Total Girly Post

Okay, now that I'm five months pregnant, the recurring thought? Repeat c-section or VBAC? Seriously is such a hard decision for me! My last three pregnancies were easy. I was pregnant, i'd go into the hospital, deliver a baby, go home. Jonathon being an emergency c-section totally threw off my game! I know I have about three to four months to make a decision, but I can't stop thinking about it. People give me their opinions, but the truth is, statiscally, the chance of me losing a bunch of blood and needing a transfusion during c-section is higher than my uterus rupturing during VBAC. But- if on the small chance my uterus did rupture, obviously isn't good. There's a very small chance of me dying and a slightly larger (but still very small chance) of the baby dying. The chance of me dying during c-section, very low, but still real. Doesn't matter what I do, there's a small possible chance of something bad happening. I've never been so scared of having a baby before. Nervous, because having a new baby is always a little worrysome, is the baby going to be good or colicy? Is he going to sleep ever? How is the other kid going to react to the new baby? This has always been my one and only concern with a new baby. I honestly dont like to hear "this is what i'd do if it were me" from people who've never been in my situation. It's hard for me! I dont know what to do. Either way, this baby is going to have to come out one way or another and I just want to make the right decision. I'd like to not put the baby or myself in any risk, but there's no such thing! I know I have one of the best dr's who'd never let anything bad happen, but sometimes crap happens and there's nothing you can do about it. I guess all I can do is see if my insurance will even cover a VBAC because my pregnancies were less than 18 months apart and go from there. Pray everything will go great regardless. Oh, to add more risk. I'm on blood thinners! I had an IV a few weeks ago and my blood just poured out from the needle. Just an IV! If I went into labor (my labors are only four hrs) my blood thinner injection will not have worn off in that time and I have to take it until I deliver. SCARY,SCARY, SCARY! So, yeah. I cant help but worry about every little detail. That's what I do! I honestly know everything will go well because I pray for our safety EVERYNIGHT, but I cant help but worry. Not worrying to me is like not breathing. I CAN'T do it, LOL! I just had to get that off my chest, and now I feel better!

Thanksgiving Dinner and Things I'm Thankful For

This year (like every year) we spent Thanksgiving dinner with the Bradford's. This year I offered to make the greenbean casserole. I dont eat greenbean casserole and have never made it before. So I apologize if it was disgusting. Alex blessed the food and could've gone on all night, but when it was time to end instead of saying in the name of Jesus Christ he said in the name of cheese and crust. It was hilarious! I laughed so hard my eyes teared.
 The evening was pretty uneventful. The kids played with their cousins, I ate way too much. It was nice to see everybody! That's it. Awesome me didn't take any pics, though.. Lame!
Things I am greatful for...
1- Danny. He is such a great husband and father!
2- My children. They are so awesome and sweet! (most of the time.)
3- My home. It isn't much, and summer was brutal, but I'm glad we have a roof over our head!
4-Our vehicles. They run.
5-Both mine and Danny's families. They're all pretty awesome!
6- Friends- what would we do without them?
7-My fertility (lol)- Though this pregnancy was a huge surprise, I'm thankful that I don't have issues getting pregnant.
8-My unborn daughter- right now she's just a little kicker in my belly, but I'm thankful for her! I never thought i'd have a little girl.
9- All the little things in life. The little things are just plain awesome!

It's a Girl!!

 I think it is now safe to say that we are finally having a GIRL!!

I'm so excited but scared also, that she might turn into a boy,LOL! The boys Alex and Cam (Jonathon's too young to really know what's going on) are so excited!! They can't stop talking about "baby sister" (who does not have a name yet.). I'm serously so excited!! I can gardly stand it! I wish I could just go on a shopping spree and buy all things pink! Anyhoo. We are so excitde and can't wait to meet our little girl :)

Not So Much News...

