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    September 22

    I have been away...I hope ya haven't forgot me

    So much has been going on in my life.  I have not had time to do anything except work and sleep and oh yeah we moved.  That is taking a toll on the sleep I am getting because I am trying to organize a new house. 
    So I still love my job.  Well I love what I do.  The way some people are doing me is wrong, but I know that you are never going to be able to work with staff that is all 100% dedicated to doing their job correctly.  I have learned that in many places in life.  I have not lost anyone yet and that I am thankful for.  I love my residents.  I have one that draws me pretty pictures and even though her hands shake now she manages to do such a wonderful job. 
    We have been short on staff lately and that makes for a rough time.  I am usually assigned 16 people.  That is a sufficient amount to keep clean and tidy.  Yet lately I have been in charge of anywhere between 25 and 30 people.  That makes my time their a bit of a nightmare because I can not get to everyone in time.  This makes me feel neglectful.  I am ok though.  It works in the long run.  All the people that I care for and my supervisor know that I am trying my best.
     
    My girls are still growing.  They seem to have people such different people since school started.  They are just little grown-ups.  Alia is starting to get a bit of an attitude and seems to think she can get away with talking back.  We have kept her in check though.
     
    I must get some sleep, but I hope to be back to my blogging self soon.  I miss this.
    August 10

    Today I realized something

    I have this thing with reading celebrity magazines, and as I go through their lives I always wish I could just have a taste of it.  I know they complain about not having any privacy but there is just something about the whole thing.  I have always wanted to be someone famous.  To have people look up to me.  Well today I had a light hit me.  I am so important.  I have two beautiful daughters, three nieces, and many other small children that look to me daily for the way to go.  I have to show them how to grow into beautiful smart independent women.  That is my job.  My purpose in life is being the Mom.  I like that job.  I have this vision of being the cute soccer Mom in the mini van.  That is soooo me.  I was all the kids on the team to want to hang out at my house while I make the cookies and brownies.  I want the sleep over house where we all cram in the kitchen to make waffles the next morning.  Does this sound too silly?  I almost feel that working is going to take this time away from my girls, but then I think about it.  This is my way of showing them that working does not mean you can not have a wonderful family life.  I still have time to love and hold them.  I am still the one to help with homework.  I still tuck you in and read the bedtime stories.  I am the woman that you will be able to claim as your mother.  I will do all in my power to be here and there at once.  I will do all I can to make my kids just as proud of me as I am of them.  I do not want my kids to regret that I am their mom.  When they look around and see the children in our family who do not have parents to truly care for them, they will be even more happy that I never left.  To top it off my wonderful husband is here by my side.  Loving the three of us with all of his being.  We will definitely be in the odd side of things as the parents who are still married.  So many kids are now being raised by divorced parents.  I do know that in many cases this is the best way to go.  Marraiges just don't always work.  I think I am just lucky.  I believe that God has been watching over me.  Though many things are not in my favor, he has made sure to give me a family to love and care for.  He let me know my purpose.  He has let me see the wonderful person I can be.  I no longer wish to be anyone else.  I love me.  I am happy to be me.  Inside and out.
    August 01

    Hey everyone

    Hello all you people that are so wonderful to me.  Thank you for all the great comments and congrats to me.  It is much appreciated.  I just wanted to swing in and say I am working so much and as a matter of fact I am fixing to go now.  I just want to give props to all you mommies that work and can keep the house clean and all up keep done.  I am having the hardest time finding time to complete all necessary functions of day to day life.  It is making me a little insane.  I am no good at finding a schedule that works for me.  Each time I have one it seems to have 15 hundred things that come up extra to do.  =)  So those of you that manage are just incredible.  You GO Girls!  Oh and Daddy's too.
     
    I miss you guys.  I will find time to see everyones blog and catch up so much better.  Don't forget me, because I need a good support system.  So now I will go tuck my kids into bed. 
    ttyl tif
    July 21

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!  TODAY I AM 26...BUT I DON'T LOOK IT =)
     
    OK!  I WILL PROBABLY NOT DO MUCH FOR MY BIRTHDAY, BECAUSE I HAVE FINALLY PLANNED MY GIRLS BIRTHDAY PARTY, AND MY JOB IS TO MAKE THEIR DAY (TOMORROW) SPECIAL.  BUT I STILL LOVE SAYING HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME.
     
