Friends of ours Jenn and Rick, had a birthday party for Sam, their 4 year old today. They have a beautiful daughter Jillian as well. I often get together with Jenn and the kids and go shopping. They are wonderful people and Ping adores all of them. It was the first birthday party Ping has attended since being home. She had a blast. She was filthy within minutes, that is how much fun she had:)
The party "theme" was orange. Everything was orange from the paper goods to the balloons to the outfits people wore. I told Jenn I was done with orange after this party:)
Sam got a lot of great gifts and had a great time. We sat out on the deck for most of the day. They have an awesome deck with a built in grill. Ping played with their dog Brady and also on the swing set for most of the day. She pulled a string from the pinata and she collected candy in a bag and also got a goody bag. Pretty cool stuff!!!!
The minute we got her home, she got a nice bath. She was so dirty!!!!! She fell out of a chair and spilled root beer all over her head and shirt. She also slid down the slide and landed on her butt in mud. To top it off, she slid down the slide later in the day and went head first. So Bill brought her to me and Jenn, Bill and I all cleaned her up. She literally had mud all over her face and in her mouth. It was kind of funny!!!!! Guess we will be using the Spray and Wash!!!
We thought for sure she would pass out after the bath, but she fought sleep for awhile. Maybe she could be nice and sleep in????? Yeah, sure mom!
It was nice to see her enjoying so many different things today. I couldn't help but think about all the children in China. Especially the ones hardest hit by this earthquake. They are not hitting balls with bats or collecting candy from pinatas. A lot of them are living on one bottle of water and 2 cookies a day while sleeping in tents. The aftershocks have been awful. Some on the Richter Scale of 5.9! A lot of people lost their only children because school was in session when the quake hit! While Ping was enjoying her cake today and I was watching her ponytails flip and flop in the breeze under the brilliant sun and fluffy clouds, I know that a large part of China is under darkness with no electricity. My heart goes out to them. For all the craziness this kid creates, I am happy she is home safe and sound and sleeping upstairs in bed right now with her cool mist humidifier and germ zapper! She is one lucky little girl to be safe and cozy when there are so many children that are not right now. We are lucky because we know she is upstairs sleeping. There are many parents and children that don't know if their family members have survived because they are still digging through the rubble and there is little contact there. So the next time Ping does something nutty, I will just have to remind myself that as nutty as she is making me, I am one lucky nut!
Mama Out
XO
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Friday, May 16, 2008
Forgot to mention my first Mother's Day!
I hope everyone had a fantastic Mother's Day!!!!! Ours was okay. Friends of ours came over and helped put up our screen tent for outside. Found out that critters made it a home and made several holes, so that tent is done. It was barely used, so that was very disappointing! We did a few things other than that and then had dinner at a Mexican restaurant. It was okay. Not great:(
Mother's Day was bittersweet. A few days leading up to it was hard for me. Most of you know, but for those of you who don't, I lost my mom in November. She was only 70 years old and should still be here. This was my first Mother's Day without her. So while it should have been wonderful and I am so thrilled to have Ping, it's not the same when you don't have a mom to celebrate. It's hard for me to believe that not one Mother's Day overlapped. She never got to meet Ping. It's very sad for me. She would have adored her. Even better is I could have slept till noon and Ping would have been watched in the am since mom lived with us! LOL.
Today Bill is coming home early and we are running off to do a few things. It's nice when there is a second body. I give kudos to single moms! I don't know how they do it. My friend Karen told me that I needed a 1/2 of a nanny. I think that is supurb thinking. Anyone want to be a free 1/2 nanny?
I took some picks this morning. I did a Shayla do! For all of those who don't know what a Shayla do is, it's 3 pig/pony tails:) I will post the pics later. Right now I have to fly so we are ready when Bill gets home!
Mama out!
Mother's Day was bittersweet. A few days leading up to it was hard for me. Most of you know, but for those of you who don't, I lost my mom in November. She was only 70 years old and should still be here. This was my first Mother's Day without her. So while it should have been wonderful and I am so thrilled to have Ping, it's not the same when you don't have a mom to celebrate. It's hard for me to believe that not one Mother's Day overlapped. She never got to meet Ping. It's very sad for me. She would have adored her. Even better is I could have slept till noon and Ping would have been watched in the am since mom lived with us! LOL.
Today Bill is coming home early and we are running off to do a few things. It's nice when there is a second body. I give kudos to single moms! I don't know how they do it. My friend Karen told me that I needed a 1/2 of a nanny. I think that is supurb thinking. Anyone want to be a free 1/2 nanny?
I took some picks this morning. I did a Shayla do! For all of those who don't know what a Shayla do is, it's 3 pig/pony tails:) I will post the pics later. Right now I have to fly so we are ready when Bill gets home!
Mama out!
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Where do the days go?????
It's been a week since I have blogged!!!!! It's hard to get on regularly lately. I have had a couple of very busy days!
