Happy Frugal Earring Dance!

LOOK AT WHAT I FOUND! Sterling silver hoops on Ebay for sixty nine cents and no shipping!!! Doing my frugal victory dance!

Change of Pace

I had to do it. I changed my blog colors and crap. I like it quite a bit more. I think I've found something that is completely more "me". I just had to post something that just to be able to say I posted today.

A Day in the Life

5:00am - woke up to screaming baby. Zac just only came to bed, but we both slog out of bed, him to get a bottle ready, myself to wash out my pumping equipment. Zac settles down with an unsettled baby, and I pump for about 15 minutes. I go back to bed, but I dont sleep because Pierce is crying and I am praying for Zac to have patience with him and for Pierce to feel better. I think I go to sleep because I wake up on my own at 8:16am...an hour later than my alarm was set. I must have turned it off in my sleep. That means no shower for Courtney...so hard to wake up without a shower and tea. I lumber out of bed once more, leaving my husband snoring on his side. Im dressed and ready to go by 8:50..wolfing down my breakfast while going to my car. I make the 10 minute ride to work going down 14, thumbing through the radio stations. I stop at 88.3 Catholic Radio to hear a verse out of 1st Corinthians saying something about boasting the Lords' miracles. Its been in my head all day.

I get to work at 9:05...my clock must be off. I sit down at my desk and dive right into making extremely urgent phone calls, all of which cant answer my questions and reroute me to different numbers. After 5 switches, I get my answer. Not the answer I want, but nothing I can do to change it. Rats. (more like some sort of expletive, but for the sake of good taste I wont repeat it) I then spend until about 10am sorting mail that got routed to us from our Home Office, waiting for Kristin to bring up the mail from the post office. I then spend the next hour and a half trying to sort through that while getting up and down taking over the front desk as Leann goes back and forth from various places in the office. I finally get the mail finished to take it around the circle...there's a counter that has food on it every morning, usually donuts or cookies. Yesterday there was wraps...no such luck today. I take a macadamia nut cookie..and then another one for good measure. And then its noon.

I sit and play at the front desk, waiting for Leann to get back from lunch so I can go. 1pm hits and I am free! Well, for an hour anyways. I run to my car, not wanting to waste any time. I speed home and flop in bed with my napping husband. Oh how good that felt! I had a migraine anyways. Some how I am able to pump more than enough milk in 5 minutes to supply little one, so that gives me 10 extra minutes of cuddle time. We hang out and 5 minutes before 1pm, I warm up last nights halibut and eat on the road, happy that this steak doesnt have bones and sighing as I have to go back to work until 6.

I walk back in the doors and talk to Leann a bit about smoothies and exercise, then sit back at my desk to print out fedex labels. I love that little machine. Its so much more convenient than hand writing those stupid things. I find a 2 drawer file cabinet on Craigslist for $5, call the girl and arrange to pick it up tomorrow. I had arranged for a 4 drawer cabinet, but where to put it? 3pm - Leann remembers she has to pick up food for tomorrow's meeting, so I am back up at the front until 4. She has thus came and left and I am holding down the fort like usual during the 4-6pm hours. I dont feel like getting into any major projects, nor do I have the energy to think about my business plans. Headaches suck.

Its 4:16pm now...Im waiting for 6pm to roll around. Im hungry, so Im eating a fruit and grain bar. Strawberry. I prefer Raspberry, but I ate that this morning. When I get home, we are going to Winco for food, Zac is making blue cheese, swiss and mushroom burgers...I need a few things as well. Then while Zac makes dinner, I am going to start my business plan and hang out with my little monkey. Afterwards, Pierce gets a bath. Then Stinky gets his flea bath. And then...I am going to soak and meditate in a long, hot bubble bath. The first since Pierce was born. And then I am going to go to bed praying that tomorrow will be a better day.

Apprehension.

Seems to be my favorite emotion as of the last 5 months. I don't know why. Nor do I particularly care.

It poured like mad today. Poor little Stinky-cat turned into the scrawniest little thing after being caught under a waterfall this morning... Driving Hwy 14 to work could have been classified as a suicide attempt.

My ears wont pop. It feels like my eyes are going to pop out of my head if my ears don't get it together.

Been dreaming about a place that doesn't exist yet. It will in time I'm sure, but we don't have enough resources now.

Speaking of dreams, mine have been doing double duty. Been having the same dream twice in one night every night for the past week.

Wants a big ol' steak, garlic mashed potatoes, grilled shrimp, side salad with LOTS of ranch, dinner roll with butter and a Shirley Temple. I miss my Texas Roadhouse.

Goin home.

Randomness

**my mom took this pic at Ann Morrison Park***

Well..........yeah. Things are definitely looking up. I've got tea and other good things around me. Pierce is finally a happy camper due to a baby-sized rice pack. Zac is doing wonderfully (im pretty sure anyways) being out of Thompson. And I am smiling watching a little flock of about 7 baby birds flit from the tree in front of my work to the bush next to it and back. So cute.

Halloween is approaching and I am really enjoying the rainy cold weather. Its so much easier to relax when I get home from work when its dark and rainy. Cozy. Still dont know where to get gingerbread flavored syrup for my hot chocolate tho... I'll have to ask Cece...

