Just so you all know . . .

. . . . I am still alive. I just don't seem to have the time for posting lately! Crazy! I used to be so good at updating! ALAS! Not anymore! No more 'puter at work. :(.

Anyway, things are good. I've been starting to feel better, but this new medication they've got me on makes me SOOOOO incredibly tired. Literally, I can pretty much fall asleep at any time! (You may ask, why then are you up at 3 in the am?? my answer to that is- I got home from work, and now I'm studying for my CNA skills test that I have to take later today. ACK! I so don't feel prepared!)

So yeah. I'm not dead. My family is also not dead. Things are good!

K, thats all! I'll post about Jenni's kindergarten graduation later!

*sigh* ok, I guess I have to do it!

I have to officially fire myself! I can't believe it's been so long since I posted! Seriously! So I'm sorry I haven't commented much, but it's just so hard to catch up on blogs when you've been out of the loop for as long as I have! So ALAS! I'm not going to try to catch up, I'm just going to start from whats been posted most recently!

Things are good here. One of the main reasons I haven't posted in so long is I'm not allowed to bring my computer to work anymore! (I know, BUMMER!! I may just start bringing it again anyway, but I haven't decided if my eternal salvation is really worth bringing my computer to work . . .) Also, the power cord to our computer is having issues- not to mention our computer randomly overheats unless I keep ice packs under it! (Hmm. Time for a new computer?? I'm thinking . . . a new iMac! *sigh* one can always dream!)

Work is great. I LOVE it! I'm going to be re-certified as a CNA (finally) next month, so I'll be able to start working as a PCA. I'm very much looking forward to that- since that is the position that originally caught my attention so many years ago! (The reason I started working in the medical field!) I made some super cute name tags tonight, and I'll post pics of them as soon as I can figure out how to get the pics off my phone . . . . hmmmm . . . . .

My health hasn't been super great lately. My endometriosis has come back with a vengeance. I also have an ovarian cyst that has ruptured. Pain. Lots and lots of pain. I'm scheduled for a pre-op next week. I'd really rather not have surgery again, but the alternative is staying on narcotics until I get pregnant again. Not something I want to do. I've done long term narcotics before, and really, that not something I want to repeat- ever ever EVER again. (Withdrawals! SO SO not fun.)

Steve is going to have PRK done later this month. (It's basically Lasik, but altered a little due to some family history of eye problems). We're super excited about this- it will be SO nice not to have to worry about contacts/glasses/eye exams! And it will be nice to have Steve home for a few days! :)

Ok, so I think thats all. I could probably go on, but I think this post is sufficiently long enough.

Have a wonderful day cyber-sisters!

chelle

Joe-joe bear!

Here's a post I started clear back on Joe-Joe's birthday (which, btw, was way back in April!). I didn't realize I'd never finished it! So, here (just a little late) is Joe-Joe's birthday post: (AGH! I'm such a bad mom!!!)



My little Joe Joe bear is 3!! I can't believe it! He's getting so big! His birthday was yesterday. We had lots of fun with family. Steve took cupcakes with him to nursery (Steve is the nursery leader with Joe-Joe.) Joe-Joe was so excited. When ever you ask Joe how old he is, he'll usually say six. Occasionally it was seven. but usually he's six. (We're working on three!) Here are some of my favorite pics from Joe-Joe in no particular order!

We go to the Summerfest Parade in Orem every year- this was from last years parade (2008) He's saluting the soldiers walking by.

This one was just a few months ago- we were at Arctic Circle with Flee and Lizzy when they were visiting from AZ. Oh how much we miss them!! But we're glad that they are where they're supposed to be! (I just wish here was where they were supposed to be but ALAS! It's not to be!)

So I don't know what it is about my kids, but they LOVE drawers! This was a few apartments ago. Hee hee! Silly kid!

Again, from the summerfest last year. It was very hot!

I don't really remember where this was taken, but it's just a classic Joe-Joe face. This is what Joe looks like when he's thinking.

Ok, these are a couple of my FAVORITE pics of Joe-Joe. We went to a BYU basketball game. He was probably 18 months or 2 years old at this point. He was trying so hard to see by himself!! Unfortunately, my children never really had a chance at being tall. With me and Steve as their 'rents, they're doomed to be vertically challenged.

Doesn't he just have the cutest cheesey face!! Really, they both are just so dang cute!!!

So yeah. Thats my darling Joe-Joe bear. Happy 3rd birthday (just a little bit late) Joe Joe bear!! Mommy LOVES you! :)

funny honesty of children . . .

So, sometimes the things kids say are just . . . . hmmm. Well, they kinda tend to leave you without words. The other day Jenni was telling us about our neighbors - she was trying to make sure we knew who she was talking about and she said "He's big like mom, only he's wider." Yeah. That made me feel real good. So then we were at the store a little later and I was looking at eye drops. On the other side of the aisle was the weight management stuff, and Jenni picked up this box with a really skinny woman in a bikini. She brought it to me and said "Mommy, you should buy this stuff! Then you could look like Felicia!"

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Yeah. Sometimes they just kinda leave you speechless. :)

Funny Joe-joe

So last night Joe-joe said the funniest thing!! He was watching one of his Noggin shows and I changed it to the Biggest Loser and Joe got upset. He got mad at me, and said "Uhhg! Mom you are so frustrated!" Steve thought it was so funny, he said to Joe- "Joe, are you sure mom is frustrated? Are you sure its not you that are frustrated?" Joe joe said "NO! Mom is frustrated!"

Hee hee! Silly boy! Things are good here! We've been having issues with our computer, so haven't been able to post a whole lot lately. Also, I've recently become addicted to the show NCIS. I had only seen it a few times until about a week and a half ago, and now I can't get enough of it! Seriously! DiNozzo is rather attractive! :)

Anyway, thats pretty much it. I'm going to be designing a background for a friend's music blog. I'm excited about that! but yeah. Thats pretty much it! :)

later all!