MAMMOGRAM!!! AAhHH!!!

Today I went for the dreaded mammogram. I really wonder who invented that machine. You know it had to be a man & one with sadomasochistic tendencies. Who would ever think that the best way to look for lumps in a woman's breasts would be to mash them flat as a pancake in between 2 plexiglass plates. And have you ever looked down to see what they look like mashed that flat? Let me just say, DON'T DO IT! If you are like me, and wear a 34 A on a good day, you know what kind of work goes into making those puppies flat while standing up straight, holding onto the arm rail with a death grip, pulling your shoulder back, making sure your hair doesn't get in the way, trying not to let the flimsy robe fall off completely, and all the while HOLDING YOUR BREATH!!!! When Mouse called to see how it went, I told him how horrible it was and guess what he said? "Ah, couldn't be that bad." I asked him how he thought it might feel if we placed his appendage up on a plexiglass pedestal and proceeded to smash it flat as a pancake with a plexiglass plate. Guess what? He had no comment.

January 18, 2009

On this 18th day of the New Year, I thought I would take a minute and post what has been happening in our world since the new year began. #1W has been back in school 9 days, attended 8 basketball practices and played 4 games. She has spent the night off twice and been texting like crazy. She has also had no sweets and no junk food as she is participating in the Daniel Fast until January 21 (I'll post more about this soon.) #2W has been back in school 9 days, attended 1 basketball practice and played 3 games. He has been seen in the emergency room once and had one x-ray. No broken bones just sprained tendons. He has played for hours on the Wii and killed 4 squirrels with his BB gun. #3W has been back in school 8 days, read Green Eggs and Ham to his Kindergarden class and has his first loose tooth. He has ridden hundreds of miles in the car and spent several hours attending the #1W and the #2W's practices and games (with no complaints I might add). Mouse has already been on an overnight business trip and has another scheduled for the 1st of next month. He is battling pneumonia which he was diagnosed with last week. He has also attended all the ball games and most of the practices for #1W and #2 and is participating in the Daniel fast. So no meat or sweets since January 1. I have made 20 trips to Westfield. I have been visited by 2 different auditors and attended 5 meetings at school. I have been diagnosed with skin cancer, had a place removed and more surgery scheduled. I have attended all the ball games and practices for the older W's and am also participating in the Daniel fast. Our life is very full these days :)

ps: As I was proofing this post, I realized that the date was the 18th. Poppa has been gone for 6 months today.

Happy New Year!!!

Yes, I realize that this post should have been made yesterday on the 1st day of 2009. But..... I spent most of the day recovering from our New Year's Eve Celebration. For many years now, Mouse and I have spent New Year's Eve at Natalia's. This tradition, for Mouse and I, started on December 31, 1996. 12 years ago, it doesn't seem possible. I was pregnant with #1W and had received a Gift Certificate for Natalia's from work. We had always been big partiers on New Year's Eve but were looking for something a little more low key for this particular celebration. Even thought it was 12 years and 3 children ago, I remember the night in great detail. (Possibly because I was sober?) I even remember what I wore. Mouse and I had such a great time and decided we should tell our friends and maybe bring a group the next year. And thus, the Natalia's New Year's Eve Tradition was born. We haven't attended every year. I think we have skipped 2. One year, we had a party at our house and one year we stayed at home with our children. But for 10 of the last 12 years, we have watched the New Year come in at Natalia's. The cast of characters has changed over the years and the stories of past New Year's Eve's are full of color and drama but these times spent with family and friends are irreplaceable. This year was no exception. Even though, I spent most of New Year's Day recovering from the all the fun, I am already looking forward to next year. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!