january 28th

read on to find out about these pictures...

it is super dry in our house and my nose was all dry this morning and as soon as i sat up i had a bloody nose. it's such a weird feeling, have a bloody nose that is.

let's see today i had a list of stuff to get done... sweep and wash the floors since a certain guy forgets to take his shoes off at the door, dust, vacuum, and to be in audubon at 3 pm. i managed to do them all. i was even on time for my meeting with phyllis, she's the mentoring coordinator. there is a big event coming up and she needs so things done and i'm helping with certain things. it should be fun!

i came home and noticed one of my OCD thoughts! i over think the weirdest things and can't deal with them until they're fixed. i have a fear of walking under a ledge and having an icicle fall on me and make me bleed. please, don't laugh. i'm serious. and i came home and as i was walking to the back of the house i looked up and noticed the entire south side of the house had icicles hanging from the gutters. now, it did look really cool, but it can't stay like that. so i took a picture of it for my blog and then grabbed the shovel to make my house safe. woooh. i feel better.

i called my mom this evening to see how courtney is doing. she was released from the hospital and is on crutches. she can use one leg and slightly wiggle her toes on the other leg. she's very lucky. she's also in a lot of pain and the poor girl was so upset that her coat and new snow pants were cut off from her. i made her feel better explaining that happened to me too and they just wanted her to be still and that clothing is replaceable and that she is not replaceable. she felt a little better after that. 

matt decided to dedicate a few nights a week to certain events. for example... monday night is hobby/craft night and wednesday is movie night. i have no idea where he came up with this... but sure, i'm game if my husband wants to spend time with me! so we started this week. it was fun. we watched the family man tonight. it has nicholas cage in it and it sucked. i have such hard time picking out movies.

lilo and i cuddled and then i carried her to bed.

more tomorrow...

january 27th

this is the poly-wog group. it means women of God. 

pictured here is me, deb the birthday girl, calla (i love her name), kim (this is the first time i've ever seen her without make-up), beth, dee, lori, lydia, sharon and cathi. oh, and her adorable baby is under the blanket.

today went super fast! 

mel and i enjoyed some chai tea while we finished up the paper.

then i went to fajen lumber to get a gift bag for deb's present... and i picked up a pocket planner. i always wait till they go on sale at the end of january. i'm cheap!

i worked on business plans until it was time to go to bible study. i was so excited for this surprise birthday party for deb! she's an amazing women and deserves it.  we planned a princess party to help make her feel young since she was a little freaked out about turning 30. we all beat her there and each of us wore a tiara and a boa. we had wonderful appetizers and desserts and we played a few games. the night went by super fast and before we knew it, it was all over. 

more tomorrow...

january 26th

this is my friend deb's gift. it's a friendship coupon book and a things we admire about her.

i got up early today. i just couldn't sleep in, i guess i slept in to long on sunday. bummer!

work goes by quickly and i rush home to get started on a project i need done by tuesday. i'm   deco-paging a craft box and then putting in decorative papers with sentences of what we like about Deb, a lady that attending the bible study. then, i'm making a coupon book for friendship. for example... a free evening of babysitting, etc. 

it turned out simple and nice. lydia helped me with it. we didn't think the box would be very full, but it was!

matt attempted to make a pork roast marinated in bbq sauce for dinner... except he left it on warm and wasn't done in time. we'll shoot for tomorrow night to enjoy it. 

i made sure to give him a hard time about the ice cream incident though! 

i'm trying to finish this darn book! it's finally getting good and i don't want to put it down now, but i have so much stuff to do! i hope i can finish it by tuesday!

more tomorrow...

january 25th

this is what i found in the fridge... it was already melting.

well, we slept in today. we figured since it was snowy out saturday night, that we would skip church this week and stay nice and warm.

i didn't have a very productive day though. i did laundry and worked on business stuff...editing pictures to website design and business cards. 

before bed, matt and i enjoyed a little ice cream then called it a night.

i don't get up in the middle of the night to get water, but i was really thirsty. i went to the fridge to pour a glass of water and stood there stunned and wondered if i was having a dream... i opening the fridge to find that matt had put the ice cream in the fridge and not in the freezer! it was so funny, i wanted to wake him up and give him a hard time... but he had to get up around 3:45 am. i'll definitely be giving him a hard time! i've actually done that before with various foods, like a box of cereal in the fridge, or fridge items in the cupboard....

