Speak up…literally!

Wow it’s been a while since I’ve written a thing…and I know that the title of my blog really gives way to that of many a family update but today I feel the need to vent.



Today was awful. It sucked.



To bring everyone up to speed, I started to lose my hearing (not quite ready to call it deaf) in the summer. Upon further testing and doctor’s appointments, to date, I have lost about 95% of hearing in my right ear (to understand what this feels like stick a few cotton balls in one ear, put on a loud white noise machine and find a track on iTunes of a constant high pitched ring that doesn’t end but only fluctuates in tone, volume and intensity…I’m sure there’s an app for that).



WHAT!?! I am sure most of you are saying!



I reveal my struggle for three reasons:

1. Please forgive me if I ask you to repeat yourself or maybe you think that I being rude because I am not listening to you.

2. If I don’t remember part of a conversation that we had its likely because I smiled and nodded instead of asking you to repeat yourself or maybe have you think that I am rude because I’m not listening to you during a meeting, a conversation in a crowded area involving more than two people, or not participating in the total fun banter while watching the Bachelorette every week (although the top right seat really plays to my good ear).

3. I am going to Disneyland in 7 days with my kids – a total dream of mine since before I knew them, and I have come to the realisation that I will have to have some help to aid my hearing impairment (still not deaf)…and my immediate family may still be in the “WHAT!?!” group of this tiny audience reading this blog.



Questions, concerns please feel free to ask. I am coming to terms with this; know that it may get worse and am learning to accept the word “impairment”.



xx mara



PS – the kids are AMAZING!

Kate and Lynden

Okay so I may be a total blogging loser but I just had to post these pictures of Kate and her little (by six weeks) cousin Lynden.  Are they not the cutest?

Telepathy - by Jack and Katy Blatz

Jack: Okay sis, lets talk about our sleep plan for the next 24 hours

Katy: I'm probably going to sleep until about 9am so that means that you have to keep mum and dad company from about 530 or 6am.

Jack: No problem, I'll take my break around 12-130pm and then tag you off so that you can sleep for a bit after. 

Katy: Okay sounds great - what do you want to do about night time?

Jack: Well I feel as though I have really been picking up the "awake time" slack during the night so if you could do me a solid and stay up with Dad until 11ish, wake mum up around 3:30am, I could probably make an appearance around 2am...thoughts?

Katy: I'm game

Jack: Good talk

What I do instead of house work....

Sorry Chris!

Kate Isabelle Mae - 3 months old

Pumpkin Patch 2011

Oh my the Pumpkin Patch was a little bit different this year!  Last year was all about the beautiful fall colours and placing our lovely 10 month old in different settings for photos that would most certainly be framed.

This year was still so much fun but way more about man on man defense.

Jack walked around like he owned the place

Pretty sure an air plane was flying by at this point...he didn't even notice the baby goat

Hey Dad - look a BABY GOAT!

Just a boy with his thoughts...and a llama

My attempt to get a picture of Jack sitting with a pumpkin...

There we go?

I love this picture =)

The beginning of the end...

The End.

Please click here or on the picture below to see the lovely pictures from last year =)