not again

Trevor was up again at 4 AM, crying and calling for Bryan and I because he threw up again. He was also sick all day Saturday throwing up. And he was sick the week before on Wednesday all day being sick. It breaks my heart that he is just always sick. I don't believe that it's nothing, or a viral thing... I want answers. Today we are seeing someone that will help get us those answers, come hell or high water. I don't care where I have to go, who I have to knock down on my way or what I have to pay... we are getting answers!

I'm off to call the insurance company and also make some phone calls to his regular pediatrician and also the specialist...

Uh Oh!

This morning, while having a disturbing dream, Trevor came and woke me up. It was about 5:17 AM. I had a feeling I knew what was going on, but was hoping it was because his blankets fell off or something.

Nope.

He didn't feel good. His belly was hurting him. I get him in bed with us and cover him up and start to rub his sore/upset belly for him.

Bryan went to get something for him to vomit in. We knew it would be coming.

Sure enough it came.

And it just kept on coming. He finally threw up for the last time around 7:45 AM. My poor boy didn't have very much to get out, but his body kept trying to get it all out. It sucked.

I hate this.

The funny thing is that we thought he was done with this... he was totally fine the two weeks he was off from school. No problems what-so-ever. I had even mentioned this to my mom. Now school started again and he is vomiting again.

I sat down this morning and wrote down all that he has been eating the past week to see if I can find anything that would cause this. So far the only thing I see is that he drinks more milk in school than home, and in school it is mostly chocolate milk.

I am going to do some internet research and see what I can come up with and also, today, I'm calling his insurance company to switch is health care provider. I'm not at all pleased with any of the new doctors I have seen at our practice, and that is enough reason for me to change doctors.

Trevor seems to be feeling better now, he is up and playing, but then again he is a kid and could just be feeling good now so he is playing and will throw up again, but I really hope not. I hope he is done and done for good, but if I can't have that, then I hope he is at least done for today.

Interesting

Trevor gets to go to the library every Tuesday in school, and then for some weird ass reason they have to bring the book back in on Wednesday... seems like they should be able to have it a little longer, but whatever.



What is interesting is his selection of books. We have had a wide array of them...



there is the typical kindergarten boy book... Biscuit. cute. readable. good starter books.



then there was the book on volcano's. can totally get it, he likes them. they talked about it in school. okay. still not very interesting or strange.



then there was the book on bikes. all kinds of bikes. motocross, choppers, crotch rockets, you name it, the book had it in there. still normal. he loves bikes. okay...



then we switched it up to All About Africa.... does the boy even know what Africa is? Nope. I read it to him, he barely paid attention, it was okay I learned a little bit anyway.



then there was the book on Running Backs. All about them, their career, what one does, and some of the famous ones of past and present. Okay. He likes football... b/c his daddy does. he wants to play football b/c his daddy does. BUT do we need to read a book about Running Backs? nope. he barely paid attention to that one either.



then there was the book on POODLES. yep. every size and style. the history of them and all that. he paid attention a little bit because he likes dogs. it was an okay book.



this week he brought home Military Vehicles and Weapons. we haven't read it yet, b/c he is off today so I'm sure we'll get to it some time today.



I'm just amazed at the variety of books he brings home. I'm glad though, it is good to broaden your horizons and what you learn about. :) He has broadened his from fictional puppies, to bikes, to running backs to Africa, to motorcycles, to Poodles, to military stuff... I wonder what he will bring home next week. :)

Trevor, Lauren & Brooke

December 2008

I also posted a few pictures on my priceless pictures blog.

I have to get over there and post some more.

I've been majorly slacking in the picture department.

No Snow = ????

No Snow = No School of course.

they thought we were supposed to get hit with a major amount of snow, but it hasn't come yet. it was supposedly going to start last night around 10 or 11 PM, still nothing. BUT they did close school county wide. Not sure why.

I love having Trevor home with us... it makes me happy. :) BUT I don't want to have them take days away from their Spring Break because of this nonsense of closing school when there is no reason for it.

Not only is it NOT snowing BUT it isn't doing ANY, not at all. Not rain, not a flurry here or there, no wind... NOTHING.

