Oh what a day or few days!

Monday was a big day for me. After working for the same company for 9 and a half years I finally found a new job. Monday was my first day. I am now working for an awesome company. I spend my day making children smile. I play with them help them pick out clothes for their teddy bears and go out of my way to make them happy. Its great. I spend my day smiling and being silly and hearing these wonderful stories of their little lives. If you haven't figured it out I am working and Build a bear workshop. Its such a fun job I can't even describe. My first few days of training have been informative. I've learned how to stuff a bear and sew him up in the back, how to add sound and do a heart cerimony. Its great! My daughter is in love also. She is a big build a bear fan and has many to date. I can only imagine how many more will become part of our family.

This is a picture of Buggy's latest build a bear creation.

We call her Lolly Monkey

As it says in my last few blogs buggy and I both ended up pretty sick last week. Thankfully the medication given to us by our doctors kicked in right away. Buggy's 102 temperature died its last death last night and I am finally starting to get my voice back. My husband is a tad disappointed he says the house has been so peaceful without my screaming at him lol. Ahh what does he know! Unfortunatley us canceling the nanny on Monday because Buggy was sick seemed to have pissed her off and she told me today that she is no longer going to watch Buggy for us, so its back to the drawing board about who is going to watch her. Oh well I guess another one bites the dust. Nannies don't say around to often, because my and my husbands works schedules change week to week. Its hard when you work in retail or service industry.

Last night as I was going to bed I went to open a window in my room and what do I see around the windows seals? MOLD! I don't know how long its been growing but all 3 windows in my room have mold growing around them, also one in my living room and its starting to grow in the window in my daughters room. I have taken pictures and called my landlord. They are supposed be sending someone to clean it up and take care of it, but we'll see how that goes. I am going to write them a formal letter and send it certified mail in case the don't properly take care of it. I hope I'm not going to have to fight to get it properly taken care of. Only time will tell.

Well its only Tuesdays and I'm ready for the weekend. I'm tired, happy, tired and ready to relax. Hope everyone elses week is going good!

Sick kid, sick family!

Today was eventful. My 2 year old daughter came down with a moderate fever last night. We filled her with the usual tylenol and a temped bath and it came down. To bed she went were she slept through the night, but woke up early back up in the 101/102 range. She was playing and happy all day with her moderate temp until finally about 2 o' clock I went back to her room to check on her because she had been playing in there most of the day and what do I find in the middle of the hall way, Buggy! She had taken her diaper off (something she does often as we are in the middle of potty training) and was laying face down on the floor. I of course had a heart attack and quickly ran to her. She popped right up and said "diaper mommy...my back hurts" After taking her temperature for the 10oth time I made the decision that it was time for the ER. We get there and immediatly they start taking temperatures, asking questions, and feeling her neck and back. She hates every min and couldn't help but let us know. She is a daddy's girl so of course daddy had to hold her the entire time. I love watching him with her. They decide that because she had been complaining about her back hurting that maybe it was a kidney infection so they needed a urine sample. Its not like they can just hand a unpotty trained two year old a cup and say go pee in this. What that means is a small catheter is place in the bladder to get the urine. Wow oh wow was she not happy and I can't say that I blame her. Luckily it was quick and easy, but they still had an x-ray they wanted. Daddy went with her and it was over in a flash. They found a upper respitory virus and a possible urinary tract infection. They prescribed some medicine and sent her home with (in her words) a siclepop and a beanie baby. She was happy camper and seemed to perk right up when told she could say buh bye. We are home and she still has a moderate fever, but she's in a great mood running all over in nothing but her diaper and eating all the sisclepops she wants. Anyone have any suggestions how to get rid of a fever. We are doing tylenol and temped baths, but it keeps popping back up.

Jaden afte we got home from the ER

(Doesn't look sick does she?)

