The nerve of some people!

Ok, so today the clinic staff was having a pot luck lunch in celebration of Christmas. Each of us brought some little goodies and we all shared. Since I have been busy baking in preparation for the bake sale Saturday, naturally I brought in some baked yummies - Brownie Bites and white chocolate covered pretzels. Both of these items can be ( and were ) quite time consuming, but delicious! So when lunch came around, I went and made myself a plate and then realized that I didn't see my sweet treats. After much ado, the empty Tupperware container was found in the bottom drawer of a desk. Apparently someone liked them. There were two people at this clinic this morning that are from our other health dept. so we are assuming that they did it. How rude! To eat one or two - no problem. I made extra in anticipation of some being eaten before lunch, but to eat the entire container - brownies and pretzels - without asking, without saying a word.... obviously it has upset me. It's stupid, childish and greedy! Okay...on to other subjects.

So far I have made about 3 doz sugar cookies, which we will decorate Friday when we get home from Orlando ; I have one batch of cupcakes fully done - frosted and decorated ; another batch of cupcakes baked but not frosted ; and some pretzels covered. I still have 3 or 4 more batches of cupcakes to make ; 2 batches of blueberry muffins ; 3 more dozen sugar cookies ; another batch of brownie bites ; and more pretzels to cover. The kids really haven't helped at all so it's really getting aggravating. Tonight I am going to make them help me! I also still need to get everything else priced and organized. I'm going to need to pull out the tables from the back porch too, I think. I really don't have much in way of the yard sale part. I just donated a bunch of stuff.

Oh yeah.... I do have that couch on the back porch. And the coffee table. And that floral chair. I like the chair, so if it doesn't sell, it's okay. And if the couch doesn't sell, well at least it will be closer to the curb so it can go bye-bye. Same with the coffee table - I think. I am truly a pack-rat and I am trying to overcome it, but sometimes it's hard.

Anyhow, my point was that I have a lot to do before 8am Saturday morning! And I think I will see if I can do anything from here now. TTFN!

Just another manic Monday!

It's Monday again and I wish it were Saturday! I am so tired today. Of course, it is for good reason... my husband and I finally got some time together...WooHoo!!! LOL

I tell you, I really have been feeling so much better lately. Except for the occassional dizziness and such, which I really do think has to do with blood pressure. I have been trying to pay attention and see when the dizziness comes and what else it brings. I have noticed that when I get upset or stressed, it's more pronounced. So, my plan is to eat better and start getting some exercise. I know that I am really bad at keeping to an exercise routine so even if I can get just a few minutes a day, it'll be better than what it is now. I think maybe I will try to start taking the dog for a walk after dinner. I know he will enjoy it and it'll be good for us both.

We are also starting our baking today. We're having a bake sale this weekend, plus we need to make peanut butter bob-bons for Christmas. For the bake sale, we're making : Brownies ( a couple different kinds ), Cookies , cupcakes, chocolate covered pretzels and "Chocolate Mounds". The latter are simply crushed peanuts, broken pretzels and mini marshmellows mixed with chocolate in a little mound. We MIGHT make some coconut almond clusters too. That's why we have to start today. I really hope we have a lot of customers and I hope we sell alot. The kids are getting to split whatever money is made from the bake sale to buy presents for others, and it's going to take quite a bit of money and time to make everything. Now if I can keep the kids and myself from eating all the goodies we'll be okay! Ok, well that's all for now. Tata!

Not at this time....

Though I believe that I will have another child, it is not to be at this time. Yes, I started my menses and it's regular and on time - no baby. Look out Dr. House, here I come! LOL

Actually I think that most of it was psychosomatic after I felt dizzy and experienced nausea. And I believe the nausea and dizziness may be due t elevated blood pressure. I realized that I have gained more than 20 pounds in the last 6 months. When this happens, blood pressure rises along with the cholesterol. High blood pressure would signal the dizziness and the dizziness would cause the nausea. - I think maybe I should go to med school! haha!

Sooooo.... my new mission - Lose Weight!

