tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60206209680376289052024-02-18T19:52:23.644-08:00The Lindsay FamilyMelissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15899153084208105293noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6020620968037628905.post-20489759321944749812011-02-08T07:56:00.000-08:002011-02-08T07:56:23.798-08:00Night of the Living HorrorFriday night was great. Jeff and I had fish from the "R" Place, Kara had chicken strips and we went to bed early. I was scheduled to work on Saturday at noon for 12 hours. A certain little girl got to sleep with Mommy and Daddy so we all snuggled into bed and dreamed about sugar plums. I am a light sleeper and the slightest little movement from the little one wakes me up, which is why she doesn't get to sleep with us as much as she would like. <br />
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5:30 AM I awoke to a strange noise, in my half sleeping state I noticed that Kara was sitting upright in bed. Before I could ask her what was wrong she arched her back, took a deep breath, leaned forward and let the contents of her stomach soak the sheets, comforter, pillows and my electric blanket. I must have made some noise of frustration because Jeff awoke like someone had stabbed him. Kara then proceeded to fling herself backwards on the bed. I quickly grabbed her and made her sit forward in case she puked again, I didn't want her to aspirate (get shit into her lungs). I grabbed her and took her into the bathroom for a early morning scrub. She had it on her face, in her hair and behind her ears. While we were scrubbing off dinner from the night before I put Daddy to work changing the sheets.<br />
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6:00 AM Finally, we are back in bed and I am trying to go to sleep. Jeff had retrieved a plastic coffee can for a puke bucket. I like to use those because they have a lid. The bucket was in bed with us right next to Kara and I. Kara was back to sleep and so was Jeff, however I could not calm my head enough to slip back into dreamland. This turned out to be a good thing when about 15 minutes later Kara was sitting up in bed again looking at me with an expression of doom on her face. I grabbed the bucket and the puke hit the mark perfectly. I had already put her hair in a ponytail so I wouldn't have to get her in the tub again. I washed off her face and back to sleep she went. I still laid awake thinking I wouldn't get up in time the next time if I fell asleep. I laid there for about 2 hours drifting in and out of sleep. Finally about 8:30 I fell asleep, the alarm clock went off at 9:30 telling me to haul my ass out of bed and get into the shower for work. <br />
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I got out of the shower and was getting dressed when Kara came upstairs and practically begged me not to go to work. It was the hardest thing to leave the house that day. I promised her that she could call me at work as much as she wanted and I would talk to her. I think I talked to her about 4 times from noon to midnight. When I came home that night, she was still awake in the chair in the living room. Jeff said she had taken quite a few naps today and wanted to wait for mom to come home before going to bed.<br />
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There were no more puking episodes that night but loose stools the next day. I got to get a new comforter that I absolutely love and I am going to get a bigger electric blanket. I guess in the end the puke was worth it. Don't know if Kara would agree though.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15899153084208105293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6020620968037628905.post-43936087487076925262011-01-28T08:41:00.000-08:002011-01-28T08:46:02.164-08:00Why I get out of bed in the AM.I have a guilty pleasure in the AM. I love watching my DVR show Chelsea Lately on E! I love to watch it in the AM when I am folding laundry. Sat, Sun and Mon are let downs cause she isn't on the night before and I sleep in. I love the fact that she is a bitch and doesn't appologize for it. My family doesn't think she is funny at all, but I have a twisted sense of humor and I think she is great.<br />
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On the show she has other comedians and they talk about stupid hollywood topics. My favorite is Ross Mathews. He is a gay comedian who is funny as shit. You should check him out on twitter and on the web at helloross.com he is hilarious.<br />
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Just wanted to give a shout out to Ross and Chelsea.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15899153084208105293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6020620968037628905.post-65082207525235242712011-01-20T18:09:00.000-08:002011-01-20T18:09:02.928-08:00RenovationsWith a new baby on the way I have decided to do some room swaping upstairs. Kara will get the big room which was my sewing room and the baby will get her old room. here are a few ideas that I like.<br />
