Christmas will be here soon!

We're getting ready for christmas and all that, and ready for the big huge New Years Eve Party. Its gonna be crazy here, but I can't wait!

I had a dream last night of being pregnant. I was going to a gym... then all of a sudden I was in the hospital cause I was having contractions and the doctor sent me home without even checking me. Got NO sleep last night.

Been having upper back/shoulder/neck pain... got drugs for it and saw the chiropractor, but its still hurting! No idea what I did to it.

My friend Mike is coming all the way from Iowa for the new years party and my friend Jade is coming all the way from D.C. for the party, just so excited about it!

I haven't sold any of my jewelry on ebay. I'm so disappointed in that, I can't understand why I didn't! But I'm still gonna set up a website for jewelry and advertise that, hopefully. So keep checking erinpriest.com

Bayvin on Halloween

Here is she!

Lately...

I keep forgetting to update this thing...

So what have I been doing lately...
I've been making jewelry and trying to sell it on ebay
Jewelry by Erin Priest

Been working on my radio station stuff. - Radio Guru We're having a huge Halloween party on the 28th with really cool prizes!

Got my haircut yesterday

Bayvin has been doing great in kindergarten. She gets flash cards and if she gets them all right 3 times she gets to go to the treasure box. There are some really good prizes in the treasure box.

This picture of Bayvin was on the local news last night. Once we pull it off the tivo we'll put put up the video of it. It was pretty neat :) They said her name and everything.

Wow, its been a really long time since I updated, well almost 2 months, so, yeah... the countertops are in:

I did this really cool picture of Bayvin

I've been getting web design jobs... tours are going slow, but at least I'm getting some. Bayvin is gonna be Ariel for halloween, and having an Ariel birthday party. I still have to get the cool supplies, but they have really neat Little Mermaid stuff out now since its been DVD released. She'll be getting lots of Ariel birthday presents too. What she wanted is the Lights and Sings Ariel or something... its a barbie doll with a mermaid fin and when you push the button on her back she'll say something or sing and her fin lights up and changes color. I think that about sums up what's been going on.

First Day of Kindergarten

Today was Bayvin's first day of kindergarten. She goes half days in the morning, 8:25 - 11:50. She said she had lots of fun, but it was kinda boring.

We also now own a 2004 Ford Freestar. Only 9800 miles on it. Got a really really good deal on it.

Niri got outside. She got into a fight of some kind. Found her out on the patio on the wall and she was not too happy that I was picking her up, she had a nice big sore on her belly and has a cut above her eye and another wound on her back, that I can find. She didn't come out of her room for 3 days. Stayed mostly under the bed, but she seems to be doing better now. Hopefully she won't go outside again. The dogs probably wouldn't let her back in side and probably chased her when she was outside, so she couldn't get back inside.

3 more days til the countertop is put in!!! And then my kitchen is ALL finished! I'm so excited *said like the cat in the hat*

oh yeah...

New windows and carpet are in, and the new sink and cabinet are in the master bathroom and today we're working on the tub in the second bathroom, to make it a shower! And the cabinets are in the garage. My flooring for the kitchen is not in yet.. which is another post in its self... but I'm still waiting for the results of it at noon today... we'll see what happens...damn home depot.

New carpet

Here's the new Living Room

You can see the difference a couple posts down :)

Pictures from the Wedding

too much to update...

But I'm gonna try. Let's see.
Yesterday
- I spent over $5000 at Home Depot. Ordered the cabinets I've been working on for the last couple weeks. Design and everything, its gonna be so awesome.
- I ordered the new laminate flooring for the Den and schedule the measurement session for getting new carpet.
- I had a guy come and give an estimate to do the windows.

Today
-I talked to a guy about formica countertop. Because he said he could order it in a week, Home Depot says 2-3 weeks.
- Had another guy come and give an estimate for the windows, and he beat the other guys estimate cause he hates the window manufacture and says they're windows are better so we'll definitely beat the price, should have new windows in 3-5 weeks.
- Got my nails done.
- And Grif picked up his Tux.

Tomorrow
- Going to Bay Area for rehearsal dinner for Shon and Shannon's Wedding.
- I'm staying there to spend the night with the girls before the wedding, should be fun!

Saturday
- Shon and Shannon's Wedding!
I'm a bridesmaid, don't worry I'll post pictures.
Bayvin is a flower girl, omg, so cute, dont' worry I'll post pictures.
Grif is a groomsmen, dunno how he looks in a tux yet, will for surely post pictures!

So in short.
We're remodeling the kitchen, getting new flooring through the main part of the house (leaving the upstairs alone). Redoing the bathrooms. Getting new energy efficent windows. Still working on putting up the new fence. Hm, yeah, think that's it. I've been a bit busy.

My brother Jacob and his wife and kids are coming out the end of June, and then My folks and my brother Eamon are coming out mid July. And I'm hoping to have the bathrooms done by the time Jacob gets out and hopefully the windows and new flooring in before my folks get here. So then all that will be left is the kitchen. Which I'm just dying to get in, its gonna be so awesome. I just can't stand it! This is the extent of my patience, I can't believe I haven't passed out yet and had to be admitted to a hospital cause I'm going psycho having to wait for everything!!
I keep trying to tell myself its worth the wait, its worth the wait.

I've been making more of those wrap bracelets too. Made 2 for my Mom for her birthday and mother's day. Made 2 for my mother in law for Mother's day and I've myself 2! Just got more magnets to make more too, I should probably start trying to sell them on ebay!

