Furious really. Actually, my Irish blood is boiling, and that's not a good thing! I can handle a lot of things -- intentionally being lied to, mislead, or cheated is not among them. Being taken advantage of is not something I'll tolerate, and I've been known to fly off the handle a time or two and go to great lengths to correct the problem... Guess what???? Someone tried to pull one over on me today. The real issue is that it didn't affect just me -- Caleb was involved so it was all out war.
Here's what happened..... I went to Dr. Jon today with two sick kids. He wrote me a prescription for Xopenex -- 3 times a day for 30 days. (I am supposed to get 90 tubes). This medication is a liquid you put into a nebulizer and it opens the airways in the lungs. Jon always writes the prescription for as much as insurance allows so that I always have it on hand. This way, as soon as the kids start to wheeze I can pull out the nebulizer.... Anyway, I go and get the Xopenex and two other antibiotics filled for them at Dahl's and then head over to the customer service area to get my Sesame Street Live tickets. When I come back, my prescriptions are filled, sacked and ready to go. All I have to do is sign and pay for them. Great! The total bill was pretty high, but the pharmacist told me that the Xopenex was $68'ish... Fine. It's 90 vials, so that will last quite a while.
*** On a side note, for anyone who doesn't know.... I LOVE Dr. Jon. I think he's the best pediatrician in town and he's gone above and beyond the call of duty to help Matt and I out over the years. He's been known to call on Sunday to check in on the kids when they're sick, and even personally treat Matt and I... He spends tons of time with us, and I never leave his office with unanswered questions. We have a great relationship. When I leave his office I NEVER leave questioning the treatment or prescription. So there is NO WAY I misunderstood the Xopenex prescription -- oh, and he's written the script for me several times in the past.
When I got home and opened the sack, I noticed that there was only one box (24 vials) of Xopenex. Surely a mistake has been made. I look at the receipt and it shows that I have two refills left. Odd, since Jon didn't write it for any refills.... I take a closer look and start doing the math. The pharmacist only filled 1/3 of the prescription and put the other 2/3 as a "refill" so that he could collect additional co-pays -- which would be a total of around $220 to get the whole prescription filled. I call him to ask why the total prescription wasn't filled, and he told me that he didn't want to fill the whole script because he wouldn't make enough money... WHAT IN THE HELL IS THAT????? I've got a sick baby with breathing problems and this fool is concerned with making a dime? I about had a heart attack right on the phone with him. After ranting and raving for a few minutes he told me that he'd fill the remainder of the prescription... i.e. all 30 days -- after all insurance DID cover it. He said that he'd have to charge me an extra $15 or something... He had to order the remainder of the Xopenex and it would be in by 10:30 tomorrow morning.
So while the kids were napping, I called the insurance company to find out what the deal was. As we were talking they told me that the pharmacist backed out the initial charge and re-submitted it for 24 days. Again --- WHAT IS THAT???? 24 days? I'm positive that Jon wrote it for 30 days.... So after I confirm for the 50th time that insurance covers Xopenex for 30 days (3 times per day), I call back to Dahl's....
Oh -- and yes, it gets better....
Mike (the pharmacist who had been helping me all along who coincidentally manages the pharmacy) answers the phone and after hearing it was me AGAIN, he says, "I'm surprised you called back. How much confusion could anyone have over a prescription". Well -- let me tell ya!!! PLENTY! When I asked why he only resubmitted the claim for 24 days instead of the 30 -- you know what he told me????? Xopenex packages the vials in boxes of 24 so if he filled the whole script he'd have to throw away 6 vials, and he didn't want to do that. HEEELLLO!!! I totally lost it. I was soooo furious. When the phone call ended he agreed to fill the 30 day prescription, but holy crap ...... it just shouldn't be that hard.
