I took the kids to see Ratatouille tonight. It was a really cute movie. My husband and 19 yr-old surprised us and showed up at the theater to see the movie with us (imagine our surprise when they entered the darkened theater...). :)
The movie was long (110 min.).
-My 8 yr old thought it was long, but she had no interest in leaving early.
-My 6 yr old was squirming in his seat about 70 min. into the movie.
-My husband was shaking his leg impatiently (not sure how else to describe it) about that time, too.
-I actually pulled out my iPod to watch an episode of House, but I couldn't concentrate on it. LOL
So, it was a really cute movie. I just wish they could have made it shorter (or we should have waited for it to come out on DVD).
Overall, it gets at least 3 big thumbs up.
Friday, June 29, 2007
Wicked
I'm reading a book called "Wicked". I saw it in a 2nd hand book store that I stumbled upon at the local shopping center. I read the first couple of pages then went to the library to borrow the book.
I haven't gotten into it very much, yet, but I think I'll like it. I felt I needed a book to read that wasn't craft or hobby-related.
I haven't gotten into it very much, yet, but I think I'll like it. I felt I needed a book to read that wasn't craft or hobby-related.
I'm so sometime-y
Sometimes I'm on top of the blogging thing. Sometimes I'm so lax. Sorry.
I actually have two blogs that I'm neglecting (three, if you include the myspace blog that I setup so I could 'friend' someone, but I've never even posted to it).
When I don't have a lot going on, I feel like I have nothing to blog about. When I have a ton of things going on, I'm too busy to blog or there's too many things to blog about, so I just don't blog about any of them. LOL
I'm pretty good at reading others' blogs. Sometimes. I subscribe to SO many blogs on bloglines now, I can't read them all. I will read a few at a time, a few with just a few new blog entries, or have a marathon session when I have a big chunk of time free.
My favorite blogs will always be the ones on the SBA Blog Ring, though. ;)
I'll try to do better.
Signed,
Sometime-y Wendy
I actually have two blogs that I'm neglecting (three, if you include the myspace blog that I setup so I could 'friend' someone, but I've never even posted to it).
When I don't have a lot going on, I feel like I have nothing to blog about. When I have a ton of things going on, I'm too busy to blog or there's too many things to blog about, so I just don't blog about any of them. LOL
I'm pretty good at reading others' blogs. Sometimes. I subscribe to SO many blogs on bloglines now, I can't read them all. I will read a few at a time, a few with just a few new blog entries, or have a marathon session when I have a big chunk of time free.
My favorite blogs will always be the ones on the SBA Blog Ring, though. ;)
I'll try to do better.
Signed,
Sometime-y Wendy
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Saturday, June 16, 2007
6-16-07 PhotoHunt : Hair
My daughter's hair is naturally soft and somewhere between wavy and kinky. So combing her hair (especially after I washed it) was a harrowing experience. She was already dealing with some other issues (rampant eczema and allergies), so I finally decided that she deserved some relief wherever I could provide it.
My hairdresser doesn't like to put chemicals in kids' hair when they are very young, but I threatened to do it myself at home, so she finally caved. She gave Alexis a texturizer, which is like a relaxer, but you don't let it straighten the hair too much so it retains some of it's natural wave.
As a scrapbooker, I naturally took along my camera to document the event. :)
This week’s theme: Hair
Before
After the texturizer was rinsed out
Smiling because it doesn't hurt like @(#$*!! to get her wet hair combed out
Getting blown dry. (I think I'm gonna like this!)
Yay! That went so WELL!
And after a trim and some curls...a cute little hairdo!
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My hairdresser doesn't like to put chemicals in kids' hair when they are very young, but I threatened to do it myself at home, so she finally caved. She gave Alexis a texturizer, which is like a relaxer, but you don't let it straighten the hair too much so it retains some of it's natural wave.
As a scrapbooker, I naturally took along my camera to document the event. :)
This week’s theme: Hair
Before
After the texturizer was rinsed out
Smiling because it doesn't hurt like @(#$*!! to get her wet hair combed out
Getting blown dry. (I think I'm gonna like this!)
Yay! That went so WELL!
And after a trim and some curls...a cute little hairdo!
Join the blogroll. Visit participants.
Friday, June 15, 2007
Random Me
About a year ago (Maybe May 2006), I signed up for an 8 week course at Big Picture Scrapbooking called Random Me A to Z, based roughly on the book by Amy Krouse, Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life.
I started the process, but the class called for some pretty specific, hard to find, Scrapworks albums and page protectors. It didn't take much to derail me (no supplies and a busy period at work was more than enough), so I didn't finish the project.
Lately, I've decided to review my unfinished BPS classes and see if it would be fun for me to work on them. For now, I'm a little excited about my A to Z project. I've decided to use a completely different album format, but I'll follow most of the project guidelines.
Cathy Z. taught a similar class at CKU. I didn't attend the class but have seen some sample pages. If I had it to do all over again, I might have used Cathy's format, but for now, I'm just happy to be doing a paper-centered craft. :)
I started the process, but the class called for some pretty specific, hard to find, Scrapworks albums and page protectors. It didn't take much to derail me (no supplies and a busy period at work was more than enough), so I didn't finish the project.
