tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87693914558970872052012-02-20T08:05:27.950-07:00Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11654034752681918593noreply@blogger.comBlogger1881100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8769391455897087205.post-70309909534588375132011-12-29T00:30:00.002-07:002011-12-29T00:44:44.131-07:00

This year we stayed in California for Christmas and since we have no family around it was just the 3 of us making it a small, simple, and relaxing day.  The whole month of December, Lucy would crawl under the Christmas tree and bring me 3+ packages from the advent calendar her Nana gave her.  She faithfully remembered that she should be getting a piece of candy each day or maybe she was just

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It happened.  I debated about whether or not I would take Lucy to sit on Santa's lap because I wasn't about to spend $20 for a picture of her crying on Santa's lap at the mall.  Lucy missed the church party where Santa came because she needed her beauty sleep.  I texted my only sorta friend (we've only seen each other 3 times in 6 months and 2 times it was an accident) and asked her if she knew

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I have a new love. Of course it has to do with Lucy.It's these....I love her hair in PIGTAILSTWINTAILS Whatever you want to call them,I can't get enough of them!!!It's just how a little girls hair should be. :D Although I do remember a time when I thought they were hideous.

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Casey and I both did not sleep well last night.  From the news we heard that the Santa Ana winds would be in full force down here for a few days but I was not expecting a restless nights sleep as sirens from fire trucks, ambulance, and police cars kept us up.  When I woke up I was nervous to go outside as I heard the cracking of trees and destruction all night.  I turned on the news and heard

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I recently took a look at the keywords people type into Google that leads them to my page.  I was shocked and started laughing hysterically to see what brought people to my page. What People Searched - My thoughts on the subject Cindy Playboy bunnies 2011 (i love playboy logo but i'm not playboy, Playboy +cindy + utah + nude women + 20 variations of the same thing) - 50+ people came to my blog

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I debated about whether or not I was going to dress Lucy up for Halloween this year as she is still so young and people realize that all of the candy she gets is more for the parents than for her.  My sister Wendy finally convinced me that I had to do it and the city of Pasadena had a trick-or-treat downtown that I decided to go to. Remember I have no friends aka no one to go with/go to for

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When I moved from Manteca, California to Northern Utah in 2003 I went to the DMV to get a Utah driver's license.  My parents moved to a small town in Utah population 17,000 and when I went to the DMV I was THE ONLY PERSON THERE!!!! My mind was blown.  The DMV is infamous for it's long lines and the horrid state workers.  The Utah DMV employee handed me the Utah State Driver's Manual and a test

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Lucy's ONE!!!  How many fingers is that? Lucy woke up and we helped her open her presents.  I wrapped two things but she was not interested in tearing off the wrapping paper.  She loves her new teddy bear that plays peek-a-boo with her and I think she's content with her other gifts as well.  She had eggs, hash browns, and a banana for breakfast.After she put on her "Birthday Girl" shirt (which

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Lucy is quickly approaching her first birthday and I'm not exactly sure how we will celebrate.  She still does not have any particular interests and would rather pull all of the Tupperware out of the cupboard than play with her toys.   So I'm asking y'all for ideas. What did you do for your baby's first birthday? Did you have a party, a theme? Did you do anything special for your baby that day

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Remember this post about how brave I was, how I stepped out of my comfort zone and donated blood?  Well I decided to take it one more step.  Last week I decided that If I am brave enough to donate blood maybe I should try plasma donation. I have always wanted to try it at least one time  If it's a horrible experience, I have nothing to lose and potentially $40 to gain if I actually complete a

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I can't believe my baby is 11 months.  I don't think I will be able to call her my baby much longer.  Lucy has had a great month.  She weighs 23.5 lbs. and she's into everything.  Sometimes I feel like I have a puppy dog and not a baby because she follows me around the house and can obey simple commands (ie. no, stop, come, etc). My favorite thing this month is that Lucy has learned her first

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I'm not sure who gave up first yesterday. There was no hope of making the day a happy one since dawn.  The migraine and dizziness that I woke up with only made the situation worse. Lucy was inevitably disappointed to realize that her cousin and constant playmate who visited her for a few days was gone when she woke up. Perhaps I gave up first, because all I wanted to do all day was lay down.  I

