Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Monday, December 08, 2008
Holy surprise Batman!!
I am still in shock at how oblivious I was to anything and everything going on around me on Saturday!!
It started out innocently enough...ok, so you all remember my clothing debacle...that is how this all started. Yeah, well the cute top that I already had...yeah, should have tried that on before I went shopping b/c I tried it on Friday and it was WAY TOO BIG!! Great, so I had to make another emergency trip to go shopping and after about an hour I finally found a cute top at Maurice's in Emporia. Outfit, check!
So Bob tells me we are leaving precisely at noon...no sooner, no later...period. Ok, so we make it out the door 5 minutes til and he is ok with this. We are heading to LaCygne, this much I knew b/c I knew mom and dad were watching the boys for us overnight (I also knew we were staying overnight SOMEWHERE, just didn't know where). So all the while Bob is driving and getting text messages left and right, he says they are from his sister as they are out shopping for his dad for Christmas and don't know what to get him and are asking Bob's advise...in my head, I am thinking BOB HATES TEXT MESSAGES, why is he so nonchalant about replying to them and not complaining that much, but thought oh well, must be important enough to him so whatever. Blonde moment #1, check.
So the story was a few days prior, my Aunt Linda, who works for the LaCygne Library, calls me up and says: "Hey, the library is getting rid of a bunch of National Geographic's and wondered if Bob wanted to go through them and take any." (Bob collects these, so I thought nothing of this either!!) So Bob says, we have time to stop and look before we drop the boys off before we get to our final destination. In my head I am thinking he just has reservations at a really nice restaurant, etc...Blonde moment #2, check.
We get to the library and meet Linda in the back and she lets us in and says that the magazines are in the conference room spread out...I had to hand over Camden at that moment as I needed to use the restroom really bad, too much coffee! Ha! I get out of the restroom and quickly gaze outside and see my brother and his youngest walking toward the building. I'm thinking to myself, why is Jeff here? Maybe he knew that we were coming and wanted to bring the girls down to play with the boys??? But why would he bring them to the library??? Still not picking up on what is going on. Blonde moment #3, check.
FINALLY I realize when the lights were still out in the conference room that something was up...DUH! I walk in and "SURPRISE!!" Man, he really got me.
The most amazing thing was my aunt Mendy & uncle Jim came all the way from Ft. Smith, AR just for the DAY!!! That is like a 6 hour drive one way people! Man, they really love me...tears were a rollin'!
Christy arranged for the room rental and the decorations. Tabitha, my sister-in-law, brought the soda and ice cream. My mother-in-law made the DELICIOUS cake and cupcakes and Linda was in on the trick about the National Geographic's. Clever buggers!
It was awesome and I got some really great gifts and some cash too!
Then after the party was over, we loaded the kids up in my parents car and we headed up to the city for surprise #2, which wasn't REALLY a surprise but more of a treat! He took me to the Plaza to eat at Kona Grill and we had SUSHI!!! IT WAS DEVINE!
Oh and rewind. At the party, Tabitha had asked Bob and I if we wanted to meet them at the bar and grill to watch a friend of theirs in a band that was performing later that night. I didn't know what to say as Bob had told me prior to this entire weekend NOT TO PLAN ANYTHING...so I say, I don't know, it's up to Bob.
So as we are eating dinner, Bob says, let's go and check out this band with Taba & Ryan and just hang out for a bit. Ok. But apparently we had some time to kill before we went there so Bob suggested we run by Walmart for a quick few and then head over there.
So we get there and immediately we see Taba & Ryan and Elizabeth (my other sister-in-law) and Jake (her boyfriend). So we sit down and I think nothing more, just waiting for the band. Then all of a sudden, one of Bob's old co-workers and his wife come in (they live in KC, MO)...so I'm like, WHAT ARE YOU GUYS DOING HERE?!?! To which Shannon (the guy) replies, oh just here to watch the game (the MU game was on and he is a HUGE fan, so again, I think nothing of it). Cool, so good to see you both!
Then Bob nonchalantly points to a table and says to me: "Isn't that Abbi and Justin over there?" (Friends from college). "HOLY COW!! YES! What a coincidence!!" So I stroll over and give her a hug and start chatting and say: "What are you guys doing here?!" Amazingly Justin's co-worker knew a guy in the band and recommended the place..."WEIRD?!" Blonde moment #4, check.
Still oblivious to what is going on, I turn around to head back to our table and what do you know? My best friend Kim and her husband are there! WHAT ARE YOU GUYS DOING HERE?!?! Apparently Justin, her husband, knew a guy in the band too! ARE YOU KIDDING?!?! That is so weird, because Ryan & Taba know someone and Justin's coworker knows someone and now you guys know someone...crazy!!! Blonde moment #5, check.
So we are all chatting, I'm completely oblivious and just amazed at the coincidence of the whole thing and then my brother and cousin walk up and that is when I finally was like: "OMG!! YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!!!" Blonde moment #6, check!
