Marching Towards Spring Share Cafe

Liz: I've got no idea what she was talking about because you didn't even look close to being grandma age to me when I saw you!

Donna: WOOHOO RYLEY!!! That's awesome! I hope he feels better soon, poor guy.

Tracy: Boo on the cold drizzle! Hopefully our nice weather will make it's way to you in the next day or so.

Lindsay: Glad that the visit went well! Ugh, always the hurry up and wait to get things.

Spoke too soon, Elim's fever is back, dangit! We go in on Wednesday unless it disappears between now and then. Could go in tomorrow but I want him seen by his doctor so we can make a plan instead of the other doctor. She's nice and all, just not his. He's also a little more cuddly today in between being irritable.

Stacy - Poor baby. He's not catching a break these days, is he? I'd rather see our doctor too when we have something going on. Wishing you both fever-free days.

Stacy- Egads! Poor lil' dude!

Lindsay- Urgh, nothin' like getting all prepped for one kind of meeting only to find it's another!

Donna- What a proud mommy moment! Go R!! He must have been on cloud 9 too!

Liz- That woman needs glasses.

Tracy- Reframe... drizzle makes for good nap weather?

Big news around here... Micah went doo doo in the potty all by himself! We were cruisin' doin' our own things and he came to tell me he made doo doo and sure enough he did! Big dude!

Lauren - Doing the happy doo doo in the potty dance for ya!! That's so huge! Yay Micah!!

Yeah, Ryley is still coming down from that high in spite of the fact he was totally sick yesterday. That darned random fever came back yesterday. Stuck at 101 +/- all day long, with ibuprofen. He's fine today but geez.

Aw man, that stinks! Poor kiddo! Glad it's not dampening his mood or joy though!

Lauren-That's awesome, go Micah!!!!

Liz-Ummm.grandma, not so much!

Lindsay-I hope that they are able to get their communication together!

Donna-Go Ryley!!!!

I am just flying by, super busy right now. It is the end of the quarter, so I am the most important person at the school right now, as I pull all the missing work for kids to get it done! I saw over 60 kids today and am booked for the rest of the week with students!

Liz - I'm thinking that grandma who called you grandma 1) is so old she can't see 2) may possibly be senile and 3) might need to be slapped. That is all.

Donna - That's so awesome about Ryley's home run. I imagine any momma would be proud, but after all you've been through, it's extra special. I hope he's feeling better.

Lauren - Congrats on your "big" little boy! It must be bitter sweet seeing him grow so quickly.

Lindsay - I don't know how you keep all the acronyms straight! You do such a great job making all of the connections you need to make with other families and services. Your sons are lucky to have such an ambitious mom!

Stacy - What in the world?! I wish Elim would get better and stay better. You must be so stressed out!

Tracy - I hope spring sunshine finds you soon. It's been warm here. Sunny yesterday. I am LOVING the over 60 weather. Can't wait to get into the garden, but that's still a ways off.

I sent messages to all of the no-shows saying we missed them and I'd saved a card kit for them. I really hope that they at least make a contribution because the prep work for the cards alone was a ton of work! I'm about done with this because I have to start prepping for the yard sale in April. It's on the same day as the first meeting for the community garden that I belong to, so I hope I can get someone to sit at the sale while I go to the meeting. It's the first one of the season, so I feel like I should be there. I don't understand how I'm still so busy!

Shannon - lol on the grandma-callin comments. I'm sitting here giggling. I would totally email those people. You did so much work and for them to just not show..Ugh!!

Katie - Oy!! Miss ya! Oh, expect a text from Cafe du Monde Friday or Saturday.

Note to self....don't attempt to make french bread and chili while trying to get two kids two different places and deal with a gusher of a nosebleed in the youngest kid. YIKES!!

Donna-You better eat a beignet for me!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so jealous!

Make sure to order your 31 stuff from Kate St. Clair! Super cute new stuff!

Stacy~ Ugh on the nasties invading Elim.....again!

Donna~ Hope that Ry is feeling better now.

