A new appliance needed

Yesterday morning my days of denial couldn't be ignored any more.  A couple of days ago I noticed a big bag of frozen chicken in the freezer was completely thawed.  Hmmm......that's not supposed to happen.  Then the next day or so I went to bite into a strawberry and the coldness of it didn't hurt my teeth like it normally did.  Interesting. 

Well, yesterday I went to pour Luke's morning cup of milk, and lets just say it didn't pout.  And it wasn't due to expire for several more days.  We had a problem. 

So who do I call?  My dad.  He gives me a list of people to call, and I ended up picking Sears.  I claimed it was an emergency and the guy at the call center said someone would be out between 1 and 5.  Thanks dude.  Seeing it was only 9, I settled in to wait. 

Much to my surprise, I got a call a little after noon that the repair man was on his way.  Early?!  No way!  So the man came, the man made a mess of my kitchen, the man told me it would be $350 to fix, the man left.  After consulting with Cody, we decided to just take the money, add a little to it, and invest in a new one.  Except upon looking at things closer, it seems there's not quiet the money now to do either, so......we've got bare necessities in an ice chest.  Ha!  It's not been bad at all.  Just keeping Luke out of it is the hard part.  Maybe I should change my name to The Suburban Pioneer Woman.

Not to long after that I got a fresh pedicure.  (excuse the other nails that actually do need to be repainted)

By Luke.  I was sitting at the computer when all of the sudden I felt something cold and wet on my toe.  Holy moly I freaked out when I looked down and saw what was going on.  I snatched the nail polish away from him and frantically ran around the house like a chicken with my head cut off looking for the puddle of burgundy nail polish I was sure he dumped out.  Much to my relief I didn't find any.  He must have gotten the bottle and waited to open it until he sat at my feet.  And paint my nails like he's seen me do.  Oh brother what am I in for.

Since that was pretty much all of my morning and early afternoon, I didn't do much the rest of the day.  Luke and I played.  One of his favorite things to do play King of the Mountain on my bed or the back of the couch.  Annoying if you are sitting there, but super fun to watch if you're not. 

For dinner Cody  was meeting a few of his friends a Fuzzy Tacos, and he invited Luke and I, so off we went.  It was fun!  Dillon was there, and we teamed up against Cody to go get yogurt from Tappy's.  Oh it's so good.  The birthday cake flavor with fresh strawberries and mango is the absolute best. 

Okay.  Now I want some.

This morning Luke had a speech appointment, and then afterwards I got on facebook.  Low and behold, my friend Brandy finally had her baby last night!  I immediately texted her to see if she was ready for visitors, so we headed up.  Yay for baby Jack arriving!  He is perfect!  Then Luke and I ran to Walmart to take back some towels and get a few grocery items and ice.  Oh, the ice we are going to have to buy.  It was pretty late by the time I got us home and fed, so when I put him down for a nap at 1:30 I figured he would go right to sleep. 

WRONG!  At 3 when he was still awake and playing I just let him stay up.  Then at 5 I looked down from the fabric I was cutting and he was asleep in the floor beside me.  Poor baby!  So I picked him up and held him until Cody got home, which woke him up.  So with 10 minute nap today I figured he would go right to sleep tonight. 

WRONG!  I put him down at 8 and it's now 9 and it's finally quiet.  So there.  Now I think I'll go get a glass of milk out of my ice chest and try and scrounge up some chocolate.  My dinner of sausage, Brussels sprouts, and baby carrots just didn't hit the spot. 

Locked out. Again.

Oh that's right.  You read it.  I got locked out.  Again.

Only, unlike last time, today I was locked out of my car.  At Walmart. 

Let's start from the beginning.  This morning I decided that since the sun was out I was going to take Luke to the pool.  He's still TECHNICALLY supposed to stay away from getting his head wet because it would wash the antibiotic drops we are still putting in away, but a Momma's gotta do what a Momma's gotta do.  So I rounded everything up, and headed out a little early to stop off at Walmart before hand to pick up some towels for a hooded towel order I've got. 

We went in, we shopped, we came out.  Luke's got a nasty habit of running straight for the driver's side door and climbing in as soon as I unlock the car, so that he can "drive" and push all the buttons.  Today was no different, so as soon as I got the bags and everything in the car I went to retrieve him so I could put him in his seat and off to the pool we would go.  Wrong.  As I pulled him out of the driver's seat he was frantically pushing every last button he could reach as h passed by.  That included the door lock button.  Which I didn't realize until after I closed the door behind him. 

*head hanging*  So we were locked out.  Again.  With my wallet and cell phone inside the car. 