Going to a halloween costume party and some friends house...never been to one and I havent dressed up since I was 13. I think my last costume I was a hippy. I even made my own peasant dress. Out of the cheapest, stiffest fabric known to man. This year Ive decided on biker-chick because Ive already got the jacket and chaps and stuff from when we had our motorcycle. I miss that bike. Little one is going as a garden gnome I think...not sure how Im going to get a beard to stay on him... Ive got a week to find out. And Zac....well...i cant say now because its supposed to be a surprise and there are people who read this who are going :) Let me just say....Linz, Jesse..anyone else who reads this that knows us...prepare yourselves.

Church has been a welcome change too. We are finally able to take Pierce out and about so we finally have been able to go to church. He's been an absolute peach so far. I am only able to stay through Gospel Doctrines though, he gets hungry by 3rd hour and I have to pump anyways... Im sure I'll get to go to RS soon...

Work is going well. Its going fast today. I just wish it was Friday. Actually I wish for one day where I didnt have to remember to do anything. I could turn the phone off and do whatever without having to take care of some sort of business. O well. Such is life and quite frankly I'd get lazy if that were the case.

Im really looking forward to going home for Christmas... I hope it works out. I just first have to find out if I get Christmas eve off. Im excited for Shannon and Cecelia and Celia - and whoever else we can pack into that weekend - to meet Pierce. Im also looking forward to dinner tonight. Im starving again. I ate quite a bit today...not sure what the deal is.

Right now I am counting down the minutes (45 left) before I can go home and cuddle up with hubs, make some cocoa (with peppermint since i cant find gingerbread) and be comfy. And fit in a workout, but I dont want to think about that. Man, everyone has such nice cars here. Even the trucks are really really nice. That is one think I do see driving home Hwy 14 everyday, is lots and lots of Jags and Lexus'. And here's me toodling along in my Saturn that somehow hasnt fallen completely apart yet. Oh and has totally lost its shine. We need a new car. Im hoping this one lasts until we have the money to get a new one.

I want to keep typing but I have nothing to write about. Im sure I could think up something. But o well. Enjoy your evening.

Twilight, thou shalt be the death of me.

Seriously?? Am I the only one not in the world who could care less about sparkly vegetarian vampires? I rolled my eyes more than once I'm sure during the movie that hubs drug me to..yes it seems even he is bitten slightly by the Twilight bug... I've perused the books only to be disenchanted with the dialogue and it sure doesnt help they chose the the guy who played Edward to be the funniest/ugliest looking vampire I've ever seen. And now at my work...all children want to be vegetarian vampires! All adults have read and re-re-read the books. And I am alone. Alas... I must stay strong in this lonely world and stick with my Shannara druids and Harry Potter wizards. Team Edward or Team Jacob? Im on Team I-dont-have-time-to-read-anyways-because-infants-know-when-you-do.

A last note: I got an ad in the mail for halloween costumes... had an Edward costume...here's what you need:

1)dark jacket

2)white shirt

3)khakis

4)4 gallons of hair gel

5) covergirl foundation in "albino"

6) a look on your face like you just smelled dog poo and are thinking about liking it.

Sooooo..... apparently all you have to do is look like a GAP model and call yourself Edward, et voila!

This is going to kill me.

Its Cold! :)

Mornings are getting foggy, cold and wet now. The leaves are definetly turning, and its getting dark at about 6:30-7ish. This can only mean one thing.... ITS OCTOBER! And then it will be November and then Christmas! If you couldnt tell, I LOVE LOVE LOVE this time of year! Especially now that we are in a place that is wet and cold. I hope we get a little bit of snow this year, not as much as last year, but a little, especially around Christmas. I am so excited to break out my boots and sweaters, hot chocolate with gingerbread syrup is tasting soooo much better now that morning is freezing cold and nights can finally be spent wrapped up in a blanket. Even Pierce's little winter outfits are cuter now that he can actually wear them! This time of year makes me happy. Even oatmeal tastes good. Not that Im in a bad mood the rest of the year, I just get happier starting in October.

Well so far things are looking up...Zac is now a stay at home dad and I am working. It feels weird to be working again, but I am happy to have an income again. And the best part is that I get to go home for lunch. My work is right next to Zacs' old work. Zac is working very part time at a security company, his last job was to provide security at the Pearl Jam concert. He didnt get to watch the concert, but was placed right next to the dressing rooms so he got to meet the band which was pretty neat. Pierce is growing like a weed. A chubby weed. He has a double chin now and has fat rolls around his wrists (finally!). He actually looks like a full term baby now and not a preemie. Not to mention he is growing out of his outfits :( He is going through colic though, which we are getting used to.

So far it looks like we are spending Thanksgiving at Shari's again lol! Until Pierce is old enough to enjoy Thanksgiving dinner, I s'pose we will make that tradition. We didnt initially plan on that, it came to be because we moved on Thanksgiving Day up here to Vancouver and Shari's was the only place open. I think Zac actually had a turkey dinner there. Lol! They're not bad. And I even have a coupon this year :)

Well that is all for now... :)