The Levell Family Blog

Crazy Days & Ketchup Packets

2009-04-08T09:46:00.003-05:00

I had a really crazy day on Monday. I had to go downtown to the courthouse to pay a fine for a bounced check. OOPS! I drove around for about 15 minutes looking for a metered parking place and couldnt find one. So I had to park in one of those expensive lots even though I was only going to be there for 15 minutes. So I find a close lot and pay my 10 dollars, squeeze out of my car and head to the courthouse. As soon as I walk through the door, Tristen decides he has to potty. Well the jurors are taking their potty break at the same time so there are people all over the place. We finally got upstairs to pay the fine and Im in this little room that is the size of my closet talking to the chashier through those stupid window vents...and some janitor lady comes in and decides that she needs to vacuum at that exact moment. I couldn't hear the cashier and I was trying to tell the lady to turn off the vacuum and apparently she didn't speak english.

Since I had to pay so much for parking and we were across the street from a Riverwalk entrance, I decided to take Tristen for a walk. Tristen saw the boat taxi's and wanted to ride on one. So we went to where they sell tickets and they only take cash...I just gave all my cash to the parking guy and the courthouse. So I was going to find an ATM. Once I found on, Tristen didn't want to ride the boats anymore. So I saw that we were not too far away from the Children's Museum. So we went there. Tristen had a blast.

Then when it was time to head back to the car...turns out I don't know how to read the city maps that were posted all over downtown, because I went the wrong way and got lost. I twisted my knee walking around the tore up streets and it took us an hour to finally find my car. By that time, we were starving, so I told Tristen we would go to McDonald's. He fell asleep so I opted for the McD's by our house. We got home and sat down to eat and Tristen wanted ketchup. So I opened one of those little ketchup packets and the damn thing cut my finger! Who does that? Who cuts their finger on a ketchup packet??! I guess just me.

AND THEN...the next day....
I had to go up to the school to pass out fundraiser stuff to the classrooms. I didnt have anyone to watch Tristen, so I took him with me. He was a pretty good helper. I had a rolling crate and he was in charge of pulling it around the school. He had a good time doing it. We also needed to print the PTA Newsletter for the school, but I was waiting for the principal to approve it. We were there for about 1 1/2 hours and she still had not had a chance to look at it, so I decided to go ahead and go home and try again on Wednesday morning while Tristen was in speech. Tristen had been so good so I decided to treat him to icecream. He wanted McD's again. So I went to the drive through and as I pulled up to pay I realized my purse was in the crate in the back of my van. So I told the cashier, I was sorry, my purse was in the back and could I pay for it up front. I went inside and tried to tell the guy at the counter what had happened and he said I needed to place my order again. So I did and paid. But I guess he was wrong because the lady at the window kept trying to give our food to all the cars that drove up and she was confused. Finally a manager came up to find out what was going on and I waved her over to explain what I did. She apologized to me and looked at her co-workers like they were idiots. Well...I was actually the idiot here. But oh well. Oh yeah, and we used our own ketchup instead of using their deadly ketchup packets!!

Air Show

2008-11-21T17:24:00.008-06:00

We went to the airshow this month. Matt had to work at the airshow so we just showed up. He got to spend quite a bit of time with us. We just had to make stops so he could check on his students. Here are some pictures.

Eat BEFORE you go to an event that charges 8 bucks for a hamburger!

Free stuff is cool! Even if they are star shaped sun glasses!!

Dressing up like a soldier is cool too!

Unless the gear weighs more than you do!

OOO Race car!!
It's always fun to get on an airplane!
Dad thinks he is THE MAN.
There is the Princess!
I think that Camelbak is bigger than Tristen.
Dad and Austin checking out the planes.

Tristen was ready to jump out of the plane. GRRR!

Mom and Dad

Happy Halloween!

2008-11-21T16:53:00.006-06:00

The Saturday before Halloween, we took the kids to the Halloween VIP night at the gym that I belong to. We dressed them up in their costumes and dropped them off at 6pm and we didn't have to pick them up until 11pm. So we went out on a date!!

