Long time no update...
First off, since it has been an INSANELY long time since I have used this site, for those that did not know, I am in Iowa now :) Ken got a job offer at Rockwell-Collins & we decided it would be a good idea for him to take it! Anyway...
So, yeah... it has been a busy week up here in the glorious state of Iowa for us, lol... In addition to the normal activities, Ken had a couple classes to go to on Tuesday & Wednesday evenings (Tuesday he was in Iowa City for it) to get his EMT in Iowa (they require 2 more classes then MO) & to renew his National Registry EMT.
I also had an endocrinologist appt yesterday... Let me tell you, the U of I Hospitals & Clinics are NICE! I got there way early because I figured it would take me longer to get down to Iowa City & find the place. The doctor there was ON TIME (holy crap, I know!) and I actually got in EARLY & was totally done (blood drawing and all) about 10 minutes after my appointment was scheduled to start! Anyway, turns out I dont have a hyperthyroid like my OBGYN in Peoria & then my family doctor in Fenton were concerned about. Turns out I have a very common condition where every so often my thyroid releases a surge of thyroid hormones which can stay in the system for several weeks before returning to normal... my blood tests in mid November & early December were high, but in February they were completely normal... so I have nothing to worry about. I am just supposed to get my thyroid levels checked once a year, because with this condition, I could eventually end up HYPOthyroid. *shrugs* easy enough to monitor. YAY!
Tuesday night, Autumn had a great time at Chuck-E-Cheese (as always, lol). Oh & Ken & I sat down & figured it out & especially when we added in our time, we found that it will be cheaper for us to have Autumn do the cheerleading she wants to do (which is in Iowa City) then for her to do tumbling & poms (for the jumps, etc) separate up here... go figure... plus they are run by the Hawkeye's cheerleading coaches. So she will have her last tumbling class at Cartwheels this Monday (she is missing the last one for a Brownie event she wants to do instead) & her last Poms class the Thursday before Halloween. So we are trading Monday & Thursday evenings for Sunday evenings & the Tuesdays that she doesnt have Brownies on a case by case basis. They have extra tumbling practice on either Tuesday or Wednesday which are optional, but its built in the monthly fee, so we may as well take advantage of it when we can! They will teach tumbling, cheers, crowd motivation, plus the jumps & stunts. She will be trying out the class this Sunday to be sure she likes it before we actually sign her up. I think it is great that they do that!
We are headed to Peoria this weekend, but of course have a very full schedule... We will get in town tonight, but are going straight to the hotel... we are meeting my parents & Autumn's first grade boyfriend (no joke unfortunately) to go to Tanners... Im just happy I can get my pumpkins & cider & cider doughnuts... the cider up here just isnt the same! I can then plan out my special pumpkin this year... Last year I did the horse with a sunset background that turned out really well... I havent decided what to attempt to design this year... Ken already had an idea for his pumpkin, which I dont recall at the moment... Autumn hasnt decided what to do with hers yet either... anyway, we will only be at Tanners till about 12:30 because Vincent needs to be back at his house at 1:30 to go out of town. Then apparantly we are cooking out at my parents house with Aunt Barb & G-ma Rose. Some time Saturday we will be swimming at the hotel as well. Sunday morning is the mass for my Grandma Millie at St Phil's at 9am... we have to leave Peoria no later then about 1:30 to be sure we are in Iowa City & have eaten & locate the field house by a little before 5:30 when her class starts.
I will definitely be very happy if she likes the cheerleading like I think she will... it will be nice to reclaim 2 weekday evenings! That also means we can have our family game night EVERY week instead of every other week. We havent used the new Monopoly game (old version, but new to us) that we bought yet... Oh well... soon :) YAY!
Oh & btw... as a cruel joke to any child, the only time the dentist office could get Autumn in this month for her cleaning that fell after the deadline so insurance would cover it was on Halloween, lol... but it is before her dance class & there is no CCD that night (her dance class may be cancelled too, but that depends on how many plan to skip it) So she will have plenty of time to collect candy...
She is going as Hannah Montana this year... so since Ken is walking with her & I am passing out candy at home, I bought him a mullet wig as a joke... Im still trying to talk him into wearing it! LOL... Hannah Montana & Billy Ray Cyrus (well, Robbie Ray in the show)... should be a classic! I will of course be wearing my Hogwarts uniform to pass out the candy we have :) & we have a TON since there are lots of kids in the area!
