Headache Log

Migraine...bad one. 7pm- took 4 advil and one imitrex
Eats:
Breakfast-yogurt, cliff bar, crystal light- lots of water all day
Snack- mini miklyway( I know bad) and almonds
Lunch-Annies mexican dinner( yummy)
Snack- handful of grapes, handful of pita chips

Went for a run at 4:30pm- outside temp 94 degrees.( quite possibly this is what did it...)
Dinner: Bowl of Cheerios

What stimulus check??

We have been planning to go to California for about 6 months now. A trip to Disneyland for Elijiah. Working for Disney has some perks- like free passes and Elijiah has been excited and looking forward to this trip for months now. What is even better is Noel will be joining us. Her mom, dad and sister will be meeting us there. We will spend two days at the park, then drive to San Diego to visit my grandparents. We will spend a few days with them and hopefully hang out on the beach at least one day. Noel will be driving back to Utah with us and then Ill fly her home to AZ several days later. Needless to say Im VERY excited.

I have a thing about debt. Not to go into it. Dont buy things you cant pay cash for and no credit cards. We have a savings account which is our emergency fund. Not an account to pull from for no reason. Its there for emergencies...loss of job, major house repair. Thats about it. Well over the past 6 months we have had some obvious expenses: ie; Tristan. But I committed to Elijiah this was our summer vacation and we would go no matter what. So when I heard we would be getting the " Economic Stimulus Check" I was immediately stoked! I wouldnt have to put aside funds during the 6 months to save for this trip- the government will pay for Disneyland!

So can you imagine my horror- one week before we were to leave for said Summer vacation- our Subaru died on Jonathan. We took it to the mechanics and lo and behold! $1000.00 later- fixed. And so goes the money we were going to use for our trip. Im trying to see the upside...that without the stimulus check it would suck even more...so Yipee!!! California here we come--- come hell or whatever stands in our way.

New blog that I found and enjoy....

If you like reading Pioneer Woman you will enjoy her as well.....http://suzannemcminn.com/

Tristan my love...

Oh how I love spending precious moments with you...middle of the night feedings, bath time, etc. But my love, now that you have been rolling over with consistency can you please stop this?! Its really annoying to your mother- your absolutely incredible super woman mother to hear you babble, sneeze or cough and know that you have rolled over, cant get yourself back to your stomach and are wide awake in your crib. So I get up, go to your room and turn you back on your stomach, stick your plug in, and within moments you are sleeping soundly. Here I stand looking down at you adoringly but annoyed by all accounts as I know a few hours later you will actually be up to eat and my nights rest is interrupted 2x. Where has your 9-12 hours of consecutive sleep gone? I thought it was wonderful this new trick of yours, but now lets digress shall we? I'm ready to go back to our nightly ritual of bedtime at 7 pm and you wake somewhere between 3-6am to feed, then you are back to sleep again. Please please??? Or at least start to figure out the back to front roll-over, that would be nice. Its a very cruel trick indeed to have us, your loving parents, get used to sleeping again only to have you pull this nifty new thing each night- especially because everytime you do see me, standing over your crib your eyes light up, and you get the biggest of grins and you start to wave your arms and legs all over in excitement. So my love, yes I'm annoyed, but more often than not I am overwhelmed by emotions of complete devotion.

My Brother

Here is cory- grey long sleeve shirt..surrounded by his sisters, nieces, nefews and bro-in law

Cory is pretty amazing. Hes a fantastic skater, scholar, friend, brother, photog, and well just about anything he does he excels. Ive noticed being the youngest of 5 and the only boy at that...he has been a tad spoiled and also the quiet one anytime four older sisters are around. Who can blame him? We all do tend to vie for the attention. Sunday I took the boys to my moms house to swim and Cory was there. He will be leaving for his mission in a few months and I have noticed a big change in him. He suddenly cares. Not that he didnt really before, but I think the reality of leaving home has hit him, he is coming around the family more, wanting to be involved and talk about stuff. Last night was the first time I have really talked with him about the big things..... About our parents, divorce, my divorce, kids, marriage...some of it was heavy. I always thought it was odd, me being the oldest, him the youngest. It was like we grew up on separate planets and with different families...our experiences being so different. I think I gave Cory a perspective that he never knew existed let alone situations that he probably thought happened to other families--- thats how sheltered this kid has been( disclaimer: we all wanted him to be). I think he took everything in stride, but I hope that he has a fuller appreciation of all the things that have made us "us". There is a fine line between protecting someone and letting them live in a bubble. I thought it was time to tell him certain things and Im glad I did. I'm grateful for him - grateful that he is growing up, and that he and I can start having a friendship thats more on an even plane. He will always be my little brother, but at least now I think he is someone that I can share things with and I hope the feeling is reciprocated.

Acupuncture

Ive been hesitant to blog about my acupuncture experience because...one I'm a skeptist, and two Ive only had 3 treatments.
I must say however that I have seen some improvement on all levels and I'm excited. My acupuncturist is very nice. She does it out of her home where she has several rooms dedicated to her business in the basement, and she is very accommodating of my schedule.( I do a 6:30 am appointment before I go to work) Its incredibly relaxing and I have been surprised by the effectiveness of the visits. The first time we met I went through lots of questions about my health and general well being. I told her of my knee injury with running, and I was there primarily for my headaches. She inserted the needles in various spots including below my knees and to be honest- my knees have stopped hurting after that session. And get this...my migraines, the ones that I was getting several times a week, well as you can see from my headache log have significantly been reduced. I am hopeful that with some ongoing or sporadic treatment this will continue.
(sigh)
Isn't it Murphy's law or something that once I post this blog Ill immediately get a headache?????? I sure hope not, being relatively pain free is wonderful.

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