Syd Update

Syd is FINISHED!!! Of course baby Corbin was born Tuesday, but that doesn't matter, not like he can snuggle with him just yet. Here are some finished shots and some pre-finished shots...

Tired

I have a really looooooooong post to write, but tonight I just want to say, I love my new nephew. He is super adorable, I could eat him up, and thankful he is finally here! This photo does not do him justice. I wish I had a pic like this with my niece, but she was born in Indiana and I wasn't there. I'm thankful I have this and other photos with him on his very first day!!! Night all, I'm exhausted.

Bye Bye Birdie...

(Yeah I changed the title - I thought this was more approriate!)

I get home from work and Rosalie tells me that Zoey has chewed up something in our bedroom - this is a typical day (minus Rosalie who is just visiting). Zoey always chews up something. Anyway, I go up there and she had stolen a box of labels for file folders that Shane had in the office and chewed it up along with some of the labels. No, for once, I did not get a picture of this destruction. Well, I change and go downstairs (after cleaning up Zoey's mess) and sit at the counter to talk to Rosalie while she is making chocolate chip cookies. Xena is chillin' out on the back of her chair taking in the scene and Zoey is outside jackin' around. I noticed Zoey went darting past and made for the master bedroom. This took a few minutes to sink in. Zoey is a people person, er dog, she loves to be in the middle of everything and everyone. If she makes a beeline for the master bedroom then she is up to no good. Which was the case today. Luckily, it dawns on my fairly quickly that something is up. I go upstairs and turn the corner into our bedroom. Zoey is on the couch looking down at the cushions. What, pray tell, is she looking at, you might ask.


This is what she was looking at:

Oh, what is that you ask, try it from this angle:

IT'S A BIRD. I think it may even be a baby bird. It was still breathing and kicking it's little bird legs too. I stared at it not having a clue what to do. I was afraid it was just stunned and once I picked it up it would go crazy, but it was dying. Poor little bird. So I went downstairs (after kicking Zoey out of the room and shutting the door) and got Shane's dad. He picked it up and took outside. I'm really not a wuss, but I really had no idea how to pick it up. I just couldn't do it. Am I the only one this crap happens to?

Psoriasis

Back in January I went to the dermatologist because I had two moles that looked questionable to me. The doctor looked at them and determined they were okay. Then I asked about the melasma on my face and some acne issues I have. She gave me two prescriptions for those, which I can't afford so I have not been using them ($300 a piece). I went back to see her in March to follow up on my melasma and acne, but she re-examined my two moles. She then decided to biopsy one on the front of my abdomen and one on my lower back. WTH??? She looked at them previously and thought they were fine, now she wants to cut them off and send them to a lab??!! They both came back benign, and now I have two lovely scars. So I cancelled my follow up appointment from recommendation of the nurse I talked to. Well, now I regret cancelling the follow up. I think I have psoriasis. I've got spots all over my back and a couple on each arm. For real, the spots on my back are soooo not normal for me, my skin is usually pretty nice on my body - just not my face. And the more reading I do the more itching I do, even though itching has little to do with it. Seriously, there is something wrong with my brain. I've been itching non stop this morning after reading tons of stuff on skin issues. I'm such a weirdo... Shane told me never to do medical research on the internet. I guess now I know why. So now I guess I'll have to make another appointment with the dermatologist and shell out more money for test and prescriptions that I can't afford. Man, what an awesome insurance plan we have at work - NOT REALLY! A consumer driven insurance plan is code for "let's make it so expensive that our employees can't afford to go to the doctor and therefore be at work more". I'm not getting into the political movement concerning health care, but I'm just saying I'm not happy with my company offered insurance.

Seriously

So my mom gave me these one Sunday a while back (yeah I'm a bit behind on this particular post):

Shane drove my truck a few days after that. When I got in my truck later and wanted some, I found this:

Seriously, I was pissed. The box was full when my mom gave them to me. I sent him a text and chewed him out. He has yet to replace the empty box with a full box. I asked him, "WTH???" and he said, "I was hungry", he was on his way to get food! How can someone do that? He did save me some calories and added weight, I guess...

Loco Coyote Grill - Glen Rose, Texas

Yesterday Shane and I took his dad and his dad's fiance to Granbury to bum around for the day. The original plan was to go to Fredericksburg, but Shane and I were broke and there were no rooms available. The weather was awful, it poured all stinkin' day. I only made it about a 1/4 of the way around the square before I received a text from Shane, "In Hank's having a beer", which sounded so much better then shopping in the rain. Eventually our guests caught up with us after they had finished their tour of the square. I took absolutely no pictures since it was raining. I am planning a trip back to finish the shopping since I did find one store that had lots of stuff that I loved. Rosalie (Shane's dad's fiance) bought me a cookbook stand which I've been thinking about getting for a while. The store that had lots of stuff had one that was super cute and she was sweet enough to buy it for me (not because I was too broke, but because she wanted to do something nice, I'm really not that broke). Any way, after a few beers we made our way to Glen Rose. I put in the address to the Loco Coyote Grill (795 County Road 1004, Glen Rose, TX 76043) in my GPS, but after about 30 minutes of driving I had lost faith in it. I really thought we were never going to find this place, but low and behold, we made it. Seriously, it's off the beaten path. We pulled up and swam to the front porch and made our way inside. The walls and ceiling are particle board and there is for real sawdust on the floor. The restrooms were, honest to Pete, outhouses (I did not experience this first hand). We looked over the menu and all decided to order each the rib plate which came with 2 sides. Before I go any further I must show you the 3 pictures I did take (the pics don't do the massiveness of amount of food):

