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our LIFE is quite an adventure!Fulton Quadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16620256714924982520noreply@blogger.comBlogger360125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199803091943153074.post-38822295705437543812015-11-04T17:51:00.003-05:002015-11-04T17:51:50.072-05:00the things my children say...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Fulton Quadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16620256714924982520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199803091943153074.post-44330925118521914032015-01-04T16:29:00.002-05:002015-01-04T16:29:43.293-05:00road tripping adventure.... <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Road trips are about the only way this family of ours can get around these days. Our trusty 7 seater is packed to the gills with anything & everything a Floridian visiting a COLD climate might need over our seven day adventure. In my next life I'm investing in a car carrier! With each road trip we take we grow a little more wiser yet never wise enough. There's always something we forgot to pack (like a 4th pair of headphones) or a better way to do things (have each child have their own bin & that's all they can bring-NO EXCEPTIONS!). Why don't I remember these helpful tidbits of information when our next road trip arrives? With every road trip there's always moments when personalities clash or we're just plain crabby (I get crabby too! ;) ) and yes mommy has had to referee way too many times than I care to remember! Yet with all that being said I wouldn't change a thing! We are making memories people & for this I am extremely grateful! I cannot wait for our next...<br />
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Fulton Quadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16620256714924982520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199803091943153074.post-31687008650797784462014-06-09T05:35:00.000-04:002014-06-09T05:35:58.785-04:00just bracelets...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Having four children the same age sometimes means some things slide a bit. There are times when I get a glance of their fingernails and realize it's been WAY too long since their last clipping or better yet it takes them saying "What?" WAY too many times for me to get that I may not have cleaned their ears out this month let alone this millennium.. (The ear wax they create can be quite DISGUSTING!). Well, today I took a good look at Camryn's teeth, I mean a really good look. This girl has only lost TWO teeth &there's not a loose tooth in sight. She is almost seven and a half, something just does not seem right with that. Upon further observation the mommy in me realized two things, First thing being that this girl has a small mouth even though she runs it WAY too often! ha! & second thing being she is most likely going to need braces. There does not seem to be very much room in that mouth for her big teeth to grow into. So I proceed to say "Cami I think you are going to get braces". She replies "Ooh I want bracelets". At first I was not quite sure if she heard me or better yet even knew what "braces" were. So I repeat myself, "You might need BRACES". That's when she replied like I thought she should have by saying "Oh what's that Mommy?". I tell her it's something that widens your smile and straightens your teeth. Little did she know that I once wished I could get braces but the dentist told my mom that my teeth would straighten out on their own.There's just something about a mouth full of metal. ha! It sure would be nice and a whole lot cheaper if it was...<br />
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Fulton Quadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16620256714924982520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199803091943153074.post-30789302949921976212012-12-29T13:47:00.000-05:002014-05-29T19:45:38.777-04:00wants vs needs...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This is an important topic that goes around in our home. When you have four little ones that constantly ask for stuff you have to put it into perspective. What it is that we want vs what we actually need. Sometimes they go hand in hand but other times, OK, most of the time we do not really need what we want! Weird how that happens! [= We have been SO blessed with so many hand me down clothes, shoes & toys that we really need for nothing. SO the next time you are about to make that purchase just think of your...<br />
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Fulton Quadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16620256714924982520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199803091943153074.post-29663748611373226552012-12-27T09:00:00.000-05:002014-05-29T19:46:27.899-04:00wiggle it just a little bit...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The tribe went to the dentist recently & learned that they are no longer "babies" any more. Our "baby", Miss Linz, has two BIG teeth coming thru behind her baby teeth. How did I miss this?! How could I miss such a monumental thing?!? These teeth are not just breaking through the skin either. Man am I slacking! I need to have my "A Game" on to prepare for the big "tooth out" moment. Oh do I remember loosing my own baby teeth. I disliked the feel of a wiggly tooth so much that I practically pulled each one of them! I'm not sure if they will take after their mama in the dept. or not. We have been prepared for this moment with special tooth fairy pillows & a little tooth box to put the tooth in now we just need to get her to...<br />
