THE V FAM QUEEN

Thursday, April 17, 2008

OH YAH...

And after the day of craziness... the plave is still is a BIG FAT MESS!
I'm really irritated by now....

It's not a time to stop and smell the pretty April flowers rightnow....we have no time! 2008 will be an unforgetable year for us!

Here's a sampl eof my typical day right now:

Boricua leaves for work around 6:15 am
The children wake up around 7:45 am and I yell at Prince for about an hour to go back to bed but then finally give in around 9 am.
I put my cripple boot on, use my cripple canes and hop on into the boys room.
I balance with one leg and get Wise out of his crib. He's screaming and clinging onto my leg because he wants milk but I'm weaning, so he can't.
Wait...What's that smell? Ah-ha! It's poopy diapers! and notice it's plural!
Well, I first hobble myself to the b-room, take care of business and hobble to the nearest set of baby wipes.
I first fight to get Prince to get changed...he usually wins because he can run and I can't.
So, I go for Wise...he wins too because HE can run.
I crawl around on my newly callused knees and catch one of them!
After 20 minutes, I get their diapers changed.
Prince is asking for Candy and Chocolate Milk.
Well, he gets no candy but we compromise for french toast sticks.
I roll around on my computer chair to make them breakfast.
I attempt getting them to eat at the table...I loose.
They make a mess all over the floor.
I can't vacuum and I'm too tired..so... I try to go lay down!
It's a FAILURE!
So, we take baths and get dressed. That takes about an hour.
By this time, it's noon..already.
I check my email...while Prince is pulling on the chair or terrorizing his little brother. I can't pull him off because he's more than 5 feet away from me and I just am not fast enough on crutches.
Those darn callused knees HURT...
I become a disciplinarian... more like a mean mom.
WE open the balcony to go out and play but Prince wants to go downstairs... WE can't. I can't hop down the stairs with a 13 mo old in my arms. So, outside is out of the agenda until daddy gets home.
I hear the Disney Channel in the background and The Little Mermaid is on about this time.
I hobble to the kitchen and ask Prince for 5 minutes to bring me the 'black' chair.
I roll around the kitchen, trying to get some lunch ready for the boys.
I once again try to get them to eat at the table but once again, they know they can run around due to my immobility.
I check my emails again...I'm really popular, okay...
I finally get to eat but it's crap...well, snack is more like it.
I drink my 3rd Diet Coke...can't survive without it. WHAT? Got a problem with it? ha
The boys are a mess and there's food all over the floor....do I clean it up?
I do my best. By this time, I've had it. Hobbling, rolling, hopping and crawling has worn on me.
I this the nap time signal.
I ask Prince to pick up for 15 minutes and he does a little.
I hope to the kids room with Wise in my arms...what a bumpy ride!! I slide him in his crib...oh, gotta find his bo-bo(pacifier)...I look for it! Found it! I give it to him.
I battle with Prince for 20 minutes. He can;t make up his mind about what movie he wants to watch or if he wants something to drink. Finally, we come to a decision after 20 minutes of pure frustration! And TRUST ME! He is RELENTLESS!
I'm pooped out.
I hobble to the couch and turn on the TV....I'm so looking forward to finally relax and elevate my foot. It hurts! Vicodin's calling....but it makes me nauseous..eww.
Prince runs back and forth from his room for a half hour..on a GOOD day. He finally gets tired of it.
I eat, drink and TRY to nap but the messy place is DRIVING MY CRAZY!!!!!! But my foot is killing me!! So, I wait until Boricua gets home and have him help.
Boricua comes home around 4:00 pm.
He UN winds for maybe 15 minutes then the kids wake up. They're demanding and cranky!
It's now time for me to get ready for work.
Boricua gets the kids ready.
It's a half hour battle to go to the car...I hop down stairs, hobble to the car, have to buckle the kids in and make sure we have everything. I get dropped off...David does things with the kids.
He picks me up and helps me to the car.
We come home and it's past 7:oo pm. We try to find something to eat but I have a hard time cooking...so we're reliant on frozen food...yuck!!! Lately, it's been SUBWAY, which isn't bad.
WE put the kids to bed and that takes a good 45 minutes for our full routine.
Boricua and I spend maybe an hour together talking or watching TV.
He goes to bed, I sure don't.
I'll watch TV, read or get on the Internet.
He's out.
I finally fall asleep on the couch around 12:30 am.
AND WE START ALL OVER AGAIN!
Doesn't it sound like fun?
HA!

