a few facts on EMETOPHOBIA (http://www.emetophobia.org/default.asp)
i have finally found a word describing a fear that i have had all my life. here are a few facts:
1. EMETOPHOBIA is an excessive or irrational fear of vomiting or of being around other who are vomiting.
2. It is one of the most common specific phobias.
3. On average, it is suggested that most emetophobics have been sick five or fewer times in their lives. (i've thrown up twice.)
4. Emetophobics are known to go to great lengths to avoid people who may be sick or where a threat of infection is perceived.
5. Nearly all Emetophobics will practice eating habits that may seem strange if noticed by non-Emetophobics, ranging from pickiness to superstitions about foods to anorexia.
6. Emetophobics can suffer from pervasive anxiety and/or depression.
...at least i'm not the only one!!!!!
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
We went to the Aquarium today. This is my favorite picture from the day....me and my nephew, Jonah. Woo HOOOO!!!!
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so i got a phone call yesterday from dr holz. honestly, i'm used to his calls now. they don't evoke the "oh no, what did i do in songsters now?" reaction that they used to. now they just usually make me laugh.
but this one kinda jolted me a bit. he asked me if i wanted to come work for him a bit in the music dept this summer. after i picked myself up off the floor, i asked him if he had totally thought this proposition through: it would mean that he would see me for 8 hours every day that i'm there. i wasn't sure if he was prepared for that. he said he was okay and that he was even working on getting me paid for this. (WOAH!!!!)
so as of this afternoon, i am living up to the destiny i never knew i had. (being married to robert not only entered me into the snelson family, but the holz/music dept clan as well!!!) tomorrow morning i will go to thq with robert and begin working with evelyn to prepare for tmi. we'll see if dr holz can really handle it!
(and i'm sure this has nothing to do with the fact that my husband works there....)
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so i got a phone call yesterday from dr holz. honestly, i'm used to his calls now. they don't evoke the "oh no, what did i do in songsters now?" reaction that they used to. now they just usually make me laugh.
but this one kinda jolted me a bit. he asked me if i wanted to come work for him a bit in the music dept this summer. after i picked myself up off the floor, i asked him if he had totally thought this proposition through: it would mean that he would see me for 8 hours every day that i'm there. i wasn't sure if he was prepared for that. he said he was okay and that he was even working on getting me paid for this. (WOAH!!!!)
so as of this afternoon, i am living up to the destiny i never knew i had. (being married to robert not only entered me into the snelson family, but the holz/music dept clan as well!!!) tomorrow morning i will go to thq with robert and begin working with evelyn to prepare for tmi. we'll see if dr holz can really handle it!
(and i'm sure this has nothing to do with the fact that my husband works there....)
Monday, June 26, 2006
so we made it back from camp alright. it was a good week being at KT's conservatory. the kids were pretty good. it was fun. the only thing i didnt like was the roadsright outside of camp. i have never been car sick before...until yesterday. the roads coming in made me feel not great but i was able to get out of the car cause we were at camp. leaving camp, however, made me sick. we had to stop in chattanooga for an hour to settle my stomach and then got some dramamine. i've never taken that before....i think it did just enough to allow me to sleep the last 2 hours of the trip. anyway, i'm feeling better today - just scared to eat. happy day.
anyway...john, trish, and jonah are here so that is exciting. my in-laws are on there way here now, too. so this week we'll have a full house. WOO HOOOO!!!
until next time....
anyway...john, trish, and jonah are here so that is exciting. my in-laws are on there way here now, too. so this week we'll have a full house. WOO HOOOO!!!
until next time....
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Friday, June 09, 2006
so i had a day with my mom today. yesterday was, let's just say, tough. and for the record, i no longer believe medical doctors. (other than you, bethany. you now have the distinct honor of being my main resident medical guru.) so in response to the awfulness that was yesterday, mom and i decided to take it easy with each other. so we went to wired & fired and did some pieces for jennifer to give her as a wedding gift...seeing as we didn't go down for her wedding.
This is mom's pottery. The big one is an oval platter and the small one is a wine rack: you put the whole thing on top of a wine bottle then 2 glasses hang from either side.
This is mine. A martini glass chip & dip tray. LOVED IT!!!!!!!
Me and my mom!!!
This one is (dont' freak out) the dog we are dogsitting. Our neighbors went to Texas and asked if we could get their mail and watch their puppy. I'm loving life...Robert, on the other hand.....but she's so cute!! Scared to death, but cute!
