DDA Chapter 6

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Princess still has no electricity! They don't know when the power will be back on.

DS had fun at the band competition. They made a 2, a 2, and a 1. Which I have no idea how to interpret. It LOOKS like 2 excellents and a superior, but that was using the grading scale for marching minus the parts about marching. The grading I found for concert band was done with words, not numbers, so I don't really know if they did well or not!

Since we spent the day at the mall I found some good stuff! Gap Kids had an extra 25% off all sale items. Macy's had 20% off sale if you used your Macy's card. Nordstrom just had some cute stuff, some sale, some not.

My Dr.'s office called to say my labs are normal. That was fast! It was just routine bloodwork so I didn't think it would be back in 24 hours! Maybe the lab wasn't busy?

I need to call my mother and figure out what her plan is for Diva Girl and the birthday party.

 

[tinknme]

Jennifer I enjoy reading your blog, you really have a knack for writing. The pictures are wonderful, I love the yawn picture I was getting warm, fuzzy feelings seeing your precious girls

So we ended up having the 3D/4D ultrasound, and Robyn, you are right -- I'm so glad we did! It's taken me until today to really feel that way, but I definitely do! At first, I had high expectations about every minute of it, every picture we would get, etc. Then, we got the smaller end of every range (19 pictures, package included 15-30.... 35 minutes, package included 30-50). I was having a bit of buyers remorse, but the handful of pictures we got that are cute, are REALLY cute, if I do say so myself Baby B still has her feet and/or butt in A's face, and was just destroying her the whole time... it was pretty funny to watch! We also got with our package a DVD, VHS, a few spots on their website, a CD with 19 pictures, a few printed pics, etc. It was well worth it, especially when I think of how much fun they will have watching it when they get older!

 

[tinknme]

Hope they get their power restored soon!

to ds son! I do not understand the grading either, but it sounds good to me

Princess still has no electricity! They don't know when the power will be back on.

DS had fun at the band competition. They made a 2, a 2, and a 1. Which I have no idea how to interpret. It LOOKS like 2 excellents and a superior, but that was using the grading scale for marching minus the parts about marching. The grading I found for concert band was done with words, not numbers, so I don't really know if they did well or not!

 

[babytrees]

Princess still has no electricity! They don't know when the power will be back on.

DS had fun at the band competition. They made a 2, a 2, and a 1. Which I have no idea how to interpret. It LOOKS like 2 excellents and a superior, but that was using the grading scale for marching minus the parts about marching. The grading I found for concert band was done with words, not numbers, so I don't really know if they did well or not!

Since we spent the day at the mall I found some good stuff! Gap Kids had an extra 25% off all sale items. Macy's had 20% off sale if you used your Macy's card. Nordstrom just had some cute stuff, some sale, some not.

My Dr.'s office called to say my labs are normal. That was fast! It was just routine bloodwork so I didn't think it would be back in 24 hours! Maybe the lab wasn't busy?

I need to call my mother and figure out what her plan is for Diva Girl and the birthday party.

most musical competitions (other than marching band...at least around here) are scored 3,2, or 1's. They did very well...tell him congrats!!

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

most musical competitions (other than marching band...at least around here) are scored 3,2, or 1's. They did very well...tell him congrats!!

Thanks! I looked up "UIL band competition" and found the grading charts. It looks like they grade from 5-1, with 5 being the worst. There are 4 areas for marching bands, 2 of them deal with the music and 2 of them deal with the marching. The concert gradng was completely different, so I am thinking they were graded using the music parts of the marching thing.


I talked to my mom. She is SNARKY today! I told her she better stop it because I am TRYING to help her. She still hasn't phoned the birthday girl's mom to find out if it is OK for Diva Girl to stay at their house. And the invitation the girl sent didn't have ANY sort of personal note saying that she really wants my sister there, they will be happy to have her stay with them, nothing. Just the same basic invitation they sent to everyone else.

