How blessed am I? More than I could ever say with words.

Mother's Day, as hectic as it was, ended up being just perfect. Brian woke up early and started making breakfast. He was then joined by Braeden in the kitchen and the outcome was delicious. Pancakes, scrambled eggs, bacon and sausage! Talk about the works. Brian also had coffee ready and gave me a new mug. I love it!

I was able to sit and relax, plus I ended up sewing a shirt which I'll be putting up on Etsy. I miss sewing, I've been so busy and tired that I haven't been able to take the time like I would want, hopefully I will be able to soon.

Braeden gave me a book about gardening and a movie with the help of his Gram and with the help of Brian he gave me the second season of Two and a Half Men! Plus I got several fun Mother's Day cards which made me laugh. Including one which sang "Under Pressure" from Braeden. Very cool.

Saturday we went to Kevin's graduation party and then Jackson's birthday party. Kevin graduated from college, go him! And Jackson turned six! There were same-aged boys going crazy at the party. Man it was interesting. Brian and I were kind of dumbfounded and also scared since we know we have that to look forward to with Brae.

Sunday after all the festivities from the men in my life we then went to my Grandma's. Her birthday was Friday so we celebrated her birthday and Mother's Day. I also got to see my Mom and I gave her a bag I made along with the same movie she had picked out and let Brae give me (P.S. I Love You) and a book by Max Lucado.

Then we went to see Brian's Mom and we stayed there for a couple hours just talking and having fun while Braeden eventually became a human wire and started making up his own language while bouncing around. This was his body shouting of pure exhaustion from a very busy weekend.

The only thing bad was the Flyers losing. =o/ Sorry guys.

And the work week has begun with rain, flooding, power outages and 45 mph winds. Yes, it is Monday.

Well I hope you all had a fabulous and bless-filled weekend! Happy Monday!

Labels: blessings, brae, brian, busy, hectic, life, mothers day

An early sign of dementia must be when a person is unable to sleep in on the weekends. And I'm not just talking sleeping in until 10 a.m. or even 8 a.m. either. Oh no. This is something far more outrageous than just waking up when the sun starts to rise. Here it is 3:25 a.m. and I am wide awake.

My being away this early is odd, but not completely off the wall, as I do tend to wake up by 5:30 these days and this is really only a couple hours difference. Plus, I'm pretty sure it has something to do with the sinus issues my head is having and the fact that my backside is throbbing.

Let me explain.

In an effort to bring some organization and cleanliness into my life, I took i upon myself to try and carry the mountain of clothes from our hamper down into the laundry room. My foot slipped on the first step down. While I only fell maybe four steps on my bottom, do you think I dropped the laundry basket full of clothes (so high I couldn't see over them) oh no! No! I held on and braced my fall with a: my ass and b: my knuckles which were clutching the basket as they tried to hold themselves up against the wall. And so on my right hand, between my middle finger and ring finger, there is about an inch of skin which feels like it has been burned off. You know how you can get rug burn? Well this is wall burn for sure. And burns hurt.

Bah. Bah I say!

Well. These hours now are mine. Solitude for a little while. In all honesty, I very much enjoy this time to myself in the morning. I'm going to make some coffee and finish up the book I'm reading, Calendar Girl: In Which A Lady Of Rylstone Reveals All, which is a fab piece of chic lit. =o)

Labels: dementia, falling, life, reading

After a rough Sunday night, I woke up not feeling myself. Not cool.

Needed some healthy snacks so I went to get them and then to my surprise my Jeep started smoking/steaming I'm not sure, whatever it was I didn't like how the Jeep started riding. And after not being able to reach Brian I decided to call Fox Run Auto to see if they could fit me in. Sure enough they could. And they even drove me home since I was kind of stranded.

Well.

$1500 worth of fun is now happening and the Jeep had to stay overnight. =o(

When it rains it certainly pours.

Not to mention I have a migraine which is spanning 24 hours now and I'm still in pain. Bah humbug.

