Good morning!

This week is actually flying by fast.  That is good!  I am ready for the weekend. 

Hylari ripped another contact putting them in this morning.  I fear this is going to get expensive until she learns how to work with them properly.  We have a years supply but two have already been ripped in 2 weeks time.  That years supply is not going to last long if we average ripping one lens a week! She was so worried this morning that she was going to be in trouble for ripping the new one. I told her she wasn't in trouble but that she need to slow down and take her time.  She now sees just how delicate the lenses are.  She doesn't like anyone in the same room with her as she is putting them in and taking them out. I was the same way when I started wearing contacts.  But I think I could assist her or at least keep her calmed down when she is having problems if she would allow me to be there with her.

Do you watch American Idol?  Hyl and I usually watch the first two nights or so of the auditions and then we usually do not pick it up again until the final two shows.  I see a report each morning on our local news station that I watch while I get ready for work.  One of the contestants, David Cook,  is from our neighboring city.  I am sooooo impressed with his singing and his look.  He is a cutie pa-tootie! And that voice just makes me melt!  I would certainly buy his CD's if he ever came out with one. Sometimes I think it is better for the contestants to not win Idol because most of the Idols do not go on to be very successful.  Except for Carrie Underwood, whom I adore!  Anyway I wish him luck....even if he gets voted off I think he could still make a music career.  Here is a picture of him in case you do not watch.  Check him out the next time Idol is on!

Jaxon opened his eyes off and on yesterday which was a very good sign. He would also look for his mom when she said his name.  He also has been receiving food through a tube and is going #2 on his own which may sound gross to talk about but the doctors say it is an incredibly big deal. And the bleed in his stomach is shrinking.   The power of prayer is working.  I know there are so many people praying for this little guy!

The boys were over for dinner last night.  I made fishsticks, mac and cheese, and green beans. I found another crowd favorite.  Wahoooo!  Everyone made happy plates!  LOL.  Yesterday my husband received two emails from two of AJ's teachers stating they have noticed he is not studying for tests and not paying attention in class.  He recently had an assignment in one of his classes and got 28 out of 100 points.  I thought with all that is going on with Mike that my husband would really turn around with the younger boys and get them focused.  Instead when they were over last night my husband allowed them to play.  And today AJ's mom is having him miss school to go to the Auto Show with his stepdad and this on a day when a final draft of a paper is being typed in class and due by the end of class.  I so see us going through rounds 2 and 3 with the boys like we are with Mike.  I just do not understand why they are so laid back in their parenting and then end up at the end of the road like we have with Mike.  That is why I had to take a step back. It is all too frustrating for me.  I want to get in there and assist them to the right road and keep them on that road but their biological parents want to just float down a river and let happen what will happen and then wonder why the boat turned upside down.  I just don't get it???

I have alot of pain going on in my abdominal area.  It is exactly where I have the scar from the c-section from Hylari's birth.  I believe what I have are adhesions, which are bands of scar tissue that bands other tissues together.  It is only painful when I am on my period and then for a week to two weeks afterwards.  I have told my doctor about it but she didn't seem overly concerned.  However, I have had more pain this month than I have had since I started feeling the pain back towards the end of last year.  Abdominal adhesions are quite common for anyone who has had abdominal surgery.  However, most people experience the pain from the adhesions within a few months to years after the surgery.  Mine did not pop up until 12 years later.  I have done some reading on it and they can go in and cut the adhesions; however, going in to cut them is going to result in more scar tissue which in turn could result in more adhesions.  So it is kind of a try to live with the pain kind of thing.  The problem is each time I move I feel the pain.  Doesn't matter if I am sitting, standing, or walking.  However, I am on the down slope now so hopefully the pain will be subsiding soon.

No news from Mike still.  Of course, they do not need to communicate by Myspace anymore so I can't find much information from there.  His girlfriend does communicate to a friend about some of the stuff but not much in the last few days.  I did see on Mike's schools announcements this morning that the balance is due for his graduation announcements on Wednesday.  I will be curious to see if he calls us or his mom to see if one of us will pay the bill.  I also noticed he is also out of lunch money in his lunch account.  These are all the things that he didn't think about that his parents provide for him when he decided to be the man and move out.  I guess he will have to find a way to manage his finances on his very part time Sonic job.  Another big thing that is coming up is prom.  There will be a tux to rent, tickets to buy, a dinner, and pictures and possibly a limo.  We would have gladly paid for all of that IF he remained at home and followed the rules of his mothers house. 

Have a great day!