Having a seriously blah day today. Henry woke me up at 8. Shockingly Irene was still sleeping! H and I went downstairs where I managed to get both dogs out, coffee made, juice poured, and talk to my mom about the freezing rain coming before Roo woke up. Yippee! That was a good start to the day but it snowed again last night and I think it affects the way I feel. I am so tired and in such a blah mood. Yesterday was a nonstop, get everything done kind of day. But it still looks like I've done nothing in here! That is discouraging.
My hubby is having one of those days too. After spending nine hours at a warehouse in North Carolina they finally told him that his truckload wasn't meant for them. Supposedly it was going to their other company miles away. When he finally got there they kept sending him to different buildings and then had to have a meeting about what they ordered. He still has two other stops to make today and they are holding him up. My poor guy.
We are suppose to get freezing rain tonight and a lot more snow tomorrow. Yuck. I am so sick of snow. As soon as the kids get up from naps we have to grocery shop so we won't need to leave the house for a few days. On Saturday we had so much snow I spent 40 minutes shoveling out my poor car. And then just for the fun of it LuLu took off. Dumb dog was out in the cold for an hour. I don't understand her need to run off in the middle of winter. We found her in January of 2007 in Lowell. Someone had abandoned her. In winter. A**holes. So you'd think she would want to stay inside. Dogs...sheesh.
Time to find some energy and motivation. Here's hoping the day perks up!
Monday, December 8, 2008
Friday, December 5, 2008
It wasn't funny then....
Last night....Arggg...last night was not a good night although looking back now it was kinda funny. Shannon came over just before lunch and with her was a brand new coffee maker! Yippee! She kindly amused my kids and chatted with me. Very nice time. Then I went to get a hair cut with by a new hair stylist. I can't find her card at this moment but I will add the info later. Anyway I love my new cut! Love it! So far so good, right? Shannon, my mom, and me and the kiddies were all going to meet up for dinner. The plan was pizza at the casino. Super yummy pizza. But Shannon was not feeling well :-( So mom, me and kiddos went to Pizza Hut. Thankfully we got there when it was not too busy. The kids were a bit noisy. Pizza Hut had some oldie music playing and Irene was dancing to it. Really funny. We ordered taco pizza which everyone chowed down. So dinner=good. It was after dinner that things went to heck...
The van had a tire that was low on air...okay go put air in it. So I drove to the K-mart gas station and tried to put air in. All I DID do was let more air out. I talked to the car expert from BMW, or as we call him, my brother Pete. He walked me through the steps but still nothing happened. Seeing as he was in Virginia he could not pop over to help but he tried calling a friend in town...and of course he was not available. Meanwhile I am on the phone to the hubby trying to get his opinion. He said to try Wesco. Went there...no air hose. Gone...the sign was there but no hose. By this time it was dark, very cold, and late. Tried Shannon. Still sick and her hubby was out. She did offer to come out and help but she sounded like hell so I said no way. By this time I had reached my breaking point. I was tired, stressed,and cold. I was going home. But hubby said it would damage the tire to leave it like that all night. Ahhhhh! Ended up driving to the BP station only to discover I needed to pay 75 cents to use the air hose! AND in typical Williams Family style I had no cash on me. (Should change the name of this blog to Williams Family Style) Yup. That's my life. Thankfully my mom had some change. Put it in, started the machine, hooked it up, AND...nothing! Still wasn't working! Couldn't get air into that tire! I got in the car just about in tears. I was so mad with this damn tire!
But mom saved the day :-) She grabbed some strange man that came to the gas station just for some antifreeze. She kindly asked him to help (and maybe offered a "favor"?). It took a bit with him kneeling in the snowy cold but he finally got air in the tire. What did he do that I didn't? Who knows...I think it's a guy thing or at least a Nicole can't do this but some guy should thing. Anyway my warm thanks to you, kind tire filler, may you be blessed this holiday!
And of course later in true poopy kid fashion Pete and I poked fun at my mom for turning into a pushy lady just like Grandma. Of course without her help I would still be sitting there :-)
Oh and a p.s. to Shannon...You are a cranky stinky butt...and Pregnant pregnant pregnant!!!!!
