Yeah, I guess I should post more when the boys are NOT driving me mad, just so it doesn't seem like I'm raising crazy kids. I'm not- they really are sweet most of the time, but isn't it more entertaining to read stories of wild turkey poop?
Anyway, this morning has been great. The boys both woke up really early, which I thought was going to equal cranky kids, but JC went down for a nap during Sesame Street, and LB has been a cute little boy all day, even to his brother. I caught him laying on his stomach on the floor, face to face with JC, talking to him and playing peek-a-boo. Too cute.
Right now, JC is still asleep, and LB and I are making cinnamon-raisin bread and pizza dough. Well, he's playing with the measuring cups and tupperware, and I'm doing most of the work, but whatever. He's not raising hell, so I consider it a win.
Today has been rainy and cloudy, but the commissary is closed until tomorrow (which will be a sunny day). Sucks that my errands have to wait, and we have to be in this house all day, but at least the boys don't seem to mind.
3/8/10
3/4/10
I know best.
I'm getting a little sick of heeding doctor's advice, especially when I feel in my gut that I am right. I had a TSH test recently which showed my thyroid meds were too strong. Although the number suggested that, I didn't feel any symptoms of hyperthyroidism. But, being a good girl, I went to my doc and she changed my prescription level.
Big mistake. I feel like wild turkey poop. I feel like I did before my thyroid was diagnosed. And she didn't change it back to what it was pre-pregnancy... she changed it to an even lower level.
I've been tired and sluggish and achy. My intolerance to "cold" (I use quotes because that's anything below 72 degrees now) is through the roof. And, my digestive system (which is the first to be affected, I've found) has decided to turn itself on me with stomachaches and slow digestion and tons of burping but no relief. The same stomachaches that plagued me for years throughout high school and college.
Ugh. I have an appointment today, and I'm going to state my case. That, although numbers suggest one thing, I don't have any symptoms of being hyperthyroid, and I feel like |crap|.
(Absolute crap.... get it?... Wow, I'm a math nerd...)
*Update: I was totally right. And as I was getting my spiel about why I was right, the doc says "Yup, you're going back to your old dosage." My levels were 7.55, which isn't too bad, but it's outside the normal range (according to the AACE) of 0.3 - 3.0. Sooooo, BOOYAH!!! I know best!! I'll take my award now. :)
Big mistake. I feel like wild turkey poop. I feel like I did before my thyroid was diagnosed. And she didn't change it back to what it was pre-pregnancy... she changed it to an even lower level.
I've been tired and sluggish and achy. My intolerance to "cold" (I use quotes because that's anything below 72 degrees now) is through the roof. And, my digestive system (which is the first to be affected, I've found) has decided to turn itself on me with stomachaches and slow digestion and tons of burping but no relief. The same stomachaches that plagued me for years throughout high school and college.
Ugh. I have an appointment today, and I'm going to state my case. That, although numbers suggest one thing, I don't have any symptoms of being hyperthyroid, and I feel like |crap|.
(Absolute crap.... get it?... Wow, I'm a math nerd...)
*Update: I was totally right. And as I was getting my spiel about why I was right, the doc says "Yup, you're going back to your old dosage." My levels were 7.55, which isn't too bad, but it's outside the normal range (according to the AACE) of 0.3 - 3.0. Sooooo, BOOYAH!!! I know best!! I'll take my award now. :)
3/2/10
Third time's a charm?
I guess my face decided it loves pain and loves root canals. Because today, which is when I thought I was going to get my permanent crown, I got another root canal.
I still had a little pain in the tooth, so the doc numbed me up and took a look. There was still a little left to clean out. I must commend him for wanting to get it "perfect"- I'd much rather have that than have to go back in a few years for yet another abcess.
Soooo, after three root canals now, no tooth for me. :( Oh well, I'll go back on the 16th, and we'll see if I get it then.
I still had a little pain in the tooth, so the doc numbed me up and took a look. There was still a little left to clean out. I must commend him for wanting to get it "perfect"- I'd much rather have that than have to go back in a few years for yet another abcess.
Soooo, after three root canals now, no tooth for me. :( Oh well, I'll go back on the 16th, and we'll see if I get it then.
