Well this week has been very productive. I finished the facia on the one side of the garage then started going up on one of the sides of the garage. From there I had visitors!! So the rest of the day had brought lots of fun. Friends visiting and kids playing. They had a blast!
Today I have already painted the garage block and then cleaned up the boys since they helped paint and now I have to go back over the white trim....*sigh* This afternoon I have an appointment for my hand as it seems I've done something to it as I can't move it (ouch)! Then I need to come home and steam clean the dining room chairs and put new plastic covering on them. It seems like such a daunting task to me right now :(
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Sunday, September 13, 2009
To what extent do you go??
I've been sitting here pondering when I should call and get Kyle re-evaluated for speech. He has really reverted backwards. He used to be saying 3-4 word sentences and now you can barely understand what the child is saying. He's yelling at me and acting out a lot more by kicking and hitting. He also just got into the hiding from ppl stage.
Kyle got a really nasty cut and splinter in his foot a few weeks back. I felt horrible that I hadn't found it sooner but what can you do...it happened at the sitters house. Well, I tried getting the splinter out myself but Kyle just wasn't having it. So I had to have John join in and help me. It took us about a half hour but we finally got all of it out but there was puss and all kinds of junk that came out with it. ugh....we put antibiotic cream and an ace bandage on it (he was taking the band-ades off mind you!) and sent him off to bed. Right after we got the splinter out though he ran into his room and hid under his bed. poor thing....I felt horrible but I went in and dug him out from under his bed and just held him.
Well that's was the first hiding experience...the other one happened tonight. I just finished putting all the kids into their beds and decided to call and thank my in laws for the parcels they sent us from Germany. Before I know it John's walking out into the living room looking for something. I asked him what was wrong and he said he couldn't find Kyle. hmm weird since I just put him into bed. So I went looking for him and handed the phone off to him so he could talk with his mom. I called out for him and nothing. I asked the other two if they saw him and nope nothing. I called his name a few times and again nothing. Finally I heard this laugh. I looked in the closet but didn't see anything. I walk out to only hear it coming from the boys' room. I finally heard him hit the storage containers I had in there and then laugh and I found him....tucked in the closet against my wedding dress! Blah was my heart pumping. The turkey!!
So you're probably wondering how these stories tie into my title. Well, here it is, to what extend do you let this all go on until you call and get his re-evaluated? Do I wait until he's 3 when I can put him into the preschool program and have him evaluated there or do I do it now and see if he qualifies for services and get them started at home? The latter is what I did with the other two. They had services since Trevor was 1 and Cassandra was 2. Trevor's new speech therapist was very happy to see he didn't regress over the summer since we didn't do speech. She said he really did well and only seems to have the problems that most kids his age has with. Sounds like "th" and "f" I believe. So I know the therapies have really helped both kids so I'm wondering if I should just get Kyle re-evaluated now instead of later. Our caseworker that we dealt with the other two kids has left the company though. At least that's what I heard. Ohh well...cross your fingers that we can get Kyle evaulated to see what is going on.
Kyle got a really nasty cut and splinter in his foot a few weeks back. I felt horrible that I hadn't found it sooner but what can you do...it happened at the sitters house. Well, I tried getting the splinter out myself but Kyle just wasn't having it. So I had to have John join in and help me. It took us about a half hour but we finally got all of it out but there was puss and all kinds of junk that came out with it. ugh....we put antibiotic cream and an ace bandage on it (he was taking the band-ades off mind you!) and sent him off to bed. Right after we got the splinter out though he ran into his room and hid under his bed. poor thing....I felt horrible but I went in and dug him out from under his bed and just held him.
Well that's was the first hiding experience...the other one happened tonight. I just finished putting all the kids into their beds and decided to call and thank my in laws for the parcels they sent us from Germany. Before I know it John's walking out into the living room looking for something. I asked him what was wrong and he said he couldn't find Kyle. hmm weird since I just put him into bed. So I went looking for him and handed the phone off to him so he could talk with his mom. I called out for him and nothing. I asked the other two if they saw him and nope nothing. I called his name a few times and again nothing. Finally I heard this laugh. I looked in the closet but didn't see anything. I walk out to only hear it coming from the boys' room. I finally heard him hit the storage containers I had in there and then laugh and I found him....tucked in the closet against my wedding dress! Blah was my heart pumping. The turkey!!
