Well, home with sick kids AGAIN! It's never-ending. Andy has had a horrible cough that is now accompanied by a fever. Ellie got up in the middle of the night and said she didn't feel good then threw up. She has and outrageous fever and I am trying to control it. Laying around on the couch with just a sheet on and the window cracked to help. We have a Dr. appt today for her. She has also been complaining about her ear ringing. I thought it was just swimmer's ear but maybe it's an ear infection. We will see. It seems like the "Star of the Week" is more like an omen for our house. Benny was 'Star of the Week' last week and came home early (although he wasn't really sick). Both Ellie and Danny are "Star of the Week" this week so we will see what is in store for Danny later on this week. I hope nothing.
Other news:
MIL, FIL were here over the weekend. Andy and I took a trip to the National Mall on Friday with them and we all just hung out on Saturday before driving them to BWI. There is a great little play area/overlook at the airport that the kids loved. Andy kept saying he wanted to go to Grandma's house. He was just there a few weeks ago. :p
BIL, SIL and nephew in Bangkok are in our thoughts as the embassy there has been closed and they have been issued a voluntary evacuation. They are choosing to stay as it is not affecting them too much other than having to stay inside most of the day. Here's hoping everything goes ok over there.
A friend from high school has been in the news back home. He and his brother and a friend went out fishing in their boat Sunday morning and haven't returned. There has been no contact and the Coast Guard has been actively searching for them for over 48hours now. His wife is also a friend from high school and I just can't imagine what she is going through right now. I see the news reports online and can't keep the tears out of my eyes. I really hope that they are able to find them soon and that everything will turn out ok. Lots of prayers are going up for the family right now. It's hard to say this but "May God's will be done". If they are meant to be found safe and sound all the better. If not, he has his reasons although they may not be clear in our minds just yet.
Something positive: We received word that closing on our house is scheduled for next Friday! Finally! I can't wait and I hope everything goes as scheduled. We really need to have this finished as our finances can really use the mortgage payment added back into them. I just wish it had happened a little sooner, like last month. Every little bit helps though.
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Stage-Fright/Nervousness
My kindergarteners had a muscial performance at school today. Andy and I were a little later getting there than we wanted to be so we had to park pretty far away and then hike up a steep hill to the school. At least I got some exercise in for the day (my heart was a-pumpin). So Andy and I took our seats at the back of the "Multi-purpose" room with about 5 minutes to spare. We ended up standing the whole time as I was either taking pictures or video of the performance (I had to stand because Danny was on the bottom row and I couldn't see him over all of the parent's heads).
The show started off fine with everyone participating. After a song or two I noticed that Benny was just barely mouthing the words and not doing ANY of the hand motions. I thought nothing of it since he is not a showman like his other half Danny, who was all into the hand motions and singing VERY loudly. He yawned a couple of times in the middle of a song and at one point had his hands wrapped around his head doing I couldn't tell you what.
As the program ended and the kids were leaving the risers I noticed that Benny started crying, ALOT. I figured he was just super tired since he had yawned so often during the program. The kids were heading out to the playground and we were allowed to join them so I figured I would inquire what was wrong once we got out there. I immediately found Danny and praised him for his wonderful performance but after searching the whole playground for about 5 minutes I couldn't find Benny. I went looking for his teacher when Danny's teacher stopped me and told me she had taken him to the clinic because he looked very pale and said his tummy hurt as he was leaving the multi-purpose room. I let Andy play on the playground for a few more minutes before telling Danny bye and heading to the front office to the clinic.
When I got there, Benny was sitting in a chair with the trash can beside him so I figured he was still feeling queazy. He didn't feel fevered but was still VERY pale. Of course the tears started. I decided to take him on home and let him rest, maybe he just had a stomach bug or something (Daddy was complaining of a sore throat this morning so maybe that). Taking him home was kind of an embarrasment for me since, only the day before I was in the very same clinic signing Ellie out of school because she said her teeth hurt and she couldn't stand it. Upon further investigation there I learned that she was just "really tired" so she came home and took a long nap.