3/1/10
Oh no, please don't tell me you ate it.
LB was outside playing this afternoon while I cleaned up the kitchen. We usually do that, since I can see him from the lower level of the house, and it gets him out of the way. Otherwise, he'd be putting on my oven mitts or playing with my spatulas. Nothing bad, just rather annoying when I'm trying to tidy up.
Anyway, he was outside while I concentrated on what I was doing inside. A few times he popped his head in the door and said "hi", then went back out and about his business. One of those times, I smelled something really bad. I thought it was just my imagination. But the next time he came in and I smelled it, it smelled like the worst diaper I could possibly imagine.
I checked the back of his diaper, imagining a huge, nasty blowout. But nothing was there. I said, "Whew, you stink!" and looked at him. That's when I saw the brown smears all over his clothes. Then I saw the brown hands. It clearly was not dirt. I tried baby-wiping his hands, but it only got about half of it off. Then I looked outside.
Wild turkey shit everywhere. Yup. Everywhere. And it wasn't all just poop- some of it, like what LB found, was wild turkey diarreah.
I saw the turkeys this morning. There was aflock pack butt-ton of them wandering down our driveway. I didn't think much of it, especially since none of them looked like they had to take a massive dump on my driveway, but apparently one did. And I feel so stupid that I didn't notice this when I let LB outside.
Ugh. I just hope he didn't eat any. I'm bracing for a sick toddler.
By the way, LB had a nice long bath this afternoon, and I threw all his clothes in the washer on the hot cycle. Screw energy conservation with this one- I'm just aiming for sanity conservation. And possibly lunch conservation.
Anyway, he was outside while I concentrated on what I was doing inside. A few times he popped his head in the door and said "hi", then went back out and about his business. One of those times, I smelled something really bad. I thought it was just my imagination. But the next time he came in and I smelled it, it smelled like the worst diaper I could possibly imagine.
I checked the back of his diaper, imagining a huge, nasty blowout. But nothing was there. I said, "Whew, you stink!" and looked at him. That's when I saw the brown smears all over his clothes. Then I saw the brown hands. It clearly was not dirt. I tried baby-wiping his hands, but it only got about half of it off. Then I looked outside.
Wild turkey shit everywhere. Yup. Everywhere. And it wasn't all just poop- some of it, like what LB found, was wild turkey diarreah.
I saw the turkeys this morning. There was a
Ugh. I just hope he didn't eat any. I'm bracing for a sick toddler.
By the way, LB had a nice long bath this afternoon, and I threw all his clothes in the washer on the hot cycle. Screw energy conservation with this one- I'm just aiming for sanity conservation. And possibly lunch conservation.
2/28/10
What's going on
A few things have been going on around here. Hubby and I took the boys to the outlets yesterday. I was the audience to a firm announcement that we will NOT spend any money. We were just there to look.
Mmmm hmmmm.....
Hubby ended up falling in love with a RL blazer, and we bought several golfing shirts. Eighty percent off is just too good a deal, but what I think is funny is that he was totally first to break that rule! :) Usually it's me!
I wasn't in the mood to try on clothes. I'm at a tweener size- not quite one size, but not quite the next one. Somewhere in between. And it's very frustrating. AND, I'm sure the vanilla-ginger-pear crumble I made didn't help... or the brownies I made this afternoon. :P
Anyway, after the outlets, we stopped briefly at home for lunch, then went "just to look" at a new mattress.
Mmmm hmmmmm......
We ended up buying a Tempurpedic! Our current mattress has been giving Hubby neck issues, and exacerbating my SPD. We really wanted a Tempurpedic, but didn't think it would be wise to spend the money. However, once we tried it out, we just couldn't resist. It's being delivered this afternoon, so finally we will get a restful night's sleep! With our old mattress, we ended up smushed in the middle. Laying on either side felt like an uphill battle to keep out of each other's way. Now, we will both sleep well and hopefully feel better.
I have to laugh whenever Hubby says "we're not going to buy anything", because that usually means we will. I consider myself to be somewhat of a spender, but he's way more of one. I tallied up our spending over the past two weeks, and (not counting bills, gas, or groceries) he spent five times as much as I did! LOL
So last night, after the mattress purchase and paying bills and calculating our finances, I gave him the "we're not going to buy anything frivolous" speech. Very ironic.
