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January 1, 2001
IF
If a child lives with criticism, He learns to condemn.
If a child lives with hostility, He learns to fight.
If a child lives with ridicule, He learns to be shy.
If a child lives with shame, He learns to feel guilty.
If a child lives with tolerance, He learns to be patient.
If a child lives with praise, He learns to appreciate.
If a child lives with fairness, He learns justice.
If a child lives with security, He learns to have faith.
If a child lives with approval, He learns to like himself.
If a child lives with acceptance and friendship, He learns to find love in the world.
3/18/03
Our house was attacked and ransacked by some awful scary mean, nasty thing by the name of STREP throat! The beast has left me tired, confused and way behind on many things. Trying to get back to normal has been a chore in itself and I find myself whining like the kids because I want it all the just be “normal” again. It all started with Jt having a little cold and light fever about two weeks ago. No big deal, kids get sick and they go one and act as if they are fully functional and just want to go outside and play. Late the following week Autumn, started to clear her throat a lot and was lying around more then usual. By early last week, I was getting concerned and she was complaining of a sore throat. I started to give her Cold Motrin and kept a close eye on her. By last Tuesday I was convinced she had been bitten by the flu and did my best to nurse her back to health. Wen. evening my throat started to hurt really bad and by 10:30 I was officially SICK. Thurs morning I made Joe take Autumn to the Dr and I somehow managed to get myself to the Dr later that afternoon. (It is all such a haze now in my memory). Autumn and I were both diagnosed as having a bad case of Strep throat. I went to Walgreen’s with $60.00 worth of prescriptions in my hand and hardly able to stand up. The lady who took my prescriptions for me asked “Are you going to wait for your prescriptions” I squeaked out a yes and she said “Oh, well it will be about 30-45 minutes.” I was not at all happy about this and just kept thinking of my bed at this point. “ I swallowed and had a pain like nothing else and said “You know what? You are going to get me my medicine faster then that because I have really bad strep throat. I am sure you don’t want me to spread that to everyone in this store” I am NEVER like that and I usually just sit back and wait. However, there was no one else there waiting and I just wanted to go home. I ended up sitting there for 20 minutes (moaning and groaning) and watched them have a shift change or whatever, and then they got my medicine. I thanked everyone and made a beeline for my van so I could just go home and sleep. The boys went with my mom and dad, Autumn and I retreated to my bedroom and stayed there and slept for almost three days. On Friday evening I had a brief glimpse of Alec and Jt. While I was cuddling with Alec I noticed a lump on the left side of his neck. I instantly freaked out and thought the worst. I was up all night tossing and turning and made him a Dr appt first thing Saturday morning. The Dr was very nice and chuckled as I was trying the find the lump and said “It’s a good sign if you have a hard time finding the lump.” I didn’t think it was very funny at the time as I was still feeling sick and just wanted to find out my boy was okay and go home. The Dr played around with neck for a whole 30 seconds and the looked in his ears. He told me that Alec had a double inner ear infection. Poor baby! :o( This could be the reason he has this lump and if it gets bigger I am to call the office right away. Otherwise, he is fine and you would never know this child has an eat infection! *thank the Lord the lump was not serious*.(The lump is still there though and I think I will take him back to the Dr next week) I went home from that appointment with another $20.00 prescription and retreated to the couch for the entire Saturday. This Strep thing just kicked my BUTT! Okay enough with the whining. LOL
On Monday we had BEAUTIFUL weather and I was itching to get out of the house after being cooped up for days. I took the kids on a walk to the park and we spent the entire morning there. I chatted with a SAHD as the kids played and it felt so nice to be out. Spring Fever took a hold of me and I went home and started cleaning and airing out the house. Wooooohooooo Nice weather is here. However, the last two days it has been rainy and chilly but I am hopeful it will be beautiful out this weekend and we can get some cleaning done in the backyard. I still have plans to start a garden this year to.
Last night we got a call from J.T.’s teacher. As soon as I saw the number on my caller ID I got butterflies in my stomach and was so nervous. The phone call turned out to be a 45 minute conversation about how much Mrs. B. loves J.T. and what a great job he has done in class. She even said “ I can tell that you and your husband are wonderful parents and it shows through J.T.. I can tell you really talk up school and let J.T. know how important it is to learn in school and respect other people.” I felt the tears well up in my eyes as I took this compliment from his teacher with much pride in my heart. We ARE doing a good job and J.T. IS a wonderful kid. We also talked about how I feel it is going to be very difficult for J.T. to adjust to a new teacher with new rules next year. I was also concerned, because the school district is so screwed up that the classes are going to be HUGE next year without any assistants. Mrs. B told me that luckily, second grade is the only grade that will not be affected by this change next year and they will still have three second grade teachers next year. :o) The only one drawback is there will be something called co-op teaching where the two teachers teach one student and they plan to do this next year with several of the students. Mrs. B and I both feel that would NOT be a wise choice for J.T.. The more authority he has hung over him the more he tends to test and rebel. Mrs. B plans to talk to the other teachers and recommend J.T. not be placed in this program next year. We talked about how far J.T. has come in the last couple of months not only in behaviors but academically as well. He continues to struggle with writing and just does not like to do it. (Joe was the same way as a child.) He is doing great with reading but she knows he is capable of maybe moving up a level or two. As we were talking, she (Mrs. B) said that she just loved his very dry sense of humor and I had to laugh because his Joe is the same way and I have never noticed it in J.T. :o) They are more alike each day.
I decided to write a couple things this week about why I love Jt so much. Next week I will write about Alec.
%%%%%%%What I love about you%%%%%%
~J.T.~
*You are my first born and as I learn new things as a parent, you are patient and learn right along with me
*You have got the most BEAUTIFUL eyes. From the time you where born we always had people stop and share their comments about the little baby with the huge blue eyes. They are the shape of your father’s eyes with the long eyelashes and the color of mine.
*When you walk into a room, it suddenly becomes alive. You have a way of perking up the dullest moment and making people happy and laugh when you are around.
*The way you idolize your father. It is obvious he is your hero and you look up to him like no other. You want to be just like him when you grown up (your words)
*You are a very active child and always on the move. There are occasions though that you love to just lay on my lap and cuddle. You will fold and unfold my fingers as you talk to me and ask me whatever comes to mind.
*You are such a GREAT big brother. You have never had a problem with sharing your toys or your time with Autumn and Alec. You love to show Alec how to play like a boy and you protect your sister as if she is a princess.
* The first thing you like to do when you get home from school on cold winter days is to put your p.j.’s on and get comfortable…. Just like mommy
* You have got a GREAT memory and often remind us of things that happened years ago. You have full memory
*You have a great need for everyone to like you. If someone is upset with you it is very hard for you to be “okay” with that. This is a quality you share with me. Although, it can be a bad at times, it is a great quality to have.
~Tanya B~
There are two ways to live your life,
One is as though nothing is a miracle.
The other is as though Everything is a miracle
~God Bless~
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