Renee RAWKS.

RAWKS!

Look at the goodies she sent me.
Me, who wins nothing.

No that is not a pity party- just fact.

Love UPS- Love the UPS man (we have a girl on our route- but is sounds funny).

Schtuff, Schtuff and more Schtuff.

Thanks Renee!!!!!!!!!!

The GLEEP

This blogging stuff is work.

I have lots and lots of blog info
stored in my head - especially when
I am way from my computer. But
when I am here- I am lazy.

Lazy people. There I confessed.
I am lazy. Those of you who
know me- you now know
that thing about me that you
couldn't quite put your finger on.

So, alas, an entry. This is a challenge you know.
Not only am I blog challenged- I am pretty high
on anti-histamines at the momment. My children
have given me the

GLEEP. Yes, the GLEEP.

I have managed to live

GLEEP

free this winter- until now.

Athough it is officially SPRING.

SPRING!

Won't even go there. I think it is snowing as
I write this. Afraid to look.

As wonderful as the internet is - it is also
truely frustrating at times. For example, I
have a baby who has the GLEEP as well. Nothing
worst than a baby with the GLEEP. Well her GLEEP did not go
away- so she has GLEEP MEDS.

Since she is just a babe - she has never had
GLEEP MEDS before. So, being the good mother
that I try to be, I gave her her 3rd dose

(perfectly timed 12 hours from her last- got to keep the
GLEEP MEDS perfectlyin her system -
read that somewhere when my son
was just a babe)

and then gave her her bath. Upon bathing
her I noticed a wonderful- oh so wonderful
RASH- all over her back an thighs.

It looks as though someone took a red ball point pen- remember those
and made her into a dot to dot game. So I am thinking ALLERGY.


Finish bath and a little more time passes and her cheeks and chin become
flamming red- like she is blushing - but worse. And she is indicating she
may be a tad bit uncomfortable. Of course I should call the on call dr.
However, I have never had luck with the ON CALL DOCTORs- and
I have delt with many many of these people.

Do on call drs. actually
practice medicine any other way except on call?

Hope I am not offending any physicians out there ( notice the new term, I swear there is a distinction
between on call dr. and physician. Too long of a story here. Maybe I will enlighten you on a different day.

Oh yah, back to the GLEEP. Not calling the on call-just staying up all night to watch for
respiration problems. She is sleeping like a babe and the cheeks are starting to look like
their normal color. I think I am out of the woods.

Back to my origional complaint. Had the darndest time finding anything on the internet.
Even GOOGLED. Just kept finding info on how we should not be overusing antibiotics. Duh. Knew that.
Knew that, knew that, knew that. Lots on peanut and food allergies. So I gave up.

I'd be asleep right now if it weren't for this GLEEP MED stuff.
And sleeping very good- by how I am feeling on these anti-histamines.

But - got to work. This mother thing can be hard sometimes. No vacation and on call 24.7. NO wonder I
quit my day job. Sorry but no superwoman here. Just a mom.

Here comes the Sun

I can see clearly now the clouds are gone. Ok a little twist on a classic- however I think that I am going to be signing that tune all day. The sun is out - in full force- today- finally. We have had so many cloudy yucky days. Not much snow since December though. They got 2-4 inches south of us- but it completely missed us. Today we get the kids out- to ride bikes. Yes ride bikes in January - in Wisconsin. Unbelievable.

I have noticed that there is one downside of this wonderful sunshine. It illuminates all the dust in my house. Especially my computer monitor. Guess what else I will be doing today.

Our house needs a good overall cleaning. Did that just before Christmas- but it needs it again. Such a thankless job. Where does all the dirt, grime, lint and dust bunnies come from. I know that there is a small villiage of bunnies living under my family room couch. Hate to disturb them - however they will meet mr. vaccum today.

Need to scrap some more. Lately all I have been doing is looking at other girls stuff. Need to do more of my own. I have been digitally scrapping lately- love it. It is something I can do one handed with a baby on my lap. But I do miss manipulating paper and stuff. I like the tactile feel of traditional scrapping and having a 3d object in hand when done. Since I do not have a printer yet capable of 12x12 sheet printing (although this is on my wish list- as well as a Cannon 20d), I have them saved for printing at a later date. I think that later date will be soon though- I would like to look at them and file them and delete them from my hard drive.

Happy Saturday.

I recently started reading blogs because I was curious. I quickly became hooked. And that really bothered me. I wasn't sure why? I was afraid that I was becoming voyeristic. Just needing to be nosy and read about other peoples lives. Did it mean I was lonely. Or was something missing from my life.

After much soul searching and many hours thinking about the attraction of blogs, I have figured out why I enjoy being a blog worm. I identify with so many of the women that I read. Some work ( I used to do that- not so long ago ), others stay at home, some work from home, many have kids, some don't. But we are women, women who are struggling with day to day life and events. Some days better than others. We have a lot in common.

I feel this is the year for me discover my dreams and reach for them. I have something bubbling inside me - I can almost see it, taste it, feel it. However, I cannot put my finger on it. I am drawn to certain things more now than before. I feel the need to express myself in certain ways more. So- I am just going with my gut, I am branching out and I am putting myself on the line. I am pushing myself to explore paths that before I would have walked away from. We will see where it goes.

And thus this blog.

Blogging photos

Just practicitng the photo thing. Found this cool layout in picassa. Having a little fun with this.  

Hello out there

I just couldn't help it. There are so many cool blogs out there. I just had to have one. Today I have nothing special to say, except, I have a blog!!!!!!!!!