My best friend & her 2 month old son need your help. I can't do this alone.
Yesterday, Eli (the baby) was hurt. His father was feeding him and the baby fell from his arms. He hit his head and lost consciousness and subsequently stopped breathing. By the time the ambulance had arrived, there was a significant loss of oxygen to the brain. They performed emergency surgery yesterday to relieve the hemmoraging and swelling, but things are not looking good. Eli is in critical condition in the PICU and the doctors are not giving him much of a chance to get through this. There is zero brain activity and he's hooked up to a bunch of machines, including a ventilator. Tomorrow morning, they're planning to take him off of the vent to see if he will breathe on his own.
This poor little baby. He's so perfect and tiny and the closest I will ever come to having a nephew. And my best friend - I cannot even begin to imagine the terror that she's going through right now. I only know how helpless I feel; being the best friend and seeing how much pain she is in and not being able to do anything to help her. I don't know how to help her, other than to be there for her and continue to let her know that I love her and I'm praying with all my heart for her and her son.
I can't begin to know what you all believe or what you can do, but any positivity you can offer is most appreciated. Prayers, positive vibes, good karma - she & Eli need it badly. I'm being as strong as I possibly can for her and I know she feels hopeless right now, but I just have to have faith. I'm praying for a miracle tonight.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Friday, May 6, 2011
Jinxed! And stuff...
Stupid Girl! I got all bragadocious about my nice, clear skin yesterday. Not two hours later, I had TWO new pimples. I blame it on the hormones associated with AF. Yep. That's it. :-)
I am super excited about Mother's Day this weekend. I came up with a fantastic idea for my Omi (Grandmother) & Mom. For Mom, I'm going to take an old photo and get a nice frame for it. That's a little bland, but I'm sure she's going to like it. But I'm really excited about the gift for Omi. My mom's brother has three daughters, so altogether, Omi has four granddaughters. I was thinking of giving her some kind of jewelry with our four birthstones, but that shit isn't cheap. So, I continued thinking about it and the perfect idea just hit me. I sent an email to my cousins, and asked all three of them to send me a nice pic of themselves, and I'll take one of myself (I would have Hubby do it, but he is terrible at taking pics of me. He has a knack for making me look like I'm about 200lbs more than I already am. Or maybe I'm just a lot more adept at hiding it...Anyway...). I'm going to get a frame with four slots and get it engraved with a quote that Melissa shared with me once upon a time "A grandmother is a little bit parent, a little bit teacher and a little bit best friend."
I told my cousins I'd sign their names to the card, as well. I just know she's going to LOVE it! I would have liked to get together with girls and take a pic of the four of us together, but one of the girls lives in Nebraska, and hasn't been back to Illinois in a LOOOOOOOONG time.
I'm having lunch at Omi's on Sunday with my Godmother (mom's cousin Sandy) and her mom. And then we'll all go over to my parents' house to hang out for a while. I'm thinking about maybe getting my mom a plant, too. We'll see how much I spend on the frame and whether or not I get it engraved, too. Hubby is going to hang out with his mama, too. But she's working until 3, so he's going to go hang at her house (probably sleep) until she gets off. Chances are that I'll end up over there, too.
Anyway, I'm stoked about the weekend. Tomorrow, I'm making a roasted chicken & veggies for dinner and working on the gifts for Mom & Omi. And Sunday, we'll be "down south" all day.
I am super excited about Mother's Day this weekend. I came up with a fantastic idea for my Omi (Grandmother) & Mom. For Mom, I'm going to take an old photo and get a nice frame for it. That's a little bland, but I'm sure she's going to like it. But I'm really excited about the gift for Omi. My mom's brother has three daughters, so altogether, Omi has four granddaughters. I was thinking of giving her some kind of jewelry with our four birthstones, but that shit isn't cheap. So, I continued thinking about it and the perfect idea just hit me. I sent an email to my cousins, and asked all three of them to send me a nice pic of themselves, and I'll take one of myself (I would have Hubby do it, but he is terrible at taking pics of me. He has a knack for making me look like I'm about 200lbs more than I already am. Or maybe I'm just a lot more adept at hiding it...Anyway...). I'm going to get a frame with four slots and get it engraved with a quote that Melissa shared with me once upon a time "A grandmother is a little bit parent, a little bit teacher and a little bit best friend."
I told my cousins I'd sign their names to the card, as well. I just know she's going to LOVE it! I would have liked to get together with girls and take a pic of the four of us together, but one of the girls lives in Nebraska, and hasn't been back to Illinois in a LOOOOOOOONG time.
I'm having lunch at Omi's on Sunday with my Godmother (mom's cousin Sandy) and her mom. And then we'll all go over to my parents' house to hang out for a while. I'm thinking about maybe getting my mom a plant, too. We'll see how much I spend on the frame and whether or not I get it engraved, too. Hubby is going to hang out with his mama, too. But she's working until 3, so he's going to go hang at her house (probably sleep) until she gets off. Chances are that I'll end up over there, too.
