Wow...no time to blog!

Well, that's the truth - I really haven't had much time to blog! I apologize for that but working and going to school takes most of my time! Thankfully, December 8th is my last day of school this semester and I don't start back until January 11th!

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving at Marti's house - thanks for having us all over!! Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving too!

Oh, we did get to go to the new Cowboy Stadium on the 20th of this month - Jason was THRILLED!! Aledo Bearcats are in the playoffs and won against Stephenville in overtime and are actually playing today @ 3pm in Midland. It is the only time Jason will get to see a game there unless we get lucky somehow and he gets Cowboy tickets! Not counting on that at all though.

Not a whole lot to update everyone on....just doing the normal routine for now!

My baby boy is 6!!!

I can't believe we celebrated CJ's 6th birthday yesterday!! He is growing up so fast and time is flying by! We were going to go to Chuck E Cheese but with Courtney just getting over H1N1 - we decided it would be best to hold off on that. Instead, we met up with Marti, James, Misti, Brien, Tyler and Hunter @ Marti & James' house (Josh was @ the football game) and ate Chicken E (YUMMY!), the kids played Xbox, the guys played pool (then Misti and Marti joined) and of course, had cake (thanks Misti for making it) and opened presents. All in all, I believe he had a wonderful day!

Of course, turning 6 means he has to go for a 6 year old well check up. So, I got to go yesterday with Jason and CJ to the doctor. It was a normal visit but with a few concerns - CJ has been complaining about his stomach and then a few times of chest pain. We've been monitoring it and changing a few things in his diet to see if those were the causes but with no luck. Since his well visit was coming - we decided it was the best time to figure it all out. We talked with the pediatrician and now, CJ has an upper GI scheduled for Tuesday, October 13th @ 11am. We are going to see if it's acid-reflux, if it is - great, we'll know what causing all the issues and if not, I'm not sure where we go from here. We hopefully will find some answers on Tuesday.

Mom (Jason's) will make her annual Fall visit and we are all looking forward to it!! And of course, we'll be celebrating CJ's birthday again with her - even with cupcakes :o) She is coming at a good time since the golf course is overseeding and Jason is off 4 of the days she is here!! He never gets that time to visit with her. Plus, she'll be able to see CJ play t-ball since he has 2 games on Saturday Oct. 17th and one on Sunday!

School is going great for all of us. Reports came out for the kids and Courtney is on the A-B Honor Roll and we will get CJ's on Tuesday since he left early on Friday. I've been doing well on all my A&P exams (both A's) and have a lab practical exam the 15th. In regards to Micro, did really well on my 2nd exam and hope to do just as well on my 3rd on on the 14th.

That's all for now. Hoping to download pictures of CJ playing t-ball, CJ's birthday and any others I've taken to share with you.

H1N1 has struck!

Yes - that's right - Courtney has tested positive for the flu but the pediatrician is 100% sure it's H1N1. It happened so quickly! Monday morning she woke up with a terrible headache but went to school anyways after taking some Tylenol and having no fever. She stated her headache went away around lunchtime and she felt fine the rest of the day.

Tuesday morning rolls around and she wakes up with a terrible, pounding headache at 5:15am - after waking up 3 times in the middle of the night. I took her temperature and it was 101. With her headache and fever, I decided to look up symptoms of H1N1. Yep - headache is one of them. So with that, her and I stayed home and waited until 9am to call the dr. She got an appt. at 11am and the test came back positive.

With all that, she is out for 1 week from the start of symptoms (headache with fever) and as long as she is 24 hours fever free and Tylenol free (including headache). So, I dropped off the dr. excuse and her school said 'We'll see her on Tuesday'.

So now, I have an impromptu vacation or should I say 'house arrest'. Her dr. doesn't want her alone since she is wheezing a bit and with the flu - the respiratory symptoms could get worse. I'm at least catching up on some of my learning modules for school, did most of our lab groups lab assignment for tomorrow night, and couldn't attend class tonight since Jason closes (thanks to my friend Jennifer - she will give me everything I miss tonight).

I'll keep you all updated on Courtney and the rest of us (we are all hoping we don't get it)!!!

Well not much has been going on around here. For the last 2 weeks, CJ's tball games have been postponed due to the rain. Finally, this morning, CJ had his first ever game! He looks so cute in his uniform :0) He had a great time and played 3 different positions - started off as catcher (not much action there), then switched between 2nd base and center field. He had some really great stops and even made some great hits! We are so proud of him. I will post pictures soon - just have to download them and I haven't done that yet!

