Beanhead Babbles...

I love my job

2007-12-15T08:30:00.000-05:00

I know most people can not say that but it is true. I love my job. I am at work now. I know Sat morning and I have to work. But I have my son with me, right now he is in the lab with the embryologist looking at embryos that are going to be transferred into a surrogate tomorrow morning. In a few minutes an egg donor will be here to aspirate eggs that will be fertilized and transferred into an intended parent next Thursday. What a lucky person to get to work somewhere that miracles take place. My son is not only learning about science but he is learning important life lessons like generosity, love, and above all else selflessness and hope. I can not imagine working anywhere else I love this place!

Wow it has been a long time

2007-12-14T12:08:00.000-05:00

Okay so I know that noone is going to read this because my blog has not been updated in over a year but I am back and ready to post. I have been really busy in the past 12 months. I finished my first semester of nursing school with a B mind you. I opened my new office in June and love it. I am very busy but have missed blogging so much that I am going to try and add it back in. Can't wait to start catching up with everyone.

Wet Pants with a Message

2006-12-08T20:08:00.000-05:00

WET PANTS

Come with me to a third grade classroom.....
There is a nine-year-old kid sitting at his desk and all of a sudden, there
is a puddle between his feet and the front of his pants are wet. He thinks
his heart is going to stop because he cannot possibly imagine how this has
happened. It's never happened
before, and he knows that when the boys find out he will never hear the
end
of it. When the girls find out, they'll never speak to him again as long as
he lives.
The boy believes his heart is going to stop; he puts his head down and
prays
this prayer, "Dear God, this
is an emergency! I need help now! Five minutes from now I'm dead meat."
He looks up from his prayer and here comes the teacher with a look in her
eyes that says he has been discovered.
As the teacher is walking toward him, a classmate named Susie is carrying a
goldfish bowl that is filled with water. Susie trips in front of the
teacher
and inexplicably dumps the bowl of water in the
boy's lap.
The boy pretends to be angry, but all the while is saying to himself,
"Thank
you, Lord! Thank you, Lord!"
Now all of a sudden, instead of being the object of ridicule, the boy is
the
object of sympathy. The
teacher rushes him downstairs and gives him gym shorts to put on while his
pants dry out. All the
other children are on their hands and knees cleaning up arou nd his desk.
The sympathy is wonderful. But as life would have it, the ridicule that
should have been his has been transferred to someone else - Susie.
She tries to help, but they tell her to get out. You've done enough, you
klutz!"
Finally, at the end of the day, as they are waiting for the bus, the boy
walks over to Susie and whispers,
"You did that on purpose, didn't you?"
Susie whispers back, "I wet my pants once too."
May God help us see the opportunities that are always around us to do good.
Remember.....Just going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more
than
standing in your garage makes you a car.

I not only love the story --- I love this last quote!!

I only hope that in the coming years there will be many people with fish
bowls around me!!!

Spoiled

2006-11-04T18:53:00.000-05:00

I am starting to think that maybe I am a little on the spoiled side. Right now I am driving down the road in my car typing a post on my blog using my laptop which is connected to the internet with an aircard. I know that lots of people have way more than me but sometimes I take for granted the nice things I do have. It is really easy to lose site of the how much you have. I am very lucky to have the things I have and I really appreciate them. not sure where this post was going I guess I was just thinking out loud.

I had a microbiology test on Thursday. The test was on three body systems and all the pathogens that can cause disease in those systems. I had very little time to study and was extremely worried about the test but I think that I did well. I guess I will have to wait and see on Tuesday when she tells us our scores.

My oldest DD dropped my other computer this week and I think did some real damage. The dvd player is not working and the screen looks crooked. Thank goodness it is still under warranty. I think I will take it to Circuit City tomorrow and hopefully they can fix it.

I sure hope tat everyone is having a great weekend and spending plenty of time with family and friends.

What a crew

2006-11-01T19:15:00.000-05:00

A picture of my kids with the kids of a few friends. Don't they look happy? Nothing like a long weekend in the woods to wear them out.

Rough Day

2006-10-26T20:09:00.000-05:00

Wow I have had a rough day. I was late for work and that always makes for a rough start. One of our girls left early today because she was "sick". So instead of doing my weekly catch-up on my job(billing and coding) I spent my day doing her job, which put me a week behind now. Then we had a patient that was having a rough day so she came in the office and took out her rough day on me. She was rude and very toxic. The worst part I had already had a note on he chart to talk to her because her insurance is not paying her claims so I had to tell her that after she had just ripped my head off. NOT GOOD!
I finally get to school where on eof the girls in my class is a dental assistant and I tell her about this problem I have been having for a couple weeks now and she tells me that I to make an appt because the only way to fix my problem is to have my bridge removed and everything flushed and cleaned and take antibiotics. Oh yeah that is going to cost me. NOT GOOD!
So on my way home from school I stopped at the Olive Garden and had myself a wonderful piece of tarimisu and a nice coffee. I feel much better now and have decided that GOd never gives you more than you can handle and he was having great faith in my abilities today. So on that note I hope you are all having a wonderful evening and are enjoying your families like I am.

Reflective

2006-10-19T19:08:00.000-05:00

I have been in a weird mood the past couple days. I have had alot of thoughts about my life and where it is going. I worked really hard the past two years to get into a certain program, which I got an alternate seat in. The program started in Agust and I did not get a seat. I have since decided to go to school to become an ARNP. I am looking at about 4 years of school. I really need to do this to be able to provide for my kids.

Here is were the trying part comes in. My kids need me now just as much as they are going ot need me in hte future. I am a good mom and do more fr my kids even with work and school than most of the people I know. But somehow I feel like I am depriving my kids when I am at school. I am not sure why this is all coming about right now other than I am going to lots of different schools to see about the different program and maybe it is getting to me.

I am not looking to start a stay at home mom verses working mom debate because believe me I have done both and they are equally as hard and both have pros and cons. I guess I am just putting something in words that has been bouncing around my head for a few weeks. Not sure what I am looking for.

Update on my weight loss and a question

2006-10-16T20:10:00.000-05:00

For those of you interested I have met my weight loss goal and have been maintaining for 3.5 months now. I lost a total of 50 pounds in just about 3 months. I went from a size 16 to a size 6. My cholesterol, glucose, and blood pressure are all normal now. I feel great. For the first time in a bunch of years I actually wore a bathing suit in public without shorts or a t-shirt.

I did have one bad thing from the weight loss. I lost my breast right along with the weight. I have considered getting implants but I am alittle bit nervous. So my question to you all is to implant or not to implant?

Have you ever...

2006-10-13T21:36:00.000-05:00

Heard of Tatouage? Well if not go check out the website. The ladies that do this are friends and are hooking me up with whatever I want for my house. So I chose the jungle theme for my family room. I am so excited about this room. We have the first piece and they are going to be bringing me the rest next week. I am so excited.

I went and picked up paint this week and painted the room. I will be sure to post pictures of the finished product.I am thinking of doing this design in my bathroom.

Long Day

2006-10-11T17:54:00.000-05:00

Wow I have had the longest day ever. I usually work late on Wednesday anyways but our last patient had an hour long consult that turned into 2.5 hours. I finally got out of there at 6:15.

I called Dh and said lets go to dinner and he gives me a hard time about it like I didn't work all day or something. I think he wants me to slap the crap out of him.

Oh well I am off to find some yummy dinner in the barron wasteland called my kitchen.

Been a LONG time

2006-10-10T21:25:00.000-05:00

So you know how sometimes you just need to take a break from life. Well I am at that point and my break is going to come in the form of my blog. I have been gone for awhile but I am ready to dive back in and pick up where I left off. I have missed reading the blogs daily and can't wait to catch up. So I am off to do some reading.

Happy Mother's Day All!!!

2006-05-09T18:41:00.000-05:00

4 Years Of Age - My Mommy can do anything.

8 Years Of Age - My Mom knows a lot! A whole lot.

12 Years Of Age -My Mother doesn't really know quite everything.

14 Years Of Age -Naturally, Mother doesn't know that, either.

16 Years Of Age -Mother? She's hopelessly old-fashioned.

18 Years Of Age -That old woman? She's way out of date.

25 Years Of Age -Well, she might know a little bit about it.

35 Years Of Age -Before we decide, let's get Mom's opinion.

45 Years Of Age -Wonder what Mom would have thought about it.

65 Years Of Age -Wish, I could talk it over with Mom.

If you can go hug your mother. If you are realy lucky go hug your grandmother. While your at it give every mother you know a huge hug because she really does deserve it!!

