Have you ever made a decision to do something at the last minute, then realize it was the BEST idea you ever had? This is what happened at my house this weekend.
Monday I was asked by a friend at work if her son could spend the night, I was more than happy to say yes, since Sean & Logan have so much fun together. But I had said nothing to Logan, it was going to be a surprise. So then I had the idea to ask Chele is Marcos could stay too. WOW....I was planning Logan's first sleep over - and he had no idea. 3 boys over night, we can do this.
We picked Sean up Saturday Morning, went over to moms to help get the apartment more organized. Then we headed to pick up Marcos. We got to the house, got his clothes packed, was heading out the door, and then we hit the Biggest Little Roadblock!
MATTHEW PUT HIS FOOT DOWN!!!! Marcos was not leaving with out him....'Pack him a bag!' So now we have one more....wait do the math 4 boys...2 parents....(who are use to only having 1).....We can do this!
First things first!!! Off to CiCi's fill the bellys!!! We had 4 of the best little men in the world, they all ate really well, and we so polite and well behaved! Home we go, perfect night for outside playtime. The front yard needed mowed, so Ray put the vehicles in the street blocking the driveway, I sprayed bug spray on the kids, and off we went! Riding the bike, scooter, big wheel, running, tree climbing, and balloons mixed with 4 boys a GREAT 2 hours outside. We had told the boys they could play PS3, so here they come Sonic, the bigger boys took turns as instructed, and had no problems. Matthew played all over the house, i made Kool-Aid for them...and Matthew kept asking...'I this my juice?' They had played so hard, we needed popcorn and snacks! They were so wonderful!!!
Movie Time!!!! We made a pallet on the living room floor, put in The Tooth Fairy to try to get the boys settled down. Did I say TRY????? The others were settling pretty good, but little Matthew was not doing to well....he is 3 and this was his first night away from home! So I coaxed him to lay down with me and try to fall....I think the last time I looked at the clock it was 11:00pm or so...Ray stayed up watching the movie with the big kids, and once it was over, he took Matthew and put him with the other boys. So here is it Sunday Morning, Logan is awake, and I have not soon any of the others up yet. But almost 8:00am, and going to start getting things ready to make pancakes!!!! How many should I plan on making to feed these boys...Regular or Chocolate Chip??? So many decisions!!!
This amazing night will be coming to an end soon, and I cant Wait to do it again!!!!
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Ray's Birthday Party
Thank's to all of you who were able to make it to Ray's 40th Birthday Party!!! Here are some pictures of the fun we had!!!
Here is the sign we made for everyone to sign. I love the picture on there. Logan helped pick it out.
Here is Logan doing BOOM BOOM FIRE - POWER!!!!
He played and played all day it was so much fun.
Logan and Holly - Love them!!!
This is my great nephew Gage, he is a great little boy, his sister is just a swonderful. The kids had a great time at the park.
Ray & Rob getting to the party, the got to hang out that morning. I can not thank our friends and family enough who helped me pull this off
AWWWWWW
Logan getting his first motocycle ride...on a HARLEY...Thanks Tommy!!! Tommy took him around the park, and Logan loved it...I think tats and having a bike are in his future!!!
Friday, May 7, 2010
WOW - It Has Been a While
The last 2 weeks have been completely CRAZY!!!!
My job moved to Dallas - FINALLY!! After a year of hearing when it is going to happen. It did. The weekend of April 23 they took all of our stuff to our new place. It works out pretty good. Since Logan's daycare is in Grand Prairie I take the TRE from Irving then take the DART Light Rail to the job. It is about a 25 minute commute, where someone else is driving, and I am not spending my gas, or wear & tear on my vehicle.
It has been a little hard since my time with Logan is shortened, but we still get our quality time.
Last weekend, we moved the in-laws from the house to an apartment. It was an 'interesting' weekend. We packed as we moved boxes, which is what we did last time too...any one who knows me knows how OCD I am about some things and that was just crazy!!! But we got all the big stuff in the apartment and set up. Had to move things to storage to get ready for a garage sale, and to bring some items over here. As we were making our rounds, mom got to Glenda's house, not sure how she drove...SHE WAS SO SICK. Once we all got there, dad took her home, although it should have been straight to the hospital. So after 13 hours of moving, Ray, Logan & I went and ate at Denny's, not much more open at 10:30pm on our way home. Poor Logs was BEAT!!! He kept falling asleep at the table, we all crashed when we got home.
