I just wanted to let you all know that this will be my last blog...until I get moved. We are in the middle of our move now. Dad has come and taken the fridge, freezer, washer and dryer, and a few other things we won't need or can't take to Germany. My husband's parents are here to take away some yard stuff and a sofa. By Monday the movers will be here, and by Tuesday night, our home will be empty of everything except for stuff we are keeping here in the states.
Needless to say, our TV, Internet, and Phone are scheduled to be shut off, and we will be without all of them in the next few days. So I won't be able to blog until I get back to Kansas. So, here's to my last blog from Oklahoma. See you on the flip side! I'm sure I will have a nice long blog about our move. :)
Sunday, March 9, 2008
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Spying on My Child
This week is our moving week. We set up movers to come at the end of the week to get our advanced shipment and then at the beginning of the week to get our other household goods. They came out today to look to see how much stuff we have, and they determined they could do it all on Monday and Tuesday. This works out great since everyone (my Dad and my husband's Mom and Dad) is coming to pick up things we no longer want or can't take with us, and to drop off a couple of things that need to go with us. So after the weekend is good. It is a full house with all the boxes, paper, and movers here without the extra people.
Because of all this, my parents took Genevieve home from my sister's wedding. That way she could go to "school" and be out of the way. The daycare she goes to has one of those web cam systems installed. We can log on and see what she is doing any time of the day. For the last couple of days I find myself going to watch her.
I have to say it is very interesting to see your child without you and how they act. I haven't been away from her a whole lot, and I sure haven't seen how she acts when I'm gone. I have been surprised about how well she interacts with others, naps on a cot, how much she just loves to be active. I have seen her share things with others, and I have seen her snatch another kid's cracker when they weren't looking.
Needless to say I have enjoyed spying on my child the last couple of days. It is nice to be able to see her when she is away.
Because of all this, my parents took Genevieve home from my sister's wedding. That way she could go to "school" and be out of the way. The daycare she goes to has one of those web cam systems installed. We can log on and see what she is doing any time of the day. For the last couple of days I find myself going to watch her.
I have to say it is very interesting to see your child without you and how they act. I haven't been away from her a whole lot, and I sure haven't seen how she acts when I'm gone. I have been surprised about how well she interacts with others, naps on a cot, how much she just loves to be active. I have seen her share things with others, and I have seen her snatch another kid's cracker when they weren't looking.
Needless to say I have enjoyed spying on my child the last couple of days. It is nice to be able to see her when she is away.
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Road Trip, Lost Luggage, and Down Pours
This past week I have been MIA from the blog world. My baby sister got married this past weekend in Nashville. I drove the kids up last weekend to Mom and Dad's house so we could drive with them up. Things didn't work out with my husband's leave, so we couldn't drive out together. It was a long 12 hour trip with a hotel stay in the middle. Overall things went well, and we made it in one piece. We did have to listen to Little Einsteins about a billion times, but whatever keeps Genevieve happy right?!
Mid week, my husband joined us. He flew in on Wednesday night. That day was pretty laid back. My Mom and I headed out to find a vase and an outfit for Samuel. We did find both. We headed back to Sarah's apartment just in time to load up and head to the hotel where she would be married. OH! And let me tell you about the crazy weather that day. I guess there was suppose to be very heavy rain that day off and on. The day started off really cold. It did rain that day, but the rain came down as SNOW. It was really odd. It would be like a blizzard out and two seconds later, it would be sunny.
Anyway, my husband's plane arrived about an hour late. Not only did it arrive an hour late, but also it arrived one bag short. He had no clothes when getting off the plane. We turned it in, and they said when it showed up, they would bring it to our hotel. That night came and went with no bag. We got up, and he just put on his same clothes to go to breakfast. We were talking about going to Target to get him some clothes, but something told me to check the front desk. It was there. The first thing after breakfast, he got a shower, and changed his clothes.
Saturday my sister was married. It was a beautiful service, and she was amazing. I can't believe my baby sister is married now. She is now on her honeymoon, and I wish I were with her. She is a joy to be around, and I love her very much.
We came home yesterday, and the trip home was hard. We hit really hard rain. I HATE rain. I can drive in snow, ice, wind, but rain is the worst for me. It was a long and hard trip when it hit. The rain hit us as we came in Oklahoma. We found out this morning that there were 3 tornadoes around our area last night. I'm sure glad we weren't home.
Overall, last week was a great week. I am going to add a couple of pictures. These were taken of Genevieve before our camera died. We were riding the carousal at the mall in Nashville. She was having a blast.
Mid week, my husband joined us. He flew in on Wednesday night. That day was pretty laid back. My Mom and I headed out to find a vase and an outfit for Samuel. We did find both. We headed back to Sarah's apartment just in time to load up and head to the hotel where she would be married. OH! And let me tell you about the crazy weather that day. I guess there was suppose to be very heavy rain that day off and on. The day started off really cold. It did rain that day, but the rain came down as SNOW. It was really odd. It would be like a blizzard out and two seconds later, it would be sunny.
