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Lucas is getting in trouble at school- said shut up!

Can you believe- my little man said Shut up! to a boy in his class today- the teacher meets me in the hallway at school to tell all about it. He used it in the correct context and he yelled it at a classmate while he was crying today. She said she just ignored it as it was the first time he did it- but man that was funny I have to admit. I talked to him after school about how to ask people nicely to be quiet rather than to shut up- oh well- we want them to talk so badly then they say this......... yikes! Be careful what you ask for!
I had a fun evening hanging out with my dear old mama and eating pizza, catching up on stuff. I know she really came over to see my boy, but as he goes to sleep around 700 she was stuck with me afterwards :) She stayed until about 830 and then went home. She rarely gets to see Lukey due to his hectic schedule of school and therapy so she was missing him. We are attending a festival at school tomorrow- I am looking forward to it- it will be fun. Jan and Emma are also joining us so that always makes for an interesting trip :)
Lukey is feeling much better and recovering from his bladder infection- boy that was an evil little thing- don't ever want to see that side of my child again- ugh.............. what a long week it was. So glad he is better and eating more- he is back to his old self. He whined all during therapy after school today- he was not in the mood at all :( Oh well TGIF........... for all of us!

More talking = happy mommy!!!!

For those of me who know me well- well you know I love to talk :) So it would only be fitting that I give birth to an almost mute child huh??? God has a strange sense of humor sometimes.....anyway I love my little Lukey and I am so excited about his progress. Yes he is still non verbal to the point that I would be terrified if he ever got out of the yard without me (therefore prompting me to make post cards for all the neighbors explaining he is autistic and that he has no concept of danger, etc.) but he is starting to talk more- to really communicate with me! He still needs a lot of prompting to talk to me or anyone- but he is starting to do so on his own more! This morning he woke up at 5:15 am..... yes that is not a typo :) and I ignored his singing etc. for about 10 minutes and then he said Mommy!! Of course I ran in there and grabbed him and hugged him- he looked at me like what is the big deal ?

He had a great day at school today- the first picture I took of him today was after he went to the dr. and threw a fit in the waiting room after he realized we were there for shots :( Another first though- never done that before so yeah.......... then he was eating 2 suckers at once as his reward- it was so cute- of course he dropped the first stick right when I took the picture........ the other 2 pics were from after school- he was covered in glitter- kind of hard to see in the photos but I called him glitter boy all afternoon :)

It is like living with the spelling bee champ :)

One day I am sure he will be the official spelling bee champ- today proved that very well! He spelled so many words I lost track so I started a list so I could remember them. He spelled the ones you see above (Tramp ?????- unsure where he got that one, thank you, and copyright- still not sure where he saw that one either. Tonight we were watching Wheel of Fortune and he spelled People, places, beef tenderloin, and wheel off of the show. He has also started to line up the letters that he is hearing them call out on wheel and he tries to arrange them like in the puzzle- complete with spaces :) That boy amazes me!

I have made a new online friend from the autism board. She lives close to me, about an hour away and she may start coming to the FEAT meetings so we can meet! That would be so cool- I have never met any of these autism-pdd.net parents in person before. I have made several friends on that autism board- it is a wonderful resource- only parents like us really "get it".

Lucas was such a big boy today- he had an ultrasound done on his tummy to check his bladder and kidneys since he was diagnosed with a bladder infection last week. He is feeling much better I believe... no more meltdowns at school or at home -yeah! is the understatement of the year! He is such a big boy- he was very still and helped me sing songs to pass the time during the procedure. So proud of my boy. He has been talking more the past couple of days too- very exciting stuff. He asked to swing today and asked for bubbles and milk- all of this hard work seems to be paying off!

Lukey the jumpin man!!!

Lucas spent the weekend with his dad and they went to the mall to do the bungee jump ride on the trampolines and he loved it! His dad said that they blocked off the jump attraction just for Lucas so they could give him extra 1:1 time and help him fly high- you can see in one picture how high he went- did not scare him at all- he loved it- such a big boy!

