Can I have my hour back?

Boy was it a busy weekend! I like to spend at least half of one day lounging around catching up tv shows or watching a movie or something. That didn't happen this past weekend!

Katie had an ENT appointment last Thursday. It went well. Her right tube has fallen out, but the left tube in still in place. So, now we count the ear infections she has over the next six months. If they become numerous, the tubes will be placed in her ears again. We are hoping that this does not happen and that the treatment plan the Cystic Fibrosis clinic has her on will continue to keep the mucus and infections at bay! Sinus surgery was mentioned again. Not as something that needs to be done now, but something that also needs to be considered as we monitor and count infections. Personally, I would prefer to not start Katie on the lifelong process of sinus surgeries. She is only 5. But, again we are hoping her current treatment plan prevents this from occuring.

Friday we had dinner at my Sister In Laws house. It was the first time I have been around smokers since I quit on January 3rd. All the smoke gave me a headache! How on earth did I breathe in a room full of smoke when I was a smoker?!?!?!?!?! There were a few moments where I thought about smoking a cigarette. Two things stopped me: 1 - It didn't sound as appealing as it used to. 2 - I have worked WAAAAAY too hard to mess it up now! The first month was so so hard, I don't want to go through that again! (and I don't think my family wants to go through it again either! Haha!) I guess I am going to become one of those reformed smokers who complains about smoking. Haha! It was amazing to me how much it choked up my airways. I actually had to step out of the garage a few times just so i could breathe. When I was smoking, I was right in the middle of all that smoking one cigarette after another. It looks so different being on the other side! I am proud of myself for not smoking. And I am excited that it no longer appeals to me like it used too. It is still hard, but getting easier :)

Saturday after Katie's tball practice, we spent the day car shopping. I have had my Explorer for 8 years! That car holds a lot of memories. I got married in that car. We brought Katie home in that car. And those are just two of the big memories! But as my sister pointed out, I will still have the memories even if I don't have the car. It was a long day, but at the end of the day we were signing paperwork for a newer Explorer. (I love Explorers!) Jason is picking it up tonight. I am excited! It has the tow package, so we can all go to the lake in one car this year :) And it has the third row seat so we can also fit 2 more people in our car. This will come in handy as we start toting around the kiddos friends. It is also 4X4. That doesn't mean a whole lot to me, but Jason was excited about it. So, out with the old and in with the new :)

Sunday we went to Mom and Dad's to celebrate Dad's 65th birthday. Dad got a smoker for Christmas. I think we are going to have to add that to our Christmas list. Lunch was delicious!!! After lunch, the kids rode the 4 wheelers for a while. Then it was off to Academy to get Katie ready for tball.

We were so busy this weekend, I didn't have a chance to sit down and relax. Not to mention do the household chores we needed to do!

This week is Spring Break. The kids are going to camp at Premier Martial Arts this week. Katie was super excited :) The nice thing for me is that the kids will get their classes during the day so I can go home after work. And I don't have to go back till it's time for my class to start. Maybe I will get to relax for an hour or two after work today........