quick year in review--2008

Shout out to The Pink Chandelier for this fun little review...

JANUARY
WHO KISSED U ON NEW YEARS 2008: my hubby and my 3 boys (i was pregnant with tank)
DID U HAVE A NEW YEARS RESOLUTION: nope, but i do have a couple this year
DOES IT SNOW WHERE U LIVE: no..it has before, but its not very common
DO U LIKE HOT CHOCOLATE: i love it!
EVER BEEN TO TIMES SQUARE TO SEE THE BALL DROP: no but in hawaii we drop a pineapple...too wierd

FEBRUARY
WHO WAS YOUR VALENTINE: don't remember if we did anything for valentine's day...but my hubby is my year long valentine..(too bad he doesn't read my blog)
WHEN U WERE LITTLE DID U GET VALENTINES FOR THE WHOLE CLASS: ya my mom made me
DO U CARE IF THE GROUND HOG SEES HIS SHADOW OR NOT: no, never really cared
WHAT DID U RECEIVE FOR VALENTINE'S DAY: see first question for February
WHAT DID U GIVE FOR VALENTINE'S DAY: same as above

MARCH
ARE U IRISH: um no
DO U LIKE CORN BEEF AND CABBAGE: i actually do
WHAT DID U DO FOR ST. PATTY'S DAY: nothin, stayed home

APRIL
DO U LIKE RAIN: yes i do, but not here in shreveport
DID U PLAY AN APRIL FOOLS JOKE ON ANYONE: no but one of my best friends said she was moving
DID U GET TONS OF CANDY FOR EASTER: juju did..i ate some of his
DO U CELEBRATE 4/20: when i was younger..i still know people my age that do..naughty, naughty
DO U LOVE THE MONTH OF APRIL: YES...my birthday is in april and tank was born april 10, 2008

MAY
FAVORITE FLOWER: white calla lilies
FINISH THE PHRASE "APRIL SHOWERS...": brings floods in shreveport...haha...duh may flowers
DO U CELEBRATE MAY 16: what the $%@*?! so i googled it too and got love a tree day, and first envelope ever made was on that day..so um no i do not celebrate may 16
IS MAY ANYTHING SPECIAL FOR U: my grandpa's birthday is may 8, and my older 2 boys last day of school is in may..i also started working for at&t may 27 of this year

JUNE
WHAT YEAR DID U GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL: 1998
DID U DO ANYTHING FUN THIS LAST JUNE: nothin really, just worked
FAVORITE BASEBALL TEAM: don't watch too much baseball, but i like the yankees..who doesn't like the yankees

JULY
WHAT DID U DO ON THE FOURTH: nothin
DID U GO TO WATCH ANY FIREWORKS: no
DID U BLAST THE A/C ALL DAY: this is the south..the a/c is on blast all day every day during the summer

AUGUST
DID U DO ANYTHING SPECIAL FOR THE END OF THE SUMMER: nope
FAVORITE SUMMER MEMORY OF 2008: my grandpa coming to visit
DID U HAVE SUNBURN: no
DID U GO TO THE POOL A LOT: no..we have a pool

SEPTEMBER
ARE U ATTENDING COLLEGE: no..would like to go back though
DO U LIKE FALL BETTER OR SUMMER: fall..summer in the south is super HUMID
WHAT HAPPENED THIS LAST SEPTEMBER: jason turned 12..now i have a pre-teen

OCTOBER
WHAT DID U DO FOR HALLOWEEN: stayed home
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CANDY: fave halloween candy is candy corn
FAVORITE THING ABOUT OCTOBER: the weather outside, not hot, not windy, not rainy...and...FOOTBALL

NOVEMBER
WHOSE HOUSE DO U GO TO FOR THANKSGIVING: everyone normally comes to OUR house
WHAT ARE U THANKFUL FOR: my husbands patience, and my 4 boys
DO U LOVE STUFFING: OMG YES!!!!!
ANYTHING SPECIAL THIS MONTH: chad turned 10, my niece turned 5, and my grandma's bday was also this month...oh and this is my first year not working black friday in retail!

DECEMBER
DO U CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS: yes we do
HAVE U EVER BEEN KISSED UNDER THE MISTLETOE: yes i have
GET ANYTHING SPECIAL: hubby bought me an entire outfit, plus a purse to match
WHAT DO U WANT THIS YEAR: maybe a new laptop
WHAT DO U LOVE MOST ABOUT DECEMBER: the family time

Because I'm sitting in avail...STILL

So it sucks to have to work on christmas day, but hey what are you gonna do? Its not so bad though..got here at 7am and didn't get a call until 9am. So again, not bad.
We opened gifts last night. Poor tank...he was so sleepy! And of course he was more into the wrapping paper than what was actually inside of it. Actually, he was more into everyone else's gifts than his own. Juju...oh Juju...got another set to his thomas the train set collection. He was so EXCITED!!!!! He walked up to my husband, looked him right in his eyes and said 'smoochies'. I thought my husband was gonna break down and cry right then and there. It was so sweet. He said he'll never forget that moment. But hey what about mama?! Nope, no smoochies for me...he just wanted daddy to open it up and set it up. We got Jase and Chad lego sets and a pair of chucks each. What is it with boys and shoes? They say we women are bad but sheesh, not in my house. Its pretty much equal. Everybody got clothes as usual. This year, the boys and I decided to get the hubby some workout stuff. Got him ab straps that go with his perfect pullups, a gift card to GNC for his vitamins, and a kettle ball. We all got things that we really wanted.
I wish they would just send us home already. They were talking about doing it but nothing yet. This is one of those times that I'm glad that I work in the business department now.
Well MERRY CHRISTMAS Y'ALL! Hope yours is as truly blessed as mine!

