Mom with three kids and medication

Happy New Year's Eve and New Year, everyone! I realize New Year's Day isn't until tomorrow, but I was afraid if I didn't wish you a Happy New Year now, it would be Valentine's when I realize that I forgot. Does that make sense? Any who, this will be the sixth year in a row that I resolve to be more positive. Here's the difference, this year, I'm going to try to make it all the way to next year. So no negativity until January 2010. See usually, about three to six months into my new positive attitude something happens and I say, "oh forget positivity," followed by several "negative" phrases in a row. It's what I do. But this year, this year, will be different. Because I have you my lovely friends! If you notice I'm being negative, please leave a comment and say something like, "Sweet Sonia, I understand life is never fair to you, and that you are the most unlucky person in the world, but keep your chin up, your time will come!" So sweet, I know! That's the point, be nice about it. You all know how easily my little feelings get hurt! Although, that is another thing I'm going to try out...not having my feelings hurt so easily, but I don't want to overdue it, so I'm not promising that one through next January. Got a problem with that? Well, take it up with someone else, because I'm not listening...la la la la la! J/K you know how I am. Anyways, I'm off to make some snacks to take to my parents house for our New Year's celebration. I'll try to remember my camera and take some pictures. Still not promising anything...I'm a little tired today, so my memory isn't going to work so well. Btw, it's still December, so a little negativity in this post is just my way of cleansing my soul for the long journey ahead. Okay, I think that's all for now...peace out!!!!!

Okay, so I'm a day late with this, but hello, if I was early it wouldn't be me! Sounds good, right? Anyways, I have lots to write about, but it'll have to wait until I have a little more time. Until then, I just wanted to wish everyone a very merry Christmas, and a most wonderful new year! Our Christmas was fantastic, so now I'm just hoping for that wonderful new year. Maybe one with not so much drama! A girl can dream can't she? Although, then I'd have nothing to write about because I'd have nothing to complain about! I know, way to be positive! See that, I turned over a new leaf in five seconds flat, yea me!!!!

Well, I noticed on the Stampin' Up website this morning that they are having a new promotion. If you spend $20, you get 20% off of anything in the fall winter catalog sampler. If you go to http://www.stampinup.com/ and go to the products, then click on specials, you'll find the fall winter catalog promotion. You can download the fall winter catalog once you're on that page. Anyways, if you happen to find something you can't live without, or need to get some Christmas card-making supplies, let me know. Email me, and I will place the order for you. Let me know if you have any questions too! Happy shopping!!!!

My friend Jamie tagged everyone who read her post so here goes:

8 Shows I Watch: (not in any favorite order)
1. House M.D.
2. Samantha Who
3. Cold Case
4. House Hunters
5. Grey's Anatomy
6. Ugly Betty
7. The Office
8. American Idol, when it's on

8 Things that happened yesterday:
1. Made some Christmas cards
2. Took a nap
3. Took a shower
4. Rejoiced that the stomach flu is on it's way out of the house.
5. Played with the kiddos
6. Watched 27 Dresses with Adam Sr., when the kids were finally asleep
7. Watched Another Cinderella Story starring one of my ex-voice students, Selena Gomez.
8. Had Candra teach me how to use the Cricut machine before she left home to AZ, sniff, sniff!

8 Places I like to Eat!: (not in any favorite order)
1. Pappadeauxs
2. Pappasitos
3. Olive Garden
4. Sweet Tomatoes
5. Outback Steakhouse
6. P.F. Changs
7. Dino's (Arlington area, subs, to die for!)
8. Cracker Barrel

8 Things I Look Forward to: (not in any favorite order)
1. Christmas
2. My anniversary, we're taking a trip to Salt Lake, my first!
3. Adam Jr.'s birthday, it's a little sad though!
4. New Year, 2008 has been a little difficult!
5. Full recovery from my hysterectomy, can we say party?
6. Being released from the doctor, so I can go back to the gym.
7. Aidan being potty trained, no I'm not working on it yet, but I can't wait to not have to buy diapers anymore!
8. Sleep, it's been a long day!!!