I called in a chimney sweeper. I should do this yearly, but I forget sometimes. He came the other day. He wasn't here long. Bill discovered that evening that the heat wasn't working, so we had to call in a furnace guy. So a furnace guy came today. A wire was pulled out of where it needed to be. Clearly it happened when the chimney dude was here cleaning! However, when we called him, he had no clue what could have happened. So $125 for the cleaning and $75 for the service call. Hmmm, hope I can afford gas this week? Why do things break when the economy sucks? Everything is so costly. I don't know how any of us survive. I don't complain about the gas prices because what is truly the point? If I could do something about them, heck ya, I would complain. However, it's out of my hands. So I prefer to worry or harp on something that I do think I have control over. What do I have control over? NOTHING? Certainly not Miss Ping Ping!!!!!
I bought a new table. I have always wanted a table for 8. I have one for 4. It was always too small. So I finally found one after looking for nearly 2 years. It's nothing special, I just never found what I had wanted. I then found something last year, but kept putting it off. Well for my birthday, I decided to get it. It was very much needed!!!! Well the table is great, but the chairs are massive and have taken over my small space! It's a little upsetting! Irritating even! I know I just need to adjust. Right now I feel like I have an army of elephants in my dining/kitchen area!!!!
Today was a recipe for disaster! I had to get up very early after going to bed very late!!!! Then I had to rush downstairs to let the furnace guy in. Mind you, neither of us were dressed in our Sunday best!!! After he left, the delivery men for the table came. It's hard to direct them, have the phone ring and watch Ping. She likes to escape when people come. It's like an open invitation for her to walk out the door. Um, kid this is NOT OKAY! You go out with Mama or Baba or an approved adult. You don't just wander outside! UGH. By the time I showered and got dressed, got Ping dressed, etc. it was late. Like 2ish. Then I got the hankering to clean out my walk in closet. OH MY! I am proud of myself. I am not done yet, however, I have decided to get rid of absolutely everything with the exception of what I am currently wearing daily. No more dreams of fitting into the size 6 jeans. If I ever get to that place again, hell, I deserve a new wardrobe!!!!! So after many years of collecting multiple sizes, I divided things into donating bags and trashing bags! I also got rid of some shoes. It was freeing. I also cleaned out my bureau, Ping's bureau, put all her hair bows in a safe place and cleaned the armoire! So I was quite productive. However, I was behind in everything else. The house was a mess, I had not eaten, Ping had, but not much and I hadn't taken my daily prescription for my ulcer and such!!!!!! By the time Bill got home, I was spent. I needed his help. He had muster practice tonight and agreed to take Ping when I asked him to do so. After all, she needed a little daddy time:)))) I know that I desperately needed some time to do a few things without interruptions.
I adore my little one and wouldn't trade her for all the tea in China. No way, no how. However, being a parent is sooooo tough. I am very lucky that I have some very understanding people in my life. They listen to me vent and they are very kind about it. It's really hard though when you adopt and then complain. After all, this is the child you have been pining away for!!!! You signed yourself up for this!!!!! So sometimes it is harder for some people to understand. I did sign up and I am thrilled I did, but that does not mean she doesn't test me on a regular basis. She is one tough boss!!!!! She isn't much different then bosses in the workplace. If they don't get their way, they complain and whine, no? So does she!!!! She is a cute boss though:)
A lot of people think that I have also been "initiated" into their world because I am now a mom. Like I now understand their world where before I was oblivious! I wasn't living their world, but I knew what their world consisted of. I have always known that children are tough. That staying home is tough. I just didn't have the chance to live it before, that is all. I watched Donna raise two kids. I was around a lot when they were young. I took them out for a day or stayed over for a weekend. That small test was enough to show me that doing what had to be done daily SUCKED! However, I still signed myself up for this job. I am thrilled I did. I truly am. Today was a tough day though. Ping was destroying everything I did. That is annoying as all hell. I folded all of my shirts so nicely. The ones being donated that is. She jumped into them like they were a big leaf pile. I spent nearly an hour folding everything so pretty. Well she is 3, what can I expect? However, this goes on and on and on all day. She is a very busy, active, curious chica! She likes to explore. Sometimes by 5pm, I am ready to crumble. When you are tired and such, you can't help but fall apart at times. It's understandable! I sure hope these moments where I crumble disapear though.
I bought some new locks the other day. So now the cat food is safely stored behind a new lock. She has yet to figure it out as far as I can see. Bill thinks she has figured it out though. All I know is there hasn't been an episode lately. There I go, opening my big mouth, now let's see what tomorrow brings!!!!
Ping is really talking up a storm. I do believe that the ear tubes have helped her hearing! We can only hope. She is understanding English much more than she is chatting, but that is okay!!! The poor bugger has a cold. She and Baba both have one!!! I feel awful seeing her nose clog up and drip and clog up and drip.
