10 Randoms...

Here are 10 Things I wouldn't have gotten done if I had went to Pincher this weekend!

1. Got my daughter on the right medicine ~ finally!
2. Gone to the Stavely Bar for a few hours!!
3. Got the banking done and papers in order to buy the truck!
4. Cleaned out my Tahoe - damn kids and snacks!
5. Cleaned out the Jimmy - now officiallly for sale!!!
6. Watched some curling ~ even if it was "womens"!
7. Got Mt. Laundry conquered!
8. Cleaned both fish tanks ~ Cheese and Goldie are much happier!
9. Played the the snow in the back yard with my kids!
10. Although I didn't do any scrapbooking I did get a lot more sleep than my friends did!

Hope you had fun ~ even without me....!

The flowers prove it!!

So yesterday was a long day sitting in the ER! My daughter has been complaining on and off about a stomach ache for the last 4 days. So after I tried everything I knew to cure her I decided that we had better get her looked at.
I phoned her doctor - who seems to be on hiatus in Mexico until March - and the doctor covering for her isn't in until Thursday. So I waited another 2 hours to see if the symptoms really needed a trip to the ER. She let me know every 20 minutes that her tummy hurt. So off we went.
We have never had to wait over an hour in High River to get in. Maybe because my kids are ususally more apparently sick than she was yesterday. So needless to say we waited for 5 and 1/2 hours until we were called back. A little excessive I know but I had to wait, I was not taking her home just to have her cry through the night.
After all that we were seen for a whole 10 minutes and diagnosed with "gastritis"! And told to go home and give her tums?!!? While we were leaving the nurse ran out to say that she found white cells in her urine sample so they were going to send it to the lab!!!
Needless to say we are going to see her "covering" doctor tomorrow to see what the results are. Poor girl - she has been on Motrin all day today - and it is like clockwork ~ every 6 hours she complains of a tummy ache. Good thing tomorrow is only one Motrin dose away.....
So while I sat at the hospital with her her dad was having flowers picked up for me in Calgary! Sweetie- he said they were because I was the "best Mom in the world" , I just did what any mom would do, but I think he was just amazed that I would sit there for that long with a kid on my lap! When there is doubt in the future of my parenting skills I will still have the picture of the flowers to prove otherwise!!!!

10 Random Things...

In honor of Valentine's Day yesterday I am devoting my 10 Random Things to the man I love!

10 Random Things that I love about my Valentine!

1. I love that it was Valentines and he got me nothing, because I got him nothing - and everyone is ok with that!

2. I love how hard he works to provide for our family while I get to hold down the best job in the world - stay at home mom!

3. I love how he calls me 3-5 times a day just to chat!

4. I love how he always says "I love you" at the end of every phone call - even if he is sitting with a room full of his co-workers!

5. I love how amazing of a father he is - secretly I knew he would be!!

6. I love how he has never taken off his wedding ring!

7. I love how we are - always laughing and finding joy in everything..especially our kids.

8. I love how he cleans the house - almost as anal as me!

9. I love how he says "that there are only 4 people he needs to worry about and they all live under this roof"!

10. I love how amazingly strong he is - how he fought cancer and won! And how that difficult time made us both better people! He rocks!

School Valentines!

So this is what I sent with Mardi to school today for Valentines! She put together all her own cards - I just cut out the paper and hearts she was in charge of adhesive!!! Then last night we made cupcakes for everyone and she wrote all the kids names in the cards ~ a lot more stamina this year than her preschool year!

I got to volunteer at kindergarten this morning - and I had a blast! They had nothing planned for Valentines Day because the school is having a market place thing tomorrow, so I am glad we made cupcakes so the kids had a little treat!

The teachers raved over Mardi's valentines and loved the cupcakes too. She had a great day!

How I Spent My Day!

