Oops - another lapse!

Man, I need to get with blogging again...LOL

Our vacation was nice but short. We got to visit with almost everyone we wanted to see :o) I was happy to be able to spend time with Mellan and Richard on Sunday while visiting my parents - it was really nice being able to do that. Also, we got to see Pat on our way out of town. She was walking Shamrock as we were driving down the road. It was great to be able to see her too!

Jason and I enjoyed our 3 days at Daytona Beach. I even got Jason back in the ocean! He told me only his feet would go in but after a while, he was in to his waist and having a great time. We both got a little burnt but not too terribly bad thankfully. It did hurt but all was good.

On Thursday, we took Courtney, CJ and Madisen to Disney. They had a blast and so did Jason and I! We got there early and left just after the 9pm parade. CJ was tall enough to ride Splash Mountain and Big Thunder Mountain and he LOVED them! Unfortunately, he wasn't tall enough for Space Mountain (only 1'' to short) but I think it was best for him to wait a little bit before he rides it anyways. Madisen got to ride it and both girls screamed and laughed the whole time, well, maybe I laughed the whole time at them screaming!!

We even went to Hollywood Studios (or to most of us MGM) and CJ got to see McQueen and Mater from CARS! That was well worth the long bus wait and trip there! That really made his day. We also watched the Pixar 3pm parade and all 3 really liked that too. Some of those jumpers were really amazing! I forget how 'above and beyond' Disney is - even in entertainment.

Anyways, CJ did not get picked for the Odenville Pre-K at the lottery drawing. I was disappointed at first but had a few other options to go with. So, last Monday, I went calling to figure out where I could get him in. Boy, that was hard!! My first 3 options were waiting list only. I was really getting discouraged especially since Wednesday I hadn't found him anywhere. Thankfully my friend Rhonda called her former employer and they had a opening but I couldn't formally take the spot since they were closed last week until Friday. On Thursday, I found another place, Grace Presybterian and they had ONE opening come available and all the 8 on their waiting list had already found somewhere. CJ IS GOING TO PRE-K!!! I drove straight there on Thursday, turned in the registration fee and form and took a tour of the church's facility and CJ really liked it. Grace doesn't start until August 18th, parent orientation is August 14th evening and meet the teacher is August 15th in the morning.

BUT....guess what I received on Friday afternoon - a call from the St. Clair Board of Education! They called to say that Monday, August 4th at 6pm that there will be a 'lottery' drawing again for 4 spots for boys and 5 for girls. Something wasn't done correctly the first drawing so they are re-doing those spots. Woo Hoo....we'll be there! THEN....yesterday afternoon I received ANOTHER call from the same lady. She wanted to make sure I received the message. I told her 'yes and that we would be there Monday night'. I knew that there was only 4 spots and the chances of him getting in was going to be slim but at least I know that I can walk away from there if he isn't chosen knowing he has somewhere to go! Well, turns out we'll even have a better chance - ALL 9 SPOTS ARE BEING CHOSEN AGAIN!!! So, tomorrow night - WISH US LUCK! We have a second chance at this opportunity and then only reason I am willing to go back and do this, is that the Odenville Pre-K is a free public school grant and Grace Presbyterian costs us. I know that if he isn't chosen, he will go to Grace and we are fine with that but nothing hurts us from trying again for the Odenville one. Keep your fingers crossed for us and those prayers coming!

Another quick note, Courtney meets her teacher today. She starts school on Thursday and is getting somewhat excited. Hopefully after today, she'll be more but since she is in a different building, it's something new to her and looks nothing like the elementary school. At least, she'll know the cafeteria well - they share the same one.

Ok - this has been an extremely long post and I have left off something very important to me. So, if you are still with me, please pray for my Nanny. She is recovering from a procedure she had done Monday and is still weak. It was truly a scare that I can say, I wasn't ready for at all. I'm hoping in the next couple of weeks, I'll be able to visit with her without the kids (I want her stronger before taking them) and then after a while, take them to see her. I know Courtney was nervous and kept making sure I was ok with what was going on - she wants to visit her too but understands that Nanny comes first and she'll wait until she is 'up for the visit'.

We made it!

Well, it was to say the least a very interesting road trip on Thursday. Even though we gave Biscuit some medicine, she still got car sick (just waited until 130 miles into the trip to do it) THREE times...LOL! Thankfully Jason prepared the car very well with towels and we made several Biscuit stops. We even decided about 5pm to go ahead and drive through to Jason's parents to make sure we didn't have to go through it all again on Saturday. Doing for 2 days of travel was much better than 3! We are going to have to get some extra inexpensive towels to make the trip home.

We just relaxed yesterday and today, Jason is playing golf (still as I type this) with his parents and brother Mike. Then we'll adventure over to my parents this afternoon and spend some time with them. Hopefully we'll also get to see Mellan and Richard too :o) I haven't even taken out my camera for pictures - I'm slacking.

Anyways, that's all that is happening here.

Vacation!!!

Yes, you read that right - we are going on trip!!! We will be leaving a little later today (around 1pm or earlier) and making our way to Florida. We plan on returning next Saturday evening. Jason and I are actually taking a "mini vacation" within our trip :o) The kids (including Biscuit) will be at Gramma and Grandpa's house for 2 nights. Nothing fancy for us - just the beach.