8 Things on my Wish List:(not in any favorite order)
1. Martha Stewart new cooking school cookbook, this was on Jamie's list, and I had no idea it existed, but now I have to have it, thanks Jamie!
2. A new lens for my camera.
3. Another cartridge for my Cricut.
4. Lots of students to teach voice to.
5. Pedicure, desperately need one!
6. Lots of Stampin' Up stuff!
7. Clothes
8. Anything, I just love to receive gifts!!!

I tag -- whoever reads this -- (yes, you!) leave a comment here if you do it, so I can for sure see what you said!

Okay, so technically her birthday isn't until tomorrow, but I will be in surgery, so I have to wish her a "Happy Birthday" early! She is one of my best friends in the whole entire world, and she also happens to be one of my guardian angels. Do you want to know why? Because she is always there for me! I have too many examples, but let's just start with what she's doing on her birthday, tomorrow, the day of my surgery. She's watching my children...on her birthday? Who does that? Isn't that soooo sweet. Anyways, she also had a little birthday lunch for Avery when she turned two, and I was on bed rest with Aidan. Isn't that sooo great! Really, she's my guardian angel. There are a million more stories, but I will get carpal tunnel if I write them all down. You know I would! You want to know what stinks though...she had a heck of a time with her third child and was in the hospital for a while and really sick, and do you know where I was? In Katy, that's where, unable to help AT ALL! I am the worst friend ever, she is the best! How's that for a pairing? Anyways, I hope you have a great birthday Alicia, you really deserve it!!!! I can't wait to get this surgery/recovery over so we can have a HUGE CELEBRATION! Are you in? So, if you see Alicia today, tomorrow or sometime soon, make sure you tell her "Happy Birthday," and "Sonia says thanks a million!" Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you...yadda yadda yadda!!!!

It's this Friday the 14th, from 10 a.m. to noon and again from 6 p.m. to 9:30. There will be lots of stuff to choose from, if you want to get some of your Christmas shopping out of the way. And, there will be a Christmas card make and take, prizes and food! What more could you want? It'll be fun! I hope you'll make it!!!!

So I went to the Endodontist yesterday and I'm scheduled for my oral surgery on the 18th of December. Yea me!!! Can't wait! Oh, and get this, I get to have about fourteen sutures in my mouth, whoo hoo! I know, you're sooo jealous. Then five days later, I'll have them removed, just in time for Christmas Eve. So, it'll be a nice diet to go on right before Christmas, that way I can gain back any weight I lose in those five days! That's one positive way to look at it, right? Not that I couldn't stand to lose a few pounds and NOT gain them back, but lets be realistic. Lately pounds are loving me! They love to settle in and not budge, no matter what I do! Ahh...getting older. You gotta love it! Surgery, weight gain, what's not to love?

I was at Hobby Lobby today with Aidan, since Ave and Adam were both at school, and we had lots of shopping to do. It's kind of hard to keep Aidan entertained long enough so that I can "really" look at the beads I need to get. So, he usually gets something out of my purse to play with and today it was my phone. He was having a grand ole time with it, pretending to talk to, if I had to guess Avery! Then this nice little old man came up and started talking to Aidan, and Aidan was all too happy to explain he was talking on "mommy's phone!" The man stood there and talked to him for a good five minutes and I swear he knew exactly what Aidan was talking about. He had Aidan giggling and pointing at the phone and me! It was too funny! So, then the man leaves and a little old lady walks up and starts chatting him up! He was loving all the attention! He didn't even need my phone anymore! He was so entertained by his conversations that I was able to finish up and get the things I needed with hardly any hassle at all! It was amazing! Aidan was so well behaved that on our way out, I let him get some silly putty! He was so excited! As we were leaving, the little old man he'd seen earlier saw him and said, "Hey little buddy, I see you're off the phone now!" To which Aidan responded, "Yeah...I got silly putty!" Then he giggled, and so did the little old man! It was too cute! So this is why I LOVE senior citizens. They make my shopping trips so much happier when we run into them!

Just wanted to remind everyone to vote! I'm off to pick-up Avery from school, but I thought I'd post a little reminder for those of you who haven't voted yet!!!! Have a good one!