Lately, I've decided to review my unfinished BPS classes and see if it would be fun for me to work on them. For now, I'm a little excited about my A to Z project. I've decided to use a completely different album format, but I'll follow most of the project guidelines.
Cathy Z. taught a similar class at CKU. I didn't attend the class but have seen some sample pages. If I had it to do all over again, I might have used Cathy's format, but for now, I'm just happy to be doing a paper-centered craft. :)
Thursday, June 14, 2007
I don't want to jinx anything, but...
My physical therapy is going so well! Aside from the part that my insurance isn't covering it (well, they're making it go toward my deductible), it's really working well!.
I'm still taking 3 Motrin and 1 muscle relaxer per day, but the stretches and the physical therapy are really, really helping. I feel so much better. My condition was considered chronic since it has been going on for over a month (I'd been to urgent care 3 times and asked for xrays the last time at my husband's insistance), but I think I'm on the mend. The physical therapists warns me not to do too much too quickly (I still feel a burn after I've been sitting at the computer for a while, and I still feel stiffness or tightness in my lower back), but I'm so releived that my condition is improving!!!
I'm still taking 3 Motrin and 1 muscle relaxer per day, but the stretches and the physical therapy are really, really helping. I feel so much better. My condition was considered chronic since it has been going on for over a month (I'd been to urgent care 3 times and asked for xrays the last time at my husband's insistance), but I think I'm on the mend. The physical therapists warns me not to do too much too quickly (I still feel a burn after I've been sitting at the computer for a while, and I still feel stiffness or tightness in my lower back), but I'm so releived that my condition is improving!!!
Monday, June 11, 2007
PT update
(Cross posted on my yahoo group.)
On the first night of PT, the therapist took it easy (not too deep tissue massage and sono heat treatment). A couple hours after I returned home, I started feeling more sore, so before bedtime, I took one of each of my meds (I had been weaning off of them). At 2 in the morning, I woke up in horrible, horrible pain -- worse than I had felt the whole month my back had been bothering me. Also, my whole back was in throbbing and piercing pain...not just my lower back or my hot spots.
For hours I tried everything: heat, ice packs, laying on the floor, kneeling on the side of the bed. My stomach was killing me, too, so I took stomach medicine, but it didn't help. I think that what I thought was stomach pain was just more radiant pain from my back. Finally, at 6 AM I took another round of meds so I could get some peace. I knew I was going to oversleep and make the kids late for school, but I didn't care at that point; I just had to have relief.
I spent most of that day in bed (DH took the kids to school [late] that morning), but I continued to do my stretches throughout the day. The next appointment was much better, but I think it helped that I started taking the meds regularly, again.
Both therapists said that it would be a good idea to have my back x-rayed to rule out the possibility that there's a problem with my bones. Ugh. I think that I feel improvement, but could it just be the meds masking the pain? Who knows?
On the first night of PT, the therapist took it easy (not too deep tissue massage and sono heat treatment). A couple hours after I returned home, I started feeling more sore, so before bedtime, I took one of each of my meds (I had been weaning off of them). At 2 in the morning, I woke up in horrible, horrible pain -- worse than I had felt the whole month my back had been bothering me. Also, my whole back was in throbbing and piercing pain...not just my lower back or my hot spots.
For hours I tried everything: heat, ice packs, laying on the floor, kneeling on the side of the bed. My stomach was killing me, too, so I took stomach medicine, but it didn't help. I think that what I thought was stomach pain was just more radiant pain from my back. Finally, at 6 AM I took another round of meds so I could get some peace. I knew I was going to oversleep and make the kids late for school, but I didn't care at that point; I just had to have relief.
I spent most of that day in bed (DH took the kids to school [late] that morning), but I continued to do my stretches throughout the day. The next appointment was much better, but I think it helped that I started taking the meds regularly, again.
Both therapists said that it would be a good idea to have my back x-rayed to rule out the possibility that there's a problem with my bones. Ugh. I think that I feel improvement, but could it just be the meds masking the pain? Who knows?
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
Physical Therapy tonight
I start physical therapy tonight. For some reason, I'm very nervous. I feel like calling in sick.
Monday, June 04, 2007
I would like to do something crafty.
I've been knitting. I think I need some paper-based fulfillment, though.
Maybe I should go back through my many Big Picture Scrapbooking class files and try to finish (or even start?!) one of the many classes I signed up for over the past year.
I start physical therapy for my back on Wednesday. I can't wait! I really feel like I want to exercise and get the kinks out, but I don't want to do the wrong exercises and make my back worse!
Maybe I should go back through my many Big Picture Scrapbooking class files and try to finish (or even start?!) one of the many classes I signed up for over the past year.
I start physical therapy for my back on Wednesday. I can't wait! I really feel like I want to exercise and get the kinks out, but I don't want to do the wrong exercises and make my back worse!
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