Archive for February, 2011
Restless Leg Syndrome
Monday, February 28th, 2011Kimberly’s blood results came in and she definitely has low iron. Given the high number of leg movements she had during her sleep study and the low iron they are diagnosing her with restless leg syndrome. There is no known cure for this syndrome but there are treatments to help ease the symptoms. The Doctor [...]
Why I failed at HCG
Friday, February 25th, 2011It is day 2 of the very low calorie diet and I am stopping the madness. I feel desperate to get the 20 pounds I need to off. This desperation lead me to not making the brightest decisions. It is funny because normally I would never do or think it was safe to do this. [...]
We’re Breaking Up
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011Food and I that is. Honestly the relationship has had its ups and downs for a long time. I do love food, but it doesn’t love me back. It gives me “thunder thighs” and while it goes down easy it leaves me feeling unsatisfied. It is time for me to break this. Several months back [...]
TV Obsession
Friday, February 18th, 2011Paul has a pretty obsessive personality. He either hates something or LOVES it. One of his great loves is tv. He could watch it all day and never be bored. I personally, don’t understand this, but it makes him happy. As you know we don’t have cable and only use a regular antenna. TV is [...]
Survivor Dreams
Wednesday, February 16th, 2011Today starts another season of the show Survivor. I have been watching this show since the first season in 2000. I LOVE it! Since I was a little girl I have always wanted to be on the show Wheel of Fortune. I loved it when the stage spun around and they had to buy items [...]
Silly Boys Valentines are for Grown Ups
Tuesday, February 15th, 2011Yesterday Annie and Kimberly were given teddy bears from a boy in their class. When I first saw them I thought he had brought them for each child, but the teacher told me that it was only for them. My heart stopped. Eeek! They are just babies, why does a boy want to give them [...]
Valentine’s 2011
Tuesday, February 15th, 2011One of my favorite holidays, right behind Christmas, is Valentine’s Day. Yes, it is a schmaltzy holiday put on by Hallmark but it is a happy holiday. A simple, happy holiday where you share love with those around you. Each year we do something simple for the kids. We make them homemade valentines and buy [...]
My Crafty Valentines
Monday, February 14th, 2011I generally make the kids some skirts or outfits for holidays. Since they have developed a bigger interest in sewing they now expect to be part of this process. Part of me loves this. I love that they are so interested in their special outfit. I like the time and effort they put into making [...]
Polar Bear Club 2011
Monday, February 14th, 2011Each year I have the opportuntity to see how insane my family is. This year was no different. All 5 other Browns were excited at the idea of jumping into 62 degree water. They all had smiles on their faces and fear in their hearts. Not sure why they like it but they cling to [...]
Number 6
Friday, February 11th, 2011Annie lost tooth #6 last night. It had been hanging on and she asked me if she should pull it out or let it stay. Of course I said it should go and she went into the bathroom and twisted it slightly and it came out. She was so funny about how easy it was. [...]
Flashback to 8 Years Ago
Thursday, February 10th, 20118 Years ago today I was sitting in my doctors office. He was urging me to cancel this cycle of infertility treament because I only had one follicle and it was the teeniest I had ever produced. I had already made up my mind that it was the last cycle I would do. I was [...]
Holding Hands
Thursday, February 10th, 2011I’ve reached the point where I know I will never be over my Father dying. People ask all the time how I am doing, or how my Mother is doing. There isn’t an answer. We are okay. Okay is as good as we can be. We function. Life moves forward and each day we do [...]
Candy Land Dreams
Monday, February 7th, 2011I created this adorable quilt with Candy Land fabric. I LOVE IT! So cute. So fun. It is now listed in my etsy store. I have also created a facebook page for A Stitch of Mine. Click on this link to “like it” and see what I am up to creatively.
Bake Me a Cake
Monday, February 7th, 2011The Girls received a Easy Bake Oven from Aunt Sabrina for Christmas. We finally had a chance to try it out Saturday night. Kimberly made a party cake with vanilla icing and Mimi made a yellow cake with chocolate icing. Good thing about Easy bake cakes is that they are small. That way when they [...]
Bingo Night
Monday, February 7th, 2011Friday night was bingo night at the kid’s school. Since I am on the PTO we went early to set up. The kids were a big help getting the prizes lined up and putting crayons and papers out on the tables. Since Daddy was working that night Aunt Steph came to help out. The kids [...]
Chocolate Covered Goodness
Thursday, February 3rd, 2011Today the kids and I decided to make some chocolate covered strawberries. We melted chocolate chips, since that is what we had on hand, and some leftover white almond bark from Christmas. I dipped the strawberries and then we decorated with white chocolate. Annie made the happy face and Kimberly made the polka dot one [...]
Well Hello Kitty
Thursday, February 3rd, 2011Hello Kitty snack bags are now available in the shop.
Grooving
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011As Sandi related already, me and The Girls went to a Father-Daughter Dance last Friday for the Girl Scouts. We had a very different experience from last year: we went with 10 other girls and 9 other fathers. (This meant that The Girls had other people with whom to divide their attention—no all dancing with [...]
Heart Garland Tutorial
Tuesday, February 1st, 2011I wanted to create some heart garland to decorate around the house for the month of February. I started with 8 pieces of acrylic felt and some spray on starch. I sprayed the sheet on one side and ironed it in. Then I flipped the sheet over and sprayed the back. I wanted to make [...]
14 Days of Love
Tuesday, February 1st, 2011Today is February 1st. I hung up the heart garland I made, put out the LOVE letters I created years ago and put on the Valentine table cloth. This year I wanted to do something special for the kids. I made papers with their names on them and I plan to attach a new heart [...]