Thanks to my supportive team!

I just wanted to Thank everyone for the encouraging remarks and suggestions from everyone. It really makes me feel better and it really means a lot to me. I know that we are making the best decision for our family and that is what is important. I am going to be working 2 days a week. It looks like Monday and Wednesday. Like Melissa said (and of course I don't mind you reading) it gets you out of the house a little. :) I need to see my peoples. Again, Thank you everyone! I really do appreciate it!!!!

This thing makes me nuts!!

Ok. . .sorry for the pictures being all not in order and posted all over the place. I am having a hard time downloading them and writing underneath them. Stef makes it look so easy. I guess I need a little Blogging 101. So bear with me!!!

Anyway, I am having a little turmoil going on in my head. Some of you know what I am talking about. I am trying to decide whether I should become a "Stay at home Mom". I know that I will not regret it, but I am so torn making sure I don't let anyone down.

1-I don't want to let my kiddos down and I want to make sure that I am the best mom that I can be.
2-I don't want to let my husband down by not being the best mom I can be, and not bringing in some income. He likes being able to play poker and go to Vegas and all that. etc.
3-I don't want to let my parents down at work. I know that the other girls can't do their jobs and my job too. So therefore, I don't want to put my parents in a pickle as far as being shorthanded.
4-I don't want to let Denise or Natalie down for choosing to be a "Stay at home mom" when I know that they would like to stay home but can't really. I don't want them to be resentful or have any hard feeling towards me.
I know I am not really making a lot of sense, I am just trying to write out how I feel about the whole situation. I did talk it over with Bubba and my parents and they are 100% supportive of me. I just know, I can't keep going like I am going. Especially with a 3rd one. The other day I put 50 miles on my car in one day just taking the kids to Marilyn's , School and going to work. It was nuts. If anyone has any suggestions or comments, please feel free to share them. I know it will all work out in the end, but I am stressing!

Nana Nita's Birthday

On Sunday night we celebrated Nana Nita's 84th Birthday. The kids love to blow the candles out and sing Happy Birthday.

Lordy. . .Lordy. . . Guess who's 40???????

Scotty turned 40! On January 24th our cousin Scott turned 40. Yep, He is the first to reach this milestone out of all of us. We all went to Benihana's to celebrate the Big Birthday! Here are some pictures of the Birthday Boy and the rest of the family!

These are some silly glasses that we got for Scott to wear. Haley looks hilarious!

Hot Bubba with a Goatee

Bubba has been on vacation from the firehouse since New Year's so he was able to grow a goatee while he has been off. I am usually not a fan of facial hair, but I like goatee's. When Bubba and I first started dating he had a mustache and I think it made him look really mean. . .which if you know Bubba he is far from. So anyways here are some pictures of him while he had the goatee. I think he looks HOT and I wish he could keep it. But he can't. I told him to get an office job, then he can keep it. haha

Braxton's 1st Birthday

This weekend we went to Braxton's 1st Birthday Party. He is so cute and smiley. He just went witht the flow and took it all in. In case you are wondering who is Braxton? He is Marilyn's grandson. For those who don't know who Marilyn is. . . She is a cousin on the Calabrese side and she is also my children's adopted Grandma because she has been with my children every day since they were 6 weeks old. She takes care of them while I work. If it wasn't for her, I don't know if I could honestly work. I am so content and happy knowing that when I drop my kiddos off in the morning that they are with someone that truly loves them and will take care of them like I would. She seriously is the BEST! I could go on and on how much I love and appreciate what she does. . .Anyway I had to put this picture of Braxton and then a picture of Carlie and you tell me that they are not a spitting image of each other. It is so funny how the genetics go through all the generations.

Carlie at approx. 17 months


Braxton at 12 months

Good-Bye Rock Sales

So the day after Christmas. . .It was offical. Rock Sales is gone gone gone. Denise and I are now in a little trailer on wheels. It is real cozy and only supposed to be temporary. We'll see.

Here is a before picture before Dad got crazy with the loader. He was so cute. Like a little kid having the time of his life!











Here is Dad on the little loader. He started at the scale and worked his way forward to the sales office.















Here is where I used to sit. Before he hit it, I saw my Tim McGraw calendar for 2007 hanging on the wall. It went down with the buliding. sniff sniff Then the final picture of it all torn down before it was hauled off to the dump.