I was exhausted last night. I had a vivid dream that Hongo and I had gone out for the evening tonight and came back to a ransacked house. They even took all the food in the pantry! But you know what they left? His car. Damn people couldn't take his stupid G6, lol. And then one of my aunts was sitting at the table talking about people Hongo and I know, but she doesn't.
Weird.
But you know what this dream means, right?
I am worried about my house being ransacked while we are gone to FL, the whole family is glum about the lack of food in the house. (Really people, you expect me to stock a full fridge and pantry and just let it spoil while we are gone?)
And I don't like Hongo's car. Oh, and my aunt is just really wierd.
Anyway, back to the appointment.
I didn't sleep well - I stayed up til 1:30 am reading Harry Potter. When I finally crawled in bed, 10 minutes later the room flashed brightly. I got up, and there weren't any cars or people outside moving around. After the next few flashes, I finally realized it was lightning. Then at 2:30 there was a loud BOOM and I jumped so high it wasn't funny.
Needless to say, I was tired when we went to the park. We ended up leaving at around 12:30. I just wasn't a very fun person to be around, so no need for me to ruin it for everyone else.
When I got home, Hongo was pacing, and then he was laying on the bed fidgeting, and then he would turn on the tv. I finally told him we should just go and be early.
The ride down was very quiet. I was working on a sock for the Hairy One. I call it my "sock of dread" I cast it on Monday night, and then started knitting it on the way to the bone scan. I am working on the foot already, and all my friends KNOW how slow I knit.So to be almost done in 3 days is pretty darn good!
We went shopping for some last minute vacation clothes, and then we went to the dr office. We had to sit outside because the waiting room was so full. We waited for about 1 hour, and then they actually called us in at 5pm.
We took the Hairy One with us, and told the girls to sit quietly in the waiting room. They took us to the room and I could see beads of sweat on Hongo's forehead. I held on to Hairy and we sat down.
We could hear thedr talking outside the room. I think I mentioned that our dr's language is quite funny. Last time he used the word "homie" Yesterday he said "This guy is DA BOMB!" I could hear his nurse laughing!
he came in, checked the chart and read the results. He had his back to Hongo, so Hongo couldn't hear what he was saying. However, I could - and when I hear him say that the scan was clear, and there were no conditions to report, I broke out in a grin. Hongo was puzzled and was mouthing "What? What did he say?" and the dr turned around and gave him the good news.
After that, Hongo was just tripping over his own tongue. The dr said that Hongo's left elbow might be to blame. It hurts occasionally when he throws, so there might be damage to it, which WOULD be an explanation for his levels being so high.
Hongo was on Cloud 9. He just has to go back to do another round of blood work to check his levels again and then we will be done.
We had dinner out last night, and his parents are coming over tomorrow to celebrate. When I called MIL to let her know, she was quiet. She kept saying "You aren't lying to me, right? He's okay, right? You would tell me, wouldn't you?" And then she started to cry and FIL had just pulled in, so she had to go tell him the good news.
I feel so much better today - we are going to go to a friend's house this afternoon!
Friday, August 31, 2007
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Good news!
Everything looks fine, they found no sign of cancer. I tried to send an update from my phone, but I guess Blogger didn't get it.
I will write details tomorrow - we just got home and I am SO tired!
I will write details tomorrow - we just got home and I am SO tired!
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Tomorrow at 5pm Pacific Time
We will have the results of Hongo's bone scan.Actually, that is misleading. The appt is at 5, but with our dr it could be 6 before Hongo is seen. He is taking a half day off of work. I am not sure if we are going to park or not. I think we may do a half day. I don't think I will be able to handle sitting here watching the clock until it is time to leave.
I will try to update tomorrow as quickly as I can. I can blog using my phone, so hopefully I have some good news to tell!
I will try to update tomorrow as quickly as I can. I can blog using my phone, so hopefully I have some good news to tell!
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
It's NOT CUTE ANYMORE!
I am trying to work, and my husband keeps sending me email messages. He's sitting right next to me! I can't get anything done because every 5 minutes there is a message popping up. Grrr! Then i have to answer it, andit just earns me another message in 5 minutes.
I'm trying to be nice, though - he's had a long day, was a good boy at his dr appointment, and is just bored. But I secretly can't wait until the Cardinal game starts at 5pm so I can have some peace!
