What I am Thankful For...

I am thankful for those I have been so blessed to know and love before they passed on. For Cheyenne, Nana May, Renato, Mike, and Adam. I am thankful and forever in debt to Becky, Brian's mom, for giving me such an amazing friend to marry and call my husband every day for the rest of my life.

I am thankful for my family, both near and far. I am thankful for all their quirks and visions on life, I am thankful for their humor and love and for helping me to find my path in life.

I am thankful for Cheyenne. My first born baby girl who rests in Heaven and is all too often a painful memory. I am thankful for her light, her love and the wisdom she brought me and so many others. I am thankful for her memories and for all the quiet moments I had with her while she was here. I am thankful for the outlook on life she brought me and for grounding me and possibly saving my life.

I am thankful for my 2 beautiful children. Christopher for his humor and wit and unending need to make me smile. I am thankful for every "I love you" I get during the day. I am thankful for those big blue green eyes and silly smile that only he has. I am thankful for my chance to be a mommy to a boy. Laci for her wild hair and crazy ways. For her smile and evil laugh that lets me know she is up to no good. I am thanksful for her wet sloppy kisses and for her endless energy and amazing spirit, and I am thankful that God granted me this second chance to have a daughter and all the wonderful things that come with that privledge.

I am thankful for my husband, my best friend, my loyal companion and my whole heart of love. I am thankful for waking up in the morning to see his beautiful strong back half under the cover and to feel his arms around me daily. I am thankful for the little nook in his chest that is and always will be my happy place. I am thankful that his cancer tests came back negative and I have the chance to spend each day trying to show him how much I love him and miss him when he is away from me. I am thankful that he is normal and funny and finds my twisted ways amusing. I am thankful that he can find it in his heart to love me everyday no matter how I feel or what I do or say.

I am thankful for my friends, both past and present. I am thankful for the fun and laughter we have shared and for the memories we have created together. I am thankful that even though not all have worked out for good, that I can look back and still smile on brighter happier times.

I am so very thankful to have so many blessings in my life. To have each day to live and learn and to spend with those that I love. I am so very thankful for the love that I receive on a daily basis and can never write enough words to explain that.

I hope you all had a beautiful Thanksgiving and took the time to count your blessings and give thanks for all that you have even if you have been dealt a hard hand in life. May you all find comfort in love and peace from the holiday season now upon us!

Until Monday,
Robin

ALL TOGETHER NOW!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOOOOUUUU

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOOOO YOOOOOUUU!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR GRANDPAAAAAAA

HAAAAAPPY BIIIIRTHDAAAAY TOOOO YOOOOOUUU!!!

(wish I could call but my cell phone is off for a few days, bleh!!!)

Please share with me....

WHAT ARE *YOU* THANKFUL FOR THIS YEAR?

Please share with me even if you usually just read my thread, or if you dont usually get along with me, or if I dont know you at all, or if you just have a moment...I'd love to know what the world around me is thankful for...

My answer will come by Thursday. :)

Its back to the grind!

First day in 5 days that I am back at it alone! Wish me luck!!

Happy Tuesday!

Guess who's back...back again....

Hello hello and welcome to another episode on, Four Ps in a Pod!!

So its Monday, its raining, and I am so tired I cant stand it! I am back from my visit with Grampy and Gramy, and I had a very good time with them, even though it seemed like I was only there a day and then I was off again. :(

The trip down and back went way smoother than I ever imagined. I started by getting up almost an hour late an left the house at 6am instead of 4-5 like I wanted. But for the first time ever I wasnt pulled over not even once!!!! Wow! I made great time there and back coming in at 4 mins shy of 7 hours there and 6 hours and 40 mins home. (home was faster since I only stopped once for gas/pee/lunch). I was sad to leave Daytona, but I knew when I got teary eyed coming up on the Atlanta skyline that I was back home. I missed my husband and kids so bad. They were silly all night last night to welcome me home.

My grandparents were doing a lot better than I had anticipated so I was pleasantly surprised. I got to spend their 26th wedding anniversary with them and they even treated me to dinner at red lobster! We did a little online gambling which is always fun and we made plans for my trip in the spring to get down to the pier and do some fishing! My grandpa seemed stronger to me than I thought he would be, and had a very healthy appetite. (17 pieces of pizza?!?!) My grandma was radiant as she always is and she took me out and treated me to some goodies and just the pleasure of her company. I had a great time and miss them so badly when I am not there. 4 more months and I can be back!! I love you guys!!!

