Sunday, August 07, 2011

Nothing like a trip to the ER

Last Sunday night was one that ended with a trip to the ER for Connor. It happened right after bath time I walked out of his room for a SECOND and the next thing I hear is my baby screaming. Now you must know that Connor can be clumsy at times, but he's a tough cookie and NEVER complains when he gets hurt. So you can imagine how quickly this mommy took off to investigate. I rushed in his room and he was holding his head. I asked what happened and he said he hit his bed then asked if he was bleeding and when he moved his hand there was blood lots of blood streaming down the side of his face. When I saw his head it was so deep I instantly thought "oh boy it needs stitches". I dashed for the closest rag I could grab to put pressure on his head and got him dressed and off we went to the ER. I called for my support system mom and his Nana. Thank God they came, b/c I was feeling woozy and freaking out on the inside. I came to find out though that eventhough I was dying inside I handle crisis situations in a very calm manner. On the way to the ER Connor was crying and afraid, but M&M's brought by Nana seemed to make him forget he was scared and in pain. He insisted on me showing him what it looked like so I took a picture and showed him. His response: "it looks like a bullet hole"...boys!The worst part was when they had to numb it b/c it was a cold liquad that made it burn really bad so he was not happy at that point. The doctor that stitched him up was amazing and Connor had no idea that he had gotten stitches. He handled the whole situation like a trooper and was even smiling as his head was being repaired. His poor head was still bleeding up to the point of getting his stitches I thought it would never stop! The doctor put a bandaid on it which was not a fun thing to remove the next day so we could put neosporin on it:( He quickly ran to the mirror to see his head....this was his reaction:

"oh my gosh what is that in my head?"
Me: a string bandaid(b/c that's what the doctor called it)
Connor: " they sewed my head with a needle"
Me: silence...
Connor: "those are stitches"

Just so you know his reaction was quite funny and eventhough he was trying to come across as upset you could see it in his little face that he thought it was pretty cool.

So the next and final step is getting those stitches out on Tuesday! Fingers crossed he won't freak out.

All in all the whole experience was emotional and crazy, but he was so good through the whole thing. I sure hope this doesn't happen again...but he is a boy so who knows what's in store?

Until the next time....

Sunday, July 03, 2011

Birthday Breakfast for mom=creepy dining

This year for mom's birthday her kids decided that we would take her out to eat. Her choice was to celebrate by going to Cafe des Amis in Breaux Bridge for breakfast and dancing. My mom loves to dance and this would be the perfect place to be since the setting is a live Zydeco band and lots of people cuttin a rug. Me, mom, and my sister rode in together to meet up with my brothers and had a good few laughs on the way in. As we are driving in mom thinks she sees my brother Danny so in her excitement she totally rolls down the window yelling at him come to find out not so much my brother. When we get there we find out there's a wait that will be over an hour, but we go in hang out enjoy some music. Mom got in a couple of dances with my brother which I'm sure made her day. Dancing to mom is described as making her soul smiling. Anyway well at one point we decided ok let's just go next door to this other restuarant to eat and we will be able to talk and hear each other. Seems like this would be easy right? It was not at all what we thought it would be.

The restuarant is on the same little strip of where antique shops are so you know the place is rather aged to say the least. We walk in and you can smell the mold it was quite stuffy. I went to the bathroom immediately. Later on in conversation I find out that mom made a remark that it was stuffy and we would rather sit outside. This was unacceptable to the staff,b /c according to them it was too hot for them to go outside and wait on us. Um ok so why the false advertisement with the outside seating? I don't get it. Our table was in the center of the room. Behind me was this big, weird plastic, starburst looking thing that was most probably used in a kid's science project at some point. Directly across from me on the wall was this painting of a creature that could totally have starred in the 80s movie the Labrynth. Trust me I love the movie, but I don't want to dine with a character. To the right of me is this older woman sitting there repeatedly picking at bread and putting the crumbs in a big bag. Have you ever seen a scary movie where the person just committed murder and they are sitting in a chair rocking back and forth doing a repeative movement? Yea that was her with the bread and the crazy stare that looks right through you. All these subtle things are going on in the background while we are enjoying our time together laughing and visiting with one another. At some point I had to wonder to myself if anyone was actually in the kitchen cooking 1. it took over 45 minutes to cook breakfast 2. no noise was coming from that area. The food finally came out I had eggs, bisquit, tator tots, Danny had sweet potatoe pancakes, Mom/Tonja had egg omelet with crawfish and Robby didn't eat due to an upset tummy. I asked the server if she had ketchup oh sure she said she comes back and plops a bowl in which she has poured a huge blob of ketchup in. Nice and totally trustworthy I'm sure. We are all eating and I guess it was the owner who came up to our table, b/c it wasn't our server. She looks at mom and asks do you not like your food in which mom being honest responds not really. The next thing that comes out of this woman's mouth is a total jaw dropper for me....she tells mom: SHAME ON YOU SHAME that crawfish is fresh. All my mom could say was maybe I should've not said that and asked for a to go box and the woman was like yeah you should've. That customer service for this "fine dining" was amazing truly. I can't believe it!

