Valentine's Day 2012

Chad was actually home on Valentine's Day so it ended up being a great day! My kids have really gotten into these baby food's in the pouch. I bought a bunch last summer for Grady when we went to Georgia but more recently they both love to eat them. We call them "smoothies". I'm thrilled because they are organic, and only have the few ingredients that's on the front (such as broccoli and pear, or banana and orange).

Oh, did you get one too? Ha, ha!

For Valentine's Day, Chad brought home some chocolate covered strawberries! I think it's safe to say the kids liked them. :)

We hope you all had a wonderful holiday of love!

Cookie Time!

Cassidy "made" sugar cookies for her school friends for their Valentine's Day party on Friday. I used wheat flour and while they still tasted great, they didn't work for cutting out so we just did circles. I did not have the energy or desire to cut a bunch of cookies out this week so that actually worked out well! She really enjoyed icing them!

Oops, got some on my finger. I know just what to do!

I love how intent she is in this picture.

With the kids sick, we haven't done much picture-worthy. But so as not to leave Grady out, here are a few pictures Cassidy took of her brother. :)

Not too shabby for a 2 year old, eh? :)

Supan, Sickies, Sadness & Superbowl

We're sick. That's why there's been a blog hiatus. Sorry. :( Chad had been gone a lot for work lately so the timing kind of stinks more b/c of that. I watched the Superbowl at home with my kids...alone. Since I didn't care about either team, I DVR'd it for the commercials and the kids and I watched Animal Planet's Puppy Bowl. :)

Here they are enjoying it!

This is the medicine schedule I printed and posted on my kitchen cabinet because I literally could not keep up with it all.
And here is my current medicine cabinet. I literally took everything out and put it on the counter, to be reorganized and resorted after we are well again!
My wonderful, sweet friend (and blessing-of-all-blessings, my next door neighbor, too) Tammy found out last week I have a weakness for Ding Dongs. She was sweet enough to buy Cassidy some cranberry juice while she was out and this is what came with it. :) She is also a pediatric nurse (well, used to be before becoming a SAHM) and after hearing about the several antibiotics C is on, she suggested yogurt and the juice to hopefully help prevent a UTI. Thank you Tammy for saving us yet another struggle in a week!

It actually all started a week and a half ago with Annie. She got sick. I thought she was dying. I was seriously trying to prepare myself for dealing with that with Chad gone. Thankfully after a lengthy, test-filled vet visit, we found out she just had a major gastro-intestinal bug. So after some homemade rice and chicken dinners (thank you mom!), and some antibiotics, she is on the mend. Unfortunately my dining room floor will likely never recover. Oh well...wood floors here we come.


Then Cassidy went down. Strep and Bronchitis, unrelated and un-fun. Then Grady went down. His is some weird word but basically he had a cold that caused an ear infection and now a horrible, sleep-interrupting cough. Then 6 days later while still on antibiotics, Cassidy kept getting a fever. Back to the doctor. Another virus on top of the other two. More prescriptions. Poor kid can't get a break. So about $100 later in prescription drugs and OTC meds recommended by the doctor, we are hoping to see the light. At least Annie only has one pill a day I have to worry about. :)


Oh the joys of Motherhood.

And on top of it all, one of my favorite shows just ended. Goodbye Chuck. This nerd will miss the Nerd Herd. And thanks for the ugly-cry during the finale.

Picky about Pei Wei

We used to eat out all the time. Cassidy was so easy to take out b/c she was always happy being fed. Grady not so much. He just doesn't care about food the way she does, so he gets antsy and screams "get down!" Chad's been working a lot, so I begged to go out to lunch on Sunday. We didn't go to church b/c Grady had a fever all weekend and even though it was gone that morning, they don't like for you to come if they've had fever within the past 24 hrs.

Cassidy loving her spring roll and Lo Mein! The girl is awesome and tries most anything. We went to Pei Wei b/c I thought I had a Groupon for it. Well...apparently Mom-brain is in overdrive and I bought some other random fusion food Groupon with a name that looked like Pei Wei! Oops.

Grady wasn't having it. He would not even try it. Normally at home that would be that - if they don't eat what's offered, that's it until the next meal or snack. But I can't do that at a restaurant or to a just-been-sick baby. So he ate Veggie Booty and who-knows-how-long-those-have-been-in-the-diaper-bag cereal bars. :)

To brag on my boy though, Chad made a lentil soup for dinner with squash and kale and who knows what else and he totally ate that. So he's not super-picky, more just moody. :) Happy Monday to you all...it's a dreary day here and we're wishing for some sun.

Entryways and Krazy Kids

So, a while back I found this great entry way on a girls blog I love. I tried to take the ideas from her entryway and use them. Here is her picture (this girl is crazy-good at refinishing furniture - she did the table):

And here is what I've come up with so far:

Ideally I'll refinish the table to a stained top and a distressed white bottom. I did a table over the holidays that turned out great using this girls techniques, but it's really more just time and motivation with a 1 and 2 year old. Looking at this picture is definitely showing me where I need some work - the wreath looks a little dinky so I need something to fill in those blank spaces, like where she has picture frames, yet I'm hindered by light switches. Maybe some new light switch plates. Hmmm. I LOVE our wreath though - it's a rosebud book wreath and it's fabulous.

Any thoughts on what to do about the lamp cord? Run it along the back of the table? IDK...I would love to wrap all the cords in my house with Ballard Designs cord wraps...maybe in time. :) For the record, so far I have spent less than $20 doing this - I had or made everything already and just used some spray paint. I know that makes dear hubby happy.

C was in school today so I went next door for a little while to let Grady play with Conner and Carley. I found them in the playroom in Carley's crib going CRAZY. I loved it. :)