The Boring Baney Blog

I have got to watch my mouth while I'm at school.

2010-02-01T07:28:00.001-08:00

So a few weeks ago, I realized that I have to watch what I say to a room full of 8th graders. We somehow got on the topic of mothers who leave there babies in a cart a walk away, not too far, but they walk away some. I said that when Kailyn was a baby I kept my hand on the cart at ALL TIMES, but I would sometimes see women who would walk away real quick to go grab something and I used to have the urge to stick a post it note on the baby's forehead that said "I could have just stolen your baby." I never did it of course, I mean, there has to be some negative side effects of that. Well the girls in my classs think that it is a great idea! They want to go to Wal-Mart and look for abandoned babies and stick post its on their foreheads. I have told them that they can't do that, they'd get in trouble. I have to strt watching my mouth. Can you imagine if you turned your back for a second to get a bag of chips just to turn back and see your baby with a sticky note on them? That would definately make an impression.

John is getting buff....

2010-01-26T07:34:00.000-08:00

....and I'm not. He is eating all healthy (like vegetables and stuff) and going to the gym. He is feeling better and has more energy. Me, on the other hand, I am tired, and the thought of going to the gym makes me want to scream. You see, the gym is incredibly boring. I mean really, how on earth do you not just drop a weight on your throat just to make the misery stop? Maybe it's just me, heck I can't even watch a movie without also checking my email or facebook or something. I get bored real easy. Maybe I should challenge myself more at work, hahahahahahahaha. Well this week in the Baney house, we have decided no fast food all week, we're going to eat healthier, and no soda for me or Kailyn. John gets a cheat meal every 4 days or so, so he can have a soda then. I mean, the man deserves a nasty Mountain Dew every once in a while, he is eating waaaay better than both Kailyn and I. So far, I want to eat all the time, but I bet if you gave me some cake I'd be satisfied! Nooooo, I am trying to eat healthy, so I instead eat a boat load of cereal. I love cereal, it is my life line. I am eating good ones, Wheat Bran, Frosted Mini Wheats (the Kroger brand, it doesn't have high fructose corn syrup)and the least healthy one I'm eating is Grape Nut Flakes. I feel like I'm eating about 20 bowls a day, but really it's only like 4 or 5. See, I should just go eat some cake. I'm drinking water too. I hate water. If you say water doesn't have taste, then you're stupid. It does to. The water that comes from our fridge goes through a fancy pants filter, so it tastes ok (ish) the ice is filtered too, so it is good. i still love eating ice by the way. Ooooh boy, I really love ice :) Certain bottled waters are intolerable, like aquafina, gag me. I feel like I'm licking a rock that has pool water on it. How do you people drink this stuff all the time? It is nasty. I really just want a nice cold can of Dr. Pepper. Oh, and cake I want cake. I'd drink milk with cake, so it's healthy right? Any who, I know I won't lose any weight because of my diet change, so I'm not even striving for that, but I do want to maybe feel a little better. While Dr. Pepper makes me feel better, I know it's not good for me, but boy oh boy, at this point, I'd settle.

Kailyn and me

2009-12-29T09:56:00.000-08:00

Kailyn and I have some major personality differences. I don't even know where to start, but I do think this mornings conversations would help. Here goes

Me "Kailyn, you need to go in your room and pick up all your stuffed animals and put them in your toy box"
Kailyn "I, uh, uh, but I'm hungry"
Me "Amazing, you're always hungry, thirsty or want to hug me whenever there is something you don't want to do. You can eat after you pick up your toys"

I'll pause so you can call scan now........

She then begins to cry. I say "suck it up, go pick up"

She immediately stops crying and says, "why are you so mean to me!?!"

I almost said, because it's fun, but I didn't think that would go over very well.
She almost got all of the toys picked up and we had gone back and forth for a long while, so I went ahead and let her eat. See I am nice. Next was picking up her dirty clothes and putting them in her basket, which is in her room by the way.

"Kailyn, now go pick up all of your dirty clothes and put them in your basket"
Kailyn "B.."
me "now."
"whatevs mom"

This is now almost 2 hours past when we started this rodeo and I have since asked her to put her extra blankets and put them in her new little tote I got her. she says...
"but why can't I just stop now and do the rest tomorrow, I'm tired, and it's lunch time and you never let me eat, and I'm starving (tears start to fall) to death mom, starving to death. Are you trying to kill me? I'm just so exhausted"

Now, before she started crying, I was thinking, I guess she has done a some, maybe we can go stuff her build a bear, and she can do some more tonight and tomorrow, but once I saw those tears, my backbone grew back.

