April 10, 2009

Ohhh, I'm gonna like this!! Lol I just figured out how to post a blog with Microsoft Word… Well, I think I've figured it out; we'll see if it works.

Today was a busy day, as usual. I stayed busy this morning with many kids; Katie came to work at 12. Elijah had a dr. appt.; he's still sick with bronchitis. Poor baby……

Heather had her first appointment with a counselor today. Dr. Dirkse (her psychiatrist) suggested a female, and the school social worker suggested this one that we went to today. She seems very nice and I can tell that she really knows her stuff. She's been around the mental health scene for over 30 years. She does neurotherapy, too, so that's something that we may explore more. We just went through the basics today. We made Heather's next appt. for 2 weeks from today because the counselor's mother is in the final stages of death, so we're waiting on that to get started. That's ok; Heather's meds have been upped/changed, so she's much more manageable right now.

Heather then had a doctor's appointment with one of the doctor's in our family physician's office. Heather has planter's warts and had them frozen a couple of weeks ago. They were quite painful when it was done before, and today it didn't hurt her at all. She was sore in one spot for about an hour after the procedure today, but has been fine since then.

We then stopped at Subway so I could pick up subs for Katie & I. Heather walks in and sees that the girl behind the counter's name is also Heather and comments on it. Then she blurts out that she had the warts on her feet frozen today. OMG, I about died, lol. The innocence….. When we got out to the truck I explained to her that nobody needs to know; and some people think that having warts was a dirty thing, like she didn't shower enough. She showers every morning, but still…….

We came home and ate, made the kids grilled cheese for dinner, then cleaned. Shyann & Alec are spending the night. They got here a little after 5. They used to be in my daycare, and we sure do miss them. But they've missed us, so that's why we're having a sleep-over. We had movie & popcorn, and they're falling asleep with the music from Kids Choice. I've spent the evening cleaning, and now am playing catch-up on the computer while the kids go to sleep. Then maybe I can get the rest of the cleaning done tonight so I won't have to do anymore the rest of the week-end…… Hopefully!

Another day......

Today was pretty normal. I only had 2 kids this morning, so it was pretty calm.

Yesterday Heather, Taylor, and I picked up my Mom in Hart and went up to Scottville to watch Austin & Trevor's hockey games. They're just adorable out there!! 'Course they wouldn't like that word, lol. They both lost their games, but Austin made a goal and Trevor's so damn cute with his glasses on!!

We then went to my sister Deanna's and made home made pizzas. Ohhh, they were yummy!!! Came home and cleaned and did homework.

Last Saturday Heather, Taylor, Katie, and Matthew and I went to Subway, then to Shyann's birthday party at Jumpin' Jupiter. Shyann and her brother Alec used to be in my daycare. I miss them terribly!!! They're growing so fast.....

I still have lots of homework to do. They say to do 2 hours of homework for every hour of class time. Hmmm, wonder if I have 16 extra hours per week to study??? lol Yeah, right..... But I'm really enjoying it. My English class is really easy. I was always good at that in high school & enjoyed writing. Now I like it much better because of Microsoft Word 2007, lol. Let me just say that technology has made school MUCH easier!!! And to think that I loved my typewriter in high school!! lmao

Heather's been ok, her moods swing like a chimp on a tree. Today was really good, and I just love that. Her psychiatrist told me to keep track of her moods, their times of day, month, etc. We're going to try and figure out if her bitchiness happens once a month or if her meds need to be adjusted. We'll see......

Taylor's doing exceptional. She's really a smart little shit. She's still getting all A's and never has any homework from school. Kind of boring, lol. Tonight she had an extra credit assignment to write and illustrate a fictional story for a Reading Rainbow competition. She may not win, but she's so damn cute and did a great job.

Jon's still laid off from Shape. He's supposed to hear something within the next couple of weeks as to whether or not he's getting called back. Our insurance runs out on the 17th, so cross fingers, toes, boobs, whatever you can cross for good luck!!! We already have a ton of money each month going out for scripts and we couldn't do it without insurance.....