Mrs. Stuffylufagus

My nose has been so stuffed/stopped up! I can hardly breathe.
It all started Sunday night when I noticed that my nose was itching and burning. Before I went to bed I took a Tylenol Sinus and tossed and turned all not long. I didn't get any sleep and I still couldn't breathe. Same thing on Monday. By Tuesday morning I couldn't tell if I felt bad from taking all of the sinus medication or if it was from sleep deprivation.

So, Tuesday morning I decided to go to the Dr. while Madie was at Mom's Day Out and get me some potent sinus medication. AAAAAhhhhhh. Eureka! I can breathe AND I had a wonderful nights sleep. Between the allergy meds, mucinex, nose spray, kleenex, and saline gel, I think I have figured out a way to breathe.

I love this time of year and the cooler weather that it brings. But I wish that the cooler weather didn't mean allergy season...yuck!

It's Finally Here!

It's finally here! It's finally here!
I have anxiously awaited since May. I've watched hours of reality shows and the same news clips on the news channels over and over all summer awaiting this week.

It's National Stay At Home Week!!!!!

So, pop your popcorn and refill your diet coke. The 2 weeks of premiers are about to begin. I like ABC for obvious reasons and because they have great shows, but whatever you watch....enjoy!

Over the next 2 weeks, I will be watching:
Dancing with the Stars
Eli Stone
Samantha Who?
Boston Legal
Two and a Half Men
Pushing Daisies
Private Practice
Dirty Sexy Money
Grey's Anatomy
Life on Mars (It's new so I'll check it out)
My Name Is Earl
The Office
And I'd like to start watching 30 Rock.

Gosh, looks like I'll be busy!

Here is a quick preview so you can plan your evenings.

If it wasn't for the DVR, I might never leave my house.

To you and yours Happy National Stay At Home Week....I'm so excited!

Friday Photos

Girls day at the Zoo!

We went with our neighbors to the zoo today.

We had a great time and the weather was fantastic!

See......

Our OMG Afternoon

This afternoon Madie was playing on the bed in our guest bedroom and went to jump on the pillows at the head of the bed. When she dove, she jumped over the pillows and hit the corner of the headboard. I heard the thump, rolled her over and saw the blood. OMG! She had hit the bone right over her left eye and it popped it wide open. Thank goodness Nana was here to help me get towels and get things together so we could head out to the Dr. I knew she was going to need stitches.

Madie was upset and crying so instead of putting her in the car seat, Nana held her tight in the backseat and tried to get her head to stop bleeding and calm her down. I'm sure her head was hurting and she was scared not knowing what all was going on. All I could think was thank you Jesus that I am not by myself.

Turned out that Madie needed 6 stitches to close her cut. She was so brave and did such a good job. She tolerated the shots to numb the area and then they had to wrap her in a blanket and restrain her so the Dr. could sew her up. I felt so helpless. I watched as the Dr. did the 1st stitch and I started feeling a little woozy. Nana said my face turned white and I felt as if I was about to faint. I held it together though and so did Madie. She was such a big girl. I am very proud of her.

Afterwards, we went to get her an ice cream. She is a resilient little thing. You could tell that it slowed her down a bit and that it was hurting. But, we walked in the door and the first thing she wanted to do was watch Dora.

Madie is a real trooper. A few stitches didn't get her down.

Thanks Nana for your help and support today. I don't know what I would have done without you.

Learning The Hard Way....So You Don't Have To

Never make brownies with a white T-shirt on. Especially if you are going to lick the spoon and bowl clean.

It can get pretty messy. And more than likely, your shirt will not be white anymore. Mine wasn't.

The Roof Just Came Off Hooter's

Not to make light of the serious situation in Texas, but leave it to Geraldo for the dramatics.

September 12, 2008, 3:55 pm —The New York Times

Ike Lashes Galveston; Geraldo: ‘The Roof Just Came Off Hooters!’


As Fox’s Geraldo Rivera stood along the sea wall in Galveston, Texas and watched Hurricane Ike pummel the coastline Friday morning, the graphic on the bottom of the TV screen could not be more ominous. “People who stay face ‘certain death,’” it said, citing the dire prediction by the National Weather Service that residents of low-lying areas will not survive the storm.
Already, the conditions are brutal there: at one point Friday afternoon Mr. Rivera was knocked down by the waves along the sea wall. An hour later, reporting again from the sea wall, he exclaimed: “The roof just came off Hooters!”