So then tonight at Bunco, I'm talking to my neighbor, Julie, who happens to also be a pharmacist at Hy-Vee. (Her store is way out of my way, so I don't go there). Anyway, I give her the scenario and ask her how she'd fill it. Guess what???? She'd fill it with 4 boxes (96 vials) and not give it another thought... UUUUUUGH! If only it was that easy today. What a needless fight. What a waste of time. But if it's something that affects my baby boy, it's worth going off the deep end for.
Oh, and it gets better -- right in the middle of the whole fight, I call my mom to tell her all about it. Mike (Siefert sp???) did the same thing to her. Tonight at Bunco, two other people overheard my conversation with Julie and the same thing happened to them. Are you kidding me??? I smell something fishy!
Can't wait until tomorrow when I get to pick up the rest of the prescription....
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Monday, April 9, 2007
Weekend....
Holy cow... Can I just tell you that I'm glad it's over and I'm glad we're home. To put it mildly, this weekend was a disaster. Caleb was sick (really sick as I found out today at the doctor's office) and super clingy all weekend. He cried -- more like sobbed and screamed if either Matt or I put him down. By the end of the weekend, both of our arms and backs were aching, and our nerves were shot... And Katherine, I'm not sure what got into her.... She was naughty all weekend. I'm talking super naughty. It was insane!! It was like I borrowed someone else's kid for the weekend; she was acting sooo out of character. Trust me on this. For her sake, I'm not going into details.
We left LeMars around 2 on Sunday and immediately stopped by my parent's house to have Easter dinner with them. As soon as we got the kids out of the car, they were immediately transformed into the happy, lovable kids we know... Caleb disappeared and started playing on his own - barking at my parents dogs and riding on a little toddler car. He brought a ball to my dad and they played catch and built stuff with Leggo's. Katherine played with Morgan and Hannah. It was a little girl giggle fest. Matt started laughing... The transformation was amazing! He thinks that it's because they were out of their usual surroundings -- new house, new beds, lots of people, etc... I'm not sure, but whatever the reason, I'm so glad to have them back!
My Grandma was over for dinner last night too. My aunt had taken her to the dentist last week because her dentures were causing some problems, so he told her not to wear them and come back in 2 weeks. Isaac took a quick look and told my mom to get him some cotton swabs and a flashlight. He didn't think it was a problem with her dentures... He was messing around in there for about 5 minutes asking her if "this and that" hurt, and finally he asks my mom to get her camera. He thinks her cancer is back...... UUUUUUGH! Just the sound of that makes my heart skip a beat. He took pictures of her mouth and emailed them to his professor who also happens to be the head of oral oncology at Iowa. First thing this morning he got a response from his professor -- who unfortunately agrees with Isaac. They won't know anything for sure until a biopsy is done, but it looks and acts like cancer.... OMG.... This is my last grandparent, and the kids ONLY great grandparent. Just the thought of this makes my heart hurt. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers in the upcoming days.
On a different medical note....
Saturday night, Katherine and I were cuddling on Fran and Wendell's couch and she was crying until almost midnight. During this time she told me that her ear hurt. Sunday afternoon on the way home, I asked her about it again, and it still hurt. So, since I suspected Caleb was sick anyway, we all went to the doctor this morning. Caleb has a very red throat (the initial strep test came back negative), infected ears, and a lung infection. Great -- more Xopenex and the nebulizer... Katherine has an infected ear as well. So both kiddos are on antibiotics.
I decided to get the prescriptions filled at Dahl's because last night I saw an advertisement for Sesame Street Live -- and I can buy the tickets there. I can't remember the exact name of the show, but it's Super Grover something... The kids would love it. Caleb will go nuts! I'm soooo looking forward to taking them! We are going May 11 at 7 pm. I got rock star tickets -- 4th row. It's going to be such a fun night. Matt is leaving on the 4th for that CFA prep class in Canada, and he flies home the afternoon of the 11th. So we're planning a wonderful family night -- dinner out and then off to see the lovable creatures of Sesame Street. Can't wait!!
