I think this guy hits the nail on the head...
What do you think? Don't be afraid to comment...link back to my blog from yours, take the video and post it on your own page! Spread the word one way or another...
~Peanut
"The shortest answer is doing."
-Lord Herbert
So, I had my right lower wisdom tooth removed last Thursday. I was not looking forward to it one bit...as you would know from previous posts from before the wedding. I was supposed to have both of the lower wisdom teeth pulled before the wedding, but freaked out and chickened out. Well...one down now, and one to go. I guess it went alright...it was pretty scary for me, but I lived! LOL Did you know that your jaw can break from the pressure of pushing down on a tooth hard enough? I had no idea!!! The surgeon was on my right, and the assistant on my left. One round of Novocaine was administered (in about 4 shots total), as well as the goopy local anaesthesia. They let me sit there for about 10 minutes to get good and numb. The surgeon and the assistant came back into the room, asked if I was numb or tingly, and I told them that my tongue was numb, but my lip was kind of tingly. The surgeon said "Ok, well we're going to go ahead and get started. Just raise your left hand if you feel anything at all." OK!!! NO PROBLEM!!! She made the first cut and I raised my hand. She said "You felt that????" So obviously I said "Yes, not a whole lot, but I felt a little bit." That's when I found out it wasn't "going to get any better", so they gave me another round of Novocaine. I was good and numb then, and they got to work!
This is when it gets good...
Surgeon on my right...assistant on my left. Surgeon has all the good tools. The drill, the chisel, the plier things...the works. The assistant has the sucking thing and a napkin pretty much. Out comes the drill...yay! Then the chisel. Wait...what are you going to do with that??? The assistant puts her arm under my jaw and says "This is just to support your jaw so it doesn't break". What??? Then the surgeon says "You're going to feel a lot of pressure, and hear a crack..." What??? CRACK. Yeah, apparently that was my tooth breaking into a couple of pieces. Gross. Anyways...more drilling, lots of digging, and a LOT more pushing on my tooth with that stupid chisel. By this time I'm starting to get tingly again...which means the numbness is starting to wear off already. It's only been another 10 minutes, come on!!! Out come about 3 pieces of my tooth. At least that's all I saw. Who knows how much there really was that came out. They stitched me up, gave me my post-op directions, and sent me on my way. Pain killer, anti-infection drugs, and a steroid. The hubby and I headed back home to grab our stuff for the weekend, and were on our way to Kinde! The doc told me to call if I was still numb after 6 hours. Well...after 6 hours, I was asleep. Still numb, but asleep. So I called in the morning and left a message. Didn't hear back for the whole weekend, but kept up per doctors orders with the gauze, meds, and the hot/cold compress stuff. It actually wasn't TOO bad.
Yesterday, I got to work and decided I would call the office to see if I needed to do anything...seeing as I was STILL partially numb. The lady on the phone proceeded to tell me "You should have called that night. They needed to call in an emergency prescription for you." Well, the emergency prescription was the steroid...which I already had. She came back on the phone and said that they needed to see me...like...3 days ago to check on it. So now, I'm going BACK in on Thursday morning for who knows what. I'm thinking x-rays or something to see the extent of the nerve damage. Yay. Now, the partially numb part is this...there's a spot in the front of my jaw on the right side that is numb to the touch, but if I pinch, I can feel it...go figure!
When I was trying to take my meds before bed last night, I grabbed a couple of those yummy vanilla sandwich cookies and some water. I went to bite into one of them and felt this searing pain! I couldn't figure out what it was... I bit again. Searing pain again...what in the world??? Then I realized that I was biting a very small part of my lip! Yeah, NOTE to SELF....If your lip is half NUMB...DO NOT attempt to eat HARD sandwich cookies without using your FINGER to make sure your LIP is not between your TEETH AND THE COOKIE!!!!! OUCH!!!! LMBO!!!!
Just think...I get to do all of this over again in two weeks for the left side!!! Hopefully that side goes a little bit easier since the tooth is more accessible... :-(
I'll blog about the weekend activities in Kinde shortly...
~Peanut
"Happiness is your dentist telling you it won't hurt and then having him catch his hand in the drill."
-Johnny Carson
That's right, The Big Boy bloomed this weekend while me and the man were up in Kinde for the 4th! They're so pretty!!! And, there's another one that's about to pop! Yippee!!!
See the one on the mid-right side that is about to bloom? I can't wait!
