Im back ladies!
I have been crazy busy...in and out of the house for several weeks. I havent been napping. But I think Im finally prepared for all that needs to be done AT home. The only exception is I want to craft so desperately, but I have lil time for anything else. I would rather put it off and make things easy on myself. For instance, I bought all my greeting cards this year. I didnt bother making them - as you all know - I always make em. Shocker right?
But Im back online and checking all my internet accounts and actually opening all my email. Including the ones from my shopping departments, like GAP, oriental trading, JCP, Amazon, etc. I have been avoiding most of these emails and sites for the past 4 months. If I pay attention to every last one of them I could be on the internet most of my day, starting at 9am and next thing you know its 230p and time to pik up Rhy.
So back to blogging and sending out greetings. I have been busy planning my baked goods that I will hand deliver. Dom suggested we purchase these personalized cookie tins (filled) from Oriental trading, 6 tins for $9.99. I would have purchased 18 and used the coupon from the magazine ($10off). But after we ran thru cost and shipping and the estimated arrival. It wasnt worth it. I wanna get these things outta my house ASAP, like within a week. So I have only immediate family to worry about. So Im bak to original plan of baking something and handing them out with cards. As usual, in rhonda Fashion, I was gonna make tons of baked goods PER PERSON and hand them out. Cuz I always think that quantity is better than quality. I know terrible rite? But by now Ive surrendered that thought and figured a lil $1 container from DOllar Store would suffice with peppermint candies and a quik card is enuf acknowledgement for anyone. Right? I mean what do people expect ... Im expecting and their lucky Ive even decided to do this . lol! Plus we are all in an money crunch situation, right?
So thats the plan . But I still have to bake pumpkin bread Cuz its the easiest to do in large qty's. and I still have to make several batches of Applesauce cookies, wrap and hand out to others.
Usually I make my moms famous sugar cookies and hand decorate all of em with royal frosting but that job is SOOOOO tedious. There yummy and so worth it but not right now. I can hardly sit in a chair upright for more than 20 mins without pain and having a strong urge to urinate. lol!
So applesauce cookies are a good sub and they have all the holiday spices (cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, etc) in 'em so I figure it'll suit.
LAst night I tried a new recipe from internet for Chicken Tetrazinni. So yummy! Its a meal Rhy eats at school and hates. I wanted to try and see how gross it really is. SImple recipe. Nothing fancy or difficult. I had everything on hand. I chose to do the simple version rather than Giada de Laurentis version. She always does things the HARD way. Have you ever noticed she loves to use a food processor. ONe! I dont own a food processor. So most of the time I change the channel before she even begins tocook. Makes me depressed. LOl! Heres a quik descript. of what was involved.....
Chk Tetrazinni
cooked chk breast, tenderloin, or whole chik deboned
cooked spaghetti noodles, boiled in chk broth, sprinkle with EVOO after draining.
in separate pan, sautee onions and grn pepper in 1/2 butter (not a paula dean recipe, mind u)
Then add to sauteed mix, can of cream of mushrm soup, 50z evap milk can, pound cheddar cheese or velveeta block. after mix is melted pour in chk and noodles. mix well. add to baking dish, bake 350'F for 30 mins. Yum-o!
We had this with our traditional spaghetti with meat sauce, salad, and garlic breadstix. IT was delish! Rhyan again, not liking marinara sauce nor alfredo sauce, chose to eat her plain noodles with an apple, and salad drenched in ranch dressing! *grunt* why cant this kid eat any of my food? Seriously, if it doesnt come wrapped in a mcds container she wont eat it! *scream*
12/2/09
whatever happen to the simple life?
Dominick and I have been goin crazy organizing and planning for this month. And now its here and it still feels like were going bonkers!
We've been going and going and going, its crazy busy here with other peoples plans, our plans, and the like!
We are so sleep deprived and the new kid hasnt even arrived. We have gone through sooo many To-do lists and marked plenty of things off - its never ending. Im a list-maker and when things need to get done - I make a list! A chart! a binder! complete with title covers! what a geek, right! Im so type A personality like that. lol! Really its a sickness.
Im have been completing list and making new ones for whatever new comes my way and I think this is why im stressing out. Cuz my lists arent marked off! eeks!!!!
I have my hospital bag complete, baby bag ready, christmas cards sent out, gifts ALL wrapped, christmas dinner completely planned, kitchen organized, some of the rooms straightened out as much as possible (when you live with a pack rat like DOm) and pantry stocked.
All I have to do is some baking for hand delivered gifts and spend some QUALITY time with my 5 yo. I need to do one last hurraah with her. I do everything with her, all the time. So its kinda hard to find something special to do with her without it being service for others OR spending money on junk (which I know she'll love). I want it to be very special cuz as soon as that kid arrives we will be so busy esp. if the breastfeeding pans out.
Whats the nicest way to tell people to stay away atleast for a month - until we feel comfortable enuf for others to visit the baby during this cold season.
I told DC that I was gonna send out lil inserts (inside xmas cards) with a brief description about our concers with the Swine flu and the baby visits. But! he got really offended and said we would just vocalize it to them when time comes. *grunt*
So I told him no visitors to hospital or house the first few days and that info was backed up by the nurse at the hospital while touring the LAbor & Delivery Ward! The RMCHCS hospital said due to the conditions of the H1N1, there can be no more than 2 visitors at a time per patient. If your sick with any slight symptoms, stay Away! So that'll be nice with exception of Rhyan. No children under the age of 15 are not allowed in Hospital. So forever how long Im in the hospital - she will not be able to see me! Which..... will be very difficult for ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I havent been away from her more than a day - since 2005! *awe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*
The planning and tasks we've been doing are not ridiculous - there realistic! we have so much to do. clean! get rid of excess junk. We have absolutely no room in this house with all the junk we've collected. So we've had to rid our closets to make room for the new member of our family.
OH! by the way....we have yet to set up our tree. We just put away the Halloween decorations last night (All the way up to the attic). Its amazing how much u realize u make a great team with your partner - only when one of you are incapacitated. I cant lift heavy things and poor DC had to grunt his way from the garage to the attic opening in the hallway! I wanted to help so badly. I hate to see him struggle. But hes such a trooper. He did all the work, completely capable, by himself. but you just wanna help out people - u know?
So after my lists are complete. Dom hits me with "his" TO DO LIST! which makes me upset. Its down to the last qtr and he says he has all these things he needs to prioritize. *LOUD GRUNT*
Why?!?!?!?
Why couldnt he have taken care of this earlier! Why!?!?!?
He always does this to me. I cant stand it!
Oh!!! yea!!! by the way he also throws at me - that he has atleast 3 projects at work he needs to complete before he takes leave for the b-a-b-y comes!
So Im thinking I have the next 3 weeks to spend the evenings with my hubby before Ryan goes on break, before my mother comes to stay for 2 wks, and before the lil ones pops out of the oven! BUT NOOOOOOO!
He has to work Saturdays, and come home late monday thru friday for the next 2 wks, AND AND AND go to work an hour early every morning. So not only are we not eating dinner together, but we dont even see him before he leaves for work in the morning! *screams*
*Sigh* but I guess this is all to be expected with another person in our family. right? So there goes my once simple life with just the three of us. Goodbye! See ya again never. But on a happier note we have one more time to experience all those cranky moments while fixing a bottle, steaming poopy diapers that need changing and all those silly giggles we hear when another lil one makes our baby laugh! *sigh* Life is great and so are babies! love u all and have a good week!
We've been going and going and going, its crazy busy here with other peoples plans, our plans, and the like!
We are so sleep deprived and the new kid hasnt even arrived. We have gone through sooo many To-do lists and marked plenty of things off - its never ending. Im a list-maker and when things need to get done - I make a list! A chart! a binder! complete with title covers! what a geek, right! Im so type A personality like that. lol! Really its a sickness.
Im have been completing list and making new ones for whatever new comes my way and I think this is why im stressing out. Cuz my lists arent marked off! eeks!!!!
I have my hospital bag complete, baby bag ready, christmas cards sent out, gifts ALL wrapped, christmas dinner completely planned, kitchen organized, some of the rooms straightened out as much as possible (when you live with a pack rat like DOm) and pantry stocked.
All I have to do is some baking for hand delivered gifts and spend some QUALITY time with my 5 yo. I need to do one last hurraah with her. I do everything with her, all the time. So its kinda hard to find something special to do with her without it being service for others OR spending money on junk (which I know she'll love). I want it to be very special cuz as soon as that kid arrives we will be so busy esp. if the breastfeeding pans out.
Whats the nicest way to tell people to stay away atleast for a month - until we feel comfortable enuf for others to visit the baby during this cold season.
I told DC that I was gonna send out lil inserts (inside xmas cards) with a brief description about our concers with the Swine flu and the baby visits. But! he got really offended and said we would just vocalize it to them when time comes. *grunt*
So I told him no visitors to hospital or house the first few days and that info was backed up by the nurse at the hospital while touring the LAbor & Delivery Ward! The RMCHCS hospital said due to the conditions of the H1N1, there can be no more than 2 visitors at a time per patient. If your sick with any slight symptoms, stay Away! So that'll be nice with exception of Rhyan. No children under the age of 15 are not allowed in Hospital. So forever how long Im in the hospital - she will not be able to see me! Which..... will be very difficult for ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I havent been away from her more than a day - since 2005! *awe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*
The planning and tasks we've been doing are not ridiculous - there realistic! we have so much to do. clean! get rid of excess junk. We have absolutely no room in this house with all the junk we've collected. So we've had to rid our closets to make room for the new member of our family.
OH! by the way....we have yet to set up our tree. We just put away the Halloween decorations last night (All the way up to the attic). Its amazing how much u realize u make a great team with your partner - only when one of you are incapacitated. I cant lift heavy things and poor DC had to grunt his way from the garage to the attic opening in the hallway! I wanted to help so badly. I hate to see him struggle. But hes such a trooper. He did all the work, completely capable, by himself. but you just wanna help out people - u know?
So after my lists are complete. Dom hits me with "his" TO DO LIST! which makes me upset. Its down to the last qtr and he says he has all these things he needs to prioritize. *LOUD GRUNT*
Why?!?!?!?
Why couldnt he have taken care of this earlier! Why!?!?!?
He always does this to me. I cant stand it!
Oh!!! yea!!! by the way he also throws at me - that he has atleast 3 projects at work he needs to complete before he takes leave for the b-a-b-y comes!
So Im thinking I have the next 3 weeks to spend the evenings with my hubby before Ryan goes on break, before my mother comes to stay for 2 wks, and before the lil ones pops out of the oven! BUT NOOOOOOO!
