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Pretty (Lazy) Kitty!
Robby's (Early) Birthday Present. He loves it! I put it together all by myself, too! Well, I let Jacob hammer a little. But I did it! Yay! I am so not the "Some assembly required" kind of Gal!
Memorial Day Weekend
Note the green balloon right before it hit Alexia.
She finally got revenge and he never saw it coming.
This weekend's Action Shots
So, we went to the bank this morning. I asked for $20 back. The bank teller put a bunch of money in the envelope, and when she was doing it, I was curious, but I thought maybe she put like a $10 and two $5 bills. KWIM? I immediately looked in the envelope and she walked away. There was $50 in there. The deposit was correct, but she had given me $30 too much. I waited until she came back and then let her know she gave me too much money. She still had her last transaction in her mind and gave me the same amount they had asked for, but yet she was basically just given me $30 out of her drawer. I could have driven away and kept the money and it couldn't have been tracked, because the paperwork on my transaction was correct. Jacob was yelling "Just drive away, Mom! Keep it!"
Nope, I was a good Mama and I explained to the kids that she gave me too much money and it wasn't right to keep it. One of the results was that I was stealing and could get arrested, and another result is that the bank Teller could get fired. The kids all said "Oh, well, I'm glad you gave it back, then."
:-)
It wasn't supposed to rain today, but it has. It rained last night and all morning. Yuck. I was hoping to be able to take the boys for a walk today. They are bored. I'm bored. It's hard to take a walk with K anyway. When we went to the park on Thursday and were walking home (his Grandma was with us), he was fine. Then suddenly he up and threw Robby's big truck out into the street and almost into the side of an oncoming car. Just like that. No reason. Just up and threw it. The car swerved and missed it and the truck behind it missed the car and our truck. Man, I was mad. What made me angrier is that his Grandma just said in a nice voice "Why did you do that? You could have hit those cars. Look, you made them swerve to miss it!" I had to walk ahead of them for a few minutes to calm down, I was so mad. I didn't want to be responsible for a car accident. Ya know? He could have hurt someone. And she didn't even really correct him. When we got to my house, she wanted K to stay with me while she went to the store and I told her I just couldn't. Robby was tired and I needed to calm down. So she took him. I may not be brilliant, but I'm not dumb. I knew it wasn't a good idea for him to stay with me just then.
Ah well, went off on a tangent. Sorry! The boys are all doing well today. We've done puzzles and play dough and yada yada. They are playing for the moment. Almost nap time! Yay! :-)
Nothing really going on. I need to trudge to the mailbox to see if my letter arrived from Hubby, but I don't want to get wet. I might melt.
To the Wonderful Hubby!
Home still being miles and miles away, but at least he's on dry land and breathing real air.
I'm sure he's happy. :-)
Life has been pretty busy as of late. I have still been trying to stop in here, though.
I won't be working full time after all this summer. I think I will be phasing out this job over the next nine months. Or shorter. I am having a hard time working for someone who can't communicate. Communication is a big thing with me. I'm all about communicating! LOL I finally cornered my friend (my employers mom) and asked her what her daughter was doing. She said she has signed up the youngest for day care three days a week starting early June. Even though my employer had told me he would be bringing him every day here. And of course my employer never mentioned this, I would have never known if her mom hadn't mentioned it to me a couple of weeks ago. I was really counting on the money. I feel bad now that I can't do all I had planned to help the family out. :( But really, the more I thought about it, the more I actually regretted saying I'd work full time. Talk about feeling chained to your house with six kids! :-)
Aidan had his ARC meeting today and he's doing OK. He will go to Kindergarten with an IEP. Apparently he has a really hard time with numbers. I didn't know this. Like, he can't associate the numeral 3 with the physical number of 3. (just an example, it is for all numbers). He can count in a line, but he really can't count objects and know that that is how many objects are there.
