Pizza

I'm so glad Jadon is feeling better, and its obvious. He was up and around more yesterday, but still petered out around 3 and laid down for awhile and watched a movie. For most of the day yesterday he didnt eat a whole lot, understandably, but he ate a really good dinner! And thats about the time he started talking about pizzza.

This morning when he got up, he came and got in bed with us like he does most mornings, and was singing the theme song from "Thomas and Friends"............ and talking about pizza. Eventually I told him he could go downstairs and turn the tv on. He went downstairs, but came back up a few minutes later with a "list" that he had written. The list was a grocery list of what we need to buy from the store today: yogurt, and pizza.

Later on, he was telling Derek that I had told Jadon that we were going to buy pizza from Ray's because on Friday's we eat pizza. He had also told me something similar about us eating pizza on fridays. (Just for the record, I never said we were going to buy pizza or that we eat pizza on fridays.)

So that brings us to the current. I asked Jadon a few minutes ago what he wanted to do today, and his response:

"Buy pizza."

I'm Stressed

I cant believe its already Dec. 29Th! I don't know where the last week went!

We had a very nice, relaxing Christmas eve with my family, and a very nice, relaxing Christmas day with Derek's family. Just how we like them to be! Drama free! And once again, our families spoiled us, and we are so grateful to everyone. Thank you!

So why am I stressed? Well, Christmas night Jadon came down with a stomach bug. And he was sick throwing up for over 24 hours. He couldn't keep much of anything down, even tiny sips of water, so I was scared of him getting dehydrated. It was horrible to watch him go downhill so quickly, and I'm so so so grateful to my wonderful husband for being here.
Jadon was finally able to keep some liquids down after more than 24 hours of vomiting, but on Tuesday he drank a grand total of 9 oz of liquid. I was so worried, his eyes were beginning to look sunk in, and he was so weak, and lightheaded and dizzy, and he complained that his head hurt also. Wednesday he was able to eat a few bites of things. When asked what sounded good to him, he said pickles. He desperately wanted a pickle. So i gave him a small piece of a baby pickle, and then a little while later another small piece.

He took a really good nap on Tuesday and again on Wednesday, and by Wednesday evening he said his head wasn't hurting anymore, and that seemed to help revive him a little. He also slept really well the last couple nights, thank goodness. Needless to say, the parents are totally exhausted.

Today, Thursday, he says he's still just a tiny bite dizzy, and still has a tiny appetite, but no headache, and he is up playing some with Avery today, and acting closer to his normal self.

Since he looks sooooooooooo skinny now, Derek weighed Jadon last night, and he weighed 36 pounds. To give you an idea, at his 4 year appointment back in April, he weighed 35 pounds, and I'm pretty sure he was close to the 40 pound mark before getting sick.

So again, why am I so stressed? Well aside from worrying about Jadon's health, and worrying that the rest of us might get sick (you know how much I loathe vomit), and being totally exhausted... Derek is leaving in a few days for Wisconsin for a week of training. It will be the longest we've been apart since probably since we met. We've never been apart for more than a couple days. Might sound silly to some that it will be so hard for us, but he's my best friend, and I look forward to him coming home from work every night. I never get tired of being around him, and as far as I know, the feeling is mutual.
So I'm worried about him getting Jadon's stomach bug while he's there, and I'm worried about his safety. And I'm worried about him being stressed out with work. Yes, I'm an extreme worrier

This week has felt so weird, since we've been home all week in our pj's, out of our normal schedule and routine, and so focused on Jadon's health.... Derek had already taken Mon/Tues/wed off this week, and today is his first day back. He spent his whole time off of work nursing a sick child... what bad timing. Things just feel strange. I feel like everything is out of whack. Like I cant remember how our schedule was before Jadon got sick. I have completely lost all track of time and routine.