He has to work Saturdays, and come home late monday thru friday for the next 2 wks, AND AND AND go to work an hour early every morning. So not only are we not eating dinner together, but we dont even see him before he leaves for work in the morning! *screams*
*Sigh* but I guess this is all to be expected with another person in our family. right? So there goes my once simple life with just the three of us. Goodbye! See ya again never. But on a happier note we have one more time to experience all those cranky moments while fixing a bottle, steaming poopy diapers that need changing and all those silly giggles we hear when another lil one makes our baby laugh! *sigh* Life is great and so are babies! love u all and have a good week!
11/9/09
Wedding Day in Vegas
So Dom's brother got married in Vegas on sat evg. and I forgot the camera. We got back to the room after lunch at Circus Circus with Rhyan and we all crashed without setting the alarm clock. Waking up late we had little time to throw ourselved together and Dom and Rhy went down 20 mins b4 to get truck and pull around to valet. Well this prego lady had a hard time getin herself together and catchin an elevator down. Elvis snubbed me inthe elevator and let it close b4 I could jump in. That jerk!
So after we took group pictures at the chapel and left for the reception site I tried to get my hubby to bring camera back from the room. He forgets. So I gave up! We all dressed so nice and no pictures. B4 I could take our family photo Dom changed his clothes. *growl*. The buffet in conference room made me very happy. Last time I ate = 200pm. Dinner served at = 815pm. Too long for this momma! So I had a total of 4 plates next to me. Didnt eat everything. Just had to try almost everything and I hated most of it. For dessert I had 2 plates full of treats. Ate only a few bites of all. Again I had to try it all. This kind of behaviour wouldnt jive if I WERENT pregnant. The food was alright but for the most part it was gross. All the meat was too dry and no good side dishes, except the stuffing, red potatoes, and vanilla pudding. Oh and lets not forget the mediocre dinner rolls with butter. Mediocre but still it was a dinner roll! Yummy! I wanted something else to eat after this although I had much food dished out...I ate very little. The only thing I really enoyed was the dinner salad and my diet soda. So this is a picture of me back at the room by myself standing in the entry way! Dom already in his pjs and ry running around naked crying she cant find her pjs. *sigh* the life of a mother. So here is my family picture for the day - me! looking all pretty all... ...by..... my ......self!
So after we took group pictures at the chapel and left for the reception site I tried to get my hubby to bring camera back from the room. He forgets. So I gave up! We all dressed so nice and no pictures. B4 I could take our family photo Dom changed his clothes. *growl*. The buffet in conference room made me very happy. Last time I ate = 200pm. Dinner served at = 815pm. Too long for this momma! So I had a total of 4 plates next to me. Didnt eat everything. Just had to try almost everything and I hated most of it. For dessert I had 2 plates full of treats. Ate only a few bites of all. Again I had to try it all. This kind of behaviour wouldnt jive if I WERENT pregnant. The food was alright but for the most part it was gross. All the meat was too dry and no good side dishes, except the stuffing, red potatoes, and vanilla pudding. Oh and lets not forget the mediocre dinner rolls with butter. Mediocre but still it was a dinner roll! Yummy! I wanted something else to eat after this although I had much food dished out...I ate very little. The only thing I really enoyed was the dinner salad and my diet soda. So this is a picture of me back at the room by myself standing in the entry way! Dom already in his pjs and ry running around naked crying she cant find her pjs. *sigh* the life of a mother. So here is my family picture for the day - me! looking all pretty all... ...by..... my ......self!
11/5/09
Vegas Aftermath
Im gonna make this quick becuz Dom just came in from the garage and is sittin on the couch! Do you know how hard that feat is to accomplish. He's sittin, watchin the hunting channel, no doubt psyching hisself up for the big hunt in January and February!
I wanna jump on the couch with him and have some cuddling time before he either....falls asleep or runs into the office to jump on the computer! hee hee.
So made it to vegas with our new car, had to take it to dealership on friday morning becuz check engine light came on.
Forgot stroller in car and walked strip with a 5 yr old for two days .. poor kid ( i know!)
Saw many attractions on Friday and Saturday!
Most of them without Dom, he was at dealership or at the roulette table (sigh)!
Rhyan had fun but was super tired by 7pm, good for us...cuz we wanted to get her off the strip by nightfall! too many crazies and much profanity and debauchery after nightfall!
Dom would joke and liken her to Will Smith character on the movie, "I am Legend", Will's character goes into lock down shelter b4 dusk so the demon mutants will not eat him! lol I know what a weirdo.
Yeah, So.. we had rhyan in the hotel room for bed by nightfall and recuperation for the next days activities. She loved the wedding and actually started crying. She was embarrased she was crying and tried to wipe her tears b4 anyone saw. AWE!!!!! adorable, right?
So my computer is down and as soon as I get it up again I will upload the pictures from Vacation.
take care and hope you all had a good halloween weekend.
Prego NEWS!!!!!
- weight gained 2 lbs from last appt. = 176 lbs
- fundus height = 32 cms
- baby heart rate = 140bpm
- mommy blood pressure (bp) = 116/79
- craving alot of stuff but mostly eaten like a truck driver.
- I have am enormous appetite! Dom makes oinking noises when I eat! LOL ;o)
- baby moving frequently
- belly huge! I mean HUGE!!!! U know Madagascar when MOto Moto says to Gloria, "Dang Girl U HUGE"!!!! Thats what Dom says to me often. lol
I wanna jump on the couch with him and have some cuddling time before he either....falls asleep or runs into the office to jump on the computer! hee hee.
So made it to vegas with our new car, had to take it to dealership on friday morning becuz check engine light came on.
Forgot stroller in car and walked strip with a 5 yr old for two days .. poor kid ( i know!)
Saw many attractions on Friday and Saturday!
Most of them without Dom, he was at dealership or at the roulette table (sigh)!
Rhyan had fun but was super tired by 7pm, good for us...cuz we wanted to get her off the strip by nightfall! too many crazies and much profanity and debauchery after nightfall!
Dom would joke and liken her to Will Smith character on the movie, "I am Legend", Will's character goes into lock down shelter b4 dusk so the demon mutants will not eat him! lol I know what a weirdo.
Yeah, So.. we had rhyan in the hotel room for bed by nightfall and recuperation for the next days activities. She loved the wedding and actually started crying. She was embarrased she was crying and tried to wipe her tears b4 anyone saw. AWE!!!!! adorable, right?
So my computer is down and as soon as I get it up again I will upload the pictures from Vacation.
take care and hope you all had a good halloween weekend.
Prego NEWS!!!!!
- weight gained 2 lbs from last appt. = 176 lbs
- fundus height = 32 cms
- baby heart rate = 140bpm
- mommy blood pressure (bp) = 116/79
- craving alot of stuff but mostly eaten like a truck driver.
- I have am enormous appetite! Dom makes oinking noises when I eat! LOL ;o)
- baby moving frequently
- belly huge! I mean HUGE!!!! U know Madagascar when MOto Moto says to Gloria, "Dang Girl U HUGE"!!!! Thats what Dom says to me often. lol
10/27/09
Hamburger Helper Update!!!
As you remember I made 3 different boxed dinner meals - and none of the two picky eaters here at either one. Oh wait! I take that back...Dom and Rhy really liked the Asian Beef Stir Fry from Hamburger Helper. I think Betty Crocker makes 'em? I didnt care for it much. I didnt care for a single dish i made. Wait! yes I did. I enjoyed the Beef Stroganoff. The Tomato Penne Pasta is still in the freezer. My father will be over to house sit on Halloween. So... I'm thinking of defrosting for him! hee hee. that man will eat just about anything :-).
So Ive been really busy with the Halloween party planning, the Vegas trip planning, and costume making, and church activities and rummage selling! Happy to report that we made $280 at our garage sale two saturdays ago. Mostly happy that I rid my house of alot of excess clutter. Gave my mother alot of her things back that I borrowed years ago and to this day never used, i.e. George Foreman Grill, molding cake pans, maternity chair, etc.
Rhyan had her first lemonade stand at the garage sale. At the last minute I made a few dozen sugar cookies, and cupcakes. I mean the very last minute, the night before at 8pm I was still frosting and placing 'em in cutesy packing for sale. I made $15 and Rhy made $10. Hurrah! lol...
She wanted to rush off to the Dollar Store right after. The money she earned was burning a hole in her pockets. lol. I told her to save it for Vegas and to my surprise a week and a half later she still had all her money in her purse tucked away in her suitcase just for that purpose.
I had only known this because for 2 - 3 days after the yard sale I was running around the house looking for change for the laundrymat! I wanted to wash the blankets before the Halloween Party ( I didnt want stinky body odor lingering in the house when peeps came over). So after hours of looking and puting the whole idea off until I could get over to ATM halfway across town... my daughter gave into my fustrations and pulled out her stash! Surprised I fell to my knees, helping her dig into the suitcase on the carpet and expressed over and over how proud I was she took such good care of her money. I then promised I would give her money back just as soon as I could. What a sweetheart! I was mostly amazed she kept the money in a safe place because usually she totes it around everywhere with her and ends up losing her wallet or takes it out and starts to play with it. So yes, I was proud of my lil girl! ;-p
So Ive been really busy with the Halloween party planning, the Vegas trip planning, and costume making, and church activities and rummage selling! Happy to report that we made $280 at our garage sale two saturdays ago. Mostly happy that I rid my house of alot of excess clutter. Gave my mother alot of her things back that I borrowed years ago and to this day never used, i.e. George Foreman Grill, molding cake pans, maternity chair, etc.
Rhyan had her first lemonade stand at the garage sale. At the last minute I made a few dozen sugar cookies, and cupcakes. I mean the very last minute, the night before at 8pm I was still frosting and placing 'em in cutesy packing for sale. I made $15 and Rhy made $10. Hurrah! lol...
She wanted to rush off to the Dollar Store right after. The money she earned was burning a hole in her pockets. lol. I told her to save it for Vegas and to my surprise a week and a half later she still had all her money in her purse tucked away in her suitcase just for that purpose.
I had only known this because for 2 - 3 days after the yard sale I was running around the house looking for change for the laundrymat! I wanted to wash the blankets before the Halloween Party ( I didnt want stinky body odor lingering in the house when peeps came over). So after hours of looking and puting the whole idea off until I could get over to ATM halfway across town... my daughter gave into my fustrations and pulled out her stash! Surprised I fell to my knees, helping her dig into the suitcase on the carpet and expressed over and over how proud I was she took such good care of her money. I then promised I would give her money back just as soon as I could. What a sweetheart! I was mostly amazed she kept the money in a safe place because usually she totes it around everywhere with her and ends up losing her wallet or takes it out and starts to play with it. So yes, I was proud of my lil girl! ;-p
10/9/09
whats in my garage?!!
