Since Mindy (my SIL that now lives in West Virgina) is here for a visit, we gathered at Lisa's (my other SIL) house for a family BBQ. Lisa's fiancee Paul also had family in town so they made it a big shindig with both families, which was fun. Lots of people both inside and outside of the house, and kids running amuck in the back yard.
Towards the end, Mindy wanted pictures of the family, so the next hour or so was spent posing for the camera and being blinded by camera flashes, lol. Fun times. I just hope I didn't ruin any pictures with my ugly cold sore.
It was nice seeing Mindy after so long. We do keep in touch via Facebook, but it's not the same as seeing each other face to face. The kids acted like it was just another family gathering, lol, which is expected, I think. I think we're going to have to make a trip out to West Virgina soon.
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Of all the things to happen yesterday...
Yesterday started off as the usual busy Saturday: soccer games for Vanessa & Ethan, and Ryan's very first flag football game. Unfortunately, we had to split up because Ryan's game was scheduled for the same time as Ethan's, at a field about 5-10 minutes away. So we quickly grabbed some lunch from Wendy's (I had to eat my salad with a spoon, lol, 'cause they forgot to give me a fork! Hmm, and a straw for my drink, now that I think about it, lol!), and I trudged along in the wind and drizzling rain with Vanessa and Ethan to one of the park's pavilions so we could eat.
Despite being under the pavilion, the wind was blowing strong, so we were kind of freezing as we ate. Then, poor Ethan had to go out and play his game, where he proceeded to get even colder. We had him wear a long-sleeve shirt under his jersey, but he was wearing shorts, so it kind of defeats the purpose. Vanessa and I sat on the sidelines, trying to keep warm under the one fleece blanket we brought. By the end of the game, it was starting to rain a bit more, so we all but ran to the parking lot so Scott could pick us up (he went with Ryan to his football game).
Afterward is where the "excitement" starts. When we got home, Ryan was complaining about a headache, so we gave him some Children's Motrin (we didn't have any Tylenol, which is what I normally give the kids). About twenty minutes later, Ryan's right eye began to swell, until it was eventually swollen shut. And then, his left eye started to follow suit, so I jumped on the internet to research a possible allergic reaction to ibuprofen. All the articles I read said to take him to the doctor immediately, so off we went to the InstaCare.
Ryan was a bit afraid at first, but the nurse and the doctor were really kind and caring, so I think it relaxed him. The doctor thinks it's most likely an allergic reaction to the ibuprofen, but would like us to take him to an allergist to do a skin test. Afterwards, we had to go to Target to get his prescriptions filled, but the stinkers closed the pharmacy fifteen minutes before it's official closing time! Grr! So we went in search of the eye drops the doctor suggested, plus an ice pack (which they didn't have; again, grr!), the hightailed it home for some dinner and rest.
But, now that I think about it, I think this is the firsst time I've ever given Ryan ibuprofen. It's always been the Children's Tylenol, since he was a baby. The only reason we had the Motrin in the house was because one of the other kids (can't remember why); so it looks like Ryan is the only one allergic. So interesting.
His eyes are slowly getting better, after lots and lots of Claritin, cold compresses and eye drops; they're open now and alot less swollen, which is a complete relief to me. It was really hard not to flip out at the sight of his eyes, but I didn't want to freak Ryan out, so I pretended to be the calm, cool Mom. Yeah, but on the inside, I wanted my own mommy, lol!
Despite being under the pavilion, the wind was blowing strong, so we were kind of freezing as we ate. Then, poor Ethan had to go out and play his game, where he proceeded to get even colder. We had him wear a long-sleeve shirt under his jersey, but he was wearing shorts, so it kind of defeats the purpose. Vanessa and I sat on the sidelines, trying to keep warm under the one fleece blanket we brought. By the end of the game, it was starting to rain a bit more, so we all but ran to the parking lot so Scott could pick us up (he went with Ryan to his football game).
Afterward is where the "excitement" starts. When we got home, Ryan was complaining about a headache, so we gave him some Children's Motrin (we didn't have any Tylenol, which is what I normally give the kids). About twenty minutes later, Ryan's right eye began to swell, until it was eventually swollen shut. And then, his left eye started to follow suit, so I jumped on the internet to research a possible allergic reaction to ibuprofen. All the articles I read said to take him to the doctor immediately, so off we went to the InstaCare.
