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| my very first pair! |
Pioneer Woman
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| On Food Network |
True Blood
I have been enjoying:
Logan eating with a spoon...
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| ERMEGERRD! POTATO SALAD! |
I have been drinking:
Coffee - from our new pot:
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| Coffeeeeeee |
What have you been up to?
Monday, August 27, 2012
Lately...
I have been wearing:
I have been reading:
I have been watching:
Pioneer Woman
True Blood
I am not sure about this season, it didn't have enough Jason Stackhouse...
I have been enjoying:
Logan eating with a spoon...
I have been drinking:
Coffee - from our new pot:
What have you been up to?
Pioneer Woman
True Blood
I have been enjoying:
Logan eating with a spoon...
I have been drinking:
Coffee - from our new pot:
What have you been up to?
Looking forward...
*I want to thank you all so so so much for the sweet comments on last week's post about my sister. She is at peace and will be very very missed. The support is overwhelming!*
Y'all this heat...
Make it stop.
Please send me weather that calls for Football Games:
Pumpkin Spice Lattes and Caramel Apple Cider:
Boots and sweaters with skinny jeans:
And long nights with short days.
The magazine covers for September that have arrived via my mailbox or iPad Newsstand don't help either. They are all about FALL FASHION!
I also miss Logan in little man sweaters and jeans.
Maybe it will get cold enough for that in January?
What do you look forward to in the Fall?
Y'all this heat...
Make it stop.
Please send me weather that calls for Football Games:
And long nights with short days.
The magazine covers for September that have arrived via my mailbox or iPad Newsstand don't help either. They are all about FALL FASHION!
I also miss Logan in little man sweaters and jeans.
Maybe it will get cold enough for that in January?
What do you look forward to in the Fall?
Friday, August 24, 2012
Saying Goodbye
As you read this I am traveling to Tennessee to say goodbye to my step-sister. Being an only child, she is the only sister I ever had or will have (other than my sister-in-laws, whom I cherish).
Amber was beautiful, vibrant, funny, and kind. She leaves behind 2 young children and many devastated family members and friends.
Please lift my family up in your thoughts and prayers.
Do not judge a song by its duration
Nor by the number of its notes
Judge it by the richness of its contents
Sometimes those unfinished are among the most poignant…
Do not judge a song by its duration
Nor by the number of its notes
Judge it by the way it touches and lifts the soul
Sometimes those unfinished are among the most beautiful…
And when something has enriched your life
And when it’s melody lingers on in your heart.
Is it unfinished?
Or is it endless?
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| At my rehearsal dinner 7 years ago. |
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| I really wish I remember what we were laughing at! |
Amber was beautiful, vibrant, funny, and kind. She leaves behind 2 young children and many devastated family members and friends.
Please lift my family up in your thoughts and prayers.
Young Life Cut Short
by Unknown AuthorDo not judge a song by its duration
Nor by the number of its notes
Judge it by the richness of its contents
Sometimes those unfinished are among the most poignant…
Do not judge a song by its duration
Nor by the number of its notes
Judge it by the way it touches and lifts the soul
Sometimes those unfinished are among the most beautiful…
And when something has enriched your life
And when it’s melody lingers on in your heart.
Is it unfinished?
Or is it endless?
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Coffee: A History
For much of my life, I have hated coffee. I never understood the big deal.
In my house growing up, I don't remember my mother drinking coffee but I do remember my Dad always starting off with a Pepsi.
Not a Coke - a Pepsi. Otherwise he mostly drank Lemon-Lime Gatorade.
Moving on to High School - I had this Chemistry teacher who spent most of his time hiding in the men's room smoking. Somehow I became his favorite and he sent me to the teachers lounge to get him coffee. He told me to make it really strong.
Um - I don't know how to make coffee..
Down I go to the teachers lounge hoping some is already made and it's not. Great.
I am a relatively smart person, in contrast to my hair color, so I knew about the filter and water, etc. However when you don't make coffee, don't drink coffee, and don't live with those who DO - being a pinch-coffee-fetcher is stressful.
Needless to say - that cup of coffee probably wasn't his best. But he DID keep sending me on this errand the rest of the year.
In college, my go-to for caffeine was Coke. (a-Cola. not the other kind..) Late nights were Snickers Bars and Coke and loud music.
Then I was introduced to a Mint-Mochasomethingorother at Java Jacks by way of Donald.