The next morning pop called to tell us the apartment had flooded!!!!!! Not a good start to the day, so we were walking out the door, headed back to Irving to unload more stuff that we did not get unloaded the night before. Then Glenda was sent back to mom's to take her to the Hospital! So we get more work done, and head to the flooded apartment, we think to move them AGAIN!!!! But the carpet cleaner guys were there and they took up the wet pad, sucked up all the water and will have to wait a week to get the new pad laid down.
Helen got admitted to the hospital with a severe kidney infection, that she had for about 2 weeks and it moved in to her blood stream. So he has been in the hospital all week, out of it, and on antibiotics. She was suppose to be released on Thursday, but the doctor saw how bad of a case of gout set in and she is still really out of it...so they kept her another day. So maybe on Friday she will get out.
Once they get the carpet pad laid down, then we need to set the apartment back up. I am asking for prayers that she gets better soon, and things look up for them.
My job moved to Dallas - FINALLY!! After a year of hearing when it is going to happen. It did. The weekend of April 23 they took all of our stuff to our new place. It works out pretty good. Since Logan's daycare is in Grand Prairie I take the TRE from Irving then take the DART Light Rail to the job. It is about a 25 minute commute, where someone else is driving, and I am not spending my gas, or wear & tear on my vehicle.
It has been a little hard since my time with Logan is shortened, but we still get our quality time.
Last weekend, we moved the in-laws from the house to an apartment. It was an 'interesting' weekend. We packed as we moved boxes, which is what we did last time too...any one who knows me knows how OCD I am about some things and that was just crazy!!! But we got all the big stuff in the apartment and set up. Had to move things to storage to get ready for a garage sale, and to bring some items over here. As we were making our rounds, mom got to Glenda's house, not sure how she drove...SHE WAS SO SICK. Once we all got there, dad took her home, although it should have been straight to the hospital. So after 13 hours of moving, Ray, Logan & I went and ate at Denny's, not much more open at 10:30pm on our way home. Poor Logs was BEAT!!! He kept falling asleep at the table, we all crashed when we got home.
The next morning pop called to tell us the apartment had flooded!!!!!! Not a good start to the day, so we were walking out the door, headed back to Irving to unload more stuff that we did not get unloaded the night before. Then Glenda was sent back to mom's to take her to the Hospital! So we get more work done, and head to the flooded apartment, we think to move them AGAIN!!!! But the carpet cleaner guys were there and they took up the wet pad, sucked up all the water and will have to wait a week to get the new pad laid down.
Helen got admitted to the hospital with a severe kidney infection, that she had for about 2 weeks and it moved in to her blood stream. So he has been in the hospital all week, out of it, and on antibiotics. She was suppose to be released on Thursday, but the doctor saw how bad of a case of gout set in and she is still really out of it...so they kept her another day. So maybe on Friday she will get out.
Once they get the carpet pad laid down, then we need to set the apartment back up. I am asking for prayers that she gets better soon, and things look up for them.
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Catching up
It has been a while since I have posted an informative blog... so here goes.
Well for my birthday I found out I was going to have a biopsy on my right breast. I kept it quiet from a lot of people, not because I was afraid, but because I was find with what ever the finding are going to be. I did not want to hear the people who have not been through it then decided they know exactly how I should be feeling. So the boobospy was scheduled for the week of spring break. The drama leading up to the procedure was more stressful than the procedure and wait time. I was sent to a place called Solis Women's Health care...I was not at all impressed with it. The first day I went I waited for 2 hours and due to the scheduling issue, so I had to go back on the following Tuesday...needless to say I was taking right in and did not have to wait.
Ok guys now if you are reading this, every time I mention something that was done to the 'girls' imagine it being done to your 'boys' and you will KNOW my pain!
