just.another.weigh http://justanotherweigh.com Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:56:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 it’s good to have a backup, for the backup http://justanotherweigh.com/its-good-to-have-a-backup-for-the-backup http://justanotherweigh.com/its-good-to-have-a-backup-for-the-backup#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:56:43 +0000 jodi http://justanotherweigh.com/?p=1246 so much for staying a healthy household… i’m not naming names, but someone that i know got a 24-hour bug starting sunday night… amazingly, this was the FIRST time in almost 16-months that we’ve had to deal with vomiting and diarrhea at the same time… he never once cried or got upset, and even though he was still under the weather yesterday – he pretty much played all day and napped really well… he skipped dinner and was ravenous this morning and so far, no calls from daycare so i think he’s doing okay… i’m crossing my fingers that eric and i don’t get it before/on vacation, but if we do – at least it will be gone quickly…

the rest of the weekend came/went… on saturday – we had breakfast at our favorite diner and then the boys got their haircut… in the afternoon, eric and i worked on getting our bikes ready and installed the seat for deck, we can’t wait to try it out… on sunday – i did the usual cleaning, laundry, and grocery store, and then we ventured out to get deck a bike helmet and some new shoes… the kid has huge feet for such a little guy – 6W… geesh…

happy tuesday…

]]> http://justanotherweigh.com/its-good-to-have-a-backup-for-the-backup/feed 0 7 days later http://justanotherweigh.com/7-days-later http://justanotherweigh.com/7-days-later#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:42:45 +0000 jodi http://justanotherweigh.com/?p=1244 i’m so thankful that after a week on antibiotics, i’m feeling like myself again… last weekend was pretty rough and up until wednesday i was still feeling under the weather, but am happy to report that i can breathe again, the pressure behind my eyes and cheeks has disappeared, and my teeth stop hurting (something that happens when i get a sinus infection)… deck’s cough has also gone away so for the time being – our family is healthy again! yay!

in less than a week, we’ll be heading to florida to stay with eric’s parents for a few days… they said it’s been in the mid- to high-70s and considering it’s finally gotten cold around here – that will be a welcome change… this weekend will be full of prepping stuff we need to take and digging out summer clothes (not something i’m looking forward too)… the boys also need haircuts and i need to take the little guy for new shoes since i’m pretty sure he’s going to outgrow his any day now… he has become fascinated with our shoes for some reason, and thinks it’s funny to put them on when we’re in the bedroom changing… seems like yesterday when i was putting on my mom’s shoes and trying to walk around, and now my son is doing the same thing…

we watched the ‘black swan’ last night which was an interesting movie… and am looking forward to the ‘walking dead’ coming back on sunday night… love me some zombies…

have a great weekend!

]]> http://justanotherweigh.com/7-days-later/feed 1 out of commission http://justanotherweigh.com/out-of-commission http://justanotherweigh.com/out-of-commission#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:39:46 +0000 jodi http://justanotherweigh.com/?p=1241 sorry for the lack of posts, but i’ve been pretty sick for the last week and was finally diagnosed with a sinus infection this morning (i waited too long to go to the doctor)… with an RX in hand and 2 samples of flonase – i went to the store and loaded up for the weekend so i won’t have to deal with superbowl sunday… i really hope i’m feeling better by then and am looking forward to a semi-quiet weekend at home… only plans we have are getting deck measured for new shoes tomorrow with mom and that’s it… yay!

i hope to be back on my feet next week and until then, have a nice weekend…

happy friday!

]]> http://justanotherweigh.com/out-of-commission/feed 1 bring solha home http://justanotherweigh.com/bring-solha-home http://justanotherweigh.com/bring-solha-home#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:08:55 +0000 jodi http://justanotherweigh.com/?p=1237 i’m not sure how many of you are familiar with the blog rurallyscrewed, but if you’re not – it’s a great read… jessie is a writer and lives in rural virginia with her husband, jake, and their daughter, june… jake is currently stationed in afghanistan and she’s been sharing stories of a dog that his base has adopted, solha, and he wants to bring her home… here’s her latest post and if you’re an animal lover like me, or a fan of the blog, or neither and just want to help – please do! just look at that face!

thank you! :)