It was surprise party #2! Bob got me SOOOOO good, I still can't believe the root of my blondeness! I'm a little embarrassed about it now, but whatever, it totally makes for a good story! He really did a good job of planning these events and I am so amazed at how he was able to time everything JUST right and not leak any pertinent information!!!
Oh and according to Christy they calculated that 44 people were at my first party and I calculated that 19 of us were at the bar. Wow, they like me, they really like me! Haha!
Thanks to all of you who helped with the planning and also to those of you able to help keep it a secret and to my husband too!! He is the best!
It started out innocently enough...ok, so you all remember my clothing debacle...that is how this all started. Yeah, well the cute top that I already had...yeah, should have tried that on before I went shopping b/c I tried it on Friday and it was WAY TOO BIG!! Great, so I had to make another emergency trip to go shopping and after about an hour I finally found a cute top at Maurice's in Emporia. Outfit, check!
So Bob tells me we are leaving precisely at noon...no sooner, no later...period. Ok, so we make it out the door 5 minutes til and he is ok with this. We are heading to LaCygne, this much I knew b/c I knew mom and dad were watching the boys for us overnight (I also knew we were staying overnight SOMEWHERE, just didn't know where). So all the while Bob is driving and getting text messages left and right, he says they are from his sister as they are out shopping for his dad for Christmas and don't know what to get him and are asking Bob's advise...in my head, I am thinking BOB HATES TEXT MESSAGES, why is he so nonchalant about replying to them and not complaining that much, but thought oh well, must be important enough to him so whatever. Blonde moment #1, check.
So the story was a few days prior, my Aunt Linda, who works for the LaCygne Library, calls me up and says: "Hey, the library is getting rid of a bunch of National Geographic's and wondered if Bob wanted to go through them and take any." (Bob collects these, so I thought nothing of this either!!) So Bob says, we have time to stop and look before we drop the boys off before we get to our final destination. In my head I am thinking he just has reservations at a really nice restaurant, etc...Blonde moment #2, check.
We get to the library and meet Linda in the back and she lets us in and says that the magazines are in the conference room spread out...I had to hand over Camden at that moment as I needed to use the restroom really bad, too much coffee! Ha! I get out of the restroom and quickly gaze outside and see my brother and his youngest walking toward the building. I'm thinking to myself, why is Jeff here? Maybe he knew that we were coming and wanted to bring the girls down to play with the boys??? But why would he bring them to the library??? Still not picking up on what is going on. Blonde moment #3, check.
FINALLY I realize when the lights were still out in the conference room that something was up...DUH! I walk in and "SURPRISE!!" Man, he really got me.
The most amazing thing was my aunt Mendy & uncle Jim came all the way from Ft. Smith, AR just for the DAY!!! That is like a 6 hour drive one way people! Man, they really love me...tears were a rollin'!
Christy arranged for the room rental and the decorations. Tabitha, my sister-in-law, brought the soda and ice cream. My mother-in-law made the DELICIOUS cake and cupcakes and Linda was in on the trick about the National Geographic's. Clever buggers!
It was awesome and I got some really great gifts and some cash too!
Then after the party was over, we loaded the kids up in my parents car and we headed up to the city for surprise #2, which wasn't REALLY a surprise but more of a treat! He took me to the Plaza to eat at Kona Grill and we had SUSHI!!! IT WAS DEVINE!
Oh and rewind. At the party, Tabitha had asked Bob and I if we wanted to meet them at the bar and grill to watch a friend of theirs in a band that was performing later that night. I didn't know what to say as Bob had told me prior to this entire weekend NOT TO PLAN ANYTHING...so I say, I don't know, it's up to Bob.
So as we are eating dinner, Bob says, let's go and check out this band with Taba & Ryan and just hang out for a bit. Ok. But apparently we had some time to kill before we went there so Bob suggested we run by Walmart for a quick few and then head over there.
So we get there and immediately we see Taba & Ryan and Elizabeth (my other sister-in-law) and Jake (her boyfriend). So we sit down and I think nothing more, just waiting for the band. Then all of a sudden, one of Bob's old co-workers and his wife come in (they live in KC, MO)...so I'm like, WHAT ARE YOU GUYS DOING HERE?!?! To which Shannon (the guy) replies, oh just here to watch the game (the MU game was on and he is a HUGE fan, so again, I think nothing of it). Cool, so good to see you both!
Then Bob nonchalantly points to a table and says to me: "Isn't that Abbi and Justin over there?" (Friends from college). "HOLY COW!! YES! What a coincidence!!" So I stroll over and give her a hug and start chatting and say: "What are you guys doing here?!" Amazingly Justin's co-worker knew a guy in the band and recommended the place..."WEIRD?!" Blonde moment #4, check.
Still oblivious to what is going on, I turn around to head back to our table and what do you know? My best friend Kim and her husband are there! WHAT ARE YOU GUYS DOING HERE?!?! Apparently Justin, her husband, knew a guy in the band too! ARE YOU KIDDING?!?! That is so weird, because Ryan & Taba know someone and Justin's coworker knows someone and now you guys know someone...crazy!!! Blonde moment #5, check.
