"Scrapping"

So I have been tagged by my dear friend Jennifer! We work together and I am so glad to work with my friend!!! The rules of "scrapping" are to first list 10 HONEST things about yourself, then second pass it own to 7 other bloggers who embody the spirit of the Honest Scrap.

Here goes:

10. I am VERY VERY VERY OCD. I like all colors to be in rainbow order. All my baby bottles must match exactly, and you had better not loose the top that covers the nipple, or inside I will be flaming. Everything has a place, so put it there. If you are done using something, then by God put it up.... you get the point. I am this way at work, too. If you touch something on my desk, I will know. So don't touch it without asking!!

9. I have terrible "mother's guilt." I can't hardly do anything for myself without feeling guilty. I go everywhere with my kids b/c they're my kids and I didn't have them for others to raise them. I always rush home to pick them up because as soon as I clock out I feel that they know it and are waiting on me. Here lately Matt and I have had a couple of nights to do stuff together without them and yes it is a nice break (even though it's hard to do.)

8. I hide my true feelings and hardships behind jokes and laughter. I am very good at hiding things that bother me in life. So probably the more that I am joking around the more things are bothering me inside.

7. I am a severe people watcher! I promise I don't mean to stare, I am probably just admiring your outfit, shoes, purse, make up, hair, jewelry, or whatever else that might catch my eye.

6. If I had a million bucks I would share it with everyone. I know money doesn't buy happiness, but I love to give gifts more than to receive. To see others happy is truly rewarding.

5. I love, love, love my family. They do so much for me in life. Keep my children for free, help when I, Matt, or they are sick. Help me get them to and fro during the week. My mom and dad take care of me like I still live at home.

4. I am having a hard time knowing that I probably won't have any more children. Two is a blessing that I am very grateful for, but they are so fun and adorable I would love more if my circumstances were different.

3. I love planning parties. Would throw one for every occassion if I had the dollars! Love going all out for everything. Go BIG or go home, right! I have this little part of me that would love to have my own business, a bakery, or a florist. I dream of looking out the window, listening to music, and enjoying the day while at work.

2. I am a Type 1 insulin dependent diabetic and hate it. Not because I won't to eat everything in site, but because it's a full time job that you never get a day off from. Secretly inside the movie Steel Magnolias terrifies because I want to live to see my kids grow up. It's difficult to manage it 24/7 without being burned out.

1. I am blessed to have met the man of my dreams. I am so glad that Matt came into my life, he's wonderful to me, is great with our babies, and I know he loves me very much and would do anything for me, Darby and Bodie. He's the most awesome daddy. I wish he was home more often, but we know it's just how it's got to be right now.


Well, that's enough about me, now I have to pick 7 people...hmmm, Jennifer you've picked all my people pretty much.

Bree Reid
Jill Smith
Megan Boshell
Gretchen Hinkle
Stacy and John Morris
Mandy Davis (if you haven't already done it for Jennifer)
Brent Watson (Kelly make your husband do it so I'll have a 7th person!)

Enjoy!

Bodie is 6 months old!

Our little Bodie is growing up too fast. He was 6 months old on February 1st. I felt terrible because I was so sick with a stomach virus that I didn't even get to see him that day (I never saw anything but the bathroom.) He's so much fun. He laughs so much he cracks his self up. He's rolling over. He wants to crawl so bad he can't stand it. He can finally hang out in the jumper, which as you'll see he will jump himself to sleep. Check out the drool on the jumper in the last picture. Darby is in love with her little brother, it's precious, sometimes she's tries to be his second mother. At his check up Bodie weighed in at 19 lbs 7 oz and was 26 1/4 inches long. He's 80% for weight and 60% for height (we've got to change that b/c his sister is the exact opposite and I am afraid she'll be taller than her brother!) It's time to start baby food and all the fun stuff. I am just not ready to. I want him to stay my little man since he's that last!

Getting back up to date!

