Aaryn's early present

******************************Happy Thanksgiving!!**************

I hope everyone has a wonderful, family and fun filled Thanksgiving.

I know I'm usually the pessimist, whining, complaining, wishing I had this or that, but I really am grateful with all I've been blessed with. I have a wonderful husband (though I admit I DID take the long road to finding him) 4 healthy and beautiful children, parents that I don't know what I'd do without, and friends (near and far) who mean the world to me.

We'll be spending tomorrow at my big brother's with the entire family. It'll be lots of fun and there will be tons of yummy food too; can't get better than that!

.......................oh, you caught me!

"Did you really....for really reals, still want this bath poof? sowwy!"

Crazy dog. Somehow she got the poof out of the bathtub and absolutely had a BLAST tearing it apart. Yes, it was naughty, and she normally gets scolded for such behavior....but for some reason this hit me as too cute and funny and I just grabbed the camera instead. Sometimes ya just gotta let them be kids I guess. I replaced the poof for a buck, the 5 month old Ally had fun with that one and all is well.

Nothing new around here really. Basketball has started up so I'm the mom-taxi lots and it's ok....mostly. She still has to take it slow until after xmas, but she's healing nicely and has a new titanium brace fitted specifically to her knee....she thinks it's cool....if it keeps that new ACL intact, I think it's cool too.

All 3 older kids got EXCELLENT progress reports. I was very happy. Crossing my fingers that report cards look as good. (please, please, please, please)

LittleE has started her first "bay-cation" as she calls it. Today was her last day of preschool until after Thanksgiving. She's been counting down the days, I'm not sure why. I'm not sure what exactly she thinks is going to happen, and when she realizes that it actually means that she can't go to school she's going to be pissed! Oy, what a kid.

Up to 6 hours of work, 5 days a week. After next week, I should be back to 8 hours. I'm ready, I'm PAST ready......grrrrrrrrrrrr

Jamie's work is going well too....I may actually have good news soon. I'm not going to jinx it and talk about it until it's 100% for really-reals!

Major Life Changes

That's what's going on in this household....trying to make huge decisions......well one mainly.....ya know? Like a real adult? blech, I hate that!

My mind is centered on that right now, nothing more really, except day-to-day stuff.....

Soooooooooooo, what do you think about Florida?

Hope you had a great Halloween!

We had fun. Wish Jamie had been home, but he'll be home tonight. YAY

Here's Cinderella....yes, I know that Cinderella didn't wear Adidas, but just go with it. And this is a pudgy Cinderella because she has THREE shirts on underneath....it's COLD here. LOL

As we were leaving to go trick-or-treating, she noticed that there was a deer in the meadow behind the house. Ally was outside at the time and didn't care and neither did the deer. LOL

Hope you all had a great-scary-night!

Everyone's doing ok here. Anxious for Jamie to come home! The oldest has a horrible cold/sinus thing and the youngest is just getting over it. And guess who's getting it now? Yup, me. And I start back to work tomorrow....fun fun with a horrid cold.

Clear to go back to work!

Next week! LOL Can't WAIT! Dang, am I sick or something? No, just broke....and going a bit stir crazy.

Saw the surgeon today; 4 weeks post-op. He wanted to see me off it for another 4 weeks! HUH? I think he could tell by the look of "are you f__king kidding me?" on my face that it wasn't going to work for me. He compromised and said I can go back starting next week but only 4 hours a day. There's still a bunch of healing to be done and I have 2 toes that are numb (like I care) so he's a bit concerned. Will go back in another 4 weeks and hopefully everything will be fine.

The fun part? I get to wear my boot another 4 weeks! Jealous? I know....I have an extra for anyone who would like to make such a fashion statement.

Nothing else new. Jamie will be home saturday....YAY. The day after Halloween; which LittleE just realized today. She's sad about daddy missing her being Cinderella. She's been sick the last 2-3 days. YUCKY nose (gross) and fever. So she's not sleeping well....I'm tired! and so is she, lol.

Alrighty, have to go get the oldest from basketball.....have a great night!

boring blog....still...

Nothing new around here. Same ole, same ole. One week down, one more to go!

Have a great weekend.

Nine words women use....MEN: pay attention

I received this today from Kimberly and KNEW I had to put it on here. Just hoping that any man that reads this will memorize it....this knowledge will help you immensely in the future.

(1) Fine: This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up.

(2) Five Minutes: If she is getting dressed, this means a half an hour. Five minutes is only five minutes if you have just been given five more minutes to watch the game before helping around the house.

(3) Nothing: This is the calm before the storm. This means something,and you should be on your toes. Arguments that begin with nothing usually end in fine.

(4) Go Ahead: This is a dare, not permission. Don't Do It!

(5) Loud Sigh: This is actually a word, but is a non-verbal statement often misunderstood by men. A loud sigh means she thinks you are an idiot and wonders why she is wasting her time standing here and arguing with you about nothing. (Refer back to # 3 for the meaning of nothing.)

(6) That's Okay: This is one of the most dangerous statements a women can make to a man. That's okay means she wants to think long and hard before deciding how and when you will pay for your mistake.

(7) Thanks: A woman is thanking you, do not question, or faint . Just say you're welcome. (I want to add in a clause here - This is true,unless she says 'Thanks a lot' - that is PURE sarcasm and she is not thanking you at all. DO NOT say 'you're welcome' . that will bringon a 'whatever').

(8) Whatever: Is a woman's way of saying F-- YOU!

(9) Don't worry about it, I got it: Another dangerous statement,meaning this is something that a woman has told a man to do several times, but is now doing it herself. This will later result in a man asking 'What's wrong?' For the woman's response refer to # 3.

Ladies? Am I right? You know it!

Only in VT

See the white house on the right? Our house is directly across the road from it.....like the construction sign?

The sexiness, that is ME....at the moment.

So I have a gimp foot, but I've got HOT nails! LOL Had them done yesterday....as a hopeful pick-me-up.....it worked, I'm loving them. Weird that fingernails could pick me up like that.....just shows what a weirdo I am. (oh, and yes I'm still in my pj pants....not much else fits over that leg! ha!)

Nothing new on this front really. Jamie's gone all weekend, and I've been dreading it....actually making myself sick about it....but so far so good. It's 10:40am and I'm ok! phew! Next will be the 2 weeks stint on my own. Jamie's home this week, then gone for 2 weeks. I'm scared to DEATH. I just have a hard time doing ANYTHING and it's making me mad and frustrated. I CAN'T do what the Drs say and keep off this foot when I'm on my own with the kids. It just isn't possible. So I'll do the best I can and pray that I don't ruin anything in there....it's all I can do and need to stop worrying about it.

It's a beautiful fall day here in VT and I'd love to take the kiddos to an orchard and get some pumpkins.....guess that's out this year....we'll do it next year for sure (if no one's on crutches). I LOVE this time of year! Halloween is my fave and I have tons of decorations in the basement....maybe I can get one of the kiddos down there to get them for me....that'd be fun!

