Posted by ivy | Under Ivy Unleashed
Sunday Feb 26, 2006
Crazy lately.
I must admitt.. My mood has been horrible. I’ve been just down right MEAN lately.. Every lil thing annoys me and i’m not someone fun to be around. Dh and I have been at each others throats and i’m ready to choke him or leave.. And well neither of those are really an option are they.. He can’t go anywhere with me with out making everyone miserable. ME included.. He is on my LAST nerve.. VERY VERY LAST NERVE!
Then his attitude is rubbing off on the kids and that just makes it that much worse!
And starting this week.. I’m stuck to having no frekaing ride again. His dad wants his truck back and dh hasnt sold his damn jeep yet.. All that dang thing has done is cost us money and more money! GRRRR. Its going to get old real fast becuase im going to have to haul him back and forth to work so I can go to drs appts. This ticks him off very very much..but OH WELL maybe he will get off his ass and actually do something about it!
This pregnancy hasnt been that bad so far.. I’m just exhausted which is totally normal and a few days a week I have morning sickness that creeps in at odd times that are really not good times.. But it hasnt been to where I want to hit anything so.. Its manageable.. My drs appt last monday went okay. Nothing big.. Didnt find anything out.. Other than my blood pressure was down (WOO HOO!) it was 148/80.. which is really good for me!.. I think its got osmething to do with me stopping smoking 2 months ago..Ive lost 10 lbs since Jan 1st. And i’m scheduled for an ultrasound this tuesday.. So i’ll know more then.. This dr.. I dont know if I like him.. He is okay..
Found out.. My SIL is pregnant as well.. She is due August 24.. My best friend is pregnant too..she is due October 6 (I believe) I’m due somewhere between them.. LOL
Posted by ivy | Under It's a Meme World
Thursday Feb 23, 2006
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| Thirteen Things That Annoy Ivy
1…. MORNING SICKNESS that doesn’t happen in just the mornings. It creeps up when ever it feels like it. It lurks in my body and waits until I want to rest or watch TV or something and then it creeps in and takes over my insides until I feel so sick I cant move. Last night It decided to creep in at 2 am and was still there when I woke up at 7.
2… .My husband driving MY car after he said he wasn’t going to drive it to work. And now I’m back revolving my life around him and what he wants to do when he wants to do it because I don’t have a ride to go anywhere..
3… . Six year olds who have their own phone in their room and they call my house at 10pm for my six year old daughter on a school night! If you are going to let a 6 year old have a phone in their room (which I would NEVER do) at least monitor their use of it.. And don’t let them call people past bed time.. 7:30 to 8pm seems like a reasonable cut off time. 10pm makes me breathe fire.
4… .People who say,”Oh its just your hormones”. You know. I can be in a bad mood. I can be in a bad mood and it have nothing to do with hormones. It’s not always hormones. It can be JUST A BAD DAY!
5… .Fake People. People who can’t for some reason be themselves and must portray a much better life than they really live when talking to other people. Or for that very same idea.. They must portray a life much worse than they really live. All for attention or making themselves feel better.. I gotta idea.. How about just being YOU?
6… .My nose itching! Its not one of those things you can easily scratch. And if you do.. you just rub it raw..
7… .Having a house full of groceries and nothing to eat.. Not finding what you want to eat.. Is just horrible because then you want to keep eating until you find what it is that is going to satisfy you.. UGH!
8… .Hubby taking my car to work. I know i mentioned this earlier. But there is a reason for it being mentioned a second time. See.. I left groceries in the back of my car yesterday. I was TOO tired to get them out and too sore to carry them(will explain in next few lines). They were all canned stuff but still stuff I needed/wanted.
9… .Being clumsy. I’m never clumsy until pregnant.. And then pregnancy brain takes over and I’m not a safe person to be around. Its happened with each of my pregnancies.. I’ve fallen down.. I fell down 2 days ago and my upper body (chest up) took the hit.. I hurt both my arms.. My left arm much worse than my right.. But I’m all bruised up and hurt like hell. My shoulder hurts so bad I cant move my arm much. I thought i had broken my hand at first but its better now and just incredibly sore.. I feel like someone beat me..
10… .Hubby having my car.. Now there is another good reason this is here.. See my purse is in my car.. And hubby never locks car doors! NEVER.. I called to ask him why he had my car and why he left my purse in there and if he locked the doors.. His answers were as follows: i wanted to, because i didn’t take it out, and no..
