Monday, December 27
Saturday, December 18
Found a place to live!
Carrollton Texas!
Just a few min north of Dallas!
Yay!
10 min from work
20 from temple
5 min from church
4 min from QT (my FAVORITE d.coke spot...oh how I've missed you!)
10 min from Costco & Target
I just don't know what more I could need. :)
17 hours 11 min from Maricopa Arizona. Ack!!! Shoot. I was doing so good with the distances til that one! Gees!!
Moving the 3rd weekend in February. Fun stuff. On week 1 of my 10 week moving plan. A week behind cause the moving date changed on me. Cold sweats, bad dreams! lol. Life goes on! Super excited for the move!
Wednesday, December 15
Family Picture!
Monday, December 13
at the door
So I hear that someone is at the door this morning at 10...its not to early for a knock and I am expecting a few Christmas orders to arrive later in the week...hmm.
I was in my jammies, kids in underwear and T-shirts ... just finished breakfast.
A huge pile of clothes I was sorting on my master bed, dishwasher running, and clean clothes in the laundry that looked like they were purposely thrown all over the place. really.
Things I had juuust finished this morning...kids' bedroom mess, clothes and crap picked up off master bedroom floor, hunted down dishes from the 100 rooms in our 2 bedroom place. And I had made a trash pile to take out (that stunk to high heaven) right by the front door.
you get the picture. It was clear that I was having a cleaning day I'm sure.
So the maintenance people came to change the filters, alarm batteries, and check the water heater. For efficiency they had 4 men. Umkay.
Yes, I did receive an email about this...No, I didn't remember.
I was horrified. Ugh. I apologized that they caught me on a major cleaning day after our wild weekend. They said no problem we'll be super quick. They were. I didn't even finish a text before they were gone. Thank goodness.
Horrific event over. I hate mondays.
I was in my jammies, kids in underwear and T-shirts ... just finished breakfast.
A huge pile of clothes I was sorting on my master bed, dishwasher running, and clean clothes in the laundry that looked like they were purposely thrown all over the place. really.
Things I had juuust finished this morning...kids' bedroom mess, clothes and crap picked up off master bedroom floor, hunted down dishes from the 100 rooms in our 2 bedroom place. And I had made a trash pile to take out (that stunk to high heaven) right by the front door.
you get the picture. It was clear that I was having a cleaning day I'm sure.
So the maintenance people came to change the filters, alarm batteries, and check the water heater. For efficiency they had 4 men. Umkay.
Yes, I did receive an email about this...No, I didn't remember.
I was horrified. Ugh. I apologized that they caught me on a major cleaning day after our wild weekend. They said no problem we'll be super quick. They were. I didn't even finish a text before they were gone. Thank goodness.
Horrific event over. I hate mondays.
Friday, November 12
Happy Birthday Jacob!
Happy birthday to my big boy Jacob!
He's five now...crazy!
Five years ago---TODAY---right now----I had just arrived at the hospital to be induced. 12 hours later (and lots of fun fun labor :) Jacob arrived! My mom and Heath were the first to see handsome sweet Jacob. My brother Stephan brought me and Jacob our first meal and a mother son duo---chicken tacos from Del Taco! Thanks bother! ;D
This morning he was sooo excited to hear that it was his Birthday!!!
Today we have a fun schedule...playdate in the morning, Jacob preschool in the afternoon, and family party tonight! yay!
And the SUN decided to make an appearance today just for Jacob! Never mind that its still 23 degrees outside at 8am. Whatev...we'll take it!
Thanks so much for all the birthday cards and packages we've received...we feel so blessed to have such loving family that thinks about us OUTCASTS here in Colorado :)
Love you!!
On a sad note...the ONE gift that Jacob has been aking for the past 8 months...is MIA at the stores. Why didn't I just get it MONTHS AGO!? This morning that was the first thing he asked about. :( I purchased something like it...plus a couple other things to distract him...fingers crossed it works! lol. Birthday Fun!
He's five now...crazy!
Five years ago---TODAY---right now----I had just arrived at the hospital to be induced. 12 hours later (and lots of fun fun labor :) Jacob arrived! My mom and Heath were the first to see handsome sweet Jacob. My brother Stephan brought me and Jacob our first meal and a mother son duo---chicken tacos from Del Taco! Thanks bother! ;D
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This morning he was sooo excited to hear that it was his Birthday!!!
Today we have a fun schedule...playdate in the morning, Jacob preschool in the afternoon, and family party tonight! yay!
And the SUN decided to make an appearance today just for Jacob! Never mind that its still 23 degrees outside at 8am. Whatev...we'll take it!
Thanks so much for all the birthday cards and packages we've received...we feel so blessed to have such loving family that thinks about us OUTCASTS here in Colorado :)
Love you!!
