Okay, so I saw this on a friends blog and you are suppose to "tag" other bloggers with it..
does the world really need another form of chain mail..but I thought that this was cute and I need something else to blog about other than the baby, DD, watermelon and bed rest.. it's getting old..
Here are the rules:
*Post the rules before you give the facts.
*Post eight random facts about yourself.
*At the end of your blog post, you need to tag 3 people and list their names
*Leave the people you tagged a comment on their blog, letting them know that they've been tagged.
1) I am the 6th of seven children
2) I met & married my DH after meeting him online, I flew half way around the world to meet him for the very first time -- he proposed to me that same night.
3) I have a huge collection of money from around the world, most of it before Europe went with the Euro.. I have some from World War 2 as well.
4) I absolutely positively HATE spiders.. just kill them and get it over with -- don't worry, DH won't let me kill them, he rescues them from the house most of the time..
5) Right now, I hate my hair.. it's pathetic looking.
6) I have great friends.. some I have had since high school and some I met at my daughter's preschool and they are the people who truly help to keep me sane.
7) I love to scrapbook - it let's me being able to be creative with my hands, playing with color and being able to tell my stories about the things that matter most in my life- like my DH & children.
8) I love babies.. I absolutely LOVE them, but really dislike being pregnant.. this is NOT a secret, just a random fact and I have been sitting her for a while trying to find a number 8. this will have to do..
Okay.. offically, I am supposed to tag people..
I would say the only bloggers I know left are fellow moms..
Alehouse girl - her blog is a very good read.. http://alehousegirl.blogspot.com/
Duenan9926 - her blog is a very real look at what happens when you have kids.. http://gotmommybrainido.blogspot.com/
either way.. a blog for today and interesting stuff..
:) Monique
Friday, May 30, 2008
Thursday, May 29, 2008
this week.. watermelon..
Okay, a while back blogged about cereal..
well, this week, watermelon is in.. cereal is still out there, but watermelon rules!
especially when it is cold and fresh and really firm.. oh and with just a smidgen of salt..
MMMMMM..
I am avoiding the salt, not because I have to,but because I should.. I don' t need the extra water in me and my while the blood pressure is good, let's not tempt fate.
Things today are better, my real doctor rocks, he just put so much at ease for us. It was a great appt. with lots of good talking and information.. GOOD GOOD THING..
contractions are still coming, but she is moving and they are slow and not massively intense.
all of this has pushed me to put together a hospital bag, keep the emergency 20 in his wallet and get some stuff together for the baby.. I bought her detergent, since you should use special gentle stuff, dug out boxes, found the bottles, bought nipples, bought another new outfit to bring her home in (something smaller) and have started washing what needs washing..
all good things.. things that would have been done eventually and are just getting done.. in case!
so, while the baby troubles are not good things, they helped get things together -- which is good.
If I only knew better, I would go watch tv tonight.. my belly is hurting.. we'll see..
:) Monique
well, this week, watermelon is in.. cereal is still out there, but watermelon rules!
especially when it is cold and fresh and really firm.. oh and with just a smidgen of salt..
MMMMMM..
I am avoiding the salt, not because I have to,but because I should.. I don' t need the extra water in me and my while the blood pressure is good, let's not tempt fate.
Things today are better, my real doctor rocks, he just put so much at ease for us. It was a great appt. with lots of good talking and information.. GOOD GOOD THING..
contractions are still coming, but she is moving and they are slow and not massively intense.
all of this has pushed me to put together a hospital bag, keep the emergency 20 in his wallet and get some stuff together for the baby.. I bought her detergent, since you should use special gentle stuff, dug out boxes, found the bottles, bought nipples, bought another new outfit to bring her home in (something smaller) and have started washing what needs washing..
all good things.. things that would have been done eventually and are just getting done.. in case!
so, while the baby troubles are not good things, they helped get things together -- which is good.
If I only knew better, I would go watch tv tonight.. my belly is hurting.. we'll see..
:) Monique
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
6 weeks, well 5 weeks...and a ranting..