Alexia was convinced she had broken her arm yesterday. I told her she was fine and she went to school today. The phone calls started at 9 AM. "Alexia is here in the clinic saying her arm hurts." And she continued to complain about it all day. They gave her some ice, and I explained the situation to the Nurse and I checked on Alexia when I went in for a meeting today. She was doing OK, but still saying it hurt, even while she moved it all around. So she comes home from school today and lies on the floor crying and crying and crying. I told her she was OK. She just sprained it. (No bruising, no swelling, and she was moving it just fine when she wasn't thinking about it). She cried and cried and cried. I think this all goes back to last year at this time when she DID break her arm. So, I looked at the clock. 5 PM. I said "OK, hurry up and we will go get it looked at." For peace of mind. We are lucky and we have kick butt Insurance, so going down to get it looked at wasn't that big of a deal. Like I said, we are lucky. They took an x-ray and checked her out and told her it was sprained. I guess she needed to hear it from a doctor, because she has been fine since. Amazingly, no more pain. Then entire trip was pleasant. We arrived around 5:15 and were out by 6. It was great. There were a couple of adults in there and they complained when Alexia was called right back, and our Nurse guy explained to them that he worked for the Pediatric and they were separate than the adults. (I go to an ER with a "Children's Pavilion." Aka, they go to a different hallway and most of the cubicles have TV's, lol). If you go early, it's usually not that bad. Late at night it's a nightmare, though.
So we did that and came home and ate. I'm not sure what I am going to do tomorrow. No babysitting! I forgot to mention that I was told last week "Monday's and Friday's until I leave (the Grandma)" but I guess there are stipulations on that. Whatever. Just be here early in the morning or I won't be here for you to drop off to! Next week is busy as usual. I'm taking my three oldest kids into the Dentist for the first time next week. Wish me luck! My youngest was checked out during his Preschool screening. They have someone there to peek at his teeth to look for cavities. None. My Dentist won't see them if they are under three. I told them how close he was...maybe over the summer we can get him in. While our Health Insurance rocks and our Dental Insurance is pretty good, we don't have a lot of choices of Dentists. Definitely no Pediatric Dentists.
Jacob is doing OK so far. ::knocks on wood:: The one thing that concerns me a lot is he won't eat anything substantial. Just junk. So I'm kicking all the junk of our house and he eats good food and that's it. He is suddenly saying at meal times that he doesn't want his mouth to be wet. How odd is that? But it does concern me. He's already pretty skinny. 56 pounds at 8.5 years old.
Stupid AOL. I had this all typed out and I lost it.
I had to wait up on laundry last night. I finally fell into bed at midnight. I couldn't fall asleep for anything. A car came around the corner too fast around 1 AM, and I heard bottles and cans falling everywhere. It was LOUD! Robby sat up in bed terrifed asking "MOMMY???" I told him it was OK and to go back to sleep. He did. :-) I looked out the window and two guys jumped out of the car. They were wearing hooded sweatshirts in warm weather with the hoods up, and ball caps on under the hoods that were pulled low over their eyes. And they both conveniently had high powered flashlights in their hands. I don't know about you, but I don't keep my flashlight right where I can grab it on the driver's side. Passenger, maybe, bu not on the driver's side. Anywhos, they spent 15 minutes picking up every can and bottle. It was creepy having those two skulking around in front of my house at 1 AM with a full moon.
I didn't call the police because I have a theory. I think they are stealing cans and bottles out of people's recyle bins. Today was Trash/Recycling Pick up day, so most people put their bins/cans out Sunday night. And the same for Wednesday night. I couldn't fall asleep...it was all creepy and it got my mind going. I remember hearing that car late on other Sunday and Wednesday nights. It's very loud...very distinctive engine. It is a hatch back and they had the hatch open with bags of bottles and cans brimming over, hence them falling out when they took the turn too fast.