I went to the dr the other day. He did a quick peek to see if he could see if Baby Bradford was a girl or a boy. He asked me if I wanted to know what I was having, OF COURSE I DO! He looked around for a bit then started giggling. I asked if it was a boy he said "no, I think it's another girl"

(he gets my sisters and I confused with eachother... I dont think we look alike at all, though). I remind him that I'm the one with three boys and no girls. He then says "even better! Time to buy some pink!" I just kind said "really? a girl? I was convinced it was another boy.." He then said he was "pretty sure it's a girl, about %85 sure, so you'll have to  let me know if I was right after your big ultra sound". So we're about %85 sure it's a girl, but it could be a boy.. With Cam he told me he was %95 sure he was a girl, but he turned out to be a boy on the big u/s. He told me he thought Jonathon was a boy but wasn't completly sure and he was right about that. So, we'll just have to wait and see! I'm still convinced it's a boy. My babies dont like to cooperate for early u/s. They like to remain a mystery! I'm really hoping he's right about this one! I would love to have a daughter, but boys are fun, too...

Oh Baby Baby

So, last Thursday I was supposed to go to the doctor. I did what I usually do, waited for Alex to get out of school, pick him up then drive to Vegas. We got about half way there and traffic stopped! I waited until about 4:15 (my appointment was at 4:20) and I knew there was no way I was going to make it before 5:00. Traffic was moving about 5 mph and I was no where near vegas or my dr's office. So i recheduled for Monday turned around ordered a pizza from Walley's and drove home! I was so annoyed! I could've found out the sex of the baby, but now it'll wait until Monday... I have a hunch that this baby is a boy. No, I'm not the lest bit worried, nor would I be the least bit upset if it is a boy. I'm so excited I can hardly stand it either way! A daughter would be great, but I just dont think it's in the cards... Here are some of my favorite names...

Boy-

Brandon

Landon

Jackson

Stephen

Lennon

Girls-

Elyse

Elsa

Lilly

Mary (after Danny's grandma)

 For middle names I'd use either Verna (g-ma Bowler) or Leona (g-ma Markosek)

I dont even know what we'd give a boy's middle name... We've used most of the "family" names. Maybe just make one up? Or use Leon?? Who knows.... There you have it! Hopefully Monday I'll have a sex and I can start really planning!

Proud of my Boy

I just have to let everybody know how proud of Alex I am! When he started kindergarten I knew that he'd struggle at first. He's not real used to that kind of structure. We put him in music class last year to get some structure, but his teacher pretty much let him do whatever he wanted. If he didnt feel like participating she didnt make him. If he felt like running around, she let him. It was a total bust! So, when he started school I was so nervous! I knew he'd be great once he got used to the structure, but I also knew it would take some time. I serously expected to get called in for parent/teacher conference the first day of school! I didn't and have yet to. I do know that he was a little rough at first. He was used to his  music class teacher letting him do whatever he wanted, so I figured he'd think the same of his school teacher. I know it was a lot of work, but Mrs. Hammons has tamed the wild in him! I think she is amazing! He just needed a teacher with patience and a lot of sructure, and she's both. She is one of the most structured teacher ever! It's been amazing for Alex! I was so nervous! I'm very pleased with the progress he's made!

On another note... Last night Lara, her kids, Nadja, her kids, my mom,  Alex and I went to see ParaNorman. I've never taken Alex to the movies (not counting the time Danny and I were on vacation and took him to see Knocked Up. He was only 5 months old at the time), because he's a little hyper. He's mellowed out so much with age, but he still has quite a bit of energy! So, I take him to the movies, we had Bob and Davis on one side of the theatre, Tara, Diddy Bear, and Allie in the  middle of the theatre, and Mattingly, and Alex on the other side while us adults sat up in the middle of the theatre so we could keep an eye on all the kids. All the kids were so good! Diddy fell a sleep, Alex sat the whole time and probably drove Mattingly nuts! I dont like watching movies with him because watching movies with him is like playing 1,000 questions! I could hear his questions, but they were far away and directed toward Mattingly, lol! "Why aren't they just nice to Norman?", "Mom! Where are the zombies?!", and my favorite... "What are you guys laughing at??" The movie aws funny, but like most animated movies now a days, the humor is more directed toward adults. He couldn't understand why we were laughing. It was fun and now we all have a date to go see "Hotel Transylvania" when it comes out. Should be fun!