Oh so the other thing that just blows my mind.
I had a handyman come over to give me an estimate on removing one of the windows we have in the kitchen, and walling it up. This place called the handyman connection. They give you a quote for just labor, then tell you what supplies you'll need and then you go pick them up. so JUST the labor was gonna be $1650. Its not that big of a window, bout 48"x48".

Happy Birthday Martha!

Isn't it your 30th today? :)

Alright, I know I haven't posted in awhile. Got lots going on. Got a line of credit to fix up the house, so we're currently in the process. We're in the planning stages unfortunately, but mostly know what we're gonna do, its just a matter of getting the time and scheduling everything at the right times. But we did get a new couch!!

Still working on everything else that we're gonna be going, bathrooms, floors, kitchen, new fence, new windows... gonna be an awesome house after that!

long time...

Well.. yesterday was my birthday. I turned 27. I've been super busy and even sick.

Bayvin is going to a parent participation preschool. She's having lots of fun. Just gets to play with kids 3 days a week. Even has some boyfriends.. *wink wink* She's just adorable, such a little KID! She'll say bye to the kids, see you next time and just walk off and big and tall, and I just can't get over it!

March 3rd, my dad had bypass surgery. I flew out to Wisconsin on March 2nd, it was a very very long day. But I was there to see him before he went in. It went very very well, he hadn't had a heart attack, so his heart was still in good condition. But he had 4 bypasses. He's doing great now. We'll be going out there in June or July. What's even cooler is that I can get a deal and all 3 tickets will be purchased with the miles that I have!

I've had a really bad head cold the last week, still in my throat pretty bad now, seems to be going into the lungs, dunno, hoping I get better very soon. Instantly would be the best.

Happy Valentine's Day

good news

Chest X-ray was negative. Bayvin got her skin test done and she tested negative. Grif is gonna get his soon, supposedly the doc's office has yet to call me back. Told me they have to get doc approval and to make sure they actually have it, pretty much went "what the fuck" but whatever. Hate that doctor and her office, so by March he's gonna have my doctor.

news of the week

Well.
I took a tour of the Parent Participation Preschool in town, cause its cheap and was/is gonna put Bayvin in it. Because parents participation and are like teachers, I had to get a TB skin test taken.

It is positive. I have to get a chest x-ray done on monday and Grif and Bayvin both have to be tested. If its inactive I have to take a drug for the next 6 months, I don't seem to have any symptoms so I don't think it could be active, so we'll just wait to see what the x-ray says.

my new thing

Magnetic Wrap Bracelets/Necklaces

They're so cool. Brenda got one for christmas and we thought they were so cool, I found some more on ebay and I bought 2 for me, and she got 2 for her birthday, and I bought more of the hematite magnetics to make our own!
Here's the one I bought:

and here are 2 that I've made so far.

The red one is a little small, ran out of beads, so I might remake it, but I got a bunch more beads to make more. There's suppose to be some magnetic healing or whatever associated, but I just think they're cool. Plus they don't pinch the hairs on my arms like stretchy bracelets. And with making my own I can make matching earrings.

my new desk!

Besides the fact that I can stand up and type (its a little tall) its freaking awesome! Got lots of drawer space and desk space. Though I think the DVD shelves might have to get moved up a bit, but I'm so happy to have a real desk.

time for an update...

Not much really going on. Grif is sick, has an ear infection and bronchitis. Bayvin has a little cough, but doesn't seem to bother her.

My back is better. The chiropractor must have fixed something and it just took a couple weeks to set in or something. My hips get a little funky still. Not as bad as they used to be though. Just need to start getting back to the gym now.

The biggest news is now I almost hate my dogs. Both Nya and Nox supposedly got into our back neighbors backyard and they had to call Animal Control, and because they are trying to be friendly, made sure the officer didn't charge us a $500 fine. How and Where they got out is a mystery, I called the animal control guy back, but he didn't return my call. Pretty much pissed me off there, they obviously don't want us to fix it if they aren't gonna tell us HOW they got in there. They couldn't have jumped the fence. It was almost like they didn't have our dogs. They said they were acting vicious (not our dogs) and that they didn't have tags on, and bullshit they do, told him that was a lie, both dogs are licensed. So the only thing I can guess was that he wasn't close enough to even know. So I just don't get it and he didn't call me back.

And Nya is becoming an even MORE pain, she puts her paws on TOP of the table and reaches everything and now is even doing the counter! She got ahold of a airfreshener set, new in box, tore it open and even punctured one of the fresheners. I'm sure that tasted wonderful. After getting punished, a couple hours later I found the plugin thing outside, and it was on top of the counter again. She is one dumb dog. I think the only reason she can't get in the garbage is cause she can't figure out the door. I know if Nox wanted it bad enough she'd do it, I think Nya is just too stupid.

We saw King Kong. Cool effects and all, but I left the theatre thinking that was too long to sit for that movie. Guess I never realized there wasn't that much to that story.

Have I mentioned that Bayvin is starting Kindergarten in the fall? Cause I'm still freaking bout that one. But I'm sure I'll be ready when the time comes, I'm sure she's mostly ready. She gets really excited when we talk about it. March 6th is when registration is, so I got a little over a month to really think about it. I was really wanting to get her into some preschool before, but dunno if that'll happen or not. But if I get a full time job, I guess it would be. I'm so used to being with her all day, I'm gonna miss that.


Bayvin got a new skirt

the cutest girl ever!!