Hank Pics! ...or post from new obsessed mommy

Hank's first trip to Lou's...He had the coney dog basket with root beer of course!
Daddy and Hank taking a nap!

Tagged and put in the cooler!

Okay so I got tagged again...the first time was by Britt a while ago and I think the topic was something like 5 things that make you different. I let it go and didn't post SORRY! Okay so now there is a new one going around and out of the Peoria Blogs I read I believe I got tagged for this topic by 3 separate bloggers. So Okay I will post the tag! Zeesh! Now I will not be tagging anyone after I post...it is just something I won't do. It's like the the funny emails you get or the sending you an angel from Old Navy by way of Bill Gates and if you don't send it on to 10 other deserving individuals then you will have the wrath of Satan by way of losing out on a million dollars or $10 gift card cause my uncles a lawyer and he says it legit and they have to or else mass emails. But anyway I believe the topic was:
5 Reasons I blog ( or maybe I could just answer 1 reason I can't blog more...answer Baby hank!)

1. I find it funny to relive experiences by way of posting!
2. I humor myself that anyone else really cares about sports music concerts and crap!
3. HMMM I must not have an eventful mind cause that's all I can come up with.
4. Really I can't come up with anything else!
5. Why do you keep reading I already told you I don't have another one to add!

...and as promised I choose to TAG...NOBODY!

No news is good news from Gary Gnuw

Does anyone remember that line from a children's show I think it was Fraggle Rock but my mind is slightly more mushy than it used to be. Anyway it goes with that fact that I don't have much to post because I haven't done much lately. Hank and I did go to my nephews soccer game last Saturday. He only wanted to play like 30 seconds but we were there. So actually Hank has been exposed to some of the sights in Peoria already and he actually did great on his first road trip.
Stores he has been to:
**Target
** Hair Store
** Schnucks
Restaurants he has been to:
**Vallartas
**Aggatuccis
**Lou's
**Po Boys
**Khaki Jacks
** Khouris in Germantown
Peoria Places he has been to:
**Detweiller Park
Outside of Peoria
**Decatur IL (to see his Great Grandparents)

So I have caught a couple of Cubs games on TV and had to listen to a few on the Internet because they weren't playing on TV in Peoria. I realized we are the split city between the Cardinals and the Cubs but there is no reason when you live in IL you shouldn't be able to get to watch a game on TV. Although I do love to listen to Ron Santos on WGN radio or 1290 here in Peoria.
My mom came over and watched the baby last night for a couple of hours so Jim and I could get to Kohls and pick up some items during the big sale. I wonder sometimes how little something costs to make because Kohls practically gives this stuff away.
We did make a trip to the Red Cross to have our car seats checked and thankfully we did...Monica was awesome and straightened us all out so Baby Hank is riding smooth!
Looks like my life isn't as exciting as it used to be but it is a change I WILL EMBRACE.
I did miss the Social D concert at POPs on May 5th but I am making it to the Fall Out Boy concert on Tuesday at the Mark. Good Times!

So TaTa for know!

My 1st photo shoot ...by Hank!

Hello everybody I am finally here!
On my way home to my new home!
Getting out of the hospital family picture!

We are Home!!!

Well I went in Sunday and Baby Hank finally got here on Monday at 5:21 by C-Section. He didn't care for labor to much as his umbilical cord was wrapped around his neck! So because of the surgery I had to stay in the hospital until Thursday. We are home now and everything is going great! Shawn is being a GREAT big brother and hank is actually sleeping good and is on a good schedule! I'll add pics later...but I should tell you he has a birthmark on his left wrist. Some have already commented on the fact that Jim and I would of course have a child with a tattoo already!
love, diapers and formula!

On Our Way!

Okay so I am on my way into the hospital to help coax Mr. man into this world! So if I am unable to post for a while you will know why!
So here is hoping all goes well!
Hopefully by tomorrow I will meet our Little Hank!

Baby Hank's Room!

So much cheaper than an actual dresser!!! 99$ at Sams Club!

Went for a truck box to use as a toy box. They Hydraulics are killer on the lid!

Waiting for the 1st Coming!

Arightty Then!!! It is April 26th and my official due date is tomorrow Friday April 27th. So far nothing...NADA...not so much as a sympathy pain. So last weekend I worked the Peoria Jaycees International Beerfest. I sold beer tickets from 3- 8pm. I had some fun t-shirts I wanted to make and wear but I thought since I was representing the Jaycees I should partially behave myself.
T-shirt sayings
#1 RU my baby's daddy?
#2 Do you know who this baby's Mommy is?
#3 Buy my mommy a beer! (In caption bubble from bulge)

I worked all this week and endured phone call after phone call wondering if the baby is here yet? figured out it was more fun to call all my friends at weird times and when they answer with a catch in their breath say "Sorry no baby yet!"

We did get the nursery done and maybe I will have time to post some of the pics.

I went to my nieces birthday party at the Tea room and she let me know that Baby Hank was the only boy she would let stay at her princess party!

