bad day

I'm having a bad day and I want to blame it on the weather. Not because the weather is slushy or rainy, but because I'm sick of hearing we are going to have a big storm and then it is nothing. It rained all day today and is now a bit slushy, but certainly not the blizzard I was hoping for. Nope, that's all north of us. Again.

I stepped on the scale today after a week long hiatus of eating basically everything in sight. Even while I was eating everything, I was well aware of what I was doing and I could picture myself standing on the scale showing a gain instead of a loss. Reality set in when I seen a huge gain on the scale today. I knew it was coming, so it wasn't a shock, but it still isn't a good feeling. Knowing that I was full aware and still sabotaged tons of hard work. God some days I just want to punch myself.

Even though the scale went the wrong direction today, doesn't mean I am going to piss the rest of this weight loss down my leg. I have full intentions of hitting it hard again tomorrow. I would do it tonight, but I have to start with a fresh day, a new week, and a positive attitude, and tonight I just don't feel positive.

Knowing the kids were getting out of school early today I decided to send the girls a text message and remind them they are in charge and to pick up the house, clean rooms, and to keep busy. Imagine my surprise when I come home and not a damn thing was done. 2 baskets of clothes still needing sorting, a light saber and a small pile of towels on the stairs, toys on the floor, a kids' bathroom that was so messy I couldn't even get the door open. They knew I was pissed and meant business now because it didn't take long for things to get picked up and the bathroom to get cleaned. It's too bad they couldn't do that before I got home in the 5 hours they were home and it had to take me yelling to get it done. Oh and did I mention that I text both of the girls to make sure everyone was keeping busy and they acknowledged me by saying yes. I guess when I got home and seen they had been watching TV, reading, and on the computer, wasn't quite what I had in mind for them.

As I sit here tonight, the kids are yelling, laughing, giving piggy back rides, playing, and just being loud. Even when I ask them to be quiet. I'm just too crabby to deal with it right now.

tooth update

Joseph now only has 1 more baby tooth to lose because a molar fell out while eating supper. Yuck. I hate teeth that fall out.

dentist appointments

All the kids had their regular dentist appointments today in Sioux Falls. I ran into a friend in the waiting room and we had lots of laughs together and ended up having a conversation with another lady I didn't know. Definitely fun. Here's the run down on how the appointments went.

Jayden: He still has an extra tooth on the bottom. He is missing two teeth on the top next to his two front teeth. They are not developed, so will not come in. No cavities.

Devin: Teeth are coming in nicely. No cavities.

Dalton: He has a very crowded mouth and does not have near enough room for his teeth. This is nothing new to us. His mouth is visibly small and his teeth are visibly crowded. He needs to have 2 baby teeth on top and 2 baby teeth on bottom pulled to make room for the permanent teeth that are trying to come in. The dentist said pulling the baby teeth isn't going to solve the problem and he will have to have permanent teeth pulled later. We go back down in April to have 4 teeth pulled. Right now we are waiting on the pre-auth from our insurance company to know how much this will cost us. Dalton will also need braces. No cavities.

Joseph: His mouth is much bigger in size, so his teeth are coming in better. There is one tooth that is trying to squeeze in, but the dentist is confident it will straighten out when it comes in. Joseph only has 2 more baby teeth to lose. No cavities.

Shawndra: Braces look good. Teeth look good. No cavities.

Shaylee: She has 3 cavities and will go back down in April to have them filled. She's pretty upset about this because she thinks she brushes her teeth the most often and the best and shouldn't have cavities.

Jayden's 5th Birthday

For a little boy who had a rough start to life and ended up being fed through a feeding tube for a year, he sure has come a long ways. 5 years ago, yesterday, my little man was born and was such a joy to us.

We celebrated his birthday yesterday all day long. He asked if his birthday was coming to daycare and I said, yes it sure is because it's your birthday all day. He exclaimed, "I'm 5!" Jayden was very surprised his birthday followed him everywhere.
Before preschool, Mike picked him up and we met at Culver's for lunch. He's such a goofball! After lunch, we headed to preschool where he had Tootsie Pops to hand out to his classmates. Once we got home, he had his favorite supper (mac-n-cheese). Yes, he would live on that or spaghetti if we let him. However, since yesterday was so busy, mac-n-cheese won.
After supper grandma Rhonda came over and we had a Thomas the Train ice cream cake and he opened presents. He was so excited for everything and thought his presents were "awesome". I tell ya, I love this kid.

Happy Birthday little buddy!!

girls' room makeover

Shaylee and Shawndra are getting a room makeover. I have been wanting to get them out of bunk beds and today I finally ordered the new beds. They are each getting a captain's bed with 6 drawers and new black and white bedding, of their choice of course. Everything is ordered and paid for, so now we just wait for it to arrive. Once the new beds get here, I will sell the bunk beds. Then we will paint their room and move everything in. Should be fun...and much needed!

rough day

I hate it when days don't go right and every little thing goes wrong. I tell ya, it's been a rough couple of days for me, but today was especially bad. And once I was having a bad day, then nothing I did went as planned. Like trying to spray the Windex and the handle breaks off, or trying to vacuum out my van and the vacuum is leaving white fur balls from the cats all over everything that cannot be sucked up, so I had to go through and physically pick up each piece of fur and stuff it in the hose. Yep, those kinds of things. Of course, those were the little things that were just toppings to the bigger things.

