Monday, November 28, 2011

Mom..

My mother has been in the hospital for the past two weeks now. It all started when she went to a doctor appointment here in Sheboygan. They found out that she had fluid on her lungs and her heart, so they took her by ambulance to St. Mary's in Mequon. She never thought that she would be in there for that long and at this point they do not know when she is going to be coming home. It seems like everytime they think she's getting better and they tell her that she gets to go home something else happens. She has been getting a lot of tests done to her and the fluid does not seem like it wants to go away. It keeps moving back and forth between the right and left sides of her body. I feel so bad for her because she seems so miserable in there. She is also having a very hard time breathing. If she talks to much she will get short of breath and have to stop and take a break for awhile. She has to sit up all the time because if she lays down she feels like she can't breathe at all. She has been sleeping sitting up in the same chair for the past two weeks now. She either sits in the chair, watches t.v., walks to the door, eats, talks on the phone, visits with family or friends, and sometimes they will take her for a short walk in the hallway. She is becoming very impatient sitting in the same room everyday. I know this because my mother is one of the most impatient people I know. I always tell her how the weather is because she has not even been outside in two weeks. They said a lot of the problem has been caused by smoking throughout her life. My mom really is considering quitting. I hope that this will make her finally quit. It would be so much better for her health if she did. I would be so proud of her! I hope she feels better soon and gets to come home because it is very hard seeing her like this.

Monday, November 21, 2011

My Daughter's Birthday!

Today my daughter Molly turned 7-years-old. I can't believe she is already in the first grade. I feel like it was just yesterday that I gave birth to her. It is amazing how fast time goes. I want her to be little again and never grow up, but then again I cherish each and every year of her life watching her grow into a beautiful young woman.
We had a litle birthday party for her this past Saturday with one of her friends who she has known her whole life because her friend's mother is one of my bestfriends and we grew up together. I had her friend sleep over for the night and we had supper, ate birthday cake, and opened presents. They stayed up until two in the morning and refused to go to sleep for me. The worst part was they were up by six in the morning, so I barely got any sleep. They trashed my entire house, but what matters is they had a good time.
Today on her actual birthday she brought cupcakes to school for her class treat which she ended up dumping all over the place, so she couldn't take them to school. After work I got her a new box of cupcakes and brought them to her school and she was the happiest little girl there. We had a little family party with my dad. He came over, so Molly could open her presents from him and me. We had spaghetti for supper and cake for dessert.
I'm glad I got to spend the day with my daughter on her birthday.
Her dad is not around and I look back at these seven years and feel so accomplished that I am raising this wonderful little girl. Looking at the smart, beautiful, fun-filled little girl that I have I know I am raising her right. She is worth each and everyday and makes me so happy!

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Facebook & other social networking...

Everyday millions of people communicate through social net working. It is a great way to get in touch with friends and family, or even reunite with old friends or family. It is becoming more and more popular, and more and more people are starting to join whether its facebook, myspace, twitter, etc. It almost has become apart of our everyday lives. We find ourselves checking to see if we have messages, comments, likes, etc. on our pages. I think for some of us we have even become obsessed. Also how much do we really want others to know about ourpersonal lives? Although, these social networking sites have privacy optuions there is still ways people can hack into your page, or find out through others what is going on in your lives. This is why I don't understand why people write their entire life stories on these sites. What especially gets to me is all the drama and bullying that goes on in these sites. If you don't want drama and people commenting about your personal lives do yourself a favor and don't post it. Its as simple as that keep ito to yourself, but I guess there is always those people who are looking for attention. Also don't say something to somebody over the computer that you would be to scared to say to there face. Facebook and oher social networking sites are open doors for bullying to begin. Also I think parents should monitor what there children are doing on these sites. Some kids make pages and sign up using an older age without parents even noticing or knowing about it which can lead to online predators. I know my children will not be having any social networking until they are old enough and responsible enough to handle it. I am really considering deleting my account, or deleting all the people I don't really talk to. I will admit I got on facebook way to often, and I need to cut down on it, or get rid of it all together!

CHRISTMAS!

It is finally starting to turn into that time of year which is the Christmas season. I love how all the stores have all the Christmas items out and ready for customers to buy. I know Thanksgiving comes first, but I really don't prepare for that holiday to much. I like Thanksgiving, but it just isn't my favorite. I love decorating the house for Christmas. I am extremely excited because I just moved to a new place, so I can go all out on decorating it. I can't wait for the Christmas shopping and present wrapping. Also I can't wait to bake and cook for Christmas with my kids and watch all the holiday movies. It is the time of year to cherish yur family. Family is one of the most important blessings a person can have. Season greetings! Hope everyone has a great Christmas!

Turkey Day at Work

This afternoon I had to work at my job at Festival Foods. I only had to work four hours today, so I figured it would be a nice and easy short day and I was very wrong! I love my job, so I'm not complaining, but today was absolutely ridiculous! I have never seen the store this busy since we first opened. The store was packed the entire time that I was working. I am a cashier and I work in the front end. My line did not stop once in the whole four hours. It seemed like everything that could go wrong did! Prices were not ringing up correctly, or at all! For some reason I kept double scanning items and then they didn't want to void off. I quickly learned the reason why the store was so crowded. We are having a sale on Turkeys. I never checked out more turkey's in my life than I did today! The turkey's are actually a good deal, so I might just have to go in and buy one. It is the holiday season, so I guess I should get use to the chaos. I love my job, but believe me I have seen better days!

Grandpa Harvey

My grandpa had a stroke a few months back and he wasn't the same ever since. This past month he spent most of his time in a hospital or nursing home. A few weeks ago he was sitting in his chair like he always did visiting with my mom and my uncle. He suddenly became short of breath and wasn't breathing very well. They called the ambulance and they took him to a hospital here in Sheboygan. Sheboygan couldn't do anything to help him, so they moved him to a hospital in Grafton. It turned out the hospital in Sheboygan completely messed up and put a tube in his artery when it was suppose to be put into his vein because of this they had a hard time pulling it out because he was at risk for bleeding to death. Our family is not very happy with what the hospital in Sheboygan did to him. He was in Grafton for a week or so and he would do really good somedays and really bad the others. The hospital told us that there was no more that they could really do for him, so they moved him to Sunny Ridge Nursing Home in Sheboygan. He was there only a few days and he got worse again, so he got moved to a hospice center. They told us there that he would have anywhere from 24 hours to two weeks of life left. I knew he wouldn't make it the 24 hours I could just feel it, so I rushed over there to say my last goodbyes. Less than 12 hours later I got a phone call saying my grandpa had passed away. It has been a horrible week and I still can't stop thinking about him. The funeral was sad and burying him was even worse. It will take me some time to heal, but I know he is in a better place and reunited with my grandma that preceded him in death five years ago. RIP Grandpa We Love You Forever and Always!!!