CJ is all excited about going!! Jason will get to see his brother Mike for the first time in forever...LOL They are actually going to play golf Sunday morning. Sunday afternoon we'll adventure over to my parent's for a visit. Either Thursday or Friday, we plan on taking the kids to Disney since CJ wants to go so badly! Hopefully he'll be able to meet Lightning McQueen and Mater (if they still have that parade). That would just make his day.

Since Courtney went back to Florida with Jason's parents last Saturday - it'll just be the 4 of us in the car down and then all 5 of us on the way home. Courtney is really enjoying her time down there and spending a lot of it with her cousin Madisen! They get along so well and I'm glad she gets that quality time with her!

Anyways, off to finish up packing things for Biscuit. It'll be an adventure since she gets car sick but we have medicines to give her - a BIG BONUS!!

FINALLY.....Good news!!

WOO HOO!!! Courtney did her tests today and the results were normal :o)!!! That means (for now at least) no more testing!!! She is on the correct medications to control her asthma! So if everything goes smoothly, she doesn't have to go to Dr. Brasfield again until September!! If she gets sick then she'll have to go IF she coughs with it. So here's hoping for not getting sick.

Picked up CJ's form today and actually got to drop off the packet of information today. I learned alittle bit more about the class. There will only be 9 girls and 9 boys and only ONE class. There has been lots of packets already turned in and everyone still has until July 18th to hand them in. So, start praying for CJ to be 'chosen'!! I know I can get him into a program somewhere else but the cost is outrageous since they are all private ones. I guess I will have to look into those since it's slim-pickin's for this class. But we are still keeping our fingers crossed and praying!

2 posts in one day!!

Yes, we just got back from pitching lessons and boy do I hurt!! I now am a 2 knee-capped person...LOL

This is my goose egg less than 1 1/2 hours after it happened...I tell ya, she can throw the ball HARD and FAST!!!

On another note before I forget, Odenville Elementary was awarded a grant for a K4 program beginning in August. It'll go with Courtney's school calendar and it's full time. We picked up all the paperwork last Friday and will turn it in on Friday (hopefully due to having to take Courtney tomorrow and the office is only there until noon). Everyone's paperwork isn't due until July 18th and then on July 24th is the lottery drawing for the class slots. I will have all 4 parts of the information needed that night tomorrow (just have to pick up the Blue form which is AL immunization record from his pediatrian). I'm so hoping CJ will get lucky and get one of those slots. He so wants to go to school :o) So, if you could keep your fingers crossed for us!!

More pictures...

Well, first before posting pictures, I wanted to let you all know that Courtney will be going tomorrow morning for her tests at Children's Hospital and then having a follow-up appointment immediately afterwards with Dr. Brasfield. Hopefully we'll know something tomorrow - keeping fingers crossed!

Ok - here are some of the pictures I mentioned I would post...

The cake from the softball party

The wonderful bruise on my knee area a week AFTER the initial pitch to it....LOL I must say it doesn't look as bad as it really was in the picture - thankfully!

Now, here are a few of Biscuit :o)

This is how CJ LOVES to put Biscuit's ears...LOL

It's been quite a while....sorry

Let me recount a few things...LOL


Courtney thoroughly enjoyed her softball camp at UAB. I didn't take any pictures which is ok but I wish I had brought my camera the last day. I forgot that they did 'awards' and out of more than 50+ girls, Courtney received the 'Hussle Award' and got a UAB hat. She LOVES that hat and wears it often :o) She also received many compliments and one from the head coach who sought me out after the camp was over. Coach Townsend said that "She has what it takes to be an outstanding ball player. It's in her blood and don't let her give it up!". When I ended up telling Coach Townsend about this past spring was her first official season - she was literally shocked since she plays so well and everything. That was a HUGE compliment and it made Courtney's day!

Oh yes, the softball team party went well. That's the only thing I asked. All the girls enjoyed it and really that's all that mattered to me.

We finally found a large plastic pool for CJ (and Courtney). I did take pictures and those will be posted further down. He LOVES the pool. Now, when we cleaned it up just the other day, we killed the grass underneath but it'll grow back and well worth it with the fun he had!

Courtney did her follow up with Dr. Brasfield on Thursday afternoon. She is doing great except for her testing for pulmonary functions. So, with everything we've done, she will be going for further testing at Children's Hospital. She'll take the pulmonary function test there (it's the Cadillac version compared to the Volkswagon one they have...lol) and then do a breathing test in a plastic box (not sure what that one is called). We'll be called on Monday by Dr. Brasfield's office to have it scheduled hopefully soon. From there, we might have to continue with more testing or proceed with stronger steriods (which we prefer not to do even Dr. Brasfield prefers to do that as the last resort so that's why it has taken so long to get there.) As soon as we figure everything out, I'll post.


I'm sure I'm missing posting about something but I need to make sure I post more and even if they are small posts :o)


I know I owe pictures and here are a few....













CJ was so proud of himself putting his face underwater and not wanting to wipe the water off. He doesn't mind it in the shower but for some reason - the pool makes a difference...lol

I'll make another post with more pictures later. Blogger isn't letting me add more - it's stuck right now. I'll make sure I add the picture of the party cake, the bruise on my knee a week after I was hit there by a pitch from Courtney (it was a fast and hard pitch which is what we want but not for me to catch it on my knee...LOL), my office wall area that I added something to along with the pictures around it, and a few more - like our kitchen floor and updated pictures of Biscuit!