Off to school!

Max is off to school today. He was actually very excited. It is so nice to see and makes my morning much easier. His teacher allowed us to visit with her after school yesterday so Max could see his desk and put his supplies away. She is very nice and I think she is very driven to keep the kids on task. It seems like 3rd grade will be a little harder, but I think Max is up for it. Big weekend. Auntie Carol and Uncle Dale will be here tomorrow. Hopefully, the force will be on my side today and I will be able to get what I want done. Can you hear me Cooper and Wyatt?
More tomato sauce last night. It is time consuming but I don't want the tomatoes to go to waste. Papa bear (not his real name) wasn't happy because when he got home last night his dinner wasn't waiting for him and the playroom was a mess. I almost sent him back to work!
O.K. ....time to engage in my day.

Bronchitis!!!!!

Well, I knew something was going on with Max. He has steadily gotten worse over the weekend and by last night he couldn't talk. So off to Dr. Albertini's we went. AGAIN! Why he didn't believe me when I took them in the other day!??? So now he is supposed to stay home for a couple of days which means he is going to miss the first days of school. We are getting a great start to the new year.

Garden harvest

We picked some veggies last night. I just love the colors. Max looks proud of the harvest. Like he had anything to do with them. If you know Max at all he, stays away from dirt, bugs and lets face it... vegetables in general :) It is fair day! It is only going to be 79 degrees today. And some rain! We have only been to the fair in 90 - 100 degree weather. Our goal is to see the "Brothers From Different Mothers". They are a group of jugglers that will be there at 1:00 today. After that we will be off to the animal barns and agriculture displays. I am sure sometime in there we will be splitting up. SOME of us will go to the rides. Speaking of rides, I asked the boys who was going to have a pony ride today. Coop said he will be too scared and Max just said no and Wyatt doesn't know what I am talking about. Broke my heart they did!
The boys have been battling sickness for two weeks. I took them to the doctor because they have all complained of different ailments. They turned out to be fine. No infections. I told them they were all in trouble for being pains in the butt lately and being infection free.
So we are on our way today!!!

Its fair week!

This has to be my favorite week of summer. I love to go to the fair and see all of the animals. I also enjoy seeing all of the homemade items that people create as well as flowers and vegetables that people grow. We are hoping to go on Wednesday. It is usually kids day. My sister usually comes this week but isn't going to make it this year. She has taken a lot of time off of work recently so we will have to go to the fair without her this year :(
We are all battling a cold. Sore throats and coughs. What a way to end the summer! School starts next Wednesday for Max and the following week for Coop. I have Wyatt registered for a one day a week class. I am going to cancel that. I really don't think that he needs 3 years of preschool before he goes to Kindergarten. Although I know he would benefit from it, that is $50.00 a month I can use somewhere else. Thats our milk bill for the month!
I tried the orange, mango and banana smoothie at Starbucks today. It was yummy and it has whey protien in it to help keep the hunger away for awhile.
Note to self.......still no painting done in this house! :(

Ouch!

So last week my Grandma had an xray of her lower back. Thank God she went to that appointment. There have been times since Gramps starting getting worse that she would cancel her appointments. They found out why she has been in so much pain the last week and a half or so. Seems she has a FRACTURE IN HER LOWER LUMBAR!!!! No wonder! They will be able to inject something in there to fuse everything together and hopefully that will work. It is just a matter of when they will do it. I am sure it couldn't be fast enough for Grandma. It is a relief to know that she has just temorarily lost some mobility and that she should gain some independence back soon. Hang in there Grandma!

Celebration of Life

Thank you so much for all of your thoughts and prayers for my family. Thankfully, there was some prep work done before Grandpa passed so the process has been moving along. We are having a "Celebration of Life" party for him on Thursday. We are looking forward to seeing our extended family and friends to share stories of our lives with Gramps. It will be a quick visit for us. We are going to leave on Thursday morning and come back on Friday. I am busy trying to get clothes washed and some kind of non stained clothes for three rugged boys to wear while we are gone :)
My Grandma is having a real hard time with her own health. Her pain has really increased in the last week. She just needs some time I think.

My Grandpa

My dear Grandpa passed away on Thursday, August 7th. He was so courageous. I left home on Thursday morning with the thought that he was probably going to live for 3 - 4 days. I made it just in time to be sitting with him when he took his last breath. His poor body had finally given in to the disease. Although, I knew he was going to die it is so overwhelming. He was surrounded by his family. Just how I thought he would have wanted to go. While we waited for hospice and the funeral home to arrive, our family pulled together in our true Palmer tradition. Cocktails were poured, our tears were flowing and hugs were abundant! A family that as we grew has spent less time together but none of that mattered anymore. We were all there to honor him and the life he had so selflessly shared with us all. I am so blessed to have been there in his last moments. "Family is Forever". Sometimes whether you like it or not and sometimes when you need each other the most.
I love you my Grandpa. Rest. But don't forget you are an angel now and that I still might need your help :)

August

The July birthdays are over. Big Thank you to all who have supported Max and Cooper in their birthdays! I hope some day to get back in to the routine of thank you notes. It is embarrassing how bad I have got at thanking everyone.
Barry took Max and Cooper last week to the Moses Lake Aquatic Center. They had a great time. Wyatt and I hung out at home. I had a Dr. appointment that day and got on some new blood pressure meds. I am hoping they will work better and that I can relax about that.
School starts for Max on August 27th, so we don't have much more time to celebrate the summer. It has been hot so our pool is warm. We hope to stacation a little more before school starts. I know the fair is on the list and we always look forward to that. Soccer starts tonight!
Cooper will practice on Tuesday night and Max on Thursday and their games will be on Saturday.
I will be heading to Seattle on Thursday. Barry's day off but he has to go to a haz mat meeting. Soooooo...... I will have to wait until afternoon to leave. My Grandpa is hanging on but we don't think for much longer. I am staying with my sis, Niki. I WILL eat at Angelo's. Yes I know I am predictable! Yes, I will eat whatever I want when I am there! I am already fat so who cares. One opportunity to eat at my favorite restaurant. I have a life time of weight issues! :)
Take care everyone!