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!