Can't breathe

While Kaleb was taking swimming lessons, he was having a hard time breathing and keeping up with the class. He would swim for five minutes and he would be gasping for air. He has been congested for awhile so I always told them it was allergies and it would clear up soon. It's been about a month and Brian and his mother said they heard Kaleb wheezing. I couldn't hear it but I'm around them all the time so everything sounds normal to me. Not wanting to take the chance I was missing something, I took him to the doctor.

I started calling at 7:45 and little did I know I would have an appointment at 8:15! I jumped up, got the kids and I dressed, then out the door we went. I was out of the house in 5 minutes. I have no idea how it happened but I really don't think I could do it again. Once at the doctor, she listened to his breathing and everything sounded fine. She knew he wasn't wheezing at this point but was concerned he might have asthma. Since the office wasn't busy she had him run around the hall to get his heart rate up and see if he would start coughing. Of coarse he didn't but had a hard time catching his breathe. She decided to give him a breathing treatment to open up more passages in his chest so she could hear if congestion was in it or if he did have asthma. Luckily she heard congestion. She decided he has bronchitis and gave us an antibiotic. Once the congestion clears up I'm suppose to watch his breathing just to make sure he's okay. He's only 4 and shouldn't be having this hard of a time catching his breathe. Then he got a flu shot and I thought he was going to die! He cried and couldn't walk for 10 minutes. I decided to go to Chick-fil-a as a treat since we missed breakfast and miraculously once he got on the playground it was all better. Funny how that happens! I was able to get them out of Chick-fil-a without anyone throwing a fit by telling them we were going somewhere else fun. I wouldn't tell them where until they got into the truck and were buckled up. Then we headed to Toys R Us.

Who doesn't love Toys R Us? It's hours of entertainment for the kids and I don't have to spend a penny! We looked at all the toys and talked about which ones we wanted from Santa. We stayed in the back mostly and checked out all the riding toys. The boys don't need another one but they
do like to pretend their driving them. After all that excitement we headed home for a NAP and a relaxing day with Dad:)

When does Fall stop falling????

Our new house is in the neighborhood Shea Woods Estates. And when they say woods, they mean trees are EVERYWHERE! I'm not saying I don't like trees but during this time of year they start getting on my nerves. Especially now that we have a pool. We're going to buy a cover but because we needed furniture and some other things, it was low on our priority list. So now we get to clean the pool twice a day in the cold weather. Anyone who knows me that well knows I don't do good in the cold. I've been trying to get Brian to move somewhere tropical but he keeps reminding me that islands don't sell many cars. So were stuck here in the freezing cold

cleaning out LEAVES! Luckily, Kaleb enjoys going outside and talking to me while I clean the pool. For instance, while I was cleaning out the above basket he asked me when he could get married. What? He got a candy necklace at school today and wanted to give it to Kenzie so they could get married. He thought she would really like it and it would look pretty on her. I told him he could give her a candy necklace but the wedding would have to wait until after college. As you can see, it wasn't the answer he was looking for:)

Catching up on old times

I was able to see Trista, my little sister in my sorority today. I haven't seen her in 7 years!

We worked at Bogeys together when we were 16 but didn't really hangout that much. When we graduated high school, we started hanging out and becoming close friends. I pledged Pi Beta Phi when I was a freshmen and Rebecca(my best friend) pledged Alpha Gamma Delta. During our freshmen year Trista hung out with both of us all the time. We were both trying to recruit her because she was so awesome. Luckily, I won! My big sister MeLeah was Trista's beta buddy then I got her as my little sister. We had the best family!

Then life happened......

We started losing contact with each other. Everyone had boyfriends and we didn't have time for each other. Needless to say, our priorities had changed. We went from partying all the time to staying at home and watching movies and becoming old. I kept in touch with MeLeah, but lost contact with Trista.

Then!!!!!!!!

I got on Facebook. There she was with her same infectious smile that I had really missed and could never forget. I couldn't wait to become her friend to see what in the world she had been up to. Really, I just wanted to jump through the computer screen and give her a hug but that wasn't going to happen. We e-mailed each other and finally set-up a time to meet. Which brings me to today.