My official due date is the one that was determined by the size of the baby at my second ultrasound.. we realized that we might have miscalculated the conception date and therefore were going to go with the size the baby was measuring.. July 8. Since I am having a repeat c-section, we scheduled it for July 1. Woo hoo, one less week for me..
the more we talk about the date, the more confused I get. I have been at the ER twice since Monday. Monday for some other issues and contractions that they realized needed to be stopped with some crazy medication that felt so much like speed. Monday was fine, still contracting, but fleeting and far and few in between.. Honestly, I thought much of what I now know to be contractions have been happening for a while.. Just thought the baby was getting bigger making me more uncomfortable.. good to know what is really going on, good to know that the bleeding I was experiencing was nothing and otherwise, the baby is growing well and doing just fine. With a Dr. appt. scheduled for this Thursday, I left there feeling good about most things.
Well, on Tuesday, I had to call the Dr. office to ask about contractions and what to do when they are coming more often, sharper and so on and so forth. Also, to find out what the risks of being exposed to 5th's disease is. Yup.. DD's teacher informed me that there was a confirmed outbreak in the school and that the incubation period is 2 weeks... The very sweet girl in the office told me that there isn't much to be done about the 5th's disease.. basically, a blood test will confirm exposure and if it is current exposure or old exposure.. being a preschool teacher for many years, the odds of me being exposed are high.. I am sure I have seen and been in contact with it before.. also, there is no treatment, just monitoring of my blood and the babies blood until she is born. the worry is that the baby could become very anemic, as in, need transfusions in utero. then she advised me to lay out and rest and when the contractions got to be as close as 5 minutes apart, then to head to the hospital. also, be on the look out for decreased fetal movement.. Tuesday all in all, while stressful, was not bad. the overprotective DH refuses to let me into the school until we have the blood work done..
well, last night when I went to bed, the baby wasn't moving a whole bunch.. no alien time as I like to call it. this is when I lay quiet, talk to her and wait for her bumping and moving.. I didn't stress because I had felt her earlier in the day & the contractions were probably making it tight for her to move.. well, this morning, I got up and did NOTHING.. took a shower and went back to bed laid there and waited and started timing. I also called the Dr. to get the blood slip for the blood work.. she informed me that it could wait until my appt on Thursday.. but I expressed to her my concern about the decreased fetal movement & increase of contractions.. I got all over emotional and kept on her on the phone longer than needed ... I really must remember to send her a thank you card ... she deserves it..
she insisted that I had to go to the hospital I would be delivering in since if they admitted me I would need to be there. .. DD has it in her little head that anyone who goes to the hospital ends up in heaven.. we have not had the time to set her straight otherwise, so tonight.. I wasn't staying.. poor thing might have lost her mind.
well, when contractions started coming 3 and 4 minutes apart and within a short time with it being 12 hours since she moved.. time for the ER. we waited a long time for a non-gentle Dr. to check my cervix and realize that while my contractions are averaging 7 minutes apart, they were not producing enough for me to dilate and that I should go home.. OH and to come back if they kick up to 10 minutes apart and decreased movement.. according to his directions, I should never had even left the hospital.. I feel like I saw a quack.. He also did an ultrasound just to check on things like the placenta being all in tact.. I said to him, it's been a while since I had an ultrasound, approximately, how big is the baby, a quick glide or two over my belly would have told me approximately her size, dip stick doctor says, babies this far are about 4 1/2 lbs.. No kidding, really, my weekly email and baby book told me that.. HOW BIG IS MY BABY, the one inside me, the one you are looking at.. as in .. um.. right now.. JERK! I can't wait to see my Dr. in the am. and the Dr. was ignorant as heck when DH asked outright if there was another way to tell if the baby was in distress or if there were problems other than coming back .. because not for nothing, we have a high co-pay and we pay it each time we come back.. since they did nothing to STOP the contractions, we could have been back there today.. let alone countless days over the next few weeks.. It's insane.. he basically said in his smug tone, -- nope, this is all you can do and seemed surprised by the copay.. he didn't think insurances had them.. um.. hello buddy you work in medicine.. frustrating..
