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I started this blog as a way to share with my family. We are scattered all about and this was an easy way to show off pictures and little tidbits of our daily lives. It has been over a year since I began this online journal and I am almost at my 200th post (might have to throw a little party!)

I know putting us out there kinda scares Billy so I try to keep to upbeat and not broadcast all the private details of our family. This is my journal, my way of remembering the little things that happen around here. And it is not all pleasant but I keep those moments to myself (or in layouts I do not share) because I would not want this blog to one day be used against me. I don't know why I am telling you this. Call it a disclaimer or an explanation to my kids. Our lives are normal. We have tough times but there are way more good times. What you see (read) is not always what you get.
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*EARS*
There are only 3 ears in this household that are NOT infected. What a ride February has been. Both boys are on antibiotics and are sleeping right now. We took Lance to the DR yesterday because he had not been himself and I knew something was wrong. It was his ears. One of his tubes is on its way out and it was infected behind it. And now that he has had a dose of antibiotics he is 90% better. This is the first ear infection in 10 months! We now have to go back to the ENT to get the tubes checked and PRAY that he does not need them again. The poor boy had not eaten in 24 hours and finally came to me yesterday afternoon and told me "I Hungee" so I made him some nuggets and he scarfed them down with 2 glasses of milk. And now today he has been eating constantly. Trying to gain back the 3 pounds he lost.

Last night Garrett woke up crying and holding his ear. I finally got him back to sleep around 12:30 but he woke up 3 more times during the night. I called the DR again today and asked them to call something in. And he did! This totally surprised the nurse because he has never done that before. But I told the nurse that Dr. C knows us pretty well. Plus we were just there yesterday and last week. (Remember the other DR who said G had fluid behind his ear but refuse to give me an antibiotic) So after nap we will go get the meds and hopefully everyone will feel better tomorrow.


*PARTY*
Lance's birthday party is this weekend. He is turning 2! It should be lots of fun because he LOVES presents and gets the whole gift concept. He has also been practicing blowing out candles which usually involves a lot of spit. Might have to make him his own little cake...


*LANCE*
The boy is obsessed with CARS. He carried them around all day, takes one to bed with him, makes car noises and repeats phrases from the movie. He is also starting to use pronouns and sentences. The funniest thing he said recently was "schit ma" which translates into SIT MA but sounds really bad. I promise I am not teaching my child naughty words.

*GARRETT*
I bought G some faux Crocs at Target last week and he will not take them off. He loves them- even though they are too big. He thinks he is so cool. He is at that stage where he uses double negatives and it is hilarious! "I knowed" "You lieded to me" and there are others I need to jot down because they are just too funny. He also mixes up phrases he hears us say. When I ask him a question, usually to see if he has hurt Lance, I tell him "don't tell me a lie." The other day he was mad at me and he told me "don't tell me a truth Mommy."

*BILLY*
His ankle is much better. He is getting around fine with his boot and is able to walk without it but he only does that at night. He goes back in about 2 weeks and will start his physical therapy. Other than that he is just Billy.

*BIRTHDAY GIFT*
Lance got his birthday gift this past weekend. A sandbox. This has to be one of the most researched gifts I have bought. I read every review I could find about sandboxes. Why? Because we have cats that like to visit our yard. I found one that would hold 2+ kids and had a secure lid. And the boys love it! Garrett really enjoyed it Saturday and Lance was in it for a bit but that was when he was sick. I know it will get tons of use this summer.


The dirty face is compliments of Daddy and the 3 Popsicles he let him eat.


And this is how a 4 year old boy plays dress up:


Time to dose up the tylenol...

WELL

I can't think of a title today. I can't think at all. The nasty virus that has plagued our house this winter has struck again.

I took Garrett to the doctor yesterday because he was complaining about his ears again. We did not see our usual doctor and the only appointment available was with the doctor I don't like. He said Garrett has fluid behind his ears but to wait and see if it gets better. He said it probably would. But he was not concerned about the green snot that Garrett has had for 3 weeks. He is coughing up all kinds of junk and his nose is still running. I was hoping for some kind of relief. So there goes $20.

