I have been putting this blog on the side burner for the past couple of weeks. I have been super busy with back to school, our new routine, and life in general. As busy as things have been, they have also been a little boring.
I am sure no one wants to hear the mundane-ness of my life lately, though here is a sample: Wake up, beg/bribe/barter kids to get up, beg/bribe/barter them to eat , run to the bus, get one on, run home drive the other to school.... you get the idea.
One of the parts of my routine is lunch room Mom on Wednesdays. I just love talking to the kids, they are so adorable in the excitement they have everyday. I wish I had the enthusiasm of a kindergartner in my day to day life. I wish I found things as funny (but I don't want milk to come out my nose, sorry!!), as exciting, and as trivial. They really seem to enjoy every aspect of their day. Two little girls came up to me and told me that Blue has a girlfriend... Jessica. She looks like Gertie (Drew Barymore) from ET. Though he denies it, its hard to tell by the way he chases her at recess and her yelling "HELP!! ITS THE TICKLE MONSTER!!" I think we are going to have to have a talk.
Red just loves her new school, she has made new friends and loves her teacher. She loves coming home everyday with a report on who cried, who got in trouble, and who wet their pants. Of course she never includes herself on that list. She turns 4 tomorrow, my sweet little girl!! The only thing she asked for was a pink booster seat. The. Only. Thing. I just love her unselfishness.
I have discovered a crazy little thing called Facebook, maybe you have heard of it?? I have developed a slight addicting to looking for old friends, new friends, and past crushes. Boys in high school I was too shy to talk to. Girls that were too cool to talk to. People I forgot I knew. It's craziness, I tell ya!!
Friday, October 24, 2008
Monday, September 29, 2008
I've Missed You All!!
Wow, I did not realize that it has been 2 weeks since I last posted!! Where has the time gone? Well I have been a busy little girl. Blue's birthday is Wednesday and Red's is at the end of the month so I have been busy getting the house ready for the party on Saturday. I cleaned out the garage yesterday and OMG the stuff we have collected over the years!! I threw away tons, recycled what I could, and left things in the driveway and was glad to see it all gone this morning. I even washed the garage floor, was not in my original plans but I spilled a can of soda and a large jug of bubbles.
Things have been good. Went to the doctor last week and had an ultrasound of my gallbladder, just waiting on the results. She put me on Prilosec and I have been feeling WONDERFUL!! I know I have stones, but now thing the major source of my discomfort was reflux or something along that line.
More awesome news: Our school district is now offering preschool for all kids!! Its free (well, I do pay taxes) and 5 mornings a week for 3 hours. Apparently they received some grant and it went into effect right away, it will start in 2 weeks and I am thrilled. Red can not wait!! The other preschool in town (where Blue went) would have cost me $100 for 2 days a week (2 hours), I just did not want to shell out the $$ with all the other things we were doing. Everything happens for a reason!!
My eating has been ok, though Halloween is the WORST SNACKING holiday EVER!! I am sure many of us will be praying to the snack fairy pleading with her to STAY AWAY!! I bought a bag of High Fives (pretzel covererd in caramel and chocolate, if you have resisted thus far steer clear!! they are delish!!) only to find them half gone. I am praying that someone else in the house is snacking on them. I have since vowes to not buy any more Halloween candy until the day before, I don't care if I have to pay double!!
Anyone else vowing to keep the Halloween treats out of the house??
Things have been good. Went to the doctor last week and had an ultrasound of my gallbladder, just waiting on the results. She put me on Prilosec and I have been feeling WONDERFUL!! I know I have stones, but now thing the major source of my discomfort was reflux or something along that line.
More awesome news: Our school district is now offering preschool for all kids!! Its free (well, I do pay taxes) and 5 mornings a week for 3 hours. Apparently they received some grant and it went into effect right away, it will start in 2 weeks and I am thrilled. Red can not wait!! The other preschool in town (where Blue went) would have cost me $100 for 2 days a week (2 hours), I just did not want to shell out the $$ with all the other things we were doing. Everything happens for a reason!!