We met at Half Shell for lunch and she got there first. As soon as I saw her I wanted to run over and give her the biggest hug in the world. I held my composure because she hadn't seen me in seven years and I didn't want to seem like a weirdo. We had lunch and it seemed like I talked to her yesterday. We talked about old times and all our friends then and now. I wanted to burst out crying several times and say I'm sorry over and over but maybe I held my composure. I also had my camera in my purse and thought about asking if I could get a picture for the blog but I hated to ask the waiter. Maybe next time.

Nothing fun today but funny!

The kids went to school today so I got to clean house. Brian left work early and cleaned up the leaves in the front and backyard. Exciting, I know. I don't have any pictures but wanted to share with you my conversation with Austin when I picked him up from school.
The boys get out of school at 2:30. I got there at 2:15 and went inside to find Austin still asleep and missing story time and playtime. Kaleb was in circle time and answering lots of questions(he's getting so big). I checked back on Austin and he finally got up. Slowly he walked over to circle time and joined in with the rest of the class sleepy eyes and all. The door opened and Austin came running up to me yelling I painted a T-T.

Me-You painted a what(I still think he was half asleep).

Austin-I told you I painted a T T

Me-Why did you paint a T T?

Austin-That's what they told me to do.

Me-Look around at his teachers but they're talking to other parents. I didn't want to make a scene so I pull everything out of his bag looking for the picture of a T T . In my head I'm wondering which school am I about to try and get my children into since they're painting pictures of T T's in art class. THEN...One of his teachers walks over to tell Austin goodbye and give him a hug and kiss. So one more time in front of her I ask what he painted today.

Austin- Mom, I told you a T T.

Me- So exactly what did y'all paint today because I'm thinking of changing schools.

His teacher-Laughing hysterically with tears rolling down her face tells me they painted a Tee-Pee for Thanksgiving and will send it home on Friday because it wasn't dry enough to send home today.

Thank GOD! I'm a little nervous to see what his Tee-Pee looks like.

Go Tigers!!!!!!

Brian, Dave, Trish, and I headed to the Tigers exhibition game at the FedEx Forum. It was my first Memphis game in two years. CRAZY, I KNOW! Trish and I watched the game quite a bit but people watched just as much. It's so funny what people wear to get attention. Yes, they did get ours so it had to be out there. I'm not saying I'm trendy but I do know what the trends are.

I just don't wear it because I don't like the trends. Yes, I'm old.....

The Zoo

When I was younger my Papa and Dad use to take my sister and I fishing. I hated to fish but would go with high hopes that I would all of the sudden like it(I have no idea why). As long as I had food I was okay. I ate the entire time and once our food was gone I was ready to go home. Not that the zoo is comparable to fishing but this trip brought back a lot of funny memories. With that being said................

We got to the zoo right when it opened at 9:00 and went straight to Cat Country which is only a few steps away from the entrance. The lions are usually laying out in the middle of the exhibit but one of them was right there!

After we checked out the first lion, Austin decided he was hungry so it all began. I gave him some food then two cats later Kaleb was hungry. Here is our first official snack break. I talked the kids into getting into the wagon so I pulled them the rest of the way thru cat country.
Next stop was the playground. Kaleb had already finished his snack but Austin had some Gardetto's left. He didn't finish them until we got to the bird house.

Then we went to the farm area. We checked out the tunnels, pumped some water, and rode a

fake cow.

Can anyone think of what we did next?

We had only been there 45 minutes and we were on snack break number 2. Luckly all my snacks were healthy except the gardetto's. We ended up staying until 11:30 because they were all out of snacks and I was hungry. Funny how that happens! I was ready for lunch:)

Halloween Weekend

The Saturday after Halloween Stacey took the kids to a birthday party in Rossville at their friend Lucy's house. Halloween is Mattia, Lucy's sisters birthday. There were only a few kids there but the boys still had a big time. On Sunday we carved pumpkins with the boys. Ok well Brian did the carving and the cleaning really. These two pictures are the only times that the boys got even close to putting their hands inside of the pumpkin. They said it was gross :) Anyway, we carved a silly face and put a candle in it so they could see it. We finished off the day by buiding a fire outside and eating dinner. It was a nice weekend for everyone.