I'm trying to be nice, though - he's had a long day, was a good boy at his dr appointment, and is just bored. But I secretly can't wait until the Cardinal game starts at 5pm so I can have some peace!
Monday, August 27, 2007
An inspiring woman,,,,
Yesterday we had our softball scrimmage (it was really fun, BTW)
One of the ladies that came to play on our side is the best friend of the manager's wife. Still following me?
ANyway, she has breast cancer. Or HAD, should I say. She found a lump in her breast and it was cancer. So she had the mastectomy, and is currently doing Chemotherapy.
We were sitting on the bench talking, and she was telling me about her ordeal. While she was speaking, my thoughts would drift to Tim and the reason that he is having his bone scan tomorrow. They are looking for cancer. They are actively seeking it out so that they can get rid of it. We don't want it to be there in the first place, but if it is, we will deal with it as best as we can.
Anyhow - back to this woman. She is sitting on the bench next to me, with a white cap that covers her bald head, a tank top that shows the port into her chest, and the most unbelievably upbeat attitude.
She told me "When the oncologist told me I had cancer again" (she's already dealt with melanoma) " I said to them 'I'll be fine'. They asked me if I needed a phone to call for a ride home and I just kept telling them 'I'll be fine'.
"I plan to be back in October" she told me. "I won't have a full time team, but I'll be subbing for you guys and the team I play on normally."
To her, cancer is not a death sentence. It simply sidetracked her for a few months. She's excited about getting breast implants, getting back to softball, and enjoying life with her family.
No one wanted to touch her yesterday. No one wanted to be the one to knock her down, possibly injuring her. She was bald. They all knew what that meant. But she did her best to reassure everyone that she was fine, perfectly capable of getting up in case she bumped into you.
Now me, on the other hand - I was in danger of having my butt kicked. I trash talked so much yesterday that at the end of the game, my friend told me that we were welcome to come to her house for a BBQ, but she wasn't going to feed us, lol. We hugged and made up over the sizzling carne asada that her husband was cooking. He wasn't even angry that I came out of nowhere and caught his fly ball when he was trying to fake everyone out. LOL!
One of the ladies that came to play on our side is the best friend of the manager's wife. Still following me?
ANyway, she has breast cancer. Or HAD, should I say. She found a lump in her breast and it was cancer. So she had the mastectomy, and is currently doing Chemotherapy.
We were sitting on the bench talking, and she was telling me about her ordeal. While she was speaking, my thoughts would drift to Tim and the reason that he is having his bone scan tomorrow. They are looking for cancer. They are actively seeking it out so that they can get rid of it. We don't want it to be there in the first place, but if it is, we will deal with it as best as we can.
Anyhow - back to this woman. She is sitting on the bench next to me, with a white cap that covers her bald head, a tank top that shows the port into her chest, and the most unbelievably upbeat attitude.
She told me "When the oncologist told me I had cancer again" (she's already dealt with melanoma) " I said to them 'I'll be fine'. They asked me if I needed a phone to call for a ride home and I just kept telling them 'I'll be fine'.
"I plan to be back in October" she told me. "I won't have a full time team, but I'll be subbing for you guys and the team I play on normally."
To her, cancer is not a death sentence. It simply sidetracked her for a few months. She's excited about getting breast implants, getting back to softball, and enjoying life with her family.
No one wanted to touch her yesterday. No one wanted to be the one to knock her down, possibly injuring her. She was bald. They all knew what that meant. But she did her best to reassure everyone that she was fine, perfectly capable of getting up in case she bumped into you.
Now me, on the other hand - I was in danger of having my butt kicked. I trash talked so much yesterday that at the end of the game, my friend told me that we were welcome to come to her house for a BBQ, but she wasn't going to feed us, lol. We hugged and made up over the sizzling carne asada that her husband was cooking. He wasn't even angry that I came out of nowhere and caught his fly ball when he was trying to fake everyone out. LOL!
Monday, August 20, 2007
A birthday, a burn, and a busy week.....
Let's start with the birthday...
Saturday was the Hairy One's birthday. He is FIVE! The kid has more money than I do! LOL! We had the ILs over on Saturday. We went to Olive Garden and it was BLAH. My MIL found plastic wrapped up in her fork. SOMEONE had to have seen that when they were wrapping it in the napkin.
