Brett

We haven't seen Brett at all this month.

We were supposed to get him Labor Day weekend but that is when James' son left. We thought it would be too difficult having him at the airport with Kyra and Brandon.

I have tried since Sept. 3rd to call Mona to set up visitation but their phone has been turned off. I had assumed that she hadn't paid the phone bill like last month, and that she would be paying it soon. I have called her at least three to four times a week all month with no luck.

I have called her son Robert at work twice but he wasn't there.

I called him at work tonight and he was finally there. They got a new phone number and didn't let us know! The parenting plan states that we are supposed to have visitation every other weekend. This shouldn't be a shock to her. She has been without a phone before. She has always called us to set up meetings.

I told him that we wanted to see Brett tomorrow because we hadn't seen him all month and that Mona needed to call us tomorrow to set up a time. We should get to keep him for a week just to make up for lost time.

I don't know why I forget what a pain in the ass exes can be! What a bitch!

Kyra's in Preschool

Kyra loves going to school. James and I took her Monday morning and she was so excited. I had taken her for "Slow Start" last Thursday. That way she could get an idea about what was going to happen. I stayed with her for the two hours. On Monday I had to take James so he could figure out where to go and how to sign her in.

She was happy to be there until I told her I was leaving. That kind of threw her off a little but she quickly recovered.

When I picked her up she reluctantly left. While we were walking down the hall she asked if she could come back soon. She was thrilled when I told her she was coming back the next day.

She gets her school pictures done on Thursday so I'll have to learn how to post pictures soon. Sherri is supposed to email me how to do it but I have yet to receive anything (hint, hint).

Is This Thing On?

Hey, is there anybody out there?

Hello?

I had hoped to get some interaction by writing this thing. Am I that boring? Someone please write to me!

It's always something!

I got a foot x-ray today. Sounds like fun, doesn't it? It's not even that good.

Back in mid January, (yeah, that was quite a while ago) I was in the floor playing with Brandon. Taylor was playing a video game and was really into it. Then he stood up and started jumping around and kicked my left foot.

I swear I thought he broke it. Tears instantly came to my eyes and I was left gasping for breath.

The pain decreased but never went away completely. It hurt to walk too long and I couldn't put any pressure on the left side of my foot by my ankle. Barely grazing it would put me in tears.

In March I asked my chiropractor about it. He decided that one of the smaller bones had been knocked out of place. After he put it back in place it felt a lot better. I was able to walk without pain but if it was hit I was still in tears.

I went to my doctor on Thursday and she thinks it is a sprain in the ligaments of the cuboidal bones. She's never had it herself but other patients have said it is quite painful.

NO SHIT!!!!!!

So today I had x-rays and I see a podiatrist on October 11. I'm just ready for it to stop hurting.

Lilypie.com

I made charts to track Taylor, Kyra, and Brandon's birthdays. At first I had all of them on the top, but that looked too cluttered. For now I have Brandon on the top and the other two at the bottom. I plan to do one for our anniversary so I'll have that one on the top soon.

Sherri

Happy Birthday Sherri!

and

Bridget and Bobby

I know Michelle's birthday was this month, but I'm sure she doesn't read this. If you see her let her know I said so.

Kyra Update

I hate waiting for other people!!!

In April Kyra's other half sister Tanya called and said her oldest daughter Madison had a CT scan in December that showed tumor on her pituitary gland. They checked her Prolactin level and it was really high. In April they tested Madison and found out she does have the gene for MENS type 1 like Doug did. I got a referal from Kyra's doctor in early June for Kyra to be tested. The only thing we had to wait for was a copy of the gene report from Madison's test. It is a lot cheaper and easier if you know what to look for. Doug and his dad Gordon were never actually tested so we had to wait for someone to show symptoms and be tested.

Tanya and I had not spoken since Doug and I split up in 2005. She said a lot of horrible things and told me to go to hell, so of course we haven't kept in touch. I decided for the good of the children to be a better person and help Tanya get her dad's medical records to help Madison.

Now I feel used.

The last time I spoke with Tanya she said she had to cancel their appointment in July because her husband Craig had changed jobs and they lost their insurance. The insurance was supposed to kick back in Aug 1st and she had an appointment to see the doctor. I have been calling her off and on for the last month and a half and she won't answer the phone. They don't have an answering machine but I know they have caller id. One time Craig did answer the phone but he said she had gone to the store.

Chelsea and Aaron went to visit in July. Chelsea is going to have the test done because she has had some odd problems that could be related. She took a form with her for Tanya to sign. Tanya still hasn't sent it back. She doesn't have to give it to the doctor. Chelsea's doctor can request the information if she signs it. For some reason she is being uncooperative.

In April Kyra will be old enough to have her prolactin checked and have a CT scan. With the way Tanya's being. We might have to wait for April.