OH NO....to top it off...

I'm starting to feel sick! I am achy, nauseous, sore throat and just icky icky poo poo! Gosh dang, could it come at a BETTER time? Since a broken foot AND NOT BEING ABLE TO WALK OR DRIVE is not enough, right? Ppsshh, rrrright. I am puzzled to what it may be! Allergies? mmm, probably not....Flu? WHAT the eff... um... low Immunity?? I have no idea! I'm not too thrilled about it! All I know is, I feel CRUMMY!!
Holy Cow! I cannot say life is just breezy right now! It's not WW111 here or anything but it's NON STOP! Here is what a typical day is like:

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

THIS CR-UCKS!!!

I'll be on CRUTCHES for ATLEAST THREE, YES THREE more WEEKS!!!!! It looks like I"ll be in this boot 'til JUNE!
And to think, I was hoping to be totally out of the boot by May 19th, MY BIRTHDAY!!!! That's not happening!
I don't know how the heck I'm going to clean my place. It's so bad!!!!!

A good home pays off???

Mater -Tomater has been at our house every single day this week! It's been, actually, quite fun! He is a fun little guy and keeps Prince occupied!! Just what I need right now!

So, are you wondering WHY he's been over every single day this week? Well, because HE WANTED TO! What a 180 degree turn compared to 2 years ago! Even a year ago! He called Monday, asking Boriuca if he'd come and pick him up. Then he called Tuesday afternoon, first asking if we could come to his baseball practice. We talked for a few minutes and enthusiastically asked if he can come over. THEN, he woke me up this morning, calling and calling AND CALLING, until I picked up the phone! Finally, I called back, thinking something was wrong, but NO! It's was bubbly Mater, asking if he could come over! How can I turn him down? There's no way! It was he who made the effort to call and ask me! I though it was the cutest thing. He was so persistent! I mean, we do nothing but encourage him to come over more often and develop closer relationships with us, especially with Prince! They're only 22 months apart! We want to to know and feel he is apart of our family as well and we love him just as much as anyone else in the family!

We'll see how long this lasts! To be honest, I'm loving it. Prince adores Mater and vice verse. We did a "Spotlight On ME" page for both of them, asking certain questions. One of the ?s were, 'My Hero' and Mater put, X----R(Prince). It was so funny!

So, maybe our faith and diligence with this whole ordeal will pay off?

UPDATE ON THE FOOT!

Well, as we ALL know(I mean, I've been whining about it for two weeks now!) I broke my foot! The 5th Metatarsal, to be exact. That bone is in the forefooot and the 5th meta is the very last bone below the pinky toe(the bone runs down your foot). I snapped the sucker almost in half, from the bottom up diagnolly. Then I chipped the bone right above it. There's good things and bad things about NOT breaking the bone completely
Here's the bad thing: I CANNOT put any weight on it, whatsoever. Where the break is located, it's right where our foot bends as we walk. If I attempt to walk, I"ll snap that sucker wide open and make the break even worse..thus causing more healing time and PAIN! its the healing time that completely bites! I can handle the pain. Plus, it's nearly impossible to walk on. I tried with my boot on and I couldn't.
The Good thing about it not breaking in half: NO SURGERY!!! And a little less healing time!!So, I will be on crutches for 3-4 more weeks!(hopefully LESS!). I CANNOT bare any weight on it, whatsoever. I asked him if I can even try walk with the weight on my heal and he gave me the NOPE. :( I asked him if I can drive and once again, the NOPE. I will be going in again in two weeks to get my forefoot taped. I'll probably get more xrays, like I did today. I didn't see too much progress with the break. The doctor said the break will open a little more, then start calcifying. I am although calcifying around the bone, as it naturally does. The bone creates like it's own little cast. It's just amazing how our body heals itself, right!! WOW!Through all of this, I have realized how IMPORTANT FEET ARE! I mean, I always knew theey WERE, being a dancer, but man!!!! This is through a whole different perspective!So, I will be in my stylish ski boot until the end of May, about. I WAS hoping to get it off by my birthday but that doesn't look like it's happening! I'll be just getting off crutches hopefully! The break needs to bond together before baring any weight on it.This has been such a trying few weeks and I have so much longer to go!!!You should see my house!! It's a DISASTER!!!!!!!!!! I need maid! ha!