So one of my worries of getting a pet, was also the chance of getting fleas in the house. The dog does not come in the house so the chance was slim and he gets treatment but it looks as if we may have the problem. I am running Jake to the vet this morning. Charlie found one last night on him as he was getting into bed. He couldn't tell if Jake had any but he sure has been itching himself alot. So of course I did not sleep ALL night. The thought made me itchy! So I couldn't sleep I was grossed out and itchy.
The other thought was Cooper went to a friend's house last Thursday for a playdate much to my concern because I did not know these people at all. It was at their grandma's house. When I went to pick him up, they were playing outside in the backyard. We were getting eating alive by bugs their dog came out and the boys were playing with this little shiz tu and the grandma said they treat him for fleas every other week. Instantly, I thought oh great! Again, it made me itch all the way home. When we got in the car Braedyn quickly asked, "did she say that dog had fleas?" So either they came in from our dog if he indeed has them or from his friend's house! After leaving, I thought it sounds like these people don't even treat their poor dog with prevention stuff.
We will see what the vet says this morning. We have done checks on Jake and combed him but it doesn't look like he has them so taking him will narrow it down. Plus he is on Frontline Plus every month! I will also know if Cooper will ever be allowed to go to that friend's house ever again!
Looks like all the cleaning I did on Saturday and Sunday will have to be repeated today and wash all the bedding! Then may have to run to pet store and get those flea in house treatments. That will suck! Just what I wanted to do today as it was supposed to be a relaxing play day with Jordan before he starts his first official day of preschool.
Also I have pick up this afternoon at school and hockey tonight. So this morning was going to be lazy. Not now. It's always something isn't it!
Poor Jake he hates going to the vet clinic!
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Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Training Really Begins!
I am officially signed up for the Ramblin Rose 1/2 Marathon October 21st in Durham! I am running with Amy again. I had waited to see what the Dr. would say and how I would feel after getting back to running. I had a little hiccup with my foot but have been running again and I feel great and it is all healed up! So have a little over a month to finish up training. Then I think I will be taking the winter easy, well that's what I say anyways! We are back to training! I am looking forward to some fall weather!
Jordan visited preschool today
Jordan officially starts preschool on Thursday in the 3 year old classroom. He is very excited to get back to school. He got to meet his teacher today and get comfortable in his new room. To him, it's not really new since he also has been going to that room during church services. But to him it was new teachers. He seemed to do just fine. Being the 3rd child, fortunately, he sure is my easiest going and well adjusted one. He can just about adapt to anything you put him into. He will be going Tues, and Thurs from 8:45 to 12:45 then in October they will start going another hour later to add in lunch. He's so anxious to get back to school like his big brothers.
So look for some snapshots of first day of preschool at UUMP!
So look for some snapshots of first day of preschool at UUMP!
Terrific Kid!
Braedyn has been chosen as August's Terrific Kid!. It's to honor the children who are doing wonderful in school and are good citizens amongst the school, and friends to their peers. I am proud of him and he will get his award on Friday.
New Technology
New technology kind of scares me. Before Charlie left for Japan, he had ordered me a Kindle Fire and it arrived and he set it all up for me. I am a little bit tech challenged since leaving the working class folk! It scares me a little bit and worried I am going to screw something up. I am still not cool and have a neat little IPhone or Droid etc that does cool stuff...Actually mine doesn't even ring anymore. The speaker wore out! I took it to the TMobile store and the lady kind of laughed and said "um we don't sell that phone anymore and I am surprised its lasted you this long!" Great! My plan is up mid-Sept so time for a cool new phone. So if you happen to call me and I never answer, I am not ignoring you, my phone doesn't ring!
I love the Kindle Fire and the kids love it too. They have been teaching me how to play the games on it. Apparently, we have been playing to much Angry Birds because we were watching college football Saturday night and flipped it to the Louisville Cardinals vs Kentucky and Jordan said, "the Angry Birds team was winning"! LOL!!
So I have also been doing a lot of reading that is why I haven't blogged lately either....new gadgets are fun to play with!
I love the Kindle Fire and the kids love it too. They have been teaching me how to play the games on it. Apparently, we have been playing to much Angry Birds because we were watching college football Saturday night and flipped it to the Louisville Cardinals vs Kentucky and Jordan said, "the Angry Birds team was winning"! LOL!!
So I have also been doing a lot of reading that is why I haven't blogged lately either....new gadgets are fun to play with!
Quotes
I like to keep great quotes in my little journal and these ones I think will come in handy one day for me with the boys!
