Learning so much

How do the days go so fast? I don’t know what happened to the day. It is gone. I am tired, but my goodness the day went fast. I took Gregory to the playground twice today. He really loves going. It is fun. I have lots of ironing to do, but I am not going to do it tonight. Gregory is talking so much more. Hi sounds like hi now. He can also identify the features on his face and my face when you ask. He likes pointing out the nose the most. He also understands what I want him to do when I say take off your pants. I usually put him in the bathtub then have him take his clothes off. I take off his shirt because it is too hard for him to take off by himself. He can take off his socks, pants, and his diaper all by himself. He is so excited most of the time too; he squeals and runs through the house. My goodness he is so cute! I am just having a momma moment.

A good day

A mostly clean house, a long time at the playground, many loads of laundry, a movie, popcorn, and wine make for a long but productive day. I did not like cleaning the house, but glad I did it. Cullen helped clean. We went to the playground for two hours today. The cleaning Cullen helped with produced five loads of laundry. I am still not finished. The movie was great. I watched “The Pursuit of Happyness.” My friend came over and brought some wine and we ate popcorn. It was all so lovely! I am happy.

Playground!!!

Yeah! We were at the playground for three hours today. Yesterday I went to see the ducks with Gregory. We went to the little pond then to the big one. At the big pond a woman asked me if I went to the playground. I said I did not know of any playground. So, she took me. She was at first a little hard to understand, because she spoke mostly Spanish, but knew some English. Gregory had a blast and I quite enjoyed myself. I really wanted to meet some moms. We played there yesterday and today. Gregory loves playing with all the kids. I am so happy to have found the playground.

Want to get rid of bad breath – DON’T TRY THIS

If your breath is bad I would not suggest putting deodorant in your mouth and taking a bite. Trust me with this one. I did not experience this. Gregory decided to try it. He must have been trying to get rid of his bad breath. I did not notice, but Gregory got a hold of Momma’s deodorant and Daddy came running. Daddy was too late. Gregory got the top off and took a bite. YUCK! Gregory quickly spit out the deodorant. I think next time he will try candy to cure his bad breath instead.

My Mary Kay Debut

Today I had my Mary Kay debut. It went very well. My friend Jackie, who got me into Mary Kay, was there. My director was also there. She did the presentation and I watched and learned. It was great. I really enjoyed myself. I did not have as many people come as I thought would, but there still was a good turn out. My step-mom made some yummy food. I also had most of the products that people wanted, with the exception of my step-sisters. I am going to place an order tomorrow. Oh and I also got a rose today. The rose was from Jackie and it symbolizes me starting Mary Kay. The different parts of the rose stand for different things. So I had fun, made money, and got a rose. Who can beat that? I also went out to lunch with Cullen and Gregory today and our server was very nice and I gave her a business card and sample lip color. I think she is interested in the products. One thing I am hoping to do with my business is to meet some great women. I really want the relationships with people, because I am a people person. So, I shall sum up myself today – happy & healthy

My Massage Therapy Class

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This is my massage therapy class. Not everyone is in the picture, but most of us. This picture was taken almost a month ago.

My crazy life

First Subject
Well, things on the family front are crazy. My Grandparents are moving to Colorado to live with my uncle. I enjoyed them coming over while they were here though. I will miss them but, I think they will like Colorado. I am just going with the flow and am glad I am not in that mess.

Next Subject
I am so excited about Mary Kay! My debut is this upcoming Sunday. I think it will be fun. After I have my debut I will start making appointments with people. I have lots to learn but am looking forward to it very much. I have been talking to another Mary Kay consultant who is blind (Jill). She has been great help. It is always nice to know people who have been doing what you are going to do. It helps to know that there is someone there who I will hopefully be able to relate to. She is very nice too. I also will not have to blaze another trail. I was the second blind student to go to my college and the first student had completely different needs than me. So, whenever I have a blind issue I have someone to call. Oh, and I also got in my business cards and they look great. I am a real business woman, although I haven’t made any money yet.

Second Next Subject
Our camera died and I need a new one to take cute pictures of my busy boy.