My SIL Candra tagged me on her blog a few days ago, so I guess it's time to post my favorites. Here goes:

8 Favorite TV shows I love to watch
American Idol
House M.D.
Grey's Anatomy
Cold Case
House Hunters
Ugly Betty
Dancing with the Stars
Samantha Who...many more, but I was only asked for eight!

8 Favorite Restaurants
Cheesecake Factory
Outback Steakhouse
PF Changs
Olive Garden
La Madeleine
Texas Roadhouse
Johnny Carinos
Macaroni Grill

8 Things that Happened Yesterday
Got an abscessed tooth
Got a stomach flu
Took a nap and some phenergan
Made some bracelets
Watched a little of the Cowboys game (what a waste of time that was!)
Decided which Christmas card I'm going to attempt to make this year.
Drank about 12 gallons of Ginger Ale
Changed the time on my clocks...whoo hoo!

8 Things I am looking forward to
Our Arizona visitors, we can't wait.
My hysterectomy, then my life can begin!
After-Thanksgiving Day sales, hopefully I'll feel up to shopping, otherwise, my sister may have to do some of it for me, lol!
My anniversary and our weekend trip, still not sure where we're going, but we're going!
The Holiday Open House, hoping to make some extra Christmas cash!
Preparing freezer meals, so Adam doesn't have to think to hard or do too much for dinner while I recuperate.
Adam's birthday, although he's turning twelve, so it makes me a little sad!
Sleep thanks to Tylenol with Codeine tonight, yeah abscess!!!

8 Things on my Wish List
That 2009 will be way better than 2008.
A Honda Pilot, Volkswagen Tuareg (I think that's how you spell it), or an Acura MDX.
The surgeries will go smoothly
The oral surgery can wait until after Christmas, this is a "wish" list, right?
That Aidan will go to pre-school at least one day a week starting in January, and I have a few hours to myself...tear!!!!
That Adam won't go out of town as much next year.
That I will find the perfect combo of meds to make me feel at least semi-normal.
That I will be able to help others as much as they've helped me!

8 People I am Tagging
Alicia
April
Veronica
Angela
Bridget
Wendy B.
Julie B.
Kristin K.
Alyssa W.

Sorry, I had to include an extra in case some of you decided against doing it!

Okay, you are not going to believe this. I have an abcessed tooth. Or would it be an abcess on my tooth? You know what I mean. Anyways, this sucker has sucked all the energy I had left in me out! And, I didn't even have much to begin with! It gets better though. See, about six or seven years ago I had a root canal on this tooth. And, voila...it's back and worse. Apparently sometimes root canals can go bad and you either have to re-do it or have surgery. Surgery? Another one? One isn't enough? Anyways, I'm sure it's nothing compared to my hysterectomy, but seriously I wouldn't have minded waiting until the spring to have another surgery. Well, I go in for my consult with the Endodontist on the same day I have my pre-op for my hysterectomy. Fun, I know! Anyways, I thought you guys might appreciate the dark cloud that is looming over my home. If you are out and about, you should drive by and check it out. It's fascinating. Although, now with this second problem I'm hoping it's on its way out. I'd rather not have a third thing, but blasted if things don't always happen in threes. Hmm...maybe the third could be easy and not painful. I can barely eat, and it's starting to hurt to talk. Oh well, I'm sure my kids and hubby aren't too sad about that one! That's okay, I can write things down in BLACK ALL CAPS, that way they'll know I mean business! What do you think? Good idea...I know!!! Oh, did I mention I had a stomach virus yesterday? Huh, maybe that's the third thing and the cloud can leave. A girl can dream can't she!!!!!

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My friend Nabeel was voted one of D/FW's best Sleep Medicine Doctors! You'll have to scroll down to Nabeels post, and then click on it! Sorry, I'm not very computer savvy, so I have to do this the difficult way, lol! Pretty cool though, huh? You go Nabeel! Oh, and if you live in the D/FW area and are having problems sleeping, now you know who to call! Oh, and you're welcome!!!

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