01.23.09
Posted in Uncategorized at 7:37 pm by hecticmom
Tonight – Prissy is at a school function for the older kids – they are watching a movie and eating pizza. Bubba was feeling a little left out so we went to a local pizza place. They usually have soft serve ice cream, but they didn’t tonight – and since we were sans-Prissy – we decided to go to the yogurt store (cool place where you can pull yogurt and then there are like a billion toppings to choose from.) It’s not a safe place to take Prissy due to her peanut allergy – so it was a special treat for Bubba.
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01.22.09
Posted in Uncategorized at 8:21 pm by hecticmom
To update from yesterday – I had my allergy test. They did several little scratch tests. And then they did like 25 shots. DAMN! That’s all I have to say. Just don’t touch me.
Today was environmental allergies. I’m offically allergic to GRASSES! (which is why I prefer my children participate in INDOOR sports – I LOVE BATON!). I’m also allergic to mold – which explains why I start sneezing at night and why I sneeze when it rains. Here is what I’m allergic to:
I’m also allergic to dust mites, oak trees, rag weed, sweet beet (??) and something else odd. I’m no longer allergic to dogs. Which I find weird – but, it makes sense – I can go over to friends houses with dogs. Of course, I’m not allergic to cats.
That’s all – how boring.
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01.21.09
Posted in Uncategorized at 9:16 pm by hecticmom
I have the first of two allergy tests tomorrow. Can I tell you that I’m dreading it a little bit? Ok, I’m dreading it A LOT!
Tomorrow is the environmental allergy test – the last time I had this I was probably 12 years old. I think I ended up being allergic to everything and I was absolutely miserable and itchy and uncomfortable. However, when I moved from Kansas to the Sacramento Valley my allergies went away. So, I’ve always just said I was allergic to Kansas. However, the Sacramento Valley is supposed to be notoriously bad for pollen allergies.
However, my allergist told me with the symptoms that I described he thought I was more sensitive to molds than to pollens. So, I guess we’ll find out tomorrow.
Then next week - I have my food test – I’m really really not looking forward to that either. My doctor gave me an epipen (FOR ME!!!) when I saw him. He was showing me how to use it, and then I pulled out my trainer and told him I was quite familiar with it and often taught other people how to use it.
He was not impressed and continued to teach me. Whatever. I thought that it was funny that I had a trainer and he didn’t.
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Right now – hubby has been engulfed in softball board stuff. He has been putting the teams together and has been putting 4-5 hours a night and then at least 12-14 hours both weekend days. I jokingly say I’m a softball widow. I don’t think he knew exactly what he was getting into when he joined the board. But, I also think the other members might be taking a bit of advantage of him – because he actually DOES stuff. But, shhhh, don’t tell him I said that.
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01.19.09
Posted in Uncategorized at 11:06 pm by hecticmom
Does anyone know if cats can get dementia?
I think my cat may have some sort of dementia. The cat I’m talking about is Pookie – she is 14 years old. She has been hiding under beds and desks for the past 12 years. She is not a social cat and never has been. The only moving thing that she is not afraid of is me – and that’s only if I move slowly. I don’t talk about her much. I got her “used” when she was just over a year old.
She was my sweetie pie when I was living by myself in California. She is really special to me. When I’m alone she always runs to me (typically in the bathroom.) And she is so so gentle – would never ever ever bite or scratch.
She has had somewhat of a hard life.
- When I got her, she went into heat – even though I had the paperwork showing that she was spayed. Poor baby had to be RE-spayed, they had left an overy inside of her.
- She has moved across the country twice. From California to Kansas and then from Kansas back to California.
- She was fighting with our other MUCH bigger cat when he chased her into a plate glass window and she went through the window losing a couple of teeth and needing stitches in her front paw. (This all happened when I was on bedrest with my daughter – I rushed Pookie to the vet while contracting all the way.)
- She was moved to ANOTHER house (our current house).
