tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-333606792012-01-26T14:01:05.185-05:00The random, and sometime nonsenscical ramblings of a SAHM to a two year old who was transplanted from life in the "big city" to a nightmare of ruralness So welcome to Lake City, take your shoes off, grab a cheap beer and stay awhile. **Update: We're no longer in Lake City, we've moved back to the "big city", Kalamazoo, but I'm still Lake City Mommy; I'm staying barefoot (and hopefully pregnant soon) and DH will continue to drink cheap beer (he likes it).Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14235475946941984710noreply@blogger.comBlogger611100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33360679.post-86776792693898692002007-07-03T19:09:00.001-04:002007-07-04T18:52:54.970-04:00

Hi everyone. I say this like I have a lot of readers...LOL On the off chance that I do have people reading this other than myself and the people that I talk to enough to just tell them...I'm combining this blog with my craft blog. I had originally planned to get rid of this one and leave a link to the other blog and start posting there about my life and crafting, but I'm not sure how I want

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14235475946941984710noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33360679.post-23751429727473942982007-06-21T20:30:00.000-04:002007-06-21T22:25:31.368-04:00

Wow, my last post was depressing, wasn't it? I'm feeling much better now. Turns out that I needed to tweak my meds; not how much or what kind, just when I take them. Crazy huh? I'm taking the Zoloft in the evening rather than right before bed. I'm also taking my pain meds earlier in the morning, so I wake up raring to go now, rather than having the lag in the morning when I can get around,

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I'm having one of those days when I ask myself why I have children; and why in God's name I'm trying to have another one. Jacob is pushing every button I have and some I didn't even know existed. I'm not feeling well today, I have an infection in my mouth that's killing me and Jake is like a shark that smells blood in the water. He seems to know I'm less "together" than usual and is taking

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Brooke made me do this one...:)You Are 40% PureYou're not so innocent... in fact, you're quite unpure.You have seen and experienced a lot. And you're no worse for the wear!The 100 Question Purity TestAm I vain? Aren't we all?You Are 55% VainYou're a little vain, but more than anything you have a healthy amount of confidence.Thinking the world of yourself is great. Just don't think less of those

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Got this from Chez knit.Mark with bold the things you have knit at least once,with italics the ones you plan to do sometime, and leave the rest.AfghanI-cordGarter stitchKnitting with metal wireShawlStockinette stitchSocks: top-downSocks: toe-upKnitting with camel yarnMittens: Cuff-upMittens: Tip-downHatKnitting with silkMoebius band knittingParticipating in a KALSweaterDrop stitch

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First and foremost, Happy Mother's Day to all of you mommies out there. I hope that you had a wonderful day!!  I did.  Spent the morning in Texas with my girlfriend Brooke and my surrogate father, "Papa Wynne".  Jake has been asking for "Aunt Brooke" and "Papa Wynne" all afternoon. I just found out that they lost their dog, Shadow, tonight, so kind and loving thoughts sent their way are always

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14235475946941984710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33360679.post-25222093744101605302007-05-13T03:45:00.000-04:002007-05-13T03:59:57.903-04:00

I usually don't get to look at this before the middle of the week, but here I am in a hotel room in Mineral Wells, TX, Brookie just left and TJ and Jake a sound asleep. So here I am just doing a quick "weekender" and going to bed.Here we go....1. How often do you dream while you’re sleeping?Lately, at least once a night and it's been like a soap opera with the storyline seeming to follow or be

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Let's get the link out of the way first then we get on to the questiony goodness...Here we go...1. Which makes a better pet: a dog or a cat, and why?Tough one. I love my dog and my cats. I guess I'll have to go with dog. They both have their pluses: Dogs give you love in a way that the aloof cat will not but cats are SO much less work and when they do give you that dog-like love, it's so

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14235475946941984710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33360679.post-41253016245279703502007-05-12T02:24:00.001-04:002007-05-12T02:24:51.071-04:00

So here we are in Wichita (we've been here for 5 days, actually, and have already stayed in 2 different hotels.  The first one was a NIGHTMARE (I can't stress this enough).  We had a full bed; they called it full anyway, I called it a twin with an extra 2 inches.  Of course the only option for Jacob was sleeping with us or in the recliner of dubious cleanliness in the corner of the room.  Where

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14235475946941984710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33360679.post-13113104588964522272007-05-01T19:49:00.001-04:002007-05-01T19:49:49.034-04:00

