Thursday, November 11, 2010

I is for Inventory

Oops.... fell behind thanks to a hectic week!

Inventory is the crap.... stuff... materials.... whatever you want to call it that you carry in your bags or keep in your bank vault.

Yeah.  It's as simple as that! 

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

H is for Heralyn

Heralyn... it sucked naming her.  I wanted something strong but different.  Of course, Hera was already taken so I had to tack onto it.  Alas Heralyn was born!

She is my main character and a Draenei Death Knight.  I truly love playing her!  I thought I would hate melee combat so I went with a caster when I started playing (Lluvy, gnome mage) but once I really got into playing melee I realized I loved it.  It can be hard sometimes when you have a huge group of mobs and players around you to keep up with.  However, I feel I do alright!  I know I could do way better but it takes a lot of time to not only study the class and the spells to get the perfect DPS and rotation, but a LOT of time grinding dungeons and honor points to get the top notch gear.

Sadly I was doing fairly well with gear and my DPS was pretty decent when we canceled our accounts.  Now with Cataclysm coming out, I'm gonna be bottom of the totem pole yet again and suck.  I have so much reading to catch up on, lists to make of gear I need.... it's like a full time job which sucks because it should be more fun than work.

But I love playing regardless and it's a nice activity that Andur and I can do together when we can't afford a babysitter so we can go out.

Heralyn, how I miss you!

Monday, November 1, 2010

G is for The Guild

This isn't directly related to WoW but it's pretty damn close!  LOL

One of my many WoW friends kept trying to get me to watch this web show and I kept resisting.  I have finally watched it and I have to LOL at it all!  It can be so true and very disturbing all at the same time!  I've been bad in the past but I don't know that I'm *this* bad!  Hahaha

http://www.youtube.com/user/watchtheguild

Sunday, October 31, 2010

F is for Farming

No I'm not talking about Farmville you freaks!

Farming in WoW means going out and doing nothing but gathering materials to create items from your profession (or others if you're one to stock up and sell on the auction house).

You're a miner?  Ok.  You go out and collect as much ore as you can.  Every last deposit you find, you harvest.

You're a tailor?  You go kill mobs and gather as much material from drops as possible.  Then you eat up your gold and gems (if you have them) making items of clothing to sell.

That's farming in a nutshell.  It's time consuming and can be boring but sometimes it's a necessity of playing.

Saturday, October 30, 2010

D is for Ding & E is for Experience

A twofer today!

DING!  That's one of my favorite things to do in WoW and likely explains the numerous characters I have.  Running end game stuff is fun but sometimes you just wanna feel like you're really accomplishing something so you jump to a lowbie character and grind to ding the next level.  Yep that's all it means.  It means completing one level and getting to the next.  But how do you do that?

Every mob kill, every quest turned in, every dungeon run gives you experience (or XP as we call it).  The lower levels are pretty easy and in an hour (if you have that kind of time to run non-stop) you can get from level 1 to probably 5 in nothing flat.  But the higher you go, the longer it takes.  Lluvy is stuck at level 74 because of the millions of XP she needs.  Not to mention she's hella squishy and dies with just a couple of hits.  It took me a total of 11 days over a 4 month period to get Heralyn from level 55 (the level a Death Knight starts at) to 80.  And let me tell you, that ding of 80 was soooooooo much better than when I got Lluvy to 70!

Friday, October 29, 2010

D is for Dungeons

I think my absolute favorite dungeon is the Deadmines.  I've made many runs with lowbies and think it's hilarious to get a HUGE group of mobs all together and just wail on them one by one.

"HEY YOU! *wack* Haha you're dead!"

The Deadmines are full of pirates.  And the last part of the dungeon is on a big boat. It is so awesome!

The Stockades are pretty fun too... especially as a high level character.  LOL

My other favorite original dungeon is Uldaman in the Badlands.  I love running that one solo!

I don't have too many in Outland that I jump over myself to get into.  And many of the Northrend ones are fun but I have yet to see them all!