I feel like after I left that place I needed to watch a scary movie to make myself feel better. Don't get me wrong this experience was a trip and I enjoyed my time with my family. I will never forget this day and the experience we had.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM....SHAME ON YOU!

Saturday, June 18, 2011

Ran across a few things that make my heart melt with a side of baby fever:





My absolute favorite by far. I just want to squeeze him and play with the little fuzzy pom poms:)




This scene just makes me want to stay a while:)



















Owl need I say more?












These little birds just make my heart sing











I.LOVE.THIS. I just want to snuggle with this lil bear








Now I just need to find a baby to play with to subside my fever. Hope ya'll enjoyed these cuties and their accessories as much as I have;)


Happy Saturday!




















Monday, June 13, 2011

The knowledge is so overwhelming

A few weeks ago it was brought to my attention by my older brother that everyone has one foot that is slightly bigger than the other. Well this was definitely a news flash that changed my life litcharally! So me being the younger sister I gave him a hard time with not teaching me all that he knows. I mean what else is he holding out on me? So ever since then it's been a battle of useless facts and definitely entertaining. I must say that I have learned so much in my own research and having him and my awesome sister-in-law feeding my brain with random facts on a daily basis. So who am I to withhold information from all of you? Get ready to be blown away with these amazing facts that hey one day may come in handy...you can thank me later! So without further a do I give you my new found knowledge:

A dragon fly has a life span of 24 hours

A gold fish has a memory span of 3 seconds

A pregnant gold fish is called a twit...side note refer to the above fact that must be confusing and awkward:)

Tigers have striped skin not just striped fur

In Lehigh, Nebraska it's against the law to sell donut holes

On average a 100 people choke to death on ball point pens

For the 80's babies...Back in 1980 - 81 we were shocked as gas prices rose above $1.00 for the first time. This was especially shocking because just four years earlier in 1976 gas was $0.60 per gallon and in 1969 it was only $0.35 a gallon. But by 1981 only 12 years later it was a full dollar higher at $1.35. That is an increase of 286% in 12 years$1.35/gallon? Yes please! Oh how I wish it were the 80s:)

Facetious and abstemious contain all the vowels in the correct order

In New York State, it is still illegal to shoot a rabbit from a moving trolley carDon't have to worry about me breaking this law, b/c I shoot rabbits from the cabs anyway:P

If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.

A single cow produces about 90 glasses of milk per day or about 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime

101 Dalmatians and Peter Pan (Wendy) are the only two Disney cartoon features with both parents that are present and don't die throughout the movie.

And now you know! Pay it forward people pay it forward!

Until the next time....

Friday, May 27, 2011

Does that really work for you?


So in the last couple of weeks I have met a few of my neighbors. First let me say they are quite the characters....At first it seemed like they were normal people, but as time has gone on and I have encountered them either at the pool or passing in the hall my perspective has drastically changed. The new neighbor that I have is so full of himself it's as if his head can't fit through the door. Let's just say he thinks his stuff don't stink if you know what I mean. Let me give you this little scenario as he is talking to me just giving me the friendly "hello neighbor how are you" convo he proceeds to make his chest mucscles jump and finishes up with flexing other muscles that I could seriously care less about. Of course it's distracting and not in the way he is hoping for. All I can think to myself is "wow does he really think this impresses women?" and as I am thinking this it is taking all I have to hold in the laughter for sure! So ok that's the neighbor that I occassionally run into and have to laugh at. I did see him bring home some little girl that could pass for maybe 15 on a good day and I just shook my head for her, b/c kudos to her if she can actually put up with that personality. I honestly have no idea how he even lured her back to his house...she's probably one of those girls that are in desperation for attention and is willing to not only lower the standards, but settle none the less. Ok and we know that we have all been there settling for whatever guy shows the attention(I'm not just talking sexual this also applies to being in relationship)....and it may not be the guy who wants to bounce his muscles, but we've all been there compromising our standards.

Onto the next bizarre character I met. So let me just give you a background of how this one came about. Connor and I are at the pool every weekend and there is always the same kids there too with their dad....so normally Connor plays with them. A couple of weeks ago the dad comes over and starts chatting it up with me which is totally fine. I find out that he is a chef so in conversation he says "I always cook too much I will drop off some dinner to ya'll" I'm thinking free dinner heck yeah bring it on! I should have remembered what I learned in my economics class "there's no such thing as a free lunch". It's a really long story, but here's the short end of it...I thought I was just helping Connor make friends and the weekend dad had a different agenda. Which really aggrivates me b/c he just ruined it for the kids. He has now made it uncomfortable and awkward. Not only that but I can't escape him we live in the same place! Just a side note to the fellas don't use your kids to try and bait a woman it won't work...we see right through you!


