tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36113542869242700122024-02-19T16:52:29.832-08:00This Potter LifeErinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03832329323770965230noreply@blogger.comBlogger136125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611354286924270012.post-44564314890237440932015-06-02T17:00:00.001-07:002015-06-02T17:00:19.614-07:00Atlas's Kindergarten Performance<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03832329323770965230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611354286924270012.post-69737489360868129312015-04-10T17:06:00.002-07:002015-04-10T17:06:28.716-07:00This is a classic Utah post, sandwiched by two thin slices of Missouri.<br />
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I volunteer quite a bit with Atlas's elementary. The State Historical Society gave a grant to fifth graders to make a clay mural to be installed. I had lots of fun doing grunt work for it.<br />
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Building Legos and drinking Icee's is this kids main thing.<br />
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Spring Break came and we headed to Utah, because what else are we going to do, go on a real vacation? No lounging here. Atlas helped Grandpa till the garden.<br />
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It was also just a few days after his 6th birthday so we had a party. For his cake he wanted Pikachu with a lollipop in his mouth. Don't ask me.<br />
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Cosby slept through a lot of it.<br />
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It was just a classic good time: streamers, balloons, piñata. Atlas has wanted this for a very long time.<br />
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My Dad: King of the Castle, scaring all the children away.<br />
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This is the first of two nieces (the little one) that I was introduced to for the first time on this trip.<br />
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We visited my mom and even got a couple smiles out of her!<br />
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Nate's Family<br />
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We roasted marshmallows.<br />
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Look at these two bad astronauts. They thought they were pretty tough in this Power Wheels.<br />
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Nick is in love with our friends, the Wheeler's, kids, and they love him back.<br />
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Their two girls play great with our two boys. Cosby came downstairs in a dress-up and said "Look, super hero!"<br />
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Dungeon Master Jason even led us on our first D&D experience!!!!! Bucket list, check.<br />
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A few days, it was warm enough to swim.<br />
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This is our second new niece we were introduced to.<br />
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Now we are back home and eating a lot of ice cream.<br />
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Making art.<br />
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Am I right?Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03832329323770965230noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611354286924270012.post-44633294813667799942015-02-23T19:56:00.002-08:002015-02-23T19:56:41.446-08:00A friend of mine reminded me that I have a blog. Unfortunately I don't really have any family news to write about. It has been bitterly cold. We all have dry itchy skin and are bored. At least the boys are best friends and don't fight too often while we are all cooped up. There's an occasion toy scuffle, but mostly these two are happy as clams when they are with each other.<br />
We will be in Utah for Nick's spring break in March, so hopefully I'll have some nice photos to upload afterwards. Until then we will just be going to school, cleaning stuff, reading books, making art, brushing our teeth and all the other normal stuff.<br />
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On Christmas Eve Nick hauled our mattress in on to the floor in the boys room, we plugged in Christmas lights and had ourselves a family sleepover.<br />
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It's didn't look much like Christmas but it was chilly!<br />
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On New Years we had Chinese take-out by candlelight.<br />
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The boys were really into it, especially "cheers"ing with fancy glasses.<br />
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I've been distraught all month about our finances. When we moved from Utah we were not able to sell our condo in the current economy. We rent it out, but make very little profit a month on it. This year we have lost considerable amounts on it as the water heater, furnace, complete plumbing and a lot of other things had to be replaced. It seems like there is a new problem in the condo every month which put us into the red. I know these are first world problems. I know there are millions of people in the world with MUCH less than I have, and in way worse situations and everyday I look around a feel lucky for what I have, our house, our kids, their school, our friends, but financial instability makes me feel like all of that is on ice. I become incredibly tense. </div>
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As Christmas time came closer I worried everyday. I want my kids to have a good Christmas. I know that toys don't matter and that we don't need anything else, but it made my heart ache to think about having a minuscule Christmas. In the end, I found a lot of great deals, used coupons, and just went a little into further debt on my credit card. Their Christmas is still fairly small, but it is definitely enough for it not to be noticed. I was pretty proud of my shopping skills.</div>
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At the beginning of 2014 I was able to enroll with the Affordable Care Act and get health insurance which I needed very much. I had a lot of tests right at the beginning of the year to try and find the root cause of many symptoms. During an MRI they found some anomalies on my spinal column. I asked the neurologist if seeing a chiropractor would be advisable and he said it would not hurt. I decided to try one. It was February. I walked in to a chiropractic place that another preschool mom had told me she went to. They ran my insurance and since it was a Blue Cross Blue Shield plan they said they were in network, and since I had already hit my deductible for the year, having had so many tests in January, my insurance would completely cover all my visits. With that the chiropractor and I went for a fairly aggressive treatment of chronic pain. I was seeing her three times a week. A little over a month in to seeing her the receptionist said there might be a problem with my insurance. I was one of their first customers on Obamacare and it turned out that plans purchased through the marketplace were not in network for them. They apologized and said they were trying to get in network. A few weeks after that, the super sweet receptionist pulled me aside and told me that the insurance would not pay, that they were not going to be able to get in network and handed me a bill of hundreds of dollars that I had racked up in treatment in a very short time. I did not have the money to pay it. I was embarrassed and worried and cried the whole way home. There wasn't much I could do about it and hung over my head for months. They only called a few times. I wouldn't answer. They would leave kind messages reminding me of my balance of which they had already given me the in network and family pricing. I was angry, because it wasn't my fault, but I wasn't angry at them, because it was not their fault either. I have had multiple problems similar to this as Obamacare rolled out with it's bumps and glitches and no one quite knew how to address it. Certain doctors would not see me at all. Overall though, I was so incredibly grateful to have healthcare, even just for my prescriptions, which would be hundreds of dollars for me every month without insurance. Nick and I discussed what we could do, and he decided that he wanted to go talk to them, but couldn't find time until the semester ended, which was last week.</div>