Ok so I lied

2006-04-08T14:22:00.000-05:00

I thought i was back and then life got hectic. I have been to the ER with the same kid 2 times in the last 2 weeks. She broke her thumb ad now may have broken her shoulder. The first was my son's fault he slammed her finger in the door. The shoulder she was playing at school and possibly broke her shoulder.

I am working like a crazy woman. I love my job. School is going well. I am enjoying sign language and all the new friendships i am making. I picked a song for my sign language final. I will be signing Skin by Rascal Flatt. I will try and get it taped and somehow provide a link for you all to see. Anyways that is all for now because I am turning into the parking lot a circuit cit and DH wants me to put the comouter away!

Cost of Clothes

2006-04-02T23:34:00.000-05:00

So since I lost all this weight and I am a reasonable size I decided to go and get some new clothes.I went to the mall but it was late and they were closing so I scooted over to target. I was surprised by how many cute things they had but shocked at the prices. My goodness Izaak M you are doing as well Ralph L for a pair of pants. I found the cutest IM outfit at target but just teh pants and the jacket were 80 bucks and that is not including the shirt and the new shoes, purse, panties, and bra that I needed to complete the outfit. Oh well I am going to wait until I am completely finished losing weight before I buy anything because I don't want to waste any money.

I'm Back I think

2006-03-29T22:02:00.000-05:00

I am back on the net. I just went and bought a new computer. I am still fighting with the warranty company about the old one. they are supposed to be replacing it but that may take awhile. I have been checking out as many of my regular reads as often as I can but it is hard to post from work.

Life has been crazy. My youngest broke my oldest's thumb over the last week. We spent one night in the ER to find out that she has a fracture of her growth plate in her thumb. She will have to follow up with an ortho and all that jazz.

My job is going well. I am learning tons of stuff and should be leaps and bounds ahead of others that do not get the exposure that I do.

Diet is going very well I have lost 32 pounds and 3 pants sizes! I feel great my bp is normal and I still need to do my blood sugar testing.

Okay I am stopping now and will post again soon.

OH Motherboard

2006-03-19T22:10:00.000-05:00

Well I spoke with te people at the computer repair palce in Texas and they say that the motherboard on my 17 month old laptop has gone out. I am so thankful that I got that extended warranty!! So while I was talking with them I asked how much longer are you going to have the puter and her response was call me back on Monday because your part is on back order and it may be anywhere between 2-6 weeks before it comes in. I can not and will not live without a computer for that long so I dug out the old trusty 1999 gateway desktop and did some minor repairs while having an insomnia attack and here I am back on the net and back to my dear blog friends. I have missed you all like crazy and can not wait to catch up with everyone.

I am loving my new job. It is long hours but the perks are great. I actually got to ultrasound one of the girls at work the other day. I was in with her for her scan with the nurse and she was like here you want to try. I was like heck yeah I want to try. I was able to get a really good shot of teh baby's spine and we were able to see that it has no spinal defects or neural tube defects. So I know I made the right decision taking the job.

My diet is going great I am down 27 pounds in 7 weeks. I feel great! I was actually able to get into jeans the same size I wore before I had the last baby. I am more than halfway to my goal and can't wait to see the end result. I am having to repeat some of my labs. I had a very high non fasting glucose of 150 at my first visit. Then last week we did a fasting and it was 81 so that is in the high normal range. This week he will be doing an HBA1C test to check the glucose range of my blood for the past 12 weeks. I find it amazing that in one blood draw they can measure levels over the last 12 weeks. I will keep you all posted. I am keeping my hopes up that itis not diabetes but if it is we will cross tha bridge when we come to it.

Okay I know this is long windwinded but i have not posted in 9 whole days.

Computer crashed

2006-03-10T23:45:00.000-05:00

Just a wquick post to let everyone know I am okay but my computer crashed. I sent it to the repair place today so hopefully i will have it back next week. I miss you all!!!

Think before you go

2006-03-04T00:10:00.000-05:00

IMAGINE YOU ARE AT A PARTY....

YOU'VE BEEN DRINKING....... (not that you would...)

AND THEN YOU HAVE TO VISIT THE BATHROOM....

You open the door....

AND THIS IS WHAT YOU SEE!!

KINDA TAKES YOUR BREATH AWAY..... DOESN'T IT?

Have you ever???

2006-03-02T23:34:00.000-05:00

Looked in on someone else's life and thought that you wish your life was like that. Then you get to know the person or you get a good look at what it is really like to be that person and what you see scares the hell out of you. I have had this happen to me twice this week and I am greatful to be me. Just thought I would share. Hope you are all having a great week!

Update on Pissed Off!!

2006-02-28T21:23:00.000-05:00

I guess the flood of emails that Representative Gannon received in the last couple days has caused her to put down her by the law dictionary attitude and take notice of what the people who vote to keep her high and mighty ass in office want to see. She has written to Daryl Logullo to let him know that she now supports the bill. I will be waiting patiently to hear how she votes on the issue. I will keep you all posted. Thanks for all the kind words, it really does soften the blow when someone else is just ignorant.

Thought I would share a picture of my kiddos holding up the world.

Pissed Off!!!

2006-02-27T13:00:00.000-05:00

If you are a regular reader of my blog you know that in 1999 I lost my third child. The state of Florida is in the process of considering changing the laws about issuing birth certificates to parents of stillborn babies. I spent the better part of yesterday sending emails to many representatives and senators. I have gotten several responses. I am prepared for negative reaction but I was expecting it from a male not a female. Not sure why but in my mind that is what I was looking to see. I am going to ask you all the question I asked them... How can you die if you were never alive?!
Click here for a law dictionary definition of death. Now here is my letter to the representatives and then the response that has me so pissed off. Of course my name has been changed to protect my identity on my blog. Not sure really what I am looking for here but if your opinion is that of Mrs. Gannon please refrain from commenting on this post as I can not and will not debate this with anyone.
To the Honorable Anne M. Gannon;

RE: House Bill 439

Very soon, your committee will discuss Bill 439. I am asking that you
to
vote YES on this important legislation.

Here's why:

Florida law does not allow for a birth certificate to be issued to a
mother of a stillborn child; yet these same parents receive an infant
death certificate.

How can you have a death certificate without a birth certificate?

My son Jakob was born still on September 23, 1999 at 41 weeks
gestation.
My son died due to unknown causes. I can tell you that two days before
I
delivered my son he was alive. My son moved, kicked, and quite
frequently had the hiccups. When we had an ultrasound he saluted us,
blew bubbles, and closed his legs tightly so we would not know if we
were supposed to buy blue or pink. My two older children felt him kick,
sang him songs, and celebrated his life because they knew soon they
would be holding their new baby.

After enduring the ultrasound to tell me my son had died, 14 hours of
labor with stronger than normal doses of pitocin to encourage
contraction, I gave birth to my third child. My son was a perfect 9lb
2oz 22in long baby boy except he was not breathing. I left the hospital
the next day with a small purple box, 5 pictures and arms that ache now
as I am typing this letter to you.

My husband and I were devasted to find out that the state of Florida
did
not recognize our son's life. We only found out through our funeral
home
that we would not receive a birth certificate. The man was very nice
and
offered to get us additional copies of the death certificate. My
question was how can you die if you were never alive.

So I am asking you to vote yes on this bill to not only bring closure
to
my family but to the 1,750 families that have been affected by
stillbirths annually in the state of Florida. Please feel free to
contact me with any questions or feedback on this bill.

Respectfully yours,
Beanhead
Tampa, Florida

Ms. Beanhead, I would support a stillborn certificate but not a birth
certificate. I do understand what you are saying but issuing a birth
certificate is just as bad as not issuing one. If you check Black's
Law
directory you will see the definition is to be born alive the child
must
have been still in a living state after having wholly quitted the body
of the mother. Rep. Gannon

New Job and stuff

2006-02-25T09:22:00.000-05:00

I think I may be changing jobs. I have an offer to go to work in a doctors office. This job would be steady pay and steady work but little flexibility. My job now is not so steady but has lots of flexibility. The job at the doctors office also offers many chances to see early obstetrical ultrasounds. I have been working there on the weekends for a couple weeks now and have seen 10 or more ultrasounds. Which is priceless for me. I feel bad that I have to quit working for my mom but I have to do what is best for my family and myself.

I went yesterday to get weighed. I had only lost one pound this week. Since I had been around them so much this week they think that I am not eating enough. So I am supposed to keep a food log for three days to make sure I am getting enough calories.

