All in all, I'm glad we kept our reservations and went to Gulf Shores.
Friday, July 30, 2010
Gulf Shores in June
All in all, I'm glad we kept our reservations and went to Gulf Shores.
Just stuff...
I mentioned below that I had registered Mya for preschool, well she didn’t qualify. I really didn’t think she would since she has no learning disabilities. The preschool program here is designed for the lower income families, as well as children with disabilities. I was hoping to get Mya in due to her social skills, but it didn’t work. Mya, who hardly ever talks to strangers, and will cling to my leg like a leech, was little Miss Social Butterfly during her evaluation. She excelled in all the testing, even giving the teachers some new insight on what’s what! LOL! One of the tests required her to name the object shown, and tell its use. For example, when shown a picture of a car, she was supposed to say “it’s a car, and you drive it”. Pretty simple pictures were shown, but there was one that even I was surprised at her answer. The picture was a coat hanger, or clothes hanger. The teacher showed her the picture and asked her what it was, Mya says, excitedly, with no hesitations, “it’s a ringer dinger”. The teacher, looking extremely puzzled, asked her again, and again Mya, so sure of herself, repeated her answer. The teacher looks at me, clearly puzzled, and I could only shrug my shoulders because I had no idea where Mya was going with this. The teacher asked Mya to explain the ringer dinger, so Mya, so proud to be able to enlighten someone, proudly says, “You know, a ringer dinger! When it’s dinner time, you ring it to let everyone know it’s time to come and eat!” After she said this, the teacher and I both got a look from her as if we were totally ignorant to the concept of a ringer dinger! LOL! Anyway, based on the conversations she had with each of the teachers, she’s not lacking academically, and we don’t qualify based on income, so Mya won’t go to school until she starts Kindergarten in the fall of 2011.
I’m really nervous about Mya’s upcoming MRI. After her last trip to the doctor, I know it’s going to be a struggle for them to even get her height and weight. She now thinks every doctor’s visit will include shots. Of course, for the MRI, they will sedate her, and since they will use contrast for the test, that means an IV. Although I’m nervous about the test, I’m anxious to get the results. A few nights ago, I think Mya had a seizure in her sleep. It really scares me, yet I don’t know what to do. Do I get up and rush her to the hospital? Is it a medical emergency? There are lots of questions I need to ask the doctor if we’re looking at a seizure disorder. Even more questions if we’re not looking at a seizure disorder. Going back to the other night, I was laying in bed with Mya and she was doing her typical twitching that she does almost every night shortly after falling asleep, except this night the twitching was more of a jerking. I laid and watched and listened to her, and at some point she took a huge gasp for air, and started jerking to the point her back was arching. She jerked for what seemed like hours, but it was different than the normal twitching I’m used to, these were hard jerks. My first thought the next morning was sleep apnea (which she’s not known to have), however, after talking to her about the events of the night before, she had no memory, which leads me to believe it wasn’t sleep apnea. The memory loss is the most worrisome part for me. The night of the “possible seizure” we had spent the evening at my Mom’s celebrating my nephew’s birthday. There were several kids there and they all had a great time playing, we got to eat cake and ice cream, and so on. Mya doesn’t remember any of that. When I questioned her about playing with the kids, she said, “Makenna and Alyssa weren’t there, they were at Target”. Makenna and Alyssa were there, and she loves playing with them. When I asked about eating cake and ice cream and singing Happy Birthday to Casey, she looked at me as if she didn’t know what I was talking about, and then said, “Oh, I didn’t go”. Mya doesn’t forget things, especially an evening like we had at Mom’s. The memory loss is the same thing that has happened with the previous “seizure episodes”. I call them seizure episodes or possible seizure because we don’t know yet what’s going on. I hope we get answers from the MRI. In the mean time, I’m on pins and needles. I fear the unknown! I hope to be posting good news within the next week or so.
Andrew started at Murray this month for his MFA. I’m so excited for him. When he won the writing contest earlier this year, one of his professors told him he should submit his story to a journal, so I’m hopeful he can get published soon. Getting published would be a dream come true for him! Of course, I would be on cloud nine as well! LOL! The book he’s going to illustrate has been delayed several months, but I think the author is hoping to have something published by early 2011. Wouldn’t it be awesome to have your literary skills, as well as your art skills published! Go Andrew! I’m so proud of what’s he accomplished, so far, in his life! Currently, Andrew and James are looking to buy a house, but so far they haven’t been able to find anything within their price range that doesn’t need a complete overhaul. They’ve decided to stay in the Louisville area since it offers more opportunity than living in a smaller community. I wish them luck, I know how stressful it can be to find, and buy, a home.
Crazy, hectic as usual!
TTFN!
I’m really nervous about Mya’s upcoming MRI. After her last trip to the doctor, I know it’s going to be a struggle for them to even get her height and weight. She now thinks every doctor’s visit will include shots. Of course, for the MRI, they will sedate her, and since they will use contrast for the test, that means an IV. Although I’m nervous about the test, I’m anxious to get the results. A few nights ago, I think Mya had a seizure in her sleep. It really scares me, yet I don’t know what to do. Do I get up and rush her to the hospital? Is it a medical emergency? There are lots of questions I need to ask the doctor if we’re looking at a seizure disorder. Even more questions if we’re not looking at a seizure disorder. Going back to the other night, I was laying in bed with Mya and she was doing her typical twitching that she does almost every night shortly after falling asleep, except this night the twitching was more of a jerking. I laid and watched and listened to her, and at some point she took a huge gasp for air, and started jerking to the point her back was arching. She jerked for what seemed like hours, but it was different than the normal twitching I’m used to, these were hard jerks. My first thought the next morning was sleep apnea (which she’s not known to have), however, after talking to her about the events of the night before, she had no memory, which leads me to believe it wasn’t sleep apnea. The memory loss is the most worrisome part for me. The night of the “possible seizure” we had spent the evening at my Mom’s celebrating my nephew’s birthday. There were several kids there and they all had a great time playing, we got to eat cake and ice cream, and so on. Mya doesn’t remember any of that. When I questioned her about playing with the kids, she said, “Makenna and Alyssa weren’t there, they were at Target”. Makenna and Alyssa were there, and she loves playing with them. When I asked about eating cake and ice cream and singing Happy Birthday to Casey, she looked at me as if she didn’t know what I was talking about, and then said, “Oh, I didn’t go”. Mya doesn’t forget things, especially an evening like we had at Mom’s. The memory loss is the same thing that has happened with the previous “seizure episodes”. I call them seizure episodes or possible seizure because we don’t know yet what’s going on. I hope we get answers from the MRI. In the mean time, I’m on pins and needles. I fear the unknown! I hope to be posting good news within the next week or so.
Andrew started at Murray this month for his MFA. I’m so excited for him. When he won the writing contest earlier this year, one of his professors told him he should submit his story to a journal, so I’m hopeful he can get published soon. Getting published would be a dream come true for him! Of course, I would be on cloud nine as well! LOL! The book he’s going to illustrate has been delayed several months, but I think the author is hoping to have something published by early 2011. Wouldn’t it be awesome to have your literary skills, as well as your art skills published! Go Andrew! I’m so proud of what’s he accomplished, so far, in his life! Currently, Andrew and James are looking to buy a house, but so far they haven’t been able to find anything within their price range that doesn’t need a complete overhaul. They’ve decided to stay in the Louisville area since it offers more opportunity than living in a smaller community. I wish them luck, I know how stressful it can be to find, and buy, a home.
Crazy, hectic as usual!
TTFN!
Friday, July 9, 2010
Good News So Far!
Got a call from Mya's doctor today, telling me that her X-ray's and blood work came back okay! Now we wait for the MRI, to check for seizure activity, and go from there! Let's just hope we get good news from the MRI as well!
TTFN!
TTFN!
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Rough Day in Mommy World Today
Took Mya to the doctor today to see about her "seizure" episodes. As some of you know, since Mya was very little, if she would fall and get hurt really bad, she would cry, hold her breath, pass out, start breathing, regain consciousness and everything was fine. The last 2 times, which happens to have been within the past month and half or two months, when Mya got hurt, she's passed out, but she didn't come to quite as quick (we're talking seconds here, not minutes), and she has had what we call a seizure. Talk about scary! The first time she did it when she was outside with Bob, about scared him half to death. The last time she did with me, while we were on vacation. Anyway, what really concerned me was the memory loss after each episode. So, today we went to the doctor to see what she says about it. Poor Mya, while we were there, the doctor asked if I would like to go ahead and do her 4 year check up. So I said sure, not knowing she would have to get 3 shots in her legs! :_( She cried and cried while getting her shots. Of course, I had to help hold her down, and any mother knows that's the worse feeling in the world. After going over everything with the doctor, she sent us to the hospital for blood work and x-rays of her hips (she's also complaining a lot lately about her hips hurting or popping). Well, at the hospital, the registration lady told us to go to the lab and then to the radiology department. Getting the vials of blood from her poor arm took 4 people. Poor thing screamed and cried, I felt so sorry for her. Off we went to X-ray. At this point in Mya's day, she didn't trust ANYONE to touch her! I explained and talked to her about the shots being over, and they only wanted to take a picture of her legs, etc., she was fine until one of them started to approach her, then she lost it, crying "I don't want another shot". Bless her heart, after we were finished with the x-rays, she looked at me, still sobbing and said, "Momma, I'm having a really bad day today."
Anyway, we go to Kosair on August 3rd for an MRI. The doctor said she was concerned about the memory loss after the seizure episodes. She explained that sometimes people can have seizure activity going on and it takes a trauma to actually trigger the seizure, so she wants to run the test just to make sure that's not what we're facing. FINGERS CROSSED!
This has surely been a busy year, medically speaking, for us. Ugh! Let's hope we're on a downhill slide!
TTFN!
Anyway, we go to Kosair on August 3rd for an MRI. The doctor said she was concerned about the memory loss after the seizure episodes. She explained that sometimes people can have seizure activity going on and it takes a trauma to actually trigger the seizure, so she wants to run the test just to make sure that's not what we're facing. FINGERS CROSSED!
This has surely been a busy year, medically speaking, for us. Ugh! Let's hope we're on a downhill slide!
TTFN!
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Friday, July 2, 2010
So Much Going On, So Fast
What a month we had in June! Bob got the big "C" scare, but we found out this week that everything is okay! We fretted for weeks, waiting for test results and doctors visits. A trip to the doctor to see if he had a fishbone in his throat turned out to be the discovery of him having Hashimoto's disease, as well as a nodule on his thyroid. The ultrasound of the nodule showed clacification, so they were concerned it was cancer. Last week he went for the biopsy, and we got the good news on Monday! Very thankful!
