JJ and I

The finish line!

2009-11-11T14:02:00.003-05:00

It's so close I can see it. My degree is right there!!!! Done with schoolwork!!!! FOREVER!!!!!!

Of course, at that point student loan repayment begins. Crap. Ahem.....Dear President Obama, I always liked you......

Life rolls into fall. Jordan has decided that she not only runs the show, just she will be vocal about. "NO!". But it's really funny. It's not a bratty "no", it's just like she doesn't think things should work that way.

I got her some of those warm boots. The ones with suede or whatever on the outside and the warm stuff on the inside? Yep, those. She looked cute. All grown up and whatnot. Some kid was looking at her so I punched his dad(Kidding, his dad was pretty big so I just tripped the kid when he ran by).

Life is good. Busy, but good. Hopefully a new day is dawning in my life. I fairly far in the hiring process for the Fire Dept. I really, really would love for that little piece to fall into place. A. I would love the job. B. How cool would I be on "Show off your parent at school day". C. I want to be Mr. December on the calendar.

My personal life is unsettled, but that's part of growing. Sometimes all you want is a fresh start, but that is so much more complicated than it seems. It's all about keeping the chin up!

Why I shop at goodwill and why I buy new for the short stack.

2009-10-15T14:56:00.002-04:00

It's on principle. I like my stuff worn. I like it comfortable. I cannot justify buying a pair of pants for $60 bucks when i am perfectly happy with a $5 dollar pair. If I can wear one, why pay $55 more just cause it's new? I have the money, but why?

It just doesn't make sense to walk out with one bag when I could walk out stocked up for winter for the same price. AND, it doesn’t bother me to wear someone else’s clothes. I stopped caring about the brand and price after high school. Now I care about the comfort and the matchability.

Matchability: Will match with everything else so I don’t have to worry about it.

What about JJ? She’s a freakin princess, you ass, and she wears the best!

Things that have been renamed since JJ came along

2009-10-15T14:21:00.004-04:00

Sweeping...."Save the pile" Because JJ wants to sweep too and she just doesn't think that my pile is good enough and wants to rearrange it.

Napping..."Jump on Daddy's face" Self-explanatory.

Peeing..."Hurryuphurryuphurryup before she grabs the bowl!!!!!!" That one sucks in particular.

Waking up..."Daddy!!............Daddy!!...............DADDYDADDYDADDYDADDYDADDYDADDY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Diaper changing..."No!!!! Don’t put your hand in it!” Self explanatory.

Giving her food…” 75-25-0” 75% on the table, 25% on her face. 0% in her mouth.

Creative title for blog post one(It's a whole new world).

2009-10-13T20:22:00.001-04:00

Hello world.

I don't know how to say this....so I am just going to come straight out with it.

I HAVE NEVER BLOGGED BEFORE!!!!!!!!

OK, OK, better. Now that I have that taken care of........ Hello. I am Menchos. I am the caregiver and biological half to JJ. She is the tornado of life that wuvs me. And this is our blog.

To be honest, this is a bit spontaneous, so I have no clue what to put in here on a regular basis. Rest assured, fashion and politics are safe from my opinion, for the most part. Except for cowboy shirts with pearl snaps and why I believe in Ross Perot. They will probably sneak in.