Busy Days

The last month or so, well... has been complete chaos.. LOL      

Between appts non stop for miss A, and new appts for C... I am running myself ragged.   A, we are in the final processes of getting her into special ed classes for preschool.  C, we are finding out at the age of 12, that she may have a reading disability. So that is a new adventure we are dealing with.  

CG, has been busy, trying to get his boss to give him more hours at work. They are only scheduling him avg 15-18 hrs a week.. And with the new things going on in our lives, that's just not cutting it.  He wants to find a full time job, but there's not much in town that he will or can do... Kinda blows.   On his down time... he's been working on his 1980 camaro he got himself. Noisy beast. lol 

I recently got a new car.. a 2003 Pontiac Aztek.   I love it. Needs a little work, but nothing that needs to be done right away.  But we have 2 payments til its completely mine, and money is way tight, and we aren't sure if we are going to be able to get it paid, along with our other bills that are due right now. :(      

Dr appts for me... well my BP is WAY high, even though I am on meds for it. And my weight has been ballooning up, and its not cool... I am seconds away from having a heart attack.   I started eating and drinking a little healthier recently, as well as started working out at a gym. I won a free 2 week pass, so I am busting my butt as much as I can before its up. Thankfully, a very dear friend, who has a membership there, is willing to put me on her and her husbands family plan, as long as I continue to go, and pay for my access key to get in there. Just another thing that I need to come up with money for..... but I will do it.  I have only been in twice, but sure feel the differences already. I have been on a rest weekend. As my muscles... are SCREAMING at me. :)    Friday, I did a lot of ab and arm work. I have already noticed the bump on my tummy is getting a little tighter, and my arms... much firmer.   Time to go back to legs tomorrow. Gave them a good break after killing them Thursday.  

Well, I suppose. I have some kids that are asking for lunch... Better go figure that one out. 

T

Hurray for computers... lol

Its been 2 weeks since I have had my computer. Had to go get fixed, and wait for me to have it paid for. :)

What has been happening in our crazy little household?  Not a whole lot actually..

CG is working like crazy (well as much as his boss will schedule him)  to keep our bills paid.
 I am running around weekly at least once to twice to dr and therapy appts for A. She recently had surgery to have a new set of tubes put in and had her adenoids removed. She seems to be hearing a lot better so far. Although, secretly I think that her ears are bugging her again.. and of course with her sensory stuff going on, she wont let me get her drops in her ears. Ive tried while she is sleeping, and she instantly wakes up as soon as I move her hair..
Good news on her sleeping though... We upped her melatonin dosage, and a friend of mine from high school made her a weighted blanket. She sleeps like a log now. :D

C, brought home her new report card last week, and had 6 As!!   a few of her grades actually dropped but she is working on getting them back up again. Thankfully she has a few months to really get them up. She desperately wants to drop out of band, but the teacher is a brat and wont allow her to til the end of the year.
She is active every wednesday in Epik,  a program at one of our local churches. Although the car pool person that takes a bunch of the local kids, recently had their car break down, so not sure how they are going to get there til it gets fixed yet.

Child support for C has been behind since dec. Dad said they have been taking the money out of his paychecks every week... but for some reason they havent been sending it to the state.  They finally got that figured out and sent in, so C is excited to get a shopping spree and a manicure this weekend. lol


Just figured I would put in a quick update on what is going on around here.... off to brush As hair, as its a static mess and she actually wants it done....

T

Its been a long month....

Sitting in semi-silence, I realized that it has been a good month almost since I have written anything...
Its been a very long month here in our crazy little household.

A was diagnosed with SPD (Sensory Processing Disorder)... she is currently going to Occupational therapy once a week. She also epically failed her Preschool screening... mainly the hearing portion. Didn't help that she punched the Public health nurse that was trying to administer the test. I warned her previous to the test, that she wasn't going to be able to put ANYTHING near her ears. She doesn't like her ears messed with.

We also found out last week that the remaining tube that is in one of her ears, is very clogged. She will be having a short procedure this next week to have both her tubes redone. It will essentially be the only thing that will help her hear for the time being.
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C, well, has been the typical preteen. Mouthy, rebellious, and wanting to put on hideous dark make up. Other than that, its been pretty simple with her.

CG, is being screwed over by his job and they are barely giving him hours. Its been rough, but we have been pounding through the best that we can do.


And this mama??   Completely frazzled and lost.   Thankfully, I have had some amazing friends and family members helping me keep as sane as I possibly can be.  Lots of advice from numerous friends that have dealt with SPD, one friend that is making A a weighted blanket to see if that will help calm her down when she is stressed out. ( i might need one too...lol)

We will get through all this... I know we will.... WhY?! Because we are strong... as strong as we can be.