I went to an autism communication seminar at the Shorkey center and now that he is feeling better I decided to start trying some techniques on him this afternoon. I blew bubbles a few times and said More bubbles please then I blew more. After about 3-4 times of this I said nothing and tapped the bubble bottle and held my hands up like "What do you say?" and most of the time he would say "Mo wubbles peas".... very good progress there. Usually he will just say nothing and run off onto something else- so I am very excited about him talking more with less prompting! Yeah!! Oh the little things excite me so...... takes so little.

He is eating better now that he is feeling better- all he ate all weekend at dad's was pancakes though! IHOP cooks must have invaded........ he ate apples, bananas, and crackers today though so we expanded a little bit. He did not eat well at school though- still not into the groove at school as well as at home yet- it will come soon though, I hope.

How do you like the new template/layout for the blog- I bet my boyfriend is glad I don't tire of him so easily!!!!!

Better day today.............

............. but we are still in whine mode I believe............ he sat in front of the mirror for almost an hour this morning watching himself whine- I guess he is practicing to get it down pat. The pictures here are of him perfecting the art of whining- and placing sunglasses on his face upside down- that is a Lukey signature move there :) He is so funny............

I had such a fun day today- I went to eat lunch with some very old friends from junior high as well as two I have known since elementary school- we met at Elana's in Beaumont and caught up- I think we were there 2 hours- it was fun. It is so neat to be able to catch up with people after 20 + years- makes ya feel old. It was great though- hope to do it again soon.

Then I went to my ex MIL house to spend time with my niece and her new baby Kimberlyn. She is adorable and it was great to see all the ex in law crowd; it was even nice to see the ex MIL- she was actually pleasant to me. I pretty much spent the next 4 hours holding my niece and fussing over her- then gladly handing her back and saying I gotta go- I am going to sleep in tomorrow :) So glad my little guy is 4 now! Don't miss those days!

OK I admit it...... I am a great mommy

I know I don't give my self enough credit most days, but this particular day I admit that I am a great mom. I love my little man so much, and I have been so worried about him the past week- he just has not been acting right- so I drug him to the doctor not once but twice this week, made the dr. run a urine and stool test, and while waiting for the results I brought him back today to do lab work.............no need for that though- my mommy instincts were right and he had a bladder infection. Hallelujah!!!!!!!!!! Not that he is sick, but that we figured out what was wrong. I picked him up from school today and his teacher said he was acting strange all day and that he is not feeling well. I decided to take him back to the dr. and see what the heck was going on.

So glad I did- he put him on an antibiotic to get rid of the bladder infection and he wants to do an ultrasound of his kidneys and bladder to ensure all is working properly. I wanted to tell him that I believe it is all working properly because he wakes up with wet PJ's and sheets every morning :) We will schedule that next week- just so glad to get this addressed finally- I feel terrible that he had to suffer with this all week though until we finally figured it out.

I ran into an old friend Deborah at Target today and it was so great to see her. I worked with her at Life Resource years ago- she was the case management nurse and I was one of the case managers/social workers on the same team- she is so sweet. I told her about Lucas and showed her pictures of course and she said to be hopeful that he will progress and get better. I told her I had faith and I will be in touch. Speaking of which, I am meeting 3 old friends tomorrow for lunch- I am so excited! I have seen one girl a few times since school days, but the others I have not seen in about 20 years! I am looking forward to reconnecting with them. I am also going to my ex mother in laws tomorrow to see my niece's new baby girl- I am looking forward to that as well.

So happy my sweet boyfriend got to see his neurologist this week- he has been having a lot of headaches so I was glad he adjusted his medications. I went with him to Houston for the appointment and we had a great day together. He makes me laugh everyday- I love him so much..........anyway enough mushy stuff :) I also attended a FEAT meeting (Families for Effective Autism Treatment) last night and learned about new ways to communicate with Lucas better- I will try them out when he is feeling better. Oh well off to bed- busy weekend.....

What a day!!!!

