Goodbye to 2008

I can not believe this year is over . It has been a very eventful year and one I am glad to see go .Let's see if I can recap a little of it .

The beginning of the year My husband's job looked great ! Copper was up higher then it had been in years . The company even gave one of the biggest bonuses every given , with the promise of more to come through out the year .
We only saw one more of $300 dollars . Copper began to fall . Four people were killed at his work . A big chemical spill happened causing lots of damage to the town below us . Then lay offs began to take place , 500 plus lost their jobs . We have been very lucky , that Rob still has his .

It was also the year of Lucas going through lots of test . He had an EGG , EKG and lots of blood work . The results were ADHD and OCD . He was giving meds and is doing much better now .

I to had test done and was told that I had , had a heart attack while giving birth to Jeremy two years ago . Some damage had been done but nothing to worry about . Was put on blood pressure pills and Cholesterol pills .

It was also a time of seeing the hardest thing ever . My Dad's Emphysema taking his life . He was in and out of the hospital so much that , we finally had him put on Hospice ( they are angels ). He passed away June 12 .
I was glad I and the boys had spent his last day with him . It is one I will always treasure . He took the time to read to Lucas , play with Jeremy and have a Hamburger with me . I am also glad I was with him when he passed . I walked in the room , he was sleeping , told him I loved him and watched him take his last breath .

It was a year of The Winds Of Change . I know they are still blowing but I pray that it will be good change 2009 . I wish you all a very Year full of Blessings and Good . Happy New Year :)

Busy Bee Me

Once again it is the busiest time of the year . I love it but I am already drained !
It has been Dr. appointments , Dentist appointments , shopping , cooking , making no-sew-blankets , concerts , parties , our anniversary and nest Christmas and then three days later .. Rob's B-day ! Whee :)

Lucas has to go the the Dr . once a month to make sure his meds are okay with his ADHD . I had to go this month ,get on Crestor and have an upper GI . Thank God it come back fine .
Dentist was time for cleaning . Rob went and is getting his teeth fixed on my B-day . He is getting two front crowns .
Rob had a big Christmas concert to sing at last week . It was very nice . Of coarse , I think he did the best ;).
This week-end , I had an ornament party ,I went to . Then Sat . night , we went to a Christmas dinner with Rob's work . Then Sunday , was our 6th anniversary . We went to Arby's and to see " Twilight " . ( Cheap date I know ... but I loved it ).
And in between it all I have been making the crafts and candy .
Ok , I think i am going to bed now . Funny thing is , it is only 7:30 PM .

Enough Is Enough

I have been trying to be jolly and not let the family see that I am very scared . Why? You may ask . Well , Rob's work is still laying off people . They have just sent out 200 letters , trying to get people to quit . Rob is still ok , as for this moment . We are just taking it one day at a time . It is like a huge axe hanging over our heads and no one knows when and whom it will fall on .
Everytime he calls me , I just hold my breath and say a pray . I know that if it does happen , something else will open up . A door never closes without another one opening up .
So , my Christmas wish ..... for copper to go up , the lay offs to stop and Rob to keep his job .

Thanksgiving , In A Four Year Olds Words

It is hard to believe , that it has been one week since Thanksgiving . We had a great time at my Mom's . We ate , watched movies and visited .

While , stopping at Blockbuster , to rent some movies , I told Lucas the story of Thanksgiving . Of the Pilgrims coming to America from England on the Mayflower , becoming friends with the Indians and of the big feast ( Thanksgiving ) . And of how they were Thankful for everything .

Soon after , I had told him this , Mom and Rob returned to the car , were we had waited . I asked Lucas to tell them about Thanksgiving . Here is what he said .
" Thanksgiving is a Thankful time ! " I asked him why we had Thanksgiving . He replied , " Because some illegal aliens came over on a flower and ate and played with Indians ."
I thought we all were going to fall over laughing ! Only a four year old !

Perfect Timing

Rob's work is having a pre-Thanksgiving lunch today . SO , Rob decided to make Baklava and have me make corn . We ran to Basha'a to pick up the supplies , knowing time was running thin . ( It takes 24 hours for Baklava to set right )
We got home , put up everything and popped a frozen pizza in the oven to cook , while we put the Baklava together .When I put the pizza in , I saw a flicker of light in the oven . I thought it was just a reflection of light from the ceiling fan . We continued to put the candy together .
I pulled out the pizza after 25 minutes . Then in went the Baklava . Again I saw a light . I told rob and he said it should be alright . However , it did not take long until smoke began to fill the kitchen . We turned off the oven and got the smoke out . I called my neighbor and finished the cooking at her house .
You guessed it , my stove bit the dust ! Perfect right before Thanksgiving . It looks like we will be going shopping tonight for a new stove .