Ryan was a bit afraid at first, but the nurse and the doctor were really kind and caring, so I think it relaxed him. The doctor thinks it's most likely an allergic reaction to the ibuprofen, but would like us to take him to an allergist to do a skin test. Afterwards, we had to go to Target to get his prescriptions filled, but the stinkers closed the pharmacy fifteen minutes before it's official closing time! Grr! So we went in search of the eye drops the doctor suggested, plus an ice pack (which they didn't have; again, grr!), the hightailed it home for some dinner and rest.
But, now that I think about it, I think this is the firsst time I've ever given Ryan ibuprofen. It's always been the Children's Tylenol, since he was a baby. The only reason we had the Motrin in the house was because one of the other kids (can't remember why); so it looks like Ryan is the only one allergic. So interesting.
His eyes are slowly getting better, after lots and lots of Claritin, cold compresses and eye drops; they're open now and alot less swollen, which is a complete relief to me. It was really hard not to flip out at the sight of his eyes, but I didn't want to freak Ryan out, so I pretended to be the calm, cool Mom. Yeah, but on the inside, I wanted my own mommy, lol!
Saturday, April 11, 2009
The day before Easter....Easter Eve?
Am I too young to have a heart attack? I don't know the statistics, but I thought I was having one (or a really extreme panic attack!) when we took Jeff to Supercuts this morning. Little dude desperately needed a haircut (after the third time in one hour of someone thinking he's a girl, yeah, time for the scissors!), so we decided today was the day.
When we got there, at least two people were ahead of us, so we settled down for a wait. Jeff had other plans. It included running around, grabbing some of the hair products off of the shelves and grinning at us proudly. Ha, so I sent Scott chasing after him. Hey, I figured I get him all day during the week, so an hour or so of Scott chasing the little dude won't hurt, right?
Anyway, when the stylist called Jeff's name, my heart nearly stopped. He was already a little crabby from this morning (woke up that way, not my fault!), so I was convinced he was going to scream and cry once the scissors and comb started his way.
To my surprise, Jeff did very well. The stylist was well prepared: she stuck a lollipop into Jeff's mouth before anything else, then plopped him down onto Scott's lap, caped and all. And then...he sat quietly, sucking quite contently on the sucker while the stylist worked quickly; she even commented on how well Jeff was doing, which made me proud, lol.
And then, it was all over. Jeff got down and proceeded to run aaround, proudly showing off his new 'do. Well, as proudly as any 18-month old can, anyway, lol.
Later in the day, we colored and decorated Easter eggs for tomorrow. Star Wars deco for Ryan & Ethan, Hello Kitty for Vanessa, and Kung-Fu Panda for Jeff. It's gotten a bit more creative since I was little. When I was younger, those coloring kits came with the color tablets, the egg dippers and maybe some stands to hold your eggs. Of course, at the time I thought that was the shizzle, but now?
The kids' kits came with the aforementioned essentials, PLUS egg wrappers that shrink around the egg when dunked in boiling water, stickers, glitter and mini posters. Ryan & Ethan's also came with cardboard parts to create a TIE fighter egg (Star Wars), which Ethan calls his TIE Egg, lol. Good times.
Easter dinner is at our house, so a little bit of cleaning was in order. It was really easy since 3 of the 4 kids were at my parents' house (making bunn cakes!), and since they've been home, only the kitchen has taken the brunt of it. But, dinner's not until 6pm, so we have time after church to do some sprucing. Which translates into throwing every stray item into the office and shutting the door, lol.
Good times! ;-)
When we got there, at least two people were ahead of us, so we settled down for a wait. Jeff had other plans. It included running around, grabbing some of the hair products off of the shelves and grinning at us proudly. Ha, so I sent Scott chasing after him. Hey, I figured I get him all day during the week, so an hour or so of Scott chasing the little dude won't hurt, right?
Anyway, when the stylist called Jeff's name, my heart nearly stopped. He was already a little crabby from this morning (woke up that way, not my fault!), so I was convinced he was going to scream and cry once the scissors and comb started his way.
To my surprise, Jeff did very well. The stylist was well prepared: she stuck a lollipop into Jeff's mouth before anything else, then plopped him down onto Scott's lap, caped and all. And then...he sat quietly, sucking quite contently on the sucker while the stylist worked quickly; she even commented on how well Jeff was doing, which made me proud, lol.
And then, it was all over. Jeff got down and proceeded to run aaround, proudly showing off his new 'do. Well, as proudly as any 18-month old can, anyway, lol.
Later in the day, we colored and decorated Easter eggs for tomorrow. Star Wars deco for Ryan & Ethan, Hello Kitty for Vanessa, and Kung-Fu Panda for Jeff. It's gotten a bit more creative since I was little. When I was younger, those coloring kits came with the color tablets, the egg dippers and maybe some stands to hold your eggs. Of course, at the time I thought that was the shizzle, but now?
