SUCKY!!!

I got laid off from my job at the bank today. I am so sad and mad and hurt and angry. My eyes feel like they are going to pop out of my head from crying so damn much. I so wanted to come home and write all about my fun trip to Vegas but I just don't feel like it. Mostly I just feel like laying in bed in hopes I will wake up from a bad nightmare.

To any of my fellow co-workers who may be reading this, thank you for being such awesome people. For almost 7 years I got to come to a job everyday that I loved, and that is because all of you made it so much fun. I have made some wonderful friends that I will treasure always. I hope to be able to come back to the bank and work with you all again really soon.

To my family and friends, thank you for your support and words of encouragement. I know Mat and I may have some rough months ahead, but it makes it a little easier knowing I have all of you.

Lastly if anyone hears of any great part time jobs and wouldn't mind passing the word along to me that would be great, whether it's babysitting or at another bank, or just odd jobs. And I do give a great massage if any one is in need. Ü For now I will just enjoy some time with Riley.

Thanks again for everything.

Love you all
Ames

YEA!!! It's here. Our fabulous trip to Las Vegas to see

Jimmy Buffett!!!

As you can see we had a grand time last year and I expect this year to

be more of the same.

So until next time this Parrot Head bids you farewell.

Cheers.

Pumpkin Land

We went with Kelly, Brian, Braden, Ty & Kobe to Pumpkin land yesterday.
Ty, Kobe & Riley hamming it up

YES!!! We picked the correct path and not a dead end.
Running through the Corn Maze handing mom rocks and dirt

Check out these big Pumpkins for the bargain price of $45.00 There is apparentlly a fierce Scarecrow competition




Riley and Kobe exchanging a serious conversation about which super hero
they think has the best powers and why
Who knew we made such cute Ghosts & Bats
All the kids participating in one picture....this was a chore

Riley running fast as usual

The Great pumpkin

We had a fun time and on the way out the kids all picked out a pumpkin to bring home.

Riley wanted a really big pumpkin, to go with his already large pumpkin

collection, so daddy had to do all the heavy lifting.

All in all I would call the morning a success.

More tags.......

A few people have tagged me so here you go

8 TV Shows I like to watch:
1- Boston Legal
2- Lost
3- Desperate Housewives
4- Brothers & Sisters
5- Chuck
6- My Name is Earl
7- General Hospital/ The Young and the Restless
8- The Office
And the list goes on and on…….

8 Favorite Restaurants
1- Market Street Grill
2- Ruby River
3- La Casita
4- Ottavios
5- Good Wood BBQ
6- Sensuous Sandwich
7- Taco Time
8- PF Changs

8 things that happened today
1- I woke up
2- I washed my hair
3- I got ready for work
4- I gave Riley and Mat a hug and a kiss on my way out the door
5- I took my car to the Dealership to get my Emissions and inspection done
6- I checked my email
7- I balanced my checkbook
8- I took a break to do this post

8 things I am looking forward to
1- Winning at Bunco Tonight
2- My trip to Vegas next weekend
3- Brian’s stories on the way down to Vegas
4- Drinking in Vegas
5- Seeing Jimmy Buffett in Vegas
6- Having a long weekend in Vegas
7- Putting my Christmas tree up
8- Seeing Riley in his Triceratops costume for Halloween


8 things on my wish list
1- A sister for Riley
2- Mat to quit having random crap happen to him
3- A maid
4- A genie to grant me three wishes
5- A new roof on my house
6- New clothes, jewelry etc
7- A personal Chef
8- To find a treasure in Vegas


6 Quirky things about me

1-I cannot go to sleep if my closet doors are open. I am sure the closet monster will eat me in my sleep if he is not locked up tightly.

2-I cannot get dressed until my makeup and hair are done. I put my nightgown back on when I get out of the tub, and do not put on my work clothes until I am ready to leave.

3- I hate driving. I don’t mind being in a car, but I hate being the driver. I am a much better passenger. This is probably why my sense of direction is so terrible because I am never paying attention to where we are because I am reading, or looking at a magazine, crocheting, talking, etc.