Well today started with Lucas crying, not as much as yesterday, but still crying none the less. I went ahead and took him to the dr. to see if there was anything wrong- he seemed to be pulling his diaper down and crying this morning so I wanted to rule out a bladder infection. Do you have any idea how much fun it is to get a urine sample from an autistic 4 year old !?!?!? Loads....... let me tell ya. He was forced to put a plastic baggie/catheter over his, ya know, and leave it on there until he peed. Well we waited quite a while at the dr.'s office to no avail- then he demanded it be removed upon getting into the car. I took it off, and alas, he had a full diaper by the time we reach school- of course. I sent him on in with an empty urine cup and explained I needed a urine sample- wasn't sure if they could do that. Well they tried, and long story short the principle wigged out and sent him home. He was at school about 45 minutes.......... just long enough to get me to the gym and just start to de-stress. I went and got him and they said he was crying and inconsolable at school- when I arrive he is all smiles ..................
We go home and he is something else.........lots of demands to go swing- lots of bossing me around- maybe he needs military school rather than autism school !?!?! He was horrible- not in the I feel bad kind of way but in the RTS (Rotten Tater Syndrome) kind of way- there is a difference. As long as he got his way- he was golden- as soon as I said No- he threw a fit... urg!!! So we swing, literally, about 15-20 different times today- I lost count. In between I tried to get dressed to go to Lamar- I had an appointment for 330 to meet with the head of the education department to discuss how many hours I will need to re-enroll and get my diagnostician's certificate. Well we head to daddy's house so he can watch him while I go to Lamar- and they call and tell me I will have to reschedule the appointment.........again urg!!!! I go ahead and go to Lamar and apply for graduate school and get information for student loan applications. It is all online now- the last time I went to Lamar it was all on paper. It looks like I will have to attend about 27-30 hours at Lamar to do this....... again urg!!! So not a wasted trip- Lucas gave daddy grief too- he agrees that it is RTS......... we shall see.
I did get Waya to run a pee/poop sample to the ped's office to get it checked- so we shall see in a couple of days whether it is really anything or not. I sure hope this rebellious/ RTS phase passes soon- I would really rather stay in the free world and raise my child than to go to jail :)
On top of all of this today I get a letter explaining that Lucas has 3 unexcused absenses and I need to show "documentation" for why he missed. I give a dr.'s note each time he misses, so I dunno- I will meet with principle Friday about this one......... again urg! Hopefully tomorrow will be better...............

Lukey fussy = mommy fussy :( ..................

Well today was one of those days......that I am not thankful Lucas is autistic. He woke up crying at 700 this morning and cried until about 800- I have no idea why or what was wrong. I gave him Tylenol and Claritin due to a runny nose, but it did not seem bad enough to cry over. I went ahead and sent him to school and the teacher seemed glad at 1245 when I cam to get him early. She said he complained off and on all day- which is unusual for him and acted as if he was tired. I noticed that this evening as long as he got to do his own thing, he was fine; when he was taken to therapy or made to do things at school he cried.
Just an off day? A case of the "I don't wannas"........ don't know- it is days like this I wish he could tell me what is making him so sad :( I hate to take him to the dr everytime he is like this- but I never know if he is sick or just acting 4..........but if he keeps it up back to the dr we will go.......

Thank God my child is autistic :) .................

I know you don't hear me say this one often times- but there are just days that I am grateful that he is autistic and not "normal." Maybe God knew I could handle autism better than normal- who's to say??? Lucas and I spent today together since he was out of school and we hung out at home most of the day and he spent a little time with Mrs. Pam, his in home therapist from school. Well today her son, Scottie, who is only about 3 months younger than Lukey, came with her. It amazed me that my son stayed put and followed directions much better than he did! I could not help but giggle- Lukey is so used to sitting and listening to an adult tell him exactly what to do and Scottie was bored and wanted to get up and play. It was very cute. They did play together though and took turns doing joint projects- Lucas did great :)

We went bowling after therapy- we went to Crossroad's in Beaumont and Lucas and I both played two games. I won both of course, but only because we had the gutter blockers up :) He had fun and only ran off a couple of times.... not too bad for an hour at the bowling alley. It was a fun outing and oh how he loves those balls, pins, numbers- all of it is exciting!

