Rantings of a Grumpy Old Woman

You better welcome us back with open arms! We'll be moving back to Arizona the first of July. There were many factors in our decision. Mainly cost of living. We want a bigger place, but prices out here are insane. I'm ridiculously excited, and if we could, we would go now. We have to wait for our stupid lease to be up on this shithole first. For what we need space wise, we could buy a huge house out there for under 70k (which is what we plan on doing). Our moms also live out there, so it'll be nice to live near them again. I really do miss my mom and I couldn't be happier to be closer again! Granted, there are a couple people I will really miss out here, but we have to do what's best for our family in the long run. Obviously it will be hotter than hell out there, but I'm used to it, since I lived there for 5 years. I'm really looking forward to the monsoon season though! I was born and raised in California, have lived here most of my life, and there are ...

Dear School, I don't like you. I'm seriously done with classes, studying, and stupid papers. I suffer through you because I'm focused on my career and what I want out of life, but you're driving me crazy. You make my brain hurt. Go eff yourself. Sincerely, Ellie

Yeah, I know I spelled "wait" wrong. This blog is about weight. Clever little play on words there, don't ya think? No? Oh well. I went shopping today and bought a new pair of jeans. Only one for the time being. My current ones are hanging off me, which is I guess is good... unless you're talking to your husband and daughter, and your infant child walks up behind you and pulls them down around your ankles. I'm not losing as fast as I'd like, but at least I'm making progress, which is awesome. Anyways, just thought I'd share. :D

It's been a year. I can hardly believe how fast time has gone. I should have remembered... after all, Zoe is turning 17 in a couple of months. Time has not slowed down over the last few years. In fact, it seems to be picking up speed. I was unprepared by exactly how fast time would fly by. All I can do, is love her with all my heart, and cherish every moment I see that beautiful face. I'm a couple of hours early, but a very happy birthday to my beautiful little girl. I love you so much more than you will ever realize. Olivia Jo 2/23/11 12:45pm 7lbs-5oz 20.5 in "Before you were conceived I wanted you Before you were born I loved you Before you were here an hour I would give my life for you This is the miracle of life" ~ Maureen Hawkins 33 Weeks Birth 1 Month  2 Months  3 Months 4 Months 5 Months 6 Months 7 Months 8 Months  9 Months  10 Months  11 Months  ...

As we inch closer to Olivia's birthday, I've been reflecting a little about when she was born. I had written my birth story on my mommy messageboard, and thought I'd share here as well. Public service announcement***If there are any guys reading, there will be talk of all kinds of girly things. If you don't want to have to bleach your eyes out later, please discontinue reading*** I had my doc appt at 39w 5d at 4:30 in the afternoon. We had talked previously about a membrane sweep at this appt, however I was still pretty closed, and cervix was 0% effaced and very high. Baby had not dropped either.  Because of baby's size and a few bad symptoms I was having, doc decided to induce. She called the hospital and asked me to go ahead and come back to check in at 8pm the same night.  So.... I went home, stressed out for about 2 hours, and off we went to the hospital. At around 9:30, i was given cytotec. at 1am, I was checked for the third time, and was still only at a 1...

Okay, so maybe not calgon. I don't even know if that stuff exists anymore but you get the idea. This is my vacation.... My escape. I take baths pretty often. And I love it. Take now for instance...I'm hangin out in the bath with my fluffy bath pillow, my bubble bath, and a book. So what if I'm cheating and I'm reading on the Kindle on my phone. I know I know. I must have a death wish because I'd MUCH rather drop some paper in the bath than my phone but whatever. I like to think I have cat like reflexes anyways.  So back to this whole bath thing. I had a busy day. Baby, homework, entertaining guests, cleaning, dinner etc etc etc. Oh, and I can't forget the obvious teen drama that takes place in my house on a regular basis. Sometimes I just need time to myself to unwind. I can think of no better way than to lay here in this tiny porcelain tomb and just destress for a few minutes. Of course ill probably just be asleep in 5 minutes anyways, but the five mins I d...

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