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Not Me! Monday

2010-04-19T18:24:00.000-04:00

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

It is NOT ME who has the worst earache on the planet from swimming Friday. It was NOT ME whom the doctor told that my ear canal was almost swollen shut from infection. It's NOT been hurting less than 24 hours. I know my history of ear infections and swimming and definately would not do something stupid like swim without ear plugs and get swimmers ear. I KNOW better than that.

It was also NOT ME who, almost on a daily basis, laughs so hard I cry, thus getting my fellow coworkers giggling at my silliness. It's NOT an ugly vicious cycle. Totally not.

It's been a while....

2010-04-18T20:18:00.001-04:00

Holy earache Batman!

I went swimming at the local YWCA on Friday and my right ear (the one that ALWAYS gets infected) is aching so bad. I'm sure it's just swimmers ear but OUCH! It's been a long time since water has been in these ears. Well, except for showering of course.

Things have been really hectic and busy at work. A patient for our heart failure clinic went into respiratory arrest 2 weeks ago when he was coming in. We put him in a wheelchair and he immediately turned blue and was unresponsive. We called a code blue and could not find a pulse. We started doing CPR and I relieved a nurse doing chest compressions. I had to get someone to relieve me though because my hands were so sweaty from doing compressions that my palms were just sliding around and my pumps weren't effective. We got his pulse back but he was already showing signs of brain damage when the code team took him to the ED. He passed away about a week later.

DS is an ill box today. He has just been grumpy and clingy. Nothing will please him. I wonder if he's teething but he tells me his teeth don't hurt.

Some random pics from the past month....

Not Me! Monday

2010-03-29T21:06:00.000-04:00

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

It was NOT ME who, while painting her bedroom this weekend, got paint in her hair. My husband did NOT call me Cruella DeVille because of the white streak running through my dark hair. I DO NOT know how it happened except that I was painting a baseboard and could NOT have possibly twisted my head around to look at my hubby, inadvertantly getting the white paint in my hair.

The following phrases were definately NOT said over the coarse of this weekend while painting:

You look like Cruella DeVille
I think you've been inhaling too many paint fumes.
Pepe Lepew smells better than that thing!

It was NOT ME who, while putting stuff in our basement during the beginning of a bad thunderstorm, saw a big flash of lightning and skittered my large rear end up the stairs and back into the safety of my house. I am in NO WAY shape or form absolutely PETRIFIED of storms since the age of 12 when lightning hit my house and caught my bed on fire. Nope, not me.

It is NOT my child who has not bad a bath since Wednesday because on bath night, there were some SEVERE storms (tornadoes and hail) in the area. I know better than to put my child in a bathtub full of water when there's lightning around. It's a good thing DS doesn't get too sweaty at school. Bath time will be here shortly.

It is NOT our basement that is flooded with at least 4 inches of water because of the aforementioned storms from last night. It was NOT ME who tried to WetVac some of the water up, and upon remembering it was pitch black outside and I was standing ankle deep in murky water, hightailed my behind out of the basement because, as I said to my hubby "It's too freakin creepy down there when it's dark outside!"

Not Me! Monday

2010-03-15T19:07:00.000-04:00

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

It was NOT ME who tried to walk through a completely closed door. I am always very graceful and would never try to walk through a door when the door wasn't completely open. It's not my fault the handle didn't go down all the way before my feet kept carrying my momentum forward.

It was also definately NOT ME who, while not having a tissue handy, tried to wipe my son's nose and pry out the little things that live in there (boogers), DID NOT try to wipe the boogers onto the back of the sofa cushion. When it wouldn't detach itself from my fingers, I DID NOT reluctantly got up, found a tissue, and disposed of the nasty thing.

Busy

2010-03-05T20:59:00.000-05:00

Wow life has been busy the past couple of weeks. Work has been slammed at the hospital and DS had a CAT scan.

To make a long story short, he has calcium deposits on his adrenal glands and nobody knew why. His ped wanted him to have a CAT scan for an in depth view. He had a reaction to the contrast and flushed badly. He also started vomiting through out the afternoon. The next morning he was fine though.

Poor DH is sick with a nasty sinus infection. He's pitiful. He's been feverish on and off the past couple of days and I hope he feels better soon.

Good food, good friends

2010-02-12T20:34:00.001-05:00

Mmmm, just shared a piece of chocolate cake with my hubby. It was DELICIOUS!

