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The Joys of Living Near Family

Yes, I know, I complain about living in the middle of no where often.  The fact is, I like the city, I like being close to stores and mostly eating establishments.  But, my husband and I have traded that in for living on the 4 acres that my mom owns which is attached to about 20 acres that is owned by her siblings.

And, being that I am an only child, my children call all of my family aunt or uncle.  So, on Monday when my Mom’s truck wouldn’t crank, she borrowed mine.  That left me with no way to retrieve the little darling from school.  So, about 15 minutes before school let out, Mini Me and I started walking.  We were headed out to borrow an automobile from someone. 

Who?

I had no clue.  But, we started walking and talking.  I asked Mini Me where he believed we should go.  He insisted that Uncle Roger (who is actually my first cousin) would be the first stop and when I inquired where we might have to go if he wasn’t home, he quickly answered Momaw Faye’s (which is actually my aunt).

Just to see where his line of thinking was, I asked him, what if she is gone.  His answer, without hesitating was Aunt Sheila’s (actually my aunt).  And, he continued to list family members and call them all Aunt or Uncle when in reality, some of them are simply my cousin’s by marriage. 

Then today, my presence was requested at school.  I explained that I couldn’t go because my mom had a treatment on Monday and my cousin (or Aunt Sherri to the boys) had something to do.  Mini Me was quick on the draw with, “but I can stay with Momaw Faye” when in reality, he has only stayed with her once and I don’t know if he would even stay if I tried to leave him.

I am safe here.  I know I am.  I have lived away from here but even then, no matter how far away I lived, I was never concerned that I would go hungry or be without a place to sleep.  I know my family is here and I’m welcome if in need.  And, I love that my kids feel that love as well.  It’s not some figment of my imagination, they really do feel just as safe here as I always have. 

My husband has commented several times that he didn’t grow up knowing that sense of security.  That alone makes me just a wee bit more proud that my family are as caring and giving as they are.  And, if that’s not something to be thankful for this season, I don’t know what is.

It’s the hottest thing since slice bread!

Yes, it’s that time of the year….no not Thanksgiving…well yea, Thanksgiving too but it’s Mini Me’s birthday and since he was a stubborn baby of sorts and was born 5 weeks early and since his mother is the stubborn sort and was told that she could come off of bedrest when she was 35 weeks…which just happened to be Thanksgiving Day…I got up and declared that I was going to my Grammy’s to eat and they could either go or not, but I was going.

I spent the entire day listening to various family members (most of them nurses) tell me how crazy I was and my Grammy telling me I should have stayed at home that I was gonna have that baby that night if I didn’t get off my feet.

And, I spent the day saying, “I’m fine, I”ll be fine!  It’s ok”. 

We arrived home about 3:40 and 4:40 we were headed for Labor and Delivery.  I had protein in my urine, I was dilating and because of the ruptured disks in my back, I was under orders not to labor.  So, I was scheduled for an emergency C-Section. 

And, I waited.  I was given medication to help with the pain…..but apparently the term emergency is relative as several women came in after me and some poor medical student was sent in to tell me that I was getting more pain meds but that this lady was more “emergency” than me.

Ok, whatever, give me some pain meds, I’ll wait.  And, I did.  I waited til 2:30 in the morning.  And, then a 5 week early preemie burst into this world weighing 6 pounds and 6 ounces.  All the warning that the residents and doctors had done about my child being premature and probably going to the NICU were in vain…this kid was monstrous for 5 weeks early.

He had some issues eating and he did have to go back to the hospital even though he did originally come home when I did.  We now celebrate his 5th birthday right on Thanksgiving Day this year!  Wooohooooo

Wanna come party with us?

one more card to try

Nothing like a party, right?

Just a minor side note here….I had jaw surgery a week ago…I am on a no chewing diet for 5 more weeks…..this is gonna be the greatest Thanksgiving and Christmas and kids birthday parties ever…ack

At least cake is soft…cake, pie….gimme more cake and pie….please..

Splish Splash

44 Question Me Me – Is this Over Kill

I am stealing more Me Me’s.  This one I stole from Mary Poppins or to be more politically correct, It’s Not all Mary Poppins.

1) Favorite object in your room?
my laptop, period, my favorite object in every room is my laptop, is that sad….

2) Have you ever smoked a cigarette?
Nope!  Never!

