Here’s her information:

See you should know that when you post on a blog, your IP is given out… Some people are so dumb!!

“mommy got boobies” seriously?? I am cracking up! And “nurse was a bitch”? HAHA!! I posted about my surgery nurse that was an awful excuse for a nurse… I love google! I could see the posts on scraps for mommy, since my blog is scrap related and even the circumcision one, because I recently did a post on that… I would expect more key phrases like quick weight loss diets, since I talk about that a lot… or even fitness for mommy, but mommy got boobies… I am not sure WHAT to say to that!!

I think I also need to post a quick update on my Goals for 2010.  It’s safe to say that I have fallen OFF the wagon on my Project 365. I SWEAR one of these years I WILL complete this!! As for number 2 and sleeping past 10am, it’s only happened 1-2 times since the beginning of the year!! YAY! I am proud of that. That sort of goes hand in hand with number 5. My routine is starting to get there, still working on it. I have not done number 4 and read a book… eek… And number 3, is working out MUCH better now that we have a gym at home. I’ve been down there at LEAST 3 times a week!! And number 6… well I am scrapping about 1 layout a week. Of course this is MUCH less then usual, but considering I was completely out of it for a year, this is a BIG step.

Okay bloggers, really I think this is it for today, unless of course something interesting happens, then I will break in! *giggles* Happy St Patrick’s Day AGAIN and I hope you are all wearing your green!! We are!!

I really have to get motivated here today. We got a letter from the insurance company so I need to give them a call. I am thinking about calling around for the cheapest car insurance. It seems like they are constantly changing things and frankly it’s getting annoying. I have some perscriptions to pick up today, make a hair appointment for a cut and color, schedule a pedicure for Friday and then get dinner rolling, before noon, so that everything is ready for tonight. Alot on my agenda today but I think it will all work out!! Have a great day bloggers… Oh and Happy St Patrick’s Day!!

My dad is smack dab in the middle of his treatments. Things have been… well rocky. They explained to us it was important for him to MAINTAIN his weight and now lose any. He’s lost 20 pounds. He has no appetite and his taste buds are gone. I’m worried. He’s refusing to eat through the feeding tube at this point. The other night I was over there and gave him a little “daughter” lecture and I think he understood. I explained to him if he continues to lose weight he will not only be fighting this cancer off, but when treatment is done, he’s going to be weak and have to put back on weight to be healthy. He understood. He explained nothing has taste. We talked about that. He also has cravings, and I made my mom understand that she HAS to give to those and go get him what he wants. He needs to eat, and if it’s what he’s craving he’ll eat it. She’s taking things like a walk in the park and not really “dealing” with it. Ugh! A whole nother rant. He has 20 treatments of radiation left, which at 5 a week is 4 weeks. He has 2 chemo treatments. They are optimistic but still we have to understand he has Stage 4 cancer. Which I am dealing with, he is dealing with. We are staying very hopeful. He is tired, but he is still driving and okay. He’s functioning. Overall I would say he’s doing okay. Not great, but okay. The weight loss is hard. He needs to lose NOTHING more. We see the doctor soon and I want to talk to her as well about it. He’s bored. He’s doing alot of small projects. During the hunting season he does taxidermy which he loves so he’s been doing some promotional calenders to help promote his business this fall. He’s looking ahead, which is great. He’s spending alot of time on the computer too, which is resulting in some not so needed purchases, but overall he’s doing okay.

My health… not much of an update. I have to go back to the University Hospital at the end of April for the biopsy results and to see what the treatment plan is. I had my 2 week check-up on the incision. It looks good the Doctor said. I did pop some stitches so I have to be more careful. The incision has been bothering me still. At night mostly, but it is. I am still taking some pain meds, usually at night. Today it is pretty bad and I am not sure why. I went for a walk last night and I am thinking that is why, but I am not sure. I do plenty of walking and exercising that I wouldn’t think the walk would have disrupted it, but I have no idea. It still pulls quite a bit when I am sleeping, which is getting annoying. I will be GLAD to be back to normal SOON!

That’s really all I have for an update. Hope to have more news soon! Thanks everyone for your continued support and prayers!!

