Merry Christmas! I can`t believe another year has come and gone. We have had some adventures as well as mishaps. But we have done them together.
I am so blessed to be married to my best friend and have to 3 incredible boys.
I love this time of year when we get to really focus on each other and think about our family and how it is possible for us to be an eternal family.
I am forever grateful to my Heavenly Father and the gift He gave the world so long ago. And for a brother who loved us enough to say, "Here am I. Send me."
I can never think about Christmas without thinking about Easter and the great sacrifice the Savior gave to us all. And realizing He would have done it all if it was only me. It is quite humbling.
As a mother of 3 boys, I often wonder how Mary felt during all of phases of Jesus's life. What an amazing woman and mother she must have been.
I love being able to celebrate the birth of our Savior with my family, it truly is the most wonderful time of the year!
The Sill's
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Friday, November 25, 2011
Happy Thanksgiving!
No, I haven't fallen off the face of the earth. I've even been too busy for that.
October (and November) was fun and of course BUSY.
I was under the false impression that with my youngest being in school, I would have plenty of time to do things that I have been waiting to do until I had this phantom "time". Ha! I have used this "time" by overscheduling myself, spending many a day at the school helping out, or helping others because "she has no kids at home during the day". Not that I am begrudging my time in helping others, I just feel busier than ever. So the few moments I do have to myself, I have done a few things around the house or taken Greg out to lunch. I haven't even turned on my computer for a month.
But I am back and will hopefully manage my time better and learn to say no.
I'm spending this weekend preparing my RS lesson and catching up on my blogging.
OK, so it's technically the day after Thanksgiving. I have so much to be thankful for this year and every day. I truly have been blessed more than I deserve to be.
I am so thankful for Greg. We were telling the boys the other day about how we met and how little, seemingly insignificant choices we both made, brought us to a time and place that we met and then were able to become friends and start dating. Thinking about all of it made me realize how blessed I really am. We could have missed each other so easily. I am forever grateful for a loving Heavenly Father who knew I needed (and wanted) Greg for a best friend and husband. I am eternally grateful for Greg and this wonderful adventure we have had for the last 18 years.
I am beyond grateful for my 3 amazing boys. We spent several years thinking (and being told by several doctors) that we would never have children, only to be blessed with 3 wonderful, active, smart, and funny boys. They have brought such joy and love and a lot of learning of patience to our lives.
I am grateful for my freedom and for the opportunity I have of living in this blessed country. I had the opportunity to vote a few weeks ago and they were saying that there was only a 20% turn out. REALLY?? i hope I will never take my freedom for granted and what that really means. This week Nathan had his 5th grade "Hero" program. I am feeling like a bad mom because I knew he had a program, I just didn't realize it was such a big and important one. Greg went to the morning program and called me to let me know it was a significant performance for him and that he wanted to invite my dad- who is a Gulf War veteran. Thankfully, dad was able to make it and came to the afternoon performance with me. The program was a Veterans Day program. It was amazing. Nathan did a great job and his "part" was representing the Army in honor of Grandpa. I cried though most of it- no, that's nothing new. I always get over emotional when it comes to thanking and remembering veterans. Having experienced the trauma of saying goodbye and watching someone you love leave for war and having to put their lives into the Lords hands - I have a greater appreciation for the men and women who do this full time - and their families. Most people don't realize the far reaching affects of war and deployment, on the soldier as well as the families. I think most people would have a different outlook on their freedom and responsibilities if they did. -Just saying.....
I am grateful for great neighbors and friends. I had the unfortunate opportunity to see the people in our neighborhood/ward come together this month. A few weeks ago as we were getting ready for school, I heard several sirens coming very close to our house and suddenly stopping at the corner of the neighborhood. We could see police cars, ambulances and lights on the corner. Then I heard Life Flight fly right over the house, land across the street and then take off again. I told Greg that I hoped no one had been hit by a car crossing the street. I found out a few minutes later that our neighbors son had been hit and killed crossing the street to the Jr. High. I immediately got a call to go to the house and help clean. Within a few hours, their house was clean and scrubbed, meals were arranged for several days and volunteers were lined up for whatever the family might need. It was amazing to me not only how fast things were put together, but the number of people offering help. I was able to help with a bake sale the neighborhood did to raise money for the funeral expenses, and was once again amazed at the outpouring of love and support from our neighbors and friends. I am grateful for the examples of my friends and neighbors and the chance I have to be a part of this community.