We went to the Riverwalk. We had a good time at Ripley's Haunted Adventure, Guinness World Record Museum and Tomb Rider 3D. Then we walked around for a bit before heading back to get the kids.

They had a great time. They had a haunted house, moon bounce, trunk or treat and best of all, Breanna won the Costume Contest!

The kids carved their own pumpkins with a little help from Dad. (L: Austin, M: Tristen, R: Breanna)

Matt took the kids Trick-or-Treating while I stayed home to hand out candy. We didnt get as many kids as we thought we would. But I did get a couple of dogs that enjoyed some doggy treats lol. The kids went around 2 blocks and had to dump their bags. People were handing out candy by the handfuls. I have to admit, I started handing out two handfulls of candy towards the end and we still have some left over. Anyone want some gummy eyeballs, or other gummy body parts? We have plenty!

Update: A year later

2008-09-09T14:24:00.006-05:00

So it has been over a year since I wrote to this blog. My Papa pointed out that people do still check it and I should be posting. So, here we are again. A quick rundown of what has happened over the past year...

We moved to San Antonio, Texas. Matt is now stationed at Lackland AFB and he is a Non-Lethal Weapons Instructor. He teaches the Navy guys at the Master At Arms school. He really likes his new job.

We bought a house. It was built in February. We signed on it the day after Matt's birthday. Happy Birthday Matt! HAHA. It's a two story, 3 bedroom with a gameroom. We love the fact that we have our own fenced in yard.

We bought a dog. Well if you want to call it a dog. It is a chihuahua/terrier. His name is Peanut. And although he was for the family....he's MY dog. Right now he is still being potty trained...ugh. But he knows how to play fetch lol.

We bought another car. Matt got a 2004 Mazda 6. We got a great price on it. Oh yeah, and the guy at the dealer ship that sold it to us was a Retired Navy Senior Chief! GO NAVY!

The kids are going to a school that was just built this summer. It's nice! Breanna is in Kindergarten again. Which is ok, because she was the youngest kid in her class and since her birthday was in July, she didnt really have to start the year we started her. Austin is in 4th Grade. He's having a great time. Im on the PTA as the Council Delegate and the Communications Chair. Tristen is going to speech therapy at the school twice a week.

I've got a new hobby. Im doing Genealogy research on my family. Im really enjoying it. Right now Im working on my Mom's side of the family.

My sister joined the Navy and she leaves in October for boot camp. We are all proud of her but we are going to miss her lots. I just had a visit with her over Labor Day weekend. She and I went to Oklahoma to visit our Grandparents. We had a great time with Papa and his stories about growing up. Sarah and I had no idea that he was living in the house that he was raised in. Why did we not know that? We also had a great time with Grammers at the Casino and of course our new favorite wine that is unfortunately local to her area, so we can only have it when we visit haha.

Well thats about it for now. Hopefully not for so long this time.

Dont Ask If You Dont Want An Answer

2007-07-08T12:41:00.000-05:00

We went to church today. The kids had a lot of fun. They bring the kids in at the beginning of church for "Children's Church" and they sit on the stairs at the front and listen to their lesson. You know how preacher's ask questions but do not expect answers. Just those kind of questions that are supposed to make you think? Well Breanna answered all the questions. In fact she talked through the whole thing. She thought she was just having her own conversation with the preacher...in front of the entire congregation. Everyone laughed because it really was sweet and funny. He'd ask something and she'd blurt out, I JUST DONT KNOW...so then he'd tell her the answer and she'd say...OOOOOOH OK. And he asked them if they were ever scared and she said IM NOT SCARED, IM A GIRL! And he asked if they were ever mad or angry and she said, YEAH IM MAD AT MY BROTHER. HE'S SO MEAN TO ME SO I DONT LIKE HIM. And the preacher was talking about singing to god when you're scared or mad because you cant feel those feelings when you sing. And Austin said, well you could pray. LOL and Tristen was talking away too. OUR KIDS were the only kids that talked the entire time. And they didnt care that the congregation was laughing at them.