I worked the lunch hour at school today. I feel like I need some hospital disinfectant after this visit there though! Seriously, there are so many running noses and coughing kids. I know it’s to be expected with the weather and all, but DANG, the last thing *I* want is to be sick. I am SO glad the weather is warming up though and that SPRING is finally here. It’s been in the 60’s the last 2 days and SUPER nice. I’ve had the windows open and the dog outside all day enjoying the sun. I’ve also gotten to take walks the last few days which has been a VERY nice change from walking INSIDE because of the weather!!

Not much of an update today, but I will try to post more later. Have a GREAT day everyone!

Discouraged I finally decided to give in to my husband and try what “he” suggested. He’d started his diet weeks before me and was at his goal at 7 weeks. *sigh* I know since women don’t lose the same, it wasn’t going to be that easy for me. Or was it? I could have been using the wrong product and routine? My husband ordered me Hydroxycut Extreme by Muscle Tech. Hesitate to give it a try, especially after the Quick Trim experience, I finally did. I also adjusted my diet… and let me tell you THIS meal plan is SO easy… Here’s what I have:

Breakfast:
1 Zone Protein Bar (which I’m keeping it real… they taste like CANDY BARS)
(You can do 1 cup of egg beaters – even the southern style or western instead of the protein bar, but I hate eggs)
1 – 8oz glass low fat chocolate milk

Snack:
15 peanuts (any kind of nuts and salted, roasted, whatever works)
1/2 cup cottage cheese

Lunch:
Chicken patty (unbreaded – you can have the grocery store make ground chicken and then form into patties, or some stores sell them like that, mine does)
Medium size lettuce salad with any other green veggies on it (green pepper, cucumber, broccoli, etc) with Salad Spritzer
*sometimes I cut my chicken and put it on the salad, sometimes I eat it cut up. You can use Mrs. Dash to season*

Snack:
2 cups Green veggies (usually broccoli and cucumbers for me)
15 peanuts (any kind of nuts and salted, roasted, whatever works)

Dinner:
6 oz chicken breast (I buy them pre-marinated)
2 cups green veggies or a lettuce salad (as above)

Snack:
1 Zone Protein Bar (which again, taste like a TREAT)
1 – 8oz glass low fat chocolate milk

Now I feel like I am eating WAY too much, however, I feel better and after adjusting, it works out good. I am also either walking my dog for 30 minutes or on my elliptical machine for 20 minutes (more intense work so less time) every other day… and because my tummy is my trouble area, sit ups EVERY day on an exercise ball.

After a complete FIVE days, and the last 2 I haven’t done ANY exercise because I am still nursing a leg after surgery 2 weeks ago, so I am taking my exercising as my body is allowing without pain… I have lost a COMPLETE FIVE pounds. I say complete because it is 5-7 pounds depending on when I weigh, and according the the scale at my DR’s office last week and this week it is 5 pounds, with clothes, shoes, etc. But it is a FOR SURE 5 pounds.  I feel better and have a lot of energy. Because of the “fast” result of this I am eager to keep going and try harder. I see it’s working and I am happy about that. I am not with a personal trainer, I don’t have a chef! I am a busy stay at home mom of 2 active kids, a husband that works and works out, and an active puppy. I am not a celebrity, I am not famous, but this is what MY experience was. I am not being paid to talk positive or negative about ANY product and I do not submit my reviews to the company in hopes of obtaining anything FREE. I am simply here to state MY opinion and experience. I have nothing to hide and nothing to lose (or gain).

Please just be aware of your product. Just because some “fad” diet works for one it doesn’t work for everyone. And remember the FACTS when you see something celebrity endorsed. The FACTS they WON’T tell you!!

On that note, I am off to look up some auto insurance quotes. I do need to find something cheaper. We are paying FAR to much for ONE vehicle! A friend of ours, her father sold me my FIRST insurance policy at 16 years old. I was not paying then for liability what I am paying NOW, married, for full coverage. And I was 16, a brand new driver! As with anything, I will always shop around, State Farm, you won’t have my business anymore… Raise my rates for no reason and I will say “bye-bye”! Have a wonderful night bloggers… and Buyer BEWARE!!

