Cleaning Day

Well, today is the major cleaning day before our big trip. Yeah, our whopping two day trip. LOL!! I have a rule in the house that we will NOT leave until the whole entire house is clean. All dishes must be washed and drying. I do not expect them to be put away, but they must ALL be clean. All laundry for the most part must be done. There will be no trash left in the house. Of course we take it out in the morning right before we leave, but it must not be left. All beds made, etc, etc. I know its crazy, but we have enough to come back to with the laundry and being exhausted from our trip. I just hope I can get the trash out before it rains again. Walking in mud to put the trash out stinks. LOL!! Anyhow, that is my plans for the day, oh and keeping three children entertained. That will be fun. Anna is so excited that her cousins are coming over.


Speaking of cousins, one of them got a new hair cut, but not quite by choice. I think you know where I am going with this. I promised I would post a picture for family to see, so here they come.

Here she is! See the missing tooth, I love that look:

Avery and Anna together:

See, cute hair cut. Anna of course loves playing with her cousin, Avery. She is her best friend. Of course Anna is very open and pretty friendly with everyone, but there is something about her cousin that can't be beat. I pray that they keep a good relationship growing up. Anna absolutely adores her.

Alright, I better get back to it. This was a good way to procrastinate for a while. Have a good day. Take care all.

Sunday Morning, or was it?!?!?

Ok Sunday morning I was really out of it. I was insistent that it was Monday for a long time. (Don't ask me what happened to Sunday, but it was Monday in my brain.) Here is what happened:

In the morning, I woke up around 6:45am and looked at the computer and Jeremy was on it.

Nicole: You're going to be late for work.
Jeremy: I called in sick today.
Nicole: What did you do that for?
Jeremy: I felt like it.
Nicole: Oh.

I then went back to sleep for a little bit. I woke up about 20 minutes later and turned the TV on. Jeremy, of course, is still on the computer and has not said anything to the fact that it is indeed Sunday and not Monday. I put on PBS and there was JJ the Jet Plane, followed by Thomas the Train. We watch PBS every weekday morning, and that is NOT the regular line up. It is Arthur, Curious George, Clifford, Super Y, and then Dragon Tales. I have that line up memorized!! They better not mess with it!!

Nicole: They are messing with our shows.

I flip to what I think should be morning news and it is something else.

Nicole: What in the world? We are going to have to resort to watching movies every morning. I am not watching JJ and Thomas every morning. I mean they are good shows, but I like Arthur and Curious George better for Anna. What are they doing? UGH!

Jeremy just sits and continues to play on the computer. I am confused and semi-frustrated with all the morning show changes, so I lay back down for a few minutes and rest my eyes. I then sit straight up.

Nicole: Its not Monday, its Sunday and it Father's Day. How did I miss that? Oh my gosh, what is wrong with me??

I flip to channel 32, to confirm that it is indeed Sunday. (It shows the date and time in the bottom right hand corner.) Oh goodness. I felt confused and stupid at this point.

Jeremy then bursts out laughing.

Jeremy: I knew what day it was, but I was just playing along.

He didn't realize that I was really missing the day. UGH!

I really am not sure why that happened, or how, but I had completely missed that it was Sunday for like 40-45 minutes. It took me that long to realize that my brain was screwed up. UGH!! I really hope that NEVER happens again. I hate being confused like that.

Update to Father's Day

Well, since I didn't update yesterday, here is what we did for Father's Day. We went to church. Then we ate at Chicken Express and listened to the most wonderful Christian music and had the best biscuits we have EVER had at Chicken Express. Next, we came home and let Daddy take a nap, cause her wanted one. Anna and I went to Wal-Mart (cheap prices, but I hate going there...its always busy) and then I took her swimming to my brothers house. It was fun until a quick moving storm moved in and then is was everyone out of the pool. After that, we ate at my brother's house and gave my dad his gift. Next, it was on to Jeremy's Dad to give him his gift. Short and sweet, but that was our day in a nutshell. Here are some pictures of the craft gifts Anna did and her Grandpa's!!

