I blogged about Lucy awhile back. A little girl who become horribly ill with cancer. I just wanted to provide a small update on her prognosis and life thus far. Of course her story can be followed by clicking the button on the side of my page, but I felt the need to update. Just remember... I have no technical terms or anything like that. I just want to provide a summary of what I have read over the past couple of weeks and to show how much prayers do work.
During her final weeks of RT Lucy was getting more and more ill. Throwing up all day, everyday. She lost a lot of important vitamins and was not able to keep down any food, resulting in being malnourished. She completed her RT and had some weeks to recoup and recover before beginning chemotherapy. She had a great day one day and the next, things took a turn for the worse. She couldn't see. Couldn't focus. She was slowly going blind. They prayed to find a reason, an explanation, and they got it. Due to all of her vomiting she was losing essentials that her body needed. They pumped her with the good stuff and her sight is getting better and better each day. She is getting stronger each day and is getting back her sight.
Prayer works. Sure, God can't just make her cancer disappear. But, when they did a scan they saw that her tumors had decreased DRASTICALLY. He is showing that He is listening, and wants to answer their prayers. No one knows why children get cancer, but it's not because God doesn't love them. To me, after reading their blog, I couldn't believe more that He is listening, you just have to believe it.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Monday, May 30, 2011
Summertime... so close
2 more days with kids, 3 more days of school. Where did the time go??
Many/most teachers enjoy the summer and take off. In the past I never got paid in the summer so I always worked in Charlotte. I used to manage/lifeguard a pool 40-50 hours a week (even when school was in session since it opened in Mid May and we didn't get out till the 2nd weeks in June). I am not going to be THAT crazy anymore since I do get paid now in the summer, but I still want to keep busy. Why not take advantage and make some extra money?
So the low down is this:
June: M-F 9-3 nanny for a family of 4, 9 year old, 6 year old, 3 year old, and 5 months. The mom says she will never leave me alone with all 4 but I wouldn't mind. They are the SWEETEST kids.
Also M, T, W, F I am tutoring for an hour each time. Some days are doubled up, others its just 1 kid.
July:
Then 2 weeks off in July for a wedding and some birthday relaxation, but still tutoring. Then 2 weeks of summer camp M-F 9-2. Still tutoring.
August:
2 weeks of nothing unless we are around then I'll continue tutoring. We are planning a vacation somewhere. It was Costa Rica but now with the crazy weather we might avoid the Caribbean and do something overseas like Europe or Asia? We shall see!
Shewy --- pretty soon it will be August and I will be starting all over again with a brand new classroom :)
Many/most teachers enjoy the summer and take off. In the past I never got paid in the summer so I always worked in Charlotte. I used to manage/lifeguard a pool 40-50 hours a week (even when school was in session since it opened in Mid May and we didn't get out till the 2nd weeks in June). I am not going to be THAT crazy anymore since I do get paid now in the summer, but I still want to keep busy. Why not take advantage and make some extra money?
So the low down is this:
June: M-F 9-3 nanny for a family of 4, 9 year old, 6 year old, 3 year old, and 5 months. The mom says she will never leave me alone with all 4 but I wouldn't mind. They are the SWEETEST kids.
Also M, T, W, F I am tutoring for an hour each time. Some days are doubled up, others its just 1 kid.
July:
Then 2 weeks off in July for a wedding and some birthday relaxation, but still tutoring. Then 2 weeks of summer camp M-F 9-2. Still tutoring.
August:
2 weeks of nothing unless we are around then I'll continue tutoring. We are planning a vacation somewhere. It was Costa Rica but now with the crazy weather we might avoid the Caribbean and do something overseas like Europe or Asia? We shall see!
Shewy --- pretty soon it will be August and I will be starting all over again with a brand new classroom :)
Paisley
You might remember my post about the possibility of another puppy/dog. It had been on our minds and we contemplated back and forth. Last Sunday we ran to Petco to get Mia some treats and there were puppies there for adoption. Lots of them. I loved them all. Until I saw 2 little, little puppies - a black one and a white one. They were brother and sister. Uno and Dos were their names. There were 11 of them in the litter and 77 total taken from the puppy mill they were found out. Talk about breaking my heart. I loved Uno. She was all black with a "paint dip" of white on her back paws and tail. She snuggled and loved but played also. I wanted her. Bad.
Derrick said no. We went into Petco to talk about it and came out saying YES! We went to get the money and came back to sign the papers. I was so excited. She had just the cutest little face. I couldn't wait for Mia to have a playmate!
