Jul
07
Wow, I can’t believe I let so many days go by without a blog post. I’m disappointed because I was doing so good blogging as well. I had finally hit my stride and was getting back in the blogging groove of things. I guess I got thrown a curve ball by underestimating how hard my summer class was going to be and then my best friend stayed for two weeks here which was unexpected. I enjoyed her company but I believe I am the type of person that likes to be alone at times and having to constantly entertain someone was not fun. Also, on top of that, Grayson was here for a week since it was Father’s Day. I enjoyed having my baby here for a week. I love that little bugger.
Another thing causing my lack of blogging was after Grayson left our house, he was hospitalized a week later. He had a really bad infection and they thought it was staph at first. Thankfully it was just cellulitis but he had a place on his tummy and bottom that had to be lanced. Needless to say he was not happy sitting down. Also, in between his legs he had a lot of yeast and that was causing further problems and discomfort for the poor guy. After he was released from the hospital, his mom brought him down here to stay with us for the weekend. The day he got here had sores/hives all over his body but instead of taking him to the ER his mom said to give him Benadryl. Since obviously I’m just his step-mom I decided to give him the medicine but the next day it wasn’t better and was looking a little worse so I told Jonathan we were taking him to the hospital. We kept calling Michelle but she never answered until Jonathan text messaged her and said we were on our way to the hospital to which she promptly called back. At the hospital, I went back with her and was answering all the questions for the doctor. I even had to change him because evidently she didn’t want to. It really annoyed me because here is your child who is sick and not at his best and you don’t want to have to do nothing for him. It was really irritating but thankfully she sent him back home with us and after a day and a half of antibiotics he was already looking a lot better. Hopefully when he gets here on Friday he will look even better if she has given him his medicine properly.
I just wanted to post a quick update. I didn’t do so hot in my June session class thanks to everything going on and having a final when Grayson was in the hospital, but I’m hoping this July session class will go a lot smoother. I did so bad in June that I failed the class. I missed the last test and final which were on the same day. Honestly, I don’t care. Grayson was more important. I’m really falling into the whole role as a step-mom and love spending time with my little guy. He is a joy to be around and Jonathan and I are a lot closer now as well. I love both of my guys. All in all, I love my life and wouldn’t trade it for anything. So, I am going to go start my homework for my class since Jonathan went out to lunch with his cousin which means I have some quiet time if the siblings will stop barging into my room. Wow, I so can’t wait to move out which hopefully will be soon. So until next time, later loves!
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Jun
10
Posted: 06.10.10 @ 09:36pm • Filed: Daily Kate,Project Blog • Tags: classes, friends, Grayson, sickness
This weekend, two of my best friends are coming over to spend the weekend with us. My best friend, Kela, is going to be here so I am excited to have some girly time. My sister and I plan on having a lot of fun vegging out with Kela and watching girl movies. I’m sorry but there are just some movies I can’t watch with the boyfriend. He just doesn’t understand them or doesn’t want to sit through them. I have missed having a best friend that is a girl aside from my sister. My sister knows me so well so it is nice to hang out with someone that doesn’t know you like the back of their hand, ya know? Plus, Kela and I are a lot alike which I love. It’s kind of neat because Kela is also the girlfriend to my other best friend, Jon. Jon and my husband also are good friends and get along great as well so we all have our own little group plus my sister Beth. Speaking of my sister, she has her own blog, Flirty B so you all should stop by and give Beth some love. She is new to the whole blogging world so bare with her.
Anyways, another big project for the weekend in between girls’ weekend is that Jonathan and I are swapping rooms with my two sisters. Their room happens to be my old room and it has a smaller closet than my current room but has more space which is what we need now with the addition of Grayson. Our room now is cramped for space and we have furniture lining every wall and not enough walking space for when Grayson gets older. So now once we swap, we will still have adequate closet size and a lot more space. I will miss my room though. I love my three windows and the natural sunlight. Plus, my old room is next to the kitchen so I am sure I will enjoy hearing the sounds of the dishwasher at night. Oh boy. The extra space is so worth it though. Thank God we will have Jon here to help us move. I don’t want to get Kela involved because she has had a really bad ear infection and I know she is in constant pain.
