Hows - Please know that Kirk and I are thinking of you and your family. Please know I am here for you if you need anything. Sending you my love and support. I know how tough this is. BTW, did you go to the doctor's for the infection? You didn't mention. Not too much going on here. Hope you are feeling better. The free movie passes didnt work out on Thurs night...we could not get in so we saw Get Smart instead. It was good. Also, Friday night Dad, Kirk and I went to $1 movies and saw What Happened in Vegas. It was funny....check it out. Saturday got hair done and then did chores around house. I went to bachelorette party downtown...it was pretty fun but, some of the girls that attended the party were kind of boring. It was like they weren't having a good time and were just there out of obligation. Jeez. Its a night-out so make the best of it. The bride to be still had fun so that is all that matters. I thought right then that I was so glad I have you guys. We always have fun wherever. My sweet Kirk dropped me off and picked me up so I could have some drinks. He is absolutely the BEST. The party was fun but, I don't feel the need to go downtown orlando anytime soon. You know? Sunday we did more chores and packed for our trip. Dad, Kirk and I went swimming and had dinner at GM's last night. We are off tonight to visit Kirsten, Scott, and the nephews. We are bringing over dinner as they just got back from vacation last night.
Have a fab rest of the day buds!
Monday, June 30, 2008
It's over
and we are home safe and sound. I didn't kill the bride, but she did make me cry. Beth asked Sarah to stay with her the night before the wedding, and that just hurt my feelings. Beth almost acted like my side of the family were just an annoyance to her and it just made me upset. I know she is super close with Mike's family and really close to Carol, but we are her family and we don't see her that often and we love her too. Besides that, everything went really well. Because it was raining at 2pm, the Biltmore people determined that it was too risky to do an outside wedding at 6pm, so it had to be inside. Beth was upset, but understood. I just wish they could have waited a little longer to see if the rain would pass, because don't ya know, it was sunny and beautiful at 6. That's their policy and who are we to try and change it/argue it. Beth looked awesome and was just so happy, she was beaming. It was good to see her like that. Carol had a really hard time when Beth danced with Hal, I just couldn't let myself go there. I didn't feel like dealing with it, so I guess I just pushed it down and went on with the rest of the evening. Brian was AMAZING as usual, but this weekend I realized that I need to be a better wife. He really took the reigns and took care of Reagan and pretty much was on his own and he did a great job. I don't give him enough credit and I can be pretty nasty at times. I am going to try and be a better wife, that is my mid-year resolution.
Reagan is feeling better, still has a little of the squirts. She is almost back to eating normal food, but we have to stay off the milk. Her test results came back today and they were all negative. I guess that's good, but at least if they were positive for something, we would have something! I had a good day at the shop. Reagan was a little whiny, but she hasn't been here for a week so it is to be expected. Now I am going home and maybe out to get a new cell phone, if we have enough time.
Pictures to be posted later of the wedding and my god awful hair-do (yes, I forgot to mention how bad it was, you'll see)
Reagan is feeling better, still has a little of the squirts. She is almost back to eating normal food, but we have to stay off the milk. Her test results came back today and they were all negative. I guess that's good, but at least if they were positive for something, we would have something! I had a good day at the shop. Reagan was a little whiny, but she hasn't been here for a week so it is to be expected. Now I am going home and maybe out to get a new cell phone, if we have enough time.
Pictures to be posted later of the wedding and my god awful hair-do (yes, I forgot to mention how bad it was, you'll see)
Death, Mastitis and 4 Year Olds...
They're all pretty similar...
Dick died Friday.
It's been a LONG weird weekend. I suppose its the kind of weekend I should have expected to follow his death - you know, like a strange sort of upset to the natural flow of my life.
His death certainly isn't unnatural. He was an old man who had lived a good life - until he started to deteriorate from the cancer. I guess that's what haunts me the most...the way he just sort of slowly wasted away before our eyes. It's was so much easier with my other grandpa who had a heart attack and went into a coma. Even though he was still alive and on life support - he was gone. He never regained consciousness. So, it was more like - one day he was here and the next he wasn't. With Dick there was all of this fading in and out. The drugs changed him. It SUCKED! He should have died months ago...
Friday was just weird. It started out SOOO great. Whitebread's mom offered to watch Loki on Saturday so Whitebread and I could have some alone time. And then my Dad called to tell me that Grandma called to tell him that Dick was dying (of course he has been dying for quite some time) but his body literally began shutting down.
