No Cable for us!

I'm annoyed with the cable company since they refused to hire my husband to work for them. SO, I signed up for dish network. LOL It will be installed Sept 13. We will be paying about the same amount of money with more channels, all of the movie channels, and 2 more digital cable boxes. We will be receiving 3 months free because we are switching to dish from cable. we will also recieve $100 worth of movie money from Fandango. Oh, and I signed up through our phone company so we will got $4 off a month. Can't beat deals like that. :) I'm excited. I hope it works out and we are happy with it.

Gangrene

Kyle spoke with his mom last night she said the dr came in to check on my FIL and looked at his foot/lower leg...this is the spot where the bone came through the flesh....and sniffed around it and said that it is "rotten". MIL says that it is black. They are bringing in an orthopedic surgeon for a consult today. K told his mom that it sounds like they are thinking about amputating it. She was surprised and went to talk to the nurse about it...and the nurse told her that yes, that was why the surgeon was being called in...and that they would be doing xrays today.

After icing him down for awhile they got his temp down to 100.3 and he started to become more lucid. No word from them yet today. K has an appt at 12:30 for a horrid ear infection and then he will call and check in with them when he gets home.

I'm thinking another trip to TN may be in our near future.

FIL news

Kyle just called to talk to his dad. He talked to him a lot yesterday and was fine. Today, he is not doing so well. they think he may have had another stroke. :( they took him off all his pain meds not sure what was causing the change in him...and he says he is in no pain, which is a concern because of the amount of pain he has been in. They did a CT Scan..but haven't heard the results yet. My MIL is having to hold him down because his body is jerking so hard and he is trying to pull out the IV's. Today is dialysis day, but I'm not sure if he had it or not. Kyle said MIL was in a hurry to get off the phone..which is understandable. He will call back later and see how he is.

Katrina

We have watched the coverage on the hurricane for for 2 days now. it is now settling down and is now a category 1. the damage is amazing, devestating. My thoughts and prayers are with all those affected.

We didn't miss the call....

The call from the cable company must have been about my past due account and not about K's job offer. :( he received a letter the next day thanking him for his time but letting him know they have decided to hire other candidates..blah, blah, blah. So, I am seriously considering canceling my cable and going to directv or dish network. LOL

Kyle has one more lead that I am praying about and hoping it works out. I'm not getting my hopes up though....well, not too much anyway. ;)

I sent out a few more resumes for him. I have completely taken over his job search...which annoys my mom. It's not like he WON'T search and send out resumes...I just WANT to do it. LOL It must be a control thing or something...which is kinda surprising since I'm not normally a controlling person. hmmmm

I have been picking up some more work with my WAH stuff....life goes on.

Being the "bigger" person

about 6 weeks ago we had a huge fight with our neighbor which involved our dog getting in his yard, him letting his 2 dobermans out to attack my dog in front of my kids and he and I yelling at each other for 5 mins!

So, since that time there is major tension between us whenever I walk outside and he is outside. He is a huge jerk, but I hate feeling that.

So, yesterday he was out trimming the bushes and I was putting the kids in the car, so I told him that I was sorry about what happened a few weeks ago and that I was sorry Jack got in his yard and that I yelled at him...but that I was scared that his dogs were going to hurt my dog in front of my kids. And that I hated the tension between us and that I thought we had gotten along pretty well for the last 5 years and I didn't want one stupid incident to mess that up. so, he said he wasn't upset with me (yeah right!) and then said he probably shouldn't have let his dogs out to attack jack. and then he told me he has been pissed a lot this last year...driking every night, etc and just being mad.

So, we made up and that makes me feel good about me.

Missed the call....or did we?

We left around 4:30 or so yesterday to take the boys fishing. (cute pics to follow ;)) at 5 pm (per the caller ID) the cable company called. However, I don't know if they were calling about Kyles job or the past due cable bill! HA! So, today we sit and wait. Kyle said that they probably took him off the list because he wasn't home. LOL wouldn't THAT suck?!

Kyle also got a call and had a phone interview with someone about a media research position. It sounds like it would be a great job too. So maybe he will hear back from that company too. Nice to have an inkling of hope that something will come through. :)

Sunday Ramblings

I hoped that Kyle would hear from the cable company on Friday telling him to come in for his drug test, etc. No such luck. darn! maybe tomorrow?!

the wedding was nice but H O T!! The church was really old...and beautiful...and had NO a/c! It was in the mid 90's and the ceremony lasted about an hour and a half! We then left there and headed to the reception which was held at an old home...a historical site...and again had no a/c..and we were outside in the sun for a LOT of it. We kept moving out table around the yard so we could be in the shade. We were all miserable...dresses sticking to legs and sweat running down our faces. BLECK! When the reception was finally over we changed clothes and headed to Dingbats to have dinner with my uncle and aunt and cousins...then we headed home.