Good news is we get the rest of our new bed today. I'm loving the new mattress and I know I'll love actually having a headboard, haha. It's going to be so awesomely nautical!

Labels: home, Jeep, life

What do you even say after a weekend like this?

It feels like I was run over by a few dozen trucks, and then the people driving the trucks hopped out and beat me with sledge hammers.

On another hand...

Brae and I have colored, done puzzles, played games, watched movies and worked outside. Meanwhile I've tried fitting in sewing, playing on the pc and reading books. While still making time for grocery shopping (healthy meaning more expensive), wedding the front flower bed AND beginning the backyard fencing project with Brian and his parents.

Now I just feel like crashing and yet it is 8 p.m. on Sunday which means in less than 12 hours I'll be at work on a Monday morning...

What can you do? Just keep moving forward, right?

Labels: life

Yesterday evening my parents came over to have pizza, birthday cake and ice cream. This is a Braeden "away" weekend and so we knew he wouldn't be able to celebrate Saturday (today).

Seeing as how I was born in the wee hours of the morning on March 22, 1981 then we can say I am now officially 27 years old. Brian is making lasagna for me tonight and right now we're watching one of my gifts "Three Coins in the Fountain." A gift from my amazon wishlist, so I'm very excited.

He got me a bunch of wishlist items (movies including a Cary Grant box set that we didn't already have) and surprised me with the new American Idol karaoke game for my playstation. I am so excited!!! We haven't played any of my karaoke games since we moved here in August. So for my birthday we'll drink some wine and get our "sing" on later after dinner. Yippee skippee!!!

Labels: life

The Associated Press reported today, President Bush called for about $145 billion worth of tax relief to stimulate a sagging economy and fend off a possible recession.

During his presidency he has called for tax rebates before, but now seven years later, the economy is in an even a bigger slump.

Bloomberg reported the stats on unemployment: "The U.S. unemployment rate in December climbed to 5 percent, the highest in two years, from 4.7 percent the previous month. Employment growth in the U.S. was 1.33 million last year, down from 2.26 million jobs a year earlier."

And in all his ridiculous vagueness President Bush stated the following: "Yesterday I spoke to members of the congressional leadership from both political parties," Bush said. "I was encouraged by those discussions, and I believe there is enough broad consensus that we can come up with a package that can be approved with bipartisan support."

In other words he is saying he sees a problem, he went to Congress for advice, they told him what he should have already known but due to their far superb vocabulary we will need to wait until he looks up all the words in his dictionary. Once he pronounces all of the words over two syllables he will come back to the public and actually tell us what he plans on doing. Because his statement didn't verify a damn thing.

In reading reports across the web it seems the general consensus is the president seems likely to offer a plan that will include $800 rebates for individuals and $1,600 for households. So we'll see what happens.

You can watch a video below:

Labels: economy, life, money, politics

9:05 a.m. on a Thursday morning.

Yesterday it was 60 degrees in the morning...today it was 34 degrees.

There is a lot of work to be done so I made it to work early. The server crashed. We still cannot get to our files or e-mail and I have not been able to get any work done.

Underneath my office a new audio system is being installed. It requires new wiring. They have been drilling into the ceiling (my floor) for the last 35 minutes. The entire office is shaking.

And now they are hammering.

Did I mention I went to bed and woke up with a sinus headache?

Labels: life, work

Braeden woke up before 6:30 a.m. on this fine Saturday morning in January. He is a complete contrary mess this morning. Crying at the drop of a hat! Argh! Right now he is playing Dig Dug and so is at least quiet but who knows when the next tantrum will arise. It's not even his fault, it is my own. He just wants to paint, that's all, but right now I'm too lazy to get up and get things ready for him. So he is mad at me. Bah.

We were so busy for the holidays, constantly out and about, driving from here to there. All I want to do today is sit, write, play games, read, watch a movie and perhaps Wii with Brae and Bri.

I know I need to get this blog back on track. I need to write more and less and sporadically. I have been doing well so far over the past week or so. Since things are less hectic now it should be easier.

