The heat is on!

So, now it is summer time. And we have the loveliness of Hurricane Season and the Heat Index. What affects us the most is the heat index.

For those of you who don't know, the heat index tells us how hot if FEELS as opposed to how hot it really is. For instance, even though it is only going to be about say 97 today, it is going to feel like 105. It mostly has to do with how much humidity there is at the moment.

I am so grateful for air conditioning!

No Skin Please

Because of my size, I have an issue with shirts that are too short for me. At least I think that it is because of my size. Anyway, I now wear a Cami under most of my shirts that also sometimes rides up.

So, I always know that this is happening, because I feel a little tug on my shirt, or a poke with a little finger on that part between shirt and pant.

And I know that Samantha is near.

For some reason she is insistent that I am always covered. MY ALMOST 2 YEAR OLD!!! Since when did a 2 year old have a sense of modesty, eh? Not that I am complaining all that much, but still....

I love my kids. :)

Blog updates

So, I don't know about you, but I have a habit of saving a blog in my favorites if I like a post. But then I never go back and look at it, because it is just easier to go to my blog and look at my side bar.

I cleaned out my favorite. Finally. As you can see, I had a lot there that was not listed on this blog, therefore I was reading some really funny stuff. Anyway...

I am proud of myself. It is amazing how long it took though!

And I feel like I am rambling, so until next time...

Busy Summer Planned

So, now that summer vacation is a week away, I decided to put things down on the calendar. The things that I want to do with my kids, that are free or really cheap.

We are going to be doing the summer movie camp at cinemark, which is really cheap. If we buy the punch ticket, it is 10 movies for $5. You can't beat that!

There is also summer reading at the library. We always look forward to that.

And we must not forget the Miller Outdoor Theatre. They have a children's theater program they run as well, and I am going to plan on us going to most of those.

Oh, and Ryan has swimming lessons for the first time this year that he is really excited about.

And I am going to start teaching Ryan the piano on the keyboard I have.

And I wanted to utilize the Science and Social Studies books I got from the book fair from school this spring.

We are going to be busy! Especially in the month of June.

I am grateful that I have the ability to utilize all of these things. And that I have have a car to be able to do it with!

Happy summer!:)

A little bit of sunshine :)

So, things have been going a lot better since I last posted.

We now have two working cars again. We bought a 2007 Grand Caravan to replace the one that was totaled. And we finally took the Protege to the shop. Apparently, the problem was NOT the transmission after all and was only $450 to fix. A lot better than we had dared to hope. So now I am going to be a lot more free this summer than I thought that I was going to be!

Ryan is doing well, with no more signs of the asthma. We found a great Pediatrician now, thank goodness! He told me that Ryan most likely has reactive airway disease, which is a way of saying childhood asthma without getting the insurance companies all bent out of shape. Apparently what the ER doctor said was mostly correct about it having to do with the cold that Ryan had, but that he was a bit old for hat, and that is why we have a diagnosis of RAD.

Ryan is also very excited because he gets to have swimming lessons in about 2 weeks. I am excited too, because I am planning on us going swimming a lot this summer, and it will help me rest a bit easier, while I am keeping an eye on all three kids in the pool.

I finished the Harry Potter series as well. I really like it, and hope to own it someday. I am also really looking forward to the moving coming the summer. It will be interesting to see what is included in the movie.

Anyway, that is the major update on everything.

Have a happy day!

A little less rain would be nice

So, I am starting to feel like I have a little black rain cloud over my head. I had to take Ryan to the emergency room this morning because he was having "bronchial spasms" . Basically, he was having a REALLY hard time breathing.

So, where is this wonderfulness I signed up for?

Sorry, I am just tired. It's not that bad. I just would like some space in between hard things.

And no, he does not have swine flu, and he does not have asthma. Apparently, some kids do this when they have a cold, which is what we all have right now - a very small cold, except where Ryan is concerned. He just can't have a normal illness now can he. He has to be exceptional in everything. ARG!

Flour Angles

need I say more?