I still have yet to run all the way to the Lich King.  One day I swear I will have Shadowmourne regardless if it's just junk by the time I get it!!

Here is a shot of Lluvy and Andur at the end of Uldaman... had to wait on a guildie to help us unlock the final door because back then you had to have at least 3 people.

Thursday, October 28, 2010

C is for Cataclysm

The next expansion coming out in December that changes EVERYTHING!

Horde get a new Goblin race while the Alliance can channel their inner werewolf with a Worgen.  (I sooooo want a worgen!!!)  A new profession is introduced that has Andur excited -- Archeology!  Level cap is moved to 85.  The original zones of Azeroth -- Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms -- get a huge makeover that changes the landscapes forever!  New race and class combinations are available, new battlegrounds and raids, and finally.... flying mounts in Azeroth!

While a lot of this sounds exciting, I'm actually pretty sad that Azeroth will never be the same.  My favorite areas will be forever changed and I may grow to hate them.  From my understanding these changes also void out the old quest lines in some areas.  *pout*

While the lore makes this expansion sound amazing, I still have reservations about it.  Hopefully I'm proven wrong and it'll be as great as Wrath of the Lich King was.

Here is the trailer for Cataclysm:  http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/cataclysm/media/

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

B is for Burning Crusade

The first expansion.  (Sorry for my sleep deprived mistake of saying it was the second expansion!)

With it they introduced new races:  Blood Elf for the Horde and Draenei for the Alliance.  (My main character Heralyn an 80 Death Knight just happens to be a Draenei.)  Level caps were bumped to 70.  An entire new continent -- Outland -- awaited excited players.  Flying mounts!?!  COOL!  I loved running the end game stuff with my guild.... when I wasn't dead of course!

Since our accounts aren't active we're missing a fun time of year right now in game:  Hallow's End.  One of my favorite holidays!  So as a treat.... here is my first character Lluvy after defeating the Headless Horseman.  Yes she's wearing a pumpkin on her head (thanks to one of my guildies) and is see-through and floating.  Gotta love Hallow's End treats!

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

B is for Battlegrounds

Oh battlegrounds!  The bane of my WoW existence.

I hate them so much I don't even know what to say about them.... except Andur (a.k.a Mr Indy) is really good at some of them!

Here... read up on them yourselves if you're so inclined!  Hehe

http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/pvp/battlegrounds/

Monday, October 25, 2010

A is for Add Ons

Since I have more days than letters I figured I could get away with doing more than one post for some letters.  Yeah I'm a ninja!  Ok so technically I'm a death knight but it's almost the same!  LOL

When I started playing WoW I didn't even know what an add on was.  I heard my guildies talking about them but had no idea what they did.  I eventually ventured out and tried a few here and there (hello Quest Helper!) and now I run quite a few.

I have to say the few I cannot do without are Recount, Omen, Bartender, Titan, and XPerl.

If you're a DPS, I highly suggest you get Recount and Omen.  They will save your ass!  I became a much better DPSer once I got them (and some kick ass gear.... that is now outdated... damn).  The other 3 are just for looks but they make it look so much better and give me more control over the user interface (UI).  I love that!

Oh I totally forgot another great one:  Stalker!  It allows you to mark players of the opposite faction so you know when they are near by.  I have several Horde on my KOS (kill on sight) list.  Punks!

Here's one of the last screen shots I got of my UI before we canceled our accounts the last time.  Click on it to get a larger view.

Sunday, October 24, 2010

A is for Aggro

To not clutter up the family blog with my mad ramblings about obsessions many don't care about.... I'm back to using this blog for now.

Now onto the post......

Sadly Mr Indy and I have not been able to play World of Warcraft lately!  Oh how I miss it!  In my longing I've decided to do a letter a day blog until the new expansion comes out.  I know there are more than 26 days til the release of Cataclysm but I'm starting today regardless!  =P




Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Blogs

I've been thinking that I should really decrease the number of blogs I have.  I have one for my crochet shop, one personal blog, and one family blog.  While I love this personal blog, as you can tell, I rarely use it.  I'm not going to delete it but I won't be using it a lot.  If you want to keep up with our family, you can find us at http://theindyclan.blogspot.com.

