Tomorrow is my interview for student teaching. It makes ZERO sense to me that I do not interview with the district. I interview with my uni. How weird is that? LOL I just don't get it. How does the district know that they want me? I mean, I'm confident that I will do well. Ok, I'm not confident about that. I am really freaked out that I will suck at teaching. I'm scared. I don't KNOW that I will be good at this. It's the only thing I've wanted to do. What if I suck at it? What if the kids make me cry? What if no one will hire me? I'm fucking FREAKED! I hate job interviews, especially one like this that is weird. I don't know...what if, what if, what if.
This just scares me. I don't like having to leave Riley with a day care person. I don't want to do that. I want to be home with him. That's where I should be. I didn't know that the program would be this short. I thought that I would have another year before student teaching. I've wanted to be a mom for so long, and now that I am, what am I going to do? Take care of other peoples kids and leaving mine with someone else. I'm just stressed. I need some down time before school starts.
And speaking of school starting, what the hell is up with that? School starts Aug 13! What the hell!? What happened to starting after Labor Day?
Ok, I need to stop stressing. I think that a massage is called for! :) Hopefully soon.
Later!
Sunday, July 15, 2007
Saturday, July 14, 2007
Had fun
The company party was so much fun!! We met Jeff, Michelle (didn't know they're a couple!), and some guy and his wife Rosa, and Joe's Crab Shack. Had some snacks & drinks. Went and decorated our three tables on the boat. I got to meet the main bosses wife and the plants liason from the local power company and his wife. Her and I TOTALLY hit it off! LOL I made some comment to Brad about not wanting a margarita because they wouldn't have Patron on the boat and this ended up being a conversation about different types of tequila. Turns out they not only had Patron, it was the only tequila they had! LOL So, all the women, except Rosa who is nursing and J who is pg, had them. Apparently, I am really fun & Laurie, the liasons wife, wants to get together. Ooookay! LOL Hey, getting in good with the hubby's bosses wife can't be BAD right?
Riley did good with Marianne babysitting him. They seemed to have fun. Even if she burned the pizza & cut it with scissors. And made Kool-Aid in the wrong pitcher, so it was horridly weak! LOL Oh well...they had fun. That is all that matters.
Went and saw "Evan Almighty" today with S. She was taking her daughter B and 2 of B's friends. It was a good movie. The girls were laughing so hard!
Now I'm home, Riley is playing with his Duplos. Brad is at the bar with S's hubby, K. They both need to get out. They are still having serious issues in their marriage. I really hope that they can work through it all.
Oh, and my class from last month? FINALLY got grades! And I passed the RICA. YAY!!!
Later!!
Riley did good with Marianne babysitting him. They seemed to have fun. Even if she burned the pizza & cut it with scissors. And made Kool-Aid in the wrong pitcher, so it was horridly weak! LOL Oh well...they had fun. That is all that matters.
Went and saw "Evan Almighty" today with S. She was taking her daughter B and 2 of B's friends. It was a good movie. The girls were laughing so hard!
Now I'm home, Riley is playing with his Duplos. Brad is at the bar with S's hubby, K. They both need to get out. They are still having serious issues in their marriage. I really hope that they can work through it all.
Oh, and my class from last month? FINALLY got grades! And I passed the RICA. YAY!!!
Later!!
Thursday, July 12, 2007
I'm not old enough....
to have friends that are in their 40's!!!!! LOL My good friend, J, turned 40 today. Abso-fucking-lutely CRAZY! Another friend, R, turned 49 on Tues.
So, J's mom threw her a party today. A formal high tea luncheon. I hate these things. I mean, it was a TON of fun. And I wouldn't have NOT gone. But I just so nervous with things like this. I only knew 3 other people, besides J, that were going to be there. One was home, she hurt her knee and couldn't come. So, that left 2 other people that I knew. There were assigned seats. I was supposed to be at a table with the one who didn't make it. So, I was at this table with 2 other women that I didn't know. I get so nervous at things like this that I want to vomit. I hate it hate it hate it. I knew that I had to go though. I was picking S up. Plus, I couldn't do that to J, just not show up ya know?
I went, it was fun. I was a table with teachers. But they work together, so it was weird for me. I gave J a picture frame that has engraved "Who wouldn't want to be us?" with a pic of me, her, S & R from our nice dinner out in Arizona. A pair of super duper soft blue aloe infused socks. A book called "At Knits End: MEditations for Women who Knit too Much". A t-shirt that has a guy knocked out by a girl that says "Does not play well with others." And three cards from me, one from me & S. LOL We had WAY too much fun in Hallmark!!
Tomorrow is utter chaos! LOL I start at 10 with a hair cut and colour. Then a pedicure. Then get my eyebrows waxed. Then off to Michaels to get candle holders. Then pick up the babysitter. Come home, get dinner for the babysitter and Riley, get dressed, do my makeup, go to the company dinner. Get home, take babysitter home. It'll be fun!
Later!
So, J's mom threw her a party today. A formal high tea luncheon. I hate these things. I mean, it was a TON of fun. And I wouldn't have NOT gone. But I just so nervous with things like this. I only knew 3 other people, besides J, that were going to be there. One was home, she hurt her knee and couldn't come. So, that left 2 other people that I knew. There were assigned seats. I was supposed to be at a table with the one who didn't make it. So, I was at this table with 2 other women that I didn't know. I get so nervous at things like this that I want to vomit. I hate it hate it hate it. I knew that I had to go though. I was picking S up. Plus, I couldn't do that to J, just not show up ya know?
