Adventures of Pandi Bear and Aly Bug

This week has been a bit insane. Most of it started last week. I found out that my cousin Joe was killed. He was run over by a garbage truck. RIP Joe. And if that weren't bad enough, I also found out that my cousin Micky was killed in a car wreck on Monday. RIP Micky. Mom also told me that a cousin named Debbie had died. I never met her or anything but RIP Debbie. I just wish relatives would stop dying. It's freaking me out. Then I got a call on Friday regarding a temp job from the agency that I spoke with last week. I was originally supposed to start on Monday but that didn't work out. Then I did start on Tuesday. Unfortunately, no one told the company that I was working for that I was coming. It all worked out in the end. :) It's all data entry which is super easy just time consuming. LOL Aly did great these two days with a sitter which I was afraid of. The kids are doing great. Aly comes up with more words everyday. Yesterday she asked her daddy ...

I found out last night that my cousin was killed. He was a really good person who left behind a wife and 3 little boys. My thoughts and love are with my family back home. I'm sorry that I will not be able to be there.

So as most of you know, Andrea has struggled to gain weight. Whether it be my fault for not knowing I was pregnant to some other reason I had no part in, she just has had lots of problems gaining weight. As of her birthday this year, the doctor decided to try a new tactic to help her in this area. He told me to have her take a vitamin a day and drink pedia-sure. She seems to like the chocolate and no other flavor, and yes it's expensive. Yesterday, we went back to the doctor to have a weight check. In September, she weighed 40.5 lbs. yes I know she's a skinny stinker. We went in yesterday and they weighed her. I was baffled, I read 40 lbs and was instantly sad. I don't know what else we can do to help her. Then the doctor comes in and is very pleased. I mentions that I don't know what happened and that I'm just at a loss. That's when he tells me that she weighs 46 lbs. I was instantly relieved and now think I need to get my eyes checked. LOL Yes ...

It is finally time to admit that Alyson is not a baby anymore. :( The final nail in the coffin is the fact that as of last night, she no longer sleeps in a crib. We converted it over to a day bed until we can find the piece that makes it a toddler bed. She did great!!!! She stayed in the bed the whole night and didn't even fall out. I knew this day was going to come but I have to say that I'm sad that it's here. On the other hand, I am so very proud of Aly. She is turning into quite the little smart stinker. On a side note, I went to a temp agency today and will hopefully be getting some work soon. Getting out of the house will be fantabulous. Well have a great day/week. :)

Last night Andrea and I had a really cool experience. After dinner, she and I went to see the Navy Sea Chanters. The Navy Sea Chanters is part of the official Navy band (1/5). They are the chorus part. The performed at a nearby school. They have amazing voice and performed a bunch of different songs. At one point, a group of 5 of the guys sang Frankie Valli songs. And another point in the concert, they sang songs of the 1960s which was really cool. At the end of the concert, we got to shake hands and speak with some of the performers. Andrea really enjoyed herself as did I. If ever given the opportunity, I suggest seeing these wonderful performers. The nice thing is that their concerts are free and occasionally you have to have tickets but they are free as well. They have several more concerts this year and a couple include other parts of the band. Check out their website at http://www.navyband.navy.mil . It would be a good time for anyone and I highly suggest it. :)

Well as most kids and parents know, it is generally the end of the first semester of the school year. It is a stressful time of year for some kids as they do not know how their parents will react if their report card is not good. Andrea has always been one of those kids that thinks she is not doing well but knocks it out of the ball park. As was the case for this report card. She asked me one day if I would still love her if she didn't get As. I was sad that she asked me that question because no one should ever withhold affection over a grade. I immediately told her that it didn't matter to me if she got straight Fs, I would always love her. Before looking at her report card, I asked if she had tried her best and she said she had. That alone would have been enough for me. Just to let you know, she got straight A's of which I had no doubt. The kid is smart and since I'm biased I'm saying that from the standpoint that other people have recognized this intellige...

This weekend was a fairly lazy one in the house. It was jammie day on Saturday which was nice. Not having to worry about getting dressed and facing the world. James and I worked on hanging pictures which is pretty good since we have lived here for a couple of months and actually have pictures hung. :) Sunday we worked on various things and played some World of Warcraft with Andi. Aly watched Chipmunks 2 like 3 times. Monday was the start of another busy day. Andi going to school and James going to work. Aly and I did our usual stuff. But yesterday was a little different. I did a little Christmas shopping. I won't say what I picked out for the girls for a couple of reasons. 1) I really like to see their reactions on Christmas. 2) Andrea has a computer and could potentially look here and figure out what she is getting. 3) Christmas is all about them so why spoil their excitement. I also applied for some jobs yesterday. I really miss the working world but will miss the tim...

So today I'm working on getting my Avon order in. I just started selling Avon earlier this year. I think I'm doing pretty good. My mom sells in Buckhannon for me, while I sell in Manassas. If you would like a book please let either my mom or I know and we will get you one. :) I realize that the economy is tough and that people just don't have money so I don't get angry when people don't order. I just wonder about things. I'm currently offering a free contest on my Avon face book page. AVON By Kiley and have sent an invitation to all my friends. All they have to do is suggest my site to their friends until I hit 100 people who like the page. Keep in mind that the contest is free and there is no purchase necessary to win. What I'm confused about is that a lot of people don't want to do it. I mean I'm not trying to steal any customers from any other reps, but just want 100 people to like the page and to get the Avon brand out there even more. An...

Sunday was Halloween. It was a pretty busy day for several reasons. First off, I had to go to the grocery store at least for a couple of items since I was unable to do the shopping on Saturday like I normally do. Then the pumpkins had to be carved and we had three of them. They turned out nice. Andrea wanted hers to be a vampire and Aly's was a smiley face with fangs. The third one turned out to be the words "Am I Scary" which James was aiming to make it "Andi and Aly" but the N accidentally turned into a M. LOL Part of the day was James trying to get some part for his labtop to work, which didn't turn out well. Looks like we're going to have to replace it when we can :( I got dinner ready at about 4:30/5:00 so that I would have enough time to get the kids ready for trick r treating. We had chicken patty's and green beans. One of our favorites. :) Then it was time to get the kids ready to go out. Aly's costume was easy since she was ...