Neighbors!!!!

ARE YOUR NEIGHBORS AS TRASHY AS MINE???? I THINK NOT.

BY THE WAY THIS IS INCREDIBLY CLEANED UP COMPARED TO NORMAL. WHAT YOU DON'T SEE IS THE BROKEN DOWN MINIVAN AND THE BROKEN BOAT AND THE 8 OTHER CHILDREN RUNNING AROUND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. THEY DON'T EVEN MOVE WHEN A CAR COMES. YOU HAVE TO HONK AT THEM SO THEY WILL MOVE ENOUGH FOR YOU TO GET BY. ALSO, THERE ARE NEVER ANY PARENTS AROUND. UNLESS IT IS 2 A.M. AND THEY ARE IN THE FRONT YARD WITH THEIR RADIO CRANKED UP AND ARE GETTING DRUNK. WE ARE NEVER GONNA BE ABLE TO SELL OUR HOUSE AND MOVE. OUR OTHER NICE NEIGHBORS ARE TRYING TO MOVE BECAUSE OF THESE PEOPLE. HOA WHERE ARE YOU????
(these are the best pics I could get without them spotting me. I'm not very stealth. I will try to get better pics later when all of their crap is out)

AZ weekend!!!

Had an awesome time in Arizona!!! Everett loves his Aunt Jen, Uncle David, cousin Taylor and cousin Trevor!!! Here are some pictures from our fun weekend!

NASTY!!

Tonight I drove in James' car and was warned that it was messy. Boy was that an understatement! It was DISGUSTING!!! He has trash all over the floor and empty bottles of water everywhere. He has a couple of coffee mugs in there and a bag of sunflower seeds. Did I mention that he has not one but two bottles full of chewed up sunflower seeds. Talk about nasty. I felt like I needed a hazmat suit to drive the thing.

GET YOUR OWN MONEY JERKS!!!!!

JERKS!!!!

James and I have experienced our first bank account fraud. James noticed some weird charges on our account and sure enough someone has stolen our info!!! NO I DID NOT BUY ANYTHING FROM GERMANY OR FRANCE!!! I know times are tough, but get your own money. Please do not steal ours. Should've gone to Free Credit Report.com!!! James and I would not look good in pirate hats and we would not be nice to tourists in t-shirts.

Is it all necessary or just overkill????

One thing you always hear about when you decide to have a baby is how much stuff you NEED to buy. They weren't kidding. There is a ton of things that a baby"needs". There is the pack-n-play, the crib, the changing table, the diaper champ, the bumpo, the boppy, the playmat, the swing, the bouncer, the high chair and the exersaucer just to name a few. (BTW We have all of these things) My question is, how much of this stuff do we actually need? James and I had this discussion. We determined that our parents raised us on half of this stuff and their parents raised them on practically none of this stuff. I am sure that there will be a time and a place for each of these items, but we haven't found that time yet. We have yet to really use the swing. We put him in it once for 5 minutes and that was it. Will I end up using it, or did I flush a little more than a hundred bucks?? The bouncer we have used a few times and I can see that we will probably use it more in the future but haven't yet. Again, a necessary item or did I waste like sixty bucks ?? The list goes on and on. I know the crib was necessary. We already use the crud out of that. Also, the diaper champ. We really use that thing. It helps keep that stink away. Anyway, I was just looking around my house at all of this stuff and wondering if it was all necessary. It may not all be necessary, but having it on hand just in case my boy needs it might be worth the money. Either that or I am just a sucker!! Hope he doesn't ask us for too much growing up. I know we will cave!!

RAIN RAIN GO AWAY!!!

It has been raining here for what seems like FOREVER!!! It has quite literally been raining all day long today and they predict that it will rain more in the next few days! I thought it was Spring time. A time when the weather is suppose to be beautiful. Not sad and depressing. Stupid April showers! RAIN RAIN GO AWAY and once you are gone stay away. Oh well. At least it keeps me from having to water my lawn.

PART-TIMER

I am officially a part-time cosmetologist. I had planned on going back to work full-time after I had Everett, but James and I have decided that it would be best if I went back part-time. I wasn't sure how I would feel about it but I LOVE IT!!!! I am only working 3 days a week now Thursday, Friday and Saturday. I am so blessed to be able to have a family that I love and a job that I love as well and I get to have a balance between the two. I know that not a lot of people are lucky enough to have flexible jobs so I really feel blessed. There has only been one down side. I am having a hard time getting all of my clients in. They definitely have to either pre-book or call WAY ahead of when they want their appointment. It makes me feel bad, but not bad enough to go back to working full-time any time soon. I worry that I will lose a lot of clients but I don't want to give up any time with E. I am learning how to get in more than one client at a time which is working out well. We will see how it goes!!

