"Happy Fourth hon, we're cleaning out the garage!" ~Hubby, last night...
This entry isn't devoted to our nation's birth or history.
No, this fourth is dedicated to ensuring there are no more places in our garage for SNAKES to hide!!!
I don't do snakes. Anyone that knows me knows that I am a firm believer of 2 things. 1. The only good snake, is a dead snake. and 2. I'd rather have a rodent problem than a snake problem ANY DAY.
Unfortunately the 3 foot copperhead that was in our garage last night is still alive somewhere because Hubby isn't exactly the guy for the job when it comes to critter killin'. Bless his heart.
We are in a really bad drought out here. Honestly, I can't remember the last time it rained at our house it's been so dry. That means these snakes are desperate for water as well so there are a lot of snakes out because of this. I am intelligent enough to know that most snakes are harmless but that doesn't change the psychological factor for me.
BTW: While we're on the topic of psychological issues...Who the hell is it that decided to come up with the saying that the snakes are more afraid of me than I am of them? Now that person needs a brain!!! You clearly don't know me & my history of snakes too well.
There really is one defining moment for me though. I was probably about 8 years old. I'm pretty sure I was with my friend Heather at the time but don't really remember. Anyhow, our house was in the corner of a col-de-sac which backed up to a huge drainage ditch & woods on the other side of it. Snakes were a way of life & my dad just cut off their heads and tossed em back over, lol. So Heather (I'm pretty sure it was you) & I were back there like we often times were and as I was climbing the embankment on the other side I came within inches of stepping on a water moccasin. I probably jumped 10 feet, pissed myself and screamed for another 10 minutes, lol. I never liked snakes but until that moment I didn't flat out hate them. Now I hate them, they are my irrational fear of choice and did I mention I think they're DISGUSTING?!
They're fast, unpredictable, gross & sometimes dangerous. NO THANK YOU.
We definitely had a good laugh last night after the snake left the garage but needless to say we've been working today on getting the garage cleaned out and the moth balls have been laid. Oh the moth balls don't work you say? Believe me...this is a psychological battle....they work.
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Peanut's Communication
...Or lack thereof!
He is officially done with ECI (early childhood) although they'd of liked to of kept him a bit longer due to his lack of communication. They did his 6mo evaluation on him yesterday and he scored fine except for communication...only 10 months. He's 14 months old, 12 months corrected but scored as a 10 month old.
Ouch.
Someone shake me, I have no desire to enter the twilight zone. NONE.
Honestly, I'm not terribly worried about it. Most importantly there is very little that can be done at this age. All the stuff that can be 'done' I know about. (Thank You Little Man)
My first mission...get this child OFF the bottle. But "hey" you say, "He's only 1!!" yeah, but you haven't heard him 'talk.' His favorite phrase is dadadadada which is the same skill used to suck from a bottle.
Guuuhhhh-Reeeaaaaaaat!
His service coordinator was kind enough to bring me 'The Honey Bear' today and what a difference! This is the Honey Bear.
You should know I've been trying for a couple of months to get him off the bottle but he's emotionally attached. He might not take a pacifier but he sure does like that bottle. He just throws the sippy, assuming you can even get him to hold it. I can only hold out so long on him because it's been hot & I can't have a dehydrated baby out of stubborness.
Honestly, I'd rather him be on a straw anyway. Sippy's aren't required for anything other than keeping furniture clean while drinking on it. :)
So with this great little Honey Bear all you have to do is gently squeeze his belly to make it come up the straw. Then he realizes there is something worth while in there & he figures out what to do on his own. Which he did do today. Although it's cute to watch him try to hold it in the air like a bottle and get irritated when nothing comes out, hehe. Also, it doesn't appear he is squeezing to get anything out. Can't wait to try a real straw tonight to see if he puts it all together or not.
Thank you ladies for all your help with him!
He is officially done with ECI (early childhood) although they'd of liked to of kept him a bit longer due to his lack of communication. They did his 6mo evaluation on him yesterday and he scored fine except for communication...only 10 months. He's 14 months old, 12 months corrected but scored as a 10 month old.
Ouch.
Someone shake me, I have no desire to enter the twilight zone. NONE.
Honestly, I'm not terribly worried about it. Most importantly there is very little that can be done at this age. All the stuff that can be 'done' I know about. (Thank You Little Man)
My first mission...get this child OFF the bottle. But "hey" you say, "He's only 1!!" yeah, but you haven't heard him 'talk.' His favorite phrase is dadadadada which is the same skill used to suck from a bottle.
Guuuhhhh-Reeeaaaaaaat!
His service coordinator was kind enough to bring me 'The Honey Bear' today and what a difference! This is the Honey Bear.