I am thankful for so much - I would be here all day if I listed everything.
It has been a fun and thought provoking Thanksgiving. This year we decided to have Thanksgiving with just our little family. We've done extended family Thanksgiving festivities since we got married. It has been fun, but we decided we were ready for our own family traditions. Wednesday night, Greg took Noah and Nicholas to karate (that's another story) while Nathan and I made rolls and cut veggies for Thanksgiving dinner. We listened to music, talked and had a good time. Thursday morning we bundled up and went to the school and played Ultimate Frisbee with some of the neighborhood families. I played football with Noah and Nicholas. Nathan came and joined us and it turned into tackle football. It was a lot of fun. It was 50 degrees, but the wind was so bad we were frozen by the time we got home. So I made French toast and hot chocolate and we snuggled and watched the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The boys spent the day helping me cook dinner. Each of them were in charge of a dish and helped me cook it. It was great spending some fun time with each of the kids. I went overboard and still fixed enough food for the 25 people we usually have over. It all turned out great if I do say so myself. I have some talented chefs in the family.
We spent the evening playing games and watching Christmas specials.
It was a great day spent with the best family in the world!
October (and November) was fun and of course BUSY.
I was under the false impression that with my youngest being in school, I would have plenty of time to do things that I have been waiting to do until I had this phantom "time". Ha! I have used this "time" by overscheduling myself, spending many a day at the school helping out, or helping others because "she has no kids at home during the day". Not that I am begrudging my time in helping others, I just feel busier than ever. So the few moments I do have to myself, I have done a few things around the house or taken Greg out to lunch. I haven't even turned on my computer for a month.
But I am back and will hopefully manage my time better and learn to say no.
I'm spending this weekend preparing my RS lesson and catching up on my blogging.
OK, so it's technically the day after Thanksgiving. I have so much to be thankful for this year and every day. I truly have been blessed more than I deserve to be.
I am so thankful for Greg. We were telling the boys the other day about how we met and how little, seemingly insignificant choices we both made, brought us to a time and place that we met and then were able to become friends and start dating. Thinking about all of it made me realize how blessed I really am. We could have missed each other so easily. I am forever grateful for a loving Heavenly Father who knew I needed (and wanted) Greg for a best friend and husband. I am eternally grateful for Greg and this wonderful adventure we have had for the last 18 years.
I am beyond grateful for my 3 amazing boys. We spent several years thinking (and being told by several doctors) that we would never have children, only to be blessed with 3 wonderful, active, smart, and funny boys. They have brought such joy and love and a lot of learning of patience to our lives.
I am grateful for my freedom and for the opportunity I have of living in this blessed country. I had the opportunity to vote a few weeks ago and they were saying that there was only a 20% turn out. REALLY?? i hope I will never take my freedom for granted and what that really means. This week Nathan had his 5th grade "Hero" program. I am feeling like a bad mom because I knew he had a program, I just didn't realize it was such a big and important one. Greg went to the morning program and called me to let me know it was a significant performance for him and that he wanted to invite my dad- who is a Gulf War veteran. Thankfully, dad was able to make it and came to the afternoon performance with me. The program was a Veterans Day program. It was amazing. Nathan did a great job and his "part" was representing the Army in honor of Grandpa. I cried though most of it- no, that's nothing new. I always get over emotional when it comes to thanking and remembering veterans. Having experienced the trauma of saying goodbye and watching someone you love leave for war and having to put their lives into the Lords hands - I have a greater appreciation for the men and women who do this full time - and their families. Most people don't realize the far reaching affects of war and deployment, on the soldier as well as the families. I think most people would have a different outlook on their freedom and responsibilities if they did. -Just saying.....
I am grateful for great neighbors and friends. I had the unfortunate opportunity to see the people in our neighborhood/ward come together this month. A few weeks ago as we were getting ready for school, I heard several sirens coming very close to our house and suddenly stopping at the corner of the neighborhood. We could see police cars, ambulances and lights on the corner. Then I heard Life Flight fly right over the house, land across the street and then take off again. I told Greg that I hoped no one had been hit by a car crossing the street. I found out a few minutes later that our neighbors son had been hit and killed crossing the street to the Jr. High. I immediately got a call to go to the house and help clean. Within a few hours, their house was clean and scrubbed, meals were arranged for several days and volunteers were lined up for whatever the family might need. It was amazing to me not only how fast things were put together, but the number of people offering help. I was able to help with a bake sale the neighborhood did to raise money for the funeral expenses, and was once again amazed at the outpouring of love and support from our neighbors and friends. I am grateful for the examples of my friends and neighbors and the chance I have to be a part of this community.