There was a security guy sitting in a car a few spaces away, so I went over to solicit his help.  No he didn't have a jimmy thing to hack open the door.  Could I just call someone?  No genius, the reason I'm talking to you is because I have no other life line.  He hands over his phone after making sure it would be a local call, and once again I'm left staring at it.  Nope, didn't learn my lesson after last time and still don't have anyone's number memorized.  I tried a couple of numbers that I thought might be my sister's buuuuuuuuuut......they were both wrong.  So, I just hand the phone back, smile politely, thank him, and pick up my son to start walking.

Yep.  That's right.  Luke and I start walking.  We walk from Walmart to my parent's house in our bathing suits, carrying a lone bottle of sunscreen (I had just bought it and had planned on applying on Luke before putting him in the car seat).  Now it's only 3/4ish of a mile from Wallyworld to Mom and Dad's, but with a bathing suit, flip flops, a 30 lb weight, and 95 degree weather it seems like 10 miles.  Especially since my idea of working out is standing to iron instead of sitting.  For real. 

As we (okay, I) was walking I passed this little creek with lots of brush.  I looked sooooooo hard for a dead body or at least feet sticking out, because it looked like the perfect place to dispose a body.  I may or may not watch too many crime shows.  Bad news.  I didn't. 

FINALLY I got to my parents house and Ashley did a double take when she saw there was no car.  But then she was gracious enough to take us over to the house to get my spare key, and then back up to Walmart to get the car.  Once again, I'm so glad I live 1.5 miles from them.  And also I'm so glad that Ashley currently lives with Mom and Dad.  And also I'm glad she was home. 

Summary?  I am glad.

So finally we get Luke and I got to the pool, only 45 minutes after I had wanted to get there.  I spent the rest of my morning relaxing in the shallow end while Luke ran around.  Then we came home and watched t.v.  I felt I needed a reward after all that had transpired.

Wordless Tuesday

I know it's not Wednesday, but I didn't do anything today, so  I thought I would just post a couple of pictures I snapped this morning.  I know ya'll have been jonesing for a Luke fix. 

Okay, that was more than a couple.  And yes, that was a tomato.  He loves them.

Quick note

For reason's I don't really want to go in to right now, today was not the greatest day.  But a couple of things happened that I want to make note of so I don't forget.

One thing, is that today Luke almost had his first bloody nose.  He wanted to play outside so I made him go get some shoes.  He was running back into the the living room and ran SMACK into the corner of the couch.  The part that's wooden.  Is it bad that I was laughing and moaning with him at the same time?  Poor baby kept holding his face, I thought for sure blood would start gushing out any moment.  Good news.  It didn't.

The boo boo that he DID get though, was some sweet bruises on his back from yesterday.  Last night at the park I was pushing him on the big kid swing (not very high at ALL, it was his first time on it), when at the apex of the swing he flipped out and landed flat on his back.  I thought it just mostly scared him and knocked the wind out of him, but today there are bruises back there.  But what's a boy without a few war wounds? 

Another thing I want to note is his growing obsession with saying the words "choo choo".  When he gets to babbling and just telling you all about something, whatever he has going in that little brain of his, every other babble is choo choo.  It's the funniest thing.  He says that about as much as he does the "car" sign.  Which he does.  A. Lot. 

He's also taken to waving a lot.  The first thing he does in the morning is stand at the end of the bed and wave at me until I look up from my pillow.  At nap time he stays in the hall and waves until I acknowledge him.  It's the funniest thing.  Then he'll run up to you and start telling you something, I like to think he's talking about what he dreamed about and what he wants to go do.  I sure wish I knew what he was saying.  He's also showing a lot more affection, in the form of pats, pets, and quick kisses on the leg, arm, bum, what ever is at mouth level at the moment.  So sweet.  I love that little boy more than anything, and I am just so blessed to be his momma.  Thank you Jesus for the gift of him.

Made it through church

Good news!  We made it through church today without having to go to the doctors!   Ha!  We would have made it through the entire service just fine, except five minutes into it I felt a tap tap tap on my shoulder, then a whisper in my ear that said "Did you know you have nursery duty this morning?"  Ummmm.  No.  I forgot.  OOPS!

After church Cody and I went to go pick up Ashley from Love Field, she was in a wedding this weekend in Tennessee.  Then we all went to Mooya for lunch and I gorged myself.  I mean really stuffed.  Afterwards all I could do was come home and lay down. 

By the time I got up it was already 3:45.  And I was supposed to have gotten small groups together tonight by 5:30. OOPS again.  I was dropping the ball all over the place.  I sent out an email but by then only the Hodges could make it, so we decided to meet at the park.  Bad idea on my part because it was suffocatingly hot.  It was like all the playground equipment was holding in the heat from the week.  We lasted maybe an hour before calling it quits.  I brought the boy home, Cody gave him a bath, and in the bed he went. 

