Ok, now keep in mind, I haven't done this in well? A LONG TIME! *thinking* It's been since 1998, maybe? I use to go shopping in the fall, and take $100 and just buy some new clothes. Being a "big girl" our clothes cost a bit more. Even on the clearance racks and sale racks, it's expensive. Well, Saturday, the best hubby in the world gave me free reign to BUY NEW CLOTHES for my new job! Oh did I have fun!
New shoes! New makeup! New dress pants! New shirts that are BEYOND beautiful!! I got so many things. Mostly all of it was on sale or on the clearance racks! OH, THE BEST PART?!?!?! I found a pair of jeans! I haven't bought jeans in YEARS! I was actually measured for my jeans. They fit like a glove and they are bootcut! I look taller in them!!!! I like that.
I had so much fun. I know it wasn't so much fun for the hubby and the kids, but hey, they found a playground in the middle of the mall and had at it!! Sears and Kohls had the best stuff.
I'm so excited to be in my FINAL week at my old office! I'm so wanting to just dive right into my new job! I already know who my branch chief is, who will help train me, possibly keeping my AWS day, where I sit.............oh wow!!! HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY!
I'm doing well in my Calculus class. It's hard. No doubt about that. The Crazy daddy is doing well in his Philosophy class and his College Algebra class. So far, so good with us all.
This Thursday, we find out about Matthew's IEP from the county and what school he will attend. He's getting help!!! Thank God!
Momma Kooky
Important dates:
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
It's OFFICIAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This unspoken prayer request has been answered and answered in a HUGE way!!! I went for 2 job interviews last week and I got a call yesterday (about 2:45pm) asking me if I would take one. Um, let me see, DUH! YES! YES! YES!
We are so darn happy! You have no clue! It will be a nice and refreshing change and start to something good, you know?! I've been doing the same thing at work for over 14 years!!!! That's a long time.
REJOICE with us, because we are over the moon!!! Hey, you know the hubby is happy when he says, "you need to go shopping, right?" OH YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Momma Kooky
We are so darn happy! You have no clue! It will be a nice and refreshing change and start to something good, you know?! I've been doing the same thing at work for over 14 years!!!! That's a long time.
REJOICE with us, because we are over the moon!!! Hey, you know the hubby is happy when he says, "you need to go shopping, right?" OH YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Momma Kooky
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Happy Valentine's Day!!!!
It's that lovely time of the year! My husband and I snuck off to a VERY cozy Italian place and had such a lovely lunch/dinner. It was nice. I love their food. Not like Carrabbas, mind you, but close.
Today we had our 2nd meeting at ChildFind. (ChildFind is the counties equivalent of special services for children who need it.) Matthew has been tested, evaluated and we got the results today. We weren't terribly surprised. He surpassed all expectations in the Cognitive thinking and intellect. Layman's terms? HE'S SMART as a whip scoring HIGHER than alot of American kids!!!!
On the Language side? Expressive Language to be exact.....he didn't pass not one thing. Not one. Which is where we knew he needs help. He scored well below average and well below most American children.
End result? He WILL receive special services from the county at one of the public schools. He will receive speech and possibly some hearing impaired help. We need to find out if this hearing loss is permanent, if it's reversible, does he need a hearing aid? Things like this. We will see his ENT on March 10th. We should hopefully know more than.
We had a long talk with the director of his daycare. They will begin to implement some "hearing impaired" things that they can do to ease Matthew's learning. (ie, make him sit upfront, specific instructions geared towards him only, speaking up, etc.) We were informed that this is the only child they have ever had with hearing impairedness. (is that a word?)
We will look into the means of the medical aspect of the hearing to see what can be done. As well as the non-medical also. Until then? We keep doing what we are doing.
Momma Kooky
Today we had our 2nd meeting at ChildFind. (ChildFind is the counties equivalent of special services for children who need it.) Matthew has been tested, evaluated and we got the results today. We weren't terribly surprised. He surpassed all expectations in the Cognitive thinking and intellect. Layman's terms? HE'S SMART as a whip scoring HIGHER than alot of American kids!!!!
On the Language side? Expressive Language to be exact.....he didn't pass not one thing. Not one. Which is where we knew he needs help. He scored well below average and well below most American children.
End result? He WILL receive special services from the county at one of the public schools. He will receive speech and possibly some hearing impaired help. We need to find out if this hearing loss is permanent, if it's reversible, does he need a hearing aid? Things like this. We will see his ENT on March 10th. We should hopefully know more than.
We had a long talk with the director of his daycare. They will begin to implement some "hearing impaired" things that they can do to ease Matthew's learning. (ie, make him sit upfront, specific instructions geared towards him only, speaking up, etc.) We were informed that this is the only child they have ever had with hearing impairedness. (is that a word?)
We will look into the means of the medical aspect of the hearing to see what can be done. As well as the non-medical also. Until then? We keep doing what we are doing.
Momma Kooky
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Friday's new hearing test..............
