Journal de la Jarboe

Okay okay

2009-12-15T16:58:00.002-06:00

I suck. I have not updated my blog. Things like Christmas, Thanksgiving and broken fingers have kept me distracted. Atleast I'm writing a PARTIAL update. It's better than SOME OTHER people I know. Ahem.

and yet there is more...

2009-10-12T16:16:00.002-05:00

I have to add to the blog below:

Check out these AWESOME labels!

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5226484

I tried to load a picture but for some reason I am unable to. The labels are for different poisons and all things creepy. I think it would be super cool to use on a wine bottle to give to friends at Halloween. To be honest I think I would use them year-round. I know, I know. More nerd.

Check it!

2009-10-12T16:05:00.002-05:00

So I was reading Junie Moon's blog today and decided I needed to branch out and look for more blogs to follow. I'm nosey. I admit it.

I found this blog:
http://silvermoonwitch.blogspot.com/

The blog is called "Confessions of a Pagan Soccer Mom" and she has Halloween give away links. We all know that I am a Halloween nerd. Here is the link that I want to keep all to myself but will share with my friends anyways....

http://silvermoonwitch.blogspot.com/2001/10/this-giveaway-comes-from-local-artist.html

Enjoy!

last of the Waldens and a few from my parents

2009-09-30T11:37:00.001-05:00

Walden Farms II

2009-09-30T11:35:00.000-05:00

Walden Farms-Pumpkin Patch visit!

2009-09-30T11:32:00.000-05:00

Random

2009-09-26T16:11:00.000-05:00

I was hanging up some pictures today and I thought I would blog a little about them-as they all have a story that reminded me of people I love.

First in an autographed photo of super-star James Baker. What more do I add to that? It's worth millions.

Second is a Blue Dog. Okay-not really, but since I can not afford one I painted one. I like the bright colors in it. Bright yellow is not something I would usually use in my house.

Third is a picture given to me from several students 5 years ago. These girls made this for me as a wedding gift and I still cherish it!

Fourth is a picture of the Rutherford COunty Courthouse. A friend of mine named Gary Patrick took this picture and framed it. He gave it to me not knowing that JP works there. So we have double the appreciation of it. What a cool gift. Not to mention how talented a photographer Gary is too.

The fifth picture (if it loads) is of my neighbors house. This was the house that burned down and I slept through it. Nice.

and finally....

2009-09-26T16:02:00.000-05:00

almost done....promise!

2009-09-26T15:42:00.000-05:00

Here is a shot of my grouchy old owl and another of my crow. There's also a few of these sparkly spiders. I wish real spiders sparkled.
Oh! The big spider web had lights on it and is several years old. It was going in my mom's trash when it occurred to me that I could cut the lights off of it and it would looke kinda neat. Then JP suggested that I hang it IN the house instead of outside. I had not considered that. He also suggested that we slip in some photos in the web like a coark board. I have not done it yet but as soon as I have tangible pics I will try it out.

625 Maim Street, The boro

2009-09-26T15:34:00.000-05:00

I added cheese cloth (I think?) above our laundry and pantry rooms. I already had all the crap up there and the lights (thank god connected to a switch) have been up there for 2 years too.
Jack likes the birds. I think he's convinced birds are monsters.

MAKING CHRISTMAS

2009-09-26T15:27:00.001-05:00

These are pcis from my living room /kitchen. I love the sticks in a vase. I've seen people paint them black but I prefer them natural.

season 1 episode 2

2009-09-26T15:24:00.000-05:00

It reallys is missing the mums. I think I will have to buy them this weekend. I have a bunch of blow spiders, cauldrons, pumpkins, etc that I am going to try and wait until October to set up. TRY being the key word.

Halloween in September

2009-09-26T15:17:00.001-05:00

I have started decorating for Halloween, one of my families favorites holidays. I tried to wait until October 1 but I just couldn't make it. I hung up my spiders and bats today. I have a vintage plastic ghost on the porch and a few pumpkins. I added an axe I found too. Soon I will have 3 or 4 mums o add. I usually buy giant yellow mums from a lady on 231 that sells them in front of an abandoned home. I haven't see her out there yet so I may have to break down and buy some elsewhere. I like tradition. This is part one of what will likely be a 5-6 part blog.

Jack loves the camera

2009-09-21T10:28:00.003-05:00

Jack has started posing for pics. We were in the car a few days ago and I told Jack "let's take our picture". He instantly leaned in for the shot. What a ham. The entire "lean and look sweet" look cracks me up!

When life gives you lemons...eat more!

2009-09-21T09:11:00.000-05:00

Last Lake Visit

2009-09-21T09:08:00.003-05:00

True Blood

2009-09-20T02:41:00.000-05:00

I cut my finger making dinner and too this picture. The blood is not touched up, photoshopped, etc. I just think it's a cool picture.

mommy's makeup

2009-09-20T02:33:00.000-05:00

Today Jack found my makeup. He has watched me put it on in the car every morning while JP drives us to work. Today he got in to the car and then crawled in to the car. No big deal. Then he shut and locked the door. When I discovered he had been a little too quiet too long I went to the car to check. He locked the doors and was in the process of makin' up his face! I told him to open the door and looked at me and just shook his head no. I had the keys in my pockets and removed him easily. But he thought it was a riot. He kept teling me he looked pretty.

In the pic you may notice we have our pumpkins ready for fall. Jack and I picked out a pumpkin today and he chose 2 "beebee punkins" as he calls them.

Like father like son

2009-09-20T02:21:00.000-05:00

These pics were taken two seperate nights. We had contacted Maury Povich about having us on one of his shows for paternity testing. After finding this picture I decided it was unecessary.

The great flood of oh-nyne.

2009-09-20T01:58:00.000-05:00

It flooded in Christiana. This is the other side of our road.

Myspace

2009-09-20T01:53:00.000-05:00

Last night I was trying different things with my hair and was taking pictures. I did this because I feel like what I see on camera is probably more accurate than what I see in the mirror (don't ask me why). This made me consider people taking pictures of themselves in their bath rooms for Myspace. This is my tribute to Myspace. There were several of them I took but I just can't bring myself to post them.

when does the weekend start?

2009-09-08T12:25:00.002-05:00

This has been one busy but great weekend. I'll try to break it down for ya.

Friday:
Dinner with the family at Chef Wang's. When I say family I am referring to the Jarboes (including Uncle Bob, Cathy, Ellen and Jesse), Orths (all 3:) ), Aunt Kay Wimsatt, Elisa and Ainsley, Suzy and Megan, Matt and Bobby (isn't that cute that I lumped them?) and my little family. We confused the waiter to no end since we all jumped table to table but he was a good sport.

Saturday:
My mom kept Jack for us so that we could go out on the boat with Uncle Bob, Kathy and daugter, Ellen. Pictures will be posted soon. Tubing on a make shift tube and nearly dying of gas fumes make for comical shots. As for who was the most skilled tuber? Combo of Jesse and JP. That being said, Uncle Bob lasted the longest and should get a blue ribbon for surviving the gas fumes alone.
After boating all day we picked up Jack and headed ove rto dinner with the Price's. Man can Debbie make an awesome salad. Does that make me old that I say things like that???