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I want to put light grey on the walls and add more bling to the room. Make it a princess room!<br />
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Here is another idea but not too sure about green on the walls.<br />
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This year is going to be different, I hope. I am going to be home more now that I am done with college. I hope this works. I will keep you posted when the snow disappears.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15899153084208105293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6020620968037628905.post-4094564966933172312011-01-14T09:52:00.000-08:002011-01-14T09:52:29.948-08:00SO, I haven't written on here in a long time. Lots of change has been happening at our house. I am not part of the employed community. I got a job at one of the ER's about an hour from home. Work has been going great. Of course I can say that because I only work every third weekend and one day in between during the week. I don't have to drive to work five days a week or even the usual 3 days for the 12 hour shift. I didn't want or need a full time job.<br />
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We also found out that a new Lindsay will be joining out crazy house in June. Kara is was excited to have a little brother or sister. She wants it to be a boy because then we will have 2 boys and 2 girls in our house. "It just makes sense mom" that is what she told me when I asked why she wanted it that way. I have to confess that I am also hoping for a boy, as Jeff is too I am sure. <br />
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The only thing I am not looking forward to is that with the new addition to our house that means I have to clean out my storage room upstairs and set up a nursery. Kara is going to get the bigger room upstairs and the baby will go into her room. I am waiting for the first week in Feb to see if I have to paint over the purple walls in Kara's room. Last night Kara and I were browsing HGTV.com for ideas for her new room. She likes all the difficult projects. I am not sure if I will go all pink on the walls or go for a grey color and then accent with pink. That way when she gets older I can get rid of the pink if she wants to change the colors of her room and not have to paint again. I will keep you updated on the progress of the new room situation.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15899153084208105293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6020620968037628905.post-72280667518450218632010-10-06T07:19:00.000-07:002010-10-06T07:19:13.069-07:00RIP ArtemisWell, we are officially one less family member. Last night while coming home from a Fire Department meeting I got a text from my niece who was about a mile ahead of me on the road to tell me that we had a kitten on the road in front of my house. As I got closer to the house I prayed that it was the hussy momma cat not one of the teenage kittens. Of course my prayers went unanswered. It was Artemis, my favorite kitten. She was a great mouser. I even brought her into the house one night to get a mouse that I saw go under the couch. She caught it right away and was so proud of herself. She was purring and cuddling as I carried her back outside. <br />
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So we are down to one hussy momma cat with an attitude and Apollo the other teenage kitty. Momma just had kittens so I guess I better find them too. I should bring the new kittens up to the house for Kara to play with. She tamed the other batch of kittens so well. She carried them around and they even got to go for rides in her Barbie Jeep to "Walmart". <br />
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RIP Artemis, I will miss you!Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15899153084208105293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6020620968037628905.post-61536007511949609492010-10-05T10:21:00.000-07:002010-10-05T10:21:20.176-07:00Blah!So, here it is Monday. No, wait I think it is Tuesday! Yep definetly Tuesday. I bought a new DVD today so it has to be Tuesday. As you can tell all of my days run together. I am sitting at the computer trying to get away from Bejewled Blitz and failing. As I look at my house from the computer desk I can see that it needs a good cleaning and I really don't care. I am bored, not just with house work but with life itself. I am hoping that when I start work on October 11th it picks up. I need a new hobby or something. I know! maybe a housekeeper! Think of all the fucking off I could do if I had someone to clean for me! I know, that's everyones wish, but I think with my first paycheck, I am going to get me one! That is my thought for the day!Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15899153084208105293noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6020620968037628905.post-52714048799358735982009-12-22T21:22:00.000-08:002009-12-22T21:27:27.912-08:00Kara's "broken" feelingsJeff and Kara were upstairs tonight watching Family Guy in bed and I was down stairs wrapping last minute presents. Thank goodness I had some stocking stuffers bought so I had something to wrap for Kara's gift exchange at school tomorrow. When Kara comes down stairs silently. Our stairs make noise that my "mommy ears" have down pat. She stands next to me crying saying that daddy told her to go to bed. I told her that it is late and she needs to go to bed. She says "well, he broke my feelings." I wanted to laugh but seeing her crying eyes made me hold it in. We went upstairs to tell daddy how she felt. He had a hard time keeping a straight face also. If you think about it it does make sense. Why would feelings get hurt? Wouldn't they be broken?Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15899153084208105293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6020620968037628905.post-13403947599581402362009-12-20T17:23:00.001-08:002009-12-20T17:33:54.799-08:00Visiting Santa<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1AQGID0HDo2RK0YUO9Zjd4AvYdDW-P-SM338YaHLH8AT9evv1xUosMmIVygsFcQbqGKkX1BZitEVvQaW-XYnQrXBiRPkP0IUn0E6hQLBDLoJKrkAd12mjkAJ__UNRkZI_GxBH-MPr_M0/s1600-h/scan0001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417496322930202642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 224px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1AQGID0HDo2RK0YUO9Zjd4AvYdDW-P-SM338YaHLH8AT9evv1xUosMmIVygsFcQbqGKkX1BZitEVvQaW-XYnQrXBiRPkP0IUn0E6hQLBDLoJKrkAd12mjkAJ__UNRkZI_GxBH-MPr_M0/s320/scan0001.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Kara and I were shopping in Waterloo on the 12th when we saw the man in red! We were in the hallway of the mall when Santa started waving at Kara. She waved back and hid behind my leg. I asked if she wanted to talk to him and she said no at first. Then Santa came over to her and said hello and shook her hand. He finally convinced her to sit on his lap. Kara told him that she wanted Strawberry Shortcake toys for Christmas. He told her that she was a very special girl. She took that seriously. We were walking through the mall when we heard the song about giving your heart away and this year saving it for someone special. Kara got excited and said that she was special because Santa said that she was special. I told her that yes she was special. Later that night at home she told Jeff that Santa said she was special. It was too cute! We finally got a cute picture of her with Santa.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15899153084208105293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6020620968037628905.post-40641265534594548612009-12-20T17:08:00.000-08:002009-12-20T17:35:23.292-08:00Christmas OutingOn Saturday December 12th Kara, Jeff and I went to Cedar Rapids. We were going to brave the stores and do some Christmas shopping. BIG mistake. We were in the Kohl's parking lot moving at a snails pace in the parking lot. Jeff dropped Kara and I off at the front door and we browsed around the store for a little while but nothing caught our eye. I called Jeff and asked where he was in the parking lot. He said that he hadn't even moved 30 feet. So we jumped back in the car and sure enough he wasn't even two car lengths away from where he dropped us off.<br /><br />We were making our was out of the parking lot again at a snails pace when we decided to switch spots. I took over the driving and he took Kara into Barnes and Noble to do some shopping for me. In the end it took me over an hour to go up one aisle and down another. When I was making my way across the parking lot I called Jeff and told him to bring me a grande white chocolate mocha from Starbucks when he comes out. I also told him that forgetting it would not be good for his health. Needless to say, he remembered.<br /><br />After we made it out of the parking lot we tried to locate a new place to eat but settled on Ruby Tuesday's. That was interesting. Kara wanted her normal chicken nuggets and fries but I convinced her to have some of my steak instead. Thought i was getting steak, lobster and mac and cheese. However, the lobster was actually in the mac and cheese. Different, but not bad.<br /><br />After eating we finally made our way to the theater. Seeing a movie was our real reason for going to Cedar Rapids. Jeff and I took Kara to see the <em>Princess and the Frog. </em>It was a wonderful film! Kara was great! She watched the movie and even got up and danced a few times. At the end of the movie she was in a hurry to go to the lobby. She wanted a pretzel with "little butter on it" needless to say, she didn't like the salt. LOL She did like the movie though!Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15899153084208105293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6020620968037628905.post-36000176713783056772009-10-23T15:57:00.001-07:002009-10-23T15:58:54.904-07:00HelloHello there everyone! I have started this blog to chat with everyone who is far from us! I am hoping to keep pictures and stories up to date. I am hoping this will become a regular thing for our family to use.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15899153084208105293noreply@blogger.com0