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Wow, what a day!  Today, my boys are 8 years old.  On this day in 2000, I was in Dallas, Texas in Big Baylor and having triplets…  They were the only triplets in the hospital at the time.  The boys weighted 2lbs 13 oz, 3 lbs 1oz and 3lbs 12 oz.  They spent a whole 28 days in the NICU.  We were so lucky in so many ways.  However, they boys also had their own surprizes.  Triplets B & C were identical which I knew, but they were also born with Down’s Syndrome.  Imagine, the specialness of these two.  Not only to be identical and boys, but to have Down’s.  They were so small, and I didn’t even get to hold baby C for a number of days.  He was the size of a Barbie doll. 

Through the years, the boys have done many crazy things and we have a number of wonderful Doctors and Specialists to thank for them even being alive.  First to Dr. Whitfield at Baylor, thank you for being the best in your field of NeoNatology.  Next thank you to Dr. Demeris Wright for being the best Cardiologist the boys or I could have wished for.  Next on the list is Dr. Gazetta, who at the time was chief of staff at Dallas Children’s for the surgeries you did on all three of my boys.  To Dr. Andy Gelfand, ok God, you pulled it off!! The boys not only survived crappy lungs, but being trached and vented and we learned to trust each other, Thank you.  To Dr. Mike Biavati, thanks for being the best ENT in the State of Texas and for sending us to even better ENT’s in Cincinati if thats possible for Alex’s surgeries.  To Dr. Nikido for your work on Paul’s Total AV Canal with Valves and coming in after surgery talking about the piece you through away.  To Dr. Zeller’s  thank you for not giving up on Alex’s ASD and finding a way to make the implant possible.  To all the other specialist in ICU, the ER and all the departments that have helped us and cared through the years, THANK YOU!!!

The meaning of Valentines is to show how you care about those who are special in their life.  To the Doctor’s you helped me keep my special little men thank you. 

To my Family and Children, Thank you for caring and understanding that most of the last 7 years has been spent in keeping them alive.  My love and gratitude to Stephanie for being so wonderful and helpful, to Emily for caring and growing up way to soon to make your brothers special in all ways and to Barry, thank you for giving up your dreams of the perfect little brothers and loving them just the same and showing them how to be tough…  I love you all

Wow, what a day!  Today, my boys are 8 years old.  On this day in 2000, I was in Dallas, Texas in Big Baylor and having triplets…  They were the only triplets in the hospital at the time.  The boys weighted 2lbs 13 oz, 3 lbs 1oz and 3lbs 12 oz.  They spent a whole 28 days in the NICU.  We were so lucky in so many ways.  However, they boys also had their own surprizes.  Triplets B & C were identical which I knew, but they were also born with Down’s Syndrome.  Imagine, the specialness of these two.  Not only to be identical and boys, but to have Down’s.  They were so small, and I didn’t even get to hold baby C for a number of days.  He was the size of a Barbie doll. 

Through the years, the boys have done many crazy things and we have a number of wonderful Doctors and Specialists to thank for them even being alive.  First to Dr. Whitfield at Baylor, thank you for being the best in your field of NeoNatology.  Next thank you to Dr. Demeris Wright for being the best Cardiologist the boys or I could have wished for.  Next on the list is Dr. Gazetta, who at the time was chief of staff at Dallas Children’s for the surgeries you did on all three of my boys.  To Dr. Andy Gelfand, ok God, you pulled it off!! The boys not only survived crappy lungs, but being trached and vented and we learned to trust each other, Thank you.  To Dr. Mike Biavati, thanks for being the best ENT in the State of Texas and for sending us to even better ENT’s in Cincinati if thats possible for Alex’s surgeries.  To Dr. Nikido for your work on Paul’s Total AV Canal with Valves and coming in after surgery talking about the piece you through away.  To Dr. Zeller’s  thank you for not giving up on Alex’s ASD and finding a way to make the implant possible.  To all the other specialist in ICU, the ER and all the departments that have helped us and cared through the years, THANK YOU!!!

The meaning of Valentines is to show how you care about those who are special in their life.  To the Doctor’s you helped me keep my special little men thank you. 

