Halloween- New Plans

The boys are sick, so we werent able to partake in the normal Halloween festivities tonight. I felt horrible that they had to miss out! Daniel went ot the store, grabbed a huge bag of candy and brought it home for some sick style trick or treating. The boys got to wear their costumes and went room to room where either Daniel or I would be standing waiting for them. They would yell out their "Twick ow tweat!" and we would give them both a piece of candy. They had a blast and it was so fun watching them run to the next place. We are about to go watch Monsters, Inc. in honor of Halloween. It still has turned out to be a great day!

Earlier in the day, I had to go upstairs and check on the boys while they were supposed to be napping cause Evan was crying. Evan was fine and when I went in Connor had lined up all his toys along side the wall. When he saw me he got a huge smile and goes, " look at my pumpkin patch momma!" I don't know where he heard that from cause we haven't gone to one, but it made me laugh! He comes up with the most random goofy things.

Things are going great at Daniel's job. The man they were working for was so happy with Daniel and his dad's work that he gave them more to do on the current house, and might have another place for them to work on when they are done. Its great because Daniel is making double what he was at his old job. Sometimes, you really just have to give it up to God! We actually have room to breathe with our finances now! It is so great to have the extra income in time for Christmas too. Every week I purchase a few more gifts for Christmas. We are getting close to being done!

I am SO excited for Christmas this year! The boys are going to have so much fun.

Halloween!!

Halloween is tomorrow! Yay!

Yesterday the boys and I made some cookies for the grandparents. Connor and Evan helped me bake, ice, and sprinkle the cookies. I was told they were good...I hope they were!

I dressed the boys in their Halloween costumes (Thing 1 and Thing 2) and we set off to deliver said cookies. First stop was grandpa at the school. My boys were so proud to walk in there with their cookies and paintings they had made for him. In his office, he had candy and they each got a piece, so they were very happy. We talked with Grandpa for a bit then said good-bye to go visit some of my old teachers.

We could barely get a few feet down the hall before being stopped by people admiring their costumes. I grew up going to that school, so I know most of the teachers there. The teachers just couldnt believe how big my kids were, how close they were in age, how much Evan looked like me, and how curly Connor's hair is. They havent seen Daniel so I informed him that Connor's hair is 100% from his daddy and that they are spitting images of each other.

We made it to see a couple of my old teachers, and they all gave my boys candy. I am pretty sure Connor and Evan think the school is the best place ever now.

Next stop was Grandma's house! On the way there, Connor was babbling on about something. Suddenly, he stopped and lets out this content sigh and goes, "Momma I so happy".

"Why are you so happy baby?" I asked.

"I so happy cause we go to see Grandma!"

He is SUCH a Grandma's boy! Anyway, the boys played at Grandma's for a bit and Evan got to share one of Grandma's cookies. Well...share as in have one all to himself. He didnt actually eat the cookie. He licked all the icing off, then handed the cookie to me and goes "I done". *Sigh*

Next on the cookie rounds was Daddy and Grandpa G. First, we had to stop and get lunch to take to Daddy. Connor demanded apple juice, to which Evan agreed. We stopped and got McDonalds, and I got them both hamburger happy meals with apple juice. I guess because I said apple juice, the lady taking our order thought we wanted apple slices instead of fries too. Connor nearly had a melt down when I didnt pull out any fries for him.

Oh well...apples are healthier anyway. We went and gave the cookies to daddy, had lunch with him, and headed home for nap time. Thankfully the boys were exhausted by this point (woke up very early that morning for some reason) so they went right to sleep. They were in bed till daddy came home from work!

All in all, it was a very good day. Cant wait to do it with Christmas cookies!! :)

Someone told me that if I had breasts on this page, I would get more views. Ok...Enjoy!

1.99!!

I know I JUST made a post, but I forgot about this. This is AMAZING!! Gas here is $1.99!!!!!!!! Yes thats a lot of exclamation points, and it deserves every single one. I never thought it would get back below $2. Of course OPEC is a greedy little company, and we will see that price rise, but for now I will stay in gas price bliss.

DVR!

I know I mentioned this briefly in my other post, but it deserves another mention. I LOVE my DVR!! Gone are the days of missing your shows because you forgot they were on, or you werent home, or they moved to a special night. The DVR will find your show and record it so you can watch it on your own time! Husband have a big game on tv he wants to watch while you are dying to catch the newest hospital drama? No biggie! Record one while you watch the other! I'm pretty sure some marriages have been saved with this little gadget.

Another thing I LOVE about the DVR is that I can pause, rewind and fast forward live tv. Fantastic! Anytime we think we heard something or something odd, we can rewind and watch it again! Someone at the door? Push pause! This is just the greatest feature.

If you dont have a DVR...get one! It will quickly become indispensable for you!

