Loooonnnnggg Day!

Whew!  Yesterday was a tough day.  Mason ran a fever all day again but no cold symptoms to go along with it.  He was very lethargic and tired only he wouldn't sleep.  He only slept for 20 minutes yesterday.  He cried all day.  He just wanted to be held all day.  Poor guy.  He has some molars coming in on the top.

Ayden was fine all morning and afternoon until we were ready to walk out the door to pick up Christian from school.  He was laying in the recliner almost asleep.  I felt his forehead and sure enough he was HOT.  I got the boys in the car and the next thing I know Ayden is throwing up.  GREAT!!!  I love having throw up in the car!  So of course I have no other choice but to just let him sit in it because we still have to pick Christian up from school.  This was the time I was wishing we lived closer to family or at the very least that I had a friend I could call to pick Christian up for me.  No such luck.  Ayden fell asleep while we waited for Christian.  When we got home Ayden was slow and lethargic for about an hour then was back to his normal self.  At bedtime he started to feel hot again.

Mason slept an absolutely wonderful 12 hours last night.  I know he needed that and I did too.  Both Ayden and Mason woke up feeling good, no fevers so far.  I hope today is a better day.

We have some more thunder storms coming through this afternoon.  More rain, wind and lightening.  

Dominic reminded me this morning that we have 8 weeks to go!  Yeah!

FAST Team

Dominic sent me this picture of the whole team.  Its such a great picture with the exception of the mustaches.  This was in the middle of the Mustache March unfortunately.  This is the first time Dominic has grown a full mustache and it kinda makes me want to throw up in my mouth a little bit...sorry babe!

Sick and tired

Dominic called today.  It is always so great to talk to him but we are both so over this whole deployment.  He is dying to get out of there and I cannot wait for him to come home.  Maybe we aren't made up for the whole deployment thing, I don't know.  Dominic drives me crazy sometimes and I'm sure I do him too however I never want him to go away.  We enjoy being together for almost everything.  We run errands on the weekends, take the boys for their haircuts, go grocery shopping (sometimes) etc.  We like to do things together and as a family.  I am so anxious to have that back.  I really miss him.

Mason wasn't quite on top of his game today.  By about noon he was running a fever and very lethargic but he didn't have any symptoms of being sick or getting a cold.  I held him for most of the evening while he laid on me.  Then it dawned on me that he could be teething.  Sure enough he has some molars coming in on the top.  I gave him some Tylenol to drop the fever.  He got some energy back and played a little bit before bedtime.  We'll see how the night goes.

I didn't sleep well at all last night.  It sort of felt like I just laid in bed thinking the whole night.  I hope I get some much better rest tonight.

Happy Easter!

We didn't do much today.  Dominic and I both decided that the holidays just aren't the same without each other to share them with.  We didn't go to church.  Our egg hunt was in the house because we had an evening thunder/hail storm.  We get hail quite often but I was concerned about the cars this time.  The hail was a little bigger than pea-sized.  Neat to watch although a little scary to hear.

I laid down while Mason took his nap.  I never fell asleep but I did get to rest.  That was nice.  I made the boys breakfast for dinner complete with bacon, eggs and toast.  I think this is the second time I have cooked bacon since Dominic left :) 

Its been a very lazy weekend.  We haven't left the house once which is perfectly okay sometimes.  My lawn guy came by today.  He said he would be by on Thursday to mow.  After all the rain the lawn will need it.

Math Class

Dominic called today after his first math class.  I could tell by his tone of voice that he was happy.  He said that the teacher was funny and very easy going.  He feels really good about the class and thinks that it won't be a problem at all.  He was in a great mood so that was nice to hear.

My babies got shots today

I had a bunch of errands to run today.  I had to take the truck to get an oil change and do the inspection.  It passed which I expected.  I really like the place that I have taken the vehicles.  They vacuum the floors and seats and clean the windows.  I like that.

After that we drove to the base and had to get the boys some shots.  Mason needed one and Ayden needed five.  Poor kid.  He knew what was coming but he did really good.  He cried and I felt horrible because I had to bear hug him and cross my legs around his.  They gave him a lollipop when they were done.  He was fine after that.

Mason needed a nap really bad.  He had a rough night.  He woke up several times.  He managed to get himself back to sleep all but one time at 1am.  I got him up and changed his diaper.  He went right back to sleep about 20 minutes later.  I'm not sure why he was so restless but I knew he was going to be sleepy today.  He has been asleep for 2 hours so far.