So you're probably wondering how these stories tie into my title. Well, here it is, to what extend do you let this all go on until you call and get his re-evaluated? Do I wait until he's 3 when I can put him into the preschool program and have him evaluated there or do I do it now and see if he qualifies for services and get them started at home? The latter is what I did with the other two. They had services since Trevor was 1 and Cassandra was 2. Trevor's new speech therapist was very happy to see he didn't regress over the summer since we didn't do speech. She said he really did well and only seems to have the problems that most kids his age has with. Sounds like "th" and "f" I believe. So I know the therapies have really helped both kids so I'm wondering if I should just get Kyle re-evaluated now instead of later. Our caseworker that we dealt with the other two kids has left the company though. At least that's what I heard. Ohh well...cross your fingers that we can get Kyle evaulated to see what is going on.
Whoa has it been a while!!
Alot has happened since July! Whoa, sorry, lots going on and little time to write about it seems. So quick recap here, Cassandra started Kindergarten on September 1. She gets on the bus at 8:25 and home by 12:30. She loves it! Brian, our neighbor is in her class also along with some of our other friends' children. I think she has about 18 in hcr classroom. She talks about a girl named Erin and another of Angel. Apparently she even got Angel's phone number, how crazy is that?
I interrupt this rant..Cassandra comes up to me and says, "Mom, is tomorrow my day off?" I said "No, You go to school 5 days a week now." Cassandra, "Well when is my vacation?" I said "Cassandra you go the same days as Daddy does. When daddy has the day off You have the day off!" Cassandra, "Well when is my vacation I want a day off!" Mind you this was Wednesday! heh She takes off her daddy and mom on that one. LOL
So Mr. Trevor has started a new school and is in a new classroom with children he will most likely go to school with. We started him at Mt. Olive Christian Preschool in their Pre-K class. He will go Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9 to 11:30am. His first day was September 9th. When I picked him up that afternoon he walks out of the classroom and said "Mom, I love it here!" That has to be the first time I've ever heard him say that after school was over! That makes me feel a lot better not choicing to go back to Lifesteps. Expecially since we are still waiting for the budget to pass here in PA and there is no funding right now for the class Trevor was going to be in.
Well I am done working for a while. Zenith offered me a position but my heart was here with the children. By the time we outweighed childcare costs for the two boys full time and Cassandra part time along with just gas to get up there I would have only been making 46 dollars a week. That in itself didn't seem worth it to me to be away from the children for 45 hours a week and miss out on all the stuff my mom missed because she was robbed by my father. John and I had a long discussion and ultimately it was better for me to be home and taking care of the children and household than for anything else. I definately think I've made a great decision and although I miss working there I definately feel my children are more important right now. We know we can keep "a float" with John's income it just obviously means we have to cut back A LOT more than we did before for a while.
Zenith sent me off with a beautiful cake and gift card to Max & Erma's yummm Can't wait for John and I to get a chance to use that one! Maybe my birthday?? Ack, that's coming up in two weeks!! Dang...this time is flying. You know that also means I've been married to my wonderful hubby for 6 years!! Time has been wonderful to us though. We've been blessed with three healthy children and although it has been a rocky road at times we are still very much in love with eachother. *sigh*
So I've been additiced to Facebook lately. Yes that's another reason I haven't been on here much. I wonder if I look back at the last few months if I could find all the posts from when I was in the hospital to what is currently going on. Ohh well...I need to let the past be the past and look on to the future.
I'll have to see about uploading some new photos of the munchkins They have really grown!! Cassandra is my princess and the boys...well Trevor is my mister fix-it and Kyle is my watch out world here I come kind of kid. He's a spit fire who is totally loving life as a 2 year old!