May 2007

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May 20007

The boys got haircuts. Here are some before and after pics.

Mother's Day

2007-05-16T08:22:00.000-05:00

For Mother's Day, I got roses, cards, a book that Breanna made and a card that Austin made. I also got to go to CompUSA and buy myself a new laptop.

Breanna's book had a fill in the blanks page.

She wrote:

My mom's eyes are brown.

My mother's hair is black.

My mom weighs 9 pounds.

My mom is 2 years old.

My mother's favorite place to go is the flower store.

My mother's favorite food is McDonald's.

My mom is the best at giving me drink and eat.

The thing I like best about my mom is her hair.

I think my mom is pretty.

It's really cute!

Matt made pancakes and eggs for breakfast and Breanna helped. She loves to help cook and do the dishes. She's getting to be such a big girl.

April 2007

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April 2007

Black and White pics of the kids.

March 2007

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March 2007

Lazy Day

February 2007

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February 2007

Pics around the house.

January 2007

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January 2007

Check out Pics from Tristen's Birthday.

Progress Report

2006-09-18T14:45:00.000-05:00

Austin got his progress report today. He showed "Progressing" in all areas. Im not sure why the blanks were not filled in.

Annual Goal:
By the IEP review date, given words, pictures and oral activities in the therapy and classroom settings, the student will produce ___/L/___/th/______ at the __sentence ______ level at the ___ 80 ____% level of mastery.

Annual Goal:
By the IEP review date, given oral language tasks in the therapy and classroom settings, the student will improve expressive language by __formulate grammatically correct sentences while speaking ________ at the __80___% mastery level.

Teacher Comments:
Austin is paying attention to directions, rasing his hand and asking appropriate questions for clarification when he is not quite sure of directions. He also will consult with a table mate to gain clarification.

Annual Goal:
The student will increase reading skills in the following areas:
X PHONOLOGICAL/PHONEMIC AWARENESS (PA): By the IEP review date, the student will demonstrate the ability to discriminate between sounds and to identify and manipulate the individual sounds in spoken words with 75% accuracy.
X PHONICS (PH): By the IEP review date, the student will demonstrate decoding skills with 75% accuracy.
X FLUENCY (FL): Given a passage on first grade level, the student will read aloud 40 words per minute with 90% accuracy by the IEP review date.
X VOCABULARY (VOC); By the IEP review date, the student will demonstrate an understanding of words/phrases in oral and written text with 80% accuracy at the second grade level.
X COMPREHENSION (COM): By the IEP review date, the student will demonstrate readin comprehension at the second grade level with 75% accuracy, based on Teacher Based Assesment.

Teacher Comments:
Austin is able to understand concepts but is still struggling to recognize initial and final letters in written words. He works hard and is eager to please.

Annual Goal:
The student will increase math skillsin the following areas:
X NUMBER SENSE, CONCEPTS, AND OPERATIONS (NU): By the IEP review date, the student will describe the relationship between quantities, apply number properties, and use of operations to obtain numerical information for problem solving at the second grade level with 65% accuracy in a minimum of three consecutive trials.
____MEASUREMENT (ME): By the IEP review date, the student will select and apply techniques, tools, and formulas to determine measurements with ___% accuracy at the ___ grade level in a minimum of three consecutive trials.
___ GEOMETRY AND SPACIAL SENSE (GE): By the IEP review date, the student will solve problems by identifying, visualizing, describing, illustrating, and analyzing spatial relatiionships with ___% accuracy at the ___ grade level in a minimum of three consecutive trials.
___ALGERBRAIC THINKING (AL): By the IEP review date, the student will use patters, relations, expressions, accuracy in a minimum of three consecutive trials.
___ DATA ANALYSIS AND PROBABILYTY (DA): By the IEP review date, the student will solve problems by formulating questions, making predictions, and drawing conclusions based on data at the ___ grade level with ___% accuracy in a minimum of three consecutive trials.

