Yet again I have been remiss in my blogging. I have kept track of the major events though, so here is a quick blurb on each of them:
5/23/2010: Softball
The morning after we returned from Disney World, we were up and out the door for our monthly softball get together. For some reason, there weren’t many people there, so we couldn’t play a game, but we did have some fun doing batting practice. As always, the food after was great.
5/27/2010: The First Gift Arrives
My friend, Matt, sent me my first birthday gift of the year. Matt and I go all the way back to La Roche. He is one of Keith’s friends and we ended up taking a few of the same classes, so we became good friends.
Well, he sent me a gift that would be off the wall for most people, but it was perfect for me. He got me a life sized replica of Gonzo. I was shocked when I opened the box. He is so awesome that I am afraid to take him out of the box. One of these days I will and I will post the pictures.
5/29/2010: Day Out With Thomas
Keith’s Gramma Kane was in town for about a week, so we decided to go to Day out with Thomas on the Upper Hudson River Railroad in North Creek. I don’t think Kasey knew what to expect, but he was thrilled when we got there.
It was cute and pretty fun. The train ride was only about a half an hour long, but he was on cloud nine the whole time. After a quick lunch and a stop at the gift shop (Kasey conned Meme into buying him a red Thomas shirt), we made the long drive back home.
5/31/2010: BBQ at the Deyo’s
To continue our celebration with GGMa (Kasey calls Great Gramma Kane this), Shannon and Cyle had a BBQ at their house for Memorial Day. The weather was wonderful, so we hooked up two Slip ‘N Slides together and the little and big kids had some fun! The water pressure got critically low, so we set up just one for Kasey to use.
During this time, Abby was hooked up to a lawn mower wagon. She is so strong that she ended up pulling it all around their lot. We all laughed hysterically, but Kasey got the biggest kick out of it.
Once we had a shivering little boy, we brought him in, changed him and we dug into some really great food!
Did I mention that I got my birthday cards/gift while I was there? My wonderful in-laws bought me a Pandora bracelet. The charm has by birthstone, which just happens to be a pearl. I just love it!
6/1/2010: Birthday/Migraine
Now here is where the fun begins. I woke up the morning of my birthday with a slight headache. I went into work and we had our normal beginning of the week meeting. When I came out of the meeting, I was starting to see double of everything. I went home for lunch and took a nap. When I tried to return to work, my vision was getting worse. I went home and slept for three or so hours.
When Kasey and Keith came home, we had hamburgers and potatoes on the grill along with some corn on the cob (Keith insisted on still cooking me dinner). I was able to eat, but my headache was still pretty bad. Keith was also coming down with a cold and didn’t have much energy. After dinner, Kasey was begging to go to the ice cream shop, so I drove him to get some. When I walked into the door, Keith had a cupcake with a candle in it. Kasey was really happy because he got to sing Happy Birthday again.
Needless to say, I made it an early night because I was still feeling off. My 28th year was not off to a good start.
6/2/2010: Migraine/Back
I woke up the next day and I nearly passed out immediately. I made it downstairs long enough to e-mail work to tell them that I was going back to bed and to change my out of office message.
Believe it or not, I slept ALL day. I was in my pitch black bedroom and my head was getting happier. By 2:30, I was feeling a lot better, so I hopped in the shower to get ready to go to my parents’ house for our weekly visit.
As I was getting dressed, I bent over to pull my pants up and I pulled a muscle in my back (pathetic, I know). The pain was AWFUL! I had this happen last summer, too. I remember that I was bending down to pick up Kasey and the same thing happened. I just wanted to cry. I still made it to my parents’, but I was pretty useless. Between the headache and my back, I was in a “lovely” mood.
That night I laid down to sleep. Unfortunately, I got stuck. I literally couldn’t sit up and I had to pee. Needless to say, Keith tried to help me, but it took half an hour to get up. From that moment on, I slept sitting up. I had to go to the doctor’s the next day. It was just too awful not to go.