I went, it was fun. I was a table with teachers. But they work together, so it was weird for me. I gave J a picture frame that has engraved "Who wouldn't want to be us?" with a pic of me, her, S & R from our nice dinner out in Arizona. A pair of super duper soft blue aloe infused socks. A book called "At Knits End: MEditations for Women who Knit too Much". A t-shirt that has a guy knocked out by a girl that says "Does not play well with others." And three cards from me, one from me & S. LOL We had WAY too much fun in Hallmark!!
Tomorrow is utter chaos! LOL I start at 10 with a hair cut and colour. Then a pedicure. Then get my eyebrows waxed. Then off to Michaels to get candle holders. Then pick up the babysitter. Come home, get dinner for the babysitter and Riley, get dressed, do my makeup, go to the company dinner. Get home, take babysitter home. It'll be fun!
Later!
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
What's the point?
Of having an advisor at a university IF THEY DON'T ADVISE??????????? I swear, I have had nothing but issues with the uni that I am working on my credential through. I went from Aug 2006 till April 2007 with no advisor. It wasn't until I got really mad that I got an advisor. And even now, I don't have an advisor. I call, and talk to whoever is available. Yeah, I get the run around, a LOT. But I did manage to explain my situation to the head of the dept who was making assumptions based on what was in the computer. Yeah, it was all wrong. Wrong dates, things done that weren't really done. A big fat mess. At least it's getting taken care of now.
And last month, I had the professor from hell. Not that he was mean. He just.......disappeared for a few weeks. Keep in mind that the classes are only 4 weeks. Still waiting for my final grade in the class. Today is 10 days after the end of the class and grades should be posted. But they aren't. I am just so fucking fed up with this shit. I am just needing to be done with school. Yet, I have to take another class this month.
This month is a computer class. Very annoying. It's stupid shit that I will NEVER use in a classroom. Guess what? I DON'T NEED TO KNOW HOW TO MAKE A FLYER IN WORD! It's simple, I would either ask my friend who does digital scrapbooking to make me one OR I would paper scrap it myself & photocopy it OR I would MAKE IT IN PUBLISHER! NOT WORD!!! Drives me fucking crazy! I will NEVER have to make something like this! Look at this damn assignment!
Using MS Word, create a one-page newsletter, flyer or award certificate for use in your classroom that includes:
* 1 watermark graphic with text written over it
* 1 additional clip art image
* 1 graphic image on the same line as text
* Clear, short, and simple text message indicating purpose.
Come ON! If I need an award, I WILL BUY THEM! If I need a flyer, I won't make it in WORD! ARGH!!!!!
Ok, can ya TELL that I'm frustrated?
But I had a nice weekend. A friend came up Sat and stayed the night. We went shopping and out to dinner. Then we went to a local Indian casion, but it was a zoo, so we left. Sun we were going to take Rileys 2 yr pics, but that didn't work. He decided to take a nap. Little monkey! But we shopped, had lunch, then we came home. She went home. It was nice though.
Mon we ran around all day. Today was my friends b-day. So, after my fitness class, my friend who teaches it & I went to lunch. Then we went back to her house, took showers, and went to go buy bday cards and gifts. Then we met the b-day girl for lunch! Tomorrow, which is Wed, I am going shopping with another friend. I need a bra for under my dress for Fri night. And a wrap. Thurs is my friends 40th b-day. Yep, 2 good friends whose b-days are 2 days apart! LOL Well, and about 4 years. lol Her Mum is having a "high tea" that we are all going to. It will be fun. Fri I get my hair cut & coloured. Then I get a pedicure. Then I get my eyebrows waxed. Then I have to pick up the sitter, come home and get ready. It's the company party. Which is a dinner cruise on the river. Come home, drive said sitter home. Sat I MIGHT be meeting a friend and her daughter and some of her daughters friends to see "Nancy Drew". Funny that I want to see that movie since I HATED the books as a kid! LOL And somewhere in this mess I have to do that assine assignment and two other assignments! Can I get another 4 hours in my days? Oh, and Sun Brad has to spray the vineyard for his folks since his Dad can't be on the tractor for a while.
Yeah, I've got the time! LOL
Later!
And last month, I had the professor from hell. Not that he was mean. He just.......disappeared for a few weeks. Keep in mind that the classes are only 4 weeks. Still waiting for my final grade in the class. Today is 10 days after the end of the class and grades should be posted. But they aren't. I am just so fucking fed up with this shit. I am just needing to be done with school. Yet, I have to take another class this month.
This month is a computer class. Very annoying. It's stupid shit that I will NEVER use in a classroom. Guess what? I DON'T NEED TO KNOW HOW TO MAKE A FLYER IN WORD! It's simple, I would either ask my friend who does digital scrapbooking to make me one OR I would paper scrap it myself & photocopy it OR I would MAKE IT IN PUBLISHER! NOT WORD!!! Drives me fucking crazy! I will NEVER have to make something like this! Look at this damn assignment!