Teacher Comments:
Austin can understand patterns and their relationships to one another, but he still has difficulty visualy recognizing numbers.

Toddler Bed

2006-09-01T07:15:00.000-05:00

I bought Tristen a toddler bed a month or so ago. The crib he sleeps in is borrowed and we need to give it back. But it's too big for us to buy a new crib. But he just doesnt want to sleep in the toddler bed. So Im really stuck. So yesterday, I took apart the crib and put his toddler bed in the same place as the crib had been. I had to sit with him for awhile and he finally took a nap in the toddler bed. But only for 1 hour. Usually he sleeps for 2 to 3 hours at naptime. So then last night I had to sit with him again. I got maybe an hour of sleep and he woke up and screamed til I went in there. I ended up staying up in his room for several hours and every time I tried to leave he would get up and scream again. Finally at 3am, I moved him to my bed with me and Breanna. Yeah, Breanna peed her bed again so she was sleeping with me too. Im debating putting the crib back together. Im soooo tired. And Tristen is still sleeping in my bed. I gotta figure something out soon. But for now, Im going back to bed.

Birthday Party Pics

2006-09-01T06:58:00.000-05:00

Here are some pictures from Austin and Breanna's Birthday Party at Pump It Up in Jacksonville. Everyone had a blast!

Matt in the Newspaper

2006-08-31T08:25:00.000-05:00

Matt was featured in a couple of pictures of the Mayport Mirror.

http://adserver1.harvestadsdepot.com/mayportmiror/ss/050293/

He's on page 4 at the top on the far left and on page 5 first picture and last picture on left as well. But the last pic he is facing away from the camera.

He has been spending his time in ports doing volunteer work and helping to rebuild and repair damaged buildings. He has also been featured in some Chilean newspapers as well. He's just so photogenic haha!

Deployment Time

2006-07-03T10:19:00.000-05:00

My mother in law, Debbie and 2 of my sister in laws, Samantha and Devin came to visit us before Matt left. We went to St Augustine to the Alligator farm. I've added some pics below. We went to Adventure Landing and the girls had fun going down the "Toilet Bowl Slide". It's actually called something else, but it looks like a toilet that flushes you out the hole in the middle. Debbie planted a garden for me and taught me some things about gardening. I'll have to take some pictures of it and post it here. We did a lot of running around while they were here but we had fun. We went on a Family Day Cruise on Matt's ship too. Austin and Devin got the "Big Gun" shells to take home. We were worried the airport wouldnt let Devin take hers, but they did. None of us got sea sick. But we saw a lot of people who did. The rocking motion put me and Debbie to sleep and the "Big Gun" woke us up lol.

Matt left on Friday morning. Austin didnt want to go see him off so he and Tristen went to the neighbor's house. Breanna went with me to see Daddy off. We walked around on the ship a little bit and waited for the CMC to get the CO so that he could give me my Ombudsman Pin. It was an informal presentation, but it still cool. Breanna wanted to stay with Matt on the ship. She got upset when she couldnt. We stayed until they told the visitors to get off the ship. Matt seemed more upset about leaving this time than he usually does when he has to go somewhere. It upset me more that he was upset. He's getting tired of leaving us. But it's what we signed up for. Breanna and I went to the Jetties to watch the ship leave port. I wanted her to see and understand that he wasnt just going to work, but that he was actually going away. We waved to the ship as it left port. We couldnt tell which guy Daddy was because they all wore the same thing, but we knew he could tell who we were so we waved to everyone. Breanna cried a few times that night. She even slept in my bed. But she was ok the next day.

If you want his email or his mailing address to send care packages, let me know.

2006-07-03T10:18:00.001-05:00

Samantha

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Austin

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Breanna again

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Breanna

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Breanna, Samantha, Austin, Tristen and Devin

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Austin and Devin petting some LIZARD.

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Breanna, Samantha and Austin

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Grandma Debbie and Tristen at the Alligator Farm

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Breanna playing Darts

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Another native game

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Playing Darts

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Making a canoe

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Making a fence

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Tristen, in front of the old school house

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I helped haha

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Making Dinner?