6/3/2010: Doctor’s for Back
I went into work the next morning, but I was barely able to sit down. I called the doctor and the nurse told me that I should come in so they could prescribe me some muscle relaxers. Of course, my doctor wasn’t available, so I had to see someone else.
When I got there, he told me that my back was barely spasming, so he wasn’t giving me anything other than ibuprofen and he ordered an x-ray. When I went to get the x-ray, I got stuck on the table because they made me lay down. I felt so bad for the girl doing to x-rays because she needed to have me lay down, but I knew that I couldn’t get back up. It only took me about 5 minutes to slither off the table this time.
So, $65 later, I left with a bottle of prescription strength Advil and even more pain. They did tell me that they would call if they found anything. They never ended up calling and my back felt better after about a week and a half, so I cancelled my follow-up appointment.
6/4/2010: Anniversary/Kasey Sick
This day was our 5th wedding anniversary. We didn’t plan anything for that night because it was a Friday and my week had already been awful. It was a good thing that we didn’t!
Keith had been sick most of the week. Of course, Friday is the day that Kasey comes home sick, lethargic and miserable. He literally just laid on the couch all night. He didn’t even try to play Mario Kart with us. Keith was still under the weather, too, so we went to bed early and caught up on some sleep (sad, I know).
6/5/2010: Anniversary Lunch & Movies
We had agreed to not do anything big for our anniversary as we had just gone to Disney World. Keith was trying to get a weekend in NYC planned, but it was going to cost too much. What he didn’t know was that I had already made plans.
In the morning, we dropped Kasey off at Meme and Pap Pap’s. I then took the keys and drove us to Koto for lunch. This made Keith happy as it is his favorite restaurant. It is one of mine, too.
Once we placed our orders, I handed Keith my phone and told him to pick a movie. I thought this would be the easy part, but he was truly torn. I guess I should have narrowed it down for him, but I never let him pick a movie. In the end, he settled on Get Him to the Greek.
We enjoyed our meal and headed to Target to waste some time. After time finally ticked away, we were off to the movies. I have to say, it was pretty damn funny. There were some parts and characters that were a little too over the top for me, but all in all, it was a good flick!
6/6/2010: Sick
After Keith and Kasey were sick, it finally hit me on Sunday. I spent the whole day sleeping and lounging around the house. I felt miserable. I did still go in to work on Monday though. I was already too far behind on my work!
6/10/2010: Furniture/Aimee’s
On this day our furniture was finally delivered! We had ordered it the last week in April and I was happy when it finally got here. I had stayed up late the night before shampooing carpets in my empty living room so they would be wonderful when the furniture came. Then, I remembered that I have the worst luck in history!
All was well on this fine day until I realized that they weren’t coming until 2:00. This irritated me because I could have worked half a day and come home later, but they never called me to give me a timeframe. So, I sat in my nearly empty living room and read my eReader.
Finally at 2:30, they showed up. As they pulled up, it started to pour. This resulted in mud all over my freshly cleaned floors and wet furniture. I was not too thrilled. The guys were really nice though and they did what they could to minimize the mud. The new furniture looks great and it is really comfy, too!
Once everything was in place, I headed to my friend, Aimee’s, house. She is a seller of vintage clothing and she had a ton for me to go through/try on. I was there for a couple of hours trying on lots of lovely things. In the end, I bought four dresses and a skirt. She also gave me the most wonderful jacket ever as a birthday gift. I went home a happy girl.
6/12/2010: Dozer Day/Keith’s Test
This day always proves to be fun with Kasey. Every year, the local Kiwanis puts on an event called Dozer Day. Basically, kids get to play in the dirt with every truck, tractor, and bulldozer imaginable. Kasey really loved it last year, so my father in law asked to take him again. I wanted to go, too, so we made the plans.
The only snag was that Keith had his last certification exam that morning, so we were going to be in town REALLY early. So, we piled in the car at 6:45 on a Saturday morning and Keith dropped us off.