Mya and I went on our "all girls" vacation with Mom, my sister, and my sisters 4 girls. Had a great time. Hope to have pictures soon (that's a rant all it's own). I think the highlight was the Zoo at Gulf Shores. The Little Zoo That Could, which truly is their logo, is such a fabulous place to take small children, especially animal lovers. I would say 80% of the animals at the zoo are able to be fed by the visitors. Tigers not included! LOL! We bought a cup of zoo puffs and started on our merry way. First stop, low an behold, was the kangaroo pen. Or they may have been wallaby's, I'm not sure. Looked like kangaroos, and Mya called them kangaroo's, so I'm going with kangaroo's. Mya was able to go into the pen and hold, and feed, a baby. I'm so anxious to see those pictures! I don't think anything could have ruined that moment for Mya. We spent 15 to 20 minutes with the baby kangaroo, and I finally told Mya we needed to move along. As we passed the animals, she had to stop and feed each one that had their nose sticking through their pen. I tried to explain to her about putting the zoo puffs in the palm of her hand and letting the animals eat from her hand, but no, that's not the "Mya way". She had to give each animal an individual puff. You can imagine how long that cup of zoo puffs lasted! LOL! Actually, we ended up throwing about a fourth of the cup of puffs into the duck pond on our way out. For the rest of our week in Gulf Shores, Mya wanted to go back to the zoo! It was great!
While we were in Gulf Shores, we stayed at a beach view condo. We made the reservations in early March and were really concerned what we would find on the beaches when we arrived. To our surprise, the beaches were white and the water clear. My sister, Stacey, and I had been watching the news, monitoring the oil, and were hearing a lot of stories. Of course, when we called the condo people, they assured us everything was fine, but we were a little leary. A few weeks before our check in date, Stacey called the dolphin cruise people, Southern Rose, and asked them what was going on. The lady at Southern Rose told her to cancel the reservations and not even think about coming! The dolphin cruises were shut down, the parasailing (which is one thing Mom wanted to do) was shut down, the beaches are closed one day, open the next, the water isn't fit, and so on. Okay, now what? Do we go, or do we try to find something on the east coast? We talked it over with Mom, and Mom said we would go as planned and just deal with anything we encounter. As I said above, we were pleasantly surprised to see the clean beaches and clear water. Now, we did notice each morning the "oil slicks" floating on the water, but by noon or so, they were gone. I'm not sure what to call it, other than oil slick, although I don't think that's the correct word. I took pictures and will share when I get them. To describe in words, it looked like a small streak of oatmeal floating on the water. The oatmeal would float in each morning, and then disappear. Thursday evening we walked to the beach, and it was a different story. The first thing you notice is the smell. Think of the smell in an auto body shop, that's about as close of description as you can get. We hadn't noticed the smell the previous 3 days we were there. Secondly, we noticed the water this evening, it was a deep reddish, almost black, color. We were quite surprised since we had seen nothing like this since our arrival. Later than night, sitting on the balcony, we noticed ships lining up on the horizon. In watching the news, we found out the ships were putting up a boom to try and contain the oil. The next morning we fully expected the white beach to be black, but it wasn't. The crews working in Gulf Shores, cleaning the beaches, were/are doing an excellent job in keeping their area as pristine as possible. I'm not sure if the crews are locals, or out of state, or if they volunteered, or are on a payroll, but who ever they are, they deserve a standing ovation for the outstanding job.
Tomorrow is our big 4th of July shindig at Papaw's farm. I'm sure Papaw is hoping for 700 people or more to attend this year, but I bet my Mom is hoping for 70! LOL! Mom works so hard getting everything prepared and making sure things run as smoothly as possible. It's a lot of hard work, before and after, but it brings a lot of joy to the people attending. My uncles do a great job with the fireworks! It's nothing as orchestrated as Thunder Over Louisville, but for a bunch of country folk, it's a nice 30 to 45 minute fireworks show! The kids love it!
I keep mentioning "when I get my pictures", so I'll explain that big thorn in my side! I didn't want to risk ruining my good digital camera at the beach, so I decided to take my 35mm camera instead. I did the same thing last year and it worked out great! I'm not a patient person when it comes to getting my pictures. I ALWAYS use 1 hour development. While we were on vacation, I had 4 rolls of film that I took to the local Wal-Mart to get developed. Low and behold, Wal-Mart no longer develops film in an hour, they only do send out. Okay, fine, I'll have to wait until I get back home and take it to my local Wal-Mart. Surely they still develop film??? NO! I had no choice, if I wanted matte finish prints, but to send it out. According to the chart, if you send your film out on Saturday or Sunday, before 2pm, it will be available for pick up on Thursday, after 6pm. Last night I rushed to the store to get my film, hardly containing my excitement, only to find out, it hadn't been returned. I explained to the guy that "the chart says" and he said the truck only picks up on Saturday and Tuesday, so if I dropped my film off on Saturday, after 2pm, it didn't get picked up until Tuesday. I still referred him to the chart, but I don't think he was getting it. I told him they might want to think about updating the chart! Now it will be Saturday before I can get my pictures. In reality, it will be Sunday for me because we have the 4th of July party going on, and I won't dare leave, and lose my parking space, to go get the pictures. Whew! I'm liking Wal-Mart less and less these days. You can bet I will be taking a digital camera on my next vacation!
Have a safe and happy 4th of July!
TTFN!
Mya and I went on our "all girls" vacation with Mom, my sister, and my sisters 4 girls. Had a great time. Hope to have pictures soon (that's a rant all it's own). I think the highlight was the Zoo at Gulf Shores. The Little Zoo That Could, which truly is their logo, is such a fabulous place to take small children, especially animal lovers. I would say 80% of the animals at the zoo are able to be fed by the visitors. Tigers not included! LOL! We bought a cup of zoo puffs and started on our merry way. First stop, low an behold, was the kangaroo pen. Or they may have been wallaby's, I'm not sure. Looked like kangaroos, and Mya called them kangaroo's, so I'm going with kangaroo's. Mya was able to go into the pen and hold, and feed, a baby. I'm so anxious to see those pictures! I don't think anything could have ruined that moment for Mya. We spent 15 to 20 minutes with the baby kangaroo, and I finally told Mya we needed to move along. As we passed the animals, she had to stop and feed each one that had their nose sticking through their pen. I tried to explain to her about putting the zoo puffs in the palm of her hand and letting the animals eat from her hand, but no, that's not the "Mya way". She had to give each animal an individual puff. You can imagine how long that cup of zoo puffs lasted! LOL! Actually, we ended up throwing about a fourth of the cup of puffs into the duck pond on our way out. For the rest of our week in Gulf Shores, Mya wanted to go back to the zoo! It was great!
While we were in Gulf Shores, we stayed at a beach view condo. We made the reservations in early March and were really concerned what we would find on the beaches when we arrived. To our surprise, the beaches were white and the water clear. My sister, Stacey, and I had been watching the news, monitoring the oil, and were hearing a lot of stories. Of course, when we called the condo people, they assured us everything was fine, but we were a little leary. A few weeks before our check in date, Stacey called the dolphin cruise people, Southern Rose, and asked them what was going on. The lady at Southern Rose told her to cancel the reservations and not even think about coming! The dolphin cruises were shut down, the parasailing (which is one thing Mom wanted to do) was shut down, the beaches are closed one day, open the next, the water isn't fit, and so on. Okay, now what? Do we go, or do we try to find something on the east coast? We talked it over with Mom, and Mom said we would go as planned and just deal with anything we encounter. As I said above, we were pleasantly surprised to see the clean beaches and clear water. Now, we did notice each morning the "oil slicks" floating on the water, but by noon or so, they were gone. I'm not sure what to call it, other than oil slick, although I don't think that's the correct word. I took pictures and will share when I get them. To describe in words, it looked like a small streak of oatmeal floating on the water. The oatmeal would float in each morning, and then disappear. Thursday evening we walked to the beach, and it was a different story. The first thing you notice is the smell. Think of the smell in an auto body shop, that's about as close of description as you can get. We hadn't noticed the smell the previous 3 days we were there. Secondly, we noticed the water this evening, it was a deep reddish, almost black, color. We were quite surprised since we had seen nothing like this since our arrival. Later than night, sitting on the balcony, we noticed ships lining up on the horizon. In watching the news, we found out the ships were putting up a boom to try and contain the oil. The next morning we fully expected the white beach to be black, but it wasn't. The crews working in Gulf Shores, cleaning the beaches, were/are doing an excellent job in keeping their area as pristine as possible. I'm not sure if the crews are locals, or out of state, or if they volunteered, or are on a payroll, but who ever they are, they deserve a standing ovation for the outstanding job.
Tomorrow is our big 4th of July shindig at Papaw's farm. I'm sure Papaw is hoping for 700 people or more to attend this year, but I bet my Mom is hoping for 70! LOL! Mom works so hard getting everything prepared and making sure things run as smoothly as possible. It's a lot of hard work, before and after, but it brings a lot of joy to the people attending. My uncles do a great job with the fireworks! It's nothing as orchestrated as Thunder Over Louisville, but for a bunch of country folk, it's a nice 30 to 45 minute fireworks show! The kids love it!
I keep mentioning "when I get my pictures", so I'll explain that big thorn in my side! I didn't want to risk ruining my good digital camera at the beach, so I decided to take my 35mm camera instead. I did the same thing last year and it worked out great! I'm not a patient person when it comes to getting my pictures. I ALWAYS use 1 hour development. While we were on vacation, I had 4 rolls of film that I took to the local Wal-Mart to get developed. Low and behold, Wal-Mart no longer develops film in an hour, they only do send out. Okay, fine, I'll have to wait until I get back home and take it to my local Wal-Mart. Surely they still develop film??? NO! I had no choice, if I wanted matte finish prints, but to send it out. According to the chart, if you send your film out on Saturday or Sunday, before 2pm, it will be available for pick up on Thursday, after 6pm. Last night I rushed to the store to get my film, hardly containing my excitement, only to find out, it hadn't been returned. I explained to the guy that "the chart says" and he said the truck only picks up on Saturday and Tuesday, so if I dropped my film off on Saturday, after 2pm, it didn't get picked up until Tuesday. I still referred him to the chart, but I don't think he was getting it. I told him they might want to think about updating the chart! Now it will be Saturday before I can get my pictures. In reality, it will be Sunday for me because we have the 4th of July party going on, and I won't dare leave, and lose my parking space, to go get the pictures. Whew! I'm liking Wal-Mart less and less these days. You can bet I will be taking a digital camera on my next vacation!