Anyway, my husband's plane arrived about an hour late. Not only did it arrive an hour late, but also it arrived one bag short. He had no clothes when getting off the plane. We turned it in, and they said when it showed up, they would bring it to our hotel. That night came and went with no bag. We got up, and he just put on his same clothes to go to breakfast. We were talking about going to Target to get him some clothes, but something told me to check the front desk. It was there. The first thing after breakfast, he got a shower, and changed his clothes.
Saturday my sister was married. It was a beautiful service, and she was amazing. I can't believe my baby sister is married now. She is now on her honeymoon, and I wish I were with her. She is a joy to be around, and I love her very much.
We came home yesterday, and the trip home was hard. We hit really hard rain. I HATE rain. I can drive in snow, ice, wind, but rain is the worst for me. It was a long and hard trip when it hit. The rain hit us as we came in Oklahoma. We found out this morning that there were 3 tornadoes around our area last night. I'm sure glad we weren't home.
Overall, last week was a great week. I am going to add a couple of pictures. These were taken of Genevieve before our camera died. We were riding the carousal at the mall in Nashville. She was having a blast.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
A New Look
So I decided to get one of those new mom cuts that most tend to hate. I have always kept my hair somewhat short just because of how thin my hair is. I am always having to wash my hair daily because of the way it looks. It seems to get really oily and stringy. I hate it. Well, with two kids, it has been very hard for me to keep up with doing a lot to my hair every day. So I did it. I got a new look.
I decided about 5 mins before my appointment that I wanted to get a body perm. I was worried it wouldn't turn out well, and I would hate it. I'm always like this though with new things no matter what they are. During the whole process I was worried that something would go wrong, and my hair would look horrible after it was all said and done.
After they finished with the perm, they went in to cut it. I got the cut that I wanted even if I didn't get the perm. But when they were done cutting, my hair was totally flat! I asked what happened to the perm they had just put in. I was informed that because they combed it to cut it, it made it flat. I was told that when they wet it down again, it would curl right up. Sure enough it did.
It's been a week since I got my new look, and I have to say that I totally LOVE it. I don't have to wash it every day anymore, and it still looks great after three days.
I decided about 5 mins before my appointment that I wanted to get a body perm. I was worried it wouldn't turn out well, and I would hate it. I'm always like this though with new things no matter what they are. During the whole process I was worried that something would go wrong, and my hair would look horrible after it was all said and done.
After they finished with the perm, they went in to cut it. I got the cut that I wanted even if I didn't get the perm. But when they were done cutting, my hair was totally flat! I asked what happened to the perm they had just put in. I was informed that because they combed it to cut it, it made it flat. I was told that when they wet it down again, it would curl right up. Sure enough it did.
It's been a week since I got my new look, and I have to say that I totally LOVE it. I don't have to wash it every day anymore, and it still looks great after three days.
Third Time's a Charm?
Today we embarked on our last trek to the hospital for Genevieve's third and final surgery. We overslept, but by shear luck, we made it to the hospital on time. It was an early morning starting at 4:15 am when I realized that I felt like I had been sleeping too long. Sure enough the alarm didn't go off, and we were already 15 mins behind where we wanted to be.
We made it to the hospital before Outpatient Surgery opened, and we were first in line to go. Genevieve was scheduled number 1 this morning, so we didn't have to get there a whole 2 hours ahead of time like you normally do. We only had to be there for an hour before. We got all the paperwork done, got back to holding, and went through the same conversation with about 5 different doctors. About 7:15 the surgery nurse came back and we all went down the hall.
We were lucky because that nurse was the same nurse who was there for the first surgery. Genevieve likes men, and that helped. It also helped that there was a Sponge Bob on his hat :p She did great heading to surgery and waved and said bye bye to us as she rounded the corner.
Surgery didn't last that long. She was only in for Deflux on one side this time. I think we were called back at about 7:40 to go visit with the doctor after surgery. He informed us that all had went well, and we would need to come back for an ultrasound in a month or so. We talked about our pending move, and he did tell me he had an office close to where we were headed. I told him it may take several weeks to get a new doctor for her and to get a referral going, but we'd get there. He then let me know to just call his nurse, and he'd do it without it and not charge us for it. I am so thankful to him for this, and I am blessed that he is willing to do that for us.
We were then called back to recovery. Her Lovey was laying beside her, sippy cup in her mouth, and she was hugging the glove turned balloon. She was pretty out of it, but was doing good. She was then admitted to Step Down about 30 mins later. By that time she was fully awake and doing great. The nurse there just filled out the discharge paperwork and sent us home. We were in the hospital for a total of 3 1/2 hours. Not too bad.
