We had a great day making some good memories.
Friday, March 18, 2011
COUSIN TIME
Yesterday, we made our way to the Arboretum with my sisters and their kids. We got a late start and it was very crowded. It was well worth it though. I captured some great pictures of all the kids. Here is a quick picture post.
We had a great day making some good memories.
We had a great day making some good memories.
SPRING BREAK 2011...
Jack and I haven't been on a vacation by ourselves in a long time. We decided to take a fun trip together to celebrate our anniversary. It was lots of fun. We hit up New Orleans with our friends the Abraham's. Here are some of the many things that we did.
We got in early on Sunday morning. We went to Brennan's and enjoyed a very nice brunch. We ate the famous Banana's Foster for dessert. It was so good. We even got photographed while we ate. Hopefully, we can see ourselves in the October issue of Nat G O. We will see.
After touring the town, we hit up Pat O's for happy hour. It was a beautiful day to sit on the patio and enjoy.
A picture of Bourbon St. It was a happening place.
The next morning we waited in line to get a taste of Cafe Du Monde. We waited for 20 min. It was well worth it.
We spent most of Monday walking around and exploring. We ate lunch at a little sandwich shop, and then headed out for Sushi that night. Before sushi, we made a stop by a bar. This bar was like a carousel. You sat in the seats and they rotated around. It was just a neat experience.
On Tuesday, we did a lot. We ate lunch at Acme Oyster house. We got very lucky and didn't have to wait in line. By the time we sat down, they had a long line starting down the block. We then went to Harrah's and I won $80.00. Not what I was expecting to get, but it was a start.
We headed out for a river boat tour on the Mississippi. We got to see a lot, and made a stop at a Plantation and a Battle of New Orleans battle field. It was a nice afternoon.
After our tour, we went back to the hotel and had hit up HH. While on vacation I tried some new things. One of which was a raw oyster. I look pretty funny in this pic, but I had to capture the moment. It wasn't as bad as I thought, but I don't know if I would make it a habit.
On our last night we went to Emerial's restaurant, NOLA. It was a fantastic meal. As we were leaving dinner, we saw that they were filming a movie with Brad Pitt in it. It will be interesting to see it when it comes out. We didn't see him, but heard he was there.
Wednesday was the day we left to come home. We picked up some souvenirs for Maggie and ate lunch at Stanley's. I was very sad to leave, but I was very excited to come home to my baby! She missed us lots.
We had a fantastic time on vacation. I really loved New Orleans and all that it had to offer. Right now I am trying to soak up the last few days home with Maggie. We have done so much.
We got in early on Sunday morning. We went to Brennan's and enjoyed a very nice brunch. We ate the famous Banana's Foster for dessert. It was so good. We even got photographed while we ate. Hopefully, we can see ourselves in the October issue of Nat G O. We will see.
After touring the town, we hit up Pat O's for happy hour. It was a beautiful day to sit on the patio and enjoy.
A picture of Bourbon St. It was a happening place.
The next morning we waited in line to get a taste of Cafe Du Monde. We waited for 20 min. It was well worth it.
We spent most of Monday walking around and exploring. We ate lunch at a little sandwich shop, and then headed out for Sushi that night. Before sushi, we made a stop by a bar. This bar was like a carousel. You sat in the seats and they rotated around. It was just a neat experience.
On Tuesday, we did a lot. We ate lunch at Acme Oyster house. We got very lucky and didn't have to wait in line. By the time we sat down, they had a long line starting down the block. We then went to Harrah's and I won $80.00. Not what I was expecting to get, but it was a start.
We headed out for a river boat tour on the Mississippi. We got to see a lot, and made a stop at a Plantation and a Battle of New Orleans battle field. It was a nice afternoon.
After our tour, we went back to the hotel and had hit up HH. While on vacation I tried some new things. One of which was a raw oyster. I look pretty funny in this pic, but I had to capture the moment. It wasn't as bad as I thought, but I don't know if I would make it a habit.
On our last night we went to Emerial's restaurant, NOLA. It was a fantastic meal. As we were leaving dinner, we saw that they were filming a movie with Brad Pitt in it. It will be interesting to see it when it comes out. We didn't see him, but heard he was there.
Wednesday was the day we left to come home. We picked up some souvenirs for Maggie and ate lunch at Stanley's. I was very sad to leave, but I was very excited to come home to my baby! She missed us lots.
We had a fantastic time on vacation. I really loved New Orleans and all that it had to offer. Right now I am trying to soak up the last few days home with Maggie. We have done so much.
Saturday, March 5, 2011
MY BIG GIRL..
