Poor little guy has been soooo sick. We kept the poor guy in the house all week with the exception of the Dr. Monday morning, and emergency last night. He is doing better today and we did let him go to his best friends birthday party at the park for an hour or so today. I am glad we were able to go as none of Oli's other little friends could make it. Also because of the fires around us the air quality is soooo bad that Oli's grandparents couldn't make it to the party either.
Scott is hosting an open house this afternoon and Steven and I are kickin it at home. We have had a nice week playing video games (Indiana Jones Legos and Star Wars Legos on the Wii) and watching movies. The cats have not enjoyed having us home as they were ALWAYS getting in trouble. Now I know what the cats do when the humans are away. They do listen to "no" about 1/2 the time now which is a great start. I figure Scott and or I will be coming down with this horrible illness and maybe we can get the cats to understand "no" 3/4 of the time. :) I guess this would be considered the upside to sickness. We are soooo tired, poor little guy and his coughing, sore throat, and throwing up took us from about 35 hours of sleep a week to about 18. This morning he actually slept in until about 9:00am which in his 8.5 years has never happened. I was somewhat scared to go check on him, but when I did he greated me with a big smile and sleepy eyes. Oh yeah and a request for donuts (which Scott instantly picked up for him..such a great daddy. Not to mention the camp-outs in the living room at 3:00 am watching old Scooby Doo Cartoons and Pink Panther Cartoons). So far today Steven is able to keep everything down and the coughing is better. woooohoooo.
Well I better get to making my meatballs. I am going to suprise Scott with his favorite spagetti and meatballs for dinner. He thinks we are having grilled cheese so this should be a great suprise.
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Inspiration
This is an inspirational message emailed to me this morning and I want to share it with all of my readers:
Good Morning.
Here is a great thought for the day:
At a Special Olympics track meet, a young girl had just won the 50-yard dash and was jumping up and down all excited.
She yelled out to her parents, "Look, Mom and Dad, I won!"
Her parents instantly burst into tears.
At the awards ceremony, the young girl proudly stood there as a medal was placed around her neck.
Then she ran over to her parents, who were crying now even more than before.
The three of them hugged... as the parents kept crying.
A Special Olympics official who had watched this whole scene became concerned and went over to the parents and said, "Excuse me, is there anything wrong?"
Through her tears, the mother said, "No, nothing's wrong. Everything's right... We just heard our daughter speak for the first time."
Have a wonderful day.
Who can have a bad day after reading this? Thank you Barbara with London Properties for sending this to me so I can share it with my readers as well.
Good Morning.
Here is a great thought for the day:
At a Special Olympics track meet, a young girl had just won the 50-yard dash and was jumping up and down all excited.
She yelled out to her parents, "Look, Mom and Dad, I won!"
Her parents instantly burst into tears.
At the awards ceremony, the young girl proudly stood there as a medal was placed around her neck.
Then she ran over to her parents, who were crying now even more than before.
The three of them hugged... as the parents kept crying.
A Special Olympics official who had watched this whole scene became concerned and went over to the parents and said, "Excuse me, is there anything wrong?"
Through her tears, the mother said, "No, nothing's wrong. Everything's right... We just heard our daughter speak for the first time."
Have a wonderful day.
Who can have a bad day after reading this? Thank you Barbara with London Properties for sending this to me so I can share it with my readers as well.
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Great Weekend
What a great weekend it has been. Saturday Steven had his new friend Killian over for a sleepover and it was big fun. Today Scott and I each sat a different open house while Steven hung out at his friends house. I was able to set an appointment with one family that came to my open house today for Friday. If all goes well we will list their home and sell them their move-up home. We decided to celebrate a great weekend with a great dinner at Red Lobster. It has been a long time since we have gone there. I enjoyed the heck out of it and Steven had a great time cracking open the crab legs he ordered.
Steven saw a new psycologist this past Friday and she is very unique but in a good way. She is totally child focused and she actually read the massive paperwork I filled out. She has decided that Steven does not learn through lecture (duh) so she is going to teach through play. Although it sounds and looks very childish ( like 2-4 years old) he actually responded to it. She only works 1:00pm - 9:00pm so I am glad she will get to work with him when his meds. have worn off and she can see the disrepectful/out of control side of his condition. The Drs. brother has Asperger Syndrom and she has many techniques to try. I am looking forward to it as I do not want to increase his meds again.
Steven has had a very sore throat the last day and 1/2 so I will be calling our Dr. at 8:30 in the morning t0 get him in an emergency appointment in the afternoon. He doesn't have a fever so I don't think it is strep....but ya never can tell. This will actually be the first time he has had to go to the Dr. for an issue since we moved here 2 years ago.
We finally have a hair appt with my stylist on Tuesday morning. I had to cancel the last one when I injured my wrist and had to go to the Dr. two weeks ago. My hair is driving me nuts. I cut it short and now that it has grown out it feels weird especially when I get hot and sweaty. Speaking of which...we set a record here yesterday we reached 110 degrees. I had no idea cause I never left the house. Today however the open house I sat at did not have any power and todays temps were in the low 100's. Not cool at all. Anyway enough about sweat and heat.
Time to do a little research.
