Spring Break

Well Spring Break has pretty much come and gone. And what did I accomplish on Spring Break? Pretty much nothing, since I was battling with what we're (my doctors and I) think were kidney stones. FUN! However, we (my husband and daughter) did get to go see Yo Gabba Gabba Live! at the Fox! It was really cute! We already got our tickets to go see Storytime Live in July!

We also went to see Diary of a Wimpy Kid. It was really cute, too! Sydni loves going to see movies!! But come on, it's pricey!!!

We also went to the Easter Egg Hunt today, which we've gone to ever since Syd was 2. Some of the eggs have tickets in them that the kids can use to redeem prizes and Syd got 2 tickets! She got playdoh (4 tubs of it, which she doesn't need because she has at least 40 containers of that stuff) and she got a Yo Gabba Gabba kite that she was very excited about!!

On Monday I start my long-term sub position and I can't wait!!! I'll be in Sydni's class which should be pretty fun. I'm confident in the fact that her and I being in the same class won't be a problem. She's pretty independent and could care less if I'm in there.

AND.....cross your fingers that I pass my sped Praxis! I think I can find out my score on April 6th. PLEASE PLEASE LET ME PASS!!!

Well that's all for now.

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My child acts like a crazy person...

So to most outsiders, my dear little Syd acts like a cute little angel. But once you get in on the inside....well it's another story.

Example...today at Old Navy...we went with my mom to get some new jeans for Sydni. Well, while we were there we got a whole cart full because it was an extra 30% off! So we go into the dressing room and Syd is trying on clothes (which she loves to do) when all of a sudden she decides to step up and stand on the front of the cart. Well, then the cart starts to slide into the wall, so I told her to get off of it. What did she say? She said, "Uh, no." So I said, "You need to get off of it now or I am going to have to count to 3" so she says "No, it's my stage, I'm not getting off." So I say "Okay, I am going to count to 3 now and if I get to 3 we're leaving do you understand?" And she says "No." So I say "Okay, 1.....2..............3. We're leaving!!" So she starts SCREAMING....no not crying, or loud whining...she was at the top of her lungs screaming like I was beating her with a bat. Well of course, Old Navy dressing rooms aren't completely enclosed so I know everyone heard. I was so embarrassed. She started pushing the cart into me while I was putting clothes on the hangers and folding shirts (so that the lady wouldn't have to clean up our large mess) she started smacking my arms when I pulled her away from the cart...she started sliding her hands over the clothes I folded, causing them to fall on the floor...she pulled the clothes on the hangers off the wall where they were hanging....she didn't calm down until she realized I was serious and then she had the nerve to say to me "if you let me try on the rest of the clothes I'll stop, I promise." OMG. I almost lost it!!! She refused to take the clothes off that she was trying on....that was a battle to get her pants back on. She continued to scream at me but at a higher level when I told her that trying on the rest of the clothes wasn't an option. P.S this lasted for probably 25 minutes while what seemed like the WHOLE WORLD was listening. So, I cleaned up, walked to the car and went home. She was NOT happy. So after being housebound with her since Monday (because she was sick), this was not the most pleasant way to spend our first day back out into the world.

Wow..I needed to vent.

Okay, well fyi she is currently playing with her Littlest Pet Shop toys on the living room floor (2 hours post meltdown) and we had a thorough discussion when we got home of how she can't scream like that when we're out because someone will assume I'm hurting her, and the last thing anyone wants is for someone to tell the police that. She was pretty upset about that, but she now understands that the only time to scream like that is if someone is trying to take her or hurt her. And she knows why I wouldn't let her try on any more clothes or buy her any for that matter....because I told her that I don't do nice things because I want her to like me or because I feel like I have to...I do them because I love her and thinks that she deserves to do nice fun things when she is being a good girl (i.e., having manners, listening, etc) and that when she isn't and she refuses to listen she isn't showing me respect and that makes me think that she is ungrateful for everything that is done for her. I asked her if she thought I should've let her get the clothes, try on more clothes or if I should take her back because she apologized and she told me no. I asked her if it was me being that bad and her being the mommy if she would've let me do any of those things and she said "noooooooo."