My girls have FCAT next week. For people not in Florida this is Florida's test to make sure our kids are actually learning something in school. My oldest daughter has taken it for the past 2 years so it is no biggie to her. She scores well above her grade level. My youngest daughter is a bit nervous because this is her first year taking it. I know she will do well. I just wish they did not put so much pressure on these kids to score well. The overall school score is how funding is decided for the schools. Just a bit more pressure than I think these kids deserve.

Totally Lazy

2006-02-22T00:32:00.000-05:00

Okay I admit it between work and school and the hubby and the kids I have been a lazy blogger. I have not really had the energy to come up with something witty or even remotely resembling a real post. I have also been neglecting commenting on my favorite blogs. I am reading but just don't have the time to comment on all. I promise that over the next day or so I will be back to normal and I will have a relevant post and maybe some info about a new job.

For anyone keeping track or who is just curious I weighed in on Sat. and I had lost another 3 pounds which brings my total to 16lbs in 3 weeks. I will post inches lost in the next post. I am shocked at the difference already!

This is Neat

2006-02-16T21:28:00.000-05:00

I was hanging out a Chatty's tonight and catching up on all the posts I have missed this week and she had this. I think it is pretty neat and would love it if I could get all of you to do it for me. If you make one for yourself let me know so I can post for you.

Weird Weather and stuff

2006-02-15T22:02:00.000-05:00

Okay I have had it with the weather. I mean you get up in the morning and it is 30 degrees by lunch it is 55 and by 3 in the afternoon it is 75. My goodness 45 degrees in one day! I like it a nice crisp 71-72 and the sun shining.

I have been going to deaf dinners and coffees for the past 3 weeks. I am enjoying myself. I have met some wonderful people and have learned so many signs. I am hoping that I can attend a deaf service in the next few weeks at a local church. I also decided that I am going to sign Broken Road by Rascal Flatt for my final. I am nervous and excited all at the same time.

Okay off to do homework...

Dentist Update

2006-02-13T11:14:00.000-05:00

I took my son to the dentist this morning. He will have to go back on Friday and have one if not both of his front teeth removed. He has an ascess in one of them. They took xrays and it looks like he has teeth in his gums to replace these. They will also have no enamel but at least they are there. I am upset that he is losing his front tooth at 4 years old but I am relieved that he has the adult teeth to replace them. Anyways that is the news from the dentist.

Weekend Update

2006-02-11T23:05:00.000-05:00

Hope everyone is having a great weekend. Thanks for all the clipart suggestions..ie google. I found a picture I like and have uploaded it to my new site. The name of the site is silent coffee go check it out. Remember it is still a work in progress. I am hoping to start adding some links to lots of good information tomorrow.

I went to the doc today for my 2 week weigh-in and blood pressure. She did the bp first and for the first time in a long time it was in the normal range! Then onto the scale I was shocked when I saw that I lost 1.5% body fat in the last week. I also lost 6 pounds. Woohoo go me! Doing the happy dance over here at the bean house. Have a great Sunday everyone!

Midterm Project

2006-02-11T08:25:00.000-05:00

I am taking American Sign Language this semester and for our mid term project we have three options. I thought I would make a blog about ASL and turn that in as my project. I have beeen searching and searching for some kind of image to put on the blog but have come up with nothing. So now I am asking all of you. Where do you find images? Do you have any suggestions for me? If so please leave them in comments.

comment fun

2006-02-09T21:01:00.000-05:00

Okay so things have been kinda heavy around here this week so I thought we would have some comment fun. You all know that little comment verify thing down at the bottom of comments. Yeah that one that drives you nuts...;)

Well I want you to turn those letters into a sentence! It can be whatever your heart desires. So here is how it goes. My letters are QPIHDS, so my sentence is...
Queen Penelope insists her daisies stink.

Have fun and thanks for all the wonderful comments!

Ectodermal Dysplasia

2006-02-07T22:14:00.000-05:00

Most people say ecto... what when they here me say it. For me it was a relief and a curse the first time I heard those words. Relief because that means that what I have been dealing with all my life has a name, a curse because my son is now going to have to deal with it also. You are probably all wonder what the hell I am talking about so here is a great website that has loads of info. Sometimes I go to that site and I think to myself well it could be worse and others I say why us? My son and I are affected by an x-linked recessive genetic disorder. Our disorder affects our teeth, nails, and sweat glands. Most people would never notice that something is wrong with either of us. But let us spend more than 2 minutes with a good dentist and he is full of questions. We have NO enamel on our teeth. This makes are teeth smaller, weaker, and sensitive. My son's front teeth are extremely small and tonight I notice that one side has almost completely worn down to the gums. I feel horrible. I feel like I have cursed my child. I remember what it was like growing up and being called names. I would give anything for my son to not have to go through what I had to endure. I will take him to the dentist but at this point they are baby teeth and they really try to focus on adult teeth. Not really sure where I was going with this post but I guess if I get the word out and more people are informed maybe it will make a difference in my son's life!

1st weigh-in

2006-02-04T17:26:00.000-05:00

Okay today was my first weigh in. I was so nervous that I had not lost that I almost did not go. I lost 7.1 pounds in 1 week! I am so happy. My goal is 42.6 pounds so I am thinking at least 2 months if not 3. Then I will follow maintainance for several weeks and then on my own again. I am very excited and feel like I am going to succeed.

New diet

2006-02-02T19:29:00.000-05:00

I haven't post much in the last few days because I haven't been feeling all that great. I started this new medically managed diet and it is taking it's toll on my attitude. I started last Friday and will have my first weigh-in on Saturday. I had to cut out all sugar and all carbs for 4 days. I am now eating a few carbs in veggies but nothing like I am used to. I am a suger junkie and it almost killed me the first 3 days. I am feeling better today and with my meds I have not had any feelings of hunger or like I am starving to death. I just have super bad headaches from the lack of sugar. I think it will get better once my body adjusts or at least I hope so. I will be sure to keep you all post with my weight loss.

1:27 a.m.

2006-01-31T01:27:00.000-05:00

So it is 1:27 am and I am still awake! This is not a good thing. I think I posted about my insomnia before. I never know when it is going ot strike and for how long it is going ot be here. I can tell you this I hate this feeling. I am dog ass tired yet my eyes will not close. Sucks for me. OOHH I can even here the hint of sarcasm in my own typing....;)

So it looks like Tuesday is not going to be as great as the weekend or Monday. That's okay gotta take the good with the bad. Hope you all had a lovely night's sleep last night and that I have at some point before the alarm goes off fallen asleep myself.

Had a Blast

2006-01-30T09:34:00.000-05:00

We had a blast this weekend. On saturday we went to the parade and my kids got more beads than any other year! Good times! Yesterday we drove up to a friends house in Lake Wales and road the 4 wheeler all day and then cooked out. The kids had so much fun and I think I even saw my hubby smile a time or two...;)

Have a great Monday everyone!

Endless Cliffhanger #1

2006-01-28T08:28:00.000-05:00

Okay I got this idea from Mama B. This is what you do.

I will start off the story
The first person who comments adds on
The second person who comments adds on to the first
The third person who comments adds on to the second
And so on, and so on
You can add to the story as many times as you wish
The story will go on throughout the weekend
Oh, and spread the word so we can get a great story going!

Have fun with this. I will keep it up over the weekend. I know that you all are creative so lets see it.

Jennifer was so nervous as she and Chris waited at the restaurant to tell her parents that...

looking forward to the weekend

2006-01-27T06:58:00.000-05:00

I am looking forward to this weekend. The kiddos and I are going to the annual Gasparilla parade this weekend. They have decided that this year there will be no beer sales and are only going to allow mixed drinks.... Okay am I the only one thinking WTF??? No beer so lets give them something stronger. Who knows what the Tampa city council was thinking when they came up with that one. I do know that we have been going to the same spot for the past couple years and this year we may try something different. Not sure yet what we are doing. Here is a the official site for the YMKG. Go take a look and let me know what you think. Have a great day I am off to work.

I got nothing

2006-01-24T22:17:00.000-05:00

I have been sitting here for 5 solid minutes and I have nothing to write about. I had the most routine day today. I worked and had dinner and watched American Idol with the kiddos.

Gotta say AI was pretty funny. I about fell out of the chair at a couple of those people. I mean come on really you can not tell me that they actually think they are good?!?!!?!!? Gotta say I love the the Pickler girl she tugged on my heart strings. Hope she makes it in the next round. Okay that's all folks I am going to bed....G'nite

New Addition to the bean house

2006-01-23T22:23:00.000-05:00

I finally did it!! I made the choice and bought a digital camera. I have been looking at this one for a few months now even before it was in stores. So last night I went on Circuit City's web site and ordered my new camera. I picked it up this afternoon. I had school tonight so I have not had a chance to take any pics but I will as soon as I have a free secong. For now here are a few pics of the camera...

