End of the Month

Here we are at the end of February. 

I'm not sure where the month went, but here are the pictures that didn't make the original cut.

Reed at Sky High

Kyle playing with a friend

 

 

 

JR eating Chinese food

 

 

JR's fortune that day

 

 

 

Reed with his 11 lollipop grams (you read that right, eleven). 

No one ever sent me a lollipop, a flower, or anything the school was selling...this child gets 11.

 

 

 

I'm not sure why every child but Kyle looks miserable at their Valentine's party.

(Probably cause they know how inferior their boxes are to his.)

 

 

 

Thank goodness these two like each other...95% of the time.

 



Eyes and Ears are Not the Same Thing

If you use any kind of prescriptions, you have to read what happened to us today:

 

 

On Wednesday Reed and I wound up in the Ready Clinic with him crying hysterically about how bad his ears hurt.  Then Thursday I picked him up from school early crying about his ears again.

Friday, Reed went to school dizzy, and Kyle came home by 9:00 because they thought he had pink eye.

 

I got them both into the doctor Friday afternoon and they both have/had the adenovirus (which I'm convinced Jason brought home from his fabulous vacay in Telluride because he came home with a "cold"). Reed's allergies got the best of him on top of the virus, which is why his ears were so backed up. 

 

They put Reed on antibiotics plus antibiotic ear drops, and Kyle got eye drops...or so I thought.

 

 

This morning I got a call that oops, the pharmacy, which was WALGREENS, had given us eardrops instead of eyedrops for Kyle.

That's right, for the past 4 days we've been putting EARDROPS in Kyle's EYES 3 times a day!

 

 

Now, we all know I was raised by a German Jew Presbyterian, but she also happens to be about 95% Christian Scientist when it comes to medicine. 

(On the other hand, I refer to my dad's medicine stash as "the drug buffet". )

 I rest squarely on my mom's side when it comes to medicine.  I don't take it often, and I don't give my kids much. My kids also rarely tell me they don't feel good because they're met with "oh, you'll be okay" as an answer.

 

So yeah, being that I'm already not a fan of medicine, and then finding out I've been putting eardrops in my kid's eyes, pretty much makes me sick.

 

While we were waiting for the doctor to call us back, Jason researched it on the Internet to find out it didn't affect hamsters' eyes.  Well, that's great, but my 7 year old son isn't a hamster!

 

The doctor called back to say he should be okay, but if his eyes start hurting to bring him back in.

To say Jason and I were upset with Walgreens is a bit of an understatement.

 

I actually blame myself since I should know better than to let them handle my prescriptions. The last time I went there I was trying to get kidney stone medicine for Jason who was at home and practically dying. That trip to Walgreens ended with "damn Obamacare" being screamed from my mouth throughout the store.

 

So I have a really great track record with them.

Fashion Fabulous Friday

Here's a fashion warning for all those 11 year old boys with the same size foot as their mom:

 

If you see your mom headed to pay for 2 pairs of the exact same shoe, she isn't buying you an extra.



Happy New Year to Ewe!

 

 

Happy Chinese New Year!

This is the year of the sheep, which just happens to be JR's year.

 

The year of the sheep isn't considered a good year to be.  When people would tell me that I'd just say, "It's okay. Since JR isn't really Chinese it doesn't apply to him."

 

Sheep are considered to be calm and gentle.

Two adjectives I have never used to describe JR at any time in his entire life. 

 

But as it turns out, there are a few pretty impressive actors who also happen to be sheep: Julia Roberts, Bruce Willis, and one of JR's favorites, Will Ferrell.

 

新年快乐-Xin Nian Kuai Le!

 

Presidents' Day

I hope President Reagan was a fan of Chinese food, cause that's what Paw-Paw and JR ate to celebrate him today.

 

 

If You're a Boy It Was All Kinds of Fun

As you can see by their faces, these two enjoyed their Valentines parties very much.

 

And don't cry for JR Argentina. 

Just because I'm not allowed near him at school to take pictures, doesn't mean he didn't have fun. 

The snowcone truck came to school for the 5th graders, so yeah, he was doing just fine.

 

 

 Then they all had Valentine's Day breakfast with Grandpa Gary and Granny Buffie and dinner with Granny Sherry. In between their celebratory breakfast and dinner I took them to the Sponge Bob movie.

 

I think they liked that too.

(No, Reed hasn't lost all his top teeth.)

 

Jason also had a very nice Valentine's Day.

He's on a "boy's trip" and they went skiing, had a massage, and a fancy dinner.

 

Did I already point out my day was spent with Sponge Bob?  Oh yes, I think I did.

Fashion Fabulous Friday

Kyle's class was rewarded with pajama day for good cafeteria behavior.

Reed's wasn't.

 

And though Kyle really just wore pajama bottoms, it still caused this much simultaneous happiness and angst.