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The original Pick Up Sticks right there.

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Drilling holes or something.

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It wasnt easy.

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Writing with a quill.

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He looks right at home in there lol.

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ewww an outhouse!

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Plowing isnt easy.

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Breanna is playing with some games from the settler's time.

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He roped the bull!

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Austin is trying to rope the bull.

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Tristen in front of the Museum

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At a fountain in St Augustine

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Austin thought this was a cool car.

Girls Night Out

2006-06-08T01:45:00.000-05:00

Rach and I decided to go out for the night without the guys and without the kids. The Secret Handshake was in town, so we went to see Luis play. In case you don't know. The Secret Handshake is who Joshua was in the music video with. It sucked at first because the opening band didnt show up. And I guess there was some screw up with advertising so not many people showed up. When they were playing their set, nobody stood anywhere near the stage. Everyone was sitting or standing in the back of the room. The ironic thing was that after all the bands had played a lot of people kept saying how much they liked their music tonight. But how could you tell, nobody got up front!! Anyways. The 2nd band, Near Miss was pretty good too. They were pretty funny and cool to talk to. The 3rd band, don't even know who they were, didnt freaking tune their intruments and they sounded like crap. They were actually supposed to be the opening band but they got there so late that they played last.

Everyone got up front for the last two bands. Not sure why nobody got up for The Secret Handshake if they were so great as so many people said. Which they were!! The last song Rach and I stood up front with 3 other people cuz Luis said something about singing to people on the otherside of a football field.

I did have fun though. Got to meet some talented people. Got a headache from some not so talented people and found a new place to hear the kind of music Rach and I like. We'll probably go back and check out some other bands.

At the end of the night we brought Luis and Patrick of The Secret Handshake back to my place to spend the night. They didnt need to spend money on a hotel room when they were welcome here. We hit up Walmart on the way home and hooked them up with some goodies for the trip. Can't have starving artists can we? After that we went to KRISPY KREME!!!! 3 dozen donuts!!! I think they're set for junk food.

Deployments

2006-05-31T23:02:00.000-05:00

Just found out tonight that over the next 15 months, Matt will be deployed for 11 of them.

What A Day!

2006-05-30T17:11:00.000-05:00

Today has been pretty good. Got woke up early this morning for my ombudsman stuff, but that's what I volunteered for...24/7. I hope everything works out ok for everyone involved.

Took a friend of mine to the gym with me. She decided to join. I knew the childcare would be a plus for her. So we're going again tomorrow to work out again. We had a great workout today. And we laughed cuz we were really trying hard to do 10 mins on this one machine and it was so hard we only did 5. But atleast we did half. It was a lot of fun.

Then we went to Applebees to eat. The kids were really loud until we got our food. Then of course they were too busy stuffing their faces to be yelling and talking so dang loud.

We came home and had icecream at her place and played for awhile. Then we went home for naps and quiet time. It's quiet time now YIPEE! Get to do it all again tomorrow.

I think I can do this all summer. This day has been great!

IM BAD!

2006-05-28T21:24:00.000-05:00

Yes I know it. Its been WAY TOO LONG since I've posted an update. Everyone has been bugging me to post some pictures and I was going to until I realized I didnt have any. We bought a video camera and now we use that constantly. I guess I'll just have to make everyone some DVD's. So I guess less pictures and more posting eh?

So here's the goods.

Austin, going on to 2nd grade but will be in a self contained class next year. It will be good for him to have more one on one to get caught up with everyone else by 3rd. We've changed his meds and he's doing so much better on a much lower dose. GO FIGURE! Oh yes, let me tell ya...HE IS AN ARTIST! I guess he gets it from my mom's side of the family. His art work is so awesome, I've been decorating the walls with it. Im so proud of him. And he gets so excited when I hang it up.

Breanna did great in school. She really liked it and is missing it already. I never had a problem getting her on the bus. She hopped and skipped all the way! She made lots of friends and has changed so much. She matured a lot! But we still need to get her potty trained. She doesnt seem to be interested. But that is our project for the summer. I don't like having to pay for pullups and diapers. ITS SO EXPENSIVE!!!

