tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71493374426104997402024-02-19T09:18:45.431-06:00My Life Examined"The life that is unexamined is not worth living." - PlatoKristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05341891205329160855noreply@blogger.comBlogger89125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7149337442610499740.post-65625571693483239702010-10-06T16:56:00.002-05:002010-10-06T17:13:46.056-05:00Poison. . .comes in all forms. Sometimes it's environmental and leads to sickness, but most of the time it is not. Most of the time poison is a mental pill that you swallow little by little...until your body gets to a toxic point. That's where I'm at right now. This is not to say that I am depressed, although I certainly don't have the energy to be social. This is not to say that I feel as though I'm falling away from my walk with the Lord...I actually think it's getting better. <br /><br />But I am poisoned.<br /><br />My little mental poison pills have come in many different forms over the last couple months. Most of it comes from fighting...not like a yelling and screaming type fighting...more like an I'm not going to take any more of this bullsh*t fighting. Advocating for your children is probably the single most difficult task I've ever wanted to under take. I feel like I'm in the middle of several different battles. The beginning of last school year it was not a battle, it was a gently guided attempt to share with a new teacher E's best ways of learning and adapting. That turned into the teacher retaliating in a DRASTIC form that was illegal and caused us great emotional distress. As I'm performing my own investigation (and the school district does nothing) I continue to find out more and more how evil this teacher was. I'm trying desperately to protect my family and child and not give in to the very worldly desire for revenge that I often deeply desire. Now I'm faced with advocating for my youngest child. I'm also battling with a major corporation....all of these are for my children. How does a mom protect her children AND deal with the poison in the world?<br /><br />I'm thankful that I have the ultimate Antidote, but I'M also wondering at what point I give in(up?) and let them have their way....but what about my kids? and the kids that come after mine? Ugh!Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05341891205329160855noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7149337442610499740.post-65374585481780754092010-05-20T16:25:00.001-05:002010-05-20T16:36:25.888-05:00E's Struggle....I LOVE this article!Below is a story put out in the May 2010 D Medical Directory published by D Magazine about E. I absolutely LOVE the story...I just wish I could get an URL for it...but for now you'll have to click on the pictures and zoom in, Sorry!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPwUxRfgcRt5gOiK4QD2T-8ffbj8GfX4JRowrVj4hr8y9nUpezlv6qPp3yVRJ7_iwBH54CNrlx4byLMl0uJGI3f8rrfa_tyecz0XkGFWG3BUuyCzkRvNOKUVJMkvdKTMMq-dub3t0yLJhS/s1600/cover.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 293px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPwUxRfgcRt5gOiK4QD2T-8ffbj8GfX4JRowrVj4hr8y9nUpezlv6qPp3yVRJ7_iwBH54CNrlx4byLMl0uJGI3f8rrfa_tyecz0XkGFWG3BUuyCzkRvNOKUVJMkvdKTMMq-dub3t0yLJhS/s400/cover.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473468699348065234" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQc3AEX9PCqFbpCI5t_nWGjoC4mVbpNYLLYu6z5ND6UXFNggI0F9JwDmvHStbTLHAJuZOwvDgJbwkvxuX8c_BzelcwD0BEhnj92zqPDHAT_niVFFBnaDyHYZgIqvG0INXETBLA-DHJV5X2/s1600/e+story+pg+1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 288px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQc3AEX9PCqFbpCI5t_nWGjoC4mVbpNYLLYu6z5ND6UXFNggI0F9JwDmvHStbTLHAJuZOwvDgJbwkvxuX8c_BzelcwD0BEhnj92zqPDHAT_niVFFBnaDyHYZgIqvG0INXETBLA-DHJV5X2/s400/e+story+pg+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473468693303880850" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKKF55zXevMXWxVsjPGcJtKL2-kQIJnsJk807em4gxvnXNvOBteK2DacWiwFKHV7_-TiXpA4se80B96nREam6q63tzQgxvJ4UgRo0OSoVjRcp_hz9PHaXFbTnXj1cCrWnKppZwje8ZA6Qy/s1600/e+story+pg+2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKKF55zXevMXWxVsjPGcJtKL2-kQIJnsJk807em4gxvnXNvOBteK2DacWiwFKHV7_-TiXpA4se80B96nREam6q63tzQgxvJ4UgRo0OSoVjRcp_hz9PHaXFbTnXj1cCrWnKppZwje8ZA6Qy/s400/e+story+pg+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473468681291927634" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiPSotU9FHcUTjrs6w-cdBxBtvqyjj1AbOgQ_kfhkqxZ6Ti6N9aQMoEfX1_nmBaWRHEu-S5iO6ivqvEvY7Nx2LJEQu5xBEHEiCfJHXG5mc7l82IpDeYq9lejJAoocO9t9TwtgBhook03Rq/s1600/e+story+pg+3.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 288px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiPSotU9FHcUTjrs6w-cdBxBtvqyjj1AbOgQ_kfhkqxZ6Ti6N9aQMoEfX1_nmBaWRHEu-S5iO6ivqvEvY7Nx2LJEQu5xBEHEiCfJHXG5mc7l82IpDeYq9lejJAoocO9t9TwtgBhook03Rq/s400/e+story+pg+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473468673532506034" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4SWq-OcVxlJo9Liogr4fNzCFvGq2QOkQRkWBrCkBL2fTJ0PJs90VjyxWgklRkOdQzX7LYs8f8FS7aOtaEVogt01go4gQh-PXYbdlBYPF5sRE-WkkH5Y_nhaxs4BtPdLXbpylzxoUW3NRh/s1600/e+story+pg+4.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 305px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4SWq-OcVxlJo9Liogr4fNzCFvGq2QOkQRkWBrCkBL2fTJ0PJs90VjyxWgklRkOdQzX7LYs8f8FS7aOtaEVogt01go4gQh-PXYbdlBYPF5sRE-WkkH5Y_nhaxs4BtPdLXbpylzxoUW3NRh/s400/e+story+pg+4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473468667887072034" /></a>Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05341891205329160855noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7149337442610499740.post-17145456326658794552010-03-29T18:31:00.000-05:002010-03-29T18:32:00.042-05:00Where I Stand….<span xmlns=''><p><span style='color:black; font-family:Verdana; font-size:12pt'>I wrote out this list on the eve of my 30th Birthday and added to it a little over the last couple of years. Originally my goal was to have all 40 chosen by my 30th birthday, but I have decided to leave room to add things because 10 years is a long time! I have decided to post a status report…mainly for my benefit…the blue are my recent comments. I should be averaging 3-4 per year so I have a little catching up and revising to do!<br /></span></p><p><span style='color:#ff6600; font-family:Verdana; font-size:12pt'><strong>40 Before 40</strong><br /> </span></p><ol><li><span style='font-family:Verdana; font-size:12pt'><span style='color:#009900'><strong>Ride in a hot air ballon </strong></span><span style='color:black'>(I was supposed to ride in one with my friend Erin when I was in 1st grade and for some reason couldn't...I don't remember why, but ever since then I've wanted to ride in one.) </span><span style='color:#0070c0'><strong>– Still haven't done that, but I'm thinking of removing it because I've developed an insane fear of heights over the last couple of years….I have a hard time walking on the second floor of the mall!