Survival of the (un)fittest.......

Well, by the grace of my husband, who may at times THINK he's a God, I survived the sleepover without passing out, falling over, or bursting in to tears. I really do have the greatest, most awesome, patient, brave husband in the whole entire world. How many other husbands would play musical chairs to Hannah Montana music with a bunch of 8 and 9 year olds? He ran the show. Not (of course I had to put it in this disclaimer) how I would have run it, but I was in NO position to criticize in my state of health! I did manage to paint the girls nails while sitting at the kitchen table and to help out setting up and cleaning up here and there. Jack tucked them all in and then got up and made them all breakfast this morning. (Have I mentioned how much I love my husband?) Now, don't think for a minute that I got to sleep in, I was up too, he just did everything. The thing I had to laugh about was last night while we were waiting for the kids to pass out, he was sitting at the computer whining about how tired he was and about how much his feet hurt - welcome to my world honey!! Jacqueline had an amazing time and was very happy. All the girls actually slept and I think they all had a good time, too. They danced, sang, ran around and watched the Hannah Montana concert on DVD. Part of the favors was a head-set microphone that they all put on and sang along to every song Hannah sang!! Harrison even got in on the fun (he passed out about 2 hours before the others did on the couch in the middle of all the action. I have NO idea how he actually fell asleep amidst all the girly noise!) This afternoon I resumed my position on the couch as I am pretty worn out - again. The girls are really tired, but of course would NOT nap - trust me we tried!! Now I need to try to get some of that "rest" the doctor prescribed before my parents arrive on Friday!!

Sick. As. A. Dog........

I finally made it to the computer - been working off my blackberry while dying on the couch......I had to have a change of scenery, although I know it won't be long until I need to return to the "flat out" position on the couch. Took myself to convenient care last night around 8pm. I couldn't take it any longer - my throat hurt so badly, my ears even hurt. I had a banana and it burned all the way down. So, off I went. Luckily there was almost no wait and I was in and out of there in under an hour. Thank God for that. I don't think I could have sat up much longer, let alone drive myself home afterwards. I had a throat culture and it was negative. I just have some miserable virus that could last up to 10 DAYS!!!! Then the doctor told me I really needed alot of rest and should stay in bed for 2-3 days!!!! You've got to be kidding.....I have 3 little kids!! So I am trying to rest as much as I can today. Jack went to Wegman's and got everything I needed for the big birthday party tonight, came home and cleaned the house up, got the house semi-ready for the party, and made lunch for the kids. He just took them to a fishing derby that his company is having today, so I am going to try to get some rest and then take a shower, which, I am predicting, will completely wipe me out!! Now back to the couch for a while........

And the thermometer says.......

Now, I swear I did this to myself. About 3 weeks ago I jinxed myself by saying to Jack "boy, I haven't been sick in a really long time" What an idiotic thing to say - out loud no less. Well the Gods of Sickness heard me and sent out the troops. The kids got it first - fever and cold symptoms - and now mom has it. I haven't felt this horrible in a really long time. I woke up yesterday not feeling well and got progressively more weak, achy, and feverish as the day went on. By the afternoon, I could barely move, and Jack had to bring home dinner for the kids and more motrin for me (I polished off the last of it by noon). Last night sleeping was virtually impossible because every part of my body ached - the worst was my fingers!!!! It still hurts to breathe!! I seem to have escaped the fever now (please God) and just feel a little bit like cooked spaghetti. Jacqueline's birthday party (a sleepover no less) is tomorrow, so I have to get off the couch every once in a while to try to do a few things, like make a cake, etc. Hopefully I'll feel better by tomorrow!! That's all for now......the couch is calling!!

Harrison's Big Day!!