Hairy was pleased with his gifts. Lots of Legos, and now he sits in his room and "builds" like his sister and her friends do. He's hoping it gives him some "street cred" with the older boys so that they will allow him in their presence, LOL!
On to the burn...
LegoQueen burned her wrist this afternoon. We were at the park with some friends, and at the last minute we decided to go to an area that has a pretend beach. Some other moms were going to meet there too.
Well, LQ was fixing her lunch and she was trying to hurry and wasn't paying attention. She ended up pouring boiling water over her wrist. She screamed and she was trying to hold onto the bowl at the same time. I took it away and she had her arm tucked towards her. I had to wrestle her for the arm to put under the sink and start running cool water over it.
It didn't look too bad, and so I figured it was not serious. We ended up not going to the beach thing because the other moms couldn't go. So we came home and I noticed her arm was swelling pretty badly. I took a picture of it with my phone and sent it to Hongo. then I sent it to his mom, who sent it to his dad. So we were all on the phone debating on if we should take her in to the hospital or not.
We ended up not going - Hongo came home early and he wrapped it up really well.
She's not in pain, but its definitly going to leave a scar. Tough lesson learned.
Its another busy week. Tomorrow will be our relaxing day - kinda. I have a lot of phone calls to make. One of the guys can't do the men's softball team, so we have been trying to find a replacement all weekend. I have found that I know a lot more men than I really care to, lol! Wednesday my friend is coming over to do pictures, Thursday is Park, and Friday we are having people over to celebrate the Hairy One's birthday. Then on Sunday we are having a scrimmage (providing there is a team still) and then heading over to a BBQ.
Guess I'll clean tomorrow since there won't be time for it any other day this week!
Saturday was the Hairy One's birthday. He is FIVE! The kid has more money than I do! LOL! We had the ILs over on Saturday. We went to Olive Garden and it was BLAH. My MIL found plastic wrapped up in her fork. SOMEONE had to have seen that when they were wrapping it in the napkin.
Hairy was pleased with his gifts. Lots of Legos, and now he sits in his room and "builds" like his sister and her friends do. He's hoping it gives him some "street cred" with the older boys so that they will allow him in their presence, LOL!
On to the burn...
LegoQueen burned her wrist this afternoon. We were at the park with some friends, and at the last minute we decided to go to an area that has a pretend beach. Some other moms were going to meet there too.
Well, LQ was fixing her lunch and she was trying to hurry and wasn't paying attention. She ended up pouring boiling water over her wrist. She screamed and she was trying to hold onto the bowl at the same time. I took it away and she had her arm tucked towards her. I had to wrestle her for the arm to put under the sink and start running cool water over it.
It didn't look too bad, and so I figured it was not serious. We ended up not going to the beach thing because the other moms couldn't go. So we came home and I noticed her arm was swelling pretty badly. I took a picture of it with my phone and sent it to Hongo. then I sent it to his mom, who sent it to his dad. So we were all on the phone debating on if we should take her in to the hospital or not.
We ended up not going - Hongo came home early and he wrapped it up really well.
She's not in pain, but its definitly going to leave a scar. Tough lesson learned.
Its another busy week. Tomorrow will be our relaxing day - kinda. I have a lot of phone calls to make. One of the guys can't do the men's softball team, so we have been trying to find a replacement all weekend. I have found that I know a lot more men than I really care to, lol! Wednesday my friend is coming over to do pictures, Thursday is Park, and Friday we are having people over to celebrate the Hairy One's birthday. Then on Sunday we are having a scrimmage (providing there is a team still) and then heading over to a BBQ.
Guess I'll clean tomorrow since there won't be time for it any other day this week!
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Relax....its Wednesday!
I think this is the only day that we are going to relax this week.
Monday the kids wanted to go to the park before the library. Just as we were pulling into the parking lot, our friends were pulling in too! So of course my kids were bouncing around in the car, lol.
So we didn't go to the library - we spent all morning with our friends!
We came home and I was about to hop on the treadmill and the phone rang - it was my mom. We talked for a while - my cousin is still all pissed off at me, and I told her about my aunt's email. I did write her back, btw - something short and sweet and threw the ball back in her corner. She hasn't written back.
