It has been a doozy. I have been so sick. Starting Mon. I had a tummy bug or something until Wed. morning. Then, Thurs. I developed a bladder infection (which I am still dealing with even now.) Then, last night more upset tummy. I am so tired of being sick. I don't really feel like I can go anywhere and I feel uncomfortable just walking around the house. All this sickness is making me feel more anxious, which we all know is a struggle for me anyway. I have been praying a lot and if by tomorrow I am not feeling 100% better, I am going back to the doctor.
On a more positive note, Puddin went to the vet last week and she had an ultrasound. Puppies for sure. A small litter of 2-3. What a blessing! Only a few little puppies! They should be here anywhere between October 11th-14th.
I am so glad all my shows are premiering! It has been nice to have shows to watch every night, especially since I've been so icky. This week: Private Practice. Yes! (The Hills, Lipstick Jungle, Grey's Anatomy, Ugly Betty, too.)
Also, I finally got that economic stimulus check this weekend. That's exciting. I suppose I will save it for Christmas gifts! If anybody knows what my husband wants, let me know!
Have a good week and I'll keep you updated on my health!
Monday, September 29, 2008
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Another Day, Another Dollar
Can anyone EVER go into Target and not spend a hundred dollars? Anyway, I find it difficult. I really do think that Target is my favorite store. You can get what you need (except produce) and loads of stuff you don't need! I can browse in there for hours. What a store.
So we went to Target today. Didn't even get anything particularly great, but it was a fun time nonetheless.
One way to compensate for the money spent at Target is that we have the air conditioner OFF. The windows are open and the fans are going and it is absolutely lovely! I love when there's a slight chill in the air and you start thinking about all the fun holidays and decorating to come... all the smells and cooking and music and celebrating! It makes me want to cry a little bit about how much I love this time of year. Now that I think about it, I am truely grateful that I live in a place that experiences the seasons. Sure, maybe there won't be snow, but Asheville is just 2 hours drive! I have often thought it would be amazing to live in Hawaii. But no seasons, right? So it's a no-go. (A nice long holiday there sure is NOT out of the question, though!)
So, if Puddin' isn't having puppies, I don't know what a pregnant dog looks like. Her poor little nipples are no longer little (more like long) and she is sleeping ALL the time! NO energy. So if she is having pups, she is exactly 40 days along. This means that by the time we find out for sure (42 days or so,) we will have 21 or so days to prepare for who knows how many little labs and little poops and little pees. I wasn't originally looking forward to all that, but now that it seems almost inevitable, I'm sorta proud of our little girl!! Go Pud! Have some babies! It'll be fun for the kids to play with puppies and fun for us, too. (Outside of the cost, cleaning, and constant care for 6-8 weeks.) Hahaha!
It was a good weekend. What did we do Friday? I can't remember. Must've been pretty wild! J/K. My best guess is TV and bed. Sat. me and mom went to see that movie THE WOMEN. It wasn't very good...some cute /funny parts, but many GD's and it was a little slow. But I still enjoyed seeing all the famous actresses all dressed up! Then we went shopping for a while. I have 3 weddings coming up and no cute dresses to wear. No luck, though. I have expanded and am not proud. Summer over-eating got me good. Maybe I'll find something cute this week for the Charleston wedding this weekend. Then I'll have another month until I need to think about a dress for Guy & Renee's wedding, and another month after that for Peterson's. After shopping I came home and cooked up a storm. Then Brent & Lynne came over to watch the USC vs. Wofford game. Can't believe we won.
Today was pretty laid back. Sunday school, lunch at TGIFridays, lounging, Target, and I'm about to curl up and watch a movie!
So we went to Target today. Didn't even get anything particularly great, but it was a fun time nonetheless.
One way to compensate for the money spent at Target is that we have the air conditioner OFF. The windows are open and the fans are going and it is absolutely lovely! I love when there's a slight chill in the air and you start thinking about all the fun holidays and decorating to come... all the smells and cooking and music and celebrating! It makes me want to cry a little bit about how much I love this time of year. Now that I think about it, I am truely grateful that I live in a place that experiences the seasons. Sure, maybe there won't be snow, but Asheville is just 2 hours drive! I have often thought it would be amazing to live in Hawaii. But no seasons, right? So it's a no-go. (A nice long holiday there sure is NOT out of the question, though!)
