Advents Corner

Matt is working so much lately sometimes it seems like forever before I get to see him. Now that he is the operations and IT manager they look to him to take care of a lot problems. Even though he could get other people to handle it the president likes to know that Matt is there making sure everything is going well. The other they were having trouble with the patch panels so he did not get home until we were all in bed. I get up at 5 am so staying up late to wait on him is sometimes out of the question.

Matt’s parents are moving down (hopefully sooner than later) and Dad told Matt he would have to get some golf clubs and learn to golf so he can go with Dad and Don(Matt’s brother). I guess we will be shopping for Matt some Callaway irons before too long. Then we can go golfing with all the guys because he is the only one that does not golf, so we knew it was only a matter of time before “peer” pressure kicked in.

Since I started the new job I have been working 10 hour days, minimum. I am use to only working 7.5 hours per day but this does not seem to phase me. My third day on the job I started taking Biotivia and I really think it has made a difference. I don’t know if it is the Apple Skin Extract, Goji Berry Extract or the Alpha Lipoic Acid but something is working well.

I feel like I have more energy, I am sleeping better at night and waking up feeling good. I am sure it has something to do with the fact that I love my job now but who knows. I am going to keep taking them because something is working.

You see this everywhere,land for sale Branson. With the economy turning the way it is you can pick up land really cheap right now. It is not that the land is bad it is that now people are tightening their belts for the recession so land prices are dropping. We have family moving in from Hawaii and now it the best time for them to buy a house in our area. The prices are on a continuing downward turn and the market they are leaving is still doing well enough for them to be able to sell their house. I am hoping they are going to get here soon. Matt is starting to travel a lot with his job and I am always welcome to tag along but we don’t have anyone for Lani to say with. Next month Matt is going to New York City and I would love to go with him but unfortuantely we do not have any one to help us with Lani, but that would be such a cool trip to go on.

While Matt and I were out at Costco getting diapers and wipes for Lani we were looking at all of the new games for the Wii. We are wanting to get Guitar Hero III but they only had it for the Xbox and we really want it for the Wii instead. I love playing the when we have guests over because it gets everyone involved and talking and laughing. Besides it gets you off of the sofa unlike the other games out there you actually have to do the work when you play the game. Like bowling you can bet you arm is going to be sore the next day after a marathon bowling session with the family.

We finally bit the bullet and bought a new DVD player with surround sound. The one we had was about 6 years old and it would not play DVDs sometimes. In fact it would dictate which DVD you were going to watch at what time. The last straw was when I took the wrapper off of the brand new Dumbo put it in to watch with Lani and it would not work. I was so upset, it was a brand new movie. So off we went to Best Buy and got a new system. I love it and man what a leap in technology from our old one. So next is going to be a tv wall mount. I think that would be so cool, it would really be like you are at the movies.

Long story short we still owed Jill a unbirthday and Christmas present so I took to my laptop this weekend and did some shopping. I got Jill the prettiest designer jewelry. I got her a bracelet and necklace. I hope she likes it and that she forgives us for it being so late. Here it is April and I am just sending out Christmas present, that is a sad note. Anyway I am hoping that she likes the gifts so much that it does not matter that it is 4 months late.

Michaela got a new job and she starts next week. We are hoping with the new job she once again learns the joy of savings accounts. She did really well the last time she had a job by putting money into her savings account every time she got paid. With her trying to save money to pay for her car insurance I think she will start socking away money in savings one again. She graduates from school in June so I know having a car will become very important to her.

I am excited about Mom and Dad moving down because Mom is very active and I hope I can start to do things with her. I know I need to add more exercise to my life but maybe a supplement would help too something like Orovo or something. I just need something to give me a little help. I have about 15 pounds I really want to get rid of. I seems like every time I talk about it I tack on a couple more pounds. I guess that is life….you are never satisfied.