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In August Casey and I celebrated 6 years of marriage.  We had a night in with some take out Thai food while we watched a movie from Redbox.  What I've learned after 6 years of marriage is that it's not the random flowers, gifts, etc. that reminds me how much Casey loves me but it's this: Casey has my warm robe ready for me when I get out of the shower on cold days  Casey is constantly buying a

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I can't believe my baby is nearly one year old.  She seems more and more like a little girl and less like a baby.  This month Lucy has refined giving kisses.  She gives you the muah sound with a wet open mouth.  I can't complain 'casue it's just so cute.  She points at objects of interest and she waves 'hi' when prompted. This month Lucy discovered her shadow.She's teething.She's into

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So, after my rant about my ghetto neighborhood I did indeed file a police report and I learned that: 1997 Honda Accords are a desirable vehicle to steal as they are easy to get 'bump keys' for where a key can open any '97 Honda Accord. These stolen Honda Accords are generally used for joy rides, drug runs, or sold for parts. Stolen Hondas in my area are generally found in industrial parking

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24 May 2011 Yesterday morning was like any other Monday morning.  I was running 5 minutes late to work and flying out the door when I open the door from my apartment to my parking lot and think… hmmm… Where is the Honda?  We took a drive last night and parked it right there where we ALWAYS park it.  MAYBE Casey moved it with out me knowing? NO, not likely.  Somebody totally kifed it.  Should I

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As I helped one of my girlfriends pack and move a few months ago, she lamented that she wasn't ready to start over in a new place and try to make new girlfriends. She stated that making new girlfriends is like dating all over again. She stated that she wasn't ready to attempt making new friends and hates guessing when it is the right time to "ask them out on a date". I laughed at my girlfriends

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At every stage and new milestone I tell myself I love the stage Lucy is in right now.  I don't want her to grow up any more because I love this stage.  But then she grows up and I love the next stage too.  This month Lucy moved away from her loving grandparents and aunts and uncles from Utah to California.  She was the perfect baby during the 9ish hour drive from Utah to Pasadena, Ca, thanks to

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I've been MIA for awhile. I had a last minute trip to D.C., I quit my job, packed my house, moved to California, oh and my car was stolen. And while I'm thinking about California I should mention that it will take about 30 days until I can get Internet ... and I'm not to keen on this blogging from your phone garbage. Come August this blog may be overwhelmed with update overload. I guess you could

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For years when the blood bank came to work, school, etc.  I always lied to myself and said... I'm underweight so I can't donate when in actuality I was worried that I would pass out and it would hurt.  For years this was true I was bordering the 110 lbs. limit but I promised myself that if I actually ever went through with having a baby that I could most definitely donate blood.  And let's be

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I’ve been thinking about this blog post for 3 years now but now that it’s actually here I don’t know what to say… Congrats! I’m so proud of you.  I think I was more excited for the ceremony than you. I think the pride and joy this brought our parents was almost comparable to a grandchild, although I’m not sure which is more expensive ;).  My mother shed enough tears on the occasion to

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Lucy has been busy this month.  We took her to her 6 month appointment and she's in the 95% for height and weight and she has the rolls to prove it. Lucy has been trying to keep up with current technology and the news Now that the snow is melting (we're still waiting for it to warm up) Lucy is enjoying the outdoors.She tried out the swingbut we can't wait to get to the beach.  She's already

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I am absolutely REPULSED by the utter misuse and OVER use of the Playboy Bunny logo. I remember when I was in High School just about every girl seemed to have some sort of Playboy paraphernalia.  There were stickers on binders and back packs, key chains, tattoos, sweatshirts, etc. I had forgotten about those years of my life until recently. I took a vacation to visit some family in Portland.  I

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As I drove 1.5 hours to my parents house last week I did a lot of thinking, which is always scattered and all over the place.  While I drove I envisioned a fantasy world where Cindy's Traffic Laws ruled the roads.  I've decided that if I were a police officer this is what I would actually enforce: Rolling through stop signs (California stops) are perfectly acceptable.  If it appears that the

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Lucy has been Styling my hair Attempting to hold her own bottle. Meeting Mom at work to eat lunch with her.  I love it so much.  She's my little koala bear. Lucy has started solids.  If you missed the video you can find it here. She's been talking & laughing more For about a week she was waking up around 5:30 am just to have a chat with herself.  Luckily that stopped after a few days.   She is

