My Slice of Life

I'm BACK!

2009-08-26T11:19:00.003-05:00

As punishment for going AWOL for the oh, millionth time...Pay it Forward in a Crafty Kind of Way I saw this at my friend Lisa's BLOG and thought that I don't have enough on my plate, so why the heck not add something else to do?Here's how it works....The first 5 people to respond to this post will get something made by me, especially for you.This offer does have some restrictions and limitations:

Day Two - 30 Day Challenge

2009-06-18T07:49:00.003-05:00

My legs have officially formed a mutiny. They are refusing to work properly. I feel like a marionette. I'm not entirely convinced that they won't just buckle under me while walking.Today consisted of walk/runs, kick backs and knee lifts, side squats with bend overs, alternating lunges, arm curls, shoulder presses and some tennis (which I apparently have horrible hand-eye coordination.)

Day One - EA Sports Active

2009-06-17T07:40:00.001-05:00

So I took the plunge a few days ago and bought the EA Sport Active for the Wii. I need to reign in this upward spiral of weight gain I've been on for, oh, basically forever.I started the 30 Day Challenge today. I'm officially the most out of shape person alive. I set my course on Easy and I'm pretty sure the game was trying to kill me. I had a few not so choice words for my trainer when we

I am Old and Why Ally Will Always Know Her Metal Bands

2009-03-29T17:45:00.003-05:00

We took Ally to her 1st hockey game today. That's not why I feel old.She wanted to know "when the hockey was going to start?" while piling in the popcorn.3 minutes into the 1st period she started asking "when's the hockey going to end?"During a break in the action, "You Give Love a Bad Name" started playing. The 3 teenagers behind us started guessing who sang it. THEY HAD TO GUESS...

Interview with Ally, Age 4

2009-03-26T16:24:00.002-05:00

stolen from Major Bedhead1. What is something mom always says to you? Poopie Diaper (we are knee-deep in fart jokes here, but No, I do not say Poopie Diaper to her unless its in the sentence "Stop saying Poopie Diaper")2. What makes mom happy? When I'm being nice3. What makes mom sad? when someone says a bad word "Allison mommy said not to say stupid" (said while doing a weird dance)4. How does

Allison vs The Probe

2009-03-18T18:59:00.002-05:00

I never really wrote about our experience with the impedance probe. Let's just say it will be a cold day in hell before I put her through that again. She was pathetic. She wouldn't drink.She wouldn't eat.She wouldn't talk.She wouldn't even swallow her own spit...We ended up pulling it out early the next morning before we brought it all back to the hospital.It was a horrible experience. My

Death by Father Winter

2009-02-12T09:46:00.001-05:00

Winter is slowly killing us. If my child spends another day indoors, without fresh air or the ability to run off her boundless energy, I may be forced to ship myself south.Things are not pretty here.Ally is wound so tight at the moment that the only sound in our house is screaming.Have I mentioned its not pretty?We have not seen grass since Christmas and there's still a good 6" that needs to

Christmas and a Health Update

2009-01-08T09:10:00.003-05:00

Ally goes for her next endoscopy tomorrow which will also involve an impedance probe being placed which she will have to wear for 24 hours. She will also have her lab work redone. Her last batch came back off the charts high for ongoing auto-immune damage, which as a T1 diabetic is scaring the hell out of me.We won't get the results until 1/27 and that just seems way too far away.

DPP Day 16

2008-12-16T20:04:00.000-05:00

The Tree:

Why you should never count on me...

2008-12-15T12:30:00.000-05:00

Post once a day with a picture... How difficult could that be?Apparently for me - IMPOSSIBLEI had to cheat with 2 summer pictures too.I'm a failure, a FAILURE I TELL YOU!

DPP Day 15

2008-12-15T12:28:00.001-05:00

DPP Day 14

2008-12-15T12:27:00.003-05:00

DPP Day 13

2008-12-15T12:27:00.001-05:00

Still wishing for summer.

DPP Day 12

2008-12-15T12:26:00.002-05:00

Shame, shame on me. No picture today, so here's one from this summer. Oh how I wish it was summer.

DPP Day 11

2008-12-15T12:25:00.003-05:00

Day 10

2008-12-15T12:25:00.001-05:00

Chocolate Chip Pie that had some "issues"

Day 9

2008-12-15T12:24:00.002-05:00

DPP Day 8

2008-12-15T12:24:00.001-05:00

DPP Day 7

2008-12-07T15:55:00.001-05:00

Princess Dress-up clothes and blue raspberry lollipop lipstick.

DPP Day 6

2008-12-06T17:41:00.003-05:00

Ya, Ya, I know. Where's day 4 and 5? They're coming. I was too lazy to download the camera (its a pain on the laptop). They should be up tomorrow.This is my 1st shot at our card this year. I'm not crazy about it, but I'm running out of time.

DPP Day 5

2008-12-05T15:57:00.000-05:00

DPP Day 4

2008-12-04T15:56:00.001-05:00

DPP Day 3

2008-12-04T09:39:00.004-05:00

Bright Nights At Forest ParkWith an extra "what the heck was this suppose to be?"

DPP Day 2

2008-12-04T09:39:00.001-05:00

Yes, I'm already woefully behind in the posting...Breakfast measured out.

December Photo Project - Day 1

2008-12-01T20:24:00.002-05:00