Hard Times

As I sit here and write this, I am crying . You see today 500 people were layed off where my husband works . Thank God , he was NOT one ! This came as a total shock . No one ever thought this mine would have to do this ; after all , this mine helps keep the world running . Copper is a mineral that is needed .
Please pray for those that lost their jobs today and for those that had to do the laying off . I know this was not easy on anyone :(

Uhhhh ?!!!

I was watching the CMA the other night and saw this video . What the heck ???? Def Leppard being out in the Country Music catagory . I don't know what to think !!!
I love Taylor and def Leppard but together????

It's A Monday !!!!

We had a great time trick or treating . I was going to post pictures but my memory stick broke!!! I feel sick about it . I had a bunch of pictures on it too . ( May be Rob can fix it )
Lucas was a cowboy and Jeremy was a knight . They looked real cute . Wish you could see :(

Our Pumpkins

Last night , we carved out the pumpkins we got last week-end . Rob never got to do anything like this as a kid . He loved it !

Apple Annie's

Last week -end we decided to load up the kids and Mom and go to Apple Annie's Apple Orchard in Willcox. We had a great time ! We went on a hayride , picked out a pumpkin ,cut it , went to the the Sunflower field , then went and ate a BIG piece of apple pie .

20 Shades Of Red

My boys love to watch the wonder pets . One of their favorite episodes , is where a Chimp gets lost in outer space . Never did I think it would cause Lucas to make the statement he made yesterday !

Mom had ordered a new stove and it was delivered yesterday morning . The delivery men were very nice and great with dealing with Lucas' questions . But at one point they became very busy . Lucas was trying to get them to talk to him , but they had to do their work . So , they had to tune him out . He did not like this at all !! He responded with a statement from Wonder Pets ..... " Baby Chimp , take the banana out of your ear ! Now do You hear me ?! " I wanted to crawl under a rock and die !!!! ( especially because one of the men was black ) Needless to say ... they left right after . And we had to get someone else to finish hooking up the stove . They said they could not because the pipes were too old and would not move . Funny thing is , the guy we had to come over and turn it on , had no problem at all . Hmmmm , could it have been the delivery guys got upset with Lucas' statement ? LOL He did not mean anything by it , after all , he is only 4 .:)

Oh , The Almond Of It All

I have been doing the South Beach Diet for sometime now . Eating Almonds has become a big snack around here . My two year old loves them . I did not think much of it , until the other day . I saw him sitting in the hallway picking up an "almond " . I went to get it from him and give him a clean one . Much to my surprise .... it was not an almond but a cockroach !!!!! Yuck !!!!! Thank God ,I got it from him before he put it in his mouth ! Funny how almonds and cockroaches do look a little alike ( especially to a two year old ) LOL .

Are We Done Yet ?

We are almost done with Mom's house . Been putting furniture back in place , putting in some new light fixtures and moving things around . We are now waiting for the stove to be hooked back up , the bathroom to be painted and the new faucet to be put in .
We got a faucet for the claw footed bathtub from a wonderful website ( shop4classics.com) I found one for $170 ! Alot better then the plumbers price . He wanted $300 !!!Crazy huh !
Yesterday the plumber called me at 7 in the morning , asking if the tub had been put back up on bricks ( it has to be above the pee trap ) . I told him it had not been . So , he informed me that he could not put the faucet in until it had been put back up . I thought this was his job ! I was getting way stressed out . This plumber has been the worst !!! He is cheap but I guess it is true .... you get what you pay for .
We got ahold of the company that put in the floor and they came in and put the tub back . Now , we wait again for the plumber . Who knows when that will be ! At least Mom has not paid him yet .
I will be so glad when this is done ! I never want to redo a house agian !

Hair times

Back in the 80's , I loved all the hair bands ( I still do ):)
I was looking up some songs today , when I came across one of my all time favorites. Thought I would share :) Enjoy !