When you feel like giving up, remember why you held on for so long in the first place. – Unknown
If one dream should fall and break into a thousand pieces, never be afraid to pick one of those pieces up and begin again. – Flavia Weedn
“Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall.”
~Confucius
“The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place and I don’t care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard ya hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward.”
~Rocky Balboa~
“To be a champ, you have to believe in yourself when nobody else will.”
~Sugar Ray Robinson~
“Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.”
~Thomas Edison~
Winners never quit, and quitters never win.”
~Vince Lombardi~
Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.”
~Dale Carnegie~
When you feel like giving up, remember why you held on for so long in the first place. – Unknown
If one dream should fall and break into a thousand pieces, never be afraid to pick one of those pieces up and begin again. – Flavia Weedn
“Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall.”
~Confucius
“The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place and I don’t care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard ya hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward.”
~Rocky Balboa~
“To be a champ, you have to believe in yourself when nobody else will.”
~Sugar Ray Robinson~
“Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.”
~Thomas Edison~
Winners never quit, and quitters never win.”
~Vince Lombardi~
Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.”
~Dale Carnegie~
A Weeks Worth of Catching Up!
Time got away from me this week when Charlie was traveling. By the time evening came, when I usually sit down at the computer, I was too exhausted to even think. Braedyn gets to keep dad's side of the bed warm when he is gone, so I soak up that time when I can and while he still wants to cuddle with mom. So we would talk and watch TV together later than I normally let him stay up but that one-on-one time is precious!
So a lot of things seem to happen when Charlie leaves town...
Mon~First was the Blue Sox tryouts that didn't turn out as Braedyn had hoped they would but in the end it all worked out and I was actually proud of myself for taking care of it and handling it when Charlie was gone. Mom was still able to find a team for him and it all worked out in the end and I did it all by myself and with some great luck! Like I said in that post about the tryouts, God had it all worked out before I even knew!
Tues~Then we had an awful smell on the third floor where their toy room is located and my workout area happens to be. I knew what the smell was and I was not happy. It was a dead mouse. I hate mice!! As a child sleeping at the farm at my Grandma and Grandpa's house, I never slept on the floor because I was always afraid one would crawl on me at night. I think I had seen one or something and my Grandma was just, "oh, that it's just a little mouse". Not to me it wasn't! I had nightmares about mice. Then the reason the smell is so familiar and grosses me out, is because it seemed like we had a lot of dead mice get trapped in the furnaces at the old Byron High School! I figured I am just going to have to suck it up. On the way to school that next day, when we figured out what it was, I asked who was going to get the mouse and of course Braedyn said he would because he then reminded me he would get it because daddy said he was the man in charge when he was gone, so of course Cooper then quickly offered his help. That night after I got the younger two to sleep, Braedyn and I went up there with about three plastic bags and me with a clothespin on my nose. I asked Braedyn to show me where it was and he did and then laughed at me and said just give me the bag. As he leaned in closer, he says, "I think it's alive, its eyes are popped out". He very quickly picked it up and tossed it in the bag. I put it in the garage for Charlie to deal with when he got home. I was afraid I would snap myself and the thing creeped me out. It was gross!
Tues. ~Then Jordan had to also go to the Dr. again. Turns out the medicine they had him on wasn't enough to cure his sinus infection so he was put on a different antibiotic now and seems to be doing better.
Wed. ~Cooper also ended one session of hockey to start another the same night. So he had hockey for two hours last Wednesday night! There is a four week clinic that started now for four weeks before the season starts. I thought he was going to be so tired after the first hour session. I didn't know how he would do. The kid amazes me most of the time out there on the ice. He did great. The clinic is for mites to midgets so ages 6 to 16. He was the youngest and smallest out there but was skating in about the middle of the pack and that was after an hour already of practice. He had so much fun out there. The best was when he went whizzing by the tallest kid out there who stands about 6'5 on skates and the kids looked around like where did that kid come from! He loves hockey and works hard but has fun at the same time! His season begins in October and end in March. He will be playing with the Raleigh Youth Hockey Association (RYHA). That's where he is going to get the best experience. I can't wait and I am excited for him. So he will be a little Jr. hurricane! The evaluations will be when we get back from our vacation. He will be on an 8U team. (He is 6) They will be dividing up the 8U teams as to advanced, interm. and beginner. We'll see what team he ends up on! I hope to catch some video and put out on my YouTube channel this season and if I do I will let you know!