I will never forget my first experience with THISMUCH caffeine.
I drank it on the way to work (I was in the Help Desk department at a call center) and by the time I finished this cup of minty-mocha goodness I was WIRED. I probably out-talked Donald, which is an urban legend to this day.
After that, I was a little more careful with the amount of caffeine I would consume but I couldn't stop drinking that damn Mint-Mochasomethingorother.
As I got older, coffee became more of my daily life. When I first started out it was always some coffee contraption like a Vanilla Latte or White Chocolate Mocha. Nowadays, it's just coffee with cream and sugar, or Iced Vanilla Coffee with Milk.
After Logan, my coffee consumption probably tripled and I can't get through the day without at least 2 cups.
Even then I have about 1/4 of the energy he does....
In my house growing up, I don't remember my mother drinking coffee but I do remember my Dad always starting off with a Pepsi.
Not a Coke - a Pepsi. Otherwise he mostly drank Lemon-Lime Gatorade.
Moving on to High School - I had this Chemistry teacher who spent most of his time hiding in the men's room smoking. Somehow I became his favorite and he sent me to the teachers lounge to get him coffee. He told me to make it really strong.
Um - I don't know how to make coffee..
Down I go to the teachers lounge hoping some is already made and it's not. Great.
I am a relatively smart person, in contrast to my hair color, so I knew about the filter and water, etc. However when you don't make coffee, don't drink coffee, and don't live with those who DO - being a pinch-coffee-fetcher is stressful.
Needless to say - that cup of coffee probably wasn't his best. But he DID keep sending me on this errand the rest of the year.
In college, my go-to for caffeine was Coke. (a-Cola. not the other kind..) Late nights were Snickers Bars and Coke and loud music.
Then I was introduced to a Mint-Mochasomethingorother at Java Jacks by way of Donald.
I will never forget my first experience with THISMUCH caffeine.
I drank it on the way to work (I was in the Help Desk department at a call center) and by the time I finished this cup of minty-mocha goodness I was WIRED. I probably out-talked Donald, which is an urban legend to this day.
After that, I was a little more careful with the amount of caffeine I would consume but I couldn't stop drinking that damn Mint-Mochasomethingorother.
As I got older, coffee became more of my daily life. When I first started out it was always some coffee contraption like a Vanilla Latte or White Chocolate Mocha. Nowadays, it's just coffee with cream and sugar, or Iced Vanilla Coffee with Milk.
After Logan, my coffee consumption probably tripled and I can't get through the day without at least 2 cups.
Even then I have about 1/4 of the energy he does....
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Big Girl Job
Other than wrangling Logan and being the best wife I can be, I also have that Big Girl Job I go to every weekday.
Recently a project I worked on was completed so I headed up to take some photos, something I rarely get to do.
Note: The color scheme is a company standard. Not my idea! I will say it's growing on me...
Other than the color scheme, it was my job to draw up the plans and assist the contractor when they had questions. This company is growing rapidly and I am looking forward to more work with them in the near future!
Recently a project I worked on was completed so I headed up to take some photos, something I rarely get to do.
Note: The color scheme is a company standard. Not my idea! I will say it's growing on me...
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| The floor is entirely open seating |
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| "Huddle Rooms" and "Phone Rooms" are provided for privacy when needed. |
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| Another view of the Huddle Room. There is a larger "Meeting Room" behind this to the left. |
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| Very large Meeting Room |
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| Small break room |
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| Elevator Lobby. No the building isn't falling, I just can't hold the camera straight.... |
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| Large sign - I tried to be creative |
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| I blurred out the company name, just to be nice. |
Monday, August 20, 2012
Body Shop
After a wonderful visit to the ENT on Thursday, it has been determined that Logan needs to go back to the body shop for a tune up.
The Dr came in the room and I started just spilling off the week we had. Fever, tonsils swollen, etc etc etc.
He was like "so basically he is on Nasonex and Claritin and STILL has goopy nose?"
Yep.
So I help Logan in a vice grip while the Dr cleaned out his nose. I heard this awful slurp noise and the Dr held up the clear tube and said "Gee, does that look like puss to you? Looks like puss to me!"
At least 2 tablespoons of puss were in this tube and it had all come out of Logan's aednoid.
Basically, this is the culprit of Logan's issues since he has tubes and is STILL getting infections.
This little sucker is being yanked out on August 31st. Hopefully this means that as we enter cold and flu season, Logan can actually just get a cold, not some nasty infection.
