update

Well Jack woke up burning up, so another dose of Tylenol and although he still coughed all day, it did get better as the day went on and the fever has stayed away. We ended up canceling our dinner and we're going to get together tomorrow afternoon. Michelle and her son were both sick with this same cold Jack has (but they didn't get it from Jack at least or Jacob!!). Anyways I think we're on the mend. I'm doing ok, got a bit of the cold but not too bad. Jacob's pretty well over his cold. I have my ob apt tomorrow so I should have another picture of our new one!

 

Thanks for the prayers and concerns.

 

God Bless

Sickness and other stuff

Jack was not doing well last night. I went to check on him on my way to bed and he was burning up and coughing so bad. I got him some cough syrup and some Tylenol and he just sat there zoned out. I asked him if he wanted to come to bed with me and he literally fell into my arms.

He was burning up and laying beside me I swear my own body temp went up 5 degree's from him. He layed there beside me awake but not doing anything for over an hour, often he'd start to drift off and then have a coughing fit. It wasn't a horrible night, but it's such a helpless feeling when you're child is sick. We've been through the worst of childhood sickness with Jordyn and I am not at all one who freaks out when my kids get sick, but there is a small knot that grows into my stomach when they're sick. Jack just seems to be on the edge of the croup and that's what Jordyn had and what had us bring her to the ER the night she was dx. Croup did NOT cause Jordyn's cancer, it's just the childhood illness that got us to the ER, so although I know over all it is a fairly common childhood illness we also had huge issue's with croup with Jordyn. Her windpipes were swollen closed 75%, she was only getting 25% oxygen, so although I know the reality, the emotional aspect of Croup is a little more for me than most.

Anyways, Jack doesn't have croup at this point thankfully. We are cancelling our plans with our friends tonight. They have a little girl who's 10 months old and I don't want to get her sick just in time to get on the plane, wouldn't that be a loving friendship? So.....hopefully Jack will be mending up and we can get together tomorrow. I really want to do one more dinner and play cards with them before they leave. Well it sounds like it's time for another dose of cough syrup Jack's hacking again.

Valentine's Day

 

Happy Valentine's Day, well it's officially over for us over here in Germany. Chad and the boys got me scrapbooking items, paper, a little teddy bear,  and a beautiful card. Chad and the boys got loaded up on candy and the boys also got little teddy bears.

Wed. are my PWOC day (bible study) but I didn't go. Jack was sick. It started off as a cold, but it's turned into more. He's now battling a fever off and on just does not feel good. Earlier today he was feeling kind of yucky but was still doing an air guitar, shaking that booty, and singing, with in two hours he was burning up cuddled up beside me on the couch and with in two hours after that he was announcing he just didn't feel good.

So...please keep my little guy in your prayers. I'm catching what he has I think and add on morning sickness. I can't breath much (although Jack's nose seems to be a faucet stuck on the on position), have a little cough, and my stomach was hurting earlier. Those who have been pregnant understand the difference in morning sickness and actual sick to the stomach. So if you'd also pray I don't get sick. Chad has a 4 day weekend, so I suppose if I have to get sick this is the time, but I just simply don't want to be.

Saturday I'm taking my friend Michelle and her family to the airport and saying goodbye to her. I hope to get to visit her, possibly when Chad goes back to Iraq. I haven't decided for sure yet, but we've talked about it. I'm going to miss her so much. The last half of the deployment there wasn't a day that went by we didn't talk a few times a day. We'd call each other off and on all day and normally end our evenings talking to each other. We'd get each other normally laughing so hard. We'd spend normally a couple days for a few hours together during the week too. It was actually an adjustment when our hubby's came home to not talk as much. But now she's leaving not only Germany by they're leaving the Army. He'll be a reservists, but it's not the same as Active Duty. The Army's not your day to day life and all it's joys and hardships.

I pray that Michelle, Matt, Austin,and Rose have a wonderful life in Florida and I'm going to miss my friend so much.

 

Well this definately went off track a bit, not a lot about actual Valentine's Day.

 

God Bless

Birthday

I turned 30 on Friday! It was a great day. My friend took me out to lunch to a great Chinese lunch. Since moving to Germany I've had some gross and some simply "ok" chinese, but Friday I had wonderful Chinese!!! That evening Chad, the boys, and I went downtown. I went shopping and bought a new pair of shoes (which unlike quite a few women I don't have a lot. I lost interest in buying me shoes left and right when I became a Mom and figured I had better ways to spend my money). I also bought me two new tops, that I can grow in! :) Then we went to a great restuarant that we'd not tried before! We also went by and got some ice cream at our favorite ice cream shoppe that's just down the road from post. We actually brought it home because there were so many inside smoking and we were all gagging and my eyes were burning. The one thing I HATE about Germany is the allowed public smoking everywhere. No surprise that I hate smoking and we do our best to avoid it at every try.

