Pinewood Derby

Brennan raced tonight. He did well, but lost in the second round. We'll try again for the ward Pinewood Derby on Friday, March 17.
We also signed Brennan up for Day camp in July. It is a pirate theme. That is PERFECT for Brennan!

Sick Day

Today, tomorrow and Wednesday are FCAT testing days for Brennan. Yesterday when he woke up, he said that he didn't feel well and he had a fever. Of course I started to panic. If you're sick, you can't go to school. If you don't go to school, you will not be able to take FCAT. OH NO!!!
Well, he had a fever again this morning. 100.7, so off to Dr.Soto, AGAIN! She gave Brennan antibiotics because she wanted him to get better as soon as possible. His throat was a little red and he was a little congested. She would of normally told me to wait it out for a few days, but with testing this week, she sent us on our way with our prescription. I think he is already feeling better. I hope that it continues.

Aislinn is doing much better. She thinks that it is just grand that she can feed herself cereal. We have to do it a few times a day. She is getting pretty good at it, if I do say so myself.
Greyson is Buzz Lightyear again this afternoon. It is his normal attire as soon as we get home from pre-school.

Visit with Mom and Carole

Mom and Carole came over today. They arrived a little after noon. It had been quite a crazy morning. I felt like I needed to take Aislinn to the doctor since she had not been sleeping through the night and running a fever the last several days. I was not initially worried because she just finished a round of antibiotics earlier in the week and Greyson had a virus last week with only a fever as the symptoms. But... I was concerned so I called the doctor and got a 9:15 appointment. Well, when I got there, I realized that I didn't have any shoes for Aislinn and that she was still in her pajamas, because I had only intended to drop off all the kids and come back home. Okay, so I was a little embarrassed by that. But we went, and Dr. Soto said that both of her ears did not look good, not bad, but not good either. So, Zithromax was prescribed along with more eye drops for the other eye, that now had pink eye, and Nystatin cream for the yeast infection that always comes with antibiotics. I was glad that I went. I was supposed to of had a Primary presidency meeting at 9:30 at my house, but when I got the appointment for Aislinn, I called Debi and Ashlea and told them I would call them as soon as I was done. When I got in my car from the appointment, I called Ashlea first, because she never returned my call and she didn't get my message until she was already sitting at my house wondering why nobody was there. Bummer!!! I told her that I would be there as soon as I could. But, I wanted to drop of Aislinn's prescriptions first to get the medicine in her as soon as I could and of course, CVS didn't have it, so I had to go to Publix. I waited for them to fill it (15 minutes) since it would of been 20 minutes for me to get home and back, etc. I got a few seafood items for Chris and fruit and I checked out. I finally arrived home around 10:30 with both of my counselors waiting for me. We had a great meeting and got a lot accomplished.
Mom and Carole arrived a little after noon. I went and got Tori to babysit, and the three of us were off to Pisces Rising. We had a scrumptious lunch and then walked to a store in town that sells Crocs. I had to by a pair for all of the kids and me!
We got back and I gave the kids their Crocs. Aislinn slept in them. I then had to hurry off to meet Chris to go to Barbara's farewell at T-Bones. We rushed off from there to the church to set up chairs for Stake Conference. After all of that, we were hungry and decided to go back to T-Bones for a delicious dinner and a great time together.

WHEW! That was a busy day!

A visit to Yoo-Ma's and Papa's

After church yesterday I loaded the kids back in the van and we headed over to Mom and Dad's. We got there around 7:30 and the kids were quite excited. There was no school today so we visited with Mom, Dad and Carole until around 3 or so and then headed back. It was nice to visit and the kids were so excited to be at their grandparent's house. They especially liked getting to visit with Neil, the dog. Now, of course, they all want a dog. Lucky me...