Speaking of ear aches, since when can a chiropractor cure an ear ache? I was talking to Michelle about Grayson and it turns out Grayson has an inner ear infection. The doctor has to give him antibiotic shots and he is required to have three shots total and has received one so far. Well, instead of taking him to get the last two shots, she wants to take him to the chiropractor instead. So she canceled the doctor’s appointments for the shots and is dead set on taking him. I’m really confused. If he has an infection that already requires an antibiotic shot of a powerful antibiotic isn’t it too risky to not take him? Kela is in the same boat and her doctor told her that uncured ear infections can leave permanent damage. She is so bad with her ears right now that she could possibly go deaf in one ear and I don’t want to see that happen to Grayson. Am I missing something? I just don’t understand her taking him to a chiropractor especially when he is only 10-months old.
Anyways, I need to get back to highlighting my book for my next test on Monday. I took my test today and scored 69/75 which I am happy about. Basically I got an A so I am VERY happy!
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Jun
09
Ever since someone twittered about Manda’s suicide attempt, it has put a lot of things into perspective for me. First off, I didn’t know Manda that well but I have read her blog and commented on it a few times. I also know her through the message boards but I have never talked to her personally. From everything I gathered based from various boards and her blog, she was a nice girl who had an overwhelming life when it came to her relationship with her ex-loser and taking care of her adorably-cute daughter, Gracie. She has a lot on her plate and I guess she felt like she hit rock bottom and life crashed in around her to the point she felt she had no way out. I was quite surprised to hear that she tried to commit suicide because on her blog posts she might seem troubled at time but I guess you never really think someone you know or know of would do something like that. I keep Manda in my thoughts and prayers daily and am adamantly praying for a safe recovery for her. I do know that she has a lot of people both online and offline that cares about her so hopefully once all is well, she can move on from this and put it behind her. I also believe someone needs to kick her ex-loser’s ass as well. I just can’t imagine any man being worth that. I love my husband to death but I’d rather kick his ass personally than cause harm to me because of him.
As I said, everything in my life has been put into perspective. My husband and I don’t always get along but honestly, our biggest fight has been over his brother downloading porn on my laptop. Yes, we did argue over that and I was so ready to just ignore him for a good week because I was tired of fighting with him. There is a lot more to the story but I don’t want to go into it right now. Basically, he spent time with his dad that day and we both cooled down and realized what big retards we were being. No matter what issues we have, we work them out. Divorce isn’t in our vocabulary. I love my husband because he is more than my husband, he is my best friend. Whenever life gets me down, he is my safety rope pulling me back up. Ever since our fight and talking things out, it is like we are in the new stage of our relationship where we are lovey dovey all the time and the sex has been amazing. Okay, let me back up because a) we are always lovey dovey no matter what and b) the sex is always amazing but it’s just like something has clicked between us.
The only issues in my life that have really stressed me out are school, finances, and my weight. Luckily, I swapped classes around so I have one class throughout June session and one class throughout July session. Also, I get my financial aid money next week and I have decided to retry Thrive. If I can make it to next week I will be fine. My finances are so bad that I literally have no money to my name thanks to some unforeseen situations that I didn’t plan for. If those things would not have happened, I would have plenty of money. I know that I am a strong person and I can make it a week. Besides, I have no bills due right now and I don’t have any expenses aside from gas to worry about this week since my gas tank is full I can deal with it. The only thing I’m worried about is Grayson’s diapers but luckily my sister already bought a pack since she loves buying for Grayson and we have plenty of baby food here at the house and juice. So really, I think I am a natural worrier and I have to have something to worry about at all things or I feel out of control. I let things manifest in my brain until I can’t stop concentrating on it. I really think this is where my funks come from. I’m working on blogging everything out so it’s out there in the open so it’s off my brain!
In sitely news, I am going to finally put up my 101 in 1001 page and add a blogroll. I’ve visited some pretty amazing blogs lately and really want to link them. I am also working on other things I want to add to the site such as recipes since I love to kick and a resource section since I love coming across site resources that I think can be beneficial to others. So watch out for those. I’ve been working on some free themes for wordpress I’d like to offer here as well. I’m full of ideas and just praying I have time to complete them all. Well, I’m off to Nutrition Hell because I have a 50 page study guide for the three chapters I have a test on tomorrow. Yes, we started class on Monday and I have a test already. Got to love summer semesters!
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