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Friday, September 7, 2007

Weight Watchers WORKS!

Weight watchers does work. I just thought it would be a bunch of crap trying to keep up with all the calories and points and all that jazz, BUT I did do it all this week. Monday I was 189.9 lbs and today I weighed myself in at 184.5!! WOW!

Nikki did it for two weeks and lost over 10lbs! That is really good for her considering it will make her healthier and happier.

Next week I am going to start in with all my push ups and set ups again. I will also start doing my cardio.. I do not want to sit like a fat cow on the beach in the virgin islands!!

When I first met Jamie I was only like 147lb. So I guess just 40lbs is okay in 5 yrs. *(well not to me.. but its better than what most gain!)*

Speaking of that.. our 5th year together will be the 11th this month! Thats a long time!! lol

DO WEIGHT WATCHERS AND COUNT POINTS!~ I have done it since tuesday *(thats when I really started it)* and I have lost 4 and half pounds!! IT WORKS IT WORKS IT WORKS IT WORKS!!

Super Excited

Well my brother is on his way to get his passport right now. That just means that we are one step closer to going to the virgin islands for christmas! I just need to get my dad's birthcertifcate in the mail.. hopefully really soon!!! Then he will have his. I was pretty impressed. I didn't know that it only took about 15 minutes to get in and out of the office. Yeah, its gonna take 10 weeks to get the actual passport.. but the office visit was quite painless. WOO HOO!!

So I am super excited to go.. I can't wait!

Thursday, September 6, 2007

Pool Party on 9-1-07

Well, I was happy to have everyone there wether or not they wanted to be there. Me and Jamie cooked burgers and hot dogs for everyone. We all got in the pool and had fun. Nikki loves to sing and dance around. Shes quite full of energy believe it or not. I got lots of cool pictures. Poor Adrianne wasn't feeling all that well so she didn't get into the water. She did sit on the edge with her feet in though! =)

Anyways, I just thought that I would share some pictures with ya and here they are.

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All of us girlies in the pool!

Adrianne and Bobby

Bobby, Jamie and Jerry

Nikki Bekha.. that look freaking cracks me up!

Here is another hillarious one.. Poor Nikki kept floating away!! WHAT A PERFECT SHOT!!

Nikki dancing and singing the song from Shrek... ROBIN HOOD song. LOL Can you tell?? LOL

Some cute shots of Glory-Anne

Bobby and Jamie

If you can't tell that this is Nikki's husband Jerry.. SOMETHINGS WRONG WITH YOU!! lol

Later on that evening, Ellen and her daughter Linda came to go swimming in the pool too. Heres a few pictures of that!

Hows this for the life? Sitting in the hot tub watching DVD'S??? lol

Feeling used..

Well, this is it. I really feel used now. I don't know why I fall for freinds that never have any money to do anything. Why do I fall for freinds who don't have an education or a REAL JOB? Why do I fall for freinds who have disablities that limit them to what they can't and can't do. Why do I have freinds at all?

I had what I thought was a great party this weekend with all my freinds. Beth and her fiance Randy, Nikki & Jerry, Adrianne and Bobby.. and Beth's parents. It was all fun until Candy told me, that Randy felt like he was being set up. I didn't like him and I was going to make everyone else not like him. That is not what I do. Everyone heard my story of how he acted when we went to Dallas. They wanted to judge for themselves. Candy told me that wasn't planning on talking to anyone. WELL THAT MADE IT WORSE on his part. Everyone likes to talk.. and because he didn't and kept walking away.. that just made everyone believe me that he's no good. I tried to call Beth sunday to see if she had fun. She didn't answer, but she did send me a message saying she wanted to talk to Joey and I needed to be present. HA! She didn't even show up for that. Thats when I called her mom.. and found out her phone died. Well you would think she would call me when she got back to Dallas.. but no. She leaves Nikki a comment and not me. I guess her and Randy fought all the way home about me.

I used the excuse that I was tired and the truth is... I am really am. I am tired of being her freind.. calling to check on her to see how her day is. Tired of helping her with her projects when she couldn't even help me move. Tired of hearing about Randy and how good he really is, when he showed me a bad side that I won't soon forget. I AM SORRY BUT NOT EVERYONE CAN HAVE A JAMIE!! lol I am just tired of her period. Shes being a hypocrite and its pissing me off.