We were supposed to go to a benefit for a police officer killed in the fall but DH's knee was hurting him badly. He fell on the back deck on some ice a couple of days ago and twisted his knee. This is the same knee he had surgery on about a year and a half ago.

Work is going well. We've been really busy in some classes and really slow in others. We can't seem to have an average size class, they are all too big or too small.

Tonight we went out to eat at Macaroni Grill, where I used to work about 2.5 years ago. I haven't been in there in a LONG time. I saw some familiar faces and got lots of hugs and comments about DS, how big he was and how adorable he was (of course). We sat in one of my friend's sections and she took care of us. I haven't seen her in almost a year but we keep in touch through facebook. We talked and laughed and caught up. We had a good time and ate delicious food. Grilled chicken with a honey balsalmic glaze, with angel hair pasta and sundried tomatoes, as well as broccoli. It was so good. I've missed the food there.

My MIL is staying the night tonight because we had planned to go to the benefit and be out late, but since we aren't going, she decided to stay anyways. That's fine with me. I get along well with her and we usually spend the weekends together anyways. DH is working on someone's laptop currently and I think I'll read more in my book.

Not Me! Monday

2010-02-01T10:24:00.002-05:00

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

It was NOT ME who was suprised by a random sneeze while eating dinner the other night. I was happily chewing my food and ACHOO!!!!! snuck in there. Needless to say, it was NOT snot that rolled out of my nose and my semi-chewed dinner did NOT go flying out. I would ALWAYS cover my mouth when I sneeze and follow proper rules when sneezing. Also, when I was caught off guard by said sneeze, the aforementioned snot did NOT stream out of my nose and onto my shirt sleeve. Nope, that certainly did not happen. Even if it did, it is WAY too gross to ever admit to on my blog. Yuck.

I have NOT recently started grinding my teeth at night at it really DOES NOT bother my husband. I don't recall him telling me he wanted to smother me with my pillow just so I would stop grinding my teeth. Because, you know it's hard to grind your teeth when there is not oxygen or blood flow going to your brain. Nope, that never happened.

Along those same lines, it was NOT me who, while wearing a mouthgard for the above NOT teeth grinding. I felt a sneeze coming on (thanks for the warning this time!!) and took the mouthgard out. The stupid sneeze vanished. So I put my mouthgard back in, only to have a sneaky sneeze make it's presence known in the form of me NOT sneezing my mouthgard out and it hitting the wall beside my bed. That is just too ridiculous to happen.

It was NOT MY HUSBAND who now owes me a new tire on my vehicle because he wasn't paying attention and clipped a curb. We did NOT get out of the car and hear SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS coming from my driver's side front tire. It was not completely flat. It was not snowing REALLY hard at this time and we were trying to go eat dinner with my MIL. I did not take DS inside to eat while I stood shivering and getting soaked by the snow (because I don't have anything to cover my head. Did I mention I was already getting sick?) It was NOT me who stood outside for 30 minutes with my DH while he attempted to change my tire in the freezing cold and blowing snow.

Lastly, it was DEFINATELY not me who sent a text message to a friend wishing him a happy birthday, only to get a message back from him stating that it was NOT his birthday. OOPS! I keep close track of all my friends birthdays and would NEVER wish happy birthday to the wrong person. Nope, not me.

It's been a long week!!

Sick weekend

2010-01-24T18:54:00.002-05:00

Thursday DS started coughing in the afternoon. That night he was fine. The following morning he woke up with a 101 fever. That progressed into a 103 fever. The cough also became very "barky" sounding, which i knew wasn't so good. During this whole time he was his usual pleasant self, although he took more breaks while he was playing.

Saturday DH took him to the dr as i was working. They did some chest xrays and various things (during which he was wonderful i was told) and he was diagnosed with walking pneumonia. They prescribed antibiotics and now 36 hours lately his fever i think has finally run its course but his cough is still NASTY sounding and his nose is running CONSTANTLY but at least it's clear.

Last night as i was trying to go to sleep, he started calling out for me. I went to him and laid with him on the couch for a little bit and patted his back to try to keep his cough from getting stuck in his throat. I eventually sat with him on the floor of the bathroom with the hot water in the shower running full blast. I spent the night on the floor of his room because everytime i walked out of his room he would cry pitifully. It wasn't the most pleasant night, but we've had worse and i'm hoping tonight is better.

