Friday, May 29, 2009
Are you kidding me?
Ok, everyone knows that I have A LOT of time to play on the Internet at work. Tonight, there was a headline on MSN.COM that for some reason caught my attention. I was a little shocked when I read the article. It an Interview that Brooke Shields did with US magazine. Here's what I have a problem with:
Brooke Shields: I Regret Losing My Virginity at 22USMagazine, May 26, 2009
Brooke Shields says she wishes she learned to "love the way" she looked "earlier."
Why?
"I think I would have had sex a lot earlier!" the actress jokes in the June issue of Health magazine. "I think I would have lost my virginity earlier than I did at 22."
"I had the public and this pressure, and I wish I had just gotten it over with in the beginning, when it was sort of OK. I think I could have been much more in touch with myself," Shields -- who was a child model continues.
If she had sex earlier, "I think I wouldn't have had issues with weight -- I carried this protective 20 pounds [in college]," she says. "It was all connected. And to me, that's a health regret."
Cause you know, girls that have random sex at a young age are notoriously happier and healthier... ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME? Ok, 1) I realize that it's Brooke Shields so, who cares? (the woman dated Michael Jackson for heavens sakes, obviously her judgement isn't what it should be) But as a Mom of 2 little girls and someone that works with messed up girls, I have to say: that this is NOT the message we should be sending!! I'm not saying that we should teach abstinence only (that's probably going to get my UT Resident status revoked) but you don't say, "Hey, if ya have sex you won't be 20 lbs over weight and you'll feel so much better about yourself." (My words not hers)
I can only hope that this was taken out of context and this is not how she intended it to sound!
Brooke Shields: I Regret Losing My Virginity at 22USMagazine, May 26, 2009
Brooke Shields says she wishes she learned to "love the way" she looked "earlier."
Why?
"I think I would have had sex a lot earlier!" the actress jokes in the June issue of Health magazine. "I think I would have lost my virginity earlier than I did at 22."
"I had the public and this pressure, and I wish I had just gotten it over with in the beginning, when it was sort of OK. I think I could have been much more in touch with myself," Shields -- who was a child model continues.
If she had sex earlier, "I think I wouldn't have had issues with weight -- I carried this protective 20 pounds [in college]," she says. "It was all connected. And to me, that's a health regret."
Cause you know, girls that have random sex at a young age are notoriously happier and healthier... ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME? Ok, 1) I realize that it's Brooke Shields so, who cares? (the woman dated Michael Jackson for heavens sakes, obviously her judgement isn't what it should be) But as a Mom of 2 little girls and someone that works with messed up girls, I have to say: that this is NOT the message we should be sending!! I'm not saying that we should teach abstinence only (that's probably going to get my UT Resident status revoked) but you don't say, "Hey, if ya have sex you won't be 20 lbs over weight and you'll feel so much better about yourself." (My words not hers)
I can only hope that this was taken out of context and this is not how she intended it to sound!
Monday, May 25, 2009
WOW!
The girls have some friends that dyed their hair pink for the summer. Of course, my kids being the followers that they are, had to do it too. Um..... Shelby's kinda bled into the rest of her hair! OOPS! Oh well, it's summer. Good thing I only left the color on for a couple minutes instead of the full half hour!
Ha...take that Momma!
You know those "How Well Do You Know (insert person)?" quizes on Facebook? Well, I was looking over one this morning. The question was "What is my middle name?" This person's brother had left a comment that said, "Since when is your middle name "A." ?
It suddenly occurred to me that my LEGAL middle name is no longer "Elaine". It hasn't been for 9+ years now, and I never realized it. My legal middle name is "E."
For those that don't know, my great grandmother, Granny, Momma, both sisters, me and both of my girls ALL have the middle name "Elaine". I hate, hate, hate, hate, hate... and when I say "hate" I mean LOATHE the name Elaine. The only reason that I named my girls "Elaine" is because it was a HUGE deal to my mom. (sometimes after your parents are gone, you do weird stuff that would have made them happy)
I remember when I was little (really little), I used to try to change my name. Momma would always say, "you can change your last name one day but you're stuck with both Jana and Elaine." So, I have to admit I got quite the little chuckle out of this realization.