Lauren~ Woot! Woot! Poo in the pot is a great thing!!! That little man is growing up way too fast!!

Anyone watching "The Bachelor" this time??? This has been a unique season to say the least..... I don't pay as close attention as usual, but am watching the finale tonight. I have my pick!!

Katie - no worries. Pretty sure eating an extra beignet won't be a problem.

Tracy - Nope, no Bachelor. Heard there was yet another crazy chick this season. I liked Ben but not interested. And Ry is feeling much better. Yay!!

Tracy: Is that Jillian Michael's DVD???? I am doing that of 6 weeks, but there is a part I can even do the exercise properly, not even keep my balance.......

Lindsay: that is right.....Provenze and marine style..... so fresh yes it is coming along, I am planning to take also landscaping and gardening, I am getting obsess with orchids....... Glad Tristyn behave *naughty*...... urgh sorry for the paper work....... Great he is starting tomorrow his new school and wow for that organization.... I don't know those acronyms.......

Katie: 60 kids...... ugh just to hear for that I am tire, and I thought that I had a crazy Monday, yours wins......

Stacy: ooh poor dear Elim, hope he really feels better soon..... what is wrong with the medicine?? Maybe you need a specialist or a second opinion??? I am sure I would not trust that ped.......

Donna: yeah for the homerun and mmmm for Italian restaurant....(diet here)....... I am still wondering how you do all those things, really?? French bread???

Shannon: I had to LOL about slapping that poor crazy gradma.... Great that you send the notes, hope they give their contributions and more for not coming, I should have say to them that since they didn't show the contribution is higher as penalty.......

Liz: ugh I hate those silly comments...... once a stupid mom in school asked if my DH cousin (who is almost my age) was my daughter......... because we look alike (not in any single way).......

Lauren: hahahha.... I laughed about your choice of words..... Congrats Micah !!

Well studying, studying...... awful WE, but my kid is so smart (sorry a proud momma here), memorized all so fast, just to get out to play...... so we finish grammar and spelling in Spanish, tomorrow we will study Math, really I need to google a lot of things, I don't even know them......
Poor miss V she has a horrible purple bruise in her forehead..... today that I took her to school all moms gave me that concern (and get more responsible) look......

I have to run to prepare dinner...... oohh Donna that chilli just sound delicious.......temptation.....

Happy Monday (If that could ever be possible)

Lorena

HEY LADIES NEW Q&A IN COMMUNITY CENTER!!!!!!!

COME CHECK IT OUT!!!!

ok I"m so mad right now!!! How in the heck can he pick Courtney? Cannot stand her. Shes a crazy girl. Any minute she'll pull a rabbit out of a pot like the nut she is....he'll see his misake.

Katie you must be shot. Talking to 60 kids gotta be draining.

Donna your kids are awesome with all their sports. Wish I could get Maddie involved.

Tracy how is Ansley doing with tennis?

Lorena - hug girlie...hate when moms give you that look as if an accident never ever happened to their kids...cant stand the judgement.

Hey all,
Been gone way to long, note to self.... don't do that

Stacy--Poor Elim, hope he feels better soon

Lauren, Yay for Micah.. Wish Matthew would try the potty. We ask him and he says NO with straightest face.

Well all crazy weekend. I worked all day Saturday and then we had a Sweet 16 dinner that night. Sunday Emily had a cheer competition. They came in 4th out of 7. I felt bad for them, they were sad. I am proud of them but part of me feels bad also because some of the other teams brought kids down to Emilys level from higher teams which shouldnt be done. But what can you do.
Matthew got pink eye yesterday and today started ith a fever. Gotta love it. Never a dull moment. Emily had parent teacher conferences tonight. She did well but they said she does talk, oh well I guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree...lol

TTFN
Geri

Lauren: Aww, he cannot possibly be old enough to be potty training already!! Remember telling me that if I taught Elim the sign for milk what he'd look like he's doing? Yep....totally walking around milking a cow all day. Has me all paranoid my milk has dried up he's asking for it so often!

Katie: Wow!! That's a ton of kids in one day!!

