Its been a couple of weeks since my last post, but I guess I haven't had much to say! Today I am feeling somewhat crabby. The thought of health insurance makes me cringe. We have medical bills up the wazoo, which proves to me that my medical insurance SUCKS. We are up for renewal on December 1, 2010. The office discussion has begun. Any time anyone mentions it to me, or in front of me, I just get angry. We were given applications for 2 other companies to apply with since the current company we are with is raising our rates 21%! So it goes from $488.40/month to $595.10/month. Granted, we are lucky enough to have our boss fork out $300 for each employee/month for medical coverage... but that still leaves me with $295.10/month (or $147.55/pay period). Plus the money I have taken out of my check and deposited to my HSA account for our medical bills payment plans. Just all of it makes me crabby! We are broke because of it. We would really be sitting pretty if we didn't have any medical bills!! But we do and that's that.
OK I am done talking about that... it's really getting me ticked.
Oct. 2 My sister and I attended our first Twins game at Target Field together. We had a blast, and of course, they won! What made the win even more exciting was they finished with a walk off win! It was definitely a beautiful day for outdoor baseball.
Um, what else... The next day I decided to convert Haley's crib into a toddler bed. The first night she did great and didn't get out of bed until I got her up on Monday morning. Monday night was fine until Brandon got up at 4:45AM to get ready for work and she came out of her room. He put her back in bed, but she was up again at 5:45AM and came in my room and said "Hhhhiiiiiiiiiiiii!!" Little stinker! She was a little better the rest of the week, not getting up til 6:50AM (I usually get her up around 7) so this was much better! Today and yesterday have been great! She was still in bed when I went in to get her ready for day care! My baby girl is really growing into a big girl!
I did finally decide on a Halloween costume for Haley! Well I didn't so much decide on it as it was more decided for me. I brought Haley's dino costume from last year to her daycare to see if it fit Michele's daughter Bre. It did fit her so she offered to borrow me her son's skunk costume from a few years ago. It is so STINKING cute! Haha! Get it? Skunk, stinking. HA! I crack me up.
I am pretty excited for this weekend, I am going to Ashley's Dahlia Street Salon on Saturday to get my hair done. I am going dark again. Think Monica, Season 7. :) Not only am I excited to get my hair done, but I am also excited to see Ashley and little Cole! Its been about a month since I've seen Ashley and really I don't remember when I saw Cole last. Oh it was the last time I had my hair done in July! He's growing up fast too.
I guess I had more to talk about than I thought!
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Monday, September 27, 2010
I didn't name today's post. I have nothing nice to say, so I won't say anything at all. No I am kidding, I am just not feeling creative today. And looking back at all the rest of my posts, I was not very creative with those either!
This weekend was fun! Friday night Brandon came home and ate with us, and we pretty much vegged out on the couch and watched TV. Just hung out as a family. It was nice. Saturday was a day full of cleaning, then fun! We were getting ready for a few friends to come over and have a bbq, bonfire and fire works. The town we live in was celebrating what they call Stage Coach Days this weekend, and they always do fireworks. So we've been having a bbq and bonfire the last few years. We had burgers, brats, pasta salad, beer bread, cup cakes, apple cider and beer! My mom was nice enough to take Haley for the night, as we weren't quite sure how she would react to the fireworks. They are really close to the house, and very loud. She is afraid of thunder, so we figured it was safe to say she'd probably dislike the fireworks very much.
Sunday we slept in a little. Brandon got up and took my sister's car to his work to figure out what was wrong with it, while Christy and I lounged around and watched TV. Gramma brought Haley home around noon, and at 1:00 it was nap time. I didn't end up getting a nap, cause as soon as I fell asleep, I had Brandon on the phone telling me to open the garage door to let him in. He figured out what the problem with her car was, but had to order the parts. He will fix it next weekend when Christy and I go to watch the Twins play the Blue Jays at Target Field. I am pretty excited to go to Target Field again. We were there earlier this year, but I ended up having food poisoning (not from food I ate there, cause I started feeling sick before I got there) so I didn't have much fun. This time around I plan on walking around a little more, and maybe get a souvenir!
I guess I am really not too exciting today. I sure wish I was at home, in bed sleeping. I have a headache, and really my whole body aches. I hope I am not getting sick!!
