While Landon was napping today, I was looking at my friend Brieanne's blog, (thanks lady!)and was like hmm...I really need to change mine and spice mine up a bit. And as a teenager for fun, I used to play with HTML.
Anyway, and after having to get all the updates for IE 8, and figure out what the heck XML was and why my laptop did NOT like it, I had to strain myself to find a code that would work, and I did. AND!!! It deleted all my links, etc. Ugh!
almost 2 hours later, you now have what you're reading/seeing. I'm daring to tackle my recipe blog.
Which, I don't think I've yet to ever mention on here, but here it is, feel free to post your own favorites and so on! Make it fun!
http://heidisfavorites.blogspot.com
I've tried to do some digital photography more, but we got the blue screen of death on here the other day, and this PC is all of....10ms old. Not good. Anyway, if I get my own laptop, then I'll spend more time doing that and add it to my scrapbooking to keep me sane, list.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Moms Cancer
So, as many of you know, my mom was diagnosed with stage 2-3 melanoma cancer this past month while she was on vacation in Bermuda. All her medical stuff needs to be done while she's in the country there, so she did that, and that's when it was found. The did a biopsy, and forwarded it on to Florida, Miami, I think.
She had surgery the 15th, and it was an outpatient procedure. All in all, it went well. She's got a hell of a scar now though. But, she's seeming to do fine and well. She's even back to her old self, hehe. They got the cancer out, and now we have to wait the 6mos to see if she's cancer free. But, they doctors did say that when they removed it, there were less cancer cells than what were in the Florida biopsy, which is really good!
I'm a tad nervous because the "coming back" rates for melanoma are slim...but the next door neighbor has the same thing as my mom, and his came back after 6mos, and his is so deep, it's the deepest that the medical center has ever seen. So, needless to say, we're praying for him every night.
Anyway, all in all, we're waiting the 6mos and hope she's cleared afterwards!
She had surgery the 15th, and it was an outpatient procedure. All in all, it went well. She's got a hell of a scar now though. But, she's seeming to do fine and well. She's even back to her old self, hehe. They got the cancer out, and now we have to wait the 6mos to see if she's cancer free. But, they doctors did say that when they removed it, there were less cancer cells than what were in the Florida biopsy, which is really good!
I'm a tad nervous because the "coming back" rates for melanoma are slim...but the next door neighbor has the same thing as my mom, and his came back after 6mos, and his is so deep, it's the deepest that the medical center has ever seen. So, needless to say, we're praying for him every night.
Anyway, all in all, we're waiting the 6mos and hope she's cleared afterwards!
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Something short of a nightmare.
Leena lived with my mom for a while, they're really good friends/buddies now. So, we waited for Leena to finish out the school year, then moved her down and into the new house with us.
First month, totally fine. Went to Bermuda, to see my dad, came back. Was fine...until about last week or prior, when school started.
NOW, she had constant "meltdowns" and screams and cries hysterically, for HOURS. She writes me notes, and throws them down the stairs usually when I'm making dinner, or right around the start of bed time. Never prior. I don't get it. Alot of it is (what she says at least) is "I miss grandma", but she doesn't think to pick up the phone and call my mom, to see if that will help. She has maybe once. Not the other several times.
She's totally irate and irrational when she's that inconsolable. it's trying on me because I'm so used to it, I don't really go and try to comfort her, because it literally, doesn't help. She just cries harder and harder, and the other day when I tried to, she threw a stuffed animal at me. Or my head, she missed, but it was still the fact that she'd misbehaved.
If she was fine for all that time prior, why isn't she ok now? I send Jeff to be the negotiator because I will lose my cool because I'm sick of the production she puts on, that stresses out everyone in this house.
She even fought me about going to church!! SHE NEVER does that!! I put my foot down and said "If you want to have more friends at school, and at church, you NEED to go to your Sunday school class"...she pouted on the way out to the car. We got to the church, went inside (we skipped sacrament meeting due to this meltdown) and we got to the door, and the hysteria began...I promised my mom I'd be diligent in taking her, and I have. However, Leena has pretty much told me she's not going to go anymore. What the?! What happened to my sweet little girl?!?! =(
First month, totally fine. Went to Bermuda, to see my dad, came back. Was fine...until about last week or prior, when school started.
NOW, she had constant "meltdowns" and screams and cries hysterically, for HOURS. She writes me notes, and throws them down the stairs usually when I'm making dinner, or right around the start of bed time. Never prior. I don't get it. Alot of it is (what she says at least) is "I miss grandma", but she doesn't think to pick up the phone and call my mom, to see if that will help. She has maybe once. Not the other several times.
