Clay gets to travel.. and when he is gone.. I am left with a King sized bed all to myself. I love it, but I also don't mind sharing. The kids usually rotate taking "daddy's spot" and we have fun with it!! Sadly as the past few years, "the kids" that rotate are now just the girls.. guess my boy is growing up..guess he is a bit old to snuggle with his mother, sigh. Anyway, this last time he was gone I was tucking Reagan in and she asked if she could sleep with me. I have been under the weather a little and just wanted a good nights sleep so I said maybe next time. I got myself to bed..(yes a few min after she went..) and realized that huge bed was so empty..I snuck into her room and got her to come cuddle in my bed. When I got her good and comfy she said.. "you know mom, its not that you have the best room in the house, or even the best bed" ..OK not sure where she is going with this.."its just that we love to be near you..and when I wake up at night in the middle of my dreams I can just open my eyes and see you!" Insert warm fuzzies...Sometimes all the craziness of being a mom pays off!!
1..2.. buckle my shoe...
I have 3 kids..its no secret, but sometimes I feel like I am all new at this. I think I forget, and hopefully I am not alone, what kids do at what age. I remember thinking oh..maybe Broderick should be riding a bike..he was 7 and I didn't know if that was old or young..I think it was the older side..we took him out showed him once and off he went. Guess its easier that way. Anyway.. a friend of mine posted something on facebook about teaching her daughter, who is the same age as Reagan, to tie her shoe. It was right before Kindergarten started..and I thought ..oh that is probably a good idea!! Now because Reagan is my baby..I think I forget about those things she could do for herself because I am not chasing around other little ones..I do do things for her..she could probably do herself and this was a perfect example! So we got out her new shoes put them on ..and had a little demonstration of how to tie your shoes. I showed her..she tried it once.. then said proudly I got it..and took off. To be honest I kind of forgot about it..because like I said.. I help her get dressed and by habit..on go the shoes tied, by me, and ready to face the day. Well yesterday we jumped in the car to pick up Broderick and she didn't have her shoes on.. I carried her into the car and grabbed her shoes..just in case. Well we did end up needing to run into the store. So as we were driving I handed her her untied shoes and asked her to get them on. We pulled up to the store and I opened the car door..expecting to help her tie her shoes and go..they were tied and tied well I may add. It made me laugh, I made me rethink if I gave them to her tied..that's how nice they looked. I said wow Reagan did you tie your shoes. She said.. yep.. you know mom I am the Class shoe tier. Really.. yep..if someone needs help they say..I need help tying my shoe and I come help them. Wow..I'm not saying I am shocked, but really... I showed her once and didn't realize how much she really did get it!! So proud of my little one...perhaps I have another easy learner..would that make life nice!!!
SHH.... do you hear that.. it sounds like..
the sweet silence of Clay next to me..sleeping soundly.. breathing through his nose.
Wow.. we knew this surgery was needed..and I am so glad he did it!! Of course.. Clay being the super healer..did not bruise, or swell up. I kept saying..it looks good..but its going to get worse, you'll have black and blue eyes..your face will swell up.. etc. with in 48-72 hours it usually peaks. So at 48 I said..you have another day for it to keep going..by 72 there was nothing..aside from a cast on his nose and some stitches you could barely tell anything happened. He was back to work on Tuesday..amazing. So yesterday..one week post surgery..he had the cast taken off, the tubes pulled out, and the stitches removed..and viola..air.. breathing in and out through his nose..amazing. A week after rhinoplasty/septoplasty you can barely tell he had surgery..wow. That's all I can say! He does have to be careful for another week and not wear glasses (which is rare) for a month while the little bit of swelling goes down. But other than that..the Dr. and nurses were even shocked at how great he looked one week later! I give props to my mother in law..whatever she fed him as a kid..all that tofu he complains about.. he heals at an amazing rate!! How blessed are we that he does too!!! Pictures will come soon!!!
95% blockage on one side..and 65% on the other. If you have that kind of blockage you can't breath through your nose. If you can't breath through your nose, then you breath through your mouth. Then the dentist might see that your teeth are having issues because you breath through your mouth. Then you might start to snore..and if you snore your wife might not sleep so well and she will suggest you go to the Dr. The Dr. will see the deviation and suggest you get it fixed. So you get it fixed and it might feel like you got hit in the face again..this time with ...
