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07 Mar 2010 Yuk…
Author: Charlotte |  Category: Health  | Tags: , , , , , , , ,  | Leave a Comment

Wednesday I babysat Benton and he had been sick with the runs. He leaned over, while I held him on my lap, and decided to munch on my lip. Well the next afternoon I got sick as a dog and spent most of the next couple days in the bathroom trying to decide which end to put where 1st! I had a fever, vomiting and the runs. It was not fun. I was so sick I was thinking about wholesale life insurance because I thought for sure I was going to die.

I’ve been doing nothing but sleeping, puking and pooping.. not fun.. not fun at all. And joy of all joys… hubby just told me he’s not feeling real good right now! *cry* That’s all I need is for him to be sick. When he’s sick he’s really cranky and miserable. I just want to run and hide.

Thank goodness I started feeling better today. I’m not 100% but I’m better.

I haven’t been really sick in years. I’ve had days where I felt a little off and then I felt better in a couple hours or the next day.

If hubby is getting this.. it’s not gonna be fun *sigh*

21 Nov 2009 Relaxing day
Author: Charlotte |  Category: family  | Tags: , , , , , ,  | 3 Comments

DSC03210Yesterday was a gorgeous day out. It was warm, for this time of year, and there was a little bit of a breeze. Andi, Drew, Benton and I went to Ocean City and took a walk on the beach. We picked up seashells so Andi can make a nice little shadowbox for Benton.

We saw what the last 4 day nor’easter did to the beaches and it really made a mess of them. Most of the dunes have been washed away and a lot of the wooden ramps from the boardwalk were closed because of at least a 6 foot drop down to the beach from the missing dunes.

There were a few other people walking the beach using metal detectors, collecting shells and even a couple surfers. I forgot just how calming and relaxing the sound of the waves can be. I could have sat on the rocks for hours and just listened to the waves crashing.

Benton enjoyed his first trip to the beach. We had him bundled up with his little animal/bear hat on to keep his head warm and a warm blanket. But the sun was warm and the breeze wasn’t too bad until we started back up the beach to the car. But other than that it was a great day.

Enjoy the pictures below.

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10 Nov 2009 You won’t believe this one!
Author: Charlotte |  Category: family  | Tags: , ,  | 2 Comments

This video is Benton… He’s only 2 months old but look what he’s doing!!! This boy is way too far ahead of his age!

25 Oct 2009 Babysitting Benton
Author: Charlotte |  Category: family  | Tags: , , , , , ,  | 3 Comments

Andi went to Pennsylvania today to pick up her boyfriend and I got to watch Benton all day. He’s such a happy and good natured baby. He hardly ever cries unless he’s really hungry or needs changing.

We are having a great time. He’s been smiling and talking to me (well.. cooing and gurgling). We went outside and took a short walk around the yard too. Now he’s passed out on PopPop’s quilt on the floor.

Andi and Drew should be here within a couple hours to pick him up… barring any traffic problems in Phila.

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21 Sep 2009 So far… not so good
Author: Charlotte |  Category: life  | Tags: , , , , , , , ,  | One Comment

We’ve been trying to find a place to move to and we haven’t had much luck. We went to see a couple places and the 1st one was $1150 a month and wasn’t really a bad size except our dining room furniture wouldn’t fit in the dining area (tiny, tiny, tiny), the closets had no doors (just shelves on a wall), absolutely no pets allowed (landlord has a big dog though) and the biggest thing was the house was literally 5 feet away from the landlord’s house.

Then we went to see a double wide on it’s own lot. That place was $925 a month and was so tiny. The “master suite” looked like only a twin bed would fit in it. The 2nd bedroom was so small if you put a twin bed in it it would take up the whole room. None of our furniture would fit in this place. You would have to be a little person to live there. The ceilings were just a few inches above hubby’s head and he’s 6′2″. It felt very claustrophobic in there.

We’re probably going to have to put our stuff in storage and live in our camper until we can find a place. Not my idea of fun. Hubby, me and the cat… JOY! At least it has a nice kitchen area.

I’m still packing away here. Hubby brings home a few boxes at a time from work otherwise I’d probably be done by now, if I had more boxes.

Andi, her boyfriend Drew and Benton were here this weekend. Benton is such a good baby and rarely cries. Drew is officially Benton’s dad. He stepped up and adopted him. He’s a good guy. Hubby likes him so that’s saying something.

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04 Sep 2009 I am still alive….
Author: Charlotte |  Category: life  | Tags: , , , , , , , , ,  | Comments off

Really I am… I’ve just been really busy trying to find a place to live and packing. I haven’t really had much time to do any postings here or on any of my blogs.

Benton is doing great. Andi said he had his 1st doctor appointment yesterday and he’s gained back the weight he lost after his birth and then some and is “the picture of health”.

Problems are still running rampant in this family though. Andi was visited by the bank’s repo guy the other day and now she no longer has a car. She told me that on the good side of that she no longer has a $520 a month car payment on a car she doesn’t like. That is all the Army’s fault as she hadn’t gotten a paycheck since the beginning of June and it didn’t help that the bank would not work with her at all. I have Ford Motor Credit for my car and I’m behind in my payments too but they are working with us. They say they want to keep their customers and vehicles together. They deferred the 2 months we are behind and tacked them on to the end of the loan. So we are good to go.

So since Andi won’t be able to come here with the baby we will probably be making a quick trip to Pennsylvania to see them soon. I can’t wait to see Andi and Benton. We’ll get to meet her boyfriend Drew too.

JoJo has been helping me pack. She’s been the “inspector”. She gets on the packed boxes and even in the empty boxes to “inspect” them and give her seal of approval. She climbs into open cabinets and drawers… basically getting in way being cute.

Well… back to work.. there’s lots to clean and pack!!