tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106920522012-02-16T09:54:08.434-05:00Living out loud in the CarolinasShannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.comBlogger6221100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-16206542214158663032007-03-19T13:13:00.003-04:002009-09-02T16:48:05.724-04:00

Blogger & I have enjoyed a 5 ansd 1/2 year love affair but it is time I moved on. No big reason for the switch. I've been thinking about it for a while as WP allows you to password protect individual posts instead of having to password protect the whole blog. And when & if we ever get a kid I want her pics to be password protected. From now on you can find me at www.shanny.wordpress.com.

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-90887503049442439502007-03-16T21:09:00.000-04:002007-03-17T14:01:12.145-04:00

Thank you for all your sweet emails & crds! My hand is getting better everydayt but ut is still bandaged so I can't type with iut. So I thought I''d do some cutting and pasting so y'all can see the fun I'm having with my sister'sa boyfriend, He's adorab;e and I'm so excited she finally has a sweet boy whp adores her, the last guy was psycho. Anyway one day I received this message from him

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-2754554601425273642007-03-14T17:28:00.000-04:002007-03-14T17:37:30.929-04:00

They stuck me 9 times until yjery finallu got the iv gioing . know wherer they put it? up by my arm p[it! now the vbruise in the pic is black. my skin's all orange and creepy. i can;t figure out how to scvan a pic today. maybe when i'm nopt so medicated. thank you for all thde emailsZ!

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-58677948080942934972007-03-12T20:46:00.000-04:002007-03-12T21:57:20.711-04:00

hey it's me. i'm ob percoset, and typing with one hand. i'm out. i'm fine. my arm is orange from that stuff they smearf all i ver you, my arm hurts like a motha!!!!!! my dr is so cool trhoughj he tookj a pic for me of my open hand. i;ll scan it in tinorrow. now gotta sleep. xoxo

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-2092373451410200132007-03-11T00:04:00.000-05:002007-03-12T00:08:57.656-04:00

I keep forgetting that tomorrow morning I'm going under the knife for my left hand carpal tunnel surgery. I have so much to tell you, full weekend, but I guess that will have to wait til I'm out of my anesthesia induced haze on Tuesday or so. CSP will post tomorrow to update y'all on my condition. If I croak you can still have my sewing machine Lisa. :) I don't go in until 10 which is way

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-12812226065094713732007-03-08T21:00:00.000-05:002007-03-09T21:24:14.827-05:00

I have recently come to realize that I am extremely blessed in the friends department. This hasn't always been the case. I mean, I'm a friendly girl. I've always had friends, never lacked someone to call to hang with, but it hit me recently that I currently have the best set of friends I've ever had. I was tight with this girl we'll call Abby from my senior year in high school til I was about

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-23842918647704695182007-03-07T20:54:00.000-05:002007-03-09T20:59:45.604-05:00

Did anyone else catch Dave Matthews' fantastic performance on House Tuesday? I was impressed. In other tv news, I'm so mad we have to wait til April for more Heroes, and is anyone else a little bored by the American Idols this year?

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-23023963080943143292007-03-05T13:36:00.000-05:002007-03-06T13:49:16.876-05:00

First I want to say thank you to all you fabulous bloggy friends for your advice and support about my girlie bits. I am seeing another OBGYN next Friday for a 2nd opinion. My records are being faxed to their office as we speak. I can't tell you how much I appreciate having such a supportive, caring bunch of peeps like you.Also, my left hand surgery is Monday the 12th. So unless my doctor

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-50738805937279677012007-03-04T16:07:00.000-05:002007-03-05T16:25:00.337-05:00

We were super spoiled by my in laws last night for our anniversary. First they brought us these gorgeous place mats. Then they cooked a fabulous dinner for us. French onion soup, delicious bread, a yummy shrimp and cheese tortellini dish, steamed broccoli, and for dessert- tiramisu. It was all served to Jon and I in our dining room by his father, who was a fantastic waiter. He wouldn't let us

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-60073623077650675062007-03-03T19:35:00.000-05:002007-03-03T19:39:31.702-05:00

...days (6 years) ago I married the most handsome man I've ever seen. He was my best friend, hilarious, sweet, caring, patient, smart, loving, loyal and amazing. And the cool thing is, all those things are still absolutely true.

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-77576580766900321872007-03-01T14:55:00.000-05:002007-03-02T15:07:57.697-05:00

This cactus lives at my mom's house. I don't know exactly how old he is but I do remember having him when I was 11. I'm 33 now. Anyway, he's gotten so big and unruly Mom doesn't know what to do with him. If you look closely you can see that he's literally taped to the wall to keep him from falling over!