Now, to my freind Crystal. She used me for everything I had. MONEY, FOOD, CLOTHES FOR HER GIRLS, MONEY FROM MY DAD.. Her husband is the laziest person on the face of the earth. he didn't get a job until recently and wasn't going to take it unless he would get paid over 10 dollars and hour. I don't understand. I feel like both of them are trying to suck as much as possible from everyone. I love Crystal to death.. but I can't handle all her drama too.

NOW ON TO JOEY who was my little buddy. We took him to hurricane harbor for studing his math all summer long. Now I get the feeling that he was just using me too. He never wanted to do good in school.. and now hes in high school. I do not know what his plans are but he was suppose to come and do his homework by me and Jamie. He told me the other day that he didn't want to come over there. He got himself a girlfreind who is really lazy. He spends all his time down there doing nothing. I don't think he really even cares anymore. Oh well. I spent alot of money on that kid. WELL NO MORE!! I WAS USED THERE TOO.

So, I guess this blog is about me and how I am not going to care for any of my freinds. I know the lord gave me a super huge heart, but all this caring is making me miserable. I can't care for those who don't care if you know what I mean. So.. im gonna stop being a care bear.. and be a mean I DON'T CARE bear! lol

In truth.. no one ever comes to me and Jamie when we need the help. The only ones that I can count on are my dad and my brother. NO ONE ELSE REALLY TRUELY CARES.

REALLY TIRED NOW

Alrighty people... I am like super tired now. I said I was going to sleep and I lied! Its now almost 2:15 am and I am just not ready for bed. I can honestly say, I will shut my eyes and sleep!

I added some cool photos of my pets and some stories to follow each picture. I will be adding more animal pictures before to long. I just need to figure out how to change my layout and background!!

yes, still haven't done that!!

Well goodnight everyone!

Wednesday, September 5, 2007

Okay... Okay

Alrighty then.. its getting late and I figured out how to add and edit some things!! I still need to figure out how to get a really cool background. I've looked up some cool things about this site.. but still can't figure out how to make it HAPPEN!!! LOL I guess I am just so sleepy.

I had a really productive day today. I woke up pretty early which is really unusual for me. I am such a night owl. I made my normal breakfast and took a shower all before 9am!!! I really needed to get to City Hall and get my birth certificate so that I could get my passport. While I was there I was also able to get my brothers. I had stopped by the post office earlier and set up an appointment for friday, but I got off work early and went back. I was surprized it only took 10 minutes. My brother goes to get his on friday and my dad hopefully will get his next week.

WE ARE PLANNING ON SPENDING CHRISTMAS IN THE CARRIBEAN!!! YAH HOO!! lol I will see if we all get our passports in time. Jamie already has his.

Getting the hang of this

Okay,

For my first blog, I am going to say.. THIS IS COMPELETLY DIFFERENT FROM MYSPACE! Wow... I guess it took me a few weeks to figure out it so I can do it again on this =)

I started this for one purpose. I like to talk and tell everything to anyone who will listen or read.. haha. You have to like to read to read anything I write... cause.. I like to go on and on and on... yada yada. *hopefully this will give my freind Ron a break*

I have to give the credit to Kimber. She always finds cool things online. Sometimes I think she lives online and I just don't see her while I am here. LOL No, Kimber is my step-sister in law to put it technically. SHES STILL PART OF MY FAMILY. I will be posting links to her blog and her baby blog just as soon as I figure out this new dealy thingy.. lol.