This is just one order, we had FOUR!!! Word to the wise, split 1 plate between 2 people. Needless to say, we had leftovers. Oh my GOSH, were these some goooooood ribs. The potato salad was wonderful and the BBQ sauce was amazing. The toast was even a bit garlic-y and delish! I barely made a dent in my ribs, but we did have them for dinner tonight and they were even better the second time around. And yes, we still have leftovers, so we froze those for a later date. The atmosphere was true Texas. On the radio was Willie Nelson (Angel Flying too Close to the Ground), Jerry Jeff Walker (Sangria Wine), and Robert Earl Keen (Gringo Honeymoon), I have no idea what was after that because of my food induced coma. We will definitely be going back to this place.

Thanks Amy Van for the recommendation.

Water...

So drinking 1 liter of water between 8:00 am and 10:00 am, in addition to back to back to back conference calls does not make a good combination...

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Not a great subject line, but oh well. So I was a bit dramatic yesterday afternoon, but the anxiety is still present. 2 weeks is a lot of time to have house guests, plus I think we are going back to Fredericksburg this weekend. I was thinking Granbury since it's a bit closer, but this way Shane and I can buy some decorations we found in Fburg at this outdoor yard store we found when we were there a few weeks ago. On a side note, my CEO looks like Stephen Colbert, with a bit of a Cheshire Cat grin. Anyway, I think my nephew will be arriving around the 25th or 26th of April, gotta get Syd finished quickly. I stayed up way toooo late last night trying to get a leg finished, but gave up at 11:00, with only 5 rows left plus stuffing. I'm such a slacker. Okay, I need to get back to my make-up training before heading out to West Fort Worth this afternoon. Not the most exciting post, but at least I posted!

Anxiety

I'm having a LOT of anxiety right now! Obviously, since it's 4:00pm and I'm procrastinating leaving work when I usually cannot get out of here fast enough. Shane's Dad and his fiance, Rosalee, are in town for 2 weeks starting today, and staying at our house. I've only met his Dad once and that was in Calgary after Christmas in 2008. Shane said he won't be home from work until late as well and that annoys me. He doesn't seem to be interested in the fact that his Dad is here and isn't going out of his way to spend time with him. I don't get it. We've only ever had my family over (for obvious reasons) and they are easy to deal with since they are my family and I don't expect Shane to entertain them when I'm not there, plus they go home at the end of the day, unless it's my dad, then he sometimes stays overnight. I'm really nervous and freaked out right now. I don't know how to be a hostess, I don't know what to do or say. Oh and did I forget to mention the dogs?!? Chaos will ensue. Xena is most likely still barking at them after Shane dropped them off at the house however many hours ago. Or has had a nervous poo accident, she does that. If she doesn't settle down I'm taking her to my Dad's house for the 2 weeks. I had planned to go to the store after work and get some groceries and get gas, but Shane expects me to take them to the grocery store. Why didn't he take them earlier? I'm not a mean person really, I'm just not comfortable in these situations. I've never had company stay with me for any amount of time and especially someone I've only met once, and another someone I've never met. Plus, they speak Newfie! I won't have Shane there to translate for me. I just don't know what to do...

Update on Syd

Syd is coming along nicely. I'm to the point of stuffing his body, but am waiting on my mom to make me a small bag so I can add Poly Pellets to give it some weight.

(not the picture I wanted so sorry that it sucks)

Once I get the body stuffed I'll post a better pic.

I do have his head finished and it turned out so much better then I had hoped. I was a bit nervous since I bought bamboo fiber fill and stuffed a lot in it. I was worried it wouldn't get full enough and be weird looking but I think it turned out really well.

I'm working on the first leg and it's coming along quickly, I'll just need 4 more bags for the Poly Pellets for those as well. Then it's on to the mane, tail, horns, and spots. Hopefully I get it done before the baby comes...

Happiness is a New Tote

I went shopping with my mom today and one of our stops was The Sample House. They had a TON of bags and I LOVE bags. My family use to call me the bag lady when I was younger because I always found the perfect bag and always had to have it, no matter the number of perfect bags I had at home either. I did go by Dooney & Bourke on Friday and was told I could send my bag in to see if there is a replacement available, which I might do, but I want it back regardless. For now, I have new knitting tote, and I'm happy.