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-10103417602009011442007-02-28T11:55:00.000-05:002007-03-01T18:37:00.508-05:00

Warning: obgyn talk ahead.So yesterday was the medical day from hell for me. I mean, I know, it could be so, so much worse. I could be dead, or have cancer, or a sick child, or a laundry list of other problems. But the problems I do have are so frustrating to me I can't even hardly tell you. Ok, so what you don't know is that I'm on week 5 of constant, heavy bleeding. Back in June I had an

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-9202664124336725242007-02-27T20:38:00.000-05:002007-03-01T11:53:22.210-05:00

Well, Lisa is safely back in Baltimore. I'm so glad she came. We had a great time!Thursday night I picked her up from the airport and we came home with dinner and sobbed through Grey's while Jon snickered.Friday we got some breakfast, went grocery shopping for Saturday night's dinner ingredients, then took my little sister Morgan to the cardiologist (she's having heart palpitations and had to

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-89660522876222333132007-02-23T00:49:00.000-05:002007-02-24T01:05:16.210-05:00

We finished painting our kitchen! We left a couple inches unpainted near the ceiling for future crown molding. Besides the crown, all we have left to do is add the knobs to the cabinets and hang curtains & art. The color is Limonata from Lowe's but the paint is Sherwin Williams. We're going to put a chair rail and beadboard in the breakfast area at some point. And one day we'd like to upgrade our

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-70676826770557415612007-02-23T00:40:00.000-05:002007-02-24T00:49:35.273-05:00

Lisa is here!! So excited! She's staying until Monday night. I picked her up from the airport, we went through a drive through then watched Grey's when we got home. We sobbed and cried while Jon laughed at us and acted like he was going to give away the ending. I'm so excited to have the guest room all set up for this visit. The last time she came we had just moved in and she had to sleep

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-91399632079317118442007-02-21T13:41:00.000-05:002007-02-21T14:17:44.543-05:00

Why does my husband find it necessary to have 5 brushes in rotation at the sink, and another 3 in the shower? Granted, he's never had a cavity, but still. That's serious dental commitment.For some reason when I mention that CSP & BIL are smoking cheese people think it's Southern code for smoking weed. It's cheddar people. And when I'm lucky, muenster (sp?).I felt very housewifey the other

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-8389338872649382932007-02-19T08:55:00.000-05:002007-02-19T09:04:12.546-05:00

So I'm home. I should be in surgery by now. We drove 45 minutes to the hospital (the one by where we used to live) and as I was checking in the desk guy said "Oh, you're gonna hate me." Get this- my surgeon called in sick. I was like- can they do that? It's as if doctors can't get sick. Or at least they aren't supposed to. So, I'm rescheduled for March 12. The hospital gave us free

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-30178475080213577842007-02-19T06:48:00.000-05:002007-02-19T06:49:45.203-05:00

Well it is a quarter to 7 and we're about to leave for the hospital. Just waiting for CSP to join me downstairs. I wasn't nervous until this morning. I'll have the boy post when we get home that I'm still alive!

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-51779056645901589172007-02-16T00:23:00.000-05:002007-02-17T00:29:21.817-05:00

Today I went for blood work at the hospital. Monday I'm having carpal tunnel surgery on my left hand. I hope it won't be as bad as the right hand was. I'm thinking that since I know what to expect this time will be a breeze! Well, as breezy as surgery can get. My surgery is early in the day so I can come home and crash out for the rest of the day. This weekend will be a whirlwind of cooking

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-14192004565699369572007-02-15T13:15:00.000-05:002007-02-16T18:03:51.814-05:00

CSP had to work early this morning, but he took the time to leave this for me in my medicine cabinet. He also got me some tulips. I love tulips and I carried them at our wedding. They are purple (like the ones my bridesmaids carried) but they photograph kind of pinky.Jon's truck came in today so we spent our Valentine's evening at Carmax picking up his truck. We'll go out for a nice dinner

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-58450743437304086202007-02-14T06:44:00.000-05:002007-02-14T11:37:59.638-05:00

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-23229708971719361872007-02-12T19:21:00.000-05:002007-02-12T19:21:03.660-05:00

See this picture? See the face on Joey? The one that says "I can so take pictures better than you, you mere mortal, so give. me. that. camera!" I have taken far too many pictures like this because every time he sees my camera that's the pose he makes. As much as I love my nephew Joey, and I do love this boy- so much I have to grit my teeth to keep from eating him alive- I can't stand it when

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-19489139996684765552007-02-11T14:47:00.000-05:002007-02-12T18:07:56.697-05:00

Friday night Jon was watching a Godsmack dvd and I noticed that the lead singer has a little star tattooed on his cheek.Ooh, wouldn't that be cute? Like 3 little stars tattooed up by my eye?Hmmm.But tattooing your face really requires that you commit to a lifestyle that I'm just not cut out for. I guess I'm just not punk rock.You're punk squishy.My boy CSP & I went through the Jack in the Box