This weekend was fun! Friday night Brandon came home and ate with us, and we pretty much vegged out on the couch and watched TV. Just hung out as a family. It was nice. Saturday was a day full of cleaning, then fun! We were getting ready for a few friends to come over and have a bbq, bonfire and fire works. The town we live in was celebrating what they call Stage Coach Days this weekend, and they always do fireworks. So we've been having a bbq and bonfire the last few years. We had burgers, brats, pasta salad, beer bread, cup cakes, apple cider and beer! My mom was nice enough to take Haley for the night, as we weren't quite sure how she would react to the fireworks. They are really close to the house, and very loud. She is afraid of thunder, so we figured it was safe to say she'd probably dislike the fireworks very much.
Sunday we slept in a little. Brandon got up and took my sister's car to his work to figure out what was wrong with it, while Christy and I lounged around and watched TV. Gramma brought Haley home around noon, and at 1:00 it was nap time. I didn't end up getting a nap, cause as soon as I fell asleep, I had Brandon on the phone telling me to open the garage door to let him in. He figured out what the problem with her car was, but had to order the parts. He will fix it next weekend when Christy and I go to watch the Twins play the Blue Jays at Target Field. I am pretty excited to go to Target Field again. We were there earlier this year, but I ended up having food poisoning (not from food I ate there, cause I started feeling sick before I got there) so I didn't have much fun. This time around I plan on walking around a little more, and maybe get a souvenir!
I guess I am really not too exciting today. I sure wish I was at home, in bed sleeping. I have a headache, and really my whole body aches. I hope I am not getting sick!!
Monday, September 20, 2010
Just another Manic Monday
Whoaaaaaa whooooaaaa!
Really wasn't ready to begin a new week as I woke up this morning and slowly got ready for work. I didn't leave my house until 7:30... which is a big no no. No chance of being to work on time leaving that late!! I hadn't even dropped Haley off!
After finally getting to work at 20 after 8, I sat down and participated in our typical Monday morning meeting. Nothing exciting. Just sat and listened. Almost fell asleep a few times.
This weekend was nice though. Friday after work, I picked Haley up from daycare and drove down to my parent's house for taco pizza with my mom. I brought the Scentsy suitcase down to show her all of the samples of scents available, and the catalog. Mom invited her friend Gwen to take a look also. They each made generous orders, and Haley and I headed home to get to bed.
Saturday morning we got up bright and early to head out to the Saint Paul Farmer's Market with Ashley and Erin. It was pretty chilly, but we were bundled up a bit, so it was ok :) It was the first time I saw Erin since she's been home from living in Florida for 3 months. It was really good to see her and a lot of hang out together (all 3 of us, well 4... Haley added a little more excitement too ;) ) On our way back to my house, we stopped at Erbert and Gerbert's for a couple of sammiches, Ash had to go home, but Erin and I went downstairs and ate sammiches and hung out watching Friends. Brandon was sleeping until late that afternoon. Once he and Haley got up, Erin and I went to Bath and Body Works, and I brought her home. I went home and we really just hung out on the couch the rest of the night watching Psych.
Sunday didn't turned out as we hoped. Brandon ended up working, so the only thing that got done, was a little cleaning on the inside of the house, and some grocery shopping. We will see how this week goes. I have a hunch we will be doing everything last minute before the BBQ on Saturday.
Really wasn't ready to begin a new week as I woke up this morning and slowly got ready for work. I didn't leave my house until 7:30... which is a big no no. No chance of being to work on time leaving that late!! I hadn't even dropped Haley off!
After finally getting to work at 20 after 8, I sat down and participated in our typical Monday morning meeting. Nothing exciting. Just sat and listened. Almost fell asleep a few times.
This weekend was nice though. Friday after work, I picked Haley up from daycare and drove down to my parent's house for taco pizza with my mom. I brought the Scentsy suitcase down to show her all of the samples of scents available, and the catalog. Mom invited her friend Gwen to take a look also. They each made generous orders, and Haley and I headed home to get to bed.