Anyway, we are all home and doing well. Mom and Dad are very tired, but we are all fine. Thank you to everyone who has followed this story and thought and prayed for us over the past 2 years. It really means a lot to us.
We made it to the hospital before Outpatient Surgery opened, and we were first in line to go. Genevieve was scheduled number 1 this morning, so we didn't have to get there a whole 2 hours ahead of time like you normally do. We only had to be there for an hour before. We got all the paperwork done, got back to holding, and went through the same conversation with about 5 different doctors. About 7:15 the surgery nurse came back and we all went down the hall.
We were lucky because that nurse was the same nurse who was there for the first surgery. Genevieve likes men, and that helped. It also helped that there was a Sponge Bob on his hat :p She did great heading to surgery and waved and said bye bye to us as she rounded the corner.
Surgery didn't last that long. She was only in for Deflux on one side this time. I think we were called back at about 7:40 to go visit with the doctor after surgery. He informed us that all had went well, and we would need to come back for an ultrasound in a month or so. We talked about our pending move, and he did tell me he had an office close to where we were headed. I told him it may take several weeks to get a new doctor for her and to get a referral going, but we'd get there. He then let me know to just call his nurse, and he'd do it without it and not charge us for it. I am so thankful to him for this, and I am blessed that he is willing to do that for us.
We were then called back to recovery. Her Lovey was laying beside her, sippy cup in her mouth, and she was hugging the glove turned balloon. She was pretty out of it, but was doing good. She was then admitted to Step Down about 30 mins later. By that time she was fully awake and doing great. The nurse there just filled out the discharge paperwork and sent us home. We were in the hospital for a total of 3 1/2 hours. Not too bad.
Anyway, we are all home and doing well. Mom and Dad are very tired, but we are all fine. Thank you to everyone who has followed this story and thought and prayed for us over the past 2 years. It really means a lot to us.
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
An Update on the Clutter
So I said I'd do it, and I have. I have gone through all my clothes, and I got rid of about 8 trash bags full of clothes. I still would like to get rid of about 2 or 3 more bags, but I think 8 is a good start. I was going to take a picture of the back of my van FULL of bags, but I didn't. My husband was running me out the door to get all the clothes gone.
I did have a "freak out" when I was going through my clothes. We have decided that we are not going to try for any more children in the near future. We are happy with our family the way it is, and we aren't ready to have another due to the shear numbers and money. Kids tend to get more expensive as they get older, and we want to make sure we can provide for the two we have before having another. So when going through the clothes, I thought it would be a good time to get rid of my maternity clothes. I started to freak thinking that as soon as they were gone, I'd find out I was pregnant. I called him back and made him tell me it was okay to get rid of them. FYI, they did go with the rest of the clothes to the thrift store.
Please Murphy's Law don't come knockin' on my door!
I did have a "freak out" when I was going through my clothes. We have decided that we are not going to try for any more children in the near future. We are happy with our family the way it is, and we aren't ready to have another due to the shear numbers and money. Kids tend to get more expensive as they get older, and we want to make sure we can provide for the two we have before having another. So when going through the clothes, I thought it would be a good time to get rid of my maternity clothes. I started to freak thinking that as soon as they were gone, I'd find out I was pregnant. I called him back and made him tell me it was okay to get rid of them. FYI, they did go with the rest of the clothes to the thrift store.
Please Murphy's Law don't come knockin' on my door!
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
A Nice Surprise
I was out of town last week. I went up to visit home to get my hair cut and dogs groomed. My sister is getting married in a couple of weeks, and I wanted to make sure that new cut look that doesn't look good on me was out of the way. I was gone over Valentine's Day, but it wasn't a big deal. We don't usually do much of anything. My husband use to say something like he doesn't like to take part in holidays where you are made to feel bad if you don't buy something for the other. The first few years we were together, it disappointed me, but over the years I have learned that it isn't so bad. With him doing nothing, it means I'm off the hook too. There have been years that I have done something small but thoughtful, but most years we just say, "Oh yeah. Happy Valentines Day."
On Feb 14, I called my husband to let him know the information for Genevieve's "school." They have web cams in the rooms. You can log on and watch them while they are in the rooms and on the playground. It was really neat to watch her interact with others while I was not around. She really does good with others despite my fears.
Anyway, I called to give him the info. After we talked for a few mins, he said, "Oh, it's Valentines Day. I thought that is why you were calling." I had totally forgot about it being the day of love. I really only saw it as a day that I had a few things to get done before heading home the next day.
I headed home on Friday and walked in o a nice surprise. On the table was the flowers pictured above. There was a very thoughtful note attached to it as well. I guess sometimes your husband can surprise you after almost 8 years.
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