Going to the gym

As I put in my last blog my husband sold his little beater car and we are now a one car family. Unfortunatley for me that means my normal gym routine is out the door. I would have left my 11am this morning to go to the gym, dropped the bug and day care and had 2 wonderful hours to get out the energy, frustration, stress, and yucky sickness I've had for the last 4 days. Now I have to come up with a new plan. I thought about throwing Jaden in the stroller and walking the probably 2 miles to the gym, but by the time I get there that will have been a workout not to mention I would have to walk all the way back completely up hill which again is another workout on its own and I'm affriad I would be over doing it. So I guess I'll have to run to the gym the minute Billy gets home from work so then he can go after me. We have been going together which is awesome and I suppose on weeknights we can still do that. I'm sure it will all work itself out. I do have to say I am extremely proud of my husband. He for at least as long as I have known him only ever wanted to lift weights at the gym, but because he has to lose weight to join the army and has to run a mile in under 9 min he is really started focusing more on the cardio side of his workout. I have always been more of a cardio person when I worked out. Unfortunatley for me for many years I did nothing and became very sedentary. Thats how I gained 110 lbs in 9 years. It took me going to a playground with buggy and not being able to go down a slide to realize I have a big problem. Since then I have cute out the crap food and I am at the gym at least 5 days a week for no less than an hour. I love the crossramp and the eliptical trainer and try and switch out both when I am working out. I am determined this is the year I lose the weight and I've got a good start at it. I don't want my daughter thinking its ok to just sit around eating junk and watching TV.

First step in a long journey.

My husband is getting ready to join the army so we are slowly scaleing back, because once he gets his first post we don't want to have to move a ton of crap around. So tonight he sold his little beater Toyota Corolla. We are back to being a one car family. I hate the thought because my husband often times goes to work long before I do. I am back to getting up at 530am to get my husband to work by 7am. I know that it won't matter in a few months when he leaves for basic, but that seems so far away. I've noticed I have a hard time letting things go. I hated that car so why would I be so darned sad that its gone lol. Ok as I am writing I am decideing I refuse to be sad. We are making moves towards the positive and not having the convience of two cars is just a small part of our journey.

I hate being sick

So I woke up yesterday morning with a horrible cough. It progressively got worse through out the day until I had completely lost my voice. I feel fine with the exception of the nasty cough and not being able to talk. No fever, no aches or pains. I don't know what it could be. I am going to try and get into a doctors office today. I am hoping its not bronchitis. I am hacking up so pretty nasty stuff. I just hope I don't give it to my husband or buggy the last thing we can afford right now is for all of us to be sick. I start a new job on monday and as of the 31st we have zero insurance for a month. I guess its good this happend sooner rather than later. Lucky for me I was supposed to work one last day at my job, but with the crud I have thats not gonna happen. I'm sure it will piss off my boss, but oh well not like it will affect my life anymore. So off to doctor Palmer I go. Hope things turn out good. Wish me luck!

Blog World here I come!

Well I guess when writing a blog you should probably introduce yourself. My name is Kandice and I am a wife and mother of 1 very tenacious 2 year old nicknamed Buggy or Buggalicious. I've decided to start a blog more as a diary of my life events than anything else.

My husband Billy is starting the journey of joining the Army. I'm excited, nervous, scared, crazed you name it I am it. The reaction to this news has been mixed. Many are happy for us and excited, but many are asking "are you crazy we are in the middle of a war". All I can say to that is he feels a sense of duty to his country and in this economy many have to do what they have to do. Luckily he is going in as a wheel mechanic which I hope means he won't see to much action. I guess only time will tell. Billy is a big wierdo. This is what attracted him to me. A nerd at heart he tries to potray mans man who doesn't cry and spits and is the rock, but deep down he's a softy especially for those little hazzle eyes of buggy. A good father isn't even the word to describe him. He's attentative, loveable, strict, and her bestfriend. I couldn't have asked for a better husband or father.

Buggalicous

This is my crazy buggy. She my little bundle of energy and words. Talking is what she best at and even though I can't understand what she says I can't help but hang on her every word. She has changed my world and I couldn't be happier about it. I didn't realize till she was born what unconditional love really was. She has everyone in her life wrapped around her little finger.

Life is crazy and I can't wait to see what happens next.