While Todd is gone.

Todd left for Veromont for a week and I gotta entertain the wee one! How so?!

Yesturday I put rice in a tote w/his construction vehicles. He loved it. He played w/it for hours. Today he still loves it! Kudos to the cheapness of that.

Today I blew up some balloons and the excitement of that! Again a big hit. Cheapness again! I love figuring out cheap fun!

I also got some cookies we can bake....but I forgot I have no cookie sheets. Blasted!

Also got some paint and markers. We'll see how that goes later.

Gonna have to come up w/some more nifty ideas. 2 yr olds have such short attentions spans. ;)

OOOOO and to mention it's like 70 degrees outside. Stick that in your pipe and smoke it. ;)

I always forget about this thing!

List of the day....lets for for 10 random things.

1. We took Gan to Wal Mart for a haircut and he freaked out. lol. We finally got it complished. He didn't like the sound of the clippers. So getting his haircut is like going to the dentist......

2. Gan's new phrases: "See you later!" "One more time!" "Oh my gosh!" He's so darn cute I could puke.

3. Now Gan likes Dora. Ah man. He's memorized by her, and even answers the questions. He's a Dora man.

4. Thanksgiving was hosted at my abode! 3 couples came. Gan was excited his gf Chloe was here. :P We had: Turkey, ham, roast, mashed potatos, homemade stuffing, homemade mac and cheese, rolls, salad, green bean casserole, pumpkin pie, cake balls, cheese ball, and cheesecake. I think that was all. :P The guys played the wii while us girls played crazy card games and chatted. It all turned out dandy.

5. Todd is in the field from today til Friday. Then he goes to Vermont from the 10th-17th. What a month this will be. THEN we're 'suppose' to be going home for Christmas. That depends on how much leave Todd is granted, cuz if it's only a week then we'd be driving 4 days and only home 3 full days. Kind of a waste of leave. :P BUT if it's 10 days then it'll be more worth it. :D Plus we gotta consider all the weather we gotta travel thru. Oy veys. Christmas is stressful.

6. I turn 29 this month! Is it sad I had to ask Todd how old I am gonna be? I didn't wanna think to hard. lol Imagine all the stupid stuff I will be asking him when I'm actually OLD.

7. I've had Gannon snot on me all day. Now I'm sniffling.....bummers.

8. Todd's probably deploying next year. Now I have to decide: Stay in El Paso, go to KS, or go to Iowa. It's a complicated decision.......

9. Dexter is an awesome show. We got netflix for the wii and now I can watch stuff instantly to the tv! Horray! It is awesomeness.

10. 2010 went by fast. I can hardly remember what was done. I just wanna note that 2011 will be my year. I gotta make it mine!

I'm bad at updating, cuz I forget this thing exsists!

10 Things for this lovely Wednesday.....

1. When it's that time of the month I want to sleep a lot and eat everything. I ate 9 pieces of pumpkin loaf today. 9!

2. I'm TRYING to workout everyday.....trying. I worked out 2 days in a row! Wow! I felt too tired today, so I will do it tomorrow.....I swear!

3. Gannon loves watching youtube vidoes before bed. I think we've made it a ritual. :P Me and him watch silly cat vidoes and just giggle to bits! hahahahaha cats......

4. Gannon has been saying "Oh my gosh!" Guess where he heard that from? *wink* Plus he says stuff is "awesome", and "cool". Plus now when he does something "silly" he'll say "that's silly! That's funny! hahahahaha!" He has kind of an evil laugh sometimes....... A lot of stuff that comes out of his mouth is hilarious nowadays. He also loves galloping down the sidewalk. He's got some presonality. :)

5. Saturday is onpost yardsales. :) I'm going to go and try to find Gannon 3t-4t clothing. He's getting big fast!

6. 20+ hour drive to Iowa next month....oy...veys.....*faints*

7. Todd's deployment date has be moved up a year. So instead of deploying in 2012 it will be 2011. So my options are: Stay here, move back into the KS abode, or move home. Oy veys! I hate not knowing an exact date. :P geeeezzzzzzzz

8. I tend to over stress and my life isn't that stressful compared to a lot of other people. Suck it up Vickie! Get w/the program!

9. Sometimes I wonder how people can survive toddlers. :P

10. We were leaving the abode and I said we were gonna go see Ms. Chloe (his gf), and he said "Ari, aunt Jac, and uncle Rod!" I was amazed of his memory. :) He'll sit on my lap and I'll point out family members on facebook. At least he won't be TOO frightened going home. :P

You know when you're about to start when....

1. You are highly irritable. "Quit slurping your cereal!"<----that doesn't quite count cuz slurping is really annoying.

2. You cry thinking about ridiculous circumstances that will never happen. "If the Earth runs into the Sun we're all gonna die!!!" *sobs*

3. You want everything sweet that isn't in your pantry. "Why don't we have any peach turnovers? I want New York cheesecake! Pumpkin bars sound good...."

4. You want to eat everything in sight! Until the day you start, then everything looks unappetizing.

5. With your irritability you are sure your child is meaning to push all your buttons in one day. "ahhhhhh child! No for the millionith time you can not climb up the pantry to the fruit snacks! Or grab the plunger and swing it around the kitchen! Or grab daddy's trimmer cord and run w/it yellling "silly!"......oy to the veys.....not the light switch again!....

6. You are super emotional, and take everything personally. "You don't want any more green beans? What are they not tasty?" *tear drop*

7. Most obvious! You abdominal region feels like a volcano erupted.

10 things this weekend!

1. Taking a cranky toddler to an airshow is quite an experience. :P He enjoyed watching the planes, but got a heat rash in the process. His quote of the day "airplanes fast!" Indeed my lad, indeed.

2. It is highway robbery to charge $4 for a hotdog. You should be ashamed of yourselves. *shakes fist*

3. Gannon is going to be a hunter for halloween, cuz momma found huntin' overalls for 1.50 at goodwill. Kudos goodwill, kudos.

4. Alice In Wonderland is a decent movie, but nothing to brag about. Johnny Depp looked quite creepy.

5. Airshow was crowded, and the transportation from the parking lot to the airfield was unorganized. That equals a cranky baby AND husband.

6. I spent WAY too much money at the commissary today. Todd took Gan to look at the tanks, so I had extra time to look at food and think "we can use this!" Yea......now the bank looks quite dwindled cuz I HAD to have organic cheesy shells....

7. Gannon is saying "ok" after almost every sentence. "Open tractors, ok!" "watch dump trucks, ok!" Even if it's a question, he'll answer it himself. He's giving himself permission. :P "bathtime? ok!" "Orange juice? ok!"

8. Gan is just kinda big for his stroller, so instead of buying another stroller he'll grow out of we got a wagon. I've been wantin' a wagon for him! We had the extra cash, so we just did it! Now on walk we will take the wagon. :)

9. Gan is a picky eater, and momma would like it to stop. :P I can make an awesome meal and he'll stick up his nose "no" and want fish sticks and grapes. Silly butt.

10. I hate coin laundry.