Friday, 31 October

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! What a day.... Started out by getting up early with Olivia, got her all dressed and fed and then we went to work. Olivia came to work with me.... I was only there for a couple of hours and Olivia did great. She played, ate snacks and we climbed up and down the stairs a couple of times. My co-workers loved her... she is super special like that. :) After work, brought her home - she was a little tired by then and fell asleep. SO I left her with Kurt and then went to the Gym with Michael. Got an hour cardio workout in. Came home and Brett, Paul and John were there getting ready for Halloween. They were just cracking me up, they had awesome costumes. It took about 4 hours for them to get ready (Jen Thomas did their make up and it looked great). I played and fed Olivia, then we went outside and raked leaves. She was a little cranky (constipated) but eventually things took care of itself and she was happy again. So around 6:00 pm, I had the leaves done and the boys were all ready to leave for work - so I took some pictures and then got Olivia dressed in her costume (So cute). They left then we left to go Trick or Treating. She did a great job, we got through 2 streets and she still had energy after that. She was telling people "See ya later" - not sure where she picked that up but it was very cute. After trick or treating, got her home and changed into pajamas. She spent the night at Aunt Jen's house. She has a crush on Jake... Anyway, dropped her off then we went to a Party at Steve L's place. It was fun, little cold - so we left after a bit to go see Kurt at Pronto. It was packed, we had a blast - stayed out almost till close but it was time to get home and get some rest. It was a fantastic Halloween.

Thursday, 30 October

It's been an okay day. The day itself was good, just still feeling under the weather. Went to the gym and then got to work, packing everything up and getting everything cleaned up for the move. I'm pretty close to being ready to go, maybe a little to ready. When I got to my desk this morning, my phone was gone and turned off. They thought I had already left. It took a while to get the phone back, never really has worked... just another day left. So at lunch, didn't really go out, ate my soup - felt a little better then Kurt did a really nice thing - He brought up some medicine for me and I felt so much better. We also went out for cofee - that was yummy. Finished the day then came home. I fed Olivia a snack (one for myself too) Kurt had gone to the store and got animal food (Happy about that). After he left for work, we picked up Michael and went to Joe's Army Navy shop and got a costume for Michael and new stuff for me. We both got dog tags, patches for our jumpsuit and belts. It looks cool. We then came home, I gave Olivia her bath, fed her dinner and we read for a good 1/2 hour. Put her to bed, took some nighttime medicine and then I was out. So tired. Good night, plus feeling better from the medicine.

Wednesday, 29 October

I think I'm getting sick... Stuffy head, sinus pressure, just not comfortable at all. So got up, did go to the gym but just not feeling it. Today was a really busy day, at lunch I took Olivia to a doctors appointment. It was with the allergist - honestly, nice doctor but nothing new was learned. He just said that she has lots of allergies..... Duh, he just read from the tests that she had back in July. The doctor after that said she only had egg allergies... gets me so mad that nothing new was done. It was a waste of 2 hours of my time. During that time too, Olivia missed her nap and lunch so she was really cranky. Plus I started to get really warm and light headed. After the appointment, got back to work and finished the day. As soon as I got done with work, I had an appointment with Olivia's new school (http://www.tutortimeccc.com/) They interviewed us... great program. So hopefully this will keep encouraging her - she is doing so good. So had that appointment and that was about an hour - so got home around 6:00. We fed Olivia her snack and then I started to cleane up a bit and get stuff ready for Saturday. I then gave Olivia her bath and fed her, then got her in pajamas. Jennifer Thomas and Jake came over (He has gotten so big) - it was great seeing them. Love JT. Anyway, hung out with them, Jake and I played race car games on the wii system. It was a really fun evening. I then got Olivia to bed and pretty much went to bed myself. Just not feeling that great. It was a really nice day overall though.

