Father's Day

We went over Sunday after church. We also got him a shirt and some of the portraits we got done at Wal-Mart Photo Studio. It was combination Birthday/Father's Day.















They gave out carnations to all the dads at church and they had extras. The kids each got one and they saved one for Pawpaw and one for Granny Dana.

Pawpaw's Birthday

We went to see Joe for his birthday. The kids made him a coffee mug at The Paint Spot on Shelbyville Road. It's a place where you can paint pottery and then they glaze and fire it. It is a really nice keepsake thing.

Lucky guy...

I saw some lucky guy driving this the other day on the way to work. I fully expected a bunch of gals to jump out at the red light and come over to my car with hot wings, but...

Oh well. The kids and I love Hooters. They even holler out "We love Hooters!!!!" when we go there. We are impressed with the food and the service.

Louisville Irish Fest

The kids and I went to Louisville Irish Fest. It was fun. We went with Theresia and Rachael, and Rachael's cousins Libby, and Kendall. The Louisville Pipe (bagpipe) Band played, there was dancing, dog breeds and herding demonstrations as well as all kinds of celtic and irish food and drink. They got a little sunburned, but we had a good time!

Dr. Donovan

I got a call from Dr. Donovan, Lexie and Logan's physician. I told him that they were having the usual respiratory problems. Their mother had taken them off their medication for a week and it got a lot worse. She left them off another week and things did not improve. Logan sounded sick this morning so I gave him some Benadryl chewable tablets.

The doctor said that cigarette smoke, although some people are allergic to it, it mainly affects most people like an irritant. He gave me the example "like gasoline fumes". He said it can cause the symptoms that they have--fluid in the ears, sinus congestion and asthma. He said they are old enough we might want to send them to an allergist to find out if they are allergic to it, or it's just affecting them as an irritant.

As for their weight, he said that they are both tall, but "weigh more than you'd expect for their height." Ten to fifteen pounds gain a year is ok. He said we might want to see an endocrinologist or dietician so we can have the same health routine at both homes.

I'm concerned about the kids, but I also wanted to get some fuel to fight Shellie with at the divorce hearing if I need it. I don't want to do anything bad to her or hurt her, but I worry about losing the kids completely.

Church

The kids and I went to Church Sunday. We went to Fern Creek Baptist
Church. Three of the ladies from the church came over last night and
brought us bean soup mix, information, and invited us back this coming
Sunday. They talked to the kids and I for about twenty minutes then we
had prayer. The kids enjoyed talking to them. They are looking forward
to Sunday school this coming week. Last week I had them for regular
services with me. The ladies from the church said they could stay
together in the same room. They have a day care at this Church too, as
well as lots of community activities...bible study, fellowship,
children's choir, suppers, the whole works. It sounds like it will be
good for us. It's been hard to find a church I feel comfortable in and
the kids like.

Logan's Self Sculpture

The kids and I went to Cici's Pizza with Pawpaw and Dana. They have macaroni and cheese pizza!! Logan made a self sculpture from his salad! He is a very talented kid with and awesome imagination.

Entertainment

I’m going to cut back on my entertainment budget. I think I’m going to get rid of cable. I don’t know if anybody will notice. I think we watch it like 1 hour a week at max. I’m cutting back Netflix. I’m going to get rid of it soon too. I think I like blockbuster’s online program a lot better.

I might get satellite instead of cable. I can do that for like $25, and get a lot more channels. That would save me almost $20 per month. I’m going to quit cold turkey for a while and see if I even notice.