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Seems like the weeks are flying by. We are almost at summer time, and we can't wait! I started my new infusion for Rheumatoid Arthritis this past week. A little nervous, since I am a weakling when it comes to these infusions. Most people do not know that theses infusions are the same that they use for chemo. So they are really hard on the body. This is my 5th different type of infusion. And so far I have a lot of side effects, which is scary. The nausea, heart palpation's and hives are back. But they only last for about 3 days, which I can handle, as long as the pain goes away. As of right now, the pain is 3x's worse than before. I go back on the 25th for my second dose, praying for this too work. I need the relief from that pain now! I got to visit with both of the boys classrooms on Friday. I love being in there with them. I was told my one lil boy that he love me. It just melts your heart, hearing those words! Friday night, Karson and I went out on a date. We went to Chili's and Karson had the best meal ever! We went to target to grab him a little toy. Karson was getting extra special treatment since he was getting a sleep study that night. We arrived to the doctors office, and was accepted right away. Our nurse, Rita, was very helpful. Karson did a great job, while they hooked all his robot wires to his head and body. Karson slept very well, he had so minor sleep talking, and teeth grinding. He woke up twice a little confuse, but other than that, it was a great night for Karson. I stopped by Bojangles the following morning, to get everyone some breakfast. Our meal cost $6.42; at first I thought she said $6.24. So I handed her 6 one dollar bills, and .24 in some change. She then informed me it was .42 not .24. I was okay with that, so I counted out more change and gave her .42 in change. After I handed the change to her; she looked at me dumbfounded and asked me if this is supposed to be .42. I said "yes" and she throws the change into the drawer and said she was not counting it. I then realize, I am getting older, because I can't believe that the young teenagers these days are immature. Really, you can't count out .42 of change?

The sad note we learn this week, is Karson's sleep study results. Karson is having Seizure activity, which means the neuro would like to put Karson back on seizure medicine. This is something Darrel and I will have to make on our own. Karson has been doing so well lately, we have been very proud. I wasn't expecting this news, and it breaks my heart. I hate the fact my baby is having seizures, and I didn't know or expect it. We are not sure if we are starting back on seizure medicine, we are praying for the right answer. I know when Karson was on the meds before, he wasn't the same kid. I would really hate having a different child, than the child I have now. He is so outgoing, and lovable. So pray with us and for that we can make the right decision that is for Karson.

March 20-26th 2011

This was finally a quiet week for us. We found out that the boys did not make it into Union Academy. We are number 88 on the waiting list. But we are actually okay with that. Since we found out that we have an "Contract" on our new house. The house is in Waxhaw city limits. So the boys will be going to the same elementary school that I went too. I am very excited over this. I love Waxhaw, and it is time for me to go back to my hometown! I was asked by Mr. Rodane if I will attend the cluster meeting for inner city schools. I was nervous about going. But I did go. I found out a lot of information about Union County Public Schools. It is a very scary situation. Something we all need to pray about. We had our house inspection on Saturday. Everything looks good! Very happy except for the fact the house has BATS in the attic. They are in between the screen and wall, so they are not actually inside the attic as of yet. But still creepy!! Can you believe BATS are protected by PETA. Crazy!! I say "kill em"!!! Our closing date is set for April 25th. Happy to be homeowners again.

March 13th-March19th 2011

ST. PATRICK'S DAY DINNER

GREEN EGGS, GREEN PANCAKES, GREEN MILK AND GREEN PUDDING

KARSON ENJOYING HIS GREEN PUDDING
JACKSON LOVES HIS MILK NO MATTER WHAT COLOR

KARSON SLEEPING

JACKSON IS NOW THE "MOVER" WHILE SLEEPING

With spring approaching, we are finding ourselves busy. So the boys 6:00 pm bedtime is getting later and later. And I am seeing this is becoming a problem in the mornings, when it is time to wake the boys up. Jackson is now starting to begged to sleep in on school days. On the weekends this boy is up at 5:00 AM sharp!!!

I was in Jackson's class this week, and I came to conclusion teachers must know everything about their children parents. I am only in their classes a couple hours a week, and I know a lot about these parents. I am praying that the boys don't share their home stories with their class, who knows what is said! I do know who parents are in jail, who have extra boyfriends or girlfriends, and who also can get jiggy with it(one of Jackson's little buddies term) The boys principal called me last week and asked me if I will be representative for WBEC in their Cluster meeting. I said "yes" but now I am nervous. Like I said before, I wish the boys could stay at this school, but since WBEC is only a pre-school, they must continue into elementary school. Maybe their teachers can go to which every school the boys will attend. And even Mr. Rodane. I never met a principal as loving and kind hearted as this man. He really cares for his students and teachers. We got to celebrate St. Patricks day this week. And the boys were excited. The leprechaun came to their classroom and they had to find where he went and where the treasure was. We got to indulge into St. Patricks day a little more when they got home. The boys and I made dinner that night and we had: Green eggs, Green pancakes, green milk and green pudding. Karson and Jackson loves to help cook, and the loved everything being green. Isn't it amazing how cooking with your child for 20mins can add a lifetime memory into their head.