I am thankful for so much - I would be here all day if I listed everything.
It has been a fun and thought provoking Thanksgiving. This year we decided to have Thanksgiving with just our little family. We've done extended family Thanksgiving festivities since we got married. It has been fun, but we decided we were ready for our own family traditions. Wednesday night, Greg took Noah and Nicholas to karate (that's another story) while Nathan and I made rolls and cut veggies for Thanksgiving dinner. We listened to music, talked and had a good time. Thursday morning we bundled up and went to the school and played Ultimate Frisbee with some of the neighborhood families. I played football with Noah and Nicholas. Nathan came and joined us and it turned into tackle football. It was a lot of fun. It was 50 degrees, but the wind was so bad we were frozen by the time we got home. So I made French toast and hot chocolate and we snuggled and watched the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The boys spent the day helping me cook dinner. Each of them were in charge of a dish and helped me cook it. It was great spending some fun time with each of the kids. I went overboard and still fixed enough food for the 25 people we usually have over. It all turned out great if I do say so myself. I have some talented chefs in the family.
We spent the evening playing games and watching Christmas specials.
It was a great day spent with the best family in the world!
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Fall is in the air!
Yes! Fall is in the air! Can you feel it? Smell it? What a beautiful day. Not only is it conference weekend, but everyone is home and we are on the mend. We (I) opened all the windows this morning and let the breeze blow through the house. LOVED IT!
It has been a great general conference. I know it usually is, but there were several talks that were directed to me. I loved the talk by Sister Dalton- to dads and daughters. She told dads that they have a monumental roll in raising good, loving, and amazing young women. By loving the girls mothers and by being good men, they are showing their daughters what a good husband is and what to look for in a husband. They also need to love them unconditionally and help them feel loved and accepted. It was a good reminder for everyone. Now I know that I have no daughters, but it made me realize what a responsibility I have towards my sons. If fathers have a profound impact on their daughters, then mothers have just as much impact on their sons. No, this is nothing new, it was just a really good reminder.
Several weeks ago - before everyone got sick, I gave Greg a book of day hikes in the Salt Lake area. I marked off several hikes for us to do as a family. The idea was to do one or two a week as a family activity. Obviously with the month we have had, we haven't had a chance to go. We decided it was such a perfect day that we would try two of the easiest hikes in between conference sessions.
It was BEAUTIFUL!
Yes, I have been going crazy again with the photo editing. But they are such cute boys I can't help taking lots of pictures.
Temple Quarry trail was about a 10 minute "walk". We decided to go a little further up the canyon to Lisa Falls. The hike was very short, just very "up". It was cool and quiet and wonderful.
He is just growing up too fast. He isn't my "little boy" anymore.
It has been a great general conference. I know it usually is, but there were several talks that were directed to me. I loved the talk by Sister Dalton- to dads and daughters. She told dads that they have a monumental roll in raising good, loving, and amazing young women. By loving the girls mothers and by being good men, they are showing their daughters what a good husband is and what to look for in a husband. They also need to love them unconditionally and help them feel loved and accepted. It was a good reminder for everyone. Now I know that I have no daughters, but it made me realize what a responsibility I have towards my sons. If fathers have a profound impact on their daughters, then mothers have just as much impact on their sons. No, this is nothing new, it was just a really good reminder.
Several weeks ago - before everyone got sick, I gave Greg a book of day hikes in the Salt Lake area. I marked off several hikes for us to do as a family. The idea was to do one or two a week as a family activity. Obviously with the month we have had, we haven't had a chance to go. We decided it was such a perfect day that we would try two of the easiest hikes in between conference sessions.
It was BEAUTIFUL!
The first hike was the Temple Quarry Trail up Little Cottonwood Canyon.
Temple Quarry trail was about a 10 minute "walk". We decided to go a little further up the canyon to Lisa Falls. The hike was very short, just very "up". It was cool and quiet and wonderful.
All in all, a great day!
Friday, September 30, 2011
Still playing..
And here is my afternoon project..
They helped pick out how scary they wanted the pictures to be.
Can't wait for Halloween!!
