Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Friday, February 19, 2010
TGIF
Not sure if you can see this imagine, but for me....it says it all for today! This is Spencer's t-shirt I put on him today, in reality I should have wore it!! He had a great morning and as far as I know he's having a great day at school. Me, however, is another story. It's funny how I can deal so much better with my special needs kids in my classroom than I can my adults. By the way, there are 4 adults in my classroom, and yes I do have to mirco-manage them!!! What's up with that, why are adults harder to get to follow rules and directions than kids. Ummmmm....anyway, this shirt "It's all fun & games until the flying monkeys attack" pretty much sums up today for me!! Guess I'll be the flying monkeys!!!! Watch out!!!
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Snow?
One thing I've learned living in SC is that when a storm is predicted to hit here, well, it may or may not hit and it may be ice, sleet, frozen rain or snow or all of those. I get my hopes so high when they call for snow because I do miss the snows of West Virginia, however, I don't miss their frequency to the mountains.
We were going to get hit BIG according to the weather people....well, we didn't but a few minutes north of us did get it pretty big, 3-5 inches...we got all of the above mentioned...approximately 1 inch on our deck. But it's enough to freeze again and make it absolutely horrible out there tonight. We needed some things and I thought for sure it'd clear, but it didn't. So my wonderful hubby ventured out to the local BiLo grocer and was stopped 2 times by police officers telling him he needed to get home. That happens here, you know it's bad. We aren't equipped to deal with this type of weather. They don't have salt for the roads and very few plows. They usually keep the main roads, mostly interstates, cleared. Of course we wouldn't have these things, since snow/ice/, etc. only happens 1-2 times a year. In the pic if you look closely, you see the corner of our table on the deck and the chair.....this is it for what we received.
So in summary, we're in, have been in since yesterday evening. Spencer's getting alittle cabin fever, the dog is lovin' she gets to stay in all the time and the cat is like whatever! The fish are at the bottom of the pond keeping warm and Mike and I are doing whatever. I love the laziness, but then by tomorrow, I'll be ready to do something worthwhile! Keep safe, enjoy the....well whatever you got from this storm and eat some good comfort food!!!
Saturday, January 23, 2010
CHANGE
REST IN PEACE
GLENN V. SPENCER
APRIL 21, 1917 - JANUARY 15, 2010
At Christmas when we were home Uncle Glenn was put in the hospital Dec. 24, 2009 with pneumonia. I told my Dad I didn't like the changes that were happening in my life....Uncle Glenn failing, Grandma in a nursing home, he and Mom getting older and unable to do what they used to. He told me that I "milz well get used to it, 'cause changes are going to happen whether we like them or not." Well, Friday a week ago he called my cell phone @ 8:10am and I was doing hall duty. When I seen it was their number, my heart dropped. My parents never call that early unless something is wrong. It was...Uncle Glenn had passed at approximately 6:30am that morning from what appeared to be a stroke. My Dad was crying, I started crying because it hurt me so bad that I was there to hug him and let him know how much he means to me and that I hurt for him and I hurt for myself and I hurt for Aunt Dot, Danny, Tim, Doug and all the family!!! It was a very short trip in, seen quite a few family members I haven't seen in awhile. A GREAT SERVICE for a GREAT MAN.....Thank you Uncle Glenn for the memories....of sitting on your lap when I was a baby, of allowing me to ask tons of questions when I was a kid and as a teenager, thank you for sharing your love of the woods, steam engines, stories, music, musical instructments and tons of other things. We will all miss you, but the memories you have left us with will forever by with us and we will share them with our kids. One of my best memories ever is every time you seen Spencer, you would lay your hands upon his head and say a prayer!! I always knew Spencer would be fine in everything because he had the blessing of Uncle Glenn! I will cherish the time you spent with Spencer and one day I hope when I show him his Uncle Glenn he will remember those hands upon his head, praying for him. I love you and will miss you always!!
Saturday, January 09, 2010
Not likin' this!
After a weird Christmas break..ie...fast trip to WV, back for ear surgery, tried to have a sleep study, cold, cold and cold....back to work for 3 days then home for 2 day with a sick little boy. Spencer woke up around 1 thurs morning coughing and gagging...well it wasn't long till the diarrehea hit and vomitting....THEN...Saturday morning I wake up to a sick hubby....ewww.....needless to say it really put him down!!! He's been in bed all day and now is on the couch. I did get him to eat a few bites of chicken noodle soup. Hopefully he'll feel better tomorrow. I don't like January...it's blah, no fun and this one is really, did I mention COLD!!!! Can't wait for the 50's to hit on Thurs!!! YEA!! HEATWAVE!!
He is a couple pics my bother sent me from WV.....what great memories I have of this road...sledding as a kid, just walking down the snow covered lane, riding the snowmobile on it....what fun we had!
Sunday, January 03, 2010
November & December 2009
At this beginning of a New Year, 2010....I do not feel like I am a very good parent! Spencer is having way to many strange behaviors and I often feel it is because of me. I should have the "star" child with Down Syndrome with all the training I have and my profession?? right?? Well, he is completely puzzling me daily with the defiance that he exhibits whenever I ask him to do simple tasks like "come eat Spencer". Instead he heads off in a totally different direction and it's a constant battle to get him to the table. Of course we have to have something at the table with us, whether it is Kasey the Robot, the dvd player, a sock, the computer, you name it. Of course that is our fault for not stopping that day one. I feel like such a failure and wonder how different my child would be if he had a mom that wasn't so high strung, anxious, nervous, constantly talking, constantly watching and constantly wondering what can go wrong?? Sounds like I'm having a pity party, well YES I AM!!! I need something...not sure what, but I need help in this...prayers, thoughts, advice, friends, family, etc....at this point I'll take anything!!!!
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