Over the weekend I got a lot accomplished around the house, including the garage! I loaded up the truck with all the 'junk' I had in there and sent it all to Goodwill. We had a couple of yard sales and sold some of the stuff, but I still had quite a bit left. Next, I went through my closet and made a couple of new yard sale boxes and threw away a lot of stuff too. I still have a couple more boxes to go through, probably this weekend. Anyhow, my point is, the exercise equipment is now unburied and able to be used! So, I want to use it a couple times a week and start walking. I'm also taking the 'SpecialK challenge' and am eating Special K cereal for breakfast and lunch everyday. I am also going to start cooking healthier meals and keeping salad mix around to eat before dinner. Somehow, some way, I have to lose weight! I do not want to admit how much I weigh, but I know that overall, I would like to lose about 75 lbs. My husband says this is too much, and yes, I would probably look a little funny that thin, but at least 50 lbs would work.

And I will do it!!

I have 5 months until my birthday, I want to have lost 25 by then!

The weekend is here!

So, nothing new to report. Still feeling icky, still testing negative. I've also noticed that I am hungry quite often now too. Well, all I can do is pray. I got some good deals on ebay too! I got an MP3 player for one of the kids and a cellphone for one of them. They're all getting both, but I only won one auction for each. I also have some nice jewelry coming! I'm about to leave work to head up to Orlando and get TJ. I enjoy having him, but man, I hate the drive! Oh well. I seriously doubt that I will get on the comp over the weekend, so see ya Monday!

...-=Le-sigh=-...

Well, with further investigation, I have found that many women do not test positive for several weeks with a UPT or sometimes, even with a blood test. This is due to the HcG Hormone that the tests look for. Normally, after conception and implantation, the baby begins to secrete this hormone which signals to the ovaries to quit ovulatling and it prevents a woman's 'period'. However, sometimes it's a very small amount of the HcG or it's delayed. This is why some women have a period or two ( or sometimes even more! ) while they are pregnant and why it's hard to get a positive result sometimes. I do remember that with my other kids, I knew that I was pregnant long before the test showed it.

In other news.... Thanksgiving was really nice. I had to tell Mike's sister that I thought I was pregnant because she kept offering me alcohol ( LOL ). And eventually, I also told his mom. She was happy and hopeful. She made me feel like part of the family too, even before I told her. It was great. See, Mike's ex is still 'part of the family' and most of the time, I feel like I'm an intruder. Mike says its all in my head, but I have my reasons for thinking this. This time it was different, however. She and I actually spent time together and I helped her clean her kitchen and stuff. I really enjoyed it.

My mother-in-law is also very stubborn. She decided that she wanted to put up Christmas lights herself. So, she put a bar stool on top of a plastic lawn chair in her front yard to reach the top of her porch. Now, the front lawn slopes down towards the lake, so guess what happened? Do I really have to say it? Yes, the ambulance took her to the ER where we found out that she shattered her elbow and broke her wrist. She ended up with two plates and some pins in her elbow and one plate in her wrist. The Dr. said it was really bad, but surgery went really well. Once we knew she pulled through surgery well, we had a good time laughing at her. Especially since she was on drugs, she was quite amusing - trying to move her arm and hour after she came out of recovery! She was so upset that she couldn't move her arm! She's supposed to come home today. I think that I will see if I can make some sort of cassarole or something for them since I know that my sister-in-law will be really tired too. She's barely left the hospital since the accident.

I have also decided that I MUST re-organize my home! I used to be so organized, but I don't know what happened over the last few years. I'm going to contact Goodwill and maybe Hibiscus House and see if they can come pick up stuff for donation including my home gym. Maybe if I can empty the garage and be able to get to my filing cabinet, it'll help. Plus, then I'll also be able to go through the boxes in my bedroom and transfer storage stuff to plastic boxes and put stuff away in an organized manner. I really wish that I could simply take like 2 wks off work and get someone to help me and just get it all done! Since I can't really do this, then I'm going to try to get the stuff picked up today or tomorrow and then do a little eachday. I'm off the week of Christmas, so I can take a day or two there also, maybe.

Ok, for now, I will make those calls and finish up some other stuff. TTFN!

Still unknown

Ok, so I still haven't gotten that positive UPT and I am going to TRY not to take another for a couple weeks. I did, however, check my urine for any sign of infection or abnormality that would be a cause for any of my symptoms - nothing. Everything looks normal, no infection or proteinuria or abnormal glucose, nothing. I also checked my hemoglobin just in case anemia was to blame for the dizziness, nausea and tiredness. Nope. 12.8 is an excellent reading. So, let's look at the symptoms again...