I spoke with Christian's teacher again today.  She said that its as if he's not on any medication.  He's back to not knowing what's going on and not following directions.  I've noticed a little bit of that in the morning even after he takes his medicine but after school and on weekends he seems to be fine.  I have another appointment with his doctor coming up.  Maybe we need to try a different medication.  I'm not sure.  The school year is almost over.  I hope we can get this figured out beforehand.

Dominic is taking a math class over there.  It was supposed to start on Monday but that class was canceled.  I'm anxious to hear how it goes.  He said he feels kinda nervous because its been so long since he's taken classes.  I know he will do great.  He's a really good student.  He only has 16 more units to go before he will get his AA.  I am so glad that he decided to do this class because it will give him something to do and time to get away from the ones that are driving him insane.  

He also got some really good news today.  He said that they learned that they will get two weeks of consecutive leave with their 4 days of in processing.  So its almost three weeks of free leave after he gets back.  He also will not be going back to his job of UDM (Unit Deployment Manager).  He doesn't know what job he will come back to yet but he was so stressed out doing UDM.  Even if he goes back to flight Sgt he will be a happier person.  All great news. 

Rewarding Good Work

Christian found out on Friday that he raised the most money in the whole school for the American Heart Association.  We were able to raise $145 and Christian won an MP3 player.  Unfortunately its not compatible with our Mac.

Christian has all A's and B's.  He raised his C in math to an A.  He did an exceptional job with his TAKS test and we felt he deserved to be rewarded.

Two Christmas' ago Christian got a Nintendo DS from Santa.  Within 6 months he dropped it so many times that it broke and we had to throw it away.  The whole top lid was hanging by the wires.  Dominic and I were pretty upset and disappointed in the way Christian lacked responsibility for his game system.  We told him that he would not get another one unless he paid for it himself or if he earned it.  

Christian got two Target gift cards in the mail this week for doing so well on his TAKS test.  One from Auntie Kara and Uncle Julio and another from Papa Jim and Gramma Patty.  We decided that if Christian wanted to try again we would get him another DS to reward his efforts and hard work in school.  He deserves it.  So we used the gift cards and Dominic and I covered the rest.  "Thank you guys!"

New Photo

Let me explain the reason I changed my blog photo.  I LOVE the photo that was there before.  That picture was taken by my friend Amanda when we were in South Lake Tahoe last summer.  Its a great family photo which we don't get very often.  I took the photo off because we have all changed so much in almost a years time.  I wanted to put up something that was more up to date.  I anticipate being able to take some professional family photos after Dominic gets home.  So until then, this one will have to do.

No Sleep

Poor Dominic.  I feel so bad for him.  He shares a room with two other guys.  One plays video games on his laptop and won't use headphones.  The other talks in his sleep.  Dominic is so tired of living with these two.  He said he will go to the room because he knows they are both not there and within minutes they follow.  He is tired of having no privacy.  There is nowhere to go to get away.  Everyone needs a break especially when you are trying to stay away from certain people.  Dominic is so ready to come home.  He even said that he hates it now.  Well we have about 2 1/2 more months to go.  On a better note, Dominic is going to take a math class while he's there.  He's only 16 units away from getting his AA.  I think that him taking a class is a really positive thing and it will give him something to keep his mind on.  I'm excited for him.  He says that he's nervous because its been so long since he's gone to school but this will be different.  He'll do great.

Things here at home have really calmed down.  Christian is done with Sylvan now.  The only evening activity we have now is Cub Scouts.  Its nice and I am enjoying not having to run around constantly.

Its supposed to be windy this weekend.  Its been a little chilly too.  We don't have any plans.  I wanted to take the boys to the park but we'll have to wait and see what the weather looks like.

Rough Mornings

Christian can't seem to get himself up when the alarm goes off!  I set his alarm for 7:10 am.  The clock stays in bed with him which clearly is part of the problem.  He turns off the alarm and goes back to sleep.  He stays up playing and reading in bed until all hours.  I allow him to read until 9:30 then its lights out.  Well that doesn't always happen.  So this morning I woke him up at 7:40.  He has to get to school by 8:30.  He spends what seems like an hour in the bathroom, takes forever to get dressed, eats breakfast and so on.  This morning he had to eat breakfast in the car.  Should I let him be responsible for being late?  If I didn't rush around he would surely be late.  One thing is for sure, tonight, lights out at bedtime.