I am SO behind!

I know, I KNOW! I have fallen behind on my blogging, I have been so busy with moving, working, taking care of Kinsey, I barely have time to eat, shower, and sleep, more or less blog! But it's a slow day at the office, so thought I would take a few minutes and catch everyone up on our CRAZY CRAZY lives!


We are loving our new place! It's so nice to be on our own again, it's good for us and Kinsey, slowly but surely we are getting settled, still have to go clean out our storage space though, not looking forward to that, but it has to be done, and a bunch of stuff is going in the garbage! That's the one good thing about moving, you can really get rid of some stuff that you know you are never going to use! I am loving all the room we have, we don't feel like we are right on top of one another, and I don't feel like I have all this stuff stuffed into a small space, Kinsey loves that she can just crawl all over the place, momma doesn't so much because I have to vaccum and sweep EVERYDAY, I do mean everyday.  With the dogs, dirt from outside, and the usual debris, I just can't stand the fact of her crawling around on a dirty floor. So, that is just one more thing on my list of a million other things to do everyday.

It's usually just Kinsey and I at the house, Tom is working like a mad man! He's only home Monday and Tuesday nights, as long as he doesn't have to go to his shop and paint a forklift or anything, he's home those two nights, then he works Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights on top of working at his regular job Monday thru Friday.  I never see my husband, Kinsey and I have our own little schedule during the week when Tom is working, and then on Monday and Tuesday night we have to make adjustments because Daddy is home, I usually let her get a bath 30 minutes later and let her stay up 30 minutes later so she can play with daddy, I can't remember the last time Tom and I spent time together, it's been THAT long!

Kinsey will be a year old a month from Tuesday! This year has just FLOWN by! I can't believe it! It's like I just brought her home, or at least that is the way I feel about it, it's crazy to think that this time last year I was pregnant! She's talking somewhat, she can say mama, dada, and bye bye, only 3 words but they are words.  She can wave bye bye and sometimes she'll say bye bye at the same time, but that's rare.  She isn't walking just yet, but it won't be long, she's trying really hard! She can stand for a few seconds by herself, but she won't take that intial first step just yet, I think she's still unsure of her balance and footing and she's scared, but when she takes that first step I will be beyond excited! I can't believe my baby is fixing to be 1! She's basically off baby food now, she eats whatever we do, she LOVES chicken nuggets, wonder where she gets that from? (points at self) She still eats her baby oatmeal and fruit, purely because I can't really get her to eat grown up oatmeal, I think it's the texture, this kid is big on textures! She still eats her baby snacks, because she loves them and they teach her to chew so who am I to take those away, I am amazed at what all she does eat! She is certainly part of the Welch crew (Tom's mother's side of the family), because that kid loves to eat! So she'll fit in really well.

I am totally and uttterly disgusted with my job, I hate it! I am in the process of trying to find a new job and that's a job in itself, I have benefits and that's about the only thing I like, I don't like the work I have to do and I don't make crap! Every two weeks, after they take insurance out, I pay the sitter, buy groceries and put gas in my truck, I rocking on the edge of being broke all over again, and I hate to ask Tom for money, I am working I have my own money, I shouldn't have to ask for money! The whole situation just frustrates me! And I hate getting paid every two weeks, I got so used to getting paid every week that now I REALLY have to watch my money and I hate trying to figure out what can be put off and what has to be paid ASAP, I just love being an adult!

But that's pretty much the latest on the Swifts! I'll try not to get so behind, but I make no promises!