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Friday, January 14, 2011

Snow?!?!

So, we had a huge winter storm this past weekend. I was at work and guess where I stayed...at work :( I was held captive by BWMC. I couldn't have gone anywhere if I wanted to though. The roads were awful. They were covered in ice. It didn't snow so much as it sleeted and freezed. I was pretty at first but then it was just wet and cold. I got to spend the nights working and the days trying to sleep at the hospital. Now I really feel bad for having to wake patients up in the middle of the night to do vital signs or just to check on them b/c now I see how hard it is to sleep during the day.
I have no pictures. Since I was at the hospital, Craig was home with the kids and of course he didn't take any pictures. He probably didn't even go outside. Oh, well. Mother and Daddy helped him out by taking Tyler to stay with them. He had a good time. I called on Monday to talk to him and he didn't want to talk b/c he was watching cartoons. Guess he was having a good time with Nana and Papa :) I called home to talk to Elijah and he got mad b/c I interrupted his game with daddy. Izzy was asleep. So much for that phone call. Back to work.
All I can say is that I hope to never get stuck at the hospital again during a code white. Not fun. It was exhausting. Working 3 nights in a row with very little sleep is hard! My poor patients did not get the best care to say the least. Just glad its over!

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Just Rambling

I really don't have much to write this morning. Maybe I'm just tired. School started back today so here we go back in the mundane of life. Kinda like "gotta make the donuts." Maybe I just need to give my coffee a little more time to kick in. I don't know, just not feeling it today. Oh, I do have a little news: Izzy has learned how to climb out of her crib. We have had to put a safety knob on the door. I heard her get up yesterday morning and then she got quiet so I thought she went back to sleep. NO! She had a poopy diaper that she of course decided to take off, along w/ her pj's, and then she got bored, I guess, and proceeded to empty her drawers! Needless to say, that was not a fun clean-up!
We had a pretty good Christmas. Not a lot to report. The kids got what they asked for. I didn't have to go into work on Christmas Eve! We went from house to house, as usual. And then it was over. I guess we have just had a pretty lazy break. Kinda nice, but hard to get back in the groove.
Tyler broke his glasses, again! We are waiting on another pair. Don't know what I am going to do about him. We can't be getting new glasses every other week!
Not much to report on Elijah. We are having a time with his attitude though. He is not very respectful and acts as though everyone owes him something. I hope it doesn't come down to taking a lot of things away. Maybe it is just the routine thing again. He didn't get a whole lot of sleep and we got away from our schedule a good bit. I'm praying that now that school is back in, we can really work on the respect and obedience thing. Lot's of praying!!
Well, that's it for now. I told you I didn't have much :P

Friday, December 17, 2010

Glasses and Underwear

Just a couple of funny stories to share...

First off, Tyler got glasses. He is so cute in them. I have posted a picture. We went and picked them up the other day. It took the girl a while to fit them to his face. Big head :) Anyways, once we finished, we went down the street to Bojangles to get some mac and cheese for lunch. I told Tyler if he behaved while we were at the eye doctor, he could get a treat. Yes, I bribed him. Not ashamed. We got home and his glasses were still sliding down his nose. So I did what most mothers would do. I bent the part behind his ears just like I saw the girl at the eye doctor doing. Only they didn't break when she did it! Yep, leave it to me. Didn't even have the glasses for an hour before I broke them! We ate lunch and packed back in the van and headed back to get them fixed. So dump mom!!! He has another pair until his new ones come in.

The next story is about Izzy, crazy girl. It was a Wednesday night and I had just about an hour to get a shower and eat before I had to meet Jaime to pick up Elijah. He sang in their church's children's Christmas musical and he had practice that night. I didn't have a shower until that night b/c I had worked the night before and I only have a few hours of peace to sleep w/out the kids home. I wasn't going to waste any of that time on a shower. Anyways, once we got home, I stuck Izzy in the shower with me and got one child cleaned. When we got done, Craig dressed her for bed and then got in the shower with Tyler. I had to run downstairs to put fabric softener in the laundry and when I returned, I found Izzy in Tyler's room. She had every single pair of his underwear on her legs! She was so proud of herself. Girlfriend will try and put on any piece of clothing she sees lying around. Such a girl. She loves clothes and shoes! We're in trouble! He picture is also posted.

I love my kiddos! They keep me on my toes, that's for sure.