Girls Gone Wild Mouse Style

2006-01-22T09:15:00.000-05:00

Good Sunday morning everyone. Just a quick thank you for all the great comments on yesterdays post. I surely hope that one day my state will do the right thing.

Now for some humor to make you smile on Sunday morning. I am not sure how these two got into the Disney park but as of now they are banned for life...

Do They Deserve it?

2006-01-21T06:32:00.000-05:00

If you are a regular reader of my blog you know that in 1999 I lost my son Jakob to what they think was an umbilical cord accident. MY son was born still on September 23, 1999 at 41 weeks gestation. He was perfect just not breathing. My husband and I grieved and prayed for relief from our pain. Just as we were settling into what had become our new idea of life we get a package in the mail. I open the envelope and much to my surprise is my son's death certificate. Now the reason this is a surprise is because I asked about a birth certificate and was told you don't get one!! According to the law my son was never alive. Well in my world never alive meant he could never die, but guess what he did and now I have the official paper with the seal of the state of Florida on it to prove it. I struggled with this nonsense for a long time until I heard about a small but determined group of parents that were getting what was owed to them and their babies "dignity". This group has grown a lot in the past six years and has accomplished many great things in many states but they are still working on getting birth certificates issued for past and future births resulting in still birth in many states. The reason I am typing this post is to hopefully inform more people and in turn those people will visit the missing angels web site and get proactive. If not for me may for the 26,000 thousand families that will receive a death certificate this year for a baby that was in the laws eyes never even born. I did not type this post for pity or for sorrow. So please go over and visit the site and see if there is anything you can do to help out where you live.

Looking For a Good Read

2006-01-18T19:20:00.000-05:00

I am looking for something to read. Do you all have any suggestion? What are you reading? What is it about? I still have to finish the Stephanie Plum series that my friend Indigo got me addicted to. So go ahead tell me what to get when I go to the library later on this week.

tagged again

2006-01-17T07:25:00.000-05:00

I have been tagged. This is a good one so enjoy! Don't forget to go over and see Mama M.

Q)What were you doing 10 years ago?

A)I was getting ready to have my first baby.

Q)What were you doing 1 year ago?

A) Going to school and work. Praying that I could maintain good grades and make money.

Five snacks you enjoy:
1. ice cream
2. chips
3. fluffanutters
4. reeces peanutbutter cups
5. fried ice cream

Five songs to which you know all the lyrics:
1. Welcome to the jungle
2. something to be proud of
3. Angry American
4. Skin
5. Can't we Try

Five things you would do if you were a millionaire:
1. Buy a house
2. College for my kids
3. help out my family
4. Donate to charity
5. spend less time working

Five bad habits:
1 cussing
2. yelling
3. losing my temper
4. taking on to many projects at once
5. not being able to say no

Five things you like doing:
1. reading
2. sewing
3. spending time with my kids
4. day dreaming
5. going to school

Five things you would never wear, buy or get new again:
1. leg warmers
2. socks with toes
3. parachute pants
4. fanny pack
5. jelly shoes

Five favorite toys:
1. my laptop
2. my kids magna doodle
3. kid nex with my son
4. instuments with all the kids

So this is the plan: Remove the blog in the top spot from the following list and bump everyone up one place. Then add your blog to the bottom slot
The Diaper Pail
the state of indiana
watching me grow
from maternity to madness
Beanhead Babbles

So now I am supposed to tag people so I am going to tag...
1. Cathy
2. Russ
3. Stormi
and anyone else that wants to do it. Have a great Tuesday!!

My phone is wired

2006-01-15T21:09:00.000-05:00

This morning I was trying to multi-task which I usually do well. I was doing homework, moving my cell phone, and having a cup of coffee. Well I decided that my phone would be okay on the printer and the coffee next to the printer. As soon as I sat the phone down it slid off the printer right into my coffee cup. So I pull it out, grab a towel and pull the phone apart as fast as I can. I let it dry out most of the day. When I just put it back together and turned it on it started blinking al kinds of colors and then it died. I wonder if I can get the phone company to replace my phone if I tell them it overdosed on coffee...;)

The Power of Pink

2006-01-14T17:54:00.000-05:00

I am at another of my residential customers houses a few weeks ago. They have a new house in a new developement that is still under construction. I open the front door put my stuff down and think to myself wow that building going on next door is loud. So I go to clean the master bath area. The blow dryer is on the counter so I wrap the cord and bend over to open the drawer the blow dryer goes in and realize that the loud sounds are not coming from the construction but from the drawer. I think to myself must have been in a hurry and didn't get the electric razor shut off. I pull open the drawer and MUCH to my surprise there sat a bright pink vibrator going off in all it's glory. I just shut the drawer and walked away.

I have another customer who has a picture cube on it but all the pictures are penises. You would be amazed at the things people have in their houses and even more surprised at what they leave out for their housekeeper to find.

*Added* Don't forget to check out my renter Chatty. She is only here for another 12 hours. If you have not checked out her blog you are missing out on a great read. Go over there and click on her icon in my sidebar.

Naked as A Jaybird

2006-01-13T22:00:00.000-05:00

So I am not sure if I have ever told you all what I do for work or not..
My mom and I own a commercial and residential cleaning service. I handle more of the commercial, but i have a couple regular residential customers. So on Wednesday I go to a customers house to clean. Usually this person is home and I just pull the bedroom door shut until he gets up and leaves for work. So I proceed to pull the door shut and said person is in bed butt naked and of course he is covered up from the waist up. I almost fell over dead. Here is my customer naked as a jaybird with his johnson sticking straight up in the air. Needless to say I just turned around and headed to a different part of the house until the alarm went off.

Oh and if you think this one is funny wait until my next post...

A Little Friday Humor

2006-01-13T06:56:00.000-05:00

Not that it would make a difference around here. My kids are already wired and the dog owns the place.

Feeling Better

2006-01-12T20:57:00.000-05:00

Thanks to everyone that posted about my headache yesterday. Not sure what caused it but it is finally becoming a memory tonight.

I was going to go to a signing supper at a local mall tonight but I figured that with my head hurting so bad yesterday that I better take it easy today. So instead I stayed home and cleaned my entire house top to bottom. SO much for taking it easy. Oh well at least I get to start the weekend off in a clean house. Oh well going to go watch a James Bond movie with hubby.

Headache

2006-01-11T20:58:00.000-05:00

I have been nursing a serious headache all day. I have taken 800mg of motrin, a goody powder, and 2 excedrin and my head is still pounding. I sure hope it goes away soon.

I started school on Monday. I love my sign language class. We have had 2 classes so far and have learned about 500 signs. She has been teaching for 30 years and she loves what she does so it is a fun class.

I have a meme to post and I am sure things that I should be saying but my head is killing me and my brain is not functioning right at the moment so I will post something more interesting as soon as this headache goes away.

Happy Birthday to...

2006-01-10T20:58:00.000-05:00

My friend Guppyman. Today is his blog birthday. He loves blogging so much he has turned it into a family affair. His wife and mom both blog now. Make sure you go over and wish guppy a happy blog birthday because all he asked for for his birthday was the most comments he has ever gotten on one post. So go ahead click on his name and go give him some comment love.

New renter!!

2006-01-08T21:43:00.000-05:00

Okay I now have a new renter. This week I will host Chatty. I love her site because she has the attitude I wish I had the nerve to dish out some days. If you are faint of heart and don't like to read swear words then I suggest you not click her little image in the sidebar. Now if you enjoy reading a post by a woman who is not afraid to tell it like it is then go over and click. Go on you know you want to.

This Is Amazing

2006-01-08T09:34:00.000-05:00

I did not start clicking everyday until June. I wanted to post this in hopes that it will inspire someone else to click everyday. If you want to start clicking today just go down to the breast cancer button in my side bar and click it. You never know you may just save someones life.

Weekend Stuff

2006-01-07T12:01:00.000-05:00

Okay so now I am done with my 100 things I can get back to regular posting. I have a lot going on right now. Yesterday was Hubby's birthday. We went out to dinner. Today he is going to play paintball with the boys.

I wanted to point out that my renter is still here even if you can not see her blog picture over there in the sidebar. Please go over and give Puremood some love. Just click on that little white box over there ~~~~~~~>

I need to go over and buy my books for school but i don't feel like it. I start classes on Monday. I am taking a sign language class this semester. Sounds like fun. We will see.

Okay gotta go break up a kid fight...

