Eighteen years ago today I was diagnosed with diabetes. I've been incredibly lucky to have had such amazing people in my life who have helped me: my mother who recognized the symptoms when I finally told them to her, and had me at the doctor and diagnosed in just a few hours. (Not to mention that my dad was on RAGBRAI so my mom had to find a baby-sitter, call my grandparents to come and get my siblings, track down my dad, and take me to the hospital on her own [where my dad met us] where the real process began). She literally saved my life.
There are two people that I trust with my life, who learned alongside me, and are the ONLY two people that I might defer to in a diabetic emergency. My dad who held my hand when I cried, gave me shots on Saturday mornings so I could sleep in without missing my usual dosage, needled (get it?) and harassed me when I needed it even though it infuriated me, and gave me so much encouragement it was sickening. I'm pretty confident that if I asked him to take care of my health for the rest of my life, he'd still show up every morning and evening to administer insulin. The other person is my best friend Nicole, who gave me shots, learned how to check my glucose levels and what all the numbers meant, wasn't grossed out by the shots or the blood, wasn't afraid to lecture or scold me if I needed it, and above all, more than any other person, made me feel NORMAL!!! I'm so grateful!!
Eighteen years--as my sister said, I could receive a diploma for diabetes.
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Friday, May 18, 2012
Summer Plans 2012
Here's my annual "here are my plans for the summer" post.
1. Read 25 books (I'm sooo behind this year)
2. See 10 movies in the theatre
3. Spend some time on a boat and the water
4. River tubing trip!
5. Watch (some of? all?) the Harry Potter movies
6. Plan for Brit Lit
a. The Importance of Being Earnest
b. Lit Circles-- Sense and Sensibility
c. Lit Circles-- Great Expectations
d. Lit Circles-- Rebecca
e. Lit Circles-- Jane Eyre
f. Make quizzes for Unit 4
g. Syllabus
h. Opening week activities
7. Work out (twice a week maybe?)
8. Not spend too much money!!!!!!!!!
9. Visit my sister once or twice
10. Hang out with Nicole once a week or so and see the boys!
11. Read Doing Lit Crit
12. Read a book about TAG kids
13. Watch Revenge
14. Get caught up on my Tivo
a. Suburgatory
b. Suits
c. Smash
d. The shows from last summer
e. Masterpiece (x2)
f. The shows from this spring
15. Meg Cabot signing?
16. See Billy Elliot
17. See Idina Menzel
18. Go to one other concert
19. Update the photo album
20.Sort through the clothes in my closet and donate!
21. Clean my closet
22. Visit Kim?
23. Go to The Standard
24. Go to two or three other new (to me) restaurants/bars in Des Moines
25. Prepare LA11 stuff (if there is a need for it!!)
1. Read 25 books (I'm sooo behind this year)
2. See 10 movies in the theatre
3. Spend some time on a boat and the water
4. River tubing trip!
5. Watch (some of? all?) the Harry Potter movies
6. Plan for Brit Lit
a. The Importance of Being Earnest
b. Lit Circles-- Sense and Sensibility
c. Lit Circles-- Great Expectations
d. Lit Circles-- Rebecca
e. Lit Circles-- Jane Eyre
f. Make quizzes for Unit 4
g. Syllabus
h. Opening week activities
7. Work out (twice a week maybe?)
8. Not spend too much money!!!!!!!!!
9. Visit my sister once or twice
10. Hang out with Nicole once a week or so and see the boys!
11. Read Doing Lit Crit
12. Read a book about TAG kids
13. Watch Revenge
14. Get caught up on my Tivo
a. Suburgatory
b. Suits
c. Smash
d. The shows from last summer
e. Masterpiece (x2)
f. The shows from this spring
15. Meg Cabot signing?
16. See Billy Elliot
17. See Idina Menzel
18. Go to one other concert
19. Update the photo album
20.Sort through the clothes in my closet and donate!
