I've been tagged

I've been tagged by Ginny, so here goes...I'm supposed to give 8 random facts about myself, right? Well, let's see if I can even think of eight...here goes:

1) I HATED chocolate when I was a child - my mom would make a separate bowl of chocolate chip cookies just for me...they didn't have chocolate chips in them, so I guess they wouldn't be called chocolate chip cookies, would they?

2) I have a big gap between my big toe and the next toe (whatever it's called).

3) I used to get in trouble all the time when I was younger for making prank calls...but then again, that carried on over to college because we did it all the time :)

4) I dated two guys at the same time...AGH!!! But it was only for like a day or two...this is starting to turn into a confessional!

5) I refuse to walk over the grated things on sidewalks and roads...manholes or vents or whatever. I'm scared that one day I will fall in. Jason makes fun of me all the time.

6) When they would give the weather report and mention "wind chill" - I ALWAYS thought they said "windshield" - not really funny, except that it wasn't too long ago that I figured out that they were really saying WIND CHILL...oops!!

7) I get made fun of because I never say that "g" on words that end in -ing or -ang or -ong or any -ng's :)

8) I can't believe I made it this far...they are all pretty random things though...hmmm, an eighth? I was born in the same hospital as my high school history teacher, Mr. Randy Stone - my teacher at High Point in Geigertown, PA. And that hospital was in Cortland, NY.

Phew...I was able to think of 8 things. I now tag Jennifer M., Kelli, and anyone else who reads this :)

~Taryn

I would like to announce...

that I am now a Southern Living at HOME Independent Consultant!! I will be having my first business launch party on Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. so please pray that all goes well! And, if you are local, please feel free to attend! I am very excited about this new opportunity, but at the same time, a little nervous! I just hope everything takes off well - you just never know and I'm not a huge risk-taker, so it's a bit nerve-wracking! I love Southern Living products though and I think this is something I will enjoy! Hopefully I'll have a website up and running within the next few weeks, so when I do, I'll post the web address and you'll have to take a look!

Landon is going to be SIX MONTHS tomorrow!! Where has the time gone? He is just more fun each day! He is sitting all by himself now (although, I don't usually go too far because sometimes he gets excited and falls backwards). He is really a fun boy and I love how he's so responsive now!! He goes for his 6-month check-up and shots this Friday - hopefully it will all go well!!

We are getting down to the end with American Idol...I'm really hoping that the final two are Melinda and Jordin...they are my favorites! I just haven't been impressed with Lakisha lately and I'm not sure how Blake will hold up against the other girls. So we'll see who goes home tonight!! It shall be interesting!

The month of May has been flying right by! My brother, Jordan, has a birthday today...HAPPY BIRTHDAY UNCLE JORDAN!! Jason's parents will be coming up for Memorial Day weekend, so we are looking forward to that. Jason may be going up next weekend to MA to help his uncle with a few things around his house. It's crazy how time is just going so quickly...life just never slows down!

Well, I have a ton of invitations to write out, so I better get started while Landon is sleeping :) Hope everyone is doing well!
~Taryn

Oops...it's been awhile!

So sorry for the delay - I've been caught up in so many things lately that I just haven't had much time to really post anything!

Landon has now become Mr. Roly-Poly - all he does is just roll around EVERYWHERE! It's really cute, but we really have to keep an eye on him now! I can't imagine what it's going to be like when he starts crawling and walking...AGH!! He is sitting very well, although he's not quite ready to be left alone on the floor...sometimes he gets a little tipsy :) We just started him on some baby food from the jar and he's done pretty well. He HATES green beans (just like his mama), but he loves peas, applesauce, and a new one today: pears! He's growing up so fast though...he is so full of giggles and smiles, he is such a joy!

Not much has been new around here. I've been working the past 3 Saturdays in a row, so this will be my first one that I don't have to work - YAY! We are planning to get our garden started this weekend. We started some of the plants indoors and they are doing really well! It will be interesting to see if our garden turns out well! Neither Jason or I have the greatest green thumbs, but we are learning!