Tuesday, 28 October

I just love this picture..... Olivia is happy and laughing. It's from Frankenmuth on Saturday, it's Nikki (7 months pregnant), My mom, Mark, Me, Olivia, Donny Jr, Jason, Morgan, Andrea, Tracy and Chelsey)... Thanks Jason for the picture. I'm a little tired today, Olivia got up several times during the night, not sure why... actually it's my own fault....she will wake up for a little bit, cry for 10 seconds and then fall back to sleep - usually I don't get up because I know she will fall right back to sleep - but I got up and changed her one time, the other she was already asleep by the time I got to her... So I'm a little bit tired. Tuesday was good - gym, work - all good. I went to the social security office during lunch and got Olivia's S.S.#. (I got her birth certificate on Friday - Olivia Anne Turnquist-Stanley... that's a really long name....) After work, stopped and got Olivia some new books (We picked out 8 new ones) I'm so happy how much she loves books. We then came home and hung out with Kurt before he had to leave for work. After he left, I gave her a bath and then fed her dinner. She was hungry... she ate a lot. We then read books and played hide and seek. At 8, I put her down to bed... Around 8:30, Mike and Dan stopped over to say Hi. Around 9:30, they left and I went to bed.

Monday, 27 October

Another new week..... and it's cold. Got up and got ready as usual....I've been getting some great workouts in and I think I'm getting a little bigger, hopefully it's muscle and not fat. We got more information on the move, found exactly where I'll be located... not bad. Still trying to find a new daycare. I have a few places that I'm considering... Got to make a decision fast. So gym was good, work is good - still busy. After work, got Olivia and headed home. She talked to me the entire way home, I got her to say "Grandma" again... we are working on some new words. When I got home, Kurt had been busy making chicken tortilla soup. I tried a little bit, it's so good. I then went outside and rakes leaves, I also cut the grass, it needed it - I cut it really short for the winter. After that, gave Olivia her bath. Kurt headed out to work. I got Olivia cleaned up and in pajamas. We then headed over to Mike and Dan's house for chilli dogs and baked potato wedges. Yummy, I ate too much. After dinner, we watched a little tv - Olivia fell asleep in my arms so I took her home and put her to bed. I did some things around the house and then went to bed.

Sunday, 26 October

Got up, slept in a little bit - Miss Olivia was letting it be known that she was up and ready to start her day. Got her changed, and fed - changed her sheet, did some laundry, read about 6 books to Olivia. She just cracks me up when it comes to reading, I'm so happy she has such an interest in books. I ordered a bunch of new books for her. She will pull a bunch of books out and look at them and be very content for a long time. After that, I gave her a bath and got her dressed - we then went to the store to get a few things. Kurt got up and got showered. When I got back from the store, Mom and Dad were over. The 5 of us met up with Mike and Dan and had lunch at Pronto. We brought Olivia's costume because they had Trick or Treating at the stores in town. We ate lunch then visited with Marleen for a bit at the Corner Store. We walked about 2 blocks and that was enough for Olivia. After that, got home and put Olivia down for a nap. Kurt, Mom & Dad Stanley and I played cards and hung out for a bit. They left then Kurt and I watched a little TV. I then made us some dinner, Grilled Cheese and Tomato soup. Yum. after dinner, I cleaned up and got stuff ready for Monday. It was a nice relaxing evening, got Olivia ready for bed and then we played with her new legos from Grandma and Grandpa. She loved playing with them, more like throwing them but still it kept her entertain. After that, got her to bed and then just relaxed for the rest of the evening.

Saturday, 25 October

Saturday was a full full full day. Got up, fed the animals, did some laundry, drank almost a pot of coffee before Olivia woke up. Got her fed, bathed and dressed and then we headed out to Frankenmuth. It took a little over an hour to get there, we met up with my mom, brother Mark, sister in law Nikki, Cousin Tracy, Jason, Andrea, Chelsea, Morgan, Donny Jr. It was such a nice day. We met at Zehnders - we walked around and went to the stores. Got a few things. We then all went to lunch - it was so good. I was starving... Olivia was really good too - she ate really well. After lunch, we walked around some more - they had children face painting, cookie decorating, pumpking carving - it was a really fun day. After that, we had to head home. Got home, fed the animals and then hung out with Kurt before he left for work. I had a babysitter for the evening so I took her over and then got ready for the Halloween Costume party. I got ready then headed to Mike and Dan's house and then we all headed over to Mark and John's house. It was Mark, John, Mike, Dan, Kerrin, Mike, Erica and myself that all went together. We had an awesome time, the house was amazing, huge mansion and there were so many people at the party - and costumes, some were so great. Check out the pictures... (To the left) I stayed out till about 1 am then got Olivia and went home. I was exhausted - so fell asleep pretty quickly after getting home.