You should know I've been trying for a couple of months to get him off the bottle but he's emotionally attached. He might not take a pacifier but he sure does like that bottle. He just throws the sippy, assuming you can even get him to hold it. I can only hold out so long on him because it's been hot & I can't have a dehydrated baby out of stubborness.
Honestly, I'd rather him be on a straw anyway. Sippy's aren't required for anything other than keeping furniture clean while drinking on it. :)
So with this great little Honey Bear all you have to do is gently squeeze his belly to make it come up the straw. Then he realizes there is something worth while in there & he figures out what to do on his own. Which he did do today. Although it's cute to watch him try to hold it in the air like a bottle and get irritated when nothing comes out, hehe. Also, it doesn't appear he is squeezing to get anything out. Can't wait to try a real straw tonight to see if he puts it all together or not.
Thank you ladies for all your help with him!
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Peanut + Mischief = Hilarious!
Perhaps he should ask Santa for his very own printer this year...so he can leave mine alone!
It's really actually pretty funny. Peanut comes up to the printer, turns it on & pushes buttons to make it beep, even turning it off sometimes. Each time I see this I call out his name & tell him no. I've also had to resort to lightly flicking his hand to get the point across. Unfortunately he now just seems to think this is all just a game, lol.
So today I had to get a picture at how hard he laughs at me when I tell him 'no' to the printer.
This is the 'uh-oh, she said no' face.
It's really actually pretty funny. Peanut comes up to the printer, turns it on & pushes buttons to make it beep, even turning it off sometimes. Each time I see this I call out his name & tell him no. I've also had to resort to lightly flicking his hand to get the point across. Unfortunately he now just seems to think this is all just a game, lol.
So today I had to get a picture at how hard he laughs at me when I tell him 'no' to the printer.
This is the 'uh-oh, she said no' face.
Which leads into his belly laughter at me. He kills me.
Naturally, Little Man must get in on the action.
And this picture, because I can't believe how big the Peanut is getting. He's soo long!!
BTW: Most miserable night in a long time just a couple of nights ago. We lost electricity about 11:30 pm which was not restored until almost 3am. At 11:30 it was still 87 degrees outside. Man that was miserable. It could have been worse though, it could have happened at 11:30 in the morning when it's even hotter!!
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Astros vs Tigers
That's the game we saw last night at Minute Maid Park. Almost ironic for us that it was a game against Detroit. We weren't expecting the Astros to pull it off because Detroit has had a great season so far...but in the end (& I do mean end as in after we left) they pulled it off. They beat the Tigers 5-4. Woohoo!!! :)
This was Little Man's first MLB game & he really enjoyed it. It was a 7:05 start time so of course shortly after 8, which is his bedtime, he started to get antsy. But he clapped & cheered and really enjoyed it.
During the Kissing Cam there was even a marriage proposal. Awwwwwwwwww, how sweet, "SHE SAID YES!"
Of course they had to play a TON of Michael Jackson songs. They played other stuff too, but they still played a lot of MJ. *sigh*
So here are a few pictures (with just the point & shoot) of our Little Man, ready to cheer on the home team!
This was Little Man's first MLB game & he really enjoyed it. It was a 7:05 start time so of course shortly after 8, which is his bedtime, he started to get antsy. But he clapped & cheered and really enjoyed it.
During the Kissing Cam there was even a marriage proposal. Awwwwwwwwww, how sweet, "SHE SAID YES!"
Of course they had to play a TON of Michael Jackson songs. They played other stuff too, but they still played a lot of MJ. *sigh*
So here are a few pictures (with just the point & shoot) of our Little Man, ready to cheer on the home team!
They grow up so quickly!
Friday, June 26, 2009
Going to be a great Day!
This is supposed to be Hubby's Fri off. He works a 9/80 work schedule so that they have every other Fri off. At the moment his boss is trying to coax as many people in on those 'off' Fridays to support an effort they don't directly support. Anyhow, I digress.
We had plans for today so he's taking off early but the climax will be this evening when we leave Peanut with my sister & take Little Man to his first MLB game!!! Even though the Astros don't stand much of a chance of winning against Detroit tonight that's where we'll be!
Hubby was given the tickets and they are GREAT seats! We don't think Peanut would stay happy very long AT ALL with a 7:00 start time so he will be much better off where he can just go to sleep by 8, lol.
I hope Little Man has a great time though! (Even though he doesn't really care about sports yet, lol.)
We had plans for today so he's taking off early but the climax will be this evening when we leave Peanut with my sister & take Little Man to his first MLB game!!! Even though the Astros don't stand much of a chance of winning against Detroit tonight that's where we'll be!