Saturday morning we got up bright and early to head out to the Saint Paul Farmer's Market with Ashley and Erin. It was pretty chilly, but we were bundled up a bit, so it was ok :) It was the first time I saw Erin since she's been home from living in Florida for 3 months. It was really good to see her and a lot of hang out together (all 3 of us, well 4... Haley added a little more excitement too ;) ) On our way back to my house, we stopped at Erbert and Gerbert's for a couple of sammiches, Ash had to go home, but Erin and I went downstairs and ate sammiches and hung out watching Friends. Brandon was sleeping until late that afternoon. Once he and Haley got up, Erin and I went to Bath and Body Works, and I brought her home. I went home and we really just hung out on the couch the rest of the night watching Psych.
Sunday didn't turned out as we hoped. Brandon ended up working, so the only thing that got done, was a little cleaning on the inside of the house, and some grocery shopping. We will see how this week goes. I have a hunch we will be doing everything last minute before the BBQ on Saturday.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Meehhh 9/15/10
Nothing really spectacular to talk about... Been pretty busy at work these last two and a half weeks. And at home.
Last weekend Brandon went on his annual boy's weekend at the Kasson Truck Show, and treated me to a 1/2 day at the spa! I went with Heather (since her husband was there too!) to LaGrande Salon and Spa. We each had a massage, facial and pedicures! It was the most fantastic day! After the spa we tried out Vannili's on the Lake for the first time. It was really good! Huge portions!! I had the chicken parmesan, which was fantastic. We had ordered a plate of fries to share cause we were starved, but then our meals also came with salad... So I was almost full by the time I got my dinner.
Afterward, I picked up Haley from Heather's (where we had hired a babysitter to watch the kiddos), and headed home to meet Lisa, a girl who I went to HS with and sells Scentsy products. She brought along her suit case of goodies taught me a little bit about the products. Which I quickly fell in love with, and I don't even have my order in yet!! It was fun to chat with her, and learn about Scentsy.
Sunday morning, Haley and I went to breakfast with Sally and Jackson. It was our first time meeting Jackson and he slept the whole time. He is such a cute little peanut!! He was 3 weeks old and still wasn't as big as Haley was when she was born! Really tiny and cute :)
Last weekend Brandon went on his annual boy's weekend at the Kasson Truck Show, and treated me to a 1/2 day at the spa! I went with Heather (since her husband was there too!) to LaGrande Salon and Spa. We each had a massage, facial and pedicures! It was the most fantastic day! After the spa we tried out Vannili's on the Lake for the first time. It was really good! Huge portions!! I had the chicken parmesan, which was fantastic. We had ordered a plate of fries to share cause we were starved, but then our meals also came with salad... So I was almost full by the time I got my dinner.
Afterward, I picked up Haley from Heather's (where we had hired a babysitter to watch the kiddos), and headed home to meet Lisa, a girl who I went to HS with and sells Scentsy products. She brought along her suit case of goodies taught me a little bit about the products. Which I quickly fell in love with, and I don't even have my order in yet!! It was fun to chat with her, and learn about Scentsy.
Sunday morning, Haley and I went to breakfast with Sally and Jackson. It was our first time meeting Jackson and he slept the whole time. He is such a cute little peanut!! He was 3 weeks old and still wasn't as big as Haley was when she was born! Really tiny and cute :)
Friday, August 27, 2010
FIVE Wonderful Years
Today Brandon and I celebrate 5 wonderful years of marriage :) Not only did I marry the love of my life, but I married my BEST FRIEND! He is always there for me, no matter what. Even if he isn't actually there in person, I can always count on him to listen to my problems and help me find a solution. We've grown a lot in the last five years, thankfully it has been together, and not apart!
Brandon works a lot, as most of you know. But over the years I've realized that he is doing it to better our family. I still have my days (and/or weeks) that it really bothers me. But for the most part, I understand. Someday, his hard work will pay off. We will be able to retire and (maybe) travel together. We wont know until the time comes, but for now, that is what I hope for! It is also much easier when he is away because I have Haley to keep me company.
Happy Anniversary Brandon!! I love you!!
Brandon works a lot, as most of you know. But over the years I've realized that he is doing it to better our family. I still have my days (and/or weeks) that it really bothers me. But for the most part, I understand. Someday, his hard work will pay off. We will be able to retire and (maybe) travel together. We wont know until the time comes, but for now, that is what I hope for! It is also much easier when he is away because I have Haley to keep me company.
Happy Anniversary Brandon!! I love you!!