more tomorrow...

january 24th

this is the weird asian store that we went to with nate.

no sleeping in today! i have a practice shoot today with my nieces. they've been so much help to me. i finally started around 10:30 am. i started with the youngest first, brook. thinking that she would get bored the quickest... and she did. but she did do such a good job and i think she had fun. she's very ornery and she likes to cross her eyes in pictures, but i was ahead of her and i bribed her with money. next was her sister, courtney and she did better than i thought to. she is naturally tan...wouldn't that be nice? anyways... she has a gap in her front teeth and i love it when people have a gap there. it gives them such personality! i finished up with her and next was natasha. i practice with her a lot so i didn't take to many today, but as always... she's beautiful too. last was katrena. usually she's very hard to photograph, i don't know why though. she's a very happy and pretty girl and she has such a loving personality. but when i took her pictures last time, i wasn't so good. she's getting better about it and took some really good pictures today! 

my nephew ethan, had a wrestling tournament today and he placed and got a trophy and i took some pictures of him with his singlet on and with his trophy. he was so proud!

around 1:30 pm we went to des moines with nate and his girlfriend becky. gosh, out conversations are so off the wall...everything from poo to transmission fluid. weird... i know. let's see we went to a super boring tool shop and becky and i couldn't stand the smell and we went to big lots to browse, we didn't find anything. then we went to the merle hay mall/sears. after that we had to pick a part up at o'reilys (imagine that) then, we went to a really weird asian market. it smelled like old fish. next was a trip to americans, the furniture place. then we were hungry by 7:30 and decided to go to hu hot. we got there and the wait was 45 minutes with no standing room or sitting room available, so that basically means standing outside or wasting gas and sitting in the truck. we chose to check-out the wait at outback, that wait was 75-85 minutes. last but not least, we tried cheddars, and we only had to wait 5 minutes there. score! we we're starving by the time we got our food. i ordered the alaskan salmon with rice and green beans. it rocked.

when we left nate and matt got this idea that they wanted a pair of heely shoes. you know, those shoes that kids glide around on. i think matt has enough luck breaking bones without the help of shoes made for skaters. i was relieved when they found out famous footwear was closed! and then they wanted to go to best buy and check-out some plasma tv's. 

we left and i was panicky on the way home because it was getting yucky. i talked myself out of panic attacks pretty much the whole was home. and when we got home i found out we were in a winter weather advisory...so i had a reason to be panicky after all. 

i was wore out and went to bed.

more tomorrow...

january 23rd

this is the logo that nate and josh picked.

i've got josh and nates logo designed and they picked which one they like best. it's pretty basic, but it's what they want. i went to atlantic around 11:30 to drop a cd with the pdf file saved on it to a printer. i was expecting to get it back today, but they were swamped and they have it ready monday. i also am having a window decal made for my back window with studio m's info for my durango. 

i went to  lunch at the china garden with my mom, sister and nephew braxton. he's very ornery too. they my mom had to get groceries and i dropped them off at their houses and went home myself. 

matt and i had to shift some stuff in the basement so i could get the photography stuff that i need for my shoot tomorrow. the contractor is almost done, and i'm glad i put the lighting away because it would have gotten dusty!

we finished that up and cooked a few pizza's and watched a movie. it was american pie beta house. i don't recommend this movie to anyone. it was super raunchy and weird. after that, we called it a night.

more tomrrow... 

january 22nd

i spent most of the day doing laundry and working on the kenfield automotive repair logo. my darn printer is out of ink... again. so i waited till the library was open and went there to have the examples printed. i took it to them around 8 pm and they immediately picked one and the next step is to have business cards printed for them next week. tomorrow i'm going to take a pdf of the logo to atlantic and have a sign printed for them. i also stayed in the shop for a bit and hung out with becky (nates girlfriend) and cose was there too. i didn't stay to long, but long enough to visit. i went home and went to bed because i'm not feeling totally better.

more tomorrow...

january 21st

i think i did less today than yesterday since i'm still sick. i seriously slept most of the day trying to ignore my migraine.

more tomorrow...

