Sunday, July 25, 2010
Sunday, July 11, 2010
So Small
So I had a REALLY craptastic week at work last week after I got back from vacation. I don't blog about work details but just know that I needed a serious break from thinking about it over the weekend to keep my sanity. So here we are, Sunday night. I went for a walk with the Ipod and I was shuffling through trying to find a album or songs that would get my blood flowing and get me pumped for the week ahead. I was looking for something that would make me think of kicking a little "butt". What I oddly landed on was "So Small", by one of my faves Carrie Underwood. Ironically, this was just what I needed and really says it all. I won't paste the whole thing, but I really love this part:
It's so easy to get lost inside
A problem that seems so big at the time
It's like a river that's so wide
It swallows you whole
While you're sitting around thinking 'bout what you can't change
And worrying about all the wrong things
Time's flying by, moving so fast
You better make it count 'cause you can't get it back
Sometimes that mountain you've been climbing
Is just a grain of sand
And what you've been out there searching for forever
Is in your hands
Oh, and when you figure out
Love is all that matters after all
It sure makes everything else
Seem so small!
Hoping for a better week and going to keep in mind that work is just that work. Not my life.
It's so easy to get lost inside
A problem that seems so big at the time
It's like a river that's so wide
It swallows you whole
While you're sitting around thinking 'bout what you can't change
And worrying about all the wrong things
Time's flying by, moving so fast
You better make it count 'cause you can't get it back
Sometimes that mountain you've been climbing
Is just a grain of sand
And what you've been out there searching for forever
Is in your hands
Oh, and when you figure out
Love is all that matters after all
It sure makes everything else
Seem so small!
Hoping for a better week and going to keep in mind that work is just that work. Not my life.
America!
We had a great 4th of July vacation! We finished out our Myrtle Beach portion of the trip and headed to Lake Isabella where both sides of our family were waiting, and of course we were dying to see our little man. He was almost stunned to see us, he gave us big hugs but looked so surprised that we were there. After that the next few days flew by! We got to see lots and lots of family, ate entirely too much and had plenty of tasty beverages! I will post some pictures as soon as I have them as well as some more "stories" from our Myrtle Beach excursion. But the real meaning of this post was really to say a Happy Belated Birthday to America! Jeremy makes fun of me because I like various Country Music Artists, (not all Country, some of it plain annoys me) but what I really like is how Country Music tells a story. Call me a sap but I often find myself impacted by a song. So the this post and the next will have this link. The song below, always makes me smile and reminds me of how proud I am to live in the U.S. of A! Hope everyone had a great 4th!
It's America Lyrics - Rodney Atkins
Drivin' down the street today
Saw the sign for lemonade
They were the cutest kidsI've seen in this front yard
As they handed me my glass
Smiled and thinkin' to myself
Man what a picture perfect postcard this would make
Of america
It's a high school prom
It's a springstein song
It's a ride in a cheverlet
It's a man on the moon
And fireflies in June
Kids sellin lemonade
It's cities and farms
And open arms
One nation under god
It's america
Later on when I got homeI flipped the t.v on
I saw a little town that some big Twister tore apart
People came from miles around
Just to help their neighbors out
And I was thinkin' to my self
I'm so glad that I live in america
It's a high school prom
It's a springstein song
It's a ride in a cheverlet
It's a man on the moon
And fireflies in June
Kids sellin lemonade
It's cities and farms
And open arms
One nation under god
It's america
Now we might not always get it right
But there's nowhere else I rather build my life
Cause it's a kid with a chance
It's a rock n roll band
It's a farmer cuttin' hay
It's a flag blowin' in the summer wind
Over some fallen hero's grave.
It's a high school prom
It's a springstein song
It's a welcome home parade
It's a man on the moon
And fireflies in June
Kids sellin lemonade
It's cities and farms
And open arms
One nation under god
It's america
It's America Lyrics - Rodney Atkins
Drivin' down the street today
Saw the sign for lemonade
They were the cutest kidsI've seen in this front yard
As they handed me my glass
Smiled and thinkin' to myself
Man what a picture perfect postcard this would make
Of america
It's a high school prom
It's a springstein song
It's a ride in a cheverlet
It's a man on the moon
And fireflies in June
Kids sellin lemonade
It's cities and farms
And open arms
One nation under god
It's america
Later on when I got homeI flipped the t.v on
I saw a little town that some big Twister tore apart
People came from miles around
Just to help their neighbors out
And I was thinkin' to my self
I'm so glad that I live in america
It's a high school prom
It's a springstein song
It's a ride in a cheverlet
It's a man on the moon
And fireflies in June
Kids sellin lemonade
It's cities and farms
And open arms
One nation under god
It's america
Now we might not always get it right
But there's nowhere else I rather build my life
Cause it's a kid with a chance
It's a rock n roll band
It's a farmer cuttin' hay
It's a flag blowin' in the summer wind
Over some fallen hero's grave.
