Crohns and Disney World

I woke up on Friday morning, after feeling pretty tired and achy for the last week, with another abcess from my Crohns (and a fever, indigestion and no appetite). It's in a very bad place and if the doctor drains it or it starts to drain on it's own, I could end up with a recto-vaginal fistula and those things only seem to heal when you go back to an ostomy bag. NOT HAPPENING! So I saw my surgeon and he said, "I think you should be in the hospital" and I said, "I'm going to Disney World with my family this weekend. Give me antibiotics and if I still don't feel well when I get home, you can decide what to do."

So I'm home. I'm nauseous from all the antibiotics and still tired but the abcess doesn't hurt quite as much. Still having other stomach issues. If they aren't resolved by tomorrow morning, I'll call the doctor.

We did have a lot of fun in Disney. We spent Saturday in the Magic Kindom and Lil J enjoyed it as much as ever. No nap and he insisted on walking most of the time. He was great. We met some friends who were in town w/o their kids for a marathon at MGM and had dinner with them. It was nice to see them and catch up for a few hours. We'll be spending 3 full days with them at the parks in January with all the kids. Sunday we spent at Animal Kindom with my brother and his family. It was a little hotter and a little more crowded than Saturday which made everyone a little cranky. It's also a pretty boring park compared to the other 3. I think we'll wait a while to go back there.

We drove home, had dinner with my M&D and then headed home. Back to work...maybe that's what's making me sick?

What did we do?

I'm trying hard to remember this past weekend. It's only Monday at 9:30am and it's already a blur.

Friday night - Big J taught, Lil J and I hung around the house

Saturday - Big J taught until 4:30, Lil J and I went to the Festival Flea Market. He walked through the entire place just holding my hand and that was a lot of walking. We had lunch at McDonalds. How many toddlers do you know who prefer apples, grapes and lowfat yogurt over chicken nuggets and fries? I know one. Mine! He fell asleep on the ride home so I drove around a little more so he could get a decent nap in. Then we watched Indiana football until Big J came home. Then we watched Miami squeek out a win over FSU. Big J got so excited that he was yelling and made Lil J cry hysterically. It was soooo sad.

Sunday - Big J went fishing, Lil J and I picked up H&J and went to the Taste of Lexus. It's an event sponsered by Lexus where you can drive any of the cars they have around courses in a parking lot. I drove the Hybrid SUV and the convertible. I would have liked to drive the $104,00 luxury LS sedan but it was too hot, too crowded and too disorganized. Afterwards, we went to Tutu and Grandpa's. Lil J ran into their apartment looking for his PopPop who's 90 years old.

Sunday night - Took Lil J to the mall for new sneakers at StrideRite. I have no problem buying him the cheap ones from Payless but they fall apart before he out grows them. This time, we found some cute ones at StrideRite that were on sale ($30 instead of $45). Hopefully, they'll last longer than the Payless ones. Then we took some pictures of him at Sadie's in a Nascar scene. Not a fan of Nascar at all but he looked so cute sitting in the car.

This morning, I dropped Lil J off at daycare. He's moved up to the 2B classroom and he cries when I take him in. He says, "Mommy, I no like this room." It's so sad because his friends are in that classroom and he needs to be with the older kids. When he's in the 2A room, he's 6 months older than all the other kids. Most don't talk and still suck on pacifiers. In the 2B room, they are potty training and they all talk. Hopefully, he'll be better by the end of the week because it breaks my heart to walk out when he's crying.

Macy's and the Bra Fitting

So the Macy's at the Coral Square Mall was having a bra fitting event sponsered by the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. For every fitting they did, Macy's would donate $2 to the cause. I need new bras so I figured what a great time for me to go. I made an appointment for 12pm.

I arrived at Macy's at just about noon and there were a lot of little old ladies standing around looking pissed and a lot of aggravated sales women. I was told to head to a different department because I had an appointment. Well, there was a huge line there as well. I guess they were running about 45 minutes to an hour behind. Lateness and old ladies doesn't make for a pleasant mix.

