Not Me Monday 2/2/09

This week I don't have a whole lot to "Not Me", but I didn't want to miss a post. MckMama should be back from vacation this week, so check her blog after you read mine! Free therapy, what more could you ask for?

So, I did not squeal with delight while walking to my next plane in Cincinnati when I saw an Outback Steakhouse. I did not proceed to walk inside and get a table. Nor did I proceed to order a bowl of my favorite potato soup(Walkabout Soup). And I also didn't sit there for an hour and a half killing time. Nope, not me!

I did not nearly cry over how gorgeous my new cousin is. He has the most perfect shaped head despite being stuck in mom's pelvis, and he is absolute perfection. I hope to post a picture of him later this week.

I did not jump for joy that my blog friend Wendi finally had her baby Elijah this week. He was much anticipated and yet another gorgeous baby I get to drool over, except I have to do it over the internet instead of in person.

I did not root for the Arizona Cardinals in the Superbowl in the hope that the underdog would win. I didn't even watch the game. I mean, it is about the commercials, right?

Well, hope you all have a good week. Head on over to MckMama's blog for over 400 other participating "Not Me" postings to get your dose of free therapy.

Baby #3 has arrived!!

I am proud to announce the arrival of my blog friend Wendi and her husband JB's baby boy.

Elijah Luke Kitsteiner made his way into the world this morning via C-section. He was 8 pounds and 14 ounces, 21 inches long.

He is welcomed by big brother Isaac.

Congrats Kit family on your new edition!!

Not Me Monday 1/26/09

Well, its time for another "Not Me Monday" posting and I thought I better get a posting made for you all to enjoy! MckMama is on vacation this week, but still posting, so check her blog after you read mine and all the rest of us crazy people!

I did not have a smile that lit up the whole of Mayo when I walked away from my hospital room with a waiver for six weeks off of work. I didn't!

I did not order twice from the kitchen in one meal while in the hospital. Nope, my appetite sucked!!

I did not talk my doctor into an extra night in the hospital when he suggested I go home the same day as surgery. Nope, I wanted out of there!

I did not get picked up by my grandparents and promptly fall asleep on the three hour car ride to their house. What could possibly make me that tired!?

The doctors put me on a 10 pound weight restriction for pushing, pulling or lifting and I certainly haven't been ignoring that! Nope, not me!

One week after surgery, I did not drive two 5-hour trip days to be with my family. Nope, I was resting comfortably at home!

I also did not load my car for said trip by taking things out in pieces to stick to my weight limit. Nope, it didn't take me an hour to load the car! And it certainly didn't take me three hours to pack!

I did not jump with joy that two of three babies I am expecting to make an appearance on the planet decided to do just that! Baby Elijah, you are next!!

I did not convince my mom I needed a turkey dinner just weeks after the holidays and suceed in getting one. Nope, not me. I didn't gain a pound either!

I have not spent a small fortune on vitamins and minerals since having gastric bypass and now gallbladder removal surgeries. Nope, I am healthy all by myself!

Well, I think this is enough for you to chew on for this week!

Head on over to MckMama's blog for over 400 other participating "Not Me" postings. Free therapy indeed!

Happy "Not Me" Monday!

Baby Wyatt

Well, one baby has made his appearance.

Wyatt Angus Smith was born this morning via C-section weighing in at 7 pounds and 13 ounces, 21 inches long. He is my cousin Melannie and her husband Angus' first born child. He now is a birthday buddy with my brother Mark as well.

I can't wait to see a picture and on Wednesday, I can see him live and in person.

I love babies!!

No news really on Wendi and Michelle. Wendi is back home, false alarm, so still waiting, no news on Michelle at all.

Happy BIRTHday Wyatt!!

Not Me Monday!

Well, this isn't a regular post as I don't have a decent computer to type on, let alone pull all my pictures and graphics together on, but I thought I'd give you at least one "Not Me" for the week.

I did not stay in my pajamas all day today doing only the dishes and one load of laundry and nothing else.
Nope, not me!

Head on over to MckMama's blog to follow other "Not Me" posts and get your kicks for the week. I'll try to have a regular post next week!

Prayer Needed ~ Jen

My blog friend Jen is pregnant with her fourth child. There are some complicating factors this time around and it is possible she may not carry this child to term.

She is on bedrest right now, and could be for the remainder of the pregnancy, which is still quite a long time.