</strong><br /> </span></span></li><li><span style='font-family:Verdana; font-size:12pt'><span style='color:#009900'><strong>Finish college – </strong></span><span style='color:#0070c0'><strong>I've completed about 95 hours, so I may get there.</strong><br /> </span></span></li><li><span style='font-family:Verdana; font-size:12pt'><strong><span style='color:#009900'>Learn how to fold a fitted sheet. –</span><span style='color:#0070c0'> I'm making progress…I don't roll them up in a ball anymore, I at least make an attempt!</span></strong><span style='color:#ff6600'><br /> </span></span></li><li><span style='font-family:Verdana; font-size:12pt'><strong><span style='color:#009900; text-decoration:line-through'>Eat at a famous chef's restaurant </span><span style='color:black'> - </span></strong><span style='color:#0070c0'><strong>Done! Tim and I ate at Tom Collichio's (Top Chef Judge) Craft restaurant and it was AMAZING!!</strong><br /> </span></span></li><li><span style='font-family:Verdana; font-size:12pt'><strong><span style='color:#009900'><span style='text-decoration:line-through'>Start a monthly "Family Dinner Nite" and stick to it</span><br /> </span><span style='color:black'>–</span></strong><span style='color:#0070c0'><strong>Since all of my extended family has moved away (except for my parents) this is kind of impossible…but we did have one dinner with EVERYONE in attendance last summer…I think that's as close to a check as I will get and I'll take it because it was very enjoyable.</strong><br /> </span></span></li><li><span style='font-family:Verdana; font-size:12pt'><strong><span style='color:#009900'>Take a photography class – </span><span style='color:#0070c0'>I almost forgot about this one.</span></strong><span style='color:#ff6600'><br /> </span></span></li><li><span style='font-family:Verdana; font-size:12pt'><strong><span style='color:#009900'>Read through the entire Bible – </span><span style='color:#0070c0'>not even close…that sucks!</span></strong><span style='color:#ff6600'><br /> </span></span></li><li><span style='font-family:Verdana; font-size:12pt'><strong><span style='color:#009900'>Go to Las Vegas – </span><span style='color:#0070c0'>nope, not yet…was thinking about it for our second wedding, but that didn't happen.</span></strong><span style='color:#ff6600'><br /> </span></span></li><li><span style='font-family:Verdana; font-size:12pt'><span style='color:#009900'><strong>Make homemade pasta – </strong></span><span style='color:#0070c0'><strong>nope…I really don't feel like messing up the kitchen that much!</strong><br /> </span></span></li><li><span style='font-family:Verdana; font-size:12pt'><span style='color:#009900'><strong><span style='text-decoration:line-through'>Get a full body massage</span><br /> </strong></span><span style='color:black'>(the only reason I haven't done this yet is because I know I will enjoy it too much and I'm not going to pay for it on a regular basis!)- </span><span style='color:#0070c0'><strong>My bro and SIL got me one and my SIL took me for my second bachelorette night!<br /></strong></span></span></li><li><span style='font-family:Verdana; font-size:12pt'><strong><span style='color:#009900'>Get a will in place. – </span><span style='color:#0070c0'>Hope to this year.</span></strong><span style='color:#ff6600'><br /> </span></span></li><li><span style='font-family:Verdana; font-size:12pt'><span style='color:#009900'><strong>Get down to my pre-pregnancy weight </strong></span><span style='color:black'>(I'll fill you in on exactly what that is when I hit it, but I have a good ways to go!) – </span><span style='color:#0070c0'><strong>Unfortunately I've gone in the opposite direction – ugh!!</strong></span><span style='color:#ff6600'><br /> </span></span></li><li><span style='font-family:Verdana; font-size:12pt'><span style='color:#009900'><strong>Start a ministry for parents of children in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit – </strong></span><span style='color:#0070c0'><strong>I've decided that this one is actually going to be removed, because I just don't feel like I can do this the right way until the kids are older.</strong><br /> </span></span></li><li><span style='font-family:Verdana; font-size:12pt'><strong><span style='color:#009900'><span style='text-decoration:line-through'>Take the kids (P & J) to Disney World</span><br /> </span><span style='color:black'>(I've already made reservations for October!) – </span><span style='color:#0070c0'>We had so much fun!</span></strong><span style='color:#ff6600'><br /> </span></span></li><li><span style='font-family:Verdana; font-size:12pt'><strong><span style='color:#009900'>Learn how to make the perfect cheesecake. – </span><span style='color:#0070c0'>I have a pumpkin cheesecake down pretty good…maybe I'll count that…</span></strong><span style='color:#ff6600'><br /> </span></span></li><li><span style='font-family:Verdana; font-size:12pt'><strong><span style='color:#009900'>Watch <em>Gone With the Wind</em> and <em>Casablance</em><br /> </span><span style='color:black'>(no, I have never seen either of these movies) - </span><span style='color:#0070c0'>Nope</span></strong><span style='color:#ff6600'><br /> </span></span></li><li><span style='font-family:Verdana; font-size:12pt'><span style='color:#009900'><strong>Pay off all my credit card debt – </strong></span><span style='color:#0070c0'><strong>Getting close thanks to Dave Ramsey!</strong><br /> </span></span></li><li><span style='font-family:Verdana; font-size:12pt'><strong><span style='color:#009900'>Go to New York – </span><span style='color:#0070c0'>Not even on the radar yet.</span></strong><span style='color:#ff6600'><br /> </span></span></li><li><span style='font-family:Verdana; font-size:12pt'><strong><span style='color:#009900'>See a Broadway show </span><span style='color:black'>(tied in with #18)</span></strong><span style='color:#ff6600'><br /> </span></span></li><li><span style='font-family:Verdana; font-size:12pt'><strong><span style='color:#009900'>See the Rockettes </span><span style='color:black'>(tied in with #18)</span></strong><span style='color:#ff6600'><br /> </span></span></li><li><span style='font-family:Verdana; font-size:12pt'><strong><span style='color:#009900'>Go to Italy– </span><span style='color:#0070c0'>Not even on the radar yet.</span></strong><span style='color:#ff6600'><br /> </span></span></li><li><span style='font-family:Verdana; font-size:12pt'><strong><span style='color:#009900'>Drive Route 66– </span><span style='color:#0070c0'>Not even on the radar yet.