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Tonight is Christmas Eve and I introduced Nick to It's a Wonderful Life for the first time. Even though it is cheesy and seriously dated and overly dramatic we were both pretending we weren't crying by the end. In that movie George Bailey finds himself at his lowest point as his financial troubles mount. In the end, the town, full of friends and family help pay Bailey's debt. </div>
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I literally finished watching this an hour ago. Nick just went to the mail box and then handed me a card. It was pretty generic looking. I read the names quickly at the bottom on didn't recognize them, then I read the text. </div>
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This balance that has been hanging over my head has been lifted. In addition to this we were gifted some cash from a relative that covered all the boys Christmas expenses. These things that have been weighing on me are gone. I have been sitting here sobbing and I think I have realized that the greatest gift someone can give you is to take something away from you. Take away your pain, your sorrows, your debt, your sins, your guilt, whatever it is. The best thing in my life is my family. Nick takes away my burdens and worries and my children take away my sorrows and loneliness. I hope that I lighten their load as well. </div>
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I have not felt the "spirit of Christmas" this year until right now. What a wonderful gift I have been given this Holiday. Although the money matters, the kindness matters far more and has genuinely touched my heart this week. Merry Christmas. May we all have or be guardian angels this Christmas. </div>
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Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03832329323770965230noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611354286924270012.post-64545865119890548662014-12-20T10:51:00.000-08:002014-12-20T10:55:46.164-08:00Atlas's full Kindergarten Christmas Performance - wishing G'ma's and G'pa's could have been there!<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/0K5jp9nTyMo" width="560"></iframe><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/ceuWk2t0ExA" width="560"></iframe><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Uk0YUwDHLfg" width="560"></iframe><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/a9LVTOM-FsU" width="560"></iframe><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/9KQDCPPXp-0" width="560"></iframe>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03832329323770965230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611354286924270012.post-32515854809918422662014-12-10T03:09:00.000-08:002014-12-10T03:52:53.840-08:00Quit Telling Women How to Act Towards Men<div>
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<b>5 Things You Might Subconsciously Believe or Be Taught As a Women In A Patriarchal Society That Are BS: You might be surprised to figure out that you actually subscribe to some super sexist drivel!</b></div>
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If people want to be together so much that they get married then they are making a commitment to take care of each other and understand each other. A part of the well being of your family is effected by your choices and actions regardless of your gender. </div>
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Women, you live in a patriarchal society and have systemically been thought of as less than. Don't let people tell you that as a women you have to do this or that, or that there is a certain and right way to "be a lady."</div>
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Here are just a few ways that you might unknowingly be sexist and destroying female advancement.</div>
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1. If an old lady says to you that "the best thing you can do as a wife is to live within your husband's means" she is automatically making the judgment that your husband is the bread winner and you know nothing about finances, which is a very antiquated view, thus coming from an antiquated human. </div>
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If you don't show respect to anyone that may be giving you financial assistance, you are a jerk.</div>
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In our society we like to portray women as constantly being consumers, probably because a good deal of consumer goods are marketed towards women. In the year 2014 men are no longer expected to be the breadwinners, and wives are not to be portrayed as someone who stays home and goes hog wild because she doesn't understand finances and budgets.</div>
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Girls love purses! Just kidding, that is also a sexist stereotype. Thinking that the way to honor someone is to deny yourself what you need, and living by a budget determined only by a man is a slippery slope, systemically bringing women in to a submissive role. Both partners in a marriage relationship need a firm grasp of the realities of their income. If one partner is hogging the money by buying items that you, as a couple, cannot afford OR has complete control of the finances, abuse of power may be happening. If one partner makes significantly less than the other it doesn't mean that that person no longer has a say in household spending. Also, if both partners are working but the wife makes significantly less than the husband, maybe we should address the wage gap. </div>
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2. Women are constantly stereotyped as loud mouth complainers. Women who challenge men are often thought of a bossy or bitchy. These labels are rarely given to men. Uneven judgement has historically been placed between the sexes when they speak up or stand up for themselves. Women have been encouraged to stay quiet, to stay within societal bounds and not overstep the current power status quo. </div>
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Can you imagine implying that women somehow are innately huge complainers, and the poor men in their lives just have to deal with nagging wives all the time? No, because that's super sexist, and dumb. </div>
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4. Another stereotype in sexist culture is that men are inherently super sexual and women are not. This comes from a "rape culture" mentality. All couples should find their own level of intimacy. There is no one-size-fits-all "right" way to show physical affection to someone who wants that affection, but it IS extremely wrong for someone to expect another person to accept their physical affection when that person does not desire it. In extreme cases it's called rape, and it happens to a huge population of the world's women. </div>
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Women feel an undue pressure to give in to men in their lives because they have historically been expected to do so, but it is emotionally damaging to be taken advantage of or do something sexual that you don't want to do. Accepting a physical advance that is unwanted is demoralizing. No one should ever pressure anyone to have sex. All couples will have a different level or preference for intimacy and should respect each others feelings, and honor their partners by not doing things that make the other partner uncomfortable. Sex is also not the only way to "bond". </div>