I am excited about something myself! I am having lunch this weekend with some of my old buddies from junior high- well actually I have known these folks since elementary school but haven't seen them in years! I have bumped into my friend Deanna here and there but not spent any quality time with her in God only knows how long......so I am looking forward to it very much. Not sure who all is going yet, I think 3-4 of us so far. It should be fun.

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

Happy Valentine's Day! Hope everybody feels the love vibes I am sending their way............. here are some pictures from yesterday's field trip to McDonald's- that poor place- we went again this morning and had pancakes and it was much calmer without 10 young autistic children, their siblings, teachers, and parents there! Lucas cried a bit when he got there- I think he was really hungry and I did not help when I sat down with nuggets and fries- he freaked out a little bit :) But all was well today- we had pancakes at Mc D's and then went to Walmart and then to visit Aunt JJ and Emma. He had a good time all morning, and dad is planning some fun outings this afternoon.

I walked in the den today and Lucas had spelled Katie on the couch and arranged some conversations hearts around it- I guess he was either thinking of her or heard me talking to her on the phone yesterday- see Katie- Lukey man loves you!!!! I have never taught him how to spell her name and I did not prompt him to spell it- it was all his idea!

Seriously have to monitor what I watch on TV......

Here are some pictures of Lucas doing his favorite thing......... spelling new words he has learned off of TV. I can't watch the news or anything that may say dirty words like sex or murder, etc...... he sees them and in an instant they are spelled out on the couch! Here he is watching a Daylight Motors commercial during Wheel Of Fortune- he LOVES this commercial! He spells the company name all the time- I am just waiting for him to spell out "When others say no, we say yes!" like they say on this commercial :) He has learned all kind of 5 letter words from watching Lingo everyday- belch and bacon are two new ones- I guess NetFlix is another commercial he has paid attention to. I bet the advertisers wished someone with their own money would pay that close of attention and not a 4 year old!

Well we had a party for Valentine's day at McDonald's today in Lumberton- that poor place will never be the same again :) It was crazy- Lucas was starving when he arrived and was not happy when I placed chicken nuggets and fries in front of him rather than pancakes- he looked at me and started to bawl his little eyes out- mean mommy! I will post some pics from this excursion tomorrow- he ended up having fun though. He is such a joy- I laughed so hard at him today- he just sat and belly laughed for almost 30 minutes today while watching W. Of Fortune....... takes so little.

I had my car worked on today and it was almost $900 to get fixed- but it needed quite a bit of work done to it. I got a new timing belt, water pump, etc.- man I hope that the brake job I need next will hold me over for a while!

The love we have for our kids has no limits...........

Would I consider going back to school after completing 2 degrees for ANYONE in this world but Lukey???? No way! But for this sweet boy- I will do anything.............. I have an appointment with the education department chairman next week on Wednesday to discuss going back to graduate school to complete courses to become a school diagnostician. Crazy huh? I

already have................ ready for this........... 211 college hours completed!!! Shit I could about be 1/2 through med school huh???? Well I am going to go back and possibly take up to 36 more!!!!! I know I have officially lost my mind- I am hoping and praying it will not be this many- but it could be. Oh well- no internship required so I am not going to stress it. I would take about 6 hours per semester and finish in about a year and a half so not too bad huh? Crazy talk! I think I may be able to start in June or so if I get registered/admitted by April.

Thank you to everyone for your support and kind words- it means so much to be loved and surrounded by such wonderful, caring, and understanding people. I am so blessed to have so many wonderful people in my life that love Lucas and I unconditionally. I love you all very, very much.

With a sweet face like the one on my boy- how could I say no to something that will make both of our lives better? I will do anything I have to do to ensure that my boy is with me as much as possible after school and in the summer- and I know that this is a good decision for me and for Lucas- so I am very happy and excited about it. I will keep you all posted. I will also keep you posted about the MDO situation- I think I may have some other options for the MDO in the summer- it may not be hopeless afterall :) My new motto, I stole from my friend LeeAnn- is :

Leap and the net will appear.............................. that one is perfect, huh? Good motto to live by.

Reality check........slap in the face= change in future plans..