Sunday:
Breakfast at the Jarboe's. Kara made it and was doing well. We even went shopping for a bit.
We hosted a suprise party for Kris' dad's birthday in the afternoon. Kris did a great job on the party and his family was great! It's nice to be surrounded by family and dog lovers. Jack was super comfortable with everyone and he made new friends. Tim truly appeared surprised and that is always a bonus. Kris really did a great job.

Monday:
JP and I decided to attempt boting solo. We packed up the van (including Murphy) and took off to Tim's Ford. It was a bit stessful trying to gas up--but once we started going it was awesome. Jack even took a nap on a float in the back of the pontoon. It was a little rainy and dark--but we have a cover so it was perfect.
After we got home we made dinner (and I attempted chopping off the tip of my finger) and JP's parents came over to eat. It was a nice ending to a super busy-yet fun weekend.

Today has not shown any signs of slowing but I dont think that is a bad thing. I'd prefer to stay busy than clock watch.

If I have time I will load some pics tonight!

Fireman Jack

2009-09-04T11:57:00.003-05:00

This week we went to Fire Station 3 in Murfreesboro for Jack to see a fire truck, up close and personal. Our fire-fighter friend Anthony and his wife Erin were so kind in spending so much time giving US and Jack a tour. It was pretty awesome. Here are a few pics.

boys, sticks, dogs, cameras, ummm...

2009-08-31T20:41:00.001-05:00

The side of Jack so few see.......but we see all the time!

I introduce: Senor Happy Face.

A stick, his boy and some dog 3

2009-08-31T20:38:00.001-05:00

Here we have Jack in a pink tube.
Jack running away from me cause I was taking his picture.

Just wait til he's 15.....

A boy, his dog, and a stick 2

2009-08-31T20:33:00.001-05:00

Jack has learned to "play dead". That is actually kinda creepy so we call it "falling down". Daddy practiced too.

A dog, his boy and a stick (p/ Luke)

2009-08-31T20:29:00.000-05:00

Jack turned a stick in to a "fire gun". We shot a tree that made him mad, the moon and daddy. Jack also snuck up on a bird. At least he thought he did. Murphy gave us a great Elvis impression and Jack practiced jumping off of the fire pit in his super-cool monster boots.

Next weekend" Jack's room

2009-08-30T14:11:00.000-05:00

My friend Kelly painted this for Jack when he was born. JP came up with the idea of painting Jack's ENTIRE room to look just like the painting. We can even buy a bunch of pipe cleaners for stars...I think it's a cool idea. Now to kidnap Kelly for her painting-tips---she IS the original arteest.

Sundays Project

2009-08-30T14:07:00.000-05:00

Left over purple paint for the leaves---now it ties in the bedroom and living room curtains.

Budget and a paint pen

2009-08-29T21:08:00.001-05:00

I have wanted a chandelier decal for my living room for a while now--and seeing as how I am not going to have a spare $60 bucks for a sticker anytime soon I decided to paint one myself. After I found a pic I liked online I freehanded it on tu my wall with a colored pencil and then "paint penned" it. I found you cant really see a difference between paint-pen and paint when used on dry-wall.

It was sooooooooo good.

2009-08-26T10:16:00.000-05:00

Kitteh-litteh in yo aye

2009-08-25T12:10:00.003-05:00

Soooooooooo

A friend of mine (I asked her permission to blog this because I actually like her) was cleaning out her cat box this week and a piece of kitty litter got stuck in her eye. Eww, right? To make matters worse it melted. A nice yellow mush. She ran to the bathroom and started cleaning it. She used hot water, cold water, luke-warm water--EVERYTHING. It did result in a scratch that was bothersome but not bad enough to go to the doctor or ER.
This friend happens to work for a doc and mentioned it to him in passing the following day. As it turns out--she has to see an Opth. on Thursday. He told her that she needed to wait a full week to see if parasites incubated. PARASITES!!!!!! HOLY CRAP!
So she's doing well and she will see opth (you better keep the appt) on Thursday. So more information to follow.

The moral f th story: make your husband clean the litter box.

Melia's Birthday part 6

2009-08-23T18:43:00.000-05:00

Melia's Birthday Part 5

2009-08-23T18:40:00.000-05:00

Melia's Birthday part 4

2009-08-23T18:37:00.001-05:00

Melia's Birthday Part 3

2009-08-23T18:34:00.000-05:00

Melia's birthday part 2

2009-08-23T18:31:00.000-05:00

Mia-Mia's 3rd Birthday Party

2009-08-23T18:26:00.000-05:00

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2009-08-23T18:24:00.001-05:00

more pampered chef

2009-08-23T18:20:00.000-05:00

Pampered Chef Party Pics

2009-08-23T18:10:00.002-05:00

Pampered Chef Party

2009-08-22T14:30:00.006-05:00

Last night was a lot of fun and I have a lot of people to thank. Pampered Chef parties can be hard because people feel the pressure to buy something-and that's not something most of us can do right now. I hope my friends were able to have a good time and also find a few things at the party they can use on a daily basis (I sure have). I had a really good time-but I wish I could have spent a little more time talking with my friends individually a bit more.

First: Thanks to my cousin, Jennifer for putting this party on for us! She is the PERFECT sales-lady because she TRULY loves the product and uses it daily. She's not just in this for money--she really enjoys everything related to PC. That's pretty cool when you can say that you truly love your job.

Also special thanks to our host with the most, Mr. Doug Brown. He jumped right in and nearly stole the show. Not to mention that our roomie and best friend, Kris went and bought ALL the supplies we needed for the show. That made my life A LOT easier!

Also it would not have been a party without my friends and family. I feel that I can basically lump everyone in to the "family" category:
Mom, Jennifer Langley, Joanne Langley, Aunt Kay Wimsatt, Elisa Thoele, Meranda and Marshall Sparkman, Stephanie Harper, Brad and Carrie Talley, Christy Allred, Doug Brown, James Baker and Amy, Jill and Brett Bowden, PJ and Bill Jarboe, and all the kids. Plus my friends Ginger and Laura are making outside orders and my aunt Janice made an order too. Isn't that nice?

Again-thanks to everyone for their support! Love you all!

bright lights

2009-08-19T16:43:00.003-05:00

I have decided that an operating room is not the place to be with a migrainer. Too mnay bright spot-lights and loud repetitive beeping noises. I would have done much betterwith sun-glasses. Just a thought.

How can I possibly write MORE about babies???

2009-08-11T20:34:00.006-05:00

Inspired by Bobby's blog (I admit I check his and Junie Moon's everday) I decided to look at my old Myspace blog. I remember writing about our ups and downs (lots of both) in 2006 and 2007. I wanted to try and remember how I was feeling. I was a roller coaster. One thing I found was that during our 2nd pregnancy (Jack) we did not come out "public" until 18 weeks. That is insane. I remember it feeling like forever but I don't remember it BEING forever. I do remember not looking pregnant to anyone but JP until I was closer to 16 weeks or so but I remember feeling bloated right away. I found this and find that it describes Jack and JP well:
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There's no doubt he's a rock-n-roller. He pretty much stays up all night and rolls and tumbles and kicks. He stays really low and never really gets in to my ribs (so far). Maybe that's a JP personality trait. He always says "Why re-invent the wheel?". If it's comfortable and you're happy-why bother with anything else? I think Jack is happy sitting on my bladder and sees no reason to move north. Fine by me!"

He still stays up all night! HA!

I also found this:

"July: Kara and Bobby's wedding and lots of morning sickness. I have never craved beer so badly in my life. How is THIS the time for me to want a beer?"