Have a safe and happy 4th of July!
TTFN!
Fabulously FOUR!
We recently celebrated Mya's 4th birthday! Hard to believe she's 4 already! Here's some Fabulously Four pics I took of her on her birthday!
Monday, April 5, 2010
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Another Month Has Come And Gone
What a March this has been! I’ve signed Mya up for preschool, had surgery, and we’ve welcomed two new babies to the family!
I was very hesitant about signing Mya up for preschool. My biggest concern for her is her social skills. Mya has a hard time with her peer group, as well as separation anxiety (that’s what I like to call it) from Momma. We haven’t been approved for public preschool as of this posting, so we’re not sure if it’s a go or not. I take her for her evaluation in April and we will find out then, or shortly thereafter. Although I would love for her to be approved, I won’t be terribly disappointed if she’s not. I know we don’t qualify based on income, so I’m hoping the social thing will get her in. We’ll see!
I had “female” surgery a couple of weeks ago, and still struggle with the after effects. One of my biggest complaints right now is being extremely tired. I could curl up anywhere, at this point, and drift off to sleep. There are other things I’m dealing with, but it’s manageable. It makes for long days at the office and a very tired Momma when I get home. As I said to someone, after my first day back to work, my butt was dragging come 5 o’clock! To be honest, it still is. I’m hoping this will pass soon.
My two nieces had their babies last week. It is so nice to have new babies in the family again. Braiden Joseph came into the world on March 23rd weighing 7 pounds and 9 ounces, and Payton Nicole came March 25th weighing 8 pounds and 2 ounces. Both babies are healthy and beautiful! Speaking of babies, for those that don’t follow me on Face Book, we have four more babies coming this year, one arriving in July, one in September and then two in November. Christmas will be more than a house full this year! I can’t wait! I love being together with the whole family, especially if there are plenty of babies to snuggle and spoil!
Saturday I will go to a good friend’s baptism. Connie has decided to explore the Catholic religion and has been attending the classes, mass, and all the other things required to become Catholic. Sorry, I’m not Catholic, so I don’t know all the proper terms for what she’s been doing in preparation for her baptism. I’m proud of her for pursuing her beliefs. For as long as I’ve known Connie, she has always been interested in Catholicism. Of course, I have to joke with her about confession. I tell her it’s a good thing that she only has to confess for the sins she commits AFTER she’s baptized. The priest would have to be there for a week to hear her confessions prior to baptism. LOL! I’m truly joking, Connie is a good person, and I just like to give her a hard time.
Sunday morning, when we wake up, the Easter Bunny will have hidden eggs in our yard! This is a new tradition we started with Mya last year. In lieu of a basket full of candy, we hide treat filled eggs in the yard for Mya to find. Last year it was a great success, and she’s really looking forward to finding the eggs this year! Since Mya is not really a big Easter candy eater, this makes it much easier for us, since we won’t have to worry about candy laying around the house for months waiting for someone to eat it. The candy she will eat will fit nicely in the eggs, and I figure we will put a few Pet Shop animals in some of the eggs, kind of as an extra surprise. We will have our huge family dinner at Papaw’s, as we always do. After we eat, the kids will get to have a HUGE egg hunt. I’m sure I’ll have pictures on my Face Book page afterward.
Mya and I will go on our girl’s only vacation with Mom and Stacey again this year. Again, we will head to Gulf Shores, Alabama! I’m really looking forward to it. It’s such a nice relaxing time, the place we stay doesn’t appear to be overly crowded, and is very family oriented. One would think, with 4 little ones, it would be wild and chaotic, but it’s not. The girls play well together and have a great time. I do dread the drive! At least we leave early, early and the little ones will sleep most of the way there.
Today we bid our Retirement Farewell to a very dear co-worker, Elizabeth Bailey. Elizabeth had 36 years with the company and started her retirement after lunch today! I am truly going to miss working with her. I’ve worked very closely with Elizabeth for the past several years and our relationship crosses the co-worker boundaries. Elizabeth has been so kind to me and my family. I told her today that I wasn’t going to say goodbye because I plan to see her often in the future.
Looking at my calendar, it looks like April will be just as busy as March has been! That’s okay, it’s Spring, and I’ve been waiting for this weather for 4 months now! Bring it on!
TTFN!
I was very hesitant about signing Mya up for preschool. My biggest concern for her is her social skills. Mya has a hard time with her peer group, as well as separation anxiety (that’s what I like to call it) from Momma. We haven’t been approved for public preschool as of this posting, so we’re not sure if it’s a go or not. I take her for her evaluation in April and we will find out then, or shortly thereafter. Although I would love for her to be approved, I won’t be terribly disappointed if she’s not. I know we don’t qualify based on income, so I’m hoping the social thing will get her in. We’ll see!
I had “female” surgery a couple of weeks ago, and still struggle with the after effects. One of my biggest complaints right now is being extremely tired. I could curl up anywhere, at this point, and drift off to sleep. There are other things I’m dealing with, but it’s manageable. It makes for long days at the office and a very tired Momma when I get home. As I said to someone, after my first day back to work, my butt was dragging come 5 o’clock! To be honest, it still is. I’m hoping this will pass soon.
My two nieces had their babies last week. It is so nice to have new babies in the family again. Braiden Joseph came into the world on March 23rd weighing 7 pounds and 9 ounces, and Payton Nicole came March 25th weighing 8 pounds and 2 ounces. Both babies are healthy and beautiful! Speaking of babies, for those that don’t follow me on Face Book, we have four more babies coming this year, one arriving in July, one in September and then two in November. Christmas will be more than a house full this year! I can’t wait! I love being together with the whole family, especially if there are plenty of babies to snuggle and spoil!
Saturday I will go to a good friend’s baptism. Connie has decided to explore the Catholic religion and has been attending the classes, mass, and all the other things required to become Catholic. Sorry, I’m not Catholic, so I don’t know all the proper terms for what she’s been doing in preparation for her baptism. I’m proud of her for pursuing her beliefs. For as long as I’ve known Connie, she has always been interested in Catholicism. Of course, I have to joke with her about confession. I tell her it’s a good thing that she only has to confess for the sins she commits AFTER she’s baptized. The priest would have to be there for a week to hear her confessions prior to baptism. LOL! I’m truly joking, Connie is a good person, and I just like to give her a hard time.
Sunday morning, when we wake up, the Easter Bunny will have hidden eggs in our yard! This is a new tradition we started with Mya last year. In lieu of a basket full of candy, we hide treat filled eggs in the yard for Mya to find. Last year it was a great success, and she’s really looking forward to finding the eggs this year! Since Mya is not really a big Easter candy eater, this makes it much easier for us, since we won’t have to worry about candy laying around the house for months waiting for someone to eat it. The candy she will eat will fit nicely in the eggs, and I figure we will put a few Pet Shop animals in some of the eggs, kind of as an extra surprise. We will have our huge family dinner at Papaw’s, as we always do. After we eat, the kids will get to have a HUGE egg hunt. I’m sure I’ll have pictures on my Face Book page afterward.
Mya and I will go on our girl’s only vacation with Mom and Stacey again this year. Again, we will head to Gulf Shores, Alabama! I’m really looking forward to it. It’s such a nice relaxing time, the place we stay doesn’t appear to be overly crowded, and is very family oriented. One would think, with 4 little ones, it would be wild and chaotic, but it’s not. The girls play well together and have a great time. I do dread the drive! At least we leave early, early and the little ones will sleep most of the way there.
Today we bid our Retirement Farewell to a very dear co-worker, Elizabeth Bailey. Elizabeth had 36 years with the company and started her retirement after lunch today! I am truly going to miss working with her. I’ve worked very closely with Elizabeth for the past several years and our relationship crosses the co-worker boundaries. Elizabeth has been so kind to me and my family. I told her today that I wasn’t going to say goodbye because I plan to see her often in the future.
Looking at my calendar, it looks like April will be just as busy as March has been! That’s okay, it’s Spring, and I’ve been waiting for this weather for 4 months now! Bring it on!
TTFN!
Friday, February 19, 2010
This and That and Blah!
Wow! Christmas gone, now Valentine’s Day, before you know it Easter will have come and gone as well. It seems the older I get, the faster time seems to slip away from me.
I’m looking forward to Spring! I’ve seen enough snow this year to last me a lifetime. For the past couple of days we’ve at least had sunshine. Prior to that, it’s been cold and dreary. I think SAD has officially set in on me. We did have a great time playing in the snow. My brother and sister, and their families came to the house for Bob’s birthday and we had a great time playing with the kids. My sister, Stacey, was so sore the next day from pulling everyone on the sled! The snow we had at the time wasn’t the best sledding snow, so you couldn’t just shoot down the hill. We took turns pulling each other down the hill, with the intent of throwing one another off the sled when we reached the bottom. Stacey did most of the work since she pulled all the kids. She was very sore the next day. Of course, I laughed at her!
I will be having surgery on March 19th, and after talking to my cousin, who had the same procedure, I’m REALLY nervous about it! She informed me of the pain that I will experience afterward. Yikes! She did tell me that once the pain and everything goes away, I will not regret having the surgery, so that’s a good thing!
We’re still in limbo about sending Mya to preschool. She doesn’t need it for the educational value, but she most certainly needs it for the social skills. Being around adults all the time, I think she’s very timid around her peer group. Of course, there’s the screaming at the top of her lungs if Momma isn’t in sight, that I’m fretting over, so I’m really torn on what to do since preschool isn’t required, but I think she will benefit from it socially.
Papaw had his knee replacement surgery and it didn’t go as well this time as it did the last. I think it was mostly due to him being sick before his surgery. I don’t think his body was in the shape it needed to be in for the surgery. I’m not a doctor, but that’s my opinion. Now he’s doing very well. He’s still not eating like he was prior to being sick, prior to his surgery. I think he said he’s lost 15 pounds. We’ll see how that goes.
We’ve discontinued Mya’s gymnastics classes for a while. There’s been so much going on that we decided to postpone classes until the Spring. I hate to not take her, but sometimes you have to do what you have to do.