My "Guard" Dogs

As many of you know James and I have two vbig dogs Camry and Rory. Our dogs have always been the type to lick a total stranger to death instead of bark at them. This always lead me to wonder whether or not they would protect me if there was an intruder or something. Today I found out the answer to my question. James and I are having a sprinkler system put in (finally - only 6 years late but whatever). I woke up this morning and looked out the window and all was normal. The dogs were in the yard playing and Everett and I were hangin in the house. A few hours later I looked out the back window again and there were flags all over he yard! The sprinkler guy had come out and flagged the whole yard. Do you know what this means? This means that a total stranger opened my back gate (where my two 70+ pound dogs were) and walked around the back yard putting his flags down while the dogs just watched him. They never let me know he was back there! I had no idea! Some guard dogs. Guess it's a good thing we have an alarm system since they aren't good for anything but hangin out, being cute and releasing those disgusting dog farts. Good thing I love them so much.

All good things must come to an end.

Well the time has come. I have to return to work. "Maternity leave" is over as of tomorrow. I have been off for one full month and can't believe how fast it went. It's funny how I can dread something and look forward to something at the same time. I dread having to leave him but am thankful to be getting out of the house and back into a routine again. I also look forward to making a little money. We are gonna be broke soon if I don't go back. I am thankful that James was able to tweak his schedule enough that the first 2 weeks I am back at work he will be home with Everett. I am also thankful that after that I am blessed to have great friends caring for him. What a blessing. Well - Wish me luck! Hope I still know how to cut hair. LOL

BTW - This is Everett's one month old picture!

PICTURES

HEY! CHECK OUT THE PICTURES I TOOK AND EDITED. PRETTY COOL HUH!!!

More Everett

In case you had not heard I have a son and he is extremely AWESOME!!!! Here are some pictures for you to look at! I LOVE THIS KIDDO!!!

EVERETT ANDREW BURGESS!!!

HE HAS ARRIVED!! EVERETT FINALLY DECIDED TO GRACE US WITH HIS BEAUTIFUL FACE MARCH 1, 2009 AT 10:52 A.M. HE WEIGHS 8 POUNDS AND 14 OUNCES AND IS 20 INCHES LONG!!! I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE HOW AMAZING HE IS!!! WE LOVE HIM!!! I KNOW YOU WILL TOO!!!

5 Days to go!!!!!

HOLY CRAP!!! James and I only have 5 days until our little boy arrives. I wish he would come today, but obviously it isn't up to me. The morning of March 3rd at 5 a.m. - (That's right I said 5!) we are heading to the hospital to makes this little guy come out whether he wants to or not! I would rather go into labor on my own and have tried to induce labor but have had no success. I didn't think it would take that much since I was already like 3cm and 80% effaced on Monday but I was wrong. I walked at a fast pace for 3 miles today and got no results. I ate pineapple, spicy food and did some jumping jacks. I think tonight I will try the warm relaxing bath thing! I have not tried the castor oil thing, mainly because I don't have any. Oh yeah I tried the pressure points in the hands and ankles thing today too. I am going for another walk with James tonight then I will take my bath. After that I QUIT! I will just lay around and wait til Tuesday morning!

Come on already!

James and I are ready for Everett to make his debut. I am tired of being pregnant! I am beyond done with it. Everyday James wishes for the baby to come out. I wish he would listen to his father already. Last week I went to the doctor and was at 2 cm and 60% effaced. Well I went to the doctor again today. I have not made much progress since last week. I am 2 cm and about 75% effaced. CRAP! Not what I was hoping for. I never imagined that this boy would want to hang out in my tummy so long. It can't possibly be that comfy in there. Oh well. Guess I will just have to get over it. I can't force him to come out. At least he will only hang out in there until the 3rd at the very latest. That really is only 12 days since today is almost over so it doesn't count and the 3rd doesn't count because we have to be there at like 4 a.m. OK that is the end of my rant. By the way. Are any of you aware of just how big 10 cm is? Here's a little visual in case you didn't know. YIKES!!!!

