I don't want to live here anymore

I have been kinda frustrated lately. I don't want to live at our townhouses anymore. I am not happy here. First of all we have no room for our new tree and ornaments that we have so I am really not in the mood for Christmas. Plus I don't think we can afford Christmas this year and that is the truth. Second I am so sick and tired of one of our neighbors. We have a parking lot in the front of our townhouse that has 6 parking spots and one of our neighbors takes up half those spots so sometimes it's a pain in the butt getting in. Not only does he own his own car but he has several others that he fixes up and sales them. I don't mind that but if you have a lot of cars I think you should get your own place because at that point you aren't considerate of other people. And then he has his daughter and the grandma that lives there that have their own cars and then his wife has her own car. I am just over it at this point. I know I should be grateful to have a place to live but it's kinda hard when the management sucks and they don't listen to you when you have things in your place that needs fixing. I rather have my own place and fix my own things than wait forever for things to be fix. And another thing I am so sick and tired of going into their office and getting attitude every time I tell them that something needs to get fix or if I am just paying rent. I dread the time when I have to go in there because I don't like getting verbally abused. I shouldn't have to be afraid to report things. That is their job to fix things. I am just so sick and tired of the drama around here. We feel like we shouldn't have to deal with it. And on top of that I feel like we are growing out of this place. I feel so overwhelmed here and so does Chris. I just can't take it anymore. I just wished there was a place over here for sale or rent because I don't think I can spend another holiday in here.

Daisy is 2!

Daisy is 2! She is such a smarty pants. Even though she is only 21 pounds she makes it up in her brain. She knows so many words and is already showing interest in the potty. I think she is going to be quick to potty trained. She already went potty once in the potty chair. She is a very demanding girl though and will let you know what she wants. She has such a big personality and picks up on things very easily. She loves animals and has no fear. She is such a bundle of joy and makes our family complete.

We had her birthday party on Saturday at Arctic Circle with the whole family. It was really nice!

It was a My little Pony theme. Cake from Smith's fresh market.

I loved her expressions from her gifts

All of her gifts!

Than Sunday we celebrated my birthday and went and looked at the fall colors and had a picnic. It was a great weekend full of birthdays. I wished my dad was down here. It wasn't the same without him. First time I think in 3 or 4 years that he hasn't came down for our birthdays so it was weird not having him here. We still had a great weekend! We didn't want it to end!! Me and Chris also had a great dinner just me and him at Sizzler's. I love these moments!!

  

Update on Rocky!

We took Rocky back to the allergist because we felt like we needed more answers. I was reading one of my friend's post on FB about gluten free and how she found how she was allergic to gluten food and it made a lightbulb in my head goes off and I was like maybe that is what is wrong with Rocky. I kinda wanted to limited out all the possibilities of what he could possibly be allergic to. This time around he got tested for pepper because sometimes he is sensitive to pepper and then they tested him for wheat, barley, and rice and also Celiac (ex) cell disease. And also this time around I was just going to go do my own business and not concentrate on the results or anything like that. Well I got the results back today and he is negative on pepper and the Celiac cell disease so that is a good thing. Wheat: 0.17, Barley: 0.12, and Rice: 0.13 so just a little bit above negative so nothing to be too worried about. But isn't all of us a little bit sensitive to some foods? So all in all he really isn't a allergic to anything. So I guess that is a good thing. They said that if his symptoms get worse or progress than to advise to have oral food study which I was totally against from the beginning. I really don't think that does any good and gives you the answers that you are looking for. All they do is give you a type of food at different portions and just see how you do which each portion to see if they move on to the other portion. They said it's very well monitored and that they will treat the patient right there in the clinic if they find out that it effects them in any way and that a lot of parents are all for it and that if you want to schedule it than you have to do it as soon as possible because they fill up fast. I don't know about you but if I was getting tons of portions of one type of food I would be sick as well so I don't think it's that effective. And also why I also think it's pointless is because I don't think bread and that type of food really effect him. He always loves sandwiches especially from Subway and never gets sick off of them. I know when I was a little child certain foods I would avoid because I didn't like them and I think that is every child. And once I got older I was more opened to try new things and I am still opened to it and I love foods that I never loved as a child; everyone is like that. And I also know when I was in elementary some of the foods they had for school lunches sometimes didn't agree with my stomach and I think Rocky is the same way. I personally think Rocky will grow out of it and that he is ok. I just want to eliminate everything so I wasn't missing anything. And I think I got my answers. At the same time I wanted something to show up on his test results but at the same time I am relieved because then we don't have to be cautious on what foods he can and can't eat because I could imagine how hard it can be to have a child that has food allergies.

Should I join Scentsy?