Andrew is now considering finishing his degree at Murray, instead of U of L. I love the town of Murray! If I remember correctly, Murray is only place in Kentucky that has the program he needs to finish his degree. I think the next closest place was Illinois. At least he’s getting to experience life in other cities, although I think he really likes living in Louisville.
Oh, I forgot to mention in my last post that Mya finally braved the ear piercing lady at Wal-Mart! On December 28th, we stopped in to pick up some snacks to take on our trip to Michigan and, as always, Mya wanted to stop by and look at the earrings. As always, we tried to talk her into getting her ears pierced. Well, it took some doing, but the lady that did it was very sweet and convincing. To make a long story short, the first earring was no problem, until it was finished. Mya looked at me, with tears in her eyes, rolled her little lip down and said, “It hurt…” I knew then the second hole was going to be a struggle. It was! I had to hold her for the second one. After it was all said and done, she was so proud of her new Minnie Mouse earrings! She tells everyone the lady “snapped” her ears. We laugh to hear her talk about it. The other day I asked her about getting some new earrings since her 6 weeks were past. She doesn’t want new earrings, she wants her Minnie Mouse earrings. I think she’s more afraid that the lady will have to “snap” her ears than anything. I’ve tried to tell her that we could take the earrings home and I could put them on her, and there would be no more snapping. No! She loves her Minnie Mouse earrings! LOL! I’m perfectly fine with that!
TTFN!
I’m looking forward to Spring! I’ve seen enough snow this year to last me a lifetime. For the past couple of days we’ve at least had sunshine. Prior to that, it’s been cold and dreary. I think SAD has officially set in on me. We did have a great time playing in the snow. My brother and sister, and their families came to the house for Bob’s birthday and we had a great time playing with the kids. My sister, Stacey, was so sore the next day from pulling everyone on the sled! The snow we had at the time wasn’t the best sledding snow, so you couldn’t just shoot down the hill. We took turns pulling each other down the hill, with the intent of throwing one another off the sled when we reached the bottom. Stacey did most of the work since she pulled all the kids. She was very sore the next day. Of course, I laughed at her!
I will be having surgery on March 19th, and after talking to my cousin, who had the same procedure, I’m REALLY nervous about it! She informed me of the pain that I will experience afterward. Yikes! She did tell me that once the pain and everything goes away, I will not regret having the surgery, so that’s a good thing!
We’re still in limbo about sending Mya to preschool. She doesn’t need it for the educational value, but she most certainly needs it for the social skills. Being around adults all the time, I think she’s very timid around her peer group. Of course, there’s the screaming at the top of her lungs if Momma isn’t in sight, that I’m fretting over, so I’m really torn on what to do since preschool isn’t required, but I think she will benefit from it socially.
Papaw had his knee replacement surgery and it didn’t go as well this time as it did the last. I think it was mostly due to him being sick before his surgery. I don’t think his body was in the shape it needed to be in for the surgery. I’m not a doctor, but that’s my opinion. Now he’s doing very well. He’s still not eating like he was prior to being sick, prior to his surgery. I think he said he’s lost 15 pounds. We’ll see how that goes.
We’ve discontinued Mya’s gymnastics classes for a while. There’s been so much going on that we decided to postpone classes until the Spring. I hate to not take her, but sometimes you have to do what you have to do.
Andrew is now considering finishing his degree at Murray, instead of U of L. I love the town of Murray! If I remember correctly, Murray is only place in Kentucky that has the program he needs to finish his degree. I think the next closest place was Illinois. At least he’s getting to experience life in other cities, although I think he really likes living in Louisville.
Oh, I forgot to mention in my last post that Mya finally braved the ear piercing lady at Wal-Mart! On December 28th, we stopped in to pick up some snacks to take on our trip to Michigan and, as always, Mya wanted to stop by and look at the earrings. As always, we tried to talk her into getting her ears pierced. Well, it took some doing, but the lady that did it was very sweet and convincing. To make a long story short, the first earring was no problem, until it was finished. Mya looked at me, with tears in her eyes, rolled her little lip down and said, “It hurt…” I knew then the second hole was going to be a struggle. It was! I had to hold her for the second one. After it was all said and done, she was so proud of her new Minnie Mouse earrings! She tells everyone the lady “snapped” her ears. We laugh to hear her talk about it. The other day I asked her about getting some new earrings since her 6 weeks were past. She doesn’t want new earrings, she wants her Minnie Mouse earrings. I think she’s more afraid that the lady will have to “snap” her ears than anything. I’ve tried to tell her that we could take the earrings home and I could put them on her, and there would be no more snapping. No! She loves her Minnie Mouse earrings! LOL! I’m perfectly fine with that!
TTFN!
Saturday, January 23, 2010
My Brother
My brother and his wife came to play cards and while they were here, Tim let Mya polish his toenails! LOL!
Friday, January 22, 2010
It's Already January!
Wow! I can’t believe it’s been this long since I posted. December was such a busy month, as I’m sure it was for most people. We had so many activities and occasions going on, that it almost became a blur.
We, along with many friends, went on the Santa Express in New Haven. It was okay. I honestly don’t think it was worth what we paid for the tickets. Mya did get to see Santa, which was supposed to be the highlight of the train ride. The train personnel served hot chocolate and cookies on the ride. The train travels from New Haven to Boston, and when we turned around in Boston, we picked Santa up and he rode the train back to New Haven. Sounds great in theory, but when you have 8 passenger cars full of kids, the time with Santa consisted of him walking a straight line through your car shouting HoHoHo!, and he was gone. There was an opportunity to have pictures taken with Santa when we unloaded at the train station, but being the last of eight cars to unload, I wasn’t up to standing in line to wait for Mya to NOT sit on his lap. One unexpected passenger on the train was Rudolph! I think the kids were more fascinated with him than with Santa, or at least Mya and Kaden felt that way. Rudolph did spend about 30 seconds with each kid, but he was on the train for the entire ride. I’m not usually one to complain, but I guess I expected more than what we paid for.
The train ride was early December, and mid December we had Christmas dinner with good friends and let the kids exchange gifts. It was nice to visit and let the kids play. It’s always good times when you’re with good friends.
With all the commotion of Christmas, and the anticipation of Santa, poor Mya had taken all the “being good” she could stand. At one point she told my sister that she didn’t want Christmas to come, she was tired of being good. And that was about 2 weeks before Christmas!
The weekend before Christmas we had our Christmas at the house with all the kids. Since we don’t get to see Crystal and Chris on Christmas Eve, or Christmas Day, we have to schedule our family Christmas accordingly. It was nice to have all the kids at home with us. To be a mixed family, everyone meshes very well. Mya was so excited to have her brothers and sister at the house. She always looks forward to their visits. We had a nice dinner for the kids and then did our gift exchange. I always look forward to Christmas with the kids. Everyone had a nice time.
Also, the weekend before Christmas, my brother got married, and I was “hired” to do the photography. I wouldn’t have done it for anyone else, but I know how it is to be strapped for money, so I did it for them. It was a beautiful wedding. My new sister-in-law did an outstanding job on the decorating! It was a Christmas Wonderland. Stunning! Tracy was very pleased with the pictures, although I haven’t seen them all yet, they’re still on my camera. We did take the camera and let them download them so they would have them since we weren’t sure when we would be getting a new computer. I was relieved to hear they were very pleased with the pictures. Whew! That was a huge load off my shoulders. I photographed my niece’s wedding, and out of 14 rolls of film, there may have been 5 pictures that turned out. Talk about being sick to your stomach. Thankfully, there were two of us taking pictures, so it wasn’t a total loss! And, that’s why I don’t photograph weddings!
On Christmas Eve the family got together at mom’s, and talk about a house full. Mom and Dad have a very small house and there were probably 35 or so of us there. I love it! Nothing says Christmas to me more than the family being together, laughing, talking and having a nice time together. No arguing, no bickering, just good old fashioned family time. We used to get up at 4am and go to mom and dads on Christmas morning, but the grandkids started getting old enough that they were ready for Santa on Christmas morning, so we switched gears and changed it to Christmas Eve. We don’t do the traditional Christmas dinner at moms, we do snack foods! YUM! Those are my favorite! Cheese trays, little smokies, dips, sandwiches, all the “it’s so bad for you, but boy does it taste good” food! Everyone pitches in and brings their “signature” dish, or something new they want everyone to try. Makes me hungry just writing about it!
Christmas morning was so exciting at the house. This was the first year that Mya was really old enough to understand what was going on. When she walked downstairs and found the presents from Santa, she was so excited! It was fun for us to watch her open her gifts. Every piece of paper, and tape, has to be removed from the package before it’s officially considered unwrapped! It was great! It’s a serene feeling to watch the little ones. It’s a magical time for everyone. That’s what I love so much about Christmas.
After the morning excitement at the house, we get dressed and head to “The Farm”, which is Papaw’s house, for Christmas dinner with the rest of the family. This Christmas consists of all my aunts and uncles, and their kids and grandkids. Another crowded house moment! It’s been this way as far back as I can remember, and I hope to be able to see another 40 years of it. I know in reality I won’t, since Papaw is now 88, but I hope that someone will keep the tradition going. One thing we learned on the way to The Farm, Mya is way too smart for a 3 year old! LOL! She informed us on our way, that, “she can be mean and Santa will still bring her presents!”. It was cute to hear her say that, but scary too! If she’s figured that out at 3, what will she have figured out by the time she’s 5! I’m afraid to think about it.
Like I said, December was a crazy, busy month for us. Way too much going on, doesn’t seem like you really get the chance to sit back, relax and take it all in.
The week after Christmas, we decided to visit Bob’s sister in Michigan. We left on Tuesday and returned on Sunday. It was a long drive getting there, but it was nice. We didn’t do a whole lot while we were there, but that’s okay, I rather enjoyed hanging out at the house, just visiting. They did host a New Year’s Eve party and we met some new people. Since Mya was with us, I ended up not being able to participate in some of the activities. I did get to play Rock Band for a while, and that was a lot of fun! Around 10:30 or so, Mya was getting tired and cranky so I had to go up and try to get her to sleep and, to be honest, I fell asleep with her and didn’t get to ring in the New Year with everyone else. I was slightly embarrassed, and felt a little bad about it. All in all, we had a great visit!
Now we’re into the New Year and things seem to be slowing down somewhat. Work is picking up, which is always a good thing. Home life was getting back to normal, but then the dishwasher tore up, and our computer had already been messed up. We now have both of those items replaced, but not installed. Can’t wait to get that finished! I have tons of pictures on my camera that I’m anxious to get downloaded, and I throw a fit when I have to wash the dishes by hand. I know that sounds so spoiled, but of all the household “chores”, that is the one I hate most!
