Bryce is not sleeping well this evening. He has awakened 3 times already. He wants Daddy (who is out of town, of course). This last time I went in to him he was holding his big toe. When I walked in he said his toe hurt. I asked why.... "I bit it."
"You hit it?" I asked thinking he hit the wall.
"No I bit it, ate it."
HE BIT HIS TOE IN HIS SLEEP!!!!!
WOW!
Monday, October 30, 2006
HELP!!
Here are Isaac's school pictures. I have to decide which pose to buy (or spend A LOT of money on both poses). Give me your opinion because I think they are both great (of course I am biased!). If you double click on the picture it will enlarge it a little bit.
California
Paul went to Southern California Thursday and Friday for a conference for work. He took some pictures from his hotel room at the Ritz-Carlton (must be nice!!!). I thought they were really good pictures, so I wanted to share! If the pictures look smoggy - that is the smoke from the wild fire there.
Beautiful Flowers
These are the beautiful flowers I received from my husband last Friday. I took this picture this morning, so this is what they look like on day 4 of ME having them. Paul gets all my flowers from Proflowers online. This is an awesome way to get flowers. You order them and they are picked from the field and shipped directly to you. Since they do not go through wholesalers and florist and sit in refrigerators, you get them extra fresh and they last a LONG time!! I know I sound like I am advertising for them (and I guess I am), but Paul has been getting all of my flowers from them for several years now, and they are always beautiful and long lasting. Usually flowers I buy at the store are dead or droopy by now!!!
Back to my awesome husband though. The vase that came with the flowers match my living room decor perfectly!! The roses are such a seasonal color too! I have been bragging to everyone about how awesome my husband is!! I should add here (just to futher prove my point) that this weekend I went to Hot Springs with four other girls from my sunday school class. When I got home, the house was spotless (I mean down to he shampooed the carpet!) and he was working on dinner. He also had mowed the yard and sucked up all of the leaves! I told him I needed to go out of town more often (although I should not have told him that because next time he won't do anything so I won't go anywhere!!)
The moral of this post: I have the best, most awesome, loving, caring husband ever!!! No one could come close to matching him and I love him very much!!
Isaac's Birthday Bash
Well, we have COMPLETELY confused Isaac! We had his birthday party yesterday, a costume party, but he keeps saying he is now 5 - but he is not!! I keep trying to explain to him that it his just his PARTY, his birthday was not until close to Christmas. He doesn't get it. I don't want to confuse him, but I think this is the way we will be doing his birthday from now on.
We don't do the party in December, because December is crazy for us, and most others. We end up having a Christmas party just about every weekend from the first weekend in December to Christmas. Add on top of that all of the shopping and traveling that people do - just not a good month for a birthday party!! November we have Caleb's party, I just can't do two birthday parties in one month! So, this is the best time to do it! Not to mention - these kids usually only get to dress up once in their costumes, so they all really loved getting to dress up the extra time.
I did not take pictures of the decorations unfortunately. Paul did camera duty and he was outside quite a bit of the time with kids, and I just did not think of it. We had lots of black and orange and ghosts and bats and pumpkins. We served Green Slime Juice with worms floating in it, chips and dip, candy corn/peanut mixes, and lots and lots of candy! We also had ghost shaped cupcakes and chocolate ice cream. Some of the kids were unsure about the green slime juice, but most of them liked it and drank it. We went through two big containers of lime sherbet and 2 - 2 liters of Ginger Ale. The good thing was that the parents liked the punch too.
We tried to do a mummy wrap - did not go over too well. The kids were in pairs and they were supposed to wrap their partner and run to the other end of the yard where they were suppose to rip off their wrap and wrap their partner. It did not go as planned, but the kids had a good time and the yard was COVERED in toilet paper (better than the trees)!
The rest of the time the kids just played. I don't think if I had organized a lot of games I could have gotten them to calm down to play. There were a lot of knives and guns, etc. flying around from all the ninjas, knights, etc. that came to the party. Hopefully they all wore themselves out (despite the candy being injested!!) before they went home.
His gifts were an x-box and 3 games, a Hot Wheels racetrack, Hot Wheels cars and trucks, Nerf Ball gun, a Spiderman matching game and two puzzles and a dinosaur pack with a poster, book and 3D puzzle. This party was great timing, because after being home for a week and a half because of his hand - entertaining him was getting difficult!! He and Bryce have been playing with all the new toys all morning (which is why I have time to sit and do this - even though I should be cleaning house!)
I will post the pictures in the next post - I need to go fix lunch so the boys (and I) can lay down for their naps!!
