My Attention Deficit Disorder

 I had a reality check today. I am a mess. I am unorganized….the stress of organization makes me irritable and totally confused.

 I had A.D.D. as a kid, had it in college (rediagnosed with adult ADD) and finally got on meds.  My insurance cut out all mental health care so I have been stuck.  I just feel like I need help.

 I finally asked Kyle for help. I sent him my symptom list and asked him to help me because I just can’t keep feeling like I am swimming upstream.  If I can learn to organize better, then, my kids could do it better.

 Right now, I feel as if I stand all day long with about 200 arrows coming at me. It is too much. I’m not coping well and when I started to really thinn

12 Years Ago Today

 12 years ago today, I got up early to go the the hospital to have a c-section. Ellie was breach so a c-section was mandatory.

 I got the epidural and then had to sit for 4 hours before they put the actual “meds” in. It made my neck hurt but no one cared to listen.  Really scary for a first time Mom. Finally, they took me to the operating room.  The doctor decided to pull out my uterus to show Kyle my ovaries…and I am lying there thinking “what the heck”!! 

 After all of the nurses and the doctor jumping on me with all of their body weight,  they pulled Ellie out.  As soon as they put her beside my face, she stopped crying….

 After all of the terror was over, all I felt was happiness. She was beautiful. I loved her instantly and realized what it meant to love someone more than you love yourself.

 Ellie Grace- I want to wish you a wonderful birthday. That you so much for making my life so happy. You are amazing!!! Love you bunches!!

Starting Middle School

 Today was the first day of middle school for Ellie. My friend Kathy had mentioned to me that I should walk Ellie in on the first day. Ellie said “nnnnnooooo”…she has been walking herself in since Kindergarten…so I agreed, although, it made me nervous.

 When we got there and she saw all of the other parents, she quickly changed her mind about walking in with me, but since I didn’t even brush my hair and had on what I slept in, I couldn’t..so we sat in the parking lot and waited to see someone she knew. She was so nervous.  One of the girls who bullied her last year pulled in behind us. That added to the stress.

 Finally, my friend Angela walked by and Ellie said ” I’m gonna walk in with them”….I said “thank you God for Angela and Alyssa”…and I really mean that because they appeared like angels right when Ellie needed them.

 When I picked her up, she was all smiles. She knew people in her class and they were all nice.

 A few hours later she puked all over the floor, went to the bathroom and passed out.  Mima and I helped her to the bed and now she is fine. I dont’ know if it was a virus or nerves….it scared us to death to see her lying on the bathroom floor all pale.

 So, now looking back over the day. I see God worked a lot out for us. First, he gave us Angela, then he gave Ellie friends in her class, then, he kept the puking at bay until she got home. I am thankful!

Schrage Update

Hi, I have to write an update to Emma’s tooth story. It finally came out. Last night, Emma lost one of her two front teeth.  We didn’t get to use the tooth box but the tooth fairy visited anyway.  Now, she needs to lose the other tooth so she can be totally front toothless.

 Also, our supernanny episode is going to be on April 23rd.  I’m not allowed to blog about it but so many folks have asked me when it is aring, I thought I would just post it somewhere on here.

 Have a great night everyone! 

     

Happy Birthday Leigh Ann

 Leigh Ann,

 I hope you have a great 40th birthday!

 You have accomplished so much!

 I am so proud of you for following your dream to become a nurse.

 You did it and still managed to be a great mom and wife!

 You are a great example to other mom’s.

 I am blessed to have had you for a friend for almost 40 years!

 I know we were talking in the hospital nursery. ha ha

 Love you!

Christy

The Prescott Family on Supernanny

 I loved seeing Kadi Prescott on supernanny last night.  She was so real and honest. I love that.

 I am so glad Kadi and Daniel were able to restore the relationship with Kadi’s dad.  Forgiveness is so essential for us to move forward in life.  It was great to see a family willing to work on this HUGE issue. Now, he will be able to be a grandad to all of those kids!

  I was in tears much of the show.

 Thank you Kadi for being REAL on television.  I know you helped millions of families!!

 Oh, and you are all so cute!!!

A Little Bit Sad but Only for a Moment

Okay, so I am not a person who lives in the past. I am actually happy my kids are getting more self sufficient everyday.

 Today, I was searching for something in a drawer, which is like searching through the past 4 years around here.  I found an old fake drivers license that had a picture of Ellie when she was 4. There she was with that ” I am too stubborn to have my picture taken” look on her face, with her little arms crossed.  I actually felt a little sad, for a minute.  Then, I remembered little stubborn Ellie and how she ran the other direction when I would pick her up from preschool, how she was absolutlely furious when I brought Emma home from the hospital, and lots of other Ellie-isms. Now, she is sweet, protective of her sisters and actually a help to me. 

 I realize they are only small for a season and it flies by.  I am enjoying the season we are in right now.  I thank God for memories and for the blessings of the present.

 Maybe in a few months I will have to change this blog title to “kidsoup” as Cara keeps telling me she is not a baby!!

By the way-my friend and fellow blogger Kadi Prescott and Her family will be featured on Supernanny this week. Check out her blog, Seven Seeds, it is linked in my blog roll on the right hand side of this blog. She is inspiring and hilarious. 

The previous post

Yay- The comments on my previous post did make me laugh!!!

 If you are just now reading the UNINSPIRED post, check out the comments from everyone, they are funny.

 Ya’ll (yes, I’m from the south) are great!!!!

uninspiredness

 I am having a very uninspired week….which is okay I know, I just don’t like it a lot.  It will pass.

  Here is our day so far, snow day so the kids are out of school.  They have been outside and inside and outside and inside.

 The police just left our house because Ellie decided to see what would happen if she dialed 911 and hung up.  Now she knows. He was a very nice policeman and he scared her to death so there is no more punishment needed.

 Never a dull moment here. Maybe that is it. I haven’t had time to be inspired.

 Anyone, have any funny stories for today???? I love to laugh!!

Treating everyone the same

 I was about 2 years old when my parents divorced.  My dad had a successful business with a factory overseas.  My mom decided to remain at home and take care of me. She worked part time jobs until finally settling down and becoming a teachers aid.

 My dad visited me regularly and sometimes I would spend the weekend at his house.  When my friends from my neighborhood would go with me they all thought he lived in a mansion.

 My daddy was (and still is) very friendly and talked to everyone when we were out.  One thing I began to notice early on was how different people acted around my dad, since he had the expensive car and he had the successful business.  My mom was treated nicely but people went out of their way to do whatever my dad asked. I flip flopped between the two worlds for years.

 My dad dated a lot. The women were so kind to me when he was around. They were the perfect little “dates” for him when I was along. One day he sent his girlfriend to take me to get ice cream. The friendly, loving lady, turned cold and silent as soon as we got in the car.  I was 10 years old and I learned a lesson that day.  For me the lesson was this: certain people will do and say anything to be around people with money.  It also sent me on a lifelong search to find people who were “real” for me to trust.

  I watched this happen over and over again as I grew up.  I know it happens everywhere.  People are treated differently if they are deemed important.

 Now, the reason for me sharing this tiny bit of my life isn’t because I want to whine. It is because I want to share a child’s eye view of life.  God has given me a heart for change and the desire to treat everyone equally. 

 We can all try to treat people equally and teach our kids to do the same.  Let’s treat people with kindness, and build people up instead of knocking them down.