Wow how my life has changed drastically in so many ways I never dreamed possible over the past few years. I got married young, finished college, wanted to pursue a career in psychology or counseling, waited until 30 to have a child................ then I received the blessing of Lucas in my life. Wow I knew having children would be life changing, but geez.......... NOTHING prepares you for autism! I love my Lukey and want the absolute best for him always, so I am looking at having to go back to work full time when he turns 6 years old. I will lose my alimony at that time and I will in turn need (financially) to return to work full time. The problem with this you may ask? Well here it goes...........

I have for the past 2 summers placed Lucas in a local Mother's Day Out program that he attended in June and July with other kids his age that are "normal" in their development. I assumed he would attend there again this year- but I was sadly mistaken. I called to reserve a spot for him at this church and the director hated to, but sadly informed me that he needed to be more caught up with his peers to be able to attend. He will be 4.5 years old and he would need to be potty trained, self sufficient in eating and other self care skills with little help, be able to follow directions, etc.................. none of which he can do alone. He needs almost constant 1:1 care to complete these simplest of tasks and he simply takes too much time away from the remainder of the class. I was a little perturbed at her for not telling me this last summer when he attended there- but not at her- she is doing her job and she wants what is best for the kids, Lucas, and her staff.

To be honest, I knew it would be harder to find summer care for him as he aged, but never did I think he would simply not be admitted into a normal childcare program due to his high demands. What a reality check for me............... my son is autistic, and NEVER again will I be able to place him in a "normal" environment unless some miracle happens and he simply starts acting less autistic. Well realistically I know that is NOT going to happen.............. so I cried my eyes out for an hour after I was declined admission to the MDO program and I went to talk to my mother sobbing this sad tale. Well yes I was crushed, yes I was very disappointed and sad for my sweet son- at what a hard life lies ahead of him, lies ahead for me- all of it was too much.

BUT, I do believe all things happen for a reason. I have been seeing this autism in him since 12 months of age, and now at 4 is is easier to see than ever before. Yes he has made a lot of progress, yes is is finally starting to talk, yes is is a joy and a ball of sunshine- everyone loves Lucas. Yet as much as I love him- I worry as any mother would. I worry if he will live with me for his entire life? Will I have to institutionalize him? Will he be so much bigger than I that I can't handle him? Will he ever go to normal classes? Forget about college or marriage- I don't think those are possible. With all that said, up until today his father felt the opposite from me- of course he will marry, attend college, drive, date- all the things boys do. Well today I am sad yet glad to inform you, his father FINALLY is starting to see what he has been in denial about all these 3 years since he was diagnosed with autism. NO it is not going away, NO it is not something he will outgrow, NO he will NOT catch up................ NO,NO NO! He called me a pessimist- I called it reality............. maybe it took hearing it from a third party to convince him this is our future and our reality with our precious little man.

His dad attended his ABA therapy appointment with me yesterday and Lucas did horrible. He was distracted the entire hour, not interested in the toys or candy he was working towards- he was in what I call "Lukey land" and there was no chance of us getting in. He is happiest there- he retreats there very very very often- like 23 .5 hours a day :) It is a constant struggle to get him back to our world and follow commands and complete tasks. His father FINALLY saw that. We talked a long time about Lucas' future, our fears, and concerns about it- it was so nice to finally have him on the same page as I with this.

All of this said I am terrified for the future- and I know that I will most likely NEVER be able to use after school care for normal kiddos so that I can return to work FT- so my solution- I am going to try to go back to college to get some sort of degree in education. I know am I nuts.......... maybe- but I have a flexible job and supportive family who will help me with Lucas so that I can do this while I continue to work part time and revolve my schedule around Lucas. If I work in the schools, I can work the same schedule as Lucas attends school and therefore still be very involved in his life. Am I crazy about going to college again after completing 2 degrees? Hell no- but for my boy I will do anything! I will keep you posted..............

Thank God it is Monday!