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Fulton Quadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16620256714924982520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199803091943153074.post-54366739999878511552012-12-16T00:43:00.000-05:002012-12-16T00:43:42.127-05:00cannot find the words...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
After hearing about the tragic events that unfolded in New town, CT yesterday all I want to do is cry. Being a parent of four kindergardners made it even harder on my emotions. Why would anyone harm any innocent child? These parents did what they did every school day when they dropped their children off at school. Who would have thought that morning would be the last time they saw them alive? They go to school to learn, not to die. School should be a safe haven, a place where children should not have to worry about who might bust through the door wanting to harm them! Police officers are the ones that carry guns to protect us not a deranged man on a mission to kill. So I still sit here trying to wrap my brain around it. I have had many moments where all I do is cry. I don't know what to say to my children when they ask me why I'm crying. I don't know how or better yet what to tell my soon to be six year old children about this tragedy. I want to reassure them and myself that each day that we send them to school that they will be safe. I want to believe that senseless acts like this will never happen again & that no parent will have to deal with this again. I just...<br />
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Fulton Quadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16620256714924982520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199803091943153074.post-31227534654573655522012-10-21T13:29:00.000-04:002012-12-29T13:34:19.690-05:00Read my lips, "NO MORE SAND!"...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I will be the first one to admit that I DISLIKE sand! I dislike it so much that if I can help it the tribe would never go to a park with sand. One might say that's wrong of a mother to feel that way but when you have four sets of feet tracking the dirt into YOUR car you might feel differently. When we hit the beach we rinse off competely to help limit what mama needs to cean up. Seriously a bottle of hand sanitizer & a mini vac are this mama's best friends! =) I have on SEVERAL occasions arrived to a park only to see sand & promptly pull away in search of a "sand-free park". Not only is it GROSS because who knows what animals & even children have done their business in it. DISGUSTING!! I know, I know I'm a bad mommy for not embracing it but seriously I really really do NOT like sand!...<br />
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Fulton Quadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16620256714924982520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199803091943153074.post-88620005188283719162012-03-01T11:31:00.001-05:002012-03-01T11:31:30.859-05:00on their way to Temple...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Last week while down in Miami Beach visiting "Grammy", aka Aunt Judy, in rehab we had a Fulton "funny" occur. It was a Saturday almost noon and we were searching ALL over downtown Miami for a place that sold soup. I never thought soup would be so hard to find but it was. Apparently it's too hot in Miami Beach for them to sell soup during the day. LOL! Well during our trek around town Linz notices these people by a bridge all dressed up. She proceeds to say "Look Mom they are getting married!". I am a sucker for a wedding so I looked up from playing "Bejeweled Blitz" on my iPhone (love that game!). Do I see a bride & groom? <b>No</b>. I sort of chuckle to myself and then proceed to explain that these people that are all dressed up were not getting married but walking to church. Yes you guessed it they were orthodox Jews...<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The #5 has many meanings in our home. It's their Mamas favorite #, it also happens to be the # of children in our tribe and most importantly it's how old our four little fultons just turned. Yes, they turned the ripe 'ol age of FIVE! Can you believe that they are FIVE already?! Time sure has flown by now hasn't it?! It's been a WILD ride that I am so very grateful for even if I do have a few more gray hairs for it! LOL! Each and every day they give me plenty of strife but also a TON to smile over. Life just wouldn't be the same without them. I cannot wait to see what sort of adventures they allow to me tag along with them on in their...</span></span><br />
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SO much has happened in the Fulton house over the last 4 months or so. The biggest being that we have not had a computer! I know what is a momma to do without a computer right?! I think it bothered me more that everyone else since I had to use my phone to do pretty much everything. sigh... I know that is not an excuse to not blog but it is what it is. So before Momma posted a 2011 <span style="font-size: large;">CHRISTmas</span> pic she thought she should at least explain where we've been. The tribe started PK4 in October at a new school & in a new town. Since Grandma fell & broke her leg on Father's Day we have basically uprooted our lives to take care of her. It's been an adjustment but we would not have it any other way! The tribe LOVES their new school. Just when we were sort of getting used to a schedule or what one would look like Momma's work changed. She had to go back FULL time a week after they started school. If we did not adjust before we did after that. Arranging people to take them to & from school was CrAzY! Let's just say it truly does take a village to raise a tribe!! We thank all that make that possible! In November we traveled back up to GA to attend their cousin Mikes wedding. Not only did we get to see Mike & April get married but the tribe participated in the wedding! VERY cool! For the first time in what I think was forever we had <span style="font-size: large;">Thanksgiving</span> away from home & stayed up in GA to celebrate with the GA Mechtly's. It was a real "adventure" not just for us but for them too! These are just a few of the reasons we were...<br />