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I feel like it's been a week in the life of Lloyd on Dumb and Dumber, "We got no food, no jobs... our PETS' HEADS ARE FALLING OFF!" "  Ok, life is not nearly THAT bad.  But to review, this week.... Our laptops motherboard died 1 month before Casey's graduation.  Bummer! I had a bunionectomy and if you like to see GROSS pictures this is what it looked like days later I did tell

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I took a late lunch the other day and ran into one of my favorite people who lives at the facility where I work  (I work at a facilty that cares for challenging people (behaviorally and medically) who are also mentally challenged.)  Mr. Oreganistan/Orlando Bloom got a job at the cafe on campus.  I was enjoying a quick lunch by myself when Mr. Oreganistan started making conversation with me. Mr

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I was talking to my sister one day and she told me, with excitement, that her hair had grown and that it was now 2 hands, 3 fingers, and a dukey.  What?  She explained that when she put it in a pony tail she had 2 full handfuls of hair followed by the length of 3 fingers and then there was too little hair to measure so she called it a dukey.  Her hair had grown 1 finger length.I don't think

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Today we fed Lucy rice cereal for the first time and she thought it was hilarious.  I have never seen her laugh so hard.  Excuse my mommy voice.  The video is 1 minute 30 seconds in case you are interested in seeing her.

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My baby is 4  months old today and I can't believe it.  She's growing up too fast.  If you find your way to Never Land give me directions because I would love to freeze time now as Lucy is at such a fun stage.  She talks non-stop and loves to flirt.  She is always trying to sit up and now has preferences as to what position we put her in, what a diva.  And call me crazy but I think the girl might

Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11654034752681918593noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8769391455897087205.post-20884644930086331842011-01-25T08:21:00.001-07:002011-03-16T22:52:26.144-06:00

Call me crazy but I never used to really like bacon.  I LOVED bacon FLAVOR but eating actual bacon uber grossed me out.  The texture of the fat is just so chewy I always seemed to instantly gag.  That is until Casey started cooking.  I know, you're all shocked!  The man has made me 2 meals in his life but after his summer in California he picked up some culinary skills.  Every morning

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PART I I'm not gonna lie it made me feel better when I told my sister about my intervention that she too had a Pale Intervention at work where someone actually gave her iron pills.  I knew it was genetic!  It's just too bad I didn't hear this from her before I decided to take my co-workers advice. Because I believe in self medicating over seeking out professional help, and against everyone's

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I realize you all don't love my child as much as me which is why I try to limit Lucy posts to monthly unless something notable/adorable happens.  Here's what Lucy has been up to. The day before Lucy turned 3 months old Mom returned to work full-time leaving Lucy with her daddy which both of them are enjoying. Ok I tease, she really does love it!  See.  December & January has been cold and

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This morning at work I was faced with an intervention.  After spending 10 minutes in the freezing cold to deliver some items to another building I walked into my building.  The women in the office were huddled and asked me to come chat with them, not that unusual.  Little did I know I was about to face an intervention. Both women turned to "The Leader" and she says, "Cindy you look really pale."

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I think I've mentioned before that the residents who live at the facility where I work all have jobs unless they are a student or are retired.  The jobs vary by interest and availability.  There are a lot of jobs on campus including shredding paper, delivering warehouse items, and creating crafts for sell at Cottage Enterprises.  I often walk through Cottage Enterprises as I go to and from

Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11654034752681918593noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8769391455897087205.post-18723003631704521892011-01-03T09:58:00.005-07:002011-03-16T22:51:59.473-06:00

It's been an eventful year for Casey and I.   I've really loved my job, which if you know me at all that's a miracle.  I've had an eventful year at work.I've gotten to know and love my co-workers.  They have pranked my office, we've enjoyed lunches together, and celebrated holidays. They were all nice enough to get together and throw me a baby shower, many of the men's first. I've learned so

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I asked for postpartum advice when I was pregnant and I know many of you are currently pregnant so here's my two cents worth of advice. Things to have available for when you get home - For the Baby: Socks Burp cloths Nightlights Some sort of concealed container for diapers Gas medicine, pain medicine, gripe water (it's for gassy/colic babies), & TriViSol if you nurse exclusively. Travel diaper

