Easter was fun and tiring at the same time. Over all it was nice time throughout the whole day, but it was busier than I'm used to for Easter so I guess that's why it was tiring. And I guess I was beginning to not feel well too. For lunch we went over to my sister's house and celebrated with her husband's family which included his mom and dad, 2 grandmas and his sister and her husband and 2 kids. We had a delicious ham, and lots of yummy food. The kids had a blast playing with each other and hunting for the many many eggs. It seemed that Kenan somehow managed to find the most eggs.
Baseball season started as well. Timmy is in the minor league and he is on the Yankees. It's kid pitch so that makes it seem more like a ball game than say, a pitching machine or t-ball. His coach is really great! He makes each kid do their best, encourages them positively and brings the best out of them. Timmy loves it and he was hit in the head already with a ball and games haven't even started. He wasn't paying attention and kid threw the ball at him. He caught it with his forehead. You could see the marks from the seams of the ball imprinted on his forehead the next morning. I watched their first scrimmage last night and that was really neat. It was really fun to see them really get the hang of the game. There is a lot of work to do, but it will be great to watch them develop their skills throughout the season. I don't have a picture of Timmy playing ball yet, but I will soon.
Kenan started t-ball and he has loved that. He whacks the ball off the t with one swing most of the time. And, like most 4 year olds out in the field he loves to dig and play in the dirt. I guess it's pretty boring out in the field at this age. But maybe it's all in how you look at it. Maybe they aren't bored since they are having fun playing in the dirt. He has a constant smile on his face so I know he's enjoying himself. He's been through watching Timmy and Hannah do their stuff, so now it's his turn to be part of something that they have to watch him do.
I haven't been feeling well over the last few weeks. I went to the Dr. and went through a bunch of tests. My blood work came back positive for celiac disease, which means that I might have an intolerance to gluten and wheat products. I will find out for sure in the next few weeks. I go see a gastroenterologist on Wednesday, and he will do some more testing to confirm the diagnosis. From what I understand, is that he might do more blood work. If that comes back positive then he'll do a biopsy of my intestine, which is the only sure way to confirm the diagnosis. This means a huge change to my diet. At first I was upset about the possibility, but I'm okay with it now. I'll do what I need to do to be healthy. My husband and even my kids are supportive of me as well which is so helpful!
My husband graduated on April 29th!! For those of you on Facebook, you already know this. He started Dunwoody back in 200o and went for 2 years. He graduated in 2002. Hannah was 4 1/2 and Timmy was just about 2. Then he got a job with the City in the fall of 2002. It is a union position and requires 5 years of training. He would've started the apprenticeship training that fall but the union was on strike so he had to wait until the following fall to start school. So he started his first year in 2003. He had to drop out of his 4th year in 2006 due to a brain abscess that needed to be removed. He restarted his 4th year in 2007 and he finally finished his 5th year this past 2008-2009. It was a long hard road for the whole family, but we are so proud of Jeff for sticking it out and not giving up. He will get teased forever though about the fact that he went to school for 7 years.
As it is best put in "Tommy Boy":
Tommy: Did you hear I finally graduated?
Richard Hayden: Yeah, and just a shade under a decade too, all right. Tommy: You know a lot of people go to college for seven years.
Richard Hayden: I know, they're called doctors.
quote courtesy of http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114694/quotes
We are so proud of him! We are going to celebrate by going up North for a few days in couple weeks starting Mother's Day. Our whole family needs a vacations to relax and enjoy each other. I am really looking forward to it! On May 23, I, with the help of my sisters, are throwing a graduation party for Jeff. This is an accomplishment to be celebrated!!
Tonight, the kids are going over to my in-laws to sleep over. Jeff and I are going to a graduation dinner put on by the pipefitters union. I am looking forward to our date night and I am looking forward to sleeping in without interruption the next morning. Our son Kenan is an early riser who likes to wake up at 6:30 am and ask for cartoons. He will come in our room and clap or click his tongue in his mouth. He will pat me on the head and pretty much do anything he can to keep us from enjoying our sleep, even if cartoons are on. It will be nice to have a break from that. :)
This turned out to be one heck of a recap! I'll try to keep up with my blogging from now on. I can't forget that we now have a macbook with wireless internet so being able to update my blog is more fun and a lot easier too. :)
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