SOOO... I will be back later to talk to more. Right now.. I think I want to enjoy a hot peaceful bath and a movie.. *yah, I got a dvd player on my laptop so I take it everywhere..hehe*

THE WORTHLESS DOGGIES

Yes, we have 3 labs and they are all worthless.. can't get jobs and go work for thier food!! LOL

Lucky, the black lab is the oldest. Shes six years old and I have had her since she was a puppy. My ex helped me get her after my other one died in Palo Duro Canyon. (RIP NEKKO I really miss you!)She was the last black lab in all of Amarillo and to top it off she was a runt. She knows shes my dog, but shes not a cuddler.. shes more of a loner sleep on your feet type. Shes super hyper and loves chasing balls, laser pens, the cat, balls and treats. She also loves the water. My dad usually lets her sit in the hot tub with him in the evenings. She likes that!! Her nicknames are LOW-LAR LAR, Loogie, Lucy, LUCIFER, burnt dog, broke tail *(she caught her tail in the door trying to let herself out)*, luggiford, and bad dog get in your house. Yes, if you can't tell.. shes a troulbe maker and instingater. HAHA no lie, she really is! Shes a medium barker which means, she only barks when people ring the doorbell or enter the house period. She don't care if she knows you.. well she doesn't bark at granpa!! Shes the meanest of the 3 *Shes just grouchy most the time unless you have a ball to throw!* Lucky is about 60 lbs.

Next is the chocolate lab named Chep. I got him for Jamie in May of 03. Jamie really loved Lucky and told me that he always wanted a chocolate lab like his aunts and uncle's KILO. So, being me, I went and bought him one. Chep came from Muleshoe, TX. I didn't want to drive that far so the couple met me in Hereford with just 2. I told them I wanted a male, and to pick him out for me or I would want them all. They choose Chep because he was the only one with GREEN eyes and I think it scared them more than anything. Me and Jennifer brought him back and took him straight up to home depot before Jamie got off. The poor puppy must of been passed around the whole store before Jamie saw him. He was such a butter ball with lots of skin when I got him. Jamie still couldn't believe he was his dog!! Chep lived with Jamie and Barry in the apartment for a year before I moved in. Chep got to spend the days at my dads house and then would go home with Jamie in the evenings and then be right back in the mornings again! This dog is probrably the best out of the 3. He minds so well and yet so gentle. He knows better than to jump on people.. well everyone except for his granpa! He loves Jamie and is always by his side. He likes to play in the pool and chase balls too. He doesn't bother the cat or he bird. He is generally very well behaved. He lets you know when hes gotta go outside NOW!! lol He's not a barker unless he wants to play. His nicknames are Chepard, Chompness MONSTER *(cause he chewed up Jamie's shoes and his dresser knobs as a puppy in like 5 minutes)*, Big Dog, brown dog, turd head, Sh*tbird *(this is what granpa calls him)* and hey buddy dog. I will say that he is the ALPHA DOG.. and hes like 125lbs!! This one likes to cuddle by you and thinks he's a lap dog sometimes. He is a happy go lucky dog though!

The last one on the list is Tank. We got him around christmas of 05. We had just moved into our house and Jamie's freind from work asked us if we wanted him. We tried to get one of his puppies a while back, but they were all spoken for. Tank was his step son's dog. The only reason we were able to get him was because his step son when to help rebuild in mississippi after hurricane Katrina hit. He couldn't take Tank and said to find him a good home. WELL SO HERE GOES HIS STORY.. lol This dog.... was terrible at first. He has the saddest eyes and makes you feel really guilty for spanking him. Anyways, he was just a year old.. hardly trained and was used to running on lots of land. He hung out with his parents and sorta was a big baby as Phil describe him to us. THIS IS VERY TRUE!! He had his fair share of spankings there for the longest time. He chewed up my faux wood blinds in the back room.. not just at the bottom but all the way to the top!! He chewed up all my college text books, peeed all over the floor, dumped over all my plants, knocked over my cats litter box, and then locked himself in the back room. YES HE REALLY SHUT THE DOOR AND LOCKED IT!! He was back there with the cat, thank God he didn't hurt him!! LOL His new name after that was SPANK.. he almost became an outside dog that night. A week after he was busted for that.. he peeed all the way down the hallway... and chewed up his bedding in his kennel. YES.. he got in troulbe some more. We almost gave him to another freind of ours!! THEN the next week.. he chewed out of his kennel and chewed up the second set of FAUX wood blinds!! YES HE WAS ALMOST DROPPED OFF AT THE POUND!! We finally gave in and figured that he hadn't been trained and after getting yelled at and spanked really hard, which by the way doesn't phase him at all, he turned out to be a really good dog. He still trys to get in the litter box every morning and all I have to do is yell at him and he runs off. He's the cats buddy.. they play all the time, chasing each other up and down the hall. He likes to chase the ball too, but hasn't figured out how to bring it back yet. He is still just a puppy and walks and plays like one. He reminds us of the puppy on the K9 advatage commercail. *(there may be bugs on some you mugs, but there ain't no bugs on me!)* Tank doesn't really like to get in the pool unless hes pushed in.. then he jumps in and out with the other two. Hes really prissy and doesn't like to be wet. He can run like something else though. He loves to get Chep to chase him around the backyard.. I don't even see his feet move! Tank likes to cuddle up to Chep.. they are buds. He doesn't really like to cuddle cuddly with us, but he sure likes to crawl into the space inbetween us and lay down!! LOL His nicknames are TINKER-TANKER, TANKERS, SPANK, STINK, white dog, and bad dog. LOL Don't get us wrong.. he had his problems, but he still walks the best on a leash and in Petsmart!! Tank is about 70lbs and very stalky!!

