Blood pressure update

Yesterday I went to the doctor for my blood pressure. It was 150/90. He gave me a complete physical and took a very good family history. They put me on blood pressure medicine called Lisinopril. Since I have a strong family history of high blood pressure. Both of my grandmothers have it. I go back in 3 weeks for a recheck. Otherwise I am healthy. We are getting a tread mill so I hope to loose some weight. Since I quit smoking I have gained a little weight and he said that would raise my blood pressure too.

Pancake Breakfast

Nik had a pancake breakfast at his school on Tuesday. They wore a chefs hat and apron and served us. Nik was not to thrilled with wearing the hat and apron as you seen on his face in the 2nd picture. Jason's urine test came back and no copper. The next step is they want to test his liver enzymes once a month for three months. So this means no alcohol which Jason was not to thrilled with. Its not that Jason drinks alot but every once in awhile he likes to have some beer or wine. Rachel is doing good at school they now want them writing in cursive all the time. She is getting too big.

Valentine's Party

Nik had had his Valentine's Day Party yesterday at school. I was one of the moms that helped out with the party. It looked like everyone had a great time. The corn dogs they had for a snack were a hit, they loved them. They were getting sick of pizza all the time. Nik has his half day with Phillips-Osborne March 2nd it had to be rescheduled it was supposed to be last week. He will spend a half day with them. Have a nice weekend.

Blizzard of 2007

The Blizzard of 2007!! We have 20 inches of snow on the ground out here in Painesville/Mentor area. It is crazy out there in some places the snow drifts are up to four feet. The one house I pet sit at the driveway had snow up to my thighs. It was insane. Well Happy Valentines Day. Jason got me some pretty red roses and a card and Nik got me a card too. The boys also took me out to a nice lunch at TGI Fridays. It was really nice. I am sure everyone will be back to school tomorrow. Jason even got a day off from work today.

New Look

I changed the look of the blog. Let me know what you think!! I love green. As probably most of you know it is my favorite color. I have no pics for today. There is a tournament for karate in Independence Ohio on March 31st. Nik really wants to go. We told him if he is good the next couple of weeks he will be able to go. Yesterday we had dinner at Danielle's house. We had a very nice time. The kids played nice. And I got to hold baby Collin, he actually was awake this time. He is such a good baby. It is a little bit warmer now the kids ended up have both Monday and Tuesday off from school. I sure was ready for them to go back on Wednesday. Have a nice weekend.

BRRRRRR!!!!

It is cold out there!!! Its is about 0 degrees and with the wind

it is -19 degrees. They already canceled school for Rachel and Nikolaus. Here are some pictures of Rachel with her new TV. She loves it. Its a 14" and a flat screen. It has a really nice picture. Jason went back to the liver specialist and his blood work showed elevated levels of protein which we knew and elevated levels of copper which we did not know. Next they want him to do a 24 hour pee sample which he did yesterday and we will drop it off tomorrow. I go to the doctor soon too. When I went for my yearly exam my blood pressure was very elevated they thought it was from the nervousness of the exam and did it after the exam too and it was even higher. My blood pressure was 150/100. So my OB/GYN wants me to go to my regular doctor to get it checked out. I go Feb 22nd to this doctor my mom saw for her high cholesterol. Jason and I are falling apart. Well on more better news Feb 1st it was one year since Jason and I quit smoking. Yeah. I feel so much better not doing it. I really can't stand cigarette smoke now. I am so proud of Jason and I!!!! Well stay warm!!!

Blizzard of 2007

Well we probably have at least 2 feet of snow on the ground. This is Nik getting ready to help us shovel the driveway. Last night in the blizzard Jason lost his keys somewhere in all that snow. Nik had no school today and Jason did not have work/school either. Though Rachel did in Chardon. I think we got more here than Chardon for once. Its supposed to get really cold this weekend. Stay warm!!