january 20th

happy birthday brandi! and happy inauguration day!

i woke up very ill. i have a sinus infection and it's causing my throat to be sore and my head to feel like it's thumping. i need some vicodine about now! please, any one?  i called in for the first time in two years... granted i only work part-time. i slept most of the morning, then my mommy came in to check on me and she brought me vitamins, vicks, an extra thermometer, and water. i got out of bed as mr. obama was taking the pledge. i was so moved with the crowd and how happy everyone was. not just african-american citizens, but all races. and nothing bad happened. i was hoping and praying a crazy person wouldn't do something. then i feel asleep and woke back up around 5-ish. i didn't go to bible study... obviously. then, i watched part of the neighbor hood ball and was emotional again. i think he'll do alright. he seems genuine and that's all any one can really ask for... well not the only thing, but you get my drift. i went back to sleep hoping to feel better in the morning.

more tomorrow...

january 19th

it was weird waking up with matt still at home today... he took a vacation day because they don't carry over to the next year and he had one left. i could also get used to him starting my vehicle for me and letting it warm up!

mel needed to go to harlan to get basketball shoes for her son and wanted to eat at joe's on the square, which is a new orleans style restaurant. we got there and it was closed! ...as in no longer in service. i almost cried. 

about 3 -ish i started to feel achy and sick. my neck, back and throat hurt and when i get sick it usually happens very fast. and by the time i got home i could barely move. matt and i are starting "hobby night" on mondays or wednesdays and i had to skip tonight because i was chilled and need to sleep and be under covers. he takes such good care of me when i feel yucky. i'm not a baby about being sick, he's just very good about seeing if i need anything. ...maybe he doesn't want me to move around to much because sometimes i pass out when i'm sick... and i then hit my head and it results in a visit to the ER. BUT that's not the case today!

i fell asleep listening to john and kate plus eight...

more tomorrow...

january 18th

i woke up kind of early today and watched tv and made a grocery list while becca and matt slept in. 

becca left around noon and matt and i went to atlantic to get groceries. we were on a time crunch because i had to be back in exira around 1 pm to pick up 4-h kids and make soup for the soup contest at the rec center. i was a little late getting there, but i made it and we made taco soup. it was boys vs. girls. the boys made a chicken dumpling soup. after a long afternoon of making soup, i went to the rec center to get the crock-pot and find out who won. they didn't have them tallied up yet, so a small group of us helped take down the tables and chairs. the judges finally got the votes counted and the girls won with my taco soup recipe! it rocks, i knew it had a good chance of winning. 

matt and i watched some friends re-runs from season 9 and most of them were hilarious!

i read a little before i went to bed.

I hope others will enjoy this recipe as much as I do!

Taco Soup Recipe

1 lb lean ground beef (or turkey)

1 onion, chopped

1 pkg taco seasonings

1 pkg dry Ranch seasonings

2 large cans diced tomatoes, undrained

1 can Rotel tomatoes, undrained

1 can black beans

1 can pinto beans

1 can whole kernel corn

Brown meat and onion. Drain. Add seasonings. Drain beans and corn. Add meat along with tomatoes to Crock-pot or deep pan. Cook until well blended and hot. Eat and enjoy.

Add a bit of grated/shredded cheese or sour cream and serve with tortilla chips and this simple soup is perfect for cold nights.

more tomorrow...

january 17th

a gift from becca!

becca is visiting today! 

i slept in today and becca got here around 11:30-ish. we decided to go to the egg krate in elk horn and then do lunch at steffenies. we get to the egg krate and it's closed! the owners are on vacation and get back tuesday. this is the second time this has happened to her, i guess she isn't supposed to go there... darn it. so we have lunch at steffenies and becca really liked it and for dessert we split a piece of cheesecake. i think her cheesecake is better than the cheesecake factories... and becca agreed with me. it's the bestest!

next we went to carroll to do some shopping. we didn't really have any thing certain we were looking for, so that makes it even more fun. we went to the buckle and realized we're to old to shop there and wandered around shopping all afternoon. 

on the way back to exira, the roads were getting crappy... i stayed calm. i think becca was more nervous than me. i think she said that she was nervous for me... or something like that.