We really love our dogs and couldn't possibly get rid of them even though we thought about it a few times.. they can be a pain, but they are always there when we get home from work. They are always happy to see us every single time!! They each have thier own personalities and are great companions. We would be really lost with out them!

THE BIRD... Vu FROSTIE

This is our bird Parley. I have always wanted a McCaw and the chance came along after I moved out of the house and in the apartment with Jamie. We had raised baby birds growing up and aquired a few parrots as pets. My dad ended up giving those away to our vet who put them in the breeding program. She then said that we could have one of each of thier babies or we could have 3 other birds of our choice. WELL.. you know which on I choose!!

Parley was named after the Pirate Code in Pirates of the Carribean. I chose that name before she was even born. It was pretty much unisex. Sharon had started calling her that when she was born and being hand fed. We didn't get her untill she was like 4 months old.. She was suppose to be given to a doctor but he never called Sharon back. BOY DID HE EVER LUCK OUT!! Parley is an amazing bird. Before she had all her feathers, she was saying hello. We had to hand feed her till she was almost a year old. She lived in a rubbermaid container with blankets in the bottom and a towel cover up the top. We used to leave her on our dresser in the bedroom at night so we could hear her. She was just a baby and very fragil. She learned how to get out of that box very quickly. We'd wake up in the mornings and she would be perched on the side of it. After about a month of that, we finally put her in her cage and lowered her perch incase she fell off, she wouldn't fall far. We always covered up her cage with an old bedspread.. ITS SUPER FREAKING HUGE!! lol

She grew up so fast and learned to talk even more. Shes attached herself to Jamie and sqwaks at him everytime he comes in the house from work. She loves going for rides in the car, likes listening to the radio and the tv, she loves to chew up all her toys too.

She is a great pet I couldn't ask for a better bird. She's very loving and likes lots of attention. She yells at us when shes out of food or needs more water. Shes just got way to much personality for a bird! Half the time, she doesn't think shes a bird! She is about 3 yrs old now. She will be 4 come this April of 08

JACAPO

Jacapo was named by Jamie. His name came from my favorite book.. THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO.

I have always wanted a cat as a kid. We always had dogs that really didn't like cats. I think it was because my parents wouldn't the dogs a chance to get to know any. They'd always tell them to "get the kitty" when they wanted them to go outside. I did try several times to seek some home. I had 5 once (luna, armis, chaoziu, dende, kame, porthos)*{YES I KNOW I AM A WEIRDO!!}*... they were all kittens and I lost 3 of them. I had found them dumped in the alley and brought them home and hid them from parents. My vet serectly gave them shots when she came over.. but the 3 youngest still didn't make it. I was sad.. then they found the other 2 and told me to give them away. =( A few years later I tried again. My cats name was Aremis.. after the musketteer. Yeah, well my dad found him too.. he liked to sleep in my drawer with my shorts! LOL