On top of that, I haven't eaten well all week. My stomach has been in knots, and my mind has been full, so it makes eating difficult. I know my problems seem silly to probably everyone, but I strive on routine, continuity, schedules. Things like having a very sick child, or having my spouse leave for a week, totally throw my whole routine off. I don't like spontaneity or anything that strays from my normal routine, unless its something that I have plenty of time to prepare for. And as far as Dereks trip is concerned, I've had a month to prepare, but I have been unwilling to let it have any place in my mind until a week ago. Denial?

My new baby

For a long time now, i've been scoffing at the appearance of our kitchen sink. Its become quite an eye sore. Its a white porcelin sink that over the years has developed stains that I cannot remove with anything or any amount of scrubbing. It also has scratches all over it. The pictures actually do the sink justice as it looks terrible in real life. Our faucet is quite dated also, it was the faucet that the builders used, and not surprisingly, its bottom of the line.

Thats fine though. Over the years, i've gotten a chance to make the home more like a home, by getting new windows for the living room, doing painting throughout the house, changing lighting/fans, etc. There is still a TON of work that we want to do to the house while property values are down and we arent going to be selling.

With that said. Earlier in the month, we took advantage of some sales and free shipping offers, and bought a new sink and faucet for the kitchen! Nothing fancy, nothing spectacular, nothing top of the line... but a NEW sink. A shiny new sink of stainless steel, and a more updated looking faucet. Again, nothing fancy, but its so much prettier than it was! The first time I used it, I promised the sink i'd take good care of it to keep it looking beautiful.

So, here is our old sink and faucet.

Really, the camera actually makes it look better than it was.

And now, without further ado, i'd like to introduce you to our new sink and faucet!

I know, nothing that exciting, but it sure is for me!!! Even Jadon says he likes the new sink. My wonderful husband knew that I wouldnt be able to wait until after christmas for this baby to be installed, so he spent his saturday putting it in. Thank you sweetie :)

Time to breathe

Last night I concluded a busy couple of weeks of making orders, today I made two deliveries, and tomorrow I make my last two deliveries! Such a relief! I intend to spend alot of time with the kids this week since they've gotten less attention from me in the past couple months. Jadon has the week off of school, and we have no lessons of any kind, so my calendar says "make christmas cookies" and "decorate christmas cookies" as my agenda for the week! Oh, and one night this week we will go drive around and look at christmas lights. But thats it! :)

Hard to believe the new year is just a couple weeks away! I signed Avery up for a gymnastics class at OSU starting in January for a couple months. And we're going to do something else with Jadon.... possibly soccer again, although the parks and rec offers a karate class that i'd like to put him in for a change and so he can try a variety of activities. As far as swimming, i decided to take a little time off from swimming, and then just take the kids myself to toddler time once a week or so, so they can play around and we can practice a little. Both kids seemed to really benefit from when we went a couple months ago.

Thats about it! I'm exhausted from a busy few months, as is Derek. Although i'm sure we will be sick for the next 5 months. We started off christmas break sick again. Last year Jadon got a stomach bug as soon as his break started, and from then on, someone in the house was always sick with something until around may. So far we are following the same trend. The kids both came down with a good head cold over the weekend..... better than the stomach stuff, so i cant complain too much! I just hope we arent sick for 5 months straight again!

Christmas program video!

So the song on the video is The 12 Days of Christmas, and each of the kids in Jadon's class had a solo. The boy who was supposed to be the "5 golden rings" (Jadon's little buddy) absolutely refused to stand up front and sing, so he sat out and one of the little girls took his part as well as her own. The reason i'm telling you this is that the teacher gets a little confused in the song since the new "5 Golden Rings"kid is standing in a different spot. So she had to stop Jadon the first time to get back on track. Jadon is the "6 geese-a-laying."

The child you hear singing loudest............ well thats Jadon. Who wouldve thought that he would be so comfortable up there? Preschool sure has brought him out of his shell, i'm so glad for that!

Christmas program

Jadon had his christmas program tonight, and he did AWESOME! He sang so loud we could hear him over the others. All the kids had a solo part also, and Jadon did fantastic on that too! So proud of him! He's really came out of his shell, and I thank his preschool and teachers for that. I will try to post the video of it soon, but its pretty long so we'll see if it works!

