Update

On Wednesday I got my wisdom teeth taken out. It really wasn't horrible, however, my jaw is really achy and feels like I had been punched in the jaw. I was taking my pain meds (Darvocet) but since 1) they are making me feel loopy, tired, and a little nauseous, and 2) when I am not taking them I noticed I am getting headaches (which I am assuming means my body is trying to become dependent on the pills and is why I am getting the headaches), I have decided I am not going to take them, or at least I am trying not to. So today my jaw hurts and the Advil isn't really helping, and since I have to drive to pick up Grace in a few hours, I really can't take them. Other than that, it looks like things went well. I go in to have my sutures removed on Wednesday (I had to have like one or two little sutures on one of extracted areas) and that is the same time I will have my new crown put in.

Yesterday we had a repair guy come out to look at the fridge. We were told by one company they could get out May 7th, another told us Friday (today), and another said Thursday (yesterday). So, the guy comes in and looks at it and immediately sees the problem. Let me just say that when you know that you yourself have not done something, and that your spouse for sure has not done it, then it kinda slips your mind a little. Some how, both Ray and I, forgot that there are children in the house who could mess with things, and it never occurred to us that it could have happened. Apparently the dials in the fridge that set the temperature for the freezer and refrigerator had been turned down to off. Hmmmmm. I wonder who did that..................GRACIE! Anyway, Ray and I both felt very embarassed that we never thought to even look at that. I mean, it was working and then it wasn't. It would make loud sounds when the compressor would turn off and on at times, and so we thought for sure that was the problem. Well, Grace now has to help me with some extra chores around the house to help pay back messing around with the refrigerator and costing us $75 for a service call that lasted 30 seconds. Yeesh. The good news of this is that if it was the compressor, we may have had to wait 7-10 days before the art was in to repair it. So, I guess this was a blessing in disguise, even if it did cost us some money that we didn't need to spend.

Crowns, Wisdom Teeth, and Broken Refrigerators

It's been a while, so I thought I'd update you on some goings-on here in my life.

I had gone to my dentist back in February for a check up and to see about a tooth that had been bothering me for a while. Well, lo and behold, I needed a root canal on that tooth and a crown. I got the crown put on about a month ago and have not been happy with the color of it. To me it looked gray, but I have also been told it looked a bluish color. Anyway, I went back to my dentist about a week later (I had been real sick with a bad sinus infection, so I had to wait until I felt better) and talked to him about what could be done. We left it at me deciding what I wanted to do, but he would redo the crown for me if I was still unhappy. I waited a couple of weeks and since I just wasn't happy with it, I called to make an appointment to get it redone. I went last week and had to have my impression for the new crown redone, so therefore that meant I had to have the crown cut off and a temporary put on. Blah. I hate this temporary. It hurts my gum. Ick.

So, while I'm at the dentist's office I asked him about my wisdom tooth on the bottom left side of my mouth. I am having a lot of pain with the gums around that tooth. Its the same problem I had with the wisdom tooth on the bottom right side about 7 years ago and had to have both wisdom teeth on the right side removed. So, he said that the tooth, and the one above it, will need to go. Yay. Fun. Actually, I'm not to upset about it. I didn't have any problems really with the extraction or with the recovery afterwards for the last extraction. However, I did find out last time that I am possibly allergic to codeine, so I am not sure how great my pain meds will be this time around. I never get the good stuff.

Now for the refrigerator.........Last night Ray and I realized our refrigerator stopped working. So, at 11pm at night, my poor Ray had to run to Walmart to buy a cooler and lots of ice. Today we found out that even though our warranty had run out, if it is the compressor that went, which we think is the problem, Whirlpoo covers that for 10 years. We are still unsure if they cover the labor portion of it, however, something is definitely better than nothing. Now, we currently cannot get someone out here until May 7th. Yes, I did in fact say a date that is 13 days away. They did say we could be put on a list and if a cancellation comes up, then we can be put in. But 2 weeks, really?? Phhbt! Sheesh. Thats a long time without a fridge. Oh well, what can you do.

