Lets go Richard Simmons

Now, some of you reading this may be to young to remember Richars Simmons but he was popular in the 80s and 90s for his energetic exercize routines.  So in the spirit of the New Year, I am rejoining my old gym to try and get rid of this pesky baby wait that doesn't seem to want to leave me alone two years later.
See, I got rid of my membership in the first place because I really wasn't getting enoughuse out of it.  No matter what fitness experts say, 30 minutes a day is really not enough to see a motivating difference for me and I get incredibly bored trying to do treadmill and weights for an hour.  I went to a few classes but there weren't enough at convenient times to make a habit.  Since we have home gym equipment, I figured I could do it myself...Obviously not.  So today a coworker really inspired me to try again.
So here I am at the gym, waiting to sign up again and i am so excited to see added classew at good times everyday of the week.  My goal is 35 pounds by summer.  Wish me luck! I'm sure it will be a long and difficult journey but I think I'm up for the challenge :)

Urgent Care quandryi

My kids have both been sick the last week.  Nothing abnormal for the season, just cough, runny nose, etc.  Well one day I got home from work and my son was NOT behaving like his usual boy in his terrible twos.  He was sleeping all day and not eating or drinking anything.  Knowing I could not get an appointment with the pediatrician so we went to the urgent care.

I am a mother with incredibly irrational fears and I wanted to make sure he didn't have spinal meningitis.  After a short wait the doctor comes in and checks is heart/lungs (fine), his ears (fine) and his throat (inflammed according to the doctor).  He prescribes an antibiotic and sends us on our way.  That night, little Noah slept MAYBE 20 minutes at a time.  He would wake up screaming and grabbing his ears.  The next morning I was able to make hims a peds appointment.  The doctor said his throat was fine but after looking in both ears said he has a double ear infection, and a pretty bad one.  We were prescribed another antibiotic (one better for ear infections) and ear drops for pain.

Now not only am I upset about the waste of time and the waste of 10 dollars for the copay and medicine 8 had to throw out, but I wa s more upset that my son had a night of unnecessary pain.    I feel like the uc doctor didn't even truly check him, just shuffled us out with a prescription so we'd assume he did something.  I am not an ignorant person and I know viruses cannot be cured with antibiotics.  There have been numerous times I've taken my kids to their doctor only to get told they had the flu and it would be cured with fluids, rest, and a humidifier and I was okay with that.  I know it doesn't always take a prescription for a doctor to do their job.  I guess some feel it does and urgent cares are use to that. I just wish my son had been correctrly diagnosed.  Has anyone else had this experience.  IMd love to hear your thoughts.  And by the way, Noah is now doing just fine and he's since passed his ear infection on to me...ahhh the joys of motherhood!

Beiber fever, peanut cans, and the Golden Globes

Ok, so every now and then as a parent, you get a moment that makes you feel like you are really doing a good job.  Then there are other times that make you feel...well, not so much.  I guess you can call them my "pinhead and patriot" moments of motherhood.mez's
So my two year old son has been sick and let me tell you, he has one of the most amazing gag reflexes I have ever seen.  Almost nothing will make him put ALL OVER THE PLACE.  We have already chrisened Applebees and a local buffet.  So let me tell you, when he has a cough, we are all anxiously waiting for the dam to break.  Yesterday I saw him coughing and then he walked into the kitchen.  I thought nothing of it until I saw his head in a peanut can, a half full peanut can.  I went over to see what he was doing and he was throwing up in the peanut can.  At least he has learned how to contain it.
Then there is my four year old daughter who is completely IN LOVE with Justin Bieber if that is even possible at her age.  She has a shirt, a CD, wants to go to his concert "so bad" and even wants us to "make a paper on a stick with a heart that says 'I love you" to take to said concert.  The sad thing is when I say, "Sweetheart he's already Selena Gomez's boyfriend," and says, "I know, but when I'm bigger I'm sure she'll be done with them."  One made me proud, one not so much.  You be the judge.
One of my other hobbies is being crazily obsessed with pop culture so of course I watched the Golden Globes and have to comment on the fashion.  I do not know what is up with the puffy sleeves that are so 80s but I wasn't loving it.  I must say my worst dress pick was Angelina Jolie and my best dress pick was Eva Longoria.  I think she looked elegant and timeless especially considering the drama in her personal life.

Here goes nothin..

Teacher.Mother.Wife.Sister.Daughter.Friend.Niece.  These are the roles I play on a daily basis that mean so much to me.  With a four year old and a two year old, there is never a dull moment in my house.  And with 180 fifteen year olds, there is never a dull moment in my career.  So I am starting this blog as an outlet for my creativity, my frustration, and my advice.  I hope I can help you leaarn something from my crazy life, and I hope to learn a lot about myself through this prosess as well.  Here's to an interesting start to 2011 and many fun times ahead...