Misc.

I made it to Mykah's appointment at the Shriner's hospital yesterday with both kids in tow. The wait was long, but the Doctor came in the examining room as soon as I got in there. He had some x-rays done to see the progress of Mykah's foot since he's been walking and it's good news all around. First, the left (clubbed) foot is looking very good. Second the bones in the right foot that were out of place have shifted since Mykah has started walking. That means he will probably still need surgery to correct the heel bone, but the surgery will be minor compared to what they would have had to do if the foot hadn't started to self-correct. I have to go to J.E. Hangar to get an orthotic made, and I'm going to have to start forcing Mykah to wear shoes during the day... he HATES shoes.

Lay-off and dreaming.

So with Gilles impending lay-off from GoodYear, we are starting to look at our options. No matter what we decide, though, I think we're going to end up selling this house. It would be nice to eventually have a slightly bigger house (a basement would be nice), but I am soooooo going to miss the back yard we have here. We have 15,000 sqft of property, and it's so peaceful... I love summers here. I just hope that whatever we choose that we end up with a larger living space, and a yard that's just as beautiful or more.

My dream is to have a 2-storey house with 4 bedrooms, office space, and a separate place for the kids' toys. In terms of yard space, I would sooooo love to have 1/2 acre or more...with lots of mature trees..

Funny thing

So I had to stop watching all of the new surrounding the death of Anna Nicole Smith...not that I follow celebrities with any passion or anything. But the whole circus...court cases... paternity disputes and shit was starting to depress me.

What was getting to me was the baby...losing her mom at such a young age, and feeling like all these stupid men are not interested in the baby, but in the money the baby will inherit. I just hope that baby ends up with a parent or caregive who will truly love and cherish her.

Okay, that's the mom in me speaking and I've ranted enough.

Positive thinking works.

I've had a rough few days since it seems my medications have been causing some nausea. I though it was because, silly me, I was taking them on an empty stomach, but even taking them with meals wasn't helping. So I decided to try positive thought to solve the problem. First I eat, and then I hold my pills in my hand and say "These pills balance my emotions and make me feel good." I repeat it until I feel it is true, I say "Thank you", and then I take my pills. I've been doing this for 2 days, and I've been nausea-free for 2 days... there's positive thinking in action for you.