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This was a SUPER fun time of our 10 day adventure. We took an hour or so ride from Atlanta N to the cool German town of Helen, GA. It is SO quaint & VERY German! One of the best attractions there tubing down the Chattahoochee River.<br />
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Good think Uncle Jim brought along his river sticks aka old golf club
poles, to help steer us through the low parts of the river. ** NOTE **
if they sell sticks where you go tubing BUY THEM! They truly come in
handy! ** I think the entire ride took us about 2 1/2 hours give or
take. We even enjoyed a rainstorm in the middle which really helped cool
us off because it was HOT out!! Here's some of the photos I took that
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They had theses decorated trees. One named the tree of "lost soles"! I'm sure it was given it's name for every lost shoe they found floating down the river! {There was a TON!} LOL! <br />
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And they had a tree decorated with of all things GUM! It was disgusting yet interesting all the same! Being able to get yourself over to this tree just to stick your ABC gum has to be a feat within itself. Take a look at that creation! =] I wonder how old the oldest piece of gum there actually is. YUCK! </div>
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Somehow we all lost each other that day so once I got to the end, second behind the hubby, I took pic's of everyone as they had it to the "finish line"! It was funny to see my scrawny children standing up on their tubes! Good thing the tubes had bottoms in them! =] </div>
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I will definitely make another trip up to Helen to go tubing...<br />
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way down yonder on the Chattahoochee...<br />
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Fulton Quadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16620256714924982520noreply@blogger.com0Helen, GA, USA34.7014839 -83.731567534.6753754 -83.7710495 34.7275924 -83.69208549999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199803091943153074.post-12164546952041806012011-07-27T11:52:00.006-04:002011-09-30T15:20:09.202-04:00Lake Toxaway adventure 2011...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
We are SO lucky to have such WONDERFUL relatives that allowed us to invade their home over the summer. Invading is just what a tribe like ours does! My cousin Lori has a second home in Lake Toxaway, a beautiful place in the NC mountains. It's on a lake, so beautiful & most of all PEACEFUL! That is when the tribe behaved & didn't argue! LOL! I'm SO very blessed to get to spend any time with Lori away from our "normal" lives. It just meant a lot to get to visit in the first place! It truly was just what the Doctor ordered, away from the "rat race" & some peace & quiet! With all the drama that we have been dealing with back in FL this was pure Heaven! She took us out tubing on the lake, hiking in the woods & even took in a little shopping in downtown Brevard. LOVE LOVE LOVE that town! The tribe thoroughly enjoyed themselves as did our "helper" Caitlynn. This was her first time in NC. Her first time tubing on a lake, first time hiking to see a waterfall, heck it was just a week full of "firsts" for her! SO happy to be able to be there for that!<br />
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They have a little theme park going on there, most of which were for children older than the tribe however I would definitely go back one day for them to enjoy. Besides the theme park there are camp sites, a train, a sky ride to to the" top of the rock", a night time laser show that makes the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:StoneMountain.jpg">carving</a> come to life & much much more. This is one of my most favorite photos from our trip! & I have to say that I still think Uncle Jim sort of looks like a park ranger! Must be the hat! hahah!<br />
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First off I need to share who Daddy Pete is, he's the father of two of our good friends who we now get to call "friend" & the tribe call "Daddy Pete". We have socialized with their family & the tribe LOVE him. He works for the Fire Dept. where we live & coincidentally has been on duty both times I have called 911 from home. Working for a police/fire dept. I rarely call 911 unless it is an emergency & recently we have had a few of those.<br />
