My Day in the ER

Well after 3 days of being doubled over in pain, I finally went to the ER. I guess it is a good thing I went, but I am dreading the bill. Honestly I am keeping my chin up, but geeze I do wish I'd get a break once in awhile. I swear it is always one thing after another. I have diverticulitis and colitis, they gave me two rounds of antibiotics in the ER and sent me home with some more. I'm hoping the pain will go away in a few days, it hurts every time I move around. I have to be better by next week because I have finals. Life sure is an adventure isn't is ? :)

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Halloween at Our House

I LOVE Halloween. It is one of my favorite times of the year. I just love all the spooks and specters. My DVR during Halloween is working overtime taping all the ghost shows for the season. This year Paige went to party with her friends, Molly trick or treated with her buddies, and Dan and I took the babies out for treats. Daniel was more preoccupied with peering in people's houses, trying to see if they had a dog, than he was with getting candy. By no means though does that mean he didn't love all the sweets in his bag. Abigail thought it was great. She couldn't wait to run to the next house to see what candy would be placed in her bag next. At the end they did get tired and we had to carry both back home. They spent nearly 2 hours knocking on each door. That was a lot of walking for those poor little legs. I took pics of the kids, but this year Molly evaded the pics. She took off with her friends before I snapped one. By the time she got home she had her costume off. Next year I will just have to be faster than her. I thought Paige looked awesome. She did a great job doing her make up. Abigail loved being a witch and Daniel would have did anything NOT to wear his costume. :).

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My Mom Loves Sweets !

My mother has the biggest sweet tooth in the world. At night when everyone thinks she is asleep, I can hear her rattle candy wrappers munching away. My sister the great bargain hunter hit the jackpot after Halloween. She bought mom a TON of candy. My mom was thrilled ! She even posed with her mother load of confections.

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Molly's First Halloween Dance

Molly was so excited. She had her first Halloween school Dance. I love to see her smile. When I picked her up she was all giggles and talking about boys. Oh she seems so young to be chatting about boys. It sure does seem they start early these days. I am very happy she had a good time.

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Jack of All Trades

My father always said Jack of all trades, master of none. That about sums up me. I know a little bit of everything, but have no specific talents. It is driving me crazy. I see all these women turn something they love and are good at into a career. I don't need to be rich, but really need something that enables me to make money, and be able to take care of the kids at the same time. I wish I could sew or have some talent that I could turn into a little business, or a way to make some extra cash.

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I'm Losing It!

I am losing it and on the borderline of going crazy. The feeling of being overwhelmed stings me straight down to my soul. There is no way I can accomplish everything that needs to be done. You can barely walk through this mess of a house. I spend all day cleaning up, doing laundry and taking care of EVERYTHING. I miss playing with the kids and taking them to the park. I am a married single mother taking care of 7 people. I better stop here because I will later regret what I blog now. I am just venting before I explode.

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Dress Up

Like every little girl, Abigail loves to play dress up. Here she is modeling her latest play outfit. I love it when they are this age!

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School is Getting Hard

I felt so good over the summer because I ended up with a 4.0 GPA. Now I am not so sure I will keep it. A & P is really hard over the internet. I wish I would have been able to take it in class. I'm sure I would have gotten an A if I had an instructor, instead of reading everything and learning it on my own. I heard that 80% of the people fail the course online. I'm hoping I won't be just another statistic. So far I am at a B, but I am only half way and have the final to contend with. I had an A before the midterm, and after that I lost a whole grade point. I really need an A to apply for the nursing program. I guess I will just hold my breath, study and pray.

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Feeling Lucky!!

I think I am going to start entering sweeps again. I stopped during the summer because I didn't have time to enter and do homework too. I'm feeling pretty lucky, so here I go again. Wish me Luck!

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Thomas the Train

Daniel loves Thomas the Train. Here he is playing on his birthday with his new trains, and train set. Choo Choo is his favorite phrase. I imagine we are going to be hearing it for along time to come.

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Happy 2nd Birthday Daniel

My little Danny boy turned 2 years old on the 22nd. I can't believe how fast time is flying by. They grow up so fast. He loves Thomas the Train and was THRILLED when he opened up his presents and seen Thomas. He received his very first train track and played with it all night long. He even fell asleep with little Thomas in his hands. Happy 2nd Birthday my little Danny Boy!

