Sights Family Weblog

About my blog

I'm not sure if everyone understands exactly what my blog is.  It is basically an online diary.  I share all of my thoughts...random, grouchy, happy, whatever I'm feeling.  I guess more people are reading this than I thought and apparently not enjoying my rantings.  It was brought to my attention that some people mistakenly thought my blog was a personal attack directed towards them.  Please know that I never intended to hurt anyone's feelings (well, maybe my ex-husband's feelings, but he totally deserves it!).  When I write, I say what's on my mind.  So, not to be a jackass, but if you don't like what  you are reading, DON'T READ IT!  If I have a problem, I will definitely let you know--to your face, not through a blog.  Just wanted to clarify!  Have a great night!!!

Fun City

We had a lot of Fun this weekend celebrating Leeandra's birthday.  Maybe that is because we were in FUN CITY.  hee hee. That was funny.  I crack myself up.  Just kidding.  Anyway, here are some of the pictures.  I have video too.  It was a blast.  And, YES, that is silly string in our rooms.  The kids got us, but they didn't know that we had some hid waiting until they ran out!  What a mess!  The tickets they earned were used to buy a bunch of junk, but Trevor did have enough for a remote control car.  So, not total junk!  The pizze was huge!  It was either 28" or 33", but it was unbelievable!  Anyway, it was lots of fun.  The water park was great!  Leeandra will not do Cannon Balls with her life jacket on.  Trevor went down the "scary" waterslide by himself.  Anyway, I'll upload the pictures of Me and Kiki going down the slide together.  It was crazy fast.  Lots of fun. Anyway, here they are!

Think they were tired?

Easter with the Owens Family

Here are some pictures from Easter.  We were playing "RumFish"  A game my Dad totally invented (I think to benefit him).  Grandma got pretty confused about what the rules were...probably since Dad was making them up as we went along!  The picture of the Easter baskets are the ones the kids made at Nana and Papa's.  They were pretty neat.  I think the Easter Bunny smooshed them with the candy though!

I Know My Kid's A Star

Trevor accidentally turned this show on tonight.  OMG!  This is the craziest show ever!!!  These parents think their kids are awesome (unlike those of us who KNOW our kids are awesome) and they are competing.  I'm not sure exactly what for, but it must be good because the parents are vicious.  There is one who I am sure used to be a stripper.  Watch the previews and I'm sure you will be able to pick her out!  Some of the kids can sing.  One boy was a tap dancer...and not a very good one I didn't think!  Another boy is a "professional ballroom dancer".  Really?  What makes you think, Man.  My 8 year old would rock at ballroom dancing and would look great in one those V-necked John Travolta or italian man that would wear a speedo shirts.  You know what I'm talking about.  The kind that once this poor boy reaches puberty will show his three chest hairs.  All he needed was a gold chain.  Enough ranting.  Just thought it was crazy.  But, speaking of talent....Leeandra's dance recital is April 25th.  The tickets are bought.  I even made an appointment to get her hair done (since it is only one night).  Since her Mom won't cut it, and it is a mess that really needs cut, I had to do something.  Hopefully it won't be too expensive.  Her Mom did tell her that she could get it cut once her bangs grew out, and they are now to her chin.  It would be adorable cut in a bob.  We'll see.  Maybe this summer Leeandra will go wild and cut her own hair, and maybe it will be just a bit longer than where we want it cut and to fix it, Katie (the best hair stylist I know!) will cut it just how we want it.  Wouldn't that be great?  I think part of the problem is that her Mom says the only people that know how to cut hair work at Wal Mart.  REALLY?  In what world?  I don't mean to sound witchy.  Sorry if I am.

Buyer Beware...

Long story short.  I need Sudafed. 60 mg every 6 hours.  And what I have is Sudafed.  But apparently Sudafed with a little tiny PE after it is not the same thing.  And those you can only take 20 mg of.  Because...THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE SUDAFED IN THEM!!!  It's a scam!  I bought it thinking I was buying Sudafed.  Good thing I checked with the pharmacist before I took 6 of them!!!  I can hear it now...new girl in town OD's on Sudafed PE.  What a moron.  And she works in healthcare?  And wants me to trust her with my family's life???  Yeah right.  Hee hee.  Anyway, I am going to try to sleep.  I asked them to check me for strep, which they didn't because they said I didn't have the symptoms.  Now I have a really sore throat.  Two months of this crap is too much!  They said it is just another virus, which would make it the fourth one along with two bacterial infections.  I'm a walking germ fest.  Going to bed now. I feel like all I do is complain about how I feel.  Whiney me.  Poor Kevin (and my Mom, Deb, Kiki, Dad, friends, coworkers and anyone else who has to deal with me!).  Okay.  Have a great night!  I'm going to try to.  I just realized that it is 10:00.  I forgot that the clock downstairs is an hour behind...we forgot to change it.  Makes sense why I'm tired.  What a dork I am!

