Liam's Wish Trip September 13-19th at GKTW

[Figmificent]

You are most welcome! I am so glad they are enjoying them so much (and you too!) Can't wait to see the rest of your Big Give goodies arrive!

 

[Terry718]

I just got thru your PTR - and I am sitting here with my mouth hanging open. I am so very impressed with your DFN. In fact, if you don't mind I'd like to start the same thing here - only I'd like to tell my husband I came up with the idea. Seriously, you really have inspired me.

How's Liam doing? Richard usually does so well in the summer but the humidity is killing him. Hope your all well.

 

[Corrine 1973]

I just got thru your PTR - and I am sitting here with my mouth hanging open. I am so very impressed with your DFN. In fact, if you don't mind I'd like to start the same thing here - only I'd like to tell my husband I came up with the idea. Seriously, you really have inspired me.

How's Liam doing? Richard usually does so well in the summer but the humidity is killing him. Hope your all well.

Feel free to steal away. As I have told others, it makes me feel like I am doing something good when I hear people who want to copy me.

Liam is doing great. The doctor was a little conserned last month that Liam's coughing increased and put him on an antibiotic for two weeks. His coughing has almost disappeared. We have an appointment on Saturday to see him again.

 

[Corrine 1973]

What time is it?
It's time for another
Disney Movie Fun Night​

Ok, I know technically it was last night
But had an offer for some free food
Tonights Movie was
The Haunted Mansion

We had Mummy dogs, breadstick fingers, and bloody baked Potatoes.

For Desert we had Eye Ball Ice Cream.

We finished the evening with our first craft.
We made buttons with our names on them to go along with the GKTW ones.

Next weeks Movie:
Lilo and Stich

 

[VroomVroomLightning]

Awww I love your movie nights! Such a cute and fun idea! I loved the dessert tonight! Your kids are so lucky to have such an amazing Mom!

 

[Corrine 1973]

Awww I love your movie nights! Such a cute and fun idea! I loved the dessert tonight! Your kids are so lucky to have such an amazing Mom!

Your to kind.

If you were here you would see me blush.

 

[Matt1026]

I am so glad Liam is doing better. Another great movie night. It looked like so much fun!!!!

Your date is getting closer and closer and closer!!!!!

 

[Terry718]

I am still having DFN envy! You really are a great mom! And thank you so much for your tip about the enzymes, these are the kind of things you don't think of - so I appreciate your thinking of them for me!

 

[Corrine 1973]

The story starts innocently enough, and turned horribly wrong.

I had gone upstairs with Aidan to do some work on the computer. I figured that the other two kids would be fine playing in Mia's room for a half an hour. Boy was I wrong. Mia comes upstairs about twenty minutes later and I noticed that she had put on one of her play princess dresses.

"Look what Liam did," she proudly tells me.

I am in the middle of something so I glance at her and say,"How cute you look in. . ." It takes me a minute to register what I just saw. My daughter's beautiful curls looked like they had been cut by a weed wacker. "What did you do to your hair?" I asked freaking out.

"Liam cut my hair," she cheerfully replied without a care in the world.

At this point Liam walks into the room. From the look on his face he knows he just messed up. "What did you do," I asked in a less than calm voice?

"Her hair was getting to long," he replied, "she wanted me too."

What to do, what to do. At this momment I was in shock and didn't have a clue. First thing, I took Liam to his room, explained to him what he did wrong and informed him that there was no TV for the rest of the night and no Wii for the weekend.

Next I took Mia down stairs to acess the problem. Besides her bangs, there wasn't any where to short (to the scalp that is) so hopefully it could be salvaged. Now the problem was that I am broke until tomarrow and don't have money to take her to a place to get her hair cut and they have a doctors appointment at 10 in the morning. What else could go wrong?

Trying to calm down I try calling my mom and Mia's other Grandma. No one is answering their phones! Ahhhh! So I start cleaning up the curls left on the rug from the "barber" attempt. I must admite that I was close to tears.

Finally I decide that I had to go to my moms house. She could cut hair a bit and it was my best option. I told the kids to get their shoes on, packed them in the car, and headed off.

Luckily my mom did a great job. We were able to fix it, except the bangs, and hopefully it will grow out some more and look great for WDW.

Here is some pics.

Pre Haircut

Liam's Haircut

During nana's haircut

Fixed haircut

This last pic is perfect Mia, had to include it.