The close up of The Big Boy...sorry it's blurry, but he's pretty!!!
~Peanut
"Flowers are the sweetest things God ever made, and forgot to put a soul into."
-Henry Beecher, Life Thoughts, 1858
Yes, we added up all of the wedding money (ya know, the day after the wedding almost 2 wonderful months ago now), and we're getting a new bedroom set and a new mattress!!! YES!!! Now, my hubby will either not toss and turn as much, or if he does, he won't wake me up every time! Woohoo!!!!!!!! I really like the set too...it's gorgeous, and was pretty affordable! I can't wait to get it set up in our room to see how it looks with the paint. :-)
On a completely unrelated note...and this will kind of reinforce the fact that I am kind of strange...Have you ever tasted the liquid French Vanilla Coffee Mate coffee creamer? I tastes a lot like Lucky Charm's!!! LOL
Anyways...on with your day :-)
~Peanut
"The bed is a bundle of paradoxes: we go to it with reluctance, yet we quit it with regret; we make up our minds every night to leave it early, but we make up our bodies every morning to keep it late."
-Charles Caleb Colton
They are incredible, wonderful, amazing, loving, caring, great people!!!
That is all...
~Peanut
"Friendship isn't a big thing - it's a million little things."
-Author Unknown
Well, today has been surprisingly productive. It's amazing what you can get done when you actually get enough sleep. I have been EXHAUSTED for the last few days. Went to bed around 11 last night, and didn't get up until 9 or 9:30 this morning! I must have needed it. :-)
Anyhoo...I lazed around on the couch for a few hours, then decided to get up and going. Re-posted an ad on craigslist for my brother, then went and got in the shower. I was thinking about heading up to his place for his yard sale to see if there was anything we might need. Well, the more I thought about it...the more it didn't make sense. I would probably end up buying things we didn't really need, and that we don't really have room for. So I decided against it. I called and let him know what I was planning on doing though.
When I decided that I wasn't going to make the hike up there, I went up to Lowe's to buy some flowers for my front flower beds and something to plant under the pine tree in the front yard. About 30 minutes and $56 later, I had stuff loaded in the back of my Jeep, and I was on my way home! I didn't get everything I wanted because I couldn't find it all, but here's what I got...
2 Peppermint Hydrangea's. These are planted in the far north part of the flower bed where it bows out away from the house a little bit.
Close up of the flowers on the Peppermint Hydrangea's.
These can actually have blue or pink stripes 'painted' in the center of the white flowers depending on the pH of the soil. Maybe next year I'll play around with that a little bit to see what happens! I would love to get the soil balanced enough to have them come out purple.
I also got some Impatients. I've always loved these little flowers. Although, they were MUCH easier to handle the last time I dealt with them. They used to come in individual 'pods', but now, you get 3 stems per 'pod' so they all have to be broken apart. Well, I bought 10 'pods' of Impatients to spread across the two beds. I can't remember exactly what breed they are, but they are dark pink...almost red on the outside edges, with a white stripe down the middle! Check em out!
The Impatients in the bigger bed...
In the smaller bed...
And a close up of the flowers!
I'm very excited to FINALLY have some flowers planted. I didn't get my vegetable garden this year because the back yard has been on hiatus pretty much since we moved into the house. Next year though for sure! I'm going to have all kinds of stuff growing!
P.S. I also got some Hosta's to plant under the pine tree in the front yard...but I didn't take any pictures lol
I would also like to say Happy Father's Day to all new dads, old dads, and soon-to-be dads!
~Peanut
"Father! - to God himself we cannot give a holier name."
-William Wordsworth
So last night was our monthly girls night. We talked about boys, interesting driving stories (that's a whole post in itself...), former pets, and the fact that Jaibee's cat sheds enough to cover another whole cat in a matter of about 5 minutes. We had some good food, good talks, and good drinks!
One of the stories that came up when we were talking about pets, was my previous stint with fish. Probably about 5 or 6 years ago, I was living in an apartment in Clarkston with my brother and my (now...obviously...) ex boyfriend. We had a partial wall between the living room and the kitchen, where we had 2-10 gallon tanks set up. One was my brother's, the other was mine. I had a few goldfish, a few snails, a couple of mollies, and some tetras. They were entertainment for HOURS for the 2 cats. Well, I got down to one death-proof goldfish, 2 mollies, and a couple of snails. A bout of ich took out a few of them at once. The goldfish was the 'fancy' kind...with the pretty double tail, and the mollies were dalmatian mollies...black and white spotted. Unfortunately, I can't seem to locate the disc that has all of the old fish pictures on it so you all will have to just use your imagination!