On a sad note...the ONE gift that Jacob has been aking for the past 8 months...is MIA at the stores. Why didn't I just get it MONTHS AGO!? This morning that was the first thing he asked about. :( I purchased something like it...plus a couple other things to distract him...fingers crossed it works! lol. Birthday Fun!
Monday, November 8
Everydayfoodstorage.net
I love love love http://www.everydayfoodstorage.net/ Crystal, the blog author is so cute and practical about her cooking! Her philosophy is to use your food storage in your every day cooking to help you rotate and learn to cook from the basics!
I'm moving in a little over 3 months (ack!) so my new found love for food storage is getting put on hold as far as the BUYING and STORING is concerned. Boo!:(
BUT I've found other ways to work on my food storage.
1- Making a plan.
Find out how much of each item my family would need on the recommended 1-year supply list and estimate costs.
Make a list of 50 recipes that I want for my 3-month supply.
Make lists of other household items that I would like to stock up on...like TP, toothpaste, and Diet Coke of course. lol.
2- Practice cooking with "food storage" items.
This part is my favorite...practicing cooking!!!
So far I've learned to...
Bake bread, rolls, french bread , french rolls - the french breads are giving me some trouble. little buggars.
Creamed soups (u know, cream of mushroom, cream of chicken, cream of celery...) I didn't realize how many of those stinkin things we use until I started working on my 3 month supply list. Gees.
Instant Oatmeal Packets. One of my favorites! I'll post that recipe this week.
Cook with powdered milk.
I have sooo much more to learn.
Up next: Dry Beans
I totally recommend checking out http://www.everydayfoodstorage.net/ and getting some tips or maybe just some motivation!! She's DIE HARD and I'm not looking to be DIE HARD...just a little more self sufficient. I have to say...Its been really nice not running to the store for bread to make PB&J every week...or needing a can of Cream of Celery on a Sunday. Done with my speech. Hope you get a change to check out the website...it motivated me! :D
Thursday, November 4
Font Website that I love!
http://www.kevinandamanda.com/fonts/freescrapbookfonts/
I have had a few friends asking me about the fonts on my handouts and signs for cub scouts and the relief society committee stuff I work on...so I thought I would also share this site with you!
The fonts are FREE and I totally trust this site cause I've been using it for over a year now. Luhve it!
She had a pretty good tutorial on how to download them and once you do one font...you'll be a professional! I love cute fonts!
Enjoy :)
I have had a few friends asking me about the fonts on my handouts and signs for cub scouts and the relief society committee stuff I work on...so I thought I would also share this site with you!
The fonts are FREE and I totally trust this site cause I've been using it for over a year now. Luhve it!
She had a pretty good tutorial on how to download them and once you do one font...you'll be a professional! I love cute fonts!
Enjoy :)
Here's 2 of my favorites...the WISH I WERE TALLER is my "go to" font for almost everything. Labels around the house...scout stuff...gift tags....you name it!
Friday, October 29
Diagnosis Finally
Nothing life threatening...let me just add that so this post is LESS DRAMATIC!
First Urgent Care then sent to ER for tests. Drove myself to the ER (stupid) cause heath wasn't due to fly in for a few more hours. Chest X-rays, cat scan, blood tests, Oxygen (very helpful..felt like an old lady), Pain meds, and MORPHINE. Ugh...never getting Morphine again...my body clearly said...NO THANK YOU as soon as that entered my body. Scary. Will be getting a "NO MORPHINE" tattoo on the crease of my IV arms. Just before my cat scan my heath arrived. yay! :)
The cat scan was terrible cause I had to lay flat which was impossible for me. Its actually a silly story that sounds just like me... They asked me to lay down and I tried but my body just wouldn't let me...I shot right back up before I even knew it. I tried that 2 times and they very sweetly said, "you don't have to do this sweety if you can't" I was shaking and very emotional but couldn't cry cause crying, moving, breathing, talking, THINKING hurt so dang bad. Pain 1-10? Um...12. So my response to her, (I'm a dork) "I can do anything. I'll lay down if you promise this really only is 5 minutes. I'll make my body flat" I did it. Super woman! lol. Halfway thru...I heard her say..."Julie, your trembling...hold your breath". Seriously? haha. That's seriously on my top 5 hardest things I've done in my life. Dramatic...but I kid u not they were shocked I did it. I was shaking and tearful after cause the pain was worse than childbirth! haha...isn't every pain your experiencing right now "the worst". I dunno. It was traumatic.
The drive home from hospital was bitter-sweet...no diagnosis...but nothing seriously life threatening...except that I still felt like I couldn't breath and the pain made me want to die. But whatever...why was this so freaking painful?! I was praying for my babies to be in my arms soon.