Sigh.....
Okay, well she is over it now. I hope that doesn't happen again for a while or ever. It was quite stressful.

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Oh my health.....

If it's not one thing it's another right??

So I have had this inconsistent sharp pain right below my rib cage on my left side since May 2009. I got it checked out with a ctscan (because I had previously had an enlarged spleen causing similar pain) and everything was fine. So then just incase I had a liver biopsy for my Hep B to make sure everything was okay with that. That was fine also. Okay well about a month ago I started having this abdominal pain again. The sharp pain on the left side..etc...well it then started going to my back, my shoulders, my right side, and now it's chest pains, upper right abdominal pain, inner left ribcage pain......seriously...who wouldn't worry??

So I got a CBC, which was normal, they did two tests, Lipase, and Amylase, both normal, got checked for celiac disease, negative and I got my hepatitis blood work back which I am unable to translate because..well I'm not a doctor. All I know is it looks awful and frankly scares the shit out of me....what do I do now? I am definitely scared and I have to wait until Monday to hear anything from my Hepatologist because he is out of town right now.....whoo hooooooo...

Ya, so that's what's been on my mind lately. I have pains that cannot be diagnosed....I think that my primary physician thinks I'm crazy.....and I just instinctively think the worst you know? Ugh. This sucks.

So I kind of forgot I had a blog.....

....I've been so busy with the holidays and the family that I completely forgot that I had a blog!!!! Thank goodness for my Mac "top sites" page.....I saw the hello kitty on my page out of the corner of my eye and I was like WAIT! MY BLOG! Whew. So anyways....let's catch up.

So our Christmas Party aka Christmahanukwanzakah went really well! We had like 18 people I think? We ate yummy food, and played Pictionary! WHOO!

************Me and Jimmy at our Party!************


Christmas happened. My husband had Christmas Eve off, so we had two days together all day!!! WHOO!! We sat up and watched tv all night, mainly our favorite shows: The King of Queens, Everybody Loves Raymond (and we didn't watch this, but it is one of our all-time favorite shows, Friends!!!!) Seriously....I can't stop laughing...I LOVE these shows!

*Christmas Eve at my mom's house and Sydni opening presents, including her new camera from Grandma!*




So since the holidays are over, Jimmy is back to work, so it's just been me and Syd hanging out. She's been waking up reallllllly late....seriously like 1pm because I go into her room and tell her it's no longer breakfast...it's lunch!! She thinks I'm kidding, but seriously....1pm with prompt!!! Anyways...we pretty much bummed around and watched tv. Caught up on my Ellen (so funny), Dr. Phil, Oprah and Mystery Diagnosis (fyi everytime I finish watching an episode I start to diagnose myself with something else).

Can I just say I am so excited for my the new year!! SO EXCITED! Hopefully I will be subbing and finally making SOME money..geez. AND maybe the new year will bring good luck in the baby department!

Soo....okay that's good for now. I'm sure when I submit it, I will think of 12 more things I wanted to talk about...ohhh well.

Annoyances in my life...

1. Dog Hair- Okay, yes. Man's best friend blah blah blah. But come on! Dog hair??? Seriously? I hate it. Can I vacuum it? Sort of. Can I lint roll it, not really. Ugh. It sticks to your clothes, your shoes, your furniture. Yuck.

2. Waiting- You know like waiting for something exciting you're looking forward to, i.e., my Christmas Party titled Christmahanukwanzakah tonight. Boo to waiting! I'm so excited!!!!

3. Tv- Okay, so when I finally have all of the time in the world to watch tv 24/7, is there much on to watch? Of course not! So instead I end up watching re-runs of ICarly or some other Nickelodeon show. Oh well. That's entertaining, too.

Okay so that's my rant for now. Fyi, I LOVE my dogs, cherish alllll of my time whether it's doing nothing or doing something, and tv is awesome even with re-runs...because honestly, sometimes they're the best!