Flushed

We are now down to the last bit of having Mom's house complete . Last Wed . we had the old toilet broke out . The plumber came in to get the measurements and check everything out . he had planned on coming and putting in the new toliet today or tomorrow. Well ..... It does not look like that is going to happen .
i went in and picked out the toliet last Thursday morning . No problem , they had it in stock . However, I needed to order a new faucet fixture for the bathtub . You see , mom has one of those old tubs with the claw feet . Anyway , the people at the plumbers did not seem happy when I told them , I did not want a $1000 faucet . So , they have been dragging thier feet on ordering it . They said that they could not find one . Right !! I found lots on -line for around $126 . I just called them and now they say they found one , but will call me back . It has been over an hour and no call !!!! I am getting very mad ! Mom is coming home this week-end and the water has been cut off for this project and the main line cut . We need it fixed by friday . I am totallay stressed out !!!

Round , And Round We Go

It seems that things just will not slow down ! Rob , my husband , has been working long crazy hours for the last two weeks , doing the music for church twice a week , and renovating my Mom's house . On top of all that , he had to fly out of Phoenix today , to go to Kentucky for his work .
Since , we have not seen much of him lately , he rented us all a hotel down in the town my Mom lives in , last night . He had to go down and meet with a plumber this morning , before driving ti Phoenix . So , that is why we stayed sown there .
We had a really good time . But a very busy time !
Our day stared off with , going over to my mom's house and meeting with the men laying the floor and the plumber . Floor is going down today . The plumber looked at the bathroom and gave measurements for a new toilet and fixtures for the bath tub . Rob then drove up to Phoenix . ( Crazy man , made it in two and 1/2 hours . Normally it takes 3 and 1/2 ! )
I then had to go and pick out the fixtures for the bathroom , and order them . ( Mom is out of town while we are doing all this . ) Next came wal-mart . Then an hour drive home and to Basha's ( groercy store ) . I am ready to crash ! I will be so happy when September is over ! I think October may be a little slower .( I hope !!! )

Dog Days

Yesterday , my neighbor had a dog groomer come up from Safford , to groom the neighborhood dogs ( for a price of course ) .It was a great time ! I finally got to know some of my neighbors . We laughed and talked just like we had been buddys for years . We even talked about having a block party in the future . It is sad that it took a new girl on the block , to get us all together . But I am so glad she did .:)

Itisy Bitsy Spider

Sunday we had a great family day . We sat around watched movies and the rain . After the rain , the boys wanted to go to the park . With much begging , we finally decided to take the there .
The slide had alot of water but that did not stop Lucas from going down . He made his own water slide . He loved it ! His Dad hated it .LOL
We were having alot of fun until .... along came a spider !! This was one you don't want to mess with . So , we grabbed up the boys and left . It maybe a while before we return !

Eating paint Chips

Renovating Mom's house is getting to be a real PAIN !Started painting the ceiling and guess what , It started to peel off and falling down ! So , no , the guys ding it , will be spraying it tomorrow . ( Say a pray that it works ! )
Next , the toilet has to be replaced . This will require drilling a new hole in the floor .
The walls are being filled in all through out the house . You see , the house was build in the late 30's .It is made out of concrete and by a rail road , thus the cracks .
So , tonight , we have to drive down to Safford , rent a storage unit , move all the furniture in it . Then the painting will begin . The floors will be replaced next week , then the toilet . It is alot of work , but I think it will make Mom feel better . I will post pictures soon :)

It's been a while

Life is just now starting to get back to normal , since Dad's passing . We had talked of moving in with Mom but have since , decided to stay put . She does not really want us to move in with her and there is really not enough room .
Thought of buying a house down in Safford , but decided not to . Houses are to expensive . We thought that $200 month rent next to $1000 a month house payment , well , I think you can see for yourself . Also , being an hour away from everything is not so bad . ( Mom is just not herself , guess that is to be expected .)

Mom went and bought paint and new floors . She is fixing the house up , so she will have a nice place to live in . I think it is about time ! It has needed it for years ! I think this is one of the smart things she has decided on .