1- tender breasts
2- slightly bloated
3- lower back pain
4- dizziness / faintess
5- tiredness
6- irritibility / moodiness
7- mild headaches
8- nausea - especially with certain smells
9- known foods don't always smell or taste right
10- increased appetite

Ok, so what are some of the causes?
We've already excluded anemia, but even anemia wouldn't explain #s 1,2,3,6,9 and only partially would explain #10.
Kidney/Bladder infection would explain some of the symptoms as well, but not all and we've learned that isn't the case anyhow.
PMS - This could absolutely explain most of this, if I didn't start feeling this way *before* I should ovulate and it doesn't explain the adversion to smells and foods.

Oh I simply do not know!! If I am NOT pregnant, then I need either a good Psychologist or Dr. House!

Well, we'll see. Until then, I will continue to watch medications, not smoke, not drink and try to eat better and rest when needed. If I am wrong, I am wrong, but at least I'll be doing the right thing if I'm right.

Hi-ho Hi-ho, it's back to work I go!

Life is an adventure!

Ok, well, I have no more news to report in the pregnancy dept. Still no positive upt, but I'm still pretty darn sure. Of course, I have moments of doubt, but I try to push those aside because negative thinking will not get me anywhere but depressed! There are just way too many coincidences!

In other news... my baby boy ( Tristian ) got 8 stitches last night! Just as I was finishing things up here at the lab, I recieved a phone call from Zach ( my eldest son ) saying that they were messing with Bo ( our Jack Russel-mix ) and Tristian did something and Bo bit him in the face and Tristian was bleeding bad. Needless to say, I was pretty darn quick with making the needed calls, and getting the heck outta dodge.

I stayed nice and calm on the way home, though I did do quite a bit of speeding. The timing could'nt have been better. Aylanna ( my daughter ) was on her way home from school. ( She goes to public school, Zach is homeschooled and Tristian goes to school in Orlando and is out for Thanksgiving ) I stopped long enough to pick Aylanna up when I saw her walking and continued on home. I was really thinking that Zach was probably over-reacting and that I would just be able to clean up the bite and bandage it up. Then Zach called again asking where I was ( I was mere moments away ) and said they had thier shoes on ready to go. Ready to go?? Was it that bad?? I pulled into the driveway to see them moving to thetruck quickly.

I jumped out of thetruck, still trying to stay calm so that I don't alarm Tristian even more, and told him to remove the washcloth that he held over his nose and eyes. WOW! He had two puncture marks on either side of his nose between his eyes. Just another 1/2 or maybe even 1/4 inch to either side and those teeth would've been in his eyes! The wounds were quite deep and it was obvious within about 1 second that I was not going to be treating him myself.

I think the only way that I stayed calm during that drive to the hospital was because of how Tristian was reacting and the fact that the bleeding had pretty much stopped. I just couldn't believe how GREAT Tristian was. I am so proud of him, and Zach! Zach knew just what to do by applying pressure. He stayed nice and calm which helped Tristian to stay calm too. He put Tristian's shoes on him and made the phone calls. I am so VERY proud of him.

So, we ended up with 4 stitches closing up each puncture, plus inside stitches she used as well. He was, again, awesome. He was so good about it all, the Dr. was even able to let her nurse go on to help someone else while she sewed him up. She said that she had done 3 other sets of stitches that day, all on adults, and none of them behaved as well as my baby boy.

Then it was another sleepless night for me - and unfortunatley, my husband. I think I just may attempt to sleep on the couch tonight. It reclines and doesn't hurt my back as bad, we'll see. Even if I don't sleep still, at least Mike will.

Oh and just so you know - it wasn't Bo's fault. He didn't mean to bite Tristian. After talking with the boys, I learned how they were playing with Bo relentlessly. Bo was trying to warn them, like he does when he gets tired of the game, but Tristian's face was right in Bo's when he turned around. They never took me seriously when I have told them countless times to keep thier faces out of Bo's. He's a sweet and loving dog, but he's still a dog and accidents still happen. They said as soon as it happened Bo ran to his kennel and then he was 'kissing up' to Tristian and me when we got home. Anyhow- That was our exciting night...

Could it be?

Let me start with a little history. When I had Tristian, I had a tubal ligation - meaning that the doctor made a loop in my fallopian tubes and left a slip knot to cut off the flow from the ovaries to the uterus. This proceedure has a 1.4 chance of failure unless it's been 10 years, then it goes up to a 1.8 chance. And I have personally known women who got pregnant after a TL, one which had a TL by the same Dr. who performed mine. Other info I figures I found was that 1 in 400 women concieved after TL unless the TL followed a cesarean , then the ratio was 1 in 300. This makes me happy and hopeful because my tubal was done along with my c-section and I am regretting it.