Using MS Word, create a one-page newsletter, flyer or award certificate for use in your classroom that includes:
* 1 watermark graphic with text written over it
* 1 additional clip art image
* 1 graphic image on the same line as text
* Clear, short, and simple text message indicating purpose.
Come ON! If I need an award, I WILL BUY THEM! If I need a flyer, I won't make it in WORD! ARGH!!!!!
Ok, can ya TELL that I'm frustrated?
But I had a nice weekend. A friend came up Sat and stayed the night. We went shopping and out to dinner. Then we went to a local Indian casion, but it was a zoo, so we left. Sun we were going to take Rileys 2 yr pics, but that didn't work. He decided to take a nap. Little monkey! But we shopped, had lunch, then we came home. She went home. It was nice though.
Mon we ran around all day. Today was my friends b-day. So, after my fitness class, my friend who teaches it & I went to lunch. Then we went back to her house, took showers, and went to go buy bday cards and gifts. Then we met the b-day girl for lunch! Tomorrow, which is Wed, I am going shopping with another friend. I need a bra for under my dress for Fri night. And a wrap. Thurs is my friends 40th b-day. Yep, 2 good friends whose b-days are 2 days apart! LOL Well, and about 4 years. lol Her Mum is having a "high tea" that we are all going to. It will be fun. Fri I get my hair cut & coloured. Then I get a pedicure. Then I get my eyebrows waxed. Then I have to pick up the sitter, come home and get ready. It's the company party. Which is a dinner cruise on the river. Come home, drive said sitter home. Sat I MIGHT be meeting a friend and her daughter and some of her daughters friends to see "Nancy Drew". Funny that I want to see that movie since I HATED the books as a kid! LOL And somewhere in this mess I have to do that assine assignment and two other assignments! Can I get another 4 hours in my days? Oh, and Sun Brad has to spray the vineyard for his folks since his Dad can't be on the tractor for a while.
Yeah, I've got the time! LOL
Later!
Wednesday, July 04, 2007
Something "went boom"
I'm cracking up over here. We're all sitting here, watching "Mr & Mrs Smith". Yes, we allow Riley to watch things like this. Deal. Something exploded. Riley got ALL excited and said "(something) went BOOM!" We couldn't understand the first word...I wish we could. We was so excited!! This child is SUCH a boy!! Honestly, I don't know what I would do with a girl if I had one! LOL I've gotten so used to the tackling, booms, etc. The jumping off furniture. Head butting, growling. LOL
The other day Toast was growling at him constantly. Understandable since Riley was trying to ride him. Poor stupid cat. Riley thought that it was hysterical and would growl back everytime Toast growled. And then Riley would laugh.
He's picking up a lot of words lately. All of a sudden he pops off with words that we didn't know he knew. His latest thing is he waves and says "Bye-bye. See ya!" and then he walks away. LOL It is so funny.
He walks into the kitchen, looks at me and says "Hey dude". I guess because of how we talk to him he is going to talk to us the same way. We don't talk disrespectfully to him, but we do use common slang with him.
I am having to get better with my language. One day, I hit my toe that I broke last year and I said "SHIT SHIT SHIT!" He said "IT IT IT!" I've been careful since. Or at least I try to be! I'm not always successful. But I do try!
Today is the 4th. We went to the parade in town. BIG parade. lol It was all of four blocks. Brad pushed Riley in his Power Wheels that my folks gave him last year for his birthday. It was really cute. I took a ton of pics, well, not as many as I would have if I wasn't running the video camera at the same time. LOL Brad was with Riley in the parade so it was just me taking pics. But they were good pics.
Later!
The other day Toast was growling at him constantly. Understandable since Riley was trying to ride him. Poor stupid cat. Riley thought that it was hysterical and would growl back everytime Toast growled. And then Riley would laugh.
He's picking up a lot of words lately. All of a sudden he pops off with words that we didn't know he knew. His latest thing is he waves and says "Bye-bye. See ya!" and then he walks away. LOL It is so funny.
He walks into the kitchen, looks at me and says "Hey dude". I guess because of how we talk to him he is going to talk to us the same way. We don't talk disrespectfully to him, but we do use common slang with him.
I am having to get better with my language. One day, I hit my toe that I broke last year and I said "SHIT SHIT SHIT!" He said "IT IT IT!" I've been careful since. Or at least I try to be! I'm not always successful. But I do try!
Today is the 4th. We went to the parade in town. BIG parade. lol It was all of four blocks. Brad pushed Riley in his Power Wheels that my folks gave him last year for his birthday. It was really cute. I took a ton of pics, well, not as many as I would have if I wasn't running the video camera at the same time. LOL Brad was with Riley in the parade so it was just me taking pics. But they were good pics.
Later!
Tuesday, July 03, 2007
Baby fever
Oh man, I don't know what to do. I'm itching for another one. I know that it isn't realistic that I'll get pregnant again. Part of me doesn't want to. But I am thinking about adoption again. I haven't mentioned it to Brad at all. I don't know what he would think. I do know though that if we do adopt, I want to find out about the shots that would allow me to breastfeed. I enjoyed it so much with Riley, that bonding time was so nice! And I would HATE HATE HATE to have to use formula. I already have the diapers. Of course, we just got rid of all our baby stuff! I've given a ton of stuff to a friends bro and wife. And just last week we took 13 bags of clothes to hospice.
