Leap into Love Share February Cafe

Katie-HA!

ps-bed's here!

Liz: Aww, I bet that apron is super cute on her! I hope she feels better soon! The pedi said there's all kinds of stuff going around right now.

Katie: Wow, that's great. Oh, and LMAO, that's awesome, especially that you would tell us about it!

Donna: Has it been snowing somewhere in the US? Going skiing?

Took Elim to the pediatrician, his ears are perfect thank goodness! His quick strep test was also negative, but she's sending it off for culture. In the meantime we're going with random virus so just keep him on antibiotics and fluids!

Think we're going to sign up for the gymboree class, it's a really good discount for the military for unlimited classes. Might be fun to bring him to a play class or music class every week and it would give me more ideas of fun stuff to do at home! He's getting bored with patty cake and I'm a little stinkpot (teapot) after a few months of doing it.

Donna: Sounds like s nice getaway in the snow! Take lots of pics:) Lots of snow in Flagstaff, but one never knows with the I-17.

Stacy: Glad to know that his li'l ears were clear. There is some nastiness going around. I hope my kids can avoid it again for awhile.

Liz: That's cool that Home Depot does something for your MFB!

Katie: I know right?! I played too. I miss it. There is a co-ed team in my area, but it's kind of shady:(

Anybody playing the Monopoly game at Albertson's grocery stores? Urgh, there's a 3-mile walk this weekend at my son's school to help benefit animal shelters. They're hurting too right now. I guess that would help put me in walk mode for April:)

Stacy - The mountains near us (San Bernadino where Big Bear and Lake Arrowhead are) got dumped on last week when we got our serious rain. Glad no ear infections for little man. We did Little Gym when our kids were toddlers. Loved it!

Lindsay - Tis the season for fundraisers and walks.

Liz - Yay for bed arrival. I've been trying to talk Michael into that mattress for months. He's a no-go. Grrrrrr.

Energy - gone. I would love a nap, but the kids will be home in about twenty minutes, then it's off to get haircuts, refill prescriptions, laundry and pack. Is it bedtime yet?

Oh holy cow!!!!! I was all set to respond to what I read and then I got to Katie's tanning booth issue post and totally forgot everything!!!!!!


I SOOOO....... NEEDED THAT!!!!!! Love you Katie!!!!!!

Been walking with my friend daily! So far so good!! I'm still tired and out of breath, but not nearly as bad as I was on Monday! I can actually walk afterwards without feeling all wobbly!

Lindsay: No Albertsons around here anymore, they all closed down and most switched to homeland I think.

Donna: Sounds fun, enjoy your trip! Ouch, definitely not conducive to taking a nap.

Tracy: Yay for improvements! I should start going on walks with Elim when it's nice weather out, or I'm going to be hurting at our M4B!

Poor bubba got up to 102 today, motrin didn't even touch it so I suspect had I not given that it would have gone higher. He feels cool to the touch now though, so hoping it broke. He was mostly in good spirits though, a little whiny and clingy but I can handle extra cuddles.

Katie: that is so funny.....

Lindsay: that sound like a great cause to walk for besides it would get moving........

I miss walking around here in the city, but we don't do it, it is too dangerous you might get rob, I had a friend's visit here for the first time, and he said, why don't we walk if it is too close..... nope here we don't walk even it is half mile away we go in the car...... and I can only walk in the closed streets (2 by the way) of my condo since they are with guards and are private, so no fun walking around in circles like a robot........

Stacy: Poor dear Elim, it has been a rough winter for him, by the way does he has the flu vaccine??? Baby gym is great I did it with S but I was the one that sweat, since I have to chase him all around.......

Donna: Enjoy your trip..... and get some rest.....

Liz: So funny about Tori and the ashes..... V came home with her ash cross and she thought it was so special.... great for the be arriving, enjoy it.....hope Tori is well soon.....

So S did great in his working alone guide in school (which is a great goal for him to sit and work alone) he had a 10 over 10 so to award him, he invited 2 friends today, and we are going to the laser shots game, he is so thrilled that he wake up early and was ready today for school....... Miss V went last night at 6:30 pm to bed and wake up today at 6 am.... she was so tired we played in the kids ground in the condo after school, so she had a light dinner and fell asleep on the couch..... Tonight we have a dinner with my DH friends.... I wanted to go to the movies..... I think we need to talk with my DH we always go out with his friends, I mean I like the couple, but sometimes I get tire and I want we do things alone, and for my DH fun night is to go out with lots of friends.....

Happy weekend everyone.......

