I don't even KNOW when the last time I actually blogged was....but I know it's been a long while. Things are in high gear around here.
#1 --- I started school again...AH - I guess I forgot how much work it actually is. The classes are accelerated 8 week classes. Which doesn't really mean much, other than that a whole 16-week class is squished into half the time. So I have a total of 3-4 class per semester, but only one or two at a time. Make sense?
Anyhow, it's alot of work. Well, some of it is and some of it isn't. That's online for you. I HATE the whole online thing...but this is the only thing that's going to work if I want to get my BA before I'm 30, lol.
I just hate the busy work - the stupid discussion posts - that aren't at all helpful...or at least not thus far. The thing that REALLY agitates me is that one of my classes is a GRAMMAR class and the people in the class CANNOT write proper English sentences! HELLO! Does anyone else see an issue here? And the teacher is a flake. Which is annoying - she gives us 100% on everything as long as we turn it in.
Not that I'm really sad about that...but it's not a good way to motivate me to actually TRY on the assignments, you know?
#2 --- Micah has surgery #4 TOMORROW!!! It is "just" a "rhinoplasty" (spelling?) - aka NOSE JOB. I laugh, and it IS amusing that my 21 month old son is having a nose job....however I am still nervous and stressed over it. As anyone would be!
I have to say I am MUCH MUCH MUCH calmer over this surgery than I have been over ANY of the previous ones. I guess this is just becoming part of life...surgeries. And this is not a really horrible one, like the others were really hard on him (and us) physically.
Since this surgery will be all "outside" the body, so to speak, it will be a much faster recovery and less "scary" that when work was done on his palate.
Yes, things can still go wrong - even in the simplest of surgeries things can go wrong.....but I am fairly calm about those "death waivers" they make us sign. That is pretty rare!
#3 --- MOVING - May 20th. Well, signing papers and getting keys that day, but actually not moving in until the weekend (the 23rd I think?). Still in Spokane, just needing more space with another baby on the way. :-D
All the packing and going through things is NICE.
I am NOT a packrat...but Jon is. (Weird, huh?) Last Friday Jon and I went through all the bins and boxes in the garage - which have been stored for the last YEAR - and I almost cried with HAPPINESS as Jon got rid of 3 big rubbermaid bins of....junk. Well, not to him I guess, but I mean, this stuff was all very old and out-dated computer books and binders and binders of computer languages he printed out. I told him he hasn't TOUCHED them for over a year, and it was all on the internet and FREE, so he could get it all again if he ever decided to use it later.
He was annoyed, but finally gave in.
It was so GREAT to get rid of all those binders - I DO NOT exaggerate when I say there were 15-20 of them. And not small binders, either - we're talking 3-4 INCHES thick!
We also gave a bunch of other things to Good Will. I feel very happy about paring down our junk! :-D
I guess that's all the big stuff. I have a million other things I should be doing right now...
- Crazy Busy Life Update
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delilahmaxine- April 28th, 13:13
busy
- Soap Operas: Vice of the Stay-at-Home-Mom
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- delilahmaxine
- March 5th, 12:54
contemplative
I am blessed in the fact that I am able to be at home (for the time being) with my son. At first this was very, very awesome. Now it is...like a chore! Now, don't get me wrong, I LOVE LOVE LOVE begin able to be home with Micah, but I also hate being alone all day. There is only so much you can do outside the house when you have to drag around a 19 month old who HATES sitting in a stroller when he could be RUNNING everywhere and making messes!
So, needless to say, we are home most of the time. It is no small wonder why so many moms end up filling their afternoons with the ridiculous things called Soap Operas.
You really have no choice but to watch Soaps....they're all that's on in the afternoon....unless of course you want to watch old ladies wearing spandex jazzercize in their chairs to funky marching music.
(NO I'M NOT KIDDING!)
Afternoon is nap time, so if I'm not taking advantage of the down time to nap myself or finally grab a shower, then I can be found sitting watching some hopelessly dramatic soap. Now, the good thing about Soaps is they are SO SLOW that you can miss days at a time and never wonder what is going on. They are also VERY predicable. So there is no guessing or stressful suspense.
