wow, i never had the intention to leave the blogging world for so long, i cant believe its taken me this long to get back on to write. ive been able to read the updates from friends and fellow bloggers, but ive been overwhelmed at the thought of updating mine.
lets start one thing at a time i guess, since i left off with the b12 diet ill pick up with it. its been almost a month, and so far ive lost about 14lbs. i dont feel hungry, im not deprived of food, i would probably loose more if i were able to do more exercise (amazingly enough no one considers chasing 3 kiddos and cleaning house and running errands exercise) but i dont have the time, will or energy to do that, not yet at least. still im very happy about going on the shots and loosing the weight, its been wonderful, i plan on continuing on at least 2 more months, maybe longer.
spring break....well it was nice, the kids enjoyed some free time at home, we went to chuck e cheese and mikey got to play with sarah some and go on a boat ride with her. all in all spring break was good, but i kinda fell into a funk around that time, i slacked off a bit much on everything, now im trying to catch back up and its an uphill battle.
the boys, mikey and chance are doing well. right before spring break i spoke with mikey's teacher and the special education cordinator (?) and got him signed up to get evaluated for autistic therapy, ocupational therapy and speech therapy in school, we havent heard back yet, but im hopeful this will go thru and he will get some extra help in school, its not this school year im worried about, as this year he has an amazing teacher, but what happends next year....so im trying to plan ahead. Chance had his 4 year check up, he was 43.3 inches and 45.5lbs, he is in the 90% for weight and the 97% for height! big boy!!he recieved 4 shots, this threw him into a huge meltdown and i had to physically lay on him to let the nurse give him shots, but his checkup went well, however the doctor showed some concern for chance also showing asperger traits (self taught abc's, memorizing our address after one time, knowing how to spell his name and micheal's name, counting to 100 etc.) the doctor started out asking chance basic color questions and was impressed when he knew what "yellow, or red" was, and i was telling the doctor, "thats nothing, he has known colors and shapes for at least 1.5 years! soooo now we wait till his appointmetn with the developmental pediatrician or another doctor to review chance and determin if he is also on the autism spectrum.
Mikey and Chance are both actually seeing a new psychologist tomorrow to be reviewed, so we may end up with our answers then...unsure.
Zach has been doing amazing, he is such a blessing, when the day is over and we have a quiet moment and im able to just look into his eyes and feel him talking thru them and i can tell him how much i love him, its amazing. Zach went to see the pulmonologist about 2 weeks ago, he is now on 1/2 litter oxygen!! he has come so far from when we brought him home on 2 litters, the oral steriod, breathing treatments 6 times a day etc, to now, 1/2 litter, no oral steriod, breathing treatments 2 times a day, its amazing!! we have even begun to wean him on one of his diuretics, so again its an amazing step in the right direction. Zach is so much happier now, im not sure if its him being off the steriod, the seziure medication or just him feeling better now, but he is always so happy and smiley! Zach had his last RSV shot for the season, he had been getting one shot a month from october till march to help protect him from the virus. he is making progress in therapy too, he is able to sit once we place him, on his own for about 10-15 seconds, sometimes longer. Zach also got his first pair of AFO's today, we had him fitted for them a couple weeks ago, it was nice to finally get them, best part is he doesnt seem to mind them at all. the AFO's are leg and ankel braces (think forest gump) to keep everything aligned like it should be. his braces are much cooler though than forest gumps, they are a light weight plastic, his are blue with airplanes and cars on them. they go from his foot to under his knee area.