Tristen is my little MAMA'S BOY! He wakes up with a smile and just yells MAMA!!! with the attitude of "HELLO!? ARENT YA GONNA GET ME OUT OF BED? DUH?!" lol its so cute. He walks pretty good but hasnt gotten the RUN part down yet. I chase him with baby steps saying "Im gonna get you" and he just giggles and swings his arms like he's running but his little feet just go slow. He's actually talking a lot too. You can ask him questions and he'll answer by shaking his head yes most of the time. And if its a no, he waves his hands. He's learning a little sign language too. The other day I guess he wanted to take a nap, so he grabbed my hand and we walked to his bedroom and then he slapped his bed and then put his arms up to me so I'd pick him up. I guess he's going to be like Breanna that way. He also lays down in front of me and throws his legs in the air anytime he sees me carrying a diaper for him. He's a smart little man!! Oh yeah and he's officially allergic to MILK and EGGS! Goodness that soy milk gets expensive!!

Matt is out on the ship right now. He'll be back the end of the month. He'll be home for the month of June. Then the end of June he goes on deployment. He'll be back mid Sept and then another deployment beginning of Oct til end of Nov. THEN ANOTHER deployment in Apr or Mar for about 3 months. I cant tell you the specifics because of security reasons, but if you want more vagueness from me, give me a call.

I am the OMBUDSMAN for the ship. For those of you who don't know what that is, I'll tell ya. Im a volunteer appointed by the Commanding Officer to be the liason between the command and the command families. If the families have an emergency while the ship is out, they call me. If they just have questions, they call me. If the CO has info to be passed on, he sends it to me and I send it to the families. Yep, Im the middle man. But I really enjoy helping people and I am enjoying this job so far. It will keep me busy during the deployment. But not so busy that I don't have time for the kiddos. I LOVE MY JOB!

Well I guess that's all for today. GOT QUESTIONS? COMMENT!

Tristen Walked

2006-03-21T18:05:00.000-06:00

Last night Tristen walked. He took 4 steps on his own. We made a big deal about it and he got very excited but he hasnt walked anymore since. We'll just keep trying!

Getting Better

2006-03-17T19:14:00.000-06:00

Well I've been sick for the past 3 weeks. It was pretty awful. I had to go to the emergency room a couple of times and then I was finally able to get an appointment with my doc. The first visit to the civilian ER, I was told I had bronchospasm. The second visit to the MILITARY ER, I was told that I looked and sounded worse than I was and I just had a cold and I needed to drink a hot toddie, take some tylenol, a cough suppressant and get over it. I could hardly walk and I was pissed that this guy really didnt even look at me before telling me all this and sent me on my way with a measly cough suppressant that didnt even work. Several days later I finally got an appointment with my regular doctor and he said that no I didnt have a cold. I had some bronchitis and probably a touch of the flu along with a possible inner ear infection that he couldnt see but that since I could hear fluid in my ear it pretty much meant I had one. And on top of that he said I could barely walk because I had vertigo, due to the fluid in my ear. He said it could take days or even up to a month or so to get rid of. And of course, it happens while Matt is gone most of the month. He had to take a couple of days off work to help me out. But at least my doc gave me more medicine and properly examed and diagnosed me. The stuff for my vertigo makes me really tired. But it does help a lot.

Today was the first day in 3 weeks that I havent had vertigo and/or a headache. Today was a nice day, so I took the opportunity to let the kids play outside. We had a nice time. I attempted to clean the kitchen while cooking dinner tonight although I think all that I cleaned the kids messed up during dinner lol. But thats ok. Since Im feeling better we get to clean clean clean all weekend!

Austin had a play last week. I recorded it. He didnt have a big part and they had him standing off stage to the side. I couldnt get the whole performance in the picture and keep on screen too. So every once in awhile I had to cut off half the stage to get my baby in the picture. But thats ok. He had fun and he looked cute.