Bubbles!

I woke up this morning to the sound of Evan yelling "BUBBLES!" in my ear. I turned over and looked at him. He had my iphone and had opened the bubble application. All the application does is make bubbles when you drag your finger across the screen, and then you can pop the bubbles by touching them again. So simple. So entertaining. My kids cant get enough of this app. It makes me laugh though...how can my two toddlers know how to use touch screen technology?!? We have come SO far with technology these days. Touch screen phones, DVRs (couldnt live without it!!), cars that can run off electricity. It makes me wonder just how far it will go in my kids life. I know they will see and own things I could have never dreamed possible.

Ugh, makes me sick!

One of my BIGGEST pet peeves is poor customer service. I read this on my friends blog, and thought I would share it here. If you cant do your job well, find a different one!



Customer service....

always a tricky subject...it works fine when you get to the place (finally) that you can talk to a live person...or does it work? A week ago I went to pay my phone and internet bill (still debating if I want to blast this company by name...). I typically get online bills...and I pay them online. But for a day I was unable to access my account, being stopped by all the security certificates stating that the site was unsafe and not to post any personal information. Well that is fine and dandy at any other time then the one where I am about to pull out my credit card to pay it! Now a day later (yes last minute on this one) the bill was past due and the new bill was up...sooooo...still unable to get on my account to even see what it owed. I pick that nice speak with a live chat operator. nice...will do. I get someone, type out my problem, he says he can process the payment or I can call the call center instead...for $1.99 charge of course. After weighing the options of the bills being any later....I finally said fine. He tells me how much the bill was $161.39...I was like "that best be for both phone AND internet both months" and he confirmed it was. So I gave him card information, he gives me confirmation number...and we end the chat. Momma didn't raise no stupid girl...so I copied AND pasted into word the entire chat ...JUST IN CASE.

Yesterday I come home...and there is a call from this company on my answering machine. I was wondering why? I should be paid up till next months bill for phone and internet. So this morning I go on the online account. The idiot that did the transaction...put the entire amount on my phone bill account...and NONE on my internet. I had a $95 CREDIT on my phone bill and owed that much on my internet and was pending disconnection. So I call the internet number on the companies website. Call one - automated menu, plug though it...want live person...someone picks up...I hear rustling around...I hear breathing...then I hear hold music...here I sit for several minutes. I get mad...hang up...call two. Same menu...want live person...hold for a couple minutes...get live person...he informs me he cant get into my account. WHAT? Tells me I have to call a different number.

Call three - new number - SAME menu mind you....still want live person...pressing buttons pretty agressively at this point. On hold a couple minutes. Live person...confirm account number...tells me he can't get into my account...says I have to call a different number. I curse...hang up.

Call four - new number - SAME MENU - slamming buttons with my fist at this point. Get to live person...HE CAN SEE MY ACCOUNT...finally progress after 20 minutes. I tell him the story...tell him I want the credit on the phone moved to the internet where it was suppose to be in the first place. He puts me on hold...off and on for over 10 minutes...comes back and tells me that since the payment was already processed...they can't move it from one account to the next because they had the phone and internet billed separately, and that I just need to pay the internet bill or it will be disconnected. After some colorful language and asking why I would want a $95 credit on my phone bill, and how could I be cut off for their mistake...the money was paid...it was one of their agency idiots that put it the wrong way. He kept saying there was nothing he could do. I said sure there is...let me talk to your supervisor. He said fine...and transfered my call...it started ringing at 7:05 am (35 minutes already into this ordeal)...I hooked it on me and started getting ready with it on speaker....it rang until 7:27 am...of which it just hung up on me.

Call five - same number as last time....- same menu - this time I am pressing the buttons with the lasers shooting out of my eyes. I get a woman...she asks for my account information...all I say is "do you see a supervisor at this moment? What I mean is there one PHYSCIALLY present in the same building as you right now?" she told me yes...I told her to give her to me. right then and there. Soooo...after being on hold for 10 more minutes...she comes back and says that the supervisor is still on a call. She mentions I was about to have my service interrupted soon...and I exploded. Calmed down and told her the story...she said all there is, is a form she needs to fill out to send to headquarter to have them move the credit. So we filled out this form over the phone...and said that should be it...to call and check monday to make sure it was taken care of...or there could be a disruption in service Tuesday...I said if I am disconnected on Tuesday I am switching to the competitor. She said it wasn't a disconnection...just a disruption...I said if there is even a HICCUP...I will be switching...since I should not be penalized for their mistake. End of call 8:05 am...95 minutes wasted of my life that I will never get back...1 minute for every $1 of credit I was trying to get transferred.

I will keep you posted on how this turns out by next week....or not....if you don't hear from me next week...means I have no internet until the new service is installed.