Thursday, February 4, 2010

A Blog Award??

And here I thought no one read my mindless ramblings!!  *snort*

My lovely friend Heather has awarded me with a fun blog award!  Why she chose me I still don't understand but I love her for it!  Thank you!


These are the rules I must oblige by in order to pass it on:

- Put the logo on your blog or within your post.
- Pass the award onto 12 bloggers.
- Link the nominees within your post.
- Let the nominees know they have received this award by commenting on their blog.
- Share the love and link to the person from whom you received this award.

Here are my nominees....

I met Erin on a parenting website and have enjoyed getting to know her and her family.  Our oldest kiddos (both boys) are just 2 days apart in age!  We both struggle daily with the special needs (of different kinds) our boys deal with.  I want Erin to know that I admire her and her family!

Danyel is one of my crazy crochet friends.  But her blog is not just crochet... although admittedly I probably enjoy that part of it the most.  I'm so happy I've "met" her and can share my obsession of yarn with her.

My bestest friend and surrogate sister Tracey.  I don't know that I need to say any more as to why I picked her!  Love ya!!

Blythe... she's another I've met through online communities.  She's hilarious, tattooed, pierced, and all around a great friend!

Trista has been one of my dearest friends for as long as I can remember!  I have vivid memories of spending the night at her house and playing with her and her siblings for hours!  I love reading about her kooky kids and amazing adventures in couponing!

Sonya is one of my major photography inspirations!  She is one of the many that has helped me hone my skills and I aspire to be as amazing as she is!  I can't wait to see all the new stuff she'll post now that she's open for business again!!

Alicia is another of my photography pals that I aspire to be like!  Her wedding photography is AMAZING to say the least!  She's fun, kooky, and a name freak too!  I heart Alicia!

8)  Allison Rumble Photography
Seeing a pattern yet??  *snort*  Allison is the baby photographer I aspire to be.  She is truly amazing at capturing children in all their adorableness!

Amy is such a beautiful person, inside and out!  Her spirit, love, and attitude inspire me to be a better person!

Heather... yes the one that awarded me... is such a great friend that I have to award her back!

**I'm sad to say he seems to have this set as private though he thought it was public. *frown* I really love his writing and wish he'd start a public blog.**
This would be my boyfriend.  Sure he hasn't blogged in a while but I love it regardless.  (If you do take a gander at it, make sure to read Evolution of a Geek Girlfriend.  *snort*)

Another of my online friends who I just adore!  Julie is a true blessing to have in your life!

I hope everyone enjoys these blogs as much as I do!  Tell them MissIndy sent ya!  *wink*

Project 365 - Week 5

Well color me stupid!  I had another entire week's worth I could have included in the last post.  Oh well!  *smirk*

29/365

Peewee being his adorable self even when he was in the middle of a whiny fit. ♥

30/365

Mr Indy enjoying one of our many past times... WoW. He was working on leveling his new Undead warlock Vecnar.

31/365

I sat Peewee up on the couch and he just looked at me like I was crazy. But he did enjoy being a big guy like Daddy! *snort*

32/365 (The start of February already? Sheesh!)

That would be my little movie hound totally engrossed in Pirates of the Caribbean. I'm still having some trouble believing that at not-quite 3 months old Peewee has the attention span to enjoy an entire 2 hour movie! *shocked*

33/365

Our delicious dinner of Baja Citrus chicken just before going in the oven. *drool*

34/365

Brotherly love! ♥

35/365

My brother just got a new dog and decided to bring him over to see Midget. Except for the horrific smelling farts (*snort*), this dog was awesome and Midget LOVED him!

Project 365 - Weeks 3 & 4

Time to play catch up!!!

15/365

WoW. 'Nuff said!