It suddenly occurred to me that my LEGAL middle name is no longer "Elaine". It hasn't been for 9+ years now, and I never realized it. My legal middle name is "E."
For those that don't know, my great grandmother, Granny, Momma, both sisters, me and both of my girls ALL have the middle name "Elaine". I hate, hate, hate, hate, hate... and when I say "hate" I mean LOATHE the name Elaine. The only reason that I named my girls "Elaine" is because it was a HUGE deal to my mom. (sometimes after your parents are gone, you do weird stuff that would have made them happy)
I remember when I was little (really little), I used to try to change my name. Momma would always say, "you can change your last name one day but you're stuck with both Jana and Elaine." So, I have to admit I got quite the little chuckle out of this realization.
Saturday, May 23, 2009
My little horse nut!
I always love watching little kids pay for stuff with their own money. Besides the obvious reasons (it's not me paying for it) I love the way that they walk up to the counter and throw every dime at the cashier. Morgan decided to spend her bday money at Gamestop. She was able to buy 2 games for the DS. For some reason she was totally excited about the big fuss that the guy made over the $2 bills that she used. When we left, she said, "He thought I was really cool cause I had $2 that really looked like $1."
Here's a picture of her with her big purchase.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Big Day
Morgan has had a big day today. She had her Kindergarten program tonight, PLUS it was her 6th Birthday. She was so stinking cute!! Here are a few pics. Our friend recorded the program, so when she emails it to me, I'll post it. It's kinda long so it's mainly meant for Grandma and family!
Right before the program
Right before the program Morgan and her little friend before the program
Walking into the program
My little public speaker!
After her program, our friends joined at Chili's for dinner. (Morgan's pick) We had a couple waiters come out to sing and all!! Morgan didn't mind since she got free ice cream!
When we got home, Morgan quickly opened her present. (Here's my bad mom thing: I really didn't want to try to throw together a big party so I told Morgan she could get a Really Big, Expensive present and not have a party, OR she could have a party and get a cheap crappy present.) So, she decided that she wanted a Nintendo DS!
Today, Morgan got a couple of cards in the mail as well as a way cute dress and this purple shirt from Grandma. She also got some money. Here's a little back story: Shelby has been saving all of her tooth fairy and allowance money in the hopes of buying a big item.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MORGAN ELAINE
Friday, May 15, 2009
Laser Tag
Today was the reward field trip for the reading program. The PTA took the top 2 classes for the entire year to Laser Mania. They got 2 hours of unlimited laser tag, bumper cars and mini golf. They could also play in the arcade if they brought money.
I decided that since Preston has had to tag along to all of the meetings, "help" set things up, and follow me all over the school while I picked up calendars, he deserved to go.
I knew he'd be too little for the laser tag, but I thought he could probably do bumper cars. When we got there, we found out that he was too little. HE WAS BROKEN HEARTED!!! I felt so bad! I was eventually able to talk him into playing mini golf with me. He was soooo cute. He tried so hard to hit the ball in the hole, but just couldn't quite get it. Finally, he picked up the ball dropped it in the hole and then yells, "Hey mom! Look! That's a lot easier!" It was hilarious. From then on he ran around dropping the ball in the whole. I kept telling him to use the club and he said, "No! Dats to hawd!"
We spent most of the time in the arcade! He had so much fun. He hit the jackpot on one of the machines and won like 200 tickets. You should have seen him jumping up and down, squealing in excitement as the tickets made a huge pile on the floor. He had to call Chris at work to tell him "I hit the jackpot!" When all was said and done he walked away with the most expensive $1 remote control car you've ever seen! lol Oh well, he had a ball and that's all that I care about!