Today has been a bit of a whirlwind already. Brian took the day off to spend with me and the kids. It is nice to have him home when everyone elses husbands in the neighborhood are off at work. :) We just got home from the grocery store and man was it a madhouse in there!! People everywhere and the kids were kinda nuts and Brian had to end up taking Laci to the car to watch Blue's Clues so I could finish shopping with some sanity since I had forgotten my grocery list at home! Eek!

This afternoon we are going to go poke around at some stores and enjoy our time before Brian is back to work tomorrow for tuesday and wednesday and then back on friday again.

Black friday ads pretty much suck this year. I am very dissapointed and dont know if I will even go out at all. I am sad and worried that we will not be able to get the amount we wanted for the kids since so far not one thing on their lists is on sale.

I will keep you all posted on the progress of that.

Have a wonderful Monday and a beautiful night!!!

♥ Robin

G-G-G-G-Good M-M-M-Morning!

ITS FREEEZING! 25* is a bit colder than I was wishing for already...but...I refuse to complain about it b/c its so much better than 80* in November! Ha!

So its Wednesday! That means time to pack my suitcase!!!! In less than 24 hours I will be pulling away from Osmanthus and heading to Suwanee! WooHoo! My body was so nice it gave me an early gift this morning too...grumble grumble...but tha explains my psychotic less then stellar mood I was in all day yesterday. :P I have nothing done in preparation for the trip. I have waited and procrastinated and havent even written ONE list!! (take *that* OCD!) I will likely be bumbling like an idiot by 8pm but its ok. For now I am having my eggnog coffee and enjoying a few minutes of peace.

Laci has decided to quit taking naps. Yeah, not cool at all. So my days have changed considerably this week. So when she gets up, I know I have her in my face for the next 13 hours or so! eek! Oh and I know this year has been awful for us all getting sick. It has caught me quite off guard what with the strep throat for the first time in 18 years and the ear infections, sinus infections, upper resp. infections, stomach issues, fevers, headaches, viruses, and flu. I feel like my head is gonna pop off every time one wakes up with a sore throat or runny nose. Sadly I know its b/c I have a friend who thinks its ok to let people come to her house only to tell my 3 hours later that her son is upstairs asleep after puking, or letting her kid with strep throat come to christopher's birthday party and play on a slip and slide. And with Christopher being in school and Brian being at work they have brought home all kinds of goodies and we have gotten sick from *being* at the doctors too by the waiting room patients. It has been a rough year, but we can only pray for some relief in '09 right?! :) So yeah, I know its been awful this year...its even worse when you live it! ha!! I may just have to invest in 4 gas masks and some zipper suits for christmas gifts!! LOL Thats the gift that keeps giving!

So I have a ton to do today. But I already feel like stuffing my face and sitting on ye old kiester (sp?). I wont though, I know I will get through this day somehow!! (tequila anyone?) Brian gets his truck back today and I am excited for him for that. I have to run out this evening when he comes home to get more stuff done. Egad! My day will be long!! I plan on leaving at 5am instead of my usual 4 am b/c of how badly my eyesight has gotten. I had a wierd dream 2 nights ago and I just would feel better having more cars on the road to follow til sunrise. But its only and hour difference. I will be in my Grandma's yard by 2 the latest I am sure. :)

Welp, try not to miss me too terribly bad while I am gone!!!

Kisses and Hugs!!
*~Robin~*

Welcome back Monday...

Before I get started this morning, I would like to ask everyone to send a little prayer to Brians Aunt Debra and her kids as well as Debra's inlaws Mickey and Martha today. Today is/was Brian's Uncle Mike's birthday and while I know it would be a very hard day for Debra and Bre and Chase...I can imagine as I know so myself that the Mom and Dad would also hurt worse than usual today. Happy Birthday Mike....one day we will all see you again and we will have one heck of a party!!

Ok, so on to other news. Its Monday, freezing, and we were scraping ice of the windshield this morning. (and by "we" I mean "Brian", lol) I do not have a car for the next 1-3 days because we are having some front end issues with the truck. So I am stranded here day in and day out til its finished. (or until I stomp around like a spoiled 3 year old and get my car back early haha) Its nothing massive thank God as originally thought so. We thought it was suspension damage, but turns out its in need of an alignment and some smaller pieces and tires. The tires is what is killing us. Yuck!

