I made these for my kids for valentines day............very easy and very yummy!
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- Kathy
- I am a divorced mother of 3 kids, here to share the ups and downs of life.Topics that will surely come up are love, life, sex, relationships, kids, divorce, internet safety, discrimination, men, family, injustice, peace, harmony, the world, racism, fun, friendships, movies, music, people, places, money and finance and not necessarily in that order :)
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Raspberry sugar-cookie hearts - Chatelaine Recipes
Raspberry sugar-cookie hearts - Chatelaine Recipes
I made these for my kids for valentines day............very easy and very yummy!
I made these for my kids for valentines day............very easy and very yummy!
Monday, February 14, 2011
VALENTINE'S DAY???
February 14...... the day we celebrate love and affection. The day where flower sales and chocolate sales are at their highest point. Restaurants too, make a lot of money on and around this day. But really.............why? Are we that shallow, that we need a day marked on the calender for this reason?
For me, loving someone, should be a celebration every single day of ur life together, not just on valentine's day. Sure its great to receive flowers, a card, a gift , a night out, etc. but why cant these things be shared on every other day? If your married or in a couple, its expected that in some way or another u will celebrate ur love on this day.The social pressure is high, its the big question.............So what did he get u for valentine's day? or what did u guys plan for valentine's day?
When i was married, this day eventually became a big issue. Its all good, when things r great in your relationship and each of u agree on the importance of this day or lack of it. But when u and ur mate do not agree, things can get ugly. I remember arguing about not wanting money spent on flowers on valentine's day. But feel free to purchase flowers for me on any other day, just because you want to, and not because of the social pressures to do so.
The day the delivery man came into the place i was working, everyone was soooo excited, waiting to see who they r for, saying oh i think they r for uuuuuu, pointing at me. I on the other hand am literally praying my husband did not just spend $100 (of money that we do not have) on flowers. Well sure enough the flowers were for me, beautiful as they were, it was unnecessary and in considerate, considering we had a discussion about it and i was clear, that i didn't want our money spent on flowers. Come to think of it, another year , it was a foot massager, another yr a full body massager, lol.The foot massager i returned the next day, and the full body massager i used 3 times, lol. Now for any man reading this, here's a thought, save ur money and get down and massage her feet, or better yet, massage all of her :).I think i speak for women around the world, that would make a better valentines day present.
So there's the social pressures for married people and couples and the social pressures for single people. It seems no one wants to be alone on valentine's day. Honestly its one freaking day, big woop! So everyone rushes to find a date to spend the day with. Like does that even qualify lol?
I say screw society and do what u want. Celebrate or not, alone or not, just do what u want and enjoy but keep in mind, love is to be celebrated each and every day and not just on February 14. Write your partner a note in the morning and put in his pants pocket once a week. Make her favorite meal often, kiss and touch each other daily, do things that will make him/her happy, give each other a bubble bath, keep it fun, and stay connected on valentines day and the other 364 days in the year!
That's my 2 cents :)
For me, loving someone, should be a celebration every single day of ur life together, not just on valentine's day. Sure its great to receive flowers, a card, a gift , a night out, etc. but why cant these things be shared on every other day? If your married or in a couple, its expected that in some way or another u will celebrate ur love on this day.The social pressure is high, its the big question.............So what did he get u for valentine's day? or what did u guys plan for valentine's day?
When i was married, this day eventually became a big issue. Its all good, when things r great in your relationship and each of u agree on the importance of this day or lack of it. But when u and ur mate do not agree, things can get ugly. I remember arguing about not wanting money spent on flowers on valentine's day. But feel free to purchase flowers for me on any other day, just because you want to, and not because of the social pressures to do so.
The day the delivery man came into the place i was working, everyone was soooo excited, waiting to see who they r for, saying oh i think they r for uuuuuu, pointing at me. I on the other hand am literally praying my husband did not just spend $100 (of money that we do not have) on flowers. Well sure enough the flowers were for me, beautiful as they were, it was unnecessary and in considerate, considering we had a discussion about it and i was clear, that i didn't want our money spent on flowers. Come to think of it, another year , it was a foot massager, another yr a full body massager, lol.The foot massager i returned the next day, and the full body massager i used 3 times, lol. Now for any man reading this, here's a thought, save ur money and get down and massage her feet, or better yet, massage all of her :).I think i speak for women around the world, that would make a better valentines day present.
So there's the social pressures for married people and couples and the social pressures for single people. It seems no one wants to be alone on valentine's day. Honestly its one freaking day, big woop! So everyone rushes to find a date to spend the day with. Like does that even qualify lol?
I say screw society and do what u want. Celebrate or not, alone or not, just do what u want and enjoy but keep in mind, love is to be celebrated each and every day and not just on February 14. Write your partner a note in the morning and put in his pants pocket once a week. Make her favorite meal often, kiss and touch each other daily, do things that will make him/her happy, give each other a bubble bath, keep it fun, and stay connected on valentines day and the other 364 days in the year!
