tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24073092554783860242012-01-13T08:54:41.014-08:00The life of one mom, one dad and three amazing kids!!Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11862859593554570480noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2407309255478386024.post-38262844364345793152012-01-07T13:54:00.000-08:002012-01-07T13:59:54.420-08:002012-01-07T13:59:54.420-08:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VbyMv0txiz8/TmDbYhxLcjI/AAAAAAAAICw/rph_K3hA2tE/s1600/075.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VbyMv0txiz8/TmDbYhxLcjI/AAAAAAAAICw/rph_K3hA2tE/s400/075.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647755147150586418" /></a> <br />The first day of school for my kiddos. They really like their new schools and have adjusted well. Their day starts later than in Maine and they don't get home until much, much later than they are used to, but they seem to be ha<img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jdH6MvCTpeY/TmDbPL4DNFI/AAAAAAAAICo/mPsOkWctM3I/s400/072.jpg" style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647754986655003730" />ndling it fine. <div> <br /></div><div>Megan may be starting soccer next week. We will have to see if we can swing the registration fee. </div><div> <br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2407309255478386024-7711802603505907008?l=firecrackerboom.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FzeZxJ_Fw2orbuu6bNVfDWfnCxs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FzeZxJ_Fw2orbuu6bNVfDWfnCxs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FzeZxJ_Fw2orbuu6bNVfDWfnCxs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FzeZxJ_Fw2orbuu6bNVfDWfnCxs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MrsFirecracker/~4/OsUNtAYvLJY" height="1" width="1"/>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11862859593554570480noreply@blogger.com0http://firecrackerboom.blogspot.com/2011/09/first-day.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2407309255478386024.post-51158203936120553862011-08-22T10:25:00.000-07:002011-08-22T10:37:01.749-07:002011-08-22T10:37:01.749-07:00Until school starts for my kiddos. Kaleb will be going it alone this year as he is going to the k-2 school and Megan and Taylor are going to the 3-6 school. There are so many kids in this town that they have to have two schools for elementary. Mind boggling for us coming from a school that served three towns and still only had 320 k-6 students.. Kaleb's school alone has 350 and Megan and Taylor's school has 403. Then there is the middle/high school with 783. Quite a change for us that is for sure. But we love it here. Our neighborhood is so quiet and the cars actually drive slow enough for my kids to be able to ride their bikes with out cars speeding by at 70mph (when the speed limit was actually 35mph) The neighbors come over and talk to us, and the neighbor kids are very nice polite young people. Everything about being here is foreign to us. But we love it here. This is going to be a great place for my kids to grow up. <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2407309255478386024-5115820393612055386?l=firecrackerboom.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ot245bHslcOO3SfFq8qkUW3ifdU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ot245bHslcOO3SfFq8qkUW3ifdU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ot245bHslcOO3SfFq8qkUW3ifdU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ot245bHslcOO3SfFq8qkUW3ifdU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MrsFirecracker/~4/OBoqFOx0zfQ" height="1" width="1"/>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11862859593554570480noreply@blogger.com0http://firecrackerboom.blogspot.com/2011/08/one-week.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2407309255478386024.post-2358626860334134092011-08-10T15:26:00.000-07:002011-08-10T15:44:48.959-07:002011-08-10T15:44:48.959-07:00We are officially Massholes lol! Actually I find the people here to be very nice, so polite and helpful. I really don't know where the reputation that all people from Massachusetts are rude came from...but anyway..<div> <br /></div><div>Steves job was going so well, and things in Maine are going nowhere fast that we finally took the plunge and bought a house in Winchendon,MA. It is a beautiful home right on lake Monomonac. It is great seeing my husband every morning and every night. It is great to finally be together as a family again. </div><div>I am so relieved to not be living in that pit of despair where we were for 5 and 1/2 years. And I am extremely happy that my husband no longer has to put up with bullshit from certain member(s) of his family...his sister and her wife not included. I am ecstatic that my children do not have to live next to certain family member(s) that don't give a crap about them. Yeah this move is a very good thing, I do miss my mom and dad and I would move them down here if I could, but hopefully I will be able to see them often enough. I miss my friends, but the benefits of living here evens out my sadness. </div><div> Hopefully I will blog more now that I have regained some of my spirit, and don't live next door to person(s) who suck out all of your will to live. You know who you are.