Thursday, August 26, 2010
The Test
Instead of getting up extra early Wednesday morning for Haley's VCUG test, we ended up spending the night at Grandma & Grandpa Keppers' house. My mom took the day off also to come with us since Brandon was unable to attend.
The test was no fun! First we went into a regular exam type room where they administered the nitrous oxide. That wasn't too bad. They put the catheter in and extracted all the urine she had in her bladder. They left the tube in and put her diaper back on. Then brought her down from the nitrous oxide by giving her pure oxygen. I was a little confused at this point because they weren't quite done yet. Anyway... next, we walked down the hall to the xray room where I had to lay Haley down on a table (she hates any exam table/hospital bed). There were 4 people (including myself and my mother) holding Haley down while a 5th snapped the xrays. First they had to fill her bladder with the dye, then they poured water on her nether region to make her urinate so it would show on the ultra sound if it was coming out or coming out and going up her ureters. It was in fact going back up her ureters. Which means she has Kidney Reflux. Luckily, it is the lowest (stage 1) grade. To treat it, the only thing they can do is prevent infections by putting her on a preventative antibiotic. Hopefully it will work and there will be no break-through infections. I am confident it will work :)
The test was no fun! First we went into a regular exam type room where they administered the nitrous oxide. That wasn't too bad. They put the catheter in and extracted all the urine she had in her bladder. They left the tube in and put her diaper back on. Then brought her down from the nitrous oxide by giving her pure oxygen. I was a little confused at this point because they weren't quite done yet. Anyway... next, we walked down the hall to the xray room where I had to lay Haley down on a table (she hates any exam table/hospital bed). There were 4 people (including myself and my mother) holding Haley down while a 5th snapped the xrays. First they had to fill her bladder with the dye, then they poured water on her nether region to make her urinate so it would show on the ultra sound if it was coming out or coming out and going up her ureters. It was in fact going back up her ureters. Which means she has Kidney Reflux. Luckily, it is the lowest (stage 1) grade. To treat it, the only thing they can do is prevent infections by putting her on a preventative antibiotic. Hopefully it will work and there will be no break-through infections. I am confident it will work :)
Monday, August 23, 2010
Our Weekend
Friday morning I went into Haley's room to find she had peed through her night time diaper. Which if you remember, was the first indicator to her last two UTIs. So, I conversed with Brandon and decided to bring her in to be tested. Which was a decision that did not come easy... With all of the pain it causes her... fighting off the nurses when they try to catheterize her. It is sooo traumatizing (as I've mentioned previously). For both Haley and I (and Brandon too, when he is there). Because the nurse I spoke to at the Urologist office told me that she could not have an infection when she has her test on the 25th, we figured we better not wait to see if she develops a fever. I got her in at 3:00pm that day.
We saw Andrea, the same Nurse Practitioner as last time. She was great. I told her all of Haley's symptoms, she examined Haley by pressing on her tummy and looking at her bottom. After doing so she decided not to go through the process of taking a urine sample. She said Haley was definitely constipated, and not to worry about baths so much right now. She said it could very well be hurting her to sit in the water because of the backed up poo' in her. That also could be causing the extra pee at night. So until we get the poo' out, we will sponge bathe. I haven't washed her hair since Thursday night now, so it is getting pretty greasy. I am going to try and wash it in the sink tonight if she will lay still on the counter for me. We will see!
On a different note... We ended up staying the night at my parent's house that night. We did a bunch of running around after the appointment and were pretty pooped by the time we got back to their house. I had picked up a Power Wheels Barbie Trailrider (4-Wheeler) for Haley at a garage sale earlier in the day, and when I was putting it in the bed of my truck (by myself, no thanks to the seller) I didn't quite clear the tailgate while lifting the toy up it twisted my wrist really hard and I felt something pop. From then on while driving down to Haley's appointment and the rest of the weekend it hurt. I must have sprained it or something. It still snap, crackles and pops if I don't have this wrist wrap on (which I happened to already have). It seems to help quite a bit!
