Do you recognize this woman??

Today I went to lunch with Claudia. We hada blast!! Chatting with an old friend and enjoying a good meal is the best!!

I am more than a little pissed. A month ago Jason's mom asked for the kids, and wanted to fly them out that weekend. Remember? Well, she FINALLY called back to see what dates she could get the kids. The dates we thought would work originally won't, b/c Jonathan begins football on July 25 and School starts August 12. So she calls, Jason gives her a span of potential dates. Anytime between July 7 and July 25, and they have to fly out of Wichita b/c my grandparents will not drive 4 hours to Kansas City.

So she calls back and says she can get a straight through flight out of OKC on the 7th. Well, my grandparents are not going to drive them 3 hours to OKC either. So trying to be accommodating Jason recommends getting the flight on Sunday the 6th, and we can take them to the airport on our way back to Texas. So she calls the airlines back and books their flight...LEAVING OUT OF OKC ON SATURDAY THE 5TH!!! And returning July 25th.

Which means that in the span of 9 weeks I will see my children 1 1/2 days. Can I tell you how unhappy this makes me? Not to mention she got her way and we are taking the kids to OKC AND we will have to pick them up from OKC when they return. So here is what my 4th of July weekend will be like:

July 3rd: Leave work at noon, get to KS at dinner time
July 4th: Spend day with the kids
July 5th: Leave Grammies at 9 so we can drive to the airport and check the kids in for their 2 o'clock flight. Leave OKC when their flight does and return to Texas

In there do you see any time for me to go to Abilene and meet my new nephew??? Nope that's b/c I'm taking my kids to the airport on the day SHE wanted, instead of the day Jason told her! I think she did it on purpose. She is constantly trying to bully him into doing things her way or "choosing" her.

She still has yet to acknowledge the new baby. She did ask how I was, and Jason said good and that we are almost 1/2 way there. To which she replied, that's good. She didn't ask how the baby was, when he's due, what names we are thinking about! Nothing. Can I stress how DONE I am with his family. I sent her pictures of him after the last sonogram, and she didn't even acknowledge them. At least could have written back, go to hell, I hate you. After talking to his mother, Jason called his grandmother to let her know the kids would be east this summer. Did she ask about the baby?? NO! WTF! I asked Jason if they knew the baby was HIS. I just can't fathom why they are being so ugly. Jeez, heaven forbid we have 7 years between children!!

This just reiterates why we are moving to KANSAS to be near family and NOT New York. My family doesn't treat him like this. And honestly, they would have reason too. I have never been anything but supportive and loving to him over the past 12 years and they still act like I'm Satan. Of course since I can't confront them about their stupidness. I take it out on Jason. I personally think he should and could have more of a backbone with them. However he thinks it would fall on deaf ears and he'd be wasting his time. Either way, it makes me mad at him. While I understand it isn't 100% his fault, I do think he should buck up more. I mean honestly if my mother didn't want to speak to me about this child I'd be devestated! Luckily, my mother for all of her "issues" would NEVER do that! Nor would my grandmother or anyone I deem worthy of being in my life.

If you can't celebrate my joy, then screw you.
It's just sad when it's the child's own grandmother....

Today is the day

Today I will put in my 2 week notice. I have been counting down to this day for so so long it seems almost anti-climatic. I thought I'd be happier, but I still don't want to go to work. I couldn't fall asleep last night, so I'm pretty cranky day. I just want to lay here in bed and sleep.

Today was productive!

We move in 3 weeks! I can't wait! We have been lax in the packing department. So after Jason realized next weekend is my shower( I expect to see all of you there!), then we are going to Kansas the following weekend for the 4th, then the next weekend we are MOVING he decided he'd better get his butt in gear!!

This is what we packed today:

We finished the living room. The only thing left is the Partylite that I no longer have boxes for and the curio. I need bubble wrap for all of that.

We packed all the clothes Jason's manager sent home with him for Savannah. A bunch of cute stuff! She told Jason her daughter is an "Old Navy Ho", and it showed! I'm so thankful, she's growing out of everything.

We packed our closet. What a task. It had clothes, shoes, partylite holders and wax, a printer...

We packed all the boxed partylite. It's never good for Jason to see that many teal boxes at once :)

We packed the hallway bath. Nothing left but TP and the kitty litter box. Any one want a cat?

And finally the hall closet, nothing left in there but the shoes we still wear

While all this was going on, I have been doing laundry

STILL TO DO:

Scrap Stuff- It's a daunting task. I want to keep some stuff out b/c there are 2 scrapbooks stores up there. I want to be able to go to crops and meet people.

