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Showing posts with label baby shower. Show all posts
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Monday, April 19, 2010
Monday, November 02, 2009
The earth isn't flat.....
..so I haven't fallen off the edge of it.
I've had kind of interesting fall so far so its been WAY too long since I last blogged. I appreciate my sweet cousin Mike for commenting on the fake blog I accidentally posted. Because I'm a dork.
Being Sick
Isn't really fun. I hadn't felt well for a while and my appetite was really poor. I had several incidents of MRSA on my skin since August and had been on antibiotics. I was supposed to see my nephrologist (the GREAT Dr. S!) during the first week of August but had to cancel because of insurance issues. The earliest appointment I could get was the last week of September. Then it got bumped to the first week of October. In the meantime, was tired, nauseated, vomiting and all sorts of other fun stuff. I knew something was wrong and I actually couldn't wait until I got to see my doctor again. Once I did see him, it was apparent that I definitely needed his advice. My creatnin (which tells how well your kidneys are functioning) was at a 3.2. I usually run around a 1.9 so it was obvious this was part of the reason I was feeling so bad. We were afraid that possibly it was a chronic rejection or my previous kidney disease returning. Dr. S had a feeling it was the previous antibiotic I was on for the MRSA. He told me to stay home from work for a week and rest. Having just started a job I was a little nervous about this but knew that it was the best thing I could do for me. When I was younger I just would go and go but now that I am older (and a little bit wiser) I knew it was the best thing to do. Thankfully my boss was very, very understanding. After some rest and some more meds (and less meds) I am happy to report that as of today my creatnin is down to 1.7 which is GREAT for me. Thank you to all my friends and family for your prayers and concern the past few weeks. They have really helped me. I love you all.
A new job
Thankfully I still have a job even though I had a rough spot earlier in the month. It is going along and I still learning the things that I need to do. It seems to evolve as the days go on. I am feeling more comfortable with my duties and those that I work with. I enjoy going every day and its different every day which is great.
Baby showers
My sister, Frau Bailey, is expecting their first child the first week of December so I have given one baby shower with one on the way this Saturday the 7th. The first shower was for family and it went really well. Margaret and Ben and baby Bailey got a lot of nice gifts. I gave her some things for the tub and a SPA for the baby. Seriously. It is so fun! Can't wait to see him or her in it. Getting clean. Hopefully, the friend shower this weekend will go as well. We are having an open house style and Mar will open presents 3 times during the shower. We are also having a cupcake bar..where guests will be able to decorate their own cupcake. If anyone out there has any ideas for toppings I am all ears.
Well, I guess that is about it for now. Love to you all.
I've had kind of interesting fall so far so its been WAY too long since I last blogged. I appreciate my sweet cousin Mike for commenting on the fake blog I accidentally posted. Because I'm a dork.
Being Sick
Isn't really fun. I hadn't felt well for a while and my appetite was really poor. I had several incidents of MRSA on my skin since August and had been on antibiotics. I was supposed to see my nephrologist (the GREAT Dr. S!) during the first week of August but had to cancel because of insurance issues. The earliest appointment I could get was the last week of September. Then it got bumped to the first week of October. In the meantime, was tired, nauseated, vomiting and all sorts of other fun stuff. I knew something was wrong and I actually couldn't wait until I got to see my doctor again. Once I did see him, it was apparent that I definitely needed his advice. My creatnin (which tells how well your kidneys are functioning) was at a 3.2. I usually run around a 1.9 so it was obvious this was part of the reason I was feeling so bad. We were afraid that possibly it was a chronic rejection or my previous kidney disease returning. Dr. S had a feeling it was the previous antibiotic I was on for the MRSA. He told me to stay home from work for a week and rest. Having just started a job I was a little nervous about this but knew that it was the best thing I could do for me. When I was younger I just would go and go but now that I am older (and a little bit wiser) I knew it was the best thing to do. Thankfully my boss was very, very understanding. After some rest and some more meds (and less meds) I am happy to report that as of today my creatnin is down to 1.7 which is GREAT for me. Thank you to all my friends and family for your prayers and concern the past few weeks. They have really helped me. I love you all.