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as far as the birds go, let's just suffice it to say that birds are not my thing.
This is mom's pottery. The big one is an oval platter and the small one is a wine rack: you put the whole thing on top of a wine bottle then 2 glasses hang from either side.
This is mine. A martini glass chip & dip tray. LOVED IT!!!!!!!
Me and my mom!!!
This one is (dont' freak out) the dog we are dogsitting. Our neighbors went to Texas and asked if we could get their mail and watch their puppy. I'm loving life...Robert, on the other hand.....but she's so cute!! Scared to death, but cute!
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as far as the birds go, let's just suffice it to say that birds are not my thing.
Tuesday, June 06, 2006
so today i got 2 parakeets: samson and delilah. obviously one is male and the other is female. i'm excited!!! they are mostly green (my favorite color!!) and really pretty! my mom has my camera, otherwise i'd post pictures. once i get it back, i'll post pictures for everyone to see!!!!!
YAY FOR NEW PETS!!!!!!
YAY FOR NEW PETS!!!!!!
Monday, May 29, 2006
Saturday, May 27, 2006
Friday, May 26, 2006
so i'm starting to get into the whole gardening thing. i really want to design a whole garden for my backyard. i'm talking about the whole kit and caboodle: wall, birdbath and/or fountain, pretty flowers, nice shrubs, etc. yes, it could get to be expensive. but it could be really fun to play around with.
we'll see how this goes....
we'll see how this goes....
Monday, May 22, 2006
I GOT MY NEW IPOD TODAY!!!!!!
it's an iPod mini...and the coolest part of it? IT'S GREEN!!!!!!!!
so as i was thinking about the first song to play, i wanted it to be something meaningful. i am, after all, a sentimental person. so what was it? "big man"...thanks Phil!
...after that it was only appropriate to listen to "i want a hippopotamus for christmas"...
Love, Love, Love!!!
it's an iPod mini...and the coolest part of it? IT'S GREEN!!!!!!!!
so as i was thinking about the first song to play, i wanted it to be something meaningful. i am, after all, a sentimental person. so what was it? "big man"...thanks Phil!
...after that it was only appropriate to listen to "i want a hippopotamus for christmas"...
Love, Love, Love!!!
Thursday, May 18, 2006
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
The Guys' Rules
At last a guy has taken the time to write this all down Finally, the guys' side of the story.
(I must admit, it's pretty good.)
We always hear"the rules"
From the female side.
Now here are the rules from the male side.
These are our rules!
Please note.. these are all numbered "1"
ON PURPOSE!
1. Men ARE not mind readers.
1. Learn to work the toilet seat.
You're a big girl. If it's up, put it down.
We need it up, you need it down.
You don't hear us complaining about you leaving it down.
1. Sunday sports. It's like the full moon
or the changing of the tides.
Let it be.
1. Shopping is NOT a sport.
And no, we are never going to think of it that way.
1. Crying is blackmail.
1. Ask for what you want.
Let us be clear on this one:
Subtle hints do not work!
Strong hints do not work!
Obvious hints do not work!
Just say it!
1. Yes and No areperfectly Acceptable answers to almost every question.
1. Come to us with a problemonly If you want help solving it. That's what we do.
Sympathy is what your girlfriends are for.
1. A headache that lasts for 17 months is aproblem. See a doctor.
1. Anything we said 6 months ago is inadmissible in an argument.
In fact, all comments become null and void after 7 Days.
1. If you won't dress like the Victoria's Secret girls,don't Expect us to act like soap opera guys.
1. If you think you're fat, you probably are.
Don't ask us.
1. If something we said can be interpreted two ways and one of the ways makes you sad or angry, we meant the other one
1. You can either ask us to do something
Or tell us how you want it done.
Not both.
If you already know best how to do it, just do it yourself.
1. Whenever possible, Please say whatever you have to say during commercials.
1. Christopher Columbus did NOT need directions and neither do we.
1. ALL men see in only 16 colors, like Windows default settings.
Peach, for example, is a fruit, not! A color. Pumpkin is also a fruit. We have no idea what mauve is.
1. If it itches, it will Be scratched.
We do that.
1. If we ask what is wrong and you say "nothing," We will act like nothing's wrong.
We know you are lying, but it is just not worth the hassle.