Laci somehow managed to get SICK **while** taking antibiotics. I swear if my kids dont get better soon I am building an apartment on the back of Kennestone Hospital! She was up ALL and I do mean ALL night on saturday night and fussy the rest of the weekend. She didnt do too well last night either, but since I was on 0-2 hours sleep, Brian had to to force her to accept him while I snoozed all night. I still feel exhausted this morning, but considerably better than Zombie status I was yesterday. Oh how I wish me and Brian had just ONE night away from here and the kids to reconnect as husband and wife. 8p-8a would be awesome!!! Sigh.

Anyhow...so its MONDAY! That means I am a mere 2 1/2 days away from going to see my grandparents!!!! Yay!!!! I really want to leave on wednsday, but Thursday it will be. It sucks that even though I will be gone 4 days, I will only really see the about 2 1/2 of them due to 7+ hours of driving. But, I will take what I got and be happy for it! :)

I guess I need to run off here and wake up some before Princess Psychopath is up for the day shift!

Have a wonderful Monday everyone!

♥ Robin

Friday Friday!

Good morning everyone. It is a foggy chilly Friday morning. I have a pounding headache, and I am sure typing in the dark isnt going to help it any. It is supposed to be a rainy 2 days but bringing with it the cooooold weather! (upper 20s!! woohoo!) Tonight if it isnt pouring we will be meeting brian at the mall for dinner and shopping with the kids. If seeing Santa himself doesnt get me cranked out of this grumpy shlump then I am afraid it must not be happening! But I have a feeling it will! :)

Anyhow my website is making me crazy for the better black friday ads. I am wishing for a target sneak peak and the give me CVS...who goes to CVS on the day after thanksgiving, unless you are sick and picking up meds?!?!? Oh well...all in good time, all in good time!

So I dont know if I said it, but its official! I am hosting a full fledged Thanksgiving at my house! My mom told me yesterday...or wednesday...i forget...that her and Steve and my brothers will be coming over for a full meal! eek! I am beside myself with both excitment and nerves! It was one thing cooking a turkey for Brian and the kids, but the whole family? Oh man, I just hope they like my cooking! I am scared to death!! I was going to make a stuffed bird this year, but I was watching Rachael Ray last night (hate her, love the food network) and I didnt know that people fought for crispy bits of stuffing, so I am thinking I will make "stuffing muffins" instead. Basically you just use and ice cream scoop and fill muffin tins with stuffing and bake til golden and heated through. It seems easy enough, but I dont know yet. :P

Well today will likely be pretty boring until this evening, so I gotta find something to help pass the day along. I may go look in Linens and Things again to see if they have lowered anything else yet. :)

Have a great weekend if I am not back!

smooches!

And a good Thursday to you

A friday would be nicer, but a thursday is pretty good deal this morning.

I like Thursday because....

IT MEANS I HAVE ONLY ONE MORE WEEK TIL I SEE MY GRANDMA AND GRANDPA!!! YAY!!!!

Yes, this time next week, I will be sailing down the interstate...coffee beside me and singing to Frosty the Snowman! :)

Then its 2 weeks til thanksgiving...meaning the next day is....BLACK FRIDAY!!!!

Of course, Kmart is helping me out on Thanksgiving day with its oh so sweet deals they have, but the ads are pouring in on my special site and I am stoked!!! (Now if they could be sweet and give me just ooooone of my big stores like Target or Toys R Us).

I am actually really excited about Thanksgiving this year. It will be the first year in my whole life that I have cooked a turkey *ON* the day. And haviong it at home I can watch the parade, and listen to christmas music and cook in my pajama pants...hell I may even go to Kmart in my pajama pants! ha! But seriously, I will be sad if no one shows, but I still feel that this is the best choice for my family and I am excited for the first year in a long time. I think the last time I was excited was when I was about 12. That was the last year that me and my mom did the wake up early and get the turky in together while everyone else slept in the house. I miss those mornings. :( But at least I have them as memories! I am also aorking on finding a soup kitchen I can work at during that week to help give back to the community. I am looking foward to that too!

Anyhow, its going to rain today. So there wont be any big plans. I may be applying for my insuance finally today so thats good. But on the excitment scale, today is a low 2. LOL. Sorry Thursday!

