So I maybe a couple days late but darn it
MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!
Welcome back to the world of Lehna boy am I glad that Christmas is over. It seemed to have crept up on me and now that it's over I can officially say that I'm happy to see it go. I never realize just how stressful the holidays are until they are here. I just didn't remember running as much when I was a kid growing up to what we do every year. And we literally went to the Wagner's and camped for 3 days... even then it still feels like we were traveling all over this great earth. But all whining aside it was great to see all my family again!
Santa was VERY kind to Lehna this year. Lehna received lots of nice things from her grandparents; both mom and Helen were incredibly generous. Lehna has LOTS of toys that make noise and have flashing lights on them. So it makes Lehna happy so that's all that matters. She really didn't open anything she would like tear a few pieces off the box and then lose interest so I opened all over her gifts, which was fun for me. I need to enjoy it now because before long she's going to be doing it herself and not want my help at all.
Lehna got a GEORGOUS new dress from my mom that she made with her own two hands. I actually didn't get a picture of her in her dress at Christmas b/c I suck but my plan is to take her to Lifetouch VERY soon and then put them up. So until then.
We got Lehna's 9-month pictures taken just a few short weeks ago and they turned out REALLLLLLLY cute so I can't wait to put them up on the web. She's so darn cute I have to show her off right?
Lehna is now officially cruising she's not 100% but she definitely has the general idea of what to do, of course is she would just get off her tippy toes she would balance a heck of a lot better, but a 9 month old doesn't really listen to ya, go figure. She also takes long moments of where she stands on her own and then falls to her bottom, it's a good thing she has soft diapers or her butt would be red!
Work is MUCH better now the holiday season has calmed down and things are MUCH better I have gotten the opportunity to shoot and that has REALLY helped the whole "liking" element of the job. I actually shot most of the day and that was really fun. I have decided that I like older kids between the ages of 3-adult. They are sooooo easy and possible. I even got some complements on my work today so that made my spirits raised a bit. What's really strange is when I look at the pictures I find my favorites RIGHT away and then find the ones I think aren't very good, and it's funny all the pictures that I don't really care for are the ones the people choose which is odd to me and I'm sure that over "time" that will change it's just odd right now. Some other news is I found out that I would not be taking over the store manager position for this store at the end of this month THANK THE GOOD LORD. I am not ready and I have soooo much more to learn so I'm excited that I will still have someone to "teach" me the ropes before I'm required to do the job on my own. But it was also mentioned that I maybe going to a "new" store which would be totally awesome b/c that would mean that I get to hire my own employees. Which of course would be fab b/c then they would only know me as the boss and I wouldn't be in the position that I'm in now where I don't feel very "boss like" b/c they know that I'm new. Which hey is fine by me give me a new slate and I'll start over. But enough about work.
Tait managed to get a few more video games for Christmas this year. So he has been trying them out the last couple of days, which is fine. It gives me a chance to play with Lehna.
Also in some other news is I did go back to the doctor about my "attack" and they aren't really sure what's up, so I am supposed to meet with the surgeon on Thursday to talk about the possibility of having my gall bladder removed since I have 5 stones which I won't know anything about that until I talk with the doctor, chances are I probably won't have surgery but we'll see. My doctor seems to think that it is possibly my stomach but he's not sure what exactly is up with it. He said that all the "biggies" aren't really a factor since my symptoms are consistent with them, but he said that if I have "another" attack then they maybe have to do a CT and run a scope of my tummy. Personally the test he told me about does NOT sound pleasant so I'll pass on that unless I HAVE to have it so we'll see. So I'll keep you posted on that bit of excitement.
Speaking of health we got a call today from Lehna's daycare and they said she has pink eye, so Tait picked her up and got drops for her she will be returning tomorrow but it's just another day around here! Last night she FINALLY slept the night thank goodness b/c I don't think Tait and I could have taken another night over interrupted sleep. I think the fact she was in her own bed and able to snuggle to the sound of enya filling the room must have influenced her waking up every 30 mins to be held and feed a bottle.
Well that's all I have for now and quite frankly this is REALLY long so I'll go now. Thanks for reading about us and I hope to post again very soon.
Tuesday, December 27, 2005
Sunday, December 18, 2005
A short update…
I wanted to update since I read Jackie’s Blog and I figured that it might cause a few questions and emails so I wanted to fill in everyone the information that I have as of now.
On Saturday at 5 in the morning I woke up to an explosion of pain in my lower ribs region, it felt right about my diaphragm and I went into the living room where Tait was already awake and hit the floor in pain. I was crying and Tait was asking me what he should do and so he called 911. After about 15 mins the first responders came to our house and the pain had lessened quite a bit. They put me on oxygen b/c I was having a tightness in my chest and they weren’t exactly sure what was happening. So instead of taking the ambulance ride I opted to have Tait take me to the ER. Well we made a quick call to Marcus and Jackie so they could come pick up Lehna at the hospital (since they were planning on taking her on Saturday anyway) and I went to the hospital for tests. Well after 4 hours of tests it was decided that I had a gall bladder attack. So what they told me is that I need to go in for an ultrasound on Tuesday to see if I have gall bladder disease. That was “basically” all they told me but that was good enough from me at the time. So they put me on a bland, no spice, no grease diet this weekend and I haven’t had much pain since. They also gave me some POWERFUL pain meds so if I do have any discomfort I can ease the pain away. So I’m hoping that on Tuesday I’ll have more answers. The doctor did say that it is VERY common for women my age that right after the woman has a baby to have this type of gall bladder problem so we’ll see. I’m feeling much better and I have been pretty careful with my diet so you should be proud.
