1. Minimizer bras
2. Aldi's popcorn chicken
3. The Dollar Tree
4. ebay (I bought my first item this week!)
5. My Fuji digital camera with the giant lcd screen
6. student teachers
7. Premier jewelry
8. my AVON santa that turns the tree lights on by remote
9. Dr. Seuss
10. writing love notes on a mirror with a vis a vis marker
11. DVR
12. my care group
These are in no particular order.
Now Add your cool things in a commect to this post!
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Monday, November 26, 2007
My thanksgiving for Thanksgiving
I had a wonderful holiday weekend. Honestly, this was one of the best in the last 10 years. One of the highlights was spending the night in Walmart, in Bucyrus. My oh so goofy cousins, Donnel and Gina, talked me into this escapade. We went out at around midnight, armed with a blanket and the Black Friday ad. From 1 until about 3, we were about the only shoppers in the store. At 3 or so, more people started showing up. Maps were handed out telling where pallets would be located and the excitement grew. It got a little nerve wracking at 4:30, when I realized there were more people surrounding the pallet then there were items on it. At 5 the announcement was made to "Let the fun begin!" and hands reached from all around me ripping at the shrink wrap on the items. I did manage to get everything I wanted! And I had an adventure to boot! Of course, I wasted all the money I saved when I got pulled over for speeding on the way home to Marion at 6:30 am.
Friday the kids and I went with my in-laws to the Comfort Inn in Bellville to enjoy the water aprk and the Amish restaurant. We stayed until Sunday and had a blast! We taught Larry to play Bull Crap. Good times were had by all!
Of course the Wednseday before Thanksgiving we spent the night with my mom. My three nephews were there also, so all 6 kids enjoyed being together. Mallory especially liked meeting my mom's new dog, Zena. She is a German Shepherd.
All in all, this was one of the best Thanksgivings I can remember!
Friday the kids and I went with my in-laws to the Comfort Inn in Bellville to enjoy the water aprk and the Amish restaurant. We stayed until Sunday and had a blast! We taught Larry to play Bull Crap. Good times were had by all!
Of course the Wednseday before Thanksgiving we spent the night with my mom. My three nephews were there also, so all 6 kids enjoyed being together. Mallory especially liked meeting my mom's new dog, Zena. She is a German Shepherd.
All in all, this was one of the best Thanksgivings I can remember!
Monday, November 12, 2007
My youth group
I am a youth group leader at Trinity and it is a blast! We have kids from 6th grade to seniors in high school, and sometimes older. Each gathering is an adventure and I never know what to expect!
Last night, after studying Thomas and his doubts, we went to the "rec room" to play a game. It was a goofy game, in honor of Thanksgiving approaching, that you would more likely see in an elementary gym. It required two kids to be trees with a turkey trapped between them. When Tony would call out a phrase the kids had to switch up either the trees, the turkeys, or all of the group.
I laughed so hard to see the kids all get really into this game. And I mean all the kids, including the high schoolers. We all got quite competitive and no one wanted to quit. It was so much fun!
When this week gets stressful, I will flash back to the fun we had playing turkeys and trees and laugh again!
Last night, after studying Thomas and his doubts, we went to the "rec room" to play a game. It was a goofy game, in honor of Thanksgiving approaching, that you would more likely see in an elementary gym. It required two kids to be trees with a turkey trapped between them. When Tony would call out a phrase the kids had to switch up either the trees, the turkeys, or all of the group.
I laughed so hard to see the kids all get really into this game. And I mean all the kids, including the high schoolers. We all got quite competitive and no one wanted to quit. It was so much fun!
When this week gets stressful, I will flash back to the fun we had playing turkeys and trees and laugh again!
Thursday, November 8, 2007
Jonah's terminology
Kids say the darndest things....
Jonah went through a week long feeding clinic last winter at Childrens. He needed to learn to eat enough calories per meal without gagging, etc. Randy and I were trained to sit with him and keep him going for 30-45 minutes. We say things like "take a bite" and "good chewing". Jonah has taken to calling the person "feeding" him, the EATER CALLER. Get it? He cracks me up! When it is time for a meal, for him, sometimes we will tell one of our older kids to keep him eating. Then I will hear him yell, "Seth, You're not the eater caller!"
Yesterday, Jonah created a new term. THE FIXER.... here's what happened:
Jonah has a feeding tube port, called a Mickey button. We haven't used it in 8 months, but the doc does not want to take it out until he proves he can gain weight on table food and he gets through the winter illness free. SO he has this button sticking out. We were told it happens at least once for a child to lose their buttons. It has been almost 2 years and we had been fortunate until yesterday.
I got a call from Randy telling me Jonah, who was at our trusted sitter, had lost his button. Randy was at work, as was I, but we both raced to Jana's at the same time. See we were told that after about an hour the hole could seal itself shut and would require surgery to replace. Randy had been trained to put in a new button but had never had to do so, until this day.
When we hurried into Jana's, Jonah was sitting there with a big old band-aid, and he said, "My belly button broke!" We scooped him up and raced for home. Randy got the new kit and called our GI doc from Childrens. She began giving him instructions, step by step. I held Jonah down. You just imagine how he liked that!