We don't do the party in December, because December is crazy for us, and most others. We end up having a Christmas party just about every weekend from the first weekend in December to Christmas. Add on top of that all of the shopping and traveling that people do - just not a good month for a birthday party!! November we have Caleb's party, I just can't do two birthday parties in one month! So, this is the best time to do it! Not to mention - these kids usually only get to dress up once in their costumes, so they all really loved getting to dress up the extra time.
I did not take pictures of the decorations unfortunately. Paul did camera duty and he was outside quite a bit of the time with kids, and I just did not think of it. We had lots of black and orange and ghosts and bats and pumpkins. We served Green Slime Juice with worms floating in it, chips and dip, candy corn/peanut mixes, and lots and lots of candy! We also had ghost shaped cupcakes and chocolate ice cream. Some of the kids were unsure about the green slime juice, but most of them liked it and drank it. We went through two big containers of lime sherbet and 2 - 2 liters of Ginger Ale. The good thing was that the parents liked the punch too.
We tried to do a mummy wrap - did not go over too well. The kids were in pairs and they were supposed to wrap their partner and run to the other end of the yard where they were suppose to rip off their wrap and wrap their partner. It did not go as planned, but the kids had a good time and the yard was COVERED in toilet paper (better than the trees)!
The rest of the time the kids just played. I don't think if I had organized a lot of games I could have gotten them to calm down to play. There were a lot of knives and guns, etc. flying around from all the ninjas, knights, etc. that came to the party. Hopefully they all wore themselves out (despite the candy being injested!!) before they went home.
His gifts were an x-box and 3 games, a Hot Wheels racetrack, Hot Wheels cars and trucks, Nerf Ball gun, a Spiderman matching game and two puzzles and a dinosaur pack with a poster, book and 3D puzzle. This party was great timing, because after being home for a week and a half because of his hand - entertaining him was getting difficult!! He and Bryce have been playing with all the new toys all morning (which is why I have time to sit and do this - even though I should be cleaning house!)
I will post the pictures in the next post - I need to go fix lunch so the boys (and I) can lay down for their naps!!
Monday, October 23, 2006
Casa Nova
I have my own Casa Nova!! Caleb is so girl crazy! Not only is he girl crazy - he goes for the older girls. When we were at our sunday school fellowship picnic on Saturday, everytime I went to find Caleb he was under a tree or off alone with a girl. The girl was at least 13, as all of his crushes are lately.
I am not sure what to do now - much less later when he is off on his own more!
I am not sure what to do now - much less later when he is off on his own more!
Such A Sweet Son!!
I opened Caleb's lunchbox this morning to fix his lunch. There was a handmade envelope inside it addressed to Mommy. It was decorated beautifully. I opened it to find a letter that said I love you! I was very shocked and it put a huge smile on my face.
Car Tire Update
Unfortunately, I found a nail in the tire that went flat Saturday. I asked Paul about if the inside of the tire should shred like that the short distance I drove on it. He said with the small wheelbase - it was possible.
Since there was a nail in it - there is no warranty on it. So at this point, I have to buy a new tire for the new car before I even make my first car payment!! We specifically asked the salesman about the price of the tires because we had read that the tires were hard to find and very expensive. He told us they were not hard to get and that they were only about $80. Well, actually the cheapest Paul found them was $120 AND they are on national backorder with no delivery date!!
Basically, I can either by four new tires or have mismatched tires! I am more than mad right now!! To specifically ask about that and be told what we were told and already have to be dealing with this is ridiculus. I think tomorrow we will be at the dealership talking to someone about this!
The "great" weekend is apparantly following me into the week! When it rains....
Since there was a nail in it - there is no warranty on it. So at this point, I have to buy a new tire for the new car before I even make my first car payment!! We specifically asked the salesman about the price of the tires because we had read that the tires were hard to find and very expensive. He told us they were not hard to get and that they were only about $80. Well, actually the cheapest Paul found them was $120 AND they are on national backorder with no delivery date!!
Basically, I can either by four new tires or have mismatched tires! I am more than mad right now!! To specifically ask about that and be told what we were told and already have to be dealing with this is ridiculus. I think tomorrow we will be at the dealership talking to someone about this!
The "great" weekend is apparantly following me into the week! When it rains....
Car Tire Update
Unfortunately, I found a nail in the tire that went flat Saturday. I asked Paul about if the inside of the tire should shred like that the short distance I drove on it. He said with the small wheelbase - it was possible.
Since there was a nail in it - there is no warranty on it. So at this point, I have to buy a new tire for the new car before I even make my first car payment!! We specifically asked the salesman about the price of the tires because we had read that the tires were hard to find and very expensive. He told us they were not hard to get and that they were only about $80. Well, actually the cheapest Paul found them was $120 AND they are on national backorder with no delivery date!!
