This-or-That Tuesday





1. Tag or hide & go seek?
Both, I like them both too much to choose! LOL

2. Hopscotch or wiffle-ball?
Hopscotch. I'm not good at wiffle-ball, at all.

3. Chutes & Ladders or Candyland?
Candy Land

4. Chess or checkers?
Checkers (even though I suck!)

5. Parcheesi or backgammon?
Parcheesi

6. Twister or Yahtzee?
Yahtzee

7. Trivial Pursuit or Scrabble?
Scrabble

8. Monopoly or The Game of Life?
Monopoly

9. Go Fish or Gin Rummy?
Gin Rummy

10. Thought-Provoking Question of the Week: You have a young child (or just babysit one), who is about 6-7 years old, and you like to play various games with him/her. Do you: let the child win sometimes to help improve his/her self-esteem, or play normally, in order to teach the child that we can't always win in life?

Let him win a few games so he feels better about himself. It's an unfair advantage sometimes when a kid plays against an adult because with many games, the adult will always win. So, I feel that you should let a child win once in a while to build his confidence.

We has snow today. It stuck but it's gone now. A dusting is better than 6 inches (if we HAVE to get snow!) so I'll take that. Spring is here though. Not that it's super warm but it just 'feels' different now. Like winter is finally gone now. When the trees start budding then I'll be ecstatic.

My kids have been sick for over a week now. All 3 of them. They are not 'puking-your-brains-out' sick but they have a cold that refuses to go away. And now they complain of ear aches. FUN! I hope they are not developing ear infections now. It's so hard to see them in pain. I do what I can for them (tylenol and warm compresses) but I think I may take them to the Dr. this week to find out for sure what is going on. I am really, really bad about making sure they finish all meds though so I hope they don't have infections.

With spring here I am finding that some of my desire to do crafts has returned. I am going to make a dress for my girls. A big project to undertake so I hope I am able to do it. I have had no desire at all to do any of my crafts for the entire winter so it's nice to feel that spark come back now. I also want to do some gardening but we don't have our own yard so that won't happen (we live in a townhouse-style apt building, ie-shared yard). I may garden in big pots or have DH build a 'raised' garden for me. Something small enough to not take up too much space but large enough to make it worth our while. Plus I want to teach the kids how to do it. They are older now and can really learn something from gardening. It'll give them a huge sense of accomplishment to plant something and take care of it and in the end either eat it (veggies) or enjoy it (flowers). I am definately going to pursue this for sure!! The more I think about it, the more excited I get. LOL

MIA

I can't believe how long it's been since I've posted anything on this blog. I've been sick with this pregnancy and with the flu and I just have had no desire to even turn the computer on the majority of the time.

Things are going fine here. I've been miserable with this pregnancy (morning sickness that lasts all day) and exhausted beyond reason. It's funny how much I've changed since I got pregnant. I used to be on the computer all day and now I can go a week and not even turn it on. I used to eat ice cream every single night and now I can't stand the thought of eating even one bite. I barely touch junk food at all. I prefer fruit or salty things instead. Even when I do eat, I don't eat much because I get full so fast. I used to be a night owl and now if I stay up late (past 11pm) I can't wake up the next day. One night I stayed up until 2 am and the next day I physically could not open my eyes. Good thing DH had the day off!! I need more sleep than I have ever needed before.
I LOVE milk now and before I only really had it in my cereal and took a swig of it now and then. Now I can drink a huge cup of it (with ice!) and it's sooooo yummy! My stomach does not really like the milk though. I had a big cup of milk with lunch and my stomach still feels kind of icky (an hour later). But, it tastes so good, I can't help myself. LOL

Well, speaking of tiredness- I am!! So, I am going to take a nap now! :o)

I hope I don't neglect this so much anymore. I feel badly considering all the help I had setting it all up.

This-or-That

1. Soup or salad?

Salad. Love salad.

2. Hot or cold sandwiches?

Cold sandwiches

3. White or whole wheat bread (or rye, etc)?

Wheat. I can't stand white bread.

4. Pack a lunch for work/school, or buy it?

Buy it. Packed lunches just don't taste as good.

5. If you eat out...fast-food chain, or mom & pop type place?

Mom & Pop place but I LOVE Wendy's too so I need them now and then.

6. Tuna or chicken salad?

Tuna I think.

7. Cheese: Swiss or cheddar (or American, etc)?

Provolone is my favorite for sandwiches. I like a lot of different cheeses but I hate swiss. I like different cheeses on different things.

8. Mustard or mayo?

Mayo

9. Sandwiches: wrap/pita pocket, or regular bread/roll?

I like sandwiches on a roll or sub. It gives it substance.

10. Sweet stuff: cookie/cake or fresh fruit?

Both I think. It depends on the mood I'm in.

I'm still alive

I have been totally neglecting this weblog lately. I was at my mom's house most of last week and had to work on the weekend so I just haven't had the time (or inclination, to be honest) to do much with this.

I am now 8 weeks pregnant. 2/3 of the way through my first trimester. I have been so very sick with this pregnancy so far. Food has become my enemy. I need to eat so I don't feel nauseas but most things (the thought of or the smell of) make me sick to my stomach. I am not feeding myself very well lately. Right now I am so hungry my tummy is almost growling but do I get off my ass and find some food?? NO! Why? Well, I am lazy for one and also there is just nothing in the kitchen that appeals to me even one little itty bitty bit. I wouldn't mind a bowl of cereal (Golden Grahams) but we don't have enough milk for that ATM. So here I sit being hungry and doing nothing about it.
I have also been so depressed for about a week now. I don't know why. Hormonal changes? My apartment is a huge disaster but I don't feel like doing a damn thing to change that. I just want to sleep and hide away from everything. I hate being this way. It makes me hate myself more and more as each day goes on. I feel like a total failure as a wife and mother when I get like this. Maybe I am lonely. I wish I had a friend to do stuff with now and then. I have no one to go out with, no one to chat with, no one to laugh with. So, I am basically isolated from the world in this small, dark, depressing apartment. I hate this place. I feel like I am suffocating here. I know that in a few months time we'll probably move but for now I am miserable. I need to get out of this funk I'm in but I don't know how. Depression SUCKS!! I hope I am able to take care of the baby when he/she comes. October is a bad time of year for me because it's the beginning of the downward spiral of my seasonal depression. I hope this next year is very mild, depression-wise. It's so hard to deal with a new baby while suffering from depression.

I have been thinking about having a home birth this time around. I have totally made up my mind that that is definately what I want to do. Dave thinks I'm crazy but he's supportive of my decision. I have been talking to my insurance company though and have gotten conflicting information. First I am told that 'Yes!' they do cover Midwives and home births but I need to get a referal from my PCP. My dr.'s office says I don't need referal for OB care so I call the insurance company back and find out that while they do cover Midwives in my policy, they do NOT cover home births. So, I can have a midwife take care of me through out my pregnancy but they won't cover her delivering my baby at home. I am so sad and so disappointed about this. I can't even begin to describe how much I DO NOT want to give birth in the hospital again. I want a home birth so badly and I thought that this will be my last chance for me to go this route since we are not having more kids. I am not giving up hope yet. I will see how much a midwife charges for home births and see if we can work out a payment plan throughout my pregnancy so this will be all taken care of come October. It's nice having insurance but sometimes they totally suck, ya know?? I hope things work out for me in the end.

Not much else going on here. I live a very boring, sad life. Truly.