The Long Weekend Awaits.....

It is here!! It is finally here!!!

I am ready for a long weekend. We are heading up to Cleveland tonight to stay with my parents and enjoy the holiday weekend. We have each taken off Monday so we will not be returning until Tuesday evening. Hopefully we will get to see a good fireworks display while we are up there.

B has already placed his request with Grandma to go to the zoo so you know that she will oblige. Most likely it will be on Saturday so our neice can join the fun. Since it is a calm activity she may really enjoy that. And if they have an okapi I will be thrilled as that is my favorite zoo animal.

I know that there will be plenty of bike riding and swimming for B, some golf time for E and hopefully some scrapbooking time for me with my mom. That will be fun.

And hopefully some appointments. That would be extrememly helpful right now!!!

Revelations.....

I have had quite a few of these since I have returned to Ohio from Texas. They have been in my thoughts constantly but there is one that stands out.

The one that stands out to me is this one. It is amazing, but I have noticed that we are hanging out more with people that we have not really hung around with before and the people that we have hung around with before we left we really are not around as much.

Granted, there will always be the people that regardless of where you are and what you do they will always be close (and that means you, Flexigirl). But in the normal day to day, our lives really have changed.

I have found that we are around more people that are extremely goal oriented and have direction in the business world. In our personal world, we are around people who surround us with positives and have a passion for family and togetherness. These people help to bring out the best in us.

I am pleased for who we have in our lives now. They have taught us so much about life, acceptance, friendship, diversity, etc......

Here is to more good times. CHEERS!!!!

Working On A Saturday..... BLAH!!!

I hate working Saturdays!!!

I am only working for four hours but it is still an inconvenience. I cannot focus on work and am longing for the comfort of my bed. It has been calling me back for about two hours now!!!

MDP had her last day yesterday. She left to go work at Chase in the Customer Service department and she is thrilled about it. I wish her luck but I am going to miss her a lot. She was fun to work with. Not as fun as Flexigirl is to work with but she was fun.

So I am at work anticipating next week and hoping not to be bored. I know that I will have plenty of calls to make so that will keep me on my toes. I just want to finish the month out very strong and hope for the absolute best to come in the next month.

And The Business Is Starting To Grow.....

We are finally starting to take off. And I could not be happier.

E is now down 35 pounds in less than 7 weeks and down 4 inches. He is very excited about the new look and people are starting to notice which brings up questions about the business and the products that we offer.

We have both been feeling better since we have been on the supplements and E's allergies haev been pretty well non-existent this year with thrills us both. I knew that the potency of the vitamins and supplements really work but I did not know how well they worked.

We now have two Preferred Customers and we are working to get some more along with some Associates to be successful in their own business.

And I love the amount of support we have been getting from our uplines. They always say "You are in business for yourself but not by yourself." And that is the absolute truth to the matter.

We are in a competition right now and I am more pumped than ever to do well and share the USANA message. Please drop me a line and let me know if and when you would like to get together to learn more about USANA.

Oh, and we are going to the International Convention in Salt Lake City, UT in September. I cannot wait for the trip as it will be one with great motivation and the opportunity to network with some of the best of the best in the businss.

Keep your fingers crossed that we win the competition. We really could use some of the big prizes that they are giving away......

The Rest Is Still Unwritten........ Natasha Bedingfield

Picture this: A Mazda 6 packed with one adult and four children ages 4, 5, 6 & 10 singing this song at the top of their lungs and laughing like crazy because they all sound terrible.

That was my reality. Monday night on the way to the Westerville Library for Family Film Night with my son, our adopt a neices and one of B's playmates. It was a blast.

Here are the lyrics to the song that inspires me very much in my life right now:

NATASHA BEDINGFIELD LYRICS

Unwritten


I am unwritten, can't read my mind, I'm undefined
I'm just beginning, the pen's in my hand, ending unplanned

Staring at the blank page before you
Open up the dirty window
Let the sun illuminate the words that you could not find

Reaching for something in the distance
So close you can almost taste it
Release your inhibitions
Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
The rest is still unwritten

Oh, oh, oh

I break tradition, sometimes my tries, are outside the lines
We've been conditioned to not make mistakes, but I can't live that way

Staring at the blank page before you
Open up the dirty window
Let the sun illuminate the words that you could not find

Reaching for something in the distance
So close you can almost taste it
Release your inhibitions
Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins

Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
The rest is still unwritten

Staring at the blank page before you
Open up the dirty window
Let the sun illuminate the words that you could not find

Reaching for something in the distance
So close you can almost taste it
Release your inhibitions
Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins

Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
The rest is still unwritten
The rest is still unwritten
The rest is still unwritten

Oh, yeah, yeah

Columbia Gas of Ohio SUCKS!!!

I am so irritated with them now I can not even see straight.

We have had Columbia Gas of Ohio for over 7 years with the exception of our little stint in Texas. Before we left we had great service with them and with no problems. Now that we have returned it has been a complete disaster.