I am truly looking forward to my scheduled appt with MY doctor tomorrow.. he should have better advice and better explanations for things.. DH is hoping for a fetal monitor..
she technically has 6 weeks to be full term, but 5 weeks to be delivered.. more cooking is required, but honestly, don't know how much she will get..
Oh well..
If I knew better, I would be less frustrated than I am since there is nothing I can do about it, but right now, it feels good just to stew a little bit and BE frustrated..Publish Post
:) Monique
the more we talk about the date, the more confused I get. I have been at the ER twice since Monday. Monday for some other issues and contractions that they realized needed to be stopped with some crazy medication that felt so much like speed. Monday was fine, still contracting, but fleeting and far and few in between.. Honestly, I thought much of what I now know to be contractions have been happening for a while.. Just thought the baby was getting bigger making me more uncomfortable.. good to know what is really going on, good to know that the bleeding I was experiencing was nothing and otherwise, the baby is growing well and doing just fine. With a Dr. appt. scheduled for this Thursday, I left there feeling good about most things.
Well, on Tuesday, I had to call the Dr. office to ask about contractions and what to do when they are coming more often, sharper and so on and so forth. Also, to find out what the risks of being exposed to 5th's disease is. Yup.. DD's teacher informed me that there was a confirmed outbreak in the school and that the incubation period is 2 weeks... The very sweet girl in the office told me that there isn't much to be done about the 5th's disease.. basically, a blood test will confirm exposure and if it is current exposure or old exposure.. being a preschool teacher for many years, the odds of me being exposed are high.. I am sure I have seen and been in contact with it before.. also, there is no treatment, just monitoring of my blood and the babies blood until she is born. the worry is that the baby could become very anemic, as in, need transfusions in utero. then she advised me to lay out and rest and when the contractions got to be as close as 5 minutes apart, then to head to the hospital. also, be on the look out for decreased fetal movement.. Tuesday all in all, while stressful, was not bad. the overprotective DH refuses to let me into the school until we have the blood work done..
well, last night when I went to bed, the baby wasn't moving a whole bunch.. no alien time as I like to call it. this is when I lay quiet, talk to her and wait for her bumping and moving.. I didn't stress because I had felt her earlier in the day & the contractions were probably making it tight for her to move.. well, this morning, I got up and did NOTHING.. took a shower and went back to bed laid there and waited and started timing. I also called the Dr. to get the blood slip for the blood work.. she informed me that it could wait until my appt on Thursday.. but I expressed to her my concern about the decreased fetal movement & increase of contractions.. I got all over emotional and kept on her on the phone longer than needed ... I really must remember to send her a thank you card ... she deserves it..
she insisted that I had to go to the hospital I would be delivering in since if they admitted me I would need to be there. .. DD has it in her little head that anyone who goes to the hospital ends up in heaven.. we have not had the time to set her straight otherwise, so tonight.. I wasn't staying.. poor thing might have lost her mind.
well, when contractions started coming 3 and 4 minutes apart and within a short time with it being 12 hours since she moved.. time for the ER. we waited a long time for a non-gentle Dr. to check my cervix and realize that while my contractions are averaging 7 minutes apart, they were not producing enough for me to dilate and that I should go home.. OH and to come back if they kick up to 10 minutes apart and decreased movement.. according to his directions, I should never had even left the hospital.. I feel like I saw a quack.. He also did an ultrasound just to check on things like the placenta being all in tact.. I said to him, it's been a while since I had an ultrasound, approximately, how big is the baby, a quick glide or two over my belly would have told me approximately her size, dip stick doctor says, babies this far are about 4 1/2 lbs.. No kidding, really, my weekly email and baby book told me that.. HOW BIG IS MY BABY, the one inside me, the one you are looking at.. as in .. um.. right now.. JERK! I can't wait to see my Dr. in the am. and the Dr. was ignorant as heck when DH asked outright if there was another way to tell if the baby was in distress or if there were problems other than coming back .. because not for nothing, we have a high co-pay and we pay it each time we come back.. since they did nothing to STOP the contractions, we could have been back there today.. let alone countless days over the next few weeks.. It's insane.. he basically said in his smug tone, -- nope, this is all you can do and seemed surprised by the copay.. he didn't think insurances had them.. um.. hello buddy you work in medicine.. frustrating..
