Goodness I have not posted anything in a very long time!!!! What better time than one hour before 2011 begins?
I was thinking of resolutions the other day and I came up with quite a few. I won't bore you with the list but it is kind of a bummer to know there are so many things about me that I need to work on. This list kept growning and growing and I didn't even have to dig very deep. Geez!
I love the feeling of newness in general and opportunities for making improvements and positive changes and the beginning of a brand new year is always a great feeling for me. I hope that I can stick to my resolutions and be a better wife, mother, daughter, sister, friend and person in the year(s) to come. :-)
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!!!! BRING ON 2011!!!!!
Friday, December 31, 2010
Monday, September 6, 2010
Happy To Report
I am very happy to report some major changes with Riley. She seems to be a very different child.
My old mindset was to feed her whatever I could just to get her to eat, to beg her to eat, cater to her odd requests at odd times, etc. I basically was happy with getting her to eat anything at all at any time at all in any quantity at all. NOT ANY MORE.
Since the visit with the doctor last Tuesday we have done a complete food and drink make-over for her and she is already thriving. Thank Goodness!!!!!!
She is actually eating a normal amount of food, eating the same things the rest of the family are eating, she is only drinking water and milk with NO fuss and she is SO much happier than before. I am in a wonderful state of pleasant surprise and bliss!
I feel like all of her problems were all my fault for catering to her for so long but we are finally on the right track now.
My old mindset was to feed her whatever I could just to get her to eat, to beg her to eat, cater to her odd requests at odd times, etc. I basically was happy with getting her to eat anything at all at any time at all in any quantity at all. NOT ANY MORE.
Since the visit with the doctor last Tuesday we have done a complete food and drink make-over for her and she is already thriving. Thank Goodness!!!!!!
She is actually eating a normal amount of food, eating the same things the rest of the family are eating, she is only drinking water and milk with NO fuss and she is SO much happier than before. I am in a wonderful state of pleasant surprise and bliss!
I feel like all of her problems were all my fault for catering to her for so long but we are finally on the right track now.
Thursday, September 2, 2010
I LOVE Pictures!!!!!
I love pictures and I really love these two of Riley....I love it both ways really.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Daughter Difficulty
Today started out with Riley crying out at a few minutes before 6 this morning complaining of tummy pain. I scooped her up and snuggled her between Jamey and I since it was almost time to get up anyway. She kind of dozed off for a few minutes but when I got up to take a shower she started complaining again.
I made her get up to try to potty and after she peed she threw up and SCREAMING with pain so I thought...okay she is really sick. (You have to understand she complains about her tummy hurting quite a bit but it usually subsides after she pees, poops or eats.)
I told her that if she was sick she could stay out of school but she had to go to the doctor because missing school is a BIG deal.
I called my MIL and told her what was going on and that I was bringing Sam to her while I took Riley to the doctor.
When we pulled up to MIL's house Riley magically felt better but I decided that school had already started that I would call the doctor anyway and take her to the doctor to address the almost daily tummy aches and a few other things.
I left her with my MIL so that I could run to work for a few hours because we could not get in to see the doctor until 2:45 and I was out the whole day yesterday with Sam being sick. My concerns were ones that I wanted to discuss with Dr. Ryan instead of the wonderful nurse practitioners that work for him. I love them but I really wanted to see the doc today.
Riley felt fine for the remainder of the day so I made a list of concerns that I have about her. Let me list them:
SHE DOES NOT EAT
She literally throws up when she smells something bad.
She has not gained any weight since this time last year.
Her tummy hurts almost every day.
She "holds" her pee...I almost have to force her to pee every morning.
She is very irritable most of the time...um...maybe because she does not eat.
She is a very stubborn child and the eating issues maybe her way of trying to take control.
Did I say SHE DOES NOT EAT?
So I really love this doctor and he and I had a very candid talk after the physical exam about her and what his suggestions are. She was present during the conversation and she listened quite intently to what he had to say about her behavior.
He initiated the conversation about her general behavior and I explained to him that she is very headstrong and basically sees herself as our peer instead of our child. He said that was very common among first born children. I told him that I always give her reasons why. Why I tell her no, why she can't have what she wants, etc. and he basically told me to stop, not to give her the power to negotiate and to take away most of the choices. All of that makes perfect sense to me really....my mom didn't "negotiate" with me when I was 5!!!!! She could shoot me one look and I would HUSH!!!! I think to this day if she looked at me that way I would shut my mouth.
So....no more special meals just for Riley and no more BEGGING her to eat her food. She eats the same thing as everyone else or she does without until the next meal. He suggested that she only be given milk and water to drink. No more juice because as little as she eats that is probably contributing to her not eating. What little bit of appetite she has is being satisfied by the juice.
It is going to be hard to send her to bed at night if she did not eat her dinner but after a few days I bet she will be hungry enough to eat the dinner that she is currently turning her nose up at. I hope!
I told him that I didn't want to over or underplay her issues but that I really didn't know what I should try next.
I promise you that her eating or lack thereof is in the front of my mind and near the top of my worry list almost every single day....3 times each day! Very frustrating!!!!!!
I think she would be a much more pleasant child if she would eat, thus feel better every day.
Fingers are crossed that we can turn over a new leaf regarding this very frustrating and worrisome issue.
I made her get up to try to potty and after she peed she threw up and SCREAMING with pain so I thought...okay she is really sick. (You have to understand she complains about her tummy hurting quite a bit but it usually subsides after she pees, poops or eats.)
I told her that if she was sick she could stay out of school but she had to go to the doctor because missing school is a BIG deal.
I called my MIL and told her what was going on and that I was bringing Sam to her while I took Riley to the doctor.
When we pulled up to MIL's house Riley magically felt better but I decided that school had already started that I would call the doctor anyway and take her to the doctor to address the almost daily tummy aches and a few other things.
I left her with my MIL so that I could run to work for a few hours because we could not get in to see the doctor until 2:45 and I was out the whole day yesterday with Sam being sick. My concerns were ones that I wanted to discuss with Dr. Ryan instead of the wonderful nurse practitioners that work for him. I love them but I really wanted to see the doc today.
Riley felt fine for the remainder of the day so I made a list of concerns that I have about her. Let me list them:
SHE DOES NOT EAT
She literally throws up when she smells something bad.
She has not gained any weight since this time last year.
Her tummy hurts almost every day.
She "holds" her pee...I almost have to force her to pee every morning.
She is very irritable most of the time...um...maybe because she does not eat.
She is a very stubborn child and the eating issues maybe her way of trying to take control.
Did I say SHE DOES NOT EAT?
So I really love this doctor and he and I had a very candid talk after the physical exam about her and what his suggestions are. She was present during the conversation and she listened quite intently to what he had to say about her behavior.
He initiated the conversation about her general behavior and I explained to him that she is very headstrong and basically sees herself as our peer instead of our child. He said that was very common among first born children. I told him that I always give her reasons why. Why I tell her no, why she can't have what she wants, etc. and he basically told me to stop, not to give her the power to negotiate and to take away most of the choices. All of that makes perfect sense to me really....my mom didn't "negotiate" with me when I was 5!!!!! She could shoot me one look and I would HUSH!!!! I think to this day if she looked at me that way I would shut my mouth.
So....no more special meals just for Riley and no more BEGGING her to eat her food. She eats the same thing as everyone else or she does without until the next meal. He suggested that she only be given milk and water to drink. No more juice because as little as she eats that is probably contributing to her not eating. What little bit of appetite she has is being satisfied by the juice.
It is going to be hard to send her to bed at night if she did not eat her dinner but after a few days I bet she will be hungry enough to eat the dinner that she is currently turning her nose up at. I hope!
I told him that I didn't want to over or underplay her issues but that I really didn't know what I should try next.