She's totally irate and irrational when she's that inconsolable. it's trying on me because I'm so used to it, I don't really go and try to comfort her, because it literally, doesn't help. She just cries harder and harder, and the other day when I tried to, she threw a stuffed animal at me. Or my head, she missed, but it was still the fact that she'd misbehaved.
If she was fine for all that time prior, why isn't she ok now? I send Jeff to be the negotiator because I will lose my cool because I'm sick of the production she puts on, that stresses out everyone in this house.
She even fought me about going to church!! SHE NEVER does that!! I put my foot down and said "If you want to have more friends at school, and at church, you NEED to go to your Sunday school class"...she pouted on the way out to the car. We got to the church, went inside (we skipped sacrament meeting due to this meltdown) and we got to the door, and the hysteria began...I promised my mom I'd be diligent in taking her, and I have. However, Leena has pretty much told me she's not going to go anymore. What the?! What happened to my sweet little girl?!?! =(
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Yay for new bathrooms! Almost...
A couple of months ago, I mentioned to Jeff that I didn't like the fact that our downtstairs powder room was so...BLAH! It had no color to it, no storage for anything, nada.
So, we looked into getting granite, and found a deal on some. We purchased it, and many hundreds of dollars later, we FINALLY had it. It took 3 months of us nagging and nagging them with measurements to cut it, and just disaster after disaster. That was just to get it cut!!!! I finally went and picked it up and it hung out here til Jeff could have the time to get around it.
Anyway, meanwhile we have absolutely NO stroage space in that bathroom. My good friend Brian builds houses for a living, I hit him up to ask how much we could get a vanity for, in a really quick and short time later, the vanity was made, delivered and in my bathroom. WOOHOO! Someone who did what I asked, and well, and didn't drag it on for months! I swear, I just need to go through him for everything, I don't know why I didn't! Anyway, it was nice to have to deal with him because he's not only a friend, he's not going to jerk me around. It even got delivered early, by accident of course, but hey! Least we got it on time!
Jeff and our friend, Dan, installed it....and we notice a problem....the measurements I gave them were 38 1/2 x 26 the 38 1/2 goes against the wall, that's the "height" of it if you will. It was too short. I about blew my lid. One detail I didn't mention was, after this company called Fine Line, they gave us a case manager, Justin...he eventually quit returning our calls and we had a new person, her name was Desiree. So, she all the sudden was the new person we were to deal with. Which, I'm glad we did because she actually got on them and got the ball rolling on things,she did her job, the other guy didn't. I talked to my friend whomade the cabinetry for us, and said we should get a new one if we call and ask etc. So, I called and left a irritated voicemail, and I immediately got a call this morning. So, after all the months of waiting...the powder room is done and it looks GREAT! BUT!!! I have gaps in my granite! If they fully refund us, then I'll setlle for keeping it and putting filler in the gaps, but, I'm not going down without a fight with all the hell they've put us through.
We did pain the powder room, "Sand Dollar" color...I got it at Sherwin Williams. And they were sneaky, they just sold me their high end paint without telling me. Yup, get this, my paint is "energy efficent", really? by sitting on my wall it's saving planet earth? And Cost between $40-50 bucks. I had no idea til I signed the reciept, and it was one of those things where my curious 10 month old was getting into everything while I was holding him, so he took advantage of a distracted mom. That makes me ticked! Anyway, I hate the paint color now...it looks pretty pink. When we tested it, it was clearly a taupe/mocha color, what we were going for...but now it's straight up pink. So, I won't be going to Sherwin Williams, I'll settle for the Behr at Home Depot (Sorry Brian! Haha) in the TeePee Brown that I really like, that's NOT pink!
Anyway, here are the before and after photos.
Before, the pedestal sink that I wanted to barf anytime I saw it, SO glad it's gone now!!!
The couch was it's home for a little while.
Dan and Jeff putting it in....before we noticed the "mistake".
New wall color, new granite, faucet, and lighting and fixtures are going in this week. Overall, gaps and all, it looks alright. The granite has alot of blue in it you can't see, so it looks cool...Just can't tell in photos.
So, we looked into getting granite, and found a deal on some. We purchased it, and many hundreds of dollars later, we FINALLY had it. It took 3 months of us nagging and nagging them with measurements to cut it, and just disaster after disaster. That was just to get it cut!!!! I finally went and picked it up and it hung out here til Jeff could have the time to get around it.
