Three Blurry Amigos!

The kids were getting ready for school and Haley turned on her Chicken Little CD (Her favorite!) and they danced around the living room. Shawn really got into it. They loved how the computer made them blurry if they moved fast!

Tea anyone?

Okay, I came to the realization the other day that Haley is Darn cute! She recieved a play kitchen for Christmas and is loving it. She cooks for all of us. (So does shawn! ) Yesterday she had a Tea Party with her little friend Zoe.

Aren't they cute! Dressed up in their "Tea outfits" they even put the toaster on the table with wooden toast so they could have toast with their tea!

Alright, she is adorable! We put soup in their little bowls and they used goblets to drink their lemon aid. It was a lot of fun! These are the days I hope to remember when she's screaming at me for not liking her boyfriend. Ahhh....life.

Back to school....again...

January 4th

Dear Blog,

I started back to school today. yeah. Oh, excuse me....um...YEAH! There, that was more exciting! Well, I took on more then I can chew, but it's only for 90 days, right?! So, here's my motivational speech to myself: YOU CAN DO IT!! I'll have my associates in May....Then when the kids all go off to school, I'll come back and get my Biology Composite Teaching degree, and teach! Maybe by then they'll pay teachers more! Anywhoo, I am more excited to get back into my routine, and send Haley and Mark off to school, they need the structured learning environment! (and I need an afternoon cool down!) Well, we're off to a good start for the year, let's make it better then the last!

P.S. Stay Tuned for more first of the year flabber jabber!

ER

Happy New Years!!!

Happy New Year!! We had a great time...our neighbors came over along with some family and we played games and ate until we were overstuffed!! It was a lot of fun. There were only 3 of us left by midnight...we're getting to be light weights in our old age!! We toasted and kissed in the New Year ;) We got up this morning with the kids and went sledding. I decided I need a camera, mine is broken. I got it all on my cell phone, but need to figure out how to download it!

This past year has been interesting, hard at times, and a bit disappointing. But overall we are a wonderful eternal family and we are all together and relatively healthy. What a blessing! I believe if there is ever a time in this countries history that we as a people need to resolve to be better....it's this year. We can change the future, and the outcome of the decisions made in the past if we stand together and resolve to be better, kinder, and humbler. So, this year we decided that we will resolve to be better, to do service without being noticed, and learn new talents. So my talent this year will be sewing...practical and fun! I'd like to start sewing for hospital charities. They are in constant need of newborn and preemie clothing as well as stillborn burial gowns. The patterns are relatively easy. Little Mark wants to be more patient and attentive in class. Haley wants to be good. Daddy wants to dive into the gospel and learn more. What's your resolution this year? Leave a comment and let me know!

Merry Christmas Mom!

Update!

So, here's the skinny...Haley is her regular bouncing off the walls self today...Thank goodness? I think? Daddy's Doc say's he has Bursitis in his shoulder caused by an injury. I've posted a picture at the bottom to illustrate what's happening. The little bone above the bursa sack in his shoulder is resting on his arm bone, it's not supposed to touch. They gave him a cortisone shot in the bursa sack with 3 vials worth....OUCH! It's swollen and he has a hard time moving his arm. But it should make him feel better, if it doesn't by the middle of January then he get's an MRI to see if something else is causing the inflammation besides the bursitis. Yeah..

Poor Poor Haley

So, yesterday at church I lost it. Sad. But true! We'd been up late the night before, the kids were cranky, I was cranky, Dad was in pain and Cranky!! Haley was unusually cranky....I managed to ground the children to naps when we got home. So, home we were, haley was in her room whining about being in there, she wasn't tired, her clothes were itchy, she had to go to the bathroom 5 times! Then she looked at me and very quietly said ..... mom? I look over at her head peaking around the door frame... She's as white as a sheet! Are you okay? NO! She runs to the bathroom and throws up....here we go! For the next 5 hours she threw up every 10 minutes and had to go BM in between every one. Her father was ready to call an exorcist, I was ready to take her to the doctor. She kept begging for water, but every drop I put down her was up in 5 minutes. Poor poor haley! We finally got her to sleep. Dreading the next day we also went to sleep. 6am. I am in my pajamas and slippers in Smiths looking for pedialite to hydrate my poor daughter. 6am? Well, I couldn't very well taker her with me and her dad had to leave at 7 for a doctors appointment. As soon as I walk in the door, there's haley....talking a million miles a minuet begging for something to drink. I still only gav her a few ounces of pedialite at a time....but so far she's perky and demanding...just like always. I think I need to go lie down....Daddy is going to see the shoulder surgeon today...I'll let you know what they say..ER

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