Friday, 24 October

It's Friday..... SO happy the weekend is upon us. Got to the gym early this morning - had a great workout. Felt really good, not tired at all. Got to work and we found out more about the move....bitter sweet - should be good to be at HQ but have to get dressed up every day and new daycare, new gym... ugh.

So work was busy, flew by. After work, picked up Olivia and headed home. I was going to have Julia watch her but she still had a slight temperature - so I stayed home with her. Didn't really do to much - gave Olivia a bath, we played for a really long time and then fed her dinner. She just fell asleep as soon as I put her to bed. She was out cold. So I did a few things around the house and watched a movie. It was nice just relaxing - I did manage to get a few things done around the house too. While watching the movie, I had both dogs and both cats sleeping next to me...

Thursday, 23 October

Man, I'm exhausted... got to bed around 11:30 or so and just the little bit of less sleep is really effecting me today. Got up, I tried reasoning with myself about just sleeping in but I ended up getting up and going to the gym. Olivia stayed home with Kurt - she still had a temperature so I didn't want to expose her to the daycare. Got to work and we are indeed moving next week. I have all my stuff boxed up... it's ready to go. I think we are getting Friday off so that the movers can move everything then. Work was good, just tired all day. At lunch, did my cardio - ugh... no energy. Finished my day and got back home. Kurt was playing with Olivia when I got home... I took some cute pictures. I will put them up later on. I took Olivia grocery shopping, I bought chicken breasts and vegetables. Going to make a big batch of chicken and peppers.... very low fat and calories. After shopping came home and made Olivia dinner, fed her then put everything away and cleaned up a bit. I then got Olivia cleaned up and we went to the Halloween store with Michael - had to get a costume. Didn't get anything but got some ideas. After that, dropped off Michael and then went home. Got Olivia ready for bed and then we read two books and it was time for her to go to bed. I then did some work on the computer and eventually went to bed.

Wednesday, 22 October

Got up - feeling pretty good. It was a really nice day. Got to the gym, ran into a friend there that I haven't seen in a while. Workout was good, work still really busy. So they told us again to be prepared to move by next week. We shall see. After work, came home - Olivia is sick :( She has a temperature. So we fed her, gave her a bath and then gave her some medicine. She just wanted to cuddle. :( She went to bed really quick. Later in the evening, we had a babysitter come over so that we could go to an event Kurt is in charge of for Pronto. He started a karaoke night, it was a lot of fun. I was only out for a few hours - came home and went to bed.

Tuesday, 21 October

Slept really well last night so I'm feeling great. Got up, regular stuff - no real variation. The gym - great chest workout, pushing myself..sore sore sore. Ended up missing the gym at lunch, I worked through it and then had to go to HQ for a meeting. I did get to leave early though. Got home and got Olivia cleaned up. The three of us went to Home Depot to get a few things - we then ordered take out Thai food (Yum) and then came home. Got stuff for Dan and Mike too and they came over for dinner as well. It was really nice, we ate Thai food and watched Little Britan USA. I gave Olivia a bath, got her in pajamas. She then got all her books out and had us all read to her - one at a time. Mike and Dan left and we pretty much went to bed. Watched The Biggest Loser and went to sleep.

