Cold weather and spending money-eek!

I'll be so glad when the weather warms up. It seems on weekends when it is so cold like this one there is little left to do but spend money. We went to Target yesterday and today. I still don't know why really. We did buy some much needed groceries but also spent money on things things that we probably didn't need, like movies. Granted the ones we got are for A and hopefully she will watch them more than once, but still. If it were warmer we could go to the park or go for a nice stroll or hike. Instead we stroll around Target and spend money. A picked out a nice bedspread for her new twin bed. We will put that up this weekend. I hope it looks cute and more importantly I hope Audrey likes her new bed. I'll post pics once her room is put together.

The other thing I began this weekend was our taxes. It is not looking good for a refund. Not a good combination when it comes to our spending.

Mystery solved?

I certainly hope so. Over the past day or so A has had UTI symptoms. D, the good daddy that he is, took her to the doctor this morning. After much debate and waiting, he got her to give a urine sample. There were several calls to me while I was working. Not sure what I could do to help except give moral support to Dino. She finally told him she was ready to go home and he reminded her that all she had to do was pee in the cup. She finally obliged. Girls...yes we do things in our own time even at 2 years old. I digress.

Anyway, so the sample was clean. No infection. They gave some cream and sent her home. Several friends at school and then a daycare worker suggested that it could be our laundry detergent. Ah ha. Yes, could be. I tend to buy different brands looking for the best deal. So we got some hypoallergenic detergent and I washed every single pair that she owns. I am hoping this solves it!

Date night

D and I are going on a date tomorrow night. I'm very excited. We are off to see Avatar in 3d. I've heard good things about it. A is off to Brandi's house to play with Hunter while we see the movie. I know she will have a blast.

D is off work tomorrow since he had to work last Saturday. He gets to sleep in. He is heading to T-town for the Al v Msu basketball game. Audrey and I hope to head to the park if the rain will hold out long enough. Then Scarlet is coming over for some wine/whine time!

Back

We are back from Brookhaven. We had a nice visit with Gigi and Granny. Granny seemed a bit better but still has a persistant cough. I have her extra hugs when I went to leave.

We had hoped to see Asher this trip but she got called into work. Bummer. Maybe next time.

Moving on up

A visited the Monkey class today. Even though she is only 2 1/2 she is going to move on up to the 3 year old class. She has been in the Everglades class for 10 months or so. We love all of the teachers, but they have done their job and A is ready for the big girl class. She had a ball playing on the big playground. She got to see her old friends who had moved up before her. Megan, Izzy, and Abby. I'm so glad that she likes the new class. It will be a transition though getting used to the new kids and new teachers not to mention a new routine. We will still drop her off in the Everglades for a few more days to make the transition smoother.

I'm off to pack for a quick trip to Brookhaven. Granny is not doing so well.

A and her sayings

She is so funny lately. She made me some dumplins the other day (water with a paper towel in it). She nearly died when I went to pour them out. ;) On the way home from daycare I had Jackson Browne playing. Take It Easy came on and she said that she liked it. Then she asked if it was a new song. I told her yes, since it was new to her. Of course it was written in the 70's. We bobbed our heads to it anyway. She also is learning to pretend play. Tonight we went shopping at a new store, cooked dinner in her house, and acted like we were speaking in a foreign language. The last one was hilarious. We giggled and giggled. Good times.

Monday

What a day. A got no nap today at daycare so she was a mess by tonight. She was grumpy and whiney. All related to the no nap thing. I fixed an awesome dinner though and we all enjoyed it. Ham, green beans and rice w/gravy. Oh and don't forget the crescent rolls. Yum. She was in bed by 7:15pm. Sweet baby.

Oh and D likely has walking pneumonia. He has been sick for a couple weeks now. He has had a really bad cough, mostly at night. He saw the MD today and got a shot, antibiotics and an inhaler. Hopefully, he will start to feel better soon.

First Attempt

I have no idea what I am doing or how this works, but I am looking forward to figuring it out. This is just to document our lives, mostly for A. My goal is to update this at least once a week.

This weekend was nice and relaxing weekend. D went to Livingston for some Delta Chi things. It was bitterly cold here all weekend long, so A and I headed to McDonalds for some food and fun. A had a ball. We stayed close to 2 hours. The first 45 mins there were a bunch of loud boys there and she was terrified to play on the playset with them. After they left, it was on. She played and played. We came home and watched some Little Bear and went on to sleep. Sunday, we made it to church and then came home. Watched some movies and waited on D. He made it home right before she went to sleep for her nap. He helped her fall asleep. So sweet.

Even though Christmas was several weeks ago, she keeps asking about Santa. Where does he live, where is how? So funny. The funniest thing to me is that everything she owns she asks if Santa brought it. Even things that she has had her whole life. I will try to tell her that Santa did not bring it and she disagrees and tells me 'Yes he did, mommy. Santa brought it.'

She is growing up so fast. I want to remember as much as possible. Another good reason to start this. ;)