sickness

We have all been sick. That is the main reason for there being a lack of posts lately. We all have a cough, sinus stuff. I hope that it is on it's way out over the next couple days. We have all been going to bed early like 7:30pm because of how bad we felt. It's terrible when everyone is sick at the same time. Ugh! On top of that we have been sleeping through all of the excitement that comes with the Olympics. I usually really enjoy watching but this year I have been in bed and fast alseep when alot of the good events were shown. Oh well, I got to see the highlights on the news.

I promise to start posting some pics...eventually!

Big girl bed

After much anticipation and excitement, A is in her new big girl bed! We talked about it for a couple weeks before we set it up so she was fully prepared. She even helped us polish her new bed before we set it up. The bed was my uncle's bed so it needed a good cleaning and polishing. We went shopping and got princess sheets and a pretty bedspread. Daddy actually found the bedspread and A loved it. We set it up Friday and has been doing great! She was a little distraught when she realized that her crib was down but once we got her bed set up she was thrilled. I'm so proud of her. She is such a big girl now.

On that note, she refuses to let me call her a baby. I try to explain that she will always be my baby, but she disagrees. One day maybe she will understand.

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.