Anyway, I'm stoked about the weekend. Tomorrow, I'm making a roasted chicken & veggies for dinner and working on the gifts for Mom & Omi. And Sunday, we'll be "down south" all day.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Update on Weight Loss
Well, I'm still going strong. As of this morning, I'm down 17lbs. Yay me!
I don't know that I really notice a difference at all. I guess my jeans are fitting a little looser. Although, that could just be because I'm on day 3 with these jeans (does anyone else do that? I hope you don't think I'm nasty for wearing a pair of jeans for a few days before they get washed...I actually read someplace that you shouldn't EVER wash jeans...Just rinse them with cold water every once in a while and air dry...That's a little much for me...).
Anyway, I'm proud that I'm still sticking to it. There have been a few times where I've been tempted (like last night) to take the easy way out and just pick something up for dinner, instead of cooking, but then I think about the progress that I've made and I don't want to deal with the repercussions of having a Chicken McNugget Happy Meal instead of a Weight Watchers Smart Ones frozen dinner as my quick, easy, lazy option. And then I'm proud when I get up the next morning and I'm a pound lighter than I was yesterday.
I'm being really honest with myself and everyone in my life about what I'm doing. It's holding me accountable. And I'm really happy to be able to report my weight loss when someone asks me how it's going. I don't feel like I'm depriving myself too much. The most difficult part (other than trying to convince myself to workout...I'm not very convincing) has been reducing my carbs. I miss pasta more than anything else. I haven't given up pasta/carbs all together, but there's been a huge reduction. I was reading about a low carb pasta made by a company called Dreamfields. You better believe that's the first item on my grocery list for today. Not that I can feast on a bowl of low carb angel hair, but at least I have less guilt having it as a small side with something else.
My mother in law has joined the site that I'm using and called me last night to talk about how it works. It's sort of like Facebook, in that you have something very similar to the fb Wall, where you can post little blurbs. When you weigh in and complete your food/exercise journals for the day, it posts to your Wall. You can "friend" people and help to encourage one another. There's also a number of forums/message boards where you can ask questions, share recipes, etc. So, if you're interested in joining, search for me by my email address and we can be buddies! The name of the site is MyFitnessPal and it's super easy to use.
Oh, and PS, since I've been on this new eating plan (it's not a diet - diets end...This is a lifestyle change!), my skin is so much prettier!!!! I don't know if it's the lack of crap going in or the increase in water consumption, but I've got so much less breakouts! Awesome side effect!
I don't know that I really notice a difference at all. I guess my jeans are fitting a little looser. Although, that could just be because I'm on day 3 with these jeans (does anyone else do that? I hope you don't think I'm nasty for wearing a pair of jeans for a few days before they get washed...I actually read someplace that you shouldn't EVER wash jeans...Just rinse them with cold water every once in a while and air dry...That's a little much for me...).
Anyway, I'm proud that I'm still sticking to it. There have been a few times where I've been tempted (like last night) to take the easy way out and just pick something up for dinner, instead of cooking, but then I think about the progress that I've made and I don't want to deal with the repercussions of having a Chicken McNugget Happy Meal instead of a Weight Watchers Smart Ones frozen dinner as my quick, easy, lazy option. And then I'm proud when I get up the next morning and I'm a pound lighter than I was yesterday.
I'm being really honest with myself and everyone in my life about what I'm doing. It's holding me accountable. And I'm really happy to be able to report my weight loss when someone asks me how it's going. I don't feel like I'm depriving myself too much. The most difficult part (other than trying to convince myself to workout...I'm not very convincing) has been reducing my carbs. I miss pasta more than anything else. I haven't given up pasta/carbs all together, but there's been a huge reduction. I was reading about a low carb pasta made by a company called Dreamfields. You better believe that's the first item on my grocery list for today. Not that I can feast on a bowl of low carb angel hair, but at least I have less guilt having it as a small side with something else.
My mother in law has joined the site that I'm using and called me last night to talk about how it works. It's sort of like Facebook, in that you have something very similar to the fb Wall, where you can post little blurbs. When you weigh in and complete your food/exercise journals for the day, it posts to your Wall. You can "friend" people and help to encourage one another. There's also a number of forums/message boards where you can ask questions, share recipes, etc. So, if you're interested in joining, search for me by my email address and we can be buddies! The name of the site is MyFitnessPal and it's super easy to use.
Oh, and PS, since I've been on this new eating plan (it's not a diet - diets end...This is a lifestyle change!), my skin is so much prettier!!!! I don't know if it's the lack of crap going in or the increase in water consumption, but I've got so much less breakouts! Awesome side effect!
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