Sassy Chassy

My sister is pregnant, as I've mentioned before. But apparently things aren't going as well as anyone would hope. Apparently she has a huge fibroid on her uterus, and one of the docs was a real ass about it. That one told her that she's never going to carry the baby to full term, and never should have concieved in the first place. On top of that, he told her that if they treat her for the fibroid, she'll miscarry anyways, and have to have a full hysterectomy regardless. So she's suitably freaked out. And I hate it for her, and I wish I could help her. Pregnancy is crazy enough when it's a normal pregnancy, complications only stress people out even more.

So she goes back to the doctor today, and I gave her some questions to ask, so that she has some idea of what to expect, and what her options may be. I am hoping that things go as well as they possibly can, and she can have a healthy baby. She really wants this baby, and I know she would positively go to pieces if she ends up losing it.

Update

Car is here, but have to do a mountain of paperwork to get it and to drive it.

2 finals down, and I can't wait til the end of the semester.

I can't find the blocks for Ziggy's quilt, and it's really starting to bug me.

Personal best

I ran a 5k this morning, and I must say, all my running has been paying off. I ran the last 5k in 38:05, and today, I ran in 34:19. I feel awesome, not nearly as winded, not nearly as tired......feels great, in fact.

Weight and running

Well, I have begun running more often, and it seems to be paying off. I finally broke the 160 mark, which had been rather difficult for me so far. I weigh 157lbs. Next stop, 150..........go me!

Looking to the Sky

As of Friday, there will be tv service in our house!! YAY!!!!!!! I will be so grateful not to watch the same Disney DVD over and over anymore. I ordered our box and service from Sky yesterday, and I get to see most of all my favorties, Histroy channel, the kids get Nickelodeon, Ziggy gets his sports. The only thing I don't think we get is Food network, and I'll miss the Iron Chef America show.

Trying to get regular classwork caught up so I can concentrate on finals in a week or so. I'd really like to do better on these finals than I did last semester. I have 54 credits left, and my oldest brother thinks I should go for my Master's. After I finish my Bachelor's, I'm going to need a break. I don't know if I want my Master's or not.

Running

I've been doing more running, and it's feeling better. Did 2.7 miles the other evening in 30:30, and that last half of it was all uphill, so I feel pretty good about myself with that..

School is hectic, as always. I am almost hoping that I don't go to classes this summer (if my financial aid doesn't come in), so I can have a break. It's been pretty intense this semester.

I have an online stalker, ugh. No matter what I say, I cant' shake this guy. More to come.

Creepy fans and frustration

My writing alter ego has managed to gather some fans, I suppose. Usually when I'm asked for pictures and other personal items like that, I refuse, because, quite honestly my writing pseudonym is a persona, not as whole personality....It's an aspect of me, not all of me, and I guess not everyone sees that. But anyways, bottom line is this, someone found me. As in found my house, and showed up on my doorstep last week. Which was ok until yesterday, when this person sat outside my house for a while, waiting for me to walk outside. CREEPY!

Frustration.....I'm currently in a situation where I've previously chafed under certain things taking place, but now it's just gotten incredibly uncomfortable. I won't go into details, but just want to vent a bit that the frustration keeps building, and I worry that when it reaches the breaking point, it will get ugly, and quite honestly I'd rather head that type of thing off at the pass, and save myself any further frustration, if possible.

Have shoes, will run.....

I got my new running shoes in the mail today, and training will being in earnest for the Loch Ness 10K. I found a few new events to try around the area I live in, so I'll be doing some of that as well.

Still digging out of boxes.

House is a mess.....trying to clean it, I swear....

Home sweet internet

Well, the internet has arrived at my house, finally!!! Now I can do homework from the comfort of my own home, YAY!!!!!

This weekend I am going to Wales on a horseback riding trip, ladies only, with the ladies from the base. Should be a good time, I will take lots of pics. It will also be nice to have adult conversation, though I am sure that most of it will revolve around children....

School, all 4 classes, is going fairly well so far. I am trying to do much better this semester than I did last semester.

Ziggy killed the home PC. I have no idea how, but he did it. So we are trying to find everything and bring it back as much as possible.

Still trying to unpack boxes. We are making headway, though. More will be made next week, I am sure.

Well, I'd better get going and finish getting ready for Ziggy to come get me for my trip. Have a good weekend!

Up to date

I ran a 5K today, and made a new personal best for myself, 38:05. I have entered a 10K in Scotland for this October, running at Loch Ness. So I am going to be training for that. I am also looking for a new pair of running shoes.

We are moved into our house, but don't have internet at home just yet. That's coming this week, I hope.

Kids are doing well, went to doc for check ups, and are doing really well. MiniZiggy is potty training, and is doing pretty well with that.

School is in full swing, and I am doing well so far, go me.....

Littleport, Cambridgeshire

Will be home sweet home for the next 4 years, as of tomorrow. I won't have internet at home until 17 March, so I won't be emailing as much, sorry.....

My sister is pregnant and I am so excited for her.......

Got a warm fuzzy from a few friends today, thanks, it brightened my day alot, guys......

Eunuch, I miss you dear...there is no one to hash with here!!!!!!!!

Moving

Our house in Littleport is about ready, so we're going to be getting things together this week to move. I am so glad to be leaving the TLF we have. 3 rooms is killin me.....

My laptop died, so I ordered a charger. Well, it's on backorder. Not fun.

Trying to get things reasonably settled so I can chill out, and get into a routine.

Chuckles and a B

MiniMachine is 18 months old today, I feel older by the day......

