oh.....my..........goodness!!!

ICK

This marks a first.

I guess I should be thankful. I should be counting my blessings. I shouldn't be totally frustrated at a simple fact of life.

My son has pinkeye.

The "First" is the first time I have ever had to take him to the doctor for anything but a routine check up.

Yes I know, all you other moms are looking at me going "Umm.....yeah welcome to the world of having kids."

well it sucks ok! doctors offices take HOURS and HOURS, sick children aren't fun to take ANYWHERE, he can't go back to daycare until it's cleared up, and i haven't even been at this job a month yet so i have no earned PTO.

i know you're probably saying "well that's all stuff that affects you, what about him? he's the one with pinkeye!"

he's oblivious!! he's delighted with getting to watch Noggin all day and eat cheezits and drink juice. (cheezits are the "comfort" food for the boys in this house. bad day? cheezits. sick? cheezits. broken leg? cheezits. they apparently fix everything) anyways he says his eye doesn't hurt. its glowing red, swollen, and goopy, but he insists it doesn't itch or hurt. he's such a tough guy. we'll see what the doctor says. after we've sat in the waiting room for 5 hours....ugh.

Joys of Dog Ownership

This is how much I love our dog.

1 chewed up pair of red Nine West pumps.

1 chewed up pair of black Enzo Angiolini peep toe heels

1 chewed up pair of black gladiater heels

1 chewed up pair of Havaianas flip flops

1 chewed up pair of cream colored kitten heels

1 chewed up pair of Old Navy flip flops

1 chewed up pair of leather stacked heel slingbacks

3 chewed up pairS of Ethan's sandals (in a row)

my underwear strewn all over the backyard (pulled out of the hamper! yay!)

And the dog still lives with us.

Happy 4th of July! Yesterday.

Ethan celebrated the 4^th by

a.)     eating McDonald’s breakfast

b.)    totally believing mom was going to buy those blue-filling Oreos and not noticing when she put them back on a shelf in the bread aisle after he got distracted 10 minutes later.  (and voila! Out of sight out of mind.  They remain forgotten)

c.)     playing with his cars, trucks, and airplanes

d.)    wrestling with the dog

e.)     taking a 3 hour nap

f.)      going with mommy and daddy to watch Transformers and standing on his seat every time there was an explosion and yelling “OH WHOA WOW THEY SHOOT HIM WHOA WHOA!”

g.)    eating a huge bag of movie theater popcorn by himself

h.)     drinking a whole pop

i.)       streaking with his little buddy next door (apparently they both decided naked was the way to swim)

j.)       riding his bike

k.)     watching fireworks with his neighbor buddies

l.)       eating blackberry pie

m.)   THROWING UP ALL NIGHT LONG FROM 10:00PM TO 6:30AM

I shall now update my blog via email.

You’re welcome.

Happy Birthday Ethan!!!!

You are 3 years old, but you are still my baby

on Sunday, i did not look pregnant. I still wore size 2 pants. Today i do not wear size 2 pants. In fact, I cannot button size 2 pants. I seem to have sprouted a pregnant belly overnight. I think my stomach muscles were like "should we keep holding it in guys? waht do you think? hmm... nah. we give up."


lettuce makes me throw up. literally. i eat lettuce and throw up 3 hours later. i have stopped eating lettuce. but seriously that's weird. why lettuce?

Well guess what

I'm pregnant.

I forgot that being pregnant causes me to be able to smell even the faintest whiff of anything unpleasant.

Right now my entire house smells like wet dog to me, and no one else can smell it. We even just shampooed our carpets on Tuesday, and I still smell it. I've febreezed everything, including my clothes, and I still smell it. I'm beginning to think I may have to just live with it.


Oh and also....I want to name the baby Rhys. Rhys Julien.

What?

ipod shuffle

1. Put your iPod or other music player on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the NEXT button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS!
4. Tag friends who might enjoy doing this as well as the person you got this from.

IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY" YOU SAY?
More than you know

WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?
I Need You Tonight

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
I Honestly Love You

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
Monday Morning

WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
Sleep While I Drive

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
Vampire

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT OFTEN?
Wild Pack of Family Dogs

WHAT IS 2+2?
If you’re not the one

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Bella Luna

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
Love Me or Leave Me

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP??
Soon Love Soon

WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE??
Always Be My Baby

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Anything But Down

WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
My Immortal Version by Brian Bridges

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
Paper Bag

WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
Under My Skin

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
The Blowers Daughter

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Nothing Compares 2 U

WHAT'S THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN?
Sweet Emotion

HOW WILL YOU DIE?
The Tower

WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU REGRET?
Summertime

WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?
When You’re Minds Made Up

WHAT MAKES YOU CRY?
Sunshine

WILL YOU EVER GET MARRIED?
Take You With Me

WHAT SCARES YOU THE MOST?
Embraceable You

DOES ANYONE LIKE YOU?
Gray or Blue

IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE?
Piazza New York Catcher

WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW?
Ill Willed Person

WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?
Revelation

i'm at work and i have no time!

My son of the overactive pituitary.

At Thanksgiving time, I bought my son a lovely blue tshirt at Target/Walmart/Wherever in a size 3T. It was a little roomy, but it fit him fine, since he has longish arms.

Well yesterday I had to take him to Target to buy a WHOLE NEW WARDROBE, because he now wears a 5T!!

Yes. He went from a 3T to a 5T in roughly 40 days. FORTY DAYS.

Yeah, he spent July 2007- Nov 2008 just trying to move from a 2T to a 3T, then......I guess Santa gave him a stocking full of growth hormones.

Also he's really heavy.

wtf people

Why isn't everyone else as excited about this movie as I am?

OKAY BRIAN

We bought a truck yesterday.

It was a little out of the blue. We had planned to buy a CAR in January, however, with the current economy, we feared that getting a loan at a good interest rate would be difficult.

HOWEVER, a friend from church who sells cars mentioned that he's never seen new car prices so low, and so we called him yesterday to say "hey how low are truck prices?" because Ben has been desperately needing a truck to finish the basement, and borrowing a truck is inconvenient and only for a few hours at a time, and he needs it way more than that. Basically we really needed a truck. We had planned to just buy an old truck, however, i shall continue my story. So our friend says "well actually we have a 2006 trade-in with 5000 miles on it, i can give it to you for only$10k." So we went and looked at it, he offered us an amazing interest rate, and an excellent monthly payment, we found it wouldn't raise our insurance more than a few dollars a month, it got excellent gas mileage, it's an excellent pick-up, beautiful, spotless, runs fantastic, brand-new, amazing deal......we bought it. I guess it wasn't that out of the blue, since we'd been planning to buy next month, but yeah. We feel very blessed! The only thing is that it's a stick, and Ben can't drive a stick. Haha! But he shall learn! He'll pick it up fast, he's lefthanded. :) I actually love it. I normally hate large vehicles, however this is the smoothest driving truck I've ever seen. The only thing is that it's the same color as the nissan. Now we are a one-color car family. Oh well!

So the Buick is up for grabs....Brian?....Bethany?.....You guys can arm wrestle for it!

The Husband

1. Where did you meet your husband?

I met him when I was about 7 yrs old at his parents house. We slid down the stairs for 289347234 hours.

2. How long did you date before you married?

12 months. we got engaged 6 months after we started dating.

3. How long have you been married?

8 months.

4. What does he do that surprises you?

He doesn't really surprise me. More like...amazes me at times. Like when he digs out basements by himself with buckets because "its a good workout"

5. What is your favorite feature of his?

I like it all. He's definitely a 10 in the looks department. and I'm not even saying that cuz i'm biased.

6. What is your favorite quality of his?

I love that he's a visionary. I love his prophetic abilities. I love the way he gives without hesitation.

7. Does he have a nickname for you?

He just calls me "Babe" or "Hun."

8. What is his favorite food?

Cheese

9. What is his favorite sport?

Baseball. He was being trained for pros, until his knee injury!

10. When & where was your first kiss?

2nd floor lobby a couple months after we started hanging out.

11. What is your favorite thing to do as a couple?

Ahem, well. Eating is our 2nd favorite thing.

12. Do you have any children?

Ethan!

13. Does he have any hidden talents?

He's left-handed.

14. How old is he?

26 in one week!

15. Who said I love you first?

I dont remember. Did we ever not say it?

