My little rocker...

Last night I got to go see Sanctus Real in concert, thanks to my husband, who, in a weeks time organized and promoted this with dad2three. Caleb found out that a friend of his was going and asked if he could go to. He hasn't been to a concert yet, and I knew this one would be loud. So, I took him down to the sound check and told him that there would be no " I want to go home, it's too loud, I'm bored, can I get something to eat..." And he promised he wouldn't.
So, Caleb became my date for the night. I did get to help out at the product tabe for a lot of the opening acts, so Caleb and his friend Hunter, rocked with Chris, Hunter's dad. Caleb had a great time. And yes, it was very loud. So loud that I started handing out the extra ear plugs I had to those coming out with their fingers in their ears!
Caleb danced with me, clapped along, sat on my shoulders, and sang along to the parts of the songs he knew. It was a great mother-son night. Afterwards, we got to meet the band. They were so great to sign what we wanted signed and pose for many pictures , mainly with Caleb and Hunter.
I just woke Caleb up. It is 10 am. He is asking for me to hang up his Sanctus Real poster, and as we drive to our last soccer game today, no doubt there will be SR playing in the car...

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May. 5, 2007 - Untitled Comment
Posted by SmallWorld
Great photos! Caleb will treasure that forever!
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May. 5, 2007 - You AND Your Husband ROCK
Posted by Dad2Three
Here are my mental notes from last night: Donna and Caleb gettin' funky to a hoppin' little Need to Breath tune; Donna, Leigh and Sheila (pronounced "Shilla") gettin' jiggy with it during "I'm Not Alright"; Mike starting the mosh pit and 274 kids joining in; Randy swayin' back and forth remembering the Neil Young concert in Dayton (or was it the Dead in Cleveland - can't remember, nor can he); Beccah doin' the pogo during the This Beautiful Republic opening number; Mike break dancing in the parking lot after the final speaker-box was loaded into the van; parents with ear plugs in the back row while kids without ear plugs hugged the speakers; hand towels - lots of embroidered hand-towels (even one that said, "RickY" with little hearts); great big HUGE tremendous fun - let's do it again when our ears stop ringing. R ps - Bring little-E next time, the only thing missing was a little stage-diving !!!!
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May. 7, 2007 - I wasn't break-dancing...
Posted by fyftn
... that was me twitching in agony after throwing out my back loading that last speaker into the truck. Everything else is pretty much how I remember it too. ;)
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May. 8, 2007 - finally back to normal
Posted by onfire
whatever normal really means, that is. Neal is taking the rest of the week off to recover from pneumonia (found out yesterday). Yuck. I just wanted to stop by and tell you how cool the blogger picnic was for us and that we really really wanted to go to the concert. Looking back though, I am not sure either of us could have handled it (we were really tired and had no idea Neal was so sick). I guess the pictures you posted will just have to do kristina

No UTI...

Just potty problems...at least I feel a little better about myslef (that she didn't have an infection....) Now onto other problems to solve..

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May. 13, 2007 - Could it be...
Posted by aiminghigh
...food allergies? My young daughter had a similiar problem with lack of control with urinating. I had never been told that one response to food allergies was an increased inability to control urination. We had her tested for food allergies because of some other issues going on with her; it was at that time the tester mentioned that wetting can be an allergic response...her list of food allergies is very long. We cleaned out her system, adjusted her food intact, and...no more wetting issues! So...just a thought to consider. By the way, a "regular" doctor may look at you crosswise if you mention this; I would go to a naturpath as they tend to be more in tune with food related issues and the body's responses to nutrition.

Not my finest moment...

We had a great afternoon yesterday at the bloggers picnic. I got to meet people I never knew exsisted, and now get to read their blogs, and found out some of my own friends blogged, and I never knew. My girls met two new friends, and Caleb looked like he had fought a war doing who knows what with Duncan.
And then, I had to move over to Caleb's pack meeting at another park. I don't think we were there ten minutes when Bekah runs across the park screaming MOM, MOM, and holding herself. I have to back up and say it has been more and more frequent that she will hold her pee to the last moment and urinate on...my mom's floor, her car seat, her bed...and so I am a bit frustrated...so I knew what was going to happen but I start screaming, "Run Bekah, Run," and she does for a moment and then stops. So, in front of EVERyONE , I pull down her pants for her to pee on the ground and she just starts peeing all over herself. (the underwear never made it all the way down) And so I just walked away.
Her little bare buns still out there for all to see, including the cute birth mark on her bottom, I walked away. Mike was right behind me and took her to the bathroom. Now, granted, I didn't spank her or yell at her, but, as I looked up everyone was looking at me. It was a small break from watching Gideon get his head wrapped after face planting on the sidewalk, I suppose. I went over to about every mom and apologized for how I acted.
The good news is, they are all moms and have been there, tired of cleaning up pee. So Tia tells me about how her daughter has UTI's and maybe this is what is going on with Bekah...I made an appointment to take her in today, and so we shall see.
Last night as I put her to bed, I told her how sorry I was for the way I acted. She told me she forgave me and said "Mom, I just love you too much."
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May. 4, 2007 - how sweet...
Posted by Suzanne
...about her love for you -- NOT about her potty accident. :-) (Is Bekah the younger one?) So,did you have a extra set of clothes in the car/van/SUV/whatever just waiting to be used?
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May. 4, 2007 - Untitled Comment
Posted by partyoffive
Bekah is the older one...no extra clothes. I did have a friend come up to me with a 2T outfit, which was sweet, but Bekah is a 5/6!! she sat on a bench until she said she was tired and fell asleep..
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May. 4, 2007 - Untitled Comment
Posted by SmallWorld
I feel your pain....but I do wish I had been there because you know I would have been CRACKING UP! I know you weren't, but oh my goodness! How hysterical is that? You will never forget that moment, and when she's 40 she can say, "Remember that time I peed in front of the whole pack?"
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May. 7, 2007 - I felt your pain!
Posted by QueenoftheHill
But I will confess that I had to stifle a giggle. I have SOOOOO been there myself. In my case, it was a boy who simply couldn't be stopped from dropping trou and just peeing wherever he was standing in the school playground. Yet another hazard of living a rural lifestyle. :-)