I am truly looking forward to my scheduled appt with MY doctor tomorrow.. he should have better advice and better explanations for things.. DH is hoping for a fetal monitor..
she technically has 6 weeks to be full term, but 5 weeks to be delivered.. more cooking is required, but honestly, don't know how much she will get..
Oh well..
If I knew better, I would be less frustrated than I am since there is nothing I can do about it, but right now, it feels good just to stew a little bit and BE frustrated..Publish Post
:) Monique
Monday, May 26, 2008
best of both worlds..
Today was just too crazy for words.. if I wrote about it.. oh forget it-- just better off forgetting the whole day.. suffice to say, the baby is okay..
yesterday was however, a great day.. we did have pj sunday, but we all hung out here in the basement.. Miranda played on the computer, did some free art projects with her box of stuff, played dress up and other things while I did some of my scrapping and clean up, DH did his thing.. not forever, but an hour or two.. it was so nice to play as a family and do the things we all enjoy, just conversing, playing back & forth with Miranda.. all in all.. great morning..
in the afternoon, the weather was nice enough for the beach.. there is a beach not too far from here, (okay, this is Rhode Island, nothing is far from anywhere) that we love to go to. it brings me happy memories and great doughboys.. the beach is called Oakland Beach, it is by far not the most scenic beach in the ocean state, but it is fun.. the coolest part is the seaside stand that sells the best food.. clam cakes & chowder and doughboys.. My parents used to go here when they were dating and I remember going with just my parents and younger sister more than I recall going with my family.. either way, it was a great day to just sit in the sun, dig with a pail & shovel and walk a little in the water.. of course, when my daughter when for a walk down the beach with my sister and her dog.. ummm.. she fell in.. so funny because I was sitting on the beach blanket watching them through the zoom of my camera and snapping photos.. still makes me giggle..
On a day like this, we would have brought my mom with us.. she always LOVED this place, not just because of the happy memories she had there with my dad, but because she loved the view, the breeze and the peace.. she also loved the seagulls.. I truly believe that this is one of those places that she found God and just enjoyed the whole scene.. eat a few doughboys and the world was a good place.. I admitted to my DH on the way that I was really looking forward to going because I missed my mom and this is where I find her. I feel the peace that she felt there.. I feel and I can smile and remember her fondly.. I even found myself expressing this to my brother's girlfriend today.. she spoke about going to the cemetery.. I don't go to the cemetery.. probably because I was not raised to, my mom never took us to see my grandparents, so I don't really do it either.. When I need to remember my mom, I go to Oakland Beach.... her spirit soars there and I smile ... I miss my mom alot, especially as the birth of my baby is coming closer.. I wish more than anything that she too would have had the relationship my daughter had with her.. I just hope Miranda' s memory is good enough for both of them..
I am just too tired from the drugs earlier today and too tired from the stress to even think about thinking better.. so I might just go to bed..
:) Monique
yesterday was however, a great day.. we did have pj sunday, but we all hung out here in the basement.. Miranda played on the computer, did some free art projects with her box of stuff, played dress up and other things while I did some of my scrapping and clean up, DH did his thing.. not forever, but an hour or two.. it was so nice to play as a family and do the things we all enjoy, just conversing, playing back & forth with Miranda.. all in all.. great morning..
in the afternoon, the weather was nice enough for the beach.. there is a beach not too far from here, (okay, this is Rhode Island, nothing is far from anywhere) that we love to go to. it brings me happy memories and great doughboys.. the beach is called Oakland Beach, it is by far not the most scenic beach in the ocean state, but it is fun.. the coolest part is the seaside stand that sells the best food.. clam cakes & chowder and doughboys.. My parents used to go here when they were dating and I remember going with just my parents and younger sister more than I recall going with my family.. either way, it was a great day to just sit in the sun, dig with a pail & shovel and walk a little in the water.. of course, when my daughter when for a walk down the beach with my sister and her dog.. ummm.. she fell in.. so funny because I was sitting on the beach blanket watching them through the zoom of my camera and snapping photos.. still makes me giggle..