Craigslist Fraud!!

Donald Paquette


Craigslist fraud

Submitted by Wirehairs on Fri, 2011/09/23 - 11:08am in Con-artists

Donald Paquette

1339 S SHERRILL ST, Anaheim, CA, 92804



Phone: Not given SCAM REPORT:Respond to this report!

File a Dispute! Victim of this company?

File a Report! Person pretends to be overseas/military, and buys something from you on Craigslist, sending you a fake PayPal payment, and then wants you to send money via Western Union to a "shipping company" before the funds are "released



I thought I would share my recent Craigslist experience (no, that didnt happen to me, though he tried.) We've had pretty good experiences adopting out our pets on Craigslist, so we decided to rehome Sally this way. I get this email from somebody claiming to be geting the PET (as he says it) for his wife. He says he lives in Michigan, but has a home in California where he'd be shipping Sally to. I said ok, that's cool but I'm not paying for shipping or ANYTHING! He said he'd cover the costs of shipping and the dog's rehoming fee and whatnot. I thought this was awesome!I gave him my adress and he sent me a check. This is where it starts getting fishy... He sends me the shipping money and wants me to western union the money to his shipping agent, Donald Paquette. I thought this was very odd, but I was just kind of like "lets see where this goes.." I get the check Firday, deposit it let him know I had the check in the bank and he says "ok, I need you to pull out the money TOMORROW and western union it to shipping, then we'll pick up the PET on Sunday afternoon after church?" I said "no, sorry that doesnt work. The soonest I can get anything out is Monday, but I know there's a processing wait on the check, so nothing can happen until I know the money is safe.". He starts getting pushy.. Says," ok, can you just western union the shipper $300.00?" me: "no, sorry I cant do anything until I know the money is clear".  My box is full of messages. He tells me it's a cashiers check, which is instant cash. And I need to western union the money to him no later than Monday 10:30 am! I haven't replied to him. I looked up the so said shipper on google and I found several reports of fraud!In my case he's pretending to be Angela Edwards. angelaedwards555@gmail.com. I have no idea where the check came from, but I'm positive it's forged. I'm getting in touch with my bank in the morning and i'm investigating this HOMO!! I'm so mad! I'm gonna make sure this person ends up in jail, because that is where he belongs! Thank goodness I'm not out anything, but quite a few people have lost a lot of money due to this dip stick! I'm thankful for my google everybody addiction, LOL! I even google my own name.. I'm just not exciting enough to have anything come up!

This is Me Coming Clean...

First of all, I hate the blogger format I refused to switch, but it just switched me. I dont like it...
Secondly- we have to get rid of my dogs. My sister and brother in law took Delilah and this makes me happy, but I dont know where Sally is going to end up. I've had a love hate relationship with her lately, but I'm still going to miss her. Yesterday they climbed our fence went over to the neighbors house dug up their entire front yard (they'd fertilized and seeded just on Sunday) then they shredded their chickens. Not kill, shredded! I'm so mad, because now we have to get rid of both and this makes the kids and I very sad! Why do they have to be so stupid! Anyways... Someday when we have a better fenced yard, we will get another dog! Just one, though. Keeping two big dogs is extremly expensive! I dont to small dogs. I find them irritating.
Last, but not least.. Drum roll please!! We are expecting another baby! I'm now over the "scary" part of pregnancy (even though it never stops being scary to me!) but I'm now somewhat comfortable enough to share the news! I just barely told ny kids today. On the way to my dr.. LOL! Alex said "seriously? Seriously?! I'm so excited! It better be a baby girl! I dont want another Cameron or Jonny Cakes" LOL! Those were his exact words... I told him we'll have to be happy with whatever we get because sometimes in life, we dont get to make choices. I personally think it's going to be another boy. My dr laughed at me when I told him this and then he told me he'd pray for me, lol! It's nice that he has a sense of humor!
Anyhoo! That is all for our exciting lives..

 Oh wait!! Our old house hasn't forclosed on so we decided to do a shprtsale and there is an offer on it! I'm so excited I can hardly stand it!