So we are all chatting, I'm completely oblivious and just amazed at the coincidence of the whole thing and then my brother and cousin walk up and that is when I finally was like: "OMG!! YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!!!" Blonde moment #6, check!
It was surprise party #2! Bob got me SOOOOO good, I still can't believe the root of my blondeness! I'm a little embarrassed about it now, but whatever, it totally makes for a good story! He really did a good job of planning these events and I am so amazed at how he was able to time everything JUST right and not leak any pertinent information!!!
Oh and according to Christy they calculated that 44 people were at my first party and I calculated that 19 of us were at the bar. Wow, they like me, they really like me! Haha!
Thanks to all of you who helped with the planning and also to those of you able to help keep it a secret and to my husband too!! He is the best!
Thursday, December 04, 2008
Surprise...
So this weekend is my 30th birthday and Bob has something up his sleeve...all I know is we are staying overnight somewhere and mom & dad will have the kiddos. Oh and I had to go and buy dress pants b/c I am not allowed to wear jeans to whereever it is we are going. ??? I found this out yesterday and I was like, HELLOOO...NOTHING in my closet fits me...OY! So I had to rush out today and find something...went to Lawrence and hit Kohl's & Old Navy...Old Navy had the pants that fit and looked the best...I already have a cute top so wa-lah! I guess I will update with details of the mysterious weekend next week! I'm so excited!!
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
Happy Holidays!!
Our Tree is up! I love it and it is beautiful. Bob did a really good job of modifying it to fit in our house! No topper this year though...just a Red bow is all we can manage...but I actually like it better I think! :-) Oh and Decovin helped me put up his ornaments but after he got his new ornament for the year (Buzz Lightyear that he picked out), all he wanted to do was play with it, it talks and makes noise...so much for getting help finishing up the ornaments...haha! It was fun watching him regardless!
Here he is playing with Buzz UNDER the tree! LOL! I think he thought it was a good hiding spot! Too cute!
Scroll down to my next blog for a recipe I posted also! Yum!
Mmmmmm Tastey....
Here is a recipe that Marianne gave to me long ago...it is easy and DELICIOUS!! We had it last night as a matter of fact:
Chicken in Wine Sauce
3 lbs. chicken pieces, preferably breasts & thighs
Salt & Pepper
2 TBsp butter
1 medium onion, sliced
1 can (4oz) sliced mushrooms (I prefer fresh but either work)
1/2-1 cup dry sherry
1 tsp Italian seasoning
Hot cooked rice
Rinse Chicken parts and pat dry. Season chicken lightly with salt & pepper. In skillet, melt butter and quickly brown chicken parts; remove w/slotted spoon & place in slow cooker. Saute onions & mushrooms in skillet. Add sherry & stir, scraping to remove brown pieces. Pour contents of skillet into crock pot over chicken. Sprinkle with italian seasoning. Cover & Cook on low for 8-10 hours or on high 3 to 4 hours...I notice it takes less time than suggested...so just keep an eye on it towards the end.
Serve with hot rice. Chicken just falls off the bone and the breast meat just falls apart...AWESOME!!!
Bob likes it with mashed potatoes...so whatever you like really!
Thanks Marianne!!
Monday, December 01, 2008
Wow, Time flies!!
It's December, ALREADY!!! Holy cow, where did the year go?!?! I know that my kids aid in the speedy year, but MAN!!!
In a little over a month Decovin will be 3 and Camden will be 1!!! WOW! I can't believe it. It is just crazy how they change so rapidly at these ages...Decovin is talking in sentences and Camden is ready to start braving the walking front! Now, if Decovin would just love the potty, I would be in a state of enlightenement! About that...
He still, after a good month of solid, good effort, potty training still has NO desire to want to do this on his own. He still pee's in his pull-ups on a regular basis unless we take him every half hour and he still has yet to poop in the potty. WHAT IN THE WORLD DO WE DO TO MAKE HIM INTERESTED?!?!? I don't get it?! You would think stickers would work, he LOVES stickers...he loves getting them but doesn't care if he doesn't get them though. We take away TV, no big deal, he just plays with his toys...I can't take away his toys...that is just ridiculous! I try to make it fun, I sing a silly potty song and do a silly potty dance, and he laughs but still could care less...I checked out books at the library for him to read with us and he loved the books, but didn't want to be like the characters in the books...Any suggestion...my friends with potty trained boys?!?!
Camden is done with his is second round of antibiotics but I am still not convinced he is better...I am still putting in ear drops regularly as he still tugs away at the ear...thinking about calling doc up again to see what's next. He is still waking up in the middle of the night but not for long, he has been able to fall back asleep without our assistance at least...I really hope he doesn't have to have tubes put in, but several people have said it was no big deal and it made all the difference in the world!! So maybe???