Well, we knew (and were told) that even with Matthew's new ear tubes in his ears, he may have a problem. Friday it was confirmed. The audiologist with Calvert County did more hearing tests and Matthew could not hear in the low range and some in the mid range! I thought for sure he'd be ok and hear everything. I'm hearing all these sounds and trying not to "make" him look (unless he hears them) and darned if he didn't hear ANY OF IT! I just wanted to cry! Literally!
The audiologist told us to check into a medical reason why he cannot hear as well as he should be. We will do that with Dr. Pena, ASAP! We are trying to get an appointment with her as you read this!!
That was a bummer, to say the least. She did tell me that Matthew's tubes in his ears are a green color. I said, "infection green? or green, green!" She just started laughing and said green, green. (Hey, if she only knew how many infections this child's had, she wouldn't have laughed!)
Next up? We see Dr. Murthy on Wednesday. Hopefully Matthew's "new nose" has stayed in place and is doing what it should and everything is clearing up and healing up nicely!!
Everyone is just about back to "normal". Momma Kooky still has an OCTAVE lower register in the voice, but is ok. (Ecstatic now that she knows she got a high B+ on her Calculus quiz! Thank you Lord!)
Crazy Daddy? He's still sick. Never went to the doctor. STUBBORN as a mule!! ;o)
Hey, say a prayer for an "unspoken" prayer request for Momma Kooky. I'd appreciate it.
Ok, Time to go. Nose is running and my feet DON'T stink. So.............until later.
The audiologist told us to check into a medical reason why he cannot hear as well as he should be. We will do that with Dr. Pena, ASAP! We are trying to get an appointment with her as you read this!!
That was a bummer, to say the least. She did tell me that Matthew's tubes in his ears are a green color. I said, "infection green? or green, green!" She just started laughing and said green, green. (Hey, if she only knew how many infections this child's had, she wouldn't have laughed!)
Next up? We see Dr. Murthy on Wednesday. Hopefully Matthew's "new nose" has stayed in place and is doing what it should and everything is clearing up and healing up nicely!!
Everyone is just about back to "normal". Momma Kooky still has an OCTAVE lower register in the voice, but is ok. (Ecstatic now that she knows she got a high B+ on her Calculus quiz! Thank you Lord!)
Crazy Daddy? He's still sick. Never went to the doctor. STUBBORN as a mule!! ;o)
Hey, say a prayer for an "unspoken" prayer request for Momma Kooky. I'd appreciate it.
Ok, Time to go. Nose is running and my feet DON'T stink. So.............until later.
Wednesday, February 06, 2008
Update
It's Wednesday and Matthew continues to do well. I just gave his eardrops to him and he just about kicked me in the face. You have to wonder if these things work or just cause pain! Other than that, his "glue" sutures are just starting to fall off. Which is a VERY GOOD thing because he can't eat too well with the one that is on his top lip but the one that is in between his nose and lip is fine.
Matthew's cough is better. We stopped tylenol because his temperature has been normal. Mom and Dad though?! We are both sick as I don't know what. Momma went to the Urgent Care last night and was diagnosed with Bronchitis/just about pneumonia. A fever of 101.8 and just having a sugar level that isn't normal (that's why they took me in so fast). Some xrays later, one albuterol treatment for 20 minutes and I was breathing normal again! Thank God!
Crazy Daddy? Well, he decided not to go to the Urgent Care. He's still suffering. I'm wondering if he will go tonight.
Becca is the only one not sick! Trying to keep her healthy and away from everyone else is quite the challenge!
Matthew goes for a follow up with Dr. Murthy next week. A hearing test Friday and back to Children's in about 7 weeks to see Dr. Pena (ENT).
Momma Kooky
Matthew's cough is better. We stopped tylenol because his temperature has been normal. Mom and Dad though?! We are both sick as I don't know what. Momma went to the Urgent Care last night and was diagnosed with Bronchitis/just about pneumonia. A fever of 101.8 and just having a sugar level that isn't normal (that's why they took me in so fast). Some xrays later, one albuterol treatment for 20 minutes and I was breathing normal again! Thank God!
Crazy Daddy? Well, he decided not to go to the Urgent Care. He's still suffering. I'm wondering if he will go tonight.
Becca is the only one not sick! Trying to keep her healthy and away from everyone else is quite the challenge!
Matthew goes for a follow up with Dr. Murthy next week. A hearing test Friday and back to Children's in about 7 weeks to see Dr. Pena (ENT).
Momma Kooky
Monday, February 04, 2008
Another SCARE with Matthew!
I tell you one thing. Gray hair? I've got it. Thank God for color, but I'm going to need another bottle by the end of the week. I'm wondering if I'm just too darn old for this!
I woke Matthew up today (I let Becca and him sleep in) and he was hot. He just wasn't hot, he was HOT ENOUGH TO FRY SOMETHING ON HIS FOREHEAD! He didn't want to get up, he didn't want breakfast, he didn't want something to eat, he didn't want to change clothes, nothing...............just cry and whine and do nothing. Well, luckily I know the number to Children's Hospital by heart now! Spoke with another on-call physician about his 102 degree temperature. (Mind you, he's still on TYLENOL!) So I'm wondering...........being on anti-biotics, being on tylenol, and he still has a big temperature! Off we went.