Please keep Jen in your prayers. Pray that baby will hang in there. Pray that she won't go crazy on bedrest. Pray that her other three children will be able to deal with Mommy being on bedrest. Pray that they can line up some helpers for the kids.

Thanks once again for your faithfulness

Soles4Souls

Well, I read over on Angie's blog that she is helping out a special project and I decided, this was something I could do too.

And to that end, I wanted you to know about it because really, $5 for two pairs of shoes is ridiculously cheap. And you can help kids who have no shoes at all. The goal is 50,000 pairs of shoes in 50 days.

Please consider donating to the Soles4Souls campaign this holiday season, donate yourself, donate in someone's honor, whatever, it is a worthy cause, just do it.

Have a Happy Thanksgiving week!

Not Me Monday! 11/24/08

It is time for my second installment of "Not Me" Monday. I enjoyed the first one and linking to MckMama's blog, she had almost 300 people signed up as doing this. I think it caught on!

So to start off this week...........

I did not go to the store to buy a turkey for Thanksgiving based on the super awesome price of $0.68 a pound only to discover upon checkout that I had not read the fine print and you had to buy $50 of groceries first. This was my last stop of the day, I had already bought my groceries elsewhere. RAR! I had to pay $0.88 a pound instead.

I did not watch Anne of Green Gables for the 100th time and cry when Matthew died.

I did not go through all the things I have collected this year for CHRISTmas gifts and start wrapping those I had completed. **Please note, I am a last minute kind of girl on the wrapping thing usually and I am never this prepared with having gifts so early either.

I did not ask my neighbor if I could put a bag of garbage in his can this week because I forgot to pay my garbage bill.

I did not groan when I found out for the fourth time in as many years, my desk is once again moving down the hall. (I guess its a good way to clean out the clutter, right?)

I did not do a "happy dance" at my desk on Monday because my PTO accrual is finally getting a bump after ten years. The equivelent of an extra week over a year is now added to my balance.

I did not laugh when the ten-year-old brought up a topic that a ten-year-old should not know about and then continue to explain that the topic was not appropriate for her age while trying to not laugh. Mommy and Mamie were so NOT prepared for that comment and Mommy couldn't even get a word out!

I did not do a half "happy dance" while sitting in my car driving to the store because Kristin called to tell me that after ten very long years, we have finally been granted parking on campus at work!!

I did not do a "happy dance" when the price of gas came down to $1.69 for the first time in four years! This is something I was sure I'd never see again. Hoping to see the continuance of the prices lowering, and staying this way.

I did not laugh when the 19-month old walked into the living room carrying two drawers from his Sissy's makeup table and literally chuck them at his ten-year-old sister. I didn't! And neither did Mom or Dad.

Contest

MckMama is having a contest and to enter, you have to have a blog and make an entry that links to her blog.
Well, I have done that many a time, so why not today, right?

Please check out MckMama's blog sometime, they are living with a miracle, baby Stellan, and enjoying life to its fullest.

Have a good weekend!

Prayer Needed ~ Fleming Family

My blog friend Adrienne and her husband Jim and son Owen need your prayers.

They are in the process of adopting a baby girl and all things indicated they would be bringing her home today and so far, the mother has not signed papers and has actually taken her home with her at this time.

Adrienne is heartbroken and devastated. While they do not know if this will be permanent or not, the limbo is tough and all the dreams are being crushed.

Please pray that the birth mother will make the right decision about this child. This baby is loved by two mommies and one way or the other, one will be missing a chunk of her heart.

Thanks for your faithfulness

Tag! You're It!

I was tagged by my friend Elisabeth. She is a friend from White Bear.

Here's how it works.
1) Link to the person who tagged you.
2) Post the rules on your blog (copy and paste 1-6).
3) Write 6 random things about yourself (see below).
4) Tag 6 people at the end of your post and link to them.
5) Let each person know they have been tagged and leave a comment on their blog.
6) Let the tagger know when your entry is up.

So six random things............
1) I have worked at Mayo Clinic for ten years now.
2) I have seven siblings, well, if you count my sisters-in-law, that makes for eleven.
~Mark & Ashly
~Ted & Sharon
~Mario
~Don & Kris
~Al & Brenda
~Marissa
~Elijah
3) I blog daily now, it is amazing the things you can find to write about!
4) My favorite candy is the bananas from Runts. You can buy just bananas at specialty stores and MMMMMM, yummy!
5) I have owned three brand new cars in my time on earth thus far.
6) I would love to travel the world, especially where my roots are over in Europe.

