Waiting for Baby Kemp

Well all the baby bedding stuff is here, now all we need is the furniture and the baby furniture. I guess the furniture is supposed to be delivered in March - I wish it was next week! This weekend I cleaned up the babies room and bathroom. The bathroom was already all decorated - we decorated it with the intention of kids in the future. The bedroom was already yellow and now I have to pick the green and start painting - we will paint the lower half of the room in a green with a white chair rail and then the top half yellow. As you can see below the carpet is already tan. So now we wait for the furniture and then the baby, I sat in the room on Saturday just looking around and soaking it all in, I am getting very excited! Thursday is the US, if baby Kemp cooperates we will know if it is GLK or AAK. I am hoping for AAK and of course Andy is hoping for GLK. I hope it cooperates!

Babies Bathroom-











Bedroom fun stuff -

2007 is getting booked

Well while my calendar is not quite as full as it was last year, it is only February 2nd and it is getting there! Next weekend I am going to Clinton, NC to see Naj and Melanie.

Three Amigos

Melbel is planning a wedding and is in desperate need of a break and Naj is in her house and all ready for some visitors so we are knocking out 2 birds with one stone, going to see and stay with Naj so we can see her place, all while giving MelBel a big Break. (Only Down Fall - I can't drink) ha ha

Feb 21-26 I will be in Ohio visiting my Grandma for her 93 Birthday and attending my first baby shower. (Other Kimmy - where in Ohio do you live?) It should be fun - my dad and I are flying up on Wednesday, we got a rental car and will drive over to see Grandma. Thursday is her actual B-day so my mom will be there by then, she is driving to stay longer than us and to take the Devil dog. Friday we will head down to Aunt Judy's and the shower is on Saturday. That evening we will drive back to Grandma for Sunday breakfast, lunch and dinner. Then we wake up Monday and fly home. Who knows when mom will come home- she needs a break too!

Me and Grandma Herrmann

March 2nd is the Taylor Hicks concert. That was mom's Christmas present. He is coming to the HOB and we will rock it out with the good 'ole Southern Boy! We got tickets for everyone: Mom, Dad, me and Andy. We will eat at the HOB and then go into the concert. Should be fun!

March 14-19 We will be in ATL for the race -

Me, Dad and Mom @ Daytona 500, 2006.

We are loading up the camper on Wednesday and leaving for ATL (me, mom, Dad, Andy and Murphy. (Dudley will be staying with Matt more than likely) We will be home Monday early and ready to work! I can't wait!

March 24th is the Double K Baby Shower - Kim Keith and Kim Kemp, yep that is me too! The SnowBE's are throwing it at Velvet's house in G-Boro, NC.

Some of the SnowBE's:

April so far is WIDE open except for the Child Care Class we are taking on the 14th from 9-3.



May 9th - 13th we will be in Darlington, SC for the Race. Can you tell we are NASCAR fans or what?! We try to attend 3 races a year - well that rule really started just last year - but we said we would try to go to 2 new races every year and of course ALWAYS Darlington! It is after all the

"Track to Tough to Tame!"

May 14th is my Birthday!


May 19th I am taking a breast Feeding class - OMG I am scared about that - I am not a boob girl!


May 31st Kim Keith is Due- she is having a BOY!



June I am on a mission to not do anything at all - I am sure it will be very very hot and I will be ready to bust so I am on a mission to not commit to ANYTHING! Baby is Due 23rd!


July - I hope July is me, baby and Andy learning what works and what doesn't with out any other commitments - and I am not on a mission to make that happen - that is happening!



August 1-6th is the Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. That is where my mom is from and her family still lives there so we try to go every year! (it is also always just before her B-day so we celebrate it while there too) This year it is our goal to go with new Baby Kemp and Andy in tow. It is hard to fit Andy in cause that is his busy time at work, but I have begged! Last year they inducted Harry Carson, he was from Florence, SC ....

September is still open except for the 14th that is my Daddy's B-day!

October 18-22 we are off to our 3rd race. Martinsville - Baby Kemp can not go to a race that small, so we will see who stays in the camper with "it" I can tell you who it wont be ... Andy!

November 8-11th I will be in Raleigh for Melanie and William's wedding - that is if they don't run away before then! Why is planning a wedding so darn stressful?! It is supposed to be the time of your life? I almost called ours off 3 times - Good luck Guys!

December - the rat race will be on to shop, eat and visit - which I am sure will be even harder with a baby! Ha ha I can't wait!

So that is my 2007 summed up - I know there will be a shower and a Bachlorette party in there for Melbel and I am sure some quick unplanned weekends!