Harold, he is doing well over in korea, ready to come home, and we are of course ready for that too, however we still have a bit of a weight, we are finally almost half way thru this deployment so far though. to think he has been gone 6 months is overwhelming, sometimes it feels like yesterday and others like a lifetime ago, so much has happend, and will still happen while he has been gone, chance turned 4, mikey will turn 7 in just 2 weeks, mikey was diagnosed with asperger's, mikey started ocupational therapy, chance might be autistic as well, zach is weaning down on items and may be trying to crawl or walk when he comes home. its a little bittersweet that all of these changes are taking place, i regret that Harold cant be here to see them and experience them first hand as well. I recieved flowers from him about a week ago, he isnt always the most romantic guy, so it was a very big thing, and they were/are so beautiful, tiger lilley's and roses, all pink. i was very happy to get them and love him so much. he has been doing some shopping over in korea as well, anyone who knows my loving and wonderful hubby knows this is a shock as he is a self proclaimed cheapskate, so again it means a lot. he bought be a beautiful dolfin korean blanket (big, thick, soft) and the kids each got one as well, mikey got spiderman and chance got nemo. we havent recieved them yet, but i saw them via webcam. they were only about $20 there, but over here to buy the same is over $100 i think. so im very excited to get that and he also bought a beautiful four piece landscape with bridge painting in blue and black, ill have to find a really good place to display it.
back to zach really fast, i have talked to one of his therapists for a while back and forth and thought on my own too, that zach may have something else going on, besides the CDH and the brain issue (just has alot of symptoms and issues that i dont see in other babies like him ) anyway i finally contacted a genetisist and recieved word back that they also think there may be something else going on, so we made an appointment to head back to texas children's in houston in may. now the idea of going back scared me, as i cant drive in all that traffic, litteraly i will have a panic attack and would be a ball of emotions on the side of the road, so when i agreed (knowing its best for zach) i worried how i would get there, i asked our nurse who has also become a very good friend if she would help, and to my suprise she was completely okay with it, she may never know what a huge relief and burden that took off me, im so thankful. so we will go and get zach evaluated and give blood samples, they usually take blood from both parents, but dad's in korea....so they said if they find something that worries them they will figure out ways to get the sample from him, and if not, when he gets home they will do the sample then. apparently there are a few syndromes that are connected to the diaphragmatic hernia, such as Fryns syndrome and PKS (Pallister-Killian Syndrome) and some other mutations of certian genes that can cause a big spectrum of problems. alot of these do sound like maybe it could be connected, they mention, lowset ears, undecended testicles, wide spaced eyes, flat nose bridge, brain atrophy in some cases, gerd, and more. im hopeful we can get some answers and help zach out as much as possible and know what we can expect. its fusterating not knowing.....anything basically, just going day for day.
well we got tax money and used it to pay off debt and im using some to get grass soon, im so tired of the mud pit! we need grass for summer with the kids, so i am excited. the first guy quoted me $3k!! for sod....so i went with a guy who is gonna do hydromulch for $750!
tomorrow starts April, wow, already. Mikey turns 7 on the 13th, we will celebrate the weekend of the 18th though. easter is the 12th, still gotta get things in order for that. and this weekend, the 4th is a babyshower im throwing for our day nurse, im very excited, because i love babyshowers, love making people feel suprised and good, and it gives me something productive and exciting to look forward to. im doing a rubber duck theme...the cake, the deco, even the punch will be rubber ducky!
im not sure if i have mentioned Julia here before or just on my carepage, but a wonderful family we have known since before mikey was born had their second daughter in december, anyway she was born with Charge syndrome you can get more information on that here.... http://www.chargesyndrome.org/ and since her birth she has only been home about a month. she had her first surgery to get a gtube for feeding and her second was open heart surgery to repair 2 holes she had, a VSD and a ASD and then today she had a Trach put in to help her breathe. she is such a strong and courageous lil girl, an inspiration. her mommy and daddy had no idea anything was really wrong with her, they were told she had hydrocephalus (fluid on the brain) and would be monitored, but when she was born she had problems breathing, and her ears were oddly shaped (like elf ears) and she had other characteristics of the syndrome. so needless to say they have been thrown into the world of being a special needs parent. not a role anyone wants, but they are doing amazingly well. dad is getting ready to deploy in just under 2 weeks and i am stressing for mom, she seems to be doing okay, but its overwhelming, and now the trach too. but they are a very strong family and julia is such a fighter, she will contiue to touch people she may never meet and show her mom that life as a special mom can be a blessing. i hope to hear she is on her way home very soon.
well there is the long awaited update, not sure why i was so overwhelmed to write it....haha. goodnight.