I promise you that her eating or lack thereof is in the front of my mind and near the top of my worry list almost every single day....3 times each day! Very frustrating!!!!!!
I think she would be a much more pleasant child if she would eat, thus feel better every day.
Fingers are crossed that we can turn over a new leaf regarding this very frustrating and worrisome issue.
Sunday, August 22, 2010
My Times Have Changed.....
With Riley in kindergarten and Sam in preschool things feel so different now days. Not bad....just different. In a way this new stage feels pretty good but in another way I don't really like it at all. I think it all boils down to the fact that I don't have a "baby" anymore. I know for certain that we do not want nor can we have any more babies but still it feels strange that my babies are growing up.
Riley being in "real" school and Sam beginning preschool and being such a trooper about it to boot really made me realize that they are getting bigger and more independent by the day. Watching them grow up fills my heart with such joy but in a weird way it also causes my heart sorrow.
Sunday, August 8, 2010
First Day of Kindergarten
Well...tomorrow is Riley's big day....her first day of kindergarten. I am a all to pieces over this fact for some reason! I cannot really explain how I am feeling. I feel excited and sick at the same time. I am in awe at how quickly 5 years have passed an now she is not an infant, baby, toddler or preschooler any more. Yep, I feel sick. I know she will be fine...and I think I will be fine but for now I am a mess. I have not cried and I hope I do not cry tomorrow because it will probably alarm her...I hope I can at least hold back the waterworks until I am out of her sight. I just hope and pray that she has a happy and successful school year. She is so tender hearted and shy sometimes.
I remember my first day of kindergarten like it were yesterday! I remember walking down the long hallway with very shiny floors, walking into Miss Hambrick's room for the first time, having my cousin Laura show me around the room and that the girl's bathroom was marked with Minnie Mouse and the boy's was Mickey Mouse while my mom spoke to Miss Hambrick. I remember my mom leaving and I remember crying quietly but not making a big scene. I remember every detail, the toys, the decorations, the "reading house" where you could go to for quiet time with a book, I remember it all. I love it there and I loved the wonderful eccentric teacher with coke bottle thick glasses, hippie brown hair and who sang to us accompanied by her acoustic guitar every day. I still think of her when I hear..."she'll be coming round the mountain", or "this old man". :-)
Back to my first day....I was feeling pretty pitiful so after a little while I got tired of being sad and I wanted to laugh so I did something that made me laugh. When a little boy was about to sit down I pulled the chair out from under him and he hit the floor. Luckily it did not hurt him but when he fell it made a very funny "pop" sound and his eyes got really big. It was hysterical to me then and probably would still be today. He laughed and I laughed and I felt better. (Now you may be thinking...man that was mean but you have to understand one of my two older brothers was a CLOWN and he always cheered me up or kept me from taddling on him by making me laugh and we played jokes on each other like that all the time so in my little 5 year old brain pulling the chair out from under Luther was okay...I still see Luther all the time by the way he works at Walmart and when I see him I smile to myself to this day.)
Kindergarten was also when I met my very first "best friend" besides Laura who was more like a sister. I still remember Misty. We were inseparable. We were both shy and giggly and got along famously. She was the best!!!
After kindergarten the school district rezoned and I was moved to another school. That was traumatic for me and I missed Misty so much! I did not know anyone in 1st grade and I pretty much hated it for a while but I eventually made new friends and was accepted by those who already had their little clicks. (Funny how that happens SO young.) It is kind of strange/neat how when you move up you tend to stick with the people you know from elementary, to middle to high school. I can still tell you pretty much who all my friends were from WAY back when!
Ahhh....it was nice to go down memory lane for a minute. I think I will tell Riley about my first day in Kindergarten before bed tonight....leaving out the part about the stunt I pulled of course. :-)
Later Gaters!
I remember my first day of kindergarten like it were yesterday! I remember walking down the long hallway with very shiny floors, walking into Miss Hambrick's room for the first time, having my cousin Laura show me around the room and that the girl's bathroom was marked with Minnie Mouse and the boy's was Mickey Mouse while my mom spoke to Miss Hambrick. I remember my mom leaving and I remember crying quietly but not making a big scene. I remember every detail, the toys, the decorations, the "reading house" where you could go to for quiet time with a book, I remember it all. I love it there and I loved the wonderful eccentric teacher with coke bottle thick glasses, hippie brown hair and who sang to us accompanied by her acoustic guitar every day. I still think of her when I hear..."she'll be coming round the mountain", or "this old man". :-)
Back to my first day....I was feeling pretty pitiful so after a little while I got tired of being sad and I wanted to laugh so I did something that made me laugh. When a little boy was about to sit down I pulled the chair out from under him and he hit the floor. Luckily it did not hurt him but when he fell it made a very funny "pop" sound and his eyes got really big. It was hysterical to me then and probably would still be today. He laughed and I laughed and I felt better. (Now you may be thinking...man that was mean but you have to understand one of my two older brothers was a CLOWN and he always cheered me up or kept me from taddling on him by making me laugh and we played jokes on each other like that all the time so in my little 5 year old brain pulling the chair out from under Luther was okay...I still see Luther all the time by the way he works at Walmart and when I see him I smile to myself to this day.)
Kindergarten was also when I met my very first "best friend" besides Laura who was more like a sister. I still remember Misty. We were inseparable. We were both shy and giggly and got along famously. She was the best!!!
After kindergarten the school district rezoned and I was moved to another school. That was traumatic for me and I missed Misty so much! I did not know anyone in 1st grade and I pretty much hated it for a while but I eventually made new friends and was accepted by those who already had their little clicks. (Funny how that happens SO young.) It is kind of strange/neat how when you move up you tend to stick with the people you know from elementary, to middle to high school. I can still tell you pretty much who all my friends were from WAY back when!
Ahhh....it was nice to go down memory lane for a minute. I think I will tell Riley about my first day in Kindergarten before bed tonight....leaving out the part about the stunt I pulled of course. :-)
Later Gaters!
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Unorganized Juimble
My brain a big blob of organization right now and it is spilling over into other areas of my life.
I would love someone to do a study on me. I am sure they would find a lot of interesting information regarding how mental fog and static effects the rest of ones life.
My brain is a mess...I have so many thoughts and plan floating around and I am only able to grasp them occasionally before they dance away again, my car is a disaster but I can't seem to make myself clean it out, my house is completely unorganized and nothing seems to ever be in it's place, and even my purse is a mess with various items spilling out each time it gets tipped over. GRRRRRRRRRR!
To this moment I have not purchased a single school supply for my children and Riley starts school on MONDAY!!!! I guess my evening after the kids go to bed will be sitting down with pen and paper to make a list...which I may not be able to focus on making or that I will make and either forget where I put it or fail to follow through with handling the things listed on said list!
The only excuse I have is that work issues consume my brain power and when it is time to focus on other things I am already spent! Very frustrating and irritating!
I have got to pull things together....like yesterday! I get so mad at myself when I get this way!!!!
Later Gaters!
I would love someone to do a study on me. I am sure they would find a lot of interesting information regarding how mental fog and static effects the rest of ones life.
My brain is a mess...I have so many thoughts and plan floating around and I am only able to grasp them occasionally before they dance away again, my car is a disaster but I can't seem to make myself clean it out, my house is completely unorganized and nothing seems to ever be in it's place, and even my purse is a mess with various items spilling out each time it gets tipped over. GRRRRRRRRRR!
To this moment I have not purchased a single school supply for my children and Riley starts school on MONDAY!!!! I guess my evening after the kids go to bed will be sitting down with pen and paper to make a list...which I may not be able to focus on making or that I will make and either forget where I put it or fail to follow through with handling the things listed on said list!