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-9425511585251979892007-02-10T16:57:00.000-05:002007-02-12T15:57:32.685-05:00

This morning I attended a Pampered Chef party at my next door neighbor's house. That's her daughter E above modeling the PC kid's apron and hat. She took her job seriously. I really like my neighbor C so I knew it would be a fun time, but it was even more fun because my sister and nephews came and so did Susan and Olivia. All the kids played in C's ginormous playroom upstairs while the party

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-72857266066862334512007-02-08T14:55:00.000-05:002007-02-12T14:55:03.019-05:00

I went to a James Taylor concert many, many moons ago and he said "Welcome to North Carolina- the land of red dirt and dead cars." Well, you can add Iron Monkey to the list. Iron Monkey is Jon's Camry. Jon's driven nothing but Toyota Camry's for a million years and has never had a problem. Back in 2001 when a Cadillac hit me and totaled my car I was forced to buy a new one and that's when

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-66589408420945502292007-02-06T18:16:00.000-05:002007-02-07T18:44:38.478-05:00

At the urging of my sister I went ahead and joined an online local mom's group. I've already met one adoptive mom (from yesterday's play date) and have chatted with and learned from many more adoptive moms. The bio moms aren't too bad either ;) So one of the moms is selling Citipass books for her child's PTA. I wanted one and we made arrangements to meet at the mall's play area at 9:30 this

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-2242120443257822152007-02-05T18:09:00.000-05:002007-02-07T18:14:07.497-05:00

Today we had a play date at my sister's house. We met up with a mom who adopted her son from Guatemala. He's 2 years old and just as cute as can be. He got along great with my nephews and his mom showed us all her pictures from their trip to Guatemala. You can see pictures I took today here.

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-91886452645533288332007-02-04T23:57:00.000-05:002007-02-06T00:02:17.993-05:00

I had dinner at my Mom's last night along with a handful of neighbors & family. Morgan (my 16 yr old sister) and her new boyfriend were there and tried on the hat I just finished knitting for Olivia. I hope O's head grew cause I think I made the hat a wee bit too big!

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-27667055891258264812007-02-03T21:06:00.000-05:002007-02-05T21:23:23.299-05:00

I'm going to climb up on my soapbox for a minute just so I can rant a little and wave my fists around. It won't change anything, but it will make me feel better. The picture above is of my Effexor XR. I take them for anxiety. And since China changed their regulations, the simple fact that I take the above pills on a daily basis means I can't adopt from China now. China can do what it wants,

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-5702756114922591672007-02-02T01:08:00.000-05:002007-02-03T01:21:17.507-05:00

I realized that I haven't explained yet if we're still adopting from China. As our social worker told us "That option is closed to you now". So no, we're not adopting from China. It feels like a break up. We've been in love with China and our Chinese baby for 2 years. We've collected books, art, toys, all sorts of stuff about China. I even started learning Chinese (of course I only got as

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-24555188991775531462007-02-01T00:39:00.000-05:002007-02-03T01:06:01.545-05:00

Today we had a bit of a snow. At my house we got maybe 2 inches. The whole city was shut down. Other parts of town got a bit more though, in some parts up to 5 inches. It was Molly's first snow and at first she didn't know what to think of it. She quickly formed an opinion though and decided she wasn't much of a fan. Kiki decided a couple of years ago that the best place to be on a snowy day is

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-40962416295912935302007-01-31T01:17:00.000-05:002007-02-02T01:27:24.213-05:00

More work was done on my house yesterday. All sorts of men tramped through with their nail guns. Then my carpet was cleaned. I'm so tired of my house being a construction zone.In other news...on our way to IKEA Monday we saw an interesting site. A dump truck had run off the road and was stuck in the ditch. Took 2 tow trucks to pull it out.In family news...my littlest sister is contemplating

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-76381204053684516142007-01-30T23:35:00.000-05:002007-02-01T00:29:00.426-05:00

I think the news of an IKEA being built in Charlotte really killed our motivation to go down to the one in Atlanta. I had a bunch of returns to make, and we needed a couple things, plus we wanted to scope out the cribs. We "tried" to go a few times. Then finally yesterday, at noon, we left. Noon people. We live 4 hours away. We made it a quick trip and got home by midnight. I wish we had been

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-9381628775841239712007-01-29T09:34:00.000-05:002007-01-31T09:54:10.284-05:00

Painting the kitchen. Got bored with the family room color and started trimming out the breakfast area & kitchen. Now I have 2 ghetto painted rooms instead of 1 completed room! Doh!

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-9217284239554570282007-01-28T13:24:00.000-05:002007-01-28T13:26:24.282-05:00

The other day CSP and I were running some errands. At a stop light I pulled out some Johnson & Johnson lotion and applied it to my hands.CSP: That smells.me: What? It smells like babies.CSP: Ugh. Babies stink.