The hair is going away, guys, next week........no longer long, and maybe a different color........

MrSerious, Machine.........I got a phone!

I got a B on my first history paper for the semester, nice booster to the confidence. Go me.....

Chuckles.........Machine will appreciate this.......small jokes with certain people, no matter what the circumstances are, always make me chuckle. And it's a domino effect, the more jokes, the more chuckles, out to total uncontrollable laughter.......

Eunuch, I miss you too dear, sent you some postcards, hope you like them.....

Littleport

We found a house, YAY!!!!!! In the village of Littleport, which is the birthplace of the father of the name Harley, in Harley-Davidson Motorcycles. Neat, huh? It's brand new, 4 bedrooms, nice kitchen, a 1 car garage with a driveway, a backyard(garden, as they call it here). We won't move in for a couple weeks, but that's ok, I'm just glad we found somewhere to live. Now all I have to do is wait for our stuff to get here. I can't wait to have my own things finally. This living-on-borrowed-stuff is annoying to me.

School is going relatively well. Having to rely on the library and the community center for internet access is a bit trying, but I am managing as well as I can. I had to order a new charger for my laptop, as the one that came with it finally took a poo on me. Ugh.......

School

So my books that got packed by the movers and had to be reordered came in, and I am currently attempting to keep up with homework. YAY. Can't get a rental car until Tuesday, so I can't take back the shoes that I bought MiniMachine, as only 1 came in the box. Fabulous.

Register Scout for school Tuesday, and he is extrememly reluctant to go. Figures. That whole teen angst thing is kicking in full force it appears.

I am hoping to get a cell phone this week, will update, of course.

Homework calls......

Jolly Olde England

We made it. Jet lagged, but we are here. All 5 of us, in one piece. I'll post more when I hve more time. Just wanted to check in for the moment.

Medical Mystery

You know, the sheer ineptitude of the medical records folks at my clinic confounds me. I went in last week, Monday-Tuesday-ish to request my records. I go back today to get them, and miraculously they have no record of my having ever been a patient there. WTF?!?!?!? Last week they were there, this week I'm non-exsistent. Fucking retards.

So Ziggy rented a Ford Edge for our trek to the airport with more baggage than a celebrity. And it's a good thing that his truck isn't here, because he wants one of those Edge's now. Good grief! I hope that he doesn't decide to get another vehicle any time soon. I'd like to pay off some of the things we already have!!!

Apparently the cats have made themselves quite at home at my Gamaw's house. Fat chance she'll let me have them back now. That woman is the Cat Whisperer, I swear.

Now for a child antecdote. I'm at the local Greasy Spoon(Waffle House, and for those who've ever experienced Waffle House food while sober, you know why it's called the Greasy Spoon) and MiniZiggy proclaims that he has to go potty (Good on LilMan for telling Mommy). So I herd him and MiniMachine to the bathroom. Now, getting a 3 year old to pee on command is work enough. Keeping his 18 month old sister out of the way is just more than I can handle at one time. So MiniZiggy is peeing on/in the potty(hey, he went, I'm glad of that alone), and I'm holding him up, as it was a tall potty. MiniMachine is hovering at my side, like always(these kids are WAY too interested in each other's waste production). Suddenly a little hand slips into the stream, and I start screaming at MiniMachine to stop what she's doing. Well, I yelled a little too loud, freaking her out. At which point, she puts the wet hand into her mouth. Yea.......see, I TOLD you these two are WAY too interested in each other's waste production! MiniZiggy has to be present for every diaper change, and requires knowledge of the status of his sister's bowel movements. Like color, severity, etc. WEIRD..........

Movers and packers

So, after much wrangling, the movers showed up Friday. Did an admirable job of packing up everything in sight. To include my textbooks that I need for classes that are currently happening. Yea, I wasn't thrilled with that. Ziggy managed to rescue most of them, but was unable to locate two of them that I currently need. But, I reordered them(ugh) and they should meet me when I make it to the UK. Hopefully.

The movers come back on Monday, to finish up the loose ends of the things that they didn't take. After that, it's just the clean up of the house, and the waiting game until the flight on Wednesday afternoon.

So, will I miss anything out of Virginia? Hmmm........my friends I have made here, Chan, Eunuch. I'll miss the ability to drive 300 miles and see my grandmother whenever I want. My house, cause well, I love my house. Many thanks to Eunuch for being our writing hand when it comes to the closing! I will miss the crazy folks that I hashed with here. Yes, I will find another group, but the Fort Eustis kennel is my home hash. But as for anything else here? No, not really. I won't miss the idiot drivers, the insane traffic, nor the insane taxes. Breathe and you get taxed in Virginia. It's outrageous. Anyways...

On to the next big thing........On-On

Too good to be true

I had a feeling that things with moving our household goods was going far too smoothly. Ziggy calls this morning and asks if the movers have come yet for our express shipment. The answer was no. Military movers are generally pretty early, as moving tends to be a long process of packing and toting boxes. So I call over to the folks that set up the move, and I ask a few questions. Come to find out, the move was never officially set up. At this point, I am close to fuming. I call Ziggy and tell him what I was told, and he takes off to try to fix it, as he is the servicemember and can accomplish more than I can. Within an hour, everything is fixed. YAY!!!!

My resolution

Ok, I know I'm little over a month late for 'New Year's' resolutions, but I'm determined to lose some weight this year, and look nice in clothes that fit. I am going to my best friends' wedding, and I'd like to look nice in a dress rather than fat and dumpy, and worst of all, pregnant.