Today I am thankful for my former boss who decided teaching was not what I was supposed to be doing. That one decision changed not only my career path but my whole life for the better.
I am now doing the job that I love, I get to be home with my kids, and I have bigger growing opportunities than I would have ever had teaching.
This is a job path that I thought would never be attainable, yet here I am attaining the dream I have had along with more happiness than I have ever known.
Monday, November 5, 2012
Sunday, November 4, 2012
DayCare updates
Last week I met with the State Plumbing inspector. He loved the church except for the kitchen. This week I meet with the Local Health Department, so we will see how that goes.
I have also met with a few people for quotes on fences, I need to make a few more calls tomorrow.
My list of people to call tomorrow keeps growing.
To get this daycare up and running is going to take a lot of man hours, phone calls and hard work, but I'm excited to take each step even if the stress level keeps going up.
I have also met with a few people for quotes on fences, I need to make a few more calls tomorrow.
My list of people to call tomorrow keeps growing.
To get this daycare up and running is going to take a lot of man hours, phone calls and hard work, but I'm excited to take each step even if the stress level keeps going up.
Colin
Colin is doing much better. Today he only coughed a few times and his mood seems to be improving. I am writing this down in my blog not only as a reminder for his book, but to help me remember when he started to feel better.
I am going to document the winter so that when we go back to the doctor I can have a good idea of how many days he was well and how many he was sick. Also it will help me keep track of the medicines he was on and how that made him feel. So it took until day 10 of the orapred for him to feel better (though nose is still running) and day 5 of the steroids.
Tomorrow will be his first day off steroids and a new batch of the orapred. Lets see how long he can stay healthy.
I am going to document the winter so that when we go back to the doctor I can have a good idea of how many days he was well and how many he was sick. Also it will help me keep track of the medicines he was on and how that made him feel. So it took until day 10 of the orapred for him to feel better (though nose is still running) and day 5 of the steroids.
Tomorrow will be his first day off steroids and a new batch of the orapred. Lets see how long he can stay healthy.
Thankful #3 and 4
So #3 that I'm thankful for is my in-laws. There are not many people that can say that they get along with their mother in law. I am very lucky that I get along with all of my husbands family. When Chris and I got married we knew that we wanted our kids to know their aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents. We knew the best way to do that was move close to his family. While I miss mine like crazy it is so nice to have my in laws to help. I just spent the whole weekend away with most of the women in Chris' family and it was a blast.
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It is also nice to have the grandparents willing to take care of our kids when Chris and I need a night out. They have no issue coming up to our house to go out for dinner, or to help me with the daycare or the million and one other things we bug them for.#4 I am thankful for my family. It is unfortunate that in order to be close to Chris's family we have to be far away from mine. What is nice is that they are only a phone call away. I talk to my mom, dad and brother usually once to a few times a week. Sometimes the phone calls are brief and sometimes they are long but no matter what I know they are there. My kids still know their Grandma and Papa, their Grandpa and Nana and their Michael Michael. We talk about them often and Alyssa knows where they live and get excited for their visits. Though my family isn't close enough to see me on a weekly basis, they are always there when I need them.
Friday, November 2, 2012
Thankful Day #2
Today I am thankful for my kids. They are truly my biggest stress but also my biggest blessing.
I love watching them grow and learn each day.
With Alyssa I am loving watching her personality and brain just pop. She is forming friendships and her imagination is amazing. She is a bright little girl. She is stubborn and when she gets an idea in her head she wants to accomplish it no matter if it can really be done or not, but at least she is trying.
Colin has caused me more sleepless nights than Alyssa and he started sleeping through the night at 4 months old. His health issues have kept me on my toes for the last two years but I wouldn't trade him for all the money in the world. He has taught me more about standing up for what I believe is right and how to question. Thanks to Colin there have been challenges and changes in my life that I would have never expected but they have all been for the best.
Colin is also very smart. His words are coming more and more each day. When he feels good and is in a good mood his is the best little boy to be around. He can light up the whole room with his smile and laugh.
My kids have been one of the best gifts God has ever given me.
I love watching them grow and learn each day.
With Alyssa I am loving watching her personality and brain just pop. She is forming friendships and her imagination is amazing. She is a bright little girl. She is stubborn and when she gets an idea in her head she wants to accomplish it no matter if it can really be done or not, but at least she is trying.
