The Year of the Snake......

A Great Start to the New Year

                                Abi Meets the Concrete!         

This actually happened before all the drama of Jax and his chicken nugget escapade.  I just forgot to post it.  Wonder why?  So between Abi and Jax, it has been an eventful January 2013. 

Emergency Surgery!

Need I say more.  A few weeks ago, Abi and Jax went to have a slumber party and Grammy and PaPa's house.  The agreement was that we would be there around noon on Saturday to pick them up.  We arrive, as scheduled, to the glorious words, Jax is throwing up.  OK, no big deal, lets start using all our tactics to get rid of the blockage in his throat.  Oh, by the way, what did he eat for lunch that is stuck--chicken nuggets.  OK.  so after 5-6 hours of poor baby Jax throwing up every 5-10-15 or 30 minutes, we decided, we had better call this one in to our friendly GI folks.  They directed us to go ahead and head to the hospital.  Long story short, we were admitted to the hospital and surgery was scheduled for the next morning to remove that pesky chicken nugget.  After an uneventful night, Jax was wheeled into surgery--he thought the wheelchair was waaaaay coooool.  An hour later, we were brought back into recovery to help him out of the anesthesia.  Needless to say, he had a great recovery and was pissed that he had to wait 4 hours to eat.  As soon as he got clearance he downed two bowls of soup, 1 bowl of noodle soup, 5 pop sickles, pudding, countless apple juices, and mashed potatoes.    We finally got released and made it home by 8 pm Sunday night.  The little pooper fell asleep on the way home, he was so exhausted from the two days events.  We were able to transfer him to the couch when we got home, but as soon as he heard big sister's voice, he was up and ready to go.  Uh, I dont' think so, it is bedtime.  Back to school and work tomorrow.  Glad we did not have anything planned for the weekend............  Anyhow,  while mom has not agreed to keep him since that incident, we have indeed given him chicken nuggets.  This incident was bound to happen and could have happened to anyone.   PS--If you don't want to see what a chicken nugget looks like stuck in your throat, don't look at the picture on the bottom. 

Happy Birthday Eric (48)

Happy Birthday Daddy/ Eric--we love you MORE. 

SuperBowl

Growing up, I remember Mom making us nachos most Sunday afternoons for a snack while watching football.  She would spread the bean dip on each individual chip and put a piece of sliced cheese on it and melt it in the microwave for all of us.  Do you know how many chips she had to spread with bean dip  for all four of us, yet she did it for her family.  Last Sunday, I decided to carry on the tradition and make nachos for my family.  Only, I took the cheap way out and used squirt cheese.  Jax thought it was way cool. 

Found on my phone.

I found the last few pics of Christmas on my phone that I want to remember.

 Jax decided to sit on the floor during Christmas Eve church and 'read' the hymnal.  It was so cute.

 Sweet Malorie--doesn't she look beautiful by candlelight with her PaPa's arm around her

 We came home one day to find that Diddle had recruited some of Abi and Jax's toys for a game of straight dominoes. 

Abi and Jax enjoying their first ever Starbucks at Grammy J and Grampy's house.  Yum!

Toe Woes

A couple of weeks ago, while Eric was in Peru and Chili, Abi had come to me and told me her foot hurt.  A quick check and it appears she had a blister--here lets put a bandaid on it, b/c you know bandaids cure everything and lets get on with our business.  I think I checked it one more time during that week and appeased her with a bandaide and some neosporin.  Sunday, we are getting ready for our last Nutcracker rehearsal before the big show next weekend and she again complains about her toe.  'Well, let me take a good look at that thing".  This is what I found.  Oh, the horror.  Ummmm, Eric, I think you need to come here.  We have a problem.  While I am not sure how we got to this level of infection, I will say that I must be a bad mommma for not figuring this out earlier.  What prceeded was a semi, ah hum, argument between Eric and I.  Me:  She has got to go to her last rehearsal.  Eric:  She needs to go to the Dr. now.  Me:  But it is her last rehearsal.  Eric:  I can't believe we are arguing about taking our daughter to the Dr.  I ended up taking her to a minute clinic, b/c it is Sunday.  Oh, they were just going on lunch break--we'll be back in an hour.  Me:  not acceptable, I still have to get my daughter to practice.  So, we drive to another Minute clinic.  Nurse freaks out saying she can't handle this difficult of a case and Abi might need IV antibiotics and we don't want to loose the toe.....  Wait, are you talking about amputating her toe!  Soooo, we left there and went to an emergency room clinic.  Dx--big time infection--they took cultures, told us to soak it twice a day, not to wear a shoe, only a slipper, no PE,  put her on heavy antibiotics and told us to follow up with our pedi.  Me:  OK, so we are good.  Can we go to dance rehearsal? 

 Does all the puss gross you out?

 Special slippers mommy bought Abi to wear to school.  She thought it was way cool wearing one shoe and one slipper. 

 A few days later.  Not as pussy, but now all that nasty skin is drying and falling off.

 A few days later.  Still drying.  It was at this point that we also had our follow up with o ur pedi.  She was not happy that after being on antibiotics for 8 days, this was all the healing we had done.  So now we are on a different, super strong antibiotic and it appears to be working. 

Update--as of Jan 1 the dead skin is gone, but you can still something under the nail.    We think that there is some dried blood under the toe and that is possibly the original site of the infection.  Can't wait for our personal nurse, Aunt Ann to take a look at it next weekend. 

Happy New Years 2013

Or NOT.  It was cold, rainy and just plain miserable.  We did not even attempt fire works.  Poor Jax had been asking us to 'make fire' all day.  He ended up falling asleep at 6:30, so Abi and I made cookies.  She was all eager to stay up and see the ball drop. Unfortunatly, Eric and I were still tired from the trip and so at 10:30, we wished Abi a Happy New Year and went to bed.   Sorry girlfriend, you can see the ball drop next year. 

FAMILY

Thanks for a wonderful, wonderful trip.  Can't wait to see you guys again soon.

Dinner Guest

So my inlaws have this great house on a hill over looking a lake.  Much of the land has been kept in its natural state.  I guess I should not have been surprised that while we were eating dinner, one of the local critters came in the cat/ dog door and helped himself to the cat dinner. 

 Thanks guys, see you tomorrow night.       GROSS