I don't know what happened today but we were outside working on the garage (which has been a very long on-going project as usual) and I went inside to get a shower before I headed up to my grandparents to help finish off dinner. Well after I got out of the shower I hear Kyle screaming and crying. I knew he came into the house because he stopped in to see me. Well he comes into my room and just rants something off (whole other story on that one) of which I never understood. I asked him if he was hurt or had a boo boo but all he pointed to was the door. I heard water running so I went to the other bathroom to see what was going on and I found the entire bathroom flooded!! Yes that's right...flooded with hot water! I cleaned it up and quickly went to see how Kyle was. He was stripping down naked in the middle of the hallway. I ask him what he's doing and he said, clean up. So I went and got him some clothes and in the mean time he decided it was time to sit on the potty! ok, I'll take this one...he peed on the pot!! woohoo I was so proud!!
Well we got the pee on the pot but at dinner he was reverting back to a baby! Logan (my now 1 year old nephew) was at one end of the table and Kyle was at the other. Apparently (I can't tell for sure because John and I ate outside instead of in) Kyle decided he was still a baby like Logan and acted just the same. Smashed his food onto the table, rubbed his cake (we were celebrating Pappy Joe's birthday) in his hand and thru his hair....the works!! I put the food away and organized some of the dishes then walked out on the porch and said okay I've cleaned up some of the kitchen but someone else gets to clean up my son. Needless to say I had to clean him up since no-one else wanted to do it for me. ugh...how much does that stink! Ohh well, joys of parenting I suppose.
I could sit here and tell you stories after stories about Kyle right now. He's got so many antics with him right now. Its crazy! I'm waiting till we can get more Mommy & Kyle time to really settle in with some issues we're having with him.
I interrupt this rant..Cassandra comes up to me and says, "Mom, is tomorrow my day off?" I said "No, You go to school 5 days a week now." Cassandra, "Well when is my vacation?" I said "Cassandra you go the same days as Daddy does. When daddy has the day off You have the day off!" Cassandra, "Well when is my vacation I want a day off!" Mind you this was Wednesday! heh She takes off her daddy and mom on that one. LOL
So Mr. Trevor has started a new school and is in a new classroom with children he will most likely go to school with. We started him at Mt. Olive Christian Preschool in their Pre-K class. He will go Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9 to 11:30am. His first day was September 9th. When I picked him up that afternoon he walks out of the classroom and said "Mom, I love it here!" That has to be the first time I've ever heard him say that after school was over! That makes me feel a lot better not choicing to go back to Lifesteps. Expecially since we are still waiting for the budget to pass here in PA and there is no funding right now for the class Trevor was going to be in.
Well I am done working for a while. Zenith offered me a position but my heart was here with the children. By the time we outweighed childcare costs for the two boys full time and Cassandra part time along with just gas to get up there I would have only been making 46 dollars a week. That in itself didn't seem worth it to me to be away from the children for 45 hours a week and miss out on all the stuff my mom missed because she was robbed by my father. John and I had a long discussion and ultimately it was better for me to be home and taking care of the children and household than for anything else. I definately think I've made a great decision and although I miss working there I definately feel my children are more important right now. We know we can keep "a float" with John's income it just obviously means we have to cut back A LOT more than we did before for a while.
Zenith sent me off with a beautiful cake and gift card to Max & Erma's yummm Can't wait for John and I to get a chance to use that one! Maybe my birthday?? Ack, that's coming up in two weeks!! Dang...this time is flying. You know that also means I've been married to my wonderful hubby for 6 years!! Time has been wonderful to us though. We've been blessed with three healthy children and although it has been a rocky road at times we are still very much in love with eachother. *sigh*
So I've been additiced to Facebook lately. Yes that's another reason I haven't been on here much. I wonder if I look back at the last few months if I could find all the posts from when I was in the hospital to what is currently going on. Ohh well...I need to let the past be the past and look on to the future.
I'll have to see about uploading some new photos of the munchkins They have really grown!! Cassandra is my princess and the boys...well Trevor is my mister fix-it and Kyle is my watch out world here I come kind of kid. He's a spit fire who is totally loving life as a 2 year old!
I don't know what happened today but we were outside working on the garage (which has been a very long on-going project as usual) and I went inside to get a shower before I headed up to my grandparents to help finish off dinner. Well after I got out of the shower I hear Kyle screaming and crying. I knew he came into the house because he stopped in to see me. Well he comes into my room and just rants something off (whole other story on that one) of which I never understood. I asked him if he was hurt or had a boo boo but all he pointed to was the door. I heard water running so I went to the other bathroom to see what was going on and I found the entire bathroom flooded!! Yes that's right...flooded with hot water! I cleaned it up and quickly went to see how Kyle was. He was stripping down naked in the middle of the hallway. I ask him what he's doing and he said, clean up. So I went and got him some clothes and in the mean time he decided it was time to sit on the potty! ok, I'll take this one...he peed on the pot!! woohoo I was so proud!!