This evening turned out much better than the day and I'm so thankful for that. My husband was nice enough to let me stay home in my jammies while he took Shaylee into town for volleyball. While he is in town he's washing our comforter at the laundry mat and we have clean sheets on the bed. It's nice to just hang out here on the couch with my feet up and the dogs beside me and listen to the quiet.

I'm just hoping tomorrow goes better than today because today was dumb.

my birthday

Yesterday was my birthday and even though it was just another day, no big deal kind of day to me, it was still a great day. Mike and I went to Applebee's to eat lunch, which was delicious. I had the Dijon Chicken with Portobello's. That has become my all time favorite meal because it is so full of flavor and isn't bad for my healthy eating.

We also adopted Bob. You may remember we were fostering him a week ago. I loved Bob and had serious thoughts of adopting him, but we got a message saying Bob had been adopted, sight unseen. I was sad and cried. Bob was such a good fit with our family and it was devastating to get so attached to him and then have to give him up. Well, plans changed when we received a text on Thursday that Bob was being returned. Apparently the owners said he required too much attention and they didn't have the time for him. Duh, people, don't then know that pets require attention and time? Anyhow, I ran to the Humane Society and picked him up with a couple days to try him out again. They weren't going to announce he was back, so we wouldn't be faced with the devastation again. On Saturday, we knew that we wanted him, so we loaded up all of his belongings that go back to the shelter and headed to town. Bob is now ours. He is a part of our family. And he is so loved.

After we adopted Bob, we went to Runnings and Wal-Mart and to buy him some toys and a dish for his food. We also got him some small treats.

Later in the evening, I made 2 angel food cakes and we had my parents over to have strawberry shortcake. They also gave me exactly what I asked for, a hot glue gun and a gift certificate to Hobby Lobby in Sioux Falls. I have a couple of projects I want to make, but haven't had a hot glue gun to do them. I'm hoping sometime in the next week we can get to Sioux Falls.

To end the night, we watched Dream House. What a strange movie. It was good, but definitely has a strange twist.

All in all, it was a great day. Another year older.

foster dogs

Well I can't post a picture of Elsie because we don't have her anymore. She went back to the humane society to be spayed. But what changed is I received a text that Bob was being returned. I was so excited I could hardly contain myself. We now have Bob and will likely adopt him, but are trying it out for a few days before we decide. :)

tidbits

I planned on updating this blog sooner than the last time it was updated, which was a week, so here I am almost one full week with another tidbits post.

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Shaylee and Shawndra had a basketball tournament on Saturday in Elkton. One team played so aggressively and dirty it made me cringe. It didn't help that two parents in front of us applauded the behavior. We had girls crying left and right and getting pulled out to the bench for getting hurt. Shaylee hurt her back and is seeing the chiropractor now because of it. Luckily it is a quick heal. We go back tomorrow for another treatment.

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I have been really busy with work. My schedule has changed causing me to work more late nights. Since this winter has been mild, it hasn't created too many problems because Mike is getting home at a normal time, so he can help with the kids.

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I got back on the treadmill tonight and found myself setting and meeting goals throughout my workout. Considering I was tired and didn't want to get on it, I am pleasantly surprised how well I did. It was awesome. My weight loss is also coming along nicely, which is making me feel more positive about myself.

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Dalton needs another new coat, or at least this coat fixed. He got the sleeve caught on a swing at school and ripped it. Of course it was brand new coat when this happened. He also needs new winter boots, but I'm tempted to wait, since we seem to be lacking in the snow area.

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Bob, our foster dog, got adopted last week. We have a new foster dog. Her name is Elsie. She is a little more unique than Bob. I will leave it at that, and maybe post a picture of her if she's not adopted this Saturday.

tidbits

We got word on Monday that Bob was adopted, but his forever home wouldn't pick him up until Friday, so we are still fostering him. Then Bob got really sick and started exhibiting all kinds of weird behavior, quit eating, shaking, lethargic, so we had to take him back to the humane society for the vet to look at him. They found nothing wrong with him. He's fine now. Spunky as ever. And leaving us tomorrow. We are sad and hope he is going to a good home.

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I had Jayden's IEP meeting today. He will still continue to receive Speech therapy twice a week. He can make many sounds, but it all falls apart in conversation. He will still get Early Childhood as well.

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I talked to several teachers of our children today after hearing from another parent that Dalton cried twice at school today. It was interesting to learn that he has been much more emotional the last couple of weeks and cries very easily. Today it was over spilled milk, yesterday it was a conflict with a friend who I have learned today isn't a good influence. We believe part of the reason he has been so emotional is because he didn't get to see his mom the last weekend because there wasn't enough room in the vehicle that grandpa picks them up in. Typically Shawndra stays home, but this time she wanted to go. So it was hard for him. We have talked to him tonight and hopefully things will settle down.

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My dad and stepmom headed to Florida this week for a couple of months. They thought they had a place to stay, but it turns out they were scammed. Yes, they had already wired the money down. It's a bad deal. In the midst of trying to get to a friend's house in Florida, they came upon the traffic jam from the bad accident in Florida. They were at a standstill for 3 hours.

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Devin's finger is still healing. We thought the nail was coming off a few days ago, but it's still attached. She still complains it hurts. And we are still working with the school and getting the bills paid for this ordeal. Things are looking up in that area after a visit with the principal today.

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And that about covers it. The weekend is bringing a basketball tournament for the girls and Club Volleyball practice for Shaylee. Otherwise, not much happening here!