I didn't think feeling ill started until 8 weeks. I guess it was worse at 8 weeks but started much earlier.

Then I found this. It was clearly written Post-Jack:

I just realized that I am pumping, checking myspace, rocking the baby with my foot and watching Dr. Phil with Crest White Strips in my mouth.

All Hail the Queen!

HAHAHA!

Snakes on a plane.....I mean my kitchen.

2009-08-07T20:47:00.003-05:00

Here is the link to the Leather's Family Blog. Bobby has decided to open it up and allow us to follow a day-to-day blog from the father's view of pregnancy. This is unusual and exciting. It's like pulling teeth to make JP blog.

On a side note. If you decide to read their blog--and especially comment--please keep it positive. I know that everyone has their horrer stories and I have to admit that I like to share mine too--but now is not the time. Everyone has a different experience and every pregnancy is different. So allow me to be the bad guy and ask that you not tell Kara how horrible morning sickness will be or warn Bobby about mood swings. I learned through my marriage AND my pregnancies that the BEST news is good news and that people who always told me how awful everything was for them were not the people I wanted to surround myself with. I remember everyone's favorite marriage advice to me was "JUST DON'T DO IT". The ONE piece of advice that stuck with me was from Jennifer Langley. She told me that it was not always easy but it is one of the best things that could ever happen to you--and she told me to never go to bed mad and to TALK. I suppose misery loves company--but Jennifer's words went so much farther for me.

Back on "the negative train" track: Please don't get me wrong--up until this point I would be the FIRST person to tell you how hard it was and can be-but I usually save those stories for the non-pregnant and those who have gone through it Okay-I'm done with my protective tangent.

On a side note-one I NEARLY forgot some how-------------we found a freaking snake in our house last night! Technically, Murphy found the snake. Jack had been playing under the table all day-which is unusual. I had him in the "splash" and was about to wash his hair when I heard Murphy make this HORRIBLE bark. It lasted 5 or 6 seconds and was 3 barks total. If we had been outside I would have been convinced he had been hit by a car. However--he was in the kitchen. I freaked out--like I always do with animals--and stayed put in the bathroom while Jean and Kris ran to Murphy. He found a snake, rather the snake found him. (We did not find any "puncture" marks on Murphy until this evening. We did find a bite on his side that is swollen but he is not sick or acting oddly at all so we're watching it). The snake is 3 or 4 feet long. It has a small head and diamonds and spots on it's back. It clearly is not poisonous but of course we were not sure at the time. Kris and JP managed to use a stick (for real) to get it OUT of the back door (where we believe it entered after yard work) and it went up a tree. At that point they got it out of the tree and slung it in to the field behind our house. I prefer snakes dead--sorry snake lovers--but they did nature a favor and let it live.

I will post a pic soon. Kris got one with his cell.

UGH. SO GROSS!

Here's the link to Bobby and Kara. I will post a permanent link on our blog for easy access in the future.

http://burtcarl.blogspot.com/

Peace out homies---and don't forget to check your baseboards!

Jack and the legend of Burt Carl.

2009-08-03T21:16:00.002-05:00

We're in Florida! This is our first solo-vacation since having Jack. OKay, this is our first vacation since having Jack. Period.

It has been so much fun--but the missing of B is starting to outweigh the break. I know on Saturday after being with him 24/7 for a few days I will ask myself what was the rush of getting home? But for now I miss him so much.

As a parent it is a mixed bag. I want him to miss me but I don't want him to notice I am gone. Same thing with our arrival. Do I want him to rush to me? Or do I want him to be like "Oh-hey mom". I guess, in his best interest I prefer the latter.

He is 2.5 this month and that is CRAZY to me. We figured when he was 2 that we would consider (strongly) a second child. Well, here we are and we're not ready. In fact, I am not sure we ever will be ready. Jack was a wild child and a CRAZY baby. The baby part being harder than the toddler part-which I think is the opposite of the norm. Go figure. That being said-we are enjoying the toddler times so much that we aren't ready for any changes. Not to mention I have a heart condition that REALLY REALLY needs to be taken care of (ugh-surgery) before pregnancy. The combination of these two things makes Jack more and more likely an only. Which leads me to my next subject....

Jack is going to be a "big cousin" soon! Atleast WE feel like it's soon though Bobby and Kara may disagree. Next April there will be a Jarboe-Leathers baby and we are SO SO excited! I hope that he/she/it (as Bobby refers to he/she/it) will be more like a brother or sister than a cousin. Out of respect for the Leathers I will hence forth refer to Baby Leathers as Burt-Carl. You decide if they're serious. I also hope it brings us closer to the Harper family. The bigger the family the better and I have learned that having a child will certainly bring you closer to family.

OKay--back to vacation now.

A rant about pee

2009-06-30T09:22:00.003-05:00

I had an epiphany.

We let Murphy out side to do his thing and now we include Jack. Jack uses the potty every day for a #2 but not so much #1. He has decided that peeing off the back patio is the way to go. This is all well and good until it occurred to me that he may attempt this move at daycare. Peeing on the playground won't go over well.

Tonight I will try and train him that he HAS to go in the toilet. It's not like I can explain to him that it's okay to go outside at home but not school. Reasoning with a 2 year old-yeah right.

Father's Day 2009

2009-06-28T13:13:00.004-05:00

Every Father's Day Jack and JP paint an 8 x 10 canvas together. Here is a sneak-peek of the hot-mess 2009 quickly became. Oh-and after a few paint drops hit the table I decided to get creative. Can't help myself. My pictures to come tomorrow.

Suggested Listening

2009-06-25T12:17:00.002-05:00

Jack is starting to sing along so it must be catchy.

Alice in Wonderland

2009-06-23T13:46:00.003-05:00

I can not TELL you how excited I am for Tim Burton's version of Alice in Wonderland to come out. Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Tim Burton--my fave trio. It doesn't come out until March 2010 but I already have a date with Christie and Brahbrah (aka Barbara). Check out Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter. Oooooooh I am sooooooo ready!

June twenty two

2009-06-22T11:39:00.002-05:00

Summer has treated us well. Between the fence, fire pit, Jack's kiddie pool and JP's new projector we have had (and plan on having more) fun. It's been nice to kick back on the porch and watch Jack play. He has stepped on 2 bees and now understands why I insist on wearing shoes--even though I don't like wearing them either.

Daycare has been fine and we have actually made better daycare friends. We have gone on a few "dates" with a little girl named Kay-Kay and we are planning on hanging out some with the Langfords soon.

Jean and I had our 5th anniversary. We booked a room at the new Embassy and Kris bought us tickets to Gogol Bordello. How cool is that?

I am still digging my new job and am finding life with less stress is great! I did not realize the stress I was under until I got away. I think the same goes for Dr.B. We both would have done this much sooner had we known better. I think we kept each other anchored-and that made it okay. I don't have the same responsibilities I had before...but in some ways I have more. It's just different. And fabulous.

JP has been a little stressed with his job lately. I think he is his worst critic and nothing is ever good enough. Even with the house-he is constantly looking at things to improve. It's exhausting to feel that way all the time. I think he may need a vacation.

On that note--cross your fingers for a trip to Florida. We need it.

Jack's new Faux-Hawk.