Monday or Tuesday I have an interview with the command master cheif and the CO of Matt's boat for the ombudsman position. Cross your fingers. I hope I get it. It will be good for all of us. I'll find out by March 31st if Im picked.

Anyways, thats all for now. I hope everyone is doing well.

February Update

2006-02-28T15:18:00.000-06:00

So far this month has been really busy. Matt and I went out by ourselves for Valentine's Day to a comedy club. It was a lot of fun. I think we'll have to do that again for a date night.

We've had several game nights with our friends. Matt's birthday party was February 20th. We bought a whole sheet cake and then some of our friends started calling saying their kids were sick. Thats ok though cuz we took them cake anyways. Matt's party was a lot of fun. We get a few friends to come over that dont usually get together with us. And I think they may start doing it now.

Friday I took Breanna to the doctor for a cough and a lowgrade fever. By that night her fever hit 104. We gave her a bath and kept giving her tylenol and motrin. Saturday we called Tricare because it was still a little high. That she needed to take her antibiotic for atleast 48 hours before they could suggest anything else. So Sunday we called to make another appointment because her fever was still at 104 for the 3rd day. They didnt have any appointments available until Monday at 3pm. So we went to the emergency room. They got us to a room within 30 mins and within another 15 mins of that we saw the doctor. But we still ended up being there for about 5 hours. She got an IV with fluids and antibiotics. They also did some blood tests and bagged her for a urine sample. No, not a cath, just a plastic bag that stuck to her to catch it. The doc said we couldnt get her fever down because she was dehydrated. She had been vomiting because of the fever. What a cycle. So they got her fluids up and fever down to 99. Monday she seemed better and I cancelled her appointment an hour before we were supposed to go in. But of course, that night her fever started going up again. She seems to be just running a lowgrade fever now, but she is still laying around and not eating. I hope she gets better soon.

Matt had duty yesterday and called me last night to tell me....ooops he forgot that he was going on cruise today and wont be back until Thursday. Wonderful. Not only do I have a sick kid, but we didnt go grocery shopping because we were going to today. Plus we have a party to prepare for on friday. So the next day or so will continue to be crazy. Especially if Breanna doesnt get any better.

No pictures for today. I havent gotten them off of our camera yet. I will do that when things calm down.

Matt will be gone for most of next month. He'll be out during the week and home for the weekends...unless he has duty.

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I've just been informed that I have started a war!

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ohhh those are so pretty and they match his shirt!

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Yes, he's smiling, but he's telling me he's going to kill me if I post these to the blog...hahahaha

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Daniel getting a manicure

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Breanna painting Uncle Daniel's nails

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He ate half the cake!!!

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Breanna painting Daniel's nails

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YUMMMMMMY

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Tristen Eating Cake

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YUM

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He got another toy! Yeahh!!!

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MMM Cake

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Lit birthday cake

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Tristen's 1st birthday cake!

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Yeah he's excited!

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I got a cork board for my desk area!

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Michelle opening presents

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Birthday cake

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Michelle opening presents

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Tristen got a curious george jumper...we think he looks more like curious george than he does bob...so now he's george!

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Tristen

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Michelle got a mud mask

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Tristen got a toy!

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Michelle got 2 mud masks!

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Elizabeth and Serena

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Elizabeth, Serena, Faith and Michelle

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Breanna Matt and Tristen (Birthday Party)

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Michelle and Tristen opening Birthday Presents

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Peekaboo birthday card

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Mama and Tristen opening presents

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Tristen liked the tissue paper the best

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Rachel, Jessica and Breanna

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OPEN IT MOM!

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Tristen trying to escape

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Tristen

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Tristen (bday party)

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Tristen eating my phone still

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Breanna and Serena feeding ducks

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Breanna

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Breanna feeding ducks

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Tristen is eating my cell phone!

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Breanna

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Breanna and Serena

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Tristen

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Tristen taking a call???

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Silly boys

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Tristen at the park

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Matt and Tristen at the Park