This week Mya has been sick with a stomach bug. Poor baby, she doesn’t understand what’s going on, and the first time she threw up, she freaked out. I don’t recall her ever having a stomach virus with vomiting. I felt so sorry for her, after throwing up so many times, she starting having dry heaves, and she would cry and heave, and cry some more, and heave some more. She would cry and say, “It won’t come out Momma”, I just wanted to cry with her. I didn’t, I would just wipe her tears and tell her it’s okay and that I would be right there with her. I hate those helpless moments. She is feeling better now, although not quite back to her normal, hyper self. She’s still not eating much, she wants to, but then when she goes to take a bite, I guess it makes her nauseous, and she ends up not eating. At least she’s drinking and that’s what matters most right now.
Next week Bob will turn 50! I was going to throw a surprise birthday party for him, but the weather is so unpredictable I’m afraid to schedule anything. Last year on his birthday we were huddled in the basement with no electricity, no hot water, etc., due to the ice storm. I debated on it for weeks, but I think I will just have cake and ice cream for him at the house, and keep it more intimate. I think he would like that better than a full blown party anyway. I think…
Oh, and more exciting news from Andrew! On Wednesday, he is scheduled to meet with an author about illustrating a children’s book! I’m so excited for him! This is his second offer! I think it would be awesome to see his name published, and also for him to get his career started as an artist! I keep my fingers crossed for him, and of course, support him any way I can. I couldn’t be more proud of him!
That’s pretty much my past month and a half in a nut shell! Or at least the highlights of it anyway.
TTFN!
We, along with many friends, went on the Santa Express in New Haven. It was okay. I honestly don’t think it was worth what we paid for the tickets. Mya did get to see Santa, which was supposed to be the highlight of the train ride. The train personnel served hot chocolate and cookies on the ride. The train travels from New Haven to Boston, and when we turned around in Boston, we picked Santa up and he rode the train back to New Haven. Sounds great in theory, but when you have 8 passenger cars full of kids, the time with Santa consisted of him walking a straight line through your car shouting HoHoHo!, and he was gone. There was an opportunity to have pictures taken with Santa when we unloaded at the train station, but being the last of eight cars to unload, I wasn’t up to standing in line to wait for Mya to NOT sit on his lap. One unexpected passenger on the train was Rudolph! I think the kids were more fascinated with him than with Santa, or at least Mya and Kaden felt that way. Rudolph did spend about 30 seconds with each kid, but he was on the train for the entire ride. I’m not usually one to complain, but I guess I expected more than what we paid for.
The train ride was early December, and mid December we had Christmas dinner with good friends and let the kids exchange gifts. It was nice to visit and let the kids play. It’s always good times when you’re with good friends.
With all the commotion of Christmas, and the anticipation of Santa, poor Mya had taken all the “being good” she could stand. At one point she told my sister that she didn’t want Christmas to come, she was tired of being good. And that was about 2 weeks before Christmas!
The weekend before Christmas we had our Christmas at the house with all the kids. Since we don’t get to see Crystal and Chris on Christmas Eve, or Christmas Day, we have to schedule our family Christmas accordingly. It was nice to have all the kids at home with us. To be a mixed family, everyone meshes very well. Mya was so excited to have her brothers and sister at the house. She always looks forward to their visits. We had a nice dinner for the kids and then did our gift exchange. I always look forward to Christmas with the kids. Everyone had a nice time.
Also, the weekend before Christmas, my brother got married, and I was “hired” to do the photography. I wouldn’t have done it for anyone else, but I know how it is to be strapped for money, so I did it for them. It was a beautiful wedding. My new sister-in-law did an outstanding job on the decorating! It was a Christmas Wonderland. Stunning! Tracy was very pleased with the pictures, although I haven’t seen them all yet, they’re still on my camera. We did take the camera and let them download them so they would have them since we weren’t sure when we would be getting a new computer. I was relieved to hear they were very pleased with the pictures. Whew! That was a huge load off my shoulders. I photographed my niece’s wedding, and out of 14 rolls of film, there may have been 5 pictures that turned out. Talk about being sick to your stomach. Thankfully, there were two of us taking pictures, so it wasn’t a total loss! And, that’s why I don’t photograph weddings!
On Christmas Eve the family got together at mom’s, and talk about a house full. Mom and Dad have a very small house and there were probably 35 or so of us there. I love it! Nothing says Christmas to me more than the family being together, laughing, talking and having a nice time together. No arguing, no bickering, just good old fashioned family time. We used to get up at 4am and go to mom and dads on Christmas morning, but the grandkids started getting old enough that they were ready for Santa on Christmas morning, so we switched gears and changed it to Christmas Eve. We don’t do the traditional Christmas dinner at moms, we do snack foods! YUM! Those are my favorite! Cheese trays, little smokies, dips, sandwiches, all the “it’s so bad for you, but boy does it taste good” food! Everyone pitches in and brings their “signature” dish, or something new they want everyone to try. Makes me hungry just writing about it!
Christmas morning was so exciting at the house. This was the first year that Mya was really old enough to understand what was going on. When she walked downstairs and found the presents from Santa, she was so excited! It was fun for us to watch her open her gifts. Every piece of paper, and tape, has to be removed from the package before it’s officially considered unwrapped! It was great! It’s a serene feeling to watch the little ones. It’s a magical time for everyone. That’s what I love so much about Christmas.
After the morning excitement at the house, we get dressed and head to “The Farm”, which is Papaw’s house, for Christmas dinner with the rest of the family. This Christmas consists of all my aunts and uncles, and their kids and grandkids. Another crowded house moment! It’s been this way as far back as I can remember, and I hope to be able to see another 40 years of it. I know in reality I won’t, since Papaw is now 88, but I hope that someone will keep the tradition going. One thing we learned on the way to The Farm, Mya is way too smart for a 3 year old! LOL! She informed us on our way, that, “she can be mean and Santa will still bring her presents!”. It was cute to hear her say that, but scary too! If she’s figured that out at 3, what will she have figured out by the time she’s 5! I’m afraid to think about it.
Like I said, December was a crazy, busy month for us. Way too much going on, doesn’t seem like you really get the chance to sit back, relax and take it all in.
The week after Christmas, we decided to visit Bob’s sister in Michigan. We left on Tuesday and returned on Sunday. It was a long drive getting there, but it was nice. We didn’t do a whole lot while we were there, but that’s okay, I rather enjoyed hanging out at the house, just visiting. They did host a New Year’s Eve party and we met some new people. Since Mya was with us, I ended up not being able to participate in some of the activities. I did get to play Rock Band for a while, and that was a lot of fun! Around 10:30 or so, Mya was getting tired and cranky so I had to go up and try to get her to sleep and, to be honest, I fell asleep with her and didn’t get to ring in the New Year with everyone else. I was slightly embarrassed, and felt a little bad about it. All in all, we had a great visit!
Now we’re into the New Year and things seem to be slowing down somewhat. Work is picking up, which is always a good thing. Home life was getting back to normal, but then the dishwasher tore up, and our computer had already been messed up. We now have both of those items replaced, but not installed. Can’t wait to get that finished! I have tons of pictures on my camera that I’m anxious to get downloaded, and I throw a fit when I have to wash the dishes by hand. I know that sounds so spoiled, but of all the household “chores”, that is the one I hate most!
This week Mya has been sick with a stomach bug. Poor baby, she doesn’t understand what’s going on, and the first time she threw up, she freaked out. I don’t recall her ever having a stomach virus with vomiting. I felt so sorry for her, after throwing up so many times, she starting having dry heaves, and she would cry and heave, and cry some more, and heave some more. She would cry and say, “It won’t come out Momma”, I just wanted to cry with her. I didn’t, I would just wipe her tears and tell her it’s okay and that I would be right there with her. I hate those helpless moments. She is feeling better now, although not quite back to her normal, hyper self. She’s still not eating much, she wants to, but then when she goes to take a bite, I guess it makes her nauseous, and she ends up not eating. At least she’s drinking and that’s what matters most right now.
Next week Bob will turn 50! I was going to throw a surprise birthday party for him, but the weather is so unpredictable I’m afraid to schedule anything. Last year on his birthday we were huddled in the basement with no electricity, no hot water, etc., due to the ice storm. I debated on it for weeks, but I think I will just have cake and ice cream for him at the house, and keep it more intimate. I think he would like that better than a full blown party anyway. I think…
Oh, and more exciting news from Andrew! On Wednesday, he is scheduled to meet with an author about illustrating a children’s book! I’m so excited for him! This is his second offer! I think it would be awesome to see his name published, and also for him to get his career started as an artist! I keep my fingers crossed for him, and of course, support him any way I can. I couldn’t be more proud of him!
That’s pretty much my past month and a half in a nut shell! Or at least the highlights of it anyway.
TTFN!
Friday, November 20, 2009
Ho Hum!
Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and we still can’t decide if we’re going to spend the holiday in Michigan. I hope we do! I need a break from everyday home life. Not that I don’t want to spend time with my family, but it would be nice to get away from the day to day drama for a change. I’ll say again, having a large family is awesome, but it also has its drawbacks, especially when everyone doesn’t see eye to eye, and you’re the peace maker in the bunch. I guess it comes with being a Libra, I constantly look for harmony and find myself stuck in the middle.
As much as I have been excited about Christmas in the past month or two, for some reason I just can’t seem to find my Christmas spirit at this time. Maybe if I put the tree up and get some decorations out, it will help. We will celebrate Christmas with all the kids this year the weekend before Christmas. I’m looking forward to having all the kids at the house! This year I won’t make nearly as much food as I did last year. I don’t think Chris and Crystal really cared for the food that I fixed, and Andrew and James ended up eating before they came. A lot of food was left over for just Bob and me, and some of it just isn’t the same re-heated.
Mya has learned 2 new words, and knows how to use them effectively! However they’re not words we wanted her to learn. I have yet to hear her say them, but she’s used them more then once while being with Mom. The first word she used, while looking at something mom had held between her legs, was “what the hell?”, and she had a puzzled look on her face as if she were trying to figure out what mom was doing. The next word came when something wasn’t working to her liking and she said, “well, $hit!”. Again, these are not words we want to hear her say, and most certainly we don’t encourage. Bob and I both try our hardest to censor ourselves when Mya is around. I’m thankful that Mom doesn’t make a big deal out of it, because Mya would love it if she thought saying these things would get a laugh or a rise out of someone. Mom calmly tells her that those aren’t nice things to say. Let’s hope this doesn’t become a continued problem.