Thurs~ Jordan had a special mom and me day before he starts preschool. He has been such a trooper riding in the stroller and going for runs, running errands, and going to his brother's activities. I took him to Marbles Kids museum in Raleigh for the day. He had so much fun and it was great to just spend some time with him doing something fun that I used to take the time to do with just Braedyn when he was little and he was all I had. It was nice to go just go and pack a lunch. No diaper bags and no stroller! It was wonderful! The best part of that day was on the way home before he fell asleep, he said, "I had a lot of fun with you today mom". That made my heart melt! It meant so much to him to have a fun day with just mom.
Friday~ended with a nice morning run with my running sister and waiting for Charlie to get home.
He got home late. I was in bed.
That was my week as a single mom...I was wiped out. I have so much respect for those single moms out there I don't know how they do it plus throw in a full time job on top of being a full time mom. I think I would curl up in a ball in cry!. Much respect goes out to them!!
We had a nice relaxing Labor Day weekend with Daddy back home!!
So a lot of things seem to happen when Charlie leaves town...
Mon~First was the Blue Sox tryouts that didn't turn out as Braedyn had hoped they would but in the end it all worked out and I was actually proud of myself for taking care of it and handling it when Charlie was gone. Mom was still able to find a team for him and it all worked out in the end and I did it all by myself and with some great luck! Like I said in that post about the tryouts, God had it all worked out before I even knew!
Tues~Then we had an awful smell on the third floor where their toy room is located and my workout area happens to be. I knew what the smell was and I was not happy. It was a dead mouse. I hate mice!! As a child sleeping at the farm at my Grandma and Grandpa's house, I never slept on the floor because I was always afraid one would crawl on me at night. I think I had seen one or something and my Grandma was just, "oh, that it's just a little mouse". Not to me it wasn't! I had nightmares about mice. Then the reason the smell is so familiar and grosses me out, is because it seemed like we had a lot of dead mice get trapped in the furnaces at the old Byron High School! I figured I am just going to have to suck it up. On the way to school that next day, when we figured out what it was, I asked who was going to get the mouse and of course Braedyn said he would because he then reminded me he would get it because daddy said he was the man in charge when he was gone, so of course Cooper then quickly offered his help. That night after I got the younger two to sleep, Braedyn and I went up there with about three plastic bags and me with a clothespin on my nose. I asked Braedyn to show me where it was and he did and then laughed at me and said just give me the bag. As he leaned in closer, he says, "I think it's alive, its eyes are popped out". He very quickly picked it up and tossed it in the bag. I put it in the garage for Charlie to deal with when he got home. I was afraid I would snap myself and the thing creeped me out. It was gross!
Tues. ~Then Jordan had to also go to the Dr. again. Turns out the medicine they had him on wasn't enough to cure his sinus infection so he was put on a different antibiotic now and seems to be doing better.
Wed. ~Cooper also ended one session of hockey to start another the same night. So he had hockey for two hours last Wednesday night! There is a four week clinic that started now for four weeks before the season starts. I thought he was going to be so tired after the first hour session. I didn't know how he would do. The kid amazes me most of the time out there on the ice. He did great. The clinic is for mites to midgets so ages 6 to 16. He was the youngest and smallest out there but was skating in about the middle of the pack and that was after an hour already of practice. He had so much fun out there. The best was when he went whizzing by the tallest kid out there who stands about 6'5 on skates and the kids looked around like where did that kid come from! He loves hockey and works hard but has fun at the same time! His season begins in October and end in March. He will be playing with the Raleigh Youth Hockey Association (RYHA). That's where he is going to get the best experience. I can't wait and I am excited for him. So he will be a little Jr. hurricane! The evaluations will be when we get back from our vacation. He will be on an 8U team. (He is 6) They will be dividing up the 8U teams as to advanced, interm. and beginner. We'll see what team he ends up on! I hope to catch some video and put out on my YouTube channel this season and if I do I will let you know!
Thurs~ Jordan had a special mom and me day before he starts preschool. He has been such a trooper riding in the stroller and going for runs, running errands, and going to his brother's activities. I took him to Marbles Kids museum in Raleigh for the day. He had so much fun and it was great to just spend some time with him doing something fun that I used to take the time to do with just Braedyn when he was little and he was all I had. It was nice to go just go and pack a lunch. No diaper bags and no stroller! It was wonderful! The best part of that day was on the way home before he fell asleep, he said, "I had a lot of fun with you today mom". That made my heart melt! It meant so much to him to have a fun day with just mom.
Friday~ended with a nice morning run with my running sister and waiting for Charlie to get home.
He got home late. I was in bed.
That was my week as a single mom...I was wiped out. I have so much respect for those single moms out there I don't know how they do it plus throw in a full time job on top of being a full time mom. I think I would curl up in a ball in cry!. Much respect goes out to them!!
We had a nice relaxing Labor Day weekend with Daddy back home!!
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