Alijah Drew Williams is Here!

Was born at 12:03 pm

She weighs 6 lbs 5.4 oz

She is 19 1/2 in long

Wind and Jenny are so happy. Ali, is the nickname they decided on. She is completely gorgeous. She had black curls and was as sweet as can be. Jenny was extremely lucky and was only in labor for 4 hours. They were a little worried since she was 3 weeks early but everything turned out fine. Jenny look quite amazing considering she had just given birth. She did so well. We are all very proud of her. Wind was by her side through the whole thing. He even refused to eat until after Jenny had eaten because she was so hungry and exhausted. Ali was very alert and awake. It wasn't until a few hours later before she decided to sleep it off. She is absolutely beautiful. Today they should get to take her home but I want to make sure and give them some time to get settled in and since Jenny's mom and dad weren't here they were supposed to make it in today sometime. So I don't want to bother them . I wish them all the best and I know they will be excellent parents. And they have an amazing support system if they need it between Wind's family and Jenny's and of course their friends. Lots of love and warm wishes to the new Williams Family and their brand new addition!

Dwayne's A Little Delusional

Well I finally got to talk to Dwayne. He kept me entertained for the earlier part of my morning. Not really talking about anything, just yapping back and forth and arguing over who is right and who is wrong, which by the way, I AM. But poor Dwayne, doesn't see it that way and no amount of talking will ever change his mind. But I still love him even if he is blind and can never get it right.

Tonight is Rachels birthday and we are going to go to a Royals game and then go sing some karakoe up at Arthur's. We always have such a great time. Last time we went when she was in town we sang Pour Some Sugar On Me, just us girls. And then me and Amanda sand Who's Bed Have Your Boots Been Under, and then Margie and I have sang My Favorite Mistake, and a bunch of Dixie Chicks songs. It's a blast and I can't wait. In fact I have brought in some of my CD's so I can practice and figure out which songs I want to sing. I'm pathetic, I know, but I really don't care.

Well I had better get practicing and get back to work. Wish me luck or hope that people bring their ear plugs. He he he!

Later

Passing Time and Reflecting

Ugh. It's only 11:14 am. I thought I would get on here and pass sometime. Not much is going on today. I had one of my older tenants come in and talk for a half hour or so and Al my shampooer came in and let me know I have another one ready to go, other than that I have been doing alot of sitting around and waiting. I think tomorrow is going to be my day off. I need to sleep in a little or something. Still, it's going to suck that Dustin has to work all night. Tonight I think I am going to watch a few movies and hope for something good on TV. Somehow I doubt it, but we shall see.


I talked to Richard yesterday for a little while. He got to go to Arizona and see the Grand Canyon, which he sounded very excited by. He said he was planning on going to Vegas this summe rbut since he bought a car he didn't think that was going to be feesible. He faxed my my insurance card so that here in the next couple of months I can get my own insurance on the car. He almost has all the paperwork filled out for the divorce. He apparently just needs to get some finacial information from me. But once that is done we can send it in. I can't believe I am going to a 25 year old divorcee. Weird huh? Well I think so. After everything it really does feel weird. I mean after having him in my life for so long, and him being such a huge part of it, it's just very weird that now, we are. . . well, I dunno. All I know is that it's weird. I know that I have changed. Most of it occured over a period of time but really I still feel the same. I don't regret leaving Columbia or leaving Richard. But I do regret the way it all happened. I think I was too harsh about things. Yes I would have done things differently, but the results would have been the same. I look back at the way I felt back then and it scares me. Richard is an extremely intellegent and funny guy. He is very loving and has a lot to offer Stephanie or whomever he chooses. I think he will make some gilr very happy in life and I think he will be very successful in his endevors. But him and I were very testy with each other. There was no patience, no understanding. We didn't mesh well. And I fully believe money played a part. Like it or not, I knew what I got into and I still couldn't deal. And I don't blame him. I just think we projected our fear, hurt, worry, and anger towards each other. And with me having no one to act as a buffer it all just mounted. The anger and hatred I felt for him in the beginning was unbelieveable. I tried to be as honest and understanding as possible but my anger clouded everything. I loved him, but I needed time. And he never listened to me so that didn't help. Well whatever happened I hope he knows that I wish him the best, and I honestly hope we keep in touch. Altough I don't know how he feel about that. We are different people now though. It's funny, how easily I can see that. We are definately much more grown up. Maybe that was the problem, we were two very young minded people caught in a grown up relationship. Whatever it was I am happy that we are both in a better place than we were. And that is what matters.

Wow look a me rambleing on. Geez. I am hooked on this song that I am sure many people have heard , James Blunt - Beautiful. Its such a simple sweet song. I am in love with it. I watched Prime last night with Uma Thurman. It was very funny and I loved the ending. It wasn't your typical romantic comedy ending. I don't want to spoil the movie if you haven't seen it but the James Blunt - Beautiful song really should have been in that movie. It would have fit beautifully. Well I have kille as much time as I can, and rambled on for quite a while so I think I should go ahead and end it here. Maybe if I can think of more things to say I will post again later. Lord knows I have nothing else to do.

Later

Ack! Look, I'm Postin!