I like to tell myself that I watch the least-crappy of all the network Soaps - ABC. These are the Soaps I remember from my childhood - my mom watched them. And apparently she only watched them because her grandma watched them, and she remembered them from being a little girl staying summers with her grandma.
OH - the vicious cycle! lol
Anyhow...the sad thing is that I watch these soaps. Like actually WATCH them. So I get sort of into the drama and the sex, death (and the inevitable resurrection, because Soaps are always bringing dead people back mysteriously), murdering, lying, cheating, drugs, lesbians...oh yeah, we've got LESBIANS on day-time TV! It's too much...yet I watch...
I don't know what my point is....oh yeah...this whole idea started because I am kinda pissed they offed my favorite character. They are always getting rid of the good people and then bringing in boring story lines...like the damn lesbians! UHG! NO ONE WANTS TO SEE THAT!!!
Of course there is also the endless supply of very HOT men. So, that's of course a nice plus. Every guy is absolutely perfect: perfect hair, abs, ass, smile, no unibrows or unwanted facial hair...and of course they seem to be gods in bed.
And - ever notice how NONE of the people in Soaps ever seem to be WORKING or having a JOB or taking care of their kids?! They are always parting or having sex or something equally exciting. SO NOT FAIR. lol
IT'S NO WONDER women get DEPRESSED and unhappy!!!
...When the Soap is over they have to go back to their mundane life of children and endless housework...with a husband who, if given the chance, would not shower for days while living in his pajamas and eating nothing but brownies and coke - all while sitting on the couch with his computer doing something "fascinating."
DUH. Talk about depression factors!!!
Soap Operas are dangerous to a woman's mental health and happiness. And their husbands....lol
- Crest Whitestrips, Burger King (sucks), and other things.
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- delilahmaxine
- March 3rd, 8:08
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I finally broke down and got those Crest Whitestrips to attempt and whiten my teeth. They were at costco and I have a coupon. So they were like less than half of the regular cost at any other store. They are GROSS. Suffer to be beautiful, right? I don't like the way they feel or taste - though the taste isn't horrible, it's just not great. But everyone is doing it, lol.
Yeah Yeah, I know....if everyone was jumping off a bridge I wouldn't do THAT. This is much safer. lol
Please Boycott Burger King!
Okay. I have a MAJOR issue with Burer King's commercials. They are so inappropriate! I have always been annoyed by the one especially where the kid kicks his dad, the "king", and then runs off. And the other ones where the teenager is always disrespecting his dad. They must have been trying to be funny, but it offends me. What message is that sending to kids? HELLO!
Not to mention the whole concept of their burger-people is just DUMB!
And then there is the latest sexual mini-burger thing. Yeah, like THAT really makes me want a hamburger! PLEASE! It's gross and doesn't make any point about the actual quality of the food.
Won't you join me in boycotting Burger King? (their food isn't very good anyway!)
..............................in other news..................
Yeah I've got nothing. How fascinating. Micah is doing well. Next surgery will be be April 1st.
I am sick. We're ALL sick actually. It is no fun.
I'm starting school again on the 9th. March 9th.
...and not I see my dear, dear son has made a pool of milk on his tray and is playing in it..breakfast OVER!
Joys of motherhood....!
- 25 "Random" Things About Me
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- delilahmaxine
- January 29th, 9:28
- contemplative
- I was supposed to be an April baby, but instead I was born 2 weeks late on Mother's Day (wasn't my mom lucky?! lol)!
- My #1 dream has always been, and remains, to be published - I want to write a novel...a GOOD one...which will capture hearts and minds.
- I love to bake, but I hate to cook anything else.
- There should be an "all carb" diet, as I love carbs and am not ashamed of that!
- I have no inner child because my inner child is always "out." :-D
- I talk to my very best friend pretty much everyday by email, phone, text, or some other means.
