Summer Fun Alert!!! The movie Up! 3-D was really cute. We took in a matinee last week.
Note to self: try to update the blog in a more timely fashion.
The story is engaging even to the adults (there are parts of the plot that I think may have gone over the kiddo's heads, but they didn't care). It is ultimately a story of how to live again after loss. Not exactly what you'd think to find in a Pixar animated film.
The 3-D is so much improved over what I remember from my childhood and the boys and I looked like total dorks wearing the glasses, but it was such fun.
But, beware, when you see this movie--Doug will steal the show! Love that!
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Summer Fun!
I have been determined to squeeze in some summer fun with the boys before my upcoming surgery. So, to that end, a friend of mine and her daughter invited us to go to the local water park. We agreed and had an absolutely lovely time.
We had a tailgate picnic before we went inside. Then we slathered on so much sunscreen that my friend joked that she was embarrassed to be seen with us! Then it was to the water!!!
The kids laughed and played and joked around. It was so much fun to watch them carrying on. DS12 (my aspie) asked a friend to join us--that was a major first! So, he was on cloud nine!!!
DS11 played with my friend's daughter and they tried to wear each other out--big time! I have some pics on my phone, but I haven't figured out how to transfer them yet. I'll post them if I ever get it figured out!
I even took my 41 year old tail down my first water slide!!! Okay, it wasn't all that and I banged up my ankle (on the bad foot of course) pretty good. But, the kids were thrilled that I did it. That part was worth it. Way worth it!
We had a tailgate picnic before we went inside. Then we slathered on so much sunscreen that my friend joked that she was embarrassed to be seen with us! Then it was to the water!!!
The kids laughed and played and joked around. It was so much fun to watch them carrying on. DS12 (my aspie) asked a friend to join us--that was a major first! So, he was on cloud nine!!!
DS11 played with my friend's daughter and they tried to wear each other out--big time! I have some pics on my phone, but I haven't figured out how to transfer them yet. I'll post them if I ever get it figured out!
I even took my 41 year old tail down my first water slide!!! Okay, it wasn't all that and I banged up my ankle (on the bad foot of course) pretty good. But, the kids were thrilled that I did it. That part was worth it. Way worth it!
The crud makes the rounds!
Now, in addition to the kids being sick, hubby and Granny have bronchitis, Grandpa had the crud, but it hadn't moved into his lungs. Now, it is in his lungs with a vengeance. He woke up in the night and couldn't breathe and scared Granny half to death. They finally decided to put him on antibiotics and now he is (finally) doing a bit better.
The boys are largely over it now and I am grateful for that. Hubby is doing pretty well. He finished up his antibiotics, but has a little bit of a cough now and then, mostly when he is tired.
So, we are all on the mend.
The boys are largely over it now and I am grateful for that. Hubby is doing pretty well. He finished up his antibiotics, but has a little bit of a cough now and then, mostly when he is tired.
So, we are all on the mend.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Zzzzzzz.....snoozing away!
I absolutely can't believe that my boys are still in bed! This is so unlike them to sleep this late. They are pushing 12 hours straight. I keep going in to see if they are still breathing :-)
They are!
My best guess is that they are worn down from this crud that is going around. It has given hubby and granny bronchitis, grandpa and me sinus infections, DS11 wicked asthma attacks, and DS12 just a general runny nose and malaise.
They are just about over the symptoms and acted like they felt pretty good yesterday, but their little immune systems are probably needing to rest and recharge!
Sleep away!
They are!
My best guess is that they are worn down from this crud that is going around. It has given hubby and granny bronchitis, grandpa and me sinus infections, DS11 wicked asthma attacks, and DS12 just a general runny nose and malaise.
They are just about over the symptoms and acted like they felt pretty good yesterday, but their little immune systems are probably needing to rest and recharge!
Sleep away!
Sinus Infections and other aggravations
I have been so excited to get this Morton's Neuroma cut out of my left foot. For weeks, it has been the one thing that I have been clinging to as I grit my teeth and stay on my feet to finish up the school year.
Then I get a sinus infection on the very last day of school. After talking to a nurse friend of mine, I rush to the walk in clinic at my doctor's office and explain the situation (surgery coming up fast). They are terrific and give me a shot of antibiotic only (no steroids--in case that would mess up my pre-op tests) and a Z-pack and a nasal spray. They assure me that there is absolutely no way that these meds will mess up my surgery.
I call my orthopedist to explain what is going on and leave a detailed message.
They won't let me have surgery without waiting an extra week. Ugh! This does not make me happy. It's another week to wait (no pain killers) for surgery with a hurt foot. It's another week that I can't take glucosamine and chondroitin for my knees.
I keep telling myself that God is in control and that it will be allright after all. I guess it won't be too bad since I really have been able to keep off of my feet a bunch since I have been home (graduation was Saturday and my last official duty of the school year).
