Friday Fave Five!!!

Four YouTubes and a FOUND! Mostly already seen and sent to me by friends, but man, I love this stuff.

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5. Go here. Awesome. http://foundmagazine.com/find/767

Not all superheroes are created equally.

Take me for instance. I'm Super Stewie, but I'm not impervious to bullets. I don't have x-ray vision. I'm not all that fast, except for my flying fingers at work. I can't stop trains, I can't stretch for miles on end, I'm not invisible, I can't make plants obey my every whim, I'm not able to create a vortex by running in circles ... Worst of all, I can't fly! There are times I float ... but that's usually diagnosed as "vertigo" ... or when hubby kisses me ... ahem. But I am somehow managing to juggle being a mom and a wife and an employee and stuff, although the housework just isn't getting done.

Maybe I need a clone. Super Stewie II.

Okay, seriously. How many superhero movies have come out in recent years? Incredibles, My Super Ex-girlfriend, Zoom, Sky High, Superman Returns, etc. etc. etc.

I LOVE THEM. I will probably buy both Zoom and Sky High eventually. We own the Incredibles. The girlfriend one was pretty lame, although Luke Wilson, as always, plays a cute character.

But here's how all these "super" movies have affected my daughter.

This morning, she's holding barbie baby dolls (they are tiny), running around the house yelling, "Wheeeeeee! They're super babies Mom!!! They're flying!" *thud* (crashes the babies into a wall) "I guess they're not so super after all." *dejected look*

That is just not normal. It's hilarious though. Man, I love that kid.

Y'know. I started wondering if I was really ready to try to have a baby, if I really wanted more kids, if we'd be able to handle more changes, if it would really be worth the pregnancy and the labor and all the pain ... and I came to the conclusion just now that yes, kids are a PITA sometimes, but I have an amazing kidlet who just cracks me up and makes me giggle and she's really a beautiful spirit whom I love very much. And my husband isn't perfect, but I bet we'd still have great kids and our joy will increase exponentially, even if our disposable income decreases again for a while.

I guess it comes down to "kids = joy" and "moms = super" and "husband = amazing" ... so I think we'll be okay.

My ultrasound went fine this morning. Gotta call the doc Monday for the results. Woo.

yup. still love my kid.

So, Munchkin runs up to me this evening with red stuff all over her finger and says, "MOM! I cut myself really bad!" I look over and she *licks* it off and says, "Haha! April Fools!" It was bbq sauce. I laughed, then explained that it's not April Fools Day anymore, and she was like, "so, it's still APRIL." *snort* what a girl.

hahahahahahaa ... I love my kid

So, Munchkin has apparently heard the term "knuckle sandwich" and knows it comes from someone hitting someone.

Well, this morning, we were rushing to get ready as she'd slept in (which is an entirely different story in and of itself), and she was hurrying out of my office when she smacked her knuckles on the door. She said, "ow" and her face got bright red, so I could tell it hurt. She kept shaking her hand and I asked if she neeeded a kiss. As she walked over to get it, she said, "That thing just gave me a wood sandwich." hahahahahahaha ... i'm still cracking up. First, at the fact that she would think of that, and second, at the usage of the term not being exactly right. It didn't, after all, smack her in the mouth!

I am definitely

NOT pregnant. Yeah, I'm sad, but still. The UTI/being sick whatever and selling the house ... still need to work on them before we do get preggers I guess, so it's okay. *sigh*

I've been craving nutella for days so I bought some and am now eating it for breakfast. I guess it's my chocolate fix this month.

Adopting Alyssa was quite good. A fast read, but you still get an emotional connection to the characters. I did figure out the major plot twist before it was revealed, but that's okay. Because it's a Christian book, there is no sex and no swearing. So, a fun, clean, still emotional read, with good morals while eating nutella? What's better than that? Not much. ;)

ack... more cramps. later.

Survey! abecederian ... er something.

A is for age:
30 years and 344 days ... or something like that
B is for Beer:
Root
C is for Career:
Wife, mommy, medical transcriptionist
D is for my Dog’s Name:
Timid. He really really was.
E is for Essential Item I Use Everyday:
Lip gloss
F is for Favorite T.V. Show:
Food Network
G is for Favorite Game:
Spider if I'm alone; if hubby and kidlet are playing, anything I can get them both to play WITH ME
H is for Hometown:
Um ... Cedar Hills, Utah?
I is for Instruments I Play:
Voice, oboe, bassoon, piano, organ, French horn ...
J is for Favorite Juice:
Orange.
K is for Whose Butt I’d Like To Kick:
?? um ... probably my dad's for saying something stupid last night
L is for the Last Place I Ate:
Dining room -- ground chicken tacos
M is for Marriage:
Yep, been married 7 months
N is for my Name:
Stewie (Esther)
O is for Overnight Hospital Stays:
Tonsils. And open-heart surgery
P is for People I was With Today:
Kidlet, hubby, sister, niece, sis's friend Esther ...
Q is for Quote:
"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results."
R is for Biggest Regret:
Not finishing college
S is for Sport:
Vegging on the couch? Okay ... walking
T is for Time I Woke Up Today:
Tried to get up at 5 ... and 6 ... got up finally at 7 (that is majorly sleeping in for me)
U is for Current Underwear:
White
V is for Vegetable You Love:
I like veggies
W is for Worst Habit:
Interrupting other people/teasing
X is for X-rays I Have Had:
Ankles, dental, chest
Y is for Yummy Food You Ate Today:
Chuck-a-Rama scones and cheesy potatoes. comfort food day apparently.
Z is for Zodiac:
Taurus. Chinese Zodiac: Dragon

Monday Monday ...

So ... conference was good yesterday. Missed saturday 'cuz I was working. But Elder Oaks' talk was awesome and felt like it was directed to hubby and me. marriage is hard ... but ultimately, I am glad we got married and wouldn't change it. And we "made up" Saturday night after a really horrible week, so hopefully things stay smooth sailing for a while.

The antibiotics I'm on for a raging UTI (the only symptom I have is nausea, so we think it's actually in my kidneys) are making me get all bloated and tired and stoopid. Today is day 4 though, so I think I'll deal for the next 3 days. I'm going in for an ultrasound Thursday, and ... well ... my aunt did some holistic thing on my feet today and said it IS in my kidneys and ureters and my fallopian tubes are also being affected. I'm betting it's one of the reasons I've gained so much weight back, too -- just feel too crappy to do much of anything. So ... I'm probably NOT in Zone Conference as of yet (took an early test Saturday and it was negative), but hope to get the infection taken care of so we can get that way someday soon.

Got *almost* all the taxes done. We're getting a good refund. Yay. Just need to plug in a few more numbers. Looking at that made me wish I was pregnant -- so our baby would be born this year and give us another deduction for next year, but whatever. If it's not time yet, it's not time.

Went to lunch with my sister and a friend of hers today. Then as we left, she got a phone call saying her MIL is in the hospital. Again. So she had to dash, but it was good to spend some time with her. and she gave me a book that said friend wrote called Adopting Alyssa. I'll post a review later. ;)

The good news about today is that the doc's office called and said all my labs came back normal. Having an ultrasound Thursday just to make sure nothing else is wrong. *sigh*

I'm going to go get kiddo and get to Costco. Life is good.