As a side note: Today, Chrysler released its list of dealers that will be closing. They closed a total of 789 dealerships, nationwide. Parkway will be losing its Jeep franchise! They are closing 10 dealers in Utah including all 3 in Cedar City and 1 in St George! Truthfully, Parkway loses $ every month with their Jeep franchise. They were only keeping it in the hopes of expanding at some point in the future to a full fledged Dodge dealer. Ford is the bread and butter of that place!! Chris was actually kind of excited (well, that's probably not the best word to use) because he HATES working on Chrysler warranty! Their warranty pay is pathetic!Sooo.. if you own a Chrysler vehicle in Southern Utah, good luck getting any warranty work done. They kept the one in Richfield open, but other than that, you'll have to go to either Vegas or Salt Lake for any warranty repairs! Not Cool!
I decided that since Preston has had to tag along to all of the meetings, "help" set things up, and follow me all over the school while I picked up calendars, he deserved to go.
I knew he'd be too little for the laser tag, but I thought he could probably do bumper cars. When we got there, we found out that he was too little. HE WAS BROKEN HEARTED!!! I felt so bad! I was eventually able to talk him into playing mini golf with me. He was soooo cute. He tried so hard to hit the ball in the hole, but just couldn't quite get it. Finally, he picked up the ball dropped it in the hole and then yells, "Hey mom! Look! That's a lot easier!" It was hilarious. From then on he ran around dropping the ball in the whole. I kept telling him to use the club and he said, "No! Dats to hawd!"
We spent most of the time in the arcade! He had so much fun. He hit the jackpot on one of the machines and won like 200 tickets. You should have seen him jumping up and down, squealing in excitement as the tickets made a huge pile on the floor. He had to call Chris at work to tell him "I hit the jackpot!" When all was said and done he walked away with the most expensive $1 remote control car you've ever seen! lol Oh well, he had a ball and that's all that I care about!
As a side note: Today, Chrysler released its list of dealers that will be closing. They closed a total of 789 dealerships, nationwide. Parkway will be losing its Jeep franchise! They are closing 10 dealers in Utah including all 3 in Cedar City and 1 in St George! Truthfully, Parkway loses $ every month with their Jeep franchise. They were only keeping it in the hopes of expanding at some point in the future to a full fledged Dodge dealer. Ford is the bread and butter of that place!! Chris was actually kind of excited (well, that's probably not the best word to use) because he HATES working on Chrysler warranty! Their warranty pay is pathetic!Sooo.. if you own a Chrysler vehicle in Southern Utah, good luck getting any warranty work done. They kept the one in Richfield open, but other than that, you'll have to go to either Vegas or Salt Lake for any warranty repairs! Not Cool!
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Monster Truck Spectacular
As promised here are the videos that we managed to get of Preston at the Monster Truck Spectacular. It was definitely a generic version of "Monster Jam" but he had fun and that's what matters. I think he got a little overwhelmed! Truthfully, the girls had just as much fun as he did! My stupid batteries went dead after just a short time, and of course the others were in the car, but here's what I managed to get.
Monday, May 11, 2009
Mothers Day and the House
Yesterday was a very bittersweet day for me. I missed mamma something fierce, but it's hard to be sad when you have such sweet kids. (She wouldn't want that anyway!) My day started out with 3 VERY excited kids giving me their homemade presents. 
Morgan gave me the butterfly, Preston the flower and Shelby the cookbook. The cookbook is hilarious. Here's Shelby's contribution:
Back of the house and the future back patio
From the living room looking into the dining room
Master Bedroom and the toilet room (yes there's a separate room for the toilet)
Morgan gave me the butterfly, Preston the flower and Shelby the cookbook. The cookbook is hilarious. Here's Shelby's contribution:Chocolate Chip Cookies
You need chocolate chip cookie dough (notice she doesn't even try to pretend that I make it from scratch) Put it on the pan. Put the stove to 100 degrees. Put them in the oven for 1 hour. Then take them out and put it on a cooling rack.- by Shelby
After gifts, we went to St. George for my Mothers Day lunch and a little shopping. I made it through 2 stores before I was done with walking! We came home and went to the new house. They are prepping for stucco right now and hanging drywall. Here are some updated pictures.