Ever since Thursday (and now on some antibiotics.... again) Logan is back to himself. Sleeping, eating, happy!
Oh and that whole slogan - Happy Wife Happy Life? no. It's really "Happy CHILD Happy Life."
Just letting you know...
The Dr came in the room and I started just spilling off the week we had. Fever, tonsils swollen, etc etc etc.
He was like "so basically he is on Nasonex and Claritin and STILL has goopy nose?"
Yep.
So I help Logan in a vice grip while the Dr cleaned out his nose. I heard this awful slurp noise and the Dr held up the clear tube and said "Gee, does that look like puss to you? Looks like puss to me!"
At least 2 tablespoons of puss were in this tube and it had all come out of Logan's aednoid.
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| Because I didn't know where/what it was either... |
This little sucker is being yanked out on August 31st. Hopefully this means that as we enter cold and flu season, Logan can actually just get a cold, not some nasty infection.
Ever since Thursday (and now on some antibiotics.... again) Logan is back to himself. Sleeping, eating, happy!
Oh and that whole slogan - Happy Wife Happy Life? no. It's really "Happy CHILD Happy Life."
Just letting you know...
Thursday, August 16, 2012
These days
Oy. This week. Yikes.
Monday: At work, everything plugging along, and at 2:45pm - phone call. Logan is running a 103 fever.
Me: Well hell.
So on impulse I take him to the pediatrician that is right down the way in the shopping center. Something was telling me to not just fill the antibiotics prescription I had in the car.
Sure enough, it's NOT his ears. He had a red throat and tonsils and they tested for strep - negative. So just a virus which means "sorry, gotta tough it out." On top of all that, this dude is teething and we haven't slept well in weeks.
Tuesday I take him back to that same Dr for allergy testing. When I told her the history and she called Walgreens to check the recent history of antibiotics - she was SHOCKED. She wanted to see if there was something he was allergic too that was possibly causing all this sickness.
He was a trooper for sure.
The end result - nothing too serious. Ragweed, lots of trees, mild allergies to milk, fish, and tomatoes.
And?
Cockroaches.
Any of you who know me personally know that roaches make me freeze in fear. I shake. I scream. I FREAK OUT.
Upon thinking of all this, I think the ceiling caving in thus attracting or making bugs welcome into our home - this was all the same time Logan got sick. Over. and Over.
So - now he is Nasonex and Benadryl at night and Claritin in the day. Yowza.
They said in many of the extreme ear infection cases Nasonex does wonders.
We also already had an ENT appointment scheduled for Thursday afternoon to talk about his Aednoid and I am glad to have all this other info under my belt when I go in there.
Can we just fix my little man already? Momma likes a healthy boy, and not being that schmoe that calls into work repeatedly.
On the teething front, he is cutting his bottom "Second Molars." This is what is causing much of the night waking and ear pulling.
Our routine is usually:
6:45pm-7pm - put cranky ass kid to bed cranked full of Advil or Tylenol.
Anytime between 2-4am - screaming from the crib. I bring in cold water and give more meds.
Sometimes he wakes up more than once but unless I can give him any meds, all I can do it go in, snuggle him a minute, and put him back down (where he screams for a full minute b/c he is pissed I left.)
I'm. So. Tired. Y'all.
So out of curiosity, I looked up a teething chart:
Upon studying this chart I figured something out - after he gets the top Second Molars.. we are done. DONE! No more teething!
SLEEP IS STILL ATTAINABLE!
Then my boss tells me "yeah then come growing pains. Have fun with THAT one!"
I would have liked to have a few more minutes of hope and happiness before she went there.
Monday: At work, everything plugging along, and at 2:45pm - phone call. Logan is running a 103 fever.
Me: Well hell.
So on impulse I take him to the pediatrician that is right down the way in the shopping center. Something was telling me to not just fill the antibiotics prescription I had in the car.
Sure enough, it's NOT his ears. He had a red throat and tonsils and they tested for strep - negative. So just a virus which means "sorry, gotta tough it out." On top of all that, this dude is teething and we haven't slept well in weeks.
Tuesday I take him back to that same Dr for allergy testing. When I told her the history and she called Walgreens to check the recent history of antibiotics - she was SHOCKED. She wanted to see if there was something he was allergic too that was possibly causing all this sickness.
He was a trooper for sure.
And?
Cockroaches.
