$1.50 burgers

It's Saturday... Jim is home with us. He has been working on his truck this morning. The air conditioner doesn't blow cold, so he put freon (sp?) in it. Well, he only had two cans, so he had to go get another.. While he was out, he got us hamburgers from a group of people who sell them on Saturdays. We had them a few weeks ago and they are fabulous! It's just bun, meat, and some kind of BBQ type sauce. They are only $1.50 a piece! You can't beat that with a stick!!!

Ty has been being SUCH an angel. He has been in the best mood for the past 2 days! I am so proud of him. That is such a major change from how he normally is. Our days usually always consist of at least 2-3 hours of screaming a day... For no reason... He's not collicky. I guess he's just spoiled. Anyhow, let's just pray that he will keep this new, happy attitude up!!

Oh! And I'm going to the Orthodontist tomorrow. Everyone say a prayer that he will take my braces off!!!

I heart TRUE BLOOD

IT'S FRIDAY!! I don't know why I'm excited... We are not doing anything! Although, I did borrow Mall Cop from Daina. So, I guess we will watch that tonight after lil man goes to bed. I wish that we could go somewhere for a weekend... Just Jim and I. We REALLY need some alone time.. We haven't had any since Ty was born.

Anyway... I ordered Sony A300. It should be here Tuesday. I am so excited. When I get it, we are going to Daina's to have a photo session. Her back yard is gorgeous. It looks so untamed, but yet it's kinda manicured too. It just looks like a big jungle back there. It's awesome.

Has anyone been watching True Blood on HBO? OMG! It's one of my fav's. It's based in Louisiana in a fictional town called Bon Temps. It's about vampires... There are also shape-shifters and werewolves... It's so fabulous! There is a lot of really fake gory stuff.. I love that! The new season starts June 14th. So, If you haven't been watching, you should definately check it out. OH! P. S.: Wait til the kiddos are asleep to watch if you TiVo it. Because there are TONS of nakedness and just all aroud inappropriateness... ; )

Cake

Finished Product. I'm gonna keep working on it and hopefully I will get better!

Cake

With the 2nd bow.

Cake

Cake

You can see the tear in the fondant..

Cake

First attempt at a bow...

Cake

An old fashioned butter cake with buttercream icing.

Cake

With the fondant on.

Joker of Cakes....

I am once again going to try to bake a cake. The cake is an old fashioned butter cake. It seems to be going well right now. my last attemps haven't been so well. I bought some fondant at Walmart because the last time i tried to make it was a big flop. It was all greasy and wouldn't roll out. So, I'm gonna try it this way to see what the consistancy is supposed to be like before I attempt to make it by myself. I'm definately no Ace of Cakes... I figure I'm more like the Joker! LOL.

Ty is standing up everywhere. It won't be long at all until he starts walking. I'm still worried about him talking. He doesn't make consonant sounds yet and he is 8 months old. I talk to him all of the time, but it doesn't seem to help. He babbles, but isn't up to the 'standards' of his age. I'm worried that we are going to have to take him to a speech therapist.

Jon and Kate Plus 8 Divorce

I watched the season premiere tonight and my heart broke into. I don't know if he cheated on her or not. He says he didn't, but who would admit to it on tv? Anyway, the way the show ended looks like they are headed for a divorce. They obviously are separated.... Its so sad to see couples all around us splitting up. They looked like such a great little couple.. Of course there obviously is a lot of editing done on the show! lol. It just upsets me that so many marriages end in divorce! And the REALLY sad part is that a lot of the couples really do love each other. I guess I have always lived in a fantasy world thinking that love is all you need, but that is definately far from the truth.

I love Jim with all of my heart and I pray that we will have the strength and determination to work through any problem that we might encounter. Marriage is hard. Kids complicate things... Money problems are TERRIBLE on a relationship.. And if you can't put every ounce of trust into your other half, it's just about impossible to make it. I just hope that we will always have the Lord to help us... I didn't have parent's who stayed together. And Jim didn't either for that matter (although his lasted a lot longer than mine did). I want nothing more than for Ty to always have two loving parents that live together and are a good example of how a relationship is supposed to be.