So that was my day.  I didn't get to go see Shae before they left this afternoon.  They went ahead and ventured home, a nerve wracking three hour drive, but Praise Jesus! they made it safely.  Whew! 

This week doesn't have very much going on so far, but that tends to change as each new day arrives.  It starts out as a mellow, relaxing week, and then by the end we've gone 0 to 60.  No wonder the days, weeks, months are flying by!

Friend-filled day

Whew, today was a bit of a roller coaster.  This morning I got up and piddled around, then treated myself to a solo trip to Starbucks.   I called a friend and we talked for an hour, she totally let me unload on her.  This afternoon I wept with a friend who is miscarrying a baby they've tried for years to have.  Tonight I got to sit in bed with a third friend and visit even more. 

See what I mean?

And in case you haven't been keeping up, that third friend was Shae.  They released her from the hospital this afternoon, but she and Joby went ahead and got a hotel room to stay in so they would be close to the hospital.  After dinner I went over there, about 7, and finally at 10 I had to force myself to leave so they could put Dakota to bed.  Was I selfish or what!  But it's been so nice to have my friend back.  I've missed her!  They are probably going to head back to Abilene tomorrow, so that means no more visits.  :(

Can we all say boooooooooooooo together?  Thank you.

On a totally different note, I think Luke's ear drops are finally working.  Did I mention that on Friday I had to call in and ask for a new antibiotic because his ear's were STILL draining?  Ugg.  It's been a bit of a nightmare.  But he's had three doses of the new antibiotic now, and I'm thinking it's helped.  We'll see in the morning.  Typically his ears drain the most when he's laying down, and I put MORE clean sheets on his bed this afternoon, so in the morning I'll be able to tell how their doing.  Lets keep our fingers crossed for no spots. 

Hmmm...  I know you are so glad you stopped by to hear about that, aren't you.  ;)

Done lots, not much to say

I've been totally unmotivated to sit down and peck anything thing out lately.  In fact, I haven't read/checked any one's blog in the last three days.  The only reason I'm here now is because I know in a year I'm gonna wonder what I did these few days, and I won't be able to remember.  Heck.  I can't remember what I did Monday.  Really.  I'm about to go back and look, cause I have no idea. 

Yesterday I didn't do just a whole lot....but what I did do was fun.  In the morning I went over to my friend Christina's house for a visit, and I think she's convinced me to do a craft show.  Eek!  I know.  Scary stuff, but if I start now MAYBE I won't get overwhelmed.  I spent the whole morning at her house, and then came home for lunch and to put Luke down.  I meant to start baking and cleaning at that point, but the couch was so comfy I just kinda parked it until 3.   Then I had to bust it in the kitchen because I had some lady friends coming over for a girls night and  I had planned on providing lots of sweeties to munch on. 

One of the whole reasons we were getting together was so that Shae could hang out with everyone while she was in town.  Except I got a call from her late yesterday afternoon that she was in the hospital.  Long and details-you-don't-wanna-know story short, she's 32 weeks pregnant with placenta previa and some complications arose.  They immediately admitted her, and she's still there as I type.  :(  More on that later. 

So anyway, we were super bummed that she couldn't make it, but we still had fun with lots of laughs.  I mean, laughed until I cried.  My brownies, cupcakes, and chocolate covered rice crispy treats went over well.  Except I had some leftover so now I'm forced to eat them myself.  Darn.

This morning I got up and got ready for the day, then packed up Luke, the laptop and the movie Cars and headed to the hospital.  After getting Luke settled into his movie, I was able to spend upwards of 2 hours hanging out with Shae in the hospital.   In light of the circumstances, we had a pretty good time.  It's been so nice having her here and getting to hang out so much!  The doctor is keeping her over night, so I think (as long as she'll have me of course) I'll head back there in the morning.  Everyone say prayers that that little boy in her tummy stays put for a few more weeks, and that they are able to make it back to Abilene safely with no scares! 

When we came home today, I pulled out the sewing machine and finished an order I had from Etsy, then got to piddling around.  I think I may have come up with my latest design, which I'm gonna call Cutie Booties.  I want to do some quality control (read- wash and dry a couple of times to see how it holds up) before I unveil anything, but if it works out I'm thinking it could be a real crowd pleaser.  We'll see!

Also, I finally got smart tonight at brought out an extra lamp we have and put it next to the sewing machine.  It's so dark in that corner, I was literally squinting in my own living room just to see the thread.  I don't know why it took me so long to think of putting a lamp next to me.  I fancy myself as a pretty smart gal, but sometimes the obvious just really soars right over my head. 

New items!