Shannon: Yep, that pretty much explains it. When the nurse called all I could say is that I'm just frustrated, he's been sick on and off for so long. Good for you! I hope they contribute something. Oooh, that sounds fun! What do you do at a community garden? Is it flowers or food? I remember you love flowers!

Tracy: Yup, I'm watching, we've been recording it and watching it at ladies night on Tuesday. She is one crazy lady!

Lorena: I don't think it's the medicine, I just think he's one of those kids that the medicine doesn't work for! It's only his right ear too, his left has been fine through all these infections. I'll be asking for a referral to the ENT when I see her on Wednesday. Sounds like S is on his studying, way to go! Elim's constantly getting bruises now too with him toddling all over.

Thanks to all of you, I've been asked to speak at the first team captain workshop! They're going to play my video and also want me to talk about all the fundraising ideas I've got, which has mostly come from everyone at SU!

Geri: Ugh! That's not fair at all! Lol on the talking bit.

Holy hamburgers!!! How do I get so backed up?

Lindsay, glad to hear on the inhome.
Katie-yikes on 60 kids!
Stacy-Awesome on the M4B talk!
Lorena-Tell those staring mother's to mind their own!
Donna, I'd be one proud Mamma!!! Go Ryley!
Geri-Yuck on the pink eye and you always have next year for Cheer!
Shannon, sorry your card party was a bust, I know how hard you worked. As for slapping the lady, I was taught to respect my elders, so I walked away. Even tho, I was really wanting to pick up the credit card machine and throw it at her head. And I would hate to have to explain that to Tori...-still mumbling profanities about that woman-

Mike had Tori all day yesterday....I actually went shopping yesterday and WAS ABLE to try on clothes and not just buy them and hope that they fit. With that, the jeans I bought...a)were a size smaller than normal and b) I swear they lifted...they did something to make my butt somewhat normal. I got them on sale 20 bucks at Marshall's. CalvinKlein...I'm tickled. At Kohl's, while looking at bra's, I see a pair of slimming underwear that had butt pads in them to make your A#s appear bigger. Last but not least, looking at bathing suits....Look, I would not be caught dead in a bikini, let alone a size 18 and up in a bikini. I may sound rude or judgemental but I'm trying to protect the brave soul who bears the bikini so she gets no kackle's.

Saturday...Pittsburgh's famous St.Patty's day parade in the AM, new casino in the afternoon, then party at night. Perfecto birthday!

bbl....

Ugh Geri Really? Pink eye stinks. And boo on teams bringing down higher girls to compete with this level. So frustrating.

Stacy - Go you on speaking!!! That's awesome.

Liz - Sounds like a fab shopping trip. I went with a friend Sunday, then by myself today to prepare for New Orleans. I actually tried stuff on, which I never do. Have fun this weekend!!

Jessica - I didn't watch Bachelor at all, but had heard all the drama over Courtney and then read the re-cap in the news this morning. Almost barfed reading that. She needs to be slapped. Men are idiots (except our husbands and James of course).

Lorena - Aren't perfect parents intimidating? As if their kids have never had a bruise. And you should be proud of your babies - smart kiddos there!

I can't believe we leave the day after tomorrow. I still have two loads of laundry to do, a birthday gift to buy for a party the boys are going to while we're gone, need to done some fly-by cleaning because my MIL will be staying here with the kids, need to make a run to Ulta for shampoo and make-up, and then pack. And we leave at 0-dark-30 on Thursday. YIKES!! Did I mention E has therapy and I have physical therapy tomorrow?

Donna: I must have missed something......where are you going??? I envy you with all my heart...... I wish I can run away from my home ALONE..... I am bored to study.......... Yes when it is raising someone else's kid all parents are perfect.........seems like you have a very long day tomorrow.....good luck with all that.......

Liz: yes for shopping........ that is my favorite sport..... about the bikini, my DH insist that I buy one but I think I will never use one again in my life...... for the nice underwear, they do not look nice in big sizes..... so I never usually shop, I stay with the cotton simple ones.......once I enter a nice sleep wear store, I came out frustrated.....

