Scoliosis

Today was Brian's scoliosis check up. These are annual check ups he has had since he was 2. It turns out that he is not done growing, there is still a space between his growth plates, so the doctor feels like surgery is still out of the question as of now. The scoliosis is expected to get worse as he grows. He is already at almost a 50 degree curvature and this doctor does do surgery at 50. But because of Brian's uniqueness we wait a little longer. Brian has been having some back pains that I have been recording them over the year and presented to the doctor and he thinks I should keep up on monitoring it and if the pain becomes unbearable then I take him back in because we would have to worry about spinal core stuff. I asked my questions and one of them was about his hunch back and will surgery help it a lot but not eliminate it. Brian at that point educated the doctor on a moob ( translation "man boob") Because of the twisting in his spin one of his pecks is bigger the the other and he calls it his moob. The doctor actually laughed. (This is the same doctor that when he was checking Brian's reflexes in his knee last year Brian kicked the other leg he just sat there for a minute and then, with a straight face, says "Oh I get it he is being funny" and never once cracked a smile.) He might not have such a predominate moob after he is fixed. Brian is a little bummed about that. He says it's his staple. So until next year Brian is free from being cut open. But if probably can't be avoided for ever.

The laundry basket incident

When Jessica was 3 I found her one day sitting in her room silently crying. Tears were just rolling down her cheeks but not a sound was coming out. I went to see what was wrong and her little baby chub finger was stuck in my laundry basket. I gently tried to put her finger out but it was VERY stuck. I told her don't worry there is nothing to cry about I will be right back with the scissors. Then the crying wasn't so silent any more. She went hysterical and was freaking out. I grab the scissors and told her to clam down she was being a little bit to crazy. "Mommy don't cut off my finger"
I was in shock. I knew exactly what she was crying about and I couldn't believe she remembered that. It had been at least a year before and she was sticking her fingers into every little hole she saw. I teasingly told her that if she got her finger stuck I would have to cut off her finger. So when her finger got stuck in the basket she hid in her room so I wouldn't cut off her finger. And of course I don't remember this and tell the poor thing I am going to go get the scissors.

Dumb Dogs

I finally get to read some of my friends blogs. I went and saw Marley and Me tonight. I think we were the last of the last to see it. It seems that everyone is blogging about it.
So I like dogs but love them, come on, they are just dogs right. They are not humans. She eats her own vomit. She licks her butt. She smells. She sheds hair every where. Yet when she doesn't look like she feels well we rush to take care of her. I say I would never spend hundred to thousands of dollars on a dog to keep it alive yet I know I would if faced with the decision. Well maybe not quiet thousands. You have to draw a line some where. And tonight in the middle of the movie I realized how this movie was going to end and I had the over whelming urge to go home and let Holly know I lov.... I mean appreciate her. She has never destroyed any thing of mine. Only her stuff. She listens so good. I rarely have to tell her anything twice. Sometimes she puts her front paws on the good carpet. I yell at her but inside I am laughing at her and think it's kinda cute that she is trying to be near us. But don't tell her, I don't want her to think this behavior is going to be tolerated. I think the worse part is some day we too will have to say good-bye to Holly. I know I don't want another dog. It is tough to travel sometimes. And I do long to have a hair free home. But I sure hope I get a few more year before we part. Alright I love her but we don't have to say it out loud. I have a reputation to live up to as a dog hater.

