Thanksgiving humor

I just taught Colin how to say Thanksgiving. He kinda misses the Thanks and only says giving..kinda funny. The ironic part is that Colin and Morgan won't be eating Turkey for Thanksgiving..they will be feasting on the very succulent, juicy, and well cooked Chicken Nugget. I guess they pardoned the Turkey this year! haha

Here is a joke that I immediately thought my parents would have done to my siblings and I. Thought you might enjoy it!

Thanksgiving Divorce
Eddie in Dallas calls his son in New York just before Thanksgiving and tells him, 'I am sorry to tell you but your mother and I are going to divorcing. I just cannot take any more of her moaning. We can't stand the sight of each other any more.' I am telling first, Eddie, because you are the eldest, please tell your sister.

When Eddie calls his sister Julie, she says: 'No way are they getting divorced, I will go over and see them for Thanksgiving.'

Julie phones here parents and tells them both 'You must NOT get divorced. Promise you won't do anything until I get over there. I'm calling Eddie, and we'll both be there with you tomorrow. Until then, don't take any action, please listen to me', and hangs up.

The father puts down the phone and turns to his wife and says. 'Good news' he says, 'Eddie and Julie are coming for Thanksgiving and they are both paying their own way.'

Morgan's recovery

Enjoying a popsicle


Cuddling with Mama



Just laying with Daddy




Todd and Morgan


Morgan had her surgery on Friday morning. She came out of it crying for Daddy, which she calls everyone..haha. So the nurse called me back to the recovery room. I found Morgan sitting up in the bed, her face was so swollen she looked liked someone had beat her up. When she finally realized I was there and holding her, she instantly calmed down and went back to sleep. It is a feeling like no other to have your child cling to you for comfort and safety. I miss those days with her. She is quite independent. She doesn't like to be rocked or held when she goes to sleep anymore, so on the bright side of surgery, I did get 24 hours of cuddle time with her. :-)
They finally released us to go to our room and Todd held her for quite a while so I could go update everyone on her and also use the little girls room.hehe

The ENT did take out her adenoids. He said they were big and hopefully this will help with the sleep apnea. I am crossing my fingers...however...her alarm has went off every night since we have been home. UGH! I am hoping it is because of the swelling that she has going on. I am going to give it another week and then decide what to do.


I leave everything in our peditrician's hands. I trust her like my own family. The lady came in on her day off to see how Morgan was doing. We have developed such a realtionship that we are on a first name basis. She calls me to schedule appointments...not a nurse, not a receptionist, she does. So Kudos to our peditrician for being a wonderful person! Plus, Colin doesn't cry when she examines him. That is HUGE! He really can't stand to have his head touched, but sits so still when she is touching it. It is amazing. If he can trust her, I can! :-)

Anyways, I will update on Morgan's recovery. *Keeping my fingers crossed*

School

I just finished up another 6 week class here at LeCordon Bleu in Minnesota. I actually really enjoyed myself through this 6 weeks. It was International Custards, Pudding, Fillings, and Creams. Lots of yummies!

I just checked my grades and this is what I found *enter huge sigh of relief*

Page Items:Final Grades

Final Grades
Term A

Cumulative GPA: 4.00




Spring 2008 Term A
Fundamentals of Cooking and Sanitation
PBK100
A

4/7/2008
4/25/2008 12:00:00 AM
Spring 2008 Term A
Economics
GE193
A

4/7/2008
5/16/2008 12:00:00 AM
Spring 2008 Term A
Introduction to Patisserie and Baking
PBK101
A

5/16/2008 12:00:00 AM
Spring 2008 Term A
Speech
GE140
A

5/19/2008
6/27/2008 12:00:00 AM
Spring 2008 Term A
Introduction to Baking Principles & Ingredients
PBK110
A

5/19/2008
6/27/2008 12:00:00 AM
Summer 2008 Term A
Basic Patisserie Techniques
PBK120
A

7/7/2008
8/15/2008 12:00:00 AM
Summer 2008 Term A
Purchasing and Cost Control
PBK140
A

8/18/2008
8/27/2008 12:00:00 AM
Summer 2008 Term A
Nutrition
PBK150
A

8/28/2008
9/5/2008 12:00:00 AM
Summer 2008 Term A
Viennoiserie and Laminated Doughs
PBK130
A

9/8/2008
9/26/2008 12:00:00 AM
Fall 2008 Term A
Intert'l Patisseries, Custards, Fillings & Creams
PBK160

So Far so Good...now for Introduction to cake formulas and assembly techniques

*Patting myself on the back*

Happy Veteran's Day

Veteran’s Day Tribute
When America had an urgent need,

These brave ones raised a hand;

No hesitation held them back;

They were proud to take a stand.
They left their friends and family;

They gave up normal life;

To serve their country and their God,

They plowed into the strife.
They fought for freedom and for peace

On strange and foreign shores;

Some lost new friends; some lost their lives

In long and brutal wars.
Other veterans answered a call

To support the ones who fought;

Their country had requirements for

The essential skills they brought.
We salute each and every one of them,

The noble and the brave,

The ones still with us here today,

And those who rest in a grave.
So here’s to our country’s heroes
They’re a cut above the rest;

Let’s give the honor that is due

To our country’s very best.
By Joanna Fuchs

Thank you to all that have served and are currently serving. I am blessed to be in this great land protected from harm by people like you.

