Only the heart of a MOM...

would listen to fighting ALL morning long, RUSH the kids as fast as she can out the door to get to school as quickly as possible, breathe a sigh of relief as soon as they are out of the van and then want to cry because she misses them being at home with her.

Signed,

Mom that is still at a "general peace" with her decision, but misses her kids like crazy.

Lizzie-ism

Lizzie got dressed this morning in a cozy sweatshirt and a pair of comfy jeans. About 1/2 hour later, she came out in a fancy church dress.

Me: Lizzie, why did you change?

Lizzie: (in a very "duh!" tone of voice) Because I'm royalty.

Well, ok then.

feels like

poo -

oh, oops, this isn't facebook.

I must admit that tonight I am missing good ole FB. Jeremy left for Germany this morning. As soon as we got home from church, Lizzie's ear started hurting and she's been crying ever since (pretty much, anyway). A couple of hours ago, I started feeling icky. Feeling that cold that Lizzie and Tanner have been dealing with coming on. Sigh.... And no one to commiserate with.... LOL

ok, done with my dribble...

A Couple of Tanner's Firsts

Tanner had his very first school program right before Thanksgiving. They all looked so cute in their Pilgrim and Native American costumes! Here are a few pictures:

This is the best picture I could get of the whole group. I got there 15 minutes early thinking I could get a good seat...apparently, everyone else got there 1/2 hour early! Learned my lesson!

Tanner is the little Native American looking straight on.

His teacher, Mrs. Pruitt, is in the white!

Tanner also went on his first field trip - just yesterday!!! They went to Union Station in KC to see a production of Junie B. Jones Jingle Bells, Batman Smells. I think he had a great time!

Tanner on the bus - with his friend Tanner. LOL Yes, you read that right!

His class at Union Station.

Grandparent's Night at School

There are several positive things about putting the kiddos back in public school. One being they get to show off to Grandma and Grandpa!! On Monday, Nov. 29, Grandma and Grandpa Harrelson got to go to Stony Point to an open house. Meet the teachers, showcase the school rooms and some arts & crafts. We all had a great time learning a little bit more about what goes on at school for the kids! Below are some pictures of their night!

Grandma, Grandpa and Tanner

Grandma, Grandpa and Lizzie

Here are some random classroom shots!

Grandma, Grandpa and Hunter

Here are some classroom pictures:

5 things I learned from Facebook

I have been going back through my facebook trying to save as many things that I posted about my kids as possible. Facebook is my only documentation on many of the things that fly out of their mouths. As I was reading through (getting very frustrated b/c every once in a while my page would reset and take me back to TODAY - hitting that "older posts" button gets OLD after a while!), these thoughts came to mind:

1. My kids are funny.

2. I misspelled ALOT of words in my posts - technology has ruined my spelling and grammar skillz.

3. Thursdays are GREAT days!! I very often got a Hello/Good Morning Sunshine message - and they always made my day! Thanks Andrea!

4. I've watched too much "TV" this past year - too many late nights watching LOST, 24 and ALIAS. Sigh...I've moved on!!.............. to Psych!

5. I have many wonderful Prayer Warrior friends! So thankful for this.

It's the most wonderful time....of the year...

Oh wait - I don't celebrate those holidays....

If you had heard me speak those words, you'd have heard much sarcasm. No, I'm not talking about the extra traffic on the roads and in stores. I'm not even talking about the school parties that we have to decide if the kids will or will not participate. I'm not talking about the endless stream of Christmas songs on the radio....that I find myself singing along with....

I'm talking about that nasty GERM monster. My poor kids...Lizzie especially... I knew that putting them back in ps would invite more germs than we've dealt with in a long time - but she's been hit hard over the past few weeks. Poor girl is barely breathing and coughing so hard she's given herself a headache, chest-ache and throat-ache. And it's all in her head....literally. She's got so much fluid in her little head - it's SO not been a fun few days for her!!

We ended up at the doctor today - she's being treated for sinusitis. I guess that's "pre-sinus infection"?? We were prescribed antibiotics and Nasonex. After a run around at the pharmacy - I find out our insurance doesn't cover the Nasonex and it will cost us $109.62 (I only remember that b/c Lizzie repeated it about 5 times in disbelief!). So we got a scrip for a generic - still $50. We decided to try an over the counter for tonight and if that didn't cut it, then fork over the $50 tomorrow. I'm happy to say it seems to be helping ALOT and she's seems to be sleeping well.

****A kicker for me? This is a little rant that goes on in my brain every time Lizzie is sick. Lizzie was my only child that was breastfed longer than a month. In fact, she nursed for 14 months. I only stopped b/c I got pregnant with Tanner. So - you'd think that MAYBE she'd be a little healthier than the boys - as far as immune system? NOT. She's my sickest child. Always has been. She had several ear infections before age 2 - and in the past few years, if anyone is sick - it's her. I just don't get it... So - while I am extremely PRO breastfeeding - we probably shouldn't be hired for a PSA on the long-term health benefits of nursing! : ) ****

Hoping that she's able to go to school in the morning...I just want her to be feeling good again. It's never fun to hear your child say she feels like she's going to die because she feels so miserable, no matter how dramatically she says it! ; )


~~Blessings~~