Tonight is our monthly Bunco night. So I'm off to spend a little time with the girls, and Matt is going to bond with the kids. I tired, so it won't be a late night!
We left LeMars around 2 on Sunday and immediately stopped by my parent's house to have Easter dinner with them. As soon as we got the kids out of the car, they were immediately transformed into the happy, lovable kids we know... Caleb disappeared and started playing on his own - barking at my parents dogs and riding on a little toddler car. He brought a ball to my dad and they played catch and built stuff with Leggo's. Katherine played with Morgan and Hannah. It was a little girl giggle fest. Matt started laughing... The transformation was amazing! He thinks that it's because they were out of their usual surroundings -- new house, new beds, lots of people, etc... I'm not sure, but whatever the reason, I'm so glad to have them back!
My Grandma was over for dinner last night too. My aunt had taken her to the dentist last week because her dentures were causing some problems, so he told her not to wear them and come back in 2 weeks. Isaac took a quick look and told my mom to get him some cotton swabs and a flashlight. He didn't think it was a problem with her dentures... He was messing around in there for about 5 minutes asking her if "this and that" hurt, and finally he asks my mom to get her camera. He thinks her cancer is back...... UUUUUUGH! Just the sound of that makes my heart skip a beat. He took pictures of her mouth and emailed them to his professor who also happens to be the head of oral oncology at Iowa. First thing this morning he got a response from his professor -- who unfortunately agrees with Isaac. They won't know anything for sure until a biopsy is done, but it looks and acts like cancer.... OMG.... This is my last grandparent, and the kids ONLY great grandparent. Just the thought of this makes my heart hurt. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers in the upcoming days.
On a different medical note....
Saturday night, Katherine and I were cuddling on Fran and Wendell's couch and she was crying until almost midnight. During this time she told me that her ear hurt. Sunday afternoon on the way home, I asked her about it again, and it still hurt. So, since I suspected Caleb was sick anyway, we all went to the doctor this morning. Caleb has a very red throat (the initial strep test came back negative), infected ears, and a lung infection. Great -- more Xopenex and the nebulizer... Katherine has an infected ear as well. So both kiddos are on antibiotics.
I decided to get the prescriptions filled at Dahl's because last night I saw an advertisement for Sesame Street Live -- and I can buy the tickets there. I can't remember the exact name of the show, but it's Super Grover something... The kids would love it. Caleb will go nuts! I'm soooo looking forward to taking them! We are going May 11 at 7 pm. I got rock star tickets -- 4th row. It's going to be such a fun night. Matt is leaving on the 4th for that CFA prep class in Canada, and he flies home the afternoon of the 11th. So we're planning a wonderful family night -- dinner out and then off to see the lovable creatures of Sesame Street. Can't wait!!
Tonight is our monthly Bunco night. So I'm off to spend a little time with the girls, and Matt is going to bond with the kids. I tired, so it won't be a late night!
Friday, April 6, 2007
One of those days...
Bedtime couldn't come fast enough tonight. That'd be my bedtime -- not the kids. I've had one of those days..... NOTHING went right. Literally NOTHING. It all started yesterday when I got a package returned to me in the mail. I sent it out forever ago, and was really expecting it to have been delivered. The package was mutilated, and the card was missing. Thankfully the contents were in tact. So, no big deal -- I'll just whip out a new card and put it back in the mail. So there I am, sitting in the scrapbook room, making a new card and surfing the net. I'm not sure how it happened, but all of a sudden, my exacto knife slices my thumb wide open. Blood everywhere.... It got all over everything -- my cricut mat, the card stock (yes Kim -- this is your card I'm referring to, which is why you'll notice that the CS is a little short on the front of the card....), my laptop. I didn't know my little thumb had that much blood in it!! UUUUUGH! And you know what the kicker was???? I wasn't even using my exacto knife, and I have NO idea how it got on the table....