Made a new photo book, and boy was I so disappointed when it arrived and I had made a typo. Shutterfly has a very nice program for making books, it alerts you of possible spelling errors, pictures that won’t print right, etc. Well, since my typo was actually a word, the Shutterfly spell check didn’t catch it, and when I proof read it, before ordering, I didn’t catch it either. Now, the book says “when you HOLE her in your arms”. And I had 3 copies of the book made to give as Christmas gifts! I’m going to try and get a white pen and see if I can’t put a little loop de loop on the “e” and try to make it look more like a “d”. If the first one doesn’t look right, I’ll just let the recipients know there’s a small typo in the book, and I won’t try the white pen on the rest. We’ll see how that goes.
TTFN!
As much as I have been excited about Christmas in the past month or two, for some reason I just can’t seem to find my Christmas spirit at this time. Maybe if I put the tree up and get some decorations out, it will help. We will celebrate Christmas with all the kids this year the weekend before Christmas. I’m looking forward to having all the kids at the house! This year I won’t make nearly as much food as I did last year. I don’t think Chris and Crystal really cared for the food that I fixed, and Andrew and James ended up eating before they came. A lot of food was left over for just Bob and me, and some of it just isn’t the same re-heated.
Mya has learned 2 new words, and knows how to use them effectively! However they’re not words we wanted her to learn. I have yet to hear her say them, but she’s used them more then once while being with Mom. The first word she used, while looking at something mom had held between her legs, was “what the hell?”, and she had a puzzled look on her face as if she were trying to figure out what mom was doing. The next word came when something wasn’t working to her liking and she said, “well, $hit!”. Again, these are not words we want to hear her say, and most certainly we don’t encourage. Bob and I both try our hardest to censor ourselves when Mya is around. I’m thankful that Mom doesn’t make a big deal out of it, because Mya would love it if she thought saying these things would get a laugh or a rise out of someone. Mom calmly tells her that those aren’t nice things to say. Let’s hope this doesn’t become a continued problem.
Made a new photo book, and boy was I so disappointed when it arrived and I had made a typo. Shutterfly has a very nice program for making books, it alerts you of possible spelling errors, pictures that won’t print right, etc. Well, since my typo was actually a word, the Shutterfly spell check didn’t catch it, and when I proof read it, before ordering, I didn’t catch it either. Now, the book says “when you HOLE her in your arms”. And I had 3 copies of the book made to give as Christmas gifts! I’m going to try and get a white pen and see if I can’t put a little loop de loop on the “e” and try to make it look more like a “d”. If the first one doesn’t look right, I’ll just let the recipients know there’s a small typo in the book, and I won’t try the white pen on the rest. We’ll see how that goes.
TTFN!
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Sweet November ( I loved that movie!)
Fall has officially shown its colors in the Bluegrass. Red, yellow, gold and green leaved trees paint beautiful scenery for our commute to and from work each day. The fall colors make for a pleasant drive each day, especially since the time has changed and we see the colors at sunrise, and then again at sunset.
Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and we’re still deciding whether or not we’ll travel to Michigan to spend the holiday with Carol, Bob’s sister, and the family. If we do, this will be the first Thanksgiving that I can recall that I’ve not spent with my own family. I’m okay with that, I enjoy spending time with Carol and Fred. I just get a little sad thinking about not being able to spend the holiday with Andrew. Since Andrew and James moved to Louisville, we hardly see them. I guess that’s one of the pains of being a mother, you’re babies eventually grow up and move on without you.
Looks like November will be another busy month. Still need to take the Halloween decorations down, which I hope to get to this weekend. By the way, Mya ended up being a dog! Right where we started! Birthday parties scheduled a couple of weekends this month, Thanksgiving, and then preparations for Christmas begin.
We’ve made reservations, with several friends, to take Mya on a North Pole Express train ride with Santa. We’re looking forward to that! Mya loves trains, almost as much as her Daddy, and I know she will have the best time on the train ride with the other kids. I think it’s great they encourage you to dress in your pajamas, which will work out since the ride is at 7pm, Mya will surely fall asleep on the drive home. They will serve cookies and hot chocolate on the train, and when the train turns around to head back to the station, Santa will join the train ride with the kids. I’m really curious to see how Mya accepts Santa this year. In the past years, she wants nothing to do with him, except at a distance.
For Christmas this year, Mya wants everything she sees advertised on TV. Each time something new is advertised, she says she thinks she will ask Santa for that, and he will bring it for her! Boy will she be disappointed Christmas morning! This morning she told us that she wants Santa to bring her a drum set. Bob and I are actually considering getting her one. Mya has always loved music and musical instruments. Any kind of sticks, or anything long and straight for that matter, that she can get her hands on, automatically become drum sticks! This morning she found 2 paint stirring sticks and off she went to play the drums. The sticks eventually turned into a violin, which was very interesting and cute to watch. She put one end of one stick under her chin, held the other end with her hand, and the other stick was the bow. She hummed Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star and that was her violin playing the song. If I ever learn how to post a video, I will be sure to post that one! I love her very active imagination. Andrew was the same way when he was younger. I wonder if it has anything to do with the fact that both were/are technically the only children in the house? The active imagination comes from entertaining themselves? Not sure, but I’m glad they have one and use it!
I read a great book last week. “Sister” poems by Nickole Brown. Andrew had asked me to order it for him, and I couldn’t resist reading it. I wasn’t sure how I would like reading a novel in poetry, but the author kept my attention throughout. Nickole Brown is the same author that has asked Andrew to work with her on her next book, so that was another reason I couldn’t resist reading the book, I wanted to get an idea of what type of writing she does. I can’t really find the right words to describe what I thought of the book, only that it was exquisitely written. Now I’m really anxious for the new book to come out next year!
Andrew was also telling me that another professor of his has asked him to do a piece for a contest. From what I gathered, there’s a chance that this writing will be published. Andrew is pretty excited about that as well. Of course, I am just thrilled about it! I can’t wait for him to get a published piece. I want something I can frame! LOL!
Both of my nieces had their ultrasounds, so it looks like this spring will bring mom’s first great granddaughter and great grandson! One of each! My brother will have his first granddaughter and grandson. The sisters are due within a month of each other, so we will have plenty of baby love going around this spring! Not sure what names have been picked out for certain, last I heard it would be Braydon and Braxton. I can hardly wait, I’m just crazy about babies!
Happy November!
TTFN!
Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and we’re still deciding whether or not we’ll travel to Michigan to spend the holiday with Carol, Bob’s sister, and the family. If we do, this will be the first Thanksgiving that I can recall that I’ve not spent with my own family. I’m okay with that, I enjoy spending time with Carol and Fred. I just get a little sad thinking about not being able to spend the holiday with Andrew. Since Andrew and James moved to Louisville, we hardly see them. I guess that’s one of the pains of being a mother, you’re babies eventually grow up and move on without you.
Looks like November will be another busy month. Still need to take the Halloween decorations down, which I hope to get to this weekend. By the way, Mya ended up being a dog! Right where we started! Birthday parties scheduled a couple of weekends this month, Thanksgiving, and then preparations for Christmas begin.
We’ve made reservations, with several friends, to take Mya on a North Pole Express train ride with Santa. We’re looking forward to that! Mya loves trains, almost as much as her Daddy, and I know she will have the best time on the train ride with the other kids. I think it’s great they encourage you to dress in your pajamas, which will work out since the ride is at 7pm, Mya will surely fall asleep on the drive home. They will serve cookies and hot chocolate on the train, and when the train turns around to head back to the station, Santa will join the train ride with the kids. I’m really curious to see how Mya accepts Santa this year. In the past years, she wants nothing to do with him, except at a distance.
For Christmas this year, Mya wants everything she sees advertised on TV. Each time something new is advertised, she says she thinks she will ask Santa for that, and he will bring it for her! Boy will she be disappointed Christmas morning! This morning she told us that she wants Santa to bring her a drum set. Bob and I are actually considering getting her one. Mya has always loved music and musical instruments. Any kind of sticks, or anything long and straight for that matter, that she can get her hands on, automatically become drum sticks! This morning she found 2 paint stirring sticks and off she went to play the drums. The sticks eventually turned into a violin, which was very interesting and cute to watch. She put one end of one stick under her chin, held the other end with her hand, and the other stick was the bow. She hummed Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star and that was her violin playing the song. If I ever learn how to post a video, I will be sure to post that one! I love her very active imagination. Andrew was the same way when he was younger. I wonder if it has anything to do with the fact that both were/are technically the only children in the house? The active imagination comes from entertaining themselves? Not sure, but I’m glad they have one and use it!
I read a great book last week. “Sister” poems by Nickole Brown. Andrew had asked me to order it for him, and I couldn’t resist reading it. I wasn’t sure how I would like reading a novel in poetry, but the author kept my attention throughout. Nickole Brown is the same author that has asked Andrew to work with her on her next book, so that was another reason I couldn’t resist reading the book, I wanted to get an idea of what type of writing she does. I can’t really find the right words to describe what I thought of the book, only that it was exquisitely written. Now I’m really anxious for the new book to come out next year!
Andrew was also telling me that another professor of his has asked him to do a piece for a contest. From what I gathered, there’s a chance that this writing will be published. Andrew is pretty excited about that as well. Of course, I am just thrilled about it! I can’t wait for him to get a published piece. I want something I can frame! LOL!
Both of my nieces had their ultrasounds, so it looks like this spring will bring mom’s first great granddaughter and great grandson! One of each! My brother will have his first granddaughter and grandson. The sisters are due within a month of each other, so we will have plenty of baby love going around this spring! Not sure what names have been picked out for certain, last I heard it would be Braydon and Braxton. I can hardly wait, I’m just crazy about babies!
Happy November!
TTFN!
Thursday, October 22, 2009
It's October 22nd already!
What a whirlwind this month has been so far! Bob and I celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary on the 2nd, I celebrated my 39th birthday on the 9th, and I will add that this is the last birthday that I will be recording, or saying out loud! LOL! I’m not ready to be 40 yet! We had a birthday party to attend on the 11th, another birthday party on the 18th. We were supposed to go camping the weekend of the 17th, but it was too cold so we cancelled that. This weekend we were supposed to babysit for friends, but that got cancelled due to illness. On the 31st of course we will do Halloween! I’ll take Mya trick or treating while Bob hands out candy at home. After trick or treating we will go to the family Halloween party, which is so exciting! Needless to say, this month seems like it has just flown by me.
