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.
Monday, August 25, 2008
An unexpected turn of events
So we didn't get to go to Florida afterall. That stupid storm got in the way. Anyway, there was flooding and nastiness and none of us felt like it was a good idea to travel. So it looks like it will be another week or so until I can fill you in on the joys of king-size bed sleeping. Al & Kathy are having the furniture shipped to us!!! Can you believe that? It should be arriving next Tues. or Wed.!! So I guess we will look forward to a visit to Florida sometime this fall.
Friday night we had Brent & Lynne over for supper. Jon & Ryan also came. Then Jay & Stuckey came over. Me & Lynne played Wii Sports and the guys sat outside and talked smack-as guys do! It was a fun night. Sat. I went shopping with mom and met up with Ellen. Then I went home and me & O just ended up relaxing and heading to bed early. Sun. we went to early church, to books-a-million (I got that new Tori Spelling book: sTori Telling...can't wait for some in-depth junk to read!), and then to lunch with mom and Ellen & Jeff at California Dreamin'. Don't know if any of you have ever ordered a side salad from there, but it is WAY bigger than any side salad I've ever seen! AND delicious!! We'll have to do that again! Then I went to Andrea's and we (me, EL, & Andrea) did dance dance revolution on workout mode for about an hour. I also rode my bike! Finally! We went to Target, O'Hara made pancakes, and we watched "Old School." It was a good day!
Rachel's in town this week. I hope we'll get to hang! I've been missing her bunches and now she's moving to Colorado. What a total bummer.
Me and Ellen & Parker are going to head down to Pawleys on Thursday for Labor day weekend. I think we'll be coming home Mon. or Tues. O'Hara's staying in Cola. for the first Gamecock football game and heading down Fri. morning. I hope there's nice weather!
Friday night we had Brent & Lynne over for supper. Jon & Ryan also came. Then Jay & Stuckey came over. Me & Lynne played Wii Sports and the guys sat outside and talked smack-as guys do! It was a fun night. Sat. I went shopping with mom and met up with Ellen. Then I went home and me & O just ended up relaxing and heading to bed early. Sun. we went to early church, to books-a-million (I got that new Tori Spelling book: sTori Telling...can't wait for some in-depth junk to read!), and then to lunch with mom and Ellen & Jeff at California Dreamin'. Don't know if any of you have ever ordered a side salad from there, but it is WAY bigger than any side salad I've ever seen! AND delicious!! We'll have to do that again! Then I went to Andrea's and we (me, EL, & Andrea) did dance dance revolution on workout mode for about an hour. I also rode my bike! Finally! We went to Target, O'Hara made pancakes, and we watched "Old School." It was a good day!
Rachel's in town this week. I hope we'll get to hang! I've been missing her bunches and now she's moving to Colorado. What a total bummer.
Me and Ellen & Parker are going to head down to Pawleys on Thursday for Labor day weekend. I think we'll be coming home Mon. or Tues. O'Hara's staying in Cola. for the first Gamecock football game and heading down Fri. morning. I hope there's nice weather!
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Since the last time:
This past weekend we went to the lake to hang out with Cory & Jennie at Cory's brother's house. BEAUTIFUL lake lot. Big views on big water! We got up there Fri. night and played cards and went on a boat ride. Jon was also there. Sat. I read a book while the others went out on the boat to visit other friends around the lake. It was nice to have a peaceful day of reading. It was so quiet. Also, Jon's dog Nic Nic kept me company. When they got back we ate and watched some olympics and then a couple of Jon's friends came over. All-in-all it was a good time and it was also really good to get to know Cory's girlfriend Jennie better. She is so sweet and so easy to get along with! We had never had one-on-one time before...always in a large group.
Yesterday was O'Hara's 31st birthday. We were going to go to Ruth's Chris, but he decided sort of last minute that he didn't want to do that anymore. I was helping mom at her school, so we had to scramble to pull something together. We went and got take-out from Fujiya (our fav. Japanese rest.) and a cake from Publix. Mom put up a happy birthday sign in the dining room. Ellen cancelled she & Chasie's horseback-riding lessons and the Burden clan headed over to mom's. I think he had a good time. I know it wasn't crazy or friend-filled, but for last minute, we did the best we could! He got some cookbooks, a headlamp and some other hunting gear, and a nice gift-card to Bonefish! Also, his mama & Al had already sent a HUGE box of meat from Horizon meats (I think.) [It's like Omaha steaks, but I think a little better.] And his dad got him some cool columbia shirts. Either way, we went to bed full and happy!
I am going to visit Precious in a few minutes and then picking Julia Chase up from her second day of first grade today! Tomorrow I'll help mom at her school. Thurday I'll chill out and do some shopping for a new bedspread, and Friday we'll be heading down to Florida! We're going to be visiting Kathy & Al. They are moving and are graciously giving ua a king-size bed and a gas grill!! Although I'm sure the grill is cool, I can't wait for the "big ole bed"--as Parker would say. I'll let you know how it sleps when we get back.