20 weeks and Counting 20 more

Hey well I made it 1/2 way. Which has been a very quick half way. I feel like I just found out I was preggo and now here I am 1/2 way through. It is actually weird. I can't say for sure but I have started to "think" I am feeling "it" move. This weeks update did not give me a comparison item, which pissed me off - how will I name it?! Ha ha Anyway I still feel good, yesterday I was sick to my stomach on and off all day it was very weird. My weekly update said this:
Your baby weighs about 10 1/2 ounces now. She's also around 6 1/2 inches long from head to bottom, and about 10 inches from head to heel. (For the first 20 weeks, we use measurements taken from the top of the baby's head to her bottom — known as the "crown to rump" measurement. After that, we use measurements from head to toe. This is because a baby's legs are curled up against her torso during the first half of pregnancy and are very hard to measure.)

Note: baby is not a girl - well maybe it is, but if it is then I do not know that!

At times I can't believe that a baby is growing inside of me and that we will soon be parents and at other times I can't wait for it to come! I wish it was June already - maybe that is the Beer and Tequila calling - maybe that is my excitement - If I knew I wouldn't tell cause it would probably be choice A. Ha ha

I will do my best to keep you all posted and I hope you have a good weekend!

More Pictures

Okay so several people asked me to post more pictures - they all siad they didn't matter what they were - so here are some more belly pictures - one of week 18 and 3 of week 19 - hope you like!

18 weeks 1/20/2007 19 weeks 1/27/2007



19 weeks 1/27/2007 19 weeks 1/27/2007

Hometown Bar

Okay well I know you all have asked for pictures and I PROMISE that on Friday - my FUN day at work I WILL put some pictures on this thing - but check this out - I was just on AOL Home Page surfing around looking at all the different sites - under the top venues I see my
favorite: "Suck Bang Blow" it had A LOT of mixed reviews as you can imagine - but check it out - it is the place to be for Bike Week - I guess I will miss it this year due to being um about 8 months preggo then but I Will most defiantly hit it next year!
http://search.cityguide.aol.com/charlestonsc/bars/suck-bang-blow/v-114035487

I am going to DIE!

I know how horrible - there are people all around the world that are really sick, but if any of you know me you would know that I am not a good sick person! I am actually a very horrible sick person! Since that preggo test was + my husband has been waking up praying to God for me not to be sick and going to bed thanking God for one more day I was not sick, and now this.
A FREAKIN' COLD! Not baby sick may I add but a COLD - Note above I am not a good sick person - the minute I sniffle, sneeze or rub my ear I am off to the Dr. I have stock in amoxicillen (not really but i should) I walk in the Dr.s and he writes that prescription and I leave to go to CVS - I am not a good girl either I never take all of it, I take a couple of days for times like these when I don't wanna go, when I know it is not serious I just feel like I am going to die - but now here I am preggo and sick. You are supposed to be a tough woman and fight it - I tried so then I called the Dr. (my OB) she told me to look at the list go with Tylenol cold and sinus BLAH BLAH BLAH so I did I have been taking that shit since Wednesday, today I traded up to Sudafed - still feel like ASS! On top of all that I am 18.5 weeks preggo and EVERYONE keeps asking "have you felt the baby?" My response is still the same, "I am not sure!" "Oh you will know" Now here I am FREAKING out because what if something is wrong, did I take the wrong Tylenol product? Have I harmed my unborn child - I probably put it to sleep? OMG Stop being so dramatic, I know, I know! From mom: Relax we did a lot worse - ha ha my response to that is always the same - "Mom, that is why i only scored a 740 on my SAT's" she never laughs! Haha

Anyway the book says that some "fat" women don't feel the baby as soon as slender ones - ha ha I added "fat" for my own effects!

Well wish me luck if I feel this way tomorrow still I am going to my general Dr to plea for help! I am sure he too knows what I can take. I have the next baby appointment on Thursday. For their sake I hope I am still not SICK!

PS- it is KILLING me that I don't know the sex of the baby, i keep trying to make Andy agree to find out, but he is still standing strong! Oh well I did 2 tests on line - the Chinese test - it said it will be a GIRL - YEAH~ then I took another test that takes my age, Andy's age and the time of month conceived - it said ..... BOY - well shit 50/50 what is that?!

18 weeks ... My name is Sweet Tater

Holly molly who would have ever thought that being pregnant meant no drugs - I have a horrible cold - sinus infection, ear ache and fever - the ONLY THING I can take is Tylenol and it is not helping - I must have told my Mom yesterday 12 times that I was going to die - it really does suck! I guess it could be worse - I could have been sick like this the entire time - and since this is not baby sick I really shouldn't complain but you would think they would make a drug for us to take when sick!

We are 18 weeks now and this is what baby center had to say:Head to bottom, your baby is approximately 5 1/2 inches long (about the length of a large sweet potato) and she weighs almost 7 ounces. She's busy flexing her arms and legs — movements that you'll likely start noticing more and more. Her blood vessels are visible through her thin skin, and her ears are now in position and stand out from her head. Myelin (a protective covering) is beginning to form around her nerves, a process that will continue for a year after she's born. If you're having a girl, her uterus and Fallopian tubes are formed and in place. If your baby is a boy, his genitals are noticeable, though he may hide them from you during an ultrasound.