21. Clean my closet
22. Visit Kim?
23. Go to The Standard
24. Go to two or three other new (to me) restaurants/bars in Des Moines
25. Prepare LA11 stuff (if there is a need for it!!)
Sunday, January 01, 2012
Books Read in 2011
January:
1. Callander Square by Anne Perry2. A Crimson Rose by Katherine McMahon
3. How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff
4. Forever Liesl by Charmaine Carr
4. Forever Liesl by Charmaine Carr
February:
5. Catherine, Called Birdy by Karen Cushman
6. Alchemy and Meggy Swan by Karen Cushman
7. Matilda Bone by Karen Cushman
8. Maids of Misfortune by M. Louisa Locke
8. Maids of Misfortune by M. Louisa Locke
March:
9. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
10. Dangerous to Know by Tasha Alexander
11. Why Didn't They Ask Evans? by Agatha Christie
12. Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn
13. Silent in the Sanctuary by Deanna Raybourn
14. Silent on the Moor by Deanna Raybourn
15. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
April:
16. Dark Road to Darjeeling by Deanna Raybourn
17. I'll Walk Alone by Mary Higgins Clark
18. They Came to Baghdad by Agatha Christie
May:
19. The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie
20. Swept Off Her Feet by Hester Browne
21. A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
22. Heads You Lose by Lisa Lutz and David Howard
23. Something Blue by Emily Giffin
24. My One and Only by Kristan Higgins
June:
25. The Book Whisperer by Donalyn Miller
26. Million Dollar Baby by Amy Patricia Meade
27. Zach's Lie by Roland Smith
28. Head Games by Mariah Fredericks
29. Maid Marian by Elsa Watson
30. Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
31. Look Again by Lisa Scottoline
July:
32. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
33. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
34. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
35. Shark Girl by Kelly Bingham
36. Crossing Stones by Helen Frost
37. I Can't Keep My Own Secrets edited by Smith Magazine
38. Tofu Quilt by Ching Yeung Russells
39. Girl, Stolen by April Henry
40. Do You Know the Monkey Man? by Dori Hillestad Butler
41. Harry Potter Film Wizardry by Brian Sibley
42. Graceling by Kristin Cashore
43. Sold by Patricia McCormick
44. Liar by Justine Larbalestier
45. Elizabeth I: Queen of Tudor England by Myra Weatherly
46. Blank Confession by Pete Hautman
47. The Boy Who Invented TV by Kathleen Krull
48. The Raucous Royals by Carlyn Beccia
49. I Feel Better With a Frog in My Throat by Carlyn Beccia
50. Shakespeare's Theatre by Andrew Langley
51. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies by Laura Ann Schlitz
52. Eureka! Poems About Authors by Joyce Sidman
53. No Girls Allowed by Susan Hughes
54. The Clock Without a Face by Scott Teplin, Mac Barnett, and Eli Horowitz
55. Jonathon Swift's Gulliver's Travels by Donald Lemille
56. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
57. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
August:
58. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
59. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
60. Catherine, Called Birdy by Karen Cushman
61. Sizzlin Seventeen by Janet Evanovich
September:
62. The Crimson Cipher by Susan Page Davis
63. The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly
October:
63. Catherine, Called Birdy by Karen Cushman
64. The Dark Enquiry by Deanna Raybourn
November:
65. Until There Was You by Kristan Higgins
66. The Catch of the Day by Kristan Higgins
67. Blowing My Cover by Lindsay Moran
68. Too Good to Be True by Kristan Higgins
10. Dangerous to Know by Tasha Alexander
11. Why Didn't They Ask Evans? by Agatha Christie
12. Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn
13. Silent in the Sanctuary by Deanna Raybourn
14. Silent on the Moor by Deanna Raybourn
15. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
April:
16. Dark Road to Darjeeling by Deanna Raybourn
17. I'll Walk Alone by Mary Higgins Clark
18. They Came to Baghdad by Agatha Christie
May:
19. The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie
20. Swept Off Her Feet by Hester Browne
21. A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
22. Heads You Lose by Lisa Lutz and David Howard
23. Something Blue by Emily Giffin
24. My One and Only by Kristan Higgins
June:
25. The Book Whisperer by Donalyn Miller
26. Million Dollar Baby by Amy Patricia Meade
27. Zach's Lie by Roland Smith
28. Head Games by Mariah Fredericks
29. Maid Marian by Elsa Watson
30. Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
31. Look Again by Lisa Scottoline
July:
32. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
33. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
34. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
35. Shark Girl by Kelly Bingham
36. Crossing Stones by Helen Frost
37. I Can't Keep My Own Secrets edited by Smith Magazine
38. Tofu Quilt by Ching Yeung Russells
39. Girl, Stolen by April Henry
40. Do You Know the Monkey Man? by Dori Hillestad Butler
41. Harry Potter Film Wizardry by Brian Sibley
42. Graceling by Kristin Cashore
43. Sold by Patricia McCormick
44. Liar by Justine Larbalestier
45. Elizabeth I: Queen of Tudor England by Myra Weatherly
46. Blank Confession by Pete Hautman
47. The Boy Who Invented TV by Kathleen Krull
48. The Raucous Royals by Carlyn Beccia
49. I Feel Better With a Frog in My Throat by Carlyn Beccia
50. Shakespeare's Theatre by Andrew Langley
51. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies by Laura Ann Schlitz
52. Eureka! Poems About Authors by Joyce Sidman
53. No Girls Allowed by Susan Hughes
54. The Clock Without a Face by Scott Teplin, Mac Barnett, and Eli Horowitz
55. Jonathon Swift's Gulliver's Travels by Donald Lemille
56. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
57. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
August:
58. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
59. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
60. Catherine, Called Birdy by Karen Cushman
61. Sizzlin Seventeen by Janet Evanovich
September:
62. The Crimson Cipher by Susan Page Davis
63. The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly
October:
63. Catherine, Called Birdy by Karen Cushman
64. The Dark Enquiry by Deanna Raybourn
November:
65. Until There Was You by Kristan Higgins
66. The Catch of the Day by Kristan Higgins
67. Blowing My Cover by Lindsay Moran
68. Too Good to Be True by Kristan Higgins
December:
69. Infamous by Suzanne Brockman
70. Night by Elie Wiesel
I only had 80 pages left before I read #71, and only Act V of Hamlet before #72, but alas! It just did not happen this year! My goal for the year was 75, so it's not toooo bad. I guess.