The only excuse I have is that work issues consume my brain power and when it is time to focus on other things I am already spent! Very frustrating and irritating!
I have got to pull things together....like yesterday! I get so mad at myself when I get this way!!!!
Later Gaters!
Monday, July 26, 2010
A Bunch of Things.....
I am kind of nervous about our new routine that will be starting 2 weeks from today.....REAL SCHOOL!!!! I am a little scared. When Riley was at Presbyterian Preschool they did not count absences and tardies!!! Are we ready for this? I guess we better get that way! Yikes! She is so very dramatic and morning are a challenge sometimes. I am revamping out whole morning schedule to get ready for this!!! My fingers are crossed and I am praying that all goes smoothly!
Sam also starts preschool this year...yep we decided that we would send him...I am little scared about that because he is my baby...he is babyish and I am hoping and praying he will be okay. He is just so wild sometimes and it takes a lot to keep him focused. I am REALLY nervous about him going but I am just as excited as I am nervous. He will be okay....I hope!
I am really obsessed with older music right now....oldies, classic rock, etc......which is kind of weird for me. I guess my tastes are evolving in that area and I like it! :-)
I am trying very hard to adopt a more laid back attitude about.....well everything. I am making a conscious effort to just remind myself all of the time...don't sweat the small stuff dummy! Life if beautiful and I am almost always in such a bad mood that I don't get to enjoy it. I got sick of that so I am trying to change it. So far so good!
How do you break up with people? Not significant others....people like your dentist, hair dresser? I am bad at it....it never fails you see them out and then they ask where you have been. Awkward for me!!!! I can never get away with it...I always get cold busted. Not fair...people who could care less probably never get busted.....just me.
It very stressful to be a working mom sometimes. Like tomorrow I have a child care issue. My mother in law is sick and my mom is out of town because it wasn't her normal day to keep the babies so I am going to have to take off. (Unpaid thanks to the strep throat vacation a while back.) Luckily I have some flexibility but still it is hard because you have responsibilities on both sides and you don't want to fail anyone. Frustrating!!! I absolutely hate that my kids are getting so big but when they are in school I think my working mom's guilt will ease up somewhat because we will have kind of the same hours. That is my hope anyway. Then I will only have working mom's guilt in the summer and in the afternoons the hour or two after they get out of school but before I get off instead of all day 5 days per week.
I am trying to think of a way to bribe Jamey into letting me take a photography class. (I just want to learn how to use my camera and Photoshop...I really want Photoshop....BAD!!! I just like to tinker. I don't have a lot of time but messing with pictures of my little family is about the only hobby I have to speak of. It makes me happy to take a good picture of my kids and to share it with my mom, his mom and his grandmothers and it makes them happy too.....which is very rewarding! I just would like to be able to do more in the way of editing and just to have more tools for my tinkering.
I am very proud of myself lately...I have been doing a better job of keeping my house clean, the dishes done and the MOUNTAINS of clothes put away!!!! Go me!!!!
I have got to get on the stick with my resolution to be a family who recycle!!!! The only excuse I have is pure laziness!!!! It is ridiculous and I need to just do it!!!!
Okay...I am extremely irritated with people and their cell phones lately.....PEOPLE...CUT THE CORD....STOP THE OBSESSION!!!!! YOU WILL NOT DIE IF YOU PUT IT DOWN FOR A WHILE....I PROMISE YOU LITERALLY WILL LIVE!!!!!!! I was like the last person in the world to start texting and I have to admit that sometimes it is WAY more convenient than a phone call so I do text now but I have NO desire to ever own an iphone or anything equivalent...I have witnessed them take over lives and I will pass!
Sam also starts preschool this year...yep we decided that we would send him...I am little scared about that because he is my baby...he is babyish and I am hoping and praying he will be okay. He is just so wild sometimes and it takes a lot to keep him focused. I am REALLY nervous about him going but I am just as excited as I am nervous. He will be okay....I hope!
I am really obsessed with older music right now....oldies, classic rock, etc......which is kind of weird for me. I guess my tastes are evolving in that area and I like it! :-)
I am trying very hard to adopt a more laid back attitude about.....well everything. I am making a conscious effort to just remind myself all of the time...don't sweat the small stuff dummy! Life if beautiful and I am almost always in such a bad mood that I don't get to enjoy it. I got sick of that so I am trying to change it. So far so good!
How do you break up with people? Not significant others....people like your dentist, hair dresser? I am bad at it....it never fails you see them out and then they ask where you have been. Awkward for me!!!! I can never get away with it...I always get cold busted. Not fair...people who could care less probably never get busted.....just me.
It very stressful to be a working mom sometimes. Like tomorrow I have a child care issue. My mother in law is sick and my mom is out of town because it wasn't her normal day to keep the babies so I am going to have to take off. (Unpaid thanks to the strep throat vacation a while back.) Luckily I have some flexibility but still it is hard because you have responsibilities on both sides and you don't want to fail anyone. Frustrating!!! I absolutely hate that my kids are getting so big but when they are in school I think my working mom's guilt will ease up somewhat because we will have kind of the same hours. That is my hope anyway. Then I will only have working mom's guilt in the summer and in the afternoons the hour or two after they get out of school but before I get off instead of all day 5 days per week.
I am trying to think of a way to bribe Jamey into letting me take a photography class. (I just want to learn how to use my camera and Photoshop...I really want Photoshop....BAD!!! I just like to tinker. I don't have a lot of time but messing with pictures of my little family is about the only hobby I have to speak of. It makes me happy to take a good picture of my kids and to share it with my mom, his mom and his grandmothers and it makes them happy too.....which is very rewarding! I just would like to be able to do more in the way of editing and just to have more tools for my tinkering.
I am very proud of myself lately...I have been doing a better job of keeping my house clean, the dishes done and the MOUNTAINS of clothes put away!!!! Go me!!!!
I have got to get on the stick with my resolution to be a family who recycle!!!! The only excuse I have is pure laziness!!!! It is ridiculous and I need to just do it!!!!
Okay...I am extremely irritated with people and their cell phones lately.....PEOPLE...CUT THE CORD....STOP THE OBSESSION!!!!! YOU WILL NOT DIE IF YOU PUT IT DOWN FOR A WHILE....I PROMISE YOU LITERALLY WILL LIVE!!!!!!! I was like the last person in the world to start texting and I have to admit that sometimes it is WAY more convenient than a phone call so I do text now but I have NO desire to ever own an iphone or anything equivalent...I have witnessed them take over lives and I will pass!
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Anniversary Edition Blog
Today is our 8th anniversary!!!! At times that day seems like only last week and on other days it feels like a lifetime ago.
Some days I feel exactly like the 23 year old girl who got married to the love of her life that day and other days I feel like an old, plain, frumpy 31 year old bore who has no clue what she is doing half the time! Just depends on the day. :-)
I have to admit before I got married I never really realized what hard work it truly is. It is somewhat similar to a precious plant. If you make it a priority and take the time, energy and effort to nurture it and help it grow it will and it will bloom beautifully for you and if you get lazy it will begin to droop and lose some leaves as a warning. I have to admit we have lost some leaves here and there over 8 years but our precious plant is still pretty awesome and with our love and a dump truck load of patience those leaves have always been replaced with new healthy ones.
Life has so many twists, turns, rocks, bumps, splinters, and even a few steam rollers BUT isn't it wonderful that it is also full of bright glorious light and love?
Some days I feel exactly like the 23 year old girl who got married to the love of her life that day and other days I feel like an old, plain, frumpy 31 year old bore who has no clue what she is doing half the time! Just depends on the day. :-)
I have to admit before I got married I never really realized what hard work it truly is. It is somewhat similar to a precious plant. If you make it a priority and take the time, energy and effort to nurture it and help it grow it will and it will bloom beautifully for you and if you get lazy it will begin to droop and lose some leaves as a warning. I have to admit we have lost some leaves here and there over 8 years but our precious plant is still pretty awesome and with our love and a dump truck load of patience those leaves have always been replaced with new healthy ones.