we were going to go to a movie or dinner but decided to take it easy and order her favorite pizza, which is taco and play the game apples to apples! matt and cory played with us and we all had a good time. 

more tomorrow...

january 16th

i had an extremely cold ride to work today... the fan-heater thing wouldn't turn on in the durango. burr. to make matters worse, i have an aching tooth. i found that the only thing that makes it feel better is wearing my mouthguard i wear to bed. nice, huh? mel laughs at me until i explain what it's for. then she feels bad. 

so, my dad said he would be over sometime in the afternoon to look at my vehicle. and he get there and starts the damn thing and it works. i swear, doesn't that happen to every girl? oh well, at least i didn't take it to deters motor in atlantic and suddenly starts to work.

i stopped at my parents house to say hi to the kids when they get off from the bus and they make me laugh. they are so goofy after school and i'm starting to know for sure that they're crazy. 

i folded the laundry i did from wednesday when i got home and i did nothing because i'm in pain!

but i'm trying to feel better because becca's coming here tomorrow! i miss her. 

more tomorrow...

january 15th

i guess i couldn't put it off anymore...i have a cavity that needs filled. my appointment was at 11 am and i went a little early to see if there were any bargains at the present company... i didn't find any. so, off to the dentist. he did what he needed to do. i must say that i'm a good patient for what i go through... i have some nerve damage done as a result of paralysis and when i get novocaine now i get shaky and tremble. it's really weird. and it takes 7-8 hours for the novocaine to where off. i made it through the appointment. 

i got home and just lied around hoping it would wear off soon. it didn't. and i almost forgot that i had to be at the library at 5:30 for a volunteer thank you pizza party, for helping out with the summer reading program. i just had to eat slow. it was a fun time. quinton said the funniest thing ever...he said "treat it like a goldfish and flush it" it was super funny. don't ask me why...

so i get home and it starting to where off... i notice i have a sharp pain where he was drilling. i don't think he filled it in all the way because it continued through the night. ouchhhyy.

more tomorrow...

january 14th

i was going to take dylan to his dentist appointment today, but it was freezing out! and my mom took him instead. so i did my usual wednesday cleaning which consists of dusting, vacuuming, scrubbing the bathroom, sweeping...

i got more friends re-runs thru netflix and enjoyed them the rest of the afternoon and early evening. i can't get tired of them! 

matt came home and plugged the washing machine back in (since i couldn't figure it out) so i could get some laundry done while the contractors are letting the work they've done dry. yes, they are still fixing our wall. but they have to let it dry so much then do more work... anyways, they're doing a really good job.

i got caught up on laundry the rest of the night.

more tomorrow...

january 13th

i made it to work on time. it was yucky out, but i was ok with driving to the road conditions. it was a small paper this week, not to much going on in the danish villages.

mel and i went out to lunch at the always tasty steffenies. 

lilo needed more pain killers and i buzzed to atlantic to pick it up. and matt needed me to check on something at orshelens, and while i was there i noticed that the coats were on sale and i got him a work coat so he stays nice and warm. 

i got home and he really liked the coat! usually i don't get the right size or whatever. 

no bible study tonight due to the weather...

then we decided sorting through the guest bedroom won't get done by itself and we started on that. we got quite a bit done and called it a night. blah.

more tomorrow...

january 12th

sadly, right before a white-out i took a picture... real safe, i know.

mel called me and told me to stay home today because the roads were awful. i was bored and decided to go through more stuff to get rid of. around 1:30 i called mel back and told her that it was fine out and i knew i had a lot to get done and decided to go to work before it got yucky out again. i worked until 4-ish and i guess i should have left earlier or just stayed home in the first place! it was fine have way home. then the white-outs started. it was awful! i'm guessing that i had 4-6 panic attacks on the way home. i was shaking and hypervenalating by the time i got home. then matt was home and freaked out because he didn't know where i was. his company told everyone to go home at 2:30 before it got to bad out. so, he didn't know i was driving and was super pissed/upset.  i didn't do much the rest of the night. and watch some cake contests on the food network. and to my surprise they had a cake challenge on elvis birthday cakes. matt and i were at graceland when that was taking place! it was super cool to see it on tv since we were there live. i can't believe it's been three years since that was filmed and why they took that long to air it. weird.

more tomorrow...