We all went to breakfast and then decided to brave the weather and go to Dozer Day. Of course, it started raining the moment we pulled in. Kasey didn’t seem to care though. When we walked in, Denny paid for a chance to dig for a diamond. He let Kasey dig and, much to Linda’s surprise, Kasey pulled out her birthstone! I guess it made everyone happy!
Kasey had a blast and he even got to see his Nana there (she was volunteering). Unfortunately, the weather made us cut the day a little short.
When we returned to Denny & Linda’s, Linda and I headed out to the mall. I needed to get a new suit for a conference that week and Linda needed some new shorts. Once we finished there, we picked up some pizza for a late lunch. All in all, it was a good day!
6/13/2010: Cadyville Field Day
Another yearly tradition is the Cadyville Field Day. Now Keith and I have both been going to the Dodds’ house every year since we were little kids. We just don’t remember meeting each other until we were in high school. So, it is always nice to go and see everyone. A bunch of the Seton crew is always there and Kasey loves going in the pool.
The weather was GORGEOUS and the parade was fun (as always). Kasey had a blast collecting candy and he laughed his butt off when the horse pooped right in front of us. Once the parade was over, Kasey made me get in the pool with him. He does this to me EVERY year and he freezes EVERY year (I freeze, too). This year, he had more fun because the guys were all jumping off the diving board. Of course Kasey wanted to do it, too, but I wouldn’t let him. Instead, Shannon threw him into the pool. Once he was an ice cube, we got out and got changed.
By the time we got back outside, the guys were playing their annual basketball game. I had Kasey screaming at Keith, “Let’s go, old man!” It was so funny. After we ate some marvelous food, we headed to Target (Kasey had to have Hungry, Hungry Hippos) and home.
I did manage to get really sunburned on my chest and neck. It took nearly a week to go away and I still have awful tan lines from it.
6/15/2010-6/17/2010: Global Supply Chain Management Conference
This was the 2nd year for the Global Supply Chain Management Conference at SUNY Plattsburgh. Our company is a sponsor, so we have quite a few people that go from our office. I traditionally don’t ask to go to conferences because I am the backup for two people in the office. That means, if I go, neither of them can go.
This time, I was asked to go because another lady in the office couldn’t go. It was pretty neat and I was able to meet a lot of people that I have either heard of or spoken with on the phone, but haven’t been able to meet them in person. I also got to see a lot of people that I haven’t seen in quite awhile.
I went into it not knowing what to expect, but, in the end, it was really enjoyable. I hope I get to go again next year!
6/18/2010: Relay for Life
For quite awhile now, I have wanted to volunteer at the Relay for Life. For a ton of bad excuses, I never have, but this year was different. Not only did I get extra vacation time that I could use to volunteer, but work also gave us one paid day to volunteer. So, I called up Mark and his mom, Joan, and volunteered my services for the whole day. Much to my surprise, Aimee was also able to volunteer with me.
I arrived at 8:00 in the morning ready to go. With my coffee and sunscreen in hand, I was ready to work. Joan quickly got me started with decorating. If you saw a balloon tied to anything, odds are we blew it up. I ended up losing about three layers of skin on two of my fingers from tying balloons. We worked in the crazy heat until 1:30, when my blood pressure dropped and the heat kicked my butt.
After a near fainting spell, I drank tons of water, ate and I was happy again. I didn’t realize what time it was and, anyone that knows me, knows that my blood pressure doesn’t like it when I eat. I am one of the few people I know that has low blood pressure, which does have some benefits.
Anyway, we finished our decorating and headed to the luminaria filling station. This was so much fun (except for the sand getting into my balloon wounds). I have to admit that I did cry once. I tried not to read the bags because everyone’s story is sad (to some degree). I did happen to see one for a little boy who died and the luminaria was from his parents. I just lost it. After I regained my composure, I was a bag filling machine. I tried to grab the bags for everyone I know so that I knew they were done and filled correctly.
