No, not the show- but the actual ER isn't all that entertaining. The flu and pediatrician sent us that way last night and after 5 or so hours we got to come home. Maisey stayed awake the whole time, until 3 am when we were discharged. We were able to avoid I.V fluids thanks to a great cancer med for nausea called Zofran- a costly yet wonderful pill that dissolves- no not there, but on the tongue! I was very surprised to. They are changing the ways in which they treat children with the flu and it made life a lot easier. Tomorrow is day 5 and I think and pray that it is a day of recovery rather than dangerous throw up with blood! I am still nervous Chad and I will get it next- there is a 14 day incubation period...
Anyway, we hope you and your families are all healthy the rest of the season.
Today was the deadline for Portland Community College's nursing program. The two year program is something I have applied at for the past three years. It is a lottery so the fact that I have a lot more schooling than many of the other 1000 or so applicants is irrelevant (all you need is a high school diploma for this program). Maybe, just maybe if it is meant to be, my number, or numbers in this case will be drawn in April. Oh, how wonderful that would be to use all of that nursing coursework I spent 3 year of the last 5 years of school working on! Of course if my number is drawn, everybody in the world will know. Pray really hard for me! Because of the other degree I am working on, and the fact that I am a senior and have one year left, this is the only program that I am applying to this year, as opposed to the 9 last winter!
Maisey will not be making it to basketball today because the flu is still lingering. It looks like we will be catching her favorite Full House at 3pm and playing lots of Ponyville and Barbie. Yeah, another day playing with old time favorites. Excuse the sarcasm but it isn't fun for the folks either when the little tikes are sick!
First of all, most of you know my stance on this one, do whatever works for you and your family.
There was a time when co-sleeping worked great for us (probably before age 3), but here is a list of the down side from our side.
1. You may, and probably will get thrown-up on.
2. You may, and probably will get peed on.
3. You may, and probably will get kicked out of bed and/or in some very uncomfortable places.
4. You will probably have to listen to snoring.
5. You will have to fake the fact that you really aren't going to sleep when the little one is.
6. You will have to leave your conversation, company, or tasks (for who knows how long), to put the little one back to bed!
7. And I am sure I know of many more when you have a 4.5 year old in your bed still!
Because Maiey is still in our bed for over half the night, Rhyley will not be. And we hope that she outgrows that security issue before he wonders why he is the only one not in the 'family' bed!
This sweet princess bed wasn't looking so sweet of couple hours ago...
Saturday night consisted of a fun evening of visiting and Wii time with 8 couples from our new ward and the Sorenson family too. I'm not sure if our ward would still be considered 'new', as it is our 6th month here, but after being away for several sporadic weekends throughout the summer and into fall, it still feels new.
Saturday w
as our niece Ruby's 10th Birthday party at the bowling ally in Hood R
iver.
Ok, so I am aware that I still have 84 days to go... But, with school and all sometimes I just need to distract myself. Plus, it has been SOOOO long since we have had the chance to 'play house', and it is just as fun as it was with our first!
Here is Maisey's most recent picture that includes Rhyley- as most of them do these days! She has drawn Herself with buns, Daddy, and Mommy w/Rhyley in utero, swimming in, no not our pool, but her Unlce Adam's and Aunt Carrie's! I just had to share...
Ok, so I realize this isn't an online journal- but that just may be how I use it. The topic here is beauty when you might feel the least bit beautiful...
Yes, you guessed it. That is what I am up to later today! I thought this only occurred once, in the early stages of pregnancy and postnatally, and that is true unless you change doctors! If we don't have too many children that may just be one reason:)
Have you ever ruined a whole batch of white clothes? Well, I am taking the blame for the once ultra-white clothing that came out with orange spots last night. What can I say, I checked all the pockets of the articles in the machine before giving them the ol' run through, but somehow they came out with construction site neon orange spots! Yep, khakis, garments, tights, and Chad's favorite white church shirt! The only explanation I have is dye in the peach colored prenatal vitamins that I take, but who really knows- something small slipped in there??? Oh, the frustration...
My apologies to anyone who may have heard any sort of ill tasting music in my Holiday playlist... My goal wasn't to turn people off, but as I was changing up my winter picks I encountered a rather interesting song about "knowing what the boys like"! Hey, all I can say is that I didn't preview all of them first because I was going for cheap, or free, and the site I was dealing with made me come up with a playlist of 18 before I could even post one song! The free 'holiday' music that was from a recommended blog.spot website turned out to be something I wouldn't recommend if you know what I mean! My greatest apologies and I have found a new website with all my faves!