The kids' kits came with the aforementioned essentials, PLUS egg wrappers that shrink around the egg when dunked in boiling water, stickers, glitter and mini posters. Ryan & Ethan's also came with cardboard parts to create a TIE fighter egg (Star Wars), which Ethan calls his TIE Egg, lol. Good times.
Easter dinner is at our house, so a little bit of cleaning was in order. It was really easy since 3 of the 4 kids were at my parents' house (making bunn cakes!), and since they've been home, only the kitchen has taken the brunt of it. But, dinner's not until 6pm, so we have time after church to do some sprucing. Which translates into throwing every stray item into the office and shutting the door, lol.
Good times! ;-)
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Sick...again!
Woke up this morning with a burning throat, pounding sinuses and a totally plugged up nose. I thought I'd been taking enough Zicam to head this cold off, but this morning proved me wrong. Ugh!
I think I caught it from Ethan. For the last week or so he's had a hacking cough and a somewhat stuffed nose, but it really didn't go beyond that. And lately, he's been fine. So I'm guessing he passed it onto me, and I passed it on Scott. So, at the moment, Scott and I are competing to see whose cold is worse. I think I'm winning, which is nothing to be happy about. :-(
Also, today was the final day for conference and if I'm honest with myself, I really didn't get to hear any of it. What I did get to hear went in one ear and out the other. Between the kids being themselves and my cold annoying me, I didn't comprehend anything! I guess I'll just have to wait for the conference issue of the Ensign or maybe go online to find the audio file. Hey, with the technology we have now, I'm bound to find something, right?
I think I caught it from Ethan. For the last week or so he's had a hacking cough and a somewhat stuffed nose, but it really didn't go beyond that. And lately, he's been fine. So I'm guessing he passed it onto me, and I passed it on Scott. So, at the moment, Scott and I are competing to see whose cold is worse. I think I'm winning, which is nothing to be happy about. :-(
Also, today was the final day for conference and if I'm honest with myself, I really didn't get to hear any of it. What I did get to hear went in one ear and out the other. Between the kids being themselves and my cold annoying me, I didn't comprehend anything! I guess I'll just have to wait for the conference issue of the Ensign or maybe go online to find the audio file. Hey, with the technology we have now, I'm bound to find something, right?
Saturday, April 4, 2009
2-Day Recap
So I forgot to update for the last two days, and even though they're really not a big deal, here they are.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Vanessa had preschool this morning, so i took the three boys out to do some shopping. Ryan wanted to buy some new cleats for this season's flag football, along with some new socks and shorts. We tried Target and Wal-Mart first, but no luck. So we then headed over to The Sports Chalet (the name makes me laugh, for some reason) and hit jackpot: we found football cleats, socks AND shorts, all in one stop. Ryan just grinned at me and said, "You know, Mom, we should've come here first." *rolls eyes* That kid is such a smart@ss sometimes!
Afterwards (with Ryan sitting happily in his seat and excitedly oogling his "treasures"), we hit the library. I tried to keep Jeff in the kids area with the toys, but he found the millions of shelves filled with books much more to his liking. Plus, there were other kids his size milling around the books, so he wanted to do what they were doing. I mean, they were his size, which facinated him, lol.
Ryan went on a whirlwind, grabbing every single book he could about planets. His class just completed a planets & space unit, which genuinely caught his attention. We're thinking of buying a telescope to use during the summer nights to look at constellations and stuff.
Ethan, on the other hand, went crazy for rabbit books. He really wants a rabbit and decided that if he reads everything about them (caring for them, their eating habits, etc.), then it'll convince me to get him one. The truth is, my sister-in-law had a rabbit she was going to give us, but their dog got into the bunny hutch and had some bunny dinner. So, no more bunny for us. Scott was going to build a hutch and everything (we still have the materials out in the garage), but it's been put on hold. Maybe some time in the future, we'll have a bunny.
After the library, we headed over to my parents' house to hang out while we waited for Vanessa to finish with preschool. We ended up staying for lunch (free food!) and then some, but left around three-thirty, so we could meet Scott at home. And then, the house threw up and became messy again. *sigh*
Friday, April 3, 2009
Tonight was Date Night and it was lovely! Scott and I went to the temple (gotta keep up my spirituality, lol!), which made me feel calm and content. We really should be going more often, but we haven't. I blame the kids and Scott, lol.