3) Do you own guns?
I do not own a gun.  My husband owns a gun.  I opposed it totally.  I made him put the safety on, lock it up in the gun lock box and then lock that in the fireproof lock box and then…….I made him lock the ammo up at my mom’s.  Then, I had a stalker and we prepped the gun in case I had to use it…it’s still in the fire box in the lock box with the safety on.  But, I do know how to use it now.  But it does not belong to me.  NO, I’m against it.

4) What flavor drink do you get at sonic?
Coca Cola!  I get Coca-Cola every where I go.

5) Do you get nervous before doctor appointments?
Nah, never.  Until I met this last doctor who actually picked up on the very symptoms I’ve been begging other doctors to notice.  He made arrangements to investigate these things…but he also said that if I have not lost any weight when I return, he may or may not continue to see me.  I go back next Tuesday and yea, I’m a little nervous about this one.  This doctor is a chiropractor (which I am a huge believer in) and he returned to medical school to get his medical degree and practice as a Neurologist.

6) What do you think of hot dogs?
Only when I am in the mood.  And, then they must be grilled and just ketchup or they have to have EVERY SINGLE THING YOU HAVE EVER THOUGHT OF TO PUT ON A DOG on it.

7) Favorite song?
It changes, for a while it was Carrie Underwood’s song “The Next Time He Cheats” and then I moved on to Kid Rock’s “All Summer Long” and anything from the 70’s and by Rod Stewart.

8.) Can you do push ups?
I can do about 1 real one….in a year.

9) Can you do a chin up?
Never, do you know how much body weight that is to have to pull up?

10) Favorite type of jewelry?
Earrings definitely and I’ve yet to find the perfect wedding ring/band.  So, I gave up and had my children’s tattooed on my left hand ring finger.  Those initials happen to be the same as me and my husband.  The oldest has his initials, the second born has mine.

11) Do you like blue cheese?
Not a snowball’s chance in….

12) Ever been in a car wreck?
Hahahahahahaha many many many of them

13) What’s one trait that you hate about yourself?
my weight

14) Middle name?
Ann but I use it as part of my first name.  I prefer to be called Jerri Ann and not just Jerri.

15) Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment:
1.  My husband is cooking me a scrambled egg sandwich at 11 pm at night.

2.  I am going to a conference in Miami on Wed and I’m scared and not prepared.

3.  I have to stay up til after 1 AM so I can download some big programs because that’s when we have free upload/download and it doesn’t affect our fair access policy…we have satellite internet and it is expensive and it sucks….

16) Name 3 things you bought yesterday.

1.  nothing, I never even opened the front door of our home

2.  but the day before I bought airline ticket to Miami

3.  and on Sat I bought a room for my 2 nights in Miami

17) Name 3 drinks you drink regularly ?

1.  Coca-Cola

2.  Propel

3.  Sweet Tea

18.) Current worry?
Getting on a plane on Wed and leaving my family behind and being in a new setting for me with a bunch of folks I have never seen before and will probably never have any connection with but…….it could be big for me too….what might happen…

19) Current hate right now?
My weight.

20) How did you bring in the New Year?
Surfing, writing blogs, reading blogs…..arguing with family

21) Where would you like to be right now?
Anywhere on vacation with all my family, including my mom who refuses to travel or indulge in anything she deems fancy and unnecessary

22) Name three people who will complete this?
No. Idea.

23) Do you own slippers?
Er….yes……somewhere….

24) What shirt are you wearing?
Big PJ shirt that was left for me by the elves on Christmas Eve

25) Do you like sleeping on satin sheets?
nope

26) Can you whistle?
nope

27) Would you be a pirate?
No. I don’t think I know what a pirate does?

28.) What songs do you sing in the shower?
Omg, I do not sing in the shower because honestly, no one, not even me could stand it.

29) Favorite girl’s name?
Kimber Leigh as in Kimberly – does that make sense, that would have been our daughters name…if she had been a daughter.

30) Favorite boy’s name?
Walker and Jace – hummm I wonder why?

31) What’s in your pocket?
no pockets in my PJ’s

32) Last person that who made you laugh?

Chick on Mamma’s Boy who wanted her son to pick this one certain girl because she loved her and then when the girl revealed she was the Penthouse Pet of the Year, the son flipped out and the mother said, “who cares, I still love you”….and then the son says, “I have to pick a girl, my last 2 choices are a medical student and a Penthouse Pet of the Year ….AND MY MOM…..my mom wants me to pick the Penthouse Pet of the Year.”  I rolled laughing.