I was telling my mom last night that I will come up there when she has her surgery, and I am making arrangements for DS to stay here. She said I don't need to be there. I told her I do. She then tells me it will probably just be an in-office procedure! I have to laugh because that is so ABSURD! They have to remove the tumor, make sure the margins are clean, and test the lymph nodes. It is NOT like freezing off a wart! And I thoroughly expect her to be hospitalized overnight. So I WILL be there for her surgery, or if I can't be there for that then I will be there when she is discharged.

 

[Tammi67]

Hi, everyone! I'm just checking in so you don't think I've fallen off the face of the earth! Things here are hectic and I won't have time to really come back to the list until Thursday of next week. My mom is staying with us and we're having a bunch of fun! We leave on Saturday to take her home, and to take our kids on a long overdue Spring Break trip to explore the national parks in our state. We haven't done this since Katie was 18 months, so really none of the kids have seen them. Should be fun!

One sad note: My dog, Cozy, who was my first "child" passed away on Sunday morning. She was 11 years old, but our vet didn't expect her to live past 3 years, so we got a lot of time with her. We knew she was not feeling well on Friday and Saturday, but went downhill really quickly. She died in Katie's arms, and we buried her underneath our cherry tree in the backyard. It's been really hard on the kids, but it turned into a beautiful teaching moment.

I'm sorry I haven't been able to keep up with you all this week. I've been thinking about you all and keeping you in my prayers! If there's anything urgent I need to know, would someone PM me? I'll try to check that at least once a day. Thanks. Have a great week, everybody!

I'm so very sorry to hear about your pupply.

A couple of other random things...

I talked to Joe yesterday and he finally got the police report from the accident. The accident was not his fault!! Some lady ran a red light and hit him. The police report also states that he could not remember what had happened and that he had a strong alcohol smell. He had in his car about 8 bottles of champagne and vodka that were left from the catering job. They all busted in the accident, so I can only imagine what he smelled liked!

We have not heard an update from my SIL and BIL about how he is faring. It's kind of worrisome. SIL will be in Colorado next week for work and my FIL is flying out there to visit with her. Hopefully we will get an update. We have not talked to them in a while, the time difference sucks. We always remember when it's too late to call.

And does anyone happen to want any World's Finest Chocolate? I signed up for 4 boxes for Mo to sell and then forgot to have my sister pick them up when she got Mo. I need to sell 400 by next Thursday I cannot buy $200 worth of chocolate!

Wonderful news about Joe! I hope you hear from BIL/SIL soon.

Chanon - cute avatar... what is it??

Duh.....it's a hidden Mickey.

So we ended up having the 3D/4D ultrasound, and Robyn, you are right -- I'm so glad we did! It's taken me until today to really feel that way, but I definitely do! At first, I had high expectations about every minute of it, every picture we would get, etc. Then, we got the smaller end of every range (19 pictures, package included 15-30.... 35 minutes, package included 30-50). I was having a bit of buyers remorse, but the handful of pictures we got that are cute, are REALLY cute, if I do say so myself Baby B still has her feet and/or butt in A's face, and was just destroying her the whole time... it was pretty funny to watch! We also got with our package a DVD, VHS, a few spots on their website, a CD with 19 pictures, a few printed pics, etc. It was well worth it, especially when I think of how much fun they will have watching it when they get older!

I was going to ask where the pictures are and I think someone referred to them being in your blog, so I'll have to check it out.

 

[Tammi67]

Nicholas seems to be fine, again. The doctor said he isn't concerned because the symptoms are so sporadic. Sunday night and then Wed. night. He just said to feed him a bland diet for the next 5 or so days. Yeah, right. He is going to hate that. Thanks for all of your concern. And yes, myBob is wonderful. He came here in the AM, took Alyssa to school, took Nicholas to the DR., picked Alyssa up from school because they had early dismissal, went out to his side of town to pick up his DD, and then came back and fixed everyone dinner. I popped in for a short time after work and then had to head over to the school for Alyssa's parent/teacher conference. She is doing excellent and is one the top readers in her K class. She loves to read. I wish her brother did too.

 

[lovesdumbo]

Glynis-So sorry to hear about your loss.

Deb-I LOVE Hunters room!!!!! I really like the curtains.

Jennifer-the 3D ultrasound sounds cool!

Chanon-I like the pots best.

