Aches and Pains

This week was a busy one! I had a hair appt. one night, CPR re-certification after school another day, and another school thing on a different night! Lots of stuff going on around here. We're midway through the 4th quarter at school already. I can't believe it! About 5 more weeks and I'm done for the summer! I'm really looking forward to many trips to the nearby park with Noah.

I've also had some issues with my back again. I couldn't move on Wednesday or Thursday b/c it hurt so bad!! It feels like my hips are out of place or something. I called a chiropractor for an appt., but they couldn't get me in till Monday. Then they want x-rays, a consultation, and THEN you get to come back the next day to have something done. Forget that! I got the name of this old lady who is a chiropractor and who practices out of her home. She doesn't take appointments, you just go. She also charges you just $20 at the visit. I thought I'd give her a try. Well, she's the oldest lady I've ever seen!! She's thin too, but tough! She just ran an instrument of some kind down my back and located all the problem spots. Then she put me on the table thing and went to work. I didn't feel better until today, but I know it helped. No x-rays, no waiting, and no messing with insurance. I'm sure I'll go to her again.

Noah has also been a little down lately. He's just got a spring cold. I always get them too. His just started on Saturday. Poor guy's been coughing a lot at night. He's also been knocking his head a lot lately and biting his tongue or lip in the process so they bleed. Lots of fun! That's what happens when he starts running and can't keep up with his own legs! :) He's harder to catch now also. We play lots of chase games around the house.

He's also learning how to use a fork and spoon. I got him some new "big boy" utensils and some divided plates. All I do is load up the food, hand him the fork/spoon, and he shovels it in! He's pretty good too. Check out breakfast this morning: mmmm, eggs and toast!

He also likes to dance a little. I had to add this little video. Enjoy!

Blogger Tag

This is kinda fun--I have never been tagged before inblog world so here we go......

I am: a mom, a wife, a teacher, a Christian
I think: about the chapel speech that I'm giving in 15 minutes!
I want: my back to stop hurting, and a nap
I wish: to live closer to my family
I hate: lying and cheating
I miss: my family and Sal, Ren, Rae, and Tina!
I fear: losing Noah or Tyler
I hear: my students coming into class
I smell: my carmel latte
I crave: chocolate and some alone time!
I search: garage sales for clothes for Noah
I regret: getting frustrated with Noah when he's upset
I love: Noah, Tyler, my family, and my best friends
I ache: in my lower back
I care: for my family, friends and students
I always: get up before 6am
I am not: very patient
I believe: in Jesus
I dance: for Noah
I sing: in church, in school, and for Noah
I cry: when I hurt, when Noah hurts, and when I'm REALLY mad
I fight: sometimes with Tyler, but then we make-up
I write: tests for students, endless lists, and e-mails
I win: with Christ
I never: smoke (anymore)
I confuse: my students when I'm talking about algebra
I listen: to Noah babble, to my kids at school
I can usually be found: in my house, or in my classroom
I am scared: for the future
I need: some sleep and a good chiropractor
I am happy about: it's Friday and I'm wearing jeans to school!!
I hope: Noah will stop throwing tantrums
I am tagging: Chris, and Sal

Ahhh, Saturday

It's Saturday, I'm sitting in the breezeway in my house, sipping a latte, watching the snow (yes, snow), and blogging. Noah is napping so I should probably be doing some cleaning, but I just want to relax for a bit. Tyler is in Green Bay at a bowling tournament, so the house is empty and quiet. I love it!!

Our trip to IA was pretty good. The weather didn't exactly cooperate, so we missed about 2 days worth of time with the fam. We had a great time, and he loved playing rough with grandpa and playing ball with grandma. I would have liked to have spent more time with Sandy and Dan. Next trip, o.k.? I also couldn't go and visit Rae and Renae due to bad weather and b/c Ren was out of town. I'll be back in June, so we'll get together then! Noah did travel pretty well by plane, but we'll probably never do that again. It gets kinda spendy when they need their own seats, and he was a little restless for most of the flights. I'm very glad we did it though.

Here are some pics of him playing around.

Noah is now about 15 months old and he's got 2 molars coming in that are causing him some pain and causing me some stress. Those teeth have been driving him crazy for a while, but I think they're both almost through. I'll be glad when they are, that's for sure. Teeth have a way of completely changing a child's personality. Mom's out there, you KNOW what I'm talking about! Last weekend he had a raging fever (104 degrees was the highest) and it lasted for about 3 days. He didn't want to eat, didn't sleep well, and would just lay in my arms. Poor thing. I took him to the dr. when the fever got really high and didn't break. He said it was just a cold b/c there was nothing wrong anywhere else. Yeah, right. On Tuesday he broke out in a rash all over, but it didn't seem to bother him. His babysitter said it was probably roseola. Ever heard of it? Otherwise known as 6th disease. I looked it up, and I'm positive that's what he had. You can't prevent it and doctors can't treat it. The rash is gone now and he is much more active. He's back to laughing and everything again. It's nice to have my sweet baby boy back.

Here he is playing with his new bubble-blowin' lawnmower.

He loves going into Tucker's kennel too!

Tyler is leaving for New Mexico on Tuesday for the National Bowling Tournament. It's something that he does every year with the same guys. Last year it was in Reno and next year it's in Vegas. Some of the other wives want me to come along, but I can't get out of school for that many days. Besides, what would I do with Noah? After Nationals Tyler is done bowling for this season. He still enjoys it and has fun. This year he actually had two 300 games; one in January and then again in March when I was in IA. I'm pretty proud of him for that! It's not an easy thing to accomplish.

New blog site

Hey everyone! I've actually been blogging for a while, but there's more of my friends and family on this one, so I'm switching! How crazy is it that Chris and I have the same kind of backround. More later! :)