Puppies....yikes! It's been ups and downs, but they're doing very well. FINALLY 98% potty trainined....VERY few accidents, if any now which is great. They're growing so much and SO fast. They are presently at the "I'm all legs and big feet" stages and very clumsy....funny. Both are love bugs and crave attention. I'll try to get some pics soon and post them.

Have a great day and weekend my friends! Run and skip and play for me! K? thanks!

Two posts in one day?!

WHOA! Cool huh?

Not really. Just wanted to update you all on my dr. appointment today. NOT good.....not good at all. Dammit. They didn't like what they saw, and I admitted I'd been putting some weight on it. I told them I'm a freak of nature on crutches and am going to hurt myself and others! They didn't care. I'm supposed to be NON-weight bearing for 4 weeks and I'm just out a week from surgery today.

IF I continue putting weight on it, the repairs they made will be ruined and it'll have to be done again. NOOOOOOOOOOO I can't go through this again. So I'm going to be good....but it's so hard. I HATE HATE HATE asking people to do things for me; I think they hate it when I do, but I can't get a glass of water AND carry it to my chair on crutches.....say nothing about laundry, dishes, cleaning, etc, etc.....what am I going to do?! Jamie leaves on the 18th for 2 weeks....I want to go with him! I'm going crazy sitting in this house all damn day.

I asked about work; was hoping to go back at least part time maybe next week. Nope, she said "NO work until further notice, probably after your appointment on the 27th" Nice, tell that to my employer (they're NOT going to be happy, though I warned them weeks ago it might be a possibility) and someone PLEASE explain to the bill collectors....K? Thanks.

SO, so much for puttering around town while I was out and about.....putting NO weight on my foot makes that impossible for me. I know other people do it, but seriously, I was worried I wasn't going to get to the car. GRRRRRRRRRRRR

Going to sit in the recliner and take a nap....maybe.....since I've been up since 3am.....we'll see.

I'm loved!!

YAYYYYYYYYYY! My friend Caren of citymommacountrymomma.blogspot.com tagged me and gave me an award.... "I heart your blog" award AND tagged me to list 6 random facts about myself.

That's not an easy feat for me....I think the few of you that do read my blog, know everything (the good-the bad-the ugly) about me. LOL

1. I hate snakes. Caren prolly knows the medical term for it....but it's almost debilitating. I can't breathe, my heart races, I'm a pile of mush. Even to see them on TV makes my heart skip a beat and I close my eyes real quick.

2. Like someone else I know, the idea of a new tattoo is STUCK in my head and I can't get it out. Time to get that puppy done!

3. I have an ear fetish.....HAHA. Just ask my husband. Even when he just gets home from work and wants a kiss, I HAVE to touch his ear....just a touch, then I'm good.....but don't come near me for a snuggle thinking I'm not going to cop a feel.....of an EAR! What a freak I am.

4. I'm addicted to TV. Especially Reality shows....Survivor, Amazing Race, Big Brother, Project Runway....LOVE them....and will NOT miss an episode. Oh, and Army Wives.....totally addicted. And you better believe the DVR is set to record ALL episodes of the CSI's (all 3), NCIS, Ghost Whisperer, Heroes....oh heck, there's more....but you get the idea.

5. (this is getting hard) ummmm, lets see....I'm very picky about pens. If I find a pen that writes the way I like, don't touch it!! Even at work, my pen will be out all day, but when my shift's done, I have a special hiding spot so the next shift doesn't use/lose it!

6. I can't think of anything!! hmmmm, well, I love my morning coffee, but will NOT have it if I'm out of creamer....and it HAS to be Coffee Mate either Hazelnut or French Vanilla.

That's it!

Ok, I'm supposed to pass this award on to 6 other bloggers that I love. Well, I don't HAVE that many!! LOL The couple I do watch have already been given this award and been tagged.

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That was fun.....what am I up to today?

Finally going back to the surgeon and getting this damned cast off....hopefully! It's driving me nuts! So I have that appointment at 10:15am and then it all depends on how the ankle's feeling. If it's doing ok, and I'm in the walking boot, I may stop and get some groceries....if not, it's back home to the recliner for me.

Other than that, nothing planned after the kiddos get home this afternoon....homework-dinner-baths-bed-laundry-dishes-etc, etc etc.

FUN FUN!

Yeah, I'm still here....

......and OH-SO-BORED!

Surgery went fine. Not supposed to be putting any weight on it, but seriously, if it doesn't scream when I touch it to the floor, do you really think I'm not going to hobble around? when I'm such a freak on crutches?

It's a little achy here and there, but all in all, better than I thought. Of course, I'm still in a cast....that could have something to do with it. Hopefully that will come off tomorrow at morning dr. appointment.

Ok, for the first few days, I was an emotional mess. Sometimes I struggle with depression, anxiety, etc....but it doesn't last long.....this time it was at least 3 days! I cried at the drop of a hat; yelled just as quickly; anxiety would hit my like a train and I couldn't breathe. Now it's gone.....don't get me wrong, I'm SO happy to be past it, but WTF was THAT all about?


Now I'm just bored-bored-bored! I REALLY should be enjoying the quiet of the house during the day when the kiddos are gone.....am I? Hell no, this sucks! I want to crawl out of my own skin!

K, nuff bitchin (even though this IS a bitchin' blog) Off to warm up the recliner again....yeee haaaa.

Tomorrow's the day.....

.....and I'm not skeered....


Gotta be at the hospital at 6:30am.....glad to get this over with and look forward to an ankle that works better than this one....but.....

Nothing new....

.....but wanted to check in. Count down to surgery and I'm REALLY dreading it now. Jamie's going to be gone for 2 weeks; 2 weeks after my surgery. I'll be on crutches and alone with 4 kids. I'm scared to death about that most of all. He has been told that he may get his next rank soon after deployment if he finishes the school he started a few months ago. I know that's good; just bad timing.

PLUS he's leaving day after tomorrow for the week. Some work that needs to be done is Massachusetts. Yay for me.

Dang, do I wallow in self pity tonight? Someone slap me! LittleE's just in a really hard phase right now. She's so hard to deal with in EVERYTHING. She wants to negotiate everything and there's no happy medium to make her happy. She either gets HER way, or has a complete meltdown, screaming fit. Needless to say, she's having lots of meltdowns.

She is loving school. But because it's only 3 days a week, that causes more fits. If she wakes up and says "is it a school day?" (which she does every morning) and you cringe and say "no honey, sorry" she screams at the top of her lungs and is a bear getting ready for daycare. UGH

So that's about it. This will be my last full week of work for awhile. Have lots of things to catch up on there....but not sure why I bother. Nothing will get done while I'm gone, so I'll have tons to catch up on again when I get back. (damn, another gripe!) Maybe I shouldn't have gotten on here tonight. LOL


more animals

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Help! What are the best ones?

