Because nothing says sexy like...

Fire Retardant Clothing.  The company I work for is having to comply with OSHA standards which means we all have to wear our FRC when on location.  Lovely, no?

The Boys Rest

This was taken a while back when both of my guys weren't feeling very well.  It makes me all mushy to see such sweetness.

Meds

Hubster has been fighting an acute sinus infection for several months now.  He's on another antibiotic again and can hardly sleep due to the drainage at night that wakes him up coughing.  On the way into work this morning, I was mentally reaching for anything that might help him.  He does the netti pot, but that seems to make the drainage worse.  He has a nose spray that helps a little.  But what kept popping up in my mind and nagging at me is the fact that he's on a high dose of cholesterol medicine (has been for a year) and is several months late in getting his blood work done to see if he can go on a lower dose. 

I googled his med (Lescol XL) this morning and found that it has a rare side effect (3%-5%) of causing acute sinus infections (sinusitis).  That's exactly what he has!  To the point where he had to go to the hospital for it one night.  He's also subsequently been put on blood pressure medication. I'm really wondering if this cholesterol med has taken a toll on his system and is causing these other issues.  His cholesterol doctor has seemed pretty open to some of the odd side effects he has had on the other cholesterol meds, so I'm hoping that she'll be open to the possibility that Lescol may be causing these other issues. 

Prescription meds can really be a damned if you do and damned if you don't kind of thing.  And that's frustrating.

How to eat a popsicle

Sometimes Popsicles are best when licked off the table.

And sometimes they're best when sucked off your t-shirt.

My Office Anomaly

I should name this plant that I have in my office.  It's too ugly to really like but having had it for so long, it's become kind of a conversation piece.  People stop in my doorway and say "What is THAT?"  Maybe I should name it That Plant....T.P. 

Sorry - have to specificy - That Plant shares a pot with a ponytail plant.  I don't think the ponytail plant is too happy with me.

Those look like roots close up - I wonder if it was outside if it would take root wherever it hit the ground.

In Focus

I'm about 12 pounds heavier right now than I was before I got pregnant with K-man.  I can look in the mirror in the morning, know I need to lose the rest of this weight, but be relatively content with how I look for work.  Make-up is pretty good, hair is brushed and flat iron (or curly depending on the day), business casual clothes for work that work with my figure, and my 36-D boobs are covered (even if means perpetually tugging at my camisole for the day).  Every now and then I'll snap a photo of me with either hubby or K-man and if I hold my head just right and don't get a full-on body shot, I'm okay with how I look.  This past weekend we had a family reunion and thanks to F@cebook and a camera happy cousin, there's a photo of me posted along with the rest of the family.  And...I'm frickin' ugly.  My face was puffy, my double chin was hanging out and cat-calling to anyone who would listen, and that blue halter top that looked cute on in the mirror looked like a circus freak in the photo.  I can't give any feedback on my stomach because thankfully I was holding something in front of me while talking to my mother.  Right now, my self esteem took a nose dive into the sh!tter.

I've been working out since the beginning of April.  I've lost a little weight but seen more results in my body shape (lost 3" off my waist).  And now?  I'm wondering why the hell I even try.  Stupid camera. 

Coupon Time!

Children's Place is having a 4th of July sale.  Save 20% on any order over $50 using code JULY4TH.  I just ordered 9 pieces of clothing (shirts, shorts, and jeans) and it came out to $7.38 each (including shipping and tax!).  

We'll be setting up a pool in our backyard for the weekend, and I'll make allergy-free cupcakes for the little guy (the big guy will eat them, too).  All other cooking will be limited to grilling or crockpotting.  What are your plans for the 4th?

Monday Mumblings

I have several things to write about but none of them warrant a post of their own, and since I'm still sleep deprived these are Monday Mumblings instead of Musings.

• I took a cue from Jaci on controlling how much stuff our kids have and decluttered K-man's room yesterday.  A full trash bag of diapers he had outgrown went out the door for donation, a full trash bag of toys he no longer plays with went out the door for donation (this was after 2 trash bags of donations a few weeks ago), and 2 trash bags of toys and a box of books went into the closet where they will be sequestered for a minimum of 3 weeks.  And do you know what?  He still has plenty of toys and books to play with.  His room is no longer cluttered - niether is our living room.  And he finally sat down and played with Mr. Potato-head for longer than one minute.  I think it was because he can actually concentrate on one toy without having umpteen others distracting him.  I like this.  When we finally open the closet door to review what's in there, we'll be swapping toys - he won't get them all back at once anymore.

• K had some interesting time-outs this weekend.   There was a lot of crying and kicking and screaming and lying flat on the floor.  I think this is the epitome of having a  two-year old.  He is having to understand the consequences of his actions and that's important but dang it, I just want to pick up my baby and cover him in kisses. 

• It's six weeks in the making but I am almost finished with a re-do of my bedside table.  It hasn't been hard or complicated, it's just that I'm doing it when I have a free moment and it's not a gazillion degrees outside.  We live in Texas - It's June - It's a gazillion degrees outside every day.  The only thing I have left to do is antique glaze the last shelf and then seal it all.  I'll post pictures when it's all finished.

• My garden is barely alive.  Do you know what moles eat?  They eat grubworms.  Do you know what attracts grubworms?  Compost. Can you guess what I piled 3" high in my garden?  Yuppers, compost.  I hate moles.  They and the tunnels they dig have killed most of the garden and an apricot tree.  The only good thing left is the watermelon vine with two melons on it.  

• Hubby and I exterminated the inside and outside of the house yesterday.  I had it up to HERE with the six legged creatures invading our house.  I also cleaned all of the utensils in all of the kitchen drawers with bleach and then wiped down the drawers with peppermint and eucalyptus oils to ward off anymore visitors.  The kitchen smelled really good from the oils.  

• I cooked up some bacon yesterday evening to make a mess of green beans.  K-man finally decided to try a bit of bacon...and then he had several bites because wonders of wonders, bacon is good!  Hubby and I high-fived...bacan will help put fat back on the little boy since he lost a few pounds last week being sick.  The kicker?  Within about 20 minutes of eating the bacon, he broke out in eczema.  Looks like we found another food intolerance - we'll add it to the list.  

• I had highlights added to my hair and had bangs cut in it.  I'm liking it...except for this little section of bangs that wants to stick straight out of my head like a glorious unicorn horn.  A little hairspray and a bobby pin are all that is keeping humilation at bay today.  

 

Father's Day & Golf Gloves

In honor of what happens when you leave Dad home at nap time with his unsuspecting little boy and a golf bag to clean out...

The Virus

Both of my fellas are sick. We think it's something that they picked up at K-man's swim lesson (Hubby was in the pool with him). We've all been up since 1:00 thus morning. All nighters were a lot different in college! We took the little guy to the pediatrician this morning and he was diagnosed with The Virus. Great. Let's hope The Virus runs it's course quickly (this is day 5) so we can have a fun weekend.