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I was sad to miss Santa's visit to work this year because I love hearing the residents sing and listening to them in the hall while they sit on Santa's lap and give him their wish list. Since I've been back at work patient's have been inquiring as to how Mom and Baby are doing. I've had the following conversations: One patient who met my husband months ago is consistently asking me how Casey

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Lucy has been busy growing.  At her 2 month appointment she weighed 12 lbs. 10 oz and was a brave little girl when she got her shots. In the past month Lucy has been:enjoying going to Jazz gamessleepingstrengthening her neck during tummy time, which usually turns into her eating her handskissing up to her Nana (Who, me? Yes, you!) getting ready for Christmas She's also been busy appeasing her

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My husband likes to watch sports and when I hear the following phrases coming from the tv I giggle.  That's right, giggle.  Sometimes listening to sports brings the 13 year old out in me.  Who wouldn't laugh when they hear men calling the game saying the following phrases with excitement: Deep penetration Play action Force it inside Money shot Is it just me? Has any one else noticed any

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Remember this post about how I was feeling super content with my post partum body, well when I returned to work I was totally deflated.  My first week back at work I was happy to discover that I still was able to squeeze into my tailored work pants.  That's what I thought anyways. On my third day of work I went home to go with Casey and Lucy to a dr. apt. I bent over to change Lucy's diaper and

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This week I've been enjoying my time off before returning to work.  This week happiness is Putting up the Christmas decorations Snuggeling my baby Making sugar cookies Dressing up my baby Listening to Christmas music Playing with my baby I'm not looking forward to returning to work

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As you all know my 'mind over matter' mentality to induce labor at 38 weeks was an epic fail.  In retaliation my body decided to wait until 40 weeks, 1 day before I delivered.  I may just have a weak mind but I did effectively pull off one of the greatest mind tricks of all time.  What's that you ask?  Thinking that I look FANTASTIC for just having a baby. How did I accomplish this?  While I

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Week OneLucy recuperated in the hospital and moved into her new home.  When she was born she weighed 8 lbs. 9 oz. and she left the hospital 8 lbs. 3 oz. and 19 inches long.She took her first sponge bath.  As you can see she's already concerned about her modesty.and the first two weeks she had more lab tests for jaundice than she appreciated. Week TwoShe had her first doctors appointment and

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Preface I am the youngest of 5 kids.  TEN YEARS ago when I was 15 my family went on a vacation to Lake Tahoe.  We rented bikes and went for a ride around the lake.  My parents took off on their own route on their tandem bike, while us kids went our own way.  I was struggling to keep up with everyone (whom all had developed adult bodies).  Knowing myself I assume that I was whining and

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 After a week of consistent contractions, 10 months of positive thinking for an early labor/delivery, and trying every mythological means to induce labor (minus spicy food) my baby decided she would come when she wanted to.  At 2 AM (my first attempt to be admitted to the hospital) on October 14th the nurse promised me that labor and delivery was close (no duh, my contractions have been 1-2

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(Can you tell that I'm excited to leave the hospital?  Melanie this photo is for you so that you can see what  what I wore home from the hospital. ;) I don't know if you recall from previous posts but I have 3 basic fears.  Grasshoppers, pregnancy/child birth, and Pepto-Bismol/constipation (although I've never been constipated, it scares me).  I was more worried about cleaning out the colon after

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As I've mentioned on here before, Casey is a vivid dreamer.  His dreams are more intense when he is stressed or is lacking sleep.  On one of the first nights we brought Lucy home I wasn't too surprised when I woke up to him tucking me in and saying I needed to be swaddled tighter. Thanks for looking out for me ;).

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Lucy May Born: October 15, 2010At: 1:39 a.m.Weight: 8lbs 9 oz.Length: 19 in. Her first portrait taken at the hospital. The happy grandparents!