Very Productive Weekend

WOW what a weekend - not that I physically did much but I really did do a lot!
I cleaned out my closet - 3 bags for Good Will and 2 storage boxes for the attic -
I finally picked out a crib set and the bedding to go along with it - if you are interested - check it out!
Furniture:
http://www5.jcpenney.com/jcp/Products.aspx?CatNum=JH+343-8225&JSEnabled=false&mscssid=&cmResetCat=true&hdnOnGo=true
I am ordering the crib, bookcase, changer and chest all in pecan.
Bedding:
http://www.dreamtimebaby.com/cloverfields.html

I really feel like part of the load has been lifted - now we just have to wait for it all to get here so I can pick paint for the room - it is already yellow and I am hoping we can leave 3 of the walls and paint one wall in stripes with green and yellow then make the other 3 walls 1/2 and 1/2 with a chair rail - we will have to see what it looks like when it gets here! I am getting excited!

Hope you all had a great weekend!

17 weeks down 23 more to go

Wow already 17 weeks - it feels like just yesterday we found out we were expecting - yesterday I started laying out my year and all of my vacations and Weddings - (Yeah Melanie) wow are we busy people. I am sure with the baby coming that nothing about our schedule will change - maybe the places we are going will change but I am certain we will still be busy as can bee!- haha Well I am now 17 weeks and I am sure some of you are wondering if I am really going to update you each and every week - well the answer to that is YES -
Andy and I have been talking about trying to pick a new name - one that is unisex - so I can call the bump in my belly by it's name and not worry about calling it all these weird names - I think for the most part every name we came up with we have a friend that already uses that name - so for now we are still on the original 2 names - I am stuck between 2 different patterns for the babies room - if you want to help let me know I will gladly send you the links to the pictures!
Well this is what and who we are this week - notice that "baby" is now refers to as a HE - Baby Center refers to the baby every other week as girl - boy - girl- boy so this is not my wishful thinking ... Your baby weighs about 5 ounces now, and he's around 5 inches long — about the size of a large onion. The umbilical cord, his lifeline to the placenta, is growing stronger and thicker. Your baby can move his joints, and his skeleton — until now, rubbery cartilage — is starting to harden into bone. Some of it will remain cartilage for years after he's born. A newborn's skeleton has 300 parts (a combination of bone and cartilage). As your child grows, some of these parts harden and fuse together. By the time your baby reaches adulthood, he'll have just 206 bones.
With the baby being compared to a LARGE Onion I can't come up with one thing to name it! For you SnowBE's that are still in my life we could always name it Olivia - but no one else would get it - haha so I think I will stick with "O"

Weekend of relaxation

For the first time in a VERY LONG time I did absolutely nothing this weekend -
Well I guess I shouldn't say nothing, but I did not travel and I did not run run run!

Friday night I did laundry at my pace - watching TV and taking care of it when I felt like it! :) All while waiting on Melanie to call - I knew she would call but was not sure of when it would be! Around 9 pm I looked at Andy and said "honey, why hasn't she called yet?" I was so worried something was wrong - she called within 10 minutes - ha ha - Congratulations on your engagement MelBel! I went to bed after I spoke with her.

On Saturday we got up ate breakfast and went to Babies R Us and Target to start looking at things to register for! Wow so overwhelming! We had fun and there is no doubt in my mind that I over registered for things I don't need - oh well!

On Sunday we got up ate breakfast and then I went to Mom and Dad's with Dudley, we picked up Murphy and off to the beach we went - a quick game of ball and headed home! when I got home we picked dinners for the week and I headed to Wally World while Andy finished cleaning his car and the garage -

Now isn't that something after writing it all down I really did a lot just not at the tiring pace I am used to! It was very relaxing and I could defiantly get used to that!

My Name is Moley

This week I am 16 weeks -

My size:

4 1/2 inches long (head to bottom) and 3 1/2 ounces, your baby is about the size of an avocado. In the next three weeks, she'll go through a tremendous growth spurt, though, doubling her weight and adding inches to her length. Her lower limbs are much more developed now. Her head is more erect than it has been, and her eyes have moved toward the front of her head. Your baby's ears are close to their final position, too. Some of her more advanced body systems are working, including her circulatory system and urinary tract. Her heart is now pumping about 25 quarts of blood each day, circulating her total blood volume through her body many times.

GoodBye 2006

Thanks Steph - I stole this one from you - I liked the questions and thought it was great - so thanks and I hope you ALL enjoy my answers:

1. What did you do in 2006 that you'd never done before?
Got Preggo and survived the first trimester!

2. Did you keep your New Years' resolutions and will you make more for next year?I did not keep it and I have made one for 2007 - Health, faith and to be a great parent!

3. Did anyone close to you give birth? Holly wow - I don't think I can count all of them - the 4 cthat stand out - Trea, Danielle, Courtney and Stephanie.

4. Did anyone close to you die? For the first year in my life - no!

5. What new places did you visit? Do races count? First time to Daytona 500 and Bristol Spring race!

6. What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006? Patience and compassion - I know I will need more of both for the new baby!