Once all of the bags were filled, Aimee and I were beat. Dee had arrived and we watched Jason and Vanessa set up the photo booth. After a test run in the booth, Aimee headed home to spend some time with her parents and her hubby. Dee and I watched the photo booth. This involved me staring at people until they gave a donation and reminding frisky teenagers that we got a CD with every picture, so they better make sure it was appropriate.
Finally Keith and Kasey arrived. Keith and I ate really quickly and we waited for Jack and Colette (Dee’s Mom) to arrive. While we were waiting, Kasey and Dee took a turn in the photo booth. Kasey had a blast and he quickly jumped back in as soon as Jack arrived. The boys had to go twice so they could each get a sheet of photos and they turned out just wonderfully!
Colette, Kasey, Keith, Jack and I took a lap around the track. We look at the luminarias and we checked out all of the tents along the way. When we made it back to the front, Kasey and Jack decided it was time to shake their butts to the music. Jason and Vanessa got some great pictures of us having a blast. Keith had to leave to get the dog, but Kasey and I stayed a little longer. I finally convinced him to leave, just before bed time.
I had a blast, both volunteering and watching everyone work together to find a cure. I can’t wait for next year!
6/19/2010: Races
Kasey is a huge racing fan, which is good with a name like Kasey Kane. Regardless, he always wants to go to the races to see Papa and Uncle Craig. This day we didn’t tell Kasey what we were doing as the weather didn’t look very promising. We didn’t even put his racing shirt on until we got their, in fear that it would rain.
Much to our surprise, the weather held out and we got to see a good race. Papa and Uncle Craig were in the same heat and it was great to watch those two fools trying to beat each other. Craig did really well in the feature. He did get bumped in the last couple of laps, so he dropped from 3rd to 5th. Right as their race ended, it started to sprinkle. As the sprinkles changed to rain, we headed out. It was fun and I am happy that Keith came with us. It doesn’t happen too often!
6/20/2010: Father’s Day
I have to say that I think I enjoyed Father’s Day more than anyone. Keith and I agreed to not buy anything for Father’s Day because we were going to watch Toy Story 3 in 3D. Of course I had already bought his present when I made that “promise”. I showed it to Kasey the night before and he nearly ruined the secret. Luckily I sent him to bed and the next morning he gave Keith his gift. I was able to find an autographed copy of Mike & Mike’s new book. Keith was shocked and thrilled. That made me smile.
We got ready to head to my in-laws. We had planned a brunch for 11:00. When we arrived, Linda, Shannon and I started cooking. We had a ton of food and I ate until I was stuffed! The moment Kasey was done eating; he asked if he could go to the movies.
When it was finally time to go, Keith and I were nervous because Kasey was not so great last time I tried to bring him to the movies. Regardless, we bought the tickets and got in line. The line was crazy long and Kasey waited as patiently as a 3 year old could. We finally were allowed in the theater and we sat Kasey in his booster seat. He had his Sprite and Twizzlers and he was ready! He put on his 3D glasses and he look like such an adorable little geek. It made me laugh.
As the movie came on, he was an angel. He only tried to ask one question and we quickly shushed him. He did ask out loud at the end of the movie why that kid kept kicking his seat, but I didn’t shush him for that!
It was a great movie and I can’t wait for it to come out on DVD. Kasey has already gone to see it again with his Meme and he will be going AGAIN this Saturday. He just loves all of the new characters. I keep asking him if he is Mr. Pricklepants and he tells me, “No, Mommy. I’m not a pork-e-pine.” I just love it.
6/26/2010: Andrea’s Graduation & Jack’s 3rd Birthday
This day began, yet again, really early. I had to be at my parents’ house by 8:15, so we had to be up, moving, and out the door by 7:45. I was going to my cousin, Andrea’s, graduation at Franklin Academy and Keith and Kasey had Jack’s 3rd birthday party from 11-1.
So, I arrived at my parents’ house and I piled in the car. I had the cutest dress on and some lovely wedge slides. I even broke out one of the vintage purses I bought in NYC this winter. I made sure to bring a matching umbrella because the sky didn’t look promising.