Life has just been so crazy. My Mom had to put her dog down last night. I wrote about it briefly on the music section as a tribute post, but really there isn't a way for me to express the sadness she is feeling. She is a mess and there is nothing anyone can do; time is the only healer in this situation. Lucky was her unconditional, loyal pup for 12 years.

My brother is looking for a job and so he is all nuts right now. I'm sending him ideas left and right so we'll see what pans out.

And my Dad is out of commission with a bad knee which I wrote about in detail on the wellness section of this blog.

But, as Brae says when he is up to bat, "today is a new day." (Thank God for movies like Chicken Little that inspire such positive outlooks.) ;o)

Labels: brae, family, Gregory, life

Doctors are not my friend, never have been and probably never will be. Maybe it is because I've NEVER had one who I felt gave a hoot about me. I'm not a hypochondriac like many people in this world seem to be. I don't typically take sick days for myself, only for my son. And I won't go to the doctor unless I'm in a great deal of pain or discomfort. Ever.

Even when that is the case, even when I have been sick for WEEKS, I still often am told that it is just a virus and there is nothing I can do. Yadayada. Morons. If I were your daughter, wife, sister, etc. would you treat me the same way? Would you throw me off to the wayside just thinking I'm being dramatic or that I am exaggerating?

Temporary insanity or intense peer pressure have set in, because I just made a freakin' appointment to see an eye doctor. I sincerely believe the majority of my issues are currently lying with my eyes in some way. Light sensitivity, blurry vision and eye strain are probably the reason I am having such bad headaches. The headaches make me stressed and cause muscle pain in my neck and shoulder due to tension. Then I have trouble sleeping and become irritable. It is a trickle down or domino effect if you will. (Coupled with a four-year-old who has poor sleeping habits, yes, that is my fault).

If there was less stress in my life and if I was able to get more uninterrupted sleep I bet I would feel like a million bucks. I've got a great life, one that I wish more people could somehow have because I feel so blessed. Here we are 72 hours from Christmas and I'm feeling crappy. Not even just physically, you know, because I know if my mental well being were in check I'd be feeling pretty chipper right now. I mean, I can't make it sound awful...I am happy. I am excited. But it's kind of like there is a battle going on inside me, a tug of war...the fight between good and evil. Any further explanation would sound more absurd and make less sense.

"Do, or do not. There is no try." - Yoda

Labels: life

Brian and I had a verbal lashing of sorts last night. To be perfectly honest I don't know why it went down the way it did. However this morning I woke up feeling like I had a good night's sleep and I actually feel a little bit less stressed. So maybe I needed to blow off some steam? Release pent up negative energy? I don't know.

My friend Barb shared a funny with me this morning and I thought I'd share it will all you witty people out there!

I rear-ended a car this morning.
So there we are alongside the road The driver slowly gets out of the car
. . . and you know how you just-get-sooo-stressed and life-stuff seems
to get funny?

Yeah, well, I could NOT believe it . . . he was a DWARF!

He storms over to my car, looks up at me and says, "I AM NOT HAPPY!"
So, I look down at him and say, "Well, which one are you then?"

. . . and that's when the fight started . .

Labels: brian, fighting, funny, life, stress

For the upteenth time this season, I missed Big Brother. Now it wouldn't upset me had last night not been the last show. Evil Dick ended up winning and I didn't get to see it.

Ah well, I suppose there are worst things.

I ended up falling asleep on Braeden's floor. I woke up at 2:30 a.m., took some Sudafed and was going to play WoW since I was awake, but then I heard the pitter patter of Braeden feet. He won't stay in his room. It's like something sets of a response in his body as soon as I leave the room. How does he even know I have left? Must be some sort of spidey sense. I don't know.

There is still so much to do at the house. By the beginning of October we should have furniture in each room, but who knows, the stores keep messing up our delivery dates. I would NEVER buy from Rooms Today again, I'll tell you that much.

