My Thoughtful Spot

pwsmommy — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 01:40:54 +0000

It started out with my forgetting to set an alarm and thus waking up - 20 minutes before time to leave. We made it out the door a little late but within reason. Stopping at the church to pick up my wheelchair (I had to leave it last night, my ride home couldn't fit it in her car! lol) slowed us down a little but we kept on keeping on and were only a little late for my appointment. It went pretty much as I expected. I now have an appointment with the eye specialist. It's possible I have damage to my optic nerve. I'm hoping not! In fact I'm not even letting myself think about all of it too much. Best left until after I know something. (Now to actually be able to DO that!)

Tomorrow we'll be heading to visit James' best friend just in time for her to get off the school bus. She started K this year and they are really missing each other. This is a surprise for her and we're going to have fun! I will also enjoy hanging out with her little siblings - the ever famous Caleb and Abigail. Good times. Thats not until afternoon so we should be able to get a full schedule of school in tomorrow. I am trying to leave the house clean tonight when I go to bed ... we'll see how that goes. LOL

I got an external drive for my laptop today. It's a slightly late birthday present. A terrabyte of space for me to store my stuff on. Yeehaw!

James is sleeping, I'm about to call it quits on cleaning and relax myself into sleep. Blogging twice in two days ... Can I keep it up? Guess we'll see.

Was gonna add a pic but it won't work tonight. I'll try again tomorrow! Night all.

What a day

pwsmommy — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 01:39:28 +0000

I got an external drive for my laptop today. It's a slightly late birthday present. A terrabyte of space for me to store my stuff on. Yeehaw!

James is sleeping, I'm about to call it quits on cleaning and relax myself into sleep. Blogging twice in two days ... Can I keep it up? Guess we'll see.

wow

pwsmommy — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 02:30:11 +0000

Almost five months of no blogging. I don't know if I will ever catch up! We took the summer off as far as internet and phone went. I have my cell phone and hubbie has his work cell phone - we weren't totally cut off from the world. We needed to cut back and catch up on some bills - and we did it! Now we're back online and I'm about to be back blogging!

Tonight was the first AWANA of the season. It went well, considering it was the first night. We had too few leaders for the kids we had, Cyndi and I are brainstorming on how to get a few more listeners. My creative juices are starting to flow.... Scared?

I'm glad fall has begun. I love summer, but this was a really really tough summer (unrelated to the lack of internet lol). Life is easing up a little now and I guess changing seasons and daily routine along with it makes it all seem better. We've begun school and it's going well. James isn't terribly enthusiastic about it but I never thought he would be! LOL He's doing well, things that he couldn't pick up last year are coming to him this year. It's so awesome to be a part of it!

I have a Dr's appointment tomorrow. The seizures are back with a vengeance and "bigger and badder" than ever. I'm having more postical issues, at least thats what I believe them to be. Tomorrow should tell me if I'm right or not, or at least give me a good idea. Oct 1 is my EEG - hopefully that produces some answers!

Wel, my head is hurting. Tomorrow starts early with trying to get some school in before heading to my Dr apt and then to Fredericton for a few things we need. So for now.. adieu. I'll try and come back before too long!

Later friends....

ROFL

pwsmommy — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 02:20:21 +0000

I won't be online a lot this summer, for a variety of reasons. I'm leaving this to keep you laughing. I will try and post pictures as I'm able to be online!!

ahhh, spring

pwsmommy — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:24:54 +0000

James is in the driveway (snow and icefree) playing with his tonkas and inside I have a pepper plant that is well over an inch high, AND two tomato sprouts. I am a happy girl.

Wednesdays

pwsmommy — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 02:52:18 +0000

Wednesdays are by far my craziest days and yet they seem to be becoming my blog days. Odd. Good unwinding for me perhaps

This evening took a bit of a twist as I left awana and headed straight to my little princesses' home to babysit them (as well as their brother the prince) so their parents could meet at the church with some missionaries and our pastor. The prince was asleep, but the two princesses were awake. The oldest was put to bed by papa before he left, the youngest had her bottle and fell asleep in my arms while we paced 'round and 'round and 'round the kitchen. I love having little ones in my life. Having my house full of teenagers is wonderful, especially when you add 7 yr old James in there - but having t he little girls to play with and Caleb to make life complete --- well, I'm so thankful. It's rather like grandchildren while I wait for grandchildren!

I came home with Jurassic Park tonight. Tony told me to make sure and wait until after midnight to watch it. I told him it would be HIM I'd be calling when I was scared out of my mind at 1 am!!! lol. I also brought a Bibleman to try out. Never seen any of those before. Heard of them but thats it.