Oh well. FREE day off from school!!

500!!

500! although the post before this one hardly counts as a post because of the amount of words in it... but since what is says is pretty serious, then I guess I'll count it. :)

I went shopping this morning. I got up at 3:35 AM and headed off to Wal-Mart for all the HOT sales. I've gone other years... and I have to say that this year... was HORRIBLE!! I mean a total mess!! wow. It was as if they had no idea that today was Black Friday.

We got there around 4 AM. ~ We being, Heather, Barb, Rachel & myself... and we had to wait in line, in the store, thankfully, b/c the line did end up going out of the store and onto the sidewalk, for an hour. The sales started at 5 AM and last year they let you in the store to walk around before that... this year... no such luck.

The hour went fast though, so that was good. But then the HELL began. Barb and I went off to the toys... Heather headed for the DVD's and clothes, and Rachel went to electronics... we had a plan and we were going to get everything on our lists!

YEAH right!!

the store was crazy. people were sort of nice, in a PUSHY way. they had NO idea what they had, they had NO idea how many they had... it was so unorganized and chaotic! they also didn't have everything that was advertised in the flyer... to which they replied, "if they didn't have it, they didn't have it and they weren't responsible for not having it." GREAT!

one of the things they had that I was trying to get, the one thing that was a BIG thing on my list for Trevor, because I knew he really wanted/loved it was the Batman Wayne Tech Mega Wings, for $30 ~ could NOT find it any where, I don't think they had it at all. Unless it was or IS still in the room that was full from 18 tractor trailer loads of stuff, that they had no idea what was in there.

oh well. I'm sure I'm more upset about it than he will be Christmas morning... when he doesn't even remember that he wanted it because there is so much other stuff.

They had stuff where they didn't even know where it was. In the HUNTING section we found Wii games and DVD's that were supposed to be by Electronics and the other DVD's that were by the food section... no one knew where they were... we found them by accident... but didn't care because we got our Wii Game. :)

I got the kids a bunch of board games, which I'm happy about... I think we will have a GREAT time playing them together! It will be good for them to have something to do that isn't TV or movie or whatever and something that we will do as a family. :)

We got:

• Memory
• Cooties
• Ants in The Pants
• Trouble
• Guess Who

and I can't remember if there is more or not... seems like there should be. But I know my parents also got them some...

• Hungry Hungry Hippos
• Perfection
• Operation
• Sorry

I think. I'll have to check with my mom... I know that Trevor will LOVE Perfection and probably be really awesome at it... and I know he wants Operation... so if they didn't get it then we will. We bought him some big fancy Operation with different modes and stuff... BUT... it sucked! It was NOT fun and hard to figure out and we never even played it... the kids messed around with it and all but that was it... finally some of the pieces were missing and I just got sick of seeing it around, so I threw it out.

I also got the kids some movies... since I'm preaching that I rather have them play games and all that... I wanted to let you all know that I'm human and I do let them watch TV and movies... I pray for that quiet time... for my sanity, I NEED it! Only they don't really watch TV and movies that great... only sometimes. And, only Trevor really... the girls some, but it is hard for them to sit that long. :P

I got them the new Tinkerbell movie and also Wall E. So that is good.

Well today our goal is to clean the house and then decorate some, and then I'm going to try to work on cleaning up more down stairs... hopefully the guy will come soon to start working on our foundation and then we will be able to finish up the downstairs... which I really want, hope and pray will be done before Christmas... although it isn't looking too good. We'll see.

I'm trying to have faith...

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i'm out of clever titles these days. just in case you didn't notice. lol

well, good news. Trevor seems to be feeling better. he hasn't thrown up again... thankfully and he even managed to eat some breakfast... which he has kept down for about 30 minutes. AND he wanted to eat... i didn't force him or even suggest it really. so those are all good things. i really hope he keeps it down and continues to feel better all day. :)

it is flurrying here. yuck. although i'm not too happy about it... it is quite pretty out. the kids and i are going to get ready and leave in a little bit to get some groceries. i hope it doesn't decide to snow more and make the roads a mess while we are out. i don't mind driving in snow at all, but now that i have three kids with me it is a little bit different and with moving to the new house... the roads are curvy and woodsie, no lines on them, and they get plowed absolute last. so i worry some.

we'll just take it easy and take our time driving and it should be fine.