Not Me! Monday

2010-01-18T08:32:00.002-05:00

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

It is NOT ME who usually runs out to her car in her nightgown (in 20 and 30 degree weather mind you) to start the car so it can warm up. I ALWAYS dress properly and always wear shoes outside when the sidewalk is freezing and it's 14 degrees outside. I would never risk getting sick to make sure my vehicle is warm for me and my child. Nope, not me.

It's also not me who fibbed to her husband. A few days ago he called me from work to ask me what I was doing. I fibbed and said "Folding clothes" because I didn't want to tell him I was actually sitting on the computer blaring music from YouTube and wasting time doing NOTHING. To cancel out the fib i told my hubby, i then folded lots of the laundry and even cleaned the kitchen too. I would NEVER fib to my spouse because i'm too lazy to tell him that i'm REALLY just sitting on my tailbone. Nope, not me.

Sundays

2010-01-17T19:26:00.001-05:00

Last summer, I decided I wanted to paint the bathroom in our hallway a deep red.

Today, I decided I hated the color. So I taped the place up and worked on the trim. I unscrewed wall plates and towel racks, etc and climbed up on the counters. My arms and shoulders are so sore right now.

We were at Subway for lunch earlier today and DS passed gas and said excuse me. I statred giggling at him pooting and then he kept saying "I pooted Mama, i pooted!" I kept trying to hide my face so he wouldn't see me laughing, but I could hear him. I had tears rolling down my face because he kept shouting about him pooting while we were trying to hush him. Good things Subway wasn't very crowded. Only my child.

I have an eye appointment coming up Wednesday and i'm going to talk to them about Lasik. I know it's expensive but as much money as i spend and have spend in contacts and supplies over the past 13 years, i could more than pay for the surgery. I can't STAND having my eyes dilated. It always gives me a headache because i have to leave my contacts out and sit in a room for 20 minutes while the drops work.

Not Me! Monday

2010-01-11T18:18:00.002-05:00

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

It was not me who, while having adult time with my DH last night, that I um, fell off the bed, bumping my rear end on the bedrail. I did NOT also bang my bare foot on the wall and did NOT slide gracefully to the floor. My bottom does NOT have a large bruise on it and it definately is NOT sore. Nope, not my butt.

It was also NOT ME who, for lack of a tissue, wiped her son's runny nose on her snow white glove, then continued to wear said snotty glove because I forgot about the snot swipe. Nope, not me. I am ALWAYS prepared with tissues and things that my child could potentially need.

It was not ME and my coworkers who were doing the Chicken Dance and Electric Slide because a fun cd came on. Nope, not us. We are professional working adults in the medical field and would NEVER get silly enough to dance like zanies around our heart patients, just for their (come on i mean OUR) amusement. Not around my job.

Last but not least, it was NOT ME who giggled like a buffoon because I also kicked one of my coworkers while trying to lean down and pick up a patient's medical log off the floor. I apparently did NOT kick my leg up behind me to balance myself and inadvertantly kicked her. Nope, it definately wasn't me.

Not Me! Monday

2010-01-04T15:29:00.002-05:00

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

It was NOT ME who let my child eat his bedtime snack in the bathtub because I was trying to hurry him into bed but he wanted a snack and he needed a bath as well. Kill two birds with one stone I say. I would never let my DS eat a soggy banana because it kept falling into the bathtub. Nope, not me.

It was also NOT ME who started laughing at her son while I was cutting his nails because I told him if he did not hold still and listen, then I would (insert appropriate punishment here: caning, quartering, waterboarding, etc) him. He said "Look Mama I'm listening!" and sat still as you please. It wasn't me who laughed until I cried because he looked so serious while I was sitting back giggling. Nope, I would NEVER laugh at his expense.

While we're on the subject, I would NEVER NEVER bribe my child to go pee in the potty because I'm tired and hungry. "Yes sweetie, if you pee in the potty, I'll let you play with your new train and stay up late and I'll buy you a Ferrari and etc..." I'm a better mom than that and I have the most patience in the world with my toddler.

And finally, it is NOT ME who counts going to the grocery store at 9pm without my child or husband as "me time". I DO NOT always listen to children's cds in the car with DS and going to the store is NOT my chance to listen to grown up music and just be by myself for an hour. Too bad I only live 2 minutes from the grocery store....