Oh, Happy Day!

This is Ty sitting up like a big boy in his daddy's baby rocking chair! He's growing up too fast.

I just bought a Sony A300!! OMG! I'm so excited. My old camera (which was only a year old) went swimming Easter weekend at Nana (Jim's Mom)'s house. I researched a lot. And for what I could spend, the A300 was the way to go. It is a 10.2 megapixel DSLR. I got a package with LOTS of extras. It has a big flash that can go on top or to the side. It has a two lenses, two tripods, a case, a memory card, a card reader, etc. I can't wait to get it. I was going to take Ty to have his pictures made, but I think I will just take him somewhere pretty and do them myself!

I just talked to Jim. He's excited for me to get it too. I was a very hard decision to spend that kind of money. Yeah... I'm a tight-wad when it comes to me. I will spend money on Jim and Ty, but feel guilty when I buy myself things. But I convinced myself... ; )

Memorial Day

We are back at home today. We got back last night from Tensas. We went to the funeral and all of that.... It seemed like such a long week. Ty was pretty good. He only melted down a few times. The ride up there was not fun at all! He cried for about an hour and a half. I guess he is growing out of liking his car seat. I figured he would sleep the whole way like he has in the past, but no...

This morning when I went to get him out of his crib, he was standing up. He had been pulling up on things, but I guess it just really hit me this morning. He looked like such a big boy! He turned 8 months while we were gone. I just can't believe that my little bitty baby is growing up.

Poor Jim hasn't had any down time. He left at 4 this morning to go offshore. He has been working so hard for us. But, the up side of him leaving today is that it is a holiday and he will get holiday pay. It's jsut really hard having him gone. He is missing Ty grow up. That breaks my heart.

I had a glimpse back at the life I used to have while we were gone.... Jim and I went to Ricky Brown's bar. It was fun. Brandon, Daina, and David went with us. And my best friend Wesley and Jim's friend Josh came too.. I had way too much to drink, but I had fun. Brandon said that when we left, I asked him to hold me up until we got to the truck. LOL! Oh, and Jim (my sweet, non-fighting hubby) wanted to fight.. It was so funny. David had some kind of beef with a guy that was in the bar. So, he went to confront him. It was crazy! His chest puffed out and he got about 3 inches from the guy's face. And Jim proceeded to take off his hat and hand it to me... Then he walked over and sat down right next to where David and the guy were... Nothing happend, but when it was all over, Jim said that he wanted that guy to knock him off of the chair so he could get a lick in! LOL. Jim is not a fighter.. He's a sweet guy.. I guess that's why it was so funny to me.

It was just fun to have a night to remind me that I'm still young. I never get to do anything anymore. But I guess that's what happens when you have a baby! I wouldn't trade him for the world though.

Anyway, happy Memorial Day to all. And don't forget to remember all of the fallen men and women who fought for our freedom. Mickey Rooney on 60 Minutes said that we should find a way to not have wars anymore. He said the day when we aren't loosing men and women in war will really be a Memorial Day to celebrate. ; )

The sad part of life.

Today has not been a good one. Ty has been fussy all day. I'm really not sure what's wrong. He's not teething, not gassy. I just don't know. The cat did bite him this morning. It wasn't that bad.. He didn't bleed or anything, but she growled at him and bit him for no reason. So, I put her outside.

Then, Jim called sounding really upset. He said that one of his friends was in an accident. He was working in on Lake Bruin with our brother in law when a sea wall fell on on him and trapped him under the dirt. They were trying to get him out. That was all he knew at the time. He asked me to pray for him. So, I did.... I sat here waiting for him to call. I was really worried. I didn't know him, but he's best friends with my brother in law (Brandon) and good friends with Jim. Then Jim text me and said he died. I called Daina (sister in law) to see how she and Brandon were. She said that she was about to get on a plane to go be with Brandon and that he's not doing well. I feel so bad for them and the family of this guy. We will be going there to be with them and go to the funeral.