16. What is his favorite music?

Polka

17. What do you admire most about him?

his intuition and his love for life and his ability to do anything he sets his mind to.

18. What is his favorite color?

Blue.

19. Will he read this?

No, he keeps forgetting I have a blog.

20. Who do you tag?

YOU!

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Lets play catch...up

Leavenworth!

• Super fun!
• Can you say $77 worth of cheese? Omg! Died, Heaven, Etc.

Ethan!

• Talking!
• Haircut!
• Drawing! (he brought me a picture of a "moon" and a "boat". still trying to find the moon and teh boat in the picture, but he insists they are there. he seems to have a little trouble remembering which scribble--er--doodle is which, sometimes the blue one is the moon, sometimes the yellow is the boat, but hey! its art okay!!? It can't always be defined!!)

Ben!

• Digging!
• Strep throat!
• More Digging!
• Dirt!
• Buckets!
• Sweaty!

Me!

• I made a fantastic healthy high-protein, low-carb apple-bran cookie, that even my sugar-loving coworkers enjoyed.
• I need my bangs trimmed.

Wii!

• Boom Blox! Super fun!

Leavenworth! Leavenworth! Leavenworth!

I'm obsessed with Icicle River. I spent many an autumn afternoon there as a kid, and I associate it with all the best outdoor memories. And we're going!!!!! Also um....that cheese shop? In Leavenworth? Yeah, i'm bringing dollars. Lots of them. Its going to be a hot date mom & dad weekend. You know....buying christmas ornaments, cuckoo clocks, and weinerschnitzel. and THE ICICLE!!

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Remember this?

Oohhhh Yeah....

I turn 27 on Tuesday.

I feel old.

It's been a good year though.

Got married. It's pretty awesome.

Graduated college. About time.

Got a job. A grown up job, mind you. Like with suits and careers and everything!

Got a house. A real house! Like with floors and walls and a roof and everything!

Got a plan. A real plan! Like with goals and steps and everything!

Got healed.... For reals! Like with diagnosese(that's plural!) and prayers and everything! yeah that one was weird. so i went to the doctor back in june and i was like "so um yeah everything hurts" and she was like "so um yeah having a baby fractured your pelvis, and its dislodged and crooked, congrats, you need surgery" and i was like "um no" and then i went to the physical therapist and they were like "ok maybe we'll just put you in a brace for 6 months and do horrible experiments on you to see if we can avoid surgery" and i was like "Um no" and then i went to church and they were like "(much praying)" and then i went back to the doctor and they were like "Um there's nothing wrong with you, go away"

So it's been an eventful year, to say the least. I'm still writing my cookbook in my spare time. I got an awesome book about the science of cooking that has taught me a lot about how to create a recipe..

We're potty-training Ethan this weekend. Pray for us. A lot. All I want for my birthday is no more poopy diapers. Please.

Oh yeah I have a blog...

I seem to have come down with a bad case of "job". One of the symptoms is that I no longer have time to blog.

So yeah, Right now I'm working full time at the Best Western with Ben. I do administrative work for him and the other two managers 2-3 days a week, and I fill in at the front desk 2-3 days a week. I've been doing quite a bit of tech writing, as the GM is currently re-working the Standard Operating Procedure manual, and I really enjoy it. I wish I'd taken a few tech writing classes in college, it might have helped me in realizing i could actually involve my degree in some kind of career besides teaching, and thus I may not have taken the "quarter off"(read: 2 years) that I did. And there's money in tech writing, who knew! Anyways, that's what I've been up to.

Ethan looooves the babysitter. She has a 3 yr old boy, and those two are a pair. She also has a 1 yr old girl. I admire her greatly for taking on a 3-2-1 situation. I dont think I could handle it. ALthough maybe it helps if one is only part of the time. Ethan also talks amazingly better now that he hangs out with Elijah all day. He even tried to say "Home Depot" when he and Ben went "guy shopping" the other day. He has also reached the stage where "errands" are FUN. So if you say "Ethan go to the closet and get a towel" he thinks it is FUN and a GAME, and he will happily do it. He also thinks throwing away garbage, cleaning his room, fetching a clean shirt or pants, getting a diaper and wipes, and putting things in the kitchen sink is all FUN AND GAMES. We're enjoying this stage while it lasts.

