Monday Again

After a long week and weekend with no Randy around, things are finally feeling like they are getting back to normal. All that is except for a sick little Rayna. She started running another fever on Sunday and still wasn't feeling good today so off to the dr. she went. Randy took her since I had to go to work. The result: Streptococcal pharyngitis or other wise known as strep throat. This is the second time she's had it. She had it back in Dec. right before New Year's. We were doing so good with not getting sick. We went almost 3 whole months of not having to go to the dr. Now I love my dr. just as much as the next person but I really don't need to see him every week or even every month. It's bad enough when you are pregnant and have to go every 4 weeks then every week. That's what we call job security folks. No wonder the health care industry is doing so well.

Well she is on antibiotics now so she should start feeling better soon. She has her first ballet recital on Sunday so we have to get her well for that. I can't wait to see my little ballerina dance. I still need to post pictures from her gymnastics meet. It will be nice when her extra activities end and we can have a little rest before we start the summer festivities. Summer camps, swim lessons, maybe piano lessons and Tae Kwon Do too. She told me the other day that she wants to learn kung fu.

I better get in gear as I only have a couple more weeks until Lorenzo's birthday. I did find a video online tonight on how to make a train cake. It looks like it would be pretty fun and easy to do. We are definitely going with the train theme birthday this year. Rayna changes her mind every other day what she wants for her birthday. That's ok, but come June she had better decide.

I've had better Mondays and I've had worse so I guess this one falls somewhere in the middle. Randy is home, Rayna is on the mend, I got to go to Zumba class and Lorenzo, well, he is himself as usual.

Mary Poppins

Who doesn't love Mary Poppins? She is so magical and delightful with a spoonful of sugar. She brings out the best in everyone and always has a smile on her face. I think we all wish we had a Mary Poppins to call on every now and again or a fairy godmother like Cinderella would even be nice. I'll take either at this point.
Today was a rough day. It's been a rough week actually. There have been some high points but I can think of more low points right now than anything else. This is where Mary Poppins would come swooping down and have her magic descend upon my house to tidy it up all the while singing "Spoonful of Sugar". If I was really techie like Randy I would be able to put in a link to the song. But he isn't here right now as his flight home tonight got canceled. Such is my life this week. Nothing is really going how I would like it to go. Maybe if I keep singing Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious I might always sound precocious too. I mean really, who didn't like Mary Poppins. I have such fond memories of this delightful musical. Just saying the name, "Mary Poppins" puts a smile on my face and warm fuzzies in my tummy.
Not too long ago I did get to share this wonderful show with my kids and Randy who had never seen the whole thing. I was just utterly shocked that my own husband who can recite random movie lines had never seen all of Mary Poppins. I'm not even sure if he has seen all of "The Sound of Music". Don't worry, all in due time it will be introduced into my house. This are by far the Disney classics that really do stand the test of time. Ones I can watch over and over again. I'm waiting for Disney to re-release these on Blu-ray knowing full well that my generation will buy them to pass along the memories to our kids. Disney is smart like that. Maybe even Ken Jennings smart.

Maybe if I play my cards right I will get to go see this fantastic musical at the lovely Fox Theatre in Atlanta.

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Manic Monday

Normally I really don't mind Mondays. It's really not that bad. A typical Monday goes like this: Rayna goes to school, I go to work, Lorenzo hangs out with his little friends while I am at work, come home, have lunch, nap time for Lorenzo, quiet time for me, pick up Rayna from school, go to Zumba class, come home, have dinner, and then bedtime.

But not this Monday. First of all, both kids had been sick all weekend. Rayna was still running a little fever in the middle of the night last night, so no going to school for her. Then Randy had to leave early this morning to get to the airport for a 9:30 a.m. flight to NY for the week. The kids did sleep until 8 a.m. so that was nice but other than that, the day went down hill from there on out.

I knew Rayna must have been feeling better as her and Lorenzo fought all morning. Then it was the battle of the wills as she didn't want to eat the yogurt at lunch that she had asked me for.
Finally nap time arrived, probably the only other bright spot in the day. But it's what happened after nap time was over that really pushed me over the edge. I heard Lorenzo in the monitor and before I could go and get him I hear, "I poopy mommy." So I'm thinking great, he finally pooped, he hasn't pooped all day. But what to my wondering eyes do I see as I enter his room, Lorenzo standing in his crib holding his diaper full of poop and more poop on the sheet. Good thing it was bath night anyways tonight and I had just gotten my new Eco Sense Pre-spot stain remover from Melaleuca in the mail today. So I throw the sheets etc in the the laundry and Lorenzo in the bath.

Oh it gets better! As I am making dinner tonight Lorenzo wanders into the kitchen and pulls his pants down and I see that he isn't wearing his diaper anymore. I asked him where is his diaper. His response, "Where? Diaper? I don't know." So I pick him up, take him to his room to put on a new diaper and he points to the diaper pail, "In there diaper. I pee pee."

Needless to say, I think we need to seriously start potty training him. If he would only sit down long enough to do it. To think that he will be turning 2 years old in a month. Didn't I just start this blog when he was still in my belly? Time flies so fast. Speaking of fast, my dear nephew Cameron is 17 today. It feels like just yesterday that he was born too.

Well off to bed as only tomorrow knows what is in store for us. But I am sure glad to put this Monday behind us! All in all, I have survived another day in Adventures in Parenting, Gaytan Style.