You're never gonna believe this...

We got pink eye. Actually Cody does. Friday night we had a VERY rough night. He was up screaming half the night. Justin and I just knew it was an ear infection, but then he woke up Saturday with a big ol' poo and was perfect all day. So maybe it was just tummy trouble. Well Saturday was horrible too...and Sunday wasn't the funnest day, and his eyes were oozing. So we loaded up and took him to the dr. She walked in the room and looked at him and said ooh, pink eye...yup we thought, then she checked out his ears, ear infection too. Poor little guy, he's had it rough. That was the last one he could get before we go to an ENT for tubes. Ick. Last night was better, but still not fun...he woke up today with goop dried up all on his eyes. I'm hoping today is better!

So other than that we had a fantastic weekend. Friday was Justin's birthday and his parents came up that afternoon to surprise him. They got here about noon and the four of us, Ellen, Ron, Cody, and I headed to Chick Fil A for lunch. Ron and Cody played in the play place, which he LOVED, while we ordered. We head and headed to Wal-Mart to buy stuff for dinner. It was soooo beautiful here we played outside all day. Then we went to Logan's school and surprised him. Came home and played some more. Justin got home and we surprised him! *Full of surprises...We had a taco fiesta that night and everyone was pretty worn out of all the fresh air and playing so we headed to bed.

Saturday Justin had to work all day, so he left pretty early and we had a nice relaxing morning. We went to the donut store and got sausage rolls and donuts. YUM. They stayed until about 10 and headed to their friends in Broken Arrow. The boys and I just hung out most of the day and cleaned up and got stuff ready for next week. When Justin got home we played inside, b/c it was COLD on Saturday. And to be honest, once the kids were in bed...we went too. We were exhausted from the night before...little did we know what Cody had in store for us that night.

Sunday is when Cody woke up so icky. He pretty much just wanted to sit on your lap all morning. So Justin let him until it was time to go mow. Our yard is crazy! So Justin and Logan went outside and mowed and did some chores. Cody took a really good nap and after that we went outside with them. But that's when his eyes really gooped up...so we went to the dr. We got home, ate, and went to bed. We had to put drops in his eyes, which he's not a fan of...can't say I blame him. I hate it too, Justin can tell you that!

Well, that's all for now. Hope you have a great spring break if you're on one...if not, have fun at work! :-) Love and miss you all!!

Happy Birthday Justin!

Just a quick note to wish Justin a very happy birthday! I didn't forget, just forgot to put it online! I'll have more fun stories later, Nanny and Papa came into town so we played ALOT!!!!

Oops, I missed a day

Hello all. We are doing absolutely fabulous here! Finally. I guess I forgot to post yesterday in all the excitement of being well! Let's see, what have you missed?

Tuesday morning Cody and I went to storytime at the library. This is our second time and he did a little better. He clapped along with the songs this time, but stuck to me pretty close. After that he got to roam free in the library, so he enjoyed that! Logan had a good day at school, he has been trying all year to finish his math facts and get to move into the Math Masters club in the cafeteria. Well today, he did! He was so proud. Got 3 hundreds in a row and now is out of the classroom. If he finished them out there he joins the 8 minute club, and then 7 and so on. He's very excited! We've been working hard on it.

Yesterday Cody and I got to play with Evan. Kim had a dentist appt. so Evan came to play. They had a lot of fun together this time. Cody is learning how to share and be nice. They shared their lunch and snack. Much to Cody's disliking. At first Cody wrapped his arms around his plate and shook his head no...but we had a talk and so he gave Evan one. Yes, ONE. They sat on the ground and when Cody was ready for a bite, he gave one to Evan then he took one. He made Evan wait until he was ready to eat the next bite before he gave him another. I think he might already have little man syndrome! :-) Anyway, after that we got Logan from school. We played outside because it's beautiful here! Almost 80 they say. Logan has been practicing on his skateboard and Cody wants to do it sooooo bad. We really have to watch him because if it's left unmanned, he'll try to stand on it...not a good idea.

Well that's all for now. Have a great day! Love and miss you all! The video shows Logan readind to Cody and him doing his new trick...what's an elephant say? It's quick, so watch for it near the end! Also, if you ever want to see a picture better and close up, just click on it and it will get bigger!

Woo Hoo got a haircut

Ugh, Logan has needed a haircut for soooo long. Finally got one! And I must say, he is handsome! I know, you're thinking I'm a little partial to him, but seriously...so cute.