- I really, really miss my dearest friends from Monkey!!!
- My son Micah is the center of my life and I love him with all my heart.
- I will be married, to the most wonderful man I've ever known, for 5 years in July!!!
- My like my dad more than my mom, and will always be "daddy's girl."
- I want to teach high school English.
- If my toes wouldn't freeze off, I would wear flip-flops (or some form of sandal) year round!
- Fish tend to become floaters in my care.
- I would love to live at the beach or by a lake.
- My downstairs neighbor smokes weed - I smell it on a daily basis. And he doesn't share - how rude! LOL :-P
- I am a redhead trapped in a blonde's body. Does that make me extra fun...hehehe?
- I am very opinionated and not ashamed to say what I think
- I don't mind if someone doesn't like me, I just like to know WHY.
- I think abortion is NEVER an option, and would stand by that even if I were raped and became pregnant. It's God's choice to create that life, and no one has rights to take it, no matter what.
- I think people should be REQUIRED to speak fluent English before they get a job, own a business, or become a citizen of the USA.
- People who cannot count back change, or make it without a cash register, anoy the crap out of me.
- I did not vote for, nor do I support, Barack Obama.
- Considering the last few numbers...Do you think it's odd that I support assisted suicide?
- I enjoy a good debate over morals, ethics or politics.
- Acts 4:12
- I think it's time to drink less!
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- delilahmaxine
- January 27th, 13:14
moody
So, this moring I went in to get Micah and he was SOAKED! As was his bed and blankets and a couple of stuffed asnimals. Soaked with PEE. His diaper was so wet it was falling off. His pj's were wet all over - not just around his diaper - but his arms, legs and whole front and back.
It was straight into the tub this morning for him! He reeked of urine. Lovely morning!
This is why I think it is time to stop letting him drink milk before bed. He drinks a bottle full (only it's in a sippy cup). It's been the routine for his whole life....I never thought about how it would have to change. He IS about 18 months now. I want to begin thinking about potty trainning too...and he won't have a CHANCE if he drinks so much before bed! lol
Hopefully I can ween him off slowly, I think I'll cut the amount in half and then in half and see how the water works fair. I don't think there is anything BAD about letting him have a drink before bed...is there? It just needs to be only a small amount.
Any thoughts are welcome!
- New Hair Cut
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- delilahmaxine
- January 21st, 9:19
tired
New Hair Cut (and a bat...)
Future soccer star!
- Just Thinking...
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- delilahmaxine
- January 12th, 8:26
determined
Some girls very near and dear to my heart are just beginning to learn the "fun" of boys, dating, and heartbreak.
This gets me thinking...about Micah...who is a boy. I have to hope I'll be able to raise him with respect for girls. And I need to remember to teach him not to be a pansy-ass and break up with girls through texts or notes or other people. SO not cool.
The long and short of it is this: I want my son to have a pair. LOL
No son of mine is going to use a text message or one of his friends to break up with a girl. That's just lame and immature. He needs to own up to his choices - HIMSELF!
It's nice to have a son....I know I can make sure there is at least ONE nice guy out there. :-D
Now of course....the first girl that breaks HIS heart...I'll have to kill. lol
Raising kids is going to be hard.........!
- A New Year
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- delilahmaxine
- January 8th, 8:10
(the poop smell lingers...)
Well it's 2009....8 days in actually. Micah and I spent the whole first week of the new year being sick! Micah's feeling ALOT better now. I won't really count the explosive shit all over his high chair after breakfast this morning...opps, just did...lol
IT WAS GROSS. Poop on him, poop on me, the floor, the dog (oh yes, it dripped...) , the changing table, poop on the wall (yeah, figure out that one...) poop got everywhere...great way to begin your morning at 7:30 am, huh? Welcome to motherhood, right? Yikes!
(NOTE to soon-to-be-mothers: babies love, and I mean LOVE, to play in their own crap...and sadly, I have no solution for keeping them from sticking their hands in it (and then wiping it on the wall) as you wipe it off their ass....sorry, you're just screwed as far as that goes...)
