Fun Day Friday

Kelly had Thursday and Friday off - lucky her! :)  On Friday while the big boys were in school (and it was Gryfinn's last free Friday before kindergarten starts), she took Gryfinn and Caelyn to the park!  They had a great time, and I hate that I was working and didn't get to go have fun with them.

Having Fun At The Park!!

After the park, they headed to the store to get some stuff for the weekend.  Kelly said she let them each have their own cart.  Her words were "It's bad to let one kid drive a cart, it's REALLY bad to let two!"  She said at this time of day, there are only old people shopping - she was just waiting on the kids to knock one of them down.  But, luckily, they only ran in to a couple of people, and no one was hurt!  haha  She said walking out to the car, she held onto the front of their carts, and told them "Do NOT let go" and as soon as she said it - both kids let go and threw their hands up in the air!  haha  Bad bad bad kids!!  (but they sure do make me laugh!)


Little Shoppers of Horror!

 

Wordless Wednesday

The Way His Mind Works

This is just a glimpse of the things he says. The way his mind works. He really does amaze me!!

Last night, during bath time, Kelly was talking to Gryfinn and Caelyn about the work they have been doing on the computer. They were talking about Caelyn's work. They pick a letter, and then it goes through the sounds and different things that begin with that letter.

Caelyn asks what letter is next and Kelly says that they will just go in order, and do the next letter. And Gryfinn says...

Gryfinn : "You have to do X next"
Mama : "No, we will go in order, we will do C next"
Gryfinn : "No. You did Z and Y, then you did A and B. Next you will do X and W and then you will do C and D"

Seriously, how does he spout off the alphabet backwards like that? For me to figure out what is next when doing the alphabet backwards, I have to think really hard about it or go Q R S T U V W X - to figure out what is before Y, or X or whichever letter. But for him, he knew that they did 2 from the end of the alphabet going backwards, and then 2 from the beginning, so to keep the pattern going, they needed to do 2 from the end, and of course he just knew that X and W would be next. Really? He is just too much! He just amazes me each day. The way he thinks, it just blows me away!!

A Post To Bitch About

Ok, so everyone who reads this knows (or at least should) that I am one half of a lesbian couple. That 3 of our 4 children where conceived through artificial inseminations using donor sperm. When I talk about donor sperm, I am referring to a person (whether a known person or an anonymous person) that donated his 'goods' so that they can be used for the reason of possibly creating a child. No other reason than that. This person is to never be referred to as dad, to never be contacted for child support, to never be more than a special person that 'helped' us have a child. Ok, with all that said. I am SO fed up with straight women who had a child with a man, whether that be from a one night stand or a relationship, referring to the father as sperm donor. If you want something from him, whether it be child support, or for him to take the child so you can have 'mommy time', and if you call him dad, or father, or any other name that means this, then he is NOT a sperm donor. I am sorry that your child's dad is a dead beat, and isn't paying child support, or isn't doing his part in raising your kid. But, please, no longer refer to him as sperm donor. Thanks.

Oh, and another thing. These women that talk about needing 'mommy time' are killing me. One in particular. You get 'mommy time' all the time. ALL the time. Every time I see your kids, you are nowhere to be found. You are off in your room, or hanging out with your teenage cousin (which really is not a good idea, but seriously, you are an adult, not a teenager, act like it), or out running around, supposedly have gone to the store to get tampons but have been gone for 2 hours. Maybe if you quit thinking about yourself and put your kids first, you would realize that the 'mommy time' you should be referring to should include those kids. Cause let me tell ya, they need it.

And don't get me started on those 'other' parents. The ones that don't pay child support, or even call to check on their child knowing that his ear drum is ruptured, or forget that their child is having surgery and doesn't call to tell him you love him, or call to check on him to make sure surgery went good. And the ones that say they can't afford to pay child support, but can go out to dinner several times a week, or go on a weekend vacation. And then lie about it. Or the ones that can't pay child support because they can't keep a job, because they can't control their temper and their mouths, and get fired. And then lie about it. Seriously, grow the fuck up. Be a parent. Or walk away and let the people who truly care do it without the disruption of you. Cause you obviously have NO idea just amazing your child is. And quite honestly, the older these kids get, the less they need you, or even want you for that matter. I am not saying that we are perfect parents. Cause I know we aren't. But, one thing that we do, always have and always will, is put our kids first. I couldn't tell you how many times a bill had to be put back so that we could pay the dr, or the orthodontist, or buy a new pair of shoes cause who knows how in the hell he ripped the sole of his, or the last time we went out to dinner. It isn't a priority, not when money is tight. But it would be nice. But we would never put aside taking care of our kids or buying them something that they needed so that we could go to dinner. Never would we do this. But, apparently, this is common practice of 'other' parents.