The van had a tire that was low on air...okay go put air in it. So I drove to the K-mart gas station and tried to put air in. All I DID do was let more air out. I talked to the car expert from BMW, or as we call him, my brother Pete. He walked me through the steps but still nothing happened. Seeing as he was in Virginia he could not pop over to help but he tried calling a friend in town...and of course he was not available. Meanwhile I am on the phone to the hubby trying to get his opinion. He said to try Wesco. Went there...no air hose. Gone...the sign was there but no hose. By this time it was dark, very cold, and late. Tried Shannon. Still sick and her hubby was out. She did offer to come out and help but she sounded like hell so I said no way. By this time I had reached my breaking point. I was tired, stressed,and cold. I was going home. But hubby said it would damage the tire to leave it like that all night. Ahhhhh! Ended up driving to the BP station only to discover I needed to pay 75 cents to use the air hose! AND in typical Williams Family style I had no cash on me. (Should change the name of this blog to Williams Family Style) Yup. That's my life. Thankfully my mom had some change. Put it in, started the machine, hooked it up, AND...nothing! Still wasn't working! Couldn't get air into that tire! I got in the car just about in tears. I was so mad with this damn tire!
But mom saved the day :-) She grabbed some strange man that came to the gas station just for some antifreeze. She kindly asked him to help (and maybe offered a "favor"?). It took a bit with him kneeling in the snowy cold but he finally got air in the tire. What did he do that I didn't? Who knows...I think it's a guy thing or at least a Nicole can't do this but some guy should thing. Anyway my warm thanks to you, kind tire filler, may you be blessed this holiday!
And of course later in true poopy kid fashion Pete and I poked fun at my mom for turning into a pushy lady just like Grandma. Of course without her help I would still be sitting there :-)
Oh and a p.s. to Shannon...You are a cranky stinky butt...and Pregnant pregnant pregnant!!!!!
Busy Busy
Started off the day with a yummy cup of coffee made right here with my new coffee maker. How lovely! The coffee maker is a gift from my wonderful friend Shannon. Thank you! After my coffee my mom came over and we got the kids dressed and took off for a busy morning. We are suppose to be getting "lake effect" snow today so I wanted to get everything done this morning.
Went to the bank (money money) and to the post office (bye bye money money). Drove to a vet in town to get flea treatment for the dogs and then paid the car insurance. Then I took my good little boy for a hair cut. That was by far the best part since the gentleman cutting his hair kept telling me how well behaved my son is. Other people commented on him too. It's so nice to have him remembered for GOOD behavior. Of course in this case it's all about the sucker he gets at the end. He'd get his hair cut everyday for that sucker ;-)
After the hair cut it was grocery time. Ran into Stacy's mom again...I swear she follows me to the store since I see her there EVERY TIME! It was really busy there today. Payday? Or the snow that we are suppose to get? Finally got out of there and went to gas up the van. Over all not very exciting but anyone with two small children can tell you that it was not easy to do. I feel so proud ;-)
Went to the bank (money money) and to the post office (bye bye money money). Drove to a vet in town to get flea treatment for the dogs and then paid the car insurance. Then I took my good little boy for a hair cut. That was by far the best part since the gentleman cutting his hair kept telling me how well behaved my son is. Other people commented on him too. It's so nice to have him remembered for GOOD behavior. Of course in this case it's all about the sucker he gets at the end. He'd get his hair cut everyday for that sucker ;-)
After the hair cut it was grocery time. Ran into Stacy's mom again...I swear she follows me to the store since I see her there EVERY TIME! It was really busy there today. Payday? Or the snow that we are suppose to get? Finally got out of there and went to gas up the van. Over all not very exciting but anyone with two small children can tell you that it was not easy to do. I feel so proud ;-)
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Feeling Sad :-(
Okay...I know this makes no sense and I know that in a few weeks I will be back on a schedule and feeling like a baby for writing this BUT...I really miss my mom. I miss my husband too and my brother but it is just not the same. The kids and I stayed with my mom two months. That's it...not two years...two months and yet her company has kept me going. It was nice to know that someone was going to be home for the dinner I cooked. It was nice to know I could go grocery shopping with someone. Company for watching tv, help with the kids, general companionship. We are in the same town...she was over this morning and yet I feel like an important part of me has been cut off. Crazy? I know. The best part is that woman can drive me sooooo crazy! But still it was so wonderful to have my mommy there. Now I have to once again be the grown up. I am just lonely.
