I had an appointment with my doctor this afternoon. I'm going to have a laproscopic hysterectomy sometime in the next couple of weeks. Since it's just my uterus that is the problem, that's all she's going to take out. Earlier in the week my understanding was that I'd have to have it removed abdominally, which had me freaking right the fuck out, so talking to the doctor today and finding out I don't have to have my tummy sliced open was a HUGE relief. I'm still nervous about the surgery, just because I've never had anything removed before, but at least I have an idea of what to expect recovery-wise since I had the exploratory surgery last month. They have to schedule with another doctor and the operating room at the hospital, so it might be Monday before I know what day the surgery is schedule for. It's easier to wait now that I know what's going to happen, though.
July 2008 Archives
Our youngest is a huge fan of Webkinz. Every time we get the kids, she asks to go on the computer so she can sign into Webkinz, and if she can, she'll spend hours online taking care of her pets. About a month ago I decided I wanted to see what the whole Webkinz thing was about, so she and I went to the nearest Hallmark to see which Webkinz animal I wanted to get as my pet. Since there isn't a Webkinz dachshund yet, I decided on the white Samoyed. As soon as we got home, we started setting up my account. When you first adopt a Webkinz pet, you get a room for them, a certain amount of Kinzcash (your currency to spend on the site), and a couple of introduction items for your pet, including an exclusive item for their house (mine was an arctic slide) and a special treat just for that particular pet type. (My pet is named Scruffy. He's a nerf herder.)
I initially dismissed Webkinz as something just for kids, a simple site with adoptable animals to keep kids occupied, but the people who came up with the idea put a lot more thought and detail into than I realized.
My work is having a family-invited event on Friday. In the past I haven't been too excited about these things, but this is a pretty major one, so Mike and I are both going to be attending. I'm pretty excited because this will be the first time he'll have been in my office. I'm preparing by cleaning up like someone getting their house ready for a date to visit, which is funny since I've been with Mike for almost five years, and we've lived together for almost four years. He knows what kind of clutter I am capable of producing, so it's not like a messy desk is going to come as a surprise to him, and yet here I am, tidying up paperwork, wiping down the top of the desk, and making sure everything looks all spiffy for Friday.
I finished the last part of my final exam today, which makes me officially through with classes, homework, tests, and the like for a month. Life without schoolwork feels gloriously decadent thus far. I can't imagine I'll get tired of it and start longing for the fall term to start up sooner, but we'll see how the rest of the month plays out.
When I'm not doing homework or laundry or taking out the trash (or playing Webkinz), I am either snuggling with my puppies or taking pictures of them. Sometimes I do both at the same time.
Maddy looking at Jordan looking at me:
That was the title of a spam e-mail I got last week. It cracked me up when I first saw it, and it's had the same result every time I've seen it since then. I don't know why, but it amuses the hell out of me, and, since it makes no sense at all, it fits the bill nicely as a title for this entry. To say that I've not been motivated to write lately would be an extreme understatement, although the lack of motivation has not stemmed from a lack of material. I've seen movies (to include: Kung Fu Panda, Dark Water, Lost Ship, and Sleuth), read books (to include: Franklin and Lucy, The House At Riverton, and Invisible Darkness), and gone to a concert (Crüe Fest :swoon:). I've attended appointments for medical-y things (evaluation to determine whether or not I'm ready to have a hysterectomy; diagnosis: YES) and dealt with the after-effects of medical-y things (my belly button ring is a thing of the past until after the hysterectomy). I've talked myself out of buying things (an iPhone, a pretty shiny watch), and into buying others (DS games, namely, My Weight Loss Coach, Let's Pilates, and Gourmet Chef), found new ways to spend my time (it is called Webkinz, and I love it to tiny little pieces), determined that the sooner my pups get their damn teeth cleaned the better (MY GOD, their breath smells like poo), and played around in the kitchen (I made fudge! and barbecue sauce! from scratch!).
The summer school term is winding down, and by next Wednesday, I will have taken my final exam and be done with homework for a whole month! This is a prospect that fills me with great glee and will result in more free time, time I plan to use to write in greater detail about some of the things mentioned above. I love breaks between semesters!
I took the puppies to the vet for their annual check-up on Monday. All the tests came back negative, and Max has lost three pounds! I knew she'd lost weight because she's visibly slimmer (she has a trim little waist again!), but it's nice to know exactly how much weight she's lost. She weighs 11.10 pounds now, Jordan weighs 10.8, and Maddy weighs 9.15, all well in the range of where they should be. The vet said they all looked fantastic and that I was doing a great job of monitoring their body weight, and I preened like a proud dog mama, of course.
I'm in love with Smashbox's O-Gloss. I picked it up after Gemma recommended it, and it is fantastic. It turns a lovely shade of pink on me without looking garish. I've only had since Sunday, but it's already one of my makeup must-haves. Which brings me to my next point.
I am also in love with Philosophy's Amazing Grace. We smelled it on a waitress at Outback a couple of months ago, and it smelled so fantastic that I ordered some from Sephora as soon as we got home. Thankfully, it smells yummy on me too, and since then, it's the only scent I've been wearing. <3 (Interesting note: I like the perfume and the shower gel, but the lotion stinks.)
I have less than a month left of summer school. I cannot put into words how happy I will be to have a break from homework, even if it's less than a month.
We're going to see Mötley Crüe next weekend! SO EXCITED. Jenny won tickets to show, so we're going to be meeting up with them at some point during the evening. If I somehow manage to get Nikki Sixx to autograph me, we're going straight to get that tattooed over before it washes (or sweats :eep:) off. Seriously.
Lately I've been making salami sandwiches with colby jack cheese and mayo on honey wheat bread. It'll take quite a while before I get tired of them, especially with a small serving of Pringles on the side. My arteries are going on strike as we speak.
Mike and I saw Indiana Jones and the Kindom of the Crystal Skull right after we watched The Incredible Hulk. I'm a total Indy fangirl, so I loved it, of course.
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Mike and I went to see this a couple of weekends ago, hoping that it would live up to the standard set by Iron Man. We weren't disappointed.
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