Thursday, November 23rd, 2006
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8:29 pm - Happy Thanksgiving
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Happy Thanksgiving everyone.
I know I havent posted. I cant get to Livejournal from work its blocked by the firewall.
So anyway I am starting yet another job on Dec4th.
It is closer to home, less money but closer to what I was doing before.
Check out my regularly updated blog at http://minijaxter.blogspot.com
There is a lot more on there as I can update that one from work.
Happy Holidays!!
current mood:  thankful
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Sunday, July 9th, 2006
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1:28 pm - Its been awhile eh?
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So things are going well.
The new job is good.
Unfortunately I did have to put down one of my kittys. That was the hardest decision I have ever had to make.
I hope you all are well.
HUGS
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Monday, April 3rd, 2006
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3:56 pm - updated again! woohoo im on a roll:)
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Ok so you know I dont update here much but I know some of you still read here so here are my last two posts from my blogger:)
Monday, April 03, 2006
I have a job...
Well sorta.
The job that I couldnt afford on Friday... remember that?
Well I told them this morning that I wouldnt be able to take it because it wasnt paying enough. I told them what I needed to be making (with benefits) and they came back a couple of hours later and said ok.
So I am taking the job.
It's an hour commute but its working for the state with some really nice people.
And it will be close to my Dad.
Which is good for me.
:)
No new knitting news - sorry:)
posted by Jackie at 3:49 PM
Saturday, April 01, 2006
Busy week
So my dad does have cancer.
But he is recovering well from the chest surgery.
He goes in Monday for a bone scan. He also has not received the results from the other tests he had done. So we dont know if it has spread elsewhere. Keep your fingers crossed that it hasnt.
He will be starting chemo in a week or two.
Yesterday I had my job interview. This is after I freaked out at 4 in the morning and decided to take my daughter to the ER. She had a fever and a really bad cough. She was also unable to sleep and wasnt eating. So we decided to take her to the ER. The other issue was we werent entirely sure she hadnt swallowed a magnet.
At any rate she is fine she just has a cold which she has shared with the rest of the house.
Now for the results of the interview.
It went well
They offered me the job and want me to start on 4/17
Heres the problem (because there is always something right?)
The commute is 45 miles one way. I wouldnt be able to take the bus because of emergencies with Silver.
Also the pay is less than what I making now.
Right now we can afford the pay I am making because we have a roommate but she is planning on moving out in June.
So what to do?
Any ideas?
Do I take the job or do I hold out for something better paying?
I have a couple of prospects but no interviews set up yet.
This job I was offered Friday is the only sure things I have.
current mood:  cheerful
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Tuesday, March 28th, 2006
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9:22 am - long awaited update?
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I dont update here much anymore and i am sorry but i like blogger a little more. i like the way it looks and i like the comments page better.
at any rate here is the latest update-
a little background my dad went into surgery yesterday to have a mass removed from his lung here is my update on that surgery-
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is it cancer?
maybe
here is the update.
my mom called me yesterday and said my dad is very sore.
they went in and were unable to remove all of the mass because it was wrapped around some veins and arteries.
but they are talking about radiation and chemo treatments.
this disturbs and scares me.
what disturbs me is i keep thinking about what the mass looks like and it skeeves me out.
i cant help it. i mean i have no idea what a cancerous mass looks like. i can only imagine and what i imagine sickens me.
im very mad at my dad for smoking for as long as he did.
and im very scared that maybe this time he wont be so lucky.
and that makes me even more mad.
he has a granddaughter that i want him to be able to play with and watch grow up and he screwed his life up by smoking 3 packs a day at one time.
grrr... but my dad for all of his complaining is a fighter and he has told me he isnt ready to let this thing beat him. so chances are good they will get it all with chemo and radiation.
but its not going to be pretty.
right now my dad is on morphine and sleeping.
i am going to see him tonight and see how he is doing.
basically to let my mom go home for a little while and take care of the dog and she has some sort of meeting.
im just very concerned for my dad right now and it pisses me off.
