Team Focker Watch Chat - Good Grief We Talk A Lot! Part 5

[englishrose47]

Hi All !! Just back from the camp ground! Have pretty much caught up..
T so sorry about your Gramps ! Jo I am so excited to be in Silly Suffolk again!! nd David has to let you come to the States next year to visit you sister and if after a lovely visit you happen to go to Disney weeelllll !!

 

[Goofyluver]

Ok, well seems like I showed up just in time!

To add my misery to a crappy Focker Friday...Guess where I spent all afternoon today??

Anyone? Bueller? Bueller?? Bueller???

The Emergency Room.

Yep. That's right. The E-freakin'-R...

I was sitting in my office having lunch and about 12:15 Tony comes flying into the trailer and mumbled something...all I heard were two words...

Michael

and


AMBULANCE...

Turns out Michael's daycare called and said that he fell off the monkeybars and broke his arm. They were getting in the ambulance on the way to the hospital.

Well, the building that we're building is...yep - right there at the hospital so we went around the corner to the ER to wait...

Man, I don't know what's worse...hearing that your child is on his way to the hospital in an ambulance...or having to wait 15 minutes for the ambulance to arrive at the hospital...

My brave little man...he didn't start to cry until he saw mama start to cry. And even then, his biggest worry...they'll never let me go on a field trip again!

The director of the daycare showed up and she was freaking out...she felt terrible, PLUS the ambulance left before she did and she got here first...

PLUS...and this is what started to really aggravate me as the day wore on...their scheduled field trip today was supposed to be to the city pool...apparently they had an issue and someone didn't want to go to the pool so they went to the park instead.

I hate when people DEVIATE FROM THE PLAN!!

And this was my first time to an ER where I had to empty my pockets and go through a metal detector... AND had a crackhead begging me for a dollar in the ladies' room. ATTENTION crackheads...the whole "I'm trying to get home and have no money" thing....DOESN'T WORK. IT's OLD AND TIRED. GET A NEW LINE!!

So anywhooo...we had x-rays and then they were concerned with what they saw...he broke 2 bones in his right arm that go down to his wrist...something that sounded like "radius" and "something else"...but they're concerned about the way the "something else" bone broke so they wanted an orthopaedic surgeon to look at his x-rays. 5 hours...ICK...in the end they ended up putting some kind of a sugar wrap/temporary cast on it and we have to go see the ortho guy on Monday morning...

I WILL be having a little chat with some of the executives from the hospital next week about our visit...they were a horrible, dirty, disorganized mess there. It took an hour and 45 minutes for someone who was going to get Michael's ID bracelet and "come right back" and nearly 3 hours to get him some pain meds. THEN, and this is a beauty, they're discharging him around 4:30...AND no one had even LOOKED at his arm. It was still wrapped (and falling apart) from the ambulance EMT's. The nurse comes in and she's giving me his paperwork, going over the discharge information and I'm like Ummmm...is someone going to put anything on the BROKEN ARM???? So she said yes, someone will come and put the sugar tong or whatever she called it on and give him a sling - you need to keep it in a sling she says...it needs to stay elevated.

So this ditzy blonde comes in, wraps his arm, asks MICHAEL if he needs anything, he says no and she splits... Are you kidding me?

So I had to get someone else to get a sling - it took 3 people to look at it and see if it "looked ok"...

Sooooooo...in short, my fellow Fockers, BIG, HUGE group hug for all of you... What in the world was with our Karma today??

I'm going out to look at the moon...

LL...I"m so sorry babe. I hope Michael is doing better. Poor baby. And I hope everything works out with the doc.

And here: Just for good measure.

 

[HomeschoolMama]

Ok, well seems like I showed up just in time!

To add my misery to a crappy Focker Friday...Guess where I spent all afternoon today??

Anyone? Bueller? Bueller?? Bueller???

The Emergency Room.

Yep. That's right. The E-freakin'-R...

I was sitting in my office having lunch and about 12:15 Tony comes flying into the trailer and mumbled something...all I heard were two words...

Michael

and


AMBULANCE...

Turns out Michael's daycare called and said that he fell off the monkeybars and broke his arm. They were getting in the ambulance on the way to the hospital.

Well, the building that we're building is...yep - right there at the hospital so we went around the corner to the ER to wait...

Man, I don't know what's worse...hearing that your child is on his way to the hospital in an ambulance...or having to wait 15 minutes for the ambulance to arrive at the hospital...

My brave little man...he didn't start to cry until he saw mama start to cry. And even then, his biggest worry...they'll never let me go on a field trip again!

The director of the daycare showed up and she was freaking out...she felt terrible, PLUS the ambulance left before she did and she got here first...

PLUS...and this is what started to really aggravate me as the day wore on...their scheduled field trip today was supposed to be to the city pool...apparently they had an issue and someone didn't want to go to the pool so they went to the park instead.

