Ear Surgery

I haven't been posting lately because of two major factors: Ear Surgery and the Christmas Play. Those two things consumed my life for about two weeks.

Those of you who know me know that I have a lot of ear problems well hopefully I just fixed one ear. I had a hole in my ear drum and I went in to have it repaired a week ago. They grafted muscle from my scalp see below:

(yes those are four or five stiches, I love stiches!)

So now I've been walking around for a week deaf in one ear because I have it packed with bloody sick stuff so that the grafted skin has time to heal over the hole. I get the packing out tomorrow and I couldn't be happier.

Just thought I'd share this fun adventure with you :) There were a lot of pain killers, vomiting, bleeding out the ear and sleeping involved in the recovery. There is something disturbing about blood coming out your ear. That is just a place blood doesn't belong...

Anyways I'm fine now and just waiting to get this crap out of my ear so I can hear again...

Best Pizza on the Planet

La Bellezza Pizza
145 East 49th Street
New York, NY 10017

YUMMY!!!!!!

The NeverEnding Story

Today my bus driver look exactly like the book store owner in The NeverEnding Story. You know the one who gave Batian the actual book! He looked EXACTLY like him it tripped me out, I think I actually made sure I was stepping into a bus and not onto Falkor you know that cool white dragon thing.

It Is Noon Somewhere

I ride the bus to and from work everyday. Some days are normal and other can get very interesting. But I love riding the bus you can listen to your Ipod and not have to worry about the road. Everyone that knows me knows that I'm a carpooling freak!

Anyways this morning was one of those interesting mornings. I get on at the Park and Ride in Kenmore and we stop at the first stop to pick a few people up. This particular stop is right in from of a Pub and Taco Time. I noticed this lady right away who was sitting down kind of far away from the actual bus stop. When we stopped she got up and started to walk towards the bus, now the angle I had wasn't good so I didn't actually see her walking. When she was trying to get on the bus I assumed she was very old because it seemed to be taking her a long time to get up the three steps. The bus steps are large so elderly people sometimes have a hard time getting up them. I see her set her backpack on the top step and she is kind of wobbling back and forth. My first thought was she isn't that old maybe 55 I guess she must be handicapped. She is now just standing there on the bus at this point on the second step and the bus driver is telling her to get off the bus. At this point I've turned off my Ipod of course to listen in. I hear the bus driver say "you are to drunk to ride the bus, get off!" Now this is on the way to work so we are talking 7:30AM. The lady keeps saying after a long pause "no I'm not" as she clings to the hand rail. I'm thinking what if this bus driver is wrong and she actually has something wrong with her. Then I hear him say "you are so drunk I can smell it from here." Well now I'm out of excuses and I just want her off the bus so I can get to work. She finally stops fighting it and when I say fighting I mean saying "no I'm not" over and over again.

Finally she gets off the bus and we are on our way. I'm think first off if she is drunk at least she isn't driving why can't she ride the bus you would think that would be a wise decision. Then my second thought is if you are still drunk at 7:30AM you must have been power drinking for along time to not have sobered up by then...got to love the bus.

Martian Child

Have you ever seen the movie Martian Child? Well the kid in that movie wears a belt with weights in it so he doesn't fly away. The reason I bring this up is because there always seems to be at least one of "those" kinds of kids whenever I'm at the playground with the Lopez's or some other random persons child...

Well this weekend one of those "special" kids was actually travelling with me. Sweet little Marcos Lopez wears these goggles everywhere because according to him they keep the rain out of his eyes. I thought it was pretty clever.



*of course I'm not making fun of handicapped kids so I don't want you to send me hate mail. When I say "those" kids I mean kids who have an extraordinary imagination and usually dress themselves :)

Election

Its nice to know that there are celebrities out there supporting John McCain

Check them Out!

I am always looking for new Christian artist that don't sound like every other Christian artist out there. Something new and inspiring...

Well I've found them and the band is called Enation and I've been half heartedly stalking them for about a year now. I saw them play in LA and I drove to Battleground, Washington to see them play as well. If you are into more of a heavy metal sound check out there first CD "Identity Theft". If you are into U2 or Delirious that kind of music check out there latest "Where the Fire Starts". They are available at itunes so you can sample them before you purchase. I always love meeting bands that are geniune and unashamed of their relationship with God.

They also have a new album coming out in a couple of weeks and I'm really excited about it. Check them out and let me know what you think!

My Favorite Song is:
Dark Room from Where the Fire Starts

Probably their most popular song is:
Feel This

Whether you like her or not...

You want pictures? You want Jen!

If you are looking for Senior Pictures or Family Pictures and everything in between you should call on Jen Staab. Two reasons: She is cheap and she is excellent! My brother and I bought my dad a session with Jen for his birthday and here are a few highlights.

I've become a cat lady

You know those people that talk about there cats all the time? And you are thinking to yourself "this person needs to get a life." Well I have become one of those people...