Anyway, my mom told me that my other aunt (the nice one) was having a b-day party that evening, my uncle in UT was in the hospital, and a friend of the family (well, my family - she's my cousin's aunt) died last week. She died of liver failure, which is no surprise, because she would party with my dad and uncles.
So when I got off the phone, I made a note to text my aunt Happy B-day, send my uncle a get well card (I still need to do that) and send a message to the son of the woman that died.
I text'd my aunt, and my uncle called me back. He thought I called him. I had to explain the concept of text messaging to him. But that got me roped into a one hour conversation with him that wasn't really about pleasant stuff. He put my cousin on the phone (she just had a baby and is the sister of the cousin that hates me) and after I talked to her, I told him I was surprised that she would speak to me, considering how close she and her brother are. He assured me that she realizes that the relationship that SHE and I have is different than the one between her brother and I.
After the phone conversations I had a headache - I still had to get money from the bank to pay Tim's softball manager. He came by, and Tim got home, and my head was just pounding. I missed knitting night.
I fell asleep exhausted.
On Tuesday, I had some friends over with their kids. Four moms, 9 kids. We had lunch and got the conversation started. Then we went to the park and met up with some other ladies that I had met online. It was okay - it was kind of wierd. I told my friends that I spent so long being in "the circle" that I had forgotten what it was like to sit on the outside, not knowing anyone (well, except them , of course)
I had A LOT of fun on Tuesday. I missed talking to my friends - it felt like I hadn't seen them in forever, since Hairy was sick and i missed knitting night. When Hongo came home, he could definitly see that my spirits were lifted and that I was feeling good. So Beatriz, Frankie, Caryn- THANK YOU!
Which brings me to today. We got that library trip out of the way, and then came home to clean up. I've been playing with my new Photoshop CS3 that Hongo got for me - its pretty cool.
Tomorrow is Park, and then on Friday we are going to a friends house so I can take some pictures of her kids for her. I'm blessed to have friends with cute kids - it makes my photos look that much better :D
We are trying to fill in the gaps with lessons here and there. LegoQueen is totally into geometry, so I am doing my best to keep her interested.
Monday the kids wanted to go to the park before the library. Just as we were pulling into the parking lot, our friends were pulling in too! So of course my kids were bouncing around in the car, lol.
So we didn't go to the library - we spent all morning with our friends!
We came home and I was about to hop on the treadmill and the phone rang - it was my mom. We talked for a while - my cousin is still all pissed off at me, and I told her about my aunt's email. I did write her back, btw - something short and sweet and threw the ball back in her corner. She hasn't written back.
Anyway, my mom told me that my other aunt (the nice one) was having a b-day party that evening, my uncle in UT was in the hospital, and a friend of the family (well, my family - she's my cousin's aunt) died last week. She died of liver failure, which is no surprise, because she would party with my dad and uncles.
So when I got off the phone, I made a note to text my aunt Happy B-day, send my uncle a get well card (I still need to do that) and send a message to the son of the woman that died.
I text'd my aunt, and my uncle called me back. He thought I called him. I had to explain the concept of text messaging to him. But that got me roped into a one hour conversation with him that wasn't really about pleasant stuff. He put my cousin on the phone (she just had a baby and is the sister of the cousin that hates me) and after I talked to her, I told him I was surprised that she would speak to me, considering how close she and her brother are. He assured me that she realizes that the relationship that SHE and I have is different than the one between her brother and I.
After the phone conversations I had a headache - I still had to get money from the bank to pay Tim's softball manager. He came by, and Tim got home, and my head was just pounding. I missed knitting night.
I fell asleep exhausted.
On Tuesday, I had some friends over with their kids. Four moms, 9 kids. We had lunch and got the conversation started. Then we went to the park and met up with some other ladies that I had met online. It was okay - it was kind of wierd. I told my friends that I spent so long being in "the circle" that I had forgotten what it was like to sit on the outside, not knowing anyone (well, except them , of course)
I had A LOT of fun on Tuesday. I missed talking to my friends - it felt like I hadn't seen them in forever, since Hairy was sick and i missed knitting night. When Hongo came home, he could definitly see that my spirits were lifted and that I was feeling good. So Beatriz, Frankie, Caryn- THANK YOU!