It's a high school prom
It's a springstein song
It's a welcome home parade
It's a man on the moon
And fireflies in June
Kids sellin lemonade
It's cities and farms
And open arms
One nation under god
It's america
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Vacation Ulceration
Day 1 of our vacation in Myrtle Beach...in a word...sucked. Let me run you through it:
Starts off ok with bloody mary's at the airport bar in NYC
THEN we get to Myrtle Beach...
We are at the rental counter for almost an hour. Why? Because they were trying to charge us $512 for 4 days of rental instead of the $164 I have reserved it for. So we FINALLY get that figured out and get on the road. I won't even go into what time we have to return the car ahead of our flight on Thurs, it is going to be ridiculous.
We get to the Hilton - we are starving and need some food badly, but our room is ready - YEA! So we check in - they tell us they know nothing about our "bed and breakfast" rate, which we booked through Orbitz that is supposed to include breakfast at one of the Hilton Restaurants each day. They tell us Orbitz isn't allowed to give out that rate - well that's funny because that is what we booked! And we had printed confirmation - they still don't honor it! And tell us to take it up with Orbitz.
So by this time I am pretty sure if I don't eat I am going to get very unreasonable with this woman behind the desk. So we head to the hotel grill and we decide to get something simple to share since we are both starving. We decide on Grilled Chicken Nachos - YUMMMMMMM!.......They take 45 minutes to get to us and they weren't busy. I am about to lose it, but the nacho's have homemade chips and were awesome. So I regain perspective and we go back to the room to call Orbitz.
Orbitz tells us we are right, we should get breakfast each day, they call the Hilton Front Desk for us, this takes about an hour. Orbitz comes back to us and says that Hilton is providing incorrect information to their 3rd party vendors and they are going to "work on it" and get back to us. Meanwhile, even though Orbitz is telling Hilton this is indeed what we booked and Hilton is saying that this has never happened before, they STILL do not honor the rate. We are talking satisfying the customer with breakfast - read...CHEAP FIX. Just do the right thing people. NOPE, they continue to point back at Orbitz and leave the customer in the middle. Well done, oh king of the hospitality industry...
As this is all going on at the front desk, this woman is really smug about the fact that it is not her problem and Orbitz has the issue. I know my limits so I was already letting Jeremy do the talking, but it is so bad, I can't even stand there any more. So I proceed to tell her I can't stand here and listen to this anymore, I don't have time for it and I am supposed to be on vacation and I walk out of the hotel. It was the last straw. I felt like I was at work, putting out fires all day and banging my head into a wall.
The bright spot, I am here with my hubby and we will eventually get to relax and just spend time together. Day 2 has to be better.
Oh and did I mention it is POURING rain?
Starts off ok with bloody mary's at the airport bar in NYC
THEN we get to Myrtle Beach...
We are at the rental counter for almost an hour. Why? Because they were trying to charge us $512 for 4 days of rental instead of the $164 I have reserved it for. So we FINALLY get that figured out and get on the road. I won't even go into what time we have to return the car ahead of our flight on Thurs, it is going to be ridiculous.
We get to the Hilton - we are starving and need some food badly, but our room is ready - YEA! So we check in - they tell us they know nothing about our "bed and breakfast" rate, which we booked through Orbitz that is supposed to include breakfast at one of the Hilton Restaurants each day. They tell us Orbitz isn't allowed to give out that rate - well that's funny because that is what we booked! And we had printed confirmation - they still don't honor it! And tell us to take it up with Orbitz.
So by this time I am pretty sure if I don't eat I am going to get very unreasonable with this woman behind the desk. So we head to the hotel grill and we decide to get something simple to share since we are both starving. We decide on Grilled Chicken Nachos - YUMMMMMMM!.......They take 45 minutes to get to us and they weren't busy. I am about to lose it, but the nacho's have homemade chips and were awesome. So I regain perspective and we go back to the room to call Orbitz.
Orbitz tells us we are right, we should get breakfast each day, they call the Hilton Front Desk for us, this takes about an hour. Orbitz comes back to us and says that Hilton is providing incorrect information to their 3rd party vendors and they are going to "work on it" and get back to us. Meanwhile, even though Orbitz is telling Hilton this is indeed what we booked and Hilton is saying that this has never happened before, they STILL do not honor the rate. We are talking satisfying the customer with breakfast - read...CHEAP FIX. Just do the right thing people. NOPE, they continue to point back at Orbitz and leave the customer in the middle. Well done, oh king of the hospitality industry...
