Monday, December 17, 2012
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Thursday, July 2, 2009
My The Things That Can Happen In A Year's Time...
so... I didn't take the time to update on us last I visited my semi-abandoned blog... I guess it's about time I did...
In June 2008: We survived waist high waters in our street that ultimately claimed our home due to cracking the foundation massive storm damage to the roof, a loss of anything and everything utility related, obliteration of our 3 year old septic system due to shifting ground, and consumption by mold due to humidity (i'm not kidding.. we actually have full blown mushrooms growing out from behind the shower walls there now lol)
Other news in June: I was accepted into the BSN program at IU School of Nursing!! :)
Early July of 2008: Dave and I conquered a huge hurdle together. I learned a lot about me as a person and our boundaries as a couple. I made an awful mistake I can never take back but have definately learned from and will never forget.
Late July of 2008: I was hospitalized with a large ruptured ovarian cyst (5" in diameter) lost my right ovary and fallopian tube and was diagnosed with severe endometriosis- during the surgery to remove the ovary my surgeon also performed a laproscopy--mind you- through all of this I was uninsured...
Aug 2008: I began my first semester at IUSON
Nov 2008: my surgeon had advised me the best treatment of my endometriosis would be to send my body into a false state of menopause until i was ready to have another child- However, without insurance this treatment was not within my means. Therefore, we have concieved baby#2 a bit ahead of schedule--we are currently expecting a little boy due between July 30th and Aug 7th of 2009. we concieved in Nov :)
Dec 2008: around this time my family also made a move back to eating meat--the stress of everything we had going on coupled with meat dreams (I'm assuming from poor diet due to overtaxing myself +the pregnancy) was just more than I really had the ability to handle.. I may ultimately return to vegetarianism.. but Dave probably will not- and we are leaving it up to Owen for himself ultimately now..
April 2009: We purchased a new home and relocated to Camby IN- due in part to the fact that FEMA rental assistance can only be granted for 13 months post disaster- so we were on a timeline to find new living arangements...
We also finalized our application to FEMA in cooperation with Johnson County Planning and Zoning to participate in the property aquisition project along with several others from Old Smith Valley and Honey Creek Lane.-we also learned that due to the cost of this project being over 1 million dollars that the approval from FEMA could take upwards of a year to complete- this meant that instead of the county buying our property between June and December of 2009 that the actual buy out may extend all the way out until June of 2010. (This means 2 mortgage payments for up to another year)
We are currently adapting to and loving our new home and environment and preparing as best we can for the upcoming school semester. Our newest addition will be less than one month old at the start of the fall semester- so this could prove to be a trying fall and winter with clinicals twice a week and a full time load- one income and unimaginable expenses (I never thought we would be in this state- but due to having to replace many of our appliances and many of the expenses we incurred attempting to salvage our home.. we now have new credit cards that are maxed out-we had hoped to be able to pay them down before the promotions ended- but the delay with FEMA has prevented this and we are therefore stuck just waiting and surviving until the whole thing is resolved.)
I will continue to update as best I can over the coming months and thank you for your time and interest :)
In June 2008: We survived waist high waters in our street that ultimately claimed our home due to cracking the foundation massive storm damage to the roof, a loss of anything and everything utility related, obliteration of our 3 year old septic system due to shifting ground, and consumption by mold due to humidity (i'm not kidding.. we actually have full blown mushrooms growing out from behind the shower walls there now lol)
Other news in June: I was accepted into the BSN program at IU School of Nursing!! :)
Early July of 2008: Dave and I conquered a huge hurdle together. I learned a lot about me as a person and our boundaries as a couple. I made an awful mistake I can never take back but have definately learned from and will never forget.
Late July of 2008: I was hospitalized with a large ruptured ovarian cyst (5" in diameter) lost my right ovary and fallopian tube and was diagnosed with severe endometriosis- during the surgery to remove the ovary my surgeon also performed a laproscopy--mind you- through all of this I was uninsured...
Aug 2008: I began my first semester at IUSON
Nov 2008: my surgeon had advised me the best treatment of my endometriosis would be to send my body into a false state of menopause until i was ready to have another child- However, without insurance this treatment was not within my means. Therefore, we have concieved baby#2 a bit ahead of schedule--we are currently expecting a little boy due between July 30th and Aug 7th of 2009. we concieved in Nov :)
Dec 2008: around this time my family also made a move back to eating meat--the stress of everything we had going on coupled with meat dreams (I'm assuming from poor diet due to overtaxing myself +the pregnancy) was just more than I really had the ability to handle.. I may ultimately return to vegetarianism.. but Dave probably will not- and we are leaving it up to Owen for himself ultimately now..
April 2009: We purchased a new home and relocated to Camby IN- due in part to the fact that FEMA rental assistance can only be granted for 13 months post disaster- so we were on a timeline to find new living arangements...
We also finalized our application to FEMA in cooperation with Johnson County Planning and Zoning to participate in the property aquisition project along with several others from Old Smith Valley and Honey Creek Lane.-we also learned that due to the cost of this project being over 1 million dollars that the approval from FEMA could take upwards of a year to complete- this meant that instead of the county buying our property between June and December of 2009 that the actual buy out may extend all the way out until June of 2010. (This means 2 mortgage payments for up to another year)
We are currently adapting to and loving our new home and environment and preparing as best we can for the upcoming school semester. Our newest addition will be less than one month old at the start of the fall semester- so this could prove to be a trying fall and winter with clinicals twice a week and a full time load- one income and unimaginable expenses (I never thought we would be in this state- but due to having to replace many of our appliances and many of the expenses we incurred attempting to salvage our home.. we now have new credit cards that are maxed out-we had hoped to be able to pay them down before the promotions ended- but the delay with FEMA has prevented this and we are therefore stuck just waiting and surviving until the whole thing is resolved.)