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2407309255478386024-235862686033413409?l=firecrackerboom.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JjE12bjlfMyBMijiOuweNrynD-Q/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JjE12bjlfMyBMijiOuweNrynD-Q/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JjE12bjlfMyBMijiOuweNrynD-Q/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JjE12bjlfMyBMijiOuweNrynD-Q/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MrsFirecracker/~4/YJZqHZhxco0" height="1" width="1"/>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11862859593554570480noreply@blogger.com0http://firecrackerboom.blogspot.com/2011/08/big-change.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2407309255478386024.post-27817876631842952082011-01-26T04:58:00.000-08:002011-01-26T05:05:57.449-08:002011-01-26T05:05:57.449-08:00It is finally almost upon us. Taylor's first ever cheering competition!! This Sunday we will loading up and heading to Springfield MA, for the Big League! (heehee, that is the name of the competition) I am so excited and nervous and more excited! Her team will be competing in level two minis in the all star division...this means they have the green light to do backhand springs, and higher pyramids! Their coach tells me some of the stunts they are doing high school cheer teams have done! Nothing like setting high goals! Tomorrow night is the night when we get all the details and I can't wait....wish her luck!!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2407309255478386024-2781787663184295208?l=firecrackerboom.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SMm0GR4NFY4a1fSKOQes7cqXMEg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SMm0GR4NFY4a1fSKOQes7cqXMEg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SMm0GR4NFY4a1fSKOQes7cqXMEg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SMm0GR4NFY4a1fSKOQes7cqXMEg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MrsFirecracker/~4/J8UVaf6vLMw" height="1" width="1"/>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11862859593554570480noreply@blogger.com0http://firecrackerboom.blogspot.com/2011/01/gearing-up.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2407309255478386024.post-17869723471690175522010-10-28T07:51:00.001-07:002010-10-28T08:10:45.786-07:002010-10-28T08:10:45.786-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9q3Mz2ABx1g/TMmQfBUhpAI/AAAAAAAAH9Q/g9uYZ6MRfO8/s1600/100_2163.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9q3Mz2ABx1g/TMmQfBUhpAI/AAAAAAAAH9Q/g9uYZ6MRfO8/s400/100_2163.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533112479806235650" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9q3Mz2ABx1g/TMmPVmi8ECI/AAAAAAAAH84/Knj-VPK6-ng/s1600/100_2210.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9q3Mz2ABx1g/TMmPVmi8ECI/AAAAAAAAH84/Knj-VPK6-ng/s400/100_2210.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533111218488479778" /></a><br /><br />Look what great things we get to see because of Taylors cheering<img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9q3Mz2ABx1g/TMmPpbbZumI/AAAAAAAAH9A/01nkYU7hv40/s400/100_2212.JPG" style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533111559101463138" />!!!<img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9q3Mz2ABx1g/TMmQCayrb5I/AAAAAAAAH9I/8ongx7kL1tA/s400/100_2215.JPG" style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533111988427386770" /> Balloons at the Balloon Festival in August and <div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Red Claw at the Dempsey Challenge in October!!<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>wait...who is that?</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Oh yeah! It's Patrick Dempsey, at the Dempsey Challenge in October!! Taylor and the Maine Event cheer teams performed at the Dempsey Challenge and got to meet this hunky Maine native!!</div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2407309255478386024-1786972347169017552?l=firecrackerboom.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KsJorGvNnJgVKr0cnTgDDhhqhPE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KsJorGvNnJgVKr0cnTgDDhhqhPE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KsJorGvNnJgVKr0cnTgDDhhqhPE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KsJorGvNnJgVKr0cnTgDDhhqhPE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MrsFirecracker/~4/7h6F5HJjXlw" height="1" width="1"/>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11862859593554570480noreply@blogger.com1http://firecrackerboom.blogspot.com/2010/10/oh-and-by-way.