Asthma, Anyone?

Well E is 16 months old and has been diagnosed with asthma. I figured. I know it can be worse, but really what mom wants to deal with this? He had a nebulizer that looked like a duck and he did really well with that until he was given the Aero Chamber to use with his inhalers. So far so good. I have to say i am happy that we have figured it out now and not when he is 5 playing football and gets hit in the chest. I am very proud of my little man, He is doing so well for being so young. And to get something shoved in his face with medication, such a great little guy!

Cancer, Friends, Downtown and getting old

First lets start with the cancer. My Granny has lung cancer with it spread in other places in her body. It is small cell. They have given her 2 years 50/50. Not good no matter how you look at it. I have had many emotions when it comes to this. Denial, Mad, Sad, Hurt, Hopeful i could go on. I can sit and say now that when i think about it the most i am is MAD. My Granny is 72 years old she has been smoking since she was 12! That is 60 years!!! Sixty freakin years!!! I understand addictions, really i do. In this year there is so much medical proof that lets you know what smoking does, it just bugs me. People very dear to me still smoke, my husband, mother father everyone! I am the only one that doesn't. Maybe there is something wrong with me. I know that until she gets better this is going to bug me. I am not one of those ppl to go and protest what others do or to try to preach to them but perhaps when i go to florida i will bring some pictures back of how granny is and so other ppl can see what they will face if they keep smoking!!!

My best friend came into town last week and we went out. I love getting ready to go out getting pretty and just having a good time. I can honestly say that the downtown scene is no longer for me. Dinner with great food and wine is what seems good to me! I have had a nice life had a lot of fun and a lot of great friends. I have 2 lovely children and i think that it is time to do grown up things! Maybe it is just time to relax and have dinner here and there!

I hope to start writing at least every other day now. I would like to get this blog up about my life and where my journey takes me!

Minerals....

So a bit ago i decided to switch from Revlon ColorStay makeup which was thick and had a lot of coverage. I love it but i knew it was rather cakey and heavy! I went on eBay and found PureMinerals. I thought that I would give it a try. I didn't like the concealer that it comes with because I like more coverage. So I ordered a concealer from them and waited a bit. I love it!!! I used Sheer Cover and I didn't like them, their concealer is a bit oily. Pure Minerals is wonderful though. I love that I can put more coverage on different parts of my face. I do need to use a moisturizer though. My face tends to get dry though....


I have ordered so much though them.... They are reasonable priced and their shipping is not going to kill you! You do have to wait for it to arrive but i truly LOVE this product!

Tea Party Anyone...

My little girl wants to have a Tea Party! I am so happy because I have always wanted to have a tea party! My sister and I were never really close growing up so that was not an option! SO I am excited! I have sound a tea house here in San Diego that has reasonable prices. I need to go find us some dresses and get this show on the road!!! I am so excited!

I have also decided that i want to start collecting teacups for her and get her a tea set for her 4th birthday and give it to her when she gets married! (hoping of course that she gets married) I never understood how my mom felt when she had a little girl but now i do. Someone to play dress up with and do fun things with! so awesome!

NFP

So hubby and i have decided that we are going to do NFP (Natural Family Planning). I was doing research on the IUD and I didn't like what I found. I came across this Buyer Be Aware site and it really had my mind going! That is crazy stuff. I guess when I got the thing it stated all those things in the book. At that point I wanted to make sure that I was not going to get pregnant that i didn't care. Especially with DH just getting off a deployment. Well i had the thing in for 1 year no periods for 2 and it was really starting to freak me out no matter how normal it is. I called the OB clinic and they told me that the only appointment is with some lady that is a bitch and likes to give lectures. Screw that. I reached up and with 2 tugs it was out! I was free! Now we have to be careful and I am praying for a nice normal period. So now i get to go in for a PAP!!!

PED EGG...

I saw the infomercial on TV and i really liked it. I really had to purchase things from those shows because they can send you junk mail or they can sell your number and most of all try to get you to purchase new things!!! Anywho...

The Ped Egg can be done anywhere ( i used it on the couch) and the clean-up is easy!! I can do my own Pedicures with this and won't have to worry about what i am going to do with my kids!!!

2 people, 2 computers 1 room

We have a desktop and a laptop... Tonight we are in the same room!

