I watched an inspiring woman this morning talk about her life with cancer. She is my age and she has cancer throughout her liver as well as other organs. I believe 3 in all. Having cancer in your family changes you and anytime you find something inspiring you want to cling to it. Anyhow, I loved this woman's energy and zest for life.
I watched my Mom struggle with cancer and then my mother-in-law, Nancy struggle with cancer and the side effects of it and it hurts me. She is so full of life and the desire to live but at peace with who she is and where she is. Anyhow, I plan to share this blog with her and thought it was too good not to share with all of you. I hope you enjoy it. I have added it to my favorite web pages so you can find it easily. I hope you enjoy it! http://crazysexycancer.blogspot.com/
I also watched Operah (I know, I need to get out more...) about foods. I know the foods you eat really make a difference in your life and how you feel. However, I don't like cooking. So, We don't eat as well as we could. I do my vegetables and fruits throughout the day, but our meals are not always that solid when it comes to nutritional value. Also, Ryan is much like a kid when it comes to eating his fruits and veggies.
Anyhow, Jessica Seinfeld has a book called Deceptively Delicious. She gives you recipes that include pureed veggies that are put into everyday foods such as brownies, chicken nuggets, deviled eggs, etc. I plan to check this book out as well and thought I would share it with you as well incase you haven't heard about it. What a great way to insure you and your family are getting the vegetables they need to stay healthy and strong! HEre is the web page if you want to check it out... http://www.deceptivelydelicious.com/site/
Have a great weekend!
Friday, July 11, 2008
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Boredom
Ok, for all my working friends I know that is the last thing you want to hear from me. But I am sooooo bored. I feel trapped at our house and it sucks. With cost of fuel so high and demand for a shoer low it sure keeps this girl home and I hate it. I loved June cause it was busy and there were so many projects going on. It felt so good to get it done but now I'm just sitting here thinking there is no way I could be a stay at home mom....no way! I like work, I like the adult interaction, I like getting out of my house. So, I am trying to make the best of my boredom by coming up to the church so I can use their DSL. Ya, that is really the highlight of my day. So sad...
The time off is wonderful and I do appreciate it but I am not meant to be a house wife and I hate doing housewife duties...I sure do miss riding my horses too. We have all these horses and none of them get ridden. All I can do is sit and look at them. It sucks. Well, I work them in the round pen too if I know they'll behave. That is the highlight of my day. Oh what a thrill...I say with a lot of sarcasm. Good thing I'm almost into my 3rd trimester. I can do it...right??!!
Oh, and my glucose test came back a little high so I get the pleasure of going to the hospital and drinking some juice and then sit there for three hours while they pull blood from me every hour...I'm dreading that as well cause I am an eater and the thought of not eating for nearly 12 hrs frightens me. Hopefully it will go well and I won't have to go on some stupid diet...
Everything else with Shelby is going well and moving along. She must be bored too, just sitting in there pounding on my belly all day. I feel her pain...instead of Mom's belly though I may start banging my head against the wall.
The time off is wonderful and I do appreciate it but I am not meant to be a house wife and I hate doing housewife duties...I sure do miss riding my horses too. We have all these horses and none of them get ridden. All I can do is sit and look at them. It sucks. Well, I work them in the round pen too if I know they'll behave. That is the highlight of my day. Oh what a thrill...I say with a lot of sarcasm. Good thing I'm almost into my 3rd trimester. I can do it...right??!!
Oh, and my glucose test came back a little high so I get the pleasure of going to the hospital and drinking some juice and then sit there for three hours while they pull blood from me every hour...I'm dreading that as well cause I am an eater and the thought of not eating for nearly 12 hrs frightens me. Hopefully it will go well and I won't have to go on some stupid diet...
Everything else with Shelby is going well and moving along. She must be bored too, just sitting in there pounding on my belly all day. I feel her pain...instead of Mom's belly though I may start banging my head against the wall.
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Tuesday
Nothing too exciting to share today, but thought I would write something anyhow. It was good to finish the fence this past weekend. All we need to do is purchase some gates and then our horses won't be able to access the road, which is GREAT since we live on a very busy road. We will then fence of the left side of our front yard so we can create another pasture there. For now, it will be electric fence until we can afford to put in the field fence. Needless to say, it may be a while with the arrival of Shelby in October. That is ok though.
Today I worked on the computer room. It has been a disaster for some time so it was good to get it organized. I had to move our coffee table and our couch table out of the room though to create some space for the toys and other baby accessories we will need in a few months. Not sure what Ryan will think of the change. We both don't like clutter, so we'll see what he thinks. I moved the tables to the living room . I believe the couch table will work, but I"m not sure about the coffee table. I may have to move that to another room. Small houses are easier to keep up on but they do limit what you by the lack of space. This is normally ok with me since I like to keep everything simple, but I really like these tables and like to use them.
Now...what will my next project be? I'm so enjoying having the summer off to get projects done I never have time or the energy to do. Normally I'm working or riding...so the house gets neglected. I guess the time I spend in here during the hot days pays off cause boy am I accomplishing a lot.