So he and my mom dropped everything to head up there. I wanted to go, but they didn't want to take Aleaa and someone needed to watch her. So they asked if we would keep the dog and the 4 year old (leaving careful instructions about who should be leashed!) So, much for our "alone" time...
They didn't make it but 20 minutes down the road when Dick passed. I think it caught us all off guard - a little. But it was probably good. I don't think my Dad really wanted to be there when he died. For some reason, it seems so much easier to show up once it's over.
I was sad (and still am - a little) but I don't think I'll really be able to take it in until I enter his house and he's not there to greet me with his tall, bald, wild greetings and slightly perverted kiss on the lips.
So, we kept Aleaa all weekend. Saturday was fine. Nothing too crazy to report. We went swimming - even Loki - and that was a hoot - except that my plugged duct breast really started hurting.
By Sunday morning, I was miserable. I had to pump to try to eliminate some of the pressure I was feeling. I guess Aleaa had never seen me pump before - because she asked me if I had run out of milk in my belly. I told that the milk didn't come from my belly - that it came from my breasts and that I hadn't run out but had TOO much milk in there. Her response...,"Well, then why are you putting milk in there?". LOL - what a nut - I guess it would seem logical that if milk came out of there to feed Loki that it had to get in there somehow...and why would you use a machine to take it out if Loki did that? So, of course it looked like I was putting milk in there...
Anyway, I was pretty loopy all day. Achy but not miserable. My breast was REALLY sore, but I wasn't nauseous or anything. We were supposed to go have lunch with the Bunn's but Aleaa threw a MASSIVE tantrum just as we were leaving and I gave her an ultimatum - apologize and go to the picnic or stay in your room (the spare room) and miss the fun. Well, she opted to stay and take a nap - which she clearly needed. Well, I offered to stay since I was feeling weird anyway and when Whitebread went to kiss me he thought I felt a little warm so we checked my temperature and I had a fever of 102!!!
Yup, infection of the breast will do that! Weird, huh? - all because of that silly old duck! Seriously though, watch out for those plugged ducts, they can get NASTY.
So, I spent most of yesterday, chilling out and reading pirate stories to Aleaa. Which was good. My fever broke sometime last night and I feel better today, just exhausted...
I took Aleaa to daycare, this morning - only we were about 2 hours later than she usually gets there - it was 9:30 instead of 7:30 - so she didn't get to eat breakfast there (nevermind the fact that she ate breakfast at my house) so she promptly threw another MASSIVE fit, until the daycare director offered her a snack of animal crakers and milk (nevermind that I had JUST offered her a snack of animal crackers for the road - which she declined)...but atleast she calmed down.
My parents come home today (also VERY good) and they're bringing MJ (grandma) with them. She hasn't decided how long she's staying and I think that's a good thing, too.
Whew, this whole life thing is a WILD crazy ride! Hang on tight!
Dick died Friday.
It's been a LONG weird weekend. I suppose its the kind of weekend I should have expected to follow his death - you know, like a strange sort of upset to the natural flow of my life.
His death certainly isn't unnatural. He was an old man who had lived a good life - until he started to deteriorate from the cancer. I guess that's what haunts me the most...the way he just sort of slowly wasted away before our eyes. It's was so much easier with my other grandpa who had a heart attack and went into a coma. Even though he was still alive and on life support - he was gone. He never regained consciousness. So, it was more like - one day he was here and the next he wasn't. With Dick there was all of this fading in and out. The drugs changed him. It SUCKED! He should have died months ago...
Friday was just weird. It started out SOOO great. Whitebread's mom offered to watch Loki on Saturday so Whitebread and I could have some alone time. And then my Dad called to tell me that Grandma called to tell him that Dick was dying (of course he has been dying for quite some time) but his body literally began shutting down.
So he and my mom dropped everything to head up there. I wanted to go, but they didn't want to take Aleaa and someone needed to watch her. So they asked if we would keep the dog and the 4 year old (leaving careful instructions about who should be leashed!) So, much for our "alone" time...
They didn't make it but 20 minutes down the road when Dick passed. I think it caught us all off guard - a little. But it was probably good. I don't think my Dad really wanted to be there when he died. For some reason, it seems so much easier to show up once it's over.
I was sad (and still am - a little) but I don't think I'll really be able to take it in until I enter his house and he's not there to greet me with his tall, bald, wild greetings and slightly perverted kiss on the lips.
So, we kept Aleaa all weekend. Saturday was fine. Nothing too crazy to report. We went swimming - even Loki - and that was a hoot - except that my plugged duct breast really started hurting.
