There is not much to blog about this week. Julia is performing in a play at her school today and it just so happens that my sister has finals this week in the mornings. So she is going to babysit Thomas this afternoon so I can go watch Julia. Then tonight I'm going for dinner at Elinis and off to a movie. I haven't had so much time to myself in a long time.
Shawn has been out of town for the last couple of weeks. He is coming home Friday because Thomas is having his eye and ear surgeries on Wednesday the 7th next week. I'm so glad that they are getting him in right away. They told me in the beginning it was going to be a month to 3 months wait and instead he only needed to wait 10 days. He is going to be a new boy and I can't wait!

Girls Night Out!!

I was wondering if any of you blogging girls were interested in going out for dinner and a movie this coming up Wednesday.(Jan.31st)The movie I was thinking we could go and see is called "Catch and Release" with Jennifer Garner. It starts at 7:15pm at the mission theatre. For dinner, we could go to spurs or white spot or whatever just not BP. Give me suggestions and please comment so I know if your able to come. Lee if you are coming, could you call Ang because I know she only blogs about once per week.

Thomas Update

I went to children's hospital on Monday and within being there for 10 minutes found out they could not do an ear test on Thomas because he had so much fluid in his ears. So when I get an eye surgery date, he will also be getting tubes in his ears. Then they will do the ear test. I drove a total of 5 hours for a 20-30 minute appointment. The good thing is I know how to get to children's hospital now. This was my first time there ever. The parking was ridiculous. You go in a payed parking area and there are zero parking spots, so I made my own parking spot. My grandma came with me to keep me company which was nice.

Yesterday Jen and I went out for dinner to white spot and then went to watch the movie "Dreamgirls." It was a really good musical type movie. Jennifer Hudson has such a power house voice. Why in the world did she not win American Idol? I don't even remember which season of American Idol she was on. Anyways it a good movie to see and very entertaining.

Tonight I'm going to a friends house for a candle party. I love candle parties but seriously I don't need anymore candles. I have a huge collection of party lite candles. It will be fun to get out of the house though. So that's all for now.

Heavy Eyes

Today I went and got my hair cut and colored. It was nice to get out of the house and get pampered at the same time. While I was getting my hair done Thomas was suppose to be sleeping in bed for his afternoon nap. Today he didn't want to sleep at nap time but instead play with his toys. (He needs a toys room because having his toys in his room is too much of a temptation for him.) At dinner time this evening I was cleaning the table and noticed out of the corner of my eye Thomas's head bobbing up and down. He had fallen asleep! I had to take a picture of him (but they are a little blurry)What a funny little guy he is. I went and took him to bed, changed his diaper, put on his pj's and he didn't even flinch. He was out like a light and because it was 6:30pm, he was out for the night.

Lots Can Happen in Just One Week!

OK, this past weekend Shawn and I went up to Kelowna for an Autism conference to learn more about the different sensory problem that Thomas has and how to help him. We learned a lot and are very thankful that Thomas is not as severe as some children are. We got to meet some people in Kelowna who have children with autism and it was nice to talk to someone who can understand what we are going through.We also learned that they have alot of programs in Kelowna for children with autism including playing ice hockey every Sunday morning at one of the local ice arenas. Shawn was sooooooo excited about that because since Thomas was born, he has been preparing Thomas to play ice hockey.
On Sunday, the day we were leaving Kelowna we had to go to my parents lawyer's office and sign some paperwork regarding the property that we will be buying. So as of Jan24th we will own property in Kelowna. Yeahhhh!

This past Tuesday I took Thomas to his eye Doctor in Surrey. Dr. Kennedy is booking him for surgery at children's hospital sometime in the next 4 weeks. (Shawn just went out of town for 3 weeks and I hope he will be back in time for Tom's surgery) I'm glad they are making him a priority to get his eye fixed. At the same time I barely get a moment to process what going on. He is also going to children's hospital this coming up Monday to get his hearing checked while being put to sleep. (They bounce sound waves off his ear drums and see how his brain reacts to it or something like that.) I think at home he can hear me pretty good most of the time. He's just got the male "selective hearing syndrome!" Seriously though he is constantly getting ear infections, so I think if they just drain the fluids in his ears he will hear just fine. He is such a happy little guy most of the time that I never know he even has an ear infection. We always are going to the doctors for different reasons usually regarding his eye problems and the doctor will just check his ears as a routine thing and every single time Thomas has an ear infection. In a months or so all his eye and ear problems will be behind us and he will be a new little boy. I can't wait!

Blood Diamond

Last weekend Shawn and I went for dinner and a movie. We went and saw the movie "Blood Diamond." Man that movie was gut wrenching. When I first left the theatre I was very frustrated because it just seems that our world has turned into such a selfish place. There is no value of life and it just makes me mad. I don't know how else to explain it. Anyways I wrote a poem about the movie. So here it goes...

A Life Of Africa

Africa is everywhere,

it's apart of our lives.

We see it everyday

in many forms.

It steals, it kills,

it enslaves and

it takes from our senses.

It leaves us worthless

and without hope.

You feel guilty

for being so fortunate.

Why am I so Lucky?

Why has Africa by passed me?

This place is so complex

and I can't understand

it's purpose.

Why are you here Africa?

Why are your people

measured with meaningless things?

My whole being

just wants to scream!

Why!Why! Why!!!

So greedy,so self involved....

Oh Africa you have

shed light on evil.

You have awakened

many demons of this world.

You have freed and split open

your wounds for all to see.

And now... you must heal,

and you must learn to

love life once again.

To take a life,

No to save a life!

What is a life worth?

No More Training Wheels and 1st Visit by the Tooth Fairy

Kailey got a new bike for her birthday/Christmas present from her grandma and grandpa King. We took her out off and on for the day and she pretty much has the riding skills down pat. Yeahhh!!! My baby girl is growing up.

Here is Miss. Toothless and boy is she proud of her missing tooth. She was eating an apple yesterday and out came her tooth. On her 4th birthday she got this book about the tooth fairy and it came with a little purple pouch that you can put your teeth in. Well finally after 3 1/2 long years she got to use the pouch. With the pouch she also left a note for the tooth fairy saying, "Can I please keep my tooth!" love Julia.

My Boy Has Glasses

Thomas got his first pair of glasses on December 23rd and he has done pretty good with them. He will only wear them for 5 minutes at a time but that is better than nothing. He goes on January 16th back to the opthmologist to see if he will also need surgery onto of wearing glasses. I'm pretty sure he still will need surgery but I could be wrong. Also today Thomas had his hearing checked and he didn't do so well. Behavior wise he was awesome but my boy can barely hear a darn thing. Any noise at a middle tone or lower he heard nothing and high pitch noises that were too load for my ears he was sometime responding and usually looking in the wrong direction. So with that being said he has to go to children's hospital for further testing because he will not let anyone look inside his ears. They will put his to sleep at children's and then they can see if he needs his ears drained of fluids or if he needs a hearing aid. I hope its just tubes.
For everything that has been going on with him, he sure is being good about it. He has been improving in his speech and he is has been more patient with us when we don't know what he wants. He even has picked up a few sign language words. I think when all is said and done he will be a new kid and he will be able to enjoy life.I'm so blessed to have him. He's my little sunshine!