</span></strong><span style='color:#ff6600'><br /> </span></span></li><li><span style='font-family:Verdana; font-size:12pt'><span style='color:#009900'><strong>Ride a motorcycle – </strong></span><span style='color:#0070c0'><strong>I think I'm starting to chicken out on this one.</strong><br /> </span></span></li><li><span style='font-family:Verdana; font-size:12pt'><strong><span style='color:#009900'>Learn how to golf – </span><span style='color:#0070c0'>Really??? Why??? Hmm…</span></strong><span style='color:#ff6600'><br /> </span></span></li><li><span style='font-family:Verdana; font-size:12pt'><span style='color:#009900'><strong>Go on a cruise – </strong></span><span style='color:#0070c0'><strong>Ok, not sure what I was thinking…I get majorly sea sick!</strong><br /> </span></span></li><li><span style='font-family:Verdana; font-size:12pt'><strong><span style='color:#009900'>Catch a fish </span><span style='color:black'>(I've gone fishing a few times and have yet to catch a fish) – </span></strong><span style='color:#0070c0'><strong>Not yet…and I've even been fishing since I made the list.</strong><br /> </span></span></li><li><span style='font-family:Verdana; font-size:12pt'><span style='color:#009900'><strong>Go to a drive-in movie – </strong></span><span style='color:#0070c0'><strong>Nope, but I've scoped one out that is a posibility</strong><br /> </span></span></li><li><span style='font-family:Verdana; font-size:12pt'><span style='color:#009900'><strong>Learn how to make sushi – </strong></span><span style='color:#0070c0'><strong>Nope…and remind me not to take lessons from Mark & Kristy! </strong><br /> </span></span></li><li><span style='font-family:Verdana; font-size:12pt'><span style='color:#009900'><strong>Family trip to Colorado – </strong></span><span style='color:#0070c0'><strong>There have been discussions</strong><br /> </span></span></li><li><span style='font-family:Verdana; font-size:12pt'><span style='color:#009900'><strong>Learn how to cut an onion </strong></span><span style='color:black'>(I'm really good at cooking, but I've never managed to figure out the "proper" way to cut an onion) – </span><span style='color:#0070c0'><strong>I'm making progress…dad even bought me a fancy knife!<br /></strong></span></span></li><li><span style='font-family:Verdana; font-size:12pt'><span style='color:#009900'><strong>Go to a hockey game </strong></span><span style='color:black'>(I'm not that into hockey, but I've always thought that a hockey game would be entertaining)</span><span style='color:#0070c0'><br /> </span></span></li><li><span style='font-family:Verdana; font-size:12pt'><strong><span style='color:#009900'>Take the kids to Nevada to see where I was born</span><span style='color:#0070c0'> Not even on the radar yet.</span><span style='color:#009900'><br /> </span></strong><span style='color:#0070c0'><br /> </span></span></li><li><span style='font-size:12pt'><span style='color:#009900; font-family:Verdana'><strong>Finish painting the inside of my house</strong></span><span style='color:black; font-family:Verdana'> I absolutely HATE white walls, but I HATE painting even more! – </span><span style='color:#0070c0'><strong><span style='font-family:Verdana'>We have the Master bedroom and bathroom left and that's it…I'm hoping to have it done before the summer starts…or maybe ends! </span><span style='font-family:Wingdings'>J</span><span style='font-family:Verdana'><br /> </span></strong></span></span></li><li><span style='font-family:Verdana; font-size:12pt'><span style='color:black'>More to come...</span><span style='color:#0070c0'><br /> </span></span></li></ol></span>Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05341891205329160855noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7149337442610499740.post-22510843991460353042009-09-30T18:24:00.004-05:002009-09-30T19:11:58.211-05:00Type A++ Personality & Brick WallsAll those that know me know that I am very much a "Type A" personality (truth be told, more like A++++). I have always been a planner, to the extreme. I have always thought that it would be great to have a glimpse at the future so I can plan appropriately. This type of thinking tends to get me into trouble, leaving little room to witness God's grace and faithfulness...sometimes God let's me go about thinking I can plan for all the little and big things of life (insert an image of a VERY large hand patting a very small person on the he.ad and saying something to the effect of "ok, go ahead and try to do it your way"). And sometimes God just puts one big brick wall right in front of my well planned out path...and at times he puts two, three, four or five brick walls in front of me. I'm hoping that we've had enough brick walls for awhile.<br /><br />The first brick wall was in June, E (my middle son) had to undergo emergency brain surgery to repair a broken shunt. This situation is compounded E's autism and other issues which makes hospital stays and recovery extremely difficult, especially in a situation where a normal after-surgery infection could easily pass to his brain. A week off of work and closely monitoring his condition was about all that was necessary.<br /><br />Brick wall #2 was just two weeks later, dad's diagnosis with prostate cancer. Brick wall #3 was one week later and came in the form of an emergency room visit with E because he was beginning to reopen his incisions from his surgery. The very next day brick wall #4 was a call from my dad saying that his stress test revealed that he had to have a couple stents placed in his heart. Brick wall #4 was five days later when my mom, brother, SIL and I sat in the hospital waiting room listening to dad's cardiologist tell us that the stents were no longer an option and dad would need bypass surgery. Brick wall #5 was sitting in that same hospital four days later with all the same parties, plus one brother and the hubby listening to the dr say that the bypass surgery would not take place as dad's platlets were not clotting. Finally a week later by brother, mom and I were back at the same hospital and were fortunate enough to hear the doctor say that dad's triple bypass went very well. That was six weeks ago yesterday. Since then dad has spent several painful weeks recovering. Thankfully he was able to return to work two weeks ago and will be able to start radiation next week (which had to be put on hold until the heart problems were under control). Brick wall #5 was two weeks ago when mom became very sick. After two weeks of severe pain, mom was admitted to the hospital last week. Tests revealed that mom has an autoimmune disease that attacks her colon. This is something that she will have for the rest of her life and will have periods of remission and then some painful periods of "active" disease that will require a lot of steroids and possibly hospital visits.