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-53689539542342341722007-01-27T13:20:00.000-05:002007-01-28T13:23:24.083-05:00

Why my pugs choose to lounge on the backs of the sofa and chair is beyond me. They end up getting sucked into the furniture and all my cushions are smooshed!

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-60913182089490340452007-01-26T00:31:00.000-05:002007-01-27T00:39:54.838-05:00

CSP & I have tired of living in our white house. Every wall and all the trim is painted the same builder white. So yesterday we went paint shopping. We picked out paint for all of the downstairs and the master bath. I still don't know for sure what colors we're going to do in the rest of the upstairs but you gotta start somewhere, right? For our family room & most of the downstairs (hallway,

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-27504378135226103172007-01-25T00:34:00.000-05:002007-01-26T00:43:07.023-05:00

That my friends, is our i600A form heading off to the USCISSCIS whatever, office on Monday. It arrived safe and sound on Tuesday. I was so nervous sending it off with the check. And I mail a bigger check than that every month for our mortgage. But this check made me sweat. I wanted to hand deliver it. But I trusted UPS and they delivered. And now we count. Our SW is saying there's about a

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-71375733446428243552007-01-24T23:39:00.000-05:002007-01-24T23:47:57.297-05:00

My sister Morgan can lick her elbow. Can you?

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-49504836026226460122007-01-23T00:01:00.000-05:002007-01-24T12:56:37.344-05:00

As I was doing my make up yesterday I actually thought "I hope Ling Ling likes make up as much as I do. I sure do love make up."I swear I'll work on other, more important parenting things like morals and values. But I do hope she's a girlie girl like me. Cause don't think I haven't already planned outfits and hair dos.

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-43702628032522258172007-01-22T00:56:00.000-05:002007-01-24T00:00:54.353-05:00

Saturday my Mama, Papa, & Gmommy came and got me and we went to see Night at the Museum (very cute). We had some Mexican for dinner then met up with Morgan, Sara, Marc, my nephews & a million other children for Joey's 2nd birthday party at Build a Bear. The next 2 hours were a blur of stuffed animals, cupcakes & squealing. Jake & Joey had a big time. I didn't want Ling Ling to be left out so I

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-5832144605052867392007-01-21T16:57:00.000-05:002007-01-21T18:46:19.209-05:00

Last month I posted a picture of a sausage ring I'd made. Some of you commented that you'd like to know more about it. I used to be a Pampered Chef consultant (great way to make money to pay for our wedding). That's when I learned the ring technique. The ring is made up of crescent roll dough with a filling inside. In this case I filled it with sausage and cream cheese, but the possibilities are

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-6052804959910535342007-01-20T23:17:00.000-05:002007-01-20T23:23:04.655-05:00

Can I just tell you how much I hate songs with spelling in them? Take the Fergalicious song for example. I heard that thing like 941 times before I could figure out what they were spelling. I just wanna listen to my music. Sometimes I'll listen to deeper, thought provoking stuff. But if it's all poppy like Fergie I really don't want to have to do homework to figure out what's going on.

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-63541746618565168282007-01-19T11:06:00.000-05:002007-01-20T11:08:05.142-05:00

CSP & FIL installed our new mirror & light fixture in our master bath. Yay! No more sheet mirror and Hollywood lights. And the best part about this mirror? It was free! My old boss gave it to me. Woohoo!

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-57496426168441543342007-01-18T14:57:00.000-05:002007-01-19T15:35:25.707-05:00

Today is my nephew Joey's 2nd birthday & Molly's 1st birthday. Unca Jon & I got Joey the tiniest pair of Crocs with Mater & Lightning McQueen Jibbitz. He loves them! I also brought Jacob Mater & Lightning Jibbitz for his Crocs. We had dinner over at Mama M's house (BIL's mom). Cousin E & Aunt J were there too. Cousin E was adopted from Russia and is now 6. We're certainly going to have a United

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-49383275164167360332007-01-17T14:17:00.000-05:002007-01-17T14:59:35.682-05:00

IKEA is coming to Charlotte! Woohoo! No more multi hour drives to Atlanta just to make exchanges cause I can't read Swedish! Low priced good tasting coffee for coffee snob CSP! CSP came bounding into our bedroom while I was ironing his clothes this morning to announce that it had been confirmed (rumours have been circulating for a couple of weeks now) and that I should get a job there for the

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-31868402410202133212007-01-16T13:57:00.000-05:002007-01-17T14:16:34.940-05:00

Thank you for all of your good luck vibes! Our SW visit was nice and laid back. SW even brought her adorable little girl who was adopted from China. She's 2 now and was so sweet. By the end of the 2 hour visit she was climbing all over me, shoes and socks strewn about the family room, and playing with the pugs. So, we're approved and now we start the NC paperchase!