2009-06-05T08:38:00.001-05:00

Vacation is over

2009-05-27T11:29:00.005-05:00

This is my last week of freedom. After what feels like a month off-no complaints-we will start seeing pts on Monday. I am kinda looking forward to it. I have enjoyed every minute of down time and I think I will see about taking off Thursday or Friday.

Jean has been fairly busy at work but busier at home. We had our privacy fence installed and made a fire pit. It has take a lot of sweat and quite literally taken my fingertips. It will be a while before my hands don't feel like sand paper. Murphy enjoys the yard-but not unless we are with him. Go figure. On the other hand, the cat has loved being outside and lounging in the sun. She likes to warn her old bones.

This weekend we went to the Badem's house and her wiener dog bit me before I got IN the house. We went to Marshall and Miranda's house without incident. We had a good time at both places. Last night I had over the Physiatry Dept. We ordered a lot of coke and pizza and played Rock Band II. Dr. Newton does a mean Billy Idol (White Wedding) and Erin cover RHCP pretty well. Jill has some killer vocals and covered Journey and a song called "Round and Round"--but I don't remember who sings that one. Jill's kids were also there and they are pretty great band members too. They were far more experienced than us! Our friend James came by right in time to play one song on the drums.

Other than that-Jean's family are coming by tonight and then tomorrow I think the Sparkman's are coming.

I am going to attempt and upload some pics soon.

what??

2009-05-04T14:51:00.004-05:00

I think I am going to like, no LOVE Physiatry.

The new Physiatry doc, Dr. Newton, should be here any minute for the first time. I have done all the preparing I know how to do and it's not to shabby. I am a preparer. The entire dept consists of me and another woman--oh yeah, the doctor too. I can't hardly fathom that.

Jack has been in trouble with daycare. Someone tried to suggest he was ADD/Autistic. I laughed my ass off. I don't want to come off as " MY child would not have a problem" type mom--because that's not reality--but I know my son and he does not fit those characteristics. Silly daycare.

We saw Monsters vs. Aliens in the theater (3-D!!!) twice with jack. He loved it both times. Clearly he's ADD, right? In fact, the other day he woke from his nap in a BAD mood and he refused EVERYTHING and EVERYBODY around. Finally I put my Mom on the phone and she pretends to be the monster "Bob" from the movie and he admits to throwing milk in the floor and to misbehaving in general. After a good laugh, we hung up and he listened the rest of the night. Jack LOVES Bob and now I have a trick!

Week after next we should have our privacy fence up! WOOOHOOOO! Not everyone is a fan of our fence--but we have to do what is best for our son.

More updates to follow soon. Don't forget to wish JP a Happy Birthday next Monday!

scratch that

2009-04-02T21:31:00.001-05:00

got the call. it's going to be awesome. more news to come.

just like always

2009-04-02T20:13:00.003-05:00

I have a million things running around in my brain and I can't think of a thing to write now that I have sat down to write.

Ummm..... daycare has sucked this week. It happens.
Jack has for sure become a 2 year old, in case there has been any doubt.
Zaelyn is the sweetest baby girl and I LOVE to see her and hold her!
I have been waiting for a phone call regarding some work stuff that has not yet come through and does not appear to be coming soon.

Ummm....it's raining so hard right now that I think the window might shatter. This would be my third household to do so secondary to hail...not to be confused with Hale-as in Denali.

My teeth hurt from grinding them and I need to watch Twilight. I'm not sure why one reminded me of the other.

The Ben Folds concert is Tuesday night and I have yet to recruit a sitter. I need to hunt down some grandparents. I also need a day off--but that clearly won't be on Tuesday since we are already understaffed.

Sorry, for the rambling. I thought the b-log needed an update and this is as up-to-date as I can be for the moment. I am off to clear out a closet in case we need to hide from them-there twisters.

Peace out.

how odd

2009-03-25T21:18:00.003-05:00

It has been a horrible week and a fantastic week.
To start with Lucy (the saint) attacked another dog. This time someone BESIDES me and JP witnessed it. This is a good thing. We needed someone else to say "enough is enough" and help us do what was right. So now Lucy is in a better place where she knows how to romp with dogs and not try to kill them. Better that we got her than someone who would have been cruel to her.

Then there's the job interview. I had 2 interviews with a few surgeons and didn't get the job. I am okay with that. Don't get me wrong, I really wanted the position but I know the girl that took it and I am happy for her. For real. I am. It's still frustrating to be back at square one. Admin at my job has been so amazingly helpful with all this. Dr. B feels guilty for leaving. Yes, this would not have come up had she stayed on--but she needs to move on for her and her family and I do too.
I was planning on school again. When I got the interviews for surgery I put those plans on hold. By NOT getting the job, could this be a sign that I need to hurry up and schedule my classes? Is this a sign to COMPLETELY turn our world up side down and move to...Alaska? Okay, maybe not.

My best best best best friend ever had a baby today! I welcome Zaelyn Autumn Waldron to the world! She is beautiful and looks so much like her mother. Merissa did a beautiful job and her wonderful husband was by her side a calm all the way there. They already have a daughter named Adrien--she is 9. She was so excited about her baby sister. It was a GREAT afternoon and I am so so glad that I was there! I love you Waldrons!

I'm going to wrap this up. Be thankful for what you have and love each other!

Don't call me a hippy!

updates via pictures

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2 !?!

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Jack is now a 2 year old. There is evidence of this in that he will tell you his age and hold up fingers (not always the correct number) and Jean is now calling him "two-two".

We had a very small birthday party for him--that was mostly family. I will add a slide show in a few minutes.

Sorry I have not blogged recently. JP wants to switch to the website and I have not taken the time to learn how to do it yet-my bad. It is also evident that is there is going to be any blogging it will be me to do it.

Oh-and my job is changing and I am going back to school to get in to Radiology. More on that later...

On to pics!

Moving

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We are going to try to use our old site @ http://www.jeanandrachel.com . So come check us out. And vote on Wintergreen Vs. Peppermint.

J to the P

quickie

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1. Visited and Hookah time with the Wimsatts, Orths and Sparkmans.
2. A 2AM waffle house trip. Why does it taste better then??
3. A busy Christmas but a very FUN Christmas.
4. Roomie Kris
5. New Years party with the Badems. They make the best fondue and buy the best fireworks.
6. Went to PLAY with PJ, Kara and Stephanie for a girls night. It was AWESOME! Here is a link not to be opened at work or in front of some kids:http://www.playdancebar.com/
7. Watching Hamlet 2. Should be good!
8. Pics to follow soon!

Merry Christmas to us!

2008-12-21T21:28:00.000-06:00

For the love of God

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Why am I still awake? I am a total insomniac tonight. It is 3:38am and I have been laying down since 1am. I was hoping not to sleep away tomorrow. It's not looking like I'll have a choice at this point. Boo.

I should change the name

2008-12-05T21:55:00.002-06:00

of the blog. It should be called "Jack's ailments" or maybe "Diseases de la Jarboe" or maybe just "Jack". We have had a touch of crazy touch our home again...although I am not sure much can compare to our recent hospital stay.

Jack had a night terror last night. To those of you that have not heard of that, I suggest you Google it. I am too lazy to post a link. I had night terrors as a child and so did my Dad. I have found it to be ugly on both sides. I won't drone on about my odd-ball dreams. I remember very little about them. I just remember being, well, terrified.