Mmmm hmmmm.....
Hubby ended up falling in love with a RL blazer, and we bought several golfing shirts. Eighty percent off is just too good a deal, but what I think is funny is that he was totally first to break that rule! :) Usually it's me!
I wasn't in the mood to try on clothes. I'm at a tweener size- not quite one size, but not quite the next one. Somewhere in between. And it's very frustrating. AND, I'm sure the vanilla-ginger-pear crumble I made didn't help... or the brownies I made this afternoon. :P
Anyway, after the outlets, we stopped briefly at home for lunch, then went "just to look" at a new mattress.
Mmmm hmmmmm......
We ended up buying a Tempurpedic! Our current mattress has been giving Hubby neck issues, and exacerbating my SPD. We really wanted a Tempurpedic, but didn't think it would be wise to spend the money. However, once we tried it out, we just couldn't resist. It's being delivered this afternoon, so finally we will get a restful night's sleep! With our old mattress, we ended up smushed in the middle. Laying on either side felt like an uphill battle to keep out of each other's way. Now, we will both sleep well and hopefully feel better.
I have to laugh whenever Hubby says "we're not going to buy anything", because that usually means we will. I consider myself to be somewhat of a spender, but he's way more of one. I tallied up our spending over the past two weeks, and (not counting bills, gas, or groceries) he spent five times as much as I did! LOL
So last night, after the mattress purchase and paying bills and calculating our finances, I gave him the "we're not going to buy anything frivolous" speech. Very ironic.
2/25/10
Don't hate me for saying this
Are the Winter Olympics on? Is it really February? Are my friends and family really getting snowed in every week for the past few months?
To me, it doesn't seem like winter. The cloudy, cold days here are in the 50s. The warm, sunny days are in the 60s, and sometimes up into the low 70s. It's a nice climate, kinda like NH in the fall. Beautiful during the day, cold at night.
BUT... it's February. Where's the snow? Apparently, this area doesn't get snow, much like HI didn't. I know I'm probably going to get crap for saying this, but I miss it. I really like skiing and getting snowed it, and sometimes it's even an adventure to lose power. No tv, no internet, just board games and flashlights.
This is my 3rd winter now with no snow, although the VA one only had a flurry or two, so I guess that doesn't really count... and the one before that was SC, which didn't get snow... so I guess I haven't seen a snowy winter since 2004 in OH. And I'm getting antsy for it.
I suppose next one will be the last one, though. After we leave CA, we're headed for CT for a bit, then possibly WA or CT, which are two states that definitely get some of the white stuff. I guess I just have to suck it up and enjoy it... cuz you know I'll be bitching about it when I get back to it! :)
*Sidenote: One should not type while exhausted... I caught two grammar errors, doh! And don't ask a mother of a toddler and infant why she's exhausted- you will receive The Evil Stare of Death.
To me, it doesn't seem like winter. The cloudy, cold days here are in the 50s. The warm, sunny days are in the 60s, and sometimes up into the low 70s. It's a nice climate, kinda like NH in the fall. Beautiful during the day, cold at night.
BUT... it's February. Where's the snow? Apparently, this area doesn't get snow, much like HI didn't. I know I'm probably going to get crap for saying this, but I miss it. I really like skiing and getting snowed it, and sometimes it's even an adventure to lose power. No tv, no internet, just board games and flashlights.
This is my 3rd winter now with no snow, although the VA one only had a flurry or two, so I guess that doesn't really count... and the one before that was SC, which didn't get snow... so I guess I haven't seen a snowy winter since 2004 in OH. And I'm getting antsy for it.
I suppose next one will be the last one, though. After we leave CA, we're headed for CT for a bit, then possibly WA or CT, which are two states that definitely get some of the white stuff. I guess I just have to suck it up and enjoy it... cuz you know I'll be bitching about it when I get back to it! :)
*Sidenote: One should not type while exhausted... I caught two grammar errors, doh! And don't ask a mother of a toddler and infant why she's exhausted- you will receive The Evil Stare of Death.
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