Whew, don't look now, but this year is flying by!
So much going on in life it's too hard to sit down and take a minute to blog at times. I feel horrible but here are some highlights...
I have developed a deep fondness for the outdoors, more than before. I love going out and working in my garden. I love taking care of the things I have planted in the ground. I am proud to say so far I have growing, green onions, radishes, cucumbers, green beans, all sorts of pepper plants and 10 tomato plants if they all end up surviving. I am so proud of my crop so far. Everything looks healthy and happy and I hope all our efforts pay off!
I have been the sole caretaker of our yard this summer. I have never had this responsibility before. I really do enjoy climbing on that mower and mowing away. It's some time to get in my own head and not have a kid pulling or tugging on me or screaming at me for a change. It's kinda some "me" time and I do enjoy it. I sneak out to mow while Brody's still in bed in the mornings and then stop every 10 minutes to pop in and check in on him. He sleeps through it all. It's a win win situation! Now that Cole's home from school, he will be in here to hear him wake up and he can come alert me to when he's awake. Now I won't have to stop mowing every 10 minutes and can get the job done faster.
Cole's home... yep, that's right. Wednesday was his last day of school. Schools out for summer. Wow. I can't believe I'm going to have a THIRD grader in the fall and a Pre Schooler. My boys are getting so big. Makes me happy, yet sad all at the same time. I love that they are both growing up and experiencing new things, but I want to slow life down a bit and make them truly enjoy every second. Time sure does fly right by.
Speaking of time... I can't tell you when the last time we were all together as a family was since last Sunday at noon. I am not even joking. Bill's gone out of the house most days before Cole gets up and he's been not getting in at home till after 11 at least. I've been lucky enough to go with him on a couple seed runs to get some time with him, and Brody was with us, but Cole spent the night with my mom so he missed out on some daddy time. Daddy's been really super busy lately. He really tries to include us when he can, but it's not too convenient to drag along a wife and two kids when you are already in a hurry. We end up getting to partake in the late at night trips. Last night Brody and I rode with him over by Fountain Green to deliver some beans and didn't get home till after midnight. A few more weeks and hopefully the hustle and bustle of planting will be over and next up, "slamming some hay" as Bill would say!
Baseball... Cole's started practice and tonight was his scrimmage against the other Southeastern Suns team. Our team won it was like 11-9. Cole made TWO runs and caught a couple balls in the outfield to help get people out. He's so proud of himself. What a difference a year makes. He seems totally more focused on his game and seems to know more about what is going on. Monday night is his very first game of the year. He's excited.
Poor Cole... Ugh, this poor kid. He got circumcised at birth and it's never been right. Throughout the years I have begged them to do something with him and nobody will touch him. They keep telling us he will "grow into it" and it's not happening. Here he is almost 9 years old and it's started to get irritated and sore and bothersome to him. Bill and I discussed it to great lengths with him and he is so ashamed. This is why I was so demanding with the Dr's all these years. I didn't want it to have to come to this, but we finally had to take him to a specialist last week. He needs re circumcised and the Dr said it almost looks like nothing was done in the first place. Ugh. Poor kid. It makes me tear up and cry to think about it. He's getting it done July 9th in Peoria at OSF. It's an out patient procedure. We have to be at the hospital at 11:30 a.m. and they will do the surgery at 1:30pm. It's only supposed to take about 30-45 minutes and the Doctor assured us that he would be in bad pain for only a couple days and then mild pain for a week and limited activity for another week after that, such as no swimming. We just want it fixed and fixed right. Poor guy. My heart just breaks for him. I know it's the right thing to do, but I am a nervous nelly about it all. I don't want him to have to go through any of this at all. Bottom line, it should have been dealt with YEARS ago. Good news is this is getting done right after baseball, basketball camp and right BEFORE our Alaska trip. Perfect timing.
Alaska... Yep, we leave on July 28th and fly From Peoria to Minnesota and then Minnesota to Seattle where we get on a ship for a week and set sail for Alaska and Canada. We are taking Cole with us. He is so excited and the poor kid really will deserve this trip after all he's been through that month. We are traveling with the cruise line Holland America on the Ms. Westerdam. It's a new cruise line for us, but Kruger has used them in the past and say they are excellent. Leaving Brody behind for a whole week will be tough and I am praying there will be no set backs with him and his sensory progress, because he's actually growing up and doing so good. We fly back into Peoria August 5th at 9 pm. so we won't be home till almost midnight, but hey, we will be home! I am going to LOVE spending some time with Cole one on one, he deserves this. He does get the short end of the stick a lot of the time because of Brody's problems, and Bill and I can't wait to give him some much needed time with just the two of us. He's so flipping excited for this trip. He just doesn't even know what to expect. He's never been on a plane or a boat, so this will be all new to him. I can't wait to capture it all on camera and see his reaction to it all!