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-72765169366827714902007-01-15T22:30:00.000-05:002007-01-15T22:40:18.318-05:00

Ok so you all know Airborne right? The health product that you take before you fly or whenever to keep you from getting sick? Well I'm using it for the first time and I really like it. I was on the phone with my sister today and asked her if she'd ever used it. She tells me they just bought some and she could only stand it for a few bites. Um....bites? She said she thought the tablets were

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Well, I spent the weekend trying to get over this nasty plague. I'm up to the sneezing, coughing, snorking phase now. Meanwhile, CSP spent the weekend installing all of the lighting fixtures we've had sitting in boxes for weeks. He put up ceiling fans in the family room, kitchen, screened in porch, & master bedroom; lighting in the entry, hallways (up & down), breakfast room, laundry, half

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-29851217459765839262007-01-13T12:36:00.000-05:002007-01-13T12:43:30.441-05:00

I guess it's true that everything happens in 3s. First my house is a construction war zone. Then my Pappy dies. And now I'm sick and missing both my Mom's & Olivia's birthday parties. I was over at my sister's house the other day, laying on the sofa with my eyes closed. All the sudden something is in my mouth. Joey had stuck his medicine dropper in my mouth. And of course he wouldn't need

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-51418482317637181822007-01-11T10:22:00.000-05:002007-01-11T10:26:51.739-05:00

I know I say this a lot, but y'all are the best. I can't tell you how comforting it was when I posted about my Pappy's death and then instantly saw emails and comments galore. A big internet hug from y'all made it much easier to deal with. There's a memorial in Florida on Saturday. I don't know if I'm going to go. Our social worker is coming Tuesday. I'd have to leave first thing in the

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-3639679712647540162007-01-10T19:14:00.000-05:002007-01-10T19:35:37.170-05:00

My Pappy died today at 1:15pm. He's my father's father. A retired minister and WW2 veteran with a sharp wit and a big heart under a gruff exterior. He's the one who went blind from diabetes and would watch his giant plasma tv with his binoculars. He met my Nanny during the war over in Ireland and brought her home to the US. They've been in love ever since. I was the first grandchild and he

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So, as we've discussed, CSP & I have been discussing what to do about our adoption. I've been praying on it every night. Well, I've been praying for children for a loooong time, but just recently I've been asking for guidance and direction about our adoption and what to do. I know some might find it kooky or whatever, but I really do feel like God has a plan for us and that everything happens

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The week before Christmas I saw The Holiday. It was really cute (definitely a chick flick) and was based around the premise of home exchange . Basically Kate Winslet & Cameron Diaz, well their characters, swap homes for 2 weeks. I think it's a great idea. And the website featured in the movie is real. There are homes all over the world. You can swap with anyone. While the idea of a total

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I was eating my cereal while checking my email this morning. The pugs were begging to lick my empty bowl (even though I still had a ways to go). I told them "Girls, it doesn't help you get my bowl faster when you scratch up Mommy's legs."Then Jon yells from the family room "Shred her!"Later....J: It will be nice to have a kid around here. I can tell her to go do stuff.S: Well yeah, Marc's

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-44838791682549610002007-01-06T11:46:00.000-05:002007-01-07T11:50:06.441-05:00

A few of the drywall workers trying to fix our ceiling while covering everything we own with gritty, white dust.My house was a maze of plastic sheet walls all day. I was trapped in the kitchen for hours listening to the workers speak Spanish. Must learn Spanish.

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This is why: that is my family room ceiling. Note the sexy builder's choice light. Our master bedroom, dining room, and breakfast room ceilings look the same way. This is why we still have boxes all over the house that remain unpacked. Our lovely builder, CP Morgan left our house in a wreck and said it was ready to close. Let me tell you we will never build a house with them again, nor will we

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-82856038041609954012007-01-04T11:43:00.000-05:002007-01-04T18:19:52.491-05:00

My husband and pugs are currently napping in our bedroom closet. By choice. My life is never boring.

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At our old house we had a chalkboard wall with a calendar on it. I missed having a calendar in plain sight. I realized my Crayola glass markers worked on the fridge and I was back in business!

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I got my stitches out on Friday. That's what my wound looked like before. It's healing pretty nicely now. My doctor said I'm doing really well. I still have some achey pain if I try and lift anything too heavy or bend my hand a certain way, but I can't tell you how cool it is to wake in the morning brace free and be pain free!As far as the 365 project goes...I'm using Photoblog for this project.