More pictures
Ok. So the boys are all back in school! Yeah!!! Motivation to clean the house and get back into a routine : 0 Motivation to sit at the computer and waste my day playing with my pictures: 1.5 MILLION!
So here is what I have been up to today....
Hmmmmm, looks like I need to spend a little more time on Nick's picture. Such a hard job I have....
Thinking about making posters of these pictures for the boys rooms for Christmas... so many possibilities.
That one may be too dark....mmmm. Just gonna have to work on it till I get it right. Bwahahaha. (Maniacal laugh...)
So here is what I have been up to today....
Hmmmmm, looks like I need to spend a little more time on Nick's picture. Such a hard job I have....
Thinking about making posters of these pictures for the boys rooms for Christmas... so many possibilities.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
September Sickies
It has been quite a month at our house. As usual...
Thankfully the boys went off track in September and that gave Nicholas a chance to start feeling better without missing any more school.
So the first week off track was spent resting and the other boys played Lego Pirates of the Caribbean.... a lot. I was feeling like a bad mom, but Nicholas wasn't up to our "usual" off track field trips. The other two did help me get some cleaning done and some yard work done and then promptly went back to video games.
Nicholas finally started feeling better, but was still plagued by his hives and the allergic reaction to his antibiotics.
On Sunday, September 11th, we took Greg to the airport for his business trip to Pennsylvania. He was originally on a United flight, but then got on a Southwest flight. Being the 10th anniversary of 9/11, it was a rather somber morning. I didn't (couldn't) watch the news and all of the stories. It was a little disconcerting, sending him off. Not that I thought anything would happen to him, it just brought up memories of watching the towers being hit and crashing down. As I kissed him goodbye and drove away from the airport, I thought of the many wives and families that dropped off their loved ones and kissed them goodbye, not realizing it would be for the last time. Usually I am ok with Greg traveling and don't worry too much about it. A few times however, I have felt a sense of panic - that "what if" scenario plays through my head of what would I do if something happened to him, especially so far from home. I try not to let myself go down that road........but, then I see how truly blessed I am to be sealed forever to him. The knowledge that we will be together forever, even if we are separated for a time here on earth, really is a comfort and a blessing. Heavenly Father has not only blessed me with an amazing man, but has given us the blessing to be sealed for time and all eternity. And I get Greg!! FOREVER! I am the lucky one.
Thankfully Greg made it back in one piece, and Nicholas started feeling better......... about the same time Noah and Nathan started NOT feeling well....
This past week was supposed to be our big family vacation to Portland. Needless to say, we opted not to go that far. We decided we needed to do SOMETHING since Greg was off for the week and it was the kids last week being off track. So we headed to our "go to" spot and headed to Logan for two days. Now you may be thinking - hey, that wasn't too smart with sick kids...... and you would be right. Actually sticking them in the hot tub DID help them. And they watched tv in bed at the hotel as well as they would have at home. But sleeping in a room with 3 coughing and snorting and moaning children didn't do anyone any good. We decided to stay our 2 days anyway, but on the second day.......yes, you guessed it! Greg woke up with the fever and cough!!! So we headed home and sent Greg off to the doctor. Yup. Pneumonia.
The rest of the week has been very low key, with everyone taking it easy and trying to get better.
Thankfully, I haven't gotten it......yet. I am hoping my blessing for taking care of my family is that I will NOT get sick. Time will tell...
School starts again tomorrow and Nicholas and Noah will be going back, Nathan is still "if-y". Greg should stay home, but I can't convince him of that. He is getting restless just laying around, which I can't blame him. This is not how he wanted to spend his vacation week.
We did manage to have some fun during this time of sickness..
For Labor Day, we stayed home and played games and made some homemade cream soda!
Pepperoni Rolls
Even with everyone being sick, we were able to spend some quality time together as a family. It has given the boys a chance to serve each other and take care of each other. When Nick was sick- Nathan and Noah helped to take care of him and did his chores for him. When he was feeling better, he helped me take care of Noah and Nathan. They have all helped me take care of Greg. There has been NO fighting since they went off track. They have been watching out for each other and making sure everyone has what they need and are comfortable.
I would much rather have had them all healthy, but I am to the point I can see the silver lining and can be grateful for the little things.
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Just a Quick Post
This is just a quick little post - mostly because my laptop is about to run out of batteries and I am too lazy and tired to hunt down the cord. (two weeks of taking care of a child with pneumonia will do that to you...)