Front of the House
Back of the house and the future back patio From the living room looking into the dining roomMaster Bedroom and the toilet room (yes there's a separate room for the toilet) Also, after looking at the house yesterday, Chris thinks that the garage is tall enough to put a lift in the 3rd garage. Suddenly my new dining room table and bed set got bumped to the end of the line! Oh well, if he has that, he'll be able to do all of his side work at HOME!!! How awesome will that be? We're currently taking donations for the cost of a new lift! lol
As a side note, Preston LOVED the Monster Truck Spectacular. I got a couple short videos that I'll post when I have better internet. But here's my favorite picture!
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Homesick
My friend Charon inspired this blog. I've been feeling a little homesick lately, so I thought I'd make a list of thing I miss about the south. Trust me, the town I'm from in Florida is definitely southern!
1) Football- More specifically, GATOR football. I get a kick out of going to SUU football games because my high school stadium is bigger than Eccles Coliseum.
2)Grits- Grits are a staple at our house. For those of you that don't know what they are, it's basically ground hominy. There are really only 2 ways to eat grits: WITH or WITHOUT cheese along with butter, salt and pepper. You do not add fruit, milk, sugar, syrup or any other "yankeefied" concoction that you non-southern folks may have come up with.
3)Magnolias- MMMMMM! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the smell of magnolias.
4)Chicken on the bone- You CANNOT make real fried chicken with boneless skinless chicken breast.
5) "Mamma" "Daddy", "Granny", "Nanna" etc- I don't think I ever called my mother "mom". She was "Mamma" . I didn't really have a dad, but for those that do, it's not uncommon to hear a grown man call his father, "Daddy". Everyone has a "Granny" "Papa" or something similar. We southerners differentiate between grandparents by giving them different nicknames. It doesn't matter who I'm talking to, I call my grandmother, "Granny". At first people look at me like I'm nuts, but then they get used to it. I used to tease Mamma by telling her that I was going to have my kids call her "Mee Maw". She swore that if I did, she'd slap me. She would have done it too, cause "mamma's" aren't afraid to slap their kids hahaha
6)"Ya'll"- I didn't know that you could hold a conversation without using the word "Ya'll"
7)Horse Farms- Here's a news flash Cedar City: Having a 1/2 acre lot does not mean that you have "horse property".
8)Boiled Peanuts- you take fresh peanuts (shell on) and boil them in salt water ALL DAY! They are so yummy!
9)"Bless Her Heart"- you can say anything you want about someone as long as you say, "Bless his/her heart". It the magic phrase that makes everything ok. Ex. "Her baby is the ugliest thing I've ever seen, bless his heart."
10)Southern Women- there are 2 very different kinds of southern women. There is the debutant. Then there is the hick. Ex. Steel Magnolias vs My Big Redneck Wedding (I have to admit, I love this show. Chris turns his chair so that he can watch ME watch the show.)
11)Watermelon- I grew up on a watermelon farm. Nearly every year, my Granny and Grandpa would lease out their fields to local farmers. As part of the deal, we got unlimited watermelons. I remember busting the melon on the ground, eating the heart out, spitting the seeds at each other for fun (Yes, Celeste, I actually did this), then throwing the rest to the cows. It's really the only way to eat watermelon. lol
12)The Accent- I've lost most of my accent. However, it only takes 2 things to bring it back.. 1)Watching Paula Dean on TV or 2)make me mad! Trust me, it'll come back full force then! (I can use this to my advantage with Chris though. He can't argue with me if he can't understand a word I'm saying.)
13)The Food- Southern food is good. Why? Cause it's fattening. There's just no way around it. I miss foods like collard, mustard and turnip greens, black eyed peas, banana pudding. strawberry shortcake, BBQ, baked beans, and okra. I try to make them, but it's just not the way Mamma made it!
14)Water- and not the frozen kind that we get here. I miss all of the lakes, beaches, ponds, rivers, springs, etc. Heck you even have to breath water in Florida!
15)Tradition and History- I know that Utah is rich with Mormon Pioneer history, but that doesn't apply to me. Most of my family history isn't exactly politically correct nowadays, so I won't go into it (Hello, it's the south). However, I love visiting my Granny's family in South Carolina and seeing all the Civil War landmarks. Where else in the world do they proudly reenact a war that they lost?!?!?!