Date Night

2010-01-03T08:28:00.003-05:00

Friday night DH and I were supposed to go to dinner and a movie since his mom had the little one. We got all gussied up (read: I put on makeup!) and went to dinner at Applebee's. We needed to kill some time before the movie started so we went to a local bookstore. We were getting some books and gifts for the nieces and nephew and were reading some books ourselves when my eyes started to tear and burn and water. I wear contacts and don't wear makeup very often so my eyes are pretty sensitive to no matter what makeup I use. I went into the bathroom to wash off my makeup but it just made it worse. So we decided to head home where I could properly vacate the offending makeup from my face.

Then we just watched a movie from home. It wasn't quite what I was wanting our date night to be but at least we got to enjoy a yummy dinner alone.

Currently I'm waiting for the hashbrown casserole that DH fixed to finish baking so we can eat breakfast. We were hoping it would warm up enough outside for us to go to the local park and let DS play and for DH to play as well. He got a bunch of remote control cars for Christmas and he's been itching to play with them. Our backyard is too muddy from a lot of rain lately so we were going to go to a local ballfield. I'm hoping it's not too muddy either.

Without further ado, pictures from our date night BEFORE the makeup mishap. Excuse DH's strange face in them. He was not drunk or high in any of them, he was being silly.

Silly DH cheesing after I told him he looked sleepy in the previous pics.

Not Me! Monday

2009-12-28T20:20:00.002-05:00

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

It was definately NOT ME who giggled hysterically, I mean with tears pouring from my eyes, when my child was walking towards me and bumped his hip into our ottoman, then proceeded to do a semi flip onto the floor. He did NOT look up at me laughing so hard and grinned like he had a done a trick. I would never laugh at my child falling down. Nope, not me.

It was also NOT ME who threw a clean shirt, that had wedged itself into the couch cushions, back into the laundry hamper because I didn't feel like folding it and putting it away. I am definately not that lazy. Nah, not me.

It was NOT ME who nearly fell over laughing while putting DS to bed tonight because DH passed gas and DS said "Daddy you pooted hard!" and we did NOT all bust out in giggles. It would NOT BE me who would laugh at something like a simple bodily function that we all do. Nope, not me.

And keeping along the gassy lines, it was NOT MY CHILD who, while sitting in my lap recently, let out a HUGE poot and I did NOT feel it ripple up my thigh. He then proceeded to NOT laugh at my reaction. My boy is definately NOT a gassy, giggly creature. Nope, not him.

Merry Christmas!

2009-12-25T09:29:00.001-05:00

We had a wonderful Christmas! We had to do Christmas a day early because DH was working today and this entire weekend. DS is too young to know better LOL.

Pictures ahead!

DS's kitchen

Hiding under a blanket because I was cold

Redheads are sexay

Me and future SIL/best friend

Not Me! Monday

2009-12-21T08:35:00.003-05:00

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

It is not me who sometimes takes umm, longer than needed bathroom breaks to give myself some space and a few minutes alone. Nope, not me.

It is also NOT ME who, while placing an upset son into his carseat last Wednesday, FORGOT to buckle him in. I would NEVER do that to my child. And I completely would not try to buckle said carseat, upon toddler informing me that his seat was unbuckled, while driving 40 mph down the road. Nah, not me.

December Snow!!

2009-12-19T19:27:00.006-05:00

We got snow!!!!

It isn't even winter yet and we've had a major snow here North Carolina. We got about 5 or 6 inches here.

We went outside and played in it earlier and had a BLAST. DS loved the snow. My MIL stayed with us last night in case she lost power. Plus she thought she had to watch my SIL's kids but the place she worked was closed due to the snow. So DH, myself, and MIL stayed up late playing Shrek Operation and Monopoly (during which she creamed us). By the end of the game DH and I were giggling hysterically from being tired.

Of course I have pictures from the snow!

Christmas is less than a week away and i'm excited. My MIL called today and asked if I was missing a Christmas present from last year. I had no idea! She said that there was a pair of jeans in my size that was stuck inside a box. Apparently I opened the box last year and sent the boxes home with her, with my jeans still inside them.

Good thing too because I only have 1 pair of jeans I wear.

Currently I'm wearing a pair of hubby's plaid lounge pants and a long sleeved tshirt, also his. What can I say? They're comfy! I'd really love some warm loungy pants of my own though. I have some capris but of course it's cold so I need some longer pants. Maybe for Christmas?

