So I got pulled over the other day--I think I was being profiled--I did not do anything illegal.  Th police officer followed me from my store to the freeway and pulled me over- first thing he says is that my tire is low, and I need to get my husband to fill it up. I asked him if that was why he felt the need to pull me over- he then gets rude- and tells me that I do not have any insurance.  I asked him what law I broke that would give him the right to run my plates, he avoided my question and went right into the typical mumbo jumbo of "license and registration please..." What a jerk!  So anyways- because I neglected to pay last months bill he gave me a "no insurance" ticket and to my astonishment tells me he is going to take me to county jail.  Turns out I had a warrant for my arrest for a traffic ticket in 2002.  He was going to arrest me and make me go to jail and have Nick post bail!! Oh My Goodness! I convinced him to let me pay right then and there and avoid jail--he softened up alittle and let me do that but now I have to go to court and show proof of insurance and a reinstated drivers license to avoid jail time. All because this guy got bored and ran my plates while he was driving behind me!! What More? Work is hectic, my boss is an unrealistic power hungry jerk, my kids are all over the place, and I cannot seem to get ahead of the laundry!:) Santa Claus is wonderful--you mention the name and suddenly the kids are angels. We went through the kids's clothes and toys and made DI bags, Ashton and Kali went with me the other day and even after telling them why we were giving away the toys Ashton had a breakdown and started crying, all I had to say was that we were helping Santa give to little boys so that they had presents too, he calmed down and said, "Okay, Anything to help Santa." AHHH. If I don't talk to you all soon, Merry christmas and I Love you all.

Okay  Two weeks in a row I am off to a good start!  This last week was exhausting.  Not only was it the busiest week for business but I got a Regional visitor tour my store before Thanksgiving, as well a 2 DM visits--Thank goodness all of the visits were good. The last time I had a regional visit I had only been in the store 2 months and was starting to make progress in turning the store around but not enough in their eyes, so a good visit this time was fantastic.  The kids spent the night at my in-laws the night before Thanksgiving because Nick and I had to work at 4am, and I hate that.  Not only does my mother-in-law bathe them any chance she gets(she has a way of making it seem as though the kids are dirty any time we send them over), she actually cut Kali's hair!  Kali came running to me when I got there and her bangs were cut mid forhead and curled so it looked as though she had 1/4" bangs. I try to think its no big deal bu it really irritates me when she takes liberties.  Knowing that I hate them spending the night, Nick ambushed me in front of everyone asking me if they could spend the night again, so they did...When I picked them up the next day, Marian acts as though she did me this huge favor by having them, and after I told her my parents were in town and I did not appreciate the ambush to look like a jerk in front of everyone she had the nerve to say," Well they saw Marty and John, so atleast they saw family, even if it wasn't your parents, but I am sorry they did not see them." ?Malicious?, or could she possible be that inconsiderate and stupid to not know that she insulted me? I am more inclined to think she really did not think before she spoke. It was great though to just be able to talk with Mom, without having the kids running around us. So, that was my week. It was good, other thatn the few hiccups with the sleepovers, and the "fun" of being busy at work(I had over 400 people come in at 6am for Black friday) Until I write again....

Hello!! I have come to realize that I am a terrible communicator and I needed to set up something to be able to connect to everyone I love-so-here is my attempt to Blog--hopefully Mom and Jessica will be proud of me if I can keep it up. :) I have been busy these last few weeks at work trying to get ready for the Holidays, and life at home has been chaotic, but I know that I will be able to grow from these experiences--atleast that is what I am telling myself-Right?! I wasn't able to share my Disneyland photos with everyone so I hope I do this right and you all can see some of them.