Recap of the past 48hrs

It's been a rough couple of days around here.  They say that if Mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy.  Well, mama (that would be me) has been ANYTHING but happy lately. 

I have a health issue that requires that I undergo a certain medical procedure every year or so.  I'll spare you the gory details because frankly, I wash my children's mouths out with soap for saying "potty words" and any detailed description of the last 48 hours is sure to be full of them.

Long story short, I usually manage to make it through the prep and the procedure without too much of a problem.  Actually the prep phase is always the worst and the day of the procedure is mostly a blur.   But hey, since it's my 6th time around this particular block, why not spice things up a bit?

The prep was pretty much how it always is, lengthy and torturous, but I didn't throw it up so that's a win!  Also, I didn't have trouble during the scope since I was out like a light.  Once I was in the recovery room, I actually woke up from anesthesia a lot quicker than I usually do.  I thought I was doing pretty welll.

We came home and I slept for about 4 hours, then Kevin brought me a jamba juice so I took some sips and went back to sleep for an hour.  This time when I woke up, I got up and went into the bathroom and from there into the kitchen.  I set my drink and some pills on the counter  and then all of the sudden I was REALLY tired.  So I put my elbows on the counter and layed my forehead on the nice cool countertop.

--That was the last thing I remember.--

Suddenly Kevin was yelling my name and everything was black except for a little circle with his face in it.  He caught me before I hit the ground and took me to the couch where I proceeded to hallucinate.  I was convinced that: My mouth was huge and my teeth were falling out.  My skin was covered in fur...on the INside.  Also, there was a whooshing sound in my ears and I just kept saying "something's wrong" over and over again. Only, I don't know if I was saying it out loud.

Once he decided that a return trip to the hospital was not necessary, Kevin grounded me to the couch and babysat me for the rest of the day.

Today I feel alot better but my hands are shaky and my head is still a little fuzzy.

I'm not sure exactly what went wrong, but I'm thinking it was a reaction to the anesthetic (propofol & demerol) coupled with the fact that I was dehydrated from the prep.

All in all, it has been a pretty eventful couple a days.  Days that I don't want to repeat any time soon.  But I will have to. In 18 months (insert wailing, whining and gnashing of teeth).  Poor me.

The good news is, the Dr said everything looked good (I'm pretty sure that's a relative term considering where his camera was at) and there's no sign of anything cancerous.

For now...I'm just taking it easy.

Happy Birthday

This strapping young man is my first born.

He turns 15 today.

He's taller than me.

He has a wicked sense of humor.

He's a High Honor Roll Student.

He's a great cook.

He can sing. But he won't.

He has a killer cut fast ball.

He eats me out of house and home on a regular basis.

He's never met a sport he wasn't good at.

He's fun to hang out with.

He's not afraid to hug me in front of his friends.

I'm proud to be his Mom.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

~I LOVE YOU~

Winter Morning

Love Notes:

World for Haiti

You may have already seen this video, but it's worth watching again. And again.
Mashable quoted an answer given by Quincy Jones regarding the decision to distribute the video through YouTube “… with the stroke of a key on your keyboard or cell phone, images and messages can be transferred all around the world to hundreds of millions of people in seconds. That’s an enormous amount of power. How can you not try and harness that resource to help people in need?”

That, my friends, is Social Media at it's finest.



What an enormous amount of talent they have gathered together for a great cause. (And how nice it is to see Michael in his semi-normal days.)

All proceeds from sales of the song on iTunes will go to Haiti relief.

Was That My Out Loud Voice?

Another edition of things I probably shouldn't have said.

Of course I knew what you were talking about. I just chose to mock instead.

I want the sandwich WITHOUT the wingnut.

Where's Madam Pomfrey when we need her?

I walk into a place like this and I can't help but wonder what time they dance on the bar.

He followed you into the restroom? Did he tap his foot under the stall?

Naughty doesn't get anyone anywhere!

You're funny. I'll be sure to share that one with my next husband while we're spending all your money.*

I'm melting.

While I do not currently have a scathing retort, you check your email periodically for a doozy!*

You can give them back the key to the mini bar. Just tell them we don't need it because your wife is a recovering alchoholic. (husband looks at me like I've lost it) What?...They won't even question you. But if you tell them you don't drink because you're a Mormon they'll look at you funny.

Let's go around the block once. Then maybe they won't remember that we're the ones who drove on their sidewalk.

*These two were actually lines from television shows. I made it a point to remember them so I could use them later...and of course, I did.

Heavenly Choirs....do you hear them singing?

This is one corner of my office. This shelf is built in and frankly it's not very pretty. So I've tried to make it a little less ugly less conspicuous by covering it up most of the time. But am I the only one who hears heavenly choirs sing when I see a well organized space?

Do you hear them? The angels....the singing?
Things like this make my heart go pitter-pat.
It makes me weak in the knees.
It soothes me.

Hallelujah!

Have you heard???
Spanx makes swimsuits.
It's an answer to my prayers.
(Now if they'd just lower the price by about a hundred dollars I might place an order.)

Oh, Yes I Did

I totally wore this awesome skirt to church today. It was a great find and it's really comfortable!
Now excuse me while I go snuggle the little boy lurking in that picture.

Did your grandma make this?

Did your grandma make this? If she did, tell her I really like it.

I can only imagine the hours of love she must have put into it. The places she wore it. The nice compliments she must have received. The stories it could tell.

I'm oh so glad she finally decided to part with it. And that it happened to cross my path. Because I really like it. And I'm going to wear it. It makes me happy.