1. If you ask a question you don't want an answer to, Expect an answer you don't want to hear.
1. When we have to go somewhere, absolutely anything you wear Is fine...Really.
1. Don't ask us what we're thinking about unless you are prepared to discuss such topics as baseball, the shotgun formation,
orgolf.
1. You have enough clothes.
1. You have too many shoes.
1. I am in shape.Round IS a shape!
1. Thank you for reading this.
Yes, I know, I have to sleep on the couch tonight;
But did you know men really don't mind that? It's like camping.
At last a guy has taken the time to write this all down Finally, the guys' side of the story.
(I must admit, it's pretty good.)
We always hear"the rules"
From the female side.
Now here are the rules from the male side.
These are our rules!
Please note.. these are all numbered "1"
ON PURPOSE!
1. Men ARE not mind readers.
1. Learn to work the toilet seat.
You're a big girl. If it's up, put it down.
We need it up, you need it down.
You don't hear us complaining about you leaving it down.
1. Sunday sports. It's like the full moon
or the changing of the tides.
Let it be.
1. Shopping is NOT a sport.
And no, we are never going to think of it that way.
1. Crying is blackmail.
1. Ask for what you want.
Let us be clear on this one:
Subtle hints do not work!
Strong hints do not work!
Obvious hints do not work!
Just say it!
1. Yes and No areperfectly Acceptable answers to almost every question.
1. Come to us with a problemonly If you want help solving it. That's what we do.
Sympathy is what your girlfriends are for.
1. A headache that lasts for 17 months is aproblem. See a doctor.
1. Anything we said 6 months ago is inadmissible in an argument.
In fact, all comments become null and void after 7 Days.
1. If you won't dress like the Victoria's Secret girls,don't Expect us to act like soap opera guys.
1. If you think you're fat, you probably are.
Don't ask us.
1. If something we said can be interpreted two ways and one of the ways makes you sad or angry, we meant the other one
1. You can either ask us to do something
Or tell us how you want it done.
Not both.
If you already know best how to do it, just do it yourself.
1. Whenever possible, Please say whatever you have to say during commercials.
1. Christopher Columbus did NOT need directions and neither do we.
1. ALL men see in only 16 colors, like Windows default settings.
Peach, for example, is a fruit, not! A color. Pumpkin is also a fruit. We have no idea what mauve is.
1. If it itches, it will Be scratched.
We do that.
1. If we ask what is wrong and you say "nothing," We will act like nothing's wrong.
We know you are lying, but it is just not worth the hassle.
1. If you ask a question you don't want an answer to, Expect an answer you don't want to hear.
1. When we have to go somewhere, absolutely anything you wear Is fine...Really.
1. Don't ask us what we're thinking about unless you are prepared to discuss such topics as baseball, the shotgun formation,
orgolf.
1. You have enough clothes.
1. You have too many shoes.
1. I am in shape.Round IS a shape!
1. Thank you for reading this.
Yes, I know, I have to sleep on the couch tonight;
But did you know men really don't mind that? It's like camping.
Sunday, May 14, 2006
those of you who know me know just how much this song means to me!!!!
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Many, many years ago, when I was twenty-three,
I was married to a widow who was pretty as can be
this widow had a grown-up daughter who had hair of red.
my father fell in love with her, and soon they too were wed.
This made my dad my son-in-law and really changed my life,
now my daughter was my mother, cause she was my father's wife.
to complicate the matter, even though it brought me joy,
I soon became the father of a bouncing baby boy.
My little baby then became a brother-in-law to Dad,
and so became my uncle, though it made me very sad.
for if he was my uncle, then that also made him brother
of the widow's grown-up daughter, who, of course, was my stepmother.
Father's wife then had a son who kept him on the run,
and he became my grandchild, for he was my daughter's son.
my wife is now my mother's mother, and it makes me blue,
because, although she is my wife, she's my grandmother, too.
Now if my wife is my grandmother, then I'm her grandchild,
and every time I think of it, it nearly drives me wild,
cause now I have become the strangest case you ever saw
as husband of my grandmother, I am my own grandpa!
Oh, I'm my own grandpa.
I'm my own grandpa.
it sounds funny I know but it really is so,
oh, I'm my own grandpa
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seriously, how can you beat that?!?!?!!
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Many, many years ago, when I was twenty-three,
I was married to a widow who was pretty as can be
this widow had a grown-up daughter who had hair of red.
my father fell in love with her, and soon they too were wed.
