Life as we know it

Derik starts his new job on Tuesday, which means we won't get an actual "weekend" with him for a few weeks. His weekends will now be Wednesdays and Thursdays. This was our last actual weekend with him for a while and it was a good one :) If you know about Cystic Firbrosis, your lungs collect and hang on to mucus. For the past two years we have been doing CPT treatments on Zoie, patting on her lungs for 20 minutes a day. She is now, well, sorta big enough, but old enough for a vest! What a vest does is goes on her exactly like a life jacket, inflates with a pump, then vibrates for 15 minutes at a time to loosen up her secretions. I was so excited for this because I truly think it will help her stay out of the hospital and she shouldn't get sick quite so easy. Well, we recieved her vest Saturday, bright pink :) and the lady came on Sunday to set up the machine for us and show us how to use it. Needless to say, it will take some getting used to for Zoie, and when...

Today we had a bike ride planned. Waking up to not so good weather for that, I looked at Derik and said, "Hey. Lets be spontaneous and go to Ikea!!" If anyone knows me I am not spontaneous...I like plans :-) At 11 and with no money to spend we hopped in the back of the huge pickup truck Derik brought home from work and headed WAY South. It only took an hour to get there and Zoie always does so well in back if im able to sit there and play with her. If you have been to the Centennial Ikea, you park in a parking garage then take stairs or elevators up to the showroom. This was our first go around too :-) We parker, I loaded Zoie in our Boba carrier and headed to the elevators. These next events are key so read closely :-) As we waited for the elevator a mom walked up with three daughters; two were walking, one, the littlest one was in a stroller/wheel chair. We all hopped on the ele vator and unlike me at all I butted intotheir business and told her that I noticed her daught...

You would think I could come up with a better title than therapies, but that was the best I could give you this morning. I recently read a book where a mom was talking about her daughter being in therapy, PT, OT, speech, all the therapies they offer to you when you find out your kiddo is going to need some extra help and an extra push.  This mom looked forward to having the OT therapist come over because he was a handsome 20 some-year-old, with thick dark hair and pretty eyes.  Yes she is married, but why not have a reason to look forward to doing therapies with her daughter right?  At least she used it as motivation to get herself ready for the day,and get her house picked up after being down in the dumps when finding out her daughter was born with downs syndrome.  Sometimes having your kids enrolled in therapies can be intimidating, especially when they come to your house, see your lifestyle, and push harder than ever to have your son/daughter accomplis...

Do you ever have those times where you sit back and take a look at your life and realize, wow God, you have truly blessed me?  These last two weeks have been that way for me.  It could be that Spring is here, or that I have been able to make my way outside to run and get those endorphins going, or that Easter was amazing this year.  Whatever it is, it's something that I love and I never want it to go away!  Waking up and being thankful for your spouse, your beautiful daughter, the trees in your front yard that are budding, or the yummy coffee that is waiting for you in your kitchen..  I hope that feeling is here to stay!  Zoie and I spent Good Friday with both of my parents.  With my parents being divorced, seldomly, do I get to spend a day with both of them.  My dad came over and we put him to work in our upstairs bathroom with some paint and a brush, while my mom, Zoie, and I decorated Easter eggs.  Funny story to go with this, (sorry mom)...