7. What date from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? October 16, 2006 - it was our second anniversary and the day the Pregnancy test was FINALLY POSITIVE!!!!

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?Making the baby - ha ha no really it was completing another year at Elvis Welding with profit on hand!

10. Whose behavior merited celebration?
wow this is tough - I guess Andy and I because we are learning what makes us tick and what works for us in our marriage!

11. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Pick 5 actors/actresses and I will tell you why!

12. Where did most of your money go?
Our house payment

13. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Having a baby!

14. What song will always remind you of 2006?
Wind it up - at first I hated this song as I kept hearing it I finally grew to like it - It gets me excited and ready for the new year!

15. Compared to last year, are you: Happier/sadder? Thinner/fatter? Richer/poorer?
Happier - yes, Fatter on my way to fatness with a new baby to be born June 2007 and much poorer -

16. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Spend one on one time with my Hubby - he has this overpowering nack to invite everyone we know to everything we do!

17. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Complain - I am here and I am in good health - who cares that my workers are stupid - yes all of them!

18. How will you spend the 2006 holidays?
Since this is past I will tell you how I spent it - Traveling from house to house and visiting friends! It was wonderful!

20. What was your favorite TV program?
Grey's Anatomy
Friday Night Lights

21. What was your favorite film of this year?
13 going on 30 -

22. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
A smart pill for my guys to learn how to treat each other and how to keep their finances at a level they can handle!

23. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006
Jeans and sneakers - I work to much! Ha ha

24. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006:
It will happen when it is supposed to happen - don't push it - life is funny like that - God knows when you are ready!

25. Share a breathtaking moment from 2006:
1- that positive test result
2 - the view from our room in Jamaica - I loved that time with Andy and just me!

26. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
"everything comes to those that wait"

15 Weeks Tomorrow!

Well this is what I look like now - I am actually the size of a pear! See my weekly name below!
We had another Dr appointment today - and I am glad that is was today - I had some spotting over the Christmas week and was a little worried - but all is great! - The Dr did a physical exam and said my cervix is long and very tight - my reply: "is that good?" She said yes it was very good. I got to hear the heart beat - oh my what a wonderful sound - it was very loud and strong - it was amazing - On my week 15 update it does not compare us to a fruit or object - it says that at 15 weeks we are: around 4 inches long, crown to rump, your baby now weighs about 2 1/2 ounces.- so I will make up my own name this week - ha ha Last week we were a large lemon and our name was Le'mone so I am going to go with Perry for the size of a pear! I love it - I love that I have not been sick - but at the same time that is scary! I know I know I am lucky! Love you all and please continue to keep us in your prayers!

Sympathy Symptoms

Well everyone keeps telling me that while you are pregnant you start getting forgetful and clumsy - well I know the clumsy is from the nausea and so on - I know that the forgetfulness is from the tiredness but could someone PLEASE tell me what is causing my husband to have Sympathy Symptoms - you see tonight was his work Christmas party and I called him after being at work late to tell him I would meet him at the restaurant and he said okay I am on my way out and I will meet you there ... Just like planned - Anyway I left the party before he did walked in the house to smell and see smoke - I started looking around for what ever in the world was on fire - well come to find out it was the TEA that my husband left on the stove top to cook - yes on HIGH ... It was horrible anyway so I have officially passed on the FORGETFUL SYMPTOM to my husband and he has gratefully accepted the SYMPATHY portion of his job!

Baby Names

Well we have started throwing around names:
Andy's middle name is Lindsey and my middle name is Anne and since we are not finding out the sex we have 2 one for a boy and one for a girl! I am pretty sure we have it narrowed down to:
Gavin Lindsey
and
Abigail Anne

As all of you know I am a planner so please pray for me not to go crazy not knowing the sex - ha ha Andy begged for us not to find out he says that way he gets a surprise too ... I can'tt wait - only 3 weeks and I can start buying stuff!
Let me know what you all think!

Carolina Beats Clemson

Well well us Carolina Fans for years have said "wait till next year" and guess what this was our year ... Today we did it - we put those Orange Obnoxious Clemson Fans into their place Homeboy missed a field goal that could have tied the game and Put us in overtime! Maybe he sees Garnet and black too! Silly people - they (Clemson) have been bragging all year that they are so damn good and we are so BAD - well then how in the hell did you get beat by a team that is so damn bad - maybe now they will realize that they are in the easiest conference in College football?! maybe now they will realize that we played 3 of the top 10 schools this year and even if we lost not one of them was a blow out - so eat my ass all of you Tigers the Cocks just broke into you Zoo and the coop is on the loose!

INCONSIDERATE

My Gosh - I am ill today!
I went to the Dr today for my first Ultrasound that was supposed to happen at noon - I was early and ready! So excited to see that little heart working here is how it went:

Andy and I both left work early with all intentions to have our first baby picture I get there, check in, and I think this is about how the conversation went:
Receptionist: "oh we called you this am, the ultra tech is out today, she is really sick. I am sorry we will have to reschedule."

