Swearing off the soda

So had a bit of excitement this weekend. Sunday afternoon I started to feel pretty crummy, I'd had an annoying pain in my right side for several days that I chalked up to the growing belly. But Sunday afternoon it reached a new level--as in I'm seeing spots, think I'm going to pass out from this pain (or as Brian Reegan would say "it feels like all my insides, want to be on my outsides). So Jared packed me up in the car and headed over to the hospital. Once we got there and got me checked in the first thing the nurse says to me is "you are REALLY dehydrated". I'm sort of in and out of chattiness at this point so I give her that forced smile, nod and say "yeah I'm not the best water drinker" and I'm thinking somebody just get me some morphine! She comes back a few minutes later to put in the I.V., draw blood, all that fun stuff. Still no pain meds. Then I start throwing up. Now I get my shot of pain killers. So I settle into that drug induced haze but for some reason still not getting a lot of pain relief. So I power through one bag of hydrating goodness and I'm still dehydrated so I get a second dose. Doc comes in says the good news is I don't have a kidney infection, but it might be a kidney stone, also since I've been on the monitor I've started having contractions so they can't send me home. Lovely. So I'm still in and out of awareness when the nurse comes in and says good news is the contractions have stopped, bad news is baby's heart rate is getting a little low so no going home. Now had I not been thoroughly high this probably would have alarmed me more. However, since I had not only a shot of morphine but also some lovely other pain meds, and was now working on 3 bags of hydration I was only able to nod and let my eyes roll back into my head. About two hours later I was pronounced releasable. Baby and I were out of immediate danger and could be sent on our way. I woke up the next day with a super hangover, fortunately Jared stayed home! And in my attempt to stay better hydrated I started the day off with a water bottle. Well come lunch time I was really craving a Root Beer and I thought, hey it's liquid.... About 20 minutes after I drank half my root beer that pesky ache in my side started to come back. Well that's annoying I thought and I downed another water bottle. So Tuesday I am off to Sam's club and I swing by the food court for a healthy hot dog (ha ha ha) and uber sized soda. I get about half of the soda down and I start not feeling so good. By the time I get home my palms are sweating from the pain. I start chugging the water as fast as I can. After a few hours I start feeling better and yes that dim light bulb starts to flicker on. So after being the guinea pig in my own experiment it's safe to say no more soda for me. Yet another reminder that I'm now over 30 and my body isn't what it used to be. Life can be so cruel.

Oh for personal space

I don't know it it's just because I'm pregnant or what but I would give my left arm for some personal space! Like a little electric fence that has an 18" perimeter around my person. It starts in the morning with Natalie jumping into bed with me for her morning snuggle. Now I actually really enjoy this and I look forward to it, it's our morning ritual. But that's just the tip of the iceberg. Then it's one or both of the kids sitting in my lap to have their hair fixed. Then it's an elbow in the ribs from bambino. Then it's being used as a human trampoline. By the time Aubrey gets home from school and is ready to do her reading homework I'm just like "sit on the other side of the room...just don't sit next to me!" Understand that sitting next to me also means sitting halfway on me. It's not that I don't like my kids and I'm happy to give them love and affection I just am tired of feeling like a piece of furniture.

I'm the color of poo...

What's Your True Color?

My Result: Brown

You're brown, a credible, stable color that's reminiscent of fine wood, rich leather, and wistful melancholy. Most likely, you're a logical, practical person ruled more by your head than your heart. With your inquisitive mind and insatiable curiosity, you're probably a great problem solver. And you always gather all of the facts before coming to a timely, informed decision. Easily intrigued, you're constantly finding new ways to challenge your mind, whether it's by reading the newspaper, playing a trivia game, or composing a piece of music. Brown is an impartial, neutral color, which means you tend to see the difference between fact and opinion easily and are open to many points of view. Trustworthy and steady, you really are a brown at heart.

What are you?
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The big Ta-Da!

Well I just finished my two memo boards, which was the last project to be completed in the playroom. So it's time to post those promised pictures! Here it is, our new playroom:
There will be a larger TV making an appearance here, the little one is just temporary.

I love my mac!

So my last post lamented my handing over of the blessed computer. I was all ready to hit the library because between the writer's strike and loss of laptop there was pretty much nothing left to do except read. Which I love to do by the way but somehow have a hard time squeezing in. Anyway.... Today what to my wondering eyes should appear, but FedEx with a box from Apple. My computer is back! On Tuesday! That was like 2 days not 2 weeks. I love my mac and I'm so glad it's home! Woo hoo!!