I know, you don't hear that very often, especially from me- but hey, after being stuck in the house all week last week with bronchitis and then all weekend with a bored toddler I am glad it is Monday! I am feeling much better thank goodness, and I was able to go back to work today so it was nice to be out in society again. I only had to use my inhaler a couple of times today and my coughing is much, much better. Overall I think I am on the mend and I am taking a pulmonary function test in about a week to assess if I have had a relapse in asthmatic symptoms, or if it just allergies/bronchitis- I am afraid it is asthma- I had bad asthma symptoms years ago (about 10 years ago) and I have had to treat it periodically when it flares up- I guess I need to go ahead and own up that yes I have asthma and yes I need to treat it daily, not just every once in a while when I feel like an elephant is on my chest.

Lucas had a great day at school and he also did fairly well with Pam his in home therapist after school. She will be having her baby in a few short weeks and I know we will miss her while she is on maternity leave. She has been great with him and she always gives me great ideas to try and help me problem solve with him. She will work with him again in the new school year most likely in August or so, but until then I am on my own at home I guess.

I went to check out some local child care facilities today for Lucas............ ugh!!!!! They are beyond scary! I guess we will do Mother's Day Out (MDO) again this summer mixed with ABA therapy and school. The school district really disappointed me as to what they offered last summer- unsure if it was sparse because of teacher/staff changes or what- but I hope it is a little more structured this summer. He needs the structure and so do I - it makes us both happy. But unfortunately when you have an autistic 4 year old who can't tell you when he is hungry, tired, thirsty, hurt, etc. you can't stick him in a regular day care setting with 18+ kids to one teacher- Lucas would slip through the cracks for sure in that setting. I will most likely send him back to Westgate Baptist MDO again this summer- he did great there the past 2 years and I guess I will just have to do that and intermix it with more ABA than usual to keep him busy. At least the MDO classes have about 1/2 the kids in the room than regular day care does. I have to do what is best for Lukey man- he is my #1 guy ya know :) I would do anything for him.

Mommy still sick = boring day ?!?!

Not if Lukey has anything to do with it! Waya and Mimi came to watch him today for a couple of hours so mommy could get some much needed sleep - thank you!!!!!!!! They went to Wal Mart and the park- two of his faves- and he was a good boy, of course. But there are idiots in the world......... an old man asked my mom why she put him on a leash like a dog, then proceeded to ask if he had his rabies shots!!?!?!?!?! Can you believe the nerve............... I am shocked Becky did not go to jail :)

The level of ignorance in our society is so unbelievable- he had the nerve to ask what the hell is autism after my mom kindly tried to explain to him that was why he was on the "leash" - some people you just can't waste your breathe on, ya know? I told my friends on the autism board about it and they suggested next time I ask if he needs a muzzle or I hope you got your shots cause he may bite :)

Here is what Lucas did today at home to pass the time away- he jumped on his new mini trampoline we got with a birthday gift card (Thanks Mr. Tee and Mrs. Carolyn!) He loved it- especially when I moved the full length mirror in front and he could see himself in it. He jumped all afternoon on that thing............ he also demanded that I take the Bistro sign off the wall and he carried that thing around the house all day and put it on the end table and read it all afternoon- it started scratching the table so I made him put a blanket on it- not real happy about that but oh well!

New words he has spelled: The Windows ESYO version I am sure he is working on and will be put into circulation any day now............and of course he spelled bistro too..........

Lucas the parrot man!

Lucas has become quite the little parrot the past couple of weeks. Today he was quite bored watching mommy lay on the couch and throw crackers at him for snacks- I know, bad mommy, but hey I am dying here! So anyway he drug me to the door about 100 X to swing, especially after bath time which around here is a nono- we don't play outside after we bathe......... anyway he drug me to the door and screamed at me- I said No sir, use your words! And he repeated the entire sentence- too cute! I laughed out loud at him- I couldn't help it. He is really talking a lot more the past couple of weeks- it has been amazing :)

Well I discovered the joy of breathing treatments today! I was coughing so bad last night I know my darling boyfriend was sure I would die right on his couch!!! I felt like I might............ so I called the dr. this morning to ask if I could use breathing treatments and they were going to call it in and my mom informed me that she had some left over from her last round of bronchitis- thanks mom!!!!! I used it a few times today and feel MUCH better tonight- I think if I manage to take it easy this weekend I will be better to return back to work and everything else in my life by Monday I hope :) Man it has been a lousy week- I never stay in bed as much as I have the past few days- I know I am ill when all I want to do is sleep and let my house go to hell.

