Memorial Day 2012

A day to remember ...............

Here comes the parade

I remember when I marched..................

Mayor Dobies.

 

The end of another Memorial Day Parade!

Glad and sad Grad!



The entrance

Finding the spot

May we present

And the show begins

Singing their hearts out

Smiles and hugs

Mom, look what I got......bubbles!



The Rex family



I don't want to leave!
I don't want to go home!

Gp and I got up very early to arrive at Kamryn's house, so that we could follow them to Kamryn's preschool. The "graduation" was held in the sanctuary of  the United Church of Christ Church. We were serenaded with the "Hello song", Days of the week","Color song", "A,B,C...", "Baa Baa Black Sheep", "Hey Diddle", "Humpty Dumpty", ending with "It's a Small Small World!" The certificates (and bubbles) were then issued, pictures were taken and then out to a luncheon in their outdoor luncheon pavillion.

The "Graduate", Gp, and Grandma

Out of commission

I went to the Doctor for me on Friday. My right side and back have been hurting me. Not constantly, but if I turn a certain way, take a wrong step, reach up I have sharp pains that surprise me and take my breath away. I waited a week to see the Doctor because Caro thought it was because of DB's back....you know, sympathy pains? By Friday I had myself all worked up. Got sent home with a muscle relaxer,and advil and instructions to try heat or ice. So, for the last two days I have been faithfully taking the medicine and resting. You know I am uncomfortable when I tell Tim that I can't take Kamryn and Kellen for the day. Poor Samantha calls everyday to see if I have the kids.
On the medicine I am better but off, not so good. I am to go back to the Doctor in a week if not better!
I am not so good at this wait and get better plan.

Time flies

I know! I am behind. Thank goodness I don't "work", I wouldn't have the time! It has been almost a month of non blogging, omg! Here is the abbreviated version:
April 29th -Clara Cooper's 1st Birthday Party, May 1st, Tim Rex's 34th Birthday, May 2nd, Babysat Kellen, May 5th - SBB Firehouse Crop, missed monthly breakfast with Preschool friends, Kentucky Derby day (bet with Daddy, his horse came in second  while my horse was tenth, no animal died during this event:), National Scrapbooking Day and Cinco De Mayo! May 8th - Emilie had extensive dental surgery and I babysat Samantha after Preschool May 9th- Babysat Kamryn, Kellen and Samantha May 10th- Doug's back is bothering him so much that he goes to Orthopedic Doctor -L2 Compressed fracture in his lower back May 11th- Emilie's 32 birthday, Doug goes for an MRI, Janelle Bulle's grandmother passes away May 12th-Janelle's 50th birthday party postponed May 13th-Happy Mother's Day, boxed and removed 544 paperbacks from my bedroom, stored in basement to be removed later, (We are continuing to complete the upstairs addition that we started in 1987 :) May 15th- Doug back to Orthopedic to get results from MRI -no severe damage, just the fractured bone,  Lynne Ewen's 65th birthday, Diego graduates from Kean with his Masters in Business, May16th- Samantha has MRI of her head to determine what is causing her left eye to cross, Babsitting Kellen, Caro and Diego leaving for Ft. Lauderdale, Dinner and Kismet with Pop and the season finale of Criminal Minds (taping).
THIS IS NOW UP TO DATE!
Tomorrow, May 17th- Doug and I go to Pa., I babysit The kids while Doug and Tim see a surgeon for Tim's ankle and foot. May18th- Chase gets haircut at Pet Smart (my haircut has to wait). May 19th-
Samantha's cheerleading fundraiser- breakfast at Applebees, and at 3pm Janelle's 50th birthday party. May 20th- Caro and Diego home from the airport.
Oh, yes! and on Thursday, May 24th, my good friend Angela and her family abandon me and go to Disney for a week! There you have it! What else do you need to know?

What is this you might ask? Well, I have been DOING this in the evenings. I call it Carrier Clinic Work! You know! The kind of stuff that helps to keep you sane?

I have been fooling around with making my own rubber stamps! (Because I could do that oh so much cheaper than buying some......$50.00 later! Ahhh! but really cheaper than an hour's worth of therapy!