What a great middle to the week. I had my weekly appointment on Wednesday instead because the doc was going to be out of the office on Thursday and Friday. After an xray and some moving of my jaw he said to make an appointment for the removal and that I dont need the two bands anymore. As far as how I should treat my mouth over the next few days, just be careful and stay away from the rocks. Then on Tuesday at 10 I will get an IV and be put under again. Not looking forward to that part but then I wake up I will me free of the metal. Its going to be a wonderful feeling.
As for the rest of the day, Casey had a great time at swimming lessons. The weather was not the nice heat from the day before but it was not to bad. Since I had the dr appointment in the afternoon we did not get to the birdhouse. Instead I had Casey help me get things ready for supper. Cornflake crusted Chicken with stuffing and corn. I had Casey crush up the cornflakes for the chicken pieces and then add the spices to the mixture. He got a kick out of being able to crush them and then we marinaded the chicken in some sun dried tomato marinade while at the dr appointment. Once I got a call from Brent saying he was going to be heading home I got the chicken coated and in the oven. Brent rode his bike to work so that gave me more than enough time to get the chicken done. It turned out to be a good meal, minus the stuffing according to Casey but Brent and I both liked it.
So it was a great day, sorry there are no pictures for this post hopefully the next one will have a few.
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Swimming Lessons Day Two
Casey had a blast to day in swimming lessons. He was the first one to volunteer for the different things they did, a huge step for a shy kid like Casey.
Getting ready to jump in
Swimming with the bar
Waiting for class to start
After the lesson we stopped at the library and got a few new movies for him to enjoy. I found a couple of books on CD to enjoy, A couple of Stephanie Plum books that I have heard but wanted to listen to again and then we also got a couple of books for Brent. Then it was off to home and do what we do.
When we were in Idaho Falls the last time Brents dad gave us a bird house to paint so we started that project today. I will try and get a picture of it soon. I am going to make this a multi day project for Casey. With no summer school he is starting to get a little board so to compensate for that we are going to start doing a few pages of workbooks in the morning. He also has words to learn for first grade. Words like she, he, we, little, look and many more. Thankfully he is willing to do them with me. He is getting pretty good at it too. We did walk over and check out the class list this morning before swimming lessons. There are about five kids from his kindergarten class and the teacher is someone who was a speech specialist before becoming a first grade teacher. Two things I am thankful for. The funny thing was I read the list of supplies he will need to take to school with him and he wanted to know "Why do I have to take them, does the school not have them for me to use." Good question if you ask me but thankfully the list is not that long. Just the basic things like glue, pencils, erasers, Kleenex, a folder and a couple other things.
As for my eating, I was able to have the meal I fixed the guys tonight. Sausage with red beans, tomatoes and rice. Since Casey likes his rice plain I made the rice in the microwave and cooked the beans and tomatoes on the stove. That way Brent and I were able to mix them and Casey got his plain rice. It was so good to be able to eat what I fixed instead of having to make two meals. I dont think I will try a steak or a sandwich just yet, just a little to much chewing but I know that day will come soon.
What does tomorrow hold for us...well another day of swimming and getting a few things from Fred Meyer and of course my doctor's appointment. :):) Hopefully he will say make an appointment for Monday or Tuesday and lets get these things off. But I have decided that if he wants me to suffer for another week I will do it. So on that note...
Getting ready to jump in
Swimming with the bar
Waiting for class to startAfter the lesson we stopped at the library and got a few new movies for him to enjoy. I found a couple of books on CD to enjoy, A couple of Stephanie Plum books that I have heard but wanted to listen to again and then we also got a couple of books for Brent. Then it was off to home and do what we do.
When we were in Idaho Falls the last time Brents dad gave us a bird house to paint so we started that project today. I will try and get a picture of it soon. I am going to make this a multi day project for Casey. With no summer school he is starting to get a little board so to compensate for that we are going to start doing a few pages of workbooks in the morning. He also has words to learn for first grade. Words like she, he, we, little, look and many more. Thankfully he is willing to do them with me. He is getting pretty good at it too. We did walk over and check out the class list this morning before swimming lessons. There are about five kids from his kindergarten class and the teacher is someone who was a speech specialist before becoming a first grade teacher. Two things I am thankful for. The funny thing was I read the list of supplies he will need to take to school with him and he wanted to know "Why do I have to take them, does the school not have them for me to use." Good question if you ask me but thankfully the list is not that long. Just the basic things like glue, pencils, erasers, Kleenex, a folder and a couple other things.