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Don't waste your time thinking that you can't be direct. Women should feel able to stand up for themselves. When you constantly suppress a gender, that gender may have to find new ways to assert the power that the other gender already enjoys, but being passive aggressive is not an effective way to bring about change. Speak up ladies. Don't let any man (or woman!) make you feel less than by spreading sexism. </div>
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Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03832329323770965230noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611354286924270012.post-89380096685096862632014-12-07T17:35:00.002-08:002014-12-07T17:35:42.346-08:00We had a fantastic Thanksgiving! We made roasted veggies, stuffing, savory sweet potatoes with asiago, green beans in a shallot cream sauce, cranberry orange sauce, parmesan mashed potatoes, and I can't even remember what else. I also made a caramel apple and a blueberry pie. It was delicious. Friends brought homemade rolls, honey ricotta dip, sparkling cider and salad. I think it's safe to say nobody missed the turkey, we were all fat and satisfied. Our friends Ryan and Addy were in town and didn't mind eating nothing but leftovers for the rest of the weekend. We also had Tanya, Corena, and Angie from Nick's program over for dinner. It was really nice and one of my favorite Thanksgivings.<br />
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Ryan and Addy are so fantastic and always willing to put effort into our friendship. I'm so grateful for them and every time I see them I go through withdrawal for about a week. We only see each other about once a year, but they'll always be some of our very best friends, wether we see them or not. They are awesome and so sweet to the boys. Atlas asked if they could stay and be his second set of parents.<br />
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We are sticking around town for the Holidays for the first time. Nick has an extra class to teach and we have no traveling money. Usually our December is absolutely insane with multiple things scheduled every day when we are in Utah. I am going to miss family and friends (Debbie!!!!), but I am actually really excited that our December calendar is essentially empty. We have been very busy this semester and it will be nice to have a break so we can catch up on art and all the movies we want to watch. The four of us just love to cuddle up and hang out, and we plan on doing that as much as possible.<br />
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Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03832329323770965230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611354286924270012.post-25933018668785562102014-11-19T06:35:00.001-08:002014-11-19T06:35:19.774-08:00I just realized that I repeated myself in the last blog post. That's how my brain works.Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03832329323770965230noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611354286924270012.post-56768081725206605312014-11-18T05:49:00.002-08:002014-11-18T05:53:05.977-08:00Since I haven't posted for...... ever, here is a small summary of the last few months. (The photos didn't really upload in order and I am too lazy to fix them so it's a bit scrambled.)<br />
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which is really boring for Cosby.<br />
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Nick is getting a book published.<br />
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Our fish got an upgraded home since Cosby smashed his bowl.<br />
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These two are best friends.<br />
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Cosby was Iron Man for Halloween and still wants to wear this suit every day.<br />
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Atlas was also Iron Man.<br />
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Cosby likes to do stuff like this,<br />
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and this.<br />
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It's impossible for them to get a picture where they are both being normal.<br />
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The city museum is great. (This was in August and Cosby looks so little!)<br />
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Megan and Michael came for a visit.<br />
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We dug a fire pit in our backyard.<br />
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Cosby is a primate.<br />
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Bixler always wants to sleep near him at nap time.<br />
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I still don't feel very good, but I guess that is normal now.<br />
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Cosby turned two!<br />
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I made him a cake that was a giant version of a snack that his favorite cartoon character eats. Cookie Cat!<br />
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Atlas is fantastically creative.<br />
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I helped tie dye the entire elementary's school shirts, then screen printed on them.<br />
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Atlas loves people to watch him play games. Cosby is a great fan club.<br />
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We had some picnics.<br />
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Cosby wears this hat as much as possible.<br />
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We got bikes!<br />
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I've started taking ballet again and am going to start modern next week.<br />
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We've been hanging out in St. Louis.<br />
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We said goodbye to our garden when it started getting cold.<br />
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Cosby loves to find red shirts, pull them off the hangers, bring them to me and say "super" until I tie it on him like a cape.<br />
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Then he makes us all super.<br />
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He likes to stay up way too late.<br />
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We are screen printing again!<br />
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We have 3 cartoons that we watch as a family every week (when there are new episodes): Steven Universe, Adventure Time, and Gravity Falls.<br />
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We went to a cool old car museum and Nick and my Dad made fun of me that this was my favorite.<br />
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Cosby got inside an arcade machine and I couldn't get him out, so he just hung out there for a while.<br />
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I made the worst pie. I don't really cook at all anymore so I am losing my touch.<br />
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Atlas had an art show with his school at a local radio station.<br />
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Their class went on a field trip to a pumpkin patch and Atlas got to ride the bus for the first time.<br />
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Nick's schedule has been better this semester and all his night classes have allowed him to be very involved with Atlas's elementary.<br />
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The class all wears their tie dye shirts on field trips. Then it's easy to know which ones are ours.<br />
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Atlas's class is pretty cute.<br />
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It was muddy.<br />
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My Garnett costume only got half way finished,<br />
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We went to the zoo twice in the last month.<br />
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My Dad came out again. (Last time was Cosby's birthday) Cosby was loving cuddling him.<br />