I've lived in Utah for 10 years. It's my home and I love it here. However, sometimes I really wish that we could make it back more often. Maybe one day we'll be in a position to do that. Until then, I'll just have to enjoy all the things that make Utah unique! (I'm trying to work up the nerve to take a picture of a polygamist at Wal-Mart for you folks back home)
Before I forget, we're taking Preston to the Monster Truck rally tonight. He's going to be SOOO excited. I'll take lots of pictures for Grandma Charlene!!!
1) Football- More specifically, GATOR football. I get a kick out of going to SUU football games because my high school stadium is bigger than Eccles Coliseum.
2)Grits- Grits are a staple at our house. For those of you that don't know what they are, it's basically ground hominy. There are really only 2 ways to eat grits: WITH or WITHOUT cheese along with butter, salt and pepper. You do not add fruit, milk, sugar, syrup or any other "yankeefied" concoction that you non-southern folks may have come up with.
3)Magnolias- MMMMMM! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the smell of magnolias.
4)Chicken on the bone- You CANNOT make real fried chicken with boneless skinless chicken breast.
5) "Mamma" "Daddy", "Granny", "Nanna" etc- I don't think I ever called my mother "mom". She was "Mamma" . I didn't really have a dad, but for those that do, it's not uncommon to hear a grown man call his father, "Daddy". Everyone has a "Granny" "Papa" or something similar. We southerners differentiate between grandparents by giving them different nicknames. It doesn't matter who I'm talking to, I call my grandmother, "Granny". At first people look at me like I'm nuts, but then they get used to it. I used to tease Mamma by telling her that I was going to have my kids call her "Mee Maw". She swore that if I did, she'd slap me. She would have done it too, cause "mamma's" aren't afraid to slap their kids hahaha
6)"Ya'll"- I didn't know that you could hold a conversation without using the word "Ya'll"
7)Horse Farms- Here's a news flash Cedar City: Having a 1/2 acre lot does not mean that you have "horse property".
8)Boiled Peanuts- you take fresh peanuts (shell on) and boil them in salt water ALL DAY! They are so yummy!
9)"Bless Her Heart"- you can say anything you want about someone as long as you say, "Bless his/her heart". It the magic phrase that makes everything ok. Ex. "Her baby is the ugliest thing I've ever seen, bless his heart."
10)Southern Women- there are 2 very different kinds of southern women. There is the debutant. Then there is the hick. Ex. Steel Magnolias vs My Big Redneck Wedding (I have to admit, I love this show. Chris turns his chair so that he can watch ME watch the show.)
11)Watermelon- I grew up on a watermelon farm. Nearly every year, my Granny and Grandpa would lease out their fields to local farmers. As part of the deal, we got unlimited watermelons. I remember busting the melon on the ground, eating the heart out, spitting the seeds at each other for fun (Yes, Celeste, I actually did this), then throwing the rest to the cows. It's really the only way to eat watermelon. lol
12)The Accent- I've lost most of my accent. However, it only takes 2 things to bring it back.. 1)Watching Paula Dean on TV or 2)make me mad! Trust me, it'll come back full force then! (I can use this to my advantage with Chris though. He can't argue with me if he can't understand a word I'm saying.)
13)The Food- Southern food is good. Why? Cause it's fattening. There's just no way around it. I miss foods like collard, mustard and turnip greens, black eyed peas, banana pudding. strawberry shortcake, BBQ, baked beans, and okra. I try to make them, but it's just not the way Mamma made it!
14)Water- and not the frozen kind that we get here. I miss all of the lakes, beaches, ponds, rivers, springs, etc. Heck you even have to breath water in Florida!
15)Tradition and History- I know that Utah is rich with Mormon Pioneer history, but that doesn't apply to me. Most of my family history isn't exactly politically correct nowadays, so I won't go into it (Hello, it's the south). However, I love visiting my Granny's family in South Carolina and seeing all the Civil War landmarks. Where else in the world do they proudly reenact a war that they lost?!?!?!