Well I have to run. I keep literally falling asleep while typing. I am not even going to bother proof reading it. I hope it's okay to post!!!!! Hope to have some pics up soon!
Mama Out
XO
I called in a chimney sweeper. I should do this yearly, but I forget sometimes. He came the other day. He wasn't here long. Bill discovered that evening that the heat wasn't working, so we had to call in a furnace guy. So a furnace guy came today. A wire was pulled out of where it needed to be. Clearly it happened when the chimney dude was here cleaning! However, when we called him, he had no clue what could have happened. So $125 for the cleaning and $75 for the service call. Hmmm, hope I can afford gas this week? Why do things break when the economy sucks? Everything is so costly. I don't know how any of us survive. I don't complain about the gas prices because what is truly the point? If I could do something about them, heck ya, I would complain. However, it's out of my hands. So I prefer to worry or harp on something that I do think I have control over. What do I have control over? NOTHING? Certainly not Miss Ping Ping!!!!!
I bought a new table. I have always wanted a table for 8. I have one for 4. It was always too small. So I finally found one after looking for nearly 2 years. It's nothing special, I just never found what I had wanted. I then found something last year, but kept putting it off. Well for my birthday, I decided to get it. It was very much needed!!!! Well the table is great, but the chairs are massive and have taken over my small space! It's a little upsetting! Irritating even! I know I just need to adjust. Right now I feel like I have an army of elephants in my dining/kitchen area!!!!
Today was a recipe for disaster! I had to get up very early after going to bed very late!!!! Then I had to rush downstairs to let the furnace guy in. Mind you, neither of us were dressed in our Sunday best!!! After he left, the delivery men for the table came. It's hard to direct them, have the phone ring and watch Ping. She likes to escape when people come. It's like an open invitation for her to walk out the door. Um, kid this is NOT OKAY! You go out with Mama or Baba or an approved adult. You don't just wander outside! UGH. By the time I showered and got dressed, got Ping dressed, etc. it was late. Like 2ish. Then I got the hankering to clean out my walk in closet. OH MY! I am proud of myself. I am not done yet, however, I have decided to get rid of absolutely everything with the exception of what I am currently wearing daily. No more dreams of fitting into the size 6 jeans. If I ever get to that place again, hell, I deserve a new wardrobe!!!!! So after many years of collecting multiple sizes, I divided things into donating bags and trashing bags! I also got rid of some shoes. It was freeing. I also cleaned out my bureau, Ping's bureau, put all her hair bows in a safe place and cleaned the armoire! So I was quite productive. However, I was behind in everything else. The house was a mess, I had not eaten, Ping had, but not much and I hadn't taken my daily prescription for my ulcer and such!!!!!! By the time Bill got home, I was spent. I needed his help. He had muster practice tonight and agreed to take Ping when I asked him to do so. After all, she needed a little daddy time:)))) I know that I desperately needed some time to do a few things without interruptions.
I adore my little one and wouldn't trade her for all the tea in China. No way, no how. However, being a parent is sooooo tough. I am very lucky that I have some very understanding people in my life. They listen to me vent and they are very kind about it. It's really hard though when you adopt and then complain. After all, this is the child you have been pining away for!!!! You signed yourself up for this!!!!! So sometimes it is harder for some people to understand. I did sign up and I am thrilled I did, but that does not mean she doesn't test me on a regular basis. She is one tough boss!!!!! She isn't much different then bosses in the workplace. If they don't get their way, they complain and whine, no? So does she!!!! She is a cute boss though:)
A lot of people think that I have also been "initiated" into their world because I am now a mom. Like I now understand their world where before I was oblivious! I wasn't living their world, but I knew what their world consisted of. I have always known that children are tough. That staying home is tough. I just didn't have the chance to live it before, that is all. I watched Donna raise two kids. I was around a lot when they were young. I took them out for a day or stayed over for a weekend. That small test was enough to show me that doing what had to be done daily SUCKED! However, I still signed myself up for this job. I am thrilled I did. I truly am. Today was a tough day though. Ping was destroying everything I did. That is annoying as all hell. I folded all of my shirts so nicely. The ones being donated that is. She jumped into them like they were a big leaf pile. I spent nearly an hour folding everything so pretty. Well she is 3, what can I expect? However, this goes on and on and on all day. She is a very busy, active, curious chica! She likes to explore. Sometimes by 5pm, I am ready to crumble. When you are tired and such, you can't help but fall apart at times. It's understandable! I sure hope these moments where I crumble disapear though.
I bought some new locks the other day. So now the cat food is safely stored behind a new lock. She has yet to figure it out as far as I can see. Bill thinks she has figured it out though. All I know is there hasn't been an episode lately. There I go, opening my big mouth, now let's see what tomorrow brings!!!!
Ping is really talking up a storm. I do believe that the ear tubes have helped her hearing! We can only hope. She is understanding English much more than she is chatting, but that is okay!!! The poor bugger has a cold. She and Baba both have one!!! I feel awful seeing her nose clog up and drip and clog up and drip.
