Oops, Distractions, distractions.

It's been a while since I've gotten to actually sit down and post. I've been so busy with school and trying to keep up with Adam that's life's been so crazy lately. Good news is my last final is Tuesday and then I will *finally* have my much needed break that I've been waiting all semester for. But enough of school-talk, let's talk about Adam.

Here's my little man sitting on the couch with momma watching cartoons :)

 My little man is such a big boy now, it's so hard to believe. He has grown up so much! He says several words now, but he never wants to repeat them when we want him too. But he says Momma, Dadda, dog, shut (to shut the door lol), bye, hey, and others that he has said maybe once or twice. But these are the most common. And the big news with Adam right now is that he's potty training. Yes, potty training, at 17 months. I know it's early but I had picked up a potty from Target and was so excited for him to use it. Well, we take him every 30 minutes to an hour right now and he goes every time, 1 and/or 2. I was completely shocked. But I think he has gotten used to getting a treat every time he goes. It's so cute, when he's done, he will jump up and run to the kitchen and reach for the cookies. lol. But he still hasn't been able to really tell us when he needs to go, so that may take a while for him, but we're still excited about his progress thus far.


Alright, well it's time to study for my last final! :)

Christmas is almost here! [finally]

I am so excited for Christmas this year!! I guess it's because Adam was only 5 months old last Christmas so he really didn't get to join in on all the festivities but this year he will be 17 months old and I just can't wait to see the look on his face when he sees all the lights on the Christmas tree and when he gets to dig in and unwrap all of his presents! It's been so hard to hold back on decorating the house and putting up the tree, but we started a tradition in our little family and that tradition is to put up our tree and decorations the day after Thanksgiving so only a week from today and our house will feel like Christmas! :) Last year, I decided to custom make my own Christmas cards...not so much fun. It took forever and they honestly didn't turn out very well, so this year, here are a few ideas of some that I would like...

          

Option #1

Option #2

Option #3

Let me know what you think! :)

My version of an iced Mocha Frappe

 

This is the one I made & it's awesome!

 And here's the recipe:

http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/recipefinder/iced-mocha-frappe-recipe?click=recipe_sr

Enjoy :)

TV these days...

I'm so glad I have DVR. Without it, I would never watch TV because I'm so busy. DVR is one of the few little slices of Heaven on Earth. And without  it, I would not know what's going on in the world. For example, does anyone watch the pathetic excuse for a reality TV show, Teen Mom, on MTV?

Let the drama begin.

Don't get me wrong. I used to LOVE this show. I watched Maci, Farrah, Catelynn, and Amber on 16 and Pregnant, and also on the first season of Teen Mom, but this second season has left me disgusted. I just watched Tuesday night's episode of Teen Mom (Thanks to my handy dandy DVR!) and I don't think I can watch it one more time.

This whole issue with Amber and Gary is ridiculous. And MTV is ridiculous for letting this continue. It's about time that something is being done about Amber's anger problem because poor baby Leah deserves so much better. It's been so hard for me to watch because that baby just gets left behind while Amber screams and curses constantly. And MTV should be ashamed that they use this serious problem for ratings! I hope that Amber finally takes some anger management classes and MTV gets sued for not reporting a criminal act (actually SEVERAL criminal acts) and I pray that Leah isn't already too damaged from what she has had to endure during her short life already.


Check out these sites for more information:

http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2010/09/exclusive-teen-mom-amber-portwood-being-investigated-police-and-child-protective

http://www.facebook.com/anna.marie.cranford#!/pages/10000-Against-Amber-Portwood-Teen-Mom/129556537094781



And please people, don't give MTV the satisfaction of getting high ratings for a show basically promoting domestic violence and child neglect (even if they do list a hotline to call about domestic violence after the episode--like that excuses this? Really??)

Remind me why I'm here again?

It's days like these that I wonder why I'm an English major. I worked really hard on a paper for my literary criticism class, and when I got it back today, I had been given a C!! I mean, at least it was a C+ right?
Anyways, it really hurt my feelings. I just felt like sitting right there in the middle of class and crying. But it's also times like these that just make me work harder for what I want. I've always wanted to help people, and the way that I know to help people is to share my knowledge, in the form of being a high school English teacher. This is how I see myself giving back to the world.
So after I got over my little fit about getting a C, and got over almost giving up and quitting the whole school thing, I decided that I would work even harder, and show the world that I will graduate and I WILL become a teacher. Because I'm awesome.
Plus, Dr. Minnick made me feel a little better in Adolescent Literature because when he handed my paper back to me, I had gotten an A, and he told me how I was really doing good in his class, which really helped me to get my self-esteem back and made me want to push myself even more.

So here's my promise, Dr. Ramsey, my next paper will be AWESOME because I'm AWESOME. :)

The End.

A smile for a lifetime

Last week, I was talking with a few friends, gushing about my sweet 14 month old little boy, when someone asked me a simple question,"What is your favorite part about being a mother?" And there I sat, speechless. You would think that the answer to this question would come to me right away, but suprisingly, it didn't. 

I sat there thinking through the 14 short months of my son's life so far, reliving every happy, sad, depressed moment I had during that time: all the late nights, the spit up, and the milestones. But suddenly I smiled because you want to know what I realized my favorite part of being a mother is?

His smile.  My little guy's sweet smile can melt my heart in seconds. It doesn't matter what he has done, he looks up at me with that sweet, innocent little grin and I can't help but think about how lucky I am to be his mother. That's why I can't imagine my life without him. Everything I do is for him, to make him happy. And that will never change. Adam Russell is my baby boy and I love him more than anything in the world.

See what I mean? That sweet smile is the reason I get up in the morning. And if you're a mother, I'm sure you know exactly how that feels to see your baby's face first thing in the morning, it's the best feeling in the world.