It has been while since I have posted here and visited your blogs. Some things around here have changed since then. First of all on March 18 I started a job and I have to get up at 3:15AM so that I can make it there by 5AM. By the time that I get home each day and cook, clean and do all those lovely little wifely/motherly duties it is already time to go to bed and start all over, I am not getting much free time these days and when I do I try to use them wisely. Since posting last my eldest daughter, Chesney, turned 17 on March 18. Today I am off and we are going to buy Chesney a car because her Toyota Camry has died on us, several months ago actually the Camry wouldn't start and so far none of the mechanics we have taken it to can figure out what the problem is, I thought Toyota's were supposed to live forever? This evening I get the pleasure of taking my 13 yr old daughter, Bethany, and her friend prom dress shopping. I am willing to fork out the money today for the dress because I am sick of hearing about it, prom is over a month away.
With all that being said, I have to go now because I am wasting precious time that I could really use to get everything done. Y'all have a great day and I will be back soon!
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Friday, March 13, 2009
A Celebration
Today is my husbands birthday and I wanted to give him a big shout out just to let him know I love him and I am thinking of him on his special day.
Y'all have a great weekend!
Y'all have a great weekend!
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
a day with no appointments....
Good morning! I have been super busy since I posted last Tuesday so I thought it was time since I have today at home with no Dr. or Orthodontist appointments.
Last week is like a blur to me because I was very busy with all kinds of appointments and errands. Friday Ty went for his yearly well check-up and to talk about getting back on the medicine for ADHD, he has been off of the meds for 1 year and 10 months. We decided to take him off the meds for the summer of 2007 and use natural foods, exercise and physical activities to keep him active and give him an outlet for all that hyperness he has. By the end of summer he could still sit and read a book without fidgeting and moving around, his concentration level was right on so we chose to keep him off the meds as long as possible. In the past few months we have noticed some of his "tics" coming back and in the past three months almost all of the "tics" have returned, his concentration level has took a nose dive straight down and we are seeing a lot of irritation, frustration and hateful attitude which stems from not being able to concentrate. We have worked even harder with him on school work and have even got him into math tutoring but still there are too many problems to over look plus the grades in his weekly folder and progress reports are really starting show how much of a struggle he is going through.
Since Ty has been off of meds for more than a year he had to have a physical before restarting the meds and our insurance company wouldn't pay for the physical until one year had passed since his last well check-up. The insurance also wouldn't pay for the ADHD meds until he had the physical then our pediatrician had to do the entire Insurance approval on the meds. Ty's Dr. asked about the Daytrana patch he was using before and I told her that would be great because I have more control over how much of the medicine goes into his body where as with a pill I have no control over the amount in the body. What really impressed me was when she turned to my son and started talking the meds over with him to find out what he would prefer to take and what had made him more comfortable, of course he answered "the patch." As of right now we are awaiting the insurance approval then we will be back to meds again. I am not real happy that we have to incorporate the meds again but we have to do what we can because of his education. I don't want him to struggle constantly and even though I don't like him taking the meds, we have done all we can to help him and none of that is working anymore. I thank God that we have such a wonderful pediatrician to keep an eye on the entire situation. As far as the well-check up goes....he is as healthy as can be, a bit small still but not unhealthy small. The only Ty complained about after the check-up was the four vaccinations he had to have. Both of the girls had their well check-up on Monday and both received some vaccinations as well. The Dr. also sent the girls to the lab to get their blood drawn so that their choloesterol level could be checked and she ordered that both of them be checked for diabetes. Both high cholesterol and diabetes run on Mr. B and my side of the family.
We only have two more days of Spring football practice then we won't practice again until July. It has been fun especially since the temps have been in the mid to upper 70's. Yesterday we broke our record high of 78 when we hit 79, the bad thing is that tomorrow our high will only reach 45.
Bethany had an orthodontist appointment yesterday and as usual got raving reports on how well she is cleaning her teeth and how well they are moving with the braces. The tooth that was impacted in her upper gum that we had to have the tissue removed from has already moved down and taken it's natural spot amoung her other teeth, that was a huge surprise to me because I didn't think it would move that quickly.
I will try to stop by your blogs sometime today to catch up on all I've missed through my busy time. Y'all have a great day!
