My 25 random things.

1. I married my high school sweetheart and best friend.
2. I have two tattoos ans wish I had none
3. I had a few body piercings pre-motherhood. When I found out about Jacob I took them out.
4. I have huge feet, size 10 1/2 or 11. But I know I am not the only one.
5. I love 80's movies
6. I am a night owl, but I still get up with my early birds and begin the day with a cup of coffee.
7. It bothers me not to buy two of everything.
8. I hide chocolate in my dresser and eat it in bed
9. I despise talking on the phone, I prefer e-mail or text.
10. I love to watch scary movies.
11. When no one is home I turn the music up loud and dance around the living room.
12. I talk out loud to myself all the time.
13. I love to sew, but I am still working on my skills.
14. Jason and I dream of the kids being grown and buying a RV and driving around the country.
15. In my attempts to be organized I make bigger messes.
16. My favorite thing to do is sit by the pool with a cold drink and watch my kids play.
17. I have an irrational fear of clowns.
18. I love to play beauty shop with Julia
19. I love to take electronics apart with Jacob
20. My house seems like the enemy! It is never clean no matter what I do.
21. I like to fold clothes because I can do it sitting down.
22. I can't wait to take my kids to Disney so I can see their faces light up.
23. I am a master Ski Ball player
24. I once made $200 of of a man who thought he could beat me in darts. He was Wrong! I am also a master at darts.
25. Before I die I want to see Dave Matthews Band.

Yeah! We have a while!

So we went to the orthodontist and he took some x-rays of Jacob's teeth. It showed that he has a few years before his teeth start to loosen and fall out. Jason did not loose his first one until he was 8. I on the other hand had a full set of gigantic adult teeth by that age. Another thing that the orthodontist said is that Jacob has my giant teeth and Jason's small mouth. So the fact that he has sucked his thumb for the last 5 1 /2 years has been good. Making room for the huge teeth that are coming in to his tiny mouth. God had a plan. He has significant spacing between the teeth but his bite is fairly good. So our game plan is when he is 7 1/2 we will return and see where his teeth are as far as coming down and if he still sucks at night he will put in a devise that will help him stop. So it looks like the chances of him even having braces are slim because he has created plenty of room for the teeth to come in straight. I must say that I am very relieved because I did not want to put a cage in his mouth this young, it looks horrible. The orthodontist said he will most likely stop when he starts school and has more to occupy his brain.

So that brings us to my next subject. I have an I.E.P (Individual Education Plan) meeting at Cedar Grove Friday. They are going to talk to us about what type of class we are going to start Jacob in probably next week. They are going to try him in a class they think will be good for him and add some tutoring type stuff for enrichment so he won't be bored. Then next year I think he may go to Cherry Street, and keep the tutoring. I am not sure about next year, I am concentrating on this year. So that's all I have for today. I think I may post a thing I did earlier this week. Other than that this is all I have for today.

Tuesday's gone

Just yesterday I wrote about Tuesday and I find out this morning that she has gone. Please continue to pray for this family. during their time of need.

Praying for Tuesday

One of the blogs I follow had this posted asking for prayer for this family. I have no Idea who they are but I feel compelled to pray for them. Their little girl Tuesday has cancer and it looks like there is nothing more they can do for it . Here is a bit from her blog. Please join me and pray for this family!

My deepest fears were confirmed. Tomorrow we take our precious daughter home. Her cancer doubled in size in less than a week proving once and for all that it is horribly aggressive and no longer chemo sensitive. We have no idea how to do this but we have no doubt we will be cared for every step of the way. This is all I have in me. Please pray for peace for our children, our parents and our siblings. Tuesday, full of grace, you are our so very loved.

Enough Complaining

I feel like I have done nothing but complain lately. The truth is I adore my children and without them I would be incomplete. Though the path our lives had lead us down has been a long and treacherous one, we have learned a lot. We take one day at a time and trust that God will be there every step of the way. Today Jacob got to go tho Queenie's house because he is feeling a little under the weather and wanted to have some quiet time. That is hard to find with Miss. Priss running around wanting him to have a tea party with him. So Julia and I are going to the reptile feeding at the Jr. Museum after we go to Chick-fil-a for a late lunch. I have missed out on spending one-on-one time with either of them because of busy schedule and one or the other having to be away. So I am really enjoying spending time with her. I hope that Jacob will be feeling better this weekend so I can go out with him. He usually goes out to a movie with daddy on the weekend but I really miss him. I would love to go to a movie and then to our favorite place the Pottery Bar. He and Julia made daddy some mugs for his birthday and now he wants to make George some food and water bowls. He loves to go there even he is not one to like arts and crafts but for some reason he likes it there.
He will be starting school soon so the time I have with him will go scarce. He is growing up but he still needs that time alone with both parents.
I am looking forward to growing closer to the both of them. I feel I have let the appointments occupy all of our time. So here's to a great time with the kids!

