Happy New Year

Just a few hours now before the new year begins. I have talked with friends who are hoping for a year of adventure and change, but for us it should be a year of preparation. This is the year we get the bills paid off and the saving account building. Our plan is to move in 2012, so this is the year of getting things ready. Going through boxes and being sure of what we really want to take. Moving across the country is not cheap and you just want to be sure of everything that you take.

The current plan, baring any major changes, is to move to Las Vegas, NV in June of 2012. I used to live there and loved it! There is nothing as wonderful as a bright beautiful sun each morning. I loved where I was teaching and the place I was living. The people I met in Vegas were wonderful and I know we will meet new fabulous people when we get there. In September 2012, Noah will start Kindergarten, so we are getting prepared for him to be in school full time.

I laugh at the number of things I think about. The truth is that I am a consummate planner and think of all the possibilities, so I have potential solutions. Of course with all this planning is the possibility that life could throw us the curve ball and everything could change. I am open to it all, but I must admit I am super excited about going to Vegas.

As we end 2010, I hope that everyone has a wonderful and healthy New Year!

My Christmas Miracle

This is I spent time thinking of Christmas Miracles. I started wondering about mine. Would there be one and was their ever one in the past. Truthfully, I never looked and if they came it was not with a loud thunderous announcement. "I AM YOUR MIRACLE!" Consequently, it was a new of consciousness and one that bade some time to reflect upon. And then Noah coughed.....

Although most people who know us are aware, for those that don't. Noah has cold induced asthma. If he gets a cold then we are usually hospital bound or at least very attached to our nebulizer, so we pulled ourselves up and got ready for the onslaughter of our own barely breathing just to listen and see what was going on. When Noah was one we almost lost him when his lungs closed and wouldn't allow any air in and that has remained our defining moment. So, with the neb at the ready and the hospital on speed dial we were ready, but this year was different....

It came without fanfare
or emergency lights.
It came without wheezing
and tough fitful nights.
He just coughed
and wiped his nose on his sleeve
and went about playing with the greatest of easy.

So I sat looking down
at my greatest joy
A wonder he is
my miracle boy
And so I wish you all
the best Christmas yet
One that brings happiness
and love without fret.

So that is my Christmas miracle today. My son sleeping with sugar plums dancing in his head.

I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas and a magical New Year.

Why I haven't blog

The question I ask myself on a daily basis....why don't you blog?. Firstly, I do love to blog, and am not without a plethora of ideas, but somehow I have trouble blogging without including pictures and I am having a terrible time getting to my photos and setting them up. That is my excuse and I am sticking to it. :P

I have successfully completed my return to work and honestly I am enjoying being back. I really thought that Noah's transition into school would not bother me and I would look forward to it, but then I also thought he would be excited about it and not having the anxiety he is currently showing. So here we are, Mommy and son, struggling with the new changes. He assures me he doesn't want to go to school and I am trying to put on my best excited face about how much he will enjoy it. Ahhh parenthood, I am not sure I signed up for this part. I have a feeling I will be saying that a lot.

A Fabulous Birthday Present

Today, some dear friends and I celebrated my birthday again, because why only do it once. It was an amazing day. We went to a place called SpaWorld. It was brilliant. We spent the day in a fabulous heated pool with different jets to massage different parts of your body. We also went to a number of saunas and sweated before returning to the pool.

During our visit, I decided in indulge in two different spa treatments. The first was a body scrub. Let me tell you there is no part of my body that has dead skin on it anymore. Trust me not an inch. It felt soooo good and I was amazed at how soft my skin was when it was over. Next time I am going to add in the massage with it. The second treatment was a 30 minute foot massage. It was so relaxing I almost fell asleep. Honestly, the place just lends itself to a nice relaxing day. It was quiet, and comfortable. The place was a cozy kind of warm and I enjoyed reading and sleeping as well.

Then of course there was lunch. We ate Bi Bim Bop. One of my favorite dishes in the world. I could eat it all the time. It is a Korean rice dish served in a hot stone bowl. They load it with vegetables and an egg. So good...most Korean restaurants serve a lovely miso soup and several sides that includes kimchi (another fav) and this time dried squid. I was in heaven.

The day also had a certain sense of empowerment for me. I know this sounds quirky, but I am not one of those people that looks in the mirror and says "Wow! What a goddess." In this place you were naked when you went to the pool and for the scrub. I put on my best brave face and was convinced that I would die from humiliation, but was determined to have fun. It wasn't like that at all. I felt embarrassed for about a minute and it just faded away. Everyone else was there too and it just didn't seem to matter and I felt that maybe my feeling about my body weren't really that big a deal. I came home delightfully happy and relaxed. Truly a wonderful day and a fantastic birthday present.

I must say that I couldn't have had this day without Stephen agreeing to be Noah's solo caretaker for the day. They had a wonderful time just Daddy and son. Big hugs to my favorite boys for letting me have a me day.

I now I am ready for sleep....

Absolutely Nothing

It is kind of shocking when you realize that you had an entire day and nothing happened. Okay, Noah made new concoctions in his smoothies with a little sausage and pepper, then spiced up the lemonade with some salt and pepper, but experimental cooking has become his new norm. Not even the meals were exciting with cheeseburgers and salad for dinner. So Wednesday as the hump day surely should lead to some excitement tomorrow. Right?

Happy Birthday!

Today is my 39th birthday. Honestly, it was a wonderful day. We just stayed home and enjoyed being together. It is very rare to have a full day with just the three of us, but we managed it and it was wonderful. I made crepes for breakfast. The ones with nutella and fruit in them. Yummy! This time even Noah got into the act.

For a long time Noah only ate the fruit. Overall, that is a good thing, but I was pleased he started to eat the crepes too. This birthday marked some great presents and much needed ones too. I needed a new computer. My Dell had hit the end of the road. Everytime you got on the internet the mouse would jump as you would type. Very annoying and Noah managed to remove several keys and which made it difficult to type. So I ventured into the world of Apple and got a Macbook. So far I am very pleased and enjoying using the iPhoto software to create books. Currently, I am making an ABC book for Noah. I should be ready to send it off to get it published in the next several weeks.

I also got a Kindle. This was not a need, but purely a want and one that I love. I have several books on it already and love being able to pop out a book and ready in a pinch. I even got a skin for it that is dark blue and black. The goth chick in me is thrilled. :)

The last present was a complete impulse buy verses the others that I had planned and researched for several months. That is a Healthmaster blender. Basically if you have a Vitamixer or a BlendTec then this is along the same lines. Noah has become enchanted with smoothies which he refers to as "recipes" and I enjoy making them. We drink them almost everyday and I am constantly impressed with all the things you can put in a smoothie and it still tastes fantastic. I love it.

All-in-all a great day and I am a little sad it is ending, but life must resume. :P