I HATE BEING SICK!

This last week I have been feeling really yucky... and I hate it! :( I hardly ever get sick but when I do I feel like I am going to die. Ok not really, but I do really feel like crap. I just hate that I can't lay around when I am sick and try to get better... I have too much to do. Anyway, I am feeling a little better today. I ditched church and stayed home to sleep while Brian took the kids. That was the best couple of hours of sleep I have had in a long, long time.

One good thing about being home and laying around all day today... I am almost done with the entire Friends series. I watched like 2 or 3 discs today. I feel so accomplished! :)

Week at a glance

This week has been killer on the busyness scale. :) Normally I have a little time to myself... not the case! Monday, Cienna had a doctor appointment to scope her trachea. Her regular MD was worried about how frequently she was getting croup (the nasty, barky cough and the labored breathing). So we went to the ENT who tried to exam her a couple of times. She totally FREAKED out!!! Screaming, kicking, hitting, clamping her mouth down, and squirming were only the half of it. The ENT decided that he would have to sedate her to scope her... no duh!!! Then he changed his mind and decided to just order a neck CT scan. He said he felt something abnormal at the bottom of her trachea and that the scope would not reach that far. So we left with an appointment for a CT scan on Friday. Tuesday was normal crazy. Wednesday, Calli and I had a photo shoot for the dance studio that I work at. She is on the competition team and I am staff so we had to be there. We got there at 10:30am and did not leave until 3:00pm. One seriously long day! They did our hair and make up and pampered us beyond belief and took some incredible pictures though. I am afraid I am going to spend a small fortune on pics of Calli because they were all so amazing! Again, Thursday was nothing new... busy. Friday rolls along with Cienna's CT looming. My mom decided to drive from Wyoming to be of moral support to me and physical support to Cienna. When we get there I ask how they plan on doing this with my uncooperative 3 year old. They said it shouldn't be a problem... they have specialists that deal with this type of stuff all the time. Blah Blah Blah. I seriously laughed out loud. Didn't they hear the screaming from the child running up and down the halls of the hospital while her grandma chased her? Didn't they see the hair cut that the 3 year old gave herself? Didn't they know my daughter at all? Apparently not!!! I explained to them that I might get her to cooperate for a few seconds while the picture was taken, but it would require some bribery. Next, this man who probably knows nothing of normal toddlers, let alone MY toddler, informed me that they had to start an IV because they needed a contrast picture. I just laughed and told him that he was on his own. Eventually we decided to bring her back next Friday for a full sedation. Thank You!!! It sounds a little scary, but I think it will be so much better in the long run.

Now it is Saturday... my house is a mess... Brian is off fishing and wakeboarding... and I am completely exhausted. Oh well I guess that is the life. On a happier note, I lost 5 pounds in the last two weeks! Yay for me! I am almost done with the entire series of Friends. It is so hilarious. I remember watching this show when I was younger and I remember it being funny, but watching it as an adult is so much funnier. I get so much more of what they are talking about. :) Next is One Tree Hill. I have seasons 1-3 ready and waiting. We don't have cable... can you tell?

School, work, dance, and fun

I thought I would be better about keeping this thing updated... I guess life just happens and blogging isn't really a huge priority. :)

Anyway, the girls and I just finished our second week of school. It went well and I am actually enjoying myself which I didn't think was possible with a bunch of 3 year olds. The first week was a little crazy but the kids totally got the hang of the routine and schedule by the second week. I am so proud of all those little guys. I still struggle with Cienna but I really think that would happen even if I wasn't her teacher. She listens well to the other teachers so that is good... she just ignores everything I tell her. Calli is doing really well. She is in the kindergarten program at the preschool. She is starting to read and spell simple words and she is loving all the math that she is learning. Caden, as always, is doing excellent! His teachers are always so amazed at what he already knows and how fast he learns the new material. He still loves homework and reading each night... we will see how long that lasts. :)

Calli and Cienna had their first performance last weekend. They did so great! Calli remembered most of the dance all by herself and it was just really cute to see Cienna copy everything the teacher was doing. I was a little worried that they wouldn't get up there and do it so before the performance we went to the store and bought some toys as a bribe. They were excited to get the toys but they didn't seem to have any problem getting up in front of a big crowd. Calli is on the showteam for this studio so she will be doing this a lot more. I am so glad she likes doing it and I am really really happy that I won't have to buy her a toy at each competition. :) Caden is still on the soccer field. I am actually enjoying this sport. I didn't think I would care for it because it isn't baseball or football, but he really likes it and that makes it more enjoyable for me. He is actually a very excellent goalie. He hasn't let one goal all year when he has been playing there. That is pretty good... I think.

Brian is still working his really long hours. I guess they have a lot of work that still needs to be done before it starts getting really cold. For awhile he was just working 4 ten hour shifts but now he is working like 6 twelve hour shifts. It really sucks for all of us, but mostly for Brian. That is one thing I appreciate most about him... he just goes and does it... doesn't complain, doesn't get grumpy (most of the time), he just goes out there and does what he has to. Anyway, we are making it work. I guess that is all we can really do.

On a completely different note... I have a HUGE dog!!!

LOOK MOM... no extra wheels

Calli is such a big girl! Today she learned to ride her bike without training wheels. We have been trying to get her to do it all summer and she said she was too scared. But today she said that she wanted to learn. Daddy only had to push her 3 times and she was good to go. She can even get it going by herself now. I can't believe how awesome she did!

WAY TO GO GIRL!!!