Well, we've been in St.
Louis a week...and it's been a crazy week! Nici drove with us and we got
here Sunday afternoon. We tried introducing Bazzill (our 7 month old
puppy) to Kramer, but that didn't go well at all! Oh my gosh! Poor
Bazzill was on the inside of the fence, and Kramer was on the outside of the
fence with a choker collar on and he still almost killed Bazzill! Not
really, but he would of if he could of! I was just sure that he would
never accept him. But, as I type they're wrestling playfully next to me.
They're BFFs for sure!
We had a nice day with
Nici before she left. I had to drive her around - show her the town I
grew up in. We went to show her Adam & Larissa's house....and of
course Miau. She's grown SO MUCH! My goodness!! Then we took
her to McGurks and Ted Drew’s. Yum!
By Monday night my mom had
a neutrapenic fever! My dad took her to the hospital and she was
admitted. She just got home last night, so she was there a week.
She had fevers on and off - and did well and then would get bad.
She's having the same butt problems I had when I was on Adriamicin.
It just kills you with mouth and butt sores. OUCH! I feel so
bad for her because I know exactly how AWEFUL they are. I hope I never
have those again!! She's an orange color now. Not feeling good at
all. She slept most of today.
I have the girls in
school, and they seem to be adjusting well. Aria Bella just loves her
class and school. She sits right next to Julia (the 2nd grader across the
street). And Julia has taken her under her wing at St. Clare and made her
feel welcome. Giuliana is at the same preschool as Christopher (the 4
year old across the street). They are in the same class on MWF
afternoons. But, her "open spot" was filled somehow and she's
only in PreK on MWF afternoons and T/Th all day. MWF mornings, she's with
the 3 year olds :-/ I'm not thrilled about that. But at least she's in a
school and is happy. That's the only thing that matters...as long as
she's happy, I'm happy. Ms Becky & Candy both assured me that she'd
be fine with or without school the next few months. So, something is
better than nothing. She LOVES the PreK class, though. Absolutely
loves it!
I finally was able to get
on my elliptical today! First time since I've been here. It's such
a cheap one - I'm really regretting not getting a nicer one. I may be
better off to get a gym membership or something. This thing STINKS!! But,
it's better than nothing. I'll sure appreciate mine when I get home! I'm
hoping my dad will use it when I'm gone! He needs to be a little healthier.
I'm eating badly now that I'm here, though. It's the typical Mel
& Amanda food that is no good for us...but somehow makes us feel better and
bonds us. I wish we could bond over sushi or carrots and celery, lol.
I want so badly to eat healthier. I'm fine with being chubby.
Honestly. I just want to eat healthy for the HEALTH part of it. I
DO NOT want to go through this again. Being here with my mom really makes
me remember the bad stuff that my brain naturally hid away from my memory.
I can't believe how much I went through in those 2 years. It is
overwhelming when my brain allows me to go back and remember things. I
don't like that at all. I'm trying to figure out a way to push it back
when things trigger it, but it's hard! It's like a domino effect!
Denise was a DOLL and took
the girls Saturday (my birthday) at 10am and kept them until 10 Sunday morning!
I can't tell you how much I did and how great I felt. We had been
living out of boxes and on the go constantly since my mom was in St. Louis at
Barnes. I pretty much woke up, took the girls to school, drove to St.
Louis to hang out with her, picked the girls up, made dinner, cleaned up, and
then went to bed. It was impossible to get unpacked. So, the break
from kids was sooooo nice! Denise is an ANGEL!
I found a babysitter
here...I've got her coming every Tuesday for a couple of hours. Today was
her first day. I had too much to do to leave. But, I got some good
stuff off my to do list - and now I get to do this therapeutic blog!
That's awesome. I love this whole diary thing. It helps so
much...like I'm talking to someone or something, lol. I know no one knows
this is even out there, but it feels like I have an audience since it's on the
internet. PLUS it's way easier to do. I type WAY faster than I
write - and it doesn't hurt my hand to type. When I write anymore, I get
terrible cramps in my hands. I hope that's not an early sign of arthritis.
Augh!
Well, I hear the pitter-patter (cluck clack really) of feet upstairs -
so I guess the girls are home. I should probably close up so I can get
them to bed. Early morning tomorrow.
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