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2407309255478386024.post-624931191325481982010-10-25T08:53:00.000-07:002010-10-25T09:20:48.969-07:002010-10-25T09:20:48.969-07:00This year has flown by like no other year I can remember. I have been busier than I have ever been with my kids. Megan with her soccer practices twice a week and games on Saturday. Kaleb with his 8am Sunday practices, and Taylor with her all consuming cheering. Three hour practices on Sunday afternoons, tumbling Monday, cheering Wednesday. It has been fun though, I haven't been bored that is for sure. <div><br /></div><div> Megan's soccer team only lost one game this season, they were great to watch! She got more aggressive this year and really seemed to bloom as a player.</div><div><br /></div><div> It being Kaleb's first year playing, he was confused at times but really seemed to be having fun. His first real game was yesterday. His team scored only one goal to the other teams 4, but at this age they don't focus on who won or lost but that they all played well and had fun. It was cute to watch them play, a mass of 5 and 6 year olds running after the ball like a swarm of bees.</div><div><br /></div><div>Taylor has performed in public 5 times since August. The very first time, she got stage fright and literally froze and did nothing but stand there. Poor little girl looked like she was going to throw up. She has done a lot better since then, and is really enjoying it. She is getting really good and just needs to fine tune her timing and she will be a great cheerleader. Her competitions start in December and I can't wait. This is truly something that she loves. </div><div><br /></div><div>Steve is still working away, and doing great at his job. He is lead man on the job he is working on right now. He still really likes what he is doing, still hates the travel and being away but at this point we can't really do anything different. </div><div><br /></div><div>And me. I am busy being a chauffeur (which I don't mind doing). I am working at LL Bean again this year, though as usual I am not getting many hours, which is fine with me cause I still get to use my fabulous discount!! I am loving how life is going right now. </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2407309255478386024-62493119132548198?l=firecrackerboom.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UPvCOcLyAfvSVMRcmN3H9iwAMXU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UPvCOcLyAfvSVMRcmN3H9iwAMXU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UPvCOcLyAfvSVMRcmN3H9iwAMXU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UPvCOcLyAfvSVMRcmN3H9iwAMXU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MrsFirecracker/~4/dZbV-l6flqY" height="1" width="1"/>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11862859593554570480noreply@blogger.com0http://firecrackerboom.blogspot.com/2010/10/time-marches-on.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2407309255478386024.post-40552553224338258242010-06-15T18:02:00.000-07:002010-06-15T18:35:06.814-07:002010-06-15T18:35:06.814-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9q3Mz2ABx1g/TBgjehzwSRI/AAAAAAAAH78/7PzV45Lg3AA/s1600/100_1811.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9q3Mz2ABx1g/TBgjehzwSRI/AAAAAAAAH78/7PzV45Lg3AA/s400/100_1811.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483171553702070546" /></a><br />Well I did what I said I wouldn't do, I put Taylor on the competition cheer team. I swore I wouldn't do it because she is so young and it is really expensive, but when I saw how much she loved it, and how much talent she has I couldn't not take that next step. Whoo!! Scary. The fees are crazy....I mean insane...but there are fundraising opportunities galore. There is tagging...which is standing in front of businesses basically begging for money...(hey it actually works)..right now we are selling raffle tickets and the winner gets a gift certificate for 25 lobsters....no kidding!! Taylor gets to keep 95% of the money she earns for selling them. Then there is Scentsy flames less candles...and other things I can't name right now....