Computer Trouble

Well I knew this day was coming.... About a month ago I noticed that anytime I unplugged my laptop it would shutdown. So I've been limping along by keeping it plugged in all the time. Jared finally said it's time to get it fixed. So today I handed over my mac book to the "genius bar" for repair. They say I should have it back in a couple weeks. It's going to be a long couple weeks....

Making way for baby

As we prepare for the arrival for baby #3 we have had to do some room reshuffling. We have three bedrooms in our house. One for Aubrey & Natalie, one for me & Jared and one for the office/craft room. Well I couldn't in good conscience put a third child into Aubrey & Natalie's room, it's just not that big. So I conceded that sacrifices must be made. Once I realized how much craft/office stuff there was I knew there was no way we could squeeze it in even if I sent Jared packing to the patio to sleep with the dogs. So then the question became, where do we find another room? My first choice was to move on up to that bigger house I've had my eye on, but Jared nixed that idea. We looked at adding on to our room (master retreat type idea) that was REALLY expensive. So we looked at a "sunroom" addition. Okay, no offense to anyone who might have one but it looked like someone parked a single wide outside our bedroom and it wasn't that much cheaper than the addition. So Jared said "how about the garage?" I initially vetoed this idea, vehemently. But as the list of options narrowed I began to realize it was this or well...this was it. So I reluctantly acquiesced. We're not quite done yet, the rest of the carpet arrives on Wednesday and will take some work getting it installed but its coming along nicely. I have to give Jared his "I told you so" dues. I didn't think it would work but I actually really like it so far! And the girls are in heaven in the new "playroom".
This is a "before" shot. Jared had just cut the sheet rock in order to run a new breaker and outlets for my craft area. Another "before" shot of the laundry area.This doesn't really count as a before shot. We got a new garage door just after Thanksgiving that was insulated w/ windows. Hate to say it but I didn't think it would make that big of a difference, but it's a HUGE difference. I love it!Patching holes was fun... Apparently the guy who lived here before us thought the best way to find a stud was to just start hammering in nails until you get one.More hole patching and trying out the new color.Painting day! Everybody got in on the action. Thanks for the help Steve!Garage door opener got replaced with the ceiling fan.My new work area, pre-stain.My new and improved laundry area. I already feel more laundry getting done!Natalie helping Jared lay the carpet tiles.The room at the end of Christmas vacation. Jared's also gotten all the cabinets stained, but I haven't taken pictures yet. Once the rest of the carpet is in I'll post the "finished" room shots!

Random Thoughts in the middle of the night

Well ok, it's not exactly the middle of the night. In fact it's really only about 10:20 pm but these days that's about as middle of the night as I get. It's been too long since I posted and I haven't gotten my tushy in gear to download photos from the camera to the computer so I have no interesting pictures to publish. But I can't sleep and if I don't occupy my hands they may find themselves around Jared's neck to stop the snoring... So I decided to post these random thoughts that have been floating around for the past few days.

1) I did make a New Year's goal/resolution whatever you want to call it. Just one though, I don't want to over-exert myself (when did I get so lazy?!?). Here it is: make dinner every week night. Now for many of you I'm sure you're thinking I've been doing this for years what is your problem. But for me this is a huge undertaking. I seriously cook like 5 things, which means I make dinner about 1 night a week. I won't even tell you what I spend on take out...it's close to the national debt.

2) Earplugs are the greatest invention ever. Jared snores. And I don't mean that soft humming sound. I mean rattle me out of bed in the middle of the night snores. I finally taped it and played it for him because he didn't believe me when I explained it to him. He brought home ear plugs the next day. The first night I used them I slept for 11 hours--who knew I was so sleep deprived! For the first time in ten years I am sleeping through the night! Why did I wait so long?

3) Is 6 too early to diagnose mental illness? I really think Aubrey has multiple personalities or something. How can she go from the sweet loving child who cheerfully offers to wash Natalie's hair in the tub to crazy girl who stays up all night coloring on her ENTIRE body with permanent marker and cutting her own hair to the scalp if there's not something chemically wrong?

Well that's about it. I feel inspired to go find the camera and the cable and download some pictures, just so I can say I accomplished something today.