As for my eating, I was able to have the meal I fixed the guys tonight. Sausage with red beans, tomatoes and rice. Since Casey likes his rice plain I made the rice in the microwave and cooked the beans and tomatoes on the stove. That way Brent and I were able to mix them and Casey got his plain rice. It was so good to be able to eat what I fixed instead of having to make two meals. I dont think I will try a steak or a sandwich just yet, just a little to much chewing but I know that day will come soon.
What does tomorrow hold for us...well another day of swimming and getting a few things from Fred Meyer and of course my doctor's appointment. :):) Hopefully he will say make an appointment for Monday or Tuesday and lets get these things off. But I have decided that if he wants me to suffer for another week I will do it. So on that note...
Pictures :)
Here are a few pictures as promised.
We went to swimming lessons yesterday and had a great time. I put Casey in Level 2 at 10:30-11:00 thinking that he was far enough to be in level 2. Well this level two class turned out to be a little more like level 2/3 which is to advanced for Casey. The teacher told me he would do better with the 11:00-11:30 class so we if could he could just hang out and wait for the Level 1 class to start. Since it was such a nice day and we had nothing else do to we waited. He did great in the class and very much enjoyed it. But here's the kicker...he is now going to go to lessons from 11:30-12:00 because the class had about 8 kids and the teacher wanted to split them up. She said that Casey's skill level is about 1/2 and that is was the rest of the kids in the class will be. So we will now do lessons from 11:30 to 12:00. That means the day will have time to warm up, he will be in a class that works for his skill level and it should be a small class. Once again the Lord knows what he is doing. :)
We went to swimming lessons yesterday and had a great time. I put Casey in Level 2 at 10:30-11:00 thinking that he was far enough to be in level 2. Well this level two class turned out to be a little more like level 2/3 which is to advanced for Casey. The teacher told me he would do better with the 11:00-11:30 class so we if could he could just hang out and wait for the Level 1 class to start. Since it was such a nice day and we had nothing else do to we waited. He did great in the class and very much enjoyed it. But here's the kicker...he is now going to go to lessons from 11:30-12:00 because the class had about 8 kids and the teacher wanted to split them up. She said that Casey's skill level is about 1/2 and that is was the rest of the kids in the class will be. So we will now do lessons from 11:30 to 12:00. That means the day will have time to warm up, he will be in a class that works for his skill level and it should be a small class. Once again the Lord knows what he is doing. :)
Here he is getting ready to swim...I will get more pictures of him in the water later.
Here are some of Casey's favorite after swimming snacks. Casey loves the ZBars and they are good for him...as far as bars of his nature go. The Nutri-Grain bar is beyond good. These bars are also great for when we go camping. They hold up in the packing and they are great for a breakfast or snack for Casey.
As for the rest of the day, after lessons we came home and got things in order at the house and just kind of hung out and played with Casey's airplanes and cars. It was a hot day and Casey was a little tired from the lessons. I tried a new recipe last night for supper and I think it was a hit. I even had some.
You cook up ground beef and taco seasoning, then add frozen veggies, I used corn, peas and carrots. Combine the mixtures of meat and veggies and put in a baking dish. Cover the veggie and meat mix with a can of tomatoes, any type, and then top with cheese and some spices, I used a pizza spice mix. Then top the entire dish with bread sticks, think the Pillsbury Bread sticks in the can. You just unroll them and twist them up then place them on the dish. Put in the oven for the time on the bread sticks and bake. I baked it uncovered for about 15 minutes at 400 and then covered it with foil and baked another 15 minutes. Then serve with sour cream and salsa. Very yummy, Casey even enjoyed it.
My garden is doing very well, strawberries are done but we got more than expected from them. I have gotten about 10 sugar snap peas and the tomato plants are starting to many small green tomatoes on them. Hopefully unlike last year they will turn red. For some reason most of the tomatoes would not turn so I just made a bunch of green tomato salsa, very good use of them and it tasted pretty good. My zucchini plant had about 15 big blossoms on it and the carrots are looking good, at least from the top. I have not picked them yet. Our raspberry bush has had a few red ones that Casey and I have enjoyed. Now for the pictures below...no I did not leave the pepper on to long, infact I have three more on the plant that are bright green right now. It is a Chocolate Pepper Plant. They are not fully ripe until they turn brown. I have not tried it yet but its supposed to be kind of sweet. I will let you know how it tastes.
Now its off to get the house ready for the day...its hard to believe that summer school is over and that July is coming to an end. Summer goes by fast when you have a situation to deal with. :) Casey and I are going to take a walk this morning and see who his teacher for first grade is and who is in his class. With swimming lessons starting later we have more time in the morning. Plus a good walk this morning will feel good. Have a great Tuesday all and thank you to all that read and comment on my blog. Even if you dont comment thank you for reading it.
