Short And Sweet

I know, I know... you all read that title and thought I was talking about me today, didn't you?!  Well, thanks.  It is much appreciated.

However, I regret to inform you that you are wrong.  I was actually talking about today's post.

You see, these monkeys have had a pretty crazy, busy week.  With Sister being injured and still not healing like we thought she would, 2 visits to the doctor, Brother being run all over the neighborhood for sleepovers or just to hang out with friends (keeps him out of Sister's hair), work, daycare, not getting home til 8 p.m. every night, etc. etc.... we have not had much down time for ourselves.

My head is still spinning... not literally, thank god.  As I try to piece my "normal" life back together, I cannot come up with the time, energy or thought process it takes to write a blog post that will satisfy your needs or mine.  For that, I apologize.

I will be relaxing my mind a lot this weekend, and will be getting things back in order (fingers crossed) so that I can return to you all on Monday with a fabulous Monday Musings post. In the meantime, you can enjoy this pic of your favorite monkeys from... oh... about 3 years ago.

Please forgive me.  I love all you Monkey Manics.

I hope you all have an amazing weekend, and be safe!

Do you ever have weeks like this?  How do you deal with it?

Throwback Thursday

It's Friday eve all, and that means it's time for another Throwback Thursday.  This is my favorite post of the week.  You all get to see into our past.  And I get to tell you a little about what you are seeing.

This week we highlighted Brother Monkey.  So here is a look at him... when he was much smaller.

In this picture Brother was about a year and a half old.  We were at the monkeys great grandpa's house for a  BBQ with my ex in-laws and fam.  Brother kept pulling the funniest faces at us, and of course, right when I went to snap the pic... he went somber.  And stayed that way.  I love his cheeks in this pic.  Neither of my kids were ever chubby enough to have the cute little rolls that babies get, but his chubby cheeks here just crack me up.  Also... I love, love, LOVE the blond hair and brown eyes.  He was such a little stud... and he still is.

 Do you think the baby fat rolls are cute?  Were you lucky enough that your child/children had them?

Happy Thursday Monkey Manics!

The Most Hated

Today is kind of a special day... okay, not really, but it's fun to pretend.  I am going to let you Monkey Manics in on the thing that I hate the most.  Are you excited yet?!  You should be...

As parents, we do (or should do) everything we can to protect our children, while still allowing them to be children and exposing them to the world... to an extent.  I am one of these parents.  My kids go to a public school.  They play outside with their friends.  I have them try new foods all the time and the list goes on.  They definitely get "exposure".  However, I also do what I can to prevent them from illness, injury and the cruelties of the world.  I am only one person, I can only do so much.

As you may have read in yesterday's post, one week ago today Sister Monkey got to pay a visit to the Emergency Room.

There you have it, the thing I hate the most.  Hospitals... especially if I am there for one of my monkeys.

Here is a little run down of the monkeys visits to various hospitals, starting with the most recent.

Last Wednesday, Sister Monkey decided to ride her scooter barefoot and soaking wet. She was in the middle of the road and took a horrible fall.  Mind you, I had no idea.  The monkeys were at their dads, I was at work.  Imagine, I am sitting at work, the dreaded ex calls and so ensues this convo:
Me: Hello
Ex: I need your insurance info
Me: Ummm... Can I ask why?!
Ex: Because I am taking Emily to the ER, just text me your insurance info.
Me: Excuse me... Why are you taking her to the ER.  What happened?!
Ex: She fell, I think her leg is broken.
Me: WHAT?!?!?! What hospital?  I will meet you there.
Ex: No, it's fine, just text me your info.
Me: (extremely frustrated at this point) I WILL MEET YOU THERE, UNLESS YOU'VE FORGOTTEN... THIS IS MY DAUGHTER TOO.
Ex: Fine, (names hospital) but we'll get there first... text me the info.
Me: Bye!
I left work early, headed to the hospital, and the picture above shows what I saw when I got there.  X-rays were done, and luckily nothing was broken.  She was given crutches and allowed to go home.  She is able to walk now.  Her knees are looking way better, but the lower wound on her right leg is still very sore, and pretty bad.  She still has a very swollen foot and a lot of pain.  She may be going back in soon.

Here are both of my monkeys in the ER for severe dehydration.  Sister about 2 years ago, and Brother about 2 months ago.  Sad little monkey faces.  These were pretty scary trips.

There is nothing more awful than seeing your child almost completely helpless and not knowing what is wrong with them.  They can't move much.  Won't talk to you, or even smile.  They can't keep anything down and have a bucket with them at all times because they can't make it to a toilet when the nothing that they've eaten decides to come back up.

Luckily both visits were a success.  Got fluid and some meds in them and they left in better spirits.

