Christmas and other goings on....

Well Christmas was really nice this year and I enjoyed the season. On Christmas Eve my kids go to their dad's and spend time with him and his family. I went to my cousin's apartment with my mom & my nephew and watched her kids and my other cousin open their gifts.

Christmas Day was fun because it was the first year that Kaden was really into it. He kept wanting "pesents" and would say "For me? I can open?"... I bought him some clothes and a new tricycle. I will post pictures soon when the weather is a bit better, I get him a helmet, and he can ride in my street. He can't pedal yet so he's so funny to watch doing it Flinstone style. I got some nice gifts, a watch I wanted from Joey and I got a new vacuum which I needed badly!!!

Last night I spent the night at Dameron Hospital. Jordan fell at basketball practice at Franklin and thought he broke his elbow. So my mom called me at work, I rushed to meet her at Dameron, and we waited. They x-ray'd his elbow and said there were no "obvious" fractures but the tissue was swollen and bruised. He couldn't put his arm straight because it hurt so bad so they put it in a splint and a sling and said to follow up with Kaiser the next day.

So, today we went to Kaiser and they said it was still too soon to x-ray again but he could move it a little more, but he still can't straighten out. He has to keep the splint on and in the sling and we have a new appointment on Monday for a new x-ray to make for certain there are no fractures.

I'm telling you this kid has had more x-rays than my other 2 put together. He broke his wrist 2 1/2 years ago playing basketball. There was a pen on the court/playground and he stepped on it and rolled and landed on his hand. He's always falling on his left hand too which is bad because he's left handed.

I'm thinking it won't be broken but we'll have to wait and see. If it is he will miss out on basketball and maybe baseball this season and we don't want that to happen.

Well I'm off to work, which is something I've been doing massively for the season. I'm so glad it's almost over. I say almost because we still have returns and after Christmas sales so we have yet to slow down. LOL

Christmas Tree

I've been working 14-16 hour days for a few weeks not so I never really had a chance to get a Christmas tree. If I wasn't working I was exhausted, I mean I only started my Christmas shopping last Friday so you do the math.

Yesterday I finally decided I wasn't going to get a tree because I'd be the one doing all of the work with it anyway so why bother. Well Jordan must have wanted one because he said he would help put it up and take it down. So I worked today 5:45 a.m.-1:30 p.m. and then went to a baby shower while Jordan was at his friends.


After I picked Jordan up from his friend's house I headed to S-mart to get one of their nice $19.99 trees. Well we pull up and of course, they are all out. So we got the only thing they had left.

I'm still trying to figure out how to put some lights on it.

Happy 16th Birthday Jordan...

Man 16... I can't believe my baby is 16. It just seems like yesterday he was born then went to kindergarten and started playing baseball and football and all the things little boys love to do. Kaden woke him up by telling him "Happy Bitday" (not misspelled) Jodan (again, not misspelled)... LOL

We went to his favorite place to eat Chili's and they came and sang Happy Birthday to him and brought him a milkshake. He was soooooooo embarrassed. LOL It's such a change because we went there once when he was little and he went to the bathroom and told me now was the time to tell the waitresses to surprise him by singing Happy Birthday and bringing him a shake. LOL I reminded him of that but he didn't remember.

He's not driving yet, and won't be for a while, he also is not working yet, and prolly won't for a while because he needs to concentrate on getting his grades up. I'm a little sad he's growing up so fast but I'm also glad I'm here to see it. So many things could have gone a worse way this year so I'm enjoying it all.

Happy Birthday Jordan!

Jordan on his 13th birthday......

Jordan May 12, 2006 with Kaden (oh yeah, and his broken wrist)... LOL