Work is pretty busy, there are a lot of projects on my plate and they all seem to be pretty programming intensive. It's okay, but it takes me a while to work out the kinks. You know?

Planning for the wedding is going well. The girls are all measured and their dresses will be ordered soon. The color I wanted is available, so they will be wearing chocolate and I think they will all look smashing. My Mom and I went to see a photographer on Sunday and a contract was signed. That is a relief. We all went to the Chesapeake Inn and picked out cake flavors, colors, tiers, etc. Invitations went out and people are receiving them already, the mail seems to be quick when there is a wedding invitation involved. I don't know when the guys plan on getting measured and picking out a tux, but I just might take Braeden myself and make sure he is all set. One less thing for me to have on my mind that way.

My health has been suffering due to lack of sleep I think. And plus I'm having some trouble with a cyst. Bah! It's very painful. I'm not sure if you know it or not, but think about a sensitve place on or in your body and imagine someone sticking it in a vice and squeezing it. Yep.

The weather is getting cooler. I love this time of year. I painted my nails black yesterday. They look great if I do say so myself. If I hadn't been in a rush I would have put my red hair clip in...I'm feeling the need to be a little bit goth lately. Maybe not a need, but a desire. Perhaps it reflects my current state of mind. I wish I could find more

Carrie, Danielle and I went to Borders yesterday. I bought Braeden two new Halloween books. Very exicitng. Brae and I love this time of year and I can't wait to decorate. But I will wait, at least until the first week of October. People might end up thinking we're freaks, but we're not. We're just strange and not afraid to be different.

Okay with all that said I should probably just get back to PHP.

Labels: brae, house, life, work

Sometimes listening to the radio gets old. I've been doing it lately because I am having traffic issues both getting to work and leaving work. My CDs can't tell me where the crashes are, so I turn the radio dial.

But you can only hear the same top 40 songs so many times before they start to piss you off. So yesterday I popped in my Mat Kearney cd and it was refreshing. Braeden has grown fond of the album during our travels as well. So much so that this morning before we even left the house he asked me to make sure I turn it on when we get in the car.

He didn't get to play WoW last night, because he isn't sleeping in his room by myself. He also didn't get to watch a movie while he was falling asleep. If I'm going to have to sleep on his floor, then he isn't going to get his bedtime perks nor is he going to get to play Codfish and make it to level 5 in WoW.

I hate taking things from him, especially things he loves, but I've run out of ideas. And let's face it, I'm exhausted and sore. Sleeping on the floor is wretched. I know he needs my reassurance, he has severe security issues, but I'm losing my mind.

On another note, yesterday's episode of Big Brother was the "fast forward" show they do each season. Two house guests were evicted. The two ended up being Jessica and Eric, the love birds of the house. I feel bad for both of them. Jessica might never trust Eric again since he was "America's player" and had to lie through a good part of the game. And Eric well, he may lose a girl that he genuinely has feelings for...such is life and sorry it sucks.

I actually spent money sending a text into the show, because I wanted Daniele to get nominated. I used to like her and think she was a good player, but now she just annoys the hell out of me. She whines all the time and she's a liar. I know the game requires you to be this way sometimes, but it upset me when she lied right to Eric's face and then later said she was sorry. She's not sorry. I hope Jameka or Zach wins HOH and kicks her out next week.

On the new home front, things are slowly coming together. We were supposed to have a sofa delivered yesterday, but Room's Today mucked up our order and now we won't be getting it until Tuesday. The rest of our furniture should be in the house within the next two weeks. Lots of money spending going on there and my pocket is pinched.

The red wall is beginning to lose its tie-dyed look now that Bri took over. Though I'm afraid it's still not done and we haven't started the parchment color yet at all. Parchment is covering more walls but won't take as long because it's a lighter color.

This weekend I intend to get a new shower head and maybe a new kitchen faucet since I hate the one we currently have...and I also want to get some sort of strong cleaner because there is a rim in the shower that has nasty gunk growing underneath it and every time I give Brae a bath I see this black stuff and it completely freaks me out.

