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!

busy Sunday

I got up at 6:30 Sunday morning. Ugggg, there's something that I didn't want to do on my day off......

Got ready and was at my Mom's by 9. We packed up and headed north to Scottville for my cousin's baby shower (it's her 3rd kid, but that's another story). The food was the bonus (isn't it always?). We had ham & turkey sandwiches, cheesy potatoes (YUM!!), cherry & orange jello (with fruit, of course), pickles, and punch. We didn't have cake; my Mom made cupcakes instead. On the chocolate cupcakes I put a cream cheese frosting (which is the best!!), and the white cupcakes had chocolate frosting. Heather helped decorate them. She's not one to be in the kitchen, so that was nice. The girls were good; only had to beat them once. We had the shower at the Senior Center where my aunt works. It was a nice place, with a ton of space.

We stopped at my sister Deanna's after we left the shower. They painted their walls and had their wood floors re-done a few weeks ago, so she wanted me to see them. Then she had some stuff in her basement to give me. She was going to have a yard sale, but never got around to it, so she gave me a TON of clothes, mostly for Katie's baby, Elijah. And some toys, and a comforter set, a shelf with daisies, and a cool lampshade nightlight for the girls room.

We stopped back at Mom's, packed up the Durango, and finally got home around 4:30. I was exhausted. Came home and ate some of my Mom's cheesy potatoes (those will go right to my ass, I'm sure), and took a nap. I set my alarm for a half hour later. When it went off, I shut it off and fell back to sleep, only to wake up an hour later. Great, that put me behind. I just spent the rest of the night getting the girls fed, bathed, and ready for bed.

Here's where I was naughty. I stayed up until just after 3 because I was cleaning. I got a TON of stuff done!! Of course I'm dragging ass really bad today.....