Life has so many twists, turns, rocks, bumps, splinters, and even a few steam rollers BUT isn't it wonderful that it is also full of bright glorious light and love?
Monday, July 12, 2010
Only The Sound Of Keys, Thunder and Rain
Well I am sitting in my house and the only sound I can here is the tapping of the keys as I type and the sound of the storm outside.
My kids are spending the night away, Jamey is already in the bed (exhausted from working all day today after 5 hours of pressure washing the house yesterday) and Penny is sleeping soundly on the sofa.
I can't watch T.V. because the satellite signal has been lost because of the storm, I just finised the novel I was reading last night and do not have another on to start and I refuse to wash the dishes with all of this lightening going on. Even though I know it is highly unlikely that me having my hands in water will cause me to get struck by lightening because "water draws lightening". (Those are the words of my mother and grandmother.)
As a mother of young children I always long for peace and quiet and yet when I get it it somehow feels strange, somewhat unnatural and uncomfortable....at least that is the case tonight for some reason. It is like I don't know what to do with myself.
Well, I am not feeling very inspired to write so I guess this will be it...I need to force myself to enjoy this wonderful time alone and if I can't I am sure I can find something to clean that will not risk my life! Ha ha!!!!
Later gaters!
My kids are spending the night away, Jamey is already in the bed (exhausted from working all day today after 5 hours of pressure washing the house yesterday) and Penny is sleeping soundly on the sofa.
I can't watch T.V. because the satellite signal has been lost because of the storm, I just finised the novel I was reading last night and do not have another on to start and I refuse to wash the dishes with all of this lightening going on. Even though I know it is highly unlikely that me having my hands in water will cause me to get struck by lightening because "water draws lightening". (Those are the words of my mother and grandmother.)
As a mother of young children I always long for peace and quiet and yet when I get it it somehow feels strange, somewhat unnatural and uncomfortable....at least that is the case tonight for some reason. It is like I don't know what to do with myself.
Well, I am not feeling very inspired to write so I guess this will be it...I need to force myself to enjoy this wonderful time alone and if I can't I am sure I can find something to clean that will not risk my life! Ha ha!!!!
Later gaters!
Monday, June 21, 2010
Hoarder Of Ideas, Plans and Lists
The other day I watched a special that delved into the minds of hoarders. We have all heard the stories of the poor souls who hoard things and some get to the point of no return. They hold onto everything because they feel that the object "still has a life or usefulness". To any onlooker it appears to be a mass mess of disorganized junk but to the hoarder it is so very much more.
I am not a hoarder of junk by no means. I actually get great satisfaction out of going through things, donating items to goodwill, throwing away stuff and shredding documents BUT I have this issues with ideas and plans that are all a big unorganized jumble in my head. They are all very precious to me when I can grab them, hold onto them, recall them, implement them and actually take action to at least try to make them come to pass. I am a cronic list maker but when I sit down to make my lists I quickly lose interest in making my precious list, get interrupted and never finish the list, lose the list, forget what all I wanted to put on the list, etc.
I honestly think either my memory is seriously failing me, I am suffering from a hormonal imbalance or that I may have ADD or ADHD...whichever it it that describes a person like me. Mental clarity for me is sparatic at best. Making an appointment with my doctor is on one of my lists! (Seriously)
I saw a commercial once I don't know...maybe advertising a drug of some sort and it described a symptom of your mind being kind of like someone constantly turning t.v. stations in your brain.....that is exactly how my plans, ideas and mental lists are in my mind. The good thing is if you give it enough time the channels will eventually loop back around and I always hope that it will stick for a little longer the next time around. I am so very easily distracted!!!!
I am so scattered that I can't even remember to replace the toilet paper roll. We keep the extra tissue in our pantry because we do not have a closet in our bathroom and between leaving the bathroom and going to get another one I have 10 thousand thoughts that distract me. That hasn't just happened a time or two...it is EVERY time. It is irritating!!!!
I am not a hoarder of junk by no means. I actually get great satisfaction out of going through things, donating items to goodwill, throwing away stuff and shredding documents BUT I have this issues with ideas and plans that are all a big unorganized jumble in my head. They are all very precious to me when I can grab them, hold onto them, recall them, implement them and actually take action to at least try to make them come to pass. I am a cronic list maker but when I sit down to make my lists I quickly lose interest in making my precious list, get interrupted and never finish the list, lose the list, forget what all I wanted to put on the list, etc.
I honestly think either my memory is seriously failing me, I am suffering from a hormonal imbalance or that I may have ADD or ADHD...whichever it it that describes a person like me. Mental clarity for me is sparatic at best. Making an appointment with my doctor is on one of my lists! (Seriously)
I saw a commercial once I don't know...maybe advertising a drug of some sort and it described a symptom of your mind being kind of like someone constantly turning t.v. stations in your brain.....that is exactly how my plans, ideas and mental lists are in my mind. The good thing is if you give it enough time the channels will eventually loop back around and I always hope that it will stick for a little longer the next time around. I am so very easily distracted!!!!
I am so scattered that I can't even remember to replace the toilet paper roll. We keep the extra tissue in our pantry because we do not have a closet in our bathroom and between leaving the bathroom and going to get another one I have 10 thousand thoughts that distract me. That hasn't just happened a time or two...it is EVERY time. It is irritating!!!!
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Come On 8:30!!!!!
Here I sit...it is 3:28 am and I am miserable. I think Riley is on the mend but I am not. I did not go to the doctor yesterday because his office is actually closed on Fridays and the left over anibiotics that I had left over from something else earlier this year obviously are not making me better.
So...I am waiting until 8:30 when I can go to the "Little Clinic" in Publix this morning....like I said......COME ON 8:30!!!!!!!
So...I am waiting until 8:30 when I can go to the "Little Clinic" in Publix this morning....like I said......COME ON 8:30!!!!!!!
Friday, June 18, 2010
Sickness
Here am....at home....sick....with a sick child. Our bout with strep throat started Sunday night with Sam. We had a very rough couple of days and nights and then Riley and I got sick yesterday. Last night was miserable.
My day yesterday went a little like this:
I was buried at work because I had been out Monday and Tuesday with Sam, my head started to pound around 1:00 or so, I get a call from my mom who says that Riley will not stop crying and will only say over and over that she wants to go home (while I was on the phone mom tempts her with a walk to the creek and she seems fine), I continue to feel worse and finally leave the office to go pick up my babies, on the way to my mom's she calls and says there is a terrible storm brewing and to be careful, when I get close to her house I have to turn around twice because of down trees, my gas light comes on, I get the kids picked up and try to go to 4 different gas stations to get gas all of which have no power thus I cannot get gas, gas light still on I face more down trees and detours, Riley is crying uncontrollably saying she wants to go home and that we are lost, Sam starts crying and holding his ears because Riley is so upset, I finally get to a gas station and the pump keeps cutting off at each dollar mark and then after every 40 cents or so, my head continues to pound, we FINALLY get home, Riley and I both are burning up with fever, we take our medicine and snuggle up on the recliner and she begins the screaming again because her stomach is cramping, Sam gets jealous and climbs up with us, I feel like I have been run over by a mac truck, Riley finally slept, Sam will not move and refuses our idea of spending the night with Grandma so we sit, I called the pediatrician who graciously called in an antibiotic so that would get a jump on getting her well, Jamey rant to the pharmacy to get the medicaiton, I pry myself out from under Riley and cook dinner for Jamey and Sam while Jamey bathes Sam, Jamey let me rest while he gave Riley a bath after she woke up, Jamey put Sam to bed later, Riley and I had a fitful night sleep together in my bed while Jamey slept on the couch, our night was broken up by sips of water, feeling hot, feeling cold, sweating, fever reducers, and cartoon network. WHAT A DAY!!!!
