YUCK

After lunch today I started feeling nauseous. We live a half a mile from school. That little ride was just enough to push my stomach over the edge. I threw up in the driveway, on the way out of the car. Not a little, but a lot. Luckily J was home and moved the car and hosed down the driveway for me. I still feel terrible. I hope this doesn't last. I'd really like to go to bed, but R still needs picked up from school and J has scouts tonight, and P is at work wah..........

What a Week

It's been an incredibly long week here in this household. Doctor's appointments for me, extra long after school program days for R and 2 during school Opendance performances for R and one evening performance too, plus I helped back stage during the school performances. J's scout meeting. PTO craft night that I put together with no real help other than the PTO secretary getting the flyer copied and her selling tickets at the door. Wednesday was one long day, with being at school all day, then dance, 30 minutes for dinner before having to be back at school to set up, luckily I took J with me to set up, I would never have been able to set up tables by myself ot been ready before families showed up at 6:30. Last night P and I went out for dinner for Valentine's Day, then we came home and watched The Express with the kids, one long movie, not my favorite football movie. J was supposed to go camping/hiking with his scout troop this weekend, but because of snow up north, they postponed it, so the troop is off bowling this afternoon. I have a pot roast in the crock pot, and R and I made chocolate covered strawberries and chocolate chip cookies for dessert for Valentine's Day. Check out the new pictures on Flickr

Cardnial

Our whole school made these hats the week before the Super Bowl and worn them on Friday, outside morning announcements was a sea of red bird heads,. S was kind enough to pose for me in her's.

pillow cases

Every birthday the girls have had slumber parties they've gotten a new pillow case decorated by their friends. Here's both girls with their cases from this year.

facial part 2

We just went with the chocolate and honey masks, but I made up a blueberry oatmeal one, that worked out way better. R had to do both.

cupcakes and cake

I attempted the butterfly cupcake cake again this week, it turned out a little better. I made a separate cake for S since we were having family over dinner, before R's friends came to spent the night. There's way too much cake left over, but one cake wouldn't have been quite enough.

Happy Birthday Baby!

My baby is 9 today! It just seems so remarkable that it was 10 years ago, when we were tying for baby #3, and now she's 9! I love you R!

Changed my mind

Near the end of the football game, when things were still open for either team. I cared who won. Not by which team, but which family member it would harder to live with if his team lost. His team won. Thank goodness.

What side?

I've been pondering this for the past week. What football team should I root for? And really does it really matter to me anyway. I've never followed football. But I have been to both Steeler and Cardinal games in those home towns. Not to watch the football per say, but to be with the people I went with and of course people watch, which is way more interesting than football, any day. The Steelers will always hold warm nostalgic feelings of growing up in Pennsylvania, the same as The Cardinals will have for my daughters. Not caring to chose sides, I borrowed one of P's t-shirts that has both teams on it to wear today, and I have new book to read when I get bored with the game, which will be right after kick-off I'm sure.

facials

S wanted to do facials tonight with her friends, first we tried an oatmeal/brown sugar was a flop, in more ways than one, like all over the floor mostly. The chocolate/honey one felt smooth on our faces and the drips were yummy!

cupcakes!

The butterfly cake is really 12 cupcakes that were baked in a mold and then I put the pieces together and tried to frost them so they looked like a cake. Next time I make one, (oh probably next week for R's birthday I'll try to frost a little better in between the cakes so it looks more like a whole cake. I was happy for my first attempt.

12!!!!!!!!!!!!

A certain little girl around here is 12 today! Happy Birthday Pretty Girl! I love you!

Sweating

If I don't have a fever, why would I sweat all day long? I don't know what the deal is, but I was so freaking hot all day at school today. Other than when I went outside and it was so cold. Which I'm sure will help this illness to get better. Not being able to stop sweating just makes me nervous because of the adrenal tumor I had. I still have lots of sinus pressure and because of the antibiotics I think I have a yeast infection. It has not been a very fun day. I mostly rested all weekend, and I took Friday off, I would have hoped I was better today.

