Yes, well, that nasty stomach bug that my kids had, I got it the day after my last post. That day happened to also be my birthday and I can honestly say it was the worst birthday of my entire life. I think I suffered more pain on that day than my own mother did the day she gave birth to me. Haaaa. Mom, come on, I'M SO FUNNY!!! Really, what an awful day, night, everything AWFUL! And since that day I've been thanking my lucky stars every day when I wake up not feeling like that. So glad it's over.

So last week is just a total blur. My kids had Friday off for a teacher workshop. We went to see the movie "The Tooth Fairy" with some friends. All the kids said they liked it but I found myself checking my email and surfing the internet on my phone because I was so bored. However, they had fun, and that's what counts.

Friday night Luke and Alyssa slept over at Meme and Papa's. Alyssa was supposed to sleep over a few days prior but that got canceled (along with Luke's ear tubes) because I was sick. When I picked the kids up on Saturday, in typical fashion, they did not want to leave. Never do these kids ever want to leave wherever they are to go home. Mama is chopped liver. On Saturday we night skated on the pond and they went to bed on the early side because they were tired.

Sunday we went and bought Luke some new hockey skates. I am so proud of how well he is doing at skating, and it was time for him to move onto real hockey skates so that he can be ready when he begins a hockey program (still trying to figure out when that will be by the way). The skates took some getting used to for him, but by the end of his skating session he was flying around the ice like his regular crazy self.

All-in-all it was a pretty great weekend. Too bad I didn't take any pictures..............

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My babies have been sick for days. Some nasty stomach bug.

Alyssa started it last Thursday night at 12:30. Luke managed to stay feeling good until Sunday morning. Both of them are still fighting it off and on. No more throwing up but just on and off belly aches. I hate it when my kids are sick, but of course I know they'll be fine soon.

Luke is supposed to have tubes put in his ears on Thursday. He has had repeated ear infections since he was age 5. Strange, usually kids get them when they are smaller and outgrow them by his age. Anyway, I'm not looking forward to him being put out for the procedure.....but.....what can I do. Every time the kid gets a cold he ends up with a raging ear or double ear infection that ends up bursting. He is also allergic to most of the best antibiotics to treat them. So....tubes it is.

We are excited to go to another Bruins game on March 25th. Luke kept begging me to go to another game and I told him he had to buy his own ticket, thinking that would keep him quiet since the tickets are expensive. Well wouldn't you know this kid hasn't spent any of his allowance for many many months and had enough saved up. So we're going. We'll be eight rows up behind the Bruins bench, right by that tunnel thingy where the players come in and go out....so look for us!!!!

Both of my kids got report cards a couple weeks ago. Luke got all A's (where letters were assigned) and improved in every area. Alyssa also improved in every area (they don't give out any letter grades in Kindergarten). I was so proud of them! Little geniuses, they take after their momma.

I received my blog book in the mail but the last 20 (of over 200) pages were not bound in the book so they are sending me another one. I still have some edits to make and I want to change some stuff but all in all I like it a lot. The thing I like most about it is that Luke was sooooo looking forward to receiving it as well, and the day I got it he sat down immediately and read it cover to cover for two hours. God, I love this kid. He's read it about 5 times since then and he tells me what a good job I did and how much he likes it. How could I be so lucky to have a son who acknowledges my hard work.... I don't know.

First Hockey Injury

Yes, Luke has gotten his first real hockey injury that caused a call to his doctor. Luckily it looked worse than it was and it's not a season-ender.

Basically what happened is, his friend came over on Sunday and they were playing hockey outside in the driveway. Somehow the friend slipped on a little patch of ice as he was taking a shot on goal and the stick hit Luke's face. When I first looked at it I was slightly freaking because the cut was bloody and there was blood in his mouth and around his tooth. Thank goodness his tooth was not loose! He's already had one of his adult teeth broken in another incident. This picture doesn't really do it justice, but anyone who has seen him in the last few days has been like "WOW....DUDE....what happened??!!"

This was a good lesson that I need to go get him a new helmet with face protection SOON.

We've been talking about Martin Luther King for a few days...who he was, what life was like for black people during his time, what life is like now, etc. Yesterday Alyssa and I were talking about his "I Have a Dream" speech and asked her if she has a dream. She said yes...(she takes his words literally the way a 5-year-old would). She said:

"I had a dream I had cancer and there was a really nice doctor that gave me medicine and made me all better. I loved the doctor, he was so nice! I have a dream that there is no more cancer!"

D-R-E-A-M

***This is your warning that this post is not about my kids and strictly an opinion of mine based on a current world event***


I just read some comments after a news story about what is going on in Haiti. In case you have not heard, there was a 7.0 earthquake on Tuesday. As many as 100,000 people may have died (many more wounded) and 3 million people are affected. I was shocked to say the least at the lack of humanity and self-centered nature some people have in these comments. And I am not talking just a couple or a few, I am talking about a substantial amount of the comments coming from people who are either opposed to helping Haiti because “it’s not our country” or making the decisions on the issue based around politics or religion. I am shocked….SHOCKED. The Haitian people just suffered a major natural disaster. The people fear going back in their houses due to aftershocks (if they even have houses anymore) so they are sleeping and living outside. They have no power, no way to get food, water, medical supplies. They hear people- some their own families- calling for help from crumbled buildings and have no way to help them….no equipment, no resources. There are dead bodies in the streets. There is no air traffic control, definitely no organized way of dealing with the tragedy from their own government at this time.

Regardless of what you think about their situation as a country, the circumstances are what they are right now.

The last comment I read blasted the people of Haiti for continuing to have babies when the country is so poor and making them live under these circumstances. And by the way, “sorry about the earthquake”. Such an uninformed, uneducated, ignorant statement is so easy for so many. These people don’t look at the problem (or any problem probably) past the surface and then self-righteously make wide, sweeping generalizations acting as if they’ve solved the problem.

If people don’t want to help, then fine. I truthfully don’t have a problem with people taking care of themselves and their families first and being responsible with the resources that they have. But seriously, why do people feel the need to spread such hatred and negativity into the world? When I see the pictures of what is going on in Haiti RIGHT NOW it makes my heart ache for those people….women living outside with infants….no power, water, food. Could I do that? It sends a panic through me just to think of it. I was miserable last year when I didn’t have electricity for 8 days due to a weather occurrence. What if I didn’t have A HOUSE? FOOD? WATER TO DRINK? A BATHROOM? WHAT IF THERE WERE PEOPLE LAYING DEAD IN THE STREETS? And what if there was no organized effort at fixing the problem?

Seriously people, where’s the compassion? The humanity?

I am not saying that everyone should drop everything and make Haiti central to their lives. There are many, many, many people who will see the struggle there and do what they can. My point here is that when a tragedy like this occurs, maybe we just need to take some time to see what is happening to these human beings WITHOUT spreading judgment and negativity and filth into the air.

There will be a time for analyzing and offering opinions about what has and is occurring but, is it right now?



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