Unfortunately I had to make some sympathy cards today - sad because of the reason, but a great way to ignore household duties and sit in my scrapbook room for the majority of the day! I did have a little anxiety around 4pm - knowing that dishes weren't cleaned up and the hubby was due home in an hour! But other than that I had a great day making cards! It did however take me way to long to pump out only 3 cards. Oh well! Here is the result:

10 Random Things...

Ok I am jumping right in! Kim and Haley started this "10 Random Things" ritual in which they will post "things" on their blogs every Sunday. It's been great reading theirs so as I jump in to do the same I feel it is only right that I am starting this a day late....they have had that problem in the past too. Just saying. I want to be just like them!!

10 Random Upcoming Events that I am sooo looking forward to!!!

1. Volunteering at Mardi's kindergarten class on Thursday!

2. Jack finally getting to celebrate his 3rd birthday this weekend - big party!

3. JD and I going out dancing on Saturday night!

4. Going to the Stavely Bar next weekend to celebrate my cousin turning 18!

5. Ladies Night Out at Haley's store!!!!

6. THE BRIER!!! With Crazy Kim - watch out Calgary!

7. Spending an entire day with my hubby at the Brier too - hopefully he won't yell "Ricola".

8. The Okotoks Scrapbook Convention!!!!

9. Hair appointment!

10. My husband's 32nd birthday!

Done!

Love These Pictures!

Here are two pictures that I recently took of my kids! I love this picture of Mardi in the snow! We went across the street to the park a couple of weeks ago and the kids got to mess around in the untouched snow! We definitely left our mark! Boy did it tire them out!

Then here is one of Jack that just cracks me up! He was in the bathroom for what seemed like a long time after brushing his teeth. I knew he was going to floss ~ he likes to do it himself ~ so I thought I would go check on him! He immediately started sobbing - he wasn't even in trouble! In fact after I saw him I ran and got the camera - I think he was more upset that he didn't pull all the floss out of the box before he got caught!Love these moments!

Anyone Want Some Sick Kids?

Oh My Lord! My kids and this bug are sending me! Jack broke out in a rash last night - my first thought was allergy to penicillan. So after waiting on health link for 42 minutes, I finally got through. By this time the rash on his legs had almost disappeared but the spots on his torso and butt were still there. So no allergy - I don't think - just another part of this lovely bug he has.

Mardi was complaining of a sore tummy last night so I decided to keep her home from school one more day - I will send her tomorrow!

Jack woke up in some kinda mood today (at 10am!)! So I assume he still feels like crap! AAAAHHHH!!! Everything has to be better by next week? No?

Date With My Daughter!

Yesterday was the second time in a month that Mardi and I had a "date"! Jack was sick sick sick so JD suggested that Mardi and I go do something, get out of the house! You don't have to tell me twice after spending what seems like weeks indoors.

Her and I looked online to see what movies were playing and we found Bedtime Stories - she loved the trailer so that was our plan! We went to Calgary and bought our tickets for later in the day and then went to her new favorite store - Petland! We bought some "toys" for our fish, and checked out all the animals and fish!

Then we hit McDonalds - her favorite place to eat! After lunch we headed to the movie. Her and I were the ONLY ones in the whole theatre - who has better places to be at 1:30pm on a Monday! We loved the movie! She told me that it was "the best popcorn and pop she had ever eaten"!!! Love her enthusiasm!

She fell asleep on the way home - I packed her in and put her to bed for a nap. Jack on the other hand was in rough shape! I felt awful for leaving him because when I came home he had a nasty fever and just wanted to snuggle on the couch. Poor guy.

We had a so-so night last night - Jack still not feeling good. Glad we are going to the doctor today - too bad the appointment is for the wrong kid. Hope they aren't mad when I ask for Jack's chart too!

Still thinking home schooling is the answer to these damn sicknesses! Sure they may want to marry each other in the future and be socially inept....but saves on sleepless nights and fevers!!! Hee hee hee!

Kids Are Still Sick!

Kids are still sick....



that's all!!!




Sorry nothing exciting here means nothing exciting on here either!