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<br />Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03832329323770965230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611354286924270012.post-37163251672009073822014-08-29T07:27:00.001-07:002014-08-29T07:38:05.947-07:00I feel like I need to reintroduce myself.<br />
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Hi, I am Erin<br />
I'm a stay at home mom.<br />
I consider myself a Mormon, though others might disagree.<br />
But I don't want to be a missionary.<br />
I'm a feminist.<br />
I am a vegetarian and I'm not worried about my protein intake.<br />
My children are vegetarian and so is my dog!<br />
I love conceptual and contemporary art!<br />
I like food pictures on the internet!<br />
I hate guns!<br />
I would take all the guns away if that were ever possible!<br />
I am opposed to industrialized agriculture.<br />
I buy mostly organic and GMO free.<br />
I don't really care about gluten.<br />
The Brown shooting in Ferguson and events after are completely about racism.<br />
I believe racism, sexism, ageism and homophobia is alive and rampant in our country and to think otherwise you would have to be pretty ignorant.<br />
Green is the best color.<br />
I will most likely never ever vote for a Republican.<br />
I think GW Bush was a joke.<br />
I think Obama has done about as good as anyone could with the current house and senate.<br />
I love Harry Potter.<br />
I hated The Hunger Games.<br />
I hated the Avengers.<br />
I hate country-western music.<br />
I don't make my boys say excuse me- we just all giggle if they fart or burp.<br />
My house is always dirty, and I don't really care that much.<br />
I think people that are anti-tatoo are odd.<br />
I think people who are pro boob-job are odd.<br />
I don't care about fashion at all.<br />
I think Darjeeling Limited is Wes Anderson's best.<br />
My favorite musician is probably Sufjan Stevens.<br />
My kids are names Cosby and Atlas.<br />
If I had tons of money I would donate it to organizations that fight human trafficking and sexual abuse.<br />
I don't ever want a big house.<br />
I love my minivan but would prefer a Prius.<br />
I hate trucks.<br />
I don't like fruit and chocolate together..<br />
I love how long the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge lasted.<br />
East Coast is better than West Coast.<br />
Atlas Shrugged is the worst book I have ever Read.<br />
The God of Small Things is one of the best books I have read.<br />
I think marijuana should be legalized.<br />
I think gay marriage is an equal rights issue.<br />
(That means I think gay people should be able to marry)<br />
I oppose capitalism.<br />
Thin crust pizza is where it's at.<br />
I think telling immigrant children that are fleeing violence and poor conditions to go back to their country is just straight up evil.<br />
I do not like traditional sports.<br />
I love going to ballets.<br />
I love operas.<br />
People who don't pick up their dogs poop on walks are the worst.<br />
I take a myriad of depression and anxiety medication but I don't think they do much.<br />
I hate running.<br />
I oppose Seaworld (sorry family)<br />
I absolutely hate talking on the phone.<br />
I love chocolate covered almonds.<br />
Trickle down economics don't work at all.<br />
Rich people should not get tax breaks. That's the biggest BS I've ever heard in my life.<br />
I don't feel like I ever need to go skydiving.<br />
I may have typos or grammatical errors in this post.<br />
I got a pedicure once, but I thought it was sort of lame.<br />
Should I keep going?<br />
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I definitely just gave EVERYONE IN THE WORLD something to disagree with me on. That's because human beings are all different. (Big shocker, I know)<br />
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I just want to let you all know that you can be who you are. So many people hide who they are in front of others or try to keep bits of info from certain groups. Guess what? It feels a lot better to just be authentic. In fact, showing authenticity and honesty is showing someone respect (as long as you're also respectful). It doesn't feel good to be judged because of who you are. I am an amalgamation of my experiences, demographic, genes, predispositions etc. and no comment contradicting me on FB will ever convince me to change my opinions. I think that is true for everyone. You can delete people, or hide their newsfeed or not click in to things you disagree with, but arguing about it just hurts humans. I have super strong opinions. I know things I think are controversial but that doesn't make me believe them any less. I also have super anxiety and depression and so being someone who is compelled to activism puts me in a very tough spot. I think if you really believe something you should be able to say so and I don't think that should ruin any of our friendships. I think we should all be open to each other, no matter how wrong we think others are. I might be a disgrace to my family or Mormons or feminists or right wingers of super liberals. I probably am, but I like myself. (If all pork chops were perfect, we wouldn't have hotdogs!<br />
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PS- That being said- I have totally deleted people over politics. But just because you bum me out online doesn't mean we can't have a friendly conversation if we happen to bump into each other at the grocery store. Also, I'm sure I judge you by what you post as well, but I'm going to try to leave that be. Post as you will. I will read what I want.<br />
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Atlas starts kindergarten this week! Summer has been so boring and hard for him and I think he is going to really like school. We got him into a very small fine arts school. We've met his teacher, toured the school, bought supplies, and now we are just waiting. I am a wreck. I am excited and super sad. Kindergarten here is all day everyday. No half days, so it feels like a really big transition. I'm sure it will take us some time to figure out.<br />
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We've had to be creative this summer to try and keep the boys from going too crazy. Atlas broke all his Lego sets (which really bummed me out) and we put every single Lego that he has into building a fort. It took us over two weeks. The whole time Atlas was asking how soon he would be able to knock it down. My boys love destruction.<br />
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Cosby is still the cuddliest little guy on Earth. He is such a sweetie. He makes all of us happier.<br />
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We've been exploring close to home a bit. We went to Jefferson City (or Jeff City as the say out here) to see our states capitol.<br />
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We all love exploring. We didn't really have much of an agenda.<br />
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As long as the boys can climb on something they are happy.<br />
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We have also been spending a lot of time at parks. There are tons of parks here so we try to mix it up and keep it interesting.<br />
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My little sister Megan and my BIL Michael came for a visit. I was so happy. They drove all the way to MO for their summer vacation. M&M are super fun and pretty similar to us so we always have a good time.<br />
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Which means we went to the City Museum, cause I want to show it to everyone.<br />
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We spent a moment at the art museum.<br />
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They just left this morning. It was very dramatic. Atlas even told me that he wanted to go back with them and I said "then you'll never see me again" and he said "we can Skype." I'm loved.Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03832329323770965230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611354286924270012.post-9878040042078632092014-06-21T05:07:00.002-07:002014-06-21T05:07:43.366-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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That weekend the kids and I headed out to Utah while Nick stayed back for summer school.<br />
