Me

Me
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1-18-11

Just me

Long day

Long day
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Taken 1-17-11

Poor Kyra had a long day at school & passed out on the couch with Izzy while Kevin & I were fixing dinner <3

Love you!

Love you!
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Harrison just fell in love with these bears at Wal-Mart <3 He kept saying we needed to take them home so they could tickle him ;)

Ariana

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Just a quick picture I took of Ariana tonight before she left for 659 :)

Gorgeous sunset

Gorgeous sunset
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We had an absolutely beautiful sunset this evening. The pictures I took just did not do it justice.

Reading before bed

Reading before bed
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Caught Harrison last night, reading before bed.

Lizard eats Emu

Lizard eats Emu
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My silly kids are always playing pranks on me :) This is what I found when I got ready to put my boots on and leave for class this afternoon. Needless to say, it made me look twice!

Silly boy 3

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I explained this is good toilet paper and not the kind that leaves stuff on your bum, and he's finally decided it's ok to use. LOL Silly boy.

And, yes, he has on blue eye shadow LOL Apparently Olivia was giving make-overs :D

Silly boy 2

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He says it makes him mad and he will NOT use it, because this is the kind of toilet paper that leaves stuff on your bottom and that's just GROSS!!!

Silly boy

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Ok, I have to explain the funny series of pictures. A couple of weeks ago when we bought this toilet paper at Sam's, H was NOT happy! We're typically Q.N. users, but had a coupon for this kind so we got it. He said he did NOT like it and would not use it....

Snow!

Snow!
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Sometimes having an hour and fifteen minute commute to class really stinks. Ok, most of the time it stinks! We were in the middle of class last night and at break one of my classmates mentioned her husband had texted and said the roads in MV were getting really bad and were slick. Seeing as how I have to drive through MV, I got a bit nervous. Several of us decided to bail early. The roads weren't bad at all & I ended up missing out on some important information. BAH! I guess better safe than sorry, though.

Oh, and as for why Ariana was with me. She had loads of homework and said she'd like to go along and work on it where it was nice and quiet LOL She got most of it done before we had to leave ;) She's such a good kid!

Good morning!

Good morning!
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My two blonde beauties enjoying a cuddle this morning <3

Girls Night Out

Girls Night Out
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As you can tell, Ariana LOVES it when I take her picture LOL.

The two of us went out yesterday. She sold some candy bars, we went shopping & then went to the movies. We had a really great time - I love spending time with her <3

Saturday night

Saturday night
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You know it's been a good Saturday when it ends like this :P

A little more info on medical issues

Kyra has an appt with pediatric surgeon at Children's on Tues. It's a consult to discuss the biopsy. While it may change, we're looking at an open biopsy as opposed to a needle biopsy  

Olivia has been referred back to her ENT and a pulmonologist for her obstructive & central sleep apnea and breathing issues. They mentioned the possibility of some structural issues that could cause positional asphyxia (this would explain her issues in the car) Her appt with the pulm is Feb 2 and they said to expect a 3-4hr appt  They said they'll likely want to do allergy testing, chest xrays, pulmonary function tests, etc. 

I'm doing well with it all. I just have a feeling that everything is going to be ok. 

Sleepy boy

Sleepy boy
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Another long, exhausting day traveling for doctor's appts, as you can see ;)

We found out today from sleep specialist that Olivia needs to see the pulminologist as well as ENT for her sleep apnea. Also saw family dr and set up Kyra's appointment with the surgeon (Tues) to arrange her lymph node biopsy.

Another long day

Zzzzzzzz
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We went with daddy to the doctor's office today. He had his follow-up with the sleep doctor. Things are looking good!

After his appointment we went to West Plains to do some shopping and buy my books for next semester :)

Izzy

Izzy
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She's got it all figured out :) Wouldn't we all like to spend our chilly morning curled up on the couch with a blanket, catching some zzzzzz's??

Day 4 of thanks

I wrote a note to our oldest daughter, Ariana.  She is such an amazing young woman.  She's responsible and helpful and I wanted her to know how  much I appreciate her help lately.  She's babysat the kids for us and has done a great job helping out <3

Day 3 of thanks

I just sent a  note to a dear, new friend of mine.  She is a former classmate of Kevin's and we connected via Facebook.

She is such an inspiration to me!  She is always so positive and uplifting.  I've never heard (well, read LOL) anything negative come from her and that's so refreshing.  She makes me want to strive to be more positive and look on the bright side more often :)

Day 2 of thanks

I sent a note to a friend & classmate who has generously offered to let me borrow one of her textbooks for this semester.  It was a very generous offer and will save me some $$!

Day 1 of thanks

I just sent a quick note to Mr. Kerley, our music teacher, letting him know how much we appreciate him & all he does for our kids and the music program <3  He always goes above and beyond and works extremely hard.  His dedication is inspirational.

365 notes of thanks

A wonderful friend (<3) gave me the idea for this and I'm going to give it a try.  I may not succeed, but that's not going to stop me from trying.

The project is to write a note to a different person each day for a year thanking them for something they've done - showing your appreciation.

I think it's a lovely idea :)

Since today is the 5th, I have some catching up to do, but I'm going to start now!

Miss Kyra

Miss Kyra
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We took Ky to see the allergist today. She was referred by our family doctor due to enlarged lymph nodes that have lasted a couple of months as well as a raised eosinophyl count. He'd started her on Claritin first to see if it might be allergy related, but her numbers did not change.

She saw the allergist and we got good news - sort of. Turns out she is NOT allergic to anything, however the options aren't great. He's sent us back to family dr to get a referral to a surgeon to have the lymph nodes biopsied and possibly removed.

Exhaustion

Exhaustion
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We just got home from a long day in Springfield & Miss Layla is taking her breathing treatment and then hitting the hay :)

We got up at 6am, and was out the door by 7:20. We made the drive to Springfield where I had a PT appt. The ILs met us at the Surgery Center and watched the kiddos during my appt (LOVE them!)

Once my appt was over we took Ariana to her eye appointment and discovered what we'd feared...her eyes have gotten WAY worse!! Went from 3.00 in each eye to 4.00 in one and 4.25 in the other!! YIKES!

Afterwards, we took my FIL out to lunch at Golden Corral. (Happy Birthday, Pop!)

Then, we headed to Target to let Ariana get some new make-up & and then took her to Salon Truth where she experienced eye brow waxing for the first time. We shopped at Sam's and then got headed home. We got here about 6:30 and we're ready to crash!! More of the same tomorrow as Kevin & Kyra have to go back to Springfield to see the allergist!

Sleeping sisters

Sleeping sisters
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We were all taking turns playing Guitar Hero....went looking for these two and found them taking a little nap ;)

Happy New Year!

New Year's!
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We rang in the new year with our wonderful friends Daniel & Erin Burton and their 4 gorgeous daughters: Noah, Sage, Eden & Iris. We had a blast! It was such a great time!

In this picture we are playing Ticket to ride :)