Mommathon

Sean and I have watched several good movies lately. Juno and Outsourced are very light movies that are easy to watch. Mongol was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It is not a movie I would have chosen on my own, but I am glad Sean got it because it was well worth it.

The Shack has been recommended to me by many people. It was not what I expected, but it did leave me with a lot of questions. I am not going to tell you what it is about, but I will tell you that I would recommend that you read it and get out of it what you can for yourself as I am sure everyone takes something different from it.

Liam had his Christmas concert last week. The first graders and kindergartners performed together and they did a great job. I will say, however, it is so funny to watch them because when little guys like that are up there performing, there is a whole lot more going on than just singing. They’re looking for their relatives in the audience, waving, talking to the person next to them, looking around at all the lights…and that was just Liam. 🙂

We had a lot of firsts happen at our house this weekend. Liam had his first Tae Kwon Do lesson. He really liked it and he looks adorable in his outfit. Liam also was diagnosed with strep throat on Sunday; this is a first for him. Lastly, Colm had his first ice skating lesson on Sunday. I wasn’t there for it (I was at the dr. with Liam) but from what I understand from Sean is that he was cold and wet by the end. He fell down a lot, but he did well enough that they didn’t feel like he needed a walker thingy.

From November 2008

He has wanted to do TKD for over a year now. I hope it was as fun as he anticipated. He was a little overwhelmed since there is a lot to know and some of it is in Korean. I assured him that, in time, he will know exactly what is going on and that no one expects him to know anything at this point…he’s only got one lesson under his belt..literally!!!

From November 2008

This is what Liam did for most of the weekend. The strep throat bug wiped him out completely.

From November 2008

I don’t know if you can tell from this video, but his pants were VERY wet. Next time he is going to wear his ski pants. 🙂 Again, we’re not expecting miracles here…this was his first lesson. He really wants to play hockey though, so he has to start somewhere.

Monday-Pasta with leftover chicken spedini
Tuesday-Chili and Cornbread
Wednesday-Birthday Party
Thursday-Oven Fried Chicken, Biscuits, Cole Slaw
Friday-Hot Italian Sausage and Peppers with Italian Diced Tomatoes
Saturday-Salmon, Bread and Butter, Asparagus

It is my dear hubby’s birthday today and I am afraid to say it has probably not been his best. Not only did he have to deal with me still being sick, but Liam woke up in the middle of the night throwing up. For the past few days he has not only had to be him (which is more than a full-time job) he has also had to be me. He has been driving the kids to school, picking them up, doing the dishes, picking up the house, putting the kids to bed, feeding them, making their lunches, dealing with the pets and sitting with me in the hospital and at the doctor’s. This is a man who works more than sixty hours a week and work does not stop just because I am sick. So, on top of all the stuff we have been dishing out as a family he has been trying to get some work accomplished, but I don’t think we have been much help. So, sometime this weekend, hopefully, he is going to get a much deserved redo birthday with a cake, presents, a nice dinner and a healthy family. You deserve it, honey.

I will spare you the gory details, but let’s just say I had some fairly serious complications from the surgery I had on Friday and this morning started with an ambulance and more blood than you ever want to see come out of one person all at the same time. I am fine now and am at home resting, but I never ever want to go to a hospital again. I never want a catheter. I never want a nurse to tell me that she blew my vein. I never want to hear a doctor tell me that I may have to have surgery again even though I just had that surgery four days ago. I never want to have two sonograms in a row after they have deliberately filled my bladder to capacity and then clamped my catheter so I can’t pee. Oh, and I never want to have to hear that those sonograms, after all that trouble, were inconclusive. And yes, I have still spared you the gory details.

Monday-Pastina Soup, Salad
Tuesday-Turkey Rueben Sandwiches, Chips
Wednesday-Sean’s Birthday…out to dinner
Thursday-Chicken Pot Pie, Salad
Friday-Pesto with Farfelle
Saturday-Baked Chicken, Roasted Potatoes, Green Beans

Our book club has chosen John Steinbeck’s East of Eden as our next read. We decided we wanted to read something that might be considered an American classic, so we looked over some high school reading lists that we found on-line and decided on this one. I need to get going on it. We are meeting right after Thanksgiving and I haven’t even started yet. It is not a short book.