Snow, snow and more snow...

It's been winter for months now, but until recently it didn't seem like it. Yeah, we had temps that were below zero, but just last Friday - Sunday we finally got our snow. In fact, some spots got 20 some inches. That was fine, it was over the weekend and we could all sit and watch it from inside our homes and let the kids go play once-in-a-while. There is more stinkin' snow coming. Starting tomorrow at noon, last I heard, we are in a winter storm warning...again. 12-20 inches expected over the course of another 3 days. I am kind of hoping that this storm will be Minnesota's "March Storm"...you know, the last one of the year. I have a feeling that I'm dreaming.

Everyone in the house seems to have recovered from their colds...except for me. I would give anything to have a day or two just to be home to rest without any kids. I know that's why I'm still sick and it's miserable. I thought I couldn't breathe healthy and pregnant, now I really am having a heck of a time. It's the kind of cold where you cough every time you breathe in and then out again. And seeing as I have Asthma it's 10 times worse because when I cough, I can't catch my breath. I know I shouldn't complain, as I have said many times before, but I really want it to be May, I really want to have this baby, and I really want me to get back to normal. Yeah, I am pretty sure that this will be our last baby.

Luke is going to turn 5 next Wednesday. I can't believe my first will be 5. Kindergarten is coming up on us for the fall. I thought I was ready to let him go to school, but the closer we get to the end of preschool the more nervous I get. I know he'll be fine and I am excited for him, but he's scared to go...shy and nervous as always. And the poor kid, I've been feeling so crappy that I haven't even thought about what to do for his birthday.

Well, I think it's time I go and try and get some sleep. 'Nite all...good luck with the snow!

The Fate of Grey

Tonight is going to hopefully tell us what the show's fate will be...Grey's Anatomy. I just think that everyone behind the scenes of that show would be stupid to have Meredith Grey die...I would hope they'd be smart enough to know that an act like that could end the show. Lincoln thinks that Meredith is going to die and everything is going to center around her mom...the other Dr. Grey. I think she's going to be just fine. I am also hoping that tonight's show will prove that all the hype has been worth something. I'll be bummed if I get all excited and it's a boring episode. You all know I'm pregnant, so if I don't cry tonight at this show...then something's wrong. :)

We're all still sick, but getting to the end of it, I hope. Lincoln and the kids got their flu shots Tuesday. Then the nurse tells me that the kids should have another dose in 2 months. "...but, we probably won't have any left, so we'll call you and let you know if you should come back." Well, I would hope that we'll be fine by then...that's May and I'm not dragging both kids plus a newborn to Red Wing for a shot that won't really do any good at that point. Joke.

Busy weekend in store for us. A couple parties Friday night, a couple baby showers Saturday, a second coat of paint to go in the nursery and a whole lot of cleaning to do. I may just blow off the last part and sit all day Sunday stamping cards and scrapbooking. That sounds better.

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!!!

Enough Is Enough

Well, now all 4 of us are sick. Hope our room is ready at the clinic.

Monster Jam 2-17-07

The picture layout looks ridiculous, but I don't have a program to make the layout look better...you get the general idea though.....enjoy. This is the last Monster Jam until December. Luke's a little bummed about that.

Sick Kids, Doctor's Office, Monster Jam & Flu Shots

Almost one month ago we were contemplating how we were going to go to Monster Jam because we had sick children. Well, we're doing it again today. Monster Jam is tonight and Luke is well for the most part, but Ashlyn found out yesterday that she is fighting a double ear infection (see photo) and her poor little nose is as red as a cherry. Lincoln woke up with a sore throat...what the heck, huh? Oh-well. We're going to Monster Jam...no doubt about that.

As far as going to the doctor, I feel like we should just pay rent on a room at Fairview in Red Wing. I'm there every other week (well, it's been every week this month) and the kids are there once a month lately. (We may not have to go next week!!) It would probably cost a lot more than a hotel room though, but I suppose the employees have to get paid somehow. And my last post, flu shots...I am thinking it is such a joke. Did you know that Goodhue County Public Health only offers them for 2 hours every Tuesday, from 2-4 pm (you know, when people are working and can't get there). The clinic won't even provide them to children over 35 months of age. So, if this is such a huge issue on the news then why isn't it more convenient to get them? They freak us out and then make it impossible for working parents and people to get one. Frustrating. Stupid really. Whatever.

Well, I haven't painted the nursery over again yet and I've had new paint since Tuesday so away I go. I want to get it done before Monster Jam so it can dry tonight and I can continue to work on cleaning the upstairs of this house which continues to look like a Goodwill which ironically enough is where most of the stuff is going. By-the-way, if anyone out there needs a nice brand new set of Correll dishes and some nice drinking glasses, let me know. I'd rather give them to someone I know than to Goodwill.

...more Monster Jam pictures to come...

Flu Shots???

The latest news on this flu going around finally did me in. A little boy in Duluth and a Fireman from Minneapolis died today from this stupid flu. So, is it sad that this was finally what made me say, "OK, fine....I'll take the kids in,"? Then when I found out the Goodhue County only offered the shots on Tuesday's, Lincoln got a little nervous thinking that it was too long to wait. Don't know what else I can do..... 2pm - 4pm next Tuesday is when we can go. I've had one because I am pregnant and doctor kinda had to talk me into it. It's not that I am against them at all...I don't know what it is. Anyway, we're going. Hopefully nothing happens between now & then. I suppose I can go anywhere and my children's lives are worth it, of course, but I know I'm not the only one that doesn't have time to research and get on the phone to find out where else we can go and when they are available. Red Wing is the closest for us.

I painted the baby's room on Sunday. The goal...to go with a semi-neutral color that match the bedding and wouldn't have to be painted over when she moves out of that room. I thought that the chip I picked out was going to be great until I bought it, got it home and painted the room. Now it looks like a bouquet of sunflowers exploded in there. Nothing wrong with the color except that I don't like it in that room. So, what do I do?? Went and got actual samples that I could try on the walls. I picked a new color...well, it's a really pale yellow (to match the stars and fairy wings on the bedding, the rest of the bedding is pink) and I'll be repainting tomorrow night. I can't really explain why I was so picky with this, I blame it on the pregnancy because usually I am really easy-going about decisions like this...especially about something as simple as paint. I really can't wait for these next few months to go by...I really want to get back to my normal self (if I was ever normal).

Conversations With a 3-Year Old

"Why baby's gonna sleep in my room, Mom?"
"The baby isn't going to sleep in your room, babe. She's going to sleep in her own room by mommy & daddy."
"Oh, that makes sense..."


Now, I know some of you have never heard my daughter's voice, but if you have I know you can hear her little raspy voice saying these sentences to me with chocolate chip cookie all over her face. Plus, she's never said "that makes sense" in her 3 year life yet. I am still laughing at this conversation we had just minutes ago.