Well, bedtime is upon me. I have next to nothing worth saying tonight. Perhaps in lieu of 1000 words I will find a picture worth posting....

There IS hope for spring.. Daffodil beginnings!

Lest anyone be *too* green with envy... We have PLENTY of snow. Can you find the six foot plus grape arbour out there?

Life!

pwsmommy — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 23:38:48 +0000

So it's been too long again. Life is just... so... life! I'm trying hard to be motivated to do what needs to be done in a day. Mostly I want to just enjoy being able to do what I like doing and forget what NEEDS to be done. I have to find a balance, and I'm working on it.

Today was a little bit looney. I was supposed to take Kate to cubbies this morning, but hubbie got home from work and had had 15 min sleep all night. I wasn't going to leave him with two kids. (for their sake.. or his... I'll let you guess! haha). So, I quickly made another arrangement for her (thank goodness for neighbours who are also church family and friends! and got her where she needed to be. You'd think with the morning suddenly free I would have accomplished a lot. ha ha ha. I didn't.

Then my fellow partner in crime from awana called and asked if I wanted to go store shopping with her. Why, of course. What woman turns down an opportunity to hit up the dollar store?? So, we did that, and had a great time too I might add. Got home from that and .. well, I shoulda worked then but I ended up napping. I really did need to, have been SO tired. Then it was supper time and time for awana with the older kids. We had a great time but I am glad to be HOME. Tomorrow we have to go to St John with B rianna for eurodynamics and I just do. not. feel. like. going. But who's asking. At least hubbie and i get to hang out together and I'll take along my puter so she can watch movies or some such thing. That'll help. Friday I will be SO GLAD to stay home! I'm really so much a home body...

Well, I guess I should start kids toward bed and finish up my kitchen. I had it looking half decent before leaving, now to get it the rest of the way! Later readers....

Stressful

pwsmommy — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 04:56:56 +0000

Times are stressful. Little Abigail is back in the hospital, on oxygen, not doing so great. That makes my life a little bit nutty as I have her older siblings (whom I LOVE having, but lets face it, a 5 yr old and a disabled 2 yr old DO add the the insanity) numerous days a week. And there are still boxes upon boxes in my upstairs,waiting to go live downstairs again. Did I mention Caleb likes to eat boxes? LOL

Thankfully a friend gave me some books so I can escape now and again. I also lose myself in Crossing Jordan at www.tvshack.net on a regular basis. Like to watch and work, tho too often I find myself standing just watching,caught up in some intense moment.

To bed for now. Must be bright and chipper for my kidlets in the morning. As bright and chipper as one can get when she's still coughing up a lung on a regular basis!

Little Abi, the day before she went into the hospital (last Wed)

progress

pwsmommy — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 05:47:35 +0000

First things first. I added a video to my sidebar. Check it out. It's written for parents of special needs kids and very well done. I listen to it a lot.

Secondly? WE HAVE RUNNING WATER. Gotta share a few pics.. (shocked ya didn't I)

what a wonderful sight it was to watch it coming up the driveway!!!

a bit of a close up...

snowplowing it's way to the well..

then digging..

once the hole was dug and the pipe exposed, the plumbers came..

and now we have running water!!!

What A Day

pwsmommy — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 02:40:02 +0000

Today the fun began as far as getting the basement fixed. The home restoration guy was here to check it out, take pictures, let us know what we needed to do and how to keep things going. We have to empty the basement. Like, empty. Beds, dressers, the whole she-bang. Not to mention the boxes of soaking wet stuff that need to be gone though and either tossed or kept. HUGE job. I mean HUGE!!! A storage room.. full.... So tonight I started in my scrapping room. So far only a few pictures. Well, enough to cover the table, stove and some counter as I have them set out to dry, but compared to my collection of pics thats not very many. I've lost books, videos, scrapbooking supplies -- not to mention an nintendo system and a bunch of games. I don't know what else is down there, but rest assured it is a lot. After we get it cleaned out they will come and gut it. Floors out, some walls out. Then they'll treat it with something that will kill any mold growing (or making plans to grow) and when that has had time to do it's thing then we can start to rebuild. I get the feeling this process isn't going to be all that fast. And in the meantime there'll be five of us living in a bungalow that isn't meant for that many! Ah, good times I am sure... (hear the doubt??)

It could have been worse. Way worse. I'm grateful for what wasn't lost and for the tremendous friends who are helping me through this. Joan with her disposable dishes, Karyn with her offer of water jugs, both of them with so much emotional support. God has blessed me!

Wonder if I had a picture for tonight...

playing around with the mirror at the hotel...