Riding Bikes

Here are some of the pictures of the kids riding bikes.  Apparently it must be the age because Leeandra was crying for the first half hour--just like Trevor did two years ago.  Even though she had training wheels she was convinced she was going to fall.  We ended up having to go to the school because she was so scared that a car was going to hit her when we were practicing in the road, she was practically hysterical!  Trevor is getting better...I think the bike was too big last year.  Once Leeandra calmed down, she would ride it, but she was going so slow that any bumps stopped her.  It made for some great pictures though!

I love the picture of her concentrating! 

Trevor on the other hand was drawn to the mud.  I swear the bike just went right to it!  He needs to work on the brakes.  He can't keep his hands off the handle brakes!  I wish they weren't even there!

Easter at the Haun's

We had Easter dinner today at Grandma and Grandpa Haun's. It was really nice (and the food was great!).  I got the recipe for Grandma's rolls...I'll have to make them for Kevin.  He loves them!  Anyway, the kids had an easter egg hunt (Trev got way too much candy!), Nana brought a pinata for the kids...they couldn't break it I guess, so Jeramie stepped in.  If you look at the picture of Jeramie, that is the bat breaking.  The next picture is Jeramie with a crowbar.  I love the picture of Ashton and Grandpa.  Anyway, here are the pictures.

Working on the House...AGAIN!

I was half napping yesterday and had HGTV on.  It motivated me to work on our house again.  So, we went to Menards and got a new light and the paint.  I wanted a red and a tan that would look good together, but weren't too dark or too bright.  Good thing Kevin can read my mind about what I want!  Here are some of the before and work in progress pictures. We (by we, I mean I ) are going to texture the ceiling.  And then I'm going to paint the hall the same color (in the pictures, the paint is still wet).  It should be pretty. I makes the entry look, darker but bigger if that makes sense.  The white door frame stands out like a sore thumb.  I am going to try to take the paint off.  I think Kevin's sister told his Mom that a heat gun might take the paint off...especially since the "mouse" won't do it.  Anyway, once it is done, I will post more pictures!

Dark Circles

I'm not sure if the dark circles are from Trevor being sick or from the medicine, but in person, they are HORRIBLE!!!  I would never tell him, but he really doesn't look like himself.  He would totally panic (no idea where he gets that--definitely not his Mom!!!)  Anyway, his doctor called us and changed his medicine.  He now gets Nebulizer treatments every 3 hours (and yes, I have to wake him up to give them), 40mg of Prednisone twice a day, antibiotic once a day along with all of his regular meds...two inhalers, a pill and nose spray.  Anyway, here is a picture of him trying to look active and act like himself.  I don't know if you can see the dark circles like I can, but they are really there!  He must not be feeling great because he didn't complain about going to bed.  He is really hoping that he doesn't have to go back to school before Spring Break because he would get two weeks off.  Gotta love the way he thinks...he even asked if he didn't blow as hard in the Peak Flow meter if that meant he would get to stay home.  I told him he was going to school regardless of how he did.  (He is staying home tomorrow per the Doctor though)  Anyway, rambling...have a great night.  If you're bored, I'll be up at 11:15 p.m., 2:15 a.m., 5:15 a.m. (you get the picture...)

Trevor's Sick!

Trevor had a Dr.'s appointment yesterday because he was running a fever, had a headache and a cough.  Kevin and I thought that maybe, just this once, we would catch whatever it is he gets that turns into bronchitis or pneumonia before it actually happens.  His Dr. said that it wasn't anything and to come back if he got worse.  So, this morning, I was getting ready for work and was listening to Trevor cough.  He said it felt like knives were stabbing him in the throat and the chest and was crying.  So I had him blow into his "Peak Flow" meter to see how he was breathing because it sounded labored.  Sure enough. We were in the red zone.  I called his doctor and they said to take him to the ER to be checked out.  Off we headed to Scary Perry. They can be such morons.  The nurse said that his lungs sounded clear, but his oxygen was at 95% at rest.  So, I asked about that because he was having trouble breathing.  They left us for 40 minutes while we waited on the Dr. to get there.  Apparently we weren't a priority!  Anyway, the Dr. listened, and finally called Respiratory down.  They did another Peak Flow there and he should easily be at 380.  He was at 120.  Then, they gave him a treatment and he went up to 200.  The doctor came back and said he has bronchitis and some problems with his asthma.  So, we got an antibiotic and prednisone.  We had to get his prescription filled and had to wait, so I told him I would take him anywhere he wanted for breakfast.  (He hasn't been eating very well)  He picked IHOP and here is what he drank...

It's Beezlenut Splash (which in layman's terms is really Sprite with Red and Blue Jello in it.  He had to slurp to get the Jello through the straw.  I swear I saw people gagging around us!)

I thought it was gross, but he thought since you're supposed to drink Sprite and eat Jello while you're sick it was the perfect combo.  I'm pretty sure this isn't what the doctor means when they say Sprite and Jello!!!

He also had "Who Cakes" from Horton Hears a Who.  These were absolutely disgusting.  Melted frosting covered the pancakes that were all different shapes and then there were chocolate candy coated pieces.  Really nasty, but that's what he wanted!

He didn't eat very many, but you can probably tell why he didn't feel well afterwards!  Oh well.  He is still having trouble breathing, so I'm going to call his doctor to see what to do.  More later!