#22: Miss Bella Wooten...

This last week my cousin Nichola and her hubby and daughter came out to visit and meet Dylan for the first time.  Nichola and I, even though she lives in Texas and I live in California, have always been more like sisters and it's been killing us having girls and keeping them so far apart.  We met Bella when she was born two and a half years ago, and then again when she was a little over a year old, so a visit was long overdue.  They came and stayed with us for five days.  Here are some shots from our time together...

Bella did my makeup one day...don't I look pretty?!

the Wootens

I'm strong to the finish...

Thanks to my friend Holly, I tried a new recipe this week.  Holly posted a recipe from one of her favorite chefs, Jamie Oliver, on her blog.  I am always looking to try new recipes because I really enjoy cooking.  So, I tried out the recipe and it was YUMMY!  It's a pasta made with spinach and mascarpone and parmesan cheese.  I love pasta, so we went for it and it was delish!  Here's a picture of my masterpiece.

Nature Walk...

So Chad and I took Dylan on one of the nature walks at El Dorado park.  I blogged about it, including pictures, here.

Iron & No Wine

It's been about 12 or so years since I've eaten red meat.  I just don't like it.  Therefore, I've been anemic for quite some time.  This never really posed a problem until I was pregnant.  My doctor recommended iron pill supplements.  I started taking them once a day along with the prenatals and DHAs and folic acids and calciums and all that.  Well it didn't do anything, so I started taking them three times a day and still my iron levels were not going up.  So, we had to resort to doing IV treatments.  I went in once a week for several weeks to get iron pumped into me through an IV.  It wasn't too bad, just kind of boring and a little weird because everyone else there was getting like chemo and other crazy things.  So I was the youngest, healthiest person there, but when I would walk in and sit down to get hooked up, the other patients would trip out cause they thought there was something wrong with me and I was pregnant.  Anywho, insurance paid for some, but we got a big fat bill for the rest.  So, we stuck it in the pile with the rest of the hospital bills and prayed we would eventually have the money to pay for it.  A little over a week ago, I received a letter from my OBGYN's office stating that when they reviewed their yearly records they found that I had a credit on my account and they sent me a check!  Praise God!  We were able to pay off the bill for the IV treatments!   So, I'm marking off #25!!  This one feels good!

# 87...COMPLETED!

So I completed my "25 Random Things About Me" list.  This was just a fun thing going around on Facebook and when I saw it I thought, "I wouldn't even know where to begin, there aren't that many interesting things about me".  However, I was able to come up with 25.  So, here it is:

1.  I met my husband when we were in 5th grade.

2.  I anonymously wrote "i love you" in his yearbook.

3.  My first and middle names (Lyndsea Eryne) are spelled differently than any other "Lindsay" or "Erin" I've ever met.

4.  My daughter practically named herself.

5.  I gave birth to my daughter after 13 hours of labor, including 2 hours of pushing, with no epidural or any other pain meds...and she was posterior.

6.  I've been a Christian all my life, but haven't REALLY understood what that meant until I was an adult.

7.  I have THE most important job in the world.

8.  I'm not very competitive, but I am a sore loser.

9.  I voted no on Prop 8 because I feel it is a discrimination issue and not a moral one.

10. I really and truly believe that in life all you need is love.

11. I think it should be illegal to mix chocolate with any fruit, with the exception of strawberries.

12. Until 6 months ago, I worked for the same employer for 10 years.

13. I don't know how I could have ever been considered attractive before I wore mascara.

14. I despise the way toenails look when they are not painted.  Especially mine.

15. When I'm eating I plan what my last bite will consist of so that it will be the best bite of my whole meal.

16. I get disappointed if it's not.

17. I think about dessert about 2/3 of the way through any and every meal.

18. I secretly hate this list because I feel like I'm trying to make myself sound cool.

19. I wish there was a present-day John Lennon and not just for the music, but to shake things up a bit the way he did.

20. I'm a natural blonde.

21. My parents (and many of my friends) witnessed my very first kiss.

22. I'm a major procrastinator.

23. I'm messy.

24. Everyday I look forward to the mail coming even though it's usually just junk and bills.

25. I've lived in at least 12 different houses and/or apartments and that's only half as many as my husband.