Hope you all have a wonderful day...maybe today my grandparents phone wont be busy every time I call!!

Asthma...

After 4 1/2 years of lung issues, my baby boy was officially diagnosed with asthma this morning. We go tomorrow for some allergy testing to determine if there are any common allergens that are causing possible flare ups besides the cold weather and other issues such as running and crying. (typical 4 year old activities). He and Laci and I also all have pretty bad sinus infections and I am waiting on about 8 different prescriptions to be filled at the pharmacy. Hopefully we will soon all be feeling a lot better. I am pretty tired today and my throat hurts from the post nasal drip, but I am sucking it up since I am home alone with the kids. (what else is new, right?) Anyways I am a little sad, even though I know it could be a lot worse, at my baby's diagnosis today. I think its a mix of the weather, my own illness, and just the lack of anything seasonal adding to it, but I am sad for sure anyhow.

Well in good news, My Grandpa came home yesterday from the hospital!! I am happy about that. I will be calling soon Grandma! I am so happy for you guys! I love you!!

Have a good day everyone
Robin

Good MORNING!

So wow, what a long action packed weekend! I have so much news this morning I am bursting at the seams with it all!

So here are some major pieces of news:

1. I have officially weaned myself off of the anti depressants I have been taking for nearly 4 months now. They were killing me...and when I did something very stupid last week while medicated, I decided to take the bull by the horns and get off of them. Almost a week now and I am feeling great!! I am still having some mood swings but overall I am getting so much better! Last night was my fist deep sleep unmedicated in nearly 4 months! I slept like the dead too! I am feeling peppier and I think the pills were my reason for gaining the 13 pounds in the last few months. I had become a mean recluse and was spending every night away from people and sad and crying and just so unhappy. But now I am awake and happy and looking foward to all life has and getting back to the GYM! (which I havent been to in months now) I am alive again and I am truly proud of myself for getting over this hurdle alone as no one else could have fought this battle for me. yay!

2. We rehomed DeJa. She had some real character flaws and was becoming increasingly aggressive with Laci and starting to snap at both kids and growl and it just wasnt a risk we were willing to take with our children as she would outsize them in just a few more months and we didnt want something drastic to happen. So with a sad heart, but the strength by looking at attack wounds on christophers arm, we found her a childless home where the husband and wife were unable to have kids of their own where she could live out her days without endangering anyone. It was hard, I got choked up, but I have to put my kids first and it is what it is, and she is no longer a part of our family. :(

3. My grandpa is in the next step down room!!! He is getting stronger each day and will soon be coming home! He has a phone that I have tried to call about 4 times, but must be screening his calls since I have yet to reach him! Ha! Well Gramps, looks like we will be enjoying grandma's beautiful Thanksgiving tree together here soon! I cant wait to see you both! Keep getting better and stronger and get that fur thong out of storage for the winter months! hahaha!!! (I am still loving that comment!)

OK, now for my weekend.
Friday I went to Toys R Us and got some great deals on the play food for the kids' kitchen from santa, and I went to Linens and Things that is going out of business and got this AMAZING bed in a bag set that is microsuede (sp?) and is OH so luxurious that was originally 120.00 for 35.00!!! Woot! (now thats a black friday worthy sale there!) I also took the kids to Garden ridge after school to look at all the christmas stuff they have up. Laci loves trees all done up and screams "OOOH!!!" everytime we see one. Friday night was Christopher's fall festival at his pre-k and we stayed out til about 7, which felt like 9 b/c it was dark for so long, came home and me and brian had zaxbys while the kids bathed and got ready for bed. Saturday we got up and went to breakfast at the buffet, I dont car for their food that much but we had fun anyhow. My kids were so happy to get brownie sundaes with their breakfast, heehee! Then we went to Target to look at christmas stuff. After Laci's nap we went to Chuck E Cheese's and the kids really had a good time. We got to meet David's girlfriend Melissa who tagged along with David to spend time with us at CEC. It was a nice time and I really liked her and look foward to seeing her again. :) Sunday we went to my moms to get our christmas movies out of storage and then to Wal-Mart for groceries. Then we came home and during Laci's nap me and Christopher went to see Madagascar 2. It was a super cute movie and I really liked it. Then we came home and just rested and watched some christmas movies until bedtime.