Afterward, we went to dinner at our favorite restaurant Tsunami's. It's Japanese food that's oh so yummy! And filling. In fact, I got a tummy ache last night because I ate too much. But, it was oh so worth it!
And now, we just finished watching some recorded shows off of our DVR. I will always be a fan of Superman, but the show Smallville is really pissing me off! I hate what they've done with the characters of a well-loved series; it really makes no sense where they've taken the show. Ugh, I better stop now before this turns into a full-blown rant.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Vanessa had preschool this morning, so i took the three boys out to do some shopping. Ryan wanted to buy some new cleats for this season's flag football, along with some new socks and shorts. We tried Target and Wal-Mart first, but no luck. So we then headed over to The Sports Chalet (the name makes me laugh, for some reason) and hit jackpot: we found football cleats, socks AND shorts, all in one stop. Ryan just grinned at me and said, "You know, Mom, we should've come here first." *rolls eyes* That kid is such a smart@ss sometimes!
Afterwards (with Ryan sitting happily in his seat and excitedly oogling his "treasures"), we hit the library. I tried to keep Jeff in the kids area with the toys, but he found the millions of shelves filled with books much more to his liking. Plus, there were other kids his size milling around the books, so he wanted to do what they were doing. I mean, they were his size, which facinated him, lol.
Ryan went on a whirlwind, grabbing every single book he could about planets. His class just completed a planets & space unit, which genuinely caught his attention. We're thinking of buying a telescope to use during the summer nights to look at constellations and stuff.
Ethan, on the other hand, went crazy for rabbit books. He really wants a rabbit and decided that if he reads everything about them (caring for them, their eating habits, etc.), then it'll convince me to get him one. The truth is, my sister-in-law had a rabbit she was going to give us, but their dog got into the bunny hutch and had some bunny dinner. So, no more bunny for us. Scott was going to build a hutch and everything (we still have the materials out in the garage), but it's been put on hold. Maybe some time in the future, we'll have a bunny.
After the library, we headed over to my parents' house to hang out while we waited for Vanessa to finish with preschool. We ended up staying for lunch (free food!) and then some, but left around three-thirty, so we could meet Scott at home. And then, the house threw up and became messy again. *sigh*
Friday, April 3, 2009
Tonight was Date Night and it was lovely! Scott and I went to the temple (gotta keep up my spirituality, lol!), which made me feel calm and content. We really should be going more often, but we haven't. I blame the kids and Scott, lol.
Afterward, we went to dinner at our favorite restaurant Tsunami's. It's Japanese food that's oh so yummy! And filling. In fact, I got a tummy ache last night because I ate too much. But, it was oh so worth it!
And now, we just finished watching some recorded shows off of our DVR. I will always be a fan of Superman, but the show Smallville is really pissing me off! I hate what they've done with the characters of a well-loved series; it really makes no sense where they've taken the show. Ugh, I better stop now before this turns into a full-blown rant.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
New banner!
The new blog banner has been posted and I'm pleased with it. Although, I can't find a font that I really like. So the current one will have to do. For now.
Happy April Fools Day!
Yep, today is the jokester of all jokester days, but I haven't been fooled yet. I'm not putting anything past Ryan or Scott, so I'm kind of on my guard. You never know what Scott is thinking while he's at work, or if Ryan is truly concentrating on his video game or the ultimate prank on mom. You never know.
I just realized I need to create an updated banner for this blog. I love any and all pictures of my kids, but they look different from the ones still on here. Plus, Jeff is now 18-months old and doesn't look like a 9-month old anymore, lol. Vanessa also gae herself a new haircut (I still don't know where she found those scissors!), so her new picture should be interesting! ;-)
It stopped snowing, finally, but I don't dare step foot outside this house. I don't think I will ever get used to to the cold weather here; my kids, on the other hand, have their daddy's hot body heat, making them impervious to cold. So, I've declared today "Stay In Your PJs All Day!" day. And, as a family, we're really good at it, lol.
I just realized I need to create an updated banner for this blog. I love any and all pictures of my kids, but they look different from the ones still on here. Plus, Jeff is now 18-months old and doesn't look like a 9-month old anymore, lol. Vanessa also gae herself a new haircut (I still don't know where she found those scissors!), so her new picture should be interesting! ;-)
It stopped snowing, finally, but I don't dare step foot outside this house. I don't think I will ever get used to to the cold weather here; my kids, on the other hand, have their daddy's hot body heat, making them impervious to cold. So, I've declared today "Stay In Your PJs All Day!" day. And, as a family, we're really good at it, lol.
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