FishEyes and Magpies

Is that a lemon in your lap...or are you just happy to see me?

This past Friday I did something I haven't done in a loooooong time.  I went out.  With a friend.  To drink.

This is a good thing, right?  A woman needs a break from her brood every now and again.

I had a little too much to drink, though, and made an ass of myself...a few times.

Towards the end of the night, my best friend, Michele, and I are standing at the bar talking to two guys (innocently--I'm married, remember?), and she (or I--I really can't remember) decides it's time to do a shot.  So, she buys all four of us lemon drops. 

Here is my moment to shine--to not look like the novice.  I slam my drink in one gulp, grab my lemon wedge, and bite down.  Then, I take the soggy, sugary lemon and toss it into  my glass, no, wait...it went into the guy's lap.  He was still brushing sugar off his pants ten minutes later.

What can I say?  I'm all sorts of classy.

...Saturday morning I remember why I usually stay home Friday nights with my three kids.  My head ached so bad that I smelled smoke.  I was sure the booze gave me a tumor.

Above:  Me before my night of debauchery...   

Oh, the shame!

I got a visit from maintenance today.  They were checking fire extinguishers and sprinklers.  I knew they were coming because of the flyer on my door last week.  I forgot, though, that today was the day. 

A short list of all the things I noticed as these two men walked through my apartment:

-The living room floor is covered in train tracks

-Lunch (frozen pizza) is still on the stove

-Dishes (a lot of them) sit in the sink

-Fabric and sewing stuff covers the dining room table

-Laundry room--looks like the hamper got sick and threw up dirty clothes

-My bed is stripped because I'm washing my sheets

-Envelopes are spread across my bedroom floor, because that's how my oldest likes them

-Clothes--everywhere.

I just have one thing to say...

UGH!

I am so embarrassed I can't stand it.  (Honestly, the apartment was clean yesterday.  It only takes seconds for it to fall into disarray like this!)

So very dirty...

...water's out.  It's been out all morning.  I just want a shower and to wash my filthy hands...

I added new stitch markers to my shop, if any of you knitters are interested!  Go ahead and check out the etsy link on my sidebar.  The set is one of my featured items.

I found a GREAT deal on yarn yesterday at Hobby Lobby--Moda-dea Dream:

Do you see the price?  I bought five skeins in lavender, and five in raspberry.

-----Half way through writing this post, the power went out TOO!  (That was at about noon.)  So I gave up and took the boys to bed.  Might as well take a nap, right?  No water, no power...Power's back now, but the water is STILL out.  (It's been out since around 10:00am.)  My husband wanted me to come out to lunch with him, but not-so-politely declined.  I haven't had a shower, or washed my face.  I look like a wreck.

Anyhow, back to yarn, I bought the above yarn and I'm planning on using it on something for my niece and maybe something for Maggie or me.  Most likely me.  I haven't made myself anything in a long time.  I might change my mind, though.  We'll see.

Ugh.

It's been busy, and I've been MIA, right?  Yeah.  I know.  At first, I was just tired and lazy.  I knit one booty and didn't feel like scaring up some charged batteries to take a picture of it, so I just kept saying to myself, "tomorrow.  I take a picture and post it tomorrow." 

Then Sean got sick.  Some stomach flu that's been going around took up residence in his little body and made last week miserable for me.  (Oh, and I guess, him.)  He missed a whole week of school because he couldn't shake the "runs."  I'm nervously staying by the phone right now, sure his teacher's going to call and say to pick him up because he had more diarrhea.  UGH! 

This weekend Aaron started to get sick.  Luckily, it blew through him quickly and he was fine after getting sick only once.

To make matters worse, my morning sickness started this weekend.  Talk about being unmotivated!  Now I don't even want to leave my bed! 

For those of you who have never had morning sickness, let me explain how it affects me.  My stomach hurts and churns because it's empty.  It needs food. As starved as it is, it refuses to find anything appealing.  Everything sounds, looks, tastes and smells disgusting!  The vicious circle is continued since and empty stomach is a queasy stomach.  So, to sum it up:  I feel nauseous if I eat, and I feel nauseous if I don't.  It's a lose/lose situation. 

I was worried about getting up early this morning to get Sean off to school, sure I was going to get sick, but I didn't.  I actually don't feel so bad right now, but I don't feel great, either.  I'm just a little icky. 

I have an OB appointment today.  I had one last week to confirm the pregnancy, and everything looked great except one thing:  my amniotic sack was empty.  Not a big deal, though.  Doc said it was probably just too early to see the baby.  At the time of the appointment, I was 5 weeks and 6 days, according to my own calculations.  Doc said that I probably wasn't that far along yet.  So, all last week I was worried about the baby, hoping it isn't a "blighted ovum," (no baby develops and ends in miscarriage), but once that morning sickness kicked in, I didn't feel so bad.  SOOO, today is another ultrasound to check for that baby.  Hopefully he/she is there.  I'm going in with happy thoughts. :)

Itchy.

Okay, I'm a little itchy.  Why?  My sweet, darling, loving son gave me...impetigo.  Yuck!  Wondering what impetigo is?  It's a contagious skin infection that usually occurs on the face.  You see, he had a crusty nostril (just one) and I thought it was just irritated from having a cold.  Then, I started to break out on my jaw line on one side of my face.  I thought it was just a normal, run of the mill breakout.  Then, Sean starts breaking out.  I'm a little dense, though, and attributed it to his runny irritated nose. (The irritation must've spread!)  His teacher was concerned about it, though, and upon looking at him in the bright light of the school nurse's office, I realized he looked bad.  Really bad.  (Remember, I live in a dark cave.)  So, I took him to the Dr.'s and, yep, he has an infection.  The things kids bring home!  Probably a little TMI, but I thought I'd share.  (Your welcome.)  Let this be a lesson, if it's a rash, and you think, "aw, it's nothing," think again and call your pediatrician! 

So, I have the oldest son home tomorrow, which is great, because I get to sleep in!  Ah, heaven!  (Even if I'm a little itchy.)