10 things that I say a lot

2006-01-07T11:05:00.000-05:00

1. Oiy Vie (not even sure that is spelled right but I say it all the time)

2. I'm tired ( sometimes I am not even tired and I say it)

3. Leave me alone (usually to my kids calling me on my cell phone while I am at work)

4. You gotta be kidding me.

5. Go clean your room( my kids usually can finish it once I say go)

6. No honey I don't have any money.

7. Stupid people shouldn't breed ( Usually I say this one to myself)

8. Stay in your own lane and have your own accident.

9. Oh I can so blog about this.

10. I love you ( I say it to my kids all the time. I say it so much that they roll their eyes at me now when I do it at school in front of their friends. Oh well they will get over it!)

10 movies

2006-01-05T06:39:00.000-05:00

that my remote can never click past when I am channel surfing on a Sunday afternoon.

1. Pretty Woman
2. 16 Candles
3. Pretty in Pink
4. Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion
5. Dirty Dancing
6. Back to The Future
7. Stand By Me
8. Fried Green Tomatos
9. The Breakfast Club
10. Sister Act

There are movies that come to mind that I don't think that they put on TV alot so I did not include them. But my favorite that they never show on tv is E.T.

10 Songs I Love to Hear...

2006-01-02T21:55:00.000-05:00

This is by no means my list of only songs just the first ten that popped into my head.

1. Skin by Rascal Flatt
2. Welcome to the Jungle Guns ~N~ Roses
3. Something to Be Proud Of
4. Courtesty of the red white and blue by Toby Keith
5. Shook Me All Night Long AC/DC
6. Go Rest High On That Mountain Vince Gil
7. Rapper's Delight Sugar Hill Gang
8. Going Home Kenny G
9. She's in Love With a Boy Trisha Yearwood
10. Wild Frontier Faith Hill

So what songs do you wait until the end of the song to turn the car off even if you are sitting in your driveway and the people who love you are staring out the window wondering what is wrong with you.

Welcome my New Renter

2006-01-01T10:51:00.000-05:00

Okay everyone I am taking a short 10x10 break to introduce my new renter Puremood. She blogs about pretty much whatever is on her mind. If you are looking for great blogs to expand your blogroll this is the one. Go on over there and click that little blue image of her page. Check her out send her some comment love and then blogroll her because well because I think it's a good idea!

10 things

2005-12-31T14:43:00.000-05:00

I did as a kid and never got caught.. This is for Russ. I sure hope you all know that I am a very responsible adult who had limited supervision as a teenager and that I would never repeat some of these things.

1. My best friend and I tried to take her aunts car when we were 13. Problem was neither of us knew how to drive a stick. After she ran it into the neighbors bushes our other friends helped us push it back into the driveway.

2. My ex boyfriend was a not so good guy and stole his grandparents car and we all went on a joy ride to the woods. That was when I was 13 also.

3. A group of us lied to our parents about where we were staying the night and stayed out all night walking the streets. One of the group threw a rock at a homeless guy who chased us with a machete.

4. See last post about tequila in thermos in high school.

5. Once I was supposed to be at a friends house but we went to another friends house who lived with two drag queens and two other drag queens that were mad at one of our friend threw fire bombs through the apartment window.

6. Countless beer runs at the magic market.

7. I think I went to school may if I was lucky 80 days my senior year. That is 80 out of 184.

8. My mom knows about this one and it is really crude... we used to drive down the road and throw pennies at the hookers.

9. Typical kid stuff like movie jumping.

10. And there is some good. My older brother and I used to sneak out of the house and go and swim with the manatees at a place called "free Water" I gotta say that is one of my fondest memories of my older brother and I loved him so much because he discovered the manatees and included me.

10 things

2005-12-30T21:11:00.000-05:00

About me that you may not know.
1. I have long naturally straight black hair.

2. I color my hair because it is way to dark for my complexion.

3. I used to be a sun worshipper until my sister got cancer and it scared me half to death.

4.I have a bunch of brothers and sisters because my mom has been married a few times and once she gets married and divorced all I get to keep are the siblings. So I have 5 brothers and 6 sisters. I only speak to 1 of my brothers on a regular basis.

5. I have been married for 11 years but have known my hubby for 20 years. Wow that makes me sound old. I was in 5th grade when I met him.

6. Oh this one is going to sound bad. I graduated from high school with a 1.5 GPA. Oh it gets worse. I used to take tequila to high school in a thermos and drink it between classes. I know that sounds really bad.

7. Before I got bad in high school I was on the flag corp. I loved it because I got to perform with the band and did not have to dance.

8. I am still friends with at least 2 people from junior high and 3 people from high school.

9. I still like to listen to the same music I listened to in high school. Hair Bands!!

10. My favorite music in high school was Guns N Roses. Now I love country.

10 People...

2005-12-29T12:33:00.000-05:00

I would love to meet or loved to have met

1. Mother Theresa
2. Princess Diana
3. Colin Powell
4. Martin Luther King
5. Einstein
6. George Burns
7. Johnny Cash
8. Hans Hoffman
9. Helen Keller
10. Harriet Tubman

I am sure that this list could go on and on. Now that I am looking back at it the only person still alive is #3. Oh well it is still a good list. Wait till you see my next list 10 people I would like to smack the crap out of...

10 Things I am Good at...

2005-12-27T21:51:00.000-05:00

1. Being a mom
2. I am a good multi-tasker(mom, wife, school, work)
3. I am a good listener
4. Solving other people's problems( problem is I can't figure out my own)
5. Sewing( I have even designed my own children's clothing)
6. I am a good driver.
7. Finding a bargain.(if it is on sale I am going to find it)
8. Making up words that are not real(it is like a joke around our house, I will post a list with meanings in a later post)
9. I am a great volunteer
10. Procrastinating!!!

10 things that make me happy

2005-12-25T19:15:00.000-05:00

1. The sound of my kids laughing and playing.
2. When I see people do good for no other reason than to do good.
3. Blogging
4. The smell of cookies cooking in my kitchen
5. Talking to my mother in law
6. The way it feels when you are cold and you get something warm out of the dryer and it is just soooo toasty.
7. Good friends and a good conversation.
8. Playing with my dog.
9. Okay I admit it... new shoes
10. Clean sheets on my bed.

10 things that annoy me

2005-12-25T11:05:00.000-05:00

1. People that are always late.( for the sake of people like me leave a few minutes early)
2. People who pretend to be something they are not.
3. When my hubby talks over me when I am on the phone.
4. People who are always negative.( no matter how bad it is there is some good in life)
5. When someone makes a big deal out of the fact that I am a picky eater.
6. I find it really annoying when someone is nice to someone's face and then talks crap behind their back.
7. When other people try to parent my kids.
8. When I get crappy service in a restaurant and the server brings back my change in all ones.
9. When my kids just don't listen to me.
10. It drives me crazy when I lose over at BotB.

This is it!

2005-12-22T21:55:00.000-05:00

My 100th post so I am going to do this with the 10 things over 10 posts. So here are 10 things that I want to do in my life.

1. Raise my kids to be good people.
2. Finish school! and get the dream job.
3. Bungee jump and live to tell about it
4. Visit Ireland
5. learn to live in the moment
6. meet the people I know only online
7. own my little cabin in the woods
8. race a car at the drag strip
9. help my family members succeed
10. be a grandmother(not for a very long time)

Come back tomorrow for 10 more things you really need to know.

When Life Blows....

2005-12-20T20:08:00.000-05:00

why is it

2005-12-20T13:02:00.000-05:00

that when noone is at home I get all lonely and miss them? I came home from work early today and my house is empty, kinda clean, and quiet. My hubby must have taken the kids to the park or to a friends house. I could actually read or watch what I want on tv but no I am tempted to call and find out where they are so I can go be with them. On second thought I am going to take a nice quiet bubble bath all by myself!! What would you do if you had an afternoon to yourself?

New Renter and My Grades

2005-12-17T22:22:00.000-05:00

I have a new renter go over and check out her site. Interesting stuff she has over there. You know you want to, just go click on that little blue picture over there.

I was so scared to go on the schools web site yesterday to get my grades that I waited until 8 last night to do it. Anyways much to my surprise I totally made straight A's. I almost fell out of my chair. I did it. I started crying like a little baby. My kids were laughing at me but who cares I did it!! WooHoo doing the happy dance at the bean house.

Remember When?

2005-12-15T22:34:00.000-05:00

Got this idea from Wallowing Housewife. Have fun!

Post a comment with a COMPLETELY MADE-UP, FICTIONAL MEMORY OF YOU AND ME. It can be anything you want--good or bad--and can include fellow bloggers, if you wish. Keep it within a PG rating, please. I'm anxious to read about our fictional past.I encourage you to do this on your blog, so I can post some made-up memories about you too! OOOHH remember that time you sang I'm to Sexy at the office Christmas party...