My question is....how do mother's of chronically ill children do it day in and day out? How do they not just tople over with sheer exhaustion....mental, emotional and physical exhaustion.
When my children are sick I often think of the mothers in the world who have sick children....children who have good days about as often as mine have bad. I often pray for those mothers and children. I pray that the Lord give them the strength and courage they need to carry on day after day while caring for their precious children.
My day yesterday went a little like this:
I was buried at work because I had been out Monday and Tuesday with Sam, my head started to pound around 1:00 or so, I get a call from my mom who says that Riley will not stop crying and will only say over and over that she wants to go home (while I was on the phone mom tempts her with a walk to the creek and she seems fine), I continue to feel worse and finally leave the office to go pick up my babies, on the way to my mom's she calls and says there is a terrible storm brewing and to be careful, when I get close to her house I have to turn around twice because of down trees, my gas light comes on, I get the kids picked up and try to go to 4 different gas stations to get gas all of which have no power thus I cannot get gas, gas light still on I face more down trees and detours, Riley is crying uncontrollably saying she wants to go home and that we are lost, Sam starts crying and holding his ears because Riley is so upset, I finally get to a gas station and the pump keeps cutting off at each dollar mark and then after every 40 cents or so, my head continues to pound, we FINALLY get home, Riley and I both are burning up with fever, we take our medicine and snuggle up on the recliner and she begins the screaming again because her stomach is cramping, Sam gets jealous and climbs up with us, I feel like I have been run over by a mac truck, Riley finally slept, Sam will not move and refuses our idea of spending the night with Grandma so we sit, I called the pediatrician who graciously called in an antibiotic so that would get a jump on getting her well, Jamey rant to the pharmacy to get the medicaiton, I pry myself out from under Riley and cook dinner for Jamey and Sam while Jamey bathes Sam, Jamey let me rest while he gave Riley a bath after she woke up, Jamey put Sam to bed later, Riley and I had a fitful night sleep together in my bed while Jamey slept on the couch, our night was broken up by sips of water, feeling hot, feeling cold, sweating, fever reducers, and cartoon network. WHAT A DAY!!!!
My question is....how do mother's of chronically ill children do it day in and day out? How do they not just tople over with sheer exhaustion....mental, emotional and physical exhaustion.
When my children are sick I often think of the mothers in the world who have sick children....children who have good days about as often as mine have bad. I often pray for those mothers and children. I pray that the Lord give them the strength and courage they need to carry on day after day while caring for their precious children.
Monday, June 14, 2010
A Bubble
One of the hardest parts of being a parent to me is realizing that I cannot keep my kids in a protective bubble.
They are going to be exposed to tons of things that I cannot control...everything from people using bad language around them to true heartbreak.
I just wish I could keep them protected from all bad things forever!!!!
They are going to be exposed to tons of things that I cannot control...everything from people using bad language around them to true heartbreak.
I just wish I could keep them protected from all bad things forever!!!!
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Sometimes Things Are Simply Good
Isn't feeling content one of the best feelings in the world? You are not necessarily overjoyed but your mood is very far north of "normal" as well. You just feel good...plain and simple.
That is how I am feeling recently.
I love this state of mind. I have all I need and that is more than a lot of people have. I am a simple person with a wonderfully normal and healthy family, modest home, food in the kitchen, a warm comfy bed, enough money in the bank to pay the bills, a few good friends and a grateful heart. I need to remind myself more often that I have a really great life and let this feeling wash over me more often.
Later Gaters!
That is how I am feeling recently.
I love this state of mind. I have all I need and that is more than a lot of people have. I am a simple person with a wonderfully normal and healthy family, modest home, food in the kitchen, a warm comfy bed, enough money in the bank to pay the bills, a few good friends and a grateful heart. I need to remind myself more often that I have a really great life and let this feeling wash over me more often.
Later Gaters!
Saturday, February 13, 2010
In For A LONG Weekend!!!!!!
Yep it snowed, yes the slushy stuff froze on the streets overnight, no I did NOT head to the grocery store yesterday with the rest of the town. We do have plenty of groceries in the house but I am going to have to get really creative with what I feed everyone until we thaw out. I have a lot of odd things and it will be funny to see what the kids think when I present them with some of what I have. The good news is that I have plenty of peaunt butter, jelly and bread so they will not starve.
My fingers, toes and everything else that can be crossed is in hopes that we will not lose power. Thank goodness we have a fireplace, candles, a flashlight and plenty of batteries but entertaining everyone without power is quite hard and Sam is not wild about the dark at all! Please PLEASE do not let that happen!!!!!!!
Have a wonderful weekend everyone!!!!!
Later Gaters!
My fingers, toes and everything else that can be crossed is in hopes that we will not lose power. Thank goodness we have a fireplace, candles, a flashlight and plenty of batteries but entertaining everyone without power is quite hard and Sam is not wild about the dark at all! Please PLEASE do not let that happen!!!!!!!
Have a wonderful weekend everyone!!!!!
Later Gaters!
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Ready For The Weekend....
I am really ready for the weekend. I have had a crazy busy week at work and I am ready for the week to end so I can chill...and clean....and throw some crap away!!!! I am going to go through some things and get rid of the junk...that makes me happy.
There are several simple things that make me really happy: (in random order)
getting rid of things
making my kids laugh
cleaning out my purse
rearranging furniture
getting into my car and have it completely clean
enjoying a coke
for my house to smell good when I walk in
to be able to walk and not have any dirt get on my feet (inside my house)
to have my kids wake up with smiles instead of wines
finding something in the place I remember putting it
having everyone and everydog sleep all night
eating other people's cooking
crossing a railroad track just before I hear the bells start dinging and the arms come down..ahh
phone calls from friends
using my magic eraser
being thanked for my help
being on time
the feeling I have after the grocery shopping is done and everything is put away
Sometimes it is nice to be happy with the simple things.
Later Gaters!!!!
There are several simple things that make me really happy: (in random order)
getting rid of things
making my kids laugh
cleaning out my purse
rearranging furniture
getting into my car and have it completely clean
enjoying a coke
for my house to smell good when I walk in
to be able to walk and not have any dirt get on my feet (inside my house)
to have my kids wake up with smiles instead of wines
finding something in the place I remember putting it
having everyone and everydog sleep all night
eating other people's cooking
crossing a railroad track just before I hear the bells start dinging and the arms come down..ahh
phone calls from friends
using my magic eraser
being thanked for my help
being on time
the feeling I have after the grocery shopping is done and everything is put away
Sometimes it is nice to be happy with the simple things.
Later Gaters!!!!
Sunday, February 7, 2010
A Glimpse Back In Time
While I was visiting my cousin Laura yesterday she and I watched an old home video from a trip I took with her and her husband to Daytona Beach in 1999. I felt like I was transported back in time. I was 20 years old and did not have a care in the world.
I look back at pictures all of the time but to see that video was wonderful. We laughed at ourselves so hard that my side hurt. It was magical. Her and her husband had only been married a couple of years at that time and invited me to come along to the Daytona race that year over the 4th of July weekend. We had a great time just being young and silly. I have never been a race fan so I obviously entertained myself by videoing constantly on that trip. We stayed at a crappy motel (we were decieved by the website) and we had a blast making fun of our roach motel on the video...the remote control was actually duct taped together! :-)
It was also very funny to see Riley's reaction to see a video of me from 11 years ago. She thought I was very silly and that I laughed a lot. Seeing that video kind of made me miss the silly carefree girl I used to be.