<br /><br />Fortunately our family serves a mighty God. A God that knows every fiber of our being inside and out. God knew that, despite my Type A personality, there was no physical way that I (or the rest of my family) could handle the last four months on our own. God knew that I would have not been able to function one bit had I had a glimpse of this future...of the brick walls that would be placed in our path. I am quite certain that I will remain a Type A personality, after all I am only human. And with that personality will remain the schedules placed on the fridge rounded to the nearest five minutes; the color-coded checklists in the bathroom of the "getting ready for school routine"; the alphabetized spice cabinet, the inboxes for the children and the entire laundry system that puts Martha Stewert to shame, I will remember that there is only one thing that I know about my future...I will one day be fortunate enough to worship the awesome God that we serve in heaven with all of my family, in the end that's all that matters.<br /><br />And because of that mighty God...I have a lot of scrap bricks from the walls that have been destroyed.<br /><br />....actually I do have a lot of bricks...for real...if anyone is interested...about 300 red and black ones from when our house was built that I'd really like to get rid of!Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05341891205329160855noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7149337442610499740.post-35798395262842204202009-08-10T19:47:00.002-05:002009-08-10T19:59:03.176-05:00Big and Scary Things....Yes, it's been awhile, but Jenny has encouraged me to post and I guess her comment is at a time when I feel as though I'm absolutely ready to burst! I've never been a very private person, I'm the type that just throws it all out there....this is me take it or leave it kind of girl. Over the last two months our family has been through A LOT! I've wanted to so desperately post....but I've been struggling. I want to respect the privacy of my family, yet I am that "lay it all out there" person. I've been examining my reasons for being so "out there". Part of me thinks it's a way to get attention...I know....there are many of you out there right now that know me well and are gasping at that statement (yeah right!). I also think that some of it is to seek prayer and to find commonalities in other people's life experiences.<br /><br />So, in an the interest of protecting those I love, I'm not going to say anything at the moment...although I do plan on saying something soon...so stay tuned. Just keep my family in your prayers tomorrow and in the weeks to come....there are some big and scary things afoot!Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05341891205329160855noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7149337442610499740.post-87827879311952073092008-11-06T16:27:00.001-06:002008-11-06T16:28:44.649-06:00Kristi is praising God...that her husband was not the one out of the eight in his department laid off today!!!Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05341891205329160855noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7149337442610499740.post-87451735614027256982008-10-20T07:26:00.002-05:002008-10-20T07:28:39.586-05:00Kristi is excited about her mental health day today!Everyone needs a mental health day! On the to-do list today: renew E's disabled parking permit; fall clothes shopping for the boys; Sam Moon!!!; and early voting (it starts today, every one needs to go vote!).Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05341891205329160855noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7149337442610499740.post-41460950345441694192008-10-14T15:16:00.000-05:002008-10-14T15:17:30.313-05:00Kristi is...enjoying the fact that it's raining out, because I can then at least pretend that it is fall by looking out the window!Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05341891205329160855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7149337442610499740.post-69428796907949073792008-10-10T13:55:00.002-05:002008-10-10T13:57:22.069-05:00Why I like Facebook....because I can write a short sentence snip-it and feel like I've communicated enough for the day. That's what I'm going to try doing with my blog from now on...maybe then I will post more.<br /><br />So here goes...<br /><br />Kristi is smiling at the thought of fall coming and being able to enjoy football games in the crisp, fall weather. There is absolutely nothing better!Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05341891205329160855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7149337442610499740.post-37950959500890855752008-08-05T08:36:00.001-05:002008-08-05T08:38:51.872-05:00Funny Things Kids Say....So I'm home from work sick today with J. I'm trying to get some work done on the computer and J is watching the intro scene of Top Gun...this has become a favorite for him as he pretends with his jets (don't worry...we only let him watch the jet scenes). Anyways, this morning he's watching and I'm working on my computer when I hear him repeat...."Oh sh!t! There's two of them!" So I explain to him that sh!t is a bad word and we don't say bad words....that in itself was funny. But them a few minutes later he comes up to me and says "Mom, is 'missile lock' a bad word?" Priceless!Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05341891205329160855noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7149337442610499740.post-78398437663596698292008-07-14T17:57:00.003-05:002008-12-10T19:51:49.524-06:00A Great Weekend<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpqakaFgYtp_3Kwqt0X4KOqReN2l062wrOwaUcUVSGox-vYd8CqV2MkW-uX7oWhre4Gi2L_mjORJUIrAPo-0LbHqrbYvV_gwGtZwBclmKBTp0U4qhnI9x3Nje59iUSvDjGNtmvG5cqZYmk/s1600-h/KJ.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpqakaFgYtp_3Kwqt0X4KOqReN2l062wrOwaUcUVSGox-vYd8CqV2MkW-uX7oWhre4Gi2L_mjORJUIrAPo-0LbHqrbYvV_gwGtZwBclmKBTp0U4qhnI9x3Nje59iUSvDjGNtmvG5cqZYmk/s320/KJ.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223009562254305858" /></a><br />So we got hitched...I'm busy right now trying to make up my cleaning from this weekend so I will post more later. But I will leave you with two photos...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi6iJfQV-V984sW3omCLPZT8zeQFyUQ2wZOAjDE5_-uZJ1qH38YLwvx3M1jMZkRjpkKF7OLd_z8QXjOFc9ZqIzc9pFdcb6lhuT6_iYb1ef1TLraocZRK603aHkCEszU7NrbNIXohpZU-BK/s1600-h/TK.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi6iJfQV-V984sW3omCLPZT8zeQFyUQ2wZOAjDE5_-uZJ1qH38YLwvx3M1jMZkRjpkKF7OLd_z8QXjOFc9ZqIzc9pFdcb6lhuT6_iYb1ef1TLraocZRK603aHkCEszU7NrbNIXohpZU-BK/s320/TK.