Ok, dammit. I give up. I'm tired and have to get up at 4:30am. But I THINK if you click on "view all images" you'll be taken to the slideshow.

Why I can't figure this crap out is beyond me. I normally don't have many issues with computers but I'm hating Blogger alot sometimes.

Nighters!!

While driving in the car....

.....LittleE in the backseat, me in the front.....

E: Mama? When are you going to have another baby?

me: (thinking:EEEEEK!) Mommy's not having any more babies E.

E: (all sad and pathetic) You're not? Why not?

me: (remember, Jamie's broken ;) ) well, you better ask Daddy.

E: But God makes babies.....(insert whiney voice) and he's running out!

me: (no response.....total silence)

Surgery rescheduled....

.....till 9/30.

I saw the surgeon on Monday, surgery was scheduled for Tuesday. He explained to me (finally) exactly what is going on. There is a piece of bone that has been broken off and it IS what's causing the pain and my ankle to lock up. He said simply that he'll be going in and taking that out. I said "well that sounds easy". He smiled and told me he wasn't done yet. No, of course not....how could I be so optimistic?

He said that he cannot leave the bone with a "pothole" (his word, not mine, LOL) It would leave my ankle unstable and painful, especially later in life. Crud.

There's nothing to do to fill that "hole" except this: He's going to drill holes in the bone at that point, causing the bone to bleed. That will form scar tissue that will fill in that spot and I should be good to go. Sounds like a good time. Blah. If he were able to just take that piece of bone out and be done, I'd be putting weight on that foot within a couple days. But now I'll be on crutches, non weight bearing for 4-6 weeks. This means that I cannot work full time. My job simply is on my feet 75% of the time. Well ALL the time really, but I can do a few hours sitting. Hoping they'll let me work part time during that period. Cross your fingers.

I explained to him that I had NO idea that I was even scheduled this quickly and wasn't even planning on coming in to see him till the 15th. He was as irritated as I was. He suggested that we wait it out for 3 weeks; giving my employer time to get coverage. He said that it does have to be done soon, as it's getting weaker each day. If it locks up before then, I'll call and he said he'd get the surgery in sooner.

That's it, that's my story. Life sucks sometimes and I'm just trying to suck it up and drive on.

Though I hate to admit it....

.......now I'm glad the surgery is so soon. My ankle's killing me. Been feeling odd; a little more each day....and yesterday at work it really popped. Seized up again, but was able to get it back. Now it aches like hell. Definately not as bad as it could be (I can still walk on it!) but it's just going to keep getting worse if we don't fix it.

Still worried sick about finances without me working....I have no idea what we'll do....can't think about it, can't think about it, can't think about it........

Jamie's been very busy with Guards. Blech....they're already getting them ready for deployment and it makes me sick. This is his 2nd weekend gone in 3 weeks. The only good thing is that it's extra $$ that I don't really budget in.....so that REALLY helps right now. Yesterday they had dentist detail.....some of the guys had almost all their teeth pulled! ouchy! Luckily, Jamie had just one filling that needed to be repaired. phew! Today is filling out tons of paperwork; medical crap; legal crap; will; all that fun stuff. I hate it...it makes it all real.

Ok, off to feed the LittleE-monster. Hopefully will be back today with some trip pics!! Cross your fingers!

Surgery? and didn't even know it!

Ugh. So, OldestA had an appointment w/ her surgeon yesterday....just a follow up. She's doing great. He tested the strength of the new ligament and said it feels just like her other knee. YAY! She can start light jogging; working up slowly and hitting the gym to build those muscles back up. No twisting/cutting motions yet. Another follow up early November and be fitted for her brace to wear when she's playing ball.

So we go out and make the next appointment; great. While we were there, I asked about my appointment with the surgeon for the 15th, just wanted to confirm. She looks up my name and says "oh, you have a phone-appointment for pre-op with the nurse at the hospital today at 10am".....ummmmm, HUH?

I said "are you sure? I'm not even scheduled for surgery yet. I haven't even seen the surgeon yet"

"yes, you're scheduled for surgery on the 9th and are seeing the surgeon the 8th" .......again....."huh?"

I said "wow, it would have been nice to know about this. The last I was told, I had my first appointment with the surgeon on the 15th and it would go from there. What kind of surgery is it? What's the recoop' time? etc etc?"

"you'll find all that out when you see him on the 8th"

"well gee, thanks. That makes it easy for my employer now doesn't it?" (actually didn't say that part outloud.....but sure wanted to!)

So that's the scoop! UGH I really want to put it off, we can't afford for me to be out of work right now. BUT, if I put it off, we REALLY can't afford for me to be out of work during the heating season w/ fuel prices. I know I can't wait indefinately, as my ankle has been acting up recently....I think the steroid injection is slowly wearing off.......WHAT TO DO?!

Oh, they're calling a Ankle Arthroscopy. Just tiny incisions....taking out those two pieces of bone that are being PITAS. Then checking to see where those came from and making further repairs if necessary. Hopefully it's nothing too intensive and I can get back to work within just a few days.......cross your fingers!!

We're home.....

.....and oh-so-sad. :(

As Erin's Dad said, you know it's been a good vacation when you're NOT ready to go home yet. LOL We definately weren't ready, and neither were K and LittleE. They had so much fun together and got along so well.

I got to see Erin, Erin's family (her mom and dad mean the world to me) and even meet some of Erin's friends!

Oh, and let's NOT forget the Yankee's game! WAAAAAAAAAA HOOOOOOOOOOO! Amazing. The ferry-ride seeing the city of New York was so neat. I (yes ME) saw the Statue of Liberty....something I've always dreamed of seeing. Oldest A teared up once we got to our seats; she was so overwhelmed. Our seats were OH-MY-GAWD!!!! You wouldn't believe it unless you were there. We were RIGHT THERE!

Have SO much to tell you and SO many pictures....but we just got home (10:30pm) after being in the car since 12:30pm (LittleE needed MANY more stops this time) and I have to work tomorrow. Hopefully will get time later tomorrow to start posting!

Nighters!
Thank you Erin, Love you!!

I know, I know....

.....I suck. Everytime I get on the computer I come here.....why? I have no clue!! I WANT to blog....but then either get lazy, think "what the hell do I have to say?" or some other foolishness. Emotionally, it's been a tough couple weeks....been in a horrid funk, but it's better. I hate when I get like that.....for me AND the family. Blah.

My ankle is AWESOME! I was wrong about the steroids. They are working great! I'd say I'm 95% pain free. I know it's temporary....and the Dr keeps telling me to remember, 'it's just masking the pain' but I'm working full time again and right now, that's really all I care about. I see the surgeon on 9/15 and we'll set the surgery date then. Oh yeah, the CT showed that there are two pieces of bone that have been "floating" around and are now literally jammed in the joint. They'll take them out and they also want to figure out where they came from....perhaps something needs to be reconstructed.....I don't know. I DO know that it'll be put off as long as possible.....I HAVE to work darnit!

