Play date

Last week I was contacted by my sons best friend mom from his old school. We set up a play date, my first ever. He was really excited my son has miss him. I was happy because my son doesn't have anyone in his life that is his age. All of our cousins are at least 3-5 years older. So my son behaves sometimes out of his age range. So today was that day we would be meeting up at a kiddie water park. I didn't want to deny my daughter the adventure so I had my husband come along. He would be there solely for my daughter. I know on future play dates , I will not bring her. The mom of the boy did not tell her son about the play date only that she had a surprise. so needless to say he was over the moon when he saw my son. The weather was perfect no rain in sight. It was really nice having a conversation with someone who is going through the same things with her son. her son is still in the private school and we compared curriculum. She was surprised how much homework and work my son has. Actually I was comforted by it , I think my son will now be a little more ahead. I am looking forward to more play dates. I have to learn not to wait to be contacted , I need to start reaching out as well. Like this mother did to me. It will be more beneficial for my son and I. I really need to make some mommy friends.

      

Annual check up

Woke up early this morning it was my turn today to get my son dressed. Usually my husband does this and it buys me an extra 20-30 minutes of sleep. But Fridays he is off so the plan was to let him sleep in. Well of course that didn't work out my daughter woke up the moment I left the bed. Yes I co sleep with my daughter. Not out of some need for her choose when  to leave my bed. It began out of lazy reasons. It was easier to breast feed her at night from my bed. And now I am paying the price she is extremely attached. But I am working on changing that . First I have to get my son out of my room and into his. Yes my daughter was not  the only child i co slept with. You would think I wouldn't make the same mistake twice . But that's not my style , I swore it would be different . Ha !! Silly me it's worse. So my poor husband ends up waking up because I had to work today. But this morning I seemed to be in a good mood . After dropping my son off to school , I still had 2 hours before my class started. So I decided to go back home and I made breakfast. I only do this on the weekend so it was not the norm. It was nice sitting down with my husband and having a conversation without having to rush to work. All that was missing was the morning paper. 

At work I only had two employees to train which made me happy. I wanted to leave early , my daughter had her annual doctors appointment today. Originally I wasn't going , my husband was taking her. There was this tiny little voice in my head and it was my mother . She was telling me that I know how important this appointment is and that I need to go. So I managed  to get out early to go with them. Not only is this her annual but we have been having some concerns about my daughter for over 4 months. She went from eating everything off your plate to basically starving herself. She won't eat anything. In the first month I didn't take her to the doctor about this. I thought it was due to the cold , and then to her teething. After 6 weeks of it and even my babysitter now concerned , I took her to the doctor . It was horrible they needed two vials of blood from her. and instead of getting it from a needle , they gashed her finger (not pricked) and squeezed out the two vials. She screamed the whole time. But that wasn't the worst part , they needed a urine sample . My daughter is not potty trained yet so they had to do a cath on her. My husband couldn't watch he stepped out of the room. And I thought men are suppose to be the strong one , i guess not when it comes to their baby girl. It took 3 of us to hold her down , the doctor said she is incredibly strong.  They ran test but found nothing wrong which is good but then you question what then is the problem. They gave us two more weeks to see if there was any changes. It did a little she would take small bites of food but nothing drastic. So I let it go I knew she would be having her annual in the next 2 months and we would really see then. Well now it's time and there has been no changes she is actually going back to not eating at all. Also now she barely uses the bathroom. Her diaper that I place on her when she comes out the bath doesn't need to be changed until 2 hours after she wakes up. 

My daughter is not happy to be here she now hates going to the doctor. She was traumatized the last time. They weigh her and see she has gained a pound and gotten taller . So they have no concerns. Now I am frustrated I know my child something is not right. The doctor tells me she is not dehydrated since she is producing tears. Ok great why is she now producing urine. Why am I only going through 2-3 diapers for the whole day. She then tells me well she is growing ,ok ! yes because i breast feed her. She is getting some nutrients in her body. Finally and wait for this she says my daughter is spoiled and my husband and I need to go on a break from her at least a week. That she needs a break from us. I inform her the wont happen my husband doesn't believe in the kids not being with us . My kids do not even spend the night at families house. She said then take a weekend. I was confused I wasn't sure what that had to do with my daughter not eating. I know I need to ween her off the breast, but most days she goes 6-8 hours without being with me. And she still doesn't eat . I am just going to keep watching her closely . If her mood begins to change , I will just have to get a second opinion. Not something I really wanted to do since we had been with our  pediatrician since my son was a baby. But i'm her mother and I must do what it is necessary. 

Later that evening I call my great aunt to wish her happy birthday and to see how she is doing . Poor thing she had surgery two days ago for a torn rotator cuff. She just got released this evening and is in a lot of pain . She needed her prescription filled so I ran and got  it from her then ran to the pharmacy before it closed. She was so happy , and after 20 minutes of taking it she begin to slur her words. My mom , cousin and my aunt came by too wish her happy birthday . Got some nice slices of homemade cake. Just in case you don't know I have a horrible sweet tooth. My aunt stays in neighborhood not far from me. It is really becoming a trendy area. The lot next to her has been turned into a neighborhood garden. Even with her place they have this little Parisian looking area . I can imagine sitting there just having my coffee and croissant. Need to build one of these for me. 

Yeah I could just see it. I just got to get the right wardrobe for this. 