]]> http://justanotherweigh.com/bring-solha-home/feed 0 4-day weeks are the worst http://justanotherweigh.com/4-day-weeks-are-the-worst http://justanotherweigh.com/4-day-weeks-are-the-worst#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:20:22 +0000 jodi http://justanotherweigh.com/?p=1232 it’s been a long, frustrating, and stressful week at work, but my boss just found out a person she interviewed for the open designer job is really interested! that’s the best news ever, esp. before the weekend… i went home early yesterday (since things here utterly sucked and i had to leave), and didn’t get a chance to meet her in person, but will on tuesday… i have no doubt that i will like her, since my boss and i have the same taste in a lot of things, but i’m glad she values my opinion with stuff like this… fingers crossed that it works out!

since this week was a blur, last weekend was a busy one since i took it upon myself to paint the LR (seems to be a habit on 3-day weekends)… it’s a nice shade of blue, which goes well with the chocolate brown furniture, and the next project is finding curtains and figuring out what gets framed and where should it go… i love me a challenge! we did hang the mirror above the fireplace (that i bought in june ’11) and love it…

i haven’t tried the elliptical yet since it was missing a piece, and then when we were almost finished putting it together – another piece was missing! stupid company… so i called them on monday and we got the pieces yesterday, though it was 2 of one part and the other parts that go with it, weren’t included… eric was able to make-do with what they sent, so now it’s together and ready for use… ironic that today, HR sent an email re: the building gym was finished and will be open for business on monday… that’s the 2nd best piece of news i’ve gotten today…

weekend plans: possibly ride-along with eric so he can get quotes for a truck-cap and then visit with mom on sunday…

happy friday…

]]> http://justanotherweigh.com/4-day-weeks-are-the-worst/feed 1 new year, new blog http://justanotherweigh.com/new-blo http://justanotherweigh.com/new-blo#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:43:15 +0000 jodi http://justanotherweigh.com/?p=1201 for those of you that have known me for a while, you shouldn’t be surprised that i’ve been playing around with a new design… i decided to actually purchase a wordpress theme template this time around and was having some “issues”, but all is good now and i’m back in business… i will probably keep tweeking things here and there, so just bear with me…

work is starting to pick-up again because of our annual meeting, and even though it’s 4-months away – things are in full swing… i’m the lead (and only) designer so that means i have to do everything that could possibly be needed to promote the event between now and may 9… the only thing i’m excited about is maybe getting to meet george lucas who will be doing a panel on the last day (he’s dating the chairman of the conference)… so if it seems like i’m complaining a lot – you’ll know why…

our new elliptical was delivered on saturday morning and while trying to assemble it on sunday – we found a piece was missing… talk about disappointed! ugh! i had to contact the company and they’re sending a new one in the mail so fingers-crossed that it arrives soon and that i can start using it… eric, god love him, took apart the bowflex and being that i didn’t get much response from friends/facebook – i put a listing on freecycle.org and got a ton of responses… late saturday night, an 8-month pregnant woman and her boyfriend came over and took it away… she said she had 5 brothers and it would be going in her mom’s basement – win win, in my book!

not much else is new really – deck is really becoming a busy-body and quite daring on occasions… like trying to go down steps the normal way and not backwards and climbing on my footstool in the LR and jumping-off… are all 15-mos kids like this or just boys? we’ve also been working on cutting out his nap time bottles and think it’s going pretty well – the doctor on our last visit said that by the time he’s 15-mos, he should be having all his meals in the kitchen… it’s weird to not give him a bottle anymore and part of me is sad that he’s growing so fast, but the other part is excited to see what’s next… ah, the joys of parenthood…

happy hump day!

]]> http://justanotherweigh.com/new-blo/feed 1 first post of 2012 http://justanotherweigh.com/first-post-of-2012 http://justanotherweigh.com/first-post-of-2012#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 21:20:52 +0000 jodi http://justanotherweigh.com/?p=1181 happy new year! i’ve been enjoying my last day of vacation so i apologize for the lack of posts during the holidays… we had a flurry of activity here between christmas and new years, and like i said – today is my last day of peace and quiet before going back to work… i celebrated by going to IKEA this morning and then i FINALLY ordered all of deck’s photos for his 1st year album (kinda late, huh)… i really need to come up with a better system, like maybe assemble them every quarter because it’s quite time-consuming… ugh…

anyhoo, we had a wonderful holiday and enjoyed having deck all to ourselves for the week… he is getting busier and busier by the day, and just tears around the house like a maniac… we have to keep all the bathroom doors closed or he will either (1) play in the toilet, (2) get into the trashcan, or (3) all the above… he’s also been enjoying throwing things down the stairs and vegging out on his bean bag… we didn’t go overboard for presents and even though he got some really great toys – his favorite thing is a wrapping paper tube! oy vey! his best present was a wooden motorcycle rocker from my sister (which also came with a baby harley davidson helmet, vest, jacket, etc.)… so damn cute!

