Quotes from our home to yours...

• Please don't use Matthew's toothbrush...again.
• Please don't use Nicole's toothbrush...again.
• Please use your own toothbrush!
• You're a good friend most of the time.
• Don't stretch your mouth out.
• Santa is giving you a spanking for Christmas.
• I want to move out.
• I'd like Santa to fill my stocking with chapstick. Response...I want mine filled with a beaver.
• I just bought myself the best present of MY LIFE! (It cost more than was spent on gifts for the whole family by said quoter.)
• I'm on the superior list for Christmas. That's why I'm so cool.
• Matthew is the best puppy we've ever had.

Favorite quotes from Christmas movies we've watched this season...

Lucy: I know how you feel about all this Christmas business, getting depressed and all that. It happens to me every year. I never get what I really want. I always get a lot of stupid toys or a bicycle or clothes or something like that.


Charlie Brown: What is it you want?

Lucy: Real estate.
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We elves try to stick to the four main food groups: candy, candy canes, candy corns and syrup. - Buddy the Elf
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I thought maybe we could make ginger bread houses, and eat cookie dough, and go ice skating, and maybe even hold hands. - Buddy the Elf
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Nothing out of the ordinary to report. I think I've had strep but it didn't click until day ELEVEN of having a sore throat. I figured it would just get better soon. I am starting to feel better finally.
 
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Happy Thanksgiving and a little more...

Happy Thanksgiving! This is the first time in 6 years that we will be spending Thanksgiving with family. We will be going to Pt. Hadlock, about 2 1/2 hours from here, to eat dinner with my brother, Ryan and his famdango. I'm excited to see them and a little sad that we won;t be eating with the Carltons and the Drapers...our holiday buddies in Kansas. I love them!

In other news...

• I still don't have batteries for my camera. My rechargeable have dropped off the face of the earth which means Matthew probably put them in the xbox controllers...again.
• We saw the Forgotten Carols last night. It was a very touching show.
• I am adjusting well to having 3 children. Anna is doing GREAT. To many of you who have more than that it's probably a walk in the park, but I've had 2 for many years now so 3 is taking some time.
• I have forgotten to blog a few times this week. See previous bullet.
• We got a few inches of snow on Monday night so they canceled school on Tuesday and Wednesday. That being said, Matthew went to school in November 8 times. Nicole went 6.  For the whole month.
• Nicole has a nasty flu bug.
• I'm excited for black Friday. I LOVE being the crowd at 5 in the morning. It makes me happy. It's also the only day each year that we go out to breakfast. The kids are excited about that part.

I think that is all for now. Have a happy Thanksgiving. Travel safely. Eat a lots of food. Take a long nap. and happy shopping tomorrow!

Nicole

This morning Nicole was complaining that her head hurt. This complaint came conveniently at the time that we were starting our 'get the work done day' chores. Later on in the afternoon she took another bath (She loves them because they make her so tired.) then she took a nap.

I was annoyed by it but let it slide--it's the first day of Christmas Break.

Tonight when I kissed her goodnight I noticed that she was really warm. Apparantly faking being sick with a 100.8 temperature doesn't really count as faking. I've given myself another 'best mom ever' award.

10-08-2009

Ken has H1N1
Dedra needs a nap
Matthew was pneumonia
Nicole is doing AWESOME playing the clarinet

No news is...

KEN'S FAULT!!!

As many of you know, Ken had a VERY IMPORTANT appointment with a nurologist on Monday. That morning he did not get up with us as we got ready for school, I figured he was getting a little more rest before going to the Dr. in Hays...an hour away. I was at work for a couple of hours and I called him to see if he got to the Dr alright and I dounf out that he DID NOT GO!!! He canceled the appointment. I have to admit that it is a scary thought be agree to be electricuted, one nerve at a time, with out the possibility of any pain meds, but seriously! We have had this appointment for well over a month and to reschedule it will be another 6+ weeks. BLASTED!

Ken had a second appointment on Monday was with an orthopedic surgeon for his knee. Because he was sure this surgery would be the answer to all his medical woes, he put the nurologist out of his mind. When he got to his appointment Monday afternoon, the Dr. told him he wouldn't do surgery or even scope his knee until the nurologist has either solved his mystery or told him there was nothing more he could do for him.

So...here we are. 2 months later and no news. I'm a little frustrated but I'd be lying if I said I couldn't see Ken's point of view on this. I secretly hoped that the knee surgery would fix everything...I just wanted to know what the nurologist thought ALSO.

So that's my story.