Monogrammed Mom: AFD Wife

About me

I am thirty two years old, I live in Northeastern, Pa and I am married and have one soon to be five year old daughter. I love birthdays. Some people don't. But I think of birthdays as a celebration of you. I'm getting better. Not older. I am a very outgoing person. I like to make people laugh. I take things in stride, for the most part. I'm easy going. It takes a lot to push my buttons. I like to run (not fast), read, make things (I made my own wedding shower invitations using embossing powder), knit, give foot baths, put on mascara, use facial masks, clean my house, make drinks, research anything I will be purchasing and gardening. I would like to learn how to sew, can tomatos, sky dive, and anything else that catches my fancy. I'm OCD to a point. Either my house is completely spotless or I let it go for a little bit and there is dog hair on the floor and laundry is piled up. It's either all or nothing. I am a very loving and giving person. I treat my family and friends very well. I wear my heart on my sleave. I will trust someone until they give my a reason not to. I would like to have one more baby. I would like a boy. I would be happy to have a girl too. We have some factors involved and are going to be doing another IUI. This time with Clomid. I love music. Depeche Mode, U2, Madonna, Fleetwood Mac, Jimmy Buffet, Neil Diamond, The Rolling Stones, Dirty Vegas, Boston Pops, and The Cure. I would live in Boston. It's my favorite city. I did live there for a short time. It's clean, the people are great and there are tons of things to do. It is very easy to navigate, especially taking the T. I get Boston Magazine every month. It keeps me updated on Beantown. I can teach myself new things pretty easily. I can put together items (baby gadgets, kids toys, shoe racks, etc.) no problem. I get that from my Dad. I like sunny, warm days. No humidity though. I have natural curly hair. I knew I had a wave to my hair (which is funny. because growing up my hair was poker straight) but I never experimented with it. I went to Key West last year and a friend did my hair for me and I had spiral curls. I like my hair both curly and straight. I am a professional student. I've been in college since 1993. I have an Associate's Degree in Criminal Justice and a Bachelor of Art's in Humanities with a Minor in English. I am now going for my elementary education degree. If I could be anything in the world it would be a dog groomer first and a deaf education teacher second. I love animals. I have a cat Marnie (tiger cat, 18 yrs old), Magnus (English Springer Spaniel, 10 years old), Kona (German Shephard, 3 years old) and Logan (Golden Retreiver/Lab, 3 years old) If I won the lottery I would pay off my families bills and donate money to the Hillside SPCA. (All my pets came from the SPCA except Magnus. He came from Montreal Canada) I love monogramming. I have polo shirts, Vera Bradley bags and jewelry with my initials (SJL). I think it adds a personal touch and it makes me feel special. I used to see people with their initials on their clothes or whatnot and I would think one day I, too, will have my initials on my things. That's a short clip about me. I'll be sure to add more things and keep it updated. Thank you for visiting me! Susan

October 18, 2007

All kinds of news

My weigh in this week was 145. Down one pound. I'm going to up my walking and working out and see if I get can down past that weight.

I just got done taking the dogs for a walk and we are all sweating. This weather sucks.
I'm going for a walk/run myself after this post.

I got an A on my Diagnostic/Inclusionary Practices midterm. I have my Teaching Language Arts midterm today.

I really do have to start observing again. I don't want to. It's great to have some free time to myself while Elisabeth is in preschool.

Michael's good friend Thommy passed away suddenly Sunday. The services are being held in Savannah, Ga. He just arrived in Savannah after driving all night. Michael wrote a beautiful post on AFD website. You can sign their guest book. I only met him once. He was in our wedding last year and he was a true Southern gentleman. Michael spoke highly of him and always had funny Thommy stories to tell. My sincere condolences to all of Thommy's family and friends.

I weighed myself today. I weigh 144. I know I'm headed in the right direction. My pants are getting big on me. Soon I'll have to go shopping for clothes in a smaller size. My weight my senior year of high school was 137. That was high for me. I did not really run at all that year. I believe my weight before that was around 120-125. I am enjoying this loss big time.

Elisabeth is in Shickshinny with Mimi and Poppy. She'll have a good time them. I miss her and Michael. It's very lonely here.

My congratulations to all the BFP's in the blogosphere and news of pregnancies going well.
I do hope our time is soon for a new baby. I keep praying and hoping. I just wish it was us. I believe we are good people. So bear with us on our journey. Offering support and prayers is nice. Please don't say, "It only takes one" or "Relax it will happen". Just say that you are here for us. Thank you.

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May 23, 2007

I hear sirens

Off he goes again. I hear the sirens of the trucks. I believe this call is for a car accident somewhere. Michael had four calls yesterday. Some were fire alarms, one was for someone driving through people's yards and crashing into a boat. Last week it was for a tanker carrying 8,000 gallons of fuel. Two kids were drag racing and one bumped the other sending it underneath the tanker, stripping it of it's pipes. What a mess. Both vehicles completely destroyed. The North bound lane of 81 was also a mess. PennDot had to repave the road and replace the guardrails. Michael was gone for almost five hours (3am to 8am). The hours aren't the greatest and neither are the jobs but he enjoys it and tells me he likes to help people. I applaud him for being so brave and for doing such a good job. It's hard to go into a burning building and deal with the unknown.
My mom asks me how I do it. I do worry. I have faith in Michael that he knows what he is doing. His fellow firefighters of the AFD are exceptional. They know their jobs and work well together. I have faith in them too. He became a life member this year. Congratulations! I just want him to come home and he always does. Sometimes I ask how the fire or accident went. Sometimes I don't. I listen to our scanner and I get an idea of how things are going. I just think positive and trust Michael.
This is their new rescue vehicle. It holds more equipment than their old rescue. It's a pretty impressive truck. Elisabeth loves to go to the fire department and see the big trucks. She told me she wants to be a firefighter just like her Daddy. I told her she could be one only if he trains her.
Take a look at AFD . Michael designed this website.