Life With Frenchie

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It’s been a long week! Therefore, this is not going to be too deep of a post for now. I had my Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk this past weekend in St. Petersburg, FL. My actuarial exam was Monday morning. This week we had a budget due to a client at work. And, my soon-to-be-11-year-old daughter has turned into a holy terror who may never see the light of day again. Hence, the title of my post. I honestly feel like I am having mental blockage right now and can not devote too much brain power to anything that takes a significant amount of thought or consideration. That means today was the perfect day to watch the latest episode of 90210! It’s not exactly Shakespeare…

So last episode was the Homecoming disappointment, but it did set up this week’s “drama” of Harry telling the kids about his son with Naomi’s mom. This sent Annie on a *gasp* downward spiral!! Okay, so it’s not that bad, but she did go off and get drunk and lose her inhibitions. She and Ethan had agreed to keep their relationship on the “DL” (seriously, do people still say that? Are these writers leftovers from the original series?!?) after Naomi pretty much told Annie that she was okay with being broken up with Ethan but “step off beyotch!” Well, yeah, umm….alcohol, secrets, cute (at least I think he’s supposed to be cute) guy…I’m sure you know where it lead to. Maybe not directly there, but Naomi did find out about them. I foresee a catfight in the near future. Oh, say next week perhaps? Other than that, Adrianna & Navid became a couple and Ryan & Kimberly got caught by a student. Nothing major. Although I was reeled in at the beginning, I’m not sure how much longer I can stay if they don’t get a “real” story line going. I would have hoped for more than just the old show with updated clothes, soundtrack, and technology.

Oy, even that mindless entertainment has put a drain on my brain! I’ll come back this weekend and share my 3-Day adventure with you!

TTFN!

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About ten years ago, I woke up one morning in incredible pain. I had gone out the night before, so I thought it was just a hangover. It turned out to be a lot more than that. Twenty-four hours later, I had come out of major surgery to have cysts removed from my ovaries. Ever since then, I have been back and forth to my primary care physician and my OBGYN with all kinds of issues. It culminated about a year and a half ago when I become so anemic, I was close to having blood transfusions to get my iron levels up to an acceptable level.

Part of my problem was that I was having heavy bleeding during my menstrual cycle. It turned out that I had a tumor that completely coverd one of my ovaries. One of the options presented by my OBGYN was a complete hysterectomy. At the time, I was still considering having another child so we decided to go with removal of my ovary instead of the hysterectomy. Eighteen months later, and there is no sign of the tumor returning and my other ovary and uterus are still in good health. I was lucky because 1) my doctor was willing to try something less drastic first and 2) that less drastic option worked.

For many other women, this has not been the case, but today there are many less invasive options aside from a complete hysterectomy. Before you decide on a complete hysterectomy, you should look into minimally invasive procedures which leave the uterus and cervix intact. You can find out more about your options and find physicians who practice minimally invasive gynecological procedures from AAGL.

This is a very important issue and women should be aware of and well informed about their options when it comes to taking care of themselves “down there”. Thanks so much to Mom Central for sharing this information!

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Ladies, what I’m about to say is going to shock you, but I have a major confession to make:

I am not a chocolate fan. <pausing to allow the commotion to settle down>

That being said, I have finally realized what I have been missing. I guess as a kid, I couldn’t fully appreciate the finer qualities of a good piece of chocolate. Thank you Ghirardelli for showing me the error of my ways! As much as I was not a huge fan of chocolate I am now!!! I guess I’m not a true chocoholic yet, though, because it’s been a few weeks and there are still two bars of chocolate in my house!

Anyways, I am a changed woman, thanks to Ghirardelli’s new Luxe Milk chocolates. They have five flavors - Almond, Hazelnut, Milk, Crisp, and Duet. What else can I say but YUMMY!!!

For now, you can find these tasty treats at Wal-Mart, Borders, Linens & Things, and soon they’ll be at Target, Blockbuster, and Cost Plus.

Hmmmm…all this chocolate talk is making me hungry…I think I’m going to start on another bar!

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I figured for the homecoming episode, they’d have something really great going on. At this point, they’re just now walking into the dance and I’m more than underwhelmed by the episode. Okay, so I know just expecting the show to have any entertaining quality is probably giving the show a bit too much credit, but still….

And I have determined that the best performance of the show is Adrianna’s. She’s the only one who is even slightly credible. Oy, it may be time to cut this one loose. Eh, who am I kidding? I’m hooked!

Oh, wait, I just realized exactly why I am going to keep watching this show — Rob Estes. Hello?!?! HOTTIE!

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Okay, who put the world on fast forward and didn’t tell me?!?!

That’s precisely what my world feels like these days. It’s almost unbelievable how quickly time has all of a sudden started flying by and I can’t catch my breath! My actuarial exam and my Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk are both happening within the next week and I feel like I still have so much to do!

This year, the walk starts on Halloween. I was planning on coming home Friday night so that I could see MM and her friends. I was going to let her go around with them on her own this year. I mean, really….why would I walk 20 miles then come home and walk 2 more? I know I’m a little left of center, but not that much! But, EP has to work Friday, so I will be celebrating Halloween with a few hundred of my closest walking buddies. I’m kind of worried about how I will do this year because, if it’s even possible, I did less training this year than I did either of the two previous years. Um, that would mean I didn’t train. So don’t mind me if I’m really bitchy next week! It’s also going to be cold this year. For you northerners, that means it will be below 80 here!!! That’s practically Antarctic! *brrrrr*

And yes, my exam is Monday. So, as if walking 60 miles in 3 days isn’t crazy enough in and of itself, I decided “Eh, what the hell, let’s throw an actuarial exam into the mix!” I am still on Exam C. That means Actuarial Models. I have been dreaming about deductibles, lognormal stock prices, Black-Scholes formulas. It’s enough to make the sanest person insane and I already have a headstart!

The light at the end of the tunnel is that I will get to start focusing on my wedding planning in earnest once Monday is past. I need to update everyone on all the goodies I have bought, the ideas my friends have helped me come up with and how far EP is behind on his duties (that would be 2 items! :-P)…

So, if you dont’ hear from me until sometime next week, I’m not dead. Well, maybe, but it’s only because I brought it on myself. But, just to keep you interested, I’ll tell you about the 5 free bars of Ghirardelli chocolate I received last week when I get back! Jealous?!?!?!

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I am so truly sick of this election, but John Stewart makes it almost palatable!

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I am a little slow sometimes, so I just saw this commercial last night. But, for some reason, it just tickles me to death!! I think of EP when I see this. I keep replaying it at work and chuckling to myself. I had tears running down my face talking about it at lunch. I know - sad. But, hey, I’m easily amused!

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It’s 8:18 AM on Saturday morning, and my butt is awake! I’ve actually been awake for an hour already. I thought weekends were when we were supposed to sleep in??? I have been sick for the past 3 days and it’s just miserable. I don’t make a good sickie. I haven’t been sick since I was pregnant with MM, so I’m acting like I’m on my deathbed right now. The worst part is how much worse I feel towards the end of the day after kind of being hopeful in the morning that it’s really not that bad. Last night, I coughed and sniffed my way through the night. Even the Nyquil didn’t help!

Ah, but on to less complaint-filled thoughts. You’ve probably noticed the change in my page design. This is in honor of October as Breast Cancer Awareness month. Some of you may know that I walk in the Breast Cancer 3-Day. This year will be my 3rd year. I am still raising funds for this year’s walk. So, for the next month, you’ll get to see this theme. But keep looking for changes, because I think the site needs a revision. We might do some redecorating with Frenchie.

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Girl Scout Meeting

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Girl Scout Meeting

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