i finally got word from the elliptical company and it will be delivered on saturday! we totally have room in the basement, but i really want to get rid of the bowflex first and what a beast that is! ugh…

well, i hope everyone had a wonderful christmas and new years… here’s to a happy and healthy 2012!

twas the night before christmas…

deck sporting his christmas jammies…

santa brought me an alien doll (my favorite movie)…

santa brought eric a steeler’s jersey…

deck all dressed up for church…

check out my ride, baby…

my boys hanging out in front of the fire…

]]> http://justanotherweigh.com/first-post-of-2012/feed 1 merry christmas to me http://justanotherweigh.com/merry-christmas-to-me http://justanotherweigh.com/merry-christmas-to-me#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 20:37:02 +0000 jodi http://justanotherweigh.com/?p=1168 check-out what i just bought… 2012 is going to be an awesome year… :)

]]> http://justanotherweigh.com/merry-christmas-to-me/feed 0 santa baby http://justanotherweigh.com/santa-baby http://justanotherweigh.com/santa-baby#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:55:48 +0000 jodi http://justanotherweigh.com/?p=1161 friday’s trip to meet santa well really well – deck didn’t cry, scream, or jump of his lap, so it was a total success! two benefits of going on a weekday is (1) only having to wait 5-minutes and (2) finding a parking space! whoo hoo carrots! if we hadn’t rushed out of there, to beat rush-hour traffic, i would’ve stayed to do some window shopping (or real shopping esp. at crate & barrel)…

the rest of the weekend was pretty normal – on saturday, the boys got their haircut and on sunday, we visited with my mom and helped her w/a few things around the house… i also did some grocery shopping, laundry, and unpacked our books in the basement so the spare bedroom is almost empty… we also decided that the bowflex exercise machine that the previous owner gifted us, is going unused and honestly – i don’t see myself ever using it… so, i think we’re going to get rid of it and buy an elliptical – that way, we’ll both be able to workout at the same time and it will be something i know i will use (esp. this winter)… the gym in my building here is STILL under reconstruction, who knows when it will reopen, and i’m definitely not getting any skinnier…

this week should be pretty quiet here, at least after wednesday when all the work i have will be done for the year… my boss is out and then i’m off until january 4 – can’t wait…

happy monday…

deck waiting to see santa…

deck with santa (my camera)…

deck with santa (the official photo)…

my new, homemade chalkboard in the kitchen…

]]> http://justanotherweigh.com/santa-baby/feed 3 thursday is the new friday http://justanotherweigh.com/thursday-is-the-new-friday http://justanotherweigh.com/thursday-is-the-new-friday#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:41:43 +0000 jodi http://justanotherweigh.com/?p=1152 my in-laws are coming to stay w/us this weekend, as they make their way to florida (the auto train leaves from VA)… this will be the first time they have stayed w/us, for various reasons, and i’m thankful that the house is wheelchair friendly so eric’s dad should get around just fine… i ordered an air-mattress and that’s what we’ll be sleeping on in the spare bedroom since they will be in our room – fingers-crossed that it doesn’t leak (my worst fear)… we don’t have much planned besides the women going on a holiday house tour saturday and then perhaps having eric’s brother and family over… i feel like i have a million things to do between now and tomorrow – grocery shopping, finish decorating, cleaning, etc. etc – and will do what i can and not stress if things aren’t perfect…

we put the tree up this past weekend and i finished putting the 850 lights on tuesday – now it just needs ornaments and that project will be done… i still have the mantle and above to decorate, and was pleased with the personalized stockings that i received from landsend yesterday (need to find simple stocking hooks – any suggestions?)… i’ve done a bit more shopping and am now compiling a list for eric’s nieces and nephews (amazon rocks!)… on monday, my mom and i will be making our annual christmas shopping trip – not sure where, but we’ll wear our santa caps like usual and have fun…

hope everyone is having a good week and i’ll check-in again soon…

happy thursday…

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