Our room- Not really to much in here

Kitchen-This will be the biggest pain

Our bathroom- This will be hard b/c I keep telling myself I'm going to throw away all my old makeup and hair product.

Storage Unit-Agh. I don't even want to think about that.

Got any extra prayers??

I've got a little list of prayer requests:

1. Peace of mind for Jason. He is stressing about finding a job. I keep telling him we don't move for almost a month, but he is on pins and needles.

2. My teeth. I broke one of my teeth today eating candy. I just got the tooth pulled from when I broke a tooth eating candy with Savannah!! This one is not at the back so it can't be pulled, it will have to be capped. Not while pregnant though! Please pray that it doesn't start hurting!!

3. Money-Not getting the stimulus check really put a cramp in our savings. I am saving as much as I can, but I still have to pay our bills while we are here too!

4. My sister. She's starting over. Pray for a great job and a smooth transition.

Boring

Not that I'm complaining. I love boring!! I am working, sleeping, and working again. That's pretty much it. They have overtime, and I need the money, but man I hate my job so much. I do not want to stay there 1 second longer than I have to. Only 16 days of work left. I can't wait. I give my notice on Monday. I'm kinda hoping they will just tell me I can leave and pay me for my last 2 weeks. Hey, a girl has to have a dream right :o)

Happy Sunday!

Ok, not really. Sundays are bittersweet. I love the day its self, but I hate that it is the day before Monday. The day before I have to go back to my hell hole of a job. I can't even begin to put into words how much I hate my job. I changed my shift from 7-4 back to 8-5. At least this way I can put off going, even if I have to stay an extra hour. AGH! Only 1 week until I put in my notice and only 3 weeks and 2 days until my last day. Our management is so stupid. I know others in different departments who don't hate it, so it must just be our department. They suck. Not my co-workers I like most of them. Just management.

I have a nephew!!

He's my first! Jonathan has given up the reign has the only boy. I don't have pictures yet. But...

Codey Nathanial arrived June 12 at 8:35 a.m. via c-section.

He was 7lbs, 3 oz and 20 inches long

From what I hear he is totally gorgeous!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY STACI!!

I don't have enough time in the day to write a blog about how much I love this woman!! She is indescribably WONDERFUL!! I hope you have a great day friend!! I love you!

We did it!

The kids room is packed!! Bunk beds are apart, books, toys, and clothes are in boxes! One room down!! Whoo-hoo! We have cleaned the rest of the house and are in the process of laundry! We need more boxes. Hopefully this will encourage us to start packing the rest of the house too. Slowly but surly it is getting done.

I had an AWESOME time at GASC. I made cards, no pages :0( It was great just hanging with the girls though.

Too bad tomorrow is Monday...agh. Not much longer.....

Wish me Luck!

We were up before noon. Woo-hoo! And we are getting ready to start packing the kids room. I'll let you know how is goes! I also want to catch up all the laundry, and clean the house. Lofty goals I know....

Don't forget, season 2 of Army Wives starts tonight on Lifetime!!!

GASC

Tomorrow I'm going to the Great American Scrapbook Convention. I haven't been scrapping near as much as I used to, but I still love it! I can't wait to have a little creative girl time. Jason is going to go the Rangers game next door, so he'll get to have a little fun too!

This weekend we HAVE to pack SOMETHING in this house!! I know it will be easy once we start, but it 's starting that is hard. Pray for a productive Sunday!

If it wasn't for bad luck, I'd have no luck.

So, much like the rest of America we have been looking forward to our stimulus check. While it wasn't going to be for fun stuff it was going to substantially increase our savings for moving. WAS, is the operative word in that sentence.

When Jason got out of the Army they over paid him. Every once in awhile they will send us a letter and I will send them fifty bucks, but to be honest it's totally not on my radar. They didn't bother with our 2006 or 2007 tax returns, but decide to suck up our stimulus check. Yup, all 1800 of it. I can file to get part of it back since the check is for both of us and the debt is only Jason's. I have have to wait for the papers from the IRS to arrive, then I have to mail them back and wait 8 weeks. 8 weeks! We'll be in Kansas by then! What good will it do!! So the buckle down is about to begin!! We planned on saving as much as we could anyway, but now every penny will count!! Agh!!

Are you ready for this??