Once we got home Andy and Benny watched Thomas the Train movies until lunch time. They both ate corn dogs and plain chips. Once Benny was done eating he asked what he had to do if he felt better and his stomach didn't hurt anymore. I wasn't going to drive him back to school (but next time I will) just because he was hungry. I figured that is all it was since they probably didn't get their morning snack they were used to. Then it was naptime. I didn't have to push him to take a nap, he actually fell asleep before Andy.
After they had been awake for a while and we were watching tv I overheard Benny say something about being nervous with all of the mommys and daddys there. I didn't think that I heard him right so I didn't say anything. Later on as we were getting ready to go to the bus stop to pick up Danny and Ellie he told me again that he was just "Nervous" because of all of the people there. Looking back at the video I took you can clearly see the progression of "nervous"ness coming on and thinking back I should have known better. When we told Daddy about it when he got home from work his response was "That is what I thought" since he himself is an introvert and does not like performing or speaking in front of any kind of crowd.
It makes sense now to look back and put the pieces together. Oh well! You live and you learn and now we know for next time around. It made for a very long day with the rain outside and I am exhausted. Back to school tomorrow he goes.
The show started off fine with everyone participating. After a song or two I noticed that Benny was just barely mouthing the words and not doing ANY of the hand motions. I thought nothing of it since he is not a showman like his other half Danny, who was all into the hand motions and singing VERY loudly. He yawned a couple of times in the middle of a song and at one point had his hands wrapped around his head doing I couldn't tell you what.
As the program ended and the kids were leaving the risers I noticed that Benny started crying, ALOT. I figured he was just super tired since he had yawned so often during the program. The kids were heading out to the playground and we were allowed to join them so I figured I would inquire what was wrong once we got out there. I immediately found Danny and praised him for his wonderful performance but after searching the whole playground for about 5 minutes I couldn't find Benny. I went looking for his teacher when Danny's teacher stopped me and told me she had taken him to the clinic because he looked very pale and said his tummy hurt as he was leaving the multi-purpose room. I let Andy play on the playground for a few more minutes before telling Danny bye and heading to the front office to the clinic.
When I got there, Benny was sitting in a chair with the trash can beside him so I figured he was still feeling queazy. He didn't feel fevered but was still VERY pale. Of course the tears started. I decided to take him on home and let him rest, maybe he just had a stomach bug or something (Daddy was complaining of a sore throat this morning so maybe that). Taking him home was kind of an embarrasment for me since, only the day before I was in the very same clinic signing Ellie out of school because she said her teeth hurt and she couldn't stand it. Upon further investigation there I learned that she was just "really tired" so she came home and took a long nap.
Once we got home Andy and Benny watched Thomas the Train movies until lunch time. They both ate corn dogs and plain chips. Once Benny was done eating he asked what he had to do if he felt better and his stomach didn't hurt anymore. I wasn't going to drive him back to school (but next time I will) just because he was hungry. I figured that is all it was since they probably didn't get their morning snack they were used to. Then it was naptime. I didn't have to push him to take a nap, he actually fell asleep before Andy.
After they had been awake for a while and we were watching tv I overheard Benny say something about being nervous with all of the mommys and daddys there. I didn't think that I heard him right so I didn't say anything. Later on as we were getting ready to go to the bus stop to pick up Danny and Ellie he told me again that he was just "Nervous" because of all of the people there. Looking back at the video I took you can clearly see the progression of "nervous"ness coming on and thinking back I should have known better. When we told Daddy about it when he got home from work his response was "That is what I thought" since he himself is an introvert and does not like performing or speaking in front of any kind of crowd.
It makes sense now to look back and put the pieces together. Oh well! You live and you learn and now we know for next time around. It made for a very long day with the rain outside and I am exhausted. Back to school tomorrow he goes.
Friday, May 7, 2010
May is here...