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Check, Check, Check, and Check
Those would be for the Air Conditioner, Freezer, Washer and now Stove. As of 8:30 Sunday night I believe we can mark off all the appliances that have been worked on this week. The heating element for the stove came a couple of days ago and we got it in tonight. I say we because thanks to my small fingers we did not need to call the appliance guys again. Here's the story...I was in the shower when Brent started the process of working on the stove. When I got out the stove was missing its bottom element, the new element was on top of the stove and I had a very upset, frustrated husband. The wires had gone back up in the stove and he was not able to get them down. After much frustration he went outside to get something and I tried to work the wires back down. With my small fingers I was able to pull them back down and when he came back in the house they were pulled down and I was holding them in place. Brent then got the new element hooked up and turned the power back on in the kitchen. Guess what, the new element works and the oven heated right up as it was supposed to. :):):) This means I now have a working oven again.
As for the rest of the weekend... nothing to interesting happened. Brent and Casey spent most of the afternoon at Cablea's and Sportsman looking at guns and the like. I had a nice time taking a very relaxing walk to the river and back and then sat outside in the sun and just enjoyed the quiet. When they got home we went and picked up Brents truck, it was getting a full service at Firestone then back home to get dinner ready and now its time to get ready for bed. I think even though Casey is out of summer school we are going to try and keep him on a regular sleep pattern, it will make it so much easier when school starts back up. Tomorrow will be the first day of swimming lessons and from the forecast it should be a very nice day for them.
Wednesday will be the next appointment for my teeth and I pray they will be able to come off. My mouth is starting get sore from the wires that are poking me and from the extra metal that is in there. As of Thursday it will have been five weeks since they were put on, hard to believe I had to spend a good portion of the summer dealing with this but hey at least its better than last summer. :(
Anyway...hope you all had a great weekend and will have a great new week.
As for the rest of the weekend... nothing to interesting happened. Brent and Casey spent most of the afternoon at Cablea's and Sportsman looking at guns and the like. I had a nice time taking a very relaxing walk to the river and back and then sat outside in the sun and just enjoyed the quiet. When they got home we went and picked up Brents truck, it was getting a full service at Firestone then back home to get dinner ready and now its time to get ready for bed. I think even though Casey is out of summer school we are going to try and keep him on a regular sleep pattern, it will make it so much easier when school starts back up. Tomorrow will be the first day of swimming lessons and from the forecast it should be a very nice day for them.
Wednesday will be the next appointment for my teeth and I pray they will be able to come off. My mouth is starting get sore from the wires that are poking me and from the extra metal that is in there. As of Thursday it will have been five weeks since they were put on, hard to believe I had to spend a good portion of the summer dealing with this but hey at least its better than last summer. :(
Anyway...hope you all had a great weekend and will have a great new week.
Chicken is good
So we went to a birthday party last night for a friend of Brent's. Very fun party and the best part was I tried a little bit of chicken. I cut it very small and was sure to chew very little and boy was it yummy. We ended up staying there until about 9:00 but since it was Saturday and Casey is now done with school it was not a big deal.
As for the rest of Saturday...nothing big went on. Brent ran in the morning and then returned the juicer for me. So nice to have it off the counter, I did laundry and Casey played on the computer for a while. Then the guys went out to Cabelas to look at guns. While they were day dreaming I stayed home and did nothing really. Like I said it was just a simple Saturday.
This morning we went to church which was very nice and now Casey and Brent are out looking at Cabelas again. Good time for the guys to bond. As for me, its such a nice day I think I am going to walk to the farmers market just to look around. Hope you all have a wonderful weekend.
As for the rest of Saturday...nothing big went on. Brent ran in the morning and then returned the juicer for me. So nice to have it off the counter, I did laundry and Casey played on the computer for a while. Then the guys went out to Cabelas to look at guns. While they were day dreaming I stayed home and did nothing really. Like I said it was just a simple Saturday.
This morning we went to church which was very nice and now Casey and Brent are out looking at Cabelas again. Good time for the guys to bond. As for me, its such a nice day I think I am going to walk to the farmers market just to look around. Hope you all have a wonderful weekend.
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Where does time go
Its hard to believe but Casey is now done with summer school. We could start a count down to when 1st grade starts but that seems a little sad. I cannot believe he is almost in 1st grade. It seems like yesterday he was starting preschool. He had a great time at his ice cream party. He told me that he liked the rainbow ice cream but only had a few bites because he wanted to get out and play. Yes thats my son, he would rather play than eat ice cream. :) Got to love it. I was able to go thru most of his school stuff and get it in order which is nice. Now I have one box of some crafts and papers that he has done...I would love to save it all but there is just no way.