Basically, I can either by four new tires or have mismatched tires! I am more than mad right now!! To specifically ask about that and be told what we were told and already have to be dealing with this is ridiculus. I think tomorrow we will be at the dealership talking to someone about this!
The "great" weekend is apparantly following me into the week! When it rains....
Since there was a nail in it - there is no warranty on it. So at this point, I have to buy a new tire for the new car before I even make my first car payment!! We specifically asked the salesman about the price of the tires because we had read that the tires were hard to find and very expensive. He told us they were not hard to get and that they were only about $80. Well, actually the cheapest Paul found them was $120 AND they are on national backorder with no delivery date!!
Basically, I can either by four new tires or have mismatched tires! I am more than mad right now!! To specifically ask about that and be told what we were told and already have to be dealing with this is ridiculus. I think tomorrow we will be at the dealership talking to someone about this!
The "great" weekend is apparantly following me into the week! When it rains....
Greatest Husband on Earth!!
This week will be our 11 year anniversary of being together. We have always remembered and recognized the day, but my Sweetie got sneaky this year. I was trying to get on his email to see about Isaac's birthday present we ordered off ebay. His password had changed. He periodically changes them, just for security, so I figured that is why it had changed.
He also changes it when he is being sneaky!! This is never a BAD sneaky - usually an "I ordered something and the confirmation was sent to my email" type of sneaky (I feel as though I should add that just for clarity!!). I did not think of this at the time!
So, imagine my surprise today when I go check the mail and there was a package in the box. I called Paul and he told me that it came early - it was suppose to come Friday - WITH FLOWERS!! He got me some pajamas (and even thought to take into account my growing stomach!!).
Not only does my great man remember our wedding anniversary - without reminder - he remembers the anniversary of the day we got together! That is just one of the bazillion reasons I still love my high school sweetheart! And as long as he is not sending flowers or gifts to the guy at his office....:)
Love you Sweetie!!!
He also changes it when he is being sneaky!! This is never a BAD sneaky - usually an "I ordered something and the confirmation was sent to my email" type of sneaky (I feel as though I should add that just for clarity!!). I did not think of this at the time!
So, imagine my surprise today when I go check the mail and there was a package in the box. I called Paul and he told me that it came early - it was suppose to come Friday - WITH FLOWERS!! He got me some pajamas (and even thought to take into account my growing stomach!!).
Not only does my great man remember our wedding anniversary - without reminder - he remembers the anniversary of the day we got together! That is just one of the bazillion reasons I still love my high school sweetheart! And as long as he is not sending flowers or gifts to the guy at his office....:)
Love you Sweetie!!!
Sunday, October 22, 2006
Sometimes You Should Just Stay Home...
Unfortunately, you don't get a warning as to when that should be. Last night we went to our Sunday Schools fall fellowship/hayride. I was not sure where I was going so I followed some friends. About the time we were exiting, the car started sounding loud, but did not drive funny. Because we were not in the best part of town (and did not know where we were going for sure), I did not want to pull over. I knew we did not have far to go, so I just kept driving.
When I get there, I open my door and an overwhelming smell of burning rubber takes over us. The boys started yelling "something stinks!!" MY TIRE IS SMOKING!!! The driver side rear tire was completely flat. I get the boys unloaded and on the playground (minus Isaac who can't go on the playground). One of the guys in my class came over to change the tire for me (remember - my husband is camping!!).
We (as in HE) gets the tire off, with Isaac helping by holding onto to lugnuts, etc., They had asked me what I ran over or hit and I told them nothing. He looks at the tire and said it must have just lost all of its pressure because he could not find anything in the tire. Then he laid the tire down to put the spare on. I looked down and noticed three holes (one huge one and a couple of small ones) in different places on the inside of the tire. The guy started looking at it and apparantly it was a defective tire because all the way around it is really soft (where the holes appeared).
So he finished changing the tire, then checked my other three to make sure I would make it home. My spare is so attractive!! The donut tire had a bright yellow wheel on it that I swear glows in the dark. Everytime I looked at the car in the dark - all you could see was the yellow wheel.
So...later that evening we are finishing up eating. Isaac needed to potty. So I went to take him potty and left Bryce, still eating, with some friends that are sitting by us. On my way back I stopped to talk to someone. I look up while talking to check on Bryce and see him surrounded by people. When I finally get a glimpse of him, his face was purple and he is being grabbed over the table to be given the heimlich. He was CHOKING!! I go running over there about the time he starts to breath again. Luckily for him we had LOTS of nurses and a soon-to-be dr there, who was much more help than a frantic mother would be!!