My wonderful brother Pete, living in Charlottesville Virginia, called me as soon as he got out of work tonight. We had a chat while he drove to the gym. I felt so much better after talking to him. We are very close and it was nice to hear about the things going on in his life right now. I would call my hubby who is my rock but if I am stressed and sad when he is on the road it stresses him out. And he already is stressed from not being here...so I hate to add to it.
So that leaves blogging and facebooking. Lucky people! ;-)
My wonderful brother Pete, living in Charlottesville Virginia, called me as soon as he got out of work tonight. We had a chat while he drove to the gym. I felt so much better after talking to him. We are very close and it was nice to hear about the things going on in his life right now. I would call my hubby who is my rock but if I am stressed and sad when he is on the road it stresses him out. And he already is stressed from not being here...so I hate to add to it.
So that leaves blogging and facebooking. Lucky people! ;-)
Is it time for my nap yet?
Holy cow and all that! Life has been rather hectic this past week. After being on the road for 3 1/2 weeks Mark finally made it back home. Even though we planned on his being out for so long it was hard to be away from him so long. The kids missed him terribly. Henry has referred to him as "my daddy" every time he mentioned him. I drove to Grand Rapids to pick him up on Wednesday. My mom stayed home with the kids. It was weird driving back without the children. It was like being newly married with no concerns. Anyway...we had a gigantic amount of stuff to be done this holiday weekend. And in typically Williams Family style nothing went as planned. Starting with the moving truck rented over the phone through Penske. We have never had good dealings with Penske and yet we keep doing business with them. Why? Cause my opinion is sometimes not listened to. So the truck we wanted was not available and we ended up in Wellston renting a smaller truck from Budget. No big deal but it blew the plan for Wednesday out of the water. Thursday (Thanksgiving) Mark and I worked our butts off moving. Yes...I helped move the large, heavy furniture. Never again. Nope. Not gonna happen. Old homes with narrow staircases and bedroom furniture just don't mix. If I move again I will hire people to come and pack it up for me.
After moving all day my mom, children, husband, and I went to the Brookside Inn for Thanksgiving dinner. The Brookside Inn is a favorite of mine and we went there last year for Thanksgiving. Of course last year my brother Pete was with us and this year he was in Virginia. So sad without him. And the dinner was better last year too. This year it felt rushed like they just wanted to clean up and go home. Disappointing.
Friday was another day moving and getting injured. I have a huge purple bruise on my knee from being attacked by the bed. Mark wonked his shin on the trailer hitch. Saturday was more of the same except my mom was getting moody. She was not happy that we were leaving her place. After two months we have gotten used to each other for company. We ended up having a small fight but she told me to go f*#k myself. Not the nicest thing to hear from your mother especially over a very trivial matter. So I grabbed the kids and took off to find Mark. We had to feed the kids and take the truck back to Wellston so the kids never got a nap.
So it was hard work and very stressful and not really the way we wanted Mark's time off to go. The kids are very excited to have the space to run around and to have all their toys back. That makes me happy but I am having the usual hard time adjusting to a big change and having to do so without my hubby here. The kids and I took him back to Grand Rapids yesterday morning. So I am on my own for finding all the missing items and trying to put things to right. Not easy. But it has to be done by Christmas since we will have company!
After moving all day my mom, children, husband, and I went to the Brookside Inn for Thanksgiving dinner. The Brookside Inn is a favorite of mine and we went there last year for Thanksgiving. Of course last year my brother Pete was with us and this year he was in Virginia. So sad without him. And the dinner was better last year too. This year it felt rushed like they just wanted to clean up and go home. Disappointing.
