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A blogger friend did this post a week or so ago and I thought it was fun. So, here are 7 things you probably didn't know about me...
1) When I dream about a house, it is almost always (95%) the house I lived in between ages 3-13).
2) I cannot cook rice. I consider to be a really good cook - except when it comes to rice. I don't know why but it is either not done enough or too done, or sticky. I even have the pampered chef rice cooker and it has helped some, but hasn't completely solved my problem. Any advice would be appreciated. :)
3) I can't remember the last time I did not read the end of the book (at least the last page but often a little more than that) before I got there.
4) I like to think of myself as more funny, clever, and witty than I really am. At least I can admit it. :)
5) I love all of the Barbie Princess movies. I would (and have) watch them by myself - without my daughter. :)
6) I wore a very short tank top (hit a couple of inches below my sports bra) and boxer shorts pushed down around my hips (so my waist was exposed) during Dance Team Practice when I was in High School. This was the most immodest and "rebellious" thing I ever did as a teenager. :) I don't think my mom even knows that. :) Sorry, Mom!
7) I've held hands with two guys (both guys I had feelings for) at the same time - without either of them knowing. (Obviously that was before I was married.)
And just for a bonus (because now I'm on a role)...
8) One of my brother's friends that was staying the night snuck into my room in the middle of the night when I was in 5th or 6th grade. It sounds creepy, but it really wasn't. We liked each other a lot (he was my first love, and one of only three guys I ever truly loved - the last being my husband :)). It was actually very sweet. I have to wonder if he wanted to kiss me but in the end, I was too tired and groggy to say or do much of anything and he only stayed for a few minutes (we talked) before going back downstairs. Let this be a lesson to me, however... don't allow my son to have friends sleep over when my daughter is here too. :)
So, what are 7 things people don't know about you?
:)
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Recovering
As some of you know, I recently had a major surgery.
(At this junction, I must add... my husband has instructed me not to divulge too much personal information. In that spirit, I will forgo indicating exactly what the surgery was but will instead use other descriptions... I will not have a "cycle" for the rest of my life, the typical Utah answer to "Guess What?" (the answer being "You're pregnant?") holds additional humor now and is particularly useful when talking with my sister who has also had this surgery, my family of four will not multiple in any way, unless we add another fish which would happen over my dead body.)
I have to say that I am quite glad I had this surgery as it will solve many health problems. Plus, who really wants to have a "cycle." There is just nothing fun about that. :)
Interestingly enough, when I had prayed about having this surgery, I had the distinct impression that it could be a life saving operation. While that was a scary thought, I knew it was true. With the problems I had, I was at a higher risk for cancers and other things as well.
When I went to the doctor for my 2-week post-op, he said that, among other things, they found some pre-cancerous cells on one of the organs they removed. How blessed am I that I have a Heavenly Father who loves me and protects me. :)
Now that I am recovering, I have to say that I am a bit surprised. Honestly, I expected to spend most of the first two weeks in bed, reading or working on my computer. In reality, my first two weeks were mostly spent sleeping in my bed. I didn't even read a book in the hospital, which is quite surprising for me since I go through books like chocolate. :)
It is now three weeks after my surgery and the pain is minimal. If it bothers me, I take Advil. Today, I didn't need any (probably the first day). It still hurts a little, but nothing to "write home about." If I do something like lift my son to wash his hands, that hurts, but generally it is very minimal.
My doctor had said "Don't do anything that hurts... If it hurts, don't do it." When he told me that (before the surgery), I didn't think that was very helpful... not until I tried to unload the dishwasher a week or so after my surgery. Who knew that unloading the dishwasher would hurt! It's not like I was lifting one of my kids or something. But alas, his words finally held meaning, and I have tried to abide by his directions.
While the pain is not a big deal anymore, my energy is still suffering. I have found that if I do not get at least one nap, I am doomed. Sometimes for the next day too. I have had to really try to pay attention to my body, which is not necessarily something I am generally known to be good at (I usually just plow ahead, regardless of what my body says).