Saturday I had my pedicure, which was wonderful! Then I went to the Bazaar and spent more than enough! LOL It was fun. That evening Chad threw me a surprise party! It was at one of our favorite restuarants and was a lot of fun!! Chad's never even attempted to surprise me. Christmas it normally kills me to not tell me what he got me, so this was HUGE! He kept this a secret for over 2 weeks!!! It was so much fun to be with my friends and enjoy my family!

So far 30's being great to me!! LOL

Pampered Chef Party!!!

I'm shameless :) I'm having an online/book Pampered Chef party this month, so if you'd like any PC items, email me: My3gifts@aol.com

I'll send you an invitation! Those who don't know much about Pampered Chef, email me and I'll share with you! I have a lot of their kitchen items and just think it's honestly the best out there. The ice cream scoop is the absolute best! The stones rock. Everything is great!!! Again email me. I will need your first and last name to put it into the official invitation (I send it from the PC website). Any of you that do ask for an invitation, thank you so much!!! I'm wanting the pots and pans and can get them at 50% off! I really need new pans so I was thrilled to find out they were having this sell! Oh also if you're wanting any stones, now is the time to get them! They are 20% off this month and the prices on stones are actually going up, so now is the time to get any you've been wanting!

ABC survey

A     Apple or PC?

PC.

B     Banking
Currently we have two banks...where our pay goes into so that's 99% online since it's in KS and we're in Germany, then we have an account here in Germany and we go inside.

 

C     Coffee and Chocolate! 
Chocolate. I HATE coffee and honestly have no idea how people can swallow it.

D     Dogs.  Do you have one?  If yes, what kind and it's name and why you named it that.  If no, then if you had one what kind would you choose?

Yes we have two, who are staying with my brother while we're living in Germany, and we miss them. They are named BJ and Brittany and they were already named when we got them as puppies.

E     Elvis.  There was only one.  Favorite song, and if you ever or your parents ever, saw him live.

Oh I love him and it is hard to pick one, love his gospel like Lori, but ultimately Love Me Tender (which was also his best movie, now if only that horrible Col. wouldn't have controlled him so much and he'd made better quality movies other than just this one)

F     Flowers. 
Purple Tulips and purple petunia's.

G     Grandparents, do you have any left and if you are one, to how many?

My dad's mom is alive, she's 79, or maybe she turned 80 this past Dec. My mom's dad and his wife (my mom's step mom) is alive.

 

H     Handy or call for help?

Both, it just depends on what it is. I know my limitations

I     IOU's any out there to a person, a friend or family?

I don't like IOU's and don't blame that game

J     Jello.  Love it?  Hate it?  Favorite flavor?  With whipped cream or cool whip or neither?  I don't love or hate it

K     Kiss.  Do you remember your first real kiss?  Where, who?

Well I was young...the summer before 2nd grade a little boy I think a yr older, Rowdy ((yes that was really his name)  he gave me my first real kiss....but then no more until I was in 7th grade and James A. real kissed (he was my boyfriend) 

L     Language.  Do you speak any others?  Fluently or a little?

I can speak Germany a little and also a very very little French and even less Spanish

M     Mickey Mouse or Donald Duck?

Mickey Mouse 

N     Neighbors.  Do you know their names?  Occupations?  Phone numbers?  Or not?

We live in an apartment building with 8 apts. The neighbor I really disliked moved out officially Friday! The soldier across the hall I know, she works with Chad, I used to have her cell but no clue what it is. The other neighbors I know them all, they're either SAHM's or Housewives or soldiers.

O     Olympics.  Do you watch?  Which is your favorite winter or summer?

I love them! I like winter more, Ice Skating although the majority of them I enjoy. I was very athletic growing up and although I know I have no clue what it took for them to get to the Olympics I can truly appreciate the hard work!!

P     Pluto.  What is your take on the planet being downgraded? 

It doesn't effect me, just weird that it's no longer considered a planet and I'm now teaching Jacob differently.

Q     Quiche.  Have you ever had it?  Do you like it and what is your favorite?

I have tried it and didn't like it.

R     Refrigerator.  Name three things in your refrigerator that you think are unusual.

Batteries (lasts longer) Film (lasts longer) that's the only odd things I can think of.

S     Safari.  Have you ever been to Africa on one?  A theme park version?
Never been on either, but would love to do both.