Last week is like a blur to me because I was very busy with all kinds of appointments and errands. Friday Ty went for his yearly well check-up and to talk about getting back on the medicine for ADHD, he has been off of the meds for 1 year and 10 months. We decided to take him off the meds for the summer of 2007 and use natural foods, exercise and physical activities to keep him active and give him an outlet for all that hyperness he has. By the end of summer he could still sit and read a book without fidgeting and moving around, his concentration level was right on so we chose to keep him off the meds as long as possible. In the past few months we have noticed some of his "tics" coming back and in the past three months almost all of the "tics" have returned, his concentration level has took a nose dive straight down and we are seeing a lot of irritation, frustration and hateful attitude which stems from not being able to concentrate. We have worked even harder with him on school work and have even got him into math tutoring but still there are too many problems to over look plus the grades in his weekly folder and progress reports are really starting show how much of a struggle he is going through.
Since Ty has been off of meds for more than a year he had to have a physical before restarting the meds and our insurance company wouldn't pay for the physical until one year had passed since his last well check-up. The insurance also wouldn't pay for the ADHD meds until he had the physical then our pediatrician had to do the entire Insurance approval on the meds. Ty's Dr. asked about the Daytrana patch he was using before and I told her that would be great because I have more control over how much of the medicine goes into his body where as with a pill I have no control over the amount in the body. What really impressed me was when she turned to my son and started talking the meds over with him to find out what he would prefer to take and what had made him more comfortable, of course he answered "the patch." As of right now we are awaiting the insurance approval then we will be back to meds again. I am not real happy that we have to incorporate the meds again but we have to do what we can because of his education. I don't want him to struggle constantly and even though I don't like him taking the meds, we have done all we can to help him and none of that is working anymore. I thank God that we have such a wonderful pediatrician to keep an eye on the entire situation. As far as the well-check up goes....he is as healthy as can be, a bit small still but not unhealthy small. The only Ty complained about after the check-up was the four vaccinations he had to have. Both of the girls had their well check-up on Monday and both received some vaccinations as well. The Dr. also sent the girls to the lab to get their blood drawn so that their choloesterol level could be checked and she ordered that both of them be checked for diabetes. Both high cholesterol and diabetes run on Mr. B and my side of the family.
We only have two more days of Spring football practice then we won't practice again until July. It has been fun especially since the temps have been in the mid to upper 70's. Yesterday we broke our record high of 78 when we hit 79, the bad thing is that tomorrow our high will only reach 45.
Bethany had an orthodontist appointment yesterday and as usual got raving reports on how well she is cleaning her teeth and how well they are moving with the braces. The tooth that was impacted in her upper gum that we had to have the tissue removed from has already moved down and taken it's natural spot amoung her other teeth, that was a huge surprise to me because I didn't think it would move that quickly.
I will try to stop by your blogs sometime today to catch up on all I've missed through my busy time. Y'all have a great day!
Tuesday, March 03, 2009
suggestions please
At church I teach the teens Sunday School class, I have noticed here lately that no matter what I do it seems my students aren't paying complete attention. Sunday was a bit different and gave me some serious encouragement because I have tried to create lessons of interest to them and I always try to get them involved so that I am not the only one speaking throughout our class time, sometimes they are up for talking and sometimes not so much. Sunday my lesson was titled "Living in the Sunshine" and my point was how we can live a positive life in such a negative world no matter what is said or thrown at us, I used Proverbs 15:13-17 for the first part of my lesson and Philippians 4:6-9 for the last part. I was so surprised when immediately after reading the scripture to them they started talking about incidents they have had in their lives that relate to the lesson. By the time the bell rang I still had about five minutes of teaching left but was out of time. The best part about Sunday was I only had two students in my class and they were my daughters. On those rare days when I am getting the students to interact my girls will say a little and that is it, they mostly let the other students talk. I have talked to my Pastor a couple of times about this and told him that maybe someone else needs to be teaching that class since my daughters were in there and I felt like they weren't interacting because I was the teacher and maybe they didn't want to say anything about what they deal with to me. Don't get me wrong my kids talk to me about things they deal with but there are some things where the advice from others would be put to use instead of my advice, my Pastor said to hang in there and continue to do as I was doing and if God wanted someone else teaching the class he would send them in.
