Doggy Heaven

Tyson..Tanner...Molly - begging for a treat!

Very early this morning my sister's dog Tyson went to Doggy Heaven. He was 13 years old and lived the sweet life of a dog. I remember them getting Tyson as I was living with them at the time while I was going to school. He was so playful and full of energy as any puppy is. Tyson was a great dog who got along with all dogs, was great with people and especially the kids once they came along. One of the things I will always remember about him is his love of chasing a football! He LOVED to run back and forth between two people as they threw the ball. Just in hopes that one of them would drop it and he could attack it. And while running - he would bark the entire time. Ok, so the barking got annoying but it was still funny to watch. Even as he got older and the younger pups, Molly and Tanner would do it for a minute and then find something else to do - Tyson would stay right there - running! But he died peacefully in his sleep in his favorite spot. You really couldn't ask for anything better. We'll miss him for sure! And Molly and Tanner won't know what to do without him.

Parade

Today we went to the St. Patrick's Day parade. While the weather was supposed to hold off - it didn't. Surprise Surprise for Upstate NY. So we got wet....but we still had fun and the kids still got their candy. This was our first St. Patrick's day parade. I LOVED it! I absolutely LOVE the sound of the bagpipers. We have our parade so early because we get groups that come up from NYC, Philly and Scranton. And I am so glad we do because they were awesome!

One very funny moment though......Cody is very baffled why it's "only" called "St. Patrick's"........if you know where I am going with this - we watch Spongebob. Who is his right hand man - Yep, Patrick! So Cody wonders why it's not St. Spongebob!!!!????? Do you think the Catholics out there could ask for me? LOL......

Pictures & Video!!!!

Listen to the sound of this.....these guys came all the way from NYC. Awesome!

Aren't they cute?? Yes, the boys and the shirts...I found them at Children's Place and while lucky isn't spelled like we do - it never is - these are pretty close.

Then we added two more to the group. All decked out in green of course. Family photo op....we were all decked out in our green. Cody was a little mad cause by this time we had waited for a little bit and it was just starting to sprinkle. He had on his sweat shirt and I made him take it off for the picture. I know, bad mother! :)We can hear the parade and the kids are beyond ready for some candy. They didn't get as much as we thought but we were pretty far up town and people ran out quickly. Karly made the bags for them each. She wrote their name and a shamrock. She did a great job. One thing we found out though - the markers were obviously "washable"....everything smeared! Bagpipers from Westchester......each group that came through had on different kilts. I can still hear the sound. And this made Dylan's day.....he loves monster trucks. He was so excited there was a school bus monster truck. We happen to listen to this radio station every morning. It's our favorite. However later Dylan told me "it's not a real monster truck, cause there were no dings in the bus"

Audiologist Appointment

I took Cody to see an Audiologist today for a full hearing test. She believes that he has a hole in each ear drum. I knew about one ear but didn't know both. So that was a little bit of a shock. Then she did the hearing test. I had told him before hand he would have to wear headphones and he was cool with it. He got a clicker and every time he heard a sound he had to click. He did a good job with that. He passed the hearing test at 15 decibels. Which is really within normal hearing range. This is good news but also confusing for me as it doesn't really explain why I am playing the volume game on the TV. (I turn it down, he turns it up) She said that while he can hear each sound - he might not be hearing each sound during a conversation. So in order to hear a full conversation - he needs the volume up. As if I was to stand in the shower and listen to the radio. I would probably have to have the radio up louder than normal so I could hear it over the water. Well Cody needs the "volume up" louder when you are talking to him. She said basically he has normal - to boarder line mild hearing loss. He is also full of wax. Not completely impacted as she could see around it - but she feels he really needs to be cleaned out. So.......we wait for 2 more weeks and head to Syracuse to see what Dr. Tatum makes of it all. Did I ever tell ya I hate to wait?????..............but I will!

Facebook quiz

So there is this question / answer quiz going around on Facebook. The idea is to ask your kids and see what they said. This is what my trio said. Cody gave most of the answers - but Dylan and Tyler piped in at times. It was fun to see what they would say.