Which brings me to today. We got that library trip out of the way, and then came home to clean up. I've been playing with my new Photoshop CS3 that Hongo got for me - its pretty cool.
Tomorrow is Park, and then on Friday we are going to a friends house so I can take some pictures of her kids for her. I'm blessed to have friends with cute kids - it makes my photos look that much better :D
We are trying to fill in the gaps with lessons here and there. LegoQueen is totally into geometry, so I am doing my best to keep her interested.
Sunday, August 12, 2007
Its Sunday....
We had a nice weekend. The Hairy One is feeling better, but he tires easily and he doesn't appear to be really happy with me. He is totally preferring Daddy right now.
I received an email today from my evil aunt. What a surprise, huh? It was written very sweetly, and I truly feel in my heart that she doesn't mean a dang thing that she says in it. I am unsure of how to respond. In general, if someone who I dislike is nice to me, I will respond nicely back to them - even though I know they are being fake. I thought about calling her on her behavior, but I doubt that would do any good.
This is the email:
Hi Kimberly
Hope this finds you at your best. It's me your Tia Leticia. Just wanted to share I finally saw the DVD you made your mom. I love the effects and love the pictures both past and present.
Mija you know you are always welcome to come and visit even if just to say hello. I feel sad I don't know your kids or they possibly don't know of me. I heard it was shared with you I was in a car accident in March. I am fine now, feeling good and doing good. I did lose some weight from a size 14-- large went down to size 6/8 --- medium. I still have my energy LOL.
It was shared with me you're keeping your dad with you. You keep him as long as you want, it was just a thought of having him near my dad and mom.
Well I must go for now, you take care and may your days be blessed.
Keep in touch even if just to say hello. Say hi to the kids for me, show them a picture so they know who is saying hello .
Love always Tia
Leticia
She is good at poisoning others' minds.....so I feel like I have to tread lightly and watch my response. My family is large, and if I have any hope of keeping ties to my out of state family.........I have to be very careful.
And no, my kids don't know her because I refuse to talk about her. I will not introduce my kids to a woman who starved me as an infant, told everyone that my husband and I would never last, and claimed that my oldest child was a selfish attempt to prevent my cousin (her daughter) from having the only baby in the family.
*sigh*
Maybe tonight is not a good night to respond....I'll have a clearer head in the morning.
I received an email today from my evil aunt. What a surprise, huh? It was written very sweetly, and I truly feel in my heart that she doesn't mean a dang thing that she says in it. I am unsure of how to respond. In general, if someone who I dislike is nice to me, I will respond nicely back to them - even though I know they are being fake. I thought about calling her on her behavior, but I doubt that would do any good.
This is the email:
Hi Kimberly
Hope this finds you at your best. It's me your Tia Leticia. Just wanted to share I finally saw the DVD you made your mom. I love the effects and love the pictures both past and present.
Mija you know you are always welcome to come and visit even if just to say hello. I feel sad I don't know your kids or they possibly don't know of me. I heard it was shared with you I was in a car accident in March. I am fine now, feeling good and doing good. I did lose some weight from a size 14-- large went down to size 6/8 --- medium. I still have my energy LOL.
It was shared with me you're keeping your dad with you. You keep him as long as you want, it was just a thought of having him near my dad and mom.
Well I must go for now, you take care and may your days be blessed.
Keep in touch even if just to say hello. Say hi to the kids for me, show them a picture so they know who is saying hello .
Love always Tia
Leticia
She is good at poisoning others' minds.....so I feel like I have to tread lightly and watch my response. My family is large, and if I have any hope of keeping ties to my out of state family.........I have to be very careful.
And no, my kids don't know her because I refuse to talk about her. I will not introduce my kids to a woman who starved me as an infant, told everyone that my husband and I would never last, and claimed that my oldest child was a selfish attempt to prevent my cousin (her daughter) from having the only baby in the family.
*sigh*
Maybe tonight is not a good night to respond....I'll have a clearer head in the morning.
Friday, August 10, 2007
Update...
Last night was rough. The Hairy One cried all night. It was my turn to stay up with him, so we lay in the loft for most of the time. At around 2 am, he said he wanted to sleep with LegoQueen. SO I carried him to her room and lay him in her bed. She automatically put her arm around him and pulled him close to her. I told her that he was hot, so give him some room. But at 5 am he started screaming, and I ran into the room to find him on the floor screaming and thrashing around. So I picked him up and took him back to the loft with me.