Lorena

Wait until October when you ladies get the real version of events, even funnier! I had our corporal in tears yesterday because he was laughing so hard!

Lorena-I am so glad that S did great on his assignment!

Lindsay-I so wish there was a good co-ed league near me. They are all too competitive for me!

Donna-I could use a nap too!!!!

Stacy-We did The Little Gym, same concept, loved it!

My morning started with breaking up a large fight on campus, thank goodness it's Friday!!!!!!

Lindsay-Never heard of Albertson's.

Donna-Comparing king size beds, the sleep number was the same or cheaper than a brand new one....even cheaper online. What are you packing for?

Tracey-Hooray for no wobbly legs!

Stacey-hope Elim feels better soon! Sounds like Tori. She's been a snuggle bug since yesterday morning.

Lorena-Wow, Miss V sounded Tired! And, Laser tag is awesome!! I hope the boys have fun.

Katie-Yikes on the fight. Be careful!

Did someone say something about SU in New Orleans this year? Was that serious or guessing?
So this bed arrived in 5 boxes. Where's the 6th box? I need 6 boxes...So the whole bed except the legs of the bed arrived. We slept on it anyway. I slept till 10 this morning...that's an extra hour and a half. I felt like I was sleeping on a rock! It was fantastic! My DH's side felt like a waterbed for pete's sake.

We've a dr appointment for miss T. If I catch it on day 2 I'm hoping it won't explode into full blown pneumonia like last time. Why do the nurses on the phone always try and give these home remedies...it didn't work last time. Also, I had no ideaChildren's and infant Tylenol got recalled. My Pedia gave me a bottle of it last time we were there, I went to buy it yesterday....3 different places, I finally asked the pharmacist at the 3rd stop.

Have a good Friday everyone!

bbl...

I just wanted to share this a friend sent me...... I totally agree with the one what does my DH thinks I do all the time in the house, specially when dinner is not ready, and sure as hell I will do anything for my kids.......

Liz: I mentioned New Orleans...... and it was a hope and a wish......nothing serious.......

Hahahahaha - Lorena, that's awesome. Pretty sure we are all of those things at some point or another, but usually the last two. LOL.

Liz - Sounds like some fabulous sleep. I am SO entirely jealous. 6 am is "sleeping in" around here. Hope Tori isn't headed towards pneumonia. Packing for our weekend snow trip. T-minus 45 minutes til go time. Yippee!!

Katie - Definitely need a reenactment at SU. Still giggling. A full-blown fight on a Friday morning? UGH!!

Tracy - Keep it up rockstar!! I ran 5 miles yesterday and I am sore!

I love the mornings when Michael is home until the kids go to school. He's a good man and makes the coffee as well as gets the kids rolling. Well, this morning I'm not sure he put any coffee in the coffee. Blech!! Should have stopped at S'Bucks when I was out running a couple of errands this morning. Sigh.........

I'm still laughing *with* you Katie!

Lorena- I love that! Too funny and SO true!

Liz & Stacy- Hope the kiddos are feeling better!

Lindsay- We're fresh outta those stores here... but it sounds fun!

Tracy- Go on with your walking self!

Micah and I were up and at 'em at the beach at 9:30a this morning! It was beautiful... tide was out and we had so much fun hangin' in the tide pools.

Lorena: Yep, he's gotten the flu vaccine! What movie are you thinking of seeing?

Katie: You're gonna make us wait till October?! Sounds like an exciting Friday, anyone get hurt?

Liz: Woohoo for a great night's sleep! Hmm, hadn't heard that rumor! Good thing I've got stock in motrin, lol. Hope you're able to nip it in the but before it gets worse.

Donna: Hope you're enjoying your trip!!

Lauren: Still with a 102 fever, day three of fevers and hoping it's the last. We'll see tomorrow. Fun beach day!

Tried a couple new recipes tonight, ended up eating oatmeal for dinner. Made sweet and spicy chicken and parmesan roasted potatoes. The chicken was too thick so by the time the inside was cooked, it was burnt, and it had next to no flavor. The potatoes were just blah. I should find recipes to cook for 1.5 people for when Charles is gone.

Stacy- Aw man... kudos for trying... especially with a sick kiddo! Man... what a rough winter your lil' man is having! Poor dude!

I was hoping it was going to go away, but looks like a cold is coming on... booooooooo!

Donna-Have fun! I hope you are going ski'ing...fun times!
A local ski resort just burnt down here a few weeks back. It looked eerie on the news...the whole entire thing burnt to the ground--no injuries.