Dear Santa

2005-12-13T20:58:00.000-05:00

Got this from my friend Mimi and thought alot of moms could relate.

Dear Santa,

I've been a good mom all year. I've fed, cleaned and cuddled my
children on demand, visited the doctor's office more than my doctor,
sold sixty-two cases of candy bars to raise money to plant a shade tree
on the school playground.

I was hoping you could spread my list out over several Christmases,
since I had to write this letter with my son's red crayon, on the
back of a receipt in the laundry room between cycles, and who
knows when I'll find anymore free time in the next 18 years.

Here are my Christmas wishes:*

I'd like a pair of legs that don't ache (in any color, except
purple, which I already have) and arms that don't hurt or flap in the
breeze; but are strong enough to pull my screaming child
out of the candy aisle in the grocery store.*

I'd also like a waist, since I lost mine somewhere in the seventh
month of my last pregnancy.

If you're hauling big ticket items this year I'd like fingerprint
resistant windows and a radio that only plays adult music;
a television that doesn't broadcast any programs containing talking
animals; and a refrigerator with a secret compartment behind the crisper
where I can hide to talk on the phone.

On the practical side, I could use a talking doll that says, "Yes,*
Mommy" to boost my parental confidence, along with two kids who
don't fight and three pairs of jeans that will zip all the way up
without the use of power tools.

I could also use a recording of Tibetan monks chanting "Don't eat in
the living room" and "Take your hands off your brother," because my
voice seems to be just out of my children's hearing range and can only
be heard by the dog.

If it's too late to find any of these products, I'd settle for
enough time to brush my teeth and comb my hair in the same morning,
or the luxury of eating food warmer than room temperature without it
being served in a Styrofoam container.

If you don't mind, I could also use a few Christmas miracles to
brighten the holiday season. Would it be too much trouble to declare
ketchup a vegetable? It will clear my conscience immensely.

It would be helpful if you could coerce my children to help around
the house without demanding payment as if they were the bosses of an
organized crime family.

Well, Santa, the buzzer on the dryer is ringing and my son saw my
feet under the laundry room door. I think he wants his crayon back.
Have a safe trip and ! remember to leave your wet boots by the door
and come in and dry off so you don't catch cold.

Help yourself to cookies on the table but don't eat too many or leave
crumbs on the carpet.

Yours Always, MOM...!

P.S. One more thing...you can cancel all my requests if you can keep
my children young enough to believe in Santa

Teacher Gifts and stuff

2005-12-13T11:31:00.000-05:00

My kiddos and I made the chocolate covered cherry mice last night. We had a blast! What a fun project and the final product is just so cute. I think we may make a couple more batches next week to give to our neighbors as gifts. The teachers all loved them. I usually just buy them a gift but this was so much better! Thanks for the great idea Alison.

We also got the lights on the Christmas tree last night. I like it so much with just the lights I could leave it just like that. My kids on the other hand want to add every ornament that was ever brought into this house to the tree. Most of those in the same 4x4 inch area of the tree...lol. Oh well that is what it is all about making memories with your kids. Have a great day!

Ready for a Change and stuff

2005-12-12T12:13:00.000-05:00

I am ready to change my look again.. well not my look but the look of my blog. I have not found anything that thrills me but I know I will over the next week or so. Anyone got any ideas?

I am about to go out and do a little shopping to get the stuff for my girls teachers gifts. I think we will bake for them this year. I saw a cute idea over a Wallowing Housewife's for these cute little mice so we are going to try those out.

Hope everyone is having a great day. I am not letting my grades worry me. They will not be posted until the 16th so no sense in fretting about it.

Defeated

2005-12-10T13:49:00.000-05:00

I give up! I worked so hard this semester to get an A in math but I don't think I did it. I had to make an A on the final and let me tell you it didn't happen. I don't know what I made yet but I know it was not an A. I know that a B is still good but my problem is a B does not get me a seat in my program. I need a 3.714 on my pre reqs to get in. With a B in math I have a 3.5 so I may only get an alternate seat. I just feel so defeated.

Wanna make a bet?

2005-12-06T20:50:00.000-05:00

An elderly woman walked into the Bank of Canada one morning with a purse full of money. She wanted to open a savings account and insisted on talking to the president of the Bank because, she said, she had a lot of money.

After many lengthy discussions (after all, the client is always right) an employee took the elderly woman to the president's office.

The president of the Bank asked her how much she wanted to deposit. She placed her purse on his desk and replied, "$165,000". The president was curious and asked her how she had been able to save so much money. The elderly woman replied that she made bets.

The president was surprised and asked, "What kind of bets?"

The elderly woman replied, "Well, I bet you $25,000 that your testicles are square."

The president started to laugh and told the woman that it was impossible to win a bet like that.

The woman never batted an eye. She just looked at the president and said, "Would you like to take my bet?"

"Certainly", replied the president. "I bet you $25,000 that my testicles are not square."

"Done", the elderly woman answered. "But given the amount of money involved, if you don't mind I would like to come back at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning with my lawyer as a witness."

"No problem", said the president of the Bank confidently.

That night, the president became very nervous about the bet and spent a long time in front of the mirror examining his testicles, turning them this way and that, checking them over again and again until he was positive that no one could consider his testicles as square and reassuring himself that there was no way he could lose the bet.

The next morning at exactly 10 o'clock the elderly woman arrived at the president's office with her lawyer and acknowledged the $25,000 bet made the day before that the president's testicles were square.

The president confirmed that the bet was the same as the one made the day before. Then the elderly woman asked him to drop his pants etc. so that she and her lawyer could see clearly.

The president was happy to oblige.

The elderly woman came closer so she could see better and asked the president if she could touch them. "Of course", said the president. "Given the amount of money involved, you should be 100% sure."

The elderly woman did so with a little smile. Suddenly the president noticed that the lawyer was banging his head against the wall. He asked the elderly woman why he was doing that and she replied, "Oh, it's probably because I bet him $100,000 that around 10 o'clock in the morning I would be holding the balls of the President of the Bank of Canada!"

Wedding Bells

2005-12-03T21:27:00.000-05:00

My niece got married today. It was a beautiful wedding. I as usual cried like a baby. This is my niece by marriage and she is not really that much younger than me. I feel more like her big sister. She looked so pretty and happy. It was really nice to get together with family that we don't get to see all the time. I am so tired and still have homework to get done tonight but I wanted to post about what a great day we had.

Where did the week go?

2005-11-30T22:29:00.000-05:00

Oh my last time I looked it was Sunday and now it id Wednesday. My asthma girl is doing better. She is usually out of school weeks at a time by this point and she has not missed any days this nine weeks...knock on wood. I have been super busy with work and finals coming up this week and next. I feel like I am in my car more than I am in my house...which after tonight might be a good thing. I call hubby after class to let him know I am on my way home and to see if we need anything. He is in a really bad mood and says yeah stop and get a wax ring for the toilet. Apparently the toilet got clogged by one of the kids and hubby tried to plunge it and broke it. So I get said wax ring and bring it home but that does not fix the problem. So tomorrow I will call the plumber and then clean my house like a crazy woman because god knows I don't want anyone seeing my house like it is now. Hope everyone else is having a great week.

Sick Kiddos

2005-11-26T22:17:00.000-05:00

My kids have been sick since Wednesday. Just a cold until this morning when my oldest woke up really sick. She has Asthma and it is not something we play with. So we give her a treatment. I had go to work after calling the doc. Doc calls back and tells hubby if she gets any worse take her to after hours pediatrics. So I come home from work and take her over there. By the time we got her there her peak flow was only 150. Normally it is 350 or so. So they gave her the biggest breathing treatment I have ever seen and some steroids and told us to do treatments ever four hours. If it falls that low again go to the ER. I am hoping the meds take affect and we spend the night at home and not the ER. She is all hyper now from the meds and will probably be up all night but at least we will be at home. Oh well off to give her a treatment.

The Big Pig Out and Black Friday

2005-11-24T19:20:00.000-05:00

I am so full and we ate at 2 this afternoon. I think we have all been picking at the leftovers all afternoon. I made a 20 pound turkey and about that in ham. Now I am just waiting for 8 to get here so I can watch Survivor. And then tomorrow I will be rising before the chickens to go shopping on black Friday. I am going to be hitting Walmart, Best Buy, and maybe Target. My mom and I have been doing this shopping day for years. This year my sister in law will be joining us for this mad dash to the layaway line. I am hoping to be on of the lucky ones to get the laptop at Walmart. Can't post what I am getting at Best Buy here cause my kids may see it. Any ways hope you all had a great thanksgiving and for those of you brave enough to venture out tomorrow morning I hope you get everything you are heading out to get.