Saturday we hung out at my parents house until about 4pm. They went to a wedding and wanted us to stay so we could feed and let out the dogs so they could hang out at the wedding for a while. Christy stopped by to hang out and get ready for the wedding she was going to later that afternoon. After Haley's nap we fed the dogs and left. Stopped at Kmart to find a battery and charger for the Power Wheels. No luck there so I called the Forest Lake Walmart to see if they had what I needed. The person I spoke to told me they had a combo package with both the battery and the charger. That made me excited! So we ran up there quick and found that it was not the right battery. Boo! Picked up some hot dogs for dinner and a few other things in the new grocery store part of Walmart, and went home without a battery or charger. I did find both items at Batteries Plus, but they wanted $39.99 for each item! No way I was going to spend $80 on a used toy that I am not sure will work even if I get these things! I've done some looking online, and it looks like I will have to order them.
Brandon hired two teenagers from work to come over and work on our yard. One pulled weeds and the other mowed the lawn twice (the grass was super long so Brandon wanted it done the first time at 4" and the second time at 3.5") and pulled the sweeper to pick up the grass clippings. They were there for about 4 hours, but it was so hot they decided to come back and finish either later this week or this coming weekend. Already it is looking good though! I am pretty excited to see the finished product. Our yard has definitely been neglected for the last couple of years with how much Brandon has been working.
Well today's almost done. One more day of work, then I have Wednesday off. But it won't be fun and games! Haley and I will be up extra early. We have to pick up Grandma on the way and be to Children's (United) in Saint Paul by 7:30AM. It is definately nice to split up the week by having Wednesday off, but I am NOT looking forward to it this time. I'd like to just skip this week until 5:00PM Friday, our 5 year Wedding Anniversary!
We saw Andrea, the same Nurse Practitioner as last time. She was great. I told her all of Haley's symptoms, she examined Haley by pressing on her tummy and looking at her bottom. After doing so she decided not to go through the process of taking a urine sample. She said Haley was definitely constipated, and not to worry about baths so much right now. She said it could very well be hurting her to sit in the water because of the backed up poo' in her. That also could be causing the extra pee at night. So until we get the poo' out, we will sponge bathe. I haven't washed her hair since Thursday night now, so it is getting pretty greasy. I am going to try and wash it in the sink tonight if she will lay still on the counter for me. We will see!
On a different note... We ended up staying the night at my parent's house that night. We did a bunch of running around after the appointment and were pretty pooped by the time we got back to their house. I had picked up a Power Wheels Barbie Trailrider (4-Wheeler) for Haley at a garage sale earlier in the day, and when I was putting it in the bed of my truck (by myself, no thanks to the seller) I didn't quite clear the tailgate while lifting the toy up it twisted my wrist really hard and I felt something pop. From then on while driving down to Haley's appointment and the rest of the weekend it hurt. I must have sprained it or something. It still snap, crackles and pops if I don't have this wrist wrap on (which I happened to already have). It seems to help quite a bit!
Saturday we hung out at my parents house until about 4pm. They went to a wedding and wanted us to stay so we could feed and let out the dogs so they could hang out at the wedding for a while. Christy stopped by to hang out and get ready for the wedding she was going to later that afternoon. After Haley's nap we fed the dogs and left. Stopped at Kmart to find a battery and charger for the Power Wheels. No luck there so I called the Forest Lake Walmart to see if they had what I needed. The person I spoke to told me they had a combo package with both the battery and the charger. That made me excited! So we ran up there quick and found that it was not the right battery. Boo! Picked up some hot dogs for dinner and a few other things in the new grocery store part of Walmart, and went home without a battery or charger. I did find both items at Batteries Plus, but they wanted $39.99 for each item! No way I was going to spend $80 on a used toy that I am not sure will work even if I get these things! I've done some looking online, and it looks like I will have to order them.
Brandon hired two teenagers from work to come over and work on our yard. One pulled weeds and the other mowed the lawn twice (the grass was super long so Brandon wanted it done the first time at 4" and the second time at 3.5") and pulled the sweeper to pick up the grass clippings. They were there for about 4 hours, but it was so hot they decided to come back and finish either later this week or this coming weekend. Already it is looking good though! I am pretty excited to see the finished product. Our yard has definitely been neglected for the last couple of years with how much Brandon has been working.
Well today's almost done. One more day of work, then I have Wednesday off. But it won't be fun and games! Haley and I will be up extra early. We have to pick up Grandma on the way and be to Children's (United) in Saint Paul by 7:30AM. It is definately nice to split up the week by having Wednesday off, but I am NOT looking forward to it this time. I'd like to just skip this week until 5:00PM Friday, our 5 year Wedding Anniversary!
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