So after we took a hayride, we got followed home (at 55 mph). We made it home without anymore blowouts or choking. Monday morning, as soon as I drop Caleb off at school, I am going to the dealership to have them put four new tires on because I am now scared to drive on those tires!! I will take some pics of the tire today so you can see the damage!
When I get there, I open my door and an overwhelming smell of burning rubber takes over us. The boys started yelling "something stinks!!" MY TIRE IS SMOKING!!! The driver side rear tire was completely flat. I get the boys unloaded and on the playground (minus Isaac who can't go on the playground). One of the guys in my class came over to change the tire for me (remember - my husband is camping!!).
We (as in HE) gets the tire off, with Isaac helping by holding onto to lugnuts, etc., They had asked me what I ran over or hit and I told them nothing. He looks at the tire and said it must have just lost all of its pressure because he could not find anything in the tire. Then he laid the tire down to put the spare on. I looked down and noticed three holes (one huge one and a couple of small ones) in different places on the inside of the tire. The guy started looking at it and apparantly it was a defective tire because all the way around it is really soft (where the holes appeared).
So he finished changing the tire, then checked my other three to make sure I would make it home. My spare is so attractive!! The donut tire had a bright yellow wheel on it that I swear glows in the dark. Everytime I looked at the car in the dark - all you could see was the yellow wheel.
So...later that evening we are finishing up eating. Isaac needed to potty. So I went to take him potty and left Bryce, still eating, with some friends that are sitting by us. On my way back I stopped to talk to someone. I look up while talking to check on Bryce and see him surrounded by people. When I finally get a glimpse of him, his face was purple and he is being grabbed over the table to be given the heimlich. He was CHOKING!! I go running over there about the time he starts to breath again. Luckily for him we had LOTS of nurses and a soon-to-be dr there, who was much more help than a frantic mother would be!!
So after we took a hayride, we got followed home (at 55 mph). We made it home without anymore blowouts or choking. Monday morning, as soon as I drop Caleb off at school, I am going to the dealership to have them put four new tires on because I am now scared to drive on those tires!! I will take some pics of the tire today so you can see the damage!
Friday, October 20, 2006
Too Much Blues Clues
or something!!! Bryce found a Tonka activity book that has firetrucks and construction trucks on the cover. He keeps telling me that he needs to jump into the book so he can drive the firetruck. He tried every way possible to get himself into the picture on the book, and was very upset when he couldn't!!!
I Love You - Oh Wait...
Last night we went to get groceries and get some food for Paul to take on his camping trip (which he is going to freeze his patooty off!!!). Right as we pulled in to the store parking lot, Paul's phone rang. It was the other guy from Paul's office that organized the camping trip (Paul and this guy organized the trip for anyone at the office that wanted to go) that was calling to finalize a few plans.
So we are walking through Walmart and Paul is finishing up the phone call. I hear "I love you - oh wait wrong person!" Apparantly the other guy had said "I will see you in the morning." Paul said he was looking at me and is just so used to saying "I love you" that it just came out.
I am not sure that I like him being so used to saying I love you to me on the phone that he says it to anyone. However, every time I think about him saying that to a guy from work and seeing the look on his face when he said it and trying to cover himself - I just die laughing.
Lucky for him - I think the other guy hung up before Paul said it!!!!
So we are walking through Walmart and Paul is finishing up the phone call. I hear "I love you - oh wait wrong person!" Apparantly the other guy had said "I will see you in the morning." Paul said he was looking at me and is just so used to saying "I love you" that it just came out.
I am not sure that I like him being so used to saying I love you to me on the phone that he says it to anyone. However, every time I think about him saying that to a guy from work and seeing the look on his face when he said it and trying to cover himself - I just die laughing.
Lucky for him - I think the other guy hung up before Paul said it!!!!
Back to Children's!
I have to take Isaac back to the plastic surgery clinic at Children's this afternoon. His bandage is starting to come off. I called the clinic this morning to see what we needed to do because the dr told us not to change the bandage.
She called, and just barely got the drs nurse before they went into surgery. The nurse said that the spot is pretty small and they dermabonded it, so they are not "too" concerned, but to be safe they wanted to change the bandage. They don't get done with surgeries until 2:00. She told me to get there early and she would make sure we were the first ones in a room so I could get back to get Caleb from school.
I don't know what he is doing when he is sleeping but the past two mornings the bandage has come undone a little more than the day before. The good news is that he has not had any pain medication since yesterday morning. He has not complained of pain at all since we left the hospital, but I kept him on pain killers just to be safe. He keeps telling me it doesn't hurt at all. He is such a big boy and handling everything so well!
