Calling all Fireman wives!!!

[Idroveallnight]

Well we are home from the first parade of Mardi Gras. The kids had a great time. This one is an all day event since it is on an island - only one road on & off makes for MUCH traffic! I just love this time of year!

 

[slo]

What a beautiful, white, snowy morning I am waking up to today. I don't love snow to much, but I do like what it looks like when it first comes down, and everything is freshly covered.

I had such a good day yesterday.
I spent the morning and afternoon with another fellow DISer, and my kids really like her kids, it's so nice Then last night Kevin and I watched You, Me, and Dupree, and I really really enjoyed it - I would recommend it

Karen - I'm glad you had such a fun time at the first Mardi Gras parade the other day I remember from last year, how much fun you have this time of year. I wish I lived close to you so I could come along - it sounds like a blast!!!!!!

Well, I gotta go work out
Have a good Sunday everyone!!!

 

[slo]

BEARS WIN!!!!!


It's a very exciting time in our city!!!
I am not much of a football fan, but I think I will watch this Superbowl!!


Well, I'm off to get ready for work
Have a good day today everyone!!!

 

[Idroveallnight]

So I have to say - even though the Bears played a better game, I am so heart broken for the Saints! After all the damage from Katrina this was really a dream season for the people in New Orleans and all over the coast!

What does everybody have going on this week? I just have work! It's very rainy here today.
Emily's coach was sick yesterday and couldn't make her private lesson. We are getting ready for tryouts at school. She's fine on technique, etc... We are just working on doing her back tuck on the gym floor. It's scaryfor her to tumble on the floor and not the mat she is used to.
James is still in betweeen sports. They have started baseball sign up and will have the draft next month. So for now we are just enjoying afternoons with only one kid at practice!

Have a great week!!!

 

[slo]

Kevin was out of town last night - I missed him!!!
I'm looking forward to him coming home tonight

Karen - The Saints did have a great season, and it would have been great to see them go to The Superbowl too
**Enjoy your light week this week - I bet that will be great for you!!!! I don't have much going on either Which is fine - I like being able to stay home (because if I stay home, I don't spend money )


Well, I gotta run and get ready for the real estate office
Have a good day today everyone

 

[Idroveallnight]

 

[firemanslady09]

Hi Slo, Dante had a great time at the game! Thanks so much for asking. That sounds like a memory your dd will have forever. Congrats on the Bears big win!


Idroveallnight, I am glad to hear your plants are doing ok! I bet you are in full planning mode. I know we cant wait to learn more about the Pirate and Princess parties. Mardi gras sounds like so much fun! Good Luck to Emily! My dd is in gymnastics at a local gym also. How long has Emily been doing Gymnastics?

Sorry I havent been around, I got a call from the school nurse on Friday that Dante's toe looked infected. So off to the doctors and yup he has a infection in his toe. So he is on antibiotics by mouth, antibiotic ointment 3 x's a day and foot soaks 2 x's a day. Then yesterday he had an MRI under anesthesia. Boy am I glad that life can settle down for the next couple weeks. I havent even made my packing list yet. It was great timing yesterday, we got home from the hospital and the tickets for the Pirate and Princess Party were in the mailbox. That perked Dante up. Hope everyone has a great day!

 

[slo]

I got a phone call while I was in the middle of Meijers from the daycare - poor Katie has a fever So I left the store right away, went to the daycare, and brought her home.

When she gets a fever she cries and cries and cries - she always has. Then when the Motrin kicks in, she's a happy girl again. She is really complaining of a stomachache, so I'm hoping and praying that this isn't the beginning of something awful - like the stomach flu For now though, she is peacefully sleeping in her bed - poor thing!!!!


firemanslady09 - I'm so sorry to hear of Dante's foot Sending lots of PD his way for that to get better soon!!!



Have a good rest of the day everyone!!!
Later gaters!!!

 

[slo]

We luckily made it through the night w/o any sickness But before I went on the computer she woke up to use the washroom. When I felt her, she still had a slight fever, so I gave her some more Motrin and tucked her into bed. We'll see what the rest of the day brings for her.

 

[Idroveallnight]

Good morning!

slo - I hope Katie is feeling better!

firemanslady - I hope Dante's toe is looking better. That's exciting about your tickets!!

 

[firemanslady09]

Slo, I hope that Katie is feeling better! Fevers are so tough on kids.


Idroveallnight, thanks so much!


Hope everyone has a good day!

 

[slo]

Yawn.....some mornings are just so hard to wake up!!!

Thanks for all your well wishes for Katie.
She seems to be doing better (but I also kept her pumped full of Motrin all day yesterday). We'll see what happens today

Well, I gotta get ready for work
Have a good day today everyone!!!

 

[Idroveallnight]

slo - I hope Katie has a good day!

firemanslady - how is Dante?

 

[Idroveallnight]

Good morning ladies!! TGIF!!!!!

firemanslady - are ya'll just too excited??? Only 11 days! My family is strting to get pretty pumped up!!

slo - how is Katie?

