Hoarding

    Hello from dreary Barcelona. . .  ( wouldn't it be fun to be from somewhere cool sounding?) I am drinking my coffee & creamer, delighted that it's cloudy, & little miss Olivia is still sleeping.  I had to take the little munchkin into the neurologist the other day, & let me tell you, I dread Drs. offices with more than a purple passion. You get the sleeping child up, feed them, pack them into their carseat & drive an hour, only to wait for 35 minutes & then have him in the room a total of 7 minutes. After which he said that now was the time to start the tyke on medication. I about spit my teeth at the man. I am no angel. Supposedly a muscle relaxant is just the ticket. I said to him, "what are the side effects?" He says, "she will most likely sleep alot". Now tell me, who wants their child to sleep all day? I guess it is for "discomfort" & I will insert this little fact, she doesn't seem to be in any. That child will more than let you know if something is bothering her. He said our other option was to come up there once every 3-4 months and get a BOTOX injection. You got it, Botox. Which gets put right into her muscle, which I'm sure is painful. So needless to say I left that white pastey room in a huff. I know that she has high muscle tone, but I also know that we will not sit by & watch her just get "stiff". If someday she gets to the point where we feel like she is hurting, then we will consider doing something to help her, but I guarantee we will check out more options than just those 2. You ever feel like a tiger in a box?

    The bright side to the situation is that we have the McKids ladies that come here at least once a week, & we are EXTREMELY grateful to have them in our lives. Otherwise I think we would feel a bit lost. They have seen & helped so many children that they have a "wealth of information" for us. . . AND little Olivia loves them, so that makes the situation much much better. Plus they bring her things, we are doing her room in Dr. Suess, & they brot us 2 stuffed characters from the books, & they've even made her blankets that are black, white & red so she can see them easier. That is a precious few of the things they have done for us, we cannot thank them enough=)


  You know how you shiver & shudder over the thought that you might turn into something such as a hoarder? That is one of my pet peeves. . . but I will say I love "stuff", or perhaps it is the hunting for the bargain that I enjoy even more. It is much more fun to shell out a quarter for something instead of the usual $13.99. Here are my newest "finds". . . . & yes I am well aware of the fact that I jump from one subject to the next.

 

 

 

 

P.S. I LOVE salt & pepper shakers. Ever

notice how many shapes there are?