Friday Fragments

So this is my first time participating in Friday Fragments, brought to you by the lovely Mrs. 4444.  I love to read other's fragments, especially my friend Melanie's at Smellyann Strikes Again... her kids are too cute! 

I thought I would let you all get a glimpse of the "wittiness" of my children, at least the two that are able to verbalize...   so I hope you enjoy!

**The kids got a Wii for christmas, so of course this is the toy of the moment... While playing Wii Fit, Tyler (5 yo) and Isabel (10 yo) created their "Mii's" and were weighing in and getting ready to be fit... Tyler gets on the Wii fit board and the starts getting weighed... Isabel says to him "Tyler you gotta practice your body control"... to which Tyler responds with a very serious tone "it's not fun about my body control!!!" 

**Tyler came down with the beginnings of pneumonia this week, so he has been home sick all week.  Isabel on tuesday asks after getting home from school, "Mom, so how's Tylers ammonia doing today?"  I say, Bella its PNEUMONIA not ammonia... "Yeah mom... that"

**Wednesday after school, Isabel inquires "so mom, is Tyler's anacoma any better today?"  WHAT??? haa haa haa... Isabel, do you mean PNEUMONIA?  "Yeah mom, that's what I said"

** Tyler asked me this week if we would be going to Colombia on thursday this week... ummm, no Ty we can't go on Thursday because we don't have that kind of money to go right now.  His response to me is "But mom, I have like a hundred twenty fifteen dollars in my piggy bank... I can pay for the tickets!!!"   I love my boy!!!!

That's all I got right now... its been a slow and very sick week here in the Castano home!

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Wordless Wednesday- 80's throw back

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For all of us that remember Run DMC!!!! Meet the newest member!

All that I can say is.... "WALK THIS WAY!!!  Talk this waaayyy..."

Happy Wednesday!

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Update.... sick, sick, sick

Ok... so my sick child with pneumonia and an ear infection is up and playing Wii fit!!!  I think he's feeling better!!!

At least he's not moping and whimpering like he was the rest of the week!!!!  I'll take it.

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Sick, sick, sick

I finally have a moment to sit and type up this little post to update you all, (all two of you!) on our actions of the last few weeks.  I've wanted to post since last month, but life has not motivated me nor given me reason to!

So let's start with monday... I woke up to find Tyler burning up with a fever of 104.1!! What the...  granted he seemed sniffley on sunday and he spent about 90% of the day napping, which is not normal for him.  But it was freezing and snowy out, so I just figured he didn't feel good and since there was nothing else to do why not nap?! Right... WRONG!  My poor baby was burning up, coughing something awful and look like death warmed over!  So I got on the phone and got an appointment to bring him in to get checked.  Well, let me tell you, good thing I did... poor Tyler has an ear infection and the beginning of pneumonia in his left lung!  Where the hell did that come from! 


Since his fever was so high, he had that rapid breathing that no mother likes to see... nor the doctor apparently, because Dr. Cruise decided that she wanted his pulse/ox taken to see what his oxygen levels were.  Not good!  I was told that normal for a 5 year old is 95-100% saturation, Tyler was at 92%... low!  So she gave him a nebulizer treatment and afterwards his levels went up to 93%.  Still not good, but a little better.  So she wrote a prescription for ammoxicilan and told me to come back tomorrow for her to check his O2 levels again.


So on tuesday I hiked over to the clinic again, with Tyler and Sebastian, and again his O2 levels were at 92! Not good!!!  But he still had a fever of 102 and was coughing a lot!  So another nebulizer treatment, and his level was at 93 again... this time the doctor told me to give him an inhaler treatment 3 times a day to help his lungs open up and get the junk out. 

Off to bed with the sick boy, and lots of TLC... I prayed a little, because it just breaks my heart to see any of my babies sick and there is nothing I can do other than give medicine. My poor baby just lay in bed all day monday, all day tuesday.... Thankfully last night though, I heard him cough a lot less then he had the other two nights.


AND... lo and behold this morning, no fever, well 99.3, and a much healthier looking boy telling me "mami, I feel sooo much better today!"   Thank you Lord!!!  Tyler has been playing and moving around... no naps today! 

