Productive

I can't believe that a month has already passed us by! And I often wonder what in the world keeps me preoccupied. Besides working - which i just got through working a 4 night shift stretch. And it was beyond tough working in a busy and crazy ICU!! Well I've been crafting. With so many pregnant friends - i had a bunch of baby quilt to make. 3 done, just 2 more to go!! I've hemmed all my work scrubs, and still achieving my scrap goal to at least scrap 2 pages a month.

Ashton is still playing basketball, and his tournament begins next month. Jadeline is not in pre-ballet right now. Her school had some financial issues, closed down, then decided to restructure with classes. I couldn't deal with their issues, so Jadeline will begin pre-school by February. At least this will get her ready for kindergarden and hopefully i'll find her another activity.

As for myself, I continue to take my vitamins. Yet it still upsets my stomach and seems to suppress my appetite. So far so good. Have seen the dentist for my 6 month cleaning, and just filled my last tooth with that white resin. I've never had such white teeth!! I use to have each molar with some sort of silver filling - not anymore. But my teeth are in pain right now.

Productive month~Happy January!!

A thought

"Letting go of the old, and looking forward to the new 'change'."

. . . Was the new message at church today.

There are 3 kinds of people:

1. Those who hold on/resist.
2. Those who observe.
3. Those who accept the now.

Where do you begin:

• Jesus makes all things new
• Push forward on faith
• Don't be afraid of letting go of the old

Great Sunday!

We went to church today. Its been awhile, so at first it felt awkward. And yet for the life of me, it was the perfect time as if God was really wanting us there today. (Especially when the pastor says its hard to worship or take God in when you're sitting; that its important to stand because you tend to take your personal wall down.) And he was right. He talked about personal change today. (I wonder if that was a coincidence?) That slowly if you chip away the negative pieces of yourself , you can find the better part of you. It was a nice perspective.

He even mentioned that resolutions don't work because it sets you up for failure- which I've already agreed. So far my short term goals are being achieved. Which reminded me if I was really fullfilling them. Vitamins - check. Uncluttered desk - check. Scrapbooking -- I'm working on it. Just one more page to go.

Oh, and since I don't head back to work till Thursday for patient care, besides a 2 hour meeting on Wednesday, I thought wine would be appropriate with scrapbooking.

Guitar Hero

Have you played this game? This was all Troy wanted for Christmas. . . But I am sure hooked on this game. I am not someone who is good at any video games but let me play Guitar Hero on easy and medium and I can sure rock!! It is so much fun! It really brings that kid back in you. And when you can beat your husband (who is beyond competitive), it feels great to win the battles.

On another note, Ashton had a basketball game today. Oh, my gosh, watching these kids play today was incredible. They didn't win, but being down 9 points when the score is 9-0, to come back and tie at half time was great!! I was so excited!! Watching them from the beginning of the season, to now - you can see how much they have improved and grown in playing basketball. From one kid who you can absolutely see that he is walking around with the basketball, to missing all free throws to actually scoring. I think it was the parents and I who were more stressed than the kids! They didn't win this game, but playing an undefeated team to just come back into the game - that was a win!

Mt. Hood Meadows

Been a little busy and productive. The other day went to Mt. Hood Meadows to snowboard with several of my coworkers. It was beautiful and incredible. BUT i sure won't head up there after working a 12 hour shift. My mind was set on snowboarding, but my body sure wasn't! It was exhausting, but then it felt really good to be out there! I know I am out of shape - but hey at least I was able to several runs. I think I want to try skiing though. I'm getting a bit tired of having to sit and strap on my board. And yes, found the time to lie back and snap a few pictures.....

vitamins

I continue to take my daily vitamins (pictured on right). Let me tell you they do help. I tend to not fit in all my meals everyday since I work half the week, and I sleep by day. So its really hard for me to eat healthy. But these vitamins sure seem to replace the nutrients that I'm not eating or missing - it feels like it replaces the meals that I've missed because I'm not 'starving' or feeling sick as I use to from being tired or lack of sleep.

