I'm on the mend...

If only this nasty cough would go away!!!! My poor son and dd have had the same thing but not as bad as me. Thank goodness!

School is going really well this semester. I have even kept up with being sick. I had to miss a couple of days and I was worried about getting behind, but things have worked out. I feel so blessed by a good dh taking such good care of me and also our family while I have been down and out. I am also grateful for nice professors with a lot of patience. There has been plenty of sickness going around and a lot of missing students.

One of the good things coming out of this is my children are certainly more grateful of their mothers' cooking abilities. They've had way more FFY's (fend for yourself) and pre-prepared foods than they would like. I'm glad to be back in the cooking mode.

My pmdd has been better the last little while. Mostly because I'm accepting my limitations graciously and more patiently. But, every now and then, my frustration takes over and I just wish things were easier. I took so much for granted where my health was concerned for so many years and now that I don't have it the same way, or the way I want it, it's simply hard to accept some days. And the ever present "why me" still creeps out sometimes and takes over the positive. But, I'm definitely feeling more positive these days and that has helped my depression and anxiety. I am working on looking at life with a new perspective. One of gratitude, and submitting my will to the will of my Heavenly Father. As I like to say, "there is a lesson to be learned from this" and if I fight it, it will only make it that much harder.

Update

My new best friends:


I went to the dr. this morning and I have Bronchitis. Pretty nasty. He gave me a script for cough medicine, so I can get some rest, and then he gave me some antibiotics. Dr. said I should be feeling better within a couple of days. Yahoo!

Sick as a dog

Yep, that's me! I'm finally giving in and heading to the doctor. I only got a couple hours of sleep last night because of my cough. Luckily Eddie got it more mild and the kids have been well so far. What's wrong with this picture? The mom can't get sick! Oh well, they're, I mean my family, is taking good care of me. What can I say, they're wonderful!

BTW, here's a link to find out about the cliche "Sick as a dog". I found it fascinating: http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-sic1.htm

Happy birthday to me!

It's been a nice day. The kids decorated my car, and Ashleigh had all of her friends text me "Happy Birthday" as many times as they wanted to. I got 71 all together. It was really fun.

Then, when I got home the kids all had a surprise party for me. They even bought me a pinata and decorated the living room. We also played a game. Then we went to a nice dinner this evening.

I also got calls from LaJoy, my sis Kim, my friend Maxine and Claudia. I got some flowers from my friend Vicki, and some balloons from the Young Women's presidency in my ward. And I can't forget all the birthday wishes from my sista's. Thank you all!

All in all it was a great day!

I love my family!

(A virus attacked my kodak easyshare software so I can't load the pics we took of the party)

You Are Apple Pie

You're the perfect combo of comforting and traditional. You prefer things the way you've always known them. You'll admit that you're old fashioned, and you don't see anything wrong with that. Your tastes and preferences are classic. And classic never goes out of style. Those who like you crave security. People can rely on you to be true to yourself - and true to them. You're loyal, trustworthy, and comfortable in your own skin. And because of these qualities, you've definitely earned a lot of respect.

What Kind of Pie Are You?

Guess who?

In honor of my birthday tomorrow, I thought I'd show me as a cute widdle baby.
Sorry it's kinda blurry, I had to take a picture of a picture.

Me and my sister Kim

Me as a cute widdle girl

Me at about 13 yo (I loved that dress)

The newest addition to our family

A green (my favorite color btw) 1998 Chrysler Concorde. It seats 6. A couple in our ward were selling it for a really great deal and since I'm the only one driving most of the time during the days, we wanted to have something that is not such a gas guzzler. That means we'll be back to driving two cars again when the whole family goes somewhere, but we've done it before and the savings on gas will be nice. A van would've been nice, but it is out of the question with a tight budget. So, that means we're selling the Big Blue Whale. If you know anyone who wants a fixer upper with a great 5 yo engine let us know.

What's in my purse?

I've been tagged by my sister Kim, so here is what is in my purse right now. I'm always amazed at how much stuff we can fit into such small places!


Here's the list of things to look for:

Button
Ibuprofen
Wallet
Hand lotion
A 1$ bill
Cell phone
Two checkbooks
My 3 drivers licenses(old one, temp one, and new one I just got in the mail)
2 sets of keys
2 free tickets to the movies (from when I went to a movie and it cut out)
Carmex
Halls lozenges
Eye drops
Tampon
Pad
Palm pilot
Floss
Fingernail clippers
Lots of paper stuff (I don't want to get detailed, too boring)
Notebook
Toilet paper (don't want to get caught without that. Really just to wipe my nose)
Student card
Costco card
Temple recommend
And many other cards (again, too boring to mention all of them)
Sunglasses
Paperclips

Those who should consider themselves tagged:
Kari
Denise
Kris
Shayla
Donna

Show us what ya got!!