The Academy of Nail Fail

The afternoon before last,Gabriel started to get a rash. At first we were told it was the VANCO and that it is quite common,they sent us to the ER to be safe and they seemed to think that the VANCO needed to stop and he needed to be switched to new meds. Well by the time we came in for our evening treatment the rash had got significantly worse,despite a change in meds, he was pink and spotty all over. So they sent us to the ER again  to be admitted so the ER physician (who was the bomb by the way) could assess him. We were sent to the waiting room because triage was full. While waiting for triage to open up I noticed Gabe becoming increasingly uncomfortable. He began to whine and itch uncontrollably. That's when I noticed the rash was going from pink all teh way to purple and he was now forming these weird blotches.He started to cry. I was worried,I knew that if this was hives and with how fast it was happening that his breathing could be affected if I didn't get him some help soon. Now, I am very shy if I do not know you.I should say even a tad sheepish but in this instance I had no qualms about running up to the nurses station and yelling,"I need help now my kid is turning colors!" I think that got there attention,lol, because two seconds later a male nurse came out. He took one look at my kid and said let's get him back there now! The ER doc (McKeweon) said that he was actually still reacting to the VANCO and that the rash could come and go for a couple weeks.....*sigh*.........

So the doc order iv benadryl for him. When the nurse began to administer it Gabriel shrieked and cried.He said it was burning. The nurse kept telling him to try and be still,stay calm, that it would be ok etc. etc. etc. I asked her to check the iv's canula( she didn't even check it beforehand to see if it was sticking out,bent or if his arm was swollen around the site.) Finally she got the benadryl finished and right in front of her I lifted up his IV glove to check the site for swelling (which is technically her job) Luckily the site was fine.

Now I have never seen IV benadryl administered before. It hits quick!
His reaction to it was really weird. He started throwing himself around.He was extremely irritated,not hyper, but irritated. He started to cry and say that he was very cold and hungry. He started having the urge to urinate every few minutes. He said he was seeing things and he started batting at "floaties" in the air. He had this glazed look and a far off stare going on. After all that they sent us upstairs to finally start his treatment. When I got him set up upstairs he started to get kinda pale tehn he was out like a light...asleep at last. He slept through his whole treatment. When I took him home he still looked awful but seemed to be happier. Today he is looking even better. I think we may now be finally on the mend.

The Plan Sucked Anyways......

Well.......It's not MY fault (lol) but I deviated from the plan slightly. The night before B day my son Gabriel stepped on a nail. At first it didn't look so bad but by the next morning it was obviously far worse than I thought. I couldn't take him in right away because I had to wait for Troy's bus. After Troy was off to school I immediately got Gabe in the van (still in jammies) and took him to Urgent Care. When I got there I immediately felt relieved as there were only 2 other patients waiting besides us.

 We got in right away. The assisting nurse asked us what they were seeing him for and I told her. About a minute later she said,very loudly, "Oh my gosh!" I asked her what was wrong and she said, "You are not going to believe this but we saw him for the same thing last year on September 18th." I thought to myself,dear God don't let this be a yearly event. The nurse got all her info and said the typical nurse phrase "the doctor will be with you shortly."...So an hour passes and finally the doctor comes in with an assistant. He looks at the foot and I could tell he was a tad shocked. He asks a ton of questions and then say's "let's get an x-ray."

We get an x-ray.

We are told that from the looks of it the nail hit bones and pushed them apart but that we should be more worried about possible infection.

A couple more hours pass while we wait for a radiologist to read the x-rays. Then we finally get word that though it hit the bones that he should be fine...something about him still growing....yadda yadda

While waiting yet again I receive a phone call;

"Mrs. Novak?"

Me: Yes?

"This is Mr's So and so, I am Troy's teacher."

Me: Oh Hi!

Teacher: Troy has a temperature of 102 degrees,we need for you to come and get him.