By Sunday morning, I was miserable. I had to pump to try to eliminate some of the pressure I was feeling. I guess Aleaa had never seen me pump before - because she asked me if I had run out of milk in my belly. I told that the milk didn't come from my belly - that it came from my breasts and that I hadn't run out but had TOO much milk in there. Her response...,"Well, then why are you putting milk in there?". LOL - what a nut - I guess it would seem logical that if milk came out of there to feed Loki that it had to get in there somehow...and why would you use a machine to take it out if Loki did that? So, of course it looked like I was putting milk in there...
Anyway, I was pretty loopy all day. Achy but not miserable. My breast was REALLY sore, but I wasn't nauseous or anything. We were supposed to go have lunch with the Bunn's but Aleaa threw a MASSIVE tantrum just as we were leaving and I gave her an ultimatum - apologize and go to the picnic or stay in your room (the spare room) and miss the fun. Well, she opted to stay and take a nap - which she clearly needed. Well, I offered to stay since I was feeling weird anyway and when Whitebread went to kiss me he thought I felt a little warm so we checked my temperature and I had a fever of 102!!!
Yup, infection of the breast will do that! Weird, huh? - all because of that silly old duck! Seriously though, watch out for those plugged ducts, they can get NASTY.
So, I spent most of yesterday, chilling out and reading pirate stories to Aleaa. Which was good. My fever broke sometime last night and I feel better today, just exhausted...
I took Aleaa to daycare, this morning - only we were about 2 hours later than she usually gets there - it was 9:30 instead of 7:30 - so she didn't get to eat breakfast there (nevermind the fact that she ate breakfast at my house) so she promptly threw another MASSIVE fit, until the daycare director offered her a snack of animal crakers and milk (nevermind that I had JUST offered her a snack of animal crackers for the road - which she declined)...but atleast she calmed down.
My parents come home today (also VERY good) and they're bringing MJ (grandma) with them. She hasn't decided how long she's staying and I think that's a good thing, too.
Whew, this whole life thing is a WILD crazy ride! Hang on tight!
Thursday, June 26, 2008
And yet...
...another rainy afternoon. Not much going on here either. Just here at work. Kirk and I have a date night tonight...we got free passes to see a preview of the new Angelina Jolie/Morgan Freeman movie. Not sure I will love it but, hey the tix are free. So rare anymore. Probably will hit the $1 theatre tomm night...Dad is coming with us too. I am headed to a bachelorette party saturday night here in O-town for a co-worker. Should be interesting...I have not been to one of those since howie's night. I mean who goes out anymore? One doesn't even know what to wear downtown. I know I have such trials and tribulations. I have had no luck at the mall so I am probably wearing black pants and a cute top. So....we are excited to get out of dodge for a bit...we leave Tuesday after work for Yallaly's, Savannah, and then to the Coopers casa in Greenville. Jazzy gets to visit her Grandpa and eat cheese and crackers til her heart's content. She is super excited. We are doing an early 4th of July get together with Dad and GM at GM's house this sunday night. We also plan to see Kirk's sis and family Monday night and give little Jack his 7th b-day gift :o). Good luck with the continued discussions Turn. It will happen. Kate -have a fab time and I hope everything goes as well as it can go. Hows - "you" are the artist...maybe you could paint that bus as you are so talented. Okay buds....TTFN :o)
Been thinkin'
I really like this blog however, I have no interesting things to post about. I was suspecting that this was girls only but after Howie's "plugged" post, I have confirmed it! HA :)
Sean and I got into a pretty big "discussion" yesterday--on date night. Perfect. His procrastination iabout job searching is taking its toll on me. Anyway...I am sure my impatience does not endear me to him either.
Work is ok. We made our quarterly goal so that means I get a bonus. YIPEE! We are planning to pay off a credit card and cut it up! We are also saving some for house/emergency fund and some for a rainy day. We figure in a few years we will need a new computer so we are starting to save now.
Found out this week that a couple we know from law school is getting divorced. They were married for a little over 2 years. Just makes me think about how lucky we all are!
I do love the pictures of Reagan and Loki. Maybe I will post one of Kylie! Sorry I had to yell in your Voice mail, Krame-Kylie took off, growling, trees swaying, leaves blowing. It was a whirwind of activity. I glad I could make you laugh.
Back to work!
Sean and I got into a pretty big "discussion" yesterday--on date night. Perfect. His procrastination iabout job searching is taking its toll on me. Anyway...I am sure my impatience does not endear me to him either.
Work is ok. We made our quarterly goal so that means I get a bonus. YIPEE! We are planning to pay off a credit card and cut it up! We are also saving some for house/emergency fund and some for a rainy day. We figure in a few years we will need a new computer so we are starting to save now.