This is my fourth post today...I'm just a busy little posting maniac today...LOL  I woke up feeling like absolute shit; thinking that I was going to do nothing at all today but sit around, feeling bad and trying to feel better, but all I've done is work and be productive.  I've cleaned the kitchen, I've cleaned the closet in our bedroom (it seems like I need to do that once a week to keep it

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14235475946941984710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33360679.post-77077294006608354252007-05-01T17:06:00.000-04:002007-05-01T17:11:17.721-04:00

This is from Patrick's Weekender1. What’s your favorite kind of bread? Whole Wheat (I spent my whole life eating white bread, Wonder to be exact. When I got pregnant I switched to wheat and I haven't looked back since)As a kid, did you eat more warm sandwiches or cold ones? Cold, I guess. I honestly don't remember; mostly fast food. 3. Which of the following side items do you most prefer

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14235475946941984710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33360679.post-35988009419473079122007-05-01T16:06:00.001-04:002007-05-01T16:06:48.007-04:00

It's amazing what actually getting up and ignoring all the ichiness (is that a word?) will do to you.  I got up, went to the kitchen from hell and in 20 short minutes it looks great.  I just couldn't take it.  When you have to move things around in order to find a place to put your giant green tea cup (it's a TTC thing...but it really is GIANT.  It probably holds about 20 oz or so.  I love it!!!)

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14235475946941984710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33360679.post-77588725846609892782007-05-01T14:20:00.001-04:002007-05-01T14:20:39.911-04:00

I'm home alone this weekend (Our idea of the weekend, anyway, with TJ working Friday-Monday).  TJ and Jacob left for Up North last night and they'll be back on Thursday afternoon/evening.  So I decided that yesterday was a good day to step down from the methadone and try to get to a point where I'm just on Percocet.  Dr. M swears that Methadone is her pain killer of choice for pregnant women with

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I got this from Rev. Mary.     fridayfiver:1. Turn your head to the right -- what do you see? A wall and my knitting bag/balls of yarn on the floor in the corner.2. Stand-up -- do you like how tall you are? I do like how tall I am, but I must admit that I cheated and didn't stand up.3. Do you believe in heaven or hell? I'd like to say yes, but I'm honestly not sure.  I want to believe, but I'm a

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14235475946941984710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33360679.post-11108953665168583972007-04-26T20:28:00.001-04:002007-04-26T20:28:54.745-04:00

I've been talking a lot about wanting to have another baby lately.  TJ is on board with this now and this is the month that we are going to really start to try to do this thing.    Most of the changes are things that I need to do.  I've quit smoking, which I needed to do anyway; I feel so much better w/out cigarettes in my life.  My biggest problem is the amount of caffeine that I ingest on a

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14235475946941984710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33360679.post-59975461452618724112007-04-23T02:34:00.001-04:002007-04-23T02:34:10.810-04:00

Here it is 2:26 and I'm still wide awake.  ARGH!!!  I'm  so tired, but I can't sleep.  Sucks!    Jake is laying here next to me, sound asleep and looking like an angel.  It's hard to imagine that just a few hours ago he was a holy terror.  All day today and all night he refused to listen to me and/or TJ.  He was really pushing and testing every limit; he actually got spanked twice today.  I hate

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14235475946941984710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33360679.post-47374382247898835682007-04-20T03:02:00.001-04:002007-04-20T03:02:48.073-04:00

Just got home from another two day trip up to "The L.C.".  I hate going back up there.  No, I don't hate it, I get to see my friends and Jake loves to see his "Unkie and Kay", so that's good, but I really feel so much more like this house is our home.  It happened almost immediately for me when we moved in; it's like we were meant to have this house.  Isn't this how horror movies often start? 

