Thursday Ramblings

*It is finally starting to warm up here at the North Pole and I love it. Husband and I went for a walk on Sunday and it was great. It may rain tomorrow but its better than that white stuff we've had for months.

*We are going out to dinner/bowling this weekend with one of my wonderful friends. The girls have hung out many times but we are introducing the husbands this weekend.

*We spring cleaned the house last weekend so we have a nice clean house to enjoy the warmer temperatures in.

*My amazing,wonderful perfect mother turned 60 over the weekend. She is absolutely my hero and my best friend. She is the best wife,mother,grandmother and mother-in-law. She would do anything for her kids and grandkids. She is my best friend that I talk to multiple times a day. We celebrated a ton and will continue to celebrate when I am in TX in 5 weeks from today!!

*We will be in TX 5 weeks from today! I am beyond excited!!!

*We will have our first non family visitors 11 weeks from today. It is going to be a BLAST!!!

Never the same day twice

Many people do not know/understand what I do for a living. I work with the mentally ill homeless and then I also work with just people who have mental illness/disability. For the MI homeless I try to help them find more permanent housing and find other resources available. For the mentally ill I help them with daily living tasks. Many things that a normal person would not need help with(budgeting,grocery shopping and reading through mail).

Never do I do the same thing 2 days in a row. For example this week I have:
Monday- I took one client to the phone store to try to get a new phone and return something. Both were unsuccessful. We then went to meet with another one of her workers(who did not want to meet with her so again unsuccessful!) We then went to the library for her to check her facebook. She cannot do this alone. I then took her back home.
My next client I took her to the tobacco shop and to get something to eat. She is a very easy client and I really enjoy her!!!

Tuesday-I took a homeless client to feel out the paperwork for her to get a housing voucher(this a whole other story!!) And then we went and found her an apartment. Once I have her housed I will hopefully never see her again.
I then met with a kid and we went to Game Stop, Dollar Tree and to the grocery store. He is my newest client but definetly not my worst.

Wednesday-i met with a client and we went to Kohl's and ate at IHOP. Me and this client could just sit and talk for hours.she was in a very traumatic car work and has a brain injury. She really should write a book because her life is amazing/crazy!!
I then had another lady and we went and searched the internet at the library and bought tickets for us to go to a Twin's game.

Thursday- I have a client that is getting new carpet in her apartment so I had to help her box up and move things. We also went to the grocery store and to eat lunch.
And as we speak I am sitting with a client while he spends time with his girlfriend. Yes it sounds weird and trust me it is beyond weird!! I hate Thursday evenings. I love the $$$$$ but I would much rather be home with husband.

Tomorrow- I have to take one of my MI/disabled clients to look at an apartment. Then I have to take one of my kids to a meeting to hopefully get him back in school. Then take another client to the grocery store. And somehow fit in time to stopp at the homeless shelter.

I love my job. Somedays are better than others. Who can get paid to go to a Twin's game? It is completely different than what I did in TX but I don't really think I will ever go back to working with kids. I like the conversations I have with these adults better than the ones I had with the kids.

No one asked what I do for a living but I am bored out of mind(while at work)!!!!!

6 Weeks & 12 Weeks

6 weeks from today we will be in TX and 12 weeks from today some of our Best Friends will be visiting us here in Minnesota!!! I am thrilled for both of these visits.

While in Tx I of course will not see husband much do to him hunting. But while I am there I plan on eating donuts from Donut Stop, eating lots and lots of mexican food, eating a good chicken fried steak, eating thumbprints from Unite AND spending tons of time with my family. I can't wait to see 3 very special little people. I just hope their as excited to see me as I am them. I am ready to have a slumber party every night I am there!!!! Of course I can't wait to see the grown-ups too!

While The Reeves are here visiting. We are going to Mall of America, going to eat Juicy Lucy's and cheese curd,shop at the outlet mall, eat amazing Italian food, relax and then eat again at a German restaurant. Husband is SO excited about the German restaurant. We have been there once and he asks to go back all the time. So this will be a treat for him and them!!!! We can't wait to show them all around!!!!

Seems like all I talk about is food. That is not good!!!!