P.F. Changs

So last night I took my hubby Ray to dinner for an early anniversary meal at P.F. Changs. It was great. I made reservations for 6:30pm and it was A LOT more casual and A LOT less expensive than I thought it was going to be. The ambiance was nice and very comfortable, and the food was excellent. However, I have some news that may shock most of you, if not ALL of you. So sit down. Shortly after being seated and after our drink order was taken, our server came to serve our drinks and set a plate of Lettuce Wraps down. We told her we did not order the appetitzer, and she told us that it was on her. Ok. We were talking about ordering the Lettuce Wraps anyway. However, these weren't your ordinary Chicken Lettuce Wraps, mind you. Nope, these were the Vegetarian Lettuce Wraps, made with none other than Tofu. Hmmmm. Picky Gabbi apparently doens't like veggies and therefore probably won't like Tofu. Well, Picky Gabbi gave it a shot (because even though Gabbi is picky, she is still ADVENTUROUS and will give it a shot first!). Well, Gabbi must say it was quite yummy. Perhaps it was all the soy sauce flavoring, but since I've been wanting to give Tofu a try (yes I did just say that I actually wanted to give Tofu a try), I'll probably try it made some other ways again since it really was quite good. Anyway, so there you have it, I ate stinking Tofu. Oh yeah, and I even wrapped it in lettuce, and since as Ray would say, "Gabbi only eats lettuce in a salad, or in a Twister sandwich from KFC." and those are truly the only two instances I usually eat lettuce, now there are three instances. Ha. Ok, you can get up off of the floor now and quit laughing at me. Or maybe you fell on the floor in shock, either way, get up. I like Tofu. So what? There have been stranger things to happen in the world you know.


(By the way, I recommend trying P.F. Changs sometime if you haven't already. We had three different things we orered, plus two sodas and before tip it was only $34. Not bad at all.)

Nate Mumbo Jumbo

So, my little, yet big Nate-dog had his 15 month check up on Tuesday. Nate, my friends, is growing wonderfully. He is a whopping 33 inches tall and weighs 27 lbs. This puts him in the 90-95th percentile for height, and 75-90th percentile for weight. I must say, he has caught up quite nicely. Grace was 21 inches long at birth while Nate was only 18 1/2 inches at birth. Now, Grace is only 8 inches taller than him!! And she's 4! Well, his growth is actually slowing down at this point. I read somewhere online that girls and boys both are about the same height at 15 months while boys will be slighty heavier than the girls. On average, at 15 months they will stand at about 31 inches. By age 2, they will be about 33 inches and 27-28 lbs. Well, it seems that my three week early (any earlier and he would have been technically considered premature) child has the body of a 2 year old. Now, if only we could get him to talk like one..............

He is vigorously working on his vocab. He is trying to say more things, such as: That, More, Cup, Book. However, these are still a work in progress, but the dr said as long as he is using specific words or sounds for words for specific things, then he is grasping the whole vocab concept. He says dat for that, bah for ball, mah for more, cupakah for cup, at ah for uh oh, and bookabook for book. He says nigh nigh for night night and he can say bye bye. He says ah dah for all done, while he does his own version of the sign language for all done as well. He also does the sign for more. And he says ba ba for his bottle. And that I think is the entire Nate vocab as of now. But stay tuned and don't change the channel, as another vocab update will probably follow again soon.

Newton's Third Law of Weather

Newton's Third Law of Weather:
For every post Wendi makes about the weather in MN, there is an equal and opposite post Gabbi can make about the weather in FL. And thus, since Wendi has NOT blogged about the weather in MN, I will not blog about how it is hot here in March, once again. Nope. Not gonna do it! Instead, I will find something useless to post about.