A couple of weekends ago I went to a Scentsy party. While I was there I swear someone was telling me that I should join and start selling it. I love Scentsy and always have. I am always looking for a discount when it comes to buying the product. They have so many cute stuff now. It was weird because I was really down in the dumps when I went to this party because we are dealing with financial issues right now and I couldn't spend money at the time but something kept telling me this is what you need to do, this is what you need to do. I don't know if I should ignore it. Back in 2006 someone told Chris to quit Walmart and he listened to it and it was the best thing he ever did. I was working at Savers at the time on less than minimum wage and for some reason we survived. I don't know how we did it but we survived. The more and more I think about it maybe it was the holy spirit talking to him and maybe that was the same thing talking to me. I don't know if I am making any sense. Maybe this is my other calling to sell Scentsy. I am passionate about it. I always have been iffy about home base companies because I really don't think you can make a living off of them so I think that is one reason why this is holding me back and plus it takes $99 to start it. I can always start it and if it doesn't work out I guess it won't be a big deal because I am still going to keep my other job and Chris is still going to have his job and this would be just a job on the side. I need advice. I just want to do the right thing for my family.

How things are going for us

I don't usually talk on here about our financial problems because I feel like that is me and Chris' business but right now I feel like this is all that I got and I don't know who else to turn to and we are running out of ideas. Sometimes I hate adulting and just want to be a kid sometimes, because it's hard I am not going to lie and right now me and Chris are stuck. Whenever you are backed up in bills and keep pushing bills back and you keep getting overdrawn and keep getting overdrawn than you had a hard time getting back on track. Last payday was a good payday and not a so good payday. We were already overdrawn in our account but we knew that bills had to be paid. I know that we had to play catch up but for what price? It made us even more overdrawn to the point that we aren't going to be able to pay rent or all the other bills that we need to this coming payday. Me and Chris are always thinking about our kids and others and even though we didn't have the money last payday we bought each of the kids new sandles and father's day gifts. We knew that we were going to be overdrawn but we had to do what we had to do. Right now on top of bills that need to get paid I need new clothes and so does Chris. We don't even have the money to do that. I haven't even received my mother's day gift. I know I am probably just complaining on here but we have no one else to turn to and have racked our brains over and over again and we just don't know how we are going to survive this payday and me and Chris are scared. I think he is more scared than I am. I am just taking as it comes and taking it day by day and that is all that we can do. I don't even know how we got in this mess. It's weird because things were so good in March when we all went to Vegas; because we could afford it at the time and now things are a lot different than 3 months ago and it just blows my mind. Why I am writing all of this down because just in case someone has an idea or can help us in anyway. I hate to ask for help; I usually never ask for help. Usually me and Chris do things and handle things on our own but now I think it's time to ask for help. And sometimes asking for help isn't a bad thing. Sometimes you need to do it.

Sienna turns 5!!

This sweet girl turned 5 today!! She is such a girly girl and loves school. She is definitely my social butterfly because she has so many friends. She is getting into boys already. There is this one boy Easton that has her heart. She is such a great big sister to her baby sister; she loves having a baby sister. She thinks her middle name is monkey butt because her daddy calls her monkey butt. She likes the nickname monkey butt. She is for sure a princess and she knows it. She is always going to hold a special place in my heart because she is my first girl! We love you Sienna Jeanne and Happy birthday!!

This little girl spent her birthday at boondocks. It's always a tradition to go to boondocks for each of the kids birthdays. They always have fun here. She got a crown, and a bracelet. Rocky was wondering why he didn't get either one on his birthday and I had to tell him that he is too old because it said for kids 8 years and younger. He is just getting so big! Brody is getting too big as well because when we were on the horses farris wheel Brody weighted too much because it wouldn't go lol and then we went to the play area and he is too tall for that as well. I just told the boys that they are just getting too big for these things which is sad but it what it is. If I had it my way my kids would never grow up because it is a trap lol.

Rocky and Daisy's checkups

Since Rocky's Jr. High checkup and Daisy's 18 month checkup was around the same time we just decided to kill two birds with one stone and get them done and out of the way the same day. They are both doing good. They both got one shot. They wanted to give Rocky the Meningoccal shot but me and Chris refused to have him have it because I have heard nothing but bad things about it. I wasn't going to have that nasty stuff inserted into Rocky or any of my kids. I had to sign a release form saying I wasn't going to give my child this because it is required in Jr. High. I was fine with signing whatever just as long as he doesn't get it. Daisy doesn't need anymore shots until she goes to Kindergarten or Preschool whatever comes first. Rocky is 4'9 already! So tall. And in the 29% for his height. His weight is 68.2 in the 6% which I am not surprised because he is just like his daddy. Tall and skinny. Rocky got a eye exam and his eyes are perfectly fine. I updated Dr. Nye about his allergist test. And everything is going good with him. Daisy looks good but he is concerned about her not fully walking yet. He would like children to be walking around 15-16 months so he wants her to go to physical therapy. He said she might not need it because she is progressing but it doesn't hurt to get a second opinion. I don't know how I feel about this. In a way I feel like it's my fault that she isn't fully walking on her own yet. Daisy is 18 lbs and 14.5 oz in the 6%. And her height is 30.5 in the 10%. She still has a big head. Maybe that is why she is so smart. She has always had a big head since she has been born.