Me: "What number did you call?"

Receptionist: "oh we called 650-8969 around 8:30"

Me: "My husband and I both leave for work around 6:15 am could you please change that to call my cell phone, we both took off work today to be here"

Receptionist: "I guess I can make a note of that, but we prefer to call your house"

Me: "Well you see how much good that did me! Do you have my test results, from last week?"

Receptionist: "Well I am sure if there was something wrong they would call you!"

Me: "You mean like you called me today?"

Frustrated and red in the face I stormed out !
Exactly what class do they take in school to think that a person will be happy with any of those answers?! How inconsiderate can a HUMAN be to think that someone who took 8 almost 9 months to get pregnant and took off work to come see their baby for the very first time to not understand why I was frustrated - she acted as if I should have been happy the tech was sick?!
Anyway I don't want to complain or whine so much that I ruin the fun of the Blog but I hope to have a picture next Monday at 10:40!

Bored

OMG could today be ANY SLOWER - and you know what I am not even sure why it is so freakin' slow?!
Why is that one day you can't have enough hours in the day and the next day you are wondering where all of the hours come from?! I am guessing today is SO SLOW because tomorrow is a BIG day! Our first Ultrasound - I am not sure what you can actually see at week 9 (well actually 8-3/4) but I hope to see something that will make me relax because this is killing me! I know some of you will stone me because of this but I almost wish I were a little sick so I would feel better --- I know the Dr said that my sore boobs and my tiredness were great signs I just can't believe it - I have always been a sickly person so I figured this would be horrible - and now that it isn't it is driving me nutz! Oh well I will quit complaining now but if any of you figure out why one day is so slow and boring and how I can make it go fast PLEASE LET ME KNOW!

PS Thanks for all of the Congrats on the last entry!

A lot to say this time!

The second week of September I called and made an appointment with our doctor for the month of December for consultation and fertility options for the month of December. December would have been our 10 month of trying to conceive by ourselves. I think with knowing we would get help and knowing that in less than 3 weeks I would be in Jamaica actually helped my relax Because guess what - are you guessing - well have you guessed yet -
I AM PREGNANT!
Here is the story of how we found out and our first appointment -
Andy and I returned from our vacation on October 15th it was a Sunday and my Aunt Flow was 2 days late. I did not feel any different than usual and I actually was having slight cramps so I kept thinking she was knocking on that door when we got home I remembered that I didn't have any pregnancy tests (this was actually the first month that I wasn't testing 5 days before her visit) I had to wait until Monday. We had both already planned to go to work late on Monday (I thought I would die) Monday am I went to the store and bought a 2 pack of test I went to work and had to sit and wait all day! When I got home and Andy got home we took the test and started to get ready for dinner as I kept checking the test I started to see a very light pink line and a bright pink line. Andy was like well maybe I said no not maybe honey that line has never been there and I had taken several in the past 8 months! He was like really are you sure I said yeah. Of course I took another test in the am ha ha! Well I called the Dr the next day and said you know that appointment I had scheduled for December for fertility options - I said we can cancel it and I need to schedule a prenatal visit that is when it hit me --- I cried then! One the way home from work on Wednesday I bought a pack of the digital test and sure enough I took one and it said the actual words Pregnant holly cow we did it!
At first we were not going to tell ANYONE but I was so anxious and nervous that I wasn't sleeping so we decided we would tell my mom and dad on Sunday and Andy's parents and brother on that following Monday. We gave the grandparents to be books about 101 ways to spoil your grand kids, and so you're expecting to be a grandparent - it was really neat! On Sunday when my parents said Congratulations to Andy is the first time I think he really accepted it - it was awesome!
On November 7th we had our first Dr appointment it was okay a lot of test and a lot of blood taking - I thought I would need a transfusion! Ha ha The Dr walked into the room and said well it is positive we are going to have a baby! I said that makes 7 she looked confused and said 7 kids?! I said no 7 positives she was like what?! I giggled Andy giggled and then all the questions started I told her I was nervous because I had not been sick she said every pregnancy was different and that everything looked just fine. I think she figured out how anxious and nervous I was so she scheduled an internal ultrasound for next Tuesday at noon! I am so excited!
That is where we are today our appointment for next Tuesday is at noon and don't worry I will keep all of you posted!

Not much to say

Well - it is officially Fall - How do I know that well you see in Myrlte Beach we very rarely have season changes - but this year I have seen a couple red leaves and some brown leaves. The grass is changing colors and the lawn guy is only coming every other week.
We are leaving on Thursday to go to the Mountains of GA for a long weekend with friends! I am sure I will have great pictures when we return -
Other than that now news to report!

Paradise AKA Jamaica

Hey Mon
Hope this blog finds you all well and as rested as I was when we returned from Jamaica - that feeling has since passed - due to being behind 2 weeks at work - but it was the best feeling in the world when we first returned!