He said no one is going to mess with it.. Um yeah okay buddy!
11… .My son thinking he is an animal.. Its really starting to annoy me. He goes from being a bull where he stomps his feet and head butts things to thinking he is a rooster and making racket at the top of his lungs.Lets not forget the dog and the cat.. Where he runs around meowing and barking.. Not only does he do these things outside but inside as well… And its too much noise!!!
12… .Stupidity in people. I just read another article about a kid bringing a gun to school and it sitting in the classroom all day long.. Okay.. HOW DID HE GET THE GUN????????? WHERE was this kids parents??????? They never check his backpack??????????? What they are toob usy to pay attention? Its just giving those who want guns outlawed more ammo.. Peoples stupidity..
13… .My lack of time lately. Lack of time to blog or pay attention to much else other than these kids, house, and being sick..
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Posted by ivy | Under Ivy Unleashed
Sunday Feb 19, 2006
This past week has been wicked crazy!
Thursday I got a new car! I havent had a ride since the hurricane. Ive had to use my inlaws hunk of junk to get around. So dh finally went and got me a new car! We were able to do so because we got our income tax back on Wed. And i’m sad to say.. Our return is officially gone.. most went towards the downpayment on the car.. The rest towards land taxes.. Tis rather annoying! I’m sad to see it go but so glad to get a new car!
I needed something that would seat 6. That wasnt a huge gas sucker and wouldnt be really expensive insurance wise.. I got a mazda 5.. The insurance is really cheap on it! My car note plus my insurace is cheaper than what our last truck note was.. Just the note! So its rather nice to have something affordable.. Here is a pic from the mazda website..
side view:
Front view:
another view:
It rides really well .. I love the room inside.. The kids have lots of room
This weekend has been realy gross outside.. WET and cold.. Today we never got above 34 degrees.. Thats REALLY REALLY REALLY cold for here.. And we had sleet tonight.. UGH.. of course it waited until i had to go to the grocery store..
well thats all my excitement for the past week.. I have my first OB appt tom(monday).. I’m SOOOOOOOOOOOO nervous!
Posted by ivy | Under It's a Meme World
Thursday Feb 16, 2006
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| Thirteen Things about Ivy
1…. I haven’t been sleeping. I’ve been exhausted non stop. Extremely tired but when I lay down I toss and turn NON stop.
2… .My moods have shifted and i’m moody.. VERY
3… .The kids are feeling all better. I took Sugar and Bug to eat yesterday at a restraunt and they were horrible. i couldnt believe how they behaved. They said they were starving but they made it a miserable time and I won’t take them back I dont think..
4… .I’m sad.. Sugar is getting so big.. She isnt the baby anymore. She is still so extremely cute that I can’t help but watch her sleep.
5… .She (Sugar) thinks we are naming the baby monkey for real. And Diva thinks that the baby should be named princess.. I told her i’m not naming the baby princess and we dont know what it is and wont for awhile.. She said.. PLEASE MOMMA!
6… .My mom has started to come around about the baby.. She is already coming up with baby names
7… .My house should start being worked on in the next few weeks. I can’t wait.. My mom and sister are coming to paint Diva’s room as soon as we get a weekend with out rain!
8… .I’ve been looking for a new/used vehicle.. Finding one with bad credit is not easy. I can’t go pay cash for one.. Thats not happening.. But i have a decent down payment.. But no one is wanting to mess with us.. My credit is shot all because dh getting laid off before.. man its going to be hell pulling myself out of this one..
9… .A good many of the vehicles i am finding.. They are over priced with more than 100,000 miles on them..
10… .My oldest.. has been something else yesterday. She showed her b um in the grocery store and I told her when we got home she would be grounded. She would spend the evening in her room.. She told me,”Well, I don’t care!” her attitude sometimes is a bit much!
11… . Whats scary about Diva’s attitude. Is people say,”It doesnt get better”. Well then what the heck do you do? You can’t beat them!
12… .I wonder if I gave my parents this much trouble.. She is only 6 1/2.. I dont think I did.. But my mom says she acts just like me.. Thats scary!
13… .The weather here.. Has been something.. EVERY weekend we have rain and a cold front. During the week its hot.. Its been really pretty out just horrible wind..
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Posted by ivy | Under Down and out
Saturday Feb 11, 2006
I’ve been a little down and everyone thinks I shouldn’t be. Lucky for me. They don’t control how I feel. I can’t help how I feel right now. I’m just down. I’m tired. I’m crabby. Did I mention tired?