I hate when people DEVIATE FROM THE PLAN!!

And this was my first time to an ER where I had to empty my pockets and go through a metal detector... AND had a crackhead begging me for a dollar in the ladies' room. ATTENTION crackheads...the whole "I'm trying to get home and have no money" thing....DOESN'T WORK. IT's OLD AND TIRED. GET A NEW LINE!!

So anywhooo...we had x-rays and then they were concerned with what they saw...he broke 2 bones in his right arm that go down to his wrist...something that sounded like "radius" and "something else"...but they're concerned about the way the "something else" bone broke so they wanted an orthopaedic surgeon to look at his x-rays. 5 hours...ICK...in the end they ended up putting some kind of a sugar wrap/temporary cast on it and we have to go see the ortho guy on Monday morning...

I WILL be having a little chat with some of the executives from the hospital next week about our visit...they were a horrible, dirty, disorganized mess there. It took an hour and 45 minutes for someone who was going to get Michael's ID bracelet and "come right back" and nearly 3 hours to get him some pain meds. THEN, and this is a beauty, they're discharging him around 4:30...AND no one had even LOOKED at his arm. It was still wrapped (and falling apart) from the ambulance EMT's. The nurse comes in and she's giving me his paperwork, going over the discharge information and I'm like Ummmm...is someone going to put anything on the BROKEN ARM???? So she said yes, someone will come and put the sugar tong or whatever she called it on and give him a sling - you need to keep it in a sling she says...it needs to stay elevated.

So this ditzy blonde comes in, wraps his arm, asks MICHAEL if he needs anything, he says no and she splits... Are you kidding me?

So I had to get someone else to get a sling - it took 3 people to look at it and see if it "looked ok"...

Sooooooo...in short, my fellow Fockers, BIG, HUGE group hug for all of you... What in the world was with our Karma today??

I'm going out to look at the moon...

Oh no!! Poor mama and Michael!
I'd be mad too about the hospital situation.

 

[Goofyluver]

Well, honies. I've got something to make ya' laugh. I just updated my TR again. Please stop by and read all about my wet t-shirt contest at Sea World. And you are welcome...in advance.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

BTW...I think I'm moving back home. don't tell anyone. I've been offered an opportunity I can't refuse.

 

[Muffinygood]

First, LL, this is for you!

Second, I am addressing this to all benevolent gods (whatever group you work for) and angels who aren't busy right now:

We Fockers need a break! Please let us have a do-over tomorrow. And now a cocktail...

Mojito????


MEL

 

[Goofyluver]

Mojito????


MEL

I prefer pina coladas...but right now...I'll take one of these.

 

[Muffinygood]

Well, honies. I've got something to make ya' laugh. I just updated my TR again. Please stop by and read all about my wet t-shirt contest at Sea World. And you are welcome...in advance.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

BTW...I think I'm moving back home. don't tell anyone. I've been offered an opportunity I can't refuse.

I won't tell anyone!

 

[HomeschoolMama]

Well, honies. I've got something to make ya' laugh. I just updated my TR again. Please stop by and read all about my wet t-shirt contest at Sea World. And you are welcome...in advance.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

BTW...I think I'm moving back home. don't tell anyone. I've been offered an opportunity I can't refuse.

I'm not telling anyone either! Can you still move back to your house? It hasn't sold, right?
Well, if there's an offer you can't refuse, that's great!!! Congrats!

Girl, we must be on the same wave-length, because I was first for the third update! Holla!

First, LL, this is for you!

Second, I am addressing this to all benevolent gods (whatever group you work for) and angels who aren't busy right now:

We Fockers need a break! Please let us have a do-over tomorrow. And now a cocktail...

Mojito????


MEL

Ooooh! I have some of those in my fridge. But, alas, I asked K to buy paint and do A's room and he wants to start now.
Maybe I can paint some and come back for breaks. Drink up while I'm gone...

 

[Goofyluver]

I'm not telling anyone either! Can you still move back to your house? It hasn't sold, right?
Well, if there's an offer you can't refuse, that's great!!! Congrats!

Girl, we must be on the same wave-length, because I was first for the third update! Holla!

I can move back home. My house is not sold. I got an offer from a company back home that will be about double what I was making before.

I haven't been able to get a job here...and Jon has to have benefits. He has to. With all of his medical stuff.

Plus, I"m miserable.

I wasn't able to get him into the private school I wanted to...it was $12,000 per year. I just can't do that as a single mommy.

The main reason we were coming here was for that school. But, with him having to go back to public school, I would rather him be with his friends. He doesn't make friends easily...and he finally has friends. This year, he has actually been doing things with other kids for the first time.

We also wanted to be closer to his docs...but with the school off the table..

Plus, he is miserable. And so am I. My motha is driving me crazy.

