Tuesday, May 31, 2011
FB 5/31
thank you mom for reminding me that I wanted a boy.... our morning has been a combination of bugs, mud, baseball and football!
Friday, May 27, 2011
FB 5/27
the only thing that would make this night better would be if Chick-fil-A served wine and had a patio!
Thursday, May 26, 2011
FB 5/26
came home tonight to find my boys outside splashing in puddles and playing in the rain.... i quickly jumped out of the car and joined them! It MADE my day!!!
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
FB 5/25
watching idol on dvr and wondering how scottie and laurens parents feel with all that their kids are doing.... daniel and I are ecstatic that Oliver can now throw away his trash (most of the time).
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Monday, May 23, 2011
FB 5/23
can anyone recommend someone to remove a virus off my laptop? best buy is way too expensive!
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Funny doesnt even describe
What life is like with Oliver.. He truly is going to be the class clown I'm sure.. just like his daddy!!
Yesterday he began sliding... He would pick up his bat, count to 3 (to,to,dee), swing and then fall to the floor with his hands out in front of him. He did it over and over and over and I never got tired of watching him. The best part about it is that we never showed him how to slide.. I am sure he learned it from the countless hours that the Braves have been on our TV so far this year! Which that in itself amazes me that he can learn something on his own.
He is turning into such a little boy!
Yesterday he began sliding... He would pick up his bat, count to 3 (to,to,dee), swing and then fall to the floor with his hands out in front of him. He did it over and over and over and I never got tired of watching him. The best part about it is that we never showed him how to slide.. I am sure he learned it from the countless hours that the Braves have been on our TV so far this year! Which that in itself amazes me that he can learn something on his own.
He is turning into such a little boy!
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Friday, May 6, 2011
FB 5/6
got a few comments about looking slim today.. must have been that 4+ plus hours that I paced the house last night while Oliver cut 2 MOLARS!! (running on only 2hrs sleep)
Thursday, May 5, 2011
FB 5/5
mothers day couldn't be coming at a better time. I need to be dotted on!
obviously i meant doted... lol.
obviously i meant doted... lol.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
FB 5/3
thank you E! for showing the best and worst beach bodies on the tv in front of my treadmill! It has definitely pushed me more than you know.
Monday, May 2, 2011
WOW
Busy doesn't even begin to describe our life.. so instead of making promises or excuses I am just going to jump right in with another catch up blog..
Florida trip - Unfortunately, yet fortunately, we stole a little vacation.. We went to Florida last week because Papa, Daniel's grandfather passed away. He was such a kind man, married 61 years and 83 years old. Daniel loves his Papa and has such amazing memories with him. I had met Papa several times over the past 8 years and he seemed like such a happy man, a quiet man in his old age. He always seemed to just enjoy sitting back and watching the great big family he created run about in craziness, laugh with one another and just be. He always seemed so happy admiring what he created. I, on the other hand, admire him... The Smith's are a crazy bunch.. who fortunately for me, allowed me to slip right in and be part of it all. I was truly proud to be a part of my family last week, and I should mention that I always am very proud to be part of the Smith clan, but last week my heart felt a little fuller, a little more loving, a little wiser.. I cant put my finger on it and maybe I'm not supposed to but I kind of felt like a piece of Papa became part of me after he passed on and truly made me a Smith... I also feel like when you get married everyone talks about 2 becoming 1... and I got that... we have one home, one last name, one bank account, one future but our pasts... they could never become one because we weren't one... well Papa's passing felt almost like my own grandfather passed away... and I realized our pasts could become one.. it is our pasts that made us who we are today.. ok, I am seriously going on a tangent here.. haha.. I guess you can tell I had three days off to think about other things besides work!!
Royal Wedding - I mean it is no surprise that I was slightly obsessed with the Royal Wedding... I mean, I did "look" for William when I went to London babysitting in 2001... wouldn't that have been a great Royal Wedding story... American teen travels to London on a babysitting gig and meets PrinceCharming William.... (haha, seems all that Smith pride goes out the window for some royal fame huh?) Anyways... the wedding was incredible.. so sophisticated, unlike my dessert bar, karaoke wedding!! haha.. I'm sure the web would always hold content pictures and details of the day so no need to record them here.. but if anyone ever asks what I was doing for the Royal Wedding... well I was in Florida, I slept til it was time to see their kiss, watched bits and pieces at Mee mee's and when we got home from Florida, we watched it all again and again... And for the record... Daniel was slightly more obsessed with it than I was!!!