"Kailyn, you're being ridiculous. You can just suck it up, and go clean."

She then came back a few minutes later saying she was hurt so I told her, "if there is no blood dripping from your body, like actually pooling on the floor, then you don't get to come out of your room."

Kailyn's retort... "oh Mom"

I then hear her walking down the hall saying "suck it up Baney, go clean, no, you're being ridiculous" In a very mocking tone.

I started laughing. I can't wait until she's a teenager, it could be truly interesting. I sure love that kid though, she is wonderful. Absolutely wonderful.

My husband loves me, so he buys me tampons

2009-10-26T17:43:00.000-07:00

He loves me so much he doesn't just grab the first box he sees, do the self check out, and dash out the door. He goes in "the isle" looks around and finds the box that fits my needs. You see the "drug-induced" periods are a bit more uh....intense than the average flo. So he goes for the the heavy flo multipax unscented of course. He brings them home for me and I get excited that it's the perfect pack for me and I said "it's even unscented" and he says well, I know you don't like the scented kind. The man knows about my tampon preference! That's love. I have the best hubby ever!

Wisdom teeth

2009-09-26T16:56:00.000-07:00

I have now had my wisdom teeth ripped out of my mouth. It really wasn't that bad. I was totally unconsious during the whole thing, so that was nice! I'm a little sore, but mostly just one tooth hole hurts, they had a little bit of trouble with it. The main part that I was worried about is the healing. I'm easily grossed out, and the second I read about yellow scabs forming, I wanted to back out. The drugs aren't that great so far, but I just switched to oxycodone, maybe that will be better. Mostly, the stitches are crappy, and I keep thinking I have some food in my mouth, but it's just the stitches. On a happier note, I've gotten to lounge around all day, and it is totally justified! I plan on doing the same thing tomorrow too. Yippee for being lazy!

Why my kid is funnier than me

2009-09-15T16:50:00.000-07:00

I was talking to John about how some people work for the state and work their butts off and Kailyn chimed in and said....
Kailyn "Like you do?"
me "ya, sure"
Kailyn "You do! You get up, you work, you pick me up, you cook dinner, you work a lot, you do lots of stuff and I respect that."
Me "haha, well thank you"
Kailyn "But most importantly, you nurture me"

I love her vocabulary

Uh, sorry

2009-09-11T20:47:00.000-07:00

It's been a long time. Me procrastinating, how weird. Anyway, here's what's new with us. We're selling my car (the Murano) and we're going to get a Prius. We are currently filling up my Murano every 5 days, so it will be WONDERFUL to not have to do that. Not to mention all the money we wills save by having a cheaper car! We are going to be crazy frugal for a year and see how much we can save. The up side of this is I get to play with numbers and the budget a lot! I LOVE LOVE LOVE doing that. I know, I'm a dork. Anyway, we are also refinancing our mortgage and going to switch to a shorter loan, so that is also good. I love making good financial choices. Let the savings begin!

Oh! For all the love in the world!

2009-08-28T05:36:00.000-07:00

This is the best site ever. Thank you for sharing it with me Anya!

http://beta.peopleofwalmart.com/

update

2009-08-18T18:17:00.000-07:00

So lately I have been "self-medicating." Not in the whole, drugging myself up with pain killers way, but in the whole, I don't think the doctors are listening to me, so let's try this kind of way. It is working, AND I still passed my liver test :)

So now I will be taking 2000mg of my Metformin ER and see how that works. Don't worry, I have doctor approval now. I'm still putting that progesterone in an unnatural location, and I'm ready to be done with that. I am not too moody yet. Oh, and I have decided to put off taking the crazy experimental fertility drug, you know the one with the side effects where you have to sign a waiver. So I will have to take birth control for one whole stinking month. Yup, if I'm not on fertility drugs I have to be on the pill. So when i say "my body hates me" just know it really does hate me....a lot. So now I am hating my body back :)

Happy Anniversary!!!