Last night, we went to the Aledo Homecoming game! WHAT A BLOWOUT!! Aledo won 66-13 against the Brewer Bears. The score was something like 31-0 in the first quarter. We left in the 3rd quarter when it was 49-13. One of the running backs scored 7 touchdowns and had 343 total yards!

School is going good for all 3 of us! Micro isn't easy but I'm making my way through it. I have another exam on Monday night - not really looking forward to that but hoping I do decent!

Also, last night, my cousin Kimmie gave birth to a precious baby girl - Jessica! Misti sent me a picture message last night at 11:35 and then today, my Aunt sent an email with pictures and she is adorable!! Can't wait to meet her!

That's it for now!

NEVER FORGET - Eight Year Anniversary

I sit here this evening not believing it's been eight years since the awful events of 9-11 unfolded. Let us remember all of the victims, the families, the FDNY, the NYPD and our troops. God bless America!!

What were you doing at 8:45am on 9-11-01?? I can tell you I believe that this day everyone will always remember what they were doing and where they were. As for me, I was traveling back to Florida from Pennsylvania with my father and Courtney. We were actually around the Pentagon when the plane hit. I can still hear the conversation my dad and I had in regards to this single airplane flying really low and it seemed odd. Unfortunately, we had no clue what was going on until we were somewhere in North Carolina. With Courtney only being 2, there wasn't a radio on - just a tv my dad brought for her so she could watch movies on the long trip. My dad actually had his cell phone off and we have no clue why. When we stopped to get gas, he looked and realized it was off. Boy did he have a ton of missed calls and messages asking about us. It's something I will never forget.

My kids will grow up not knowing what it was like before 9-11-01 and Patriot Day. It's something that no one will ever forget.

I have to say - I'm proud to be an American!!

Another BIG break in blogging

Well, it's been crazy/hectic here. Let me kind of 'fill you in' on what's been going on since our move.

• Courtney went to Florida for 17 days and returned safely :o)
• Got hired to work for Aledo ISD @ Stuard Elementary working from 7:30-2 as a Child Nutrition Worker (fancy name for cafeteria worker) but it's a job!!
• Had fingerprints/background check done
• Took Food Handler's Class to get my card to work in the cafeteria.
• Gave Marti and James' goats shots - a first for me. Goats have tough/thick skin and I am not use to that at all!
  
• Had 2 work days before school started
• School started August 24th for all 3 of us! Yep you read that right - all 3 of us - Courtney, CJ and me!!
• CJ started Kindergarten and is LOVIN' it!
• I'm taking Microbiology and Anatomy & Physiology I (again since it's been 3+ years since I took it last).
• CJ is on the Silver Bullets T-ball team. Games start on Sept. 12th!! It's so different for us to watch him out there compared to Courtney and it's a learning curve for us too.
• Been to 2 Aledo Bearcat Football games and they won both. At the first game, CJ got to 'meet' the Bearcat
• Watched Josh march on the 4th of September - and I actually picked him out of the field - pretty lucky!
• Celebrated Josh's 15th birthday on Saturday night. I can't believe he's 15 - where has all the years gone? I remember him on my wedding day - so small!!

That's everything in a nutshell. I have my first exam this Wednesday and it's been hard to study this weekend due to being sick but thanks to Marti, I'm feeling better!!

Hope everyone is doing great! Hopefully it won't be so long until I blog again but there are no promises!

Another move!!!

Yes you read that right - we are moving again. We are actually getting our own place - found a townhouse to rent - right here in Weatherford. We'll be about 20 minutes from Marti & James and about 25 minutes to Misti & Brien (both are mostly highway miles).

It's a 4/2 split plan with a fenced yard, fireplace and a single car garage. It's nothing fancy at all but it's someplace to call our own :o) We are in the process of slowly moving our things out - we actually just signed the lease on Thursday afternoon.

Misti helped me on Friday with a few items and thankfully, Jason will get off work around 1pm tomorrow that maybe we can do some of the larger items with James' and Brien's help!!

That's all the exciting news we have to share! Oh yeah - Courtney goes to the pulmonary specialist this Wednesday - hopefully she'll be out of her asthma medications and grew out of it...keeping fingers crossed!