This photo was taken by a nice lady in our Mom's Club during the club Easter Egg hunt. Enjoy!
So I’ve been hiding from all of you.
Because of the shame I feel.
Yep.
I’ve got warts.
On my feet.
YUCK YUCK
YUCK YUCK
YUCK YUCK
YUCK YUCK
YUCK YUCK
YUCK YUCK
I noticed when I was pregnant that my feet REALLY hurt. I even told the midwives about it. They all agreed that pregnancy was torture on your feet and that was the end.
But I knew something else was going on. I had these two … spots. Spots that were flesh colored and didn’t particularly hurt except if I walked a lot.
They bothered me a little last Spring when we went to DisneyWorld, but for the most part, they haven’t bothered me. Then around Christmas, my other foot started to really hurt and I had a large SPOT on that foot. It REALLY hurt to walk on. But I still procrastinated and finally ended up going to my podiatrist a couple of weeks ago.
Now as you know, the history of my feet are widely discussed on this blog. Feet are near and dear to my heart.
I helped take care of my father’s feet when he had an injury. He was a diabetic and had a really deep cut on his feet. That injury progressed until he finally had to have the foot amputated. So I’ve seen some pretty gnarly feet and some pretty gross stuff having to do with feet. For the most part, I am immune because come on, when you see someone with gangrene on their feet and you don’t puke, you pretty well have a strong stomach.
So I finally decided that maybe I should have my own feet looked at and lo and behold, I have WARTS!!! Plantar WARTS!!! OMG!! OMG!! OMG!! OMG!! OMG!! OMG!! OMG!! OMG!! OMG!! OMG!! OMG!!
I was totally freaking out.
Anyway, the podiatrist, who is just adorable and is totally my type except I’m married and my husband would completely kill him, says: “we have a couple of different treatment options. We can reserve an OR suite, put you out and zap these things with a laser or I can put this bug juice on your feet and then peel off the resulting blister in two weeks. The bug juice fix will take a couple of treatments to completely get rid of the warts.”
Y’all, I chose the bug juice.
Really, it’s a medicine created from the Green Blister Beetle which is also known as Spanish Fly. And dude. Ain’t nobody getting horny from this crap. When applied to the skin, it causes a blister.
I thought, “How bad could it be?” Man, sometimes I am stupid.
By the time we settled in and had dinner, my feet (YES, I had BOTH feet treated AT THE SAME TIME!) were killing me. I had bandages on my feet that I was supposed to leave on for 24 hours so I couldn’t see what was going on but OMG they HURT!
So it’s a week later and 2 of the 3 areas are much better. Were in fact better within 48 hours. 1 of the areas however was still killing me LAST NIGHT.
I go back next week to have the skin peeled off the blisters and another application of the bug juice. YAY!
We are in the middle of a crisis. To us. Mostly to me.
Phoebe is 19 months old. She is in the middle of the 18 month sleep regression. She and I both are exhausted.
Now, granted, she sleeps through the night. But she wakes up before dawn and is ready for the day. Where she was sleeping until 8 or 9 am, the last few days, she's gotten up before 7AM.
She was taking 2-3 hour naps. Now, she won't nap. Rather she'll lay down very peacefully for 30-45 minutes and then becomes hysterical. No amount of comforting will make her rest.
And oh the crankiness. She's exhausted. She makes this low moaning noise that grates my nerves.
And she's starving. I literally cannot fill her up.
Sleep regression is defined as:
I don't function well on little sleep. I get cranky. I get anxious. When Phoebe went through other sleep regressions, I was able to crash when she crashed. She didn't sleep consistently through the night, but she took good naps during the day and I would follow the best advice ever and "sleep when she sleeps!" but this time? Not so much.
I've just got to adjust my own bedtime to make up for all this not sleeping.
Phoebe is 19 months old. She is in the middle of the 18 month sleep regression. She and I both are exhausted.
Now, granted, she sleeps through the night. But she wakes up before dawn and is ready for the day. Where she was sleeping until 8 or 9 am, the last few days, she's gotten up before 7AM.
She was taking 2-3 hour naps. Now, she won't nap. Rather she'll lay down very peacefully for 30-45 minutes and then becomes hysterical. No amount of comforting will make her rest.