Kids are great.....getting ready for school to start.....EIGHT days! It's so hard to believe. Little E doesn't start till 9/8 though.

Oldest A's knee is giving a few problems; but her PT-guy said today he wasn't overly concerned. He's doing ultrasound on it, and backing off some on the heavy duty stuff he was doing with her. Will work back up to that once this new soreness is gone.

MiddleA is counting down the days till the 31st....big Jonas concert you know! She was a little miffed at me when I backed out. I was supposed to take her and two friends to the concert and then pick them up.....but I'll be in NJ! It's all rearranged and one of the other mom's is doing the honors.....hey, I had to do it for Jesse McCartney AND .....ummmm......who was it......Corbin Bleu maybe? Anyways, it's another mama's turn. And she's excited to spend the weekend with her friend and become all "Jonified"

YoungestA is nervous about the big move up to the middle school. Of course he won't admit it....but I can read his emotions like a book; they're right on his sleeve. Poor kid. I remember going up there and was a wreck the whole summer before. I know he'll do fine and I can't wait for him to meet new kids and start this new chapter. Small school's are great, but he's never been around any more kids than the 14 other boys he's gone through elementary with. It'll be fine. Mama's nervous, but very optimistic.

Ok, you know we're in puppy-hell right? Boy of boy. Oldest and MiddleA are responsible for them and are doing a great job....but I can hear one right now chewing on one of the last cardboard boxes around the corner. Little shnit.

K, I'm outta here....think I'm going to check Erin's blog and see if she's around tonight....I wanna talk g/f!! Speaking of counting days, I'll see you in 10 days!! WHOOOOOP!

I'm a gramma....

.....HA! Not for really-reals. But Oldest-and-MiddleA's have new babies. The top pic is Ally and the bottom one is Nikkita (yup, named after Nick Jonas....of course!)

They're six weeks old now....as of yesterday. SO stinking cute. The girls are doing great taking care of them....including potty-training. They certainly ARE poopy-puppies. YIKES! They're getting up every couple of hours and the girls are getting a bit sleepy and cranky. But I warned them it would be tough the first few weeks. NOW they know what it's like to have a baby! HA, hope they think about that!

Same old same old around here otherwise. Ankle has gotten less sore each day since the steroid shot last friday. But starting today it's starting to ache alot again. Guess the good drugs are wearing off. STILL don't know when the CT scan is going to be. Supposed to be this week, but I'm getting no answers from the Dr office. Apparently red-tape crap with the insurance company....prior authorization crap. NOT happy and WILL have some answers today.

Missing softball even though it's the end of the season. I've missed a couple games and tonight's the last regular season game....then a few tournament games. They're the FUNNEST and I'm going to sit...damnit. Oh well, there's always next year right?

K, off the unpack some more. It's never ending when I move at the pace of a turtle! Speaking of which, we now have one of those too! Yikes, it's becoming a zoo around here.....another post on that some other time.

my new way of getting around....

I know you're all so jealous of my sexy new footwear!! Admit it!! LOL

Went to the surgeon on Friday finally. I pretty much BEGGED him to do something so that I didn't have to use crutches.....I just can't DO those things!! He injected novacaine and then some steroids into the joint (not fun at all, but worth it) and then put this boot thingy on. No more crutches!!

YAYYYYYYYYYYYYY It still hurts like heck, but not as much as before and this boot takes the pressure off some so that I can hobble around with just that.

So life is getting a bit better, and I can go back to work tuesday. Not full time unfortunately. The Dr says only sit down work, and there's not 40 hours of sitdown stuff to do in my job. But I need to appreciate that I'll be getting a few hours in each week I guess.

So that's it for now....waiting to hear when my CT scan will be (probably this coming week), and then the surgery will be scheduled. Will keep you posted.

Oh, there's something else I want to show you but you'll have to wait till later. :)

Miss me?

I'm still alive.....barely......here's the scoop......

Ok, first off, I've been SO sick for almost 2 weeks now. Started with bronchotis, sinus infection, ear infection. On the 17th, the Dr put me on prednisone, amoxicillin, Tylenol#3, and an inhaler. About 5 days later, I was feeling better except for a HORRIBLE cough. I've been "sleeping" in the recliner for all this time. I can NOT lie down without coughing up a lung.

Finally yesterday, I went back but had to see a different Dr. He did a chest xray, and thankfully it's still just bronchitis, but I can't shake it! So now I'm on another round of prednisone; had me stop the amoxicillin and started a new antibiotic, a new inhaler 2x a day............fast forward to last night/evening. NOW I'm on crutches....had my 2nd set of xrays for the day at the ER about about 7pm.

LONG story......4 years ago I "badly sprained" my left ankle. I told the ER drs then several times that something was broken as I heard and felt the snap.....nope nope....a bad sprain they said. Since then, it's given me problems. It'll start to "go" (and when it does, the ankle is locked, tilted inward and I canNOT put any pressure on it at all....it's SO painful)

I've found a trick over the years....when I feel it starting to catch, I can stop movement in that ankle, shift my body, and somehow it's all good. OR, if it does seize up, I can wiggle it enough to get another pop and then it's fine....zero pain....it's the weirdest thing.

Anyways, last night, I went to sit on the couch (bad habit of sitting on my foot doesn't help) and LittleE leapt behind me...giggling her butt off saying "gonna take your spot!" So I shifted quickly to just sit on the edge....I felt it start to go but I couldn't stop it without squashing LittleE.

I wiggled, cried, jiggled, everything that normally works after about 5 minutes and canNOT get it to go back. The neighbor finally convinced me that I needed to go to the hospital. I can't walk at all....just resting it on the floor is agony.

So anyways they did another xray. (I had told them about the "sprain" 4 years ago) After looking at it, the ER Dr said "that was no sprain, it was broken. All these years, what you've been dealing with off and on is a piece of bone floating around in there and now it's jammed into the ankle joint, it's stuck....it'll have to be removed"

YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY for me. :( SO I'm on crutches and can't be seen by the surgeon till friday.....THEN who knows how long before anything will be done.

These are our last 3 days of moving....say nothing about wanting/needing to clean this house before that time also. I'm done....I'm kaput....I'm in the recliner. No sick time, no pay....blah blah blah.....WHAT AM I GOING TO DO?!?!?!?!

Just wanted add.....Erin, I've already told OldestA (after she freaked and said "MOM! We're still going to NJ right?") that if I have to go in a wheelchair, we WILL be going.....if I have to crawl on my hands a knees....we WILL be going.....now worries. LOL

Guess what?!

Guess where OldestA and I are going? huh? huh? What's her FAVORITE topic of discussion?

My friend Erin and her dad got tickets and are taking OldestA and I at the end of August! I'm SOOOOOOOOOOOOOo excited! In early June YoungestA and I went to Fenway and watched the Sox and I was NOT looking forward to that......now THIS, I'm so excited! This has always been a dream of OldestA's and she's thrilled to be able to see the Yanks play.

