Wednesday, January 31, 2007





Shhh, the baby is sleeping!!

OH WAIT- wake her up- she'll be up all night long!!


The newest Barton ...her name is Riley Alexandra Barton.


She is an AKC Yorkie. She is 7 weeks old, weighs 3.2 lbs!!


Saturday, January 27, 2007

Alas, a weekend

I am so happy this work week is over. It seemed like a rather long week....it may have seemed longer since I was fighting a nasty winter cold. YUCK. I did not get much sleep as I was coughing my head off and then the coughing makes for a throbbing headache! (whine- sorry)

Other work week updates.....MEDICAL, DENTAL.....a big list of copays!!
Koda is going to get the tin grin....starting orthodontics again....ye$, again. He had the appliances and spacers minus the tin grin in the 4th grade....however as he grew things did not line up......he we go again!! LOL
Steve Sr had his allergy testing and ENT appt.....no surgery needed afterall...YEAH!
Dad is having another surgery mid- Feb so I may be taking some time away to go help him out.
Experienced a whole new adventure this week....took my GRAM to a dr appt....she is having some troubles and needed to see a gyn dr. Things are on a roll now for getting her some help. Back again in a week. Sure was different being on the other side....the grand daughter taking my 85 yr old Gram to the dr.

Big plans for the weekend....nope. Just a little list of to-do's. Hoping to shake off this lingering cold. Need to get my pics and stuff together for next Sat!! Oh I wish it were today!!

Tuesday, January 23, 2007

barton blogger update







Hmm, where to start....


Blogger has totally fallen on the 'to do list' and it keeps getting pushed lower on the priority list.






I have not been making time for the computer lately.....working 8 hours a day then 3 days a week I was cleaning too. I have not done that for over a week now....as I got sick with a cold.



Went to the dr last week for my physical and they decided to try to do something with my flucuating blood pressure....nope they did not give me a month of R & R on a white sand beach some where warm and toasty....they made me start a RX! YUCK, I hate pills. and on top of that....they made me feel OLD....but my friend Beth did offer to alter a pill box for me....LOL
I am pledging today to try to get back on track with my bloggin....






Friday, January 12, 2007

Saturday, January 06, 2007

A - Available or single: nope
B - Best Friend: My Mom
C - Cake or Pie: not a big fan of either...BROWNIES
D - Drink of choice: COKE
E - Essential item you use everyday: my van
F - Favorite color: green
G - Gummy Bears or worms: bears
H - Hometown: Stony Lake, MI
I - Indulgence: scrap stuff and janet Evanovich books
J - January or February: February, my bday, Valentine's Day
K - Kids & Names: Dakoda, Jakob and Steve II
L - Life is Incomplete Without? Three Fs - family, friends, faith
M- Marriage Date: May 8, 2003
N - Number of Siblings: 2 older brothers
O - Oranges or Apples: apples, cold from the fridge
P - Phobias or Fears: enclosed spaces with no windows or escape routes
Q - Favorite Quote: I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish that He didn't trust me so much. Mother Teresa (this quote has carried me through the toughest days of my life....it was a daily chant for me for a while!!- and as you see- I made it!!)
R - Reason to Smile: watching my boys grow into young men....everyday is a new adventure:-)
S - Season: FALL!
T - Tag 3 or 4 people: I am out of people to tag- LOL
U - Unknown Fact about Me: I am a licensed cosmetologist- since 1991
V - Vegetable You Don't Like: wax beans
W - Worst Habit: biting my cuticles/nails- YUCK
X - Xrays: oh my- broken clavicle, finger -yep the middle one....basketball injury
Y - Your Fave Food: pizza or mexican
Z - Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Friday, January 05, 2007

all ok

Just a quick note to tell all...my dad is well, the surgery went very well and he is feeling great. Koda and I are(or maybe WERE) heading up for the weekend to help him with the things he should not be doing.

The catch....wanna guess? MY VAN the piece of *^%$%&**. Steve says it is the lifter? Whatever it was making an awful noise on my way to work. He is taking it to Extreme Dodge right now to have a diagnosis and I am hoping ......antibiotic will make it feel all better. Thinking it needs to be pushed off a very high cliff...sent to the recycling center for lemon vans. UGH. Since the new truck, now Steve says he is going to buy a new FORD van!

Jakob has a terrible ear infection....it was a very yucky one...and ouchy! With some antibiotics and drops he seems to be feeling better.

My highlight of the week.....CKU is coming to Detroit. I never dreamed they would come to MI....oh how I would LOVE to go....a true scrapbookers dream getaway....(yes, my opinion). The Downfall....$345 for Th, F, Sa then lodging is $117 per night. Hmm...maybe if I take all my bday $$ and add them together and then talk sweetly to Steve I can go
www.creatingkeepsakes.com click CKU on the left....check it out. Registration starts Jan 17th!

Hopefully, I am off for the weekend. ENJOY.

Tuesday, January 02, 2007

Back to the CHAOS

Today was a wild n crazy one.....surprised? NOPE not at all. After a long weekend we always have lots of people that were discharged and need a visit ASAP! I have been doing lots of extra time lately....I worked my first Saturday since I transferred to this department this past weekend. Love the OT $ but wow was I whooped. (I am aslo cleaning a large pediatrician office with a friend, Dina and that has been a great way to start paying off my Christmas debt!)
Christmas debt....hmm, well speaking of that...I have a credit card (VISA) that when you spend you earn scrapbook supplies.....YESSSS! lol I used this card only for Christmas and I claimed a few 'prizes'- now just wait for the loot to arrive. I ordered a 6 month subscription to Scrapbook Monthly , the new AMM Tote-ally cool brown and pink tote full of goodies, the MM stamp and paint kit, Heidi Swapp deluxe kit, wow and maybe more...lol. They cost me ZERO as I have already gone in debt and they feel sorry for me...LOL- it takes 4-6 weeks for delivery for the items so it will be Happy Birthday to ME! LOL
The boys are going stir crazy being home all day while we work.....we have 3 little Guitar Heroes....darn good. Now we need a garage for my Barton Boys garage band! LOL
That is part of my New Years resolution....we will move in 2007! Well, I am with or without the other 4...LOL
Tomorrow Dad has his gallbladder surgery....keep him in your prayers....he is very nervous and is worried they will find something else while they have him open. This stems from problems friends have had and tell him about right after they retire....horror stories. He is the healthiest now as he has been in YEARS! He has lost over 100 lbs in the past year! Walks 2-6 miles a day now.....yes, I need to learn from him! Trying!!
Heading off to watch a movie with Steve....Gnight all.

Monday, January 01, 2007

Happy New Year

The New Year
Author Unknown

The New Year lies before you
Like a spotless tract of snow
Be careful how you tread on it
For every mark will show.

Happy New Year- 2007 already! I just cannot believe the time flies to quickly when we are grown ups! As a kid I remember thinking time went soooooo slow...but nowdays everything is much faster!!

Our New Year's Eve was a lot of fun. We went bowling from 630- 9pm. It was a nice party- complete with party favors, pizza, pop and FUN! Afterwards we watched a movie - followed by the famous ball drop- and then CRASHED :-)
New Years Day at the Barton's- low key- laundry by the baskets full- and a little R & R.

Have not set any personal resolutions in stone, but of course the normal ones as always....LOSE weight, love more, yell less and enjoy the years we have left raising 3 boys molding them into the awesome young men they will soon be- how about you?

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