These two little kittens have captured my attention and I get nothing done while I'm at home, NOTHING. They are so cute and they snuggle so well I can't keep my eyes off of them.

The striped one is Iggy and the solid grey one is Ruth. Yes like Fried Green Tomatoes my favorite movie...

Its been a long time since I've had kittens and these two didn't have a mom because she got ran over so I found myself researching things on the internet, I need a man FAST!

Crap

Recently Esther was hired at my work, Revenue Science. Shortly after her first day I got really sick and she wanted to cheer me up with a card and this perfect gift. These folders are very appropriate they say "Total Crap" "More Crap" and "Other Crap" that's perfect for me. I think I'm going to need more though because they are already full it seems everything that I get here at work ends up in one of these folders...

Thank you Esther for the wonderful and perfect gift. Don't I look cute in this picture! :)

Kate Voegele

About a week ago I attended the Kate Voegele concert with my cousin Alex. Alex recently graduated from Puyallup High School so this was my gift to her. Kate is just starting to rise in popularity so we took advantage of the fact that this is probably the only time we will get to see her in a more intimate venue. Those of you that have attended concerts with me know that God has this weird blessing over my life that I run into or get the opportunity to meet most of the artists. Don't ask me how or for tips because it has nothing to do with me. So after the concert Alex and I got to meet her. She is very humble and sweet though we couldn't get a picture taken with her because of time. I introduced Alex to her because I was trying to avoid her Tyler Hilton/Gavin DeGraw incident. A few years back we got to meet Tyler and Gavin and when one of them looked in our direction (barely) Alex let a little girl scream out followed by a little dance. Then once she actually got close enough to talk to them she choked and couldn't even remember her name. So this time we worked on what she was going to say ahead of time and I introduced her so she wouldn't have to remember who she was.

It was an excellent concert and Alex didn't make a fool of herself!

Oh and now my blog is more up to date then Esther's, HA!

College Graduate!

Yesterday was my little brothers last day of college. That's right little Joely Moly is a college gradute. Can you believe it!!! Next week he moves home and into my spare room to work at Applebee's in Bothell until he starts his student teaching in the winter. Roommate this should be interesting...

I wanted to pick the worst pictures possible, what are sisters for :)

Accepting Applications!

With Jen taken off the market I'd like to take this opportunity to introduce Esther to you! So if you don't mind spending hours in Barnes and Noble this just might be the girl for you! She is an awesome lady so please send in your applications and we will weed through them and most likely decide you aren't good enough, lol.

Sorry Boys!

Some of you might remember a previous blog a year ago about my friend Jen being available...

Well someone swept her up off her feet and she is officially off the market. Try not to be to upset Mark is a really great guy so no one else really had a chance...

Los Angeles

Jonathan Jackson - lead singer


Me with Jonathan



Me and Michael and Daniel



Katie riding a bike in a dress, I told her it wasn't a good idea

I went to LA a week or so ago with Katie King for an Enations concert at the Whiskey a go go. I must say I really enjoyed myself. I finally got to meet Anita face to face, so that was fun! I'm sure I will be seeing more of her...

The concert was great and I've attached some pictures. Katie and I rented bikes in Santa Monica where I completely fried one side of my face. How you ask? I have no idea...We saw Ty Pennington in the Puma store where I bought a stunning new Puma jacket to add to the rotation for "Puma Friday's." We also found ourselves caught in the Kung Fu Panda priemer where we say Jack Black and Dustin Hoffman. Along with dinner at Katie's sisters in Redondo Beach and later I got to sit with Asher for a few hours and just catch up on things. It was really fun and much needed, I love that guy.

One Tree Hill

I am not ashamed to say that I am addicted to One Tree Hill. I think saying addicted is being nice its more along the lines of Obsessed. Anyways why is it that TV shows never give you what you want. Lucas and Peyton need to be together like Ross and Rachel on Friends. It would make my life a whole lot easier...instead for the next four month I have to think about either Lucas is calling Peyton, Brooke or Lindsey. If its Lindsey I will consider not watching the show anymore!

I know real life is more important but it sure is nice to get lost in TV land for awhile. If you have never watched the show check it out on cwtv.com you will fall in love. My friend Esther watched one episode and is now watching my DVD sets to try and catch up she is already on season 3! I also got my mother addicted to it, I caught her watch an episode by herself, but don't tell her I told you...

Crosswalk

Yesterday I was driving to work and the car in front of me stopped at a crosswalk. I looked around and there were no people. This was early in downtown Kirkland I might add. Just as I'm about to honk two ducks appear. Wasn't that nice of them? They used the crosswalk to cross the road. Wonderful manners they had and yes they safely made it to the other side SLOWLY but they made it...