Some funny conversations we had this week :

I asked Karson if he has been playing in the grass at school again. He said "mommy, how do you know everything?" I said "mommies know everything" Plus he had grass stains on his pants. But he doesn't need to know that.

Darrel and I had a great conversation one night with a very sleep walking Karson. There has been a fly in his room, that we can seem to kill. Karson wakes up and demanding we kill this fly, because it keeps biting him in the head. Finally, Darrel kills the fly. Karson said "I don't like being mushed(smushed, but Karson "s" are still delayed) but since it was the fly it can be mushed. Then we hear banging on the walls, we walked in and asked Karson what he was doing. He said he was mushing all the flies. There were no flies, Karson was still asleep :)

Jackson informed on that "Mommies are always right" I said "why?" Because you told me if I ate all of those green pancakes, eggs, pudding and milk, my poop may be green so don't be scare. I said "okay" Jackson : Mommy, my poop was GREEEEEEEEEEEEN.... A little too much information, but to cute to pass up.

We got to surprised Darrel this weekend with NCAA tickets to see the UNC Tarheels play in Charlotte. Darrel works very hard for our family, and he deserved these tickets. And he was very shock that he got to go. He had a blast!!!

March 6th-March 12th

We watched "Despicable Me" for the first time. And it was honestly a great movie. The boys love it. I love watching movies with the family, nothing is more comforting then having the whole family snuggling together and laughing(maybe snoring in b/t too)

Jackson has informed us this week that he has a new best friend at school. But, unfortunately,he does not know his name. Karson had his very first school play this past Thursday. I have to admit for some reason, I had tears in my eyes. Must be a mommy thing. There were 3 other classes with his play. Karson's class did "This Old Man", "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" and "Caps for Sale" Karson was a strawberry for the Very Hungry Caterpillar. And then the whole class was Monkeys for "Caps for Sale" Vicente was the peddler, and he did an awesome job. All of the kids were so proud of themselves. They had such great fun.

As I may have mention before in past. I let the boys chose my toenail color, when I go get pedicures. This week, Karson and Jackson double team me. They decided they wanted Yellow!! Yellow just like the sun! And that is what I did. I now have Bright, Yellow and Springy Toes! I love my sweet, sassy boys!

We finally had the boys 5 year old well check up. Yes! I know!! 5 years. My little babies are now 5. Everything was wonderful. Dr. Parrish was very pleased with Karson's speaking. Karson weighed in at 49 pounds and 45 1/2 inches tall. He is now in the 90th percentile for height and weight. As of right now, Dr. Parrish his projecting his height to be 6'2 when he is an adult. Amazing how much Karson's appearances has change over the past couple months. Jackson is catching up with Karson finally! Even though, we still feel like the boys mimic the movies "Twins" with Danny Devito and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Not that much of a difference but still it is cute. Jackson weighed in at 38.8 pounds and 42 1/2 inches tall. Dr. Parrish projected Jackson to be around 5'9 1/2 when he is older. Both boys had to get their "Kindergarten Shots" Karson had the first shot, and started crying until he saw blood. Then he stopped and look. He said "HEHEHE Bleed" Karson is going to be in the medical field or computers :) Jackson, on the other hand, was not very good at getting his shots this time. After the first one, he was done. So I told him the shots were to make his arm stronger. I asked him which arm did he want to have the biggest muscle in. Of course, he chose his throwing arm. On the way home, Jackson got in trouble for back talking(seems to be a habit of his) I informed him, if he kept it up, he would not go to t-ball practice tomorrow. He started crying and losing his breath. We didn't know why he got so upset. Jackson finally calmed down and said " But mommy, I have to go to t-ball practice to show everyone how I can throw hard now, since I got a shot in my muscle!" He sure does love baseball.

Feb 28th-March 5th 2011

Slow week for us. Not much going on. The boys are into singing right now. Both are gearing up for their spring plays for school. I am still not sure what Karson's class is exactly working on, but I know about Jacksons. His play is on April 7th. Jackson knows his song "Down by the Bay" by heart. Even Darrel and I are singing the song. Jackson will be playing the baby bear in the play. I am sure, he will do great, he loves attention. The boys are also in the music maker class with church. And they love it. We have a CD we listen to constantly. And they know most of the words by heart. They love going to church on Sunday nights. I am so happy we are part of a church that has so much to offer for the boys. We were able to celebrate Ally's 4th birthday with her at Extreme play. The boys had a great time. Jackson and I had our weekly date night watching Survivor. He loves that show! While Jackson and I watch the show, Karson gets to play on my computer playing Bookflix. Still overwhelmed, that my 5 year old, can work my computer.........

Feb 21st-27th 2011

This was the week for relaxing after celebrating the boys birthday for 5 days straight! I now say I have two 5 year old! Where did my babies go. I still can't believe they are little men now. Both of them mature overnight. The boys imaginations are growing like weeds. It is amazing at our conversations. Jackson went to use the bathroom and came back with a funny story.