Monday, 20 October

New Week..... It's getting so cold... Ugh, freezing this morning. I even put an additional down comforter on the bed. Got up and immediately made some coffee, hoping to warm up. Olivia was up already just talking to herself. She got a little baby doll from Aunt Tracy and she was talking to it. Pretty cute. So got her up and dressed (she looks pretty darn cute - picture is a little dark but she has on a pink faux fur jacket, catholic school girl skirt and pink boots). We got to daycare and she had already fell back to sleep. Got to the gym and did a good arm workout - sore. At lunch, went to Target and returned something and then went grocery shopping. Got back to the office and finished my day. Work busy, little scary with the economy. Picked up Olivia and headed home. When we got home, gave her some juice and a snack. Olivia was playing with the animal dishes and ended up falling and splitting her lip. She is fine but she cried for a bit....poor thing. Made her dinner and fed her, gave her a bath then read to her for about 1/2 hour. She just loves picking out books, luckily they are really quick reads and then got her to bed. I watched Heroes and then went to bed... Man, I'm boring.

Sunday, 19 October

Was able to sleep in till about 8:00 am, fed the dogs and cats then had almost a pot of coffee. I Love Coffee. After getting cleaned up, I headed to the gym and did an hour of cardio. I needed that, after eating so much the night before (6 desserts) I had to get my butt on the elliptical machine. Came home after that, got showered, dressed and then got Hudson's birthday gift wrapped up. Kurt was up by then and had already put up the netting over the Koi Pond. Leaf session is upon us and cleaning up the pond of leaves sucks big time so he got a net to catch them all. So headed to Canton, went to my parent's house first and picked up Olivia. She is so cute.. missed her. Got her dressed and then we stopped at KMart before going to the bowling alley to get tights. I must have left them at home.... SO got them at KMart and then headed to the BA. It was a really fun time, there were a lot of little ones bowling and it was great seeing Ivy and Hudson. Olivia was a little cranky - she missed her nap. We watched the kids bowl, Kurt and I played some pool and then we ate pizza and salad. Sang Happy Birthday to Hudson and then he opened his gifts. Lots of Power Ranger stuff. We had to head out soon after - Kurt had to work. So got home, Olivia slept the entire car ride home. Got in and put her down for a little longer. Had a few minutes to relax. Kurt got ready for work and I made up lunches for next week. Gave Olivia her bath and in pajamas - we hung out for the entire evening. We played with her piano, blocks, lots of books... I was exhausted by the time I put her to bed. So I watched Desperate Housewives and then went to sleep.

Saturday, 18 October

HAPPY SWEETEST DAY! Got up, tried to sleep in but animals were going crazy.. they were hungry. So got up, made some coffee, fed the beasts and then read for a bit before Olivia got up. When she did wake up, got her changed and fed. We then had a fun morning, she loves pulling out her books and looking at them... I need to get more. She has a lot but I want to encourage that as much as possible. So around noon, I took Olivia over to my parents house. They were watching her overnight, so brought her over and hung out with my mom for a while. We stopped at Kmart on the way and I got Olivia a little piano/organ and she loves it. It has a microphone too and she likes to make noises into it. She is just so funny. So after all of that, came home and got cleaned up. Dan, Barry, Mike and I went to the Kathy Griffin concert - it was really funny. Rosie O'donnell was there too... funny stuff. After that concert, we went to Pronto for a while, had a really good time there too. We hung out till about 1 am then I came home and went to bed. It was a really fun night. Oh- almost forgot - went to the Casino before the concert and ate at the Buffet. So good, I ate way too much and had 6 desserts. Delicious. Thanks Mike and Dan (they treated the whole night)

Friday, 17 October

It's Friday... Weekend. At lunch time I had a dentist appointment. Had two teeth in the back that were chipped so they had to fix them. I got 5 shots and it numbed my mouth until 7:30 at night. So needless to say - I didn't eat all day... not until 8:00 pm. I was so starving. My mouth, my lips, chin - all numb. I ended up bitting my lip, cheek and tongue and didn't realize it till it wore off. Olivia and I had a great night, we went shopping for Nikki's birthday, Hudson's birthday and a sweetest day card (already had gift) for Kurt. We also picked up flowers from the flower shop and stopped for dinner. I was starving. Had chicken strips, Olivia did too - she ate all by herself. She refursed to let me feed her. It was messy but she at least ate. Got home, gave Olivia a bath and then we read for about 1/2 hour - until she fell asleep. It was a pretty uneventful evening. Watched a little TV, I was exhausted and fell asleep while watching TV. I had cleaned up really well before that.

