Thank You

Okay, I've been reading the posts on SCS by my online buddy Molly (MollyDR). I've also been checking out her blog. Molly is a new Mommy and her hubby is in the military. He just went back overseas this past week. Reading Molly's stories makes me think about a lot of things. I admire the men and women who are serving in the military. I also admire the family of these men and women. I can not imagine what they go through with the worrying and all. I just want to say Thank You. Thank You to those that are serving our country. Thank You for putting your life on the line so that my family can be safe. Thank You also to the families of these brave men and women.

Bad Weekend

This weekend was not a good weekend at all. We (DH, MIL, JEM, and I) went to go eat an early dinner at a Mexican restaurant. Well, I ordered what I always eat from there: enchiladas suizas. As we were leaving the restaurant, I tell my DH "I feel sick. I know I ate a lot, but this is different." Well, the rest of the evening went fine......until about 3:30 am. That's when all hell broke loose. From 3:30am to about 8:45am I "worshipped the porcelain god" 5 times. I had vomitting, among other things....to put it nicely. I guess I came down with food poisoning. I'm assuming it was from the chicken that's in the enchiladas suizas. That's the only thing that no one else had.
My MIL was nice enough to make me some chicken soup. The first time my DH served me some, I couldn't eat more than a few spoonfuls of it. Later in the evening, I had some more....a whole bowl! I slept pretty much most of Sunday, not by choice. I just could not stay awake. My MIL watched JEM for me while I slept in the recliner. I didn't want to go sleep in the bedroom because I felt it was better if I kept my head a bit elevated. My MIL and DH were so kind to me yesterday during the whole thing. I'm just thankful that JEM didn't get food poisoning.
I didn't even feel like going on the computer yesterday or even crafting. I had just gotten my bellas in from Stamping Bella on Saturday. I didn't even feel like playing with them. It was that bad.
Today's much better. No food poisoning symptoms, thank heavens. My sternum's just a little sore from the vomitting, other than that, I'm just peachy. I'm definitely going to get some crafting done today. I have to make up for not doing anything over the weekend.
Well, off to do some stamping.

TiVo's Hooked Up Again

Yay! TiVo's hooked up again. The cable guy (the third or fourth one to be exact) came again yesterday to fix the cable. He told my in-laws that they had another faulty box. That's the third faulty box in less than a month. Geesh! Anyway. The cable guy didn't know how to reconnect the TiVo, so he left it alone. My DH was of course upset about it because I wasn't able to TiVo Dancing With the Stars for him. Go figure, the time he actually wants to record it, I can't record it. He never watches it when I would record it. MEN! LOL

I got a happy e-mail yesterday. My bellas are being shipped today....by air mail at no additional cost to me. I can't wait 'til they get here. I have so many swaps to do using the bellas & fellas that are currently in transit to their new home. You can bet that I'll have some new picture uploads as soon as I finish them.

That's all I got for now.

Our Fun Saturday Evening

Sorry it's been a while since my last update.

The wedding on Saturday was nice. It was outside and the place kind of reminded me of an Old West town. They even had a building that said jail, which is funny because the groom works at a jail. Everyone was joking and saying that the groom couldn't get far from work. LOL It was nice playing dress up for the wedding. Those that know me know that I'm the most casual person in the world and that I don't wear make-up often. I even wore a colorful top that was out of my comfort zone, so to speak. I usually stick to dark colors, but my top had some pink in it. I love that top! It was also nice to get a break from the little one. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE being a SAHM, but us SAHM sometimes need a break....an evening off.

I made some ATCs for a spot I have in a Cuttlebug/Cricut swap that I'm in on SCS. They're mini versions of my paisley card. They turned out cute, I think. I've never made an ATC before, so I hope that the girls who receive them like them. They're pretty fun and easy to make. They don't take as long as the cards do to make. I'll try and get them uploaded into my blog in the next couple of days.

Well, off to my fave website....SCS.

On a brighter note

Okay, the last post was a bit of a downer so I thought I needed to post a happy one. LOL

I signed up for another Cuttlebug swap today. I know exactly what I'm going to make for the ATC spot. I'm going to make a mini version of my paisley card that's posted on here. I got so many compliments on that card, that I can't "retire" it. So, I'll get started on those as soon as possible. It probably won't be until after our friend's wedding on Saturday though. Well, I'm off to do some of my Mommy duties.

Jinxed Myself

Okay I jinxed myself with the whole Handy Manny story yesterday. They came by to fix the cable yesterday because we haven't been getting the digital channels. Well, the cable guy disconnected the TiVo box from the cable box because "It was making the signal weak." Now, the cable doesn't even work. So, no Handy Manny and no morning cartoons to keep JEM happy.....and boy can you tell. She's been acting up today. Last night, I washed and folded her sheets and blankets and put them in her armoire. Well, today she goes to her room and takes all the blankets and sheets down and unfolds them. So, my DH took her to her room and made her put them all back. I went in there later and re-folded everything and put it back all nice and neat. It probably won't stay that way for very long. He told me to put the sheets out of her reach. Uh, Hellllooooo, they were out of her reach. He said well, she probably stands on her chair and gets them down. The chair is one of those Disney Princess fuzzy ones that you can get at Wal-Mart. So, after I had re-folded everything, I took the chair out of the room. Hopefully that'll solve the problem.

The key to keeping JEM happy

I have finally found the key to keeping JEM happy or to get her out of one of her "funks." All I have to do is put Handy Manny on for her and she's as happy as could be! Took me long enough, no? I'm glad we have TiVo. Half of the programs that we have saved on the DVR right now are Handy Manny. When she's watching her show, it gives me a chance to get some chores done and to also get some crafting done. I know a lot of people don't agree with kids watching TV. The shows that we let JEM watch are the morning ones: Dora the Explorer, Wonder Pets, Go Diego Go, Handy Manny, etc. I like for her to watch Dora, Diego, and Manny because it has helped her to pick up Spanish. So, I will definitely keep recording these for her as long as she's still interested in them.