Well, everyone here is doing great! We are all happy and healthy! Can you believe it? Finally!

We had such a great day yesterday afternoon. Our friends from next door came over and played after school. The kids all played while Shirlynne and I talked. Cody just followed them around and did his own thing. Typically their dog Domino, which is also Bo's boyfriend we think, comes over too, but he was killed by a car this weekend. Everyone is having a pretty hard time with it. He was a good dog. Bo just sits at the fence and looks for him...very sad.

That's really all I got. Cody and I are getting ready to go to "story time" at the library. He loves running around crazy there! Love and miss you all! See you soon!!!!!

Ahhhh, the weekend

Hello all. Hope you had a great weekend. We ended up a little worried about ours, but it ended up great! I'll seperate the days so it's not hard to understand! :-) You know us, always something. Ok, hold on, the ride is about to start...

Friday: Well today started out great. Logan was feeling good and heading off to school. I was starting to actually feel human again and Cody, well, Cody is Cody...he was good, and Justin was nervous about getting sick. Turns out he wasn't though. He started feeling good by mid morning and he never got sick, he's so strong :-) Cody and I had a good day, did some more laundry, cleaned a little more house, Cody took a 2 and a half hour nap...WHAT is up with that? And then we went to pick up Logan from school. Friday night was the big slumber/birthday party at his friend Dylan. His three best friends were all going and he was excited. So we went to Wal-Mart and got him a present. And not the Wii video game he wanted to get him because that is $50...I said "Logan, we don't even spend $50 on you!" Crazy kid. We came home, had some pizza rolls and waited for Justin. Justin got home and we dropped Logan at the party. And they had the HUGEST dog I've ever seen. It's called a short haired St. Bernard. Soooooo cute, but literally, was as tall as my shoulders...taller than Logan. Weighed 160 pounds. HUGE, and it was a house dog! Anyway, after that we grabbed some dinner and headed home. We watched a little TV and then headed to bed.

Saturday: Justin had to do a truck load sale for a customer so he got up and left for work about 7:00am. Cody and I hung out. I took my medicine and about 30 minutes after that started to get a little sick to my stomach. I thought maybe it was because I didn't eat, so I tried to eat some breakfast, but I couldn't it make me sicker. I took a bath and Justin called, he was coming home because the sale was cancelled. We got home and went and got Logan. When I saw Logan I knew something was wrong...he said his stomach was upset. Hmmmm, I started thinking. We were driving around and decided to go eat. We got into Taco Bueno and Logan said he just wanted water...RED ALERT, RED ALERT, Logan is not well...he doesn't want Taco Bueno...something ain't right!!!!!! So he goes and lays down on a booth, and next thing I know...yup, you guessed it he "V"'d ALL over the booth. I ran him into the bathroom and he finished up. We loaded up and headed home. He took a bath and went to bed. Meanwhile, on the ride home, I got it. I fortunately kept making it wait until the house...and then I "V"'d. Logan slept until 6:35pm that night, got up, ate half of a grilled cheese, took a bath, and went back to bed. I rested awhile and then felt better, so got up and around. So...the conclucsion I got was, pizza rollls. Attack of the killer pizza rolls. It's the only thing I can think of that we both ate and it was wierd because it hit us at the same time. Had to be food poisoning...and then my attention turned to Justin...maybe he was just sick of paying our doctor bills, maybe he had something to do with it...hmmmm, maybe, nah, I think he loves us anyway.

Sunday: Well, everyone woke up great. No trouble, no "V"ing, no feelind bad. YEAH! Justin worked outside for awhile trying to start a fire, but couldn't. So he came in. Cody went down for a nap and we all just hung out. After his nap we loaded up and got in the car to drive around to some open houses. Well, about halfway through I hear real quiet..."mommy, mommy, I don't feel good." And then BLAH...explosion. Luckily, Justin had taken Bo to the convenience store the night before and put a sheet down in the back seat. But, sheets aren't very absorbant. UGH, and it you know me, if you truely know me, you know what happens when I see or smell it...yup, BLAH, Justin just looked at us and shook his head. We came home, Logan cleaned up and said he felt fine. I did too. Justin and Cody played outside and soon after Logan and I joined them. We just sat in our chairs and watched. It was soooo nice outside, good to have some fresh air. Around 5 or so, Logan played a little with his skateboard. He's trying to learn how to go up things like curbs and stuff so he practiced on the driveway hump. Justin wanted to show him how to do it properly, (see attached video), needless to say...Logan is going to have to learn on his own. Next thing we know it's 6:30pm and bedtime is at 7 for little man. We ran inside, Justin washed him up, I fixed dinner, fed him, and he was in bed by 7:11pm...thank goodness! We all had dinner and headed to bed too, what an exciting long weekend!