I have so much to tell, I hope I can get it out before my fingers fall off! We spent last weekend in Kansas. It was wonderful!! I can't wait to move back home! On Friday we did all of our errands, and we were able to be lazy Saturday and Sunday. Sort of. We were lazy on Saturday. Sunday we drove to Abilene where my mom and sister live and hung out with them. It was HOT, but great.
My sister is dating(and plans on marrying) this guy who already has a daughter. So the little beauty below is about to become my newest niece! Her name is Elizabeth and she is so sweet. She took right to me, which I think bothered my mom. She kept saying, " She didn't attach herself to me that quick" Buy the time we left she was calling my belling button cousin! Too Cute!!
This is my littlest sister Tiffany. She is having this baby on Tuesday if he doesn't come on his own before then!!! My first nephew!! Last I knew his name is going to be Cody Nathaniel.
This is Jonathan and Savannah with Me-ma and Pop-Pop. Yup, Jonathan got a haircut.
We also went by the cemetery and visited my sister and my grannie's grave. My sister died when she was an infant, so there was plenty of room to place my grandmothers ashes there when she passed away.

On Monday we drove back to Texas. It was a little weird coming home and not have the crazies here. We are slowly getting used to it though. Tomorrow we are going to pack up their room. About half will get thrown out or given away. Then slowly we'll pack the house and put it in their room until we load up the truck.

This week I found out my annual raise amount. Are you ready for this? .14 an hour! yes, you read that correctly fourteen cents an hour! If I wasn't leaving in 28 work days I'd be furious. I got the whole, the company is in bad shape, not everyone is getting raises, you should feel luckily spew. Whatever, I'd rather have gotten nothing!! So happy I'm leaving there!! I have serious shortimers and pretty much don't care about much of anything that is work related.

Wednesday night Jason's mom called and asked if she could have the kids for a visit..starting SATURDAY(today!). Um, hell no! How frickin rude! They are comfortably ensconced in Kansas and she wants to fly them to PA in 3 days? Not mention all the things they already have planned? Not to mention I asked 6 months ago if she wanted them this summer and she said NO. Jason and I were dumbfounded at the rudeness and selfishness if it all. They've been in Kansas less than a week! AGH. I think she was upset and surprised when Jason told her no. He told her they could come the end of July, but she hasn't called back to get exact dates. I think she just wanted him to say say how high, when she said jump. She still has yet to acknowledge the new baby. She told Jason she was upset she had to find out on the blog(when she was not talking to us!) Um, if it wasn't for this blog she'd know nothing. Hence the fact that it's locked. If she's going to complain about what she reads, then she won't read. No more Hallock Family Updates for her!

We have been pretty lazy this week. We come home from work and hop into bed! I mean that literally. We lay in bed and watch TV all night. We have started re-watching the Veronica Mars seasons. We are at the end of season one. I love Veronica Mars. I still upset when I think about them canceling it..sniffle..

Today we went shopping! We did our baby registry at Target and Babies R' Us. So much fun!! Jason had a blast with the scan gun. We bought a froggie outfit. I couldn't help it. I have already had 2 children and Babies R'Us was overwhelming. I can't believe it doesn't send new mothers in shock!! They had alot of the stuff for our theme which made me soooo happy. The wall shelf is on clearance for 6.90, so if anyone is going to be in Hulen area soon, let me know!! I'll pay you back if you pick it up for me!! It's normally like 24.99!! After that we went to Motherhood in the mall. I spent way more than I intended. It was Jason's fault. He MADE me buy these $50 jeans. I have never even spent $50 on NON pregnant jeans. But me oh my, they are so comfy. I will wear them from now until I deliver, and maybe even after. I didn't want to get them, but I'm so happy I did. Plus, since Jason insisted I don't have to feel guilty!! I bought 6 tops and 2 bottoms. I bought a SUPER cute black, cream, and silver top. Kinda dressy, but so cute and on sale. I need a girls dinner out to wear it too! I'll be honest, I LOVED strapping on that fake belly to try clothes on with. I can't wait until I get bigger and this baby is moving more! I love being pregnant(the throwing up does suck though)

Tomorrow we are packing the kids room, working on Jason's resume, going grocery shopping, and scrappin(I am, he's not). So it will be a full day!! I think that about has you caught up on our neck of the woods!! If you have any questions let me know!! Love ya all!

i know, i know...

i need to update. and i have lots to say. but i don't want to take snuggle time from my fella. i'll be back soon. promise.

Why do people have to wear clothes?

