A Tag from my darling niece…10 random things December 19, 2007

1. It is possible to both love and hate your husband at the same time.

2. I can scrapbook for an entire weekend and not get sick of it one tiny bit.

3. Shaelin is the funniest, cutest, smartest almost-two-year-old I know.

4. Though my family can drive me absolutely crazy at times, I’m DYING to see all of them next week!!!!

5. I am definitely turning into my mother. And her mother. And probably her mother too.

6. Ray is damn lucky to have me.

7. I consider myself to be a really great friend.

8. I am in love with love. And hearts.

9. I tried these new brownies from Trader Joe’s and now I’m obsessed. And I don’t even like sweets that much. They are dusted with sea salt. Sounds weird. But they are the best! Think salty and sweet.

10. I can’t wait to be a mom again. But give me a chance to get through the terrible twos first!

Thanks for the tag, Miss. This was fun! Unfortunately, I didn’t tag anyone else. Boo.

He shall (not) remain nameless December 4, 2007

At first I thought about writing this post about “someone I know.” But forget it. It’s about Ray, and I’m saying that b/c I still cannot BELIEVE he said this…

Thursday night I went to dinner and brought home leftover chicken. Because I wasn’t feeling well, I put it in the garage fridge before coming in the house. I didn’t want to take time to bring it up to the kitchen. On Saturday, I brought it in and put it in the regular fridge. I reminded Ray that I brought it home and he was welcome to eat it if he wanted to.

*Here’s the part he actually said to me.*

R: Do you think it will still be good if it’s been sitting in your car?

J: (refraining from wringing his neck) Do you REALLY think I would offer you chicken that has been sitting in my car for THREE DAYS???!!!!!!!!!!

In his defense, he saw me bring it in from the garage and might have thought it was from my car. But in my defense, who in the HELL would offer anyone chicken that has been sitting in the car even for a few hours, let alone three days? I just wanted him to THINK about what he said before actually saying it. And also to give me a little credit, for crying out loud!

Okay, I’m done.

I couldn’t make this up if I tried December 1, 2007

Tuesday night at 11:00 we went in to check on Shaelin before we went to bed. Both she and her crib were covered in vomit, and she had been in bed for 4 hours. Who knows when the poor little baby got sick? I felt so terrible for her. I immediately took her into the bathroom to try and get her cleaned up. She started vomiting bile. We called the doctor, who recommended that we take her to the ER for an evaluation. We ended up being there until 2:30. Thankfully, everything was fine and by the time we left, she was walking up and down the halls talking to people. That’s my girl!

By Thursday she was feeling better but still a bit emotional. I left her with my very capable niece at 1:00 in the afternoon to go enjoy an evening with my mom. We had a little bit of lunch and then my stomach didn’t feel so good. Uh-oh. At about 4:00 I started feeling pretty crappy. By 6:00 I was wondering if I’d make it home. By 8:00 I was in bed. By 8:45 I was vomiting. It doesn’t end there, people!

Ray had a soccer game that night. He offered to stay home with me, but I told him to go ahead, as I would just be in bed anyway. IF I COULD ONLY TAKE THAT BACK! At 11:00 I vomited again and called down to him for a glass of water. He was taking FOREVER to bring it to me. Because it’s all about me, I’m thinking…”Where the hell is my glass of water???” Ray proceeds to hobble into our room with it. He almost broke his ankle in his game.

Friday I drove him to the doctor. It’s not broken, but could be fractured or he might have some bone chips. I felt like a truck had run over me, but of course, NO TIME FOR THE MOMMY TO BE SICK! I had to take care of Shaelin, as Ray obviously could not. He’s on crutches.

Like the title says, I couldn’t make this up if I tried. This was one of the worst weeks of my life. Thank God it’s over!