(not actual picture) and if you feel like this it means you are probably recovering from getting it fixed..so you can start to breath again. And if you can breath again, you and your wife can sleep better, and when you sleep better you have more energy. And when you have more energy you need to burn it off..and to burn off energy you will do you favorite thing, and pick up a ball to play basketball!
Its not the greatest of pictures.. but as you can see the bones are not even connected, but they are spread out enough to not shorten the length of the clavicle so that is really good. You can see a halo around the two ends where the bone is reattaching to the other bone..its crazy how it heals. It will be pretty crazy to see how it ends up looking. We were told he will always have a knot there..I don't doubt it. He still has to wear the brace for another 4 weeks.. but we ordered a black one that is a little less puffy..and is barely noticeable under his shirt. He is drinking his milk, taking Vitamin D and Calcium.. Things are looking better!!!
On a total side bar..I have a confession.. with this new job, there is.. a.. well.. monetary benefit to working 20 hours a week..you get paid. Shocker I know, just getting use to the idea, and decided to give the ..let someone else clean my house while I work thing a try.. Shouldn't be to difficult right.. well she is coming on Friday..and I am fighting every urge to clean before she comes. I am not sure how this is going to go.. but I look forward to letting someone else do the deep clean while I maintain. We will see if it works out or not. I told her I am a bit OCD..but she cleans for a few friends that are similar..so perhaps we make her life easier?! I'll let ya know how it goes..I make it sound so painful!!
Here's my boy Broderick.. last year at middle school, 8th grade. Yes that is his brace for his broken clavicle..and yes he has to wear it for the next 4 weeks.. but on the bright side..he came home telling me his math teacher is hot..so I guess it could be worse!!
Addison ready to go.. last year for her at elementary school.. 5th grade this year. She was up at 6 .. ready to go before everyone else was awake..she volunteered to be on Safety Patrol, so she gets to be at school a little after 7.. she was ready..and loved being back in school!!
My baby, Reagan, is officially in school.. she is a kindergartner.. I was tearing up all weekend thinking about it..but when today came..she was so thrilled to finally go and stay!! Poor baby has been at that school since she came home from the hospital, they know her and she knows them..it was finally her turn..and she was all over it!! She had a great first day and is ready for more..I am sure the excitement will wear off!!
Here's our safety patrol girl..had to laugh cause she came home claiming how much she does not like mini vans..they help open the doors for the carpoolers and shut them wishing them well on their way.. well these automatic doors just throw her off..not to mention we've been in a few vans but only a few times..so she has no idea how they work..she was trying to shut the ones that slowly shut on their own..or causing them to open..or just getting all crazy frustrated..thought it was funny..told her to ask if they needed help shutting the van doors next time..cause most vans now a days ..can be shut by the driver..life lessons.. you learn one at a time!!
I think in my subconscious I knew it would be hard to come home to an empty house (ya right) so getting a job helped distract me.. I will say it worked today ..once we got the kids off... Clay and I got in our cars and both headed out to work.. got home in time to clean up myself..the house and then head to get the girls!!
Successful start to the year!!
Its been fun to see him and to sit and chat.. I am not one to just sit still, I like to do stuff while talking on the phone.. but watching him talk to me and seeing his face makes me feel like he isn't 5750 miles away. The kids really think its fun and we've enjoyed showing him all over the house!!!!
Next update.. took Broderick to the orthopedic specialist today.. who took the sling away and put him in this.
If you think it looks uncomfortable you are right about that. He wants to slump forward on his right (broken) side and not keep his shoulder back, but that would cause it to heal wrong..and well.. we don't need or want that. So every few hours I have to check him and tighten it up to keep those shoulders back..military style is the goal.. good thing I know what that is.
Lastly.. I guess I better stop wanting to try new things..cause at this new job..its happening. I am teaching my first cycle class today.. ah... good thing everyone is strapped to a bike..got good tunes..great moves..and we are going cycle hard!!!
This is an X Ray of Broderick's clavicle
any questions???
