The Jumpin' Jelly Bean Share Café

So glad it went well! What a lil' trooper... and momma too! Glad the ideas are spreadin' around! Always cool to see that ripple travel.

Ellen- So embarrassing, when I read about Hockey I thought to myself, really? It's not winter... but um... of course it has been very obviously winter for more folks!! Ooops!

Shannon- We're 3 this year and I hear ya... it drives me crazy! I want Akeelah to be first... it's like a momma bear thing.

Tracy- Yeah, that's a seriously lame move. I'd be less than thrilled too.

Ok... I should really try to get back to sleep... it's 5:30a... was tossin' and turning and finally gave up... but I'm gonna give it one more go.

Stacy-Glad everything went well, I was thinking about ya this morning!

Lauren-Start counting sheep! I hope you are able to get some sleep!

I get off at 1:30 today because I worked extra time during the week to get ready for state testing next week! I was so exhausted on Tuesday, but it really paid off today!!!!

Katie

That's pretty sweet!

I did get some more shut eye and thankfully Micah kept himself happy until 7am.

Micah must really love his mommy to let you get some sleep! He's a good little man!!!

We are actually relaxing at home before karate, no rushing today!

I can't tell what place I'm in. The only reason I know is because our community director sent a newsletter with the top teams listed in order. I'm #3 overall, first is a corporate team, so I don't count them. I tried to be all sleuthy and search the other team on the website, but I couldn't find them so I just asked how far behind I was. Got $50 more today!

Stacy - I'm so glad that everything went well with Elim and that you got your own pain resolved as well. Now, if the thunderstorms just hold off.

Lauren - Baked goods are a good idea. I'm doing a craft show on the 28th, so I might try that there. I have some killer cookie recipes! I guess it is a "momma bear thing." It's kind of a way to take control of a situation that has left me completely powerless.

Ellen - I agree that new teams have an advantage with a fresh story. I'm so scared that people will forget my boys, which is part of the reason I do this.

I'm going to go outside now because sun is shining. Later, we are going to visit John's folks.

Hello ladies!

Stacy, so happy things went well with Elim and I hope the storms hold off for your yard sale. I won't lie, I got nearly repulsed by your duct story, I'm glad all is well in the boobie department.

Lindsay, Awesome @ telemundo!! I think it would be totally cool to see my family on TV!!

Lorena, that salad sounds delishious!!!! I agree, when people come visit I clean....That's about it.

Shannon, Extra kindness? I love ya, girl! If we lived closer I'd bake you a cake and we'd eat the whole thing! I am extremely competitive and I told the team in first place..."It's on!" at our last local team meeting. Meanwhile, My couple of thousand to her 15-20 is something I can't compete with.

Ellen-Go Pens!

Katie, cool on the 1.30 dismissal...Have a good weekend!!!!

I've been watching my niece for a couple days a week. It's going great until...They both start screaming/shreaking/ear piercing/high pitched hysterics. My child does not do this. E(16months) on the other hand. So when one starts, the other joins in. I can take alot of things....shreaking children is not one of them. Tori bit her today! Hit her! Pushed her! Oy! This girl needs interaction with other kids..IMMEDIATLY! Off to the gym we go tonight. Tori has hit that stage of throwing hysterical fits, covering her face, wailing, crying, yet peeks out the corner of her fingers to make sure someone is watching. With her cousin, it's 10X worse. She wants everything E wants. (Which actually helps with the whole eating thing).

Needless to say, I was ready to rip my hair out with the two of them crying/screaming a few hours ago. I now know why God blessed me with only one child, I would not be able to handle two!

Hugs
bbl...

Shannon, great job on the fundraising!!

It's super nice outside! Enjoy it!

Love and Light,

Shannon- I totally did the sleuthing too!

Katie: Yay for getting off early today!

Lauren: Glad you got in that extra bit of sleep, always sucks waking up early when you still want to be asleep!

Shannon: Look at you super sleuth. I don't think I've ever seen a newsletter from here.

Liz: Haha! Sorry! Supposedly there are supposed to be two rounds tonight and tomorrow night with a break in the morning, we'll see! I think I'd be ripping my hair out too!

Round one of storms is currently going on, small tornado touched down a little less than 9 miles away. I was kind of nervous because we were caught on the highway with the storm coming straight for us. We made it just as the hail started up.