The effect on my hormones has been interesting (ok, not really interesting, but a unique experience). I hadn't really expected that, but it makes sense when I think about it.
In any case, I am recovering, slowly but surely. I don't have any regrets, and am sure it will only get better as I get further down the recovery road.
:)
(At this junction, I must add... my husband has instructed me not to divulge too much personal information. In that spirit, I will forgo indicating exactly what the surgery was but will instead use other descriptions... I will not have a "cycle" for the rest of my life, the typical Utah answer to "Guess What?" (the answer being "You're pregnant?") holds additional humor now and is particularly useful when talking with my sister who has also had this surgery, my family of four will not multiple in any way, unless we add another fish which would happen over my dead body.)
I have to say that I am quite glad I had this surgery as it will solve many health problems. Plus, who really wants to have a "cycle." There is just nothing fun about that. :)
Interestingly enough, when I had prayed about having this surgery, I had the distinct impression that it could be a life saving operation. While that was a scary thought, I knew it was true. With the problems I had, I was at a higher risk for cancers and other things as well.
When I went to the doctor for my 2-week post-op, he said that, among other things, they found some pre-cancerous cells on one of the organs they removed. How blessed am I that I have a Heavenly Father who loves me and protects me. :)
Now that I am recovering, I have to say that I am a bit surprised. Honestly, I expected to spend most of the first two weeks in bed, reading or working on my computer. In reality, my first two weeks were mostly spent sleeping in my bed. I didn't even read a book in the hospital, which is quite surprising for me since I go through books like chocolate. :)
It is now three weeks after my surgery and the pain is minimal. If it bothers me, I take Advil. Today, I didn't need any (probably the first day). It still hurts a little, but nothing to "write home about." If I do something like lift my son to wash his hands, that hurts, but generally it is very minimal.
My doctor had said "Don't do anything that hurts... If it hurts, don't do it." When he told me that (before the surgery), I didn't think that was very helpful... not until I tried to unload the dishwasher a week or so after my surgery. Who knew that unloading the dishwasher would hurt! It's not like I was lifting one of my kids or something. But alas, his words finally held meaning, and I have tried to abide by his directions.
While the pain is not a big deal anymore, my energy is still suffering. I have found that if I do not get at least one nap, I am doomed. Sometimes for the next day too. I have had to really try to pay attention to my body, which is not necessarily something I am generally known to be good at (I usually just plow ahead, regardless of what my body says).
The effect on my hormones has been interesting (ok, not really interesting, but a unique experience). I hadn't really expected that, but it makes sense when I think about it.
In any case, I am recovering, slowly but surely. I don't have any regrets, and am sure it will only get better as I get further down the recovery road.
:)
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Outrageous...
I received an email today from a company called Intimo. I bought pajamas from them last Christmas for Jason.
Advertised in this email is this...
Yours, for a mere $550.00, is a pair of Cashmere men's pajamas. But hurry, this ends November 13, after which they will be available at their normal price of only $750.
Here is the link:
Outrageous pajamas
Remember, act fast, this is a limited time offer.
To put it mildly, I am flabbergasted. :)
:)
Advertised in this email is this...
Yours, for a mere $550.00, is a pair of Cashmere men's pajamas. But hurry, this ends November 13, after which they will be available at their normal price of only $750.
Here is the link:
Outrageous pajamas
Remember, act fast, this is a limited time offer.
To put it mildly, I am flabbergasted. :)
:)
Friday, November 2, 2007
Happy Halloween
Halloween was a bit different for us this year because I was in the hospital. The kids had a blast with Jason though. Nia was Tinkerbell and Justis was Thomas the Train. Jason said that Justis would go up to people and say "I'm Thomas" instead of "Trick or Treat." Cute kid. :)They had fun and got plenty of candy, I'm sure. My mom said that Justis wanted to eat candy all day long.
Anyway, the kids enjoyed their time with Jason and I enjoyed my time in the hospital (mostly).
:)
Saturday, October 27, 2007
"W"
My mom has done something really fun: writing little books for Nia (and the other grandkids) that start with different letters of the alphabet. They were trying to think of words that started with "W" and Nia's comment was "We can't use "W" because it starts with a "D"." (Double U). She's so funny.