This weekend is looking to be a nice unbusy one. Its nice to have them every so often. We have a birthday party on Saturday for a guy Brent runs with and the Sunday is just church. I received a call from the pastor of the church on Thursday, he just wanted to say Hi and let me know that they were still praying for me about my jaw. I thought that was very nice of him to call and find out. Thats what I like about the smaller churches, they feel more like you are a part of it.
Now if only the piece for the stove would arrive we would be able to get past this last week of whats next. The great news is the new freezer is working like a charm. After a night of me not opening it see if its getting cold it got nice and cold. It is a little smaller than the old one but I will take it. For the price we paid and the time we got is nothing wrong with a little less room.
Maybe soon I will get some new pictures to post on this blog. I just dont think pictures of a freezer or a broken washing machine would be that interesting. But when swim lessons start...the pictures will start as well. Have a wonderful weekend.
This weekend is looking to be a nice unbusy one. Its nice to have them every so often. We have a birthday party on Saturday for a guy Brent runs with and the Sunday is just church. I received a call from the pastor of the church on Thursday, he just wanted to say Hi and let me know that they were still praying for me about my jaw. I thought that was very nice of him to call and find out. Thats what I like about the smaller churches, they feel more like you are a part of it.
Now if only the piece for the stove would arrive we would be able to get past this last week of whats next. The great news is the new freezer is working like a charm. After a night of me not opening it see if its getting cold it got nice and cold. It is a little smaller than the old one but I will take it. For the price we paid and the time we got is nothing wrong with a little less room.
Maybe soon I will get some new pictures to post on this blog. I just dont think pictures of a freezer or a broken washing machine would be that interesting. But when swim lessons start...the pictures will start as well. Have a wonderful weekend.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Another Thursday :)
Believe it or not...today was a slow day at least compared to the past few days. Casey had school this morning and after dropping him off I went to Winco to get some fruit and what not. Have you ever had a yellow watermelon. Well I purchased one without knowing it. When I got home I cut into the watermelon I had chosen and to my surprise it was yellow. It taste pretty much like your typical red flesh ones just a little surprising to see yellow when you expect red. After a few more chores at home I went to get Casey. He was so happy because they are going to have an ice cream party tomorrow. I guess if they got a certain number of points for behaving they would get to have a party on the last day of school...they got all the points they needed and since tomorrow is the last day...they get to party. Hard to believe that summer school is now over and he will start 1st grade in August. Monday he starts swimming lessons for two weeks which if its anything like last year it will be a good time.
Now for the drama with our house. At last check, the washing machine is still working fine. The air conditioner is running just fine, and the stove part is in the mail and should be here soon. Now for the freezer, after lunch Brent had a few minutes so I got the old freezer unloaded and he moved it out of the way and moved the new one into place. I then loaded it up and now I am just waiting and praying that we got a good deal with it. I know it takes time to get to the right temp and I just need to be patient and not check on it every few minutes. I have not looked at it for a while and I am not going to check it until morning. I pray it will be frozen and everything will be fine. Now for the amazing thing, we sold the old freezer on Craigs today. There was a guy that buys appliances of any kind and in any condition so that means we dont have to worry about getting rid of it ourselves. Thank you Lord for your wonder hand on things and how you work them out for us.
My doctors appointment went very well. YA YA YA. He wanted to give it one more week of being partly open just because its only been a month and it wont hurt to give it that time. So next Wednesday I have an appointment and will get an xray to get a check. If all looks good we will schedule an appointment to get the wires off. :):):) Can you tell I am happy about it?
Well I am off to bed hope all had great day. Remember, the Lord is over all and he knows how it will end. Its easy to say it but hard to remember it when things get crazy.
Now for the drama with our house. At last check, the washing machine is still working fine. The air conditioner is running just fine, and the stove part is in the mail and should be here soon. Now for the freezer, after lunch Brent had a few minutes so I got the old freezer unloaded and he moved it out of the way and moved the new one into place. I then loaded it up and now I am just waiting and praying that we got a good deal with it. I know it takes time to get to the right temp and I just need to be patient and not check on it every few minutes. I have not looked at it for a while and I am not going to check it until morning. I pray it will be frozen and everything will be fine. Now for the amazing thing, we sold the old freezer on Craigs today. There was a guy that buys appliances of any kind and in any condition so that means we dont have to worry about getting rid of it ourselves. Thank you Lord for your wonder hand on things and how you work them out for us.
My doctors appointment went very well. YA YA YA. He wanted to give it one more week of being partly open just because its only been a month and it wont hurt to give it that time. So next Wednesday I have an appointment and will get an xray to get a check. If all looks good we will schedule an appointment to get the wires off. :):):) Can you tell I am happy about it?
Well I am off to bed hope all had great day. Remember, the Lord is over all and he knows how it will end. Its easy to say it but hard to remember it when things get crazy.
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