As this is all going on at the front desk, this woman is really smug about the fact that it is not her problem and Orbitz has the issue. I know my limits so I was already letting Jeremy do the talking, but it is so bad, I can't even stand there any more. So I proceed to tell her I can't stand here and listen to this anymore, I don't have time for it and I am supposed to be on vacation and I walk out of the hotel. It was the last straw. I felt like I was at work, putting out fires all day and banging my head into a wall.
The bright spot, I am here with my hubby and we will eventually get to relax and just spend time together. Day 2 has to be better.
Oh and did I mention it is POURING rain?
Friday, June 11, 2010
Breathing easier
Rece had his specialist appt today with the allergist/asthma doctor. The doctor is new to our pediatrics practice and she was so great. She was so understanding, and told me that Rece's "reaction" to colds was not normal/acceptable and that we can make it better. First they tested him for 20 indoor and outdoor allergies, there was zero reaction. This is VERY good news. Allergies at this point in life would be a signal/sign that he might indeed have true asthma later in life. She said what she is sure he does have is "reactive" airways. When he gets the common cold, his airways inflame and we get the horrible cough, wheezing, and the secondary infections such as bronchitis and pneumonia etc. So what she suggested was that we start him on an anti-inflamatory steroid (which we have done during colds in the past and has worked ok) on a preemptive strike type basis, from September - May rergardless if he has a cold. To cover ALL of cold and flu season. She said normally he might have to do this one or two more seasons and then he and his airways will grow and this problem will fade into history...and we will only have the story to tell about how rough he had it the first year or so. So we go back to her in August to get our meds and equipment to help us through cold and flu season, unless he gets another episode sooner and then we start and just continue it until further notice so to speak.
I feel like we have a resource now that is focusing on his specific symptoms and can truely help. I really like Rece's primary care doctor but he is really there for acute care, treat, make better for the time being and release. Maybe we will actually get to a time when if my son rolls over and coughs at night I don't loose two hours sleep laying awake with anxiety about how we are going to take time off work and how long and how bad the next cold will be.
I feel like we have a resource now that is focusing on his specific symptoms and can truely help. I really like Rece's primary care doctor but he is really there for acute care, treat, make better for the time being and release. Maybe we will actually get to a time when if my son rolls over and coughs at night I don't loose two hours sleep laying awake with anxiety about how we are going to take time off work and how long and how bad the next cold will be.
Monday, May 31, 2010
Man Talk
I have wanted to make a note of all of the words that Rece uses consistently already at 15.5 months old. I love his talkative nature and his vocabulary and that fact that I can already have a semi-real conversation with the kid. I want to be able to remember all of the cute things he was already babbling at this age, and I also realize that this might be the one and only time his word list fits into a blog, so here is the list of the ones I can think of that he uses clearly, in no particular order:
