I took a few photos of trees while up in NY. Oddly, I worry that my children will think these big shrubs in Texas are actual trees. I am making it a point to get them up north at least once a year. If nothing else, I can remind them that real trees should be taller than your house. Ha.
My trip to NY last week was crazy. No, really crazy. For starters, I forgot my wedding ring at home in the cleaning solution. That's a good lesson in vanity. I wanted my ring to be pretty since I was going to a high fashion city. Instead, I had to substitute my ring for what I had on hand, PVC pipe remnants from my course. Ha!
I guess my biggest "news" this past week was the trip itself. I had a "first time ever" while in Albany. It was more like a "What the heck do I do know?" moment. I've spoken to lots of people. Thousands actually. I've had lots of weird things happen during my courses. But, I've never had someone die. Which, is technically what happened last Thursday. I didn't see all the commotion since she was sitting in the back row. Apparently, she walked out the door not feeling well and promptly passed out. The entire back row rushed out. My first thought was that everyone in the room knows CPR since we are all therapists. I am probably not needed. I asked if she was "OK" to a woman standing in the door watching me and the commotion. She shot me a very hallow look and said, "I don't think so." What do you do in this situation? It certainly wasn't in any books I had read....So, I kept talking. I figured the more normal I appeared, the less panicked people would be. There was about six people "working" on her, so they didn't need more bystanders. Then, when I heard the ambulance pull up, I announced that we would be taking our afternoon break early and I would pass out the certificates to all of the attendees. They were free to do as they wished. I then stated that if anyone would like to pray with me, I would meet them at the front of the room. Can you believe that only ONE person came up? I was a bit shocked. And, no one left. They all just stared at me and expected me to continue as if nothing had happened. CRAZY! As she left, a lady came back in and said they couldn't get a pulse on her. So, in my mind, a woman has just died in my course. And I have to continue to make jokes and entertain these people for another two hours.
The good news, is that I was able to get ahold of her co-worker and found out that she simply had a vasovagal response and some GI issues and she was back to work on Monday. I've been in email contact with her. Praise God that she was OK. I guess it really is just "two or more", even without the "more" some days. Then, traveling from Albany to Westchester, I got stuck behind a closed road for four hours due to a big fatality a few miles up. I was a little freaked out at this point so I pulled over and found a mall. A little retail therapy and a cool NYC hat later, I was good to continue. But still, I struggled all week with how to answer, "How was your trip?" I didn't realize that lady had even survived until I received word from her on Thursday morning.
On the home front, we've been trying to have more family time now that the kids are getting a little more engagable. We're trying out some new sporting activities.
Yes, that is a racket from my Mom's house. I believe it is older than I am. We let Andy use a badminton racket. Good thing our neighborhood garage sale was this weekend, I bought a few newer rackets. :)
Suzy is starting to really like to climb trees. Ahem... Texas trees....shrubs.
We went to the Austin Rodeo and wore our overalls. Like another friend mentioned on her blog, we did get in free. However, I think we were the only ones that knew it was overall day. Oh well. We embraced it and had fun.
I have to laugh at this. When Jan came to visit, we took her to Spec's. It's a huge liquor store with lots of other exotic foods. they have little carts for the kids. I carted them up and down the massive booze isles and fed them little European break sticks. Don't they look thrilled?
Suzy continues to be a wonderful big sister. She loves to help Andy at the playground.
A few shots from a little photo shoot I purchased with a Groupon.
My other big news is that I bought a Momma er, um... Grand mama bike. I love it. It's totally stable. It fits both kids. It fits in the back of my van. And it's horn says, "Arrugga!" Awesome. Thanks, Sweet Rob, for a great Mother's Day part One. (Part two comes next Friday... more later.)
A little play date at the park with some of our best friends. I can't believe Andy is old enough to teeter and totter.
This week was spent hauling four yards of compost and three yards of mulch to my garden beds. I ripped out almost all of the plants from the previous owners and have been literally up to my elbows in dirt all week long. Luckily, I have good helpers. It has taken me a LONG time.
This is what my playroom currently looks like. Baby dolls have taken over. It keeps the kids busy while I shovel. I will clean another day....
Lastly, we celebrated another birthday with Papop. We love you, Papop! Happy Birthday!
Suzy has embraced a new way to eat ice cream cake.
So, there you have it. A little of the Mama Drama from my last two weeks. It's never dull in Martiville!
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For the record, short trees is a Central and West Texas thing. East Texas has very tall trees. It's a big state; we've got a little of everything.
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