Wow!

I haven't posted in decades.

I can't remember everything that has happened since my last post, but the most important thing is that my sweet niece, Lorelai, arrived on Friday. She is soooo cute! Karen had a rough delivery via C-section - I won't go into detail. She can do that on her own blog. Lorelai Ann Blackwood was born on 8/21 at 2:40pm weighing 6lbs, 9oz and 19 inches long. She is totally adorable. So far, she doesn't cry much. She makes this sweet little whimper sound when she is hungry. I'm sure she will find her voice soon enough. I am anxious to see how my canine nephews, Jake and Copper, react to her. Copper is pretty chill and probably won't even notice. Jake, on the other hand, is pretty high-strung. He will probably flip out. Caleb just loves her. He said, "I'm an uncle!" I said, "no, babe, you're a cousin." He was a little disappointed but that quickly faded when he met her. He wanted to hold her forever. He didn't want to leave the hospital. So sweet.

I am back at work today after a long weekend. It's always hard to come back. Today has gone by quickly so far. Have a great day!!

Back From Vacation

Mom and I had fun in Winston-Salem. Caleb went to the National Young Scholars Program at Wake Forest. He had fun, but says that he won't go back. He had never been away from home with people he doesn't know and he got a little homesick on the second night. Thanks for all the prayers - he did much better the last few nights.

While Caleb was at WFU, Mom and I went to Biltmore House in Asheville. If you have never been there, it's worth the drive to go. The house and gardens are beautiful. I had been there years ago and I could go again and again. I love how the people who work there call it "the house" like it's no big deal. It's actually the largest private residence in the US. It's huge. The tour of the house itself takes more than an hour and you don't even tour half of it. The other half is either on the "rooftop tour," which costs extra, or it's part of the house that has not yet been restored. It's unreal. Then you walk through the gardens and conservatory and that can take more than an hour to do as well. We spent most of the day there. We also went to Old Salem adn toured the old buildings and looked at antiques.

We picked Caleb up on Friday evening and drove back to the Boro. He told us all about the CSI stuff he learned. He knows more about fingerprint and handwriting analysis than I ever will. He also did a presentation on chromatography. Seriously. He said that he had fun, but the kids there were "nerds" and they didn't want to play ball with him at recreation time, they just wanted to read. Ha!!

I am back at work today and exhausted. I should know better than to go back to work on a Monday. I am not back in the swing of things just yet, but it will get better.

Have a great day!

Catching Up

Let's see...

This past weekend was Karen's shower. There were so many people there and she got a lot of really nice things. It was really, really hot. Thank goodness for the industrial fan, or we would have roasted! We ate chicken wings and socialized. The kids played on the playground. I think everyone had a good time.

Sunday was church, good as usual.

I have a short work-week because I am off on Friday for the July 4th holiday and I am off the whole next week. I don't think I've taken that much time off before. We are leaving on the 4th to take Caleb to Wake Forest for his CSI camp. He is really excited. Mom and I are going to wander around North Carolina while he is at camp. It should be fun. I hope it's cooler there than it is here! I still have so much packing and cleaning to do. I want to get the house clean before I leave. I can't stand to come home to a dirty house.

I don't think I will get to post again before I leave, so happy 4th and everyone have a great weekend!

Big Prayer Request

I have a friend at work, her name is Ashley. Please lift Ashley in prayer. I believe that the Lord can heal her completely! Thank you, Lord, for your healing, and thank you all for your prayers.

I Really Need to Pee...

...but I can't leave my desk right now. So I'm blogging, trying to take my mind off the fact that I have not peed since 8am.

Today has been crazy. Seriously. We have been overbooked and slammed since this morning. I have been running around and I am starting to sweat and I feel gross. Also, I have to pee, but I am waiting for a phone call, so I can't leave my desk.

This weekend I am going to clean out my closet. Caleb has a birthday party tomorrow night.

Phone is ringing. Yes!!!! Holla!

Uneventful, Really.

This past week was really boring. Caleb went to Jacksonville with Mom so it was really quiet around my house. I went to a party at Jenny's house on Friday night. Karen and I went shopping on Saturday. I needed new sneakers because my old ones were hurting my feet. I had a coupon at Dick's for $10 off and I found some really cute and comfy shoes there. We did some baby shopping, too. We found this really cute baby store at the Avenue and we bought some lullaby versions of ACDC, The Eagles, and Johnny Cash. We also hit a huge sale at Carter's. Sunday was church, which was great, then I went home and took a nap. Caleb will be home today. I have missed him so much! I can't wait to see him! I called mom earlier and they were just outside of Atlanta and they had stopped at the speedway to buy souvenirs.

See? Uneventful, just as I promised.

The Evil Swingset

On the day before Good Friday, Caleb fell of the swingset at Jenny's house and sustained a buckle fracture (broken wrist). Jenny calls me yesterday and tells me that David (her not-quite-two-year-old) fell off the swingset and also has a buckle fracture of the wrist. Same swingset, same injury. Coincidence? I don't think so ;)

It suddenly got all dark and rainy out here in Franklin. Yuck. When I got here this morning I had 4 patients checked in already. This is the first time I've been able to sit since 8:00, so I thought I'd take a minute to check in with y'all.

