Oodles of Fun

Here's a snippit of how my day went...hope your's was a lot less eventful.

6:15 Drug my arse out of bed....groggy and cranky from a series of sleep-interruptions, otherwise known as Wyatt calling out every hour for "covers" because yes, he is sleeping back in our room (in his corner pallet on the floor) and he's convinced he gets warmer when either Jason or I put the blankets back over him than when he does it himself....

6:50 Wyatt wakes up and is complaining his mouth hurts...an inspection shows no obvious reasons why...

7:45 Showered and dressed, force myself to leave for work

8:55 Take a lovely call from a woman at work who tells me her husband has passed away and she has no money cuz she had to have his body shipped from another state where he died and can't make her truck payment....to which I reply? Ok, call us back later, you've got more important things to worry about right now and it's only a truck. I am sure I'll get a good lashing for this....

9:30 Am imformed Wyatt is running over 101 fever and has to be picked up from daycare asap. Crud. Hate asking to leave work, even though I am not fond of my job....I hate looking like a flake even more. Oh and  the guilt hits...maybe his mouth really was hurting him.

10:15 Go get Wyatt, after driving to Jason's office to switch cars so I have a car seat since one of our cars is in the shop for hail repair and we're stuck with a rental.....he's burning up...102.4 by now. Nice....great job Mom. Don't you watch the news idiot...swine flu is coming like a freight train.

10:45 Back home. Wyatt requests Pinnochio....ugh, please, let my eyes shrivel up and fall out...I can't take this, but I can't tell him no.

12:03 Nap time. Glorious nap time......the silver lining.

2:20 Trip to the doc's office. The usual....except the nurse was using one of those worthless temporal thermometers and tries to tell me he's only got a fever of 99.1. Umm, my ass it's 99.1. He's about to spontaniously combust...try again. She does but she's witch about it, especially when I imply I want a different thermometer. 101.9...yeah, thats more like it....and he'd already had some ibuprophen.

2:27 Throat and nose swabs to check for flu and strep.

2:28 and a half   Wyatt pukes up everything he ate for lunch ALL. OVER. MY. LAP.
Swallowing my own urge to blow chunks, I call out for the nurse....ok semi-scream but really, I was caught between a rock and a mountain of puke and I could not get up. The slightest movement would have made the already horrible situation that much more miserable. Minutes pass, my shouts go unanswered so I send Wyatt with vomit down his chest into the hallway but he tells me there is no one out there. A couple more minutes pass....finally our nurse!

2:40 Postive test for Strep Throat. Swell...

2:45 Shot time for Wyatt....

3:15 Back home again. Cinderella this time.....yes, one of his all-time favorites. Seriously.

But we've had a good run....he's 2 and a half and this will be our first bout of Strep. Doc said just the one shot would do the trick and that seems be paining him more than anything else at this point. So thats about it from here....except I really need a margarita.....like NOW!

I will close by saying I am thankful though. Thankful we have medical coverage that allows us to schedule a visit with a doc with only a few hours notice. Thankful I can hop in a car and know it will start, know it will have gas, know I don't have to walk miles upon miles with a sick child. Thankful we have access to medicine if we need it. Thankful we have cool, clean water at our fingertips to wash it down with. Thankful that when crappy days like this come around, we have the means to make it through. I know there are more people than I will ever really fathom that could only wish for these basic things and I want to try to my best to not take them for granted ever.

P.S.....and thankful for those little machines that make frozen margaritas too!

{Melancholy} Musical Monday

Well after the umpteenth viewing of Shrek 3, I finally remembered to chase down this song that briefly plays. I heard it and was instantly drawn to it; such a comfortable sound. So soothing as if i had heard it a million times before. And I promise to be a little more upbeat next time I post one of these.....in which case I may never again, HA!

Oh and stayed tuned....some pics from our trip to the zoo this weekend coming to a blog near you!

9 Crimes, Damien Rice

I*HEART*FACES {Reflections}

For this week's challenge, I am using an old photo circa January 19th 2008. I had only had my camera about a month, had no clue what I was doing (still don't most the time) and was just firing off shot after shot after shot. Wyatt wouldn't then, and still won't now, look at the camera so here he was, avoiding me and waiting for his daddy to come home.

{Kids Entry}

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It's Sunday...

