Woke up in REALITY

A SLAP in the face! Or, rather a little south of my face......That's what I got this morning from mother nature. I went to a baby shower last night and found myself quite hopeful & optimistic that it would be "my turn" soon!! I am currently three days late today, when, mother earth decided that I must be getting my hopes up too much and so it was only right to give me that slap in the face and bring me back down to earth. SCREW MOTHER NATURE & AF!!!!

I am suppose to be cleaning this morning(and I did a little), but instead I am sitting by the fireplace trying to stay warm and watching The Pro.pos.al. I am going shopping with my mom this afternoon so maybe that will help lift my spirits.

Have a great weekend everyone!

30-something years old & still feel like I'm in Driver's Ed!

Hubby is the main driver. Most times, whenever we go ANYwhere, he drives. In the off chance that I am driving and he is riding......I feel like I am still in driver's ed!! It's crazy, I know, but he makes me a nervous wreck. I'm sure its cause he has never got used to my driving like I had to get used to his when we first got married, but c'mon!!!!

I guess what I want to know is. Who's the driver.....you or your dh? And, if it is you, does he make you nervous when you're driving??

Great Idea(poss trigs)

I woke up one morning last month with this thought. Now, I'm not sure how it came to mind cause I did not have any dreams that night(not that I could remember anyways), but this was my thought.

You know how we are always thinking up great ways to tell people we are pregnant if/when that does happen. Well, imagine Christmas day rolls around, all the family is there opening presents when you give your mom & dad/in-laws their gift from you & DH. They tear open the paper to find a homemade calendar.....the kind that you add your own pictures to each month. So, they flip through and see these random pics of you & hubby, your house, dog, whatever. THEN, the month the baby is due that is where you place the sono pic!!!!!! And, they(parents) look really confused and then everyone is ALL HAPPY for you & hubs!!! And what better present is there, than the gift of a grandchild?!?!

So, that's my idea and WHEN I get pregnant that's how I want to tell the family. Obviously, I realize it would depend on what month I got pregnant,but if it works out that is how I want to do it. Plus, it will be cool to tell everyone at the same time and nobody's mad cause you told someone else first. Blah, blah, blah.....but I know it happens.

NOW, everyone please remind me in a couple of days of my optimistic, hopefulness when AF shows up and I am in a pissy mood!!

Tasty Tuesday!

Here is my recipe for Taco Soup


1 lb. hamburger meat
1/2 onion, chopped
1 can sliced carrots, undrained
1 can sliced new potatoes, undrained
1 can rotel, undrained
1 can ranch style beans, undrained
1 pkg taco seasoning
1 pkg ranch dressing(the powder)

In large pot, brown hamburger along with onion. Drain meat. Add remaining ingredients and simmer 30 mins. This makes about 4 servings. If you want more servings, double up on the canned items. This also cooks well in a crock-pot, brown meat with onion. Drain off excess fat. Put with remaining ingredients in crock-pot, stir and cook on low for 2-3 hours. *This has a little bit of a bite to it, so it is not for the faint-of-heart.*

ENJOY!

Down

Wow! I heard this song tonight on "One.Tree.Hill." I don't know if any of you watch that show, but I cried right along with Brooke when she found out she wasn't pregnant. It's weird how you connect with certain things, people, tv shows, etc, on the whole IF level. Anyways, here is the song that was playing in the background. Very powerful words.....

JASON WALKER - Down lyrics

I don’t know where I’m at

I’m standing at the back

And I’m tired of waiting

Waiting here in line,

hoping that I’ll find what I’ve been chasing.

I shot for the sky

I’m stuck on the ground

So why do I try, I know I’m gonna fall down

I thought I could fly, so why did I drown?

Never know why it’s coming down, down, down.

Not ready to let go

Cause then I'd never know

What I could be missing

But I’m missing way too much

So when do I give up what I’ve been wishing for.

I shot for the sky I’m stuck on the ground

So why do I try, I know I’m gonna fall down

I thought I could fly, so why did I drown?

Never know why it’s coming down, down, down.

Oh I am going down, down, down

Can’t find another way around

And I don’t want to hear the sound, of losing what I never found.

I shot for the sky

I’m stuck on the ground

So why do I try, I know I’m gonna fall down

I thought I could fly, so why did I drown?

I never know why it’s coming down, down, down.

I shot for the sky I’m stuck on the ground

So why do I try, I know I’m gonna fall down

I thought I could fly, so why did I drown?

Oh it’s coming down, down, down.

Am I really this dumb.....

......that I cannot figure out how the whole link thing works. (I want to be able to add a link to another site, without putting the whole addy in) I know you supremely smart women have told me before, but can you please tell me one more time. Only this time, dumb it down a bit for me, cause apparently I need it explained to me the same way you would explain it to a 6 year old!

Feel free to leave plenty of "how-to's" and maybe, just maybe I'll figure it out.


Thank you so so much!!

Home Sick :{

I woke up yesterday morning with an awful cough. I got ready and went to work anyway. I was suppose to go to the oral surgeon for a consult on my wisdom tooth extraction, so I knew I would be leaving early and I figured I could hack it.