Tornadoes - Crazy weather has been tearing up the South this Spring and I cannot tell if it is me getting older or just being a worry wart mom or if weather has honestly gotten worse with all the global warming theories out there but it has been crazy.. I wake up and just stare in shock at the light show out the window, constantly watch the news and even grab OT out of bed cause I'm worried... well, its kind of good that we were in Florida last Wednesday, April 27th cause a tamoutous storm was headed and the meteorologists had their work cut out for them.. it would have been a sleepless night for sure. I felt awful for my mom being home alone but she was huddled in the safest part of the basement with the doggies and her helmet.. no joke... Glenn Burns told Atlantan's to get their helmets on... my mom is a very obedient citizen and did as she was told... ohhh to have seen that, I'm sure my dad had a heck of a chuckle. Well after the storms came through our area barely received a rain drop but the rest of the south wasn't so lucky. There have been reports of close to 300 people killed by 173 tornadoes in 5 states. NOAA said it was the worst tornado outbreak since 1974, when storms killed 315 people. The deadliest tornado outbreak on record was on March 18, 1925, when 695 people died. Incredible that nature has that much power and so devastating that so many were not a fortunate as we were. The tornado that hit Tuscaloosa, the hardest hit city, could have been on the ground for 176 miles, with winds between 167 and 200 mph. I even heard the tornado was a mile wide!! OMG... On our way home from Florida we were driving on I-75 and saw a bunch of trees just snapped in half on both sides of the highway. A tornado had skipped across 75!
Osama Bin Laden - it's too early to tell if this is a good thing or a bad thing as I fear retaliation but being a New Yorker and an American, i feel a lot of pride for getting that final word so to speak on the terrible situation. The American soldiers truly are amazing.. so selfless and so comforting to know they are protecting our country and that other countries and people cannot do things like 9/11 to America and get away with it! Now not only will 9/11 be a memorable date with terrorism but 5/1/11 will be as well. USA! USA! USA! And truly awesome America for celebrating with a flash mob!!
Easter festivities - Some of our Easter plans were dampened with the news of Papa but we did our best to celebrate Jesus and the resurrection. We went over to Daniel's parents early in the morning and saw them off to Florida and even enjoyed a delicious breakfast at Cracker Barrel. Then I went to the gym to run off the biscuits and gravy and continued with an afternoon walk to make a mileage total of 8 miles for the day! We did do the Easter Egg Hunt at New Liberty the weekend before and then Oliver had an Easter Party at school that Thursday. It was awesome too... I bought all the supplies to make Rice Krispie Treats shaped liked Easter Eggs and even bought some Fruity Pebbles to give them color... I went ahead and made the absolute messiest things i ever touched and prepped them to bring to school. When we walked into his class on Thursday, his teacher was so upset cause she forgot to mention that they were having an Easter party that day and everyone was required to bring a snack and their Easter basket.. YAY!! I was that mom!! We had prepared a snack... A quick call to Grandma to bring the Easter basket and it appears like I got this whole motherhood thing!! :) I need to ask her this week to see pictures cause the crappy part was that I had to go to work and couldn't stay for the party (no other parents were there, I just don't like to miss a party) Then on Saturday, I had to host my own Easter Egg Hunt and Family Fun Olympics at work and so my mom got to take Oliver to the Egg hunt at Lake Lanier... They had a great time, met a boy named Oliver and Oliver got to even wear his rain boots out in public since it had recently rained... What a day!! So glad we had such fun this Easter!
