November 26, 2006:

Happy Birthday Uncle Allen!  Hope it's a good one!  We're also watching the Pats vs Bears games right now... The score's 10-3,  and Asante Samuel just intercepted a pass in the 3rd w/ 2 minutes remaining!!!  Ooooh, it's an exciting game so far... we wish we could be hangin' out @ Jade Pacific and watching the game with you guys.  Hope everyone's working off their Thanksgiving feast...  ;-)  Oh, and get better soon,  Auntie Lisa!  *HUGS*

November 23, 2006:

 

Twas the night before Thanksgiving and in my sleep. Strange dreams in my mind, began to creep Thanksgiving leftovers beckoned --- The dark meat and white, But I fought the temptation with all of my might. Tossing and turning with anticipation...... The thought of a snack became infatuation..... So to the kitchen I did race, Flung open the door, And gazed at the fridge full of goodies galore I gobbled up turkey and buttered potatoes, Pickles and carrots, beans and tomatoes. I felt myself swelling so plump and so round, Till all of a sudden, I rose off the ground! I crashed through the ceiling. Floating into the sky.... With a mouthful of pudding and a handful of pie, But I managed to yell as I soared past the trees. HAPPY EATING TO ALL!  PASS THE CRANBERRIES PLEASE! - author unknown

 

November 15, 2006:

The kids had a mini-cough/cold last week.  Patrick had that barky kind of cough and Jarod's nose was all runny and stuff.  They're all better this week but guess who has it now?  hehe. I woke up Monday morning feeling like crap.  My throat was sore, my sinuses were congested and I swear, I must have sneezed like 20 times in a row.  I literally lost count how many times I must have sneezed.  I didn't sleep well the night before and I was all tired and achy.  All I wanted to do was crawl back into bed.  But I couldn't.  I had to go to work or so I thought but it turns out the client canceled so I didn't have any clients for that Monday, which was a good thing because I shouldn't be working when I'm contagious and stuff.  I knew I had a full work week so I decided to try the conventional meds like Sudafed and Robitussin DM *ick* but I didn't feel better.  Then I remembered my friend telling me about taking mega-doses of zinc to stave off the severity of cold symptoms.  So, for the past 2 days, I've been sucking on zinc lozenges every couple of hours.  I've also been making my Airborne drinks (it mixes well with my Vitamin water) and consuming those fizzy drinks 3-4 x/day.  Well, guess what?  I'm 99% better.  I still feel tired and run-down but I don't feel that achy, icky, yucky feeling anymore.  I'm a true proponent of naturopathic remedies.  I feel they really work and I don't have to worry about all those nasty side effects from over-the-counter meds.  I get so groggy with conventional cold medicine.  Now that I'm feeling better, I'm going to tackle the laundry, do the dishes, scoop the kitty litter, take out the trash and recycling, bring in the mail, check over the kids' homework, sew-up my black pants for work tomorrow, wipe down the dining room table and counters, feed the cats (all FOUR of 'em.... we've got Boston, Sera, Bob and now Stinky) AND treat myself to a big bowl of ice cream when I'm done.  Hm, it'll be close to midnight before I can finally eat my ice cream.  Darn.  That's no good.  I don't want a cold tummy when I go to bed at night. So, maybe, I should eat my ice cream FIRST and then tackle the laundry, do the dishes, etc. hehe...  ;-) 

 

November 2, 2006:

Sheesh, it's November.  The days go by so fast nowadays.  If you blink, you just might miss it.  Things are traveling at an exponential rate and it's like I'm watching a movie of myself while people are speeding up all around me.  Indulge me, if you will, in my ranting insanity.  For the past month or so, I've tried my best to acclimate myself to the life of a working mom.  I have to give due credit to all the working moms out there trying to juggle home/work/kids/life, etc.  It's not easy.  I feel like I need two of me just to keep up with the pace of life right now.  I love my job.  I love being a mom.  I just don't like feeling so stressed out all the time.  I'm pretty good at multi-tasking but I don't like the feeling of being overwhelmed with chores/errands/household stuff.  Right now, I have piles of laundry sitting, unfolded, in my bedroom.  We're talking a mountain of laundry that needs to be put away.  (I feel guilty updating my website when I should be upstairs putting all the clothes away.)  I'm hoping that things will settle down a bit once I get the hang of things.  I have tons to write about--- Halloween stuff, pumpkin patch stuff, playdate stuff, dentist appt stuff, took the boys to see Open Season @ the theaters, Parent-teacher conferences, fall festival stuff, and the list goes on.  I just keep telling myself to take things one day at a time, and eventually things will get done.  I mean, the kids haven't run out of clean underwear  yet... if only I can say the same thing about clean socks.  Hm, hehe, oops.  More later...