Note: Excerpted from the e-mail I sent my boss and coworkers at 2:00 this morning . . .
"Apparently Kaitlyn had a little too much fun in the sun (and the pool) over the Memorial Day weekend. She's been complaining about her ear hurting since Tuesday and I assummed it was just a little extra water shaking around from all of her swimming.
She woke up screaming around 11:30 p.m. and a quick trip to the ER confirmed a nasty ear infection. Thanks to the 24 hour Walgreens she's already been dosed with Motrin for the pain, an antibotic for the internal ear infection and some very tickle inducing ear drops for the external ear infection. Since she had a three hour nap before we headed out for our nighttime adventure, she thoroughly entertained the ladies in the pharmacy with a lively song and dance routine in the waiting area at 1:00 a.m. Since I did not have a three hour nap, I will definitely be sleeping in."
Update: 9:00 p.m. I ought to mention the impromptu floor show at Walgreens was promtped by the fact that their pharmacy security monitor allowed Miss K to watch herself "on tv" to her endless delight. After four doses of ear drops, three medicine plungers of bubble gum flavored antibotics and a good amount of Motrin, all seems to be well today. K made it to her afternoon kindergarten class and I made it to work by 1:00.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Friday, May 15, 2009
It's a Girl's Night
One of the only things I like about being divorced is the fact that my home is now Estrogen Central. Even the dog has "girly bits." No "shakers" here.
Mother's Day was absolutely lovely. We started early with a Mother's Day Tea at K's morning kindergarten class. My sweet girl escorted me from the hall into the classroom after presenting me with a lovely Kentucky Derby style hat . . . made out of paper. She proceeded to serve me cookies on a custom made place mat where she had recorded all my vital statistics . . . apparently I am 30 years old I weigh 40 pounds. I wore the hat back to the school administration building where it was duly admired during my trek around the building for the mail run.
While K often tells me I am "the best mommy in the world" (except of course when I am the WORST), this was they first year she really got Mother's Day. I woke up hearing "Happy Mother's Day" coming out of a smiling face holding a bouquet of lillies she had pilfered from a friend's house the night before. Of course she had shoved 12 flowers into ONE bud vase, but I guess that was all she could find without asking me and ruining the surprise. After hitting late church, we puttered around the house and yard and ended our day with a picnic in the treehouse. To quote Phinneas and Ferb, "It was the best day ever."
Tonight we have added even more estrogen to the mix as K's friend Gracie finally convinced her mother and I that a sleepover was a good idea. Before the pizza was even out of the oven, the girls had a knockdown, dragout pillow fight on K's bed. Actually, I'm pretty sure it was before Gracie's mom even left the house.
If we survive the night, I'll share details and pictures tomorrow.
Update: 10:30 p.m.
After a round of storytelling about Princess Kaitlyn, Princess Gracie and the wonderful gift of friendship, both girls are ALMOST asleep . . . of course since K hasn't cleaned her room in about a month, they are sleeping in my bed. I'll be bunking upstairs in K's room should any mommy emergencies arise. Also, according to Princess Gracie's story, my new name is Queen Steakerella and K is Princess MacandCheesa.
Mother's Day was absolutely lovely. We started early with a Mother's Day Tea at K's morning kindergarten class. My sweet girl escorted me from the hall into the classroom after presenting me with a lovely Kentucky Derby style hat . . . made out of paper. She proceeded to serve me cookies on a custom made place mat where she had recorded all my vital statistics . . . apparently I am 30 years old I weigh 40 pounds. I wore the hat back to the school administration building where it was duly admired during my trek around the building for the mail run.
While K often tells me I am "the best mommy in the world" (except of course when I am the WORST), this was they first year she really got Mother's Day. I woke up hearing "Happy Mother's Day" coming out of a smiling face holding a bouquet of lillies she had pilfered from a friend's house the night before. Of course she had shoved 12 flowers into ONE bud vase, but I guess that was all she could find without asking me and ruining the surprise. After hitting late church, we puttered around the house and yard and ended our day with a picnic in the treehouse. To quote Phinneas and Ferb, "It was the best day ever."