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on an unrelated note the job search continues. they have extended my contract here until the end of april.
this is to give me time to find something and help transition the new guy.
i have had a couple of more calls from places yesterday
so hopefully within the next couple of weeks i will have something permanent.
hugs all....
current mood:  frustrated
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Monday, February 20th, 2006
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11:57 am - just a quick update
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hi all
i hope you all are doing well.
what is it with babies and them getting sick all of the time?
Silver is congested and had a fever last night of 102.2
Hubby is taking her to the DR today as he took off cuz her daycare is closed. Lovely huh?
Anyway things are going pretty well.
drop me a note to say hi
also i update my other blog more frequently cuz im able to put pics up there for free.
so check it out
http://minijaxter.blogspot.com
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Thursday, February 16th, 2006
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1:54 pm - Hi there
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I know I dont update this enough.
Things are going well.
Silver is happily growing and getting teeth and will be one year old in a week and a half.
I cannot believe it has been a year already.
It seems just like last week I was waiting for her to be born.
Time has flown by and I love every minute of it.
Silver is now "talking" ok babbling but it has sentence structure and emphasis.
She is also trying to walk - right now she is able to walk as long as she is holding onto a table or fingers or furniture.
She is absolutely amazing and she gives me the best grins that I can never capture on film... someday:)
Hope everyone is doind well and hope you all had a great Valentines Day.
HUGS
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Thursday, December 29th, 2005
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1:18 pm - Wow ok its been awhile
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I know its been awhile - I have been living over at http://minijaxter.blogspot.com
but I figured I would just check in over here.
I hope everyone is doing well.
I hope that 2006 is a better year than 2005 for everyone.
HUGS to all
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Wednesday, June 8th, 2005
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1:08 pm - Update wow...
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Ok so I know I havent updated lately
I have been SO freaking busy.
My little one is doing well.
We are having some sleep issues but otherwise she is ok.
She is happy and has started chatting and baby talking
It is so wonderful. She is so wonderful.
At any rate I knew keeping an online journal would come in handy someone asked me a question today about how big my baby was during the last part of the pregnancy and I was able to find it
YAY!!!
So it seems like everyone i know is either having or has just had a baby.
1My friend Nikki had a little girl on DEC 5th
2My Cousin Katie had a little boy on Jan 19th
3I had my little girl on Feb 26th
4My friend Ali had a little girl on April 8th
5My coworker Bill had his little girl on April 22nd
6My other coworker Neal his wife is due at the end of June
7My friend Trish is due in July
8Yet another coworker Nichole is due in August
9The head caregiver for my daughter is due in August
10My friend Becca is due in Sept
11My friend Dani is due on October 18th (which coincidentally is my birthday)
i have gone from working just weekends to working days which sucks cuz i have to put Silver in Daycare and I hate that. But otherwise things are going well:)
current mood: happy
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Monday, May 2nd, 2005
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3:56 pm - sorry i havent posted recently
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Thursday, March 3rd, 2005
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7:54 pm - Baby Silver Kiana Etzweiler is finally Here!
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Silver Kiana Etzweiler was born on 2.26.05 at 734p. She was 7lbs 15oz and was 19.5 inches long.
I was induced starting friday night - they gave me the Pitocin or contraction meds at 6am saturday morning.
About halfway through the day I felt weird and found out I had a fever and they gave me Antibiotics and tylenol to bring down the fever. They think I had an infection of the amniotic fluid.
I started pushing around 720 and 3 contractions and 1 extra push and she was out. I had no tears or episiotmy. I was only able to hold her for a minute and they did all her tests and sent her to special care nursery to make sure she didnt have an infection also.
She was in special care for 48 hrs. I went home on Monday and she had to stay until Tuesday:( It was very traumatic leaving her there. I was also upset she couldnt stay with me in my room. She also had to spend some time in an incubator because she had a little problem regulating her temp. But she is ok now and she is home and doing wonderfully.
I am so happy she is finally here. :)
Pictures:)
http://www.grumpydude.com/gallery/Baby-Pictures
hugs and thanks for the support from everyone:)
current mood: ecstatic and tired:)
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Monday, February 21st, 2005
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10:35 am - officially 40 weeks...