See all the ground beef in those 2 lb chubs? I have 17 more chubs to eat before freezer burn takes over! ;o) The picture on the right shows the beef roast and steaks we 
have to eat. Wheres the beef?
See the Jeep window or plywood I should say. Dom broke the window while trying to adjust the springs or tighten teh bolts..... something. Either way the window is still broken. Happened 2 nights ago. He keeps making fun of me and my indian car! Atleast he was kind enuf to paint it black so it wasnt TOOOO obvious. Yea like thats gonna help!
have to eat. Wheres the beef?
See the Jeep window or plywood I should say. Dom broke the window while trying to adjust the springs or tighten teh bolts..... something. Either way the window is still broken. Happened 2 nights ago. He keeps making fun of me and my indian car! Atleast he was kind enuf to paint it black so it wasnt TOOOO obvious. Yea like thats gonna help!
And that is our lil freezer that dom makes fun of becuz its so tiny. He said it would hold ALL of 2 steaks. Whos laughing now buddy! We have a butt load of meat and i dont c him complaining about the grocery bill?!?! heh!
Today is Friday, October 9, 2009
Tomorrow we have the last soccer game of the 2009 season. Yahoo! terrible right? Im glad its over but sad for Rhyan. Its her only connection outside the home and away from school she has to communicate with other children. I feel bad that Im glad its over. tailgate party afterwards..so neat of her coach to play it. I dont really wanna be there and i know neither does Dom. So guess who has to unfortunately be the one to stay while she eats her hotdogs in the parking lot, me! Dominick will surely find an excuse to head out early so he doesnt have to stand around with a bunch of parents conversing about stuff.
tonight I made 4 dinner's for the next couple of days. I had no choice, i defrosted 4 lbs of ground beef from our freezer and had to make use of it. So I made 3 different Hamburger Helpers and seasoned taco meat. Luckily for me Rhyan enjoyed all of them. yippee!
My dad took one of his cows to a meat packing place in Arizona and gave us tons of BEEF! So we have alot of 2 lb chubs of ground beef. The only thing up till now that ive used it for: taco meat and spaghetti! So getting tired of it all. So yesterday I went grocery shopping and purchased 8 boxes of Hamburger Helper to keep the family happy. We never eat the stuff so I thought it would be a nice change up to the ordinary. Both Dom and Rhy loved all the flavors. Thank goodnes! Im tired as heck but for the next few nights all I HAVE to do is push a few buttons on microwave and tah dah..... dinner is served!
Last night I slept for 3 hrs (i should say I passed out) while dom was home, from 4p -7pm. Poor Rhyan had to watch Disney's Halloweentown and Return to Halloweentown on TV. I felt bad but I just couldnt get out of bed. the day before i cleaned the house like crazy. I have a huge pile of things Im tryin to get ready for a yardsale and give items away. Im Nesting BAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!! no joke. I will take pictures of what Ive done thus far and show you. My house looks tidy but lil does everyone know the millions of unfinished projects I have stored away for that particular "one day" phenomenon. You know that "one day Ill get to that so I better save it today" issue! Well Ive been hanging onto things for over 10 yrs and Im tryin to embrace the rule..."if you havent used it in a year then toss"! So, thats what im doing!
Plus Im finally taking care of pictures that ive been storing for years. Im placing them in appropriate albums or frames and hanging them on the wall. Yes! finally my walls are no longer bare! dominick is finally putting up all the shelves, brackets, hooks, etc that ive saved over the years. I buy em and expect to have him put them up asap. Nope! never happens. always gets pushed aside. So finally hes taking care of business. I have to wall mirrors that have been waiting to be hung for years (over 3) and finally they will be hung this weekend. Extending the wall shelves in the pantry , FiNALLY! No more cramped pantry. trying very hard to make more room for the new member of the family that'll be here in only ...... 9 to 10 weeks! I hope the baby comes at 38 weeks. I sure dont want to inconvenience anyone by having the baby too close to Christmas. Plus, I dont want to be overdue I need this kid to come for a 2009 tax write-off! hee hee!
So I will post the pictures of the meat before you get to read this! Im using DOms computer and it reads pictures soooo slow. Cant wait to take the pictures and post to show u all what ive accomplished. P.S. We finally bought a bissell carpet cleaner and Ive been busy with that as well! If I go into labor early or get put on bed rest u'll all know why! lol!
tonight I made 4 dinner's for the next couple of days. I had no choice, i defrosted 4 lbs of ground beef from our freezer and had to make use of it. So I made 3 different Hamburger Helpers and seasoned taco meat. Luckily for me Rhyan enjoyed all of them. yippee!
My dad took one of his cows to a meat packing place in Arizona and gave us tons of BEEF! So we have alot of 2 lb chubs of ground beef. The only thing up till now that ive used it for: taco meat and spaghetti! So getting tired of it all. So yesterday I went grocery shopping and purchased 8 boxes of Hamburger Helper to keep the family happy. We never eat the stuff so I thought it would be a nice change up to the ordinary. Both Dom and Rhy loved all the flavors. Thank goodnes! Im tired as heck but for the next few nights all I HAVE to do is push a few buttons on microwave and tah dah..... dinner is served!
Last night I slept for 3 hrs (i should say I passed out) while dom was home, from 4p -7pm. Poor Rhyan had to watch Disney's Halloweentown and Return to Halloweentown on TV. I felt bad but I just couldnt get out of bed. the day before i cleaned the house like crazy. I have a huge pile of things Im tryin to get ready for a yardsale and give items away. Im Nesting BAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!! no joke. I will take pictures of what Ive done thus far and show you. My house looks tidy but lil does everyone know the millions of unfinished projects I have stored away for that particular "one day" phenomenon. You know that "one day Ill get to that so I better save it today" issue! Well Ive been hanging onto things for over 10 yrs and Im tryin to embrace the rule..."if you havent used it in a year then toss"! So, thats what im doing!
Plus Im finally taking care of pictures that ive been storing for years. Im placing them in appropriate albums or frames and hanging them on the wall. Yes! finally my walls are no longer bare! dominick is finally putting up all the shelves, brackets, hooks, etc that ive saved over the years. I buy em and expect to have him put them up asap. Nope! never happens. always gets pushed aside. So finally hes taking care of business. I have to wall mirrors that have been waiting to be hung for years (over 3) and finally they will be hung this weekend. Extending the wall shelves in the pantry , FiNALLY! No more cramped pantry. trying very hard to make more room for the new member of the family that'll be here in only ...... 9 to 10 weeks! I hope the baby comes at 38 weeks. I sure dont want to inconvenience anyone by having the baby too close to Christmas. Plus, I dont want to be overdue I need this kid to come for a 2009 tax write-off! hee hee!
So I will post the pictures of the meat before you get to read this! Im using DOms computer and it reads pictures soooo slow. Cant wait to take the pictures and post to show u all what ive accomplished. P.S. We finally bought a bissell carpet cleaner and Ive been busy with that as well! If I go into labor early or get put on bed rest u'll all know why! lol!
10/5/09
NO Gestational Diabetes
The Book I ordered from amazon.com for our trip to Vegas with Rhyan on HAlloween. Neat book! Gives me alot more info and definitely weeds out all the adult crap I dont wanna know about.
This is what happens when your pregnant and forgetful! I forgot to take my glass baking pan out of the oven BEFORE preheating for chicken strips! Doh! (1st and foremost - i never ever store the pyrex rubber lid with the pan and just this one time I did cuz I was in a rush to clean my kitchen)! Double Doh!
The sample of the halloween party sandwich I m gonna make for Oct 24th. Grilled chz jackie lanterns! :0)
one decoration sample Im working on for the party and for the house. Can you see were all ready up and runing with our decor. Thanks to my huby! Ive been waiting almost 4 months for this shelf to be hung. and finally he took care of it in all of 10 MINUTES! why? why? why does it take husbands forever to take care of their 'hunny do lists' hmm? Why?
A trick or treat craft I made last yr for the kids in the neighborhod! Can you believe I made 150of these babies. I found a few left overs in the bins from the attic and had to share cuz I dont think I ever did last yr. It was a last minute idea and forgot to take picts. NOw on with the news..............................................
I love watching HouseHusbands of Hollywood on the Fox Reality Channel.Its a cute show about hubbies that stay home and take on the domestic housewife duties while their hollywood wives work outside the home on bringing home the bacon. Cute show ... these men would be the kinda guys I would feel comfortable around. I always use to feel more comfortable around the opposite sex versus females. I think its because I dont feel adequate enough to hang with women. I have little in common with them and I didnt grow up like a normal female should. I didnt have a mom teaching me everything. I hung around not-so-appropriate guy gatherings such as autobody shops, underneath a car (doing auto mechanics), bars (yes, garage bars - most of time I had to sit in the vehicle while my dad chatted), etc. etc. Although my dad was a recovering alcoholic he still had to conduct his business with the type of crowd that still frequented these joints. What can I say that was my life. I dont feel bad about it - its what I had to encounter and my dad DID try to shelter me from the harshness of these situations but sometimes you cant cut out everything.
I guess thats the same thing I have to realize with my little girl. No matter how hard I try - she's still gonna hear profanity and see inappropriate things - I just have to talk it over with her! *sigh*
So Yeah back to the TV show. I feel very intimidated by women.. Their conversations - their talents - Thats what I guess I mean when I refer to "Im still a work in progress". But on the other hand I do feel very comforted by older women who seem to understand that Im not a talented "female" per se and that im willing to learn what ever it is they're willing to educate me on. For instance, cooking! I love to learn to cook new dishes. Im not in tuned with what seasoning and spices go with what type of fish or poultry. So when I get an opportunity to pik someones brain I will. Women in my life that have really influenced me in the kitchen were: Lilibeth (my old friend), she was an amazing cook. Man did I love her food! Dont talk with her since my falling out with her over my lil girl and babysitting arrangements. You win some - u lose some! Then there is my aunt michele, she seems to cook like its second nature to her. Its no bother for her to throw things together and the taste is phenomenal. ugh! u couldnt imagine. She can even make ordinary turkey deli sandwiches taste like a gourment meal! lol
Lets see there's Toni, she has some amazing recipes mostly baking that ive tried and I love it. When I duplicate it - it actually comes out yummy. which is amazing for me!
and then lastly, donna, my neighbor! She cooks great food and the only one that can back me up on this one is Dom. He drools over her food. Shes originally from Baltimore and we cant get over her style of cooking. Yum-o! She even bakes awesome treats! Can you believe it. cooks and bakes. Thats one thing lilibeth was never god at - she says, not me.