16/365

Peewee has been so tired this morning that all he really wants to do is snuggle with Daddy. ♥

17/365

Grandma said 2 weeks without seeing or holding her grandbaby was too long so she came up for a few hours today to play. He LOVED it! ♥

18/365
Several friends are doing these challenges where they take a messy area of their house and spend 10 minutes cleaning taking before and after photos. That was my inspiration for today's photos.

BEFORE

AFTER

Mine took more than 10 minutes but I'm so happy my kitchen is clean again!

19/365

Peewee is seriously growing too fast! After a nice big dinner, he easily goes to sleep in his crib with his music machine playing and sleeps at least 5 hours straight. *tear*

20/365

Took us over a year but we FINALLY got Midget a new car seat that he'll actually be able to fit in and I won't have to fight to get him out of. I can't wait until he can actually use it once the cast is off! =)

21/365

Fluffy baby bum! ♥ It's only our first attempt but I hope it works because he's super cute in them (and I desperately want to stop buying disposables)!!!

22/365

Hot bubble bath + good book ^ strong martini = relaxing Mama!

23/365

Only 2 1/2 months postpartum and I'm already 10 pounds lighter than I was when I got pregnant. How the heck does that work?? *snort*

24/365

When I went to check on Peewee this morning, he was all snuggled up to his teddy bear. He absolutely LOVES that thing! (It plays sounds and he loves falling asleep with the heartbeat sound on.)

25/365

What to do after getting breakfast? How about taking a nap! LOL

26/365

Today we decided to discontinue the Ketogenic diet. After 1 1/2 years, it really hasn't helped Midget much and IMO it's only hurt him. Illness after illness, injury after injury... this kid suffers way too much! :( At least he doesn't mind the seizures any more. (Yeah that would be the tail end of one I walked in on as I was going to put him to bed.)

27/365

I told my sister that when Pewee gets upset he'll make this frowny face that reminds me of my niece Jo when you tell her no. He kept giving it to me *until* I picked up the camera. Then he was nothing but cute. Little turd! *snort*

28/365

My friend Danyel of CrazySocks Crochet Shop makes these soap savers and I decided tonight to try my hand at making one. I have this awesome bar of olive oil soap for Peewee that likes to stick to the tub and is very hard to pick up when I drop it. Voila! I made a soap saver! Can't wait to actually try it out during his next bath!

Project 52 - Weeks 2-4

2/52

It's said a picture says a thousand words.... after the week I've had, this says a million! (At least to me it does!)

3/52

Ever since Midget was a baby, cuddling him helps calm me down. The last few weeks have been very hard on all of us and an extremely difficult decision regarding Midget will have to be made this year. I hate the fact that I need to decide so soon.... but for our entire family, I'm gonna have to.

4/52

I decided to try Peewee in a forward carry in the Moby wrap one night and we both loved it so much that it's our new favorite carry! *grin*  (Special thanks to Mr Indy for snapping this photo for me!)

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Daily Positive Thinking

My friend has decided to reinforce her life with positive thinking.  Great idea!  And not just for her either!  *smirk*  She's going to post little positive thoughts all around her house.  I think it's a cute idea but instead of having post-its everywhere (because lord knows I have enough stuff everywhere *snort*), I figured I'd try to post it in my blog daily.  Well maybe not daily, but as often as I remember to... or as often as I like her daily positive thought!  *giggle*

Today's positive thought:

"When you surrender and let go of the past, you allow yourself to be fully alive in the moment. Letting go of the past means that you can enjoy the dream that is happening right now."

I honestly need to learn to do this because my past (mostly with Midget's sperm donor) comes back and smacks me every so often.  I really, really need to fully let it go but it's so hard when I have to watch my boy suffer and it never. had. to be. this. way!!!!  But it's one day at a time right?  Today is the first day!  One step closer... one step closer... one step closer... that's what I'll keep telling myself.

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Goodbye, Keto!!

After nearly 1 1/2 years, the Ketogenic diet is coming to an end.  Finally!