Without boring you to death with two days full of "typical Ann bloopers", it all ended tonight. I was making dinner while the kids were napping. I decided to make chicken quesadillas with black bean salsa. Right after I've started, I discovered that I'm out of red wine vinegar. Flustered, I call Danyel. Of course she'll have red wine vinegar... No such luck. I'm chatting away with her, and decide that white wine vinegar should be an acceptable substitute. Again -- no such luck! The acidity levels are MUCH different, but if I add a little sugar it should balance out. Danyel and I decide that Matt won't realize the difference (and he didn't), and as we are chatting, I continue to cook. Not a good idea. I am NOT a multi-tasker. So here I stand at the island cutting and chopping away and I pull out the colander and set it next to me, open the can of black beans and dump them into the colander. Can anyone who knows their way around my kitchen, tell me what the problem is??? Anyone??? The colander was on the island and the sink is NOT on the island. Needless to say, I hang up with Danyel, cussing under my breath and proceed to clean up black bean "juice" that had run everywhere -- down the cupboards, onto the floor, in the drawers... YUCK. I sooo need to go to bed!
Caleb, bless his heart. When he wakes up from his nap, I'm slicing the chicken breast and put him up on the island so that he can "help" me cook. He can really spice up the chicken!!! Anyway he sees the bowl of salsa and FREAKS OUT. He starts yelling "DIIIII DIIIII DIIII"!! (Caleb speak for dip). I gave him a chip full of salsa, and he pops it in his mouth, licks all the drips off his fingers and hands me back the chip and says "MOOOOR PEEEAS" He's the only kid I know who happily turns down chips and would rather eat a mixture of corn, black beans, tomatoes, and raw onions! He was one happy camper. For dinner, I cut up bite size pieces of chicken and mixed it with the salsa. He sat in his high chair for almost an hour eating the black bean salsa. He had cilantro all over his lips and was smiling from ear to ear. Happy boys make happy mommies!! Now if only Matt was home tomorrow to change these diapers!!
We are leaving for LeMars tomorrow afternoon. We are going to try and be back in town by 6 or 6:30 so we can join everyone for dinner. There's a new restaurant in town -- which is a big deal in a town of 10,000. It's Brothers or something. Looking forward to it. Actually, I'm looking forward to getting out of Des Moines for a couple of days and just hanging out.
I'll post Easter pics on Sunday when we return.
Happy Easter to all!
Without boring you to death with two days full of "typical Ann bloopers", it all ended tonight. I was making dinner while the kids were napping. I decided to make chicken quesadillas with black bean salsa. Right after I've started, I discovered that I'm out of red wine vinegar. Flustered, I call Danyel. Of course she'll have red wine vinegar... No such luck. I'm chatting away with her, and decide that white wine vinegar should be an acceptable substitute. Again -- no such luck! The acidity levels are MUCH different, but if I add a little sugar it should balance out. Danyel and I decide that Matt won't realize the difference (and he didn't), and as we are chatting, I continue to cook. Not a good idea. I am NOT a multi-tasker. So here I stand at the island cutting and chopping away and I pull out the colander and set it next to me, open the can of black beans and dump them into the colander. Can anyone who knows their way around my kitchen, tell me what the problem is??? Anyone??? The colander was on the island and the sink is NOT on the island. Needless to say, I hang up with Danyel, cussing under my breath and proceed to clean up black bean "juice" that had run everywhere -- down the cupboards, onto the floor, in the drawers... YUCK. I sooo need to go to bed!
Caleb, bless his heart. When he wakes up from his nap, I'm slicing the chicken breast and put him up on the island so that he can "help" me cook. He can really spice up the chicken!!! Anyway he sees the bowl of salsa and FREAKS OUT. He starts yelling "DIIIII DIIIII DIIII"!! (Caleb speak for dip). I gave him a chip full of salsa, and he pops it in his mouth, licks all the drips off his fingers and hands me back the chip and says "MOOOOR PEEEAS" He's the only kid I know who happily turns down chips and would rather eat a mixture of corn, black beans, tomatoes, and raw onions! He was one happy camper. For dinner, I cut up bite size pieces of chicken and mixed it with the salsa. He sat in his high chair for almost an hour eating the black bean salsa. He had cilantro all over his lips and was smiling from ear to ear. Happy boys make happy mommies!! Now if only Matt was home tomorrow to change these diapers!!