1. What is something mom always says to you? "no"
2. What makes mom happy? " being good"
3. What makes mom sad? "when we don't listen"
4. How does your mom make you laugh? "do funny stuff"
5. What did your mom like to do when she was a child? "play with dolls"
6. How old is your mom? "22"
7. How tall is your mom? "50 inches"
8. What is her favorite thing to watch on TV? "American Idol"
9. What does your mom do when you're not around? "watch TV"
10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for? "not sure what for, but I would get there by a limo"
11. What is your mom really good at? "@ computers"
12. What is your mom not very good at? "your good at everything"
13. What does your mom do for her job? "You work but you won't take us there"
14. What is your mom's favorite food? "chicken pot pie"
15. What makes you proud of your mom? "I make you feel better"
16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be? "Tyler said Spiderman, Dylan says I would be on Animal Planet and do wild rescues and Cody says I would be Pokemon"
17. What do you and your mom do together? "take us to school"
18. How are you and your mom the same? "Dylan says we are both humans"
19. How are you and your mom different? "you're a grown up and we're a kid"
20. How do you know your mom loves you? "because you tell us"
21. What does your mom like most about your dad? "that he cooks"
22. Where is your mom's favorite place to go? "Walmart"

Can you See that?

Cody and Dylan can.....

At there 5 year check up, they didn't pass the vision part. Our pediatrician recommended that we get them in with an eye doctor for an exam. So I took her advice and did just that. During her exam she got Dylan at (left) 20/70 and (right) 20/40. Cody was 20/50 both eyes. Dylan would of for sure been giving a script for glasses. That isn't great seeing at all. Then I decided to call the school nurse as she also tested them and I didn't remember getting a paper home. She tested them in October and got them both at 20/30. Which is pretty good as there eyes are still growing and developing. So I was very confused.

We went today and they did fantastic. They did their test and saw things smaller than I could (with my contacts in). Dylan tested at 20/20 in both eyes. Cody tested at 20/25 in both eyes. Perfect vision! No problems. Eyes are healthy, straight, no signs of anything. The doctor was very interested in Cody and his thyroid problem and said that if the thyroid continued to be a problem it might affect vision later but he said his youngest patient with a thyroid problem and vision problem was 12. They both got their eyes dilated and they weren't so crazy on that.

So the pediatrician got a big fat "F" on this one. I mean I am glad she told me to go seeing as though how she tested they would of needed help seeing but it just didn't seem right. They haven't complained once that they "couldn't see". And I kind of cracked up because when I have really known there was a problem and wanted to go ahead to see a specialist - they dragged there feet. This time, they rushed us there and there was no problem.

This is down and behind us. Next up is on Friday for Cody's hearing test. That I can't wait for and am very nervous for the results.

Dylan's Turn

Today was Dylan's turn to go back to the doctor. He ran a slight fever last weekend. We have all had the crap (cough, runny nose, sneezing) and I've watched him all week. Probably about Wed. he turned green. I still watched it cause he was acting fine. They he started to say his cheeks hurt and his ear hurt. That's what got me.....I probably should of called yesterday but you all know how my yesterday went! So I called today and they got us in. Sure enough - ear/sinus infection. He is now on amoxicillin and hopefully should be feeling better in no time.

It's funny though about amoxicillin - kids love this stuff. When Cody got put on his about a week ago - Dylan wanted to take some so badly. They make that stuff so yummy tasting. I guess! I wish all kids medicine tasted like that - it would make parents life so much easier.

From Bad to Good

So my morning started out on the wrong foot. Today the boys had a special program day at school. They all went at 8:30 and were watching a movie. I was driving them to school like any other day when I looked in my rear view mirror and there is a cop. I knew what was coming next. Yep, he flicked on the lights and over I went. To be honest, I knew what was coming. I had a break light out. Brett has known this for a few several weeks. He just hasn't had the right opportunity to fix it! (rolling eyes) So that is why he stopped me. Very unfortunate for me, I didn't realize my inspection was up in January. UGH! So he ticketed me for the inspection. I admit, guilty - but honestly I did not see it was up. I know I have looked at the sticker a million times and for whatever reason it has not registered. So............I came home at lunch and woke Brett up. He changed my break light bulb! :) Tomorrow morning the van will be at the shop for the inspection. And I'll pay a stupid ticket.

I really thought for sure the day would only get worse. It didn't. I worked a little late to make up some time. Got home to some pretty happy boys.....Brett to! I think he knew what way he should dance tonight. We ate dinner - all of us - around the table like a family. We don't get many of those nights and I LOVE THEM! Then we all sat down on the couch, in our jammies (the boys love to have a jammy party) and watched a movie. Monsters Inc. The boys got this for like their 2nd birthday. We just took the plastic off. Neither Brett nor I have watched the whole thing. It was so cute. And what I thought was pretty neat is their is a monster on the board named Luckey! Spelled the same way and everything.

I am very happy my day ended better! Everybody should have those movie family nights! We will!