My eating has been ok, though Halloween is the WORST SNACKING holiday EVER!! I am sure many of us will be praying to the snack fairy pleading with her to STAY AWAY!! I bought a bag of High Fives (pretzel covererd in caramel and chocolate, if you have resisted thus far steer clear!! they are delish!!) only to find them half gone. I am praying that someone else in the house is snacking on them. I have since vowes to not buy any more Halloween candy until the day before, I don't care if I have to pay double!!
Anyone else vowing to keep the Halloween treats out of the house??
Monday, September 15, 2008
Healthy You Challenge
I have not been doing as great as I hoped in the HYC. I have not been too awful either. I am just not committing my self like I should or I know I need to. I don't get it either. I mean, its not rocket science, you all know that. I feel great when I eat the way I should consistently, yet I don't do it. Is it laziness? I am beginning to think so. Yes, I am an emotional eater and a mindless eater. I also feel that during the course of the day, while at work or at home, I am being pulled in so many different directions. Everyone always wants something from me or there is something for me to do. When ever I set out to do something for myself, there is always an obstacle. So at the end of the day, its easier to grab something fast and easy instead of taking the time out and preparing something healthy. This is nothing new and something I have been struggling with.
Anyone else struggling? How have you overcome your obstacles? Please share if you are having a pity party over at your blog!! I will come with streamers!!
I hope everyone is staying safe and dry. We have been hit pretty hard with flood waters in the Chicagoland area. Has your area been effected? How are you doing?? We are dry but a block or two south of us got hit pretty hard. I am praying for all of you!!
Anyone else struggling? How have you overcome your obstacles? Please share if you are having a pity party over at your blog!! I will come with streamers!!
I hope everyone is staying safe and dry. We have been hit pretty hard with flood waters in the Chicagoland area. Has your area been effected? How are you doing?? We are dry but a block or two south of us got hit pretty hard. I am praying for all of you!!
Friday, September 12, 2008
My oh My... Whats a Girl To Do?
OMG, I have been MIA for quite a while. Not really sure, just extra busy these days. I thought I'd have oodles of time with Blue off at school, but I really don't. Not sure what Red and I do all day, but its not cleaning. Or cooking for that matter.
I have been working a couple of extra shifts here and there at my other job. Its kind of a cushy gig where I don't have to work as hard but there are tons more politics. They said there might be a part time position opening up and I am really thinking of taking it, IF they can match what I make in the ER which is doubtful. The job is dependent on someone taking a promotion they have been offered and she is not sure she wants it. I wouldn't be until 1/1/09, so there is plenty of time. I have spent the past week weighing the pro's and con's.
The one pro that outweighs every con is that I'd be home every night to put the kids to bed and I'd be off every holiday. I'd also never have to work weekends. I have a lot of seniority in the er, that coupled with the luck of the Irish, I have managed to get the last few Thanksgivings, Christmas', and Easters off. My luck is probably running out. That and I have a new boss this year so who knows what will happen. There is also a good chance I will have to start working every other weekend. YUCK!!
I think in the end, if I am offered the position when it becomes available, I will take it. If I don't I think I'll regret it. As much as I love the ER (crazy as that sounds with all the BS), not sure how much longer I can physically/emotionally do it. There are not many nursing jobs that are Monday thru Friday 8-4, no weekends, and no holidays. I may never get an opportunity like this again.
I'll be catching up with most of you today, things have been a little crazy but with all the rain, I am not sure we'll be doing much of anything today!!
I have been working a couple of extra shifts here and there at my other job. Its kind of a cushy gig where I don't have to work as hard but there are tons more politics. They said there might be a part time position opening up and I am really thinking of taking it, IF they can match what I make in the ER which is doubtful. The job is dependent on someone taking a promotion they have been offered and she is not sure she wants it. I wouldn't be until 1/1/09, so there is plenty of time. I have spent the past week weighing the pro's and con's.