Kidergarten

 Alex was so nervous and overwhelmed

 He didn't quite know what to do or think

 Danny giving Alex a pep talk

 Mom, what are you doing here?

All ready for his first day of school!

Alex started school this year. His first day went a little like this... We got up around 9:30 a.m.. Alex was so excited, it's all he could talk about! He was all grown up and going to school!I fed the kids breakfast, played for a short time, then fed the kids lunch. After lunch it was time to get Alex ready for school and get myself and all the kids ready for the day. By this time it was time to go outside to wait for the bus. While waiting I had a really hard time keeping it together! Alex kept saying "I know you're gonna miss me mom, but sometimes you just have to let me go.". This just made me tear up more! i couldn't believe how big he'd gotten! His bus got here and I was so busy crying my eye's out that I didnt even get a picture of him climbing on the bus for the first time. I serously cried, hard, for 20 minutes! We then went to the school to show him where to go, and I cried some more. By the time the bus had shown up I was calm and finally had a hold of myself! We waited forever for the bus to show up then we sat and watched the kids play in the blistering heat, then once the teachers called all the kids in we left.

I can homestly say that I wish kindergarten was full day. I thought i'd have a rough time, but he's not gone long enough for my to get anything done, lol! It would be cool if he was gone all day. I still have a lot of anxiety about him riding the bus. The second week of school, he got off the bus, almost in tears, saying that there was a little girl calling him garbage and obviosly it hurt his feelings! I talked to his bus driver and she exactly who the girl was because a lot of parents had complained about her being a bully. Thank goodness that it has stopped and he's having a good time! Learning lots, making friends. I'm happy for my little man. I'm very proud of him and love him so much! Everything is good!

Our Lives of Late..

Jonathon gets cuter everyday!

I got my eyeliner tattooed on

I've  found several of these in my house!

Everyday after dinner the kids go swimming

I change a lot of poopies!

We celebrated the 4th!

Jonny discovred drinking from a hose

We celebrated fathers day by me cooking

Alex took a nap!!

Doodles is getting cuter everyday!

My boys are getting so big!

Doodles became a monkey..

Sally got spoiled

Danny had a birthday!

Alex learned how to use the microwave

Jonny learned how to walk

Doodles loves his monkey

Delilah is happy! Look at that smile!

Chuck E Cheese's, Where a Kid Can Be a Kid

The kids were pooped!!

 Ski ball. The boys' favorite part was putting the coins in the slots.

 Jonny loved Clifford the big red dog

Doodles

On Monday  we had to go to Vegas to meet with a creditor (yeah, we owe a lot of people money, unfortunatly). After setting up payment plans we took the kids to Chuck E Cheese's. The kids had a blast! It took them about 10 minutes to eat their lunch then they played in the arcade for three hours! Jonathon LOVED the teeny tiny carousel! It had four little ponies and only spun around, but he loved it! I'd put him down and it'd be the first thing he ran to! It was cute! Danny took the Alex and Cam to play on all the arcade games and I chased Jonathon around the whole time and put him on all the little rides. He loved it, they all did! After playing and wearing out the kids, we went to Walmart and got Alex some school clothes. I still cant believe that he'll be starting school in just a few weeks! It's crazy!!! On the drive home all the kids passed out. It made me laugh because they were even snoring! It was definatly a success! We'll for sure have to do it again :)

Just, Why?....