*edit- If you are jumping over here from Kelly's Korner, welcome!  Don't let the date of July scare you, I just didn't have time to write a whole new post to link up, so I thought this one might do.  ;)  If you like what you see, please click on the Etsy button to the right to visit my shop!  Have a blessed day and happy shopping!*

Since you probably don't want to see more pictures/hear about more goo that drained from my son's ear, or listen to me rant about how dirty our bathrooms were and how now they are sparkling clean, I'll just say this....my dear friend Shae is in town and I got to spend the whole afternoon with her.  Yay! 

Now for the announcement......there are two new onesies in the shop!  Someone requested the "lil sis" onesie and so I just couldn't leave my boys out.  Having a boy has made me sensitive to the lacking of boy choices out there so it's my goal to AT LEAST have as many boy things as girl things, if not more!  Ha!  So check out a couple of more choices for the future men of our world. 

This Texas Momma on Etsy

p.s.- the both have a little something on the back!

Icky

Since Luke's clean sheets that I changed last night looked like this when he got up:

it called for a trip to the pediatrician's early.  The doctor said that he does have an infection, but the ear drum looks good, and the tubes are doing their job, hence the drainage.  She stuck these little wick things down in his ear and used THREE absorbing all the liquid that was down there.  He was a total champ, sitting patiently while they dug around.  But isn't that picture gross?   All from one ear in one night.  Poor kid. 

We came home, and didn't leave again.  I pulled out the fabric and am in the progress of making a couple of things to add to the Etsy site.  I'll let you know when new things are up!  Since I didn't leave the house once we  got home, and I and totally lost track of time in my craft, dinner was a little scrounged.  I'm not sure how long the baby carrots had been in the fridge, or the corn in the freezer, but a quick steam made them right as rain.  Add those to some bbq chicken and I was Cody's hero.  But a trip to the store tomorrow is a must.  Unless I want to scrounge some mac n cheese and pop tarts for dinner tomorrow night. 

I'll leave you with a sweet picture of Cody and Luke tonight.  Luke had the best time running with his daddy up and down the street.  Daisy loved it too!

Ya get whatcha pay for

This time I mean it in the good way....

To follow up on yesterday, last night he did have a lot of trouble sleeping.  I went in to rock him, and he was able to doze off when he was up right next to me, but when I laid him down the poor thing could not get comfortable.  At.  All.  He tossed and turned and moaned and whined and just wanted to hold my hand.  Finally at 11 I couldn't stand it anymore, so I told Cody I was putting him in our bed.  He agreed and we both dropped what we were doing and hit the sheets.  It only lasted 10 minutes though.  Luke thought the sleepover was a grand idea and kept whispering to us about it, as well as tossing and turning.  Which Cody's back got the brunt of.  At 11:10 Cody said he was done, he couldn't be kicked in the back anymore, to just give him the Motrin and put him in his own bed. 

I tried to give him the Motrin.  Really.  I did.  But he was fighting me so bad, and I didn't want to make him throw up, that Cody took over out of frustration with me and I ran out of the room so I didn't have to witness anything.  All I know is the medicine got down and he slept like a baby in his own bed. 

Today was a fun day.  This morning Luke and I went over to Mom and Dad's to say goodbye to Gran and Grandy before they left, then we made a quick trip to Wal Mart.  After Wallyworld we went back to Mom's for a quick lunch, put Luke down for a nap at their house, then Ashley and I hit the road to Sprinkles. 

And we found Sprinkles.  One of the huge benefits of living so very close to Dallas is being so very close to yummy places.  Like Sprinkles.  And their Key Lime cupcakes.  And their Mocha cupcakes.  Oh man, you haven't lived till you try those two flavors. 

On our way back home we passed a Pinkberry.  So what did we do?  Stop for yogurt.  Because nothing washes down a couple of cupcakes like frozen yogurt.  A LOT of self serve yogurt places having been popping up all over the place here in town, but only Highland Park has the original.  It was a tad bit more expensive than just the run of the mill yogurt place, but holy moly was it worth it.  I got the watermelon yogurt with strawberries on top, and it was the best.  The.  Best.  Normally yogurt's flavor is a bit subdue (at least to me), but this was crazy intense on flavor.  I believe I'll be going back. 

Then we came home, picked up Luke, and puttered around the house.  I cleaned the kitchen.  Did a couple of loads of laundry.  Gave Luke his ear drops.  Had to cuddle Luke for an hour afterwards because it was so traumatic.  2 days down, 8 more to go.  He was feeling back  to himself  today though.  And he went to sleep no problem.  Whew!  I do love that my sweet boy needs me sometimes though.  I love him so much, and any chance to give back that love makes me super happy.  This morning I was sitting with the laptop in my lap and he was pushing the c.d. drive open and close.  Finally I was annoyed enough to tell him to stop, that he couldn't push anymore buttons.  So what does he do?  He grabbed my thumb with his whole fist and used it to push the button to open it.  Who couldn't love that kid after that?