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14235475946941984710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33360679.post-4493757189487759302007-04-16T02:13:00.001-04:002007-04-16T02:18:04.904-04:00

Did you ever "run into", online, someone that you knew a long time ago but hadn't talked to, emailed, thought of in years and then when you do talk to them, it feels almost as though no time has passed at all? That's happened to me twice this year (in the past 12 months, not in 2007). Kind of trippy, but in a REALLY good way. The first is my dear friend Steven, whom I absolutely adore. We

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14235475946941984710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33360679.post-44231650001857593112007-04-15T20:36:00.001-04:002007-04-15T20:36:36.884-04:00

We had a major milestone with Jacob today.  At least I think it was major.  We got out Play-Doh, which is one of his favorite things to do and when I told him it was time to clean up and put the Play-Doh away until tomorrow, he did it without fussing or fighting or crying. Usually when he's told he has to stop doing something, he has a major meltdown.  I'm so happy and so proud of him.  It's

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It's finally here; spring has finally sprung.  At least it looks like it and feels like it today.  It's not warm yet, but it's not cold either.  It's a cool day, the sun is shining and all seems well with the world.  We have the windows open for the first time in what feels like forever.  It wipes those winter blues away.  I just hope it sticks this time.  I'm so over the cold and the ice and

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14235475946941984710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33360679.post-31267526289599828542007-04-11T02:44:00.001-04:002007-04-11T02:45:24.873-04:00

Nothing too exciting happened today. John and Kate left to go back to Lake City this afternoon (house seems quiet without them here) and TJ and Jake and I did some shopping and went out to dinner. We also took a nap. Told you nothing too exciting... We went to Michael's b/c I have two giftcards, but I just couldn't decide on anything so I got a few odds and ends and that was it. I wanted yarn

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14235475946941984710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33360679.post-63176573653823626092007-04-10T02:59:00.000-04:002007-04-10T03:13:12.858-04:00

This is what happens when I have way too much Pepsi and Chocolate while playing Euchre with houseguests late into the night...LOLYou Are Mountain DewUltra hyper and full of energy, you're on a permanent sugar high.Some people complain about your taste, but the do appreciate your power.Your best soda match: CokeStay away from: Root BeerWhat Kind of Soda Are You?Shocking, isn't it? Out of all the

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Here is this week's Saturday Six:     1. PC or Mac? (You must choose one or the other.) PC.  It's just what I'm used to.  I haven't used a Mac since high school days. 2. How much do you like one over the other, and what's the main reason? See #1.  I'm all about what I know.  I don't want to take the time to learn a whole new system at this point.3. What would be easier to do without for a week:

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14235475946941984710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33360679.post-34862885753867713642007-04-10T02:02:00.001-04:002007-04-10T02:02:16.537-04:00

So I finally gave in and took the pregnancy test.  Negative.  I still have the mild nausea on an almost constant basis, my boobs look like a freaking roadmap and I'm tired as hell all the time.  Apparently, I just really want to be pregnant.  I knew that pregnancy was kind of a long shot with my problems with my period (sorry for the TMI, but most of you know about it anyway) and all that.  I was

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14235475946941984710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33360679.post-24956957356903628342007-03-31T01:34:00.001-04:002007-03-31T01:34:49.745-04:00

Our furniture came today! Now I feel like we're in a real home. I don't have to sit on the floor to feed Jake anymore b/c I'm afraid that he'll spill on the carpeting...LOL...yes, I really did sit on the floor with him for anything that could be messy: Jello, ice cream, pudding....***I wrote this like two and a half weeks ago and then was out of town and didn't have access to a computer, so this

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14235475946941984710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33360679.post-48788594445599000162007-03-06T16:34:00.001-05:002007-03-06T16:41:36.875-05:00

The internet is a great tool for self-discovery! There's a sentence I didn't ever see myself writing, but it's true.Today is my "day off". We're back in L.C. for the week and TJ took Jake to the shop today to spend some time with his Uncie and his Kay. So I'm spending the day doing not a whole lot of anything, catching up on my blog reading and I came across this post by CrazyAuntPurl. The

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So I'm sitting here with Jacob, trying to get him to go down for his nap, which he really doesn't want to do, and he's doing everything in his power to get out of it. He's being cute, he's hugging and kissing me, telling me how much he loves me etc. Now he's telling silly jokes that have no punch line and no meaning, mainly just words, and he's rolling around on the floor laughing like a crazy

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14235475946941984710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33360679.post-27230200988631277512007-03-04T01:38:00.001-05:002007-03-04T01:38:17.073-05:00

Here we are first morning in the new house. Jacob and I slept in a little bit this morning. We got up about 9 am and have been pretty lazy since. All of his toys (that we brought this time) are in our bedroom for now, so he's happily sitting on the floor and playing. We don't have any furniture here yet, so the only thing to sit on is this blow up mattress in the bedroom. We don't even have a tv,

