I am sure that as the ringmaster here I am more prone to the stress of day to day life. I have been slightly overwhelmed by the stress recently. I am not motivated to do much any more, including my job. I feel overwhelmed by the "to-do" list that is sitting in front of me. I have been sick and so have all the clowns.
I finally broke down and took myself in to the doctor today. As ringmaster I just don't have the time to spare in this crazy circus to do that, but I hit my breaking point last night. I have been feeling gross and nauseous, crampy, yucky and gassy for over a week. (For inquiring minds I have taken the big pee stick test... and it was a resounding negative). I figured that with the "flu" that I had over the weekend that it was over, but then last night full force it was back. I told #1 that it was done... I was calling first thing this morning and getting an appointment to have myself looked at. I am hopefully on the path to repair now with the help of a new supplement, some anti-acid meds, and a determination to stop drinking my one true love.... Diet Coke. Mostly because the bubbles make the gas and cramps worse... so we may only be parted for a few days not forever. We will see, I am afraid that if I go back it will be for good. It is my one vice. I think this has only been fueled by my stress right now over Blinker's surgery.
As far as illness goes it has been a long winter of illness here, we had 3 of the clowns in yesterday alone.
Jane was in for her follow-up with the ENT. It was bittersweet. She has had a persistent hole in her left ear from the set of tubes that she got at 16 months that had not closed after the tube fell out. Well good news was that the hole has closed up. Bad news is that there is fluid behind both of her ears. We were given some allergy nasal spray and a couple of things to do with her to try and help her to 'pop' her ears and try to get the fluid out. We go back in a month for another follow up, if the fluid is not gone we may be looking at another set of tubes for her.
Blinker went in for her consult to get tubes. After 6 weeks on antibiotics. we have decided that it was time for a different answer. She could just not stay off of the medication for more then 2 days without redeveloping another ear infection, thus the tubes. We have to be at the hospital at 6 am in the morning for 7 am surgery. It is gonna be a long day for this ring master.
Buzzy had woken up Monday night with a blood curdling scream. Started crying uncontrollably and could not calm down to tell us what was wrong. We finally calmed him down enough to hear that his ear hurt, off to find the Motrin and back to sleep. So on the way to the early morning appointments for the girls we called the pediatrician so that we could have his ears looked at. Guess what... ear infection.
I am overjoyed by the warm weather that we are experiencing here at the big top, the doors and windows are all open and we are allowing the germs to TAKE A HIKE.
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Thank goodness for spring. I believe that is enough said. I am so ready for the weather to be nicer and take this show on the road. The clowns are getting restless and it has been a long long long winter. I am so looking forward to the next few days when the weather is supposed to super duper nice and we can get out in the yard.
We saw robins the other day, we have made our first official trip to the park, I believe that things are starting to look up.
On another note we take Blinker in tomorrow morning to the Ear, Nose and Throat doctor. I presume that they are going to say that she needs to have tubes put in her ears, I tend to agree - but that is just the mama in me - since she has been on antibiotics for over a month now and it seems that we cannot keep the ear infections away with out. I will keep everyone posted.
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Can anyone explain to me why Buzzy seems to think that this is the funniest phrase out there. He runs through the house yelling it and giggling. Just running in circles
"Mr Tootybottom, Mr Tootybottom, Mr Tootybottom." giggling after each time he says it.
It is fairly comical the first few minutes but now after days of repeated Mr Tootybottom running... the ringmaster is kind of getting bored with it. Why is that little clowns get things stuck in their heads and they become an obsession? They just go over board with them. {please see entry entitled KA-CHOW - he has an obsessive way about him}
Is there a switch that I can reset Mr Tootybottom and he can find something new and different to say for a few days before I reset him again. I suppose to be honest this is all my fault, he tooted the other day at the lunch table and I called him Mr Tootybottom. Oh well... off to find that reset button.
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The ringmaster got a new toy 2 days ago, and I just finally got around to taking pictures of it so that the whole world could see it. I am so excited and over joyed to introduce you all to the newest member of the circus... our new washer.
It is a sad day when a person gets kind of excited about an appliance, but really what else do I get that is mine all mine. NADA, ZIP, ZILCH. This is the one thing in my house that no one else will touch. Bwah ha ha ha ha ha.
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This week at school Freckles was the 'Top Banana". She got to have guests(#1 and I) come to school and have lunch with her today. While there I read a book to her Kindergarten class, she got to bring snack on Monday. She gets to be the line leader all week. She has pictures of herself as a baby and of her family on the "top banana" bulletin board. Also on the board are things about her, what she wants to be when she grows up (a mommy - I must have done something right ?!?), her favorite activity (baseball), her favorite color (pink), her favorite food (ice cream).
We had our picture taken in front of her bulletin board. Very exciting stuff for a 6 year old.
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Jane and Buzzy are helping #1 prepare dinner for the night and all I hear out of the kitchen from the living room is... FTR they are making stuffed shells.
"Why are we putting poison ivy in dinner??" from the ever wise mouth of Jane.
"We are using spinach, not poison ivy." #1 replies.
"Are you sure... leaves of 3 let it be dad."
"I am sure, we do not cook with poison ivy honey."
"well for the record... it looks like poison ivy and I am NOT eating. Even if it is spinach."
Ahhhh from the mouths of babes.
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You cannot even begin to understand how tired I am of this word.
Buzzy seriously runs through the house, and every third word out of his mouth...KA-CHOW! He is a quick little thing,and blurs by and at the top of his lungs, here it comes again... KA-CHOW. Playing with his matchbox cars... Yep one more time KA-CHOW. In the bathtub the other night... shows me his tushy (his words) and you guessed it... KA-CHOW. Thank you Lightning McQueen.
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