Oh and I survived Black Friday Shopping with my cousin Amanda. We had a blast, woke up at 4am and was out the door by 4:30am! We hit Walmart (where I did the majority of my shopping) and the only scary part of that trip was when I was passing by the electronics and heard someone shouting: "EVERYONE HAS TO MOVE BACK, PEOPLE ARE GETTING HURT UP HERE!!" Eeek! Glad I wasn't there for the Garmin!
Then we hit, Old Navy, Kohl's, Best Buy, Hallmark, and Target. It was a fun day! And I am NEARLY done Christmas shopping. Just a few last minute items to pick up and DONE! Oh and did I mention that I am almost done wrapping all of them too?! Including the birthday gifts for all the nieces and my boys?! Muah ha ha! You can all shoot the dagger eyes now, my shield is up! hehehe! Still don't have our tree up yet, Bob has to do some modifications as our old house had vaulted ceilings so we had a 10 foot tree, now we have 8 foot high ceilings...so yeah, he has some tinkering to do to make it fit!
How is everyone else doing?! Keep the post's updated...love reading them!!
In a little over a month Decovin will be 3 and Camden will be 1!!! WOW! I can't believe it. It is just crazy how they change so rapidly at these ages...Decovin is talking in sentences and Camden is ready to start braving the walking front! Now, if Decovin would just love the potty, I would be in a state of enlightenement! About that...
He still, after a good month of solid, good effort, potty training still has NO desire to want to do this on his own. He still pee's in his pull-ups on a regular basis unless we take him every half hour and he still has yet to poop in the potty. WHAT IN THE WORLD DO WE DO TO MAKE HIM INTERESTED?!?!? I don't get it?! You would think stickers would work, he LOVES stickers...he loves getting them but doesn't care if he doesn't get them though. We take away TV, no big deal, he just plays with his toys...I can't take away his toys...that is just ridiculous! I try to make it fun, I sing a silly potty song and do a silly potty dance, and he laughs but still could care less...I checked out books at the library for him to read with us and he loved the books, but didn't want to be like the characters in the books...Any suggestion...my friends with potty trained boys?!?!
Camden is done with his is second round of antibiotics but I am still not convinced he is better...I am still putting in ear drops regularly as he still tugs away at the ear...thinking about calling doc up again to see what's next. He is still waking up in the middle of the night but not for long, he has been able to fall back asleep without our assistance at least...I really hope he doesn't have to have tubes put in, but several people have said it was no big deal and it made all the difference in the world!! So maybe???
Oh and I survived Black Friday Shopping with my cousin Amanda. We had a blast, woke up at 4am and was out the door by 4:30am! We hit Walmart (where I did the majority of my shopping) and the only scary part of that trip was when I was passing by the electronics and heard someone shouting: "EVERYONE HAS TO MOVE BACK, PEOPLE ARE GETTING HURT UP HERE!!" Eeek! Glad I wasn't there for the Garmin!
Then we hit, Old Navy, Kohl's, Best Buy, Hallmark, and Target. It was a fun day! And I am NEARLY done Christmas shopping. Just a few last minute items to pick up and DONE! Oh and did I mention that I am almost done wrapping all of them too?! Including the birthday gifts for all the nieces and my boys?! Muah ha ha! You can all shoot the dagger eyes now, my shield is up! hehehe! Still don't have our tree up yet, Bob has to do some modifications as our old house had vaulted ceilings so we had a 10 foot tree, now we have 8 foot high ceilings...so yeah, he has some tinkering to do to make it fit!
How is everyone else doing?! Keep the post's updated...love reading them!!
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Two words: Bum Mer
So I decided that I ought to call the doctor this morning to have Camden looked at. With him waking up in the middle of the night screaming for an hour and then him occassionally still grabbing at his left ear...thought I should do it before the long weekend. Thank goodness I did.
He said the right ear is fine but the left ear still looks "dull"...he did not say infected, but "dull." So he gave me a prescription of zythromax (sp?) for him to take over the next 5 days and said that I could either wait and see if he gets better or wait to see if he gets a fever then start it or just go ahead and start it now. Since we are about to be SWARMED around people I thought it best to just go ahead and start it now. He also gave us some ear drops to put in the one ear.
So here is hoping we get a full nights rest. *sigh*
Oh and did I mention that we also got our Flu shots today? Decovin got it in his arm...his very first arm shot...big boy! LOL! He cried longer than Camden did. I got one too. I have to take Camden back in a month for a booster. Yippee! Anyway...
Happy Turkey Day tomorrow! Love you all and hope you are all having safe travels if you are out and about!
He said the right ear is fine but the left ear still looks "dull"...he did not say infected, but "dull." So he gave me a prescription of zythromax (sp?) for him to take over the next 5 days and said that I could either wait and see if he gets better or wait to see if he gets a fever then start it or just go ahead and start it now. Since we are about to be SWARMED around people I thought it best to just go ahead and start it now. He also gave us some ear drops to put in the one ear.