I've lived in Utah for 10 years. It's my home and I love it here. However, sometimes I really wish that we could make it back more often. Maybe one day we'll be in a position to do that. Until then, I'll just have to enjoy all the things that make Utah unique! (I'm trying to work up the nerve to take a picture of a polygamist at Wal-Mart for you folks back home)
Before I forget, we're taking Preston to the Monster Truck rally tonight. He's going to be SOOO excited. I'll take lots of pictures for Grandma Charlene!!!
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Pictures of house
I went back to work tonight. YAY!!!! I never thought I'd be so excited to go back to work!
Here are a few pics of the house. It's not really safe for me to go hobbling around the house right now cause they have the dirt all broken up, so I had Chris take a bunch of pictures for me. The plumbers should be done today, they are starting on the roof today and Chris is meeting with the electrician this morning to tell him where he wants all of the outlets. We found out that we're not going to be able to get the potfiller as planned, but that's ok. Apparently it won't work with the micro-hood, so I guess I'll have to walk the whole 2 ft to the kitchen sink (sigh).. (When I told my Granny about the potfiller, she said, "Jana, that's got to be the laziest thing I've ever heard of." hahaha)
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Moving Right Along
Today was a really decent day. I've only had 1 Percacet all day. WooHoo. I finally got to take a shower!! Double WOOHOO! Tonight, I ventured out of the house (triple WooHoo)to ride by our new house. This is what it looked like on Tuesday.
This is what it looks like today
This is what it should look like when it's done.
They say that they should have the roof finished and hopefully the stucco done by the end of next week. We're getting really excited!!!
Friday, April 24, 2009
Much Better
I'm doing much better today. Still very sore, but I don't feel like cutting the entire leg off would be a better alternative, anymore. The anti-nausea meds did wonders for me!!!!
The workers comp. lady is a witch!!! Now, I have to get authorization directly from her for every single prescription that I get. She's a power hungry witch and I sincerely hope that karma comes back to bite her!!!!
ok, well I'm off to make lunch for Morgan and Preston and then hopefully, I'll be able to get them to "snuggle me until I fall asleep"....they'll be out within 30 seconds!
The workers comp. lady is a witch!!! Now, I have to get authorization directly from her for every single prescription that I get. She's a power hungry witch and I sincerely hope that karma comes back to bite her!!!!
ok, well I'm off to make lunch for Morgan and Preston and then hopefully, I'll be able to get them to "snuggle me until I fall asleep"....they'll be out within 30 seconds!
Thursday, April 23, 2009
It's a Long One!
Yesterday was a crazy day. Ok first of all I had my surgery and everything went well. We got to the hospital at 11:30 for the pre-op stuff (Preg. test , IV, and lots of waiting) They were about 45 minutes late getting me into the OR. Here's my funny story about the surgery. One of the surgery techs (I think that's what she was) was putting a bunch of monitors on me and she warned me that the tab would be REALLY cold. When she put it on me I said, "Oh that's not too bad. My kids feet are colder than that when they climb in bed with me." She said, "Yeah, my husband has really cold feet and quite frankly he always wants to stick them right in my (whispering) crotch." WAIT...REWIND!! Did she really just say that? Have I had loopy meds yet? Nope, she just said that! I said, "um I think I'd have a problem with that too." Then she says, "I'm sorry but there are some things that don't need to go in there" The other nurses were just looking at her like "what the hell?" TOO! MUCH! INFORMATION! LADY! I couldn't help but laugh though. It definitely cut the tension. haha
Then, they started asking me about my kids and stuff. Next thing I knew I was waking up and desperately wanting Chris. After a few minutes (I have no idea how long it really was.) they took me back to my room. Chris was there waiting to make everything right in the world again. There's just something about having him close that makes everything all better.
While we were waitng for me to wake up, our contractor called. Apparently when they framed the house on Tuesday, they only framed it for 6 ft. doors instead of 8. He wanted to let Chris know that it was being fixed so that Chris didn't freak out. Also, when he was walking around out there, he noticed that the windows in one of the bedrooms aren't up to code. Apparently, neither the contractor nor the architect caught this. SO now we have to change a few things around. I say that this is not our responsibility to pay for!!! Chris took care of it (or is taking care of it.)
