A crazy Wednesday

This past Wednesday was CRAZY. Not just regular, I live with two young (wild) boys and two big dogs crazy.  But pretty much crazy.

Cal was scheduled to have an early release day-- his school district has one once a month for teacher development and training.  That morning, I was feeling YUCK.  I have been fighting a cold and the cold was making my stomach upset.  I am not pregnant.  Again, I am not pregnant.  But I am assuming this stomach yuckiness is similar to that of morning sickness (I have never had morning sickness so I wouldn't know...).  But I was hanging out feeling like I could throw up at any minute.  It was AWFUL! Gross.

Thankfully, I decided to bag workout that morning so I could get some stuff done around the house before Eddie got home (he was scheduled to land at 4:25 Wednesday afternoon).  The house needed to be vacuumed and the laundry needed some attention too.  ANYWAY, I dropped boys at school and headed to the house to be productive.  As I was cleaning, I got a call from Cal's assistant teacher letting me know they were going to release the kids an hour earlier than a regular early release day because of storms in the area.  There were bad weather warnings all over the place.

This was all fine, it just made me hurry up a little bit-- I jumped in the shower so I could get Cal before the craziness of early dismissal.  And then I got the text that Andy's lunch bunch was canceled due to the weather too-- so I had to get on over to his school as well.

I scheduled dentist appointments (at a new office for the boys) for me and both boys on this day, thinking it would be a great way to knock it all out on a day where no one was missing any school.  What was I thinking?

In the waiting room, I had to fill out about 92 forms on the boys and their medical history ("are you a smoker? have you ever been? do you use smokeless tobacco? at what age did you start?") all the while planning my escape route to the bathroom in case I needed to puke-- and also debating if I should just cancel my portion of the appointment.  Andy was FULL of energy this day...I mean FULL of it.  He was putting on a show in the waiting room and I was not feeling up for telling him no, so I just sat there... that's how you know I wasn't feeling well- hahaha

Andy went back first and about 4 minutes into him being gone, the hygienist came and got me and said "he said he needs his mommy right now." I went back and he as bawling-- big fat tears down his face.  As soon as I sat down with him, he was good to go! Not scared at all.... just wanted me near him I guess. 

When Andy was almost done, Cal went down the hall and they started his cleaning.   He was all good down there, so I just walked back and forth down the hall checking on them.  When the dentist tried to paint fluoride on Cal's teeth, he pushed his hand away and said "no, thank you..." haha, sorry buddy-- open up! I think he thought it would hurt-- but the dentist showed him that it was like a paint brush and he was good to go. 

 All smiles by the end!

 And then it was my turn.  They put me in a room with a bench for the kids to sit on... I am sorry-- did you not realize that I am here with my two boys? They don't sit anywhere.  Ever.  The boys quickly spotted a set of fake teeth over on the little side table-- they broke that within 2 minutes. 

I was *that*  mom during the appointment that would snap my fingers as hard as I could to get the kids to do what they were supposed to do.  All in all, they were not BAD, by any means, and I should be so thankful that they both got a big fat thumbs up for healthy teeth.  And I am.  Because I am not ready to go back there any time soon! It will take 6 months to get back there!

When I went to pick up Cal from school, he was in an assembly in the gym.  I watched him walk across the gym to me and noticed him walking with a little bit of a limp.  This was after him complaining of his leg hurting (upper thigh) on Monday and Tuesday.

Cal isn't the kid of kid to complain about something hurting for long.  Maybe a day- maybe.  So my mom gut told me something wasn't right with him.

So we went straight from the dentist to the orthopedics office.  They do walk in hours which is BOMB.  We walked right in and were taken back to a room.  They gave Cal some sweet paper shorts to wear... ahahhaha

And then we had to wait for a bit.... Andy wasn't really feeling the whole "WAIT" thing...

 Soon, they took Cal back to x-ray.  I felt very (very!) confident nothing was broken-- my gut just said a deep bruise or something, but I am glad they took pictures to be sure.  Andy wanted to know why he couldn't go with Cal--

I realized while we were there, this will not be the last time we are visiting this office, sadly....haha

The doctor came back in with the results and let us know that we were right, nothing was broken, but that Cal had Transient Synovitis of the Hip-- basically it is caused by a mild "trauma" (falling down, bumping into someone, being Cal Williamson....) and it heals itself-- with adequate rest.   He was in the middle of telling us that Cal is to have restricted activities (no recess, no PE, not playing with brother, no running around, etc....), when both of our phones went off alerting us to a tornado warning in our area.  It instructed us to take cover immediately.  Seriously?

They put us into a back room and a sweet nurse brought in a box full of stickers. They quickly covered themselves in stickers and were bored with that about about 30 seconds. 

They came and got us and told us everyone was in the main hallway if we wanted to join.  We didn't want to be in the back room alone, so we went out to the main area with all the doctors and nurses and other patients and we took a seat on the floor and waited.

The alarm was called off after about 45 minutes (yup. we sat on the floor for 45 mins....) and we stood up and got ready to go and then our phones all went off again-- another warning! So we took cover again......