Transient Synovisis - Well this isn't nearly as fun as Easter was... since Oliver started school there has been a sick Smith... which Smith it is doesn't matter.. it usually is the shortest one though... but he equally shares with a taller housemate! So we dealt with pink eye already in April and just as that horrible, evil infection is out the door and pulling out of the drive, I notice a green goopy eye after Oliver woke up one morning.. Quickly I wiped it away, washed all hands, elbows, sheets, floors and tried to convince myself I didn't see what I did... The next day or so I took Oliver to Daniels parents while I worked and he was not acting himself and was very lethargic and had a fever... After a nights rest and TLC he seemed fine so we went on... That was Sunday and the on Wednesday my mom told me about a limp that Oliver picked up. She said she was putting him down and he seemed to not want to stand on his left leg which is common when he doesn't want you to put him down... I also thought he may have pulled a muscle or was copying Daniel who had a limp after a basketball game right around this same time.. By Friday I was worried and asked my mom to take him to the doctors... They did a full body exam but didn't think it was anything.. Over the weekend it continued and got worse. He was now seeming like he was in pain and was extremely frustrated and it was happening more often. On Monday i called his doctor and they referred us to an orthopedic surgeon to do an x-ray and check things out... Unfortunately over the weekend I googled what this may be despite my better judgement since webmd told me I had a stroke a few summers ago... I was a nervous wreck. We went to the surgeon and got xrays and Oliver limped for the doctor... He diagnosed Oliver with transient synovsis which is a virus or an allergic reaction to an infection in the body.. It causes inflammation of the hip which could cause limping and discomfort. It usually last 10 days and since we were just getting diagnosed at day 6 I was doubtful. The doctor said we would do further testing if he still had it the following week and that Oliver needs to stay as inactive as possible for the next few days (haha, yeah right!!)... well low and behold.. on exactly day 10 he stopped limping and hasn't slowed down since... i suspect he is trying to make up for all that time I required him to sit. I'm so happy that was all it was, still a bit confused on how that all happens but soo relieved!
ok.. this peak into our busy life is long enough.. im out!!
Florida trip - Unfortunately, yet fortunately, we stole a little vacation.. We went to Florida last week because Papa, Daniel's grandfather passed away. He was such a kind man, married 61 years and 83 years old. Daniel loves his Papa and has such amazing memories with him. I had met Papa several times over the past 8 years and he seemed like such a happy man, a quiet man in his old age. He always seemed to just enjoy sitting back and watching the great big family he created run about in craziness, laugh with one another and just be. He always seemed so happy admiring what he created. I, on the other hand, admire him... The Smith's are a crazy bunch.. who fortunately for me, allowed me to slip right in and be part of it all. I was truly proud to be a part of my family last week, and I should mention that I always am very proud to be part of the Smith clan, but last week my heart felt a little fuller, a little more loving, a little wiser.. I cant put my finger on it and maybe I'm not supposed to but I kind of felt like a piece of Papa became part of me after he passed on and truly made me a Smith... I also feel like when you get married everyone talks about 2 becoming 1... and I got that... we have one home, one last name, one bank account, one future but our pasts... they could never become one because we weren't one... well Papa's passing felt almost like my own grandfather passed away... and I realized our pasts could become one.. it is our pasts that made us who we are today.. ok, I am seriously going on a tangent here.. haha.. I guess you can tell I had three days off to think about other things besides work!!
Royal Wedding - I mean it is no surprise that I was slightly obsessed with the Royal Wedding... I mean, I did "look" for William when I went to London babysitting in 2001... wouldn't that have been a great Royal Wedding story... American teen travels to London on a babysitting gig and meets Prince
Tornadoes - Crazy weather has been tearing up the South this Spring and I cannot tell if it is me getting older or just being a worry wart mom or if weather has honestly gotten worse with all the global warming theories out there but it has been crazy.. I wake up and just stare in shock at the light show out the window, constantly watch the news and even grab OT out of bed cause I'm worried... well, its kind of good that we were in Florida last Wednesday, April 27th cause a tamoutous storm was headed and the meteorologists had their work cut out for them.. it would have been a sleepless night for sure. I felt awful for my mom being home alone but she was huddled in the safest part of the basement with the doggies and her helmet.. no joke... Glenn Burns told Atlantan's to get their helmets on... my mom is a very obedient citizen and did as she was told... ohhh to have seen that, I'm sure my dad had a heck of a chuckle. Well after the storms came through our area barely received a rain drop but the rest of the south wasn't so lucky. There have been reports of close to 300 people killed by 173 tornadoes in 5 states. NOAA said it was the worst tornado outbreak since 1974, when storms killed 315 people. The deadliest tornado outbreak on record was on March 18, 1925, when 695 people died. Incredible that nature has that much power and so devastating that so many were not a fortunate as we were. The tornado that hit Tuscaloosa, the hardest hit city, could have been on the ground for 176 miles, with winds between 167 and 200 mph. I even heard the tornado was a mile wide!! OMG... On our way home from Florida we were driving on I-75 and saw a bunch of trees just snapped in half on both sides of the highway. A tornado had skipped across 75!