Hubby was given the tickets and they are GREAT seats! We don't think Peanut would stay happy very long AT ALL with a 7:00 start time so he will be much better off where he can just go to sleep by 8, lol.
I hope Little Man has a great time though! (Even though he doesn't really care about sports yet, lol.)
Michael Jackson
I don't like the media today. I really don 't. 24 hour news channels find themselves digging for something to call news and get hung up on things too easily.
Don't get me wrong, I think it's horribly sad that MJ is dead at 50 & I can't imagine what his children are going through, but still. I don't understand why the media decided to cover this NON-STOP until the wee hours of the morning.
No, seriously. As I crawled into bed last night between 10-11 many channels were STILL covering it as non-stop news. My problem with this is that it's not really an unfolding story. He's dead. He's 50. He's survived by 3 children. It's believed he suffered cardiac arrest. But for now that's ALL the info there is!!!! How many millions of times can you repeat the same info in an hour? I'm not exactly sure but the news outlets might have hit a record yesterday.
All I could think last night was that there has GOT to be something else going on in the world. And poor Farrah Fawcet's family...not a mention of her death once MJ was taken to the hospital.
Instead of shootin' from the hip they could put together a nice tribute special and air it instead.
I just don't understand why they covered nothing but that one story all night.
Yes it's sad. Yes it's tragic, sudden, unexpected. I don't mind being kept up to date on what's going on, but did it require 8+ hours of non-stop coverage? No.
Just My Opinion & Rant for the morning.
Don't get me wrong, I think it's horribly sad that MJ is dead at 50 & I can't imagine what his children are going through, but still. I don't understand why the media decided to cover this NON-STOP until the wee hours of the morning.
No, seriously. As I crawled into bed last night between 10-11 many channels were STILL covering it as non-stop news. My problem with this is that it's not really an unfolding story. He's dead. He's 50. He's survived by 3 children. It's believed he suffered cardiac arrest. But for now that's ALL the info there is!!!! How many millions of times can you repeat the same info in an hour? I'm not exactly sure but the news outlets might have hit a record yesterday.
All I could think last night was that there has GOT to be something else going on in the world. And poor Farrah Fawcet's family...not a mention of her death once MJ was taken to the hospital.
Instead of shootin' from the hip they could put together a nice tribute special and air it instead.
I just don't understand why they covered nothing but that one story all night.
Yes it's sad. Yes it's tragic, sudden, unexpected. I don't mind being kept up to date on what's going on, but did it require 8+ hours of non-stop coverage? No.
Just My Opinion & Rant for the morning.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Me...the Dentist...ARGH!!!!
I don't actually know anyone who enjoys going to the dentist but I'm sure most people aren't quite as extreme in their anxiety as I am when it comes to the dentist, either.
Last week while we were out of town I started to have some pain in my tooth which I assumed was a cavity. I called from a parking garage in Rhode Island to make an appointment for this week because I do not mess around with pain in my mouth!
Since I'm pregnant that meant a whole other ordeal about getting a letter from my doc, etc.
I walk in the door & the smell instantly hits the pit of my stomach. What is it with the smell in the dentists office? Anyhow, after they took the one x-ray the dentist sits down & it goes something like this. (D=Dentist M=Me)
D-"Good Morning, how are you doing this morning?"
M - "I'd be a lot better if I weren't in this chair. The dentist isn't exactly my favorite person, I practically need a valium just for a cleaning!"
D - he chuckled and said, "I don't think the dentist is most people's favorites."
(I'd not been to this dentist before as he was recommended by one of Hubby's coworkers, but he was REALLY NICE and very gentle).
Then he went to go look at the x-rays and decide what to do. WHY must they make you sit so long? I can't stand the sound of their tools. eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee in the next "cubby" over. OMG I feel for that woman sitting in THAT chair right now!
ARGH! UGH! BLECH! It makes me cringe. No, you don't understand...I don't even like the sensation or sound of them poking around my teeth with that pick and/or mirror!!!!
It turns out I have a tiny cavity that is shallow in one tooth & another tooth that is just starting to crack. It's the crack that is causing the minimal pain I have. I think he could see my heart beating out of my chest at this point, lol. The thought of having this done with nothing but a local...INSTANT anxiety attack, lol.
I need me some gas or some valium...SOMETHING!!!!
The good news is that he informed me that none of this is so severe that it needs to be addressed immediately. I believe his exact words were something like, "This can wait until you're done being pregnant & you can have some valium before hand." LOL!
I think I've only had valium one other time in my life & THANK GOD I had it! I've always just had gas at the dentist but apparently fewer & fewer of them are using it?? WHY?!?!?!?!?!??!!?!