Wii Fit

I started to run about 4 months, or so, ago thanks to my friend Jessica. She sort of tricked me. She called and invited me to go for a 'walk'. After a few laps she says lets run just to that marker up ahead. I tried to tell her I don't run unless there is an emergency and I don't see an emergency so no. Well she talked me into it. Then the next day she called and said hey do you want to 'walk' again. When I showed up she says "OK this is what we are going to do. I have a running plan for us." I was speechless. Reluctantly I started running and now I find myself highly addicted to it. I actually crave running if you can imagine that. I am not fast but I can now run about 2 miles. But I sometime want to work out and don't feel like going to the gym, mostly because I don't want to drive in the weather, and the thought of an exercise video sound boring. So I got this bright idea that the Wii Fit would be fun. I asked a few people who own it to see what they thought and all of them recommended it. So after a week and a half of trying to locate one Jeremy found one at Best Buy and brought it home to me. There are several exercise categories such as Aerobic, Strength, Yoga, Balance. Then within the categories there are appropriate exercises. I tried the strength training the first night. I was wondering how the heck a video game was going to help me out with strength. Not only did it just about kick my butt, but it could tell when I didn't do the lunges correctly and now that I have done them a couple of time it has upped the amount I am supposed to do. I am so sore in my tummy muscles, thigh muscles, and back muscles. Now there isn't any arm stuff yet. I am hoping there will be soon. As you exercise you earn points for every minute you do and it unlocks new exercises. It is fun and exercise. But I still go to the gym as often as I can I just added the Wii Fit to my work out.

ATTENTION ALL UTAH DRIVERS

OK so maybe I should title this attention ALL drivers. Wait let me get out my soap box. OK I am ready. SLOW DOWN!!! There is this very cool invention call the TV and it airs something called the news. On this show called the news you get the weather report and traffic report. It's not all ways right but it is pretty darn accurate. Not only that but you can look out the window in the morning when your alarm goes off and see if that fun white stuff is falling from the sky. If this is happening please leave early and drive slower. I am so fed up with drivers trying to make it to work on time in bad weather and causing accidents because the didn't leave early.
Yesterday my son who is in Jr. High came home to inform me that the crossing guard who was hit by a car just before Christmas break died. It was very very bad weather that day and yes stopping was hard but if you are driving 20 miles an hour, which is the speed limit in front of the schools, you should be able to stop. Now there is a lady out there that now calls herself a widow. She probably has Christmas presents she bought for him in her house wondering what to do with them. On Christmas morning she woke up to a house that felt foreign to her. With presents addressed to her from her late husband. She didn't have him to drive over to their kid's houses with her to watch the grandkids get their gifts. That is if she was even able to get out of bed on Christmas. I know that loosing a loved on any day of the year is hard but loosing them near Christmas is a little bit different.
A few years ago when my son was in 5Th grade he wanted to ride his bike to school. I reluctantly let him only because my husband made me. I left the house about 5 minutes after him to take my daughter who was in 1st grade to school. This was during a time when we had a crossing guard who left too early or didn't show up at all. There was a car accident when I got to the cross walk. I looked for my son all the way to the school but never saw him. When he got home that afternoon he told me the car accident was his fault. After hearing the story I tried to convince him it was not his fault. He had stopped at the cross walk the crossing guard was not there. A nice lady stopped to wave him through. While he was crossing another car came up and hit the car stopped for my son. The one who did the hitting got out and chewed out the first lady in front of my shook up son. So he not only witness the accident but heard them fight about it. I thank God that my son was in just the right spot that he wasn't hit.
So please people slow down, pay attention, and leave a little bit earlier. I love my children too much to loose them.

AHH back to 'normal'

It's funny to think that I freaked out at the thought of being home alone when Jessica was getting ready to start kindergarten. I didn't like silence, I missed my chaotic house in CA when people would just stop by to hang out and eat the food, I missed my home in Fort Huachuca where all my neighbors were stay at home moms and we sat outside all day talking and watching the kids play. It was a huge change for me. Now after a very busy Christmas break with lots of people I am sitting in the silence wondering why I haven't loved this my whole life. Ahh it so peaceful. Although I am not alone. Tyson is sleeping and my other day care kids are due within the hour I am sitting here loving the quiet for now and I am glad that I have it. I still love the chaos of family visits but I do love the quiet after they have all gone. I missed my 'normal' schedule I missed nap time. Welcome back normal.

New Year Resolution

Here are my new years resolutions...

1. To finish loosing weight

2. To smile more often

3. Find the positive in everything

4. Praise Him more often

5. Be more faithful in saving for my Hawaii vacation

6. Learn to be more organized