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tuesday morning. it snowed and rained last night. i'm not sure which it did more of... but thankfully there isn't much of anything on the ground at the house.

there is a two hour delay for school. unfortunately Trevor won't be going to school today anyway because my poor little guy is sick again throwing up. :( oh the joys of sending your children to school.

he was up this morning around 5:30 and was asking me to rub his belly. so i did... as i was hoping that he would just fall asleep and not be sick. no such luck. he threw up. :( i'm doing some laundry and typing this while he is feeling better and playing playstation. i hope he is done with throwing up and feels better. we'll see.

i also hope that no one else gets it. although i could stand to loose a few pounds, i'm just not into throwing up... not at all. although if it could be me, of course, instead of him, i would gladly be throwing up this morning in his place.

i hate when my kids are sick. :( i hate when any one's kids are sick.

well that's all i got.
i'm too exhausted and worn out to type anything else. for some reason i think this is going to be a really LONG week. although most of yesterday was a really GREAT day!!

i'll have to type later about the girls' and my wonderful visit with my cousins, their second cousins and my aunts. it was a really nice day... one that i hope we can do again. :)

450!

THE BRAIN CAN ONLY

ABSORB

WHAT THE SEAT CAN

ENDURE!

Last night we (Bryan, Trevor and myself) went to Open House at Trevor's school...

Bryan got to meet his teacher, Mrs. Dollard, for the first time,

and we got to see his classroom and also some things that he has made and written.

On our way into the classroom we noticed there were a few pictures hanging up and one of them was made by Trevor. :) *proud parent moment!*

There was also a sign hanging up... which said the above statement.

The brain can only absorb, what the seat can endure.

How true. Especially for a kindergarten class. :) I had some doubts at the beginning of the school year as to Trevor's placement, but now I'm very happy he is where he is.

I guess everything happens for a reason and some times those reason just work out perfectly!

Baby Daddy...

Hi!! I stole this meme from Jenn at My Kids are My World. :) I thought it was perfect since Trevor's birthday was just yesterday!! It is a meme all about your first born! :) How lovely!



If you want you can go check out Jenn's baby meme, and while you are there you can check out her HOT new ESTY store!! :) It is awesome!! This is the same wonderful friend of mine that made my children those beautiful signs with their names on them, and also made me a beautiful kitchen set of pot holder, trivets, dish clothes and hand towel. She is very talented and crafty!!



Jenn's ESTY store is Purple Elephant Creations



So with out further ado... here is my baby meme:



1. Were you married at the time? nope. but it was okay with my and Bryan. We planned Trevor. It took a long time to get pregnant with him and at that time having a baby was our priority. We had a really great relationship and were together for while. :)

2. What were your reactions when you found out you were pregnant? I couldn't believe it!! I was so happy and in shock and so excited!! I looked at the pregnancy test at least 5 times and compared it to the box to make sure I was reading it right. I was over joyed!! I told Bryan while he was in the middle of watching the Super Bowl! :)


3. How old were you? 23 when I got pregnant and 24 when I had Trevor.

4. How did you find out you were pregnant? We had been trying for a long time, finally I went to the doctor and told them. They did some tests and put me on fertility medication and then the third month I was on them I got pregnant!! Pretty much I every month since we started trying I took at least one pregnancy test, they were all false, till that wonderful day!! :)


5. Who did you tell first? Bryan and then we told my mom and dad, and my sister-in-law was there. Then we called other family members!

6. Did you want to find out the sex? yes! Anyone that knows me knows that I cannot wait for surprises!! :)

7. Due date? October 4th

8. Did you deliver early or late? Five days early! He also measured 5 days bigger in sonograms than I was pregnant. His birthday is September 29th

9. Did you have morning sickness? OMG! Yes I sure did. And some times I even had afternoon and evening sickness. lol

10. What did you crave? ICE!! I wanted to drink drink and drink some more and I always wanted ICE!! BK has the best ice around where I live, the girls from work always let me pick where we went for lunch since I was pregnant most days we went to BK but I also mixed it up some b/c I didn't crave BK at all... ugh. I didn't eat very much b/c I always got so full so fast.