<div><br /></div><div>So what does competition cheering involve? It involves extensive tumbling training, and by tumbling I mean all out floor gymnastics. She will be taught how to do all those moves that the elite gymnasts do on their floor routines.....WOW! She will also is she so desire</div><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9q3Mz2ABx1g/TBgoGBzrkoI/AAAAAAAAH8E/_fKjOpP8ZlA/s400/100_1812.JPG" style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483176630353105538" /><div>s to learn, be taught to be a flyer....you know the cheerleaders who go flying up into the air and be caught by people who hopefully won't drop her?.....yeah, there are reasons that the parents are not allowed to watch the practices...I'm not sure I could handle seeing my baby girl tossed into the air like a rag doll and go hurtling toward the floor....my heart beats faster just thinking about it. Oh did I mention there will be traveling and hotel costs incurred...no, yeah well thankfully my two besties daughters are also on the same team as Taylor, so traveling costs will be cut by half or 2/3...thank you very much!! There will also be exhibitions that we will have to make ourselves available for. And if they qualify next year they will be going to US finals in Virginia Beach.....Whoo Hoo!!!!! Can you say ROAD TRIP!! So her schedule is crazy...tumbling Monday,Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday for 1 1/2 hrs. Wednesday is practice for 2 1/2 hours...</div><div>Oh Lord what have I gotten myself into. This is truly a sacrifice for the family, because Steve still works out of state I have to take Meg and Kaleb with us to practices....and it is BORING for them....but this is a fantastic opportunity for Taylor and I just couldn't pass it up. They have been working her really hard at tumbling so much so that her muscles are sore, but soon she will be accustomed to all the stretching and bending and flipping and such. I am really proud of her she is a brave little trooper and is so excited about what she is doing!!</div><div><br /></div><div>There she is above in her learn to cheer uniform at the Maine Event Family and Friends show. In August she will receive her new uniform, which I can't wait to see. She was trying for the "I'm a big cheerleader smirk" she didn't quite pull it off...she wanted to SMILE!!</div><div><br /></div><div>By the way if anyone wants to buy some raffle tickets for 25 lobsters, just message me and let know, I have to have the money turned in by July 1 and the drawing is on July 2. ($1 for 1, $5 for 6) ...yes I am shamelessly trying to sell tickets on my blog....</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2407309255478386024-4055255322433825824?l=firecrackerboom.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/czTI4ZlNwXPIpjSobJkISArRL7g/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/czTI4ZlNwXPIpjSobJkISArRL7g/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/czTI4ZlNwXPIpjSobJkISArRL7g/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/czTI4ZlNwXPIpjSobJkISArRL7g/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MrsFirecracker/~4/5O_54Gu-nLo" height="1" width="1"/>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11862859593554570480noreply@blogger.com0http://firecrackerboom.blogspot.com/2010/06/ra-ra-ra-sis-boom-bah.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2407309255478386024.post-35826071461255037612010-05-19T06:13:00.000-07:002010-05-26T13:22:02.699-07:002010-05-26T13:22:02.699-07:00So things are crazy busy in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Brownville</span></span>. With Steve still working out of state 4-5 nights a week I am going it alone with the kids. It keeps me pretty busy <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">bussing</span></span> them to all of their activities. <div><br /></div><div> Kaleb is finishing up his school year and speech therapy. He has done amazingly well in speech this year. He is so much easier to understand and he is more confident I think.<div> </div><div> Taylor just finished round one of learn to cheer and will be doing round two starting June 3 Taylor has found her calling with cheering. She loves it and is really good at it. The place that she goes does tumbling as well so she is learning how to jump, flip, spin and do a little dance.</div><div> </div><div>Megan is playing softball and seems to like it, this being her first year playing, but she has been having trouble with the assistant coach who I think is a raving lunatic. Megan is 9 and really just wants to learn how to play and have fun. Coach crazy however is <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">ridiculing</span> the kids, not just my daughter when the head coach can't be there. I gave Coach crazy three chances, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">hoping</span> she would smarten the fuck up and quit being an asshole, but she hasn't so I had to contact the head coach and let her know what a piece of shit her AC was being. We will see what happens.Yeah, Momma bear is here...</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">anyhoo</span>...</div><div>we are having some seriously hot weather, like middle of July hot!! I kinda like it, have the a/<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">c's</span> going and went to a friends yesterday so the kiddos could swim. We don't have our pool up yet, but it will be soon.