Well I have to run. I keep literally falling asleep while typing. I am not even going to bother proof reading it. I hope it's okay to post!!!!! Hope to have some pics up soon!
Mama Out
XO
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Too angry for words!!!!!!
Baba is at school. It's double duty tonight. Double duty is hard. Ping has been great all day long. She seems like she has a cold or allergies, so I gave her a little Benadryl earlier today. It made her sleepy!!!!!
After a long day of errands and appt.s, I laid down to nap for 10 minutes. I am so stupid. Why do I think she can behave for 10 minutes. When I say 10 minutes, I truly mean 10!!!!!!! I awoke to finding Ping pushing the button on the Swiffer, OVER and OVER. The smell was awful! I told her to stop. I come around the corner carefully, and find that my mother's living room area is practically under water/solution!!! I am so angry. There were tracks of small sneakers leading from the litter box to the girls water fountain. So I investigated even more. What Ping was doing was taking poo out of the cat's litter box and stuffing it into their water fountain!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now I suppose that seems funny and maybe in an hour or 2 or 20, I will laugh about it. Right now I am pissed off at myself and Ping. She knows better. Why would she even think to do that? It's so disgusting. More so, it's so unsafe for my furbabies!!!!!! So I unplugged it, picked it up and threw it on the counter. I cleaned up the entire floor. I will go back in a little while and clean some more. I literally just asked Bill 2 days ago to clean the fountain from top to bottom!!!
So now where is Ping? Well the dear lass is on the couch, with a blanket pulled over her and she is hiding her face towards the couch. SHE KNOWS WHAT SHE DID IS WRONG!!!!!!! So I got her up, took her in the other room and showed her that what she did was wrong. I am not sure if she got what I said, but I truly believe that she knows that what she did was wrong. She walked away and went to the bathroom. She came out, got on the couch and pulled the blanket over her.
Baba just called. He will help me clean it when he gets home. He is better at that stuff:) Okay, I am kidding, but I want him to see what his angel did!!!!!
I rarely get angry, I truly don't get angry often. I am reeling from this though!
Off to the torture dungeon. I need to write this stuff down so when she is 16, I can horrify her.
After a long day of errands and appt.s, I laid down to nap for 10 minutes. I am so stupid. Why do I think she can behave for 10 minutes. When I say 10 minutes, I truly mean 10!!!!!!! I awoke to finding Ping pushing the button on the Swiffer, OVER and OVER. The smell was awful! I told her to stop. I come around the corner carefully, and find that my mother's living room area is practically under water/solution!!! I am so angry. There were tracks of small sneakers leading from the litter box to the girls water fountain. So I investigated even more. What Ping was doing was taking poo out of the cat's litter box and stuffing it into their water fountain!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now I suppose that seems funny and maybe in an hour or 2 or 20, I will laugh about it. Right now I am pissed off at myself and Ping. She knows better. Why would she even think to do that? It's so disgusting. More so, it's so unsafe for my furbabies!!!!!! So I unplugged it, picked it up and threw it on the counter. I cleaned up the entire floor. I will go back in a little while and clean some more. I literally just asked Bill 2 days ago to clean the fountain from top to bottom!!!
So now where is Ping? Well the dear lass is on the couch, with a blanket pulled over her and she is hiding her face towards the couch. SHE KNOWS WHAT SHE DID IS WRONG!!!!!!! So I got her up, took her in the other room and showed her that what she did was wrong. I am not sure if she got what I said, but I truly believe that she knows that what she did was wrong. She walked away and went to the bathroom. She came out, got on the couch and pulled the blanket over her.
Baba just called. He will help me clean it when he gets home. He is better at that stuff:) Okay, I am kidding, but I want him to see what his angel did!!!!!
I rarely get angry, I truly don't get angry often. I am reeling from this though!
Off to the torture dungeon. I need to write this stuff down so when she is 16, I can horrify her.
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Oh Mama, I have been too cute for too long!!!!!
So today I think I will set out to destroy your day!!!!!! Ding Ding Ding!!!!!!! Success!!!!!!!!!!
Today I think I will get up early. I will head downstairs and pull out all the cat food again and feed my four furry friends. BUFFET BABIES!!!!!!!!!! Another round of many plates and many kinds of cat food. I spent considerable time tonight looking for another place to stash the food. So far, no luck. Hopefully by tomorrow, I will have a plan. If not, I am calling ADT. They can put a sensor on the cabinet door, no?????
Repeat with me....."Ping Grant Me the Serenity to Accept the Things I Can Not Change About You........" I am slowly getting it! Granted it is taking me time.
We had a 10am play date. We got there at 10:30!!!! It was okay. I called and they were fine with me coming a little late. I cleaned up most of the cat stuff, but left some for later. Why clean it all up at the same time when one can savor it later on in the day as one gets more tired? Can I just say the house stunk of cat food until tonight. UGH.