And here we are. Monday morning. Logan is off at school feeling fine. Cody is playing with dominos, Justin is off to work, and me? I'm great. Life is good...just sometimes there are speedbumps along the way. And from now on, I'm gonna try to just zoom over them instead of going slow. :-) Love and miss you all!

TGIF

Hello all. Well, I am starting to feel like a new woman. I feel sooo much better than I did earlier this week, in fact earlier last week. Here's to progress.

Let's see. Logan has a birthday party tonight that he's been waiting for for about 3 weeks. It's his friend Dylan. We haven't gotten him a present yet, becuase Logan just can't decide. You'd think he was picking it for himself. He's enjoying being back at school and not having so much homework. He still has his cough but it's getting WAY better.

Cody is 100% well. He's' getting back into trouble and loving every minute of it. He's working on a new smile, it adorable...but again, trouble. You can see the trouble through his eyes. He's also found his feet and hands, not sure if I already told you that, but he has. Getting very big...too big. The picture shows you his new addiction. He will let you scratch his back, anywhere and anytime...love it. Fortunately he's got a super brother who likes to make him happy!

Justin is feeling lousy today. He's got the draining and a little cough. Hopefully he'll take the medicine I told him to and we'll all be well by the weekend. That's usually how it goes though...if he'll just do what I tell him to do, he'll be fine. :-) He's got some interviews today for assistant manager. Hopefully one of them will pan out, and he can be back to selling like he really likes.

It's off to do my Friday chores. Wish me luck! Love and miss you all!

Kim saves the day...again!

Well, I really think I owe a lot to my new friend Kim. She once again, saved us when we needed it the most...here's the story. (Justin did a good job too)Tuesday night I was feeling a little icky still. Justin and I were watching "The Biggest Loser" on TV (which is really a fun show, you should watch) when all of a sudden I felt SICK. So I went to the bathroom and vomited. (That is the last time I'll use that word, for my sisters sake, I'll use the big "V.") Anyway, so I went to bed and tried to sleep. It hurt to lay my head down, it hurt to breath, etc. So I got up after an hour or so and took a bath. Still having some trouble with "V"ing, then I started having trouble breathing. ***SIDE STORY: Earlier that week Kim had told me she ran into a lady she knew and her daughter had just died of pneumonia, and even earlier, Justin and I watch "Meet the Parents" a movie where a girl from our highschool played in and later...yup, died of pneumonia. So all I could think about was that I was dying and that didn't sound like fun. It was getting harder to breath and it felt like a big weight was on my chest. So I go get Justin and tell him I'm dizzy, "V"ing, and having trouble breathing...I'm off to the emergency care. He says, wait let's call Kim and she can sit with the boys and I'll take you. "No, no" I say, "it's too late, don't bother her, I'll be ok." Well, I got there safely, however it took FOREVER it seemed. They took me in, diagnosed me with pneumonia and a MAJOR sinus infection. She was feeling around on my head and kept saying "Does that hurt sweety?" UH, NO, I say, it actually feels FANTASTIC...don't stop. So instead of pushing on my head more, she gave me a HUGE shot and sent me on my way with 3 other prescriptions. Which of course they didn't have any samples of and I would have to wait until morning to get them filled...fortunately I got the shot. So I guess, I didn't get service while I was in the office, and Justin got worried...so he called Kim. Late, late, too late to call a friend, who had brought us dinner, taken care of us, let us live with her for a week, enough already, she's gonna stop answering my calls!...anyway, I am walking out the door calling his cell, when BAMM, theres a man in front of me. And it's Justin. He followed me home and put me to bed. Where I stayed, "V"ing and coughing the rest of the night and most of the day.