Anyway, I did something amazing today!!!! Just look what I did!!!
Anyway, I did something amazing today!!!! Just look what I did!!!
I edited and cropped and faded and made a crappy picture look awesome!!!
I may never go to a photographer again!
My friend introduced me to a photo-editing website called Picnik. It's fantastic! You download whatever pictures you want to and then edit, tweak, border, crop, and anything else you can imagine. They make my shoddy photography skills look good. This opens up a whole new realm of crafting for me!!
(So it may not be as wonderful as it seems with my sleep deprived eyes, but it's still exciting!!)
Monday, September 5, 2011
The Craft Room!!
We finally got our basement done in July. I now have my very own CRAFT ROOM!!! My own little oasis, my crafting cave, my creative cavern....you get the idea.
Because I have an amazing husband, he set up my craft room.... complete with THIS.....
He even stocked it with the Diet Coke!! What a great man I have!!
So now that I have a place to do nothing but create, what am I going to do first??
I am going to make Halloween Decorations!! Here is the start of this project. Painting some picture frames, then I will put a vinyl picture on the glass. Hopefully I will have it finished soon. (unfortunately I have crafting a.d.d. So I start several projects at once and then go back and finish them)
Here are "some" of the projects I will be starting and hopefully finishing soon. I have actually finished a few, but they are for birthday presents, so I will post them after the September birthdays.
Because I have an amazing husband, he set up my craft room.... complete with THIS.....
So now that I have a place to do nothing but create, what am I going to do first??
Here are "some" of the projects I will be starting and hopefully finishing soon. I have actually finished a few, but they are for birthday presents, so I will post them after the September birthdays.
Happy Labor Day!
Happy Labor Day all! Whew, what a long few weeks we have had here at the Sill house. After a long and doctor filled August, we were so looking forward to a fun holiday weekend. Unfortunately, Greg and Nicholas spent Sunday up at Primary Children's Medical Center.
Last weekend Greg took us up to East Canyon Reservoir to swim and go crawdad fishing. Greg,being the wonderful man he is, brought up a canopy and chairs and blankets for me to sit on and under so I could work on my lesson for Sunday. Greg and the boys swam, caught crawdads and floated around in the tube and snorkeled.
(dinner of crawdads - and Burger King)
On our way home Nicholas started not feeling very well. He ended up being up half the night with a stomach ache. Sunday morning he was feeling better, so we got ready and headed to church. During Sacrament meeting, Nicholas started getting a fever, so Greg took him home and put him to bed. And this started our lovely week.
Monday and Tuesday he stayed home from school with a fever and started having a cough. By Wendesday, his fever was still at 102 -so we took him in to the doctors. They determined he had a virus and it just needed to let it run its course. He ended up running his fever Thursday, Friday, Saturday and about 3:30 Sunday morning, his fever and cough were bad enough Greg decided to take him up to Primary Children's. They ran a few tests and were going to send him home with his "virus" and then decided to do a quick chest x-ray. Thank goodness they did! His right lung is full of fluid. The poor little guy has pneumonia!! The doctor was surprised because he hadn't heard anything in his lungs. So they gave him 2 antibiotics and sent him home. A few hours later, he had an allergic reaction to one of the antibiotics and Greg took him back up to Primary's. After some steroids and benadryl, he was able to come back home. Needless to say, we have had a long week, but he seems to be on the mend. he has gone an entire 12 hours with no fever!! YEAH!! Still getting hives, but the benadryl works pretty well. So today we have just been hanging around the house and keeping an eye on him.
Now, I am grateful that if he had to get sick, he waited until after I had MY lovely week at the doctors in the middle of August.
I went to bed one night with a slight ear ache and woke up to a massive ear ache, swollen ear, dizziness, and a fever. Greg took me in to the doctor and they thought it was an allergic reaction, but couldn't tell what exactly I was allergic too or how it had gotten into the cartilage of my ear, all my glands around my ear and neck. That was on a Wednesday. I ended up going in to the specialist Thursday, Friday, and Monday. It got a lot worse before it got better. I was on antibiotics and steroids and lovely Percocet. Unfortunately, the percocet didn't even last a full 4 hours and I was counting down the minutes until my next dose. I usually don't take anything stronger than motrin, so this was new for me. So here is the progression of my ear. Warning - it ain't pretty.....
Here is my "normal" ear...
Here is the painful one...
A little swollen.....
A little more swollen........
"About to explode" swollen....