CPR

2009-12-13T18:38:00.002-05:00

As i mentioned in my last post, I took that ACLS class where we learn exactly how and when to perform CPR, when and what drugs to give during a cardiac arrest, or another sort of arrythmia.

Well, Friday I did something for the first time and i hope i never have to do it again.

I had to perform CPR on one of our patients in our wellness program.

He was in the program across the room from the ones being monitored in cardiac rehab. My coworker was teaching a strength training class and all of a sudden we hear "we need help we need help!" and i look across the room and 2 of my coworkers are holding a patient up in a chair. He had clutched his chest and passed out, losing control of his bladder in the process. I immediately jog across the room and press the CODE BLUE (read: get more freaking help!) button. A bunch of us went back to the patient and placed him on a stretcher. We were feeling for a pulse and i felt nothing in his wrist. He was completely unconscious. We get our code cart over to him and our respiratory therapist was bagging him and giving him oxygen. We were struggling to get him placed on the monitor so we could see his heart rhythm. By that time we established that we did not feel a pulse and he was not breathing. He was gray and sweaty. Our nurse practicioner climbed on top of the stetcher and began doing chest compressions. I relieved her after 2 minutes (learned this from class) and being doing chest compressions. Hard and fast hard and fast. We are told to do chest compressions to the rhythm of The BeeGees song "Stayin Alive". So finally we are able to get him on the monitor and see that his heart rate is very very low, about 30 bmp. He has a internal cardiac defibrillator with a built in pacemaker. So his rhythm is paced and very slow. We are still doing chest compressions and giving him oxygen via bag. One of my coworkers relieve me and she starts doing chest compressions.

All of a sudden he starts flailing around. He has regained consciousness and is wondering wtf is going on. We calm him down and check a blood pressure. His BP was fine, a little high actually. The code team had arrived and get him carted off to the emergency room.

I did not know he had a built in defibrillator until after the fact. But the nurse practicioner said she felt and saw him "jump" a bit, meaning his ICD was shocking him.

I was shaking the whole time i was doing chest compressions. I am SOOOO thankful that he had a built in defibrillator or he would be having one put in!

Surviving sudden cardiac death. Wow.

ACLS

2009-12-09T15:10:00.001-05:00

Great day and great afternoon.

I have had a medical class called ACLS (Advanced Cardiopulmonary Life Support) for the past 2 days. Today was the Megacode (huge practical) and the written test. I don't do well on practicals. I do better on written tests. But i passed both with flying colors. I even got a 100 on the written portion.

DH and i still have to get something for DS for Christmas from Santa.

We've just had showers and we're about to go pick up Connor from daycare and head over to my sister's house for dinner. Steak and shrimp YUMMY!

DS has a Christmas program at school that all the kidlets are singing at next tuesday. Two year olds singing is just precious i tell you. PRECIOUS.

I've got clothes that need to be put away because they are sitting here folded on the couch beside me. Perhaps if i give hubs my most sexylicious (of COURSE that's a word!) look, he'll put the clothes away for me. After all, i DID fold them.

Happy Day!

Thanksgiving

2009-12-06T20:24:00.006-05:00

Me and my sister with our respective kiddos

I'm just now getting around to posting pictures from Thanksgiving. I was feeling awful all of last week and only this week have I started feeling better. I put on a happy face for Thanksgiving pictures.

I'm about to start making some good changes in my life. I'm excited and hopeful.

Me, DH, and DS

Calling all couples: Me and DH, my brother and his fiance, my parents, and my sister and her man

Me and DH

Me, my siblings and parents

Sleeping is for wimps!

2009-12-02T19:19:00.002-05:00

I'm currently sitting in the crack of the couch while Connor watched Dora before bath and bed.

Last night he completely thought sleeping was for sissies and fought bedtime. And at midnight. And from 1am until 3am and then from 4am until 415am he laid awake in his crib. Sammie had been in his room from 1230am until 1am. Sammie had been out of his room for about 30 minutes when he started wailing again.

So i laid down on the floor hoping he would nod off. But everytime i looked up at him his eyes were huge and he would grin. I made sure he was comfortable and tried to go to sleep myself.

But whenever i tried to sneak out of his room, he would wail and whine. So i laid down on his floor beside his crib (something i've never done) and tried to sleep. Just about the time i kept nodding off, he would toss one of his critters from his crib onto me and i would be jostled awake.

Finally about 415 i heard him start to snore so i crept back to our bedroom. I fell asleep at 420am and my alarm went off at 5am.