I know that I need to talk to Brad about it. It's a hard call. I mean, if I were to get pg again I would be thrilled. But I wonder a little bit about adopting. Riley is starting to get more self sufficent. I don't have to spend every waking hour taking care of him. A new baby would set that back. I'm just at a loss. I don't know what I should do. Maybe I should bring it up to Brad just so I have someone to talk to about it all. I CAN'T go back to trying to get pregnant. I just can't. It was too stressful and too painful. If it happens great, but I just don't know what I should do about the adoption thing.
ARGH!!!!! I wrote this hoping for some clarity, but I'm not getting that.
I know that I need to talk to Brad about it. It's a hard call. I mean, if I were to get pg again I would be thrilled. But I wonder a little bit about adopting. Riley is starting to get more self sufficent. I don't have to spend every waking hour taking care of him. A new baby would set that back. I'm just at a loss. I don't know what I should do. Maybe I should bring it up to Brad just so I have someone to talk to about it all. I CAN'T go back to trying to get pregnant. I just can't. It was too stressful and too painful. If it happens great, but I just don't know what I should do about the adoption thing.
ARGH!!!!! I wrote this hoping for some clarity, but I'm not getting that.
Sunday, July 01, 2007
Nursing
Why is it that people think it's rude for a woman to nurse in public but feeding a baby artifical breast milk, otherwise known as formula, no one blinks an eye? I just don't get it.
Now, I never heard any comments about nursing Riley. I wouldn't have cared if I got them anyway! The only person who ever asked when I was going to quite nursing was my Mom. And even she wasn't really judgemental about it. She wanted to keep him overnight. Never mind that she did before he quit nursing, she just thought that if I wasn't nursing she could have him more often. LOL
But I don't get it. We have sexualized breasts as a society and because of that women who want to feed their babies NATURAL food get crap! People are idiots.
Now, I never heard any comments about nursing Riley. I wouldn't have cared if I got them anyway! The only person who ever asked when I was going to quite nursing was my Mom. And even she wasn't really judgemental about it. She wanted to keep him overnight. Never mind that she did before he quit nursing, she just thought that if I wasn't nursing she could have him more often. LOL
But I don't get it. We have sexualized breasts as a society and because of that women who want to feed their babies NATURAL food get crap! People are idiots.
Been mad
Thursday Brad was supposed to be off work...starting night shift on Fri. I ran Adrienne to meet Daniel, since she watched Riley while we were at the hospital. While I was gone, Brad called. Work had called and wanted him to come in. Never mind the fact that I had a research paper to write and a final exam and nevermind that I was planning to do them that night...Brad said YES! PISSED ME RIGHT THE HELL OFF! And he did this after I told him not to go in. Since we were visiting Stan on Sat that left me with Fri to do my paper and take the final. I know, I know, I shouldn't have left it till the last minute. BUT we had a really flakey professor and he didn't get back to the emails he'd been sent with questions. So I was stuck and I wasn't able to work on the paper until he got back to the email.
I've also been annoyed with school. It's a good thing I have this week off. I need it. This prof basically disappeared the first week of class and didn't show back up until the 3rd week! It's only a four week class. Pisses me off. We all bust our butts with these classes, and we didn't know how we were doing in the class until it was almost over. People are pissed.
I emailed my advisor twice the other week, never heard back until I called and left her a message. Apparently, she didn't get my emails. But everything is on track for me to student teach this year. So, in a little over a month, I will be teaching in a public school. Provided, of course, that my idiot advisor didn't miss anything that I need!! I swear, the school could not have screwed things up for me any more if they had tried!
Well, we'll see how it all goes!!
Later!
I've also been annoyed with school. It's a good thing I have this week off. I need it. This prof basically disappeared the first week of class and didn't show back up until the 3rd week! It's only a four week class. Pisses me off. We all bust our butts with these classes, and we didn't know how we were doing in the class until it was almost over. People are pissed.
I emailed my advisor twice the other week, never heard back until I called and left her a message. Apparently, she didn't get my emails. But everything is on track for me to student teach this year. So, in a little over a month, I will be teaching in a public school. Provided, of course, that my idiot advisor didn't miss anything that I need!! I swear, the school could not have screwed things up for me any more if they had tried!
Well, we'll see how it all goes!!
Later!
Saturday, June 30, 2007
Been a while
It's been a while since I've blogged.......a year, not too long! LOL
The inlaws are still driving me crazy. But at least we don't live so close anymore. We bought a house in Plymouth, did a renovation on it, and moved in. Of course, we're still working on it.
Riley is almost 2 now. He's in gymnastics. We just finished a week of swim lessons. He is such a monkey! He is all over the place...climbing, running, jumping, he's crazy!
I'm working my tail off on school. I will start student teaching in the fall. I don't know what school yet. Part of me would like the school right here in Plymouth, but I just don't know.
Stan had his prostate out on Thurs because of cancer. It's hitting me how old our folks are getting. I just don't know. It's hitting me that as they get older, it's going to fall to Brad and I to care for all of them. Tyler's in Maine & Dina is.......well, she's Dina. You can't say anything else about her. Sometimes I just don't think that it's fair. Because we didn't want to move away from family we also get punished. Just frustrated!
The inlaws are still driving me crazy. But at least we don't live so close anymore. We bought a house in Plymouth, did a renovation on it, and moved in. Of course, we're still working on it.