On a slightly different note, we had Nia's parent-teacher conference on Thursday and she got a glowing report. Her teacher said she is the one of the most balanced little people she has ever known and is a perfect example of the early entrance program (Nia's birthday is after the cut-off date for entrance but they have an early entrance test that kids can take (if their birthday is within 45 days of the cut-off) to get in - they have to score a 60 to be able to be accepted and Nia scored a 98). Nia's teacher said that she was the excelling in math and doing great with reading - she expects that Nia will have progressed farther than what they expect them to by the end of the year. In any case, it was just so nice to hear that her teacher really recognized and appreciated the specialness about Nia. My little sunshine girl is a one of a kind.
:)
On a slightly different note, we had Nia's parent-teacher conference on Thursday and she got a glowing report. Her teacher said she is the one of the most balanced little people she has ever known and is a perfect example of the early entrance program (Nia's birthday is after the cut-off date for entrance but they have an early entrance test that kids can take (if their birthday is within 45 days of the cut-off) to get in - they have to score a 60 to be able to be accepted and Nia scored a 98). Nia's teacher said that she was the excelling in math and doing great with reading - she expects that Nia will have progressed farther than what they expect them to by the end of the year. In any case, it was just so nice to hear that her teacher really recognized and appreciated the specialness about Nia. My little sunshine girl is a one of a kind.
:)
Thursday, October 25, 2007
My Persistent Son
Yesterday was like any ordinary day until about 3:30pm when I heard a series of thumps... the kind you hear when something heavy is rolling down the stairs. Yes, that would be my son.
After he landed (thankfully there is a landing half-way so he didn't tumble down the entire flight of stairs), I ran up to him and found blood oozing out of his mouth. I have to say that while this might normally cause me to be really concerned, I couldn't help but notice it was nothing like the gushing I witnessed when he hit his mouth causing his teeth to go all the way through his lip (resulting in six very traumatic stitches at the hospital - a great end to his worst day ever). Because I was quickly able to assess the seriousness of the situation by the amount of blood, I wasn't overly concerned... yet.
I blotted his lip and got the blood to stop. It was an unfortunate laceration on the inside of his lip, but nothing serious.
Apparently, he did not agree.
He kept his mouth open for OVER 5 HOURS! It was crazy! How could he keep it open for that long!? My mouth gets tired of being open when I sit in the dentist chair for an hour - but he did it for more than 5 hours! Talk about persistent.
Justis has shown this tendency towards persistence before - like the time he SCREAMED for 1 hour, in the foyer of our church building because I wouldn't let him down (my rule is - if he has to be taken out, he doesn't get to get down and walk or run around). I know it can be a good trait and maybe I need to find a better channel for him to exercise it, but 5 hours! Yikes.
The end result of all this was that because he would not close his mouth (he didn't eat or drink anything for the entire evening after his accident) and would not talk to us, we became increasingly concerned and ended up taking him to the Emergency Room to see if maybe he had fractured his jaw or had a concussion (again, he didn't talk to us for five hours which is also very uncharacteristic). Thankfully, he had neither so no permanent damage done. Unfortunately, we didn't get home until 1am in the morning.
Persistence is good, but sometimes, it's better to give in. :)
:)
After he landed (thankfully there is a landing half-way so he didn't tumble down the entire flight of stairs), I ran up to him and found blood oozing out of his mouth. I have to say that while this might normally cause me to be really concerned, I couldn't help but notice it was nothing like the gushing I witnessed when he hit his mouth causing his teeth to go all the way through his lip (resulting in six very traumatic stitches at the hospital - a great end to his worst day ever). Because I was quickly able to assess the seriousness of the situation by the amount of blood, I wasn't overly concerned... yet.
I blotted his lip and got the blood to stop. It was an unfortunate laceration on the inside of his lip, but nothing serious.
Apparently, he did not agree.
He kept his mouth open for OVER 5 HOURS! It was crazy! How could he keep it open for that long!? My mouth gets tired of being open when I sit in the dentist chair for an hour - but he did it for more than 5 hours! Talk about persistent.
