I'm Bored

So I was expecting to wake up to a SNOW covered ground and all we have is some freezing rain. It's not even sticking to the roads?!?! Weatherman said 100% chance for snow yesterday...WRONG! Whatever! I'm sure it will snow some but I'm doubting 10 inches will be fallin...I guess I should bite my tongue.

Anyway...I've been cooped up in this house for a week now due to my boys being sick. I did manage a grocery store run yesterday but I don't really count that as "getting out!" More like a necessary evil. Was supposed to go to my cousin Wendy's wedding but had to cancel those plans b/c I didn't want my sister-in-law driving down here (to watch the boys) in this supposed bad weather and on top of that Bob and the boys are SICK! So, I stay home for yet another day in this house. I guess I should clean or something but I just don't have the will or energy to do such things. Excuses, I know.

I was lucky enough, knock on wood, to not get whatever gunk the boys got, but am not ruling it out b/c the moment I do, BAM...I'll be sick! It is no fun to be a sick stay-at-home mom...there is no rest for mom when you're sick.

Bob is sleeping right now as he just got off of nights this morning...but since he is sick himself, I'm doubting he is going to be much fun to hang out with...ha! Oh well...I guess I will have to find something to entertain myself...was crocheting something special but ran out of yarn...ordered some but have to wait for delivery...

Any suggestions???

New Ride...

Well, we bought a new (well, new to us) vehicle yesterday. But not without some drama along the way...

We have been searching for a Jeep Grand Cherokee for a couple of months now so that we have the capability to pull a boat (eventually) and to be able to haul things, etc. So we started our search on CraigsList.com but with little luck. A new jeep would post and we would call first thing and it was either sold or listed incorrectly or there was something wrong with it or it didn't have the tow package, etc...SOOOoooooo...finally we looked on AutoTrader.com and found one located in Wichita that was perfect! We called the guy up and he still had it and everything was what we wanted, so we hop in the car to head that direction...

We stop half way in Emporia to snag lunch and we waited to start giving the boys their food until we got on the turnpike. Decovin then says he doesn't want any and that his belly hurts. I didn't think anything of it, b/c lately his new thing is to say his belly hurts and that he needs to go to the doctor and then seconds later will ask for food...so when he said it this time, I wasn't thinking it was a big deal. Well, minutes later hot shot throws up everywhere!! Wonderful. No place to pull over or turn around as we are on the turnpike so I pull off the road and Bob starts cleaning him up and this required stripping the boys clothes off b/c they were not salvagable for wear at this point in time. Now keep in mind yesterday was WINDY and GUSTY and just plain horrible for driving conditions so we think that he had a case of car sickness (granted he has been coughing a lot lately and has a runny nose so not to entirely rule out just plain being sick). After that little fiasco he asked for his french fries and ate happily while watching Wall-E on DVD and so we proceeded to Wichita. When we got there the first stop was Walmart to get him some clothes to wear! So I grabbed a few outfits (just in case it happened again) and then off to the dealership.

The purchase was smooth and the Jeep is AWESOME! We love it! We lucked out too b/c while we were there someone from Oklahoma called in and said he would take the Jeep...luckily we were already purchasing it! Phew! Almost lost another one!

Decovin was fine the rest of the day and slept REALLY well last night and the only thing he has is a runny nose (or as he likes to call it: A boogah nose) and a cough. So maybe it was just the wind causing the car to jerk around enough to make him car sick? You never know with kiddos...so of course when we got home I stripped the car seats down and washed them and I cleaned the seat in the back of the car and the seat belt, although I can't quite get rid of the smell on the seat belt...lovely!

So that was our Monday...how was yours?

March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month! Have you been screened lately? Think about!

Bob & I have officially registered for the 5k Run/Walk in Chicago, IL with the non-for-profit colon cancer coalition. I just love their campain slogan: "Get Your Rear In Gear"! (http://www.getyourrearingear.com/) Such good advise! So with that said, get yourself screened even if you think you are too young to worry about it! It can hit ya at any age!

If you would like to help raise awareness along with us, visit our donations page at: http://www.active.com/donate/gyrigchicago09/JenandBob

Your help is greatly appreciated! Love you all!

Trip to Michelle's

Christy & I had us a short vacation to Wildwood, MO. We went to see our cousin Michelle. It was a lot of fun and we had some really good laughs! It was so good to see Michelle and she was the perfect host! We watched more YouTube videos in that short weekend than I have ever watched in my whole life in one setting! LOL! Michelle's little guy, Ben, wanted to see videos of Decovin & Camden so I let them watch a bunch of those and for the adults we watched a lot of old SNL skits and other comedians that crack us up. It was good times!

I also got to see an old college roommate who happens to live 5 miles from Michelle. It was awesome to see her and her husband (he went to college there too)! They have a little boy that is only a couple of weeks older than Camden so I got to play with little Will while I was there also. They took me out to lunch and we got to catch up a little.

On our way home, Christy & I stopped in Hermann, MO to pick up some wine and cheese and whatever else we could find! It was really fun but I am EXHAUSTED! It is always good to be home but I miss Michelle already! If you are reading this Michelle, I hope you are feeling better and LAUGHING at something! ;-) Love you!

Misc

So Monday night I decided to take Decovin to a "trial" gymnastics class. Basically they let you take them to one class for free to see if they are suited to take the class yet. They have to listen and be able to follow simple directions, etc. Well, at first Decovin didn't want to do it but once he got going he had a blast! Especially when he got to jump on the BIG trampoline! So we are going to enroll him and he starts full time in two weeks. And by full time I mean once a week for half an hour. Haha! They figure that is about all that is necessary for tots! Right-O!

Last night was Bunco and I didn't win a darn thing...oh well, it was still fun. Christy was the host and it was "80's Night"...so we got to listen to 80's music and movies while we played...it was fun! I brought a macaroni & cheese bake and it was ever so popular, so I thought I would share the recipe in case you were interested...

INGREDIENTS
1 (16 ounce) package elbow macaroni
1/2 cup evaporated milk
2 eggs
1 (8 ounce) container sour cream
1 teaspoon seasoning salt (I didn't have seasoning salt so I just used some salt, garlic powder & onion salt)
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 tablespoon butter

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain and rinse with cold water.
In a bowl mix milk, eggs, sour cream, seasoning salt, and pepper. Layer macaroni, cheddar cheese, and milk mixture until pan is full. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese and pour melted butter on top.
Bake in a preheated oven for 20 to 30 minutes or until milk mixture is done

St. Patty's Day fun!

We had a blast! We were going to go bowling but it took us about an hour just to get seated and so we decided to just stay at the restaurant and drink a couple of margaritas instead. Yum! Oh and the table next to us was quite entertaining to say the least...so we had fun!! LOTS of fun! Thanks for going out again ladies!

Don't it always seem to go???

I am scheduled to get my hair cut and colored this afternoon and this morning I went into the local coffee shop and the lady working is also our P.A.T. lady and she says to me: "Did you just get your hair cut? It's really really cute!"...DOH! Then I follow up my coffee visit to the doctor's office for my "yearly exam" (fun) and my doctor says the SAME THING!!! Don't it always seem to go that the day you plan to change something b/c you are tired of it, everyone else starts to notice your hair to then make you not want to change that something! LOL! Oh well. Still gonna do it...this will be the first time I have colored my hair in over a year! The last time was when all of us gals went right after Camden was born last year! We should do that again...I have another fun salon full of fun gals!