♥ Progress! ♥

My son is progressing wonderfully since he came to live with us.  He brought home a stack of papers last week & all of them were A's except for one which was a B!  I am so proud of how well he is doing on his schoolwork!  He is doing exceptionally well on his Spelling tests!  Since he & I had a little discussion after he brought one home where he missed all but 2, he hasn't brought one home under a 96%!!!!  I knew he was smart, but I had no idea he would excel like this!  I am truly amazed at his progress & not only on schoolwork, but his behavior also.  He is becoming a sweet little angel again!  His outbursts are few & far between now & he actually helps out on his own without having to be asked.  He keeps his room clean & picks up after himself.  He even helps me cook & he enjoys it!  He can make scrambled eggs, bacon & sausage on his own with just my supervision which is impressive!  He is a good little cook & it's something he really likes doing.  I know as time goes on he will only keep getting better!  I love him so much & am so blessed to have him as a son! 

XOXO~

Just A Girl 



♥ Down & Out ♥

Everyone in our household, except for me, has been sick for the last week.  The kids finally got to return to school today, thank goodness!  They were starting to wear on my nerves a little!  Since none of them felt good they were crabby & fighting with each other more than normal & it was getting to be very frustrating!   Fortunately, while they were all sick, I felt pretty okay...unfortunately, today I woke up with a massive head-pounding headache, which is how the virus starts!  I'm hoping & praying that I just slept wrong or something, but knowing my luck, I'm sure I'm getting what they all had.  At least since they are all better they can take care of me if I do get it!  They are pretty good little caretakers when mommy's sick!  It's amazing how sweet they become when I don't feel well...they offer to do things for me on their own without me even having to  ask!  Hmmm...maybe mommy should get sick more often!  

Tonight we rented a few movies to watch.  The kids have been wanting to see Dispicable Me & Legends of the Guardians The Owls of Ga'Hoole.  They look like cute movies so hopefully they will live up to their reviews. 

Last night we watched The Town with Ben Affleck.  It was a pretty good movie & we really enjoyed it.

After the kids go to bed we are going to sit down and watch The A-Team & Piranha.  I think The A-Team looks really good, but I'm not looking forward to watching the other one....they always freak me out!  Hopefully I'll be tired enough to kinda pass out while my man watches it! lol  He loves stupid freaky movies like that & I always try to watch mine first & then accidentally fall asleep while he watches his!  If I'm lucky enough he won't notice & turn it off!

Well, I'm off to relax & spend time with my wonderful little family! 

XOXO~
Just A Girl 

♥ Christmas Celebration ♥

The night before Christmas Eve, we all went to my parent's house to celebrate.  We ate some yummy brisket, easy potatoes, rolls, fresh veggies & awesome dessert!  My sister brought some delicious cookies.  My mom made an old-fashioned cherry cheesecake which was awesome but very rich so I only had a bite!  The kids & I made some roll-out sugar cookies & I had them decorate them which we gave out as presents this year.  They had a great time cutting them out & making them look pretty! 

After we ate we all gathered in the living room & opened presents.  The kids got some awesome gifts which they absolutely love.  I loved everything I got!  My sister got me the most comfortable fleece pj pants ever!  I've worn them every night since!  I also got a pretty cool watch set with changeable bands.  My mom got me a jewelry tree which I absolutely love!  I have seen alot but not one like this & it is so cool!  She also got me this green sweat jacket which is too cute & an owl necklace which I love!  

We had a great time celebrating Christmas with our family! 

Christmas morning came very early for us...the kids were up by 6:30!  All I wanted to do was sleep but I woke up long enough to watch them open their presents.  I was so depressed this year that I didn't even get the camera out.  I feel so horrible for not taking the traditional Christmas pictures, but I couldn't get off the couch....I didn't even sit up to watch...I just laid there.  I don't want this post to turn into a depressing entry, but this is my blog & I guess if I want to get better emotionally I need to let it out.  I did get up a little while later long enough to warm up the breakfast casserole I had put together the night before. 
I don't know what is wrong with me.  For about the last month, I've wanted to do nothing but sleep.  Christmas day after we ate breakfast I went back to sleep & my man occupied the kids so they wouldn't disturb me.  He knew how depressed I was & how much pain I had been in & sleeping seemed to take care of it.  It's like I had no choice but to sleep....I literally couldn't keep my eyes open.  I slept everyday for about a week about 16 to 18 hours out of the day.  I didn't leave the house at all during that time & I didn't dress myself.  I stayed in my pjs the whole time & only showered when I had to.  I thought I was just really depressed so I went to the doctor & got back on Lexapro, but I'm not so sure that's what this is.  I have this lump on my lower back & it hurts really bad.  I can't bend over because pain shoots all over my lower back.  For about a week I had pain that was shooting down my left side all the way to my foot.  I went to the doctor last week & she gave me some muscle relaxers & inflammation meds & a few pain pills.  She said if it wasn't better by taking all that after 3 days that I need to go have an x-ray done & then depending on the results & if it's still bothering me that she is going to send me to a back specialist.  I was suppose to go have the x-ray done today but woke up with a horrible headache so I'm going to get up and go tomorrow.  I just felt like being lazy today & couldn't drag myself off the couch...again.  I am, however, going to get my lazy arse up & do the dishes here in a bit & take a shower & hopefully that will make me feel a lil better. 
Well, that's it for now...I'll try to write on here more often from now on.  I just haven't had much to say here lately. 