I have been charged with a Security Deposit and a Beginning Account fee. They were going to waive the Beginning Account fee since we had them for so long prior to this and we supplied them a letter from our other gas company in Texas. Well now they want to keep the charge on there because the letter is in E's name and the account in Texas is in E's name. That was because he was there first. They said now the only way to remove the charge is to put the account in E's name. They asked to do it tonight but E worked until 2:30 AM at his other job. Do you really think I am waking him up now?!?! Not on your life.

And then they want to keep the Security Deposit on because we spread out our last payment with them. Due to the amount of first start bills versus final bills from here we were completely strapped for money. And include in the rip off cost of the medical insurance with The Company From Hell we were completely tight on cash. I argued the fact that it was paid and in fact they sent us back a check because I overpaid.

At that point I was done. I asked for a Supervisor to be told that there was none available. I gave every contact number for E and myself and after a chewing out to the girl on the phone I was done.

Stupid companies that have a monopoly in the market. I am so about breaking the monopoly for choice of providers.

Anyone with me on this?!?!??!

I Want To Be Superman When I Grow Up

This was the discussion I had yesterday morning with B.

He was watching Clifford the Big Red Dog yesterday morning and they were talking about what they wanted to be when they grew up. And that is when he turned to me and told me that he wanted to be SuperMan when he grew up.

Then I thought about it. I want to be SuperWoman when I grow up.



I want the ability to be able to save people and change really fast and wear a cool costume. I want to be invincible to everything around me and have a hard chested outfit to save me from everything that can cause me harm. I want to be able to be everything for everyone and not have to worry if I am hurting anyone or if I will compromise my budget by doing so.

But alas, I am a human. With feelings, emotions, worries, and a budget.

But if the job is open I want to know where to sign up at.

I Am Still Alive

Just wanted to let everyone know that yes, I am still alive. Buried in everything right now but alive and well.

Will write more later!

What a day....

Yesterday was a VERY busy day.

It all started with us waking up early to make it to a sneak preview of the Disney Pixar Movie of Cars. One of my co-workers won these tickets ahead of the tickets that we are getting for next weekend and since I asked her to enter this special drawing and since I have the child she gave me the tickets. Props to MDP. I just love that girl!!!

Back to the morning. Sorry ADHD ramble....

B and I got up, got dressed and headed out an hour and a half before the preview. Since the tickets said that it was first come first serve, I was out the door as we were NOT going to miss this opportunity. We stop at Tim Hortons for some Iced Cappucino and a snack for B when he informs me then that he has to go potty. I said the age old phrase of "Why didn't you go before we left?" and I got the age old phrase of "I didn't have to go then!". We leave the drive thru and head to the nearest, cleanest gas station and he goes potty. The time critic is me is freaking out as we are losing valuable time!! But he finished and we got a snack and headed out again.

Once we get down to the theatre we parked in the garage that was the wrong garage. So B and I walk another block and a half to actually get to the theatre. That I did not mind as much since we were close enough. We get into the theatre and we were fine for time. B and I got popcorn and drinks and he picked our seats. They were not bad seats!! A half hour later the movie started and it was a really good movie. It is a typical Disney Pixar movie with a good message for children to learn with enough humor for the adults to enjoy. But all in all, it was really good. And props to State Farm for being the first auto insurance company to become aligned with Disney Pixar for a movie!!!

We headed home and stayed by the house for a bit. B ran between the neighbors house and our house to play, E cleaned the garage and I made cards for a birthday and a graduation that we were going to later that evening. It was nice to relax for a bit.

We left for Cori's graduation party. This young lady is VERY special to me and I was ecstatic to see her again. I have not seen her since our send off party last year and I have missed her tremendously. She is one of those girls that has a great head on her shoulders, an awesome personality and it drop dead gorgeous. Plus, she is the first girl that I coached to do Miss Teen Ohio International last year and she was 4th runner up. I am just so proud of her.

The party was at her mom's boyfriends house so it was a matter of finding the place. I was so excited I could barely sit still. Once we got out of the car we headed to the condo. We saw her mom immediately and exchanged hugs and exclamations of excitement of seeing each other. Then I saw her sister and the same happened again. Then we saw Cori. There were some death grip hugs exchanged. She looked fabulous!!!

We sat to eat dinner with her and talk for a bit. And in typical Cori fashion and against her mothers wishes she let out a large burp that makes my husband crack up!! She really is a lady but she can burp better than any guy I know. And I completely forgot that about her. How, I do not know.

We caught up and I was happy to see that she was looking better. She had endometriosis that spread in her body. So they had to do surgery at the beginning of April. She had recovered well. And we talked of future plans. She is attending college at Otterbein!! That is 10 minutes from my house!!!! I am so psyched about that because I will get to see her more.

We stayed for a couple of hours and headed out as her friends started to pour in. We went to Computer Boy and Diamond Girls house to catch up and let our kids play together. Computer Boy is E's manager and his wife and I became good friends when we were pregnant together. Our children are 11 days apart in age. Diamond Girl did my nails and we got the chance to catch up on everything. Then we settled in to watch Friends and eat some cake. I fell asleep on the couch while watching Friends and feel bad about doing so. Thank goodness for understanding friends.

And that was the wrap up of our very busy day. Hopefully today will be a bit more relaxing.