11. Who irritated you the most? people that would try to touch me that didn't know me at all. I worked in a dental office and everyone tried to touch me. (now it wouldn't bother me as much... b/c I understand the desire to touch pregnant bellies, but still... gosh!! )

12. What was your first child's sex? Boy!

13. How many pounds did you gain throughout the pregnancy? Only 29 lbs.

14. Did you have any complications during your pregnancy? Nope. Nothing that wasn't normal, even if it made me nervous as a first time mom!

15. Where did you give birth? In the back of the truck on the way to the hospital. JK. I did have my water break in the car on the way to the hospital though. BUT thank goodness I made it to the hospital. I gave birth in Orange Regional Medical Center, NY

16. How many hours were you in labor? Hmmm... that is a good question. My water broke some where around 11:20 PM and I had Trevor at 7:10 AM. I had contractions for about an hour before my water broke... but some count labor starting when your water breaks.

17. Who drove you to the hospital? Bryan did, and very, VERY fast I might add. :) My parents followed us there.

18.Who watched? Let's not discuss this... it is a VERY touchy subject for me. But I guess I'll let you know who was there that I WANTED there... my mom and Bryan.

19. Was it vaginal or c-section? vaginal (thank God. I'm a wimp. I could NOT have handled a c-section!!)

20. Did you take medicine to ease the pain? sure as hell did. I had horrible back labor... but if I had to do it all over again, I wouldn't take anything. As a matter of fact with the girls I didn't have anything. :)

21. How much did your child weigh? 8 lbs 6 oz & 21 inches long

22. What did you name him/her? Trevor Griffin

23. How old is your first born today? He just turned 5 on Monday!

Quick Update

Thank you all for your concern and well wishes for Trevor. He ate some dry cereal and drank a glass of water, I was worried it wasn't going to stay down, but thankfully after doing so he fell asleep on the couch and slept for about 2 hours.

When he woke up he was acting much more like himself and said he was feeling better. :) And, I'm happy to report that he hasn't vomited or had any bathroom issues since. :)

I have cleaned and disinfected the entire house the best I can... thank goodness for Lysol and Clorox spray! lol

Thank you all again.

xoxoxoxo

Bad Day...

You know what is worse than feeling like crap?? Having your little guy or girl feeling like crap. :( My poor Trevor isn't feeling well at all.

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Yesterday morning he crawled into bed with Bryan and I around 7 AM and told us he didn't feel to good in his belly... within less than a minute he was dry heaving and we got him up out of the bed and to the dogs water bowl just in time before there was a huge mess. : ( We got him a cool washcloth and washed his face and hands and then let it sit on the back of his neck and his forehead since he said he was really hot. Must have been from throwing up and just feeling crummy because he was a cool as a cucumber.

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He sat on the couch and watched some cartoons and just hung out for a little bit.... then we convinced him to take a shower, that it would maybe make him feel better. He got out looking a lot better than he went in looking. He had some color back in his face and he was actually in a great mood.

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Since he was acting a lot better and it being only the second day of school we got him dressed and ready for the bus. He was happy... he was even dancing around in the driveway waiting for the bus. I felt okay with sending him... I had also put a note in his book bag saying that he was sick in the morning and that if there was any problem what-so-ever to just call my cell phone and I would be there immediately to pick him up.

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I didn't get any phone calls all day. I was relieved that he hadn't gotten sick again and that he must have been feeling better. yay.

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I picked him up from school and he looked horrible. He had NO color in his face, he was clammy and he looked so sad. Broke my heart. So I brought him home and he had some diarrhea. Fell asleep on the couch for a little while and woke up feeling and acting okay again. We had to get some groceries so we loaded all three kids up and off we went. Trevor sat in the bottom of my cart the entire trip... not usual, but he said he was feeling okay, maybe he was just tired from two days of new school and still not really feeling 100%.

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We went to eat dinner after shopping and Trevor ate like his normal self, he did good. I thought that we were over the bug and I was glad it was so quick for him.