And oh the crankiness. She's exhausted. She makes this low moaning noise that grates my nerves.
And she's starving. I literally cannot fill her up.
Sleep regression is defined as:
Sleep Regression (Noun) Several points in an infant's early development, usually around 4, 8, and 18 months of age, in which the child develops sleeping difficulties, wakes frequently and sleeps fitfully, often in erratic spurts.It also seems to be the time that everyone loses their ever-lovin' mind. Or maybe that's just me.
I don't function well on little sleep. I get cranky. I get anxious. When Phoebe went through other sleep regressions, I was able to crash when she crashed. She didn't sleep consistently through the night, but she took good naps during the day and I would follow the best advice ever and "sleep when she sleeps!" but this time? Not so much.
I've just got to adjust my own bedtime to make up for all this not sleeping.
I love this!!
Dear God,
Please untie the knots
that are in my mind,
my heart and my life.
Remove the have nots,
the can nots and the do nots
that I have in my mind.
Erase the will nots,
may nots, and
might nots that find
a home in my heart.
Release me from the could nots,
would nots and should nots
that obstruct my life.
And most of all, dear God,
I ask that you remove from my mind
my heart and my life all of the am nots
that I have allowed to hold me back,
especially the thought
that I am not good enough.
Amen.
My darling daughter has some sort of stomach virus. She was sick Saturday morning in the car which necessitated removing the car seat from the car for spot cleaning and then again Monday morning in her bed. Additionally, she's had a couple of diaper disasters requiring baths and clothes washing. So not fun.
Last night, Moo joined the fun of losing his dinner repeatedly and with such gusto that I grew concerned. He says he feels better today so that's good.
I now have this nastiness. I am not a person who deals well with nausea. I want to avoid the whole thing and will lay in a cool, dark room until the feeling passes if I can.
Here's to hoping this is over soon.
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Last night, Moo joined the fun of losing his dinner repeatedly and with such gusto that I grew concerned. He says he feels better today so that's good.
I now have this nastiness. I am not a person who deals well with nausea. I want to avoid the whole thing and will lay in a cool, dark room until the feeling passes if I can.
Here's to hoping this is over soon.
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Have you ever heard that saying "Follow your passion"?I have been thinking about this a lot lately. I became a demonstrator a few months ago for a rubber stamp company. But it just hasn't been fun. Oh getting the stuff is fun and learning a lot of new stuff is fun, but I'm just not having fun selling the stuff. I'm not enjoying it at all.
I'm always self conscious about doing stuff for the biz but I'm out of ideas there so I end up doing nothing. I've been thinking of just quitting and doing something else. What, I have no idea.
Things I'm passionate about:
- My daughter
- My husband
- My home
- My faith
- Friends
- Being creative
- All things Disney
- Taking a vacation
- Finding new ways to eat healthy
So I am passionate about things, it's just how to turn those passions into something that will make a little cash?
When I was about 11 years old, my mother and grandmother decided it was time for me to learn to sew. I was taught to hem and baste and was put in front of a sewing machine to start learning the basics. My grandmother put me to work making dish clothes and pillow cases out of inexpensive muslin and terry cloth. I ultimately made a blouse and skirt. And that was the end of my instruction.
I wanted to know more but was told that if I could master dish clothes and pillowcases, then I could sew anything. What I did not know was that these lessons were the extent of my grandmother's and mother's knowledge.
My daughter has been graced with my father's figure: long waisted, thin and tall. At her 18 month appointment, she was 35 inches tall - the 99th percentile for her age. She was also just under 25 pounds, putting her in the 55th percentile. So she's fairly thin but beautifully proportioned.
This is great but not fun to buy pants for. If I buy for her weight, the pants are too short. If I buy for length, they are too big in the waist.
So when I found a really cute pair of pajamas that only came in a 2T, I did what I never thought I'd do: I bought them and hemmed them up and took in the waist a little - by hand!
I wanted to know more but was told that if I could master dish clothes and pillowcases, then I could sew anything. What I did not know was that these lessons were the extent of my grandmother's and mother's knowledge.
My daughter has been graced with my father's figure: long waisted, thin and tall. At her 18 month appointment, she was 35 inches tall - the 99th percentile for her age. She was also just under 25 pounds, putting her in the 55th percentile. So she's fairly thin but beautifully proportioned.