Boy is it blistering cold today. The winds up to 35 mph and the high for today is 65'F. I wore a skirt today and I froze the lil hairs on my legs right off! :0) Suppose to continue like this throughout the week. with rain on weds, thurs, and fri.
Came close to catching H1N1 from my brother -in-law last week. Luckily I didnt. Dont really think he and his lil son had it either. They were out in about with their symptoms and seemed fine. But just blessed I didnt fall ill with ANY symptoms.
Went to OB appt today and still weigh 167 lbs. Same as 2 wks ago- hurrah!
Well like I told you all if my glucose was over 130mg/dL , i would have to take the 3 hr glucose tolerance test. Well My one hr came back 132 mg/dL. not high but because we live in a HIGh incidence area I had to do it for policy's sake! hate HMO's!
So they put me through the ringer on Friday when I did the 3 hr tolerance test and I was sure I failed it. So all weekend I worried but tried not to stress. Found out today that I PASSED MY 3hr test. I was certain that I failed my test! I was feeling so terrible that I called my regular family practitioner and ordered a 3 month recheck on my A1C and other blood work up. So I had all these lood tests run on Friday and come MOnday I find out the following GOOD NEWS!
A1C = 5.4
3 hr test--> fasting blood glucose (bg)=66, 1hr=124, 2hr=124, 3rd hr= 98mg/dL !!!! Goal is to b below 130mg/dL on all levels. So that was accomplished.
So u can imagine my relief and my happiness when I heard these numbers. YAhoo!
THe only bad news I got was concerning my cholesterol, triglycerides. and my LDL. The Doc said they were high.... how high?! I dont know. I didnt ask. Not like me to not ask for numbers and make a note of it but I think I was still beaming from the good grade on my 3hr tolerance test! I have another appt with family practitioner on Weds. to go over results Ill ask then and get back to you. I will have to definitely hit the walking harder from here on out so I can work on bringing down my cholesterol. Just back in July my cholesterol was said to be great... the doctor even said to me _ "HE wished HIS cholesterol was that good!" that made me feel good becuz he seems like a very trim and healthy individual. So now Im kinda bummed and wanna work on getting the heart back in shape! P.S. got my flu shot today and boy is my arm sore. Remember to get yours!
So thats my news for today and I will post some picture so enjoy and dont forget to read about rhyans news. Luv u all and stay healthy!
9/29/09
Week 27
This is a picture of me infront of the garage outside on a windy day at one week short of 7 months. My belly looks strange doesnt it? Im sittin really low. If I drop any lower Im sure I'll be peeing my pants by month 8. lol! 
This is me laughing at something silly or inappropriate that my husband said to me while trying to snap a mug of me. He doesnt like taking candid pictures of me like this for my blog,, he thinks its sooo vain! So any chance he gets to poke fun at me - he will!
I weigh 167 lbs. Too much according to my doctor. My thighs and tricep area are getting very cottage - cheesy! YUK!
This is me laughing at something silly or inappropriate that my husband said to me while trying to snap a mug of me. He doesnt like taking candid pictures of me like this for my blog,, he thinks its sooo vain! So any chance he gets to poke fun at me - he will!
I weigh 167 lbs. Too much according to my doctor. My thighs and tricep area are getting very cottage - cheesy! YUK! (BTW: my neighbor found a snake still alive in her garage stuck to sticky trap - u know the ones for mice... gross just wanted to share that with you)
As of yesterday I failed my one hr glucose test and now have to go in tomorrow and drink more yucky solution and take the 3 hr test. Blood drawn at fasting prior to drink and then at hour 1, then hr 2, then hr 3! UGH! so hate it and so mad - at myself and my body. I hate this blodd sugar stuff - I hate it I just do !
So I have to get back on my strict diet - ive been very bad for almost 7 months and my body's in trouble again. So i went to BK and had my last Fast food sandwich until after the baby is born. I added a small fry and diet soda to top it off. Have to run or jog or walk or maybe even crawl on the treadmill for atleast one hr or push self to do 2 miles. Has to be done. Im tryin to drop down to 160 lbs or atleast 161 lbs before the Las Vegas Wedding on Oct 31st. Doms brother will get married at the Little Chapel of Flowers on the strip. So pretty - you all should google it and see how neat the chapel is. And im sure it costs a pretty penny too!
On my way out to BK I ran into my neighbor ms. dona and we had a nice long talk. She talked about her ailments and her hubbies and all of a sudden my woes didnt seem so bad. So I have to always remember that if I have it not to easy - theres always some else less fortunate than I and I should be grateful for the positive things in my life and not dwell on the bad! No more pity party for me. Oh and she educated me on how to make a quik eggplant lasagna. U know Ive never eaten it and never once concerned self with looking at a recipe and I didnt know u DONT use lasagna noodles. LOL ! too funny right. How sheltered am I? go figure. So now maybe Ill try to make one and see if I like it. BEing a meat eater I think I would prefer to throw in some meat somewhere in that dish.
Also I asked ms . donna to help me plan a halloween party for the lil lady and her munchkin frends for oct 24th. A lil shin dig b4 we set sail to vegas. I will use that cute song that ms toni posted on her recipe/cooking site classical whimsey.. something or other?! I will post the web address soon. When I get around to adding her to my links posting! Cute site - u all have to click on over to it.
So high on carbs and bad cholesterol fat I have to make my way over to rhys school and pick her up. Enjoy the picts and I will post more later and pray I pass my 3 hr test and dont need insulin shots. Blah!
My pity party - To Be Cont'd.....
Things I miss.....
I miss talking about and doing things not related to my hubby or my daughter. I love em but come one I dont have any personal time any more! I need to plan a trip for myself. I do nothing for myself and if I try to I end up feeling REALLY guilty! So I will vow to be more selfish with myself for the next ...... (thinking) .......hm................................. for the next month, NO, week! yea, lets say week and see how that goes. I'll keep you posted.
I miss...
old friends. my parents. my childhood with my brother. my grandmother before the dementia started. cooking for fun and not worrying about anyones food allergies or saying "yuk i dont like that". baking and eating the entire pan and not having to worry about blood sugar levels. having time to myself. going to the movies at the drop of a hat. buying expensive junk and not feeling guilty about it. dressing nice. listening to music loud in the car. listening to music appropriate for me but not my child, i.e. Ozzy, rob zombie, alike. crafting and not being bothered. being naive. having Dominick as a boyfriend. living in a clutter-free environment. coffee. Burger King Value meals. having my own money. having a job.
just a few things I can say i miss having - the list may get longer. This sparked my thinking when I jumped over to Ms. Toni's blogsite and saw her page of all the things that make her .... HER! She takes the time out to make time for herself and thats a good thing. The only thing I can think of right now that will instantly make me feel better is a whopper with cheese and fries and a large diet soda from Burgetr King! lol
i think its time for a girl trip away from my hubby.. one last hurrah before I have the baby. Ive kept the family so close for the past year and havent wanted to leave the comfort of my home nor my new home town. But I think i need to before I go crazy. I have a trip planned with the hubby and lil one on halloween in Vegas But thats for a wedding. Plus its not so exciting cuz the planning is so stressful. Dom wants to rent or buy a new vehicle for the trip cuz our lil putputs arent gonna make it. too small or too rough to drive in.! either way we have to get to Vegas - so I checked the prices on rentals and for me its toooo expensive. I would rather drive 7 hrs in a cramped 3 seater truck than spend 340.oo dollars on a rental. thats just ridiculous.
I think Im gonna cut this one short and run to burger king and then come back and finish my whining on another posting!!!! c ya will b back with a whopper jr in my belly!
I miss talking about and doing things not related to my hubby or my daughter. I love em but come one I dont have any personal time any more! I need to plan a trip for myself. I do nothing for myself and if I try to I end up feeling REALLY guilty! So I will vow to be more selfish with myself for the next ...... (thinking) .......hm................................. for the next month, NO, week! yea, lets say week and see how that goes. I'll keep you posted.
I miss...
old friends. my parents. my childhood with my brother. my grandmother before the dementia started. cooking for fun and not worrying about anyones food allergies or saying "yuk i dont like that". baking and eating the entire pan and not having to worry about blood sugar levels. having time to myself. going to the movies at the drop of a hat. buying expensive junk and not feeling guilty about it. dressing nice. listening to music loud in the car. listening to music appropriate for me but not my child, i.e. Ozzy, rob zombie, alike. crafting and not being bothered. being naive. having Dominick as a boyfriend. living in a clutter-free environment. coffee. Burger King Value meals. having my own money. having a job.
just a few things I can say i miss having - the list may get longer. This sparked my thinking when I jumped over to Ms. Toni's blogsite and saw her page of all the things that make her .... HER! She takes the time out to make time for herself and thats a good thing. The only thing I can think of right now that will instantly make me feel better is a whopper with cheese and fries and a large diet soda from Burgetr King! lol
i think its time for a girl trip away from my hubby.. one last hurrah before I have the baby. Ive kept the family so close for the past year and havent wanted to leave the comfort of my home nor my new home town. But I think i need to before I go crazy. I have a trip planned with the hubby and lil one on halloween in Vegas But thats for a wedding. Plus its not so exciting cuz the planning is so stressful. Dom wants to rent or buy a new vehicle for the trip cuz our lil putputs arent gonna make it. too small or too rough to drive in.! either way we have to get to Vegas - so I checked the prices on rentals and for me its toooo expensive. I would rather drive 7 hrs in a cramped 3 seater truck than spend 340.oo dollars on a rental. thats just ridiculous.
I think Im gonna cut this one short and run to burger king and then come back and finish my whining on another posting!!!! c ya will b back with a whopper jr in my belly!
9/10/09
Station Fire Update
Fire has lost 850 last nite (they went home or assigned to another Fire). Lost 200 personnel the nite before. The estimated containment date is Sept 15th and is 67 to 71% contained according to inciweb.com. The Navajo Hotshots are going to forego their 2 day mandatory R&R and stake out on the mountain for 4 days with MRE's. So I may not hear from my huby for another 4 days. Hoping they get cellservice in the area they'll be camping.
So fire plan is to mop-up as much as they can in the wilderness. After DC stakes out for 4 days he'll have 3 more days before their released. He's getting anxious just sitting around waiting for a detail on the Station Fire. If he's not crazy busy while on assignment he gets stircrazy bored and complains like you wont believe. So I hope they give 'em a task quick!
