Happy Thanksgiving

Enjoy all those leftovers today!

Party in Reverse

So I forgot that blogger loads the pics backwards and I'm too tired to fix it....so scroll to the bottom of this post and work your way up






We had a great time. My Dad and Stepmom were here along with Subvet's Mom. Not that I got pictures of them.....ah well. This morning Sonshine is already telling me "And I'll have ANOTHER birthday and I'll have cake and presents and balloons!"

Y'all have a great Thanksgiving today. Try not to exercise too much......



The "shake and race" cars were Gator's favorite present......just don't tell him they're not his!
This globe game is his favorite!! He's learning how to coordinate the joystick with the airplane/globe....






Present time! He obviously had a LOT of help getting into those presents!
Birthday boy gets the first piece.


The cutting of the cake

Before we even started singing Sugars blew out the candle and we had to relight it....so here's Daddy making sure Sonshine gets his chance at it!
Here's the chocolate cake with chocolate icing that Daddy (Subvet) made for the party.

Can't have a birthday party without balloons!

Sugars and my dad.

The birthday boy in his birthday crown from school. He got to wear his crown all day Tuesday at school and since it came home he wore it for his home party too!!

eee gads

well, I'd like to say I'm busy preparing for our big party and that's why I haven't been around the blogosphere lately.....but in reality I'm just working and trying to get these Christmas presents done.

Stop back by tomorrow night in between chopping celery and washing lettuce to see pics from our day!

Sonshine

well, I've been falling down on my Parent Paparazzi duties. The last couple weeks we haven't taken pictures at Riding therapy.

However, I am happy to report that while last Saturday was rained out, the 2 weeks prior he rode the horse. Not only has he gotten so relaxed and comfortable riding that he was able to lay down on the horse's back, but he also has now consented to ride Bella BACKWARDS!!

I'll try and remember to get some pics week after next when we ride again.


After riding last Saturday we met my mom at IHOP to celebrate Sonshine's SIXTH (gasp) birthday this week. We were enjoying ourselves when the waiters all sang happy birthday to a 17yr old at the table behind me. When they finished singing Sonshine says "Don't forget me!!" We hadn't even thought about having them sing to him....and I was really surprised that he connected all those dots on his own!!

So, of course we asked them to come and sing to him, since we WERE there to celebrate his birthday....I wish I'd had my camera!! He just grinned and giggled the whole time. And he BLUSHED!! His little cheeks were red as apples all through the song!! I've never seen him blush before. OH it just made this mom's heart smile!

We'll be having a party with the other side of the family on Wed, his birthday. I'll be sure and have my camera at the ready!

oh goodness

well, thank you all for worrying about me.....but it was unneccesary.

I took a Benadryl and was just fine.

I don't think the little drop or two I licked up would hurt me anyway, but tis better to be safe than.....you know.

I'm feeling much better overall, but am still coughing up a storm.


I got all my Christmas shopping and Sonshine's birthday shopping done yesterday so I'm feeling good about staying on time with that. I have 10 more ornaments to cut out and then 16 total left to make before I'll be completely finished with Christmas. I'm not sure that will all be done by Thanksgiving (my due date) but it should get done sometime this week.

Also, I've found a couple of places to apply that look very promising. No calls back yet so keep on a'prayin. Specifically for a job that has hours which will give me more Mommie time while able to handle the logistics of a one car family and at least the same salary as what I'm doing now. I believe in asking for EXACTLY what you want!! ;-)
Lisa, I've already got St Jude and St Gianna working on it, if you wanna add a few more....feel free to storm the gates!

a BAD idea

I'm deathly allergic to penicillin.

The kids are on Amoxil (a penicillin) for their ear infections.

This morning, after staying up 22 hours in order to switch my schedule for work tonight, I'm giving the kids their medicine.

In pouring the Amoxil into the little dosing spoon some drips down my fingers.


I licked my fingers clean........







hello Benadryl, goodnight Gracie.



I'll catch up with all of y'all tonight.

Too Cool to Believe

being a very big football fan....

THIS IS SO COOL!!

I should do this more often.....

apparently bronchitis and it's resultant intractable coughing makes for a great weight loss technique.

So, who wants to enter the cough-mania exercise class I'm holding 4 times a week?? We can have the classes anytime of the day or night....don't even need a lot of room!! Bring your ipod and cough in time to the music YOU like!! And you don't even have to try and figure out what the skinny teeny-bopper instructor is yelling at you!


(yes, I'm serious!! the turtle even MOVED!)