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and guess what?
still no baby:)
oh well... i have a dr's appt tomorrow so we will be scheduling an induction date.
which means the kid will either come out wednesday or the day before the induction... ok i know thats just wishful thinking:)
anyway - other than that things are going well... i am just so freaking exhausted!
sigh.
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Friday, February 11th, 2005
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12:31 pm - 39 weeks...
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well tomorrow i will be 39 weeks.
I am so exhausted.
I am so ready to have this baby. Last night I couldnt sleep well because I was having contractions that were making sleep fitful. The hubby said I was moaning and what not.
My legs hurt my belly hurts and I think Im getting a cold.
Either that or I am going to go into labor today... they say some people get flu like symptoms before they go into labor.
The thing is the contractions stop once Ive been up for awhile... sigh
Im so ready...
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Monday, February 7th, 2005
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12:14 pm - 38 weeks
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Saturday, January 29th, 2005
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2:14 pm - 37 weeks...
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last days of work are here.
I am so tired. I so dont want to be here.
I am also not feeling well. I am lightheaded and a little nauseous -fun -i know.
Anyway again I didnt sleep well last night. I went to bed around 930- slept till 1130ish and then was up until 2 something. I was having contractions just far apart enough to be annoying. Basically I would have one and then it would go away and then I would be almost asleep and I would have another one. It was really irritating. Finally they stopped and I fell asleep. I slept until 5a and I woke up again and went to the bathroom and went back to sleep until 630a when I had to get up and get ready for work.
Maybe I will get some sleep tonight:) ? yeah wishful thinking.
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i have another prenatal appt on tuesday. hopefully they will have some good news - like i am dilated and they want me to stay in the hospital so i can have the baby.
yeah i know more wishful thinking:)
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Friday, January 21st, 2005
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4:30 pm - Snow...
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So now they are calling for 10-15 inches of snow in the midatlantic and northeast.
What a weekend this shall be.
However I am kinda happy I dont have to go into work this weekend.
I will be taking one vacation day just so my pay schedule isnt too F***ed up.
But other than that I get to stay home and enjoy the snow and I get to spend time with my hubby. YAY!!!
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Thursday, January 20th, 2005
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4:29 pm - False Alarms and Snow
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Ok so today was fun. I woke up at 5am this morning and started having contractions by 7a they were about 3-5 minutes apart and they were hurting. I also was having intense back pain on my right side. By noon I was having 6 contractions an hour. So we went to the hospital. As soon as we got to the hospital the contractions stopped. But my back was still hurting. Everything was normal we were there for 2 hrs and I had no contractions. However I am 1cm dilated. So they sent me home and I am really irritated because I made Josh stay home today and he had to use a vacation day.
At any rate everything is fine. I got home and I havent had one contraction since and my back has since stopped hurting.
Sigh - so i have apologized profusely to my hubby because we both were so hoping tonight would end with an addition... oh well.
Also there is going to be snow this weekend. At least this is what the weather guys are saying. I have heard everything from 4 inches to 1o inches. Since they are calling for a Nor'Easter I will go with somewhere in between. For those who dont know Nor'Easters are storm systems that can be worse and can do more damage then Hurricanes.
They can also sit for awhile and cause much beach erosion.
So I explained to my boss that I wasnt entirely comfortable driving 30 minutes in blizzard like conditions for work and my boss wrote back today saying they are working on a plan where I wont have to:) YAY!!
So we shall see what happens. Now watch we wont get any snow at all;)
I hope it does snow though I would like to see Philly win the NFC game against Atlanta and home field advantage in the snow would be great for them.
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Tuesday, January 18th, 2005
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2:10 pm - sigh...
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So for the past couple of nights I have been having contractions at about 4-5 an hour and then they just quit.
So last night I called the on call dr to find out whats going on.
Sunday nights were so bad they kept waking me up. They finally stopped around 1am.
Last night I stayed home and they started around 6 and ended around 9.
Anyway the dr said that this is perfectly normal and that they only want me to come in if I go into full labor. Because now I am too far along so they wont stop it.