The waco things , she is doing , is things she sees on TV or reads , applying it to her life . I really hope this ends soon . What do I mean ? Well , Lucas has OCD and ADHD . He has alot of screaming times from this . ( Meds and pray are helping but it still is a part of him ) . So , she can not or should I say , will not babysit for me . She saw a thing on the news where a kid beat up his grandparents , so she tells me " I can't watch him and have him beat me up " . Give me a Break ! A four year old is not going to beat her up ! I told her to just discipline him when he acts up . Anyway ..... It is just stupid things like that . Or another thing , her Dad's wife died not to long ago
( my wicked step -grandma ) and her kids took all of his money so , now she thinks me and Rob are wanting to take everything of hers . There is NO WAY we would even think of doing such a thing . All of this hurts very much . I am just have to let her do her thing and do what ever makes her happy . God is having to give me much Grace .
So , that is what has been going on . Would make a great story for a soap , don't ya think !

I Don't Get It

This is the first place I have ever been to , where people at church don't teach their children to respect the " House Of God " . ever church we have been to , their is no nursery or children's church . I they do have one , it is not for long because no one will do it . Or it is after Praise and worship . They go on about how they want people to get into the worship but let the kids run like wild children during it .
This is very upsetting to me . My husband is a Music minister and works hard to get people into the worship and presents of God , but when you have kids running everywhere , how can you . Yes , I love my kids and want them to learn to worship but in the right way . I am teaching them just as my Grandmother did me , you do not run around , scream , dance , chase each other , wave flags ,eat candy and have a little party ,when service is going on . Church is to worship God in and learn his ways . Not a place for disrespect and rebellion .
There needs to be children's classes to teach them on their level . Did you know , that now days 80% of kids that are now teens and early adults , that went to church as kids , no longer go . HMmm... could it be because no one was there to teach them and they got bored . It sure was not because people made them behave , at least not here in Arizona .
Come on people ... Children are the future !!!!!

July 31 already !!!!

Where does the time go ? I can not believe it is already the last day of July ! This year has been a blur rushing by . The scary thing is ..it is only 5 months til Christmas ! OMG!!!
I feel like a the videos you see ,with a person standing still and the crowd of people rushing by . I still have so much to do since Dad's passing . Got to help Mom go through things and have yard sales and pack up our house so we can move down with her . This will all take some time . And we still don't know what we are going to do for sure.
The fun thing is , Rob got his new Runs timer ( company car ) yesterday . It is a Titian truck . We really like but are a little worried about the gas . It is a HUGE car compared to the jeep we traded in . We have to trade this in in three years . And the good thing is , the company pays for most of it . I think we will be out $ 150 . Not bad :)
Well , that is my summer at the end . Hope things slow down a bit this Fall . And maybe I can go see Drama Mama . Or we can meet up in Tucson , next time we go .

Can You Believe This one ? !

Yesterday , Rob had to fly out of Tucson to Kentucky for work . The Company is paying for the whole trip , even for checking in luggage . He flew out on US Air ( never use them ) . As he was checking in , they informed him , he needed to pay $15 dollars to check in his suitcase . He gave then the Company credit card but it was not good enough . They said they could not take it because his name was not on the card . So , he offered cash . They would not take that . So , he offered his debit card . Guess what , they would not take that ! The lady at the counter then called over a policeman ! The officer could not believe the hard time they were giving Rob . He told Rob to call the US Air office and file a report . In the mean time , the lady at the counter asked Rob to step aside while she checked in the man behind him . This guy had two bags and they charged him $150 a bag plus another $50 . Can you believe this !
Anyway , Rob got back up to check in and the manager had the US Air office on the phone . They asked if the card was a Visa . It was , . So , they said they take payments on Visas . Thank God he made it through ! Now on to security .
When he got to security , he was informed they needed to do an in dept search on him ! ( You guessed it , They Lady at the counter got pissed off and had security do this ) Thank God , Rob has a sense of humor ! He stood there and laughed to himself has they checked everything and swapped it all .
He finally made it to the gate and on to Kentucky .
Flying sucks now days !!!!!

Happy 4th Of July

IT HAPPENED

Last Thursday evening , my Dad passed on . he had a hard week . Thank God , we where here with him and spend the last days with him . I took him his last hamburger :) Even though he felt bad , his last day with us ( the day before he died ) he took the time to read Lucas his new book .
Thursday , hospice was here all day with him . They called me at 3 and told me to come down . So , I called Rob , we loaded the Jeep and drove down to my parents house . We had been here for 10 mins, then it happened . Everyone had went to his room to say good-bye . i was the last . i waled in ( he was sleeping ) told him I loved him , then he took his final breaths . I guess he was waiting for me .
A week has gone by,now is getting better. I am just hurt that Dad left Mom with nothing . Sure she has Grandma's house and a car but no money . He kicked himself over and over again because he did not have a 4o1k .Now all she has is his social security check . Our wonderful government takes her away now .
So , we have got to help her. Rob does not make alot of money . We are scraping to make ends meet . It looks like later this summer , we will be moving in with my Mom and building on to the house .
I really wish the church would pay Rob part -time . But everyone think because he works up at the mine , that we are rich . ( Guess what ... we are not ! )n The Pastor of the church Rob is music minster of , makes more then he does.
Any way , sorry for venting but thanks for letting me :)
This is a hard time , but I know with God , we will make it !