When we arrived at graduation, we were told that they were having it outside, rain or shine. The invitation stated that if it rained, it would be inside. Needless to say, there were a lot of unhappy people. Mom decided that we could stay dressed the way we were. So, we dropped off Andrea’s card to Aunt Wendy, gave our apologies and got back in the car. The humidity and the climb up the stairs did not agree with my asthma and I actually had to take my inhaler when we got to the car.
Dad stopped at Stewart’s to get breakfast. I decided I was pretty hungry, so I got some breakfast sandwich and what was supposed to be French Vanilla Cappuccino. This cappuccino was so hot that it burnt my hand through the cup! Let’s add that Mom’s car doesn’t have cup holders in the back, so I was juggling the cup back and forth while trying to eat a breakfast sandwich. NOT FUN!
We made it back home and Keith picked me up for Jack’s party. I didn’t bring a change of clothes because I was only going to be at the party for about a half an hour, according to the original plans. I showed up way overdressed and I was freezing. I quickly grabbed a fleece from Dee and warmed up a bit. Then the rain came. The party moved inside and Kasey had a blast. He was very well behaved and didn’t try to steal Jack’s presents before he opened them. After he opened them is a different story!
Kasey and Jack were wrestling with Cliff, Mark’s step dad. They had so much fun. All of a sudden, Kasey jumped up and had to go to the bathroom. As he was running, with only one Croc on, he fell and twisted his ankle. He went to stand up, but it hurt and he fell again. He had to go so bad that he started to pee his pants. Keith tried to get him to go in the toilet, but Kasey ended up peeing on Keith’s face instead. I couldn’t help but laugh.
Dee and Mark got a new cat, name Mortimer. We put him in Dee & Mark’s bedroom, but then he went missing. We searched high and low in every nook and cranny and we couldn’t find him. Finally, we told Mark and Dee and they found him right away. Apparently there is a super secret hiding spot under their bed that he goes in. All that worry for nothing!!
6/27/2010: The Snake!
On Sunday, we planned on getting a lot of work done around the house. I got up and got ready to go paint our front steps. As I was out there, my friend, Laurie, stopped by to chat. Then, the neighbor brought their dog over to play with Kasey. During this time, Keith and I are feverishly trying to get our work done so we can go over to Shannon and Cyle’s to let Kasey use the Slip ‘N Slide.
Finally, I get a coat of paint on the steps and Keith gets his buckets filled with the rocks he had been digging up and we all get in the car. As soon as we got to Shannon’s, Kasey wanted to get wet, so we set everything up. We were having fun sliding him down the Slip ‘N Slide and Cyle threw him down it. My arms were getting a little tired, so I went to sit on the front steps with Keith.
As I was sitting on the steps, I felt something brush up against the side of my foot. I looked down and it was a SNAKE!!!! I screamed, jumped up, ran to the other side of the lawn and cried like a baby. Keith didn’t even know what was going on at first. Cyle killed it and took it to the fire pit. I guess it was “just” a garter snake, but I don’t like any of them.
Once Kasey was shivering AGAIN, we went inside and played a game. We ended up staying for dinner and then we went home. Kasey did puke up his dinner while we were there, but that is starting to become a regular occurrence.
On the way home we stopped at Price Chopper to do our grocery shopping. Keith was impressed because I spent only $2 more than I had planned for (which was due to Kasey wanting ice cream) and I saved almost as much as I spent. We went home, tucked in Kasey and called it a night.
6/30/2010: Spanish Class
Just a quick note about Keith: He started his 6 credit Spanish class today. It is about a month long and it seems to be really intense. I hope he does well!
7/1/2010: Lego Harry Potter
Shannon preordered Keith Lego Harry Potter for his birthday, which was January 27th. It was just released this week. Isn’t that crazy? They kept pushing back the date. Well, Keith and I played it for about an hour and it is pretty fun. I can see lots of hours wasted playing Wii in our future. At least we will be doing it together!