Sunday we watched the heart breaking colt’s game what a sad loss. And we relaxed we did manage to bake the 5 dozen cookies of no bakes that Tait needed for his cookie exchange at work but other than that that was all I did.
This week at work I am supposed to be “trained” to shoot at work so I’m MAJORLY excited about that! I am a little nervous but I think the more I do it the better I’ll get so I have to get over the hump. Work should be better this week since the “holiday” rush is pretty much over tomorrow so that will be WONDERFUL! That will give me enough time to actually “learn” the manager responsibilities. So that should be interesting.
I can’t believe Christmas is NEXT WEEKEND! What in the world where did the time go! I’m excited b/c it’s going to mean LOTS of time with family, my mom is coming down from Wisconsin AND my aunt Sam is coming from Boston so we are going to have a GREAT Christmas! Tait and I still don’t have our plans nailed down yet but once we do it will be crazy I’m sure. But that’s the holiday season. We have gotten a few things for Lehna for Christmas and I have a few things for Tait… Tait said he hasn’t had time to go shopping which is true so he maybe going Christmas Eve… but that’s okay. All right well that’s all I have for this update. I will try to include more information about my test once I know.
On Saturday at 5 in the morning I woke up to an explosion of pain in my lower ribs region, it felt right about my diaphragm and I went into the living room where Tait was already awake and hit the floor in pain. I was crying and Tait was asking me what he should do and so he called 911. After about 15 mins the first responders came to our house and the pain had lessened quite a bit. They put me on oxygen b/c I was having a tightness in my chest and they weren’t exactly sure what was happening. So instead of taking the ambulance ride I opted to have Tait take me to the ER. Well we made a quick call to Marcus and Jackie so they could come pick up Lehna at the hospital (since they were planning on taking her on Saturday anyway) and I went to the hospital for tests. Well after 4 hours of tests it was decided that I had a gall bladder attack. So what they told me is that I need to go in for an ultrasound on Tuesday to see if I have gall bladder disease. That was “basically” all they told me but that was good enough from me at the time. So they put me on a bland, no spice, no grease diet this weekend and I haven’t had much pain since. They also gave me some POWERFUL pain meds so if I do have any discomfort I can ease the pain away. So I’m hoping that on Tuesday I’ll have more answers. The doctor did say that it is VERY common for women my age that right after the woman has a baby to have this type of gall bladder problem so we’ll see. I’m feeling much better and I have been pretty careful with my diet so you should be proud.
Sunday we watched the heart breaking colt’s game what a sad loss. And we relaxed we did manage to bake the 5 dozen cookies of no bakes that Tait needed for his cookie exchange at work but other than that that was all I did.
This week at work I am supposed to be “trained” to shoot at work so I’m MAJORLY excited about that! I am a little nervous but I think the more I do it the better I’ll get so I have to get over the hump. Work should be better this week since the “holiday” rush is pretty much over tomorrow so that will be WONDERFUL! That will give me enough time to actually “learn” the manager responsibilities. So that should be interesting.
I can’t believe Christmas is NEXT WEEKEND! What in the world where did the time go! I’m excited b/c it’s going to mean LOTS of time with family, my mom is coming down from Wisconsin AND my aunt Sam is coming from Boston so we are going to have a GREAT Christmas! Tait and I still don’t have our plans nailed down yet but once we do it will be crazy I’m sure. But that’s the holiday season. We have gotten a few things for Lehna for Christmas and I have a few things for Tait… Tait said he hasn’t had time to go shopping which is true so he maybe going Christmas Eve… but that’s okay. All right well that’s all I have for this update. I will try to include more information about my test once I know.
Saturday, December 17, 2005
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
Wow has it been THAT LONG....
Okay so it has been quite awhile since I have updated... almost a month actually BUT I have been SWAMPED at work and by the time I get home I want to spend time with Lehna and Tait so that's the MAIN reason why this hasn't been updated.
I am still at the photo studio if you are still wondering... we are battling our last bout of Holiday picture appointments and I'm told after this weekend we will return to "normal" THANK GOD! Is truly all I can say... it has been HELLLLLLLLL these last two months! I was getting home 2-3 hours after I was supposed to which is hard on Tait and Lehna and work was HELL! I mean these people may have wanted "Christmas pictures" but they sure weren't feeling the "christmas spirit" they have been rude, pushy and down right mean! And me being the "star" of customer service with my new job title I was told to kiss allllll the customer's butts and give them WHATEVER they want... Great policy right? Yeah that's what I think too... which you'd think that that would make the situation better... yeah not so much. Man I hate the public LOL just kidding... I LOVE YOU GUYS! OH wait I'm not at work... you all suck and you can kiss my cherry butt for all I care... that's what I reallllllly want to tell some of these people... and I'm also SICK of indecisive people... people make up your freaking minds... I mean their pictures and this isn't brain surgery... pick one then MOVE ON! That's what I want to SCREAM at these people but of course I just node and say... "no you can take as much time as you want" YIKES!