Third Next Subject
For the past week every time Gregory went down for a nap he was fine, but when he would wake up from his nap he would cry and cry. There was just nothing I could do. I am going to take him to the doctor to see if he has an ear infection or anything. I am just not use to him crying. I would understand a little crying before the nap, but after I just don’t understand. He doesn’t want to be held but doesn’t want to be left alone and won’t take any drink or food. It takes at least a half hour to calm him. Oh and as soon as he stops crying he acts as if nothing had happened. I am clueless. If Gregory normally would cry I would understand, but this is the happiest healthiest child and I am not saying this because I am the mom either, just ask anyone who knows Gregory.

Final Subject
My massage therapy school is lovely. They are doing many lovely things that are making not only the students upset but the teachers too. I haven’t talked to one person who is happy with what is happening with my school. First of all they lost our school loans. This doesn’t make any sense to me but they screwed up somehow and they say they lost the loan I was approved for. The main uncool thing is that they are running everyone around about this whole loan thing. So, tomorrow I get to go to school and be demanding. I am Angela hear my demands. Not really but it makes me sound all big and bad like the president of something. Besides the loan thing my class has been bumped around a whole lot. We had one teacher, lost her, had no teacher for a week, got a temporary teacher for two weeks, and finally got another teacher. Wait there is more. The school has been treating the teachers really bad and Thursday one of the day teachers just up and quit. So that class had no teacher today and I bet you can’t guess who they put all those students from that class in with. Yes, my class. This means that if everyone from both classes is present we will be ten students over compliance. The max number of students that should be in one class is 25. My school is big on compliance until it affects them. On the positive side, I only have one test left and my last day is the 28th of this month!!!

Ducks

“Tiss, tiss” (this) Gregory said pointing to all the ducks.
He likes ducks I guess. There is a little pond near our condo. Gregory and I walked around it today. Gregory really enjoyed seeing all the ducks. He had fun chasing a couple of them. I think he could have watched them all day. Momma on the other hand did not want to watch the ducks all day, so Gregory had a little fit. I am going to take him back tomorrow. I love seeing him so excited even if I know when it is time to go back home he will get fussy. I did enjoy myself. Lately the weather has been so nice. I just want to spend as much time as I can outside.

I know CPR

Today was lovely. I took first aid and CPR. It was not bad the day for the most part went fast. I couldn’t believe it then Jennifer, who took the class with me, and I went out shopping and then out to the Olive Garden. It was so much fun. I got two new summer dresses. Gregory ran all over the store. Jennifer was great help. Then we ate at the Olive Garden and Gregory made a royal mess. Food was everywhere. We both had a glass of wine with dinner and then coffee. I really enjoyed myself. I needed that so much. I don’t get to go out like that very often and I just had so much fun.
Oh and Jennifer taught piano lessons a few years back and she said she would help me learn some piano again. I have a keyboard I can learn on. We are going to get together and exchange massages, because when we are done with school we won’t get the massages anymore. So we will just have to exchange on our own. I have made some great friends at massage school. I am so glad I decided to go. I am off to pamper myself to a hot bath and a drink of ice water.

Oh Poop!

Poop, poop, and more poop! Yesterday Gregory pooped six times!!! Yuck. Well I don’t mind it so much when it is in the diaper, but I have a problem when he pulls his diaper off and throws it all over the room.
Here is what happened. Gregory had pooped three times already that morning. I went to change his diaper again and he had pooped again. So, I changed him and put him in his crib for a nap. Well, I could tell he was not sleeping, but he was not fussing so I left him. Fifteen minutes later Gregory started crying so I went in. I walked in to the smell of poop and stepped directly in it. Yuck! I was wearing my shoes, but still. There was poop everywhere all over the floor, on his crib bars, on his sheets, and of course all over him. Luckily my friend Jackie had just arrived and helped me clean up the poop. The room got cleaned, Gregory got changed, and Gregory got put down for another nap. What a day!

Work and stuff

I will be going into business as a Mary Kay consultant. So, now I will be a massage therapist and a skin care consultant. I figure they work well together. We will see. I am very excited. Life is so busy. I can’t believe I am doing so much. It seems like I have no time. That is ok though, because that is the type of person I am. I have to be doing things or I go crazy. I am in a funky mood though. I feel as if I am here but I am not. I feel like there is a fog around me, a thick fog.

Cullen got in a fender-bender today. We need some work on our car but the person he hit is fine. No ticket, but we need to get our bumper fixed. I am just glad that no one got hurt. I am proud of myself I didn’t freak out either. The way I have felt lately I should have had a freak out, but I didn’t. Go Angela!
I feel mellow tonight. I will go and watch some TV until Cullen gets home from work.