Justis has shown this tendency towards persistence before - like the time he SCREAMED for 1 hour, in the foyer of our church building because I wouldn't let him down (my rule is - if he has to be taken out, he doesn't get to get down and walk or run around). I know it can be a good trait and maybe I need to find a better channel for him to exercise it, but 5 hours! Yikes.
The end result of all this was that because he would not close his mouth (he didn't eat or drink anything for the entire evening after his accident) and would not talk to us, we became increasingly concerned and ended up taking him to the Emergency Room to see if maybe he had fractured his jaw or had a concussion (again, he didn't talk to us for five hours which is also very uncharacteristic). Thankfully, he had neither so no permanent damage done. Unfortunately, we didn't get home until 1am in the morning.
Persistence is good, but sometimes, it's better to give in. :)
:)
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Something to Blog About
My sister, Angel, has unofficially tagged me with the following questions...
When did you meet your husband? (Day? Month? Year? Event?) First Impression?
My first day back from Christmas Break at Ricks College (back when it was actually called that). It was January 6th or something like that. We met in the parking lot between our two apartment buildings. We were going to build a snow cave at the Albertsons' parking lot in Rexburg. I thought he was cute, fun, and he was from Portland, OR. I wasn't "interested" in a relationship at that time, however. That last about a whole four days.
When did you have your first kiss with your husband?
Five days after we met. We met on a Monday and kissed on Saturday - after about a 30 minute speech (at least it seemed that long) from him on how he didn't really want to make a commitment or get involved with anyone. At the end of his speech, he said "So, can I still kiss you?" I couldn't say anything but "Yes" even though I should have said "No" just to make him wish he hadn't given me his whole speal. At least it ended well for both of us. :)
Do you have a favorite/special song with your husband?
Because you loved me - Celine Dion - it was from a movie we saw on Halloween which was just a couple of days after he said "I love you" for the first time.
Do your kids have special songs?
You are my Sunshine - Nia; You are my Buddy - Justis (original, I know)
Would you rather talk on the phone or chat in person?
Definitely email
If you had one whole day to yourself, what would you do?
Read, take a nap, and maybe go shopping
Can you watch scary movies alone?
Not alone, not with Jason, not with anyone!
Is anything bothering you?
Depends on your definition of bothering.
Would you rather stay home all day, or be out and about?
Home or at my parents. :)
Are you more likely to be with a large group of people or a few close friends?
Honestly - family. I would rather be with my family and Jason's family any day. However, I have some good close friends I love to be with and would choose them over a large party. The one exception to this is if I look really good and I am feeling sassy, then I would enjoy being in a large group of people where I can be the antiquated "Belle of the party." Vain, I know. Sorry! :)
What are your plans for October?
Resting in my hospital bed, probably without internet (bummer - I may call and ask "I am scheduled for surgery next week and will be in the hospital for a few days. Do you by chance have wireless internet I can connect to? They'll probably laugh and hang up thinking it's a prank call). Hopefully Jason or my mom will bring my kids over so I can see them dressed up and show them off to the hospital staff.
Cutest moment this week?
Justis saying to my mom "Obey, my way, right now." That and him singing the "and the doctor said..." part of 5 little monkeys jumping on the bed. Oh, and also listening to Nia talk about the nice boy from the bus stop while looking into her crystal clear, pure, innocent eyes.
What are you doing this weekend?
Hard to say. Preparing for surgery next week, maybe finishing up some work, reading if I'm lucky, hanging out with my family.
What is one fear that you can't seem to overcome?
Spiders
Are you in a good mood?
Sure
What is your favorite thing to wear?
Anything cute, sexy, and sassy :)
You have 3 months left to live, what do you do?
~ Go on a lot of vacations, make movies and recordings for my family, make a will :) Prepare my family for my departure, and enjoy every day. - Ditto (that was Angel's answer but is the same as mine)
You're having a bad day, what's one thing that can make your day better?