I slept in, and when I got up I realized my MIL was going to be at my house within an hour! So I got everyone up and dressed, and tried to give Hairy his meds. He held it in his mouth and refused to swallow. Urgh! He ended up crying and spitting it all over the floor. I finally got him to take it and just then MIL showed up- bearing candy, donuts, and Capri-Sun boxes.
I went to my dr appt (all is well) and came back home. The kids and I hung out for the rest of the day. They wanted to meet their friends at the park, but we just couldn't today. Not with Hairy being sick.
He's doing much better though - pretty much back to himself. I am looking forward to a restful night, AHHHHHH. Right now we are all sitting on my bed watching SpongeBob and eating candy. Nice - they are going to be bouncing off the walls for another 4 hours.......
Oh, and one more thing that I wanted to write about.....
I'm meeting a group of ladies on Tuesday. My friend Caryn is coming (she's in the group) and I invited my other friend Beatriz (BTW, ALL of my friends are welcome to come - we can make a fun day out of it). SO anyway, I'm going to meet all these ladies.
But tonight I was really upset. One of the ladies I have already met, and she is SOOO nice. She likes to scrapbook, and so every Friday night she invites the ladies in the group to come over and hang out. Pretty much like a knitting night, except its at her house - not Starbucks (rofl) SO for the past two weeks, people have told her that they will come, and then they don't and they don't call or anything to let her know. So she ends up sitting in an empty house alone. Which sucks, IMO. What is worse is that two of the ladies who say they are coming over and they DON'T are her two NEIGHBORS!!!
When I read her post to the group, I was mad. I almost wrote back that they should feel ashamed of themselves, but instead I gave her a (((HUG))) and told her that I would see her tomorrow (she and her hubby are coming to softball practice tomorrow) and that we would have agreat time.
I don't know - some of the ladies I would really like to meet because we have clicked online, but then those bad apples are supposed to come too..I guess I could really count on them NOT showing up at all - since they have that reputation, lol.
Anyway.....Khris, Frankie - I'll send you guys an email tonight and see if you want to come out and make a play date out of it.
I slept in, and when I got up I realized my MIL was going to be at my house within an hour! So I got everyone up and dressed, and tried to give Hairy his meds. He held it in his mouth and refused to swallow. Urgh! He ended up crying and spitting it all over the floor. I finally got him to take it and just then MIL showed up- bearing candy, donuts, and Capri-Sun boxes.
I went to my dr appt (all is well) and came back home. The kids and I hung out for the rest of the day. They wanted to meet their friends at the park, but we just couldn't today. Not with Hairy being sick.
He's doing much better though - pretty much back to himself. I am looking forward to a restful night, AHHHHHH. Right now we are all sitting on my bed watching SpongeBob and eating candy. Nice - they are going to be bouncing off the walls for another 4 hours.......
Oh, and one more thing that I wanted to write about.....
I'm meeting a group of ladies on Tuesday. My friend Caryn is coming (she's in the group) and I invited my other friend Beatriz (BTW, ALL of my friends are welcome to come - we can make a fun day out of it). SO anyway, I'm going to meet all these ladies.
But tonight I was really upset. One of the ladies I have already met, and she is SOOO nice. She likes to scrapbook, and so every Friday night she invites the ladies in the group to come over and hang out. Pretty much like a knitting night, except its at her house - not Starbucks (rofl) SO for the past two weeks, people have told her that they will come, and then they don't and they don't call or anything to let her know. So she ends up sitting in an empty house alone. Which sucks, IMO. What is worse is that two of the ladies who say they are coming over and they DON'T are her two NEIGHBORS!!!
When I read her post to the group, I was mad. I almost wrote back that they should feel ashamed of themselves, but instead I gave her a (((HUG))) and told her that I would see her tomorrow (she and her hubby are coming to softball practice tomorrow) and that we would have agreat time.
I don't know - some of the ladies I would really like to meet because we have clicked online, but then those bad apples are supposed to come too..I guess I could really count on them NOT showing up at all - since they have that reputation, lol.
Anyway.....Khris, Frankie - I'll send you guys an email tonight and see if you want to come out and make a play date out of it.
