday my princess. May your days be filled with happiness and love, for you have given it all to us. Love you with everything I am.

T-6 days.

noreply@blogger.com (Tara) — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 22:50:00 +0000

In less than week, we will be in our new country home. It’s a place we can explore, love nature, and get away from the hustle and bustle of the city. Its what we have always wanted, but never could afford. Finally, we can (even with some help from our loved ones ) and we have never been more appreciative and excited. Well, the excitement comes and goes. It depends on the day or the amount of packing that has to be done. But its almost over and so worth it. I think.

Our internet will be out for awhile, starting this Wednesday. If you need us, call us on the cells. Our home phone won’t work for awhile until we get the new internet up. I will have limited access to emails etc and will try to post updates and some photos as soon as I can.

I am looking forward to this journey, but I will so thankful when the work part of it is over and we can kick back and enjoy our adventure.

In need of home décor advice.

noreply@blogger.com (Tara) — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 17:13:00 +0000

See this wood stove. Well, its not up to code, which means we have to extend the brick on the front towards the carpet by 12 inches so that the carpet won’t catch on fire.

Now, the carpet is light beige with flecks of dark. There is light wood paneling on the bottom half of the walls with a dark border around it. The fireplace is a whitewashed brick.

Do we pick tile that more matches the brick or pick tile that more matches the carpet? I am leaning one way but want to hear your thoughts.

And GO….Comment….I need HELP!!!

First grade, the first week.

noreply@blogger.com (Tara) — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 12:56:00 +0000

She loves first grade. She is adjusting well and already has homework. She says some of her friends from last year are in her class, but mostly new kids she hasn’t been with yet. Bathroom rules are different which is taking time to adjust to, but she is getting the hang of it and doing great. She has an agenda like the big kids which she brings home every night with homework in it and little notes. She really is growing up fast.

Her 6th birthday is coming up and her list of wishes is getting quite long. A barbie car, barbies, monster high dolls, a real bunny, bratzilla dolls, etc. Time goes by so fast. Cherish the little moments, before too long, they will be telling you all about life.

Where has time gone?

noreply@blogger.com (Tara) — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 12:06:00 +0000

Tomorrow, our little girl will be a first grader. No more half days, no more bathrooms in the classroom. She shouldn’t be this old already. Her uniforms are ironed and her zebra backpack is ready to go. She seems excited. I’d like to keep my baby a baby a little longer.

Today..

noreply@blogger.com (Tara) — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 10:02:00 +0000

♥ Today, is the birthday of one of the greatest men I know. He was a special breed and I take peace in knowing he is watching over K from Heaven. Happy Birthday Gramps (GG2). May you fly a little higher today, and visit K in her dreams tonight. ♥

I can’t wait to hear about your adventures with Miss K. I know she looks forward to them and I know you two are causing good trouble.

God is the artist.

noreply@blogger.com (Tara) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 09:47:00 +0000

We are the audience. Enjoy the view.

(picture taken out by our soon to be new house)

Color Inspiration.

noreply@blogger.com (Tara) — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 20:32:00 +0000

Miss K is on vacation.

noreply@blogger.com (Tara) — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 10:28:00 +0000

We are working while Miss K is enjoying her time in Okiehoma and Kansas visiting the grandparents, uncles, aunts, and her niece she has never met. She look like she is having a good time. Its been quiet around the house, but we have been getting a jump start on the packing and furniture shopping. Two things that would bore her to tears.

9 weeks until we move into our house. We couldn’t be more ready.

Last day of Senior Kindergarten.

noreply@blogger.com (Tara) — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 21:30:00 +0000

Look out world, K is starting first grade in September. Its amazing how far she has come in just a short time. She’s a sponge, absorbing everything, even the things you think she can’t hear or understand.

First day. Last day.

By the beginning of school next year, we will be making a huge milestone in our future.

This will be our new home.

Our five acres. Our turn to plant some roots in something that is our’s.

Updates.

noreply@blogger.com (Tara) — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 00:45:00 +0000

Oh where oh where has that Tara gone? oh where oh where can she be?

