exciting news

I'm expecting!! I got confirmation today. I was suppose to start my period last Friday. I have always been very regular. Beth and I were going to Michele's to have drinks and plan Ashley's baby shower. Because I was suppose to start and had not, I ran into Fred's while we were next door at the liquor store. I took the test when we got to Michele's and it was very faint positive. It was so faint that we were not even sure it was a positive. To be safe I did not partake. The test I bought had two test in it. I took the second test on Sunday with the same faint results. I tried to call the doctor that replaced my old ob/gyn all day Monday, with no luck. I talked to my aunt that works in the Opp Hospital and she found out that Dr. Bowen is out of town this week. I had decided I wouldn't know for sure until next week. Well I get an email from my Aunt Stacy today sayin that Dr. Bowen's nurse was in and could order a blood test. So I go to Opp during my lunch hour and have the test done. I call later to find out my Hg (pregnancy hormone level) was only in the 100 range. Dr. Bowen wants it to be in the 2000 range before he does an ultrasound. I think I remember from when I was pregnant with Madyson that the number is suppose to double every day. Anyway by September 10th I should have a high enough number. I'll go back for the repeat blood work and if my number is high enough, I'll see the doctor. According to the due date calculators I used online, I'll be due around the end of April.

We miss you Kem

A friend from high school posted a blog today pointing out that one of our fellow classmates went missing 10 years ago today. Actually as I type this she was being seen for the last time. I believe it was about 10 pm that she was last seen. We were 4 or so days from starting our senior year when we found out. Our little town was in turmoil. We were all scared to death. Of course the rumors were flying. Eventually the FBI were called in. They even did a Unsolved Mysteries show about her disappearance. We started our Senior year with a bit of sadness, but knew we had to continue. Everything we did through out the year we remembered Kem and continued to hope we would see her walking through the high school hall. Her mom went on the Montel show and talked with Sylvia Brown. I don't know what came of this, but apparently nothing much. There were several different leads that were investigated through out the year. As graduation approached we still knew nothing. We planted a tree on the school grounds so that others would know about Kem and how much we loved and missed her. Anytime we wore our caps/gowns we all had yellow ribbons on as well. During our awards day ceremony we carried yellow roses and presented them to her family. Our class sponsors did not want us to include Kem's memory as much as we did, but it was what we as a class wanted. We left an empty chair for her where she would have sat alphabetically and had black and gold (our school colors) balloons on it. We did the same during our graduation ceremony. We even released balloons and made it part of our ceremony.

Through the years we have occasionally heard rumors of other leads, but they never panned out. Anytime I hear of remains being found in the surrounding area I think of Kem. In a way wanting to know but really for her family. I think someone told me her parents have recently filed legal paperwork to have her declared dead, so that they could have a ceremony. This could very well just be rumor.

Anyway...today is 10 years since Kem was last seen. We miss you Kem!


here is a link to the FBI site http://www.fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap/ramer.htm

Everyone please remember her family as I'm sure this anniversary is not a good one for them.

Be impressed

I'm doing another blog. That makes at least 3 in a week doesn't it? Yea for me. I don't know what I'm going to blog about, but I had nothing else to do so thought, why not blog for my faithful readers.

My neck is killing me. I can't hardly move it. I'm not sure if I slept on it wrong or what but the longer the day has went the more it hurts. I've taken some pain medication and hope it helps. If not I suppose I'll go to the doctor tomorrow.''

A little good news for Wesley, he finally got a transfer. He will now be a replenishment driver instead of an order filler. It doesn't mean that much to me, but it means he doesn't have to lift all the heavy boxes. He won't have to be at work until 7 instead of 5. He will also be less grumpy cause he's sore...at least I hope he will be!

Well I guess that's all I have today.


I think I'm going to use 'Stand by' as my signature sign-off----opinions?



stand-by

We had a great time celebrating Wesley's birthday. I didn't take as many pictures as I should have, but oh well. The weekend started out Friday night with Wesley's sister and her finance coming over for dinner. Saturday I went to watch KP play some church league softball. Lauren ended up playing because they didn't have enough girls. It was some funny stuff. I took pictures, but Lauren has my camera. I'll try to get them on myspace soon. Later Saturday afternoon/early evening, one of Wesley's co-workers/friends came over.

I got some scrappin done while they did boy stuff. All three pages are for a friend's wedding album. Click to make the images bigger.


Sunday we had the Mafia (aka Troy Friends) over for a cook out. It was great fun. I kicked some ass in Guitar Hero II. I also have pictures of that, but again, Lauren has my camera.

I went to the eye doctor this am because I had my only pair of contacts in and don't know how long I had been wearing them. My horrendous eye sight has gotten worse, but I expected it. I am near blind I believe. I'm not actually sure how bad your eyesight has to be to be considered legally blind, but I think I'm close. My contact for my left eye is -9.0 and the right eye is -8.50. For all you non-contact wearers, most people's contacts are between -.25 and -2 or so. There isn't a company that makes color contacts strong enough for me. The bump in strength is taking some getting use to. I've had a headache most of the day and am closing my eyes as I type so I don't have to look at the screen. My eyes are killing me, so I'm going to rest them. Maybe they'll start to feel better and I'll get some more scrappin done later tonight.

Dealthy Hallows

How could I forget to tell my faithful readers about the best book ever. I won't go into details because I don't wanna ruin it for those that haven't finished it. but to sum it up...It is action packed and awesome from the start to the end!

For the Naggers

Here's your blog you naggers....Lauren, Beth and whoever else said i need to blog! I need some feed back from you naggers so I know you read it! That means leave a comment.. uh hum.. beth, lauren uh hum

I'm not sure what I'm blogging about so it will probably be a bunch of rambling. Wesley's birthday is tomorrow so we have a weekend full of activities planned. His sister and her fianace are coming to hang with us tomorrow night. Saturday a guy he works with is coming to hang out and Sunday we are grillin and hangin out with the Mafia (aka our friends from Troy for those not in the know).

I've been a social butterfly as of late. My weekend calender stays filled, so if you wanna get in on the coolness you better let me know ahead of time! Hopefully things will calm down some in the next week or so. I gotta finish some scrappin projects I've started and start packing my stuffy stuff for my Cali trip that will be here before I know it. Only 2 months girls!!

Now it's time for a rant...... why are people so stubborn? I mean why hold grudges
and not get along with people who mean or appear to mean so much to you. Life is too short for that kinda crap. I won't really go into the whole situation but the main point is...GET OVER IT!

I went to the dentist for the first time in as long as I can remember today. I had my teeth cleaned and they are killin me with pain at the moment. I apparantly had build up under by gums, but my teeth are healthy with no cavities. My wisdom teeth are still coming in and the dentist said I had plenty of room for them. There is no need to remove them unless they start to give me trouble. So a good report from the dentist! I have an eye doctor's appointment on Monday. Which is also a dire need. I have my last pair of contact in and they need changing, so it's off to the eye doctor for me. Maybe now they have colored contacts in my prescription, but I doubt it. I'm blind for the most part with out my contact.

okay i'm off to watch Catch and Release with my wonderful husband!