Bingo! Adrienne emailed me the directions for the healthy drink that is popular in our homeschool support group. I'll be sure to save it, compare and combine it with the recipes that Renee sent and I'll be good to go. We'll have unhealthy cake but it should be balanced out by the healthy nuts and drink...right?
Famous Support Group Healthy drink:
Get seltzer water, peach/mango or peach/orange frozen concentrate and add frozen peaches. It is refreshing and good for you and it looks pretty too.
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
TAXI DRIVER
Some days are just like this….even if you only have one child…I’m sure.
We got some school done. The older three finished. The two that depend on me got about 75% done. We’ve really struggled this week – and I’m not sure why.
I dropped Josiah off at work. I had to run some errands on the base. I had to pick up some more thyroid meds and pay for Saturday’s birthday paint-ball bash. I met Mike for lunch. I dropped by the peds clinic, hoping to make Stacia’s 4 month well-baby appt…YES, SHE IS SIX MONTHS OLD! GRRRRR…..They still don’t have any appointments but I’ll call at 0700 on Friday and maybe they can get her in a month from now. Then, horrors, they realized that if she was 2 appointments behind then her shots would be behind. Not a problem. We delay shots. I did think that 6 months was a good time to start. I denied several shots and agreed to three. The tech recognized Stacia’s last name as “the chaplains” last name and told me how much she enjoys Mike’s weekly "Word from your chaplain". She said they made her cry every day.
While leaving the Peds clinic I got a call from a friend who I had told about the Feingold diet. She was excited to report that she’d seen marked changes in her son after two days. We used this diet for about 1 ½ years when Jamin was 4. We are gathering all the info to begin it again with Zander. I raced home…had 5 more min to talk with her on the phone…then drove Jamin to FOOTBALL PRACTICE! Can you believe it? What’s up with football practice in FEBRUARY when the first game isn’t until the end of AUGUST???? Jamin isn’t sure if he will join the team next year, but coach thought the training would be good…so off we went. It turns out that the “practice” is only one hour a day…but its five days a week. Not sure what Jamin will decide to do. This is amazing….9 months out of the year devoted to football. Wow. I came home and began dinner. I ran to pick up Jamin. Next stop was the mall to pick up Josiah from work. Then home. Finished dinner, talked with a friend on the phone, served dinner, cleaned up, family worship and now it’s time to end this day.
My calendar for tomorrow looks horrendous….lots and lots of conflicts. My friend asked me how she could help and I couldn’t even figure out what I needed. Driving Josiah to work and Jamin to practice is a kink in my schedule…..Josiah could drive himself but I need the car to get Jamin where he needs to be…it’s too far to ride a bike and we don’t have buses out this way. I need the car to take Nolan to speech anyway…and pick up cake and balloons for the shower….THAT will be fun! I’ll just keep thinking about being able to rest and relax with a houseful of ladies celebrating the addition of a new blessing to a friend’s family…and I’ll get through the rest of the day the best I can.
We got some school done. The older three finished. The two that depend on me got about 75% done. We’ve really struggled this week – and I’m not sure why.
I dropped Josiah off at work. I had to run some errands on the base. I had to pick up some more thyroid meds and pay for Saturday’s birthday paint-ball bash. I met Mike for lunch. I dropped by the peds clinic, hoping to make Stacia’s 4 month well-baby appt…YES, SHE IS SIX MONTHS OLD! GRRRRR…..They still don’t have any appointments but I’ll call at 0700 on Friday and maybe they can get her in a month from now. Then, horrors, they realized that if she was 2 appointments behind then her shots would be behind. Not a problem. We delay shots. I did think that 6 months was a good time to start. I denied several shots and agreed to three. The tech recognized Stacia’s last name as “the chaplains” last name and told me how much she enjoys Mike’s weekly "Word from your chaplain". She said they made her cry every day.
While leaving the Peds clinic I got a call from a friend who I had told about the Feingold diet. She was excited to report that she’d seen marked changes in her son after two days. We used this diet for about 1 ½ years when Jamin was 4. We are gathering all the info to begin it again with Zander. I raced home…had 5 more min to talk with her on the phone…then drove Jamin to FOOTBALL PRACTICE! Can you believe it? What’s up with football practice in FEBRUARY when the first game isn’t until the end of AUGUST???? Jamin isn’t sure if he will join the team next year, but coach thought the training would be good…so off we went. It turns out that the “practice” is only one hour a day…but its five days a week. Not sure what Jamin will decide to do. This is amazing….9 months out of the year devoted to football. Wow. I came home and began dinner. I ran to pick up Jamin. Next stop was the mall to pick up Josiah from work. Then home. Finished dinner, talked with a friend on the phone, served dinner, cleaned up, family worship and now it’s time to end this day.
My calendar for tomorrow looks horrendous….lots and lots of conflicts. My friend asked me how she could help and I couldn’t even figure out what I needed. Driving Josiah to work and Jamin to practice is a kink in my schedule…..Josiah could drive himself but I need the car to get Jamin where he needs to be…it’s too far to ride a bike and we don’t have buses out this way. I need the car to take Nolan to speech anyway…and pick up cake and balloons for the shower….THAT will be fun! I’ll just keep thinking about being able to rest and relax with a houseful of ladies celebrating the addition of a new blessing to a friend’s family…and I’ll get through the rest of the day the best I can.
Potty Training update
It was not a fluke! He got up this a.m. and "made bubbles" again. He's quite proud of himself. He was wet when he woke up...but he's getting it.
I was sure you'd want to know.
I was sure you'd want to know.
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