Well, when I bought the goldfish, I actually bought 3 of them. One died before moving into the apartment, and another died shortly after. I think moving was just too much stress for the poor guy! Anyways...I'm down to one goldfish, 2 mollies (male and female), and a couple of snails. One day I got up and noticed that the female mollie was quite a bit more 'plump' than normal. Hmm. Well, the within the next few days after that, she was less 'plump', and I noticed these little bitty things in the tank! She had babies!!! About 30 of the little suckers. The goldfish apparently thought they were pretty tasty, and it ate most of them. I think the rest were eaten by the mom and dad mollies. Well, this cycle happened again, only this time...I bought a breeders net. I was able to get about 25 of the babies from the second batch into the breeders net, and out of reach of the monstrous, death-proof goldfish. It all worked for about a week. By that time, the baby mollies were probably about 1/2" long. The goldfish managed to chew a hole in the netting, and the babies escaped. Some got eaten...some survived. One actually managed to grow to about an inch in length...almost full size! Well, after this whole fun event, I came home to a belly-up goldfish...apparently the babies were too much competition for it. **giggle** I really wouldn't mind getting more mollies eventually. They're cool little fishies!!!
Ok, now on to the flowers. A little while back, I got some lilies from a lady that I work with. She brought them in for a few of us because they were getting 'out of control' at her house. I LOVE lilies...so I put them in the front flower beds. That was about 6 weeks ago I think. There were some full on plants, some sprouts, and a few bulbs. I tossed all of them in their own little holes, covered them, and gave them a good drink! They're not doing to shabby! No blooms yet, but there are buds on a few of them. Check it out!
The larger of the 2 flower beds...
The 'big boy'...(look at all those buds!!!)
The 'big boy's' little brother...
This one started as just a bulb! How cute! LOL
And this is my new sunflower garden in the back yard. There are 16 sprouts, and 2 that I would still consider 'seedlings'...can't wait for these bad boys to grow!
And with that...I'm going to bed. It's late, and I get to sleep in tomorrow!!! YAY!!! I've been so stinking tired the last few days, it's not even funny!
Good night blog world.
~Peanut
Rest in peace...
Adam Thad Riviera
October 1, 1987 - May 17, 2009
So, I was out and about searching for a new blog layout, and I found this one! I like it. A little funky, a little fancy...and a little sophisticated! I might end up changing it again later, but we'll see. Right now, I'm happy with it.
I was also perusing other blogs tonight. Did some click through action and came across this (it's already on 'my blog list' too). These ladies have it right. Babies, are babies. Plain and simple!!!
Anyways...I love my Jeep. I'm very glad I got it. :-) Got groceries with it tonight too...it was so nice!!! Ahhh, the simple things...
Well, I need to get to bed now. Goodnight blog world
~Peanut
"A baby is God's opinion that the world should go on."
-Carl Sandburg
Well, over the last month, I have gotten married (my drivers license number now starts with a 'B' **giggle**), cut my hair, and now it's time for me to say good-bye to the great Green Machine, and welcome my new "mom-mobile"! No, there are no kiddies on the way yet...sheesh...we're just getting prepared! lol
The Green Machine had a decent life. No, I didn't take care of her as well as I could have, but she always got me where I needed to go...sometimes reluctantly, but got me there nonetheless. I had her for a little over 8 years and that's the longest I have ever had a vehicle to date. Second longest would be the gray Cavalier station wagon I believe...but that and my wonderful Sonoma are close in time. I totaled the Sonoma pretty close to 15 months to the day of signing the papers and never really felt right about driving the Green Machine after that. I always wanted my truck back. It was so much fun!!! But, the Green Machine grew on me. She was fun to drive, and rarely fought back when I asked her to "go". Sometimes she would "go" faster than I even thought she could!!! She got me safely to Alabama a couple of times, to Cedar Point MULTIPLE times, even to Chicago once or twice. When I handed the keys over on Monday, she had 116,310 miles of experience on the road! A few dents and dings here and there, some stains, and a prissiness about coming out of park as of late. I tried to remedy that prior to trading her in, but she resisted. I'll miss you Green Machine! You were a good car...