- The MUCH bigger cat had to be put to sleep – and she lost her playmate.
- She got another kitten to deal with (Oreo).
- She got ANOTHER kitten to deal with (Jasmine.)
Anyway, like I said, she’s not much of a social cat. Lately however – she is Miss Social. She is hanging out with us in the evenings. I found her sleeping on the bed today with Jasmine. She doesn’t take off running from the younger ones. Occasionally she hisses at one of them – but doesn’t run.
This is a cat that my mom was afraid was going to die while we were in Italy because she is just so skinny and scared. She has started gaining some weight and eats – A LOT.
It’s so unusual, I am wondering if she doesn’t have a touch of dementia. She forgot that she is a scaredy cat. And that she forgot that she already ate. She forgot that she doesn’t like the other two cats. She just wants to be pet and loved and cuddled.
Weird…
So, is feline dementia a real thing?
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01.18.09
Posted in kids at 8:24 pm by hecticmom
Well, I figured I would give you a week in pictures. This has been quite the filled week.
Here is Prissy on her actual birthday – she got some warm socks (which she wanted SO SO much… I’m clueless about this.)
Here is our new furniture and carpet(can you hear the angels singing?) This picture was before we got our curtains.
Here is princess kittah sitting on the newly carpeted steps:
Oreo and her Mona Lisa pose:
The new room (all it’s missing is pictures on the wall!) It’s finally a grown up room!
My Yin and Yang Kittahs:
New Security system (I went to check on my son last night and this is what I found. No one is sneaking up on HIM):
“Son, you got a kittah on your head.” (If anyone can tell me the reference to that – I’ll give you bonus points!)
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01.16.09
Posted in Uncategorized at 9:00 pm by hecticmom
One day when we were in Italy we ventured over to Switzerland – it was one of my favorite days there. This particular monument kept our attention for quite a while.
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01.15.09
Posted in Uncategorized at 8:14 pm by hecticmom
Bubba’s 2nd grade teacher often sends home stories, poems, and other odds and ends for me to type up. Today, Bubba brought home stories that they wrote before Christmas. Most of the stories were about a page – and they talked about things like snowmen, friends, family – you know, stuff like that.
Well, I came to Bubba’s story and it was really thick – 8 pages!! My pride swelled – Bubba really worked hard on his story – it’s really long. Then, I read it…. Now, I think I need to find a good child psychologist – right after he makes his first million playing a gig.
The Killer Monster House
By Bubba
The killer monster house had killer destruction! Live sharks, sword throws, spiked floor, stink bomb room, flame frisbee, electricity shocker room, and finally the death slide to death!
It took us 6 years to put it together. The first person was Freddy. He was so scared that he wet his pants. He hid under a bed. We were both wondering why there was a bed in the basement. Freddy paid us 9 billion dollars. My dad came down. He found Freddy under the bed. He didn’t make Freddy pay back his money. Freddy almost died from the sharks.
Clint and I cleaned up the mess in the basement. Clint went home. I got rich. I bought a limo that was black. It had a hot tub, a pool and a TV. Then I bought a mansion. It was huge. It even had an elevator. And a chocolate river that was 10 billion yards long. It also had servants and golden doorknobs and inside a hot tub and pool. The house was 9 million feet long. It has a flat screen TV!
The computer was huge, it is the size of a big TV! The bed was as big as a school. We could invite more than 9 thousand people. In the backyard I built a Ferris Wheel. I could make more than 20 trees. It was 900 stories tall! My room was as big as 3 stories tall! Then Clint came over, he saw my house then he fainted. When he woke up, I asked if he wanted to go for a bike ride. He said yes. We went bike riding for 2 hours. Then it was time for band practice. I play guitar. I am really good. It took me one year to make me this good. I cannot play without my pick. When we were done practicing I watched a little TV! Then me and Clint went to our gig! We got more than 9 billion fans.
