Andrew

It's been a while. Well just when I thought things were settling down, God came in and reminded me that he will decide when I have had enough.

Aug 31st 2009 - We are sitting at dinner for my dad's birthday. Andrew was not feeling well, but we drove to Decatur anyway. I had set up this dinner and hoped that tylenol and a breathing treatment would hold him off from a hospital visit. But to no avail Andrew threw up at dinner.. this was not that cute little baby spit up.. I mean it was BAD! They threw away the plate. We immediately left to go to the hospital (Long medical history of asthma and allergies led me to take him to the ER not just a crazy mom) He was admitted in to ICU with a partially (70%) collapsed lung. He was treated for 3 days and we were on medical release to take him to a better environment for his 4 year old little lungs. After talking to doctors and specialist about his medical condition we decided to take him to Florida. The ocean air would act as saline, and help clean out the allergens from his lungs. He is allergic to Illinois. I know that sounds funny, but he is allergic to wheat, grass, pine, oak, maple, corn, soy, weeds, dust, and just about everything else that grows in the mid-west. Although some of these plants can be found in Florida the air was better and less likely to cause another attack. Here is Andrew 16 hours after we left Illinois.
So we spent the entire month of September getting Andrew better, and now that he is better we decided that we should move him to a better environment. So we have put our house on the market and we are relocating to St. Petersburg Florida area. Wish us luck :) More soon...

Funny thought for the day: Last night I was in bed cuddled up in the phase that you are not sure if you are awake or JUST fell asleep, then Gary(My Husband) whispers in my ear... "you forgot to turn on the crickets" Not only do we sleep with a fan going we also use a noise maker to sounds like a summer night. What makes this even funnier is that we have not had our crickets for almost 3 weeks, we didn't take them to Utah, nor did we get them when we stayed in a hotel for almost 2 weeks when we got home. So why after all this time did it dawn us that we didn't have our crickets. Wouldn't we be used to not having them by now?

"One of those days"

It is funny to think about the common phrase "one of those days". What is it? Everyone in the world knows what "one of those days" is, but why? At what point in our life do we just know? My 6 year old woke up this morning and said "oh boy is it going to just be one of those days..isn't it?" Now how the heck does he know? And is his perception of one of those days the same as mine? Is your perception the same as mine?

After getting an e-mail last night, I had a rough time sleeping. I was thinking about the in's and out's of the e-mail and what if there was anything I could do to fix a problem I created. Then when I finally did get to sleep it seemed as if the alarm immediately went off. I then emerge from my daughters bed that I am borrowing since the last flood to put my feet on a cold concrete basement floor (again because of the flood) I peer out the window to see a very gloomy day. I think to myself.. "oh boy it is going to be one of those days".

I decided it is not going to be one of those days. I am going to get ready for the day, put on a fun outfit, dress my 4 year old and go to the mall. Not to shop (don't worry honey)... just to be out of the hustle and bustle of my life. I am going to drink a latte and enjoy the day. What about you? Is it one of those days? Are you going to let it be or change it?

Do people really want to know...

I think I have started this first post about 8 times. No one in the world even knows I am writing it and yet I am so worried about what it will say. I am the girl that everything seems to happen to. I usually find the good in most situations, but I often wonder "why do these things keep happening to me". Today when I was sitting with my Life Coach she asked the same question.. but she had a new spin on it. Maybe... I am learning from my situations, and maybe someone else could learn from my situations too. Then she challenged me to find a way to share my "situations" and there lessons with the world. I don’t have time to write a book that I am not sure anyone would read. I am not going to take out an ad in the paper, "Got problems.. been there done that.. call me" So this is my way of sharing with the world. Now it is up to the world if they want to read it or not.

It will take some time to explain each situation I have gone through.. but just a short synopsis of just this year. My town was hit by a major storm/tornado that knocked out our power and flooded the basement of my brand new house. My son has only been in the hospital twice this year. Went on a trip and came home to a broken pipe which flooded the house again. Had my laptop stolen. Started a company, closed a company and restarted the same company. Sold more in Direct Sales then I ever though possible. Not to mention my house burnt down 2 years ago... and here is my attempt at a blog :) We will see how it goes!