December 2008 - Posts
Posted Tuesday, December 23, 2008 8:36 PM
Oh my goodness, DH and I just got the best gift ever! (No, I'm not pregnant, haha ) Almost two years ago, DH's grandmother passed away and we knew that her sizable estate was to be divided up between her four children and 13 grandchildren. DH and I had
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Posted by
Kim B.
Filed under: Family, Holidays
Posted Tuesday, December 23, 2008 2:32 PM
I just got back from the strip mall and I am happy to report that all the shopping for the holidays is officially done! And not only is it all done, I only went $30 over budget! That's pretty good for me, considering I tend to go a bit overboard on buying
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Posted by
Kim B.
Filed under: Holidays
Posted Monday, December 22, 2008 8:53 AM
I am sitting here in my apartment on the first day of my Christmas vacation with a cup of coffee accented with gingerbread creamer to my left and my to-do list for the next three days to my right. Life is as normal as it possibly could be this morning
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Posted by
Kim B.
Filed under: Family, Holidays, Chores
Posted Saturday, December 20, 2008 4:35 PM
Well, after the heartbreak of yesterday, I am focusing on all the positives. I still have my dad for another 3-18 months and he really is just in great spirits about the whole thing. He knows that I received the news, though we haven't had the "Wow, you're
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Posted by
Kim B.
Filed under: Family, Sickness
Posted Friday, December 19, 2008 8:54 PM
That's how much time the doctor projects my father will be living. No less than 3 months, no more than 18. The cancer has completely invaded his liver. A biopsy isn't exactly necessary when you can literally see the cancer eating away at an organ. Four
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Posted by
Kim B.
Filed under: Family, Sickness
Posted Friday, December 19, 2008 12:23 PM
Well, after a pretty long evening, things are looking so much more hopeful today. I'm definitely mentally exhausted, but God has really been laying it on my heart that we're going to get through this. That kind of peace can keep me going for days! I talked
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Posted by
Kim B.
Filed under: Family, Sickness
Posted Thursday, December 18, 2008 6:26 PM
I came home from a fabulous faculty meeting that involved champagne and chocolate, and had my world turned upside down for the second time this year. My father has colon cancer. A significant mass, according to a nurse on his floor that I talked to. I'm
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Posted by
Kim B.
Filed under: Family, Sickness
Posted Thursday, December 18, 2008 9:20 AM
With so many of you either pregnant or wanting to be pregnant, it's hard not to think about babies . I've been sitting here at work contemplating my thoughts on the baby subject for about an hour now and I'm actually surprised with how I'm feeling...
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Posted by
Kim B.
Filed under: Baby
Posted Wednesday, December 17, 2008 9:45 AM
It's true, I lifted my shirt up in front of my MIL on purpose. Of course, it was to show her the rash I have had right underneath my chest that, in a weeks time, has not gone away. Though she's not a medical professional, she's raised four kids and volunteers
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Posted by
Kim B.
Filed under: Sickness, Annoyances
Posted Monday, December 15, 2008 9:08 AM
The weekend was so nice... I left work right after I was done teaching on Friday, went right home and sat down with pen and paper to write out mine and DH's Christmas shopping list! I know, I know...Christmas is just over a week away and we've only begun
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Posted Sunday, December 14, 2008 2:16 PM
Man, have I done a lot of work today! DH and I decided to skip out on church and Sunday lunch (Everyone on his mother's side of the family gets together every Sunday for lunch. It's quite the gathering ) and I think it was a pretty good ideal since it's
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Posted Saturday, December 13, 2008 5:36 PM
With getting married so young (DH and I are only 23), I always thought, and had even planned on, the beginning of our marriage being a bit tight as far as money was going to be concerned. I only had one year to work in a professional setting between college
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Posted Friday, December 12, 2008 8:20 PM
1. When you looked at yourself in the mirror today, what was the first thing you thought? I need bangs again... 2. How much cash do you have on you? Just some change. I don't typically carry cash. 3. What's a word that rhymes with "DOOR?" Store 4. Favorite
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Posted Wednesday, December 10, 2008 6:35 PM
I will begin this post with a disclaimer (yeah, it's one of those posts ): I love my DH and he truly is a wonderful man. Loving, supportive, and all those other wonderful adjectives describe him to a tee. And I'm having a hard time even describing my
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Posted Monday, December 08, 2008 12:36 PM
DH and I had just such a nice, relaxing weekend . We ended up going to the SIL's house for dinner and it was so nice to catch up with her. Apparently MIL had a little chat with her about how, even though neither of us has said anything, she was pretty
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Posted Thursday, December 04, 2008 6:30 PM
This week has felt seriously long...Thankfully, tomorrow is Friday and my work load is extremely light. An excellent combination! After my last entry, I finally got out of my holiday funk, did some decorating, and am determined to enjoy my first Christmas
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Posted by
Kim B.
Filed under: Marriage, Work
Posted Tuesday, December 02, 2008 12:49 PM
Thanksgiving is thankfully over (pun fully intended) and I only have Christmas to live through until I am finally free from these ridiculous holidays. And no, typically I am not a Scrooge, but I seriously feel guilty being happy around my dad these days
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