Tomorrow Carrie is having a yard sale and I'm going to try and stop by and see her and the girl...hehe, Charlotte, I've grown fond of her. I'm hoping we get to hang out a bit this weekend. Finnie rocks.

As for tonight, I don't want to do a thing. I want to read, sleep and putz around on the computer perhaps. But nothing planned, no stress. Though I have a feeling I'll be heading out to do some of the much needed shopping. I might just wait until the morning. And, I might go tanning. I have one session left and I think I deserve to take the time to use it.

That's all for now. Ciao.

Labels: brae, house, life

Sorry for neglecting the personal blog.

When I'm not shoulders deep in writing water for all the other blogs, I am trying to catch up on sleep.

Right now I'm eating Cinnamon Toast Crunch at my desk. This stuff gets soggy really quickly, thank God I have my own office while slurping it down.

Brian, Brae and I had another very full weekend and I wish I had one more day off to actually relax. Saturday was an errands day. Brae and my Mom and I went to BJs and she had be signed up to be on her business membership so that was cool. Later on Saturday, Brae and Brian and I went to Wal-Mart and stocked up on so many things while also buying some Father's Day goods.

Sunday we woke up early to go to Church. Christopher was baptized at St. Rose's and Christopher and Brae are good buddies. They are in day care together and Christopher is Brae's 3rd cousin or something, but I don't think they know that. Christopher is 3 and a half and was just adopted so his parents had him christened. After everything Braeden scrambled to the front of the Church and went after Christopher to give him a hug. So Brae is in some of the pictures, haha.

Christopher's parents held a brunch at their house afterwards. The breakfast food was deeeelish. And Brae got in the pool for a bit. But never further than the second step. He had a lot of fun though.

And I saw Mrs. Leslie. I lost touch with a good friend, Jenn, and Mrs. Leslie is her Mom. I found out Jenn just had her first baby named after her husband Jamison Jr. Baby boy entered the world six weeks early. He was able to come home on Saturday and now weighs 4 lbs. Welcome to the world baby Jamison. I hope I get a chance to meet you and catch up with your Mommy. I miss her friendship!

Sunday afternoon/evening Brae, Brian and I went to the Stephan's house. I wanted Brae to see Mr. Stephan for an early Father's Day since I know he won't be able to see him next weekend. Mr. Stephan and Brae are pals, they played together most of the night. Well, Brae also threw and kicked a ball around with Mrs. Stephan as well. It makes me so happy to see him getting along with Bri's family since we're all really family now. We had Pat's pizza, Brae ate 3 slices! Yum-O!

And then after an episode of MacGuyver we all fell asleep.

Now if only I could stay asleep, maybe I would feel so exhausted!

Everything is good though. I need to put up some new pics. I have so many to share!

And tomorrow, weather permitting, we're all going to the Italian Festival! Woohoo!

Labels: brae, brian, family, friends, life

Between the two of us, Braeden and I have been in a doctor's office and/or lab 7 times in the last 12 days. No, I'm not kidding or exaggerating.

And Brae has to go back again on Monday.

We still don't know what the lump behind his ear is, but we haven't gotten all lab results back and today he was tested for TB. The nurses will check the site of the TB test on Monday. We're waiting on three different blood tests as well.

Me. I'm waiting on 8 blood tests. They took five vials of blood from me yesterday. Meh. Though I do think I'm feeling better, just still extremely fatigued and a general, all over soreness which seems to linger no matter what.

Other than rushing around and paying tons of copays, things are pretty good.
Brian and I are doing well (despite the tensions that pops up thanks to me not feeling well). And we're planning on spending the day with Lauren and Dave tomorrow in Philly. I'm super excited! I'm covering an Art Star craft fair, but then we're heading to Johnny Brenda's for "The National" show!!! Good times will be had by all. Or else. =o)

And today is Friday which really can't be beat. Knowing that there is a bit of relief ahead for time to just sit and/or sleep...sounds really good. I so just want to not worry about anything and just try and relax.

