Lymph Node Infection

by admin on May 17, 2010 in Bits Of My Personality, Four Little Eggs In My Nest, My Year of Right Sacrifice-TIME, People In My Heart with 1 Comment

I had barely gotten home when I was in another whorl wind… of the sick child kind. Baby Boy had developed a lymph node infection and although they are nasty to look at (swollen neck) they aren’t usually dangerous.

He had been put on antibiotics (heavy i.v. doses each day) and I was told he would be fine. Well keeping the i.v. in was hard for my man while I was gone and eventually they decided they should drain it to make sure it heals faster.

We where off to the hospital for a 13 hour wait for the surgery and eventually it happened at around eleven in the evening. He did fine going in and the surgery was quick but he was a furious mess waking up from being put under. The two nurses couldn’t handle him physically and so we decided to just take him home before he was completely with it again. He calmed down as soon as we left.

Days of almost no sleep and no eating followed. We found he was having fever and stomach pain from the antibiotics he was still on so the surgeon let us take him off (they where just a precaution thing once the surgery took place). He was very soon happy and eating after that.

The gauze and i.v. where finally gone on Thursday and he has been happier by the day. Although the lump is still there (will take a few weeks to go down) he is back to being a trouble maker.

I guess this is unexplainable kinda thing and although doctors see it a lot it doesn’t happen to kids a lot or repeat with a child, of that I am thankful.

I have been making a real effort to not get overly stressed lately. Before my trip I was having lots of physical pain due to stress and I knew something had to give so I hope it is my pride that has broke and I can continue to give it all to Jesus. I feel like a lot of stuff has been crashing in lately but I am full of hope that I am no longer sinking.

So I am hoping things will be happy and calm around here again soon. We are having beautiful weather and so I am spending lots of time outside. Today it will be HOT so Baby Boy, Little Woman and I are going to go do some yard work before it is unbearable.

TTFN

Mother’s Day Weekend Trip (Day 3)

by admin on May 17, 2010 in Adventure and Me, Bits Of My Personality, Life Keeps Changing with 2 Comments
HEADING HOME!

Breakfast in the hotel again and then lunch at the ‘Olive Garden’. We had been told we HAD TO check it out by a few people and it was all they said! Bread sticks and salad and fresh made mushroom ravioli in cheese sauce made us both very happy!

We stopped in a Vegreville, not to just get these pictures but to also see Mirelle’s brother and sister in law as well as aunt and uncle. Some great coffee and cake and we where on our way home. We made a few stops but both of us where pretty happy to be heading back to our men and our kids.
It was ALMOST an uneventful drive home… but… we stopped for coffee and Mirelle spilled hers all over the drivers seat. Jokingly she said it was now my turn to drive and for a second I thought she was serious. Well off to the near by Walmart we went on a hunt for towels. While she found a deal I managed to find each of my kids a toy! PHEW! It was nice to have something for them! Who knew Mirelle would end up with some nice new towels this trip? He he he, she sure didn’t plan on spending money on that!

Our big adventure ended with rain and us trying to get everything inside quickly. A hug and a smile and Mirelle had dropped me off and was heading home to her family. Reality hit quickly and hard as I soon found out my littlest baby was sick and needed surgery on Monday… It just made me realized how relaxed I had really managed to be on my trip… a big accomplishment for me as I am not the relaxed type.

Mirelle and I are already talking about next time… no surprise there:)

TTFN

Mother’s Day Weekend Trip (Day 2 – Part 4)

by admin on May 17, 2010 in Adventure and Me, Bits Of My Personality, Life Keeps Changing with 2 Comments
THE DAY WRAPS UP!

We found a treasure right at the end of the day. After trying to find a sit down restaurant with no wait time (due to wanting to make it to a movie on time) we decided to check out the food court. I was so thankful we did! There was a CREPE place! Any of you who know me well know I have a thing for crepes but I had never had them this way before and will have to go back every time we visit this city in the future! Mine was full of bananas and strawberries, whipping cream and chocolate, YUMMMMMMMM! We where all very happy with this kind of supper and even the next day we where still talking about them!

There was time to explore some more before the movie.
We spent the buck each and had a walk through the ship we had spotted at the start of the day and it was worth it:)

Oriana meet up with her husband and we said good bye:(
Earlier in the day we had gotten tickets at the famous DRAGON theater in the mall. We stayed to watch the dragon and I found it amazing how hot the flames really where, a little much for me.

