My Hobbies

With everything that I have going on in my busy schedule these days, I am finding it hard to make time for my hobbies. I hope that it's not always like this because I really do enjoy my hobbies and just having some "ME" time. So I decided to make myself set aside time for my most favorite hobbies. Those are reading, watching dvd's and baking. I love to read when I'm all snuggled in bed. It helps me relax and go to sleep. I just got a new television in my room with a dvd player. So now I split my time between reading at night and watching dvd's at night. Both help me relax. These hobbies were easy to fit into my busy schedule with college and work.

The hardest hobby to make time for is baking. That would be because it takes more time to bake. I have to actually schedule a day to do that. I love to bake desserts. My favorite thing to make is cakes. I love to bake and decorate specialty cakes. I  have done several birthday cakes for all my family and friends. I even made my own graduation cake. So I had to force myself to make time this last weekend to make another birthday cake for my mom's friend. I found this really cool picture of a cake made to look like the candy land board game. It looked like it would take forever to decorate. I decide to improvise and try to create some short cuts. I did most of the decorating with different candy pieces. I was so surprised how cool it looked and how much faster it was. I used gumdrops, licorce strings and different colored sticks of gum to make most of the board. I was able to make my mom happy and have fun doing my most favorite hobby.

RIO the Bird...... UGHHHHH

 My mom and I seldom agree on anything as far as what she likes and what I like. That ranges from clothes, colors, activities and now RIO the bird...... She always has these crazy ideas about animals and they always turn out bad for me. The only idea that she had that I remotely like is Louie our dog. However I need to warn you he is "hairless". He is mixed with Chinese Crested and Brussel Griffin. He is small and cute. I do like him cause he is calm and very seldom barks. Next she got an English Bulldog name Zena. She was aweful. She chewed everything; I lost more shoes because of her. She ended up having alot of health issues so my mom gave her to a good family that could afford to take care of her needs, thank goodness! But that didn't stop my mom from getting another dog. She claimed she needed a big dog to go for walks and/or runs with. That's when Lyzzy became part of our family. Lyzzy is a Golden Retriever and very hyper and (I think) very stupid. Mom says it's cause she is still a baby. I still don't like her.  So a normal family would stop with 2 dogs, right? Oh did I mention my mom is not normal. Now she is getting a bird. Not just any bird.......a BIG bird. She thinks she needs a Macaw Parrot. http://www.birdfarm.com/sale/catalina-macaws-for-sale.asp I am horrified of tiny baby ducks...... What will I do with a giant bird? This bird is going to have it's own room. Who does that? My mom of course. This bird is named RIO. For anyone that doesn't know what a Macaw is, it's those BIG birds you see in the zoo's. I told her she would have to hire a zoo keeper to clean up after that bird. I won't be caught dead in the bird room....

Frankenmuth Auto Fest

As I pried myself out of bed at 5:30 on Saturday morning, I began to wonder if it was even worth it. I was going to watch my friend compete in the Top Gun competition in Frankenmuth; we had to leave Caro by 7:00 to be there by 8:00. We arrived right on time and made our way to the arena where it was being held. At 9:00 all the contestants took their places and the competition began. It was set up just like jeopardy, the four contestants could buzz in and answer the questions, and whoever ended up with the most points was the winner. They all started off strong but soon Justin was in the lead by six hundred. He kept the lead for the rest of the game and took first place with 1900 points. Justin won a $3000 scholarship to the school of his choice and a trophy he would display proudly. I was very happy and proud of him for his achievement.

After we finished taking pictures, Justin and I went to walk around and look at the massive display of cars. We came upon one car that we both loved, which is a rare occasion for us. It was a glimmering blue Chevy pick-up truck that the owner had restored and customized. He had a plexiglass bottom installed in the bed of the truck so you could see all the mechanics under the truck. This was by far my favorite vehicle at the car show and I really enjoyed hearing about how it was redone. Looking back I sure am glad I got out of bed so early and went. It was defiantly worth it.

A Not So Good Monday

You know how when you wake up and feel good you can just tell it's going to be a great day? This is how my Monday morning started. I woke up feeling good, refreshed, and ready to start my full day of work. All the kids seemed to have great attitudes and really want to be at day care. The morning went so smoothly it flew by, and before I realized it, it was lunchtime. We all washed hands and sat down to enjoy a nice quiet lunch. Now in reality, this hardly ever happens, it’s hardly ever quiet at lunchtime. Today, however, was an off day and the children were being very well behaved. After we cleaned up from lunch the children got ready for rest time as they do everyday. Everyone found a spot and lay down on their mat to begin rest. Shortly after rest time had started another childcare staff came in to assist in the afternoon. We sat talking as the children lay asleep on their mats and went over the plans for the afternoon. About halfway through rest time we heard one of the children start to cough. We sat and listened to see if it was just a cough or something more serious, as the child gave another hard cough followed by a gasp for breathe we jumped to action. I ran and turned on the lights as Mary ran to the little girl to figure out what was wrong. Between gasps for air the little girl choked out the word barrette, this is when I realized my Monday was turning out to be not so good. With one swift back blow from Mary the barrette dislodged itself from the child’s throat. I have never been so thankful to know CPR-First Aid, as I was that day. It was the quick thinking and action from Mary that saved the little girl.