School Closing

The sounds "Thank You Lord! Thank You Lord!" could be heard a mile away when Seth saw "Roxana C U District 1" on the school closing list!

I think I did a little shout myself!! No alarm setting tonight!!

Boys

I love having a little boy! Seth had been to a birthday party and his "treat bag" was still sitting on the snack bar when we were leaving for school the next day. Believing that every ride to school is a little better if you have a piece of chocolate to eat on the way, I didn't say anything while he was digging thru the bag thinking that he would bring one of those snack size candy bar with him. I went on out to the car and here he came....not carrying a candy bar....but the rubber lizard! Ya gotta love 'em!

Wasting Time

I think I have mastered this art....the art of wasting time! I have so much to do, but here I sit at the computer! I keep saying I can do it tomorrow....but will I?? I did put Seth's Christmas tree up last night! You would think I would learn....don't say that you "might" do something unless you really intend to do it because a seven year old thinks that "might" means "we're going to RIGHT NOW"! Anyway...it's up, he decorated it and he is so proud!

What a tough holiday season for Melba and Mr. Wendle and their family.....please let them know that we will be praying for them! Wow! There are no words.....

Love you all....
Me

I'm Back....

Well, I finally decided to try to get back on here.....I really haven't had much to say...nothing too eventful happenin'....and just really wasn't sure that you guys were reading....so I just kinda got out of the mood!! Hopefully, I will try to get going on it again...holidays are probably not a good time to try to start!!!

Thanksgiving is coming.....lots to be thankful for!! Family! Can't wait to see Cindi and Dylan...wish you were coming Suzie....glad that we live right here, smack in the middle of both sets of parents! Health! Isn't our family fortunate? Stress tests, biopsies and colonoscopies that come back good? I guess I could go on and on because we do have LOTS to be thankful for but those seem to be two of the really important ones that are popping in my head right now.

Well, I guess I better get busy....I have spent a day shopping in Old St. Charles with the ladies from church....Nick will be home from work in about a half hour and I'm looking forward to just relaxing and getting to bed early!

Love to you all!

A Quick Note....

Hey everyone! I haven't blogged for several days so I thought that I would try to catch everyone up on things going on here. Not a whole happened thru the weekend. Helen was in town so we went to eat with her, mom and dad. Sunday they came over to the house for a little more visiting. It was good to see her. Seth has still been fighting his cough or "whatever" it is, but went to school yesterday and today....well, today at about 1:00 the school nurse called me and said she had Seth in her office. He was freezing, his oxygen level was at 91% and she heard some rattling in his chest....oh, and he was blue around the mouth! She said to come get his and she thought he needed to see the doctor. So, Nick went and picked him up (thank goodness he was home!) and I jumped in the shower. We took him to the dr....and two hours later, x-rays, and a breathing treatment, they sent us home and said he has a little bit of pnemonia....they sent a breathing treatment home with us for him to take about three times a day, and a potent antibiotic. He's asleep now. Poor little guy...he was so pitiful there. Now we are worried because his party is this Saturday!! We hope he will be much better by then!! The dr said to definately keep him home tomorrow and see what happens for Thursday. In the meantime, Nick is getting ready to start drinking his little "cocktail" for his colonoscopy tomorrow. I know he is hungry....he's not ate all day and he is one that eats off and on all day!! Well, I guess I better go....love to you all!

Weekend Is Here!

Sorry I didn't post yesterday....no reason...just didn't do it! Actually, when I think about, I was gone all day. I had to be at the school at 1 (which I was a little late) and help pass out the fundraiser merchandise. It was me and one other girl. It's nice to have "working moms" on the pto, but then we don't have any pto members available during the day to help with anything else! It's getting quite frustrating. I was there until almost 4:30 and Seth missed TKD. I wasn't thrilled. Tonight is a Family Game Night at school, and I guess I have to help with that. I don't like that they do so much in the evenings....once school is out, I don't want to have to go back until the next morning!! Seth wants to go, so I guess we will make the best of it. Seth had his first "RSVP" last night for his party! He's so excited! I think I am going to run to Target and possibly Lowe's. I still haven't bought any mums. I also want to stop at The Alton Exchange and see if I can get a new magnet for my yard stake.....so much to do....so little time! Good luck Suz on teaching your class! Cindi have fun this weekend! I know you're excited!

Have a great weekend, I'll be thinking of each of you! I'll be around if anyone wants to call!

Love to you all!
Sandy

Halloween and Blood Pressure

I was going to try to get on here earlier but thought I would wait. I just went and picked up Seth from school, and Nick is getting a haircut. I have not done a whole lot today...and Nick has just worked on stuff for Seth's halloween party! I'm not sure who is more excited! Last night at Home Depot we bought a six foot skelton (that now graces my living room!) and also a Grim Reaper hanging in a cage! Of course they both make noise and of course I have jumped I don't know how many times when I have walked past the living room...forgetting it's just the skelton and not a real person!! I always thought we would never go all out for halloween...just dress up in funny, goofy stuff...nothing scary! But with halloween being Nick's favorite holiday and Seth following in his footsteps....I just decided to embrace it! Why not?? I have to admit, I'm kinda excited about it too!!! Cindi, what did you find out at the health fair that your work was having? How was your blood pressure? The time I checked, mine was 114 over 74! So the medicine is working. I just wonder how it knows to stop dropping??? They say the medicine is hard to get off once you're on it, but I hope to defy those odds!! I like blogging this way, but are you guys interested at all in setting up your own so you can put pictures of your own on it? it doesn't matter to me what you all want to do. It really doesn't take any time at all. What took me the longest was coming up with "Mormino Moments'! Other than that...it's a piece of cake! Guess I will go for now....love to all!