Also I found out that I didn't get the court reporter position and boy was I bummed I cried and threw a fit... poor Tait. But I did make it to the top two... so I'm trying to stay positive about that... personally I think they were intimidated b/c I was younger b/c I saw the chick that got the job and she was their age you know older 30's younger 40's... and I guess at 25 year old just wasn't in their "pefect" person... so whatever. So there you have it in a nut shell.
Lehna of course has a new website feel, which I KNOW most of you know b/c you probably have been here more lately then I have. Which I know is sad :( But it looks great and THANK YOU JACKIE! I decided that it was time to make her more "grown up" trust me she's doing that off the website.
Lehna has mastered crawling and she pulls herself up VERY easily. She hasn't quite started to cruise but it's not far in the distance. I would say in a couple of weeks she'll be allllll over the furniture. Her sleep pattern has really changed this week so Tait and I are up during the night again... and she REFUSES to sleep at daycare... so when she gets home she's just tired and grumpy... Nice hua. But she's still WAY too cute. She still only has two lower teeth and that's it... which is okay by me. She looks really cute with her two pearly whites.
I am still trying to get out to Christmas shop for this year... Tait and I have decided to really not do Christmas for one another only b/c we don't have time to get it done... so my goal for tomorrow is to actaully get some done (for the ones that I'm required to shop for)... LOL AND I still haven't taken Lehna to see Santa... which if I don't get on that soon she may miss the boat. Of course she doesn't care but I don't want her to miss out on those "picture" memories. Since she won't remember anyways. Well that's my life in a nut shell... pretty busy and not the most EXCITING thing in the world... but what do you want... Okay well that's all I got for now. I hope to see most of you for the Holidays and if I don't see you Please have a GREAT holiday and I hope your good... since Santa only stops at the "good" kids houses.
I am still at the photo studio if you are still wondering... we are battling our last bout of Holiday picture appointments and I'm told after this weekend we will return to "normal" THANK GOD! Is truly all I can say... it has been HELLLLLLLLL these last two months! I was getting home 2-3 hours after I was supposed to which is hard on Tait and Lehna and work was HELL! I mean these people may have wanted "Christmas pictures" but they sure weren't feeling the "christmas spirit" they have been rude, pushy and down right mean! And me being the "star" of customer service with my new job title I was told to kiss allllll the customer's butts and give them WHATEVER they want... Great policy right? Yeah that's what I think too... which you'd think that that would make the situation better... yeah not so much. Man I hate the public LOL just kidding... I LOVE YOU GUYS! OH wait I'm not at work... you all suck and you can kiss my cherry butt for all I care... that's what I reallllllly want to tell some of these people... and I'm also SICK of indecisive people... people make up your freaking minds... I mean their pictures and this isn't brain surgery... pick one then MOVE ON! That's what I want to SCREAM at these people but of course I just node and say... "no you can take as much time as you want" YIKES!
Also I found out that I didn't get the court reporter position and boy was I bummed I cried and threw a fit... poor Tait. But I did make it to the top two... so I'm trying to stay positive about that... personally I think they were intimidated b/c I was younger b/c I saw the chick that got the job and she was their age you know older 30's younger 40's... and I guess at 25 year old just wasn't in their "pefect" person... so whatever. So there you have it in a nut shell.
Lehna of course has a new website feel, which I KNOW most of you know b/c you probably have been here more lately then I have. Which I know is sad :( But it looks great and THANK YOU JACKIE! I decided that it was time to make her more "grown up" trust me she's doing that off the website.
Lehna has mastered crawling and she pulls herself up VERY easily. She hasn't quite started to cruise but it's not far in the distance. I would say in a couple of weeks she'll be allllll over the furniture. Her sleep pattern has really changed this week so Tait and I are up during the night again... and she REFUSES to sleep at daycare... so when she gets home she's just tired and grumpy... Nice hua. But she's still WAY too cute. She still only has two lower teeth and that's it... which is okay by me. She looks really cute with her two pearly whites.
I am still trying to get out to Christmas shop for this year... Tait and I have decided to really not do Christmas for one another only b/c we don't have time to get it done... so my goal for tomorrow is to actaully get some done (for the ones that I'm required to shop for)... LOL AND I still haven't taken Lehna to see Santa... which if I don't get on that soon she may miss the boat. Of course she doesn't care but I don't want her to miss out on those "picture" memories. Since she won't remember anyways. Well that's my life in a nut shell... pretty busy and not the most EXCITING thing in the world... but what do you want... Okay well that's all I got for now. I hope to see most of you for the Holidays and if I don't see you Please have a GREAT holiday and I hope your good... since Santa only stops at the "good" kids houses.