Honestly, nothing has been going on here at the Bradford household... This past week I've been in the crappiest mood. I know, shocker, right? I've been so stressed out about Alex starting school and Danny and I have been talking about, again, some major changes in the near future. I dont want to say too much about it because there's a chance that it wont happen, but it might.These "changes" stress me out. I so wish we could be financially set. I know that i'm always complaining about not having money and poor us.. I know what most would think.. "Why dont you get a job?" and to you i'd like to say "BITE ME!". I;d love to take some of the financial stress off of us, but the truth is, me getting a minimum paying job would just add more financial stress. Daycare is expensive, especially since there are NONE in Logandale/Overton. My family all has their own kids to take care of and my mother in law is a very busy person. I could never ask any of them to raise my kids. I guess everything will someday all work out for the better.
On to important things. This world is seriously going down the crapper! When some wacko goes into a movie theatre at midnight and starts shooting everybody!? It's just so sad.. I feel like there have been so many deaths lately. Some natural, most not.. My great Aunt Amy passed away a few weeks ago. She just turned 90 and had lived a long, full life. This past week a young mother and her little boy (who was Cam's age) was killed in a car accident. I cant even think about it without crying! They left behind a husband/father and a daddy and brothers. How sad is that?! A couple babies have left this world, one living only two hrs, and one passed away at 21 weeks gestation. All this sadness is really getting to me. I know poeple die all the time, but usually not like this. It makes me so sad. Have I just always been unaware? It's just a lot for such a small valley.. Anyways, enough with the whold "Debbie Downer". Life is not bad, you really just cant take it for granted. You never know if tomorrow is your last day here on earth.

Oh, I almost forgot! The best news EVER! My friend's Blair and Ciara finally got a baby! They've been trying to adopt for what seems like a life time and they finally got a sweet baby boy! He's in the hospital right now because he was born at only 28 weeks gestation and right now he's only 33 wks gestation, so he'll be in the nicu for a while, but he's doing so well and growing. I am SO,SO, SO happy for them!!

Boredom

So, Summer is here! The heat is unbearable. We have a little kiddie pool, but I just about die going outside long enough for the kids to swim in it. It is big enough for me to fit in it, but, I really dont want to be seen by ANYBODY wearing a swimsuit.. It ain't purdy... We spend way too much time indoors. I dont remember being inside this much when I was little, but I dont remember it being so hot either.



VBAC vs. RCS

So, i've been thinking about this a lot lately! I started thinking about it when Jonathon was first born via emergency c-section. But now I'm thinking of actually trying to get pregnant again in the near-ish future. The thought- vaginal birth afer cesarean or repeat cesarean section... Lately it's ALL i can think about,  oh and the strong chance that I could possibly have a blood clotting dissorder called thrombophelia. How do I know this? Both my sisters were diagnosed recently and it is genetic. How it's treated? Giving yourself a shot in the stomache throughout pregnancy to thin your blood. So, if I were to try a vbac although the chances of uterine rupture is rare, it does happen! To my advantage, though, I've had two previous vaginal deliveries. Both labors only lasting four hours. As far as labors go, four hours is considered to be really quick. BUT, I was induced both times. I've never gone into labor on my own and I dont think I'm willing to go over my due date. I dont think that anything good comes from going over. So, back to the vaginal vs cesarean. The chance of uteran rupture is 0.04%. I've never had much luck and am scared that I would be one of the unlucky ones. The chance of a mother diing by uteran rupture 0.02% but the chances of a baby dying is 0.07 %. If I did have to be on blood thinners i would think that my chance of bleeding to death during rupture would increase significantly. One would think, anyways. The whole thing just gives me panic attacks! All I know is that I refuse to get pregnant again before I talk to my dr, because I'm freaking out! The worst thing that could happen is that I die leaving my babies without a mother or the baby dies leaving the family without a sibling/child. I just dont know if the risk would be worth it....

Jonathon Turned One (April 11)

Again, no pics... Our baby boy turned 1! Usually this makes me wanna hurry and get pregnant again, and even though i do want another baby, it has to wait a litte while. Only because  I want to be due at  a certain time. We didn't do anything huge for his birthday. We did cake and icecream, had people over. It was a nice little get together :) I cant tell you all that he was doing at the time (develpomently) but i'm sure it was what he's doing now. He's 13 month now and can crawl,sit, pull up to standing, object when you take something away, say a few words, and thats pretty much it.  No walking yet, which i'm cool with. It just makes him more of a baby :)

Cam Turned Three (on Feb 27. A little behind..)

So, I was trying to upload pics, but my computer is being retarded. We celebrated Cam's birthday twice this year. Danny had to work on his actual birthday, so we had a family party and a friend party (even though the friends are actually family,too). We did cake and icecream. Nothing too fancy. He got some cool presents, played with the kids. Just had a good ol' time!