Ok, so what then will I blog about. Good question. Nothing really exciting going on here. How about American Idol? American Idol kind of stinks this season, to tell you the truth. I always pick a favorite during the initial audition process and this year, she was voted out in Hollywood week. Now she did forget her lines but she was really good and I think she deserved another chance. Don't get me wrong, there are some good people on the show, but overall, I am not "crazy" about anyone in particular like I am every year past.

On another note, Grace has come down with her first case of pink eye. Now, this isn't a big deal because she didn't have to miss any school and no one else to my knowledge has contracted it from her. However, we did have plans to go to Chuck E. Cheese yesterday with her friend, Anthony, who no longer lives down here, but is down here until Saturday. So that had to be canceled. Poor Grace.

Nate will be 15 months old in 6 days. Wow, he is getting bigger everyday. He is already wearing 24 month and 2T clothes. He's a big boy! He's also getting himself into trouble. He has started consistently opening up the doors to the bedrooms, so now we have to chase after him more often. He is also climbing up onto the dining room chairs and trying to get onto the table at times.

On Monday, I go to the dentist to get fitted for my crown and to get my temporary put on. Yay. (Note: that was a sarcastic yay).

Well, thats all for now. If you think about me today, throw a prayer up my way (hey, that rhymed....didn't mean it to)

News

It has officially been decided that this fall, when Grace starts Pre-K4, she will attend the alma matter of so many other K's in her family. Wait! ALL the other K's in her family.................Go Crusaders! She is very excited about this, because why? Well, she really likes the playground there. Ha ha! Kids and their priorities.

Oh and check out my new featured song (on the right hand side). It's called Work by Jars of Clay.

Feelin' Hot, Hot, Hot!

Ok, so, yeah I know I live in the tropics, but this is ridiculous. Yesterday, I was driving in my car when my temperature gauge read 88........yes, 88 degrees. Today, I was again in my car, at 10:30 am when the temperature read 85.....IN THE MORNING!! Does anyone see anything wrong with this?? I do! I do! Its March 3rd. Summer is not for another 3 months, but even still, it doesn't usually get this hot until May. Why is it so hot? Bleh.

Anyway, enough of that, because I could go on forever about how hot it is here and how much I hate that fact.

In other news, my little Nate-dog is really a cutie pie. But seriously, he's becoming more toddler-ish and less baby-ish everyday. He's starting to talk more. He can say, "Bye-bye," and "All done," (in which he tries to do the sign language sign for it, but he has made it into his own version) and thats about all the new words so far. I think. I can't remember. Anyway, I had been showing him the sign for "more" off and on, here and there. The other day Nate was eating and I looked away to get him more food, and I turn to see him pointing his little index finger into the palm of his other hand, making the sign for more. Cute. I do believe he's been doing that for a while, slightly skewed a bit though. I see him point a lot to his tray when he is wanting more food. Perhaps thats the lazy boy version. Who knows? But he's a smart little booger. He also has a little temper, oh, and he loves to scream at the very toppest top of his lungs while shopping in grocery stores.

Almost Freezing

As I sit here and write this post, it is currently 36 degrees outside. That, my friends, is almost freezing. However, I am not complaining, since I haven't even been outside. However, my cable is out and is not working. So, is it too cold for the cable wires to work? I wonder.

Herein lies the problem in which I believe Floridians tend to be "cold" when the temps drop below 70...........we have NO winter attire. None, zip, zilch, zero. So we (Floridians, but not me) freak out when the temps are indeed below 70, and the news has nothing better to talk about except how everyone needs to "bundle up tonight" and that when the temps get back to 80, IN WINTER mind you, that everything will be alright again in the world. Ok, so back to 36 degrees. That, in science, is almost freezing. So today, or at least this morning, we can say its a little cold outside. So what am I going to wear to Grace's soccer game so I don't freeze? (and for those who say, "Gabbi? Freeze?" Yes, I freeze. I am human you know. Just because I LIKE it cold, doesn't mean I can't BE cold.) Actually, I think Grace may not go to soccer today, since she does not have winter attire and will probably freeze her little soccer shorts off. (It was 30 degrees warmer last Saturday, and she was a little chilly.) So there you have it my friends, the one day where Florida is cold. Yes, just one.