And with no job to speak of...I didn't feel like I could start him in school here. What if I couldn't find a job and I had to move him after the beginning of the year?

Dawn...can't I send him to you?

 

[HomeschoolMama]

I can move back home. My house is not sold. I got an offer from a company back home that will be about double what I was making before.

I haven't been able to get a job here...and Jon has to have benefits. He has to. With all of his medical stuff.

Plus, I"m miserable.

I wasn't able to get him into the private school I wanted to...it was $12,000 per year. I just can't do that as a single mommy.

The main reason we were coming here was for that school. But, with him having to go back to public school, I would rather him be with his friends. He doesn't make friends easily...and he finally has friends. This year, he has actually been doing things with other kids for the first time.

We also wanted to be closer to his docs...but with the school off the table..

Plus, he is miserable. And so am I. My motha is driving me crazy.

And with no job to speak of...I didn't feel like I could start him in school here. What if I couldn't find a job and I had to move him after the beginning of the year?

Dawn...can't I send him to you?

It sounds like the right thing to do, for sure. You're such a good mama!

And, no, I won't take him. I'm in over my head with the three I got. Especially my boy... he's a piece of work, that kid!

Gotta help paint. See you tomorrow!

 

[englishrose47]

Well, honies. I've got something to make ya' laugh. I just updated my TR again. Please stop by and read all about my wet t-shirt contest at Sea World. And you are welcome...in advance.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

BTW...I think I'm moving back home. don't tell anyone. I've been offered an opportunity I can't refuse.

I already did !!

 

[dreamn_Disney]

Here is a round of for all. It has just been one of those days. I am fortunate that the worst thing that happened to me was getting locked out of my car at Chuck E Cheese. I had to smile though when my dn who is not quite 4 said - We have to leave but we are stuck here at Chuck E Cheese. I then sent the girls back in with ds and dn while I waited for the tow truck.
A special prayer is going out for a better day for my friends tomorrow.

 

[HomeschoolMama]

Wow. What was that, all of 6 minutes I was helping before I was beat?

The walls are this color with a horizontal stripe all the way around (about 1.5 ft thick) of this color

Uh, I don't know that those are right, but they're close. It's an olive color with a brown stripe. You get the picture. I'm sure I'll take a picture when it's all done.

 

[cmp1111]

To add my misery to a crappy Focker Friday...Guess where I spent all afternoon today??

Oh, LL. I'm SO sorry.

BTW...I think I'm moving back home. don't tell anyone. I've been offered an opportunity I can't refuse.

I can move back home. My house is not sold. I got an offer from a company back home that will be about double what I was making before.

I haven't been able to get a job here...and Jon has to have benefits. He has to. With all of his medical stuff.

Plus, I"m miserable.

I wasn't able to get him into the private school I wanted to...it was $12,000 per year. I just can't do that as a single mommy.

The main reason we were coming here was for that school. But, with him having to go back to public school, I would rather him be with his friends. He doesn't make friends easily...and he finally has friends. This year, he has actually been doing things with other kids for the first time.

We also wanted to be closer to his docs...but with the school off the table..

Plus, he is miserable. And so am I. My motha is driving me crazy.

And with no job to speak of...I didn't feel like I could start him in school here. What if I couldn't find a job and I had to move him after the beginning of the year?

Dawn...can't I send him to you?

Jen, do what your gut says feels good. Sounds like a great deal, with a house and a town you know and love, and meeska too, right?

You had great reasons for moving. Now it sounds like you have great reasons for moving back - and no harm done, if you KWIM.

 

[KatGarcia]

Good Morning Fockers.

I wanted to check in with you to let you know Gramps crossed over at 1am last night. I'm so happy he's finally at peace.

We will miss him dearly.

Thanks for all your wonderful support! You're the best!

I'm so sorry! When I said out loud what had happened (I sometimes fill KC in on the news of the Fockers) he said the frikkin cutest thing....

"Tell her (meaning T) he can say Hi to Walt for her now".

How cute was that! Brought a tear to my eye!

And I thought I was having a carppy day! So sorry everyone Good news: the day's almost over!


As for me, well - I'm stuck not swimming laps because Leo's been doing this little thing called LYING and his punishment was no swimming. Which left him crying hysterically for half an hour, so I guess it was effective. sigh. I don't know why he'd do such a thing, but the other day, he told me he didn't get to ride a horse at horse camp. I comisserated with him and we talked about it awhile.... only to hear him later talking to Gramma about the horse he rode that day. After much discussion, we figured out that he had been riding that day, but lied to me about the whole thing. Today, he lied about not wearing his riding boots. I don't get it - why tell me he did if he didn't? Like I'd care? Please tell me this is some phase that will go away soon!

Someone mentioned the boy who cried wolf story... what about Chicken Little?! Maybe Leo can relate to that better?!

Ok, well seems like I showed up just in time!