Me: (Really!?) Ok I am actually at Urgent care with another child but I'll have a family member come over and get him.

Teacher: Ok,thank you.......click

So I call back and forth between my mom,my sister in law and Laszlo and finally after a while we figure something out. My father in law would go get him. Well father in law got lost for an hour so we then sent my dad...and BAM contact. My dad picked up Troy and I breathed a sigh of relief.

So meanwhile we are about 4 hours into our wait at Urgent Care and finally the doctor comes back and says that he's like to take the scab off and clean out some debris. So he left again to go get the tools and whatever else and came back in about half an hour. He finally got down to business. He took the scab off and he told me as he was cleaning it that he found pieces of rubber(from his shoe) and fibers from his socks in it. Then he said "uh-oh we have a problem." Now I had been watching this the whole time and I saw nothing. He then said "He is already full of puss." Lemme' tell ya he drained some out and that stuff is brown nastiness, it smells something awful. He cultured it at this time.So anyways. the doctor gave me orders to go to the hospital and get IV antibiotics for him.


So long story short,this sucker is taking it's sweet time in healing and Gabe is on VANKO which is some of the strongest antibiotics out there. they were only going to do 2 doses but he is already up to 4 doses and has several more to go.

During this time it has been non-stop go go go finding babysitters,people to pick up kids from bus stops etc. There is so much more ridiculousness to this story but I am way to tired to even check my grammar and spelling as I am sure you can tell. I will further update you all later.

The Plan

Today's the big day, it's my birthday! Here's how it's all going to go down...............

Troy goes to school at 11:55. Once Troy has left I have to take Gabriel to Urgent Care.The poor kid stepped on a nail. If all goes well and according to plan once we leave Urgent care I'm hitting up Dutch Bros...Why,you ask? Because I like to live on the edge...

At approximately 2pm I will be home and  I will clean like there is no tomorrow because I'll have mass amounts of caffeine flowing through my veins.At 2:05 I will go get another Dutch Coffee.....Well more like 2:30. Then I will head back home and do laundry and dishes all the while trying to maintain my jitters of joy. At approx. 3:30 I will stake out yet another Dutch Bros. I don't know why other than I always wanted to put myself and "stake out" in the same sentence...it sounds cool. If I drink anymore coffee at this point I'll probably get sick so I guess I'll have to switch to Dutch Bros. smoothies...I will have to be home by 4 because that's when the boy's get home from school. Once the boys are home I will make dinner and clean the aftermath. Then we will do homework. After homework is done I'm heading out for another shot of DB........When I make it home I will make some popcorn and we'll watch a movie......Somewhere in all the madness and my Dutch haze I'll have to make some time for shopping....for what I don't know.

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I've got the Blues by scottgirl featuring a silk skirt

Knitted Lace Trim Shrug
$70 - topshop.com
Topshop tops »

faded graphic print pocket tank
$11 - gojane.com
Polyester tops »

Blue Bow Skirt
$175 - amelieboutique.com
Silk skirt »

Dark Grey Faux Suede Button Foldover Booties
$24 - amiclubwear.com
Dark grey shoes »

Tasha Multi Row Crystal Bracelet
$48 - nordstrom.com
Crystal bangles »

Faceted Oval Cocktail Ring
$48 - anntaylor.com
Cocktail ring jewelry »

Estee Lauder 'Pure Color' Eyeshadow Palette
$42 - nordstrom.com

Forever21.com - Beauty - Makeup - 1055986987
$2.80 - forever21.com

DKNY - Be Delicious Eau De Parfum Spray 50ml/1.7oz
$58 - yesstyle.com

Poetry Rug - Outdoor Rugs - Synthetic Rugs - Rugs | HomeDecorators.com
$399 - homedecorators.com

VIRSERUM
$20 - ikea.com

Hue Tights - Super Opaque Control Top Tights - Hosiery
repeatpossessions.com
Tights »

Release At Last

 I have a certain family member that disowns anyone when they disagree with them. About a year ago I thought things were beginning to mend. When suddenly for reasons I don't even know,they "un-friended" me on Facebook and has yet again ran away from everyone. Like I said, I don't even know why I was disowned yet again but I do know that I am done and moving on.

