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Last Day at NIH [Jun. 25th, 2009|12:27 pm]
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[Current Location |Bethesda, MD]
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Yep, I got to see Dr. Stratakis just after lunch.  Breakfast was another mishap.  I woke to the nurse telling me not to forget my 8:30 MRI, but when I looked it was 7:30.  Any meal takes a minimum of 45 minutes to arrive, and while they promised it by 8:08, my escort arrived at 8:05.  I shoulda just told her to wait and eaten.  I was the first cardiac MRI of the day and the specific doctor who had to sign my saftey questionnaire was held up in a conference for about an hour.  I had some fun, sharing my medical history with another facinated nurse and doctor. 

I must say, the staff at the NIH are just the right sort of people for dealing with severely or just strangely ill folks.  They are courteous, sympthetic, and if you want to share your story, they are a fabulous audience.  And if you mention ANY sort of physical complaint, they've got somebody who knows how to fix or at least relieve it. 

Anyway, I waited way too long, and then got to get terribly stiff holding still on the MRI table.  I had to hold my breath for about 15 seconds and then breath twice, and hold it again, for... a long time.  They told me it would be more than an hour, but all I know is I got back to my room at about 11:45.  My nurse had kindly refridgerated my breakfast, so I again got to eat breakfast at 12:00.  There was a note on my table that Dr. Stratakis had missed me and would be back.

Dr. Stratakis arrived at about 1:00, and repeated what my fellow had said.  He's such an energetic, bubbly man to his patients, but I've heard very discreet phrases that tell me he moves ninety miles a minute and unless you're talking about what he is focusing on, he'll wave you aside and say he'll talk to you later.  I'm sure he's hard to keep up with, but considering he's the head of a multi-million dollar research program, and churns out results with incredible new findings every year, it's gotta be worth it.

I shared with him how in 2007 he had told me "You are as healthy at you will ever be.  If you want to get pregnant, now is the time to do it."  I took his advice to heart, and the night I got home, we conceived my healthy young daughter, Rebecca Lynn.  His eyes popped, and a huge grin split his face.  He turned to his assistant and said, "Now, that's really following Doctor's orders!"  Laughing he asked if he could share the story, and I said of course.  He was still giggling when he left.
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Good news! [Jun. 24th, 2009|05:35 pm]
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[Current Location |Bethesda, MD]
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Whew!  I mentioned my worries to the nurse, and my endocrin fellow dropped by to let me know that bad news usually gets passed to him immediately, and my MRI technicians and echo technician have not even reported yet.  That, he says, means there isn't anything to report.  And the ultrasound of my thyroid does reveal that the spot I've had for three years has grown about 0.1 to 0.3 cm.  Not enough to worry about, just something to continue to keep an eye on.  He says that I will be seeing Dr. Stratakis before I go, but that may be as soon as noon tomorrow.  Yay!

I've got my cardiac MRI tomorrow, and then unless one of my technicians was just too busy to pass bad news on, I'm done except for the summary meeting with Stratakis.  :-)  I'm going to watch Bridge to Terabithia now and enjoy my dinner.  :-)
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More Tests... [Jun. 24th, 2009|04:03 pm]
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Today started slower than I had hoped.  Getting to bed at 11:30 didn't help any, but at least the konk on the noggin has faded, as far as I can tell.  First thing, during my shower, my IV popped somehow, and I had to get a new one higher in my arm.  Well, lower, I guess.  On my wrist.  More painful than the other, if I flex.  :-( 

At 8:30 I had a Brain/Pituitary MRI.  It went pretty quickly, and my technician again said nothing.  I've started getting antsy, wondering what/if they have seen gone wrong or right.  The first time I was here, I chattered with everybody because it was an active study and they were curious.  They usually would say something like "I shouldn't say anything, but..." and let me know it looked good.  This time... nothing.  I'm deliberately assuming this means they're just sticking to protocol and not sharing what they shouldn't, since it's the doctor's who are supposed to tell me ANYTHING, apparently.  But...  I almost wish they would.  It makes me afraid there's something wrong, and they don't want to say anything about it, because my doctors will definitely be talking to me about it.  :-( 

"Paranoia, paranoia..."  Grumph...