So here is hoping we get a full nights rest. *sigh*
Oh and did I mention that we also got our Flu shots today? Decovin got it in his arm...his very first arm shot...big boy! LOL! He cried longer than Camden did. I got one too. I have to take Camden back in a month for a booster. Yippee! Anyway...
Happy Turkey Day tomorrow! Love you all and hope you are all having safe travels if you are out and about!
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
OH YEAH!!!
Did somebody say TURKEY!?! I'm so looking forward to Turkey...why do we only bake a turkey once (or in some cases twice for Christmas) a year?! It is so delicious and drug inducing! Mmmmmm...
I digress...
I am also looking forward to BLACK FRIDAY BABY!! I have some Christmas shopping that needs to get done and I plan on wiping out my list all together on Friday...wish me luck!!
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So Camden has stopped sleeping through the night since he got sick a few weeks ago and I am sure it was partially due to the ear ache and now it is due to the fact that he knows he can cry and we will come...trying to break that...last night, he cried for an hour straight!! AWESOME...aren't you glad you weren't at our house?! And just so you don't think we are heartless we did go in and reassure him he was ok and laid him back down but we did not pick him up or stay in there! He finally fell asleep, just took a battle of the wills! His ear piercing scream about did us in...oy! Decovin was DEFINITELY our sleeper!! Oh how I miss those days...ha!
It will get better...I'm not worried...just have nothing better to blog about. So that's it and probably all I will write until after Thanksgiving! I signed up for a program here in town where you pay $10, weigh-in, and then after New Years you weigh in again and as long as you are the same weight or less you get your $10 back and a divvy of anyone else's money who didn't make weight! Good incentive to not gain the holiday pounds! So I am putting my money where my mouth is...so to speak...I sure want my $10 bucks back!! So wish me luck!
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I hope everyone is with their loved ones and has plenty to eat! Here's to the tryptophan induced coma's everyone! Cheers!
I digress...
I am also looking forward to BLACK FRIDAY BABY!! I have some Christmas shopping that needs to get done and I plan on wiping out my list all together on Friday...wish me luck!!
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So Camden has stopped sleeping through the night since he got sick a few weeks ago and I am sure it was partially due to the ear ache and now it is due to the fact that he knows he can cry and we will come...trying to break that...last night, he cried for an hour straight!! AWESOME...aren't you glad you weren't at our house?! And just so you don't think we are heartless we did go in and reassure him he was ok and laid him back down but we did not pick him up or stay in there! He finally fell asleep, just took a battle of the wills! His ear piercing scream about did us in...oy! Decovin was DEFINITELY our sleeper!! Oh how I miss those days...ha!
It will get better...I'm not worried...just have nothing better to blog about. So that's it and probably all I will write until after Thanksgiving! I signed up for a program here in town where you pay $10, weigh-in, and then after New Years you weigh in again and as long as you are the same weight or less you get your $10 back and a divvy of anyone else's money who didn't make weight! Good incentive to not gain the holiday pounds! So I am putting my money where my mouth is...so to speak...I sure want my $10 bucks back!! So wish me luck!
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I hope everyone is with their loved ones and has plenty to eat! Here's to the tryptophan induced coma's everyone! Cheers!
Monday, November 17, 2008
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Fun Weekend!!
We had the best weekend! Friday night we didn't do a whole lot, I cleaned the house and got things ready for our friends' arrival the next day. Bob watched the boys and that was about the extent...
Saturday we finished up the last minutes before our friends arrived at 4...we chatted, I cooked, we ate, we drank some wine/beer, we chatted some more, the girls helped me make dessert, we drank some more then we ate some more and chatted and played a friendly girls vs. guys game of Trivial Pursuit 90's edition, in which the boys proceeded in kicking our @$$! LOL! Oh well, it was still fun! They ended up leaving around 11:30 and I went straight to bed! I was exhausted.
Today I got up to a dirty kitchen which I proceeded to clean over a 2 hour period and when Bob woke up we toodled around and I went and rented some DVD's and we watched one and then decided it was too nice to stay inside ALL day so we went up to a nearby park and walked one of the trails...it was really cool! I will definitely be going back there in the future! The boys enjoyed it also, well, Camden actually fell asleep so he enjoyed it for a different reason I suppose! Then we drove to LeRoy to go eat at the Pizza Parlor where the boys' bday party will be and had pizza and breadsticks! Decovin ate REALLY well and then we headed home where we started to watch another DVD but had to pause it for bathtime. Daddy's turn so I am down here blogging! :-)
So all-in-all it was a FUN weekend! How about you?!
Saturday we finished up the last minutes before our friends arrived at 4...we chatted, I cooked, we ate, we drank some wine/beer, we chatted some more, the girls helped me make dessert, we drank some more then we ate some more and chatted and played a friendly girls vs. guys game of Trivial Pursuit 90's edition, in which the boys proceeded in kicking our @$$! LOL! Oh well, it was still fun! They ended up leaving around 11:30 and I went straight to bed! I was exhausted.
