Ready for the weekend

It's only Wednesday, but I'm definitely ready for the weekend. Or, a school delay would be nice as well! There is nothing in the forecast to indicate that is a possibility though. I really hate wishing away time. February is just not a fun month though. I've never particularly enjoyed it. When I was working in public accounting, it was the first month of the heavy tax season and the weather was miserable. Even now though, I don't have to worry about tax season and I still don't enjoy this month. Thankfully it's a short one! This weekend will be fun though. My best friend and her husband, along with their four-year-old daughter, have graciously volunteered to host our kids for the weekend. We are going to Cincinnati with another couple and will spend the weekend there. On Saturday we will be going to my alma mater's Charter Day Ball, in honor of the 200th anniversary of the founding. Although my wonderful husband is a UD grad, since he works in that town (and is married to me!) he appreciates it as well. It should be a fun weekend for all of us, and I'll get to sleep in Saturday!

What a day!

This morning at 5AM I awoke to quite possibly the worst pain I have ever felt in my life. It was my first official migraine headache. It was a paralyzing pain, and I just laid there and prayed for relief. I was literally in too much pain to move, and the thought of getting medicine was just overwhelming. My wonderful husband finally stirred about 7 and I begged him to get me pain killers. I had mentioned to my doctor last week that I had begun having "mini-migraines" and he prescribed some heavy duty drugs for me. THANK GOD! Unfortunately, I never really got to sleep so I've pretty much been a walking zombie most of the day. The kids had school today for a make-up day, but my wonderful husband was off today. He spent the day continuing our car shopping from yesterday. Fortunately, he found a used car and we were able to get a really good deal. The dealership was very near my parents, so he was able to return the vehicle we had been borrowing all at the same time. On the down side, my husband has a poor sense of direction, and it took him nearly two hours to make the 40 minute drive home from my parents. He almost ended up in Indiana! By the time he made it home we were both frustrated, and my zombie state doesn't help. We decided to order a quick pizza and we took a ride in the new car to pick it up. We've all been fed now, and since I can feel another (hopefully much milder) headache coming on, I'm looking forward to bed. May tomorrow be a quiet day!

Happy Valentine's Day!

We are having a fairly quiet Valentine's Day here. JR has a basketball game this morning. This evening we are having a sitter for the kids, then my husband and I are off to a UD game and then to meet some friends for the rest of the evening. We decided that our Valentine's celebration will be next weekend, when we spend the weekend away with friends. The kids had nice parties this week. I was able to be at both HT's and JC's and they've all got lots of sugar to consume!

Of course!

Of course this morning I wake up feeling absolutely fine...no pain at all! I gave serious consideration to cancelling my appointment, but since we are headed into the weekend I decided I might as well go ahead and see the doc. And just as I suspected...there is absolutely nothing wrong with me! He said there is no sign of infection at all. He did give me some pain pills because I've been having headaches lately that bordered on migraines. So at least it wasn't a completely fruitless trip. I'm not complaining though. Being healthy is always a good thing!

Go Dayton Flyers!

Last night's UD game against Xavier was a very fun game to watch...if you are a UD fan. Xavier is a really great team, and Dayton just hasn't been able to compete the last couple of years. Last night the tide finally turned though, and Dayton won by 13 at UD arena. We have season tickets, although we only have two seats. Usually my wonderful husband goes and rotates taking a child. Last night was the little guy's turn. They both had a wonderful time cheering the Flyers to victory. It's a great win and hopefully UD will be dancing in March! Go UD!

Ear ache

As the mother of three children, I expect to have ear aches in this house. We've been fairly fortunate though, that the last ear problem was almost two years ago. However, as a thirty-five-year-old, I never expected to be dealing with an ear ache myself! I woke up at 5 this morning with this terrible pain in my left ear. I was able to eventually doze back to sleep, but it hasn't really gotten better today. In fact, I've also started fighting a sinus headache and the left side of my neck is getting stiff, which leads me to believe that my lymph nodes are swelling. I have a doctor's appointment at 9AM tomorrow morning. I really don't like going to the doctor. Not that anyone particularly really enjoys it, but I really, really, really don't like to go to the doctor. I'm a firm believer in letting things try to take their course, but this pain has just got to stop! I was 11-years-old the last time I had an ear ache and I vividly remember the pain. Of course, part of my problem that time was that my ear drum ended up bursting so that was a big part of the pain. At this point, I just want to take some heavy duty painkillers and go to bed, but homework calls first!

Totaled

The word on the car is that it is totaled. We were pretty sure that was the case. Now the "joy" of searching for a new vehicle begins. My husband and I have always been pretty much on the same page when it comes to vehicles, but this time we seem to be disagreeing about everything. I want something reliable and safe, and he's more worried about price and gas mileage. I understand with his drive everyday that he hates using a lot of gas. At the same time, I want to know that if he is in an accident with a deer, that the deer won't win! I guess we will just have to see how this works out and what we can find out there. I used to love car shopping, but that was before the kids came along!