what's going on?

So there's quite a few explanations as to why it has been so long since I have blogged. I guess the main reason is that our Internet is currently down. We have been going through some frustrating stuff with our Internet. We use Road Runner (Time Warner Cable) for our Internet, and they quarantined our modem, so we can't access the Internet at all at home. The company told us there was a computer bug on our computer (koobface) and it was sending out all this malware through our computer. So we had to get our computer repaired (cleaned off) by a professional, and managed to finally get that done two days ago. So yesterday I tried calling the company to tell them it was done, and they told us they had re-quarantined it! AHHH! I couldn't believe it. I don't know what's going on. I think the most frustrating thing is that I rely on the Internet quite a bit, and my little blackberry, just isn't fast enough. Plus the cable company is still sending us regular bills expecting us to pay for a service we are not actually getting!
So anyways if you're wondering, I am actually using my parent's computer right now, with the hopes that one day in the not so distant future, we will have our Internet service back up and running. Our lives have pretty much been the same as always. Rory just got his wisdom teeth out last weekend, and Ethan went to the dentist for the first time yesterday. He was very good, and from what the dentist saw, there really wasn't anything problematic. YA! We're trying to potty train Ethan too, and it is going SUPER slow. For the most part, Ethan just doesn't have any interest in it whatsoever.
Work is going about the same, Rory is still working graveyard shift, and I've cut my hours back to part-time. I am really getting burned out. When Monday's roll around, it takes EVERYTHING i have to get out of bed and take Ethan to the sitter's. I really miss the days that my only worries were taking care of my family, and my house. Now it seems like there's a billion things that need to get done that never do. Our house is in a constant state of disaster, looking like some kind of nuclear explosion went off in the living room. I would take a picture to prove it, but it would just be too embarrassing! So that's it for now. I will post some pictures when I'm finally back on my own computer. Hope everyone else is doing well!

Christmas time is here.....

Just thought that I would post a couple pictures of our Christmas tree. I'm really excited for this Christmas. Ethan is at a really fun age, and I can't wait for Christmas morning to come! Ethan loves the tree, but he's constantly taking the ornaments off (some of them are little bells, and he loves ringing them). So needless to say, the bottom half of the tree that Ethan can reach is a little more bare than up top. The next pictures are of Ethan in his new Christmas pj's. I should've gotten a bigger size, but he still is super cute in them!!! The last picture, he's trying to show 3 on his fingers. He struggles with it a little bit, but is getting better.

The last couple weeks...

Ethan had a special birthday party on the 20th, even though his birthday was the 18th. He told me he wanted to have a special Thomas Birthday, and we had family and friends over to celebrate. I cannot believe he is already 3, but he's so much fun, and everyday he says/does something that just leaves me speechless. The only pictures I could find was of him opening up some of his gifts. He was definitely SPOILED ROTTEN!!!

So this year's Thanksgiving was pretty mellow. We went over to my mom's house late afternoon around 4 and started digging through our ads, planning the stops for the morning. The dinner was delicious (thanks momma for all the hard work in the kitchen), and I have to say that I think it was the quietest Thanksgiving I have ever had. But I enjoyed the time with my family nonetheless. After dinner, Rory was pretty tired from the graveyard shifts, and so he found a nice comfy (?) spot to take a nice little snooze while Ethan played with the little toys, and markers.

Here are the toys....

Here's from the markers.....

Notice anything at all in this pic? It's a little hard to tell, but if you look really close next to the wall......
Rory's comfy spot.......

The next day, I was among all of the crazies that got up before 5 am to try to hit the stores for the christmas deals. I love Christmas and buying for my family, and I LOVE BLACK FRIDAY!! I got some pretty good deals, but surprised myself when I got home and noticed the gifts I bought were all for ETHAN! Yikes! So needless to say, I still have a bunch of shopping left to do. :) (did I mention that I love shopping too?)

Ethans New Pet

Over the last couple of days, we have found a couple of crickets in our house. Each time I have got a cup and put the cricket in it and taken it out to the garage to dump him out. Well, I don't know if it's just the same cricket coming in desperate to get out of the cold or what, but the last time I saw it, I decided not to get the cup. Everytime Ethan see's it, he squeels and gets so excited. He'll get down on his stomach and talk to him, then try to feed him cereal or something. It is so funny, and really cute. Here's a couple pictures. The cricket is kind of hard to see, but he's up next to the wall, and ethan is telling him stories.