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: mrspuddin; November 14th, 18:07

The kids and I have had our flu shots for years. It all started back when my Dad had cancer, the Doctor asked that the kids and I have them because we spent so much time with him. Josh is also considered high risk and has always had the flu vaccines when they came out and if one of us is having it, we might as well all have it. This year it's more important than ever, with the H1N1 flu, otherwise known as "The Swine Flu" going around, there are sick people everywhere. The kids and I went last week to have our regular flu vaccines but Josh was the only one to have the H1N1 shot. The rest of us don't qualify yet. Josh also has been taking a respiratory guard, to try and keep on top of the germs that are around. He had a bit of a chest cold when he started taking them and it seemed to clear up much faster taking these lozenges. I tried one of them because hey, if it takes like crap I wouldn't make my child take it, they taste pretty good, they have a pleasant berry taste, so Josh had no problem taking 2 of them every night. They are definitely something that I will get for the whole family to take, just to give us the extra vitamins to help keep the "bugs" away.

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A Sleepy Saturday Night

: mrspuddin; November 14th, 17:49

I got a call the other day for an appointment with my surgeon againHave I said how much I hate this time of year? When the time goes back and the evenings are so darn long! Even worse is when Doug insists that we eat supper at 4 or even before, which makes the evening seem even longer.

So we're just sitting here waiting to hear from Josh, who is out hunting with Charles but should soon be home since it's gotten dark. We heard a shot about 45 minutes ago but haven't seen or heard anything since. This will be one of Josh's last weekends to go hunting, next weekend he goes away Saturday morning to a NSSSA conference, he'll travel up with someone else and then one of us will have to go up and bring a couple of them back. I'm actually very surprised that they are still having it, many things like that have been cancelled due to the high numbers of H1N1 around, we are at an all time high right now, with lots of kids being out of school, even Cheer got cancelled today because so many of the girls are sick. Which sucks because the girls need their practice before they start to compete.

, this time we'll actually talk about me having the surgery, get the answers that I need, like when it will be done, how long I'd be in the hospital and how long I'd be laid up afterwards. I really don't even want to think about it but Garry tells me that it's time, like it or not.

Well I spose I should go get some things done, I'm half asleep today, I went to bed at 1:30, got up at 2:30 to come out with my heating pad, went back to bed at 4:30, got up at 5:30 and took my pills then went back to bed again. LOL

Oh yea...Before I go...Happy Birthday to my FAVORITE Brother-in-law...Pauly!! xox

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Myrtle Beach Hotels

: mrspuddin; November 10th, 23:38

Are you planning a winter getaway in 2010? I would LOVE to be able to head south for a few weeks this winter, I hate the cold, I hate the snow, I just hate winter, I know I was born in the wrong climate. So if you are planning a winter vacation, check out some of the deals you can find on myrtle beach motels. Just think, a couple weeks away to soak up the sun, enjoy the beaches and if you love to golf, here is your place!

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More Pictures...Auntie, get your kleenex...Baby Girl looking all grown up...

: mrspuddin; November 9th, 23:36

I did pretty good when she brought them home but once I looked at them again after everyone went to bed...*sniff*

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As promised...

: mrspuddin; November 6th, 8:24

Our family pictures done by none other than Tammi Hayne, who has done them for the last 4 years and never disappoints us. Join Tammi's group on Facebook and book your own portraits. http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=4172394029&v=info&ref=ts

40 years of friendship...

And our girls will be the same way...

Breanna loves Luke...

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Speaking of my sickie kiddo

: mrspuddin; November 5th, 16:58

We got his school pictures back this week. I love how school pictures are so much more than what we had, where everyone had one shot and you all looked the same. We bought the one I'm going to post first but you also get the disk with all of the pictures on it.

I hope to get Breanna Linn's pictures back next week, I'll share as soon as I get them :)
We also had family pictures done with the West family on the weekend. Our PC is at the Dr. so when we get that back, I'll share those too.