Riley is almost 2 now. He's in gymnastics. We just finished a week of swim lessons. He is such a monkey! He is all over the place...climbing, running, jumping, he's crazy!
I'm working my tail off on school. I will start student teaching in the fall. I don't know what school yet. Part of me would like the school right here in Plymouth, but I just don't know.
Stan had his prostate out on Thurs because of cancer. It's hitting me how old our folks are getting. I just don't know. It's hitting me that as they get older, it's going to fall to Brad and I to care for all of them. Tyler's in Maine & Dina is.......well, she's Dina. You can't say anything else about her. Sometimes I just don't think that it's fair. Because we didn't want to move away from family we also get punished. Just frustrated!
Monday, June 19, 2006
Now what?
Well, we've decided not to go on the trip. So no Seattle. No visiting friends. No meeting Brandon. But on the other hand, no 17 hour drive with the in-laws! lol Maybe when Riley is a bit older we can do it...this is just a hard time to camp with him. He is so active right now! It would be hard. We will try a shorter trip soon and see how it goes.
Hopefully we can go to Disneyland in winter. It is weird the way the families are. My folks will grab Riley if he fusses. Stan & Karen don't. They wait for me or Brad. It is weird, not at all what I'm used to! I'm used to a lot more involvement from family than they do. My family will rush to grab a baby while his family doesn't. They wait to see what we are going to do. Just not as hands on as I'm used to!
Oh well, that's how life is.
Hopefully we can go to Disneyland in winter. It is weird the way the families are. My folks will grab Riley if he fusses. Stan & Karen don't. They wait for me or Brad. It is weird, not at all what I'm used to! I'm used to a lot more involvement from family than they do. My family will rush to grab a baby while his family doesn't. They wait to see what we are going to do. Just not as hands on as I'm used to!
Oh well, that's how life is.
I'm gonna start drinking.
I need to, just to deal with my in laws. First, we're going to Washington with them, then we aren't, then we are, not I don't think we are. Drives me crazy. lol We went to Tahoe with them yesterday for Father's Day, we surprised Brad & Stan with it, they were sooooo critical of everything! Although they did like the Brewery!! No criticism there. Although my VERY rude father in law ordered a bottle of wine instead of beer! And then got another bottle when the rest of us were getting ice cream. It bothers me how much he drinks. They were impressed with how well we knew the area and how we had our places that we knew.
Took the baby and we visited my folks last week. That was nice. Dina was visiting from PA. She was amazingly good with Riley. Mom & I both thing that she is sober. Sadly, she still cannot be left alone with Riley. I just cannot put him at risk like that. I am his mommy, I have to protect him. It was a fun visit. Although the way that she treats Nana like a child bothers me. She's been doing it for years. I really makes me sad that she feels she has to treat Nana like that. Although in some ways I think that is how she shows love.
Saturday we went to the fair. Riley got to pet a goat and a calf. Well, he kind of beat on them! lol It was cute. He also got to sit on a miniature pony. It was cute. And of course, I got pictures. Sun is when we went to Tahoe. Today I met Krista and the girls at the outlets. That was fun. Bought Riley a cute Hawaiian print shirt and a denim jacket in the next size up. Very cute. Tomorrow I have Bible study day! lol One at 10am and one at 2 pm. I guess that I need to read my books!
I have to say that I am glad in a way that it sounds like Karen doesn't think we should go. Makes it easier on me!
Took the baby and we visited my folks last week. That was nice. Dina was visiting from PA. She was amazingly good with Riley. Mom & I both thing that she is sober. Sadly, she still cannot be left alone with Riley. I just cannot put him at risk like that. I am his mommy, I have to protect him. It was a fun visit. Although the way that she treats Nana like a child bothers me. She's been doing it for years. I really makes me sad that she feels she has to treat Nana like that. Although in some ways I think that is how she shows love.
Saturday we went to the fair. Riley got to pet a goat and a calf. Well, he kind of beat on them! lol It was cute. He also got to sit on a miniature pony. It was cute. And of course, I got pictures. Sun is when we went to Tahoe. Today I met Krista and the girls at the outlets. That was fun. Bought Riley a cute Hawaiian print shirt and a denim jacket in the next size up. Very cute. Tomorrow I have Bible study day! lol One at 10am and one at 2 pm. I guess that I need to read my books!
I have to say that I am glad in a way that it sounds like Karen doesn't think we should go. Makes it easier on me!
Friday, June 09, 2006
Very happy!!!
Yesterday I got my hair cut. Today I went and got it colored. She highlighted it with reds...I love it!!! I was able to take Riley in with me and he was sooooo good!! I was concerned about it because he tends to get pissed when he's in his stroller for too long not moving. but he was really good.
Right now he is pushing my Foreman Grill around the kitchen. What a monkey!!
Right now he is pushing my Foreman Grill around the kitchen. What a monkey!!
Thursday, June 08, 2006
Been busy!
Tues I started my new Bible study. It was really nice...I knew a couple of the women there and I think that I will enjoy it. But something so traumatic happened on the way home. I was coming down the hill and a doe ran out and across the road, followed by a fawn. Another fawn stayed on the other side of the road. The truck in front of me & I stopped...the truck coming the other direction didn't. Didn't even slow down. Oh my God...the thud was sickening to me. I had to stop farther down the hill and call Brad...I was just crying.