Thursday, 16 October

So more cuts at the office, our department is safe - thankfully. At least gas prices are going down. Everything was okay today, not much to say. We are starting Olivia potty training - so we went and got her a potty training seat and a travel seat (fits on toilet). We think we will start on Monday. I started doing the "research" - on what to do. Lots of information and lots of advice. So hopefully it goes well.... It will be so nice when she is out of diapers. Another busy day at the office, ended up going to the gym late in the afternoon. After work, got Olivia and we went to Target, had to get a few things. Looking for birthday gifts for Hudson (he turns 4 on Sunday... well, that is his party). Couldn't find the Motorcycle Power Rangers that he wanted so maybe I can go looking again tomorrow. Got home and fed Olivia dinner. She ate really good. After dinner, gave her a bath and then we played for about 2 hours. She was having so much fun and then she fell asleep right in the middle of playing. Put her to bed and then watched the end of Ugly Betty and Grey's anatomy. I was out asleep as soon as the show ended.

Wednesday, 15 October

Got up a couple of times during the evening, lots of stuff on my mind - little stressed out so got up around 4:00 am and did some work. Got Olivia up around 5:15, changed, dressed and we headed off to daycare. Gym was good... been doing about 6000 jumps with the jumping rope a week on top of cardio and weight workouts... Hope it helps. Work, little stressed out over that - besides being really busy - just word is spreading that we are going to have cutbacks again. Hopefully I'm okay. So finished my day and headed home. Olivia had rubbed her ear raw and was bleeding. Darn eczema. We have an appointment next week so hopefully we can get some answers. Got home and got Missy all cleaned up and gave her some juice and an apple. She was happy. Did a few things around the house then I took us all out to dinner. I had to stop in at the corner store to take some pictures for their website and I took some video too. It went well. Got to see Dee and Marlene. Dinner was good, Olivia was really good. Sean Mcguire was in visiting so got to see him too. He is doing well. After dinner, went home and got Olivia cleaned up and in pajamas. We had an event to go to for Kurt's work so we dropped Olivia off with Mike and Dan and then we went out for about 1 1/2 hours. Got Olivia and headed home. Kurt went out for a while with Brett and I stayed in and watched the finally of Project Runway. Yeah. It was good.

Tuesday, 14 October

Got up around 1:00 am, Olivia had soaked through her diaper and sheet so got her changed, changed the sheets and got her back to bed. She fell asleep pretty quickly but I noticed she had scratched her cheek - :( Poor thing. Turning the heat on has made her eczema get worse. So went back to bed and got up again at 4:45. Day comes fast. Olivia was happy as always when I got her up. She was singing to herself. I got her ready and we headed out. Gym was really good, I've been doing weights in the morning and cardio at lunch.... I like that a lot better. I tend to have more energy for cardio. Work day was great - got a lot accomplished, had several meetings and the day flew by. Got home after work, got Olivia a snack and I had to run to the store to get kitty liter. Kurt watched Olivia. Got home and made Olivia dinner, gave her a bath and then we went for a walk. After getting back home, I worked in the back yard for a while (cutting down the dead hosta plants). We went inside after that and had a really nice night. Olivia and I played hide and seek and ran around the furniture. She just cracks me up. Plus I got over 10 kisses and hugs from Olivia. So after playing, she was tuckered out and ended up falling asleep in my arms. I put her to bed and I watched the Biggest Loser. It was a very nice night.