Well we got the pee on the pot but at dinner he was reverting back to a baby! Logan (my now 1 year old nephew) was at one end of the table and Kyle was at the other. Apparently (I can't tell for sure because John and I ate outside instead of in) Kyle decided he was still a baby like Logan and acted just the same. Smashed his food onto the table, rubbed his cake (we were celebrating Pappy Joe's birthday) in his hand and thru his hair....the works!! I put the food away and organized some of the dishes then walked out on the porch and said okay I've cleaned up some of the kitchen but someone else gets to clean up my son. Needless to say I had to clean him up since no-one else wanted to do it for me. ugh...how much does that stink! Ohh well, joys of parenting I suppose.
I could sit here and tell you stories after stories about Kyle right now. He's got so many antics with him right now. Its crazy! I'm waiting till we can get more Mommy & Kyle time to really settle in with some issues we're having with him.
Monday, July 20, 2009
Updating...
Its been a while since I have posted anything here. Things have been a bit crazy for me. Not the crazy crazy as in health crazy but rather work crazy. I finished up and started working for Zenith on the 22nd. I finished my hours about a week and half ago so my requirements for school are now met and I offically get my degree on Thursday the 23rd of July. I'm excited!
That aside I am continuting to work for Zenith through the summer. I do love it here. The projects are challenging but yet fun. The people are GREAT and very much concerned for YOU and not just the work.
The kids have been sick this past week. Kyle started out with a high fever on the Sunday-12th night and that continued on until Tuesday. On Monday Cassandra got the high fever and was sick until Tuesday also. Then Trevor of course had to get it next but his fever wasn't as high as the others. All they had was a fever! Nothing else....
Me working full time has really put a strain on John and I's relationship. I'm not used to working full time yet. I am into a routine with the kids now but I'm not juggling the housework stuff very well. Apparently John thinks I'm not appreciative of the things he does. I don't know how much more I need to say when I say Thanks for doing that...or I really appreciate that you are taking care of this...etc etc
I think my mom is starting to get under John's skin though. He's gotten upset with her neumorous times about comments she makes etc. I admit I do get angry with her about her comments. Such as last night...she decided to take Monday and Tuesday of this week off because my cousins from Florida are in town until Wednesday morning. well she made a HUGE mistake telling the kids this as she has always said on Sundays that they couldn't stay with her because she has to work the next morning. Great so she's not working this time and so Cassandra got VERY upset that she couldn't stay with her. It also didn't help that my mom was willing to take the two older kids for Monday but the heck with Kyle.
Soo in talking about all of what they were going to do on Monday somehow my kids' got into the conversation and my mom comes back and forth at me about stuff. Well in the back in forth she comes back and says "I've done my time...I've raised my kids!" I didn't say anything to her about it but at the same time it was heart renching to ME that she doesn't want my kids. By saying that she makes me feel like great...I love the kids but I don't want to be around them for very long. Am I so upset with her comments lately. She's NOT thinking about how I or John would react to her comments.
She was at the reunion yesterday and was talking to my Aunt Polly. She just had a mastectaomy nearly two weeks ago and my cousin has really been helping out with her. She has been going to all of her appointments with her etc etc. Well our Aunt Martha is in town and she had the same surgery for the same reason a few years back. Mom makes the comment that she hopes that Martha will go with her to her next appointment (Which is today) and that way Martha can ask all of the questions that NEED to be asked. well don't you think our cousin has been doing that?! Or doing a great job at keeping up with everything for her!! WTH was she thinking when she said that?? Even Aunt Polly stated that Melinda was doing such a great job keeping up with her and asking the doctors questions and ALL!! The statement was made before mom's comments too! I stood there infront of everyone and said..>Mom don't you think that was a RUDE comment?! So she of course says NO but I made her realize that it was a rude comment and that she needed to take the comment back!
