Danger on the Job.....

Yesterday Jay had a call from a buddy of his from the construction company he used to work for.  They had an accident on the job and his friend the "Mud Stud" got run over by a heavy equipment mover.  The guy who was driving it wasn't at fault, but the guy directing it was.  He basically backed the heavy equipment mover right over the top of a worker.  Thankfully he was trying to move out of the way so it didn't kill him, but unfortunately it rolled over his leg and completely crushed it also tearing the muscle from his leg completely.  He ended up in surgery and we still are not sure if they were able to save his leg.  The guy responsible was sent for a mandatory drug test which he refused and quit his job instead.  Jay knows the guy pretty well and said he chose to quit because he would have never passed the drug test.  Sad thing is "The Mud Stud"  will probably lose his leg, never be able to work again in his profession.  It makes me so angry!  The job is dangerous enough, what is the point!

Zyrtec vs. Benedryl

I have not been sleeping well and I am exhausted.  Saturday night at midnight I was wide awake and searched the whole house for benadryl.   If I take 2 it puts me out pretty easily and I sleep through the night without waking up 6-8 times.  Couldn't find it anywhere but found the Zyrtec.  It claims it causes drowsiness, figured it must be the same so I took 2.  I fell asleep I think around 3 or 4 Sunday morning.  Not the same.   I was told by a Dr. if I had trouble sleeping to take a couple of Benadryl.  Now I know why he didn't say "or Zytrec"  They are not the same, so don't try this at home!  Yikes, looks like a nap for me during the Superbowl, I am completely sick of football anyways!

Update on "Ugly Stocking"

For Your Viewing Enjoyment.............I know Right....................

TODAY WAS A GOOD DAY........

TODAY WAS A GOOD DAY......

Jack in my lap

for a morning nap.

Sewing on Willow's quilt

without any guilt.

Breakfast in bed

with not a word said.

Seeing my sister

you know I've missed her.

Waking without the alarm

with my head on Jay's arm.

Watching Jack's smile

as huge as a mile.

Seeing my son Jayson

play with Jack his son.

Taking my shower

at an ungodly hour.

TODAY WAS A GOOD DAY!

Today I Learned

Today I learned........

My mom is the only one whose never seen Sex and the City,

If you ask me I think it's a pity.

Today I learned.......

If you don't ask, you will not receive,

and if you do ask, they get up and leave.

Today I learned.........

I am a shape shifter,

Five pounds goes, but comes back swifter.

Today I learned.....

I can laugh with the dirtiest,

and I can pray with the holiest.

Today I learned.......

How to be more patient,

and to not count money spent.

Today I learned......

I work way too much,

Play way too little and such.

Today I learned.......

You should always count your blessings,

you should never count your sins.

Today I learned......

I look good for my age,

and that 40 is all the rage.

Today I learned........

To stop and smell the flowers,

and not count all the working hours.

Today I learned......

To be happy, then sad,

to be good , then bad.

Today I learned.........

WHO I AM

I am a little girl at heart.

I am Bubba on the outside.

I am in love with my family and with life.

I am a hard worker and  play hard and get down and dirty.

I am clean and pretty,

I am rough and tough.

I am Auntie Beautiful,

I am my mom's best friend.

I am biker trash,

I am full of class.

I am comfortable around you, and you and you.

I am not scared.

I am afraid not to live,

I am not afraid to die.

I am afraid not to love,

I am, look me in the eye.

I am soft, and hard.

I am laughter and tears.

I am not shy.

I am laugh till you cry.

I am dance like nobody is watching.

I am sing like nobody is listening.

I am not letting life pass me by.

I am who I am.

Bubba is weighing in at..............................