So tonight I decided to go out for 1 last night. A little Karaoke at the Firehouse should kick this baby into gear. Plus how fun will it be to go into labor at a bar. Show up at the emergency room smelling of cigarettes and booze, No wedding ring on (too swollen to wear it) with a "husband" who has a different last name! Oh yeah that will be fun!
Do you know why Methodist calls it "The Wonder Center"?
All the women are wondering who the daddy is!

I digress... so if that doesn't send baby hank into this world I have planned to:
*Volunteer Friday night for the late shift answering phones at the WTVP Auction...Remember Bid High Bid Often!
* See the Cornstock lab production of High School Musical on Saturday morning
* Do some Prom hair in the afternoon
* Volunteer yet again for the late shift at the auction on Saturday night.
***Oh and I better be watching the Cubs kill some Cardinals this weekend!
So if anyone has any other ideas to offer to try to coax baby hank into the world feel free to let me know!

PUSH!!!

Any Help out there!

So I have this great band from California called Kill the Complex. They would like to play a show in Peoria...preferable all ages. I am trying to set something up for them but of course have zero background in this sort of work. Does anyone out there have any contacts at any bars or venues for a smaller concert venue? They are open on May 7th before they head to Chicago to play there. ANY help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks and Rock it!

Crazy Daze!

Okay so the Cards beat us at Home...that sux! Thankfully it wasn't a ass beater! Anyway it was one of the weirdest games with the Pujols Derosa out at 1st...then the crazy WWE Henry Blanco beating at the base for a triple play but later changes to an out...to the crazy ball stolen base out over running of 2nd base! Seriously do we feel like the waveland addison clark is the Bermuda Triangle? Just a thought! Let's hope today is a better game...I am very hopeful as we actually show signs of an actually 5 man pitching team if Zambrano could get his act together. Now we need to get some runs.
I won't be able to watch the game as I get to go to my nieces tea party birthday party and then I have to work for a bit and then I will be at The Peoria Jaycees International BeerFest at Expo Gardens. I will be the way pregnant person selling beer tix!

LAAAAAAZY DAZE~~~~~

Why Cub fans get put in insane insylums!

Saturday-- Cubs beat Reds 7-0
Sunday --Cubs fall to the Reds 1-2
Monday -- Cubs beat Padres 12-4
Prediction for game on Tuesday...
Cubs score negative 3 to lose to the padres who score 39! ( Maddox is pitching!)

Don't forget to be nice and come visit me behind my glass cage at the crazy farm!

Opening Day!

Okay so it's Monday April 9th and the Cubs are having their home opener today at 1:20. It's weird in a couple ways this year! 1) I won't be at Wrigley...Since I am about ready to pop I unfortunately can not be there. But don't worry I took the day off work and I am going to bundle up and open my windows and watch it on TV! 2) It's on a Monday which is just weird. They usually open on a Friday but Monday it is.

Cubs VS Astros...Well the good thing is Houston plays in a dome and hopefully will wilt under the icebox like conditions at Wrigley...
On a side note...The Chicago White Sox cancelled a game because of the...COLD? Seriously could they be more wimpy. Just because you are on the South side it doesn't mean it is going to be warmer!

Also in our help for a win on opening day? The Astro have been SUCKY!!! Which unfortunately as a Cubs fan means they will beat us!
We do have Ted Lilly on the mound which hopefully will be a good thing...his last outing was astounding so lets keep the good times rolling!

Right now we are tied for 3rd with Milwaukee 3-3.

In the words of Harry Carrey "Let's score some runs!"
I didn't know how to type out drunken slurs or I would of posted those!

Let me at least have this!

Okay so I promise to rave about this in detail but I just want to have on record...
The World Series Champions got swept...AT HOME...on opening weekend!
For a Cubs fan that is like winning the World Series!

(Also to have Pittsburgh sweep Houston too!)
That's like having your cake and eating it too!

PLAY BALL!!!!

Baby mania!!!

Today is now just 4 weeks until this thing that has been inside of me for 8 months makes a decision to come out! Okay so I have baby on the brain or bladder to be more truthful!

So all of you will have to bear with me while I blab about that for a jiffy!

He has turned head down so we aren't worrying about breach anymore. Also he has dropped so I really wasn't kidding about the bladder thing! If any of you have been around since the beginning of my blog existence then you might have read up on my problem with peeing! (Well holding my pee would be more exact!) So this 5 lb ish thing heavily weighing on my bladder is really getting to be a constant reminder that I have NO bladder control!

Okay so following is some fun things we have for Baby Hank!

Plus we have had fun decorating too! We tried to go with a decor that we wouldn't have to change for awhile!

This is our wall color with the border. When it's done it will have a vintage garage service station look...think American Graffiti movie or ole Route 66 Service Station!

This is all the crazy stuff we have collected so far and right now is piled in our breakfast nook. (UGH I just realized how un Rock n Roll me saying Breakfast nook is!!!)

Also these are all the baby blankets we have received as gifts! Man our friends and family ROCK!!!

And last but not least these are fun little binkies for the baby to show his true colors!!