Soccer Pics

Here are pictures from last Saturday. It was Grace's very first soccer game. Sorry it took me over a week to post, but here they are:

Nate Keeping busy during game time:

Grace before the game:

Game pics:

Post-game team hand shakes:

Post-game team meeting and prayer:

Playing around after the game:

Pluto

The other day a show Nate loves called Little Einstein's was on and they were talking about the planets. They included Pluto, since I guess at the time they show was created Pluto still counted as a planet. So, I started explaining to Grace that there used to be nine planets, however, Pluto is no longer a planet and there are now only eight. Today, for some reason that I cannot remember the subject on planets came up and I wanted to see if Grace had remembered what I had told her the other day. So I asked her, "Grace, how many planets are there?" "

"Eight," she answered.

"How many did there used to be?" I asked.

"Nine," she answered.

"What was the name of the planet that used to be number nine?" I asked.

"Pluto," she answered. "But, now it's a dog."

Changes

What a difference a year makes!!

Publix Breakfast Bread

I have a new favorite thing. Although, it's probably not the healthiest, it does have cranberries, apricots, apples, raisins, and walnuts. It's Publix's new Breakfast Bread. It's really yummy. And apparently, Publix claims that two slices of the bread gives you one full serving of fruit. So try some!

Picture Page

Picture page, picture page, now it's time for picture page, time to get your crayons and your pencils.

Ok, well not really. But it is a picture page. A page of pictures. Not pictures that I drew....heavens no! That would be an awful page. Grace is almost ready to surpass my own people drawing skills. No, this is a page of pictures of Grace, and Nate, but mostly Grace.

Oh, and HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHN, today. And HAPPY BIRTHDAY TARA (my friend, not Wendi and John's), tomorrow.

This is my new pic at the top of my blog, if you haven't already noticed. I think it's one of the very few we have with all of us together.

Grace and Ray at the wedding (Keith's) where Grace was the flower girl.

Say cheese!

This is a cute picture of Grace as flower girl.

Yeah, not quite sure of the face she's making, but I still think she's cute.

I see a pattern of weird faces here.


A very cute pic of Ray and Grace from the wedding.

The Decision Is In.........

The decision on school is in. I am.............................................

NOT GOING! After going back and forth through my mind, my wonderful, loving, awesome, caring, fantastic, great, considerate, kind, bestest husband in the world (did I mention that he's awesome and wonderful?) made the decision for me so that I would not have to feel as if I was quitting. Truth is, I am busy. And I am tired. And I would be even more busy and more tired if I went to school semester. So to say the least, I am a bit relieved.

FINALLY!

Ha.....this is a shout out to Lady Di, who has been prompting me to "update" my blog. I told her I would trick her by starting the blog with last blog's title, which so perfectly fits this title anyway.

So to update everyone, I ended the semester with an "A" in English, and a "B" in Chemistry. As of now, I am still debating what to do this this semester. If I continue going (I have until Tuesday to back out and get all of my money back), I will be taking Anatomy and Physiology I and Lab. I will let you know what I decide once I've decided it.

Since the end of the semester at school, I have been busy with out-of-town family members in town. The last of them left this past Tuesday, the 9th. Grace was also in a wedding as a flower girl, and she was so beautiful. She did a great job, which I was worried about since she went through spurts of "I don't want to walk down the aisle, I'm shy" moments. But thankfully, it went off without a hitch and she was not scared to walk down the aisle in the end. I will be posting some pictures soon, I promise. Other than that, not too much is going on. Nate has continued to sleep through the night, thankfully. Now we are working on getting to feed himself with a spoon or fork. We have a lot of work ahead :) but he'll get it.

So that concludes my update. Hopefully, I will blog a little more often, lest I come under the wrath of the Blog Update Police.

So there you have it. I have updated my blog.