J's new groove

Well, we got tired of spending lots of money so J could go to gymnastics and have playtime. So, we pulled him from his gym early in the week. Went Friday night to another gym to check it out. Wow, we were really impressed! He was actually coached! Not just, gee, great, you can do that, let's move on. But, great you can do that, now let's work on it till you do that just perfect!

He could barely move Saturday, it was quite amusing.

So now, he is going to a new gym. With a much smaller team and a much better coach. And the money we are throwing into it at least results in us being able to laugh at his sore muscles.

It's here, it's here!

The new furniture has arrived! Unfortunately, having not purchased new living room items before, we forgot to think of the size. I finally thought of it last night and checked the dimensions online. Duh.......the couch is HUGE. We wanted a living room that we could all sit in at one time and enjoy together. We could invite a whole other family over and still have room.......it's amazingly comfortable though.

Like a vine ripened tomato.

Or a lobster. That is the current color of most of my skin. Went to our friends out at the lake Sunday for a cookout and to help them get the pool ready for the season. High of 66 degrees and I look like I was laying in a large easy bake oven. We did get the pool ready though and safely tucked under a solar cover for a couple of weeks til it's warm enough to jump in.

Spring must be almost here!

I am starting to pull out of my winter stupor enough to look around my house and wonder how it got so dirty. It seems that I just don't care in the winter.

So, today is for moving the furniture type sweeping and some serious hands and knees grout cleaning. Boy, I am only half way through and am worn out! Still want to clean up all the wood furniture.

Our new living room couch and loveseat should be here in a week or two, so maybe I am just preparing for that.................

Spring break, my heinie.

Too little to say, too much time to say it.

I have been a bad blogger. Note to self: blog every day. Unfortunately, this choice will bore everyone to death.

Today S turned 8! Cupcakes and good wishes at homeschool group.

We were late arriving because I had an eye Dr. appointment. Silly me, Chris drove me. The Doc decided to dilate my eyes since I had a driver. (Had not been done since 2003). Then we went to group.

Went to the bathroom and almost locked myself in, as I could not focus enough to get out. Wheeee.

Amazingly enough, my eyesite has actually gotten better! I thought the problems I was having with my contacts, and my inability to properly focus on a book meant......................bifocals. No, just LESS of a prescription. Amazing, astounding!

Just to fill up space.

Nothing new, nothing exciting..................

B got hurt at skating last week and is still sporting a lovely lumpy head. She fell and then a teenager fell on her. The sad part (to me) is that the teen is a girl we know, that used to be part of our group. She never came to check and see if B was okay:(

Other than that, it has been a typical week. fortunately the kids are finally feeling better! YAY!

Catching up on missed appointments, playing with my new laptop.

Blah, blah blah.

And so it goes................

Ready to snap at any moment.

Last week when I took the kids to the Doc I was told it was the flu, a virus, nothing to do but treat the symptoms.

One week later, kids still sick. Very very sick. Little B doing much better but J and S not at all. Back to the Doc.

Okay, not so much a virus anymore. (Gee, ya think?) S has pneumonia and J is on the verge. Antibiotics, nebulizer treatments, script cough meds, etc.

I am terrible Mom. I know they are sick. Yet, the whining, crying, sheer meaness to each other has gotten on my very last nerve.

I am pretty sure I have told them that at least 1055 times over the last several days.

I really need a spa day.