A room without books is like a body without a soul

Tickers

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:29:42 GMT

And I'm doing a lot better at this goal:

than this one:

Rolling over

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:35:49 GMT

Daina rolled from back to front a week ago...

...and from front to back just last night. She was looking out the window at DH's Aunt's place; DH turned her to her tummy saying "you need some tummy time". Daina just flipped back over like it was nothing.

You could practically hear the "No, I don't. Hmph." LOL. And she went back to looking at the trees and street lights.

Hmmm...

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:39:55 GMT

I may be poor.

I may be homesick.

I may be jobless.

But I'm also sitting here reading LJ and sipping a glass of $3 wine, while in the background a screaming post-bath goodness baby is being swaddled by the hubby.

Life is just too hard. LOL.

p.s. I read this to Scott and he says I must use this icon as his reply.

Daina tells a story

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:51:47 GMT

Some of you may have gotten this by email. Daina needed an email address to have an Amazon wishlist, so I thought it would be funny to have "her send out the link to everyone. LOL.

I'm just incredibly homesick this year

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:22:48 GMT

I'm in southern California and seasons beyond "Hot", "Hotter" and "OMG I'm dying it's so Hot" just don't exist.

But I know it's Autumn and I want cool weather, colorful leaves, rainy days, fireplaces that aren't just decorative, short skirt & high boot outfits with sweaters.

My A/C is still going and people laugh when I say that 70 degrees (F) is NOT cold.

I miss home... so very very much.

Icon love

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:39:04 GMT

seen on metaquotes

Grandma K made a halloween costume

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:03:45 GMT

We often call Daina "Bug", because when she's swaddled with a cap on, she looks like a little GloWorm...

LOL

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:52:58 GMT

She's discovered her hands... and looks like she's tripping or something. LOL. One of the few times I wish I had a way to record video.

She's a long one

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 00:16:05 GMT

We just got back from Daina's 2 month doctor visit (at 2m1w... thank you, MediCal). She's right at the 50th percentile for weight for age, but in the 90th for length.

11lbs 4oz and 24 inches. She obviously got everyone but mama's genes in the height department. *is total runt*

She also took her DTaP shot like a total champ, took an ounce from her EBM bottle at the Doc's office and is currently being a happy, kicky, wavy baby on the floor next to me.

Yay!

Someone...

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:38:02 GMT

...didn't feel like having her picture taken. But it made a great icon. LOL.

So Cal & Phoenix folks

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:02:39 GMT

We just got turned on to a great program by one of Scott's aunts. It's called The Treasure Box and is a way to get a box of frozen groceries at a HUGE discount.

You pay for a box (or 2 or 3 or 4) at the beginning of the month and pick it/them up at the end of the month. We picked up our September box on Saturday and it was awesome.

The big thing is... you pay $30 per box, but get around $75-100 worth of food! October, for example:

2 lbs. Beef Burgers
2 lbs. Chicken Patties
3 - 3.5 lbs. Whole Chicken
2 lbs. Breaded Fish Sticks
2 lbs. Turkey and Pork Breakfast Sausage Links
1 lb. Ground Turkey
2 lb package Cheese Ravioli
4 each Burritos
4 each 3 Cheese Roasted Vegetable Wrap
1 lb. package California Blend Frozen Vegetables
2 lb. package Baby Whole Carrots
2 lb. package Natural Style French Fries
2 lb. package Pinto Beans
1 each Lemon Meringue Pie

September's was similar and included unlisted items like rice and ketchup too.

There are NO income requirements to meet, you just order your boxes online and pick up at your location of choice. It's awesome!

AND... Daina's two month's old today

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 01:03:24 GMT

Entry says it all

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:04:14 GMT

Bwahahahaha

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:00:23 GMT

New pics of guess who...

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 04:30:58 GMT

QotD

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:42:17 GMT

Television is more interesting than people. If it were not, we would have people standing in the corners of our rooms.
- Alan Corenk

QotD

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:24:22 GMT

We are here on Earth to do good to others. What the others are here for, I don't know.
- W. H. Auden

QotD

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:33:19 GMT

The skill of writing is to create a context in which other people can think.
- Edwin Schlossberg

QotD

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:32:46 GMT

I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.
- Bill Cosby

Hee!

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 23:20:29 GMT

QotD

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 18:00:08 GMT

I'm not concerned about all hell breaking loose, but that a PART of hell will break loose... it'll be much harder to detect.
- George Carlin

Also...

Sat, 05 Sep 2009 19:42:34 GMT

Smile!

ROFL

Sat, 05 Sep 2009 19:13:56 GMT

We left the dryer open for a couple of minutes...

F-ing GRRRRRRRRRRRRR

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:20:19 GMT

Dr. Ana Sanchez

I wasn't impressed with the level of care during my pregnancy, but due to getting laid off and trying to get on Medi-Cal, I was unable to switch doctors.

The kicker, however, was after delivery (which she didn't manage to show up for). I went in 5 days post partum due to high blood pressure and edema.

1st - She prescribed bedrest; with a 5 day old infant, this does not happen.
2nd - She considered the exam she gave me to be sufficient; as in, I did not need a 6 week post-partum check up. This is 5 days PP. My uterus was not fully contracted, the placental site was not healed, I still had 10 stitches (the site of one of which was inflamed); this was only 5 days after giving birth.
3rd - When I insisted on a 6 week check up, the office gave me a date and time. When I arrived, I find that they did not actually reschedule the first canceled appointment and were not expecting me for another 5 months and routine pap smear.

If I had (or have, I still haven't been seen) any related medical issues will be criminal negligence in my books.

*is just infuriated* I still have no birth control, although I guess that doesn't matter since I still have pain.

QotD

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:31:55 GMT

Think twice before you speak, and then you may be able to say something more insulting than if you spoke right out at once.
- Evan Esar