So now I am tagging the following:
Wendi
Doni
Heather
Cayman's Mommy
Jessica
Rachel

Not Me Monday!

I did not make my doctor order me another CT scan for my left lower quadrant pain which turned out to be completely normal. I did not ask him to order me a kidney ultrasound, but he did order it, and it too was completely normal. I am normal, can you believe that? I am still flabbergasted at what could be causing my pain. Scar tissue is about the only thing I can figure is left as a problem. GI doctor is testing a theory of my colon spasming by treating with a medication for now, I'll let you know how it goes.

I did not make the kids do a scavenger hunt for our Harvest Party. I then also did not scold Joey for being a butthead about not properly participating. I didn't. Teenagers I tell ya!

I did not forget to mail a card to my brother for his 15th birthday. I didn't. I love you buddy!

I did not go to the doctor for my sprained hand just so I could get the splint as part of the cost of the visit. I didn't.

I did not raid my niece's Halloween candy for my sweet tooth craving this weekend. I didn't.

I did not fill up the gas tank on my Honda and do a "happy dance" right there when it came to only $25.

Nope, not me!

Emma's Benefit and Celebration is TODAY!!

If you are going to be in the St. Peter area of Minnesota today, please stop in at Emma's benefit! It is a good cause, celebrating the life of a miracle!

If you cannot make the benefit, please consider going online to make a donation. Have a good weekend everyone!

To be healthy or not?

My friend Rachel sent me an article about MSG and aspartame the other day. And while I know they are not healthy, it is really hard to find foods that do not contain these and other harmful products in them to eat.

There is no way I can possibly afford to be as healthy as I want, but I am trying, with baby steps, to be more healthy.

Please be vigilant in looking at product labels and consider the things you are putting in your body. The only person that can protect you is you. The government is certainly not looking out for our best interest.

Not Me Monday!

So, MckMama has been posting "Not Me Monday" posts for quite some time and I laugh hysterically every week about her blogs. She has several hundred people following her blog and they too have joined in on the fun of posting "Not Me Monday" posts and link back to her blog. So much to read, so little time.

Well, I have decided to hop on this bandwagon and start posting "Not Me Monday" posts as well. I can't promise to do it every week. Like my "Tuesday Funnies" and "Favorite Foto Fridays", I just don't always have enough blog material. I'll do my best to keep you entertained as much as I can.

I'll be starting next week, but here is a taste.

I did not wake up on Friday, walk into the kitchen and do a "happy dance" because it was snowing. I did not enjoy seeing the first real snow blanket my yard, my car, my house. I did not think it was beautiful. I didn't. (cause them my thoughts went to, oh crap, going to have to start shoveling again!)

Enjoy!

Update on Stellan ~ 11/05/08

I can't remember if I ever posted about baby Stellan or not.

Stellan is a miracle. He proved it by being born last week.............................healthy as a horse.

The doctors are in shock to say the least!

This miracle baby was supposed to have several medical conditions that should have killed him in the womb. If he did make it to birth, he wouldn't live long.

Stellan is perfect. Perfectly healthy. Perfectly beautiful. Perfectly part of God's plan!

Thank you Lord for your healing powers!

Update on Emmalina 11/05/08

Emmalina transferred to Mankato on Monday.

Yeah Emma!!!

She is almost ready to go home, this is the last step. She is now 15 minutes from Mommy and Daddy instead of two to three hours!

So proud of big girl Emma for reaching this milestone.

Please keep her family in your prayers as they transition towards having Emma at home.

And don't forget, Emma's benefit is November 15th!!

Prayer Needed ~ Baby Emmalina

Baby Emmalina is having laser eye surgery today at 11:30.

Pray that the doctors have steady hands and that all goes according to plan.

THANKS!

Prayer Needed ~ Tricia

My blog buddy Nate posted a request this morning that I wanted to pass on.
His wife Tricia, is back in the hospital, and as a precaution, in the ICU. She had a lung transplant earlier this year due to cystic fibrosis and developed cancer afterwords(it is a common occurence). They think she has an infection, but haven't quite got it all figured out.

Please pray that whatever it is, the doctors can figure it out and treat her appropriately.

Emma's Benefit and Celebration

All~ I have posted on here a few times about Fred's cousin's baby Emmalina. She was born prematurely and is doing fantastic, but as I am sure you can imagine, having a baby in the NICU for three months, gets to be expensive.

Emma's family and friends are hosting a benefit to help out with these expenses. Hope you'll consider a donation or attending.

THANKS!!