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
Spoke too soon....
I'll make this short. Hongo and I are physically and emotionally drained.
Long story short - we rushed the Hairy One to the urgent care tonight. It turns out he has a double ear infection (really bad) and he has strep (also, very bad) The lump is a lymphnode that is trying to fight the infection.
The dr suggested a shot of antibiotics to hasten the process. I agreed to it, and I swear it was the most awful thing ever. He screamed so loud and clung to me (he got it in the butt)I cried almost as hard as he did. Then we had to rush around and try to find a pharmacy that was open AND carried the medicine we needed.
We aren't going to park tomorrow. I am so sorry. The kids are so sad, but its better for him to stay home and rest, and better that we don't share it with all of our friends.
B, if you are reading - we got your video while we were in the waiting room. We all crowded around the phone and watched it a few times!
Send us get well vibes~
Long story short - we rushed the Hairy One to the urgent care tonight. It turns out he has a double ear infection (really bad) and he has strep (also, very bad) The lump is a lymphnode that is trying to fight the infection.
The dr suggested a shot of antibiotics to hasten the process. I agreed to it, and I swear it was the most awful thing ever. He screamed so loud and clung to me (he got it in the butt)I cried almost as hard as he did. Then we had to rush around and try to find a pharmacy that was open AND carried the medicine we needed.
We aren't going to park tomorrow. I am so sorry. The kids are so sad, but its better for him to stay home and rest, and better that we don't share it with all of our friends.
B, if you are reading - we got your video while we were in the waiting room. We all crowded around the phone and watched it a few times!
Send us get well vibes~
Can this day get any better??
It probably could, but let's not get greedy now!
I knew yesterday that I was going to have a full day today. I scheduled someone to come out and give me a quote on a security system (which was DUMB of me to schedule at noon - the kids' lunch hour!) and I also have more grocery shopping to finish.
Well, this morning I was cleaning downstairs and the kids wanted to go to the park. I looked around and figured that the only other thing I needed to do was mop....so sure - we could go to the park.
We get to the park and that lady from Monday and her girls were there. So I sat down and we chatted while the kids played. Then her daughter showed us that her bike tire went flat. Uh-oh! SO I asked the park guys if they had a pump, and they didn't. So I drove home, got our pump, went back and pumped the girls tire. Otherwise they were going to have to walk home, and they don't live too terribly close to that park.
We came home and waited for the security guy to come. Turns out - its a lady!
I invited her in, and she was really easy to talk to. I think the reason I bought one is because I felt more at ease asking my questions. So I was able to get all the information I needed, and able to make a decision.
We're getting a security system and the kids are excited, and Hongo is excited ( don't believe me? well, trust me - he IS) I don't really care either way. But Hongo has been buggin me for a while to have one put in, so I guess I'm excited that he won't pester me anymore.
Now my house is clean, and the installers are going to come tomorrow. Which means we may be late for park (major bummer)
Now that I have written this out, I think that it doesn't sound all that great. But beleive me - it is. I feel great today. Plus the kids are playing outside and are being nice to eat other. I get to finally eat my lunch in peace!
I knew yesterday that I was going to have a full day today. I scheduled someone to come out and give me a quote on a security system (which was DUMB of me to schedule at noon - the kids' lunch hour!) and I also have more grocery shopping to finish.
Well, this morning I was cleaning downstairs and the kids wanted to go to the park. I looked around and figured that the only other thing I needed to do was mop....so sure - we could go to the park.
We get to the park and that lady from Monday and her girls were there. So I sat down and we chatted while the kids played. Then her daughter showed us that her bike tire went flat. Uh-oh! SO I asked the park guys if they had a pump, and they didn't. So I drove home, got our pump, went back and pumped the girls tire. Otherwise they were going to have to walk home, and they don't live too terribly close to that park.
We came home and waited for the security guy to come. Turns out - its a lady!
I invited her in, and she was really easy to talk to. I think the reason I bought one is because I felt more at ease asking my questions. So I was able to get all the information I needed, and able to make a decision.
We're getting a security system and the kids are excited, and Hongo is excited ( don't believe me? well, trust me - he IS) I don't really care either way. But Hongo has been buggin me for a while to have one put in, so I guess I'm excited that he won't pester me anymore.