The reigns have been passed on rather smoothly to a new mode of transportation. It's bigger, it's badder...it's four wheel drive!!! :-) I love this thing. I haven't come up with a nickname yet, but I'm sure it's only a matter of time. This thing is...FUN!!! I really like it, and even though it has a few more miles than the Green Machine had, I'm ok with that. I fought myself about that simple fact for a day and then realized that it wasn't as big of a deal as I was making it out to be. So, here it is! Momma's new toy!!!
Yes...it is mine! Muahahahaaaa Well...there are 2 names on the title just because the insurance was in his name, and my drivers license hadn't been changed yet, and that's how the title for the Green Machine read. I can change it though. :-D I'm just a little worried about the gas price. Bigger tank, less miles...oh well...I and our children, when we have them, will be safe. That's all that matters!
~Peanut
Rest in peace...
Adam Thad Riviera
October 1, 1987 - May 17, 2009
Well, everything went well at the rehearsal and the day of the wedding! It was WONDERFUL!
Some photos from the rehearsal...
4 of the 5 guys...
As some of you may know, our first date was at Hooter's. It was my suggestion then, and it was my suggestion to have the rehearsal dinner there as well!
The rehearsal crew...
The day of the wedding went so fast...yet was still so enjoyable! My mom and I stayed at a hotel Friday night after the rehearsal. We got up, went to their little restaurant to eat...until we saw the prices...and went to National to get breakfast. Both of us ate for the same amount as one of us would have eaten for at the hotel. After breakfast, we ran over to Wal-Mart to get a few last minute things. We also scored an adorable toss bouquet (so glad I got to keep my flowers!), and I got a nice purse for the day too! When we left Wal-Mart, we headed out to get our hair done! By 12:00ish we were heading back to the hotel so we could get ready to go. Mom had to get her dress and makeup on, while I changed into what I could, and put my makeup on also. We had a grand total of about 45 minutes at the hotel to change, put our faces on, load everything back into her car, check out, and get to the church. We managed to get there on time though. The 30 minutes before the wedding was somewhat of a crunch as well...since I had to get my dress on, the photographer wanted some photos, and Fr JJ wanted to come in and say a prayer.
The only way the day could have been better is if Adam would have been able to make it. I know he was really excited to read for us, and he was looking forward to it...but God had other plans for him. I know he was at the ceremony in spirit on Saturday, and I found out that Kasia left her corsage with him when she went to visit him at the hospital. He wore it until he passed on Sunday afternoon. We love you Adam, and we won't ever forget you.
After all of us girls got everything done, we headed out to our little holding area. It was T minus 5 minutes...and I had to pee! Luckily, I knew it was just nerves, and that I would be ok. The girls left so they could start the processional with the guys, and I was standing there...all by my lonesome. So...HAPPY...I couldn't believe it was really going to happen! Then, it was my turn. The doors closed, I put my veil over my face, grabbed my dads arm...and the doors opened. I couldn't stop smiling! The ceremony went very well. Kasia and Krystin did a great job reading, and Nicole was wonderful!!! That girl can sing!!! Here are a few photos for your enjoyment...
Me and my dad...
Standing together at the altar...this church is GORGEOUS!!! I love it...
Him putting my ring on...
Me putting his ring on...
Flowers to Mary...
And...the kiss!
It was such a wonderful ceremony. I got a sneak peek of photos from the photographer the other day...and I CAN'T WAIT to see how the rest of the pics come out!!!
After the ceremony, the wedding party boarded a party bus (luxury coach bus), headed to the park for some photos, then to the bar for some drinks! We had a blast the whole time. There was never a dull moment! The reception was great too. Our first dance caught some people off guard, but everyone got a kick out of it! We had been planning for quite some time (probably since 2 months after being engaged) that we were going to do a polka...some how...as part of our first dance. Our DJ was great and created the song for us. Even though we didn't have a chance to practice like we wanted to, we didn't miss a beat when the music changed. As I said before, the day just flew by...but at the same time, it was still very enjoyable. Here are some pics from the reception...Enjoy!
A shot from the party bus...
The cake...
Cutting the cake...
Us at the reception...
Our first dance...pre polka :-)
Now we're moving!!!
The garter removal...
After I danced with my dad
Takin' Care of Business - #1
Takin' Care of Business - #2
Well, this was a long one!!! LOL Hope you enjoyed the pics! Might post more later, but for now...the Red Wings are about to start Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals, and that requires the majority of my attention!!!