Jackson: Mommy , every time you flush the toilet, it goes to the ocean.
Me: really?
Jackson: Yes Mommy!
Me: Who told you this?
Jackson: That is what my friend Nemo said. So my pee goes to the ocean
Then with a giggle he walks away.

This Tuesday I was in Karson's class. While Jackson had a special guest in his class. Later that day after I picked the boys up, I learned very quickly who the special guest was. I was informed that I drive to fast, I do not use my blinkers correctly. Even when I turned right on red, Jackson about flipped. Yes, you may have guessed it, Jackson's guest was a police officer.

We received a little note from Karson's teacher this week. It said that "Karson is now talking up a storm!" Our little shy boy, is now coming out of his shell.

The boys had their first t-ball practice for the spring. It is going to be a great year. Seems like all the parents will get along fine. Hopefully no more craziness like last fall. The boys have a terrific coach, and they were thrilled to have him back again this year. The improvement the boys made in the last year, rocks!!!

Feb 14th-20th

Ticket Blaster!!
Chuckie!!!

Karson's cake

Jackson's Cake

Sandi and the boys

Karson at Chili's

Jackson passing out after his Ice Creame

Jackson digging into his desert

Family photo

Maw Maw Bonnie

big pawpaw and big mawmaw

birthday cake for school

opening presents at 5:00 am

Happy Val-en-tines day!!! I got CAN-DY!!! These were the words Karson was screaming at me, when he got into the car on Valentines day. That child had more candy then he did on Halloween. What a busy week we had. This week was full of Birthday celebrations! You are 5 years old!!! Can't believe it! My heart is a lil sadden but I am just proud of the lil men you are becoming. On Tuesday 15th I had 3 teacher conferences. And they all went very well. Mrs. Lisa(Karson's speech therapist) believes Karson will no longer need speech past this year. So we are very excited with the improvement he is making. Mrs. Lisa is a great speech teacher, and Karson just adores her. I had my first conference was with Mrs. Tuttle. I am so happy with Mrs. Tuttle and Karson is attached to her. Even though he doesn't speak much to her, but talks highly of her when he gets home. Karson is doing above his level. The only downside is the talking matter. But as long as he is learning, I am happy. Karson loves the computer! It is so amazing what he knows what to do. I have lost pretty much control of my laptop when he gets home in the afternoon. He loves to play Leapster and Bookflix on the computer. My next Conference was with Ms. Lindsey. Amazing, how the different teachers were a great match for each child. Jackson is doing a great job also. Really advance in patterns. Jackson loves anything that has to do with patterns, mazes and puzzles. Also I found out he talks alot about the show "Wipeout" Everything he draws is about Wipeout!! Jackson has alot of friends, and he gets along with everyone. On Thursday was the "5th" birthday!! What a busy but fun day! The boys had separate parties at school. We got them the number 5 cupcake cake with hot wheels theme on it. The bad part about the icing was it stain very easily. Poor children had blue icing all over them. We got to eat lunch with each boy. And then we past cake and goody bags. And we ended the day with a family birthday celebration at Chili's (well with most of the family. Some decided not to come or even call the boys on their birthday. But that is okay. We know who are important, and sometimes those ppl needs to be cut out of our lives. We will still pray for them, but my kids can no longer be around that type of person. And neither can I. Hard to trust people, even if it so-call family) My mom and dad, grandma and papa came. They had a blast and got to open more presents. Chili's waitresses got to sing to the boys, and Karson was so embarrassed. Jackson was a flirt like always! Before we even got out of Monroe, the boys were out. On Friday, Sandi(Darrel's mom) came down, and the boys got more presents. Saturday morning was a busy morning, but gorgeous weather made it awesome! We went to t-ball practice(well, I thought they had t-ball practice but I was wrong, it doesn't start to next week) and then we went to downtown Waxhaw. The boys played at the park, rode bikes and then we went to have ice cream. Sandi gave the boys each $10.00, so we took them to Target to let them pick out their own toy. Jackson had no problem picking out what he wanted. Karson on the other hand was very picky. And the only thing he wanted was a "Jack-in-the-box. But that was out of the price range. So he finally decided on a toy also. Then off to Chili's again for another birthday celebration. (Have I mention, the boys love Chili's) And they got free ice cream again!!! Finally Sunday the 20th has came. And we went to Chuck E Cheese for their official birthday party. So many friends came to celebrate. The boys had a blast. 4 hours at this place was a very long time. It was crowded, but it was by far the best place to have a birthday party at. Our hostess was wonderful, and we even got to keep coins for the kids that didn't show up. I would recommend birthday parties at Chuck E Cheese!!!! The boys got more money. And as soon we got into the car, Karson had to go to Target and get his Jack in the box. And we did! Karson has his favorite toy!! Very busy week, but way worth it! Happy 5th birthday to my babies!!!