PTA

Today I was suppose to attend my first PTA meeting. I mean I scrounge to find the money to pay the dues. What did I end up doing, taking a nap when I got home. And when I woke I still had time to go but I just decided to say , fuck it next time. Having all this homework to do with my son is draining . I can only imagine how he is feeling about it. So instead the hubs opens up the art easel and the kids have a ball. I even had a late night stroll with the kids around the neighborhood. We haven't done that in awhile. But even that late it was so sticky and muggy outside. I can't wait until the air gets a little crisper. But for us here in Miami that won't probably be until early December . If we are unlucky it could even be until January . But I can't wait.

My little Picasso 's

Double day Rainbows

This morning on the way to school my son screams mommy look another Rainbow. Just yesterday morning we saw a Rainbow as well. I like to believe its a good sign. 

Yesterday's Rainbow

Today's Rainbow 

Genesis 9:12-13 

And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant that I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations: I have set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth.

Ezekiel 1:28 

Like the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud on the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness all around. Such was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of theLord. And when I saw it, I fell on my face, and I heard the voice of one speaking.

Genesis 9:16 

When the bow is in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.”

Working hard

Today I woke up late , which is the one thing I didn't want today. I was going to the regional office a I wouldn't be there all  day. I would be leaving at 12pm so that I can have time I pick up my daughter and son from school. And of course when you are in a rush what happens, rain. Now everyone is driving at a glacial pace. I get there and the office is pretty empty only about 5 employees. That was great for me . I could take up both Printers.  I was running around like a chicken with her head cut off. I left 30 minutes late and was worried I wouldn't make it in time to pick my son off. I debated should I even get my daughter now or later. Too save gas I decided now so through the rain I am driving like a bat out of hell. With all this rushing I got there 25 minutes early. Only me I tell you , stressing out for nothing. Now I have to get home to work in homework . It took forever mg daughter feels like she can help my son. So later to distract her I opened her tea set she received on her birthday . She instinctly knew what to do with it. But of course what is a tea party without guess so I had to get on the floor and drink tea . I love it , these are the great things about having a girl. 

Unfortunately the quality time had to be cut short. Soon as my husband got home I ended having to go back into work. The manager from yesterday wanted me there to help write the problem employee up. People really do amaze me . This girl was acting like she never did anything really wrong. Afterwards the manager was telling me that all get employees have a hard time coming on time to work. So I told her when she does her schedule next week to schedule each one 30 minutes later and if they are still late they are intentionally doing it. Once she realizes this , then it will be time to write them up. 

I was able to get home in time to read my son a story before bed. My daughter is a hot mess. She wanted my attention and did not want to hear the story , but my son was really into today. She got so mad that she just stood there with this look that could burn a whole through you. It's crazy how much attitude she already has.

At this point I still didn't have dinner on the table. I am so glad I am the queen if last minute 30 minute meals. Also that my kids don't eat what we eat. The problem is that my husband and I always late at night and I cook two separate dinners. I can't wait until the picky phase is over so I can save on grocery and time . 

Homework!!!!!

Started the day forgetting my head. Today I began class work at 10am but some how I was getting time confused. I got back home a little after 9am and I thought I had an hour to relax before going to work. Thank goodness I got my head back in time. I jumped up a ran out the door and got there exactly at 10am. Today I had four people but it felt like 10, not one of them completed their new hire paperwork. They needed it done so that I could hire them. It took two hours to get it done . So again I had to have my cousin pick my son up. I really have to get this under control. My husband and I decided it was better for him to pick up my daughter so I could be with my son. I get home and he informs me he got a yellow. So this is how we are going to start this week. I pull out his homework and received a huge shock. The amount he got you would think he was starting college tomorrow.  He had to write his name five times , he had three sentences, 40 sight words, 2 pages of math, 10 spelling words that he had to write 5 times each , science project and spelling test next week. There is more but you get the idea. He takes forever to finish it. The only reason I was able to put dinner on the table was I had the entree cooking in the slow cooker. I love that machine. After putting the kids to bed I receive a call from one of my managers. She is upset  , one of her employees has been a no show for two days. She doesn't know what to do. Unfortunately we can't just fire her because she would be able to collect unemployment. So tomorrow night I will go and write her up then we can begin the documentation and soon we can terminate. I am so disappointed with this girl. Months ago she was just a cashier and she asked me for the opportunity to move up in a different department and I did. She really wasn't doing the work well and now this. Some people are so ungrateful. But that is fine I have others in that department who would love more hours. And there are plenty of people looking for a job and just want the opportunity. Since I had classes today , I had to catch up on emailing and tracking my training . I didn't finish until 2am but that's the sacrifice for being able to leave work early. So what am I doing ? finishing this blog and on to Pinterest I go. I guess I forget I have to be up at 6am. 

Cleaning day

So today I woke up with the urge to clean. When this happens I cannot let anything stop my steam. Because once I stop who knows when I will start. The location is my sons room since I never got it done a month ago. Then it turned out to be a scavenger hunt  I was looking for my son's leap tag. I was determined to find it , which of course I didn't. I spent the time cleaning hiding from my son so he wouldn't see me throwing his toys away.

 Then of course my daughter became cranky later on and wanted her nap which is not a problem but I fell asleep with her. So two later I continued my mission way until the night. But it got done and I felt a great sense of accomplishment.