By this point, it was about 3:30 and Andy said he was hungry.  DUH! Of course he was hungry! He didn't have lunch bunch and I picked him up and went straight to the dentist and then we went straight to the doctor....! I decided to make a bee line to the car to grab his lunch box and he sat right there on the office floor eating his lunch while we waited it out.  We ended up being there close to 2 hours when you add in the appointment and the tornado warnings.

I mentioned above that Eddie was flying in during all of this. If you know Eddie, you know he isn't the best flyer.  At all.  He was NOT thrilled about being on that flight.  He bought wifi in flight so he could text me/track the tornadoes... not kidding.

We were sitting on the floor with him texting me in a total panic.  He doesn't mess with weather-- at all.  So he was beside himself.

When I told him we were leaving the doctor's office, he panicked and didn't think it was safe yet.  Bless his heart.  I got us home-- I was anxious to get to the dogs!!!! And then he called and asked us to go get him.  Thankfully, my parents knew I had reached my limit and they went and got him.

PHEW! We were happily reunited as a family of 6-- and it was great, hahaha

It was, most definitely, a crazy crazy Wednesday!!!




 

Weekend Update

The weekend was much tamer than we expected, due to Cal's bum leg (more on that coming).  His activity level was big time restricted, so he didn't go to basketball on Saturday or football on Sunday.  BUMMMMMMER.

We still had a good weekend though!
Friday night, we headed back to the CHUCK! You might feel like we were *just* there.  You would be correct! This time we went for a birthday party! We were pumped to celebrate the birthday boy-- and for a wild and crazy night at Chuck E Cheese.

Here is the birthday boy, and all the brothers... thank goodness for another BOY MOM! I truly adore this family and their sweet boys!

Andy wanted me to stick close to him, so me and my beer followed him around....

Rebekah with Theo throwing some footballs.

Cal and Jackson are kindergarten buddies together- love these smiles.  Just sayin', I think their teachers are so lucky to have these calm, quiet, sweet, STILL boys in their class.... 

 (their teachers really do like them, thankfully....)

 Eddie and I getting real good at drinking beer here!

Okay, this was hilarious.... Eddie was over playing this basketball game and he was so, crazy serious while doing so.  Then he threw his hands up in the air and started celebrating that he broke the all time record in that game.  So Charlie went over and we were all laughing because these two might be a little competitive... Charlie then broke the record.

Please step back, children.  The gauntlet has been THROWN DOWN.

So then Eddie went back AGAIN, this time it was serious-- even more so than before.  We were all watching from across the room and I swear you could see him sweating.  He got up to Charlie's score and then threw up a shot to beat his score and it whirled around the rim and went out... so they ended up in a tie!

We took this picture after and they were both SO excited-- I am sure the other parents were like "who are these grown men?!?!?" but it was hilarious.  

 We were joking later that they were going to text that evening and say they went back and beat the score just to make the other one get in the car and get back over there.  This is a challenge right here.

Andy used his tickets wisely and got some vampire teeth. 

And then he went down the slide-- at this point, it was time to go.  

We were all super tired when we got home.  Andy went to bed like this...

 and when I rolled over Saturday morning, he was all snuggled up to Hank.  The arm that goes under his head is actually holding on to Hank's arm. 

Saturday morning we were up early- Andy's game was at 8am.  Ouch.
Cal clearly over did the activity on Friday because he could barely walk on Saturday and his pain was evident.

Andy's team had a great game and the team we played knew more about the game than other teams in the past so it was a really good match up-- we won 24-22 and it was a close one, hahaha it was nail biter at the end (how funny to describe a game of 4 year olds like that-- but it was really exciting!).  

We left the game and went to The Root Cellar, our new favorite little spot post games.  I got a yummy smoothie and the boys got cookies (even though it was 9:15...whatever).  We ran into Owen and James and their parents, and the boys were all WILD about seeing each other!

 This newspaper was laying face up on the counter-- Cal grabbed it and was reading the headling out loud before I could get to him.  Seriously, Daily Tar Heel?? And on the front page? Come on. 

We headed home and spent the rest of Saturday trying to get Cal to rest (x-box time unrestricted) and doing all the fun chores around the house, including washing the dogs, vacuuming, laundry, etc etc...

And then it was 6:00 and we still weren't showered or dressed.  Eddie ran out for a quick errand and I snuggled up with the boys.  We ordered take out and then settled in to watch the UNC game.  Andy got to watch until the half and Cal stayed up until the end.  Sad ending, but great game.

Sunday morning we were up and at 'em EARLY.  Andy woke up super early and was super cranky...and wanted eeeerrrrryyyone to know he was up and cranky.  Thankfully, he quickly turned himself around.  It was touch and go for a few minutes, but he pulled through and ended up having a great day.  #phew

We went to church and it was SUCH a great service.  Not to be all cheesy on here, but I love our minister and his sermon was just SPOT on on Sunday. He talked about why bad things happen to good people- something I have struggled with since Molly's death.  Anyway- great sermon that really hit home.  #canigetanamen?!