Besides all that stuff, finally went to see a movie, National Treasure. It was great. It was nice to actually get out and be entertained this way. But I couldn't believe the price of popcorn and soda - which was $10. Gee, talk about inflation!!

Children

This face of Jadeline 'sometimes' makes me want more children - her baby soft skin, that pouty face, and the innocent deep dark brown eyes. She's been sick. Well, she has a cold which she got from Ethan or Emma. She rarely gets sick, so its a big deal around the house when shes like this. Yet, she handles it so well. Its a good thing that she still plays (thank you grandma raquel for the ds lite that preoccupies her), and her appetite hasn't changed. She's a big girl - reminding me that she still has to take her medicine and that she does not need my help to blow her nose. (I guess I sometimes need to let go, and remind myself that she's not a baby anymore, huh?) So would I really want more children? . . .Well, its a mere thought - figure of speech, only a fantasy, just a quick second dream is what i would say.

Target

I'm a very thrifty person. Although i don't shop at garage sales or good will, I do look for deals. Its just that living on one income, you just have to. And yet i do like nice things, and I do admire things at Pottery Barn. Well, I found this (pictured at right) at target for $2.49 (marked down from $24.99) - you know that great after, after xmas and after, after new years sales. Well, as i continued to look for other stuff, I didn't think that anyone would go into my cart. Well, someone did!! When I was at the register, I said, "hey, what happened to my NOEL!!" Someone snaked it out of my shopping cart!! I know, its not like i NEEDED it. But I wanted it!! Something exactly like this is $50.00 at Pottery Barn - kid you not! Because really, could you really find something like this at Goodwill for $2.49? So I've been telling myself, "well, someone "needed" it more than I did." And anyhow, its not like I didn't get a deal. I spent $7.00 on my pjs (pants & shirt), 3 boxes of ornaments, lights,a table runner, and 5 gift bags. So i still found some treasures. ;)

Thank goodness I'm off for the next 4 days. It was a bit busy at work and yet I was able to meet some interesting patients. Sometimes I just have to wonder if they just need companions or perhaps someone to talk to. . . will we get like that someday?

I figured out that there is no way I can blog when I'm working my shifts and thank goodness I didn't make daily blogging as one of my goals/resolutions! But so far so good on the daily vitamins! I just wish I was motivated to do vigorous excercising (at least I've been using stairs at work, thats something), I do eat fairly well (some sort of veggies once a day, and I don't drink soda), and the vitamins (since I can't find the time to eat every meal especially when I work).

I did make a new change for the new year!! My way of doing a good deed this year - I just donated 12 inches of my hair. Its all gone! Well, i thought, it was really time to let go of all that hair. And anyhow, it was giving me a headache, making a mess with all the hair on the floor, and took forever to blowdry! And if Jadeline could donate her hair, then I should too right? I thought I'd miss it, and cry or something. But I really was okay with it - and thought it will grow back. Pretty different, but I was due for change. And yet I feel like I should have gone shorter....

Happy New Year

Hope everyone had a wonderful New Years day.!

2007 was a wonderful year filled with many adventures. Snowtubing at Ski. Bowl, visits from family and friends, rafting down the Clackamas River, dancing at the Hannah Montana concert, having fun at Magic Kingdom, are now embraced memories of 2007. Now that we are in a new year, I hope 2008 will bring my family and myself many more memories.

I'm trying this new blog and hopefully I can keep up. I've been blogging on myspace, but I think this will be a much more positive place for me.

Resolutions? I've tried them every year, and every year I somehow, can't keep up with it. You know the, 1) don't procrastinate, 2) start exercising for energy, or 3) keep my desk clean. And by March, I've never completed any resolution. So why set myself up for failure right? So I've decided to have short term goals, and be realistic of what I can actually fullfill. And what are they?

• Maintain an "organized" craft desk - to the point where 1/4 of my desk is clear and uncluttered.
• Complete a minimum of 1 layout (2pages) a month by March; then redo a scrap goal.
• Be healthy (no exercising - that is beyond unrealistic for me) (Also forget eating healthy - I have a husband who doesn't know how to eat and/or cook healthy). So how can i go about on doing this? - Take vitamins every single day. So far so good-not bad for day one.