So I go in, and put on the sexy shirt, that has strings but does not tie, because they are made for the perfect size 12. I get taken in to the ultrasound room to wait for the doctor. Now the weather was a little bad as it was raining that morning..well of course the doctor was not on time. My appointment was at 8:30, it was almost 9:00 before she got there. So we are starting the ultrasound, now this mass that was found was not in the breast tissue it was more so on the chest muscle, so she is looking in the tissue, I try to explain to her that she will need to go closer to the armpit...I DON'T HAVE A DEGREE SO I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT IS AT!!! Ok just to put something out there - I have had 2 radiologist, my reg doctor, and the surgeon do the exam and non of them could feel it. So it is not that big, and deep in the chest cavity. Anyways, she could not find it on the ultrasound off to another mammogram, for anyone who has had one, know they do them flat and then at a 45 degree angle, well I was also lucky enough to have one done at a 90 degree angle too...Now I don't have the most firm girls ever but if you recall the buzzard from the old cartoons, his beak is what my image looked like! No dice could not find it...so off the the table of terror. I walk into a room with a table about 8 foot long, and a hole in the middle of it...YEP the boob goes in there, and under the hole is a vice that squeezes the life out of it. After 8 pictures here they finally found it. So mark it and back to the mammogram room. The table of terror is where the boobospy took place. So it took them 2 hours to take pictures to find the little mass, the boobopsy only took about 40 minutes, and it all turned out OK. I went to the surgeon on Friday, and she does not see a reason to remove it now, so I will have another mammogram in about 6 months to monitor it. She did say I have fibroid breast disease, so the chance of them coming back or not...crazy human body!!
Thursday night the 25th was the Talent Show at Logan's school. Those kids ROCKED... I am going to try to get pictures put on this weekend. Logan sang If Tomorrow Never Comes by Garth Brooks. He wants to do something more upbeat next year.
So this lovely weekend we have been resting and cleaning. We have a birthday party today at Chuck E Cheese. Then some more rest. I bought some Whole Clove Garlic bread yesterday so I am thinking some bruchetta at some point today!
Well for my birthday I found out I was going to have a biopsy on my right breast. I kept it quiet from a lot of people, not because I was afraid, but because I was find with what ever the finding are going to be. I did not want to hear the people who have not been through it then decided they know exactly how I should be feeling. So the boobospy was scheduled for the week of spring break. The drama leading up to the procedure was more stressful than the procedure and wait time. I was sent to a place called Solis Women's Health care...I was not at all impressed with it. The first day I went I waited for 2 hours and due to the scheduling issue, so I had to go back on the following Tuesday...needless to say I was taking right in and did not have to wait.
Ok guys now if you are reading this, every time I mention something that was done to the 'girls' imagine it being done to your 'boys' and you will KNOW my pain!
So I go in, and put on the sexy shirt, that has strings but does not tie, because they are made for the perfect size 12. I get taken in to the ultrasound room to wait for the doctor. Now the weather was a little bad as it was raining that morning..well of course the doctor was not on time. My appointment was at 8:30, it was almost 9:00 before she got there. So we are starting the ultrasound, now this mass that was found was not in the breast tissue it was more so on the chest muscle, so she is looking in the tissue, I try to explain to her that she will need to go closer to the armpit...I DON'T HAVE A DEGREE SO I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT IS AT!!! Ok just to put something out there - I have had 2 radiologist, my reg doctor, and the surgeon do the exam and non of them could feel it. So it is not that big, and deep in the chest cavity. Anyways, she could not find it on the ultrasound off to another mammogram, for anyone who has had one, know they do them flat and then at a 45 degree angle, well I was also lucky enough to have one done at a 90 degree angle too...Now I don't have the most firm girls ever but if you recall the buzzard from the old cartoons, his beak is what my image looked like! No dice could not find it...so off the the table of terror. I walk into a room with a table about 8 foot long, and a hole in the middle of it...YEP the boob goes in there, and under the hole is a vice that squeezes the life out of it. After 8 pictures here they finally found it. So mark it and back to the mammogram room. The table of terror is where the boobospy took place. So it took them 2 hours to take pictures to find the little mass, the boobopsy only took about 40 minutes, and it all turned out OK. I went to the surgeon on Friday, and she does not see a reason to remove it now, so I will have another mammogram in about 6 months to monitor it. She did say I have fibroid breast disease, so the chance of them coming back or not...crazy human body!!