the family
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Friday, March 6, 2009
b12 rocks!
omg so this b12 stuff rocks! since last week, probably a total of 10 days now max, im lost 7-8lbs! i have a buttload of energy.....example, i folded washed and put away, ALL of our weeks laundry thursday night, and gave all three boys a bath. tonight i steam cleaned our carpet and cleaned the kitchen. i feel great! hope the weight continues to drop. the lowest i saw the scale hit today was 215, lets see what it looks like after the weekend.
tomorrow im having someone finally come over to the house to hopefully water seal our fence, and i hope to take our dog to get cut, and of course i want to take the boys to the park for a bit, they need it and i do too i think. hoping its a great weekend.
tomorrow im having someone finally come over to the house to hopefully water seal our fence, and i hope to take our dog to get cut, and of course i want to take the boys to the park for a bit, they need it and i do too i think. hoping its a great weekend.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
good week
wow tomorrow is thursday, almost the weekend again....didnt this week just start? for that matter were into MARCH??? when did that happen? ugh. ive had a great week, i got a call the van is done!! but i havent had a chance to pick it up yet, hoping to do that tomorrow. im soooooo ready to have the van back! i still need to get an oil change on the car, its on my list.....that darn list, it just grows and grows it doesnt shorten....ever!
anyway back on track....the van is ready, the deductible is $250 and yes that SUX but its MUCH better than $500, so i was thrilled! i talked to mikeys teacher on monday, mikey is reading at a level 11, and by april 2 is suppose to be on a level 12, he has gone from a level 0 to a 11 since school started! amazing!!! i "think"(knock on wood) he will be going to second grade, though the teacher wants to talk about summer school....um HELLO....what is there to TALK about....he's there if it gets him to second grade! its for the month of june, from 730am to 1pm, so yea it kinda sucks, but hey im all for it, he even thinks its cool cause were calling it tutoring....and he LOVES tutoring. soooo crossing fingers things go well. i also spoke to his special education director at school to get him evaluated for ocupational therapy in school either in addition to or instead of (havent made up my mind yet) the therapy he recieves outside of school. and she told me she wanted to get him evaluated for ocupational, physical, speech and emotional behavioral therapy....wow. i think this is great! yes i realize it may send him down the path of being labled special ed....but you know what? who cares? i just want him to reach his potential and blow it out of the charts!!
Zach has been a happy lil camper, he is such a joy. he gave me a hug today, i initally hugged him while holding him, he smiled i told him it was a hug and then i asked for a hug and he layed his head on my chest, he did this 2 more times and the last time he extended his arms out and touched my shoulders with them....THATS A HUG! my baby UNDERSTANDS me! this is amazing!!! i LOVE it!! Zach has a molar tooth coming in!! poor baby. but he is doing wonderful with it, all smiles.
im venturing out on a diet, and a plan. im starting out 223lbs as of last week here at home, as of this morning at the clinic i was 220, and as of tonight at home im 218, so im guessing i actually weighed 2lbs more than my scale showed and either way ive lost about 5 so far. my goal weight? sheesh i have no idea, id say 170 right now, but of course if i reach that ill say 150 and then 130 that would probably be my stopping point. of course thats almost a hundred pounds, so im kinda doubting that will happen. we will see.i hope i loose enough to suprise harold when he gets home and to feel better about myself.
chance went to daycare 2 days last week and once this week, he seemed to really enjoy it, i did too, but it wasnt long enough, 3 hours at a time. just not enough time. but im sooo glad he is responding well to it. thats a huge step.
k we will see if i can update again before another week goes by.
anyway back on track....the van is ready, the deductible is $250 and yes that SUX but its MUCH better than $500, so i was thrilled! i talked to mikeys teacher on monday, mikey is reading at a level 11, and by april 2 is suppose to be on a level 12, he has gone from a level 0 to a 11 since school started! amazing!!! i "think"(knock on wood) he will be going to second grade, though the teacher wants to talk about summer school....um HELLO....what is there to TALK about....he's there if it gets him to second grade! its for the month of june, from 730am to 1pm, so yea it kinda sucks, but hey im all for it, he even thinks its cool cause were calling it tutoring....and he LOVES tutoring. soooo crossing fingers things go well. i also spoke to his special education director at school to get him evaluated for ocupational therapy in school either in addition to or instead of (havent made up my mind yet) the therapy he recieves outside of school. and she told me she wanted to get him evaluated for ocupational, physical, speech and emotional behavioral therapy....wow. i think this is great! yes i realize it may send him down the path of being labled special ed....but you know what? who cares? i just want him to reach his potential and blow it out of the charts!!