Then at 1:00 I had an echocardiogram.  It went pretty quickly, too, but I could see the screen, and all I can say is, it's great to have a government budget, because the images were much cleaner, bigger and better defined than with my doctor at home.  What the various images meant, I haven't the foggiest, because, again, the technician said nothing.

Last, I had an ultrasound of my thyroid, because, just before I left home, I was reading my paperwork from the last two visits, and realized that I had not followed up an a nodule on the thyroid that they had seen back then.  I'd completely forgotten about it.  So, I mentioned it to my fellow on Monday, and he said he could feel something small and "probably insignificant" on the right of my thyroid.  Lying down, looking straight up, I couldn see something off to the left, I think, and then he had me turn my head away to see the right, so I don't know what he saw.  Turning my head back to the right, so he could look at the left,  I could see several little pips sliding in and out of view and he moved the emitter back and forth on my throat.  When he was done, he told me to stay there while he talked to a doctor (not good!) and then came back to tel me I could go. 

*sigh*

I've been informed that the few tests scheduled so far are "premilinary tests" and that if nothing shows up, they'll let me go shortly after my cardiac MRI tomorrow.  It something does... well, they'll shedule some more scans, probably.  But nobody is telling me anything for now except that my fellow will tell me eventually.
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More tests... [Jun. 24th, 2009|03:45 pm]
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Okay, so yesterday was weird.  First was the whole not eating thing.  I got "breakfast" at about 12:30.  Then, I took my roommate to see the Patient Library, and pick up a couple more movies.  Then, when we got back to our room, her right arm was swollen-up and painful, and nurses and doctors swarmed for quite a while, trying to figure out what went wrong.  Apparently, the MRI contrast broke through her vein and flooded her arm instead, and her system reacted badly to the concentration in her tissue...  :-(  Poor gal.  She's got kidney cancer, apparently.  In for a few quick tests, she's local, so not staying long.

We were going to go on down to the crafts room, but I went down alone and picked up a cross-stitch for me and three for her to pick among.  I hope to actually finish this one.  I can think of several friends who would appreciate it.  It will be lovely.

Then, I had a spinal MRI scheduled at 4:15, and it takes at least an hour, so I ordered dinner for 5:30, and figured it would still be warm whenever I got back.   I dosed inside, with heavy earplugs and some kind of earmuffs, so that I could hardly hear the technician letting me know how long each piece of the test would go.  It's hard to hold still for an hour, y'know?  I was quite stiff and a little sore when I finally got to get up.

Anywho, I got back to my room, and dinner was kinda warm.  Enough that I enjoyed it, (hunger is the best sauce) and finished it all. Then, I worked on my cross-stitch and started a load of laundry (the only clothes I brought) and putzed about until about 9:00 and went to bed.  About nine-thirty, unable to sleep, I was thinking "what am I going to wear tomorrow?" and jumped up to get back into the hospital shirt and pants I'd been wearing since my MRI, so I could go get my laundry out of the dryer.  :-P  I'd forgotten it.  Well, I'm all bent over pulling it out, and I turn to "quick slip out the door" and *SMACK*   I ran into the door frame.  Well, at least my left forehead did. 

*sigh*  So I walked around, talking to the night nurse for about two hours, waiting for Tylenol to be ordered for me, because, it hadn't occurred to me that I would need it here this time, and finally, when I learned at 11:30 that the doctor on call hadn't even responded to his page yet, I said forget it, I'm going to bed. 
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The tests begin [Jun. 23rd, 2009|09:07 am]
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Alrighty!  Today started off with blood draws and then a blood glucose tolerance test.  So... I'm still flat on my back.  And haven't eaten yet.  Grrrr.  LOL  Talking to the doctor yesterday, he told me that overdoing my hormone replacement can be dangerous - things like osteoporosis and diabetes.  I think I have been, because I've sometimes taken a "stress dose" for personal stress, and he tells me it is only intended for physical distress, ie. a fever of 105 or higher, vomiting and not having a dose in long enough to absorb, surgery, injury or giving birth.  Lots different from wanting to pull your hair out over stupid clients, contractors, or agents.  Not even a death in the family, no, not for emotional distress.  Which stinks, because it really does help me cope with it better.  Huh.
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I'm here! [Jun. 22nd, 2009|07:52 pm]
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Well, I am here.  Rebecca loves Dad's place, and zips around with little trouble, even with the 1-inch drops at each door where he stripped down to the original hardwood floors.  Outside, she loved the wet grass and toddled about enthusiastically up and down the rough ground.  Dad says the property is part of the pastures of an old farm, and the lawns really do look like somebody just seeded a field with good grass.

