Broke as a joke

Jason and I had a discussion about our next vehicle. We have a 2000 Grand Pr!x and 2006 M!lan We purchased the M!lan knowing that it would be the "family" car; primarily for the carseat, road trips, etc. Well, it's way too damn small. We can barely fit all of our stuff in the trunk for a weekend up north. Forget about putting two carseats in the back. Carseats are a lot bigger than I thought!

We're in the market for a truck (pickup w/ full-sized cab). Nothing against anyone who drives a minivan, but I refuse to. Maybe I will some day, but not now.

Anyway - we have about 24 payments left on the M!lan so we've decided to double up on payments for a year to pay it off. We can't afford two car payments, so this time next year we're going to get a truck. I don't know if we're going to trade in the GP or sell it.

What vehicles do you use for the family?

Belated halloween pics

We (Bret) had a ton of fun. I kind of liked that it was still light out when trick-or-treating started so that Bret could see what was going on. He caught on really quickly and started pointing at the houses with decorations - especially the pumpkins. We took him up to houses and said trick-or-treat but didn't take any candy. Two houses guilted us into taking it though. I let him hold the sucker and the little shit figured out how to take the wrapper off. I didn't realize what was happening until Jason took this picture:

I felt a drip on my hand and was not happy when I saw that he had the sucker in his mouth. He, in turn, was not happy when I took it away from him.

I should've known what was going to happen when I took this picture:

Do you see Bret working the wrapper? LOL

Little twerp.

Speaking of candy - we've started brushing his teeth. It's funny. He doesn't really like it but he'll let me do it for about 10 seconds. I guess that's enough time to quickly brush his 4 teeth. The two teeth next to his front tops just poked through.

Pictures, 1st birthday, Auntie, vote

The last 5 days have been the most stressful, busiest and joyful in a long, long time. The weekend started off with Bret getting his 1-year pictures taken by a friend; the same one who took Bret's 9 month pics. The weather was absolutely gorgeous! If Bret had more hair on his head I wouldn't have minded not having a hat or jacket on, but he's bald. So there are only a few pictures of him without a jacket on. These two are my favorite so far:

You can not tell me that these pics don't melt your heart....Well, ok, maybe they don't melt YOUR heart but they make me love my husband so much more for being a FANTASTIC dad to Bret and a wonderful friend and

"other half" to me.

Although I may be ruining the surprise for a lot of people, the next pic may be the one that we send to friends and family. I wish we could take the credit for getting him to smile so beautifully but we can't. A couple was passing by with their two dogs and Bret just lit up when he saw them

coming. I don't know why but he just *hearts* dogs. I think it's because Caicos bores him now. LOL

His birthday party was awesome. Almost everyone showed up and Bret was in heaven. He played with all the other kids, opened his presents (for about 2 minutes) and then ran around looking at all his new toys. He wasn't too happy when it was bed time!! He was exhausted. I'll post some pics of his party when I have more time - probably tomorrow.

After 22 months, I've started my damn period. I was beginning to like not having one. It's back with a vengence. I started feeling crampy yesterday and then VOILA. DAMN. So now I'm back to "normal".

Bret and I went to vote this morning. It was a zoo. Not because there were a lot of people but because the volunteers weren't too coordinated. The flow of people was terrible and it was very confusing on where to start the process. Maybe I should look into volunteering.....Hmmmm

Countdown - Day 2

I still can not believe Bret is turning a year old.

Our shopping trip was successful. I spent more money than Jason would have liked :< Bret will look cute though. His pictures are at 1pm today, so hopefully it'll warm up a bit.

I think he's getting more teeth because he's been crabby for the past couple of days and he's chewing on everything - he'd knaw on my limbs if I let him.

House cleaning is almost done now I have to start the seemingly never-ending task of preparing food. I love doing it. It's almost like a stress reliever for me. If only I could get paid doing it!!! LOL

Countdown - Day 3

Bret and I are going shopping to the BabyG@p outlet store to buy an outfit and his first pair of shoes for tomorrow's photo shoot. He's getting his one year pictures taken at Wildwood. It's going to be a family session and the weather is supposed to be beautiful!! I can't wait.

Weight Loss Challenge

Jason and I have created our own weight loss challenge. I'm not going to share the wagers :), but they are interesting.

Day 1 weigh-in was today at 8am. My numbers are definitely in need of improvement. Weight: 142 lbs (I'm not too concerned about that number since it can fluctuate based on muscle mass, fat, etc). The number I was not happy about was my percentage of body fat - 35%!! WTF!

I know I just had a kid, but seriously. I have to get rid of the jiggle. I have until our anniversary to win - February 21.

My goal is 23% body fat. I don't care about the weight. If I get control of my body fat, then the weight will reflect a healthy body, not a blubber of fat or a stick figure.

I know I can, I know I can, I know I can.......

Countdown - Day 6

Less than a week until Bret turns 1!!! YIPPEEE