Pappap's girls

Kayla's not really choking Makenna even though it kinda looks that way!!!

Pap pap pretty much let's them do anything they want. Things my sister and I never would have gotten away with, but I guess that's the benefit of being a Grandparent!!!

they are too much...

Can someone please tell them this is for their baby dolls and it's not meant for them!!!! Unbelievable!!

Pneumonia strikes

About a week ago Shawn was complaining of a cold, then by Wednesday he said he had the flu because he was achy. Thursday he came down to tell me he was having trouble taking a deep breath and he wanted to go to the hospital. We first went to Medexpress but after they did a chest x-ray they said he was too sick for them and needed to go to the e.r. He went to the e.r. and they did another chest x-ray along with a breathing treatment. They said it looks like pneumonia and after his breathing treatment he can stay at the hospital or go home. When I talked to him after the breathing treatment he said he wasn't feeling any better. I told him he should just stay at the hospital then. Because if you can't breath why would you come home. Apparently during the night he was trying to get help from someone and no one would help him, he kept asking the nurse to call the doctor but he never came. When the am nurse finally got to his room around 7am they had to call rapid response then he had to be put on a ventilator to breath and he was moved to ICU. I have to get more details on this situation because the rapid response could have been avoided if someone would have checked on him through the night. The ventilator was doing 100% of his breathing and they said his chest x-ray was 100% worse than the night before. He was on a ventilator for 2 very long days. When they took him off his O2 levels were in the 80's and they want them in the 90's so he been on O2 since they took off the ventilator. They dropped the O2 down to 60% yesterday and this morning it's now at 30% so he is improving. His chest x-rays still look really bad but that will take time to improve. They might move him out of ICU today to a step down unit. Hopefully he will be home this weekend, but I'm sure it will take months before he feels totally normal again.
Thank goodness for my mom and dad they took the girls camping this weekend so I could be at the hospital. And thanks to my friends and family that have offered to help out with watching the girls or with whatever else we need. We really appreciate it.

Surfing allowed!

Last week sitting at work one of my co-workers (a guy) suggested we have a contest on who can gain 10 pounds the fastest. Well being in an office of mostly women we all looked at him like he had 3 heads. But he was on to something since we are a little slow (bored) now the suggestions just kept coming.. like who can sit at their desk without a jacket on all day since our office is like the frozen tundra, that would be impossible, denied! Wear clothes inside out, denied. Have a conversation with someone in the office you don't normally talk to, denied. Walk backwards to the restroom, denied...yeah we must be bored! I said no internet for a week we can only check our emails and go online if it's work related. The five of us that were having this conversation agreed! Which I couldn't beleive. We all put in 5bucks and whoever caved 1st would be out. Let me just say it was quite the challenge. I actually had to call information for a phone number instead of google-ing it! I really can't remember what it was like not to surf the internet. I must have been a lot less informed before internet! Well, yesterday was the last day and NOONE caved, needless to say noone won any cash either! mmm...I wonder what our next contest can be! Maybe who can get the most WORK done at work!!!!

Pre-school update!

I'm knocking on wood as soon as I write this, but yesterday went wonderful. I knew as soon as I would post their dislike for school they would change. My mom dropped them off yesterday she said they walked right into the classroom and told my mom to wait outside for them and that was it! Yesterday was RED day so they read Clifford the Big Red Dog and colored a picture of Clifford. They told me they ate strawberries and pretzels and sang songs. I really hope this is a sign of good things to come for them!!!

i don't like preschool

How can 3 years olds come up with so many reasons NOT to go to preschool. It starts as soon as they open their eyes on a school day.

1. I don't like preschool
2. preschool yucky
3. I'm too little for preschool
4. go to preschool later
5. go to preschool when I'm five.
6. they don't put lid on my cup
7. I stay home today
8. I stay at Bubbies (grandma) today
9. I don't like my school shoes
10. Leave book bag at home

Shall I go on...no!!! The poor kids are so anxious about us leaving them at school, I guess they think we aren't coming back. I've read them the Kissing-Hand and a couple other books about school, they weren't buying it. This morning they watched The Wonderpets (they LOVE the Wonderpets) about the baby blow fish that was scared to go to school. And they said I go to preschool too. My mom said they were fine all morning and even while they were waiting to go into class. As soon as their teacher opened the door they started crying. Mrs. K. grabbed Kayla and Mrs. M. grabbed Chloe and off they went. My mom was spying at the window and they were fine, in a matter of minutes! I think they are totally playing us at this point to I don't know stress us out!!! It's day 8 of preschool and they might be on their way to actually like preschool...I sure hope so.

my gram

This post is dedicated to my grandma Theresa. My gram is 88 years old has been dealing with cancer for some time. The cancer has spread to her liver. She is now living with my aunt (her daughter) in florida so she can have around the clock care. I know that it's bad now, I guess she isn't eating and it hurts too much to get out of bed. My aunt told my mom that my gram saw my grandpap who is in heaven and an angel. He told her ssh because the angel was sleeping. I guess he is waiting for her.

My Grandma is the best Grandma ever. Her and my grandpap moved down to Florida after I graduated highschool. While she lived near us it was a great time. My sister and I would have sleep overs, go to church with her, make cakes she always said we were lucky their were only two of us since there were only two beaters to lick! She always had a candy dish in the dining room that me and my sis loved to sneak candy from. Although I'm sure we really weren't sneaking it because she knew when the dish was almost empty that someone was eating it. We would always watch her put curlers in her hair at night or file her nails or put cold cream on. She is the best cook and she loved to cook. We would go to her house every Sunday for dinner and usually there was a house full of people. My grandpap would play his organ and we would all dance in their living room and just have fun. She is always laughing and smiling and loves to be around her family, she has 3 sons, 1 daughter, 3 daugther in laws, 1 son in law, 9 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. She has dimples just like me and the girls. She would dressup like Carmen Miranda and lip sych a song, i can't remember the name, it was very cute. I really wish I had half the positive attitude that she has, I wish I would laugh or smile just a little more like she does. There so much more I could say about her but I'll leave it at that. I just hope she is comfortable and not afraid to go when she's ready. I love you Grandma.

My gram and Aunt Diane