I see snow ! It's time to go!

The weather forecast reads snow showers through Thursday of this week. Not once does the temperature go above thirty-two degrees and I have not seen the sun in over a month.

Depressing?

Yes.

That's why we always try to go on a SUNNY family vacation!

This past year we went to see Alex and Dominic in California. We were able to get some beach time. However, it wasn't a "beach vacation".

I've been keeping my eyes glued to the website KarismaHotels.com. The pictures make my mouth water and for an instant I can picture myself on one of their beautiful beaches sipping my Pina Colada and swimming in their elegant pools.

They have first class gourmet dining and all-inclusive packages that can fit any budget too!

Say no more.

Take me away!

Alone. Home.

It's so quiet right now!

Emmy's sleeping after having two therapy appointments today. She's been getting so tired and typically she crashes the second the therapists walk out the door.

Lucky for me though...she's been sleeping a good two to three hours A DAY!

That gives me just enough time to update the blogs and she always wakes up right before it is time to pick up her big sister from school.

Nuttin.

I've been looking for the perfect part-time job and I'm sad to report ... there's absolutely nothing out there!

I have an interview after we close on our house with the local real estate company. I'm thinking about taking the real estate class and getting my license.

With my experience in sales and my knowledge of housing and Ithaca --- I think I could do a pretty good job.

Not to mention, I have the "IN" with the school moms!

Not so booming.

Well, since the economy took a dump I must say that job prospects are at their worst. I keep looking for the perfect job and have yet to really pinpoint anything.

Having the kids home this week has been miserable and so I'm thinking more and more about going back full-time. I'd have to find daycare for Emmy full-time then I'd have to work on getting Graem into some summer camps.

The coordination of all of this seems nearly impossible. Not to mention, I have to figure out - at the end of the day - with camps, daycare, transporation, fancy clothes - how much I'm actually going to take home!

God knows we can't operate at a loss!!!

FYI

a sprocket found in the backseat

Show me the money, baby!

After the market crashed a few months ago we have been looking for something new to invest our wealth into. We've looked at international markets and they're really unstable.

At this point I'm ready to buy gold bullion. The one thing about gold, silver, and other precious metals is that year after year they offer a consistent investment.

Not to mention, their demand always higher than the supply. Obviously, by using basic laws of economics you can see that this might be a good idea for the future!

The US Gold Bureau is an industry leader with gold, silver, and precious metals. You can buy the metals in many different types of ways and even store them through the provider.

This is a noteworthy investment and a great way to diversify your portfolio. Especially during these unstable market times!

Update on the job search.

I submitted a resume a few weeks ago for a part-time administrative assistant job but I have yet to hear back. The job sounded ideal.

Work from a home office, part-time, benefits, and flexible hours. Plus, it was affiliated with Cornell.

I'm pretty sure they had tons of over-qualified applicants - but I was expecting to hear something.

Ugh....got to love living in Ithaca and a small college town.

Long time, no post!

SORRY!

I've been getting my ass kicked with sick kids and partner! Then there's myself.

I was down and out because I had to have my gallbladder out. I got a pretty bad staph infection that I think I got at our local shitty hospital. Ugh.

Now I'm on the mend and I think that the kids are starting to feel better too.

I promise to blog more!

Lookin...

so I've started looking at options and returning to work.

It's been a good run!

I've been unemployed for over four years now. EEK!

We toured a daycare a few months ago and it was alright. Like I'm sure it's a good place. I just wasn't ready. I'm still not ready.

However, I figure in another 6 months to a year I'll want to start back up. Plus, I know that at that point Emmy will really benefit from a consistent schedule and being around kids her own age.

Anyone wanna hire me?

Trying something new!

After the market crashed a few months ago we have been looking for something new to invest our wealth into. We've looked at international markets and they're really unstable.

At this point I'm ready to invest some of my funds into silver. The one thing about gold, silver, and other precious metals is that year after year they offer a consistent investment.

Not to mention, their demand always higher than the supply. Obviously, by using basic laws of economics you can see that this might be a good idea for the future!