After church we ran home to eat lunch and change clothes.  Cal was still on his restricted movement so no football for him.  I didn't want him to have to go out there and sit for 2 hours, so we went to the grocery store.  
But first we said bye to Andy and Eddie:

Cal loves to grocery shop with me.  I make a list (in neater handwriting than my normal scratch) and he reads everything off the list and helps me find it. Then if I add something to the cart that wasn't on the list, he writes it down.  This is such a fun game for him- go figure.

I made him ride in the cart-- there wasn't much room left in there when he was done. 

We ran the groceries home and unloaded quickly and then headed to the football field.  On the way there, Tricia sent a text: "TOUCHDOWN ANDY!" And I missed it! I was SO bummed! Apparently, it was pretty sweet.  Thankfully, he had other people there cheering for him.   He couldn't stop telling me about it when I got there.
These fools loooove some flag football- they are SO happy out there playing.  Andy and Nash, who had QUITE the game! 

 Cal just wanted to run while we were at the game.  He moved around some, but I was quick to bring him back- which it a lot of fun.... hopefully he will be good to go by Wednesday... hopefully....!

Tricia and Tommy came over for dinner and my parents stopped by for a bit too. We grilled out and had a nice big dinner- a great way to end a weekend! Tricia got suckered into reading bed time stories...

After stories, we did quick baths.

Take THAT, Monday!

Hope it's a great week!


 

Friday Favorites!

What a week it has been! I actually have some favorites for today...!

 

1. Under Armour head bands:

I am super picky when I workout and I can not stand for my hair to be all up on my face.  I had two head bands from lulumelom that I looooved.  But after wearing them for forever, they were getting a tad bit nasty.  I went back in to buy more (even though they weren't cheap, I use them every day almost-- it's worth it to me to get ones that I like and that work!), but they were sold out! They tried to sell me some really thick ones that I wasn't feeling, at all. 

When I was Christmas shopping back in December, I went into the Under Armour outlet and saw a pack of thin head bands for $9. There were 6 in a pack so I figured it was a good purchase- if I hated them, I wasn't out a whole lot of money (not to mention, I could get a 6 pack for LESS than ONE headband at lulu....). 

I am OBSESSED.  They stay put.  They don't pull my hair.  I wear them all day and they don't bother me.  They do what they are supposed to do--!

 I got super neutral colors in my pack: solid black, solid gray, gray lined with a darker gray, black and white, etc...

I just found these on the Nordstrom site and I think they are fun!!! Might have to invest in some more.  The above pictures are disgusting, but I wanted to show what they look like. 

If you like to have your hair back when you work out, you might really like these too!

2. Dry Shampoo

Speaking of my head...I started using this Dry Shampoo and I am hooked.  I have been using Dove forever as a dry shampoo, but didn't love the residue it left behind-- felt too powdery.... so I read somewhere about this guy and gave it a shot. 

So far, I really like it!!! It doesn't leave the residue at all, and your hair feels so much cleaner.  I also like it because you can use it as a texturizer-- like if I am curling my hair and need it to have a little umph to it to help hold the curl, I can spray this one before.   Last week, I cured my hair and went out and the next morning, sprayed my hair with this stuff and then re-curled it and I was good to go.  I typically have to wash my hair every single day- so if I can go a day without, I am in!

This brand has a whole bunch of products... I might have to try something else. 

3. TIMEHOP APP!

Oh my ovaries! TimeHope has been KILLING me lately!!!

 I remember the above like it was yesterday- I had been on a trip and when we got back, Andy would not let go of me.  He wanted me to hold him constantly-- I was trying to curl my hair here and he wanted me to hold him.  I mean-- those arms around my neck- I would love for him to fit on my arm and hold me like this-- just one more time. 

 Ohhhhh CalBoy and Hank.... this just makes my heart ache.  I love that sweet face... this was them in the old house.... he ran around in those boots and chased Hank with his car.

 Oh, his chubby little hand around my neck- always with a car in it.  I could just smooch this face over and over and over again...

 hahaha- he still hasn't stopped screaming! But I do love him in a polo shirt...

I remember when we took this picture- Andy thought it was SO funny to have lala sitting next to him.  He kept pointing to things in the store and "showing" lala everything.  Gah, he was a cute kid.  He still is cute, but come on...

It's true- the years fly by.  sigh. 

4. FREE POPUP WORKOUT!

 If you tag 3 people in the post that's on instagram and facebook right now, on PopUps pages, you get a free class! That's it! So easy!

5. Necklaces!

I wear my necklace I ordered from my friend's shop ALL THE TIME.  I am ready to order another one because it is definitely a favorite of mine... but I can't decide which one I want right now-- I want them all! I am thinking one with an antler.... hmmmm...

They are so reasonably priced, maybe I will get two! haha

Hope y'all have a GREAT weekend!!! Due to a leg injury for Cal and a strict restriction on all movement for him, our weekend just got a lot less busy! I will post more on that later...

We are off to Chuck E Cheese tonight for a cuties birthday party-- it's becoming our regular hangout!

 
 

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Here's hoping these get you through to tomorrow... soooo close!

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Cheers to almost the weekend! yay!