The one pro that outweighs every con is that I'd be home every night to put the kids to bed and I'd be off every holiday. I'd also never have to work weekends. I have a lot of seniority in the er, that coupled with the luck of the Irish, I have managed to get the last few Thanksgivings, Christmas', and Easters off. My luck is probably running out. That and I have a new boss this year so who knows what will happen. There is also a good chance I will have to start working every other weekend. YUCK!!
I think in the end, if I am offered the position when it becomes available, I will take it. If I don't I think I'll regret it. As much as I love the ER (crazy as that sounds with all the BS), not sure how much longer I can physically/emotionally do it. There are not many nursing jobs that are Monday thru Friday 8-4, no weekends, and no holidays. I may never get an opportunity like this again.
I'll be catching up with most of you today, things have been a little crazy but with all the rain, I am not sure we'll be doing much of anything today!!
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Spanks & 90210
Remember this?? Well the wedding was this past weekend and I wore the famed Spanx. First off, let me tell you I was shopping last Friday and was talking to the salesgirl about them. I was beginning to wonder if I had the wrong size, I felt the ones I had may be too big and wanted to make sure everything got sucked into place properly. She told me to be careful because if they were too small they would roll down. I decided to keep the size I had, I did not want to hear the ricochet of my rolls coming undone. I mean I could see the horror on the faces of my husbands old college friends as they stood there talking to me as my Spanks rolled down?? Cause you know I'd have some sort of dance/wiggle to try to stop it mid roll.
Well, anywho, in the end I really did not feel they offered too much support, so maybe they were too big. I was at the very low end of the size I bought, so who knows. I do need to say they were a little tricky to get on, I did end up putting my foot through the crotch hole initially. When I finally got my feet in the right holes and was able to easily pull them up. I cackled the whole time because the whole thing seemed so silly, and that crotch hole just cracked me up!! Who knows if I will ever wear them ago, Lord knows where I flung them when I got home, somewhere in the abyss of my closet.
On other fronts, while at the wedding I was chatting it up with a friend of my husbands from years ago. I had only met him once or twice. We got on the subject of Beverly Hills 90210 when in a Gin & Coke induced stupor he confessed to being a huge fan. I thought my Spanks were going to unroll with the news. My husband has friends who WATCHED THE SHOW?? Did they have 9-0 nights like I did with my girlfriends?? Was my husbands apathy for the show all these years just a front? Why has he kept these friends from me?? As I sit here waiting for the Cubs game to end (its in the 11th, its like a cruel joke to make us women wait for a ball game to end!!) I can't help to wonder if my husband is laying up stairs in bed anxiously awaiting the game to end as well.
Well, anywho, in the end I really did not feel they offered too much support, so maybe they were too big. I was at the very low end of the size I bought, so who knows. I do need to say they were a little tricky to get on, I did end up putting my foot through the crotch hole initially. When I finally got my feet in the right holes and was able to easily pull them up. I cackled the whole time because the whole thing seemed so silly, and that crotch hole just cracked me up!! Who knows if I will ever wear them ago, Lord knows where I flung them when I got home, somewhere in the abyss of my closet.
On other fronts, while at the wedding I was chatting it up with a friend of my husbands from years ago. I had only met him once or twice. We got on the subject of Beverly Hills 90210 when in a Gin & Coke induced stupor he confessed to being a huge fan. I thought my Spanks were going to unroll with the news. My husband has friends who WATCHED THE SHOW?? Did they have 9-0 nights like I did with my girlfriends?? Was my husbands apathy for the show all these years just a front? Why has he kept these friends from me?? As I sit here waiting for the Cubs game to end (its in the 11th, its like a cruel joke to make us women wait for a ball game to end!!) I can't help to wonder if my husband is laying up stairs in bed anxiously awaiting the game to end as well.
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