Thursday night the 25th was the Talent Show at Logan's school. Those kids ROCKED... I am going to try to get pictures put on this weekend. Logan sang If Tomorrow Never Comes by Garth Brooks. He wants to do something more upbeat next year.
So this lovely weekend we have been resting and cleaning. We have a birthday party today at Chuck E Cheese. Then some more rest. I bought some Whole Clove Garlic bread yesterday so I am thinking some bruchetta at some point today!
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Spring Break 2010
So here it is the last weekend of Spring Break. I did take off Friday to take Logan to the zoo. It was GREAT! Sean a friend of our went with us, as did my SIL & Nephew. We rode the Trinity Rail Express (TRE) to Ft Worth, then hopped a bus to the zoo!
We got there about 9:20, the zoo did not open until 10:00, but with days of 20,000+ we decided getting there early would be best! They opened the gates about 9:40, so we got in early and it was nice. We were able to see all we wanted to see and were done and outta there back on a bus to downtown Ft Worth by 2:00. But the traffic and people we were seeing as we were leaving was INSANE. For anyone who knows the area, the field across from the Log Cabin Village was a parking lot...no seriously they had cars all the way over there. Once we got on I-30, it was backed up all the way to 35w. Really?? Come on people it is 2:00, the zoo closes at 5:00, and it will be 4:00 until you get to the University exit.
Any ways, we rode the TRE back to Hurst, it was great. The kids had a good time. I have pictures posted on Facebook. Come by take a look. I was allowed to take Ray's new camera...got some pretty good shots!
We got there about 9:20, the zoo did not open until 10:00, but with days of 20,000+ we decided getting there early would be best! They opened the gates about 9:40, so we got in early and it was nice. We were able to see all we wanted to see and were done and outta there back on a bus to downtown Ft Worth by 2:00. But the traffic and people we were seeing as we were leaving was INSANE. For anyone who knows the area, the field across from the Log Cabin Village was a parking lot...no seriously they had cars all the way over there. Once we got on I-30, it was backed up all the way to 35w. Really?? Come on people it is 2:00, the zoo closes at 5:00, and it will be 4:00 until you get to the University exit.
Any ways, we rode the TRE back to Hurst, it was great. The kids had a good time. I have pictures posted on Facebook. Come by take a look. I was allowed to take Ray's new camera...got some pretty good shots!
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Dang Body Clock!!!
Yes....I LOVE my body clock!
Really I don't...I have been up since 3:45am, and it is Saturday, and I have not slept worth crap this week! Been really busy this week. Have a belt test today, and I should be resting!!! But instead I am catching up on Law & Order SVU & last years episodes of Glee!
Glee new season starts April 13th! I am really excited about that. Logan loves his music as he always has, and now he is totally into the Glee soundtrack - Yes I have both. His favorite songs are 'I Can't Fight This Feeling' & 'Gold Digger', he really likes 'Jump' too.
So the belt test today. Logan is going to be testing to move to level 2 as a purple belt, and Ray & I will be testing for our blue belts. We are all having so much fun, this is probably the greatest family thing we could have done. We have such a great time, and the stuff we are all learning is great.
If my calculations are right, he should be getting his black belt by the time he is 9! He is leaning toward joining the apprentice program, to work toward being on the leadership team and on to an instructor. He has been influenced by many of the senior belts at the school. Mr. Stevens has been a great mentor for Logan, and Logan really wants to be like him. Mr. Langford is great with Logan, he really works great with the kids. Both of these guys have a wonderful drive and determination to be the best at what they do, and that is wearing off on Logan and I love it, both of these guys started training at just a little younger of an age than Logan. So for me as a parent there is hope that he will stay here and see/feel the accomplishments he is capable of. Then there is Mr. & Mrs. Nguyen, they have been with Dr. Flury, for almost ....well lots of years. They are brother & sister, both teachers, and both great. They have been involved for their entire lives, and they want to see these other kids succeed as they have. I am so glad I found Dr. Flury's school, the staff, the parents and the other kids in that school remind me everyday how glad I am of the choices I have made for Logan.