Tomorrow is Monday all over again and I am once again acquainted with that looming pit of dread. He waits for me. Taps me on the shoulder when I think I've been cunning enough to put him to the far back reaches of my mind. Greets me 'good morning sunshine' with that gleam of malice in his eye. Reminds me that he owns Monday through Friday, 8-5 and there ain't a dog-gone thing I can do about.
Oh yes, dread, an oh-so familiar pal of mine.

Anyway, if I have gained anything out of the countless hours of NBA playoffs I have been subjected to, it would be this. A rather hypnotic tune of sorts which kind of suits my mood tonight....

Everyday, Carly Comando

Speaks For Itself...

Corporate Hierarchy Explained With Birds

And just when you think it won't.....no, it just simply can't get any worse....it does.....it really, really does.

I think I can...I think I can...I think I can...

Buried deep under 40lbs...OK -50lbs....is a former runner.....OK- swift jogger......OK -power walker, whatever!! SHEESH! Anyway, she's in there...suffocated, but in there. Probably really really pale too...but I digress. She beckons me. Gosh it has been a really long time though. Too long? But when, where, how?
With everything else that needs to be done....
I am sure Jason's heart is aflutter with joy and even the slimest possibility. Maybe I ought to make him buy me some new {pink} running shoes, just in case the fancy should strike. Would be one less excuse in my arsenal of handy excuses.
Hmmm....sure would be nice to have a jaw line again...lol.

Hey....now where did Wyatt put my IPod?

*SQUEAL*

...with excitment that is!
Looks like I have two newborn practice shoots coming up! I've been itching to get my hands on a squishy newborn, so YAY!
One in June for sure and maybe one in May....gosh I am nervous now, don't want to disappoint...

I*HEART*FACES {Self Portrait}

Well, c'est moi.
The one and only.
Yours truly.
The Freckled Wonder.
The theme for this week's contest is Self Portraits.
Grumble, grumble.
I will enter, but begrudgingly. I am surely the least photogenic person I can think of. There is a darn good reason I prefer to stay behind the camera. Every angle seems to reveal a new chin, stray hair, eye bag or *gasp* wrinkle burrowing down deep. Now I could accept all of this if I had to, but the Good Lord saw fit to grace us with liposuction, tweezers and Botox. He is GOOD indeed.
Note to self: start a Botox savings like NOW. Wyatt can pay for his own college, HA!

*Oh grr....after all of that, I realized too late that I didn't even enter the right contest and now its closed....just my luck, go figure...
{Adult Entry}

{Kids Entry}

 

If you're curious, head over and see all the self portraits at I*HEART*FACES!

Sing-Along Sunday

He can be adorable when he wants....just wished he wanted to more often, lol.

{Jesus Loves Me}




{Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star}




Hope everyone had a lovely weekend. I spent close to 7 hours painting the kitchen today, and lo, it is finally finished. I am reminded why I hate painting, but it REALLY needed it. The whole house needs its....so if anyone has some free time on their hands, I can easily put you to work. Notice, I said FREE, lol, unless you accept pizza and Diet Coke as payment, ha!

I*HEART*FACES {FIF}

Just my Fix-It-Friday fun..."Baby Peek-A-Boo"





{Photoshop Elements 7}



Anyone got any killer recipes out there? I am so sick of eating the same old things....bleh.

Be Still, My Heart

What is this you may ask?
The Pentax AF540FGZ External TTL Flash.
Does it give you goosebumps too??

Now for the crummy news...we need a new roof. Gotta love Texas weather, ehhh?

*Whew*

Taxes are finally filed. Shame on me for procrastinating this year...and we're even getting a little bit of a refund! Plenty to cover a flash...a PERFECT gift for Mother's Day (hint, hint Jason).

Grrrr. I was way lazy this weekend. Didn't take any pics so there won't be an I*HEART*FACES entry from me since the theme this week is Easter. Maybe if I had a flash I'd feel more like taking pics (hint, hint Jason).

My good deed for today was helping out a fellow pea over on TwoPeas. She needed some editing help and I was pleased with the outcome. It's not perfect, but I'm a nerd and I enjoy doing this kind of stuff. She loved it so thats all that matters I reckon. Makes me realize that do a shot like this, helps to have a flash (hint, hint Jason)....

Ok, scouts honor, no more from me today. Gotta go watch last weeks ANTM before the new one records tomorrow!

{Original}

HANDS OFF!

He's all mine....except when he's being a crabby-patty, then he's Jason's, lol!
Spring 2009 School Pics

To Twitter or Not to Twitter...