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Well low and behold this morning I feel this little body climbing into my bed... it is Trevor. He said he had a bad dream so I snuggle up to him and get him under the blankets and tell him that everything is okay... it was only a dream and he should close his eyes and rest. Besides he was in bed now with Mommy & Daddy and everything was going to be okay.

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He starts complaining that he is hot and doesn't want any covers on. So I take them off of him and feel his forehead... he is clammy again. :( Within a few seconds he is dry heaving again and we *almost get him to the dog bowl this time. He then has to go to the bathroom because he says his belly is killing him and he has to go potty. To make a long story short he has been in the bathroom having diarrhea all morning and also throwing up all morning too. I'm trying to give him some fluids, but he doesn't keep them down at all. He will take a sip or two of water and within a few minutes he is throwing it all back up. Poor little guy doesn't even have anything to throw up though, which makes throwing up so much harder.

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He had some dry cereal and some water again about 15-20 mins ago, and so far so good... so I'm really hoping and praying that this is the end of the nasty bug and that he will keep this down and be okay.

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He was concerned all of a sudden for his friends in school because he had hugged them and now he thinks they will be sick too. :( I hope he is wrong about them getting sick and I feel so bad that he is worrying about them, but it is nice to know he likes them enough to worry about them... like I'm doing something right with raising him... he is caring and compassionate.

I'm off to put the girls for naps, they were up very early today too, and they are winding down w/ their energy levels... I can tell it is nap time. For Mommy too. ;)

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1st Day of School pics con't

1st Day of School

~ First Day of Kindergarten Pictures~

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Trevor

09.04.2008

*thursday thirteen post below & more pictures to come*

~Thursday Thirteen~

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~Thursday Thirteen~

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13 things about this morning...

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1. Trevor woke up first this morning, out of everyone in the house...

even without the use of his alarm clock.

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2. I packed, Pringles, mini cookies, crackers & cheese, peanuts, fruit snacks, Cheese It's, Capri Sun juice, Lunchable's Jr ~ ham & cheese, peanut butter & jelly sandwich and a napkin all into one little Incredible Hulk lunch bag.

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3. Got dressed before 10 AM without actually having to leave the house to go any where, for the first time all summer. ( I think )

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4. Got Trevor dressed fully in only a matter of minutes, without any complaints.

(from either of us (= )

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5. Bryan stayed home later than normal before leaving for work.

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6. Lauren and Brooke put their shoes on, immediately after going to the potty this morning.

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7. I brushed Trevor's hair today... not something we usually do around here, and it was in the morning, none the less.

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8. The kids all put on chapstick. (something the girls LOVE to do, but Trevor isn't always so fond of, but he did it like a champ this morning)

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9. Charged up the camera and took some pictures of Trevor lounging on the couch all dressed up.

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10. We all walked out the driveway together this morning, one big ole' happy family of five.

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11. We all stood together at the end of the driveway... waiting.

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12. Grandma came to our house this morning too, to wait with us at the end of the driveway...

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13. Trevor got on the bus... for his first day of KINDERGARTEN!!

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~ Wow. I can't believe that my little boy is already on his way to start his academic years. This isn't the first time he was loaded up on the bus and taken off to school, but this is the first time he is starting KINDERGARTEN... and this came so quickly... that I can't imagine how fast the rest of school years will come. I always say that time has gone by in a blink... but I really mean that time has gone by so fast. I wish some times it would just slow down long enough to enjoy more of this great little person my son is. He has always been wonderful, of course, but he is changing every day. Getting taller, smarter, stronger... more grown up. The house is already quieter without him here today. And I already miss him terribly... and hope that he is doing okay. I'm sure my worrying is in vein, but still I worry.

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~Bryan just called me to see how our day was going so far... to see if things were easier here with one less child... and I guess maybe they are a little easier... but that isn't what I noticed first... what I noticed first is that it is quieter, too quiet... no little boy bike noises or laughter... and it is one less seat filled at the table for breakfast, one less little warm spot on the couch from where a little tushy was sitting to watch morning cartoons. One less.