I just wish my mom would keep her BIG mouth SHUT sometimes! She has been VERY hurtful lately! John is so hurt that he doesn't even want the kids around her anymore. If our kids are such an inconviences to her then she doesn't need to have them around anymore!
I don't EVER remember my grandmother saying things like that about us growing up. They welcomed us with open arms and let us live there for 6 years in their home then we pretty much lived there when Mom was working and Joe wasn't home.
I just want to cry right now! I'm so hurt and bothered by this. Marcie isn't any help..she just defends her. I am just waiting for the day when Mom does these things to her and says the same thing.
*sigh*
That aside I am continuting to work for Zenith through the summer. I do love it here. The projects are challenging but yet fun. The people are GREAT and very much concerned for YOU and not just the work.
The kids have been sick this past week. Kyle started out with a high fever on the Sunday-12th night and that continued on until Tuesday. On Monday Cassandra got the high fever and was sick until Tuesday also. Then Trevor of course had to get it next but his fever wasn't as high as the others. All they had was a fever! Nothing else....
Me working full time has really put a strain on John and I's relationship. I'm not used to working full time yet. I am into a routine with the kids now but I'm not juggling the housework stuff very well. Apparently John thinks I'm not appreciative of the things he does. I don't know how much more I need to say when I say Thanks for doing that...or I really appreciate that you are taking care of this...etc etc
I think my mom is starting to get under John's skin though. He's gotten upset with her neumorous times about comments she makes etc. I admit I do get angry with her about her comments. Such as last night...she decided to take Monday and Tuesday of this week off because my cousins from Florida are in town until Wednesday morning. well she made a HUGE mistake telling the kids this as she has always said on Sundays that they couldn't stay with her because she has to work the next morning. Great so she's not working this time and so Cassandra got VERY upset that she couldn't stay with her. It also didn't help that my mom was willing to take the two older kids for Monday but the heck with Kyle.
Soo in talking about all of what they were going to do on Monday somehow my kids' got into the conversation and my mom comes back and forth at me about stuff. Well in the back in forth she comes back and says "I've done my time...I've raised my kids!" I didn't say anything to her about it but at the same time it was heart renching to ME that she doesn't want my kids. By saying that she makes me feel like great...I love the kids but I don't want to be around them for very long. Am I so upset with her comments lately. She's NOT thinking about how I or John would react to her comments.
She was at the reunion yesterday and was talking to my Aunt Polly. She just had a mastectaomy nearly two weeks ago and my cousin has really been helping out with her. She has been going to all of her appointments with her etc etc. Well our Aunt Martha is in town and she had the same surgery for the same reason a few years back. Mom makes the comment that she hopes that Martha will go with her to her next appointment (Which is today) and that way Martha can ask all of the questions that NEED to be asked. well don't you think our cousin has been doing that?! Or doing a great job at keeping up with everything for her!! WTH was she thinking when she said that?? Even Aunt Polly stated that Melinda was doing such a great job keeping up with her and asking the doctors questions and ALL!! The statement was made before mom's comments too! I stood there infront of everyone and said..>Mom don't you think that was a RUDE comment?! So she of course says NO but I made her realize that it was a rude comment and that she needed to take the comment back!
I just wish my mom would keep her BIG mouth SHUT sometimes! She has been VERY hurtful lately! John is so hurt that he doesn't even want the kids around her anymore. If our kids are such an inconviences to her then she doesn't need to have them around anymore!
I don't EVER remember my grandmother saying things like that about us growing up. They welcomed us with open arms and let us live there for 6 years in their home then we pretty much lived there when Mom was working and Joe wasn't home.
I just want to cry right now! I'm so hurt and bothered by this. Marcie isn't any help..she just defends her. I am just waiting for the day when Mom does these things to her and says the same thing.
*sigh*
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Working vs staying at home
WOW what a trip I'm on. I haven't worked full time since Cassandra was 2 months old. Yesterday was my first day of work at Zenith. It was an overwhelming and somewhat boring day for me but having the first day of any work is normally boring. Paperwork here and there then videos. Fun fun!
The people here are great though. They are very helpful and informative with everything happening in this office.