By the time we got to the hospital, his temperature was up to 102.5. AFTER, I gave him Tylenol, yet again (because I was told to give it to him before we left). Geez. He was so hot. He didn't want his coat on, he started taking off his no-no's, he didn't want his hat on......etc. Spongebaths (no real bath because of his ear tubes and facial sutures) and Tylenol. The end result is they think he has a viral thing happening. He has a nasty cough, but his lungs are clear. (Asthma is ok.) The cough is related to the tube being down his throat for inabation. (hope I spelled that right)
No meds. Just to treat the symptoms but if the temperature reaches 104? Take him to the local ER, ASAP! So far, it's down to 101. With Tylenol. He's gotten it every 4 hours.
I tell ya, rushing him here and there and as hot as he was..........they took us right in! No waiting! He was NOT a happy camper. Listless is a good adjective to use for him.
Now though? He is sleeping. He slept for 4 hours at naptime. He's tired. He's better. He's drank alot of apple juice (the one with splenda). Had a "blue clue's" ice pack on his forehead for a bit. Made him feel better.
Who knows what tomorrow will bring. Hopefully? NOTHING! His sutures are starting to fall off his lip. We took the packing out of his nostril yesterday before church and WOW! WOW! WOW! WOW! What a difference!!!! Still puffy, mind you, but wow!
Oh yeah, we've had 4 nose bleeds since Friday too. (that's another reason why Children's knows us REAL well at the moment. Because of the color of the nose bleeds! Bright, bright red! *clot red*) Other than all of this? We are doing well.
Kim? (from CHI?) Thank you for telling me about the "blowing in his ear with the Floxin"! It works like a charm! Have no clue why, but he doesn't fight us anymore when we do that. Thank you SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much!!!!!
Thanks to everyone who is giving us encouragement through emails, IM's, comments, mail, etc. We appreciate it!
Momma Kooky
I woke Matthew up today (I let Becca and him sleep in) and he was hot. He just wasn't hot, he was HOT ENOUGH TO FRY SOMETHING ON HIS FOREHEAD! He didn't want to get up, he didn't want breakfast, he didn't want something to eat, he didn't want to change clothes, nothing...............just cry and whine and do nothing. Well, luckily I know the number to Children's Hospital by heart now! Spoke with another on-call physician about his 102 degree temperature. (Mind you, he's still on TYLENOL!) So I'm wondering...........being on anti-biotics, being on tylenol, and he still has a big temperature! Off we went.
By the time we got to the hospital, his temperature was up to 102.5. AFTER, I gave him Tylenol, yet again (because I was told to give it to him before we left). Geez. He was so hot. He didn't want his coat on, he started taking off his no-no's, he didn't want his hat on......etc. Spongebaths (no real bath because of his ear tubes and facial sutures) and Tylenol. The end result is they think he has a viral thing happening. He has a nasty cough, but his lungs are clear. (Asthma is ok.) The cough is related to the tube being down his throat for inabation. (hope I spelled that right)
No meds. Just to treat the symptoms but if the temperature reaches 104? Take him to the local ER, ASAP! So far, it's down to 101. With Tylenol. He's gotten it every 4 hours.
I tell ya, rushing him here and there and as hot as he was..........they took us right in! No waiting! He was NOT a happy camper. Listless is a good adjective to use for him.
Now though? He is sleeping. He slept for 4 hours at naptime. He's tired. He's better. He's drank alot of apple juice (the one with splenda). Had a "blue clue's" ice pack on his forehead for a bit. Made him feel better.
Who knows what tomorrow will bring. Hopefully? NOTHING! His sutures are starting to fall off his lip. We took the packing out of his nostril yesterday before church and WOW! WOW! WOW! WOW! What a difference!!!! Still puffy, mind you, but wow!
Oh yeah, we've had 4 nose bleeds since Friday too. (that's another reason why Children's knows us REAL well at the moment. Because of the color of the nose bleeds! Bright, bright red! *clot red*) Other than all of this? We are doing well.
Kim? (from CHI?) Thank you for telling me about the "blowing in his ear with the Floxin"! It works like a charm! Have no clue why, but he doesn't fight us anymore when we do that. Thank you SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much!!!!!
Thanks to everyone who is giving us encouragement through emails, IM's, comments, mail, etc. We appreciate it!
Momma Kooky
Sunday, February 03, 2008
A little quirp from daddy
My otherwise eloquent and beautiful wife forgot to mention that Matthew also has a huge improvement in his hearing. Just about an hour after he woke up from anesthesia I whispered with a very, and I mean VERY, soft voice from about 3-4 feet away and Matthew turned around and answered me. It made my fathers heart leap with joy. When you can say something to your son without having to almost shout for him to hear it, is a really big thing in my book.
Crazy Daddy
Crazy Daddy
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