  Just to be clear, I love this family member, I always have. They were quite a bit older than me and to be clear I have never known them all that well until recently. For that matter they have never really known me either but apparently that doesn't stop them from saying I'm the worst person ever....whatever that entails. I guess what I am getting at,what I have been struggling with up until now was when do I let go and throw in the towel. However,now I know without a doubt that I have to let them go even though I love them. Just for my own health I think I am letting them go. I have already forgiven them, that part has always come easy for me but frankly I cannot forget the years of disgusting behavior on their part and I will not be hurt anymore.

I am sorry I love you but I cannot let you hurt me anymore. Goodbye.

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Family Emergency Center

Operator: Family Emergency center,how may I direct your call?

Me: HELP!!cdnouigelryegbj HELP!!

Operator: Mam I'm going to have to ask you to calm yourself so I can understand you.

Me: Ok OK I need help!

Operator: What seems to be the emergency?

Me: Seems to me!? IT IS an Emergency...My baby is growing up!

Operator: mam?............

Me: Last month I bought her size 2T clothing and  and and and

Operator: and what mam?

Me: She's already grown out of it...ALL OF IT!!!!

Operator: Ok mam, Here's what I need you to do...

Me: ok what?

Operator: I need you to apply and hold pressure to her head until we can get an expert over there.

Me :....*bawling*........O...*sniff sniff*....K Why?

Operator:To keep her from growing anymore.

Me: OMG! BUT SHE"S GROWING ALL OVER!!!

Operator: I'm sorry mam, just keep pressure on her head until an expert can get there...............................................................................................................................................................................................Enter The Expert...............................................................................................
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Expert: Well from teh looks of it there is nothing I can do, I'm sorry mam but you are going to have to let your baby grow up. For now buy her some clothing in sz 3T to keep her comfortable.

Me:NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

New Beginnings and Other Shenanigans

I am signed up for a national level art competition. My work will be displayed from October 1st through October 31st...locally, so no S&H,WOOHOO! The piece I entered is called "Ocelot" and here is a crummy pic of it,lol.

I am Selfish

Today I am feeling selfish and it's not pretty. I need to get back out into the real world.

Just for Fun

Simplistic Sensuality by scottgirl featuring vintage rings

Juicy Couture Striped cotton-jersey mini dress
$160 - net-a-porter.com
Mini dress »

Glamorous lightweight coat
299 GBP - karenmillen.com
Coats »

VAILING
215 GBP - kurtgeiger.com
Nine west boots »

Angelina
$320 - dannijo.com
Vintage jewelry »

Eden
$155 - dannijo.com
Vintage rings »

Laura Mercier 'Ambre Passion Velvet' Eau de Parfum
$75 - nordstrom.com

Amber Romance® Midnight Hydrating Body Lotion
$9 - victoriassecret.com

Amber Romance® Midnight Ultra-moisturizing Hand and Body Cream
$9.50 - victoriassecret.com

Free Scrapbooking Software Templates Embellishments Backgrounds
scrapbookflair.com

Forgetful Fannie Fuddle-brain

I forgot to post again yesterday. I said I would and I didn't. I swear, it's just the first week of school and already my brain is fried like anything at KFC or anything in Paula Dean's kitchen. What can I say, life has been a roller coaster lately. I've never been sick with stress before...until now. I thought it was simply a "figure of speech," boy was I wrong. Your stomach feels as though it's on fire and you could spew any second. I can't go into great detail. Besides the school incident I have been going through some personal tragedies that have definitely upped the stress and stomach acid. We'll see how things play out.

