I've been nicotine free for 3 years now!!

Benny getting better. The doc gave him a steroid to help open up the airways . He is calling it a viral. He sayes it might be croupe.
It worries me because Ty and Jake had asthma when they were younger but I have a feeling they outgrew it because Terry and I quit smoking in the house and then all together. Ever since we quit the boys have never had an attack. Makes me feel stupid for ever smoking in the first place. Sorry if any of my readers are smokers, I know it's a VERY VERY difficult habit to lick. I would rather give birth a million times again with no pain meds for 36 hours then to quit smoking. For me it was mind over matter. I had to keep telling myself things like ... " I will not let this control me. My family needs me to live longer. There will always be stress in my life, and I can NO WILL NOT use that as an excuss to not quit at this moment. I am worth more then filling my body with this shit! " Not to mention I just found out I was pregnant with Benny when I quit. I hope this helps anyone that is trying to quit.
I'm working on mosaics at the moment and will post some pics of my first projects later today.

Sick of being sick!

Benny's sick again. Cough running green snot watery eyes, and low grade fever. Was up all night listening to him cough. We ended up camping out on the couch so Terry could sleep since he had to work this morning. Tomorrow he is working  a double. Wish me luck to get through the night as I can't get into the docs till the am and I do NOT want to sit in the ER all night.

Weight loss

In the spirit of the Biggest loser I am trying to lose the baby weight I put on with Benny. I have gained more then when I came home with him I must be honest. I've been walking with  new friend of mine in my community. I also watch her son who makes me burn TONS of calories! LOL! He's a busy little guy! I've been running on the treadmil too and starting my yoga again. I will keep you updated on my progress. Right now I weigh in at 182 lbs. YUCK! I vow NEVER to see that number again! Here's a pic of my double chin and 2 inch regrowth. I've colored my hair since LOL! 

The photographer is my son Ethan who is 9 years old!

What to do when I grow up? Nursing or Photography?

I've been toying with what to do with my life. I love being home and being a mom, but I'm going stir crazy! I DO NOT want to work for someone though LOL! I like being my own boss, so maybe nursing is out of the question? I love to take pictures and I'm pretty good at it. I just got this expensive camera... I've been looking into photography, but lets be real here, is there realy a market for that in this area?
I gotta say the local photographer... I can do better then him! I have 2 kids very active in sports and he's the company Waterloo uses for their team photos and they are just not that great. The back of the photos say walmart printed them... ok that's odd don't you think? My Kodak printer prints better then the pics I have gotten from this dude. Not to mention the background he uses are generic... I can do a much better job in photoshop. Last year Jacob's basketball pics were much better. This year it just seems like the guy doesn't care. I've watched him take the photos and it just doesn't look professional. Ok rant over! LOL!

So my question is do I go to school for something I know I can make good money at and provide for my family or do I go for something I love to do? I know the practical thing to do is nursing. Do I realy want to spend the rest of my life wondering if I made the right choice? I could just make photography a hobby and leave it at that. That's probualy what I will do. I'd ask my husband, and I will, but I know the answer... " do what you want babe. I support you in whatever." It's sweet and all but not a help to me making a decision LOL! I love him!

Pic of the day:

Benny.

Jacob's last game this season .

Jacob Playing basketball at his last game of the year and last time playing for the community center. Now it's highschool ball from now on! He had a GREAT game too!

He made 50% of his foul shots! Look at that form! He's come such a loooong way. He just picked up a basketball and started actualy playing sports 4 years ago! We are just so proud of him... he's an honor roll student too.