Long Day

It has been a really long day. James left for work at 11:15am and wont be home for another hour at least. Ugh..

Rylee and I went to visit grandpa today (my dad). He loves her! He can't get enough of her smiles and giggles. When we first told him he was going to be a grandpa he wasn't all that thrilled. He eventually came around, as most grandparents-to-be do. I actually think she is really good for him. She can put him in a great mood just by looking at him and smiling. When his sister passed away at the beginning of the month we went over and hung out. She brought a smile to his face and kept him from being too down. We couldn't stay long today. My dad works 3rd shift and goes to bed about 1pm. That definitely stinks, we can't spend much time with him. Only a few hours in the morning.

After visiting grandpa, we came home and played until nap time. She napped pretty well today. I attempted a nap too, but the stinkin' cats wouldn't either shut up or leave me alone. Oh well. After her nap we played some more as always. Had some dinner and then we went to my work. I had some movies to take back and a pop to pick up. I left it there accidentally last night when I left. We visited with my co-workers for a bit to waste some time. When we got home we played some more! Watched a little bit of a baby einstein movie. Then attempted another nap about 6pm. It took her a few but she slept. It was a nice break for 20 minutes. We played and snacked some more before bed. It was bath night tonight. Which is almost every night. I truly think that it helps her sleep better, or at least fall asleep easier. She went down about 35 minutes ago. I only had to check on her twice and I'm hoping that she's out.

Now, I'm waiting for a netflix video to buffer so I can watch something before James gets home. Tomorrow we're going to the mall I think. I have to get my friend something for her wedding. I'm so excited. It'll be a great wedding. It's going to be a big wedding too, lol. She has 6 bridesmaids! Me including!

Ok, I suppose, I'm going to find a snack and then watch some of my video! Have a good night and a great rest of the weekend!

Rain

It's been so icky rainy here the last few days. I'm ready for summer and hot weather. Then Rylee and I can go swimming while daddy is at work. I can't wait! Yesterday afternoon wasn't too bad, when the rain cleared it was nice, but very windy. Hopefully my uncle will be giving us his swing set that he had for his grandkids. They haven't used it in a while and he doesn't want it to just sit there. It'll be nice to swing with Rylee on nice days. :-)

James and I both have today off! I'm so excited! I woke up to him making breakfast! French toast! I love French toast. It was sweet of him. I'm not sure what else we're doing today. I know we have to go to town at some point and get some stuff taken care of but other than that I'm not really sure. Maybe we'll just enjoy each others company since it's rare that we both have the day off.

Rylee has been fighting her nap for a half hour. She's so tired and I feel bad. I'm thinking she might be out now, but she just made a little noise... hopefully she'll sleep for a bit. She gets way overtired if she doesn't nap and then it's no fun for anyone.

Have a wonderful day!

Ramblings

Holy cow! It's been a while since I've updated. Not much has happened. Just your everyday things. We've been working. Well, Kinda... I have worked a little, very little. James has been working a lot, so Rylee and I have been getting a lot of quality time together.

I admit, I kinda stink at this blogging thing... I'll have to learn to post more often. I have zero readers at this point, at least I think zero.. So I'm basically talking to myself, which isn't really new because when you're around a baby all day with no one else to talk to, you start talking to yourself. :-)

Easter went well. We didn't do anything. I had to work, so that was no fun. We couldn't afford to get her anything either. I figure she doesn't really need it anyway since she's so young, she doesn't know anything about it, she won't miss not getting anything. Next year if things are looking up for us we'll get her something.

I can't really remember if I posted this or not, but my place of employment is now closed on Monday and Wednesday every week, starting today. It sucks because I'm now down to 2 days a week working and I feel like a failure. I can't really, truly provide for her. I mean I can, but it is getting harder and harder. James isn't guaranteed 40hours a week, we're lucky if he gets over 20. I just wish there were something I could do to make things better...

TTFN

Loss

My aunt passed away over the weekend. We knew it was coming, but it's still a shock to our systems. Her funeral is tomorrow. I feel bad for my dad, this is the first of his family of 12 kids to pass. I think everyone is taking it pretty hard.

On another note, I really don't feel well. I'm not sure what it is but my head is killing me. I'm tired and just wore out. I have to work tonight so that will be awesome. I cannot wait for the day where I can just stay home with our little girl and spend time with her and not at a job. Who knows when that day will come, if ever.

Well, I know I didn't write much, but I think she's waking from her super short nap and I have to finish getting ready for work. I hope everyone had a great weekend.

Work

So, I had this amazing post typed out and then somehow it got deleted... great.. I don't feel like retyping the whole thing, but I'll see what I can come up with.

I work at a crappy dead end job. I went to school for medical assisting and nursing, but I can't seem to find a job anywhere. Since I can't find a job and I really can't stand the one I'm in, I would love to become a stay at home mom. The only downfall is that James doesn't really make enough yet to cover me being able to stay at home, and pay all our bills. I am looking to try to babysit for a family or two, that way I can have some sort of income. I just can't find a family yet. Hopefully I will be able to soon, because I'm not sure how much longer my job will be around. I have a feeling our store will be closing it's door for good here soon. It's been a rumor for a few years now, but I think there is finally some truth behind it. Here's to a new job, hopefully...