The problem is I want them to stop unless the kid is coming out.
So I have tried laying on my left side after drinking 2 glasses of water.
The issue is when they started I was laying on my left side and hadnt done anything for awhile.
So I dont know what to do at this point.
I keep talking to Silver and telling her she can come out now. But she is not listening.
The contractions arent really painful they are just uncomfortable and irritating because I guess I know they are not really doing anything.
Fortunately I only work 4 days a week and Mon/Tues right now are kinda optional. Except that I need the money. But while having the contractions I dont really want to be at work.
My last day of work is going to be Jan 31st I think. I have another drs appt on the 25th so hopefully maybe I will at least be dilated some so that I can feel better about these stupid contractions.
But knowing my luck this wont happen and I wont be dilated at all and the kid will end up being a week late.
Ok sorry I am just frustrated because it is so close. My hubby is even more frustrated because he wants the baby out also and last night was all ready to go to Labor Triage. :)
sigh- soon enough i know...
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Sunday, January 16th, 2005
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10:51 am - 35 weeks...
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and I am tired and I hurt and I have heartburn.
I did get to watch to football yesterday at my friend Brents house he just bought a 43" DLP flat screen tv with HIGH DEF. Let me tell you TV just wont be the same now. HD is so cool. Football in HD is so cool!! And we are going over there for Super Bowl in FEB
yay!
I also spent part of the afternoon at my cousins birthday party- she turns 30 on tuesday.
But anyway the baby makes me tired. She makes me have heartburn and she makes me forgetful and clumsy.
Not that I wasnt forgetful and clumsy before... now its worse.
I have heartburn and I cant sleep - so I am tired. So last night I tried propping myself up on pillows and that helped the heartburn but now my upper back and neck are sore and I am still tired.
I cant wait for the baby to come out. She can come out whenever she wants...:) Although the dr told me I have to stay pregnant until 39 wks. I am still hoping (but not holding my breath) that she will be out the week before the super bowl. so the last week of January. But we shall see.
Ok Im sorry about the bitching. I really just want the baby to be born so I can hold her and see her and deal with all those new baby things:)
*sigh* soon...
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Tuesday, January 11th, 2005
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7:39 pm - 34 weeks...and doctors suck
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Ok so I had another prenatal appointment today. This is not a bad thing.
However each visit the wait has gotten longer and longer. The last visit was 30 minutes in the waiting room and 20 minutes in the exam room. This time it was 1 hr 35 minutes in the waiting room and 20 minutes in the exam room.
So I was sposed to have the appt at 2p and well I didnt get taken to a room until 330p.
I had been there in the waiting room for an hour before they even called me back to do my vital signs (blood pressure- weight etc). Talk about irritating and there was someone there longer than me though.
Needless to say I was a little irritated though.
I am also slightly upset a longtime friend of mines grandfather died last week from Cancer.
I didnt even know he had cancer. And apparently it was sudden and a shock to the family as well. My friend seems to be holding up pretty well for now.
I am going to miss him - he always treated me like his own grandkid and that was cool.
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Sunday, January 9th, 2005
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7:58 pm - 34 weeks
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Ok so now I guess I am officially 34 weeks;)
There is no more room in my belly for the baby. And I want her out now.
Anyway I ended up in labor triage for 4 hours on wednesday because I thought my water had broke. turns out my bladder was leaking - fun. but it took 4 hours because i didnt know they were monitoring the baby and wanted 20 minutes of uninterrupted fetal heartbeat yeah like that is going to happen - the child is very active and every time she rolled over the 20 min would start again. so after an 1 hr and a half the nurse came in and held the monitor there to keep the baby still for 20 minutes and then 30 min later i was able to go home.
i was so freaking hungry by that time.
and josh was in jersey for training - since he hadnt heard from me in 3 hours they sent him home early.
which i guess is good i got to see more of him but still...
anyway back to the no room in my belly part. when she moves you can see every move and it kinda hurts. and i would like it to be over now.... but technically i still have 6 weeks. Feb 19 is the EDD.
Hopefully before that :)
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