About 5:30, Chris left to go get my prescriptions filled. When he got to the pharmacy, he gave them the card that workers comp had sent me for my prescriptions. When they tried to run the card, it was denied. The pharmacist called the company and was told that my pain meds have not been approved yet. So, Chris had to pay for them out of pocket. It wasn't very much, but it's the principle of it. It's not our responsibility to pay for the meds. I told Chris that I was going to let him handle the case manager today. Heaven help that woman!!! I have a pain pump directly into the incision that will administer pain meds until i get it out on Monday and I'm on Percacet. It STILL hurts like hell, and this woman didn't think it might be a good idea to authorize pain meds???
We finally left the hospital at about 6:15. On the way home, I started throwing up. All I've been able to keep down so far is toast and water. Anything else comes back up. Not the best diet plan!
Poor Chris was up all night helping me and then had to go to work today. They girls are VERY emotional. They're trying to help me, but are scared to death of hurting me. Even Preston was really snuggley this morning. I keep telling them that it hurts right now, but it'll get better.
They went to school this morning and my friend Celeste (she freaking rocks!) came and took Preston to pre-school for me. I decided to try sitting on my couch. It's such a comfy, cushiony, and squishy couch! I love it! However, I couldn't get off the stupid thing. It literally took me 45 minutes, a phone call to Chris and lots of tears to get off the couch. Now that I'm up, it's funny, but it wasn't at the time!
I've decided that I would much rather go through labor than this! At least with labor, you get a big prize at the end. This just sucks!!
ok, I'm done whining now... tomorrow I'll try to post something a little happier!
Then, they started asking me about my kids and stuff. Next thing I knew I was waking up and desperately wanting Chris. After a few minutes (I have no idea how long it really was.) they took me back to my room. Chris was there waiting to make everything right in the world again. There's just something about having him close that makes everything all better.
While we were waitng for me to wake up, our contractor called. Apparently when they framed the house on Tuesday, they only framed it for 6 ft. doors instead of 8. He wanted to let Chris know that it was being fixed so that Chris didn't freak out. Also, when he was walking around out there, he noticed that the windows in one of the bedrooms aren't up to code. Apparently, neither the contractor nor the architect caught this. SO now we have to change a few things around. I say that this is not our responsibility to pay for!!! Chris took care of it (or is taking care of it.)
About 5:30, Chris left to go get my prescriptions filled. When he got to the pharmacy, he gave them the card that workers comp had sent me for my prescriptions. When they tried to run the card, it was denied. The pharmacist called the company and was told that my pain meds have not been approved yet. So, Chris had to pay for them out of pocket. It wasn't very much, but it's the principle of it. It's not our responsibility to pay for the meds. I told Chris that I was going to let him handle the case manager today. Heaven help that woman!!! I have a pain pump directly into the incision that will administer pain meds until i get it out on Monday and I'm on Percacet. It STILL hurts like hell, and this woman didn't think it might be a good idea to authorize pain meds???
We finally left the hospital at about 6:15. On the way home, I started throwing up. All I've been able to keep down so far is toast and water. Anything else comes back up. Not the best diet plan!
Poor Chris was up all night helping me and then had to go to work today. They girls are VERY emotional. They're trying to help me, but are scared to death of hurting me. Even Preston was really snuggley this morning. I keep telling them that it hurts right now, but it'll get better.
They went to school this morning and my friend Celeste (she freaking rocks!) came and took Preston to pre-school for me. I decided to try sitting on my couch. It's such a comfy, cushiony, and squishy couch! I love it! However, I couldn't get off the stupid thing. It literally took me 45 minutes, a phone call to Chris and lots of tears to get off the couch. Now that I'm up, it's funny, but it wasn't at the time!
I've decided that I would much rather go through labor than this! At least with labor, you get a big prize at the end. This just sucks!!
ok, I'm done whining now... tomorrow I'll try to post something a little happier!