I watched the 1st 2 harry Potter movies on the drive there and back. I loved them. I can't wait to see the 3rd.

Lee should be coming over today with Lanie so we can meet her. I need to get my house clean first though. *sigh*

I guess Kyle and I will watch a movie tonight. we have a couple from Netflix that we need to watch...including the first episode of the 3rd season of 24. woohoo!! We also have like 3 or 4 episodes of Six Feet Under to get caught up on.

The interview

Kyle just called on his way home from the interview. He was there for 2 hours and 15 minutes!! He had to watch a video, take a math test with geometry and algebra on it...got an 85% He liked this question a lot ( ;) )....you have a 5 foot ladder and a 4 foot wall how far out do you need to put the ladder so that the top of the ladder rests on the top of the wall? LOL then he had a test on maps...".here is the city, what is the quickest way to get from point a to point b?"...type stuff. then he had an interview where he was asked those stupid interview questions like, "Tell me about a time you felt most satisfied or unsatisfied at your job" and "Tell me about a time you helped to satisfy an unhappy customer." Bleck! I hate interview questions. then, he handed him a pen and told Kyle to sell it to him..so Kyle told him about the pen and the guy asked how much it was and K said $4.99...the guy asked if he could give him a better price and K said..unfortunately not..the pen is $4.99.

So, K doesn;t feel he did well and said he will be amazed if he gets the job. I hope he is wrong. He was there with 2 other guys and one of the guys only got a 60 on his math test...so I guess that takes that guy out of the running. ;) I'll keep you posted!

Interview day

We are finally home from TN. My FIL is doing much better and we had to be home today for Kyles interview with the cable company. the interview is at 3 and I will be glad when it is over. I am hoping he gets some kind of inkling of wether he will be hired or not. He really really needs this job so we are keeping everything crossed and really praying.

Lee (BIL) is coming in town tomorrow with his new "girlfriend", Lanie. We should meet her sometime this weekend. I am excited to meet her. They have never met in person before. He met her online in a Republican chat room and they have emailed and talked on the phone since. I wonder if she will be able to stand him in person. I know I hardly can. LOL He was trying to figure out how "fat" she is. She is 5'11" and wears a size 14. I told him that she ISN'T fat. then he asked what size I wear...a 12? HA!! I told him that she isn't bone thin but she probably has a little meat on her and looks really good. He said that she says she is huge. I told him that is just a girl being a girl and that she wants him to tell her how she is so NOT huge when he sees her! LOL

Mom and I are heading to PA with my uncle and cousins tomorrow for my other cousins wedding. We are driving up tomorrow, spending the night, going to the wedding and driving home saturday night. Talk about a whirlwind trip. I wasn't for sure that I was going until just the other day. I wonder if there is any chance that Renee could meet up with me Friday night. LOL I think its only a 4 hour drive for her....she should have no problem with that, huh? LOL

what next?

My sister called, she is having a biopsy tomorrow. I talked to her about a week ago and they had done an ultrasound and said she had endometriosis and would need a hysterectomy. At that point she had been bleeding for 72 days. she said she was going to hold off on the surgery until after christmas because of work, etc. So, she called today and said that her endometrial layer (of her uterus) is way too thick and want her to have a biopsy. she called me from Olive Garden where she was having a BIG lunch of lasagna and salad. Can we say "comfort food". LOL she should have the results in about 10 days. Please keep her in your prayers.

Catch UP

Once again I have let so much time pass between posts that I have to play "catch up". I wonder why I am so lazy and can't keep up with this. Every "issue" in my life is some result of my laziness. I think I need an anti-lazy pill or something.

So, we are in TN at the inlaws. my FIL fell off of their 18 foot deck onto the concrete below Monday night. He broke both of his femurs, his fibula, his hip, his heel, his wrist, and a vertebrae. He is a severe diabetic and is on dialysis 3 times a week so this trauma has really thrown his body for a loop. On Wednesday he suffered a stroke. and he has developed some heart problems and has been put on medication to keep that under control. He has a very high temp and is fighting an infection somewhere in his body. He is talking some but is unresponsive a lot. He has started eating. They moved him out of ICU last night. We are really just playing a waiting game so to speak. the consensus of the hospital staff is that they don't think he will make it out of the hospital (although they are surprised he has made it this far) he has good days and bad days and so we pray and wait. We plan to stay here for another week.

Kyle got a call from the cable company (finally) yesterday and had a pre-interview. they are calling him to set up a one on one interview next week. We are very excited and are keeping our fingers crossed that he gets hired. The pay isn't great but the benefits are....so that's good. :)

I have gotten a few leads on some work from home stuff. the one job I was basically hired for but I am second guessing wether I should take it or not since it is a full time job. hmmm.