Now back to what else is going on today...Lunch with some friends, I have not met her, she is a friend of Ray's past, and I am really excited about it. Then I think we will come home and rest some more. Hoping tomorrow is nice, so we can take the dogs to the park or something.
Really I don't...I have been up since 3:45am, and it is Saturday, and I have not slept worth crap this week! Been really busy this week. Have a belt test today, and I should be resting!!! But instead I am catching up on Law & Order SVU & last years episodes of Glee!
Glee new season starts April 13th! I am really excited about that. Logan loves his music as he always has, and now he is totally into the Glee soundtrack - Yes I have both. His favorite songs are 'I Can't Fight This Feeling' & 'Gold Digger', he really likes 'Jump' too.
So the belt test today. Logan is going to be testing to move to level 2 as a purple belt, and Ray & I will be testing for our blue belts. We are all having so much fun, this is probably the greatest family thing we could have done. We have such a great time, and the stuff we are all learning is great.
If my calculations are right, he should be getting his black belt by the time he is 9! He is leaning toward joining the apprentice program, to work toward being on the leadership team and on to an instructor. He has been influenced by many of the senior belts at the school. Mr. Stevens has been a great mentor for Logan, and Logan really wants to be like him. Mr. Langford is great with Logan, he really works great with the kids. Both of these guys have a wonderful drive and determination to be the best at what they do, and that is wearing off on Logan and I love it, both of these guys started training at just a little younger of an age than Logan. So for me as a parent there is hope that he will stay here and see/feel the accomplishments he is capable of. Then there is Mr. & Mrs. Nguyen, they have been with Dr. Flury, for almost ....well lots of years. They are brother & sister, both teachers, and both great. They have been involved for their entire lives, and they want to see these other kids succeed as they have. I am so glad I found Dr. Flury's school, the staff, the parents and the other kids in that school remind me everyday how glad I am of the choices I have made for Logan.
Now back to what else is going on today...Lunch with some friends, I have not met her, she is a friend of Ray's past, and I am really excited about it. Then I think we will come home and rest some more. Hoping tomorrow is nice, so we can take the dogs to the park or something.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
No Specific Title Here
I know it sounds silly, but I don't have anything specific to talk about.
I have had lots of Blog ideas in my head, but the time to write them just is not there, so they go to the wayside. I think I am going to start just typing them in word when an idea hits me then post.
We went to Canton (First Monday Trades Days) we had a wonderful time. We took Shadow & Shyanne, it was nice. They needed it. It was Shys first trip out on the leash, and she did wonderful. As soon as she was right beside Shadoe she was well behaved.
We were there about 5 hours, and I am feeling it. Logan & I did boot camp at TKD on Thursday night, and I am still so sore. I am sure that tomorrow morning will be so hard to make my legs work. But we don't plan on getting out of our jammies tomorrow so it does not matter. Laundry is just waiting to be folded, kitchen is cleaned....Now lets see what tomorrow brings.
Tonight it is pizza and the movie bedtime stories, we are going to watch some of the Olympics too.
Ray has decided to be an active member of the Facebook community. So once he gets all Facebook savvy I am sure he will be figuring out all my deep dark secrets....Help me keep them! :-)
I have had lots of Blog ideas in my head, but the time to write them just is not there, so they go to the wayside. I think I am going to start just typing them in word when an idea hits me then post.
We went to Canton (First Monday Trades Days) we had a wonderful time. We took Shadow & Shyanne, it was nice. They needed it. It was Shys first trip out on the leash, and she did wonderful. As soon as she was right beside Shadoe she was well behaved.
We were there about 5 hours, and I am feeling it. Logan & I did boot camp at TKD on Thursday night, and I am still so sore. I am sure that tomorrow morning will be so hard to make my legs work. But we don't plan on getting out of our jammies tomorrow so it does not matter. Laundry is just waiting to be folded, kitchen is cleaned....Now lets see what tomorrow brings.
Tonight it is pizza and the movie bedtime stories, we are going to watch some of the Olympics too.
Ray has decided to be an active member of the Facebook community. So once he gets all Facebook savvy I am sure he will be figuring out all my deep dark secrets....Help me keep them! :-)
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