Just wait...you'll all experience this loveliness someday...they say "kids are a GIFT from God"
...well, unless God's "gift" is a trail of diarrhea from the high chair to the changing table, then I guess I agree...not sure this is what they meant however...
ANYHOW...he's feeling better and so am I. Our 6 feet of snow is melting away in the 40 degree weather. Crazy...first we have 6 feet of snow and then three weeks later it melts and eveything is flooding! There is a huge puddle outside of my apartment...well, it's more accurately described as a small POND. If the ducks hadn't left for the winter I swear they'd be bathing in it. No joke - it's up to the door of the cars that drive by. Nuts, I know! They are trying to break up the iceberg (yes, iceberg!) covering the drain....hopefully that helps.
Last thought to you: AIR FRESHENERS are the ACTUAL gift from God, not babies...lol :-P
- Can you have a tornado when it's snowing?
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- delilahmaxine
- December 31st, 2008
sick
Probably not...but it is seriously windy here - so much so that I took down our wind chime because I was afraid it would blow of the hook! It's not a small wind chime either - it's very heavy and big. But it was almost blowing vertical! No more snow (besides the 5 feet already this month) but lots of winds and blowing snow.
I have some Christmas pictures to post - which I'll get to sometime later today or tomorrow. Micah loved ripping into gifts. More than what was inside of them...it was funny. We were just here alone (well the three of us) in Spokane. Lovely winter weather. I hate snow!
On Christmas Eve we went to the Ormsby's. It was fun - I don't know whay I would have done without them! I was feeling so depressed over not getting to go be with family for the holiday and it was so sweet of Barb to have us over.
It's New Year's Eve...and Micah and I are both pretty sick. Coughing our brains out mostly. I have tried several different medicines for me -Micah is pretty good with some dimatap. I've been sick since just before Christmas, and Micah a few days longer than that. It's like when one of us is feeling better we pass it back to the other...what a mess! Luckily, Jon hasn't caugh whatever we have. Though he probably brought it home to us...how nice! lol
I just want to sleep and sleep and sleep. I am so tired! Micah, on the other hand, seems to nap LESS when he's sick - which is not helpful.
I hope you all have a "Happy New Year" and all that jazz. For some reason this year has gone by so fast...I guess that means I'm getting old. Time goes faster the older you are...someone told me that once...
- And the snow continues!
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- delilahmaxine
- December 23rd, 2008
blah
Well it's supposed to snow from now through the weekend....UHG! We are not going to Vancouver for sure now. It's a mess all over the state of Washington. My Dad told me this morning they have over 17 inches in Vancouver! WOW! That is a TON for them. And it is supposed to snow more for them too.
So, lonely Christmas....but possibley -if the weather and roads permit- we will go spend Christmas Eve with friends here in Spokane. Which would make me happy! Christmas is hard without family and friends...so hopefully the roads wil be okay enough to drive across town at least. We'll see. Jon is going to NEED to chain the car though...
- Church Canceled Christmas!
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- delilahmaxine
- December 21st, 2008
bitchy
I know - this is so depressing! No church this morning, no Christmas Eve service, no Christmas Day service.....
STUPID SNOW!
We're getting several more inches as I write (4-6) and then it is supposed to snow from now untill Christmas Day...who knows how much snow that'll amount to in the end....UHG!
We probably won't get to drive down to Vancouver ot see my family either. The whole freakin' state of Washington is snowing or icing. It's crazy weird! The roads from Spokane to Vancouver....are a MESS. Some parts are closed due to ice and blizzard conditions in the gorge.
SO DEPRESSING...
- Holy Blizzards Batman!
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- delilahmaxine
- December 18th, 2008
bouncy
22+ inches and still piling up about an inch an HOUR! Spokane has officially closed down and Jon even got a paid snow day! It's NUTS! I can't believe this! 22 inches in 24 hours! ANd it's supposed ot snow through Friday.....wow!Our deck at 8:30 am
This WAS our van.....
