Gray

Gray... it is a very gray day! I'm about sick of it! Hopefully tomorrow will be better! Work was crazy today. Hopefully tomorrow will be better. Not a lot going on down here. Just enjoying time with Josh and Jeff. Living for the weekend! Ordell and Pauline came down last weekend. It sure was nice to see them! Josh will be 4 1/2 tomorrow! I can't believe it! Til later.

Happy 1st Birthday Natty-Talya!

That's right, my baby sister's baby is 1! Happy Birthday, Natalya! I called her this morning and left a message telling her what a bad Aunty I am! I still haven't sent her present. Good thing she isn't old enough to know any better!

Well, that's all for now! Short post!

Wii!

We finally got a Wii! Yup! That was our big purchase this week. Jeff was totally opposed, but he is loving it too! He really likes the boxing. It is pretty funny! I personally like Golf, Tennis, and Bowling. Josh likes the boxing. It is the cutest thing that I have ever seen!

Josh is doing well at school. They are growing butterflies in their classrooms right now. They have 5 in his room. They named two of them... Beauty and Tommy. Guess who chose the name Tommy? You got it!

Well, that is really all there is new to report. Jeff is still busy working on the bathroom... oh, and my stepmom's campaign for city commission is drawing to a close this week. Good luck, Pauline!

Until next week!

Finally Friday!

It's finally Friday! The week seemed to drag by. I am still getting used to my CPAP machine. While I feel more rested overall, I still have to wake up to adjust, and dump water out of my tubing. I am hoping that the tips the trainer gave me today on the phone will help with that last part! I am also excited, because I ordered my new insulin pump. I am hoping to get a continuous glucose monitor, but will have to wait and see if insurance will pay for it.

Our big plans this weekend include the Johnson County Mom's of Multiples garage sale. Jeff gets all of Josh's clothes for the spring/summer season about this time every year. It is $150 or so, well spent! We usually don't have to buy him much else. Tomorrow night, Josh is going to my friend Carrie's house to play with her son Collin, while Jeff and I enjoy a night out at my co-worker/friend, AmyJo's 30th birthday party. It will be an opportunity for Jeff to meet some of my co-workers, so that will be fun. Sunday, Josh has a playdate with his BFF Jack. Should be a good time! Oh, I also need to get my niece's b-day present ready to go. She is turning one on April 9th! Pretty exciting stuff! I am including a picture of her on her horse. She almost looks like a living doll. She is adorable! Well, all for now!

Happy Easter!

We are busy this weekend celebrating the Easter season with Jeff's folks. They came down on Thursday night and took care of Josh on Friday. He is really enjoying his time with them. He and Grandma raked leaves in the yard this afternoon, baked a cake and cupcakes yesterday, colored Easter eggs yesterday. Grandpa has been busy helping Jeff with demo of our guest bath. It is down to the studs at this point.

Hope this finds everyone doing well, and enjoying their Easter!

Three babies!

Well, our friends have been very busy in the last seven days! Believe it or not, all three of the pregnant people that we know had babies this week! Congratulations to Casey and Mychael on the birth of Chase Mychael. Congratulations to Mitch and Jill on the birth of Addison Joann (or as Josh calls her... Radison!). And today, Barrie and Tona welcomed another little boy. The name has yet to be announced!

Things are going good here. We are all staying busy. It is about 70 degrees today. We are enjoying it, as I am told that it is supposed to snow on Saturday. I hate snow. I am going to get a massage on Sunday, as the doctor told me that I have a strained muscle in my neck. The strain in the muscle is pulling on my skull. YEOUCH! It does not feel good! I also got the results back from my second sleep study. The first one said that I was snoring so loud that I would wake myself up 15 times... an hour! With the CPAP therapy, I was down to less than 2 times... an hour! That is less in a whole night, than I was waking up in one hour! Needless to say, I am anxious to get my CPAP machine and start getting some good sleep! It will be nice for Jeff to get some good sleep too!