It worked for me (short post)

Ok, so I was reading someone's blog yesterday while I was here at work, and she mentioned "the best lip moisturizer/cuticle softener". Well Juju always has really chapped lips. I had some "lip stuff" left over from this last pregnancy. Well anyways, I put it on him before he went to bed, and let me tell you...his lips were so soft this morning! So I jumped on the bandwagon and applied some before walking out the door this morning and let me tell you this...my lips have never felt this good...EVER!
So I endorse lansinoh nipple cream too!

Blog trolling for ideas

So this morning has been slow at my job, so i've been online trollin all the blogs that I follow. One thing I have noticed is that a lot of people blog about something specific each day. The best one I like is 'wordless wednesdays.' I may have to implement this practice along with designating specific things on other days of the week. At least I wont forget to update my blog like I keep promising myself I will. So thank you blog world! I'll be checking back in later on today to let y'all know the run down.

Walmart madness

As if Walmart wasn't already crowded, we had to throw Christmas in the loop and now its a darn MESS! The simple trips for milk and eggs, usually lasted about 10 maybe 15 minutes in and out. Now the trip includes waiting in these outrageously LONG lines, with only a handful of registers with their numbers lit up, making the trip out to be 30 minutes plus! The sign says "20 items or less". But yet our 'older' generation insists that 4 things of eggs only counts as 1 item, because to a certain degree, it IS only one item. AAARRRGGGHHH! And please DO NOT push your cart while looking in the complete OPPOSITE direction. I mean seriously? What sense does that make?

quick note...

Haven't been on in awhile as you can tell. Been busy with work and taking full advantage of these four days off from work. signed up for totspot.com. It's pretty cool...you can create a type of myspace/facebook page for your little ones. You can even make their profile public to share with your family and friends. I've only had the chance to add juju, but hopefully i"ll get some time today to add tank and the rest of my guys.
Check it out! www.totspot.com or view my profile http://johnsonohana.totspot.com
*remember I'm just getting it started so its pretty bare right now.

See y'all later on tonight!

My early sunday morning

so here I am, another sunday at work. I honestly don't mind working because we get time and a half for it. so instead of just my regular 8 hour pay for working, I get an extra 4 hours of pay (without the extra 4 hours of work). And to top it off, i'm taking half a day of PDO. So I'll be getting paid for not even being here the whole time
M-I-L comes to visit today from Texas. Also coming with her are the hubby's 2 younger brothers. Crazy thing is, they're only coming for the day. They're driving almost 5 hours to stay maybe 5 hours to drive back home. We tried to convince her not to come, and even said the 6 of us would make the trip out to her this coming weekend but she said no. Stubborn woman. I mean seriously, she chose to spend all this money on 5 hours of visiting time when she could've saved gas and got an extra 2 days of visiting time. Whatever. She's not very smart.
Anyways...my phone just beeped..aaahhh the joys of call center work

A great goup of guys!

So, 4 of my guys are out there right now, braving traffic, crowds of people, and the chilly wind in search of a christmas present for me. Totally not what I expected, especially since the hubby hates being around a bunch of people. I feel kinda bad though because I didnt get home till after 1pm and they left after 3pm, AND I have to be back up at the job at 5:30pm. So they're out there doing this mad rush, and I'm sitting here at the computer while the baby sleeps, doing nothing.
I love my guys! My home is loud and all there is on tv is football games, basketball games, ufc, espn...but its times like these that make me smile.

Hubby received the perfect pull ups I ordered for him yesterday. He was like a kid on christmas and couldn't wait to set it up. He didn't want to put it outside where it could possibly get damaged by the rain so he decided that the best place for it would be in our bedroom doorway. But of course he had to wait. Tank was in his crib taking a nap. But let me tell you...as soon as we heard his cries and I got him outta his crib, he had taken everything out of the box and plastic that it came in and was measuring where everything was gonna be screwed in.
I must say that I like it. He showed me and the boys how to use it. I could really benefit from this too! The handles come off the bar so you can adjust it to your shoulder's width apart. He showed me three different ways to get my arms and back stronger in order to do regular pull ups on it.
So thanks to me, oh and my points from the j-o-b, we got a great workout device.
I totally recommend this to everyone...from the fitness dummy to the fitness pro.

This was definitely one of my favorites

So...I twitter...and got this from teaspoontimes today...