Everett's Room

Well - Everett's room is just about ready! Just a few more things here and there and we should be in business. James and I are loving the way it turned out. Which is all that matters considering Everett doesn't have an opinion and won't for quite some time. What do you guys think?

25 random things about me!

Well - I was tagged by like 5 people so far so I figured I better so this. If these get lame I apologize. 25 is a lot to come up with.

1. Sometimes I am truly amazed by how blessed I truly am.

2. I have an INCREDIBLE husband that I have been married to for more than eight and a half years. I can't believe he has stuck with me this long. I can be pretty difficult!

3. We are expecting our first child in less than 6 weeks. A little boy named Everett Andrew. I hope he looks like his daddy!

4. My best friend lives a few states away. I use to fear that the distance would put a dent in that relationship, but it has actually gotten better and better.

5. I have 2 dogs that are both considered geriatric. One is now gimpy and we call her our 3 legged doggy. The other is over 11 and everyday I return home from work I fear that she will not come running.

6. I have this insane need to make everything organized and clutter free. I am a planner and a preparer. The fact that I don't know the exact day and time of Everett's arrival is driving me nuts. I want to plan for it and can't!!!

7. I went back to college thinking that I would find some career that I would love more than cosmetology. I was wrong. I am now a cosmetologist with a bachelors degree in math and business. I am even considering getting my masters after the baby comes, but I can't justify it since I know I won't use it.

8. I LOVE my job. I have great clients and great co-workers. I work for myself, so my boss is pretty much the best boss ever. I make my own hours and my own rules. Could it get better than that?

9. I have an older brother that I am so proud of. I brag about him to my clients all of the time. He is an incredible husband, father and minister. Oh yeah did I mention that he is currently working on his PHD? Like I said. He is AWESOME!!!

10. I can not wait to see James and Everett together. I just know he is going to be an incredible father and can't wait to witness it. He is so excited for Everett to come. Even more than me if that is possible.

11. I use to think that Facebook was lame but now spend an insane amount of time on it. It's addictive!

12. My favorite food is fruit. Almost any kind will do. Most of the time I prefer it over desserts!

13. I HATE to own the same car for more than 2 years. It's a sickness really. Once we hit that 2 year mark I just feel the need to get a new car and I usually do. Which means we will ALWAYS be upside down on my cars!

14. I am half Chinese and sometime wish I were more. I wish I knew more about the Cantonese culture and knew how to speak more than a few words. I don't mind being white. I just sometimes think it would be cool!

15. I have amazing friends here in Dallas. They are my family away from family. James and I could never get by without them.

16. I think I might be the only person in the world left that doesn't have the internet on my phone. I am just too cheap to pay for it.

17. I will never understand how people can claim that an unborn child is not a life. There is a heartbeat at 8 weeks!! Especially those that think partial-birth abortion is ok. WHY? If you already have to deliver the baby just give it up for adoption. Killing is is unnecessary and disgusting! I am not just saying this because I am pregnant. I have always felt this way.

18. I have no sense of style. Seriously NONE. I can not dress myself properly or decorate my house well. I have to rely on the eye of others for those things.

19. I really don't like "reality" shows. I don't watch Dancing with the Stars, American Idol, Survivor or The Bachelor. I can however watch the Biggest Loser every now and then. Definitely not more than 2 weeks in a row, but every now and then if there is nothing else on I will watch it.

20. I never care what a person's political views are nor so I care who they vote for as long as their decisions are fact based and researched. Nothing bothers me more than the people who make these important decisions just because. Then they complain about the way things are going.

21. I underwent some extremely painful and extensive facial surgery to fix my jaw with no problem and
am not afraid to deliver a possibly 9 lb baby. The needle for the epidural however totally freaks me out!!

22. I use to love working out and had muscles and a six pack. Wonder if I will ever be there again. Considering the fact that you have to work out to get that - probably not. I hate working out now!!

23. I can sleep anywhere! Plane, car, floor, chair or even in the shampoo bowls at work. I have no problem sleeping. I think it might be my favorite thing to do!

24. James and I made a rule that we go on one vacation every year to somewhere we have never been before. We have been able to do it so far. I wonder where we will go next year??

25. I have always been and will always be a tom-boy. I love sports and don't mind getting dirty! It's not my fault. I had brothers. If I wanted to play I had to play what they wanted to play. Which usually consisted of building forts and playing sports.