Shawn's launching... no longer does he have failure to launch! He is in the process of buying a house in Denver. It's a three bedroom cute little house. He's super excited and mom and I are even more excited to get in there and get busy working on it for him. My baby brother is growing up and I am so happy for him!
Our Anniversary... June 26th Bill and I will celebrate our 13th anniversary. Wow I can't believe it. We've been together over 15 years now. I've almost spent half my life with him, give or take a few months! We've come so far in 15 years. I love that man more than life itself. I am so proud of him for all he's done for us and our family. He's the best husband and father. I am truly blessed to have had this man stand beside me for the last 15 years and go through all of life's trials and tribulations with me. He's my everything and I am so grateful he loves and accepts me back. My heart just grows fonder of him with every passing day and I am so happy that we found each other in life and can grow old together. He's my soul mate.
Brody... Yep, he passed his preschool screening. He is qualified for three years of pre k because of his birthday being before Sept 1st. So we have a plan in place for him to work on evolving into the regular pre k class. First year he is going to be in Mrs. Sprinkles class and it's limited to under 10 students so hopefully he will adjust well with the smaller classroom setting. 2nd year they will work on moving him between the bigger class and Mrs. Sprinkles class. The 3rd year hopefully he can handle full time with the regular class. We have to get a prescription from the Dr. for him to have OT and PT at school and they will come weekly and work with him. This will be awesome because she will help us recognize the sensory issues and help give us suggestions on how to best work him through them. I am excited to have an OT on hand working with him weekly. This excites me because with just one four hour OT session back in Feb, we sure did learn a lot and he has advanced a LOT with the changes we've made working with him. I can't wait to see his progress from regular OT sessions. We have been sitting on the potty sometimes. He hasn't done anything, but he is taking an interest in what's going on when you are in the bathroom. He notices we pee and poop in the potty and he want's to TRY to do it, but other than sitting there for a few minutes, he's had no progress yet. He is still taking many baths a day if he gets worked up. That's okay with me. He goes in there, settles himself down and comes out buck naked running when he's happy and done. I can't keep this kid inside at all. If the doors are open, he can get the screen doors open himself and you might think hes in his room playing when really he's out playing with his sand box, or swing set, or cruising in his cozy coupe car! If he hears Daddy pull in, he's OUT that door faster than I can get NO out of my mouth! He loves to run out to the shed and ride with Bill on the fork lift and load seed for people. He enjoys that so much. It's funny how he KNOWS what Bill is here to do and if it has to do with that fork lift, he's all over it!
Tonight is "Girls night out" and I can't wait. I need me some friend time. The "Chippendales" are coming to the Peacock tonight and a bunch of us are going to eat at Los Charros Mexican and then go see the Chippendales. It should be a blast. I love my friends. I can't wait to spend time with them!!!
My weight loss... Right now I am sitting right at 200 lbs lost. I haven't lost much at all lately, but I do notice my clothes getting bigger still and with all my physical activity I am almost certain I am building up muscle tone. I notice that I am not near as flabby. It's taken some time, but things are toning up nicely. I am wearing anywhere from a size 14, which I have to hold up with a belt to a 10-12 depending on the brand and fit. I am in Med-Lg-XL shirts, however I am noticing that my XL stuff looks a bit baggy and sloppy, so I am thinking I need to just go on down to a large top. I have been having fun garbage sailing because I am finding so much stuff for myself now. It's kinda fun! Not just jewelry or shoes either, but clothes! Today I really made a haul on Brody. I got him a TON of clothes for $9 I was so happy about that. Tons of summer shirts and a few shorts and a few pants for the fall. He needed the shirts.
I have so much going on I just can't sit still. I am so happy it's summer time and I can get busy and get things done without having to worry about getting home in time for the bus or stopping what I am doing to wait on Cole. I love this time with my boys. I can't wait for swimming and sun and fun!!!!!!
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