Jack woke up about an hour in to sleep losing his mind screaming. He was incosable. He looked right through you. He only stopped crying when I put him on the floor at which point he stood up and walked in to our guest bathroom and stood over the trashcan. It was like following someone sleep walking--which he essentially was doing. Sippy cups didn't help, cold wet wash cloths didn't help,. Lights didn't help. Not even Shrek could save us last night.

After what seemed like forever ( more like 20 min) he was over it. He snapped out of it and started jabbering and fell over in my arms asleep. It was like nothing happened.

We had gone to McDonad's Playplace with Kayal, Emily and Carter earlier that evening. Then we all went back to dacyare where they were hosting Santa. After that we went home and finally simmered down for him to go to sleep. It appears that often times night terrors are caused by being overly tired and having too much stimulation. That pretty much sums up my family.

I figure him being anemic doesn't help with the fatigue thing.

On a VERY good note--Jack LOVED him some Santa. He sat in his lap, took a pic and THEN went back in for a hug. He loved it and Santa seemed to enjoy the photo-op (securing his job at daycare next year, I am sure). Hopefully I will be able to post the pics on here soon!

Oh GREAT!

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2 year Molars. Just when the kid gets a little break. Nice.

SOOOOOO TIRED!

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What a crappy day at work--though I am glad to be back. I certainly paid for my long weekend. I got over 75 phone calls and it was just NOT possible to return them all. Some days my job requires 2 people. It's not possible to answer that many calls (some needed prior auths for meds with their insurance company, a letter written, a referral to be made, labs to discuss, other tests to schedule, etc) and pull back 20 pts Then add in all the injections, all the EKGS, doing paps and rectals, strep tests, flu tests, STD tests, opening cysts and boils, bursitis injections, paperwork for all the pre-certs and MRI/CT scheduling. etc today and it was CRAZY!. Also all the pts that walk in to "just ask a quick question"-in medicine it's never "quick".omewhere in there is a lunch break. Oh-wait. No, there's not. I rarely leave before 5. I need a vacation.

more from the last--additional to the previous--post to the pre

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I am also thankful for babysitters.
I am thankful for hookahs and strawberry tobacco. Thankful for Grouse.
Thankful for great-grandmothers that are still sending money "just because" 28 years later. Thankful for hot water and cold cokes. Thankful for electricity and Huggies. I am thankful that I do not have to use disposable diapers and thankful that there were alternatives to breast milk when Jack needed it. All you jerks out there that wanna say that breastfeeding is the only way--you can jump off a bridge. I am thankful for bridges. I am thankful for breast pumps. I am thankful for the right to speaking my opinion and I am thankful for the rights of other people to share their opposing opinions with me. Which leads me to being thankful for President-elect O'Bama.
I am thankful for my home and right now my computer. When it breaks in a few minutes I will be thankful that I am married to a man that can fix my computer screw ups.
I am thankful for JP the most. He helped give me my beautiful son that I am so incredibly blessed to have. I am thankful to have the choice to have more children with him but I am also thankful that at this time he and I agree that one is enough. I am thankful to be able to give all of my extra time to both of my boys.
I am thankful for my crazy sister sitting next to me. She has sneezed all night long so I am thankful that Jack is not here to hear it at 1AM.
I am thankful for boxerjam.com which I shall visit now...

to be continued.

Thanksgiving

2008-11-28T22:06:00.004-06:00

We are thankful for (in no particular order):

1. Amazing friends. During Jack's hospital stay we had so many friends call or come by to visit. Kim spoiled Jack like crazy. Kristin called me every day. Denali and Tanna came to visit. Ginger and Chris came by and came by the house a few days later. They even got our KIA running by replacing the battery! I told them not to do it--but they certainly have a mind of their own and heart that just keeps giving. Kris came by to visit too. He is like a third parent so it just made Jack's day! Dr. B came by and donated her doctor badge to us so that we could break in to the doctors lounge for food and drinks. Taylor and Spencer came by and totally lightened the mood. I thought I might need to give Spence a Tetanus shot after he decided to climb under the hospital cots and bang his head on the metal underneath--but instead he left with a good ole frog to the shoulder full of love.

2.Amazing family. My parents and JPs parents came by everyday, multiple times a day. Our parents took time off work to help babysit Jack for us. We stayed at their house when we felt insecure and needed a hand. They were always there. Matt literally took the shirt off his back for us and we still have not returned his ONLY pillow that he let us bum. Kara and Bobby came by to visit a few times and so did Melanie. I got multiple emails from family inquiring about the J-Man too.

3.Amazing bosses. My bosses never said ONE WORD about me missing 3 weeks of work, basically. They called us to see if we needed anything but NEVER put on the pressure to be back at work any sooner than we needed or was ready for. I am so lucky to work with such great people. I am so lucky to have such great managers. I am so lucky to like (and even love some) of my co-workers. I am so lucky that I never dread my job. As for JP's job--they brought a basket of goodies for Jack that he loved and very much needed. It was full of toys and books that were perfect for sitting in a hospital bed for 4 days. JP asked if he needed to fill out FMLA papers to protect his job and his bosses said not to worry about that. How awesome is that? They are wonderful people. His bosses came by to visit at one point. Did I mention that he works with Ginger? From here on out I will refer to her as "GTG"...Ginger the Great!

Oh! We had an insurance issue too. Like, a BIG problem. Like a $50,000.00 problem. Thanks to a buddy in Human Resources that was all squared away. THANK GOD!

4. Great medical professionals. Even though we had to have emergency surgery--we have had great doctors, great nurses, great techs, great pt services/ billing people (shocking, huh?) and even decent hospital food! A hospital is not the Hilton. It is there for healing. By the time we left I was a little burned out-but it was a very positive experience.

5. Jack's health. He must be a pretty sturdy kid. He almost bled to death a week ago today and yet we went to Chuck E. Cheese tonight! What the what? What a spectacular kid.

6. I am thankful we are getting a room mate. I am not so sure that Kris feels that mutually but I am very happy about it.

7. I have the coolest dog on the planet. No offense. Let me back that up a hair--Ellie May, Cole, Cooper and Murphy are the coolest dogs on the planet.

8. To be continued...........

i am tired of blood

2008-11-21T23:53:00.000-06:00

Long story short...

Jack has his tonsils removed last week and did great.

He had several spells of bleeding out this week--which we were finally able to control. We saw ENT 1 week after surgery due to bleeding and all looked well and we were told he would heal up fine.

We went to the ER last night (midnight) due to copious amounts of bleeding and vomiting blood. The ER staff met us at the doors. He had emergency surgery at 1AM and did great. He has, however, lost A LOT of blood. We were all set up for a blood transfusion but he finally leveled off (to those who know much about labs his hct was 18). Those labs are VERY VERY low and we VERY NARROWLY avoided a transfusion--which is very scary. Our pediatrician called hematology and discussed it in detail.

He is running a fever but a chest xray showed clear lungs. So now we have another lab in the morning--but if it is stable, he is feeling okay and there is no fever we may get to head out in the morning.

We have had a VERY positive experience with everyone here at MTMC (excluding one person). Everyone likes to talk like it's the armpit of middle TN hospitals--but I have NOTHING but good things to say. It is a hospital--not a hotel and it's important to remember that too.

They call it a little T & A

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but for obvious reasons I prefer to call it a tonsillectomy/ adenoidectomy. To those who inquired...thank you and Jack is doing great!