Followed up with PCP today and her best guess after listening to the "grinding sound" in my lungs was Pleurisy....Inflammation in the lining of my lungs and chest that caused the smooth lining of my lungs to become rough and rub together causing pain. (understatement) When you google it...yuck. Don't google it...I swear your chest will start hurting too. lol. I don't think my "condition" was as bad as most...I cannot imagine anything worse. :( We're not sure what caused this pleurisy crap...since I didn't recently have an accident or injury. They ruled out pulmonary embolism, pericardis, pneumonia...They weren't super clear..but my blood tests also ruled out lots of stuff. There's still a lot of unknown scary possible causes that I'll be ignoring for now. So...I'll just assume I'll be a healthy mommy in a week. :)
For now...my sweet heath is being the maid, nanny daddy, chef, and my rock. He holds my hand til I can manage the pain enough to fall asleep. I'm so thankful for the love and support of my family and friends. My poor mom felt helpless from far away...but was there through all of it even when my (loving amazing) husband was out of town in the beginning of this fiasco! Boo! The hardest part was trying not to feel alone out here in BFE without family to help and Heath on a business trip. Thank mom for your support. Once home, heath didn't leave my side. :)
"I don't get sick" is my common phrase. After this incident I'd like to get back to that. T.H.A.N.K Y.O.U. very much.
ON a Happier Note...
I got my new Dough Conditioner in the mail yesterday and I'm ITCHING TO BAKE! It'll be a few more days till I'm feeling up to it...but I'm sooo super excited. yay.
First Urgent Care then sent to ER for tests. Drove myself to the ER (stupid) cause heath wasn't due to fly in for a few more hours. Chest X-rays, cat scan, blood tests, Oxygen (very helpful..felt like an old lady), Pain meds, and MORPHINE. Ugh...never getting Morphine again...my body clearly said...NO THANK YOU as soon as that entered my body. Scary. Will be getting a "NO MORPHINE" tattoo on the crease of my IV arms. Just before my cat scan my heath arrived. yay! :)
The cat scan was terrible cause I had to lay flat which was impossible for me. Its actually a silly story that sounds just like me... They asked me to lay down and I tried but my body just wouldn't let me...I shot right back up before I even knew it. I tried that 2 times and they very sweetly said, "you don't have to do this sweety if you can't" I was shaking and very emotional but couldn't cry cause crying, moving, breathing, talking, THINKING hurt so dang bad. Pain 1-10? Um...12. So my response to her, (I'm a dork) "I can do anything. I'll lay down if you promise this really only is 5 minutes. I'll make my body flat" I did it. Super woman! lol. Halfway thru...I heard her say..."Julie, your trembling...hold your breath". Seriously? haha. That's seriously on my top 5 hardest things I've done in my life. Dramatic...but I kid u not they were shocked I did it. I was shaking and tearful after cause the pain was worse than childbirth! haha...isn't every pain your experiencing right now "the worst". I dunno. It was traumatic.
The drive home from hospital was bitter-sweet...no diagnosis...but nothing seriously life threatening...except that I still felt like I couldn't breath and the pain made me want to die. But whatever...why was this so freaking painful?! I was praying for my babies to be in my arms soon.
Followed up with PCP today and her best guess after listening to the "grinding sound" in my lungs was Pleurisy....Inflammation in the lining of my lungs and chest that caused the smooth lining of my lungs to become rough and rub together causing pain. (understatement) When you google it...yuck. Don't google it...I swear your chest will start hurting too. lol. I don't think my "condition" was as bad as most...I cannot imagine anything worse. :( We're not sure what caused this pleurisy crap...since I didn't recently have an accident or injury. They ruled out pulmonary embolism, pericardis, pneumonia...They weren't super clear..but my blood tests also ruled out lots of stuff. There's still a lot of unknown scary possible causes that I'll be ignoring for now. So...I'll just assume I'll be a healthy mommy in a week. :)
For now...my sweet heath is being the maid, nanny daddy, chef, and my rock. He holds my hand til I can manage the pain enough to fall asleep. I'm so thankful for the love and support of my family and friends. My poor mom felt helpless from far away...but was there through all of it even when my (loving amazing) husband was out of town in the beginning of this fiasco! Boo! The hardest part was trying not to feel alone out here in BFE without family to help and Heath on a business trip. Thank mom for your support. Once home, heath didn't leave my side. :)
"I don't get sick" is my common phrase. After this incident I'd like to get back to that. T.H.A.N.K Y.O.U. very much.
ON a Happier Note...
I got my new Dough Conditioner in the mail yesterday and I'm ITCHING TO BAKE! It'll be a few more days till I'm feeling up to it...but I'm sooo super excited. yay.
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