This coming weekend I was supposed to be going to Las Vegas to meet up with my best friend Danielle, who lives in Gig Harbor, WA. We were going to make it a girls weekend, but she found out her husband is out of town on business this weekend....in Las Vegas. So, we set another date, but found that even though airfare wasn't going to be much, hotel, car, food, shopping....that would all add up to too much. And so I was crushed. I haven't seen Danielle in almost 2 years.
And so Danielle came up with the great idea that she would come visit me here!! I don't get out to WA much by myself, and my sister lives there too, so there is the splitting of time, and not much of a weekend getaway, so this is going to be great. The countdown has begun, well, it begun when she told me, but two weeks from today, Danielle will be here.
We met about 9 years ago, both of us new to Western WA, and with few friends. We hit it off immediately when, at bible study, our teaching leader started talking about marriage, and Danielle leaned over, and in her best Princess Bride voice said, "Mawwage. Mawwage is what brings us together today." Instant friendship. Danielle became my first real Christian friend. We were friends for 3 years before we made the big move to TN. And now we have been in TN for almost 6 years, and it has been great to have this friendship even across the country.
So, two weeks from today, we are headed to, I don't know where, but somewhere fun for the weekend. And I know it will be great, full of laughter, singing DC Talk, and Amy Grant at the top of our lungs....and just girl stuff...did I mention she is also a massage therapist?

Danielle and Elisa....3 years ago....

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May. 4, 2007 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Suzanne
It was good to meet you. I'm glad our girls got to meet, too. :-) Your friendship (mentioned here) sounds similar to the friendship I have with a gal in Minnesota. Whenever and wherever you go, I hope you "have fun storming the castle." ;-)

What a "great" mom

My kids and I finally made it to Dollywood this week for the first time this season. This is a big deal for my kids, since there are 3 months of the year they don't get to go...We had a great day with my friend, Donna, who has two girls my kids ages. Her oldest, Katie, ( six months older than Caleb) talked about what rolller coasters she wanted to go on, prompting some excitement from Caleb, who tells me each year, "I'll go on one next year. "
And so, he talked all day about oging on the new roller coaster Mystery Mine. I tried to talk him into a diefferent one, but no, this one sounded great to him. Now I had never been on this one before , which was my first mistake in saying yes, and Katie said she would never go on it again, which was my second mistake. And so as we wait in line, and they measure Caleb to see if he is tall enough. Oh, and they say he will be a man after this ride.
We get strapped in in go forward just a moment before we drop straight down into who knows what. I was the only one who screamed, and probably scarred Caleb for life. Then we proceed to incline. Now this, I can handle, except that we are flat on our backs being liftied up to once again be thrown over the edge. It is at this point I can no longer will my eyes open. ( by the way, we got to do another lovely lift like that again.) The funnest part of the ride was actually the upside down part because we were outside and could see what was ahead of us. (this was the brief part i did open my eyes for. When we finished Caleb looked at me and said "I don't want to go on Thunderhead"
And so, I don't know I will ever get him on another coaster. My mother did the same thing to my sister. Glad to know I can carry on a family tradition....

Gone too long...

Once again it has been awhile since I have blogged...Why, I wonder...pretty much just pure laziness. And the fact I always like to have a picture to go along with my blog and if I don't then why should I....anyways, I am back, hopefully, and in time for the Bloggers Picnic Smallworld has put together for us this Thursday.
This Friday is going to be an awesome night here in East Tennessee for all those who are involved in Feed Your Faith. I am lucky enough to be married to the man behind the ministry as has and dad2three are bringing Sanctus Real here for a concert. I love concerts, and I am especially excited since this is Mike's first and that it is such a great band. So, if you live out here, and are looking for some fun on Friday....check out Feed Your Faith .

Don't you hate it when...

You actually get around to organizing the cabinet moving up into your daughter's room and the 3,600 beads she got for her birthday take a dive onto the floor? I do.....
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Apr. 6, 2007 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Mom
Oh no! I can just see it now. Not that you have anything else to do in your life but pick up beads...wish I were there to help.
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Apr. 7, 2007 - So did you pick them all up?
Posted by jenmcintyre
There are days that I would pick up every one... and then there are days I go and get the vacuum.
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Apr. 13, 2007 - Yes but...
Posted by fyftn
...at 2:30 in the morning I hated even more that only 3599 of them got picked up. ;-) Just kidding. Sorry that happened.
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Apr. 22, 2007 - I HATE IT......
Posted by Blogless Leigh
when you don't blog for a looooooonnnnnnnnnggggg time!!! Come on! Post, post, post!!!!! Luv ya sis, ~L