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223008548884199362" /></a>Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05341891205329160855noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7149337442610499740.post-5586503709538307682008-06-23T20:01:00.003-05:002008-06-23T20:24:02.591-05:00And the Two Shall Become One...So there is a reason that my blogs have been spotty at best lately....I've been very busy.<br /><br />Yes, that's right....I am excited to announce that I am getting married!<br /><br />I feel so incredibly blessed to have found a very wonderful man. A man who absolutely adores me. A man who can love the kids the way only a father can.<br /><br />And one of the coolest things about the whole deal...<br /><br />is....<br /><br />I don't even have to change my last name!!!<br /><br /><br />For those of you that are a little on the slow side....my dear ex and I have decided to remarry!<br /><br />The Lord has really been working in both of our lives the last several months, both apart and together. I truly feel so blessed, and I'm so excited!<br /><br />On July 12th, after 23 months of seperation and 10 months after a divorce we will commit our lives to each other, a mere 10 years, 3 months and 22 days after the first time that we did it. I am so excited that my dear youth pastor, Dave, is flying down to perform the ceremony a second time...it truly wouldn't seem right without him. He has been such an integral part of my life for so very long that it only seems right that he be there. Once again it will be a family-only ceremony. I had always dreamed of the "big" princess type wedding, but now that I've grown and realized that it is not about the "wedding" but about the "marriage" then it only seems right that it is just family...minus a brother and SIL (so sad...but they will be down a few days later!).<br /><br />I've been asked a few times whether I regret actually getting divorced. Obviously, it is not what I had wanted, but, at the point we were at, there really wasn't a very good alternative. In a wierd way I am very thankful for it. I was truly blessed to see how God provided for me. And we were both so young when we first married, faced with the birth of P only 5 months after and then E with all of his major problems only 15 months later. We never had a chance to "grow up" and be our own person. This last two years has allowed both of us the time to "grow up" to be ourselves so that we can give of ourselves unselfishly in our marriage. It's really hard to give yourself when you don't know who you are. <br /><br />The biggest thing that I've noticed between this marriage and the first one is the feelings that I have. With the first marriage it was all about how completely and totally "in love" we were! It was all about these ushy-gushy "feelings". But the wierd thing is that I couldn't imagine forever with him...it seemed like a very long time! Not that I didn't want to spend "forever" together, but it just seemed so long.<br /><br />Now I just feel like I have this amazing person that understands me - warts and all. I know him - warts and all. He is my best friend, regardless of circumstances he has been my best friend for the last 12 years. I can't imagine not spending forever with him, and forever doesn't seem that long. I have gaps....and he fills those gaps. I feel like I've found that rare companion to do life with.Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05341891205329160855noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7149337442610499740.post-82066869381341049102008-06-03T16:17:00.002-05:002008-06-03T16:29:26.521-05:00Yes, I Know, It's Been a Long Time!The last month has been pretty packed. The kids got out of school today...so as of now I have a 4th grader, 3rd grader and Kindergartner. I can't believe all three of my kiddos are in school now! Summer is starting and the craziness begins! P & J are leaving for Houston tomorrow to spend a week with their grandparents. I also started my new summer schedule which means I get to work from home on Tuesdays. I'm loving it so far and managed to get quite a bit of work done.<br /><br />I finished my semester with a 4.0 and decided to take the summer off of school. Actually it really wasn't an option, there are only a few classes that I could take and they all meet during the day when I'm at work. It turned out pretty good though, because I was starting to get kind of burned out. I also managed to get enough grant money to cover all of my tuition for the fall and spring semesters.<br /><br />That's about all I'm going to get into for now, just letting everyone know I'm still alive!Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05341891205329160855noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7149337442610499740.post-69898691107060662552008-05-08T11:29:00.003-05:002008-12-10T19:51:49.806-06:00My Baby is 5 Today!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijfdLZ15j4iPPsrU9gmEcwb8P1bkZ9BbpKLI-gtb8_NrNECR20PEBl1S8LtHzKDX0loI2ujKoVoOb73BEqwbGVfpsZsGCz6UroJ3AcSKh-3phHzH_Vl0ff4tTPKBFNyuyOGHbIVr2MBeXI/s1600-h/of=50,590,442.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijfdLZ15j4iPPsrU9gmEcwb8P1bkZ9BbpKLI-gtb8_NrNECR20PEBl1S8LtHzKDX0loI2ujKoVoOb73BEqwbGVfpsZsGCz6UroJ3AcSKh-3phHzH_Vl0ff4tTPKBFNyuyOGHbIVr2MBeXI/s320/of=50,590,442.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198047813867175858" /></a><br />Wow! Time sure flies! Five years ago today we were welcoming J into the world. And, as is the way with my children, it was not without its problems. J had aspirated meuconium and had to be put in the NICU for a few days and then moved into the step-down nursery. While we were on our way to pick him up (he was 6 days old) the Dr called us (the same dr. that saved E) and told us they had to move him back to the NICU. He was having problems and they weren't sure why, but it could have something to do with his "botched" circumcision. (I'm assuming all the guys are crossing their legs right now!) It turns out that he lost 20% of his blood because of an over-zealous FEMALE dr (had it been a man I'm confident it would not have happened). After spending a few more days in the NICU we finally got to bring him home. Thankfully now, J seems to be fine....he might have to have some work when he gets older....we don't know if there is other damage if ya know what I mean.<br /><br />But, for now, I'm enjoying my wonderfully delightful 5 year old who is, by far, the easiest child I have ever met! This morning I woke him up and this was our conversation:<br /><br />Me: "What day is today?"<br />J (half asleep): "My birthday"<br /><br />Me: "How old are you?"<br />J: "5"<br /><br />Me: (starting to sing)"Happy Birthday to you, happy birth..."