Zach has been a happy lil camper, he is such a joy. he gave me a hug today, i initally hugged him while holding him, he smiled i told him it was a hug and then i asked for a hug and he layed his head on my chest, he did this 2 more times and the last time he extended his arms out and touched my shoulders with them....THATS A HUG! my baby UNDERSTANDS me! this is amazing!!! i LOVE it!! Zach has a molar tooth coming in!! poor baby. but he is doing wonderful with it, all smiles.
im venturing out on a diet, and a plan. im starting out 223lbs as of last week here at home, as of this morning at the clinic i was 220, and as of tonight at home im 218, so im guessing i actually weighed 2lbs more than my scale showed and either way ive lost about 5 so far. my goal weight? sheesh i have no idea, id say 170 right now, but of course if i reach that ill say 150 and then 130 that would probably be my stopping point. of course thats almost a hundred pounds, so im kinda doubting that will happen. we will see.i hope i loose enough to suprise harold when he gets home and to feel better about myself.
chance went to daycare 2 days last week and once this week, he seemed to really enjoy it, i did too, but it wasnt long enough, 3 hours at a time. just not enough time. but im sooo glad he is responding well to it. thats a huge step.
k we will see if i can update again before another week goes by.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
yadda yadda
yea yea i know, two blogs today? but what can i say i found some extra time, i found some extra words and some extra umph! but not much extra. its nearly march, where on earth did the time go? school is almost out. summer is almost here. mikey's first grade year is almost over! Harold has been in korea now for 18 weeks 2 days. ive been a single mom on the verge of a nervous breakdown for about 18 weeks 1 day. march is a busy month for us, mikey will start his ocupational therapy 2x week, zach will be fitted for AFO's to help support his ankles, he should recieve his new stroller/wheelchair, he will be recieving diapers thru our medical supply company, zach will meet with an eye doc to check him out, and of course we have the normal appointments, cardiology, pulmonology, GI, the in home therapies (physical, speech, and ocupational) for zach, oh and somewhere in all of this i need a dental visit for me, will be meetiing with the doc for this weight loss thing and frequent (2x week, b12 injections) and hopefully i will get the van back from the shop, and of course lets not forget spring break! yes needless to say i can see this month flying by.
i miss Harold, i miss not being able to eat dinner with an adult, not getting that quiet time with the kids in bed to talk. not getting to go out, not getting to stay in. i just miss him. ive been blessed beyond all that he can call so frequently now, and if it werent for that im sure i would have gone crazy. i feel anxious alot, the zoloft helps still, but i feel anxious, moody and sad still. i dont think there is a "pill" to help with half your heart is overseas....no im pretty sure its something ill have to wait it out.
ive been blessed to have the nurses to help me out, as much as at times id like to kick them out and have my house to myself, they provide a great relief, a great help, and friendship. our day nurse alex has been a tremendous blessing, having her here during the day is like being at a friends for lunch, its like forgetting she is here to help with a special needs child, its as if she came by to visit and zach is just another normal babe, normal, wow that is a concept i cant comprehend. i also cant spell tonight and i dont really care to bother to try. chance will be going to day care for a few hours here and there thruout the month, i need a break and he needs to get out. its for the best. ill just do my best to keep him germ free once he leaves the day care center. tomorrow he will go for the first time, will he cry and beg me to stay? will he forget i was even there? the last time he went was with mikey, him and mikey are like conjoined twins, lets hope he can handle it and in the end he loves it!! so tomorrow he will go for 3 hours and i will take zach to get his RSV shots and then go to mikey's parent teacher confrence. thursday chance will also go to daycare for about 3 hours i think, the plan for that day is to have lunch out with alex at an indian restraunt and then get a pedicure. aw the relaxing, the quiet, the girl time, im almost giddy with excitement.