Well I am still liking the new job but I do believe sometimes the agents that call are taking testosterone boosters because WOW!!!!! Sometimes they are really bold. We had someone in the office not doing their job so well and those of us that are left are paying the price, which can be very frustrating most of the time.

I am so sorry to all of those the keep tabs on the blog but since I started the new job I have been working 10 hour days and it takes me an hour to get there and an hour to get back so my commute time has doubled and I just don’t seem to have enough time for anything.  Most of all family.  I have been putting alot of things in the slow cooker to cut down on cooking in the evenings but still giving the family a good home cooked meal.  Most of all I miss the time with Lani.  I will try and keep up more on telling you guys what is going on, I promise.

My Mom is talking about going out to Texas this summer for a little road trip to see some friends. She said they mentioned getting a one of those North Padre Island rentals for a couple nights. I told her she should go for it, she does not get out there that often and it sounds like it would be alot of fun. My Mom likes to walk around and see the birds and tress in the forest so I think this will be right up her alley. Hopefully she will get to take in a few of the sites.

One sad thing about working at the firm again is that I can not wear my slippas anymore to work. I had Michaela in my closet last night trying to pick out some shoes for me because I am lost now without my slippas. Maybe I should get me a pair of those Naot shoes, maybe I could get away with them. So while Michaela was looking in my closet to find shows, she found the ones I bought in Hawaii. On one of our stopping trips and they had these cute little mules on clearance so I bought a pair in every color. So today I wore the blue ones.

Ok I have been thrown into the world of buying and selling property. Sometimes I just can not believe the things that come out of these Realtors mouths. You can send them an email answering questions for them and they respond and you would think they did not even read the email you sent. One of the girls that sits next to me has a great button in her cube that I think would make very good funny t-shirts for the girls on the team. SORRY, I DON’T SPEAK STUPID!!!!! I just cracked up when she showed it to me.

I has been a long time since I updated the site.  Alot has happened.  I have started a new job and I really like it.  I have been working alot which is a change and I get home later than before but I really like what I am doing.

I am back at the firm that I worked about for 4 years from 1999 to 2003.  It was my very first job when we moved to Florida.  In fact when we were going to move down here I set up some interviews and Matt and I drove down for me to go on the interviews.  It was my first scheduled interview and after I left out of it I told Matt that I really wanted that job.  I had another scheduled interview right away but I told Matt I wanted to go straight back to Mom and Dad’s and wait for the phone call.  A couple hours later they called and I accepted on the spot.

It is nice to be back.

Ok I know, I know I should stop. Matt is starting to talk to me more about getting addiction treatment for my smoking. The TV is being flooded with ads for the latest nicotine aids and even the scary “truth” ads. Those can be really informative but shocking. I know it has to be my decision to quit and no one else’s and I will not be able to quit until I make that choice. I am hoping that when Mom and Dad Campos move down and I am busy with Mom doing things that I will want to stop. We will see, I know Matt will be happy when I do.

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It is the weekend and Matt has already said he will have to work at least one day. I guess it would be a good weekend to start some spring cleaning. Usually that is the way it happens, Matt goes into work and I clean. I tend to clean when I get bored so that is a good thing I guess. Could be worse, I could be one of those people that shop when they get bored.  With spring coming and me changing jobs I feel I want to get a few things done around the house that maybe I have been putting off. I would like to get some new roller shades for Lani’s room and try and get some painting done that I have been thinking about doing. I sprayed the weed killer out in the yard on Thursday so this weekend would be a good time to cut the grass.

Matt and I are finally looking into getting a head and foot board for our bed. It is kind of sad; we have been together for years and have never had one, it has just never been high on our list of priorities. We are thinking about getting a platform beds in a dark cherry to match the bedding we already have in our bed room. It is fairly new and we really like it so we do not want to have to new bedding to go with a new bed so we are going to get the bed to match what we have.

This is really cool.  Watch how the water just hangs in the air after the balloon is popped.  We never see any of this because it happens so fast but it sure is a sight to see.