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The Band

Little Miss Abby recruited her Nana to be part of the band. Of course Nana would do anything for her, and happily played. I was treated to their "marching band" performance!

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Abigail the Lion

Abigail decided she wanted to be a lion. She took it upon herself to draw her own whiskers! She is quite the artist lol. She was so proud of herself. Honestly the kid is dangerous with markers. If she isn't drawing on herself, then her poor little brother is the target. ;)

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xo Happy 78th Birthday Mom xo

My mom turned 78 today! We had cake, polish sausage and kraut. I would have made a nicer dinner if our oven had been working :). She had a good day and was thrilled when her sister Vie called and wished her happy birthday. I told her I was going to post her pic on my blog and make her famous. She laughed and said she needed her hair done first :). I love my mom and I think she had a pretty good day.

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Panic

OMG, I am completely panicking. I spent so much time moving and unpacking I did not get to my homework due this week. I haven't even studied yet for mid terms next week either. I don't know if I will be able to get it all completed. If I do, it will probably not be very good work. I have to write an essay on a research topic I haven't even started. I still have to pick another topic for another course and write research on that topic too. Next week I also have another essay due. I feel totally blind sided. To top it off I can't even get to the library since I don't have a car. This is the worst week I have ever had so far in college. I could honestly just sit and cry. I need several hours alone to write and research, but I don't have any one that can sit with the kids that long. The assignments are very time consuming and here lately at night I am too tired to do any of it. I keep falling asleep while I am reading and writing. There aren't enough hours in the day to accomplish everything.

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Moved !

Well we are finally at the new house with mom and my sister. I thought we would never get moved out. I have never carried and packed so many boxes in my entire life. I actually filled a 30 yard dumpster, gave away about 7 truck loads of stuff, sent 2 truck loads to goodwill, and sold about 100 boxes at a yard sale. Now the bad news is, we have about 55 boxes of stuff to go through and sort out at the new house. Just this morning I sent another truck load to someone on freecycle, and took a box to the ebay store, for them to sell. It seems as if there is no end. I am having such a hard time trying to keep up with school, unpacking, cleaning, kids and everything else. I hope someday I can just sit down and relax. I don't know how much longer I can keep going at this pace.

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College

Well I have to say it has been pretty hard this time, but I am managing to hang on :). I swear Anatomy and Physiology is like reading a foreign language lol. It might sound crazy, but I actually like taking the classes. I guess it gives me something of my own. I don't mind working hard toward a goal, and it feels good to accomplish something. I have my first paper due in argumentative and persuasive writing, and my first big test in A & P and Lifespan. I hope I do good. As they say, " Where there is a will, there is a way." I definitely have the will, now lets see if the way thing is true :). Time will tell.

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Still Not Moved Yet!

Well my mom's house is actually sold and closed, but she is still not closed on the new house. It is taking forever and the company doing it has been awful. They were suppose to close us last Wednesday but then decided they needed to wait. Now we are suppose to close this Thursday. I hope they do, because we are suppose to be out of this house by this coming Sunday. Now we won't have the 10 days we anticipated on having to move. It is going to be a rush job moving it all. I ordered a dumpster today to get rid of all the junk in the basement and garage. It is going to be a HUGE job. I hope I am up to it. I will be glad when this is all finished. It has been very stressful, and I am tired. I sold about 50 boxes of stuff, gave away another 25 and took about 15 boxes to the goodwill. OMG it is never ending. I think we will end up filling the 20 cubic feet of the dumpster too!

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Smile!

Of course I took Daniel's picture, so my little ham had to have her picture taken too :). Here is Abigail's big smile!

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Mommy Cut My Hair!

Well I did it. I decided I was going to try and see if I could cut Daniel's hair myself. I bought some clippers and the way I went. He did really good, but I'm not sure how well I did. I figure not too bad for the first try.

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My Star! Paige as Anne Frank! Newspaper Article!

Here is Paige as Anne Frank in the production of The Diary of Anne Frank. The play is being put on by a local theater company, and premiers Sept. 9th. I was excited to see a newspaper article about the play, and about Paige as portraying Anne Frank. I am so happy for her, and know she is excited to portray such a touching character as Anne. This is of course my favorite part of the article. Of course as a mother, you know we all love to brag about our kids. "A great Anne just kind of dropped out of the sky," Cooley said of Paige. "She's unbelievably natural ... I can't wait to see how the audience responds to her." She worked really hard to play this part, and I am very proud of her.