    SO I FINALLY POSTED A FEW BEFORE AND AFTER PICTURES.  WELL THEY ARE NOT AFTER, BECAUSE THESE WERE TAKEN A LITTLE OVER A MONTH AGO, AND I HAVE LOST A GOOD BIT MORE SINCE THEN.  BUT THEY DO SHOW A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN MY WEIGHT, ESPECIALLY IN MY FACE. =)
     
    RIGHT NOW I SHOULD BE SLEEPING, BUT I JUST COULD NOT GET THROUGH THE NIGHT.  I WAS UP TOSSING AND TURNING AND IT WAS DRIVING ME SO CRAZY THAT I JUST WOKE UP A 3:45.  I DID MY WORKOUT, TOOK A SHOWER, AND NOW I AM ON THE COMPUTER.  WOW!  I PROBABLY WON'T BE WORTH A WHOLE LOT AT WORK TODAY.  THAT IS A LITTLE SAD. 
    THINGS HAVE BEEN A LITTLE BETTER.  MY SISTER=IN=LAW HAS BEEN STAYING ELSEWHERE, BUT SHE DID NOT TAKE ANY OF HER STUFF.  THIS MEANS THAT IN ORDER FOR ME TO GET IT OUT OF MY LIVING ROOM, I AM GOING TO HAVE TO MOVE IT FOR THEM.  THAT JUST ISN'T RIGHT.  =)  I DON'T MIND THOUGH AS LONG AS IT IS MOVING OUT.  THINGS SHOULD BE GETTING ON A REGULAR SCHEDULE SOON.
    MY GIRLS WILL BE STARTING SCHOOL IN A FEW WEEKS.  WELL ALIA GOING BACK AND TARYN JUST BEGINNING.  I MUST CRY WHEN I THINK OF BOTH MY GIRLS BEING SO BIG ALREADY.  YOU BETTER ALL MAKE SURE YOU ARE UTILIZING EVERY MINUTE OF YOUR KIDS YEARS.  THEY JUST BLOW BY.  MY SIX YEAR OLD IS TOO OLD FOR ME TO DO THINGS FOR HER NOW.  SHE BELIEVES SO ANYWAY.  NOT THAT I MIND A LITTLE INDEPENDENCE, BUT GEE SHE IS JUST TOO BIG NOW.  =)
    FLORIDA HAS TAX FREE WEEK STARTING TOMORROW.  THIS IS A GREAT THING.  WE GET TO BUY SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND CLOTHES WITH NO TAX.  I AM A LITTLE SUPRISED THEY STILL DO THIS, AND ACTUALLY THEY DO IT TWICE NOW.  WE HAVE A TAX FREE WEEK FOR HURRICANE PREP STUFF AS WELL.  THAT SAVED US SOME MONEY ON OUR GENERATOR.
    I AM RAMBLING.
    MY MOM IS TAKING ME TO DINNER TONIGHT.  A BIRTHDAY TREAT I GUESS.  IT IS NICE THAT SHE IS, BUT I HAVE A LOT TO DO.  I AM GOING TO HAVE TO LEARN THAT TAKING A LITTLE TIME OFF FOR FUN IS OK.  WHY DO I TORTURE MYSELF?  =)
    SO I GUESS NOW THAT I HAVE BEEN UP FOR A FEW HOURS, I WILL NOW HAVE SOME GREEN TEA AND START A USUAL ROUTINE.  SEE YA AROUND THE SPACES.
    TIFFANY
     
    July 14

    ON A ROLE!!