Shortly after finding the cat food everywhere, I went into the bathroom to brush my teeth. Well my sweetie puss decided to NOT use the toilet!!!! WHY? She can successfully go to the bathroom by herself. She washes her hands, pulls up her Pull Ups and pants and off she goes. So why is she peeing on the floor? Why today when we have a play date?????? It's all around the toilet and seems to have gone to the back of the toilet near the wall. Now this is a smallish bathroom, so cleaning it is truly a bitch!!!!!! So I left it to be done when I got home. If there was a huge puddle, I would have cleaned it, but it was more just wet. It was odd. I was already late, so I took off. It's hard for me to let stuff like that go, but I just had to do it!!!!!
We got home and within minutes Ping's EIS came. We played with puzzles and other assorted goodies for an hour. Shortly after she left, I checked emails and then went to clean. Well as I was checking emails, Ping decided to take all of the cushions off of my mom's couch and tear the tags off of it!!!!! This is not uncommon for her to do so, but between the cat food, the pee in the bathroom and this, the stuff was mounting and I was spinning my wheels. So I decided since Ping was super duper tired today, I would get on the couch and ask her to get up on the opposite couch to take a nap. After crying out "Mama" a few times, she finally pooped out. She was sleeping so adorably. I decided to watch Oprah. I never watch tv during the day, but I turned it on so Ping would settle down. Barbara Walters was on, so I watched the entire thing and then Baba came home. Together we did the trash, picked up all the cat stuff, cleaned it all, emptied the dishwasher, etc. and then he headed out to do a few errands. He took Ping. They love spending time together. I took the opportunity to start filling her albums with our trip pictures. What a pain in the butt that is. After I was done the first part, I realized I didn't put any of the trip souvenirs in the book, so I literally emptied one whole photo album. I will start again tomorrow night or so. I don't have the energy now!!!!!
So Bill put Ping to bed and left the place a disaster. Ketchup and butter out. Pork out. All dirty dishes. The trash was never taken out. Grrrrrr. I am a Stay At Home Mom, NOT a Stay At Home Maid!!!!!!! I am so sick of cleaning up after both of them all the time. He just makes more work for me. Well I cleaned up the kitchen, washed it all down and now I am going to do a few more things and head to bed. I just can't leave it. Every day I say, "I am just going to leave the place the way it is and at the end of the week, let's see where things stand." I am thinking this is some great big revenge!!!!! On who????? Me? I am the only one that can't live in a mess. So I would only be torturing myself and that would give the two of them way too much satisfaction. They love seeing my face all contorted and twisted up in disgust. I swear they recharge their batteries on it!!!!!! Well this Mama better get to sleep. I have a headache that I think is from allergies and I am not taking the Advil right now:( Maybe I am going through withdrawal from the Advil, so that is why I have a headache. Either way, I need to get some sleep.
Love to all, Mama Out!
Today I think I will get up early. I will head downstairs and pull out all the cat food again and feed my four furry friends. BUFFET BABIES!!!!!!!!!! Another round of many plates and many kinds of cat food. I spent considerable time tonight looking for another place to stash the food. So far, no luck. Hopefully by tomorrow, I will have a plan. If not, I am calling ADT. They can put a sensor on the cabinet door, no?????
Repeat with me....."Ping Grant Me the Serenity to Accept the Things I Can Not Change About You........" I am slowly getting it! Granted it is taking me time.
We had a 10am play date. We got there at 10:30!!!! It was okay. I called and they were fine with me coming a little late. I cleaned up most of the cat stuff, but left some for later. Why clean it all up at the same time when one can savor it later on in the day as one gets more tired? Can I just say the house stunk of cat food until tonight. UGH.
Shortly after finding the cat food everywhere, I went into the bathroom to brush my teeth. Well my sweetie puss decided to NOT use the toilet!!!! WHY? She can successfully go to the bathroom by herself. She washes her hands, pulls up her Pull Ups and pants and off she goes. So why is she peeing on the floor? Why today when we have a play date?????? It's all around the toilet and seems to have gone to the back of the toilet near the wall. Now this is a smallish bathroom, so cleaning it is truly a bitch!!!!!! So I left it to be done when I got home. If there was a huge puddle, I would have cleaned it, but it was more just wet. It was odd. I was already late, so I took off. It's hard for me to let stuff like that go, but I just had to do it!!!!!
We got home and within minutes Ping's EIS came. We played with puzzles and other assorted goodies for an hour. Shortly after she left, I checked emails and then went to clean. Well as I was checking emails, Ping decided to take all of the cushions off of my mom's couch and tear the tags off of it!!!!! This is not uncommon for her to do so, but between the cat food, the pee in the bathroom and this, the stuff was mounting and I was spinning my wheels. So I decided since Ping was super duper tired today, I would get on the couch and ask her to get up on the opposite couch to take a nap. After crying out "Mama" a few times, she finally pooped out. She was sleeping so adorably. I decided to watch Oprah. I never watch tv during the day, but I turned it on so Ping would settle down. Barbara Walters was on, so I watched the entire thing and then Baba came home. Together we did the trash, picked up all the cat stuff, cleaned it all, emptied the dishwasher, etc. and then he headed out to do a few errands. He took Ping. They love spending time together. I took the opportunity to start filling her albums with our trip pictures. What a pain in the butt that is. After I was done the first part, I realized I didn't put any of the trip souvenirs in the book, so I literally emptied one whole photo album. I will start again tomorrow night or so. I don't have the energy now!!!!!
