What a week...

Well, this past week was one for the record books! We sent Jay on his first trip alone for a soccer tournament with his old team. And in the first half of the first game he broke his arm, he had a 100% clean break and they wanted to do surgery in AZ because when they first tried to set the arm it didn't set correctly and they wanted to put in pins. But being that niether me or Judah were there we decided to fly him home early on Sat. morning and they did emergency surgery on him on Sat. afternoon as soon as we got him to the hospital. Then, on Monday, or was it Tuesday...hmmm I can't remember, I took Jaemen to the dr. and he had pneumonia. Yeah, that was totally out of the blue, but he got on some good med's and is doing better! Then, on Thursday I was in so much pain I went to the dr. to be told that I had a kidney infection!!! I'm so done with Dr.'s offices for a while!!!!!!!!
I also got news from Hailey's teachers that she is now being tested for all kinds of things in school from, ADHD to learning disabilites to Dyslexia...Thank God!!! I'm just hoping that soon they will find out what is going on in her little brain so that we can start to teach her better. She also had her Mock competition today which was so much fun! Her teams did great and it was really fun to watch all the other dance pieces that I usually don't get to watch! She truly loves to dance and because of her difficulties in school it's so good for her confidence to have something she's so good at. She needs this positive time after all the criticism she get's at school for her reading! She's doing her solo this Friday (pray for her and me..lol) which is so much fun to watch. She's doing it to Tina Turner's Proud Mary. Her teacher did a great job of capturing her little personality! I'm so proud of her for getting out there and doing that, I know I couldn't!!! She amazes me every day!

As far as Jay, he has had his surgery and should be getting his pins out some time this week...I think..lol it was all a blur! Then no soccer or basketball for 4-6 weeks! Really, like 3-5 now...lol He wasn't so happy about this at ALL!!!! He has been such a trooper and is so brave I couldn't even believe it!!! I would have been a wreck if I were there at AZ when this happened! I'm so proud of him for being so courageous...he sure did have a lot of catch up work to do for school! But he makes me smile everyday with how happy he is about life eventhough he has a cast..lol

And the Bubbs...well, he's learned a few new words and we're working on if people are boy's or girls, he LOVES this game!!!

We're also headed to see my very good friend Bethany this week in DC!!! Judah has to work out there all week so, since his work is paying for hotel, car and food, he invited me and Jaemen to go out there so I could see my friend! Isn't he great!!! We also used his frequent flyer miles to go, so really this is pretty much a free weekend for me and the Bubbs!!! I can't wait to meet Bethany's new little one Nika who they just adopted from Russia...I'm SO excited! And thanks to all the people that are making this happen and taking care of my kids while I'm gone!! Thanks, Jennifer, Amy and Grandma!!! You guys rock! And thanks to all of you who offered to help! Ilove you all!!!

Any ways, I'm sure I'll have plenty to talk about when I get back...but that's the update for now!

HUGS to you all!!!

CARMEN

Which one

WHICH ONE?????? I need help and I have to order by tonight!!!!

My pictures of Amanda...

Some of Hailey

These are the action shots of Amanda I took...

Shout out!!!

I just wanted to give my hubby a shout out for doing such a good job being a photographer! He's really really good, even though he might not think so sometimes... he did Amanda's dance pictures at her studio Artistry In Motion over Christmas and posted some of them on our photo website! I love to see what he sees...he has such a good eye and it's so different than me, I love looking at his shots, I have so much to learn from him! HE ROCKS!!!

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Pray for patience

Well, it's been a long few weeks with Hailey...something is going on, I don't know what it is but it's something! She's been struggling with her reading and school for months now and I think I've finally gotten through to her teachers that she needs more intervention than what is going on! Last week I gave them until Friday to start to have her tested for some type of learning disability. Imagine how fast they moved on that when I told them that I would be going to the District if they didn't get on this ASAP! So, since we've waited for 9 months to have some intervention she's now behind in all subjects a full year! SIGH... I honestly don't know what else to do for her! She's going to be tested and then I guess we'll start from there? I think she's dyslexic. Her teacher thinks she is too...so why has it taken this stupid SPED team 9 months to test her???? I'm so freaking mad right now I can't see straight! I pay a lot of property taxes in this neighborhood so my kids would be able to go to a good school and that Jaemen would have a good SPED program not knowing that my daughter would or might need it as well... and now it's easier for Jaemen to get services than my other kid!!!! AHHHHHH

Please pray for patience, understanding and my relationship with my daughter! She's amazing and so smart, pray that we can just get it out of her and that her confidence won't suffer as a result of all of this! :)