I had to wake up Connor at 545 to get him to daycare at 6 and me at work at 630am.

He was very combative trying to get him dressed and into the car. Nothing would please him this morning. Although i know how he felt because i certainly didn't want to wake up this morning after the night we had.

I suppose it could have been worse.

Sick Sick Sick

2009-11-20T19:57:00.004-05:00

Sickness is still around at my house.

I don't want it here!

Connor has had a wet phlemy cough for 2 weeks now with no improvement no matter what I try. (Although it hasn't gotten worse either.)

Today I take him to his peds office and they peek in his ear and say "whoa he has an ear infection!" Connor usually plays with his ears (has since birth) and every time he has pulled on his ears lately I've asked him if his ears hurt. He always says no. He hasn't been running a fever either. They told me that they were glad I brought him in today. His eardrum wasn't about to rupture, but if I hadn't brought him in today, he would been in by the end of the weekend.

Unfortunately antibiotics give him diarrhea as well. Three hours after his first dose of amoxicillan, he had a NASTY watery diarrhea diaper. I just hope he doesn't have one in the middle of the night and it doesn't get changed until the morning.

I'm feeling better from my bought with an upper respiratory infection, but now Sammie isn't feeling well. It's barely 8pm and he's already in bed with a headache and not feeling well.

As soon as I get Connor in bed, I am hoping in the shower and going to bed myself.

And just because I don't want to leave another post without a picture, here for your viewing pleasure!

A boy in bed!

Not Me! Monday

2009-11-16T08:17:00.003-05:00

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

It was not me who was trying to fish a toy out from under our stove, that our son had stashed in there, and realizing that I could not lay flat on my stomach to see under the stove because of my rather, um, large chest. Hmm. It was not me who had to have my not so chesty mother in law come over to retrieve said toy from under the stove. I am always able to get my childs toys from wherever he may stash them.

It was definately not me who bribed her son with tv to get him to take a nap. Nope, it REALLY was NOT ME. I would never use an artificial something to get him to go to sleep because I needed to do some things around the house. I'm a great mother who would not do that. Ummm, yeah.

Beautiful Sundays

2009-11-15T13:28:00.003-05:00

It's gorgeous and over 70 degrees outside in the middle of November. Thanksgiving is 2 weeks away and then Christmas. Time goes by waaayyy too fast.

After Connor gets up from his nap, I think we'll go outside on the porch and blow bubbles or jump in piles of leaves.

I'm currently watching a movie called "Noone Would Tell." Fred Savage and Candace Cameron are in it. It's about a teenage couple who have been dating a short while and he starts getting violent. It starts off with him only verbally abusing her and he tells her that nobody cares about her but him. Of course she believes him and her self esteem goes down the tube. She wants to be with him so she keeps telling herself that it's all her fault. Then he starts pushing her around and slamming her into walls, all the while apologizing after the fact and saying it will never happen again. Soon he starts slapping her and she ends up breaking up with him. He doesn't take it well and tells her that if she isn't with him, then she wouldn't be with anybody else either. He asks her to go for a ride with him or something one last time and she does. He takes her to a lake and murders her. She was only 16.

It's so hard watching movies like this because I know it happens everyday and nobody will open their mouths to get help because they are scared. I've never been in that situation and thank goodness. I would hope I would be smart and strong enough to get help.

Anyway we have one more full week of work and then a short week due to Thanksgiving! I can't wait! I love Thanksgiving and Christmas. This morning Connor and I went to a couple of stores to buy some Christmas stuff that was SUPER cheap. I can't wait to decorate! I'm sure I'll do it the weekend of Thanksgiving.

I'll leave you with an adorable picture of Connor waking up saying "I'm ready to get up Mama!"

I'm boring and a rambler

2009-11-11T21:12:00.005-05:00

But I like it like that.

Happy Veteran's Day!

I'm very thankful for those fighting for us and for those who fought for us long ago. Please keep up the hard work.

Carolina Son is currently sleeping in his crib and Carolina Boy is working on making some bracelets. He weaves bracelets from paracord. He does watchbands, keychains, bracelets and all sorts of nifty things.

I am now the proud owner of an upper respiratory infection. I've been waking up constantly at night with an extremely sore throat from sinus drainage. And then when I wake up, my head feels like it will explode.

Sounds lovely, huh?

Be jealous.