New Dew!

New Cut! New Color! New Look!

I needed a pick me up from last week.

Although I dont think i lost weight like Heth.

By the way tonight the babysitting was smooth sailing. Joshua didn't cry at all, although holding him the whole time might have had something to do with that.:o)

Help me! I cant take the crying!

This monday night was my 2nd time at my new job. I babysit for two little boys Evan (2) and Joshua (3 months). They are too cute. Evan is the best behaved 2 year old I have even babysat! He really is and thank goodness because as for Joshua, he is a real cutie BUT he likes to cry a lot. So most of the time I am babysitting them i have to hold Josh constantly- and try to make him stop or wait until he is tired enough to put him to sleep. His parents (especially daddy) have been having trouble with him too so it is not just me. I'm not sure if it is because he is over - stimulated but he has crying attacks and just constantly crys- untill he gets too tired or eats or sleeps. Sometimes you can get him to smile and laugh but if you look away he starts this fussy'ness and then if you dont catch it and make him happy then there is no way stopin him. I guess I know of some baby experts that read my blogs pretty regularly so please any suggestions? I have tried everything: bottle of water, pasy, tv, rocking, toys, swing, leaving him along. I am going to be babysitting them tomorrow night as well (tuesday) so help?!?! Please?!?

Busy Busy Busy....and BUSY!

So I know I haven’t been the greatest blogger these last few weeks, BUT I do have a good excuse(s). It has been none stop busy around here- this college life is starting to kick me in the pants.

After my special delivery day the fun just kept coming. My family is so wonderful, I am so blessed! That week I went on a regional tour with the Iowa State Singers, and my family decided to surprise the crap out of my pants and ambush me at the mall. It was so fun- I love them! It was so fun to spend time with them. In the future- My mom is diffidently going to have to teach my husband a few things or two :o) He’ll have to top off my wonderful family! One important thing though- My Mother failed to tell the conversation correctly though! You can read about her story here: check it out!

Her side of the story: My side

Me: “What are you doing?”H: “I’m on the bus. It’s boring. I’m so tired”
Me: “Where are you going again?”
H: (obviously annoyed with me for not remembering “I told you!” Because she always forgets everything I tell her, she has this thing when she acts like she is in a conversation with you until you ask a question and she replies with “uh hu”(even ask Tommyboy)
Me: “Oh yeah, I just forgot...sorry, I’m just busy”…Busy waiting for you to hurry up and get here!
H: (sadly) (tiredly) “We’re going to the mall. I’m going to buy myself a birthday present” (To warm her up to me spending $)
Me: “Oh yeah what are you going to buy?”
H: “I don’t know… just something for myself” She’s layin the guilt trip on thick. I want her to know that I will be spending $ on myself!
Me: “How far are you?”I’m trying to find out when they’ll be here!
H: “I don’t know”Me: “Where were you this morning?”
H:(getting madder)“MOM! I told you all this … I have to go”
Me: “Oh, I’m sorry honey” She never said “honey”

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NEED SLEEPY!

This last week has been so busy with school work- particularly in my DSN 102 class. This class is a prerequisite for Design majors. In order to apply for my specialized major (Interior Design...for now anyway) I have to take this class alone with two others. DSN 102, I hear is said to be the class in which most people drop out of design majors. IT sucks that much. In fact right now we are working on what's called the Pattern Project. It is a 5 phase project in which analysis of an existing object is used as the starting point for the design of space. "It provides a learning experience that is based on oscillations between two-dimensional and three-dimensional design. Value is based on the beauty of craft, deditcation to detail-oriented representation through precision in drawing and three-diminsional constructions." So Phase I: not too hard. I had to write a 500 word essay about my object assigned to me: Siccsors. But its was Phase II that really kicked my butt. Monday night I got 2 hours of sleep trying to finish this stupid thing. I had to make a paper pattern drawing of my siccsors and then assemble it into a 3d model. BUt here's the catch- NO TAPE- NO GLUE! The connections only tabs and slots.
Here is what I managed to come up with. It is really hard!

Ps: The smaller handle took me 5 1/2 Hours to finish!! (Talk about an ALL-nighter)

:1st draft model

:pattern drawing










:Final 3d Model

Special delivery day!!

Yay.. wow. so my day started out ok. but it Just got better when I got a phone call saying that I had a special delivery waiting for me downstairs!!!! SOOO EXciting. So i just wanted to act cool.. but when i got down there I wAs SO tOTaLLY excited!!! Anyways- it definetly caught me by surprise- especially since my birthday is not untill the 12 of Feb and V-day next week. But It was soo much fun!! yay I love to geting mail. Anyways-here are the pretty flowers my grandma and grandpa sent me for
my "early" 19 birthday. I also got a very early v-day care package from my mommy and daddy- (great Im trying to loose weight.. and now i have all this junk candy) YAY for mail!!

Thank you g'ma and g'pa.. I love you guys so much!You are so special to me!


(Hey If anyone wants a penpal- I totally need one- I have two, but only one is faithful!!)

Help?!

Ok.. so I have this really really awesome post. Well its totally adorable. And well the only thing is I need help. I dont know how to host my own videos. Anyone know? Bliggity? Do i need to download a program? Thanks!! (You guys are gonna love my next blog entry.) :o)