33) Best memory as a child?
Opening gifts at my dad’s on Christmas Eve morning.  I would spend the night with him, open my Santa gifts and then we would go to my Grammy’s where none of my cousins had received their gifts yet and they would grill me on what I got.

34) Worst injury you’ve ever had?
I had a concussion and a bruised kidney from a car wreck in 1984…just one month before I was to get my driver’s license.  And, the concussion messed up my vision and I didn’t think I would ever pass the driver’s test.

35) Do you love where you live?
Love?  No.  Like?  yes.  Do it?  Because this is where my mom is, otherwise, I’d move closer to a town….we live in the sticks so far that we can’t even get cable TV or DSL on the phone.

36.) How many TVs do you have in your house?
This is funny, we have a bunch, only one is hooked up in the family room and my husband occasionally takes one into the bathroom and hooks it up while he sleeps in the Jacuzzi

37) Who is your loudest friend?
I don’t have any real life friends.  I have a cousin who is kind of a friend and she isn’t very loud but…..that’s about the best I can do.

38.) How many dogs do you have?
None, we got rid of her because she was too big for the house and we didn’t have a fenced in yard and other dogs were jumping on her when we chained her up.

39) Does someone have a crush on you?
My youngest son thinks I am the greatest thing since sliced bread.  More so than my oldest son or my husband….or even my mom for that matter.  The only other male that has ever adored me like my 4 year old does is my father who passed away in 1988.

40) What is your favorite candy?
Reece cups…yummy!

41) Favorite Sport?
Prefer to watch baseball but it takes solo long…..but when I am stressed and I need background noise to relieve stress while I try to do something else…..work, drive, etc …I love to listen to basketball games on the radio

42) Where is the next place you want to travel to?
I am heading to Miami on Wed, then Nashville in Feb but both of those trips are kind of business related.  Where I really want to go is to take my kids to Disney and then take my kids and my husband AND a babysitter to Hawaii.  Someone that could help us have fun as a family but who would allow my husband and I some time together.

43) What were you doing 12 AM last night?
working…which is what I will be doing tonight at midnight…20 minutes from now

44) What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up?
Holy Cow, why do these kids have to get up some doggone early!

I’m not tagging anyone because this one is a bugger, but it will make you think……….and think……and think some more.

Stealing Me Me’s Again

I don’t know that I have ever seen this one so I had to take it and run from Meg at Get In, Hang On.

Feel free to consider yourself tagged if you have never done this one.  Here’s how it works:

Rules:
a) Go to urbandictionary.com and type in your answers to the following questions.
b) Post your favorite definition it gives you — or just post the first one. (or multiple answers if it’s just too funny.)
c) Tag 4 people. Leave them a comment telling them they’ve been tagged.
d) Those people, if so inspired, should do the same.

1) Your Name?


Jerri
the most awesomest girl, hot, smart, a human calculator, the best wifey on earth, a hot damn flower child. gorgeous eyes, great personality. and purple. :)

who’s that purple girl over there?
what?! don’t you know sheesh.
no i dont tell me.
it jerri. :)

hot jerrica flower cute purple

2) Your Age?

forty
The written form of the number 40, which lies between 39 and 41.

3) Your Favorite Drink?

Coca Cola
best softdrink eva.

4) Favorite Color?

orange
The only fruit ever whose color is the same as its name.

5) Birthplace?

alabama
A truly lovely state, by certain standards, where the unofficial motto is…
“Alabama: At Least We’re Not Mississippi!”

It’s true: Alabama is not Mississippi.

6) Month of your birth?

September
A month that falls later in the year. Usually looked down upon by children as it’s the month school normally begins. Month that statistically more people marry in than any other month.

When the year falls into September, it’s a peaceful time of year.

7) Where you live now?

Alabama
Alabama a nice state in the southeastern United States. It is not full of rednecks like some of these people say. And it also has one the greatest football programs ever. No not Auburn.

Sweet home Alabama…Roll Tide Roll!!!

8)Your super power if you had super powers?

weight loss
Peeing, pooping and sweating more than you eat.

Meg didn’t do this last one, but I had to, just had to….

9) Best insult?

Fatso
A word usually used as insult to overweight people. Usually used by children.

Stop eating my Twinkies you Fatso!

Yummmy, I’m overweight and the thought of Twinkie is awesome!  DUH!