We went in to MTMC at 6AM 11/11. Jack was given some Versed in a cup and was quickly on his way to La-La Land. He was soooooo funny. He was waving at everyone and smiling. He was kicked back in the bed in pre-op WASTED! I was literally in the floor I was laughing so hard.

Shortly after the Versed Jack went to surgery. We got a call in the waiting-room about 20 minutes later that surgery was over and he did great! We just had to wait for him to get out of recovery. Recovery did not go quite as well and that took close to am hour. We eventually met up with him and his nurse that told us he had been upset and they had to give him a little extra medication. He still had blood coming out of his nose and mouth (all crusty and dried).

When we got to his room he was out of it. He needed oxygen-but that was not a surprise. The reason we were staying to begin with is that the surgery is harder on children under 2. Several hours and 3 different attempts at different levels of oxygen and 2 respiratory therapist later we were able to SOMEWHAT control his oxygen saturations. We just had to hold a very loud (as in we didn't even bother with the TV) and very large tube to his mouth (nearly inside) in 2 hour shifts. If whoever was holding the tube (he wouldn't wear a mask) fell asleep and moved the tube away from his mout--his sats would drop in to the low 80s. This would set off an alarm and the nurses would run in to wake him up. After I requested that we back off on his pain meds a bit--his sats improved some. We were told we would likely need to stay another night. Luckily we just stayed another day.

Since coming home things have been MUCH better. He is finally drinking and eating. His voice has changed a lot! It is so weird! He had a cold before surgery and now there is no signs of drainage! I hope this keeps up!

So other than needing a little prune juice thanks to narcotics and being WAY off his sleep schedule he is doing really great! Thank everyone for the calls or emails. It means so much.
As always I think we have the best friends and family on this planet. We love you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and 1 more....

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One more pic. This is Jack WITH tonils. Jack without tonsils coming on Tuesday.

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What have we been up to?
Jack was a chicken on Halloween.
Kristin has been drunk at work....again.
We went to the MTSU parade.

the beginning of the end?

2008-10-22T22:29:00.003-05:00

Jack is having his tonsils removed. They are huge. He is also having his adenoids removed at the same time. They are some how blocking his sinuses.
Surgery is scheduled for November 11. He has to stay overnight due to his age. They prefer to do this surgery on children over 2.

Hopefully after the surgery, Jack can breathe better, sleep better, stop snoring, and stop with the sinus infections!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was promised an update

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but the husband never got around to it. So I shall.

I hate to do these quickie up dates but it's all I have. Sorry guys.

1. Took Jack to the doctor last Wednesday. After the doctor listened to his lungs she sent him for a chest xray and voila! Pneumonia.

2. A very painful steroid inj was admin but did one hell of a job making my boy better.

3. Going to see ENT (again) this week to have Jack's enlarged tonsils checked out. We've known (rather PJ knew) they were enlarged for a while. Now he may have non-existant tonsils.

4. Went to Bell Buckle. It made me tired. Got a cool planter and ate kettle corn.

5. I got to see my aunts (the twins) for a few minutes while we were there.

6. Went for a long walk through Barfield Park on Sunday. Pretty sure Jack's lungs were already back to better shape than mine.

7. My job is trying to kill me. Slowly. One task at a time.

8. Badem's spinach dip is the best ever.

9. Went to the pumkin patch. It was cool.

10. New baby Sparkman will be here no later than 10/29!

It's not a link....

2008-10-02T21:40:00.002-05:00

Please refer to page 8 of your handbook

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From now on you can find the Jarboe family at www.jeanandrachel.com. That is, if I can force Jp to make regular updates. We used this blog in the past and I really liked it, I just never learned how to use it.

Now for a quickie:

1. Jack is in a toddler bed. The little ninja learned how to face plant out of his crib. After the first time it became every time and we had to put him in a regular bed.

2. Merissa and Bobby are expecting! The cat is out of the bag and a bun is in the oven! (I actually hate that phrase but can't help myself).

3. Kris has his own portion of the website. Stay tuned in for exciting updates from the Technicolor Cheese Wedge.

4.Kat and Eric are expecting Ms. Maggie any day now and Miranda and Marshall have just a few weeks to go!

5. Halloween home pics are coming up. This is our first Halloween in the new casa and I had fun decorating.

6. Jack is going to be a cowboy and a chicken for Halloween. Why not have 2 costumes?

a sigh of relief and a night off

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Jack is doing much much better. Thanks to all that inquired about the little guy--especially Ginger. She made sure he had plenty of "Gingerbread" as it is all he would eat for a few days and always seems so genuinely concerned. Gin is one of the sweetest people I know and an incredible mom. I hope I can be the same kinda mom to jack as she is with her boys.

JP went to the dentist today. His teeth were okay other then needing his wisdom teeth cut out. Delta Dental really came through for us and he really liked Dr. Wright (thanks, Richard!).

Oh! 10 year reunion in 2 weeks! Think skinny thoughts....YEAH RIGHT!

This just in... A Tale of a Weekend in West TN

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More on this... After the break...
Ok enough playing pretend news.

And now.. for the news!

I'm just going to hit the major points. We spent the weekend in Henderson TN. visiting Rachel's sister. She is matriculating at Freed Hardman University. It's a very nice campus, and I think Melanie is loving it. It seems she and her roommate get along very well.

During out stay in Jackson, which is about 25 miles out side of Henderson, Jack developed an illness. He started getting a bad fever at about 1a on Saturday night. So after a very long and sleepless night we said our goodbye's and headed back on the road home.

We got home about 5ish on Sunday and Jack had gotten a bit worse. We had started giving him alternate doses of Motrin and Tylenol at about 8a that morning, but it didn't seem to be helping. So as is our nightly ritual we gave him a bath that night and that was about the only time he seemed to be really comfortable at all that day/night.

After bath time he crashed hard. He was in bed asleep by 7p. Rachel and I thought we were out of the woods... but nea... it wasn't meant to be. At about 10p Sunday night Jack woke back up. His eyes were "glued" shut, he had snot coming from every orifice and was hot enough to light the house on fire. Needless to say he wasn't feeling good. He was up off and on all night. Well mostly up, but Rachel being supermom I didn't feel too much of the pain. When jack got us up at 4:30a Monday morning with the same awful symptoms we knew we needed to take him in.

Rachel couldn't get off of work due to her department running at a skeleton crew due to the big move over to the new clinic. I'm very lucky to work where I do. I work for two very dedicated family men who have younger children. Neither of them is very far removed from being where I am so they understood I couldn't be there. So Jack and I got to go see the doctor together and then spend the day together.

Staying at home with a sick child is a very bad thing. For starters you feel very helpless. As an adult you understand what these things are and why you feel bad, but for a little baby it has to be awful. As a baby you have no idea why, but you know that you feel awful. You don't have any real way of telling people what is wrong with you other then crying. As a parent you feel awful b/c you are watching your child go through this pain and there is nothing you can do. You know if he/she would eat just a little chicken noodle soup he/she would feel at least a little better. You also know that if this child would take it's medicine he/she would fell a hell of a lot better. But as a baby all you know is that mommy or daddy is trying to feed you some horrible tasting liquid and they won't let you escape it.

Blea...

So anyway, I'm turning a short story long. We took Jack to the Dr. today and he had a 104 fever, strep, bronchitis and an ear infection

Blea...

We've started him on meds and he appears to be doing better, but he's still not great.

Anywho.. Melanie (if you read this) We had a very fun time visiting. We'll have to do it again sometime.