I won't say he is not milking it at all - he is doing great at that. He thinks everytime we go somewhere he should get to pick out a toy. He thinks he should get to do whatever he wants - even if it means taking something away from his brother!
I must also add that Caleb has done a fairly good job helping Isaac out - without being asked. When he sees Isaac struggling to get in his seat at the table or can't get his seatbelt on in the car - Caleb usually offers to help. I think I made him feel pretty guilty for what he did to Isaac before his surgery!! THAT'S WHAT HE GETS!!!
She called, and just barely got the drs nurse before they went into surgery. The nurse said that the spot is pretty small and they dermabonded it, so they are not "too" concerned, but to be safe they wanted to change the bandage. They don't get done with surgeries until 2:00. She told me to get there early and she would make sure we were the first ones in a room so I could get back to get Caleb from school.
I don't know what he is doing when he is sleeping but the past two mornings the bandage has come undone a little more than the day before. The good news is that he has not had any pain medication since yesterday morning. He has not complained of pain at all since we left the hospital, but I kept him on pain killers just to be safe. He keeps telling me it doesn't hurt at all. He is such a big boy and handling everything so well!
I won't say he is not milking it at all - he is doing great at that. He thinks everytime we go somewhere he should get to pick out a toy. He thinks he should get to do whatever he wants - even if it means taking something away from his brother!
I must also add that Caleb has done a fairly good job helping Isaac out - without being asked. When he sees Isaac struggling to get in his seat at the table or can't get his seatbelt on in the car - Caleb usually offers to help. I think I made him feel pretty guilty for what he did to Isaac before his surgery!! THAT'S WHAT HE GETS!!!
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
To Whoever Complained:
I am pretty sure I know who left the comment, but I did not have internet at the hospital and spent all day there. That is my excuse for today, I will find an excuse for the rest of the days another day (maybe the insane schedule my family has!!!). I will post some pictures we took at the hospital today when Paul sends them to me from his phone!
Big Brothers...
Tuesday morning when Caleb was getting ready for school I hear "Isaac, don't forget tomorrow you have to spend the day at the hospital." I went in and, again, told Caleb not to mention the surgery because we did not want him to be nervous about it. Last night when I sent the boys to bed, apparantly Caleb decided to tell Isaac everything that was going to happen.
This morning Isaac gets up and tells me how the dr is going to cut his hand open with a knife and remove his spot. Since Paul and I had not told him that - not that way - I asked where he got that from and he said Caleb told him last night. He then started crying. I finally got him calmed down and ready to go.
I told Caleb I was going to take him with us so the dr could cut open his head and remove the meanness from him. He was not fond of that idea for some reason!!
He was okay until we got in pre-op. He went back and forth from crying to laughing so he wouldn't cry. They gave him some "goofy juice" that was suppose to help with seperation anxiety when they took him back. HE GOT GOOFY (ier than he already was!). He was cracking us up!
When we picked Caleb up this evening I told him I thought he should have to wait on Isaac hand and foot the next two weeks because of how petrified he made his brother. At this point, I will be surprised if I ever get him back to a dr!!
That is what brothers are for...right?
This morning Isaac gets up and tells me how the dr is going to cut his hand open with a knife and remove his spot. Since Paul and I had not told him that - not that way - I asked where he got that from and he said Caleb told him last night. He then started crying. I finally got him calmed down and ready to go.
I told Caleb I was going to take him with us so the dr could cut open his head and remove the meanness from him. He was not fond of that idea for some reason!!
He was okay until we got in pre-op. He went back and forth from crying to laughing so he wouldn't cry. They gave him some "goofy juice" that was suppose to help with seperation anxiety when they took him back. HE GOT GOOFY (ier than he already was!). He was cracking us up!
When we picked Caleb up this evening I told him I thought he should have to wait on Isaac hand and foot the next two weeks because of how petrified he made his brother. At this point, I will be surprised if I ever get him back to a dr!!
That is what brothers are for...right?
Bye-Bye Pokeydot!
All day when people ask Isaac what happened to his hand this is the story he gave:
"I went to the doctor and he cut off my pokeydot and then he wrapped my hand with this bandage and put it in this thing (the sling)."
I never heard anyone refer to it as a pokey dot so I am not sure where that came from, but I thought it was a very cute description of what happened!
"I went to the doctor and he cut off my pokeydot and then he wrapped my hand with this bandage and put it in this thing (the sling)."
I never heard anyone refer to it as a pokey dot so I am not sure where that came from, but I thought it was a very cute description of what happened!
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