Happy Thanksgiving 13 On Thursday

2005-11-24T08:37:00.000-05:00

Thirteen Things about Beanhead

1. I love Thanksgiving

2. I love to cook on Thanksgiving.

3. I complain every year about the cooking but really it is no big deal to cook.

4. This year I am cooking for 12 people.

5. I am cooking turkey and ham because my hubby does not like turkey. I am also cooking him one sweet potato because that is his favorite.

6. We are having three different kinds of pie because everyone wants something different.

7. I hope that my kids grow and love this holiday as much as I do.

8. We are going to have drama at this years dinner. My brother is invited but his new girlfriend is not. The reason she is not is because his x and daughter live with my mom and they are going to be at dinner and noone really likes her.

9. I love the x(like a sister) and pretty much hate the new girl( she's a homewrecker)

10. I plan to spend a good part of today writing my papers for my art and history classes.

11. I took the art and history classes as blow off classes and have enjoyed both more than I thought I would.

12. I have been very lucky to get some great professors. Most are very passionate about the subject they teach.

13. Hey I did it and guess what it was easy

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Mindless Entertainment

2005-11-23T18:30:00.000-05:00

You Are Mexican Food

Spicy yet dependable.
You pull punches, but people still love you.

What Kind of Food Are You?

The Meeting and Other Nonsense

2005-11-22T22:01:00.000-05:00

I called today and scheduled the meeting with the head of the ultrasound program. I meet him on Dec. 2 at 8:30 am. I know that if he likes you then your file gets "special Attention" I have never in my life wanted a man to like me as much as I want this man to like me. I feel like a little kid on Christmas morning. It has taken me so long to get to this point that it almost doesn't seem real. WooHoo for me I can see the light at the end of the tunnel.

I have been working like crazy the past few days so not alot of time to post. I did change the colors on my blog like 5 times. I think I am happy with this for now.

Hubby and I went out to dinner with some friends tonight, it was great we have not had the chance to do that in a long time. We went to Chili's. I had two top shelf Blue Pacific margaritas. YUMMY! I wish I could make them myself those babies cost $7.50 each.

New Look

2005-11-19T21:14:00.000-05:00

So what do you think? Still working on the sidebar but for the most part it is done. I forgot how much work it is to change all the colors until I was halfway through it and wanted to quit. I have found lots of images I like so I may be changing my look more often.

Posed a Question

2005-11-18T18:46:00.000-05:00

Tonight while watching TV my Hubby asked me why I don't go to school to be a paramedic. I was like because I am working hard to get into the Ultrasound program. I know that ultrasound is what I want to do. But then I got to thinking how exciting would it be to be a paramedic. I mean you get to see and do so much. You basically cross all fields. Now I think that I may submit my application to both the Ultrasound and Paramedic programs in Feb. My counselor told me to not put all my eggs in one basket and apply to more than one program. What do you all think?

My New Love

2005-11-15T20:05:00.000-05:00

I am taking an art appreciation class this semester. Last weekend we went on a field trip to the local art museum to see a Georgia O'Keefe exhibit. Great stuff! I actually got to see a Pablo Picasso in person. I know to some people no big deal but it was amazing to me. But the thing that I found the most amazing was an artist named Hans Hoffman. I love his work. They only had one at the show this weekend but it was beautiful. I could have sat and looked at it for hours. I am including two other works I have found in recent days that I like also. The first one is called The Garden and the second one is called Fantasia. What do you all think?

My Miracle Diet

2005-11-13T11:27:00.000-05:00

So Indigo wants to know how I lost my 23 pounds. It is amazing what happens when you stop eating at Mcdonalds and Sonic. I stopped eating fast food and starting cutting my meals down a little at a time and before I knew it about a fourth of the amount I used to eat fills me up. I still have days when I eat brownies and ice cream but they are few and far between. I am hoping to lose another 35 pounds by my birthday next year. Hey maybe I will get one of those little ticker things to track my weight lose. Anyone else out there trying to lose a little weight?

Have you ever

2005-11-10T22:41:00.000-05:00

just wanted to crawl in the bed and not get out for like a week? I am so tired and feel like I am not sure if I am coming or going. I started another class last weekend and it is way to long. My house is a wreck and I know none of you give a crap if it looks like an atomic bomb was dropped into my tv room. As I sit here rereading what I just typed it sounds like I am a huge cry baby which is not at all who I am so I am going to tell you some good things in my life.
1. My kids and hubby are all healthy
2. I have a job
3. I am able to go to school and pursue my dream
4. I have a really cool dog who no matter what is excited to see me when i get home
5. I have lost 23 pounds since August!

What about you? What are the good things in your life?

For A Laugh

2005-11-08T06:51:00.000-05:00

I got this from a friend and thought it was cute so here ity is for all of you.

Twenty Ways To Maintain A Healthy Level of Insanity

1. At Lunch Time, Sit In Your Parked Car With Sunglasses on and point a Hair
Dryer At Passing Cars. See If They Slow Down.

2. Page Yourself Over The Intercom. Don't Disguise Your Voice.

3. Every Time Someone Asks You To Do Something, ask If They Want Fries with
that.

4. Put Your Garbage Can On Your Desk And Label It "In".

5. Put Decaf In The Coffee Maker For 3 Weeks. Once Everyone Has Gotten over
Their Caffeine Addictions, Switch To Espresso.

6. In The Memo Field Of All Your Checks, Write "For Sexual Favors"

7. Finish all Your Sentences With "In Accordance With The Prophecy."

8 dont use any punctuation

9. As Often As Possible, Skip Rather Than Walk.

11. Specify That Your Drive-through Order Is "To Go."

12. Sing Along At The Opera.

13. Go To A Poetry Recital And Ask Why The Poems Don't Rhyme

14. Put Mosquito Netting Around Your Work Area And Play Tropical Sounds all
Day.

17. When The Money Comes Out The ATM, Scream "I Won!, I Won!"
18. When Leaving The Zoo, Start Running Towards The Parking Lot, Yelling
"Run For Your Lives, They're Loose!!"

19. Tell Your Children Over Dinner. "Due To The Economy, We Are Going To
Have To Let One Of You Go."

And The Final Way To Keep A Healthy Level Of Insanity.......

20. This one was to send this to someone to make them smile but I am not going to make you do that. Instead post in comments which ones of these you actually thought, even for just a second, now that's a good idea...

Blog Worth

2005-11-06T08:16:00.000-05:00

Well I finally decided that I was going to use that blogshares account I created a few months ago. I started by buying a few shares of stock in Mitey Mite and boy was that smart. Then I noticed that my blog is listed twice and that there are like 10000 shares of my blog out there(neither of which are doing so hot). I merge the 2 blogs and now my blog is worth like nothing. I am going to keep trying to play and make sense of it all but I am not so sure that I would ever do good at this in real life. So any tips from any of you that play and are doing well would be greatly appreciated. Hope everyone is having a great weekend.

Getting in the mood

2005-11-03T14:45:00.000-05:00

for Christmas that is. I am really not in that Christmas mood yet. I think it is so hard to get into the holiday spirit when it is still 80 degrees outside. Once it cools down and the air is filled with the scents of Christmas I am sure that it will hit me. This year I am hoping that hubby took the new camera hint and gets me one!! So what gets you in the holiday mood? What is on your must have list?

PS. Don't forget to check out my renter for this week Angie over at Ficken Chingers. Her site is great. Just go over to the sidebar and click on her little thumbnail!!

Pervert Update

2005-10-31T21:46:00.000-05:00

When I was picking my girls up from school today the pervert walked by. He stops behind me and says hi ladies and gives his big slimy grin. I say nothing I cross my arms over my body and just stare at him like he has "I am a jackass" written across his forehead. He says seems a little cool out today and walks away. I think that Janie was right with her body language idea! I think I am going to have to try and be the ice bitch to him from now on. It was nice to get the point across without words because the more that I think about it the madder I get. I want to go pull his kids cards and call his poor wife!

Happy Halloween

2005-10-31T13:21:00.000-05:00

Check out my new renter~~~~~~>

2005-10-30T08:42:00.000-05:00

First I would like to thank everyone who checked ot my renter last week. Yesterday I took out a new add and got several offers, again I am sorry to all those who did not get chosen I just like to be fair and take the first person who offers. So this week Angie from over at Ficken Chingers is my renter. If Angie is not one of your regular reads go click on her little thumbnail and then blogroll her. Hey for that matter if she is one of your regular reads do it anyways and let her know that Beanhead sent you. Oh and while your there check out the Blu Blocker Dr. Geek photo that Shane was so nice to get for Angie.