May is here and the weather is improving. The pool opened early and we now spend most of our free time down there. We of course had to go and buy bathing suits for everyone since ours are in storage but the kids probably needed new ones anyway, I can't remember. I do remember that my daughter has at least 2 new bathing suits that she got last year that were a little big on her then. This means that they should fit her perfectly now. Bummer. The bathing suit that I bought her here was big on her so I stitched it up on both sides of the bottom and it remains baggy in the butt. The top was a little floppy too so I decided to go buy her a new one, against the wishes of DH of course. I bought a one piece from Old Navy since I have had so much luck with their's in the past. The only thing to complain about is the top sits a little low for my taste but my daughter's response was "these are covered" pointing to that area that area. She comes up with the funniest things sometimes.
Andy and I are venturing out, having play dates and involving him in a "Spanish Circle Time". I am excited for him to interact with other kids not related to him. The poor kid is stuck with me all day and I sometimes don't have the energy to play with him. Those are movie days, when he watches movies all day! He seems to enjoy it so far. He needs to get used to the idea of being in a group since he will be starting VPK next year. I am excited to have them all in school but won't know what to do with no one home. I will need to find something to keep me busy. Once I have my sewing machine and scrapbooking supplies I think I will be set. Reading is only good for a few weeks for me.
Ben is "Graduating" from his training courses this coming Thursday. It was originally scheduled for Friday up until today. Some how the scheduling got garbled and they decided to push it back a day. Andy and I will attend. I am still debating whether I should take the other 3 out of school for it. It doesn't start until 2 so they wouldn't miss much in school. Ben's parents were scheduled to fly in Thursday evening to attend the ceremony since they missed his previous one due to the blizzard. They of course will miss the ceremony but plan to still come and spend the weekend with us.
We made reservations to ride the Amtrak train to FL when we head south. Andy will love this! The only problem, which I pointed out by the way, is that Amtrak does not allow pets. We happen to have a certain feline who needs to go with us. Ben forgot all about him when he made the reservations. So now he is researching alternate modes of trasportation for Spot. He doesn't want to pay $75 to fly him back with his parents next week but what other option do we have. We won't use a pet shipping service as they are toooooooo expensive. $75 is reasonable to me but he keeps telling me that it is more than the price of a ticket for a human to fly. I think it is a necessary evil. The only other thing I can think of is for someone to drive him down. Maybe my brother can if he comes to visit later this month. Something to think about.
Andy and I are venturing out, having play dates and involving him in a "Spanish Circle Time". I am excited for him to interact with other kids not related to him. The poor kid is stuck with me all day and I sometimes don't have the energy to play with him. Those are movie days, when he watches movies all day! He seems to enjoy it so far. He needs to get used to the idea of being in a group since he will be starting VPK next year. I am excited to have them all in school but won't know what to do with no one home. I will need to find something to keep me busy. Once I have my sewing machine and scrapbooking supplies I think I will be set. Reading is only good for a few weeks for me.
Ben is "Graduating" from his training courses this coming Thursday. It was originally scheduled for Friday up until today. Some how the scheduling got garbled and they decided to push it back a day. Andy and I will attend. I am still debating whether I should take the other 3 out of school for it. It doesn't start until 2 so they wouldn't miss much in school. Ben's parents were scheduled to fly in Thursday evening to attend the ceremony since they missed his previous one due to the blizzard. They of course will miss the ceremony but plan to still come and spend the weekend with us.
We made reservations to ride the Amtrak train to FL when we head south. Andy will love this! The only problem, which I pointed out by the way, is that Amtrak does not allow pets. We happen to have a certain feline who needs to go with us. Ben forgot all about him when he made the reservations. So now he is researching alternate modes of trasportation for Spot. He doesn't want to pay $75 to fly him back with his parents next week but what other option do we have. We won't use a pet shipping service as they are toooooooo expensive. $75 is reasonable to me but he keeps telling me that it is more than the price of a ticket for a human to fly. I think it is a necessary evil. The only other thing I can think of is for someone to drive him down. Maybe my brother can if he comes to visit later this month. Something to think about.
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