One step forward two steps back.

Well to day has been a busy day already and its only 11:00am. I took Julia to speech therapy this morning at 8:00am this morning and her therapist said that she is doing so well that she only needs to come twice a week from now on. This makes me very happy! That means that I will have $15 a week less to pay in our piling up medical bills. So that is one step forward. Next we took her to school and then Jacob had an appointment with the speech pathologist so that they could place him better. The already knew that he is a very articulate boy and his speech and language is above average for his age, but it had to be done according to Florida State Law. So we should find out next week where they are going to put him in school. He is very excited to go to real school and not a Queenie's House.

Six months ago when Jacob went to the dentist the told me that he needed to stop sucking his thumb before his teeth start falling out. If he does then the possibility of him not having braces is increased. Well we have tried everything! Really everything! NOTHING WORKS! So I called the orthodontist and asked about how much it would cost to come in and have a thumb appliance made and installed in his mouth. She said an office visit is $65 then the x-rays and the appliance and each visit after that would be a charge. So she recommended that I ask his dentist if they could make him one and it be covered under dental insurance. So I first called my insurance company and asked what kind of orthodontic coverage we had. Get this We have a MAXIMUM of $1000 for a lifetime per person! What? That will barely cover the office visits. So I called the dentist and they can't make him one. He is to young and they would recommend him going to the orthodontist. Figures right? So now we have an appointment at the orthodontist. That is two steps back! Just when things start to look up. The dentist said that they will probably have to start working on his mouth as soon as his adult teeth coming in, but the first step is getting him to stop sucking his thumb. Oh well, I will do whatever it takes for my kids. I will do a lot of praying to get me through this next step in our lives. I know it is small compared to what some go through. For that I thank God everyday.

What's Gonna Work? Teamwork!

So I have mentioned before that my kids don't exactly get along to say the least. For the most part my day is full of arguing and tears, but what can you do? I can't make them like each other. Even when they aren't fighting the play fight. One or the other will tell the other one "You say Yes and I will say No. Ready? Go! Yes, No, Yes, No!" Ugh! It drives me nuts. All that to say this, we had a breakthrough the other night when Jacob discovered closed circuit electricity. Julia received a Care Bear for her birthday not to long ago. This particular bear is Singing Funshine Bear. When they hold the metal buttons on each of the Bear's hands it sings a song. Jacob thought this was great and asked Julia to help him see how long of a chain he could make, i.e you hold one hand and touch the doorknob and I will hold one hand and touch the doorknob. The both thought this was the greatest trick ever and I was amazed that Jacob knew what was happening and why. He even knew what materials would work and which ones would not. Eventually he got the whole family involved, even George. They were touching everything that was metal and making it start and stop. He came and explained to me what was going on. He went through the whole process of short circuit and closed circuit! Wow! is all I could say. He never ceases to amaze me. He is so smart and loves to learn about electricity. His favorite science experiment before this was static electricity. He would jump on the trampoline and try to see how far away he could get from you and still be able to shock. He found that it worked best on colder days. The thing about it all that gets me is that he can tell you how it works! HE IS 5! I can't even wrap my head around it.
Since the two of them discovered that they could work together to make things happen they have been getting along. I am not sure if this is a good thing or not because Julia usually knows where I keep my stash of candy(she is cute but OH so sneaky!) so she has started teaming up with Jacob to help her get to it. After all he is taller than her. Even though she would have to share the booty with him I guess she figures that is was better than nothing. They are a team now and I hear them whispering about stuff and what trouble they are going to get into next. The terrible twosome I will have to call them now. I don't have much to complain about now at least they can be in the same room for more than two minutes without tears or bloodshed. They have discovered Teamwork! Lord help me!
That's all for now. I hope you have a blessed day and please keep us in your prayers. Who knows what will happen when great minds work together!