Saturday, May 30, 2009

2 posts in 1 day?!! Unheard of!

This is how they both spend the majority of the day. They are buddies for life!!







Orly finally got a J - O - B

That's right folks. You heard correctly. Orly landed a job. Not just any job. A better job than what he's had in the past. This is a career. For almost 7 months now he's been relentlessly searching and applying and getting closed doors shut in his face. It has all finally paid off. He starts on June 8Th and we're so thrilled because he's really pumped about it. He is what they call a "producer" for a State Farm Agent in Austin. He's going to be out and about getting new accounts. Life policies, health, auto, etc. Best part about it is that he can office out of anywhere. Coffee shop, the living room, out of town, whatever.

Time for Maddox to start going back to daycare. He will hate it at first, then gradually he will learn to love it. They will potty train him which is worth every single penny we shovel into that place. Last week as Orly was in the bedroom, Maddox was running around the house with Clyde. Maddox peeks into the bedroom and Orly sees that Maddox is naked. His initial reaction is what the fu... As Maddox turns around to run AWAY from Orly, he sees that Maddox has poop all over his butt and on his fingers. He jumps off the bed and discovers a pile of poop in the living room. Maddox had taken off his pull up and then proceeded to defecate on the floor of the living room. So again, whatever they do to train him to pee and poop in a toilet is money well spent. Plus, I'll be kid free on my days off. HOORAY!! Wait, does that make me a bad mother? To take your kid to daycare on your days off? Hmm...Nah! I need my time too.

Saturday, May 16, 2009

Clyde



Because he's so darn cute....

We thought we almost lost him yesterday. It felt like we lost a child. Luckily, he was just hiding in my closet amongst all my scattered clothing on the floor. I'm pretty sure he heard Orly's voice and thought he was in trouble so he didn't respond to any commands. We gave him extra belly rubs yesterday. On another note.... his mouth is really huge. Just an observation.

































Thursday, May 14, 2009

Turning 30 took a lot out of me...

which is why it's taken THIS long to post another blog. Anyone buying it? Didn't think so.

I'm going to blog about what's on my mind RIGHT NOW. RIGHT NOW i'm thinking about money. Orly not having a job for 6 months going on 7 has started to take a toll on our bank acct. We have always had the emergency savings fund but seeing it dwindle down is hard to swallow. I love that he's been able to take care of our home and our kids but i'm ready to get back to living. Living off of one salary is HARD! I don't know how people do it. I can't live like this!! Fortunately, things have been a bit better lately. Orly has TWO very promising interviews on Monday and Tuesday. I hope to GOD that he lands one of the two interviews. This freaking economy sucks and it looks like its only getting worse. It's so depressing to see our beautiful country crumble to almost nothing. It's so hard to catch a break in this economy. Please send good vibes to Orly on Monday and Tuesday. He will definitely need it.