Randy was having lots of trouble. It could have been his shaking hands, or just the fact that the hole had already started sealing. He could only get the new port in about 1/4 inch and then it would stop. The doc on the phone kept telling him he had to "dialte" the hole by twisting the tube back and forth.
After 4 tries with no luck, I let go of Jonah and called our pediatrician's office. The doc had already told us we were too far from Childrens to get there before the hole sealed. I was talking to a nurse at Dr. Maur's office, who was telling me that there was nothing they could do and we should go to the er (for $100!). Just I was hanging up the phone, Randy got it to pop in! Hurray! Once Jonah calmed down and quit crying, he looked at Randy and said, "Daddy you are THE FIXER!"
Jonah went through a week long feeding clinic last winter at Childrens. He needed to learn to eat enough calories per meal without gagging, etc. Randy and I were trained to sit with him and keep him going for 30-45 minutes. We say things like "take a bite" and "good chewing". Jonah has taken to calling the person "feeding" him, the EATER CALLER. Get it? He cracks me up! When it is time for a meal, for him, sometimes we will tell one of our older kids to keep him eating. Then I will hear him yell, "Seth, You're not the eater caller!"
Yesterday, Jonah created a new term. THE FIXER.... here's what happened:
Jonah has a feeding tube port, called a Mickey button. We haven't used it in 8 months, but the doc does not want to take it out until he proves he can gain weight on table food and he gets through the winter illness free. SO he has this button sticking out. We were told it happens at least once for a child to lose their buttons. It has been almost 2 years and we had been fortunate until yesterday.
I got a call from Randy telling me Jonah, who was at our trusted sitter, had lost his button. Randy was at work, as was I, but we both raced to Jana's at the same time. See we were told that after about an hour the hole could seal itself shut and would require surgery to replace. Randy had been trained to put in a new button but had never had to do so, until this day.
When we hurried into Jana's, Jonah was sitting there with a big old band-aid, and he said, "My belly button broke!" We scooped him up and raced for home. Randy got the new kit and called our GI doc from Childrens. She began giving him instructions, step by step. I held Jonah down. You just imagine how he liked that!
Randy was having lots of trouble. It could have been his shaking hands, or just the fact that the hole had already started sealing. He could only get the new port in about 1/4 inch and then it would stop. The doc on the phone kept telling him he had to "dialte" the hole by twisting the tube back and forth.
After 4 tries with no luck, I let go of Jonah and called our pediatrician's office. The doc had already told us we were too far from Childrens to get there before the hole sealed. I was talking to a nurse at Dr. Maur's office, who was telling me that there was nothing they could do and we should go to the er (for $100!). Just I was hanging up the phone, Randy got it to pop in! Hurray! Once Jonah calmed down and quit crying, he looked at Randy and said, "Daddy you are THE FIXER!"
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Mallory's forgetfulness
The title says it all. All kids forget things from time to time, but Mallory has had a particularly bad week. The list of forgotten items is growing quite lengthy. She has forgotten her glasses twice, her retainers twice, her shoes (yes, she actually walked to the car barefoot without noticing!), and today her backpack and jacket for school were left in my car.
I gave the whole list so that you would understand the depth of my frustration. That way you might not judge me so harshly for what I did today.....
During my planning time, I ran out and jumped in the car to drive to Mallory's school to deliver the forgotten items. Many of you parents feel my pain I am sure. Upon arrival at the school, I went to the office to deliver Mal's stuff. The secretary gave me my oppurtunity....she asked me to deliver the stuff to Mallory's classroom. That is when my diabolical plan, called Embarrass Mallory, hatched. I showed up in Mallory's classroom doorway and called out, "MMMMaaallloorrrry!" in a singsong voice. Then I spotted her in her seat, went over, handed her her backpack and draped her jacket over her chair. I patted her on the back and sang out, "Goodbye!" Mal's teacher, Mrs. White said, " Tell your mom thank you." Mallory muttered, "No." And I said, "You are lucky I didn't kiss you with lipstick on!"
So judge me if you must, but I am hoping Mallory won't be forgetting things as much in the future!
I gave the whole list so that you would understand the depth of my frustration. That way you might not judge me so harshly for what I did today.....
During my planning time, I ran out and jumped in the car to drive to Mallory's school to deliver the forgotten items. Many of you parents feel my pain I am sure. Upon arrival at the school, I went to the office to deliver Mal's stuff. The secretary gave me my oppurtunity....she asked me to deliver the stuff to Mallory's classroom. That is when my diabolical plan, called Embarrass Mallory, hatched. I showed up in Mallory's classroom doorway and called out, "MMMMaaallloorrrry!" in a singsong voice. Then I spotted her in her seat, went over, handed her her backpack and draped her jacket over her chair. I patted her on the back and sang out, "Goodbye!" Mal's teacher, Mrs. White said, " Tell your mom thank you." Mallory muttered, "No." And I said, "You are lucky I didn't kiss you with lipstick on!"
So judge me if you must, but I am hoping Mallory won't be forgetting things as much in the future!
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