Saturday, March 27, 2010

Frightened Rabbit


Here is my music pick for the week. "These Things" by Frightened Rabbit. Just what I needed on a day like today. Look them up on LaLa and tell me what you think.

Love you all!

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

10:00 AM


My friend Jen and I have started a quest to walk off this dreaded weight of mine. She says she's working to lose weight to but I'm still trying to figure out what she's talking about. She's got slim legs and no Relief Society arms. I've very jealous. If she could work off some of mine that'd be great but since she can't she's giving me someone to talk to as we walk along. Our furthest route so far was 4.5 miles. It was great! We made it in about an hour. That was slow for her so I've got to pick up the pace. Thanks to all the meds I'm on I haven't lost anything yet but I'll keep you posted. Kirstie Alley's goal is to lose 90 pounds during her show. Mine is closer to 50 by the end of summer. Wish me luck! WALK ON!

Sucked In


So recently I caught a couple episodes of Kirstie Alley's My Big Life. I have to say I'm totally hooked. Maybe it's the fact that I struggle with my weight, have a love hate relationship with my bathroom scale, or am just glad to see someone else having a hard time. No matter the reason, I really enjoyed what I've seen so far.

Some New Pics






I just have to say that my brothers-in-law are so talented! This Christmas we had one of them take some pictures for my parents as a gift. I just wanted to post some of them becuase I think they are great. Thanks again Ryan!

OUCH!




While away at a dinner, Port and the grandparents headed out to the grocery store. While Porter was running up ahead he turned back to meet up with Grandma and Grandpa when he fell into a metal piece jutting out from a shelf. They said at first they thought he had just bumped his head but then the blood started rushing down his face. To hear Porter tell it now "I had blood all over my hands and face, and got a blue balloon".

Luckily they were on the toilet paper aisle and were able to get some presure on the puncture site. The staff at the store were great to get assistance and let them leave their groceries there while they went to the InstaCare. Grandpa and his amazing pocket knife cut a regular bandaid into a butterfly bandage and kept the skin together until they arrived at the doctor.

While there they had a really hard time stopping the bleeding. The nurse told me that it had to be really deep because after several applications of numbing gell when she washed the area with water he screamed at the top of his lungs.

When it came time for stitches they had to inject the area to make it numb. They told me they could strap him to the bed or I could hold him. I asked Porter what he wanted and he chose for me to hold his hands down. Levi held his legs, I held his hands and the nurse held his head.

I will tell you now I have never wanted to sob so hard in my life. I had tears flowing down my face trying to look brave for him. He locked eyes with me and full out screamed as they injected three times right into his puncture. He arched his torso and was obviously in excrusiating pain but my brave little boy didn't try once to let go of my hands just like he promised.

A ton of tears and three stitches later and we were out the door.

What a brave little buggy I have!

Dori


As an incentive to get Porter more excited about potty training I told him he could have a cat when he wasn't wearing diapers anymore. At first he seemed motivated but then fell back.

I was sure we were never getting a cat until all of a sudden he was going on his own, telling us when he had to go and sure enough as I promised, here she is! Dori, an eight month old short haired bundle of attitude and mischief. She is so much fun. We found her on KSL Classifieds and brought her home that weekend.

She enjoys standing on the lid of the guinea pig cage, attacking your feet, and curling up next to my neck at night. She is a great mix of feisty and snuggle.

We are happy to have her added to our little family.

Thanks to the family that brought her our way!