january 11th

here is the book that i'm reading.

i almost forgot that i was volunteering at the salem nursing home in elk horn today. it's weird how i woke up suddenly and was thinking...i'm supposed to do something today, what is it? anyways... dylan and katrena went with me, they like to help. or sometimes tasha comes with me instead. what i basically do is help wheel the residents into the chapel and assist them in following along and when services are over then we take them where they need to go. i always treat which ever kid helps me out to breakfast and they enjoyed that too.

then it was off to our church, in brayton. it was good as usual. 

after church, katrena went with me to atlantic to get some groceries. we went to walmart first to look at a slip cover for a chair. then we went to pamida to check them out there...and they didn't have any. i guess i'll check online. then we got groceries at hy-vee and it's always nice to see smiling faces in every isle! haha! no really, it's nice to see people i used to work with.

we came back to my house, unloaded the groceries and i decided to re-arrange the furniture. i'm not sure if i like it...it'll probably be different by wednesday. my dad came into exira and picked-up katrena. and i sat around for a little bit deciding if i like the arranged furniture. 

i made chicken parmesan for dinner. i thought it was yummy...but...completely forgot that matt HATES parmesan. oops. 

i watched some friends re-runs and massaged lilo's back and called it a night.

january 10th

i bought a bunch of paper at micheals to make pocket folders for my studio.

wow. did it snow last night?! the ground is covered in a pretty white blanket.

we went to omaha today. we got a late start on getting there and started shopping around 3:30 pm. we went to home depot, gordmans, nebraska furniture mart, the mall, micheals and home. we were hoping to see becca and nathan...but they had dinner plans and matt decided that he was getting tired and wanted to get going. bummer.

that was the day in a nutshell. but i must add...i was very patient in home depot (especially in the tool department) and i should get a prize!

january 9th

here is my website so far. it's just a basic view of it.

of course, the only day this week the house has been quiet and with out annoying sounds from the basement...i'm not home. ha!

i did some shopping in atlantic today with my mom and sister...we went to some fun little shops on main street, checking out some sales. i didn't get any thing though. 

i came home and worked on the website a bit and started to get ready to go to dinner with the family at the danish inn and it was sleeting out. our dinner plans were cancelled for the evening since it was getting crappy quickly.

we stayed in for the night and watched some tv. nothing exciting. 

and i worked on the website a bit more. yuck!

january 8th

this is my favorite scarf. i wear if with almost everything. my mom made it for my a few years ago. i love it!

still noisy at our house during the day. 

most of the day i worked on creating a website for my photography business. i dislike website creation very much. so...we'll see how it goes. when i wasn't doing the website crap i organized and sorted more junk. and did i mention how noisy it was! 

i was bored today...so i finished reading the book. i didn't feel like cooking tonight and we just did whatever and ate leftovers. 

i went to the library to get a new book. i don't think i'll start it yet. i have a migraine and keeping my eyes open hurts and i just need to sit still and keep them shut. when i was at the library i visited with lydia a bit and said hi to a few other people that were browsing and went home. 

lilo and i played for little bit. it's hard, because she wants to play and be frisky but she can't jump and run as fast as she used to. it makes me sad.

and while i'm at it...being sad that is...during this time of year it seems to be a struggle for me and i can't help but look through a tote i have of all the hospital memories and cards and gifts and lots of stuff. i sit and think of what i was doing on each day while i was in the hospital...the ones that i remember that is. so basically remember the days i was in therapy rehabilitation. it's hard...but why i wonder. is it because i miss how my life was? or that i'm basically a different person? is it because i have such empathy for others that i can't help but wonder what they went through, what their thoughts and emotions were during that time...but why?

then i went to bed with lots of thoughts running through my mind and knowing that it will be a long night of no sleep no matter how many tylenol pm i take.

more tomorrow...

january 7th

this is my converted scrap-booking cabinet. it used to be an old armoire. last year my dad and dylan and matt too converted it to a crafting cabinet.