Yesterday while cleaning I was thinking about that class and what I could do to get interaction out of them every Sunday and while thinking I noticed that the students have been more attentive the past couple of Sundays so that lead me to wondering what had changed for them and I started backtracking over previous lessons building up to this last one. Three Sundays ago the lesson I done was called "Stay Sober." The point in that lesson was the damage that can be caused by substance abuse of any kind and included in "any kind" I used the world as a substance that can control you. I talked to the class about staying in control of their mind, body, and soul and being alert so that they are ready to deal with what comes their way. I don't think that lesson was what made them start paying more attention, it was what happened when we went upstairs for the message. Once everything was done and it was time for our Pastor to stand in the pulpit to deliver his message my students, who all sit near me upstairs, were settling in to listen halfway then the Pastor read the title of his message. I have to say I was surprised myself and it gave me goose bumps. The title of his message was "Stay Sober." The Pastor used different scripture but the message was exactly as my lesson had been and my students were sitting there with big eyes and their mouths agape. I turned to them and whispered "isn't it amazing how God works when He really wants someone to hear something", from that moment on those students didn't hardly move, they were all caught up throughout the entire message.
The classroom that we are in was used as the Young Couples class a year ago until all the young "married" couples started splitting and going to the Womens and Mens classes. At that time I was teaching my class in the small balcony upstairs in the auditorium. In May or June I was told to start using the classroom that the Young Couples had used. There wasn't that many decorations in that classroom and since I didn't think it was a permanent room for us I haven't done much to remedy that but my students have been talking about wanting to decorate it and I have came up with an idea that I think they will enjoy, this is where I need suggestions/advice or whatever you want to offer. I want the class to get involved with decorating the room and I don't want to use ordinary art for the decor. My idea is to go buy some 5x3 or 4x6 unfinished wood frames that the students can paint themselves. I want each student to write down their favorite verse from the Bible and their favorite color then at home I will type up their verse and print it on colored paper to put in the frame, I also want them to write their names with paint on the frames and after a year they can take that frame home and we will do another one. Another idea is to also have them write about a time that they were dealing with a problem and how God came in and worked in their lives, these would be printed on printed stationary paper of their choice, matted and framed so that it can be a reminder to them and their classmates that God is real and He works on His own time not ours.
If any of you have any suggestions for decorating the room I would appreciate it. With that I am going to sign off and get busy. Y'all have a great day and thanks for listening to me go on about my Sunday School class.
Yesterday while cleaning I was thinking about that class and what I could do to get interaction out of them every Sunday and while thinking I noticed that the students have been more attentive the past couple of Sundays so that lead me to wondering what had changed for them and I started backtracking over previous lessons building up to this last one. Three Sundays ago the lesson I done was called "Stay Sober." The point in that lesson was the damage that can be caused by substance abuse of any kind and included in "any kind" I used the world as a substance that can control you. I talked to the class about staying in control of their mind, body, and soul and being alert so that they are ready to deal with what comes their way. I don't think that lesson was what made them start paying more attention, it was what happened when we went upstairs for the message. Once everything was done and it was time for our Pastor to stand in the pulpit to deliver his message my students, who all sit near me upstairs, were settling in to listen halfway then the Pastor read the title of his message. I have to say I was surprised myself and it gave me goose bumps. The title of his message was "Stay Sober." The Pastor used different scripture but the message was exactly as my lesson had been and my students were sitting there with big eyes and their mouths agape. I turned to them and whispered "isn't it amazing how God works when He really wants someone to hear something", from that moment on those students didn't hardly move, they were all caught up throughout the entire message.
The classroom that we are in was used as the Young Couples class a year ago until all the young "married" couples started splitting and going to the Womens and Mens classes. At that time I was teaching my class in the small balcony upstairs in the auditorium. In May or June I was told to start using the classroom that the Young Couples had used. There wasn't that many decorations in that classroom and since I didn't think it was a permanent room for us I haven't done much to remedy that but my students have been talking about wanting to decorate it and I have came up with an idea that I think they will enjoy, this is where I need suggestions/advice or whatever you want to offer. I want the class to get involved with decorating the room and I don't want to use ordinary art for the decor. My idea is to go buy some 5x3 or 4x6 unfinished wood frames that the students can paint themselves. I want each student to write down their favorite verse from the Bible and their favorite color then at home I will type up their verse and print it on colored paper to put in the frame, I also want them to write their names with paint on the frames and after a year they can take that frame home and we will do another one. Another idea is to also have them write about a time that they were dealing with a problem and how God came in and worked in their lives, these would be printed on printed stationary paper of their choice, matted and framed so that it can be a reminder to them and their classmates that God is real and He works on His own time not ours.
If any of you have any suggestions for decorating the room I would appreciate it. With that I am going to sign off and get busy. Y'all have a great day and thanks for listening to me go on about my Sunday School class.
