kris wrote:

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today I will switch my family to organic milk.

I bought the almond milk last week and it was good.  Not sure it will fly with everyone in this house.

We usually drink 3 gallons of milk per week.   That could get costly to buy 3 organic gallons.  so, we're going to cut down on milk and up the water.

Water is good for little people who have poo poo problems so it's a win win here!

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We recently made the switch to organic milk. I'm not nearly as health conscience as I could/should be, but that's one place where I really didn't mind the cost. (And I'm a freaking cheapskate.) Hannah is obsessed with Horizon's chocolate milk, which although it isn't the healthiest alternative in the world, I don't mind on occasion.

And Mindy got me hooked on almond milk a couple of weeks ago (the same week we made the milk switch since I was in that aisle, lol). Sadly, this has increased my grocery bill by $15 just in milk, lol. But, it is so yummy!

kris wrote:

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of course we watched the Superbowl

But all along we've loved the Saints and have been so happy over their success this season . . . the win was awesome for the team and the city.

The onside kick just after halftime = brilliant!

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happylib wrote:

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We are slow going this morning.  My daughter just informed me that, "your breath smells like...... something." 

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lmfao.

kris wrote:

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sappy wrote:

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jake is home with "a migraine" again.

this is the 9th time this school year he has come home from school with a migraine. the last 2 times he didn't seem like he had a migraine at all.

this time as soon as he saw i wasn't acting like i was "mad" at him - he started acting totally normally.

i firmly believe he uses migraines as an excellent way to get out of school. so .... i think i'm going to tell him that he needs to establish a sleeping routine - therefore he has to stop spending the night at his friends' houses (which they do every weekend) and he has to keep getting up at the same time every day (even on weekends) to see if it helps his "migraines".

not sure what else to do.

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tell him you're taking him in for a brain probe b/c you are very concerned about his "migraines."

tell him it will involve several very long needles.

I rock this Mom gig, don't I?

 

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lol

here's the shitty part - he really does get migraines and when they happen they're awful. he can't see for a while, he throws up, he has a headache for hours....

that's how i know he's faking it. but i HATE the idea of calling him out -  kwim?

i took him to 2 different doctors to talk about preventative medication. here's the thing - they prescribed him a low dose antidepressant as a preventative thing (off label). against my better judgement i filled the prescription. he never remembered to take it. you can't just start and stop antidepressants. especially as a teenager.

i guess if his migraines were than bad he would remember to take it, right?

blah....

 

 

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actually, my teenage niece (16) is having migraines too.

She is on a daily med for her migraines as well.

My SIL took her for an MRI last weekend.  They will find out results tomorrow.

She came to my house yesterday while my SIL went to a SB party and my SIL gave me her medicine.  I just casually asked what it was called and she told me the name and it immediately struck me that it was an antidepressant.   I thought that was strange.

 

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A lot of preventive migraine medications are usually either antidepressants or anticonvulsant medications. I take Topamax which is an anticonvulsant. It works better than taking an antidepressant did for my migraines.

We're waiting. Today is pay day! Plus our taxes are done. We go at 5 to sign the papers, etc for our taxes. Trying not to be too excited.

Had my LAST appt for fillings. OUCH! I was good and numbed so I didn't feel a thing but now that the lidocaine has worn off I am in so much pain and I have this awful rash on my face and neck. WTF? This has never happened. Then Friday is my oral surgery. DH said that for V-Day he'll just get me a Stage 3 jar of baby food when we go out to dinner so that I can eat too. Har har.

He's getting me a DS to start until I get my driver's license changed over and a purchase permit! Those are my other gifts. And all the range time I want all by myself. I think I'll just a pair of the range ear muffs to wear at home all the time too.

Its supposed to snow tomorrow. Nothing major. No more snow. So done with this mess. "But according to the Farmer's Almanac we're in for a blizzard." If I hear that one more time I swear I'm going to scream!

I can't wait for Friday! My "preferred mom" aka stepmom is coming out to take me to my surgery (its at a hospital an hour away) and ah the quiet for that short time. Yippee!!!