Hi girls,
I am curled up in bed at my hotel for the night -- relaxing with all of you and catching up with Share. Was supposed to get a massage this afternoon -- i get there, and they canceled on me! the girl who was supposed to do my massage got sick, is in the hospital -- and no one else was available b/c they were all booked. Huh -- at 4 p.m. on a friday? I was ticked ... that's what i had looked forward to the most! I did end up with a half-hour freebie for when I come in the next time. Sure would have been a perfect way to kick off my me time. I did make it out to dinner with a friend, though... and am now relaxing for a bit. And I went to the Verizon store and upgraded to a smart phone. I now exist in this century with my technology!

OK, so let's see if I remember anything...

Stacy: glad to hear that elim's tube surgery went well. Probably a common surgery for little kids, eh? We're lucky in that regard -- no issues. When my brother was little, he had a lot of issues with his ears, and had tubes in that kept coming out. My mom and dad took him to a reflexologist for a while and he never had any problems after that.

Lauren: how are you feeling? where are those weekly belly shots? How is Micah doing with this pregnancy?

Shannon: i understand the feeling of competition -- i'm the same way! I could never compete with some of these other teams either that have loads of people eager to fundraise. I've been the only fundraiser until this year when my friend -- who lost twins at 12 weeks -- asked to join the team. She pledged to raise $200, which is better than nothing. Good luck with your efforts!

Liz: Oi -- shrieking kids. I can't stand it either. Kaelin runs around the house shrieking "aah! aah!" as loud as she can ... sometimes near Kelsey. My mom told me to ignore and redirect -- or ignore completely. Easier said than done. Kaelin still does the drama -- more for attention. Dan feeds into it -- I don't.

Lorena: the salad sounds wonderful! What did it have in it again?

Donna: did i miss a chicken recipe somewhere along the way? I would be like Shannon and do BBQ sauce ... i'm not a hot sauce girl. I just tried the Kraft Fresh Starts packet -- seasoning and cheese -- just add chicken to shake around in it and bake. Good -- but the southwestern kind has too much of a kick for me. Kaelin was huffing and puffing while she ate, too.

Lindsay: very cool that hubby and your kids were on TV. I'd love to see it too if there's a link to it online, maybe?

Katie: sorry we didn't get to hook up in Florida last month. Hope we can do it next year -- will be easier actually since Kelsey would be 1 1/2 years old by then.

Ellen: was nice seeing you again at the family team's committee meeting. I will actually get to make the next meeting in person as well. Pirates have an early day game, so dan will be home in time.

I am doing surprisingly well with my time out ... even though it didn't start off well. the uninterrupted quiet time is nice. going to get a good workout in the morning, eat the freebie breakfast at the hotel and take my time getting home. I do miss my nightime nursing/snuggle routine with Kelsey, though. But I do need some uninterrupted sleep. So, with that....

i'm going to catch up on some posts and hit the hay.

erin

P.S. Stacy: ouch on the milk blister/plugged ducts. I had a lot when i was weaning kaelin -- and several when i started nursing Kelsey. I've only had two since the fall -- and even though not much milk comes out from behind the blockage -- it hurts like hell! glad to hear you are feeling better.

Oh Erin... I'm so proud of you for doing that!!! You inspire us all momma! Total junk on the canceled massage! Doesn't even take a smart phone to call a client and tell 'em their appointment is canceled!

Safe sunshining thoughts for those of you in the path of those nasty storms!

Morning girls!!

Erin! Jelaous!!!

Busy weekend! Exciting!

Today = Zoo, then my nephews birthday! I will be on the opposite side of town all day(My family is in the south hills, his in the woods way northwest<1hr,20-30min drive time>) I'm hoping to spend time with my sisters and also hoping the storms hold off till late afternoon as the news predicts so we can have fun times at the zoo with PopPop, Gma and Aunt M!
Tomorrow = Church, pancake breakfast, Dinner here!

Have a great day ladies, take cover when the storms push through!

Hugs
bbl...

Should be a fun day Liz!

It's our walk day today... while I'll be there I'm super bummed to not be walking!

Holy moly at the posts that I had to catch up on! Ya'll have been busy the past few days. So have I....hence the fact that I've not even made it online.

Stacy~ I'm glad that Elim's procedure went well and he's back to playing!

Erin~ Girl, you sure do know how to make a momma jealous!!!! I'd seriously be bummed about the lack of massage too, but hey--what a great excuse to go do it again!!