Piggy flu or just a cold

: mrspuddin; November 5th, 13:03

Josh came down with something this week, which is no surprise with him being very anemic again. He's got the fever & cough but other than that, he's pretty much a normal 16 year old, still eating and drinking like always. So I guess it's just a wait and see kinda thing. We haven't had any shots this year yet, Josh was on the list last week but Friday he got bumped off, he may go back on it next week. I checked today to see about our regular flu shot and our Dr. doesn't even have any of that yet. I had to go up to the Dr's. office to drop off a couple of papers I need filled out and a prescription to be refilled. Other than that, I've been waiting all day for my Avon order to come, it should have been here today at the latest but I guess it's not coming till tomorrow, which is quite annoying since it was a week late being shipped out and should have actually been here last Thursday. I'm not a very patient person! LOL

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An icky November day

: mrspuddin; November 3rd, 18:15

It's a miserable day and my mood is matching it today. I've been so sleepy all day, just want to go have a nap but haven't. So the news of the week is that I'm now officially unemployed. I had a, ohhh, 5 minute meeting yesterday? Let's just say I wasn't there long enough to get comfortable. They had an agenda made out, which was pretty much a piece of paper, because it was all accusations on their part and they didn't have any interest in what I had to say. I guess I had been saying stuff on the internet about the store, which I hadn't and they had no proof that I had, they pretty much accused me of stealing money, which I swear on my life or anyone else's, that I didn't, that's about as far as it went before I just got up and left, telling them that obviously the meeting was a big waste of time. I'm not the first person that he has done this to and I most certainly won't be the last. The last time he got sued for wrongful dismissal, there were about 20 people that would have been nothing but happy to tell their story, which would probably match my story almost 100%. So I guess I should be relieved to be out of there but on the other hand I'm also sad about it, I loved my job, the customers, the staff and especially the students, I'm going to miss them all.

So until something comes my way, I'll spend time getting my Avon business situated, so far so good, but it's also a great time of year to get into a business like this, the Christmas items are all very nice and there are a lot of people like me, who don't love going out shopping during the busy season. My manager will be out tomorrow for another sales meeting, I had hoped to have an order tomorrow but it looks like it will be Thursday before I get it.

Anyway, time to curl up with one of the 5 books that I got at the library today. Have a great week everyone!

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Austin Weight Loss

: mrspuddin; November 3rd, 12:17

Being home from work has brought on a new problem, I've gained some weight and I really want to get it off before the holidays. Along with Christmas coming, I also have a very special wedding to go to on Boxing day. So I've been doing some looking around here and there on line to see what I could find out about different weight loss methods, diets, etc. One thing I came across that I did some reading on is the austin weight loss. If you are in the same boat as me, do some reading on line and check some of the things I have found and then let me know what you are going to try.

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TGIF!

: mrspuddin; October 30th, 13:34

Happy Friday everyone! And happy Halloween! Tomorrow the little ones will be out looking for some candy. I get away very easy this year, Breanna is going trick or treating with her best friend Samantha so I don't even have to go out this year. We actually haven't even gotten pumpkins! So I have to wait till the kids get home to see if anyone is even going to be here tonight or if they are both going to be across the street, if they aren't home I'm not going to go buy pumpkins.

Tomorrow starts with Breanna having competition practice at 10am, I didn't think they were having it this week so I booked a photo shoot with Tammi for 11:45, then they decided they were having practice but it was at 9-11, so we could still swing it, but now it's 10-12 so I'm really messed up. I've sent Tammi a message to let her know I couldn't do it when we booked it and have to see how booked up she is for the afternoon, what a confusing day. Josh going hunting at God knows what hour of the morning, then he was supposed to go to Mill Village to work for the afternoon but I don't think he's going to be able to do that, unless Tammi can't fit us in for the afternoon. Then he goes hunting again at supper time ... then let's not forget paintball for the afternoon Sunday. A busy weekend for sure.

I do get a nice treat on Sunday, Bethy is coming home for her best friend's baby shower, she'll just be home for the night but we will get to see her, that's the main thing.

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Tiles

: mrspuddin; October 29th, 23:42

Some of my favorite shows to watch are home improvement shows, Flip This House, Moving Up, etc. I love to see how they do everything and keep my fingers crossed that some day I'll have a chance to do something like that. I just love all the new tiles that you can buy. Some of them are just beautiful, that's the only way to explain them.

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And another mid-night post

: mrspuddin; October 27th, 0:09

You'd swear I had nothing better to do with my nights eh? I hate this time of night, I want to be sleepy so much but I'm wide awake and if I go to bed I'll just lay there and get more aggravated and less sleepy.