On a day like this, we would have brought my mom with us.. she always LOVED this place, not just because of the happy memories she had there with my dad, but because she loved the view, the breeze and the peace.. she also loved the seagulls.. I truly believe that this is one of those places that she found God and just enjoyed the whole scene.. eat a few doughboys and the world was a good place.. I admitted to my DH on the way that I was really looking forward to going because I missed my mom and this is where I find her. I feel the peace that she felt there.. I feel and I can smile and remember her fondly.. I even found myself expressing this to my brother's girlfriend today.. she spoke about going to the cemetery.. I don't go to the cemetery.. probably because I was not raised to, my mom never took us to see my grandparents, so I don't really do it either.. When I need to remember my mom, I go to Oakland Beach.... her spirit soars there and I smile ... I miss my mom alot, especially as the birth of my baby is coming closer.. I wish more than anything that she too would have had the relationship my daughter had with her.. I just hope Miranda' s memory is good enough for both of them..
I am just too tired from the drugs earlier today and too tired from the stress to even think about thinking better.. so I might just go to bed..
:) Monique
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Sunday once again..
Seriously, I am starting to wonder where the days go.. believe me, they are not flying by at the speed I would like, rather plotting slow & surely along.. Not working as much is contributing to this and having DH working from home is also having it's toll..
none the less, it is Sunday again.. AAH.. a slow moving Sunday.. DH is still asleep, Miranda let me sleep on the couch a little bit longer while she ate her breakfast and is now happily watching Dora the Explorer-- by herself.. AHHHH... I will wake DH up later and we were probably read the paper while Miranda uses her new glittery glue from the scrapbook store. then we have nothing major planned for the rest of the day.. other than fixing a friend's computer.. AHHHH..
Hopefully we will spend some time playing in the back yard and maybe go for ice cream.. that would be fun...
a fun project that I do have planned is to start sorting out baby clothes and see what I can and can not use from the buckets of clothes in my basement.. starting to look at little things for the baby now and I think if I create little piles of things, it might force me to do the last great PUSH into cleaning up the current playroom for the baby.. I am hoping to get some friends to move out the dresser and mirror and then we can clean the walls, paint and bring in the baby furniture.. Miranda will officially BUST A GUT when we have baby things up and ready.. I am a little disappointed that it isn't done already, when we were pregnant with Miranda, we could NOT wait, but this time, there is more to be done and I am chasing her, him and pregnant.. guilt has settled in and it's time for the big PUSH of work to be done.. we still have 5 weeks, it's not like i waited to the VERY last minute, but I am waiting longer than I thought.. Oh well..
Here is to a quiet Sunday, ice cream sundaes and baby room cleaning..
If I knew better, I would be getting started NOW, rather in an hour or so - when I would actually be awake..
:) Monique
none the less, it is Sunday again.. AAH.. a slow moving Sunday.. DH is still asleep, Miranda let me sleep on the couch a little bit longer while she ate her breakfast and is now happily watching Dora the Explorer-- by herself.. AHHHH... I will wake DH up later and we were probably read the paper while Miranda uses her new glittery glue from the scrapbook store. then we have nothing major planned for the rest of the day.. other than fixing a friend's computer.. AHHHH..
Hopefully we will spend some time playing in the back yard and maybe go for ice cream.. that would be fun...
a fun project that I do have planned is to start sorting out baby clothes and see what I can and can not use from the buckets of clothes in my basement.. starting to look at little things for the baby now and I think if I create little piles of things, it might force me to do the last great PUSH into cleaning up the current playroom for the baby.. I am hoping to get some friends to move out the dresser and mirror and then we can clean the walls, paint and bring in the baby furniture.. Miranda will officially BUST A GUT when we have baby things up and ready.. I am a little disappointed that it isn't done already, when we were pregnant with Miranda, we could NOT wait, but this time, there is more to be done and I am chasing her, him and pregnant.. guilt has settled in and it's time for the big PUSH of work to be done.. we still have 5 weeks, it's not like i waited to the VERY last minute, but I am waiting longer than I thought.. Oh well..
