Happy New Year!

Good Gracious it's been a while since I updated.  The really sad thing about it is that I have so many things I want to share that I just get overwhelmed with it all and end up not updating anything at all. 

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Recent news?  Not too much that would really be that intresting.  Lacey got strep throat on New Years Eve, Zach brought one of the nastiest stomach viruses I have ever seen home and it went from him, to Lacey, and I just had my time with it yesterday and today.  We are all just waiting on Andy to get it. 

The kids amaze me.  When they had the virus I knew that they didn't feel well, but they just bounced back so quickly.  Me?  Last night I thought I was going to die....then I was afraid I wouldn't.  The kids?  In between the throwing up they would ask for food, and then after it was over instead of lying around like a slug (like I did today) trying to recover, they were UP and RUNNING like nothing ever happened.  Really I am thrilled they bounced back so quick...I would have hated for them to feel as bad as their old mama did today.  ;o)

Its feast or famine with Andy.  Last week he worked 81 hours....next week?  Who the hell knows.  So while I'm annoyed that he is never home, I'm happy he is getting hours right now.  Who knows when the work will slow down. 

Lacey is doing really well in school.  I did get a call from the VP of her school saying that Lacey was disruptive after school while waiting to get on the buses.  That blew me away...I even double checked that she had the right child.   She wrote an apology note to her teacher and gave it to her.  It was so stinking cute.  I hope the teacher thought so too.

Funny Lacey quote of the day:

She came bouncing downstairs this morning and I told her to stay out of my room b/c I was sick.  She goes 'Oh, well I have to check to see if your eyeballs are still there....when I was sick, mine felt like they were going to pop out....are yours still there?'

I just love that girl. 

Zach is Zach.  Never easy, but such a lovie.  Hopefully soon we will get him where he needs to be.  We've been having some major (angry) tantrums. 

I'll do a picture post soon!  I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and a great New Year!!

20/20

It's been a while since I've had a moment to actually post a entry...trust me though..I have quite a few drafts and will be posting many of them soon.

First things first though....

Zachary...oh my dear. This child is a mess. I recently took him to his doctor because he had a huge bump on the top of his forehead that had been there for a good 6-8 weeks. He hits his head quite frequently, but usually the bump will come and go pretty quickly. This one did not and as with anything that involves something odd about one's head, I called to have it checked out.

After a quick look his doctor said that bruises can actually leave scars sometimes (who knew?!) and that it seemed that was all that it was for Zach. He hits his forehead a lot because of his height right now. I told her how he cannot pass a doorknob without running into it. She mentioned that he may not be able to see well and as a little experiment made a little obstacle course for Zach to walk through. He failed miserably. He tripped and stumbled and ran into counters. It was actually quite comical. We both decided it would hurt to have his eyes checked.

I made an appt. at a pediatric ophthalmologist (I will never go there again) and took Zach to have his eyes dilated and checked. The kid's vision is better than 20/20. Apparently he is just a walking catastrophe.

While both of them are growing so quickly before my eyes, right now it is Lacey that seems to be keeping me busy. That child has gotten quite the attitude lately. I'm not sure if my constant urging to stick up for herself has backfired or what. If I didn't know any better I would think she should be starting her period in a week.

On a serious note, you always hear about how your children teach you so much about yourself and I have been finding that to be more evident for me lately. Not only is Lacey developing the kind of attitude I have (had) sometimes, but for the first time in her life I can glance at her and I actually see myself. Not only in a physical aspect...its in her eyes, her mannerisms, the way she talks to Zach sometimes. Its been very humbling for me to see myself that way. 

Either way, I know we will get through this little phase. She's a sweet pea & is just trying to figure out her little niche.