Today I worked on the computer room. It has been a disaster for some time so it was good to get it organized. I had to move our coffee table and our couch table out of the room though to create some space for the toys and other baby accessories we will need in a few months. Not sure what Ryan will think of the change. We both don't like clutter, so we'll see what he thinks. I moved the tables to the living room . I believe the couch table will work, but I"m not sure about the coffee table. I may have to move that to another room. Small houses are easier to keep up on but they do limit what you by the lack of space. This is normally ok with me since I like to keep everything simple, but I really like these tables and like to use them.
Now...what will my next project be? I'm so enjoying having the summer off to get projects done I never have time or the energy to do. Normally I'm working or riding...so the house gets neglected. I guess the time I spend in here during the hot days pays off cause boy am I accomplishing a lot.
Friday, July 4, 2008
4th of July
It is hard to believe my summer is half over already. Wow, where does the time go? I'm also 26 weeks today. Again, where does the time go? I thought these 9 months would go by slowly since I'm not riding, but they really haven't. Shelby grows more and more and Ryan and I get more and more excited for her to arrive. Yesterday we registered at Target. We had already registered at Babies R Us so compared to that place Target was a easy. They don't have near the selection, but they have all the staples. While we were there we found two really cute Onsies we had to have. One says "Daddy's Girl" and the other one says something like "Treat me like the Queen I am" or something cute like that. So we had to buy them. Since I have 6 nephews I haven't really looked much at the girl's clothes. Now, I'm not a girly girl as you know but man do they have some REALLY cute girlie girl things for babies! Ryan gave me a hard time yesterday about how she was going to be with him and she can't wear all those dresses, etc. I told him they can get dirty, it doesn't matter. :)
We had plans to go to Sergeant this weekend for one night to hang with some friends by the beach but other plans arised so we are going to stay around here. Ryan had to work today, Eloy is supposed to come tomorrow to help us finish our fence in the front yard and Ryan has to work cows on Sunday.
We got the small lawn mower fixed so I worked on the lawn this morning. Part of it was too wet yet so I have to wait til this evening to finish it. It grows so fast it is hard for that little 1989 Murray to cut through the high grass when it is wet.
We also worked the horses last night. Bobalou is coming along so nicely. We saddled and bitted (sp?) him up last night. Ryan worked him to get the edge off then i worked on the slow ground work. I worked on flexing his neck to the side so he'll turn easily when Ryan gets on him. I also worked on using the bit to back him up from the ground. Finally, I worked on using the workng stick to cue him to go forward so he gets used to our legs being in that area. He was a champ. I was going to work with him using Ryan's team rope so he could adjust to that as well but he did so well I decided to let that go until another day. I'll probably work him 2-3 more times and then Ryan will begin putting weight in the saddle so he gets used to that. We hope to have him ready for Ryan to work cattle this fall. Then, barrels this winter when I can ride again! YAHOO!
I also worked Mito. Ryan wants to start working him on break away since we want to sell him as an all around. So, I introduced Ryan's rope to him. He was nervous, but trusted me and settled down once he realized the rope didn't have any teeth. :) I'm hoping a few more days of that and Ryan will be able to get on him and get him adjusted to the rope sounds, etc from atop.
Ryan also worked Cayce, his outside horse (he is not ours...we have him in for training). He did GREAT. Ryan loped him yesterday and Cayce did great. He looked very relaxed. So, the next step is to take him out of the round pen and into the pasture....then off to the arena to track cattle, etc.
It is a great feeling to see such success in your horses! We are so blessed!
Well, that is it for now. I hope everyone has a safe and happy 4th of July! God Bless America and all our wonderful troops who protect us here and abroad.
We had plans to go to Sergeant this weekend for one night to hang with some friends by the beach but other plans arised so we are going to stay around here. Ryan had to work today, Eloy is supposed to come tomorrow to help us finish our fence in the front yard and Ryan has to work cows on Sunday.
We got the small lawn mower fixed so I worked on the lawn this morning. Part of it was too wet yet so I have to wait til this evening to finish it. It grows so fast it is hard for that little 1989 Murray to cut through the high grass when it is wet.
We also worked the horses last night. Bobalou is coming along so nicely. We saddled and bitted (sp?) him up last night. Ryan worked him to get the edge off then i worked on the slow ground work. I worked on flexing his neck to the side so he'll turn easily when Ryan gets on him. I also worked on using the bit to back him up from the ground. Finally, I worked on using the workng stick to cue him to go forward so he gets used to our legs being in that area. He was a champ. I was going to work with him using Ryan's team rope so he could adjust to that as well but he did so well I decided to let that go until another day. I'll probably work him 2-3 more times and then Ryan will begin putting weight in the saddle so he gets used to that. We hope to have him ready for Ryan to work cattle this fall. Then, barrels this winter when I can ride again! YAHOO!
I also worked Mito. Ryan wants to start working him on break away since we want to sell him as an all around. So, I introduced Ryan's rope to him. He was nervous, but trusted me and settled down once he realized the rope didn't have any teeth. :) I'm hoping a few more days of that and Ryan will be able to get on him and get him adjusted to the rope sounds, etc from atop.