This fire has been the best since we became a wildland firefighting family in 2004. The IC ordered some great resources to pamper the firefighters. THey slept in AC bunks during the day, hot cooked meals morning, noon, and night. Shower trucks, laundry trucks, free merchandise from local food companies, i.e. MOnster beverage truck stopped in to hand out free cans... Myoplex truck stopped in and gave everyone free shakes! Too cool right. Oh and lets not forget the truck that had WiFi Computers accessible to firefighters to surf to their delight! DC didnt have to open his tent once since Aug 26th (the day they were committed to Station Fire). Neat-o right?!
So fire plan is to mop-up as much as they can in the wilderness. After DC stakes out for 4 days he'll have 3 more days before their released. He's getting anxious just sitting around waiting for a detail on the Station Fire. If he's not crazy busy while on assignment he gets stircrazy bored and complains like you wont believe. So I hope they give 'em a task quick!
This fire has been the best since we became a wildland firefighting family in 2004. The IC ordered some great resources to pamper the firefighters. THey slept in AC bunks during the day, hot cooked meals morning, noon, and night. Shower trucks, laundry trucks, free merchandise from local food companies, i.e. MOnster beverage truck stopped in to hand out free cans... Myoplex truck stopped in and gave everyone free shakes! Too cool right. Oh and lets not forget the truck that had WiFi Computers accessible to firefighters to surf to their delight! DC didnt have to open his tent once since Aug 26th (the day they were committed to Station Fire). Neat-o right?!
More picts from the past
Look at these two chubby monkeys, Easter egg hunting! Werent they so adorable. 
Daddy with his big girl at 4 days old!
My silly girl and her dressup outfit for Easter this year! Shes also trying to do a tap dance number with that dowel. Tee hee! Sloutched over shes saying, "MOOOOM!, im not ready...dont take a picture yet!" (Im always getting yelled at.)
Daddy with his big girl at 4 days old!
My silly girl and her dressup outfit for Easter this year! Shes also trying to do a tap dance number with that dowel. Tee hee! Sloutched over shes saying, "MOOOOM!, im not ready...dont take a picture yet!" (Im always getting yelled at.)picture of my lil one...girl, cuz theres another lil ONE on the way
This is a picture we took at the Aquarium in ABQ when we took uncle Thomas to airport. He visited for 2 weeks before returning to Maryland. The trip to aquarium was spontaneous and she loved it - although short, it entertained her for an hr and let her forget about missing daddy.9/1/09
how am i feeling?
This morning after returning home after I dropped off Rhyan I walked into the house with not a clue. Prior to leaving for the elementary school I was starving. Rushed out the door I figured I would eat when i came home. So 15 minutes later I get into the kitchen and Im not hungry at all .... or is it that Im too sad to eat. Wasnt quite sure what to think then after I forced myself to get all the breakfast food out of fridge I realized that I wasnt rushed and I was cooking for myself. It was strange. The last time I cooked just for me was before in 2002. I cant remember the last time I didnt have to think about anyone else except myself. Im always taking care or entertaining or cooking for someone. If not for DOminick and Rhyan, for my mom her hubby or my dad. Strange feeling I had. So rather than eat at the kitchen table by myself I cooked my eggs and such and went straight to the office computer. I didnt feel so alone while at the computer reading the news and checking on Station fire updates. too funny, huh!
I suppose you mothers out there can relate.
Another hard fact Ive had to learn over the past few nights. NO matter how depressed and lonely I feel I cant let my kid see my despair. Its bad enough Im tryin to stay bubbly for her so she doesnt fall into a depressed stooper with her dad being gone for 7 days now.
Another thing I wanna complain about... Dominick has been gone for 7 days now, but he has 9 more days until his 14th day is up and they take mandatory leave. I was so bummed to hear. Dom said that the 14 day countdown starts the day they check in at the assignment COmmand post. So It took him 2 days to get to his assignment and they've been working for 5. So we have 9 more days of actual fireline time and then another 2 days to travel home. therefore, 11 days before we see my hubby! Not soon enough. Boo hoo!
So off to soccer practice we go. Finally forced myself to get an hr nap this afternoon so this evening Im feelin alil better.
P.S. I think Im gonna give the fire updates a rest for awhile becuz I think its stressing me out. Thats all I have on my mind. Im obsessed with all the updates on the internet on the news channels, the weather channel. cant be good for me I dont sleep inbetween his phone calls and thats not a good thing. Im too frantic to find out the next big story. So I need to take a break and get my nerves back to their natural state. lol talk with you all soon.
I suppose you mothers out there can relate.
Another hard fact Ive had to learn over the past few nights. NO matter how depressed and lonely I feel I cant let my kid see my despair. Its bad enough Im tryin to stay bubbly for her so she doesnt fall into a depressed stooper with her dad being gone for 7 days now.
Another thing I wanna complain about... Dominick has been gone for 7 days now, but he has 9 more days until his 14th day is up and they take mandatory leave. I was so bummed to hear. Dom said that the 14 day countdown starts the day they check in at the assignment COmmand post. So It took him 2 days to get to his assignment and they've been working for 5. So we have 9 more days of actual fireline time and then another 2 days to travel home. therefore, 11 days before we see my hubby! Not soon enough. Boo hoo!
So off to soccer practice we go. Finally forced myself to get an hr nap this afternoon so this evening Im feelin alil better.
P.S. I think Im gonna give the fire updates a rest for awhile becuz I think its stressing me out. Thats all I have on my mind. Im obsessed with all the updates on the internet on the news channels, the weather channel. cant be good for me I dont sleep inbetween his phone calls and thats not a good thing. Im too frantic to find out the next big story. So I need to take a break and get my nerves back to their natural state. lol talk with you all soon.
8/31/09
Station fire update as of 830pm Tonight
A Red Flag Warning will remain in effect due to high temperatures and low humidity until 9:00 p.m. this evening. Fire behavior will be much the same as last night with activefire behavior spreading North/Northeast towards Pear Blossom and Little Rock and towards the subdivisions along I-215. The greatest fire activity is expected in the Big and Little Tujunga areas. Fire is expected to spread towards Mt. Wilson and the San Gabrial Wilderness.
The Station Fire is now estimated to be 105,296 acres. The fire is spreading east and north with some northwest spread. Firefighters are making some progression on the NW edge of the fire. Small scale firing operations to help in suppression efforts are taking place north of La Canada Flintridge and Glendale. A hotshot crew and engines from Glendale Fire Department and LA County are reporting that they are experiencing success with the mission. 65 personnel have been pulled back from Chileao Flats for safety reasons. Crews, engines, water tenders are working in the Mt. Wilson area.
The Station Fire continues to burn within the Angeles National Forest and near surrounding foothill communities of La Canada-Flintridge, La Crescenta, Acton, Soledad Canyon, Pasadena and Glendale. The goals of the firefighters are to keep the fire west of Highway 39 and Angeles Crest Highway, east of Interstate 5, south of Highway 14, Pearblossom Highway, and Highway 138, and north of the foothill communities and the Angeles National Forest Boundary. Steep terrain, decadent old growth brush and hot dry weather are factors that drive fire activity. Firefighters are working to build fireline and protect structures within areas affected by the fire.
The Station Fire is now estimated to be 105,296 acres. The fire is spreading east and north with some northwest spread. Firefighters are making some progression on the NW edge of the fire. Small scale firing operations to help in suppression efforts are taking place north of La Canada Flintridge and Glendale. A hotshot crew and engines from Glendale Fire Department and LA County are reporting that they are experiencing success with the mission. 65 personnel have been pulled back from Chileao Flats for safety reasons. Crews, engines, water tenders are working in the Mt. Wilson area.
The Station Fire continues to burn within the Angeles National Forest and near surrounding foothill communities of La Canada-Flintridge, La Crescenta, Acton, Soledad Canyon, Pasadena and Glendale. The goals of the firefighters are to keep the fire west of Highway 39 and Angeles Crest Highway, east of Interstate 5, south of Highway 14, Pearblossom Highway, and Highway 138, and north of the foothill communities and the Angeles National Forest Boundary. Steep terrain, decadent old growth brush and hot dry weather are factors that drive fire activity. Firefighters are working to build fireline and protect structures within areas affected by the fire.
8/30/09
Station Fire Est. containment date: 9-8-09
space shots of Southern Cali Smoke becuz of Station Fire and Morris Fire. Also a picture of the Governator from Dom's phone.
8/29/09
Pregnancy Goal
Well I started my running seriously again so I have to keep it up daily.
Yesterday I jumped on the treadmill and ran 1mile at a 4.0 speed for 15:12 minutes.
Before I got pregnant I was running 1 mile at 4.8 to 5.0 speed in 12:00 to 13:00 minutes.
So Im hoping to improve on my endurance and sustain an entire 2 mile run at a 4.0 speed.
Remember! I have to take that glucose test on Sept 21st to wish me well and hope I can work on my endurance.
My goal is to maintain a good pace for 2 miles without pooping out and run it under 29:30 mins. Thats just under 15 mins per mile. I can do that now but after one mile im ALOT pooped!
What about you guys? any exercise goals you have for yourself... email me at rlgishi@msn.com
Yesterday I jumped on the treadmill and ran 1mile at a 4.0 speed for 15:12 minutes.
Before I got pregnant I was running 1 mile at 4.8 to 5.0 speed in 12:00 to 13:00 minutes.
So Im hoping to improve on my endurance and sustain an entire 2 mile run at a 4.0 speed.
Remember! I have to take that glucose test on Sept 21st to wish me well and hope I can work on my endurance.
My goal is to maintain a good pace for 2 miles without pooping out and run it under 29:30 mins. Thats just under 15 mins per mile. I can do that now but after one mile im ALOT pooped!
What about you guys? any exercise goals you have for yourself... email me at rlgishi@msn.com
Off to another fire!
OFF TO STATION FIRE NORTH OF GLENDALE/PASADENA, CALIFORNIA. Just released from Morris fire north of Azusa, CA. the Morris Fire will be 100% contained on monday so they began to release crews at 0700 hrs today. But the Station fire, also in the Angeles National Forest, is burning at an extreme rate. It started on Weds. and has burned almost 5,000 acres. The fire is in rough terrain and not accessible to vehicles. so crews will hike to points needed and begin diggin hand lines to restrict fire spread. Wind is only at 8mph. Rate of fire growth is extreme because of the steep slopes associated with the area. Once it gets a run on a slope it'll take off like no ones business. 1800 homes threatned. So almost all 12 crews from the southwest region that were released from Morris fire today are headed over to the Station fire about 60 miles west of Azusa, CA.
heres the website if you want to keep yourself updated
8/27/09
curling irons are Dangerous for clumsy people!
So i have this gosh aweful scar on my neck that (told by dr.) wont go away or start to fade for another 6 months. Now! we live in Hickytown USA and its a god aweful place to have a mark like this on your neck. Ive been treated so rudely ever since this happen back in June. If I had just slowed down it would have never happened.