Greg and I drove south to Bethesda this morning.   Somehow, I've not gotten to bed on time for four days now, and yet, I've gotten up at ridiculous times in the morning and had too few naps.  Here at NIH, I think I'm really going to be bored.  I don't know.  Nothing was scheduled today, beyond meet with my fellow and review my history and what all we need to look at this time.  I'll bet it will be much more busy tomorrow.

I've hurt Greg a bit, because I didn't know what to do with Father's day.  His graduation got upstaged with this trip, and then Father's Day got overwritten with crowds of other people celebrating my dad and interested in me, and little attention to him.  Greg really values holidays.  I'm not used to that.  I think I'm much too self-absorbed, and while I can argue that I've had cause in the past, I need to get over myself and pay closer attention to my family and friends.  I was once really inspired by "It's Not About Me!" but I don't think I changed enough or have held on to the lesson.  :-(

I think I'm just mopey because I just watched Mamma Mia! and was honestly appalled at it.  It's scary that that sort of behavior is all that some folks think is possible...  They don't seem to realize...  Or it escaped them the first time, and they have no hope of another chance... 

I have GOT to get off my derriere tomorrow.  
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Made it! [Jun. 21st, 2009|04:14 pm]
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[Current Location |Scranton, PA]
[Current Mood | tired]

Goodness, I was right, at least about the first branch of our journey.  We headed out at 8:25 AM on Saturday.  Dad had us on United coach-class, and being graduation weekend, it was completely packed, 35 people on the stand-by list.  Rebecca was so cute walking everywhere.  I can definitely see why they are called "toddlers," because that is what they do!  Toddle.  But the thing I was right about was Becca being freaked out by being smooshed in a tiny row with Mommy, Daddy, and some poor stranger.  She shrieked and pummeled me, and wouldn't accept Daddy for comfort, so I got to walk up and down the aisle, signing softly.  As long as I sang, she stayed quiet, mostly, so.... I'm hoarse.  She finally passed out, slumped all over my lap and my left arm and leg got to be numb for about an hour, I was so afraid to wake her again by moving.  The gal on the window let us use her table occasionally to shift things about, but mostly hid behind her portable dvd player's earphones.

Our layover was in Chicago, and Becca was SO relieved to be able to walk about.  She calmed down a lot with lunch and juice.  She hiked back and forth with Daddy while Mommy ate, and then with me while Daddy finished up.  The second leg, she was all "oh, I can do this!" and garnered compliments for being very pleasant and calm.  There were lots of children on both flights, but she was the loud one on the first, and not on the second.  The gentleman next to us this time was the father of the two children behind us, sitting with their mother.  He was quite friendly and Becca liked him, so she just relaxed and had a nice time.

We got into Philly an hour late because of air traffic control issues.  Apparently DC and New York have priority over Philadelphia landings, so we were delayed an hour out of Chicago, and we got in about 8 o'clock.  We drove out to Dad's place, and got in about 11:15 PM EDT.  Or, well, 8:30 PM PDT.  So we got to bed on time to our internal clock, but good, gravy!  We were bushed, Becca and I were hoarse, and Daddy had been the packhorse all day, so he was beat to heck, too.  But!  Dad has a Tempurpedic bed in his guest room.  :-)  Glorious, lovely arrival...  LOL
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Graduation with his A.A. [Jun. 20th, 2009|02:42 am]
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[Current Location |Lynnwood, WA]
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Wow.  There is a lot to tell, and I don't even know where to start.  Greg graduated this evening with his associate degree from Edmonds Community College.  His grandfather Jones, mother, my mother, our little Becca and I all went.  Poor Greg was out along with all his classmates in the rain for about two hours, and the temperature dropped so that when I greeted him afterward, his hands felt like ice.  Becca was fractious for most of those two hours, but she's not accustomed to sitting still unless sleeping or eating.  :-P