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We called a few months back when Lindsey took a face plant into the coffee table & needed stitches & then for the most recent "event". You see my 81 year old mother with 2 artificial knees slipped on the wet patio & broke her leg. Yes you read this correctly, she broke her leg! Her femur to be exact! Our patio is a sore subject for me, it has tile floor & when wet it becomes a hazardous area! Needless to say Mom slipped on the wet part & down she went. We knew something major happened to her leg but did not know exactly until we had X-Rays in the ER. Both times Daddy Pete was on duty & the paramedic that came when we called. All of the kids were very attentive to what all was happening to Grandma but Avery took it especially hard. She had the look of concern on her face, wanted to make sure she was OK & was even weary about seeing her in the hospital with an IV & oxygen. She kept saying Grandma is your leg better?<br />
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While riding with her Daddy she spotted a PINK camouflage truck. {Why someone would do that is beyond me!} She made him pull over & get a picture of it to send to me. It's an obsession I tell ya! Then just this past week while out & about we drove through this residential neighborhood. They are just like their mother & spot the unusual, this time it was a house. It was a rather cute house, on a corner lot & nicely manicured but the kicker was that it was painted PINK! Actually bubble gum pink would be more accurate. The minute Avery saw it she squealed with delight! Like I could miss this house as we drove by. Jokingly I said you want me to stop so you can get a picture next to it? Wrong thing to ask a girl <b>OBSESSED</b> with anything pink because she did not even hesitate & yelled out "YES!". Before I knew it we were out of the 'burb & in front of the house. The people who saw us must have wondered what in the heck are they doing! ha! The rest of the day she made sure to tell everyone about that house! TOO funny! <br />
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We have a few rituals here, some that sort of "appeared" due to our circumstances at the moment. One of those "circumstances" was finding things to do while Camryn attended speech. For 2 hours 2 times a week our foursome turns into a threesome. It's weird how in more ways than one that dynamic affects me. VERY VERY weird missing a child even if it's just for 2 hours twice a week! I almost have to re train my brain into believing they are triplets for the day. One of our new activities has been visiting our local zoo. Let me tell all those people out there that may think that they cannot afford it, <b>buy a family pass!</b> It is such a great deal for anyone, especially for families like ours PLUS it helps support the zoo! It's such a GREAT, GREAT deal! My how our tribe LOVE going to the Zoo!<br />
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Each child has their favorite animal that they <i>have</i> to visit while there. The child that is the most vocal about that would have to be Brendan. He <i>has</i> to see Mardi the White Alligator & the Malayan Tiger exhibit EVERY time we go there. In fact he makes a point of telling me that about 10 times each time we walk in their entrance. {Like he would even think I would not already know that! LOL!} One cool think about the Tiger exhibit is that for the 1st time in zoo history the mama tiger gave birth in captivity! Yes she recently became a mama to triplets! COOL huh?! Too bad she didn't have quads! =] They have a video monitor set up so we can see the cubs being cared for by their mama. Such a wonderful thing to witness!<br />
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Avery has taken to the Black Bear & Otter exhibit. On our most recent trip we happened upon the Black Bear talk at just the right time. The trainer told us how the bears are actually brothers, Lewis & Clark, whose Mama died when they were mere little cubs. That is why they can co exist here. I have to say that those Black Bears are pretty darn cute! I could not get over their massive size! One even stood up & scratched his back on the fence. It was funny to watch. Just down from the Black Bears is the River Otters & boy do they remind me of the tribe! They are cute, have a TON of energy & most of all are quite mischievous! Maybe that's why Avery LOVES them! hahah!<br />
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Then there's Lindsey, she LOVES the Koala Bears. The zoo has two koalas on exhibit who almost always are sleeping when we visit. It's weird how that happens! Each time I hope for them to be awake but nope they are fast asleep. One of these days I hope to see them awake! =] Either way she still loves them! Heck I love them too! In fact I wish they would let me snuggle one! They look SO cuddly & cute! Interestingly enough their "home" is on the way to where the Tigers live so we slip in for a visit each time we are there. <br />
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Want to know another one of the exhibits they absolutely LOVE?! The Python!! Yes they LOVE LOVE LOVE peeking in on the massive snake! It looks to be like 10 feet long! YIKES! While they check out the snake I check out the snakes living quarters. About 3 feet from this HUGE python are several turtles. I wonder if they could be his dinner at any point? If I were them I think I'd be scared! VERY SCARED! =] I really do not think there is an animal at the zoo that freaks them out! =] What can I say they are their father's children! LOL!<br />
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Besides all of these cool exhibits they also have a BIG fountain that the tribe can play in. Yes it's recycled water, yes they chlorinate it but most of all it is fun! Being that we live in S Florida that fountain sure does comes in handy on those extra HOT days! Some days we even make a return visit after picking up Camryn just so she can play too! This is just some of...<br />
