Just another Monday...

I have to admit I somewhat secretly almost kind of love Mondays... it is just a fresh start to a brand new week. The weather has been a bit wonky here lately, we were biking last week and its snowing today! LOL

Emily got moved to the front row of her dance class tonight! Her instructor says she really is talented and has a lot of potential! I was sooo happy to see her so pleased and excited tonight... her face was lit up when we picked her up! I can't wait to share with you the dress that we bought her for the model part of the recital! She was skipping all the way to the truck!

My 40th birthday is coming up soon and I have decided that there will be ME time! It's time! Roger has even been helping me to get things organzied so that I do have more time for me! WOOT!!

We have started a super cool new contest at LCOM (http://www.letscaptureourmemories.com/) ... it is called SCRAP-IVOR!!!!!!!!! Drop into the forum and join us for some fun!

Here are a couple pics from our ride on Saturday

Hugs, T

Capture These Sketches --- come see!!

February will be a whole month of HAPPY fun challenges at Let’s Capture Our Memories , led by the very talented sketch design team. With the timeless SNOW WHITE and the Seven Dwarfs theme now is not the time to be BASHFUL as we ask you to come enjoy a fairytale of a month full of sketches, challenges, prizes and more. Did we forget to mention great prizes?! How DOPEY of us!!! From SNEEZY wintery themed layouts to a clever DOC style card sketch there is plenty to inspire and motivate you and there will be no time to be SLEEPY. Join us for the month at the LCOM Sketch blog where we will post a sketch and challenge every Tuesday and Friday with a chance to win a prize for every challenge completed. Get ready for plenty of inspirational fun! We can’t wait to see you there!!

If you dropped by to find your next letter in the hunt.... it is "O"

Rock on ladies!!!

Hugs, Tink

Drop on over...

Drop on over and visit Melodee Langworthy's blog! Mellie is an uber talented scrapper, extremely generous person and just over all sweet, sweet person! I have followed Mellie for a long time. I have purchased some of her fab kits before that totally rocked!

Mellie is a pay it forward person, and spread the kindness. As you all know, I really love to do this too!

I actually won one of Mellie's giveaways!!!!!!!! How COOL is that!!! I am really excited! So drop on over and say hello on her blog!

http://melodeelangworthy.typepad.com/candid_thoughts_/

Hugs, T

Another allergy?!?!

Another allergy reared its ugly head in this household on Friday evening. Roger and I were in Saint John working when we got a phone call. Emily was a Youth Group at our Church when she ate a chocolate cookie that had peanut butter in it. We didn't know that Em was allergic to peanut butter for sure. She has ALWAYS ate peanut butter and jam sandwiches all of her life! A few weeks ago she had a sandwich and said her chest felt tight afterwards... could have been anything. Anyhoo... she had a cookie..took a bite and her throat started closing off and her tongue swelling. :( LUCKILY they were able to pour some liquid benedryl into her. Roger and I came home immediately. I knew there was a chance that it could rear its ugly head again. I gave her more benedryl through the night and kept her away for most of it.

She was sooooooo scared. I really didn't want this life for her. It is so frustrating when you pick up something to eat and are scared there might be something in it that you will have a reaction to. I go through that every day.

Today we will be making an appointment with our family doctor to get her an epi pen to carry with her at all times. She really sees the importance of the epi now.

Thank God she is ok!

Crumbling...

I have been a little off my game this past week..... we live a busy life like everyone else out there.... I just didn't want to say it out loud, on Monday I was at yet another appointment with Simon.... I had myself prepared for ADHD....but I wasn't prepared for Tourettes Syndrome, OCD, ADHD, Rage Episodes... sigh... I felt as though I was in a tunnel... the room was spinning a little bit... the doctors words were in the background of my mind talking to myself...... I was a little bit shell shocked. Of course my little man wasnt in the room while we were talking.... I talked to the doctor for a bit longer then went to collect my little man (who was laying in the fetal position in tears in the toybox waiting for me :( that was awful to see too ) I called Roger we talked for a few minutes about it got disconnected with the great cell service and I headed for home. Simon was chattering asking me if we knew what was wrong with him? Can they help me Mama? question after question... I was in tears .. everything is fine baby.

I was angry with myself after I got home because my mind is NOW racing with questions... yes questions that WHY didn't I ask those when I was there questions! :(

No time for much else off to another appointment... another stressful one where Simon has a major meltdown and we leave the office once again in tears. We had another appointment with our family doctor yesterday....sigh...

I just wanted to say thank you to the few of you that already know what I am going through and the support you have given me.

I know its not the end of the world... and I am thankful that he is healthly... its just a daily obstacle that we face. We have been facing since he was a baby. He actually have the vocal tics (sadly I thought he was just trying to annoy me...which makes me sad). I have been dealing with episodes for a long time I really didn't understand them but knowledge is power. I know I can help him better now. I changed his school routine because it was soooo stressful and that is improving. One for the home team.

Happy Birthday Baby!

Happy Birthday to my baby, Simon : ) Today he turned 7 years old... I cannot believe how quickly times flies by : (

This birthday was about Webkins, Bionicles and of course LEGO! When did lego get so expensive?!?!?!

We had Kentucky Fried Chicken for supper (Simon's choice) and ice cream cake. My parents came for supper, and my sister and her grandson. My stomach is hating me right now... KFC always upsets my stomach but I keep on eating it?!!

We found out today that Emily's boyfriend and his Mom and brother all had the H1N1 virus. Scary! He will be visiting us on Saturday but is supposed to be good now : )
The H1N1 has definitely been a mixed opinion for a lot of people.

OK... back to the birthday stuff!