For our Anniversary we spent the weekend at Grand Rivers, which is one of my favorite places to go. I love Patti’s 1800 Settlement! We went to a variety show Saturday evening and both of us loved it! We were a little skeptical going in, but it was well worth the tickets! We will certainly go back to a show the next time we’re in Grand Rivers. Luckily, it’s only a 2 hour drive, so we could even make a one day date and not a weekend date. It was so nice to have some adult time just for us. I don’t think we’ve had that for 3 years.
I had some more tests ran on the 19th. This time they did a CT scan of my abdominal and pelvic area to check for any masses that might be putting pressure on my veins, spinal cord, etc. Everything checked out okay, which is wonderful news, but it still leaves me wondering why my left leg and foot stay so swelled all the time. I will talk to the doctor again in November. I think this time I will ask her about her concern, and if she’s not concerned, I don’t think I will pursue any further testing.
I was super busy, stressed and sick for most of September, and into October. I finally went to the doctor on the 9th, which was my birthday. I had bronchitis, sinusitis and a major ear infection in both ears. Not much of a birthday, but at least I tested negative for H1N1, so it wasn’t all bad.
I’m still super excited about Andrew’s book opportunity/journey. I can hardly wait until they get things rolling and I can see some early results, if he will show them to me. Andrew is very private and doesn’t like to reveal too much, so I’ll have to drag it out of him. That's okay, I'm good at bugging him for details!
Christmas is right around the corner, a favorite holiday of mine! Mya has already showed us $10,000.00 worth of toys that she thinks Santa will be bringing her! I guess if you’re going to dream, dream big! I wish I had that much money to spend for Christmas! I would buy everyone a little something! I’m all about giving when it comes to Christmas. I will have to get with the kids and see when we will be able to celebrate our Christmas together as a family. Having a big family has its draw backs since it’s hard to coordinate schedules, but it’s also the most wonderful thing to have so much love.
Speaking of love, we found out last week that my oldest brother is getting married! Tim and Tracy will marry on December 20th. I wish them both the best.
Mya continues to keep us busy, as well as entertained and on edge! A couple of weeks ago, she got mad at me because I had to get onto her about something she wasn’t supposed to be doing. Mya looked at me and said, “You’re stupid!” I about fell on the floor wondering, where did that come from??? Of course, after I picked my chin up off the floor, I scolded her and explained that we don’t call people stupid, etc., etc., and then told her that if I hear her doing it again, I would spank her (not that a spanking is a major threat in our house). Well, low and behold, it didn’t take but about 3 days, she got mad at me again, and out of her mouth came, “you’re just stupid!” I walked over to her, spanked her on the bottom, of course it didn’t hurt her, so she started laughing and was trying to make light of it, well, I looked at her and said, “no, I’m not playing, that’s not nice, blah, blah, blah”. Well, that did it! After I said that, you would have thought I cut the child’s leg off! She cried so hard because it just crushed her feelings that Momma was mad at her. Of course I couldn’t resist when we asked me to hold her. I held her, and in between cries, I talked to her again about calling people stupid. I about cracked up when she looked up at me and said, “Do you still love your baby girl?” I told her that I loved her and always would, but we don’t call people stupid. She cried on my shoulder a little more and looked up again and said, “Do you think you will still keep your girl?” It was funny at first, but then it became a concern, because I started thinking about where in the world would she have gotten the idea that I would get rid of her? After that, I felt bad for her to even think that.
Mya’s Halloween costume choices this year have been cat, dog, bunny rabbit, ghost, skeleton, Spider Man, Wolverine, Ariel, doctor, and now pumpkin. We bought the doctor costume so that’s what we’re planning for her to wear. We may end up having to put spider webs on it, or let her wear a tiara, who knows, she changes her mind daily. I should have just bought a cat costume in the beginning and let her know all along that she would be a cat.
The new thing around the house is Mya’s fascination with pregnant people! Mya seriously thinks I have a baby in my belly like her Aunt Laura did, and like the girl at Chinese. Talk about diet motivation! She will rub my belly and tell what a cute little baby I have in there! I don’t think much of it, she raises her shirt up too and tells me to look at the cute little baby in her belly. Kids and their imaginations! I wonder sometimes if my imagination was that big when I was 3?
TTFN!
For our Anniversary we spent the weekend at Grand Rivers, which is one of my favorite places to go. I love Patti’s 1800 Settlement! We went to a variety show Saturday evening and both of us loved it! We were a little skeptical going in, but it was well worth the tickets! We will certainly go back to a show the next time we’re in Grand Rivers. Luckily, it’s only a 2 hour drive, so we could even make a one day date and not a weekend date. It was so nice to have some adult time just for us. I don’t think we’ve had that for 3 years.
I had some more tests ran on the 19th. This time they did a CT scan of my abdominal and pelvic area to check for any masses that might be putting pressure on my veins, spinal cord, etc. Everything checked out okay, which is wonderful news, but it still leaves me wondering why my left leg and foot stay so swelled all the time. I will talk to the doctor again in November. I think this time I will ask her about her concern, and if she’s not concerned, I don’t think I will pursue any further testing.
I was super busy, stressed and sick for most of September, and into October. I finally went to the doctor on the 9th, which was my birthday. I had bronchitis, sinusitis and a major ear infection in both ears. Not much of a birthday, but at least I tested negative for H1N1, so it wasn’t all bad.
I’m still super excited about Andrew’s book opportunity/journey. I can hardly wait until they get things rolling and I can see some early results, if he will show them to me. Andrew is very private and doesn’t like to reveal too much, so I’ll have to drag it out of him. That's okay, I'm good at bugging him for details!
Christmas is right around the corner, a favorite holiday of mine! Mya has already showed us $10,000.00 worth of toys that she thinks Santa will be bringing her! I guess if you’re going to dream, dream big! I wish I had that much money to spend for Christmas! I would buy everyone a little something! I’m all about giving when it comes to Christmas. I will have to get with the kids and see when we will be able to celebrate our Christmas together as a family. Having a big family has its draw backs since it’s hard to coordinate schedules, but it’s also the most wonderful thing to have so much love.
Speaking of love, we found out last week that my oldest brother is getting married! Tim and Tracy will marry on December 20th. I wish them both the best.
Mya continues to keep us busy, as well as entertained and on edge! A couple of weeks ago, she got mad at me because I had to get onto her about something she wasn’t supposed to be doing. Mya looked at me and said, “You’re stupid!” I about fell on the floor wondering, where did that come from??? Of course, after I picked my chin up off the floor, I scolded her and explained that we don’t call people stupid, etc., etc., and then told her that if I hear her doing it again, I would spank her (not that a spanking is a major threat in our house). Well, low and behold, it didn’t take but about 3 days, she got mad at me again, and out of her mouth came, “you’re just stupid!” I walked over to her, spanked her on the bottom, of course it didn’t hurt her, so she started laughing and was trying to make light of it, well, I looked at her and said, “no, I’m not playing, that’s not nice, blah, blah, blah”. Well, that did it! After I said that, you would have thought I cut the child’s leg off! She cried so hard because it just crushed her feelings that Momma was mad at her. Of course I couldn’t resist when we asked me to hold her. I held her, and in between cries, I talked to her again about calling people stupid. I about cracked up when she looked up at me and said, “Do you still love your baby girl?” I told her that I loved her and always would, but we don’t call people stupid. She cried on my shoulder a little more and looked up again and said, “Do you think you will still keep your girl?” It was funny at first, but then it became a concern, because I started thinking about where in the world would she have gotten the idea that I would get rid of her? After that, I felt bad for her to even think that.
Mya’s Halloween costume choices this year have been cat, dog, bunny rabbit, ghost, skeleton, Spider Man, Wolverine, Ariel, doctor, and now pumpkin. We bought the doctor costume so that’s what we’re planning for her to wear. We may end up having to put spider webs on it, or let her wear a tiara, who knows, she changes her mind daily. I should have just bought a cat costume in the beginning and let her know all along that she would be a cat.
The new thing around the house is Mya’s fascination with pregnant people! Mya seriously thinks I have a baby in my belly like her Aunt Laura did, and like the girl at Chinese. Talk about diet motivation! She will rub my belly and tell what a cute little baby I have in there! I don’t think much of it, she raises her shirt up too and tells me to look at the cute little baby in her belly. Kids and their imaginations! I wonder sometimes if my imagination was that big when I was 3?
TTFN!
Sunday, October 11, 2009
It's Been a While
Due to the hustle and bustle of the sales meeting, and being sick, it’s been a while since I’ve written anything. I haven’t had the time or the energy to sit and think, let alone try to write out my thoughts and happenings.
The sales meeting was a hectic time as always. Lists of things to get ready, reservations, cab service, etc. And through all the planning, daily changes coming in from the guys in Germany. Now that it’s over, I can relax and look forward to the next meeting! One thing good that came from the meeting, other than we’re profitable, is that I celebrated my 15 year work anniversary with the company. It’s really hard to imagine that I’ve been there 15 years.
For the past month I’ve been fighting a cold, or something. At first I put it off thinking it wasn’t getting better because I was stressing a lot over the sales meeting, but a week later, it was no better so I broke down and went to the doctor. Good thing I did, it was bronchitis, sinusitis and a major ear infection in both ears. I’m supposed to be taking breathing treatments every 4 hours for the bronchitis, but after the breathing treatment I did at home, I’m not real wild about doing another. It made me super jittery, and I felt like I was drunk! I think had I not been laying on the bed afterwards, I would have passed out. Needless to say, I haven’t had anymore breathing treatments at home. I’ve been on antibiotics for 2 days now and my ears still feel like they could pop off my head at any time. I’m hoping today’s round of antibiotics will help me feel better to go back to work tomorrow. To me, there’s nothing worse than being sick and being at work. Yuk!
On a positive note, we have been fortunate that Mya hasn’t been sick. We still thank the ear tubes for her health this past year and a half. I don’t think we’ve had her to the doctor since the tubes went in. That’s a far cry from having her at the doctor’s office every 2 to 3 weeks, for the first year and a half of her life. Well, it really wasn’t that long since she didn’t start having problems until she was about 6 months old. From there, though, she was sick from October until around May. We go for her ear tube follow up tomorrow and I’m curious to see if the tubes have fallen out yet. If they haven’t, I’m wondering if that’s okay, or will they have to remove them? The doctor said they were designed to fall out in 8 to 14 months. It’s been 18 months now. We’ll see.