So, if Puddin' isn't having puppies, I don't know what a pregnant dog looks like. Her poor little nipples are no longer little (more like long) and she is sleeping ALL the time! NO energy. So if she is having pups, she is exactly 40 days along. This means that by the time we find out for sure (42 days or so,) we will have 21 or so days to prepare for who knows how many little labs and little poops and little pees. I wasn't originally looking forward to all that, but now that it seems almost inevitable, I'm sorta proud of our little girl!! Go Pud! Have some babies! It'll be fun for the kids to play with puppies and fun for us, too. (Outside of the cost, cleaning, and constant care for 6-8 weeks.) Hahaha!
It was a good weekend. What did we do Friday? I can't remember. Must've been pretty wild! J/K. My best guess is TV and bed. Sat. me and mom went to see that movie THE WOMEN. It wasn't very good...some cute /funny parts, but many GD's and it was a little slow. But I still enjoyed seeing all the famous actresses all dressed up! Then we went shopping for a while. I have 3 weddings coming up and no cute dresses to wear. No luck, though. I have expanded and am not proud. Summer over-eating got me good. Maybe I'll find something cute this week for the Charleston wedding this weekend. Then I'll have another month until I need to think about a dress for Guy & Renee's wedding, and another month after that for Peterson's. After shopping I came home and cooked up a storm. Then Brent & Lynne came over to watch the USC vs. Wofford game. Can't believe we won.
Today was pretty laid back. Sunday school, lunch at TGIFridays, lounging, Target, and I'm about to curl up and watch a movie!
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
The past weekend...
We had a great weekend. On Friday, I got to spend some time with a friend from college, Candy. She was in town visiting another friend and we had lunch and hung out for a few hours! It was great to catch up. It had been 8 years since our last visit. Hopefully we'll do better at keeping in touch this time around!
Friday night we had friends in town staying at our house: Guy & Renee and Eric & Mindy and Jason. It was one of those times when the extra bathrooms came in handy. Believe me, it makes having house guests MUCH more comfortable. We had decided to grill out with the people above and Brent & Lynne, Jon, & Meredith. 10 or so more people showed up. Luckily, they were all friends. I think Jon had a hand in the inviting. The new grill was awesome. We had around 10 steaks and 10 burgers all going at the same time! Anyway, it was fun.
Sat. the rest of the gang went to the USC vs. Georgia game. We lost. Shocker. I went over to mom's and had lunch and a nap and then went to the grocery store. Good thing I did. I made a big supper: chicken bog, 2 pots. After the game, people started pouring into the house. I would guess that 30 people were over, including O's buddy from way back, Daniel. He also ended up spending the night. Poor guy slept on the floor. Sorry, Daniel. Next time ask for a mattress.
Sun. morning we got up and cooked breakfast and then me & O headed out to Sunday School. We have joined a new class and right now we are studying the "Five Love Languages." It is a good class. I read the book before we got married and O had read some of it before the class started. I look forward to next Sun. We came home and relaxed and then went to mom's for supper with mom & dad and Ellen, Jeff & the kids. It was all-in-all a fun weekend.
BTW, a side-note about the king size bed: O'Hara has decided he does not like the bed. He says that we are too far apart now. You can't win 'em all, right?
Friday night we had friends in town staying at our house: Guy & Renee and Eric & Mindy and Jason. It was one of those times when the extra bathrooms came in handy. Believe me, it makes having house guests MUCH more comfortable. We had decided to grill out with the people above and Brent & Lynne, Jon, & Meredith. 10 or so more people showed up. Luckily, they were all friends. I think Jon had a hand in the inviting. The new grill was awesome. We had around 10 steaks and 10 burgers all going at the same time! Anyway, it was fun.
Sat. the rest of the gang went to the USC vs. Georgia game. We lost. Shocker. I went over to mom's and had lunch and a nap and then went to the grocery store. Good thing I did. I made a big supper: chicken bog, 2 pots. After the game, people started pouring into the house. I would guess that 30 people were over, including O's buddy from way back, Daniel. He also ended up spending the night. Poor guy slept on the floor. Sorry, Daniel. Next time ask for a mattress.
