To Hit or Not to Hit? That is the Question.

Just as a friend said the other day "I am going to have my hands full with this little one." Boy, do I think she is right.

On Thursdays Christian normally comes up to school to meet me when school is over. However, today was going to be different. I had a parent-teacher conference after school so I was going to get him to stay with Mrs. Kim. Well, Sulley (one of the other kids that stays with Mrs. Kim) got sick today. We found out that he has RSV, so things were just a little crazy and up in the air after school. So, Christian came up to school and sat in on my parent-teacher conference.

He was doing great the whole time we were there. He played around the room, ate some Ritz, and watched Mickey Mouse Playhouse (he loves Mickey Mouse Playhouse). Then all of a sudden he got really cranky and tired...he was ready to go, it was 4:15.

Our conference was over; however, we were just sitting there chit-chatting (something I do best, if you ask my husband). I was cleaning up my room and packing my things up when all of a sudden Christian went up to the mother of my student I was conferencing with and hit her. Yes, that is what you just read...HIT HER! I was so embarrassed and humiliated. I snatched him up, popped his hand, told him no, and of course apologized to the mother. She just laughed and said it was okay and that things like that happen...well, thanks for understanding but I don't want things like that to happen.

While he was in my arms he was crying hysterically. He was so upset that I just popped his hand and he was tired too that he was slobbering everywhere. Then all of a sudden he sneezed. Guess where he sneezed...all of my the mother. Snot and slobber went all over her. How humiliating! Once again she just laughed it off and said that she has been slobbered on before and it will not be the last time.
Just my luck, right?!? How many more times do I need to conference with these parents? I don't THINK I have my hands full...I KNOW I have my hands full.

Please pray for Sulley and his family. His mom is pregnant and due on Monday. Because Sulley was diagnosed with RSV today, she is not able to be with him until the baby is born or until he is 100% better (even when the baby comes home...Sulley has to stay somewhere else). RSV is very dangerous for newborns and pregnant women. They certainly need your thoughts and prays while they are going through this rough time.

It Always Happens To Me.

Do you ever feel like everything always happens to you and never to anyone else? Do you ever feel like you are the one with all the bad luck and everyone around you is rejoicing in all their glory? Remember post... unlucky and when it rains it pours. Well, that is how I have felt this last month...UNLUCKY and WHEN IT RAINS IT POURS, again. I know you are wondering what could have happened and where have the Spivey's been. Let me tell you...trying to get our computer fixed and trying to FIND our camera.

For the last month, our personal computer has been acting up. It all started with a pretty, white line down the middle of the screen. Not to terrible, we could move the screen around to see what we wanted to read and write but a little, well okay, very annoying. So, my sister (she works on computers daily...it's her job) said that she could fix it for us. She would just give us a new screen. AWESOME, right!?! Not so much. When she gave us back our computer it worked for about a day and then that screen just went black. The computer would turn on but we could see nothing. Shaun and I were thinking "Well, we were not crazy about the white line but at least we could see what we were writing and reading...can we have our old screen back, please?" So, she gave us our old screen back and we thought we were in busy. Not so much, again. It worked for about two days and then the whole computer crashed. This time; however, I was a little smarter than last time (When it Rains it Pours post) I backed up most, not all, of Christian's pictures to either a CD or to Snapfish. My sister was able to get the rest of them off the hard drive for me. Thanks Nae, you have saved me yet again.

As for the camera, I lost it according to my loving and dear, sweet husband. The last we had it was at Shaun's dad's birthday party and then we put it in the diaper bag. Now it is MIA (missing in action). Shaun tells me that I probably should not go anywhere by myself with just Christian and I because I might lose him...I don't think so. He thinks he is soooooooooo funny. I LOVE YOU SWEETHEART! However, once again...PICTURES OF CHRISTIAN MISSING/GONE. Why does this happen to me? My poor son is going to have chunks of his life missing because his mom can not remember anything. My dad use to tell me that I would forget my head if it was not attached to my body and I am starting to believe him. I would certainly walk around headless. I think I need some pills to help with my memory instead of my migraines. So, there will be no pictures of my precious monkey for a while since I don't have a camera. I had to take the one from yesterday with my phone. My brother-n-law emailed it to me after I texted him the pictures just so I could put it on his blog. To much work.

Dear Lord,
Help me remember those things that are most important in the world and not worry about those silly and extra things in life. I know that a computer and camera are just extras in my life and I need to remember that the things that are most important in my life are always with me no matter what...YOU, my family, and my self-worth. I know that being upset because I have lost these items or because these items have broken is a reaction that is normal. However, Lord, I want to remember when I am feeling sad, angry, mad, or upset that these material things in life are not important but it is your love that is important and is helping me through the emotional times. Lord, help me refuse to be trapped by these extras and let righteousness deliver me.
Amen

Can it be St. Patrick's Day?

Christian has been sick for the last three days. Running a temperature from 102.2 to 99.6...give or take if he has Motrin in his system or not. Well, on Thursday Shaun and I both took half days to stay at home with him...Shaun took morning shift and I took afternoon shift.



I thought that I could leave him alone for 2 seconds and go to the bathroom (we do this all the time when we are alone). Well, I learned very quickly that my monkey has super powers. While I was in the bathroom, he went to his room and got his Toddler Paint Pens from Crayola that Santa brought him. This is what I found when I came out of the bathroom.

Christian's question for everyone is "Do I eat the paint, wear it, or draw with it?" My question for everyone is "Is it to early for St. Patrick's Day?"

Goodbye 2009...Hello 2010

What a year 2009 has been. It was certainly full of happy, excitement, joyful, fun, fulfilling, sad, emotional, confusing, unhappy, worried, and mad emotions. Check out our 2009 year as we say goodbye and say hello to the new emotions that 2010 has in store for us.

2009

January (2 months old)

February (3 months old)

March (4 months old)

April (5 months old)

May (6 months old)

June (7 months old)

July (8 months old)

August (9 months old)

September (10 months old)

October (11 months old)

November (12 months old)

December (13 months old)

We are so excited for the 2010 year...a new beginning with new adventures...new journeys...new experiences...new strides...new risks...new everything.

Merry Christmas!

MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR from our family to yours.

Message from Santa

Christian got a personal message from Santa today. Check it out...

http://portablenorthpole.tv/watch/e584629cc99aa5ba4bcffdf739927d76

If you would like to get a personal message from Santa for your little one, go to

http://portablenort hpole.tv . It is SUPER cute and your kids will LOVE it!

Donna Spivey

A New Little Man

Christian got his first hair cut on Saturday (12-05-09). He really needed it but mommy really didn't want to do it. He was unbelievably good.

Photo and video editing at www.OneTrueMedia.com

Now my little monkey is a little man!