Kidney infection = one hellofa fun weekend!!!

Oh my- so Jan and I had a fun sister's get away this weekend to go to the Woodland's and shop, eat, shop, nap, eat some more, and oh yeah, shop. Well Friday was wonderful- we shopped, napped and ate until we were up to our ears in clothes for the kiddos and full to the rim after eating fondue at the Melting Pot- YUM! However I started having a severe pain in my right side on Saturday am.......... I have had some small ovarian cysts before so I assumed that was what it was when the mild version of this started on Friday- oh but no.............. this pain was second only to labor pains. I ended up puking Saturday, felt like someone came and zapped my Energizer battery out of me, and I started running a fever. Of course Jan and I ate and drank after each other all day Friday- so this was her response and I quote- "I am going to kill you if I catch this and miss work on Monday!" end quote :) Thanks Jan! LOL

Anyway luckily you can't catch kidney infections- they are so much fun I would love to spread the pain around to have some help with dispersing it. So I tried to suck it up and stay home last night in my own bed to get some sleep- bad idea :( I was in pain and awake off and on from 12-5- then I could stand it no more and texted my wonderful, what would i do without her mother, and said I am in pain, please come take me to the ER.

So off we went........... arrived at 530 am and was taken in right away. What a huge relief! They ran all kind of tests, blood work, Cat scan, and gave me Tylenol for the pain- gee thanks! As soon as they ruled out other potential problems like gallbladder issues or appendix issues they discovered I have a bad kidney infection. WHEW!!!!!!!!!!! I was laying there in that bed all morning thinking "I am a very busy mommy- I can't take time off to have surgery!" Oh well thank God it did not end up that way! So off I went home sweet home around 1230 pm- not too bad for a day spent at the ER I suppose. Got some strong antibiotics and Darvacet- ahhhhhhhhh.

Much better tonight already.......... no more fever and the pain is quickly subsiding. I hope I can sleep better tonight though! I really need some rest before getting Little Man back tomorrow! I miss him so much- I haven't seen him since early Friday am......... daddy Mark actually stepped up to the plate and kept him ALL weekend- wait did the lower world just freeze over !?!!??!?

School is back in.......& it is time for mommy vacation!

Yeah school! Well it depends on who you ask............. Lucas says booooooooo- but I say yeah! My week has been crazy with Lamar resuming, taking Lucas to school and trying to work in workouts, time with the boyfriend and oh yeah, sleep :) I am on my way to Houston for the weekend with Jan- we are gonna shop, eat, shop some more- I can't wait! A girl's weekend yeah!!!!

1............More............day..........until.........school!!!

Can you say Yippee! Hooray! Yee and Haw!!!!!!!!! Man am I ready for school to resume for Lucas- could you tell????? It has been a long a$$ summer for us both! I am soooooooooo glad it is almost over. Whew......... we survived another summer home ............ all the time........... just the 2 of us..............trying not to kill one another.................. anyway, the good news is it is almost over! We got to spend a lot of quality time with the wonderful boyfriend over the weekend and I just melt at how close he and Lucas are. It has been so nice to have that relationship as well as our relationship back in my life over this past month- I am so very happy and blessed.

Well on a crummy note I get to start back to Lamar night classes again tomorrow :( I am so not happy about this- oh well- at least it is a long semester versus those short summer sessions in which everything is due so fast together. It will be nice to have more than a few days to complete an assignment. I will retake the content exam in October and see if I can student teach in the Spring- man I hope so. I am ready to move on and work full time so that I can be a better provider for Lucas. I also have an ulterior motive- I want so badly for Mark and I to finally move in together and get married. I can't wait- but I am going to have to be patient............ not impossible but hard none the less.

Slacking on the blog.................

Sorry no new updates lately- the only update is I have had a hell of a week- and it is only Wednesday!!! Lucas is so out of sorts, no therapy, no school- no nothing but whining, griping, complaining about anything and everything. He is bored, rebelling on using the potty, and just in a fowl mood most of the time. I am exhausted- all I want to do on Tuesday next week is sleep when he is at school. Staying home with the kiddos is the hardest, most underpaid, crappy vacation time, no sick days, and no retirement- what a crappy gig! Oh well it pays well with giggles, smiles, and hugs so it makes it worthwhile.

I start back to school Monday night- not real excited about that- took a comprehensive exam at Lamar last week and failed it- so I get to study for that too and retake it- joy joy joy. Oh well, better than taking more courses. I hope I pass it so I can student teach in the spring- that means I can teach next fall- yeah! Pray that it works out that way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Please keep my family in your prayers, my sister and her husband are discussing divorce and they are both going through a very hard time right now- please pray for peace and healing for them both.

Lukey pics

Here are some recent Lukey pics- he is growing so fast and getting so big!!! He is 4.5 years and weighs 55 pounds, is 48 inches tall and wearing clothes the size of a 6-7 year old boy! Here he is lounging around- so tired since mommy makes him stay up all night :) Pitiful huh??? The other picture is of him and Sarah- my boyfriend's daughter. Yesterday was the first day he saw her in about 3 months and he seemed happy to see her. I know she was glad to see him too!

The picture with Lukey typing is a device one of his old speech therapist gave us to use when he got older. Well he typed out "grilled cheese, cheese toast, mommy, daddy, water, more, and crackers with only verbal prompts! Amazing- if we can channel this ability he may become very good very soon at articulating his wishes and the frustration will dip tremendously I hope! Keep your fingers crossed!

Baby Havard's

I got to attend a baby shower for a very dear old friend Steffanie Havard Leger yesterday. She and her sister Tiffany and I all went to school together. Steff is Jan's age and Tiff and I are the same age. Tiff and Steff are both pregnant and due about 3 weeks apart in November! I had to get some belly shots :) It was so much fun to catch up with everyone- Steff is so happy and ready to meet her baby girl.

Fun times................still ready for school though!

Here are some pics from our most recent trip to the splash park in Pt Neches. I met my oldest girlfriend Melanie there- I have known her since kindergarten :) Wow that is 30 years!!! I am getting old ........... anyway she was in Texas for a few days so we got together for the kiddos to play in the water and for us to catch up. Her girls are 6 and 7 and still not much bigger than Lukey is at 4......... oh that boy is growing like a bad bad weed! I will do another post to show the difference in how he looks from some older pics I ran across. Amazing how fast time flies............. just not when you are looking forward to SCHOOL starting! Only 18 more days to go!

Only 21 more days.............

....................... until school starts for Lucas- but I am NOT counting right!!?!?!??!? I am sooooooooooo excited- it is my fave time of year fo sho. Anyway I spent the entire weekend with my boyfriend Mark- it was fun, romantic, sweet, full of hours of talking, going out to eat, watching movies, etc., etc., etc.- won't bore you will ALL the details, but it was very nice :) We talked about our future, what went wrong the first time around and that we never worked on things before we split. We talked about our kids, and a life together with all 4 of us- it was so nice. I am so thankful to have him back in my life and his family as well. I will pray for guidance and patience and continue on enjoying the love I have in my world.