Well, I’m alive. Its been a long time, I know, I suck. Its just after working and commuting I am tired and don’t want to blog when I get home. Plus there hasn’t been much to blog about lately. Nothing real exciting. But in case you just were wanting to know the updates, well okay.

1. K and I got haircuts.

2. J and I celebrated our 11th year anniversary with a little day trip to Buffalo. We went shopping, ate out, and then saw the Falls at the NY state park.

3. Work has been going really well. I am really excited about some new things that will be coming to a store near you, courtesy of me. Kinda exciting eh?

4. We are starting the house buying process. Which means it’s a very exciting time, but a very stressful time. Crunching numbers, saving, and still not sure how its all going to work out. Prayers and donations are gladly accepted. We are looking at somewhere out of the city, with land, so we can have our little country oasis.

5. K has been hanging out with Auntie. School will be out soon which means more cousin playtime.

That pretty much sums it up around this place. Work. Sleep. Eat. Drop K off. Repeat until weekend. Then its catch up on everything neglected throughout the week. I do love my job and very thankful it came along. Its giving us the opportunity to move out of this rental. Good times ahead!

I’m alive.

noreply@blogger.com (Tara) — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 13:36:00 +0000

Its been a crazy whirlwind around this place. It started on Mothers Day and the pain is finally over. You see, I had several serious gallbladder attacks that landed me twice in the ER. After the most recent attack, surgery was done, and I am already feeling so much better. Its been a little over a week and finally I have returned to the land of the living. I will start back to work (yeah the new job that I had for a whole 2-3 weeks before this whole health thing reared up) with no restrictions, no diet restrictions, and a new feeling in the stomach. No more pain. Its amazing how such a small organ can cause so much pain. So glad its out of there.

While I was down and out, K and J took great care of me. It was beyond stressful and crazy around here, with J having work, K having school, and me sitting there watching it all unfold. I was pretty much a vegetable for awhile, but I am so thankful for their help.

School is almost over, which means summertime. K is already counting down the days until she gets to go to Grammy’s. Yes, she will be staying with Grammy and Bampy for awhile this summer. Hopefully, things will work out and she can visit Grandpa Terry and her Esa too. She is beyond excited and its all she can talk about since hearing about the plans the other day. Just a few more weeks of school, then it will happen.

Its cold, rainy and windy here today. Yuck. But life goes on, and I am so thankful mine is a little more pain free. Bring on Monday, I am ready to be a working gal again.

My letter to you, jerkwaad.

noreply@blogger.com (Tara) — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:57:00 +0000

Dear asswipe,

You are total and complete utter failure as a human being. Seriously. You have no compassion for others, not even a tiny ounce of thought for anyone but you and your best interest. Maybe, if you would have taken five minutes, hell even five seconds, you would have thought about what that “thing” might have meant to others in the family, and you might have given the same opportunity that you gave a stranger. Instead, you thought of only your self, a common occurrence in your world. You let a stranger steal my childhood memories for a very small price. Those things were priceless. Maybe not to you. But to me. You let it go because of you. Because of your lack for thinking of others. Thank you. Thank you for letting go off the one permanent reminder I could have owned. I appreciate it very much and can’t wait to tell you what a dick you truly are. I truly hope you find your conscious, because you could learn a few things from it. I’m sure he isn’t proud.

Thank god I still have this.

Sincerely,

Me, the one you crushed with your selfishness.

Feeling sexy no matter what size you are.

noreply@blogger.com (Tara) — Tue, 15 May 2012 23:48:00 +0000

You all know that I have been doing some product reviews here and there and when this opportunity came up I could not resist.

Family, friends, feel free to skip this post. Its sexy lingerie. You have been warned.

Plus size lingerie caters to the bigger girls, you know the real ones who are curvy and actually are the norm. I have battled weight all my life and even after losing 35+ lbs, I still am considered plus size. Its hard to feel sexy about yourself, especially after kids and still keeping on the weight.

They have everything from babydolls to robes and panties. It all depends on what you are looking for. They come in one size fits all or up to 6x. Real women like to feel sexy too.