Friday was another day moving and getting injured. I have a huge purple bruise on my knee from being attacked by the bed. Mark wonked his shin on the trailer hitch. Saturday was more of the same except my mom was getting moody. She was not happy that we were leaving her place. After two months we have gotten used to each other for company. We ended up having a small fight but she told me to go f*#k myself. Not the nicest thing to hear from your mother especially over a very trivial matter. So I grabbed the kids and took off to find Mark. We had to feed the kids and take the truck back to Wellston so the kids never got a nap.
So it was hard work and very stressful and not really the way we wanted Mark's time off to go. The kids are very excited to have the space to run around and to have all their toys back. That makes me happy but I am having the usual hard time adjusting to a big change and having to do so without my hubby here. The kids and I took him back to Grand Rapids yesterday morning. So I am on my own for finding all the missing items and trying to put things to right. Not easy. But it has to be done by Christmas since we will have company!
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Thunder From Down Under
Wow! What an exciting Saturday night. My darling friend Shannon took me to the show Thunder From Down Under. Her husband got the tickets for us. I have not been out for a "girls" night in a very long time. Warren, her husband, was our designated driver for the night so we could have a drink or two if we wished. Nice guy! Anyway for those of you that don't know Thunder From Down Under is a male stripper/dance group from Australia. Very lean, sculpted men dancing around and taking their clothes off. Very nice...but no picture taking allowed :-(
We both had a couple of drinks at the show and after Shannon ordered a pizza from the casino deli. After telling me that it was truly the best pizza in town I decided to take home two slices, one for me and one for my mom who was kindly watching the kids. And it was the best pizza I have had in a long time! Of course my mom wanted to know why we didn't bring home a sexy Australian.
It was a fantastic night and I loved it. The show was fun and the company great! Thank you Shannon! And Warren!
We both had a couple of drinks at the show and after Shannon ordered a pizza from the casino deli. After telling me that it was truly the best pizza in town I decided to take home two slices, one for me and one for my mom who was kindly watching the kids. And it was the best pizza I have had in a long time! Of course my mom wanted to know why we didn't bring home a sexy Australian.
It was a fantastic night and I loved it. The show was fun and the company great! Thank you Shannon! And Warren!
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Halloween and other stories.
What a busy time it's been. Mark made it home for Halloween! We drove to Grand Rapids Friday (the 31st) in the morning to pick him up then hurried back home. Henry's costume this year was Tigger. He was soooo cute! Irene went a a ladybug bug. Again way cute! We walked around to houses and Henry knocked on the doors. Poor guy was so hoarse from the cold we all had but he would knock and say "notch notch". He always said thank you although it comes out as "Tyou". They got a lot of candy even though we really didn't go to that many houses. We ended at Shannon's house where mommy and daddy got an adult beverage. Great way to warm up ;-)
In the morning we went to Traverse City. I got a new phone! Sprint was having a sale and I got a new phone that I needed badly. I got a red Blackberry Curve. Loved it and the woman that helped me was great and changed my plan so I actually get more minutes for less money. I love the calender option on this phone. I can put in everyone's appointments and manage them so much better than I could with my other phone. Of course I had some buyers remorse a couple of days later. Not sure if it's Sprint or the phone but there are some things that are not working correctly. Grrr.
Anyway...Mark and I ended up having a big fight at Borders. I think lack of sleep played a big part. The fight curbed our day and we ended up leaving without going to three of the stores we needed to go to. That night we stayed at Days Inn. Swimming swimming all night long. My kids are fish. Thankfully the kiddies went to bed early and I got a lovely shoulder/back rub ;-)
Sunday morning we decided to head to Grand Rapids so Mark could get back on the road. My mom was going to go with us but she was sick with the cold we've been spreading around. We got to G.R. around 1pm and Mark logged into the truck computer to let them know he was ready to go. Then we headed to Brann's for lunch. Nice lunch but the kids were BRATS! Of course in typical Williams Family style when we got to the restaurant we discovered that Henry had wet his pants. He was drenched. Thankfully Brann's is across the street from the huge Meijer store. I ran in and got Hen sweatpants, sweatshirt and towel to sit on. Fun!