~Peanut
Rest in peace...
Adam Thad Riviera
October 1, 1987 - May 17, 2009
So, I had this plan to write this nice long post about Adam and what a wonderful person he was...that story will still be coming, but this is a pretty good cliffs notes version...
| Adam Thad Riviera |
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| October 01, 1987 - May 17, 2009  Adam Thad Riviera, of Troy, died peacefully, May 17, 2009, at William Beaumont Hospital in Troy. He was 21 years old. Adam was born October 1, 1987, in Detroit. Described by those who knew him best, Adam was a courageous, loving, empathetic, and altogether good natured person who could absolutely light up a room with his beautiful smile. He had a keen sense of humor and will always be remembered for his ability to make others laugh. An aspiring film director, Adam also enjoyed video games, action novels, reading, surfing the web, long walks, and spending time with his family, his girlfriend of three years, Noelle, and his beloved cat, Carly. Adam had a special bond with his mother and it was on their many road trips to Ann Arbor for treatment that they shared their most special moments together. Adam also loved spending time with his brother Mike and his sister Tara and was anxiously awaiting the arrival of his new niece. He greatly loved his father as well and always looked forward to big family celebrations when everyone got together in the same room for a good time. One of the most meaningful moments of Adam’s life was just last Easter when he was baptized and received into the Catholic Church through the Sacraments of First Holy Communion and Confirmation. Adam was an extremely loving and selfless person whose courage, strength, and faithfulness while battling cancer will never be forgotten. Adam is survived by his parents, Michael and Helen Riviera, sister, Tara (Mark) Moore and brother, Michael Riviera. He is also survived by his grandparents, Paul and Lina Riviera and Margaret Witczak and his aunts and uncles, Gus and Monica Reis and Frank and Theresa Riviera. Adam is preceded in death by his grandfather, Thaddeus Witczak. |
I saw Adam yesterday. He can totally hear what you say to him, even though he's not very coherent. He's doing fairly well...as well as he can be I guess. Adam did respond while I was there, he opened his eyes for a second, and his heart rate went up slightly when I put my hand on his arm. Please keep him in your prayers. He was scheduled for an MRI this morning, and I'm hoping to know the outcome of that pretty soon here! I'm sure that he will pull through this one way or another.
Tomorrow is the wedding!!! Adam will be missed there for sure, but we are mentioning him first for the prayers of the faithful.
~Peanut
"Faith is like radar that sees through the fog."
-Corrie Ten Boom, Tramp for the Lord
I got this off of a friends blog. Adam was supposed to read at the wedding on Saturday. Other arrangements have been made because we talked a few weeks back, but this is the latest. Please, pray for him.
PRAYER WARRIORS,
I JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH ADAM’S MOM. HE HAD THE WORST DAY SINCE I’VE KNOWN HIM. HE WAS TAKEN TO BEAUMONT AGAIN EARLY TUESDAY MORNING,WHEN I SAW HIM AROUND NOON HE WAS REALLY WIPED OUT AND COULDNT STAY AWAKE OR CARRY A CONVERSATION. TODAY HE WAS COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE AND HAD A SEIZURE. THEY SAY HE HAS SWELLING ON THE BRAIN AND THEY SEE SOMETHING?
AS MANY OF YOU KNOW THIS ALL STARTED AFTER ADAM WAS BAPTIZED AND CAME INTO THE CHURCH EASTER 08. HE IS 21. PLEASE CONTINUE TO UPHOLD HIM AND HIS MOM [HELEN] DAD [MICHAEL] UP IN PRAYER.
ONE SEES MORE CLEARLY THROUGH A TEAR THAN A TELESCOPE. GOD BLESS! STEVE
Please pray for him...Adam - you are loved by many people, and there are many people praying for you!!! Be strong...
~Peanut
"When a man is at his wits' end it is not a cowardly thing to pray, it is the only way he can get in touch with Reality."
-Oswald Chambers
LOL! Yesterday, I planted some lilies that I got from a girl at work. We'll see how long they last! I know they're pretty hardy flowers. It will be interesting...
That's all I've got for now...I really should be in bed already anyways. Maybe I will add a photo in the next...oh...month!
~Peanut
"I'd rather have roses on my table than diamonds on my neck."
-Emma Goldman