The rest of Tuesday was good though! We went to Walmart and then for Chinese food. While at the restaurant the Pony Express road by! lol Ok, not really...it was a reinactment, obviously! But still, not something you see every day!
Wed was GREAT!!! lol Brad sprayed the vineyard in the morning. When he came in he asked me what was for lunch. Told him I didn't know! So, we went to the Lake...ie Lake Tahoe! lol Very fun! We went and played mini-golf, then walked around by the Tahoe Queen, in the shopping area. Then went to The Brewery (yep, that's it's name!) for drinks and a snack. Went and checked out the new hotel/casino. Then went to the Horizon for dinner and I gambled my whole $5.
Today we went and I met with an advisor at National University. I plan to start the credential program in Aug. I am going to do the program that will allow me to get my Masters in Education with only 4 extra classes!! That will be awesome! Not only will I be the first in my family to go to college, I will get my MASTERS!!! :) I am very excited!
I also got my hair cut today...tomorrow I am getting it colored but Brad doesn't know that I am doing it! That will be neat. He will be very surprised! lol
Ok, gonna watch a movie now!
The rest of Tuesday was good though! We went to Walmart and then for Chinese food. While at the restaurant the Pony Express road by! lol Ok, not really...it was a reinactment, obviously! But still, not something you see every day!
Wed was GREAT!!! lol Brad sprayed the vineyard in the morning. When he came in he asked me what was for lunch. Told him I didn't know! So, we went to the Lake...ie Lake Tahoe! lol Very fun! We went and played mini-golf, then walked around by the Tahoe Queen, in the shopping area. Then went to The Brewery (yep, that's it's name!) for drinks and a snack. Went and checked out the new hotel/casino. Then went to the Horizon for dinner and I gambled my whole $5.
Today we went and I met with an advisor at National University. I plan to start the credential program in Aug. I am going to do the program that will allow me to get my Masters in Education with only 4 extra classes!! That will be awesome! Not only will I be the first in my family to go to college, I will get my MASTERS!!! :) I am very excited!
I also got my hair cut today...tomorrow I am getting it colored but Brad doesn't know that I am doing it! That will be neat. He will be very surprised! lol
Ok, gonna watch a movie now!
Monday, June 05, 2006
Family crap
I am still in so much pain from this burn. It sucks. My back aches from it. This happened on Sat...it's Tues. One would think that it would be getting better by now. But of course...NO! It just keeps being red...and sore.
My sister is finally coming to visit. She moved out to PA before Riley was born. Flaked on the shower for him. No big surprise there...she flaked on my wedding shower too. But at least this time it was understandable since her & Felix were splitting at the time. So, I am going to go down to Mom & Dad's next week...yay. I was going to go for this weekend, but now I will go down next week. The nice thing is that I will be gone while Brad is on night shifts!
She will be out for almost a week before she bothers to see our folks. She has to go see her birth mother first...nice. She's gonna run off and see the woman who abandoned her before the people who raised her. Wonder if she will get over to see Nana? Part of me thinks no...but part of me thinks she will because it will look good if she does. I'm glad though that since I have Riley I have to be in the bigger room! lol Can't sleep on the air mattress with him! Not enough room in that bed room for the play pen! lol :)
Mom and I are gonna take him to the pool while we're there. I hope! That would be really fun. And Mom and I have to go spend her Mother's Day gift! Woooo!!! That will be fun fun fun!!! We gave her a gc to Bed Bath & Beyond so that she can buy the stuff to redo her kitchen.
I really need to buy the next size up of Riley's diapers. It's gonna cost probably close to $500 for the dipes and inserts. I might split it into 2 orders. I absolutely love using cloth diapers though! It's a lot of money out at once, but it still saves money. I mean, I'm not buying them every week! I think that these I've had since at least Nov! So that is 7 months. My favorite diapers are Happy Heiny's. I love them! They are pocket diapers. Which means you have to stuff them with something. I use hemp inserts because they are so absorbant. Of course, that means that they take longer to dry! Oh well. It's worth it! Riley has that big cloth diaper butt and the diapers are so cute! My favorite web site to buy them at is called Wildflower Diapers (www.wildflowerdiapers.com). Shannon is a doll! She is a WAHM (Work At Home Mommy) and is so helpful!! I feel very confident ordering from her!
Ok, it is late...this gal needs to get to bed. I go to a new Bible study tomorrow. So I need to get up and out of here by 9:15, just to make sure that I get there on time! I HATE being late for something like this where I don't know people! Well, I will know one person. And a stop at Starbucks in the morning would be nice too!
My sister is finally coming to visit. She moved out to PA before Riley was born. Flaked on the shower for him. No big surprise there...she flaked on my wedding shower too. But at least this time it was understandable since her & Felix were splitting at the time. So, I am going to go down to Mom & Dad's next week...yay. I was going to go for this weekend, but now I will go down next week. The nice thing is that I will be gone while Brad is on night shifts!