NOW THAT I HAVE MY OWN HOME!! I got me one from a family freind. Lisa loves cats and I took her favorite one. He became my buddy. This cat really belongs to me. He always slept across my neck as a kitten, thats after he was litter box trained, and just loved to cuddle that way. THIS BECAME A HABBIT. He still tries to do this.. LOL He was about 8 months old when we put up our christmas tree.. Yah, he doesn't go near it anymore. We have a prelit tree and he climbed right up the middle. I swear when I grabbed him out of it .. I took the tree half way across the room with me! That was the last straw with that. We had brand new furniture and he was always scratching at the matresses. The next week he was neutered and had his front claws removed. *(DONT THIS IS INHUMANE!! HES AN INSIDE HOUND CAT!!)* He didn't mind that.. now he can paw everything and not hurt it. I couldn't have him scratch my dogs and hurt them.. and the bird too. Speaking of Parley.. he learned with in the first few weeks you don't mess with the bird. He was playing with one of her toys hanging out the bottom of her cage, when she got his tail. Not hard enough to hurt him, but hard enough to catch his attention. A few days later he was rubbing up against her cage tossing his tail.. she saw this as a toy and reached down and got it again!! From that day.. he doesn't go near her cage for fear she might not be so nice next time! Like I said earlier, Tank is his buddy. They play like something else. I need to get a movie of it. I just can't catch them when I got my camera handy!!

I really do love my cat. Hes nice a fluffy and keeps me company. He likes to sit on the edge of the bath tub while I take a bath in the evening.. he follows me everywhere!! He is also a sunbather. LOL he likes to lay where it is warm. We let him go outside while we are in the backyard and he hangs out under the table or up in my flowerbed. Occasionally he will walk out towards the alley and then run back up to the back door. He's not really one for liking outside very long! He does love to lay in the window sill when they are open in the spring and then in the fall. He likes that breeze and SO DO I!! lol

He doesn't like thunderstorms. We had a lightning bolt strike something close the house one day. I had my windows open and the screen in our front door. The thunder was instantanious.. he took off running so fast he ran head on into the kitchen wall. He knocked himself out. It was funny for a moment.. untill he became a devil cat!! Lets just say he spent the night at the vets get poked and shaved to make sure nothing was wrong with him. Judy told me that he got really scared and it would take him a few weeks to get over it. Janice told me that I was lucky he hit the wall.. cause he would of had a heart attack before he made to the back bedroom to hide in his house. That was a fun few weeks. I was so used to him being a loving cat always in your face. He hid under the table and hissed at Tank.. which he never did before. Poor Tank didn't understand! But now he is all better and back to his normal "TALK ABOUT MMEEEEE" self. LOL I love him so much and it makes a million times better when he still has his kitten voice! lol I guess I babied him to much!

Our fishes

We have had fish since I moved in the apartment with Jamie. We started out with a 10 gallon tank that held a pluco, 2 foil barbs, and 3 tiger barbs. We also had a catfish and a bala shark. We lost the catfish and shark and ended up loosing a few a of the tiger barbs as well. When we moved into our new home, we didn't really have a spot to put a 10 gallon so we went to walmart and bought thier 55 gallon tank. It was pretty cool. We added some more fish and they all pretty much died.. and we got some more.. which died too. We ended up going to Fish Pros and having our water tested. Yes, we weren't cleaning our tank as much as we should. Once we sorted out that mess we were able to keep our fish longer!! LOL

Jamie's freind from work had a 125 gallon tank that he wanted to sell us some time ago for like 500 dollars. Jamie said he'd think about it for a while. Well, it turns out he was going to move to New York and needed to sell his tank so we got it for 300 insted. He had hand made the stand.. well the frame for it.. So I had called my brother over to finish it up for me. We had it stained and waaa laaa!! ITS JUST PERFECT!! So now we have an Angel fish, the same 2 foil barbs, 4 tiger barbs, a pluco, a white striped shark, and another catfish. THEY ARE ALL SO HAPPY IN THIER NEW BIG HOME!! Believe it or not.. this fish also have personalities are off the charts. They taunt my cat.. and follow you around and flip out of the water when its time to feed them. WAY TO MUCH PERSONALITY IN MY HOME.. and that doesn't include me and Jamie!! LOL

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