"What your 12 and dont have a cell phone?"

Had to do some rearranging in my calender this week. Still a busy week,But thank god its half way over right? Friday now is my busy day. Thank god for smart phones. I keep my life on that thing. I keep doctor notes,my agenda, pictures,I email off it and lets not forget the important Facebook. What would we do with out technology? How in the world was my generation able to live with only analog phones?And NO Facebook. I remember getting a Myspace at the age of 16 or 17. But now kids these days have Facebook at 11. Not in this house! We a aware of the dangers. Its not a "trust issue"of I don't trust our kids with one. Its that they don't know any better. They still have time to mature. And if they have something to share with a friend. They can do it in person at school and not be posting their information on the internet for EVERYONE to see. But I remember when I was in middle school their was no pressure to have a cell phone. Now these days a kid comes across another kid in middle school with out a cell phone and its like "dude your telling me your 12 years old and don't have a cell phone yet, I had mine since I was like 10 yrs old." Rather then going out side playing after school its Txting, or facebooking, or getting on youtube after homework is done. I feel like it was forever ago since I was a kid but in reality it only been 10 years ago and I was 14 and in 8th grade.Cant imagine what we will have to deal with when Chase is 12-14 years old and what new technology will be out? Or will it just be" Your 13 years old and you don't have your own I-pad yet? I have had mine since 10 years old and this is my 2nd one" . I really just don't wanna know yet!

Yesterday was the basic day for us now. Chase had Chiropractor appt. in the a.m. I think he is really enjoying them now. Some of the stuff they do he will have this " oh that's the spot" face on. And never cries because what they are doing. And the Doctor knows how to make him cry. He just has to lay him on his back on the table and Chase hates that,sit him up and he stops. I am thinking its something to do with is scoliosis because chase never just choices to lay on his back. It seemed like 3PM was just a hour after 11a.m yesterday. Time flow, but the 2 and half hours of homework time just doesn't seem to fly by. We always have a book to read, 2-3 kids with math,2 kids with spelling homework,some type of project, some type of writing homework with Brooke,and either science or soc studies. And I go over everything. So yeah, you can add teacher to the list of things I do.

Question....

What age did your kid or kids have access to facebook and do you as a parent get on their facebook?

Got To Believe Life Will Slow Down At Some Point

I have failed once again at keeping up with blogging. When I do have time to blog. I like to just enjoy the piece and quite for a bit or I'm cuddled up to mike on the sofa watching a show before bed. 

But I keep thinking about blogging. And I just feel like its a calling for me.Now that school started for the older kiddo's my scheduled got even busier. The first week they was back in school, chase started seeing the chiropractor 3x's and physical therapy once a week and every other week I think he see's a occupational therapy. The Chiropractor is doing a amazing job with helping Chase with his neck. Chase was born with tordicalis(sorry that could be spelled wrong) but it means his head was probably positioned awkwardly in utro or it could be from the traumatic birth he had but his neck is use to be leaned over to right and chin to the left.So we are working with his neck to get him to hold it straight. His scoliosis will be treated with a brace for now has long as the curve does not progress and it starts to decrease. We pick up is cool blue camo brace on Friday. I am so nervous on how he reacts to having to wear the brace. I have did my share of research on bracing and surgery and every possible options. And has long as chase doesn't end up with Harrington Rods that I have I will feel like we beat the scoliosis. Because to this day I still have back problems and looking at another surgery in the near future. What doctors don't tell you about having 2 rods in your back is the maintenance of them. The chances of having to have more spinal fusing and if something goes wrong with the rods in your lifetime of having them. So with all the extra activity's going on right now me and chase have anywhere between 4 appts a week and like this week we have 7 appts this week. Between the appointments,keeping the house running, and homework with the kids every night. It take a toll on me and chase's sanity I feel. All chase wants to do with play and move around and now going everywhere like we have to and I don't blame chase for his fussy out breaks. Mommy wants some fussy outbreak time of herself!

I am so proud of how all the kids adjusted to everything that is going on. We have a pretty good routine going on with after school. With 3 kids now having homework I am usually doing homework with them for 2-3 hours. Brooke is still struggling with math this year. I don't know if its just if she isn't getting it or if its switching from saxton math to this different book. But its to the point where we both wanna pull our hair out because some of the questions or problems are simple but so hard for her where I get the point of thought "Is she just trying to get me to do her homework?"

I am still battling a long battle with my long on going health problems at the moment. Which keep interfering with my crohn's treatment. I need to find a doctor that understand my concern. Being a carrier of MRSA isn't a healthy thing and getting remicade and having this isnt a good thing too. And I cant get my port replace back in because I cant have surgery while being a MRSA carrier. So in the end I am in a lose lose situation.