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Happy Birthday Molly !

8/29 My little Miss Molly turned 11 years old ! HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOLLY !!!

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It's Me!

Okay, mom told me I looked old today. lol. Since the stroke she really don't have a filter and tells it the way it is. Which is good, and um.. a little embarrassing at times. lol So I decided to put on a little make-up and kinda fix my hair. Mom did approve and say, " Well now you look better." Gotta love moms! I decided to take a pic, since I hardly every get time to do make-up, or anything. I figured it was a once in a lifetime moment. So I captured it for posterity.

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Busy Busy Busy

Well here I go again. I start school tomorrow. Keep your fingers crossed that I do well. We should be moving in about a week or so. I have to time it right as to not lose an internet connection while moving. My classes are all online, so I can't go without a connection for any length of time. Everyone is excited about the move. Finally me and the girls will have a bed to sleep in. I am grateful for the couch, but hey a bed is a nice thing ;). No toilets that rock, sinks you can use in the bathroom, and OMG a dishwasher... lol.. I will be living like a princess. I told the girls that we want to keep everything tip top for mom. We want to treat her like the queen of her castle. Mom has never really had anything too nice, or even new. I am happy she will finally have something nice, clean and neat. I will make sure we keep it that way. Hubby got her a really nice couch and loveseat. It is like brand new. Someone was moving and going to get rid of it, so he figured it would be great for mom. She won't know what to do when we get there. I think she will be very happy there. It is the perfect place and house for her.

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My Mom is Home From the Hospital

My mom came home from the hospital today. She is doing well. I want to thank all of you for keeping her in your prayers.

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Update on My Mom

The doctor called my sister and my mom did have EKG changes. There was evidence of previous heart attacks. She is doing good, and will be discharged tomorrow and get to come home. They are going to treat her with medications. Abigail asks every day " Is Nana fixed yet?", she misses her like everyone else. This morning she was talking in her sleep and said, " Nana they fixed you, I missed you so very much." We will all be happy to have her home. My mom is happy to come home too, and can't wait to move. Every day she asks me how long it will be :). She is looking forward to her new house. She is in great spirits and feeling well.

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Mom Still in the Hospital

My mom is still in the hospital. Last night she had some chest pain, so they sent her to a telemetry floor so they could monitor her. I called this morning and all cardiac stuff came back clean. It didn't show anything bad. She is doing well, and her Coumodin level still continues to drop (which is good). The ENT came to see her and is leaving the tampon in her nose for now. They do not believe she is bleeding anymore. Just as a precaution, I think they are going to keep her another day. Once her coumodin level drops to almost nothing, she will probably come home.

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911

I was getting ready to put stuff out for a garage sale yesterday and my sister called me in the house. My mom was bleeding from her nose and mouth. She is on a blood thinner and we had to call an ambulance. It took 5 hours to get the bleeding to stop, and they gave her 2 units of platelets. It ended up it was a nose bleed and was the most awful thing I have ever seen. I didn't know it could be that bad. She is doing well, but still in the hospital. They are keeping her there until her Coumodin levels drop off. She is fine and no more bleeding. They are keeping one side of her nose packed, and will probably take it out tomorrow and send her home. She will be fine and in great spirits. :)

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Facebook

Okay, I think I am getting addicted to face book and farms ville. Thanks Sally! ;)

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Happy 3rd Birthday Abigail !

My little princess turned 3 years old today! I can't believe she is growing so fast. She had a blast blowing out her candles and opening all her presents. I took her to build a bear for her Nana and Papo Walker. She loved it, and made a cute teddy bear with pink hearts. She named her bear " Teddy" lol :). She even made a special bed for teddy to sleep in, right next to her tonight. She can't wait til this weekend because she got a pool and tons of pool toys too. She played princess with her new my little pony princess castle and tried out her new rollar skates too. She sure was a busy girl today :). Oh and who can forget her "joka soka" which is her new water gun that she just had to squirt everyone with.

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You've Got Mail

You will never believe what I got in the mail today. Imagine opening a box and finding a sheep's brain and eyeball and a fetal pig. Ewwwwww, it was pretty gross. I even got a scalpel to dissect them too! From the contents of the box, it looks like A&P is going to be a lot of fun ;). I already asked if the kids wanted to help me with my labs at home. They politely declined :).