I was thinking about the entire working full time thing verses being a stay at home mom. I see the advantages of both but not having a paycheck right now in our family seems to be hurting us. John is already working two jobs to help us all out. However childcare full time for Kyle would be insane expecially if we include the older kids in there part time. I don't think in the long run it would pay.
The people here are great though. They are very helpful and informative with everything happening in this office.
I was thinking about the entire working full time thing verses being a stay at home mom. I see the advantages of both but not having a paycheck right now in our family seems to be hurting us. John is already working two jobs to help us all out. However childcare full time for Kyle would be insane expecially if we include the older kids in there part time. I don't think in the long run it would pay.
Friday, June 12, 2009
I'm a Graduate!!
I'm offically graduated from school!! Woohooo I start my externship sometime next week. I'll be working at a company called Zenith Infotech, Inc. I'll be at the warrendale office. Its a paid internship that will last through the summer. So finding other childcare was difficult. Thankfully we were able to find care with friends of ours. The kids will know who they are being cared for so I don't have to get a stranger.
I also started the website for the U.P. church. I have a different vision than the other guy working on this with me.
I also started the website for the U.P. church. I have a different vision than the other guy working on this with me.
Friday, June 5, 2009
I made a decision
Well these past two days have been really rough! I got into an accident on Wednesday. Someone pulled out and hit me when I was coming into school parking area. Luckly no one was hurt, I just got a little bit of soreness from being jolted forward then back with my safety belt. However the damage wasn't so nice. The front bumper on the driverside is completely dented in, headlight scratched, hood dented in, and the left panel near the tire was broken. Something is rubbing the tire when I turn so when I got it home that evening I had just parked it.
The insurance agents called yesterday and took my statement. We are still waiting to see who was completely at fault or if it is a joint fault and we both just have to pay for our own damage. The police report that was written up stated that the other person struck my car so hopefully that will be enough. I don't know what the other driver is going to say to the insurance companies so that will take a toll too. *Sigh*
Well Thursday came around and I had an interview for my externship at a company called Zenith Infotech, LTD. Overall the job sounds interesting however childcare was a huge issue as Marcie said she was not willing to continue working for us with the externship. It is also a summer long extern. I'd start June 15 and to until September sometime after labor day. A lot longer than the 90 hours that was required by the externship thru the school. But I'm getting paid for it and hopefully we'll be able to resolve the babysitting situation before I would start.
I had to think about this a lot though. I did finally decide to take it but it required a LOT of calling to find someone etc. I was hoping to find help with the CCIS program but they have a long waiting list. I'm going to apply for it anyway and get on the list as it might come by the fall so if I would get hired on to the company I would have some other way to pay for childcare and not have childcare as a bust.
Anyway, I have 3 days until "pinning!" Its hard to believe that in 3 days I will have completely completed the classroom time of my schooling. I'm really excited about this, it takes away the sense of it being so far away! I will have actually been able to completely finish something from start to finish. What an awesome feeling!!!
The insurance agents called yesterday and took my statement. We are still waiting to see who was completely at fault or if it is a joint fault and we both just have to pay for our own damage. The police report that was written up stated that the other person struck my car so hopefully that will be enough. I don't know what the other driver is going to say to the insurance companies so that will take a toll too. *Sigh*
Well Thursday came around and I had an interview for my externship at a company called Zenith Infotech, LTD. Overall the job sounds interesting however childcare was a huge issue as Marcie said she was not willing to continue working for us with the externship. It is also a summer long extern. I'd start June 15 and to until September sometime after labor day. A lot longer than the 90 hours that was required by the externship thru the school. But I'm getting paid for it and hopefully we'll be able to resolve the babysitting situation before I would start.
I had to think about this a lot though. I did finally decide to take it but it required a LOT of calling to find someone etc. I was hoping to find help with the CCIS program but they have a long waiting list. I'm going to apply for it anyway and get on the list as it might come by the fall so if I would get hired on to the company I would have some other way to pay for childcare and not have childcare as a bust.
Anyway, I have 3 days until "pinning!" Its hard to believe that in 3 days I will have completely completed the classroom time of my schooling. I'm really excited about this, it takes away the sense of it being so far away! I will have actually been able to completely finish something from start to finish. What an awesome feeling!!!
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