October 31, 2007
Halloween had me thinking about when I was younger and actually led me to remember these books I loved when I was little. They really have nothing to do with Halloween other than being about a little girl who was a witch. I don’t know how old I was when I read them, but each summer, the library would have reading contests and I read every book our library had about Dorrie and her little black cat. It took me a while to find the books online…I couldn’t remember much about them. But, when I saw her picture with her crooked little hat, I knew I had found her (isn’t she cute?). They were funny little books and I am very surprised my mom let me check them out. I really wish I could get my hands on them now. I am sure the library got rid of them a long time ago and they are a little pricey on ebay. Fond memories. I hope my kids like to read as much as I did/do.
I think my hives might be gone. I couldn’t be happier. I wouldn’t wish them on anybody.
October 25, 2007
I have had hives since Monday. I don’t know what the cause is…the smoke in the air? Stress? It is driving me crazy. I am itchy all the time and I can’t stop scratching! I am itchy on the palms of my hands and the bottoms of my feet, which is the worst. I have taken my fill of benadryl, applied a tune of hydrocortisone cream, called my doctor only to find out she was out sick for the day. I am ready for them to hit the road. I am hoping that I can talk to a doctor at work tomorrow and maybe get a prescription for something that will work. Or even better…maybe they will be gone in the morning. Hives are the pits.
October 22, 2007
Today was a hard day. Much of San Diego County is on fire and I had to go to work right in the middle of it all. I knew on my way there that there were fires all over, but I didn’t really know the extent of it until I was in the car, driving into Escondido with a massive sky of black above me. I don’t know if it would have affected me so much had I not had to go to work and be so near it all. I was driving into it and it was like I was driving into doom. The black sky looming overhead, the wind and smoke. It brought tears to my eyes.
The hospital was in a state of emergency and we were on our back up generator. We were not in danger at all or they would have evacuated us, but the hallways were full of smoke and we started wearing masks about half way through the day. I came home smelling like I had been to a camp fire, but I am just glad I was able to come home. After our shift ended, we had to stick around and were told we possibly could have to stay and work another 12 hours if they were unable to find sufficient staffing. We could lose our license if we didn’t stay. I couldn’t imagine 12 more hours of work, but I was willing to do it, to help all I could. People couldn’t get to work because the 15 had been closed and there was no way to get there. So many people were evacuated and a few doctors we know actually have already lost their homes. We only had to stay 45 minutes over until we were released to come home, thankfully.
The fires are all around us, but we are safe. Vista is in a nice little safe pocket and the sky is clear-no smoke, no ash, little wind. We are blessed. It is hard to imagine the world is going on around us. I have felt consumed by the fire and the disaster around us all day. The weather is not expected to change till Thursday. The fires are out of control. It really makes me think about what is important and puts things in perspective.
Please pray for those who have lost their homes, for the safety of the men and women fighting the fires, for the weather to change and the wind to let up.
I have never been so happy to live in Vista, our safe little pocket. Pray it stays safe.
October 13, 2007
Ethan is a snacky kid. He loves snacks. I try to give him healthy options, but he (of course) prefers the things that aren’t so good for him. I really don’t keep a lot of things that are terribly bad in the house, but I only want him eating so many crackers or fruit snacks or yogurts a day. Anyway, I tried to explain to him that it is important to eat healthy food and choose healthy snacks, not junk. That’s exactly what I said, “junk”. Now instead of asking for a snack, he says, “mommy, I want junk.” I can see our talk really got to him. I guess I will just have to continue to say no and force him to forgo a snack or eat a banana.
October 11, 2007
I was thinking about my favorite birthday party today. I think about it every now and then and I actually have not idea who was there or how old I was…probably 8 or so maybe 10. We went to Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlor in Escondido. It was heaven. Heaven. How did that place ever go out of business? They had so much ice cream. So many options! I think we got this big big bowl of ice cream and toppings and it was crazy delicious. I loved that place. That might have been the only time I ever went there, though. The place itself was very cool, too. If it was still there, I think I would go there all the time. I guess there is still one in San Diego. Maybe I will go there for my birthday this year….
Anyway, i was thinking about my birthday and I started remembering these charm necklaces that I loved loved loved at the time. They were so cool and I had so many charms. I am sure the majority of my presents that year were somehow charm necklace related. And I also remember the outfit I wore was from Kids ‘R Us (not related to Babie’s R Us or Toy’s R Us). Also a cool store I loved to go to. I remember when I wore size 6X. Ah, memories.
October 3, 2007
I started to make spaghetti tonight for dinner and I went to pull the meatballs I put in the sauce that I get from Trader Joe’s out of the freezer. I noticed they were soft. I felt a few other things. The popsicles. Melted. My first thought was that our freezer was broken. I opened the fridge. Nothing seemed as cold as it should be. I checked the little nobby settings…they were set at as warm as you can set them to be. For some reason, I asked Shane if it was his doing first. Why I didn’t assume it was Ethan right away, I don’t know. I then asked Ethan if he had touched “these” as I showed them to him. He said he had. What a bummer. I had to throw everything away. I don’t know when he did it. He isn’t usually in the fridge, but I know that yesterday and today I told him to close the door as he was trying to help himself to a snack. I threw away a lot. I just wasn’t sure how long it had been and the fact that the popsicles were completely liquid made me think it was a good call. The only thing is that there are two packages of frozen ground turkey that feel completely solid. Not sure if I should keep them or toss them.
So, no food in the house (payday is Friday). We ordered pizza. I have a lot of shopping to do. Thank God I didn’t have a ton of breast milk frozen in there. I think I would have cried.
I knew that a month ago when I was in the middle of all the craziness with potty training and Tegan not sleeping that it would all eventually be over and things wouldn’t be that bad for that long. And they weren’t and I am so glad it is a month later and everything is the way it is now. It was a rough couple of weeks. Both Ethan and Tegan are doing well and I am so thankful. Now, if Tegan would just sleep a little bit better, I think I could move her into the room with Ethan and out of Shane’s office. That is the next step.