So not much new, we had a wet weekend, Josh went hunting all day Saturday, all he got was wet. LOL Oh well, it doesn't bother me in the least if he doesn't get a deer, although I guess for his sake, I kinda hope that he does. He'll be pretty disappointed if he doesn't.

We heard yesterday that H1N1 has hit Queens Co. I guess a couple of kids around Brea's age have it. I have to call the Dr. tomorrow to see when we can get in to get our shots. They are doing a clinic next week, we may have to wait for that, I'm not sure. I also have to get a paper for Josh's bloodwork. He's been off his iron pills for a couple weeks and feels tired and cold all the time again, so his levels probably went back down again. He'll probably have to go back on the pills but that still leaves the question, where does he's blood go? Oh well, I guess he'll be going to back to the pediatrician.

Time to go put the clothes in the dryer! Nighters!

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Term Life Insurance Quotes

: mrspuddin; October 26th, 20:26

One of the things that I've been shopping for lately is a new life insurance policy, don't even ask why, it's a long story. Anyway, I've been right in a panic about not having life insurance so I've been checking out all the sites that I can find. If you too are looking around for a term life insurance quote let me know how your shopping is going and we can compare stories! :) Every one you go to asks so many questions and most times I get fed up when I'm half way through, or the price of the quote scares me off their page, so I'm still shopping.

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Congratulations Breanna!

: mrspuddin; October 22nd, 23:15

Well Breanna's long awaited night is here, she got to find out if she made it on the competion team for Cheer and yes, she did! I knew she did so I wasn't worried. There's only 8 of them so they'll be working hard, they have practice twice a week instead of once. She's pretty excited, she went to Cheer expo last year for 2 days in the city and that's when she decided she wanted to be able to compete. And right along with Cheer, we are doing some fundraising, tomorrow night you'll find Breanna and I at Sobeys from 5-7 while we bag groceries to raise money and we are also selling cook books for $10.00 so if anyone wants one, just leave me a comment, like on Facebook, if you want one and you don't live around town, I'll mail it to you, no cost to you.

Josh had today off, they were having a walk-a-thon and he's never taken part in those because he can't walk as fast as the other kids and it's hard on his leg. So he stayed home and helped me around the house and then went to work on his deer blind. We went for a drive to town so he could get his hair cut, OMG, I can see why it's so expensive to put your kid in drivers ed, they deserve every cent. I'm not going to make it through this. LOL

I went to the Dr. yesterday, again, I've seen Garry more times in the last 3 months than I have in 2 years. So he's pretty much decided I'm having surgery, he's trying to find out why he they have to go through the front and just how long I'll be laid up. He's also sending me for an ultrasound because I'm having some problems that could be scar tissue, a cyst on my ovaries or the big C word, but I'll take one of the first 2 please. LOL Seriously, I know it's nothing serious, I'm feeling great, besides my back. The only other thing was and I forgot to tell Garry, something is strange with my fingers, I'm thinking it's arthritis because I already have it in my back. My fingers hurt, like ache, it's weird, but no big deal.

Well since it's 11:30 and I'm wide awake, I guess I'll go get the laundry out of the dryer and get that folded, one less thing for tomorrow. Brea wants to go find a costume and I guess that's going to take a trip to Bridgewater since she can't find one in town. Have a great weekend everyone!

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You would think I'd have something else to do at 12:51am

: mrspuddin; October 21st, 0:52

But obviously I don't! Sleep is hard to come by around here so I just stay up until I'm ready to drop and I know I can go right to sleep. So here I sit, watching 18 kids and counting, it's a repeat, the one that the grandbaby is born, I know it's been on before but I didn't watch it when it was on. This poor girl just went into labour and she's looking miserable, and now they decide that maybe they'll have the baby at home, hell woman, go to the hospital and get an Epidural!! LMAO, just kidding, I know everyone doesn't do it that way. This girl is a trooper though! I love this family, I now everyone has their own opinions but I like them, I'm sure they aren't always as happy as it shows on TV but I have to give the Mom credit, I'd be running around screaming. LOL

So not much going on that's too thrilling. I actually left the house tonight and went to Meikka's to get my hair cut, then had to get home so that Doug could take off to hockey, which is 2 nights a week now instead of 1. Nice...