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I love seeing all the cousins grow up together.<br />
They don't want any photographic evidence.<br />
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Atlas and Cosby loved staying at Nick's parent house and made a gigantic mess in the basement. We basically moved in.<br />
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We went to Thanksgiving Point for the Museum of Natural History. Atlas, who is a know-it-all, in a very creative and non-factual way, told Hawkes all about each exhibit and what the animals names were. If I tried to correct Atlas he would not take it, and Hawkes liked Atlas's names better anyways.<br />
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We spent one afternoon at Discovery Gateway with Lauren and the boys. Cosby only wanted to be at the ball exhibit. He made it very difficult to go to any other area of the museum.<br />
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He also adamantly insisted, and corrected me repeatedly, that this was a cow. Moo. (He just saw this over my shoulder and is saying "oh, cow, cow, cow."<br />
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The best part of the whole day and one of my favorite parts of our whole trip is when I gave in to Atlas wanting me to pay $2 to go in a wind tunnel. It was so worth it. If I would have had more ones I would have let them do it all day. It was absolutely hilarious.<br />
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We threw a pool party since Atlas has been so sad about not having a party yet. All the cousins from both sides (except one sick) were there.<br />
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These things are unbreakable nowadays.<br />
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We stayed at my parents' the last week. My favorite part= night swimming. Atlas wanted the water to be red like lava.<br />
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I laugh every time he puts goggles on.<br />
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Our last night in town we went mini golfing at Cherry Hill and it quickly became apparent that the kids were a little too young for it.<br />
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These two mostly just tried to put their hands in everything and pick up all the colorful balls.<br />
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That night we roasted marshmallow (and Hi-Chews) by the fire and had a nice relaxing last night.<br />
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Now we are home and Nick spends a good deal of time translating German while the kids and I wonder what to do. We did go to a little city water park on Wednesday though, to cool down.<br />
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Last night, Atlas invited "all our friends" to movie night (on the shelf).<br />
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And the excitement is over. Let the boredom begin!<br />
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<br />Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03832329323770965230noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611354286924270012.post-85173873175726456392014-05-17T14:59:00.001-07:002014-05-17T15:02:16.652-07:00Last week Atlas's preschool had a "Mother's Day Tea Party." Each child came out in the hall with a red rose and brought their mom into the party room. Everything was so cute. We had finger foods and then the kids could give us a manicure if they wanted. Atlas put so much lotion on my arms I had to scrape it off when he went to go wash his hands. They made little boxes filled with chocolates, grew us sunflowers, sang us a song and painted us pictures. It made for my funnest Mother's Day yet.<br />
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Everything else is normal. Not much else to report.<br />
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Atlas made an Oreo tower at a English Grads picnic. Pretty cool.<br />
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Sparky's has had their raspberry ice cream lately and I am in love with it.<br />
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Cosby is very interested in food. I have decided he will be my chef child.<br />
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Atlas had a blast at a Star Wars birthday party.<br />
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Cosby sat in this car the whole time and screamed when I took him out of it.<br />
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Eventually the kids got tired<br />
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After revival, Cosby tried to chug as many Hi-C's as possible.<br />
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Last night he took about 15 selfies that all look exactly the same.<br />
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Atlas graduated preschool. I was very sad to be leaving Carousel Playschool and all the friends Atlas and I have made there. I don't think Atlas really understands it, so only I cried. His new school had a ice cream social for the end of the year with incoming students and his new elementary is seriously awesome. I was super nervous for him to go to school, but now I am really excited for him.<br />
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Today was the last soccer game. Good riddance. It mostly consisted of Cosby crying because he wanted to go on the field and play and Atlas crying because he didn't.<br />
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The only time he had fun is when he was goofing around and distracting all the other kids.<br />
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Nick found us a frog today. Yes, my kids are always in their underwear.<br />
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About half way through the game (15 minutes) he starts playing like this.<br />
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After the game his energy magically comes back and Cosby finally stops crying because he can go on to the field. Soccer days are stressful and I can never tell if he even likes it. On the way home from the game I told Atlas that he only had about 5 more games left and would he like me to sign him up for soccer again or would he like to try something different like T-ball. His reply was "I don't want to sign up for anything, I just want to stay home and wrestle Dad'"<br />
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Atlas is a really good brother. He loves to play. He gave Cosby his lightsaber and pretended he was getting beat up for a good 20 minutes. Cosby loved it.<br />
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Cosby has perfected his scowl.<br />
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All my nieces and nephews look like little fashion models everyday, but around here, we like a more homeless-chic vibe. Nothing's more comfortable than your older siblings big tee shirts, right?<br />
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Everywhere I go the whole gang follows. If I sit anywhere they all flock to me, and if I get up and move to another couch they are all there in about 30 seconds.<br />
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A pic from Atlas's preschool field trip to the library.<br />
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I made a short visit to Utah because my grandma passed away. I was really worried about leaving the kids. I took this picture on the way to the airport and then stared at it for the next 3 days.<br />
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My grandma didn't want a traditional funeral. Instead of a viewing we had a family prayer and then an open house of sorts. The room was filled with things that reminded me of my grandma that I had totally forgotten about. It was bittersweet nostalgia.<br />