Okay now let me tell you, the more I read about these pillows, the more convinced I was I *needed* them. When I read that most pillows begin growing mold, bacteria and dust mites soon after you start using them, and then problem only gets worse over time. Why? Well because we breathe moisture into our pillows as we sleep. Makes sense right? Well the Healthy Dreams pillows have a Micrenza bio-filter. This makes them to be the first truly germ-free, mold-free, and allergen-free pillow available! The filter is made from the same material as the  N95-rated surgical mask, so you know it truly works! I thought the price of them at first was a little deterrent, however, once I thought about it… $10.00 for a moderate standard pillow at a department store, replaced 5 times (less then 5 years) you have spent $50.00. The Healthy Dreams pillows come with a 10 YEAR warranty. Now the next question you are going to ask, but what if I spend all that money and hate it. First, you won’t, BUT if you do, they give you a 60 days  Unconditional Return Privilege. Okay, honestly the thing that sold me on my new bed was that I could have a 30 days IN HOME trial and they would either fix or replace it. This is so much nicer then laying on it for 5 minutes and deciding if it’s right. So the fact I can try the pillows, just completely sealed the deal for me!! I think I found my winner!!

I scrapped 2 new layouts. These layout where not for the ADSR they were just because. So here they are:

Both of them are linked to my DST Gallery in case you want to see credits or leave a comment there for them. I am having fun getting back in to scrap booking again. It’s so zen-like for me!! Okay I am off to grab some dinner! Have a great night bloggers!

Recently a friend of ours, his wife, my husband and I had a conversation about circumcision. The friend has three kids, two boys and a girl. We have two kids, one boy and one girl. When I was pregnant with my son I did a TON of research on Circumcision. I found very little to support the fact that it is a HUGE hygiene risk to keep my son intact (uncircumcised). I found little had to do with Religion as it once was a Jewish thing, but not so much anymore. I found MOST people doing it are AMERICANS! Other countries rarely preform the routine. But what really had me thinking was a conversation that we had with our friend about it. He did NOT circumcise his sons. I asked him why. Without ANY embarrassment or hesitation he replied “I am circumcised and when I have a full erection it hurts.” WHAT?!?! I was NOT going to do something to my son that is UN-DOABLE and have him suffer in the future. Of course I asked my friend questions and he answered, every last question. He knew that my son was about to be born and he could change ONE person. My husband and I had talked about it but never really decided anything. Here’s a video from Momversation to watch:

Is Circumcision Wrong?

So having watched that video, does anyone have any thoughts? Truthfully we decided NOT to circumcise. If my son wants to be circumcised (a body altering experience) he can chose to do so later when he’s older. I guess the part about circumcision that really annoys me is the reasons people chose to DO it. Hygiene (myth), because dad is, because most people are (myth), uneducated decisions. The truth is the rate of baby boys being circumcised is FALLING. Here’s a yearly chart. The average in tact rate in 2006 was 43.9%. Since then it was reported by Parents Magazine that it’s closer to 55% now. As for hygiene, I would honestly hope that one could TEACH their child how to bath and clean. If not you probably shouldn’t have children. The risk of STD’s does decrease, however, once again this can be easily solved by talking to your children about STD’s and the risks of unprotected sex. If you can’t do that then again, you probably shouldn’t have children. I can see the whole, look like dad, however, we were not as aware of things back then as we are now. Bottom line for me, Circumcision is an elective surgery. I would never but my newborn through and elective surgery, I wouldn’t circumcise my girl so why should my boy be … and to top that off, that’s the way he’s born and if it wasn’t supposed to be that way, then God wouldn’t have created males with the foreskin.

Please feel free to comment or not, with your thoughts!

Then there is feedback. Let me tell you how much THIS annoys me. After I get my item, they conviently time it about 2 weeks after they mail, they email me and ask me to leave feedback. However, they haven’t left feedback for me. Why? Well because then if I leave neutral or negative feedback explaining how they SUCKED AT SHIPPING they will retaliate instead of being honest and saying “fastest payer ever”. So I’ve resorted to emailing THOSE people back and saying “Sorry, I do not leave feedback in cases where it hasn’t been left for me when I am the buyer. Thank you.” I never hear from them again!! Why would they leave feedback KNOWING they SUCKED and I am going to be honest!!

Don’t get me wrong, I’ve met some AMAZING sellers on eBay. Ones that I continue to buy from, but there are always bad apples that ruin it for everyone. *sigh* It’s not like I am looking to buy property, cars, or Outer Banks beach rentals… this seriously is not rocket science. Can someone please explain to me what people are thinking? I’ve sold on eBay and I strive to ship the SAME DAY they pay and ONLY use Priority Mail. I just don’t understand!!

I want to thank ALL my readers for taking the time to read this post and look at the face. This face & story will be familiar to someone and that someone will come forward with answers. Answers the family is so desperatly seeking!