That's my 2 cents :)
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
SISTERS
During the hospital stay, the only way i could concentrate solely on getting better was because of my sisters. My biological sister Debbie, is my life saver. I can count on her no matter what. She took over my business for 2 weeks while i was, first, in the hospital and second, home trying to recover. I don't think she realizes how valuable she is, or how much i appreciate all her help. Truly the bestest sister!! I love her :). She also came to see me every day while i was in the hospital, along with my brother, who usually is not the type to show outward affection for anyone, me included, but i think he was really scared for me . Now my other sister is my long time friend Chantal who i love like a sister, and who i can count on to help in every way. She took care of my kids as if they were her own and made sure i was OK and didn't need or want anything.Also a daily visiter and a worry wart :). I love her as well, more than she knows, I'm sure...........Actually she is sort of like a second mom to my kids, they love her and her family. OK enough of the corny stuff, lol. I just wanted to say that good friends r so important and really i am blessed with amazing friends, friends i can call at a drop of a hat with a problem and they will help me with a solution. It does make life a little easier knowing that when ur in trouble , u have people u can count on.:) ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ I love you guys ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
Club 281 and The hospital
Club 281
Ok , so here we are in 2011. I've been away so long, so let me first write about our girls nite out at Club 281.That was way back in October of 2010 some time.
For those who don't know, Club 281 is a place for the ladies who want to see men strip :).
Now as fun as it sounds, it was hard getting the girls to come to this outing. Most thought been there, done that, others were appalled that i would go to such a place, lol. Well in my case, I'm usually up for anything and I have fun no matter where i go, so even though i had been there twice (in my younger days lol) I decided it would be fun and a perfect place for unlimited eye candy.
So off we went.......I have to say it was kind of boring, I mean, u've seen one, u've seen them all , no??
Not only was it NOT entertaining, but i was totally shocked by the behaviour of some women, I mean seriously ladies, if ur that desperate, hire an escort who will give u full service in private, instead of dishing out $$$$ for dance after dance while you try to fondle urself in PUBLIC!!!
Not to mention, I almost got into a fight with the women at the table in front of us who kept standing, yelling, and dancing and blocking our view. Later they were so disruptive that their group was escorted out of the club. Can u say LOSERS!!! lol
Shortly after that we decided to leave the club, to the dismay of a few others, who wanted to stay. But really, 3 hours of naked men and screaming women was more than enough for me!
The Hospital
Sometime soon after that girls nite out, i started feeling crappy. i seemed to be catching a cold, i had a sore throat, and felt crumby. But as quickly as it came on, it was gone, no more sore throat. Instead, days past and i was feeling worse and worse, i was feeling dizzy, my head hurt and i was totally exhausted. I then started having a pain in my chest and then actually felt bloated. I never thought these symptoms i was having were related in any way, i just assumed i was feeling crappy and give it a few more days i would be better.I started popping Tylenol every 4 hours to feel a tiny bit better. Well after a few weeks another symptom developed, i noticed i was sooooooo thirsty, was drinking water constantly but peeing very little (which is so unlike me) and i was sort of afraid to eat cause i felt like there was an elephant sitting on my chest (i thought it was heartburn). Then shortly after that, i noticed it was becoming very hard for me to breathe and i developed a dry dry cough, almost asthmatic and swelling in my feet. Now almost a month since I felt normal, I decided maybe i had pneumonia or bronchitis so i should see a dr. I made my way to the clinic that day, it was a Friday. The nurse takes my blood pressure and tells me its high. Now my blood pressure has never been high, ever, so that kind of surprised me. So in comes the dr. She checks me and states that my lungs r clear and that i don't seem to have any infection. She can't explain the other symptoms, except to tell me that I'm overweight and that's why i am having trouble breathing, coughing swelling and high blood pressure. She prescribes a 5 day antibiotic, just in case (that makes me laugh LOL).
Come Tuesday, I am still feeling like crap. So i decide to go to another clinic for a second opinion. I literally spent the whole day at the clinic. But finally after a lung x ray and a urine test, the dr says, something is definitely wrong with u, too much protein in ur urine, it may be ur kidneys, go to the hospital right away.
After i make arrangements for my kids. i make my way to the hospital preparing myself for a nights sleep in the waiting room, though when i parked my car and started to walk to the emergency entrance, it took every ounce of energy for me to keep standing and not pass out in the street. I was so winded and dizzy and could barely speak. Thankfully a nurse took me as soon as i walked in. I must have been like the walking dead. They gave me a bed right away.
The next few hours were scary cause they didn't know what was wrong with me. In the next few hours and days, i had an EKG, a heart scan, a heart ultrasound, a lung scan, xrays, i had iodine injected in my veins and had to test my lungs by breathing in some toxic fumes lol (sounds strange, i know). Finally after all these tests and some setbacks, I vomited , ate very little during my stay, barely slept, and worse, I had 2 seizures and my blood pressure was over 220. A brain scan soon followed cause of the seizures. Thankfully my heart, lungs and brain are all 100% healthy :). Here was the diagnosis: I must have contracted strep somehow(which is rare not to have any symptoms) and because it went undetected and untreated, it attacked my kidneys, which then causes water retention, hence the swelling and bloating and chest pain (my lungs were full of fluid), and high blood pressure hence the dizziness and headaches. This also caused the coughing and the excessive thirst and not peeing. So after 5 days spent in the hospital being poked and prodded, i finally was allowed to come home with a cocktail of medicines to help my kidneys heal.