On Tuesday February 22, our night changed in an instant. Jack and I got ready to sit down to dinner with Maggie. As we were eating dinner Maggie began to fall forward like a wilting flower. Her eyes were wide open, and she just sat frozen. It was the scariest thing we have ever seen. We both jumped up and got her out of her seat. She was still not responding. After a min. of time she finally started to come around but was very dazed and confused. We had the paramedics come, but they were really no help. They told us to just watch her, and that she would be okay. Well, this mom can't just watch her kid. So off to the emergency room we went. We waited for a long time to find out that Maggie had symptoms of a seizure. We talked with our pediatrician the next morning and he confirmed the same thing. They can't be 100% sure, but all signs point to that.
On Friday, February 25 Maggie had an EEG. She did wonderful. For now, the results are clear which is a good sign. We will still meet with a neurologist to go over anything that might be important. Hopefully it will be a routine visit.
I am very excited to report we haven't had any other episodes. I am sure it was a one time thing, but it was enough to make your heart stop. I am very blessed to have a strong husband who was very good through the whole thing. I am very proud of Maggie and how she was a good sport.
On another note:
Jack always makes fun of me for reading blogs. I can get lost in blogs and some make me very sad, but others are just fun to read. I have happened upon two blogs this week, that are not very happy blogs right now. I know I don't have a huge following, but I do have friends that read my blog. I ask that you click on both links and follow these blogs for a few days. They have both really touched my heart and I pray for the strength of these two families. I am very thankful that Maggie's issue was very minor. For these two families life is completely changed for a while. I have to tell myself everyday how lucky I am. So, please take a few minutes to follow these two families and say some little prayers for them.
http://erikandkatekrull.blogspot.com/ - A blog about Lucy. A 5 year old little girl.
http://kandjstaats.blogspot.com/- A blog about a family in Houston who lost their 4 month old baby.
I hate to leave on a sad note. Thanks for always reading and checking in on us.
MY BEST FRIEND..
On March 5, 2005 I married my best friend. I am one lucky person to know and love this guy. I look forward to spending many more wonderful years with him.
The day Jack proposed. February 13, 2004 - Jack proposed at my school Valentines party. It was a fun surprise.
Our first dance. Our wedding was so much fun, and an event that I want to redo over a million times. Not because it was bad, but because it was the best day!
Here is to many more wonderful years and happy memories together!!!
I love you Jack!
The day Jack proposed. February 13, 2004 - Jack proposed at my school Valentines party. It was a fun surprise.
Our first dance. Our wedding was so much fun, and an event that I want to redo over a million times. Not because it was bad, but because it was the best day!
Here is to many more wonderful years and happy memories together!!!
I love you Jack!
Monday, February 14, 2011
MY VALENTINES DAY PROJECT
Jack's friend Lisa, (check out her blog - Adventures of the Z Man + 1,) has been really busy being very crafty. She inspired me to do something for Maggie. Well, I didn't do it all, but it's a start.
I went online to Etsy and bought an iron on project. Here are the many pieces that it took to put together.
After I ironed it all on.
Maggie wore her outfit to her Valentines party today. It got very stained, so I hope it comes out.
After dinner Maggie enjoyed the yummy brownie treat that we made for her friends at daycare. She has never had brownie before, so it was a first. She really enjoyed it.
Hope you had a fun and special day. I love both of my Valentines.
I went online to Etsy and bought an iron on project. Here are the many pieces that it took to put together.
After I ironed it all on.
Maggie wore her outfit to her Valentines party today. It got very stained, so I hope it comes out.
After dinner Maggie enjoyed the yummy brownie treat that we made for her friends at daycare. She has never had brownie before, so it was a first. She really enjoyed it.
Hope you had a fun and special day. I love both of my Valentines.
SNOW DAY #5
That's right folks. We had yet another snow day. The week before we were told we would have a light dusting. This past week, were told to expect 6 - 8 inches. Well, it was just the opposite. It worked out though, and we made the best of our day off.
My sister Lori had a procedure done, so we got the honor of hanging out with Kennedi all day. It was lots of fun. Take a look at some of our pictures.
We ate a yummy breakfast.
The girls ran in circles and just giggled and laughed.
Maggie's friend Will came over as well and we played Play-doh.
We even played dress-up. Will was a great sport in his wings in princess shoes.
We ate a great lunch before nap time!
It was a great day. We had lots of fun, and can't wait to do it again.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
THE WEEK FROM...SNOW
This week started off as every normal week does. My how quickly did that normal week change. Being a teacher you always anticipate the use of your bad weather days. As much as I would love to be off and have a lazy day, you hate to use them. I always look forward to those wonderful days off in the spring when we can get out and have some fun. As I left work on Monday, I knew it was possible for it to be bad, but I guess I just didn't expect it to be what it was. I didn't even bring a thing home with me, with the hopes of going to work the next day.