I was at Rhyans swim lesson and tryin to curl my hair so no one prejudged how lazy I was in the morning or that I couldnt do the curling at home. I know ! stupid! but im a neurotic mess like that!
DC doing his job! Dont worry Air Quality Acts are always followed. They have to be otherwise the BIA gets fined lots of DINERO!!!
Dominicks prescribed burns he did yesterday. Can you see the smoke. We noticed it on the way to grants Just as we were headed onto I-40. We see smoke and we say, "MONEY!!!!!" lol
Last Fire of the 2009 Season, HOPEFULLY!
Well last night after a very long day of prescribed fire burning on the reservation (6am - 7pm).
Hubby gets back to the office with the rest of the crew to find they have been committed to the Morris Fire in Northern Los Angeles, Glendora to be exact.
This is the life of a wildland firefighter.....
Monday - in/out of the office doing paperwork for upcoming prescribed fire burns and contract renewals.
Tuesday - 6am to 6p trying to burn atleast 100 acres to meet the fiscal year quota that will be up for deadline the 1st of sept.
Weds. - 6am to 7p tryin to burn another 140 acres to meet the 15,000 acres requirement for this years goal by sept 1st. If the crew doesnt complete the burn there will be a shortage of money for next fiscal yr.....not a good thing.
He returns to compound to find they need to all rush home, get packs, and begin their long drive toward California. So he comes home stinky and black from the days activities to only change, grab bags, and out the door he goes. TOO much for Rhyan and I - the entire time hes packing we're crying our lil eyes out. So there he went .. out the door to another assignment. Could be five days long or could be the full 14 days gone. Who knows we just pray he comes home safely!
Hubby gets back to the office with the rest of the crew to find they have been committed to the Morris Fire in Northern Los Angeles, Glendora to be exact.
This is the life of a wildland firefighter.....
Monday - in/out of the office doing paperwork for upcoming prescribed fire burns and contract renewals.
Tuesday - 6am to 6p trying to burn atleast 100 acres to meet the fiscal year quota that will be up for deadline the 1st of sept.
Weds. - 6am to 7p tryin to burn another 140 acres to meet the 15,000 acres requirement for this years goal by sept 1st. If the crew doesnt complete the burn there will be a shortage of money for next fiscal yr.....not a good thing.
He returns to compound to find they need to all rush home, get packs, and begin their long drive toward California. So he comes home stinky and black from the days activities to only change, grab bags, and out the door he goes. TOO much for Rhyan and I - the entire time hes packing we're crying our lil eyes out. So there he went .. out the door to another assignment. Could be five days long or could be the full 14 days gone. Who knows we just pray he comes home safely!
8/26/09
Christmas greeting card made last year
The one i made didnt attach the first time so here it is! See decription on next posting to get the downlow on what this is...!
are u redy for christmas!
These are pictures I took at Target last yr while shopping in ABQ. I took picts so I could have a an idea of what to do. Its August and im tryin to get a jump start on my greeting cards. The long rectangular picture is one I made as a handmade gift voucher to The Cheesecake Factory. I wasnt gonna pay the processing fee for the card from the restaurant so I simply made my own and attached a $20 bill to the back and mailed it! neato huh!
8/25/09
shoes in a clothes dryer
Let me clarify something here. the babies movements arent such that the baby moves (ooh I felt that how cute). It more like rumble rumble rumble rumble, like terrible diarrhea gas that continues for 15 to 20 seconds continuously! then stops. Then 3 seconds later it starts again.
With rhyan it was slow movement and a little or big kick then slow wavy motions. thats all. If you really wanted her to kick you would need to push down on my belly and then she would get mad and kick back.
But this kid in my stomach - man o man! he/she thinks its time to play soccer. Or I could liken it to a couple pair of shoes tumbling around inside the dryer over and over and over! never letting up. *sigh* now can you see why im up for hrs at a time in the night because of this kid. lol :o)
HAVE A GOOD DAY!
With rhyan it was slow movement and a little or big kick then slow wavy motions. thats all. If you really wanted her to kick you would need to push down on my belly and then she would get mad and kick back.
But this kid in my stomach - man o man! he/she thinks its time to play soccer. Or I could liken it to a couple pair of shoes tumbling around inside the dryer over and over and over! never letting up. *sigh* now can you see why im up for hrs at a time in the night because of this kid. lol :o)
HAVE A GOOD DAY!
Today is Tuesday, August 25th, 2009
Had OB appointment yesterday and Dr. told me Im doing okay but im gainin to much weight. So I need to slow down!!!
I thought my fatigue could be due to possible signs of anemia. no such luck! j/k The Dr. reassured me Im only pregnant and it normal. Oh thanks Doc. Boy wasnt sure whether Iwas pregnant or not.
Have to increase the amt of protein I eat in morning. So right now im consuming peanut butter on celery. Had left over lasagna casserole from the other night. Drank my no calorie/no sugar juice this morning and maybe Ill have a whey protein shake a little later. I have to get back to pre-preggars diet. Also because I have (in 4 weeks) a glucose test (the one hr one) to see how well my body can tolerate the 50grams of carbs in a period of one hour. Now because I have been on this roller coaster for awhile Im well aware of what to expect and what my body SHOULD be doing. When your not pregnant the numbers for a normal pregnant person after one hr of drinking the glucola should be below 140 mg/dL. But if your prediabetic like me needs to below 130mg/dL. Ugh! With all the bady eating ive been doing and the lack (serious lack) of exercise Im sure my pancreas has been shot and will not bring me below 130mg/dL. I can only pray, jump start my running again and get back on a serious carb restricted diet again for the next 4 weeks - until my Sept 21st appointment. If my blood sugar goes back below 130 after theone hour im in the clear and the will not pronounce me with gestational diabetes. BUT! if my sugar does stay above that number I will then have to perform the 3 hr glucoes tolerance test. thats where the Docs increase my sugar (dextrose) intact and after one hr, two hrs, and three hours the take my blood sugar count. Now back in the fall of 2008 I had these tests performed and I was in the clear. So pray for me that all is well. Especially for the baby because If I have gest. diabtes then I will have to take insulin shots. yuk! and triple scary!
Got a picture of the baby and I cant see very well but dom and the Dr were able to point everything out to me. Showed Rhyan and she wasnt too pleased. she too said it was difficult to see a baby in that black and white mess. haa haa!
Baby moves like crazy and at night rhyan still crawls back it bed with us. I have a friend whom let me borrow a pregnancy pillow (LeachCo. snoogle pillow). Its fabulous... since ive been using it my back pain has subsided and im sleeping so much better at night. It definitely keeps you in place and doesnt allow you to move onto your belly in the middle of a dead sleep. That was my problem and I wouldnt notice until I was awaken by excrutiating back and belly pain. So love the pillow and im so glad its in my bed.
back to the baby moving. This kid moves soooo much (much more that rhyan EVER did) it wakes me up at night and keeps my up for almost an hr at a time. During the day the kid moves or should I say kicks so much all day long it feels not soo comfy! but i should nt complain... im just happy im pregnant the babies healthy and moving!!! right? right!
So i will post a pict of the ultrasound later in the week. FYI: we are not finding out what sex the baby is. Its more fun when you dont. I cant buy anything til after the babies born anyway so whats the point really. its a culture thing.
I thought my fatigue could be due to possible signs of anemia. no such luck! j/k The Dr. reassured me Im only pregnant and it normal. Oh thanks Doc. Boy wasnt sure whether Iwas pregnant or not.
Have to increase the amt of protein I eat in morning. So right now im consuming peanut butter on celery. Had left over lasagna casserole from the other night. Drank my no calorie/no sugar juice this morning and maybe Ill have a whey protein shake a little later. I have to get back to pre-preggars diet. Also because I have (in 4 weeks) a glucose test (the one hr one) to see how well my body can tolerate the 50grams of carbs in a period of one hour. Now because I have been on this roller coaster for awhile Im well aware of what to expect and what my body SHOULD be doing. When your not pregnant the numbers for a normal pregnant person after one hr of drinking the glucola should be below 140 mg/dL. But if your prediabetic like me needs to below 130mg/dL. Ugh! With all the bady eating ive been doing and the lack (serious lack) of exercise Im sure my pancreas has been shot and will not bring me below 130mg/dL. I can only pray, jump start my running again and get back on a serious carb restricted diet again for the next 4 weeks - until my Sept 21st appointment. If my blood sugar goes back below 130 after theone hour im in the clear and the will not pronounce me with gestational diabetes. BUT! if my sugar does stay above that number I will then have to perform the 3 hr glucoes tolerance test. thats where the Docs increase my sugar (dextrose) intact and after one hr, two hrs, and three hours the take my blood sugar count. Now back in the fall of 2008 I had these tests performed and I was in the clear. So pray for me that all is well. Especially for the baby because If I have gest. diabtes then I will have to take insulin shots. yuk! and triple scary!
Got a picture of the baby and I cant see very well but dom and the Dr were able to point everything out to me. Showed Rhyan and she wasnt too pleased. she too said it was difficult to see a baby in that black and white mess. haa haa!
Baby moves like crazy and at night rhyan still crawls back it bed with us. I have a friend whom let me borrow a pregnancy pillow (LeachCo. snoogle pillow). Its fabulous... since ive been using it my back pain has subsided and im sleeping so much better at night. It definitely keeps you in place and doesnt allow you to move onto your belly in the middle of a dead sleep. That was my problem and I wouldnt notice until I was awaken by excrutiating back and belly pain. So love the pillow and im so glad its in my bed.
back to the baby moving. This kid moves soooo much (much more that rhyan EVER did) it wakes me up at night and keeps my up for almost an hr at a time. During the day the kid moves or should I say kicks so much all day long it feels not soo comfy! but i should nt complain... im just happy im pregnant the babies healthy and moving!!! right? right!
So i will post a pict of the ultrasound later in the week. FYI: we are not finding out what sex the baby is. Its more fun when you dont. I cant buy anything til after the babies born anyway so whats the point really. its a culture thing.
8/20/09
This is a picture of me in the Fall 2003 5 months pregnant with Rhyan. 
This is a picture of me last month at 5 months pregnant with baby #2!