What a looser

Yep that is me - I am a big fat looser - I was all into this blog thing and then poof I get talked into myspace and now I am a junkie over there and I totally neglect this. Why can't I seem to get it all together and keep it all together ... oh well I guess I can't do it all! Well we are home from Jamaica and it was a g=freaking blast - lots of sun, sand and fun! Stay tuned for pictures and fun!

Buzz for the Huntley's

Thought for the day...
Friends..
Friends are like butt cheeks
Shit might separate them,
But they always come back together.

Parking Stickit

Most of you don't know my friend Andre but, his company 803 productions have designed a parking sticket ... check it out ... awesome! http://www.parkingstickets.com/order.php

Aunt to Many

Even though I am not yet a proud Mommy, I am a proud Aunt! We had a small gathering for the USC vs Miss St. At our house on the 31st of August. Trea and Rick brought their daughter Kaylie and T & Danielle brought Miller ... He has smiling for the camera down to a science! They are both so very adorable! I love being Auntie Kim!




Kaylie - yes her hair naturally does that


Miller with his Mommy ... Oh that smile!


Aunt Yvonne and Miller ... Feeding time!


True Gamecock Girls! Me and Kaylie


Uncle Andy and Miller!

Buzz

Never consider someone a priority, when to him or her you're just a convenience.

Buzz

Remember, your potential is determined by your dreams; your value is determined by your actions!

3rd Annual BuzzFest

While the BuzzFest didn't quite have the numbers I would have liked it well passed that with fun! This past labor day was just AMAZING! I had a blast. Friday night Naj got into the beach around 8:30 we talked like 2 high school girls playing catch up. Then Kim and Brandon arrived late 10ish. We had some drinks and hit the back porch to chill out and chat. Saturday morning my great hubby fixed us all breakfast ... Yes it was off the hook! Then we packed the car up and headed to the beach, we ran into my parents and hung out all day. Baggo, Bocchie, Beer and friends - How could ask for more?! It was an awesome day ... Not to much sun, not too many clouds! Then we went to the house ... Played some drinking - Yatzee - I think that Kim Keith won that one by a LANDSLIDE! Then we - well Andy cooked out and we all got ready to go out. We went to the Pavilion - this is it's last year - they are taking it down, so we went and played some games, rode some rides and had a lot of laughs! Here are some great pictures from the weekend ... I hope you enjoy!

To all of you SnowBE's - mark your calendar in PEN for the 4th annual Buzzfest nest year - Labor Day Weekend!

Daily Buzz

Okay so I have totally dropped the ball in this department ...
Here are 2 that I thought were really great:

Don't confuse "doing your best" with "doing what's necessary."


Remember, your potential is determined by your dreams;
your value is determined by your actions.

Weekend trip to Raleigh

Hey everyone ... I am not real sure why I say everyone cause I am not even sure anyone reads this thing ... but if you do thanks for visiting and checking in on me! Now onto my blog:

This weekend I went to Raleigh to visit Julie. (check out my "mySpace" she is one of my favorite sisters www.myspace.com/mbkimmy ) she is now 5-1/2 months prego and oh so cute ... she has a little pooch starting to show. While we didn't do too much we had the absolute best time. I think that I laughed harder this weekend than I had in a VERY long time and it was wonderful ... my tummy muscles and cheeks still hurt last night when I got home. Her and Rick are in their first owned home and it is awesome! Very nice sized rooms, large kitchen with a square like island, a very large master bedroom and bath. The babies room is already painted, I think she called it Sweat Pea ... it is a very pretty green color. I loved it ... anyway while I had a great time I am glad to be home with my hubby who got to go to the Bristol Races this weekend ... he was so happy he was like a pig in shit.

Well not much time left until we go to Jamaica ... 40 days to be exact ... and yes I am counting!
Some SnowBE's come to town this weekend and I am looking forward to another weekend of great laughs!

Have a great week!

FootBall Hall of Fame Party and Parade

Dawn Reene and her BFF Lori














Bud Light Hummer in Parade!














My mommy, her sister Judy and their Friend
Patty (Friend from Elem School)














Myrtle Beach Congrats Harry Carson he is
from Florence, SC














Me and Dawn Renee My Cousin!

Grandma Herrmann @ 93 ... Wow!

The family
Aggie (Dennis' wife)
My Dad (Tall flowered shirt)
My mom (in the back)
Dennis (my dad's brother, striped shirt)
Me on end
Grandma upfront and center!















Grandma




















Proud Mom and her Boys















Me and Grandma!

This is for you Amy A.

Holly Beegeeze ... It has been way way too long ... For that I am sorry! I can make excuses all day but the truth is I AM ADDICTED to my "My Space" check me out! http://www.myspace.com/mbkimmy
It really is a lot of fun. I have gotten in touch with SO many people that I haven't heard form in so long ... But, now that I am set up and running I will make a bigger effort not to neglect my blog and those of you who check up on me!