Tomorrow we three fly east to Philadelphia to visit Dad.  We'll be staying with him some where in Pennsylvania, but I'm not really sure where his house is.  Googling his address points to the middle of the closest town, but he's out of town, and I'm not sure in what direction.  I'm up waiting on laundry before hitting the hay for a very long day tomorrow.  We fly out at 8:25, arrive in Chicago at 2:15, depart at 4:30ish and get in to Philly around 7:30pm.  Poor boo bug is going to be exhausted.  So are we...  :-P 

Monday I will check into the NIH for my followup visit.  I'll be there until Friday, and then go back to Dad's for the weekend.  Greg will be there at Dad's all week with Becca, and various family members, in and out.  Dad's place is pretty big.  We fly back Monday the 29th, and I'll be back to the grindstone, closing out the month then.

I'll be relatively unoccupied while at the NIH (odd to say that considering my scan schedule is packed, but really, I will) so I figure I'll be blogging a bit and hopefully catching up with folks.  See you then!  Laundry calls!
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Oh, yeah... LiveJournal... [Jun. 2nd, 2009|01:24 pm]
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It's been a bit, huh?  Last I wrote I was all excited about CATS.  Well, it was weird, and very good sometimes, but I seriously wish I had saved the cost of the tickets and gone to see Star Trek at IMAX in May, instead.  Heh.  Still haven't seen it yet, so far.  I may have to wait for it to come out on DVD, now. 

I'll be heading east on the 20th with Greg and Becca in tow.  Dad is flying us into Philadelphia, since it is the closest big airport to his house in Pennsylvania.  He's so far out in the country, I can't find his house on Google Maps.  Greg and Becca will stay with him all week, and then I'll go to the NIH in Bethesda, Maryland, Monday morning.  I'll be there all week, bored out of my skull except when in a scanner, so, please!  Write!  I will have a computer connection to all my email there.  Heh, I should upload all my Outlook contacts to Earthlink, because I know there were a lot of folks who didn't hear from me while I was there in 2006 & 2007. 

Lord willing, I'll be healthy enough to get pregnant again.  I'm going to ask for a stress test for my heart, because I don't think it is all that healthy.  Any kind of effort, and I get huffy and puffy like a freight train, and exercise makes me a bit lightheaded and dizzy.  I intend to work on that, easy like, until I go though, so maybe it will be better in... three weeks.  LOL

Rag on me!  I need somebody to ask if I've improved my body today!  I should go for a jog/walk tonight.  Walk 5 minutes to warm up, jog 30 seconds, cool down 60 seconds walking, jog 30 seconds, walk 60, jog 30, walk 60, pretty much until I think I've done too much.  Preferably just before I've done too much, huh?  Yeah.  But, see, I've never liked running because my shins hurt when I do, so I've got try it slow.

Food-wise, I'm trying to cut back on chocolate.  None in the house, 'cept cookie chips, and I've made no cookies.  None at work, which is difficult!!!  I love my little candy jar.  Probably too much, because it empties much too quickly.  No matter what is in it, chips, chocolate, carrots, they all vanish.  :-P

So, back to work.  I miss you all!  Say "Hi", or *wave* or something, kay?
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CATS! [Apr. 17th, 2009|02:27 pm]
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I got a birthday gift of some money back in March, but kinda had to spend it on bills, so we finally could pay me back, and we're going to see CATS at the Paramount Theatre tonight!  I've wanted to see this since... jimminy, I don't know how long.  I can remember watching ads for it on TV when I was in, like, high school, and wanting to go see some big show like that.  I'll tell ya more about it tomorrow, cause I think we'll be just a little bit late tonight.  LOL  *giggle*  I can hardly wait!!
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Sah-WEEET!!!! [Mar. 18th, 2009|02:40 pm]
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WOOT!  Hah-ha!  Tahnk You LORD!!!  Thank You, THank You, THank You, Thank You!

Okay.  *tries to calm herself*  Heidi from Group Health Genetics called Greg, and he immediately called me.

