Our Thursday

We had a typical evening at home today...

Hanging out on the dog.


Building ginormous block towers.


Pedicures.


A refreshing shower.

Splashing in the water.


A book before bed.

It has been a long and stressful day, but we're trying not to worry too much about everything. The vet called me again this afternoon to let me know that Nova was still doing alright. She was getting up and walking around, and wanting to be petted. Her only concern right now is that she isn't able to meow. Nova is a very vocal cat so there is something wrong with her vocal cords. Needless to say, she's still at the vet. Hopefully we can bring her home in the next few days.

The house..... AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. Okay... I feel a little better.

You wanna know why we still can't close on it? Because there is a "judgement" on Joe's credit report, two actually, that don't even have anything to do with him. They are his dad's from years ago. Joe is a junior, and of course he and his dad lived at the same address until he was 18. Apparently someone didn't check to make sure they had the right Joe when they were reporting everything. One of the matters was settled, so that one is not an issue. The second however, is not settled. The paperwork at the courthouse that we got, trying to prove that it has nothing to do with us, doesn't have a single piece of information that we can use. No birthday, no social security number, no lawyer info. So they have to proceed assuming that this matter is Joe's. Our mortgage broker is trying to figure out how to get it taken care of. Supposedly we will have it all straightened out in the morning. I won't believe that until I see it.

So... good news... Summer and Camryn's noses have only been running every 10 minutes or so instead of non-stop like before. Hopefully that means the sick bugs are on their way outta here. I, on the other hand, still feel like crap. Must be all this stress.

I'd better try to go to sleep now, so that I have energy to deal with more stressful stuff tomorrow. Goodnight!

Baby Pictures!

I don't know if this happens to everyone, or just me, but having a cold temporarily disables my brain cells. I have been so out of it the last couple days. Both of the girls and I have colds. It's always something. I can't believe how many times we have been sick this winter. I can't imagine what's going to happen when they start school and are exposed to sick germs every day.

Today has been a pretty boring day. So far it has consisted of Lego's, Doodlebops, chicken noodle soup, and a long nap (Summer and Camryn, not me, unfortunately).

I spent some time looking at the pictures on my MySpace today. I miss when Summer and Camryn were this little!











Seeing those really made me want to have another one. My mom is going to read that and call me. And lecture me about how expensive kids are, probably. Haha.

It has somehow taken me over an hour to write this. Joe is home from work now and it's time to decide what is for dinner. Have a great weekend!

How shall I summarize this?

I am in total heaven right now. I'm laying in bed, with my heating pad under my back, watching Little People Big World, eating a ginormous bowl of neopolitan ice cream covered in mini-marshmallows, and blogging.

Today was a good day. I got plenty of sleep last night, and the kids were good for most of the day. My friend Nicole stopped by this evening to bring Summer and Camryn their Christmas presents. She gave them each 2 pairs of shoes, and then they got a Blue's Clues thing, where a stuffed Blue and her stuffed baby brother talk when you push their stomachs and you can play hide and go seek with them. They also got a big stuffed Winnie the Pooh and a Baby Einstein play center thing. It's really cute. Nicole spoils them a lot :-) She works at a Target that isn't close to our house, and they have different sales there. When their kid shoes went on clearance this past month, she loaded up. My kids have as many shoes as Suri Cruise at this point.

It was COLD today. I believe the high was in the 20's, but the wind chill was probably -10. I was only outside long enough to take the trash and recycling out but that was enough for me. Poor Joe, he had to work outside for more than half the day. I think tomorrow is supposed to be a bit warmer and then it should be in the 40's on Christmas.

Joe and I have a debate going, and I'd love your input. Joe wants Santa to wrap his gifts. Santa always wrapped gifts in his family. In my family, Santa's gifts were not wrapped. I think there is something about walking in on Christmas morning and seeing a bunch of new toys sitting around the tree that Santa left for you. Seeing wrapped gifts... not so much of an effect. But maybe I'm wrong... all I know is we better hurry up and decide.

I shall leave you with the fire that I enjoyed most of the day today.

Headline News -- Girl, 2, Fecalated into her potty.

Yes, fecalated is a word. But, in other words, Summer pooped in her potty this morning! Those of you who have kids know how big of a deal this is. I got extremely excited and gave her a marshmallow as a prize. Let's hope this wasn't a one time thing. I am SICK and TIRED and soooo over changing 10 diapers a day.

Scientists found a drug that can reverse the affects of MS! I saw this posted on perezhilton.com this morning and had to share. It's pretty exciting to me, because my mom's cousin died this past year of MS. If they can come up with this, who knows what else they will be able to find a medication for. With a grandmother suffering in the deep stages of Alzheimer Disease, this certainly gives me hope that someday a cure can be found.

So, I just now got up to check on the kids, and found this:

Yep, that's toilet paper all over the floor, and the potty seat on Camryn's arm. Gotta love em.

We are passing a cold around the house this week. Summer got sick yesterday, I'm sick today, and I have a feeling Camryn will be sick tomorrow. Tis the season for colds, I suppose. I kind of expect it, when I see my kids lean over and lick the grocery cart handle.

I need to go make us some lunch and figure out what kind of quiet activity I can attempt to do with the girls today. Wish me luck!