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Saturday, February 26, 2011

Randomness

CrAzY Working Mom - is enjoying a lazy Saturday at home with her family! They are far and few in between, so I am taking full advantage of it.

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I enjoyed an awesome night with some great friends seeing comedian, Tim Hawkins in Little Rock. This guy is hilarious. I haven't laughed so hard in a long time...maybe not EVER! My face hurt by the time we got home. It was an amazing performance.

Last night, my best friend Becca came to spend the night with us while she's visiting from Maryland. We always have a fun time together. We went bowling with the kids and then had some pizza. She and I stayed up and watched quite possibly one of the worst movies I'd even had the misfortune of seeing...The Box! It is on it's way back to Netflix as we speak. Don't waste your time if you've not seen it. It is reeeeeallllly bad!

This leads us to today. I have gathered all of the consignments I am taking to the Searcy Rhea Lana sale next month. It's my first time to ever consign and I'm pretty excited about it. I usually give away all of the kids clothes, but I realized that this is a great way for me to earn a little money from them to buy some new clothes.

Saturday, June 05, 2010

Facebook Fans

I just wanted to send a shout out to those of you who are fans of CrAzY Working Mom on Facebook. We've reached 400! That is so awesome!! If you've not become a fan of CrAzY Working Mom on Facebook, yet you can click here.

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Not a Goodbye. Just a See Ya Later

Yes, we are all still very much alive at the house of CrAziness. It seems like more and more these days my time is consumed with homework, laundry, cooking, etc. There is less time for me to be online and to be quite honest, less inclination. Don't get me wrong, I love the relationships that I've built with my online friends, but it does take away from my family when I am online. Whether it be reciprocating visits to my blog, posting product reviews, hosting contests, Tweeting, or Facebooking the obligations are endless. All of this tethers me to a computer during the day in addition to my job. It is tiring just thinking about all it.

As a family, we are trying to become closer to one another and closer to God. We're going back to church. We had gotten out of the habit. It's so easy to do. You have little ones and you worry that they will be disruptive in church so you stay home and then a few weeks turn into a few months and then before you know it you are not going to church anymore. You enjoy the sleeping in time that may occur. My husband and I were both feeling a tremendous burden of guilt for not being in church with our children. Our marriage was suffering and we felt that our business was doing the same. We had gotten away from God and our lives were reflecting that. Now that we are back in church, our faith in one another is stronger, our commitment to our children is greater, and our love of God is once again a strong foundation for our family! Brien has quit smoking by the Grace of God and we are standing behind him on this. Please add him to your prayer list that he will stay on track. He's 9 days strong so far.

I am reminded daily what a smart woman, Ms Bee once said in a comment...I am not about to go trying to look that one up 'cause she's left thousands of comments on this blog. But, she told me that when the kids are grown they will not remember whether or not the house was messy, only the moments in it. So, I try to reflect on that each day and not stress over the dirty floors, sink full of dirty sippy cups, and of course Mt St Laundry!

Life is all about prioritizing and so it seems that CrAzY Working Mom, Facebook, Twitter, and all of the responsibilities that come with it have taken a back burner to what matters most to me, my family and my God. What I am trying to say is that for now, I will probably still be posting sporadically here, I will do my best to at least get McLinky (or whatever he is calling it these days) up for you Looking @ The Sky on Friday participants. I won't promise a photo, but I'll do my best. I still have some product reviews/obligations to do, but they will be far and few between in the near future. The weather is beautiful, and my kids are only going to be young once. I am going to take the time to be nearer to them and enjoy their company instead of telling them, as they've heard so many times, "Just one more minute. I'm almost done, I HAVE to get this post finished." There are a few of you who still visit me when you have the chance even though I don't do the same. Thank you for that. Please know that I still love each and every one of you who I've built such strong bonds with and this is by NO means a good bye, just a pause. I must do what I feel in my heart and right not, my heart is telling me to concentrate on my family. I will still be online, just not with such conviction and commitment as before. Who knows, maybe some day I will be. But, for now there's just not enough time.

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Back on the Social Media Bandwagon

Good morning, friends! I am back at the office today after some sort of stomach bug kept me in bed most of the day yesterday. I managed to get up and help Brien get the kids dressed to go to Grandma's house. Shelby was not feeling well either, so she ended up staying home with me. She and I slept a big part of the day. I don't know what it was, but it wasn't fun. I felt dizzy and light headed every time I would stand up. I think that after the day I had yesterday, I probably need some under eye cream for dark circles because I know I don't look so hot. But, at least I am among the land of the living for today. I spent a whole day away from blogging, twitter, facebook, google buzz, e-mail, and any other social media that I actively participate in. It woke up this morning feeling completely disconnected and wondering what was going on in the world. It's great to be feeling well again and even better to be back online!