I'll give you some more Jack news as it arrives.

Thanks for checking in
JP

read , set, go!

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Jack eating Mrs. Ginger's "Gingerbread"

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Love bite??

2008-09-03T20:01:00.002-05:00

I thought we were past biting. Jack has bit me. Jack has bit JP. Jack has been bit at daycare. Lesson learned, right? Wrong.
Jack was bit twice last week bt the same kid. Amazingly when daycare called the boys mom and told her he would be suspended for a week and she would have to take off work--he (thus far) has quit biting. His mom is a teacher so the kid was out all summer. Guess he didn't re-adjust to daycare well.
Back on subject.
He has not bit since being a chew toy...until tonight. He was throwing a FABULOUS terrible 2 (despite turning 18 months this week) fit this afternoon and decided to bite the back of my leg. Forget the fact that my thigh is obviously flabby enough to bite--it HURT! My first reaction was to "pop" whatever stung me (I didn't even see him coming) and I got him on the shoulder. He was shirtless and it caught his attention. It didn't even leave a red mark-but for the moment it has seemed to help.
He lost his mind over the incident-which just kills you as a parent. However, when I was feeding him dinner later on he leaned in to my lap and opened his mouth on my leg again-and all I said was "Jack--don't you bite me" and he pulled back and looked at me--followed with a hug.

I just PRAY not to get the "your kid is suspended for a week" call. I fully expect this at 17, but no at 17 months!

We went out with the Bolton's, Channing and Michael this weekend. It's more than I have drank in a while. Mango Margaritas are the BEST! A good time was had by all.

Melanie stayed the night with us Saturday. That was pretty cool. Looks like we will be visiitng her this weekend at Freed if we are able to get a room.

We went to the lake with Kris, Kara, JP's parents and the Price's on Monday. We were all a little sun burned but it was a really relaxing day. Well, I relaxed--JP and Kris were busy jumping off the side of a moving boat. Go figure.

Other than that things have been good aside from a cold JP and I had. Jack has been health but tempermental (not a shock). JP and I have been very busy at work. I'm pretty sure Jack said "Uncle Kris" tonight when Kris pulled in the driveway. It wasn't that clear of course. But I am 99% sure that was his goal.
He's still using the potty in combination with diapers. It's a fairly consistent life. ;)

Just a quick pic update

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dentist

2008-08-27T21:57:00.002-05:00

Remember the scene in Little Shop of Horrors with the dentist? For the last 15 + years that's what envisioned as a dental appt. I would go in and they would tell me that all my teeth needed to be pulled, and I couldn't leave the building until they had been extracted. I frequently have dreams that my teeth are falling out.

But no more.

I went today and had my first exam in over 15 years. I have 1 itsy-bitsy, tinu cavity in a lower wisdom tooth! That is it! I made it through JR High, High School, College, and pregnancy without jacking up my teeth! THIS, my friends is a Christmas Miracle.

I went ahead did a "scaling" procedure which is pretty much what it sounds like. My gums are a bit sore. But 1 cavity!!!!! It's even on a useless tooth!

Give it up for hard tooth brushes and hard brushin!

(JP shall return with other updates soon).

It is 9:29pm and I am prepared to accept that.

2008-08-21T21:29:00.003-05:00

Thanks a lot Doug for the referral of Quick Change.
Wow.
What a gem.
No.
Really.
Mean it.

Jack bit me on the shoulder tonight. It did hurt, but I "over reacted" in hopes to discourage him from biting. So his response was to bite me again (keep in mind he is in the bath tub). Jean slapped his hand and raised his voice. I think it shocked him (not sure why-it usually doesn't phase him) and he lowered his head to cry. In the process he hit his head on the side of the bath tub. So now he's even more upset. He AGAIN lowers his head to cry and this time dips his entire face in the water. Oops.

So he's doing better, everyone is happy and decide that Jack needs "naked time". He. of course, takes a dump in the floor. Why wouldn't he?

JP has been working alot. One night this week he didn't get home until 3AM. We had a chance to get a free vacation in Williamsburg, VA in October but it looks like JP won't be able to take off work. It sucks. That was kinda our only hope for a REAL vacation. Such is life.

Melanie is enjoying school. She says she's not at all homesick--which is really awesome. That's how it should be. There's nothing wrong with being homesick, but it's a bit early in the game for all that.

This weekend is jam-packed with stuff. Kris's birthday dinner (nearly a week late--HAPPY BIRTHDAY UNCLE KRIS!), Ryan's wedding, Mom's birthday, Tropic Thunder with James and Amy,and dinner with Lauren. Lauren was a student of mine at the dance studio. She was a great dancer and worked very hard. I have run in to her once or twice over the years but we are FINALLY getting together to hang out and truly catch up. All of the girls have grown up so much. It blows my mind to hear what they're up to these days, or who they're dating, what grade they're in and what college they are going to! Some of them even have kids! I AM GETTING OLD!!!!!!!!!

On that depressing note--I am gonna crash. Lalashusha and other stuff, as an old friend use to say.

The weekend update

2008-08-16T21:49:00.003-05:00

After the migraine from Hell on Thursday (thank you sooo much Dr. B, Kim and Kristin) I have recovered from my coma and am back in action.

Jack boy is still using the potty. He let's us know when he has to go (only #2) by saying "SHOO!". He has a cold right now--but it's just that. A cold. I pray that we will continue to avoid antibiotics.

Some close family and friends got together last night for Melanie's last night in the 'boro...for a while, anyways. We went to a Japanese (shocker) restaurant. Jean and I pretty much chased Jack around all night. I got to talk to Janice some, which was nice as I have not seen her in quite a while. I didn't get much of a chance to talk to Melanie. Hoperfully, she will get with the program soon and get on G-Talk so we can keep in touch better.

Which reminds me...Mom and Dad moved a MILLION things to her dorm today. Don't they make you move all that stuff back out at Christmas? That is gonna suck.

We went to see Melia today for her second birthday. She and Jaelyn were too cute in their matching bathing suits and flip-flops. Miranda has done an awesome job decorating the girl's rooms and new baby Ainsley's (sp?) room. Marshall has put up a fence and put together a really nice swing set for the kiddos. It was too cute--2 big girl swings and a baby swing. It was hilarious watching Alexa and Jack riding together in the pink Jeep while "You can't hide those lying eyes" was jamming out on the little Jeep radio. They are both so blonde headed and they both know EXACTLY what they want--and that's all there is to it. Come to think of it, I think all the little cousins are that way. They are all very self-assured independent little people. I think that's a good thing although we may be in for trouble in 10 years or so...

We went to dinner with the Badem's and one of the drug reps tonight. It was a nice (free) meal with good company. It's always cool to hang out with the B's but I really liked the reps too. Most reps are so in your faace--and these 2 ( a married couple) are on the same page. It was pretty awesome.

I am reading Everything is Illuminated. I have watched the movie several times and "find it a most premium show". The book is lacking. I, like most people, find that books are generally better than the movies--but certainly not in this case. The book and movie are night and day. Completely different. And that's fine--but even being different it's a bit wordy. Kinda like this post, huh?

