Fun Times

I guess I'll just post about how exciting it's been here with sicknesses.  I've been waiting for something really "funny" and "amusing" to happen to post but I'm at a loss.  Anyway, starting last Thursday around midnight Alli started throwing up like a mad woman.  It was terrible and it was all night.  I finally just got a bowl and held it up to her and she would do her thing and then we would catnap until the next time.  She stopped vomiting sometime that morning, thank goodness, and then just ran a fever the rest of the day.  Believe it or not, I had actually won tickets to take the girls to a play in Fayetteville on Saturday but Aunt Becky was a trooper and took Meredith and Will to see the play instead.  Alli was a little disappointed about not going but wasn't too bad since she felt bad and understood the situation.  Sunday then came and went and both of the girls were fine.  Yea!  Well, then Monday came along and Alli started running a fever again.  UGH!  This time it was just a fever and just in the morning and she seemed fine yet again that afternoon and on Tuesday.  Next, Wednesday came along and took her to Mother's Day Out to make fudge with Miss Debe and she threw up and I had to pick her up after about an hour.  (Great so called Mother's Day Out, more like Mother's hour out).  When I picked her up she acted like she felt fine and even Linda, the Director, agreed and we thought she must have ate something that disagreed with her.  So, since Michael was heading out of town that afternoon and she felt fine we went to a Lewis' Diner here in town and I'm sure you know what I'm about to say.  We got her food and then she puked.  She hadn't even taken a bite.  I really think the single guy across the way from us was quite impressed with what he saw at lunchtime that day.  Thankfully, the sweet ladies that work there couldn't have been kinder and we cleaned her up and off we went.  Again, she acted like she felt fine after she did it as well.  So, we dropped Michael off at the airport and headed home where she's been fine ever since.  I guess the true test will be tomorrow at MDO since it seems to hit every other day.  

Oh yeah, did you see I mentioned Michael went out of town.  HE WENT TO NASHVILLE!  Yes, Nashville, where my good friend Trish had just moved to and where Michael's going to be able to eat dinner with her husband tonight.  I'm not jealous or anything!  He had to go for a training conference so I understand.  I'm really thinking there should be a "business" trip for stay at home moms sometime.

Blog Contest

I know this is at the last minute, but I wanted to make you fellow bloggers aware of a neat contest that my friend, ShaRhonda from the "The 4 Crows blog" is having.  She and another blogger have gotten together to give away a beautiful piece of jewelry that the winner can pick out from several different choices.  I met ShaRhonda through my sister-in-law Carrie and she is just a delight and her blog is definitely a fun read and she is hoping this contest will help improve traffic to her site.  All you have to do is click on her site (see sidebar) and get the details.  The contest deadline is Monday morning to be quick!  The jewelry is all handmade sterling silver.  

Video from Ellen Show

I just have to share this video with you because it is just too funny.  I first saw it on Facebook and it was posted by my friend Jennifer M. and it just cracked me up.  I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

I Spy

I thought these pictures kind of resembled an "I Spy" book.  The subjects you need to find in these pictures are that of my two daughters named Meredith and Alli.  This is my sweet little Alli's room during the "snow" days we had here.  I took this picture because it sent me over the edge.  Shortly after I took it I got rid of some toys and board books to make more room.  Alli likes to empty out her toy box and every other type of toy holder to seek out what goodies are on the bottom.  Unfortunately she's not big on helping put them away.  (Yes Mom, I know I'm paying for my raising).  Anyway, her room looks much much better now, I promise.

Happy Birthday Grandma & Great Grandma!

I'm a little behind in posting this but last weekend my parents, sister Staci and grandmother came to visit.  Since my mom and grandmother celebrated their birthday on January 14 and 21 I decided to pick up a cake and we would have a little party of our own since we weren't able to make it over there.  Meredith and Alli are all about birthday parties so they thought it was great and I'm all about cakes so I thought that part of it was great as well (not to mention the birthday girls).  It was a pretty lazy day for us all.  We ate Popeye's chicken (yummy) and then had the cake for dessert with Braum's ice cream.  

I am so blessed to have such a precious mom and grandma.  I know I can count on them in any situation.  I remember loving to spending the night with my grandparents when I was younger and playing lots and lots of board games and Bible trivia with my grandma.  I also remember her making me yummy doughnuts in their fryer which I loved.  We also had good times painting ceramics together.  I cherish so many of the beautiful ceramics that grandma painted throughout the years and am lucky enough to have some of them now.  My mom was always willing to sacrifice for the good of her children, especially when she went to work at TU so we could all get a good quality education.  Thank you Mom and Grandma!!  I love you both!!

I also wanted to mention to please keep my other grandmother in your prayers (she's the one that got married a couple of years ago).  She's in the hospital due to a touch of pneumonia along with a bleeding ulcer.  Hopefully the doctors will get the bleeding stopped soon and she'll be home in no time.  Thank you for your prayers.

Junie B. Jones

Last week the kind gentleman that does advertising for Michael's shop gave us 4 free tickets to see Junie B. Jones at the Alma PAC.  However, Michael elected to give up his ticket (he's so kind) so that Meredith's friend, Katie, could go with us.  For those of you that are unfamiliar with the Junie B. Jones book series, they are the most adorable little chapter book series and I think I enjoy them just as much as Meredith.  The books cover Junie's early elementary school days and she tends to get into a little bit of trouble with her quick witted personality.  This little play was based on the "Junie B. Jones, First Grader" book and it was a simple little production that was just an hour long (which I appreciated).  I don't know about you but sometimes I think we other larger children productions they tend to get a little long and it was a relief not to have a big intermission with gazillion dollar balloons being brought to the front as a temptation to buy.  Here's a cute picture I took with my phone of Meredith and Katie.  Alli elected not to be in the picture.

Great Job in First Grade

Meredith has had a great first grade year I must say.  She had her third awards assembly of the year at her school and she still has straight A's and made that honor roll and she also received November's Citizen award for her class.  I just hope that she and Alli both inherited Michael's test taking abilities, we need some scholarships!