Anyway, meanwhile we have absolutely NO stroage space in that bathroom. My good friend Brian builds houses for a living, I hit him up to ask how much we could get a vanity for, in a really quick and short time later, the vanity was made, delivered and in my bathroom. WOOHOO! Someone who did what I asked, and well, and didn't drag it on for months! I swear, I just need to go through him for everything, I don't know why I didn't! Anyway, it was nice to have to deal with him because he's not only a friend, he's not going to jerk me around. It even got delivered early, by accident of course, but hey! Least we got it on time!
Jeff and our friend, Dan, installed it....and we notice a problem....the measurements I gave them were 38 1/2 x 26 the 38 1/2 goes against the wall, that's the "height" of it if you will. It was too short. I about blew my lid. One detail I didn't mention was, after this company called Fine Line, they gave us a case manager, Justin...he eventually quit returning our calls and we had a new person, her name was Desiree. So, she all the sudden was the new person we were to deal with. Which, I'm glad we did because she actually got on them and got the ball rolling on things,she did her job, the other guy didn't. I talked to my friend whomade the cabinetry for us, and said we should get a new one if we call and ask etc. So, I called and left a irritated voicemail, and I immediately got a call this morning. So, after all the months of waiting...the powder room is done and it looks GREAT! BUT!!! I have gaps in my granite! If they fully refund us, then I'll setlle for keeping it and putting filler in the gaps, but, I'm not going down without a fight with all the hell they've put us through.
We did pain the powder room, "Sand Dollar" color...I got it at Sherwin Williams. And they were sneaky, they just sold me their high end paint without telling me. Yup, get this, my paint is "energy efficent", really? by sitting on my wall it's saving planet earth? And Cost between $40-50 bucks. I had no idea til I signed the reciept, and it was one of those things where my curious 10 month old was getting into everything while I was holding him, so he took advantage of a distracted mom. That makes me ticked! Anyway, I hate the paint color now...it looks pretty pink. When we tested it, it was clearly a taupe/mocha color, what we were going for...but now it's straight up pink. So, I won't be going to Sherwin Williams, I'll settle for the Behr at Home Depot (Sorry Brian! Haha) in the TeePee Brown that I really like, that's NOT pink!
Anyway, here are the before and after photos.
Before, the pedestal sink that I wanted to barf anytime I saw it, SO glad it's gone now!!!
The couch was it's home for a little while.
Dan and Jeff putting it in....before we noticed the "mistake".
New wall color, new granite, faucet, and lighting and fixtures are going in this week. Overall, gaps and all, it looks alright. The granite has alot of blue in it you can't see, so it looks cool...Just can't tell in photos.
Friday, September 4, 2009
Class is now in session!
I can't EVER get my pictures to rotateon here, sorry! (drives me nuts! and the original photo IS rotated)
Oh my heavens! I have a 2nd grader!!
School started this past week, and Leena so far, is liking it!
I will rant about htis a smidge, because I think it needs to be reversed. Leenas school district isn't doing buses for alot of routes thies year, due to budget cuts by the governor. (who, prior to her, we had no state debt, and now it's in the high billions, thanks lady) Anyway, no bus for Leena this year. Which caused he to be a smidge alte the first day. It was mayhem and pandamonium trying to get out of my development to go the .9 mile up from my house. We got there eventually, with alot of waiting and aggrivation. I'm hoping this really changes, and soon.
Leena really likes her teacher. We went on a orientation day to get her stuff dropped off and say hi to Mrs. Noel, she's been teaching for 35 years, and is a good teacher. So, I'm really looking forward to the school year with her because not only is she super nice, she's experienced and came across as very genuine and loving the kids, and her work, yay!
I found out that Leena talks to kids in her class, but has been eating her lunch alone, and playing on the playground alone. I was very saddened by hearing that. I know how sweet and loving and friendly she is, so it bugs me that she's too "shy" to go and say "hey! can I play or sit with you?". But, I did tell her that having friends is the easy part, sometimes making the friends can take a while, but it's possible!
We do have to put her to bed even earlier than her brother, if not at the same time. She cried at the dinner table the other night, that was our indication that 8pm was not early enough for her. So, she's in bed at 7:45, we get up at 7am. And are out the door at 7:45.
I hope she does well, I know she's a smartie!
Monday, August 31, 2009
Multiple Choice
Here is my "update".
I don't think many know, but if you could avoid telling my brothers and grandparents this news, much appreciated. I'll approach it here in a minute or so.