Midget had a check up with Neurology today about the diet.  After a lot of thinking (mostly on my part), we've decided it just isn't helping him enough to continue on with it.

The goal was to get him off medications and instead we've had to increase some.  Not to mention he still has some seizures every day anyways.  They aren't hindering him developmentally nor causing him any more damage or pain... no.... as a matter of fact.... my child *laughs* after a seizures.  Dork.  *snort*

I have a friend whose daughter has way more seizures in a day than Midget.  Really I shouldn't complain if he's having half a dozen as compared to 50 or 60.  Six is a far better number!  (Zero would be even better but that will never happen and I'm ok with that now.)

So over the next few months we will slowly wean him off the KetoCal formula by adding in diluted PediaSure (diluted so he doesn't sail up the growth charts again as his weight is perfect right now) and once he's down far enough to come completely off, we will move him to a blenderized diet (which I'm honestly looking forward to)!

I also asked the team if it was possible that this diet could have played a part in his brittle bones.  They said it could be possible so they included measuring his calcium levels through his blood work to see how low they might be.  If they are super low, we'll likely have to add in a calcium tablet or something but I won't know about that until next week when they get all his numbers back.

I'm sad to think that poor Midget's life won't be getting any easier by getting rid of his seizures but I also know this is for the better for all of us.  I'm at peace with the fact that we've tried the diet and essentially failed.  It was the most likely outcome for him and I knew that from the beginning.  At least I can say I tried to give him a little piece of normalcy.  Can't fault a mama for that!

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Project 365 - Week 2

8/365


Itty Bitty had his 2 month check up last Friday and got a bunch of shots. I figured I could cuddle him and make him feel better while taking photos. Course this is the only good shot I got because he wouldn't stop moving. *snort*  (If you've been following my blog, you know this is also the start of my Project 52. I won't always have the same picture in both projects but today I am.)

9/365


It took me until 11:30 pm to finish it but it's done! Our first dungeon for D&D. I wonder how it will go!? Guess I'll find out starting tomorrow (Sunday).

10/365


Whatcha mean there's laundry to fold? All I see is a mama relaxing with D&D! *snort*

11/365


Seriously... who told Itty Bitty he could grow up so fast!??! And this was after he'd been pushing up for a few minutes. He was up a lot higher than that just before I took this photo. *tear*

12/365


As I was getting Midget ready for school on Tuesday, I realized (again) just how big he really is! He's got such long, hairy legs it just blows my mind! *snort*

13/365


The only thing that physically hurts me worse than my own aliments is watching my children suffer. Today was no exception. Midget had a horrible coughing/choking episode at school that sent us to the ER for a couple of hours.

14/365


What a truly horrific day for all of us! We found out today that Midget broke his leg at school yesterday. We still have no idea how but Midget held up tramendously well with all the things the docs had to put him through. He's quite a strong, little trooper! He's been feeling a lot better since his leg was stabilized in the cast. I just hope he heals fast! The first spica cast was a nightmare... I can only imagine how bad this one will be!

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

4 Generations

Mr Indy's dad and grandpa stopped by today.  Of course I saw the opportunity and took it!  *grin*

4 generations... a photo I hope Itty Bitty will treasure as much as I treasure the ones I have of my family!


WARNING: Photo overload about to commence!!

I've been very, very snap happy lately.  Here's the proof!  *snort*

Midget tries going to sleep before leaving for school a lot.... but this day I managed to annoy him awake. *snort*





Itty Bitty had some appointments at Children's last week. It was just him and I that went so I spent a good portion of my time taking photos of him for practice. *grin*















Definitely click on this next one to see it big! The small photo does not do this one justice AT ALL! *grin*



Itty Bitty had his 2 month check up on Friday. He was quite the trooper having to get 3 shots and an oral vaccine. He came home and just sacked out for hours.



And last but not least, one I snapped last night.  LOVE IT!!  *grin*



Hope you enjoyed the photos! Check back soon for more! *smirk*