Happy Birthday B!!!

Today, February 23, 2008, would be my brother Brandon's 35th birthday.

I miss him a lot and think of him often, but memories of him have been on my mind even more the last few days. When I think of B I think of Break Dancing. When he was in Jr. High he and his friends use to love break dancing. They would all come over to our house and be outside in front breaking for hours. They had some sweet moves, especially B. They also liked watching the movies like Breakin' and we all enjoyed watching with them. I remember thinking I was sooooo lucky to have the coolest big brother around. When I think of B I also think of Basketball. He loved basketball and played throughout jr high and high school as well as for a jr college. He loved Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls. When the Bulls and the Jazz were in the playoffs in '98 (i think) we (my whole family) were going to be spending the week together at a beach house in North Carolina. Mike & I were the first to arrive so we decorated the whole beach house with "Go Jazz" signs (we aren't even really Jazz fans). It was fun to see B's face when he got there and even funner to watch the games all together, 1/2 cheering on the Bulls the other 1/2 cheering on the Jazz. When I think of B I also think of Bob Marley. B loved Bob Marley and reggae. He could move too, which for a Delozier is pretty amazing!

We love and miss you B! Happy Birthday!

Mike & I with Brandon & Ann at his Law School Graduation,

a few months before we found out he was sick.

My Day

Today was an overall ok day.

I took Jenna to the pediatric urologist which was a lot better than I thought it might be. She thinks Jenna is suffering from Extraordinary Urinary Frequency. It's basically something that happens to previously potty trained children for no apparent reason. One possible cause they think is stress, but I can't figure any stressful life changes in her life right now. It has a definite start and stop. It can last from a few weeks to 18 months. They have found that medicine does not help, the best medicine seems to be distraction. So we are trying this for a few days and if we don't notice any real change then we will get an ultrasound. The Dr. sent me home with copies of a couple recent studies that have been done on this condition and I think Jenna really fits the profile. She has no pain, no fever, no UTI, no rash, no noticable physical syptoms beside the urge to urinate. Tonight she only got up 2 times to use the bathroom before she went to sleep and she actually went both times. I hope this is the problem and that we can get her back into her old habits soon (I really hope it does not take 18 months). I am feeling good about it, much better than I was feeling before the appointment. I was trying to prepare myself for the worst, so this is definitely made me more relaxed and hopeful.
We got home from her appointment and went to pick up a prescription for Mike who we think has strep. We also got yummy sandwiches and soup and cookies from Cutler's.
Then we went to get my tires rotated and my oil changed. Have you been to the new Firehouse Carwash at the Jiffy Lube? They have a fun little interactive kids play area, complete with controls that allow them to spray brightly colored soap on the cars as they go through the carwash. Jenna loved it! (I had fun too).
Then I got some studying in while helping the boys with their homework and spelling words for Jenna to write. That is her new favorite activity: she asks me to tell her how to spell something (ie. I like school, I like the Jonas brothers, her teacher's name), and then writes it down. She calls it her homework.
Tonight the boys and I went to their cub scout Blue & Gold Banquet. Their favorite part was seeing the pinewood derby cars one leader has made throughout the years and getting their own pinewood derby kits. They have big plans for their cars. It will be fun for them to design, build, and paint their cars with dad. They are soooo excited for Mar.15. I am just glad they are enjoying cub scouts (thanks to their awesome leaders!).
Mike just left to see an old friend who is visiting from CA, I just made popcorn, and I am going to watch my recorded episode of LOST!

On a Lighter Note...

I got 100 on my first physiology test!

Still don't know...

What is wrong with my baby. So, the cleaning out didn't work; well it worked, she is clean, but it didn't solve the problem. So now we have an appointment with a pediatric urologist. I bet you are all jealous since it sounds so much fun. I just hope they can figure out what is up, it is getting very tiring, stressful, etc. on both of us (Jenna & myself).