</div><div><br /></div><div>Steve is doing great. He loves his job and is really good at it. He has been with the company for 5 months now and has been lead-man on 3 jobs. The bosses are impressed with his knowledge and abilities and his work ethic. While some employees are content to take their time and "milk" the job, Steve works fast and gets it done, ultimately making the company more money on the jobs they bid on. He has full benefits with the company and we are going to move down to Mass at some point. Because of the financial difficulties of last year we have to rebuild credit in order to buy a house, and that takes time. So we will probably be here for one more year. I think we will be able to get through that with no problems.</div><div><br /></div><div>I am looking forward to a busy summer. Taylor will be cheering, Megan will be playing softball, we have camping trips in the works and hopefully the weather will cooperate this year. I am cautiously optimistic that this year will be everything that last year wasn't. Keeping my fingers crossed!!!</div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2407309255478386024-3582607146125503761?l=firecrackerboom.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YT4z2ZwPB0WOuY9QLAkFQzX7thk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YT4z2ZwPB0WOuY9QLAkFQzX7thk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YT4z2ZwPB0WOuY9QLAkFQzX7thk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YT4z2ZwPB0WOuY9QLAkFQzX7thk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MrsFirecracker/~4/0-8QTNLYy-I" height="1" width="1"/>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11862859593554570480noreply@blogger.com1http://firecrackerboom.blogspot.com/2010/05/passing-on-by.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2407309255478386024.post-9285832844999349962010-03-03T20:17:00.000-08:002010-05-26T13:24:25.334-07:002010-05-26T13:24:25.334-07:00Steve had his follow up chest x-ray today. His lungs are clear, absolutely nothing to worry about. We are so relieved. This means he can get his medical <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">release</span> to wear his respirator at work and his D.O.T. card to drive company trucks. It's a huge deal because he now stands a much better chance of getting hired on <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">permanently</span>. And he's healthy too which is a huge plus...<div><br /></div><div>Today was a really good day.<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2407309255478386024-928583284499934996?l=firecrackerboom.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/81msSuBFt5wMWROkgahpJ0GFMnw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/81msSuBFt5wMWROkgahpJ0GFMnw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/81msSuBFt5wMWROkgahpJ0GFMnw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/81msSuBFt5wMWROkgahpJ0GFMnw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MrsFirecracker/~4/BBuLaRSpPbM" height="1" width="1"/>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11862859593554570480noreply@blogger.com2http://firecrackerboom.blogspot.com/2010/03/results-are-in.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2407309255478386024.post-88869877154426152062010-02-18T06:26:00.000-08:002010-05-26T13:24:57.043-07:002010-05-26T13:24:57.043-07:00Not literally....but<div><br /></div><div>Kaleb came home from school last Thursday with a fever, and then he started coughing and got a stuffy\runny nose. I figured at first just a cold. No biggie. The fever got worse, the cough got worse, keeping him up all night and making him vomit. So after days of him having a fever and not getting better, I called the doctor and described what was wrong with him. They said he probably had a nasty virus but it was my call to bring him in. I insisted that they see him to rule out anything serious. Mothers intuition...he has a double ear infection. That explains the fever. His left ear is bulging and the doctor is certain the membrane will rupture. I got him his Amoxicillin and Motrin, gave him his first dose and that is all he got. At five this morning he started vomiting and can't keep anything down. He is exhausted and only wakes up to throw up and then right back to sleep. I'm not sure how long this stomach bug will last, and I can't give him his antibiotics because he just vomits everything up. I am awaiting a call back from the doctors office to find out what I should do for the little guy. And just when I thought we had avoided the dreaded stomach flu. Ugh!!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2407309255478386024-8886987715442615206?l=firecrackerboom.