sick again, whiny- update 3 PM

I am so tired of there being something wrong with me, it is making me nuts. Last night before I went to bed, I noticed my cheeks getting very red. I woke up this morning at 4 and couldn't fall back to sleep. By 8, my cheeks felt like they were on fire and my stomach starting hurting. I had the school nurse check my temp. because of course no thermometer could be found at home. I didn't have a temp. but she noticed I was breathing really hard, and my legs and feet seemed swollen. She is awesome, she knows my history and really thinks I should go in and see my doctor today. The first appointment I could get is at 1:15, but I left school at 10:15 so I could rest of a little bit before going. My cheeks are less red, but my stomach still hurts, and now my throat hurts, but maybe that's because I didn't get enough sleep. I guess it was a good day to leave early because the little one I am with most of my day wasn't at school today, and I have sick days hours I can use so I won't be short on hours, but still I'm am so frustrated that I am sick once again. At the very least it seems like I have a sinus infection, but my throat didn't look to good either so the doctor did a throat culture. Antibiotics no matter what. She ordered an ultrasound of both my legs just to be sure there isn't a blood clot, which I'm sure there isn't since I'm on blood thinners, but she wants to be sure. She thinks I should wear support sticking for the viscous vein that is getting worse on my left leg. Since I was there and she was doing such a through job I asked her to look at my belly button that still hurts and it sticking out some, the first thing she asks me is "am I pregnant?" I would love to have been a few years ago, but really, unlikely with a husband that had a vasectomy 8 and a half years ago, I had a ablation over 2 years ago (which wouldn't stop a pregnancy but make it more complicated), and being 42 would make it highly improbable. Who knows what caused this hernia to develop, I had one on the right side of my belly button when I was pregnant with S, which was fixed when I had the tumor removed when S was 18 months. I've decided to wait and see if it gets bigger or feels worse before I do anything about it.

Prayerful day for....

1. My nephew left early this morning for basic training for the next 5 months 2. United States new president 3. My foot doctor's appointment 4. My niece and her flight to Germany. the flight should take off any minute now. to teach on a military base, and will be home in early June. 5. My friend's daughter who has barely recovered for pneumonia now has a serous case of strep. Today was our school's 100th day of school, so in the kindergarten classroom I was in there were lots of projects and not a whole lot of learning, so I had lots of time to be in a spirit of prayer. Plus the over 2 hours I spent driving to the doctor's office and home again. The doctor did give me shots and man did they hurt. In six weeks when I go back if there is no improvement we will talk about doing the major surgery. AT this point I really don't care I just want to be able to walk.

I am so sick of my feet hurting

The foot surgery I had done over the summer on my right foot did nothing long term. I had some relief for a small amount of time, then I had cortisone shots in both feet, and had relief for about 2 weeks. I haven't been back to the foot doctor since Oct. I've just been putting it off. Tuesday I have an appointment after school. I can't live like this any more. I hate walking around all day, I spent an enormous amount on shoes from Foot Solutions right before Christmas hoping that would help. And I wear my orthotics which are terrible. A friend suggested gellins. I had never heard of them before, but saw a commercial for them last night, so i"ll look for them. I am so desperate for relief. I know my next step is a much bigger surgery, where I will not be able to bear weight on my feet for several weeks. And there is no guarantee it will even work. And I doubt I can have both feet done at the same time. UGH, MY FEET HURT!

Bummer

R felt terrible at school today. She doesn't have a fever, just a bad headache and feels like she's going to puke. P is at work, I got to come home early with her. Thursday is my easiest day to leave early so that worked out. I feel like I'm playing hookie. It's kinda fun.

My feet hurt and I'm tired

It's been a long week. Stressful at work everyday but Wednesday. S stayed home from school yesterday, she said she was sick, but fine by the time I got home. P had to work late yesterday, so it wasn't a big of a deal for her to stay home. R stayed home "sick" today, I think she was just tired. P works late again tonight. My cold is almost gone finally other that my nose is still runny. But I developed a sore belly button. I'm not sure what's causing this pain, and it seems hard? Very weird. I had my blood level checked yesterday and it was still good! I must go rest for a little bit before the kids and I met with P's family for my sister-in-law's birthday dinner.

Escort service

Yesterday morning S decides we can take the neighbor girl who I don't get paid to take to school, to school. And we have to pick her up. Which wouldn't be that big deal if the girls would just get in the car right away when I ask. Yesterday afternoon I ask J if he has any homework. He says no. This morning he hands me a paper to fill out while I was getting dressed, so therefore missed the bus. P had to work today at 7, and made sure J had his ROTC uniform on before he left for work, to make sure for me he wouldn't miss the bus. But he did anyway. I was mad, and usually when I'm mad that he's missed the bus I wait until the afternoon to talk to him about it. I couldn't stand it this morning. We had a conversation (one sided) on the way to school about getting papers filled out, would in fact be homework, if it is do the next day. I get home barely have tine for breakfast before leaving for work, when S tells me we are picking up neighbor girl. I was so freaking mad, I couldn't even talk to any of them!

First day back

was a drag to get up in the morning, then when we get to school my lunch got left in the car. Which at least it came to me before I actually started my day. But still having to walk back to the car was a drag. Then I forgot about a meeting we were having after school today, what a drag, I was supposed to go have my blood level checked again, The meeting it's self was good, and it was great to see once again how well we are respected by the spec. ed teachers. After a quick dinner of leftovers and putting tomorrows turkey soup in the crock pot, I laid done and watched silly TV with the girls, and slept for a few hours. Now if I could get them to sleep now I think I could go back to sleep.