Have a great day!

Red Sox 12, Tigers 4

Way to go Red Sox!! It was a great game. Caleb played very well. He had several great hits to drive in runs when we really needed them. Caleb said, "I'm glad I didn't go on vacation!" They got their championship trophies and t-shirts. After the game we had our banquet. There was a ton of barbecue and everyone just sat around and ate and talked. It was fun.

Mom left for Jacksonville yesterday. She took Caleb and his friend, Daniel, with her. They will have fun. I think she is going to take them to Universal and the Zoo. Should be fun. They will be back next week.

Sunday was relaxing. I got up and went to church, then came home to wait for the cable guy to come. I got DirecTV a couple of months ago but the Comcast people hadn't come to disconnect the cable and take the boxes. They said that they would be there "sometime Sunday." I waited and waited. I finally called at 3:45 and was told that they had been there while I was at church. Now I have to go drop of the boxes sometime. Sheesh. Then I worked out with my Wii and had a healthy supper of salmon and veggies. Yummy.

I guess that's it. Have a great Monday.

Good Luck, Red Sox!!

Caleb's baseball team is playing in their division championship game tomorrow. I really hope they win! They played really well in their last game, so now it's on to the Tigers. We have won one and lost one this season to the Tigers. We really need to be on our game to win tomorrow. I have no doubt that they can pull it off. Go Red Sox!!

Booooooring.

I am soooooo bored. Matt is off this week and I am here at work handling clinic by myself. This is going to be a really long week.

This weekend was pretty good. I bought the new EA Active game for the Wii. It's a workout game. It gives me a personal trainer and a personalized workout routine. It is fun and rewarding, but on Sunday I could hardly stand to move around. Saturday's workout was mostly lower body and there were many lunges involved. I was so sore! It was hard to get up and down, so moving around in heels at church proved to be most painful. My hard work is paying off, though, because I've lost 8.5 pounds! Yay! My mom bought me this Weight Watchers cookbook and we have made a few recipes out of it. They have been healthy and yummy.

This week we have baseball tournament. We thought that we would have to face the White Sox in the first round, but they lost to the Cardinals. We have already won twice against the Cardinals this season, so hopefully we can make it three and go on to the championship game later this week. Good luck, Red Sox!

Karen is having a rough week so far (check out her blog - I have a link). Today she broke her iPhone. She slipped and fell and caught herself on her phone and it destroyed the pixels in the screen, so it won't work at all. She cried on the phone with the Apple people and they took pity on her and agreed to replace it if she would pay $79 for the replacement plan. She's playing this pregnancy thing for all it's worth ;)

That's it for now - have a great day!

Proud Mom

I am very proud of Caleb. Anyone who know us know this. Last night, however, he made me very proud. Last summer he went on vacaction with another family to the Alabama gulf area. He had that same opportunity again this year. He had a blast last time. The have a huge home there and live down the road from a yacht club with pools and waterslides. They have a boat and take the kids out tubing and stuff. He loved it. This year it conflicts with his ball tournament. He had already made plans to go to Alabama but the tournament was schedule right in the middle of that same week. His ball team finished first in the regular season and has a chance to win it all. He had a very big decision to make. He told me last night that he could not let his team down because they were counting on him and he had made a commitment to the team and would not miss the tournament so he could go on vacation. I told him that it was up to him and it didn't matter to me one way or the other, but that if his decision was to back out of the trip, he would have to tell Matt himself. I sent Matt a text ahead of time asking him to call me. When he did, Caleb took the phone and went in his room. I tried to resist the urge to listen because he obviously wanted his privacy, but I couldn't help it. He told Matt the situation and the last thing he said was, "I'm really sorry, and thank you for inviting me." When he got off the phone he said, "Mom, that was the hardest thing I've ever done." He really wanted to go and did not want to dissapoint Matt. I told him that I knew it would be hard, but that's why I made him do it. I am so proud of him for putting what he wanted aside for the good of his team. I am glad he has that sense of resposibility. He really, really wanted to go but he just kept saying, "I can't let them down, Mom. They are counting on me. I can go on vacation anytime." What a great kid!!

Shut Up, Sara! Nobody Asked You!

Let's see if I can make this post worth your time.

Caleb and I had a fun weekend. We went to Big Eddie's for a cookout. It wasn't his usual blowout because it was too muddy down by the creek because of all the rain. He cooked wings on the grill. They were good, but not as good as when he smokes them in the pit all day. We had fun, though. Mandy and Chris, Brian and Jen, all the Mitchells, and the Tuckers were there. Caleb got to play with Madison, Emily, and Tyler all day long. They climbed trees and played kickball. The adults sat around and ate and talked. Big Eddie and I even sang a few duets. Too funny!

