So I'm Beginning To Think That Facebook Is The "All Knowing" And Controls EVERYTHING!

I am sitting at the dentist office because Jannie has an appointment. I normally would be stalking on Facebook, however, it has been "down" ALL DAY LONG and it is driving me ca-razy! So I figgered I would blog.


So along with Facebook acting up on me today, my phone has decided to do the same thing. I don't know what the problem is with my phone but I am now having to reset all my sounds. Oh and because my contacts are synced with Facebook and because my Facebook is down, I have no pictures next to anyone. I know not a big deal but because I already am super annoyed, it has added to my annoyance!


So I am beginning to think that Facebook is the "all knowing" and controls EVERYTHING! I mean it totally is prolly just a coincidence that both my phone and Facebook act up on the same day. My Facebook says it is down for maintenance and if I sign into Paul's account or one of the kids' account and go to my profile, it'll say it isn't available or something like that and to try again later.


How much later does it need to be?! When I woke Nathan up at 5 am, I couldn't go back to sleep right away so I opened my Facebook and it was down. So I know it has been down since at least 5 am and here it is, 1:48 in the  afternoon!


But with all my frustration to this, it also makes me laugh that I get upset over this! I mean, what did we do before Facebook?! Oh that's right...MySpace! Haha!


The following pictures were taken today. I am now updating this post again at 5:23 PM and my Facebook is *STILL* down! UGH!

Facebook app

Facebook mobile

On the computer

Facebook mobile again a couple of hours later

An hour-ish after previous picture

Now when  I go to Facebook on my computer, this is the page that comes up because it's "stuck" on my page because it won't let me sign out. If the kids want to get on Facebook, they have to use the desktop!

So like I mentioned above, I was at the dentist with Jannie. I have changed the kids to a different dentist because I like this guy much better. Jannie had her first appointment today. The other two will go next week. Why not all at the same time?! Jannie had a filling that fell out and sometimes it bothers her. So I asked for the first available, which was today. The dentist said that he didn't want to fill it again because it left her open for an infection. He said that it was a baby tooth and that he could tell by her X-rays that it'll become loose soon. He said that if for some reason it starts to bother her really bad then he would just pull the tooth. The tooth was a bit jagged so he "smoothed" it down for her. I think that was what was bothering her the most!

Last night I had Jill and Lori over for dinner and we decided dinner again tonight. Meatloaf. However, we are doing low carb and Jill has a great recipe for low carb meatloaf. Instead of using bread or bread crumbs, you use pork rinds. I had to go to Sam's to pick up my contacts so while I was there I found a bucket of pork rinds. (Oh by the way, remember back in 2010 when I had an ulcer in my eye?! Yeah, just had another one in my other eye, although not nearly as bad. Apparently one needs to take their contacts out at night, every night, and change the contacts as directed. Who knew?!)

Big bucket of pork rinds next to my Diet Coke (I sure wish Sam's would carry DDP)

For Christmas my friend, Dawn, gave me a microphone to keep in my car. Why?! So when I sing then I had something to sing into rather than using what was available (i.e. cell phone, tampon, air microphone). So I used it today while driving home from the dentist and Sam's. I didn't take the pictures though, Jannie did! HAHA

I was really belting it out here!

And yes, I changed my hairs again. Platinum blonde with red and purple tips but the red looks pink now and the tips part didn't really work out like I hoped. So it looks like a mess right now! I would show you a picture,  however, I cannot get into my Facebook to grab the pictures! The above pictures I had to send to a "hidden" Facebook account just so I could get them on here! Anyway, 5:44 PM and Facebook still isn't up and it's time to eat dinner!

Still A Tad Swollen But Not Much

I took another picture after posting my last post. And then I had to share a picture my friend, Jill, posted on Facebook (and I stole to post to mine). It made me laugh!!

Still a tad swollen but not much. No stitches in my bellybutton but a little scabbing left. Now I need to get "cleared" so I can tone this area back up! 

Gotta love deployments!

So, Mom, This Post Is For You!

So my mother-in-law told me that I needed to blog more because this is how she keeps up with the goings on here! She is on my Facebook but she doesn't like Facebook! So, Mom, this post is for you! I sure hope I remember what all I need to write because my memory ain't so good anymore! haha!