Here is to a quiet Sunday, ice cream sundaes and baby room cleaning..
If I knew better, I would be getting started NOW, rather in an hour or so - when I would actually be awake..
:) Monique
Friday, May 23, 2008
A busy Blogger & good news
A friend from another message board commented that I have been a busy blogger..
I have been.. I am happy to report that blogging has been very theraputic for me.. It's my daily dose of just getting it all out there and letting it go.. with all the insanity I have been experiencing in my life, it's just a way to get out all that I have on my mind - some serous, some silly, some insane.. nothing too serious because you do have to think about who could possibly be reading this...
either way, blogging is my way of putting it out there and letting go, of whatever "it" might be. everyone has a choice to read it, so I don't feel as though I am forcing people into it. so there is the scoop on my blogging..
I had some of the most delicious Chinese food last night, OH MAN, was it yummy.. probably the first time since last November too.. Sesame Chicken with fried rice, half egg roll & 1 crab ragoon.. so yummy.. tasted like heaven.. I get up to clear the dinner plates with Miranda and baby Sydney began her protest of chinese food... while I felt the yuck, she did not protest the way she does with Mexican food.. and for that I am truly grateful.. I am thinking that the cold popsicle I ate later on made her feel better and less upset with me.. but knowing that it won't sit well, dh is being blessed with some truly wonderful leftovers.. just to note.. he is thrilled about it..
The good news.. this blog has been filled with the insanity of my life lately, with DH work, finances and everything else.. some great news.. we are extremely close to meeting the deductible for our health insurance.. so blessed day.. no more medical bills for the rest of the year. .I will be paying off those I already have, but NO MORE.. I am so happy.. the woman on the phone from the insurance company told me that she could feel how truly happy I am about it too.. Finally a glimmer of sunshine...
I am off to watch a little tv, maybe dabble with the taxes.. not a fun thing since I just finished paying all the month bills.. but it is something that still needs to be done.. my accountant will be happy when we finally file -- but that is what extensions for for.. right??
If I knew better, I would actually go do the tax stuff rather than watching Ugly Betty, but I think Betty will win initially -- taxes can wait . I think..
maybe I will scrap book a little too, since DH needs the basement for work with a friend.. we'll see..
Happy long weekend..
:) Monique
I have been.. I am happy to report that blogging has been very theraputic for me.. It's my daily dose of just getting it all out there and letting it go.. with all the insanity I have been experiencing in my life, it's just a way to get out all that I have on my mind - some serous, some silly, some insane.. nothing too serious because you do have to think about who could possibly be reading this...
either way, blogging is my way of putting it out there and letting go, of whatever "it" might be. everyone has a choice to read it, so I don't feel as though I am forcing people into it. so there is the scoop on my blogging..
I had some of the most delicious Chinese food last night, OH MAN, was it yummy.. probably the first time since last November too.. Sesame Chicken with fried rice, half egg roll & 1 crab ragoon.. so yummy.. tasted like heaven.. I get up to clear the dinner plates with Miranda and baby Sydney began her protest of chinese food... while I felt the yuck, she did not protest the way she does with Mexican food.. and for that I am truly grateful.. I am thinking that the cold popsicle I ate later on made her feel better and less upset with me.. but knowing that it won't sit well, dh is being blessed with some truly wonderful leftovers.. just to note.. he is thrilled about it..
The good news.. this blog has been filled with the insanity of my life lately, with DH work, finances and everything else.. some great news.. we are extremely close to meeting the deductible for our health insurance.. so blessed day.. no more medical bills for the rest of the year. .I will be paying off those I already have, but NO MORE.. I am so happy.. the woman on the phone from the insurance company told me that she could feel how truly happy I am about it too.. Finally a glimmer of sunshine...