I will continue to update as best I can over the coming months and thank you for your time and interest :)
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Saturday, May 24, 2008
A Moment For China
I've been contemplating what the best thing to say would be- but am at an absolute loss- My heart goes out to all those in China right now- I just can't understand why these people are experiencing so much hardship right now- As I am looking through the latest slew of video and pictures and news coverage- I have learned of an outbreak of HFMD in beijing- What's next? I can't even imagine what is to come of the aftermath of the quake itself- but how many other areas of China will be impacted by epidemics as well? I shudder at the thought of those people having to endure anymore- I saw some heartless coments on youtube stating that it was fate's retribution for their treatment of Tibet and soforth--but honestly- the people of china are not to blame here- it is the government no? and even they are not responsible for such a disaster- I don't know what it's like to live as a citizen of china- so i cannot judge the lone man- and that's who's facing this tradgedy- the individual people- poor souls who couldnt make it out or who are trapped cut off from aid-or those who have lost their entire families- I can't think of words that would do these men women and children justice- but I can say- my heart goes out to them- and I can't help but cry for them- may god- or whatever higher power is out there- be with them all right now.
EEEWW!!
Before I move on to more serious topics- I'd just like to post a quick little rant in relation to cleaning and household junk- so if you'd prefer a more intelligent posting or something with a little more uhm- how shall we put this- no- just blunt- something that might actually be a little interesting :)- then move on to the next post in line :)--ANYWHO- When you have a 3 person household- or god forbid there be more at this current moment in our lives- and only one person cleaning- things can get pretty damn nasty... no joke- i just did dishes and cleaned up around the kitchen- and i really wanted to puke- things had gotten a little backed up while i was sick- because well... let's just face it- Dave doesn't clean :) now i have to give him some credit :) he's been just as sick as I have- but he's done less than a tenth of the work that I've done- i think in total he maybe did 3 loads of laundry since the start of the year- and he's finally close to having fixed my lawn mower- so i might actually be able to cut the ENTIRE yard soon- for the first time this year- astonishing no? (long story- belt issues, now some missing spring and a blown gasket- man i hate hand-me-down crap lol) this has probably been our worst year thus far in terms of keeping up with necessity household tasks-and this- compounded by the fact that we have a horrible mouse infestation that our cat cannot seem to keep up with (give the poor guy a break :) he's fat and lazy and only cares about the mice if they try to get at his food) aaanyway- i figured out how the nest near the kitchen has subsisted for so long- apparently in a box from Christmas we had a huge package of ramen noodle type things and well- they chewed a hole in the box and ate ALL of the noodles- so- there's the answer to that problem- maybe now if i can get rid of any other unknown food source- they'll go back next door where they belong lol :) (or hey- i don't know- maybe out on that giant brush pile in the back where the rabbits live peacefully and we don't give a damn?? just get out of our house! lol) aaanyway- just a little grossed out from having (almost) finished cleaning my kitchen- i can't take anymore tonight though- i might wind up losing my appetite for a week- anyway- onto more interesting topics? :) lol- thanks for reading
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Snickers, Three Musketeers, and M&M's Oh My!
Learn more at MarsCandyKills.com.
Wouldn't you rather take off a break of that Kit Kat Bar? :) -just taking a moment to say- THANK YOU HERSHEY'S (for making delicious candy and not being a cruel and ruthless company like MARS)!! :)
Oh- and Just an FYI- MARS also manufactures (obviously- the infamous mars bar) Skittles, Twix, Milky Way, Dove (also known as Galaxy), Starburst (as listed in the video)- they also produce Combos, Uncle Ben's, Dolmio pasta sauce, Whiskas, Chappy, Greenies, Medi-cal, Nutro, Royal Canin, and Pedigree- They also unfortunately purchased Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company just this past april (sorry Bubble Tape- used to love ya- but no longer will I be a fan...)
sorry i've been out for a while-i have some noteworthy things to say -but i'm going to let this run for a bit first- because I feel like it's more important :) Thanks for stopping in!
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Young Children With Asthma- Needing Advice!!
Well.. I'm in an odd spot right now... sorry I dont have new and interesting tidbits to rant about... but.. i guess life has just gotten too serious for my funny bone the last few months... Our pediatrician finally took us seriously today- and for whatever reason- i'm not relieved- i actually feel a bit anxious now... Owen starts using an inhaler 4 times a day as of tonight... and well.. i guess it just feels a little too real now.. like i'm not just that crazy mom who worries too much.. this is a real problem that could create real obstacles.. and i'm trying not to look at it negatively- but i think it will take me a while to adjust... anyway- for those of you out there with young children who have asthma.. i have a question- how in the world do you get them to use it when they're not having an attack?? (our pediatrician wants us to use it routinely every 6 hours and he HATES the taste of it... i mean.. i'm sure i could get him to take it if he was having an attack and seriously couldnt catch a breath (I hope!!) but.. he just cries and doesnt want to take it (he's 2 just so you know... will be 3 in june)- we have the aerochamber. but he doesnt want to put it in his mouth-- what can we do?? (oh and did i mention inhalers are insanely expensive?? lol) :) even with insurance its a new 30$ a month bill! didnt see that coming!
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