Yeah, I feel a little stressed today. A little, um, bent out of shape maybe. Or maybe fed up with people and their lies, and their ignorance.... and I will try and be nice. Well, it might be too late for that... but damn, it sure felt good to get all that off my chest!

Just have t0 add, that I am lucky to have Kelly. And our 4 wonderful, precious, amazing, beautiful kids. And even though I seem to be (or, rather, actually really am) in a bit of a pissy mood. None of it is caused by Kel or the kids. I am just aggravated. Tired. Fed up. And sometimes, you just need to get it all out. And today was apparently my day to get it all out! And I do feel better. Some what.

Surgery Update

Surgery went good. And to his delight, the dr didn't slip and cut it off! haha Yes, he is a boy and was a bit worried about this! He has 5 separate incisions. One is about an inch long, the others are maybe 1/4-1/2 of an inch. We are home and he has been sleeping off and on.


Jarrod and I walking in to Children's
I would like to say that he is standing on his tip toes, or that I am bending down, but nope. He really is that much taller than me.


Jarrod, at the hospital, in his lovely gown, waiting to be taken to surgery.
He was nervous, but felt much better when they gave him the medicine to help calm him down. After that, he was all smiles, and a few giggles!!

I'm Not Fat, I'm Fluffy

Life has been super busy. I think this has been our busiest Summer to date. With 3 boys playing baseball, 2 of them on select teams. Life has been all about baseball. We wake up thinking about baseball and we go to bed thinking about baseball. Our weekends have been taken over by tournaments. It has been wonderful, but super exhausting. And it has made this Summer fly by! Is it really August already?!!

Jarrod's surgery is tomorrow. He is nervous. I am nervous. I know things will be ok. But, even though he is nearly 14, he is and always will be my baby. We have to be there by 6:30am, and his surgery is at 8am. I will update on him tomorrow!

I already talked about Jayks happenings with his ear. It has been a rough go for him. But he really truly is feeling better. There were days where he would do nothing but lay around, with either a heating pad or just a rag held up to his ear. I am so glad he is feeling better!

We celebrated Gryfinn's birthday at a local dairy farm. The kids all played, and fed the animals, and we all had ice cream! It was a lot of fun. We had his actual party yesterday. We had to squeeze it in after baseball tournaments. It was a Phin.eus and F.erb party. And he was super excited about it! Kelly has been teaching him to read. He has known all of the letters and their sounds for awhile now. She started off with some sight words, and he memorized them with ease. He is now sounding out words and reading short stories. And it amazes me. Jarrod and Jayk were both smart, but Gryfinn just blows me away. He absorbs so much, and he is so eager to learn more. Each day he asks to do his work books, or to do work on the computer. He loves it. And I love watching him learn. He really truly does amaze me! And I really think he will do great in kindergarten. His screening is on the 24th and his first day is the 30th. I am really excited for him, but it makes me a bit sad. Cause, really, he IS that big. And I also know that Sis will be lost with out him with her all day.

Caelyn is just a trip. She is just all around fun. She always has us laughing. Whether it's the things she says or the things she does. And she is so rotten. And sneaky. Well, she tries, but she always gives herself away. For instance. She wears pull ups to bed at night. If we put it on her ahead of time, she will pee in it. The other night, they had an early bath, and so her pull up was on already. But we try to stay on her, so she won't pee in it. Kelly asked her, "Caelyn, did you pee in your pull up?" She looked right at Kelly and said, "No (pause) Don't check" Dead serious, no smile. But we couldn't help but laugh! And then on another day, I was in the basement, and she came down stairs with a popsicle, and wanted me to open it. I asked her where Mama was, and she said she's in the shower. So I put her on my back and carried her up the stairs, opened her popsicle, and decided I would go ahead and pee before I went back down stairs. Since it was just us at home, I left the door open. I was sitting on the toilet, talking to Kelly in the shower. And Caelyn comes sneaking down the hallway, and runs into Gryfinn's room. She then peaks out at me, and whispers "Don't tell Mama!" And I lost it. Kelly said that yeah, she had already had several popsicles and was told that she couldn't have anymore. So what does she do? Mama gets in the shower so she comes and asks Mommy - who has no idea that she was already told that she couldn't have anymore. And would have been none the wiser, if she hadn't given herself away, but telling me not to tell Mama was a bit of a give away! Sneaky she is not!

