Sofia's trip to the Emergency Room

Wednesday night was not the greatest girls' night Sofia and I have had. It was just Sofia and I hanging out. We were going to do Snow White make-up on her for fun and I had to go downstairs to get some of the make-up I needed. I was down stairs and she decided to come join me while I was looking in the armoire.

She fell from the top of the stairs all the way down. I quickly checked from her toes up to her head and didn't move her. She had a huge bump on her head and was crying. I immediately called 911. The ambulance ride was very scary (mostly for me), but Sofia told the paramedic everything that happened to her. I was downstairs getting some of our face painting makeup and she was coming down to be with me (which she often does). She dropped a feather she had in her hand and bent down to pick it up and lost her balance. She told the paramedic this on our way to the hospital. All I saw from my angle was her hitting her head on the last step and her little body flipping over to hit the ground. She never once blacked out. At the ER, she had a CAT scan and xrays of her head, neck, and spine. There were NO fractures and the CAT scan came negative, she's mostly sore and still has her bump on her head. We kept her overnight there just in case. Sofia has suffered a concussion, but one couldn't tell with her high energy and all her laughing. The nurses at the Children's Hospital were wonderful to us and she was taken care of by the greatest staff. She is doing just fine. She was even playing outside when we got home from the hospital yesterday. We're so thankful!!

Here are some pics we took at the hospital... The top one is of her on the stretcher wearing her neck brace. She told the nurse that she wants to be Dr. Iadipaolo. The second one is of her in her room having a great lunch: mini raviolis, peas, apple juice, fruit and cheese plate, and some of Vince's ice cream. She's doing fine and is still looking forward to going to Disney in a week!

Count down to see the Princesses!!!

Found this picture online and could not pass it up!! Too funny!

We are getting ready for our big Disney trip in 9 days!! Sofia currently has a Cinderella dress and a Snow White dress. She is so excited and we are having breakfast with them at Epcot. It's going to be so awesome. We have packing lists, we've tried the stroller with all all stuff on it, we have bought our personal fan, and there is more to do!! So fun!!

Thinking ou Loud- sort of

Man of La Mancha has been over for a week and we are all thankful for that. The show was fun, I got to meet many people that taught me some cool stuff- but the biggest lesson I learned was that I can't do shows at this point in my life. bummer, yes... But being at home and hanging out with Sofia and Vince was close to impossible those last weeks and I realized that it's not worth the "fame". Singing on stage again was so fun and rewarding, like when a stranger came up to me and said... "Where you in Man of La Mancha? What a wonderful show! You did a great job." I think I'm retiring for a while on the "big" stage... bummer, yes.... but I'll have another chance some day. It's a sacrifice that is difficult to make, but spending time with my family will be just as fun and much more rewarding. I got to "dream the impossible dream" and I'm thankful for that, but I "follow the quest" daily with Vince and Sofia and that's much more important.

I think the part that will be the hardest to give up is the singing, so we came up with a plan. Yesterday at mass, Sofia and I went up to the choir loft for the first time. I got to sing with them for the first half (Sofia missed Papi so we had to come back down). While I was up there, I truly enjoyed the moment and I got the same feeling that I get on stage. It was so beautiful to sing out towards the altar and the tabernacle. I loved it and I hope to get to sing up there more often.

In other news, I was given my teaching assignment for next school year and I, along with at least 5 other teachers, will be teaching five different classes next year. Here's my schedule

Spanish 1- one session
Spanish 2- one session
Spanish 3- two sessions
Spanish 4H- one session
Spanish 5AP- one session

It's incredibly intimidating to look at my schedule and I start shaking anytime I start thinking of the load I'll have next year or even the thought of perhaps doing substitute plans for one day. Did I mention we're going to try again for another baby??

BUT- the BEST is that we are going to DISNEY WORLD IN THREE WEEKS!!! Yes! Yes! Yes! Vince, Sofia, and I will be enjoying 6 days at the different parks and I'M NOT TAKING ANY WORK WITH ME! I'm looking forward to seeing Sofia see the Castle for the first time, her reaction to everything really, and getting Vince his dream picture with Princess Jasmin from Aladdin. I just want to ride as many rides as possible with Sofia, she's going to love the Dumbo ride! I promise a plethora of pictures!

3 more...

There are 3 more Man of La Mancha shows left!!! Sofia and I can't wait to have Sandra home more often. Monday and Tuesday she had off before the shows picked up again wednesday and run through Mother's Day. Monday we had 2 softball games and Won Both Games. WOW. We have already won more games than all of last year. Sandra went 1 for 3 and had 3 walks in the 2 games. I had a hit and a walk.
This weekend should be fun. Sofia and I are going to see the final Man of La Mancha show on sunday and then having dinner with my mom after the show. Its celebrating Mother's Day and also the end of the show when Sofia and I get Sandra back.
Also it is less than a month until we head down to Disney world in orlando. Thanks to our tax return money and my college friend who got us a hotel in Orlando for $45 a night. It should be a noce Griswold family vacation as we are driving down there. Anybody want to babysit Louie for us while we are gone? Let me know. Have a great Mother's Day everybody. Everybody has a mom, so Let her know she is loved.