You gotta be kidding me

2005-10-28T20:57:00.000-05:00

Yesterday morning I went to Wal-Mart just to look around and see if they had anything that I may want to buy for Christmas. I made a stop in the Cabbage Patch department to look for a friend. As I am bent down looking at the dolls I hear a familiar voice say so this is where you spend all your time when you are not at the school. I look up and it is one of the dads from my kids school. I say hello and explain that I am Christmas looking. He then proceeds to tell me that I look different today...
Me: Different How?
Him: you are glowing
Me to self: if this guys asks if I am preggers I will slap him into the sporting goods department.
Him: I am not sure what it is but you look great
Me: well thank you
Him: Oh I know you must have gotten laid last night!!
Me: double head jerk and a very polite no but my husband wishes he had.
Now is it just me or was that conversation just wrong. The only way this man knows me is through our kids school and the fact that I was the PTA president for 2 years. I have to see this person several times a week as we pick our kids up from school, and I am not looking forward to it.

The countdown begins

2005-10-27T21:36:00.000-05:00

My sister and I went to the mall today to see if I could find bowls to match my new plates that my awesome mother in law bought me. No luck..:(
I have been wanting a three stone diamond ring for awhile now so we go look at a couple stores. The thing that caught my eye at the first store was not the rings but the crappy little sign on the wall telling me that there are only 59 days until Christmas!! You gotta be kidding me 59 days and I have 1 gift bought. Oh my where did the time go?!?!? Consider yourselves warned before you know it there will only be 58 days left.

Speaking of count downs my renter Melanie will only be with us one more day so go over and click on her little thumbnail and take a look at her site. Lets make her rental a huge success.

What type are you?

2005-10-26T20:12:00.000-05:00

I had anatomy lab tonight and we did 2 labs. The first one was differential counts, oh that was great fun. I an not so good with the microscope. The second lab was more my speed, we had to do blood typing. So I get all my supplies and stick my finger and mix my blood with the antigen and read my results. The test says I am o- which would be all well and good if I didn't already know that I am o+. So now I have to do extra work to find out why my test was wrong. If anyone has any ideas I am open to suggestions.

No Hurricane, No school, No problem

2005-10-24T09:29:00.000-05:00

So we woke up at 6:30 with no power and the thought oh my god it changed tracks and we are getting a direct hit went though my sleepy head. It lasted all of two minutes and the power came back on. I jump on my computer to find that it hit way south of here at 6:30 this morning. I hope that it did not do a lot of damage. I will be so happy when hurricane season is over. The nice thing is the hurricane brought in a cold front a day early. It is nice to walk out and it be cooler outside. Now if it gets much cooler I won't be so happy.

The schools here are closed as a precaution. My kids are all out side enjoying the cool weather. They will have to make up this day sometimes during the rest of the school year. I don't have class tonight either. A much needed break!!

Hey don't forget to go over and visit my renter Melanie. Just look over in the sidebar and click on her site.

Rent my blog and Wilma

2005-10-22T11:08:00.000-05:00

I have finally done it I rented my blog! I was worried that noone would want to rent my space but I put up the offer and went to get the kiddos donuts and when I came home I had 4 offers. I chose the person who made the first offer and that was Melanie over at Plaid Toaster. If you look over in the sidebar you will see a link to her site. Go over and say hi. Her site is great!!

I guess when you accept an offer to rent your blog it denies all the others. I apologize to anyone who was denied.

I think we are safe from Wilma. It seems like she may be a very mild cat 1 when she hit Florida way south of us. I would like to thank everyone who offered support and a very special thanks to Russ and Andrea. It still amazes me that people you meet online can be better friends than those you have known all your life!

Wilma

2005-10-21T14:40:00.000-05:00

We have hurricane supplies and a tank full of gas. We have decided that if it is heading our direction and is stronger than a cat 3 we are leaving. As I am typing we are getting our first rain. I don't want to leave my home but I will if it is going to be dangerous. We have not really seen any strong storms in this area but we have seen tons of flooding with every storm. About a mile from our house people lost everything to flooding last year. I am staying positive and thinking we are not going to get a diret hit. Keep us in your thoughts and prayers. I will try and keep you all updated as the weekend progresses.

Dynamite

2005-10-18T20:43:00.000-05:00

I took the kids to the movie store to rent movies on Friday. They each got a movie and I picked up Napolean Dynamite for me. This movie and I have some history. I have rented it 4 times and have yet to see it. The first time the disc was broken, second time I had no time to watch it, third time hubby and I sit down to watch it and the disc plays through the begining credits and will not play anymore, fourth time I again had no time to watch it. So tell me should I try again or just let it be one of those things when people talk about it I just don't get it?

There goes the neighborhood

2005-10-17T20:46:00.000-05:00

Okay so I know I mentioned in a previous post that my mom moved in across the street. Well I have had enough and it has only been a week. Is that wrong of me? Should I want to pack up my house and move? I guess some history is in order here. My mom is a bit of a flake and has not exactly been the best mother in the world to me. Now that she lives across the street from me she thinks that it is okay to just pop in anytime she wants and give me some much unwanted parenting advice.

Oh well on to bigger and better things. I have been hanging out at blog explosion playing battle of the blogs. I have been having a blast. You should drop over there and try it.

Tagged....

2005-10-15T21:02:00.000-05:00

by Russ over at a day in the life. I commented over at his blog that this was a cool meme and he comes here and tags me in my comments. Wait is that a legal tag?!?!

Anyway it's 3 THINGS all about me. Here goes..
Three names I go by:
1. beanhead
2. Mom
3. Honey
Three screen names I have had:
1. Heyyou0415
2. myangel092399
3. beanhead
Three physical things I like about myself:
1. eyes
2. butt
3. hair
Three physical things I don't like about myself:
1. feet
2. nose
3. ?
Three parts of my heritage:
1. Irish
2. Indian
3. German
Three things that scare me:
1. men in speedos
2. big women in spandex
3. losing my kids
Three of my everyday essentials:
1. toothpaste
2. coffee
3. cell phone
Three of my favorite musical artists:
1. Toby Keith
2. Guns N Roses ( only the old stuff)
3. Brooks and Dunn
Three of my favorite songs:
1. American Soldier
2. Knockin on heaven's Door
3. My Maria
Three things I want in a relationship:
1. Honesty
2. Respect
3. Passion
Three lies and truths in no particular order:
LIES:
1. I love beer
2. I eat seafood
3. I love my job
TRUTH:
1. I love my kids
2. I have been detained by law enforcement more than once..;)
3. I volunteer over 500 hours per year at my kids school.
Three physical things about the opposite sex that appeals to me:
1. eyes
2. nice body
3. must smell good
Three of my favorite hobbies:
1. reading
2. bloggong
3. sewing
Three things I want to do really badly now:
1. bungee jump
2. graduate
3. raise good kids
Three careers I'm considering/I've considered:
1. Ultrasound Tech
2. Nurse
3. Radiographer
Three places I want to go on vacation:
1. Ireland
2. Jamaica
3. Thailand
Three kid's names I like:
1. Karis
2. Sinclair
3. Jasper
Three things I want to do before I die:
1. See my kids make it
2. Bungee Jump
3. Skydive
Three ways that I am stereotypically a boy:
1. I mow the lawn
2. I love to BBQ
3. I cuss alot
Three ways that I am stereotypically a girl
1. I like to dress up and be pretty
2. I like pink
3. I like being a mom
Three celeb crushes
1. David James Elliot
2. Clive Owen
3.
Three people that I would like to see post this meme:
1. Indigo
2. Better Safe
3. Mitey Mite

Have a great Sunday!

It was hard to pick only 3 I would love to see everyone do it. what a great way to get to know someone.

Time Flies

2005-10-15T14:21:00.000-05:00

Let me tell you time sure does fly. 18 years ago I was a 13 year old girl whose sister was in labor with her first baby. My niece was born happy and healthy. She was my world. I worshipped the ground that child walked on. I was excited to teach her things and to watch her grow. I would pick her up on Friday on my way home from school and drop her off on my way to school on Monday. My sister has not been the best mother and I have had to pick up the slack for her. My niece is like my first born. She has been dealt some unfair hands and she still makes the right choices. I am very proud of who she has become she is a good person with goals and a plan.

We are having a cookout and family get together tonight for her bday. So you are all more than welcome to join in on the party. Pull up a chair and get ready to hear the best stories ever!