Beached Whale

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I have to go to the dentist today for a cleaning. They always find a cavity. I brush and floss. My teeth are just falling out of my head anyway. Well, I actually still have all of them. But last year I had to have a very painful root canal and a crown to do so. I almost told them to pull the damn thing out. It was expensive, it hurt, I had to go to the ER one night because my face hurt so bad that I couldn't function (infection), and the dentist broke a tip off a tool that he couldn't get out. It is now permanently burried in my tooth canal.

In other good news, I got a new dog!! I have one dog already who is the sweetest cutest little mutt ever. But I wanted him to have a friend. SOOOO, I went to the vet's office to buy a harness for Scooby and noticed a bulletin board of dogs for adoption. I asked to look at them and there was one I fell in love with. He is a large part Jack Russell Terrier and as cute as he could be. He was also very skittish. But I visited him everyday until I could bring him home (after he got nuetered) and he came out of his shell. Last night was our first night home with him and he did great. The dogs stay outside during the day and sleep in kennels at night inside. He didn't whine at all until this morning when he was ready to go to the bathroom. And Scooby growled at him a little bit at first but they seem to be getting along ok now. His name is Jack by the way. My daughter named him. My son named Scooby so it was her turn. I'm just glad she didn't want to name him Incredible Hulk.

So that is all the excitement in my life right now. Well, there is actually another exciting thing on the horizon but I can't talk about that yet.

Pay it Forward!!!

I got this from the lovely Shelba. It is a Pay it Forward gift. I will send a gift to the first 3 people that comment on this post. I got my gift from Shelba and it is perfect. It is as if she has known me for a long time. Anyway, post away. Not actually sure if 3 people read this blog but if you do, YOU COULD BE the proud winner of something cool.

Happy Birthday to...

ME!! My birthday is Friday and we are in Ruidoso, NM. B has a trade show here every summer so we all come and get to say in a really nice hotel that his company pays for. And this year it happens to fall on my birthday. I will be 36 which is a little depressing. I will officially be in my LATE 30's.  YUCK!

It is beautiful up here. For those of you not familiar with the layout of New Mexico, I live in the extreme eastern side, which is dry and brown and flat! Ick! Ruidoso is in the mountains and it is not as hot and there are tons of cute little touristy shops. Tonight though, we waited too late to go to dinner and even TACO BELL for the love of God!!!! closes at 9pm. WTF??? So, ended up ordering Pizza Hut. I am not supposed to eat pizza but desperate times call for desperate measures. I'll only eat a little.

I have been trying for days to post photos of my kids but it won't work. Any suggestions?

SHHHHHH! Secret!

I got the informaation on my partner for Doll Quilt Swap 4 and I am so excited about who I got! This will be tons of fun.

I worked on cleaning my craft room today. DH (B) had to help me because there were lots of heavy boxes in there that I cannot move on my own. It still has a long way to go but it's better. Mainly I have about a gazillion photos to organize and a ton of scrapbook supplies to get organized as well. I used to be a Creative Memories consultant so I have quite the stockpile!

My incision is healing nicely! It will, hopefully, be all healed up by the next time I see my Dr. so he will give me the go ahead to swim. It is so hot here in New Mexico that I cannot wait to jump into a lovely clear blue pool of cold water.

Tuesday I am getting a haircut and a pedicure. We are going to Ruidoso, NM this week so I want to be all spiffy. AND Friday is my birthday!! I will be 36. A little depressing that now I will be in my late 30's but life is just getting better.

More info about me for my quilt swap partners...

I know I answered a few questions but just wanted to give a bit more information. I saw that some of the other ladies were doing it and it seemed like a good idea. So...

As I wrote already I love greens and blues together. It reminds me of the ocean and anything that reminds me of the ocean and beach is good!

I also really like Mod stuff. I am a huge fan of mid-century modern architecture so I love things from that period.

I love owls, but not realistic owls, the cute cartoony owls from the 60's.

I love travelling and my favorite places are London and Paris. So anything that reminds me of them is fabulous.

I don't really like anything that is too busy or country stuff. I like clean simple lines (goes along with mid-century modern).

I hope this doesn't seem picky. I just know that I would love lots of info on my partners to make it easier. But I know I will be excited about whatever I get!