You are now free to go back to your regularly schedule program!

ROCK ON!!!

Pics from St. Patty's!

My Homemade t-shirt for the day!

Shawn in his kilt for the holiday!

Kriss and Niece Caroline at Kellehers!

Steph (Sis in Law) Caroline and Will at parade.

Julie and Roxy at Lucky's... PS I didn't do Roxy's hair!

Gordo and Shane at Lucky's...

Super Vic, Shawn, Russ and Ward (Brother) at Tavern finishing off the night!

Fun on St Patty's!

7:45 am Okay so the day started at Kellehers for breakfast!
Yummy ! Had a virgin Bloody Mary! Roxy enjoyed the regular version!

Brother and family came down and Shawn made it down before he had to be at work!

11:00am Made our way to the corner of Main and Jefferson for the parade. Great times!

1:00pm Went to Tavern on the Water to eat my husbands Corned Beef....Way tooooo awesome!

3:00pm Back to Kellehers but it was WAAAAYYYY to crowded for this pregnant lady so we opted for Rhodells! Much better choice. Nothing like enjoying St. Patty's day at a bar owned by a Scottish lad!

5:30pm Went to Rizzi's on State for Corned Beef again with some friends!

7:30pm Off to Lucky's Bar and Grill to see friends brothers band play.

11:30pm Jim getting off work and met him at Tavern along with Brother and Sister in law and friends and stepson Shawn!

12:45am Drove drunk friends home!

Luck O the Y'know!

Rockin Dropkicks!

Alright so last weekend was my last hooray before the baby gets here! Off to Chicago for the Dropkick Murphy's show at the house of Blues! Okay so It was to be ME (Of Course) and Shawn (Stepson 17 yrs old) and my cousins son Nels (15 yrs old). Since they put an extra show on later that night they actually made ours earlier and it started at 6:30. So being the positive roll model of a parent that I am I took the kids out of school early so we could get there on time! I know I am going to win Mother of the Year!
So off we go and when we get to Metamora my cars starts acting up! So we drive back to Peoria to trade cars with my mom and an hour late we get going again. We are staying at the W hotel on LSD. Pretty nice place. But off to House of Blues. We get inside while the first band was playing.
Okay so the line up was to be Aggrolites, Sick of it All and then Dropkicks!
Well Lead singer for Sick of it All was out because of back problems so The Briggs started off the show and the Aggrolites went on second. Nothing really fun to report on the opening bands.
So I found a safe spot on the stairs with the banister protecting half of me and I could actually see over the pit. So told the guys to meet me downstairs after the concert.
Finally dropkicks came on and as planned they did not disappoint!
Highlights:
**Sang Forever &Good Rats! They usually don't play these songs!
** Commended us for being true fans who bought there tickets months ago before the movie Departed!
**Shawn got up on stage for the last song...Skinheads on the MTBA. Got to sing with Ken Casey!

Lowlights:
**Being Pregnant at the show didn't allow me to get on stage for Spicy McHagggis Jig or Kiss Me I'm Shitfaced!

BIGGEST HIGHLIGHT!!!!
they never play my favorite song "Dirty Glass" because they have a guest singer named Stephanie Dougherty. Surprise she was there and they sang it!!! KICK ASS!!!

So we survived the trip and all is well!

Rock on!

OH PETEY!!!

Okay so it is such a long story I will try to give you the readers digest condensed version but at work one day I am doing a clients hair and when she is under the dryer she notices on the cover of one of our magazines a pictured of Pete Wentz from Fall Out Boy. She tells me how she is at her aunts house and she was looking thru her xmas picture cards and mentions how the guy in this one picture has hair like the lead singer of Fall Out Boy. (She meant the lyricists and guitar player but she was close.) So her aunt says " No that is just one of the boys of a couple we knew when we lived in Chicago...Little Petey Wentz." My client didn't know his name then but recognizes it when she sees his pic. So she goes to her Aunts house and get s the picture and tells her Yes it is him. Okay so I do her Aunts hair too so I tell her she must bring the pic in so I can see it. She also brings in the card too which actually states that Pete is very successful with his band touring the country...BLAH BLAH BLAH. She has no idea that the little boy her daughter used to play with is now a member of the IT band of the moment! So I actually got a copy of the picture card but I wasn't able to get the other card but for fun here it is!

Big Boy Howie!

Okay in a previous post I put up an image of my friend getting to meet Howie from Big Brother. He was seeing the movie Rocky at Rave theaters. Well the other day she comes in and gives me an envelope and inside is a signed head shot of Howie that he autographed for me. Hopefully when I have time I will scan it in so you all can enjoy! HEHE!! The funny little part is the fact that the headshot is an actually computer copy not a real life headshot. Poor Howie he can't even afford real Headshots...or possibly only could afford them once and now he just copies them off himself!

Chowder!

Pics from LA

So here are some pics from the trip to LA!



This is Mike Ness' motorcycle from his company Black Kat Kustoms.



Jim and I in front of the SoCal customs truck.


Our Anniversary pic...before going out to dinner.