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Fulton Quadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16620256714924982520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199803091943153074.post-69779761551185747032011-05-19T22:08:00.016-04:002012-12-29T13:37:31.593-05:00the five finger discount...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I have been having a really difficult time with Camryn telling the truth or just plain being BAD! I say I because I'm the one that is with her during her awake hours. I deal with stuff that never seems to happen when Daddy is around. She beats to her own drum & does NOT listen to anything I try to tell her. Some days I just wish Calgon would take me away because my head hurts from beating it up against the brick wall we shall name Camryn! I pray for the day that she will listen to me the first time I tell her something. =]<br />
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Let me set the stage. While Cam attends speech I usually take the rest of them to the zoo for an afternoon adventure. They LOVE visiting the animals & we make good use of our annual pass. Some days we will even return with Camryn so she can partake in our adventure too.<br />
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This one particular day Camryn was with us as we ventured throughout the zoo. Daddy cut our visit short by asking me to get the 'burb to the garage for some new tires. So there I was rounding them up & hurrying them out the exit. Camryn walked out first, then Lindsey, followed by Avery & then Brendan was just front of me. If you have ever been to the Palm Beach Zoo you would know that they have a gift store just before the exit. Don't all attractions do that?! They want you to spend even more money at their store before leaving to go home. Well to make matters worse this gift shop places a table full of clearance items outside the gift store entrance just before the zoo exit to lure people in. I do not pay that much attention to it because I do not need any more STUFF in our house so I just walk past it & out the exit.<br />
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Well apparently my children are NOT like me because on this particular day one of them, OK it was Camryn, decided to "visit" this table on the way out. Before I even realized it & after we cleared the exit Brendan says Mommy she has something from that table. I turn to see what he meant only to find a rather TALL man dressed sort of professional, black shirt & khaki's, coming out of the gift store & looking in front of me. That is when I saw Camryn hiding something in her hands. It all happened so fast, my first reaction was to say "What do you have?" & then "Bring it to me". She walks up to me coyly & hands me THREE packages of WebKinz trading cards. She stole them off that table! You guessed it, the man dressed professionally was security & saw the entire thing. He says "I'll take them". I felt absolutely horrible! <i>My</i> child just stole something right under my nose without me even realizing & was caught red handed!! What kind of mother am I?! UGH!<br />
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I started to walk out to the car & then said to myself "No, she is going in there to apologize". I walked the entire tribe back into the gift store while I stood Camryn by the cashier telling her to apologize. She flat out refused. I tried everything, told her she would not come back to the zoo which she was fine with. I did not know what I was going to do. Finally I used the one thing that works, Pete. Pete is a deputy that works with me & someone the tribe does NOT like. Not because he is a bad person but because he was stern with them when they needed it & they did not like it. SO there I was threatening her with calling Pete. Then & only then did she apologize. It's sad when threatening to call a police officer is the only thing that works! I really do not know what I am going to do with her. She can be so darn stubborn! I felt like such a bad mother, like none of the things I have taught her about right & wrong sunk in. I even cried on my way to see Daddy. I know every kid does this at least once in their life but even that does not make me feel better. I even sent the Palm Beach Zoo a message in Facebook to express my sincere apology over her actions. Here's what I sent them.<br />
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<strong> Subject: Sorry</strong><br />
I want to express my sincere apologies for my 4 year old daughter Camryn's moment of thievery at the<br />
zoo gift store today. She grabbed 3 WebKinz card packs as we exited. Luckily her brother saw her do<br />
it & told me. I returned them & after much coaxing she apologized. Sorry for her lapse in judgement!<br />
I'm still trying to think of ways she can redeem herself the next time she visits. <br />
Cathy Fulton<br />
