Another Crazy Busy Wk

I'm not even sure where to begin but I think people are going to get tired of me moaning about work - crazy busy - more than I ever expected. You always know that after a holiday or a break that the kids are going to have a hard time to get back into the groove of everything and these past 2 wks have not been an exception. Everybody has had a crisis or a meltdown. I felt like I had moved into the 1st grade room because of all of the time I have spent in there. You have to love them though - they come up with the craziest questions. I have relearned all of my vowel sounds and See Spot Run Books - it makes me sad to think that my baby girl will be sitting in those chairs in a few short yrs. Actually, all of the kids I work with are great, I think most of the time it is the adults that make things harder than they have to be. Only 8 more wks of school left and then I won't have to spend as muc time in the office anymore - yay!!!
It has been a hard wk in the house for Kyn - I worked till 1 am almost every night and she fought sleep and wouldn't wake up without a fight. Shawn has been working so much and hasn't been home. she misses him so much. When she asks why he has to go to work he jokes around and says "oh because your mom spent all my money or your mom needs money". So know I am the bad person and she tells me to quit spending so much money lol - so not the case. The railroad is swamped and can't seem to figure out track schedules the way the need to be. That's ok, I'll be the bad person lol. Ever since Kyn was born, she has had asthma, allergies, and ear problems - wonderful traits that she inherited from me and my family. Before she got her first set of tubes, she was having ear infections 1-2/month. The dr would just shake his head and say that everything runs straight to her ears. Tubes went in and things improved a ton. 1-2 ear infections a yr. One tube fell out awhile back and we were expecting it. Started getting ear infections every 1-2 months and now both tubes are out and we are getting them every 2 wks. Wouldn't be a big deal but the ear specialist keeps cancelling on us twice now in 2 wks - when they called to reschedule the receptionist wasn't in a hurry to get her in because it was just a re-check and made the next appt for the middle of April. So tom. I have to call them and beg to get her an appt quickly and get the surgery scheduled or find a new dr in OKC. Just praying she feels better. She gets pretty cranky when she is sick and I'm hoping that this passes quickly.

Finally found a wooden swing set that I liked and wasn't going to break the bank lol. Man those things are expensive but it is a good investment. Was planning to go and pick it up yesterday but we spent the day at the dr's office. So today, I am driving Shawns truck to go pick up the new swing set. Hopefully, I make it home with all of the pieces

Happy St. Patricks Day and Spring Break!

I'm a little behind on my blog this wk. I've been trying to stay off the computer and enjoy my spring break. I'm chained to my computer everyday at work and this is my break from the work that it waiting for me. We have had a lot of fun this wk - unfort. I worked Monday and Tuesday but on Wed., Sara, Jake, Great- Grandma, Kyn and I went to the movies to see Rango. I was worried how Kynlee would act as this is her first time at the theater but she did pretty good, except for the fact all 27 pnds of her couldn't keep the seat down and it would fold up on her throughout the movie lol. I wish I could've taken a picture :) The movie was ok - had a lot more adult content than kids but they enjoyed themselves. I could have done without the great big snake - Jake lol. I would have been terrified but the kids didn't seem to mind. Today, we had a St. Patricks Day party at Jakes - Sara did an amazing job with all of the crafts and decorations. She never should have bought bubbles and silly string because that is all they wanted to do. Great time catching up with a friend I haven't seen in awhile. Shawn had a horrible migraine today and we made a quick trip to the dr. While he was being seen, Kyn and I ran to KMart to waste time - he shouldn't have sent us lol. I finally found Sea Monkeys. I have been looking for these forever. It should be an adventure because aquatic animals haven't faired well in our homes.

I was hoping to be able to tell people I work with at the school about my "big decision" but my boss decided to start telling, so the secret is out. I gave up my school that I am the primary therapist at. I have been at this school for 7 yrs - so it is bitter sweet. The stress level has just been too much and I decided that it isn't worth it anymore. So, Kynlee will be enrolled in pre-school at the church for 3 mornings a wk and I told work that I would see overflow at another school but I didn't want to be primary. I will be backup, which will be different but I think I can handle it :) This will allow for Kynlee and me to get back into mommy and me dance classes and I can focus on her instead of telling 30 plus parents how to focus on their kids. Not having my pay will stink but I will be saving 700 dollars a month on daycare and preschool charges. I've already become a good coupon queen and it is suprising how much you don't have to spend. Hopefully, I will have time to post some pics from today.