OK.. maybe a few.. he was messing around with his good friend..one that is over 6 feet tall and has a few more pounds on him..he's taken a few blows in Rugby harder, but I guess if you fall just right..or wrong in this case..well as they always say..its all fun and games till someone gets hurt. He did in late in the evening.. chatted with me that night..slept on it and it wasn't until the next day as I was coming home from work he mentioned his arm hurting. He wanted to just see how it felt after the weekend, but when I got home and started to see his range of motion..or lack there of..and the when I looked at his collar bones..you could clearly see his left one..but the right one was gone.. we went straight to the DR..well..now we see why. He has it in a splint to immobilize it, and we go to an orthopedic specialist on Monday. He is not feeling good now..knowing its broken hasn't helped! The nurse was amazed he slept on it last night. Tough kid. Sucks to spend you last few weeks of summer like this!!!
I want to QUIT..then I remember how much I love it..
So I got hired on for this new job.. I had to audition for the Group X classes.. so I decided to audition Cycle. I love cycle, I love the burn, its a great class. I have been certified to teach for the past oh.. 8 years..but have yet to have my own class. I picked Cycle to audition with because the reason for this job change is to mix things up. I can teach water, pilates, interval training classes with my eyes closed but Cycle gets me out of my comfort zone. I was so crazy nervous. I had to prepare..and spent a lot of time sweating it out on a bike working out the right routine to show. Basically I had to teach a class in front of NO ONE with the area director taking notes..no pressure. I think I was soaked with sweat before it even started. She questioned how long I had been teaching cycle and I said I had been trained but have not had my own class. She said to me "why would you audition a format you are not as comfortable with" .. I replied "because I wanted the challenge of trying something out of my comfort zone." She paused and told me she liked my attitude. The audition went great, and I am meeting with her a few more times to go over the other class formats. I love this part.. I love teaching others and inspiring movement!!!
So now the training begins. I am left with one little dilemma.. I need to give up my class at my old job. I am down to one Pilates class a week.. so really its not a big space to fill. The classes have been slowly dwindling, hence the reason I was looking else where. I had a meeting at my old job, we met the new director who then informed the staff that the facility would be closing (combining with a new one near by) and they would try and find places for the instructors but no one is guaranteed a job as the other facility has its own instructors. So ya.. I went to the meeting to give my notice, only to find out its closing anyway. I spoke with my supervisor who was relived to have one less person to worry about. I saw the writing on the wall with all the cut backs, but I would never have imagined it would happen this soon. The timing is all very shocking.. I found this new job, and it fell into place.. and I don't even have to quit my old job. I feel very blessed and yet overwhelmed with this new roll. I feel there is a purpose for all of it working out the way it has.
I started training last week.. the crazy part is they have a brand new training program.. me and a fellow co-worker are the Guinea pigs for this new 30 hours a week for 4 weeks training. Wow.. that's way more than I want to work.. fortunately I am able to get through the lessons faster than they suggest.. so a few less hours..but I plan on working from 7 - Noon the remainder of the summer.. we'll see.. when I am there.. I am in my element.. I love it
I still have to take the Personal Trainer test.. and if I could have 40 hours in the day.. I could get it all done.. instead I am getting up at 5ish..to run and shower so I can be at work at 7am so I can put in 5hours and be home by Noon.. Reagan was okay until Tuesday this week.. she was up and cried as I left and according to Addison via text at work was crying all morning. Got home to just cuddle and love on her..she rubbed my face..it broke my heart. I wanted to quit..right then.
So I realized today..that as long as I am busy..teaching classes..I have 2 now.. and hoping for more..and working on training.. I am shadowing my boss and going through some of the programs myself.. as long as I am busy I am great.. when there is a lull..and I am walking around..I go crazy. I did chat with my boss about cutting back my hours..and taking one day mid week off..I need that..I have a few clients..I still have a lot of studying to do, and I really want to spend the last few weeks of summer vacation with my kids..not away..ah.. the dilemma. I do know that once school starts we are going to be up and going and all 3 will be gone..and I will appreciate the job..I hope. So this morning..I wanted to run..away.. from the job.. but then by noon.. I am good again. I hope this cycling (of emotions..) starts to mellow.. I wanna scream and then I work with someone and the thought of helping someone better their lives with fitness gets me all fired up. AH.. did I mention coming home and keeping that running smoothly..its a juggling act..I am getting the hang of it..one day at a time is my motto.. one day at a time!