Hey! Look at that. I am posting again. Out of complete boredom but what difference does that make. I found a new website to post my pictures to. It's a neat site where I can create my own little picture show and people can buy photo's off of the web page so everyone I know can get copies of the pictures they want without me having to pay for them. Yeah! Dustin that includes you. My stomach is in a bad place today and I am not sure what caused it. Maybe I ate too many eggs in the past couple of days. I had a few deviled eggs for Easter dinner and then hard boiled ones that I dyed last night and then egg salad today for lunch but I want to use them and not waste them. Plus eggs are good for you. I am trying to be more conscious of what I eat. I may not be able to afford to go to the gym yet but I can start watching what I eat so that when I do get to start going I will get the maximum benefit. It's not a diet. It's being healthy. I have been avoiding French fries and having baked potatoes. Which is suiting me just fine. I don't eat as much because they fill me up faster. I also have yogurt but then I have been doing that for a while. Mostly its just being aware of what I am putting into my mouth. And I am not going to try and pretend that I am not eating sweets. Cause anyone who knows me knows that I can't avoid those. But I do get low-fat stuff and I eat it in moderation. But I think all the veggies and good food are what's making my stomach all wacky. More than likely that is what it is. I got my insurance quote so I am another step closer to having all my ducks in a row. I am excited about that. I am waiting on Richard to call me back and fax over the insurance card for my car. And then I should be almost set. Aside from having the money to pay for it. But that should fall in line next month. I have to get my doctor bills taken care of and shit like that first. Otherwise I will not be able to go check back with him. I could be in big trouble. I was supposed to go back and have another pap smear done to check the cancerous growths back in January and here it is April and it will be May before I can even think about going in. I will have been supposed to have 2 before I even make it in for the 1st one. So everyone please, please cross your fingers and hope for me. I am worried and extremely scared but I just try not to think about. cause when I do I freak out. And we're talking major freaking. So on that note I am going to finish up some stuff for work and get ready to go home. Dustin's working late all the rest of the week so I am going to find myself something to keep me busy. Later!

Horrible Late Post

I am soo sorry. I have been meaning to post for a while now and it just seems like I always have something else to do. Unfortunately its nothing fun. Work is going good even though people are pissing me off. But I digress. Jenny and Wind had their baby shower last weekend. It was fun. They got lots of really cute stuff and the babies room is all finished. Very cute. They did it in a lavender color with green trim. This weekend Jenny, Wind, Sky, Wheat and Alex all went down to Wind's families and had their shower and got to spend Easter with everyone. It seemed like everyone enjoyed themselves. For Easter I went over to my mom's and had dinner with her, Jeff and Jesse and we watched The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe. It was their first time seeing it but my second. I really do like that movie. And I adore the book. It was one of the first books I remember as being my favorite. That and the Bridge To Teribithia and Mandy. I am sure I had many others, but those are the ones that stick out in my mind. Anyways, after Dustin got off work we headed over to his mom's and had some delicious Strawberry pie and watched a little TV before heading home to watch Family Guy, War at Home and one of my new favorite shows, Big Love. Then it was off to bed for us. I was dead tired and had even taken a nap while at my mom's while they watched the end of King Kong. I just couldn't watch it again after it made me cry. So that was our weekend. Next weekend is Samantha and Hootie's baby shower. And Dustin will even make it. Samantha is a little worried because there aren't too many people coming but I think it will be great regardless of how many people show up. I still have a few more things to do but all in all I am almost ready. Plus I have this whole week to do it. Well, I will try and get back later this week with some more stuff otherwise it will be next week before I post, but I will have some cute shower pictures. For now here are some links to my photo albums and make sure you click on the one to watch the SHOW.

http://www.dotphoto.com/go.asp?l=sondrad88

Later !

Work Work Work

I feel so awful! I haven't posted in so long! I have been moving and dealing with rent and stuff with it being the beginning of the month and I haven't had much time to do anything else. I have been meaning to get on here and at least update. I am currently at work, getting rent payments logged but I decided I had better get on here and post something!

I love my job. I love living next door to my job. The people here are friendly. I was able to get Alex an apartment here and hopefully Margie will be next. Things are going great. Dustin and I are finally almost all the way moved in. I still have clothes and my cedar chest over at my mom's but for the most part WE ARE MOVED IN! Now I know that we lived with Hootie in Knollwood and that was our place but its so nice to have something that is mine. MINE MINE MINE! I got cable on Monday and I love Time Warner. I missed it so much when I was in Columbia. I love OnDemand and the DVR. Everything is great. I am going to be able to get caught up on my doctor bills and pay Richard off for the insurance on the car. Yippie! I haven't gotten a check yet but once I do i will need to get a microwave and some more pots and pans. You never realize how important a microwave is until you don't have one. And since we don't have a dish washer we have to hand wash everything and that makes it even worse to have to cook. However I will say this for Dustin, he washed dishes first. And he has no problem doing it. Last night I decided to do it since I am horrible at it and I needed to get myself into the habbit so I am not waiting on or making Dustin do it all the time. But he is such a sweetheart he stayed in the kitchen with me and helped dry.

Now all this cleaning isn't because we keep a clean house or anything. HA! Actually we decided to have people over tonight for some games and kareoke. Yes kareoke. This fun little feature that we apparently have on the Oxygene On-Demand channel. We were so excited that we decided to invite everyone over and see if we could twist their arms to sing a little. So I guess we shall see. Well I would love to sit and write all day but alas, work becons. Well work and Zuma.

Later People !
I will post again soon!

xox