Did you see them?

OMG! I think I called everyone I knew last night! They were on TV! Brenden, Spencer and Richard were on screen all night long! They were right there everytime they showed the wrestlers with the crowd in the background. It was so freaking exciting! I called my Dad, he called Julie, I called my mom, my brother, Josh and Jenny and 2 of Brenden's closest friends to tell them he was on TV. That was one of the most exciting nights of my life. Such a proud mom moment watching your kids on tv. I know they weren't on there for something they were doing rather at an event, but still they were shown all night long! And today they have a 2 hour delay so they were able to get some sleep since they didn't get home until 12:05 and got to bed at 12:30. What a memorable night for them. And they'll have a dvd as proof they were there for the rest of their life, so when the memory fades in 20 years they'll have something to watch to remember. I showed them the beginning of the show before they went to bed and we are going to watch it today after school. Thanks to everyone who took my crazy sounding calls. I don't think my dad has ever heard that screachy pitch in my voice ever in his life. That high pitched screech stayed with me all night. I was flipping the dog out with all my cheering. And Cassidy stayed up with me to watch it all too. Richard said it was so cool to watch how excited the boys were and I told him it was so exciting for me to watch them all night from here. It would have sucked for me though if they hadn't been on tv. What great tickets I bought. Couldn't have been a better spot!

Edit: 4:30pm boys are home from school. Brenden said everyone in his class saw him on tv last night and so many kids are coming up to him at school saying they saw him on tv last night. Spencer said a lot of kids in his class said they saw him. They are like celebrities in their school right now. How cool for them!

The boys are at....

WWE's Monday Night Raw! They were so excited before they left. Spencer is wearing his wristbands, hat, chain and shirt and Brenden is wearing his hat, shirt and chain. They both made signs to hold up and Richard did too. The dvr is set to record the show so the boys can see if they are shown on tv. I can't wait to hear their stories when they get home.

Meanwhile, I'm watching the Bachelor for now, but I'll be changing it at 9 to watch wrestling so I can see if I see the boys. Cassidy and I cleaned her room, scratch that, I cleaned Cassidy's room, while wondering why in the world it is necessary for her to dump everything she owns and play with it all at one time and then just leave it. She tries to clean it up but really she just pushes her mess to the side of the room. And when she does pick it up she combines dress up with barbies and ponies with the food for the kitchen, etc. I mean really, how hard is it to put the things back, together with like items, in the container they came out of instead of mixing and matching! But I give her credit for trying. It was completely overwhelming sitting on the floor in her room (which I had to find first to make a spot to sit) amongst my little ponies, dress up clothes, baby dolls, doll house and doll house accessories, barbies and food from the play kitchen all over the place. And of course the typical mom statement came out of my mouth, you know the one, "If I ever see this room like this again I'm going to sell it all!" which of course I won't but I say it to make a point. So, we'll see how that works out. I think all mom's know how that works out.....we see it messy again, we clean it, threaten again, and the drama contines. All part of being a mom.

Oh my goodnes....

I'm taking a quick break between chapters of studying for my licensing test. I'm now learning about annuities, variable and taxes. Holy Crap! I'm already mathematically challenged and then you throw in annuities and equations. So you see why the break was needed. Got to clear my head and be ready to concentrate. I say I'm mathematically challenged but I do our taxes every year and have forever. So I guess math is just one of those things I get worked up over nothing about. But it is one of the subjects I must concentrate on to get it, you know. I never had to work hard at learning any other subjects except math. Kara, you know this because you tutored me in math in high school. So, stand by your phone Kara in case I need to call you with questions! Just kidding. Wish me luck. Gonna grab a snack and back to the books!

so how about an update

Ok, so the daily mile tracker isn't showing any miles. Wondering why? First the treadmill needed fixed because the tread went off track and was shredding on one side. I noticed it after getting off of it one day when I was folding it back up so Richard fixed it. And secondly, I've been super busy! So I mentioned the business and now I'm taking online classes from Hondros College for my Life and Health Insurance License. I'll be taking an exam at the college in a few weeks to pass the course followed by the state exam after that for my license. So, I've just finished Chapter 4 of 12 chapters and that one chapter has taken me 4-5 hours to complete. I'm going to finish for the day and then I have to work tonight from 8-10. So as you can see, I'm not lying when I say I haven't had time to run. However, I do know that it is important to make the time to run. So I think I'll make a schedule for myself and schedule in running.

Cassidy is entered in a contest!

This is the picture I used to enter Cassidy in the Beautiful Baby contest on Live with Regis and Kelly. Yes, I'm aware that she's no longer a baby but the contest is open to kids up to 48 months old and since she doesn't turn 4 until March, she is eligible. I entered her this morning and will update you all when her picture shows on their site. And then if she's one of the 10 finalists I'll need everyone's help voting for her. The voting begins on March 1 and her birthday is March 8 so wouldn't that be the greatest birthday present for her to win the week of her birthday! The grand prize is her appearing on the cover of Parents magazine and 125K scholorship. Isn't that great! So wish her luck!

And I made $35 yesterday working only 2 1/2 hours at my new job. Isn't that awesome!

My Home Business!

No, I'm not soliciting any of you for anything, don't worry. I am an independent contractor for a virtual call center. Just finished certifying myself today. There are several clients I have opted to take calls for and can't wait to get started. I don't know if I'm allowed to say names of clients on my blog or the name of the company for privacy reasons so I won't. Some of the calls could be from customers calling in after seeing a commercial, others are just order taking and also for donation calls. I get paid per talk time and the amount varies per client. And there is also a client who needs licensed insurance agents and I'm going to get my license for Life and Health. Anyone who knows me personally knows that insurance was my only job before having Brenden and leaving the workforce so that would be wonderful to get back into. If I can't do my first choice job as an attorney (too many more years of college needed for that...not gonna happen!) then why not go with the second that is second nature to me, selling insurance. I'm going to wait until after taxes come back and see if I can get licensed then. I could make more money with my license and working for that company. This is exciting! With all the stress we've gone through over the past 7 months, it sure is nice to have some good news!

Ready for some Christmas Pictures?

For the 1st picture we have Cassidy opening her life size baby doll.

Picture 2 is the boys just after they've opened their tickets to the WWE match.
Picture 3 is Spencer playing Big Buck Hunter. Picture 4 is Cassidy playing with some of her new toys.
Picture 5 is Brenden texting his friends on his new phone.
This is our kids and Haley, Hannah and Hope. They are Josh and Jenny's kids, cousins to ours.
This is Melinda's first child. Her name is Viola (named after Richard's mom, Melinda's grandma). She was born in November.
And our kids with Viola. She was just watching everything Brenden was saying. He has always been so good with babies. And no, we won't be adding another baby to our house so get that thought out of your heads! Even though they all look so natural with a baby, Viola is as close as they are getting. Spencer later held her too, that's why he has he pillows there ready beside him.