Liz~ Squealing is not my thing!!! Maybe you could just invite the "competition" over for meals so that Tori will eat!!

Lauren~ Bummer on not getting to walk, but next year will be here before you know it!

Jessica~ Sorry about your director. That's difficult....I know, I've had several in the past 7 years. That's part of the reason that they're moving my walk....my rep is moving to FL. Maybe Katie and Sam can benefit from her awesomeness!!

Okay so the word is that we'll find out about the job situation on May 4th. (tentatively) I know that you all have been cheering me on the whole time and I appreciate that, but if you're the "praying kind", then that day would be a great day for constant prayers not only for me, but for my friends and co-workers too.

I'm such a baby when it comes to storms, so I'm nervous for those of you in the path of these nasty thunderstorms. My prayers and thoughts are with you whether you have things to worry about or not. Stay safe!

Okay---so according to my stomach, it's supper time. Enjoy your evening girls!

Erin: Good for you for getting out like that!! Love that you got some me time! Yep, super common surgery! I'd like surgery-lite since there are no incision sites and they're not in any pain after, just gotta put em to sleep so they don't squirm! Oh my goodness, yes it was painful, I had never had one do that before, clogged duct sure, but not a total blockage that wouldn't go away! It still hurts to nurse him on that side, I think the blister did some damage, I'm considering calling my OB for a prescription for Newman's APNO if it's still hurting Monday.

Liz: Sounds like a busy but fun weekend for you! Hope the storms hold off till after outside fun is had!

Lauren: Bummer! I hope you have nice weather for it at least!

We survived day one of storms! A small tornado touched down about 8-9 miles away last night. Some more supercells are supposed to form starting in about an hour and a half. If it looks like it's going to get near us, we'll go spend the night at my parents' house since they've got a storm shelter.

Garage sale was okayish, we made about 230 for it, though 100 was from a table and chairs we sold on Craig's list. Don't know that we'll repeat last year, but trial and error I guess! I'm happy with our total fundraising for this year, I think we've more than doubled the previous two years combined.

That's huge! And seriously, you had tornadoes to compete with!

Tracy- Crossin' crossables May 4th comes and goes without too much shake up for ya!

Came back from the walk... 107/43.... ooooh yeah baby, meds are workin! Didn't take it before I left because I didn't want to know...

This year's walk had really good energy, and I forget who the kiddie stamp card idea was from... Jackie?? Kids LOVED it. They got plants as prizes.

stacy: just a quick suggestion for the pain leftover from your milk blister. a warm salt water soak before and after you pump, and before and after you nurse does wonders. I had a painful one last month and did the salt water soaks ... and after a few days -- it went away. a lactation consultant suggested this to me when I was getting a lot of them while weaning Kaelin.

let me know if you try it and if it helps.

erin

Stacy - Glad to hear that Elim' surgery went well.

Lauren - Good that Micah let you sleep a bit more:) Such a good boy!

Shannon - Good luck with your craft show and bake sale. Yum!

Liz - I can't really stand the screaming children thing either. Hurts ears and makes me want to drink:)

We were supposed to get rain, but it never came our way. Some wind here and there, but not like what the weather reports were indicating. It was a fun Saturday and I'm relieved that's it's over for now.

Lindsay~ Great pics! That's great that the rain didn't ruin things for ya!!

Lauren~ Lovin' those numbers!!

Stacy~ I hope you're still safe from the storms. Love your yard sale numbers even though they weren't as high as last year. Nobody can ask for more when there are storms brewin'!!

We've been skating today! Ansley's friend had a birthday party at the skating rink so we were off after church to enjoy some exercise. Well, let's change that a bit.....SHE exercised....I watched!

Lindsay- I love the pics! You look fabulous momma... and the boys are adorable as always.

Tracy- Ice or Roller? Either sounds fun to me!

Lindsay, love the pics and so glad the weather held off!
Tracy, I'd be frightened of any type of skates. We used to go ice skating, not since Tori.
Lauren, hi!
Erin, Sorry about your massage, I'd be content with some uninterupted TV, glass of wine, and a big comfy bed.

Good weekend here.

bbl...

Erin, I'd be super bummed about the massage. I've always wanted one but I just can't ever find the time.

Stacy, glad the milk blister doesn't hurt anymore. Clogged ducts are the worst, I had two with Trevor and it was awful.

Tracy, I'd just watch also since I'd probably kill myself on skates!