This is another picture from this month of me at 5 1/2 months pregnant. See how dirty my garage is. hee hee! FYI my 5 yr old took the picture. She loves taken profile pictures of my belly! lol!!!! I started at 152 lbs when I first read the pregnancy stick as positive. The first trimester I did real good and only gained 3 lbs. Awesome, Right! Now im almost over the 6 months mark and I think im at 160 something. Actually I just ran to the bathroom and checked ...with a full tummy and its just about bed time so the scale read 164.2 lbs. Last appointment (july 27th), which was 3 weeks ago, I weighed 160.0 lbs and the doctor told me I gained 3 lbs. Which he had emphasized was too much and I needed to slow down a little! whatha??!! So that means for my next appt on Monday Aug 24th I should weigh in at 168. Becuz my scale and the doctors old fashioned balance scale always reads more than my digital at home. Even If i try to starve self, empty my bladder and wear very lil clothing that is thin and not heavy material! funny right? The things we do to make sure every ounce doesnt count! lol (even when were pregnant!) :O)
This is a picture of me last month at 5 months pregnant with baby #2!
This is another picture from this month of me at 5 1/2 months pregnant. See how dirty my garage is. hee hee! FYI my 5 yr old took the picture. She loves taken profile pictures of my belly! lol!!!! I started at 152 lbs when I first read the pregnancy stick as positive. The first trimester I did real good and only gained 3 lbs. Awesome, Right! Now im almost over the 6 months mark and I think im at 160 something. Actually I just ran to the bathroom and checked ...with a full tummy and its just about bed time so the scale read 164.2 lbs. Last appointment (july 27th), which was 3 weeks ago, I weighed 160.0 lbs and the doctor told me I gained 3 lbs. Which he had emphasized was too much and I needed to slow down a little! whatha??!! So that means for my next appt on Monday Aug 24th I should weigh in at 168. Becuz my scale and the doctors old fashioned balance scale always reads more than my digital at home. Even If i try to starve self, empty my bladder and wear very lil clothing that is thin and not heavy material! funny right? The things we do to make sure every ounce doesnt count! lol (even when were pregnant!) :O)
written August 11 2009 , sorry I know its late!
Okay so Ive been absent for quite sometime and Im so sorry. But first let me start off by saying Im so sorry for the long absence. Let me recap…It all started back in March. I fell extremely ill and had been in and out of the hospital for the month of March and April. My job at the preschool was coming to an end but I had to miss quite a few days in April due to the illness. So I had quite a few tests and medical procedures performed and still every time nothing was found wrong with me. I had been to the ER atleast 3 x and each time they sent me home with a diagnosis of Chronic abdominal pain with questionable causes. So basically they had no idea why I had terrible stomach pain. Go figure. The medical facilities here in Gallup are not the best. Let me just say that if you ever moved here… I would be afraid to get sick! Lol
So many of the women that were around me and understood my pain would jokingly say I was pregnant. Atleast 15 women made a comment once or twice about the pregnancy thing. Funny right? Well would have been if the pregnancy test that the ER performed came back positive. But all four were NEGATIVE. So that was ruled out and they all moved on to the next prognosis.
Well, little did we know that later on about 3 or 4 weeks later another test would be done at home with the help of my little 4 yr old _ the results would come back POSITIVE! Haa haa!
My symptoms were chronic dizziness, stomach cramps, terrible heartburn, gallstone pain, no desire for typical food eaten daily, and mean lower back pain! The back pain was so terrible I couldn’t sit up straight for more than 30 mins. The minute I got to the preschool I wanted to instantly lie down on the circle time carpet. I would force food down and then have bad stomach pain like I ate spoiled food and I was coming down with food poisoning. I even thought I had a pinched nerve in my rib section. The doctors thought I had an appendicitis, then they figured it was pancreatitis, a peptic ulcer? We did all sorts of test but nothing said definitely I was extremely sick. So you can imagine the frustration. I was drinking so much Maalox it was giving me diarrhea. Yep! If you drink too much of that stuff that’s what’ll happen. So beware people not too consume too much. There were even times toward the end of my illness that I got sooo constipated it scared the jeepers outta me. Scary when your on the commode and your pushing so hard your afraid you’ll end up with hemorrhoids! Yes I said it! Hemorrhoids. Embarrassing to say but hey this is reality. So I luckily didn’t end up with that but I did end up giving myself my 1st enema ever. Im 31 yrs old and Ive never had to worry bout this stuff. But I was desperate, in tons of pain in my colon region, and wanting relief fast. Scared what the hospital might do I vowed to take care of it the best I could at home. So remember you have to remember that for almost 6 weeks I havent had anything more in my diet than water and crackers. I couldn’t stomach anything. The medical professionals were telling me to stay away from all sorts of food and so I pretty much ate nothing but starches and no fiber what so ever. This coming from a person who has been on an extremely health high protein, high fiber diet for over a year. I would drink tons of water and run atleast 2 miles a day. But now I wasn’t getting any exercise. Remember I felt like I was having the worst drunken hangover every day for 6 weeks. Any one who has ever had to deal with that knows that you feel dizzy, woozy and nauseous all at the same time while trying not to vomit. So any way Ive been eaten lots of starchy food and got myself plugged up. Lol. So I committed myself to the house in lock down. Told my husband don’t expect me to do anything or go anywhere. I started a regimen of prune juice, philips stool softner capsules and lots of water. I drank an entire 48 oz container of prune juice and took 2 capsules over a 6 hr period and still nothing happened. I was frustrated and in more pain. Every thing wanted to come out but there was still a blockage somewhere. So now Im thinking I have some kind of tumor that’s blocking my fecal matter from expelling like it should be. I start to really panic. Ive been lying in bed most of the day , I started the juice and stool softner capsules at 8am, its now 6pm. Ive been lying in bed watching all sorts of chick flicks on Saturday tv and still nothing. So now I decide to pull out th big guns!!!
I get the saline solution (no oil) enema and begin to read the package. I find out how its done and decide to commit myself to this deed. Horrifically scared and embarrassed I don’t tell my husband what Im up to and I close the bedroom door AND the bathroom door! I kneel down as I’ve been instructed to do in the small 5” x 8” piece of paper insert. I begin the procedure. Lie on my side and wait! I wait nervously for 2 mins then 5 mins! I have many scenerios play thru in my head. Theres a huge accident on the bathroom floor that I have to clean up and its not easy to get out of the tile grout! I mean… come on Im thinking all sorts of crazy things are gonna go wrong. Then like it says … you’ll begin to feel the pressure and that’s when its ready to sit up and make it to the toilet. So I try and SUCCESS! I make it to the comode with no problems … no accidents and SCORE! Its flowing like nature intended… just in this case I needed a lil help from a little saline solution bottle labeled enema! Tee hee.
So Im happy Im pain free Im relieved and I feel normal again. Never ever want to experience that horrific event again…ever! Little did I know that within the next 3 weeks I would have to perform it again , TWICE! But now im a pro at it and its nothing at all for me to take care of business. So after the third one my health gets better .. I m back to eaten well with lots of fiber, mind you! And 5 months later I still make sure I get an apple a day or I snack on one or two dried prune snacks a day. Never wanna go back to that horrifying time in my life! Eeks. Side note: be sure you get plenty of exercise and eat lots of fiber. Lol!
So on April 22 I perform the second of three pregnancy tests at home and it reads positive. Im pregnant!!!
I was so happy. We’ve been talking about getting pregnant since jan 2007 and started trying back in jan 2009. Here it is april 09 and whallah! It happened. Tell my husband and his response is one of shock and disbelief. It takes him a day to realize what just happen to him and his bank account. Lol! But after the shock wears off two day later we realize how lucky we are and how happy the next 9 months will be.
Fast forward to 5 months later and 7 pounds heavier….. Im tired all the time. I have to take a nap in the mid afternoon. My 5 y old has gotten use to taking care of me and knows that when mommy sleeps that’s her time to sit in front of TV watching all the shows on Disney that mommy doesn’t let her watch! Devious isn’t she?!?!
I cant sleep on back anymore cuz it hurts, I cant stop craving cheeseburgers and French fries. I cant eat my tuna and bleu cheese anymore nor can I munch on shrimp. I know its alright to do these things say the experts but I have my own reasons. So anyway! With my first pregnancy I craved green chile and red chile .. Im talking the super hot stuff that makes you cry. That was super yummy to me. With this pregnancy I crave mustard. I use probably 6 packets of mustard for one small McDonalds French fry! Oh how I love that mustard these days. Chile is okay now but I just cant seem to get anything hot enough or yummy enough for me to feel fabulous. Cuz as you know , when your pregnant , its all about the food and HOW it makes you feel!!! *grinning*
I cant sit for more than 20 mins at the computer without having to pee. I leave the house and before I go I pee, then 5 mins later when I get to the store I have to pee before I even start to shop. Frustrates the heck outta my 5 yr old. Payback is a killer! Now she knows How I felt during potty training. Lol
One thing that is really funny. I cant sleep at night. Sometimes it’s the pain but most of the time I wake up cuz I have to pee but then I stay awake for no reason… just cuz im wide awake and cant fall back to sleep. For the past few nights I have been awake from 3am to 6am. Sometimes its up at 3am and up all day. I don’t take long naps at all. Before I got pregnant I would sometimes take 2 to 3 hr naps in afternoon and still make it to bed at 10am and sleep like a baby all night. Now I nap for an hr in afternoon and Im in bed by 8pm. And up at 3am bright eyed and bushytailed. Go figure! I was telling my hubby maybe its becuz I’m hungry and I’m not feeding myself at 3am. So last night I tried something different. I got up and fed self even though I wasn’t really craving anything or starving… ate half a turkey sandwich, goldfish and 8ozs of milk. I was so content and fell asleep again soon after and didn’t wake til 9am. So maybe that is it. Another funny thing. Ever since I found out I was pregnant Ive been waking up in middle of night parched and craving an ice cold beverage to drink. So I get up drink my ice cold punch, milk or caffeine free soda and I’m satisfied and back to sleep I go. Until this whole hungry thing started lately.
So its 12 am midnight Im still up typing and cant go to sleep. I ate dinner at 6pm and my tummy is telling me im hungry. So off to the pantry I go for a snack.
Oh p.s. ever since I was 2.5 months pregnant I could feel the baby move. First it was like a nervous butterfly then like a gassy bubble In my tummy, now its definitely a lil monster pushing out my skin tryin to say hello. Tee hee! Feels great! So thanks for reading I will try to keep you updated weekly and so far Im 21 weeks preggars and tryin not to gain too much weight. Stay tuned for more exciting news! Thanks for stopping in to read the blog. Look for pictures to come of my belly! Take care
So many of the women that were around me and understood my pain would jokingly say I was pregnant. Atleast 15 women made a comment once or twice about the pregnancy thing. Funny right? Well would have been if the pregnancy test that the ER performed came back positive. But all four were NEGATIVE. So that was ruled out and they all moved on to the next prognosis.
