Day 2....

I am going on day 2 now and hoping it is going to be an easier day than it was yesterday. I had some issues yesterday, but feel better about how to work through them today! I managed this morning with mints and a cup of coffee and some self pep talk!
Also it is going to make my day much easier knowing that I watched my husband crush what was left of his cigarettes and break them up and put them in the trash. I know I am not in this alone which does make it easier!
Right now I feel good! I feel like I can do this, but we will see what the day will bring!
Have a GOOD one!

It SEEMS to be working

Hi everyone! You may be wondering how it went yesterday for me huh? Well it was definatly a different kind of feeling being under hypnosis...but the good news is I am on hour 16 without a cigarette!!! I have to say I am glad that I went this route because I really have no cranky symptoms, I don't feel like I want to bite anyones head off...as long as I have a mint in my mouth I am ok. Which is more than I can say for Claud who I may hurt very badly soon! I know that his attitude is from not smoking (he is smoking but VERY little) but man I really wanna pop him in the mouth!!!! And I have NEVER felt that way about him ever! But I know this will pass...so I am just riding it out! I would rather have him angry and not smoking than smoking and not angry ya know?
I hope you all have a good day, I am going to class today!

Today is a BIG day...hopefully?

The first thing I get to do today is go to class and watch my fellow classmates get up and give speeches (I am due to do mine on Thursday) but that isn't the BIG part of my day. Then at 2:40 I am picking my kids up early from school, again though that isn't the BIG part.
After I take the kids and babysitter home, then I am going to an appointment...now we are to the BIG part of my day. I am going to see a hypnotist! We have made the decision to stop smoking, by we I mean Claud, Myself and my father in law. They are going to attempt to quit cold turkey with no help, that process is not for me therefore I am trying the hypnosis thing. I have talked to someone who had this done and they said it was helpful, I guess I will know by 5 today. To be honest my nerves are on edge thinking about it. I am nervous about being hypnotised, but to be honest I am also nervous about becoming a non smoker. I cannot remember what it is like not to smoke. I have always done it since I was 14. The sad facts on that are I am only 27 years old and I have smoked for 13 years!
I am also nervous about the physical effects of quitting, the things that are going to happen no matter what such as coughing and fatigue and the many other things that my body is going to do in order to try to repair itself from the years of damage I have done to it.
I am also hopeful that I won't become a nagger, I don't want to complain to others about their smoking as I know that the only person who can make you quit smoking is you...this is not a decision that you can make for someone else...you must do it for yourself.
I made a list of reasons why I want to quit and I am going to share this list with you now:
1.) My Health~I want to breathe and walk up stairs without running out of breath.
2) My Kids~ Not only for their health but so that in 20 years they dont have to watch their mother die a horrible death or live a horrible life at the end.
3) The Cost~ I spend a total of 50-60 a week on cigarettes, and trust me we can't afford it, and also that is just my half...with Claud it is 100-120 a week!!!!!!
4) The Smell~ I know that it stinks, I can't smell it but others can and it bothers me
5) Social Issues~ There are many things we don't do because we smoke, most resturants are smoke free, going to the movies, etc...
6) Deer Hunting~ Smoke can scare a deer away quicker than you'd think...sometimes they come in because they are curious about it, but most of the time I believe they smell the smoke long before we see them...therefore we miss more deer than we realize every year!

So wish me luck on this journey....it will be a hard road I know!

Ughh

Oh it is Saturday afternoon and there is still so much to do, I fear that the painting projects that I hoped would get done this weekend will not, this is my own fault believe me! I have been quite lazy today..I "napped" this is in quotes because I never sleep in the day in this house the kids and hubby are way too loud for that. So I wasn't up and helping and then I took off for a half hour so yeah Claud started stuff alone(which I appreciate, but he really shouldn't have to do it all on his own)
Shortly we will be leaving for the Blue and Gold Banquet for Cubscouts! CJ will be getting a trophy for the Pinewood Derby that he did a month ago, so that is very exciting for him. I will try to add a post with Photos for that if I get time.
Tonight I also get to sit down with a Medical Journal article and write a 2pg summary...this is not on my top 10 list of enjoyments! It is so hard to read and understand these articles. Also our class was advised to re write the two that we have done as some of the class copied things word for word and you aren't supposed to do this (which I knew)
Well have a good rest of your weekend!

HI ALL

Happy Thursday! This week has seemed to fly by for us. I have class today as I do everyday, but today is a midterm exam! One that I am not really looking forward to at all.
We are having some issues around here with our electricity, sometimes some things work and sometimes some things don't...not sure what is going on with it, but Claud attempted to fix it again this morning so hopefully he got it this time!
I think this weekend we are going to finish up our painting projects or at least I hope we will.

Other than that there isn't a whole lot more to tell you all, we are pretty boring:)
I do think I forgot to tell you all that I decided to change my major, I have decided to go with Medical Assistant instead of Surgical Tech. There were a few reasons for my decision but the main one is that I couldn't imagine 12 hour shifts and trying to sleep during the day...also I really am not wanting to work on the weekends LOL.

Well I hope you all have a nice day and try to stay warm, it is cold again!