Mirelle and I made it to the movie… a good end to a busy day, sitting for two hours! Made sure to rub it in to our men that we saw Iron Man2 first. I enjoyed it a lot and the popcorn and root beer Mirelle got me as well! We where both pretty tired when we left the mall but we found the umph to dress up a bit and check out the hotels pub. A couple of nice drinks and we where happy to head to bed. This was a late night for us so we would for sure sleep in before heading home the next day. I got my tea before bed once again and sat thinking about the day long after Mirelle was out for the night. It was amazing how much we accomplished because we didn’t have kids. You sure can do a lot without kids when you are used to doing much with them:)

TTFN

Mother’s Day Weekend Trip (Day 2 – Part 3)

by admin on May 15, 2010 in Adventure and Me, Bits Of My Personality, Life Keeps Changing with No comments
AND MORE EXPLORING!

I really liked the rink. It was calm and pretty with the sky light over head. If I had thought more about the day I wouldn’t of ware a dress, that way I could have partaken in the skating and the bumper boats with spray guns (now that looked fun).
We rushed through the rides area for a couple reasons, first we had hopes of making it to the last sea lion show of the day, and two I think Mirelle knew there was little chance of me wanting to actually go on any rides anyhow.
I tried to take more pictures of the interesting rides but the rest are very very blurry. The sounds kept startling me and I felt like some of the rides where gonna mow me over even though I was supposedly in the safe walk way. At one point a roller coaster roared over my head as I tried to take a picture of something else and as I stifled my scream I realised I am talented enough to through up without even going on the ride so why pay for that experience?

Well we rushed back for nothing really… some how we managed to miss all three shows! We watched a bit from the bridge but it wasn’t that interesting when you can’t hear what is being said. The animals where cute though:)FOOD COURT! So we where almost disappointed about missing the sea lion show for a minute but then we spotted an Orange Julius and all was well again as we explored the malls BIG food court.

(Ok, she caught me texting once… I let her have the camera.)

Can you see my pink purse in the above picture? Ah yes, we stopped to move all our stuff from our old bags to our new purses! Mirelle and I each got a styling new purse. She got her burgundy one first and I must say IT was what got all the spending started! I was surprised that she bought one and was busy picking up a soft pink one and putting it back after a pat, over and over, when Oriana insisted I obviously liked it if I couldn’t leave it alone. So as you can see, they started it!

(THE purses!)

We managed to go dress shopping AND found some great dresses! I got a couple little jackets after Mirelle and Oriana couldn’t agree on which to buy… so I got both;) We also took the time to find our three mom’s (yes three, we share a mother-in-law) a mothers day gift at the mall! I was a bit stressed at one point because I didn’t find anything special for my kids, and really wanted too, but that passed and an opportunity for that would present itself on our way home.


TTFN

Mother’s Day Weekend Trip (Day 2 – Part 3)

by admin on May 15, 2010 in Adventure and Me, Bits Of My Personality, Life Keeps Changing with No comments

AND MORE EXPLORING!

I really liked the rink. It was calm and pretty with the sky light over head. If I had thought more about the day I wouldn’t of ware a dress, that way I could have partaken in the skating and the bumper boats with spray guns (now that looked fun).
We rushed through the rides area for a couple reasons, first we had hopes of making it to the last sea lion show of the day, and two I think Mirelle knew there was little chance of me wanting to actually go on any rides anyhow.
I tried to take more pictures of the interesting rides but the rest are very very blurry. The sounds kept startling me and I felt like some of the rides where gonna mow me over even though I was supposedly in the safe walk way. At one point a roller coaster roared over my head as I tried to take a picture of something else and as I stifled my scream I realised I am talented enough to through up without even going on the ride so why pay for that experience?

Well we rushed back for nothing really… some how we managed to miss all three shows! We watched a bit from the bridge but it wasn’t that interesting when you can’t hear what is being said. The animals where cute though:)FOOD COURT! So we where almost disappointed about missing the sea lion show for a minute but then we spotted an Orange Julius and all was well again as we explored the malls BIG food court.

(Ok, she caught me texting once… I let her have the camera.)

Can you see my pink purse in the above picture? Ah yes, we stopped to move all our stuff from our old bags to our new purses! Mirelle and I each got a styling new purse. She got her burgundy one first and I must say IT was what got all the spending started! I was surprised that she bought one and was busy picking up a soft pink one and putting it back after a pat, over and over, when Oriana insisted I obviously liked it if I couldn’t leave it alone. So as you can see, they started it!