A few funnies that my kids have said! ( I have been writing things down, to keep track, but I have lost the notebook that I was writing them in. So these are the few that I can remember off the top of my head ~ I plan to do a post JUST on the kids and the silly/sweet things they say)

Yesterday, during Gryfinn's party, he asked me for some city crackers. And I was like, hmm, city crackers, what is he talking about? And then it hit me... we had town.house crackers for the cheese ball. Town ~ City. I love how his brain works!

When Jarrod was 5, and Jaykie 2, we went to Florida. Kelly and Jarrod were out playing in the waves while Jayk and I played in the sand. When Kelly and Jarrod came in, Kelly was telling me about the big ass wave that knocked her down. About 20 minutes later, Jarrod asked Kelly if they could go back out, cause he wanted to play in the ass waves again! That still makes me giggle!

The kids watched G Force last week. And the next day, out of nowhere, Caelyn busted out with "I'm not fat, I'm Fluffy!"

And that comment leads me to my healthier life style. I guess you can say that I have 'falling off'. I would like to blame it on baseball season, and being so busy. But, all in all, that is just another excuse. I have lost 38 pounds, which is great, but it really should be so much higher by now. But, like I said, I fell off. I have maintained my weight for the most part (which means, one day, I will be at a 38 pound loss, another day it may be a 35 pound loss - but I like having lost 38 total more than 35 total, so I just go with 38 :). Which is good. But, I really want 'that' number to get lower and lower and lower. That number that reads on the scale. Yeah, it needs to get lower. Cause quite frankly, I'm not fluffy.

Now, that leads me to something else. With having gained sooo much over the years, and that gaining being caused by pregnancy. And my belly being sooo big during those pregnancies, and so stretched out. That now that I have lost weight, that my skin feels, hmm, what's the correct word? Saggy, maybe? Excessive? Right now it isn't too bad, but I know once I lose more (which I WILL!) that it will be worse. Anyways, it feels weird, like when I touch it. With the extra skin, I don't know, it's hard to explain.

And while I am talking about losing, we should also talk about my boobs. Cause with the weight that I have lost, I have lost some of my boobs. Which I don't mind, I had more than plenty, but if I had to choose, I would say lets lose the boobs last. Ya know? Cause when the boobs are bigger, everything else looks smaller. It's like they become the focal point. They take away from the belly, the muffin top, the love handles. Hmphf - too bad I don't get to choose.

Ok, now that I have rambled on quite randomly... I think I shall go. Yes, I am going to go get on the treadmill. Sweat my ass off, or at least sweat like a pig and hope some of my ass is falling off! :o)

Why Did We Go There???

With Summer, brings heat. Smoldering hot, humid weather. And apparently with hot humid weather brings bacteria. In your ear!

Middle of the night of July 21st, Jaykie woke us up. He was in severe pain. His ear was throbbing. It was seeping. It was a looooonnnnngggg night. I called the dr's office as soon as they opened. The dr said that his ear drum was ruptured, that his ear was full of fluid, fluid that was bubbling due to the bacterial infection. Since he is allergic to cef.tin and aug.memtin, he was prescribed bia.xin. Poor kid, this medicine was awful. It smelled good, but it was gritty. I mean it was like there was sand in it. Just awful. And needless to say, he decided to work on swallowing pills, (ad.vil for pain) so that he never has to take this crap again!

He finishes the medicine on July 31. The pain has never fully gone away, and his ear is still seeping. On Aug 1st, the pain is really bad again. So I call the dr and he gets us in . His ear is still full of fluid, it is still bubbling. He does a culture, refers us to an ENT and prescribes him chalindymacin.

We get a call on Aug 6th, saying to call the dr's office back, that they have the results. Kel calls, and the dr tells her that Jaykie has a Staph infection. In his ear. And not only does he have a Staph infection, but that it is antibiotic resisitant. That the antibiotics he has already been on will do nothing for the infection. How freaking great is that? He said that it has been known to respond to some ceph.alosporins. Which Jaykie is allergic too. So, he precribes him Bac.trim and hopes that it will do the trick.

Jaykie is feeling better. He just about dies each time he has to take the medicine. Cause the dr called him in a liquid. And he has to take 3 teaspoons twice a day. But, he does feel better! So that is good. We go see the ENT on Aug 25. We hope that the infection is cleared up. Cause you remember that post I did here - where I said we had 'joked' about meeting our dedictible and that if anyone was going to the hospital or the dr, that this would be the year to do it. Damn - why did we go there??