Thursday, December 2, 2010

Not Feeling It Today

I just don't feel like doing anything today. Just one of those days. Unfortunately, I can't not do anything. I have 2 kiddos home with me today and so far we've had breakfast and I've folded some laundry. I have a ton more laundry to do, need to go to the grocery store, get some supper made before I have to leave for work, and somewhere in all of that, I need to get a shower and get ready! I know it doesn't seem like a lot to do, but as I said before, I don't want to do anything today. Just one of those days. Maybe I just need some vitamin D :)

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Sick Kiddos?

I took Izzy to the doctor yesterday. She has been running a high fever since Friday evening. She had the lowest one yesterday, 100.9, but I went ahead and took her just to be safe. Our appointment wasn't until 3:45pm so I had all three kids! On the way there, Tyler tells me that his throat hurts. I didn't think too much of it since he complains about things a lot. Well, while we were in the exam room waiting on Dr. Walley, I felt Tyler's head just because he was sitting next to me. He felt warm. So here I am debating....should I say anything? It could just be me...he may not be that warm....maybe he just feels warm b/c it is warm in the room.....


While we are sitting there and I'm debating what to do, Elijah tells me he has to go to the bathroom. When I opened the door, the nurse was coming out of another room, so I stopped her and asked if she could take his temp. She not so kindly told me to go up front and sign him in and she would take his temp and weight while I did so. So I've got one in my arms, one in the bathroom, and one with the perturbed nurse. Fun times!!


We make it back to the exam room to find Dr. Walley already looking at Tyler and telling me that his lymph nodes do feel swollen and his throat looks pretty red. AWESOME. He then moves on to check Elijah, just in case. This is one of the reasons I love him so much. He is such a great doctor, in case anyone is looking :) Lije checked out fine. Then comes Izzy's turn. She immediately starts clinging on to me and crying. She had a traumatic experience w/ her ear infections and we had to see another doctor who wasn't so tender w/ her ears! With much struggle and muscle, we finish the exam and he tells me that Izzy looks fine. He orders a throat swab on both the little ones.


Back to the waiting room. One other person is waiting. They get called back. Still waiting and Tyler tells me he has to go to the bathroom. So back to the bathroom we go again. When we get done, back to the waiting room. Not a good sign when all the employees are leaving. So after about 10 more minutes, we hear Dr. Walley call us back. Tyler has strep and Izzy must just be viral. Another reason I love Dr. Walley, he gives me 3 prescriptions! Anything to not have to come back in a few days with Elijah complaining about something or having fever.


By the time we leave the office, it's 5:30pm. If anyone reading this is familiar with Birmingham, you know that you don't want to be on the north side of Bham at 5:30pm and have to travel 65south! We made it home a little before 7:00pm. Nice. Ate Milo's. Got baths. Craig went and picked up prescriptions. Bedtime for Izzy and Tyler. Homework for Elijah. Medicine. Bedtime for Elijah. Everyone was asleep within 10 minutes! After all of this, I was ill to say the least. I was not nice to my wonderful husband who was willing to do whatever he needed to help get the children settled. Sorry Craig. I forgot to preface this story with the fact that I had worked, a lot, Thursday night, slept a couple of hours Friday, went shopping, bed late Friday night, family time Saturday, worked Saturday night, some sleep (interrupted w/ sick Izzy) Sunday, back to work Sunday night, home at midnight, up at 6am to get Elijah on the bus, Tyler up when I get back in the door, breakfast, Tyler to school, grocery store (w/Izzy), home, lunch, Izzy to bed for a nap, me on the couch for a 30 minute nap, up again, pick Tyler up from school, home 30 minutes, Elijah off the bus, drive to St. Vincent's for dr.'s appt....and then the story begins?!?!


I love my life!!!


The pictures tell all. I told Tyler to take a picture and then Izzy wanted her picture taken. So here we are at home, rainy day, sick (?) kiddos, and I guess we'll just have to wait and see what the day holds.


Tyler has the worst gas I have ever smelt from the antibiotics! YUCK!

Monday, November 29, 2010

So Random...