Today I got up to a dirty kitchen which I proceeded to clean over a 2 hour period and when Bob woke up we toodled around and I went and rented some DVD's and we watched one and then decided it was too nice to stay inside ALL day so we went up to a nearby park and walked one of the trails...it was really cool! I will definitely be going back there in the future! The boys enjoyed it also, well, Camden actually fell asleep so he enjoyed it for a different reason I suppose! Then we drove to LeRoy to go eat at the Pizza Parlor where the boys' bday party will be and had pizza and breadsticks! Decovin ate REALLY well and then we headed home where we started to watch another DVD but had to pause it for bathtime. Daddy's turn so I am down here blogging! :-)
So all-in-all it was a FUN weekend! How about you?!
Friday, November 14, 2008
Do I smell Turkey?
Thanksgiving is quickly approaching and my days are not slowing down for NOTHING! I am busy, busy, busy! Well, I feel as though I am busy, busy, busy...maybe I am just making it up?!
This Saturday my best girlfriends, Kim & Crystal, and their significant others will be joining us for dinner here at the Plummer homestead. I have planned a fabulous meal (which Ruthie helped me out with! Thanks Ruthie!!). I am making Chicken in Scallion sauce with brown rice, Scored Potatoes (this was from Ruthie, it is baking potatoes cut in half then each half is scored and basted with some butter and herbs and baked for 50 minutes then more butter basted when it comes out!!), and corn. And for dessert...Caramel Apple Tartlets! YUM! I'm so excited! Should be fun too. They haven't met Camden yet and they have been chomping at the bit to get their hands on him, so this should be a fun night! Yay!
Next week I have Bunco on Wednesday then I am going to go to a photography class with my mom & sister on Thursday...then on Saturday is Burlington's BIG craft fair at the high school...apparently over 150 booths...the HS is only 2 1/2 blocks from my house so I will be walking to avoid having to park!! Yay! I love craft fairs...I'm such a nerd! haha!
Update on the boys: Camden is on day 6 of his antibiotics and doing fine. He sounds and looks a LOT better. Decovin is completely fine also. Potty Training is like going up steps two at a time and then falling down 10 at a time!! We have been stuck at the bottom step for the past day and a half with him pretty much REFUSING to go potty...hmmm...this is going to be harder than I thought...OY!
This Saturday my best girlfriends, Kim & Crystal, and their significant others will be joining us for dinner here at the Plummer homestead. I have planned a fabulous meal (which Ruthie helped me out with! Thanks Ruthie!!). I am making Chicken in Scallion sauce with brown rice, Scored Potatoes (this was from Ruthie, it is baking potatoes cut in half then each half is scored and basted with some butter and herbs and baked for 50 minutes then more butter basted when it comes out!!), and corn. And for dessert...Caramel Apple Tartlets! YUM! I'm so excited! Should be fun too. They haven't met Camden yet and they have been chomping at the bit to get their hands on him, so this should be a fun night! Yay!
Next week I have Bunco on Wednesday then I am going to go to a photography class with my mom & sister on Thursday...then on Saturday is Burlington's BIG craft fair at the high school...apparently over 150 booths...the HS is only 2 1/2 blocks from my house so I will be walking to avoid having to park!! Yay! I love craft fairs...I'm such a nerd! haha!
Update on the boys: Camden is on day 6 of his antibiotics and doing fine. He sounds and looks a LOT better. Decovin is completely fine also. Potty Training is like going up steps two at a time and then falling down 10 at a time!! We have been stuck at the bottom step for the past day and a half with him pretty much REFUSING to go potty...hmmm...this is going to be harder than I thought...OY!
Saturday, November 08, 2008
Still Sick but having fun!
Well Stacy nailed it on the head! Camden has duel ear infections and is now on antibiotics and something else to help break up his congestion, etc. He seems to be doing ok...like I said, acting pretty normal other than random one night of inconsolableness and runny nose/coughing...so who would have thought...thanks Stace!
I don't know if Decovin has it or not, it was too late to get an appointment for him on Friday after I found out C had an infection in both ears...so if he is still snotty on Monday I will call and get an appointment for him at that time. Otherwise he is acting normal (aside from snotty nose, no coughing at this time).
We are also progressing on potty training...well, we are trying anyway. We started 3 days ago and he has his moments where he will go pee no questions asked and then there are times when he fights it tooth and nail! We are taking it slow and have moved him into pull-ups strictly. Cross your fingers for us that he will be fully trained by next August!! Oy!
On a fun note, Christy came up for the weekend and we decided it would be fun for Decovin to bake cookies with us...so I got it all set up and he helped me like a big boy! He followed instructions really well and only spilled a little flour! He was AWESOME! And he was so excited to participate!
Here he is getting ready to mix everything up!
Here we are with our finished product!
Thursday, November 06, 2008
Colds suck!