Stacey- Ugh! So sorry about your chicken...I can't help but laugh because this is something I would do. Be so proud of my meal then burn it. Stupid oven. Poor Elim. I hope he turns this around.

Lauren, I won't lie, I get very jealous of your beach days. It dropped from 60 to the 20's in 1 day, the wind was so scary strong yesterday it ripped shingles off the roof, woke up this morning to extreme winds, snow, and freezing.

Tori's dr appointment was a bust. She's got the croup. She got a steroid shot, which in turn, made my child the most obnoxious, rambunxious(sp), would not stop, all night. After the doc, stopped at church for fish sandwiches take out, then came home to a huge surprise! Altho, I think it was more for Mike than me, I get home to a 40" flatscreen above our fireplace in our bedroom. Wowsa's!! New bed and new tv all in one week!

You know what today is---lay in bed with my snugglebug and watch cartoons, then law and order during her nap.

bbl...

Oooh Liz, that sounds like an ideal day! I have a feeling hubby and Micah will be doing something similar while I'm at work all day today...

Liz: Congrats on the new bed and big screen! Sounds like a lot of FUN in there:) Hope T takes her nap and that you don't get any worse. Hopefully that sleep number will get you all feeling more comfy in no time.

Lorena: I hope you can get some alone time just you and DH for your next time out. It's so rare at my house too. Trying to work on that. I'm already looking at summer camps and trying to budget for at least 1-2 days per week if we can swing it. What did we do for our anniversary? We toured a Community School for kids with ASD and went to lunch (take out). Not the way we had initially planned, but hey, you do what you can. Love to me isn't the frou frou stuff (although I'd never turn away diamond anything), but it's my DH getting up in the middle of the night with Mr. T so that I can get another hour or two of shut eye.

Katie: The co-ed league in my hood looks like they are all out on parol!

Donna: I learned to ski at Brianhead. I was in the 4th grade:) Big Bear, cool! Let me know if you run into Shaun White:)

My oldest opted to stay home and watch his Toonzai junk, so that was cool with me. Grabbed a cup of Joe and my laptop and sat outside. It's NICE. Got a date for our home visit. It's in 2 weeks. Here's to hoping my guy ehxibits all of his behaviors. Watch, he'll be an angel and we'll get denied.

lol Lindsay, I've told parents to keep their kids up late the night before. 'Cause I mean, otherwise come on, you know their gonna be the picture perfect kiddo!

Oooh your day sounds faaaaabulous. We've just started serious child proofing of our lanai so we can use our outdoor space... it's been wasted too long!

Hey everybody!

Donna~ I hope that the ski trip is going well!

Lorena~ That's the funniest "stay-at-home-mom" photo truth ever!

Well....the brain has not allowed me to remember the rest..... Ansley's not feeling well AGAIN! We've not had this many issues in a row in a long time. She's battled the sinus crud since Monday and it's all acted like a cold. This morning, she woke up crying with her ear hurting and asked me to take her to the dr. Off to the dr. we went.... Yep, ear infection so hopefully we'll be on the mend soon.

Along with that wonderful start to the day, my friend called to let me know that her grandfather, who has been in my life as a grandparent "figure" all my life passed away overnight. He's been battling with his health for a while now, but it doesn't make it easier.

Exercising has been going well, hopefully I'll get an opportunity to do something later today. Our temps went from 75 degrees one day to 40 degrees the next. Tough to get a plan in place when that happens.

Lindsay, I agree with Lauren...Do what it takes to get your services.

Lauren, I had to google the word lanai. I can only imagine the beauty of your yard.

Tracey, Ansley asking to go to the Dr. Must be bad! Praying for get better vibes! Sorry about the grandfather figure. And I understand irratic weather.

So, I've decided, Tori can't possibly have croup. This is turning exactly the way it did when she got pnuemonia(sp). The dr said the steroid shot would calm her throat down...FAIL. She is 8-10X worse than she was yesterday. When you try to explain to a new dr(same office, on call dr) her history and he cuts you off in mid conversation I knew in the back of my head, this is going to end up bad.

Booo....

bbl...

Lauren: Booo on the cold! So not cool. Was your lanai where you and I sat out with newbie Micah and ate pizza? Definitely need to babyproof that so you can hang out there more often!

Liz: Aww, poor Tori!! Sucks the steroids didn't help at all. You going to bring her in again or wait till Monday?

Lindsay: Of course he'll be on his best behavior, aren't they always? Hoping he shows the people evaluating him what he's usually like so he can get what he needs.