I don't really have much to blog about this morning. Not to say I don't have a lot going on (esp in my head) but I just don't know what to talk about, I guess. Izzy has been sick with a high fever, I've been working like a mad dog, the boys have been couped up in the house, Thanksgiving flew by, and let's just say Craig was excited about going back to work this morning! I was very thankful to get to visit with some family this weekend though. Mema and Julie came up from Pcola, Christy, Jeff, and the girls came down from KY, and Shelley, Scott, and Anna swung through on their way home from Gatlinburg. My parents had a full house! It seemed like a short visit due to my having to work most of the time they were here, but a good visit nontheless. I don't have any pictures. I think Julie was the only one who took any pictures too! So bad! I am missing so many memories :( That is one of the reasons I am doing this blog, just so I can have something to pass on to my kiddos when I can't remember the stories anymore. Craig would say that I am already to that point. Especially since I can't remember half of my childhood! Maybe I should be taking something to help my memory :)

So what do I have on my plate for this week? I was supposed to be working tonight, but was able to switch days with a co-worker, so now I will be working Thursday night. I try not to work Thursdays b/c Craig has his men's Bible study on Friday mornings and I am not home in time for him to leave so he will have to miss this week. I am so excited about not having anything scheduled on Tuesday! I can't believe it. I will have Izzy and Tyler home so maybe we can make some new memories. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday are going to be busy though. I'm just gonna have to put on my running shoes.

Well, sorry for all the rambling. I just have so many things going on in my head right now. So I'm done. Maybe tomorrow will be a better (and more interesting) blog. :) Sorry for the randomness!

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Tyler Handsome

Let me just start by saying I was almost done typing this and I hit some button that totally deleted everything I typed!!! very annoying!!

OK, so here it is a second time. Many of you know Jaime, my wonderful sister-in-law. She is a great friend and sister in Christ. She is dear to me. I cherish our friendship greatly. We have had many long talks about many things, mostly our husbands, and have laughed a great deal together. After all, we are both married to Hill's!

Jaime helps me out a lot with the kids. There are many days I don't have childcare after working all night or don't have someone to watch the kids when I have to leave for work. That is when all my wonderful family steps in. I don't know what I would do without all of you. I would definately be a lot more tired than I am right now. All of that said, my children have spent a lot of time with Jaime. I don't know when, where or why she decided to give Tyler this nickname. (well I might know why)...Tyler Handsome. He is pretty darn cute. He loves it. It is something only he and Jaime share. It is a little treasure I think he will always remember about Jaime.

So, I was shopping a few weeks ago at some consignment sales. First time I have ever bought a lot of clothes for my kids. Whoever came up with the idea of church consignment sales was awesome. I was mostly trying to shop for my oldest, Elijah. I couldn't help but drift over to all the pink clothes as well. Needless to say, Tyler wasn't racking up on anything! He was getting left out. I knew he had a lot of clothes in bins that were Elijah's so I wasn't really looking to get him anything. Well, one of my dear friends that was with me pointed out to me that Tyler was going to probably be upset that Elijah and Izzy were getting "new clothes" and he wasn't. So at the last little sale we went to I decided to try and find him some long-sleeved T-shirts that he could wear to school. And there it was. His shirt! Made just for him. And only $1!

He wore it for the first time yesterday to school. I told him we would have to take a picture of it and send it to Jaime. For some reason, he heard me say we were going to Jaime's house to let her take a picture. Huh??? Don't know how he came to that conclusion. And thus, God decided to build character in me. He does that a lot with Tyler. I should call him my character building tool. We struggle a lot with that. Tyler is my middle child. Enough said. Textbook middle child. Love him though!

The picture is to the right of this post. I hope you enjoy this one Jaime! Thanks for all you do for me. I love you dearly. God has blessed me with a great gift in your friendship.

Our family waiting to see Santa

Our family waiting to see Santa

sleeping baby

sleeping baby
just so sweet!

Race Cars

Race Cars
Elijah was driving...can you see him?

Buzz Lightyear

Buzz Lightyear
Elijah loved Buzz!

Mickey's Philharmagic

Mickey's Philharmagic
Do you like our glasses?

Disney World!!

Magic Kingdom

Magic Kingdom
This was dinner at Liberty Tree Tavern...another great meal with characters!

Epcot

Epcot
Elijah loved the character greeting here...Pluto was great!

Hollywood and Vine

Hollywood and Vine
Breakfast with JoJo

Hollywood and Vine

Hollywood and Vine
Breakfast with June from Little Einstiens

Hollywood and Vine

Hollywood and Vine
They took our picture as we were leaving...great experience with character dining!

Hollywood and Vine

Hollywood and Vine
Me and Lije...he didn't really like the characters...their heads were big!

Animal Kingdom

Animal Kingdom
The boys have some fun while we wait for the train

Animal Kingdom

Animal Kingdom
Silly picture with Lije and Nana

Downtown Disney

Downtown Disney
Elijah is so silly

Charlie

Charlie