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Things I am obsessing about lately...

1} Pumpkin Spice Eggo Waffles

2} Pumpkin Spice Coffee Creamer

3} Nail Polish (I have been switching out my nail color about every three days!)

4} My husband's version (healthy) of Jalenpeno Poppers
5} My Salt City Candle Warmer (thanks Shannon!)
6} Fall Leaves
7} Getting done Grading Finals!! Yuck!
8} Sweater Cardigans..Love.
9} Halloween

10} Snow Patrol (one of my favorite bands :)

~S

Speechless...Almost

My parents are not coming (they have cancelled four times now), my mom is in the hospital getting a blood transfusion, my dad choked at Costco today and a man shopping had to help him out (that is twice now in a month), I am tired, grading finals and about to head to my other job. Life is stressful. Breathe......

My thoughts today:
I wish my kids had grandparents that were involved in their lives other than mine. My husbands parents are not that involved-my kids are not even sure who they are. Due to MY parents health, my kids get disappointed a lot when they cancel visits. I need to quit telling them that they are coming!

I now know why I expect people to follow through with promises they make. I lack that solid female relationship in a mother, have no sisters, so for me, my girlfriends need to be stable and positive. I am grateful for all of them. Especially because they have proven to me that they will be there when life gets rough.

On a positive note-I sent a message to all my friends asking them to donate some money (to the girls I was a nanny for) after their dad recently shot himself. I was so touched and brought to tears by the love that was shown. For people to give money to a family they don't even know, was so amazing to me. Thank you :)

I also asked friends to donate baby boy clothes for one of my friends that is due in a few months and the response I got was equally impressive. She has boxes of clothes now and should be set for the first year. Thank you Stacia, Laurie & Shawn.

It is wonderful to see people helping each other out despite the economy and the tight financial situations many people are in.

I am exited for this week. Matt's last day of work is Tuesday and then he is off until November 4th. We have many fun things planned. Hope you all have a great week. ~S

Tuesday

Day Two:

Here is the "After" of our closet. It took me ALL day! I had to organize stacks and stacks of pictures, art work from the kids and random junk that needed to be filed. But alas, it is done!!

Matt's Side

My side. Notice how the hubby's clothes take up most of the closet?!
The best part of my side, my summer shoes are all neatly in boxes.

The last few days have been hectic. The kids have been out of school since Wednesday due to parent-teacher conferences, we have been cleaning the house for my parents arrival on Sunday and I have been working.

I start grading finals for my Film class on Sunday and start a Communications class on Monday. I don't prefer classes to overlap, but sometimes, that is just how it works out. We are down to two editors at the office too, which makes for tons of work for me. I went to the office this morning, came home and set up my new class and managed to get some work in while we were at our weekly visit to Kaiser today. I have the rest of the night off though. Yipee!!

Tomorrow, I get to babysit a sweet three-month-old :) Have a great weekend!! ~S

Progress!

 Day 1: Monday


Before: What I started with from under the bed.

After: Nice, right?!

Girls Closet: After-Right side.
See Previous Post if you forgot what it looked like Before :)

Girls Closet-Left side.

Toy/Coat Closet After. Amazingly, it only took me less than 20 minutes too.

        Tomorrow, I tackle the last project....My Bedroom Closet. Yuck! ~S



Perfectly Clean

This is for all of you (you know who you are) that think that my house is never a mess and that I am Perfectly Clean.

In all reality, my house is really clean, other than a few places. I have decided to post pic's (mainly for proof) and I thought it would be fun to do a Before and After. So this week, this is what I will be tackling:

Gasp! This is the Toy/Coat Closet. In all honesty, it will only take about 5 minutes to organize. It is mainly just big stuff.

Under the Girls' Bed. Simply just a mess.

Matt's Side of the Closet.

My Side of the Closet. I am known for throwing my clothes down after I get undressed.

The Girls' Closet (Mainly blankets, random toys and fallen clothes)



I have to work today and I am sick with a cold, so I am planning on starting tomorrow. Wish me luck. Watch for Pictures! ~S

Fall

My favorite things about Fall...

1}  The way the beautiful yellow, orange and red leaves cover sidewalks, mountain sides and my backyard.

2} Halloween parties, apple farms, spooky trails,  hot cider, caramel apples, pumpkin lattes, pumpkin patches and scary movies.

3} Sweaters, scarves, dark nail polish, Halloween and Fall decorations and the hubby's annual week long Halloween vacation.

4} Carving pumpkins, trick-or-treating, cuddling up in warm blankets, turning the fireplace on and doing crafts :)

5} Family, friends, Thanksgiving, pies, scented candles, acorns, and my cheese ball. 

6} The sound of rain, hopes of snow, school vacation (no grading for me!) and baking yummy treats for neighbors.

7} Birthday Parties! My dad, all three of my brothers, friends, FIL and husband. Fun, Fun!

I.Love.Fall.  ~S

Why I Hate LS

Sorry, but I feel like venting...

1} I have been getting little or no sleep due to itching and the bugs crawling feeling.

2} The itching right now is not only at night, but also during the day! Oh joy!

3} I cannot control what I do in my sleep-Meaning, I wake up and discover I have been scratching and must pay the price.

4} My husband thinks parking the truck far away and walking to Costco is a brilliant idea. Maybe for someone NOT in pain.

5} I'm positive that lack of sleep is not helping my disease-something that is completely out of control right now.

6} Again, I feel like I am drowning.

7} I saw a sign the other day at a church that said, "If you had the chance, what would you ask God?"
This is easy, "Why Me?"

I know things could be much worse. I could be blind, dying and so forth, but for me, right now, I am having a hard time. I have discovered that for me, it is okay to break down every few months and feel sorry for myself. After all, there is little or no research going on, it is a rare condition, I know only one other person who has it, and I am very much alone. Being in pain and itching all.the.time SUCKS! Just imagine a yeast infection AND paper cuts the width of a toothpick down there.

8} There is not a day that goes by that I am not reminded of my disease.

9} I HATE LS...

~S

Update

Things have been crazy lately.  I am still volunteering at RMHC on Friday's, I am still managing the Spouse Group, taking J to Lego Robotics on Tuesday & Thursday nights, working two jobs and am now a district supervisor for VT at my church. Whew! My husband works two jobs as well-he simply does he second one for fun though :)

I have been spending more time with Ash as we are the only two home every day until 3.  It has been fun. There is a ton of cuddling going on. I am so grateful for this time that we have.

Work is going good. I am in week two of my Communications Class and am curious what I will be teaching next. Editing is crazy busy, but since I have tons of flexibility to when I go in and how much I work-it is great.

I found out my brother (the one in Dubai) is moving back to the states in February. He will be moving to Chicago, but will come visit my family first. He has lived out of the states for six years and I have only seen him once, and have not seen his family at all. I have never met two of his kids. It will be fun to visit.

My parents are coming for Halloween, which I am excited about. We may go to Seattle when they are here.

Our garage is finally done! All we have to do is the floor now-I will be so glad when it is complete.

Matt is doing better.  He is dropping weight like crazy tho. I am trying to stay positive :)

Fall has been a blast so far. I have made crafts with friends and my house looks very festive! I love this time of year.

And finally....drum roll......after over 30 years of biting my nails...I have stopped and actually have white showing. LOL! Huge accomplishment because I have had to focus my nervous habit elsewhere.

Hope you all are having a great October!! ~S