Moving

Trying to sell or rent our home

There are a lot of things about moving that are difficult. The paperwork, coordination and phone calls being number one. And of course saying goodbye to those you love. Some people have a harder time than others. Some people look at it like it is forever. I have always said and still believe that is harder to be the one that is left behind. When someone moves, they leave one life behind and start a new one. It doesn't mean that you won't be back, or still don't want to communicate on a regular basis. Some people that you leave behind even take it personally. I am experiencing this right now as I get ready to move next month. I can tell that people try to act happy for you but are genuinely sad, and sort of give you the cold shoulder. I am happy and sad at the same time. It is hard for me to believe that we will be leaving in a few short weeks. I have so much to do that I haven't thought about the emotional attachment I have here. I am starting over.. I have to make a new circle of friends, help the kids find new friends, find a new church, schools, Dr's etc. The life I knew and was very comfortable to me is coming to a screeching halt. I have done it before, so it is not scary. It is just time consuming and emotional. I am thrilled for David that he has found a new job that he absolutely loves and can grow with for years to come. He supports our family and I will always stand behind his choices for us. I just hope in the days to come, that people would realize that they are not the only ones being left. This is hard on our family too, but also a very exciting time in our life.

Ear infections

I'm not sure where to start since life is crazy right now. Not that you care to know the details of my day to day right now, but it has been busy.

Since I last blogged, I mentioned we were taking our home off the market. Well the day we took it off the market I received 20+ phone calls to re-list it. Well one realtor stuck with us, and it was a realtor who worked with a partner and specialized in lease to own options. I met with him, David conferenced in, and we decided to hire him. Basically, if we rent our home or lease to buy it, this will give us double the exposure in this market. Ideally we would love to sell it outright, but I am not confident that will happen before we move.

In the meantime, I have gotten Evan his new braces for night time to help with his tiptoeing, gone to the audiologist for Evan's hearing, which has gotten worse in the left year by 5 decibels, and to the ENT. Evan was about 5 days into his cold when we saw the ENT on Monday. He barely got over the last one a couple of weeks ago when this one came on full force. This by far was a really nasty one. The ENT said his ears looked good, and the hearing loss would be ok, as long as we talked directly to him as much as possible and he was near the front of the class in a classroom setting. Then next morning Evan woke up complaining his ears hurt. I know ear infections can happen overnight, but I gave him some Motrin, put him back to bed, sent him to speech in the morning and all seemed fine. (I was just thinking it may be pressure from the cold) After lunch he was whining and crying his ears hurt, and drainage was coming out his ears. I called the pediatrician and got him in right after I picked Grace up from school (during all of this a realtor forgot to call me first and was standing outside the door ready to show my house) Sure enough the pediatrician confirmed a double ear infection. Today the ear is still oozing, but he does not seem to be in pain, although he is a little extra cranky. The pediatrician said his ear still looked intact, but she suspected that his eardrum ruptured due to all of the drainage. I have a follow up with his ENT in two weeks to see if tubes are in order for the 5th time. I would love for Evan to catch a break. The good news is, he really does not know the difference.

That was the biggest drama for the week. We have a fun weekend planned, along with Grace's valentines day party and are looking forward to some down time.