    I went to work today, and I did well.  My time was faster and everything.  I can't explain what all that means, but anyway...I did so well.  Tonight I had a jewelry party.  I made a good sum of money for me.  That is all extra money for the girls birthday party.  They are so rotten. 
    So MY birthday is coming up soon.  I am so ready.  I do not get a lot of presents or anything, it's just the point that it is a day just for me.  And I do not acknowledge that there are actually other people in the world that were born on the same day.  As a matter of fact I actually tell me that they are not aloud to have their babies on my day.  It sounds so mean, but if they did have them on July 21st, I would be nice about it.  I would also make the announcment that July 21st is for Tiffany.  =)  I just have always loved birthdays.  My husband never really had birthdays growing up, so he does not understand why I go all out for our girls.  Well this is how I look at it.  We celebrate life everyday, just be being here.  BUT we could not be here if we were not born, and for that there is a day.  Why not make the most of the day that brought us into the world?  I feel that this is a way I can tell my kids that there are things in life worth looking forward to.  I just love it.  I am so excited. 
     
    I am so sleepy.  I know that my blog is all over the place.  I just can't help it. 
     
    Now if you have made it this far into my blog then I know you care enough to ask a question.  What is the best way to let people know it is time to go?  I love my family...my sister-in- law is here along with her fiance.  I repeat, I love them.  I don't want them to feel unwanted, I just need my house back.  You can't understand really unless you see my house.  It is so small, and with the couch bed pulled out in the living room there just is not any room to walk.  It is absolutely crazy. 
     
    ANyway, if you know how to break it to them, let me know.
    Thanks, Tif
    July 07

    friday

    Today I am making myself better.  I am using my grief to be angry at all those around me.  Today I know that I have been in the wrong. I am stresses and that is just the fact, but I know that God would not put more on me than I can handle.  He is just showing be that life is not always easy.  I do know that there are many people out there who have things worse than me. 
    There is an upside to my Kyler being gone.  He donated his organs.  Do you know that his little parts can save up to seven other children?  He could be living on in many people. 
     
    Today was my Alia's birthday...she is 6 now. I am so proud of her. 
    I really felt bad when we were all celebrating in front of my sister-in-law.  I know that her son is gone, but I see know reason not to still celebrate life.
     
    I am at a point of truly doing just that.  I want to live every minute to the fullest.  I am trying to just pull through, but I am so worried about my girls.  I am so scared that they might not wake up the next morning.  That is what makes me soooo paranoid.  I just can not picture a day without them. 
     
    Well I guess this is weird after my ranting yesterday...I sometimes think I am crazy.  Yesterday I was blowing up.  I was so mad, and just frustrated.  Now I am more vibrant.  Jessie says I am going through stages to get back to our normal life.  I just do not know how to be normal right now.  I will figure it out in the long run.
     
     
    June 19

    HFD

    Good Morning...I am in a hurry, but I hope all you dad's had a wonderful Father's Day.  And for all the Mom's who play both roles...a happy Father's Day to you too.  Ya'll are the ones who get two parent days.  =)
    June 07

    It happened

    Today I hit a point...it was a point I have not been to in a while.  My kids were so cranky, and every thing made them whine.  I could not make them happy.  I hate those days.  I broke when Taryn kept crying about not having a cover.  I picked the blanket up and shook it saying here it is...cover up.  I stormed out of the room.  I just cried, because I know she is young and she was tired.  I just don't know why it upset me so bad.

    I hit the point again this afternoon.  This time Jessie did it.  He came home from work, and just sat there.  I was still doing laundry and the kids needed a bath and I needed a shower and we all had to get ready for church.  Yet there he was just sitting there.  I can't stand that.  I broke and on our way to church I would not even speak to him.  Truly there was no reason for me to react this way.

    Why???  Well I truly have a wonderful husband.  He would have done anything I wanted...all I had to do was ask.  I guess sometimes I just feel like he should sometime be able to see for himself that he needs to do something.  I know I am no different from any other woman in the world.  I took on a husband which really means he was my first child.  The thing is you can't change a stubborn soul.

    As that...well I do not want to change the man.  I guess I just get stressed sometimes.  It is not something I feel all the time.  I just have moments.  They seem to be at those times when....I don't get up and exercise.  I know those endorphines must have a positive effect on my day.  Today I slept in...ooops.  I messed up my own day, and took it out on my family.  I love my family more than anything in the world, and yet I still manage to have attitude about the most itty bitty things. 