So there is my story. Luckily it turned out all right in the end so I can look back now and laugh. That doesn't mean that Liam is getting out of his punishment though, and since Mia let her big brother cut her hair she can't play the Wii this weekend as well.​

 

[VroomVroomLightning]

I am sorry I was laughing while reading this because I could just imagine this happening in our household when I was little. But, her new hair cut is too cute. I know not all the curls are there but she looks very adorable.

 

[StefaniLyn]

WOW! You have waaaaaaaaaay more self control that I do. Kennedy and Bella have both done it, and each time I have been in tears and the girls have been on the verge of being put up for adoption. OK, well maybe that is being a little overdramatic, but KUDOS to you for keeping your cool about the situation! Where do you find your patience?!?!

Bella's self inflicted haircut occurred about 2 months ago. After surveying the damage, I sat Bella on the stoop and mowed the lawn just to keep myself from strangling the poor child! My neighbors must have thought I was nuts - bawling my eyes out, mowing the lawn, and my DD5 sitting on the stoop, also crying.

Mia's hair actually does look cute and not dramatically different than before. Liam may just have a future in cosmetology!

 

[MomTo4+more]

I love that you got pictures! I have done that a few times when my kids did something out of the ordinary. I find it helps me calm down to play photojournalist sometimes before deciding on discipline.

You should have just enough time before your trip for her bangs to grow out enough. Bet you never thought anything would make you wish the trip doesn't come too SOON. I guess you will watch the calander and her hair now as you count down.

I am impressed at how calm you stayed. Good job, mom!

 

[wkualum]

Oh what a fun story -- for us reading that is.

She still looks great -- like she doesn't have bangs and her hair is just to the side.

Thanks for sharing!

 

[Corrine 1973]

Thanks for your comments!

I had to bring my camera with me because I knew that this would be one of those stories I told later in life. Now I have the pictures to bring out when I tell the story at their high school prom.

You guys might be giving me a little more kudos than I deserve. I think my first comments to Liam were," Get in your room, your grounded." Looking back, I wasn't screaming but you darn well knew I was mad. It was only after Liam started crying in his room and saying that no one loved him that I had the little talk with him about what he did wrong. I knew he didn't do it to be mean, he just wasn't thinking. "Of course I Love you, I will always love you," I said sitting next to him, "I am just very angry with you right now."

Looking back I do admit that I kept my cool, God knows I wanted to scream and let someone else deal with it. I am the mom though, and after working with Adults with developmental disabilities for over 10 years I guess you get to learn a little patience.

 

[Matt1026]

Must of us can relate to your story. It was just a few months ago I walked into the house to find hair at the backdoor. I walked in and all my husband said you need to talk to your boys. I walked into their room and noticed they had cut each others hair and it was beyone repair. They look alittle funny for several weeks. Trust me I did not laugh at first but now I we have a chuckle about it especially when we read stories like this.

Her hair looks great! She looks cute!!!

 

[Corrine 1973]

My dad just emailed me some pics that were taken at WalMart during the family reunion.

 

[Terry718]

Your children are absolutely beautiful - and Mia looks fabulous both before and after Liam's haircut!

 

[wkualum]

Awe that's an adorable picture of them!! Great looking kiddos!!

 

[Corrine 1973]

Awe that's an adorable picture of them!! Great looking kiddos!!

Thanks wkualum, I think they are pretty cute myself. As long as I keep the scissors out of their hands.

Just wanted to let everyone know that Liam and Mia's doctor appointment went real well. Liam gained a pound in a monthand grew about another 1/2 and inch.

Mia's breathing test came back a little low but the doctor is not to concerned since it was the first time she has done it and there is a learning curve.

Medication for both remains the same and our next appointment will not be until November. So barring any complications, we are officially cleared for our WDW trip. (hopefully I just didn't jinx it.)

 

[VroomVroomLightning]

Thanks wkualum, I think they are pretty cute myself. As long as I keep the scissors out of their hands.

Just wanted to let everyone know that Liam and Mia's doctor appointment went real well. Liam gained a pound in a monthand grew about another 1/2 and inch.

Mia's breathing test came back a little low but the doctor is not to concerned since it was the first time she has done it and there is a learning curve.

Medication for both remains the same and our next appointment will not be until November. So barring any complications, we are officially cleared for our WDW trip. (hopefully I just didn't jinx it.)

WooHoo!!! Always good to hear good news!!