Tuesday, January 05, 2010

Family Time vs Social Networking - The Balancing Act

Last week, I was home sick and took advantage of that fact by trying to do some catching up on blog reading. I opened my google reader (yes, I think some virtual dust flew off in the process) and of course there were 1000+ posts there. I couldn't tell you the last time I've done that...opened my google reader to sit down and read posts. It seems like there are more and more things these days pulling me away from my beloved blog reading. Children, for one seem to do just that. With the addition of a third child last September, I rarely have that evening "me" time that the other two would allow. Emily requires that snuggly "mommy" time in the evenings and who am I to deny her that. After all, I LOVE it. This also gives me an excuse for this excess weight I've gained over the last year. When Emily crawls in mommy's lap, everyone else wants to follow suit. So, I have to have an ever expanding lap for my growing children. ;)

Facebook is my other down fall. Hello, my name is Tisha and I am addicted to Facebook. It started out as a harmless way to keep in touch with a few fellow bloggers, some family, and then it esculated into much, MUCH more. Now I seem to have a mild, okay obsessive case of addiction. I am a Mafia Wars addict. I also have a beautiful Farmtown Farm that I maintain on a daily basis. This requires harvesting, plowing, planting, constant rearranging and such. Not to mention all of the gifts that my gracious neighbors and family send me on both games that have to be accepted individually. Once gifts are accepted on Farmtown they have to be distributed on the farm (or sold if I already have a gazillion). This type of thing takes time!!! There is also status updates. I have to know when my sister's friend is taking lunch and where she is eating. I also need to know when my neighbor's next doctor's appointment is going to be. (Just kidding!!!) Some people actually do post important thing on their statuses. That is how I found out about the deaths of Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcet, AND Brittany Murphy. I also have to come up with witty statuses to post for myself!

But, I tell ya what. It is hard for me to keep up with the daily ongoings of my three children, the hubby, the dog, help run a business, keep up with my DVRed television shows, clean house, do laundry, write blog posts, read blog posts, Facebook, Farmtown, Mafia Wars, and Twitter. Gosh, I'm tired just thinking about all of this.

I have decided that I am giving up Facebook games for now. I want to get back to my blogging roots. There's just no time for both. I can sit down and open my Google Reader and for that thirty minutes or more that I spent playing games on Facebook, I can be reading YOUR blogs. So, to all of my Facebook friends I say THANK YOU for your support in being neighbors and allys in my two favorite games. It's been fun. To my blogging friends, I say HELLO! I've missed you and I'm back. I will be trying my hardest to read at least some of your posts each and every day. I am also adding new folks to my reader. So, if you want to exchange links or visits, just let me know!

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Tyler's Birthday Party Update

On Sunday Tyler turned 4. We had a great time at his birthday party with all of our family and friends. The swimming was fun. The weather was a bit muggy, but over all it was tolerable. Tyler got everything he asked for to outfit himself as his favorite Transformer, Bumblebee:

He had lots of fun and even had time to snuggle up with Mom in the swimming pool. Some day I will look back on this moment and wish that he was still willing to do this, especially with friends around:

Overall, I am certain a good time was had by all. My niece proclaimed after the party that she wished that she could have the whole day back because she had so much fun. A nephew also stated that it was, and I quote, "The best day of my life". THIS makes it all worth while. I am so glad we have family and friends near by who can celebrate such joyous occasions with us. I'll leave you with one last shot of the day and if you want to see more, you can click this link and it will take you to my Facebook photos.

The big guy wanted blueberry pancakes for breakfast and volunteered to cook them. So, with a teeny tiny bit of assistance from his mom (that's me) he made the world's most delicious pancakes for breakfast!

Monday, June 01, 2009

Blogging - this IS a CrAzY Life, but it's MY life...

I am only 49 posts away from three thousand posts on this blog! That's insane.

We went 4 wheeler riding this weekend. Spent some time with old friends and made some new ones as well! Of course there are photos on Facebook. Clicking on the collage will make it larger so you can see the images a little clearer if you so choose.

Shelby lost another tooth yesterday. She was upset that it was loose and she was unable to get it out. I bribed her with swimming. Brien was able to easily extract the tooth and the tooth fairy added to her savings account. I don't know if I've ever mentioned here, but I have a severe problem with loose teeth. It makes me nauseous just to see a wobbly tooth. I am not the woman for the job when extractions need performed. I've never passed out, but it sure does make me feel like I could. She is saving for a Nintendo DS and she's earning money each day for helping out at the house and the office. Hopefully by the end of the summer she'll have enough money to buy it herself. I have a feeling that knowing she has worked hard and saved to buy something might make her appreciate it just a tad more than she would otherwise. What do you think?

I have come to realize that there is no other word to describe my life any better than this one: BUSY. Well, maybe non-stop, hectic, or perhaps the standard: CrAzY will continue to work just fine. There just aren't enough hours in the day anymore to keep up with it all. I am trying to learn to accept this fact and just go with the flow but it is very hard for me.

My little sister is flying in this week. I need to ~~clean my house~~ prepare for her visit. We are all very excited to see her and spend some quality time with her. We will also be going to the family reunion this weekend, so we'll be getting in lots of family time! I'm looking forward to it.