on the days when i get down and out and feel like throwing in the towel or feel like ive failed the kids or im drowning here and cant reach the surface, where i feel like im alone and forgotten, im blessed to have the best friends here, im not a big social person, so i dont make lots, but the ones i do i keep for a lifetime, they are the ones who when you reach for their hands you touch their hearts and vice versa, im blessed beyond measure to have them in my life. i love you , yall know who you are. the family i never knew i had, and the ones i always want in my life. okay okay enough with the mushies hu?
anyway life with special kids is demanding, stressful, and i wouldnt wish anyone to have to endure pain and suffering for the kids, but the rewards they bring in our life is truely priceless. im better as a person with my kids, special issues and all. i cant imagine my life without them, nor do i want to.
as i watch chance i see so manyof "mikey's" traits in him, the sensory stuff (spilled a drop of water on my shirt, shirt must come off!!) the holding his ears in a crowded place or when the toilets flush, its odd to look at the lil things and see nothing, but when you know what to look for the lil things add up to a big puzzle. the rocks that chance carefully lines up outside, as well as all his mcdonald toys that line his walls....may be overlooked by some, but in my heart i know, i know what it means, and i know what must be done. we will see the specialist, we will catch it sooner than we did with mikey. there is no denial with this, not for me at least, a mom knows. i sometimes worry about how Harold will react when he comes home and his world is thrown upside down with all the appointments,therapy, and the list of diagnosis', i hope he can roll with the punches and him being away for so long wont have changed him. i hate the seperations in the army, i hate it. im very proud of the job he does, im proud of him, but we miss him so much, each in our own ways, the boys dont say alot, but in their actions they speak volumes.
starting with mikey, here is a list of diagnosis'
sensory processing disorder, adhd,insomnia,asperger's, dyslexia
chance
ezcema, asthma, allergies, (ones undiagnosed, but mommy knows) sensory processing disorder, on the autistic spectrum
zach
repaired congenital diaphragmatic hernia, repaired subdural hematoma, brain attrophy, scoliosis, GERD, oral adversion, chronic lung disease, restrictive airway disease, pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary hypoplasia, gtube fed, developmental delay, more to come....
okay i suppose i was long winded tonight, i doubt anyone reads much of this, so its just a release for me and a way to record my crazy thoughts.
sometiimes life is hard, but three words sum it all up.....IT KEEPS GOING.
tough times dont last, but tough people do.
i miss Harold, i miss not being able to eat dinner with an adult, not getting that quiet time with the kids in bed to talk. not getting to go out, not getting to stay in. i just miss him. ive been blessed beyond all that he can call so frequently now, and if it werent for that im sure i would have gone crazy. i feel anxious alot, the zoloft helps still, but i feel anxious, moody and sad still. i dont think there is a "pill" to help with half your heart is overseas....no im pretty sure its something ill have to wait it out.
ive been blessed to have the nurses to help me out, as much as at times id like to kick them out and have my house to myself, they provide a great relief, a great help, and friendship. our day nurse alex has been a tremendous blessing, having her here during the day is like being at a friends for lunch, its like forgetting she is here to help with a special needs child, its as if she came by to visit and zach is just another normal babe, normal, wow that is a concept i cant comprehend. i also cant spell tonight and i dont really care to bother to try. chance will be going to day care for a few hours here and there thruout the month, i need a break and he needs to get out. its for the best. ill just do my best to keep him germ free once he leaves the day care center. tomorrow he will go for the first time, will he cry and beg me to stay? will he forget i was even there? the last time he went was with mikey, him and mikey are like conjoined twins, lets hope he can handle it and in the end he loves it!! so tomorrow he will go for 3 hours and i will take zach to get his RSV shots and then go to mikey's parent teacher confrence. thursday chance will also go to daycare for about 3 hours i think, the plan for that day is to have lunch out with alex at an indian restraunt and then get a pedicure. aw the relaxing, the quiet, the girl time, im almost giddy with excitement.
