WAZZ UP WEDNESDAY...

I almost forgot that today was Wednesday... Hello Lora... WAKE UP ALREADY!!!

 Any who, I am so glad I remembered because now I can do my Wazzup Wednesday post... right on!

 Just in case you have no clue what Wazzup Wednesday is... here's a recap: if you have ever wondered whats going on at our house... this is where you find it. You may also find out some things you didn't wanna know. It's a crap shoot either way.


Here we go...


~RED ALERT: Its only day three of NaBloPoMo and I am already resorting to "Wazzup Wednesday" because I can't make up my mind about what to write. Its gonna be a looong month!

~Leighanna was invited to a Halloween party (her 1st one) last Saturday. Her dead head, sleep deprived mother didn't READ the invite and assumed it was a birthday party. I sent a present. Leighanna was embarrassed and I had to give her a lesson in "playing off mom's brainlessness" when such happenings occur.

~The little girl sent the present back on Tuesday.

~I received a SUPER EXCITING email today about an upcoming Sugar Bolus that is SURE to make you fall over in sugar shock!! Be sure to keep your eyes out in the DOC so you don't miss it :)

~Speaking of Sugar Bolus... don't forget to enter this weeks bolus.  

~I miss my old car :{ Anthony convinced me to get the white one because we decided to buy rather than lease... I.HATE.WHITE! I am STILL wishing I would have stuck to buying the black one. Personal issues... I will get over it.

~We choose to buy the car this time because Leighanna just turned 11. By the time the car is payed off she will be 16 (sniff sniff). The plan is for us to pass it on to her. Then its BACK.TO.BLACK.BABY!

~Anthony STILL doesn't have a car. (Both of our leases went back at the same time). This one car thing is for the birds and he needs to get moving on figuring out what he wants... PRONTO! THEN... his car will go to Justin in 6 years (EEK!). I think I am starting to have chest pains.

~The homeroom moms of Justin's AGP (academically gifted program) decided to collect money to purchase ipad's for the teachers. I think this is ridiculous and expecting a lot out of parents. I will be shocked if they collect enough donations to buy them. Even so, I sent money anyways. I am kinda a sucker like that.

~I am secretly wishing that I don't get called into work tomorrow :) I wanna sneak out and do a little shopping.

~I am trying to get off "the juice". You know... my Route 44 diet Vanilla cokes. What in the world did you think I was talking about.

~I would like to loose about 10 lbs before December 3rd so that I can fit my fat ass into some of my pants. I will tell you all about December 3rd... somewhere around December 7th.

~Now that November is upon us... I can't wait to find out what deals they have planned for Black Friday so that I can map out my shopping strategy.

~I also need to find a partner in crime(or a few) for the above mentioned deal seeking day.

~I seriously need to stay out of the Halloween candy or 10 lbs will be the least of my worries.

~As soon as I find a few spare hours days(because I am a bit OCD) I plan on changing up my header a bit. I have some favorite pictures from our Littlest Heroes Project photo shoot with Amanda Kern(post to come). 


I guess that's enough for this Wednesday... wazzup at your house?

HALLOWEEN WRAP UP...

It was a successful All Hallows Eve night at our house if I do say so myself. This being our third one in... my nerves are not as uneasy as they once were.

 That first year was a bugger for us. Justin had just been diagnosed 10 days earlier and here I was... faced with HALLOWEEN!

All I had in my armory at the time was a list from our CDE with estimated carb counts and the words "let him be a kid first" swirling trough my aching brain.

 But there was more than that...

How was HE going to react.

How was I going to handle the mounds of sugar filled packages that he was collecting that night.

My kids have never had free reign of the booty, but would I limit it more? I just didn't know.

 The next several weeks after that first Halloween were filled with a few tears and anger. We were still making adjustments, so there were times when candy wasn't an option. Even so... we survived.

The second year(last year) also had its challenges. Justin went low a couple times while tricking for treats. The process itself was somewhat tiresome, but the few weeks after were better compared to the year before.

Then there was year three. THIS YEAR. By golly... I think we've got it. I tried not to give D much thought. While on the candy path... I slipped Justin a Reese PB Cup and then a Juicy Juice a little while later for good measure. I know this sounds like something only a irresponsible D mama would do, but I didn't even make him stop to check his bg(gasp). I simply went on instinct and let him be "a kid first".

When we got home and settled down. Justin's bg came in at a nice 110(Exhale). Some days are good :)

Today, I even slipped a Three Musketeer in Justin's lunch box; just like I use to do BEFORE Diabetes came along.

OH NO!! NOT ME TOO...

Back in September, several of my fellow D Mama's took on the Nablopomo (National Blog Posting Month) challenge.

I.THOUGHT.THEY.WERE.NUTS!

But guess what! Here I am signing up for the challenge and following in the footsteps of Wendy, Reyna, Heather and Tracy.

How am I feeling about this? Hmmm... crazy! nuts!nervous! It's a little like I've lost my mind all over again.

 

The only positive to my madness is that I am not alone. Us D Mama's ALWAYS stick together in our insane moments. Why would this time be any different?

Riding the crazy train with me during the Nablopomo month of November will be... (you can click on any link to check them out)

Jen - I am your Pancreas

Hallie - The Princess and the Pump

Heather - Sweet to the Soul

Meri - Our Diabetic Life

Nicole - We Cara Lot Blog

Sweet Mama - Sugar Kids

Wendy - Candy Hearts

Tracy - The Superhero and the Princess
Kris - My Sugar Bugs

I have a feeling its going to be a crazy month ahead... you never know what you'll learn about us in the next thirty days. 

This counts as DAY ONE~ right?