We came home and Lance took a nap and woke up with a fever. UGH! So there was no AWANAS for Garrett again. And Lance still has a fever today. We had to make a quick trip to Walmart for Tylenol and pull ups. He took a long nap when we got home and now his fever is up to 102 this afternoon. So if it does not break tonight we will be back at the Drs tomorrow.

And I am in a foul mood because this weekend was going to be our little getaway. Just Billy and I. We had to cancel it because Billy's coworker had to go out of town for a family emergency. Which means Billy is now doing 2 jobs and has awful hours. He had to be at the jobsite at 3:00 AM Wednesday morn. That is insane!

We are hoping to go get Lance's birthday gift this weekend and set it up for the boys to play in. That was actually my plan today but we took a sick day today. Other than that we have no plans this weekend. Just rest and hopefully get well. Of course there is always housework to do! I need to make Garrett some new chore charts and add dusting to his list of things to do. The boy loves to dust. He goes to town with my Swiffer duster.

And in one week Lance will be 2! I can't believe it! I was holding him today and noticed how all his baby fat has disappeared. No more chunky legs. He is a little boy now.

I need to go before I make myself cry!

Here is a layout of my little one:

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THE WEEKEND

Time sure does fly when Billy is around! It seems that there are never enough hours in the day to do all we want to do. It all started yesterday when Billy replaced the water pump in the TrailBlazer. That took a little while but he did most of it while the boys were napping. Then Lance went out to help him. After Garrett got out of his post-nap funk the boys rode their bikes down the sidewalk. This is the first time Garrett was excited about riding his bike and did not want any help from me. Until he fell off.

After that we went to return a few things, ate a Denny's and went grocery shopping. The boys cleaned their plates at Denny's. They have never eaten that much at a restaurant and they were so good! Billy and I were amazed! Garrett ate a personal sized pizza and applesauce. Lance had a Jr. Grand Slam and ate almost all of it! That is a serving of scrambled eggs, sausage link, bacon and 3 silver dollar pancakes and a little side of fruit. That boy would eat breakfast all day long if I let him.

On the way home from HEB we were wondering why traffic was so bad. Turns out that there was a gas pipeline explosion a about a mile from our house. I am so glad we weren't home. There was a huge fire but luckily it was in a pasture so nothing was hurt or damaged. A few of the intersections around the neighborhood were closed and that is why it took forever to get home. There have been helicopters flying over ever since. It is getting a little annoying.

And today we stayed home. Billy let me sleep in until 8:35! That felt good! Garrett and Lance are still coughing and snotty so I didn't want to take them to Sunday School and spread yucky germs around. And I did not feel comfortable leaving them here with Billy and his peg leg. Not both boys at least. So we did not make it to church. Billy did go on a few errands and picked up his new grill. It is so cool! I can't wait for April to come now!

The boys spent the day with Billy in the garage watching the "Piston Cup" (NASCAR), eating Popsicles and playing. I did a few things inside, got caught up on my email and scrapped! And Garrett made an executive decision that we would have supper outside. So we did. That was the end of the day. They fell pretty hard after that. And now all 3 are in their beds snoring. The two little ones snoring is cute. I am not liking the big one snoring.

Here are the layouts I finished up this weekend:

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Time to find the Breath Rights...

IT ONLY TOOK 23 MONTHS!

Right now BOTH boys are napping! I am flabbergasted! The only downside to this monumental event is that if Garrett is napping he is most likely sick. But I can deal with that because I am sitting in absolute silence right now. It is exactly what I needed to recharge my batteries.


I need to go put another load of laundry in.

CRAZY CRAZY

Just when I thought it would get back to what we call normal...