1. Mama
2. Dada
3. Emma
4. Elmo
5. Big Bird
6. Gabba
7. Milk
8. Truck
9. Bus
10. Where they (or daddy or mama) go?
11. Uh-oh
12. Ank eww (Thank You)
13. Eyes
14. Nose
15. Mouth
16. Teeth
17. Blues Clues
18. Bat
19. Ball
20. EiEi-O
21. Walrus
22. Door
23. Cat & Meow
24. Dog & Woof
25. Sheep & Baaaaaa
26. Pa-cock - (Peacock)
27. Elmigo (Flamingo)
28. Hi & Heewo (hello)
29. Bowl
30. Nana (Bananna)
31. Cheese
32. Uffs (Puffs)
33. Outside
34. Mess (he likes to clean up after himself)
35. Apples
36. Wawa (water)
37. No
38. Pee-Pee
39. Clock
40. Box
41. Nih Night
42. Baf (Bath)
43. Duck
44. Bwrd (Bird)
45. Unny (Bunny)
46. Book
47. Spoon
48. Down
49. Bye-bye
50. Wha's that?
51. Piper (his best buddy at daycare)
52. Cast :-(
53. Shoes
54. Socks
55. Mouse
56. Balloon
57. Walk
58. Light
59. Ming Ming
60. Tuck
61. Linny (the above 3 are the wonder pets)
62. Yuck!
63. Baby
64. On
65. Off
66. Bubbles
67. Owwwww (as he pinches you he will say this)
68. Inside
69. Mail
70. Keys
71. Moose
72. Mine
73. Rece
1. Mama
2. Dada
3. Emma
4. Elmo
5. Big Bird
6. Gabba
7. Milk
8. Truck
9. Bus
10. Where they (or daddy or mama) go?
11. Uh-oh
12. Ank eww (Thank You)
13. Eyes
14. Nose
15. Mouth
16. Teeth
17. Blues Clues
18. Bat
19. Ball
20. EiEi-O
21. Walrus
22. Door
23. Cat & Meow
24. Dog & Woof
25. Sheep & Baaaaaa
26. Pa-cock - (Peacock)
27. Elmigo (Flamingo)
28. Hi & Heewo (hello)
29. Bowl
30. Nana (Bananna)
31. Cheese
32. Uffs (Puffs)
33. Outside
34. Mess (he likes to clean up after himself)
35. Apples
36. Wawa (water)
37. No
38. Pee-Pee
39. Clock
40. Box
41. Nih Night
42. Baf (Bath)
43. Duck
44. Bwrd (Bird)
45. Unny (Bunny)
46. Book
47. Spoon
48. Down
49. Bye-bye
50. Wha's that?
51. Piper (his best buddy at daycare)
52. Cast :-(
53. Shoes
54. Socks
55. Mouse
56. Balloon
57. Walk
58. Light
59. Ming Ming
60. Tuck
61. Linny (the above 3 are the wonder pets)
62. Yuck!
63. Baby
64. On
65. Off
66. Bubbles
67. Owwwww (as he pinches you he will say this)
68. Inside
69. Mail
70. Keys
71. Moose
72. Mine
73. Rece
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Super Quick Update
Haven't posted in two weeks so here is a fly by update:
-Rece is doing well with the cast, he wears his walking boot all the time and always wants to be standing walking etc in it. He needs a hand when walking b/c the cast throws off his balance. It comes off in less than two weeks. May 28. Whoot Whoot!
-He is getting his two bottom "eye" teeth and not doing so well there. Not that I should be even a little surprised since every time he cuts a set he gets a nasty cold at the EXACT same time. This time he is a major mucus head with cough and a very high fever. Up to 103.9 - not cool. I feel so bad for him he is in rough shape and to complicate matters I fly to Pasadena on Tuesday...of course I do....
-Rece is a certified Jr. Webster. He is a walking toddler dictionary. I think he can say and identify meaning to like 35-40 words, maybe more, I don't know any more. Frankly I am scared of his vocabulary! lol. And have begun to spell things I don't want repeated or that I don't want him to get excited about before they are ready like "m-i-l-k". The other night I was reading the Polar Bear, Polar Bear book and he opened it to a back page and said "That's Walrus" as clear as I just typed it.
-We have been really busy, baseball (all 37 leagues that Jeremy is involved in, okay 2) are in full swing and my work is packed to the brim with action action action. I am involved in some really cool stuff, but there aren't enough hours in the day.
-We booked our vacation to North Myrtle Beach - I got a great deal at the Myrtle Beach Hilton and flights - 5 days, 4 nights for under a grand. I really struggled to select a locale and then a hotel. But ultimately I made it simple. The criteria came down to: On the beach, nice pool(s) and pool bar was a must. Check, Check, Check. Oh and it has a Starbucks in the lobby. Bonus. Cannot wait.
-Rece is doing well with the cast, he wears his walking boot all the time and always wants to be standing walking etc in it. He needs a hand when walking b/c the cast throws off his balance. It comes off in less than two weeks. May 28. Whoot Whoot!
-He is getting his two bottom "eye" teeth and not doing so well there. Not that I should be even a little surprised since every time he cuts a set he gets a nasty cold at the EXACT same time. This time he is a major mucus head with cough and a very high fever. Up to 103.9 - not cool. I feel so bad for him he is in rough shape and to complicate matters I fly to Pasadena on Tuesday...of course I do....
-Rece is a certified Jr. Webster. He is a walking toddler dictionary. I think he can say and identify meaning to like 35-40 words, maybe more, I don't know any more. Frankly I am scared of his vocabulary! lol. And have begun to spell things I don't want repeated or that I don't want him to get excited about before they are ready like "m-i-l-k". The other night I was reading the Polar Bear, Polar Bear book and he opened it to a back page and said "That's Walrus" as clear as I just typed it.
-We have been really busy, baseball (all 37 leagues that Jeremy is involved in, okay 2) are in full swing and my work is packed to the brim with action action action. I am involved in some really cool stuff, but there aren't enough hours in the day.
-We booked our vacation to North Myrtle Beach - I got a great deal at the Myrtle Beach Hilton and flights - 5 days, 4 nights for under a grand. I really struggled to select a locale and then a hotel. But ultimately I made it simple. The criteria came down to: On the beach, nice pool(s) and pool bar was a must. Check, Check, Check. Oh and it has a Starbucks in the lobby. Bonus. Cannot wait.
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