2009-07-28T07:44:00.000-07:00

Today John and I have been married for 8 years. I must admit that I still like the guy. Really, I do. It's been a long 8 years, but at the same time it has flown by. I am very happy and lucky to be with such a great guy, and a wonderful father to our little Kailyn. He is hotter today than the day I met him, and well, I'm fluffier (see what I did there, it's a nice way to say fatter.) I can't wait for the next 80 years! Based off his genes and his grandma I'm gonna say he'll be alive that long! I also love the fact that I truly believe that he is mine forever, not just until death. That's right, he will be with me forever... for e v e r!!! :) I also wen to the dr today, but that was sad, so I put it in a different post.
Happy Anniversary Love!

ugh

2009-07-28T07:38:00.000-07:00

So today I went to go to the lovely Fertility Dr again. John and I decided to try another round of fertility drugs and see what happened, well today I paid $240 for a lovely vaginal ultra sound and a 10 minute visit with Dr. Batres. Dr. Moutis (Jon Lovitz) must not want me anymore. I knew this whole time it didn't work, I just didn't want it to be true. So the new plan is for me to wait a week and then take some more prometrium (progesterone that makes me have a period) except this time.....duh duh duh, I have to use a vaginal suppository. I have said vaginal twice in this post, new record. Anywho, I can try another round of fertility, some non approved drugs that are crazy and hard on the body, I have to sign a concent form for them. I think we may wait a bit to try again, even though my body handled this round better than the rounds in the past, it is wearing me down. That was the 10th round of drugs I had done. So now you all know. I am insanely horrible irreversibly broken. Kailyn really truly is my miracle child. At least Batres (who's foreign) made me giggle a bit every time he said intercourse with his little accent. :)

I'm not gonna lie...

2009-07-23T21:53:00.001-07:00

This made me cry. I couldn't sum it up better, so just follow the link, and yes, I am a dork.

http://tv.yahoo.com/so-you-think-you-can-dance/show/36160/videos/14704989

Out of the mouth of babes.......and men

2009-07-22T20:51:00.000-07:00

Here are some conversations that took place in our home in the last few days. Before you read this you need to know that 1. Kailyn doesn't understand sarcasm, and she is really trying to grasp it, and 2. John does find me attractive. Here goes

Kailyn "mom, your butt is big"
me "I know"
K "no really, it's big."
me "I am aware"
K "I just wanted you to know your butt is big"
me "I got it Kailyn, I have a big butt"
K "Is that sarcasm?"
me "no, it isn't. I am acknowledging the hugeness of my butt"
K "ok, because it really is huge."

This got me to wondering, how wide was my butt and how far is it spanning? I had asked John the loaded question and he responded quite well. He said something like I don't know, I like your butt. Tonight; however, was different. I was looking in the mirror and said...
"huh, I guess my butt is getting bigger. I've got a little junk in my trunk. How my junk is in my trunk?"
John "Ya, your butt is a little junky"
me "hahahahaha, I've gotta blog this"

She's here

2009-07-16T19:18:00.001-07:00

Flo that is. I don't like her and she doesn't like me.
Flo is my foe.
Just so you know, if she doesn't come on her own, and bring your present, and you instead make her come bring you a present. She will try and kill you. Just a heads up.

Alright

2009-07-13T20:34:00.000-07:00

It's here. The mean, raging, horrible, incredibly moody woman. I was doing great, really flippin great, but today that all went away. Tonight is my last night to take the progesterone, but I may break something before then. I think I know why Ozzy Osborn bit the head off a bat, I think he was on progesterone. I've never slapped anyone, but today might be the day. I am irrationally mad, over nothing. For example, I called John 4 times over an hour and a half, he didn't answer. I also left 4 voice mails about the band aids he needed that I was going all over town for, and he never responded. While this would normally be annoying to me, tonight it made me so mad that I wanted to blow his car up, either that or bite someone's head off. The worst part, I know it is not normal, or rational, or even like me to get this mad, but I can't help it. I even told him not to talk to me a little while ago. Why you ask, well I slipped and he asked if I was ok, and it made me mad, I mean, how rude! Asking if your wife is ok. I know, it's nuts! So, to justify, my ovary hurts, I'm insanely bloated, by boobs are swollen, and achy, and I am incredibly hot, AND I feel sick to my stomach. Ok, that's all. No it's not, really what I'm saying is, if you must talk to me tomorrow, be patient with me and bring me something cold and yummy. Oh, and I may cry for no apparent reason, if I do that, either cry with me, or leave the room. :) Hormones are stupid.