A new job
Thankfully I still have a job even though I had a rough spot earlier in the month. It is going along and I still learning the things that I need to do. It seems to evolve as the days go on. I am feeling more comfortable with my duties and those that I work with. I enjoy going every day and its different every day which is great.
Baby showers
My sister, Frau Bailey, is expecting their first child the first week of December so I have given one baby shower with one on the way this Saturday the 7th. The first shower was for family and it went really well. Margaret and Ben and baby Bailey got a lot of nice gifts. I gave her some things for the tub and a SPA for the baby. Seriously. It is so fun! Can't wait to see him or her in it. Getting clean. Hopefully, the friend shower this weekend will go as well. We are having an open house style and Mar will open presents 3 times during the shower. We are also having a cupcake bar..where guests will be able to decorate their own cupcake. If anyone out there has any ideas for toppings I am all ears.
Well, I guess that is about it for now. Love to you all.
Thursday, July 24, 2008
A vacation to Boise
With the temple being closed and my being off for two weeks it was the perfect time to go up to Boise and throw a baby shower for my sister Liz and my soon to be born nephew, Gram. Margaret also joined us from Kansas City.
Wednesday July 16th
We flew out at 6:30 am and we had to leave home at 4am in order to get to the airport at least and hour and a half before our flight. The flight was uneventful and we landed in Denver excited to see Margaret who was on our same flight from Denver to Boise. We met up with Mar in the Denver airport and she happened to be sitting behind us one row which was great. That flight was also uneventful. We landed in Boise at 10am their time and I got to see my sister again after about a year. We also figured out that all of us girls haven't been together for at least a couple of years. It was great to be all together. We went to lunch and then back to Liz's for a tour since Margaret hadn't seen her new house and Mom and I had only seen it full of boxes. We then met Kyle for dinner at this very interesting place that was very eclectic and very Liz. I loved it. Then Mom, Mar, Liz and I went shopping. We stayed at Kyles Dad's house and we were so greatful to have someplace to rest our heads.
Thursday July 17
Liz went to work and we went over to Liz's house with Margaret and did some showing of what we brought for presents for the shower. About noon we drove to Twin Falls to go to the new Twin Falls Temple open house. It is a beautiful temple and I am so glad I got the chance to go and see it. When we were there in November for Thanksgiving the outside was pretty much done, except for the white stone work so it was nice to see the rest. Then we went to the mall and my sweet sisters helped me to find some new clothes. Mom also bought some new things and we found a few cute maternity shirts for Liz. I spent WAY too much money but really enjoyed myself. It is always nice to have my 2 fashion consultants along to help me pick things out. We ate dinner and arrived back in Boise late, late, late but had to get up early the next day to get ready for the baby shower.
Friday July 18th
Margaret rode with Liz to work and then Mom and I picked her up for some major shopping. First we went to Target to get some necessary supplies to bake a diaper cake. I also had to buy a few more things for Gram for the shower and so did mom and mar. Then we went to Costco to get some of the bigger items we needed for the shower and then to Winco which was CRAZY! We went back to Liz's house and wrapped presents and just chatted until Liz came back from work. We went out to dinner with Kyle and then Mom and I went to work on "baking" the diaper cake. We were up too late but it was worth it the next day.
Saturday July 19th (Shower Day)
Today was the day of the shower so we were up early to get things ready. Margaret, Kyle and Liz went to downtown Boise for the farmer's market that occurs every Saturday morning and go to breakfast. Mom and I were supposed to join them but I had gotten a really weird sore on the top of my 2nd toe that wouldn't go away so we spent the morning at Urgent Care. Thankfully, its not MRSA or something gross like flesh eating bacteria and seems to be responding well to the antibiotics. I hope I never have something like this again because it was so painful.
We met up back at Liz's, loaded the car and headed over to Kyle's sister's house, Melissa, for the shower. We set up the chocolate fountain and got everything ready for the guests to arrive. When they did we played games, ate and opened presents. It was a wonderful shower and Liz got some really, really cute stuff. I think her favorite was the tiny Star Wars T-shirt I found with Yoda on it for Gram when he is older and wearing 3T's. I had fun meeting some of her former co-workers, people from the ward and also some of Kyle's family. A great time was had by all. That afternoon we all retired and napped but joined up later for a yummy meal at an Italian restaurant.
