Thank you, thank you, thank you...

Sometimes, you come across people who you may never physically meet in your life, but you form incredible bonds with them. You may not talk to them (via email) for months at a time, but you know you can turn to them at any time and they'll understand everything you are going through.
What an incredible feeling to know that I have a group of friends, that I haven't met face to face, but I do share a bond with. Three years ago, when I was pregnant with big wee one, a group of ladies and myself formed an online mom's group...all of us had babies due in the month of January. We've celebrated births, birthdays, births of siblings, losses, new jobs, moves, struggles, happiness, anger, laughter, phone calls, pictures...well, we've celebrated everything together.
Everything that best friends share together in the physical form, we've shared over the internet. Crazy? Maybe, but when I have no one else to vent to or talk to, I know I can turn to them...no judgements made what-so-ever. It's a relief.
During this crazy time, they've been there for me. Sending encouraging emails and notes...thank you ladies! Thank you for the warm and fuzzy pj's, I'll be bringing those to the hospital. What a special surprise for a crazy week! Thanks for being my best friends :-) For knowing exaclty what I'm going through, because you are going through it to (well, most of the time..hehe).
Moral of the story...don't be afraid to let people in. Strangers can be more then just strangers.
Thank you to my far-away friends!

Scheduling a Headache

Surgery is rescheduled for the 28th of January, at the butt-crack of dawn. Lovely.

AArrrrrrrrrrggggggggg!

After getting everything settled for surgery, who do you think called me as I was walking into work this morning???
That's right, the dr's nurse! Now we are playing the run-around with dates...Can't do it one weekend because I have a work event, can't do it the next because Paul's out of town, I don't want to do another weekend because its Valentine's day, and then lacrosse season starts. Not only was I starting to get a little nervous, but I was ready with work and life in general, just to get this over with...along with anything that came with it. Now I have to worry about getting it all figured out.
Apparently, one of my dr's that will be keeping watchful eye on me is going out of town, and he wants to make sure he'll be in town during my stay in the hospital. I know they have lives, but man so do I!
I'm frustrated, and I feel like I could cry. But I'm not...what's the use?
More later......

All Systems are a Go...

Surgery is set for the 17th at 11:30 am. I'm getting a tiny bit nervous. I'll be discharged into the ICU for atleast a night and then I was told I would be in the hospital till Saturday. Tuesday, the 15th I head back to Hershey for a 2 hour pre-op appointment...checking everything out to before hand. I still don't know anymore about the trach tube, and I don't think I will until the 17th...that makes me get a little weasy in the stomach.

Many people have asked me how I'm keeping so calm. I guess on the outside I am pretty "normal" but I am a little scared, nervous, anxious, but really, there isn't too much I can do about it, so I'm just going with the flow. Take one day at a time, and after surgery, I'll do the same. There's a chance that everything will go way smoother than anyone expected, but honestly, I don't know what anyone expects, except that swelling will occur. So yes, folks, I am slightly racked in the nerves department, but I'm gonna stay strong, I don't need any wee ones feeding off of my apprehension and getting all worked up.

Other recent activities for the Flohr house include little wee one getting a "bug". Just the call you LOVE to get from the babysitter on a Monday morning, gearing up for a pretty busy week. She is fine now, she basically got it out of her system, slept for awhile and then was back to normal. So good that this evening the little knucklehead bit me! She got her first taste of time-out, and she didn't like it! I think she thought she was being funny, but it wasn't! She drew a little blood blister on the back of my thigh, very sensitive area!

Big wee one is gearing up for her 3rd birthday!! We are all getting pretty excited! She can now write her name (only when she wants to though...can't force her or let her think you want her to, she has to do it on her own), and is really interested in what everyone's "number" is. She's funny! Still sleeping great with the addition of Rina the Ballerina and her princess blanket :-) We are all very happy about that! Tomorrow we are going to pick up munchkins so she can celebrate her birthday at school. Good times, good times!

We found out that Paul will be heading to Miami for a business trip soon...lucky duck. I'll be hitting up the MOMs club for HOOT OWL (Husbands Out Of Town or Working Late) that week. I always sleep so bad when he's not home with me, so I'm not looking forward to that part, but maybe I'll just go to sleep when the girl's do and catch up on tons of extra sleep :-)

Big bro called today and he has an interview in York/Lancaster area...wish him luck!