<br />J: (interrupting) "Mom, I have a big day ahead of me, I need more rest" (as he pulls the covers back over his head!)Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05341891205329160855noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7149337442610499740.post-31057800319855222712008-04-24T18:08:00.002-05:002008-04-24T18:29:48.580-05:00Ambulance AdventuresDo you remember hearing about my little "episodes"? If not, look <a href="http://examiningmylife.blogspot.com/2007/08/now-for-little-explanation.html">Here</a>.<br /><br />Well today I had another episode. I've actually had several since I was originally diagnosed back in August, but they haven't been too major. So today I'm working around the office as usual and I'm standing at my boss's door talking to her. In mid-sentence my heart is struck with the sensation as though I had just run a marathon at record speed. Immediately I feel faint and rush to my chair to sit down. My boss obviously realizes that something is very wrong and follows me. I'm sitting in my chair trying to breathe, but I feel as though the wind has just been knocked out of me and I'm starting to get really nervous because I've never had an episode this bad. My boss is getting really concerned and calls the Police Chief in who immediately calls for an ambulance. Within a few moments I have every firefighter on duty sitting in front of my desk, along with the Fire Chief, Police Chief and our Town Administrator....I guess that's the advantage of working at Town Hall....when the fire fighters hear a call go out for "a 30 yr old woman with chest pains and ___ Town Hall" and some of them know my history because I was smart enough to warn them....you get the whole calvary! Before I even know what's going on I'm chewing baby aspirin, breathing oxygen and hooked up to all sorts of machines (actually it was just two, but there were enough wires to feel like it was a million) and then I was in the ambulance with an IV inserted and being hooked up to a 12 lead EKG. Any of you who have been through one of these know where all they have to hook the leads up to...if not, just imagine sticky things being placed all over the upper part of your body that a bathing suit hides....and this by guys that I know, some of whom I've worked with for several years! Luckily they were EXTREMELY professional and assured me that everything would be kept confidential (I know this is required, but it's nice to hear). But, this being a small town I work in, I know that it's only a matter of time. It's not really that big of a deal to me, the only thing I kept thinking is that the guys were probably wondering how much I actually weigh as they lifted me into the ambulance!<br /><br />Obviously I'm home so I'm doing well. They ran some tests and it was just the same old tachycardia as before. I'm going to go follow up with my cardiologist on Wednesday. Last time I went to see him in January I was told that I really need to increase my dosage of my medicine, but they couldn't because my blood pressure was already too low. The only other alternative is to have some procedure that basically involves shocking the heart (I think it's electro cardioversion) which I'm not too excited to do....it might help if I take my medicine more regularly. It just makes me so sleepy!<br /><br />Anyways...that's my adventure for today!Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05341891205329160855noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7149337442610499740.post-3183313167829994692008-04-20T19:31:00.003-05:002008-04-20T19:52:03.238-05:00It's been a week...and I've been busy!<br /><br />Yes, it's been awhile since the last post, but my life is crazier than usual.<br /><br />Monday - work and class, "group" project that I had to turn in and do a presentation on worth 25% of my grade..."group" turned out to be "Kristi" because nobody else actually cares what grade they get....as a few of the 8 other members of my group came into class a few of the guys commented..."Kristi looks kind of pissed" gee, you think??? I left the house at 6:50a and got home at 9:15p....didn't get to see the kids.<br /><br />Tuesday - work and more work...I had to do a council meeting that took a little longer than expected, and people were not happy! I left the house at 7:00a and got home at 8:30p....saw the kids for about 5 minutes<br /><br />Wednesday - just work, but a little later....I had 4 meetings, the last one lasted MUCH longer than expected and I ended up leaving work almost 1 1/2 hours late...after a quick stop at the grocery store to pick up much needed diapers I finally got home at 6:30p, I left the house at 6:45a - thank God football practice was canceled! saw the kids for about 2 hours<br /><br />Thursday - just work...left the house at 7:00a and actually got home at about 5:15p, but I had another "group"/"Kristi" project to work on that consumed my time from 6:45p to midnight, ugh! Got to see the kids....but was too stressed about my project to enjoy it.<br /><br />Friday - work and football...left the house at 6:45a got home at 3:30p because my mom was sick so she couldn't watch the boys....I was actually able to run some errands...go to the dr to pick up E's prescription, bank, etc. then we left for football practice at 5:30p returned home at 8:30p....got to watch the kids run around with friends/teammates at practice<br /><br />Saturday - work....yep, the Town had their "spring clean-up day" which turned out absolutely fabulous, but was exhausting! I had also managed to hurt my eye pretty bad late Friday night...my eye was swollen and wouldn't stop watering, burning really bad like when sweat pours into it. I was hoping it would get better during the night, but I woke up Saturday morning and I could barely see out of it because it was tearing up so bad. I left the house at 7a to take E to my parents for the day while I went to work....got to work...left for about 1 1/2 hours to go to CareNow (their web check-in is AWESOME!), went back to work and left at 4p after spending the whole afternoon in the hot sun...yes I'm very sunburned! Went and picked E up at my parents and finally got home at 5:45p....I then spent another 3 hours on my "group" project. I also had to end up missing P's football game and it was actually his first game to start as defensive end...he also got his first tackle! Luckily there is a company that video tapes the games so I can purchase a copy to watch...P's been wanting to get one anyways. P&J were with Tim and his mom...so I only saw them a few minutes<br /><br />I managed to get in bed at 9p with a puffy, watery eye; rosy cheeks, bright red, very sore arms and a massive headache!