My Birthday Suit

My birthday's coming up and I'd like to change things up a bit. I actually want to do something for my birthday. I have no clue what. I was kinda thinking about going ahead with that chocolate party I was thinking about,who know's. I also am actually goiing to force myself to buy something for myself. I know it sounds crazy but everytime I go out with the intention of buying myself something I usually end up blowing my budget on clothes and books for the kids. On that note I have decided that in light of me trying to rebuild my wardrobe, I'd go out and  invest in a whole outfit for my birthday or atleast as much of it that I can afford at once. For those that are faithful followers this will not be my only post today. I have some other life events that I want to address today but i want that posting to be seperate.

Without further ado here are the pieces I want to invest in..

I want these shoes in black. Although I'd take several pairs of this style in multiple colors,LOL!

Sanity for Sale

I know I don't talk about it much on here but I am an artist. I have some pieces that I've decided to sell for anyone who's interested.....*shrugs*........ Thought I'd put the word out wherever I can. Link Below :)

http://corvallis.craigslist.org/art/1943531353.html

Obviously not everyone who reads this is local so the price in the add covers shipping and handling as well. Feel free to also check out my website http://www.shades-of-lite.com/!

Mad Max in Lace

To anyone who is reading this and is of the male persuasion I apologize upfront for clothing Mad Max in Lace. It's merely my metaphor for a "not so new" fashion trend. I personally think Mad Max is awesome and I really wouldn't necessarily want to see him in lace.....anyways....

There is this fashion trend that has been around since Madonna had cones. I don't know what it's called but it's a flavor I like. Leather meets lace in a tasty explosion of fashion phenomenon. As I stated above in the recent resurgence of this fashion it's taken a more futuristic twist almost reminiscent of Mad Max..I am guessing this is due to Lady GaGa taking all fashion to another level.

Oh so Cheesy

Today has definitely gone better than yesterday..so far. All three boys got on their buses without a hitch and I received nary a phone call so far. The only thing that stinks is they each have a different bus and a different bus stop so the mornings are a little hectic. Troy getting into the shredded cheese and large tub of vanilla yogurt didn't help anything either( and yes we are now off the GF/CF diet. I'll explain in another post but it boils down to the diet being too expensive for a family of 6). Not only did I have to get them all set up and ready for school but I had to clean up half a carton of yogurt from the floor and nearly two pounds of shredded Colby Jack. Meh...could have been worse I suppose.

   As of right now I am thoroughly enjoying the peace and quiet as Emma has decided to take a nap and all the boys are at school. I have taken this opportunity to just "chill" and do nothing...oooohhhhh and I am loving  every second of it. If I could only kill my peripheral view of the messy house. :)

  I should probably get to work on the house....wait NO! I SHOULD IGNORE IT! Arguments with myself are the worst,I always lose. :( But seriously, if I don't do something soon I will be overtaken by unfolded laundry,stack's of paper and dishes......*sigh*..........Not only did I lose the argument I just lost the war.

HIGH HO HIGH HO IT'S OFF to SCRUB I GO...........................................

Oh I Could Really Use This,lol.

Check out my new addition to the page!

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The School of Pepcid AC

Do me a favor......never have a disabled child or adopt one if you can at all help it.

 Today was the first day of school for my oldest two boy's. According to my oldest sons paperwork he was not to start school until tomorrow so it was a bit of a shock when his bus showed up this morning. Luckily Laz had the day off today so he immediately drove Paul to school. Then I had to walk Gabriel down to houses to his bus stop where he is the only child at that stop but for some reason he still need's to walk to houses down to get on his bus. For some reason they can't just pick him up in front of our home....go figure.