Remembering 9/11

It's hard to believe that it has been 7 years since that dreadful day. The day when I no longer felt safe or secure in this dangerous world that we live in. 9/11/01 for me and those in my generation, will remember that day like our parents did when Kennedy and Martin Luther King were assassinated and like our grandparents remember Pearl Harbor.

I remember 9/11:

I was driving to work and my mom called me and told me that a plane had flown into the World Trade Center. When I got to work I went to the break room to see if I could get more information and saw the second plane hit. I can't describe the feeling I had. It was mostly of disbelief, uncertainty and fear. I was working at Citadel Communications at the time, working as an Account Executive for the Alternative station. Needless to say, my mind was not on selling radio ads, nor did anyone want to listen to me try to sell anything that day. It was a day unlike any other that I have ever experienced. I didn't know anyone who was killed or injured. I don't think I even knew someone who knew someone. There was a guy from my home town that was killed in the Pentagon attack but I did not know him or his family. The enormity of this is that it didn't matter. Americans were united, we were one that day. And what happened to Americans hundreds of miles away was happening to you. I felt sad and depressed and wondered what would happen next.

The following week after 9/11, I would go to work going through the motions of the day and then go home and stay glued to the TV watching news channels to try and find something that made some sense of it all. I never found it.

I think about that day and how it changed me and the America I knew. I realize that there are those that will do the unspeakable because of their hatred. I realize that there are those who will stop at nothing to try and destroy our great nation.

But I am proud of who I am, where I come from and the hope of tomorrow for America. I am proud to be an American and I will not forget 9/11/01 or the sacrifices that were made and the sacrifices that continue to be made by our service men and women.

This Is Serious!

The Wonder Pets are on there way....to save the day.

But not in a tupperware bowl turned upside down with marker tops as the jet engine in the back. No, they have moved up to the "east side" and are traveling in style.

As a mom who has watched many episodes of the Wonder Pets and know the song by heart....this was so funny to me. It's great to see Madie's imagination go to work.

Thanks to Nana for the Wonder Pets stuffed animals and to Hubby for the "to cool for school" barbie car....Madie loves them!

Wal-mart vs. Home Depot

While we were running errands this morning we passed a Home Depot. For some reason, Madie can spot them from a mile away and starts saying "Home Depot, Mommy, Home Depot." I guess it's the 'can't miss it bright orange' that makes it stand out so. I acknowledge that yes she is right and that it is a Home Depot.

Madie then looks at the rear view mirror where she can see my face while I am driving and says in the most serious voice, "Mommy like Wal-mart, Daddy like Home Depot." It made me think. Yes, when she is with me, we mostly go to Wal-mart. And when she is with hubby, they frequent Home Depot.

Says a lot about us huh? Does this make me one of those "Wal-mart Moms" they keep talking about on the news channels? God Help Me!

Almost Back To Normal

Madie's fever is down.
She is now scaling the furniture and trying on every pair of my shoes in my closet (some are matches, most are not).
I think she is almost back to normal.

Yipee!

This Time Fever Equal's Ear Infection

What should have been Madie's second day to Mother's Day Out---ended up being a trip to the Dr.

Madie started running a fever yesterday. I noticed that she didn't look as if she felt 100%, but she never skipped a beat. This morning when we got up she was running a fever again and I knew I couldn't send her to school while she was running a fever. So, instead of going to school, we went to the Dr. first thing this morning.

Come to find out, she has a severe ear infection. Here I have been treating her for sinus/allergy problems for the past 3 weeks and she has an ear infection that has gotten to the point that the fever part of it is terrible. No signs or symptoms to warn me of this until today and Bam!.. High Fever!

She has ran a high fever on and off all day. Ranging from 103.2 to 101.1. But, this evening it jumped to 104.3 and I freaked out. I put her in the tub to cool her off, gave her more Motrin and ice chips to eat, called the Dr. to make she there wasn't anything else I was supposed to do (thank goodness for 24 hour nurse assistance). She was pitiful. She would cry and say, "Mommy, I feel bad." But, soon the fever broke and she started to play with her toys and I could tell she was feeling better.

I am hoping tomorrow will be a better day. Hopefully, the antibiotics will have time to begin to work and knock out some of the infection. The only plus is that she's not contagious.

I hate this helpless feeling of not being able to take her pain away.