My Hero

Sitting and watching the things that have been going on in my life , I have to say that truly , my Mom is my all time hero . I may never tell her this but I think she already knows. I look up to her so much and wish that I could be more like her .
She is a women of great faith and very dedicated to her family . She has overcame a near death sickness and gives all she can to everyone .

9 years ago she became very ill , with lots of pain and throwing up . She never had been sick ,that I can remember . This was not an easy time . The Dr found that she had Pancrentitice and Gall stones . They had to wait for 3 months before they could do surgery . She was a very sick women ! We they finally did the surgery , they had to remove 90% of her pancreas . She also got Candious of the Blood ( a yeast infection in the blood ) . They told us she would not make it . But , through much faith and prayer she is here today . She no longer has the candious !

Through all this , my Dad had and has Emphezema . He is in the last stages and on Hospice now . My Mom stays by his side all the time , giving him food , water , and meds . She is worn out but keeps on going and giving all the love she has . She has only let me see her cry a couple of times through this .

She also is always there to listen to me and my problems . Understanding and praying for me and my family . She helps me so much with the boys too .
My mom is an amazing person . Always helping others and loving God with her whole heart . I don't know what I would have or would do without her .I thank God everyday for my hero ... my mom .

BIG TURN AROUND

Well , it looks like our trip is back on . We got together with the Pastor and the rest that wanted to go , and we bought our plane tickets . We found tickets for $338 a piece! Our timeshare gave us a little bit of a hard time but in the end , they got us a room .
We will be going to the Revival in Lakeland and going to the wedding . Lucas is now the ringbarrior .
I am ready to get out of town . The wedding is not my fav thing to go to as of I think they should have gone to the JP . but .. anyway ...
I am looking forward to the revival and the beach and just Florida . I really miss that place.

Whatever

Well ,after looking at the price of things , it looks like we most likely will not be going to Florida , next month. Money and my sister-in-laws additude , would be the reason . We called her and to tell her we would be at the wedding but no answer or returned phone call . Well, after about a week , she finally called . To inform us that if we did not want to stay at our timeshare , we could stay at her house , because she would not be there . She and her husband to be will be staying at Disney World with his family . And she made sure to mention that they were paying $700 a night . Ok , fine ! She always says she has no money ! Whatever !
I think the whole wedding she is having is stupid anyway . She and her future husband have been living together for 2 years ( why not just go to the JP and get it over with ) and did I fail to mention this is her second time to get married ( ok that is ok , if you had not done what she had )She had a n affair with her ex- hsband's best friend , while they were still married . And he was living with them at the time . Ok , enough said about her .
And Our stupid time -share sucks ! First of all , they will not let us trade weeks ( they told us when we bought it , we could trade ANYTIME of the year ) And now , they want $500 for the week and $130 for extra days needed . This is just one of the many things they have done wrong . So , I tell you , never buy with Westgate ! They SUCK !!!!!!!!!!
We , will see what else we can do for our summer vacation . Right now it looks like ,fixing my van and paying off creadit cards are all that we will be doing . Fun , fun , fun ! WHATEVER!!!