Tonight we have added even more estrogen to the mix as K's friend Gracie finally convinced her mother and I that a sleepover was a good idea. Before the pizza was even out of the oven, the girls had a knockdown, dragout pillow fight on K's bed. Actually, I'm pretty sure it was before Gracie's mom even left the house.
If we survive the night, I'll share details and pictures tomorrow.
Update: 10:30 p.m.
After a round of storytelling about Princess Kaitlyn, Princess Gracie and the wonderful gift of friendship, both girls are ALMOST asleep . . . of course since K hasn't cleaned her room in about a month, they are sleeping in my bed. I'll be bunking upstairs in K's room should any mommy emergencies arise. Also, according to Princess Gracie's story, my new name is Queen Steakerella and K is Princess MacandCheesa.
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Spring Has Sprung
Well, after reading Julie's latest post, I realized that I skipped blogging for the entire month of April and decided it was past due time for an update.
It never even occured to me to place the lawnmower on the list of things that could possibly break because they're older than dirt, apparently I should have. With only half the front yard cut and the parts of the back up to my calves, the old girl finally gave out. I guess 5 years of knocking "gumballs" around the back yard with no TLC fnally caught up with her. Luckily when I was at Rick and Kristen's for Easter, Mr. Rick clued me in to a great repair shop where they fixed us up for the whopping high price of $35. Sometimes life is good.
K spent the entire Spring Break on the farm with her dad chasing horses and I got a well deserved break where I did NOT clean half the stuff I planned to while she was gone. It was delightful. The tick she brought back as a souvenier was not. Luckily a pair a tweezer and a quick flush down the toilet took care of that.
The weekend after spring break saw K travelling again as she headed to the midWest for a wedding with her dad. She is quite the seasoned traveller and even the 8 hours they were stuck in the Chicago airport on the way home didn't phase her. Her life continues to be far more exciting than mine.
I spent last Friday morning "observing" K's am kindergarten class to get some perspective on the problems she has been having in school. Of course she was a perfect angel and completed all of her work on time, so it didn't really serve the purpose, but it was fun to eat lunch with her in the courtyard and she was beyond thrilled to pick a friend to join us.
Soccer is going good and we are both making some new friends there. Work is the same old, same old, but with all the budget cuts floating around I'm delighted to have a steady job close to home and almost okay with the fact that we are not getting raises this year.
My social life still lags far behind my daughters, but I have been spending a lot of time with my good friends and neighbors, found a new babysitter, actually went to a movie that was not rated G, and have been reexploring some possibilites on other fronts. Things are definitely looking up.
It never even occured to me to place the lawnmower on the list of things that could possibly break because they're older than dirt, apparently I should have. With only half the front yard cut and the parts of the back up to my calves, the old girl finally gave out. I guess 5 years of knocking "gumballs" around the back yard with no TLC fnally caught up with her. Luckily when I was at Rick and Kristen's for Easter, Mr. Rick clued me in to a great repair shop where they fixed us up for the whopping high price of $35. Sometimes life is good.
K spent the entire Spring Break on the farm with her dad chasing horses and I got a well deserved break where I did NOT clean half the stuff I planned to while she was gone. It was delightful. The tick she brought back as a souvenier was not. Luckily a pair a tweezer and a quick flush down the toilet took care of that.
The weekend after spring break saw K travelling again as she headed to the midWest for a wedding with her dad. She is quite the seasoned traveller and even the 8 hours they were stuck in the Chicago airport on the way home didn't phase her. Her life continues to be far more exciting than mine.
I spent last Friday morning "observing" K's am kindergarten class to get some perspective on the problems she has been having in school. Of course she was a perfect angel and completed all of her work on time, so it didn't really serve the purpose, but it was fun to eat lunch with her in the courtyard and she was beyond thrilled to pick a friend to join us.
Soccer is going good and we are both making some new friends there. Work is the same old, same old, but with all the budget cuts floating around I'm delighted to have a steady job close to home and almost okay with the fact that we are not getting raises this year.
My social life still lags far behind my daughters, but I have been spending a lot of time with my good friends and neighbors, found a new babysitter, actually went to a movie that was not rated G, and have been reexploring some possibilites on other fronts. Things are definitely looking up.
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