I'm busy planning Caitlin's birthday party this weekend.  I can't believe she's going to be 5!  She's getting so big.  She wants a "Pink Sweets" party, so we'll have lots of little treats that are pink for the kids to snack on.  The blessing of her birthday being close to valentine's day is it's so easy to get cutesy pink decorations.

Gabriel ( Read more... )

I haven't really been in the mood to write.  The second part of last year was really hard for me and I kind of shut everyone out.

In August I found out my husband had been hiding money issues from me.  He had taken out two credit cards and maxed them out.  He had also taken the down payment for my van and instead of putting it all on the van ( Read more... )

I need some adult time.  With other adults I mean.  I haven't spent time with adults other than my husband and sometimes my inlaws  in over a year.  That really is pitiful. The biggest reason is I have no friends within 800 miles of me ( Read more... )

I had my surgery on 5th. Recovery was not fun but not as bad as I thought it would be so that was a plus.  I say recovery but I'm not really allowed to do much now, just light tasks and I can reach over my head for things again.  All in all happy with the experience and glad I had it done.  No, not glad, overjoyed.  I feel so much better about my ( Read more... )

So the surgery date is set for Feb. 5th.  Now I have to hurry to get things set up in time for me to be out of commission for weeks.  It's like preparing for a new baby in a way.  I won't be able to cook or clean for weeks so I need a good stock of food put away that can just be reheated/ easily cooked ( Read more... )

I'm going to a plastic surgeon on Wednesday to have a consult about a breast lift and augmentation.  Being pregnant and breastfeeding for so long has left be the breasts of someone featured in a National Geographic magazine and I'm just not ready to embrace that at this time in my life.

Today while making grilled cheese and tomato soup for myself for lunch I managed to turn on the wrong burner and burn the plastic spatula handle onto the stove, over heat the pan for the grilled cheese, and scald the soup.  Then when I was getting water for myself the damn dog stole and ate my sandwich.  I fail.

Also, it's Halloween and it's ( Read more... )

I've been avoiding writing anything. I've been reading and occasionally noting people, but I, I don't know, I guess I've been ignoring my life for the past year or so.

After Gabriel was born, or before really, I had problems with depression. His pregnancy was unplanned and I was unhappy about the idea of having another baby then so I didn't enjoy ( Read more... )

We made it through Halloween.  I was working on Gabriel's costume up until about an hour before we had to leave the house, but we made it.  Sean dressed up as a Native American, Caitlin was a fairy and Gabriel was a bumblebee.  I didn't get any pictures of Gabriel dressed up because we were in such a hurry, but he'll be easy to dress up again and ( Read more... )

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