Viral Meningitis

So far today has been the biggest rush to sit and do NOTHING!

I went to Chicago with six friends from my Bunco group for my first "girls" weekend. Needless to say, I ended up buying an emergency ticket home because Brian decided to come down with viral meningitis.

I knew he had a headache Thursday night but I didn't realize how bad it was. I thought it would be gone on Friday so I packed my bags and was gone by 5:30 am Friday morning. Brian called me around 6:30 Friday night telling me he was headed to the hospital. I figured they would give him pain medicine then send him home, which they did. The pain didn't ease so he went back Saturday morning. I was out shopping at stores like Saks, Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus in which I can't even afford to breathe the air in any of those stores. Poor Brian was getting a spinal tap. His parents called me around 4:30 letting me know he did have meningitis but didn't know what kind. They went ahead and started treating it as bacterial just to make sure.

I tried to get a flight out Saturday night but I couldn't get one in time. My amazing friends booked me on a 6:44 AM departure arriving in Memphis at 8:30 AM. It was perfect! Except for having to get up at 4:30 and hailing a cab while all the crazy drunk people were out. You would have thought I was a New Yorker though! It seriously took me 5 seconds and I had two cabs fighting over me. It was a tough decision on which one to chose but I went with the guy listening to christian music:) Chicago at 4:30 AM is a crazy sight!

I made it back to Memphis and have sat in the hospital all day. I'm not exactly sure why they think you can get rest in a hospital. It's always crazy busy with crap beeping all the time. Plus, the pain medicine Brian's on makes him jump really bad while he's asleep. It scares the crap out of us every time.

When I got here this morning his pain level on a scale from 1 to 10 was constantly an 8. They doubled his pain medicine and it's down to 5. The doctor came in a little bit ago and said he should stay around a 5 all day tomorrow then it should start going down. I'll keep you posted on what's going on. Hey, at least I have time to blog:)

By now I've been up since 4:30. I'm pretty sure nothing I've typed makes since so if you read this tonight, give me time and I'll fix it tomorrow.

Summer= SWIMMING

I think that's all we've done this summer. Everyday is centered around the water. So far, were on a good routine. I workout from 8:00-10:00, then we eat lunch,(I'm not a big breakfast person) then swim, swim, swim!!!!!
We've gotten addicted to Subway and love that they sell breakfast. We get there around 10:30 then head home, eat lunch, and play in the pool all afternoon. AHHH, who can beat the lazy days of summer:)

Austin's last day of school

Today was Austin's end of the year program. I kept Kaleb out of school because Austin just worships him. He thinks Kaleb hung the moon.

We always sit in the balcony so we can videotape. After Austin finished singing, he started screaming at Kaleb to sit down. The entire sanctuary could hear him. It was embarrassing and funny at the same time. He's so stink in cute! I can't believe I didn't shed one tear during his program. I always cry a lot then Brian makes fun of me but for some reason, I don't cry at Austin's programs. What's up with that?

Random information: This is Austin with my friend Kristen's son Chase. She's my very first friend in my entire life and now our boys are friends. How cool is that! Kristen moved away for college so I never thought she would end up back here, but she did. Too bad the boys won't be going to school together ever again. SO SAD! Austin is going Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Chase is going Tuesday and Thursday next year. Just our luck:(

Mother's day 2010

I treated myself to exactly what I wanted for Mother's day. A MUCH needed manicure and pedicure:) I got it on Thursday but by Sunday my nails were destroyed. Oh well, it was fun while it lasted. Brian and I debated on what to do but Kaleb quickly answered that question. Austin threw the Frisbee over our fence into the neighbors yard so while Kaleb was trying to climb the rotten fence, the boards broke in half. We ended up at Home Depot buying boards and replacing pieces of a broken fence. FUN FUN!!!!

We finally ended up at the zoo because Brian hadn't been in awhile. I'm so blessed to have an amazing husband and two healthy happy (except when their fighting) kids! God has truly blessed us and I'm one extremely lucky lady.

Kaleb's 6th Birthday

It's official, Kaleb's 6. It now takes him two hands to show his age:( I'm excited and devastated at the same time. Here's a picture of him with his birthday present.

For those of you that know Kaleb, you know that Kaleb is Brian made over! He looks, acts, dresses, carries himself, everything, just like Brian. I swear he got every chromosome from him and none from me.

He's already really popular at school. There's 12 kindergarten classes and he knows every kid. We can't go anywhere in Collierville without him knowing at least 2 people. Some from school, and some from the gym.

He's doing great in school(except for behavior). He's in the highest reading group, math, and computer group available. He has a problem with talking and being too rough. For instance, last Friday, they couldn't convince him that it wasn't St. Patrick's day. He kept pinching everyone he could find that didn't have green on. Needless to say, he changed his bear twice which gave him a Satisfactory for the day. So we deal with it. He also has a girlfriend that he's going to marry. They hold hands and kiss on the check but I told them they had to breakup. He's in Kindergarten. He doesn't need a girlfriend!

He likes rock climbing, playing video games, swimming, and riding his bike. He loves to color and sits at the table for hours painting and coloring pictures. He doesn't like to draw, but loves to color. Brian and I are so proud of him and the wonderful memories he's given us over the past 6 years. Were thankful God blessed us with him and couldn't ask for anything more. He's more than amazing, he's OURS!!!

Austin's 1st trip to the circus

Sadly, it only took me 4 years to take Austin to the circus. Brian and I took Kaleb right after Austin was born, but still hadn't taken Austin. Well, today he went. He was ready to leave before the show even started. He ate cotton candy, got a sword, and ate a snow cone(which Kaleb spilled) then got really whiny. We stayed for the whole thing but I think we'll skip next year. The kids lost interest in a big hurry and the acts didn't move fast enough. At least that's checked off the list.

Not so good

Okay so my last post was almost a month ago so I'm not doing good at my new goal.

I'm on spring break this week so nothing interesting has happened. I got my test back and got an 82. Needless to say, I was NOT HAPPY! I took another test last Wednesday and feel like I did really good. Most likely, I did bad again. Anytime I think I did good, I do bad. If I think I do bad, I do good. It drives me crazy!!!