How was your Holiday weekend?
(If you're wondering I'm referring to the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday... I'm just really slow at this)
It's always nice to have those long weekends, especially if they follow a week that you were so eager to have end for whatever the reason... My reason, none other than looking forward to having time to catch up on house work that piled up when I was sick.
Yeah, that didn't happen.
Sam came down with something that hit full force Saturday night.
By full force I mean woke up in a hallucination panic as a result of a 104 point something fever that had shown no signs prior to putting him to bed that night. He remained miserable with a very stubbornly high fever for several days following.
My weekend off turned into a weekend full of fulfilling my nursing duties as a mother. Administering medications every three hours around the clock, and of course left with clean up duty from those cough so hard you puke moments. Yes, momentS... several of them. All the while feeling helpless because I just couldn't make him feel better and I just couldn't get that darn fever under control.
We hit the doctors come Monday after he had no signs of improvement. They swabbed him for influenza and though we have yet to receive test results back I'm willing to bet he was positive. Of course the doctors these days can't really tell you exactly what is going on, it's more of a guessing game. This time around our guessing game consisted of multiple antibiotics and upwards of $60 in hard earned cash. At the very least one thing was made certain....
Sam had "an unknown object" lodged deep into his left ear that would require removal from an ENT (specialist) on a later date.
Great... JUST GREAT!
On the up side... I did fit in a little bit of fun time too.
Saturday morning I ventured out with Brenna, as Bill and Sam took off for the motorcycle store (pre-illness mind you), for a little girl bonding and shopping. We pick up my lil' sis Skylar on our way too. It was a good day, though I failed to find what I was looking for. In case you're wondering that would be pants that fit my chicken legs, flat butt, and wide hips without leaving me walking around with a very obvious camel toe. What's the deal with pants these days? Don't those designers know that we all don't maintain that high school figure for our entire life? I mean I have reached the point in life that comfort hold priority over vanity. I'm just not willing to walk around with my pants snug in all the wrong places, just so some unknown persons can get a nice look at what's meant to be hiding beneath the clothes.
PANTS WEREN'T MEANT TO BE MUNCHED!
Seriously though... am I the only one with this problem? I sure hope not otherwise I may be forced to seek professional help.
Anyway, though I failed miserably in the shopping department, it was an over all good day because it was time spent with some awesome littles.
Sunday offered up some more good weekend times as well with time spent with my Mom and siblings in celebration of her Birthday. She is the most amazing 33 year old I know. HA! No joke though, she is an amazing woman and I think she deserves to be celebrated everyday, not just her birthday. I'm blessed with a beautiful mother and I'm grateful for the sacrifices she has made for my personal happiness. I know from experience that as a mother nothing means more than knowing that your children love you and appreciate you. So Mom, I want you to know just that. I want you feel that wonderful feeling a mother feels when her child tells her she is loved and appreciated. You know that feeling when you heart feels like it might burst out of your chest, your cheeks warm, and those happy tears start welling in your eyes...
I love you Mom.
I appreciate you Mom.
I am grateful you chose to give me life...
And I'm so grateful for you.
Happy 33rd Birthday.
xoxo
(You have that feeling yet? K. Good.)
Sam and Bill unfortunately missed out on this celebration because of Sam's being sick.
That was pretty much the extent of my long holiday weekend...
Pretty exciting huh?
Tuesday Bill took the day off to stay home with Sam and play Mommy nurse as best he could with Sam while I went to work. I had to take Wednesday duty with Sam (yet another doctors appointment to attend to) so we both had to take a day. We all know how hard it is to go back to school and work after a long weekend. Preschoolers are no exception. They were antsy as was I. It wasn't a terribly rough day, but it was obvious that not a single person who walked through our classroom door was happy to be there. Those days are just always rough even if there isn't any stand out moments to blame the roughness on.
Wednesday Sam and I were off to the doctors again...
This time to the ENT to have that unknown object removed from his ear. Upon arrival it was made known that that unknown object wasn't just secluded to one ear... rather there were now unknown objects to talk about. One in each ear. Both deep inside, sitting on his ear drums. This was NOT a fun experience. It hurt. He cried. I had to be strong and sit back as the doctor hurt my baby. Again, NOT FUN! The ordeal was over quickly and we walked out that door in very minimal time, but not after forking out another $60+ in co-pays and prescriptions along with a scheduled hearing test and follow up visit for next week. Ugh.
Thursday brought with it freezing rain. It was very unwelcome and much unappreciated. I'm so over winter. In case you missed it, refer back to my last post HERE. At this point, I just think it is all a very cruel joke. Ice skating is meant for a rink... NOT the streets, parking lots, and sidewalks thank you very much. Thursday at work didn't prove to be any easier than Tuesday. I think this is a result of the unforgiving weather we have had here. Everyone is anxious and board with having to be indoors ALL the time. The lack of Vitamin D isn't helping things either. I'm almost certain that every person living in this state is not far from being admitted to psych wards. We are all going absolutely crazy. Wonder if we can get discounts on straight jackets if we order in bulk? It's a thought.
Before I go on another long rant about how miserable I am with our Alaskan like weather I'll stop here.
Thursday also brought with it report cards...
I'm proud.
VERY PROUD.
Both kids are excelling in school and I am so very pleased. Sam has begun to read. Though I'm proud this does make me a little sad to see my baby pick up a book and read it. Brenna just flies through her work without much effort. I'm have still yet to see the day that one of my children are faced with a bit of an academic struggle, and I'm okay with that. I'd be completely content if I never have to witness that struggle. I personally had a love/hate relationship with school and Bill just flat out hated it so I am happy to see that my kids love it. They love to learn and enjoy every moment doing so.
It's Friday. Thank GOD for Friday. I went and got coffee alone today. Had a conversation with a friend that I haven't had much time to chat with. Then went and helped with reading in Sam's class. Yes, I love teaching so much that I volunteer my time on my day's off. Nice thing about volunteering my time is that I get to leave when I decide. Today's volunteer work was short and sweet. An hour is all, but Sam was happy. That's what mattered. We even managed to reach temperatures above freezing today. Though that 35 degrees didn't last long... I was VERY grateful for that heat wave. I almost busted out the flip flops!
Right.......
This weekend we have BIG plans. Because the kids did so well on their report cards they are being rewarded for their hard efforts at school. Sam and Bill are headed off to the Monster Trucks tomorrow night and Brenna and I are going to go get our creativity on at ColorMeMine. I am SO excited for the day I have planned for Brenna and I. A friend of mine did this with her girls and I have been wanting to experience this with Brenna ever since I saw how much fun they had. I was just waiting for the right time. No better time than now! An added benefit of doing this with her tomorrow is that they are hosting a pajama night so now Brenna and I get to go out and buy some matching jammies to wear. FUN!
(It also helps that if we come in jammies we get in for a VERY discounted rate... BONUS!)
What will your weekend bring? Sure hope it's good...
Before I go I must say this...
My sister is having a giveaway over at her blog. If you love blogging and reading blogs as much as I do this is a giveaway that I'm sure you'll want to get in on. AND this giveaway will give you something to do while we all continue to hide away from the nasty winter that lingers outside... What better past time than reading?
She is giving away a book over at her blog this week.
This book is about blogging... not HOW TO blog, but rather funny stories from the blogging world. Learn more about these books HERE. Then head on over to my sister's blog HERE to enter to win!
Happy Weekend everyone!
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