Cleaning House

Good News! I have a living room! It has been awhile since I saw it so I wasn't sure really. It took me an hour an a half to get done all that I wanted to which included moving furniture around and sweeping & mopping behind everything!
So I am taking a quick break before I begin in the kitchen! Hey I earned it. I skipped class just to stay home and clean, pretty sad huh? I can remember when I used to skip school to go shopping or hang out with my friends....now I skip so I can clean the house:(
I hope you are all enjoying the sunshine we are having today because according to the weather report it won't be here tomorrow! I am so tired of the snow not sure about the rest of you.

Just Complaining

I have had a very bad couple of days around here, I am not sure if it is that time of the month or what but I find myself so angry and upset lately. I am so tired of being the only one that can lift a finger to clean up around here! I don't expect Claud to do it as he works full time...but I do expect the kids to help a little! They are plenty old enough and it doesn't matter what I do they can't seem to get off their butts to help!
I have decided today though that when I get out of work tonight I am going to become the proud owner of 2 DS's, one xbox, and a race track...I am going to have lots of new toys until they can help me and change their little attitudes!

There is SO much that I REALLY need to get done around here, things that are beyond the normal cleaning I do but I can't get them done because I have to start the same place over and over...(example I clean the living room up today in prep for deep cleaning tomorrow but when tomorrow gets here it looks the same as before I started today!) It is a frustrating cycle that I know everyone faces but I am so beyond tired of it!!!!
Anyway, I have to get ready to go to work now...so I will write more as soon as I can!

Have a story to share...

I can't help but share this story as it made me smile yesterday and I really needed it.
I went to pick up the kids from school and Dillion was holding the front doors open for people going out. This girl in his class was headed out with her Grandpa and in the cutest little girl voice she said "good bye Dillion" then she reached out touched his chin and said "ya little cutie!"
I almost fell on the floor laughing, not only at the girls comment but at my poor red faced son who wasn't sure what to do. Later last night CJ was asking Dillion if he had a girlfriend and he said "I do now, but I don't know where it came from it just happened today!"
Oh the things kids say that make me laugh so hard.

On another note, I am going to ask for prayers again...and again I am not able to say what I want them for I just need someone watching out for my extended family, all of them will be needing it in a very bad way in the coming weeks and months.

I have class today and Claud comes home tonight *thank goodness* I miss him so much when he is away. The first day or two aren't bad but toward the end of the week, I am lost without him. I may not be here much this weekend so I hope you all have a great one! Also Happy Valentines Day!!!!!!!!!!!

I Hired A Maid For a Day!!!!

Ok you all need to wish me luck today! I have to give a speech in my oral comm. class today, I have slipped under the radar for 3 classes but I am for sure up today! It will be quite a boring speech I am sure, but I had to fill a culture requirement so I chose Italy and their customs.
I am only slightly nervous hopefully that will pass early.
Also I figured out a way to clean the house before Claud gets home tomorrow...I hired my neice to do it. That is terrible right? I can't help it...it is Greys Anatomy night and I need to get homework done before class tomorrow so I have no time to clean at all!
Hope you all have a good day I am sure mine will be long as hell!

Hey There

Ok so here is my little update of the day. The kids have a 2 hour delay this morning so I have a little internet time before they had to school, Van heads to the sitter and I head to class. School is going ok, I see my 3.94 GPA going down the drain very soon however...not sure that I will get an A in any of my classes. I am taking Pre-Algebra, Med Term and Oral Communication this term. I am not looking forward to my final grades at all!
They are all difficult for me, I have to remember a lot and it is kind of hard to try and study with 3 kids running around. I am not sure that I can remember what day it is let alone what the latin translation of inflammation of the liver is......it's hepatitis by the way LOL
The kids are growing and wild as ever. Cj has started cub scouts, we did the pinewood derby and he took 1st in the wolves and 2nd overall. (actually there was a tie for 1st and they averaged the times)
Dillion is doing well in school, he is reading but not liking it. I have to find a way to make it fun for him and I am having a hard time with that.
Savannah is getting so big and has way too many opinions that are all her own. Also she imatates me which is not always a good thing, I am learning a lot about mysef through her....I am mean! She also is spending a lot of time with my parents and sharing her observations of me with them, sometimes that is not the best thing.
Claud is out of town until Friday and I haven't really gotten a lot done around here I am pretty sure Thurs night and Friday afternoon I will be running around here trying to pretend like I did soemthing with my time.
Tonight there is a den meeting and I am very sure once I am home from that I won't feel too ambitious. I think today after class is going to be homework time for me, I plan to leave Van at the sitters until 3 and work on my PreAlgebra after class.
Well I hope you have a great day!

Just a Hi

Well it looks like we have gotten a taste of spring here, but I doubt that it will last too long...after all it is Michigan!
This weekend has been spent patching holes in drywall throughout my house. Then we are repainting the boys room, living room and kitchen. I am sure it will be nice in the end but right now this place looks like a construction site! Drywall dust EVERYWHERE!!!!
Claud is going to be working out of town this week, so me in a stupid moment said " if you patched these walls I could paint while you are gone" Wrong thing to say..besides I don't have time to paint while he is gone I have 3 kids 2 dogs and a lot of homework during the week, I am sure it won't be done when he gets back.
Other than that things are ok, or at least I am going to sit back and pretend they are for the time being.
I hope all of you are doing well!