<br /><br />Today....didn't really have too much to do, I spent another hour or so on the project and got my house cleaned....the rest of the day was fairly relaxing. I finally got to spend a couple ours with the kids....this whole week has been rough on ALL of us....the kids are acting out a bit...in fact J just peed on P's leg....what kind of discipline do you hand down for that? and how do you do it without laughing...you should have seen their expressions! I think J couldn't even believe that he actually did it!<br /><br />Only three more weeks and school will be over for me....I can't wait until this summer.Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05341891205329160855noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7149337442610499740.post-89682817392949129622008-04-13T11:50:00.002-05:002008-04-13T11:56:21.299-05:00He's trying....Here's a video of E trying to say "mama". He never quite gets it out, but he's getting better at his "mmm" sounds....and blowing kisses at me when he wants to stop! :)<br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/60cVT6vBIVg&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/60cVT6vBIVg&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05341891205329160855noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7149337442610499740.post-36784689228988373762008-04-10T10:17:00.002-05:002008-04-10T10:28:49.077-05:00Mama...yep, that's right....that beautiful word was finally released from the lips of my dear son at the tender age of 100 months and 21 days old! I remember various mom's "competing" when my others were younger saying "Johnny said supercalifragilisticexpealidocious at only 10 months old!" So now I get the bragging rights! It was absolutely beautiful! I watched this wonderful documentary on HBO (Tivo it or get it on demand if you can...right now Charter has it on demand under HBO documentaries). The documentary is called <a href="http://www.autismthemusical.com">"Autism: The Musical"</a> and it's about a single mother who has an autistic son that is very similar to E...only slightly more high-functioning and he's about 12 years old. She started this project to put on a musical with a bunch of autistic kids. I watched how she worked with her son and made him look at her and refused to let him withdraw into his world and it was inspiring. Her son has very little verbal skills...he can say a few consonant sounds, but she is constantly working with him to respond to her questions with the beginning consonant of the word. For example she would say "Johnny, what do you want to drink?" and he might respond "Mmmm" for "milk". So I tried using her approach to get E to say Mama. He was trying so hard...I knew he wanted to say it...he kept pursing his lips together with a great look of concentration on his face. It was almost like watching someone with a severe stutter try to get a word out. Then he said "mmm" and I coaxed him a little more and a little more and he finally said "mmmmmaammmmmaa". He hasn't really said it again, but he keeps saying "mmmm". If I never here the word again I will still remember what it sounded like. I'm going to try to tape it tonight and post it so everyone can at least see how hard he is trying!Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05341891205329160855noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7149337442610499740.post-27489536077770741012008-04-02T12:44:00.003-05:002008-04-03T12:29:17.674-05:00No, I Haven't Fallen Off the Face of the Earth...although, at times, it may seem as if I have. My life's just been busy, so what else is new?<br /><br />P is playing spring tackle football so that's keeping us busy. It's been several years since he has played any sports, but he's been playing football with all of the neighborhood kids for a while now and they all play so we figured we'd give it a try. He really seems to be enjoying it, but he is behind somewhat. I guess in Texas 9 years old is a little late to start playing!<br /><br />I went and registerd J for kindergarten Tuesday. I actually had to make an appointment to register him and bring every possible form of identification under the sun along with completing about 20 pages worth of information. It was easier for me to get into college than it is now registering for kindergarten!<br /><br />One of the other things on my long list of "To Do" items Tuesday was to take E to his evaluation at MHMR. It's been going on for a while now. The last I updated everyone, I think, was when we had received a final report from the school basically saying that they had attempted to perform an IQ test, but could not and his teacher answered a questionaire for a modified IQ test which showed him off the charts low. Well I picked E up from school and he was in an absolutely wonderful mood...perfect angel. I haven't seen this good of behavior in months...it figures! I call my mom and ask her to pray that MHMR would see E in all his glory to make sure they saw what it was like day-to-day with him. The appointment only lasted about 45 minutes and he was perfect the whole time...fortunately God was in control.<br />After the evaluation the lady performing the assessment told me that I would receive a letter in 2 to 3 weeks to let me know if he was eligble for services. I'm thinking the whole time, "yeah right, they are going to think I'm crazy for even asking!" She needed a second person to verify information, but almost everyone was at lunch. The person she ended up finding was the dr that's in charge of qualifying everyone. She came in and took a look at E's chart and said that he most definitely qualified for services and that I should receive a letter confirming that in about a week. Yeah!!!<br /><br />That's about it for now!Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05341891205329160855noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7149337442610499740.post-89206147623597407632008-03-22T14:52:00.002-05:002008-03-22T15:00:12.998-05:0010 Years Ago Today...I was saying "I do" to the father of my three beautiful children. And while it didn't turn out the way I planned, I am still thankful for the nearly nine years we had together, even if some of them were kind of rough. It's just a wierd day.Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05341891205329160855noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7149337442610499740.post-63210213185202220732008-03-22T14:44:00.002-05:002008-12-10T19:51:50.012-06:00Quarantine<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgokHDRfdIPxhjU1xjxZrUc7hsJpxV1p1Y9xowBiahm53AYTQhxYD_t0xuvejJD3xL9Zm7wXJU9tfwK_yMgbA1DxUxVl62k_wQ93cr7mVQxtShacwo7lxbQB-2nxWezBxKkp36YHumGpPG0/s1600-h/images.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgokHDRfdIPxhjU1xjxZrUc7hsJpxV1p1Y9xowBiahm53AYTQhxYD_t0xuvejJD3xL9Zm7wXJU9tfwK_yMgbA1DxUxVl62k_wQ93cr7mVQxtShacwo7lxbQB-2nxWezBxKkp36YHumGpPG0/s320/images.