So we did have some great news this week. I had a message from my Michelle, I call her that because if the kids ask me Michelle who, I tell them my Michelle and they know who I'm talking about. So Michelle sent me a message telling me not to make plans for Boxing Day, seems I'm going to be busy going to a wedding! Yay! So Tommy will officially join our crazy family on December 26th. He must be nuts! j/k

Anyway, it's now 1:02am, I think I'll go down and get the laundry and bring it up and fold it before I go to bed, my back hurts more when I get up then it does now so I try and get it finished before bed.

Carr Accessories

: mrspuddin; October 18th, 11:35

It's always nice to jazz up your car or truck but you don't want to go to a dealer to get them because then you are paying the highest price, when you can get them cheaper on-line. If you are looking for some car accessories you can find them for great prices on the net. I had a few things on my truck but now that we have the car I haven't bought anything to make it "mine" but I am going to shop around for something for Christmas to make it a little nicer.

A chilly Friday

: mrspuddin; October 16th, 19:02

Our beautiful fall weather seems to be all over, it's now getting cold enough at night that we are having frost and today has been grey and raining all day.

So, what's happened since I last blogged... Well, I did go back to work on Friday as planned, made it through the weekend, in agony, then decided that maybe the Dr. was right when he told me I wasn't ready to go back to work yet and went off work again for a few weeks. But don't tell Dr. G. that he was right okay? LOL I guess I'll go see him next week and tell him that, he'll love that I admitted it.

I have been thinking of selling Avon again, I used to do it a few years ago. A rep. came out from the city the first of the week and I signed up while she was here. I'm very happy to have something to add to our income which hasn't been the greatest lately. It seems like it's going to go over quite well with everyone that I have contacted, a lot of people, like me, don't want to be out in the crowds doing shopping, especially for Christmas and would rather shop from the comfort of their home. They have a lot of very nice things for Christmas, lots of Hannah stuff and a huge assortment of NHL items.

So that's been about all the excitement of my last week, not too thrilling eh? You must be used to that by now!

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Happy Birthday!

: mrspuddin; October 14th, 11:36

Happy Birthday To My Beautiful Big Sister!

Have a great day Sis, I love you and wish I was there, or you were here, long as we were together. xoxoxo

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Slimming pills

: mrspuddin; October 12th, 18:11

I hate fighting the weight loss fight. This year it's been even harder to get some weight off, with me being at home. I've been looking around on the net trying to find that pill that will kick start my wight loss, I really want to get some of it off before Christmas and New Years. I've gotten my tread mill back from my brother in-law so I don't have to worry about going out in the cold for a walk, I can just go to the basement. So back to the pill idea, I've been trying to find sites that tell you what the best slimming pills are, I want to know the good the bad and the ugly about all that they have on the market and doing research is the only way to find out.

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Back at it!

: mrspuddin; October 8th, 18:58

Ready or not, it's back to work tomorrow! I think the cats will miss me. LOL I'm working the weekend so I still get to sleep in, long as I don't sleep till lunch time, that wouldn't be good for my first day back. I'm looking forward to seeing everyone that I haven't seen in the last 6 weeks, customers and staff too, and all "my kids" that went away to school will be home for the long weekend and I'm sure they'll drop in for a visit too.

I got through yesterday pretty good, I stayed up Tues. night till 1:30 and got through the worst of it because she passed away at 1:20am. And of all days, they came and took my truck yesterday too, that sucked, even though I knew it was coming it was hard. I was pretty attached to my truck, more so because I hate the car. Not because it's not nice but because it's so low that most days I have a very hard time getting in and out of it. Oh well, hopefully after I get my back fixed that will be a little easier. I saw the Dr. yesterday and was told I wasn't to go back to work, LOL, oops? He's also going to call or write to the surgeon and get a more detailed description of what is going to happen when/if I have surgery, at this point it's probably when and not if but all we know is what we looked up on the internet, which is saying I'll have a 12-18 month recovery but maybe it won't be that long, I didn't ask those questions when I saw him because I thought maybe I could put it off for a couple more years.

Well I should go get my work shirts out of the dry so I'll have them for the weekend, tomorrow is casual day so I don't have to wear them, although I'm not sure I can get my good jeans on cuz I've gained so much weight being off work. OOPS?

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