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I haven't stopped entering and winning blog giveaways although it does go in phases.  Here's some of my earnings since my last post. I won some adorable headbands from Baby Flair Boutique that I CAN'T WAIT to try on my little girl. I also won these mitts from Anarashii's blog.  She shipped them to me all the way from New Zealand and they are made from local wool.  Aren't they adorable? I can't

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My favorite patient stopped by my office yesterday.  You know the one, the boy who cut out pictures of Orlando Bloom for me and taught me about the War in Oreganistan, that one.  While I struggled to keep him from tearing my office apart, we did have some great conversation. Concerned with how large I am getting he asked me, "Has your doctor told you how big the baby is yet?" Me: No, but she's

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As a child our family vacations were always to Idaho/Utah to see family.  My parents loaded up the car early in the morning and we would drive from California to Utah for 10-12 hours until we reached our destination.  Only on RARE occasions would they break up the drive and stop and get a hotel.  Any time the opportunity presented itself I asked to stay at Circus Circus in Reno, Nv.  In my

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It seems as if most of my readers already have children so I'm asking y'all for any postpartum advice. Some topics I am interested in: To bind or not to bind? Belly binding or postpartum shapers seem really popular these days and maybe it's just because so many celebrities are having babies and endorsing products (like Kourtney Kardashian with the Belly Bandit) but I want to know... 1.  What

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I've been busy lately putting the finishing touches on my nursery.  I bought this dresser for $15 in the classifieds section and spent one afternoon spray painting it to match my furniture in the nursery. BeforeAfter I also decided to mod podge some picture frames for the nursery thanks to some inspiration from Rachel's blog.  I bought the plain wood frames at Michael's for $1 and found some

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Both of my wonderful families came together and threw an awesome baby shower for me.  While my sister Wendy was in town for a wedding she worked with my sister-in-law Tiffany to host a shower for all of my family and friends.  It was a lot of fun and I got at ton of useful things including: clothes, diapers, bathing supplies, you name it.  Thanks to all who came. Sadly I'm not a photo taker so

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 You're Gonna Be a Momma, if you recall similar words were uttered before I got my first kiss at work. This post is mostly for me to remember some of my favorite remarks from patients when discovering that I am pregnant.  Some oviously have more tact and some have absolutely no inhibitions. 1.  Coming from a grumpy old man in a wheelchair while shaking his finger at me, "You better be married.

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When I got to my office after a quick bathroom break I found this under my door.  Why would someone take the time to put trash in a Ziploc bag and slide it under my door.  Don't even ask me what it is!  After close examination I still have NO CLUE.

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In an effort to help one of the social workers get the necessary paper work completed quickly I escorted him and two patients to a meeting to get some authorization forms signed.  As we walked for about 10 minutes from one side of campus to the other one of the high functioning patients started to strike up a conversation with me. The patient was telling me about some distant relative who was

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One of my favorite patients visited me the other day.  He loves to color and he is often carrying around coloring books, magazines, etc. and asks me (or anyone he can find) to make copies so that he can color the same picture multiple times.  When he stopped by this time he brought me a gift.  He tends to steal things so I was really hoping it wasn't something he had stolen.  He had ripped

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Have you ever noticed the proximity effect?  What is the proximity effect you ask?  The closer you are to an object the more people assume you know about that object.  For example, at a previous job I was often the closest available person next to the copy machine so when staff had problems with the copy machine they assumed, since I sat by it, that I must know how to fix the copy machine. I

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I got my first kiss at work today!  As I was walking around campus to get a little bit of exercise during my lunch I saw the Locked Down Boys headed my way.  The Locked Down Boys are the handful of guys who are harmful to themselves and others.  Most of them have a criminal history and live in the Locked Down facility to ensure EVERYONE'S safety.  They only get to leave the building if they are

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This morning as I looked at my Google Reader I came across this blog giveaway for a cat toy. Umm... when you saw that picture did you think cat toy?  I thought it looked like a homemade feminine product.  Who wouldn't have issues with a feminine product that looks like a finger?  Is that a knife in the background?  What does a knife have to do with a cat toy?  Oh yes, it must be a Halloween

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I have recently come to the conclusion that pregnancy literally turns a woman into a baby.  While I have not experienced all of the symptoms of pregnancy I've read plenty of books/blogs to know what many women experience.  The following proves my theory: 1.  If for some reason I am overly emotional (read crying inconsolably) it's because I am hungry or tired.  If you feed me or put me to bed

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The other day I came home from work and was so excited to see my new crib bedding on my door step that I rushed into the house excited about opening it up and envisioning it in the baby's room.  My mind was filled with the idea of pink, polka dots, and elephants.  I opened the door to the second bedroom (soon to be baby's room) and stopped dead in my tracks when I saw this THIS IS THE ACTUAL

