Fever induced ramblings

I took Kyle to the doctor today and as it turns out, he has strep. He is on amoxicillan now and is sleeping. His fever spiked at around 103 degrees on Saturday night. He came into our room crying and told me that he had to throw up. I took him in the bathroom and sure enough, he puked. I took his temp and told him he could lay in my bed as long as he didn't puke in it. He laid down and I laid next to him. Rob went down to the couch. I had just fallen asleep when I awoke to have this crazy ass conversation:


Kyle: Kevin? (my nephew)
Kyle: Kevin?!
Me: Honey, it's Mommy, lay down
Kyle: Hi
Me: Hi, lay down and go to sleep
(a few minutes pass and I start to fall asleep again)
Kyle: (yelling in my face) You are invincible!!!!
Me: Jesus, Kyle! Shhhhhhh, lay down and go to sleep
Kyle: (still yelling)You are invincible!
Me: Kyle, hush. You are going to wake up your sister.
Kyle:(grabbing my arm and shaking it) Rrrrrroar, Grrrrrrr, Rrrrroar!
Me: SHHHHHHHHHHH! Stop that and lay down.
(another few minutes go by)
Kyle: (crying) Mommy?
Me: What, baby?
Kyle: If we go on a field trip, I don't want to go on any scary rides, ok?
Me: Ok honey, now lay down and go to sleep.


Of course the next morning he remembered none of it and thought it was hilarious when I relayed the story.

Lately

Today has some wacky weather in store for us. Freezing rain and snow, etc. Kyle's last basketball game is today followed by his end of season party. He stayed overnight with Grandma and Grandpa last night and they brought him back this morning with a cough and a fever. Those old people can't be trusted! ;) So now I'm hoping they will cancel his game because of weather because he can't play anyway and will miss his party. We'll just have to wait and see, I guess. I've been checking the hot line number, but so far things are still a "go".
We recently found out that Emma got in to a new preschool in Ankeny for next year. We really have liked her preschool in Des Moines, but since she'll be going 3 days a week and that would be a lot of driving/killing time for me. Plus the Ankeny preschool is over $30 less per month for tuition. It will be nice to just drop her off and come home, too. We went and had a look around a couple of weeks ago and she just made herself at home. I know she'll miss her old friends, but hopefully some of the Ankeny preschool kids will be ones that she'll go to kindergarten with. She is pretty easy going as far as change is concerned so I think she'll be alright.
I went cropping last night with a couple of friends and although I was freezing my ass off all night, I did get everything done that I brought. I had a coupon too, so I got to do some shopping as well. Here are some pictures of finished pages. Valentine's party and Emma at tap dance:

Can't dead people just be buried already?!!!!

COLUMBIA, S.C. Anna Nicole Smith isn't the only dead celebrity who hasn't been buried. James Brown remains above ground, almost two months after he died of heart failure.

A dispute over Brown's estate and burial delayed a decision on the Godfather of Soul's final resting place.

But while a medical examiner says Smith's body is decomposing rapidly, a funeral director says Brown is looking good.

Experts say the reason for the difference is the conditions of the bodies. Brown was embalmed within a few hours of his death. Smith's body was refrigerated more than a week before being embalmed. Refrigeration creates moisture that contributes to decay.

Sloths!

Another funny SNL digital short:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LAZgcC3jgo

Taco Johns

So you know how when you go to Taco John's they take your order and then write your name down on the receipt to call later when your food is ready? I've done that kind of thing there and at other places a million times, so with a name like "Trish" they always think I said "Chris", so I always say "Trish, T-R-I-S-H". Every time I say that and usually it's fine. Well, yesterday I did that at Taco John's and as I'm waiting to hear my name, the manager lady yells out "Trash?". I walk over and say "Did you just call me 'Trash'?" She laughs all embarrassed and says "he wrote it" pointing to the guy who took my order. So there I was, staring at her with a "well you are the stupid bitch who said it out loud as if anyone really has the name Trash", look on my face. So she says she's really sorry and gives me a free potato oles coupon. The moral of the story is....being called "Trash" by Taco John's employees is worth roughly $2.

Valentine's Party

We had our Mom's group Valentine's party this past Sat. The kids had a great time. Kyle said his favorite part was playing Bingo. Go figure. ;) They decorated cookies, passed out Valentines, made treat bags and ate like little piggies. What's not to love? Here are some pictures:

M&M's

Our family as M&M's....I'm sure you can tell who is who:










www.becomeanmm.com

Ribbons and bows

I had recently begun attempting to make hair bows for Emma. I'd bought a bunch and thought "certainly I can do this myself". So I set out to do that and realized I have some sort of mental handicap when it comes to tying a bow. I could not figure it out! I tried over and over and it just wasn't right. So I went on Ebay and paid this chick $1.50 to send me step by step directions. It must have worked because I started making some. I took some old, nondescript bows and jazzed them up and made a few from scratch. I like to match Emma's hair bows to her clothes so this is going to be a fun new hobby. And it wasn't nearly as hard as I was making it for myself.

It's been awhile...

Almost a week since I've updated.....shame on me! Let's see, what's been going on? This weekend my mom came to visit. We took the kids to see "Arthur and the Invisibles" and it was a cute movie. Both kids liked it. It's been so damn cold lately that it's torture to even go outside. Kyle had a basketball game on Sat. and my mom got to see him play. Last night Emma had tap dance. Still no clue as to who is the "post its" person, but I'm still holding out hope that I'll figure it out. Then today Rob took the day off. We got our taxes done and he had a couple of doctor's appointments. We're getting a good refund, but not as much as I was hoping. No new laptop....awwwww :( Rob did have his consult with the urologist about his vasectomy. In only a few short weeks he'll be shootin' blanks! The look on his face was priceless when the doctor was describing the procedure. Of course, I was all smiles because it sounded like a drop in the bucket compared to all the child birthing/pregnancy/miscarriage stuff I had to endure. So I say "here are my husband's vas deferens...do your worst!"
I took some pictures of Emma while she was at tap, so here they are: