Wisdom from my walk

I made this cake last night for a friend’s son’s birthday party that is scheduled for today.  Seems like we didnt get a whole lot of snow but the majority of schools and some businesses are closed.  So we’ll see if the party is on, unfortunately Boaz has a stomach bug, he’s been having an upset tummy for days and charmed us all night with his vomitting and excessive uncalmable fussing.   So I’m hoping to send Caleb(and the cake) with a friend since Dean is working tonight.   So on one hand I’d like there to be no party today but I made the cake so if not it was a waste of my time.    It was a pain to make too and I am embarassed at how bad I did at decorating it, but that probably has a lot to do with how much back pain I was in all day yesterday.   maybe they’ll postpone it til tomorrow and we can still use the cake.   but Dean’s working tomorrow too so I guess it wont really make much difference.   So I’m home all day, I mean all day, by myself and a fussy sick baby and a grouchy preschooler who is mad that his daddy had to go to work and leave him with me all day. geez…it’s so good to feel loved….

Sugar Honey Iced Tea….that’s something the lion in Madagascar says, instead of the real word they couldnt use.  We bought the movie for Caleb and I think it’s funny but there a few things in it that only an adult get, just like all movies nowadays.  Dean didnt get this one til I explained it.   Caleb has picked up saying”you didnt see anything” or some similar phrase from one of the penguins.  It is a cute movie and I recommend it.   we were going to buy it for Caleb for christmas but my MIL was going to rent it while we were in Ohio so we told her to just buy it, I guess we could have not let him known we brought it home but then I wouldnt have gotten to enjoy watching these last two weeks!

Caleb has a field trip coming up on Monday to the museum of art. I paid and thought it was a done deal. Today he brings home a letter saying he may not be able to go, that I need to appeal due to his attendance. he has to maintain 94% attendance to go. ok, he was out a whole week due to that first illness. less than two weeks later he was out w/ strep. the first time I got a drs note and didnt worry about it. for the strep appt I was so stressed I forgot to ask for a drs note. it just so happens the week he had strep and missed was when we went to Ohio for thanksgiving. If I can give a drs note he might be able to go on the field trip. I told the receptionist he was out 11/21(the day he went to the dr and got diagnosed w/ strep) – and didnt return til 11/29. I’m hoping they’ll write the note for the whole time but even so, he would have only missed 2 days for the ohio trip and the first few days were covered. so hoping if anything they write note til the 28th. one day unexcused should allow him to go on the field trip, I hope! I guess this will be our last year going away for Thanksgiving since it screws up his attendance, but in reality he was sick for all the days but 2. I knew it would bite us in the butt going to Ohio. I dont know what happens if he gets sick and misses more, I dont think attendance should be such a big deal when it’s preschool, it’s not mandatory and not all the schools offer preschool but we’re held to the same attendance rules as all the grades and for first year kids in a preschool that’s a bit stressful, i mean preschoolers get sick more often than the general population.. oh well…it’s just a dumb field trip, but he’s been talking about it since they told him about it. they should have told me he might not be allowed to go before getting his hopes up and taking my money!

Did I mention this trip only cost $3, for the bus. In order to go to his drs office and pick up a drs note it’s going to cost me $4 in tunnel tolls and I was just there on Monday for Bo’s check up, had they sent home todays note with the permission slip on Friday I wouldnt be so pissed. Ugh…why does Caleb have to be so excited about this dumb trip, if he wasnt I’d say forget it. if they dont allow him to go he’s not going to school on Monday to watch all of his classmates board the bus to his much anticipated field trip. ok now I’m starting to sound like the mom of a kid in his class who I hate listening to complain(to put it nicely) but I’m really frustrated by this. I mean the kid was on doctor prescribed meds, he was sick. 103 degree fever sick.

So I didnt want to share this pic, well because I’m embarassed.  I know it’s not nice of me to feel this way, but Dean shaved off his  gottee and left his mustache.  It’s creepy looking if you ask me.   When Dean asked Caleb what he thought of it, he said it scared him.   So tonight I was talking to him about it  and said it reminds me of Jason Lee on  My Name is Earl.   It’s funnier  now that  I made that comparison, but it’s still creepy.  the  issue now is if he shaves it off he’ll look  crazy too.  I wish he would have just left it alone, oh well it’s just hair.  but it still creeps me out!

Today is trash day. the trashmen never showed up. Dean calld 311 upon my request and was told all of the workers were pulled to drive salt trucks. Funny thing is I havent seen a freakin salt truck all day. I was even complaining before I knew why they didnt get our trash because the forecast has been for snow for two days and they roughly knew when the snow would start, so they had at least 24 hours to salt the roads. I’ve been out and about today, no roads I were on were salted. It’s a bunch of crap, I’m thinking of emailing the news to see if they will run something on the lack of trash pick up and salting…..hmmm….did I mention since our trash cans sat out all day the squirrels littered our yard becuase they went through the trash and neighbors trash finding food and left debris everywhere, at least now it’s under a few inches of snow, but it’ll be there to pick up when the snow is gone.

In other news, Bo got some vacinnes today. He went from a happy little toddler to a fussy lethargic red faced mess, turns out his temp is currently 102.8. I freaked and called the pediatrician after reading that a temp over 102 is an adverse reaction and the dumb person who answered was like duh kids get fevers, I was like yeah but not almost 103 fevers. she said give him tylenol and push fluids, gee thanks. if he’s still fevered tomorrow I’m calling the dr again. at least now he’s not lethargic, or as bad!

I’ve never been a fan of winter, I think it was a cruel joke that I was born in the midst of a snowy winter. But there’s something serene about sitting in my warm toasty house, with a sleeping baby and one adorable preschooler who is entertaining himself, enjoying the snowy scene developing out the window. There’s also something special to me about sitting here being able to take in the glow of our lit christmas tree, it’s small and I’m not thrilled w/ th lack of cool ornaments, but it’s ours. our family is unique. We’re not rich and this month we’re doing our best to make this month special for the kids by having Dean work a ton of extra hours to make enough money to get the kids any gifts at all. Our tree is tiny is comparison to what I’d like, and it’s fake. I’d love for once to have the money to spend on elaborate christmas decorations or even on a good gift for my hubby but it’s never been possible in our home. we get by and I guess as I sit here feeling blessed to have a warm home at all, I know that the best gift ever is this home we’re creating for our kids and ourselves. I have always hated this house, but it’s grown on me. each room has it’s on personality now. and now that half the bedrooms are filled with our precious boys and their toys, I know that it may have it’s flaws and I may still no love it, this house is our “home” I cant wait til Dean gets home today so we can spend some time together as family, time we havent gotten in a few days. I just want to curl up w/ my boys in the living room reading books by the light of the lit christmas tree. It might be a simple life, but we’re happy. things might not be perfect, but I must say, today I’m content with what we’ve got.

I’m looking forward to seeing the Chronicles of Narnia movie, but for some reason I think this is a little odd toy set for a kid.

So Dean was all stoked to upgrade his word press. He’d been working all weekend and we’d have no time together, so last night he thought he’d take time to upgrade my word press. Frustrated because I was fine w/ my old version of Word press and that he’d chosen our first available free evening to spend engrossed w/ the computers, I told him to not to do it. So today I cant get this dumb thing to post or upload pics right and I dont know how to insert a link. So thanks alot Dean…sorry had to vent…