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/V-MJiGD0VJQl6IG-3EUDqXRYTpY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/V-MJiGD0VJQl6IG-3EUDqXRYTpY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/V-MJiGD0VJQl6IG-3EUDqXRYTpY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/V-MJiGD0VJQl6IG-3EUDqXRYTpY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MrsFirecracker/~4/QYmwNj2qQAw" height="1" width="1"/>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11862859593554570480noreply@blogger.com2http://firecrackerboom.blogspot.com/2010/02/pox-upon-our-house.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2407309255478386024.post-59677432309451843962010-02-17T06:57:00.000-08:002010-02-17T07:58:44.217-08:002010-02-17T07:58:44.217-08:00<img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_incGNxWb8aU/S3jfHedTSxI/AAAAAAAABLc/AZ7gLpjV8CI/s1600/sunshine%2Baward.jpg" /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px; font-size:13px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; ">I started this blog because it sounded like a good idea at the time. I have a small group of people who "follow". I follow a much larger group, some might even call it stalking, but I am fascinated with how other people live their lives. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; ">I received this award from a fellow blogger. Babs, at <a href="http://fromfosterchildtosocialworker.blogspot.com/"> from foster child to socialworker </a>. You have to read her story, it will make you laugh and make you cry. Powerful stuff! So thank you so much for the award Babs, it made me smile!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; "><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; "><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; ">So here are the rules: </div><div>1. Put the logo in my post or within my blog.</div><br /><br /><div>2. Pass the award onto 12 fellow bloggers.</div><br /><br /><div>3. Link the nominees within my post.</div><br /><br /><div>4. Let the nominees know they have received this award by leaving a comment on their blogs.</div><br /><br /><div>5. Share the love and link to the person who gave you the award</div><div><br /></div><div>1. I would like to recognize my mother in law, Just Me at <a href="http://hjbhere.blogspot.com/"> a widows walk</a>. She is embarking on a new journey since my father in law passed away in September. She is a brand new blogger, but I still think she deserves an award.</div><div><br /></div><div>2. My friend Heather at <a href="http://whymomma.blogspot.com/">Why,Momma?</a> She doesn't blog nearly enough, but when she does it is wonderful. I love reading her blog...when she writes....(hint, hint momma)</div><div><br /></div><div>3. This one goes to Kelly at<a href="http://nomoremoves.blogspot.com/"> The Missing Piece</a>. Her story is nothing short of amazing. She is mom to 8, three of which she and her husband are adopting from the foster care system. Her blog is one of my favorites.</div><div><br /></div><div>4. I can't forget Evansmom at<a href="http://justsayin-evansmom.blogspot.com/"> Just Saying</a>. Her editions of "Friday Fragments" , "Is it just me" , "Thankful Thursdays" and "Twofer Tuesdays" are worth reading. There's good stuff going on there.</div><div><br /></div><div>5. I can't forget Tudu at <a href="http://tudusamom.blogspot.com/">Finishing off my family</a>. She is amazing. Her humor and wit, along with her drive and compassion for her children leaves most who read her blog breathless.</div><div><br /></div><div>6. To my friend Corrine at<a href="http://buckfieldzmadmomma.blogspot.com/"> Buckfields Mad Momma.</a> She rocks! Her and her husband Andy have 7 kids between them. One of them they just adopted from the foster care system. She tells it like it is and she is a great friend. One of the best!</div><div><br /></div><div>7. Even though he is super busy and hardly blogs anymore I think Andy at<a href="http://longpatience.blogspot.com/"> A Long Patience</a> deserves an award. The man is hilarious.</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(255, 236, 223); line-height: 20px; font-size:13px;"><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">Okay I'm done spreading the sunshine! Have a great day!</span></div></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2407309255478386024-5967743230945184396?l=firecrackerboom.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6N4NTo7xqjmaK583mGn0ozJI6kE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6N4NTo7xqjmaK583mGn0ozJI6kE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6N4NTo7xqjmaK583mGn0ozJI6kE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6N4NTo7xqjmaK583mGn0ozJI6kE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MrsFirecracker/~4/yGz7DzFm5NI" height="1" width="1"/>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11862859593554570480noreply@blogger.com4http://firecrackerboom.blogspot.com/2010/02/my-very-first-sward-yay.