Darn Adam and Eve for eating that apple and making us wear clothes! Clothes that I have to wash!! I must be honest, clothes that Jason has to wash and I have to fold and put away. I'll be so happy to only do laundry for 2 before it gets bumped up to 5! I was hoping to be a little more progressed in the packing process by now, but I still have piles of clothes. The suitcase is empty, and we leave in less than 48 hours!!

Our Last Weekend Together

This is the last weekend we will have as a family for awhile and it's been great! On Friday Jonathan stayed the night with a friend(and went to 6 six flags on Saturday!!). Jason, Savannah, and I ran a few errands, then came home and watched the baby video! They were able to record our whole sonogram for us. We watched it back with Savannah, and it was neat to see her reaction. She loved watching her little brother(so we've been told) move around, she even got to hear his heartbeat. I can't wait to take it home this weekend for my mom and grammie to see. I'm trying to figure out a way to put it on the baby blog for all the world to see.

On Saturday Jason, Savannah, and I went to Jason's office to get some boxes. They go through paper like crazy, and have tons of paper boxes. After we picked up the boxes we went and looked at used cars. We have been talking about getting a cheap second car. Nothing fancy since he doesn't want me to work when we get to Kansas. However I can't rely on my Grammie to cart me everywhere while Jason is working, especially with a new baby and lots of dr appts. So, we bought a car. A van actually. We spent a little more than we had been discussing, but we ended up getting a way better interest rate than we thought we would. So it balances out. We only got a 3 year loan, so it will be paid off quick. Thankfully the payment its low enough that will still be able afford it on one income. What an awesome feeling to have a van again! Jason hinted at filling it up..lol! I told himhe had to pull teeth to get me to agree to #3, he needs to wait awhile before starting on #4! After we bought the van, we went grocery shopping, then swimming! I love having a pool in our apartment complex!! It was a nice relaxing way to end a Saturday.

Today, Jason got up fixed breakfast for the family. Then we started cleaning and packing. I had the kids bring out all their clothes and we put summer clothes in a pile to take to Grammies and started packing away the winter clothes that will go into storage. I'm doing the laundry and as clothes get done we are packing them in boxes, a suitcase, or they are going in the goodwill pile. With this move I'm all for purging! I'm a pack rat and I know it. I'm trying to be better, but it's hard!! This afternoon we are going to go swimming again :0) The kids are already begging, but we have to reach a good stopping point first.

I'm happy that the kids are excited to go to Grammie and Grampy's, but I'm going to miss them too. I know they will be in great hands, but it will still taking some adjusting. They are big kids now, that's crazy! I have big kids, and a bean. LOL! Jason and I are both looking forward to our time alone. We are in a MUCH better place this year than we were last year when they left :o) We will be taking full advantage of that. With this baby coming we are going from 11 years until empty nest, to 18 years until empty nest!! More if Jason gets his way and we have 4! So we will cherish all the alone time we have coming.

Update! Pictures!

It's all on the baby blog.

Sorry I've been MIA...I've been throwing up like crazy, and feeling poopy!

Pray, Pray, Pray!

Today we go to the high risk OB, they will be doing the high resolution sono to check on the baby. Pray for a healthy, developing Hallock! I will post an update on the baby blog when I get home!

I love being a mother

To me everyday is Mother's day. I have 2 wonderful children who are smart, kind, compassionate, loving and that is a huge blessing. Yes, they drive me crazy sometimes, but I wouldn't have it any other way! They make me complete.

Jonathan- This boy makes me so proud. Not only is he special b/c he's my first born, he 's special because he is himself. He is always asking questions and is thirsting for knowledge. He KNOWS what he is doing with his life. He doesn't say " I want to be..." he says " I'm going to be..." If you know Jonathan than you know that sentence ends with....play football in the NFL!

Savannah-This girl is so colorful. There are so many dimensions to her personality. She is artsy, she is loving, she is selfish, she is Savannah. She unfortunately knows she's beautiful. We are working on her being a little more humble. She is a very talented artist. She can put together an outfit to die for. I don't have near the fashion sense that she does. She doesn't want to get married, and fully intends on living at home forever!! Which Jason says is OK with him!

Our bean-Wow. This little baby growing in me is such a blessing. S/he symbolizes our re-birth as couple. I won't ever pretend our road has been easy, but nothing worth having is easy. We have come out stronger, stronger than I ever though possible. This little girl/guy is highly anticipated. I can't wait to hold this baby in my arms.
Happy Mother's Day to all the mommy's in my life!

I love you all!