Tammi-hope you can find out what is wrong with Nicholas. Bob's a keeper!

Elizabeth-why can't your other sister be the guardian if need be. Does she have the same "issues" with your 16 yo sister?

Thanks to all for the compliments on Emma's book.

I got my sewing machine back at lunch and when back to JoAnns after work. Lizzy & I are going to a mother/daughter girl scout thing tomorrow night so no sewing til Saturday.

 

[lovesdumbo]

I was telling my mom last night that I will come up there when she has her surgery, and I am making arrangements for DS to stay here. She said I don't need to be there. I told her I do. She then tells me it will probably just be an in-office procedure! I have to laugh because that is so ABSURD! They have to remove the tumor, make sure the margins are clean, and test the lymph nodes. It is NOT like freezing off a wart! And I thoroughly expect her to be hospitalized overnight. So I WILL be there for her surgery, or if I can't be there for that then I will be there when she is discharged.

I know this isn't the same but...I had a sizable lump removed in an outpatient facility. They really wanted to put me out but I told them I only wanted a local. The anestiaoligist(sp?) sat right at my side waiting to put me out in case I freaked out-which I didn't.

I can't remember now why they couldn't do a biopsy-maybe the location????

I was trying to get pregnant with Joe at the time.

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Bernadette - My other sister is only 27 years old. She got pregnant because birth control was too expensive, and she married the guy because she couldn't think of anything better to do. They lived with the in-laws for over a year, then the in-laws bought them a house. Her second baby is only 18 mos. younger than the first one, and she miscarried another one in between. She can't parent her toddlers because she still needs to be parented herself. I hope her MIL has lots of stamina (and money). BIL is very immature. If I think raising my sister would be daunting then there is NO WAY the 2 of them could handle her.

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Bernadette - I can't imagine my mom's surgery would be outpatient, let alone an office procedure, but I guess we'll see!

Oh, and on the topic of my other sister, let's remember the fiasco she made of our father's estate since she thought she was entitled to ALL of the material possessions and monetary assets.
My youngest sister will still have SS money coming in for the next 2 years, which my middle sister could blow through with lightning speed.

 

[Blueeyes101817]

I see you have a new avatar, Chanon.

very cute!

Glynis- I am sorry to hear about Cozy. How wonderful though that you all got to be there for her to go so peacefully.

So sorry Glynis

Nicholas seems to be fine, again. The doctor said he isn't concerned because the symptoms are so sporadic. Sunday night and then Wed. night. He just said to feed him a bland diet for the next 5 or so days. Yeah, right. He is going to hate that. Thanks for all of your concern. And yes, myBob is wonderful. He came here in the AM, took Alyssa to school, took Nicholas to the DR., picked Alyssa up from school because they had early dismissal, went out to his side of town to pick up his DD, and then came back and fixed everyone dinner. I popped in for a short time after work and then had to head over to the school for Alyssa's parent/teacher conference. She is doing excellent and is one the top readers in her K class. She loves to read. I wish her brother did too.

Glad to hear he is okay--im glad to see an update...
Glad Bob was there too!

 

[Blueeyes101817]

i finally got home and caught up! I came home after work, cleaned a bit, then had to go back to work for a meeting--im home and ready for bed!! have a great night all

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Tammi - I hope Nicholas doesn't feel sick anymore! You might try to sneak in some extra fiber - just in case.
I am looking forward to meeting YourBob! He does so many thoughtful things - I am really glad you have him to lend a hand!

Jennifer - I am glad you are pleased with the results of the ultrasound! They didn't have anything that high tech when I was pregnant. Just a plain U/S with very few discernible parts. His spine was very clear, but the rest, eh, not so much!

Bernadette - I got an e-mail and a paper circular from JoAnn's today - I think they are having a sale!

Denise - Safe travels!

 

[Tammi67]

Tammi - I hope Nicholas doesn't feel sick anymore! You might try to sneak in some extra fiber - just in case.
I am looking forward to meeting YourBob! He does so many thoughtful things - I am really glad you have him to lend a hand!

Thanks Elizabeth! I did ask Nicholas about the constipation and he said no. HHmmm...wonder what I can give him with fiber. He had some Wheat Thins and pears for lunch, and broccoli for dinner.

