The Binky has left the building

With a little help I finally found the courage to just say no to binky's. Last night was the first night without and although it was hard I thought it would be much worse. Tonight was even easier but I fear that I am becoming a replacement for the binky. Mason keeps wanting to cuddle with me (much more than he usually does) until right before he falls asleep. Don't get me wrong I love to cuddle and what mom could deny her son when he so loving holds his arms up and says "Cuddle please mommy" But I think that will all go away with time. I'm just glad the first day is over.

These are some other pictures I took today and just thought I would share....

Mason having lunch and me bothering him with the camera.

These are some pics I took out in my mom's garden.

Taken a ride with Papa Jack and his Tricycle. We just went up the street and back but Mason loved it.

And lastly for my birthday my mom got me tickets to see "Wicked" This is my friend Scott sitting at Mel's Dinner in LA after the show.

Cousins to Car Crashes

Well I was going to post how much Mason misses his Cousin but instead I have to share this....

I got into the first accident in my new car. I was on the 405N merging to get onto the 55S to meet some friends at the beach. When this car cut off the guy in front of me and then he slammed on his breaks and I slammed on mine...I just wasn't in time....

I didn't do much damage to his car....just a slight dip in his bumper but my car got the worst of it. The grill is cracked in two places and the bumper is holding on for dear life. The hood looks like it made it but only time and an estimate will tell.

Mason was in the car with me but luckily neither of us are hurt. I am more emotionally damaged then anything. But I was late and I was rushing so I really believe this is a not so gentle way of my higher power telling me to slow the f**k down.

And trust me I got the message.

Finished Product

I finally finished Mason's table. I bought this IKEA table almost 2 years ago in hopes that I would paint it and fix it up for my son. First it sat in our kitchen unpainted for a very long time. Then I finally got the creative juices flowing and managed to paint the chairs, and since my son is in CT right now I thought it would be a nice surprise to come home to. So I mustered all the juices I had and managed to paint a pretty cool table.

The motorcycles (which my son loves) are cut from a 12 month desk calendar that my mom laminated for a motorcycle theme function she went to (over a year ago!!). I used Varnish and Decoupage to seal everything in nicely. Now Mason has a awesome table to color on and I am just happy I finished.

July

OK so I have stolen an idea from my sister and all her college buddies and since I have a link to the site I don't feel so bad about taking the idea and making it my own which I learned from Jay is OK as long as you take the idea and make it better. (Something I learned when I was sick and watched "America's Next Top Model" marathon....Jay is wise beyond his years.....) Anyway they have this thing called "Role Call" where everyone writes in each month about what they are doing. I want to do something similar but I also want to add goals that I have for the month and try each time to reach those goals.

My first goal is to try and do this for at least 6 months. So hear goes with the first month:

July

Listening to: Hoobastank "The Reason" man I love that song and it makes me think of my son...and since my son is in CT at the moment anything and everything remind me of him.

Watching/Reading: Just got done watching my Netflix movie "The Secret of Rohon Inish" and Irish fable. I am reading "The Last Man on Earth" by Abigail Reynolds.

Making: Painting a table for my son.

Eating: A piece of chocolate cake.......Yum!

Wanting: A hug from my son. Speakers for my computer at work. Gas prices to go down.

Thinking: How much I miss my son. Is he having a good time. Does he still have his rock....Does he hold his rock like I do mine. Why am I eating chocolate cake at 11 at night. What I am going to do for the 4th of July. Praying I get safely to CT next week and hoping my son will still know me with my short hair.

5 Goals for the Month:

1. Finish painting Mason's table
2. Get speakers for the computer at work
3. Finish my book
4. Make an appointment for my son to see the dentist.
5. Spend as much time with my nephew as I can while I am in CT.

Before and After

Here is my old hair and my old look. I finally decided to chop it all off for summer time. Also because it took me forever to wash it. So here are some before and after pics of my new and greatly improved hair:

Here is my old hair from the side/back:

Here is my wonderful, easy to manage NEW HAIR!!!

My new hair from the side:

Well I hope you enjoyed my little show and tell. I have had this short hair for a few days and I love everything about it. The only thing is it looks a little crazy when I wake up in the morning but I can live with that.