    How do I stop?  How do I teach myself to take in things, and then release them in a calm manner?  Is that even a possible thing to learn?

    I hope that my attitude is not something I am passing on to my kids.  Maybe they have a chance to be normal.  i just hope they don't look at me like crazy mommy.  I am good to them...I don't hurt them.  I don't even whip them.  I probably should for some of the things I let them get away with, but I am too loving and easy-going.  Hopefully I am not sparing the rod and spoiling the child.

    I must admit...it is hard for me to put these emotional issues I have out there in the world.  I guess though it is nice to just be able to discuss it without someone in my ear telling me how wrong I am.  I might me wrong, but it is much easier to read. 

    Life is a great thing..I do not want to waste mine being a mean person.  I want to be optimisitic and outgoing.  I want to learn everything I can.  I want my kids to love me.  I want my kids to look up to me.  Does this make sense?  I am jumping around.  I must be tired.

    Goodnight bloggers...thanks for stopping by.

     

     

    May 29

    So much is happening!!

    my list of what i have been doing
     
    I have not had the time to sit and write lately.  I used to keep a journal, and now I am trying to just blog.  I am tired.  I am so busy, and I do not know if I am doing the right things.
     
    1.  I am going to school.
         I have been enrolled for just a small period of time.  The best part about it is that...I am maintaining a 4.0. 
         The thing about it is that I started taking classes for my Associate.  Paralegal is what I am going for, but now that is not in my career field.
     
    2.  I am going to work.
         I am taking a certification course to be a CNA.  I am so excited about this, and as soon as I take my state
         boards, I have a job.  That is great, and the benefits are unbeatable.  I just can't believe this has worked  out so far.
     
    3.  Tee-Ball
         Oh yes...the T-Ball games have taken so much time.  I am so glad that I can get there for every game.  I am    such the crazy mom on the bleachers.  My kids are not the best on the team, but they look so cute, that you can't help but wanna eat em up.
     
    4. Volunteering
    The best part of my day.  Going to the school to help out with all the kids.  I can not believe I am that mom.  I always said I would let my kids be, but I am always right in the middle of every single thing they are doing.  There are just so many horrible things that might happen to my children when I am not around.
     
     
    So now I am finished with the T-Ball season after tommorrow's trophy night.  Which in a way really sucks to have to go get that trophy.  We were in the lead and we lost the last game.  The play-off and we now are second place.  Of course that is really ok,  it is just so great that we did so well this year after being the last place team last year.  School is out as well so now I will have no volunteer time until august.  I am just a little worried on how I am going to work and volunteer.  I will make it work.  I am going to be working from 11pm to 7am.  This way I can get a little sleep and still be part of my kids day.  I have the schedule made already.  Work, studying, school, and so on.  And I would like to be soccer mom.  My kids are showing some interest, and so we might get them into that.  At least Alia might do soccer.  Taryn is more into cheerleading.  Even with T-ball she has been more of a mascot than a player.  Oh well, I guess time will tell.  =)
     
     
     
    April 20

    Have I taken on too much at one time???

    I have been a stay-at-home Mom for five years.  I have not worked much.  Maybe a little side work here and there.  I just have not had to.  I hope to be more.  Being a Mom is the most important job in the world to me.  I just want my kids to look at me, and see an inspiration. 

    I have just started a job from home.  It is ok.  I only leave for a few nights.  I just hate being away from them.  This job lets me work around seeing T-ball games, and all the other things I want to do. 

    I also just started going back to school.  I do want a degree.  It does not have to be big, but I have to show the girls how important college is in this day and age.  As much as I don't want to admit it, I can't get anything above minimum wage with only a high school diploma. 

    To top everything off...Jessie is out of the military in August.  This scares me, because we have had that the entire time we have been married.  It is such a huge change.  I just don't know how to deal with everything.  My studies give me something else to think about.  I would rather think about that, then the house payment.  Anyway, I guess the only way to know how things will turn out is to live life and watch each moment.  It will unfold for me.