Stealing out of the bins is a pretty cruddy thing to do, if that is indeed what they are doing. It makes sense. They might be taking it all out of the bins and then turning them in somewhere else for money. The People that put the bins out actually pay almost $60 a year to have their Recycling picked up. So if these Yahoos are coming along and taking the stuff to get money, that's just wrong. Go to their doors and make an arrangement so the people stop paying to have their recycling picked up. Don't skulk around in disguise in the middle of the night and steal it. KWIM? I would have gotten their license plate but I would have had to leave the house and walk behind their car to get it. I think they would have noticed me. ;-) I considered calling the police, but really, what are they going to do? I can't prove that the guys were stealing the cans and bottles, and I am sure they would have come up with a good story. Maybe I can alert the people who put out the bins? If they care? I know I would care if I paid for a company to come get my stuff, and someone came and took it and got money for themselves instead. That's like paying a jewel theif to take your jewels and pawn them for you, only the jewel thief gets to keep the profit. You are in a lose lose situation. Is it just me?
I couldn't get back to sleep. I was creeped out and pissed as heck that these guys might be stealing from people. Then Jacob started coming into my room around 4 AM. "Can I watch TV? Can I play on the computer?" NO! Go to bed! LOL
He didn't, of course. He woke up his brother between 5 and 6 and then I had both of them bugging me and being loud. Then they woke up their other brother. So I didn't get any sleep at all, basically. And it has been go, go, go today. I hope I can get some sleep tonight.
I'm sorry for spelling errors. Spellcheck keeps blanking out my entry, good thing I copied it frst this time! Yay, me!
We spent our weekend doing things together. We did yard work and went to the Museum. We played at the park and outside at home. We got a checker board/Chinese checker board and played that, too. That is Jacob's and Aidan's new Interest. Good on them. I am not much into Chess, but I really like Chinese Checkers. Here are some pictures of our weekend. Including some updated pictures of my yard. Don't mind the child "stuff" strewn all over. They were having fun. Oh, and in case anyone was wondering how my sugar experiment turned out, the Angel's son put Weed and Feed on it so I'll never know. BUT...before he put the weed and feed down, the bare spots in the Control area sprouted brand new grass. I think that is pretty impressive with just sugar and no grass seed. LOL So maybe I'll try that on my other bare spots...who knows.
This is this yard now.
This is the yard before.
Nice, huh?
OK, so I have two shows I like to watch on Friday Nights. Ghost Whisperer and Moonlight. Man, both were so powerful, I cried. Well, OK, that isn't saying much, because I cried during Birdcage and To Wong Fu, with love, Julie Newmar.
Really, though, they were powerful to me. Even if the acting is sub par in Moonlight. The plot took a turn and I was wowed.
You have three days to look at these and then I am deleting them (maybe). LOL! They stink. First I had Jacob try to take a picture, that was a no go. So I tried to...that was a no go. My arms aren't long enough. So we fiddled around with the self timer. I beheaded myself or got funky angles. lol But hey, my new outfit. Which may not look great on me, but it's comfy and I like it! Which is what matters. Don't mind the long capris. My kids keep unrolling them.
I took him in and explained about the headaches, dizziness, and blurry vision. His blood pressure was OK as far as I know. (I can't figure out all those charts for BP for children, lol). I asked them to check it, and the doctor wasn't worried. He *was concerned that the Strattera was causing these symptoms and not helping Jacob any more. So we are weaning him off over the next three days and starting Concerta. I need to research it. I know it's a stimulant. And it was written on the Green Pad. I know what that means now, because I asked the doctor. LOL
The funny part of the appointment was the doctor was more concerned about ME. I must look like crap or something, because he asked me how I am doing and I told him fine and he said "Are you sure?" And he kept asking me, lmao. He wouldn't let up. "Are you sure you are OK? Feeling OK?" and on and on. Hahaha! And here I thought I looked pretty OK today. Thanks Doc, for popping my confidence bubble! :-)
I don't know. I do know that my phone rang three times while we were at the doctor's. I have to work tomorrow, I have to take the cat to the vet tomorrow, and I have a Dentist appointment on Monday. I told my daughter that we weren't going to the Birthday Party on Saturday. I am OK, but I DO need a break. To just chill out at home. I think it will help the kids, too. It's going to be rainy and cold. Perfect time to take a weekend off.
So today was Robby's Preschool screening. Well, a deaf couple was in line before us with their daughter. I do not know if their daughter was hearing or not. But the school had an interpreter there to speak sign language and translate for them. Robby was watching so intently, and finally he screamed in delight and started signing to them. It was cute. He was so excited to see someone else talking with their hands.