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14235475946941984710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33360679.post-6906081608894529992007-03-01T15:41:00.001-05:002007-03-01T15:41:29.683-05:00

I'm at the point where I'm just ready to give up. It all seems so difficult. No, I don't mean give up on life, I would never do that to my family, my baby or my friends (the few I really care about), but some days it's just too much of an effort to get out of bed. Maybe I'm not really sick at all, maybe I'm just really really lazy. I don't think that's the case, but it's possible. I really need a

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14235475946941984710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33360679.post-70170856997553820122007-02-27T03:47:00.001-05:002007-02-27T03:47:49.866-05:00

I honestly don't know what the hell is going on with me. Life is really getting good now. I should be SO happy but I'm just not. Well, I am, but I"m having a ton of trouble expressing it. I feel so heavy (it's the only word I can think of for the way I feel) inside right now. For the last few months I've had so much trouble sleeping. I'd be up for 5-10 days at a time with only a few hours of

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14235475946941984710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33360679.post-57549498066457525202007-02-23T04:59:00.001-05:002007-02-23T04:59:35.169-05:00

So TJ is on his way to Kalamazoo and I'm onmy own again here in the LC. I'm nervous re: being alone b/c of allthe progress that we've made this week on our relationship. I've takencare of Jacob without any help this week, I've actually had sex with myhusband (anyone who has known me in the last few years knows what ahuge deal this is)...I'm starting to feel like a real person. I amhopeful for the

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14235475946941984710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33360679.post-46055886866438792622007-02-21T20:22:00.001-05:002007-02-21T20:22:58.462-05:00

Today is so much better than the other days have been. Monday was, by far, the worst day of them all in the last few months, and that's saying something. I had a complete and total breakdown the other night. I felt like I was worthless as both a mother and a wife, not to mention a human being. So I did what any non-rational person would do, I took it out on TJ and picked the mother of all fights.

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14235475946941984710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33360679.post-79853187381634905042007-02-20T09:40:00.001-05:002007-02-20T09:40:08.298-05:00

Today was a better day for the most part. I worked out the issue I had with my roommate and feel much better about things. We're still friends and things are better.I'm still sick and I really miss Jacob (he's with his uncle and aunt this weekend) and I'm having serious problems with heartburn and other pains on my left side. Okay, apparently I just want to bitch and feel sorry for myself tonight

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14235475946941984710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33360679.post-33560494241570469772007-02-15T23:12:00.001-05:002007-02-15T23:12:22.142-05:00

I have been really lax about blogging these last few weeks/months; I've actually been lax about just about everything in my life.  Being back on track, and online, feels good.  I had what I realize in retrospect was a rapid cycling depressive and manic episode.  I went from laying in bed basically staring at the wall all day every day, not being able to sleep for three or four days at a time, to

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14235475946941984710noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33360679.post-28824329759265600042007-01-16T07:19:00.001-05:002007-01-16T07:19:14.563-05:00

I was reading BaggageandBug and was tagged with this book meme. So here's what you do: 1) Find the nearest book2) Open to page 1233) Type lines 6-8 of said book4) Tag three others Here's mine: Maggie struggled to sit up and identify the tearful voice.  She'd been in bed less than five hours.  "Kayla?"     "Yes, it's Kayla.  It's awful.  I can't believe this nightmare." An interesting passage,

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14235475946941984710noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33360679.post-24004862451558956572007-01-12T00:39:00.000-05:002007-01-12T02:00:27.529-05:00

I made it through the surgery with no real problems. I was so happy, and high, in the doctor's chair. I know I was awake, but I only have very choppy memories of the procedure. They started me with Nitrous Oxide and I was floating above myself before they even got the IV into me. They gave me Demerol and Versed in the IV, but I don't remember much about it at all, except it didn't hurt...

