Confessions

After reading my good friend Anita's blog I was inspired just as she was to pick up on this confession thing. I to will only go up to 5 just as others have done but am thinking I might make this part of a monthly series. So here goes.....

1. I hate Crocs! I really do! I gasp in horror when i see them on people. I understand chefs and medical Fields wearing them but why on earth make them a fashion statement. Also I secretly want to destroy the gawd awful ones my step kids wear over to my house.

2. I always order the same thing at restaurants. Even fast food places. Never changes. Unless i have never been there i might try a few things before i find something i truly like. But odds are I hit it right the first time. Some restaurants i frequent at know me that well that i never have to order. They just verify.

3. I judge parents by how their kids look. Children that are properly clothed and well kept show that a parent cares and takes pride in how their kids look. Children that go around in tore up clothing looking all dirty and homely shows a parent who does not care.

4. I'm not as strong as you think I am. I always have and probably always will be that foundation for friends and family but just know that I to am fragile.

5. I like to buy sale/clearance items. I might not need it at the moment but when its such a good buy i find it hard to pass up.

Lets see if I can come up with some more for next month.

Changes all around

Things have been changing so much in my life as of late. Some much sooner than I would like and others not soon enough. Still change is bound to happen and we must accept and learn to adapt.

My bed rest has been tightened. Not much that can be done at this point. Just need to hold out for 7 more weeks. In order to help pass the time i decided to add 2 more blogs. 1 to focus on Abby and my pregnancy and the second focusing on not only mine but also Tisha's wedding. I hopefully should be posting on this one more often too.

I put together work packets and journals for Kayleigh to keep her on track for first grade and set aside learning time for her and I. I even went a step further and put together some activities for the girls to do over the summer. Some with me while on bed rest and others on their own. Most important is I have the 1 on 1 time set for them daily.

Kiersten at the age of 12 has already begun to set herself on track for college. She has applied, tested and interviewed for a few programs. She has received acceptance to all. She has always exceeded school standards so i have no doubt that this will be a breeze for her. I do however feel that with her becoming a teen it will help to keep her and her priorities on track. Sometimes it is easy to lose yourself in the mist of cheerleading,basketball and friends.

It looks like Karl will be taking a maternity leave with me when Abby is born. We are not sure on the amount but it should be around anywhere from 4-6 weeks. With having the c-section, it will be much easier having him around for that time. I know he is looking forward to having some bonding time with her as well as showing her off. He is definitely a proud father to be.

WD Sucks

Where or where to start. So last year Karl's ex wife took their oldest daughter Melody to Western Dental and got braces put on her before discussing it Karl. We basically were presented with a monthly bill that his ex had signed a contract for. The total was $78.00 a month and since Karl is responsible for half the medical bills he was told to pay half of that by his ex.Although we n the courts will disagree because braces are cosmetic and not medical but that's another discussion. Anyways we have been paying our half which is $39.00 up till this month. When Karl went online to reconcile paid bills he noticed we got charged way more then the $39.00. According to WD someone has not been making their half of the payment so they took it upon themselves to charge her half to our card. Wait it gets better. They refused to correct it and told Karl to take it up with his ex. Mind you Karl never signed a contract with them nor gave his permission for the braces. He simply was nice enough to agree with his ex to pay half the payment every month.

So we went to the bank and did a charge back. We were honest and explained the entire situation. We even told them we agree to paying WD $39.00 which is what should have been charged. WD got their charge back and they are not happy at all. The awesome part is they have no leg to stand on and can't provide any proof that we are responsible for the bill. Would explain why they called us talking a bunch of shizz and trying to get us to make arrangements for payment. The icing on top of the cake.....Karl told them to take it up with his ex...LMAO!!!!

June Updates

Well its almost here. August 13th is the big day. Wow! Less then 8 wks away. I will add that judging by my past history and the rate I'm going, it could be sooner then that. My Mother is very encouraging. She seems to think that I will be able to hold out till then as long as I continue resting, eliminating stress and taking care of myself. It is definitely difficult for me trying to be positive and hold the same attitude as her when i see and hear the concerns of others who know what i have been through. Its a waiting game that I'm trying not to play.

The baby shower seems to be getting pushed back further. We are shooting for the weekend after the 4th. If it doesn't happen its cool. I have been fortunate and blessed to have everything that i need at this point. Well there is one thing missing. She will be with us soon enough.

Kayleigh's birthday is coming up on the 15th . It falls on a Wednesday which is Karl's normal day off. We keep going back n forth on what to do. We have our annual passports to Disneyland so we might go there. Since we have the passport, Kayleigh will get a money card for the amount of what a ticket is. That would be nice to give her a bunch of money to spend at the park. Our other option is Sea World. I guess time will tell.

It will be interesting to see how this weekend/Fathers Day plays out. As it stood last week Karl's girls still had lice. Its been over a month and the problem still has not been taken care of. What started out as Amber having lice has spread not only to the other girls but to the mother as well. Its becoming very frustrating when your told that they no longer have it only to find out when they get to your house that its still a problem. We had to send them back home a few times already in which my household and truck was placed in a position of needing to be sprayed and cleaned down.

I think the worst of it was when last weekend the girl's mother told Karl that he needed to start caring more about his children then us (Kier, Kayleigh, me and our unborn child)when he called to say they still had it and was bringing them back home.
The reality of it is she needs to stop using the kids as an excuse to sling low selfish blows. Its not about caring more for one or the other more. Its Karl making the decision to be a responsible parent and adult. He knows that his children are infested with lice and he is choosing not to infest our household and others. He knows that my kids are constantly around other people on a daily basis. It is not right for her to expect us to take the girls into our house and allow me and me girls to become infested. It is not right that Karl and I would have to treat myself, my girls and my house every week all because she is not taking care of the problem in her house. She chooses to take her children and herself out in public and around other people knowing they all have lice and does not seem to care who catches it from them in the process. That is being irresponsible!

I will add this in closing. I personally had to deal with lice a few times. My oldest had it three different times during her years in elementary school. However the second I found out she was treated within that hour.That same day I sprayed down the house and car, washed all bedding and clothing that came in contact with her . I combed through her hair with the lice comb every single day for 2 weeks. She got the second treatment on time even though i was almost certain all nits and lice were gone. I even treated myself just to be safe and had my husband at the time run the lice comb through my hair daily. I even contacted everyone that my daughter came into contact with going a week back. I was on top of it!
I just hope at some point she will take responsibility and get the job done and that she won't shave all their heads like she did the last time her household got infested.