Something I've Gotta Get Off My Chest (because it's bugging me..)

A "rumor" about my little Alex went around last year of being autistic. I'm not going to lie. He  does have some issues (A.D.D., A.D.H.D) but autism is NOT one of those issues... Hearing these things about your child from anybody but a dr is kind of offensive. I know I'm offended.  Being around a bunch if people you've met maybe once in your life, being in an unfamiliar place causes stress in a little four year old. He handles stress by freaking out. That's normal for him. After hearing these "rumors" I talked to my mom's friend who is a special ed teacher who works with autistic kids from mild to severe.  The first thing he did when he met her was give her a great big hug. Anybody knows (whos been around autistic kids) that even mildly autistic kids DO NOT like to be touched by even their own family members. Potty training can take years or be unrealistic. I know I go on my rants about Alex. He is a very good, helpful, and loving little boy. Do yourself and me a favor and LEAVE MY CHILD ALONE! Worry about your own kids/your lives.
I'm sorry to be so harsh, I'm just sick of it!!!

Stress...

I swear everyday brings more stress into our lives... We just got all our taxes done. We're only getting about $1,600 back... The company (basically us) owes the irs about $6,000. They've pulled all Danny's money out of his buisness acounts. Yes Danny has a job now (thank heaven's!). But- we were counting on getting a decent return back in order to finish our house and pay off debt. Basically what most people do with their tax money. We were going to play with a little of it, but the majority, house and bills. I'm having a hard time seeing the light at the end of the tunnel through my blindfold.. I really just want to be comfortable financially. I dont wish for riches, fortune, or any of that. I just want to keep a roof over our heads with food on the table. Is that really so much to ask? All I can say is this stress has turned me into a total HAG! I'm so over it..

New House Ghost Stories

So, our second night in this house... I was sitting on the living room floor, changing Cam's diaper with my back facing the froont door/ hallway to Cam's room. Danny was sitting directly behind me on the couch, and Alex was running around. Alex was running into Cam's room and he said "mom".I turned my head in time to see him run into Cam's room then a few seconds later I saw what I thought was Danny follow him in. It was a man, that's all I could tell. Thinking it was Danny I said, "hey Danny" he responds with a "what?" His voice came from directly behind me, on the couch... Confused as crap, i told Danny "never mind". I thought I was extremly sleep deprived. Two days later Alex, Cam, and I were at the table eating lunch. Jonathon was asleep in his room and Danny was outside fixing some pipes. All a sudden I hear Alex's cd player turn on really loud. At first I just sat there thinking "ok....?" Then I go in there. Jonathon was soundly sleeping in his crib and nobody was in there. I scratched my head, turned the music off and went outside to tell Danny about the man I saw and the music. Nothing had happened since. I was just thinking this yesterday, trying to think of what else could've caused those things to happen. So, last night I go to bed around 11, 11:30. Everybody was asleep I was in bed watching t.v.. The door was open about a foot and i saw what looked like a thick white mist pass from one side of the door and into the bathroom. It completly startled me! My heart kind of stopped. Other than being startled i didnt feel scared or threatened, so whome ever it may be, i feel he's very friendly. I hardly notice him. Those are my new ghost stories. :)

Doodles the Noodles

This little dude deserves his own post, too... Today we officially started potty training! Yes he'll be three in two weeks, but he's not wanted to use the potty. Well, he still doesnt, but it's time! He hasn't gone potty in the toilet yet (in his undies preobably a hundred times) but we are for the most part, done with diapers! Wish me luck, haha!

Jonathon

This cute little chunkers is now 10 months old! I've been totally slacking on his posts... He started crawling about a month ago. He started sitting unsupported like two days before Thanksgiving. He doesnt really care for standing or walking yet (yay)! He can say a few words. Mama, Dada, and no! We sure do love this little chunkermonkers! He really is the sweetest, happiest little baby ever!