Anyway check out my "My Space"

Britney Spears

Hello all I am home from Ohio and the trip was wonderful ... Very busy busy but wonderful! I will write all about it once I catch up at work and get my photos off of my camera ... Right now I am at home with Andy and we are watching Hell's Kitchen ... I love it!
However, after missing my morning show for a week I went to the web site to catch up ... I am total obsessed with Britney Spears ... I am not sure why ... But I find her white trashy ass so entertaining! Anyway on Ace and Tj show http://www.acetj.com/ they bash her every week and I love it! I can't get enough ... So if you are like me .. Check out this web site ... http://www.acetj.com/ It is full of her stupid ass things! I will catch you up with Ohio hopefully before Friday!

Very Random Thoughts

1st random:
We leave today ... Me, Mom, Dad and Murphy ... yep going to Ohio to see our very small family and kick off football season with the Football hall of Fame! It should be fun ... We are going to Cleveland first to see my Grandma ... 93 and god bless her her brain is great her body is falling apart. Every time i talk to her she says she has to watch basket ball from the other room (Forrest Gump) because she gets so excited about Labron James and the Cavs that it makes her heart race to fast! Ha ha
2nd random:
I haven't heard anything from Courtney today ... I got a text message yesterday saying she was headed to the hospital but no word yet ... Calling Chris now! No answer straight to voice mail!
3rd and last:
I recently sent a e-mail to Donnie Sanders ... God I love him, he truly is a great friend and all around nice guy. Anyway I sent him a e-mail asking him if he know Eryn ... My secretary's BF, she is a jewelry designer out of NY ... You know testing that whole 5 degrees of separation ...
Anyway he didn't know her but would like to get to know her ... So he can publish an article about her ... He just started writting for a web site ... Check out his latest article it is FABULOUS!
From Donnie:
"Click the link for my most recent story about Vintage stores in NYC. "
http://www.spreeny.com/spree/content/view/73

Enjoy it is a great article!

Love you all and please keep me informed on Courtney ... I will be leaving the computer at noon!

Daily Buzz

Tuesday July 25th
Dare someone to run through a yard sprinkler with his or her clothes on. Then do it yourself.

Monday July 24th
Look for opportunities to prove to friends what a good friend you are.

Weekend Bash

This weekend Melanie and William came to town! They got here around noon and we headed to the beach with my parents. We stayed at the beach until around 3 then headed to the house to get ready for the 38 Special concert. (one of Williams favorite bands was a HOB, Andy got us free ticks) Anyway we got the house and all decided we better get a start on our buzz ... We played Drinking Yatzee ... Before the end of our 3rd game we had each downed 4 beers. Andy got home, we all started to get ready and Steve one of Williams friends made it to town. We waited for us to get ready and we all loaded up to go grab a bite to eat ... We ate at Yokoso in NMB and then headed over to the House of Blues ... We had a blast and the beer and shots were going down WAY to easy. Steve and William both ended up getting sick, but a great time was had by all!
You can't take a camera into the HOB so this is all we got ...

I scream, you scream ... We all scream

ICE CREAM
I have a subscription to the magazine Real Simple ... I love it! It is the best magazine EVER! This month it had a article about a FREE ice cream block party ...
Win Free Ice Cream
Check it out ...
http://www.realsimple.com/realsimple/sweepstakes/icecream2006/
If you win you better invite me!

Slack Ass

I must call myself slack ass today ...
The whole reason I started this blog was so I could post my Daily Buzz saying with out flooding everyone's e-mail on a daily basis ... and wouldn't you knwo it ... I haven't even been posting them ... What a SLACK ASS! Ha ha well here they are ... a LOT of them hope you enjoy!

Wednesday July 12th
Remember, truth as you see it is never exactly as someone else sees it!

Thursday July 13th
Take good care of your body; you can never trade it for a newer model.

Friday July 14th
For the things you believe in, pray like a preacher and fight like the devil.

Saturday/Sunday 15th and 16th
On your anniversary, dine at a restaurant you can afford only once a year.

Monday July 17th
Enjoy life even when it's far from perfect.

Tuesday July 18th
Remember, there's never a convenient time for weddings, vacations, or doctor appointments.

Wednesday July 19th
Never miss a deadline.

Thursday July 20th
Remember that preventing a problem is usually easier than solving one.

NOT INTENDED FOR ALL AGES

Pic 1: Jeff doing my Tat
Pic 2: Cheri taking a Tickle My Pickle
Pic 3: Cheri and Kim self portraits
Pic 4: Cheri blowing chunks!