Sunday July 20
Thanks to the new antibiotics, I was feel very queasy so I didn't attend church with everyone but they came to Clark and Peggy's afterwards and we ate dinner (hamburgers yum! Thanks Kyle!) and played games. We just hung out and I think that is just what we needed after our 3 days of constant running and running.
Monday July 21
We left on Monday and mom and I were sad to say good-bye to Liz and Margaret but mom will see them before I will.
Mom and I had a great trip and really enjoyed ourselves. I want to go back and see Gram when he is older but I don't know when that will be. It was a wonderful trip!
Wednesday July 16th
We flew out at 6:30 am and we had to leave home at 4am in order to get to the airport at least and hour and a half before our flight. The flight was uneventful and we landed in Denver excited to see Margaret who was on our same flight from Denver to Boise. We met up with Mar in the Denver airport and she happened to be sitting behind us one row which was great. That flight was also uneventful. We landed in Boise at 10am their time and I got to see my sister again after about a year. We also figured out that all of us girls haven't been together for at least a couple of years. It was great to be all together. We went to lunch and then back to Liz's for a tour since Margaret hadn't seen her new house and Mom and I had only seen it full of boxes. We then met Kyle for dinner at this very interesting place that was very eclectic and very Liz. I loved it. Then Mom, Mar, Liz and I went shopping. We stayed at Kyles Dad's house and we were so greatful to have someplace to rest our heads.
Thursday July 17
Liz went to work and we went over to Liz's house with Margaret and did some showing of what we brought for presents for the shower. About noon we drove to Twin Falls to go to the new Twin Falls Temple open house. It is a beautiful temple and I am so glad I got the chance to go and see it. When we were there in November for Thanksgiving the outside was pretty much done, except for the white stone work so it was nice to see the rest. Then we went to the mall and my sweet sisters helped me to find some new clothes. Mom also bought some new things and we found a few cute maternity shirts for Liz. I spent WAY too much money but really enjoyed myself. It is always nice to have my 2 fashion consultants along to help me pick things out. We ate dinner and arrived back in Boise late, late, late but had to get up early the next day to get ready for the baby shower.
Friday July 18th
Margaret rode with Liz to work and then Mom and I picked her up for some major shopping. First we went to Target to get some necessary supplies to bake a diaper cake. I also had to buy a few more things for Gram for the shower and so did mom and mar. Then we went to Costco to get some of the bigger items we needed for the shower and then to Winco which was CRAZY! We went back to Liz's house and wrapped presents and just chatted until Liz came back from work. We went out to dinner with Kyle and then Mom and I went to work on "baking" the diaper cake. We were up too late but it was worth it the next day.
Saturday July 19th (Shower Day)
Today was the day of the shower so we were up early to get things ready. Margaret, Kyle and Liz went to downtown Boise for the farmer's market that occurs every Saturday morning and go to breakfast. Mom and I were supposed to join them but I had gotten a really weird sore on the top of my 2nd toe that wouldn't go away so we spent the morning at Urgent Care. Thankfully, its not MRSA or something gross like flesh eating bacteria and seems to be responding well to the antibiotics. I hope I never have something like this again because it was so painful.
We met up back at Liz's, loaded the car and headed over to Kyle's sister's house, Melissa, for the shower. We set up the chocolate fountain and got everything ready for the guests to arrive. When they did we played games, ate and opened presents. It was a wonderful shower and Liz got some really, really cute stuff. I think her favorite was the tiny Star Wars T-shirt I found with Yoda on it for Gram when he is older and wearing 3T's. I had fun meeting some of her former co-workers, people from the ward and also some of Kyle's family. A great time was had by all. That afternoon we all retired and napped but joined up later for a yummy meal at an Italian restaurant.
Sunday July 20
Thanks to the new antibiotics, I was feel very queasy so I didn't attend church with everyone but they came to Clark and Peggy's afterwards and we ate dinner (hamburgers yum! Thanks Kyle!) and played games. We just hung out and I think that is just what we needed after our 3 days of constant running and running.
Monday July 21
We left on Monday and mom and I were sad to say good-bye to Liz and Margaret but mom will see them before I will.
Mom and I had a great trip and really enjoyed ourselves. I want to go back and see Gram when he is older but I don't know when that will be. It was a wonderful trip!
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