Acapella

Derek informed me today that I have turned him on to acapella music. This makes me happy because I am a sucker for good acapella groups! Perhaps its because I was in an acapella choir in high school? Actually, i'm pretty sure that is where I found a love for music! The human voice is incredible and can do amazing things that you would never think were coming from a voice!

So we've been watching The Sing Off for the last 3 years since it started. If you've never watched it, you need to! The season is over now so you'll have to wait until next fall when it starts again. Anyways, its a competition for acapella groups. Nothing like American Idol, which I got so sick of. The annoying drama from the judges who have no idea what they are talking about, the annoying drama they show from the contestants.... it just became too much for me so I quit watching a couple years ago. Thats why i like The Sing Off. Theres no annoying drama. The judges know music very well, and its just singing! I love it! The only downside is the host, who drives me nuts.

So today Derek sent me a message from work, telling me to go to the link he posted and click on a specific song. It was an acapella group, and these guys are amazing! So now i'm sharing it with you! Click here. Then go to song #7- The 12 days of christmas. Turn up your speakers loud so you can really hear it! Actually you could click on any of the songs, but #7 is really fun. Jadon loves it, he starts laughing. :) Hope you enjoy as much as we do!

Bazarre

Is it spelled Bazarre? Bizarre? I can never remember the spelling of that word. Anyways, doesnt matter, because mine over the weekend went GREAT!! For being my first one, I think I did pretty fantastic! My doll tutu's and wands were a HUGE hit, and I sold alot of childrens tutu's as well! Also, got several special custom orders booked at the show, and then finally had to stop telling people that I do custom orders because there's no way I can get them all done before Christmas! Lots of people took my business cards, and lots were super excited and interested, so I expect things to pick up some!

I had so much fun! It was alot of work, and exhausting, but totally worth it! It was also really hard sitting all day long- i'm used to being on my feet most of the day.

It was also a confidence booster. I was hesitant to see people face to face and see how they react to all my tutu's, but I had some of the nicest compliments from both family and friends, as well as strangers. One lady and her daughters came and bought 2 doll tutus, and after that I ran out, and she asked if I could make two more for her in the next hour. So I did. When she came back, she said she had walked around and seen several other booths with tutu's, but mine were by far the best. Very very sweet! A minute later, that same lady and daughters ran into a friend and her daughter, and THAT daughter came over and asked if I had a tutu just like one of the other girls that I had just made. I didn't have anymore, but the mom asked if I could make one, and I said yes it will be about a half hour though. They were fine with that, and when they came back, I had the doll tutu sitting at the front of my table waiting for the little girl, and her face just lit up and she smiled at the tutu. Totally made my day seeing her face light up!

I could not have pulled this craft fair off if I hadnt had the support of family.

-THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU, to my wonderful husband, who sacrificed his weekend, and took 2 days off of work to be "mom" while I was gone. And for cutting tulle at home for me when I was having a shortage of doll tutu's. For bringing yourself and the kids in to see me.

-Thank you to my kids who endured 4 days without me ;)

-Thank you so much to my mom who spent most of her day helping me set up the booth, and helped make it adorable with her ideas. For coming to visit, offering help when needed, and for bringing me supplies. For helping clean up my booth and driving all the way out to my house just to pick up/drop off my grids.

-Thank you so much to my mother in law who took time off work on friday to sit with me all day and all weekend. We had a fun time and i'm grateful that I was not alone all weekend!

-And last but not least!! Thank you to the girl who decided to make knock offs of my doll tutu's on day 2. Because you did this, I now feel free to make matching hair accessories and have a facebook page, and basically "come out of the closet" with my business! No longer will I have to keep my business a secret from mutual friends for the sake of "keeping the peace."

And because of that, I am very thankful for the nice compliments from family that this brought about. From both my husband and sister in law- "Imitation is the best form of flattery" as well as all the other compliments! You all are awesome!

I look forward to next year, and possibly more in between!