Moving Day

Tomorrow my mom is moving back to England..I don't know why I am so sad...she has always been there for me..from video taping all my DH games instead of just enjoying them herself..to asking me if I needed a turkey baster when I told her I was gay. She has been the one person I have been able to count on my entire life. Of course I would want her to stay here..but how selfish of me? I could only hope that I can be as happy as her when I am her age. We all know that her heart as always been in England and that she has always wanted to go back...I know that not only will I miss seeing her but Kai is going to miss his funny speaking nana as well. I love you mom...

Barking Dog

Has anyone seen the sienfeld with the barking dog that Elaine was ready to kill? I know how she feels. There is a beagle that lives on our corner and has been barking for the last 3 hours...maybe the owners should bring him in...It's days like this that I can't wait to sell this house...

Ouch

Today I had my 8 month check up for my knee..and man did it hurt. Not only did I get it drained I got two cortisone shots..one in the knee and one for my IT band..he thinks that maybe one of the plugs didn't set right...so before I have another scope I am going to foam roll daily and see how it goes. Man does it hurt right now!

Prepped and awaiting 3 shots:
Notice all the swelling???



Check out the fluid that is no longer in my knee!

Reading

I must be getting old because lately I have been into reading..and not magazines. I love this book and am totally excited that the author has written 14 now! So if you have some amazon cash or you need some bathroom reading pick up this first book in her series..it's well worth it!

Why are diets so hard?

Okay so far I am 4 days into the big diet. I am calling it Biggest Loser Long Beach..I have passed several small tests. I went to Wendy's to get my Mom and Nicole Frosty's..I got a diet coke..I took Scott to Arby's and got NOTHING. I have rode my bike or walked everyday so far! Which has resulted in a loss of 3 lbs. My goal is 15 lbs by Memorial Day..

Of course I have eat some of Kai's Joe O's...how can I give him some and not myself?

Cool Video

Check out this super cool video.



http://www.nike.com/nikeos/p/nikefootball/en__EMEA/index.html

Pond Time

On Sat we took a little time out from digging and went to the pond at El Dorado Park. Considering we have lived here for almost 7 years we have to yet gone to this pond. My mom bought a bag of day old bread so we set off to feed the ducks..what we didn't know was there are other creatures in that pond!





When we got home Kai was tired and decided cuddling up to nana was the way to go.

Done!

We were able to finish the little mini makeover to the backyard..so here are the before and after photos..







Now we need to get some grass seed down and hope to hell the grass grows.

We are morons

Ok Nicole and I are morons. First outdoor project we did ourselves was build the pond...where the palm tree used to be and on a weekend that is was 95 degrees, but we finished it:



So today we start on the backyard...the only part of house that looks like crap. Nicole got to it before I could take a before picture..but let me tell you it was HOT AS HELL! OMG we are morons. Bottom line is we got both corners cleaned up of all grass, the plastic divider and got the soil ready to plant...as well as going to the the park with my mom and Kai..of course Nicole has 2 blisters opened and gooey, about 4 "hot spots" on the other hand. I only have 1 blister, because I must have "man hands."

Why do all this on a hot weekend? We put the house on the market!! So if you know anyone looking for a house in Long Beach here you go:

http://www.ranchostyle.com/homesdetail.php?pid=119&iid=532

According to one website I burned almost 1500 calories with all the yard work that was done today and I was able to drink about 8 diet cokes without peeing once..i'm sure thats really good for my system.

Whew

Well so far day 1 into the diet and so far so good. I walked and picked up Kai which is about 2 miles round trip. I then rode my bike from the store to Scott and Diane's, then home. That was a 5 mile trip. So my total is 7 miles of workout today..of course tomorrow morning might be tough..not only that we have decided to try to make our backyard look presentable. That means adding two flower beds in the corners..on the HOTEST weekend! WTF? Thats ok my mom is staying with us to help out with Kai. I'll take before and after photos for sure.

So again 1 day down and 7 miles of workout..not bad

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Vacation Time!

I am officially on vacation and not due back to work until the Tuesday after Memorial Day..so yes I am off for 5 weeks! There are some major positives to my job. One being a 5 week vacation. Just think in 6 more years I'll earn another 2 weeks off of work! When I head back to work I will be working the Mountain Bike detail..so I went and bought a bike today to get my legs and crotch ready for some summer riding.



I'm also going to attempt to loose 15 lbs on this 5 week vacation. So why not blog about my daily struggle to not eat fast food and sit on the couch all day? I'm not going to tell you what my starting weight is, but I am the heaviest I have ever been in my life. It's that bad that when we go out with Kai I think everyone assumes that I gave birth to him because I am 2 times bigger than Nicole. So on that note instead of driving to pick Kai up I am going to walk over there with his jogger.