Awesome berries on a tree!
22 Inches at 8:30 am!!! (dec 18, 08)
- One more SNOW update before bed...
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- delilahmaxine
- December 17th, 2008
shocked
13.5 + inches and STILL pilling up!
- Blizzard Update...lol
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- delilahmaxine
- December 17th, 2008
- bouncy
8 - 8.5 inches and counting!!! Roads are closing and we're told not to go out driving unless you have a 4-wheel drive! Guess no Advent services tonight....bummer, I was looking foward to Soup Supper...now I have to figure out what to make for dinner. They are talking about closing some of hte South Hill hills - where we live! :-o3pm December 17th, 2008
- My Spokane Blizzard! (side note: jack cheese = crappy quesadilla!)
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- delilahmaxine
- December 17th, 2008
5-6 inches @ 2pm and counting up to more!
The windchime is one of my favorite things from Jon's and my anniversary trip to Duluth.
Christmas Cheer from God! It's how HE decorates. lol
- And Micah wasn't so into the snow thing....
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- delilahmaxine
- December 15th, 2008
cold
He isn't so sure he likes it!
- We're expecting.....SNOW! (lol)
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- delilahmaxine
- December 12th, 2008
cheerful
My friend Barb found this tiny tree at the thrift store. We weren't planning on having one since we're going to my Mom's and our apartment is to crowded for a big tree. I think Barb wanted us to have one anyways! lol It is as tall as Micah and he loves it. I probably won't put decorations on it since all my ornaments are glass, but it came with colored lights so it's pretty fun as is. :-D
In other news, Spokane is expecting a FOOT of snow tonight and through the weekend. Then we are having (-) temps next week. And I thought I left Minnesota! Right now it's rainning at 36 degrees, but I guess later it's supposed to drop a few degrees and then drop a bum-load of snow on us. JOY.A Micah-sized Christmas tree!
No, actually I AM excited since Micah has never got to enjoy snow before. Last year this time he was having surgery, so this year I can take him out to see the cold white stuff! :-) It should be interesting at the very least. I finally put up some Thanksgiving pics in my gallery if you need something to kill time (November 2008 gallery).
Other than this...nothing too "exciting" happening right now. I have some pics from building gingerbread houses, but I'll upload them later as I have things to do and a boy to keep an eye on! :-D And cookies to bake....for a cookie exchange thjingy tomorrow...though if it snows alot I am not driving in the mess because my friends house is out in the country...or what could be considered country I guess. It's just a bit of a drive and her roads won't be high on the plowing list. So I may end up with a bunch of cookies...!
- "How to Throw a Fit" and some fast news.
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- delilahmaxine
- November 25th, 2008
amused
Other than the righteous fit pictures below (which happened a moment ago, but he's fine now...) we are leaving tomorrow to go to my parent's for Thanksgiving. I am so excited!!! My sister's gone and gotten herself "food poisoned," or so was the text I got from her...so she isn't working on Thanksgiving anymore!!! Yea!!!
I am RUSHING to get everyhting done before we go...and am squeezing in a chior concert of Micah's God-sister, Alanna. And ordering Picture-Christmas cards, a few photo-books for grandparents, paying bills, some and doing laundry. Should be a busy but fun night!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING to you all! :-DHow to Throw a Fit Step #1 - begin screaming.
Srep #2 - Smile after the first pic (because there's nothing really "wrong" you just are a PILL!)
Step #3 - After not getting what you want (dinner, bc mom says you have ot wait till Dad gets home, a whole 30 minutes - sheesh!) THROW yourself on the floor and wail. THE END!
- Bragging....
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- delilahmaxine
- November 14th, 2008
accomplished
So, I am UBER proud of this project! It is for my mother-in-law. Yes, I am bragging, but I am excited. I want to keep it! But I know she will love it so it makes me happy. :-D
- Eating breakfast all by himself! Cheerios and Pears - YUMMY!
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- delilahmaxine
- November 11th, 2008
excited