My aunt is doing somewhat better. They did end up giving her a tracheotomy to let her vocal chords heal. she was able to eat a little the other day. she remains in ICU until she no longer needs the breathing tube.

My grandma has moved to an assisted living place since my aunt is unable to care for her now. She is acting strange and has done a major regression in caring for herself, etc. My mom said she acts like an invalid now. :( It's very sad.

I guess that gets me caught up. I will try to do better, blah blah blah.......

Logan's non tooth

Just wanted to share a pic of Logan with his now missing tooth! LOL

Just Stuff

Logan lost his 1st tooth last night! It's one of the front upper ones (the left one to be exact). He looks SO cute. LOL It's really too early for him to be losing teeth..but he got hurt a few months ago and it has been kinda loose since then. He got $2 from the fairy and was SO excited. he's wearing his money in a cap on his head! LOL

My aunt is doing ok...they have unsedated her but she is still on the respirator. they tried to take her off yesterday, but her heart rate skyrocketed so they had to turn it back on. they are going to try again today. she is on heavy pain meds so she is still sleeping most of the time. she did open her eyes while we were there and we got to tell her happy birthday (she turned 63). She nodded her head "yes" when my mom said "this sure is a hell of a way to spend a birthday, huh?" She was very agitated and frustrated at not being able to talk to us and being in pain...I kept telling her to just relax and that it was ok. I stroked her forehead...and then the nurse sai.d that touching her stimulates her and makes her uncomfortable. so i stopped that. I thought I was helping though since she seemed to calm down some. oh well. So she eventually fell back to sleep and we left for fear of waking her again. I'll either go back today or tomorrow.

It's still so ungodly hot here. We might take the kids downtown to play in the fountain....IF I wanna hang out in the heat.

Kyle might be getting a job with the cable company. It's a sales position which he REALLY doesn't want...but the benefits are so good. He would like to have a technician job with them in the future. so maybe this is the place to start. hopefully, we will hear something definite soon.

HOT

gosh it's hot. sitting in my a/c'd house it is HOT! If I sit real still and don't move, I am comfortable. otherwise I am burning up. SO...since I have had to get up umpteen times to deal with Logan, I am hot...and getting annoyed...because I am HOT! UGH.

My brother is here tonight because my mom had to go to my grandmas because my aunt, who usually stays with her is very ill and in the hospital. :( I am not real sure what is going on with her or if we are getting the whole story. all I DO know is that she has been very sick with throwing up and diarrhea for 2 days, tests showed a large mass on her intestine, they did exploratory surgery and removed part of her colon. They are keeping her heavily sedated tonight...I will probably go tomorrow to see her.

Kyle is out fishing with his cousins. I can't imagine WHY he wants to sit out in this nasty HOT weather!! ;) I hope he is having a good time. I worry about his "mental health" since he isn't working and has really no other contact than with me and the kids! so, hopefully, he will have a good time...he went about a month ago and really enjoyed it.

off to go find some oreos and milk.

back to "normal"

We are home from Niagara and had a wonderful time. For the last 3 years, a few friends from an online message board and their families have met and vacation together. We always have a really good time. I wish more of our group would come...I am thinking that next year we might have more people there. The last 2 years we went to Cedar Point and this year was Niagara and I think next year is going to be Gatlinburg, TN. I have already started checking out places for us to stay...I'm just a little excited about it. LOL

so, anyway..we are home and settling into life again. well, not really since we have done nothing but sit on our asses for the last few days. LOL I am watching Amelia this week so she is keeping the kids pretty occupied...which is always a good thing! :)

I need to pay some bills today, call comfort inn to complain about the completely crappy room we stayed in on the way home from niagara, go to the store, find a pre-school for Logan, and I have to work from 4-6. I am guessing that all of that isn't going to get done. ;)

We are getting to the end of K's unemployment checks so someone is going to have to get a job. We have both been sending our resumes out...hopefully,one of us will have a job that will pays the bills SOON! He is going this week to find out if he qualifies to receive training for another type of job, paid for by the state. His "job coach" said she thought he would...so we are keeping our fingers crossed that she is right.

I need to get Dylan potty trained. He is definitely capable of it...I've just been really lazy with him. If I can manage to get it achieved before school starts, I'll put him in pre-school too!!

Well, I am rambling so I guess I will post this and get on with my day!!

Be Right Back

Dylan HATES for anyone to say good-bye or bye-bye. He'll say, "Don't say bye-bye, say "be right back"!" I think that is really cute...I just had to "write" it down so I'd remember!! :)

Finally HOME!!