What she gave Daddy:

(It's her hand print on a stepping stone block)

What she gave both Grandpa's Side One:

(Handmade by Anna, of course)

Side Two:

Anna with her Grandpa John:

Anna with her PawPaw:

One of my all time favorite pictures, its Anna with her Daddy:

I hope all you other Dad's out there had a great Father's Day. We had a great time for ours and I am sure Jeremy did too. He got to take an uninterrupted, Sunday afternoon nap, which is hard to come by in our house. LOL!! Take care and look for a funny story tomorrow of what happened to me Sunday morning. You will think it was funny, I really didn't. Stay tuned!

Happy Father's Day

Happy Father's Day to all you Dad's out there!! I know you enjoy your special day as much as us mom's do. No, I did not get anyone a tie either. HAHAHA!! We have out grown that stage. No fun in a tie that no one will ever wear. We did get some neat things that Anna got to have fun with. I will post pictures later, AFTER we have given them. Smart, huh?! Have a good day all, especially you Dad's!!

Results are In!

Ok, my test results are in. They are about as useless to me as the paper they are printed on, but here are the results... this weird test he did tested my nerves and used my fingers. On my left hand....clear...no abnormal findings. This we already knew. On my right hand, my thumb test as very severe hypoesthetic finding and my middle finger tested moderate hypoesthetic findings. My pinkie on my right hand tested clear....no abnormal results. Hypoesthetic...I know, I know....don't use medical terminology. This means that the nerves in that part of my hand (which also extend upwards to shoulder, back and neck) are shot. We knew that already. Those pains I have been having are NOT normal. We knew that already too. He is not sure it is carpal tunnel and they are sending me to a neurologist. This is where I get confused. It is just my hand, isn't it? Well, not so sure now. My mom is worried that I too may have M.S. or even Lupus. Of course I need to see a neurologist to get the testing done. Again...more money and no insurance. I am trying to get some help from the county where we live to get to the bottom of this mess, but I am not holding my breath. Where we go from here is unknown. I keep praying that one day this will all be gone. I will have to tell them at work that I am going for neurological testing and will have to make sure that they know what is going on. I am not even sure at this point. I don't want a neurological disease. I know, we don't get to pick. I am sure that everyone who has one does not want one, but really. I am only 30 years old. Where do I go from here? Anyhow, that is the update on my hand testing. It may be worse than I originally thought. I will close for now. Keep praying for my family as I am still working to pay my mom's bills. Take care and God Bless.

Sleeping

OK! I know my daughter can't be the only one, but I think she sleep walks and talks?!?! Last night she came running out of her room and I caught her so I said, "What are you doing baby?" She says, "uhm, counting."
I said, "What are you counting?"
She said, " Sleeping."

So, I rocked her a minute and put her back to bed. She closed her eyes instantly and was snoring the instant I put her back down. It was odd. First of all, you can't count sleeping. LOL! As much as I laughed at her answer last night. Second, I asked her about it this morning and she said that she had the weirdest dream last night. She told me that she dreamed of a fair with Happy Go Lucky at it. Happy is a book about a horse we just finished and she loved. Anyhow, she doesn't remember getting up last night and talking to me at all. Do you think this is sleep walking and talking? Sure seems like it.

Test Done

Ok, so I had the nerve test done on my right arm/hand. It wasn't so bad, the doctor used new technology, so it didn't really hurt. It was aggravating, but it didn't hurt. He said that yes, I do have carpel tunnel in my right hand. So, now we have spent over $300 for tow different types of doctors to tell me the same thing I already knew...I have carpel tunnel in my right hand and badly! DUH!! It didn't take a rocket scientist to figure that out. The original doctor will get the test results and refer me to a surgeon for the surgery, which I may or may not be able to get done, but the longer I leave it, the worse it will get. Where I am stuck, is I have no health insurance and I need the surgery. Go figure! Maybe I can find a surgeon that will take payments until we make it to the required amount and then go from there?! Praying that it will all work out. Anyhow, that is the results from my testing yesterday. It really was pathetic to go through more testing to confirm what we already knew, but apparently we have to follow the steps needed to get things done. Anyhow, I better go for now. Hope you all have a great day and pray that the right surgeon come along. God bless.