it's amazing that i was able to sleep in today with the noise going on downstairs which was making lilo bark crazy like!
i finally got up (i won't type what time) and got to work on my to-do list. the main thing to do is get ride of stuff that i've had for four to five years and i've never picked up. most of this stuff is in our office/computer/craft room. i'm not quick done because i was doing some excessive organizing and filing. i hope to work on it thursday and friday too. by the time i realized what time it was matt was home. he was thrilled with my idea of getting rid of some stuff and he likes it when i organize.
i made stir fry with fried rice for dinner. i must say it was yummy. this is one of matt's fave meals and i actually cook it well! we had a nice dinner and i watched friends re-runs i received through netflicks and matt wandered around the basement in awe on how well everything is getting done.
i stayed up late reading because i got to a point where i couldn't put the book down. then finally around 2 am i went to bed.

more tomorrow...

january 6th

some people say they hate mondays...i hate tuesdays.

since we are having work done on our basement i thought it might not be a good idea if lilo was there freaking out and she might fall. so my mom offered for me to bring her to their house for the day. 

i got done around 2-ish and stopped at my parents house to pick up lilo and visited with  my mom for a little bit and went home around 3:30...hoping the contractor would be done for the day and luckily he was. 

i was really excited because i am able to go to bible study tonight! i haven't been there in a couple of weeks and i need to re-fresh my mind on the study we're doing. it's through a book called captivating. it comes with a book and study guide and a dvd episode we watch each week. we meet every tuesday in a ladies house in elk horn at 6:30 pm. the gals from exira that go all meet at my house around 6-6:15-ish. we take turns driving, there's just four of us from exira. 

anyways... there were only two of us this week. it felt so good to get back in the swing of bible study. i can't explain the feeling. each of the women in the study are amazing. truly amazing! each person brings a different view and the knowledge they have is incredible. i only wish that someday i will have as much spiritual knowledge as them. it ran a little late and we got home around 10-ish. i was super tired and took my meds and gave lilo hers and we cuddle up, called it a night and went to bed.

more tomorrow...

january 5th

here is my wonderful mouth guard...we'll see if it helps.

ah, monday morning came to soon. normal monday. it was good. i went to the bank during my lunch break and then to steffenies good eats. i really like her restaurant. i had some kind of mexican shrimp wrap with mexican shrimp soup that was so darn tasty! she has such a way with food. and my dad was in elk horn at the same time as me and he treated me to lunch. i had to be in atlantic for a therapy appointment at 3 pm...which i would have totally forgotten unless i would not have went to the bank and was digging though my wallet...and came across the appointment card. 

while i was in atlantic i had to pick up body wash for matt and i decided to get a mouth guard thing because i guess i've been grinding my teeth during the night. not good.  so we'll see if it helps.

i got home and decided to make soup. i've been wanting to try this tortilla soup recipe. i was super yummy and simple. we had dinner and went down to our basement to see the work that was done during the day by a contractor...our basement leaks sometimes and we decided we had better get it fixed since i have expensive equipment down there. and so far the basement wall looks amazing! i think we'll be very happy with it.

i did my usual night routine and tidy up a bit and read a little and went to bed.

more tomorrow...

january 4th

here is a poncho that the kids made.

the exira explorers 4-h club had a workshop event today. it was a "no sew" poncho workshop. the kids that wanted to make a fleece poncho could attend and then after the meeting we had our monthly meeting and then we ordered pizza and had a going away party for a family that is moving and will no longer be in our club. it's sad to see them move, as they will be missed...but change is inevitable.

after the 4-h stuff was over, I went home and made a to-do list of photo stuff to get done. i booked another senior today, it's a guy and should be fun! 

matt and i then watched jeff dunham's christmas celebration on dvd. he cracks me up! if you've never seen him, i recommend you google him now. 

then i went to bed.

more tomorrow...

january 3rd

no picture today...i didn't get out of bed.

i didn't feel good today and i stayed in bed all day. i woke up once in a while and i would either read or see what was on tv. it was not a productive day. 

matt had his work christmas party in atlantic at the country club around 6 pm and i didn't go. it felt weird not to go with him because i've gone to all the others.

so that's it for today.

more tomorrow...

january 2nd

this puts me in a good mood! here is a quote from the office:

Michael Scott: Guess what? I have flaws. What are they? Oh I don't know... I sing in the shower. Sometimes I spend too much time volunteering. Occasionally I'll hit somebody with my car. So sue me. No, don't sue me... that's the opposite of the point I'm trying to make.