WARNING!!!

2009-07-09T09:36:00.000-07:00

I am officially on hormones again. If I yell at you I am sorry, if I cry hysterically for not reason, just ignore me. Jon Lovits is making me make myself have a period. Evidently he doesn't love me. Have you ever had a drug induced period? I don't recommend it. That's all. Jon Lovits is mean, and I am too now. Oh, and if I puke on you, I'm sorry ;)

My doctor

2009-07-06T11:32:00.000-07:00

Meet my dr!

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Ok, not really, here is my guy, but do you see it? Ironically, Dr. Moutis, has NO sense of humor at all. That's another post for another day.

That kid!

2009-06-29T13:20:00.000-07:00

conversation of the hour
Kailyn- "momma, don't come in here I'm warning you"
me "are you ok?"
Kailyn "the problem is my tummy is upset and it smells like skunk juice"

I've had a bad day, and this cracked me up. You're welcome :)

Job Update

2009-05-24T08:40:00.001-07:00

I love my job, I really do. I am so glad that I didn't get a job the first year after I graduated, just so I could get this one. My boss is amazing, and I really like all the people I work with on a daily basis. So much fun! Oh, and I am surrounded by people who like the same topics I like, such as parenting, child development, and marriage! Did I mention I like my job?

The. best. show. ever.

2009-05-21T14:47:00.000-07:00

Love Love Love So You Think You Can Dance!!!
Kailyn loves it too, but we can't let her watch much, it gets her all riled up.

Kailyn's a funny one!

2009-05-19T18:48:00.000-07:00

Here's a joke she came up with

What's a P.E. teachers favorite planet?

"Uranus
get it, U-ran-us, you ran us, like a P.E. teacher does, runs us, get it, Momma, get it?"

I love my kid :)

Why I love Target pharmacy

2009-04-30T19:18:00.000-07:00

Not only do the nicest people IN THE WORLD work there, they are also smart and really care about each person. So here's the story. I called my nurse (Celeste, who it totally the best) and asked if we could change my prescription from two 750 mg of extended release medicine taken once a day, to three 500 mg of extended release medicine once a day. Anyway, I get in the car all excited that my new medicine was only $6 instead of $76 like the old way was, and then I look at my bottle and realize it was the wrong dose. The problem is, I didn't explain it so well, and somewhere in the lost translation between me to Celeste to pharmacy person,(ok, so it was mostly me not saying it right that messed it up) I ended up with 500mg taken 3 times a day, not the ER. I was on this dose previously, and it was the one that made me hate food and digestion in general. So I call the pharmacy, and they say they will call my Dr tomorrow, and get it all taken care of. I then ask, what should I do tonight, and they say just come on up here we will give you a couple of pills to get you through tonight. I mean, how nice is that? So I already LOVE them, but to do just offer to do that, wow. Anyway, as if that wasn't enough, John and I had people over and by the time they left and he was on his way over, they would be closed, so I called and they said they could stay and wait for him. I said it was no big deal, I could just wait 'til tomorrow, but she said it was fine. So John goes the the pharmacy that was all closed up and they pharmacist was waiting for him in front of it, purse in hand ready to leave, with my medicine for tonight in hand, just like that. They deserve a medal, or trophy, or at least a cookie. Ahhh Target.

Self Control

2009-04-29T07:04:00.000-07:00

Those of you who know me, know that I don't have a lot of patience for dumb. I was proud of myself for having some control yesterday though. My mom and I pulled up behind a truck that had some window art and a vanity plate. Now this alone isn't dumb, but what he had, and how he spelled it was. In his window he had a picture of the Pillsbury dough boy, but with a gangsta look to it, ya I said gangsta. This isn't all, the dough boy had a bag of money in each hand. I know, I said gangsta and dough boy in the same sentence. So that is dumb enough, but my favorite part is, he spelled dough, doe. Like a female deer. So he had Doe Boy written on his window, with the picture of the dough boy holding two bags of dough (money) and then a matching Doe boy vanity plate. So please, if you insist on trying to look all cool and hard, please spell things correctly, and please know there is nothing gangsta about a female deer.