Well a lot has happened since my last blog entry. It's been really busy around our house, not to mention everyone but Bodie has had the dreadful stomach virus that's going around. Here's a little update into the Reid world.

So, Darby has an artistic side to her. I guess she gets it from me! (haha) What do you do when you find this kind of artwork in your child's room. You want to die! I wanted to scream my head off. She had colored all over her walls, her headboard, her toy chest and even the carpet. The NEW CARPET!!!!!! I almost beat her within an inch of her life, but I just couldn't because she was so proud. She came running in the living room and said, "I colored Mom, I colored Daddy. It's pretty. It's pretty." We got a free Claude Monet, Vincent Van Gogh...whoever you like...you can get one, too. She's for hire so let me know if you need some original artwork in your own home!






Darby discovered the art of make-up or "my face" as she calls it.
I absolutely wanted to die a couple of weeks ago when I found her painted up like Tammy Faye Baker in her room. Not to mention all the war paint she had managed to get on her face, the rest of it was all in her carpet...THE NEW CARPET!!!!! This also happened 2 days after she had constructed her version of a Claude Monet or Vincent Van Gogh!



Our 1st Circus Adventure

Went got FREE tickets to the circus!!! Yippy! We had a blast last Friday night, it was full of "Zing, Zang, Zoom!" Darby took her first ride on a school bus and loved it. We also got a free dinner for Magic Moments put on by Children's Hospital, after the dinner that's when we rode the school bus to the circus!

It's TOO cold.

It's too dang cold! I am freezing as I am typing this because our computer is downstairs in the almost finished basement. It just too freaking cold to be in Alabama. This is the South, where birds should come to hibernate. Anyways, here is my little man celebratin the 8 degree weather.


I love Bodie in this cowboy outfit. He has stolen my heart completely!

Pictures from Darby's Christmas dance program

My little girl is growing up way too fast.

I was so proud of how well Darby did at the parent-watch night in December. We signed her up for dance back in August just hoping she would enjoy interacting with other children her age and to get her used to some sort of structured environment and she LOVES it! She asks me everyday "go to dance today Mommy?" "We gonna see Aunt Kim at dance?" (She calls Mrs. Kim "Aunt Kim" because my sister is Kim also!) She sings her dance songs in front of the mirror, and is still singing "Santa Claus is coming to Town." I can't wait to see her in her dance costume for recital.

My 11th Anniversary

Well I should have posted this yesterday, but didn't get a chance. January 11th will always be a day that stands out in my life. This year I am going to see it in a more thankful way, though. It has been 11 years since I was diagnosed with Type 1 insulin dependent diabetes on January 11, 1998. That time in my life was such a gloomy period because most people think their life is ending when they get news like that. I remember being in the ICU for a week and no one ever walked through my cube with positive news. You can't do this, you can't do that....

But now, 11 years later, I am healthy, happily married, have one beautiful little girl, a handsome little boy, a supportive family, wonderful friends, an enegertic dog, and anything a girl could ask for, and for my old friend Kellie Vance I even got to eat my own wedding cake! Only those who were close to me in high school will remember and understand the wedding cake comment.

Thank you Lord for all that you have blessed me with in my life and the 11 wonderful years I have enjoyed since my diagnosis and the many more ahead.

Thanks to everyone for all the love and support that you have shown me. My goal for 2009 is to create a walking team and participate in the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation walk in November to help raise money for a cure for children and others who have Type 1 insulin dependent diabetes.

Happy New Year!

I hope everyone is having a great 2009! We are doing well, all getting over a cold/the crud, but we are making it. Bodie turned 5 months old on New Year's Day, he is growing so fast I just want to freeze him. I saw a little baby boy at work today and it made me want to just hold my man so tight. He is the sweetest little chunky red head you will ever meet. Darby is growing too fast also, she just turned 2 1/2 on Wednesday Jan 7th. My, my where does time go. Poor Matt is freezing his butt off and drowning out in the rain every night at the RR, I feel so sorry for him. I wish everyone a wonderful year!