Now let me back up a bit....I got a phone call yesterday from the transportation department. They told me that Troy would be starting school today and that they would be here at 12 noon to pick him up. Troy's paperwork also states that he does not start school until the 8th (Wednesday.... tomorrow). So I figure it's just another mix-up. Well fast forward to this morning. I get Troy ready and packed up for school,he's all excited. Well the his bus comes and then drives right on by. Confused,Laz call's transportation and come to find out,according to them,Troy doesn't actually start school until the 9th (Thursday).Well that didn't sound right to me because he goes to school Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday, so he would be only going to school one day this week. Then I decided to call Troy's school and they said that he actually starts Wednesday and that I need to call transportation back and fix the problem. I again called and they had already fixed the problem. So,when Troy figured out he wasn't going to school today he had a major meltdown.

 An hour after school started and things quieted down a bit I decided to go pick up my artwork from City Hall. I was lucky enough to score a babysitter for Emma and Troy for half and hour.SO I ran and picked up my artwork and then grabbed the last of my change and grabbed a white chocolate mocha from Dutch Bros. I went and picked up the kids and went home. I cleaned a bit,checked my email,FB etc. Then it was already time for the boys to start coming home. Gabe was suppose to be home first. It was raining fairly hard today and I had two little one's with me so despite it only being two houses down(the bus stop)I took the van and waited for Gabe's bus. Paul's bus ended up showing up first so I had to leave the little kids in the van and run down to our house and get Paul. We got back to the van and proceeded to wait for Gabe. Will his bus came and he .....WASN'T ON IT.

 I called his school and the office phones were already off. So I called transportation and I am not kidding when I say that I was on the phone with transportation for 30 minutes while they tried to find my son. All the while asking me questions like "does he have any friends that he might have left with?" So my kid was missing for half an hour. Finally They found him, he was on the wrong bus with ten other kids who were on the wrong bus. They said that they would drive him home. 2 minutes later I get a call from Laz(who is up in Portland car shopping at this point)he say's that he just got a call from transportation and that I am suppose to go pick up Gabriel from school. So I am totally confused at this point and Laz sounds upset with me to boot. So I call trans back to find out exactly what is going on they tell me that there was a bit of confusion and that I am to pick up Gabriel at his school. So as I am headed to the school I get a call from a woman that works in the school office. She sounds completely upset with me and is very cold.She say's Gabe's in the office come and get him...well that's basically what she said, I was so ticked at this point that I wasn't exactly listening to her exact words just her tone of voice. I almost forgot to mention that Gabe got off at the wrong school in teh morning as well. So they had to go pick him up. The previous week I took Gabe to his school twice so he knew where it was at...and so I don't know what that was about...anyways......back to this afternoon. I finally get to his school and a woman(with red bleary eye's) proceed's to motion Gabriel and I over to a side room,btw I had all the kids at this point and Troy is having a major meltdown...and I am getting a major stare-down from everyone in that school office. Anyways the woman looks at Gabriel and asks him to explain to me what happened and what he did. Gabriel starts to tell me that he wanted to go home with a friend,so ofcourse I put two and two together,Gabe got on the wrong bus all by himself. Although I have doubts about this story considering ten other kids got on that bus that didn't belong on it yet somehow my kid was the only one that intentionally got on there...sounds fishy to me. Anyways, this woman proceeded to look at me and then she asked me, "do you understand what he is saying? DO you understand what has happened here?" I was shocked. The first question... understandable the second question was plain rude. She spoke to me as if I where mentally handicapped.

  After all was said and done I was disgusted with my son's school and the transportation department. There were things that I could have taken care of a little better I'll admit that. But the fact is when I hand my child over in the morning to the school and transportation department he is THEIR responsibility> The trans department actually called and apologized for not keeping track of him. I guess that they are suppose to do like a roll call and hadn't done it. But the school was fully willing to blame me and treat me poorly before they ever took responsibility for their own inadequacies.

I have told Laszlo that I will chalk it all up to first week jitters and scheduling confusion but if this behavior continues on their part..if they are not willing to take responsibility for their wrong doings and continue to be as rude as they were today than I am fully willing and ready to quit my business and homeschool Gabriel another year.