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I read about Project 365 over at Shanntastic and I'm in baby. I already take my camera everywhere I go and I like the idea of looking back on your year and seeing a little of your life each day. I remember one day when we photographed our whole day. A bunch of us bloggy people did it and it was so interesting. Just regular stuff like our commute to work, what we had for lunch, the view from

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-59889395829798131522006-12-29T22:46:00.000-05:002006-12-29T23:15:17.120-05:00

First, thank you for all of your support and kind words. It really means a lot to me and CSP. I pass on to CSP the things I learn from y'all and we've both come to rely on my bloggy friends as a support system, esp with the adoption. We're still mulling things over.On a lighter note.... I thought I'd share some of the fabulous gifts I received for Christmas. M&L (honorary aunt and uncle) really

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-71060663079554845322006-12-28T21:28:00.000-05:002006-12-28T21:57:06.815-05:00

So, as many of you have already heard, the CCAA has issued new regulations for adopting from China. I'm touched by the amount of email I've received from you guys regarding the new regs and how or if they could effect us. When the rumors started I got in contact with our agency to discuss our options as there are a few of the requirements that we will not meet.Here is where we stand: we could

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-44203793233894551012006-12-28T10:20:00.000-05:002006-12-28T21:55:58.372-05:00

Some of you eagle eyed readers noticed the absence of Ike from the Christmas picture. Ike has found a new home. Well, we found one for him. You see, Ike was a barker and a marker. He peed on everything. You literally could not put a thing down on the floor without him peeing on it. He peed on every piece of furniture over and over- ruining furniture and carpet alike. We tried everything and

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-69733465556358852812006-12-27T22:11:00.000-05:002006-12-27T22:20:18.015-05:00

CSP and I haven't exchanged Christmas presents the last couple of years since we've been doing things like buying houses and trying to adopt children. But he did let me pick up a pair of these cool light up knitting needles that we saw at Michaels. We had to run in to pick up a yarn needle (mine's still boxed up somewhere and I needed one to finish a scarf for Olivia). Yes, I decided to knit a

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I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas! Mine was busy and good. Christmas Eve Eve I baked like a wild woman and made 3 mini loaves of beer bread:, about 723 pumpkin muffins (some mini, some regular, some with chocolate chips, some with peanut butter chips):, and a batch of almond cookies (some with chocolate chips):. All of the above were made with mixes from Tastefully Simple What? you

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Merry ChristmasxoxoShanny, Jon, Kea & Molly

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If you'd like to participate in today's Christmas edition of Bloggy Parade of Homes please go take pics of your house then post in my comments that your pics are up. Now, on to my house. Click photos to enlarge.No tree this year since we just moved in, but I did manage to put up a few decorations.Not bad for a one handed lefty girl huh? Ooh and I found these clip tacks that made hanging lights

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-63367547098314896202006-12-17T14:47:00.000-05:002006-12-18T15:08:55.368-05:00

I have never had so much to blog about, or so many cards and letters to send, until this past week when I couldn't use my right hand at all. Let me tell you, living one armed is hard. Don't believe me? Take your dominant hand and strap it to your body and not get it wet and live for a week. Jeesh.Friday I went for my follow up dr's visit and he cut off the cast. Oh, the relief of finally

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-47927412717463605402006-12-14T11:16:00.000-05:002006-12-14T10:26:34.646-05:00

I think my title may be a little obscure. But any time I think of the word chronicles I think of that Adam Sandberg skit/song about the Chronicles of N@rnia from SNL.Anyway...since my Gmommy moved in with my mama she's been keeping us up to date with Gmommy happenings via email. Here was the first big update:~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Ok, this is bad..........but, I think we're ok

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-4059295301159179492006-12-13T11:06:00.000-05:002006-12-13T18:26:29.651-05:00

Because my right arm doesn't work I thought I'd take this quiz and post it post op. If you'd like to play, please leave your answers in my comments. I can't type but I can read!1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate?? Hot chocolate, I can only drink a few sips of egg nog- too rich! 2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? Wraps them and puts them under the tree. 3. Colored lights on

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-74351742793157020112006-12-12T15:12:00.000-05:002006-12-12T15:21:48.785-05:00

Thank you for all your sweey commenys and emails. You guys wovk! I 'm on pervcoset anf typing wiyth my left hand. CSp loooved that yall commented on his post. I think it has gone to fis head. He keeps bringing jars to me and fays can you open tghis for me to which I reply hah very funny. He said aftwer this same exchange this morningn ":well, at least my public gets my humor!". You're his

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-26256099475654973012006-12-12T11:24:00.000-05:002006-12-12T13:06:58.528-05:00

pre-written before surgeryToday is my cutie pie husband's 35th birthday. We are so old. I thought I would take this opportunity to list a couple of reasons why I think he's so great.-He helps around the house.-He worries about me.-He can't wait to be a dad.-He's a really funny guy. Although you might not find that out til you've known him a few years- he's really shy.-He loves IKEA as much as

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-67195169044910198032006-12-11T19:06:00.000-05:002006-12-11T19:17:35.733-05:00

Hey this is the husband. She is O.K. Nothing exciting to report which is the way we want it. She is in a lot of pain but that is expected. She thanks you for your comments. She enjoyed reading them when she got home from the hospital. We will update later if her arm falls off or with any other exciting developements.

