I love my bed

And it's a good thing. I have been in it since getting home Thursday night from the doctor. I took Arissa to the doctor for Anne. And since she thought Arissa might have a bladder infection or a UTI, she thought that she needed a girl in case she had to leave a urine sample. I had started feeling ill Thursday morning. I seriously thought I had a migraine, but aside from the headache itself and the queasy stomach, nothing else made it feel like one. As the day wore on, i got more nauseous, more achy, running a fever, sore throat, so on and so forth. I decided to call Mom and have her meet me and the girls (Kamry came along since I hadn't really seen her all week) just in case. It was a good thing too. I had them check me out since I was already there. I had lost a little more that 2 pounds in 2 days, running a slight fever, increased blood pressure. My diagnosis, double ear infection and sinus infection. Doctor's care payment 87.56. Arissa had sore throat, headache, achy back and leg, and by time we got there, a fever of 103.4. Arissa's Doctor's care payment, 20 bucks. Arissa's diagnosis...the flu. My pharmacy tab, 36.81. Arissa's pharmacy tab, 35.00. Number of times i had to get back in the drive thru line cause they were taking forever to get a bottle of tamiflu off the shelf and put the magic pharmacy water in it, 3.

Arissa is doing better I think. That is what I read on Anne's blog. I am glad they are both doing better. Poor girls. Sickness and surgery are no way to spend bonding time, but bonding is bonding I suppose.

I am off to find some soup or something. I will chat with you all later.

Much love,

Me

I might get to work a full week...

Well, I am updating from home. When we did Anne's birthday lunch yesterday, Kamry was quite puny. She said she didn't feel well. She mostly sounded congested, so I didn't worry too much about it. I got up this morning to get her up and dressed and as I was getting in the shower, she came in crying. I asked what was wrong and as she was sniffling and sucking snot, she said she felt AWFUL. I asked if she was going to school and my child who hates to miss quite emphatically said NO. Off went the shower. She went back to bed. And I called work.

I missed a day last week with her tooth extraction. However, I worked from home and more than likely put in a fuller day than I would have had I physically been in the office. Which I was for an hour and a half getting everything I needed to work from the comfort of my bed and in my jammies. I have contacted those that might miss me today and let them know that I would be available via email and cell.

So I will get through the week and try again next week to work in the office all week.

Til later...ME

Not quite a month...but the year in review...I can cheat too

1. What did you do in 2007 that you’d never done before?
Let one of my children go live somewhere else, but for great reasons with even greater results.

2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't recall making a resolution last year......

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Not that I am aware of (which if I'm not aware of it then how close to me could they really be?)

4. Did anyone close to you die?
Thankfully, no

5. What countries did you visit?

6. What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007?
Patience

7. What dates from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
January 20, 2007. I beat Anne to meeting her out-of-pocket for the year. Gotta love a midnight appendectomy.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Surviving!

9. What was your biggest failure?
Patience

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
I will not complain. Go to www.peasinourpod.blogspot.com if you have questions as to why.

11. What was the best thing you bought?
My laptop

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Carol

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Various people throughout the year

14. Where did most of your money go?
Adderall

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Adderall and weight loss

16. What song will always remind you of 2007?
Umm...

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? same
b) thinner or fatter? thinner
c) richer or poorer? Same, I stay poor

18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Exercising

19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
Eating

20. How did you spend Christmas?
With my family

21. Did you fall in love in 2007?
Alas, not this year

22. What was your favorite TV program?
Anything on Discovery Health or TLC

23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
Nope, hated him last year too

24. What was the best book you read?
The Dixie Cash Series

25. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Lime wire - music downloading site

26. What did you want and get?
My laptop

27. What did you want and not get?
Abundant wealth, commitment, patience

28. What was your favorite film of this year?
Cars

29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
36, the fam went ice skating.

30. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Mo' money.

31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007?
Limited, not the store, the amount of clothes I have

32. What kept you sane?
You are assuming I am sane.....

33. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
None that I can think of....

34. What political issue stirred you the most?


35. Who did you miss?


36. Who was the best new person you met?
Carman

37. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007.
People are who they are. You can’t change them. Don’t even try.

38. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.

Merry Christmas to all...

...and if I could get the kids to sleep, it would be a really good night. But alas I sit on my bed awaiting the signs that they are snoring or something so that I can get this show on the road and go to sleep!!! I could probably pass some time playing diner dash on the computer, but I think Kamry might want to play it first. Brat... :-)~

We have returned from the parentals loaded down with some really neat loot. We have digital cameras, movies, books, some bling, and oh yeah...a mini trampoline. Yep, yep, yep...this is me wondering how long it will take one of us, any of the four of us, to end up in the ER. Say your prayers.

I was so determined not to be the last to church that this year I managed to get there first. A true Christmas miracle. That never happens. Of course mass wouldn't have been complete with out the dragging droans of the snare drum and the wailing of the lady with the really high pitched operatic voice. But I digress...I even managed to get in the boys room and clean out the closet and under the bed. Links and his brother have 2 bags of clothes and 1 bag of shoes coming their way.

Well, I am going to watch Days of our Lives until the little angels drift off to dream land....and then I might join them.

Love to all...Merry Christmas...ME

Happy Birthday Joshua!! Basketball pics

If you are interested in changing your background, go to http://www.pyzam.com/. They only have about 12 Christmas layouts, but they are cute. I had to change the font color on mine. It came through as white. And how are you supposed to see that on a white background??? Whoever designed the template wasn't thinking.

Now for the pictures..

Rainy Sundays and sick daughters...the fun never ends...

Me