So Bill put Ping to bed and left the place a disaster. Ketchup and butter out. Pork out. All dirty dishes. The trash was never taken out. Grrrrrr. I am a Stay At Home Mom, NOT a Stay At Home Maid!!!!!!! I am so sick of cleaning up after both of them all the time. He just makes more work for me. Well I cleaned up the kitchen, washed it all down and now I am going to do a few more things and head to bed. I just can't leave it. Every day I say, "I am just going to leave the place the way it is and at the end of the week, let's see where things stand." I am thinking this is some great big revenge!!!!! On who????? Me? I am the only one that can't live in a mess. So I would only be torturing myself and that would give the two of them way too much satisfaction. They love seeing my face all contorted and twisted up in disgust. I swear they recharge their batteries on it!!!!!! Well this Mama better get to sleep. I have a headache that I think is from allergies and I am not taking the Advil right now:( Maybe I am going through withdrawal from the Advil, so that is why I have a headache. Either way, I need to get some sleep.
Love to all, Mama Out!
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Email Issues, ER Visit, Ear Tubes... OH MY!!!!
Wednesday of last week, we had a crazy day. I went to Kiddie Kandids and had professional photos done of Ping. They came out great. We then headed to Target and then an appointment with Bill. After that we dashed off to playgroup. It went great. We had a crazy day, so we went a little late, but it was fun. The singing is okay. I am getting used to it. No perfume this time. Yay. Everyone is very friendly there.
On Thursday I took a WeeHands class. For those not familiar, it's learning to sign with your child. I thought it might help aid Ping and I. It was an interesting class. We go in 3 weeks for a longer one. It can't hurt, right?
Then Thursday night came.......I found out we had to bring Shayla in for 6:30 am to have tubes put in her ears. 6:30 am!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WTH? Who willingly works at 6:30 am? Who willingly wakes a sleeping PING at 5:30 am to get her ready? They go by age, so the youngest goes first. Thanks Ping for being a mere near 3!!!! So I was going to head to bed at a reasonable time. For those that know me, reasonable is midnight:) That would give me 5 or so hours, right? Well at 11:30 or so, my stomach started acting up. I have been having this issue on and off for 6-8 months? Every other morning or so I start to gag to the point that I have to sit and just breathe deeply. It passes within 5-10 minutes. I also have "attacks." They last for 1-1.5 hours. I sweat like crazy and I have a terrible burning in my stomach that radiates right through my back. The last time I had one was at the airport in San Francisco 2 months ago when we were bringing Ping home. So it's been awhile since I have had an attack. Well I thought it was going to be one of those attacks and it would pass. It's incredibly painful because I can't walk, sit or lay down. I literally sometimes have to throw myself over a couch. I also do a lot of exercises trying to get things to move along. Well nothing was working. This went on for nearly 6 hours. So Bill and I packed up Ping and took her to the hospital for her appt. Instead of going with my girl, I went to the ER. I couldn't make it no matter how much I wanted to. Even Bill was shocked I didn't go upstairs with them. I just could not take it. The pain was taking my breath away.
Well they got me in, tried many drugs and gave me an ultrasound. I told them what I thought it was, but they needed to do a urine test and a full stomach ultrasound anyway! I do have a few small gallstones, but they think it's an ulcer. It's brought on by taking too many Advils or Midols, etc. So I am to avoid taking Advil daily. I take them because I have suffered from daily headaches for several years. There is a certain name for these headaches, but I can't remember what it is. Daily Tension Headaches or something like that. It's when the "sufferer" has 15 or 20 a month. It's not a big deal. I just am one of those people who suffer from them. So I have learned to make a cocktail out of 2 Advils every day. Well, I guess not anymore. The attacks have never been brought on by eating anything in particular, it's always after I have taken too much medicine. Well I guess it finally did me in:( So on to taking Tylenol occasionally and healing up this issue.