Another great thing is that I get to SEE Erin and her family.....I haven't told LittleE that she's going to see K......she's going to FLIP! Something to look forward to this summer is going to make it SO much better.....going to NJ this summer was what I'd wanted to do, but didn't think we'd be able to.....now we're going to MAKE it happen. YAYYYYYYYYYYYYY

So that's my happy news for the day. Jamie and I have been in the basement most of the day, trying to organize and get rid of stuff before the move. We weren't organized at all the last time we moved and I'm determined that this time we WILL be ready. It'll be SO much easier.

K, off the help some more in the basement....just wanted to tell the WORLD that I'm going to see Erin! YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY Love you g/f!

I'm a sucky blogger

What's wrong with me?! I feel horrible. Everyday I pop on here and then just sit. I can't think of a THING to type about. I don't run (well, unless you count running bases if I'm lucky enough to hit the damn softball....batting has been SUCKING the last 2 games....plus I've tweaked my knee or something dammit) so after reading my buddy's running blogs (which I love) I feel stumped as to what to type about!

The kids are fine, same old same old....OldestA's officially off crutches but has to wear her brace if we're out of the house. She's showing great progress thanks to PT....she hates it, and is really achy after the fact, but she pushes through. She needs to get going on her Summer AP class work dammit! What a procrastinator she is....but I don't gripe at her because she brings home As so who am I to bitch?

MiddleA and YoungestA are off for a long weekend of camping with their dad. I hate not having them here for the 4th because I LOVE it, but I know they're having a good time.

LittleE is VERY excited about tomorrow....parade, picnic, fireworks, etc. She's been counting down the days and announced tonight before bed that when she gets up in the morning it'll be "knuckles!" (meaning, no more fingers LOL)

At least after tomorrow I'll have one thing to post about, and pictures I'm sure. Jamie's in the parade for the fire department and OldestA is riding on the antique tractors (well, the trailer) with my little NieceA. Too cute! So it'll be LittleE and I on the sidelines chasing down candy. I promise to share with her....maybe......

I'm off.....OH, the house is a DEFINATE! YAY We stopped by and put down the deposit wednesday and the owner is so nice. He's leaving some furnishings (if we want them; will take what we don't want) and since most of it's nicer than what we have, we'll be keeping some. LOL

Something GOOD!

Can you believe it?!

Jamie and I looked at a house, still in Johnson, directly across the street from LittleE's daycare (how cool is THAT?) and fell in LOVE with it! If all goes well, we'll be moving in for 8/1. YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY There are several reasons I've been wanting to move and I'll go into those details at a later date. Just know that this is SO FRIGGIN COOL!

and...............are you ready for this? The BEST part? .............................. I can have a dog!! yup, a D.O.G!! woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooohoooooooooooooooooooooooo I've felt like there's been a huge hole in my life for the last year not having a dog.....can't WAIT to find my next "baby".

The house is OLD OLD (very "me". Love the character of old homes) but recently remodeled and I LOVE the inside, LOVE the layout, and the outside's cute too! VERY close to the main road, so that'll be an adjustment but it'll be worth it.

Gotta run and get LittleE ready for the day, but wanted to stop here and say "HEY! It's a GOOD day!" :)

Nothing new

and exciting. But I always feel guilty when I don't post!

Jamie's home and driving me crazy.....is it time for him to go yet? HA, j/k!! Love you baby.

Truly can't think of anything else! Will come back if I do.......I know, I know....more pictures Buffy! Get off my back!

funny-sunny day

On a happier note...

......YoungestA graduated 6th grade last night! He was so stinking cute and oh-so nervous. Each student had to give a little speech and any of you that know him, know that this would send him over the edge. He waited to be last, no just getting it over with for him HAHA, and did great!!

He'll be heading to the "big" school next year (middle level/high school) and I'm sad but excited for him.

I took some pictures, and should be able to get to them today.....be back later!

My unexpected blessing....

.....in a moment of darkness.

On Friday, Gram was unresponsive all day. She was having lots of morphine and sedatives; the main goal to keep her comfortable as we waited for her time. Her little body was working so hard for each breath, but as per her wishes, she was only getting oxygen....no other help at all. When the Dr came in that morning, he said it wouldn't be long....and when he came in at 5pm he admitted that he was a little shocked she was still with us. Her heartbeat was as strong as ever.

At about 11pm there was only 4 people there at the time. Myself, an uncle and two aunts. Gram suddenly opened her eyes and looked right at me. I said "Gram? I'm here. I love you and I'm SO proud of you" She smiled at me and said "I love you too". Of course that was my breaking point. I felt bad for letting her see me in such shape.....I had always envied her strength....and there I was, an emotional wreck. Anyone who knew her, knows what I'm trying to say. She was a tiny woman, but a firecracker. VERY healthy except the last two weeks and acted anything BUT her age of 82.

After about 15 minutes, we were surprised she was still so coherent. She communicated with us for an hour and twenty minutes!! What a wonderful experience and I truly feel blessed that I was there. We asked if she was hurting and she was able to tell us no. We told her that Papa had been with her for 12 hours during the day, but had had to leave to get his meds and some sleep at the nursing home. We reassured her that at 7am, he'd be back. She asked if it was "her time" and it was so hard to tell her yes. But it was what she needed to hear and did not frighten her in the least. Knowing that it was "ok" was what she needed.

At 3am or so, I couldn't stay awake....I tried standing, walking, pacing, anything to keep me awake. I SO did not want to leave.....but suddenly I was literally sleeping on my feet....and her heartrate was as strong as ever. I decided to leave for a few hours sleep, check on the kiddos, and go back up. I regret terribly that I wasn't able to be there.....

At about 6am, she opened her eyes again and said "it's time, go get Papa" and she was gone at about 7:30. Papa was there, and truly, that's all that matters to me.

I cannot explain the peace she was able to give me while my heart was breaking....to tell me that she loved me; to tell me that she wasn't in pain; to relay the impression she was "ok" with passing......though my heart is breaking, I also have the answer to the questions that all to many people have when they lose a loved one.

Gram has ALWAYS, from my time of meeting her 6 years of age, been there for me; accepted me as her grandchild and as a person; loved me; stuck up for me (and recently for Alyssa); loved me no matter what. I will miss her and her influence on me the rest of my life. I'm so happy to have had such a wonderful grandmother and role model.

I am so grateful.

So sad.....

.....my Gram passed away at approx. 8am this morning. It was very sudden, she's only been sick a couple weeks, seriously sick just a couple days. If it had to happen, I'm glad it was quick for her. But I'm going to miss her so much. She was such a wonderful, strong woman. I do have more to say, but need to drop OldestA off at graduation where she's an usher this year. Will be back later.

Real quick....

.....my laptop crashed this morning......has NOT been a good day. I've got another for a few months till I can save up for a new one......