Alex's 5th Birthday

Jonathon actually tried to lick the icecream out of the bowl :)
Amanda, Naha, & Papa Jonathona, Amanda, and Naha

Everybody! Opening presentsncle Afen (Nathan) and Doodles

So, this year Alex got three birthday parties! His birthday fell on a Wednesday so that morning, after music class we had friends and cousins over for lunch and some play time. Wednesday night we had a party with some cake and icecream with just us. Saturday we had everybody over for some cake icecream and some present opening. It also happened to be papa Bradford's birthday, so we sang to him, too. After all that celebrating he seriously thought everyday was his birthday for like a week, haha! I had to explain the whole situation to him everyday. It was fun.... LOL! Anyhoo. Happy birthday sweet Alex! Mommy loves you more than you will ever know!!

New Job

Danny has finally got a new job! We've been hoping and praying for this the past year!It starts the seventh of Feb at a company called Lahoist. We're so excited! He'll be making really good money and even better, FULL BENIFITS! I guess good insurance isnt as important as income, but with our three little ones, you just never know what will happen. I'm just so excited!

New House.

So, we've moved into our new house. Although there is still quite a bit of stuff at our old house, most stuff is here. So far I really like it! Everything is a huge mess right now, but it's coming together. So far it has brought some bad luck, though. Here's a summary as to how it's gone so far. Night one- Danny and I were up until 1:00 a.m. getting stuff moved/ put away. Alex comes in at 5:00 a.m.. "Mommy, I dont feel very good." on comes the puking..Night #2- Up way too late amd saw our "ghost" (more on that later..). I noticed some blood in Alex's urine. Night #3 Alex was screaming that his tummy hurt and we ended up in the e.r.. Was a u.t.i.. Night #4- Was up way too late again, nut uneventful. Night #5 (last night) Jonathon hardly slept and I heard from our ghost, again more on that later.. Hopefully our luck turns around! I dont blame bad luck on the house, it would've happened anywhere we were living, but it's just crazy how it's all happened after we moved. I'm so stinking sleep deprived! So, there you have it! Will post pics soon :)

Here's to 2012

Ok, so I feel like a Debbie Downer. Every year I complain about how bad that year was (every year since 2007) and hope for good things in the year to come. Well, every year it has gotten worse and worse. 2007 the market started slowing down and we bought our house thinking we were getting it for a great price! We were told that the market would drop a little but not much more. 2008- work was slow, but there was enough to keep us afloat. Found out I was pregnant with Cam, ecxited and nervous to see how work would pan out. 2009- Cam was born. Danny having NO work was driving back and fourth between Salt Lake Utah and Overton for work. Only making about $1,200.00 every two weeks. Half of that money would have to pay for travel expenses, which left hardly anything for mortgage and bills. I was going through some major post pardom depression and we decided he needed to stay home in order for me to get better. We could no longer pay our $2,000 a month mortgage, so we stopped. 2010-Work was extremly slow, but he had two really big projects, which he made some money doing. Found out I was pregnant with little Jonny Cakes. Again, so, so nervous to see what would happen as far as work went. Slowly work stopped coming in. 2011- work had STOPPED all together! Let the buisness and contractor's license's expire (it costs money to renew those), had to cancell our health insurrance, had to get on medic-aid because I had an emergency c-section, Oh Jonny cakes was born :), had to start getting unemployment becuase there's been no work, no money, no nothing! Not even jobs doing anything else. Danny's been doing the Hawiian water thing, but there's been no money in that. It's a brand new buisness trying to get started. Oh, and our house which we have'nt been paying anything on for a couple years now will be going into forclosure. They keep threatening, but haven't really done anything yet. Wish that this process could just be done and over with! Life has been so stressfull, I can hardly stand anything right now! Oh, and we are "buying" a new house. Our friend is doing a lease option, but there is STILL NO MONEY coming in! So, please excuse me for not being very optomistic, but here's to another crappy year! I know it could get worse, but PRAY, WISH, HOPE, ANYTHING!!! That it does not! I dont think i'm strong enough (no I dont need anymore testing, thankyou.). I'm already crazy and insane. I'd have to be locked away if our luck got any worse.... We'll have to see how it goes.