Last week while we were out of town I started to have some pain in my tooth which I assumed was a cavity. I called from a parking garage in Rhode Island to make an appointment for this week because I do not mess around with pain in my mouth!
Since I'm pregnant that meant a whole other ordeal about getting a letter from my doc, etc.
I walk in the door & the smell instantly hits the pit of my stomach. What is it with the smell in the dentists office? Anyhow, after they took the one x-ray the dentist sits down & it goes something like this. (D=Dentist M=Me)
D-"Good Morning, how are you doing this morning?"
M - "I'd be a lot better if I weren't in this chair. The dentist isn't exactly my favorite person, I practically need a valium just for a cleaning!"
D - he chuckled and said, "I don't think the dentist is most people's favorites."
(I'd not been to this dentist before as he was recommended by one of Hubby's coworkers, but he was REALLY NICE and very gentle).
Then he went to go look at the x-rays and decide what to do. WHY must they make you sit so long? I can't stand the sound of their tools. eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee in the next "cubby" over. OMG I feel for that woman sitting in THAT chair right now!
ARGH! UGH! BLECH! It makes me cringe. No, you don't understand...I don't even like the sensation or sound of them poking around my teeth with that pick and/or mirror!!!!
It turns out I have a tiny cavity that is shallow in one tooth & another tooth that is just starting to crack. It's the crack that is causing the minimal pain I have. I think he could see my heart beating out of my chest at this point, lol. The thought of having this done with nothing but a local...INSTANT anxiety attack, lol.
I need me some gas or some valium...SOMETHING!!!!
The good news is that he informed me that none of this is so severe that it needs to be addressed immediately. I believe his exact words were something like, "This can wait until you're done being pregnant & you can have some valium before hand." LOL!
I think I've only had valium one other time in my life & THANK GOD I had it! I've always just had gas at the dentist but apparently fewer & fewer of them are using it?? WHY?!?!?!?!?!??!!?!
Heat Advisory
It's currently about 100 degrees. Real feel is somewhere about 106. So hot it doesn't matter. My poor a/c is getting a killer of a workout. I dread what that bill is going to be this time because it's been bloody hot for a few weeks now. I sure hope they are forecasting things correctly and maybe by Mon we'll start to get some relief.
I don't really watch the news but did hear the meteorologist say (I think on Tues) that it hadn't been this hot here in TWO YEARS!
We should be closer to 90 in temp...NOT 100!!!
Forecast for us for the rest of the day:
Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Highs around 104. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent in the afternoon.
If we even feel that breeze...it's only going to feel like a hair dryer!
Our yard would appreciate ANY water that may fall from above because yes, it's not only blazing hot but it's bone dry!
Blech!
I don't really watch the news but did hear the meteorologist say (I think on Tues) that it hadn't been this hot here in TWO YEARS!
We should be closer to 90 in temp...NOT 100!!!
Forecast for us for the rest of the day:
Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Highs around 104. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent in the afternoon.
If we even feel that breeze...it's only going to feel like a hair dryer!
Our yard would appreciate ANY water that may fall from above because yes, it's not only blazing hot but it's bone dry!
Blech!
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Thank You, Audra!
Hubby has this great co-worker, Audra. While on her family vacation to DisneyWorld she picked up an extra one of these little spinning Mickey's for us. The one we picked up while there in Nov 2007 is finally dying & both of the boys just love the thing.
Here's the proof that he is extremely happy & thinks they are both his. :)
Here's the proof that he is extremely happy & thinks they are both his. :)
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Home Sweet Home
Some people say Home is where the heart is. I say it's where the comfy bed is!! We stayed at a Radisson & Hubby was excited to try out the sleep number bed. UGH! He says it was the best 3 nights sleep he's ever had. I say 3 worst. Okay maybe not worst but they were bad.
We finally got home a little after 1am on Fri night/Sat morning and having a VERY full day of MA, RI & flying with 2 little ones to get home. My bed never felt so good. I couldn't believe how swollen I was! I'm not THAT far along (19ish weeks) and swelling daily now. Great.
The boys were great on the planes. Once again, it never gets old to have people tell you how well your children behaved in a situation like that. Believe me, there is very little I can do to control my 13mo anyway, lol.
So nice to be home!
Will write about "the creepy guy" in just a bit.
We finally got home a little after 1am on Fri night/Sat morning and having a VERY full day of MA, RI & flying with 2 little ones to get home. My bed never felt so good. I couldn't believe how swollen I was! I'm not THAT far along (19ish weeks) and swelling daily now. Great.
The boys were great on the planes. Once again, it never gets old to have people tell you how well your children behaved in a situation like that. Believe me, there is very little I can do to control my 13mo anyway, lol.
So nice to be home!
Will write about "the creepy guy" in just a bit.
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