Wow! I have been seriously slacking on updating my blog lately! Life has still been one thing after another this last month! So a quick recap to get everyone up to date....
--Nick just celebrated his 10th birthday! (omg :/) He is an amazing smart boy! He took a photography elective last year and has decided he wants to be a photographer, so he got his first digital camera! Raising Nick is quite a struggle most days but on his good days, he is a wonderful young man and teaches me something that I wouldn't have ever learned otherwise.
--As most of you know, Nick has ADHD and Autism. We have been dealing with alot of new 'issues' so far this school year. Right now we are working with his doctor, teachers, and special aides to try and find a different way to help him deal with stress. Also possibly looking at some medicine changes as he grows deals with hormonal and mood changes.
--Hand, foot, and mouth disease was apparently going around our school. smh. Unfortunately the day they sent home the paper notifying the parents, was also the day that Austin was diagnosed with it. Yay...grrrr! This disease is something that normally only affects children 5 and under, but for some reason older kids and some adults have been catching it more this year. HF&M disease is HIGHLY contagious, so the kids and I were quarantined for most of the week. Austin and Andrew ended up being the only ones that caught it which was better than all 4, unfortunately it hits the younger kids the hardest. I ended up sitting on the floor with a medicine dropper and koolaid, just to get Andrew to drink something since the blisters in his mouth prevented him from drinking out of his cup.
--Cross Country and Soccer have started. Only Nathan and Austin are participating this year because Nick's coach decided to back out at the last minute. As bad as that sounds, its a good thing for me, because I have just a little less running to do in the evenings. :) So far so good! The boys are enjoying it and Nick and Andrew enjoy playing on the school playground while we wait for Nathan to be done with practice.
--Last but not least....the garden! Everything has been harvested! Got some canning and some freezing done, but still have some left to be done. Also looking at making some homemade applesauce and canning it as well.
So I think that is the gist of whats been happening the last few weeks. Life is just busy right and I am hoping that it settles down soon!!!
Friday, September 28, 2012
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Well Poo
The last 2 weeks have been crazy, hectic, thrilling, amazing, annoying, and any other synonyms you can think of for both good and bad!!
Kids started school, which is good, but Nathan is trying to adjust to all day school and daily homework. This means that by the time he gets home in the afternoon he is at the end of his patience and exhausted. (bad for me and the other 3 kids) So trying to get him to do anything has become a huge challenge!
Austin has been having cross country practice which he really enjoys. Nick and Nathan just finished sign-ups for soccer. All great things, however it means that everyday except Sunday we have games and practices, which sometimes over-lap. We are hardly going to be home and will be living off sandwhiches for dinner because Tim sleeps all evening and works all night, So its just me. Not to mention trying to get homework finished!
I met some really great people this last week, awesome, however they live 2 hours away. You can see the problem, right? They are amazing and worth the effort. Right now they are dealing with alot of sickness and other issues and it hurts that I am not close enough to offer more help than just listening.
The icing on the cake......
My main computer decided to take a dump. So we had plans to get it in and checked out when Tim got his "bonus" from work. Not a huge deal. HOWEVER, right after that my microwave went on the fritz and needs to be replaced and today my dryer decided it was a good time to die. (granted we have had it for 9 years or so, but still.....NOW? Really?) So, the extra money that we were going to recieve is now not happening! Yay. :( When it rains it pours!
So, as you can see, lots of good things that bring the bad with them. Its fine. It is what it is. Its life and sometimes it sucks, but it could be so much worse.
Really, at this point, I am just feeling overworked and stressed. I want to run away for awhile. :-P
Kids started school, which is good, but Nathan is trying to adjust to all day school and daily homework. This means that by the time he gets home in the afternoon he is at the end of his patience and exhausted. (bad for me and the other 3 kids) So trying to get him to do anything has become a huge challenge!
Austin has been having cross country practice which he really enjoys. Nick and Nathan just finished sign-ups for soccer. All great things, however it means that everyday except Sunday we have games and practices, which sometimes over-lap. We are hardly going to be home and will be living off sandwhiches for dinner because Tim sleeps all evening and works all night, So its just me. Not to mention trying to get homework finished!
I met some really great people this last week, awesome, however they live 2 hours away. You can see the problem, right? They are amazing and worth the effort. Right now they are dealing with alot of sickness and other issues and it hurts that I am not close enough to offer more help than just listening.
The icing on the cake......
My main computer decided to take a dump. So we had plans to get it in and checked out when Tim got his "bonus" from work. Not a huge deal. HOWEVER, right after that my microwave went on the fritz and needs to be replaced and today my dryer decided it was a good time to die. (granted we have had it for 9 years or so, but still.....NOW? Really?) So, the extra money that we were going to recieve is now not happening! Yay. :( When it rains it pours!
So, as you can see, lots of good things that bring the bad with them. Its fine. It is what it is. Its life and sometimes it sucks, but it could be so much worse.
Really, at this point, I am just feeling overworked and stressed. I want to run away for awhile. :-P
Saturday, September 8, 2012
DJ
Happy Birthday DJ!!!
I can't believe how big you are getting! One day we will get to know each other!
Hope you had a great day!
Love,
Aunt Misty
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