Pig that I am...

Seriously, I started eating at 11:45 and I finished in like 8 minutes. I had a salad and a huge gyro to eat. I'm a big fat freakin' pig... And I shouldn't bother wearing make-up from my nose down to my chin since I just wipe it all away in my slobbish hurry to eat!!!

Why...

Sufferin' Kenny!!! I just shoveled a 2oz bag of crunchy Cheetos in my mouth! Why did I do that? I'm already pretty chunky and today is Gyro day in the cafeteria at work... No wonder I'm chunky...

Ugh...

I went home to get the mouth clean and pick up my phone. I HATE leaving the girls!!! I don't know how a mom to human babies does it. Leaving my dogs is the worst thing in the world. Both Shane and I look forward everyday to going home and cuddling with our pups, that is the best part of my day. Even when Zoey makes me insane and angry as hell, I still love cuddling with her and Xena, that truly is the best.

What a Friday!

So, I'm getting ready this morning thinking about some things I need to get done, I get dressed for work, let the dog out, feed her and tell everyone bye for the day. Normal morning, just a bit later then I've been aiming for. I have issues actually getting onto the friggin' highway, seems an old as dirt Honda station wagon was jealous of my beautiful SUV (she gets that a lot) and wasn't letting me on the highway, kept closing the gap between their car and one in front of me, luckily the car in front wanted to exit and I was able to speed up (love my V8) and get in front of the station wagon. Any who, as I'm driving along listening to the radio and start to notice something off about my mouth, I rub my tongue all around my teeth only to discover - I completely forgot to brush my teeth!!! So I dug around and found some gum, I figured I had a toothbrush in my desk and some toothpaste (that stuff doesn't expire does it?), so I was cool chomping on gum until I got my mouth cleaned. But then I start getting my stuff together to get out of the truck and head into the office when I discover I've left my phone and Flip at the house. Awesome. So I decided to come into work, let traffic die down a bit, log in, get my out of office turned off, write my blog entry, and then I will head back to the house for teeth brushing, phone/Flip getting and then come back to start my day officially. Really, this is Friday???

Cuddles

I have a sleeping puppy in my lap. Earlier when I was painting I could hear her whining but couldn't figure out what was wrong. When I moved the ladder around a corner, I could see into our bedroom, she was curled up on our bed whining because she was all alone and no one was paying any attention to her. The second I sat down to upload some pics from my camera she curled up with her head in my lap. I love my puppies, they make the hard days so much better.

Sadness...

As I was getting ready to put my knitting away for the night I noticed something wrong with my most favorite tote in all the world.

Seriously, I love this bag and I've had it for almost 3 years. It's perfect for knitting because it has no edges on the inside to snag anything and it's the perfect size and I could go on and on. Then I took a look at the other corners...

It's not just for knitting, I use to use it for everything. Before Shane bought his house I use to use it for toiletries for stay overs, I would take it on trips for books or snacks or water. I just love this bag so much. Oh, and D&B stopped selling this size tote. Awesome...

New Addiction

So, I'm cleaning off my DVR (AT&T U-Verse!!) and started watching some of the shows I've been taping since last fall/end of summertime. I have a new ADDICTION - Whatever, Martha! - LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!!

The most funniest best segment so far is from "Kids' Camp Survival Kit" episode and the segment is called "Alternative Pets" - the funniest, laugh until you cry, pee on yourself was when a Sugar Glider leaped and landed dead center on - get this - Martha's face! She was a bit perturbed with Mark (something or other), her animal guy, but then the Sugar Glider did another leap for Martha's face. I had to rewind it a few times because it was so stinkin' hilarious!

Ok, don't get me wrong, when I was younger and Martha Stewart was "new in town" I wanted to grow up and be Martha. In fact, one year for Christmas, my grandmother gave me a round tin with sewing notions in it and she said it was my Martha Starter Kit.

I want to be BFF with Jennifer and Alexis, I think I'm a bit like Alexis, only I'm the poor man's Alexis. Everyone knows I'm sarcastic and "brutally honest". However, Alexis is 10' tall and not an ounce of fat on her with a wardrobe to die for. Seriously, think a thoroughbred chestnut race horse. Gorgeous! Jennifer is a beautiful girl & f'ing hilarious and I love how she makes things Martha says into something very dirty just with a look or a laugh. I really want to hang out with these girls and absorb their wittiness and just learn how to be as cool as they are. I love that Jennifer just puts herself out there and takes Alexis' abuse, but Alexis does have a softer side which sneaks out at times.

Another stinkin' hilarious segment was during the episode "Making Memories" when balloon hats are involved - yet another laughter that leads to crying. Lucky for me, I've had about 8 months worth of shows to watch, but once they run out I'll have to let them build back up so I can have another marathon of Whatever, Martha!

Watch it - It's a Good Thing!