Today would have been my brothers 10th birthday. God has it been that long since he passed? He was three when he passed away. I still can’t believe its been that long. And today the pain is still pretty raw. He passed away when I was due with my oldest. Every year my daughters birthday is a reminder that its been another year since he has been gone. Horrid thoughts. I still can’t believe how real the pain is..
The morning hasnt been a good one.. I was awoken at 5am to my son screaming my name and crying hysterically. I open my door and almost step in what was once the contents of his stomach.
My kids never make it to the bathroom. They always throw up in my door way. It never fails. It took us 45 minutes to get him calmed down. He slept from then until now (12:45). He walked into the living room. Said he was fine and then went to throwing up everywhere again. This time all over my couch. I’ve been scrubbing throw up all day. ICK!
Diva missed school friday. Because she had the same thing. So its been fun!
My morning sickness for the most part has changed from morning to afternoon. Which doesnt make getting up in the am so miserable anymore. but from about 3:30 till 9pm i’m pretty much sick.. I go to the dr on This wed. I doubt they can tell me anything other than i’m pregnant. I probably wont get into my OB until next month. I’m hoping this dr on wed can give me a refill on my inhaler. My asthma is really giving me a problem these last 2 weeks. good thing I stopped smoking over a month ago.
I think i just need a nap.. LOL.. I’ll get around to visiting you guys soon! As soon as these kids are feeling better.. Thank you for the emails and all the well wishes!
Posted by ivy | Under Ivy Unleashed
Tuesday Feb 7, 2006
Yep its true.. I’m pregnant..
Thank you everyone for your well wishes. I havent had a chance to update. I’ve been really sick and tired for the entire month.. Extremely tired.. And the last 2 days i’ve had a cold.. But the nausea hasnt been as bad the last 2 days. Today was a really good day..
The worst part so far has been the emmotional mess.. I’m not normally an emmotional person but these last couple of weeks.. Ive done a good deal fo crying over silly things. You raise your voice.. I’m going to cry. i watch a commercial.. I cry. My daughters teacher called to tell me how wonderful she was doing. And that she was getting an award. i started crying on the phone with her..
I have no idea when I’m due yet. i can’t go by periods..As i’ve only had 4 in the entire year of 2005 and my last period was in november. But each period was having 2 to 3 months between them. I BELIEVE i got pregnant new years eve.. That would put me due at the end of September. Hubby thinks i got pregnant on Christmas Eve which would only put me due a week earlier.. So I figure sometime in September we will have a baby.. I’m trying to make a drs appt but it will probably be another month before i’m seen due to insurace mess.. I’ll have to have an ultrasound to tell how far along I am..
I’d love to say i’m thrilled and I love being pregnant but pregnancy is so hard on me. And this is going to be my 4th Csection. The end is always extremely rough.. The beginning with all the morning sickness is the easiest part..
Already my jeans are too tight and 2 pairs of my pants I cant get into .. That was really depressing.. it wont be much longer!
I think my youngest thinks that she is getting a new baby doll.. She wants to name it daisy maisy daisy which is what she names all her baby dolls.. and she wants a girl because she said boys stink and bug is mean.. She loves her brother to death but she thinks he is mean..LOL.. I just smiled and nodded..LOL..
So thats about the only update for now..
Posted by ivy | Under Ivy Unleashed
Saturday Feb 4, 2006
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OH! And i did call my mom and wish her a happy birthday.. Even went by there!
Posted by ivy | Under Food & Drinks..
Friday Feb 3, 2006
Well first off.. Today is my mum’s birthday. Some say ignore it.. Some say call her and say happy birthday… Hmm.. do I want tob e like her? no not really.. She is mid 40s now.. (thats how we will refer to it..LOL)
I made these last night.. t hey were pretty good! and pretty easy to make..
Beef & Bean Enchiladas..
1 1/2 lbs LEAN Ground beef
1 med. onion, chopped
1 can refried beans
1 can Ranch style beans (i used chili beans b/c its all I had..)
1/8 tsp. garlic salt
1 pkg taco seasoning
1 c. ripe olives, quartered (optional.. we didnt use them because the kids don’t like them)
1 can enchilada sauce
12 corn tortillas
2 c. shredded cheddar cheese
1. Cook ground meat and onion together until meat is browned all the way through and crumbly. Drain and rinse..Return to frying pan.
2. Add taco seasoning, garlic salt, and both cans of beans mix together and cook on low until warmed all the way through.