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-56754432802392173462006-12-11T00:10:00.000-05:002006-12-11T00:26:01.663-05:00

It's a little after midnight and I have to be at the hospital at 6 am. My surgery is at 8. I've been so busy the last couple of days getting ready. Going grocery shopping & doing laundry. Today I had lunch with Shannon then came home and cooked like a mad woman.Above you see 2 containers of spaghetti sauce (1 for lasagne and 1 for spaghetti), 1 container of sauce for beef stroganoff, and the

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-49672465827927486142006-12-08T14:57:00.000-05:002006-12-08T15:09:06.203-05:00

I'd so ditch most of our Christmas ornaments and go with all the cool new colors out there. Like these lime green, aqua, hot pink ones. I also saw a black and white tree and it was just stunning. Sigh. Looks like we'll be stuck with what we've got for a long time. We went to Km@rt our first Christmas together and decided on a blue and silver theme, and while I like it, I'm a little bored

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-35773860992182505092006-12-06T14:51:00.000-05:002006-12-08T14:57:03.044-05:00

CSP and Molly fell asleep in front of the tv the other night. It's like the Unabomber is sleeping in my easy chair with his watch pug.

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-20426745503335634482006-12-05T20:39:00.000-05:002006-12-06T21:32:19.683-05:00

Because I love free things more than CSP hates that our names are on random mailing lists (I even get offshore betting guides for some reason), I thought I'd share a coupld of fabulous opportunities with you.1. Jibbitz is running a cool deal through 12/31/2006. Buy 3 get 1 free. Enter this code: HFACUVBHAK4Q They have been adding new styles all the time. Like Chinese symbols and a Pirate

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-67590813901662239782006-12-04T23:29:00.000-05:002006-12-04T23:37:37.557-05:00

I've been getting some emails about my surgery and the recurring theme is "what a crappy time for surgery". Last year I had to have a d&c just a couple of days before Christmas and this year I'm having the carpal tunnel surgery so I guess I'm getting used to it. I just can't wait for my arms & hands not to hurt anymore. Thanksgiving was tough as it was served buffet style and after adding just

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-28786481952997861602006-12-01T00:31:00.000-05:002006-12-02T00:51:58.735-05:00

My Grandmommy (the one with Alzheimers) has been in town all week. She's declining pretty rapidly. They (my mom and aunt) took her car away so she tried to drive the riding lawnmower to the store (5 miles away). So they took that away and she walked to the store. All of this for a pack of smokes. My Aunt Nina is adding on to her house (yep, apparently you can add on to a trailer) a little

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-70660581279126172042006-11-30T22:53:00.000-05:002006-11-30T23:32:23.372-05:00

While it is still November I thought I'd tell y'all about the Legendary Canned Thanksgiving When Uncle Larry Set Himself On Fire. Ok, first you need to know that Uncle Larry (UL from here on out) is a quiet, quiet man. He's been married to my Aunt Nina for just about as long as I remember. I'll never forget that wedding. I was a pre-teen and excited to wear my strapless gown in that crowded

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-16486190850349962252006-11-29T11:11:00.000-05:002006-11-30T11:19:38.123-05:00

Even if you're not a Crocs fan, you've gotta admit these are way cute. My niecelet Olivia's grandma bought her the Disney Crocs and they are just the cutest.So tiny!

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Ladybugs have landed on our house. A bajillion of them. They started coming here about a month ago and quite a few have moved in. I read that they are attracted to light colored houses and they're just here for the winter so just leave them alone. That's fine with me! I can use all the ladybug luck I can get! Here are some having a meeting in a corner of the kitchen:click to enlarge. I

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Speaking of online shopping....I bought Morgan's (little sister) Christmas present online a week or so ago. Now, before I get to the meat of the story I have to remind you of something. Back in September it was National Talk Like a Pirate Day. So I looked up my pirate name online and found it to be Cap'n Misty Buttscar. Cute right? Well I typed it into my address book on my computer along

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-10075604172252412982006-11-24T21:47:00.000-05:002006-11-26T22:35:25.000-05:00

Thanksgiving: This year was our year to be at Jon's parents' house. It was nice to see everyone and we all had fun catching up. Jon's aunt, uncle, cousins, and a couple that's good friends with his parents (kind of like our honorary aunt and uncle) were there.Today: I was able to do all of my Christmas shopping online this year (save one hard to find item that Susan found for me in her town-