Reading, laughing uncontrollably, being held by my husband
If there was a way to know when and how you're going to die, would you like to find out?
No. I would dwell on it to much.
What is your favorite breakfast?
Strawberry Crepes
Your phone rings at 4am, who do you expect it to be?
Angel or Mom saying that it is snowing, Angel saying she's pregnant, or Jason's dad on a business trip forgetting what time it is here. :)
What's your worst habit?
I plead the fifth.
I will now tag Essy. Essy, copy and paste the above and just delete my answers and replace them with your own! :)
When did you meet your husband? (Day? Month? Year? Event?) First Impression?
My first day back from Christmas Break at Ricks College (back when it was actually called that). It was January 6th or something like that. We met in the parking lot between our two apartment buildings. We were going to build a snow cave at the Albertsons' parking lot in Rexburg. I thought he was cute, fun, and he was from Portland, OR. I wasn't "interested" in a relationship at that time, however. That last about a whole four days.
When did you have your first kiss with your husband?
Five days after we met. We met on a Monday and kissed on Saturday - after about a 30 minute speech (at least it seemed that long) from him on how he didn't really want to make a commitment or get involved with anyone. At the end of his speech, he said "So, can I still kiss you?" I couldn't say anything but "Yes" even though I should have said "No" just to make him wish he hadn't given me his whole speal. At least it ended well for both of us. :)
Do you have a favorite/special song with your husband?
Because you loved me - Celine Dion - it was from a movie we saw on Halloween which was just a couple of days after he said "I love you" for the first time.
Do your kids have special songs?
You are my Sunshine - Nia; You are my Buddy - Justis (original, I know)
Would you rather talk on the phone or chat in person?
Definitely email
If you had one whole day to yourself, what would you do?
Read, take a nap, and maybe go shopping
Can you watch scary movies alone?
Not alone, not with Jason, not with anyone!
Is anything bothering you?
Depends on your definition of bothering.
Would you rather stay home all day, or be out and about?
Home or at my parents. :)
Are you more likely to be with a large group of people or a few close friends?
Honestly - family. I would rather be with my family and Jason's family any day. However, I have some good close friends I love to be with and would choose them over a large party. The one exception to this is if I look really good and I am feeling sassy, then I would enjoy being in a large group of people where I can be the antiquated "Belle of the party." Vain, I know. Sorry! :)
What are your plans for October?
Resting in my hospital bed, probably without internet (bummer - I may call and ask "I am scheduled for surgery next week and will be in the hospital for a few days. Do you by chance have wireless internet I can connect to? They'll probably laugh and hang up thinking it's a prank call). Hopefully Jason or my mom will bring my kids over so I can see them dressed up and show them off to the hospital staff.
Cutest moment this week?
Justis saying to my mom "Obey, my way, right now." That and him singing the "and the doctor said..." part of 5 little monkeys jumping on the bed. Oh, and also listening to Nia talk about the nice boy from the bus stop while looking into her crystal clear, pure, innocent eyes.
What are you doing this weekend?
Hard to say. Preparing for surgery next week, maybe finishing up some work, reading if I'm lucky, hanging out with my family.
What is one fear that you can't seem to overcome?
Spiders
Are you in a good mood?
Sure
What is your favorite thing to wear?
Anything cute, sexy, and sassy :)
You have 3 months left to live, what do you do?
~ Go on a lot of vacations, make movies and recordings for my family, make a will :) Prepare my family for my departure, and enjoy every day. - Ditto (that was Angel's answer but is the same as mine)
You're having a bad day, what's one thing that can make your day better?
Reading, laughing uncontrollably, being held by my husband
If there was a way to know when and how you're going to die, would you like to find out?
No. I would dwell on it to much.
What is your favorite breakfast?
Strawberry Crepes
Your phone rings at 4am, who do you expect it to be?
Angel or Mom saying that it is snowing, Angel saying she's pregnant, or Jason's dad on a business trip forgetting what time it is here. :)
What's your worst habit?
I plead the fifth.
I will now tag Essy. Essy, copy and paste the above and just delete my answers and replace them with your own! :)
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