Monday, 13 October

Back to work.... Woke up around 1:30 to Olivia crying so got her changed and back to sleep. Took a while but got back to sleep myself. The alarm went off - ugh, not quite ready to start the day but I did. Had 2 cups of coffee before the gym - felt awake for that. Did a good shoulder workout - jump rope has really helped with the toning. Work - extremely busy - all day. Meetings, lots of website changes.... incredibly fast day. After work, got Olivia and we stopped at the grocery store to get some milk on the way home. Kurt was cutting the grass when we got home (nice) so got inside and got her cleaned up. After that, made her some dinner and got her changed. Kurt went to work while Olivia and I went for a walk. We walked a total of 16 houses before she got tired. So came home and I gave her a bath, she loves bathtime. After that, got her in pajamas and we hung out for the rest of the night. She played and ran around the living room. After putting her to bed, I watched Heroes and then went to bed.

Sunday, 12 October

It's Sunday.... This weekend went by fast. Got up around 8:00, it was nice sleeping in a bit. Fed the animals and got Olivia's breakfast ready. She got up and she was hungry. So fed her then I got her dressed and ready to go. We went for a walk and then we came back and played for a while. Silly me hurt my back while playing. I was on all fours and would lean my neck down towards the ground and Olivia would come running over and jump on back/neck - well, it was fine until about the 5th time when I twisted something in my upper back and now it hurts. So stopped doing that. Around noon, Kurt got up and we decided to go to the store... ended up instead renting some movies and picking up lunch to go. Got some soup and a sandwich - we ate while watching a movie... Olivia was taking a nap during then and she was out for about 2 1/2 hours. Got to watch the movie - The Happening and then started Iron Man. Olivia got up so I fed her and we all hung out and watched the rest of Iron Man. I then gave her a bath and did some laundry while Kurt was cooking up a healthy dinner. It was so good... Oh - so in the last 24 hours I had almost a dozen doughnuts. I feel gross but they are so good. After dinner, I cleaned up and Kurt had to run into work to do some ordering. I watched "I love Money" after I put Olivia to bed - Kurt got home, we hung out for a bit before going to bed. Real nice weekend.

Saturday, 11 October

Got up and had way too m\uch coffee. got the blueberry cream coffee so I was happy as can be. Fed the animals and then got Olivia up. Decided to be really nice and let Kurt sleep in. :) So I took a shower, got Olivia cleaned and dressed then we went on a bike ride to the zoo. My parents were there for the diabetes walk. Rode up there but could not find them so rode back. After that, cleaned up a bit, fed the fish and then came inside and made us fried egg sandwiches for Kurt and I. He just got up, we ate then he got cleaned up and we headed over to Novi to see Paul and Nate. The five of us plus Paul's sister and friend all went up to South Lyon to go to an Apple Orchard. We had a great time, it was a beautiful day - we couldn't have picked a better day. We walked around the orchard and then got doughnuts and cider. It was really fun, had fun hanging out with Paul and Nate (his sister and her friend too) . After that, we headed back home and relaxed for a bit. Kurt then went to work while I fed Olivia. Chelsea came over after that to babysit Olivia while I went out for a bit. I had fun, hung out with Mike, Barry, Paul, Nate, Ron, Steve, Peter, John, Jen and Kandy. Just a really great time. I was home pretty early, before midnight - I then watched a little tv before going to sleep.

Friday, 10 October

It's Friday..... Woo Hoo. So happy it's the weekend. This week I have just been so tired, not enough sleep and getting up every night at least once with Olivia has taken it's toll on me. I'm getting bags and sluggish all the time. Goal, lots of sleep this weekend... well, hopefully I can get some. Work was crazy busy, lots of meetings but lots to do all day. The day flew by. I did end up getting to the gym 10 times this week, crazy but feeling good about it. After work, got Miss Olivia at daycare and then we headed home. We had a great evening, lots of book reading and block playing, we played with her cars and boats... it was a fun night. She ended up falling asleep while playing. Really cute. After putting her to bed, I did some work for Pronto - and then watch a little tv. It was a really nice evening - nice and relaxing plus I got to bed early.

Thursday, 9 October

Got up and started it all over again..... The workouts this week have been really great - pushing myself really hard, adding the jump rope in.... Kurt has to work the rest of the week so it will be a slow couple of evenings. So got home after work and decided to go grocery shopping, run some errands, get some stuff done around the house. Got laundry all done, washed and folded/put away, cleaned the floors and vacuumed. Gave Olivia her bath and got her ready for bed. Really quiet evening, I did watch Ugly Betty. I had some stuff to do with a few websites, so took care of that and then went to bed.