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180655429845248562" /></a><br />That's what this Spring Break has been...a quarantine period. Basically I haven't let my children play with anyone (they haven't really had the desire to either). And know it seems that...dare I say it....everyone is well. Granted P & J are on antibiotics and still will be for another week, but I think we are finally on the tail end of this junk, thank God!Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05341891205329160855noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7149337442610499740.post-61569898176455714882008-03-15T15:00:00.002-05:002008-03-15T15:12:25.236-05:00*#$%#@!!I don't know what else to put in the title! As soon as I was done posting my last blog P came up to me crying because his ears hurt so bad. So we went to the dr and found out he has a major ear infection. ....24 hours later...J comes up to me kind of whimpering and says he wants snuggles...I give him a hug and he is burning up!<br /><br />So what did I do? Well to start with I gave him some Motrin and got him comfortable on the couch and then I turned into a mad woman! I've gone through an entire can of Lysol spraying just about every single surface in this house! I've opened up all the windows to get some fresh air in. I've turned on my air purifier full blast and I'm moving it from room to room (yes it probably defeats the purpose by having the windows open but it makes me feel better). I've stripped all of the beds and they are either in the laundry or in the process (I have that cool silver care thing on my washer that uses silver ions to sanitize clothes in cold water, pretty cool) and I'm also going to throw in all of the pillows. And I've thrown away all of our toothbrushes!<br /><br />So I guess we'll see if this works, and if not, at least I got some of my frustrations out!Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05341891205329160855noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7149337442610499740.post-65022002200533632662008-03-14T10:40:00.003-05:002008-12-10T19:51:50.137-06:00I hate the flu!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifgSgIek6SwrZ34nrThCMRH9_h7k3PNA86PH7pC162FlS12VD39vS81kjcS6CSS9mhSzTGcTPm9P0bxtHsz0O4yEdli3VcoNi0aup1iGDJ205Ki9_t-XHM8CSBHz4vWgElSq6y3-9pMmE2/s1600-h/jmo1603l.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifgSgIek6SwrZ34nrThCMRH9_h7k3PNA86PH7pC162FlS12VD39vS81kjcS6CSS9mhSzTGcTPm9P0bxtHsz0O4yEdli3VcoNi0aup1iGDJ205Ki9_t-XHM8CSBHz4vWgElSq6y3-9pMmE2/s320/jmo1603l.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177629049444026882" /></a><br />So yesterday everyone was back at school for the first time in about 10 days, YEAH! I get to work this morning at 7:45a ready for a VERY busy and hopefully productive day. I get an email at about 8:30a from the school nurse (that should tell you how much I communicate with her) to give me a heads up that P was in her office complaining about a headache but no fever. She lets him rest for about 20 minutes and sends him back to class. I promptly reply thanking her and to let me know if he starts running a fever. UGH!!!<br /><br />Less than a minute after I send the email to her my phone rings and it's her office number on the caller id (yes I can recognize the nurse's office number, another wonderful sign of how much we communicate). I answer and she tells me that P just threw up and he's back in her office! Somebody save me!!!!!<br /><br />So I wrap up a few things and head out...only an hour after I got in. Ugh! Thank goodness next week is spring break and I already have sitters lined up. I will actually be able to work a full week (less Good Friday) for the first time in months. That is unless I get sick....please, God no!Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05341891205329160855noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7149337442610499740.post-68294973326959748822008-03-11T16:53:00.002-05:002008-03-11T17:10:56.202-05:00Desires of My HeartThe past couple of weeks I have had a deep tugging at my heart. It's completely unrealistic tugging, but a tugging nonetheless. I'm finally deciding to share it in the hopes that maybe somebody will offer some words of wisdom to get me over this hump.<br /><br />So what is the desire? To stay at home with my kids. There are several reasons that I want this...I want to see my kids more often, spend more time with them; I want to be the homemaker that has dinner ready and everyone sits around the table and talks about their day; I want to have the ability to have my kids involved in the different activities that they want to be involved in; I want to actually have time to clean my house (lately it's been kind of a wreck); I want to have time to go to the bank or the grocery store...<br /><br />I DON'T WANT TO COMPLETELY STRESS OUT WHEN MY KIDS GET SICK! That would really help right now. After all the crud that was passed around in January and now P getting over being sick again (and completely missing the TAKS tests, UGH!) and taking J to the dr today, I've about had it. I have ZERO sick time left, ZERO comp time, ZERO vacation time. And I haven't even had to stay home with them most of the time, I've had a lot of help from my mom. My dad and the kids dad has even stayed home with them. I feel a TON of pressure on me from my boss each time I have to take off, it sucks!<br /><br />Don't get me wrong, I love my job and I love what I do....I'm just in a funk and I really need to get out of it. There's no way that a single mother of three boys can just decide to be a SAHM. <br /><br />I will now open the floor for discussions, advice, comments or even just a good kick in the a$$.Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05341891205329160855noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7149337442610499740.post-78928934824112896272008-03-06T15:27:00.003-06:002008-12-10T19:51:50.374-06:00Snow Day!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyHac8uZR0QeZAEFyf8mg6s3DlQtRKrUN9Hn0tymqtukKtB53TAwSLwHhP8CBA088e7koSkyVbdvVVt-wTDjxx1GjR5f9HA_HfRF8vQhaxusu6-uUlGA42lzCuDV6CeekYoRg48yz6TnUK/s1600-h/100_3212.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyHac8uZR0QeZAEFyf8mg6s3DlQtRKrUN9Hn0tymqtukKtB53TAwSLwHhP8CBA088e7koSkyVbdvVVt-wTDjxx1GjR5f9HA_HfRF8vQhaxusu6-uUlGA42lzCuDV6CeekYoRg48yz6TnUK/s320/100_3212.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174743687741442066" /></a><br />This was taken at about 2:45p this afternoon. We've received about 3-4" of snow...you can't even distinguish our driveway from the lawn from the sidewalk, almost from the street.<br /><br />I love the snow!!Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05341891205329160855noreply@blogger.com2