Today was Harrison's first day of preschool!! He loved it. When we got there he said "hi" to his teacher and immediately spied the easels with paint and HUGE paint brushes. Off he went and never looked back :( No crying, no clingys, nada....... I stayed a while thinking that this would be short lived, but no, when I finally decided to say "bye" for the morning, he didn't even look at me - just said "ok, bye mommy" and that was that!!!!!! My girls had to be peeled off me their first day of preschool!!!! Now, don't get me wrong, I really don't like the "peel my child off me and run for the hills" drop off, but a little bit of sadness might have made me feel just a tad better!!! When I picked him up he was on the swings, saw me and said "one more minute mommy"!!!!! Didn't run over to me or anything. He actually CRIED WHEN WE LEFT THE SCHOOL!!!!!!!!!! He didn't want to come home!! Tell me that didn't make me feel sad. But he's home and after having a nice lunch together, he came over and gave me a huge hug and said "I missed you mommy". That made it all worth it!!!

The First Day of School

Well, the first day of school is here. The kids were so excited (so is mommy!!) They actually slept last night and got up all cheerful this morning, had a nice breakfast, got dressed and off they went. Fairly uneventful. The bus came earlier than usual and the route is changed a bit as well - good thing we were outside taking pictures!! We were all happy that the girls have the same awesome bus driver again, too! Mom is happy and sad. They really needed to go back to school and be challenged again but I have to say I really enjoyed spending time with my kids this summer and having a laid back pace to life. I really have amazing kids and I love them dearly. So, I was a bit sad too this morning seeing my little ladies get on that bus again. The house is incredibly quiet, even with Harrison still home. He is great at entertaining himself and is relatively quiet when he's the only one home!! Now it's back to the chaos of the school year and all the activities associated with it. Dance and cheer don't start up again until the 15th, so I have a little more time to actually have the whole family eating dinner together. Once that starts, Wednesday nights will be our only "free" night. Going to go buy myself some new running sneakers.....I'm going to need them soon!! Hope everyone else has a great first day. I'll let you know how the girls did and Harrison starts pre-school tomorrow - that should definitely provoke some tears from mom!! Have a great (quiet) day!
Sam

The dentist office

Well, my dislike for the dentist has just reached new heights. I really do not like going to the dentist. Never had a good experience as a kid, and no dentist since then has managed to change my mind about the "service" that they offer but I do still drag my anxiety ridden self there every 6 months to have my teeth cleaned. This morning I had an appointment for a cleaning at my dentist office, which shall remain anonymous. My appointment was at 11:00 am. I arranged for a friend to meet me at the playground and hang out with my kids during my appointment. I arrived at my dentist's office about 10 minutes early (which is a feat in itself for me) and checked in, the receptionist telling me that the hygienist would be "right with you". Well, I don't know in what language "right with you" translates to "you are going to have to wait at least 45 minutes" but I can assure you it is not English!! After my 45 minute torturous wait, I approached the desk only to be told that it would be at least a "few more minutes" - who knows what that really means so I told her that I would not be waiting any longer and needed to go. My kids were probably hungry and tormenting my friend at this point. So I stormed out the door and went to get my kids and my friend and her kids and we went to lunch because as predicted my kids were STARVING - after all it was 12:00 by the time I got back to the playground. Needless to say I will not be returning to this office as this is the 3rd time a situation like this has happened to my family there and I just don't have the time or patience to put up with this. In fact, maybe I'll tell the office they need to pay me for my time, since if the tables were turned and I was 45 minutes late for my appointment, I would have had to reschedule and pay for the appointment that I missed!!!

Embarrassing mommy moments 101

OK, I feel like the biggest loser mom in the state of NY. My dear middle child, Allison, has been taking private dance lessons ALL SUMMER, every Thursday at either 3:30 or 4:00. Well, about 1:30 today this brain-dead mother realized that YESTERDAY I forgot to take Allison to her dance lesson - DUH!! So, thank you technology, I texted her teacher and begged forgiveness. The best part is that last night I was at the dance studio for my boot camp exercise class and Jenna was there and didn't even say "so you blew me off today?" God bless her - she's way too nice!! With my humble apology today, I gave her permission to yell at me tomorrow at registration. She just laughed and said not to worry. I must have looked as bad as I felt last night for her to be so kind!! I know that had this been MY dance teacher I had as a kid, heads would be rolling right now and I would have been run out of the class last night! Jenna, however, is not only extremely talented and an awesome dancer, she's extremely nice and understanding. Even at that, I still really feel bad that I forgot!