Finally, after a week and 4 doctor visits, it started going down. It took another week for it to stop hurting. They still don't know what it was or how it happened.
I am just glad it was done and over before Nicholas got sick so I could take care of him.
August wasn't all bad. We did manage to have some fun and make a few good things along the way.
Nicholas made quite the discovery (while he was supposed to be doing homework) when he figured out that magnets stick to his braces. Now he is sticking anything and everything with a magnet to his mouth, That's my boy......
Nick has been learning to ride his new skateboard and has had a few run ins with the cement.
Nicholas and Noah have been very active this month. Noah has been riding his bike all over the neighborhood. Unfortunately, he met the road up close and personal a few times and lost the skin off his knee and elbows.
I have decided to try at least one new recipe a week, much to the chagrin of my children. It actually hasn't turned out too bad. They all ate the coconut curry chicken....... and lived to tell about it.
Since that went fairly well, I decided it was time to figure out how to use my food storage items. so i cracked open a can of apples and made some mini apple tarts and a mini apple pie for Greg. Definitely something I will need to make more often!
Next I tried making zucchini "chips"
I thought they turned out pretty darn good, but it was a little to "healthy" for the gang.
This was more to their liking...... home made Cream Soda.
Hopefully September will be a little less exciting in the health department and a little more fun for everyone. The boys are off track for the next three weeks. Greg has a work trip to Pittsburg next week and we are hopefully going on a family vacation. We'll keep our fingers crossed that everyone gets and stays healthy.
Last weekend Greg took us up to East Canyon Reservoir to swim and go crawdad fishing. Greg,being the wonderful man he is, brought up a canopy and chairs and blankets for me to sit on and under so I could work on my lesson for Sunday. Greg and the boys swam, caught crawdads and floated around in the tube and snorkeled.
On our way home Nicholas started not feeling very well. He ended up being up half the night with a stomach ache. Sunday morning he was feeling better, so we got ready and headed to church. During Sacrament meeting, Nicholas started getting a fever, so Greg took him home and put him to bed. And this started our lovely week.
Monday and Tuesday he stayed home from school with a fever and started having a cough. By Wendesday, his fever was still at 102 -so we took him in to the doctors. They determined he had a virus and it just needed to let it run its course. He ended up running his fever Thursday, Friday, Saturday and about 3:30 Sunday morning, his fever and cough were bad enough Greg decided to take him up to Primary Children's. They ran a few tests and were going to send him home with his "virus" and then decided to do a quick chest x-ray. Thank goodness they did! His right lung is full of fluid. The poor little guy has pneumonia!! The doctor was surprised because he hadn't heard anything in his lungs. So they gave him 2 antibiotics and sent him home. A few hours later, he had an allergic reaction to one of the antibiotics and Greg took him back up to Primary's. After some steroids and benadryl, he was able to come back home. Needless to say, we have had a long week, but he seems to be on the mend. he has gone an entire 12 hours with no fever!! YEAH!! Still getting hives, but the benadryl works pretty well. So today we have just been hanging around the house and keeping an eye on him.
Now, I am grateful that if he had to get sick, he waited until after I had MY lovely week at the doctors in the middle of August.
I went to bed one night with a slight ear ache and woke up to a massive ear ache, swollen ear, dizziness, and a fever. Greg took me in to the doctor and they thought it was an allergic reaction, but couldn't tell what exactly I was allergic too or how it had gotten into the cartilage of my ear, all my glands around my ear and neck. That was on a Wednesday. I ended up going in to the specialist Thursday, Friday, and Monday. It got a lot worse before it got better. I was on antibiotics and steroids and lovely Percocet. Unfortunately, the percocet didn't even last a full 4 hours and I was counting down the minutes until my next dose. I usually don't take anything stronger than motrin, so this was new for me. So here is the progression of my ear. Warning - it ain't pretty.....
Here is the painful one...
Finally, after a week and 4 doctor visits, it started going down. It took another week for it to stop hurting. They still don't know what it was or how it happened.
I am just glad it was done and over before Nicholas got sick so I could take care of him.
August wasn't all bad. We did manage to have some fun and make a few good things along the way.
Nicholas and Noah have been very active this month. Noah has been riding his bike all over the neighborhood. Unfortunately, he met the road up close and personal a few times and lost the skin off his knee and elbows. |
| My coconut curry chicken! YUMMMMM! |
I have decided to try at least one new recipe a week, much to the chagrin of my children. It actually hasn't turned out too bad. They all ate the coconut curry chicken....... and lived to tell about it.