It is inevitable that when my children are around other children, even if those other children are not sick, they will pick up some virus and bring it home with them. Ugh. After our family reunion on the 1st, Decovin started in with a runny nose the next day which then led to a congested cough which then led to Camden's nose running which then led to an even worse congested cough than his brothers...OY!
Two nights ago was undoubtedly the WORST night for sleep ever in the Plummer household!! The boys both had their nose drops administered and were put to bed at normal time (8:30ish) and fell asleep fine, per usual. But at 11pm (right after Bob and I put our heads to rest) Decovin woke up crying...this is really odd for him especially...so Bob gets up to see what is wrong and through the crying we could not figure out what he wanted and nor could we calm him down. So Bob tells him to lay back down and try to go to sleep...so ten minutes pass and with Decovin still crying he goes back in and asks if he wants to lay in mommy & daddy's bed...yes, ok, he comes in (still crying mind you) and lays there for about 5 minutes and cries the whole time...ok buddy, what do you want? Bob tried taking him downstairs to sleep in the chair with him...that lasted 5 minutes also and then back upstairs to his bedroom and we asked if he wanted the light on...yes, ok...meanwhile the crying continues...so then we decide maybe the bedroom light is TOO much and try the closet light instead...(still crying...has only stopped for a brief 5 minute interval at most)...then he mentions that his mouth hurts...maybe he has a sore throat...we administer tylenol...so after 2 hours and 15 minutes of straight crying (1:15am) I decide to go in and read him a few stories and try to calm him down myself. This FINALLY works and he falls asleep...phew, now we can go to bed it is 1:30am now. At approximately 2am Camden wakes up crying and coughing and crying and snotting and crying and coughing...great...tylenol was administered along with some more nose drops and after an hour and a half of solid crying he finally crashes as well. So at 3:30am Bob and I finally got to go to sleep. Oh and Decovin still woke up at 7am! AWESOME!
Yeah, colds suck!
Two nights ago was undoubtedly the WORST night for sleep ever in the Plummer household!! The boys both had their nose drops administered and were put to bed at normal time (8:30ish) and fell asleep fine, per usual. But at 11pm (right after Bob and I put our heads to rest) Decovin woke up crying...this is really odd for him especially...so Bob gets up to see what is wrong and through the crying we could not figure out what he wanted and nor could we calm him down. So Bob tells him to lay back down and try to go to sleep...so ten minutes pass and with Decovin still crying he goes back in and asks if he wants to lay in mommy & daddy's bed...yes, ok, he comes in (still crying mind you) and lays there for about 5 minutes and cries the whole time...ok buddy, what do you want? Bob tried taking him downstairs to sleep in the chair with him...that lasted 5 minutes also and then back upstairs to his bedroom and we asked if he wanted the light on...yes, ok...meanwhile the crying continues...so then we decide maybe the bedroom light is TOO much and try the closet light instead...(still crying...has only stopped for a brief 5 minute interval at most)...then he mentions that his mouth hurts...maybe he has a sore throat...we administer tylenol...so after 2 hours and 15 minutes of straight crying (1:15am) I decide to go in and read him a few stories and try to calm him down myself. This FINALLY works and he falls asleep...phew, now we can go to bed it is 1:30am now. At approximately 2am Camden wakes up crying and coughing and crying and snotting and crying and coughing...great...tylenol was administered along with some more nose drops and after an hour and a half of solid crying he finally crashes as well. So at 3:30am Bob and I finally got to go to sleep. Oh and Decovin still woke up at 7am! AWESOME!
Yeah, colds suck!
Saturday, November 01, 2008
Happy Halloween...a day late!
Well, we had a fun and very full day on Halloween. We started out early to hit some great grandparents and grandparents...around 3pm to be exact. Went to Gardner to Bob's Grandma Lawson's house, then to Bob's other grandparents in DeSoto...then to his parents house then to my aunt Norma's, Aunt Linda's, Aunt Janette's & finally my sister's house where my mom & grandma were! It was crazy and the boys did AWESOME considering all the travel time and in and out of the car and the adding and removing of costume parts.
We got Decovin to put his eye patch on and hat and he would carry his sword and then he would say: "ARRRRRR MATEY! TRICK OR TREAT!" It was real cute. Anyway, here are some pics of the cutie patooties:
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
I made my goal!!
I made my goal weight today! I did it! I am in shock I think. I have never set such a goal and achieved it! It took me almost 8 months to do it and I am proud of my accomplishments!
I also want to thank all those who have encouraged and supported me through this journey! All of the "good job" or "lookin' good" comments are what kept me going! Thanks again!
Love you all!
I also want to thank all those who have encouraged and supported me through this journey! All of the "good job" or "lookin' good" comments are what kept me going! Thanks again!
Love you all!
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Update
Camden now has 6 teeth...3 on top and 3 on bottom that have shown up. He is also starting to pull up on things and crawling more and more on his knees but still prefers the commando crawl to get somewhere fast. Before we know it he will be walking! YIKES!