Okay so the deal all week (last week) was for Cheri and I to go straight to Jeffs' tottoo shop after work on Friday. The plan was to have a couple of drinks, hang out and then me get my tattoo. Well lets just say that plan worked great. We left work around 3:30 stopped at Kroger (who had NO coozies in stock, did I mention it is like 100 degrees here?) Then headed over to the shop. We got to the shop and the plan was in effect ... Jeff was working on some other guy and Cheri and I started to drink. We both had beer and Tickle My Pickles ... Guess what ... Our fool asses drank the whole bottle of Tickle My Pickles. Before the night was over we were both Trashed, I started picking on Cheri cause she can be mean to Jeff ... *Note- she was not being mean, but can be mean. Well my drunk self was so "picky" that Jeff even started standing up for Cheri! Wow can you imagine being sober having to put up with me and Cheri? She was actually very mellow due to the alcohol and a small pill she had taken earlier ... She ended up "blowing chunk's" behind the dumpster at Shoney's. *NOTE- we didn't even eat at Shoney's it was a "pull over please I am gonna hurl" ha ha anyway it was a blast, Cheri now calls me the DEVIL and all I can do is laugh!
I think next time we venture out into the real world we should both drink a little less and leave the pills at home!

The new Snow BE

Here it is everyone ... And holly wow it hurt really bad ... Which I thought getting drunk would help ... It didn't. Oh well it is over now and I love it ...

Tattoo Time

Well today is the day ... I am going to get 3 more tattoos ... Well it wont really count as 3 but as 1 if you ask me. I am getting a Bee ... For my SnowBe's on my left foot (top of the foot by my toes) and then I am getting a Lady bug on each foot. One on my Big toe Right foot and one on another toe left foot. Cheri and I are going right after work! I am so excited ... PS we will be drinking Tickle My Pickles, well i will Cheri is going to try them!! Stay tuned for pictures!

Take your dog to work day

The other day I saw a blog that mentioned a take your dog to work day contest ... Well as you know we bring Dudley to work EVERYDAY ... So I filled out the form, uploaded his picture and guess what .. I won! Actually I guess 50 people won ... But I was one of the first 50 people to enter my dog. Check us out ... http://www.dogatwork.com/ choose photo gallery and we are on the second page.


We won the following:
3M Skin & Paw Crack Care
3M Liquid Bandage
3M Deodorizing Shampoo
3M Heavy Duty Pet Wipes
3M Ear Cleaning Wipes

Daily Buzz

Wednesday July 12th
Remember, truth as you see it is never exactly as someone else sees it.

Daily Buzz

Tuesday July 11th
Revive the custom of simple courtesy.

NOT MY FAULT

Okay so on Saturday we ordered the UFC fight between shamrock and Ortiz. We invited almost 15 people to the house with 10 showing up. We are eating, drinking and have a great time ... Until we turn the TV to the Pay-Per View channel to watch the pre game show ... And it is not on! OMG Andy is cussing he sat on the phone for nearly 1 hour ordering this fight. It isn't on ... We decide to try and purchase it through the TV it's self .. Nope wont let us! Okay so we all leave and head to Jud and Julia's to catch it on their TV ... Andy is still cussing. "I'm going to call Time Warner and tell them _____ ___ ___ " I laugh. Andy calls Time Warner on Monday to see why in the world we couldn't get the fight ... The lady on the phone continues to tell Andy that our Bill is past due ... His first reply is "when I was on the phone with the lady to order why didn't she tell me that?" "Sir, i am not sure, I was not the one on the phone with you." Then all of a sudden a light in his head ... Wait a minute ... "You automatic draft our payments!, How can it be late?" "sir, we just switched over or billing system and some people did not have their auto pay taken out last month." "Okay so that is my fault HOW?" Stupid Bitch ... How can we be responsible when they don't draft our account?! Anyway that was my bitch session and you can count on the fact that we will be calling some new cable companies!

Daily Buzz X's a lot

Friday June 30th
Remember, people have to jump over their own fences; you can't do it for them

Saturday/Sunday July 1/2
Help someone in trouble

Monday July 3rd
In everything, put your marriage first. By giving it all the attention it needs, your children will get all they need.

Tuesday July 4th
Display Old Glory at home and work.

Wednesday July 5th
Challenge yourself to fight for what you know is right, not for what most people find acceptable.

Missed YOU!

Okay so now I know FOR SURE I am hooked! I missed blogging over the long weekend. I know I know I have a computer at home ... But it just wasn't the same without the daily buzz's! Ha ha!
Well my 4th of July was pretty relaxing. Saturday I cleaned the house up and down, okay well maybe just the 1st floor, but it was spotless! Sunday the plan was to go to the Inlet with Shauna, Brandon and Yvonne. Andy and I get to the Inlet and Brandon's boat took a stand and said NO MORE! It would not start, everyone was so bummed especially Brandon ... But Yvonne saved the day we went to her mom's pool and chilled out all day! It was awesome! Monday I did laundry and hung at the house trying to stay cool ... It was ridiculously HOT! For the 4th I went to the Inlet with T & D ... it was awesome! The sun was hot, the beer was cold and the friends were out in numbers! It really was fun! The plan was to go to eat at T & D's when Andy got off work, but he was too tired ... We were in bed by 9.
Other than that I relaxed caught up on TV and me and Dudley time!