For those who know me REALLY well, aren't you proud I didn't just put my car in park and go up to his window and tell him about it? Can't you picture me doing it? Put my car in park, unbuckle, open my door, walk up there cooly, knock knock on the window, signal to roll it down. Then simply say "do you know how to spell dough, like bread dough? Ok, how about dough like money dough? Are you aware you look like an idiot for spelling dough D-O-E not once, but twice on your truck? Who made these decals for you, and why don't you have any friends who corrected you?" I know, I'm impressed with myself too! See, I do have self-control.

JOB

2009-04-13T08:52:00.000-07:00

I finally have one! A job that is. I graduated last year and have been looking the whole time. Some people are telling me it is because of my degree, but I don't think they really know what all my degree includes. My degree is a mish mosh of things. I have a BSE in FACS. What is that you ask, well it is a Bachelors of Science in Education (I have my teaching license) in Family and Consumer Sciences (home ec.) Home Ec has gotten a rather bad reputation as of late, but it really is great. It is an education you can use, and I only had one sewing class! I loved having such different classes. I could be taking child development, food science (learning about chemical reactions in food and our body) finance, a social science class where we learn about time, and how people use it, and a parenting class. It is the perfect major for someone as ADD as me. Taxes and mortgages in the morning, psychologists views on spanking at noon, and some chemical reactions in the evening. The perfect day.

The point is I found a job in my field and I love it. Here is part of the posting describing it. It is only part time, but I think that is perfect for us right now.

Job Title Child Care Program Technician
Position Location: Little Rock State Office
Classified Grade
Job Type: Part Time (50-99%)
Annual Salary/Hourly Rate
Job Open Date 02-06-2009
Major Duties: Assist content specialist in creating Best Care lessons for online child care provider training program in the areas of child development, early childhood education, and child care.

Collect and analyze data from program participants to provide an evidence base of program effectiveness.

Stay up-to-date on trends and current issues in child development and the child care field to aid in program development.

Assist project director in conducting research to support program sustainability.

Assist with preparation and submission of monthly reports and contract renewal process

Assist in the design, development, management, and support of web-based child care program (Best Care Connected).
Willingness to learn and maintain knowledge of the field of electronic course delivery.

Coordinate with and assist subject matter specialists and steering committee to determine the most effective delivery of relevant training content for child care providers.

Assist with conducting educational activities as required.

Willingness to learn and utilizes HTML, Dreamweaver, and other web software and online instructional tools to prepare online childcare provider training course.

Coordinate with computer support personnel as needed on technical issues.

Coordinate with Communications specialists on graphics support for web site as needed.

Coordinate with Instructional Design Specialist for course standards and development as needed.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities: The Child Care Program Technician position requires a strong knowledge of, and educational background in, child development, early childhood education, and child care.

Ability to assist with planning, organizing and developing training materials for child care providers.

Strong written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills.

A self-motivated, organized person who has the ability to interact with Extension partners/clientele at all levels, stick to a schedule, and manage multiple tasks at one time is highly preferred.

Prefer experience with, or willingness to learn, online course development using emerging technologies (video, audio, WWW, other multimedia).

Computer proficiency.
Required Education/Experience (minimum qualifications) Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Family and Consumer Sciences, Human Environmental Sciences, or related field.

What does all this mean? It means I will help another girl in writing curriculum for child care providers, and teaching it, and testing over it on a website.
The end :)

I'm a posting machine!

2009-04-07T09:42:00.000-07:00

So today I saw something that made my heart smile and I thought I'd share. You may say, "what makes Katie's heart smile?" The answer, is zip ties and pants. Yup. I was walking to the class I was subbing in and I saw a wonderful sight that made me smile, not just a regular smile, but the kind that makes you want to hug someone, the kind that cracks you up. I turn the corner and I see a tall guy holding his shirt up with one hand so you can see his waistband, and his other hand is holding up his pants. The administrator is zip tying his belt loops together so that his pants will stay up! I LOVED it!
Speaking of sagging, I finally figured it out. I saw a kid today who was only kind of sagging, like not butt cheeakage was showing, so that kind doesn't bother me at all. But why it stood out to me is he was wearing a pair of khaki shorts hanging on his hips, with plaid SHORTS underneath, that were on his actual waist. The plaid shorts were not boxers, they were actual shorts with like pockets. Then it hit me, he's not "sagging" he's layering. I like to layer. I wear more than one shirt sometimes, you know, for a splash of color. So he isn't trying to look cool by sagging, he was merely layering his shorts. Silly me!