Stacy: hope this Wednesday you have a nice Dr. appointment..... I have not heard that movie you watched..... we usually stuck with scary movies, since my DH likes action or silly ones, and I like romantics, so the only choice we agree on are scary ones, we want to see underworld.......

Geri: sorry about the cheerleader contest...........

Last night I was passing the channels on tv, nothing good, until I found Steel Magnolias, almost finishing, I saw it several years ago, but it really struck me the scene in which Sally Field is in the cementery after burying her daughter..... I *saw* it with different eyes and made me cry so bad because now I know how she felt in that moment...... really nobody knows until you have live it through......

Well I continue studying...... at least I made reservations for a hotel/family park for this WE....... I think we all need it...... miss V made a happy funny dance when she saw the brochure of pools and ran to look for her swimming suit......that girl is so funny, she truly is my rainbow baby.....

happy Tuesday

Lorena

Oh Lorena...I can't watch Steel Magnolia's because I cry the whole ENTIRE time.

Sally Field did a great job in that movie.

Hi temps...75 today.

Miss T was up 4.17-5.09 this morning SCREAMING due to nixing her bottle. (bottle of water before bed) Don't you know, when I gave her a sippy cup witha rubery type mouth piece, she went right back to bed.

9.30 OT, 11 developmental....

bbl(mabe not due to the weather...hehehha)

I'm headed on a road trip, but just wanted to pop in. I just had to say that there is a list of movies one should never watch when preggers and Steel Magnolias is one of them. I saw that in February '09 when I was preggo with Naethyn, waiting for my floor to dry after mopping. Should have never been mopping a floor at 26 weeks, but, urgh . . .

Steel Magnolias? Cry the entire movie.

Liz - Enjoy the weather today!!!

Lorena - Michael and I are going to New Orleans for a few days. Outside of Vegas, this is our first big trip away just us in six years. Too long. Hope your weekend is awesome - you need a break! Good luck with studying.

Lindsay - Safe travels!

Liz: Woohoo for some quality shopping time and being able to try stuff on!

Donna: Eeek!! That sounds like you're gonna have a super busy couple of days!

Lorena: Sounds like a fun weekend planned! I haven't seen Steel Magnolias myself, might have to check it out!

Lindsay: Safe travels!

Poor bubba's ear is still infected so we're doing three days of Rocephin injections and she's referring us to an ENT probably for tubes, not sure about his adenoid. Hopefully the shot gets rid of this stubborn infection. Ugh.

Stacy - That poor baby boy!! I have numerous nephews and a niece who've had the tubes put in and it changed everything overnight for the better.

All packed and ready to go!!! Not looking forward to waking up at 3:30am, but sooooooo looking forward to this trip.

I'd chat but I have to go to Kohl's because my butt's not big enough and I need a padder!

I will be laughing about that all day!

Shannon

Bahahah Shannon...I didn't understand. It had a tummy slimmer on the front and padding in the form of butt cheeks on the back. Can't make this stuff up!

Donna have so much fun! Thinking about you in New Orleans!!

Stacy poor kid. Sorry about Elim!

Lauren Beach pictures....jealous!

Lindsay & Donna- Enjoy your trips!

Stacy- Maaaaan thank goodness his momma is a nurse! Glad they gave you the referral to the ENT

Shannon- No idea what that all means, but love that you'll be laughing!

Off to Oahu today... last appointment... hollywood glasses... check!

Donna: Hope you're enjoying your trip!

Shannon: I think we should get some of those and do a fashion show Saturday night at SU this year, lol!

Lauren: I know, right?! Poor baby. Huge hugs, thinking of you!

Elim was less than impressed with getting his shot again today. He knew exactly what was coming when we laid him down on the table and he saw the needle. He ripped that bandaid right off though, little stink. She checked his ear and said it was still a bit red but better than yesterday, so he definitely did need the second dose. The third is iffy but since we're going on a trip she's giving it to make sure.

Hey Ladies! Check out our new community blog when you get a chance!

A DIFFERENT KIND OF GRIEF, THE LOSS OF "PERFECTION"