This is great but not fun to buy pants for. If I buy for her weight, the pants are too short. If I buy for length, they are too big in the waist.
So when I found a really cute pair of pajamas that only came in a 2T, I did what I never thought I'd do: I bought them and hemmed them up and took in the waist a little - by hand!
This is an awesome dish!! The flavor is delicious and it is SO easy.Ingredients
- 2 cups bbq sauce (I used honey bbq sauce - whatever is on sale is fine)
- 1 10oz can of cranberry sauce
- Chicken breasts (3-4 fits perfectly in my crock pot)
I also added 4 Sweet Potatoes - more about them in the notes below.
- Spray your slow cooker with non-stick spray
- Mix the bbq sauce and the cranberry sauce in the slow cooker
- Moo has a tendency to gag with chicken so I tenderize it by putting the pieces in zip top bags, sealing them and BEATING THE FIRE out of them with a mallet. I get a lot of frustration out like this.
- After tenderizing, put the chicken (take it out of the zip lock bags) in the sauce. Use tongs or a spoon to make sure the chicken is covered in the sauce.
- Cook on low 8-9 hours or high 4-5 hours
I also added sweet potatoes to this meal. Poke the sweet potat
oes with a knife or fork, wrap in aluminum foil and just place on top of the chicken.The verdict: Moo and I REALLY like this meal. This is the first time I added the sweet potatoes and they WERE AWESOME!!! The potatoes came out tender but not overcooked.
I haven't mentioned it here, but 2010 is my year.
It is significant for two major reasons:
1. Moo and I celebrate 10 years of marriage this year. I plan to tell y'all the whole story closer to the anniversary in April for keep watching for that.
2. I celebrate my 40th birthday this year. I am both excited and anxious about this.
I started 2010 with a few goals in mind, including eating better (read: REAL FOOD) and maybe losing a few pounds. I'm succeeding with the few pounds thing. And Moo and I have found we really like REAL FOOD.
It is significant for two major reasons:
1. Moo and I celebrate 10 years of marriage this year. I plan to tell y'all the whole story closer to the anniversary in April for keep watching for that.
2. I celebrate my 40th birthday this year. I am both excited and anxious about this.
I started 2010 with a few goals in mind, including eating better (read: REAL FOOD) and maybe losing a few pounds. I'm succeeding with the few pounds thing. And Moo and I have found we really like REAL FOOD.
Here's an awesome recipe that is perfect for a cold windy day!
Cheesy Potato Soup
4 slices bacon
1 1/2 cups onion chopped
5 cups potatoes peeled and chopped
1 stalk celery chopped
32 oz chicken broth
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1/2 cup flour
1 1/2 cups half and half or milk
8 oz shredded cheddar cheese
1. In 12 inch skillet, fry bacon until crispy. Remove cooked bacon from skillet and reserve bacon grease. Drain bacon on paper towels then refrigerate
2. In same skillet, brown onions over medium heat for 4-5 minutes until tender
3. Spray slow cooker with non-stick spray. Mix onion, potatoes, celery, broth, salt and pepper
4. Cover. Cook on Low for 6-7 hours
5. In small bowl, whisk flour and half and half until well blended. Stir into soup.
6. Cover and cook additional 30 minutes or until thickened
7. Stir cheese into soup until melted and smooth
8. Garnish soup with crumbled bacon.
Servings: 6
Cheesy Potato Soup
4 slices bacon
1 1/2 cups onion chopped
5 cups potatoes peeled and chopped
1 stalk celery chopped
32 oz chicken broth
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1/2 cup flour
1 1/2 cups half and half or milk
8 oz shredded cheddar cheese
1. In 12 inch skillet, fry bacon until crispy. Remove cooked bacon from skillet and reserve bacon grease. Drain bacon on paper towels then refrigerate
2. In same skillet, brown onions over medium heat for 4-5 minutes until tender
3. Spray slow cooker with non-stick spray. Mix onion, potatoes, celery, broth, salt and pepper
4. Cover. Cook on Low for 6-7 hours
5. In small bowl, whisk flour and half and half until well blended. Stir into soup.
6. Cover and cook additional 30 minutes or until thickened
7. Stir cheese into soup until melted and smooth
8. Garnish soup with crumbled bacon.
Servings: 6
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