Love to sit back and watch

Yesterday I went with Daniel and Cody to the skate park at Eldorado's park. We met up with Ryan and Porter and Skippy and Belen and Tyssen. It was fun to sit back and watch the older boys skate around and the younger kids ride their bikes.


Life was good and fun until the cops came and told the older boys they needed safety gear and the younger kids that there were no bikes allowed in the skate park...party poopers!!

Cody was pretty mad at the cops.

Porter on his bike

Ryan doing some tricks

Daniel getting back on the skateboard

Cody on his bike

The Truth...between you and I!

So life as a firefighter is known to the public as heroic, dangerous, exhausting, exhilarating, emotional and so many other things. After Daniel went to Cody's school and did a little presentation for the kids, one of the teachers asked what they do at the station when they have "down time". He gave a list of duties that can be perfomed on "down time". I kind of sat back and laughed to myself because I know the truth!

Really what they do all day is play pranks on each other! The other morning Daniel came home with a black eyelid and I thought oh no, what happened...did he hit his eye on his locker or who knows, on the fridge door at the station (since he does a lot of cooking). Sad that I wouldn't think did a beam fall down during a fire and hit him or did a combative patient hit him on a medical call. Well, come to find out that he was taking a shower and some of the other guys he works with were planning to play a prank on him by shooting an air soft gun at the ceiling (it was suppose to be empty) and dump Koolaid powder on him to make him think he got shot. It's all fun and games until the air soft gun had a pellet in it and the pellet ricochet off the wall hitting him in the eye and when looking down saw the red koolaid, thought they shot him in the eye and coincidentally, the other guys forgot they put the koolaid in the shower so when Daniel came busting out of the shower saying he got shot in the eye they all thought he was bleeding. After a few seconds and a few whiffs of the koolaid they all realized that it hit him in the eyelid and he was not bleeding. Funny guys! One of the many pranks pulled at his station...but don't let him fool you, he was involved or has been the mastermind of many!!

A diagnosis

I am a big believer in women sharing life experiences so that other women don't think they are in a boat by themselves. I have recently been told that I have Polycystic ovary syndrome and thought it would be a good thing to put out there to let others know about it. It can be very difficult to get pregnant with this and is how I found out I was in the club after about a year and a half of not being able to get pregnant. Some statistics are:

More than 50 percent of women with PCOS will have diabetes or pre-diabetes (impaired glucose tolerance) before the age of 40.
Women with PCOS have a four to seven times higher risk of heart attack than women of the same age without PCOS.
Women with PCOS are at greater risk of having high blood pressure.
Women with PCOS have high levels of LDL (bad) cholesterol and low levels of HDL (good) cholesterol.

These statistics are scary to me since I am a health and fitness nut.

Also some of the symptoms include:

infrequent menstrual periods, no menstrual periods, and/or irregular bleeding
infertility (not able to get pregnant) because of not ovulating
increased hair growth on the face, chest, stomach, back, thumbs, or toes—a condition called hirsutism (HER-suh-tiz-um)
ovarian cysts
acne, oily skin, or dandruff
weight gain or obesity, usually carrying extra weight around the waist
insulin resistance or type 2 diabetes
high cholesterol
high blood pressure
male-pattern baldness or thinning hair
patches of thickened and dark brown or black skin on the neck, arms, breasts, or thighs
skin tags, or tiny excess flaps of skin in the armpits or neck area
pelvic pain
anxiety or depression due to appearance and/or infertility
sleep apnea—excessive snoring and times when breathing stops while asleep

I just wanted to post this info for others to be educated and also note that it can be hereditary so girls...watch out for your family and friends!! I've recently found that my aunt and cousin have this also. Hope all is healthy with all of you that read!!

This generation...

Okay, maybe I am showing my age and sounding a bit old but when Daniel and I walked into Subway the other day to get lunch the young girl making our sandwiches (probably 16 or 17) had 3 large hickeys on her neck in plain sight! First of all, I know teenagers make out and that's all fine, I am not in denial about that, but who wants to see that when going to get lunch! Second, where is this girls parents or boss telling her that's not cool!! Who is giving this next generation any type of direction. Back in my day if a girl had a hickey there was at least an attempt to cover it up. And I think if I ever came home with a visible hickey (don't worry Mom and Dad...I wasn't into hickeys...remember my black widow days)my parents would have killed me. Now days girls and guys are happy to show that crap off. It's crazy to me. Daniel saw some kids walking down the block who looked to be about 12 and smoking cigarettes! Seriously, where are their parents? I'd rather see them playing video games than walking around my neighborhood smoking in front of my 5 year old son! I am a bit worried for Cody as he grows up with the now "whatever feels good" attitude. I live next to a high school and see young teenagers kissing on the corner quite frequently and the boys with their pants now below their butts with their boxers in full sight...no shame! I have seen the stress and heartbreak as two teenage girls next door got pregnant one right after the next, lying to their parents about being in school, smoking pot in their backyard as a family activity. Their parents giving them everything they want because their parents were tying to be friends and not parents. Not to mention that the father's (of the pregnant girls)are pretty much missing in action and one is a gang member who was charged with statutory rape!! Hello people, wake up and be parents and good role models!! You don't have to be perfect but seriously...come on!! I am going to have a hard time when Cody starts dating and will try to keep him in as many sports as possible to avoid dating! No hoochy mamas at my house!! Scary days ahead!!!

Some cute pictures of Cody and Porter at their T-ball game. If they could only be this cute and innocent forever!

fashion vs. comfort!

So I am sure when people have seen me lately they've been thinking...is she turning into a frumpy mommy type or what. lately I've showered (always) but hair not done, and not even trying to keep up with the new (old) 80's wave of fashion that I hate but is now the rave. Well, just to let you that there is a reason for my look. I've had to make a sacrifice and trade fashion for comfort. Sad as it is for a girl to say that. I've had to trade my cute platforms, sandals, and casual shoes for ones that I can walk better in because of my foot...which the situation has not changed a bit since last time I posted about it. Since shoes can kind of make or break an outfit, work out shoes and athletic sandals don't really look too cute with the current fashions or really anything besides jeans and T-shirts. I've been sticking to my work out clothes a lot too. And since there is not a for sure cure in the near future...lets just all hope and pray that it's coming fast before I lose all fashion sense! I actually guess that I wouldn't mind it lasting until this 80's phase is over.
As for the hair...well, lets just say it's been abused a bit and needs spend a few days at an oil spa to recover. It's in recovery and once it's better it will come back down and colored again (more abuse). It's so hard being a girl!!

The shoes I miss wearing

The shoes I wear now

Like father, like son

Wow, I wish I had a picture of Daniel to post because he use to fall asleep exactly like this on the couch before Cody was born. One hand holding his head and the other...half way down his pants. I guess the apple doesn't fall too far from the tree! When I saw Cody fall asleep like this I couldn't resist taking a picture!

He's 5

It all started 5 years ago...two lines on a pregnancy test...the excitement of a growing belly...the first time hearing the heartbeat...to butterfly like feelings when the baby moves...then watching your baby move on the ultrasound...did I mention the never ending growing belly...ready to pop! And then you have the sweetest, most innocent thing in your arms that you can't stop looking at in awe. You fall in love all over again!



And then they grow up. We celebrated Cody's 5th birthday. It was all about Wall-E! It's hard to believe that my little guy is growing up. He's talking better, asking lots of questions, learning about life at school and church. He knows how to write his name, ride his bike without training wheels, skateboard and now is starting T-Ball. Where has the time gone?? He's not my "little bear" anymore.





Cody with his cake and birthday crown from school.