She will be out for almost a week before she bothers to see our folks. She has to go see her birth mother first...nice. She's gonna run off and see the woman who abandoned her before the people who raised her. Wonder if she will get over to see Nana? Part of me thinks no...but part of me thinks she will because it will look good if she does. I'm glad though that since I have Riley I have to be in the bigger room! lol Can't sleep on the air mattress with him! Not enough room in that bed room for the play pen! lol :)
Mom and I are gonna take him to the pool while we're there. I hope! That would be really fun. And Mom and I have to go spend her Mother's Day gift! Woooo!!! That will be fun fun fun!!! We gave her a gc to Bed Bath & Beyond so that she can buy the stuff to redo her kitchen.
I really need to buy the next size up of Riley's diapers. It's gonna cost probably close to $500 for the dipes and inserts. I might split it into 2 orders. I absolutely love using cloth diapers though! It's a lot of money out at once, but it still saves money. I mean, I'm not buying them every week! I think that these I've had since at least Nov! So that is 7 months. My favorite diapers are Happy Heiny's. I love them! They are pocket diapers. Which means you have to stuff them with something. I use hemp inserts because they are so absorbant. Of course, that means that they take longer to dry! Oh well. It's worth it! Riley has that big cloth diaper butt and the diapers are so cute! My favorite web site to buy them at is called Wildflower Diapers (www.wildflowerdiapers.com). Shannon is a doll! She is a WAHM (Work At Home Mommy) and is so helpful!! I feel very confident ordering from her!
Ok, it is late...this gal needs to get to bed. I go to a new Bible study tomorrow. So I need to get up and out of here by 9:15, just to make sure that I get there on time! I HATE being late for something like this where I don't know people! Well, I will know one person. And a stop at Starbucks in the morning would be nice too!
Sunday, June 04, 2006
PCOS sucks! And some on Riley!! :)
PCOS...PolyCystic Ovarian Syndrome. Not fun. Basically, instead of ovulating an egg will form a cyst on my ovaries. Not a good thing. It means a few things. One, it means getting pregnant is difficult...no egg, no baby. Very simple. Two, when I have a period, it is painful.
It also means that I might never get pregnant again. It also means that insulin resistance, and the obesity that comes along with it, migraines, anxiety & depression come along too. Fortunately, there are meds for those things. Unfortunately one of the side effects for the insulin is...well...stomach trouble. Cramping & diarhea to be exact. Fortunately the effects go away with time. I just can't wait for them to go away. Course, once they do, I have to up my dose! lol Fortunately, that will be the last time I have to up it. And hopefully I can start getting some of this weight off!
PCOS sucks. It sucks to eat healthy and gain weight. It sucks to go to Weight Watchers and gain. It sucks to exercise and gain. It sucks to do everything "they" say to do and gain weight. I'm 4'9"...and I weigh 179. But I am one of the lucky ones. I don't have acne and facial hair. Or hair loss. Those are other side effects. PCOS is too much testoserone...so traditional male things happen. It sucks. I wish that I didn't have this. But on the other hand 1 in 16 women in the USA have it. So it is surprising that more people don't know about it.
I guess my rant is over. I have to admit that I am one of the lucky ones. I did get pregnant without fertility treatment. Well, those two pregnancy's ended in early miscarriages. But when I got pregnant with Riley it was a huge surprise. In fact, we had started the adoption process. We were very early in the process...but it was a huge surprise! And I am just so in love with him. He is such a sweet baby! So happy all the time. Tonight, we played for more than 5 minutes with his teething ring. I put it in my mouth, he took it out then put it back. He just kept doing that. He was laughing so hard! I could barely keep that chew toy in my mouth I was laughing so hard. Nothing has ever made him laugh like that. It was too cute. He is so sweet and so loving. But a bit of a brute. lol
We had some friends over for dinner the other night. They have a little girl who is 6 weeks younger than Riley. My son who will not take a binky when I try to give it to him was stealing this little girls...right out of her mouth!!! I was in shock! The little monkey!
He also beat up a kid in the church nursery. Ok, not beat up...the other little boy had a ring from a ring toss game and Riley wanted it. So he grabbed it from the little boy and hit him in the head with it...a few times. lol Too funny! I know, I'm gonna regret saying that one day!!
It also means that I might never get pregnant again. It also means that insulin resistance, and the obesity that comes along with it, migraines, anxiety & depression come along too. Fortunately, there are meds for those things. Unfortunately one of the side effects for the insulin is...well...stomach trouble. Cramping & diarhea to be exact. Fortunately the effects go away with time. I just can't wait for them to go away. Course, once they do, I have to up my dose! lol Fortunately, that will be the last time I have to up it. And hopefully I can start getting some of this weight off!
PCOS sucks. It sucks to eat healthy and gain weight. It sucks to go to Weight Watchers and gain. It sucks to exercise and gain. It sucks to do everything "they" say to do and gain weight. I'm 4'9"...and I weigh 179. But I am one of the lucky ones. I don't have acne and facial hair. Or hair loss. Those are other side effects. PCOS is too much testoserone...so traditional male things happen. It sucks. I wish that I didn't have this. But on the other hand 1 in 16 women in the USA have it. So it is surprising that more people don't know about it.