Becca's tests came back clear.  WOOT-WOOT!!!  *giggles happily*

I'm at work or I'd have scooped Becca up and danced around the room with her, probably laughing until I cried, and then she would have given me that look she mostly reserves for Daddy - ie. "Mommy, Daddy's being weird..."  LOL

She doesn't have the genetic mutation labelled as Carney Complex.  I don't have to worry about cardiac mixomas, schwanomas, adrenal lesions or bone cancer for her.  *sighs contentedly*  God is good.  THank You, Lord!
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Valentine's Reunion [Feb. 16th, 2009|01:54 pm]
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Whew.  Grandma invited us south to Monroe, Oregon, to visit with her and family this weekend.  Dad and his girlfriend Laura were there all weekend.  My brother and his wife Jenna were there on Saturday.  Dad's adopted sisters, Peggy and Ellen were there on Sunday, along with Grandma's brother Royal and his wife, and a cousin of Dad's who is his age.  They used to play together in first grade.  So it was a regular family reunion.

Becca had fun during the days, at least.  Grandma’s house has hardwood floors, and the first days she was SMACK, SMACK, THUD, THUDDING energetically around the kitchen island and the coffee table, and between couches, and under peoples legs while they were sitting down, and grabbing everybody’s pant legs to pull herself up to see if they were going to pick her up.  The second day she was getting pretty tired, and I think her knees hurt, because she would either slide around or crawl on her hands and feet so there were no more loud thumpings about.

Part of why she was so tired was because she missed her Daddy so bad.  Greg realized he had midterms to get started, and so couldn't go.  Each evening, Becca and I would retreat to our designated room, only to have her freak out when the lights went out, crying for "Ah-yee!" or "Daddy" the way she pronounces it.  She cried until one on Friday, and about eleven on Saturday.  She didn't want to be cuddled by me, sucked down a bottle or two and pretty much only settled down once she was too hoarse to cry and too tired to keep fighting it. 

Today, I called Greg from work because Becca had still been out cold this morning when I got up, and he said she didn't wake until about 11:45 this morning...  Poor Boo-bug!

I think I actually got less sleep than she did, because I was able to put her down for a couple of naps, but she wouldn't sleep if I stayed in the room, so...  I am so gonna hit the hay early tonight, and probably every night Becca will let me this week.

It was a great trip, though.  Laura's really sweet, Dad is very happy with her.  Stories were bouncing around the room from each of the folks there all weekend.  I had few moments to talk quietly with my brother, and a couple good talks with Dad.  I was delighted to get to see all the family.  I don't recall ever meeting Royal before, but he might have been at other reunions.

I love family.  I wanna do this again soon and visit the other side, down there in Oregon, too.

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How is the family? [Jan. 28th, 2009|10:30 pm]
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My great-uncle asked recently.  My answer - We're doing fabulous, really.  We looked at this last year and realized that life is quite nice, not having any major maladies or deaths to cope with.

This year has begun with some stress, as Greg's good knee got wrenched and he is practically cripple, unable to do many of his stay-at-home-dad duties, and struggling to get to class each night.  I'm doing fairly well, but somehow wrenched a rib here at work, and it continues to ache.

Rebecca took her first step this Monday, stepping from my knee to Greg's knee when she couldn't quite reach his knee, and let go before stepping to grab his.  I was home!  When she started crawling, Greg greeted me one evening, saying, "Don't come give us a hug. Go stand over there."  And then let Becca loose so she could ZOOOM across the floor to climb up my leg.  LOL  She is simply Adorable!

Thank you ever so much for your ongoing prayers.  Grace enables us to stand up in spite of the many disruptions coming our way, and overcome the major obstacles.  May you and the family be healthy and hearty as well.

- Then I got to reading this and realized that as I type, Greg is at class, having walked, and I haven't had my ribs ache in a few days.  We really are doing fabulous, praise the Lord.
 
Rebecca is almost ONE!!! can you believe it?  I bought her her first shoes yesterday evening.  Size 5C.  They look tiny in my hand, but on her they look too big.  I'll admit that is kinda what I was looking for when I picked them.  Growing room!  We're going to have to drop her crib down to it's lowest level.  Then, before ya know it, we'll have to take off the side and flip the mattress to the toddler side.  I'm am awed by the thought.  LOL
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WHY GOD MADE MOMS [Jan. 26th, 2009|11:24 pm]
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2nd grade school children were asked the following questions:
 
Why did God make mothers?
 
