stupid ac man

ok so my ac was fixed on saturday....but on sunday at 11:45 pm we realized it was not working....stupid ac man...he did a half ass job. he didnt replace one thing....which he told me smelled like it was burnt but it still had a little charge...so tell me if your gonna replace the whole damn thing with new parts...why skip on that? well, now were pissed....and im ready to call him and cuss him to get his stupid ac but over here now to fix it....im steamed right now....well its fricken 12:54 im tired and hot....this is so stupid!!!

scrapbooking

i did a ton of other pages too. some i did journaling on, others i didnt. i just recently started doing journaling for all my pages so my older ones are just pictures with names underneath them. here are some of the pages i have done.....ill post more they only allow me to post 5 images per blog....but these images are some of my best work i think....Tunnel of love is my 3 kids at the park for Gabriela's first time, Daddy's love is like my Loving mother page...it is a tribute page to my daddy telling him how i love him, honor and cherish him just like i do my mommy. Footsteps to my heart is about Gabriela, we got the little ink pads from the hospital that they use to get the baby's footprint so i inked up her foot...and that little heart is what they put on her to monitor her heart(i think that is what its for). IN the mood for food is the first time she ate any kind of solid food from a spoon. Now she is starting to eat like a pro...and Monkeying around is what i did the day my birthday box came from my mom and inside was this monkey for Gabriela, all 3 of my kids have one now. The monkey is as big as her...lol. She fought with it too....she was kicking it and pushing it off her...it was hilarious...i wish i had a video camera to record it. My mom would have loved it. I have done a ton more pages, i have a site on picasa.com that i can give you to go look at them, plus all my pics are on there.....picasaweb.google.com/atravelstead86 Go take a look at the rest....they get better the newer they are....
I love to Scrapbook now. I drive my husband nuts with it but oh well he he. I have so many cool supplies and paper...and i can get really creative when im not being bothered. I try to only scrap when ppl are sleeping in my house...especially Gaby because she can be so demanding...I am suppose to go see my mom in September...i can hardly wait...i am super excited. i hope i get to go to on of her crops and actually meet the girls that i chat with on the website. they all seem really nice....Plus i love to scrap so i most def. would love to go! Let me know what you think of these pages...are they good? do i need to improve on something?

challenges

So I joined my mom's scrapbooking group and they had an online challenge. There are 4 of them and they had to be completed before june 30th so i thought i would post the journaling on here along with the pics....

(through the eyes of a child)
What’s the funniest thing I do?
Ellie: Tickle me
What’s my favorite T.V show?
Ellie: That’s so Raven
How tall am I?
Ellie: 5’2
What’s my favorite thing to do?
Ellie: Change poopy diapers
What makes me sad?
Ellie: When the T.V is broken
What makes me laugh?
Ellie: Daddy
How much time do I spend on the phone?
Ellie: Twice a week
Am I a better driver than dad/ mom/ grandpa?
Ellie: No
What do I do when you’re at school each day?
Ellie: Take care of Gabriela
What should I be famous for?
Ellie: Taking care of kids…you have 3 of them
Amber and Ellie 06/16/07






















(Asking Ellie)
What do you want to be when you grow up?
Ellie: Chef
How do you help around the house?
Ellie: I do the dishes
What are you most afraid of?
Ellie: Bugs
Who was your first crush?
Ellie: Isn’t that kind of personal?
What childhood story does family and friends still tease you about?
Ellie: When I was born I was a cone head
Which family vacation was your favorite?
Ellie: When we went to San Antonio
What does your bedroom look like?
Ellie: It’s really messy right now
What is your greatest talent?
Ellie: Making people Laugh
What was the nicest thing your parents ever did for you?
Ellie: Brought me into the world
Amber and Ellie 06/16/07














(2 by 2)
Two every day things I can’t live without
Gabriela and Pepsi
Two of my favorite songs
Don’t Take the Girl and Don’t Laugh at Me
Two things I want to do before I die
Go to France or Italy and Go on a cruise
Two things I worry about
My friends and family
Two stores I shop at
Wal-Mart and target
Two things that scare me
Clowns and spiders
Two snacks I could eat everyday
Anything chocolate and any kind of melon
Two people I would be lost without
Jeremy and Gabriela
Two nicknames I’ve been given
Sis and Ber-Ber
Next two places I want to go on vacation
South Carolina and San Antonio
Amber 06/16/07















(All about Amber)
If I hadn’t become a MOM I might have GONE CRAZY!
If I hadn’t RODE THE BUS, I would have never met JEREMY!
If I hadn’t learned to DRIVE, I would never have gotten my DRIVER”S LICENSE!
My PORCELAIN DOLLS are my most prized possession.
My ability to LISTEN is one of my greatest skills.
If asked, my family will say my greatest accomplishment is HAVING GABRIELA AFTER HAVING A MISCARRAIGE.
I’m sorry that I will never see KELLY again.
My life would be easier if I got my CREDIT fixed.
I would be happier if I never saw another BARNEY CARTOON again. Amber 06/16/07

