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Sick again...

Bryan's little sister turns 9 today and Saturday she had a big party. We drove down to West Palm, 2 hours, Wednesday to spend a few days there before the party. I was able to spend some time with my mom. She took the girls to Build-a-Bear for Maddie and Chloe's birthdays. They had a blast. for a few days, Maddie kept saying she didnt feel good, she had no fever, or any symptoms, just didnt feel good. Thursday, we were at the house, and she was fine one minute and the next, she was burning up. I took her temp, 103.8....dinner was in the oven, I could not leave the house till my mom-in-law got home. I called her doc back home to try to find out what to do. We dont have insurance, so any way to get around taking her to a doctor away from home, I will try....they didnt answer the phone. Her doc sold her practice and is now at the health dept. and that is where we take the kids now. the only thing, they dont care about kids the way a real office would....so, I couldnt get an answer. I gave her motrin, she felt better. I thought it may be an ear infection again, and if that was the case, I could load her up on motrin till we got home and take her in today. Then, Friday, she woke up and said her mouth hurt. I looked and just saw red, her mouth is so tiny. I tried the docs again to see if they would call in an antibiotic for her. No luck, no answer. After a few hours of phone calls, talking to my mom....the doctor she works for just said he would call one in for us!!! Thinking she had strep...we gave her the meds, no other choice at this point. I hate self medicating....but, there was nothing else to do. Sat we went to build-a-bear again for Bryan's sisters birthday party. They had so much fun....we left to go home....Maddie's temp shot up to almost 104 again....got home 2 hours later....she was covered in hives. She was scratching and had huge bumps all over. I gave her more motrin, more antibiotics and put her to bed. Woke up yesterday, her mouth still hurts, still has a fever, no more hives....after being on meds for 2 days, looks like it isnt strep but a virus. She had this last year and her mouth was covered in ulcers...her doc told me that there was nothing to do but ride it out......looks like we have to do the same here. She didnt have a fever this morning, but her mouth still has huge sores all over. She keeps asking for the purple medicine!! Mothers Day....I have a wonderful husband who works hard, but when it comes to doing things, he is not very thoughtful. He loves me to death, I love him, I have just over the past 7 years come to not expect anything big for holidays. And thats fine. My past mothers days have been just aweful, so no big expectations this year. I woke up yesterday and he got out of bed to get Chloe....a huge deal! When I rolled out of bed at 7, he was in the kitchen, making cinnamon rolls...well, taking them out of the can!!! He made eggs and sausage too! Wow....I was so impressed! I did have to clean up from breakfast, but at least I didnt make it! We went to church, I left before sunday school starte cause Maddie's fever spiked again. Put her down for a nap....when Bryan came home, he got in the kitchen and made dinner (our church starts at 1pm and sunday school is over at 4)...he made taco salads for dinner. Once again, I had to clean up, but I at least didnt make dinner!!! He even made guacamole...my favorite and he hats it!!! Its a start! I took a pic of Maddison when she fell asleep on the couch yesterday. She looked so sad with her fever....

Big girl

Chloe got a big girl bed the other day. She loves sleeping. Well, maybe not sleeping, but she loves laying in her crib and cuddling with all her blankets and has always been a great sleeper...she goes to bed at 6:30...and has since she was 10 weeks old! So, we got her a big bed, just a regular twin bed, but big for her. We set it up and the first thing she did was climb up, cuddle with her blanket and suck her thumb. It was all over from there. She loves taking naps, and going to bed at night. There was no problem with the transition. She wakes up in the morning and lays there till somone opens the door and then still lays in bed for a while longer. No more cribs here. The first time in 5 years we have not had one set up. Wow.

My oldest child is boy crazy. Let me back up. The girls (Maddie and Hana) are over the whole Playhouse Disney cartoons and now are into watching the big kid shows, like Corey in the House, Ravin, Suite life of Zack and Cody, and so on. They love High School Musical and the Disney movies. So, I found out that this week at Wild World of Sports at Disney, they are filming a show for the summer called Disney Games...like a field day with all the actors from all the shows, competing each other in various things. We took the girls last night to watch a little of it. Being a tv show, there is a lot of down time. We saw some of the kids in the field, but then, after an hour of waiting, they did the dunk tank. Kyle Massey, from Ravin and Corey in the House, got up and the girls screamed in excitement. It was funny cause I was laughing at all the boy crazy girls and then thought, not much longer and that is my kids. He waved to the girls, got dunked, they laughed like crazy. Lots of others got up and they cheered and waived to them. They were so excited to see the REAL people. They were a little upset cause Hannah Montana (Mylie Cyrus) was sick and was not there, but the whole rest of the cast of the show was. We went over to a part in the stands where the kids kept going and giving autographs. They saw the Cheetah Girls, and just could not believe it was them!!! Brenda Song was there, some other kids that I dont know the real names. One girl from one of the shows finally gave the girls her autograph and Maddie reached out and gave her a big hug. She was so happy! The only disappointment was for Hana, she didnt see Corbin Bleu...one of the stars of High School Musical. She talks about him non stop. And, he wasnt there. :( So, watch Disney Games this summer, we were right behind the dunk tank and the girls got in lots of the shots!!!