Yes, that is the question.
I gave up my Myspace and Facebook pages a while back..who has time for all that? But this Twittering seems to be getting lots of attention lately. Shall I be a sheep?
Baaaaaa... Twitter.

I need

a project. Something to work on, plan for, brainstorm, etc. Wyatt's birthday is still a bit too far away but I need a challenge to get my creative juices flowing. Or maybe just a distraction of some sorts...

Musical Monday

Haven't done one of these bad boys in a good while, so let this tickle your ears.
Come On Get Higher, Sugarland.
**The orignial by Matt Nathanson is pretty good too....click me to hear!

Spring Sprucing

I did a long overdue facelift.
Now if only I could get a little nip and tuck and full-body lipo. HA!
Ok, I'm pooped, been a long, busy weekend....and I ain't looking forward to to work tomorrow.

When I Grow Up...

I want to be a photographer like this -----> Todd Pierson.
He was a local photographer near our community in Illinois. I love his vision, his style, his editing...the whole cheesy enchilada! I wish we would have had the money to get him to shoot a session with Wyatt. Not only for the photos but so I could maybe sponge some tips from him, lol. But besides being simply amazing, he's a kindred spirit too. He has two daughters adopted from China and has made a few trips to Haiti for missions work and to bring awareness to the needs of the region. He even has done charity shoots for some local families who haved suffered tragedy and disasters. Anyway, if you're a wanna-be like me, check him out and prepare to be inspired!
This concludes my nerd post for tonight...

The PT Diaries & Other Noteworthy News

So Wyatt is in week 2 of full-time potty training at school. Day one last week did not go so well. Wyatt managed to use all 5 pairs of spare undies and outfits. Day 2 was improved, only 2 accidents, then Wed-Fri was accident free! (He naps in a Pullup though). I wish I could say he was as successful once he got home, but I think he's just too distracted by the 16,254th viewing of 101 Dalmations....

Also, we've been working on him sleeping in his own room in his big boy bed. Ever since moving back to TX, sleeping has been a HUGE struggle for us. So on Sunday he finally took a nap, although only an hour, in his bed. Then every night since, he's been willingly going bed as long as one of us sits with him til he drifts off. He usually wakes around 12:30 and refuses to go back to his room...but hopefully he'll be sleeping though the night soon. I have forgotten what that's like...uninterrupted sleep.

Es muy caliente.
My kitchen that is. I went and bought my 3rd gallon of paint this weekend and I went in a completely different direction this time. Instead of a green shade, I gotSpicy Cayenne, OLE! Depending on the light, it anything from red to burnt orange or even brownish. I didn't care for it at first but its slowly growing on me. I think Jason would have blown a gasket if I dare even hint that I wanted to paint it again, lol! Little does he know that the living room is next! I'll post pics once the kitchen is done, but for now, here's a tease....



Oh, oh, oh...almost forgot!
We took Wyatt to the local WilD West Watauga, TX Fest this weekend. It was pretty boring, but surely better than sitting at home all day like our usual Saturday routine. Just a few snaparoonies:

I*HEART*Faces {Friends}

The theme this week is My Friend & I and this one was not easy. I had to dig through thousands of photos to find one of Wyatt with a friend. This was taken when we still lived in Cornville....errr, I mean Yorkville, IL. Jayden was our neighbor and was always very excited to see Wyatt, or maybe he was just always excited, lol. While I don't especially love this pic, I kind of get the feeling like I was spying on them sharing little secret, something only two micheivious little boys might understand. Probably something along the lines of how to most effectively torture your mother....HA!

{Kids Entry}



Do check out all other great entries this week at I*HEART*FACES!

FIF {Fix It Friday}

Oh I almost forgot....here is the Fix-It-Friday photo edit.

{Orignal}



{Chrisie-fied}



Mosey on over and check out everyone else's version ---> I*HEART*FACES!

Just a little "Awwww"

We got a new (and free!) digital camera so I can take mini videos again. I had been itchin to video Wyatt saying his bedtime prayers. It will be such a sweet memory to share with him when he's older. This is the Micro-Machine-Man version, so I'll decipher:

Now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray the Lord my soul to keep.
Angels watch me through the night,
And wake me with the morning light.
Amen.


Photo Sharing - Video Sharing - Photo Printing

OK, now all together....AWWWWWWW!