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14235475946941984710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33360679.post-45666210489950344762007-01-11T03:28:00.001-05:002007-01-11T03:28:13.834-05:00

I go in tomorrow (this) morning for surgery on my jaw bone.  How exciting...NOT!!  I'm actually terrified.  I've been having a really messed up sleep pattern lately, hence the being awake right now rather than sleeping.  I'll probably just stay up at this point and watch TV and maybe knit a little.  I really should finish that crocheted blanket that I'm being paid for, but I'm still not sure if

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14235475946941984710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33360679.post-84985207525285823432007-01-07T20:06:00.001-05:002007-01-07T20:06:04.349-05:00

I'm definitely suffering from winter blahs, I think.  It's way too early in the season for that, though.  I don't know what the hell is wrong with me.   For the last few weeks I've been tired all the time, I've been sleeping 18 hours a day.  Good thing we have house guests that are willing to help with Jake when I'm asleep.  Several people have intimated that I could be pregnant, but I'm not sure

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14235475946941984710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33360679.post-62723130930280912092006-12-31T23:55:00.001-05:002007-01-01T00:10:27.336-05:00

I think I'm in the throes of PMS so bad that I could possibly kill someone and have a valid medical defense...LOL  I honestly don't know if that's what it is, or not.  It's been SO long since I've had a period.  It's been about 3 months since I"ve had any sort of bleeding (sorry, I warned you) and even that was just a few days of spotting.  No, I'm not pregnant, at least I was sure that I wasn't

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14235475946941984710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33360679.post-56303486832747757472006-12-22T21:59:00.001-05:002006-12-22T22:01:45.099-05:00

I made a note while the computer was down to blog about this, and I just found that note.  I think this happened about a month ago.  Those of you that know me and the situation with the first year and a half of Jacob's life know that the special moments that I thought I would eventually take for granted are still so special for me.   On this particular morning, I had been up all night with the

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14235475946941984710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33360679.post-25490531997418728722006-12-22T18:59:00.001-05:002006-12-22T18:59:58.473-05:00

I promised myself at the beginning of November that I was going to post every day of November for Nablopomo; I failed spectacularly and then just to make sure I was a total failure, I skipped most of December as well.  I never do things small.  A large portion of the lack of posting wasn't my fault, though.  We have satellite Internet and my indoor transmitter went bad.  Of course, being the

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14235475946941984710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33360679.post-44034849794767211402006-11-12T03:36:00.000-05:002006-11-12T04:04:08.823-05:00

This blog is supposed to be about my life as a mommy, and it just hasn't gone that way, lately, has it. A big part of that is I haven't spent much time with Jacob alone lately. First there was the pneumonia, which sucked ass. I was terrified of giving it to him (I got it the first time while taking care of my mother when she almost died from it b/c she refused to see a doctor for weeks and

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Jake is 27 months old today. God, the time flies so quickly. It still feels like yesterday that I was begging him to get out of my belly...LOL He's been on a major "Mommy kick" lately. It seems like he wants to be with me 24/7, which is such a good thing considering all the time that I worried that he would never really bond with me in a mother/son sort of way b/c of the amount of time he

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Link to Patrick's Weekender: Saturday Six - Episode 134 Here are my answers to the questions:1. How many trick-or-treaters did you have this year? Were that more, less, or the same as last year? It was the same as last year, which is none. We live in a small rural town and we're right outside the outskirts of town, and all the kids go trick or treating in the one little subdivision in town. 2.

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Last night was the most terrifying night of my life thus far.  I fell asleep about 3:30 am (which is early for me, of course) and was woken up by the ringing phone at 5:10 am.  The voice was garbled and it sounded like a cell phone breaking up.  Between static, though, I heard "you fucking slut".  So I hung up.  This person called back 8-9 times in the next 10-15 minutes, the final calls saying "

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 Jacob is spending a few days downstate with Nan.  He's having an extended play date with Darb's (Nan's boyfriend) boys.  Jake loves to play with the older kids (these boys are 5 and 7, I believe).  There is also a little girl who is 18 months old and, I swear, these two are in love.  They hug and they kiss and it's so freaking adorable!!!  Of course, though, when he "talked" to TJ on the phone,

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This is something that I just heard about. Apparently, it's the blog world's answer to NaNoWriMo, which I was thinking about/wanting to do, but I just don't know if I have the time/drive for a whole novel. I really respect and am awed by those of you (Dr. Bender) who can manage it, and are really good writers. I first heard about it in a post from a link in a blog that I read (sadly, I can't

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I've been reading a lot of infertility blogs since I started trying to get pregnant.  Some of them, of course have stuck with me and I read them to this day.  In the end, of course, I wasn't infertile and we conceived Jake.  We haven't had baby #2 yet; aren't even really trying yet,  but I'm terribly scared that we are going to have to deal with secondary infertility.  I got my first PPAF (