(THE purses!)

We managed to go dress shopping AND found some great dresses! I got a couple little jackets after Mirelle and Oriana couldn’t agree on which to buy… so I got both;) We also took the time to find our three mom’s (yes three, we share a mother-in-law) a mothers day gift at the mall! I was a bit stressed at one point because I didn’t find anything special for my kids, and really wanted too, but that passed and an opportunity for that would present itself on our way home.


TTFN

Mother’s Day Weekend Trip (Day 2 – Part 2)

by admin on May 14, 2010 in Adventure and Me, Bits Of My Personality, Life Keeps Changing with 1 Comment
TIME FOR LUNCH! I have lotsa pictures of Bourbon street and the restaurant we went to because it was just too lovely so bare with me:)We stood in line to find out Jungle Jim’s had a long wait, and I am thankful for that! We almost went into a family restaurant! Not that I am against them, or kids (obviously not), but we didn’t have any kiddos with us so why not check out something classy??!! Phew, thankfully we checked out ‘The Red Piano’ it had no wait!(Check out the wall paper reflected in the mirror behind me!)

We walked in and I had to start taking pictures! Even before we had looked at the menu I was snapping away on the camera. It was so pretty! At one point a waitress said I could go closer to the piano for a picture if I wanted and I had to giggle and say ‘Oh I know, I was actually taking a picture of the wall paper.’ It was that nice! And we hadn’t even seen the bathroom yet (wink)!(This picture directly above was my lunch, OH YUM! A vinaigrette dressed salad with blue cheese, bacon and avocado. Blackened chicken on the side!)

(Mirelle and Oriana enjoying our visit and our meal!)
(Mirelle had the above meal. A vegetarian sandwich that looked amazing, with home fries made from an assortment of different potatoes and served with two dips! Oh yummy!)
After lunch I chuckled when Oriana insisted I come look at the bathroom! Seriously the most beautiful bathroom we have ever seen (see below two pictures)!I love this above picture! There we are! The three of us! I have never had a weekend away with girl friends before and I will forever value this adventure we had together!

P.s. More to come:)

TTFN

Mother’s Day Weekend Trip (Day 2 – Part 1)

by admin on May 14, 2010 in Adventure and Me, Bits Of My Personality, Life Keeps Changing, My Romance with No comments

We got up on our own time and it was lovely. Had breakfast in our room and once we looked amazing we headed to the mall with plans to meet our gal pal Oriana (a friend who had just recently moved out to Alberta).

(We entered from the hotel side and saw the ship almost right away so I insisted on a pic in front because I was impressed!)

Mirelle got used to my camera flashing pretty soon. She had said she wanted it all captured and should no better then to encourage me! Most of this post will be pictures of the touristy stuff in the mall I found interesting.
We hit the old photo booth right away. Stopped to look at the pool but we where far to excited about dressing up in Victorian dresses to want to stop and swim. We also didn’t want anything to carve to much time out of our exploration of the mall time (a.k.a. shopping at as many stores as we could). Oh we had a ball getting all dressed up for the pictures. It is totally oue style! As I stood waiting for Mirelle to be posed by the photographer I swished my skirt and could imagine wearing dresses like that. When the photographers assistant put the big hat on my head I fell in love and would have kept it! I love a good hat!

After a bit of quick shopping we headed up stair to meet up with Ori. It was lovely to see her and after hugs we where quickly back in to shopping mode. I took this picture from upstairs and must tell you I zoomed in. I was not impressed by all the see through railing and was sure to stay back and not look down… I don’t know why people like to feel sick…

(I was impressed by these trees and all the fountains! I am a very easy to please tourist!)

(With Oriana along we enjoyed getting more together pictures! She was very agreeable to us putting her to work, THANKS ORI!)

I don’t think we stopped talking all weekend. From the time we got in the car we kept chatting without need to pause until we where again ten minutes away from home! Ori didn’t seem to mind either! She has mostly horses for neighbors so I think she was just as happy as us to have girl time (or TALKATIVE time). It was funny how much the conversation was about our men; how we love them, met them and plans we have with them for the future… ah Garnet and Garrison where never very far from our hearts and minds:)

TTFN

Mother’s Day Weekend Trip (Day 1)

by admin on May 14, 2010 in Adventure and Me, Bits Of My Personality, Life Keeps Changing with 2 Comments
EDMONTON WITH MIRELLE!