We are desperately awaiting Chris' last w-2 so that we can file taxes and get back on our feet. And get a 2nd vehicle... Also waiting on the $500 gift card that I won awhile back. This will help immensely. :)

Time to go wrestle with a cranky wild child....   Have a good one all.

T

Holidays are over....

Well, almost.   We have one more Christmas celebration coming up here in January.... All in all, we had a fantastic Christmas season.
Our girls were spoiled. We spent lots of time with our favorite family and friends. And our home is cluttered, with more and more items.

I have been on a desperate search for a toy box.. but thats been a failed attempt. We really just need to make both girls gone for a weekend, and put all our efforts into clearing out toys that are rarely and never used.   I do have family members that are looking for toys for their kids, so hoping to really clean out one weekend. Make a delivery to Benson of toys, and get things more organized.


Things in the state run housing has gone to hell as of late. We and the neighbors got a complaint, for our kids playing outside in the snow this past week.  It was the first above 0 temps in weeks... dang straight we were getting the kids outside!   But heaven forbid, they threw snow on the road and sidewalks!!! OMG its TRAGIC!!     What they fail to realize, is we cleaned up all snow after the kids were done playing......
Seriously, we need the heck out of here. Into something we can call our own... but we just can't afford it. Not right now.


We hope you had a fantastic holiday season... from our home to yours....

Counting down to Christmas....

Good morning!!!  Its been a quiet couple weeks on here. Ive been busy busy.... We got all our Christmas shopping done, all presents are wrapped, and Ive even made a few Christmas goodies.

This weekend, we took the girls to the Celebrate the Light of the World fundraising event out at the Koosman farm. We go at least once every year. This year was the first that C has been able to join us for the horse carriage rides, cookie decorating and pictures with Santa... and of course, when we get there, horses were on a break. So we walked up to the main house.    We leave, horses were on a break... so we walked ALL the way back to our car.  
Aurora was SOOO excited to see Santa, she told everyone all the way up to the house she was going to see him.... And this is what happens...

Covers her face, and freaks out... 

Boo... Ah well, there's always next year..... 

Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays.....I am a super happy mama right now!

OMG!!! So.. I play a lot of instant win games, fill out forms for free products/product samples etc... every day I have entered something new...
Today, I WON!!!!   I have been playing an IWG from Stouffers. Today I spun the wheel, and i won... it didnt tell me what i won. I got an email shortly after telling me I was in the running for a $500 visa gift card... verified my mailing address etc. A few minutes later, I received another email that I actually WON the Visa!!!
I wont see it til well after the holidays, but I can't wait! I am still having a hard time believing I actually won.

The last few days have been hell.  
Especially this morning...

Last week, I received $100 in gift cards to Kmart/Sears from my grandparents. I spent $75 on Kmart.com and ordered myself a tablet for Christmas. A WEEK later, I get an email from them, stating my order had been cancelled. Damn sure, I was right on the phone calling them... pissed...
They informed me, that when I placed my order, the tablet was out of stock. Ummm... and it took a week to tell me this??!!   I was on the site as I was on the phone, and see 2 of the same tablet, new colors... they both stated... NEW ITEM..IN STOCK TODAY!!!    yah... they looked them up, both out of stock as well.   Now I have to wait 7-10 days for them to process a gift card refund... and then another how many days to receive it in the mail??      ARGH. Really wish our Kmart was still open. I could have just walked right in, bought it, and had it in hand...

Be Blessed All.....
T

Happy Thanksgiving week to you all!!

Happy Tuesday!  I've been spending the last several days preparing for a trip.  3.5 days away from home with my girls down to moms.
This is my favorite time of year as its Thanksgiving and Christmas all wrapped into one with a portion of my family.  Grandparents head off to Texas for the winter after Thanksgiving, so for about 9-10 yrs now, we have celebrated Thanksmas.
This is also generally the only time of year I see my dad and stepmom. They travel up from Illinois :)  And this year, they are bringing my little sister up too! :)  

There has been a lot of issues in the family lately, and that is the one thing I am dreading. Tension and emotional stuff galore.  Im just hoping for a smooth week.

Tomorrow, me and the girls are heading out once we are all up and dressed pretty much. At least, thats the plan. lol      I have all our suitcases packed, toiletries packed, diapers ready to go.. Im really hoping I dont forget anything, because we are going to be 4 hrs away. NOT an easy, oops, run home and grab it situation.


Hope you all have a pleasant holiday and be thankful for what you have around you :)