Landon has been sleeping MUCH better - I am afraid that it's not going to last though because it's almost too good to be true! He sleeps through the night now - from about 8:30/9:00pm - 7:00am. And he's been taking 1.5-2 hour naps in the morning and in the afternoon. He's been doing really well, but I'm sure it won't last forever. He has a little bit of a cough - I'm not sure how he got it...we've been so careful with him! I don't know if he picked it up from the nursery or if it's the nasty weather again (rain, rain, rain), but hopefully it will go away quickly.

Here are a few pics that I took recently:

Well, I have lots to do today - I am so glad it is Friday and I'm really looking forward to having Jason around all weekend...YAY!!! Family time :) Have a great weekend everyone!
~Taryn

Bya-Bya Sanjaya!

Hooray!! Sanjaya has been voted off American Idol!! I didn't think we'd ever see this day...America will now be a better place now that we can all get back to our daily routine - especially the girl who went on an eating binge until he got voted off (she must be STARVING) or the guy who has been living in a tent on top of a radio station's office (hope he survived the Noreaster!).

I have more to write, but it's getting late and I will write more some other time...just had to celebrate this momentuous day!

~Taryn

HAPPY EASTER!

Happy Easter everyone...a few days early! Landon had his first Easter egg hunt last weekend. Jason's employer, Penske, rented out a local baseball stadium and held a little egg hunt for the kids of employees. So we took Landon, all dressed up in a cute bunny suit. We didn't think he'd do anything, but when we put him down in front of an egg, he picked it up and put it right in his mouth!! It was cute to watch him...he picked up about 4 eggs, but unfortunately an older boy came by and took them all from him (although, I took one back...he had to take at least ONE home!). Anyways, here is a little slide show of his Easter egg hunt:

He is feeling MUCH better...thank goodness - he is pretty much over what he had. I had it pretty badly for a few days, but I'm just slightly congested now, so that's good. And thankfully, daddy didn't get it either.

We are having a good time with daddy home from work today! We had movie night at gramma and grampa's house last night and we ended up staying the night since it was so late and we didn't want to drive back. Now Uncle Jordan is at our house and he's going to spend the night and then we're all going out bowling tomorrow...fun, fun! So, it should be a fun weekend!

Please pray for my little car...it's the first car I've ever owned (I got bought it used right out of college); but it is really falling apart and we really need it to work for us!!! Car problems are not fun at all!! Sometimes it would be nice if money grew on trees! Anyways, it needs many repairs at the moment and we're just not sure what to do with it, so hopefully we will get some sort of answer soon!

Well, Jason and Jordan are taking a break from X-box, so I better go spend some time with them while Landon is sleeping :) Hope you all have a great weekend!
~Taryn

The sickies have hit our house :(

Yup, my little baby boy is SICK!! He has been sick since last Friday and I have now gotten it. I took him to the pediatrician on Tuesday because he was vomitting (from coughing so much) and had diarrhea and was very congested. So he has a virus...they gave us a nebulizer because he was wheezing (sp?) and it has worked WONDERS! He is starting to get much better...we go back tomorrow for a check-up. No one told me how sad and heart-breaking it is to watch your baby/child be sick. I was in tears so many times because it just broke me heart. And it's hard when they are this young because there just isn't anything you can do or give them besides lots of love and care...and he got lots of that! I'm so glad that he's starting to get a little better. He still has a yucky cough and runny nose, but he is starting to keep stuff down and he's acting much more like himself. I'll put a picture of him doing his nebulizer below...he is such a good boy with it. His nebulizer is a penguin (you'll see in the pic) and it comes with an igloo carrier to store it in. Thank goodness they now come with a paci attachment because the mask kinda scares him. Anyways, here's the picture of my sick little boy...he's actually pretty happy in the pic:

So besides being sick, everything else is going well. So far, daddy hasn't gotten it, so hopefully he'll stay nice and healthy!!