Well. That's that for now. Hope everyone is well. All new babies, all friends far away and relatives everywhere.

Labels: brae, brian, life

I think I am finally over the stomach bug. Hmmm. But I made a doctor's appointment for tomorrow evening because I am getting sick far too often and there are people in my life **cough cough mom and brian cough cough** who are freaking out and insisting I see a doctor.

Braeden seems to be feeling alright. The doctor isn't as concerned now with the lump since there seems to be a cause for it. (Bumping his head). We go back to the doctor on Thursday morning. And he is going to have a complete physical done. =o)

Now. For the exciting, wonderful, sparkly news.

In the midst of my stomach bug, Brian asked me to marry him.

He couldn't wait until I was feeling better because he had the ring, he was too excited and well I've been sick for 5 weeks now give a take a couple so-so days. Lord only knows when I will be healthy again.

Bri is my best friend and so I am thrilled that we are both finally in this happy place together. I'm so at peace with this decision, I said yes, and my parents and brother are excited. Brian's parents are excited, though I haven't gotten to see them since I still sick. I hope I get to see them soon.

The ring is gorgeous. Very shiny and sparkly. I can't seem to take a picture that does it any justice. There is such intricate details on the band. There are little diamonds almost all the way around the band. And on either side of the center stone (round) there is a cluster of diamonds wrapped in rose gold. They look like little clovers. My Mom says it is symbolic of the three of us; me, Brae and Brian.

Most of all. I am very happy. And I feel so blessed to know I will be marrying my best friend. Don't expect any big wedding or plans. We'll be engaged for awhile and I'm hoping to "elope" with a select few there with us when it happens.

For now, I'm enjoying the sparkly! And hoping I start feeling better so we can celebrate!

Oh and Congrats to Vicki and Tim who recently found out they will be having a baby!

Labels: brae, brian, life

Monday morning, so I'm feeling a little bit sluggish, but it's bright outside today, lots of sunshine and that's a good thing. Seems as though I got a little color on my cheeks yesterday while being outside. As superficial as it may be, I love when I get a tan in the summer, it makes me feel better about myself. Plus, the sun gives you Vitamin D!

Mother's Day was wonderful for me. Everyone made me feel so special. Braeden gave me the cutest things that he made during daycare. One in particular that I loved is a book he made. He was asked questions and his answers were written down for him word-by-word. When asked how old I am his response was "3." When asked how much I weigh, his response was "3 pounds." Where does Mommy work? He said "Far away, with friends." When asked who Mommy's best friend is, he responded "Brian." He was asked where does Mommy like to go and he replied "To Uncle Greg's, far away." Among the many questions and answers he also drew several pictures. There is a portrait of me, I have crazy hair. Haha! He drew ice cream which is apparently my favorite food. The book is something I will treasure forever!

My brother called in the morning to speak with both my Mom and I. Hearing from him is always wonderful and I'm happy he thought to call. He also sent Mom flowers, very well done little brother!

We went to my Grandma's for dinner and celebrated both Mother's Day and my Grandma's 76th birthday. As my Grandma loves a good BBQ we had hamburgers, hot dogs, coleslaw, salad and lots of fruit. Everything was fantastic. Brae and I especially loved the nachos and dip. =o) Well, I guess Brae loved the watermelon the most. (Without the "nuts")

I think my Mom had a nice Mother's Day. I had gotten her necklaces, one is a rectangle with a heart cutout and the other is the heart. I'm wearing the heart necklace and she is wearing the shape with the cutout. =o) I also bought her a very nifty bag off of Etsy.com! Love that place!

We went to see Brian's Mom after the BBQ and had another BBQ! I think I'm still full. Haha. Brae ate a hot dog, the WHOLE thing! He played ball with Brian and the Scotties. Good times. Brian's parents were super nice as usual and the evening went by too fast. We did make it home in just enough time to see the last episode of 7th Heaven. I'm so upset the show has officially ended, as I think it is one of the better television shows in history!