Random

#1) "Hello Officer? I would like to report that a bird fell out of a tree and I think it's injured"

#2) "Do you have the number for the Jamaican Police Department?"

#3) "whats the number for Boy Scouts of America?"

Real questions I got at work the last day I worked...here are the answers I wanted to say.

#1) This isn't PETA

#2) Are you fucking kidding me?

#3) They aren't gay friendly so i don't give a shit about the Boy Scouts of America

Teething

We think Kai is getting some more teeth in, he has been waking up every 3 or 4 hours at night..which is how long the Tylenol lasts. So we are a sleepy house. Last night he actually held my hands and walked so we'll see if he starts getting ready to walk..as you can tell my the video he is really starting to try to talk.

Kai Chat

Eating Time

Pics

Road Trip

This past weekend we took Kai to Vegas for a weekend of sun, soccer, sun and more sun. It was super hot..but we made sure he was in the shade most if not all of the time. Our team won the tournament! So again we get free entry next year. This year we rented a house with some of our friends. The best part was the house had a great pool, so Kai officially went swimming for the first time. Swimming in the sense of him hanging onto Nicole the entire time. I'll post pictures this weekend when I have a day off.

I also found out that I will be working the Mountain Bike Detail at work! Yes I get paid to ride a bike. So look for my legs to be toning up soon.

Typical Day

So a lot of my friends what to know what a typical day at work is like, so here goes:

0445-I wake up look at the clock and curse
0530-The alarm makes me get out of bed
0600-Leave for work
0620-Arrive at work
0630-Roll Call in the roll call room, everyone gets assignment for the day and other important information (wanted suspects, officer safety information, etc)
0640-I take my seat for the next 12 hours working the front desk.
0645-Let the phone calls begin
0700-0830-Is the busiest time for BFMV (Burglary from Motor Vehicle) reports because everyone is walking outside to their car and notice their stuff missing.
0830-1200 answer and average of one phone call a minute...including one needing the number to Boy Scouts Of America (WTF)? Like I know that. Take numerous walk ins for lost wallets, cell phones and the ever lovely hit and run traffic accident.
1200-1530 more useless phone calls of people yelling at me because I don't speak spanish and that I seem to not care that their neighbor has parked on a public street in front of their house. Plus 3 or 4 calls of a car that doesn't belong in their neighborhood because the person driving it is a minority. The greatest part of that is I run the plate and 90% of the time it's one of their new neighbors! HA HA

1530-South Gang Unit starts following a wanted felon (for threatening to kill LAPD Harbor Officers), who is driving a car with 2 women and an 18 month old baby.
1531-Above unit is now in pursuit
1532-All of the division is racing to back up unit.
1535-PIT manuever has been authorized
1539-Unit is code 6 (stopped at a location)
1542-Unit puts out code 4, needs an RA (ambulance) for a male not conscious, not breathing, need a supervisors and additional units for OIS (officer involved shooting)
1542-2215-I sit at the ACC/Watch Commanders office and assist, including meeting one Chief Bratton who came by the station to check on the officers involved. Get the low down on how the shooting really went down (Suspect not only got shot at least twice in the head he also got run over with a front bumper take down from undercover officers who observed him firing on fellow officers, doing so left the suspects gun lodged into the window of the officers car!)
2215-head to my car for the drive home
2240-Arrive home

This day was on my 4th day in a row so counting this day I ended up working 56 hours.

9 months

Today is Kai's 9 month birthday, we went to the doctor yesterday for his checkup. For some reason they think he only weighs 18 lbs. How can a baby only gain 1 pound over 3 months? Both Nicole and I think it's more like 21 lbs..like the scale said the first time they weighed him. I think he shifted his weight the second and third time he was on the scale (I tought him that).

So his 6th tooth is coming in. That gives hime 4 up top and 2 down south. Last weekend he finally figured out "Bye Bye" he even mumbles something when he waves. He also tries to make the elephant noise with his lips. Thanks to PJ from day care for that! He loves it. If you put your hand in front of his mouth he'll talk so you can pat his mouth and he loves that sound. Thanks to Grandma for that. So all three of those he picked up last weekend.

We've also realized that we are outgrowing this house. So we are patiently looking for a bigger house, still around this area.

Here are a couple pics of the little man getting ready for his bath. He loves bath time.


Note: Naked boy is cute..but Naked Boy staring at water from bath creates the urge to pee..which he did on the bath mat.





Kai has also found his nose!