I have been on a diet / exercise program for a little over a week now. Mom bought us a Wii and a balance board, so I have been doing Wii Fit every day. It is so much fun and I have lost three pounds since I started. I have never found any kind of exercise that I like to do until now. I like it so much that after being at the Mitchells for nine hours on Saturday and getting back at 9:30, I still did almost an hour of Wii Fit after I got home. I love it! It's kickin my butt, but I love it!

Everyone have a good day!!

Memorial Day

I hope that everyone enjoys this long Memorial Day weekend! I know I will. I love three day weekends!

Love y'all!!

Mother's Day

I hope all of you had a fantastic mother's day. I know I did. Caleb got me a Vera Bradley bag with matching umbrella. It is so cute. Also, when I woke up on Sunday, he had made me breakfast in bed. He woke me up around 7:30 and said, "Happy mother's day, Mom! I made breakfast." I looked on my nightstand and there was a bowl of Crunchberries cereal and a Minute Maid juice box. Sweet boy!

Today has been a busy day at work. My doc was out on Friday so we are playing catch up. I'd better get back to it. Have a great day!

Good Game

Caleb's baseball team had a great game last night. They came from behind to beat the Cardinals 8-7. Caleb hit a home run! It was awesome and he was so proud. All of the kids played really well.

Today has been boring so far. Matt was supposed to have nursing home rounds this am but he ended up not going because none of his patients were due for visits. So he is in his office researching hybrid vehicles because he has finally decided to get rid of his old ragged BMW. He was looking at a Vue Hybrid but the reviews were terrible.

I hope that I get to leave work early tonight. I would like to get home and get dinner ready and get to bed early. We shall see.

I hope everyone has a great day!

Back to the Land of the Living

I have been sick since Monday. I missed three days of work due to this illness, something I have NEVER done. I hardly ever call out sick and when I do it's never more than a day. I actually tried to come in on Wednesday, but they sent me home. My flu tests were negative, PTL. I just felt horrible. Body aches, fever, and a horrible cough. The cough hasn't completely gone away, but I am feeling soooo much better. My final trip to the doctor was yesterday and they started me on antibiotics and some really good cough syrup for nighttime. A good night's sleep was exactly what I needed. The cough had kept me up for days.

I came back to work today to almost 30 messages and 95 emails, 50% of them about H1N1 flu. All I can say is that everyone needs to stay calm and wash hands. If you're sick, stay home.

Caleb started coughing last night. I hope he doesn't get what I had. It's awful. His cast comes off on Monday and he cannot wait. Neither can I because it's starting to smell.

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

Sick

I am sooo sick today, but I will get back to that in a minute.

Since my last post, Caleb had the best baseball game he has ever played. He started out at third base. He batted well ( a base hit and a double) and had multiple stolen bases. Then in the third inning he went in as relief pitcher. He struck out four batters and only gave up one run. It was awesome. He got the game ball. I was so proud and he was proud of himself.

Saturday night I went out to eat at Mikado's with Karen, Jay, Jake, Trish, and Taylor. It was so good.

I woke up Sunday morning soooo sick. I am pretty sure I have a raging sinus infection. I am at work today and miserable. I don't have a fever so I'm sure it's viral. I keep telling my doctor that I have the swine flu but he's not buying it. Tylenol cold is not cutting it. I gotta get better!

You Go, Girl!

I am so proud of Miss California USA for standing up for what she believes. More people should be able to go on national television and say exactly what they think. Good for her. I hate that she is getting trashed by the pageant and the media (except, of course, for Fox News).

Today is going to be a busy day. After I leave work I have to go to Caleb's game, then home, cook dinner, and get everything ready for tomorrow. I have to be at a meeting in Franklin at 6am on Wednesday (which, by the way is absolutely ridiculous and I hope you read my blog - you know who you are!), so Karen is coming to spend the night so she can take Caleb to school on Wednesday morning. Getting to work at 6 am means a 12 hour day for me. Yuck.

I hope everyone has a wonderful day!!

Good Weekend!

What a great weekend! I had so much fun seeing some old friends and meeting new ones on Friday at Kim's house. I hope to see all of you again soon.

Caleb had ball games on Friday and Saturday - they won both of them. We are off to a 5-0 start! Go Red Sox!!

Sunday was rainy and gloomy. I cleaned my house and shopped for groceries.

Today is a typical busy Monday. I have lots to do, so I should probably get off here.

Have a great day!

Go Red Sox!!

Caleb's baseball team won BIG last night! The final score was 16-8. It was sooooo cold. I was worried that they wouldn't play well because in the past they have not played well in the cold but they did great!

Not much happening today at work. It's just the same old stuff. I think Karen is having a stressful day and I hope it gets better for her.

The tree people came and got the tree off my deck yesterday, so that's a good thing. I haven't heard anything about repairs to my deck or siding yet.

Let's see.... baseball tomorrow night and Vic's party, baseball pictures and then a game on Saturday morning, then Caleb goes to Matt and Kami's to spend the night. Have a great day!!