Wisdom from my walk

only 2 more days til Dean is home..I SO cant wait.  If Boaz throws up one more time I am going to lose my mind…at least today he’s done so mostly over the trash can or kitchen floor which is much easier to clean up than carpet.  I cant wait to get the test results from the dr this is annoying.  today it was after eating yogurt, I so hopes he’s not allergic to milk!  although I was to some extent I think as a baby…and to this day drinking it makes me nauseas.   blah I hate milk!   almost as much as I hate cleaning up throw up.  and i thought I was safe today with nothing to do but forgot I have to find a notary and a DHL shipping place to send the power of attorney overnight, luckily they sent me a already addressed envelope but I still need to find a notary and a place to drop it off.   well gotta go finish cleaning up and get out of here so they get this form before closing on friday….i already want this day to be over…

At his 2 year check up today Boaz weighed 34 1/2 lbs (97%) and was 35 3/4″(75-90%).   she drew an allergy panel to help find out what may be causing his vomitting, those results take up to a week.   Caleb still has fluid in his ears.  He will need it checked again in a month and if it’s still there he’ll need to see an ENT and get it drained.   Caleb weighed 57 lbs.   Both boys are suffering from major exczema.   She gave me another prescription for them.  Zeke is flat footed, which is better than what we thought was wrong w/ his feet.  She wasnt too concerned about him.   So Zeke and Caleb go back in a month, Zeke for his 9 month check up and Caleb for his ears.  I dont know when Boaz goes back.   I guess it may depend on how his bloodwork turns out.

nothing new really other than that.   Around 3:30 the realty office called, to confirm a showing for this evening.  We had to be at the dr at 5:30 so I said it was ok, but knew I ‘d have to clean up a lot first.  So while I was trying to clean up w/ all three boys needed my attention, Boaz threw up all over the hallway carpet!   I did my best to get him bathed and ready again and the floor cleaned up.  I opened some windows and sprayed some lysol to try to get the smell out.  when we got home from the drs and dinner with my mom I looked and it looked ok but the hallway reeked of throw up smell.  I hope it wasnt that bad for the folks who came to see the house; there wasnt  a thing I could do about it though.  Going to use my spot carpet cleaner machine tomorrow but until then we have to deal w/ the smell!   blah!

just another fun day!!!

I’m sooooo cold….I cant get warm…I hate that feeling!  Dentist appt went well this morning, had lunch w/ my friend, well her and kids ate, my mouth was still numb!   Kids have a drs appt later on.   Tomorrow I am not planning on doing much, but might run to get Caleb some new pajamas, the other boys have new ones and he’s jealous.  I told him he never wants to wear pjs but he said he would if he had ones w/ feeties like Bo’s and Zekes.  So I think I’ll head to the Childrens place outlet tomorrow, I love their pj’s for the kids.   I just got out a bunch from storage for Bo, stink pot is now wearing 3T, he’s so chunky.  I”ll update tonight on how big he is, he has his 2 year check up today, Caleb is going for a follow up for his hearing/ear problems.  Hoping to talk to the dr about Zeke too since he wont go for his 9 month appt. til after we move and there are issues we want to discuss before that.   I am dreading looking for new drs for all of us.

well gotta run and eat now that i can and feed Zeke his lunch.

the little ones were in bed for afternoon nap and Caleb was entertaining himself as I took a cat nap on the sofa, only to be interrupted by a call from the realtor…it was nice while it lasted.   oh well….I needed to get up and finish up working on packing up the clothes I took out of my closet.

I just signed away my life…no really Dean’s via my power of attorney I settled on the part of our bridge loan that gets us the cash out of our equity to go towards the new home closing on Friday.  It was a pain, I had to sign his name, write attorney in fact, sign my name and in many cases sign my name again.  no really, it was painful…my hand hurt like crazy halfway through all that signing.   Now we pray the transactions work out so the money is available for the settlement on Friday; it should be fine but all we can do is wait.

