an update...of sorts! well really, just a bunch of rambling...

well, as you can see i have severely neglected my little blog this month.  november has been rough, health wise.  life wise, however, things seem to be falling right into place and i couldn't be more thankful for that.

a few weeks ago i came down with the worst case of pink eye i have ever encountered as it was making its way around the public schools and iain managed to bring it home with him.  pair that with an awful sinus infection and cough and i was out of commission.  and then this past weekend, iain got really sick.  a fever of 102 was followed by a trip to urgent care the very next morning where he was diagnosed with pneumonia and an ear infection.  so we have been battling that all week.  poor kid!  luckily the antibiotics seem to finally be kicking in and he is slowly back to his old crazy self. 

with all the illnesses we've been battling, i totally fell of track with my writing for nanowrimo!  i am totally disappointed, however, i think it was a great motivator to get me back into writing.  i found the inspiration i really needed to finally get a good idea together for a book and even after november is over, i plan on continuing writing it and eventually sending it off to a publisher.

and today is thanksgiving.  this will mark the fourth thanksgiving i have spent without my mom.  later on this afternoon we will head down to virginia beach to spend the evening with R.'s family.  and some other people i would rather not spend any time with, but i will have to suck it up and deal with it.

black friday....

this is the first year where i am actually really tempted to go out shopping before work.  yes, i have to work tomorrow.  thank you corporate america.  but hey, atleast they gave me christmas eve and new years eve off this year, usually they have us work til about noon both days.  anyway, like i was saying.  shopping...tomorrow...i kind of want to go.  sheets, pillows and other fun house stuff for super cheap, not to mention lots of toys and games for super cheap for the sidekick.  the downside of all that is the traffic, the crazy people and well the crazy people in large crowds.  this is something i am going to have to think long and hard about.

and finally this weekend, i will finally be hauling my butt to the movie theater to see the newest harry potter with a few of my favorite people and i couldn't be more excited.  even the sidekick may join in on the fun.


so in the grand tradition of school essays, here is a list of things i am thankful for this year:

- the partner in crime.
- the side kick.
- an amazing group of friends. (if you're reading this you probably fit in with this group)
- an amazing family that has taken me in as one of their own.
- my real family - the few i stay in contact with.
- despite recent sickness, i am thankful we are all here to see another holiday season.
- chapstick.
- good lotion.
- flat irons.
- and coffee.

happy thanksgiving everyone!  i'm off to watch the macy's thanksgiving day parade.

no inspiration this saturday

i have officially been sick for one week.

yesterday i finally dragged myself to the doctor, because i needed a note for work due to iain plowing through all my paid time off.

after an absurd amount of copays, talking, questions, more talking, poking and listening.  i was officially diagnosed with pink eye and a sinus infection.  both of which i already knew i had.  the fact that i had to pay for a nurse to question me on why i thought i had pink eye and then have the doctor come in, open the door, look at me and go: "ohh yeah, thats definitely pink eye."  $50 later and 4 prescriptions in hand, i was on my way to the pharmacy where i spent another $45 and could only get 3 of the 4 'scripts. 

today it feels like i've been hit by a freight train.  according to R. i have been still going none stop since getting sick a week ago, so today i am to rest.  R. took our little sidekick off to Nana's house for the day for some Daddy/Son bonding. 

and i am camped out on the couch, with my pink fuzzy blanket, the laptop and sex and the city 2 on the tv.

hopefully i will resume all regularly scheduled activity soon.  i hate this feeling of being sick and woozy and blah.

and thats the difference!

i totally forgot that it was daylight savings time.  so i woke up this morning feeling somewhat refreshed and rested.  granted, i am still sick so i was feeling as refreshed and rested as i could be. 

because i was sick this weekend has been a total bummer.  i've only left the apartment a few times, once for iain's final soccer match of the season (the mighty eagles were victorious again!) and out to dinner last night with R. and his brother ReRe.  even being sick, last night was full of laughs and they were much needed.

my little sidekick has lately has been saying some pretty off the wall things.  such as ending every sentence with "and thats the difference!" while we were driving home last night, we were all trying to explain to him what "difference" really means.  let me tell you, its pretty tough.  and of course, I. had to add a little humor to the conversation when R. was trying to explain to him.  I. finally ended the moment of silence with "Oh, so you don't know!" i could have died, i was laughing so unbelievably hard, i couldn't catch my breath a few times.

and this blog wouldn't be complete without a little NaNoWriMo update! 

we're one month into november and i'm doing pretty good.  i've had a few days where i couldn't be bothered to write much or write at all.  but i think as long as i write during the week and make up for some of it on the weekends i'll be okay.  right now i'm a little behind, my stats say i'll finish dec. 4th at the rate i'm going.  but i wont let that deter me from my goal.  i've even been letting a friend read my story every few days and she is hooked!

stay tuned for more NaNo updates.  i am hoping *fingers crossed* that i may be able to attend a write in or two in the next week.  now that I. doesn't have any activities going on that leaves our evenings free to head up to aromas coffee house.  we'll see what happens.

saturday morning inspirations

national novel writing month!

come join the fun over at nanowrimo.org and add me, sheenamay!

sweet november

well it appears as though we've entered into november slightly ill, but i'm sure I. will be just fine.  it appears as though he's got a slight case of pink eye but luckily we still had antibiotic eye drops on hand.  so we've been hanging out in our jammies all day, watching movies (addams family!).

halloween was a success for iain.  although many people didn't know what/who he was, he had a great time trick or treating and hauled in a bit of candy.  after sorting through everything (I. has a severe peanut allergy, as well as a sensitivity to red dye) and check everything, he still had a huge amount he could snack on this year. 

i did however notice a few things this year which made halloween a little less exciting for me.  less and less people are celebrating (decorating and passing out candy), 85% of kids costumes have no creativity behind them.  maybe its my age, or maybe its just this area.  there's always next year though.  i have big expectations for next year though, haha.

for the month of november i have decided to participate in the NaNoWriMo (www.nanowrimo.org).  i started writing my novel this morning and so far i am pretty excited with what i've come up with so far.  more to come on that later as well as a few photos from last night, as i didn't take nearly as many as i have in years past.

happy november!