I had a debaucherous weekend, let's just put it this way, at one point, my mom asked me if I was embarrassed that I had four pieces of cake on my plate.  But let me just start at the beginning.  It all started on Friday night, my mom came over and I made a nice healthy meal, steamed rice with jumbo grilled shrimp and green onions.  Afterwards, I thought ice cream sounded good, so my mom and I ran to Raley's and got ice cream for me, Ben and Jerry's Chubby Hubby, for mom, Hagen Daas Coffee flavored, Jay got Ben and Jerry's Peanut Buttercup, and Stevi got two boxes of push-ups.  Mine had, yes had, 3 servings at 480 calories each.  And I ate it all.........at once.  Gross right? I am not done yet, don't go anywhere, the next morning we had a poker run to go on, I started with a cappuccino and two chocolate donuts, at lunch I ate chicken, potato salad and 4, yes 4 , large chocolate chip cookies.......oh but there is more......I had a 3 Musketeer's bar and a Reese's peanut buttercup after dinner.  Well the next day was Mother's Day,  that would be the day I had 4 pieces of cake, 2 cheesecake and 2 bundt cake.  Large pieces, not small.........I am a PIG!  What happened to me?  Reading it back it is pretty disgusting.  So I knew it would catch up to me in a few days, I waited until Wednesday to weigh myself..........are you ready for this?  I lost 4 lbs........yup you read it right......I LOST 4 lbs....I am confused.  Well I am on my way to the gym to kill myself in a Step Interval class to pay for my indiscretions. This is gonna hurt.................

JUST ANOTHER MANIC MONDAY!!!

Today is my early day....I start work at 6 so I am up by around 4-4:30.  Being  that I only allow myself one cup of coffee in the morning now, these days I cherish it.  I bring my laptop to work so I can blog, pay bills, emails etc.  So this morning at the early time of around 5;40 I was out the door and driving to work with my cup of coffee and my laptop on the seat beside me.  Happy Day.  WELL,  the laptop started to make the seat belt reminder go off because my 50lb. purse was sitting in the seat also and because it is Monday, and early, and I haven't finished my cup of coffee..which is on the console because of course the cup holder is for my sunglasses.......I grab the laptop to move it to the back seat and hit my coffee cup and dump it in my lap, all over my cream sweater and it is running between my legs while I am driving, I mean swerving and I just had to burst out laughing because I now know I will have a stain on my jeans all day that will look like I wet my pants.  As usual, I have no time to change, I work until 1, have a pedicure at 1:30 which will last until 2:30, have to pick Stevi up at 3 to get her to her private dance lesson by 3:30, go grab her something to eat, she has a pedicure at 4:15 which will last until 5:15, then back for her ballet lesson.  During that I will go take my pump class (I guess I will just keep my nasty sweats on afterwards)  then, back to the studio to pick Stevi up and off the Renown to visit my dear friend Kathy who had a heart attack and will be in the hospital for awhile, I think she gets her defibrillator put in this morning.  Then back home to try to finish the last 3 blocks of Willows quilt that I worked on all day yesterday..........and then I will start over on Tuesday.

Pick your Poison.....

I have been contemplating....I know I should not drink soda,  I drink diet but there is  absolutely no nutritional value in it what-so-ever.  I also think I should quit coffee..I CAN'T!  I don't drink alcohol, on the occasion I do, I break out in hives, sometimes not until around 3 or 4 days later, and lately if I rinse my mouth with any mouthwash containing alcohol, I break out in hives on my legs immediately.  OK so the allergy obviously has gotten worse not better,  I am done trying even a sip of alcohol, too miserable.  I don't smoke either.  You look around at the alcoholics and meth heads and I am worried about a little caffeine and splenda and high sodium content.  Am I getting nuerotic in my old age?  I need to have something enjoyable from time to time,  I can't quit coffee, I CAN'T, I CAN'T I CAN'T!  So for now, I am going to eliminate soda from my diet and see how that goes,  I also worry about my intake of artificial sweetners, however, I can't deal with all the extra calories of sugar, so for now, no soda and I am phasing out artificial sweetners, maybe I won't like coffee without it and I will kill two birds with one stone...........what can you give up that's bad for you?