T     Telescope.  Have you ever looked thru a telescope? 

Yes in school I think 6th grade there was a sun eclipse and our science teacher had a VERY VERY high powered, special one and it allowed us to all view it (very cool), in ele. school we got together at our science teacher to watch a meteor shower (again so cool), and in high school I can remember looking again, but can't remember what it was.  

 

U     Umbrella.  Do youhave one and what is its design?

We have a few (we live in Germany it's mandatory!!) We have 2 black ones, one is a really big whole family can fit under it lol, and the other is a smaller one and then both boys have one each. One has trucks on it and the other has geometric shapes of multi primary colors on it.

V     Vintage.  Do you have a favorite wine to share?  Or drink?Well I can't drink right now, with a baby growing in me and all, but I've found many different types of wine's I love, but won't be drinking any for a couple years

W     Willies.  What gives you the willies?  You know, that shudder you can't stop? Oh there's lots of things! LOL

X     X-ray.  Last one?  What body part and why?

I have had many, but the last one would have been last yr/dental

Y     Yolk.  How do you like your eggs?

Scrambled, it's the ONLY way I like eggs.

Z     Zodiac.  What's your sign and does it fit your personality, in your opinion?

I’m an Acqurius and honestly no clue, because I don't take that stuff seriously think it's pretty rediculous actually. We're who GOD made us, not what stars that again GOD made say we'll be like.

Hmmm...turning 30

I haven't been in the mood to write much lately. Jacob turned 6 as I posted in the previous entry. I can't believe he's 6 yrs old. Those who know our story know that Jacob was not a planned pregnancy and a lot of emotional fear. I truly didn't know if I'd love him, because of the heart ache over losing Jordyn so soon, and when he was born oh how instantly I loved him! I'm so thankful every moment he's been with us.

Friday I'll be turning 30. I'm happy to be turning 30. My 20's I have been through more than women twice to three times my age. I got married at 20, had my first baby, Jordyn at 21, Jordyn was dx with AML  leukemia by the time I was 22, and I buried my baby at 23, found out I was pg with my 2nd child, 1st son at 23 and days before my 24th birthday. I've been through 4 deployments, 2 being Iraq, and had my 3rd child, 2nd son. I got pg with our 4th child at the age of 29 and will have this precious child at 30!

My 20's have definately had a lot of ups and downs. I look forward to my 30's. I pray I have far more up's than downs. I look forward to one more step in my life. Most likely my husband will retire during my 30's from the Army and we'll start a new chapter (unless he stays in past his 20 yr mark which would be perfectly fine by me!), Jacob will hit his teen years. Now if that's not a new phase of life, I don't know what is?!! LOL

Well, I'm planning on enjoying the last few days of my 20's and plan to enjoy my 30's! Friday my birthday, my friend Michelle is taking me out to lunch, and she's having her son watch the boys (he's done it many times). She home schools her son as well so it's nice to have someone to help out during the day when I need it, of course she's leaving in 2 weeks and I'm going to miss her so much.

Life's been so busy here for me lately and I can handle busy to a degree but if I start to feel overwhelmed I simply don't do well with it. I have a lot on my plate right now, extra stuff. I have of course home schooling Jacob, being a SAHM to Jack, wife, house keeper, and well everything that goes with being a full time wife and mother. We have home school library day on Tuesday's, I have PWOC Wed. mornings, then Wed. Night Alive that evening (bible study). Thursday's are normally my down day, and now Friday's I have the video that goes along with my PWOC class.

In the last couple of weeks I've taken on something else though. I'm the new interim FRG leader for our company. FRG is Family Readiness Group (support group for the families). Our unit is going through a huge transition right now and most of that transitioning will be over in April, so I'll be the FRG leader until April. I was not told a great deal of things I'd be dealing with so in all honesty I'm really aggrevated, and feel like I was lied to. I knew it'd be a great deal of work and I can handle that. What I don't appreciate is things thrown on me at the very last minute (and I mean like two days before something needs to be done, or less!). I'm stressed and overwhelmed. The obvious answer is to step down, but the simple answer is there's literally no one willing to take this on. We've had truly poor attendance and attitude from the spouses and we're (my coleader) trying so hard to get the spouses involved and coming to meetings, do things that they'll enjoy as wives and families.

I just ask for some prayers through April. One a good note, we needed a treasurer my first choice called today and said she'd take the position, there was some reasoning behind why she might not have been able to, but I was thrilled to come home from church and hear she could! So that is truly one less stress on me!!!

Ok, I'm off....

 

God Bless