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It figures

You know here lately it seems I just can't win. I tried to snake the tub today to unclog the drain. Well now I wish I wouldn't have done it. I tried routing the sink drain because they are connected. Well, I broke the pipe under the sink. It just figures. To top it off I couldn't fix the tub either. It will have to be pulled apart from underneath in the basement. I guess we will just go over my other sister's house to take baths. I think it is pointless to call a plumber. It would cost a ton and we will only be here a couple more weeks. This house is going to be torn down anyways.

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Update Home Inspection

The sellers agreed to fix the central air and a couple of other minor things! That means it won't be long until we will be moving to the new house. I am happy and a bit sad. I will be sad to leave my childhood home, but completely happy that we will have a house with 2 bathrooms, ( good thing when there are 7 people in the house ;) ) We will also have real bedrooms, a washer & dryer, and a tub that works too!!!! I can't wait to sit in the jacuzzi tub and relax! Oh yea I almost forgot, a toilet that don't rock when you sit on it lol :). Gotta love life :).

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The Straw

The straw that broke the camel's back. I think I am getting close to the last straw! OMG like it isn't enough that I am living with my mom, I am sleeping on a couch, I have no washer & dryer, my muffler is hanging off my car, (which BTW sticks in neutral) , the bath tub is clogged up, and now I lose my health insurance because someone did not turn in the papers to the right place! Okay I have enough straws, I don't think I want anymore!

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Final Grades Psychology & English Comp.

I received my final grades for Psychology and English Comp. today. I am happy to report I got an A in both courses! That makes 3 A's out of 3 courses this summer. I hope I can keep it up this fall. Wish me luck!

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Lemons

Okay why do people always associate Lemons with bad things? Such as the car you bought was a lemon. When life give you lemons...... I think lemons get a bad rap. I've been thinking about how they aren't bad at all. Without them you couldn't eat lobster! A lobster just wouldn't be the same without lemons. Everybody needs some lemons now and again to keep life flavorful. I guess I have a lot of lemons at the moment, but I don't want to make lemon aide. I hate lemon aide. Instead I have decided I am saving my lemons for a nice big lobster! So the way I figure I am half way there. I just happened to get my lemons first, now I am just waiting for my delicious lobster :).

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Algebra Final Grade

I received my final grade in Algebra :). I am happy to say I got an A !

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Home Inspection

They inspected the house my mom is going to buy. I was surprised that the home inspection went really well. The only thing that we are going to have a problem with is the central air. It is 20 years old and don't work. I am not sure how they are going to handle that, but I hope it all gets worked out. She is very excited about moving, and can hardly wait. I am happy for her. It will be the first time she has had something nice, just for her. It will be easy for her to get around in her wheelchair too. Heck she will even have a jacuzzi tub. It is a pretty big house. 3 bedrooms, living room and family room too. The lot is great. The house sits on a half acre and reminds me of a cottage or gingerbread house.

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I Did It!

I can not believe it. I actually did it. I officially have 9 college credits. While that may not seem like a lot, I can check the some college button on surveys :). I don't know how I got everything finished, but I did. I am so glad it is over. That is over for 3 weeks. Then it is off to school I go again. This time I am taking A&P I & II on campus, and Public Speaking online. Yup, believe it or not, you can take Public Speaking online. That should be easier than standing in front of a whole class picturing them all in their underwear so I don't freak out! STAY TUNNED> I GET MY FINAL GRADES SOON! Wish me luck!

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Here a Move There a Move

Here a move there a move, everywhere a move, move. That seems to be the theme for this month. My sister's house sold, and she is moving in with my mom. We just moved in with my mom, and now my mom might be moving. It all almost feels like a game of musical chairs, but with houses. I swear I never want to look at another box as long as I live. I am so tired of moving, packing, cleaning, and dragging stuff, that I could actually be sick to my stomach. The good thing is we might have my mom's house sold, ( which is in really poor condition), and found a nice older house for her, but it has been all remodeled inside, and has a nice big private yard. Today we will find out the specifics, and an offer will be written on it, and on this house. I wish she could have gotten more for this house, but it just didn't happen. Keep your fingers crossed that it all works out for the best!

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