Steven saw a new psycologist this past Friday and she is very unique but in a good way. She is totally child focused and she actually read the massive paperwork I filled out. She has decided that Steven does not learn through lecture (duh) so she is going to teach through play. Although it sounds and looks very childish ( like 2-4 years old) he actually responded to it. She only works 1:00pm - 9:00pm so I am glad she will get to work with him when his meds. have worn off and she can see the disrepectful/out of control side of his condition. The Drs. brother has Asperger Syndrom and she has many techniques to try. I am looking forward to it as I do not want to increase his meds again.
Steven has had a very sore throat the last day and 1/2 so I will be calling our Dr. at 8:30 in the morning t0 get him in an emergency appointment in the afternoon. He doesn't have a fever so I don't think it is strep....but ya never can tell. This will actually be the first time he has had to go to the Dr. for an issue since we moved here 2 years ago.
We finally have a hair appt with my stylist on Tuesday morning. I had to cancel the last one when I injured my wrist and had to go to the Dr. two weeks ago. My hair is driving me nuts. I cut it short and now that it has grown out it feels weird especially when I get hot and sweaty. Speaking of which...we set a record here yesterday we reached 110 degrees. I had no idea cause I never left the house. Today however the open house I sat at did not have any power and todays temps were in the low 100's. Not cool at all. Anyway enough about sweat and heat.
Time to do a little research.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Since I have a few minutes
Wow it has been a very long time since I have posted the happenings in our neck of the woods.
I am sitting at the office waiting for some clients to come in and sign a purchase contract and the boys are at home doing laundry and making dinner, so I am taking advantage of the peace and quiet to update the eager world on the happenings of our lives.
We will start with the cats. They are crazy teenagers right now, causing mischief and distruction daily. Steven taught one of them to play catch and it is very intertaining to watch and she will include everyone in the game. Good thing I gave mom a heads up when she and dad came to visit the last two weeks. They are little sweeties though and they add alot to the family. Steven carts them around all over the place and they put up with it so all is good.
Steven has officially completed the 2nd grade and is a little apprehensive about starting 3rd grade in a new school. One good thing is that we met a new family in the neighborhood and both of the children will be attending the same school. The kids have hit it off real well and Steven will be having his new friend over on Saturday for a sleep over. I see pizza, popcorn, candy, and movies in our future. Wooohooo.
Work has been keeping us busy, we sold two homes last week and if all goes well the offer I am getting signed tonight will be accepted by Monday. Our goal is to close 3 escrows each month. Not an easy task I tell ya. One of the homes we sold last week will close in December so I am excited that one is down for that month. We have worked with some really great people and have built wonderful friendships. My Christmas Card List is growing by leaps and bounds.
The weather has been on the hot side so far this month. We have been hovering during the day between 95-104 degrees. We have the big Tulare County Association of Realtors Picnic tomorrow evening and I am really looking forward to it. Last year it was not as hot as it is now, but man it was fun. All you can eat food, sno-cones, cotton candy, soda, and popcorn. They also have lots of blow up stuff and water contraptions for the kids. hmmmm I must be getting hungry cause I really focused on the food didn't I?
Mom and Dad were here for a few weeks and it was great !! We got to see dad on his birthday and Father's Day. Steven spent a week with mom and dad at the coast and had a great time. He can't wait until August so he can spend more time with them.
My clients just pulled into the parking lot so .........back to work I go.
I am sitting at the office waiting for some clients to come in and sign a purchase contract and the boys are at home doing laundry and making dinner, so I am taking advantage of the peace and quiet to update the eager world on the happenings of our lives.
We will start with the cats. They are crazy teenagers right now, causing mischief and distruction daily. Steven taught one of them to play catch and it is very intertaining to watch and she will include everyone in the game. Good thing I gave mom a heads up when she and dad came to visit the last two weeks. They are little sweeties though and they add alot to the family. Steven carts them around all over the place and they put up with it so all is good.
Steven has officially completed the 2nd grade and is a little apprehensive about starting 3rd grade in a new school. One good thing is that we met a new family in the neighborhood and both of the children will be attending the same school. The kids have hit it off real well and Steven will be having his new friend over on Saturday for a sleep over. I see pizza, popcorn, candy, and movies in our future. Wooohooo.
Work has been keeping us busy, we sold two homes last week and if all goes well the offer I am getting signed tonight will be accepted by Monday. Our goal is to close 3 escrows each month. Not an easy task I tell ya. One of the homes we sold last week will close in December so I am excited that one is down for that month. We have worked with some really great people and have built wonderful friendships. My Christmas Card List is growing by leaps and bounds.
The weather has been on the hot side so far this month. We have been hovering during the day between 95-104 degrees. We have the big Tulare County Association of Realtors Picnic tomorrow evening and I am really looking forward to it. Last year it was not as hot as it is now, but man it was fun. All you can eat food, sno-cones, cotton candy, soda, and popcorn. They also have lots of blow up stuff and water contraptions for the kids. hmmmm I must be getting hungry cause I really focused on the food didn't I?
Mom and Dad were here for a few weeks and it was great !! We got to see dad on his birthday and Father's Day. Steven spent a week with mom and dad at the coast and had a great time. He can't wait until August so he can spend more time with them.
My clients just pulled into the parking lot so .........back to work I go.
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