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Remember this post where I talked about Technology Incompetence in the Workplace (TIW).  Near the end of a frustrating work day Boss asked me to create a report for her.  The only frustation I had with this request is that Boss asks me for it almost every month and every month I tell Boss THE EXACT SAME THING.  It's a report that I update at least monthly, and save in a shared folder so that Boss

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As Casey is spending a lot of time in California for an internship this summer we decided last week that we would meet in Las Vegas this weekend as a fun summer trip.  I called my brother & sister-in-law and they were nice enough to drive with me to St. George, which I'm sure they regretted at some point because I think I talked the whole way there and back.  I guess with Casey being gone I had a

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1. Wow, you sure have gained a lot of weight.                   Thanks boss, like I haven't noticed. 2. Coming from a woman at work who knows I am pregnant: "What is that?" (pointing to my stomach) "Is it just your shirt?"                   Yes, I like to wear shirts that make me look fatter and round. C'mon, of course it's my body  that makes my shirt protrude.  3. After discussing the

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About the same time we all heard about BPs oil leak (see footage here) We noticed some problems of our own at work.  It started with the asphalt boiling.  So our maintentance crew started digging.  At first it was a small trench and staff were still able to utilize the parking lot and access Medical Services quickly.  Maintenance kept digging and digging and for the past 1.5 months there has

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It's been a sad week here at work.  About two months ago our facility's budget for the next fiscal year (which starts in July) was cut by $1.5 million.  Everyone on campus knew it would be a deep cut and the rumors started to fly about how the cut would be implemented.  First the Department of Human Services offered an incentive to those eligible for retirement on the condition that they could

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Every couple of years the patient's profile pictures need updated and it just so happens that this year there are nearly 100 face shots that I need to take.  While locating and photographing all of these patients is going to be a hassle over the next few weeks I do love going out into the resident's homes and getting to know them while I take their pictures. Note: About 1/3 of our patient's are

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GIRL!!!!!! I couldn't be happier!

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I find out the gender of this baby TOMORROW and  I can't wait!  The reality that I am going to have a kid still hasn't sunk in.  I keep thinking maybe once xy and z happen then it will seem real so hopefully a little bit of reality will sink in tomorrow when I find out the gender.  All week I've had this Sleeping Beauty clip stuck in my head. Pink, blue, pink. People are always asking me if I

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Do you ever see things around town that just kind of make you giggle to yourself?  Lately I have been taking the opportunity to document these events. 1. While waiting in line to purchase fabric at JoAnn's I noticed this book, Still Stripping After 25 Years.  Good for her.  The vest adds a special touch. 2. In the Wal-Mart parking lot yesterday something caught my eye.  Ya know those popular

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Today I went through my blog subscriptions and got rid of the ones that are boring or don't post often enough to make it worth reading and so I'm turning to you for suggestions.  Do you have any blogs that might fill my void?  I've found blogs through links, comments from other readers on posts, and I feel like I've ran out of new material.  I enjoy all sorts of blogs, humorous, DIY (do it

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As I walked through campus the other dayI saw something bright white in the cross walk.  I wondered if what I saw was really what I was thinking it was.  As I got closer my suspicions were correct and I had to take a photo to share it with you all. How/why someone's underwear is in the middle of the crosswalk on campus is beyond me.  These whitey tighties weren't even close to a residential

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Now that you have all read some "Cindy Stories" and realize that I continually and easily embarrass myself you will be much more appreciative of hearing about one of the most... awkward ... moments of my life.  And as you can imagine  I have many to choose from. See this picture? It's actually capturing awkwardness. My entire family was in town for Easter.  The last time we all got together

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Ya'll were right.  While some of the small details might have been changed or remembered incorrectly they were all true (maybe with some slight exaggeration) except for "Library Snooze" story which was completely fabricated.  I don't talk in my sleep and while I have slept in the Harold B. Lee library I did not have any embarrassing stories of sleeping in the library.

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So the game Two Truths and a Lie really ended up being Three Truths and a Lie because with only 2 it seemed too easy.  So now it's time to vote.  Which story isn't true?  Why do you think you're right?