Emily is crawling all over the place now and pulling up on everything. Where has the last 9 months gone? They have seriously just flown by. In three months we will be planning a 1 year old's birthday party...MY one year old's first party. WOW! Now, that is a strong realization. My baby is slowly but surely becoming a toddler. Before I know it she'll be using an acne treatment She also has two teeth, the bottom teeth. She cut them both at the same time. It actually wasn't that bad. I had hear ears pierced. (I can't remember if I've posted that here or not). She cried just a bit, but since then they've been healing well and she's not bothering them a bit.

I'm sure that there are many more things that I probably have neglected to mention in this post but I am just so worn out that I can't even bring myself to write about it.

We will be hosting another giveaway begining this week. You won't want to miss this one! Stay tuned for all of the details. There are some great movies we've watched over the last couple of weeks and I will be posting reviews for them this week as well.

Thursday, May 21, 2009

Weather, Teeth, & Wet Keyboards...

We have had beautiful weather all week. Highs in the low 80s and high 70s with a slight breeze and sunshine. Who could ask for more?! The long weekend (Memorial Day) is quickly approaching and guess what? THIS is our forecast:It's a good thing I've got 3 Netflix movies due in today. It looks like we'll be spending a big part of the long weekend indoors. I do hope to catch Night At The Museum - Battle @ The Smithsonian this weekend as the first Night At The Museum is one of Tyler's favorite movies.

In other news, Kris Allen won American Idol last night and I think that all over Arkansas the screams of excitement could be heard and I'm sure that I'm not the only person who shed a few tears of joy to see our hometown boy graciously accept this prestigious honor. Congrats, Kris on your feat and we wish you much continued success in this journey ahead. I will have to say that I enjoyed the finale show. It was the best by far. Adam's performance with KISS was memorable and I am searching for those boots he had on because I just loved them!

Emily Grace is 8.5 months old and she now officially has two bottom teeth. She's been chewing on everything she can get her hands on and some things that she can't. She has also discovered a new love for music and television. She will rock back and forth on her hands and knees when a song comes on television. In fact, she will drop what she is doing to watch American Idol and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Let the hate mail and comments begin on what a bad parent I am for letting my kids watch television. I watch a lot of television, so I can't tell my kids they can't, right?! That would be hypocritical of me. When the warm weather finally settles in, though we'll be spending lots of time in the swimming pool, so our television sets will have some time to rest.
She has also discovered a fascination with my laptop. Yes, it's true that they only know what they are taught. She sees her mommy pecking away at these keys all of the time and she wants to know what all of the fuss is about. She tried them out and they don't taste as good as they look. I think that she'll have her own facebook page in no time and will be blogging all about what she learned from twitter and flickr.

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Bowling With Kindergartners

Today was a field trip with Shelby's Kindergarten class to the bowling alley. I must say that watching three classes full of six year olds try to bowl was the funniest thing I've seen in a while. Their approach to this sport is quite entertaining to say the least. Some took the run to the edge of the line and hurl the ball approach while others would stand at the edge of the line and granny shoot the ball (which is my personal favorite). The buzzer that alerts you that you are stepping over the line was buzzing non-stop. The kids were warned about overstepping because the lanes were oiled and they might fall. When the buzzer went off, they got that deer in the headlights look like they thought they were going to have to go to the principals office! This one little girl would toss her ball and it seemed like it took days for the thing to go down the lane. She would stand there and jump up and down like she was trying to make it go faster. It was like watching paint dry. Overall, it was quite an entertaining time.

They were scheduled to go to the park afterward to eat their sack lunch but it was too wet, so we ended up going back to the school. Since I had promised Shelby that I would eat lunch with her, Emily and I went back to the school and had lunch with her in the cafeteria and then played with her afterward on the playground for a bit. My sister joined us as well and had lunch with her Kindergarten daughter, Katie. Overall we had a fun day and I am so thankful that I am fortunate enough to be able to go and do things like this with my daughter. I hope it is something that she'll always remember. When it was time for Mandy and I to leave the girls, as their recess was about to end, the tears began to flow. They did not want to stay at school. They wanted to be checked out early. My sister had to go back to work, but I told them they could go with me. I had a few things that I needed to do back at the office, but the girls are old enough to help out with Emily and they will keep themselves entertained while I work. I had to order some checks and envelopes from Quickbooks. Thankfully I had some coupons to use so that I could save a bit of money because we all know that in today's economy every penny you can pinch is a penny well saved! I did what I needed to do and the girls and I came home. Tyler was riding horses (go figure) with his grandpa so we had a quiet afternoon watching some movies and hanging out. I have uploaded the pictures from our day to Facebook, as always. If you haven't seen them yet, you can click here to do so.

Monday, April 06, 2009

Manic Monday - Trip

Previous MMs ~ The Manic Monday Master

We took a trip to the Little Rock Zoo Saturday. We had a fabulous time and I got some awesome pictures. I've uploaded some photos to my Flickr account, as well as my Facebook account. If you want to see the Flickr photos, you can click the box to the right with ever changing photos and it will take you there. To get to my Facebook account, just click the picture and off you go:

Happy manic Monday to all of my friends.

CrAzY Working Mom

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