Another shitty day..............

Literally! Lucas got sent home from school today with the runs.............. so I brought him home and we went straight to the tub. They said it was terrible at school and of course he has not gone once since we got home at 915 am- URG!!!!!!!! I still feel crummy with this sinus/bronchial stuff so poor Lukey all I did was lay around all morning. On top of all of this I tried to get my car serviced this morning and the wait was going to be several days so I decided to keep adding coolant to my car until I can get it fixed next week- double urg!!!!!!!! When it rains it pours huh?

Overall I think Lucas is feeling better- he still has a runny nose and a little cough but mostly just snotty- the tummy trouble I think was from the antibiotic he is on. I am on one too and I think sometimes they make you feel worse than the original ailment! Thankfully Lucas is going to his dad's tonight so I can get some much needed R and R.................

I hate tax season!!!

I did not realize until today that by receiving spousal support I have to pay taxes on it! URGGGGGGGGG! I did not realize this or I would have been saving for it all along this past year- oh well- I guess I will just have to pay it somehow and save for next year. Always somethin'..............
Well on top of all of that lovely news I have bronchitis and feel like crappolla- Lucas is feeling better though so I am glad one of us in on the mend- he and I both are on so much medication we are both in a medicine fog- between the antibiotics, decongestants, and cough meds we are a fine pair- I hope the rest of this week goes better...........

(S)not as snotty as yesterday..............but still snotty

Well I took Lucas back to the dr. this morning a little perturbed that he did not get an antibiotic LAST week on Wedn. when I took him to the dr. for a deep cough and congestion- it is just a cold- sure......... I am just his mama what do I know?!?!? Well he ended up with a full blown sinus infection and is feeling a bit better today but is still pretty miserable. He even lost a couple of pounds this past week- now he ONLY weighs 46 pounds instead of 48! I am hoping he can go to school tomorrow but I dunno............. WaYa had to come watch him today at my house so I could work for a while............ thank goodness for her. He seems to have a little irritation or rash on his face- I hope it is just chapped.

Now tomorrow I need to go to the doctor myself as I have this crap too and I have had it off and on for about a month- or according to my wonderful loving boyfriend- a year :) He says all the time I escaped from the TB ward and I need to go ahead and finish hacking up a lung! I know- I need to address all of this- I will tomorrow hopefully at the dr. appt.

Lucas was in a spinning mood today- he spun around this evening until he got so dizzy he fell down and hit his head on the couch- after he almost busted it on the end table I made him stop- but boy it was funny watching him make himself dizzy and trying to walk- that boy- never a dull moment.

Snotty Sunday..........

Well Lukey still has the crummy snotty sinus stuff- most likely another sinus infection :( Poor little guy- he is feeling very crummy- he is stuck inside all weekend at dad's house and BORED I hear............... from dad himself! Try 9 other days of this huh??? I am taking him back to the dr. in the morning to see if MAYBE now that he has had it 10 days they will agree that no it is not a cold and that he needs an antibiotic like I told them last week on Wednesday when I brought him in. UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Pray my little man gets better- I think I have it too- I feel pretty lousy myself :( Think I am skipping all the Superbowl fun and staying home in my PJ's........

Almost burned the house down this afternoon making Parmesan spaghetti- I turned the water and milk on to boil and left the kitchen for just a few minutes........well it boiled over and there were flames shooting out from under the pot- scared the crap out of me!!!! What a mess- 3 of my smoke alarms went off and it was very loud- but good to see that they work! I ended up scrubbing my pot, the burner and the burner pan underneath it for an hour after I ate the darn noodles- NOTE to self- don't start cooking and come get on Facebook!

Facebook rocks by the way- if you are not on it- you must join! It is fun- I have reconnected with people I haven't seen in 20 years........ very neat. It is like myspace for grownups- not as kiddie- which is good for us older folks :) It is also very addicting- almost as much as ebay.......