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-60177370093022167892006-11-22T09:50:00.000-05:002006-11-22T09:51:38.829-05:00

For Jon (CSP), my family, friends, health, you guys, the opportunity to adopt, so much more.Have a very Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-13631526729388289782006-11-21T15:30:00.000-05:002006-11-21T16:02:39.950-05:00

This was going to be a boring ol update post, but now you lucky devils get a near death story to boot! But you'll have to wait til the end- muhahaha!-Our bed situation: the king size mattress is still in the family room, however, we've been upgraded! My mom gave us 2 twin mattress sets that my little sister used to have in her room. They were covered in a plastic anti-allergen cover the whole

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-20376650006218732902006-11-20T13:38:00.000-05:002006-11-20T13:43:59.639-05:00

We're all moved in, the checks have cleared. We've taken care of all the business necessary when you move across state lines- new driver's licenses, car tags, etc. Now, we're ready to begin again with our paper chase and get this adoption finished! There are lots of things we have to do differently now that we're in NC vs SC, and some things we have to revise- like parts of our autobiography

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My little sister Morgan (16) took a drawing class last year and loved it. This year she's taking painting and is really blossoming into quite an artist. One assignment was to use mixed media (she used watercolors, crayon, pen, pencil & chalk) and recreate a photo. They had to take the subject of the photo and change the background. She used one of my very favorite photos of Miss Kiki: And as

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If you need a good laugh today, click here and check out Weird Al's short video parody of Taylor Hicks' "Do I Make You Proud". Heh.

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The other day while on the phone with my mom:Mom: Did you watch tv last night?Shanny: Yep.M: Did you watch any cartoons?S: No, why?M: I saw the most bizarre cartoon last night. I think it was supposed to be a cartoon for adults though. Maybe you've seen it. There's this dog that talks and a baby with a football shaped head.S: Uh, yeah Mama, that would be Family Guy. Jon and I have been

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Driving to Atlanta, shopping at IKEA, eating at Lisa's, fighting over smokers, more shopping, driving home, and unloading is a crippling experience. But I can't resist the call of the affordable Swedish homewares. As soon as you walk through the doors something happens to you. Me, my brain slides out of my ears and lies in a quivering mass on the floor. I can never go to IKEA and get my order

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910508176410224127noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692052.post-42856916130097830162006-11-08T00:07:00.000-05:002006-11-14T00:16:39.406-05:00

...and my FIL didn't get re-elected. This sucks on many levels. But, he when you're a democrat in a republican county in a republican state up against a rich republican- you've got a tough row to hoe. So they're putting their house up for sale and he's looking for a new job. Hopefully they won't have to move too far. He just can't practice law in his county since he was a judge there for so

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Highlights from Lisa's visit:Saturday I picked her up at the airport and we had lunch, got our nails done, then headed over to my mom's house to hang out. My nephews were spending the weekend there so we were able to see them as well. And Lisa got to be a part of an exciting event- my little sister Morgan receiving her 1st car! We went on a test drive to the grocery store and had a great

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Just a quick post to let y'all know that: a) we're having a fabulous time and laughing so much. b) be sure to get out and vote tomorrow. c) please cross your fingers for us. My FIL is up for re-election tomorrow. He's a cheif justice and if he doesn't win they may have to move as it would be difficult for him to practice law in the county he presided over for so many years. We're all on edge!

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At the new house will be Lisa! She's on the plane right now on her way down for a few days. We're going to have a ball!

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You know what really chaps my ass? First, there's no Christmas anymore. It's just Holiday. "So what are you doing for Holiday?" "Oh, for Holiday I'm having Holiday ham and opening Holiday presents." It's so generic. Like it could be Groundhog or Flag Day but we'll never know cause we're just calling it Holiday. And now? Now? Just the other day I was flipping through the sales flyers that

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HowManyOfMe.comThere are:0people with my namein the U.S.A.How many have your name?Apparently, I do not exist. Our last name is too unique for the above system. 15 people are walking around with my maiden name though. Turns out I come from a unique family too. While there are 12 other Morgans out there, Sara's the only one of her kind (with her married name) but there are 16 of her single name

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We had a ton of trick or treaters last night but I still have about 94 lbs of candy left. I over prepare to say the least. Lots of cute costumes, some lame ones like the teenagers who refused to dress up. I stationed myself on the front porch on my bench so the doorbell wouldn't freak out the pugs. I'd stand there in silence until the teenagers with no costumes would say trick or treat. Then

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My beloved Price is Right will never be the same. Bob Barker is retiring. I mean, I can't blame him, he is 83. But this means I'll never meet him. For those just tuning in, I have a life long dream to go to LA and be on the Price is Right and Family Feud. I got so excited when John O'Hurley started hosted FF, but now, with this news of Bob's retirement,well....this is a sad, sad day.

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