Welcome Summer

I can not believe time is going by so fast ! Summer is already upon us , with god forbidden temps. ( already ) It has been over 100 for the last 3 days ! That is hot for the mountains ! And did I forget to mention , the dirt flying ! Living by the copper mine does not help !
Anyway , I have been planning a little vacation . There is a huge revival in Lakeland , FL. , and a bunch of people from church want to go . Well , since we have a huge timeshare in Orlando and my sister-in- law is getting married ( again) next month ; I and Rob decided , why not go . So , we are planning on going June 22 - June 30 . We will be driving two hours to see his parents , to St. Petersburg , but that is ok . And just maybe ... if I play my card right , we can go to Disney for a day .
I hope to lose 20 pounds more by then . Than I can go to the beach too ! As of now , I am on my third week and have now lost 10 pounds . I am on phase 2 of my diet . I feel like I am cheating on it now , but I am not . This is a diet you have got to try if you need a diet . :)

On day 11 ( Can You Believe It )

yes , I am on day 11 today ! When I weighted on Sat . I had lost 5 pounds and 2 inches . At that time it looked like I was losing a pound a day ! ( I will weigh again this week-end .
I feel alot better . I am not tired all the time , depression is going away and I like what I have to eat . :) We went out for Mother's Day , the bread plate was placed in front of me , but I was strong and did not eat any ! I have been very good . I guess when the DR says you have to do it , you will listen . That is when it becomes life and death ! And I am sure my heart is happier too .
This diet really works !
I have been doing exercise with our new Wii . the boxing is wonderful for this . I plan on buying the new Wii Fit also .
So , I guess you could say , I am on the South Beach ( Wii ) diet :)LOL

Day 5

I have made it through five days of my diet now ! Yesterday I ate egg whites with cheese and salsa , tomato juice , lunch .. Steak Chili , water and ricotta cheese with sugar free Hersey's and splenda and Dinner a grilled chicken salad. Oh yes I had two snacks also ... Sugar-free jello and cheese stick . This is not feeling like a diet 1 I love the food I get!
I got up today ate egg white with mushrooms ,onions and cheese . Drank tomato juice . And have had 4 almonds and cheese for a snack . I feel great . I put on my jeans today and I actually need a belt ! Awesome !!!
The South Beach Diet does work :) One more week of Phase 1 , then i can have fruit again . I can not wait for that day :)

Day 1

Well ,I began my diet today ( The South Beach Diet ). i had an egg omelte with canaidian bacon , cheese and salsa ; with tometo juice and green tea . Not bad ! ( it was egg whites ) Next , I will have a snack ( cheese stick ) , lunch a greek salad and afternoon snck ( sugar -free fudgecycle ) and dinner ... a bean burrito .And this is the Hard phase !!!! I think I can do it !
The first two weeks , I can not have any fruit or cerel . The whole diet ... no white things ( patatoes , sugar , rice or white flour products )

What's going on

Yes , it has been awhile since I last posted ! Things have been crazy around here . It seems we have been living at the Dr's ! Now our Government has made it a law that children on meds for ADHD , have to have EKGs and Echo grams , so I have been trying to set all of this up . Crazy thing is ... no one wants to do it because Lucas is under 18 . I have been pulling my hair out !! But , finally today , I got ahold of Tucson and they have a Child Cardeo Dr that come down once a month . ( Thank God ) So that will take place in May .
I changed Dr because the one I had been seeing , was not helping me at all . He just would say things , like , I was over weight and needed to do something about it . I asked if he would check my Tyroid .. he never did nor did he answer me . He also just about killed my friends husband by giving him the wrong meds . So , I moved on !
My new dr is wonderful and the one that helped save my Mom 7 years ago . He looked at my files and found that I had heart damage . Something no one had told me before ! He ran more test on me and my cholesterol is too high . So , he has put me on the South Beach Diet . We are also waiting for results of test done on my thyroid ( a thyroid problem can be lenghed with high cholsterol , high blood pressure , depressing , fatuige and weight gain ) I will post on the results as soon as I hear . And keep up to date on the results from this diet . Fun , Fun , Fun !

Hero

This week -end was a very busy week-end . Bills , to pay , groceries to buy and Dr . visits . So , I took the van down to Safford ( the place all had to be done ) and Rob took the Jeep . He had to get back to work by 6 Monday Morning and I had all the appointments Monday afternoon .
All day the word "brakes " kept coming to my mind .All I kept thinking of , was what if the brakes went out on me , on the way home . I shook it off , because I did not hear any noise from them while in town .
4:30 came around , all the errands had been done, and now it was time to get everyone ( the two boys , two cats and dog ) and everything loaded into the van . I really hate the drive home . It is a very dangerous road through the mountains .
While going around one of the sharpest corners ,trying to pump the brakes , there were no brakes ! Then the ABS light came on . I began to pray . Finally , I got through the rough part . Called Rob , no answer ! Crap , what was I to do . I tryed again and again . Finally , I got through to him . He met me and we traded cars . We made it home safe ! :)

New House

Rob and I talked about all the negs and positives of moving last night . It seems we have decided to stick it out here in Arizona . Besides , we can not get out of the buying of the house now. It will be nice to have and I think it will make me feel better . The only bad thing is , I have to get a job . YUCK ! I have not worked in four years and really not looking forward to going back .Not sure where to even find one in this little town . I am sure I will find something . But until then ... I will sit and enjoy my kids , some hot tea and Russell Stover International candy :).