I look back at pictures all of the time but to see that video was wonderful. We laughed at ourselves so hard that my side hurt. It was magical. Her and her husband had only been married a couple of years at that time and invited me to come along to the Daytona race that year over the 4th of July weekend. We had a great time just being young and silly. I have never been a race fan so I obviously entertained myself by videoing constantly on that trip. We stayed at a crappy motel (we were decieved by the website) and we had a blast making fun of our roach motel on the video...the remote control was actually duct taped together! :-)
It was also very funny to see Riley's reaction to see a video of me from 11 years ago. She thought I was very silly and that I laughed a lot. Seeing that video kind of made me miss the silly carefree girl I used to be.
Friday, February 5, 2010
Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My MIL told me yesterday that she had handled getting Riley into the school I want her to go to. (The one she retired from.) I didn't ask many questions...I am just thrilled she made it happen. I think she is even going to be able to be sure Riley gets the teacher we have been told to request....that is going to be an added bonus.
Kindergarden registration isn't until the 22nd through the 26th but we are already in!!!!!!
The elementary school is question is the best option for us and I am so excited that she is guaranteed a spot! We are not in that zone and to get in your child's name must be placed in the "hat" so to speak and that was freaking me out a little!
Another good thing is that Pre-K has started being offered at that school beginning this year so if it offered again next year Sam can go there if we want him to. That would save us that monthly tuition each month. I am going to start him at Presbyterian in the fall for the 3 year old preschool class but it will be nice to have the option to send him to Pre-K at the same school that Riley goes to if we want.
I am so very relieved that this is going to work out!!!
Kindergarden registration isn't until the 22nd through the 26th but we are already in!!!!!!
The elementary school is question is the best option for us and I am so excited that she is guaranteed a spot! We are not in that zone and to get in your child's name must be placed in the "hat" so to speak and that was freaking me out a little!
Another good thing is that Pre-K has started being offered at that school beginning this year so if it offered again next year Sam can go there if we want him to. That would save us that monthly tuition each month. I am going to start him at Presbyterian in the fall for the 3 year old preschool class but it will be nice to have the option to send him to Pre-K at the same school that Riley goes to if we want.
I am so very relieved that this is going to work out!!!
Friday, January 29, 2010
Life Recently
- I am falling back into my fulltime working routine well. I am adjusting well and the kids seem to be as well. Whew.....
- I registered Sam for preschool...again this year. I had originally registered him for the 2 year class for this past fall but I just really didn't feel that he was ready and with losing my job we really didn't have the extra money....but he is definately ready for the 3 year old class next fall. He will be one of the older children in the class and with him being a boy I don't think that is a bad thing. I am very excited for him but I am going to be heartbroken when I take my baby to school for the first time I am sure. Knowing that we are not having any more children makes him my baby forever.
- Riley will be in Kindergarden next year!!!! She is so excited about going to kindergarden...they are working really hard in her pre-k class to make them all "Kindergarden Rock Stars" next year and she is pumped about next year....may that last! :-) So, between taking her to "big" school for the first time and Sam going to preschool for the first time I am already going to plan on taking that day off because I will probably be a blubbering sentimental MESS that day!!!!
- I have got so much that I would like to get done around here...so much in fact that everytime I think about it or make a list I just want to take a nap. :-) I love naps!!!!! I think more clearly at night after everyone else is in the bed and I can actually hear my own thoughts and that is when I make my lists and get things organized in my mind and on paper but when day breaks I do not have the same clarity of mind, mental motivation or physical muster to get it done. I have always said that my body works better on 2nd or 3rd shift. I wonder if the neighbors would think it was weird if I had a big ass garage sale at midnight???? Probably. Drat!
I better go....the more I type the more sleepy I get and I have way too much to do before bed!
Later Gaters!
- I registered Sam for preschool...again this year. I had originally registered him for the 2 year class for this past fall but I just really didn't feel that he was ready and with losing my job we really didn't have the extra money....but he is definately ready for the 3 year old class next fall. He will be one of the older children in the class and with him being a boy I don't think that is a bad thing. I am very excited for him but I am going to be heartbroken when I take my baby to school for the first time I am sure. Knowing that we are not having any more children makes him my baby forever.
- Riley will be in Kindergarden next year!!!! She is so excited about going to kindergarden...they are working really hard in her pre-k class to make them all "Kindergarden Rock Stars" next year and she is pumped about next year....may that last! :-) So, between taking her to "big" school for the first time and Sam going to preschool for the first time I am already going to plan on taking that day off because I will probably be a blubbering sentimental MESS that day!!!!
- I have got so much that I would like to get done around here...so much in fact that everytime I think about it or make a list I just want to take a nap. :-) I love naps!!!!! I think more clearly at night after everyone else is in the bed and I can actually hear my own thoughts and that is when I make my lists and get things organized in my mind and on paper but when day breaks I do not have the same clarity of mind, mental motivation or physical muster to get it done. I have always said that my body works better on 2nd or 3rd shift. I wonder if the neighbors would think it was weird if I had a big ass garage sale at midnight???? Probably. Drat!
I better go....the more I type the more sleepy I get and I have way too much to do before bed!
Later Gaters!
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Crazy Picture Scanning Fool.....
I have been scanning like a mad woman for the past two hours....here are a few....random.....raise your hand if you were also baptised in a deacon's swimming pool???? Anybody? :0)
(My cousin Laura was jealous because she was baptised a couple of years before by the same pastor in the same church but hers took place in a creek/pond thingy.)
Monday, January 18, 2010
Gonna Be Up To My Ears In Pictures
Our scanner is working again and over the next few days I am going to take on the monumentous task of scanning all of my pictures from my 35mm days. It will take a while but I think it will be well worth it.
I am also going to see if my mom wants me to scan in hers so that we will have a backup of them. They are all so very precious that if there were to be a fire or flood it would be absolutely heartbreaking if they were lost forever. It will also be nice to have a copy of all of those old pictures for my own personal collection and to make copies for my brothers and my nephews if they want themat some point down the road. (I cannot wait to get the ones of my grandparents scanned in and posted. My Paw Paw looked JUST like Elvis in his younger days and my grandmother was a beauty.)
Because you have to start somewhere I decided to post one on this entry. The very beginning of me...when I was brand new.
Later Gaters!!!!
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Why Can't You Finish A Bottle Of Water?????
Jamey has a very big pet peeve. I NEVER EVER finish a bottle of water. He will always pick up my long forgotten room temperature 3/4ths full bottles and even chase me down if need be to remind me that I did not finish it. He will also ask me, "Why can't you ever finish a bottle of water?" I usually just shrug take it from him and turn it up and finish it before his very eyes to make him happy so that I can finish what I was doing before he came into the room with my bottle of water.
Let me start by saying I had a really crazy day today! We got up earlier than normal, took Riley to the dentist at 8:00, McDonalds for a reward afterward, took both kids for haircuts, delivered kids to MIL's house, got to work at 11:00, took both kids to Riley's gymnastics class, and a drive thru for dinner.
After all of the normal hecticness of getting home later than normal after gymnastics I got the kids bathed and I finally got them settled for a little quiet time before bedtime I grabbed a wonderful ice cold bottle of water from the fridge and plopped down in the recliner for 20 minutes of rest and refreshment....or so I thought.....