3. Soften tortillas.. I found the best way to do this was in the microwave. Put tortillas on a plate cover with a wet papertowel They will soften up enough for you to roll them..(I do not recommend frying them in oil… thats just more oil that you do not need..Microwave works just as good.. 
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4. Prepare a 3 qt shallow baking dish or large baking pan by pouring half the enchilada sauce into the bottom of the pan..
5. Spoon about 1/3 cup of meat mixture into tortillas. Roll, and place seam side down in baking dish.
6. Cover with remaining half of enchilada sauce and top with cheese.
7. Bake on 350 for 15 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly
Top with olives if you like.. Or with sour cream, salsa.. whatever you wish..
Posted by ivy | Under Ivy Unleashed
Wednesday Feb 1, 2006
Well yesterday I turned the big 26.. Yea Yea Yeah i’m not old I get it already.. But i’m now officially closer to 30 than to 20.. Anyhow..
Nothing great or grand about it.. My sister called to tell me happy birthday, my dad called, and my friend called. My friend Tracy sent me the f unniest card.. She is the only one other than my grandmother who sent me a card..
The card said..
Don’t worry, Girl-
you’re not old if you can still blow out all your birthday candles…..
then you open it up and it sa ys..
with out leaving boob prints in the cake..
I thought that was REALLY funny.. And got a good laugh out of it..
My day was really good until the afternoon.. I shouldnt have let anything bother me really.. But this did.. My mom didnt bother calling or showing up over here.. And like an idiot I expected her to. I should have known better really…
This isnt the first time she has done this to me.. See.. What aggrevates me or hurts my feelings is the fact that my sisters birthday.. is 6 days before mine.. 6 days! Thats it.. If she remembers hers.. She can damn sure remember mine..
Well she called my sister that morning. Told her happy birthday. She went by after work.. Brought her a cake. And everything… I told them I didnt want a cake since i’m doing weight watchers I didnt want to tempt myself really and i’m not big on sweets.. Well I still expected her to acknowledge I was alive and that this was the day i was born on.. I expected her to call. I expected her to come by.. I was stupid for expecting anything because I just set myself up to be hurt. As usual when it comes to her and my birthday.. She goes all otu for my sister and then I end up with NOTHING.. Not even a happy birthday! Whats sad.. Is I did speak to her yesterday.. 2 times.. She never said happy birthday.. I saw her the night before as I went by the house and she never said happy birthday. She never said shit. And she didnt come by.. Now maybe i’m being stupid.. But i’m so tired of being dealt the low hand when it comes to her.. I dont expect money to be spent on me.. But I damn sure expect to be acknowledged..
A few years ago.. my mom called the radio station for my sisters bday. Called my sister at 7;30am so that she was the first one to tell her happy birthday. me.. I got jack squat.. Just like this year.. And you know what.. THAT HURTS! Its like she is punishing me.. I know she can’t forget.. My sisters bday is 6 days before mine! How the hell do you forget.. Not to mention my moms is 3 days after mine! A couple of years ago she did remember.. She did get me a cake and came by.. it was the one out of 10 she has actually acknowledged.. 1 out of 10!!!!!!!!
I don’t like to compare gifts, or antics, or what have you but this really just takes the cake for lack of better words.. I just dont see how she could forget my birthday.. You know as well as I do that she didnt forget.. She did NOT forget.. She KNEW my sister watched my kids on monday night so that my friend could take me to eat (oh yeah we had a blast!) for my birthday.. She knew my birthday was the next day.. She didnt forget.. Its like she does it on purpose. She is punishing me for something. And she knows it hurts. The question is WHY? What the hell did I do?
The bigger question is why did I let it r uin my entire day when I knew it was going to happen.. Why did I set myself up for such a huge disappointment? It wouldnt have been so bad but she raved and raved to everyone about how she bought my sister a cake on her birthday and went by there so she wo uld feel special on her birthday. She told all her family that she bought my sister a winnie the pooh cake and went on and on and on. And i’m here and I didn’ even get a happy birthday. Its not about cake, or gifts, or material things.. Its about that simple acknowledgement.. And well.. shit happens..
The rest of the day was pretty good.. Monday night my friend took me to eat at a lil mexican restraunt. We had a blast.. It was so good to get out with out the kids. It was a little weird though..LOL no one needing to go potty, yelling, screaming, ect. It was really nice..
OH! And i’m half way through my first goal! I lost 5 lbs! WOO HOO!
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