In the hospital, they gave me Nexium, Pepcid, a GI cocktail, Valium and Morphine. None of them relieved the pain. However, they made me nauseous, tired, dizzy and lastly, they made me throw up. Which I did over and over. I finally left there in the early afternoon and I was grateful. I didn't think they could punish me anymore and my stomach was no different then when I went in. So we came home and I tried to nap. I finally passed out even though my stomach was still a mess. I was just so tired, I think I was able to push past it with the help of the Valium. When I woke up, I felt awful, but my stomach had calmed down. I ate a lot of Saltines that night:)
Ping's surgery went great. I so wish I was there. They said she may be sleepy the rest of the day. Yeah, sure. The anesthesia and her got along wonderfully. She took to it like a Mexican Jumping Bean. So there is Bill who is tired from getting up early, me who is 1/2 dead due to my stomach and drug issues and then there is Ping who is bouncing off the walls. We just laid on the couch and tried to watch her. We kept falling asleep. We didn't care. As long as the cats were still alive and she didn't set the house on fire, it was all good:) We were invited to go out that night, but I couldn't move. I was so mad at myself. I asked Bill to take the day off so that we could do a few things around the house and here I am on the damn couch. If I could move, I would have, I really would have.
We got up late on Saturday. I had tons of things I wanted to get done. Barely a thing got done. We could not move out of our own way. I was still reeling from the drugs. I never thought they would still be bothering me. It was so irritating. We did a few things, but not much! I finally gave up and took a late nap and then we went to our friends house so they could visit with Ping and Bill could see their beautiful home.
Today we got up at a decent hour. Our friend Audra came over and brought her two beautiful girls and some presents for Ping. She was ill the day of the shower, so she was unable to give Ping her gifts. Ping now has some crayons, Playdoh toys, a beautiful book that I can't wait to look at better and an awesome baby stroller that she is digging very, very much!!!!! Thanks Audra!!!!!! We then headed off to do a few errands and then our friends Meri and Joe and Lucas came over. Joe was trying to fix my computer!!!! I can not access Outlook Email and it's very upsetting. Ping's entire adoption is on there. All my contacts are on there. I send out my Tastefully Simple emails from there. I feel like my right arm has been cut off. I have been beside myself all week with this. No matter how hard Joe tried, it's still not working though:( It will be figured out, I know it will!!!!! I so appreciate Joe giving it a great try over and over. Damn email!!!!!
So Ping has been great. She really is such a wonder. I sometimes just look at her and wonder when they are going to come and take her. Then I remember that she is ours to keep forever and ever. She gives me a run for my money daily. However, she is so bright. She really is. She understands things so well now. It's only been 2 months. It amazes me how far she has come. Not only is she bright, but she is so very loving. She was kissing Audra's two girls today. I could truly cry when I think of how wonderful she is. She is so special. I know I am biased. However, there is truly something special about her. She is so caring. She is so engaging. She loves to play with people. She loves her daddy. She loves to boss us around. She tells us to "go" when we are driving. It's so cute. She tells us to sit at her table and play with her. "Baba sit." She hands me my Mama Juicey and tells me while pointing to "sit at the table." She will point and me and say "mama chew" when we are eating! She holds her hand under her spoon or fork, so that food doesn't spill when she is trying to feed us. It's incredible. When I shut off the shower, she hands me a towel. While I am in the shower, she gets out my basket with my comb and such and she plugs in my hairdryer!!!! I just think she is brilliant!!!!!
I have shared so many stories of disaster. There will be more to come, I can promise you that. However, I have to also tell you because I don't say it enough, that this little being from China is the most magnificent creature in my life. My parents would have flipped over her. They would have been beside themselves with awe. She is just so beautiful inside and out. Now I know why it took so long to get through the process. She was made for us and we were made for her. We could not have asked for this perfection, we truly could not have. I am so grateful she is here. We adore her. The best thing is that she is ours, truly ours and she is here to stay forever!!!!
Mama
XO
On Thursday I took a WeeHands class. For those not familiar, it's learning to sign with your child. I thought it might help aid Ping and I. It was an interesting class. We go in 3 weeks for a longer one. It can't hurt, right?
Then Thursday night came.......I found out we had to bring Shayla in for 6:30 am to have tubes put in her ears. 6:30 am!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WTH? Who willingly works at 6:30 am? Who willingly wakes a sleeping PING at 5:30 am to get her ready? They go by age, so the youngest goes first. Thanks Ping for being a mere near 3!!!! So I was going to head to bed at a reasonable time. For those that know me, reasonable is midnight:) That would give me 5 or so hours, right? Well at 11:30 or so, my stomach started acting up. I have been having this issue on and off for 6-8 months? Every other morning or so I start to gag to the point that I have to sit and just breathe deeply. It passes within 5-10 minutes. I also have "attacks." They last for 1-1.5 hours. I sweat like crazy and I have a terrible burning in my stomach that radiates right through my back. The last time I had one was at the airport in San Francisco 2 months ago when we were bringing Ping home. So it's been awhile since I have had an attack. Well I thought it was going to be one of those attacks and it would pass. It's incredibly painful because I can't walk, sit or lay down. I literally sometimes have to throw myself over a couch. I also do a lot of exercises trying to get things to move along. Well nothing was working. This went on for nearly 6 hours. So Bill and I packed up Ping and took her to the hospital for her appt. Instead of going with my girl, I went to the ER. I couldn't make it no matter how much I wanted to. Even Bill was shocked I didn't go upstairs with them. I just could not take it. The pain was taking my breath away.