Informercials, Jersey Shore, and Remodeling

For some reason when I woke up on Saturday, instead of cleaning my disaster of a house, I decided I would watch Moving Up on TLC. Big mistake - by the time I finished the show, I had decided that I needed to re-do the bathroom - had great plans. Then I remembered Shawn's voice in my head saying "no more projects till you finish the ones you started", When we bought this house 6 1/2 yrs ago, it had been redone - just not in my taste. So before we moved in, we painted and removed all of the hunter green and flowered wall paper and the rag rolled brown color that was throughout the entire house. The entire house was carpeted in mauve - even the dining room and bathrooms. We put in all new flooring throughout the whole house. The kitchen had mauve counter tops and dark walnut cabinets with flowered wall paper. We removed the counter tops and painted the cabinets - all so I wouldn't be sick everytime I cooked lol. Last yr, I decided I was tired of the quick paint job and we started to texture and repaint all of the walls - huge project. Everything went well until we got to the staircase by the dining room. The old owners had put in all new sheet rock when they moved in and wallpapered and glued mirrors straight to the sheet rock. I had watched enough shows that I knew to tape over the mirrored wall and magically it came off - wrong. All of the glass busted into a million pieces and it took off the sheet rock as we worked on it. Six hours later, the mirrors were gone, the sheet rock was fixed and it has stayed that way for the pasat yr. It was such an eyesore but I didn't care - I was burned out. So this was my project on Saturday. Looking back, I should have stuck with laundry and dusting. Shawn was at work all wkend and hasn't been home since Friday night and he has no idea what he is walking into. I started sanding and laughed because I thought that this was easy - why have I put it off for so long. After the damage was done - I now know. My entire house is covered in a fine dust - everything. The more I dusted and vac. the worse it became. The furniture is pushed out into the middle and I finished for the night ready for some sleep.

This is were the informercials and Jersey Shore come into play. I became so sick last night. I couldn't breathe, my ears and throat hurt and I couldn't sleep. Hot showers and my netty pot didn't even begin to help my hot mess. So I watched informercials all night long - except for the hour of Jersey Shore. I have always hated that show and now I love it. Why do I love a show of wreckless kids from Jersey - I think because it reminds me of my friends and days in college and grad school. Actually Grad school was so much more fun - even though I worked all day and had a ton of class work to finish. Writing research papers on alcoholics was so much more fun when we all were sitting around the table with a bottle of tequilla :) I did learn about all kinds of products from the newest ab machines, powder for your hair to hide the bald spots, and the latest cooking gadgets. It's a good thing I was too sick to walk to the computer and order some things. So today is a mad rush of errands and fine dusting before the hubby gets home - let's hope I can pull it off or my husband, who hates messes, will be grouchy tonight.

Wow What a Week

I've made some big decisions lately but I have to keep them quiet for a little bit longer and it is DRIVING ME CRAZY!!!!! I will say that the decision will allow me to spend soooo much more time with my family! I actually was doubting whether I was doing the right thing or not for the past few wks. My family is the most important thing to me but if you could meet and see the kids I work with, you would understand why I am torn. I am the only stable person that a lot of these kids have - not that I'm egotistic, I just worry about who will make sure they are taken care of. I didn't really tell anyone that I was questioning my 1/3 life crisis (I'm not old enought to have a mid life crisis lol) but I had been praying about it and just like always, God showed me that I was making the right decision. For the past two wks, I have been lucky to get home before 5 and if that happens, I was on the phone for work till 8 or 9 every night and then my phone would start ringing at 7 the next morning. My house is a disaster, laundry is piled up, and Kynlee is so clingy it is unreal - Okay God I got the message lol. This past school yr had been pretty smooth until I started to question the direction he was leading me but he has me straightened out again lol. The next few months are going to be pretty exciting for us - Kynlee is going to get enrolled in pre-school and start back to mommy and me dance classes. We were going to do gymnastics but she is so afraid to be away from me, even if I am standing at the window. So we are going to wait about 6 months and try that again. We are going to do T-ball - that should be an adventure. Remember the kid that always cried in the out field and the one that would run off to their parent - yep that will be her. I will probably have to run the bases with her or be the coach at one of the bases ha ha.

Diet is going good. I do really good all wk and then by Friday, I am ready to eat anything and everything lol. Still walking 2 miles a day and waiting for some drastic changes - patience isn't my virtue.