Come and Gone

The weekend with my parents has come and gone too fast. It was wonderful to have them and to not have to worry about what husband and I were going to eat. I picked them up from the airport and we went straight to Cheesecake Factory to eat lunch. Husband does NOT like this place that's why we chose it while he was working. After lunch we did a little shopping then went back to the house to move some furniture. Friday morning husband went to work and we went to a fabric store. It was Amazing!!! I hope to go back soon. We then met husband for  a burger and then went to Mall of America to do some shopping looking. I say Looking because that's what we did-we did not buy anything!! After MOA we went home and rested before a BIG seafood dinner and more looking around at another mall. Saturday morning we had intentions of going to a fruit stand/general store but to our suprise it has closed down. Husband is very, very upset about this!!! We then went to another mall where husband and my dad did some damage. After their shopping they wanted to go home to rest so mom and I went to Target, then we all went out for a magnificent steak dinner. It was a blast and so glad I got to share it with my parents! Sunday morning we went and had brunch,then the boys wanted to go home again so mom and I went to IKEA. Then we all napped and then did some things around the house and had a little dinner of Panera Bread and dessert from Cheesecake Factory. 
It was an AMAZING weekend and I we sure did need it after the last few weeks we have had. 

Thank you dad and mom for the wonderful weekend and memories that were made.  Thank you for everything you do for us.  We love you!!!!!!

Now the countdown is on until we arrive in TX.  We get into TX in 6 weeks.  I cannot wait!!!!!!!!!  I can't wait to see my brother and sister-in-law and their adorable, perfect children.  I can't wait to see some wonderful friends.  I can't wait to eat some foods that I have dearly missed and do some TX shopping.  There are just some things that you can't get here in MN.  

In the meantime husband has a HUGE military show that he is going to attend and I have a full Saturday worth of JL in April.  We have our 3 year anniversary to celebrate, and we are going to celebrate BIG!!! And then we have Easter and we are going to have a wonderful meal for that.  We have some things going on so that will make time go by faster. 

Picture Overload

Some new,

some old,

mostly just Great memories!!!!

The boys and I at the circus (Cal is acting like a monkey!)

They look sooooooo little!

I LOVE this man!!!!!!!

BFF and I on our way to a Tech football game!

At a birthday party, a few years ago.

The day Crimson came into the world!

CAD- Love this BIG boy!!!!

CRD- Precious!!!!!

She has grown a ton since this picture!

Hsubands MBA graduation!

3 year itch

While driving to an estate sale at 6:30 this morning for my Adorable husband I heard on the radio that the 7 year itch is out the window and now it is a 3 year itch. I am very happy to proclaim that husband and I are not experiencing this. In about 1 month we will be celebrating our 3 year wedding anniversary and I am more than certain that we LOVE each other more today than we did last year. Call me crazy but it's True!!!! I LOVE husband more and more everyday. We have had a
very, very hard week. Probably one of the hardest we have experienced as a couple. Husband has been super strong and supportive. I am happy to shout out that we LOVE each other as much as we do and that we will NOT be experiencing the 3 or 7 year itch.

I LOVE you husband to the moon and back. You are an amazing friend,wonderful husband and the best best friend I could ask for. I can't wait to share many and many more years with you!!!!!

Spring Cleaning

Spring is probably further off then I hope but we can prepare for it anyways.  So this weekend we have began cleaning for Spring and for our upcoming visitors.  My parents are coming in 10 days and I cannot wait.  We have not seen them since December.  We will be celebrating my mom's 60th birthday and their anniversary.  We are all going to treat ourselves to a very nice meal out.  Of course I will do a post about the food that we consume while they are here.  Back to the cleaning...... we are pretty good about keeping the house clean but sometimes husband purchases things at an estate sale and leaves them in the middle of the floor for a few weeks.  Well all of his goodies got put up, vacuumed, cleaned bathroom and kitchen, and just picked up other things and got some other stuff organized.  Of course our usual trips to Home Depot have started up again.  I swear while we lived in Midland we never went there, then this last spring we went at least once a weekend and we have been the past two weekends and he already has a list for next weekend.  I really don't like going to that store!!!!!!

Tonight for dinner we are having homemade brisket and I couldn't be more excited!!!!!!!!!!!!

We have a BIG week this week and next and I couldn't be happier.  I have JL twice this week! And then next week the Parents come.  8 weeks from this Thursday we will be in TX!!!!!!!!!  I cannot wait to see 2 BIG boys and one LITTLE girl along with their parents and the Reeves family(who will be making the trip to MN soon with LOTS of celebrating)!!!!!!!!