I'll keep the site updated with info on the 17th as the date nears and news happens :-) For now, enjoy some pics from this past summer at Bald Head Island...we LOVED it there, and it was so beautiful!

Two Margaritas and a Hug Goodbye

Well, its that time again...to say goodbye to the 'ol big bro. He's been called back out to sea again, and I'm bummed. Whenever he comes in we don't get to spend a whole lot of time together, but the time we spend is pretty fun...unless big wee one is acting like a "princess"...I think she scares him from ever wanting to have kids! ha!

Big bro's girlfriend has been in town for a week, and we got to hang out some as well. We really like her a lot, hopefully they can make it through this LONG distance thing and we'll see more of her around :-)

G-Pa and Mimi took us out to eat to say goodbye, and we got a sitter...it was nice enjoying my 2 margaritas without a little person throwing food or not eating or doing whatever might pocess her at the moment. I hate to sound like my kids are bad, because they aren't bad, infact, I've had a lot of people comment me on how good they are...you (if you are a parent) know how it goes, you see everything they do as bothering someone else, because its bothering you. I'm trying to learn to be a little more lax with them, but again, its hard. I don't want people to think that my kids are bad, and usually in public I let them get away with a tad more, just because I hate to yell at them in public, and its not really yelling, its the scolding...because then everyone looks at you like your the bad mom and you made the wee one cry. Ok, enough about that, we are saying goodbye to Big bro...

Not really goodbye, just a, "See ya"...but I'm not sure when I'll see ya again. Either way, keep in touch, love & hugs!

Safe & Happy Travels brother!

Cappacuino Muffin & Blueberry Coffee

What a great way to start a great day, that will inevitably start our weekend, which I am planning to be a...you guessed it, a great weekend :-)

Big wee one has been sleeping beautifully with the new addition fluff and comfort to her room. She goes to bed without any problems and wakes up chirpy...LOVIN' IT! She did get her flu shot yesterday and was pretty upset about it the rest of the day. Gimping around on her leg that was "so hurt". She took it like an almost 3 year old would, cried and complained, but she did relatively well. While she was getting the shot, little wee one decided to pull every pamphlet out of the display case and then run around and laugh. She's a knucklehead! Sneaky little thing!

She likes to walk by big wee one, grab whatever it is that she might be eating or drinking and RUN! She's fast too! We are very lucky though, for the most part the girls get along beautifully!

Tonight, I am spending the night scrapping with my girlfriends...and a new addition, my brother's girlfriend. He's being shipped back out to the deep blue, so Paul is going over there for man time, and she is coming over our house for some quality memory making time! I expect it to be a fun filled evening...filled with laughs, my girlfriends coming over are HYSTERICAL, always makes for a good time.

Not much else on the agenda for the weekend...a little R & R after the crazy and sleepless holidays. Big wee ones 3rd birthday is a week away, so we'll probably do a little preparing for that...pick out if we want a Cinderella cake, Dancing Princess or another object adourned in pink that sings and dances :-) We are getting her a dollhouse for the big day, and I know she's going to LOVE it! She's been carrying around the catalogue with the picture of it in it, for about a month now. Almost daily she shows us the dollhouse and says, "I want this for my birthday, and my Daddy is going to get me the all these little things to put inside."

We had a Chuck E. Cheese birthday planned with her friends, but with everything going on, we decided to postpone the big brew-haha and go with a more low key celebration...cake and presents and Chuck E. Cheese later.

Have a wonderful first weekend of '08!!

Dear Target,

We, the Flohr family, would like to thank you for carrying the princess fuzzy blanket, the one with Cinderella, Belle and Sleeping Beauty. Due to the coziness and comfort of this wonderful blanket, our oldest daughter, sucessfully slept through the night! We would also like to thank you for selling the bean bag stuffed ballerina pig, you know, the one with the tutu and tiara, she has provided strength to my daughter during wee hours of the morning. Without these two wonderful creations, we may still be fighting our way through the night! We have named our ballerina pig "Rina"...as in Rina the Ballerina Pig. :-)
Happy selling, and we hope that your store continues to bring our big wee one lots of comfort and safety during all tribulaions and trials through life!
Thank you sincerely, from the bottom of our tired hearts!
Paul & Tina