This made my dad my son-in-law and really changed my life,
now my daughter was my mother, cause she was my father's wife.
to complicate the matter, even though it brought me joy,
I soon became the father of a bouncing baby boy.
My little baby then became a brother-in-law to Dad,
and so became my uncle, though it made me very sad.
for if he was my uncle, then that also made him brother
of the widow's grown-up daughter, who, of course, was my stepmother.
Father's wife then had a son who kept him on the run,
and he became my grandchild, for he was my daughter's son.
my wife is now my mother's mother, and it makes me blue,
because, although she is my wife, she's my grandmother, too.
Now if my wife is my grandmother, then I'm her grandchild,
and every time I think of it, it nearly drives me wild,
cause now I have become the strangest case you ever saw
as husband of my grandmother, I am my own grandpa!
Oh, I'm my own grandpa.
I'm my own grandpa.
it sounds funny I know but it really is so,
oh, I'm my own grandpa
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seriously, how can you beat that?!?!?!!
Friday, May 12, 2006
Your senior year in High School is supposed to be "the best year of your life." Let's see how much you remember:
Year: 1999-2000
1.Who was your best friend? Sarah Jewett
2. What sport/s did you play? I participated as little as possible in everything
3. What kind of car did you drive? Gray Oldsmobile
4. It's Friday night, where were you? at home
5. Were you a party animal? refer to question 2
6.Were you in the "In Crowd"? again, refer to question 2
7. Ever skip school? heck yeah! And skipped classes at school, with sarah, in the principals secretary's office
8. Ever smoke? no
9. Were you a nerd? I wouldn't say nerd..i'd say outcast
10. Ever expelled/suspended? No.
11. Can you sing the Alma Mater? not in a million years
12. Who was your favorite teacher? enlow by far
13. Favorite class? French
14. What was your school's full name? Arlington Christian School
15. School mascot? eagle? (is that right?)
16. Did you go to Prom? nope - went to Godspell rehearsal instead. Still don't regret it either
17. If you could go back and do it over, would you? refer to question 11.
18. What do you remember most about graduation? sarah singing…and ross's 3-hour speech
19. Favorite memory of your Senior Year? last day
20. Were you ever posted up on the senior wall? that would have meant that I was somebody at school…which wasn't the case with the minor exception of winning the state solo competition.
21. Did you have a job your senior year? sorta...does childcare count?
22. Who did you date? no one
23. Where did you go most often for lunch? cafeteria. i wasn't cool enough to eat outside.
24. Have you gained weight since then? I lost about 30lbs directly after when my brother was killed but have since gained it back and more
25. Did other people? No. they were all on straight paths to anorexia.
26. What did you do after graduation? Directly? Went home. That summer? Moved to Texas with Keith and Lori Miller to keep the kids
Year: 1999-2000
1.Who was your best friend? Sarah Jewett
2. What sport/s did you play? I participated as little as possible in everything
3. What kind of car did you drive? Gray Oldsmobile
4. It's Friday night, where were you? at home
5. Were you a party animal? refer to question 2
6.Were you in the "In Crowd"? again, refer to question 2
7. Ever skip school? heck yeah! And skipped classes at school, with sarah, in the principals secretary's office
8. Ever smoke? no
9. Were you a nerd? I wouldn't say nerd..i'd say outcast
10. Ever expelled/suspended? No.
11. Can you sing the Alma Mater? not in a million years
12. Who was your favorite teacher? enlow by far
13. Favorite class? French
14. What was your school's full name? Arlington Christian School
15. School mascot? eagle? (is that right?)
16. Did you go to Prom? nope - went to Godspell rehearsal instead. Still don't regret it either
17. If you could go back and do it over, would you? refer to question 11.
18. What do you remember most about graduation? sarah singing…and ross's 3-hour speech
19. Favorite memory of your Senior Year? last day
20. Were you ever posted up on the senior wall? that would have meant that I was somebody at school…which wasn't the case with the minor exception of winning the state solo competition.
21. Did you have a job your senior year? sorta...does childcare count?
22. Who did you date? no one
23. Where did you go most often for lunch? cafeteria. i wasn't cool enough to eat outside.
24. Have you gained weight since then? I lost about 30lbs directly after when my brother was killed but have since gained it back and more
25. Did other people? No. they were all on straight paths to anorexia.
26. What did you do after graduation? Directly? Went home. That summer? Moved to Texas with Keith and Lori Miller to keep the kids
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