Well, little did we know that later on about 3 or 4 weeks later another test would be done at home with the help of my little 4 yr old _ the results would come back POSITIVE! Haa haa!
My symptoms were chronic dizziness, stomach cramps, terrible heartburn, gallstone pain, no desire for typical food eaten daily, and mean lower back pain! The back pain was so terrible I couldn’t sit up straight for more than 30 mins. The minute I got to the preschool I wanted to instantly lie down on the circle time carpet. I would force food down and then have bad stomach pain like I ate spoiled food and I was coming down with food poisoning. I even thought I had a pinched nerve in my rib section. The doctors thought I had an appendicitis, then they figured it was pancreatitis, a peptic ulcer? We did all sorts of test but nothing said definitely I was extremely sick. So you can imagine the frustration. I was drinking so much Maalox it was giving me diarrhea. Yep! If you drink too much of that stuff that’s what’ll happen. So beware people not too consume too much. There were even times toward the end of my illness that I got sooo constipated it scared the jeepers outta me. Scary when your on the commode and your pushing so hard your afraid you’ll end up with hemorrhoids! Yes I said it! Hemorrhoids. Embarrassing to say but hey this is reality. So I luckily didn’t end up with that but I did end up giving myself my 1st enema ever. Im 31 yrs old and Ive never had to worry bout this stuff. But I was desperate, in tons of pain in my colon region, and wanting relief fast. Scared what the hospital might do I vowed to take care of it the best I could at home. So remember you have to remember that for almost 6 weeks I havent had anything more in my diet than water and crackers. I couldn’t stomach anything. The medical professionals were telling me to stay away from all sorts of food and so I pretty much ate nothing but starches and no fiber what so ever. This coming from a person who has been on an extremely health high protein, high fiber diet for over a year. I would drink tons of water and run atleast 2 miles a day. But now I wasn’t getting any exercise. Remember I felt like I was having the worst drunken hangover every day for 6 weeks. Any one who has ever had to deal with that knows that you feel dizzy, woozy and nauseous all at the same time while trying not to vomit. So any way Ive been eaten lots of starchy food and got myself plugged up. Lol. So I committed myself to the house in lock down. Told my husband don’t expect me to do anything or go anywhere. I started a regimen of prune juice, philips stool softner capsules and lots of water. I drank an entire 48 oz container of prune juice and took 2 capsules over a 6 hr period and still nothing happened. I was frustrated and in more pain. Every thing wanted to come out but there was still a blockage somewhere. So now Im thinking I have some kind of tumor that’s blocking my fecal matter from expelling like it should be. I start to really panic. Ive been lying in bed most of the day , I started the juice and stool softner capsules at 8am, its now 6pm. Ive been lying in bed watching all sorts of chick flicks on Saturday tv and still nothing. So now I decide to pull out th big guns!!!
I get the saline solution (no oil) enema and begin to read the package. I find out how its done and decide to commit myself to this deed. Horrifically scared and embarrassed I don’t tell my husband what Im up to and I close the bedroom door AND the bathroom door! I kneel down as I’ve been instructed to do in the small 5” x 8” piece of paper insert. I begin the procedure. Lie on my side and wait! I wait nervously for 2 mins then 5 mins! I have many scenerios play thru in my head. Theres a huge accident on the bathroom floor that I have to clean up and its not easy to get out of the tile grout! I mean… come on Im thinking all sorts of crazy things are gonna go wrong. Then like it says … you’ll begin to feel the pressure and that’s when its ready to sit up and make it to the toilet. So I try and SUCCESS! I make it to the comode with no problems … no accidents and SCORE! Its flowing like nature intended… just in this case I needed a lil help from a little saline solution bottle labeled enema! Tee hee.
So Im happy Im pain free Im relieved and I feel normal again. Never ever want to experience that horrific event again…ever! Little did I know that within the next 3 weeks I would have to perform it again , TWICE! But now im a pro at it and its nothing at all for me to take care of business. So after the third one my health gets better .. I m back to eaten well with lots of fiber, mind you! And 5 months later I still make sure I get an apple a day or I snack on one or two dried prune snacks a day. Never wanna go back to that horrifying time in my life! Eeks. Side note: be sure you get plenty of exercise and eat lots of fiber. Lol!
So on April 22 I perform the second of three pregnancy tests at home and it reads positive. Im pregnant!!!
I was so happy. We’ve been talking about getting pregnant since jan 2007 and started trying back in jan 2009. Here it is april 09 and whallah! It happened. Tell my husband and his response is one of shock and disbelief. It takes him a day to realize what just happen to him and his bank account. Lol! But after the shock wears off two day later we realize how lucky we are and how happy the next 9 months will be.
Fast forward to 5 months later and 7 pounds heavier….. Im tired all the time. I have to take a nap in the mid afternoon. My 5 y old has gotten use to taking care of me and knows that when mommy sleeps that’s her time to sit in front of TV watching all the shows on Disney that mommy doesn’t let her watch! Devious isn’t she?!?!
I cant sleep on back anymore cuz it hurts, I cant stop craving cheeseburgers and French fries. I cant eat my tuna and bleu cheese anymore nor can I munch on shrimp. I know its alright to do these things say the experts but I have my own reasons. So anyway! With my first pregnancy I craved green chile and red chile .. Im talking the super hot stuff that makes you cry. That was super yummy to me. With this pregnancy I crave mustard. I use probably 6 packets of mustard for one small McDonalds French fry! Oh how I love that mustard these days. Chile is okay now but I just cant seem to get anything hot enough or yummy enough for me to feel fabulous. Cuz as you know , when your pregnant , its all about the food and HOW it makes you feel!!! *grinning*
I cant sit for more than 20 mins at the computer without having to pee. I leave the house and before I go I pee, then 5 mins later when I get to the store I have to pee before I even start to shop. Frustrates the heck outta my 5 yr old. Payback is a killer! Now she knows How I felt during potty training. Lol
One thing that is really funny. I cant sleep at night. Sometimes it’s the pain but most of the time I wake up cuz I have to pee but then I stay awake for no reason… just cuz im wide awake and cant fall back to sleep. For the past few nights I have been awake from 3am to 6am. Sometimes its up at 3am and up all day. I don’t take long naps at all. Before I got pregnant I would sometimes take 2 to 3 hr naps in afternoon and still make it to bed at 10am and sleep like a baby all night. Now I nap for an hr in afternoon and Im in bed by 8pm. And up at 3am bright eyed and bushytailed. Go figure! I was telling my hubby maybe its becuz I’m hungry and I’m not feeding myself at 3am. So last night I tried something different. I got up and fed self even though I wasn’t really craving anything or starving… ate half a turkey sandwich, goldfish and 8ozs of milk. I was so content and fell asleep again soon after and didn’t wake til 9am. So maybe that is it. Another funny thing. Ever since I found out I was pregnant Ive been waking up in middle of night parched and craving an ice cold beverage to drink. So I get up drink my ice cold punch, milk or caffeine free soda and I’m satisfied and back to sleep I go. Until this whole hungry thing started lately.
So its 12 am midnight Im still up typing and cant go to sleep. I ate dinner at 6pm and my tummy is telling me im hungry. So off to the pantry I go for a snack.
Oh p.s. ever since I was 2.5 months pregnant I could feel the baby move. First it was like a nervous butterfly then like a gassy bubble In my tummy, now its definitely a lil monster pushing out my skin tryin to say hello. Tee hee! Feels great! So thanks for reading I will try to keep you updated weekly and so far Im 21 weeks preggars and tryin not to gain too much weight. Stay tuned for more exciting news! Thanks for stopping in to read the blog. Look for pictures to come of my belly! Take care
Pickles anyone? Finally 2 lines. ugh!
Finally we are pregnant and expecting again. *sigh* it has been a long time waiting for this one to come. Im almost 6 months and loving every minute of it!
6/7/09
Im back!!!
Well , Well, Well..... yes its been awhile! A very long while. Sorry I have been extremely busy and if not busy - extremely sick! ugh! so finally I feel better. Rhyan and I have started our summer break and 2 days ago dom went out on his first fire assignment. boo hoo!
So sad he's gone but soon enought he'll be home with us again. Rhyan misses him tremendously already. That usually doesnt come til day 5, but sooner this season. He is on the North rim of the Grand Canyon at the Quincey Fire. Not much coverage on it. Still a small fire! hope it stays small. So our small town has been windy like you would nt believe. Nuts, really!
Oh by the way Todd! Dom keeps eyeing and drooling over your black truck and wants to know if you sell it to him for $500? Personally, I think hes looney.
saw TJ's adorable soccer photos and we miss him so much. You working too hard girl, 40+ hrs a week.
Dont forget to smell the roses. I will check in more now that my hubby isnt home to cuddle with. lol. so love you all and take care and remember to love your family everyday, allday!
Peace.
So sad he's gone but soon enought he'll be home with us again. Rhyan misses him tremendously already. That usually doesnt come til day 5, but sooner this season. He is on the North rim of the Grand Canyon at the Quincey Fire. Not much coverage on it. Still a small fire! hope it stays small. So our small town has been windy like you would nt believe. Nuts, really!
Oh by the way Todd! Dom keeps eyeing and drooling over your black truck and wants to know if you sell it to him for $500? Personally, I think hes looney.
saw TJ's adorable soccer photos and we miss him so much. You working too hard girl, 40+ hrs a week.
Dont forget to smell the roses. I will check in more now that my hubby isnt home to cuddle with. lol. so love you all and take care and remember to love your family everyday, allday!
Peace.
3/9/09
The mind of a Four year old
I just couldnt wait to tell you all about a lil boy in our preschool class. He is the most adorable kid EVER - and he also happens to be a member of my church. So this pass Sunday was Fast Sunday - we observe the rite of forgoing two consecutive meals to gain spiritual clarity for whatever purpose we seek. So this kid says to me today in our daily preschool activity so matter-of-factly, "Sunday was Fast Sunday!" I replied excitedly, " Thats right kiddo!", I stare at him in amazement for a few seconds watching him color with crayons. He's concentrating ever so hard on his picture of a frog. I continue to have thoughts of how wonderful this kid is and how well his mother has taught him. Im admiring his ability to use his manners etc etc. when suddenly, bewildered he comments, "It was Fast Sunday ....but..... actually I think it went by sooooo slow." I jump from a sloutched over posture and smile ever so quickly. Grinning from ear to ear and trying not to giggle loudly I begin to explain Fast Sunday in preschooler terms. - that made my day. *grin*
1/5/09
First snow fall for 2009 = 6 inches+
Look at all the snow we got in one day. Started to snow at 8am yesterday and hasnt stopped since. Slightly coming down as I type. Can u believe it! I cant.
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