My sister is currently stationed in South Carolina. She is a true American Hero and I am so proud and thankful that she has chosen this life for herself. Thanks Jess! You are the best!

Morgan

Friday is Morgan's surgery date. She will be going in for a Bronchoscopy, EGD, Nasal Scope, possible adenoid removal, and various biopsies. I am sure her little nose and throat are going to be so sore.

I am really dreading and looking forward to this surgery all at the same time. Her ENT thinks that removing the adenoids will help her with the apnea that she experiences at night. Plus we get to see how bad her acid reflux actually is. However, if her adenoids are not enlarged..we are back at square one. I really hope this is the solution. Todd and I are losing hours of sleep at night waiting for her alarm to go off again. It is frustrating and extremely scary.

I am not a very religious person, but please pray for us. We need all the help we can get.

Try, Try, Again...

"I have missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. On 26 occasions I have been entrusted to take the game's winning shot...and missed. And I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why...I succeed." Michael Jordan

I am coming up on my final push of school. I have 4 classes left plus my externship. There have been so many days that I have looked at myself in the mirror and wondered why the hell did I do this to my family? We had no right moving out here, with nobody we knew around, and starting a new life. What was I thinking?

Then I remember something my dad told me when I first started. "Dreams wouldn't be Dreams if they were easy." I have thought about that every day. I know in my heart that we were meant to come out here. Minnesota is in the top 6 states that treats autism. Morgan has, by far, received the best medical care of her life here. They are on the brink of figuring out why she decides not to breath at night. And if they can't find the answer, they find someone who will.

That is why we are still here and why I WILL finish school. I currently have a 4.0 GPA. I don't have that because I am super gifted and everything comes to me easily. I have that because I can't fail. I have a husband that gave up everything to be here and to let me do this. I can't come home and tell him I got a B on something. That isn't fair. I have two kids who don't see any of their grandparents and don't ask why. They don't know why Mommy isn't there to tuck them in. They are so used to it by now, they just go with the flow. It isn't fair to them. I have a family back in Ohio and one sister in South Carolina who cried when we left, but have been there every day for us, maybe not physically, but emotionally. So you see...failure is not an option. I have to succeed, for my family, my husband, and my kids. Plus..I get to say that I worked my hinnie off to get this degree..not just for me..but for them. It was a sacrifice that we all made and I am so glad that we did.

So here is to my family, my kids and especially to my husband. For he is there every night to rub my shoulders, to tell me that I am doing ok, and to get me up the next morning and do it all again. I love you all...I love you Todd.

"A dream is in the mind of the believer, and in the hands of the doer. You are not given a dream, without being given the power to make it come true." Anonymous

When did that happen?

I was thinking this morning..and yes Jaime it does happen from time to time..

When did that happen?

When did I turn in Cinnamon Toast Crunch for some organic Elmo cereal so my kid would stop crying at the store?

When did I start letting my kid lick the beater instead of me?

When did I start watching Sesame Street instead of my soaps?

When did I start looking in the mirror to find my second gray hair of all time?

When did I start going to bed at 9 p.m. on a Saturday night instead of hitting the bars till 2 a.m.?

When did I start caring more about what my kids were wearing and not about the fact that all of my socks have my toes sticking out of them?

When did I just hug my husband and nothing more because we have a child hanging on to our legs?

When did I stop caring about all of the materlistic things in life and start caring more about raising two beautiful children and being married to an incrediable guy?

I don't know when any of this happened, but I wouldn't change it for the world!

When will they be well?

So, I get a call from Colin's school yesterday saying I had to come pick him up because he has pink eye! Secretly, I kinda all ready knew. I guess I was just hoping they wouldn't notice! Well..they did. We took him to a urgent care to get the antibiotic drops so he could return to school today. At 12 a.m. last night I woke up because I was hot. The trouble was, it wasn't me, it was Colin. He was on fire. I woke Todd up and asked him to grab the themometer..and low and behold it was 104.2! I tried not to panic, but every muscle in my body wanted to run him to the ER right then. Todd said that he felt a little warm before he went to bed last night and gave him some tylenol. So we sat up until 4:30 in the morning waiting on the temp to break. We gave him alternating doses of tylenol and motrin. I called my Mom and asked her what to do as well..she said a bath. Well, Colin was not very keen on the whole idea. He wanted Mommy to take a bath instead. So we just threw him back in bed and took him temp every 10 min. Finally, it broke, but it is back today. We will be going to the doctor this afternoon. What the heck?

I was almost back to sleep with Morgan decided to join the party. I went in and found her pacifier and gave it back to her..she fell immediately back to sleep.

Kids...gotta love them!