Garrett is now sick. He has a temp of 101 and a bad cough. I am sure Lance will be next since he is always taking away G's sippy cup. He stayed home with me today while Lance went to MDO. It has been a long time since we have had any time without Lance. Kinda nice. I need to do this when he is not sick. Maybe go on a date with just Garrett.

We took Billy to the doctor yesterday. He has a Level 3 sprain and is now in a walking boot. I (and Billy) are so relieved that he no longer has to use crutches. When he took the boot off last night I took a picture of his foot and it still looks like the picture I posted earlier. He has to wear the boot for at least a month and will start PT in a month. Getting rid of the crutches was the best Valentine's gift EVER!

Yesterday was a very nice Valentine's day. We got to spend half the day with Daddy. After his appintment we went to Gander Mountain to shop for his new gun. I picked up some Crocs for me picked out Billy's Father's Day gift that he is getting way early! I want it for trips to the beach.



I need to get busy attacking the laundry pile. I am leaving you with some layouts of Miss Shelby!

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WANNA SEE SOMETHING GROSS?

That is Billy's ankle. He sprained it yesterday. He was working cows and fell in rut on the ground. His ankle rolled inwards and he felt/heard a pop. The picture is what it looked like last night. He wrapped it and put some ice on it.

When we got up this morning it was very swollen and a pretty shade of purple. So he went to the ER while the boys and I went to church. He just came home on crutches and has a fiberglass splint on it. The doctor thinks it is just a sprain but his foot was so swollen he was not sure. So Billy has to go to a orthopedic doctor this week to have it looked at again.





Never a dull moment around here.

Be back later with pics and stuff...

NO PRESENTS FOR DADDY

Billy's birthday is this Wednesday. Since that is Valentine's and AWANAS night we are celebrating on Sunday. We had a discussion tonight while giving the boys a bath about the festivities. Garrett was VERY adamant about Daddy NOT getting any presents. Billy told him he wanted a new cooler. Garrett's response was "you already have 2 in the garage." When Billy told him he gets a present because he was a good boy Garrett's response was "you were not a good boy. You said naughty words." So it looks like Billy will not be getting any presents this year. But he will get a cake- double chocolate!

CRAFT DAY

The boys love it when we have Craft Day. We should do it more often but you can imagine the mess it makes! This is what they made:

We used papers from Dani Mogstad's Carzy Love kit.



And this is something Lance worked on:




And this is what I have been working on:

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The kit used in here was named after Garrett. Sarah was working on it and I was chatting with her. She told me she couldn't think of a name and I told her it looked like G's vest he wears constantly so she named it after him!

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I need to go find some medicine. This cold is kicking my hiney! I want to feel normal again!

LITTLE GOODIES

Valentine's Day is my 2nd most favorite holiday. Aw heck- who are we kidding? I love every holiday! But Valentine's Day is extra special since it is my sweetheart's birthday. And he hates it! So I try to separate the two events and this year I have something extra special planned for Billy. (Don't make plans for next weekend Billy!) Garrett is in on it with me and is getting excited also. Now I just need to figure out how to fit 32 candles on his cake.

The boys will have Valentine's parties at MDO and AWANAS. We already bought their CARS cards and tattoos. And I am making them a little something extra to pass out to their friends.

Aren't they the cutest! I made some using Dani's new kit also. And you can get them FREE! Check out Dani's blog and grab the link to her newsletter. Lots of inspiration in there!

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At the very bottom of the newsletter is a link to grab a page of 3 sweetheart box covers. Just print, tape/glue and add a little ribbon. I added the boy's names before printing but you could always add it with a Sharpie after printing.



Today is Craft Day in our household. That means that it will be a mess when you get home Billy. We are making a cute little project that involves red, pink and hearts! I miss making crafts- it is the only thing I miss about teaching. So I have decided to establish Craft Day.

But first I need to go to the grocery store. Super Bowl weekend is almost as crazy as Thanksgiving so I plan to get our goods before it gets crowded. And we need glue.

Have a great weekend! And check back soon- I hope to have adorable pictures up!