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2407309255478386024.post-46743492809338204392010-02-09T04:59:00.001-08:002010-05-26T13:26:30.845-07:002010-05-26T13:26:30.845-07:00So still no definite findings on the chest x-ray. they are leaning towards scarring from his horrible cough, but we are still waiting to hear what his doctor thinks it is.....<br /><br />But we still have to carry on and hope for the best.<br />So carry on we will. Steve is still loving his job. this week he is back working at the Frito Lay plant where they are replacing the boilers. Last week he took "flat Kaleb" which is Kaleb's shadow that he made at school. Flat Kaleb got to go to the Frito Lay plant and have his picture taken with Uncle <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9q3Mz2ABx1g/S3Fddx1y3fI/AAAAAAAAH40/wzcfLy3F6Xw/s1600-h/flatkaleb.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9q3Mz2ABx1g/S3Fddx1y3fI/AAAAAAAAH40/wzcfLy3F6Xw/s400/flatkaleb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436228991389457906" border="0" /></a>Shane.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Yay for flat Kaleb!! And that gentleman holding him is not the stay puff marshmallow man, that is in fact Uncle Shane!!<br /><br />Megan is all done basketball for the season, her team went undefeated!! Awesome!<br /><br />Taylor just started her learn to cheer class. She absolutely loves it!! She has a natural talent for it (I think).She's super light, really energetic, she loves being the center of attention. She has no fear so the tumbling will be no problem. She can already do a cartwheel and last night she did two hand stands. I'm thinking about signing her up for extra tumbling. We will see how next week goes!!<br />That's all I got.<br /><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2407309255478386024-4674349280933820439?l=firecrackerboom.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eTvyElArjPxKZhSBleqwcRuwtTg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eTvyElArjPxKZhSBleqwcRuwtTg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eTvyElArjPxKZhSBleqwcRuwtTg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eTvyElArjPxKZhSBleqwcRuwtTg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MrsFirecracker/~4/ntl6G_TR3F8" height="1" width="1"/>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11862859593554570480noreply@blogger.com2http://firecrackerboom.blogspot.com/2010/02/forward.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2407309255478386024.post-64540081657269689722010-01-27T05:39:00.000-08:002010-05-26T13:27:40.681-07:002010-05-26T13:27:40.681-07:00They are pretty confident that it is just scarring in his lungs, ( from a bad cold he had last fall where he would cough so hard he would throw up. They think he may have had pneumonia) and nothing serious. We will of course follow up but we are breathing a little easier now.<br /><br />When he called me and told me that they had found something in his lung, an entire life without him flashed before me. Not something I want to experience.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Yesterday I posted about how well things are going, and I had put off posting about it because I didn't want to jinx anything. I should have just gone with my first instinct.<br /><br />Steve had a physical yesterday for his job, and because he is a welder they do a chest x-ray as a benchmark because he will be working around poisons, asbestos, gases and other toxins. In his chest x-ray they found what they described as a "splotchy white mass" in the lower lobe of his right lung. At this point we have no idea what it is. If could be any number of benign issues, like scarring or nodules....we just don't know. It could also be lung cancer. He is not sick, he doesn't have any of the symptoms of lung cancer, but.......we just don't know what it is.<br /><br />They want to speak with his PCP to see what he thinks of it. They want to compare it to an old chest x-ray that he had done when he had stage 2 Seminoma testicular cancer back in 2005.<br /><br />I am hoping and praying that there is nothing wrong with him. I just want him to be alright. Please say a prayer for him.<br /><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2407309255478386024-6454008165726968972?l=firecrackerboom.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VySMCB0wilcD4STu36ENsAMaxBg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VySMCB0wilcD4STu36ENsAMaxBg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VySMCB0wilcD4STu36ENsAMaxBg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VySMCB0wilcD4STu36ENsAMaxBg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MrsFirecracker/~4/NGmM4HSFfEk" height="1" width="1"/>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11862859593554570480noreply@blogger.com2http://firecrackerboom.blogspot.com/2010/01/and-just-like-that-everything-can.