I guess my biggest thing to write about is Andrew! I am so proud of him! His dream has always been to be a writer and illustrator, and now his dream is coming true! A professor/writer friend of his asked him to work with her on a new book. She wants to bounce ideas with him, and she wants him to do the art work for the book. Nikole, the professor/writer, already has several published books, she has connections with editors and publishers at the New York Times and Chicago Tribune, so advertising and publishing for the new book are in the bag. Their goal is to have the book published by December 2010. I told Andrew that I would be his PR person here! LOL! You know I’m going to push that book on everyone I know! I’ve already informed all my Face Book friends that I expect them all to buy one! All in jest, of course. So, in addition to Andrew walking around with a permanent smile, I’m also beaming with excitement! December 2010 can’t get here soon enough for me!
Looks like we’re going to have a chilly camping trip next weekend! I can’t believe the weather we’ve had this year, it’s almost like we skipped summer and went from spring to fall. The leaves are starting to change, the mornings are very brisk, and the days are in the 60’s or low 70’s. The biggest thing we’ve had this year is rain. Rain, rain and more rain. I guess I shouldn’t complain, winter is right around the corner, and they’re saying we’re going to have a nasty winter this year. I’m not looking forward to that!
TTFN!
The sales meeting was a hectic time as always. Lists of things to get ready, reservations, cab service, etc. And through all the planning, daily changes coming in from the guys in Germany. Now that it’s over, I can relax and look forward to the next meeting! One thing good that came from the meeting, other than we’re profitable, is that I celebrated my 15 year work anniversary with the company. It’s really hard to imagine that I’ve been there 15 years.
For the past month I’ve been fighting a cold, or something. At first I put it off thinking it wasn’t getting better because I was stressing a lot over the sales meeting, but a week later, it was no better so I broke down and went to the doctor. Good thing I did, it was bronchitis, sinusitis and a major ear infection in both ears. I’m supposed to be taking breathing treatments every 4 hours for the bronchitis, but after the breathing treatment I did at home, I’m not real wild about doing another. It made me super jittery, and I felt like I was drunk! I think had I not been laying on the bed afterwards, I would have passed out. Needless to say, I haven’t had anymore breathing treatments at home. I’ve been on antibiotics for 2 days now and my ears still feel like they could pop off my head at any time. I’m hoping today’s round of antibiotics will help me feel better to go back to work tomorrow. To me, there’s nothing worse than being sick and being at work. Yuk!
On a positive note, we have been fortunate that Mya hasn’t been sick. We still thank the ear tubes for her health this past year and a half. I don’t think we’ve had her to the doctor since the tubes went in. That’s a far cry from having her at the doctor’s office every 2 to 3 weeks, for the first year and a half of her life. Well, it really wasn’t that long since she didn’t start having problems until she was about 6 months old. From there, though, she was sick from October until around May. We go for her ear tube follow up tomorrow and I’m curious to see if the tubes have fallen out yet. If they haven’t, I’m wondering if that’s okay, or will they have to remove them? The doctor said they were designed to fall out in 8 to 14 months. It’s been 18 months now. We’ll see.
I guess my biggest thing to write about is Andrew! I am so proud of him! His dream has always been to be a writer and illustrator, and now his dream is coming true! A professor/writer friend of his asked him to work with her on a new book. She wants to bounce ideas with him, and she wants him to do the art work for the book. Nikole, the professor/writer, already has several published books, she has connections with editors and publishers at the New York Times and Chicago Tribune, so advertising and publishing for the new book are in the bag. Their goal is to have the book published by December 2010. I told Andrew that I would be his PR person here! LOL! You know I’m going to push that book on everyone I know! I’ve already informed all my Face Book friends that I expect them all to buy one! All in jest, of course. So, in addition to Andrew walking around with a permanent smile, I’m also beaming with excitement! December 2010 can’t get here soon enough for me!
Looks like we’re going to have a chilly camping trip next weekend! I can’t believe the weather we’ve had this year, it’s almost like we skipped summer and went from spring to fall. The leaves are starting to change, the mornings are very brisk, and the days are in the 60’s or low 70’s. The biggest thing we’ve had this year is rain. Rain, rain and more rain. I guess I shouldn’t complain, winter is right around the corner, and they’re saying we’re going to have a nasty winter this year. I’m not looking forward to that!
TTFN!
Monday, September 21, 2009
This Is Selious!
I almost forgot to mention Mya's new word, SELIOUS! For those of you that watch Wonder Pets, you know the little duck can't pronounce her R's, so everything comes out with a "W" sound. In each episode of the Wonder Pets, the little duck always says, "this is sewious!", meaning serious. Mya has no idea about the incorrect pronunciation, and she thinks the duck is saying selious. Now when she is playing, you will hear her talking to her babydolls or animals and tell them, "this is selious!" Cracks me up! I try to correct her, but it does no good, I don't know anything, it's what the Wonder Pets say, so it's got to be right! Right?
She said What!
On top of feeling horrible last week, we had a very unfortunate night at dance on Thursday. As I’ve been saying in previous posts, the whole dance thing hasn’t gone so well. Over the past few weeks, it did seem like things were improving, and even the week before last, I was so excited that Mya actually started participating. Well, this last Thursday it all went out the window. As usual, when it’s time to go to class, Mya starts clinging to my leg, and gearing up the tears, just in case she needs them later. The teacher told Mya that mommy could stay in the room, but only if she participated. We walked into the room, I took my usual spot in the corner and told Mya to go pick a star and sit down with the rest of the girls. That’s when it all went down hill. Mya wouldn’t join the group, I was getting frustrated, the teacher was getting frustrated, so I took Mya by the hand to lead her to join the rest of the group, well, she started crying. The teacher took Mya and told her she had to participate, the more the teacher tried to force Mya to join, the more resistant Mya became. At this point she’s in full blown tantrum and refuses to do anything but cling to my neck. For the first time since dace has started, this lady, whom I’ve never met, comes from the other room. I assume she’s an instructor assistant coming to the rescue of Mya’s teacher. Anyway, she took Mya from me, and told me that I could go in the other room and that this is something that Mya is just going to have to go through and get over. I understand that, I really do, no one wants this more for Mya than I do. I want her to feel at ease around her peers. This lady told me before I walked out the door, if Mya gets too bad, she’ll bring her to me, and as with the first class, it didn’t take 5 minutes before the door opened. I took Mya from the lady, comforted her, and then came to the conclusion that this is just not going to happen, not at this point in time. Maybe three is too young? I really don’t know, but I do know that I was tired of putting Mya through this week after week, only to end up with the same results each week. I told Mya this would be her last dance class, went into the classroom to get her bag, spoke briefly with the teacher, who agreed with my conclusion, and we left. Okay, all that was fine with me, Bob and I discussed this, we would give it a month and see how it went, now it’s over. The part that bothered me, and had me fuming all the way home, was when Mya asked, while we were driving home, “Momma, did I hurt your feelings?” I said, no, you didn’t hurt my feelings, and Mya says, “Yes, I did, that lady told me.” Again, I explained that she didn’t hurt my feelings, we won’t pursue dance, blah, blah, blah, and Mya again said, “I did hurt your feelings, that lady told me, if I cry it will hurt your feelings, and I cried.” I was furious! How dare this lady make her feel guilty! I fumed over this all the way home, I didn’t sleep that night, and of course, I was talking to Mya all night trying to make sure she knew that my feelings weren’t hurt, and if she didn’t want to dance, that’s okay with me. Argh!
After our dance ordeal, I asked Mya if she would like to stop by and see Mr. Bo! That was a huge YES! With her having such problems in dealing with her peers, I think it’s even more important that she stay involved in something, so we stopped by to see what gymnastics classes she might be able to join. Luckily, they have a new class starting up and we will start there in a couple of weeks! Yeah! Mya loves Mr. Bo and the people there. I just hope she doesn’t have the same issues when it comes time to participate in class. In the past she loved gymnastics, but it was the Mommy and Me class, this time she gets to go out there alone. I’m keeping my fingers crossed!
New Mya Quip: Mya was playing in the bath tub yesterday and was asking for a cup to play with. I told her to wait a minute because I was busy doing something else at the moment. Out of her mouth came: “Can you say Snap, Snap!” I replied, “Excuse me!” and she said it again! “Can you say Snap, Snap!” Where do they come up with this stuff? At three! And you should hear the grief she gives Bob! She’s really got it in for him!
I’m still looking forward to Halloween! My Aunt and Uncle are having the annual Halloween party at their house again this year. I can’t wait to see what she comes up with for the scavenger hunt! Last year was brilliant! People actually jumped in the pond to get their clues! There was a row boat sitting beside the pond! I couldn’t believe it! I wouldn’t jump in that pond in broad daylight, so I can’t even imagine jumping in at night! Knowing Tina, it will be a great party with some very clever games!
TTFN!
After our dance ordeal, I asked Mya if she would like to stop by and see Mr. Bo! That was a huge YES! With her having such problems in dealing with her peers, I think it’s even more important that she stay involved in something, so we stopped by to see what gymnastics classes she might be able to join. Luckily, they have a new class starting up and we will start there in a couple of weeks! Yeah! Mya loves Mr. Bo and the people there. I just hope she doesn’t have the same issues when it comes time to participate in class. In the past she loved gymnastics, but it was the Mommy and Me class, this time she gets to go out there alone. I’m keeping my fingers crossed!
New Mya Quip: Mya was playing in the bath tub yesterday and was asking for a cup to play with. I told her to wait a minute because I was busy doing something else at the moment. Out of her mouth came: “Can you say Snap, Snap!” I replied, “Excuse me!” and she said it again! “Can you say Snap, Snap!” Where do they come up with this stuff? At three! And you should hear the grief she gives Bob! She’s really got it in for him!
I’m still looking forward to Halloween! My Aunt and Uncle are having the annual Halloween party at their house again this year. I can’t wait to see what she comes up with for the scavenger hunt! Last year was brilliant! People actually jumped in the pond to get their clues! There was a row boat sitting beside the pond! I couldn’t believe it! I wouldn’t jump in that pond in broad daylight, so I can’t even imagine jumping in at night! Knowing Tina, it will be a great party with some very clever games!
TTFN!
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