Keeping Myself Busy, Away From Shopping

Got out of the shower a while ago and am now backing up my photos from December 2006 until now. I had this weird feeling, especially now that our Norton’s expired, that something bad might happen to my computer — like getting a virus — and I’d lose my precious photos. I’ve had it happen to me way too many times and I’ve learned my lesson!

Alaethia’s asleep right now (the boys have been asleep since 9:30, late for them even) and Mario’s out helping Eddie with something. I should be in bed too, taking advantage of her early nap, but this is my quiet time. Now I shall try and type as fast as I can since I probably just jinxed myself and she’ll be up any second!

It’s the start of a new week and the boys are already tired of school. They keep complaining more and more each morning but I keep trying to instill hope in them by counting down how many weeks of school are left. They don’t care.

I’ve been running on four hours of sleep all day. Alaethia didn’t fall asleep till 2:30am last night, it was awful. I skipped my morning nap with her completely in order to get my checkbook balanced. I hadn’t balanced it since March 9th — eek! We’re about $100 less than I hoped we were, but oh well. I was close.

I filled out the kids’ insurance renewals, which are a bit late. I hope I don’t have trouble turning them in. I was supposed to have sent them in 15 days after I received the letter but it’s been well over a month. I hate when I procrastinate!

Great. The darn CD drive won’t spit my Photo CD back out. It goes from showing me the green “Occupied” light to an angry red one when I push Eject. Stupid thing. I guess I’ll continue with my back ups tomorrow. *sigh*

I had a nice to-do list typed up, just so that I could stay on track.

1. Balance Checkbook
2. Fill out, have Mario sign, and have Mary fax boys’ insurance renewal.
3. Make copies of Saturday night’s pics for Yoanna, Jannet, and Mayra.
4. Go through cabinets and drawers in kitchen – get rid of stuff for garage sale.
5. Take Jaylen’s Jeep and toddler bed to storage.
6. Back up all December through March pictures onto CDs (- half-way done!)

1. Blog
2. Upload Matthew’s birthday pics
3. Scrapbook
4. Read

At least I’m doing 2 of the things on my 2nd, personal little list. I only got to read a chapter, but it’s all good. I’m reading Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella, which I can totally relate to. Just today — after John, Alaethia and I picked Jaylen up from school and went to Target — I was tempted by so many wonderful things and was creating justifications in my mind for why buying the things I wanted was okay! They were on sale!

But — and I’m so proud of myself — I held back, and with shaking hands placed everything back on the shelves and away from my debit card. So many scrapbooking things on sale *gulp*, but at least I don’t feel my heart sinking when I’m looking at my checkbook and most purchases were made by me, heh.

John finally got himself a damn TV. That’s why we went. We drove straight to my storage unit and got a whole bunch of junk out so that I could sort through it for the garage sale. I was so pumped about doing this garage sale, especially because I need want to get the boys some new dressers, a new microwave and new TV Table/entertainment center. All of our stuff is almost as old as how long we’ve been married — which will be 8 incredible years tomorrow :). After picking Eenan up from school and after he did his homework, I took both the boys to their room and we looked through every last toybox they had so they could get rid of old toys. They got rid of one tiny box, and that was it. The rest of the stuff is brand-new, so it’s not like I could force them to get rid of anything. We spent money on them!

Alaethia slept while we sorted through boxes and only woke up about 10 minutes before we were done. I think, for now, I’ll wait on the garage sale. It’s not like we absolutely need the dressers, microwave, or TV table. My eyes have been offended by our current ones’ terrible sight this long — what’s a few more weeks or months?

Oooh! And I received the pictures I ordered from Winkflash this afternoon so I cannot WAIT to start scrapbooking! I’m so excited :)!

It’ll be soothing to the awful cramps I will soon be subjected to. It was a glorious month and 2 weeks without a period, so I’m bracing myself for the pain I’m about to endure. I feel pain at the tops of my legs already, which is a weird thing that happens to me when that time of the month is creeping up.

Alaethia has her 2 month appointment tomorrow, for sure this time. They’re going to poke and prod my little baby! And I’ve been wanting to get her ears pierced too, but I need to make an appointment at the boys’ doctor’s office since they numb the ears and everything. I can’t believe she’s 2 months already! I was looking through pictures from last year yesterday and it was weird seeing pictures of us without her. It feels like she’s always been with us :).

Oh, and Mario told the family something surprising. During the Rosarios they kept asking him how he felt being a father of three, if he enjoyed being a dad to a daughter and if we were done having kids. Know what he said? He said he wanted us to have another girl. I know, WOW. At first I was in shock, and immediately crossed my legs, but after thinking about it — sure! I’d love to have another daughter! Of course, after I’ve spent enough time with Alaethia — maybe spacing them out like Alaethia and Jaylen are (almost 5 years). We’ve got the rest of our lives :).