1. She's the only one who knows where the scotch tape is.
 
2. Mostly to clean the house.
 
3. To help us out of there when we were getting born.
 
 
 
How did God make mothers?
 
1. He used dirt, just like for the rest of us.
 
2. Magic plus super powers and a lot of stirring.
 
3. God made my Mom just the same like he made me.  He just used bigger parts.
 
 
 
What are mothers made of?
 
1. God makes mothers out of clouds and angel hair and everything nice in the world and one dab of mean.
 
2. They had to get their start from men's bones.  Then they mostly use string, I think.
 
 
Why did God give you your mother and not some other mom?
 
1. We're related.
 
2. God knew she likes me a lot more than other people's moms like me.    
 
 
 
What kind of little girl was your mom?
 
1. My Mom has always been my mom and none of that other stuff.
 
2. I don't know because I wasn't there, but my guess would be pretty bossy.
 
3. They say she used to be nice.    
 
 
 
What did Mom need to know about dad before she married him?
 
1. His last name.
 
2. She had to know his background.  Like is he a crook?  Does he get drunk on beer?
 
3. Does he make at least $800 a year?  Did he say NO to drugs and YES to chores?    
 
 
 
Why did your mom marry your dad?
 
1. My dad makes the best spaghetti in the world.  And my Mom eats a lot.
 
2. She got too old to do anything else with him.
 
3. My grandma says that Mom didn't have her thinking cap on.    
 
 
 
Who's the boss at your house?
 
1. Mom doesn't want to be boss, but she has to because dad's such a goof ball.
 
2. Mom.  You can tell by room inspection.  She sees the stuff under the bed.
 
3. I guess Mom is, but only because she has a lot more to do than dad.
 
 
 
What's the difference between moms & dads?
 
1. Moms work at work and work at home and dads just go to work at work.
 
2. Moms know how to talk to teachers without scaring them.
 
3. Dads are taller & stronger, but moms have all the real power 'cause that's who you got to ask if you want to sleep over at your friend's.
 
4. Moms have magic, they make you feel better without medicine.    

 
What does your mom do in her spare time?
 
 
1. Mothers don't do spare time.
 
 
2. To hear her tell it, she pays bills all day long.    
 
 
 
 
 
What would it take to make your mom perfect?
 
 
1. On the inside she's already perfect.  Outside, I think some kind of plastic surgery.
 
 
2. Diet.  You know, her hair.  I'd diet, maybe blue.
 
 
 
If you could change one thing about your mom, what would it be?
 
 
1. She has this weird thing about me keeping my room clean. I'd get rid of that.
 
 
2. I'd make my mom smarter.  Then she would know it was my sister who did it and not me.
3. I would like for her to get rid of those invisible eyes on the back of her head.
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New Coat [Dec. 30th, 2008|11:41 am]
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I wore a new, bright red London Fog winter coat from Dad to Walmart and was amused by how much better the manager treated me when I had my bags stolen. *sigh*  I had Becca will me, and the snow was so bad, the cart kept tipping and then got sutck, and I was afraid Becca would get hurt if I hauled it out of the snow.  So I stopped a few cars short of my car, grabbed Becca and took her to buckle her in, 'cause if I don't she will crawl around.  The windows were fogged, and I couldn't see the cart. When I got out it was empty.

$130 of stuff, including presents for Greg and his mom, for our delayed Christmas celebration.

When I told Customer Service inside, the Walmart manager said he'd check their survellance footage, and call a deputy about it.  When he returned, he said that they could track them on the footage. He could tell they followed me out with a small bag and which car they got into, so with luck, they either used plasic (traceable) or the license plate will be visible.

I filed a witness statement, got a file number and the name and number of a deputy assigned to the case.  Walmart won't replace my stuff, but they bought me some baby food so Becca wouldn't fuss while I did all that.  I guess replacement by Walmart would be too much to ask.  It was admittedly somewhat my fault for leaving it sort of out of sight.

My Dad says, "One does try to avoid such situations by being vigalent. However, the fact that the stuff was unattended does not mean it was without owner."  *sigh* 

I can see how a sleeze could make pretty good bank on such a gig, slipping out behind harried mothers or little old ladies too slow to chase them.  Bastards...

So I'll call the deputy today and see what I can learn.  If they've had any luck or all of it is just gone.