Trying to get everything set up on this one....then will be back in full blogger mode.....well, since I'm a single parent till the 21st, not quite "full" mode, but close.

Be back soon with pics of Youngest A's trip!

Good-bye!

YoungestA and I are leaving this morning for Boston! Will be back LATE Sunday night, and then I have to work Monday, and I have a game that night. OMG, when am I going to have time to blog? EEEEEEEK

My baby boy.....

.....is 12 today. waaaaaaaaaaaaaaa When the hell did THAT happen?

Look at him in that picture!!! WHY oh WHY do they have to grow up so fast? I'm a bit sad today if you couldn't tell? (and WHY on earth did I dress my children so wierd? I didn't think so at the time, but GEEZ!) Anyways, he's gone to the movie's with his Dad and Aaryn and we'll get the entire weekend together, just him and I (ok, and his whole class) but I'm beginning to think it might be ok. Will DEFINATELY let you know.

OldestA is having the worst day so far, since surgery. Alot of pain (the block's worn off) and she's VERY queasy. She almost passed out on me getting from the bathroom to the couch this morning. Scared the you-know-what outta me! Poor kid. I feel so helpless. I don't care if she IS almost 17, she's still my baby and she hurts darnit! I sure hope it's feeling a bit better before I leave with YoungestA. I know Grammy and Grampy will take wonderful care of her, but I still wish it could be me.

Ok, I just got done playing ball....REALLY need to go shower and find some food.

BYE!

Long road....

....to recovery....but we're finally on the right route! LOL Surgery yesterday went very well. She was nervous, I was a wreck, but we made it through. A small scare before surgery with some meds. They gave her an antibiotic IV that in 15% of people that are allergic to penicillan (her!) would react to it. Yup, you guessed it, she did. Scared the crap outta me. From her shoulders up, she was covered in red welts. They gave her a dose of Benedryl and it cleared right up. The Benedryl along with the nice "cocktail" they gave her a bit before and she was pretty stupid. Loved it!

The Dr said her surgery went very smoothly (about 1.5 hours) and that they didn't need to repair the meniscus as it tore in a "good" spot and would heal on it's own. They reconstructed the ACL with no complications.

She got a nerve block to numb her entire left leg, and general to knock her out. The nerve block is JUST wearing off now (36 hours later) and it was only supposed to last 10-13 hours. Lucky her! But not now, it's really hurting and the pain meds are coming in handy now.

I'm getting up every 2 hours to change her ice packs, which of course wakes her up, so we're both pretty tired, but it'll get better.

That's about it. Here a couple pics of her "healing" as she calls it. The first is right when we got home. She doesn't even remember COMING home. But she did want 'bear'. Tough girl. HAHA The 2nd was this morning. What more could a girl want as long as she's got a laptop and her cell within reach. But look at how pale she is! Poor kiddo.

OK dammit, they posted at the top and won't move for me. Deal with it people, it's close to midnight for this mama. Love ya!

My 2 new loves....it won't last though.

HA!

So Saturday Mom and I went lawn-sale'in......all day long! It was SO much fun and we got some GOOD deals. I got a newer model PS2 system for $5! Pretty cool huh? I KNOW you're all jealous. YoungestA had the Jak and Daxter game from and older system we had and I just HAD to try it today. Yup, nothing else is getting donenow. I'm hooked. Oh well, good thing I shampoo'd the carpet as planned earlier in the day!

I also got a really-for-reals dining room set! It's a solid round oak, light in color and has a leaf. We can all eat at the table at the same time? Odd concept. VERY good deal too. What else? ummmm, a scanner for my hubby and $5, and under-the-counter radio for me $2, oh! and a big girl bike for LittleE.

It's so stinking cute and I don't think it was used much (you know those little nubbs that are on the wheels of a new bike? still got em!) $10. It was the ONE thing I REALLY wanted to find this weekend and I did it. It's pink and purple with sparkly tassles. Jamie got a cute video of her riding it on his cell phone and I can't figure out how to get the damn thing on the computer. Any tips would be great! :)

Nothing new around here. I know I haven't blogged in awhile, but computer was down AGAIN for a few days and then it's just been too darn crazy.

I DO want to hear wedding details Kimberly! And Erin! OMG you rock. I'm so proud of you and your first race. Nice job!

I've got a small week because of the holiday....off today, working tues, fri, sat and sun....then off for the week for A's surgery and the other A's trip. Hopefully something exciting (and good) will happen before then. Will let you know!!

June 2nd is the day

of OldestA's surgery. I leave on the 6th for Boston with YoungestA and Jamie leaves on the 7th for 2 weeks for Guards. Looks to me like it's going to be a pretty sucky 2 weeks for Buffy....you'll definately hear lots of bitchin' --in NOT the good way-- here in my blog.

Nothing else new really. LittleE has been keeping me on my toes. One minute I want to give her away, the next she says something so damn cute I HAVE to smile. UGH! A recent conversation while her and I were in the van alone.

E: Mommy, why's dere mud on the window?

me: huh? (glancing over) oh! that's not mud silly, that's bird poo.

E: (silence)

then: a bird pooped on our caw?

me: yup, pretty yucky huh?

E: do birds pee?

me: ummmm, I guess they do.

E: will they pee on our caw?

me: ummmm, probably.

E: LOOK at all the dandy'lions over dere mommy!

Phew, conversation over. What a nut head she is.....I snapped a picture of her mid-conversation with my cell, let me see if I can get it on here (yeah, yeah...not too safe, sue me)

Surgeon appointment.....

It went ok. He's VERY nice and has actually treated my oldest nephew. So I know he's good. Big plus. He went over the MRI with us so we could actually SEE what the heck's going on in that scrawny knee of hers. So it's not an ACL tear.....it's an- ACL completely gone! Nice huh? Normally the ACL and the other ligament (too lazy to go look at the name right now) criss/cross inside the knee....you can clearly see one, but the ACL is no where in sight. But he explained (and showed) that her growth plates in the bone are completely sealed (she's done growing...so much for some more height for basketball HA) so the reconstruction of that ligament can go on without worrying about damaging the growth of the bone.

He wants to do the surgery within 2 weeks. Wonderful, that's what's going to get her on the healing track quicker. He has a couple more things he wants to do during rehab to help speed along the healing so she can hopefully do sideways/twisting motions by late October.

Here's the problem. I've told work that I'll be out at least 2 days after her surgery. But that date is also running close to the time I leave for three days with YoungestA on his class trip to Boston. UGH! I talked to him about that possibility and would he be opposed to his dad going instead. He said "Mom YOU have to go!" I can't tell him no, we've been planning/working on this for months. So that's really worrying me. What if she has her surgery one day, and I have to leave the next???

That's the update for now. Today is a Mommy/LittleE day. We'll be running a couple errands, but nothing exciting. I have a game tonight and am looking forward (if you can believe it) to having some fun and getting some exercise.

Have a great day!!

Finally back....

