- MY DAY YESTERDAY & TODAY -

yesterday was an extremely hard day for me - it was the last day of summer & keep in mind...i love my kids being home for the summer - i'd asked several times recently for the name of kiara's teacher so i could prepare her a bit [she's ADHD & really needs to know things well in advance] - they couldn't give out the information until monday night [school started tuesday...UGH] - she'd a horrible time going to sleep the night before, as she was sooooooooooo nervous - finally she drifted & so did i
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another 'emotional thing' for me yesterday was ahniér - she's been battling [severely] dry, flaky, crusty skin & it's driving me nuts! - i've used so much stuff, i couldn't begin to share it all - i've got enough stuff left over that didn't work, i could start my own store, for sure! - anyhow, everything i've been doing for her [extra bathes, not so many bathes, every kind of lotion/cream on the market, prescription ointments from the peds, warm bathes, oatmeal bathes, etc.] - well, yesterday i'd just had it & called the dermatologist's office - keep in mind, she had an appointment for september 22, but i didn't want to wait [that's me being impatient again!] - i called & they said they'd nothing, so i begged [not beyond that, i tell ya!] - they came back & said they might be able to get her in tomorrow [meaning today/tuesday] at 10am - beggars can't be choosers i know, but that wasn't going to work as i had to take karleigh to school this morning as a parent had to attend with them - they then said, "well, if you can't bring her in on tuesday, then she'll just have to wait until september 22 or unless we get a cancellation - begging kicked into high gear & i wouldn't stop [didn't really know at the time why i needed it so urgently, but i did] - after i talked to almost everyone on their staff, they said, "alright, if you can be here in 40 minutes, we'll see her" - "great", i said [now, neither she, nor i were dressed & the office was about 20 minutes away, but ya know what??...we go there! - i went in & saw the doctor & the words that came out of her mouth made me almost forget to breathe - after checking her over thoroughly, she said, "she's got a BAD case of staph infection & it's so bad, it could've been deadly, had it not been caught when you did" - she said that when it started out, it was dry skin, but nothing really to speak of - i used cetephil cream on her & then the only problem areas i dealt with her the bends of her arms, under her arm pits & behind her knees as she's chubby & she'd sweat there - they were so 'sore looking'/very pink, etc. - she said that when those areas became irritated, ahniér would then began to scratch them & wouldn't stop - she'd do this so much, it became more & more irritable - in doing so, she developed a staph & untreated, it could've killed her!! - my heart sank, but then i knew why i was so adamant on getting her in that day...BUT FOR GOD!!

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i thanked god so much for making me pushy, because had it not been for that, i don't even want to think of the outcome

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on a better note, we got up this AM & prepared for school - the girls did great & couldn't wait to leave - we headed out & dropped kiara off at her class, then i went with karleigh for the kindergarten's 1st day - she was there unti 10:30 & then it was off to get groceries

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when kiara got home, i asked her how her day was - she said, "GREAT!, but did you know that 1st grade teachers look just like kindergarten teachers?" - she said, "i thought they'd look different...but they don't" - the only thing she's stressing about is that we've got to pay for a month of lunches at a time - then everyday, she'll go in & when she's in line, she'll put in her lunch 'code' & it'll be deducted from the balance on her account - she's afraid that if she puts in the wrong code, someone else will get to eat her lunch!! - that girl!!

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here's some pics of the day [enjoy!]