Mom and Leena went to Bermuda to visit my dad. They had a blast, Leena has learned to take on swimming and with a happy heart., She's had a water phobia for most of her life, so anything water related with her, usually resulted in tears. So, this is a HUGE break through. They got to ride a scooter around town, and most importantly, have fun time with "papa", my dad. Leena really really misses him, she's his little buddy. In fact, she's both of my parents little sidekick. Anyway, my mom went for a routine check up while she was there, it's how their insurance works. Mom can go to the Dr while she's in Bermuda, but it's allot harder and may not be covered while she's in the states. Anyway, she goes, and had a mole that was bugging her, she got it removed and tested....and was diagnosed with Melanoma Cancer. My dad has had skin cancer about 3 times or so, all non melanoma, so I don't think anyone of us saw this coming. It's in between the stage 2-3 of the cancer. It *can* be fatal. So, she's due to go to UW hospital in downtown Seattle in the coming weeks and we'll figure out what's going on. She'd had it removed, and it looks like she's been shot. She's going to have surgery, making the scar on her collar one, alot worse. It can be a fatal condition, but I'm not so much worried about that. Hillary and I will take turns taking care of her, we're trying tot be optimistic. I hope and think she'll be OK. It will always concern people cause you don't know the severity of it until later. We'll see.
I don't think many know, but if you could avoid telling my brothers and grandparents this news, much appreciated. I'll approach it here in a minute or so.
Mom and Leena went to Bermuda to visit my dad. They had a blast, Leena has learned to take on swimming and with a happy heart., She's had a water phobia for most of her life, so anything water related with her, usually resulted in tears. So, this is a HUGE break through. They got to ride a scooter around town, and most importantly, have fun time with "papa", my dad. Leena really really misses him, she's his little buddy. In fact, she's both of my parents little sidekick. Anyway, my mom went for a routine check up while she was there, it's how their insurance works. Mom can go to the Dr while she's in Bermuda, but it's allot harder and may not be covered while she's in the states. Anyway, she goes, and had a mole that was bugging her, she got it removed and tested....and was diagnosed with Melanoma Cancer. My dad has had skin cancer about 3 times or so, all non melanoma, so I don't think anyone of us saw this coming. It's in between the stage 2-3 of the cancer. It *can* be fatal. So, she's due to go to UW hospital in downtown Seattle in the coming weeks and we'll figure out what's going on. She'd had it removed, and it looks like she's been shot. She's going to have surgery, making the scar on her collar one, alot worse. It can be a fatal condition, but I'm not so much worried about that. Hillary and I will take turns taking care of her, we're trying tot be optimistic. I hope and think she'll be OK. It will always concern people cause you don't know the severity of it until later. We'll see.
Monday, August 10, 2009
Little Landon, 9.5 months!
I can't believe he's almost 10 months!! Where did the time go?!
I don't think I've written much about him since he was 6mos or so, shame on me!
He can now:
Get up on his hands and knees
Rock back and forth on his hands and knees
Grab, very well
YELL "DA DA DA DA DAAAAAAAA!" (He thinks it's so funny!)
Roates in many, many circles while on his tummy
Entertain himself for a long period of time with only 1 toy, or even just his binky.
Understand the phrase "be gentle!"
Put his bink in his mouth
Hold his own bottle, and put it in his mouth with no help (usually)
He LOVES:
Watching Leena play
Anything to do with Leena
Snuggling with Mommy before nap, or anytime at all
Listening to classical music
Watching/listening to people sing or play an instrument
Tickle with Dad
To play in his exersaucer, he's in it all the time
Cheerios, or any food product you put in his mouth
To get into anything that is in his pathway, particularly the bottom part of the coffee table.
To pet the dog, Kimmie....and rip out her fur.
To laugh at something that is new, never the same thing twice.
To smack his little hands on the ground, as hard as he can
To fake cough, it's so funny! Monkey see, monkey do!
Cry at bed/naptime. Espcially when Jeff and I leave the room. He stops after about 5 seconds though, that's nice. No guilt!
He loves his blankies and his binkies! Leena was a bottle kid, Landon is a blanket and binky kid, too cute! (for now)
And his MOST favorite thing of all, to stare at himself in mirror, he's just all smiles!
I can't believe he's still so small. He's 10ms on the 22nd, and he's still in some 3 and 6m clothing. 9mos, he looks like he's swimming in it. But, he doesn't have big parents, his percentile is always low, but this never concerns doctors when I say "my husband is an inch taller than me", they go "OOOH! Ok, he's fine then". He will down 8-12oz of baby food at dinner, but act disinterested in solids for breakfast or lunch. So, he makes up for it at dinner time. He's such a good little buddy to Leena. She's in Bermuda on vacation right now, visiting my dad, and has said the 2 things she misses right now, are the dog and her little brother. Aww.
We love our little constant babble-kins! He loves to scoot around the living room, it's hilarious because he can only go backwards, forward is overrated in his world. He's just a cue little blonde hair, blue eyed funny boy that we love to pieces!
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