Ugh, can't remember anything else. Trevor STILL has a fever and we are still waiting for urine results. I know it can take up to 5 days for results and no one will call on the weekend but I'm sick of this. Also, he has diarrhea now, ugh. At least he's acting better and finally eating/drinking mostly normal. I'm calling the Dr tomorrow to see if they have any suggestions.

Lauren: Woohoo for workin meds!! Your kidneys will be saved yet!

Erin: Thanks for the tip! I'll definitely try that when I'm at home, which should be more during the week than the weekend.

Lindsay: Aww, looks like everyone is having fun! Glad the weather held out!

Tracy: Very true, people braved the possibly scary weather to come out!

Laura: Oh no, it still hurts, the clogged part doesn't but where it was does! Back to how much it hurt when he was just a newbie, which was BAD! Oh wow, poor baby, I hope they can get him better quick.

SO tired! I was up from 2-4 last night, Elim woke me up to eat at first then I was perusing facebook and saw about a deadly tornado in Woodward so I assumed the storms were worse than thought. Then I turned tv on and couldn't go back to sleep till the line of storms passed the worst of it by. It was just a bunch of noise, rain, lightning and wind. No tornadoes out here at least! My heart breaks for the families that lost someone, especially the three little ones.

Laura- Ugh on Trevor's fever... they best have an answer for ya tomorrow!

Stacy- Oh gosh, that's sad! That would keep me up. Those storms sound so scary.

So far so ok on the bp... they're having me take it a ridiculous amount of times a day which is actually kind of neat since I can see when it kicks in and when it starts to wear off.

Lindsay- Great pictures. Glad your walk was a success.

Lauren- Glad the walk and the BP went well.

Stacy- 230 sounds good to me but I am sure that was a lot of work.

Erin- I am so glad you made it to the hotel. I hope you are more relaxed. Bummer on the massage but now you definitely have an excuse to get out again.

Tracy- Will keep everyone in mind on the 4th. Glad the party was lots of fun. Abigail has her first skating party this weekend. We'll see how that goes....

Liz- I hope the zoo was fun and that the screeching is kept to a minimum this week at your house. I do not do well with screeching.

The weekend here was good but too fast. She had her first soccer game of the season and it was a typical small kids game except they decided to play more kids than usual at one time so instead of a herd of 6-8 kids kicking at the ball, there were 12...yeah it was a long hour. She had a great time at swimming and I got some networking done for work. The next two weeks are crazy at work and I really need to buckle down for March for Babies....Oh well, always something fun, right?

Stacy~ So glad ya'll are okay after those nasty storms! I realize that a lot of people in that area have storm shelters and what-not because they know that they live in the path of a lot of storms, but it's still scary to me----especially when I have friends living in the area!

Lauren~ Roller skating----I live in the south in April----no ice except in the freezer! Heck, this year, there was no ice any time!!

Ellen~ I hope that Abigail enjoys skating as much as Ansley does. It's great entertainment and pretty cheap too.

Okay- so we had a great time yesterday with friends and I came home and grabbed some supper (that's dinner for those of you who don't like my southerness). Anyway, I fell asleep on the couch with the belly not feeling so great. Um yep----some crazy virus has attacked me!!! I've not been this sick in forever!!!

Needless to say after a long night of no sleep, I'm pouring in the liquids and bland food today to try and gain enough strength for tomorrow. Yep---standardized testing is tomorrow and I will completely die if I have to turn my children over to someone else for this test.

Tracy-I was beyond sick a couple of weeks ago, never been that sick in my life. I hope you feel better. I know you have testing this week and no way to take off!

Ellen-I love little kid soccer!

Lauren-Glad the BP is staying down!

Laura-It sounds like Trevor is feeling a little better, I was worried about him.

I have strep again, doctor put me on voice rest..umm...not so easy with state testing this week! Back on another round of antibiotics!

Anyone watch GCB? I am addicted to that show!

91 posts? Holy crackers Batman - there's no way I'll ever remember any of it.

I'm back. Spent 6 days at my dad's (loved it - sorry we didn't hook up Lindsay....we were BUSY with my sister's wedding coming up this weekend). Our walk was this past Saturday, and we had Michael's cousin in town. Head back to AZ this weekend for the wedding, our other walk is on the 28th and then our poker tournament on the 5th. Tired? Good, cuz I'm exhausted.

Miss you all a ton, and could really use some real live hugs.