We went to the clinic for another check of his O2 today at 1pm.... his temp was still at 99.1 and his O2 level was up to 95%!!!! Yea team!  I was sooo happy, and the doctor also noted that he looked so much better!  So she told me to finish the antibiotic and give him the inhaler three times a day for the next two days, then after that only if he seemed tight in the chest.   She would follow up with him at his physical on the 28th!




So right now, Ty's in the living room watching Sponge Bob... woo freaking hoo!!!  but he's not lethargic and he is actually up and about, requesting food... I love it when my baby feels better!


So taking care of my sick boy and running around to the doctor's has taken up the last three days of my life.


and with that... I will leave you for now.  I need to get dinner started, I just realized its 5pm and I'm HUNGRY!!!!  I'm thinking maybe grilled chicken breasts with mashed cauliflower with cheese and garlic!  oooh.... I'm running to the kitchen right now!!!!


More soon, I promise!


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Sunday Stealing (on Wednesday)- Goodbye 2009

Sunday Stealing: Good-bye, 2009 Meme

So, this being the last week of 2009, why should I NOT "borrow" this from my friend Melanie at SmellyAnn Strikes Again!!!

Check out this link for more Sunday Stealing.






1. What did you do in 2009 that you'd never done before?


hmmmm, I have no clue!!! 



2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?


I didn't make any resolutions, because I am very aware of the fact that rarely do I keep to them.  This year however I am resolving to lose the last 10 pounds I have to lose from my pregnancy by March 1st!  I have some others but these I will share with you later!!!





3. How will you be spending New Year's Eve?


As of right now... I think we are spending it with some friends as the people I normally spend it with will be partying in NYC! 




4. Did anyone close to you die?


Thank God, I have not lost any loved ones this year!!! 



5. What countries did you visit?


I went to Colombia with my baby and husband to meet his family and see our new lot of land on the beach!




6. What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009?


I want financial stability and peace of mind!!!





7. What date from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?


July 29, 2009... the date of my son's birth!




8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?


Giving birth to Carlos Sebastian completely natural and drug-free!





9. What was your biggest failure?


My biggest gailure of this year has been my inability to cope with my mom's alcoholism and try to be patient with her.





10. Did you suffer illness or injury?


Nothing this year, again thanks to God!





11. What was the best thing you bought?


The best thing I bought this year has been the GPS for my hubby!  This thing has helped us on more than one occassion!\

OOOH OOH, I didn't buy it... but my husband bought me a Wii Fit Plus and I LOVE IT!


12. Where did most of your money go?


Most of my money this year has gone to paying for my daughter's dance classes... I don't regret spending a dime because she loves it!




13. What song will always remind you of 2009?


Gotta get that... BOOM BOOM BOOM!!!!

I love that tune and we sang it a lot in the car this summer.





14. What do you wish you'd done more of?


I wish I had spent more time at the beach, even in Colombia we only went to the beach once in three weeks!



15. What do you wish you'd done less of?


I wish I had been less angry... I didn't speak to my dad for the first 6 months of the year!





16. What was your favourite TV program?


Grey's Anatomy! I've been watching it since season one.




17. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?




I try not to hate, but my ex-husband is on my I absolutely hate list this year and probably for good now! 





18. What was the best book you read?


Honestly, I haven't really read any books this year... I've been busy with the kids and life!





19. What was your greatest musical discovery?


hmmm.... no big discoveries this year.  Oh, I know, I really like Taylor Swift and Miley Cirus!





20. What was your favorite film of this year?


HP ( I love them all) but also the X-Men Origins was great too!





21. What did you do on your birthday?


I went out to eat with the family... it was on a tuesday night and a week before our trip to Colombia so I couldn't afford anything big.





22. What kept you sane?


My knitting, that's about it!



23. Whom did you miss?


I missed my friend Deirdre... not sure why (actually I have a clue) but we stopped talking about 1 1/2 years ago now.





24. Who was the best new person you met?


I sadly can't name one!  But I'd say my mother-in-law, I had met her on the phone, but in person for the first time in October and she is the sweetest woman on earth!





25. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009:




Always have your eyes open, and don't be blinded by your emotions.

AND I will second Melanie's answer "Never, ever, take your husband's love for granted"



I hope you also play along, if you do leave me a comment so I can hop over and check out your answers.



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Wordless Wednesday- Smiley Faces

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Wordless Wednesday- Deck the Halls....

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Aren't my decorations adorable!!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

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