We are leaving for LeMars tomorrow afternoon. We are going to try and be back in town by 6 or 6:30 so we can join everyone for dinner. There's a new restaurant in town -- which is a big deal in a town of 10,000. It's Brothers or something. Looking forward to it. Actually, I'm looking forward to getting out of Des Moines for a couple of days and just hanging out.
I'll post Easter pics on Sunday when we return.
Happy Easter to all!
Wednesday, April 4, 2007
Budding Artist...
Katherine loves art!! Painting is her favorite, and she always makes wonderful creations to hang on the wall. Here's some pics from today. Isn't it just the best!! LOL.
When she was finished, she gave me a big hug and kiss and said, "Everyone has jobs in the house. It's my job to paint you pretty pictures. That's what makes you happy". Oh -- how I love her!
When she was finished, she gave me a big hug and kiss and said, "Everyone has jobs in the house. It's my job to paint you pretty pictures. That's what makes you happy". Oh -- how I love her!
Sleepover...
When you're a four year old, there is nothing better than feeling like a big girl and getting to have a sleepover at Grammy's house. Katherine has been looking forward to tonight for a LONG time!! My mom had planned a wonderful night for her -- dinner out, popcorn and movies (Peter Pan is her new fave), her beloved pink snowman jammies, and staying up late. Oh, the simple joys of life!! She was simply giddy all day!!
Katherine is a HUGE fan of Texas Roadhouse, so originally they were going to get a steak. However, when my mom called after naps, Katherine decided that she wanted to meet my parents at Target and get a cheese pizza. She's a cheap date!! LOL! So while Matt studied, I drove her (and Caleb) over there, and they ate with Grammy and Pop-pops while I did a little shopping. And the best part..... I did the unthinkable -- and got away with it!! What an exhilarating feeling!! LOL!! I decided that since my parents were there, I could get a little Easter shopping taken care of. It would have been the tragedy of the year if Katherine would have caught me in the act, since she's still a big believer in "The Bunny", so the steaks were high ----- really high. I bought Caleb a Little Tikes basketball hoop and Katherine a new pool. I'm going to get the rest of the loot while Katherine is in preschool on Thursday, but I feel good that at least it's started. Yes, I've procrastinated... Especially we're leaving on Friday for LeMars to spend the weekend with my in-laws. I haven't exactly decided how I'm going to do the whole Easter Bunny thing yet... Since the boxes are huge, hauling them to LeMars is out of the question... I guess I'm going to have the kids hide their baskets before we leave, and have either my parents or one of my neighbors put out the stuff for the kids so that it's there when we get home.
One cute Katherine story for you.... I went to high school in the era of big bangs with enough hairspray to personally deplete part of the ozone layer over a small country. What in the world was I thinking?!?!?!? LOL!! My parents have our senior pictures hanging in their TV room and Katherine happened to look at them tonight. She asked if the one in the middle was me. My mom told her it was and lifted her up so that she could have a closer look. She said, "Boy that sure doesn't look like my mom". My mom told her that the picture was taken a long time ago and I was only 17 years old in that picture. My mom told her that I was 31 now... Katherine thought for a minute and said, "No Grammy. My mom is NOT 31, she's 32!!!". Holy cow! If I ever decided to start lying about my age, my 4 year old would set everyone straight. She doesn't miss a thing!
Caleb and I had such a wonderful night. I don't get to spend the same amount of one-on-one time with him that I did with Katherine, so it was such a treat!! We spent the night coloring, reading books, playing ball and running around the living room. Such a blast!!
