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Hello! Just wanted to say thanks again for the well wishes and healing thoughts. They truly helped and meant a lot to me. I'm not 100% yet (throat still hurts) but I'm way better than I was including no more pink eye . Now that Christmas has passed, hopefully you survived :) Actually, I hope you were able to enjoy it and create wonderful memories. Since last year at this time YS2 wasn’t very mobile, Christmas this year was a lot more fun and even challenging at times. Experiencing the holidays through his eyes was so fun and really made things more special. Everything was new and beautiful and exciting and well, just amazing. Nothing had to be elaborate or expensive or in mass quantity. And Santa is still some strange old guy . Our tree this year was a “toddler tree.” Meaning, there were only lights, which kept getting yanked pulled off and a few ornaments hung on the top third of the tree out of reach of a 19 month old. So even though it was sparse, it was still the hap...

source From me to you: h a p p i e s t o f h o l i d a y s , e v e r y o n e ! I hope that whatever you celebrate or wherever you celebrate that you and yours have a safe and merry time! We were at a local nursery recently and saw Santa. We've been trying to get YS2 familiar with "santa" for a bit now so he knows who he is. Sorta. Well, at the nursery he spotted a doggie who was visiting Santa. He loves dogs! He was so focused on the puppy, whom he got to pet and give a kiss to (puppy kissed back - awww! [or eww]) that he didn't seem to notice Santa picking him up and placing him on his lap. Then reality set in... Merry Christmas!

Hey guys! The holidays are fast approaching! Are you ready? Are you all done with your shopping or still have last minute things to buy? Thanks to hubs, I think I'm pretty much done. Fortunately, the list was simple - not many big ticket items on there like  tv stand s (I could use one actually) or laptops. Hubs had to finish shopping and sending out packages (forget the cards this year folks, not enough time!) because as I mentioned before I've been sick. Um yeah, it only got worse. ;( I woke up Thursday morning with this horrible cold oozing out of my eyes! SOOOOO GROSS! Conjunctivitis better known as pink eye . Lovely. Hot mess I tell ya. Nothing like waking up with a goopy eye that's swollen and red. I've never had it before so I wasn't quite sure what I was dealing with. Oh how I wish I had known... I ended up having to cancel my eye appointment for that day to renew my contact lens prescription. I'm pretty sure they wouldn't have appreciated me...

I know I *just* posted this morning but I had one last thing to say: To my husband...I love you with every fiber of my being! You keep me laughing every day, you cheer me on, you tell me I'm beautiful even when I feel the most ugly, you truly accept me for who I am. You've been there for me when others gave up and helped me through some really rough times over this past year. YOU are my best friend and soulmate. And I thank you (and God) everyday for blessing me with Caleb. What a joy he is. Happy anniversary, love! You are my inspiration (okay, as cheesy as that sounds it's true!)

I'm sick as a dog (what's with that saying anyway?) and don't feel like doing much of anything unless I have to. I know I owe a post to update you on our little road trip (it was just overnight so not THAT exciting but for YS2 it was!) but I don't have much desire/energy to focus the time on it just yet. This all started Monday night, where I could feel the throat start to get sore. Not scratchy or tickle-y but sore from where you first start to swallow. Fortunately, it's not strep (I've had that twice in my life and it's HORRIBLE) and I don't think it's the flu unless you consider it a 24 hour flu that turns into a very, very nasty cold. Had a fever of 102+ and slept a lot the first day. But whatever this illness is, it truly sucks. Glad it's happening this week and not next week, though. It's weird being home sick from work for three days. So unlike me. I just pray with fingers and toes crossed that my family doesn't get my germs. E...

source Yup, it's true. Going on a little road trip with the fam. Should be interesting with a 19-month old...am I crazy?! ha ha! source Actually, lil YS2 is great traveler but this is his first real car trip. I'll have books to keep him occupied and hopefully entertained while in transit and also quality snacks at the ready. Maybe he'll even sleep on the way. I'll update you later on where we went, what we did, and how it went. Wish us luck!  :)

Hey Everyone! How are you? Have you started/finished your holiday shopping? Not me. I've barely started. But that's par for the course with me. We do have lights up outside which absolutely delight YS2 everyday! He squeals, he laughs, he points, he dances, he ooh's and ahh's, and he's so happy seeing all the lights - at home and everywhere else. Have to say it's so fun experiencing the holidays with YS2. Seeing it through his eyes makes me so excited. He reminds me what it's all about and is making this time even more special and nothing like having kids around (whether your own or others') to help put things back in perspective and keep things simple. Not to say I still don't have things yet to do... :) Anyway, for those chomping at the bit as to who won the Oh! Nuts $25 gift certificate giveaway , well, wait no longer! The winner, selected by random.org, is #101, J ! 101. J 12/04/2010 12:25 AM 12/4 tweet #1: http://twitter.com/cappytweet/ .....