Anyhow, I hope you all had a wonderful weekend and I am now gearing up for BLACK FRIDAY!!!!!! There will be some great Thanksgiving sales at K-Mart too this year and I look foward to being there bright and early!! Woot!!!

Have a wonderful monday!!!!

♥ Robin

Lots of new pictures!!

Check them out!

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YAY!

The prayers are working!!! My grandpa is getting stronger! He was still in the ICU last night when I talked to him on the phone (teehee) and they think he may step down a room today and then come home next week!!!!

Thank you all so much for thinking of him and my grandma! :)

Looks like I will be having an early thanksgiving dinner with my grandparents this month! I have even more to be thankful fo now.

In other news, I got my new camera!!! THANK YOU MOMMY!!!! It is the coolest best camera ever and I cant wait to take lots of pictures of the few leaves on trees that are left!

I will be back later, but I have a ton to do!

Have a great friday everyone! Good luck on your knee surgery Amanda!

Today my Grandpa is still very sick. I need everyone to pull together and continue to pray for him and my Grandma during this time. I am spending a lot of time today remembering back on some memories I have of spending time with my grandparents. They have always been there for me my whole life. When I was a kid I always knew my life would be fun and happy when they visited. I remember when they stayed at a hotel one time and I got to spend the night and it was my first time in a hotel that had a buffet breakfast and it was so fun to go through the line and get pancakes and sausage and orange juice. I have always treasured my private time alone with them. Its been one of my favorite escapes from life. My grandpa is always laughing at me and my grandma's antics and he has always tried to play the tough guy and be the voice of reason...but since I was a a little girl I knew I had him wrapped and I just let him get away with thinking that he was tough with us! Ha! I have always been his fishing buddy. I have always watched in wonder as he tied up my rigs and lines for me. I remember on the seaquarius once my grandma was casting her line and the hook came back and stuck right in the brim of his ballcap! We laughed so hard over that! And so many times we have been at the beach in the quiet morning hours side by side by side fishing in the ocean with shrimp packs on our hips and the sun on our faces. Having meals alone has always been my favorite though. Its a time to just sit and talk. Whether it be morning coffee over private talks or fun filled stories of past visits over flounder dinners at Sweetwaters...they have always been my favorite.Grandpa, I know you are very sick right now, and I know you wont be reading this today, but you gotta stay strong! I know you can do it. Just keep fighting. You have so much love behind you and no one is ready for you to go anywhere yet. We have more breakfasts and dinners and stories to tell. I will be there soon and we will laugh like always. I miss you so much and I know you can get through this.

Love,

Your Fishing Buddy

(Robin)

♥

Obama or McCain?

Its so wierd to know that by midnight tonight we will have a new president. I wont lie, I am worried about the outcome either way and what it will mean for us as a whole as well as it impact on the people of America. I am worried about rioting either way and I am worried about race becoming the biggest issue between americans in a long long time. I know it may seem like an odd fear to some but I hope I am proved to just be overly worried as usual and my fears dont come true. Either way I will not be going anywhere without a loaded gun for a while and I will also be sure to have my doors locked always should any rioting begin. My first priority are my children and home and those I will protect to the death if need be.


Well, I am ashamed to admit it, but I let the hype of the internet and media get me into a fear and panic yesterday and I can honestly say the I am still 100% behind my candidate of choice, President Barack Obama, and I am not worried about race deviding us anymore. YES WE CAN! Now remember, I was never afraid of Obama getting into office, I was afraid that there may be ignorant upsets in the general community both Black and White and thats where my fears came from. I was never worried about Obama, just what the emotional overspill may be from the race outcome. Last night and today have proved my fears irrational and I am back to feeling strong about the future of the USA for my children.

God Bless you all, and God Bless the USA!!!

On yet another somber note,
I need prayers. My grandfather has had another setback and I need prayers for strength for him and my grandma. My prayers obviously havent been enough so any that could be spared would be much appreciated. I am still going to see them both in 2 1/2 weeks and hopfully by then my grandpa will be a bit stronger and my grandma caught up a bit in rest. This is such a sad situation and I am in awe of the strength that has been put foward by my grandparents on both sides. I try not to imagine how I would do all that my grandma has if I was in this situation, mostly because I dont think I could do it all. Keep it up guys my heart is always with you.

Take a moment and hug your spouse or kids or dog or friend today. Each day is a gift, embrace it!

Til tomorrow
Robin

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see you all tomorrow!

♥ Robin