Any of you who know me personally know that roaches make me freeze in fear. I shake. I scream. I FREAK OUT.
Upon thinking of all this, I think the ceiling caving in thus attracting or making bugs welcome into our home - this was all the same time Logan got sick. Over. and Over.
So - now he is Nasonex and Benadryl at night and Claritin in the day. Yowza.
They said in many of the extreme ear infection cases Nasonex does wonders.
We also already had an ENT appointment scheduled for Thursday afternoon to talk about his Aednoid and I am glad to have all this other info under my belt when I go in there.
Can we just fix my little man already? Momma likes a healthy boy, and not being that schmoe that calls into work repeatedly.
On the teething front, he is cutting his bottom "Second Molars." This is what is causing much of the night waking and ear pulling.
Our routine is usually:
6:45pm-7pm - put cranky ass kid to bed cranked full of Advil or Tylenol.
Anytime between 2-4am - screaming from the crib. I bring in cold water and give more meds.
Sometimes he wakes up more than once but unless I can give him any meds, all I can do it go in, snuggle him a minute, and put him back down (where he screams for a full minute b/c he is pissed I left.)
I'm. So. Tired. Y'all.
So out of curiosity, I looked up a teething chart:
Upon studying this chart I figured something out - after he gets the top Second Molars.. we are done. DONE! No more teething!
SLEEP IS STILL ATTAINABLE!
Then my boss tells me "yeah then come growing pains. Have fun with THAT one!"
I would have liked to have a few more minutes of hope and happiness before she went there.
Monday, August 13, 2012
Our weekend...
Guys, I feel a little conflicted. What is my blog all about?
Logan? - Yes.
Life? - Yes.
Occasional Rant? - Yes
Cooking? - Yes.
So I have decided to just blog about anything and all things and see how it goes.
This past weekend was busy, but good busy. We did whatever we wanted and it was great.
Friday night I went with my boss and clients to the Astros game, in style at the Insperity Club.
I had a great time for sure and we actually won!
Saturday morning we headed to the Galleria to let Logan hang out in the "Little Galleria." It is basically this super awesome play area that is padded so you can let him loose and sit still and drink coffee.
As you know, coffee is one of my very favorite things.
Anywhoo, we often let him loose right off the elevator.
He always has a great time and we always love to watch him jump and play and, honestly, wear himself out.
That afternoon we did a little kiddie - pool time and then had friends over for dinner.
It's Hatch Chili time here in Houston and HEB had everything strategically placed so that you bought everything and anything hatch.
And we did.
I bought a container of roasted chili's:
I put them in the mini prep with lemon and oil and rubbed it all over a whole chicken:
Lee grilled it very slowly along with some sausage and veggies:
I spent the rest of the evening hanging out with Sarah and Katie in the kitchen drinking wine and talking about babies, marriage, and botox.
Sunday we rounded up about 12 people (and 3 babies) and headed out to brunch.
I left my camera at home so these are all iPhone, but Sarah (and Katie!) brought theirs so hopefully I can link to some photos soon.
Now back to a busy week.
And please let the teething stop. Mama needs some sleep y'all.
Logan? - Yes.
Life? - Yes.
Occasional Rant? - Yes
Cooking? - Yes.
So I have decided to just blog about anything and all things and see how it goes.
This past weekend was busy, but good busy. We did whatever we wanted and it was great.
Friday night I went with my boss and clients to the Astros game, in style at the Insperity Club.
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| Now THIS is how you watch baseball! |
Saturday morning we headed to the Galleria to let Logan hang out in the "Little Galleria." It is basically this super awesome play area that is padded so you can let him loose and sit still and drink coffee.
As you know, coffee is one of my very favorite things.
Anywhoo, we often let him loose right off the elevator.
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| Buy me all the things! |
That afternoon we did a little kiddie - pool time and then had friends over for dinner.
It's Hatch Chili time here in Houston and HEB had everything strategically placed so that you bought everything and anything hatch.
And we did.
I bought a container of roasted chili's:
I spent the rest of the evening hanging out with Sarah and Katie in the kitchen drinking wine and talking about babies, marriage, and botox.
Sunday we rounded up about 12 people (and 3 babies) and headed out to brunch.
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| Parmesan Truffle Fries |
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| Katz Coffee |
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| Shrimp and Grits for me please! |
Now back to a busy week.
And please let the teething stop. Mama needs some sleep y'all.
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