I don’t know about you all, but the stomach flu, sinus & upper respiratory infections and the regular flu are running around rampant throughout my house, K2’s school and my work!  This crap knocks people out for days. Not me though, I don’t have time for that crap.  

Thankfully KEM is the ONLY one at my house that hasn’t experienced any form of it.  Although, I’m confident that because I have just verbalized that he will get slammed with an illness of some kind now. 

I have gone out of my way these last few weeks to finally take care of myself. I saw the doctor about the finger KEM jammed (or broke as I like to kid him with), the dizzy spells I was experiencing and finally the hamstring/glute pain I’ve been dealing with for almost 2 years.  I was scheduled to have an MRI this morning but unfortunately my primary insurance company didn’t authorize the test, even though the secondary insurance company did. Did I mention that both of my insurances are the same company? Thank you Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware!  

Anyway, the test is scheduled now for next week and I should be able to know by the end of the week what the next course of action will be.  As long as they can figure out a way for me to run, somewhat pain free, I will be ecstatic. 

K2 just got their report cards this week and I’m happy to report they both did great. KEM has all As and improved in some behavioral areas. He also has been helping a new student from Haiti with his math and reading. KEM is lazy and doesn’t like to read but last week he read to this boy and taught him a fraction lesson. KEM shared this with us as one of his two positives for the day. 

KMM did much better with her math skills and letter recognition but still has to work a little bit on pronunciation of her letters. And, not that I surprised but, both of her teachers commented that she needs to work on her listening and talking (mostly when NOT to talk).  

Believe me, that is a constant work in progress. I find myself often telling her to “please, stop talking” or “KMM, it’s not your turn yet”.  And afterwards I feel guilty – but I mostly feel bad when I ask her (or beg her in some situations) to “please stop talking”.  It’s not that I don’t want her to talk, it’s that someone else is usually talking and she simply talks right over that person.  I know, I know.. she’s only 5.  Remember, I said it was a work in progress!

Lots going on this weekend with soccer games, Sunday school, manis & pedis (just Mommy and K), and YMCA workouts for this Mommy. Oh yeah… I almost forgot and it’s SUPER BOWL weekend.  Fingers crossed Matt Ryan and his Falcons deflate Tom Brady and his Patriots… one can dream right.