The best thing about traveling with a fellow mom was we both wanted to relax and not over do anything. The trip was a getaway more then a shopaholic vacation (that said we REALLY shopped). The most fab thing about getting away with a fellow mom was we took nothing for granted, where thankful for everything and every moment and we where thrilled about the little things!

Mirelle and I where very excited to get going. We left as soon as possible on Friday morning and made it to Edmonton by 5. We had to check out our hotel first and it proved to be spacious and really comfortable. The beds looked very inviting! This looked like it was going to be a very relaxing weekend (and it was!).Being in town so early we decided to leave Saturday free for the BIG MALL and hit Ikea on Friday for supper and shopping.

(I enjoyed catching Mirelle texting to her man all weekend. I did the same but kept bugging her by taking pictures!)

I was very impressed with the meals at Ikea. My meal, stuffed salmon with apple spice cake for dessert, was really good especially considering the affordable price! Had to take a picture. We both agreed by the end of the weekend that the food was one of the best parts of our trip. We made sure to stop at a nice place for all our meals and so had lots of pretty dishes to take pictures of.

(Got you texting again Mirelle!)

It is amazing we both weren’t busting a gut for this picture! We felt kinda silly using the timer to take this shot in one of the Ikea living room displays but we really wanted a together picture. Yes I noticed the people stopping when they heard the ‘beep beep’ count down and wondering what the heck? Yes yes we are just two silly tourists… AND LOVING IT!
When you think every bed at Ikea is FABULOUS and you want to take them all home you know you are too tired and ready for bed. I was just gonna test the bed out but then it felt so good I almost didn’t get back up!

We bought a few things but managed to control ourselves. I know Mirelle is very well behaved when it comes to shopping and I though if I could just stay close to what she spends I would be okay… little did I know she was gonna let loose in the mall…
Did I mention the beds looked very inviting? Well they where another absolute favorite little thing about our weekend. We talked a lot about how lovely they where and how fab it was to spreed out in our own big bed, loaded up with pillows!

We hit a grocery store on the way back to our hotel to get some healthy treats (Mirelle’s brilliant idea) and then got to bed pretty darn early for a trip.

I had brought some of my favorite tea and was thrilled to see I could use the coffee machine to steep it, that way I could still have my evening ritual of a cup before bed! We tried to snack and chat but both of us succumbed to sleep pretty fast.

And with that DAY 1 was over.

TTFN

Thankful For

by admin on May 14, 2010 in Four Little Eggs In My Nest, Life Keeps Changing, Mama Heart Mushings with No comments

I get tired of picking up after this bunch but the other day I saw it through a set of fresh eyes. Grams looked at the collection of dirty socks at my basement door and smiled. She thought it was cute! Cute that they shed their dirty little socks on my kitchen floor the moment they get home! Well she reminded me that once day I will miss the little mess of socks and the little feet that left them there… I am thankful for the socks at the top of the stairs because I am indeed thankful for each little person who contributed to the mess!

TTFN

Be Brave!

by admin on May 4, 2010 in Bits Of My Personality, Life Keeps Changing, Mama Heart Mushings with 3 Comments

Stand tall! Be brave!

My little woman knows what she is capable off and doesn’t allow Mommy to help if she doesn’t need it. I respect that about her!

She inspires me!

This spring I am going on two trips, YES TWO! With out the kids and even without my man! The first is only days away! A mothers day weekend away with my sister! We have many lovely plans, all revolving around relaxing! Then at the end of the month I have a friends wedding to go to and will travel by train.

I have had plenty of ‘looking forward too’ kinda years where you just imagine while you embrace reality. The reality was babies and pregnancies but life keeps changing!

For many years I thought perhaps I might just be a boring person, used to mundane and happy with the simple life… then I realized I am being content and not boring… patient, which is healthy for a mom, and although I love the little things I can really enjoy bigger more adventurous things in life too! I will be happy to awake the adventure loving woman once again once it is right for me and my family!

WELL this could be the right time!

Stepping out like this is big for me! I am feeling braver about it all as the days go by. I haven’t done anything like this since I was single and in college! I think it will be great for the kids to see Mommy embracing adventure in life instead of fear:)

TTFN

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