Can't get this off my mind

After seeing this story last week on the news about the double homicide in Marshfield, it really got me thinking, how can a mother expose her children to this type of person. As a mother, my concerns are: is Jordan eating enough healthy foods, is he getting enough sleep, am I spending enough time with him, let alone am I exposing him to such violent behaviour. I feel so bad for what these kids had to see. I had to do some preproduction for this particular story and I had to pull a line from the affidavit that read:

HER 6 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AUTUMN ROGERS WAS IN THE ROOM AT THE TIME AND WAS SHOT IN THE FOOT. ACCORDING TO A SWORN AFFIDAVIT--
"AUTUMN SAID SHE SAW RICHARD SHOOT HER MOMMY AND THEN HE SHOT HER IN THE FOOT...AUTUMN SAID RICHARD SHOT HER MOMMY NOW THEY HAVE TO BURY HER."

And as I just re-typed that the chills once again...down my spine. These children are scarred for life, I'm afraid. And although I don't know the whole story and what the background is and I know I shouldn't judge, oh but it just upsets me by what some mother's have to go through and what their children have to go though.

Bear Hands

Tis' the season for friggin freezin' and that's just what us Mainer's have been doing a lot of lately. Well, I'm here today to recommend the warmest and most conversation starter mittens that a very good friend of mine got Jordan and I a couple of christmases ago. These are Bear Hand Mittens and they are soooooo warm. Unfortunetly Jordan grew out of his this year, so I've gotta order him a new pair. And not only do they keep your hands warm, like I said, they also get great comments and fun reactions from people. I love these!!!

Weekendries
*Saw a new movie this weekend, 'Evan Almighty', ahhh, I don't think I would really recommend it though. It was cute, but a little dumb as well. The plot line: God (Played by Morgan Freeman, wouldn't have been my first choice) contacts a newly elected congress man, Evan Baxter (played by Steve Carell) and asks him to build an ark. Evan's transformation of appearance and being pursued by eager animals are the main areas of humour here, which means at times the film is thin on the ground. If you're looking for a movie of 100 minutes of easy going fun then this is the movie to see, but if you're wanting a movie that will make you laugh out loud don't be counting on this one to satisfy you there.
*Got to catch up with some old friends this weekend. Sunday morning we got together with friends from camp. It was so great that all the seasonal campers made it to the breakfast. It was held at a local Knights of Columbus halls, which was a first for me, but wow, they can serve up a nice, hot, delicious meal. Getting together got everyone in the mood for the camping season...everyone except me of coarse.
I also got together with an old, but very close friend for lunch on sunday. This friend and I have somewhat grown apart over the years and has caused some hard feeling for me, but I think now I've come to realize that these things can happen sometimes and happen more often then I think for.
We're ending our weekend I'm sure as many other Mainer's and New Englander's are. Watching the Pats Game. Daddy and Jordan are wearing their matching Tom Brady jersey's (for luck). It's halftime and the Pats are up 14 to 9. GO NEW ENGLAND!!!!!!!

Breathe Deep, Count to Ten...

All the kids that I've ever been around that were in their terrible two's so to speak haven't really seemed that bad. I've had all the warnings and never really thought it was a big deal, and it's never been in my list of things to worry about with my kid. Until Now...

For the last week or so, Jordan has entered maniac, syco, crazed, unbearable, his terrible two's! And I've learned something about myself as well in this last week, I can't deal with it. In this phase of Jordan's life he has learned that he can push mommy to her limit. "I can make mommy's face turn real red and make her talk real load at me." And I've come to the conclusion that I've done this too much in the past that he's now use to it and it doesn't have an effect on him.

So today I've been researching ways to stay calm. A Fellow blogger recommended this site and I think that not just mom's of 2-year-olds could use it. I am welcome to any other suggestions though.

So Much To Do...So Little Time!!!

If these last two weeks have illustrated the way this year is going to be for me, then shoot me now. It's currently 12:45am, and here I am catching up on my internet stuff. I didn't even get to sit down tonight until 10:30. This has been a usual for me lately. Reason being, trying to catch myself up from christmas. Also, Darric has been trying to catch up on his stuff as well lately, so he hasn't been able to help out with putting Jordan to bed (which is a whole big process in itself). I believe my toddler has learned the act of changing his mind, or better yet he's learned how to stall. He uses Potty as a way to stay up longer, but then when we get in there and get to the part where we pull his pants down, he suddenly doesn't want to go potty anymore. He's learned to ask for a drink of water right before I turn out the light, a task I believe I used on my parents...sorry mom, sorry dad. And back to him changing his mind all the time...For breakfast he wants oatmeal, then he wants toast, no he wants oatmeal. He wants to watch curious george, 2 seconds later he wants to watch mickey mouse, 1 second after that he wants to watch Bob Buildah. And Jordan has turned into Mr. Independant! "Jordan do it," is what he says to everything. And this makes for long mornings, especially when you're running late for work and if you don't let "Jordan do it." All hell brakes loose and the tantrum begins.

I should've known this was going to be a crazy year. The first month isn't even halfway over and my list of things to do is adding up:
1. Plan 50th Anniversary Party for Grandparents
2. Make a video for 50th Anniversary party
(This entails, interviews, gathering info & pictures & editing)
3. Edit Wedding Video from a wedding shot last June, hopefully I'll have it to them by their 1st Anniversary.
4. Make an Animation (This is a side job of my own. This entails me finding an animation program and learning it.)
5. And So on...

And this is just personal work I've got for myself, this doesn't include real work. I actually planned on getting a lot of this done this month because usually the month of January at work is slow, but so far this week I've edited 3 spots and it's only wednesday and I'm suppose to get another 2 done by Friday. You see why I'd like to be shot now.

Changing the subject a little bit now. I want your opinion...Am I boring you or what? Is my blog interesting to you? I'm not sure who exactly is reading my blog. I've gotten a couple of comments and Thank you to those who have commented, but I'd like to know for sure. If you've got some tips for me, please share. I want to be entertaining, I want to keep you coming back. So, ifn ya would let me know am I a blogger at heart or does my blog seem a little tart.
"Hee-Hee, I came up with that one on my own."