Now my house is clean, and the installers are going to come tomorrow. Which means we may be late for park (major bummer)
Now that I have written this out, I think that it doesn't sound all that great. But beleive me - it is. I feel great today. Plus the kids are playing outside and are being nice to eat other. I get to finally eat my lunch in peace!
Monday, August 6, 2007
Yes, now I am addicted too....
After reading Laurie's blog entry about the show "How clean is your house" I went and searched for it online. Then I discovered that I actually do receive the BBC channel. So I Tivo'd it and booted LegoQueen off the couch to sit and watch it.
Grosss!!! I swear this is the best show ever. It twists your stomach and makes you want to ralph, but ya keep watching it - wondering what they will uncover next. Kim and Aggie (the show's hosts) are so funny and frank. Gotta love the rubber cloves with poofy lining on the edges, lol.
The best part of watching the show is....its soooo disgusting that it makes my kids get up and take a second look at their rooms. At the mere mention of carpet beetles, LQ went and vacuumed her room. It was also a very good educational lesson about cleanliness and hygiene. One episode we watched showed a family whose children had lizards. They would touch them, then touch a drinking glass, and other items, and the bacteria was transferred from hands to each item. It was a good visual for the kids.
So yeah, I ordered season pass for that show. With all the voluntary help I got this weekend, its is worth it.
Grosss!!! I swear this is the best show ever. It twists your stomach and makes you want to ralph, but ya keep watching it - wondering what they will uncover next. Kim and Aggie (the show's hosts) are so funny and frank. Gotta love the rubber cloves with poofy lining on the edges, lol.
The best part of watching the show is....its soooo disgusting that it makes my kids get up and take a second look at their rooms. At the mere mention of carpet beetles, LQ went and vacuumed her room. It was also a very good educational lesson about cleanliness and hygiene. One episode we watched showed a family whose children had lizards. They would touch them, then touch a drinking glass, and other items, and the bacteria was transferred from hands to each item. It was a good visual for the kids.
So yeah, I ordered season pass for that show. With all the voluntary help I got this weekend, its is worth it.
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
Happy Birthday to Hongo....
Yes, it was my Hongo's 32nd birthday. He's kind of a doofus - I had to remind him that today was his birthday....
Before I go any further, I want to talk about something that caught my eye. I was in the Vallarta grocery store and I happened to look over and saw this:
Hongo Killer
Its a yellow package and its got a giant brown foot on it (I think that's racist, BTW) Its a fungus killer for footsies.
I started laughing so hard in the store, my kids thought I was insane. Some company is out there trying to snuff out my man....
Today we went to the park to meet with my friend Caryn, and that lady. It was nice - we all chatted and I think we all got along really well. The woman stayed until about 12:30 and then Caryn and I kept the kids together until about 2:30.
The kids were all grouchy about being separated, and once i got them home, they were okay - except for lil miss attitude LQ. She got in MAJOR trouble tonight, and she's getting a phone call from GRANDMA tomorrow. Its trouble when grandma has to call and get involved....lol.
Right now we are watching the Dodger game - Barry Bonds makes me want to throw up. Worse than Barry - Joe Morgan makes me want to gag. I wish ESPN would can him so I dont have to hear his stupid mouth anymore....
Tomorrow is Park - YAY!
Before I go any further, I want to talk about something that caught my eye. I was in the Vallarta grocery store and I happened to look over and saw this:
Hongo Killer
Its a yellow package and its got a giant brown foot on it (I think that's racist, BTW) Its a fungus killer for footsies.
I started laughing so hard in the store, my kids thought I was insane. Some company is out there trying to snuff out my man....
Today we went to the park to meet with my friend Caryn, and that lady. It was nice - we all chatted and I think we all got along really well. The woman stayed until about 12:30 and then Caryn and I kept the kids together until about 2:30.
The kids were all grouchy about being separated, and once i got them home, they were okay - except for lil miss attitude LQ. She got in MAJOR trouble tonight, and she's getting a phone call from GRANDMA tomorrow. Its trouble when grandma has to call and get involved....lol.
Right now we are watching the Dodger game - Barry Bonds makes me want to throw up. Worse than Barry - Joe Morgan makes me want to gag. I wish ESPN would can him so I dont have to hear his stupid mouth anymore....
Tomorrow is Park - YAY!
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