Call Me Crazy

Lately I have had Florida on my mind . ALOT !!!! I am really missing it there ( in St. Petersburg , FL ) NOt because of family but because I love it there . It is a beautiful place . Lots to do :) And I miss the pelicans . I love to go and feed them .
I miss the beaches , the sunsets , The Buccaneers , Disney being right there , Busch Gardens , the Palm trees and Church ( Southern Style )oh and the food ( mainly Greek ).
There is nothing to do in this little town . My kids have no friends . I am tried of the dirt . The church Rob has been playing music for , is going down the tubes . He just bought a $4000 keyboard and it seems like everyone but him is playing it .
I am ready to go back to Florida . Sounds crazy huh ? The church Rob grew up in says they can use him and there are a lot of Planning jobs there that pay alot more then here . So , we will see what happens . I will be praying for God's will .
Mom says she would like to go there too after Dad passes .
I MUST BE GOING CRAZY !!!! LOL

Running on Full

Some may think that ADHD is just being hyper but there is more to it then that . The person with it seems to be in their own little world . And from this , there are alot of temper tantrums ( meltdowns as I like to call them ))

Lucas began to show this signs around 5 months , we just did know what it was . I was flying to our new home in Jacksonville , FL from a visit from Arizona , when the uncontrollable crying began . At the time , we thought it was lactose problems . The next bad one was his first time in the church nursery . Again we though it was lactose problems . This would continue on when he would get mad ( usually when we would leave him with a babysitter ) . The fit would get so bad he would throw up . It was the thought of lactose problems until he was three and we saw him begin to stick his hands down his throat to make himself throw up when he was mad.
He did not walk until he was 18 months old . I should say running , he never walked !From then on I was chasing the ever-ready bunny .
I took him in for his normal check ups and all the DRs would say was " he is probably ADHD , good luck " . No one ever told us about helping him as he got older .
Finally , we moved to Arizona when he was 2 . Took him in for his check up and once again , no help ! They just said , he has alot of energy .
I was going crazy ! I knew something was wrong with my child . The meltdowns were getting worse and the hyperness was so bad , he was not sleeping much .
It was just a month ago , I found a Dr willing to help . The Dr did alot of test on Lucas and has diagnosed him as ADHD and probably OCD . He is going to a neurologist in May . And now on Ritilin . It has done wonders ! He is now talking clear ( before his speech was very jibbery ) he is now working with potty training ( and he will be 4 in 3 weeks ) never before did he have time to go potty , ands he is doing pre school work at home ( he is very smart for his age )
You would not believe all the negative feed back I get ! People are very mad at me for having him on meds . But you know what ... they are working and the Dr is keeping a close watch on him .
I am glad I have finally found some DRs willing to help him . Did you know that if a person does not get help with ADHD when they are young , they can hurt themselves very badly or some one else . They can turn to drugs as they get older ( to help with the edginess they feel ) they can have bad car wrecks because they are unable to pay attention . So , I have choose to get my child help . So , he can have a better life and feel better .