 

[UP Disney]

Today was supposed to bit a bit leisurely at least this morning. That ended when Hunter called at 8 AM to tell me that he forgot his huge science fair board I told him I would drop it off at 10 when I was heading by the school anyway. That wouldn't work as they had 1 1/2 hours starting at 8 AM to work on the projects. Somehow I managed to get a shower, deliver the board and be back home by 8:30 Now I'm allowing myself an hour to DIS, catch up on missed shows. Then I will have to get us ready to head to Colby's appointment. My mother and I both feel that Colby is becoming more difficult to understand. I think that he is talking a lot more and his vocabulary is growing, but he is so difficult to understand. The best case scenario would get him started with speech therapy within the next month and have it continue over the summer. That would give him some good skills BEFORE the start of school next year. Any pixie dust would be appreciated.

When we get home I plan to get all the touch up done in Nick's room and hopefully that room will be ready to reload with his stuff

Colby is snuggling with me on the couch and I am definitely sucking it up.

It's important that you get speech therapy started as soon as you can. When Becky was little, Katrina was the only one that could understand her. Chuck & I spent our days turning to Katrina and asking "What did she say?". Katrina was in speech therapy until 3rd grade. Becky was in there until 5th.

 

[UP Disney]

I hope your speech appt. goes better than Bob's did when he had Bethany evaluated a few weeks ago. She is difficult to understand, can't pronounce R, S, TH, etc. The therapist said that according to state guidelines if her ability to learn isn't affected, she doesn't need speech, and that her issues are 'age appropriate'. If that was my child I would have been furious. Every adult who talks with her thinks she has a speech issue, she is NOT average amongst her piers, and it is going to become a social issue with friends if it doesn't get corrected soon. And of course she isn't my daughter so I can't push the issue.

That is so sad. Becky was ostracized for years because of her speech issues. Bethany needs help as soon as she can get it! I hope that Bob is able to do something about it.

 

[UP Disney]

Deb - you have had a rough couple of weeks. I hope the kids get healthy and your remodeling assistants settle down!

Becky - here's hoping for good grades.

Vicki - the DIS clock has been off FOREVER. It is/was anywhere from 11-18 minutes slow.

LOOK MA, NO CAVITIES!

But it was almost an hour off the other morning. I know it has always been off 15 minutes or so but this was much more than that.

 

[UP Disney]

I CAN'T STAND MY MOM!!! last week i got a phone call from breast cancer society asking for a donation. i said sure but i only could give them $10. well they just called and asked if i got the stuff they send and i said i had. then asked a couple of other questions. after i got off the phone mom started yelling at me how now they will be calling me forever(which i don't care) and how i shouldn't donate and give them money. i said well i always ask for money for mda and people help me so i think i should do the same then she went all postal and yells and screams more. UGH!!!!

I'm so sorry that you have to deal with this Karen. It is unfortunate that you and your mom have a different opinion on this. I think it is wonderful of you to donate to other causes. I also donate and get those yearly calls for another one. If I haven't given too much to others, I usually give another $10-$15.

 

[UP Disney]

Elin-thanks for the great dittoable posts!!

I was ready to hand in my mom license or whatever the heck it is you get when you have kids. Cassidy has been stealing from the disney fund (I have no idea how much because it's a piggy bank) and then lied about it and used some very mean tactics in trying to argue with me. The only funny line was "fine, don't expect any calls from me tommorrow" AFTER I took away her phone. She had me so upset I couldn't sleep so I wrote her a note.

A couple of good things came out of it:
I found a very funny trip report....along the lines of Delswife

Cassidy actually apologized to me this morning, without prompting. We'll see how much she likes me after the note.

So I am trying to function today on what equates to 2 hours of sleep. Good golly, I feel bad for parents who have this crap more often than I do.

Thanks for the shoulders to vent on.

I'm sorry that you are having to deal with this. :grouhug: When my girls frustrate me and do dumb things like this, I remind myself that there are much worse things that they could be doing. It helps a little bit. Though, I still wish they hadn't done the dumb thing!