Oh yea... we got this!

Minus Monday's school disaster, I'd like to say that Kaylee is officially potty trained during the day. I'm sad that my baby girl is growing up so fast, but at the same time, I'm thankful for no more diapers with her.

She did great at school Wednesday. No accidents! So, I think if they will just keep a little extra focus on her, she'll be fine at school.

Yesterday, I also build Kaylee's bed. She had been sleeping on a mattress on the floor. Brian cut out a bed for her, but for some reason he thought I'd have the time/energy to sand, edge tape/trim, stain and put it together by myself. UHM NO. I might be able to get all that done in the next 6 months, so the bed can be for Liam. It's basically the same thing since we based the design off of the store-bought bed.

So... my next projects are: finish dining chairs (sand, stain and upholster) and build a bed. With two children 2 and under. Ambitious? Oh yea... Impossible? Probably so...

Potty Training... success?

The week before last, I started working with Kaylee a bit more consistently when we were home and didn't have anywhere to be. We started 2 Tuesdays ago since that's a "stay at home" day. There were plenty of accidents, but this time didn't seem as frustrating. She went to school as usual on Wednesday and Friday and did swim lessons on Thursday, so those were more "half" days. Saturday was when we would kick it into high gear. She wouldn't have school all last week and even though we had to travel, I knew I could still work with her.

Saturday, however did not start out as planned. I woke up at 4am feeling like I had been hit by a truck. Needless to say, we stayed in my bed all day. I did work with her and she only had 2 accidents, both my fault for not being able to get up quick enough.

Sunday, my MIL asked to take her. I agreed only if they made it their priority. That didn't go how I wanted and I knew I should have just said no, but we're through it and everything is fine now.

Monday-Wednesday went ok. There were a few accidents here and there. Nothing horrible though. Wednesday after Brian got off work was when we were to travel to the ranch. I cut the poor kid off from her milk at 5 thinking we'd leave at 6. We didn't leave until almost 7. She was dying of thirst. But she made it out there without any problems. Thursday was a frustrating at the end. She went all day without an accident, but as soon as I got side tracked with a family game, she had 2 within 15 minutes. Friday was fine and all weekend she did great. There were several naps and overnights where she even stayed dry.

Today, I sent her to school without pullups or diapers. My little girl really has grown up now. Soon, she'll be able to physically climb up and go all by herself. Unfortunately, she's still too tiny to do that. I'm nervous, but am hoping today goes well. Here's hoping!

Holiday Shopping Events!

Small Business Saturday

November 24th, 2pm - 6pm

1706 Lomita Drive, Leander, TX

In the Vista Ridge subdivision near Robin Bledsoe Park

Join us for an afternoon of fun holiday shopping without the long lines and find fabulous deals just in time for oyur holiday gift giving needs. Shop with Usborne Books, Scentsy, Celebrating Home, Stampin' Up, Thirty-One Bags, Perfectly Posh, Park Lane Jewelry and many more! Also, bring your unwanted, unused gold and sell it!

Next up....

Holiday Shopping Soiree

November 25th, 2pm - 4pm

19008 Marble Glen Lane, Pflugerville, TX

In the Falcon Pointe subdivision off Tolls 45 and 130

Come enjoy wassail, sugar cookies and other tastes of Christmas while shopping some of your favorite small businesses! Usborne Books, Scentsy, Creative Memories, Park Lane Jewelry and Rodan + Fields will all be there. Bring a friend, enjoy a raffle giveaway and finish up your Black Friday shopping on Sunday!

Come support your area small businesses this weekend, either location or both! The vendors are different people, minus my business, so you never know what deals each one will be doing.

Weight loss update

So, I've been doing this weight loss challenge thing with a friend (and others). Normally I do really bad at these.. but this time... I MET MY GOAL. And it's glorious. It's a 12 week challenge, so I try to shoot for 1 lb a week. And I did it!

180 lbs... to a glorious 136. I'm still shooting for my overall goal of 120-125, but if I don't lose another pound, I think I would still be happy. I feel lighter. I feel better. However, I haven't seemed to have lost any sizes in a while. At 180, I was an 18.  This was so depressing for me because my regular size is an 8. I'm down to a 12, but have been there since about 145. So, I'm a bit confused on WHERE I'm losing weight... because apparently, it's not where I need to lose it. Blah.

Either way... only 11-16 lbs to go!

Now if I could just tackle this killer depression I have going on. Grrr..

Usborne Books

Well, the kick off party didn't go as well as I thought. I went by the advice of my uplines and did it on a Thursday evening. The problem is people eat on weeknights when they get home from work and most of the people I invited have young kids, so then there's bedtime... meaning, if I had any chance of having any attendance, I would have had to have it at like 9pm.. which wouldn't work for this sleepyhead.

I did have a few people come and they were truly interested, which was nice. One booked a party and another suggested doing an open house.

So. Here we are. December 2nd.. I'm opening my house up to (hopefully) tons of strangers to come and buy stuff from probably about 10 of us. We are in the process of getting vendors together and have at least 3 confirmed.

I'm making wassail and might have time to bake some cookies. The house will smell like Christmas and hopefully will get people in the buying mood.

But... if you can't wait that long... go.look.now. https://u3109.myubam.com/9669
This eShow will be open until Sunday. Then I'll order and your books will arrive a few days later. I'll even personally deliver them to you if you are in the Austin Metro area.

