oh that awful sick spell (November)

I think it was the sunday before thanksgiving that we noticed the "white bump" (actually, my older kids noticed) on Liam's hand!  a toy had been thrown his direction at preschool, which had cut him (I'm guessing he raised his hand to block it).  apparently the cut got infected and I, being the awesome mom I am, hadn't noticed!  (he got the cut wednesday, and it still just looked red friday)

anyway - I took him to urgent care that day (which is how I found out it was, indeed, infected) and the "doc" squeezed out the puss and gave us a prescription for a antibiotic cream to put on it.  no biggie.

... later that day, he started throwing up.  we went to the ER.  it was undetermined whether it was coincidence or related the infected cut.  argh.

... I can't even remember all the details, but by the day after Thanksgiving Jericho was throwing up.  over the course of about two weeks, each of the three youngest kids had battled something - if not two things.  it was hairy.  it was not a fun time.  I didn't enjoy it and frankly even remembering it now makes me very upset. 

I can't stand having sick kids, vomit especially bothers me - but just having them not feeling well is so upsetting and then you start worrying about their eating and their fluid and fevers and UGH!!

I'm so glad that is all behind us, phew!

Happy New Year - 2013!!!

ugh.  yah, here it is already the 13th of January and I'm finally saying Happy New Year!  We won't even talk about how long it's been since I've blogged!  

... but don't cry lonely little blog, I will be updating you - and hopefully it will be relatively soon!

p.s.  kids:  some day you'll be reading this and I'd like to know that I love like crazy, but good grief could y'all give me a little break so I can record your ever fleeting childhoods?  I mean, really!!!

p.p.s. anyone who hasn't given up on me, and still reads the blog (hi babe, yah - I know it's probably

pretty much down to just you now!) ... I hope to be back to somewhat of a blogging routine

this month!  ha ha ha, yah - I'm laughing too - we'll see how that turns out!!!

ThanksGiving (November)

 so special to have Nana & Grandaddy here for the holidays and birthdays!

another superhero ... (November)

twelve years old. (November)

pretty self explanatory here ... my first baby turned twelve last month.  crazy!!!

Liam was awake and had joined me that morning, so he got to be a part of the morning presents!
later I went and picked up her cake - she had requested it have hamsters on it!
she got to choose dinner, so we had subway and then did cake "with" daddy - via skype!

Annicka - you drive me nuts and you know it!
you also know that despite that, I love you to death ...
the little girl that made me a mommy!!!

shoes! (November)

I love that Zoey can say "shoes" - and it sounds so cute to hear her, it sounds like the end

of the word bijou!  like "jouz" - too cute, my little lover of shoes!

and yes, she loves to try everyone's shoes on ... this day I caught her with the camera!!!

church time (November)

I may have never mentioned about the awesome church I started going to back in January!

anyway, it's called The Journey Church and I love it!

it reminds me, in some ways, of Life Church - back in Oklahoma!

well, I hadn't been for a couple months ...

but in September I decided it was time to get back to church -

time to commit to being there every week!

I'm so glad to be back!!!

anyway, this is a pic I snapped of Zoey one Sunday morning as we were getting ready to go to church!