on the days when i get down and out and feel like throwing in the towel or feel like ive failed the kids or im drowning here and cant reach the surface, where i feel like im alone and forgotten, im blessed to have the best friends here, im not a big social person, so i dont make lots, but the ones i do i keep for a lifetime, they are the ones who when you reach for their hands you touch their hearts and vice versa, im blessed beyond measure to have them in my life. i love you , yall know who you are. the family i never knew i had, and the ones i always want in my life. okay okay enough with the mushies hu?
anyway life with special kids is demanding, stressful, and i wouldnt wish anyone to have to endure pain and suffering for the kids, but the rewards they bring in our life is truely priceless. im better as a person with my kids, special issues and all. i cant imagine my life without them, nor do i want to.
as i watch chance i see so manyof "mikey's" traits in him, the sensory stuff (spilled a drop of water on my shirt, shirt must come off!!) the holding his ears in a crowded place or when the toilets flush, its odd to look at the lil things and see nothing, but when you know what to look for the lil things add up to a big puzzle. the rocks that chance carefully lines up outside, as well as all his mcdonald toys that line his walls....may be overlooked by some, but in my heart i know, i know what it means, and i know what must be done. we will see the specialist, we will catch it sooner than we did with mikey. there is no denial with this, not for me at least, a mom knows. i sometimes worry about how Harold will react when he comes home and his world is thrown upside down with all the appointments,therapy, and the list of diagnosis', i hope he can roll with the punches and him being away for so long wont have changed him. i hate the seperations in the army, i hate it. im very proud of the job he does, im proud of him, but we miss him so much, each in our own ways, the boys dont say alot, but in their actions they speak volumes.
starting with mikey, here is a list of diagnosis'
sensory processing disorder, adhd,insomnia,asperger's, dyslexia
chance
ezcema, asthma, allergies, (ones undiagnosed, but mommy knows) sensory processing disorder, on the autistic spectrum
zach
repaired congenital diaphragmatic hernia, repaired subdural hematoma, brain attrophy, scoliosis, GERD, oral adversion, chronic lung disease, restrictive airway disease, pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary hypoplasia, gtube fed, developmental delay, more to come....
okay i suppose i was long winded tonight, i doubt anyone reads much of this, so its just a release for me and a way to record my crazy thoughts.
sometiimes life is hard, but three words sum it all up.....IT KEEPS GOING.
tough times dont last, but tough people do.
oh the excitement
oh wow, i have so much excitement. first we got our tax return, and im happy to say all 3 credit cards are paid off and the kitchen table is officially ours, lol. i am just so relieved to be able to get rid of that debt. the washer, the fridge we now officially own too. ive also bought a new set of dishes, from correlle, they are beautiful, and since they are made from correlle they are made tuff and sturdy. ive also ordered some kiddie dishes from thesoftlanding.com and am waiting on them to arrive as well as some awesome eco-friendly non toxic water bottles from klean kanteen.
seems like lots is going well, and to make matters better, im goin to be approaching this weightloss head on and hope to loose a bunch, ideal, gosh im not sure,maybe 60lbs maybe 80....dunno, i know for sure i want more energy, i want to be healthier, i want to wear the clothes better and i want to FEEL better. im going to go talk to a doctor in town about b12 injections and a fat burner injection as well as some prescription pills and a diet as well. im very excited and very hopeful. how awesome would it be to have harold come home unaware of the weightloss!! ive struggled with my weight for a long time, ive been soda free (other than diet soda) for a couple months and havent seens much of a change on the scale, maybe this and the la diet will give me the boosts i need!
not sure if i mentioned on here, but our van was in a wreck a bit ago, its in shop still, maybe in about 2-3 weeks we will have it home all fixed. it was about 7 grand in damages!! ouch!