As soon as I sat down and barely had time to take a tiny sip my dog started staring at the back door...that means she needs to go out....she knows how to scratch on the door but will only do it when she wants back in from going out. If you don't hop up pretty quickly she will pee in the kitchen floor sooooo....I set my bottle to the side and hopped up to let her out. I kind of hung out in the kitchen straightening up and waiting on her to reappear outside our glass door, she didn't come back after several minutes so I went back and sat down and grabbed my water. I didn't have time to do sip my water because Penny reappeared and wanted back inside. After letting her back in Sam decided he wanted to watch Thomas the Train for his last few minutes before bed so I jumped up to put in the DVD. Riley came in and asked if she could watch T.V. in our bed for a few minutes before bed so I had to go in there to get all comfy snuggly in my bed. I came back into the living room but didn't get sat down before Riley decided she would rather have me read her a book in my room so away I went to do that. Sam came in and told me that the movie didn't start so I ran back to the living room before I read to Riley to start his movie bypassing my drink totally. I then dashed back into my room to read to Riley. After I finished up the book I came back into the living room and sat back down in the recliner thus returning back to my water. After a sip or two Penny started kicking her food bowl around demanding more food to be placed therein so I popped back up to fill her bowl. I returned once again and sat down for one little second before I looked at the time and realized that it was time to get Riley and Sam's teeth brushed so away I went. After the teeth were taken care of I snuggled Sam up with his blanket and carried him upstairs to bed. After we went through our bedtime routine in his room I skipped downstairs to collect Riley and her blanket and up the stairs we trod. After coming back downstairs I realized I hadn't used the restroom since being home, picked up the clothes, towels, etc from the bathroom floor or cleaned up all of the bath toys so off to the bathroom I went to take care of all of that. After bathroom cleanup/duty I remembered that I wanted to go through some of the bags of the kid's outgrown clothes in the basement to give to a coworker for the children her sister is going to help care for/possibly get guardianship/custody of....so to the basement I went to dig through 5 or 6 trash bags of clothes looking for a specific sizes. After going through all of the clothes I trudged back up the stairs with an impressive amount of clothes to rebag and deliver tomorrow. After baggging them I ran outside and tossed them into my car so that I wouldn't run off and leave them in the morning. When I got back inside I decided to go ahead and get Riley's backback ready for school in the morning including writing Ms. Mary a note to explain that Riley missed school today because she had a dentist appointment to get her crown placed. After taking care of Riley's school stuff I went ahead and picked up all of the toys that littered the living room floor....I don't like to do this right after the kids go to bed because if they hear their toys they seem to think we are down here playing without them....funny. After that was taken care of I went back into our room to change into comfy p.j.s and when I got back into the living room Jamey asked me why I didn't finish my water. I didn't say a word, I just took the bottle from him and gulped it down..........
Let me start by saying I had a really crazy day today! We got up earlier than normal, took Riley to the dentist at 8:00, McDonalds for a reward afterward, took both kids for haircuts, delivered kids to MIL's house, got to work at 11:00, took both kids to Riley's gymnastics class, and a drive thru for dinner.
After all of the normal hecticness of getting home later than normal after gymnastics I got the kids bathed and I finally got them settled for a little quiet time before bedtime I grabbed a wonderful ice cold bottle of water from the fridge and plopped down in the recliner for 20 minutes of rest and refreshment....or so I thought.....
As soon as I sat down and barely had time to take a tiny sip my dog started staring at the back door...that means she needs to go out....she knows how to scratch on the door but will only do it when she wants back in from going out. If you don't hop up pretty quickly she will pee in the kitchen floor sooooo....I set my bottle to the side and hopped up to let her out. I kind of hung out in the kitchen straightening up and waiting on her to reappear outside our glass door, she didn't come back after several minutes so I went back and sat down and grabbed my water. I didn't have time to do sip my water because Penny reappeared and wanted back inside. After letting her back in Sam decided he wanted to watch Thomas the Train for his last few minutes before bed so I jumped up to put in the DVD. Riley came in and asked if she could watch T.V. in our bed for a few minutes before bed so I had to go in there to get all comfy snuggly in my bed. I came back into the living room but didn't get sat down before Riley decided she would rather have me read her a book in my room so away I went to do that. Sam came in and told me that the movie didn't start so I ran back to the living room before I read to Riley to start his movie bypassing my drink totally. I then dashed back into my room to read to Riley. After I finished up the book I came back into the living room and sat back down in the recliner thus returning back to my water. After a sip or two Penny started kicking her food bowl around demanding more food to be placed therein so I popped back up to fill her bowl. I returned once again and sat down for one little second before I looked at the time and realized that it was time to get Riley and Sam's teeth brushed so away I went. After the teeth were taken care of I snuggled Sam up with his blanket and carried him upstairs to bed. After we went through our bedtime routine in his room I skipped downstairs to collect Riley and her blanket and up the stairs we trod. After coming back downstairs I realized I hadn't used the restroom since being home, picked up the clothes, towels, etc from the bathroom floor or cleaned up all of the bath toys so off to the bathroom I went to take care of all of that. After bathroom cleanup/duty I remembered that I wanted to go through some of the bags of the kid's outgrown clothes in the basement to give to a coworker for the children her sister is going to help care for/possibly get guardianship/custody of....so to the basement I went to dig through 5 or 6 trash bags of clothes looking for a specific sizes. After going through all of the clothes I trudged back up the stairs with an impressive amount of clothes to rebag and deliver tomorrow. After baggging them I ran outside and tossed them into my car so that I wouldn't run off and leave them in the morning. When I got back inside I decided to go ahead and get Riley's backback ready for school in the morning including writing Ms. Mary a note to explain that Riley missed school today because she had a dentist appointment to get her crown placed. After taking care of Riley's school stuff I went ahead and picked up all of the toys that littered the living room floor....I don't like to do this right after the kids go to bed because if they hear their toys they seem to think we are down here playing without them....funny. After that was taken care of I went back into our room to change into comfy p.j.s and when I got back into the living room Jamey asked me why I didn't finish my water. I didn't say a word, I just took the bottle from him and gulped it down..........
Friday, January 8, 2010
Damaged Tooth and Vacation
When Riley finished up at Gymnastics Tuesday night she was coming up the stairs to where I wait and took a pretty bad fall up the steps. She hurt her fingers and had a nasty scrape under her chin. She is a pretty tough cookie but she was SCREAMING bloody murder by the time I finally pushed through the other parents that were waiting on their daughters to come up the stairs. After I soothed her it appeared that she only had the fingers and chin injury but now it appears she may have damaged one of her back teeth. She started complaining about her tooth hurting beginning on Wednesday and with each day she says it hurts worse. The way she described her pain at first I thought she may have bit the inside of her cheek or I would have taken her earlier....MOTHER OF THE YEAR HERE!!!!! We have an appointment with her dentist in the morning to see if maybe it is just a painful cavity (I have only ever had one cavity and I don't recall it hurting...I didn't know I had it until the x-ray was done) or if her tooth is cracked or something.....yikes.
Planning a vacation S.U.C.K.S....unless you get to do all of the planning....that would probably be fun. Jamey and I have never really gone on "vacation". We took a few weekend trips when we first got married and we have gone to St. Mary's often but that was just us visiting and staying with his family....no planning really involved there. Planning this trip is much different. We will be traveling to a destination with two small children, staying in a condo (because Jamey decided we were going to do that instead of where I had planned), visiting Disney World and visiting Sea World....both of which require detailed planning in order to not get overwhelmed with choices and decisions once you are there. You don't want to go all that way and spend all of that money just to keep saying to each other "Whadda you wanna do? I dunno, whadda you wanna do?"
I am very excited and even more giddy for the kids. They are going to love this trip...if their parents do not strangle each other during the planning stages. Jamey's idea of "helping" is letting me spend tons and tons of painstaking time planning everything by myself and then he looks everything over before we finalize it and picks it completely apart down the the very last detail. He did have some really great ideas but come on man!!!!!! Jump on board from the beginning if you want to "help"....don't go undoing all of my doing!!!! I am pretty much over my frustration with him from the other night because we are getting to go and we are going to have a blast and that is the most important thing.
