Sunday, December 30, 2007

Christmas Morning


We had a lot of fun on Christmas morning at our house. Chris always starts by reading the Christmas story from his Dad's bible. We video tape the whole morning.

Mckenzee loved all her new toys. It was so much fun to see her get excited. Her favorite thing Santa brought her was her new pink car. She loves going fast in it! Really fast!

Chris got me the comforter I wanted and it looks so good in my room. I'll have to posts pictures of it soon. He also picked out an awesome photoshop program for me and new clothes and shoes.

I got Chris a new watch. It is a Citizen Eco Drive. I don't know much about fancy watches, but this was the one he wanted. He also got some maps, and books and dvd's from me.

Macy got two new soft toys and Dingo bones.

We had so much fun opening presents together and watching Mckenzee play. We celebrated Christmas the night before with Chris' family and went to my family's house in the afternoon on Christmas Day. Those two events will get their own posts with pictures soon!

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Butt Face Products

These crack me up!





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Product Description

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A Real Pisser

Today was a long day following a long yesterday.

Yesterday was long because Mckenzee got tubes in her ears and it was very emotionally draining for me and we had to be up very early and I stayed up late the night before washing her blanket and pillow so it would be ready. She threw up most of the morning after her surgery and felt awful.

Mckenzee and I had to go to the grocery store today because Chris and I had to take dinner to some friends that just had a baby.

We got all ready and when we got to Wal-mart I decided to put Kenzee in her PINK stroller because I didn't have much to get. She was asleep when we got there (which didn't last) so I had laid her PINK blanket in the PINK stroller behind her and then we went in. She was wearing a ruffly yellow top over a long sleeved white shirt and jeans and her hair that hangs past her shoulders was fixed half up in a side pony, and her ruffly white socks were showing. (All these details are important)

I had to go to customer service for a return and an older woman was standing there. I was messing with Kenz while I waited in line and I heard her say, sort of to herself, "aawww what a cute little fella."
"Hmmm...." I think to myself. Does she think Kenzee is a boy?
Then she says to me, "He's cute...it's a he? It's a he right?"
To which I respond, "No, she's a girl." In a voice that was a little edgy, and then added sort of under my breath, "see her pink stroller."
I was quite annoyed, offended really. I know I am her mother, but I really think my little girl is very cute and very obviously a girl, even if she wasn't surrounded by pink and had her long hair fixed.
That was a real pisser.
Then we went and got all of the things we needed and waited in a long line to check out. No 20 items or less lanes were open.
That was a real pisser.
Kenzee was getting fussy. I resorted to letting her play with my keys, which I think is gross, but always works. At least she is old enough that she doesn't put them in her mouth.
After I get all checked out, and load the things in the stroller bottom, which was completely full, and then place one bag on top of the sun visor thing and one in my hand, I remember I forgot two things I can't do without.
That was a real pisser.
I go get the two more things, carrying all my stuff, and go to the self check out and walk off without my things, then remember that I forgot them, but not before the old man behind me starts hollering at me to come back.
That was a real pisser.
It gets better though, when I got home Mckenzee was alseep and she slept for three hours giving me time to make two lasagnas, salads, bread, and peanut butter cookies. I wised up this time. Chris and I are always jealous and hungry after we take food to someone's house and are left with nothing, so this time I made the exact same thing for us at the same time.
After we visited the sweet tiny baby we had a good dinner.
Then I remembered the awful mess of a house I still have to clean.
That was a real pisser.
Ha! There you go Connie. :)

Monday, December 10, 2007

Roseola


A sucky thing.




Mckenzee has Roseola. We finally know what's wrong.


She has had fever since Thursday. 102-103. Friday night we called the nurse and she said to go to Cook's Urgent Care, but when we got there they were already closed. The emergency room was a sea of sickness...there were so many people there. I got this awful feeling when we walked in. Chris looked at me and said, "Are we going to stay here?"

"I don't know"

I signed her in and then quickly used my hand sanitizer from touching the pen. My mom teaches us to always bring our own pens and not to use public ones, but I forgot.

Chris asks, "Where are we going to sit?"

"We're not."

We go and stand by the door just looking at each other.

2 1/2 minutes later we left.

We just didn't think she was sick enough to stay there and figured she would only get sicker if she did.

Our doctor's office has weekend hours and we got to go in at 9:30 on Saturday morning. The doctor checked her out and gave us this diagnosis: "She's probably going to feel crummy for a few days and may still have fever."

Gee, thanks.

Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday were awful. She didn't sleep much, she didn't eat much and she cried a lot. Her fever didn't go away even with medicine. A dose of Motrin did give her a little break from feeling awful for a few hours.

Sunday night in the middle of the night I had reached my limit. I was feeling so sad for my sick baby and so tired for myself. I was frustrated. I had decided to call the doctor again in the morning. I was going to tell them: Something is wrong with my child, I know this because I am her mother, I am bringing her back to you to figure it out.

The next morning she had a rash and her fever broke. I called to tell the nurse.

She told me Mckenzee had Roseola.

I looked it up on the internet. Textbook case.

So we are on day two of the rash and she still feels crummy, but is definitely improving.

She has turned into a tv junkie though, because all we have done while she has been sick is sit on the couch cuddled up watching baby einstein.

I'll have to wean her off slowly.

One good thing about sickness is I get to hold and cuddle her. She is not normally very cuddly. I don't want her to feel bad, but it feels good that I can make her feel better. I love being her mommy, even when it's hard, it's just the best thing ever.

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

12 Things I Love About Christmas Time


1. My family being together

2. Christmas trees

3. Lights on houses

4. Christmas smells: cinnamon, spruce, pine, and scotch tape~my absolute favorite Christmas smell. I love to hang a piece from my nose while I wrap gifts.

5. Getting Christmas cards in the mail

6. The cold weather (I wish this would actually happen)

7. Shopping for presents for my family

8. Wrapping presents for my family

9. A fire in the fireplace

10. Christmas eve pajamas and games

11. Watching 'Home Alone' with my husband~ our favorite Christmas movie

12. Listening to Chris read the Christmas Story on Christmas morning