New development: Decovin now requests Camden's presence in his room to play. It is really cute and they get along swimmingly...fun times...I just know they will be best buds!
New development: Decovin now requests Camden's presence in his room to play. It is really cute and they get along swimmingly...fun times...I just know they will be best buds!
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Pumpkin Patch
I took the boys to a pumpkin patch on Sunday and met up with Amanda and Melodie and the boys. It was fun and I think Decovin really enjoyed himself...he especially enjoyed the bouncy houses! I think he could have stayed in there for hours if I would have let him! It is a bummer that their bdays are in January, we will never get to rent one for them...:-( Maybe we'll have a "1/2 Birthday" bash for them one of these years! Ha!
Anyway...nothing else too exciting happening. Going to DeSoto for the weekend to go to one of Bob's cousin's football game on friday and then to a weiner roast/hayride get together at his aunt and uncle's house on saturday. Bob won't be joining us as he works this weekend. I am looking forward to his 6 days off next week!
We are planning on dressing the boys up as a Pirate for Decovin and Superman for Camden for Halloween this year. Tried to do the recycling of costumes for Camden and dress him up as a bee but we tried to put it on him and it was WAAAAAYto small! Crazy how they were only born 2 weeks apart in birthday and they are so much different in size! LOL! He is our big boy or as we like to call him: "Pork Chop"...just ask Decovin, he will tell perfect strangers that Camden's name is Pork Chop! haha! We are awesome parents...lol!
That's about all that has been going on as of late.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Check it out!
I am going to place an order with this company: http://www.CurrySimple.com
Everyone who knows me, knows how much I enjoy a good curry dish and you can now make it at home easily and with what appears to be VERY LITTLE to do! We all love a quick cooked meal...especially those of us with kiddos at home! Enjoy!
Everyone who knows me, knows how much I enjoy a good curry dish and you can now make it at home easily and with what appears to be VERY LITTLE to do! We all love a quick cooked meal...especially those of us with kiddos at home! Enjoy!
Monday, October 13, 2008
Oh and...
Jeff & Marianne are going to have another baby!! And baby makes 3! Yay! I love being an aunt! :-)
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Fun Weekend
Went to LaCygne Friday morning and dropped the boys off at my parents house. Hung out for a few hours before I headed up to Lawrence for my friend Kim's 30th birthday party. She had it at a cute little bar called "The Yacht Club" and we had a great time! Really good hummus and pitas! ;-)
I made it back to my parent's house a little before midnight and crashed for a few short hours before I got up to get ready for the Mound City Craft Fair!! We had a great time and I found some Christmas gifts for the boys and for my nieces (both sides)...:-) Bonus!!
We came home and got ready for a gathering of family and friends at the house for a cookout! Hot dogs, brats and sides! It was fun and the food was delicious! :-) Decovin had a BLAST playing with his cousins and Camden had his first taste of hot dog...he ate a half of one!! I was shocked! haha!
The night ended and I was EXHAUSTED, and it seems that your kids pick up on this and choose these nights not to sleep well. Poor Camden is teething so much that he has a constant runny nose lately and it causes him to have issues breathing while sucking on his pacifier...so, I had to get up with him a few times in the night...ugh! Then Decovin woke up at 6:45 and in doing so woke up Camden also...yippee! I love being up before the sun...NOT! lol!
Went to lunch today with the family in Louisburg at the chinese restaurant, which is now under new management...It was AWESOME! Probably one of the best curry chicken dishes I have had in a really really really long time! SOOOOO GOOD! It was the highlight of the day...that and the lemon we gave Camden to try....hehehehe!!
I drove home this evening and am winding down for the evening...hope you all had a good weekend too!
I made it back to my parent's house a little before midnight and crashed for a few short hours before I got up to get ready for the Mound City Craft Fair!! We had a great time and I found some Christmas gifts for the boys and for my nieces (both sides)...:-) Bonus!!
We came home and got ready for a gathering of family and friends at the house for a cookout! Hot dogs, brats and sides! It was fun and the food was delicious! :-) Decovin had a BLAST playing with his cousins and Camden had his first taste of hot dog...he ate a half of one!! I was shocked! haha!
The night ended and I was EXHAUSTED, and it seems that your kids pick up on this and choose these nights not to sleep well. Poor Camden is teething so much that he has a constant runny nose lately and it causes him to have issues breathing while sucking on his pacifier...so, I had to get up with him a few times in the night...ugh! Then Decovin woke up at 6:45 and in doing so woke up Camden also...yippee! I love being up before the sun...NOT! lol!
Went to lunch today with the family in Louisburg at the chinese restaurant, which is now under new management...It was AWESOME! Probably one of the best curry chicken dishes I have had in a really really really long time! SOOOOO GOOD! It was the highlight of the day...that and the lemon we gave Camden to try....hehehehe!!
I drove home this evening and am winding down for the evening...hope you all had a good weekend too!
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