Yep, this is why I call my blog Joy's Therapy.....sometimes I need a little therapy!!!!!!
Later Gaters!!!!!
Planning a vacation S.U.C.K.S....unless you get to do all of the planning....that would probably be fun. Jamey and I have never really gone on "vacation". We took a few weekend trips when we first got married and we have gone to St. Mary's often but that was just us visiting and staying with his family....no planning really involved there. Planning this trip is much different. We will be traveling to a destination with two small children, staying in a condo (because Jamey decided we were going to do that instead of where I had planned), visiting Disney World and visiting Sea World....both of which require detailed planning in order to not get overwhelmed with choices and decisions once you are there. You don't want to go all that way and spend all of that money just to keep saying to each other "Whadda you wanna do? I dunno, whadda you wanna do?"
I am very excited and even more giddy for the kids. They are going to love this trip...if their parents do not strangle each other during the planning stages. Jamey's idea of "helping" is letting me spend tons and tons of painstaking time planning everything by myself and then he looks everything over before we finalize it and picks it completely apart down the the very last detail. He did have some really great ideas but come on man!!!!!! Jump on board from the beginning if you want to "help"....don't go undoing all of my doing!!!! I am pretty much over my frustration with him from the other night because we are getting to go and we are going to have a blast and that is the most important thing.
Yep, this is why I call my blog Joy's Therapy.....sometimes I need a little therapy!!!!!!
Later Gaters!!!!!
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Almost Re-employed....
Since October I have been working for my former employer in a limited/permanent part time capacity. Well, today I had a meeting with one of the owners and discussed me coming aboard on a permanent full time basis again. I will be in a different position than I was before, which is a GREAT thing. the new position has about 1/5 of the stress of the position I held before. At this point in my life I need a job with a low stress level. My family deserves for me to be "free" of work when I am not at work. It is not fair to be with my family physically but be at work mentally and to carry that stress and tension around with me all of the time.
Anyway, I am supposed to get a formal offer letter tomorrow and I guess I will go from there.
I am excited for several reasons: financially I really have to work, I already know the job, love the people, the job is less stressful, good pay, comprehensive benefit coverage, located across the street from my kids school making pick up and drop offs a breeze and did I say LESS STRESS THAN BEFORE??????
Anyway, I am supposed to get a formal offer letter tomorrow and I guess I will go from there.
I am excited for several reasons: financially I really have to work, I already know the job, love the people, the job is less stressful, good pay, comprehensive benefit coverage, located across the street from my kids school making pick up and drop offs a breeze and did I say LESS STRESS THAN BEFORE??????
Monday, January 4, 2010
New Year Resolution Report
Okay so today is January 4th and I am happy to report that I am doing okay on my resolution list.
Our whole family braved the COLD weather on Sunday and off to church we went!!!! My main resolution is to attend church every Sunday unless someone is sick....and even if someone is sick maybe only that person and/or that little person and one parent will miss.
I brown bagged it for lunch today which is an accomplishment for me. I love going out to lunch with the girls for the food and socialization but today I warmed up my soup....a great day for soup I might add and since I worked and ate at the same time at my desk I was paid for my lunch hour as well!!!! So I saved the money I would have spent and made my hourly rate...double plus!!!! :-)
Another resolution was to do more things that I enjoy and make more time for friends and I am disappointed to say that I turned down an invitation to a girl's night out this Wednesday. (I am sorry April.) The reason is because weeknights are CRAZY enough around here even with me getting home from work at a normal time and being here constantly until bedtime. This week is especially bad for asking Jamey to handle an evening on his own because he basically works outside (I consider a warehouse with no heat to be "outside".) When he gets home after days that are as cold as the days are going to be this week he is wiped out. He wants to shed all of those layers of clothes, take a hot shower, eat a hot meal and bask in the warmth of our house. I wouldn't dream of asking him if he minded me going out for ladies night after a day like that. I was literally only out in the cold for the time it took to walk to my car twice today and that was too much for me. Weekends are much better for me to get away for a few hours or more. He actually enjoys hanging out with the kids on the weekends for me to go and do things...it is just rare that I have plans with anyone...reference my other entry regarding needing a bestie! :-)
I think I have also succeeded in trying to have more patience. Does silently mouthing comments that I would normally vocalize count? If so then I am doing REALLY great with that one.
I have not had a soft drink since December 17th!!!!!!!!!! Man I was really addicted to my daily Cokes and or Dr. Peppers. Being sick for like a week and a half really helped kick my addiction. (That is the reason I can remember the exact date I had my last one. I remember that is the date I got so sick.) I have had an occasional hot chocolate and glass of tea but those have been rare...water and juice all the way for me. White grape cherry cocktail is my favorite for the moment.
I have done a pretty good job at keeping my house clean since the marathon cleaning my grandmother in law helped me with the other day. If a neighbor knocked on the door right now I would not make Jamey keep them on the porch...they would be more than welcome to come on in and that is saying a lot for me! They could even go into other rooms if they so wished and that IS saying a lot.
Well, I guess that is all of the boring updates for now. I was proud so I thought I would share.
Throw an extra log on the fire, an extra blanket on the bed and pull that special someone extra close on this cold winter's night!!!!
Later Gaters!
Our whole family braved the COLD weather on Sunday and off to church we went!!!! My main resolution is to attend church every Sunday unless someone is sick....and even if someone is sick maybe only that person and/or that little person and one parent will miss.
I brown bagged it for lunch today which is an accomplishment for me. I love going out to lunch with the girls for the food and socialization but today I warmed up my soup....a great day for soup I might add and since I worked and ate at the same time at my desk I was paid for my lunch hour as well!!!! So I saved the money I would have spent and made my hourly rate...double plus!!!! :-)
Another resolution was to do more things that I enjoy and make more time for friends and I am disappointed to say that I turned down an invitation to a girl's night out this Wednesday. (I am sorry April.) The reason is because weeknights are CRAZY enough around here even with me getting home from work at a normal time and being here constantly until bedtime. This week is especially bad for asking Jamey to handle an evening on his own because he basically works outside (I consider a warehouse with no heat to be "outside".) When he gets home after days that are as cold as the days are going to be this week he is wiped out. He wants to shed all of those layers of clothes, take a hot shower, eat a hot meal and bask in the warmth of our house. I wouldn't dream of asking him if he minded me going out for ladies night after a day like that. I was literally only out in the cold for the time it took to walk to my car twice today and that was too much for me. Weekends are much better for me to get away for a few hours or more. He actually enjoys hanging out with the kids on the weekends for me to go and do things...it is just rare that I have plans with anyone...reference my other entry regarding needing a bestie! :-)
I think I have also succeeded in trying to have more patience. Does silently mouthing comments that I would normally vocalize count? If so then I am doing REALLY great with that one.
I have not had a soft drink since December 17th!!!!!!!!!! Man I was really addicted to my daily Cokes and or Dr. Peppers. Being sick for like a week and a half really helped kick my addiction. (That is the reason I can remember the exact date I had my last one. I remember that is the date I got so sick.) I have had an occasional hot chocolate and glass of tea but those have been rare...water and juice all the way for me. White grape cherry cocktail is my favorite for the moment.
I have done a pretty good job at keeping my house clean since the marathon cleaning my grandmother in law helped me with the other day. If a neighbor knocked on the door right now I would not make Jamey keep them on the porch...they would be more than welcome to come on in and that is saying a lot for me! They could even go into other rooms if they so wished and that IS saying a lot.
Well, I guess that is all of the boring updates for now. I was proud so I thought I would share.
Throw an extra log on the fire, an extra blanket on the bed and pull that special someone extra close on this cold winter's night!!!!
Later Gaters!
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