Stout still spurning trash duty by John Johnson, staff reporterSCHENECTADY, NY -- Upstate resident Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout, who gained infamy over three decades ago when she would not take the garbage out, said in an interview today that no amount of parental or familial pressure would cause her to compromise her position and empty the kitchen rubbish bin.Despite the now-slimy and overflowing contents of the household trash can, including greasy napkins, cookie crumbs, globs of gooey bubble gum, Stout, now 43, has for years steadfastly refused to take part in one of the most trivial of domestic tasks.At age nine, Stout’s childhood home was destroyed after she eschewed the two-minute chore for several months. According to eyewitness accounts, the garbage rolled on down the hall, it raised the roof, it broke the wall.Rescue personnel, who were dispatched after receiving reports of an explosion in the area, were quick to realize that the house was actually leveled by pizza crusts and withered greens, soggy beans and tangerines, crusts of black burned buttered toast, gristly bits of beefy roasts.Her father, Hank Stout, recalled her demeanor as a youth. “She’d scour the pots, scrape the pans, candy the yams and spice the hams. And though [I] would scream and shout, she simply would not take the garbage out.”By late 1974, the garbage reached across the state, from New York to the Golden Gate. Now it has extended out over the Pacific Ocean, past Hawaii, and has nearly reached mainland China, causing international tensions to flare.Besides being visible from space, the trash heap, which contains moldy melons, dried-up mustard, eggshells mixed with lemon custard, cold french fries and rancid meat, yellow lumps of Cream of Wheat, is of such significance that it might soon replace the Grand Canyon as the eighth wonder of the world, according to rumors.© 2008 The Teaspoon Times (with help from the late Shel Silverstein, whose brilliant poetry played a hefty role in this article)

*here's the link*
http://www.teaspoontimes.com/story/stout_garbage">Stout still spurning trash duty

I'm getting it slowly but surely

So I think i'm getting the hang of this customizing my blog thing. I was finally able to change my layout and colors of the text. Its a wonder why people are always blogging. This is gonna be a new and very fascinating worl for me.
I spent most of my time at work today on blogcatalog.com checking out other people's blogs. And I must say..I am inspired..tremendously. But sorry if you think I'll be on here all the time. And just a quick note...I am by no means a writer. I just say whatever, whenever. Especially in a house full of boys--I have a lot to say. So sit back and relax people..........
There's a new blogger in town!

Grandmoms always say...

Children are not yours, they are only lent to you for a time. In those fleeting years, do your best to help them grow up to be good people.

*I was reading my December parents magazine when I came across that.*

A Day Off Well Spent

I know I am VERY late in posting this but i've been BUSY!

I don't get many true days off. Normally if I'm off at one job, I'm working at the other. And whenever I do get a day off, its just Rickey, me and the 2 little ones..Jason and Chad are always in school.
Well not on this day--
Started off the morning quite invigoratingly! wink, wink!! (is that even a word?) Anyways..sat around watchin tv and monsters inc with juju. After the kids had their mid-morning snack, Rickey asked me if I wanted to go to the park, and if I did then I needed to get ready. I assumed it was gonna be just the 2 of us with the 2 little ones, but I hear him tell Jason and Chad to hurry up and get dressed or they weren't going. I was excited because the all 6 of us don't really go anywhere all together anymore. Its always a space issue...that and someone is always grounded. We piled into the trailblazer and made our way to the duck pond. It was windy out but not too bad. We got outta the truck and there were geese everywhere! I swear there were like 15 of them. They were just a honking away! Juju was so excited! He wanted to follow them everywhere! Normally its just me, Rickey, juju, and xa when we come to the park. And juju runs around but not like really playin on anything. Well not today--Juju wanted to play and jump on everything because Jason and Chad were jumping on everything. I could tell Rickey was having fun too. Juju even went down the big orange slide with Chad. Not just one time like he normally does with me, but like 3, 4, maybe even 5 times with Chad. We all ahd a GREAT time! All the boys were exhausted when we left. Juju of course did not want to leave...had a fit like he always does. Poor baby--he was so tired.

2 Drive A Truck or Not

So my hubby has been on the grind the past week and a half tryna find a job here locally. Thursday he applied for this trucking company. He was told right away that he would need to call some guy the next day at 10am. Later that afternoon his cel phone rings from a Shreveport number. It turns out to be Sam's Town hotel and casino asking to meet with him on monday at 3pm. He couldn't be happier-finally after almost 2 weeks of applying for job after job he gets his first callback. It was so exciting to see the look on his face when he told me that they wanted to meet with him.
Well of course he still had to call the trucking company back, which he did by the way. And was almost immediately told that he could start this coming monday if he wanted to. Boy that was quick! Anyways he would be going to truck driving in Dallas. And then once thats over he would be on the road 15 days, then 3 days home. Because they would be paying for him to go to truck driving school, he would have to sign a contract to remain with the company for one year. ONE YEAR! He's not too sure about it for the simple fact that he would be away from the boys for so long. And plus, we've got all these plans to fix up the house the way we want it. How are we supposed to do that if he's gone all the time?
Well he's got a big decision to make. To drive a truck or not, that is the question?

First post for the NEW blog!

I'm pretty excited! Life in a house of all boys can be rough, but it can also be GREAT!!!! Stay tuned to become a part of all the happenings in my life.