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Fulton Quadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16620256714924982520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199803091943153074.post-65689232367092848452011-05-19T22:07:00.000-04:002011-05-19T22:07:35.389-04:00I am never going to use a Q-tip again!...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">I have been sort of out of the blogging loop these past few weeks. After all of the stuff with the "B man" I really thought I was going to finally catch a break. 2011 has not been that good to us in the medical bill dept. It seems like when we have one medical issue along comes another. Let's just say that I am NOT a happy camper. First Brendan had his ASD closure on his heart, then he contracts Salmonella from God knows what (I thank my lucky stars that the rest of the tribe did not get it!) Lastly last week while doing our nightly routine ie: bath, trimming of all the nails & cleaning of the ears with a Q-tip. Yes I use Q-tip's. Trust me after what I tell you next I will not be using them EVER again! You see Linz moved her head away from me & the next thing I saw was blood by her ear. I really do think the Q-tip went into her ear. Amazingly I did not panic. I just flushed her ear out & made sure her ear was dry. I asked her if her ear hurt & as usual she said no. (These children have a VERY high pain tolerance!) so off to bed they went. The next morning she had dried blood on the side of her head so I decided I better take her in to the Dr just to make sure. To make a LONG story as short as possible, she was diagnosed with a busted ear drum. She had to take antibiotics & ear drops for 10 days & then get re checked. sigh... Only me! That brings us to today when I took her in to the Dr for her check up. The ear drum is healing but now the Dr thinks it may have injured the middle ear so she now needs to get her hearing tested & then see an ENT to possibly get tubes. Isn't life grand?! UGH! They say things come along in sets of threes so I am hoping we are good till at least the rest of the year! I swear...<br />
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<img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4098/4918193384_315d5b1693_o.png" /></div>Fulton Quadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16620256714924982520noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199803091943153074.post-18098279711144782122011-04-26T11:53:00.000-04:002011-04-26T11:53:33.596-04:00unplug me!...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">These past few days/weeks have been quite the adventure in our household. It all started on a Friday afternoon with one <span style="font-size: large;">BIG</span> poop. I know, TMI but it's the truth! I'm truly sorry to be so graphic but that was the last time we saw a normal BM from Brendan. You see after that poop we were visited by the diarrhea monster. He was unfriendly, mean & downright <b>DISGUSTING!</b> Everything went downhill from there. Bren started with a low grade fever & decided he did not want to eat but the good stuff began on Sunday. Yes the vomit began! Fortunately for me I was at work so Daddy had to clean up both poop & vomit! (Remember we made a pact LONG ago that I was poop & he was vomit! He was NOT happy!) A call to the Pediatrician was in order & by dinnertime it was determined he needed to go to the ER ASAP! So my dinner break turned into sick leave & off we went to the ER! His fever went from low grade to over <b>103</b> (YIKES!) & we was VERY dehydrated! They started him on fluids right away. Getting fluids means an IV which he was NOT happy about in the least! Besides the IV they needed blood work. Again he was NOT happy! I think they tested him for EVERY virus there was & they all came back negative! We really thought it was rotovirus by the way his poop stunk! P U! By the end of the evening they decided to admit him because his infection level was high & his sodium level was really low. So off to the PICU we went. I was NOT prepared to be staying overnight.<br />
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The nurses were nice & took good care of Bren but my bed was NOT comfy in the least!! I think I got 4 hours sleep cumulatively & then I was awoken by a resident to answer a questionaire! Let's just say it was a ROUGH night! I think we went through about 8 diapers overnight. The poor kid had the runs & if there was a drop of it he wanted that diaper OFF! He still had issues drinking (vomited again) & eating so the IV remained PLUS he had a high fever yet again. They decided he needed to stay over another night so Michael swapped places with me. I went back to Grandma's & he stayed there with Bren. By this time they moved him from the PICU to Ped's where his room had 2 comfy bed's, one for Bren & one for Daddy. Where was that bed when I needed it?! LOL! Taking care of the girls was no piece of cake because as many already know having an odd numbered amount of kids makes things VERY hectic! Someone is ALWAYS ticking someone off & girls love DRAMA! I wanted to swap back with Daddy but of course he knew a good deal when he saw one & stayed!! =] Brendan's ER visit turned into a 3 day hospital stay! He went from having the runs & not drinking, to drinking some Gatorade to eating off the BRAT diet which then turned into an AG diet. He was FINALLY freed two weeks ago this Wednesday & they granted his wish to...<br />
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Avery was too quick for me to capture on film =( </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But I did get one of the 3 of them waiting while it was Camryn's turn...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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It was very interesting to see how they all fared once the testing was all done! The "twins" aka Lindsey & Avery, had identical vision, their deficit's complemented their positives so they were good to go. Brendan had more stigmatism & more far sightedness that he will need glasses within the year. If you ask me I think he will look SO handsome in glasses just like his mama! =] Last but definitely not least there was Camryn, our brown eyed beauty. She apparently inherited her Daddy's vision because when all was said & done the Dr said she has...<br />
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