Our house is getting close to being finished. We still have some finishing touches on the paint (YES STILL). Ben had to redo most of the trim, so that was a big project. And he has the posts up for the fence. And we just have another days work or so to do on the overhang. Our house doesn't even look the same anymore. It's amazing. We've had so many neighbors stop by and applaud our efforts. (um. lets face it. our house was the ugliest, grossest house on the block when we bought it, peeling faded paint, an overhang that was half fallen down, no grass, dead trees, broken trim, it was a disaster.) He got slowed down a bit this weekend cuz he was sick and his mean old wife made him lay down all day and eat soup instead of building a fence. But we should be all done by the end of August! ...........we hope. then we start the basement. whoa.

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How I Spent My Summer Weekend

We painted the exterior of our house. In 102 degree weather.

The End.

Sugar-Free Chocolate Milk (aside from natural milk sugars)

ethan can't tell the difference. actually neither can i.

8 oz Milk
2 tsp unsweetened cocoa powder
1 packet splenda

STIR THOROUGHLY, dont shake, cuz the cocoa powder gets all stuck in the milk foam and doesnt blend in. This is also really good warmed up for Hot Cocoa.

i'm thirsty

we re-arranged our living room last night.

i have a job interview in ONE HOUR.

my first job interview after 7832748234 applications sent in.

actually more like 20 applications.

still.

one place actually sent me a rejection email within 30 minutes.

that made me feel good.

new pictures

Click the handsome young man.

Do it

Open the comments to this blog post, hit "ctrl+v" and post it.

DO IT NOW!!

Photo Game

Here are the RULES: 10 Pictures, Go and take them NOW, Right now, without Cleaning or Picking up.

1. Favorite Place:
Cannon Beach, OR


2. Self Portrait:

I have such a lovely french pedicure, I must show it.


3.What are your KIDS doing right now:

He is watching Titan AE for the 9274298472394th time


4. Favorite shoes:
Havaianas are the greatest


5. What does your fridge look like:

Lotsa diet coke


6.Favorite room in your house:

I like my dining room, despite the lack of wall decor. I have several pictures I need reframed before I can hang them.


7. What does your sink look like:

Ben got that sink especially for me. I like a deep sink.


8. What does your 2nd bath look like:

We only have one bathroom. We're going to put in a second one downstairs, but...we cant yet.


9. What does your closet look like:

Um we're both shoe whores. Sue us.


10. Show us your Laundry Room:

More of a Laundry Basement.



There's the state of my house. Feel free to follow suit, but remember, no cleaning first!!!

Ah life..

Lately I've been feeling a little directionless. I haven't ever really set goals or dreamed dreams for myself, and its caused me to wander aimlessly through these first few years of my adult life. My pastor's wife recommended I write down a list of things I'd like to accomplish, and read them often to remind myself of what I want. They can be small or big, just a few things to get me started figuring out what I want from this life.

So here's my list of things I'd like to DO during my lifetime.

• Write a cookbook & have it published.
• Write at least one truly brilliant poem.
• Memorize a truckload of scripture
• Visit Iceland
• Learn Spanish completely & fluently
• Own a nice new car
• Live in a house that is completely decorated according to my taste. Not just touches here and there, and mismatched pieces, and some rooms decorated some not. But like a whole house completely painted, accessorized, and furnished according to my taste (well our taste. my husband can have input).
• Plant a flower garden and maintain it
• dye my hair red! (why not?)
  

My life of things of personal development goals

• overcome fear. i would like to live a life that is not controlled by insecurity, doubt, embarrassment, mistrust, or anxiety.
  
• make Jesus my king. I know He's already my King, but I want it to be truly visible in me. Something that shines from the inside out.
  
• learn to schedule and plan. too often i fly by the seat of my pants, and things get tossed to the wayside as I run out of time for them.
  

What would I like to accomplish in the next month?

• Find a job, apply to at least 4 positions per week until I get one, and follow up on said applications.
• get my house painted
• get back in the routine of working out 4-5 times a week, instead of this 1-2 times a week ridiculousness.

So there's my lists. I'll read them every couple of days and review what I'm doing to accomplish them. Some may take years, some may take months or days! We'll see!