TwittFaced

I bought this book on Amazon last week. They had me with the title. So clever! It's written by Jacob Morgan and Joshua Peters and is described as a "crash course in social media".
Because I am a Virtual Assistant, and because many of my clients could benefit from using social media to market their business, I have been learning everything I can on the subject.
I'm only half-way through the book so I will give you a full review when I finish. But so far, I have really enjoyed it. Mostly because I'm a geek, but also because the authors are real people and it's written in a friendly conversational style. It was a little slow at the start, but they really caught my attention when they mentioned that they KNOW social media works, because they wrote a book together and they have NEVER met in person! That intrigues me.
Nobody is paying me for a review of this book because frankly, no one cares what I think. So if I hate it, I'll tell you. If I continue to enjoy it, I'll share that too.
Now, if I can just find my highlighter I can get back to reading. See, I told you I was a geek.

Dinner: FAIL

"OOMPA LOOMPA DOOMPADEE DOO
I'VE GOT ANOTHER PUZZLE FOR YOU....."

I forgot to put the chicken in the crockpot this morning. It didn't even cross my mind until about 5:00pm. I had a little panic moment when I thought about dinner.
Never fear, I have a huge bag of blueberries in my freezer. And two more in the deep freeze downstairs. So I pulled one out and we had blueberry muffins AND blueberry pancakes for dinner.

We are all feeling a little like this:


We may all have to be rolled to our beds tonight. And juiced...oh my goodness!

I don't really like blueberries.

Tomorrow I'm going to plan a little better.


BTW: Does anyone besides me think that the Johnny Depp version of Willy Wonka is a tad creepy? Give me Gene Wilder any day.

Captain Obvious Takes on Epson

Last night while working in my office I ran out of black ink in my printer. I knew it was getting low, but I was trying to eek out those last little drops before spending money on a new cartridge.
It was finally over. Nothing left. Zilch. Zip. Nada. Blank pages spewing forth from my Epson.

I went online and found the best deal on "genuine" Epson Ink Cartridges (which at the time was from Epson itself) and placed my order.

No problems with the order. Everything went smoothly and my ink is on it's way to my door. WITH free shipping, I might add.

But when I got my order confirmation I saw this:

Order Confirmed
Here is your confirmation #WX-26785400100
You may want to print this page for your records.

Really???

I may WANT to print it, but I CAN'T! Hence my order.

Thank you Captain Obvious!




Note: Yes, I know that little message comes up every time. But it was particularly frustrating THIS time.

Resolution Shmezolution

I can't believe it's already 2010. What happened to Christmas? How did I miss New Year's Eve? Ok, I didn't miss them, but they sure whizzed by. Now I find myself at the beginning of the first full week in the new year.

Feels like a new beginning of sorts. Apparently it feels that way to alot of people. I laughed hard when a facebook friend posted this notice:

Hey! Heads up to all you people who think you are going to start working out this year. Do not show up and take my treadmill at the gym if you are only going to quit after two weeks. It just pisses me off. Stay home where you belong. I've got to get my workout in, and I'm actually serious about mine!

You GO Lisa! Exercise is a biggie for resolutions and I guess church is too.
We were a *teensy* bit late for Sacrament Meeting today and ended up sitting on the VERY back row of the VERY last over-flow. Maybe I should resolve to be on time to church. No, that's not gonna happen. (Not even with the 1:00pm block time.)

Honestly, I'm not real big on New Year's Resolutions. Maybe it's because I always have something that I'm working on. I will admit that during the course of each year I try and do at least one thing that scares me.
For example in the past I have:
*had a kid
*sung the National Anthem at a basketball game
*had a kid
*directed a beauty pageant
*had another kid
*signed up to do kitchen show home parties
*finally had a girl this time...yeah, we can be done!
*gone on a Pioneer Trek
*W.T.H another kid?
*signed up to sell cosmetics
*had a hysterectomy
*recruited a team of consultants and earned a free car
*decided that although I like to attend them, I'm not really that keen on throwing parties. So I sent back the free car (No, they didn't come repo it. I called THEM.)
*started "Virtual Assisting" company.

*Warning* Side-trip (side-trips are my specialty)
That last one was just last year and it has really taken off. I love my job. I love that I only have to depend on (aka babysit) me. Maybe someday I will have some employees, but for now I am thrilled with how things are going.

What is a Virtual Assistant you say?

I found this definition online:
A virtual assistant, or VA, is a highly skilled professional who provides administrative support and other specialized services to businesses and entrepreneurs, executives, sales professionals, and others who have more work to do than time to do it. Most work from their own home.

That’s the official definition, but for me, I stay busy with: data entry, computer file maintenance, graphic design (newsletters, flyers, postcards, brochures), mailings, sales tracking, email handling, website maintenance and in-office organization assistance. All of which are right up my alley.
*side trip over*

So this year, I need something to shoot for.....something that scares me, but won’t take up too much time. If it’s time consuming then my blogging suffers. I mean it.
And by the way, I will NOT be giving birth this year or ever again, (5 is my limit) so that is out. But other than that I am open to suggestions.

Do YOU like New Year's Resolutions? If so, what are yours? What big, scary, awesome, difficult, amazing, wonderful, fun things do YOU have planned for 2010?

No excuse

I really have no excuse. Not even gonna try to make one up. I guess it's just life....(Life: the thing that everyone can handle, but me).

I'll try and do better. Really, I will.

Excuses, excuses, excuses.....

Veronica hasn't been blogging much as of late because.......



(I really don't have a good excuse reason. Could you just make something up for me? I can't wait to read what you come up with!)

You Finish It

"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but....."

You Finish It

"Good fences make...."

You finish It

"Hell hath no fury like....."