Working in the West

Last week I stepped out of the office to get a late lunch. T my surprise this is what I saw. A cattle drive in the middle of downtown Fort Worth at 1 in the afternoon. I am sure this is not something many people saw on thier lunch break.

Adventures of Aunt Kiki and Uncle Pete

My sister Heather is away for the weekend working at a grief camp for children who have lost a loved one this year. She asked if I would help my brother in law Mike watch their 5 kids along with two of the neighbor children for the weekend. I was given the task of taking Peyton and Kyra to a church lock in last night. So at 7pm I loaded up the Suburban with Regan, Reid, Taylor, Peyton and Kyra and took the two older ones to church. I signed them in and let them know I would pick them up at 8am on Saturday. Chris and I went on and took the 3 remaining little girls to eat Pizza and then came home and called it a night.

When I picked up Peyton and Kyra this morning I asked if they had slept at all last night and the answer was No. We danced until 4:30 this morning. The remainder of the conversation went something like this.

Aunt Kiki: Were there any cute boys at the lock-in?

Kyra: Yes lots of hot ones
Peyton: I liked the one with the earring.

Aunt Kiki: Was there a little hand holding at the lock-in?
Kyra & Peyton: Oh yes there was. (giggle, giggle)

Aunt Kiki: What else?
Peyton: Arms around each other too. The 6th grade boys and girls even pt their sleeping bags next to each other when it was time to rest. But they all got in trouble for trying to share a pillow.

Aunt Kiki? Was there kissing?
Kyra: No. Ms. Mellisa said "Don't let your first kiss be in the house of God."

Aunt Kiki..... Smiling and laughing.

Oh to be 10 again...

Great Weekend

I love a long weekend. This weekend we had no plans and it felt great. For no plans we seemed to be busy all weekend long.

We celebrated Chris's 39th Birthday on Friday. We had an awesome dinner with some old friends at Silver Fox Steakhouse. For Birthdays my Mom always makes the Birthday girl or boy the cake of their choice. She made a fantastic Carrot Cake for Chris that is just sinful to eat.

Chris had to work most of the day on Saturday so I was all on my own. My sister called me at 7am to see if I would go to Old Navy with her for $1 Flip Flop Day. That store was crazy the moment we walked in. I saw the line stretched all the way around the store so I got in line to check out while my sister grabbed the loot for all her kids. It even got to see 4 ladies get in an argument over $1 flip flops. The manager threatened to remove them from the store if they didn't stop yelling. How sad would it be to be kicked out of Old Navy at 9am on a Saturday morning. When it was all said and done Heather and I walked out with 52 pairs of flip flops. Not a single pair was for me . They were for her 5 children. The whole family came over in the evening to cook out and celebrate Chris's Birthday. we had a great time with everyone. the best was all the children singing Happy Birthday to Chris.

Sunday was a great trip to downtown Dallas for the Farmer's Market. We picked up the best looking fruit there. It just so happens that my big pregnancy craving is fresh fruit and I think I bought enough for the entire neighborhood. On the way home we did a little shopping at North Park and finished the day with a nice pedicure.

Today we made a "quick" trip to Lowe's that turned into a 2 hour meeting with Tony in the window covering department. Thanks to him I should have new blinds for the living room in 2-3 weeks. I spent a little quality time with my Mom then headed to the neighborhood pool with Regan and Reid. It was great to run into some friends from the Moms groups there.

I love weekend like this were we just go with the flow and do whatever we want. I hope to have many more like this one.

Jobs that Annoy Me

There are some jobs out there that just simply annoy me. The number 1 offender being the job that requires someone to stand at the exit at the local Costco to check your receipt as you walk out the door. For some reason I find this very annoying. I mean come on do you really think that I am going to try to steal a 46 count pack of paper towels before I walk out of Costco? Who knows maybe I will try to just walk out the door with a new 60" Plasma TV. I am sure that I would be able to escape unnoticed. Out of curiosity I asked the Costco lady "How many people have you caught stealing when you check their receipt?" Her response... "None". Wow that is a good use of labor Costco. How about you add people in the store to actually help us find things and ditch the receipt checkers. A close second to the receipt checker is the Costco greater. I mean come on do I really need to show you my top secret Costco ID card to come in the store? I can't so much as purchase a pack of bubble gum without providing it to the cashier at checkout so why waste my time by showing at the door? Last but not least is the person who stands at the exit of Best Buy. What does this person do? The girl I saw recently was about 5 feet tall and 100 pounds. let me tell you if I was going to rob a Best Buy and steal all the loot inside I don't think this tiny little thing would make me think twice. I mean come on I can't go through that store with out setting off some kind of alarm every time I go there. The place is like Fort Knox. Is the little lady at the door really necessary? I would love to see the labor model these business use and what their productivity objectives are. I am all for keeping people employed but I would also like to shop at a store without feeling like a criminal every time I get ready to leave the store.

That's all I got.

Just when I thought it was safe

I was so happy all weekend. I went around telling everyone about how my morning sickness had gone away and that I have felt like a champ. Well all that came to an end on Sunday. I spent all of Mother's Day feeling like crap unable to hold any food down. Monday was much of the same. I felt like a truck had run over me. Doctor called on Monday to tell me that my Progesterone is low again so back on meds I go. This time it is a pill. So much better than the horrible shots I took for 10 weeks.

I played in a golf tournament all day today. It was fantastic! I truly love to play golf and be outdoors in beautiful surroundings. We played at Cowboys Golf Club in Grapevine and it is one of the bets places i have ever played. Seems that the golf may have chased away my morning sickness. Maybe I should play golf everyday???

First OB Appointment

I had my first OB appointment on Friday with Dr. Garner. Things went well. Baby looks great. My due date is December 3, 2009. Chris is excited because not only will we finally have a baby of our own we will also be able to claim a deduction on our 2009 tax return. He makes me laugh. I loved Dr. garner but just didn't get a good feeling from his staff. Felt a little like I was at a baby factory. I guess I am just spoiled to Dr. Kevin and his staff. I think I may look around at some other OBs before I commit to Dr. Garner.

On another exciting note. Chris and I are planning a Babymoon for July. This will be our last kid free vacation and we plan to go somewhere we have always dreamed of going. I will share details once we finalize everything.

I am finally getting my energy back and the morning sickness has stopped. I have felt great the last few days and all my friends say I now have the pregnancy glow. I hope so!

I spent the day resting so that I can enjoy celebrating Amie's 30th Birthday tonight. I am so looking forward to seeing some friends and watching the crazy antics of a bunch of drunk people.

I am so Fancy

Last night my Mom and I went to see the Fort Worth Opera's production of Cinderella at Bass Hall. It was my first time to go to the Opera and i have to say it was really cool. It was performed in Italian with subtitles in English. It was witty and wonderful and not what I expected from Cinderella. I am convinced that any performance at Bass Hall is fantastic. It think I could listen to someone read the phone book there and still be amazed by the acoustics in that place.

It was nice to have a little culture for the night and I promise it sounds a lot more fancy then it is. The only draw back iwas that it lasted 3 hours which meant that I had to pee no less than 3 times during the performance. We got home at midnight and that was just way past my bedtime. So today I am recovering from the Opera. Wow.... 23 year old Tracy is so ashamed of me right now.

I am Free

Appiontment went great. Baby is doing wonderful. I broke up with Dr. Kevin. He released me to go to a regular OB now and No more "Holy shit shots" every night. Pregnancy is going GREAT. I now have that pregnancy glow with a huge smile on my face.

Life is good....