I’ve been working on purging the closets today.  I still had my summer clothes in our closet!!  before we went to Ohio for thanksgiving I had gotten out 2T clothes for Bo since he had outgrown his other clothes.  Once in Ohio I realized they didnt all fit him.   So yesterday I got out some 3T clothes then purged his closet this morning, none of the stuff in there fit him!  Luckily Caleb’s closet was mostly ok.  I’ve got most of our dressers empty except for essentials.    Now on to deciding what furniture is going with us and if it’s not going list it on craigslist, not sure how when I cant get the pics off of my camera.

well gotta fed the kiddos lunch…I’ve gotten a  lot done today despite how I feel, I like days when I can do things still, even if I feel bad.   at least I can still get things done.   those closets really needed done before next week so I’m glad it’s done.

we settle on our  new home this week, move in date is Friday, December 15th.  lots to do, like PACK!!  and rent a truck, and arrange childcare to pack, arrange and find money to clean up and even paint this house after we move out.   It’s overwhelming and I feel horrible.  Mom went w/ me today to walmart to get some bins to start packing the kids clothes up, i was just going to leave out a weeks’ worth of clothes and then just do laundry when needed until we move, but walmart didnt have any bins w/ matching lids?!?  so I settled for the big ziploc bags, which may be easier when packing anyway.   we’ll see.

dean gets home, well can we continue to call it home at this point? anway..next Saturday morning, I think my friend is having a going away get together for us Sunday night. we are packing up until we leave to for good on either Thursday the 14th or the 15th.  plans arent really set yet for that.

I still feel pretty bad, very tired and still in pain.  yesterday we celebrated Boaz’s 2nd birthday (sadly without his daddy here) and I was so exhausted after planning the whole party by myself.  I did just about everything myself.  I cant post pics yet since I cant get the computer to recognize my camera for some reason, but I will as soon as I can get the pics off of the camera.   So last night I was asleep before 9 but still woke up feeling badly.  I cant seem to kick this cold either.  This week is busy too so I need to get some more energy somehow.  I have a dentist appt Tuesday morning, the boys have checkups Tuesday afternoon.  Thursday I have a doctors appointment, hoping the dr calls w/ my lab work results before then, but doubting it will happen unless something is wrong, but even then who knows.

so I need to pack Caleb’s lunch, work on laundry and straighten up then get myself into bed.  I havent been able to stay awake to watch any of my shows I want to, thankfully the tivo is keeping them for me, but it stinks being so tired and miserable all of the time.   tomorrow morning someone is coming from the title company so I can sign all of the paperwork for part of the closing required before Dean goes to closing on Friday, it’s all so confusing.  luckily they were able to convince someone to come to the house so I wouldnt have to go out w/ the boys, hoping Zeke is napping when the guy comes so I’ll just have to keep Bo busy.

the next few weeks are going to be very challenging, and we’re not sure how it’s going to work out financially other than we know it always does..pray everything goes well w/ closing on the house this week. I’m so excited about our new home….so very excited…..4 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths, huge yard, finished basement, 2 car garage on a culdesac….now if we could just get a vehicle that will get us there…or the money to fix the van…not sure how that’s going to pan out either…just another financial burden that needs tackled in the next 2 weeks…fun stuff….

I’m sure a lot of women are guilty of this, but before being a mom there were thing that I would see parents do and say that that is just wrong.  using one of these was one of those things.  I thought it was cruel and mean.   Well, with two  under 2, ok now one toddler and one under 1, and pain in both arms that make lifting and moving hard I knew I had to get one and give it a try.  Today was the second time I’ve used it, once I used it to get safely from our van to the walmart entrance to get a cart.   I used it when dropping Caleb off at school and picking him up today.  This morning all the parents were like, hey I need one of those.  In the afternoon the kids were the ones who were making fun of me.  some boys asked if my dog would bite them.    A tall middle school girl said hey dont you know that that is cruel and wrong.  I said yep and walked away.   they went on to walk away and I heard the girl say one day I’m going to put my kid on a leash and say sit your ass down and stay there.   at least I know I am doing it truly keep myself and the kids safe, I am not doing it in the least to be mean but boy did those kids today make me feel so guilty.  I’m not healthy enough to not need help these days, if it takes using a kid leash, umm. I mean child harness, then that’s what I’m going to do, but I’m still opposed to what it stands for as far as keeping my kid on a leash.