Thanksgiving is over

I haven't blog in awhile have been busy. Picked up extra at work since I was going to have surgery the day after Thanksgiving. Yes I did go shopping on black Friday before I had surgery. I didn't have to be at the hospital until 7:15. So me and my mom decided to go ahead and hit the shops and we did get some good deals and when we got done we went to the hospital so I could have my surgery. It went really well, except I had a lot of pain and nausea the first nite, but had to stay over and went home the next after noon. Otherwise everything doing good. My grandmother brought me over supper for my family one night which helped out a lot cause i wasn't cooking. Otherwise everythingelse is doing good.

So my friend and I decided to go to a movie and see four Christmases such a good movie have to go and see it. My 7 year old daughter went with us to see it and see did very well except she had to go to the restroom about 3 times. Then couple of weeks ago we couldn't find alot of her clothes and so i decided to clean her room and found them in the totes in her room where she keeps her toys, I was going to buy new clothes since we couldn't find them. When we tell her to clean her room she put her toys and clothes on in the totes now she is learning on bringing them down to us.

Hopefully I will be able get my Christmas shopping done early this year. Already have half of it done.

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends and family. So the other day my daughter seems to have no clothes I have been trying to figure out where they went, I didnt know if the washing machine ate them or if she packed them up and put somewhere or took some clothes to her dads. So i decided to do a little cleaning in her room, she has totes in her room that has barbie's in one, books in another, etc. I try to have everything organize so she can find stuff. So i decided to dump the totes out and guess what i found 3 loads of laundry. So when I tell her to clean her room she cleans and put everything in her totes glad i found them so that i didnt have to go buy her new clothes.

Another Iowa City trip

I sought I better write since I haven't written anything in a while. We went back to Iowa city to get fitted for her bands and appliances in her mouth. Well her appointment was at 8am so we were their and on time. We get to the reception area and we were told that we had to go talk to the lady at the business office so we went and she was wanting me to sign the contract for Emilee stuff she had to have done. What a stress for few minutes, so she tells me that is going to cost 2200.00 that is just for the bands and appliances that not all the other stuff she has to have done later. Then the lady begins to tell me that I have to put 550.00 down today and I said you want to kiss my what____________. Sorry to be that way but who the heck has 550.00 laying around cause I don't. Then another lady came out and said they were going to send to the insurance and see what they will pay. Then we go back to see the dentist and I guess the regular dentist is no longer their so we had to see another one and scared Emilee and she started to cry and was scared cause she wasn't sure what they were going to do. Then the dentist was rude and said is she not emotional ready and I said excuse me if you had 15 surgery wouldn't you be scared too. At the age of 7 and has 15 surgery's I wonder why every time we go to Iowa City she screams wonder why!!!!!!! So we were only in their 15 minute and the dentist said her teeth weren't ready and we see you in a couple of months.

Then yesterday I had to work and my husband called and said he was going on a fire call and wouldn't be able pick up right away so I said find we will have them walk home, called the school they said that was fine. Well after school came and it was getting close to 4pm and my husband was waiting for them to come by the station cause they always comes by and he was going to grab them. Well about 4:08 he call me and wants to know where the kids are and I said I don't know I am work they were suppose to walk. So Jim goes to the school and park to look for them I try to call my sisters house and my brother in law and no one answers. So now we can t find them and I was at work scared to death so we have the school involved trying to help us find them, then to find out my brother in law had them at a doctors appointment instead of calling someone to let them know he didn't. Thank goodness they were with someone. Then my step daughter gave in some hell for not calling let me tell you something you should never mess with a pregnant women they are tough sometimes. So the rest of the story is my brother in law says its all my fault and I should have known but i didn't when he doesn't answer the phone and My kids knew what they were suppose to do. Oh well its over now. So as you can see the last few days have been stressful but are going to get better this weekend.

I have a girls nite out on Friday after work and a wedding to go to this weekend and hopefully on Sunday Connie, her cousin and I can play games so much fun!!!!

Weekend fun

This was my weekend off but was able to get off early on Saturday so I could take my kids on a hay rack ride. Thanks to Carrie for inviting us. The kids had a really a good time. They got to roast their own hot dogs which I think they loved. Then they took us on a Hayrack ride which was fun and wasn't very cold out which was nice. Then we went home and I went to sleep and got woke up by my husband having to leave, my stepdaughter lives down the street and someone was trying to break into her house. Luckily the cops came and scared the person away. Also on Saturday was homecoming and I missed out but here are a couple of pictures of her in her dress.

Yesterday we went to the West Burlington homecoming parade. Emilee got to be in the parade with her Brownie troop I think they all had fun. Then tonite is football game and then the dance tomorrow night. Just so much going on and not enough time to do anything else. Had my Daisy yesterday and we had a blast ended up with 4 extra girls which was fun so now we are going to have about 12 Daisy. Quite a few girls but will be lots of fun, thanks goodness I have help.

I have been busy the past few weeks, it seems as the fall comes I have tons of meeting and things to attend. I have been starting a couple of meeting, one is how to be a better parent, its really interesting and if you have little kids its kind of good and after the 10 week sessions on Monday you get a really neat book. Only been to one class and its lots of fun, the kids even get to go and they are in a room learning from someonelse. Next one is I am attending the Fire Dept Auxiliary to support our spouses didn't get to go to the first meeting but hopefully I will get to go to the second meeting.

I have been busy trying to figure what is wrong with my daughter she seems to have a belly ache all the time, sought it was attention but its actually something wrong we are still trying to figure it out, did put her on some prevacid and I think it is helping a little bit.

My step daughter is a Senior and tell me I think the older they get more expensive it gets at least this is her last homecoming so I should have to buy anymore dresses until Emilee is older. We went to Iowa City today and found a dress on sale, I always know how to shop, last year I found her a Homecoming dress for 3.00 this year it cost me 21.00 but still on sale.

Catching up

My vacation is about to end I have today off and Friday then back to work. It seem that the time flew by. Our Anniversary was last Thursday me and my husband went up the the Amana which was kind of neat has lots of shops never been their but had fun, then we went to Williamsburg to do some shopping then after that we headed to Iowa city then to Cedar Rapids. I havent been to the Cedar Rapids mall in a long time and was very disappointed how alot of the shops aren't their anymore, I am assuming that is because of Coralville Mall has taken over. Then we went back to Iowa City and ate at the outback never ate their and was very good and service was good I will differently be going back. We had a fun filled day.

Yesterday I had to take my daughter up to Child Development center to have her evaluated in Iowa City, it was a long tiring day for her. We found out that she very smart but she learns at a slower level so she has to learn slower then everyonelse which is fine. The only other problem is she is a little hyper not as bad just a little, she had a hard time focusing and sitting in her chair. We hope with her hearing aids that she will do better and maybe be able to listen little bit better in class. So now we just wait for the finally papers from Iowa city that tells her exact problems.

For the people who don't know I am in my second year as being a Girl Scout leader. I am not doing my daughters as she has two leaders but I am my niece leader. I sometimes help with my daughters when I am not working. We had our first family meeting, I felt alot better about the meeting this year then I did last year. Its so much fun being a leader when I first was asked to help I was wondering what I was getting my self into. But for the most part its been fun and its fun to see the girls have fun. We have a much a fun activities ahead and I cant wait its going to be fun.