Colin has caused me more sleepless nights than Alyssa and he started sleeping through the night at 4 months old. His health issues have kept me on my toes for the last two years but I wouldn't trade him for all the money in the world. He has taught me more about standing up for what I believe is right and how to question. Thanks to Colin there have been challenges and changes in my life that I would have never expected but they have all been for the best.Colin is also very smart. His words are coming more and more each day. When he feels good and is in a good mood his is the best little boy to be around. He can light up the whole room with his smile and laugh.
My kids have been one of the best gifts God has ever given me.
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Thankful
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Today I am thankful for my husband. He is a wonderful husband and an amazing father to our kids. I have said it many times before, but I would not be where I am today without him.
He has been by my side in the best and in the worst times. He has loved me when I didn't even truly love myself. I know it is cliche but I really can't imagine my life without him. (And I really don't want to.)
Up all Night
Yesterday morning Colin started coughing. For nap all he did was lay in his bed and cough. So by the time we put him to bed last night he was tired and coughing even more even after a few breathing treatments.
At 9:15 he woke up crying and so we gave him some more albuterol. As soon as we gave it to him his breathing got really short and shallow and he was panting and grunting.
I called the after hours line. Thank God they called back quick cause if they didn't I probably would have ended up calling 911.
The lady listened to Colin's breathing, calmed me down and then we started to go through Colin's history. Finally we decided that we were going to do 3 more treatments back to back and she would call back in an hour.
So Colin and I came downstairs and watched some TV and he bounced back and forth between Chris and I until the lady called back. She didn't like that he was still coughing so much so she decided that we needed to give steroids to help open his airway.
After giving him the steroids I tried to put him back to bed. Within 10 minutes of laying down in bed he was coughing again. So back downstairs we came, where he and I slept in the rocking chair. It was not a good night for either one of us. Every time he tried to rest his head too low he would start coughing. He is also very long and it is hard for both of us to curl up in the chair.
This morning I called the doctor and he wanted to give the steroids 24 hours to work, and for us to keep doing breathing treatments. So that is what we did all day.
For nap we kept him downstairs and elevated a cot so that he could sleep in a more upright position and it worked pretty well, he got a good nap in, but not long enough.
All afternoon he was very cranky and threw one fit after another.
Tonight we tried his crib at first but he woke up coughing within the first 45 minutes, so I took a cot upstairs and elevated it. I'm hoping this helps him sleep better tonight.
Tomorrow I'm going to call his doctor with an update and I'm also going to call his pulmonologist and let him know what is going on.
I am supposed to be going out of town tomorrow and I hope that Colin is well enough that I'm comfortable leaving him.
At 9:15 he woke up crying and so we gave him some more albuterol. As soon as we gave it to him his breathing got really short and shallow and he was panting and grunting.
I called the after hours line. Thank God they called back quick cause if they didn't I probably would have ended up calling 911.The lady listened to Colin's breathing, calmed me down and then we started to go through Colin's history. Finally we decided that we were going to do 3 more treatments back to back and she would call back in an hour.
So Colin and I came downstairs and watched some TV and he bounced back and forth between Chris and I until the lady called back. She didn't like that he was still coughing so much so she decided that we needed to give steroids to help open his airway.
After giving him the steroids I tried to put him back to bed. Within 10 minutes of laying down in bed he was coughing again. So back downstairs we came, where he and I slept in the rocking chair. It was not a good night for either one of us. Every time he tried to rest his head too low he would start coughing. He is also very long and it is hard for both of us to curl up in the chair.
This morning I called the doctor and he wanted to give the steroids 24 hours to work, and for us to keep doing breathing treatments. So that is what we did all day.
For nap we kept him downstairs and elevated a cot so that he could sleep in a more upright position and it worked pretty well, he got a good nap in, but not long enough.
All afternoon he was very cranky and threw one fit after another.
Tonight we tried his crib at first but he woke up coughing within the first 45 minutes, so I took a cot upstairs and elevated it. I'm hoping this helps him sleep better tonight.
Tomorrow I'm going to call his doctor with an update and I'm also going to call his pulmonologist and let him know what is going on.
I am supposed to be going out of town tomorrow and I hope that Colin is well enough that I'm comfortable leaving him.
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