We have been gone, for what seems like forever! We left on June 21 to head down to tampa to get our new car. We planned to be back home within a week....that turned into 11 days!! So, we are home now..and are leaving in 3 days to head to Canada for a 5 day vacation there. I'm not even unpacking the suitcases..that would be dumb. :lol I need to get to the bank to deposit some money, pay some bills, get to the post office and to the grocery today. good times!!

SO, we have our new car and I am thrilled. It has more miles on it than we expected and we had to have $700 worth of repairs done to it before we could drive it home, but it is a great car and is SO nice to have something with some room. Putting 2 car seats in a Jeep was REALLY sucking!!

We got to take the kids to the beach while we were in FL...they LOVED it! Kyle and I got really burnt though and are still dealing with the pain from that. Kyle had the worst sunburn I have ever seen in my life! It was GROSS. he had HUGE>>>HUGE blisters on his arms...like 3 inches in diameter in puffed WAY up...you could see them through his shirt. it was GROSS. Now that the blisters and skin is gone has 2 very large raw spots on his upper arms. It's really awful.

We stayed with my SIL at MacDill AFB...which was so nice. it is right on the bay and you can see the water from her front door. SO pretty! The night we arrived, K and I were out unloading the car at 10pm...it was all quiet and dark and then all of a sudden we heard a trumpet playing TAPS. It was SOOOO neat. I told Kyle it was one of the neast experiences of my life....he said that was sad! LOL so, the base plays taps at 10 and revelie at 5:30 am....needless to say, I never heard revelie! LOL

On the way home from Tampa, I sent Kyle and the boys on to my MIL's with my SIL and I met my friend Cindy who lives right outside Atlanta. It was SO nice to see her. I also got to meet her friend Leslie who was on her way to Tampa. LOL We had a very nice visit...I only wish it could have been longer.

So, I guess that gets me pretty caught up. No big plans this weekend just getting ready for the next trip. :)

False Positive

So, I guess the test was a false positive. How weird. never gotten one of those before, but I took 2 more tests and both were negative. I'm a tinge disappointed. Logically, I'm not...I mean we have NO money and our house is small and I'm not even sure I could fit 3 car seats in the back seat. LOL BUT...my heart is a little sad...the thought of being PG again and having another tiny baby...and it being a COMPLETE surprise...a little miracle...was an idea that I was liking. :) Kyle says he isn't disappointed at ALL. Men are stupid!! ;) LOL So, I wish my period would just start so I can get it over with. I'm sure it will show up at the MOST inconvenient time!

We took all the aluminum from the porch we tore down to the recycling place and got $142. I was pleased. We also moved our old entertainment center to moms house since we now have a big screen tv. I hope to get 2 audio towers a bridge for it soon. I don't think I ever said that we got a big screen tv. Long story short....someone on the computer desperately needed money so she sold it to us for $400. It was too good of a deal to pass up....so I SCRAPED the money together and went for it. We LOVE it and I love that I made my husband happy...he has wanted one for FOREVER. So, now we have one and I can watch tv without glasses. yay!

I'm going to go buy a new mailbox today. fun huh??!

Thats about it here!! :)

LONG time, NO post!!

Goodness...it's almost been a month since I posted. That's just plain nuts, man!!

New Stuff: We are leaving on Tuesday and driving to TN, we will spend the night there and then drive to Tampa the next day to my SIL's house. We will pick up our new car (!!!) and make the return trip on Sunday....staying at my MIL's a day or two. It will be a L-O-N-G trip but we will get to swim at the inlaws and hopefully hit the beach with the kids while we are in Tampa. AND when it's all said and done I will be driving a 2000 Bonneville. WOOHOO!!!

SO, between now and then, I need to get Logan new shoes, get me a bathing suit, clean my house and finish painting the trim on the house. I think mom and I are going shopping today...I'm looking forward to that.

I haven't had a visit from AF in over 2 months. I took a PG test. I got a faint positive. I can't even grasp that it is a true positive since Kyle had the big V almost 2 1/2 years ago. I'm not even sure what to do at this point. I'm concerned because if I AM pg...I should be about 9 weeks...which would mean I SHOULD get a dark positive. BUT, I suppose I could have gotten PG later than that...which could make me like 4 or 5 weeks. *sigh* I also have been taking my migraine pills which scares me...I mean if I AM pg...I certainly don't want to harm the baby in anyway. I was going to call Molly (the midwife) today to get in for an appt. but I think I might wait. Maybe I will get another PG test today and take it with FMU tomorrow and go from there. good grief. Oh, let me just say...that even though we don't "want" any more babies and we took steps to avoid that, if I am PG this baby will be loved and wanted and being PG again would be a joy. :)

I better get...my kids are fighting over a large piece of styrofoam. Kids are strange!! LOL