My husband has no children of his own and I really want to give him one. I have whats called a bi-corneal uterus, meaning that instead of the nice pear-shaped area, mine is almost cut in half and has two sides. Because of this, I highly doubt that a Dr. would actually want to do a reversal or IVF, plus we really can't afford to have either proceedure done.

Well, I have been praying that God would simply fix whatever needs to be fixed in there and make it so I can have a child. About 4 or 5 months ago, I was at church and I began to feel a sort of cold burning in my lower abdominal. I can't really express it any better. It was almost like a burning, but yet it was cold. About the same time as I felt this, my Pastor called out that someone with infertility issues was being healed and that they would feel a burning sensation. Tears immediatly filled my eyes. I knew it was for me. My mom quickly helped me out into the isle and up to the front, she knew it was mine too.

Since then, I have told God that the moment I found out I was pregnant, I would quit smoking. I've told God that the baby would be His and I would do my best to raise him/her as a child of God.

Nausea and dizziness started almost a week ago. My lower back also started hurting really bad and now I've also noticed bloating and breast sensitivity and soreness. A few days ago, when I reminded God that I would quit smoking with a positive UPT, He asked me - Then why not just quit now? So, I am on day 3 of not smoking. Whether I am pregnant now or not, it is a step of Faith. It's funny that Pastor just spoke on Faith. Yes, that messege was for me. Quitting smoking is a very big step of faith. Of course, I FEEL pregnant. I really REALLY hope that I am. I am also emotional, and I hate to admit it, whiney. Now, I did have a period, but it was pretty light. It still lasted 4 days, but it wasn't very heavy. I also had one period with all 3 of my kids. The same sort of experience. I knew I was pregnant, but the test showed negative, had one period, took another test when I was late for the next one and it came out positive. Oh yeah... there's also the horrible, horrible heartburn. That was the first sign with all 3 of my other kids. Although now I do get heartburn more frequently than I used to, lately it's been REALLY frequent.

I think that when I see that positive UPT ( urine pregnancy test ) I will probably fall to the floor in tears. I will be so happy. Even now as I type this, I can barely see for the tears. I already bought a onesie LOL It says "Mommy and Daddy's Alarm Clock". That was another step of faith.

I will, of course, keep everyone updated. Thank you God for the miracle that you have in store for us.

A New Start

Ok, so here I am again, attempting to start and keep a personal blog. I have such a hard time with this because my life get's pretty full and hectic and most of the time, I just don't feel like getting on here and writing about it! Let's start with a little background.....

As my "about me" says, I am a mother of 3 wonderful kids and I have a very awesome husband. My oldest is now a teenager (13) and I just can't believe that I am the mother of a teenager. I really never thought about it, I guess, but now I'm in shock LOL. I also have a 12 year old daughter and a 10 year old son. I also can not believe that my baby is 10 years old. Today is his birthday too. My husband works for a well-drilling company and therefore works long hours and sometimes it seems as if the only time I really see him is when I wake up in the middle of the night and he's sound asleep next to me. I really do feel that he and I were meant to be together. We actually met years ago when we were both married to other people. No, we didn't have an affair or anything, relationships that start that way, usually end that way too. Our story was a little different. I worked for Radio Shack and he and his then-wife came in to buy a satellite system and I sold it to them. Then a few years later while I was working at my parents restaurant, he started working for my dad's tow company. We got along well, but that was it, we were both loyal to our spouses and did not even let the other know that we were attracted to them. After my ex and I split up, I went out one night - as was my usual routine on the weekends - and there he was standing at the bar. I went over to say hi and found out that he and his ex had split up too. We began to talk and hang out and then one day it hit me, I was in love. Oh I didn't admit it right away, I was too scared. But after about a month or so we finally decided that we weren't going to date anyone but eachother. A year later he asked me to marry him while we were standing at the top of Black Rock Mountain in Clayton, Ga and a year after that we were married. That was July 19, 2007.