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2407309255478386024.post-5288593065712653562010-01-26T04:42:00.000-08:002010-01-26T10:05:54.623-08:002010-01-26T10:05:54.623-08:00Goodbye 2009!<br /><br />Hello 2010!!!<br /><br /><br />I have never been happier to see a year end than I was when the clock struck 12:00!!<br /><br />2009 sucked! Start to finish!!!<br /><br />I don't know how we made it through with everything that went wrong. It was definitely a year to forget. My kids are so used to disappointments now that it doesn't seem to bother them anymore. They just carry on with life and ignore the fact that their life is 90% sucky. The only highlight of the year for them was Christmas!! And only because someone FABULOUS in my town made sure that my kids had a great Christmas. Very few things leave me speechless, but when I opened up the bags of donated gifts I was left in a puddle. My husband couldn't say anything, he just stood there, eyes wide and mouth ready to speak, but there were just no words. <br /><br />There were good things that did come out of 2009.<br /><br />I made a new friend who has gone above and beyond the call of friendship.<br /><br />I learned just what you can and can't live without. That we really require so little to survive.<br /><br />I learned that taking phone orders really is the most boring job I ever had.<br /><br />I learned that many families are suffering through the economy just like us.<br /><br />I am hoping that this new year will be a little more forgiving than the last. That we may find a firm foothold and not be on the brink of disaster anymore. That we may be able to pay our house payment so we won't be homeless. That work at the boiler company that has hired Steve will finally pick up so he can start his new job (If you are the praying kind, maybe you could help us out with this one)!!<br /><br />So Happy New Year everyone! I hope your year is filled with health, wealth and happiness.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2407309255478386024-6865946300722017041?l=firecrackerboom.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/78nzZuQln1Arl-fBgZuj5CxsLvs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/78nzZuQln1Arl-fBgZuj5CxsLvs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/78nzZuQln1Arl-fBgZuj5CxsLvs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/78nzZuQln1Arl-fBgZuj5CxsLvs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MrsFirecracker/~4/M8Va0l8BuDI" height="1" width="1"/>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11862859593554570480noreply@blogger.com1http://firecrackerboom.blogspot.com/2010/01/thank-god-its-over.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2407309255478386024.post-68040545188985409022009-12-09T17:02:00.000-08:002009-12-09T17:18:46.430-08:002009-12-09T17:18:46.430-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9q3Mz2ABx1g/Sx2zKuUEuMI/AAAAAAAAH0c/R4YDbAI0hGU/s1600-h/8V7S8D1J6Z_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9q3Mz2ABx1g/Sx2t-ftLvwI/AAAAAAAAHzk/8c65rlaXo6k/s400/100_0672.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412673616343711490" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9q3Mz2ABx1g/Sx2tkNnJPBI/AAAAAAAAHzc/Pb7GMH6JPXg/s1600-h/Copy+of+100_0873.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9q3Mz2ABx1g/Sx2tkNnJPBI/AAAAAAAAHzc/Pb7GMH6JPXg/s400/Copy+of+100_0873.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412673164809944082" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9q3Mz2ABx1g/Sx2sm9ae4AI/AAAAAAAAHzU/Gy36FoaEtEE/s1600-h/100_1408.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9q3Mz2ABx1g/Sx2sm9ae4AI/AAAAAAAAHzU/Gy36FoaEtEE/s400/100_1408.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412672112489848834" border="0" /></a>My little girl turned 7 today. It is so hard to believe that the sweet plump baby I held in my arms only moments ago is now this beautiful young lady. She is as smart as I knew she would be and twice as kind as I hoped she would be. She is generous with her love and is everyone's friend. I am so proud of her and I know she will do big things in her life. I love my blue eyed girl. Happy Birthday Princess!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2407309255478386024-8976050174933978684?l=firecrackerboom.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5GCXi3h2HqSwlt61ZOj7LOTk45E/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5GCXi3h2HqSwlt61ZOj7LOTk45E/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5GCXi3h2HqSwlt61ZOj7LOTk45E/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5GCXi3h2HqSwlt61ZOj7LOTk45E/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MrsFirecracker/~4/qD0WsFxtryI" height="1" width="1"/>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11862859593554570480noreply@blogger.com0http://firecrackerboom.blogspot.com/2009/12/happy-birthday-taylor.html