OK America, what is going on with American Idol. First off, Sanjaya's hair...what in the world? Great, now he's going to start getting "hair" votes. This is a message to all of you voting for Sanjaya...I am going to hunt you down and steal your phones. I was sad to see Chris go - I know he didn't do well this week, but like my good friend Amy said, he has one bad week and goes, but Haley, Sanjaya, and others can have multiple bad weeks and yet they stay? As much as I am addicted to this show and enjoy watching it from week to week, it really is disappointing that it is no longer a singing competition. I think the judge's should vote and their votes should take up a certain percentage of all total votes. Or maybe we should vote for who is the WORST. I don't know...I'm just not sure how much longer this show will continue to run with the way voting has been. Oh well...as long as Melinda doesn't get voted off, I'm OK, but I really wish Sanjaya would get the boot!

Well, I know this is a little short, but I am not feeling well and I'm sure Landon will be waking up soon and then it's time to give him a bath, feed him and then tuck him in for the night (hopefully he'll sleep well so I can catch up on some much-needed rest).

Bye for now!
~Taryn

It's been awhile...

Landon went for his 4-month shots this past Friday (although he was a little over 4 months). He did OK, but he definitely does NOT like those needles, but who does? He was a little off for a few days, just not quite himself. He weighs 14 pounds and 1 ounce and he is now 25.5 inches long! He's a long skinny boy!! He is doing very well though and we are SO thankful for a very healthy beautiful boy.

Our pediatrician told us to start him on cereal - he has not been nursing well (bad nurser = low supply) and the pediatrician said it is time. So we have started him on it (GASP, I know, it's early). It has been pretty messy - here is a picture from the other day. It's not the greatest picture though because I took it with one hand while I was holding him.















He is so fun! He is still trying to learn how to get it off the spoon - he usually licks it, but he's starting to get the hang of it a little more each time.

For those of you who are local, you'll remember that the weather was TERRIBLE that day (Friday). Well, I decided to go to his appointment anyways because the pediatrician is like 2 miles away and I didn't think the roads were that bad. I was wrong and I ended up hitting a bank and stuck in a ditch. I was only going like 15 mph on a FLAT road - I was even behind a school bus, so I definitely wasn't going too fast. I must've just hit a bad spot. After about 20 people drove by, two guys in a truck finally helped pull/push me out. They were just driving around helping people out of ditches...it was very nice of them. We were fine, but our SUV needs a little fix. I'm just thankful that no one else was coming in the opposing lane or I would've hit them head on and who knows what could've happened! I'm so thankful that it was not worse.

OK, so American Idol chat. Last night was pretty interesting, but I have to say that the funniest part of the entire show was watching that girl sob her eyes out the entire time! I laughed harder and harder each time they kept showing her - how funny was that? I really hope that Haley, Sanjaya, and Phil are in the bottom three tonight...I'm also not a Gina fan. I've gotta say, I'm rooting for Melinda, but I also like Chris Sligh, Blake, and Jordin. I like Lakisha too, but her song last night was weird and the whole thing was just a little odd. The rest can go home :) So we'll see what happens tonight.

Well, he is finally down for his afternoon nap, so I better go get some cleaning done. Hope everyone is doing well!
~Taryn

It's BEAUTIFUL outside!!

Today has been such a beautiful day...well, it's supposed to rain soon, but earlier we had some fantastic weather! Landon and I went on a nice walk, it was so good to get out!! Landon really enjoyed being outdoors. When we got back, we went out on the deck and he played in his bouncy seat for quite awhile. Now he is zonked out and sleeping away in his crib (YAY!!).

Landon turned 4 months old this past Saturday - I can't believe how quickly he is growing. He is so much fun!! He is really "talking" now and he's making new sounds and "words" - he likes to say "bleh" a lot, he really puts the B and the L together very well!! He is really holding himself up well...he can sit very well with just a little support. He still isn't sleeping the greatest, but he is taking slightly longer naps, so that is nice. Last night he slept from 10:00-8:15 and got up once to eat. So that was really nice. He goes for his shots on Friday...UGH!!