Living with a child with ADHD

My oldest son , Lucas has been told by the Dr that he has , ADHD . I am going to share with you all what it is like to have a child with this problem . I have wished for a support group in my area , but have yet to find one . So, by writing this , it may come to help others .
Lucas was born 6 weeks early , March 12 , 2004 . We were living in Mississippi at the time . The Drs there seem to not care about their patients , As you will read about in this Blog .
I had a very hard time in my pregnancy . I threw up the whole time . Had high blood pressure ( that was not helped with ) and prego diabetes ( not informed of until 8 months of pregnancy ) . I also had a very bad kidney infection and gave meds that were 10 times the dose that should have been given ! Thank God , i am a RX tech and picked up on this and did not ask them , but went back to my DR and showed her this . She them put me on the right meds .
A week before Lucas was born , I had a DR appointment . We talked that I would need a c-section because my bones on my hips were very weak and could break if I had a natural child birth .
The next week , I began to bleed . It was time for another check-up that day , so I went in . They put me in the hospital because I was dialed to 4 ! No pain was ever felt . I asked the Dr if she would do c- section , as we had talked about , SHE REFUSED !
I was in labor for 19 hours . I never had any pain , but felt I better get an epidural at dilating of 7 . The Dr made me push for 3 and 1/2 hours . During this time I began to throw up blood ( and a lot of it ) . Lucas' heart dropped and so did mine . Finally , an ER c-section was to take place.
He was born with problems of breathing and had to me rushed to the Children's Miracle Hospital in Alabama . Let me tell you something , there is nothing as hard as having your new born taking away from you by strangers , Never get to hold him before they take him away !
He was in there for a week . It was three days bdfore I even saw him or held him ! My husband took good care of him those three days .
The reason I go back this far with this story , is because they believe , his birth may have had a reason for him having ADHD .
I will continue on with this tomorrow .

Need a Kiss

I have been so busy the last too days . Cleaning , chasing kids and taking care of animals. We got a new dog yesterday . He is a malamute and very big !!!! So , I have been trying to get him comfortable . Lots of work and money . Bought a big chain and put him on it . But he got all tangled up , so I had to fix that . It was very heavy ! Now we bought an electric collar so he can run .
The reason for buying him , we are moving out to the country in a couple of months . There are lots of desert wild life out there ( hawks , bobcats , coyotas etc ) and he can take care of them . Now I just need to buy a big dog run to put him in when the kids go out . He likes them and is a bog teddybear but I am afaird he may forget how big he really is . He is just like the dog , Buck , in "The Call Of The Wild " ( one of my favorite books , by Jack London )

Anyway , I was fixing dinner after doing all this , when Rob brings Jeremy into see me . Jeremy was holding out his hands , pouting , saying " Mommy " . Rob said " Do you want to tell Mommy what you had , or do you want me to ?" Then he holds out a Hersey Kiss to me . I guess he thought I was in need of a kiss from a long hard day .

Looking Up

Things are looking up ! Lucas is now on meds for his ADHD and doing much better ! He is very focused now . The potty training is going good now too ! He still had some meltdowns but they don't last as long . We are still waiting for the insurance to ok him having an MRI and CAT scan . We have to see the neuralogist first ( that will be April or May in Tucson )
We went and speced out our new house yesterday ! It is going to be very nice ! A fireplace in the master bath and one in the living room . That one will be see through into the office area . We are putting it outside of town and will have a view of mountions all around us ! I can't wait !
And the jeep is now back to us . I loved the rentals but I sure missed the Jeep !:)
I will keep my head up . Good things are coming our way !!!!

TRYING TO HAVE AND ANNIE ATTITUDE

What is an Annie attitude , you may ask ? Well, It is like little Annie " The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow " It seems like the Storm just keeps on pounding down. I know people don't like to hear all the bad , but I need to vent .
This year has just began and it sucks ! My Dad is getting weaker every minute . Just got out of the hospital, again , yesterday . This time , he had a staph ( MRSA) infection from the tubing in his nose.
My son , Lucas has been having alot of hyperness and meltdowns . No one has wanted to help me , until two weeks ago . i found a DR. that is willing. He is running all kinds of test on him . But the waiting is driving me crazy . He had blood work done last week . Now we are waiting for them to get an MRI and Cat Scan scheduled . The Dr. seems to think he has ADHD and OCD . He says from the birth
he went through , it may have caused all of this.
He was an ER C- Section . He was breech , however , the stupid DR. did not ever tell me this . She let me go into labor for 19 hours and then try to push for 3 and a half. So , he had to be ER c-section almost losing us both. He had bruises all over his head .Thank God he and I are still here . And he is very smart just hyper and VERY OCD !Thinking of going back and sueing the DR in Mississippi that delivered him !
Well , I had a little hope lifting . We found a house to buy . However , that bubble was popped . We have been approved but my husband does not think we can do it . I believe these thoughts are coming from my "wonderful " in-laws.Of course . i do not sare say this to my husband . He thinks they can do no wrong . But they are all ways butting in . I am sooo sick them doing this ! But I have to sweet little me and go on , or have marriage problems . I am trying to be the good little submive wife !
Any way , sorry for the sad story . I really am trying to have an Annie Attitude !