Nik's punching bag

We got Nik a stand up punching bag like the ones they use in karate. We promised Nik one, we got this one used for only $60 off of Ebay. We had to go to Beachwood to pick it up. It was a great deal. He was very happy to get it. It can be adjusted for height so even Jason can use it. Boy we got more snow last night it was really bad out there. Rachel is home from school she got a snow day but Nik did not.

Playing in the snow

The kids played outside in the snow today. Nik looks really cold and did not last long outside. Rachel stayed out longer and finshed the baby snowmen. We are getting more snow as we speak.

Numchucks

Here are the pictures of Nik's numchucks. One more thing Rachel got here report card for the 2nd quarter. She got all A's and B's and one C in Math. Not bad.

Finally winter

Winter is defiantly here. We are getting more snow possibly up to a foot by tomorrow night. Yuk!! Rachel got sent home from school. She has pink eye. I took her to the doctor yesterday and they put here on drops and he said as long as I get two sets of drops in her she can go to school. Well the school called and told me to pick her up its board policy that they wait 24 hours after medication is started. Nikolaus got numchucks for karate now that he is an orange belt they do weapon training. He did pretty good yesterday was his first time using them in class. I will post a picture later today.

Guitar playing

Nik was so cute today. He asked Jason if he could play his guitar and wanted him to teach him some things. He showed him the different notes. Maybe Nik will take after his daddy. Izzy wanted his picture too. Yesterday Izzy was so funny we have a space heater in out bedroom. Izzy always likes to me by the heat. So I went to go into our room and I saw Izzy in front of the heater with his bed and his fish toy that Grandpa Spotz got for him. He moved all of this stuff from the laundry room and put it in front of the heater in our room. It was so funny. We received more snow today around 5 inches or so. We are expected to receive more tonight and tomorrow. It is finally feeling like winter around here. I am glad it held off for awhile because I hate the snow and cold. Well have a nice weekend!!!

More Karate

Got his Orange Belt

Nik got his orange belt in karate today. He did really well. His punches were very strong. He was so proud of himself. The next belt is a yellow belt. We finally got some snow yesterday. Probably about 6 inches. We got the Saturn back runs good. I have been taking it at night and the weekends so I don't run up the miles on my PT Cruiser

Orange Belt

Nik will be able to test for his orange belt next Wednesday. He is so excited. He completed his 6 stripes and qualifies for testing. This is the nice outfit that Auntie Kim & Uncle Jay got Nik for Christmas. Yesterday we had a tour of Phillips-Osborne. It is a very nice school and we are happy that we have the chance to send Nik. Rachel is doing good. She was home sick one day from the flu she recovered quite quickly. We are in the process of fixing the Saturn, it needed new motor mounts and the transmission replaced. Hopefully now it should run for a long time.

Happy New Year!!

Wow its 2007. I can't believe it. Everything is going back to normal. Jason went back to work today he has been off since the 22nd. Tomorrow both kids go back to school. Everybody was a little bit sad. Rocky was good, I really enjoyed it. Nik is on a Rocky kick. He has watched all the Rockies and had the soundtrack which he listens to over and over again. He also got Rocky 4 for Christmas. So Nik got a lot of enjoyment out of the movie. I hope everyone has a Happy New Year. No pictures today.

More Cute outfits

Here is some more of the kids in their new clothes. The outfit Rachel has on is from my mom. Rachel is sick today she woke up with a stomach ache and threw up this morning. We were suppose to go out with Grandma but we are just sticking at home today. Happy New Year!!!

Cute outfits

Here is the outfit that Auntie Kim got Rachel. She got so many nice clothes. Today we are seeing the new Rocky, let you know how it is.

More Christmas

This is my cousin Brandi and her husband Matt with their new baby Clara.












This is my Uncle Georgie and Brandi, Matt, Clara, and her brother Georgie.














This is the Comer Family. My Uncle Jimmy, Aunt Diane and cousins Kate, Chris, Hallie and Janine.