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She used to make suckers (Atlas would correct me and say lollipop) every year for the Festival of Trees. We loved eating the leftover spills and drips.<br />
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My grandma had Alzheimer disease for a very long time and I think most of us were happy that she finally got to go "home" liked she'd been asking for for years. The open house was happy and fun. I even saw my Dad get my mom to laugh, which totally made my day.<br />
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Grandma made the best carmel in the world. No one can make her recipe quite like she did. I miss eating an entire pan of carmel with my cousins every holiday.<br />
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I convinced Meg and Mikey to come sleep at my Dad's house with me so I could spend some time with them. I kept them up every night just talking to them. They are great and I miss them. It was overall just really wonderful to see my family.<br />
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I have super awesome cousins and we never see each other anymore, so it was a joyous reunion as we remembered and talked about Grandma.<br />
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The next day was a short graveside service and a lunch by the ward after. It was all very sweet and felt like the perfect way to say goodbye.<br />
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This is at the lunch. It seems like wherever my Dad goes, little children stick to him.<br />
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I really loved my weekend in Utah but equally loved getting back to my guys. It just feels weird to be away from them. Cosby is the cuddliest thing on Earth and Atlas is my nonstop entertainer. I feel so lucky to have so much love in my life from all my families.<br />
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There was also this giant awesome Chinese temple installed in one room.<br />
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The building itself was super fantastic.<br />
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Atlas liked this Samurai, so I told him to strike a samurai pose. This is it.<br />
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We hung out Friday and rested up. Rob and Julie even took the kids so that Nick and I could go on a date! I have so much anxiety leaving them, because I never do, that I was really worried I wouldn't enjoy going out, but a few minutes into the new Wes Anderson film I was fine.<br />
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Saturday we went to St Louis to the Science Museum. They had an interesting exhibit of all these metal dinosaurs that a dude made that you can control, some with simple machines, and some with xbox controllers.<br />
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We got snacks at a restaurant that brings your meal to you by train.<br />
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We also stopped by the WW1 Memorial and the Arch. It was a fun day and everyone was exhausted.<br />
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We love having visitors and it was great to have the Potters here. The kids did great with them and really liked them at our house .Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03832329323770965230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611354286924270012.post-37794855436780931192014-03-26T10:41:00.001-07:002014-03-26T10:42:43.428-07:00Atlas has turned 5! My Dad came to help us celebrate. Cosby reaped the benefits of cake baking while Atlas wrestled grandpa nonstop.<br />
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We went to a place in Lake of the Ozark's called Miner Mike's. It was basically a glorified arcade with a few rides and a play place, which ended up being really fun for Atlas even if he was way too cool for the bumper cars.<br />
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On his actual birthday we went the The Magic House in St. Louis. The boys were obsessive with this giant pin toy. That is an impression of Atlas's body.<br />
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He climbed in this tunnel and just posed like this out the window. He's been doing a lot of "cute faces" for me lately. He says he is cute to make me happy.<br />
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Cosby loved the water table, but only because he was trying to drink the nasty water all the kids were playing in.<br />
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Atlas is under the car here. Kids are helping him fix it.<br />
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The electrostatic room!<br />
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We went home and had birthday cake. It was small and nice. I don't think I am going to be able to talk this kid out of a birthday party next year. He's been begging, but he was a good sport about it this year.<br />
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A few days later the Hall's came from Cincinnati for a visit. We went back to St Louis to show them the City Museum.<br />
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Then we just sort of hung out for a while. The weather was perfect.<br />
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Atlas and Cosby are quite a team. They follow each other everywhere and make each other laugh (and scream and cry). I love when they are laughing at each other in the car, especially on long rides to St Louis. They both have adorable laughs, even their maniacal ones.<br />
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<br />Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03832329323770965230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611354286924270012.post-11829682766250515202014-03-12T11:56:00.001-07:002014-03-12T12:00:28.854-07:00I met with the neurosurgeon. The condition I have is usually caused by trauma (a car crash or something), but can lay dormant a long time. Since I haven't been in a car crash or bad snowboarding accident for years, it is most likely they are not growing very fast. The operation to remove them is so tricky they want to put it off as long as possible. I will be getting periodical MRI's to track the growth. It is something that is part of my pain and exhaustion, so next stop, chiropractor to see if I can get any relief. Also they are testing me for lyme since I lived in RI. A couple more pokes and appointments and then hopefully just time to go to the gym to get some exercise in to help make me feel better. I'm on some medications that are helping, and springtime is coming. I just bought everything for our garden. It is so nice to be able to go outside and see the sun. Everything is looking fine.<br />
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Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03832329323770965230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611354286924270012.post-50386365887767953442014-03-07T08:49:00.000-08:002014-03-07T08:49:02.366-08:00I had the ultrasound and MRI. The ultrasound on my thyroid showed a lot of small growths, they called them "nodules," but found them all to be benign. The MRI was a crazy experience. I was in the machine 2 straight hours. My neurologist had ordered the MRI because I have intermittent numbness in my face and parts of my back. They were looking for a recent hemorrhage or infarct. While I was in the machine the radiologist wanted to take more images then were ordered. They weren't looking for this, but they incidentally found that I have syringohydromylia, that definitely isn't helping me in everyday pain and exhaustion. S<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syringomyelia">yringomyelia</a> are growths called syrinx's inside the spinal column, the hydro part means excess fluid and dilated spinal column. They also found cavum septum pallucidum, which is basically a Harry Potter spell meaning I have a gap in the middle of the two hemispheres of my