Sun. morning we got up and cooked breakfast and then me & O headed out to Sunday School. We have joined a new class and right now we are studying the "Five Love Languages." It is a good class. I read the book before we got married and O had read some of it before the class started. I look forward to next Sun. We came home and relaxed and then went to mom's for supper with mom & dad and Ellen, Jeff & the kids. It was all-in-all a fun weekend.
BTW, a side-note about the king size bed: O'Hara has decided he does not like the bed. He says that we are too far apart now. You can't win 'em all, right?
Sunday, September 7, 2008
The new bed, etc.
I don't know how we did it before. The new bed is so wonderful. I have pillow lined up all around me and I can move to any position and kick up my leg and never even touch O'Hara! (I only mean that in a comfort way...we usually get so hot when we're sleeping from being so close.) We have some other new pieces of furniture, too. Thanks, Kathy & Al!
Labor Day weekend at Pawleys was really nice. The weather was great and we relaxed, read, ate, watched football. I miss the beach already! I think we're gonna try and get back down there next month. This past week was good. I had supper with Rachel, Meredith, & Julie at Birds on a Wire one night...it was good to get out of the house and hang with the girls. We went to Ellen & Jeff''s Friday night for a little while after watching 2 TERRIBLE movies. Sat. O'Hara went dove hunting and got his limit, and I went to mom's house and hung out all day long with Ellen & the kids. Today is Rally Day at the church and so we'll do Sunday school, church, and a dinner afterwards. I am not feeling great this morning. I am obviously coming down with a chest cold. Yuck!
One final note on the upcoming election. I have to say this because Ibelieve it. The choice is so PAINFULLY clear, people. With either nominee, there will certainly be change. But do you really want that change to be in the form of MORE government? I am not a socialist and I do not want my kids growing up in a world where they are taught that there is a ceiling for them. ..that no matter how successful they want to become, they cannot without being told exactly how the fruits of their labor are to be spent. I consider myself a conservative. I used to be way more liberal. I voted for Kerry. But, the Lord has changed that for me. How could I vote for more government when they are trying to take God out of it? It makes me so sad to think that people are buying this Obama nonsense. Sure, he is a good speaker. He's attractive. His kids are cute. His wife is beautiful. Even at Saddleback Church his interview went well. UNTIL McCain got up there and showed him how to answer a question. McCain/Palin is the only choice here. And Gov. Palin is so awesome. What a leader! She seems like just what this country needs...a strong female with family values. I am not usually a politics talker. I don't like debating and getting into back and forths about what I know is right and what someone else thinks they know is right. And that's all I'm going to say about it.
Labor Day weekend at Pawleys was really nice. The weather was great and we relaxed, read, ate, watched football. I miss the beach already! I think we're gonna try and get back down there next month. This past week was good. I had supper with Rachel, Meredith, & Julie at Birds on a Wire one night...it was good to get out of the house and hang with the girls. We went to Ellen & Jeff''s Friday night for a little while after watching 2 TERRIBLE movies. Sat. O'Hara went dove hunting and got his limit, and I went to mom's house and hung out all day long with Ellen & the kids. Today is Rally Day at the church and so we'll do Sunday school, church, and a dinner afterwards. I am not feeling great this morning. I am obviously coming down with a chest cold. Yuck!
One final note on the upcoming election. I have to say this because Ibelieve it. The choice is so PAINFULLY clear, people. With either nominee, there will certainly be change. But do you really want that change to be in the form of MORE government? I am not a socialist and I do not want my kids growing up in a world where they are taught that there is a ceiling for them. ..that no matter how successful they want to become, they cannot without being told exactly how the fruits of their labor are to be spent. I consider myself a conservative. I used to be way more liberal. I voted for Kerry. But, the Lord has changed that for me. How could I vote for more government when they are trying to take God out of it? It makes me so sad to think that people are buying this Obama nonsense. Sure, he is a good speaker. He's attractive. His kids are cute. His wife is beautiful. Even at Saddleback Church his interview went well. UNTIL McCain got up there and showed him how to answer a question. McCain/Palin is the only choice here. And Gov. Palin is so awesome. What a leader! She seems like just what this country needs...a strong female with family values. I am not usually a politics talker. I don't like debating and getting into back and forths about what I know is right and what someone else thinks they know is right. And that's all I'm going to say about it.
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