Katherine is a HUGE fan of Texas Roadhouse, so originally they were going to get a steak. However, when my mom called after naps, Katherine decided that she wanted to meet my parents at Target and get a cheese pizza. She's a cheap date!! LOL! So while Matt studied, I drove her (and Caleb) over there, and they ate with Grammy and Pop-pops while I did a little shopping. And the best part..... I did the unthinkable -- and got away with it!! What an exhilarating feeling!! LOL!! I decided that since my parents were there, I could get a little Easter shopping taken care of. It would have been the tragedy of the year if Katherine would have caught me in the act, since she's still a big believer in "The Bunny", so the steaks were high ----- really high. I bought Caleb a Little Tikes basketball hoop and Katherine a new pool. I'm going to get the rest of the loot while Katherine is in preschool on Thursday, but I feel good that at least it's started. Yes, I've procrastinated... Especially we're leaving on Friday for LeMars to spend the weekend with my in-laws. I haven't exactly decided how I'm going to do the whole Easter Bunny thing yet... Since the boxes are huge, hauling them to LeMars is out of the question... I guess I'm going to have the kids hide their baskets before we leave, and have either my parents or one of my neighbors put out the stuff for the kids so that it's there when we get home.
One cute Katherine story for you.... I went to high school in the era of big bangs with enough hairspray to personally deplete part of the ozone layer over a small country. What in the world was I thinking?!?!?!? LOL!! My parents have our senior pictures hanging in their TV room and Katherine happened to look at them tonight. She asked if the one in the middle was me. My mom told her it was and lifted her up so that she could have a closer look. She said, "Boy that sure doesn't look like my mom". My mom told her that the picture was taken a long time ago and I was only 17 years old in that picture. My mom told her that I was 31 now... Katherine thought for a minute and said, "No Grammy. My mom is NOT 31, she's 32!!!". Holy cow! If I ever decided to start lying about my age, my 4 year old would set everyone straight. She doesn't miss a thing!
Caleb and I had such a wonderful night. I don't get to spend the same amount of one-on-one time with him that I did with Katherine, so it was such a treat!! We spent the night coloring, reading books, playing ball and running around the living room. Such a blast!!
Monday, April 2, 2007
Delirious...
After this weekend, that's the best way to describe me... Deliriously tired and deliriously happy. I spent a wonderful weekend filled with girl time, shopping, eating, spending time with loved ones, and scrapbooking. Soooo wonderful! I really needed a weekend like this!
Friday night Chrissy arrived about 5 and as soon as Matt walked through the front door, we took off for PF Changs and had some super yummy food and a wonderful martini. When we got home, I snuggled with the kids for a while and then my friend Lisa came over to scrap. Equipped with gigantic fountain sodas and candy, we were ready to spend the night scrapping. We listened to music, ate stuff that WASN'T on my diet (general theme of the weekend), and had some good quality adult conversation. Oh the simple joys! LOL. Our little party got crashed by my neighbors Andrea and Julie. Matt and Katherine were over at Andrea's house (Caleb was in bed) so they came over to see what we were up to. Holy cow were they loud!! I was praying the whole time that they wouldn't wake up Caleb! Lisa left around midnight or so, and Chrissy and I stayed up until about 2. I didn't get as much done as I hoped, but that's OK, we were having too much fun chatting! I will say this... I'm happy with how my pages turned out so that's half of the battle!
Saturday morning, we woke up to a downpour! It had rained all night and most of the morning. The all important and much anticipated Easter egg hunt was Saturday morning at 10. I called and found out that they were still holding it -- despite the rain. Matt turns to me and says, "Who gets to draw the short straw and stand out in the rain with Katherine"? I will, I tell him. I'd love to really... Before I knew it, he had returned from the basement, poncho in hand. He was going out with her to play in the rain. LOL!! Reverse pshchology didn't work! So I guess I got the short straw!! Sitting in the car and watching the two of them have a blast. The Easter egg hunt was fantastic. The rain kept 3/4 of the people away, so Katherine came home with about as many eggs as she could carry. JACKPOT!! LOL!!