Jenna update

I forgot to update on Jenna after taking her to the Dr the other day. Since there appears to be nothing wrong; no uti, no rash, no reddness, no pain, etc they are thinking maybe constipation. She has been having BMs but they think there may still be a little blockage that is pushing on her bladder and causing the urge to pee. So now we get the fun of "cleaning her out". If that doesn't seem to work then they will run some tests. They want to start with the easiest solution first which makes sense to me. We didn't really have any plans this weekend so I guess we will be staying close to home for some fun and excitement.

Valentine's Day!

Valentine's Day around here is not such a big deal. I always try to do something fun for the kids, but we don't go out of our way to make it a big celebration. Mike hates shopping and only buys gifts for me and only for Christmas and my bday. A couple weeks ago he started telling me he found the perfect gift for me for Valentine's and wouldn't stop talking about it. He said it was one of the best gifts he had ever bought for me, right up there with the piano. Then he would drop weird little hints about it. I had no idea what it was. Well here it is:

Boxing Gloves? What?

He said they are for me to use on him when I am upset with him, which really isn't too often. Those that know us know that we rarely argue, let alone fight. Maybe he thinks I don't take out enough aggression and anger and this will help, I am not really sure? I am just grateful he was thinking about me and did something nice for me. I love my strange hubby! I don't know if I will ever fully understand him, but man do I love him!
I was able to go help with Cole's class party today. I have not been at the kid's school as much as I would like because of my own school. I love to take the chance when I can and today happened to be one of those rare oppurtunities. I was in charge of the snack for the class so we made heart shaped waffles. My mom gave me the waffle maker for a bridal shower (over 12 years ago) and it's so much fun! We died the batter pink and topped them with strawberries, strawberry syrup, and whip cream! They were so cute and yummy!

For dinner we are having heart shaped pizza from our favorite, Papa Murphys.

I hope you all have a fun Valentine's Day and are able to spend it with those you love!

MOVIES!!!

I love movies! I enjoy watching all types of movies, same as I enjoy reading all types of books and listening to all kinds of music. We belong to Netlfix so we get movies all the time and it's nice to just snuggle under a blanket and "escape" for a couple hours at home. I think it's an escape for me because I can just forget anything else going on in my life and laugh and cry and scream while watching a good story. As much as I enjoy relaxing at home to watch, I think I enjoy going to the theater even more. The whole experience is so much fun: the big screen, the THX sound system, the popcorn, etc. It seems we go in spurts on our theater attendance and lately I have been on a spurt. In the last month I have seen 5 movies, all of which I enjoyed. First I saw Mad Money. This was probably my least favorite of the ones I have seen. It was funny, but nothing special. Then I saw P.S. I Love You with my friends for my bday. It was a great movie! I laughed, I cried, I cried because I was laughing so hard, I enjoyed the music, a great movie overall. Then Mike & I went with some of his family to see Juno. I wasn't really sure what to expect since I have heard so many differing opinions, but I really liked it. It was funny! You never knew what was going to come out of Juno's mouth next. Someone said something to me about her taking her teenage pregnancy too lightly and joking about it too much. I think that was the only way she knew to deal with her huge problem and I think she was very courageous and I couldn't help liking her. The music from this movie was great too! Kind of quirky, like Juno herself. On Monday Jenna and I went to see Enchanted with some friends and I loved this movie too. Cute story, another good soundtrack, and it was funny too. It also has Patrick Dempsey in it so how can you not enjoy that? Then on Tuesday night I went to the preview of Definitely Maybe and again enjoyed another good movie. It stars Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine) and Ryan Reynolds along with a cast of women (don't know any of their names, but thought they all were perfectly casted). It was a cute story with funny and sad moments. (A warning to parents: the beginning of the movie talks about the school teaching their kids sex ed and if you haven't talked to your kids you will definitely have to after the movie). There are a few more movies to be released in the near future that I am looking forward to checking out. I would love to hear any recommendations if you have seen any good movies lately, whether at home on DVD or at the theater.