He had to take off work and take care of the boys. He took Cody to work and let him run like a crazy man...fun day for Cody! I am feeling better today, just not too good yet. And to make matters worse, Cody had a rough night last night. He screamed for lord knows how long...another ear infection Justin and I thought, so we took shifts sleeping with him on the couch...turns out it might have just been an upset stomach, because today, he gave me a big ol' present in his pants...and I mean pants. And seems to be perfectly fine now...so, guess who has it now? Yup, Justin...and it's all my fault! He's on the road and feels like crud. At least he got it after I got the medicine.

So needless to say...it's been a long week, no two weeks, no really month, actually if I want to be technically correct 3 months...it all started with that stupid ice storm and went downhill from there...stupid weather. Speaking of weather. Our weatherman is saying we're supposed to get a big ol' winter storm today. Possibly 4 inches...guess what I have to say about that? YEAH RIGHT!

Well, I'm off to go Lysol the house again. Here's an isnider tip for everyone...go buy stock in Lysol, Clorox, and Kleenex...you're sure to make money with how much we've been using!!! Love and miss you all.P.S. Thepictures are from happier days.

No post today

I'm sick...sick, sick, sick

Happy Tuesday

Well, let's just say the weatherman got it half right. He forecasted 4-6 inches of snow and cold. We got the cold, Tulsa got the snow. Justin said there is a line on the highway where the storm must have crossed, our half didn't get a drop, their half got it all. Lots of ice and snow in Tulsa and surrounding areas. Logan was a little disspapointed we didn't get any, he asked me, "Why don't they get snow in December and January here, just March and April." Good question I said!

Back to Logan. He's doing really good. He had a good day at school and said his friends were glad to have him back. He brought home the rest of the homework from the past two weeks and we knocked that out. He's definitely sick of school work, spring break can't come quick enough. He's looking forward to being out of school and feeling good he says, with no make up work! :-) Funny boy. His appetite is coming back too, which is great. Except now I can't make enough food, he's making up for all week when he didn't eat.

Cody is also back on track. Stubborn and crazy as ever. He's discovered the joy of a good flashlight. I will hear him just cracking up. I'll go check and he's chasing Bo around with one. Bo is terribly afraid of the light, so Cody thinks she's playing with him and loves it. He's found his feet. The funny thing is when you ask him where they are, he'll pick them up, wave, and say "Hi" to them. Everytime, don't know why, but everytime he does. Silly.

I'm starting to feel a little better, all the crud is moving around now, so I can breath some of the times. I've gotten a pretty good night sleep, so surely that will help. Now if the pressure will go away so I can wear my contacts, that would be great!

I guess that's all from here. Love and miss you all!

What? I have to go to school?

Yup, that's right. The doctor gave us the ok for school. We went in Friday and he gave Logan yes another medicine. This one...noticed a difference after 2 doeses. So he said if we did, it was off to school on Monday. Guess what? It's Monday. And I have to say, he's not too excited about it this morning. However, two of his friends called this weekend to check on him, said they missed him. He had a big ol' grin on his face for hours! He's doing much better. We go in next week for the pulmonary function test. So we'll see what that says.

Cody is also doing much better. He has fallen back into the routine of letting us nkow what he wants, loudly. The three of us have gotten a little cabin fever, being home for a week straight. So when the garage opened on Saturday, and he noticed, he was out the door. We played outside for awhile, just getting some fresh air mainly. Then it got too windy and we came in. But it was so nice while it lasted. When it was time to come in, he screamed bloody murder for about 2 minutes. Then BAM, over, done with that fit and moved on. He's something else I'll tell ya.

Sunday we stayed inside all day, it was way too windy here. At about 4, we had to get out or one of the children was going to get hurt! :-) Not really. So we went to Pets Mart. I thought since Russell liked it so much, Cody would too. He did, but mostly the bal isle. He headed straight for the toys isle and never looked back. We had to force him to look at the animals, when he did, he liked them, but he carried two little cat balls around the whole place. And of course, you can imagine...chaos, when it was time to go. Then we headed to Atwoods, the boys like to get on the go carts and four wheelers and pretend. Then we walked around. We let Cody walk to try to wear him out, and it worked. He was ready for bed at about 6! After we put him down Logan, Justin and I played some games. Justin won one, I won one, and Logan won one...pretty even night. Then Logan had to head to bed...and I'll be honest, so did I. I'm feeling a little better, but my head had soooo much pressure it's stupid. I'm in desperate need of getting all this out!

Well, I guess that's all from here. Love and miss you all!