Popcorn

Today was much better for the girls. Last night they were actually stressed about being in a hotel. Today they were a little happier. I think mostly it is because we had about 1 1/2 hours to play here. I took them to the lounge and found they have FREE milk! So they got milk and there snacks here are ultra cheap! For 1.50 I got bottled water, diet pepsi and a bag of popcorn !! We popped the popcorn and I let them sit on the plush carpet and eat it. I sat down with them and was showing them how to catch it in their mouths! It was a RIOT!! I got a photo, but man you had to see them in action! There was popcorn FLYING all over! (Seriously, it did not make a mess though. They only did one at a time and would eventually just pop it in their mouth). So for all the neat freaks~no worries!!
My husband did call last night and he was depressed, tired and not feeling well AT ALL. I was all bubbly and encouraging, but when we hung up, I lost it. I cried and then realized how completely UNproductive that is, so I started praying and prayed until I fell asleep. He has been really heavy on my mind so if you think of him ,please just say a little prayer.
Thanks!

Doctor

I forgot to tell you that the doctor called back today. The other test came in and he consulted with the pediatric neprhologist and her is fine. Evidently she is stressed about her daddy and that is causing the extreme thirst. It is a condition called psychogenic. Weird, but true. Evidently we have two little girls that we have sheltered and they are both highly stressed. Sigh. BUT I am so thankful that she is healthy! WE still are taking her in next Tuesday because he wants to keep an eye on her blood pressure etc.

Road Trip

We are traveling with my parents and sister right now. Tonight is the first time the girls have ever been in a hotel. They are being really good, but cannot fall asleep. I did not think I would be able to blog, but I have taken the computer on the road and logged into another network BY MYSELF! Yea!! It's really nice being able to travel with this and check my email and everything. I am rather tired. I have probably driven more today than any other day in my life! It's just another in a long list of things that make me really miss my husband. On the plus side, when I wake up in the morning it will be 7 days till we see him!! Have I mentioned that lately? That we get to go see him in days? Every time I felt drowsy driving, I would just imagine what our reunion will be like and I'd wake right back up!
I don't have much blog fodder, but I did see a REALLY weird sight today. We were driving through some small, sad town in Ohio, when we came across a funeral home. Hanging from the lightposts were Ohio State football flags, hanging under th USA flag was an Ohio State football flag and in the parking lot??? A HUGE inflated Brutus Buckeye mascot complete with spotlights on it!!! I kid you not!! This is a permanent feature!! I hope that gives you something to think about! =)

Got Trash?

OK, I was talking to my husband WHO CALLED a few minutes ago and remembered a totally funny story I forgot to blog about.
Our big trash pick up is scheduled to come by soon. So my dad has been helping me drag stuff to curb. We took a broken box fan, a vaccum cleaner missing the dirt container, a partly used bag of cat litter, a rice cooker and just used paint tarps etc. Guess what? Grifters came, and took it all INCLUDING THE CAT LITTER!!! Seriously. How weird is that???? Are you laughing with me now?

Wednesday (for lack of a better title)

I attended my first yoga class today and it was ok. I am sore but it was not really an exciting class. I am so proud of myself (so please enjoy my moment of bragging)! I installed a portable dvd player into the van by myself and it worked, I rented a storage unit, booked an apartment, set up my tour of the area, finished packing the house and kept track of the girls! Whew!! I cannot believe how much my husband does! I am exhausted!
Then I got a call during yoga from the pediatrician nurse. They said that all the youngest's tests came back ok. Her creatin was low, but they just wanted her to come back next Tuesday for a recheck. However, then I was cooking dinner and the Doctor called. He said he is not satisfied. He said he is still waiting for the results from one urine test. He said he does not think this is anxiety related, but he is not sure what is going on with her. He is consulting with a pediatric neprhologist to see what they think and they are going to do some further testing. So, basically we have no real answers. But we go back next Tuesday and we will see what happens.
We are going to Ohio for the weekend so please do not worry when you don't hear from me. I should be back online on Sunday!!!!

Whew!

I heard from him again tonight and he sounded so much... perkier? I am sure he is cringing inwardly at my choice of words! Sorry, hubby! It did my heart good to hear that. He had his best ever PFT score and said he was slightly above average compared to most scores!! They did a rope exercise that was easy and fun for him too. He was really tired and ready for his first shower in 3 days!!! They have not been able to unpack until tonight and so they have been unable to shower. (can you imagine the odor of 100+ men in 80 degree heat, running everywhere they go ALL day and night and no showers????)
Our oldest daughter had a bad day at school. Her anxiety was in over drive. Then she was stressing because we sold the motorcycle.
Another positive is we now OFFICIALLY have a signed contract on the house!
Now we can hope for more good news tomorrow.....

Nap

I sure wish I could take a nap today! We took the youngest in for her test this morning and the results were not what I expected to hear. They still aren't sure what is wrong, if anything. Her urine was still somewhat diluted. They drew three huge vials of blood and are running 3 different tests on her urine sample. He said, "This could be something really signifigant, or it could be stress." Yeah, that really helped a lot. Then I went to get the oldest from preschool and we find out one of her classmates got HUGELY sick. THEN her teacher tells me that she was crying off and on all morning. Her anxiety had bested her. She would not eat or play (even outside) because she had colored a picture for her teacher and left it in the van. My heart broke for her. I hope that tomorrow we get glorious results and you get to read one perky blog! Until then, my apologies.