So I have taken some pictures of my tummy tucks. Well, before pictures and one after picture so far. I am still a little swollen but hopefully that goes away soon. My doctor told me 3 months to a year. I am hoping for the 3 months! I am still supposed to wear a wrap but she did tell me I can take it off sometimes. So if I am just at home having a lazy day (usually at night right before bed), I will take it off. There was one day I didn't wear it all day long and ran errands and such and boy my stomach swelled up! So I made sure I wore my wrap all day and night (unless I showered) for a few days. Then the swelling went back down! So here are some pictures of the tummy tuck:

BEWARE! The following pictures may scare you!!

*THIS* is why I needed a tummy tuck!!

Side view (yes, even at my smallest (size 0/2) this is what my stomach looked like. A lot of tucking in of the skin so I didn't "muffin top")

This picture still has a lot of swelling. More than now. My "new" belly button still has stitches here. The stitches have since been taken out and the swelling has gone way down. And I guess I had more stretch marks than I thought because they didn't totally go away. But the stretch marks I can deal with, the excess skin is what was bringing me down!

Christmas break was a nice time to lounge and be lazy. I also recovered a lot. But I am glad that school started back up again! 

Not much really has gone on since. I've been busy with FRG stuff with Paul's unit. I will try and blog more later!!

So Yesterday I *FINALLY* Had My Tummy Tuck!

Wow! I didn't realize it has been *FOREVER* since I posted something!! So Paul graduated from school as the Distinguished Honor Grad (meaning he was #1 in class). He came home for about a month before deploying. I am doing well holding down the fort! I spent Thanksgiving here and celebrated it with Jill, Lori and Melissa and the kids. We had a great day. It took *FOREVER* for the 20 lb turkey to get done! Why have that big of a turkey for such a small crowd?! Well we had more who said they were coming but things happened and some had to cancel and some didn't show up! Oh well! But for the future, a 20 lb turkey roasting at 325 doesn't get done in 4-5 hours like the directions said! It was more like 7 hours and that was upping the temp!! It was all good and we had plenty of leftovers!!


So like I said, Paul is deployed. If you would like to send him words of encouragement or packages, let me know. I do not want to post his email or address on here. But if I know who you are, I can send it to you!! Most of my readers are on my Facebook (I think anyway) so you can always message me there!! He is doing well! And I have some exciting news. He made the E8 list, which means promotion soon! He is number 11 on the list so he should be promoted toward the beginning of 2012! Yay for a raise for me! haha! He will be staying in the Army a bit longer now because of it. Not much longer. He wanted to retire at 20 years (2013) but he has to have so much time in the Army after a promotion. I think he will only have to extend a year, but I may be wrong. He decided to stay in because he is so close to the top of the promotion list. He could turn it down, but why?! I could use a raise! hehe!! I am proud of him! And with a new promotion means new responsibilities at work. He has done all he can do as an E7 so he has been sorta "stuck" with what he can do as a job. So he is looking forward to bigger and better things!! Congrats, Paul!!

So yesterday I *FINALLY* had my tummy tuck! I will post some before pictures when I have some after pictures to go with it. Before anyone says I didn't need one, wait until you see the before pictures. I have lost a lot of weight on my own but I also had a lot of excess skin that would never go away on its own. I have talked to surgeons and they said the only way was to cut it off. So I did. I haven't seen anything with it yet seeing how I am still all wrapped up. I see the doctor tomorrow for a follow up. I think he will unwrap me to see how things look and such. I hope to see it and maybe snap some in between pictures too! I am afraid I may get all light headed! I have a "cup" thing that drains fluid and blood. It has to be dumped twice a day, and thankfully Jill is here to help me. Every time she empties it, I get all flushed and sick feeling. And I am not even watching! But I have the images in my mind and that's all! I am such a wuss!! haha! When she poured it out this morning, I sat down on the toilet lid this time. It seemed to help versus standing up! Just writing about it right now is making my stomach all queasy! I am grateful that Jill is able to stay with me and help me. Her girls and my girls are loving the sleep overs! Let me try and get some pictures posted.