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Have you ever seen a human specimen that is so fantastically good looking that your jaw literally drops?  When you see such a fine looking man and he appears to be flirting with you it's amazing all of the details you can remember.  I was walking with one of my roommates Northbound on the West side of the Harold B. Lee Library on BYU campus.  My roomie Kristin and I were chatting it up through

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As mentioned in previous posts about my days at BYU it was important to have a place in the library where you could meet people, study, write papers, and most importantly sleep.  In my young ignorance my Freshmen year I thought the "sleeping section" of the library was on the main floor in those big fluffy leather chairs where it appeared everyone else on campus slept.  Everyone except the

Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11654034752681918593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8769391455897087205.post-76520379811511545292010-04-21T07:06:00.003-06:002011-03-16T22:59:41.498-06:00

As mentioned in previous posts I am very clumsy (and Casey's feet have suffered).  I always have unexplainable bruises because 1- I bruise easily and 2- I'm always tripping, falling, running into things, you get the idea. This day was no different.  My Freshmen year in college at BYU I went to the Bookstore the first week of school, which is always the craziest time because EVERYONE on campus is

Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11654034752681918593noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8769391455897087205.post-69648379418568770152010-04-20T06:41:00.000-06:002011-03-16T22:59:41.499-06:00

Brianna and I were inseparable throughout our days at BYU.  We were neighbors as Freshmen but we were also bffs.  Brianna was the friend who could convince me to do crazy/stupid stuff. (Like I needed any help with that).  One night we went to a "party", which usually at BYU means 10-30 people hanging out playing social games like Two Truths and a Lie.  This night we weren't playing any

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You know that game that you dread at social gatherings, Two Truths and a Lie?  I've seen countless blogs "play" this same game on their blog and when you run out of post ideas it seems like a great game to "play".  If I could remember even one of the blogs that played this game I would give them credit. Actually I retract that because frankly it's not an original idea so I probably wouldn't

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I am so sick of TIW.  What is TIW, you ask? Technology Incompetence in the Workplace.  I am absolutely dumbfounded by the stupidity I have witnessed JUST TODAY. 1.  One of the professionals on campus stopped by my office to discuss the presentation they will be giving to the patient's parents about the services they provide. I asked if a video will be included in the Power Point presentation. 

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The Blog Giveaway Loot for March $50 gift card to Omaha Steaks from here.I'm thinking of buying these sirloin steaks.  I've heard people rave about Omaha Steaks but it will be the first time I've tried them.  If you've used them before let me know what you liked. I entered this giveaway and won a gorgeous dress of my choice from Stop Staring.  It was hard to pick just one dress but I went with a

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 I was so excited to miss my Manager's Meeting Wednesday morning that when I got ready for work the fact that it was St. Patrick's Day didn't even cross my mind nor my wardrobe.  I must have had a lapse in judgement that morning since I didn't consider where I worked and the patient's who would be eager to catch the St. Patty's Day offenders.  Many, many, many patients asked me where my green was

Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11654034752681918593noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8769391455897087205.post-44707035603565495302010-03-08T07:40:00.002-07:002010-06-15T08:43:52.159-06:00

Last night as Casey and I drove up to Bountiful to visit with family.  We noticed a car that seemed to be constantly drifiting into our lane.  As Casey tried to pass him he got a little closer.  Casey honked to notify the driver that he was in our lane but the driver flipped us off and was on his way disregarded us.  Moments later the same cream 4 Runner speedily passed us in the next lane and

Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11654034752681918593noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8769391455897087205.post-48380006301196675032010-03-04T08:09:00.002-07:002011-03-16T22:59:41.499-06:00

Attention all shoppers.  I would like to propose some grocery shopping etiquette. 1.  For your safety, please use the sanitary wipes that are provided.  While I was shopping the other day I noticed how many people cough, sneeze, wipe their nose, etc. and continue to push the cart, which someone else will use. 2. When grocery shopping think of your cart like a car and drive it as such.  There

Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11654034752681918593noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8769391455897087205.post-47029807298824274372010-02-22T11:11:00.006-07:002011-03-16T22:44:13.395-06:00

Facts:1.  To my GREAT annoyance, when I was a Junior in high school and met with my career guidance couselor she actually suggested that I go into beauty pageants.  As if beauty pageants were actually a field of study.  I was a straight A student and her career guidance was BEAUTY PAGEANTS.  I tried explaining how that's not actually a career more of a scholarship program and even if it was a

Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11654034752681918593noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8769391455897087205.post-77056633002046436612010-02-17T09:25:00.004-07:002011-03-16T22:44:13.396-06:00

When employees are injured on the job Workers Compensation asks that we find another "light duty" position for them until they are physically capable of returning to their work.  I usually get these TTAs (Temporary Transitional Assignments) to supervise.  In a facility like this supervising injured and recovering employees creates a revolving door.  Sometimes it seems like the same 10 people keep

Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11654034752681918593noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8769391455897087205.post-67268765537051725302010-02-11T15:14:00.002-07:002010-02-11T19:55:15.080-07:00

It's been weeks since this happened but I can't get over the ridiculousness of it.  I know that I am not the only person who watched The Hills, since the show is still airing.  When I recently heard about Heidi Montag's 10 plastic surgeries in one day prior to the release of her new album Superficial I was stunned by her super stupidity. The first time she went under the knife she went from  this

Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11654034752681918593noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8769391455897087205.post-79042620981837676692010-02-02T15:10:00.007-07:002011-03-16T22:44:13.397-06:00

Do you hear that?   It's the sound of wedding bells ringing at work. In case you didn't already know I work at a facility for those with mental disabilities. Who is the lucky couple to have found love: Two former patients. But first the lovely couple would like to make sure that they have made the right decision.  But what could help them realize that this is what they both really want???? A

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Once Casey and I started dating we were joined at the hip.  We spent ALL of our time together.  We would convince each other to ditch class and go back to my apartment where I would make us lunch.  We would stay up into the wee hours of the morning talking about anything and everything.  We were together from sun up to sun down.  It seemed like we couldn't spend enough time together and we

Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11654034752681918593noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8769391455897087205.post-27648729899788706882010-01-29T11:16:00.026-07:002010-01-29T11:16:00.347-07:00

I just discovered a feature in Google Reader today. With Google you can now sort by magic.  How cool is that.  I used to believe in magic until I started watching Arrested Development and discovered how Gob Bluth 'made a boat disapper'. Michael: So, how'd you make the yacht disappear? Gob: Michael, a magician never reveals - [gets excited] Gob: - I sunk it. At least I think I sunk it. I

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I have been using Google Analytics to get an idea of how many readers I have, who they are, and where they are at.  The map below represents the history of my blog since I added Google Analytics to my blog (Sep. 2008).  I sometimes wonder about other bloggers readership so I thought I would share mine with you.  Apparently since I started this blog I have checked it 1,734 times and a few of my

Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11654034752681918593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8769391455897087205.post-56797007541932148192010-01-27T10:20:00.002-07:002011-03-16T22:44:13.398-06:00

This morning I went to our weekly staff meeting.  When I arrived in the conference room my regular seat had been taken.  The room had filled up quickly since some guests had been invited.  There were 3 seats left all of which were in the corners of the room and were positioned behind the propped open conference room doors. I took a seat in the chair behind the door.  Leaving the more accessible

Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11654034752681918593noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8769391455897087205.post-15687294201972374342010-01-26T09:09:00.001-07:002010-05-04T20:06:12.364-06:00

Since getting something for free is one of the coolest things ever/ it's the most exciting thing in my life I decided to show you my winnings this month.  After winning some gifts from blogs I have learned to be more selective in the giveaways I enter.  I'll be honest last month I was just so excited to be a winner I didn't care what it was, which was proven by the fact that I even entered a cat

Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11654034752681918593noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8769391455897087205.post-83330057337337820452010-01-25T12:43:00.005-07:002010-01-25T15:13:43.648-07:00

A long, long time ago (6 months ago) I used to complain that women always wanted to eat at this restaurant I thought the food just isn't that good.  Why do people keep going back there?  It must be because they have ginormous salads and we all know how women LOVE their salads.   No woman can really finish one of those burritos or salads can they?   At the start of the school year (August

Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11654034752681918593noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8769391455897087205.post-51481153838728599762010-01-23T09:11:00.001-07:002010-01-23T09:11:00.661-07:00

Garlic Update When I went home at night I thoroughly cleaned my bathroom and realized that my hands now smelled of bleach and not garlic.  This reminded me of my sister who used to work at Roundtable Pizza.  For awhile Roundtable had a garlic pizza special and she would come home every night and wash her hands with bleach to get the smell of garlic out of her hands.  So FYI bleach gets the

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