So all in all, though busy, the day was wonderful. Actually, my whole weekend couldn't have been any better unless it were a day longer. =o)

Labels: brae, family, life

This evil cold has officially hit the two week mark. Though I'm still coughing and have a headache, I have to say I'm not as sore as I was earlier this week. Thank goodness for some relief.

Brae was an animal again last night. Okay, maybe not an animal but extremely contrary. Sometimes I just don't know what to do other than to tell him he has to go straight to bed without any fun movies. We'll see how tonight goes.

Tuesday night Brian and I went to a viewing. One of his co-workers, Julie, had just gotten engaged and right after that exciting news her brother was in a tragic car accident and he didn't make it. I didn't know anyone there, but it was still hard to be there. We waited in line for nearly two hours just to get into the funeral home. And there were probably another 100 people behind us! When someone so young dies unexpectedly there are no words that can alleviate the grief. Nothing you can say or do will help, it just takes time. Julie was nearly hysterical and I can't blame her one bit. The loss her and her family are suffering from is horrible. My heart goes out to them.

Labels: brae, life

I have to tell you, I think I might like the day before Friday more than Friday itself. Thursdays are the promise for your Friday. Thursdays are your hope day. The day you know you're gonna make it. =o)

Anywho. I'm reading that China is finally letting the US FDA Food inspectors come over to see why so much dog food has been tainted. At first the refused admittance, but now they are saying the FDA is welcome to come and "exchange ideas." Sounds to me like they needed time to cover up the scandal and clean up their mess. Figures.

Ag Day is this weekend. It's a huge deal, a big event for the College of Agriculture & Natural Resources. I'm hoping to attend with Brae and hopefully Brian, but I'm really concerned about how I'll feel since my allergies are so wicked bad and the CANR is a pollen haven.

I've decided I want to adopt all the orphans in South Africa. Yep. All 50,000 of them. I can't stand knowing the condition that exist over there. Even contributing to the charities, I still feel like I should be doing so much more.

Braeden is doing alright. I'm pleased by this because two of the children in his daycare have been sick this week. So for him to be holding his own is absolutely wonderful!

Labels: brae, life, news, work

I feel like my allergies get worse each year. Yesterday Braeden wanted to chase me and have me chase him outside. He was having so much fun, but it got to the point where I could hardly even breathe. And then I was all but disabled by the effects later on in the night. My entire body itched, even my throat and the roof of my mouth. I was so uncomfortable. But Brae loves to be outside. I don't want him to sacrifice anything just because I'm all types of defunct.

And I'm worried about Ag Day next Saturday because I really want to go with Brae and Brian, but I know I'll be so sick afterwards. There is only so much medicine you can take and truthfully it doesn't work very well for me.

But the weekend was gorgeous and so is today. All sunshine and warm weather, it's perfect, I just wish I could further enjoy it.

Brian was good to me all weekend. Bought me medicine, looked after me and watched The Food Network with me almost non-stop because that is all I had the energy or will to do. He's the best!

Labels: brae, funny, life

That's right. No connection, just need to talk about both subjects.

1. Hermione Granger. Remember the 1st Harry Potter movie where Hermione Granger had huge, frantically crazy hair? Yes. Well, I know how she felt then, because I'm feeling that way right now. My hair is out of control and should be feared.

2. Coyotes. Debbie, from work, just told me about the coyote who ventured into a Quizno's in Chicago. So, I hate to look it up and find out what happened. There are many article covering the situation, but the Chicago Sun-Times is who I clicked on first.

"The door had been propped open on the warm afternoon, and the small coyote entered and tried to nose its way to the food preparation area, according to employees."

Oh dear. Haha. The vision just cracks me up. Poor thing must have thought it was all a mirage or something. Maybe it isn't clear on what it means to be a coyote. Who knows? But props to the small wolf for being so bold as to seek shelter, food and cooler temperatures. Very well done.

=o)

Labels: funny, life