Well, sadly, things didn't work out the way we planned. Mia went into complete stressed out mode. I know everyone said to give it time (we only gave it 24 hours) but the pain and stress Mia was in broke our hearts. Mia was foaming at the mouth, which is normal for a stressed/anxious dog, but she was foaming so badly that her entire coat was soaked. Even through the night when the puppy was in the kitchen and we were in the bedroom with the door shut she still was going crazy. She wasn't eating or drinking. We had a choice to make. A hard choice. I went to school to see if anyone would want to take her, many people did but their spouses felt it was too rushed. So, 24 hours later I drove Paisley back crying. She was so sweet. But, to lighten my mood when I arrived the man in the charge of the adoption was there and he was so wonderful. He said "watch this watch this!" and he placed her in the cage with Dos (her brother) and they went crazy seeing eachother! They licked and whimpered and quickly found a little place to snuggle up with each other and go to sleep. He also informed me that someone had come by previously inquiring about adopting both of them. He was going to call them back and hopefully send them home, together, as a family:) Here are some sweet pictures of Paisley:)
again in her crate resting on her toys
buddies already
We still would love another dog. After talking with people we realize that a dog rather than a puppy will be a good choice. She does fine and loves when we dog sit so I'm hoping it was just the energy of a puppy that made her crazy.
Derrick said no. We went into Petco to talk about it and came out saying YES! We went to get the money and came back to sign the papers. I was so excited. She had just the cutest little face. I couldn't wait for Mia to have a playmate!
Well, sadly, things didn't work out the way we planned. Mia went into complete stressed out mode. I know everyone said to give it time (we only gave it 24 hours) but the pain and stress Mia was in broke our hearts. Mia was foaming at the mouth, which is normal for a stressed/anxious dog, but she was foaming so badly that her entire coat was soaked. Even through the night when the puppy was in the kitchen and we were in the bedroom with the door shut she still was going crazy. She wasn't eating or drinking. We had a choice to make. A hard choice. I went to school to see if anyone would want to take her, many people did but their spouses felt it was too rushed. So, 24 hours later I drove Paisley back crying. She was so sweet. But, to lighten my mood when I arrived the man in the charge of the adoption was there and he was so wonderful. He said "watch this watch this!" and he placed her in the cage with Dos (her brother) and they went crazy seeing eachother! They licked and whimpered and quickly found a little place to snuggle up with each other and go to sleep. He also informed me that someone had come by previously inquiring about adopting both of them. He was going to call them back and hopefully send them home, together, as a family:) Here are some sweet pictures of Paisley:)
snuggling up in her crate
helping Derrick
again in her crate resting on her toys
buddies already
We still would love another dog. After talking with people we realize that a dog rather than a puppy will be a good choice. She does fine and loves when we dog sit so I'm hoping it was just the energy of a puppy that made her crazy.
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Derrick's moving in process
Who would've thought a boy could squeeze so much stuff into a small UHaul trailer?
Derrick moved his stuff out here a couple of weeks ago and the first night opted to unpack every single box. Awesome right? No. Not so much. You see, he likes to get everything out of the boxes and look at it. Take it all in. So he unpacked all of the boxes and then went to the work! For 5 days. Then came back and we were pretty busy so it sat again. This past week he finally made major organizational decisions and the room is back to normal... almost.
Here are the before shots. For someone who has been so lucky to take after my highly organized mother I inherited her gene of wanting to put everything away (even if someone is still using it... like a cup full of water that I sat down to go use the rest room and I come back and it has been washed, dryed, and put away. Yea.... ) I didn't touch his things. Really... I didn't even know where to start!
The boy who loves to read and collect books
The view from the hallway... the door stayed shut a lot
I did 11 loads of laundry. These were just part of the whites and darks....
And the after:
Computer area
It's nice now that it is pretty much complete. We bought a filing cabinet and each have a drawer for all of our paperwork. My organized personality feels happy with the success of (almost) everything having a place.
Derrick moved his stuff out here a couple of weeks ago and the first night opted to unpack every single box. Awesome right? No. Not so much. You see, he likes to get everything out of the boxes and look at it. Take it all in. So he unpacked all of the boxes and then went to the work! For 5 days. Then came back and we were pretty busy so it sat again. This past week he finally made major organizational decisions and the room is back to normal... almost.