....and still have nothing exciting to tell you. Had no internet for a few days (you KNOW that's just not ok) but it's finally fixed and I have 5 minutes before I have to wake up LittleE and start another day. Just thought I'd update you all as to where the heck I've been!

OldestA and I have an appointment with the surgeon today. I actually have NO idea what that means....is he going to schedule the surgery now? Is he just going to have a look-see and advise? No clue. I'll fill you in asap on that. (One of those appointments that you get on your voice mail that just says "OldestA has an appointment on the 13th w/ the surgeon at 2:30...see you then")

Oh, will definately post pics of MiddleA soon too. Had her hair done on saturday and she picked PINK! It's actually pretty cute....just strands of pink here and there. I LOVE that she's so fun about stuff like that. Got a cute shorter style too.

YoungestA has another baseball game tonight so I'll try to get some pics at that for you too. He's so stinking cute (but growing up so fast!)

BYE!

your anatomy lesson for today....

....of the knee anyways.

OldestA tore the ACL, she tore the meniscus, and sprained the MCL.

NICE huh? When she does something, she does it 100%, I'll give her that! We took her for the MRI last evening and then took the disc to her Dr for the verdict today. And that was that!

So, it'll be physical therapy to get the fluid and swelling down enough for surgery. The Drs are going to try and fast-track the surgery date so that she can start healing. Normal recovery time from this repair/reconstruction is 9 months. Varsity basketball starts in about 6....so cross your fingers! oh, and think happy thoughts!

So that's my lesson for today. Off to YoungestA's baseball game....hopefully will be back later.

fun fun fun....

Not really. So I took OldestA to the orthopedic Dr. yesterday. They were able to do the damn examination and feel that the ACL IS probably torn. We'll find out for sure, and anything else that might be wrong in there, on thursday when we go back for them to read the MRI that is being done tomorrow.

If it is torn, they recommend reconstructing it. She's young, active and should not have to deal with an unstable knee the rest of her life. So, though it scares me to death, that would definately be the best route in the long run.

I'll keep you all posted. She's being a butt about keeping it iced and staying OFF it! She can't put any weight on it as it's so painful. But she insisted on going to school today ("I CAN'T fall behind Mom!" -insert a bit of whining) It was very achy when her and her crutches hobbled off the bus, and quite swollen. Her jeans were TIGHT around the knee. Silly head! So she's staying home tomorrow for lots of ice, elevation and ibuprophen to get some of the swelling down before her MRI. (insert more whining about staying home, but mama won this time)

So, yesterday LittleE and Jamie went to the Echo (science museum in Burlington) with her daycare and she loved it! She had a great time, and declared that the best part of the trip was riding on "da coach bus!" I'm telling you; she gets the weirdo-ness from her daddy. :)

He got some cute pics of her and I'll try to get them posted here for you tomorrow. I'm off, but have a bunch of errands to run as usual on my days off. MORE fun, fun!

Nighters!

She did great!

Look at that serious face! HA. She was gorgeous and did a wonderful job. Everyone remarked about how well she did for only taking lessons less than a year.

I think she was pretty proud of herself. Which is a big thing for her. She REALLY didn't want to do this recital; mostly for fear of failing. But she made it through both pieces flawlessly. YAY

Nothing new; just wanted to post a pic of my girl playing. Just another boring evening in this household and I'm looking forward to the quiet. Jamie will probably go to bed the same time LittleE does. He hasn't been sleeping well; has been leaving here for 4am the last two days and is exhausted. So I'll get a couple hours of not being called "mommy" and after this weekend, I need it!

crash and burn

basketball is over for this year, prematurely. Dammit. Poor OldestA did some serious damage to her knee yesterday. It was the 2nd game of the day, and LittleE and YoungestA were making me absolutely bonkers. I left before the 2nd game started.

While at home I received a call from a woman stating she was an athletic trainer and had A who was down with an injured knee. She said that she twisted it and after she examined it, she really thinks she damaged her ACL at least. She also stated that A was rating her pain level a 10 on a scale of 1-10. Anyone who KNOWS her KNOWS that is not normal for her. Even with a broken bone, she's NEVER rated her pain higher than a 7. So I KNEW it was bad.

We went to the ER last night and got a complete QUACK nurse practitioner. He was unable to do a proper exam of the tendons because A couldn't "relax" enough. Whatever, I'm taking her to an orthopedic dr. tomorrow. She's still in a TON of pain. Getting up the stairs to the shower this morning had her in a cold sweat and very queasy from the pain.

She insisted on going, crutches and all, to be with her team today. As much as the 'mom' in me wanted to keep her home and baby her today, the old athlete in me understood her wanting to be with her team....I would have done the same. So I dropped her off to the Coach (who I have complete trust in; he'll baby her like crazy LOL) w/ lots more Ibuprophen.

That's about it for now. Going to do some cleaning and later today will go to MiddleA's first piano recital! I'm so excited and nervous for her. I KNOW she'll do great and I'll try to get some good pictures for you all.

Peace out, be back later!

TGIF!

Hope you all have a great weekend. It's a basketball weekend here, so that's what we'll be doing tomorrow. OldestA has a game at 10:15 and 4:30. Will run to the mall while we're in BTown and try to find LittleE some summer pjs. Sounds exciting huh?

MiddleA has her first piano recital Sunday, so I'm skipping basketball and going to that! She's SUPER nervous (any of you that personally KNOW her, understand why) but I KNOW she'll do great and I'll get pictures for you all too.

So today was a LittleE-Mommy day since there was no daycare. It was fun. We didn't do anything exciting; ran errands, etc. But ended our outing w/ lunch at McDs which we haven't done FOREVER so she was thrilled with that.

Jamie has Guards this weekend so I'm on my own...blah. I hate the single-mom weekends. But I suppose it's better than a year and a half of it. They're still talking that he'll have to leave again in 2010.....NOOOOOOOOO! He actually will have it next weekend too (to make up for the weekend he didn't go when his dad passed away).

Trying to think of something fun and exciting to share with you; but you all KNOW that we're pretty boring. Right now OldestA is in her room watching a chick flick....Pearl Harbor I think. MiddleA is on the couch watching Disney channel. YoungestA is at a dance at his school....need to go pick him up soon. LittleE and daddy have gone to bed already.

After I pick him up I'll be having some quiet time and watching Ghost Whisperer! a NEW one, which is nice after that damn writer's strike! Don't mess w/ my TV people! Speaking of which, don't even GET me going on Survivor....how could James leave with a boo-boo on his finger? Huh? Can you explain that? Now who's rock-hard body am I going to drool over? Huh? Damn!

K, love you all, have a GREAT weekend! Kimberly, you better call me asap with details and pics of the wedding. I know it'll be as wonderful as she's hoped.

Tuesday = snooz'day

I'm so tired! No reason really, so I'm blaming it on the dang weather. We've had almost 2 full weeks of beautiful sunshine and warm temperatures. 70s to 80s! I've LOVED it! This morning it was back down in the 30s and it's rained the last two days. Just dreary and tiring, kwim?