No More Bandage

My incision is doing so well that I decided to stop bandaging it. Which is nice because my skin was getting really irritated by that tape. Ok, on to less boring topics...

This Saturday I should have my partner for the Doll Quilt Swap and maybe the Mini Booty Swap SOOOOOO I get to go fabric shopping! Of course I may have something in my HUGE stash that will be perfect. That would be nice. I also ordered some boks from Amazon.com with miniature quilt patterns. I am fairly new to this quilting thing. I have been looking at blogs of some of the other participants and am feeling a little intimidated. But I have been sewing for 25 years and I am a costume designer so it'll be ok.

Tomorrow I am also going to try to clean up my craft room some. I am afraid that I won't be able to do much since I can't lift anything. It is a mess though because last year, we put our house on the market. So we got a storage unit to put a bunch of stuff in so our house would be less cluttered. Well, the house did not sell and we just emptied the storage unit. Now I have boxes piled in there. Yikes! I told DH that was his job this weekend so he better be ready. he has to be my muscle.

Ok, I will stop boring the 3 people who read this. tell your friends what a boring blog this is. I am SURE they will want to read too!

Doll Quilt Swap #4

                         

I am so excited to be part of the Doll Quilt Swap #4! I found out about it by reading Shelba's blog. Didn't think they would have room for me they did. So now I have two tiny quilts to me. I don't work in the summer so I have plenty of time to do them.

In other news, I am now down 16.5 lbs. I am really able to tell now. I am still very tired and have to be careful not to over-do things physically. I went to my husband's softball games last night and was totally beat after that. It kills my back sitting on those benches for 2 hours. So I sleep alot. And I am only getting like 300 calories a day. That seems so weird to me. Supposedly, at some point, I will be aeting more but I cannot fathom how I will get alot more calories than that. I can't eat sugar, I can't eat hardly any fat, I can't have bread or pasta. I can't have fruits or vegatables yet. What does that leave?  But that is the point. I have plenty of stored fat to survive on so little. Most of what I consume is protein so I become malnurished. And I drink alot of water.

I better go and try to do my laundry. It is quickly piling up!!

Mini Booty Swap!

 

I have signed up for Mini Booty Swap! It is a swap for miniature quilts. They have to be between 12"x12" and 20"x20". They also have tiny little blocks. I cannot wait to get my partner.

Loose Clothes!!

I have lost 15 lbs. and I put on a shirt today that was SKIN TIGHT on me before my surgery. Today it is baggy! I haven't gone down a size yet I don't think but it won't be long. I have been scared to try on previously tight clothes until now. I mean I know the scale was going down but I worried that maybe it was broken or something. It feels so good to be thinner!

Feeling Better

This surgery has been rough! It will be two weeks on Tuesday and I feel ok finally. I was in alot of pain and having serious food withdrawal at the same time.  It was hard.

So, to re-cap what I've been doing...

Tuesday the 27th I had the surgery and it went great. There were no complications and I was up and walking that evening. I went home the next day and wished that I could have stayed longer in the hospital. They had beds that sat you up and it was positioned like a recliner. At home, the most painful thing was sleeping! It was so hard and I couldn't sleep for more than 2 hours at a time. That sucks when you are trying to recover. In the meantime all I could eat was soft things that were protein. I was supposed to eat pureed meat. I did that about two times and said no more. See, I became a vegaterian a few months back and while I still eat the ocassional piece of chicken, I also have a huge problem with texture.

I am still only supposed to be eating mushy stuff but since I haven't had any problems with food (except my own personal aversions) I have added some things that I have read other people have eaten. Like I eat beans and chili, yesterday I had a baked potato (or rather a small part of one), and I ate black beans and rice the other night. All so far, so good.

I have lost about 12 lbs. to date. In another week and two days I will be able to eat solid food again and I cannot wait! It is hard not to actually chew anything for this long.

In other news, to keep myself occupied, I have been watching The L Word. It is an awesome show, however, if graphic sex scenes involving lesbians bother you, skip it. It is really just like any other soap opera, after a while I stopped thinking about the fact that it was all women. I also just watched the third season of Weeds and for those of you who know me in real life, you know I have been waiting for that to come out!! It was terrific!

More later...