Yesterday was O'Hara's 31st birthday. We were going to go to Ruth's Chris, but he decided sort of last minute that he didn't want to do that anymore. I was helping mom at her school, so we had to scramble to pull something together. We went and got take-out from Fujiya (our fav. Japanese rest.) and a cake from Publix. Mom put up a happy birthday sign in the dining room. Ellen cancelled she & Chasie's horseback-riding lessons and the Burden clan headed over to mom's. I think he had a good time. I know it wasn't crazy or friend-filled, but for last minute, we did the best we could! He got some cookbooks, a headlamp and some other hunting gear, and a nice gift-card to Bonefish! Also, his mama & Al had already sent a HUGE box of meat from Horizon meats (I think.) [It's like Omaha steaks, but I think a little better.] And his dad got him some cool columbia shirts. Either way, we went to bed full and happy!
I am going to visit Precious in a few minutes and then picking Julia Chase up from her second day of first grade today! Tomorrow I'll help mom at her school. Thurday I'll chill out and do some shopping for a new bedspread, and Friday we'll be heading down to Florida! We're going to be visiting Kathy & Al. They are moving and are graciously giving ua a king-size bed and a gas grill!! Although I'm sure the grill is cool, I can't wait for the "big ole bed"--as Parker would say. I'll let you know how it sleps when we get back.
Friday, August 15, 2008
Is it really August 15th?
These pictures are from this digital motion camera that O set up at Jon's farm in Leesville. The last picture is 2 coyotes!!! Whoa!
Lately I have been obsessed with our new family member: the nintendo Wii. It is pretty sad. I was so pumped to get it, as you know! Finally we broke down. So, every morning me & O have been doing the Wii Fit. It monitors your BMI as well as your weight. Scary, but good. It has all kinds of exercises that are set up as challenges, so it makes it less like working out, more like gaming (duh.) Anyway, the system records your progress and as you get better it unlocks new challeges to break up the monotany. Yoga, Balance games, strength training, and aerobics are the catagories to choose from. Check it out if you happen to have a couple of extra hours each day..(it takes a bit of time to navigate between exercises.) Also, Ellen & Jeff got a Wii, too. They have the Dance Dance Revolution. talk about working up a sweat! We've been doing it together for a couple of weeks now. Ellen is awesome!! I am getting better. She left it over at my house a couple of nights ago, so I have been dancing up a storm the past couple of mornings!!
With the olympics going on, how appropriate for us to be trying to get into shape!
As far as the weight gain over the summer, we are both working on that, too. Losing weight is really sucky. Gaining is so much fun! Anyway, I'm trying to learn more about food and how it works for/against my body so that I can eat smarter. I'm down 4 lbs. so far. Only a bajillion to go! O's lost, too...I'm not sure how much, though. Maybe more than me!
I helped mom at her schol all last week. And this week I have watched the Chasie & Parker some. They are getting so big and smart. Jon came over yesterday and Parker was calling him "Jon-Jon, big ole Jon-Jon." So cute.
For all you non-hunters, today is opening day for killin deer. Woo-hoo. Not. I am not a fan of killing the animals. If I ate deer meat, that would be one thing. But, I don't eat deer or doves or quail or duck, even wild turkey (i have tried it, but it was too gamey.) So O'Hara has been airing out his camo for several weeks in preparation. He's cleaned his guns and sighted them, bought any other gear that may be useful. I guess it's good that he has a hobby that he enjoys. He really has many hobbies. He hunts and fishes, plays tennis and softball. He loves gamecock football, he does that fantasy football thing. He likes to go out to different farms ant work in the fields. He likes cooking. Anyway, lately I have been wondering what my hobbies are. I know that I like to cook, sing, listen to great music, I like the Wii (do we call that a hobby??), I like to crochet, but I almost never do it. Maybe I'll get back into that when it starts getting cooler. It's always good to make a blanket: keeps you warm as you make it. I love hanging with the kids. I like going to church on Wed. nightsI like the bike, but it is so dadgum hot outside I don't want to get on it. Anyway, I've gotta do some soul searching to find my niche!
On a different note, Pudding got had this week. She is in heat. Jay & Shannon's black lab did the job. We'll see in a couple of weeks if puppies are on the way. Any advice on the matter will be appreciated, seeing as how neither of us has ever dealt with mam dog or puppies and the whole process. It's scary and exciting! Several people want the pups already and we don't even know if she's gonna have em yet! I'll let you know in 17 or so days.
O'Hara's 31st b-day is Monday. I have no idea what to get him and he doesn't really want a party. He told me last night that he just wants us to go to Ruth's Chris Mon. night. YES!!!!!!!!! It'll feel like my birthday too!!!!
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