Matt studied for the rest of the day on Saturday, and the kids, Chrissy and I went shopping. We bought some more scrapbooking supplies for later that night, and Katherine got to spend some good quality time with my parents and the kettle corn while we visited the scrapbooking store in Valley Junction. That night we stayed up scrapbooking until 3 am. Let's just say that 7 am came awfully early on Sunday morning.
Later that morning Katherine got her photo taken for the dance recital. They have a photographer come in and take pictures of all the girls individually and then as a class. Holy cow -- they are soooo adorable!! I can't wait for recital time. Oh -- and by the way, the all important recital is the weekend of May 18th and 19th. Friday night the concert is at 7, and then again on Saturday the 19th at 1 pm. She's really looking forward to it!! Can't wait!
After pictures were taken Matt left to go and study and we got some take-out from the Cheesecake Factory and then stopped my Best Buy. Chrissy had to pick up something for my new computer printer. After we got home and ate lunch, we started reorganizing my scrap room. Now I'm re-energized to scrap some more! She left around 5 and then we headed over to Todd and Caroline's house for pizza. Katherine got to play with Leo and we got to see all the changes to their basement. They are in the process of finishing it, and it's going to be soooo nice!
I was soooo tired by 9 pm on Saturday night that crashed. And I got a wonderful gift from the kids -- Katherine slept until 8:30 and Caleb until 9:45. Holy cow!! They NEVER sleep that late, but they couldn't have picked a better day to do it!!
Friday night Chrissy arrived about 5 and as soon as Matt walked through the front door, we took off for PF Changs and had some super yummy food and a wonderful martini. When we got home, I snuggled with the kids for a while and then my friend Lisa came over to scrap. Equipped with gigantic fountain sodas and candy, we were ready to spend the night scrapping. We listened to music, ate stuff that WASN'T on my diet (general theme of the weekend), and had some good quality adult conversation. Oh the simple joys! LOL. Our little party got crashed by my neighbors Andrea and Julie. Matt and Katherine were over at Andrea's house (Caleb was in bed) so they came over to see what we were up to. Holy cow were they loud!! I was praying the whole time that they wouldn't wake up Caleb! Lisa left around midnight or so, and Chrissy and I stayed up until about 2. I didn't get as much done as I hoped, but that's OK, we were having too much fun chatting! I will say this... I'm happy with how my pages turned out so that's half of the battle!
Saturday morning, we woke up to a downpour! It had rained all night and most of the morning. The all important and much anticipated Easter egg hunt was Saturday morning at 10. I called and found out that they were still holding it -- despite the rain. Matt turns to me and says, "Who gets to draw the short straw and stand out in the rain with Katherine"? I will, I tell him. I'd love to really... Before I knew it, he had returned from the basement, poncho in hand. He was going out with her to play in the rain. LOL!! Reverse pshchology didn't work! So I guess I got the short straw!! Sitting in the car and watching the two of them have a blast. The Easter egg hunt was fantastic. The rain kept 3/4 of the people away, so Katherine came home with about as many eggs as she could carry. JACKPOT!! LOL!!
Matt studied for the rest of the day on Saturday, and the kids, Chrissy and I went shopping. We bought some more scrapbooking supplies for later that night, and Katherine got to spend some good quality time with my parents and the kettle corn while we visited the scrapbooking store in Valley Junction. That night we stayed up scrapbooking until 3 am. Let's just say that 7 am came awfully early on Sunday morning.
Later that morning Katherine got her photo taken for the dance recital. They have a photographer come in and take pictures of all the girls individually and then as a class. Holy cow -- they are soooo adorable!! I can't wait for recital time. Oh -- and by the way, the all important recital is the weekend of May 18th and 19th. Friday night the concert is at 7, and then again on Saturday the 19th at 1 pm. She's really looking forward to it!! Can't wait!
