So a few days ago I went to the child support enforcement agency and requested that a paternity test be done on my son and estranged husband. I figured this would shut him up about him not being his son and just maybe get him involved. I have no doubts for good reason that my son is OUR son. Sooo in light of this I decided to do the honorable thing and I sent him a text letting him know that he would be get papers in the mail soon for a Paternity hearing and that it would be court ordered. I… Continue

On October 20th, my son joined the world! I went in on the 19th for my routine appointment with my doctor... He told me that I had sever preeclampsia on top of everything else and the baby had to come out NOW. He allowed me to go home to get my hospital bag and make a few phone calls then I drove myself to the hospital. 23 hours later I held my son for the first time. We spent six days in the hospital, due to my severe loss of blood during the delivery i needed a few transfusions, and little… Continue

Apparently I had to much sugar in my monthly "donation" at the doctors office. (Urine specimen for those who don't know what I meant) So I had to do the one hour glucose test. Doc called the next day to let me know I'm anemic, which can easily be fixed with an Iron supplement. And that I "failed" the glucose test. So tomorrow I go in for the big bad three hour test. I'm not really looking forward to the boredom this will entail. I was bored to tears in the one hour. LOL In any case, his plan of… Continue

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This is the link to the story on our mock accident. Trying to track down pictures to share!!!

Our mock went very well. All aside from careflight being late... They weren't on a run, we just couldn't get in contact! Stuff happens! In any case turn out was really good and I'll post a link when the newspaper posts the article online! Should be tomorrow sometime...

I learned at work today that Swine flu has arrived. There are a few confirmed cases in a town named Hillsboro. They are being linked back to a bus that went to Kings Island (an amusement park about 45 min from here). I'm not really feeling the panic state that most are, but ya know these things happen. But I expect MANY more cases in the area now since the ppl with the virus went to an amusement park and presumably rode the rides and touched things there prior to their symptoms showing. The… Continue

The baby is a boy!!! And a BAD one according to the ultrasound tech. He had himself in such a lovely position he was blocking views of about everything she NEEDED to see. HAA HAA That's DEF my baby! He had his face behind my bellybutton and his feet directed toward my right leg. She said he was very uncooperative with the process! Only issue is this positioning means he is currently BREECH. Grr at that. She said they may have me keep coming in to see if he changes position. I'm not stressing to… Continue

My ultrasound is in the morning... I'm hoping that the lil one will cooperate and share it's "down there" with us!!! LOL Alot of ppl seem to think its a girl, so I will be amused if it's a boy! If it's a boy, I've found a really CUTE firetruck crib bedding set... HEE hee. So come tomorrow morning we should know if its a Dana Grace, or a Dyllan James.

Just a note to those who may be in our area in the next few weeks: Chester Twp. Volunteer Fire Dept will be hosting a car wash on Saturday the 13th at Ceasers Creek Flea Market on St Rt. 73 just off I-71 starting at 10 A.M.



MOCK CRASH: This will also be at the same flea market on saturday the 27th of this month starting a 2 P.M. It will be a HUGE event. We're having careflight come in and Channel 9 news is supposed to be shooting it. This will be a three car incident based off the… Continue

Maybe its the raging hormones, maybe it's just me. But I'm feeling very unlike myself. I just wanna cry. Life has been so full of curveballs. One right after the other, and I always stay strong and hold my head high. I try not to show that anything is bothering me, and the times I do express it, it blows up in my face. It seems to me the only thing keeping me going right now is the baby I'm carrying. Feeling it's little flutters bring a smile to my face, despite the circumstances I do love this… Continue

So as some of you probably don't know... I'm about five months pregnant. Doing it the single route as the husband and I didn't work out. He's sworn off the baby and myself. I'd posted some things about this at the time when the drama went to hell.



My fire dept was forced to put me on leave till after the birth. Our trustees felt that there was to much risk for my child, myself, and of course it would put the patient care in somewhat of a tid bit of jeopardy as my doctor gave me a… Continue

Well, I found out that my grandma has a blood clot in her femoral artery....... :^( They are unsure if they can do anything for her just yet. Some tests have to be run to see if a stint will help. I can handle a lot of things but haven't ever considered steeling myself for this... I should have expected something to happen though, simply because they go in threes in my blood line. Buried my Great Aunt whom I was very close to. I used to sit with her and care for her (Alzhiemers and some other… Continue

I just turned in my first application for a private ambulance company! I'd rather work for one of those than my current full time job... I'm sick of the bullshit that goes on in that damn group home. It's always a constant power struggle and is fully staffed by women except for the one 62 yr old man. Can you say estrogen ocean??? These women are constantly gossiping, and backstabbing each other. I try to maintain a low profile because I'm there for one reason and one reason only. To care for… Continue

The training was so great! It's really something to see a firefighter down and being dragged out of house, none the less one of your departments own. It really rocks you to the core and makes everything seem surreal. All the videos and movies I've seen have taken on a new light for me. Granted it was training only, it all seemed so real once we got beyond the shit shooting and got down to bussiness. I know that this what I want, and I'll push my way through the rough patchs that will come and… Continue

Our dept is smoking a house tomorrow at 9a.m. It'll be my first training exercise! I'm excited and nervous all at the same time. We're doing it to get some practice and brush up on some things we don't do a lot. Also I'm going to learn to spike the bag for our Medics... Have no clue how. I've gotta work my paid job tonight and that sucks. But what can you do???? Argh I just wanna work EMS and EMS only. Have no clue where to start in doing that. So if anyone who knows how to guide me in that… Continue

I talked to my Asst. Chief yesterday and have decided it's about time for me to now get my fire card. AHHHH!!!!!!!!! I'm so excited. I love this work so much! It's my driving force to be the best possible person I can. I've NEVER wanted to or have considered doing anything for as long as I can remember. My mom lovingly recalls a younger diapered version of me running to the windows every time emergency vehicles drive by yelling "Cruck mommy CRUCK!!!" LOL She is scared to death of me getting… Continue