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Preston's Party
Even though Preston's actual birthday isn't until Tuesday, we had his party today. It was his 1st "friends" party and he had a lot of fun. After it was over he kept saying, "I had a good burpday party." and "Did you wike my burpday party?" Here are a few pictures!
I can't believe my baby is getting so big!
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Surgery
They've scheduled my surgery for next Wednesday!
Preston has been on one today. Funny things he's said:
1)"Well if wouldn't have broke your knee you wouldn't need surgery."
2)Chris picked Preston up in a Parkway car and the seat belt chime kept going off. When Preston asked why it was doing that, Chris told him that it was because he didn't have his seat belt on. Preston said, "No it's cause you didn't fix it right." haha
Preston has been on one today. Funny things he's said:
1)"Well if wouldn't have broke your knee you wouldn't need surgery."
2)Chris picked Preston up in a Parkway car and the seat belt chime kept going off. When Preston asked why it was doing that, Chris told him that it was because he didn't have his seat belt on. Preston said, "No it's cause you didn't fix it right." haha
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Easter
We had a really good Easter weekend. I thought that I was going to have to work a double on Saturday, but at the last minute I found out that I didn't have to go in until my regular shift. I was so excited to decorate eggs with the kids. (I didn't realize that Preston was half naked until everything was finished and all of the pics had been taken.)When I got home on Sunday, the Easter Bunny had arrived and brought TONS of stuff for the kids. Preston was so cute, when he woke up. He rolled over and VERY groggily said, "Is it Easter yet?" when we told him "Yes" he jumped straight out of bed, WIDE AWAKE. All of the kids LOVED their baskets.
After daylight (lol) we went outside to do our Easter egg hunt. They had so much fun. Chris pelted me with rocks and mud during the hunt hahaha After the egg hunt, Chris and the kids went to Escalante. I went to sleep! They had a lot of fun!
On Monday, I found out that my surgery has finally been approved. I go to the Dr. on Thursday to go over the procedure again. The receptionist said that it would probably be next week that they do it. You know the feeling that you have right before you have a baby? You've been so anxious to have it, but then as soon as you walk through the hospital doors, you get that "Oh crap, this is gonna hurt." panicked feeling... that's the feeling I have right now. I'm anxious to get it over with, but REALLY nervous.
Today, Chris and I went to St. George to pick out all of the stuff for our house. I wish you all could have seen Chris' face as the interior decorator and I spent almost half an hour debating over which shade of tan paint to use. Then, once we decided on a color, we couldn't find a trim color that I really loved, so we ended up changing the paint color again. hahaha His face was priceless! We went with knotty alder cabinets with a wheat stain, granite counter tops, oil rubbed bronze fixtures, marble vanity tops, jetted tub, and a double grooved front door. We decided that we could have doubled the cost of our house with just upgrades. They are hoping to pour the foundation on Thursday. It was ready to pour today, but it's been rainy, so they have to wait. I'll keep everyone updated!
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Morgan's Easter Egg Hunt
Morgan had an Easter egg hunt today at school. It was so cute and she had so much fun. They had over 400 eggs for less 50 kids. 
Morgan ran as hard as she could to find the eggs throughout the entire hunt!
Obviously she wasn't the only one!
After they found all of the eggs they dived them up so that everyone had the same #
Monday, April 6, 2009
She's Movin' In
I'm going to Ohio in Junefor my baby sister's high school graduation. Today, she bought a one way plane ticket to come back with me. She's going to stay with us for the summer. I'M SO EXCITED!!!!!!
Sunday, April 5, 2009
He's a Nut!
Chris got a new blow gun at Cabelas while we were in Salt Lake this last week. He had a blast shooting things in the hotel room. The lamp shade escaped with only minor injuries. Unfortunately my bottle of lotion didn't survive the attack. Tonight, he taped his target onto Preston's R/C Hummer. I said (admiringly) "Moving target?" He said "No (as if I'm a moron) it's so I don't have to get up to go get my darts." 
When Preston saw what he was doing, he said, "Hey! That! Is! ENOUGH!"
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