Im still here!!!!

Well blogging once a year is worth it right? Atleast I have something to write about now!!! Since the last time I posted, I have…..obtained my EMT license..yes scary I know. I have finished Fire Fighting I&II, HazMat and landed a volunteer job at Inner City Fire Department. I am now working fill time again and love it. Things at home are just as I would want them to be..settling down and running (fairly) smooth. Trenton is growing like a weed!!! What a big boy he has become. Just this morning I got him up before the roosters and he went in to pee in the bog boy potty…decided he didn’t need to go just yet, went in his room to play and then BACK into the bathroom once he “had” to go. I am so proud of my bib boy!!!! (YOU GO BUDDY!) Holley is doing good as well…she is smart as a whip, now in Girl Scouts, and such a doll that I cant thank God enough that they are in my life! Gary and I are doing good…granted we have had our ups and downs over the last year but who hasn’t right??? Especially when your broke, cant get out of the house and have a 2 year old driving you crazy…lol. Now things are running smooth at our home and couldn’t be happier!!! I feel so bad for not keeping in touch with some of the bestest friends that a gal could ask for…its just been crazy with school, kids, job hunting ect that I haven’t left a lot of time for myself. I no longer have the internet at home so I had to rely on the library. Now that I have internet at work, I will try to keep everyone posted! Hope all is well with everyone!!! Hope Santa is good to all!!!

Hope my friends still check back once in a while????

I am REALLY bad about this whole blogging thing...guess there just hasnt been much going on to write about? I still dont have a job. There isnt much of anything at all out there! I have finished my EMT classes, passed the first part of the test and now I am gearing up to take the CBT (written) part of the test on March 14...so wish me luck!!! I have started CNA classes, which I dont know that I will do anything with other than have the knowledge, its not fast paced enough for me I dont think, but then again, right now with the way the job market is it might be mu only hope for income! I am still so very head over hills in love !!!! I could not thank God for a more perfect man...honestly! Now dont get me wrong, we have our moments where we get irritated with each other and have a tiff now and then, but we work thru it, we get it out in the open and make up. I am certain that I have found the LOVE OF MY LIFE....well other than Trenton :)! Trenton is doing good! He sleeps in his own bed, dont do much fussing at all when its bedtime, and is learning to play all alone more and more. He has discovered that he loves Dora and Diego!!! lol (Sorry Mickey, its a tough life out there) Trenton also gives his binki up in the mornings when he gets up...he only takes it now while he is sleeping andd sometimes not even then! MY BABY IS GROWING UP WAY TO FAST!!!!! I havent even taken many pictures latley!!! I need to get my but in gear!!!

I know, I not the best at blogging........

So for a weekly update...and I know sometimes I dont get the weekly part done. I dont really have a good excuse...I am home pretty much all day every day, or atleast not working. I seem to be able to find something to do almost every day. I am just lazy I guess. I will work on that...hahaha. Well the biggest news so far is that last weekend I took part 1 of my EMT testing...and well...I am going to wait till the end of my blog to say if I passed or not...cause I can! I want to say to my good frieds who keep track of me on here, that I am VERY sorry that I have not made time for you over the holiday season. Holidays are about spending time with the people you love and I have to admitt that I did not do my part this year. I am sorry and hope you will forgive me. I do miss you all!

Trenton is getting to be such a ham...not that he wasnt in the first place. BUT he is starting to really develope a personality of his own. You will all be happy to know that it is more of my smart elic attitude shining thru, I know I was relieved...hahaha. The other night I was sitting on my bed looking at a few things on the net and he comes running down the hall, MOMMY MOMMY!!!!! runs up to the bed and I asked him "Whats up buddy" He smiles at me with this HUGE smile and just says....."nuthin" I have not laughed at him so hard as I did then....then he went tearing out of the bedroom running back up the hall....SO funny!

