Opening Day!

Yeah for the start of baseball season! B.J. in in Cincinnati today for the Reds game, and I am eagerly awaiting the start of the Indians vs White Sox game at 3:05pm today. Should be a great game, especially since C.C. Sabathia is pitching. Hopefully Mia wakes up from her super long morning nap (It's 1:45, she's been asleep since 11:15!) so we can go to Kroger and be home in time for the game.

In other news, my hives are back, UGH!!! I went to the doctor again this morning, they are going to do some bloodwork to see what's going on. I think I might be allergic to Flanagan as he is on a new heartworm/flea treatment pill. I just wonder if the new pill is changing his dander chemistry. So we are not going to give him his April pill and I am going to do a super cleaning of the house. Since I tend to break out while I am at home and not anywhere else, I have to be allergic to something in our house. This is really annoying.

I have started a new sewing project, a tote bag for my mom since her birthday is next weekend. I will post a picture as soon as it's done. I am trying out something a bit different, hopefully it works. I also bought Mia three plain t-shirts at Old Navy yesterday (they are having a great sale) so I need to decide how to embellish them. I will post pics also of these and some others that I have done for her.

Ok, Mia is finally waking up, lunch time for her and off to the grocery. GO TRIBE!!

Ready for Spring!

March 20th is the first day of Spring!! I cannot even say how much I am ready for the weather to warm up, I am so sick of the cold. Today it has been warm (high 40's) but rainy. Blech, I want a warm sunny day so Mia and I can go to the zoo, or for a nice long walk.

Heath update: My hives are gone! I had a follow up doctor appointment yesterday and my doctor thinks they were caused by a virus. In addition to the hives, I had a swollen lymph node in my neck (not huge, but noticeable) so that is gone now also. February and March were not a good health months for me, not only did I have hives, a swollen lymph node, but I had a blood test and found out I have high Cholesterol. Really, really high Cholesterol. So, since I am only 30 (almost 31, yikes!), not overweight, and eat a mostly healthy diet, the doctor said it is probably just based on my genetics. My mom also has high cholesterol, along with my aunts and cousins. This put me into a mild depression for a few days, but I am over it now. We are definitely going to join the YMCA so I can work out. We keep putting this off since we have been busy the past few weekends. Need to kick ourselves in the ass and get over there and join. I also have been cutting out ice cream, Starbucks, misc snacks, and now eating alot of oatmeal and whole grains. I probably should cut back on the peanut butter, but it's what I usually eat for lunch. Too quick and easy, especially when I am trying to feed Mia her lunch also. Mmmm, peanut butter on whole wheat Ritz crackers, yum!

This past Saturday B.J. and I worked the Science Olympiad at Piqua High School, my alma mater. It went well, although it is boring to watch kids take a test. I had ten, 5 minute stations, where they had to identify rocks and/or minerals and answer other questions. Overall the day went fast, but at the time it seemed to take forever! I also realized that I could never be a teacher, I just don't have the patience and the thought of dealing with Junior High or High School kids makes me ill. Sorry Dana, no extra t-shirts!

That's about all that's going on with me, nothing too exciting coming up in my schedule. Everybody have a good week and think warm spring thoughts!

Happy Birthday!

Happy 24th Birthday Anne!!



Yesterday was her actual birthday, sorry this post is late.

WTF?!

Today I paid $3.46 per gallon of gas!!!! What the F! Luckily my car gets 30+ mpg so the 5 gallons should last awhile, but still. If I wasn't on empty I would have waited a few days. I was actually in shock about the price and drove to a couple stations to see if I could find something cheaper. Ugh!

On a side note, Columbus ended up getting 20.5 inches of snow this past weekend! I did take a few pictures, but they look kind of crappy. I still might post them later.

Another WTF is that I have hives! I am obviously allergic to something and it was so bad that I went to the doctor yesterday. I am now taking Prednisone, a steroid, and hopefully it will help. I took my first dosage this morning and already I feel a little better. I have no idea what could have caused this reaction as I have not used any new soaps, lotions, or detergents. Maybe I am allergic to winter!

Blizzard!!!

Blizzard like lots of snow, not the delicious DQ treat. The snow started yesterday around 10:00am and it has been snowing with high winds since. The estimates for the Columbus, OH area is about 10 to 14 inches by 7:00pm tonight. There is a 2 foot drift against our deck doors. Luckily I went to the grocery on Thursday so we are ready to stay home today and maybe tomorrow. I will try to take some pictures and post them later!

Books and Bathrooms

I realized I haven't posted in forever, so here is what's new in my life.

We got a half bathroom installed on the first floor this week, now no going upstairs to pee! It's almost finished, I just need to touch up a few nicks in the wall and give it one more coat of paint. We had this giant closet/pantry off the kitchen that was a perfect size for a half bath.

I also read an excellent book, "Vaccinated: One Man's Quest to Defeat the World's Deadliest Diseases" by Paul A. Offit. The book is about Maurice Hilleman who invented many of the vaccines that we get today and thus has wiped out many diseases. I thought the whole book was interesting, especially since Mia has been getting her vaccinations. It really is amazing how in just a few years many of the diseases that would sicken and kill thousands of children were eradicated from the United States, and then most of the world.

That's about it for the past few weeks, Mia has been keeping me very busy as she is into everything! Next up for me, I will be working the Piqua Regional Science Olympiad, the Rocks and Minerals event on the 15th. I had not planned on helping out this year since we moved, but the guy who was going to run the event has to have eye surgery. So, I need to revamp the test questions and make sure I have enough rock and mineral samples. Ugh, not really looking forward to it since it is an all day event. Luckily my parents live 5 minutes from Piqua High School so we can stay at their place and they will babysit. I am forcing B.J. to be my assistant, as you can imagine he is thrilled!

We got more snow today, I am sick of it. I am so ready for Spring!!