Monex is an industry leader with gold, silver, and precious metals. You can buy the metals in many different types of ways and even store them through the provider.

This is a noteworthy investment and a great way to diversify your portfolio. Especially during these unstable market times.

Got childcare?

I'd love to find a part-time job...but I must admit that I'm quite worried about the daycare situation!

We've toured a few places and I'm not overly impressed with either.

It could be that I'm just not ready to go back to work mentally and leave the baby that I worked so hard to have!

Then there's the issue of LOSING money by going back to work. Not only would I have to pay for insurance but I'd also have to pay for daycare which costs an arm and a leg.

A little sun goes a long way!

This weekend was awesome because it was warm and we got to soak up the vitamin D with the sun!

Living in upstate New York you learn to appreciate those sunny days and take advantage.

We spent both yesterday and today outside and I have a great sunburn to show for it.

Gotta love being a white girl.

Need help?

When I worked in healthcare we were constantly looking for ways to make senior's lives easier and safer.

Typically that mean adding devises such as a walker or cane and also making their living space more "user friendly".

One thing that always seemed to help and was really essential was a toilet seat riser.

It allowed for the resident to be able to ease onto the toilet and also the resident wouldn't have to strain as much to stand to the standing position.

Since we live in such an isolated area we didn't have many options and it really depended on what the local pharmacy had in stock.

Allegro Medical has such a great variety of devises online. In fact, it's a one-stop-shop and they also have options for free delivery too!

Nurse or Real Estate Agent?

I keep going back and forth on what to do when I get older...

On one hand I think it'd be great to work in Labor and Delivery and assist ladies with having their babies. I realize it would take work and some additional schooling but I think I'd really enjoy my job.

Then there's the way that I think I'd be able to be the best mom and possibly have the most flexible schedule - real estate.

The classes for real estate can be done online and I think I'd probably do pretty good once I'm up and running since I've been a stellar sales person in the past.

Monster earache.

I have a serious friggin' earache going on. I went in last week and was prescribed antibiotics. It seems like they aren't doing a thing!

Today I looked over and it seems like Emmy has the exact same thing going on because she's tugging on her left ear.

Ugh. NOthing like having a sick kid to start off your week.

Let's just go.

Back in the day we would pack a back pack and decide that Friday morning that we were going on a roadtrip! This was before children or animals.

Now that we have kids we have to plan a little bit better!

We've been looking at great cancun vacations and I think we're ready to make the commitment.

We're leaning towards doing a nice vacation during the Christmas holidays. Margot gets off from work and it's not like we have family to go visit.

Karisma Hotels offers some great resorts. The restaurants are incredible and the hotels offer beautiful settings with top notch customer service.

Sign me up!

I just don't know...

with Emmy being quite the "spirited child" I've been considering options when it comes to going back to work.

At one point I was really leaning towards going back to school for nursing. Binghamton has a good nursing school and just the other day we ran into a girl who graduated from there and said she really enjoyed it. She now works as an ER nurse.

Then there's real estate. The hours are somewhat appealing to me because I can make my own schedule, have my own office hours, and when the economy doesn't suck do pretty good!

*yawn*

I just woke up after 10 hours of sleep and I'm friggin exhausted. Between my black eye that I got at softball and my aching ear I'm a total mess!

At least it's beautiful outside and the sun is out and birds are chirping.

We have a few things on the agenda today. Peter's party is today and also the duck launch at Taughannock.

Instead of moving...

we're going to stay put in our adorable house and revamp it!

We've decided to get a new sectional couch and 50" television for the living room. We're going off of our current wall color and might look around for new area rugs to match.

I also just finished painting to the kitchen, caulking the countertops, and doing new faceplates on our outlets and switches.

Change is happenin', folks.

Bad times get worse.

So right when you think it can't get worse...

Margot called it. Her job took away it's retirement contribution for the year. Totaly friggin' sucks. I guess it was either that OR they don't make payroll.

I can't believe things are getting so bad. I'm starting to get somewhat scared considering that we're a family surviving on ONE income.