I guess that I just want it to be over and to be on the mend.
Then I get a sinus infection on the very last day of school. After talking to a nurse friend of mine, I rush to the walk in clinic at my doctor's office and explain the situation (surgery coming up fast). They are terrific and give me a shot of antibiotic only (no steroids--in case that would mess up my pre-op tests) and a Z-pack and a nasal spray. They assure me that there is absolutely no way that these meds will mess up my surgery.
I call my orthopedist to explain what is going on and leave a detailed message.
They won't let me have surgery without waiting an extra week. Ugh! This does not make me happy. It's another week to wait (no pain killers) for surgery with a hurt foot. It's another week that I can't take glucosamine and chondroitin for my knees.
I keep telling myself that God is in control and that it will be allright after all. I guess it won't be too bad since I really have been able to keep off of my feet a bunch since I have been home (graduation was Saturday and my last official duty of the school year).
I guess that I just want it to be over and to be on the mend.
Graduation--Class of 2009
It was a whole lot of hard work to make it happen, but Graduation was lovely and nice. Truly, it was a celebration of the students who have worked so hard to achieve their goals (and the parents who supported, and pushed, them along).
One of the cutest thing that I saw was the Juniors/Rising Seniors were so excited that they became "official" Seniors when the tassels moved across the mortar boards! I got tickled with them!
It was fun, but exhausting! On a selfish note, it was loads more work for some of the faculty and staff this year to have graduation in two parts, but now that it is over, I don't begrudge the kids a single minute. It would have been great to have more help, though. But, we live and learn and will make sure we have a few more folks next time.
Of course, I really can't complain about it at all as I didn't put as much time and effort into it as my friend, Misty, did. She was in charge of planning and executing it all. If I was tired and stressed, I am sure she felt it 100 fold.
But, it was lovely, truly lovely.
One of the cutest thing that I saw was the Juniors/Rising Seniors were so excited that they became "official" Seniors when the tassels moved across the mortar boards! I got tickled with them!
It was fun, but exhausting! On a selfish note, it was loads more work for some of the faculty and staff this year to have graduation in two parts, but now that it is over, I don't begrudge the kids a single minute. It would have been great to have more help, though. But, we live and learn and will make sure we have a few more folks next time.
Of course, I really can't complain about it at all as I didn't put as much time and effort into it as my friend, Misty, did. She was in charge of planning and executing it all. If I was tired and stressed, I am sure she felt it 100 fold.
But, it was lovely, truly lovely.
Washing Machine
Wow! Lots has happened since my last post. One of the most bothersome is that my washing machine died a horrible death (definition of horrible death, cracking the motor housing and spewing grease into my load of otherwise clean, white clothes--it if hadn't died at that point, I would have killed it!). It was only 7 years old, which shouldn't be the end of a large appliance, but it was.
Hubby worked on it and tried to get it apart to fix it (he is handy, thank goodness), but with his work schedule and the photo stuff, he doesn't have loads of time to fix it. Eventually, even after my brother (home from college) and he worked on it, it was clear that the design was faulty and that fixing it would require more than the machine was worth. So, off I went in search of another washer.
Graduation was coming, with honors days and all of the things that we dress up for and I can't even wash our nice clothes! Ugh! So, off we go to try and get a good deal on a new washer and definitely not a Whirlpool like this last one. Eventually, I catch the very last day of a Memorial Day sale and get a killer deal on an Admiral, which is made by Maytag.
The catch is that they have sold so many appliances during this sale at Home Depot that they weren't able to deliver it until today. And while I am ever so grateful to have it (I have my first load in it right now), I am terribly backlogged with laundry! It has been just over 3 weeks since my washer did it's last load. My mom has let us use her machine and we went to the laundry mat once, but good grief, with two boys, it's laundry city around here!
So, today is catch up day for laundry and I praise God that I can do it!
Hubby worked on it and tried to get it apart to fix it (he is handy, thank goodness), but with his work schedule and the photo stuff, he doesn't have loads of time to fix it. Eventually, even after my brother (home from college) and he worked on it, it was clear that the design was faulty and that fixing it would require more than the machine was worth. So, off I went in search of another washer.
Graduation was coming, with honors days and all of the things that we dress up for and I can't even wash our nice clothes! Ugh! So, off we go to try and get a good deal on a new washer and definitely not a Whirlpool like this last one. Eventually, I catch the very last day of a Memorial Day sale and get a killer deal on an Admiral, which is made by Maytag.
The catch is that they have sold so many appliances during this sale at Home Depot that they weren't able to deliver it until today. And while I am ever so grateful to have it (I have my first load in it right now), I am terribly backlogged with laundry! It has been just over 3 weeks since my washer did it's last load. My mom has let us use her machine and we went to the laundry mat once, but good grief, with two boys, it's laundry city around here!
So, today is catch up day for laundry and I praise God that I can do it!
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