Riley

So last week Riley had to get tubes put back in her ears becuase of all the ear infections she has. Her appointment was early Friday morning so Jenny had the other two spend the night with her. I've never had a night with just Riley so I was very excited.
I met up with Jenny and the girls at Gymnastics (seems like we are always there) to pick up Riley. I asked Riley what she wanted to do together for the night? She wanted to watch a movie, so we went to the Hollywood Video and rented a couple movies and they gave us Free popcorn. We headed home after telling the other too bye which was very sad because Riley started crying because she was gonna miss her sisters. We get home and she wanted to watch it in my room. So we layed on the bed ate popcorn and had the fire going while we watched Madigascar 2. Which was a really cute movie. We had the best time together. They she got to sleep in my bed with me that night which doesn't ever happen, she loved that too.
The next morning (early) we left for the surgery center. Riley was in a really good mood and very talkative, like usual. She was dressed in her Pajamas and they let her bring Noni (blanket) and Glowie (her stuffed bear) with her. they call her name and take us back still with a smile on her face. they give her a cute little Looney tunes gown to put on and she is jabbering away. She was playing with a toy steering wheel and was driving to Africa. The nurses preped her (which really isn't much for tubes) and gave Glowie a hair cap and a mask and some booties. Finally it was her turn. She walked away with a smile on her face. She is a brave little kid. I went to the waiting area for 15 minutes and then finally they called me back and let me know everything went well. the minute I got there she wanted me to hold her and to leave. I carried her out to the car (she is getting really heavy) and we left to go meet the other two. Not even 5 minutes after we get in the car Riley asks if we can go to her Preschool Valentines party. so after we dropped Julia off at school. We stopped by for just a few minutes, yea right, we were there the whole time. You would have never even known anything was wrong. I figured she would be tired from waking up early and the anestia they gave her. Wrong. That girl was as hyper as could be. running around in circles all day. She did great. I wasn't worried that she wouldn't, but I figured there might be a little recovery time. Ha

Staying Hopeful

Well it finally happened. Greg got laid off from Fulton Homes. It was very sad and scary and upsetting and a relief. Fulton Homes filed Chapter 11 Bankrupcy last Tuesday and then on Thursday had another round of layoffs. Greg made it through so many different rounds in the last year and a half, but there weren't very many guys left. Luckly Greg has had a second job for the last year and a half (he's a thinker) so we were somewhat covered for the lay off. He is now in Vegas training and working to try and get a full time job with Quickpass. He is training this week and really enjoying it. We are staying hopeful that it will soon turn into a full time job for him.

Other news is Riley is getting tubes in her ears very soon. Yay! No more Earaches. This will be the second set for her.

Morgan might be getting her tonsils out too. That decision is up to me (and Greg), but Im really torn becuase they don't recommend doing that for children under 3. I went in and listened to her snore last night and she really works hard at breathing. So I'm really leaning towards the surgery. It is a bigger deal when they are younger, they will keep her over night and there are more risks involved. Its a real tough decision. I have to make up my mind soon though because of the insurance situation.