Mark your calendars... Dec 2nd. Probably 2-4pm. Pflugerville. Come have wassail and see all the fun stuff my ladies have to offer! Christmas shop in one place... it'll be awesome. And you'll be ahead of the game. 

Patio

It was patio extension day here in the T household. I'm so glad this is done!

It's done!

Kaylee's hands and Liam's giant feet. Good grief child...

Day 2... with a blip about the election.

Day 2... I feel perfect. To the point where if I can keep the car today, I might take Kaylee to school. She'll have to crawl into her carseat because I've only been advised to lift Liam - and even then only when absolutely needed.

Today, our patio is also being extended. I'm psyched! I can't wait to see it nor can I wait to put my kid's prints in the wet concrete. 9x9 to 39x9... it's going to make such a huge difference in how we are able to play and entertain back there.

I'm sad for our nation. I'm even more angry about the hateful people that are out there. There is no winner here. Certainly not a good winner. The Obama supports are just like the Aggies - bad sports. The Obama non-sporters are the same. When we start winning and losing and showing good sportsmanship, maybe our country will unite if just a little bit.

As I've always said... we NEED a good President. We NEED him (or her?) to succeed. And while I don't like the majority of Obama's policies, if they end up being good for the country - GREAT. However... he's bankrupting small businesses everywhere. And I have a personal vestment in that. I have a small business. My FIL has a small business. My father has a small business. We are all struggling to keep up.

The economy MUST turn around. Lying and saying the unemployment rate is still 7.8 when it's really more 10.6 is insane. Just because people gave up on finding work doesn't mean they don't count. Bailouts MUST stop. Especially to big corporations.

The biggest thing I want Obama to do is from his first campaign. It was the one thing I liked about him. He said he would go through the budget line by line and eliminate anything that isn't necessary. I get that he can't do this on his own, but his wife has 32 aids. That's not necessary. Move those people to task force team. Give them guidelines and categories. Give them a year. And make them give you a report. We should not be paying for alcohol for parties or meetings or whatever. We should not be paying for private jets other than Air Force One. We should not be wasting so much on welfare. The guidelines there need to be reevaluated. Student's shouldn't be paying 5% interest FIRST before they make their principle payment on government student loans. My interest on my loans is more than my car interest rate. What's wrong with that picture?

Someone posted a picture - she is an Obama non-supporter. The picture was this:

This made me a bit angry. Why must we chose between an educational based TV channel and security? There are so many other choices to be made. Things on our budget that should never be touched unless the money is expanded is: EDUCATION - public schools, teachers, students. Security - our military, border control, police/fire/EMS. Infrastructure - roads, hospitals, etc. But those key things seem to be the first things cut.

The deficit is out of control. Like small businesses, America will soon be bankrupt if things don't dramatically change.

Essure

Today was easy.

It's hard for me to say that because a lot of days just aren't. We woke up, got the kids dressed and packed for their stays at two different grandma's. We drove to said places, dropped them off and then checked in at the surgery center. They got me back early, so I could chill in bed in front a TV I had control over - meaning no election stuff.. I'm kinda over it all and can't wait for the winner to just be announced so we can move on.

I had a fun conversation with the nurse who ensured me she was a good stick. She didn't lie. I told her I loved her. :)~

I watched a few episodes of random shows, then they took me back. Right before we left, another nurse said she was going to give me a margarita via the IV. I told her I loved her as well. These people ruled. I remember getting into the operation room, but that was it. I was out by 11:01. I was awake by 11:45 and Brian picked me up at noon.

Easy Peasy.

I'm in no real pain. And when I say "real" I mean I'm just a little crampy.

I hung out in bed until about now... but now I'm bored, so I'm gunna go paint my Texas Santa. He's ridin' a jacked up ATV and packin' heat. Thanks, Cyn! ;)

Down.

The last week was brutal. Comic con was awesome, but we only got to go one day out of the three. Super bummed about wasting all that money.. but we really didn't know Kaylee would get a stomach bug. That was scary. We took her to the doctor Monday morning and they gave her a shot of zofran. Things looked up after that thankfully.

I will say that out of all the celebs I've met over the years, LeVar Burton is hands down the best. He's hilarious and sweet. He loved Liam. I'm super happy that one of my childhood heroes isn't an ass like some of the celebs I've met. Seriously.

I've been trying to dig myself out of this depression. I signed up to sell books. I'm super excited about it. My kick off party is Thursday. And if I had realized all that would happen before that, I would have pushed it off.

I went to the doctor last week and thankfully, they had a cancellation, so I am gettin' fixed Tuesday. The recovery time is supposed to be super small. Most people go back to work the next day. I'm hoping I'm most people.

Wednesday, the patio guy will be here at 8:30 to start expanding our patio from 9x9 to 39x9. I'm excited and nervous. I cannot find any sprinkler heads where he's going to pour concrete, but at the same time, I can't figure out how the grass is so green there! I'm going to test the sprinklers again tomorrow.

Because of everything happening, I have pushed myself to clean. It's been a long time. I'm super disgusted with myself over how long it's been. I'm almost done.. I think. If anything, the house feels better. I feel a bit better. Now if I could just stay off FB, I'd be fine... why is that such an addiction? And why do other people's posts make me so angry/sad? They aren't even the political ones.. I just hide those... just the random "Hey... just letting you know we didn't invite you to a family gathering but we're still going to show you how happy we are... ya know.. without you." #pityparty... I hate depression.