brain. It's not a big deal, but it has been linked with all sorts of mental disorders. In President Holland's most recent conference talk he reassures people with depression that it is real, and akin to having any type of malfunction in another organ. I know that is true, but it's still hard to not feel like you are making it all up and it's all your fault and why can't you snap out of it. So, in a way it was sort of comforting to know that. Anyways, the next step is meeting with a neurosurgeon to discuss if and when I need surgery on my spinal column. The timing depends on how fast the syrinx's are growing and since I have only had one MRI my neurologist said the neurosurgeon will most likely want me to repeat the MRI again in a few months to see how quickly the condition is moving. Having all these tests done have really taught me a lot about my body. I wish every ten years everyone could just have a full CT and MRI just to get checked out. I feel really grateful to have insurance and be able to dig into what is causing me my daily symptoms. Neurosurgery is no walk in the park and there are a lot of things to be nervous about, but I am glad we are slowly finding answers. The word Syringomyelia above is hyperlinked to the wikipedia page, for my family members who like to do their research (Ryan :))Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03832329323770965230noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611354286924270012.post-86647308296932613242014-02-24T15:44:00.000-08:002014-02-24T16:35:23.782-08:00Nick Update:<br />
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No, we have still not heard back from Florida. Everything is the same. He is frustrated cause his students don't attend class or do the readings. I tell him to flunk them all, but there are problems that arise when you flunk out a large chunk of your class. This semester's coursework seems a little better. At least to me. He has early morning classes and only one night class so he's around more, which means the kids want to play with him, which means he doesn't get a lot done. Nick is a total overachiever and needs to do everything perfectly and excessively, which is why he has been so successful academically thus far, but this semester he says he has only really been doing the bare minimum of what needs to be done, which is pretty much what all students do. I this field you can't really make it if your just another student though. I know he wishes he had a lot more time to write, rather than read theory and correct undergrad papers. It's hard to be in a PhD program with a wife and kids.<br />
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Nothing very fun has really happened during February, and these pictures aren't in chronological order. It's been incredibly cold and very snowy. There was a week where the kids and I never once left the house. The entire city more or less shut down at the peak of it all. It has been sorta pretty, and it's interesting to see the ice accumulate. There have also been really beautiful sunrises and sunsets.<br />
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Cosby is still all about touching fingers. This is what happens when you don't drain the bathwater immediately after giving a baby a bath. He likes to throw everything in the bathroom in to the tub. You can see our dog food dishes in there.<br />
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His hair is coming in thicker and he had he first haircut a while back.<br />
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Atlas had a fun Valentine party at preschool. This is the loot he came home with.<br />
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Here's a couple pictures of Atlas being Atlas.<br />
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Last weekend it warmed up to fifty or so, so we got out of the house and went to the park.<br />
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But mostly we have just been hanging out in our basement. Cosby does his own thing or sits and watches, or falls asleep on the ground while Atlas and I work towards 100% content on Lego Marvel Super Heroes.<br />
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In late January Atlas's preschool had a field trip to the courthouse.<br />
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He got to be part of the jury.<br />
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This is his friend Nathan.<br />
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This is when he got to sit in the judges seat.<br />
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Here's Cosby being bored.<br />
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Here's Nick being boring.<br />
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Here's Atlas being bored.<br />
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One day when Nick was home with Cosby I took Atlas and his buddy Nathan to see The Lego Movie in 3D. We all really liked it.<br />
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Anytime I am on my bed, these two come sit right on top of me.<br />
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Cosby has learned the word "no" and with that word his personality has changed. He is starting to try to boss us all around. He wants to be in charge. And he has also found out that he LOVES to scream, all the time, happy or sad, preferably in during Sacrament meeting. I think he knows what he is doing and is quite possibly just evil.<br />
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The funnest thing for them lately is when something gets shipped to us and has styrofoam in it. They karate chop it in to teeny tiny bits.<br />
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Blerg…. Let's just start in September. In mid September I realized that I had enormous bruises all over my legs. I had no idea where they came from. I kept bruising like this for about a month. I also realized that my pants weren't fitting well, so I weighed myself and saw that I had lost quite a bit of weight. I went to see a Dr and she was very concerned about the weight loss because it can indicate a lot of different problems, and the bruising could indicate some kind of blood or autoimmune disorder. But as all Dr's usually do, she said that it might just be part of my depression/anxiety, but that we should do some testing to make sure. She also prescribed me some new depression meds. I didn't have insurance so I didn't go back to see her, and couldn't afford the $140 a month RX until I was able to enroll on the Affordable Care Act. As soon as we got home from our January trip to Utah I made another appointment to see her. In between these two appointments a number of very odd things happened to me. One evening the right half of my face went numb. Nick was in Florida or I would have taken myself to the ER, but I didn't really want to do that with two kids. I looked up stroke symptoms and saw that I didn't really have any of the others. Parts of my lips, chin, and back also frequently go numb. I started getting really confused, like I would get in the car to go to the church but end up at my Dr, or I had a Dr appointment and drove to my Pediatrician's. I couldn't focus on anything. I do basic accounting, just adding numbers, for my Dad for part time work and I would sit down to work and it's like my brain couldn't compute what I was suppose to do. My hands started shaking, just slightly, nonstop. I had chest pains, stomach pains, headaches, memory loss and fatigue, none of which are new to me, but they were increased. There were days I took 3-4 naps, and I have never been able to take naps. I just wanted to sleep nonstop. One time in November Nick even got home from work at around 5:00 and found both the boys in the backyard with no clothes on in the freezing weather with the back door wide open and I was passed out on the couch. This is SUPER uncharacteristic of me. I also realized I was nose diving into a severe depression. I had/have anxiety attacks that cripple me and reduce me to a blank blob that can't move off the bed. I also had been suicidal with a very few hallucinations. I felt like I was dying. The Dr wanted to run tests on me to make absolutely sure that there wasn't something causing all the physical pain, which was in turn damaging my mental health. Soooo, in the last few weeks I have had a billion (slight exaggeration) Dr appointments. I have seen my family Dr, a neurologist, a genetic counselor, and had three CT scans. Which meant I had to drink two of these nasty berry flavored glue, I mean Barrium. </div>