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~I'm not missing him to the point of crying... but just really thinking of him and wondering how things are going for him this morning. It's his first day and he is all alone. He doesn't have his Mommy or Daddy there to hold his hand and walk him to his classroom, he has to ask someone else how to get there. :( That sort of breaks my heart.... I should have driven him to school, but he wanted to take the bus. I'm sure he will find his way, I'm sure the school is prepared to help all the kids to their classes, especially the younger ones and kindergartners. I just worry. I know when I was 4-almost-5 I would have been upset to feel lost and not know who to ask where I could find my class... but Trevor is different. He is braver, more outgoing and not really shy at all and confident, I know that he will be fine.

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~ By now, he is in his classroom (I'm hoping... because that means that he isn't lost), they have said the pledge of allegiance, and heard the morning announcements... and are I guess, maybe, trying to meet everyone and meet their teacher and their aid, and all that... get used to the classroom and where everything is and how some things will go.

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~ Sometime today he will also go eat in the cafeteria for the first time ever. I'm sort of nervous about this also... will they pay attention to him and what he is doing and if he eats enough or eats at all. Also, I'm concerned about if he can open everything himself or if he'll need some help. I'm sure that since they are little kindergartners, they have some one watching over them to make sure all these things go smoothly and again that I'm worrying for no reason... but still I'm his mom, I'm supposed to worry.

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~ Well Lauren & Brooke have out about 20+ books for me to read to them, so while it is nice and quiet here and they are interested I'm going to go read them a few books, we'll see how many we actually get through. ;)

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*If I have some time later I will give an update of how Trevor's FIRST day went.

School Days

school days are fast approaching around here. in just two weeks and two days Trevor will be starting school as a full fledged KINDERGARTNER!! wow.

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this won't be, however, the first time he is in this school nor will it be the first time he goes to school for a full day or a full week. he went to pre-school last year at the same school, and he was there for the same hours as the elementary school schedule.

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BUT he didn't ever go one full week, only because I thought it was way too much for him. he was little. he has 13 years of school ahead of him now... so why add an extra year if it isn't necessary. he had a good time some days, but most he didn't want to go and it was always some sort of problem while there. (hopefully they are getting all the kinks worked out and it will get better ~ last year was the first year they did the integrated pre-school program) so this is going to be a change. 5 days a week, full days too. but I think he will handle it just fine, in fact I know he will do better with it than I will.

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I'm going to miss him. I really am. and it is worse if I know he isn't having a good time and I'm questioning how he is being treated there, so hopefully he will LOVE it, like he is leaning towards already without even going yet, and things will run smoothly for us. He is going to have a really great teacher regardless of who they give him, I have heard rave reviews about them all from different people. and he is anxious to go.

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I don't share with him, just how much I'm going to miss him. how the house will be so much quieter with out him here. although it sometimes gets under my skin, I'm going to desperately miss all the motorcycle and motocross bike noises and the other silly noises he makes all day long. I'm going to miss him playing with his sisters, and helping out with the dog and most of all I'm going to miss just getting to see his big smile that lights up his beautiful eyes all day, and his great hugs and kisses that I get randomly through out the day. he is my mush.

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so we have two weeks and two days to do some really fun and great things. this weekend we are going camping. so that is good. then sometime this week and next i want to get some time in at the parks. we haven't done any of the local playgrounds this summer. i guess just too busy with camping and doing some other things, but I know they all enjoy them, so we are going to try to get to those. even if we wait till Bryan gets home and we do them then, that will be a little less time but a lot more fun. he likes to chase them around and he goes down the slides and climbs all over with them too. ;)

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I was thinking of another picnic lunch today, we have done only two this summer (I know, I know... I'm a slacker!) but, it is supposed to rain today so that is out. unless we have one inside. that would work I guess. I could make them a blanket tent over the table and they could picnic under that. we did that before and they like it. ;)

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I have some things to do around here, of course... so I'm going to go do them while the kids play quietly together. Trevor & Lauren are in his room playing so nicely with his castle stuff and Brooke, who rarely watches tv, is glued to the tv. they were all up at 6:30 this morning, so maybe they are a little too tired to fight with one another just yet. lol

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as for me, I'm trying desperately to be a "good girl" so I can earn a trip to wal-mart to get the second, third and possibly the fourth book in the Twilight series... I'm dying for them... I finished the Twilight book last week, and I am almost loosing sleep over not having the next one in the series, but since I know I will just devour it... I want to get all three of them. I cannot wait. I dream about it... I dream about Edward and Bella, mostly Edward though.

