Parker and Erika's Wedding

My soon to be husband Joe. He looks so good in a tux!!

I'm 5 months preggers here. The wedding was very nice, the weather could not have been better.

House Update

The Living Room progress (click for larger image)

Baby Room Progress--Wow that's some Yellow!

Baby Pics

I'm having a baby. It's a GIRL. Still don't have a name. These are the first pictures, she's bigger now. Almost a pound and about 10 inches long.

Out of the woods...think again Little Red Riding Boots

Recovering very well from surgery all week, then Friday evening my calf muscle started aching. By Sunday evening I had excruciating pain in my calf, so bad that the heavy painkillers barely took the edge off. Describing my symptoms to Doc over the phone, he directed me to the hospital for an ultrasound thinking it may be a blood clot. No clot, but now I have two baffled doctors from the ortho center. After squeezing, poking, and bending they decide I need to get a MRI tomorrow.
"man that muscle is soft" they say, "it's not compartment syndrome, but what the hell is it?"
And the best part is the way the new doctor was looking at my surgery doc like "what the f*** do you do to her leg, bro?"

Leg shot

I feeling pretty good, so far. Still some numbness in the leg. I'm trying to stay on top of the pain.

Post Surgery Pic

I'm posting whilst my right leg is numb mid-thigh to toes. Here's what my little 5th metatarsal looks like now.

Before Shot

Here is the last shot of my right foot for a while. It will have a cast on for many weeks.

X-Ray and Oops!

I got an X-Ray tonite. Result...it's fractured pretty bad. Worst case senario... I may have to have surgery to get a pin/screw placed. Best case ...they weren't really sure. I have to go see an orthopedist tomorrow or thursday.
Like I said before...this sucks!


Surgery is in order. It's actually a shorter recovery time than just getting a cast. Plus, a cast doesn't mean I won't have to get the surgery later down the road.
It's happening on Friday at 4pm under heavvvvY sedation. I'll make sure of that.

Oh, did I forgot to tell you how I did it. Well, I was arriving at my friend Sharons house (the one that lives on the corner of Heward and Harden) and I was so excited to see her. I ran up her outside stairs in the dark and twisted my foot. The variables were: beer, dark, bricks and flip-flops. I am vowing to never wear flip-flops again. They are just not safe! The rest... I will do again.

Ouch! This sucks.

Well, it goes without saying that whenever shit heats up for me at work, I go and get hurt. Really the timing could not be worst. I have like 100 people coming in from all over the world to attend a Workshop that planning started last year. Now, three weeks out I've gone and sprained/broke/rolled my ankle/foot. I didn't go get an X-Ray because I think I'd be able to tell if it were broke. (please comment if you think I'm wrong).

Rollercoaster

It's official. Daddy is leaving tonite to go to Iraq. This sucks. He promises me that he will be in a safe area. His company has a clause in the contract that they can't go beyond "the wire", or out on patrol. I've known for months that this day would come, but I'm still having a problem processing the news. Ho Hum.
Here's to my daddy. I love you.

TV Turnoff Week, April 23-29

I love my TV as much as the next gal. But next week, I'm going to make a conscious effort to break the cycle of viewing. I'm hoping that I'll have a TV is for Suckers type of epiphany and quit altogether.

All Local Farmers Market

This weeks market was at Gervais and Vine. People love a local.
I racked up! I'm thankful.

My selfless helper.

Donkey Kong Climbs E2

Engineering students at the University of California Santa Cruz are paying homage to the eternal arcade game, Donkey Kong. Specifically they wanted to symbolize the success that a small team of creators/collaborators achieved in 1981.

They went from this pile:

To cool f***ing pixel art:

For the whole story and more pics go here

I'm a Nursery.

It's official this year! Inspected and ready to sell me herbs. The All Locals Farmers Market is every other Saturday in Columbia. Check the Free Times for the location. It's exciting to finally sell the plants myself. I've always sold them at wholesale prices to places like Rosewood Market. Now, I can reap all the benefits of my hard work! Waa-ha-ha-ha! It's all mine!

Broken Record

What are the chances of a yo-yo event in Cola town, hosted by our own college radio station?
We shattered the damn record. About 900 people turned out. Read the article here. There's some video footage of us on WISTV web-site under featured videos. We made the 11 o'clock news!

Of coarse we all got yo-yo's

Kev sprung for a shirt...for me! No big man sizes.

Tha deejay table

Everyone thought Kev was the Duncan Pro!

Silver Bells a.k.a. Sylvester

So, I like to dress up my cat. Is that so wrong?
He's macho enough to take it.

ST. Patty's Day Fun and Friends

For the first year in a long time, I didn't made it down to the 5pts festival. I chose to spend the day with good friends in lew of 35,000 strangers. Sharon had her annual St. Pat's shindig with a Beulah's twist. Shamrockin' good time. Got 3rd place in an Extreme croquet match, played with really cute wee Irish, and had an across the street sing-a-long excursion. Here are the pictures:

Tab?

Kev and Sharon, not party hostess Sharon, but other good friend Sharon.

Elliott from the Untouchables made an appearance after their gig down the hill.

Mutual soul stealing going on here.

Jim, Mike, and Sharon chillin' on the lawn, soakin' up the sun.

Gabrielle and her wee one, Mia.

Katie and Anne way before the sing-a-long.

Mia... "What did you do to get those beads?"

Sing-A-Long with Anne and Mike...Sergant Pepper's LHCB

Happy St. Patty's Day

New Hair Cut

Herb Update

Everything is going well with the little babies. The greenhouse tunnel is built. Transplanted ~100 plants on Saturday. Attempting to root Purple Sage and Lemon Thyme cuttings.
Using a time saving seed tape for Chives this year. It's not cheating.

Potting herbs is hard work.

Seedlings before transplant.

Purple Sage Cuttings.