Happy St. Patricks Day!

I had to show off the outfits made my kmaedesigns.. Kya got to wear hers to school. I tried to get nice pics of the kids but Auron wasnt having it.. Ill try again later after he has a nap and Kya gets home from school. Happy St. Patricks Day!

Craft time at mommy's school.

Yesterday was a LONG and rainy day. I could not get the kids to stop fighting for anything. They spent so much time in time-out. Then i put them down for naps and i chatted online with a friend. I told her about the kids fighting all day.. She said they were probably bored and suggested doing a craft with them. So i searched around for an idea of what we could do.. I dont have any art supplies. So paper plates and Crayons it is! The kids woke up from nap and were still bickering.. So i made them go sit down at the table and said, "CRAFT TIME!!".. Kya shouted with joy! So i gave them their plates and said color.. we are going to make a mask. I even made on too! They loved it! They they played nice the rest of the day. Thank you Julie for the great idea.

Snow Day!

Last week we had our 1st Big snow of the year! Well in 5 years since we've been in Virginia. LOL! Kya was so excited about going out to play in it. But wasnt too happy when i told her that school was closed! Auron just kept pointing outside and saying "snow"! So after i got them some breakfast, i bundled them up the best i could and we headed out to play! Kya enjoyed making snow angels and Auron didnt think too much of it at first. He kept saying "i cold!". So i took them inside. Kya wasnt too thrilled about that, but i promised her that i would take them out again after lunch.
And as promised i did! I learned from the 1st time out that Auron's ears were really cold.. So i went to find his hat. He wore it last in December. Well when i tried it on, his head is too big now! Oh well.. so i dug out one of Kya's old hats. So poor Auron had to play in a pink hat. He didnt seem to mind though. He preferred to stay on the sidewalk and make snowballs to throw. He wouldnt throw them at anyone though.. But Kya threw them at him! Kya was disappointed that we couldnt make a snowman. There was ALOT of snow but it was too fluffy to stick together. Overall they had a great snow day!
School was out for 3 days here. But on day 3, when the snow had melted quite a bit. I took Kya out to make a snowman. It was small but she had alot of fun making it. I turned to her giggling and saw a stick, sticking out the front of him. You know adults and their dirty minds so i had to ask, "Kya what is that?"! She said, "its his belly button mommy!" And i just bursted out laughing.. Oh the innocence of children! Next year we will be prepared with winter clothes, sled, and All!

I had knee surgery

Well lets start with why i needed knee surgery! Back on August 20th, I was doing a jumpkick drill in kickboxing class that i have done many times and when i landed it i heard the most horrorfing sound ever! It sounded like a rubber band pop and i crumbled to the floor.. It hurt so bad that it took all my adrenaline to keep from crying. After about an hour of sitting there with ice on my knee, i tried to get up and walk but every step on my right foot would cause my knee to buckle and again send excruciating pains thru my knee. I saw a specialist 2 days later and it was a completely torn ACL. So i had to endure a month of Physical Therapy to get the range of motion back. I was scheduled for surgery a month later but had to cancel due to my hubby getting out of the military and losing insurance. As soon as our New insurance began in December i began looking for a doctor but chose to wait til after the holidays to go forth with the surgery.
Here we are now in March. I had my surgery three weeks ago on the 19th of February. I was really scared because i dont like being put to sleep. And then i didnt know how recovery would be afterwards.. And i still have 2 small children to be a mother to. A new friend of mine here in Chester kept the kids all day so that Daniel could stay with me.. Surgery went great and i then was told to stay completely off that leg for 2 weeks.. Which is not an easy task for a mom of 2. But i managed. After 48 hours i was able to take the bandages off and shower. There were only 4 small incisions being held with 1 or 2 stitches. Not too bad! Well here i am on week 3 and im walking on it and driving! YAY! Looks like i may be a fast healer!
48 hours after surgery before the shower!
5 days later!

I start physical therapy again next week. I still dont have full range of motion. I cant even get to 90 degrees yet, so its going to be a long road still. I was told that it would take at least 6 months for it to be completely normal. And in the mean time No twisting exercises or sports are to be done. So its going to be treadmill, elliptical, and bikes for me, for the next 6 months.. I guess its better than nothing..But boy do i miss group classes at the gym and summer softball league. But things could be alot worse so i will continue to count my blessings!

