Randi: What do you have to get done before we go get our hair cut?

Rachael: (sarcastically) Suck some dick.

Randi: (deadpan) Is that going to take long?

Rachael:     I could be part of his world, but his world sucks my worlds dick all night long.
Me:            I'm glad they didn't included that in the little mermaid. I don't think it would have been the same.

So I realize that I have for the most part fallen off the edge of the Earth and no one hears from me anymore, so I thought I'd let you all in on what I'm doing and what's going on.

First off I am now going to school at University of Phoenix, taking online classes. This is now the 4th yes 4th college i have attended (other being Rio Salado, GCC and ASU West.) I am loving the convienece of schooling from home as it means I don't have to put my precious one in daycare. Don't let anyone try to convince you that online school is easier. You have to do twice as much reading, a crap ton of group work and you still have to show up 4 days out of the week. I like it though and am looking forward to getting my bachelors sometime soon. I do not recoommend bounce schools as much as I did. There was just a lot that didn't go according to the original plan. I think I am past plan a, b, c and am on plan f now.

Work: for those of you who don't know I am still working at Precision Research. I am going on my 4th year here. I have out asted 3 managers I am now on my fourth and I am very satisified with her. this week I am adding some different skills to my job repiore and am learning some of the responsiblity of the job a half stepabove me and I am thrilled at that.

Family: Now I am living in a two bedroom on Bell with my sister and her boyfriend Tom, who I must say all and all make very good roommates. We get along well for the most part and have lasted through 7 months of our lease with out killing each other so far. I am happy about it. We have the unoffical 4th/5th roommate of my mom because she ends up crashing at our pplace 4 or 5 nights of the wek, but she does laundry and dishes and babysits for free so it works out.

Now my favorite topic, MY BRUCE MAN. In case you haven't noticed, he is my world, the apple of my eye, the reason I get up in the morning and the best motivator I shall ever have.  He has now been improving my live since August of 2007 (when I found out I was pregnant and started making some pretty drastic lifestyle changes.) He has been here in person for 222 days, he is 7 months old.

Last time we went to the doctor he was 27" tall (2'3") and 18.5 lbs. He's big for his age. He now has 4 top teeth and 2 bottom ones. We are slowly working on drinking from a cup and he is enjoying a diet of baby food that is still primarily vegetarian. He is not quite crawling yet but he is definitely mobile. He a roller, creeper, scooting kid and lovely running me and Grammy over in his walker.

He is starting to get some finer motor skills. He is point and pinching small object which is exciting to watch. Of course anything that is within reach ends up in his month, which can be a little hair raising. We had some fun outside the other day trying to taste grass and leaves and rocks. He is expressive and easy to smile and for the most part has never met a stranger.

He took his second vactation to Oklahoma last week for a wedding and a lady on the airplane asked to hold him. He gave her a smile a hug and then yanked her earing. He also scored me some brownie point laying the charm on my new boss in his Batman halloween outfit.

I know this all sound goofy to you guys, but he i my first kid and to me every little thing he does is amazing and I am so proud of each little accomplishment. I can literally just watch him for hours.

When they asked us in high schol where do you see yourself in 5 years this was definitely not wear I thought I would be but I honestly couldn't be happier. My life has taken some weird and sometimes shitty turns in the last few year, but I don't regret a bit of it, because when I look at him I know it was all worth it.

What's funny is one of my first thoughts after giving birth, when they had us both cleaned up and he was in my arms was yeah I would do that again. I know I am a sick freak, huh?

One life goal down, 2 to go.