Of course I have the weird allergy of being allergic to Neosporin/Triple Antibiotic ointment!

My get well sign my girls and Jill's girls made for me!

From Jill

From Meghan

From Jannie (yes it's sideways on the sign too)

The girls put it upside down on the sign. They texted Nathan to see what he wanted to say but he never answered so they put something. Nathan is enjoying some time at Disneyland with some friends (more on that later)

From Cheyenne (Jill's older daughter)

From Lakota (yes upside down on the sign - and Jill's youngest)

From Mac, one of two dogs we are dog sitting!

From Pearl - the other dog we are dog sitting

From our new cat, Diabla. Jannie called her Shadow for a while. We didn't have a name for her for about 2 weeks. Diabla seems to fit better than Shadow. But Jannie didn't know how to spell Diabla so she wrote Shadow instead! haha

Pain medicine pump! I wonder how long medicine will be in here?!

The "cup" that collects blood and fluids. It makes me sick to my stomach to see this!!

So Nathan was invited to go to Disneyland with some friends. But I had to pay for it and I didn't have the money to pay for that *AND* get him Christmas gifts. So Disneyland is his Christmas gift. Of course, he will have a few under the tree from family and some from Santa. He texts me daily and lets me know how he is doing. He is having a great time and will be home Christmas Eve sometime. He said since there will be 6 women here, after Christmas he is going to stay with Sage (his buddy he is at Disneyland with) so he can get some dude time with him and Mark (Sage's dad). Haha! I don't blame him! 6 women can be skerry to a 15 year old boy! haha!! The people he went with have two dogs. She had someone set up to dog sit but it fell through so she asked me to do it. She said she felt bad because she knew I was fixing to have surgery and didn't want to burden me with it. But it is all good since the girls are off from school and can help me out. They are good dogs and are very calm and quiet! haha

At Disneyland

The "kids" who all went to Disneyland. Don't worry, there are parents with them!!

I'm thinking of printing this picture out, framing it, wrapping it and let him open it up at Christmas to remind him that he went to Disneyland for Christmas! haha

Or maybe I will do up this picture instead?! His facial expression cracked me up!!!!

So he is having a great time there. He left on the 17th and spent 3 days at Disneyland. He heads back soon and will be home by Christmas Eve! I do miss him and am glad he hasn't forgotten his mama and texts me every night!!

So like I said, I got a cat. I think I am more of a cat person than I thought. I *LOVE* my cat. She hides during the day from the kids. She comes out when it is quiet and that means the girls are to be in bed! haha! I decided to call her Diabla because I ran out of cat food (didn't realize we had run out) and she sat and stared at me for 10 minutes without breaking her gaze. Then she went and peed in my sink, looking at me the whole time. I figured that Diabla was suitable! I opened a can of tuna fish and fed her that and she loved it. Got food later that day and made sure I haven't ran out of food since! haha! I got her because a family abandoned her and my friend was their neighbor. Diabla sorta adopted them but her own cat wasn't going to allow it. I had thought about getting the girls a cat for Christmas but didn't want to have to pay for one. And I hoped it would be litterbox trained and such. Anyway, my friend posted it on Facebook and I picked up Diabla that night. Since then, she has adopted me and I love her to death!! She is a black cat. She is small too. She has been cuddling with me on the bed while I rest up. I absolutely adore her!! Who'd have thunk it?! I have never really been fond of cats, but she stole my heart!!

Diabla

Diabla cuddling with me after I had surgery!

So what else have I been up to?! We had a White Elephant/Gift Exchange a couple of weeks ago. We had a great time! It was also an ugly sweater contest but not everyone participated. I bought my cat sweater vest at Savers and "tackied" it up! And then I wrote MEOWY CHRISTMAS on it! haha!!

MEOWY CHRISTMAS

My white elephant gift: A cheeseburger bank and straw glasses!

Jill and me...we wore our ugly sweaters again for the squadron Christmas party! haha

One night I participated in a flash mob! It was awesome! If you don't know what one is, YouTube flash mobs! We did it at Freedom Crossing (the PX) on base. We had a great time! I want to do a frozen flash mob next! YouTube Frozen Flash Mob Central Station or something like that. Classic! I wanna do that one because there are no dance steps involved!!