It's so sad to think about this. He was a young guy. In his 30s. So much of this has been happening lately. All of these young people dying. It breaks my heart to hear about it, even when I don't know them! The families... sons and daughters. Mothers and Fathers. Husbands and wives. I have been so lucky that I haven't lost anyone that close to me. I don't know if I could handle it. I don't think I'm that strong. It really makes me think about these people close to me. i want all of them to know how much I love them and how much they mean to me. Beacuse in a split second they (or I) could be gone....

Life, Love, and Diapers.

We had a good weekend. Jim got home Friday, so we spent the weekend just spending time together. It's always so fun to watch Jim and Ty interacting. They are so cute. I do wish that Jim would help me out a little more while he's home. I understand that he is the bread-winner, but I have a full time job too... Here at home. Sometimes it would be nice for him to feed or change Ty without me asking. And I don't mean to sound unappreciative. He is such a great man. He works very hard to take care of us. And he's very kind and loving.

But while I'm ranting, I wish there was more romance. I am 21 years old. This is the time of my life when I'm supoosed to have that FIRE, ya know? We were sooo in love. And after Ty, it all changed. I'm not saying that we aren't in love, because we are. I love him with all of my heart and I know that he loves me. We just don't have romance. We never have time alone. We never have a quiet dinner without the tv going...

Enough of that. I am so ready to go back to school. I don't even know what I want to do. I just know that I need a career. I think if I could, I would go to nursing school. I want to do something where I can make money. It would be nice to enjoy my career, too. ; ) I am currently trying to teach my self to decorate cakes. I'm afraid that I couldn't make a career out of that, but it's a great hobby.


I guess what really needs to happen right now is for me to get a job. Since I can't go back to school right now, I just need to put Ty in daycare and do it. That brings me to another point. I don't want someone else raising my son. I want to be the one to see his first steps, hear his first words, and discipline him. Dirty diapers don't bother me. I would change 4,000 dirty diapers to be able to be with him!


I don't know where my life is going. I wish I did. I like to plan. But I guess no one knows... That's just how the cookie crumbles.

Oh!!! And my Gynocologist was supposed to call in some birth control for me so that I didn't run out. I trusted that the nurse would. I went to Walgreens to pick it up.... No birth control. Now, I am late starting it. So, I will be without this month. I have to find a new gyno this month because I hate my old Dr. and even if I did like him, I wouldn't drive all the way to Monroe (4 hrs away). So... another adventure!

Ty-- almost 8 months

This is Ty sleeping in his car seat. Isnt he gorgeous?

The first day of the rest of my life.

Today starts my blogging life. I have decieded to post my daily happenings, thoughts, ideas, goals, and emotions on this page for the world to see. This is good for me because, iside from Jim, I have no one to share this with. I will vent on here... I may share some TMI moments (diaper explosions, snot, etc.). So, you may not want to read if you have a weak stomach.

I think in my first blog I should give a little background info. I am Brandi. A 21 year old stay at home mom. I have a 7 month old son named Ty. He is so much fun. He's crawling, sitting up, pulling himself up on furniture, and trying to eat anything he can get his hands on! I love him with al my heart. I currently have 54 hours of college credit. Some in nursing, agribusiness, and animal scince. But, I cant go back to school at the moment because funds are low. Gatta love the economy.

My husband is Jim. He works on compressor engines. For those of you who dont speak 'oil field', I will explain. After they drill and find oil or natural gas in the ground, the must pump it out. They use a compressor to compress and pump it out and into the pipes which bring it to the refineries. There is a deisel engine that powers that compressor. When it breaks down, TA DA!!! Jim is there to help! Anyway. Thats all Im going to share today. I am leaving to go to Daina (sis in law)'s house to stay with her two girls while she is gone. Grey's Anatomy season finale is tonight! YAY! I'll be watching!