Here is a slideshow of a few recent pics of Landon:

Well, let's see...AMERICAN IDOL...I was pretty disappointed last night. Did anyone find it hilarious that Paula just could not contain herself - goodness, was she awfully emotional!! I was a little disappointed with my two favorite guys...Brandon and Chris S. - they did not pull through well at all. BUT, Melinda and Lakisha were amazing once again and I think it will be down to those two in the end. Please America, send Sanjaya and Haley home - I think one of those two should definitely go home tonight. However, I think the entire country of India is voting for Sanjaya (can someone cut their phone lines?), but hopefully Haley doesn't have as much luck. We'll see tonight!

That's it for now...daddy's home and it's time for family time!
~Taryn

Hooray for Friday!

Well, I am having posting problems again...I think it's my computer - I am getting errors on the page when I try to post. Anyways, I'm here at work this morning, so I thought I would post really quick.

OK, first of all, AMERICAN IDOL. Well, I have mixed emotions...I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOO extremely incredibly wonderfully definitely fantasticly excitedly glad that Antonella got the boot! It's about time!! However, Sabrina? There is NO way she should've been sent home - I think Haley should've gone first. And for the guys, how on earth is Sanjaya still in the running? I think all of India is voting for him and unless America steps up their votes for all of the other contestants besides him, I've got this gut-wrenching feeling that he will be there for a while. I was sad to see Jared go...he wasn't the greatest, but definitely better than Sanjaya and Phil. As for Sundance, well, he was going to go soon, but I didn't expect it to be this week. My votes are for Melinda, Lakisha, Chris Sligh, and Brandon. So we'll see.

Apparently I spoke too soon regarding Landon's great sleeping habits because all week he has been sleeping TERRIBLY at night! It's been a little frustrating. He went from sleeping through the night to getting up TWICE!!! And he isn't sleeping well during the day and he refuses to nurse. So, it's been a pretty frustrating week for me...it's sent me to tears a few times. He goes to the pediatrician for his 4-month check-up/shots next week, so I'm hoping maybe the pediatrician can give me some insight. Nana is here this week which is a huge blessing to have someone else hold and take care of him so I can get a little bit of a break. He is still truly a bundle of joy - he can just be a handful sometimes :)

Well, I really need to get some work done, but I wanted to post while I was here in case I can't get it to work at home. I hope you all have a fantastic weekend!

~Taryn

It's finally working - woo-hoo!

For a few days, I just couldn't get blogger to work for me...it was weird. So I'm a few days behind. I had a blog all typed out and lost it, so when I re-typed it, I saved it this time and good thing I did because my blog wasn't working right and I lost it again...thank goodness for COPY AND PASTE!

Anyways...American Idol. OK, something must be wrong because ANTONELLA is still in the running!! What in the world? I definitely think Alaina was right to go, but I think Antonella and Sanjaya should've gone too! I am just NOT an Antonella fan - I don't think she sings well and I agree with Shyla, she edged out Bailey Brown, who I thought was fantastic!! Well, we'll see how things go next week. I'm not sure I can take another week of Antonella!

Landon has still been sleeping pretty well. One night this week, he slept from 9:30-6:30!! It was awesome. I think we're starting to get somewhere. Now we just have to get naps down, but even that is going much better!

He has been so smiley lately - I am going to post a slide show below of some pictures of him over the past week. I just love him to pieces!! I am so thankful for what a blessing he is - God has been so good to us and I couldn't ask for anything more.

We have finally finished painting the bedroom. Once it's put together, I will post pictures. We have now started to take things down in the living room to re-paint that. When we first moved into our house, it was all PINK...carpet, walls, everything. Then we painted it to a light gold yellow. I wasn't really in love with the color though, so now we're re-painting it again. We are just going to paint it a very neutral color...a khaki/beige color. We've painted this color before and have been happy with it, so hopefully this is the last time we'll be repainting our living room. Now we know colors we like and don't like.

This week, Nana is coming to visit. Dr. David Jeremiah is going to be at the Sovereign Center and Nana is coming down to go see him, so she'll be here for a few days. Landon hasn't seen his Nana since January, so it will be good to see her again.

Well, I've got lots to do, but I thought I'd quick post something now that blogger seems to be working for me. Hope everyone is having a great weekend!