Ryan also worked Cayce, his outside horse (he is not ours...we have him in for training). He did GREAT. Ryan loped him yesterday and Cayce did great. He looked very relaxed. So, the next step is to take him out of the round pen and into the pasture....then off to the arena to track cattle, etc.
It is a great feeling to see such success in your horses! We are so blessed!
Well, that is it for now. I hope everyone has a safe and happy 4th of July! God Bless America and all our wonderful troops who protect us here and abroad.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Bigger Bump
Here is another picture to enjoy. I am slowly growing. Shelby stretches from one side of me to the other. This was taken yesterday. We had a funeral to go to and I was dressed up and looked half way decent so I thought I would take a picture to share with you all. I'm just about 6 months along now and Shelby gets more active each day. It is still so much fun to watch her grow and see her move.
Enjoy the pictures!
Editors Note: I hope I don't look this awkaward all the time! HA...I'm going to blame it on the design of the shirt...and I thought this shirt looked good on me...from this angle...not so much!
Friday, June 27, 2008
Shelby's Room
Today was a busy and fun day as we prepared Shelby's room for her. I painted it while Ryan was at work then when he got home we moved her furniture back and hung up the decorations. I was so anxious to share with everyone. It's all coming together!!
We don't have a crib bedding yet, but I am bidding on one and hope to win it this weekend on ebay. We'll see, if not something else will come up. In the meantime I used blankets that were hand made by two very special people. The blankets on the crib were made by my Mom. She gave them to me before she passed away, which makes them very special to me. She made blankets for both of my sisters kids. Being the youngest and waiting so long to be married, I guess Mom thought it was best to give them to me. I still remember the day she gave them to me while I was visiting her in Michigan. She already had cancer and was going through all the treatments, but was still well enough to get about. I treasure that moment and I treasure these blankets. They will be kept for Shelby to enjoy when she gets older and can appreciate her Grandma's love for her before she was even thought of by me and perhaps share them with her children some day.
The purple blanket was made by her Aunt Michelle Boudrie. Ryan and I were pleasantly surprised by this beautiful blanket and I know se Shelby will cherish this special blanket too.The rocking horse was made by her Great Grandpa Helmreich. He gave that to me years ago. He would make them for his great grandkids and I always told him how much I liked the rocking horses. So, he surprised me and made one just for me (and now Shelby). My Grandma Helmreich even got a bale of hay to send down with the horse so he wouldn't get hungry on the way down! :) hahaha...I still have that bale of hay Grandma. It makes me laugh everytime I see it and reminds me of how funny you are! I'm so lucky to have a touch of your humor in me. Oh, and the picture of the little girl and the grey horse is from Grandma and Granpa Boudrie.
Shelby is so lucky to have so many people in her life that love her as much as her aunts, uncles, grandparents and parents do! Even friends of ours who have become our extended family down here are anxious to meet her and are already offering to babysit her. We are all so blessed!
Yesterday I went to Galveston to visit a friend who was staying at her family's beach house. It was so nice and relaxing to get away for the day. There is nothing like the beach to take your cares away. We even got into the water and enjoyed the high waves. It was so much fun. Dad and I were just talking about how he liked Galveston. It is not the prettiest beach around, but it sure is nice to see it and enjoy it. So, Dad, these pictures are just for you!!TTYL - Stacie
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Living Room
(I was going to post this several days ago, but the dial up wouldn't cooperate. I'll add new pictures of living room to "House Projects" so you can see them.
We worked on decorating today since we didn't have enough paint to do Shelby's room. :( Anyhow, I know Nancy was anxious to see what the pictures she gave us looked like hanging so I thought I would add them in our blog. Enjoy!
I also forgot to say that we registered at Babies R Us. That was an adventure. We went when Nancy and Dick were in town so Nancy could join in on the adventure with Ryan and me. We were there for quite a while, but it was fun and a bit overwhelming looking at all the things we need. Ryan had fun with the scanner at first but got tired and overwhelmed about 3/4 of the way through. So, then I got the scanner back and was able to scan baby clothes. Hehehe...
We also plan to register at Target as well sometime soon. So, that will be yet another adventure. Not sure if Ryan will join in on that one. I think one baby place was enough! HA!
We worked on decorating today since we didn't have enough paint to do Shelby's room. :( Anyhow, I know Nancy was anxious to see what the pictures she gave us looked like hanging so I thought I would add them in our blog. Enjoy!
I also forgot to say that we registered at Babies R Us. That was an adventure. We went when Nancy and Dick were in town so Nancy could join in on the adventure with Ryan and me. We were there for quite a while, but it was fun and a bit overwhelming looking at all the things we need. Ryan had fun with the scanner at first but got tired and overwhelmed about 3/4 of the way through. So, then I got the scanner back and was able to scan baby clothes. Hehehe...
We also plan to register at Target as well sometime soon. So, that will be yet another adventure. Not sure if Ryan will join in on that one. I think one baby place was enough! HA!
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