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...and it will come right up on your friends list. It's mhjozwiakblog</lj>. Thank you so much, twinklieetoes</lj>!!! Genius.

Then all my blogger entries will come up, without having to link over. Because, I totally understand, who wants to do that?  (I posted a birthday letter to Rex this morning, by the way.)  Sorry to be all, "I keep 2 blogs now," but since family has this renewed interest in my life...I'm posting openly on blogger and putting the more private things I don't want just anyone to see here.  Thanks, guys!  I appreciate your friendship, seriously, especially now.

Hope you all have a great holiday weekend!!!

I'm going to clean up my friends list in the next few days. (just removing people i don't talk to much anymore...nothing personal) Comment if you'd like to stay.

I sincerely apologize to those I have offended here. That was never my intention.

( ...this stuff! )
Idea stolen from thisgirlcandy.

Gen just broke her first tooth! Yay!!!

I am SO done with you. Get out of my life! Loading the babies into the truck this morning, the bitter cold and the fierce wind...I could barely breathe. I've had enough.

No love,
Melissa

So there's a really bad ice storm here. "Storm of the century," they're calling it...I don't know about that, but it's bad.

okay. I've been re-watching the last season of Sex and the City, and I'm in love with the way they say "manhattan." It sounds almost like "mun-hattan." And they same fantastic the same way. Last night I tried to slip it into conversation..."fuhntastic"...it was hysterical. I'm so lame!

Can any of you ladies recommend good free spyware/virus protection? Thanks in advance...

Green And Blue
By Benjy Davis
Green and Blue
Just like me, me and you
You’re nothing like me
Green and blue

This is the point in question
Always rude
Just like me, me and you
You’re nothing like me
You’re not rude

So much for first impressions
I bend my truth
Not to pacify to satisfy you
I wear a suit
For no reason but to ratify you
Oh, you

Chorus
I know we disagree and have our rainy days
I know sometimes it just feels wrong
When the dust clears, there’s just one thing left to say
You’re my best friend, you’re my baby, you’re my song

See it through
Right through me, me through you
You know the true me seeing through
So much for contrived inflection

And I’ve had my fun
Living like I had nothing to lose
Now I’m done
And all I want to do is be right here with you
Oh you, you, you, you, you

Chorus

It’s been so long now; looking back we were so young
Oh, the first time that you let me hold your hand
Gonna treat you like the woman you’ve become
Gonna love you like the man that I am

God I love you, you’ve been with me all along
You’re the only home I know
You’re the light I have that keeps me walking on
Green and blue, babe
Me and you, babe
You’re my song

You’re my passion, you’re my reason, you’re my song

My friend Laura is pregnant again, and I couldn't be happier for her and her husband!!!

Rex's reaction: "People plan babies?" yeah, just not us. I could probably just touch my old maternity clothes and *fetus*.

Anyway, YAY!

My little one has a cold and will NOT sleep, so I was catching up on Dooce. This had me laughing hysterically!

Rex's last truck payment was yesterday. Such a freaking relief!

And then last night the windows started fogging up while I was driving, accompanied by a funny sweet smell. The heater core. Fantastic! It was 40 degrees this morning, and no heat. He won't have a day off until sometime toward the end of next week, so until then I'll be wrapping the kids in blankets. It sucks, I'm not even going to pretend to see a bright side.

Ummm, yeah...my son walked today. FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER!!! He still seems to prefer crawling for his transportation, though. But he CAN do it if he wants to!

Also, I can't explain it, but Rex and I have really been getting along lately. I'm happy about it, don't get me wrong...I just hope it lasts.

Yesterday was Rex's niece Meagan's 8th birthday party. WAY in Indaina. I mean, I don't think I'd ever been that far into Indiana! Anyway, it was a really nice time. Baby Rex had a blast with the kids!


( Here's the fam! )

Genevieve slept for eight hours straight last night...and thus so did I! Amazing.

A woman in the JULY07 community's baby passed away suddenly last week. I'm completely shaken by the news. I cannot imagine losing one of my children, how I could go on missing such an essential piece of myself. In becoming a parent, I've experienced a love so deep, so strong, completely unlike anything I've felt before. I can only imagine the pain she and her family must feel. I don't know...I can't really put what I'm feeling into words right now...yes, sympathy, but more than that...

So, count your blessings. Hold those babies a little closer. And say a prayer for those that don't have the luxury to do so.

There are times that I'm exhausted, feel like I'm wearing myself too thin, and more than slightly resentful that I never get more than a minute to myself. And then there are moments that put it all into perspective. For instance, tonight as I was putting the babies to sleep, Rex reached over and held his little sister's hand. It was so precious! I teared up a bit, I'm not gonna lie. Plus, The Mix's Children's Memorial radiothon is this weekend, so I've been extra sappy about how blessed I am to have two happy, healthy babies.



P.S. Can you believe that at this time last year, I had no babies...and now I have 2? Crazy. And have no fear, Monday I'm going to the doctor to get on the BC. I'm not a bunny or anything.



"What you feel only matters to you. It's what you do to the people you say you love that counts. It's the only thing that matters." --The Last Kiss

Oh, yeah? Well, I am.

Thursday night, my Gram had another mini-stroke. I think this is her fifth. She lost the rest of her hearing, and they discovered that she has Atrial Fibrillation (an irregular heartbeat). She's going to need a pacemaker, but not immediately. The cardiologist said she's been through enough for now, so they'll give her about six weeks before the surgery. She's on coumadin, a strong blood thinner, which from what they explained to me, puts her at risk for severe, possibly fatal bleeding. She came home from the hospital today, and could not be happier to be out of there. I feel really uncomfortable not being in the house with her to make sure she's okay. I'm there as much as I can be, but it's not the same. I would feel so guilty if anything happened and I wasn't there.

Little baby Genevieve seems to have turned the corner. I don't know if it's that new formula or the medicine, but she's keeping it down. I went back to the doctor with her Friday, and she gained four ounces in the two days since they'd seen her last. That's more than she gained in the whole week before that! Yay for super expensive formula, huh?

Took Rex for a checkup today. That little chunk weighs 23 pounds. Oy! And did I mention he said he first real word? Guess what it was. COOKIE. Mmm hmm. My boy is gonna be the fat kid. It's official. And I love him.

I'm just so tired. More than I think I've ever been. And I have no idea why I'm doing this update instead of sleeping.