I am emotionally spent today,I've cried and then some. I never raised my voice to anyone and remained very polite. Meanwhile boiling on the inside. I am now litterily sick to my stomach,I feel like I could chuck at any minute. My head is killing me and I feel as though I could cry a few more buckets. I completely understand the beginning of the school year being stressful for school's and transportation but I don't think there is ever a reason to be spoken to as I was today,to be treated as I was ......in general. Atleast the trans department was completely professional and very easy to talk with. I am so fried right now and my stomach is killing me. I think I could use some Pepcid,a friend and some coffee.

A Heavy Burden to Bare

Everyone has baggage of some sort. Along this little journey we call life most people figure out how to get rid of the extra baggage along the way and then there are those people like myself that put on a smile,ignore the crushing weight of life's struggles and trudge on. Though I cannot post about everything that is weighing on my heart I can say that I have received some very heavy luggage as of recently and my heart was and is very hurt. The pain is crushing and almost unbearable. I thought,perhaps,that it may be cathartic to admit this,atleast this small portion of it. 

Life is about to drastically change. I don't know if my fun loving facade can cover this. My belief is unwaivering my faith is even keel but my heart is so hurt. I have always been the strong one,fearless and wild......I am so hurt that I don't know how I will come out of this the same woman I was before.

POOF! Goes the Baby Powder

8:30 am~ Awoke to find three snuggle bugs in my bed.Horrified,I tickled them till they cried for mercy."

9:00 am~After getting Emma changed we had a light breakfast with a yougurt w/granola. Put in a load of laundry and a load of dishes.

9:30 am~While the kids played outside I shopped the net. I went ahead and bought those brown booties,a pair of jeans and some earrings.

10 am~ another load of laundry and some general house clean-up. This is also when I ran acroaa the first baby powder incident. Troy sprayed some on the couch. I asked Gabe to put it up for me.

11:00 am~ Lunch..I made made Asian noodles with a side of sliced pears.

11:30 am~ another load of laundery and another load of dishes

1pm~ naptime. I played on the net off and on. Did laundry,dishes etc. (Laz was putting a new floor in the laundry room so I haven't been able to do laundry for a week and it sure piled up. BTW~ THe laundry room looks awesome!)

3pm~ naptime is over. We have a horrible snack of gingersnaps,milk and one packet of fruitsnacks.

3:30 THe kids are back outside playing. I'm back playing on the net on and off.
4:30~Gabriel runs inside and informs me that Troy has gotten into the baby powder again. I knew the spillage must have been bad as i could smell it from the living-room (Burts Bee's Baby Powder...LOVE THAT STUFF!!) I went to the back door to find that Emma was covered head to toe in baby powder.Troy had dumped it over her head,she looked like a ghost. There was also a sizable pile of powder by the back door steps. Troy had emptied the contents of the bottle. Partly it's my fault this has happened. I was not paying as much attention to him today and I think that ticked him off.


5:00~ Getting Emma cleaned up.Laz get's home from work and decided to stay home. So I start to  make a nice homemade dinner. Enchilada's and rice with a side of grapes and baby carrots.


6:00~ we finally begin to eat dinner which turned out really well btw. The kids picked through their enchilada's and ate all the chicken and left the rest. They ate all their rice. All the kids except Paul ate their grapes and carrots but Paul decided that unless the grape was without flaw he was not going to touch it.


7:30~ Start getting the kids ready for bed since we have to get them back on their school schedules now.
8:00~ Kids are in bed and I head out to do some last minute school supply shopping.
9:00~ I am finished shopping and am right by my parents house so I go to see if mom wants to go for coffee.
9:30 - 10:30~ Mom and I sit and have coffee and dessert at Applebee's. We talk and talk and talk...it was nice to actually get out and have another adult to talk with.
10:50~ I get home,put another load of laundry in,put the leftovers away from dinner and got ready for bed. Then I got on here and finished up this blog post. :)