As the day went on I got worse, way worse. I had pain from my right ear all the way down my neck to my shoulders. My throat hurt to breath, but only on the right side. And, every time I coughed the right side of my chest would hurt, not a chest pain hurt, but more of like a pain in what felt like my right lung. I was feeling really bad so I left an hour earlier than what I planned on. By the time I got home it was even worse so J told me to call the oral surgeon and cancel and then call the Dr and he would take me. The dr's office told me to go to the clinic or the ER. We chose the clinic thinking it might not take as long, well they were closed, so off to the ER.

I think the receptionist and trioge(sp) nurse were the only brains in the whole place. They put me in a room, doc comes in for MAYBE 2 minutes, and asks what going on. I tell him everything and he checks my breathing & heart and looks into my ears and throat - all clear. Feels the glands in my neck, again says everything is fine. He asks if I'm taking any meds. I said no, and told him I just came off amoxicillin for my abcessed tooth. And he says, "Oh, than that's what all your pain is from" and doesn't ask or do anything else. He does however tell me to take sudafed & benadryl(at the same time), along with advil and the codiene cough syrup he was going to prescribe. He then leaves.

I am completely annoyed at this point and still in utter pain. Then the nurse or whoever she was came in and says I have a viral infection and the doc is giving me phenagrin(sp) for my nausea and an antibiotic for my ear infection. WHAT?? I told her I am NOT nauseous and I NEVER said anything about it AND the dr said I didn't have an ear infection, so why is he giving me these RX's??? And she says, "oh I guess its for the glands around your ear or something". HELLO - What kinda circus are they running???

I don't know if she had me confused with another pt or what, but apparently they don't really care about helping a person get better. I guess they believe if you shove enough pills down someone's throat one of them is bound to make you feel better. Then when I left the only Rx they actually gave me was for the cough. I tried taking the sudafed, advil & cough syrup, but then my RN sister told me DO NOT mix sudafed & benadryl and DO NOT take it along with the syrup. So I guess the doc really did not know what he was doing.

All I know is the only thing that is helping is this codiene cough syrup, whick makes me sleepy, which is why I am home sick from work and laying in bed.......I hate being sick :{

Am I over-reacting?

My anut sent me a message asking for my address so she could mail me an invitation to her granddaughter's baby shower. Okay, no prob there I knew she was preggo, so it didn't bother me too much. I figured it was only a matter of time before i got an invite & had to deal with it! Then, my aunt says that her and my mom are giving the shower and it's gonna be at my mom's house. Still trying to give them the benefit of the doubt, I figure mom's house is big, we got a big family, okay kinda makes sense. Well, this afternoon I was at my mom's and she says, "I better tell you something before you hear it from someone else." So I piped in and said, yeah, the baby shower? And she says, "I didn't have a choice on having it here". So I'm thinking, my aunt asked to have it there or something. But no, that's not the case, instead mom offered to have the shower at her house. Then, she tells me not too feel like I have to come, cause that's what she would do.....But I can't help but think, what kinda schmuk will I be if I don't go to the shower that my own mom is co-hosting at her own house!?! I mean seriously?

Can't Sleep.

The good thing about not being able to sleep is I can catch up with all the blogs. For some reason my new iphone =) won't let me type up a new post, but I can comment on yours!!!

The bad thing about not being able to sleep is I'm in major pain! I started getting a UTI on Friday. It is now early Monday morning and I still have the UTI and now a yeast infection. I have been on antibiotics (for my abscessed tooth) for a week and a half, but I just found some leftover meds from my last UTI so I've started taking those instead. And now I'm feeling a bit nauseous & my hoo-haw still hurts.

Geez, I'm going to be so tired at work tomorrow. I need some relief from all of this, quickly.

Hold on to your Dream.......

Hold On to Your Dream
TODAY'S SCRIPTURE "Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess,

for he who promised is faithful"(Hebrews 10:23)

TODAY'S WORD from Joel and Victoria

At some point in life we all face hardships. It may be something physically or emotionally challenging. Or it may be a dream or an opportunity that we missed out on. Whatever your difficulty is, don't let it discourage you from believing in God's best. The enemy wants to keep you focused on everything negative that's happened, but don't let him steal the dreams God has given you. He knows that if he can deceive you into thinking things

won't get better, you'll lose hope and give up.

There will always be obstacles trying to keep you from becoming all God's created you to be, but God has given you a promise for good and not harm. He has plans for better things ahead. It's important to believe God and keep an attitude of faith despite your circumstances.

Choose today to hold on to God's promises no matter what your situation looks like. Refuse to give up on the plans He has made for your life. God knows what challenges you've faced, and He has a way to turn things around for your good. Start thanking and

praising Him for what He's already done and what He will do.

7 true things about me

1. I NEVER have naked toe nails - they are always painted! If I do have to go somewhere in the middle of taking off/putting on new color, I go with closed-toed shoes. I hate un-painted toe nails on display. :-D
2. I CANNOT sleep with my hair touching my neck - drives me CrAzY! :>
3. I HATE it when people lie - especially to my face.:
4. I FORGIVE, but rarely forget. So, I guess it's not true forgiveness, huh?
5. I VALUE my friendships! - I've had too many people stab me in the back. I know how it feels and I never want to do that to one of my friends.
6. I LOVE cooking/baking...And, I'm pretty good at it too! :o))
7. I SLEEP with a gun! <>;->>