The item I chose was this. Something I would have never picked out, but I decided to go for it. Who cares. The shipping was super fast and the item was packaged very nicely. It fit great, felt great ( I was worried about skin irritation as sometimes I have sensitive skin), and definitely made me feel awesome.

I would definitely recommend this company and their products. They are great to work with and have great products.

Happy Mothers Day from us.

noreply@blogger.com (Tara) — Sun, 13 May 2012 02:00:00 +0000

For mothers day, K got me some pedicure stuff which I was all out of, then she proceeded to tell me that really all she wanted to get me for Mothers day was for me to stay home with her again and not go to my new work. Thanks kid. Appreciate the guilt trip. I reminded her why I am doing it, and she seemed okay with it, but still it tugged at my heart strings.

Work is crazy good. I am getting more responsibilities, all of which are totally new to me, but I LOVE LOVE LOVE it. I just hope I didn’t screw up, because that means a big loss of $$ for the company. I won’t know till next week when we have our buyers meeting, but I pray it turns out okay.

First day recap.

noreply@blogger.com (Tara) — Tue, 08 May 2012 10:09:00 +0000

I scored this bag to celebrate the day! Thanks hubs! Love ya.

Things are going well. I have already had day 1, filled with online training, getting lost in the maze at work, and meeting everyone that I should memorize their names. Online training is very important as I must get ALA accredited on lighting. I must know all the types of bulbs, housing units, plugs, fixtures etc. It’s a lot of information and I feel like I am in Physics class all over again, learning about light spectrums, but its good. So far everyone has been really helpful and nice.

The transition to work has gone really well too. K seems to be adjusting to playing with her cousins more. Thank god for a SIL who is willing to have an extra kid around and doesn’t mind watching her on her days off from school. God knows what we would do without that big help in our life. That’s definitely a worry that I don’t have to think about. The thought of strangers watching my child instead of her Auntie makes me very nervous.

Commuting is going well. I ride with J, he drops me off and picks me up. It seems we can actually carry on adult conversations without being interrupted or without everyday life getting in the way. Its nice for a change. Getting home and only getting to spend a few hours with K before her bedtime is what's the hardest to adjust to, but its what we gotta do. I gave her five years of me, not its time to make time for me and our family’s future.

Well I’m off. Time to carpool and then study some lighting. I did find my favorite piece and one that will hopefully hang in our new home someday.

photo courtesy of Eurofase.

My time has come…

noreply@blogger.com (Tara) — Thu, 03 May 2012 18:29:00 +0000

If it's apart of gods plan than we will meet again...

And that my friends is exactly what happened. I don’t want to share the specifics but remember the company I lost that marketing job to a few weeks ago? I landed another job with them, an even better job for me. I start Monday. Its all a crazy shocking whirlwind right now, but I do want to say that if it wasn’t for this special angel and his believing in my potential, this position would have never come my way. I will be forever grateful.

Until then, I will get to look at this beauty every day at work!

If it's apart of gods plan than we will meet again...And meet again we did!!

Morning cuddles.

noreply@blogger.com (Tara) — Thu, 03 May 2012 13:12:00 +0000

Wordy Wednesday

noreply@blogger.com (Tara) — Wed, 02 May 2012 11:26:00 +0000

Some wonderful quotes I found this morning, that really spoke to me.

Maybe it was all just wrong timing. But I won’t question it. It was in Gods plan for it to happen this way.

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

Robert Frost, The Road Not Taken

In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.

Robert Frost

RIP Oscar fish.

noreply@blogger.com (Tara) — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:11:00 +0000

this isn’t him, just a photo I found online. But it looks exactly like him. He had the cutest little mouth that I fell in love with. He was our first pet of our first house. He moved with us wherever we went. He was a friendly guy that often scared you when you cleaned the tank. Oscar definitely let you know you were in his territory.

I’ll miss him coming up to the tank every time I would walk by. He lived a good 11-12 yrs. It was his time, as he was fine yesterday.

K was sad this morning but there was no way we could keep it from her. She loves to turn the tank light on every morning so she knew instantly something was up.

Now, we only have one big blood parrot in our tank. I think Mollie needs a friend.

Good bye Oscar fish. Swim free my friend.