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I have also had blood drawn three times and an IV placed. The neurologist said I seemed just fine, but wants to do an MRI just to check. My blood work revealed nothing other than a high deficiency in vitamin D. My CT scans showed that I have Pelvic Congestion Syndrome, basically faulty veins in my pelvic region, but they don't bother me too much, so we don't really need to do anything about that. It also showed that I have a few small nodules on my thyroid. I have already had a blood test for my thyroid that came back clean, so they don't think the nodules are harmful, but they are still sending me to get a ultrasound to check it out. So ya, I have an MRI, and ultrasound, a lot of Dr appointments and one neuro appointment coming up, but all signs are pointing to me just having some sort of psychological breakdown. I am going to be seeing a chiropractor to hopefully relieve chronic pain, and a therapist. If my Dr can't figure out my medication recipe I will see a psychiatrist. I also need to start exercising and doing other things to rid myself of stress. I am a stressed out person by definition. Some say I over-analyze, or I am too empathetic. I have had a therapist tell me that all I need to do it get a job away from the house, get out once in a while with Nick, stop reading the news, rid myself of all stressful people, and drink a glass of wine every night, or move to a state where I could get medical marijuana. Unfortunately none of those really work for me. So I am just going to continue on, and try to fight this, like always. It's exhausting, but it feels really good to know that I have been completely checked out physically so that I don't have to worry about that anymore. My depression/anxiety has taken many forms. I have seen lots to Dr's, psychologists, psychiatrists, and counselors. I have been diagnosed a million ways: social anxiety, major depressive, manic depressive, bipolar, tendencies towards OCD and most recently with generalized anxiety disorder and agoraphobia. I thought I had hit rock bottom when we moved to RI. I spent about a full year exercising everyday, meeting with my therapist weekly, my psychiatrists monthly, doing breathing and relaxation exercises, and completing a book called the Anxiety Work Book. I thought I had it more or less figured out or controlled better at least, I guess I just didn't realize how low I could sink and what it would do to my body physically. Basically this update is just saying I am as normal as ever, and don't worry about the medical testing I have been going through, everything is fine.Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03832329323770965230noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611354286924270012.post-23053311303276987132014-01-24T08:37:00.001-08:002014-01-24T08:37:46.013-08:00Our Utah TripNick started back to school this week. He had a long winter break, and so, as usual, we went to Utah. We drove and on the way there stopped in an area Nick served in for his mission in Colorado so he could show me where he lived. This is him standing in front of his old apartment.<br />
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We spent the night at our good friend Ryan's parents' house. They were incredibly friendly and hospitable. In the morning we woke up and explored the city for a while.<br />
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Ryan's mom took us to see some animals that she helps take care of. Atlas loves goats.<br />
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We finally arrived in Utah,<br />
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hung out with family,<br />
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and went to see my mom.<br />
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It was extremely hard on me to see my mom this time. It really wiped me out emotionally. And then we all got the flu. <br />
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Luckily we were mostly healthy in time for our post Christmas celebrations with Nick's family.<br />
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I call this series of photos "Don't take the iPad away from the babies."<br />
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Atlas was being a bit of a pill, and was the only cousin too big for matching pajamas, but look at all these cute boys. No girls yet on the Potter side.<br />
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My Dad took our family to Disneyland for our Christmas present. It was so fun to be there with my siblings and adorable nieces and nephews. We had a blast.<br />
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Atlas was obsessed with the Lego store.<br />
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It was so great for Atlas to spend so much time with his cousins. They are all getting to a super fun age where they really enjoy being with each other.<br />
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Nick and I took all the older kids on two rides, the teacups (which I hate) and the ferris wheel in California Adventure. Those were my two favorites because we were all just crammed together and the kids just laughed and screamed so much I couldn't help but laugh the entire time too.<br />
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Cosby even got really in to a couple of the rides.<br />
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One of the nights we got our friend Dan, who lives in Burbank (I think) to come meet up with us and have dinner. We haven't seen Dan for a year so it was so much fun. Our best friends are spaced out all over the world. I miss them all so much, but it also makes it super special when we finally do get to see them.<br />
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Our drive back to MO from UT was, eventful. We had a serious tire blow out while driving 85 mph. We slid back and forth along the highway for a good ten seconds or so while I tried not to overcorrect and keep us from overturning in to the ditch next to the highway. I finally got the car to stop, pulled over and called a tow. We were 25 minutes from the nearest town, but we got all fixed up and heading home again only to cross through a huge prairie fire. This is looking back after we had driven through a good mile or so of smoke.<br />
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It felt so good to finally be back home. I love our little house and was ready to get back to normal. Things haven't been to routine yet though as we are figuring out our new semester schedule. It always takes me a while to get used to change.<br />
<br />Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03832329323770965230noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611354286924270012.post-15114691873850749482013-12-25T15:51:00.001-08:002013-12-25T15:51:06.782-08:00We had Christmas a day early, because we wanted to. The boys got quite a haul this year. Atlas deemed it the best Christmas ever.<br />
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I was awake all night. Cosby woke very early and Nick cuddled him back to sleep. Then Atlas woke up and it was time to unwrap, so we woke up Nick, but Cosby stayed asleep for a while.<br />
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Eventually he was up and happy as ever.<br />
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The day was so exciting that he feel asleep in his high chair, which is a first for him, during dinner.<br />
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Here are their reactions to opening presents.<br />
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