So there it is a couple of cooky characters that I live amongst. I'm kinda stand offish to meet anymore of my neighbors!

Until the next time....

Thursday, May 26, 2011

I admit it....I'm addicted:/


It all started with a late night text from my twin Laura....she couldn't seem to sleep. Being a creature of nosiness I just had to find out what ailed her. Her answer to me: "angry birds". Now for most of the world you know what I'm talking about, but obviously I was left out of the loop on the phenomenom. This just sounded ridicoulous what in the world is angry birds I thought? It was a simple answer "the whole world is playing it".

And then it happened.....my outsider perspective of turning my nose up to such a game was changed forever. Once I started I couldn't stop...I still can't! These birds are angry yes, but let me just state for the record that anyone with anger issues should not be advised to participate in such an adventure! Sometimes your aim may not be on target and you waste a bird....uh the aggrivation of a perfectly good bird wasted. The first night that I started playing it I made the mistake of letting Connor in on the action. The problem with this is that I didn't want to share....wait....am I supposed to be setting an example of sharing.....ah that's over rated the kid can wait all parental guidance became null and void....move over kid get your own phone! Side note he unlike his mother knows how to share and was very patient with his mommy:) thank goodness lol

So the moral of the story be weary of partaking in what the world maybe doing it just may suck you into the addiction:) And to Laura if I need to be admitted to some rehab or group you get to foot the bill!

Hope everyone enjoys their memorial day weekend...I'm sure I will be found by the pool secretly playing Angry birds!

Until the next time....

Thursday, April 21, 2011

WHEN IT'S NOT ALWAYS SUNSHINE AND ROSES


So this week I found a saying that I absolutely love and think it rings so true for everyone. "IF YOU CAN'T HANDLE ME AT MY WORST THEN YOU DON'T DESERVE ME AT MY BEST". I believe that it's easy to commit to someone or something when the road is smooth and good, but it's the hard road that is difficult to swallow sometimes. I believe that if you truly love someone then this love should be unconditional, gut wrenching, committed, not labeled, and an uncensored kind of love. When someone loves you they should love ALL of you, who you are, what you're about, what you stand for, the good, and bad. I don't think there should be " I will love you if..." Life is hard enough without someone putting these stipulations on you. What everyone needs in love is a supporter, best friend, a lover, and a fan. No one is perfect and neither is life so there will always be a bump in the road. There will be times when we fall and whoever is standing next to us should be the one who picks us back up. Never leaving our side and never swaying in the opposite direction of us. These are just a few of my thoughts on "true love" and what it looks like to me. I will not accept anything less from the person I am supposed to do my life with. Why would anyone deserve the very best of me if they can't take the worst?

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Change is in the air.... So much change is going on in the life of me. Things at work have changed....I've now taken on a new position in addition to my normal one at work. I am looking forward to the new challenges and learning new things. I think that it will only be an opportunity that will definitely benefit me. There have been some set backs in my personal life that I am now trying to deal with. Definitely something that I didn't see coming, but at the same time I'm looking at it as another life lesson. In addition to that my first approach to handling it wasn't the smartest way and that seemed to throw me into some things of the past, but again handling it! I think my focus is definitely going to shift over to Connor. He is always my focus, but sometimes it's easy for life to get overwhelming and forget to take the time out to just enjoy the simple things. So my new goal is to try and find some new and fun ways to spend our time together. After all I'm sure I will wake up and those days will be gone so I don't want to miss out on these important times. Eventhough I have had some curve balls thrown at me recently I have to remember that I have A LOT to be grateful for. And when I think it's bad there's always someone else in this world that has it worse than me so what's the point in focusing on the negative? I am so blessed to have Connor in my life...he is my heart and he definitely makes my life make sense and everything I do is worth it b/c of him. Until the next time......

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

New Year New Me

I have high hopes for the new year! I started it off by closing the door to my past and started looking forward. I have decided that I will no longer be anyone's doormat I don't care who you are. And I can say that I have actually taken action by making sure that I'm not confused with the door mat! So really I only have a couple of things that are on my list for 2011 goals please see below:

1. Working out at least three times a week. It's been interesting having on this extra weight, but it's worn out its welcome so BYE BYE PESTY 10LBS!

2. Save money for next year's tuition

3. Take Connor on an inexpensive mini vacation this year preferably the summah time:)

So that's really all that I'm working toward this year. What are your resolutions/goals?

Until the next time.....