Monday, March 02, 2009
it's March...almost Spring
I am waiting for warmer days because if winter doesn't pass on through I think I might freeze to death before it is over. I have been colder this year than any before so I am very ready to walk outside without the jacket/coat, jeans, long sleeves..etc. I know it will take more than a month for those warmer temps to get here and stay but at least we are closer than we were.
In news this weekend we all heard that Radio Legend Paul Harvey passed away, my prayers go out to his family and friends and to radio as well.
I am going back to work this week or next, with the economy the way it is and the fact that my husbands hardwood flooring business isn't that busy right now there couldn't be a better time for me to go back to work. This job kind of found me and I am looking forward to starting and getting in that routine. I will be working the perfect hours 5AM-1PM, yes I will have to get up at 3:30AM but I am a morning person so I am not worried about that. I won't have that much time to blog and that will probably go unnoticed since I don't get that much time currently. The good thing is that the flooring business is starting to pick up but the economy scares me so off to work I go and I am looking forward to it.
It seems that everyone around us got lots of snow this weekend and usually I would be wanting the white stuff as well however I am over it and thankful we didn't get any. Jackson, Tennessee which is about 4 1/2 to 5 hours West of us, had 12.5 inches dumped on them as well as many others East of us and the storm is still moving up the coast if I heard the forecaster right. Last night our church had a gentleman out of North Carolina scheduled to sing but he got stuck in Asheville, NC because of snow. We also have our yearly "Thaw Out" revival scheduled for tonight and tomorrow night, the preacher for that lives in NC also and we are hoping he can make it across the mountain in Asheville to get here for the revival.
Speaking of church, we have already ordered our VBS curriculum which means that VBS isn't that far around the corner...actually it will be here before we know it if time continues to fly as it has been.
This May I will have two graduations to attend, my son Ty will be graduating from the 5th grade and my daughter Bethany will be graduating from 8th grade, I can't believe that this is the last year I will have a child in elementary school. Chesney will be a senior next year and I have no clue how I am going to handle all that. Don't get me wrong I am very proud of my daughter but it feels like our time with her has been short, time has seriously flown by and now she is a young lady making plans to further her education and setting goals for her life. It seems just yesterday she was a tiny baby girl coming into my world.
Well, the floors aren't going to clean themselves so I need to sign off and go take care of my house work. Y'all have a beautiful safe day and God Bless You!
In news this weekend we all heard that Radio Legend Paul Harvey passed away, my prayers go out to his family and friends and to radio as well.
I am going back to work this week or next, with the economy the way it is and the fact that my husbands hardwood flooring business isn't that busy right now there couldn't be a better time for me to go back to work. This job kind of found me and I am looking forward to starting and getting in that routine. I will be working the perfect hours 5AM-1PM, yes I will have to get up at 3:30AM but I am a morning person so I am not worried about that. I won't have that much time to blog and that will probably go unnoticed since I don't get that much time currently. The good thing is that the flooring business is starting to pick up but the economy scares me so off to work I go and I am looking forward to it.
It seems that everyone around us got lots of snow this weekend and usually I would be wanting the white stuff as well however I am over it and thankful we didn't get any. Jackson, Tennessee which is about 4 1/2 to 5 hours West of us, had 12.5 inches dumped on them as well as many others East of us and the storm is still moving up the coast if I heard the forecaster right. Last night our church had a gentleman out of North Carolina scheduled to sing but he got stuck in Asheville, NC because of snow. We also have our yearly "Thaw Out" revival scheduled for tonight and tomorrow night, the preacher for that lives in NC also and we are hoping he can make it across the mountain in Asheville to get here for the revival.
Speaking of church, we have already ordered our VBS curriculum which means that VBS isn't that far around the corner...actually it will be here before we know it if time continues to fly as it has been.
This May I will have two graduations to attend, my son Ty will be graduating from the 5th grade and my daughter Bethany will be graduating from 8th grade, I can't believe that this is the last year I will have a child in elementary school. Chesney will be a senior next year and I have no clue how I am going to handle all that. Don't get me wrong I am very proud of my daughter but it feels like our time with her has been short, time has seriously flown by and now she is a young lady making plans to further her education and setting goals for her life. It seems just yesterday she was a tiny baby girl coming into my world.
Well, the floors aren't going to clean themselves so I need to sign off and go take care of my house work. Y'all have a beautiful safe day and God Bless You!
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