Found out this week that a couple we know from law school is getting divorced. They were married for a little over 2 years. Just makes me think about how lucky we all are!
I do love the pictures of Reagan and Loki. Maybe I will post one of Kylie! Sorry I had to yell in your Voice mail, Krame-Kylie took off, growling, trees swaying, leaves blowing. It was a whirwind of activity. I glad I could make you laugh.
Back to work!
Leavin' on a jet plane
...don't know when I'll be back again. My Mom and Dad used to sing that to me when I was a tiny tiny baby. I can still hear my Dad singing it in my head sometimes. Not often enough and I really wish I could hear the real thing. Anyway, we aren't flying, but we are off to NC for Beth's wedding this afternoon. Just another reminder in life that my Dad is not here and won't get to see the 2nd of his girls get married. But I am hoping that he can help me get Reagan to go down the aisle so I don't have to hear Beth bitch and moan about it.
On another note, Reagan did not throw up last night, but she did have a really bad bout with the 'rears and I had to clean her from head to toe. I almost put her in the tub, but I was so tired at that point and I knew it would take awhile, I just baby wipped her ass, gave her a cracker and put her back to bed.
We had a huge on site field trip today and 2 of my employees were going. At 6:21am, only 4 hours after I finally went to bed, my phone rang and Christie is telling me she has been up since 4 throwing up. Am I just jinxed? So, I had to get my tired ass up, showered, dressed and out of the house by 7:30. I know, play your violin, but as you know I am not a morning person. It was nice to get the big $650 check and take it to the bank, only to come back to the store and write out over $550 worth of payroll.
I will post more when I get back from NC, unless we have internet access at the Sleep Inn, but who knows.
On another note, Reagan did not throw up last night, but she did have a really bad bout with the 'rears and I had to clean her from head to toe. I almost put her in the tub, but I was so tired at that point and I knew it would take awhile, I just baby wipped her ass, gave her a cracker and put her back to bed.
We had a huge on site field trip today and 2 of my employees were going. At 6:21am, only 4 hours after I finally went to bed, my phone rang and Christie is telling me she has been up since 4 throwing up. Am I just jinxed? So, I had to get my tired ass up, showered, dressed and out of the house by 7:30. I know, play your violin, but as you know I am not a morning person. It was nice to get the big $650 check and take it to the bank, only to come back to the store and write out over $550 worth of payroll.
I will post more when I get back from NC, unless we have internet access at the Sleep Inn, but who knows.
Pimp My BUS!!!
Now that we own a bus - we've sort of reached that critical moment where it dawns on us that we're not exactly sure what we want to do with it.
We know that the inside needs to be gutted and redesigned and the outside needs a little body work and at least one coat of paint, if not a few... We DO know that we can't do this ourselves...we need help!
I've contacted the art department at ETSU to see if they had any students looking for a part time summer job. The chair of the department thinks its a GREAT idea and forwarded my request on - but I've yet to receive a response.
I even suggested using the bus as a class project and we would make a donation to the art department upon completion (plus, think of the publicity) - and while they think the idea is STUPENDOUS - no one has the time to take it on as a class...which is fair. It is kind of a big request - and really is extremely self serving of me.
I spent a good amount of yesterday online, trying to find the location of where you submit your application to appear on MTV's "Pimp My Ride" - but I guess they aren't filming another season or they've stopped accepting applications because I couldn't find anything on their website...
My grand goal of having this bus together for this year's Christmas parade may be a little ambitious. I can't do anything unless I can enlist a little assistance!
Any suggestions, ladies?
We know that the inside needs to be gutted and redesigned and the outside needs a little body work and at least one coat of paint, if not a few... We DO know that we can't do this ourselves...we need help!
I've contacted the art department at ETSU to see if they had any students looking for a part time summer job. The chair of the department thinks its a GREAT idea and forwarded my request on - but I've yet to receive a response.
I even suggested using the bus as a class project and we would make a donation to the art department upon completion (plus, think of the publicity) - and while they think the idea is STUPENDOUS - no one has the time to take it on as a class...which is fair. It is kind of a big request - and really is extremely self serving of me.
I spent a good amount of yesterday online, trying to find the location of where you submit your application to appear on MTV's "Pimp My Ride" - but I guess they aren't filming another season or they've stopped accepting applications because I couldn't find anything on their website...
My grand goal of having this bus together for this year's Christmas parade may be a little ambitious. I can't do anything unless I can enlist a little assistance!
Any suggestions, ladies?
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