I guess my rant is over. I have to admit that I am one of the lucky ones. I did get pregnant without fertility treatment. Well, those two pregnancy's ended in early miscarriages. But when I got pregnant with Riley it was a huge surprise. In fact, we had started the adoption process. We were very early in the process...but it was a huge surprise! And I am just so in love with him. He is such a sweet baby! So happy all the time. Tonight, we played for more than 5 minutes with his teething ring. I put it in my mouth, he took it out then put it back. He just kept doing that. He was laughing so hard! I could barely keep that chew toy in my mouth I was laughing so hard. Nothing has ever made him laugh like that. It was too cute. He is so sweet and so loving. But a bit of a brute. lol
We had some friends over for dinner the other night. They have a little girl who is 6 weeks younger than Riley. My son who will not take a binky when I try to give it to him was stealing this little girls...right out of her mouth!!! I was in shock! The little monkey!
He also beat up a kid in the church nursery. Ok, not beat up...the other little boy had a ring from a ring toss game and Riley wanted it. So he grabbed it from the little boy and hit him in the head with it...a few times. lol Too funny! I know, I'm gonna regret saying that one day!!
I finally did it
I've been getting crap from people "when are you going to do a blog?" and the like. So, here it is. Course, I don't plan on telling them about it! lol Yeah, I'm evil that way!
Yesterday was Brad's company party. We had it at Rancho Seco lake. Wish I knew how I got a sunburn when I was wearing sunblock. The only thing I can think of is that one, both or the combo of my meds reacted to the sun. But at least Riley didn't burn! :)
And of course, Brad had to work last night, so I was home with Riley with this sunburn that is so bad it is hard for me to pick him up. Fortunately Riley slept most of the night. He slept till 6 this morning...then slept again until Brad got home at 7:30.
Since I was so tired after the party, Riley and I hit a Burger King drive through. He had his first beef hamburger last night. Not sure that he liked it. lol I kept thinking "why is he making that face? He's had burgers before." Yeah he has, TURKEY burgers! lol Poor kid! That and he has always had pieces of ours, so they have cheese on them, as well as mustard and ketchup. Poor king had a plain burger last night...I didn't even get him cheese on it! lol Bad bad mommy!! lol
Now the baby is playing, he is just getting into everything! He has managed to pull his stuffed animals off the shelf and is yelling at them and throwing them around. He is such an active kid! He is finally crawling on his hands and knees rather than doing the army man crawl. He is still faster with the army man, so he often will army man it to go after a cat. lol Poor cats. They are so patient with him though. He pulls their fur...they sit there. If they get really impatient with him, they will smack him (note to self: Buy soft-paws Fri!) or go hide in the closet. Well, Toast usually hides, Bismarck hits him. lol Typical of their personalities. Anyway, he is a good baby. Except that he keeps unplugging the computer. Thankfully it doesn't matter on a laptop!
Last weekend, Memorial Day, I left him and Brad home from Sat till Tues. Not easy since he is still nursing. But they did fine. And getting to go scrapbooking for the weekend was nice too. I was able to get 15 pages of scrapping done. It doesn't seem like much, but I also got a facial! And, oh, the dinner we had!!! :) We had a chef come in on Mon night and he made Dunguness Crab Cakes with avocado and tomato salsa. Salad with three kinds of beets (which I can't eat with the PCOS...a good thing!). Main course was fillet mignon with a basalmic glaze, potato fingers and asparagus. Dessert was a chocolate hazelnut mousse with fresh whipped creme and berries. It was so yummy!
Yesterday was Brad's company party. We had it at Rancho Seco lake. Wish I knew how I got a sunburn when I was wearing sunblock. The only thing I can think of is that one, both or the combo of my meds reacted to the sun. But at least Riley didn't burn! :)
And of course, Brad had to work last night, so I was home with Riley with this sunburn that is so bad it is hard for me to pick him up. Fortunately Riley slept most of the night. He slept till 6 this morning...then slept again until Brad got home at 7:30.
Since I was so tired after the party, Riley and I hit a Burger King drive through. He had his first beef hamburger last night. Not sure that he liked it. lol I kept thinking "why is he making that face? He's had burgers before." Yeah he has, TURKEY burgers! lol Poor kid! That and he has always had pieces of ours, so they have cheese on them, as well as mustard and ketchup. Poor king had a plain burger last night...I didn't even get him cheese on it! lol Bad bad mommy!! lol
Now the baby is playing, he is just getting into everything! He has managed to pull his stuffed animals off the shelf and is yelling at them and throwing them around. He is such an active kid! He is finally crawling on his hands and knees rather than doing the army man crawl. He is still faster with the army man, so he often will army man it to go after a cat. lol Poor cats. They are so patient with him though. He pulls their fur...they sit there. If they get really impatient with him, they will smack him (note to self: Buy soft-paws Fri!) or go hide in the closet. Well, Toast usually hides, Bismarck hits him. lol Typical of their personalities. Anyway, he is a good baby. Except that he keeps unplugging the computer. Thankfully it doesn't matter on a laptop!
Last weekend, Memorial Day, I left him and Brad home from Sat till Tues. Not easy since he is still nursing. But they did fine. And getting to go scrapbooking for the weekend was nice too. I was able to get 15 pages of scrapping done. It doesn't seem like much, but I also got a facial! And, oh, the dinner we had!!! :) We had a chef come in on Mon night and he made Dunguness Crab Cakes with avocado and tomato salsa. Salad with three kinds of beets (which I can't eat with the PCOS...a good thing!). Main course was fillet mignon with a basalmic glaze, potato fingers and asparagus. Dessert was a chocolate hazelnut mousse with fresh whipped creme and berries. It was so yummy!
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