i was crabby today. i think it was because i felt like i was getting sick. i went to my parents house and worked on the scrap book...by myself. maybe that made me crabby. the kids didn't feel like helping me and i felt like working on it and we clashed and i was snappy. i went home late in the afternoon. cory and matt wanted me to come over and visit with them at his house. matt was drooling over cory's huge tv that he got for christmas. it is huge. but, i don't think i would like something that big. it's so big that you can't really focus on the whole screen, you have to look at a section or it makes me dizzy. 

i went home and watch more of the office and went to bed.

more tomorrow...

january 1st

lilo enjoying her heating pad.

we slept in today and cuddle. i watched some office on netflix's and around 2 pm i went to my parents house to work on the vacation scrap-book. i spent most of the afternoon and early evening doing this. i hung out and wrestled with the kids a little. they're getting tougher and i don't do this much. my mom wants me to paint a scenery on a wall in the basement, so we discussed that a little. she has to decide on one and then i'll get started. i went home and gave lilo her meds and gave her a nice soothing massage and put the heating pad on her again. i read and went to bed. happy 2009.

more tomorrow...

i didn't get the picture uploaded of matt and i wearing our matching jersey's. i'll try to get it by monday.

december 31st

new years eve felt like any other day of the year to me.

i woke up, did my usual and decided to clean out our bedroom closet and our coat closet in the living room. sometimes i wish we had a bigger bedroom closet, but then we might have more clothes that we don't need. matt has lots of clothes. he has work clothes that take up lots of room. i listened to carrie underwood while i cleaned. organizing took most of the day and before i knew it matt was home from work. he worked on the basement a little, it's coming along nicely. then we ate some left overs and around 8:30 we went to nate's for a little new years eve get together. but first i made the comment "matt, what should we wear? ah, let both wear fox racing jersey's!" i should not have said that. because matt thought that was the best idea. he even suggested we take it to the next level and wear our keen shoes and he was all giddy. we did and i wore a sweatshirt over mine because it was cold. 

we get to nates and the guys do a couple of car bombs, it's a shot glass dropped into a glass of beer and you chug it. we also watched some t.v. and had some interesting conversations. the night went by kind of slow and i was thankful when midnight came and i went home around 12:30. i checked on lilo and she looked kind of stiff like. i took an idea my mom gave me and put a heating pad on low and wrapped it around her lower back and thigh area. i could tell it was helping. she seamed really relaxed and she laid there all night. good thing it has a timer setting on it...she could have gotten to much heat, but she didn't. i read a little, ok...really i had to start over because i couldn't remember what i read. this happens sometimes and annoys me super bad! i'm trying to help my memory. it's hard, i get through it though.

more tomorrow...

december 30th

this is dinner. it looks as bad as it tasted...trust me.

today sucked. really, it did. i didn't sleep well last night, i got three hours of sleep. i just could not fall asleep. this happens to me about once every three-four months. i finally got to sleep around 4:30 in the morning and my alarm went off at 7:10 and i didn't get up until 8:30 am. i'm supposed to be to work at 8:00 am. whoops! 

i could barely stay awake at work and to make matters worse mel and i BOTH forgot that we do a looking back section for the year in the first issue of the new year. yep...we both were piles of shit today and it took us a long time.

i had a triple berry muffin for lunch. i felt like ass and was not hungry.

i got done with work and dropped some scrap-booking stuff off at my parents house so they can work on the vacation book with their mom, she's visiting for a couple of weeks. they should enjoy doing that.

i skipped bible study tonight because i need to sleep. but first i made matt and dinner i thought he'd love...he only liked it, i thought it was gross. i made a chili cheese dog casserole...the picture looked yummy but i guess since i don't like chili cheese dogs, i shouldn't have expected to like the casserole version. 

matt wanted to work on the basement more and i was going to lay down and watch wall-e. i wasn't to excited about it, because i thought the previews stunk. matt ended up watching with me and i thought it was okay. it wasn't finding nemo good, but it was fair. it's basically about love. love each other, love the planet because how we take care of both is crucial.

i uploaded some pictures while the movie was going and when the movie was over i went to sleep. i'm not getting this book read fast, it's good...i've just been busy.

more tomorrow...