Some of the peeps in the flash mob!

Julie, Jill, me and Lisa

Of course on the 17th we all celebrated Jill's birthday by going to play BINGO. She has never played it and I figgered we were going to go play. It took us all of 15 games to finally get it right. All the games are color coded and then there were pull tabs and fast calling numbers. It was stressful to keep up with the fast called numbers only to find out that they were pull tabs, not BINGO. So then we had to use other colors to mark our cards again! And it was so confusing! haha! By the last game we finally had a non stressful game! Jill was one number away from winning the $700 jackpot!!

Still waiting for Jayme to put up the Bingo group picture!!

Jill's almost winning card!

Birthday cuppy cakes!

Hmm...I am looking through my pictures on Facebook to see what all I missed!! So one night, we were at dinner at Jasmine's house. She just got a new trampoline for her son's birthday. We had a fire going and the adults were sitting around it chatting. Jannie came up to me and told me she slipped and hit her face on her knee. She wasn't crying and her hair covered her face. I told her to be careful when getting off the trampoline. She then said, "But look at my face!" And she pulled her hair back. And OMG! The adults freaked, which made Jannie freak out and she started crying. The LUMP on her face stuck out a good inch! The pictures didn't really do it justice! It was one of those you had to be there to believe it moments!! She still has a bit of a shiner although almost gone. This all happened on 3 December!!

The next day - 4 December

6 December

On 6 December, we got some snow. Schools were delayed by 2 hours. I told Nathan I made it happen just for his birthday! haha! He told me if I really loved him I would have made it snow enough to have the schools cancel classes!! I told him I didn't want other moms mad at me! haha!!

Ah! My car really does like me to give me a message like this!!

My windshield!

So both Nathan and Meghan have had birthdays since the last time I blogged! Boy this is a long blog just to catch up! haha!! Here are pictures from both the kids' party. Meghan wanted a "tea party" but I made homemade hot chocolate instead! They all had a great time. Nathan wanted to play pool for his birthday. He had a good time at that too! I dropped the ball on getting pictures for Meghan's birthday with her friends. My phone was almost dead and wouldn't take pictures. So I got her with opening gifts after her friends left. She had quite a bit of girls here and they made and decorated cup cakes and had homemade hot chocolate. The girls all had fun!!

Nathan:

Nathan's homemade speakers. He learned to make them off YouTube.

Girls made him this to remind him that he got his birthday gift from us back in November. He couldn't wait for the newest Modern Warfare for his birthday and begged me everyday to get him an early birthday gift!!

So I got the Christmas tree up. And by *I* got it up, I mean Nathan set it up and then the girls and Jill's girls decorated it. Since Jill is staying here while I recover from surgery, we figgered we would combine our Christmases together. I still need to wrap the gifts. I am so thinking of just putting them in WalMart bags and tying them closed! haha! I totally should have wrapped them before yesterday!!!! So I think I caught up on the major things that happened since the last time I blogged! I am going to close it up now and leave ya with some pictures I found funny. I hope all y'all have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! 

Oh my! This made me look twice because I really thought she was naked!! haha

From my XM radio...I love how they label songs and artists sometimes:

So *THAT'S* what really happened to Ella!!

You better watch out, you better not cry, you better not pout I'm telling you why, Santa really *IS* dead!!

What if I don't want a Lennon Sister!!

Mommy likes 'em young!!

Is Michael available to have?! If so, I'll take him and an Ebay account, please!!

I walked into what was marked WOMENS (yes it said 'WOMENS') and saw this. I walked back out to double check what was on the wall. This is in a military facility. Is this now part of the "Don't ask, don't tell" policy?!

Got a pedi the other day! I love my snowflake!

BS seasoning?! To make your BS more appealing, maybe?!

Wow! My microwave looks brand new! It isn't though...I just cleaned it! Phew! What a chore! I should have taken a before picture! It was *NASTY*!

But what if my ice cream cone is misbehaving?!

Paul at the range

Paul sporting a 'stache! I told him he could keep it but he had to shave it off before coming home! haha