Tracy: Aww, poor Ansley! I hope that the antibiotics get her to feeling better quick! I'm so sorry for the loss of your friend's Grandfather, (((hugs)))

Quiet day at home today. Elim's still got his fever, higher today than yesterday. But no other symptoms, not even really fussy, just tired looking so I'm not sure what's going on! If he still has it tomorrow night I'll be calling in to talk to the nurse on Monday morning to see if they want to see him again. Hoping it goes away by tomorrow though.

Wow, I'm sooooo behind! LOL

Spent the last 5 days in Florida at my parents condo. Weather was beautiful and I got a sunburn on the first day. Ugh. Not really complaining though. I had hoped to meet up with Katie and her kiddos but it didn't work out. And I didn't even catch up with Julie despite being in the same town! Pathetic, I know.

Anyway, I'll try to catch up from here on out, but please know I'm hoping all the sick kiddos get healthy soon!

-Jackie

Stacey, her nebulizer doesn't seem to be doing anything, I did call the pediatrition today, talked to the nurse, said to give it a full 24 hours for the roids to work. I say BS. I've been using Hyland's homepathic cold and cough, but it's only working for about 2 hours at a time.

I'm nearly disgusted, I try so hard all day to keep her full of fluids, and squeeze in what she will eat(toast,pretzels and noodles) and when I fill her belly full of noodles for dinner, she has a cough attack and pukes it all up.ps-her bm's are like liquid.

Next plan of attack-ER.

Jackie, glad you had a nice time. Did you get a break from sick kiddo's?

pss-She somehow managed to color all over 2 of the 3 cushions on the couch with an orange crayon.

I'll cry later....Hopefully the urge to cry will go away by then.

Liz-I sure hope that she feels better soon, poor baby.

Jackie-I was bummed to have missed you too. We should be up that way this summer though!

Back from tournament, Alex took GOLD in all of her divisions! She had one of the girl's that she fought running from her! Landen did well too, he is 4 and competing against 5 and 6 year olds. We had to get special permission for him to compete, but he held his own. No big wins, but he was awesome!

Katie, that's FANTASTIC news! I bet you're one proud mama today!

T slept through the night. Started her cough this morning around 8. I was up every 2-3 hours repositioning her to a semi sitting position. It seemed to have worked. No church today, I don't want to be the mom with the kid who's coughing/snotty/crying. I'm also debating on a baby shower today. I bought the present, but Tori would be a good excuse as to why I can't go.

So, this morning, The fire alarm in our neighborhood goes off(next street over so no matter what time of day, we hear it) around6.30-7. I hear fire TRUCKS(which I never hear) about 5 minutes later. I wake up and smell a smell.(I'm still in bed) Get up let the dog out, it stinks so bad outside. Now I'm concerned about someone in my neighborhood's house burning down. There's a few of us that are tightly knit. I haven't ventured out,yet. I'll update later.

Have a blessed day, everyone! bbl...

Liz-I hope that everyone is okay in your neighborhood, how scary. Poor T, I sure hope that she gets to feeling better soon!

The boys are at the Daytona 500 today, I am enjoying some much needed girl time with Alex!

Jackie: Aww, bummer you weren't able to meet up with anyone!

Katie: Haha!! Did you get the little girl running from her on video, that's hilarious.

Liz: I'm glad that Tori got some much needed rest, I'm sure you're exhausted! Oh goodness, I hope that everyone is ok!

I *think* Elim is finally fever free, it at the very least is lower than it's been in the past three days because he doesn't feel as hot as he has been. I haven't checked it since we first got him up though, so here's to hoping!

Still a yucky cough and some stuffiness here, but the meds are helping out a lot!!! Praise the Lord!!! Hopefully after we get past this we'll have some down time on the yuckies front. (Of course the Bradford Pear trees are going to be blooming soon, and she's allergic to those.... )

Liz~ I hope all is well in the neighborhood. I also hope that T. is feeling better.

Stacy~ Yay for Elim's fever disappearing!! I know you'll be ready for a fever free happy boy too!

Katie~ Awesome for Alex and Landon! Love it that she made a kid run from her! Heck, I'd run from her!!!!!

Jackie~ Glad to have you back and I'm so jealous of your sunburn!! I seriously need some sun on the skin..... Bummer for missing the girls while you were down there, but hey---it gets hectic no matter how hard you try sometimes.

The wake/visitation for my friend's grandfather was tonight and the services are tomorrow. You have to understand that this man has been called "Papa James" by me and been in my life since I was born so he's like losing another grandparent. The family seemed to be handling things well tonight, but it's never easy as we all know.