Unemployment is about to drive me to drinking....but I couldnt afford it since I am not getting any $!!!!!! They have to be the hardest people in the world to get ahold of. I try pretty much all day long and once you get it to ring you sit on hold for 30+ min for them to tell you that there are to many people on hold and to try back later...now I have not gotten a payment from then since before Thanksgiving....this is rediculous!!!! Good thing I had some money saved and such a great guy to help out!

Now....last Saturday I spend 4 hours up at blue river college waitig and testing for part 1 of my EMT training. I have never been so nervous about something in my life! But what a great feeling to know that I am one step closer to being able to have a change in career and become an EMT! YEP I PASSED!!!!! yippee!!!!!!!!!!!

Welcoming in a New Year!

Well its been a while since I posted anything, again. I know, I am bad about that...I will work on that. Since the last post I have gotten all my things moved out of my ole duplex. It was sad but at the same time I am very happy and releived that I am back into a house and surrounded with love! I must say I had alot of CRAP that I have gathered over the last few years. Not real sure how that happens but I know that I took atleast 4 truck loads to good will, 2 truck loads to the dumpster and who knows how many out to the new place. I look back on last year and as weird as it sounds I am thankfull for the things that took place. I would not be where I am right now, happy, if anything was diffrent. Not only that I would not be so thankfull for everything that I have, the time I have with Trenton and the great people I have in my life! I know that in this transition I have not kept in good contact with some of the people that mean the most to me, and I am sorry, but I plan on that being one thing in my new year's resolution that I plan on doing....seeing the "special" people in my life more! (and I dont mean short bus special!)

NOW, for the best part....pictures!!! The 4 of us went to have our pictures taken. They turned out great! Normally Trenton is the one who does the best, but this time Holley took that from him...lol. She is such a doll!

Moving on out!!!! WAY OUT!

It has been a long and exhausting weekend. Starting on Friday night I went shopping with Gary's friend Rob's wife. We shopped for like 5 hours and hit 5 stores...I am still not done! I am lucky though that I get to go during the day and finish mine up when other people are working! (although a paycheck would be nice...lol) Saturday we got up and moved a few things out at Gary's house for him to take up to his ex wife. While at my house my mom was packing away. I am so lucky to have a mom who is so helpfull and dont expect anything in return, although I did give her my old furniture. I dont know what I would do without my parents! So the rest of saturday we packed and moved me out to Gary's. As of December 31, I will be OUT of the duplex! And a resident of Odessa....wow talk about a change! Sunday was mostly just figuring out where to put what!!!! This is a big change for me a small town 30 miles away from my parents and not working. I am starting to really like it! hahaha...I have been doing my clinicals and I have decided to go into the fire fighting class at the first of the year. I have so much to be thankfull for as the end of the year rolls around. I have the BEST man that anyone could possibly want in my life right now, great parents who help me out as much as they possibly can....and the BEST friends who support me no matter what I decide to do! It dont get much better than this!!!! So as I move on out of the duplex, I am moving WAY OUT to Odessa....dont forget me way out here in the sticks!

First day of clinicals!

