upcoming fun and ear update

So first, the ear. The pressure in my ear did actually dissapate a little over the course of the day yesterday, and yes, every time it released pressure it would bleed. I still have limited hearing, and the ear still feels like it needs to be popped, but there is no pain. My voice is almost at 100%, I would say it's at about 95%, but since I can't hear out of one ear, who knows. Try closing one of your ears and talking...that's kind of what it's like for me. I can hear, it's just muffled in my right ear. This morning, I felt fluid draining and I thought...oh goody, more blood! However, thankfully, it really was just fluid, so I am hoping this is a good sign. I am still hoping to go to the doctor on Friday. I have 3 kids with me on a daily basis. My two, which are 5 and 2, and my cousin's baby who is 9 months. I just can't see any good from trying to take all three of them to a doctor. Sounds like a disaster. While my ear pain has gone, last night I had a very difficult time sleeping because I couldn't stop coughing...which led to vomiting. I didn't vomit because I was sick, but because I was coughing so violently. As usual, when you really need something, you realize that you have run out, or can't find it. When I finally had enough time in between coughing fits, I went in search for the cough medicine only to find out we were out! AWESOME. It was nearly 2am. My options were to drive into San Marcos to go to the 24 hour Wal-Mart (about 15-20 minutes from our house) or try to get through the night. I had already taken tylenol pm so I didn't think driving was the best option. I had already eaten all the hard candy in the house the night before in an effort to fix my ear, so that was out. Water was making me cough more...so I found some NyQuill in pill form and hoped for the best. I finally fell asleep around 4. Amber was here to deliver Mark at 6:40...so, you can imagine how my day is going! :) I am REALLY hoping nothing else goes on tonight and that I can get some sleep. I am starting to think I could totally do without the whole ear, nose, and throat! ****Scratch what I said earlier...I just checked, and there is still a small amount of blood trickling out! URGHHHH**** I decided to buy the family season tickets to Sea World. JR wasn't really thrilled about this idea, but oh well..it's done now. Hold on, and I will tell you more on this in a minute. Jason (JR's brother), and his family, Lisa and Davin, are coming into town on Thursday evening. Jason has some certification classes he has to take on Friday and Saturday, so they will be staying with us. I was really hoping to take the kids to Sea World, with Lisa and Davin, but tickets are expensive, so I don't think we will be going. :( Maybe we can settle for the pool and Madagascar 3!!! **This all ties in together, hang in there!** Next weekend is Father's Day weekend (it's also my birthday weekend...my actual b-day is the 14th, but just like celebrating JR's b-day on Mother's day, my birthday usually falls close to Father's day! It doesn't really bother me, because I dont do anything special for my b-day...but NEXT year, JR and I will turn 30, and we ARE totally doing something big. Either and Cruise or a Vegas trip! Anyway, the whole family will be together at our house for our Annual Father's Day float! Woohoo The following weekend we are DEFINITELY going to Sea World. Then the following weekend I have a little friend turning 3! So here is the thing about SeaWorld...Logan and Landry saw the previews for Madagascar 3 about a month ago, since then they have watched a few episodes of "The Penguins of Madagascar" on tv. We also have a book about sea animals, and in the last month Landry has gone crazy over dolphins and she loves the "black whale" (Shamu, or any orca), sea lions, seals, and of course PENGUINS..oh yeah, and Landry thinks she is a mermaid (Thanks Disney!). JR and I have discussed taking the kids to Sea World before (well, it was last summer) and we decided we didn't think the kids were old enough to enjoy it and we didn't want to spend that much money for something they wouldn't enjoy. But put together their infatuation with sea animals with the fact that both of them would stay in the water all day if you let them, and what do you get?? Sea World! Because Sea World now has a huge water park called Aquatica that opened May 19. Logan is tall enough to ride every roller coaster in Sea World, except for 2 and every water ride in Aquatica except for 1. Landry is only tall enough for 1 ride in Aquatica...but there are so many pools, and kid areas, and a wave pool, and lazy river, she will love it! Plus, Sea World is open year round. They have a cool Halloween show, they go all out decorating for Christmas, not to mention the big 4th of July fireworks show! The season passes also give us 20% discounts on items from the gift shop and food and drinks, plus 15% off guest tickets..and free parking, plus some other stuff (like discounted tickets for interactive play and behind the scenes tours)! If we only go twice, the tickets are paid for! I am determined to go at least 5 times this summer! The other reason JR isn't thrilled about this, is that JR hates doing stuff like this. We went to the Houston Zoo once, and he swore he would never do anything like that during the summer ever again! It was pretty miserable, Logan was 2 and I was 8 months pregnant and it was August...in Houston! I am hoping that being in the proximity of the water park will help to cool off. Plus, with the season tickets, I think that we wont be compelled to try to fit everything in all at once. We can make a plan, such as seeing the penguins and sea lions, and a show, then heading to the water park. Then the next time we can see Shamu and the dolphins and a show and head to the water park! By the end of summer I bet they each have their own little favorite thing to see and do! I am so excited about it..and so is Logan! Can't wait to go! So that's what's going on!