After pictures were taken Matt left to go and study and we got some take-out from the Cheesecake Factory and then stopped my Best Buy. Chrissy had to pick up something for my new computer printer. After we got home and ate lunch, we started reorganizing my scrap room. Now I'm re-energized to scrap some more! She left around 5 and then we headed over to Todd and Caroline's house for pizza. Katherine got to play with Leo and we got to see all the changes to their basement. They are in the process of finishing it, and it's going to be soooo nice!
I was soooo tired by 9 pm on Saturday night that crashed. And I got a wonderful gift from the kids -- Katherine slept until 8:30 and Caleb until 9:45. Holy cow!! They NEVER sleep that late, but they couldn't have picked a better day to do it!!
What would you do?????
Let's say that I'm driving the car and you're in the passenger seat. The kids are in the back seat happily chatting away and looking out the window. Their tunes are on the radio and the temperature is set so that everyone is comfortable. I've just run through the Starbucks drive-thru and you're happily sipping on a mocha frappuccino -- no whipped cream. I need to run into the gas station for a quick second, which is just across the street. There happens to be a parking spot directly in front of the door, and I can see the car the whole time from where I am. I hop out of the car, leave the key in the ignition and you stay in the car with the kids.
What would you do??? Turn the kids tunes off and pick a station or CD that you liked?? Maybe.... Turn the temperature up or down??? Possibly... Roll down the window or open the sunroof?? Potentially??? Look to see what kind of secrets are hidden in my glove box? Sure..... Talk to the kids??? Good idea....
Not if you're my cousin! You lock the car because you're afraid of being car jacked!!!! LOL!!! What is that?!?!?! I came out to the car and was locked out... Obviously I had a question or two! To set the stage even further -- I live in a good area, and there was virtually NO ONE in the parking lot!
After I had a good laugh, AND another good laugh I could finally talk about it rationally... Evidently the fear is that if the car is running, someone would hop in and steal the car, with you in it... Fine. I'll appease her next time I think of doing something soooo foolish --- and maybe buy a baseball bat to put under the passenger seat just in case....
Later that night, we decided to get some take-out from the Texas Roadhouse. I make sure that I take the keys out of the ignition, and hand them to her. I ran in and got our dinner. When I came out, once again I'm locked out! Still not sure what the fear is -- especially since the car isn't running, but once again, car jacking comes up! The funniest thing of all this??? Little Katherine... She starts crowing in the back seat about how "Aunt Christine needs to go in time-out for pushing my Mommy's buttons". HA-HA-HA. Pushing them in more way than one my little girl!!
What would you do??? Turn the kids tunes off and pick a station or CD that you liked?? Maybe.... Turn the temperature up or down??? Possibly... Roll down the window or open the sunroof?? Potentially??? Look to see what kind of secrets are hidden in my glove box? Sure..... Talk to the kids??? Good idea....
Not if you're my cousin! You lock the car because you're afraid of being car jacked!!!! LOL!!! What is that?!?!?! I came out to the car and was locked out... Obviously I had a question or two! To set the stage even further -- I live in a good area, and there was virtually NO ONE in the parking lot!
After I had a good laugh, AND another good laugh I could finally talk about it rationally... Evidently the fear is that if the car is running, someone would hop in and steal the car, with you in it... Fine. I'll appease her next time I think of doing something soooo foolish --- and maybe buy a baseball bat to put under the passenger seat just in case....
Later that night, we decided to get some take-out from the Texas Roadhouse. I make sure that I take the keys out of the ignition, and hand them to her. I ran in and got our dinner. When I came out, once again I'm locked out! Still not sure what the fear is -- especially since the car isn't running, but once again, car jacking comes up! The funniest thing of all this??? Little Katherine... She starts crowing in the back seat about how "Aunt Christine needs to go in time-out for pushing my Mommy's buttons". HA-HA-HA. Pushing them in more way than one my little girl!!
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