To my Family and Children, Thank you for caring and understanding that most of the last 7 years has been spent in keeping them alive.  My love and gratitude to Stephanie for being so wonderful and helpful, to Emily for caring and growing up way to soon to make your brothers special in all ways and to Barry, thank you for giving up your dreams of the perfect little brothers and loving them just the same and showing them how to be tough…  I love you all

Well, the taxes are done and filed.  Now we wait to see how quickly we will get the money back.  This past November, we started putting 10% of my husbands salary in a 401K and then we have an additional 3% going into retirement.  Now looking at the bills and our income, I need to really make a living.  I have played for a few months with my business, but must admit when I knew I was going into the hospital, I just kind of lost it.  Right now, my mind just seems to wonder and yet I have been told and do believe that this year life will become much better for our family.  

I just finished our budget with all the new figures and I do hope I will not fail the test of time.  So many times in the past I have thought long and hard about a business and then have let it fall to the wayside.  I refuse to do that this time.  How many times have we all been so close to the prize ring and then just dropped our hands?  Well I have had my surgery, I have atleast another week to be released by my doctor and I will make it all happen.  I will make my business and my passion prosper this year….  YOU just watch out world, I’ve come to town!!!

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God my butt hurts… I had no idea laying down could hurt so much.  Now I’m attempting to catchup on all my email.  I have done little to nothing to promote my business and yet really don’t feel to bad about it.  Shame on me…. 

I did manage to stay up for a number of hours and started on the email then went to get the kids at school. The snow was falling and they were some huge flakes.  Next came the cleaning up around the house and then the nap.  I took half of the dose that I can have for pain and the last thing I remeber is Michael asking to use my computer.  The next thing it was 4 hours later.  Thank God and the company that Thierry has been able to work from home this week. 

The cutest thing that has happened today was Alex.  He came and pulled up my shirt and looked at the 7 bandages on my tummy and gently touched them and kissed the booboos.  Then a few minutes later he through himself at me.  So much for gentle, but he tried.  Have a great weekend folks and keep healthy.  The weather has been crazy all over the country…. 

Hi Everyone,

I hope you are having a wonderful week.  I’m so sorry not to have posted, but Monday I just had no interest.  Tuesday I had no access to the computer and Wednesday I realised I didn’t have the admin address to the site memorized.  So anyway, here we are on Thursday and I am finally in the land of the living and feeling so much better.  I have 7 bandaids on my stomach and I am slowly starting to eat again, but I am in no hurry right now. 

So here is my big question for the week, what do you do when you get sick?  Do you just work from the computer and hopefully thats in bed with a laptop?  Do you just stay in bed and hope the kids go to school so you can sleep and get over it all? Do you act like your well and everything is fine?  For me, I’m afraid its a bit off all of that.  However, this time I did stay in the hospital and my son Michael called me and said they were all feeling better at home and that when I came home they would all be careful with me.  They are trying, but so far the boys and the animals all find my stomach interesting.  Only two of them want to jump into my lab to be held.  It could be much worth.

Oh well, its back to bed for me.  We have had a winter storm going on and I am a bit tired.  Take care everyone and I promise to be in touch with all of you tomorrow…

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Well its Friday and I have been really bad about writing this week.  However, I thought you might appreciate what a parent/business owner does.  Today at 8 am I meet with the Principal and 5 our members of the school to discuss my 2 sons behavior at school and the plan to help them learn more and act appropriately.  Not that the boys are “bad”, but the do have Down’s and we are having some issues with over stimulations and boundaries.  Then as we were gettting ready to leave the school we found out the district was releasing early because of an incoming storm… So we, my husband and I, hurried to the grocery store and pharmacy.  Next we headed off to  the Middle School to pick up one of our sons.  Then we ran by the store and picked up a game table for the boys.  Then it was off to elementary school one to pick up the twins. That in itself was interesting since one crawled under the table and wouldn’t come out.  Next it was back to the house to switch cars so we could pick up the last child at another school, go pick up the game table and then go to the bank. While all that was going on, we received a call from our Daughter in Texas who was having a melt down and got her taken care of.  Finally it was off to the house, switch the cars back again and then I ran to do one last errand.  While doing that, the hospital called to let me know to be at the hospital on Monday at 6am.  So finally, I’m home.  I have opened my email, not all of it yet, and taken care of a bit of business and now here I am..

So how do you balance it all?  did I mention I’m having a party tonight for a Jewelry company… How exciting can life get? have a great weekend.