Granny, Crazy kids, and babies

Granny was diagnosed with cancer about 2 months ago. She started her kemo and has done really good. She has just been really tired. She has kept her appetite and still remained herself with her crazy sense of humor and her wonderful outlook on life. She has been really optimistic about everything, Including her HAIR. She has had that same hair style since i dunno when. I remember it for the longest time. Well today she called and told me that she lost her hair. I dunno why but i had so many questions. I knew that i should have expected it but DAMN. She got herself a wig and i hope that she gets used to it by July. Granny is taking it
really well.
She is so optimistic about everything that i can't not be the same. Granny has been my grandmother, mother, friend, best friend, shoulder to cry on. She is my rock, she is who i look up to. I know she will be okay. She has to see her great grand-babies grow up!





These damn kids are nuts! It is like they gang up on me in their own way. This week was hard Daddy had long days and a duty day that sucked! They didn't give me a break for one second. Also with the new puppy they all have me in circles!!! I love my kids but maybe today I will get a break. The puppy is doing great with potty training and he is very well behaved. I could not
have asked for a better dog. The kids are a bit
rough with him but they will be fine. They just
need to learn that they can't hit him with things
and can't try to drag him in blankets! Maybe
one day he will stand up for himself!




Today was also hard because I went to the hospital to see my friends newborn who is in NICU. It tore me apart. Her son is in the NICU for the same thing E had. He was also born at 36 weeks so they are treating him for preemie and TTN which is what E had. It really tore me up for many reasons. A baby in NICU is never good. And i can only vision what my son went through when i was recovering myself. It really hurt but i knew that it was the best thing for him.

Info on TTN can be found HERE

Lets have cheers to a Great weekend

Breastfeeding Icons

nursing Icons!!! got them from Google!!!!!

Chemo....

Granny is responding well with chemo and dealing with the issues that comes with that. She has not lost her hair. That is a wonderful thing! She is really tired. if that is the only obvious side effect she is having right now that is a good thing. I am handling this entire thing a lot better than i thought. It hurts, it is hard to be optimistic. I have to be. I have high hopes for her. She is a strong women. She will and can beat this

Introducing....

KIPPER!!! He is 2 months and 7 days old. Brianna named him Kipper after the show on Noggin. He is a sweet boy and he is doing well in our house and most of all FOR our house! We want to get him shaved so that his hair is not so long to bother Ethan. Ethan is responding to him very well and so is Brianna.
This year will be a new one for our family with the new puppy and all the doctor appointments for Ethan. I have such high hopes that Ethan will get better and that he will over come this to an extent.

Totally Cute

i found this on perezhilton.com but he got it from youtube.com.... it is super cute!!

oh goodness....

These things are good!!! The kids love them...


Okay.... Well i do too!!! I got them in cheddar

Absent

hey all....

I have been absent the past few days, well week actually. i found out over the weekend that my grandmother has cancer. Great! She has cancer in her lungs, bronchial tubes, lymph noid and a spot on her liver. Her lungs are to weak for surgery so they are going to do radiation. I am not okay with that fact, but i am as well as one can be!

One a lighter note


Hubby and I went to Benihana on Friday night! The food was great and we had a WONDERFUL table of people. There was nothing special. we got a sitter and went out! it was fabulous.

This week has been rather normal. We took Brianna to Build-A-Bear and I got some charms for my charm bracelet... That has been the highlight of our week.

I did find out some new information on some Tricare stuff so i will be looking into that and posting later...

Nuffins anyone????

Today while the little one was napping the older one and I made muffins (she calls them nuffins). I cheated, I used boxed banana nut mix. I also bought one of those new silicone bake ware things that holds 6 regular size muffins. It sucked! half the muffin stayed in the cup! they are supposed to be non-stick! I got it from my local grocery store because it was on sale..... I won't be buying anymore of those!

For what it is worth.... The muffins are great though!

Finally....

I went to the gym today, 24 Hour Fitness, I worked out for 20 minutes and I felt good about it actually. i had a good time. I came home made dinner and sent the kids to bed. I am here writing this blog because I have to start somewhere.

Everyday I learn something new being a mom. it is rewarding.

My First Post

this is my first post. i am going to get some thoughts together and see what i can come up with on a schedule of my life and take it from there.