I am off to watch a little tv, maybe dabble with the taxes.. not a fun thing since I just finished paying all the month bills.. but it is something that still needs to be done.. my accountant will be happy when we finally file -- but that is what extensions for for.. right??
If I knew better, I would actually go do the tax stuff rather than watching Ugly Betty, but I think Betty will win initially -- taxes can wait . I think..
maybe I will scrap book a little too, since DH needs the basement for work with a friend.. we'll see..
Happy long weekend..
:) Monique
Thursday, May 22, 2008
BRRR!
I find myself sitting here, wondering what to blog about... life has become pretty status quo.. nothing positive to report -- but nothing negative either.. we are surviving..
the one thing I am thinking about is how COLD it is.. it is the very low 60's if even that.. this cold air needs to go.. I actually have my little electrical heater out to warm me up.. doing NOTHING for my feet, but making me warmer on top.. :) good thing these little heaters are..
I find myself getting to a rut of being a slacker... not working much has been good & bad.. I am a sub teacher and with only a few weeks left to the school year, people are not really calling out, Plus, college kids out are and cheaper to employ.. another thing, being so pregnant and the kids that I could potentially work with.. I am a risk... so while the money would be great right about now -- it's not happening.... so I am resting more, relaxing more and trying to get things done around the house.. I am limited by the fact that I feel as though I have a basketball in my way of doing anything significant.. plus, I get exhausted very quickly.. I keep on trying.. and to boot, dh is still working from home.. his butt is on my couch with his laptop trying to get things done for work.. I so prefer being home alone .. gets cleaning, bill paying and organizing done easier.. call me selfish. but I like my alone time.. and soon -- as in 5 weeks and 6 days.. I will be home alone no longer.. so excited about that..
I have been getting some scrapbooking done. did the 3 birthday pages from my daughter's album.. cute.. I have a ton of Blue's Clue stickers that she is just DYING to get her hands on.. told her she would have to wait until I was done.. using up stickers on a scrapbook page is quite a big deal for me... I have more than I need and using them is feeling so good.. this scrap as much as you can without buying thing is fun -- but hard.. I could so use an inspiring jaunt to the scrap store.. maybe saturday.. they are having a sale..
seeing as I have truly blogged about nothing, I will end by saying that if I knew better, I would get off this computer and doing something productive..
Here is to getting something productive done for me and everyone!
:) Monique
the one thing I am thinking about is how COLD it is.. it is the very low 60's if even that.. this cold air needs to go.. I actually have my little electrical heater out to warm me up.. doing NOTHING for my feet, but making me warmer on top.. :) good thing these little heaters are..
I find myself getting to a rut of being a slacker... not working much has been good & bad.. I am a sub teacher and with only a few weeks left to the school year, people are not really calling out, Plus, college kids out are and cheaper to employ.. another thing, being so pregnant and the kids that I could potentially work with.. I am a risk... so while the money would be great right about now -- it's not happening.... so I am resting more, relaxing more and trying to get things done around the house.. I am limited by the fact that I feel as though I have a basketball in my way of doing anything significant.. plus, I get exhausted very quickly.. I keep on trying.. and to boot, dh is still working from home.. his butt is on my couch with his laptop trying to get things done for work.. I so prefer being home alone .. gets cleaning, bill paying and organizing done easier.. call me selfish. but I like my alone time.. and soon -- as in 5 weeks and 6 days.. I will be home alone no longer.. so excited about that..
I have been getting some scrapbooking done. did the 3 birthday pages from my daughter's album.. cute.. I have a ton of Blue's Clue stickers that she is just DYING to get her hands on.. told her she would have to wait until I was done.. using up stickers on a scrapbook page is quite a big deal for me... I have more than I need and using them is feeling so good.. this scrap as much as you can without buying thing is fun -- but hard.. I could so use an inspiring jaunt to the scrap store.. maybe saturday.. they are having a sale..
seeing as I have truly blogged about nothing, I will end by saying that if I knew better, I would get off this computer and doing something productive..
Here is to getting something productive done for me and everyone!
:) Monique
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