Our relationship has definitely seen some hard times. We're human, we argue, we make-up and we'll argue again. The kids sometimes put a strain on us too, but I tell you, he's a really great step-dad. He has stood with me on some hard issues and I have had to let him take the lead on some that were too hard for me. I am truly very fortunate and blessed to have him as my husband and I have told him, he's stuck with me. LOL

It's very rare to find these days, but my husband doesn't have any kids of his own. This is something that we are really REALLY hoping for, but it's up to God. My tubes were tied 10 years ago today. Now I have known women who have gotten pregnant after a tubal ( and not in thier tubes ) so I just pray that God will bless us with a child. I can not get a reversal and I seriously doubt that any doctor would do an invetro fert. because my uterus is messed up and I have high-risk pregnancies. Actually, I wasn't supposed to really be able to have kids because of it. Obviously, my kids were meant to be! So, see, if God would make a way, where there was little way, and allow me to not just have one healthy baby, but 3 - Then I know that He can make a way now and allow another.

Let's see.... My real parents both died when I was young. I grew up with 'guardians' who I would not allow to adopt me because I really couldn't stand them. The girl next door and I became best friends and to this day I consider her my sister and her mom and dad, my mom and dad. I had lost touch with my real sisters from my dad's side after he died, but I found them and reunited with them in Jan 2007. It's so nice to have real family around now.

I'm sure there's so much more that I could tell you, but I'm going to stop for now. I'm sure if you come back by, you'll learn more as time goes by.

Money Making Ideas - Not "get rich quick schemes"

Hello. My name is April and I am here to let you know about some programs that you may find helpful. Now, I am a realist in many ways and I believe in honesty. Many of the money-making sites that you find claim to make you rich over night, but in case you are under this belief, I’d like to warn you to be very careful or you will be let down. I do believe that if you work several programs at the same time and are willing to dedicate the time to them, you can see a steady income. Below I have listed several programs that I , myself, am in. I do not claim to be a money-making guru and I don’t have all the answers, but if you join any of these programs with me and have questions, I will do my best to help you. Thank you very much for your time, please feel free to contact me anytime.

Much Luck and Success!

April
Aprilsmoney2008@gmail.com

PS: All of the programs listed below are FREE to join, so why not give ‘em a try?

Links:

If you haven’t heard of Yuwie, you definitely should check this site out. It’s not a ‘get rich quick scheme ‘, it’s more of a long term investment program, but it’s fun! I’ve met a lot of really great people there. It’s also very much of a team atmosphere. We all try to help eachother out. To find out more, simply go here:

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6dgr.com is similar to Yuwie, but there are a few differences. Personally I have not made any money with them yet, but then again, I just signed up quite recently. This site definitely is more concerned with making money, and they really help you. So far, it seems like a really great program and I am looking forward to learning more about it and building relationships. Check it out!

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Do you have a paypal account? Well how would you like to have one that paid you money? If you would, Revolution Money Exchange is the one for you then! More and more places are giving the option of this payment method, it’s free to sign up, and you get your own debit card with benefits. Check it out and sign up. Why not? It’s free!

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If you’d like to make a little extra money simply by clicking on emails and websites, check out some of the programs below.

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Shareapic.com is a place where you can upload and share your photos and actually get paid for each time someone clicks on one of your photos! How easy is that?

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Now here is the list of those paid-to-click sites:

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I know it’s a lot of info, but I hope that you can join at least a few. I look forward to hearing from you soon!

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www.youravon.com/amoore3722

The Basics

With everyone trying to sell you some new gimmick that's going to make you an overnight millionare, how do you choose?? Well, why don't we go back to the beginning and go back to the basics.



First of all, if you think that you'll sign up with this great new website today, go to bed tonight and wake up tomorrow with $100,000.00 extra in the bank, you're dreaming! I don't care who says it or how it's said, this is just NOT possible! And if you do happen to come across something that is as profitable as that, I assure you, it's NOT legal.



Before I go any further, there is something that I must let you know. I am a Christian. I absolutely believe in the one true living God, Jehova Jira - My provider. I believe that God wants to bless me, and He wants to bless you! Laziness and Slothfullness are sins according to the Bible and so where we are all looking for ways to make money, you can pretty much bet that on this site you will not find ways that entail no work at all. You know the saying " Time is Money " ? Well, it may take a lot of time, but you'll make money.



I am working on compiling a list of websites ( Social, Paid-to-click, etc... ) that I know do payout and I am bringing these to you. If I happen to list a site that you have knowledge on that varies from what I say, please leave me a comment and let me know. I want to provide the best possible information here and I do not want to mislead anyone.

So, check back frequently as I will add more along the way! Hope to hear from you soon!