Oh its been awhile since I have posted on here.
Currently, Miss Adia is sick. We are assuming a really bad cold or the flu. Last night I was woken up by a tap on the shoulder. Adia said, "Mommy I am sick." and proceeded to throw up. For quite awhile. We took her temperature. It was 104.2 and then about ten minutes after we gave her tylenol it went down to 103.5. I think that was the worst of it, because her temperature has been pretty low all day today. I am just glad she didn't have a seizure. It has now been 8 months since her last seizure.
She has finally mastered the sign language for the numbers 1-10, along with kitty, milk, more, puppy, I love you, airplane, and (my husbands personal favorite) poop. I am very excited for next year. Instead of sending her to preschool I'll just teach her what she needs to know at home. I have plenty of preschool learning books (numbers, shapes, sizes, letters, etc.). It's one of my MANY freaky obsessions, finding preschool workbooks.
We were supposed to get our landline hooked up today but... it doesn't seem to be working. My husband thinks it may be the jack. It's very interesting watching him try to figure it out.
Alright. I think I am done for now. Goodnight.

Well, we have a LOT of stuff going on. Some of it is kinda crappy and other stuff is good. Most of it I am probably not gonna talk about but there is a couple things I will mention.
I was diagnosed this past Friday with a panic disorder, along with acute agoraphobia.
I honestly feel really uncomfortable saying that. Not because I feel it is an inaccurate diagnosis, in fact, I think it is extremely accurate. I feel uncomfortable saying it mainly because it sounds so dramatic. It explains a lot for me, but it also puts a few more questions into, not just my life, but my family's too. On the plus side, though, the doctor who diagnosed me, also said that my past diagnosis of bipolar disorder is pretty much bull. So yay for me.
I also got a couple coloring pages from my son in the mail today. That was nice. His father also FINALLY emailed me. I'm trying to get at least one recent picture of him, but his father is giving me crap about it. It drives me nuts how he acts so holier than thou, when he's out partying, going to concerts, drinking, going to all sorts of ballgames, and leaving my son with God knows who. And the court deemed him the better parent. Go figure.

I have a cute new picture to post tonight. I made chicken fettucine alfredo with asparagus and brussel sprouts for dinner tonight. (Homemade alfredo sauce too.) Anyway, Adia decided she wanted to play with her food... and then eat it...

So, pretty nasty, but kinda funny too. I had to take a picture.
And now, I am off to make banana splits for the family.

I am now about to post some pictures!!!! So hold on, while I try not to get too annoyed with my computer. (It hates me... it really does.)

BTW, while I am making my pictures smaller here is a link to show what colors I think I have decided on for my apartment.

The girls begged me for "makeovers", so, after some makeup, nail polish, and a new hairdo, here is the result.




Just a cute picture of Adia reading

Christmas morning... is any other explanation needed?

This is, hands down, my ABSOLUTE most favorite picture of Adia.

Dinner last night... I didn't realize that meat shrinks...

My first chocolate creme pie. YUMMY!

Yesterday, my big sister turned 30... so, now, she is OLD. That's right. I said it. Anyways, I took a bunch of pictures and I WILL post them. Later though.
It was SO amazing this morning... I woke up. (Well, that isn't really amazing. I do that every day.) At 8:30. My husband made my daughter stay out of the living room, just so I could sleep in a bit. I thought that was amazingly kind. It's not often the three of us have a FULL day alone together. It's nice.
I decided that I am going to paint my apartment. Since the kitchen, dining room and living room are KIND of open concept I'm trying to find a color (or two) that will go well in every room. I have a few ideas. One is red and black. The only thing that would be black is the trim. But, we have a lot of wood in our apartment so that might be kinda... eh. I like light green and brown alot though. I, at one point was thinking brown and light blue, but my husband thinks thats horrible, so... hopefully he and I will sit down tonight and hash it all out. It probably won't happen for at least another month or two (the painting), but, I am REALLY excited. Maybe get a new dish set, and silverware, and light switches, and MAYBE even a tapestry to hang over the wall paper. (I DO NOT like our one wall of wallpaper. At. ALL.) If we had gone with the red and black I would have gotten a Chinese tapestry, but...
Eh. 4:03 pm... I should start defrosting le ground turkey. Pizza meatloaf for dinner tonight. Pathetically easy. Ground turkey, shredded cheese, onions, green peppers, and spaghetti sauce. And only 255 calories a serving.
Cheerio. Rice Krispies. Cornflakes.

Holy Moley

So people do read my blog!!! YAY! I feel so special. Okay, I'll stop.
Little funny thing happened yesterday. For Christmas one of the gifts I got Adia was a little dress up set. It's green, furry (or feathery) and COMPLETELY tacky. It includes a hat, little high heels (complete with fur... or feathers) and a feather boa. So, yesterday morning, she's decided to undress herself after breakfast. She goes in her room and comes back out wearing the feather boa, the high heels and a diaper. All I could think was "Please God! Don't let my daughter be the next Britney Spears."
I had an EEG last Tuesday morning. They finally got a hold of me and they want me to go to a neurologist. Honestly, I don't think it's anything physical. I think it's probably all psychological, maybe brought on by stress. I've been researching it all and I DEFINITELY do not have epilepsy.
So, my father in law hurt his back pretty badly. He has to use a cane and it's been pretty rough for him. Adia saw him on Sunday and we explained to her that Papa hurt his back. Well, all week long Adia has been saying, "Papa hurt his back... I wanna give him a hug." She tells us at least 20 times a day. "Papa's hurtin'." It's cute.
Alright, well, I smell a yucky diaper...

Oh my goodness

YAY!!! It's been like 6 months since we have had the internet. I am so giddy right now.
So... whats going on???
Babysitting. Seems like all the time, but its something I'm good at. There is usually at least two toddlers in the house. And occasionally a couple of seven year olds. I've noticed in the past couple weeks that it is seriously impossible to keep my daughters room picked up. Seriously, I get everything put away, all the books organized, her bed made, all her little people stuff put together, and I go out to the kitchen for maybe 10 minutes. When I go back in her room, her books are half way across her room, her bedspread is on top of her radio flyer rocking horse and don't get me started on the little people. (Hmmm... that made me sound a little crazy...) I don't know what to do. I seriously can't stand it that messy, but I have things to do other than cleaning her room 24/7.
So, this is gross. I am eating spam plain. Not even spam. It's the store brand. (But I like that stuff better.)
My husband and I are thinking of switching our lightbulbs to LED. We don't pay electricity, but still, it seems like a good thing to do, they last longer, and its cheaper than regular light bulbs.
I have gone 90% natural concerning personal hygiene stuffs. Shampoo, conditioner, soap, toothpaste are all natural. Next year after I start working I plan on buying recycled paper towels, t.p., etc. Our food is about 50% organic. It's funny. I LOVE organic food, and soy, my whole family does (even Adia), but there are some things I could just NEVER give up. Namely, mac and cheese and spam. So yummy.
Adia is doing really good. She is sort of potty trained. Basically, she is quite capable of using the bathroom, but doesn't really feel it most of the time. Although, lately, I have noticed that she gets annoyed with having to wear a diaper quite a bit. So...
Anyways... she is a major talker. One of the funniest things she does is she will be talking to me and all of a sudden she'll say "Papa got a cookie in his head?" and I will look at her funny, so she'll start laughing and then say "Ummm... Daddy got a cookie in his head?" and just go through everyone in our family. It totally cracks me up. She loves to make people laugh.
Well. This is enough for now. Ciao.