Here are the before shots. For someone who has been so lucky to take after my highly organized mother I inherited her gene of wanting to put everything away (even if someone is still using it... like a cup full of water that I sat down to go use the rest room and I come back and it has been washed, dryed, and put away. Yea.... ) I didn't touch his things. Really... I didn't even know where to start!
The computer area... he has 4 now... 3 that work
The boy who loves to read and collect books
The view from the hallway... the door stayed shut a lot
More chaos
I did 11 loads of laundry. These were just part of the whites and darks....
And the after:
There is a floor!
Computer area
Small bookshelf. We also have 2 6ft bookshelves in the bedroom but he couldn't fit all of his books. He still can't fit them all even with the little one.
It's nice now that it is pretty much complete. We bought a filing cabinet and each have a drawer for all of our paperwork. My organized personality feels happy with the success of (almost) everything having a place.
Monday, May 23, 2011
BUSY
This past week has been so busy for me... I promise blogging will occur within the next few days!! Breakdown of my past week:
- Book club
- Kindergarten team dinner
- K/1 lakehouse dinner and slumber party
- Pool day with some of Derrick's friends
- 1st Austin concert
- Adopted a puppy (yes... she was so cute!)
- Yes... I saw "was" -- we had to give her back 24 hours later. Mia was too stressed out. We plan to get an older dog soon but an 8 week old puppy was too much for Mia.
- Reorganized the bedroom
- Field Day in 90 degree weather
- Wine tasting
- End of year party
- End of year festivities for staff
- 7 more days of school!
Monday, May 16, 2011
Pillows recovered
I taught myself how to recover my pillows and love how they turned out. They add some nice color and flow to the living room. I still have 2 more to do in solid color (the fabric of the pelmet box) but just haven't made those up yet (waiting on a rainy day... it's going to be a while I think).
I used the same fabric, or actually the pillow cases, from the sheets I made the curtains out of. It was pretty nice... 3 of the 4 sides were sewn already!!! I just measured, cut, ironed, and sewed. Yep, sewed up all 4 sides. Hm... so how exactly am I supposed to get the pillow IN the fabric now? I made a large slit in the back and slipped in the pillow so they are more like shams.
Who really flips over pillows anyways? The coral colored one I made by sewing all 4 sides. I measured it a little off and it is slightly too big but hey... first time ever - I'll take it! I just kind of pull it tight on 1 side and hide the other side between the 2 blue pillows. Can't even tell!
I used the same fabric, or actually the pillow cases, from the sheets I made the curtains out of. It was pretty nice... 3 of the 4 sides were sewn already!!! I just measured, cut, ironed, and sewed. Yep, sewed up all 4 sides. Hm... so how exactly am I supposed to get the pillow IN the fabric now? I made a large slit in the back and slipped in the pillow so they are more like shams.
Who really flips over pillows anyways? The coral colored one I made by sewing all 4 sides. I measured it a little off and it is slightly too big but hey... first time ever - I'll take it! I just kind of pull it tight on 1 side and hide the other side between the 2 blue pillows. Can't even tell!
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Beware!
Remember this post when I said I had ordered the adorable tutu and was so excited about it. Yea.. barely... maybe because it was 6 weeks ago and she still HAS NOT received it. I have contacted the company 4 times and they have yet to respond. It states on their website to allow up to 14 days for their delivery... yea how about 42? Best part is you are only allowed a refund/return for 30 days after purchase. Yep, that's right, I can't even return it if they ever send it! AND they charged me for it already.
I contacted BBB. All I'm asking for is a refund and for them to acknowledge that they ignored me. They are not just an online company. They have a store in NJ! And other bloggers have featured them on their blogs with contests, ratings, etc. I'm honestly so sad to say I had such a terrible experience with them because they did have great prices, but maybe that is the price I had to pay. Instead, today after filing my complaint I ordered from another company for $10 more. I'll be happy to tell everyone the company once Shauna receives it... don't wanna jump the gun on this one.
Just wanted to warn everyone:)
I contacted BBB. All I'm asking for is a refund and for them to acknowledge that they ignored me. They are not just an online company. They have a store in NJ! And other bloggers have featured them on their blogs with contests, ratings, etc. I'm honestly so sad to say I had such a terrible experience with them because they did have great prices, but maybe that is the price I had to pay. Instead, today after filing my complaint I ordered from another company for $10 more. I'll be happy to tell everyone the company once Shauna receives it... don't wanna jump the gun on this one.
Just wanted to warn everyone:)
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