A reward

Since my numbers are usually pretty low on the weekend - a treat for those who came by!



We are having a baby!

How do I feel - gross pretty much all the time. I live on a steady diet of crackers and ginger ale. But rather excited about this little one even when I am looking deep into the throne!

Hopefully the sickness will leave soon(please oh please!)

Anyway happy sunny Saturday!

I have returned

Whew - that was the cold from...well sorry there is no nice way to say it ...hell. Three weeks of it circling through us all. We each got it twice with the second coming being worse...much much worse than the first.

How sick was I? I worked 2 shifts in two weeks - an those under duress as I was sure I was going to get harassed for life if I didn't go. I actually slept with the Vicks Vaporub and a roll of TP(ran out of Kleenex weeks ago) - and I mean hugging them in my sleep, jar of vicks open underneath my nose. Coughing till I threw up - really fun I gotta tell you. J-man and I watched more TV than I ever thought humanly possible - but getting off the couch was too difficult. In fact I didn't get out of my pj's for 3 days - didn't even shower for 2. But the true test of how sick - I didn't even turn on my computer for 2 yes TWO whole days. I don't know if that has happened since I got my computer. When I have been on holidays I have gone a few days(of course that was pre-blog). But home - not working - even sick I have checked. The day I gave birth - I checked my email.

So many apologies for posting nothing for almost a week but I was sure my germs would spread through the computer ;-) Mostly better now - still a little frog in my throat and the occasional cough but I can at least work. The house looks like a bomb hit it - eventually I'll clean up, right now I am too tired to care.

Music Monday -OK Go - Here It Goes Again

This won for best video on You Tube - It was shot in one take and then the band returned the treadmills to the store! It's also a cool song!

She lives

I am still alive - I still am coughing (more like barking like a seal). I now have a puffer to try and stop the spasms - although some still get through. Nothing like coughing till you puke!

Dragged myself to work the last few days - propped myself up at my desk with hand sanitizer and Kleenex - although my nose didn't really run - at least not down my face - more like post nasal drip.

Okay gotta run - I think my bed is calling - I'll be back!

Cough cough hack wheeze

Sweet Escape

This song is stuck in my head!! Perhaps it is because I would really love to escape right now - I am sick again - no voice and a horrible cough. I would really like to be healthy again - in the meantime - honey and lemon and vics vaporub!

I hope to get back on the blog and commenting later this week - when hopefully we will all be healthy.

How do you lock the car?

I love my car - it is getting a bit small for us - as you can't fit a weeks vacation worth of supplies for a toddler in the back - but it's a dream on gas!

Recently I noticed that the automatic locks would sometimes not work - or work so well that I couldn't get out of my car - well I could but I had to manually unlock the door - I can hear your gasps of shock and horror!!

I complained to my hubby about it - he didn't believe me. He just thought I was a bit slow in the head that day and couldn't understand how to hold the handle - and press the lock button. Why when it comes to cars do men suddenly think smart intelligent women have no sense?? As my hubby normally would never suggest that I was dim witted(for fear of death!).

Cut to Saturday - those blasted locks gave me trouble - I had to resort to unlocking and locking my door the old fashion way - by hand.

So I told Ry this - the locks worked on all the doors except the drivers side. Still he did not believe the button was the problem. I have also heard that this is a very expensive repair bill - so regardless of the problem - it won't be getting fixed soon.

Into the car I shove him - lock the door I command from atop my high horse - alas the drivers side door is not locking or unlocking as the others do. He tries over and over again - I guess not quite believing that I could actually be right about something mechanical.

He looks at me and asks "How did you lock the doors today?" I kid you not - he was totally bewildered.

I looked at him as if he was slow..."What do you mean?"

"How, if the door won't lock, did you lock or unlock the door today?" He calmly and slowly states - as if I was, again, a slow witted kid.

I return in tone "With my hand" I proceed to reach over and unlock the door, "or with a key." I put the key in the hole and show him.

He looked shocked and amazed.

I burst out laughing - he couldn't figure out what was so funny.

Music Mondays -Casting Crowns - Voice Of Truth (Live)

One of my favorite Casting Crown songs.

Ahhh Ahhhhh Ahhhhh Choooooooo!

The cold that never ends has descended on this household. Ry and J-man are miserable to say the least. We have holed up here today - boogers and honey and lemon flowing everywhere. I don't feel too bad - but am about to go insane from the whining(mostly from J-man) and the lack of sleep - none of us slept very well the last few nights.

Tomorrow - may the sun shine and the boogers go away!!

Blessings

Veggie Eater

My kid loves veggies. How is that possible - tonight he wanted a carrot - so I gave him a few small bites and he decided - no more potato - just carrots! So he ate...and ate...and ate carrots. I am going to hate seeing that come out the other end!

He also loves steamed broccoli, cucumber, potatoes(but not tonight), sometimes red pepper and pretty much any fruit. How can this be my child? Of course he does love chocolate and chips(that's my boy!!).

Hello...Hello

J-man loves to talk on the phone - but only a fake phone(usually a toy car or his hand). Put a real phone to his ear and he clams right up.

Anytime a bell rings or someone says hello - the hand whips up to the ear and baby babble spews from his lips. He cocks his head to the side and waves with his hand like he is gesturing.

It is so cute - I wonder where he learned that???

Music Monday

Favourite Song from Last night!

I am old...

Last nights concert was great - of course it confirmed to me that I am an old fart at 29.

80% of the audience was 19 - with bra straps and g-strings visible all over the place. Several people almost flashed me the full monty as their skirts were sooooo short - we were sitting in aisle seats right at the start of some stairs.

Remember when bands would play slow songs and we'd all hold lighters and sway back and forth - lighters are old school and now the little half dressed Britney/Paris wannabes hold up their cell phones (and somehow keep their screen lit up).

That was the moment that knew I was old!

Ahhh the good ol'days - yup I am officially old!

Ahhh the weekend

I love weekends. Usually I can sleep in and then hang with my boys. Today I woke up at 6am!!! What is the deal with that?? I flipped and flopped in bed till 8am when I heard "Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaddy Daaaaadeeeeeeee, dad DAD!!!" coming from J-man's room. When will the kid learn Mommy? Anyway - Ry got to sleep in while I took J-man downstairs. Forgot that we had hardly any milk - so I combined the 3.25 and 2% so J could have some but that meant no cereal for me - thank goodness for just add water muffin mixes.

Off to go meet Lisa for a little lunch and shop. Then back home to clean up. My mother in law is watching J-man tonight as we're going to Rascal Flatts tonight - Yippeeeeeee!

Okay I better jump in the shower - so I don't look haggard when I meet Lisa.

TTFN

Hanging in Tough

Anyone remember this talented(cough choke) band?? I had a complete room wallpapered in their faces courtesy of Tiger Beat.