After all that excitement we headed back to the truck. Once there we discovered that there was no load for Mark until Monday. I didn't want to leave him there while we headed home. He would have to sleep in his truck and actually drive to a gas station just to potty. We decided to stay the night in Grand Rapids. Of course our suitcase with all the diapers and clothes I had Mark take into the house before we left town so we did not have any clothes. So off to Wal-Mart. We got the kids inexpensive jammies and diapers for Roo. Then we checked into the Quality Inn Terrace Club where we stayed the last time we were in Grand Rapids. This time we got to see their birds. Last time we were there they darn things were sleeping. Sammy and Mulan were beautiful but they didn't like Roo. That might have had something to do with her squawking as loud as possible at them. Turns out Mark has some strange affinity with birds. He talked "bird talk" with them and nodded his head up and down. What a sight! And I still tease him about it :-)
We went swimming as soon as we check in. Thankfully Mark had left the bag with all our swimsuits in the car so we were able to enjoy the pool. Plus it was Sunday so there was no one else at the pool! After swimming we had dinner then it was back into the pool. Really super fun evening. The kids went to sleep early again and Mark and I just enjoyed some time to ourselves. I was really glad we had that extra night with Mark and we parted happy with each other. And then with the usual Williams Family style it turned out they still did not have a run and he ended up spending Monday night in his truck. AND...Tuesday he got a really s*#ty run making it an overall crappy week for miles...making it a poopy pay week too :-(
In the morning we went to Traverse City. I got a new phone! Sprint was having a sale and I got a new phone that I needed badly. I got a red Blackberry Curve. Loved it and the woman that helped me was great and changed my plan so I actually get more minutes for less money. I love the calender option on this phone. I can put in everyone's appointments and manage them so much better than I could with my other phone. Of course I had some buyers remorse a couple of days later. Not sure if it's Sprint or the phone but there are some things that are not working correctly. Grrr.
Anyway...Mark and I ended up having a big fight at Borders. I think lack of sleep played a big part. The fight curbed our day and we ended up leaving without going to three of the stores we needed to go to. That night we stayed at Days Inn. Swimming swimming all night long. My kids are fish. Thankfully the kiddies went to bed early and I got a lovely shoulder/back rub ;-)
Sunday morning we decided to head to Grand Rapids so Mark could get back on the road. My mom was going to go with us but she was sick with the cold we've been spreading around. We got to G.R. around 1pm and Mark logged into the truck computer to let them know he was ready to go. Then we headed to Brann's for lunch. Nice lunch but the kids were BRATS! Of course in typical Williams Family style when we got to the restaurant we discovered that Henry had wet his pants. He was drenched. Thankfully Brann's is across the street from the huge Meijer store. I ran in and got Hen sweatpants, sweatshirt and towel to sit on. Fun!
After all that excitement we headed back to the truck. Once there we discovered that there was no load for Mark until Monday. I didn't want to leave him there while we headed home. He would have to sleep in his truck and actually drive to a gas station just to potty. We decided to stay the night in Grand Rapids. Of course our suitcase with all the diapers and clothes I had Mark take into the house before we left town so we did not have any clothes. So off to Wal-Mart. We got the kids inexpensive jammies and diapers for Roo. Then we checked into the Quality Inn Terrace Club where we stayed the last time we were in Grand Rapids. This time we got to see their birds. Last time we were there they darn things were sleeping. Sammy and Mulan were beautiful but they didn't like Roo. That might have had something to do with her squawking as loud as possible at them. Turns out Mark has some strange affinity with birds. He talked "bird talk" with them and nodded his head up and down. What a sight! And I still tease him about it :-)
We went swimming as soon as we check in. Thankfully Mark had left the bag with all our swimsuits in the car so we were able to enjoy the pool. Plus it was Sunday so there was no one else at the pool! After swimming we had dinner then it was back into the pool. Really super fun evening. The kids went to sleep early again and Mark and I just enjoyed some time to ourselves. I was really glad we had that extra night with Mark and we parted happy with each other. And then with the usual Williams Family style it turned out they still did not have a run and he ended up spending Monday night in his truck. AND...Tuesday he got a really s*#ty run making it an overall crappy week for miles...making it a poopy pay week too :-(
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