XOXO~
Just A Girl 

♥ I Give Up ♥

I'm throwing my hands up in the air & shouting 'Ok, I give up!'  I am not in the Christmas spirit this year at all.  We have no tree, no decorations even if we had a tree.  I keep hoping & praying for a miracle but this is just so depressing that I can't stand it anymore. 

I am sick & in pain so even if I could go shopping I can't go right now.

UPDATE:  I wrote this a few weeks before Christmas.  I was having an awfully rough time.  We were broke, had no tree, no decorations because we lost them all in the fire, no stockings, & no presents.  I was depressed & stressed out about how I was going to have Christmas for my kids. 
I am very thankful that I have a wonderful family who gave me the opportunity to give my kids some gifts for Christmas.  Thank you from the bottom of my heart.  I will never forget what you all have done for me.


I LOVE YOU!


On a good note!  Things are definitely changing for the better!  A new job opportunity with steady work & income!  My BF & I couldn't be any more happy about these changes!  He is still the greatest man ever!  He knows how stressed I've been & told me just last night that his New Year's resolution is to get healthy & to get back his financial stability so that we won't have to worry about where the money is going to come from.  We have so many plans for our future & he amazes me more & more everyday.  There's a reason certain people come into your life & there's a reason why some friendships & relationships don't work out.  He walked into my life & opened my eyes & is showing me what true love is all about.  I am so thankful that we met when we did & became the best of friends.  Our relationship only grows stronger with every day that passes by. 

XOXO~
Just A Girl 

♥ It's Been Awhile ♥

I haven't wrote on here in forever, so I figured I would take some time & update this blog today. 

I haven't been up to much except the daily routine..getting kids off to school, man off to work, housework, dinner, quality time with family & then bedtime & then the process starts all over again the next day.

We've been watching A LOT of movies here lately!  Haven't watched many that are even worth mentioning so I'll just tell you about the good ones!  I'll mention some of the other ones we've watched that you shouldn't waste your time or money on at the end of this post.

Shrek: The Final Chapter is a pretty cute movie.  We all enjoyed it! 

The Sorcerer's Apprentice is a great one!  Nicholas Cage is in it & he did a great job with his role in the movie. 

Toy Story 3 is also really cute!  If you haven't noticed Disney movies have by far been the best ones we've watched here lately.

The Expendables is a great movie & I loved it!  It's full of action & hot guys!

The Losers is also a good action movie & it has some funny parts throughout. 

From Paris With Love is an awesome movie!  I love John Travolta in this movie!  It's action-packed & even has some laughs.

Twilight: Elipse is good, but only if you're into the series.  Team Edward all the way!  Ok, ok Taylor Lautner is a lil hottie, but I've liked Rob Pattinson from the beginning!

The movies we've watched in the last month that I wouldn't recommend unless you are in need of some disappointment are:

The Disappearance of Alice Creed....it's one of those that kinda gets your hopes up & then bombs terribly. 

Scott Pilgrim VS whatever it was is just the most stupid movie I've ever seen....it's almost so stupid it's a little bit funny, but just a little.

A Crime...ok, this movie started out ok, & overall wasn't terrible if you like drama, but it just wasn't my cup of tea.

Eat Pray Love....this movie wasn't horrible, but it was so long that I started to lose interest.  Ladies~this movie is not one to watch with your man!  He will do nothing but make comments the whole time about how bored he is!  The only thing my man got out of this movie was my new nickname 'Groceries'  lol

Circle of Pain...if you want to see a bunch of actors who don't know how to act....rent this!  The guys are HOT, but other than getting to see them with their shirts off...this was a total waste of time.

Hunt To Kill....Steve Austin is nice to look at & is a great actor until he opens his mouth!  This could have been a good one, but it just wasn't. 

50 Dead Men Walking....there's really not much to say about this one except we didn't even make it through half the movie before we turned it off & that wasn't soon enough!

The Brother's Bloom....once again, this one wasn't horrible, but it wasn't exactly good either.  It had a few funny parts, but that was about it.

The Hunted....maybe would have made it on the good list if I hadn't passed out! lol

Splice.....there are no words to explain how horrible this movie is & horrible is an understatement!

Operation: Endgame....had some funny parts but sucked overall. 

Well, as you can see, we haven't watched many good ones here lately.  There's been a few but not as many as I would have liked.  I'm just glad the ones that were good made up for the horrible ones we watched.  If you have any suggestions for good movies that you've watched here lately let me know even if they are old ones....we love watching movies! 

XOXO~
Just A Girl