seems like lots is going well, and to make matters better, im goin to be approaching this weightloss head on and hope to loose a bunch, ideal, gosh im not sure,maybe 60lbs maybe 80....dunno, i know for sure i want more energy, i want to be healthier, i want to wear the clothes better and i want to FEEL better. im going to go talk to a doctor in town about b12 injections and a fat burner injection as well as some prescription pills and a diet as well. im very excited and very hopeful. how awesome would it be to have harold come home unaware of the weightloss!! ive struggled with my weight for a long time, ive been soda free (other than diet soda) for a couple months and havent seens much of a change on the scale, maybe this and the la diet will give me the boosts i need!
not sure if i mentioned on here, but our van was in a wreck a bit ago, its in shop still, maybe in about 2-3 weeks we will have it home all fixed. it was about 7 grand in damages!! ouch!
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
words from a tired mommy
im tired, both physically and mentally, and even emotionally to the point where its time for a few drinks. i need a break. i need to take the kids to a respite care provider and take advantage of the free hours and breaks. ive come to the conclusion i cant do it all, and i cant do it all on my own.
zach is under the weather, has been almost 2 weeks, we thought it was a stomach bug at first, then the fever left, but he still isnt himself,tomorrow we will go see a doctor, maybe its just teething, maybe its an ear infection,maybe just terrible twos but we need to get some answers.
ive very excited a friend gave me some wonderful information for a great diet plan and im hoping it works, i plan to start probably in 2 weeks, maybe sooner if i can get a break long enough to read it over and make out my shopping list.
this week i just feel stressed. and tired. blah!
zach is under the weather, has been almost 2 weeks, we thought it was a stomach bug at first, then the fever left, but he still isnt himself,tomorrow we will go see a doctor, maybe its just teething, maybe its an ear infection,maybe just terrible twos but we need to get some answers.
ive very excited a friend gave me some wonderful information for a great diet plan and im hoping it works, i plan to start probably in 2 weeks, maybe sooner if i can get a break long enough to read it over and make out my shopping list.
this week i just feel stressed. and tired. blah!
Friday, January 30, 2009
Feeling Green
Well the weekend is here again, how on earth did that happen? i guess a busy week will do that. Tomorrow is Chance's 4th birthday party, his birthday is sunday, super bowl sunday, so were celebrating a day early. he is getting a superman cake, transformer plates and such and a blue table cloth....at least it will somewhat streamline hu? what do you expect when you let a three year old pick it all out. lol. we will have a few people over, enjoy some cake, then head over to WAZOO's and let the kids jump themselves silly! sounds like a plan to me.
been trying to be a lil more "green" and with all the craziness with peanut butter! (of all things! darn it my kids LIVE on this!!) i decided to make my own and put it in a glass container in the fridge, i must say its very easy, i had no idea, and yummy too. i dont think ill ever buy another container of peanut butter, and this way ill also save the plastic! i bought stainless steel straws, not only do they look super cute but they are sturdy, will not rust, dishwasher safe, and no more lil straws to add to the landfill!! ive stopped using teflon pans and plastic utensils, we have bamboo spatula and such now, and as soon as i can all the kids plastic cups and dishes, gone....replace with a BPA PVC free plastic dish or glass. no more papertowls, or napkins we have cloth for both. this with reuseable bags and using vinegar more and natural lotions and soaps were taking our baby steps to helping the planet and helping rid ourselves from the chemicals, ive feeling pretty "green"
been trying to be a lil more "green" and with all the craziness with peanut butter! (of all things! darn it my kids LIVE on this!!) i decided to make my own and put it in a glass container in the fridge, i must say its very easy, i had no idea, and yummy too. i dont think ill ever buy another container of peanut butter, and this way ill also save the plastic! i bought stainless steel straws, not only do they look super cute but they are sturdy, will not rust, dishwasher safe, and no more lil straws to add to the landfill!! ive stopped using teflon pans and plastic utensils, we have bamboo spatula and such now, and as soon as i can all the kids plastic cups and dishes, gone....replace with a BPA PVC free plastic dish or glass. no more papertowls, or napkins we have cloth for both. this with reuseable bags and using vinegar more and natural lotions and soaps were taking our baby steps to helping the planet and helping rid ourselves from the chemicals, ive feeling pretty "green"
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