When insomnia hits=Make bows!

We had a pretty loud storm come through Northern California last night. Most people I know, LOVE storms and the rain because it lulls me to sleep. I, on the other hand, HATE rain storms because I can not sleep to save my life! So I pulled out my box of ribbon, and here's what I came up with last night.


Now only if I could do more productive things, such as organizing when I can't sleep....

Out with the old and in with the new

I began this blog with the intent of posting frequently and blogging on a weekly basis. I figured it wouldn't be too hard since I'm on my computer all the time anyways. It's a lot harder than I thought! Life gets in the way, and once again I can't finish what I start. But it's a new year and it's time for out with the old and in with the new. I am a notorious procrastinator, but this year I plan to change that.

I hit the ground running when school ended in December. I got a couple projects done that I had been putting off forever. Yay, Me!



These are the DVD towers that I salvaged from the hideous entertainment center we had a few years ago. My husband wanted to throw them away, but I just knew that I would do something (eventually!) with them. I don't have a picture of the old center, but believe me when I say it was hideous!

I sprayed them with Krylon Latex Spray Paint to match the valance that I sewed for his window. The paint has been AWESOME with not peeling from my son's constant use! So I turned these into this:



The empty space next to the tower is for the other tower which is done completely done drying yet. But I couldn't wait to show off my hard work. And as you can see, my son's room is done in Curious George. Do you know how hard it is to find Curious George things nowadays?? It is why I was forced to sew the valance. I still have a few other projects for his room that I need to finish during break and I'll post them as soon as I can.

I'll be linking my first blogged project to...

God Bless America

It's hard to believe that it's already been 8 years. I, just like every other American, will never forget where I was when I learned about the Twin Towers. I was a freshman in college and was in the elevator with my English professor. We were in the elevator headed up to her office when a kid gets on the elevator talking about "airplanes crashing" and the "world ending". Since it was still fairly early in the morning, we just thought he was still drunk from the night before. Little did we know that he was telling the truth. I got back home and there it was on TV: planes had crashed and the world would never be the same.

WE WILL NEVER FORGET

Lottery

After 2 years of an exhausting and extremely long wait, I have finally won the lottery! I have finally been accepted into a nursing program! Despite the nursing shortage across the country, California is lacking schools to provide nursing degrees. There are only an average of 30 students accepted each semester into a program and well, when you have a couple hundred students all vying for those slots...you can see where this is going. The wait can be a very long time to get in. I know a guy that had been waiting 7 years to get picked up for a program. I feel very blessed and lucky that I only had to wait 2 years. I'm so excited to be starting this new chapter in my life. However it is very scary to think that one day someone will be trusting me as I come at them with needles...MUAHAHAHA = )

Eating disorders

Aly has pretty bad allergies so her doctor had her tested for food allergies. It came back that she was allergic to milk and peanuts. She is not just lactose intolerant like we had thought, but instead is actually allergic to milk. So this means she can't have any diary products at all. Can we say, yuck?! It is SOOO difficult to feed her now that she is eating table food. There is diary in almost everything we eat! So tonight, while the rest of us had meatloaf, peas, and YUMMY garlic mashed potatoes...

(forgot to take a pic before, so I only got an after of Jackson's plate)

My poor baby girl had to resort to eating:

I know it's all natural, but I still feel bad that while the rest of us are eating home cooked foods (probably not as healthy though!) she is eating a boxed dinner. Between Jacks and Aly's food issues, I must have the only set of siblings this young with eating disorders....Does anybody else have to be a short order cook to family members with food allergies??? Any suggestions?

love-hate relationships

Jackson, 4 and Aly, 11 months

This picture was taken right before we headed out for our Annual Mel's 4th of July pancakes. It was my absolute favorite one because it accurately shows their relationship. Jackson is always giving his sister some lovin', but she does anything and everything to get away from it. I can't wait until it's the other way around....*lol*

Creeping and lurking

I have been lurking around a few blogs for the past couple weeks and I started to feel a little creepy. Not because I was reading someone's blog that was obviously meant to be viewed by anyone (it's not like they set it to private!) but because I was reading into their lives and they didn't have the same opportunity to read about mine. It's only fair that since I choose to read about them, that they have the same option if they choose, right? I don't know, you tell me. Is it weird to read about people's lives even though you don't know them? I personally just find it so fascinating!