Rescues are a freaking joke

2008-08-11T20:18:00.002-05:00

I have tried and tried and tried to find Lucy a home. I have contacted rescue after rescue and terrible owner after terrible owner. I wish right now my blog was public so that if anyone looks up Saint Bernard Rescues they would possibly pull up this blog to see how TOTALLY full of crap they are. These people say they want to help us but all they do is give poor advice. Thanks, but I have plenty of that. What a waste of time. Do they just like to say "I head an animal rescue organization...blah blah blah" for attention? For a pat on the back? I for one will never use a rescue. I will go to the pound. I will look in the paper. But I digress......

Jack is counting now. He's also blowing kisses--double handed--hehe. We inherited tons of toys from the Badem's tonight. The boy loves a kitchen and is completely freaked out by toy sharks in his bath tub. Now that I actually see that written-who can blame him?

Okay--time for me to write hate letters. 'night!

New undies for the new potty trainer!!!

2008-08-09T22:16:00.006-05:00

A gold star kinda day

2008-08-09T20:32:00.002-05:00

Let's start with Jean and I got to sleep until noon. Ahhhhhhhhhhh....
Followed with picking up a very happy baby at Grandma and Nanna's house. After he pee-pee'd (yes, he did and yes, I said "pee-pee'd) in the potty we left to run over to the Pipe Shop. Jack visited with Dan and Aunt Kaye and Uncle Big. He really had a blast hitting everyone with a fly-swatter (somebody should discipline that kid).
Right after that we went to the Discovery Center here in the 'boro. Wow. It is WAY cooler than Adventure Science Museum in Nashville (known to us oldies as the Cumberland Science Museum) and also quite a bit cheaper. We checked out the frogs and turtles. We played in water. We ran around until the place closed. Discovery Center is located on protected Wetlands so we went on a little tour by ourselves and it was pretty awesome. There are lots of bridges ( it is the wetlands) and Jack has recently mastered "ready, set, go!" so we raced everywhere. Thank goodness it was such a beautiful day with a cool breeze and lots of shade.
We decided to run by Toot's for dinner. It's a family oriented place with a lot of noise. Perfect for a child preparing for the terrible twos. Turns out Jack loves fried dill pickle chips. His meal was free and included ice-cream and a balloon. Hello 17 month old bliss! Now, at this point Jack was EXHAUSTED and started dosing off at the table. It was hilarious. He actually wanted me to hold him and cuddle him he was so tired.
After we got in the van he got his second wind (was it Dora?). We had a gift card left over from his birthday to the Peanut Toy Gallery (thanks to Rissy, Bobby, Adrien and Zaelyn (??) ) for his first birthday. Jack picked out an old school "horse on a stick". He was GLUED to it and it was EXACTLY the price of the gift card.
We came home shortly after and played outside a bit. Jack lost his balloon but seemed to find it reasonable that the balloon's mom had called him home for dinner and he just had to go. No tears. No biggie. After coming in the house JP asked Jack if he needed to potty and Jack indicate that he did--and VOILA! Poopy in the potty.

So here I am discussing poopy, a word I would have never used 2 years ago. I'm telling you what we ate for dinner. Pretty sure these are some of the first signs of getting old. I've noticed elderly people obsess over BMs and what they have had to eat in the last 24 hours. I know this because I get the details Monday through Friday. I suppose it is a natural progression and will only get worse.

I was going to have an "adult night" next Friday but my Mom has decided to schedule a last minute "Going away Party" for my sister. Boo to not getting to go out--but yay for Melanie. I am not sure how my family will function with her not being home. She is pretty much my mom's entire world. She is very proud of Melanie and so am I. I know she will be a success.

Back to rambling....I'm gonna go ;)

The beginning and the end...

2008-08-05T21:16:00.002-05:00

Was that a dramatic opener or what?

The Beginning:
Sarah and William (the artist formerly known as Bill) are expecting a baby! More little cousins!!! The new little lady/ gent will be here at the end of January. Will he/ she have dual citizenship since he/she will be born in England? Can someone enlighten me?

Anyways, congrats to you and your family! Life is about to be that much more beautiful...and expensive-haha!

The End:
It is the end of an era. My buddy Lori quit her first med job. She is living the dream and is working at Vandy in Trauma. She is considering NP school. Go ahead and say it, "Why would she ever leave Podiatry?". Internal Medicine asked the same thing--hehe. I will miss her smiling face around the clinic. It's not an entirely new idea. I think she was trying to wean me off by changing depts to begin with. However, it will not be the same logging on to my IM and not seeing ole "Dung Lips" listed with a green dot next to her name.

I will miss you Lori and I know that you are going to be a fantastic nurse! You already are! And if you don't keep in touch with me, just remember I know where you live.
Love you ;)

Oh-and Jack's shrek undie pics soon to follow!

Potty training!!!

2008-08-04T08:24:00.002-05:00

We have had no intentions of potty training until Jack is 2. I have heard there is not much point to try before hand. However, this weekend Jack was going to hide behind the chair to go #2 in his diaper and I caught him. I asked if he wanted to "use the potty" and he said "mmm-hmmm" and off we went. I sat him on the potty and he went right away! We tried it again a few hours later and he went #1 in the potty too!
Jack still has lots of wet diapers and he has not TOLD me he wants to go--I am just pumped that he knows what to do and is not afraid of it. Not to mentioon that he likes to flush it!

Jean-Paul has made fun of me for telling everyone about the potty training date but this is a HUGE thing! Even if he is not officially potty trained in the next few months we have at least gotten off to a good start!

Rachel Horror Pictya show

2008-07-28T22:18:00.002-05:00

Here's some pics of the kids from Kat and Erics "we're going to Boston to be cooler then you" party.
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Spencer and his girlfriend

2008-07-22T21:04:00.003-05:00

FROGGED!

1st haircut completed

2008-07-20T21:50:00.000-05:00

The final pics show the "post-do" and a pic of Kayla telling on Emmy because of another kinda "doo".

Goodbye mullet. Hello shaggy!

Thank you Krsitin!!!!!!!!

2008-07-20T21:45:00.000-05:00

Here is Kristin starting to cut his hair. She was FANTASTIC. We could not believe he sat there for her so well. Her daughter, Kayla, took a pause during her playtime with Emily to check in on the situation. Jack had stolen her tooth brush.

Jack's Pre-Haircut look

2008-07-20T21:38:00.000-05:00

2008-07-18T20:15:00.002-05:00

more CJ

2008-07-17T20:58:00.001-05:00

Cowboy Jack

2008-07-17T20:55:00.001-05:00

As you will see below and above, Jack is a fellow of many moods. He is practicing for his terrible twos AND doing quite well with it!

Hopefully you can also see the video. He was workig very hard at saying "cowboy". He has a growing vocabulary with words like "moo", "tooth brush", "uh-oh", and "boo-boo". We are also practicing music and he can sing bits of hits like "Itsby Bitsy Spider".

FREE GERBILS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-07-10T15:26:00.002-05:00

My friend has baby gerbils she needs to go to a good home.

PLEASE HELP!!!!

They are so sweet and tiny! They come in black, grey, and blond.

Hit me up if you would like one------or a dozen.

What a sweet baby girl!

2008-07-08T22:41:00.002-05:00

The Wimsatt's announced that they are having a girl! Maggie Elise will be joining the family this Fall! I know little-dude Wyatt will make a GREAT older brother!!!

In other news--illness strikes the Jarboe household.

1. Jack-Double Pink Eye with a side of Sinus Infection.
2. Jean-Paul-a scab that has grown over his stitches
3. Rachel- a stomach bug

A very busy 4th and a new home for Lucy.

Good Evening.