Fast forward to Tuesday morning:
We were woken up on Tuesday morning by the sound of thunder and sleet hitting the window. That was around 3:30, so I new at that point I was hoping for a delayed start. Well, was I wrong. That last for several hours. I rolled over around 5:15 and checked my phone for the update that school had been called off. I turned off my alarm and then went back to sleep. I have to admit, it was nice to get to sleep in. Jack was also trapped at home with us, because the city litterally shut down. It was crazy. We stayed at home and played all day and Jack worked. We had lots of fun. By that night, we were going a little crazy, and school had already been called again. We headed over to the Abraham's house to hang out. Well, from there things started to go down hill. As we arrived back home we found our garage door wide open. Due to the ice build up, the garage had been open the whole time we were gone. That sent a little panic through me. Then, as we entered the house and put Maggie to bed we started to smell gas. So, on a gas hunt we went. All to discover our pretty little fire place pilot light went out. I guess the wind was so hard, it blew out the flame. After our first problem was solved, off to bed we went.
Wednesday:
It has been so cold here that everyone has used so much heat and energy. So someone decided somewhere that they would wake everyone up in the state of Texas with these things called rolling black-outs. Well, in our house that meant taking out our electricity, heat and us smelling gas yet again. So, we quickly loaded up the car and headed over to the Saavedra's house. Jack came back home and met the McKinney fire department to discover something was out on our downstairs unit. So, the solution to fixing it was to turn the unit off. Well, it didn't get above 22 that whole day. We stayed at the Saavedra's for the day and played while Jack worked. The Abraham's came over as well, so we all hung out and had such a good time. We did head home around dinner time to start getting ready for the evening and to see what school had in store for me. To my surprise, it was called again. This is crazy. We have never been 3 days free from school. After that, we cooked dinner in our gloves and ate dinner at Maggie's little table upstairs. The upstairs temp was nice and cozy, so we just settled in for the night.
Thursday:
Jack headed into work, and Maggie and I packed up quickly and went and hung out at the Abraham's for the day. We were greeted with breakfast and lots of fun toys to play with. Maggie was in heaven. Around 11, the heat guy came and fixed our heat. We were back in business. Maggie and I stayed over and played all day at the Abraham's. We even stayed for night number 2 of dinner. It was a great time. We did make it home to put Maggie to bed and give Jack a little time to work and for me to find out that school would be closed for yet another day. This is just crazy!! Who knew what we would wake up to on Friday!
Friday:
Well, we have several friends and family that live in Houston. All day I had been reading about how they were bracing for a bungh of ice and snow. Well, I think they only go ice. We got all the snow. 6+ inches. My boyfriend, Pete (from channel 8,) told us a light dusting was expected. Well, he was real wrong. So, Jack tried to head into work, and came back quickly. The snow was so deep, so he couldn't get out of the driveway. He waited an hour and out he went. Since he went to work, we headed back out to the Abraham's for a day of fun. The Saavedra's came over and we played in the snow, and hung out. We basically lived at the Abraham's that day.
I didn't take my camera, so I stole this from my friend Jenny's blog. All the kids playing in the snow. (Maggie, Jonathan,Michael, and Will)
Maggie loved going up the hill and rolling down. She even made a snow angel after Michael taught her how.
She loved tossing up the snow and watching it fall down. It dumped all over her face here.
Maggie got put in time out for not sharing her toys. Will, always ran and hung out with her in time-out. We would try to get him to move, but he would just go right back. What a supportive friend.
The mess that we continued to clean up. Why we didn't just let them make it and continue on.
(Thanks Jenny and Stacy for your pics.)
Saturday:
Jack was so nice to get out of bed and go get Maggie as she woke up on Saturday morning. As I snuggled back under the covers, he busted in the door and asked me to get up. I rolled over and looked at Maggie's face. It was bright read, and her body was covered with a rash from head to toe. I quickly called the Dr. office to leave a message, but to my surprise the Dr. answered. Dr. Swartz immediately knew what it was. Maggie had been on an antibiotic for her bronchitis and and ear infection. So, he said she had an allergic reaction to it. He was very nice and got us some medicine to get her back into shape. We didn't let that stop us, so we headed out the door to Walmart to grocery shop and to get her all fixed up. Later that night we decided we had not spent enough time with the Saavedra's and the Abraham's, so we had them all over for dinner and Wii bowling. The kids have really enjoyed this time and we had a lot of fun.
The kids table at dinner on Saturday.
Sunday:
Today was a great day. We got out, went to lunch and are now home watching the Super Bowl. I am really anxious to see how this week goes. After being gone from work for 4 days, I don't know if I know how to do my job, or even get out of my jammies! Wish us luck!
What a wonderful time I got to spend with my friends and my family! I know I will never get anything this priceless every again! What a great week. Wish me luck on going back to work. I don't know if I remember how to do my job, or even get out of my jammies!