Happy 8th Birthday Antonio

Today April 29th is Antonio's 8th Birthday. What an extraordinary kid this little 8 year old is. He has an incredible heart for the Lord, loves his family and is always willing to help. Not to mention he has about .5% body fat, NEVER runs out of energy and thinks its hilarious if you fall and hurt yourself (he gets that from his mom). The thing I like most about Antonio is his heart. I remember one time I was really sad and crying on the phone with his mom Erin and when Antonio found out he started crying too. He was so upset that I was hurting the little guy hurt for me. Every time he prays he expects everything he prayed for to happen, never questioning it.
We can all learn a lot from him.

Love you Antonio and don't eat to much sugar today!

PS I picked a dorky looking picture on purpose :) That's what Aunt's are for...

Emergency Room

Now normally I go to the emergency room because Antonio burned himself or Marcos drank a Tiki torch, but that was not the case Sunday night. Growing up I've had numerous ear infections and multiple sets of tubes put in my ears with a side order of reconstructive surgery on my left ear. Anyways I currently have what they call T tubes in my ears and my right ear has been giving me lot of problems. I find myself saying "what" a lot. When I was a little girl my mom would drop a little bit of hydrogen peroxide in my ear to get rid of the wax build up. So after a lovely Desperate Housewives we decide to have her drop some in to hopefully help with my hearing. What happens next is some of the most intense pain I have ever felt...

The drop barely even got to my ear and I was in hysterics. The worst part about it is that its in my ear that hurts. If you hurt your ankle you can hold onto it, grin and bare it. But with my ear all I could do was weep and hope to God the pain would stop. My mom tried dumping water in my ear to dilute it (you never put water in an ear that has a tube in it) but I was coherent enough to know what she was doing to stop her. After an hour and a half of laying down trying to drain it all out of my ear I could take it anymore so my mom drove me to Evergreen. Where they did nothing but say "yeah there is definitely an infection and redness in there." But the only good thing was the pain pills. One Vicoden every couple hours kept me asleep. Of course we didn't even get home until 2am so work the next day was in my bed until I got an appointment with my ear, nose and throat specialist. She was very concern and ended up taking my tube out which hurt but nothing like the night before. Immediately the urge to throw up went away but I still couldn't hear out of my right ear.

If you want to know how to pray for me. I have a large hole in my right ear drum, little to no hearing in my right ear and every once in awhile including right now as I type it pops a bunch of times and is quite painful. I need the hole to heal so I can get my hearing back.

Lesson Learned: Never put Hydrogen Peroxide in an ear with a tube in it or you are basically putting it on your ear drum. Normal ears go for it...

Blogging

I am feeling pressure to update my blog but I really have nothing to say. I feel like blogging is kind of a self centered thing. I'm not sure that many people actually care what I have to say on a weekly basis. But Esther and Jen pressured me into starting a blog because they think mine will be really funny. Which just adds more pressure for my blog to be interesting and funny...

I did however buy Carrie Underwood tickets for September 19th at the Puyallup Fair a few days ago. My friend Deb and I are going to be sitting in row 2! She has never been to the Puyallup Fair isn't that strange? I think I've gained wait just thinking about the Puyallup Fair...isn't that the point of Fairs? To eat your way through them??? Maybe that's just me.

I'd like to say Happy Birthday to Marcos he turned three this last weekend. If anyone is interested in getting him a present he says he would like a sword and a toe. That's right a toe, what a weird child. Sometimes I wonder if there is something wrong with him.

March Madness

I know I have a lot of friends who don't know what March Madness is so let me explain. It is a college basketball tournament for the National Championship. Basically they go from 64 teams down to 1 in a matter of weeks. What does this mean? I'm sitting in front of my big screen TV for the majority of the next few weeks.

I did think there was a pretty interesting invention that I though I might mention. During March Madness a lot of the rounds are on Thursday and Friday so the NCAA made it so you can stream all the game straight onto your computer for free. (I have a VIP pass so I can get them quicker :) So last Thursday and Friday my production level was at about 4% because I was watching the games all day. I almost fell out of my chair a few times watching buzzer beaters. Anyways all the to say on the screen they stream the games on there is a button called "Boss Button" you click it and the entire screen because a huge spreadsheet! So if you hear your boss or anyone for that matter you can quickly hide the fact that you are indeed not working. If you look closely the spreadsheet is graphs of how much snack food and drinks are consumed during games. I thought it was pretty clever of someone to think of that.

On a side note I'm third in my office pool! GO UNC!!!!!

$9.99 Down the drain

I recently went to "The Hills" to mooch hotel rooms off my good friends Jen and Esther. My mom's only request was that I find Judy Garlands start on the walk of fame and take a picture of it. There are thousands of starts so I pop into a store to buy the book showing you where each and every start is. Esther looked at me in disgust as I bought the book for regular price without trying to bargain a couple extra dollars down...

So I open the book and start walking down Hollywood and as I'm looking at the book I look at the star I was standing on and wouldn't you know. Yep, Judy Garland. I had bought the star map six stars away from the one I was looking for.