Why I love work sometimes

If you haven't read my last post please scroll down and read it first.

Most days me and Holly email back and forth quite a bit, if you work you understand. Its easier than getting up and walking to each others office. So I thought I would share one of our email conversations with you from today. I copied these straight from our emails.

H:: You think these boots would be good for work? ;-)

A:: Yeah, they’ll be fine and you won’t even have to change before you go to your second job at night.

H:: That’s the job I need to get. Then I’d have some extra shopping money. I might need a tummy tuck first though.

A:: That’s not the only thing I would have to get.

H:: Oh yeah I forgot, my boobs have gone sour too. I’d need a new pair...LOL.

A:: Sour? Mine have gone South...know anywhere that does buy one get one free for some new girls. You know I’m all about the deal.


That's why its fun to come to work sometimes. Hope you enjoyed and sorry if there's any male readers out there. I know you all really only want to see pictures of the kids so hopefully soon I'll have some new ones up.

My Soapbox

Disclaimer: This is not directly written towards anyone in general so when you are reading this please don't think "did I say something to her."

OK, here it goes. This has been weighing on me for sometime to write but I just never have.

Just because I have chosen to work does not make me a bad mother. Just because someone stays at home with their kids doesn't make them a good mom. Trust me the first time I left Brier to go back to work I thought I was going to die. This has been a hard decision for me and Dusty. I have prayed about it a lot, I mean A LOT but decided it is best for my family if I work.

We are so blessed to have my mom able to keep the kids (she probably does a better job with them than I would) and we are blessed to have Dusty's mom there as a backup anytime we need it. Don't get me wrong there are days that I long to be at home with my kids, like today when they are sick and grumpy but then they're are days that I enjoyed getting to come to work. After many months of struggle I finally see it as I have the best of both worlds, my kids get to spend time with their grandmothers and will grow to have a close bond with them and I get to get out and spend time with other grown ups. There is nothing more that I enjoy as getting to go get them and going home every day. I would rather be a good mom during the time I am at home with them than a bad mom who feels she is stuck at home all the time and longs to talk to another grown up. I am also blessed to have the job I have with incredible time off and benefits that are much needed.

Maintaining a home, raising a family, and keeping a full time job is not easy and most days I go home and do everything stay at home moms do including cooking, cleaning, laundry, etc. Working moms don't have little fairies that come do all that stuff for them. (I did recently get a cleaning lady because I can't keep Baylor from licking our floor seriously she's a human vacuum.)

So just because you have decided to stay at home with your kids doesn't make you better than me, its just means we have made different decisions. Of course, I am not saying that staying at home is not wonderful too. I am only saying that for me, for our family, for now, this is what I am supposed to do.

So if you are a stay at home mom and you have never been a working mom then don't look down on them. Like your mom always said walk a mile in their shoes first.

Thank you, I'll step down off my box now.

Exciting News

Skip on over to my sister-in-law, Shonnie's, page. She's got some pretty exciting news. It has been a long time coming and we are overly excited.

Baylor Grace @ 9 months

I took Baylor's 9 month pictures. It is becoming more difficult to get good shots of her. She wants to eat everything and wiggle around all the time.



Please go vote for my friend, Amanda's, little boy. He made the final round for a cutest baby contest. If they win, they'll get $5,000. Who doesn't need that right about now.

Trick or Treating

My Little Poodle

Who doesn't need a bucket of chocolate at 9:00 at night.

Pictures everywhere

Kissy-kissy

Driving the stripper with Pops, he's so serious about it.


Fall Festival at our church
Brier, Trista, and Kenna

Cowgirl Trista

Cowboy Brier, doing what he does best lately, crying.

Chaps - check
Boots - check
Gun - check
Sippy cup - check


Kade's birthday party (I forgot I had them)

Brier sharing his toys, finally.

"Oh, only if mom would let me outside to go play with the boys"

Las Vegas

You would think that I'm a world traveler or something now after reading my last 2 blog post. It just so happened I got a mom weekend pass the weekend after going to the balloon festival. I do think I'm getting old because being gone 2 weekends in a row wore me out that is why it has taken me so long to get this blog up.

It was Mimi's 75th birthday and mom took her to Las Vegas for her very first time and a good time was had by all. I haven't laughed so hard in years.

Mimi @ the Rainforest Cafe in our hotel.

Rainforest cafe

Mimi and Shonnie on the Gondola ride at the Venetian

Mimi and mom at the Atrium at the Bellagio

The whole gang (Karen, Mimi, Mom, Shonnie, Me, & Tona)

Mimi & Mom on the LV Stripe

No, no Mimi. You can't mix alcohol with your meds.