To add my misery to a crappy Focker Friday...Guess where I spent all afternoon today??

I am sooo sorry! How is Michael doing??? How are you dealing? Well if he gets a permanent cast we will just have to bring some Lime Green Markers to Focker Fest with us for all the kids to sign it for him!

HIIIII TO everyone I missed!!!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
It's been a busy few days..... KC has been getting a lot of overtime hours but they are at home which means no PC for me. Finally this evening we went for a walk and went out to Pizzeria Unos for dinner. This weekend he works as well. It's just as well tho because I have a lot of planning and pre packing to do! I can't believe it's about 3 weeks till I am off to Florida!!!!!

Anyways I'm going to make a separate post about my fam so I can throw the pics in!

Have a great weekend all!!

 

[KatGarcia]

The trip to see the family was good. The aunt that drives everyone nuts worked all day and never made it home for dinner, so that was a plus. We just spent the day hanging out and chatting. Their household is a huge mess! I just am amazed and KC & I spent the whole train ride home discussing how crazy it is over there. My aunt belittles my uncle (in front of the kids no less). The younger boy gets treated like gold and the older one is blamed for everything and he is a good kid not deserving of that. My aunt had nothing prepared for my grandparent's stay like coffee or milk or any foods they may like. They had to go to the store themselves. It was just nutso. At least KC & I got out of it that we will never end up like that!

Anyways on with the pics....

KC waiting for our Long Island Rail Road Train.

I intended to take pics from the train but felt a little motion sick so no pics, I zoned out and listened to my ipod the whole trip.

The boys horsing around in their play room (Bobby is on the ball, Alex is kicking)

Bobby Playing Guitar Hero

Alex Playing with his real guitar, in full rock star mode!

Their puppy, Cally

Alex after hopping in their inflatable pool

Me & Grandma

I tried to take more pics of everyone but they started fixing Bobby's bike and no one wanted to be in pics sweaty. Oh well.

This is Grandpa with my Mom(circa 2001, but he looks the same)

Thanks for letting me share!!!

 

[princessjv]

LL! Nice to see you! I don't know about you...but I am OVER hospital ER's. They pretty much such **** and the whole concept needs a update. (Tink got herself stiches on her eye a few weeks back). I am sorry you had to deal with all that, but thankfully you were able to pop around the corner to find him. Did anyone ride with the poor littlw man in the ambulance? That would be scary all on it's own.

I hope this break doesn't effect Focker Fest swimming. ??? You'll probably know more after you see the ortho dude...



Jen- Been to the report. Laughed. Wet my panties and left you some comments. Well... maybe some of the are a bit exaggerated. Like the laughed part.

WTH- You are moving back now? Where did this opportunity knock from? I don't remember an opportunity knocking back "home"... But if its' good. I'm good. Tell us more about it. *** long as Motha stays put, I think Jen will be alright.

 

[Goofyluver]

Jen- Been to the report. Laughed. Wet my panties and left you some comments. Well... maybe some of the are a bit exaggerated. Like the laughed part.

WTH- You are moving back now? Where did this opportunity knock from? I don't remember an opportunity knocking back "home"... But if its' good. I'm good. Tell us more about it. *** long as Motha stays put, I think Jen will be alright.

The offer came today...and it's too good to pass up.

Since I don't have a job here...I don't feel like I have any choice.

It's with a local agency...doing speech at a clinic. They provide speech, OT, PT, and early intervention. I've worked there contract before...and the pay is insane.

The motha is staying put.

Really, what this boils down to is:

1. I don't have a job here and I'm getting really nervous.

2. School starts here in 2 weeks. And without a job here, I can't start Jon in a school and take a chance of not having money.

3. Jon can't go to the private school because it's just too much. so, if he's going to be in public school...why not put him in public school back "home" with friends...where he is comfortable. Jon don't do change well. All I could do, was picture him at a lunch table all alone. And I can't do that to him if I don't have to. The private school was small...only 30 kids. But the public schools here aren't great. so, why not make him more comfy???

Now...all my stuff is packed. But, still in my old house. I wasn't moving it until I had to. So, really, I just have to unpack.

 

[rachel3]

Good Morning Fockers.

I wanted to check in with you to let you know Gramps crossed over at 1am last night. I'm so happy he's finally at peace.

We will miss him dearly.

Thanks for all your wonderful support! You're the best!

oh T-- i 'm so sorry. i'll be thinking about you and your family. you're right he is at peace now.

 

[lazydoxy66]

Hugs and prayers to everyone that needs them.

Congrats and good luck to those that are seeing light at the end of the tunnel.

Hi to everybody!!

I have to work all weekend. I don't have any major issues. No restroom mix-ups. No excitement or drama around here right now. I had one day off this week and I had to mow and do laundry. WOW! Just as well. There's still a chance I could hit the lottery tomorrow!