Not so Happy Valentines Day!

Well it all started on Tuesday.. i had to go to a mandatory meeting at work but Daniel had to work. So i had to find a sitter. I found one on Monday. Well that night she calls to tell me that her daughter was up throwing up all night. I was like great now what.. Well she then sends me an email on Tuesday morning telling me that Kristin is fine now and i can risk bringing the kids over if i wanted to. Well i decided to go ahead and take them over there anyways.. Well BIG mistake on my part. Because on Wednesday night Auron woke up screaming and when i went in there his bed, pillow, wall, and his body were covered with his vomit.. It was sooooo gross.. I had to try to clean it up without waking Kya up. She woke up a couple of times but immediately went back to sleep. So after cleaning up that huge mess.. i grabbed Auron and we both took off into the shower. I then made him a little pallette on the floor in the living room so i could keep an eye on him. He threw up a couple more times before Kya got up.. I got her all ready for school and he seemed fine.. But just before we headed out the door to go.. He puked again.. Luckily he managed to keep it in a bucket. I told kya she couldnt go to school but she was very upset because it was her valentines party.. So i decided that she should go to school.. We did spend all night writing out Valentine's cards for her classmates afterall. So he continued to puke all day after we took Kya to school.. but then 4 hours later when we went to pick her up, he was all better. I was hoping this would be the end.. Right?

WRONG.. on Saturday morning i woke up with a really bad stomach ache.. I felt like i had to throw up but wouldnt. Then after i attempted to eat breakfast, my tummy could take no more and it erupted.. So i knew i had gotten the virus. ON VALENTINE'S DAY.. My hubby and I were finally going to have a night out. Well i had to call my sitter and cancel.. I couldnt go out like that afterall.. My husband really wanted to get our taxes done, so we went to H&R block and what do you know i got sick in their bathroom. I was miserable.. It was nice to hear we were getting 5500 dollars back though.. That will be a great start for our 1st time buying a home at the end of the year. It lasted all night long.. i just couldnt keep a darn thing down. Then i wake up on Sunday morning and all is well.. Like i was never sick. Again i was thinking, this is it!!

WRONG AGAIN.. We all get up and its looking like its going to be a nice day. I make the kids breakfast and let Daniel sleep in since he worked all night. When he wakes up we head up to Cracker Barrel to get my check and schedule.. Of course they scheduled me on Thursday and Friday.. when ill be having surgery on Thursday.. GRRR.. but thats another story.. So im not too happy about that. Kya says she's hungry.. she is being her perky self.. So we ask her what she'd like.. and she says, "a chicken, cheese, and lettuce taco".. So we head out to Moes! We are waiting in line and Kya says, "My tummy doesnt feel too good, i need to throw up".. So i run her to the bathroom and nothing happens. I get her to try to go poopy, maybe that will help her.. She tries to no avail. So we go back in line with Daniel.. And put in all our orders.. 2 min later she again says, "i have to throw up".. Well someone is in the bathroom so i march her outside and again she bends over and tells me to hold her hair but nothing happens.. So i think maybe she is just really hungry and that is what is causing her tummy ache.. Well i was so wrong.. We get our food and start eating.. And after 1 bite Kya begins to puke all over the bench.. Oh man. So dan goes and tells the girls working that our daughter just got sick all over their booth while i take Kya to the bathroom to clean her up.. We come out and the chicks working still didnt offer any help.. Finally Dan gets mad and says my daughter got sick, can we please get some to go boxes and a couple bags!" Poor Kya is so embarrassed because she was now shirtless. We finally got everything boxed up and headed home. She has been throwing up since then. She insists that she's hungry.. so i have her on the BRAT diet and water.. but she continues to throw up. Although i gave her toast an hour and a half ago and so far so good.. Now she and Auron are resting..

Please pray that Daniel doesnt get it next.

Flashback Friday!!

In honor of my little man's bithday!! Ill go back to his 1st birthday.. We had a great time outside at a park in January!! (Of course it wasnt in VA, it would have been to cold) We were in Florida and surrounded with family and friends!!

FLASHBACK FRIDAY

Kya was always my silly little girl so here are some pics of her being silly when she was 1 years old!
Oh how i miss these days!! But she is still pretty silly except now she says funny things.. LOL!