Both monkeys have paid visits to the children's hospital as well... Sister when she was 2, because she was not gaining weight and was at the same weight as her 1 year check-up.  And again at age 9 for a very weird rash on her face.  Brother at 11 days old because he could not keep anything down, after numerous tests and 3 prescriptions later, we have his dad to thank for giving him acid reflux.  And again at 1 1/2 for a very rare heart murmur which thankfully he has grown out of.

There it is... the run down of our hospital visits (excluding myself).  This is what I absolutely hate the most.  Seeing my monkeys hurting or sick breaks my heart more than anything in this world ever could.

What is the one thing that has scared you the most in regards to your child/children?

Happy Hump Day Monkey Manics!

Brother Monkey Highlight

I am a little worried about doing this post.  Last week we did a highlight of Sister Monkey and that very same day had to rush her to the emergency room for an injury that she is still recovering from.  However, I do not feel that the post contributed... so we are going to do this anyway.

Brother Monkey (a.k.a Dallon, buggy and dude) is 10 years old.  As I have mentioned before, he loves to climb on everything.  He still hasn't quite figured out just which trees or branches are safe yet, as he is getting bigger, but we are working on it, and who knows?!  Maybe someday he will get it.

He hates school.  He is very smart and learns things easily.  He always gets good grades, but still... does not like school... at all.


Brother Monkey has been diagnosed with ADHD.  Between his father and I we choose not to medicate.  He has had some counseling, and is doing pretty well since.

He hates doing anything that he has to do.  Showers, homework, getting up in the morning, going to bed, chores... and the list goes on.  He is the kind of kid that wants to live life his way and on his terms... we are working on this also.

He is/always has been one of the "cool" kids.  He is very good at making friends... when he wants to.  He always wants to wear the cool clothes, have the cool hairstyles and is always asking me "is this cool, mommy?"

He loves to be part of "the boys".  Always being around myself and his sissy, makes it so that anytime a man or older boy is around... he will follow them like a puppy dog.  He wants to be a part of whatever they are doing.  He wants to help if things are being fixed.  He wants to play video games with them if that's what they're doing.  He makes them his role models.

He loves pizza.  He could eat it for every meal... if I'd let him.  He also loves fruit... specifically watermelon and strawberries.  He recently found out that he likes apricots as well.

Brother Monkey was born weighing 6 lbs, 8 oz.  He was 21 1/2" long.  I had once again given birth to a toothpick baby.  He is still pretty tall (although I think it will really catch up to him in his teen years) and is still stick thin.

He loves to work out.  Exercise and lifting weights are 2 of his favorite activities.  I am always in the know of whether he has a 2, 4 or 6 pack.  Always in the know.

He loves his dad, and (in my opinion) would benefit greatly if he had a little more time with him.  He loves me too, don't get me wrong, but I am the mom... the one who gets to do all the mean stuff... chores, showers and the like.  He loves his sissy and it shows immensely when she is hurting.  He also has a new baby brother... his first brother (he has 3 sisters) and he is so excited to have him, and loves him so much.

If I had to pick just one attribute about this boy that I love more than any other... it would be the way his blond hair and brown eyes compliment each other perfectly.

I love this little man way too much, but that's what us mommy's do.  I gave him life, and he (and his sissy) give me a reason to live.

 If you had to pick one attribute about your child/children that you loved most... what would it be?

Happy Tuesday Monkey Manics.

Monday Musings

It is Monday once again, and of course, that means another round of Monday Musings.

I am going to say that I have big plans for this upcoming weekend, and am having a hard time focusing on anything but my excitement.  What are my plans, you ask?!  Stay tuned this week, and you will find out.

I have to admit this Monday is a little worse than most... but only because it's happening right now, and because I am still working on my first cup of coffee.

Oh well... so be it.  This post isn't going to write itself, so here we go...

- For those of you that were here last week, I would like to report how popular I have become with the female porn stars on Twitter.  I now have 7 of them following me... BAM!  I feel... awkward.

- Why do people go ape shit crazy when they have a break up with a significant other?!  Why do they assume they know things that they really know nothing about?!  Why can't we all be adults and move the fuck on?!  Just saying.......

- I'm ready for a vacation.  Nothing specific in mind, because anything will do.  Who's with me?!

- It's crazy how I can be the best mommy in the whole world, and 10 seconds later, without doing anything, I am suddenly the worst mommy in the whole world.  I wish I knew how this worked.

- Sometimes I wish I could just numb myself from emotion... even if just for a little while.  Lessons to be learned from it, I guess.

- Is there anything better in this world than hearing your children (or monkeys, in my case) tell you they love you?!  I think not...

- Still suffering from some insomnia, but it is getting better... Thank god for that.

- My ankle had finally stopped hurting, I was all sorts of excited, and then guess what happened last night?!?!  Ugh... hoping it goes away again soon.

That's it for this week.  I am hoping that all of you Monkey Manics have a fabulous day, and week ahead.

What is your Monday Musing for this week?!  Please share in the comments love notes section.