4- I collect Santa’s. I have all kinds and probably about 20 of them at present

5- I have to wear Jewelry. I feel naked without it. You will very rarely see me with out all my jewels on. This runs in my family. I don’t know if they have a help line for this or not.

6- I am a planner. I like to plan. I like to know what is going on and how it is going to affect me. This is really annoying to some people. This is not to say that I can’t be spontaneous, but I would rather have a plan than be sitting twiddling my thumbs wondering what the hell we are going to do. Now do plans change..Heck yea…but I can roll with it.

I tag anyone who feels compelled to share this info with the rest of us.

Spookables all around

On Friday Grandma Teri let Riley bring home some Pumpkins that she grew in her garden.

Riley and I headed off to the store to find some pumpkin decorating items.

We found these really cool plastic faces that I thought would work way better than giving my 2 year old a knife. We also got some markers to color the little pumpkins

The 3 of us had fun putting the faces on the two bigger pumpkins. Riley was so proud to put them outside for everyone to see. Its funny to listen to him tell them to stay on the porch every time we leave in the car. We also had fun coloring the little ones. As you can tell we may be a little lacking in the artistic department, but we had a great time, and Riley colored a pumpkin for Grandma Teri all by his self. He can't wait to give it to her.

Playing with friends

I had a Lia Sophia party last week and Natalie brought Karson and Mandi brought Sadie to play with Riley and they had so much fun. Riley spends a lot more time with adults than kids so he is always so excited to play with people his own age (even though he is not the best at sharing.) They had fun playing with the cars on the road mat that Riley has. Karson was funny, he had all the big monster trucks and he carried them all over. I think Nat was worried he wasn't going to leave them.

Here is Sadie in her Tu-Tu that Mandi made....can you say darling


Thanks ladies for bringing the kiddos over. Riley had a blast

Random Tag

I have been tagged to write six "random" things about myself that you may or may not know about me so here goes.

1- I hate taking showers, I am a bath kind of girl. In fact I think the last time I took a shower was right after I had Riley and because of my C-section I couldn't bath for a couple of weeks...IT SUCKED!!!

2- As soon as I get home the work clothes come off and the Pj's come on. As we call it in my family I "Gown Up". I also rarely get out of my lounge wear on my days off unless I have somewhere to go, and the drive up at Charlies to get a Pepsi doesn't count.

3- I have Raunauds Disease, (really poor circulation) which is not so bad other than it makes my feet and hands clammy and cold sometimes. (sick I know) Nylons really aggravate the disease for me and also wearing shoes with out socks which is why you hardly ever see me in a dress or in sandals.....the sandals part really sucks.

4- I have a fear of running out of gas so I always fill my car up when I am at about 1/2 a tank. It drives my husband crazy who will drive with the gas light on for 3 days.

5- If given the opportunity I would travel all over the world just to ride Roller Coasters...the bigger and faster all the better.

6- I love Christmas. I love decorating for Christmas. I love it so much that I put my Christmas tree up the day after Halloween if time allows. I am on the countdown Ü Me and Riley can't wait...Mat on the other hand...well you know how Mat is.

I now tag, Lacy, Shannie, Mandi, Natalie, Chantelle and anyone else who wants to play

Where did I get this gem????

Yes I am a Obama fan and now I can add a Michelle Obama pin to my Barack Obama T-shirt collection. I must thank my friend Jessica for bringing me back this beauty all the way from a Voodoo Shop in Hyde Park Chicago. How cool is that....and yes I will be wearing it all election week. Lacy also got a sweet pin as well that is equally as awesome as this one. Perhaps we can have our picture taken together.

Thanks again Jess!!! I love it!!!

Cowboy Up!!

Mat and Riley took off for a day at the C&B Ranch last Saturday and as you can plainly see Riley had the time of his life. Riding Bareback on Targy, taking 4-wheeler rides with daddy and getting to ride Buttercup with Maddie. In the world of a two year old- What more could you ask for

Not to mention that the rocks are plentiful, there is water to be found to throw said rocks (Thanks Uncle Tad), and there are cows, horses and even a moose. All in all it was a great day in Riley's world.