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There should definitely be a husband appreciation day.  At least for mine.  Since I've been sick with the pneumonia and the tooth ache, TJ has done everything to pick up the slack.  With Nanny gone, there's been quite a bit of slack.  He's been home all weekend (which I love) and, unfortunately, I've been laid up most of the time.  I didn't even get to see my MIL while she was here.  I really

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I'm sitting around tonight; Jacob and TJ went to visit his mother, and since I'm still not feeling 100%, I decided to stay home and just take it easy. My MIL and I don't really get along (she doesn't approve of me) anyway, so it's probably less stressful for Jacob, and everyone else for him to visit her without me.So I'm watching The View from Tuesday (You gotta love Tivo) and Ellen Burstyn is

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It all seemed so simple a few days ago. I added IE7 to the computer b/c it added tabbed browsing; the main reason I switched to firefox in the first place: and I've been liking it, to a degree. I've been using FireFox for so long now, that IE seems strange to me. The biggest draw, other than the tabbed browsing, was the easy integration of blog feeds and blogging in general. Now FireFox 2.0

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I have recently updated (last night) to IE7 and I have to tell you guys, I LOVE IT!!! I've been using FireFox for about two years now and I've been happy with it. It was the tabbed browsing that sold me the most; so much more convenient, IMO. So I've been seeing all this stuff about IE7 and I checked it out. It offers tabbed browsing now as well, as long as a lot of features that I really

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I've been thinking a lot about potty training lately. I belong to a great group of women on yahoo groups that were pregnant at the same time as I was. We talked all through our pregnancies and most of us are still in touch. I have to admit though, I don't post on the list as often as I should. (Sorry guys, I'm going to start reading and posting soon, I promise). Lately there has been a lot of

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Rosie O'Donnell!! I can hardly believe it myself. I never watched her talk show, and to be honest have always thought I found her quite annoying. I'm not sure why I thought this, but I did. The View - never watched the show a day in my life, and that decision was firmed up when Babs announced @ the Emmys that Rosie was the new host. Don't know why, but had to tune in for one of the shows. I

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Not that it's never happened before, but it's rare, that's for sure. I had a good experience with customer service. Almost fell off my chair. I ordered books from Amazon on Weds, anticipating their arrival (for the ridiculous over-night shipping charge) yesterday. When they didn't arrive, I checked with Amazon that showed them as in transit. I sent Amazon and email and was called by a

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It's been awhile since I've posted. No real excuse, just been lazy. Well, except the last few days. I haven't posted in depth yet about my back problems since Jacob was born, so I'll give a quick summary: When Jacob was 6 weeks old, I woke up in agonizing pain, unable to move; went to the doctor, he's says pulled muscle, gives me muscle relaxers and Vicodin and sends me home (it wasn't my

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I just re-found the old blogger address that I set up when I was pregnant with J. I did so many things like that back then and promptly forgot about them. This one, though, was a great one that I wrote when J was just under 2 months old. Worth reading again...Wednesday, September 29, 2004 I had forgotten all about this. Bad Shannon, bad, bad Shannon. Made it through the

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I've spent the last 24 or so hours in migrane hell. That summer cold that I've had is holding on like a dog with a prime rib bone (something that I've had to deal with and wouldn't like to again). Yesterday afternoon started with a headache to go with the sinus problems and chills/sweats that I've had all week. As the evening wore on, the headache just kept getting worse. I got to a point

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Had a big ole fight with Nan this morning. I'm supposed to be off my ankle b/c of a very miniscule tear in one of the tendons. I've been doing my best to stay in bed, who doesn't love a few weeks of nothing to do but play online and watch tv? ME!! That's who. I've done enough of this with my back when J was younger. This morning, I was in the bathroom and heard him talking and then he

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Being sick in the middle of the summer is the pits; especially when J is sick, too. It's a good thing that our nanny (we call her Nan) lives in. Nan has been a lifesaver for us. I wouldn't have made it through the first year of J's life without her. Let's go back a few years, shall we...(funny wiggly lines, like on Scooby-Doo taking us to flashback)...my back problems started in my 30th week

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I've been blogging randomly here and there for a long time now. I have my LJ and I post on a lot of forums, but lately I've been spending a lot of time reading "mommy blogs" and have decided that rather than being an outside vouyer, I want to be a part of this great big family.A little about me. I'm 32, married with one beautiful little two year old boy. J is love of my life. He's beautiful

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