Osama Bin Laden - it's too early to tell if this is a good thing or a bad thing as I fear retaliation but being a New Yorker and an American, i feel a lot of pride for getting that final word so to speak on the terrible situation. The American soldiers truly are amazing.. so selfless and so comforting to know they are protecting our country and that other countries and people cannot do things like 9/11 to America and get away with it! Now not only will 9/11 be a memorable date with terrorism but 5/1/11 will be as well. USA! USA! USA! And truly awesome America for celebrating with a flash mob!!
Easter festivities - Some of our Easter plans were dampened with the news of Papa but we did our best to celebrate Jesus and the resurrection. We went over to Daniel's parents early in the morning and saw them off to Florida and even enjoyed a delicious breakfast at Cracker Barrel. Then I went to the gym to run off the biscuits and gravy and continued with an afternoon walk to make a mileage total of 8 miles for the day! We did do the Easter Egg Hunt at New Liberty the weekend before and then Oliver had an Easter Party at school that Thursday. It was awesome too... I bought all the supplies to make Rice Krispie Treats shaped liked Easter Eggs and even bought some Fruity Pebbles to give them color... I went ahead and made the absolute messiest things i ever touched and prepped them to bring to school. When we walked into his class on Thursday, his teacher was so upset cause she forgot to mention that they were having an Easter party that day and everyone was required to bring a snack and their Easter basket.. YAY!! I was that mom!! We had prepared a snack... A quick call to Grandma to bring the Easter basket and it appears like I got this whole motherhood thing!! :) I need to ask her this week to see pictures cause the crappy part was that I had to go to work and couldn't stay for the party (no other parents were there, I just don't like to miss a party) Then on Saturday, I had to host my own Easter Egg Hunt and Family Fun Olympics at work and so my mom got to take Oliver to the Egg hunt at Lake Lanier... They had a great time, met a boy named Oliver and Oliver got to even wear his rain boots out in public since it had recently rained... What a day!! So glad we had such fun this Easter!
Transient Synovisis - Well this isn't nearly as fun as Easter was... since Oliver started school there has been a sick Smith... which Smith it is doesn't matter.. it usually is the shortest one though... but he equally shares with a taller housemate! So we dealt with pink eye already in April and just as that horrible, evil infection is out the door and pulling out of the drive, I notice a green goopy eye after Oliver woke up one morning.. Quickly I wiped it away, washed all hands, elbows, sheets, floors and tried to convince myself I didn't see what I did... The next day or so I took Oliver to Daniels parents while I worked and he was not acting himself and was very lethargic and had a fever... After a nights rest and TLC he seemed fine so we went on... That was Sunday and the on Wednesday my mom told me about a limp that Oliver picked up. She said she was putting him down and he seemed to not want to stand on his left leg which is common when he doesn't want you to put him down... I also thought he may have pulled a muscle or was copying Daniel who had a limp after a basketball game right around this same time.. By Friday I was worried and asked my mom to take him to the doctors... They did a full body exam but didn't think it was anything.. Over the weekend it continued and got worse. He was now seeming like he was in pain and was extremely frustrated and it was happening more often. On Monday i called his doctor and they referred us to an orthopedic surgeon to do an x-ray and check things out... Unfortunately over the weekend I googled what this may be despite my better judgement since webmd told me I had a stroke a few summers ago... I was a nervous wreck. We went to the surgeon and got xrays and Oliver limped for the doctor... He diagnosed Oliver with transient synovsis which is a virus or an allergic reaction to an infection in the body.. It causes inflammation of the hip which could cause limping and discomfort. It usually last 10 days and since we were just getting diagnosed at day 6 I was doubtful. The doctor said we would do further testing if he still had it the following week and that Oliver needs to stay as inactive as possible for the next few days (haha, yeah right!!)... well low and behold.. on exactly day 10 he stopped limping and hasn't slowed down since... i suspect he is trying to make up for all that time I required him to sit. I'm so happy that was all it was, still a bit confused on how that all happens but soo relieved!
ok.. this peak into our busy life is long enough.. im out!!
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