I decided that I would give it 30 minutes. I figured if they took me 30 minutes late, that would still give me a few minutes to try on some new bras and get back to work before any one missed me. First, a very nice woman (still wearing her clothes from the 80s or Little House on the Prairie) started talking politics to me and she was a "close" talker. Then an older woman came in and was astonished by the line. She was there 50 minutes before her appointment and was upset that she would have to wait so long. OK old ladies...you don't have jobs and you have no where else to be, so shut up, stop complaining and wait your turn.

After 20 minutes, I couldn't take the whining and bitching anymore and I left.

I guess it's gonna be a few more weeks before I have any new bras and I'm sorry that breast cancer research lost my $2. I had to leave before I snapped.

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Long Week

So it was a long week because Big J was in Orlando for an HR conference Tuesday until Friday night. Lil J was really good the entire week which made it much easier on me.

This weekend is a blur because it went by so quickly. We were supposed to get together with M&S and their kids and go swimming at Nova but RyRy had an ear infection and a fever. Lil J and I hung around the house, took a walk and waited for my brother to come over with the kids. The kids played together really well and fun was had by all. Saturday night, we went to see the Panthers/Devils hockey game. It was the Panthers opening night and Lil J fell alseep in the car about 2 minutes before we pulled into the parking lot. He's been fighting us to take naps on the weekends and always manages to fall alseep just as we arrive someplace.

So, we woke him up and had a great time at the game (Devils won, Yeah!).

Sunday we went to Dunkin Donuts for breakfast, Home Depot for some crap around the house and Best Buy so Big J could get a new game for the Wii. He wanted to buy XBox 360 just so he could play Halo 3. I just can't imagine spending $300 plus on a game system for one $50 game that he'll play once or twice. Stupid waste of money.

Big J then power washed some stuff in the yard while Lil J and I played in the pool with the hose in the backyard. Again, tried for a nap but he fought it. I finally broke down and threw him in the car to drive him around til he fell asleep. Sure enought, 1.4 miles from the house and he was out like a light. I drove around for another 20 minutes to let him sleep but at $3.15 a gallon, it's hard to justify driving around for an hour. We got back to the house and it was NOT a good transfer. He woke up when I put him down in his crib and that was the end of the nap.

What happened to my little baby who would sleep for 3 hours on the weekends? I have lost my weekend time to myself now.

Later Sunday evening, we headed over to our friends' house for dinner and to play. They have a 3 year old who Jacob seems to like. We played in the backyard in their bounce house and swingset and then had sandwiches for dinner. Then it was back home for bathtime and bed.

Now I'm sitting at my desk, waiting for some work to do. I hate Mondays!

Weekend Review

Saturday morning we got up bright and early and headed to Dunkin Donuts for breakfast on our way to H&J's. We had tickets to the Miami Hurricanes football game at the Orange Bowl vs. Duke. I hate Duke! It goes back to the 1992 NCAA Final Four Basketball Tournament where Indiana University was cheated out of a win by Duke and the corrupt officials.

The game was fun, hot, but fun. Lil J entertained everyone seated around us by singing the fight songs and clapping along. After the win, we headed back to the care where we met up with G-Man and the old West End Zone crew. It's nice to see that they are finally starting to grow up.

After napping and showering, we went to Scruby's for ribs...YUMMY!

Sunday we were supposed to have the boat but due to massive storms all night, the kind that rattle the windows and shake the house, the fishing trip was canceled. We went to breakfast at Bernies and then headed to Outdoor World to entertain Lil J for a few hours. They have an enormous fish tank there, lots of boats and ATVs that he can climb on.

Later in the afternoon, M&D came over for a visit and then the J's and I went to dinner at Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza. While the pizza was mediocre, the wings were awesome. They are baked or grilled with no sloppy, nasty sauce all over them, just sauteed onions. Lil J was not on his best behavior so we were in and out in less than an hour.

We spent the rest of the evening vegging in front of the TV. Now it's back to work and booking my trip to Baltimore in a few weeks. Big J is off to Orlando this week. Traveling for work just sucks.