So, yeah... it has been a busy week up here in the glorious state of Iowa for us, lol... In addition to the normal activities, Ken had a couple classes to go to on Tuesday & Wednesday evenings (Tuesday he was in Iowa City for it) to get his EMT in Iowa (they require 2 more classes then MO) & to renew his National Registry EMT.
I also had an endocrinologist appt yesterday... Let me tell you, the U of I Hospitals & Clinics are NICE! I got there way early because I figured it would take me longer to get down to Iowa City & find the place. The doctor there was ON TIME (holy crap, I know!) and I actually got in EARLY & was totally done (blood drawing and all) about 10 minutes after my appointment was scheduled to start! Anyway, turns out I dont have a hyperthyroid like my OBGYN in Peoria & then my family doctor in Fenton were concerned about. Turns out I have a very common condition where every so often my thyroid releases a surge of thyroid hormones which can stay in the system for several weeks before returning to normal... my blood tests in mid November & early December were high, but in February they were completely normal... so I have nothing to worry about. I am just supposed to get my thyroid levels checked once a year, because with this condition, I could eventually end up HYPOthyroid. *shrugs* easy enough to monitor. YAY!
Tuesday night, Autumn had a great time at Chuck-E-Cheese (as always, lol). Oh & Ken & I sat down & figured it out & especially when we added in our time, we found that it will be cheaper for us to have Autumn do the cheerleading she wants to do (which is in Iowa City) then for her to do tumbling & poms (for the jumps, etc) separate up here... go figure... plus they are run by the Hawkeye's cheerleading coaches. So she will have her last tumbling class at Cartwheels this Monday (she is missing the last one for a Brownie event she wants to do instead) & her last Poms class the Thursday before Halloween. So we are trading Monday & Thursday evenings for Sunday evenings & the Tuesdays that she doesnt have Brownies on a case by case basis. They have extra tumbling practice on either Tuesday or Wednesday which are optional, but its built in the monthly fee, so we may as well take advantage of it when we can! They will teach tumbling, cheers, crowd motivation, plus the jumps & stunts. She will be trying out the class this Sunday to be sure she likes it before we actually sign her up. I think it is great that they do that!
We are headed to Peoria this weekend, but of course have a very full schedule... We will get in town tonight, but are going straight to the hotel... we are meeting my parents & Autumn's first grade boyfriend (no joke unfortunately) to go to Tanners... Im just happy I can get my pumpkins & cider & cider doughnuts... the cider up here just isnt the same! I can then plan out my special pumpkin this year... Last year I did the horse with a sunset background that turned out really well... I havent decided what to attempt to design this year... Ken already had an idea for his pumpkin, which I dont recall at the moment... Autumn hasnt decided what to do with hers yet either... anyway, we will only be at Tanners till about 12:30 because Vincent needs to be back at his house at 1:30 to go out of town. Then apparantly we are cooking out at my parents house with Aunt Barb & G-ma Rose. Some time Saturday we will be swimming at the hotel as well. Sunday morning is the mass for my Grandma Millie at St Phil's at 9am... we have to leave Peoria no later then about 1:30 to be sure we are in Iowa City & have eaten & locate the field house by a little before 5:30 when her class starts.
I will definitely be very happy if she likes the cheerleading like I think she will... it will be nice to reclaim 2 weekday evenings! That also means we can have our family game night EVERY week instead of every other week. We havent used the new Monopoly game (old version, but new to us) that we bought yet... Oh well... soon :) YAY!
Oh & btw... as a cruel joke to any child, the only time the dentist office could get Autumn in this month for her cleaning that fell after the deadline so insurance would cover it was on Halloween, lol... but it is before her dance class & there is no CCD that night (her dance class may be cancelled too, but that depends on how many plan to skip it) So she will have plenty of time to collect candy...
She is going as Hannah Montana this year... so since Ken is walking with her & I am passing out candy at home, I bought him a mullet wig as a joke... Im still trying to talk him into wearing it! LOL... Hannah Montana & Billy Ray Cyrus (well, Robbie Ray in the show)... should be a classic! I will of course be wearing my Hogwarts uniform to pass out the candy we have :) & we have a TON since there are lots of kids in the area!