After the gig, Clint went home. We both went to sleep. Next day was a school day. It was very short. After school Clint went home with me. Me and Clint made up a new song for Christmas. It took us ten minutes. Then Clint went home. It took us 10 hours to put up the Christmas lights. Then the next day was Christmas day. I got more than 60 presents. They were the best presents ever. It took me an hour or two to open my gifts. Then it took me three hours to just get the gifts up to my room. We have 9 million stairs. Clint had good gifts too. He had 40 or 50!
The End!
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01.14.09
Posted in Uncategorized at 8:03 pm by hecticmom
Here are a few pictures of our carpet installation today. The downstairs is done, as well as the stairs themselves. They will do all three bedrooms tomorrow. It looks so “bright” and “shiny” and smells like a new car. Oh, so soft and plush and wonderful!
This is our front room – which will actually have furniture in it on Saturday.
Here is the new pad for the carpeting in our family room.
Here is our family room with it’s new carpet. AHHH!!! OHHHH!!!!
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01.11.09
Posted in Uncategorized at 7:47 pm by hecticmom
After baking 2 cakes, and 3 batches of rice krispy treats in the last 3 days – I’m really really tired.
This is a big week for us – we’re getting our carpet installed and we are getting our new furniture. Hubby has finished all of the painting and is a bit stressed out about the carpeting (specifically packing everything up so the installers can move the furniture.) I’m sure everything will go just fine.
However, tonight, I’m beat.
I think that I’ll just relax – cause I have to get up early tomorrow to go to work… Ugh….
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12.30.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 6:36 pm by hecticmom
I have a list of a 100 things I want to do before I die. Here are the things that I accomplished this year:
- Own a house with an in-ground pool – we did that! We put a pool in our backyard this past summer. I couldn’t be more happy with it.
- Learn Joomla – I did this as well. I put a site into production at http://accelerationbaton.com/. I also have a Joomla site that will soon go into production for the Rocklin Girls Fastpitch softball.
- Go to Italy – well, I really did this in 2007, but I also did this in 2008. At least in 2008 I went with my husband and we got to actually see some things. We went to Milan, Venice and spent an afternoon in Switzerland.
- Play in the rain with my kids – we did this in Daytona Beach, Florida. It started pouring down rain while we were at the beach. We stayed out and played in the ocean and the beach while it rained. It was really fun. You can see the rain in the sand (I drew this with my toes.)
- Go camping with the family and tell stories around the campfire. We took the kids camping for the first time this past summer. It was COLD at night and HOT in the day. We played at the beach at Pointe Reyes, CA. CA is such a great state to live in (except for the passing of Prop 8.)
- Complete my list of 100 things to do before I die – I can’t believe how long this actually took me to finish.
- Make smores with my kids – we did this while camping.
- Tell a manager to take this job and shove it – while I didn’t really say take this job and shove it – I still quit my job. I even went to Italy to quit my job which is pretty interesting. How many people go to Italy to quit their job? I actually had to tell a couple of managers that I quit. I had two vice presidents try to talk me out of quitting. But, I can tell you right now – that it was absolutely the best thing for me to do.
- Roast Marshmellows with my kids – I love roasting marshmellows – getting them so they are golden brown and puffy and melty is just the BEST!
- Boogie Board – I did this in Florida (in the rain). I only got one or two really good runs, but it was extremely fun.
- Run and entire 5K Race (extra points – do it with Prissy) – Prissy and I raced in a 5K in October. I so wanted to walk the last 1/2 mile – but I had this little thing to knock off of my list. I ran an entire 5K. While, that is a tiny little amount to some of you – it was REALLY far for the girl who couldn’t run down the block when she first started.
- Ride in a Gondola in Venice – I did this with Hubby while we were in Italy. What an experience.
I think that 12 things isn’t too bad – one thing a month. Going at this rate, I should be done in less than 10 years. Not too bad actually..
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