Since that went fairly well, I decided it was time to figure out how to use my food storage items. so i cracked open a can of apples and made some mini apple tarts and a mini apple pie for Greg. Definitely something I will need to make more often!
Next I tried making zucchini "chips"
I thought they turned out pretty darn good, but it was a little to "healthy" for the gang.
This was more to their liking...... home made Cream Soda.
Hopefully September will be a little less exciting in the health department and a little more fun for everyone. The boys are off track for the next three weeks. Greg has a work trip to Pittsburg next week and we are hopefully going on a family vacation. We'll keep our fingers crossed that everyone gets and stays healthy.
Monday, August 8, 2011
Desperate Housewife
Ok, so it's not THAT dramatic. It just feels like it tonight. My wonderful husband is out of town for the third week in a row and I miss the man. I am not cut out to be a single parent or a "single" anything. (Yes, I do realize some don't have much of a say in the matter.) I do much better as part of a team. Some times good cop /bad cop team. Some times tag team. Some times the winning team, sometimes the losing team. Anyway you look at it, I need and want to have my partner (in crime) with me. He mellows me out and is the voice of reason. And on nights like this when the boys are a little stir crazy, he can calmly deal with them.
Ok. Enough whining for tonight.
Let's get on with the summer "catch up".
LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL!
Nicholas had his first "big" project the last week of school. They were studying dinosaurs, but he decided to do his report on trilobites. If you have any questions, he is the man to talk to. We went online and found a pattern for a paper trilobite. Greg was out of town while we were working on it, but grandpa saved the day by making bigger copies so he had an entire family of trilobites to show the class. He did a great job and got an A.
I decided to have Noah go and play at a neighbors house while I went to the Nicholas's class dinosaur museum. He packed his own lunch.
Milk box, beef jerky, granola bar, fruit snacks, and caramel corn. Mmm mm good.
It was a busy week - Nicholas also had his 2nd grade talent show and played the piano. He is really getting good.
Noah also had his first big report due. His class did a "zoo" and Noah picked an Arctic Snow Owl. They had to memorize some information and then dress up as their animal.
Finally, after all their hard work.....school was over! YEAH!!
So on the last day of school we decided to celebrate with a back yard camp out!
This picture doesn't do it justice. He was so burned it actually turned purple before it peeled.
This year was Nicholas's first time at cub scout day camp. He was so excited to go. He left us a note on the wall for when the rest of us woke up.
What a great guy I have!
The last week of their 3 week summer vacation, we finally finished the rooms in the basement and got all the boys moved into their own rooms and the basement cleaned up. So with all that room to play the boys decided to make a "fort". This fort covered the entire basement. They were even duct taping blankets to the walls. They worked really hard and we had it up most of the week.
I give you "Fort Sill"
Ok. Enough whining for tonight.
Let's get on with the summer "catch up".
LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL!
I decided to have Noah go and play at a neighbors house while I went to the Nicholas's class dinosaur museum. He packed his own lunch.
It was a busy week - Nicholas also had his 2nd grade talent show and played the piano. He is really getting good.
Noah also had his first big report due. His class did a "zoo" and Noah picked an Arctic Snow Owl. They had to memorize some information and then dress up as their animal.
Finally, after all their hard work.....school was over! YEAH!!
So on the last day of school we decided to celebrate with a back yard camp out!
Just the way I like it! Close to home, but still fun. We roasted hot dogs and made s'mores and sat around the "campfire". I was even able to sneak into my own bed around 2 am and get a little sleep.
The next two weeks were filled with scout camps and a birthday party for Nicholas. He went to a friends house for a water party and took off his swim shirt for the afternoon......needless to say, the little white boy turned a very bright shade of red!
This year was Nicholas's first time at cub scout day camp. He was so excited to go. He left us a note on the wall for when the rest of us woke up.
The last week of their 3 week summer vacation, we finally finished the rooms in the basement and got all the boys moved into their own rooms and the basement cleaned up. So with all that room to play the boys decided to make a "fort". This fort covered the entire basement. They were even duct taping blankets to the walls. They worked really hard and we had it up most of the week.
I give you "Fort Sill"
It was all fun and games until it was time to clean up and fold the blankets and sheets. But they did a good job of cleaning up too.
It was a great if not short summer vacation.
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