ANYWAYS!!!

Well YoungestA and Grampy didn't have any luck turkey hunting this last weekend. They got some quality time together though. Of course A just sees it as having to get up before the sun, trudging through the woods in the dark, all for nothing. Typical.

Ear's feeling better. YAY. Now just have to force myself to finish the antibiotics so I'm not back in the same boat.

Oh, the van is finally getting fixed....poor thing. We'll be out at least $600 bucks! Dang, just what we needed. It'll be nice to have two safe vehicles, but geez! It had some work done yesterday and goes back for the day tomorrow. Great, me and LittleE stuck at home all day; should be fun. We usually get tons of errands done on my day off....not this week! Think I can talk her into sleeping late?

My honey's home, gotta run.

Oh, on a side note; I didn't realize that LittleE's daycare is closed on Friday. Oooops! So I'm taking a personal day and having an extra day off. whooooop!

Dang, this hurts

I've got an ear infection. Ouchy! Now I know why my baby's were so fussy when they had one. I'm surprised they weren't worse! I've had a stuffy head for a couple weeks and have chalked it up to the time of year. The trees are budding and everything's trying to sprout and grow. LOVE it, but my head doesn't. The Dr thinks that's what caused the ear infection. Should feel better tomorrow after a couple more doses of drugs. Gotta love em!

Enough about me. The kids are doing great; they've been on vacation all week and boy is mama ready for them to go back to school! They've enjoyed staying up late and pretty much doing nothing; so it's all good.

Nothing exciting really.....but wanted you to know we're still around!

Oh, Grampy's taking YoungestA turkey hunting tomorrow. It's his first time hunting turkey; it's youth weekend and he is SO excited.....almost as much as Grampy! LOL Wish him luck, I'll keep you posted.

Nothing new

But here I am!

Jamie took Step-A home on saturday. He didn't want to go and we didn't want him to go either. He's such a great, funny kid! Can't wait for this summer when we'll have him at LEAST 2 weeks.

I've started softball again. When will my love for this end? For goodness sake, I'm going to be 39 in October, am in NO shape to be playing, but I love every minute of it. I'm sure I'm a sight out there, but thankfully (right now) I'm not caring and just enjoying it. It does feel good to at least be getting a bit of exercise.

Oldest-A had another tournament and it was horrible. To make a long story short, teenage-girl-drama. For some reason, my talented, beautiful daughter ended up taking the brunt of the crap. blech. Hopefully her last 2 tournaments will be better and it was just a "bad" weekend. Keep your fingers crossed!

I'm REALLY looking forward to Saturday. We're going to my "ex" BIL/SIL's home and my other "ex" BIL/SIL will be there!! I've missed them SO badly and hate referring to them as "ex"....but you all know what I mean. Should be tons of fun and the kids are looking forward to spending time with them also.

Today, Wednesday.....my day "off". Yeah right, that means I have tons of errands to run, but the sun's shining so I'll make the most of it. Little-E has an appointment to get her hair cut at 2:30. YAY, finally. Poor kid has had her bangs in her eyes for over a week. She's going to be so stinking cute! Also need to run to the bank, stop and pay the electric bill, get tons of groceries....ect, ect. Fun, fun. But then I have practice tonight, so it's all good.

I think that's about it. I need to tear Little E away from Disney and toss her in the tub (no, not really "toss"....geez people!) and get a move on.

I'm back!

Little-E snuck up onto the bed at the hotel to be between her two brothers while they were playing ps2.....little brat!

Sorry for starting this and not posting for awhile. Life has been crazy, with it's ups and downs. Jamie's dad passed away a couple weeks ago and though I did not know him, it was horrible seeing Jamie so sad. I did get to meet that side of his family and that part was wonderful. The military service was very touching and when they presented the flag to Jamie, wearing his dress blues, my heart broke and I was oh-so-proud of my man....all at the same time! It was an emotional roller coaster for a few days.

On a more wonderful side note: Jamie's son came to the service! We have not seen him in a couple years and he's grown so much! He's a couple inches taller than his dad....amazing! HAHA My Step-A is actually with us right now. The oldest A had a tournament last weekend in the southern part of the state so we scooted over to NY and picked him up. Jamie will be bringing him back this weekend. :( But we will have him more often now and that's very exciting. He's such a good kid! (as far as 14 year old boys go....hee hee)

A's tournament last weekend. FUN! They played great and had a wonderful time. Here are a few pics of the weekend....yup, she was on the floor as usual, but played great! Her last game she had 4 (FOUR!) 3-pointers!

Ding-dang it! I'm REALLY not liking this blog site. It won't let me post pics!

Need to pick up the youngest A from baseball and will try again later....cross your fingers!!

---K, I give up. I got the pictures to post, but now they're FIRST and it won't let me move them now. Remember....I'm still learning! Love ya all....headed to bed now. muah!

Blogs suck!

Dangit! I've spent the better part of the morning (wow, I'm into the afternoon now) trying to add a slide show ANYWHERE on this damn blog and it won't work! I add the code and it says "feed not available" or some stupid thing.

I'm past frustrated. Anyone with any ideas, PLEASE let me know.

I'm off to do less stressful stuff; like laundry.

Jonas HELL

So TheMiddleA is OBSESSED with the Jonas Brothers. Guess what? They're coming to the fair in August. She's been counting down the days till tickets went on sale (11am saturday morning).

So we're camped out at the computer ready to click that button well before 11am. At 11am on the button, the ticket-site crashes! Total panic and hysteria from TheMiddleA as you can imagine.

What a sight we must have been. We had all 4 cells phones hitting redial, the house phone being used by TheYoungestA, me on the computer hitting refresh and LittleE screaming for some attention. (can we say DRAMAQUEEN?!)

After HALF and hour, Jamie to the rescue! His cell phone got through first! So he hands me the phone and we're in...well, sorta....we're on hold for another 20 minutes! So we got a later start than we'd planned. TheMiddleA is thrilled with the seats she got! Now she's complaining that she has to wait 5 months. UGH! The joys of being 14....good thing she's cute!

Off to work; I have tons of pics of this weekend for you (ok, I'll be honest, I took over 300!! But I'll narrow it down, I promise!) Plus the photos I want to put on her to BEGIN with!

Hopefully I'll get a little time tonight to put them on. Have a good one!

Still working on it!

Still here! Haven't had a whole lot of time to work on this yet. I want to add photos and fun stuff, just haven't had time.

This weekend will be crazy....The OldestA's first AAU tournament of the year. It's about 2 hours away, so we'll be on the road, but I promise to get this thing up and running soon!! I'm sure I'll be back with basketball photos too....you KNOW I can't stop snapping!

Welcome!

I'm so glad you're here! Keep stopping by to see any new updates. Will try to get on here at least once a day and let you know what's going on in our lives. Might get boring! Just to warn ya!