Elder and Sister Nelson

This was a rewarding and spiritual day today. I started it out by going to the regional enrichment meeting from 9 - 12 this morning. Sister Nelson gave an inspiring talk on having faith and receiving answers to questions and prayers. She stated that it was as simple as asking and having enough faith to know that you will be answered. She told us to go with our questions to the scriptures and to general conference and those questions would be answered. Elder Nelson talked about many wonderful things. I specifically remember the blessing that he gave all of us. I wrote it down, but don't have my notes with me right now, but I will write about it later. I was so glad to be at both of the meetings, to hear the wonderful words that were spoken. The evening meeting was for married couples. It was also very inspiring. I feel greatly blessed and loved.

Book Club

Tonight is our book club meeting at Debbie Carter's house. We read "The Memory Keeper's Daughter", by Kim Edwards. I really enjoyed the book. I am excited to attend for several reasons. The first being that I really enjoy the company and conversations and the second being that I actually DID read the book this time and I look forward to hearing what other's had to say about it.

Happy Valentine's Day!

I had a great day today! Chris came home at lunch with 3 roses and a card. The card was great. You'll have to indulge me because I want to write it so I will always remember it. (And perhaps remind him if it is ever necessary.) It said on the outside, " My Wife". Inside: "You're all that I want and more than I deserve. I love you. Happy Valentine's Day". And Chris wrote, "I love you and I ALWAYS will." Inside the card there was a gift certificate to Capillo for a Deluxe Day of beauty. He also scheduled my appointment for the first Saturday that we could do it. March 10 at 8:30, I need to arrive for a visit to the Sauna, a 1 hour massage, a spa pedicure and manicure, a shampoo and blow dry. He gave me this same gift for Christmas of 2005 and I absolutely loved it. I told him that any time he wanted to do it again, he would get MAJOR points. Wow Honey, you are really getting good at this mushy stuff in your old age! :)

I fixed it, I fixed it!

I got firefox downloaded today and got rid of IE7 and I can upload pictures now. So, if you have time and care, go back to late December and look forward. I added pictures from Christmas, and other stuff. I am so HAPPY!
Greyson and Aislinn are home sick with me today. Greyson has a little fever which the doctor said must be from a virus and Aislinn is recovering from her long list of ailments. Here's some pictures of them, in all their glory.

Worldwide Leadership Training

We had to arrive bright and early this morning for training. Eight o'clock, to be exact. Well, we had to leave the house by 7:15 to get there on time, so there was no time to play around. We picked up Debbie and Lew Clayton, and off to church we went. The training was until 10 and I never once looked down to see what time it was. That is how great I thought all of what they were saying was. I took over 3 pages of notes and have not stopped thinking about how to apply it to me, Primary and home. I am thankful for the opportunity to hear this training and even more thankful for my membership in the TRUE church. I have a testimony of its teachings. I know it is true. I know that Joseph Smith is a prophet of God and that Gordon B. Hinckley is our living prophet today. I know that God lives and that Jesus Christ is my savior. I know these things because I have prayed and received confirmation. Find our for yourself if you don't already know, and you too, will receive an answer.

Happy Birthday Chris!

Oh no, the BIG 40! Chris was awaken at 12:03 this morning to me wishing him a happy birthday. He arrived at work to find 23 black and 23 white balloons hanging from the ceiling. I then arrived a few hours later wit a big 40 balloon and 2 gag gifts (which I thought were just hilarious!) It made Chris blush and it was worth all $15.00 that it cost. We went to lunch as an office and the owners of the restaurant made Chris a pumpkin pie, since it is his favorite. The owners are his clients and are Vietnamese. They came out singing Happy Birthday with that accent and beating a pot with a wooden spoon. It was so cute! We topped the day off with the Jimmy Buffett concert which, I must say, I think I enjoyed more than Chris! It was a BLAST! We didn't get home until around midnight, after being pulled over by the police and let off with a warning. I believe that they were intending to get some VERY DRUNK people, from the concert, however, they managed to pull over probably the ONLY 2 people that didn't drink there. Tough luck for them. Anyway, a great day for a great man! I love you honey, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Terrific Kid

Brennan was awarded Terrific Kid today for the month of February. Each month, each teacher picks a student that is a good kid, doing a good job in their class. It was Brennan's month and we are VERY proud of him. Brennan is the "E" in the picture.