Fast forward to Tuesday morning:
We were woken up on Tuesday morning by the sound of thunder and sleet hitting the window. That was around 3:30, so I new at that point I was hoping for a delayed start. Well, was I wrong. That last for several hours. I rolled over around 5:15 and checked my phone for the update that school had been called off. I turned off my alarm and then went back to sleep. I have to admit, it was nice to get to sleep in. Jack was also trapped at home with us, because the city litterally shut down. It was crazy. We stayed at home and played all day and Jack worked. We had lots of fun. By that night, we were going a little crazy, and school had already been called again. We headed over to the Abraham's house to hang out. Well, from there things started to go down hill. As we arrived back home we found our garage door wide open. Due to the ice build up, the garage had been open the whole time we were gone. That sent a little panic through me. Then, as we entered the house and put Maggie to bed we started to smell gas. So, on a gas hunt we went. All to discover our pretty little fire place pilot light went out. I guess the wind was so hard, it blew out the flame. After our first problem was solved, off to bed we went.
Wednesday:
It has been so cold here that everyone has used so much heat and energy. So someone decided somewhere that they would wake everyone up in the state of Texas with these things called rolling black-outs. Well, in our house that meant taking out our electricity, heat and us smelling gas yet again. So, we quickly loaded up the car and headed over to the Saavedra's house. Jack came back home and met the McKinney fire department to discover something was out on our downstairs unit. So, the solution to fixing it was to turn the unit off. Well, it didn't get above 22 that whole day. We stayed at the Saavedra's for the day and played while Jack worked. The Abraham's came over as well, so we all hung out and had such a good time. We did head home around dinner time to start getting ready for the evening and to see what school had in store for me. To my surprise, it was called again. This is crazy. We have never been 3 days free from school. After that, we cooked dinner in our gloves and ate dinner at Maggie's little table upstairs. The upstairs temp was nice and cozy, so we just settled in for the night.
Thursday:
Jack headed into work, and Maggie and I packed up quickly and went and hung out at the Abraham's for the day. We were greeted with breakfast and lots of fun toys to play with. Maggie was in heaven. Around 11, the heat guy came and fixed our heat. We were back in business. Maggie and I stayed over and played all day at the Abraham's. We even stayed for night number 2 of dinner. It was a great time. We did make it home to put Maggie to bed and give Jack a little time to work and for me to find out that school would be closed for yet another day. This is just crazy!! Who knew what we would wake up to on Friday!
Friday:
Well, we have several friends and family that live in Houston. All day I had been reading about how they were bracing for a bungh of ice and snow. Well, I think they only go ice. We got all the snow. 6+ inches. My boyfriend, Pete (from channel 8,) told us a light dusting was expected. Well, he was real wrong. So, Jack tried to head into work, and came back quickly. The snow was so deep, so he couldn't get out of the driveway. He waited an hour and out he went. Since he went to work, we headed back out to the Abraham's for a day of fun. The Saavedra's came over and we played in the snow, and hung out. We basically lived at the Abraham's that day.
I didn't take my camera, so I stole this from my friend Jenny's blog. All the kids playing in the snow. (Maggie, Jonathan,Michael, and Will)
Maggie loved going up the hill and rolling down. She even made a snow angel after Michael taught her how.
She loved tossing up the snow and watching it fall down. It dumped all over her face here.
Maggie got put in time out for not sharing her toys. Will, always ran and hung out with her in time-out. We would try to get him to move, but he would just go right back. What a supportive friend.
The mess that we continued to clean up. Why we didn't just let them make it and continue on.
(Thanks Jenny and Stacy for your pics.)
Saturday:
Jack was so nice to get out of bed and go get Maggie as she woke up on Saturday morning. As I snuggled back under the covers, he busted in the door and asked me to get up. I rolled over and looked at Maggie's face. It was bright read, and her body was covered with a rash from head to toe. I quickly called the Dr. office to leave a message, but to my surprise the Dr. answered. Dr. Swartz immediately knew what it was. Maggie had been on an antibiotic for her bronchitis and and ear infection. So, he said she had an allergic reaction to it. He was very nice and got us some medicine to get her back into shape. We didn't let that stop us, so we headed out the door to Walmart to grocery shop and to get her all fixed up. Later that night we decided we had not spent enough time with the Saavedra's and the Abraham's, so we had them all over for dinner and Wii bowling. The kids have really enjoyed this time and we had a lot of fun.
The kids table at dinner on Saturday.
Sunday:
Today was a great day. We got out, went to lunch and are now home watching the Super Bowl. I am really anxious to see how this week goes. After being gone from work for 4 days, I don't know if I know how to do my job, or even get out of my jammies! Wish us luck!
What a wonderful time I got to spend with my friends and my family! I know I will never get anything this priceless every again! What a great week. Wish me luck on going back to work. I don't know if I remember how to do my job, or even get out of my jammies!
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