This weekend, Josh and I are going to go see the new Dr. Seuss movie "Horton Hears a Who" with Avery and her mom, Kara. It promises to be a good time for all (probably moreso Josh and Avery, than Kara and I!)

Farewell Dee! We will miss you!

Our dear, sweet neighbor Dee Harper passed away last night. We have lived by her for two days shy of eight years. Jeff, Josh and I loved her and her husband Bob who passed away January 2007. We will miss Dee greatly, and know that she and Bob are reunited in Heaven.

I was explaining to Josh that Dee had died, and that she went to Heaven to be with Bob. Josh said, "Did she take an airplane?" Leave it to a four year old to make you feel better when you are sad!

I forgot I had a blog!

Well, the title is no joke. I literally forgot that I have a blog. Not a whole lot new is going on here. Josh and I have both been sick, but are almost over it. Jeff is taking a work trip next week, so we are enjoying a little family time this weekend. Oh, and Josh has a play date with his girlfriend, Avery Green tomorrow. It should be fun! In this post, Josh and Avery. And Josh after Avery left... a little tired!

Merry Christmas!

Well, the Christmas holiday is officially over. I wish I could say it was great, but it wasn't! We all had the flu at some point! Overall it was good. Josh started us out with the flu on Saturday (12/22), Ordell, Natalya and Kara had it starting Sunday (12/23), which ended up with my dad passing out, and breaking 5 bones in his foot! Poor guy! Monday and Tuesday had Jeff and I feeling it. But, I think that all is better now. Josh and I are, however, nursing coughs.

Josh got pretty much everything that he wanted from Santa. His favorites so far seem to be the tinker toys (remember those? they were wood when I was a kid, now BRIGHTLY COLORED plastic!) and his grabber. My best gift was the earrings I got from Santa. They are white gold hoops to replace the ones I lost last year. Jeff's best gift... definitely the Wolfgang Puck pot/pan set he got. He is using them again tonight!

We made it to December! 20 more shopping days til xmas!

Hi everyone!

Hope this finds you all doing well. We have had a bunch of busy weeks. My dad and Pauline came down for Thanksgiving. It was a good time. Didn't do much, but that's okay! We took Joshie to see Santa Claus. He asked for Hot Wheels, Grabbers (the thing that old people use to grab things... has a claw on the end... you get the idea!), helicopters, and a bike. We got home, and he was really upset, because he realized that he forgot to ask Santa for "Spiderman Beauticles". If anyone knows what this is, let me know! He says it is on the top shelf at Toys 'R' Us, has Spiderman, Sand, and you shake it!

Work is going well. I am staying really busy. Looking forward to a short break at Christmas. All for now!

We survived pictures

YAY! Pictures are done for the year! Josh's four-year pics, and our family pics turned out well... although Josh did cheesy smile a lot! It was fun! Jeff made chili today (thinking it was going to be cold... it wasn't exactly chili weather, but we sweated our way through it!)

Happy November! 59 shopping days til Christmas!

Hi All!

Well, I survived my first week of work, and am already almost done with the second one. It is going really well! Josh loved Halloween this year. He was a monkey. He LOVED trick or treating around the neighborhood. We met many neighbors this year, as instead of saying trick or treat, he usually said, "Hi. What's your name?" Goofball!

I survived my first day!

Hey All! I survived my first day at my new job! The second one two! It is actually going very well, and I was happy to see lots of familiar faces on my first day. They took me out to lunch at Garozzo's, one of my favorite Italian restaurants. The whole team went, so that was nice. I got my parking squared away... another good thing... covered parking! I went through orientation today, and got my Key goodie bag. It was really good training. I am still sick, so I am looking forward to getting my insurance straightened around. Hopefully it will all be taken care of soon!

Brad and Heather had a beautiful wedding this weekend. It was nice to see all of Jeff's family. I think everyone had a really good time. It was a long weekend though, just because poor little Joshie needed more sleep... I think I did too!

Well, still trying to figure this whole blogging thing out. I haven't yet figured out how to actually get my blog to post... go figure! Bear with me!