Road Atlas

Our recent quandary:

How to explain to a 5 year old, 3 year old, & a 2 year old

that we are moving to another State.

The matter seems easy enough to comprehend, to an adult mind.

However the idea that Grandma won't be around the corner is a concept not quite so concrete. We love seeing Grandma, Grandpa & the Tio's , we have always been able to see them whenever we want, so what do you mean Mom, they will always be around the corner, right? After the last out of State move talk Jaxson came up with a plan " I guess we will have to get a Seattle Grandma" so.........if you are a Grandma in Seattle looking for 4 new grandkids give us a call.

We have done a few things to try and SHOW them the distance

*Google Map

* Atlas

*Explain until we are blue in the face

I guess this is one of the learn by experience situations

If you haven't looked at an Atlas lately I recommend it, I think it is very fun to see all the place you can go & how you could get there

Fun Family Activity

***Note from the Author***

The books are packed so........only web pics of my favs from now on, sorry

The Novels of Jane Austen VI Minor Works

You know me

It wouldn't be a book month without mention of one of my Favorite Authors

JANE AUSTEN

One of my friends, who knows my affinity for Ms Austen's work lent me this book.

It has a much more intimate look into the Authors world & work. It is full of letters written both by the author and to her & includes some of her first short stories.

I definitely recommend this book

***note from the author***

" By the time Chaucer is 18 yrs old we are going to be MD's " Angelo said last night

Our Current Credentials

* Able to speak with Respiratory Therapists, and ask wise thought provoking questions

*Able to use a nebulizer, even half asleep in the middle of the night

*Able to set up billi lights, use them, thus curing the patient

This has got to be at least a semester of Med school, right? It was all done while extremely tired and overworked ( I think that is a requirement of Med school)

The Complete and authoritative guide CARING FOR YOUR BABY & YOUNG CHILD

If you have children you know you need help understanding all the medical issues that come with them.

With 4 kids you can bet this book is always on hand

Last night after a long visit to the ER which begun at 11:00pm and didn't end until the wee hours of this morning we pulled out this lovely book to look up

PNEUMONIA

here is what we learned:Pneumonia is an inflammatory illness of the lung.[1] Frequently, it is described as lung parenchyma/alveolar inflammation and abnormal alveolar filling with fluid. (The alveoli are microscopic air-filled sacs in the lungs responsible for absorbing oxygen from the atmosphere.) Pneumonia can result from a variety of causes, including infection with bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites, and chemical or physical injury to the lungs. Its cause may also be officially described as idiopathic—that is, unknown—when infectious causes have been excluded.
Typical symptoms associated with pneumonia include cough, chest pain, fever, and difficulty in breathing. Diagnostic tools include x-rays and examination of the sputum. Treatment depends on the cause of pneumonia; bacterial pneumonia is treated with antibiotics.

Yup, Baby C has it! Here is what the book doesn't tell you:

**You will be up all night... not only because his breathing will be so loud you can't sleep for fear of well...you know, but because you will be in the ER getting X-rays, Suction & Respiratory therapy

** You will not be catching up on sleep the next day either.....you will be at the Doctors office ( not doubt getting more scared than you already are), the IHC medical equipment store learning how to use a Nebulizer (a nebulizer is a device used to administer medication to people in forms of a liquid mist to the airways .Also called "atomizers", they pump air or oxygen through a liquid medicine to turn it into a vapor, which is then inhaled by the patient), & at the pharmacy picking up medicine for the Babe who has already been poked and proded enough for an entire life time... in one night!

** You will be very very engorged because.....the sick baby will not want to nurse because lets face it HE IS TIRED from all the tests, poking, and such

** You will try to convince your 3 other children that watching a movie is just as good as...... doing pretty much anything else ( something you swore you would never do, let your tv baby sit)

** You will also have a Mom & friends who lend you an ear while you come totally apart, then help if with nothing but kind words and understanding......IT WILL HELP (thanks....you know who you are)

**You will wish you were the kind of MOM that was always calm and collected

** You will have a husband who even though he is Extremely busy, will do everything he can for you and your Family & will give your little babe a blessing ( which will be the only time you relax)

I hope you never meet my definition of pneumonia, but if you do have this experience......you are not alone!

Thanks to American Academy of Pediatrics for making these health issues a little more understandable

****Note From the Author***

Baby C not only charmed the ER Doc with his coo's and smiles, he won the hearts of every ER nurse with his dimples, Always the Cassanova

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

It's April !!

I had a great idea for an April fools trick, but instead I am going to start this months posts

This month I will be replacing song titled posts with Book titles

so without further adieu ...

This is a great read as self help books go, thank you Mr. Covey

his seven habits are...

1. Be Proactive

2. Begin with the end in mind

3. Put first things first

4. Think win/win

5. Seek first to understand, then to be understood

6. Synergize

7. Sharpen the Saw

while we agree with Mr. Covey

Here are some of the Carvajal's highly effective habits

Night FEVER

This is how my weekend went,


that is all I have to say Check back tomorrow to see what April holds March is ending and along with it the song posts!!