Wednesday, 8 October

It was a pretty good day, I got a lot accomplished and I feel good about that. Work has been really busy - had meetings all day today. I only worked until 2:00 today, I had a dentist appointment. Had to get a cap fixed. Got Olivia and came home after that. I started cooking as soon as I got home, made a meatloaf casserole. We had Dan and Michael over for dinner, it was really good. I ended up cooking for 4 hours, I also made pumpkin chocolate cupcakes. So they came over for dinner and we had a really nice evening. After dinner, I cleaned up and then we watched some TV. Olivia was being funny, she does this new thing - she makes a zzzzzzz sound and hisses - it's just really cute. I will put up some video of it. After that, put her to bed and then went to bed myself. Tired, really tired this week.... Hopefully I can get some sleep this weekend.

Tuesday, 7 October

Tuesday - it was another good day. Got up a little early, Olivia was up so fed her and got her cleaned and dressed, we then got everything in the car and headed off to daycare. Gym was good, work was good, no complaints during the day. Got a really good cardio at lunch time in. After work - picked up Olivia and we stopped at the store on the way home for a few things. We then got home just as Kurt was leaving for work. Got my stuff ready for Wednesday, then I made dinner for Olivia and myself. We ate then gave her a bath, got her in pajamas -and we have a really great evening. We played with her new blocks, her little music toy box and ready some books. She was having lots of fun and by 8:00 pm - she was worn out. So I put her to bed and then for the next hour or so, I worked on some website stuff. After that, pretty much just went to bed.

Monday, 6 October

Back to work.... Today was a 4 1/2 cup of coffee day. Got up a little early today - not on purpose though. But anyway - got up and put away the dishes and folded a load of laundry, got the animals fed and then got into my gym clothes, packed up the car and got Olivia her oatmeal. Fed her, changed her and got her dressed, then headed to the daycare. Dropped her off and then to the gym. Did an arm workout - tough one today. Got to work and it just flew by.... lots to do - the day never seemed to end. At lunch, did some cardio - ate my lunch and then finished my day. Picked up Olivia and got home, Kurt was working during the day so after getting home, I got ready for Tuesday right away. Packed my gym bag, got coffee ready for the morning, got clothes out for the next day, packed up Olivia's diaper bag and then gave her a bath. When she was done, fed her dinner - she loved her turkey macaroni. By then, Kurt got home with takeout... yum. Ate dinner, delicous and healthy. I dropped off Mike and Dan's cookies and then we watched some TV. Kurt was working on ordre info so I just played with Olivia. Got her to bed around 7:30 and then watched Heroes before falling asleep. Uneventful night.

Sunday, 5 October

Sunday.... weekend went by so quick. Got up and had almost a pot of coffee just by myself. I watched a movie - Run Fatboy Fun... really cute. Worked on some website stuff while watching the movie, did situps also, did some cardio outside, jumprope.... Olivia got up so got her cleaned up and fed, we then played for a bit - Kurt got up really early so we went out to lunch, we also got food for the animals, dry dog food, wet dog food, Koi pellets, dry cat food, wet cat food, cat snacks, dog snacks... ugh.. adds up quick. We picked up stuff for making cookies, bought some pumpkins and ghords. Got home and I baked cookies for Michael, his mom was in the hospital so I wanted to do something nice for him. I also made from scratch - perogies. I made potato and cheese perogies. They were so good, Kurt was really happy with them. I made the dough and filling. So we had that for dinner - it was delicious. :) After that, cleaned up and did some laundry, we then hung out downstairs - watched some TV and spent some quality family time together. :) It was a really nice weekend.

