DDA Chapter 20

[PNO4TE]

Kristine, you should go get a tetanus shot.

nope

Fine. When gangrene sets in and your finger falls off I can say "I TOLD YOU THAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN."

 

[PNO4TE]

I hope it's not raining Sunday morning. Both of my kids are running in the Train Race.

I hope so too!

 

[PNO4TE]

Cassidy has a great boyfriend...he is willingly (guess he asked to) going to Abi's performance in the musical.

He does seem like a "keeper"

 

[PNO4TE]

Beth - I love Joe's poem!

 

[PNO4TE]

I think I'm closing in on a breakdown. Between working day and night or working then having Lacrosse which ties up 3 hours on my days off, then having to do wood on my one day off, plus the fact that no one does a thing around the house without me, and the kids can't seem to be nice to one another and I only see Chris in passing, and the whole Colby thing I'm feeling like I'm just need to sit down and cry I was hoping that my family would give me support in helping figure out Colby's issues and finding a solution, but they insist that he doesn't have any problems other than he's lazy So I suppose the fact that he's been in speech for over a year with little progress and the fact that the teacher notices something is just that I have an incredibly smart boy that can manipulate us and the teachers. All I can say is un-frickin-believeable.

Okay, enough of a vent, now back to our happy little home.

 

[PNO4TE]

Bob is away on business so Kristin and I decided to burn a gift certificate we had to a local Bistro tonight. Unfortunately I left my phone in the car and it was raining so I have no food porn to share. I will let you know what we ate, however!

Since the rains have arrived we ate indoors. We had a spectacular meal with a wine that was new to us: Shoo Fly Shiraz 2006

Kristin ordered the Mixed Grill which included Applewood Smoked Bacon-Bosc pear-brioche stuffed Manchester Farm quail, Link of homemade garlic-fennel sausage, and wild mushrooms.

I had the Shrimp 'n' Grits: Sauté of jumbo shrimp atop fried herbed polenta, grilled asparagus, pancetta enriched natural pan jus.

Desserts - We shared a divine Pot de Creme with pistachio brittle as well as their house made Coconut Cake.

The meal was wonderful, as always. I would put this chef-owned bistro up against most of the Signature Restaurants at WDW!

 

[PNO4TE]

I need to think about headintr to bed earlier tonight. I have gotten awake each of the past three mornings still feeling tired. So... g'night, friends!

 

[tinker1bell]

I think I'm closing in on a breakdown. Between working day and night or working then having Lacrosse which ties up 3 hours on my days off, then having to do wood on my one day off, plus the fact that no one does a thing around the house without me, and the kids can't seem to be nice to one another and I only see Chris in passing, and the whole Colby thing I'm feeling like I'm just need to sit down and cry I was hoping that my family would give me support in helping figure out Colby's issues and finding a solution, but they insist that he doesn't have any problems other than he's lazy So I suppose the fact that he's been in speech for over a year with little progress and the fact that the teacher notices something is just that I have an incredibly smart boy that can manipulate us and the teachers. All I can say is un-frickin-believeable.

Okay, enough of a vent, now back to our happy little home.

Deb, My heart goes out to you. I swear we mothers know best and no one is willing to admit we know the best course of action.

Both Howie and Steven had problems in 3rd grade. I knew it was best to keep them back. We made sure that for Howie, he went to a different elementary school because the teacher he would have had was the same one and she was so very mean and picked on him while he was having trouble with his Asthma. With Steven, we knew he needed to get on track and do that grade again. Now, Howie is a teacher and has his future all mapped out. Who knew the kid who drew in the margins of all of his work would be so very fantastic in graphic design and photography. Steven is smart, but he still needs to get a grip on life and work hard and put his money aside smartly. I was thankfully able to have Hal on my side because he was seeing himself all over again with both boys and knew he had to be there to make sure they kept up with their school work. Yes the next few years were still hard but we both knew we had to keep on top of things.

All I can say is keep to your guns and know you have the rest of us to fall back on if you need to. I cannot even begin to tell you how many times I would be in the corner crying because I was fighting and no one was listening. Then Hal would be there and we were fighting the only way we knew to help our kids do well in school.

