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