Well they got me in, tried many drugs and gave me an ultrasound. I told them what I thought it was, but they needed to do a urine test and a full stomach ultrasound anyway! I do have a few small gallstones, but they think it's an ulcer. It's brought on by taking too many Advils or Midols, etc. So I am to avoid taking Advil daily. I take them because I have suffered from daily headaches for several years. There is a certain name for these headaches, but I can't remember what it is. Daily Tension Headaches or something like that. It's when the "sufferer" has 15 or 20 a month. It's not a big deal. I just am one of those people who suffer from them. So I have learned to make a cocktail out of 2 Advils every day. Well, I guess not anymore. The attacks have never been brought on by eating anything in particular, it's always after I have taken too much medicine. Well I guess it finally did me in:( So on to taking Tylenol occasionally and healing up this issue.
In the hospital, they gave me Nexium, Pepcid, a GI cocktail, Valium and Morphine. None of them relieved the pain. However, they made me nauseous, tired, dizzy and lastly, they made me throw up. Which I did over and over. I finally left there in the early afternoon and I was grateful. I didn't think they could punish me anymore and my stomach was no different then when I went in. So we came home and I tried to nap. I finally passed out even though my stomach was still a mess. I was just so tired, I think I was able to push past it with the help of the Valium. When I woke up, I felt awful, but my stomach had calmed down. I ate a lot of Saltines that night:)
Ping's surgery went great. I so wish I was there. They said she may be sleepy the rest of the day. Yeah, sure. The anesthesia and her got along wonderfully. She took to it like a Mexican Jumping Bean. So there is Bill who is tired from getting up early, me who is 1/2 dead due to my stomach and drug issues and then there is Ping who is bouncing off the walls. We just laid on the couch and tried to watch her. We kept falling asleep. We didn't care. As long as the cats were still alive and she didn't set the house on fire, it was all good:) We were invited to go out that night, but I couldn't move. I was so mad at myself. I asked Bill to take the day off so that we could do a few things around the house and here I am on the damn couch. If I could move, I would have, I really would have.
We got up late on Saturday. I had tons of things I wanted to get done. Barely a thing got done. We could not move out of our own way. I was still reeling from the drugs. I never thought they would still be bothering me. It was so irritating. We did a few things, but not much! I finally gave up and took a late nap and then we went to our friends house so they could visit with Ping and Bill could see their beautiful home.
Today we got up at a decent hour. Our friend Audra came over and brought her two beautiful girls and some presents for Ping. She was ill the day of the shower, so she was unable to give Ping her gifts. Ping now has some crayons, Playdoh toys, a beautiful book that I can't wait to look at better and an awesome baby stroller that she is digging very, very much!!!!! Thanks Audra!!!!!! We then headed off to do a few errands and then our friends Meri and Joe and Lucas came over. Joe was trying to fix my computer!!!! I can not access Outlook Email and it's very upsetting. Ping's entire adoption is on there. All my contacts are on there. I send out my Tastefully Simple emails from there. I feel like my right arm has been cut off. I have been beside myself all week with this. No matter how hard Joe tried, it's still not working though:( It will be figured out, I know it will!!!!! I so appreciate Joe giving it a great try over and over. Damn email!!!!!
So Ping has been great. She really is such a wonder. I sometimes just look at her and wonder when they are going to come and take her. Then I remember that she is ours to keep forever and ever. She gives me a run for my money daily. However, she is so bright. She really is. She understands things so well now. It's only been 2 months. It amazes me how far she has come. Not only is she bright, but she is so very loving. She was kissing Audra's two girls today. I could truly cry when I think of how wonderful she is. She is so special. I know I am biased. However, there is truly something special about her. She is so caring. She is so engaging. She loves to play with people. She loves her daddy. She loves to boss us around. She tells us to "go" when we are driving. It's so cute. She tells us to sit at her table and play with her. "Baba sit." She hands me my Mama Juicey and tells me while pointing to "sit at the table." She will point and me and say "mama chew" when we are eating! She holds her hand under her spoon or fork, so that food doesn't spill when she is trying to feed us. It's incredible. When I shut off the shower, she hands me a towel. While I am in the shower, she gets out my basket with my comb and such and she plugs in my hairdryer!!!! I just think she is brilliant!!!!!
I have shared so many stories of disaster. There will be more to come, I can promise you that. However, I have to also tell you because I don't say it enough, that this little being from China is the most magnificent creature in my life. My parents would have flipped over her. They would have been beside themselves with awe. She is just so beautiful inside and out. Now I know why it took so long to get through the process. She was made for us and we were made for her. We could not have asked for this perfection, we truly could not have. I am so grateful she is here. We adore her. The best thing is that she is ours, truly ours and she is here to stay forever!!!!
Mama
XO
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