Movies Seen in 2011
January:
1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
2. The Town
3. Masterpiece Mystery: Sherlock A Study in Pink
4. Glory
5. Burlesque
6. Undercover Christmas
7. Masterpiece Mystery: Sherlock The Blind Banker
8. Knight and Day
9. Masterpiece Contemporary: Framed
10. The King's Speech
11. Black Swan
12. Mona Lisa Smile
13. No String Attached
14. A-Team
15. Masterpiece Classic: Downton Abbey
February:
16. Mamma Mia
17. True Grit
18. Just Go With It
March:
19. Beastly
20. Unstoppable
21. Red Riding Hood
22. The King's Speech
23. The Adjustment Bureau
24. Ghostwriter
25. The Tourist
26. The Next Three Days
April:
27. Masterpiece Classic: The 39 Steps
28. How Do You Know?
29. High Noon
30. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
31. Fair Game
32. Unknown
33. The King's Speech
34. Masterpiece Classic: Upstairs, Downstairs
35. Rio
May:
36. Salt
37. The Wizard of Oz
38. Something Borrowed
39. Waterworld
40. Masterpiece Classic: South Riding
41. Bridesmaids
42. Bridesmaids
43. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
44. The Hangover Part II
45. Collateral
46. National Treasure II: The Book of Secrets
47. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
48. National Treasure
49. Dr. Zhivago
June:
50. The Dilemma
51. Waiting for Forever
52. The Switch
53. The Day the Earth Stood Still
54. Firewall
55. Just Go With It
56. Easy A
57. Pirates of the Caribbean 4
July:
58. The Lion King
59. Kung Fu Panda 2
60. Timeline
61. Morning Glory
62. Masterpiece Mystery: Hallowe'en Party
63. Super 8
64. The Karate Kid
65. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
66. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
67. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
68. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
69. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
70. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
71. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
72. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
73. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
August:
74. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
75. Larry Crowne
76. Masterpiece Mystery: The Clocks
77. Star Wars
78. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 21. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
2. The Town
3. Masterpiece Mystery: Sherlock A Study in Pink
4. Glory
5. Burlesque
6. Undercover Christmas
7. Masterpiece Mystery: Sherlock The Blind Banker
8. Knight and Day
9. Masterpiece Contemporary: Framed
10. The King's Speech
11. Black Swan
12. Mona Lisa Smile
13. No String Attached
14. A-Team
15. Masterpiece Classic: Downton Abbey
February:
16. Mamma Mia
17. True Grit
18. Just Go With It
March:
19. Beastly
20. Unstoppable
21. Red Riding Hood
22. The King's Speech
23. The Adjustment Bureau
24. Ghostwriter
25. The Tourist
26. The Next Three Days
April:
27. Masterpiece Classic: The 39 Steps
28. How Do You Know?
29. High Noon
30. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
31. Fair Game
32. Unknown
33. The King's Speech
34. Masterpiece Classic: Upstairs, Downstairs
35. Rio
May:
36. Salt
37. The Wizard of Oz
38. Something Borrowed
39. Waterworld
40. Masterpiece Classic: South Riding
41. Bridesmaids
42. Bridesmaids
43. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
44. The Hangover Part II
45. Collateral
46. National Treasure II: The Book of Secrets
47. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
48. National Treasure
49. Dr. Zhivago
June:
50. The Dilemma
51. Waiting for Forever
52. The Switch
53. The Day the Earth Stood Still
54. Firewall
55. Just Go With It
56. Easy A
57. Pirates of the Caribbean 4
July:
58. The Lion King
59. Kung Fu Panda 2
60. Timeline
61. Morning Glory
62. Masterpiece Mystery: Hallowe'en Party
63. Super 8
64. The Karate Kid
65. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
66. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
67. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
68. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
69. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
70. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
71. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
72. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
73. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
August:
74. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
75. Larry Crowne
76. Masterpiece Mystery: The Clocks
77. Star Wars
79. Runaway Jury
80. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
81. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
82. Masterpiece Mystery: The Pale Horse
September:
83. The Pelican Brief
84. The Lincoln Lawyer
85. Laws of Attraction
October:
86. Moneyball
87. Everything Must Go
87. The Young Victoria
November:
87. Everything Must Go
87. The Young Victoria
November:
88. Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (It's All About the Parents)
89. The Next Three Days
90. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
91. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
92. Tower Heist
93. Dear Santa
94. Truth Be Told
95. Pride and Prejudice
December:
96. Tower Heist
97. Cranford
98. Amelie
99. Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
100. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
101. Christmas Vacation
102. The 12 Dates of Christmas
103. Home Alone
104. Elf
105. You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
106. Mission Impossible 3
107. New Year's Eve
108. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
109. While You Were Sleeping
110. Phone Booth
111. The Cutting Edge
112. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
113. The Lord of the Rings: the Return of the King
114. Larry Crowne
115. Van Wilder
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