WOW, yesterday was a GREAT day. It was the first day that I went into do my EMT clinicals. I was working at St Mary's ER from 7am to 7pm with a 30 min lunch....now that part dont seem right to me, but I didnt mind since I didnt want to miss anything!!! I started out the day just following one guy named Johnny around. Nice guy, very helpfull but then I kept getting side tracked on diffrent things...so I ended up working with everyone! A GREAT group of workers! First patient of the day was a fall with a broken hip, that poor lady. I feel so bad for the people but at the same time, know that what I am doing is helping them so it keeps me motivated! The second one was an older lady who was having chest pain, or as she wanted to say, chest "stiffness". Well that is not a good sign and unfortunatly (for her) she WAS having a MI (or heart attack) she was probably one of the best patients I have ever heard or seen anywhere. I intercepted her when she came into the ER and I did not leave her side till she was thru surgery and resting in ICU! WHAT a GREAT process to be able to see. Now to back up a second...yep you heard me right. They had to go in and put the balloon in her artery and install a stint. I sat right behind the doc the whole time, and his assistant gave me a play by play on EVERYTHING!!!! It was probably one of the best things I have EVER seen!!!!! although, I could of done without wearing the lead suit! wholey cow those are heavy!!!!!! The whole process took about an hour, crazy how someone can be knocking on heavens door and then with a simple "roto rooter" process they feel 100% better!!! This patient told me at one time that she was in so much pain that she was about to give up. I calmly looked at her and told her she was not going to do so, that we would have her up and whipping her husband back into shape in no time! she laughed and after it was all said and done, promised me that she would never give up again. It was an AWESOME feeling knowing that I was there while they saved this ladies life! OK, for the downer of the day....I had to help them get blood from a 2mo old baby........YES 2MO OLD!!!! his lil veins were so small, and he screamed to high heaven, it about broke my heart! Also another cool thing that I got to see was a spinal tap being performed....I have had procedures like that done SEVERAL times with my back problems and it was really cool to be able to see it actually being done. Now I am torn on if I should go for nursing...or stick to the EMT/Paramedic side....oh decisions decisions....lol. I beleive I have found one more thing to make my life complete! wow, this year a new home, new man, and a new career......look out here comes a new GENNEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My year is full of "NEW" everything!!!!

Its funny to me how when things are going bad and you think that you have reached the bottom of the barrell...its really hard to stop to think that things will get better. I know, I have been there most of the year this year. But this Thanksgiving, there have been a whole set of "NEW"" for me that I am so thankfull for! On Wed before Thanksgiving, Gary and I went out to Longview lake to watch the fireworks display. We had no kids, and as we sat there, we felt guilty doing something that they would of liked as well. But it was a great night, sitting in the truck wrapped around his arm watching the fireworks. We had tried to sit outside on the tailgate, but since we are not so smart sometimes we didnt take coats...so it was a little chilly! After that we drove around for a while talking and just enjoying each others company! What a great night!!!

On Thanksgiving, Gary, Holley and I went to my aunts house for dinner, then off to his moms to visit. Nothing spectacular, but it was nice to have the feel of a family again. Although we didnt have Trenton for dinner at my aunts, we had him when we went to go to Gary's moms. Oh did I mention that for some reason the KC star was not delivered to Odessa....come on, I know its a ways out there but gesh!!!!

Friday morning I got up bright and early....ok, well it wasnt bright...cause the sun is not up at 3AM!!! But me and my dad went out to brave the crazies shopping on black friday! Me and my dad dont do a whole lot together but this was one thing that we have been doing since Trenton was born. I love the time that we spend together! I have the best family!

Saturday, Gary's friend Rob came out like he does every saturday. Its funny that they have been friends since they were in preschool, and make time atleast one day of the weekend to spend together....NO WHY DONT WE DO THAT!!!! hahaha...sorry I think he person that was inteded to knows who I am talking about! But....while they hung garage doors and whatever else they did, I took the kiddos to Wal mart and then back home to play. I left to go back to my duplex in the early afternoon so that I could clean up, but my mom, God love her!, had already been by, cleaned up my house and let my dog out! did I mention that I had the BEST family!!!! Then Saturday night my parents wanted to keep Trenton since they dont get to see him NEAR as much as they used to,....so we dropped him off. Gary, Holley and I went out to a friends house, did some BSing had a few (to many) drinks and just enjoyed the company!

Sunday rolls around and we have NOTHING planned for once....normally we dont have both kids on Sunday so we got up, went and got trenton, went and ate then off to Burr Oak Woods. My aunt used to take me and my cousing there when we were about Trenton and Holleys age....they loved it....just as I used to. I cant wait for spring so that we can go walking on the trails. Then home to try and take a nap...YEAH RIGHT!!! In the evening we decided to put up the Christmas tree...Here is the finished product...and my two little monkeys!!! I will have to come back and post the pics, my computer wont let me!