I don't know if they can.  That's part of why I hope they really did use a debit or credit card and didn't bypass the checkers entirely or use cash, because it was snowing hard, and I doubt the license would be visible to any camera, no matter how hi-def.

*chuckle*  Today I can laugh about it a little, while shivering from the horrible thought of what might have happened if I'd been stupid enough to take the stuff instead of Becca!  *shudder*  I'm quite happy to lose the stuff, thank you!  Oh, goodness, thank you, Lord! 

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Thursday! ... No... WEDNESDAY!!! [Dec. 10th, 2008|09:00 am]
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I got to work this morning and sent my hubby the following IM:

Bethy Bug says:

Your Bethy-Bug is a nit-wit.

Bethy Bug says:

Tamara was here yesterday to copy her Wednesday deposits, so my muddled morning-brain told me that today is Thursday, the day of my appointment in Bellevue.

Bethy Bug says:

It's not.

Bethy Bug says:

I figured that out at about 8:30 as I was getting off the freeway at the Bellevue Medical Center when it finally sunk in that "Humpday Humor" on the radio meant it's WEDNESDAY and I was miles from work.

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I think I would have made it to either my appointment or work on time, if I'd actually been going to either this morning.  :-P  *rueful laughter*
 

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Wisdom Teeth Out Tomorrow, [Nov. 30th, 2008|09:42 am]
[Current Location |Kirkland, WA]
[Current Mood | pained]

But I'm doing pretty good.  Greg and I had fun being a little silly last night, so we laughed a lot and relaxed before falling asleep.  I think we both slept well, because he called me this morning at about 9:00, sounding wide awake and busy. 

I’m getting more and more tense about tomorrow, mostly because I suddenly realized I have yet to pick up my antibiotic or Percocet.  :-P  Pbbbbth!  He only prescribed me enough for a few days last time, and again a few days this time.  We’re almost out of formula, too.   And I need to get yoghurt and soft foods, but …, so…. 

 

LOL  I wrote it all down and plan on taking care of it at lunch, but it seems it only takes a little to get me started rehashing it all.   Heh.  I’ll be fine…

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After the Dental Follow-Up [Nov. 7th, 2008|09:13 am]
[Current Mood | woozy]


I had my wisdom teeth out on Halloween, so there's another Halloween, shot.  I’m doin’ okay.  Painkillers starting to kick in this morning.  They gave me a wide, plastic syringe-thing at the dental surgeon’s for flushing out the holes, and I think I was too enthusiastic last night after dinner.  I actually had a GOOD  dream last night though, so I was feeling very peaceful at about 3:00.  Didn’t sleep well after that though.

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(no subject) [Oct. 24th, 2008|09:05 am]
[Current Location |Lynnwood, WA]
[Current Mood | cheerful]


Happy birthday, [info]strypgia!  How are you and life back in these United States?  I hope all the things and people you've been missing are as delightful as you had to imagine for so long.  Enjoy a good, long bath today, a shot of your favorite liquor, and a slab of your favorite beef.

I'm doing great.  My Becca-bug suddenly learned how to crawl forward, push herself up to sit, and climb over peoples lying next to her, so the living room is suddenly a clear, carefully cordoned space in which she zips about like a hyper pinball.  I have to check what's next to my feet now, before stepping, because for all I know she's seemingly teleported over under my heels.  She is so cute.  She giggles about just about anything, and likes evey food we've presented her with, allthough she eats some in two sittings instead of inhaling the whole bottle of her favorites.

I'm taking our last camera to the store today, and buying another to get some crawling pictures.  I'll post something new as soon as I can.

(((HUGGLES!!!)))  Happy Birthday, again, [info]strypgia! I pray for you and your contentment every time I see you name.
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Becca's Play Time [Oct. 3rd, 2008|02:16 pm]
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[Current Mood | enthralled]

Becca's grandma brought her a toy. This big, round, bouncey toy that she absolutely loves. Today, she was in her toy, and Greg burped. She looked right at him, and burped right back!

Then, just seconds later, she started stomping up and down with both feet, making the 'RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH" sound that Stitch made when he destroyed San Francisco in Lilo & Stitch.

Greg and I were just dying with laughter... LOL She's soooo cute!
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