New Vehicle Freak Out

The last week we have visited every car lot in the area looking at every minivan they have. Tonight we spent almost two hours driving around CR looking at vans. I am so sick of it. The plan is to go and buy one in the morning. The thought of that has me all freaked out keeping me awake. We decided that we needed more space because we travel so much. This summer we have two big trips planned and the extra space will really be nice. We'll see what happens tomorrow.

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to all you moms out there. I know that I'm enjoying my day with Mitch handling all the cooking, cleaning, and changing of dirty diapers. What a day for me!!!!!! It was so nice to wake up to a nice hot breakfast and presents. What a great husband I have.

It Happened

This morning, when I was in the kitchen getting Drew's breakfast, I saw an ant crawling on the cupboard. I screamed and swiftly put an end to his little life. Luckily that's the only one I've found so far today. I will be purchasing some high intensity ant killer tonight to leave out and catch any who may be hiding.

As if the ant wasn't bad enough, when we were outside playing this morning I heard a few rustlings. I kept looking over and didn't see any animals which is what it sounded like. Then finally I saw something. Along the garage the ground was rising as something moved closer and closer to us. Finally a body appeared and I saw it. A mouse!!!! I grabbed Drew and ran across the yard into the house. I put Drew inside and went back out. I wanted to get the side door to the garage closed to it couldn't get in there. I was so freaked out though because I am so super scared of mice. I checked the area about a hundred times and then ran over and grabbed the door, got it closed, and then booked it into the house. For the next twenty minutes I kept getting a creepy feeling and talking to myself about how I couldn't believe what had happened. I hate mice, I hate mice, I hate mice, I HATE MICE!!!!!

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Finally....Drew's Birthday Party

Mitch got out new computer fixed and we finally got pictures off the camera. So, now you can finally see Drew's first birthday pictures.

He got a musical card. He LOVES those things.
Here is the cake I made and decorated.

Drew loved digging into his cake. He first attacked the frosting and then went after the cake. He loves sweets. Really, he loves food in general. We had to take his clothes off after he finished his cake b/c he was such a mess.

Waiting for the Invasion

Every spring it inevitably happens. We have an ant invasion. I absolutely hate those nasty creepy crawly creatures. Year after year I rant and rave as they invade my kitchen. It hasn't happened yet this year but every time I walk into the kitchen I am expecting to see them. This year we finally may have headed them off. Mitch sprayed around the house last weekend so hopefully it does the trick this year and keeps them out.

15 Month Appointment

Last Friday Drew had his 15 month checkup. The doctor said that he is very healthy and on the right track with everything. He is still off the chart for his height. He is 33.75 inches which apparently is the size of a normal two year old. She said that since his height has been off the charts since birth she thinks he'll be a six footer and we should start him playing basketball so he can join the NBA and take care of us when we're older.

After his appointment Mitch took Drew to Beaver Park while I went to the chiropractor. I think they had a great time getting to play together. Drew is really having a great time when we take him to parks. He LOVES slides and being able to just run around. We have a good sized back yard but because we're on the corner we have a lot of street access. He enjoys trying to dart out into the street or sprint down the sidewalks to get away from us. that makes it pretty challenging to take him outside here. We would put up a fence but don't want to spend the money for that when we're tyring to sell the house.

Speaking of the house. Two weeks ago we fired our realtors. They were doing terrible....not returning phone calls from us, not telling us anything, not having open houses when we asked for them, and not putting our house in the paper. Right now we're not exactly sure what to do. I think we'll try and put it in the paper ourselves for a couple weeks. We can sell if for cheaper if we don't have a to pay a realtor. If that doesn't work, then we'll pick a new realtor. Hopefully we'll get this thing sold before the end of the summer.

Something so wrong

Yesterday we were getting Drew's lunch ready. Mitch has warmed up the beef and vegetable soup and I was getting him some yogurt. It was a new container of yogurt, but when I opened it something didn't look right. I smelled it and it seemed fine but something about the way it looked just didn't seem right. Like a good mom, I decided I should taste it before serving it to Drew. OH MY GOODNESS....IT WAS DISGUSTING!!!! I started screaming and spitting it into the sink. I wasn't happy about having that nasty curdled stuff in my mouth but at least I tried it before I gave it to Drew.

This dang foot

A couple years ago I broke my foot. I did not know this at the time though and am not sure how it happened...just one day it started hurting. I would try stretching it out and massaging it but to no avail. Then last summer I finally decided to go to the doctor. He turned out to be a real quack so after four months of his service I quit going. He was not helping at all and the pain was getting worse. A month ago my misery was at an all time high so I decided I needed to take care of this once and for all. I found a doctor in the yellow pages and called. At my first appointment, he did an x-ray and informed me that I didn't really break it - I destroyed it. The bone pieces have separated and look really bad although the bone isn't dead yet which he said is a concern for that bone b/c of its limited blood supply. He put me in a walking boot which I have now been wearing for four long weeks. It's starting to feel better but I am experiencing other problems due to wearing the boot. I don't have a shoe that is the same height as the boot so I'm lopsided when I walk around. When I'm at home, I go around barefoot on my good foot which really causes a height differential. This is causing great pain in my hips and lower back. The boot is also causing weird indentions on my leg which are starting to hurt. Next, I'm going to try some bone stimulator thing. I have to wait for them to clear it with my insurance company first which I guess usually takes about a week. So I'll have at least three more weeks in this thing. If it doesn't get all healed back up we're probably going to opt for surgery and remove the bone. That sounds scary and promising all at the same time. At least I have a positive out of this....due to my inability to walk around very well, I got a handicap parking permit for six months. That has really helped me out at work and when I have to run into a store quick.

Hello Again

I can't believe it's been a month and a half since I last posted. I'm very, very, very sorry Paige. I'm still working on getting some pictures for you to see. I promise that by the end of the weekend there will be pictures from Drew's birthday party.

On the house front, we had two people come and look this week. There's been a real dry spell but it seems to be picking up now that the weather is getting better. The first couple liked the house but aren't in a big hurry to make a decision. There's another house that they're looking at so we just have to wait and see if anything happens with them. The second couple, didn't actually make it into our house. Their realtor couldn't get the lock box to work so they're coming back next week. We really want to get this place sold b/c we're sick of being in limbo. We can't move forward with our new house until this one is sold so it's becoming stressful.

Let's see...what can I say about Drew. The boy is all boy and is CRAZY. He is so funny and constantly has me cracking up. I just can't believe that someone so small with really no vocabulary can have me laughing as much as he does. He is just such a little comedian. The best part is that he's like his mommy in that he also thinks he's funny.

He has nine words now that he actually knows what they mean. Like when he sees a puppy he says puppy...or at least his version of puppy. Then there are other words that we can get him to say but I don't think he associates them with anything. He is really getting good with listening and understanding what we're saying. For example, when I picked him up at the sitter's yesterday he came running over to me like normal. He had a toy in his hand and I asked him to go put it away. I never know what to do...do I just drop the toy on the floor or what do I do. There's a baby gate between me and the room so it's not like it's easy to get into the room. Anyway, Drew took the toy and handed it to Debbie. I was so proud of him.

Drew is starting to really assert his independence. He wants to be a big boy and do things for himself. It's great to see him growing up being able to do more and more but it also makes me sad that he doesn't need me as much anymore. This is also accompanied by some changes in his behavior. We've seen some real frustration come out and witnessed a few minor meltdowns. I know there's a lot more to come as he gets older so I'm a little scared.

Well, that's really all I've got for now.