Saturday, 4 October

got up once during the night with Olivia but she went back to bed pretty quick. So did I.... Got back up around 7:30 or so, fed the animals and made some coffee. Worked on some Web stuff then it was time to get Olivia up. Fed her breakfast then gave her a bath. She just loves getting baths, well - she loves splashing in the water. It cracks her up. So did that then got her dressed, after that - we ended up riding our bikes into town for a bit. Had some coffee and juice then walked around town for a bit. We got back home and by then Kurt was up. We ended up going on several errands, went to Target, Dollar Store, got some lunch and then headed back home. It was a nice afternoon, we got a lot accomplished and then got back home and relaxed for a bit. I worked on the yard for bit, putting more stuff away for the fall. Just about done with the backyard, just have the fountains to put away. Got everything cut back and all the furniture put away. Should be done with everything by next week. It's getting cold outside in the morning... brr. After that, got cleaned up and decided to rest for a minute or two. Kurt headed out to work while Olivia and I made dinner and ate. We spent the rest of the evening watching a movie - Forgetting Sarah Marshall (It was really funny) and eating popcorn. Olivia fell asleep around 9 (late for her). I watched the rest of the movie and fell asleep on the couch around 11:00 or so. I got up and went to bed, watched some SNL then fell asleep.

Friday, 3 October

Friday was a good day..... Everything just went as planned basically. Work was good, gym was good, got home and the evening spent with Olivia was really good. We had a lot of fun, we played with her blocks and her cars, we played with her Teddy Bears, we read 5 books, she brought out all of shoes from my closet into the family room, one by one, she helped me put the dishes away, she also helped with the laundry - she is very good at pulling everything out of the dryer. Before this, we met up with Mike and Dan for dinner at California pizza. I got a salad, it was good - should have ordered pizza... they do have the best pizza. We walked around the mall, I got an ornament and some chocolate..bad me. After that, we left and and went home. We watched a movie together until she fell asleep. It was a very nice night and I was very happy to go to bed early, I was exhausted.

Thursday, 2 October

Much better today, felt refreshed when I got up. Drank way too much coffee again.... Ahhh coffee. The day was interesting... good gym time, talked with a friend that is looking for some web site assistance.... will have to find out more about that. Such a busy day at work, entire day was none stop. Enjoying the diversity in what I'm doing now. At lunch, went to the gym and did a good cardio workout. This morning it was shoulders. Came back to the office and ate my lunch, left over soup...good still starving. Finished my day then picked up Olivia and we headed home. Cold and rainy all day. Got home, it was such a nice to surprise - the house was cleaned and the grass was cut. Thanks Kurt. So I got home and changed, then played with Olivia for a while. It was a nice afternoon, we hung out (the 3 of us) until Kurt had to go to work. I then made Olivia dinner, she was hunnnnngry. She ate then I ate. After that, it was time for her bath. Got her into pajamas and then we played for a bit. She was so sweet, she kept running up to me and giving me a kiss. She is my little darling. I then got her to bed around 8:00, BJ came over and we talked about website stuff while watching Ugly Betty. Watched the debate. Bj left and I went to bed.

Wednesday, 1 October

Man, I am tired today... no energy at all... Ugh.. Forcing myself to wake up - 4 cups of coffee later and I'm still tired but I have to pee like a race horse. Not sure if that means I have to pee while running but it feels like it. So gym was kind of a bust, did an arm workout but was not into it. Should have stayed home and sleep, I love sleep just never get enough of it. Got another person asking me - what's up with my hair.. Yeah, it's bad so made an appointment with Marcos to fix it. Finished work got home with Olivia. I was grouchy... tired and bad hair is not a good combination. After getting home, I argued with Kurt (see the I'm grouchy and tired part) then headed out to Good Will to drop off some clothes. I had a little time before my hair appointment so I went to Barnes and Noble - got a CD for Kurt ..it's my way of kissing and making up. After that, went to Marcos and he fixed my hair... The color is really dark but at least the cut is cool. I likes it aaaa lot. I picked up dinner on the way home, we had soup and salad. Spiced pear salad and squash soup. So delicious. Got home and we ate then gave Olivia her bath, played with her for a bit then it was time for her to go to sleep. We then hung out, Kurt worked on some stuff for the bar while I was organizing a few things. Ended up being a really good day.