$Dalla, Dalla Billz, yall$

Seems like life is pretty much constantly driven by money in some way. I have to work this weekend so that means I got a day off this week, so I picked today. Some might take the oppotunity on a rainy morning to sleep in, however I still got up when Jon did so I could pack his lunch and make sure he was wearing ironed clothes. Yes, he's my husband, not my child but turns out they are quite similar! Anyway, I spent the better half of the morning calling schools trying to get a teaching job. Unfortunately the only ones hiring for my area of certification are at least 30 min. away. Still, not too far for me to drive if it means making more money and doing what I want to do in life. There is only about a week left to try to get something--I'm not giving up quite yet!

My car has been acting up lately--dieing out of nowhere and shifting jerky, so I took it in to the shop today. On the way there it died while in attempt to make a left turn, lucky for me I was holding up a triple A guy behind me, so he got out and helped me get going again! I'm sure he was sufficiently entertained by the little fit he witnessed me throwing as he approached my window. Finally, I got to the shop.I went in with an optimistic attitude--too much has been difficult for us lately, surely my car's problem would be simple, right? WRONG!!! Turns out the computer in it is going out, AND for the poop icing on the cake of crap--My car takes the most expensive type of computer the mechanic has ever had to get! With our upcoming trip to NYC and closing on our house soon this really couldn't have come at a worse time.

So this is the only picture I have of my car...

After that my day took a turn for the better. My brother and Casey came to rescue me from the shop and I got to go pick up my older nephew McClain from daycare. Tonight Casey and the boys came over to our house--which is really mom & dad's-- and I couldn't help but be in a better mood, who could with an infant to cuddle and a toddler to play with?? Here are a few pics from our night.

McClain was doing his classic "silly" face.

Playing airplane with Uncle Jon. I LOVE this smile!

Me & Max, he's sooo sweet I just want to squeeze him...But I wont!

Hello, Hello!

After spending a lot of time reading the blogs of others, being surprisingly interested in even the lives of complete strangers, I've decided to create my own, so here goes! I have a few reasons for starting this thing up. 1. I'm a writer, I even went to school for it, which I'm pretty sure makes me a professional, and if you don't agree I'll show you one of my published pieces. 2. Since I chose a career path that no longer involve me doing a great deal of writing, I need somewhere to practice, and what better for me to write about than myself? 3. I love journaling, unfortunately I type so much more often than I write, when I try to put a pen to paper I either get a hand cramp, fall asleep, or it becomes practically un-ledgible. I want to have somewhere to document simple happenings of daily life., so even if everyone else finds my posts totally boring, at least I'll have them here to look back at. Jon and I's first year married went by so quickly I hardly remember anything, and I definitely think these are the times I'll want to remember. I've noticed most people include pictures in their posts, which does make them more interesting. I'll try to include them, but I'm awful at uploading pics from my camera, so no promises.