When I was turning 40, Howie had graduated from high school. That was when I was working three jobs at about 80 hours a week for almost two years. I finally lost it when Howie was heartbroken because his girlfriend had just broken up with him. we wanted the best for him and he was denied entrance into the Pa School of Art and Design because they looked at Hal's credit report instead of Howie's . he waited a year and then went to a two year school which ended out to be the best thing for him. Guenna went there as well for Fashion Merchandising and it was the best for her too. Sometimes things work out for all but in a different direction.

Just keep to your guns and know in your heart that you know best.

 

[Disney Yooper]

That is exactly what the CDC is saying. My "inside link" is in almost everyday and he has heard nothing positive from his son. He won't be in tomorrow as his wife has radiation. The CDC is expecting this to be widespread and they have no doubts that we will see more deaths.

I am hearing the same thing here. With all the deaths in Mexico, I can't imagine that it isn't going to get worse everywhere.

 

[Tammi67]

Good morning.

Elin - your evening sounds divine!

 

[Pooh67_68]

Alyssa

 

[PNO4TE]

Good morning.

Elin - your evening sounds divine!

It was! And it didn't hurt that I had a $25 gift certificate from restaurant.com I LOVE that website. I often get $25 gift certificates for as little as $3. After the GC was deducted Kristin and I each had less than a $50 tab which included about a 20% gratuity. Not bad for a bottle of wine, two incredible entrees and two desserts!

And, by the way... please tell Alyssa Happy Birthday!

 

[tinknme]

ALYSSA!

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[PNO4TE]

Good morning, DDA!

 

[tinknme]

So I bought a canned ham yesterday...I haven't made a canned ham in 20 years....anyway, I had trouble with the little metal key so I asked Christopher to help me. He proceeds to break the metal tab. Now I can't get the damn ham out of the can...I tried: a knife, a scissors, a pliers, a screw driver, a can opener, a mini crow bar....swearing and prayer. It was awful. 30 minutes later I finally got the ham out. I completely nicked open my left hand. So it may not be swine flu that kills me...but a canned ham!!!

Hope you all enjoyed the ham

 

[tinknme]

Good morning, DDA! I'll be glad when this week's over. Friday is our auction to support the camps our church/work puts on for the foster kids. I've been working a ton of hours in between being Mom's Taxi. Now I'm getting a sore throat. If it doesn't go any further than a sore throat, I can handle that.

No sickies for you, your trip is getting close!

 

[tinknme]

Emma's diagnosis for the time being is that she is constipated and backed up. She has to have a slew of bloodwork done to rule out things like~ celiac's, thyroid issues, diabetes, allergies, etc. This weekend we are to clean her system out. So she will be taking huge doses of Miralax and on a clear liquid diet. We then need to continue the Miralax once a day until our followup. I need to make sure she gets at least 14-15g of fiber a day and drinks a minimum of 50 oz of clear liquids a day.

Wish me luck this weekend...it's gonna be interesting around here.
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Poor Emma Good luck this weekend!

 

[mommykds]

Some pictures from Sophies communion party if anyone wants to see.

 

[tinknme]

Joe wrote me a birthday acrostic poem (I had to ask him what that was). It makes me even more excited for our trip!

He could have picked a better line for "R"

Happy Birthday
At spring time
Pools at Disney
Pools are cool
You're in Disney for your birthday

Birthdays are great
I love you
Right you're 48
This is so fun
How happy are you
Dashing to the birthday race finish line
At May it's your birthday
You're in DIsney for your birthday

How sweet In case I miss you, hope you both have a wonderful time!

 

[tinknme]

I think I'm closing in on a breakdown. Between working day and night or working then having Lacrosse which ties up 3 hours on my days off, then having to do wood on my one day off, plus the fact that no one does a thing around the house without me, and the kids can't seem to be nice to one another and I only see Chris in passing, and the whole Colby thing I'm feeling like I'm just need to sit down and cry I was hoping that my family would give me support in helping figure out Colby's issues and finding a solution, but they insist that he doesn't have any problems other than he's lazy So I suppose the fact that he's been in speech for over a year with little progress and the fact that the teacher notices something is just that I have an incredibly smart boy that can manipulate us and the teachers. All I can say is un-frickin-believeable.

Okay, enough of a vent, now back to our happy little home.