At any rate, he qualifies for every area except adaptation. No surprise there! LOL (Adaptation is where he can think for himself to solve a problem or a situation).
Good thing I took a video. There I was telling Jacob not to throw stuff when he was trying to stop Robby. LOL I was watching Alexia.
Don't worry, we watched the video together and I apologized.
:-)
My kids are slobs. I am trying so hard to clean up the house. I gave them an inch and they took 100 miles and totally destroyed a room. They are all in there picking it up. I'll make them stay in their until it's all put back to where it was. I am so sick of everything.
I really need a break.
I know, life could be worse. I could live in Burma (Can't spell the other name for it) or China right now where Mother Nature is expressing her wrath.
I think we would stay home tonight even if it weren't! Jacob got off of the bus arguing and yelling. I had told him no books from the book order, and then surprised him by ordering three I thought he would like. Plus a diary for Alexia. He comes in the house arguing that Alexia got a special diary and all he got was three dumb books. Um, hello?
I'm so not a happy camper. It was a rough night last night, too. We are going back to his Primary Care doctor later this week. I want to adjust his dose of Strattera back down. He was doing so well on 18 mg, then we increased his dose, twice. I think it's messing up his blood pressure. I want to get it checked. I'm still trying to find another doctor to evaluate him. I finally got a hold of someone at Dr. Quacks office to cancel his appointment. I don't ever want to go back there.
Major head aches here. I want to understand what is going on with him. I don't, though.
RESIMAY
To hoom it mae cunsern,
I waunt to apply for the job what I seenn in the paper.
I can Type realee quik wit one finggar and do sum a counting.
I think I am good o n the phone and I no I am a pepole person,
Pepole really seam to respond to me well. Certain men and all the ladies.
I no my spelling is not to good but f ind that I Offen can get a job thru my persinalety.
My salerery is open so we can discus wat you want to pay me and wat you think that I am werth,
I can s tart emeditely. Thank you in advanse fore yore anser.
hopifuly Yore best aplicant so fa rr.
Sinseerly,
BRYAN
PS : Because my resimay is a bit short - below is a pickture of me.
Employer's response:...
Dear Bryan,
It's OK honey, we've got spell check.
See you Monday.
"Please, hold the pictures, Mama!"
He just had to wash the horse with his tooth brush. He was so determined about it.
"Peek a boo!"
Aidan got freaky with the camera. Not sure why I included it. It's just funny. Wild Mama Woman.
Another Mother's Day gift. :-) He fits just right in my flower box.
I am having a pretty good Mother's Day. And it's not even Mother's Day yet. I feel loved.
(As an added bonus in these pictures, you can see the magnets from my Magnet Buddies :-)
There were a couple other cards and Tea bags not pictured. I have the best Hubby and Kids in the World. I'm lucky. There were
Listen to the commentary from Aidan in the background. There was a person dressed up as a Bobcat (school mascot) walking around; listen to what Aidan had to say about it. Pretty funny.
So tonight was the Beach Bash at the kids' school. I decided to walk. Usually, it's so crowded that getting a parking space means parking halfway to our house anyway. LOL I didn't want to use the gas, and we needed the exercise. It drizzled rain both ways, but it was just a drizzle. We were fine.
What I did not plan on was Aidan and Robby both winning a cake in the cake walk. Lmao! This is our first time winning in three years, and we won twice in a row! So I worked really hard pushing a stroller loaded down with toddler and coats and a bag with cup cakes in it while I carried a big 'ol tray with a Pineapple upside down cake on it. Man, I haven't had one of those in a long time! It's what Aidan picked. Robby picked store bought cup cakes. The mini-kind.
All of the kids had a lot of fun. Here's a couple videos and maybe one or two pictures. I didn't end up having too many hands to take pictures after we got into the bash. Jacob sang Karaoke. Funny stuff. BTW, it was a "wear your Hawaiin Shirt night." Jacob opted not to. Aidan is wearing Jacob's shirt, lol.