AmIthereyet - how is your family?

 

[slo]

Here yesterday morning I thought Katie was doing better, but than last night she had a 100.7 fever again. Whatever she has is hanging on for dear life So...I guess we are going to stay home again all day today.

Later tonight, Kevin and I are going to his works Christmas party (his parents are babysitting the girls). The party was cancelled in December, and was rescheduled for tonight. The party is just serving drinks and appetizers, so I guess we'll have to eat dinner before we get there.

Karen - I bet you are all getting very excited!!!! Where are you staying again, I can't remember.


Gotta run and get Steph to school
Have a good day today everyone!!!

 

[slo]

I hope everyone has a great day today!!!

 

[eeyoresmountainpals]

I hope everyone has a great day today!!!

Good morning everyone! Happy Saturday.

Sorry I've been missing for a while. I've had a rough couple of weeks. I finally went for my sleep study last week. I knew I had sleep apnea (and have had for years) but never realized it is as bad as it is. To be diagnosed with apnea you have to have at least 5 "episodes" per hour where you quit breathing for at least 10 seconds. I avereaged 91 episodes per night!!! It's no wonder I am tired all the time, have no energy and just feel overall yucky! That means that I have not had a full minute of sleep for who knows how long. I will be getting a CPAP machine next week and am very optimistic! They put me on a CPAP machine for part of the night during the sleep study and I felt wonderful the next morning! The best that I had in years! So I'm looking forward to it!

I also went for the nerve testing to find out why my toes are numb. After lots of shocks, needles, etc, they determined..."they don't know!" They were able to rule out some very serious reasons, which is good. For now it's something that the doctor will just keep an eye on. At least it's nothing life threatening and although it is weird to have numb toes at least they don't hurt.

Enough about me....even though I have posted for a while I have been keeping up on reading the thread. Sounds like everyone is doing pretty well.

slo - I'm sorry about Katie's fever. Hope she's all better today. - How is your heel? Are you still trying to run?

firemanslady09 - Sorry to hear about Dante's toe. We went through that last year with Matthew. It was a very long process to get all of the infection out and then after it was no longer infected the skin started peeling. So be prepared for that. (Too much information there? )

Am_I_There_Yet - How is your sister doing??

Idroveallnight - Congratulations to Emily and her squad for the cheerleading victory! You must be so proud and excited! - Your trip is getting closer and closer. I'm so envious!

Hope everyone has a great Saturday. I have so much to do. My house has really gotten away from me the past few months. I'm just too tired to do anything but go to work, come home and fix dinner. So I'm going to try to catch up on a few things today.

 

[slo]

Hi Kathy, we missed you!!!!
I'm so sorry to hear of the sleep apnea A good friend of ours has that machine, and he is doing great on it I think you will definitly feel much better once you have it
**When it comes to your feet, I'm sorry to hear there's no diagnosis for you I had that same test done on my hands last spring, shortly after my grandma passed away. It showed nothing for me too You and I can suffer together - misery loves company you know
**Katie is doing better, thanks for asking. She went through the whole day without a fever, and I'm hoping today is the same way.
**I haven't started running yet, because I'm trying to get myself in shape with cardio first. We have to go get my inserts for my shoes sometime soon, and then when it's early spring, I will start again Thanks for asking.

Well, Ms Katie just woke up - I gotta run!!!

Have a good day everyone!!!

 

[firemanslady09]

Hi All,

Idroveallnight- Thanks for asking about Dante. He had a flare up of his asthma. So he is back on prednisone. His toe seems to be getting better. Thanks for the warning about the skin, he is losing it. He is on a nebulizer 4 times a day until at least 2/5. Then he can cut back as he tolerates it. I called Disney and they said that they can prepare the room to be more allergy free. You must be getting so excited too! So close!

Slo- How is Katie? Still doing better I hope. How was the Christmas party?


Eeyoresmountainpal- I hope the CPAP works well for you. My father has one and says he doesnt know how he lived without it. I hope you see great results. Glad they ruled out some serious reasons. Thanks for the warning about the skin, he is losing it. Hope you got some things accomplished so you feel better. Glad you are back.

AmIThereYet- How are you all doing?


We cant wait to head down. Less than 10 days now! I made up my packing list today. Tomorrow I am going to start my packing. Hopefully Dante will start doing better now. Still no results on the MRI yet. I am going to call again tomorrow. His ortho had her baby so another doctor has taken over his case. Im glad for her, but hope that this one takes an active approach too. Well hope everyone has a good Monday!

Abby

 

[slo]

Wow Abby, you are down to single digits - how exciting!!!!

Katie is still doing better - thanks for asking!!!!

The Christmas party was a bust. Only half the people showed up, and it was sorta boring. The food was good though We left by 9pm, and then did a little grocery shopping.

I'm sorry to hear about Dante
Are you going to have to take his nebulizer into the parks, or does he have an inhaler?






Well, I gotta run and get ready for work
Have a good day everyone!!!