Long night

Yesterday all of us came down with a bad cold...lots of coughing and stuffy noses. But, of course, Maddie always gets it the worst. I put her to bed at 8, she told me she was tired and wanted to go to bed. I was snuggling her and she said, get out, I am sleepy! For her to say that to me is strange, since she is always begging to be in my bed. Anyway, I worked out for about 45 minutes, took a shower, did my nails, sat on the couch to watch some tv and about 10:30 I heard a small cry. I went to her room and she was sitting up in bed crying. I picked her up and she was on fire. 103 temp...then she started coughing harder and crying harder and I knew what that meant...so I ran her to the bathroom and sat by the toilet where she continued to vomit. Poor baby...always happens when she gets too upset. After cleaning her up, we put a wet cloth on her head, pulled out the sofa sleeper and went to bed....I gave her some motrin a little while later...all night was tossing and turning and crying cause her head hurt...finally at about 5am, it broke and she fell asleep till 8 this morning...slept through all the noise of Bryan going to work and Chloe up at 6:30...and she is fine now. She is currently in her room playing dress up and being herself. I made an appt with her doctor for tomorrow just in case the same thing happens tonight...dont want to take chances with the weekend coming....its always something!!!

Our neighbors

We have some interesting neighbors. There are longhorns... ...and donkeys....

...a watussi, which in not even a year old yet...and some ponies and a water buffalo...dont have pics of those! Every day we have to go over to the fence and feed them our weeds and whatever left-over carrots and apples we have. If we dont, the ponies will stick thier hoofs through the fence, the watussi will moo at us and the donkeys will make the funniest noises. It is good for the girls, they are begining to enjoy the outdoors, finally. So, come meet our neighbors, everyone is welcome!

Before and after (well, after and before!!)

We have one room done...the living room. And, its not really done. We need window treatments and need to hang some family pics...we need to get a rug...the tv looks extra small where it is, not a priority for me...but its more done than the other rooms!!!

ANN-A-VER-SA-RIES

Lisa, do you remember that commercial? Something about a guy talking about special events and the girl was in the background trying to remind him about one specific special day...ok, whatever... So, yes, today is our anniversary...6 whole years...date night was supposed to be tonight but may have to be cancelle. Chloe has had a fever for a few days and got her in to the doctor...she has strep...not fun. I just hope none of the other girls get it...or worse, Bryan. I think he is worse when he is sick than the kids are!!! EDIT: So we did go out...to a wonderful place called Texas de Brazil....wonderful all you can eat steakhouse, about 20 different kinds of meat coming around on skewers to your table, a little pricey, but totally worth it!!!

Hanging out

Hana and Maddisonwanted to take some pictures...They did pretty good!

Smores

We decided on Saturday to make a fire in the back and roast marshmellows. It was the girls first time. They helped daddy find sticks and wood in the afternoon/evening and couldnt wait till it got dark out. Daddy made little benches for us to sit on. Bubba was out with us for a couple hours and didnt run away! It was so much fun just sitting around being a family and talking, without having a tv on in the background. The girls loved it so much, I think we are doing it again tonight for family home evening!

Cousins

Lisa and her kids, Maia and Stella, visited for a few days. We all had a blast. It has been 2 years since we got together. Here are some pics from the visit. I have more from my other camera that I will post later.

We tried

The whole family was in Sarasota this year and Grandma really wanted family pictures taken on the beach, everyone wearing tan and white. It seemed like a big deal. I saw the other families pictures and they looked so nice! It was our turn, and we picked the windiest and coldest day of all. We could hardly stand up. This was our finished product. The girls and my hair is supposed to be down, but the wind blew it so it looks like its in a ponytail. We did it the other direction too, and our hair is all in our faces. Nice.

Just a day of dress up

The house

Just a few pics of the home. The one of Bubba laying in the grass is our front yard. Chloe loves to be out with Bubba and mommy...she loves to go let him out of his pen!

Man I am tired

She put her baby on one blankie and she layed down on her other one...they have to do the same things all the time!

Chloe wanted to help me clean today!

Flowers

Bad day yesterday. Then, I got flowers from dad. Thanks! Maddie said they looked sad. This morning they look happy! I need the name of the site you ordered them from. They were the freshest flowers I have ever seen. So fresh they still had dirt all over them!!

The floors

I decided to try to clean the grout in the house last night. They looked pretty gross. Wow, what a difference. It looks like we have new floors. In one spot, I thought the tile was supposed to be tan, in fact, after cleaning, they are white tiles. Nasty. The bathrooms too. They look great now.

The picture isnt the best, but you get the idea. The grout is white and look how black it used to be.

We are here

We are in the house. I sure hope this is the last move! The house is good, like I said before, it has potential. Easy to add on to. After moving, we realized the girls rooms are huge. They have twice the room than before. It is so nice. We are lacking storage space, bathroom space and there is no pantry. Bryan went out and bought a cabinet thing to put in our laundry room till we can afford to redo the kitchen and do a pantry. After moving, we realized also that there is only one phone jack that works, the bedrooms and office ones dont work. I was getting ready for church Sunday and the outlets in the bathrooms dont work and there are just a few that work in the whole house. Taking a shower...well, it has to be done in the girls bathroom, ours leaks, and you have to crouch down to get the water on your head. Dad, dont come visit till we take care of this!!! And, showers are limited to 3 minutes if you want it warm...luke warm. I tried to do laundry, they hookups for the washer are broken!! Man, I am glad we are renting for now! The plumbers come tomorrow, electricians some time next week. I have a feeling the whole house needs to be re-wired. But, the owner pays for it all!!!! The only thing we have to pay for is remodeling. The kids love it, except for the bugs. Cant wait to see my sister next week. It has been 2 long years!!! We are waiting on a few more things for the girls rooms and I will do pictures when they are done. Hope everyone is doing well.