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Blame it on the rain

Blame it on the rain that was falling, falling
Blame it on the stars that did shine at night
Whatever you do don't put the blame on you
Blame it on the rain yeah yeah

maybe you can blame everything on the rain.
~my mood today isn't the happiest and it sure as hell isn't full of sunshine either.
~it is chilly out today, i'm sure that can be blamed on the rain as well.
~the kids are a little bit stir-crazy... more crazy than stir mind you... and i'm sure that can be blamed on the rain.


BUT the the best thing of all that can be blamed on the rain is this beautiful song that Trevor sang to me and the girls this morning...

Rain rain go away, go away come again another day...

Go away with the rain clouds, go away with the rain clouds...

Oh please , please let the sunshine come out...

I want to see the beautiful sunshine at the park... now....

It was so sweet that he sang his own little lryics to this ol' time classic song. And best of all the rain has stopped... at least for now. :)

So In-LOVE!!

So yes, of course I'm so in-love with my son... and my daughters to be exact!! But, I have a confession, I'm also in-love with Picnik!

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This is an older picture of Trevor from 2 summers ago, and I just did some touch up work on it and added the awesome border and the 1boy2girls.com.

I love how this came out. I also did a picture of the three kids together, but I'm not as crazy about it as this one.

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I'm going to hopefully get the pictures from my camera to my computer from camping and also now the fair and then I can post some "fancy" pictures of them.

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Anyway... there are a million and one things I should and need to be doing around the house today and not one of them are to be playing on the computer or to be messing with pictures. But oh well.

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If I find some extra time while the kiddos nap, I'll be back with more pictures and maybe some more of our camping trip.

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I also have to add to it now our trip the Doctor for Trevor yesterday and also going to the county fair with the kids and other family last night.

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Toodles~

Salutations

"Good Morning Trevor, Lovey."

Every. single. morning when Trevor gets up, mostly because Lauren is usually up first, but sometimes when she gets up and sees Trevor, Lauren will say to him...

"Good Morning Trevor, Lovey."

It is quite possibly one of the sweetest things I have heard my children say to one another. And she is always so happy to see him. He says good morning back and then they hug. What a great way to start the day!

Growin' Up... Potty!

36,000 minutes or
600 hours or
25 days & nights or
3 full weeks!! ~ no matter how you look at it Lauren and Brooke both have been potty trained FULLY since June 15th ! They have NOT worn a pamper one time. Not even for nap or bed time. Although we have had some bed wetting accidents, we are getting past that too. Brooke says it rained in her bed, and is usually really angry to be "soaking wet"!! She refuses to agree that she wet the bed. It is pretty funny to hear her tell you all about how it rained in her bed from her window. :) Lauren didn't start off doing so well at night, but now is becoming a little pro. :) It seems that they are just so tired from long play days and doing a lot of running around that they are just exhausted and then sleep so deeply and soundly that they don't know they are wetting. It's okay. We don't get mad or upset, we just wash more bedding. :)

This morning I was watching tv while everyone was sleeping and I saw a commercial for Luvs... and I thought... "Wow. I don't ever need to buy diapers again." What a revelation. It is amazing for the last 4 3/4 yrs I have had to buy and change diapers. I probably have bought them for a lot longer than that b/c I tried to stock up on a bunch while I was pregnant with Trevor.

So it has been almost one MONTH that the girls have been out of diapers. I think it could have been a lot sooner, but I was slightly lazy busy and didn't always try to work with them on potty training.

We haven't had a day time accident in so long... I sometimes forget that they have only been out of diapers for less than a month... but then at the same time I can't believe it has been that long either. So I can now add to my mom record that I have had all three of my children fully potty trained before they were three years old. :) GO ME!! Trevor started in the summer too, but it took us a little bit longer... but I also had two infant babies to take care of as well, and Brooke & Lauren were dreams, I think b/c they had an older sibling to follow.

So that is that... we are potty trained!!