St. Patrick's Day

Yesterday, I told Bria she needed to go pick out something green to wear in the morning since it was going to be St. Patrick's Day. She ran down to her room and found the perfect shirt.

When she got upstairs, she asked "What do you get on St. Patrick's Day?"

"Pinched", I said. "But only if you don't have green on."

"No, I mean what do you GET?"

"Pinched!!"

"Mom, are you kidding me?!? I mean WHAT do you GET?!?"

"I'm serious, Bria - you get pinched if you don't have green on!"

So, since there is NOTHING else you get on St. Patrick's day, and apparently she didn't want to get pinched, she told me this morning that she slept all night in her green shirt so that no one would be able to pinch her for even one second!! (I didn't make the same wise observation and she was ready with her pinching fingers first thing this morning! She helped me remedy my greenlessness and picked out an appropriately green shirt for me too - but not before she got her fair share of pinches in! When else is it okay to pinch mom and not get in trouble for it?)

We did have a fun dinner, too. I attempted to make corned beef and cabbage - which I think turned out rather nicely! I also made Irish soda bread and to finish it off, I added a little bit of green apple sauce, which I don't think the kids ever did figure out what it was. But, it was a fun and yummy dinner.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!

A CHEAP Shot!

Mondays, our local district health office does immunizations. Since Max is turning 3 in about a week, I decided it was high time that he got his 2 year old shots and Bria was due for her pre-kindergarten ones. So, I called and made an appointment and to my surprise, they got us in that same day! It was probably better.....less build up.

When I broke the news to Bria, she cried and cried - "Why, Mom, Why!!! Why would you make us get shots!! This is the worst day EVER!!!"

Max had a different idea - he was so excited!! All day, he said "Now we go get shots? Now? Now?" "No, Max, not for a while."

I don't know if he just forgot what it means to get a shot - I really doubt it. He saw me get blood drawn at my drs appt a couple of weeks ago. My theory is that he is obviously so entertainment starved, that even getting a SHOT was better than staying home ANOTHER day.

When we got to the appointment, the feelings had escalated - Bria's anxiety and Max's excitement. I honestly don't know why he didn't catch on to Bria's nervous feelings, but nothing was going to sway his mood! The nurses and receptionist couldn't quit laughing because he was SO excited!

They called Max and Bria back for their turn. I definitely wanted Max to go first - I didn't want Bria's screaming to kill Max's excitement, so better get his out of the way first. Right up until the very moment the needle pierced his skin, he was beaming. The minute he got poked, the look on his face was PRICELESS!! He go CHEATED! This was NOT what he thought was going to happen!!! Poor guy! Nothing a little bit of TLC and a sticker won't fix!

It was good I let Max go first, Bria SCREAMED! I hope she didn't scare any of the kids in the waiting room! When I made the appointment, I was REALLY going for Max, and just thought I would squeeze Bria in. But, it turned out that Max only needed ONE shot and Bria needed FIVE!!!! Poor girl! Her legs were covered in band-aids. And, one of them was a Tetanus shot, so her leg has been bothering her since. Even today, she's been begging me for NO MORE SHOTS!!

Bows for Bria

Since I started feeling better, I have been dying to get out of the house. Luckily, the weather has been warming up and the snow is melting, so it's really easy to be motivated to leave the stuffy indoors. Mostly, I've been just going to the store. At this point, even a trip to Walmart feels like a vacation.

Yesterday, my SIL Jessica invited me over to make hair bows for our girls. We've talked about it on and off for the last couple of months, but I haven't felt good enough and it never has seemed to work out. But, yesterday we finally got together. Thanks to Jessica's teaching talent and my generous MIL donating some beautiful flowers, I came home with some darling new hair pieces for Bria. Now, maybe her neglected hair will finally look cute again!!

Pregnancy Updated

YEAH!!!! I am finally starting to feel better and be able to semi-function. I really thought this day would never come, but I'm almost there. I still get sick most mornings, but I have seriously cut down on the nausea medication. I actually feel like cooking again. And, slowly but surely, I've been trying to put our havoc-torn house back together. We still have a long way to go, but at least I can function like a person again.