stupid ac...stupid texas

ok so the guy came to look at the ac...the compressor is stuck and something is all burned up...broken real good....ugh!!! lol!so he called my landlord and told them that they have to replace the out side unit and the inside coil a whopping 2500 but he recommended replacing the whole thing...4000 dollars give or take...holy shit...glad im renting right now...im not ever buying a house if it doesnt have a new ac....to freakin expensive for me...well anyways...he called me back and said he got a hold of my landlord and they gave him the ok to replace the whole thing....woohoo good news...well here is thebad news...they cant have it completed until fricken Sunday...they cant even start until saturday...and its fricken 97 degrees today...stupid texas...has to be one of the hottest days when i cant run my ac. so im hibernating in my bedroom with a window unit, 2 fans and a ceiling fan...its actually chilly in here...but the rest of the house is a fricken oven...but the guy is lending us 3 window units...but we have to install them ourselves so i dont know when they will be installed. jeremy isnt back from louisiana yet and he heard he has to fly back to new orleans tomorrow to pick up the crane truck or something like that...grr...well i have one girl that said she will bare the heat and come to my house to scrap book but have not heard from the rest...well see how it goes...oh and mom i just wanted to tell you thank you for everything u have done for me...and that i am the mother that i am because of you....you have taught me everything i know and have showed me how to be the best mother....i love you so much and i have the utmost respect for you....even tho i get angry sometimes...i will always love you and respect you!!! thank you for being the best mommy! i love you very much!

why me

ok so I get home from dinner last night and what do you know my AC is broken...and its 87 degrees out. So last night was a pain in the ass. we had to call the landlord which didnt answer so we went and bought a window unit for the master bedroom so the baby and i could sleep...then at midnight after we had the damn thing installed the landlord finally calls. they are in freakin alaska. Great!!!! the day couldn't have gotten any worse...well, they know a guy who is coming at noon to look at it but cant do anything to it until he talks to the landlord...so i probably have to wait till wednesday to get it fixed.but its not the damn coolant...it doesn't need to be charged...its the damn fan...it wont turn...wont work...the damn motor is burned out. so what else could go wrong you ask...well i couldnt sleep last night. Jeremy made sure to put screws up and crap to make sure the window would not and could not just be opened....someone would have to break the crap to get in...but i was still scared out of my mind. i wanted my window locked and all that...i feel safer when they are locked...so i would sleep for 20 minutes....wake up for 5 or 10 and go back to sleep for 20 and that was the pattern until about 350 in the morning....then i finally crashed...but i slept with my hand on the baby all night long to make sure she was ok...so my arm hurts...and my back because i was not comfortable....ok so the other bad thing that happened....so i woke up monday morning at 330 to turn the air down (when it was working) and take the dog out...and headed out the back door and what do you know...all the dang rain we got came into our house somehow...the carpet was drenched...not just damp...but drenched from the rain....so i tried to get a towel and dry it up a little bit...and i left the towel there while i went to bed to help soak up thewater....woke up this morning and its still fricken wet...so im sure its going to mildew....what else can go wrong....wait dont say that...just pray that my husband stays safe. and us too!

My scrap book page

So,I made a page on what i cherish the most...and it just happens to be my mommys love...Here is the journaling...and all the little phrases at the bottom are the little cutouts that are scattered all over my page...I love this page too.

My Mother’s love,
My mother’s love is like the Never Ending Song. “It goes on and on my friends”. My mother can show her love in many different ways. When we were younger she would tell us “No” to everything that would and could harm us. She was my protector against all evil, my shoulder to cry on through break ups, fights, deaths and even when I was in trouble. She always listened and always put her 2 cents in even if we didn’t want it. My mother took in so many of our friends even if they weren’t the best influence. She was “Mom” to all the kids especially 2. We lost those 2 to suicide and she never got that close to any kids, but she never pushed them away. I remember a few kids that she told me was a bad influence and warned me about but she never told me I couldn’t be their friend. Growing up my mom was my closest, dearest friend. I could and would tell her everything. Yes, she would get mad, hurt and even disappointed but she was always there for me. I pierced my belly button and I was so scared to tell her, so I wrote her a note while her friends were there so she couldn’t get too mad. She was so angry with me…and probably a little disappointed, but she never made me take it out. She made me live with the pain and discomfort for a while. Now that I am grown, married and have 3 kids, she is still my best friend. I still tell her everything; even stuff a mother probably does not want to hear. Even though she is 1000 or more miles away I still cry to her when I need to and I still call her when I just need a friend. When I went into early labor, she was so excited but told me she could not be there, that work wouldn’t let her. I said 4 magic words…”I need my mommy”, and what do you know, she was there 18 hours later. She was sleep deprived and stinky (LOL) from not taking a shower but she held my hand through it all. Even when I was screaming at her to get away from me and leave me alone, she was still there. It meant the world to me. She means the world to me and even though we can make each other mad, I know she will always love me. My mother’s love is something I will cherish for the rest of my life. Who is this wonderful woman you ask…(Verda) Robin Orene Novak, a woman of many faces.

GOES ON AND ON MY FRIENDS….

A MOTHER’S LOVE IS FOREVER

A MOTHER WILL NEVER STOP LOVING THEIR CHILD

BEST FRIENDS

Milestones

Gabriela has been sleeping through the night now since the 12th of may. She has symptoms of teething and it's bugging her bad. She has been fussy the past few days now. I gave her a bath tonight and she started kicking her legs and splashing then she would stop and look at me and smile and do it again. I think I taught her that the other night when I gave her a bath because I wanted her to learn how to do something other than just lay there, so I took her arms and legs and started wiggling them and making her splash and then today she did it on her own. She also has been doing weird things. I swear baby's can still see angels. My daughter will stare into space and start laughing and smiling and then reach her hands up and opening and closing her hands like she is trying to grab something. It really freaks me out. I know that her nanny is always with her, but i dont like that she is reaching in to thin air and smiling and laughing. Well, I'll be in Houston and Missourri for the next week at least, hopefully a little longer. I need the help...I need the sleep and I know that at least there I will get help long enough to take a nap with out and grief from anyone.