Moral of the story is : if u feel like crap, go to the dr asap, and if the dr doesn't believe u , go to another one!!!
As of today, the dr says i'm 80% better :)
Ok , so here we are in 2011. I've been away so long, so let me first write about our girls nite out at Club 281.That was way back in October of 2010 some time.
For those who don't know, Club 281 is a place for the ladies who want to see men strip :).
Now as fun as it sounds, it was hard getting the girls to come to this outing. Most thought been there, done that, others were appalled that i would go to such a place, lol. Well in my case, I'm usually up for anything and I have fun no matter where i go, so even though i had been there twice (in my younger days lol) I decided it would be fun and a perfect place for unlimited eye candy.
So off we went.......I have to say it was kind of boring, I mean, u've seen one, u've seen them all , no??
Not only was it NOT entertaining, but i was totally shocked by the behaviour of some women, I mean seriously ladies, if ur that desperate, hire an escort who will give u full service in private, instead of dishing out $$$$ for dance after dance while you try to fondle urself in PUBLIC!!!
Not to mention, I almost got into a fight with the women at the table in front of us who kept standing, yelling, and dancing and blocking our view. Later they were so disruptive that their group was escorted out of the club. Can u say LOSERS!!! lol
Shortly after that we decided to leave the club, to the dismay of a few others, who wanted to stay. But really, 3 hours of naked men and screaming women was more than enough for me!
The Hospital
Sometime soon after that girls nite out, i started feeling crappy. i seemed to be catching a cold, i had a sore throat, and felt crumby. But as quickly as it came on, it was gone, no more sore throat. Instead, days past and i was feeling worse and worse, i was feeling dizzy, my head hurt and i was totally exhausted. I then started having a pain in my chest and then actually felt bloated. I never thought these symptoms i was having were related in any way, i just assumed i was feeling crappy and give it a few more days i would be better.I started popping Tylenol every 4 hours to feel a tiny bit better. Well after a few weeks another symptom developed, i noticed i was sooooooo thirsty, was drinking water constantly but peeing very little (which is so unlike me) and i was sort of afraid to eat cause i felt like there was an elephant sitting on my chest (i thought it was heartburn). Then shortly after that, i noticed it was becoming very hard for me to breathe and i developed a dry dry cough, almost asthmatic and swelling in my feet. Now almost a month since I felt normal, I decided maybe i had pneumonia or bronchitis so i should see a dr. I made my way to the clinic that day, it was a Friday. The nurse takes my blood pressure and tells me its high. Now my blood pressure has never been high, ever, so that kind of surprised me. So in comes the dr. She checks me and states that my lungs r clear and that i don't seem to have any infection. She can't explain the other symptoms, except to tell me that I'm overweight and that's why i am having trouble breathing, coughing swelling and high blood pressure. She prescribes a 5 day antibiotic, just in case (that makes me laugh LOL).
Come Tuesday, I am still feeling like crap. So i decide to go to another clinic for a second opinion. I literally spent the whole day at the clinic. But finally after a lung x ray and a urine test, the dr says, something is definitely wrong with u, too much protein in ur urine, it may be ur kidneys, go to the hospital right away.
After i make arrangements for my kids. i make my way to the hospital preparing myself for a nights sleep in the waiting room, though when i parked my car and started to walk to the emergency entrance, it took every ounce of energy for me to keep standing and not pass out in the street. I was so winded and dizzy and could barely speak. Thankfully a nurse took me as soon as i walked in. I must have been like the walking dead. They gave me a bed right away.
The next few hours were scary cause they didn't know what was wrong with me. In the next few hours and days, i had an EKG, a heart scan, a heart ultrasound, a lung scan, xrays, i had iodine injected in my veins and had to test my lungs by breathing in some toxic fumes lol (sounds strange, i know). Finally after all these tests and some setbacks, I vomited , ate very little during my stay, barely slept, and worse, I had 2 seizures and my blood pressure was over 220. A brain scan soon followed cause of the seizures. Thankfully my heart, lungs and brain are all 100% healthy :). Here was the diagnosis: I must have contracted strep somehow(which is rare not to have any symptoms) and because it went undetected and untreated, it attacked my kidneys, which then causes water retention, hence the swelling and bloating and chest pain (my lungs were full of fluid), and high blood pressure hence the dizziness and headaches. This also caused the coughing and the excessive thirst and not peeing. So after 5 days spent in the hospital being poked and prodded, i finally was allowed to come home with a cocktail of medicines to help my kidneys heal.
Moral of the story is : if u feel like crap, go to the dr asap, and if the dr doesn't believe u , go to another one!!!
As of today, the dr says i'm 80% better :)
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