dirt,dig,dug,dog on stumps.

As most of you all know from my blog updates, statues, and such- there is forever a house project going on. Well.. The back deck is finished. We have the deck painted, and sealed. New fans put up, new threshold, fixed patio screens, and now just waiting to find the right furniture.

 

So onto the next thing. We have oak trees all on our property. During Katrina, three fell that were in our yard.( the type of oaks that lean and twist..) well the stumps have been here since. Our dirt, isnt really dirt- is more of sand, and these dead stumps were just making our yard fonky. so we decided to get them up. well to get stumps grinded cost money we( well.. I) wasnt willing to spend, when the stumps weren't hurting a darn thing. Well our neighbor owns this bushhog tractor and loves fiddling around on it. well he offered to dig it up for us. So Josh got a lesson on tractors, and we got the stumps up for the cost of 5 gallons of diesel. woohoo.

 

 

 

 Ju thought it was the best thing since sliced bread! he LOVED playing in the dirt!

 Im unsure if You all have heard me talk of Brian,(our across the street neighbor). But this is Julian's Best friend. He is only a few months younger than Julian(even though hes much smaller) & they are into the same things. (Mostly Thomas & Transformers.

 

 

On this day my mom, stepdad and Brother came to visit us! we really enjoyed their short but sweet visit. This was the first time my step dad had been to our house... so it was nice sharing it with him. They also so kindly brought me deer meat. :) LeanNnn LeAnnn Leann. perfect for my new Weight Watchers Diet. ;) btw, im on day 4 and down 5.20 lbs! Anywho. thats all i have for now. More updates next year ;)

 

Happy & Safe New Years Eve everyone!

 

Merry Christmas from the Danfords!

I bet you thought i was falling off the band wagon again huh? Nope. Life got really crazy- really fast! .. but I am oh so very pleased to say, things are calming down. I was watching Christina's little girl, Gabby, for about a week. She had a snotty nose, but figured it was just allergies. Being extra percauious, I was bleaching, steaming, and lysoling everything just INCASE. Not a week later, Jai begun with snotty nose- nasty cough, low grade fever,etc. brought him to the doctor, they said it was upper respiratory. It progressively got worse. I knew it had to be something more when i was giving breathing treatments, and they werent helping. I still sat around thinking, well i already brought him in.. ill wait a little longer. Well Bad mommy decision.. next thing i knew Jai was struggling to breathe. I rushed him in to find out he had pneumonia and RSV.  His oxygen levels were low when we got there, and there was alot of discusson on admitting him. But thankfully after a while it came up enough to send us home. Jai was sick for the rest of the week, which was super difficult on mommy. He needed to sleep propped, and would only sleep on me. He would still wake up numerous times, because of the blocked nose & cough- and i was also having to wake him for his breathing treatments.

 

 We were leaving for NOLA in a few days and things werent looking to be leaning in our favor. But thankfully at the last minute everything started to look up & Jais doc gave us the thumbs up for travel! We had Christmas with the Danfords on Saturday, and Christmas with my family on Sunday. Visited with Karlie, David and Jackson.. then headed home!

Grandmaw(MIL) came to spend christmas morning with us,and met us here Tuesday after lunch.

Monday night we ate a early christmas dinner with the neighbors, then came home to take our baths, watch christmas movies & make Santa's cookies. Our santa HAD to have Chocolate milk & Sugar cookies!

 

The next morning Ju woke up after hearing his brother wake. He ran out to the tree to find his presents! He went straight to his ' dingder thing'.( railroad crossing) Then his Creaky Cranky. He also got two 12 inch awesome ninja turtles, some movies, some transformers, train tracks, an ipod, and a few other small toys.  Ju also helped open Jai's presents since all he wanted to do was eat the paper, haha. Jai mostly got floor toys, & bath toys! Ju was excited to play with his toys as well!  We had a yummy Christmas dinner & then Grandma left to head home. It was a very blessed & merry christmas!!



 

 

 

sickly kinda of week- again :(

 Sadly our Tuesday ended with a continuous cough from Jai, which evolved into a snot nose & fever sleepless night, & ran into our hump day. This is such a bummer, and I am already over this illness. Hate seeing my happy boy so sleepy, and just wanting to lay around.. poor bubba. Seeing a doc tomorrow unless things worsen between now and then. I know it's prolly just a cold, but there is so much RSV going around I want to just make sure, and have him checked out. It came about so quickly, im sure it can worsen or go away just as fast, so better safe rather than sorry..

Last night Daddy, Mommy and big bubba watched The Santa Claus on ABC. I think this is the first year Julian is putting the whole, Santa thing together. During the movie he kept turning and looking at our chimney. prolly thinking how the heck is the fat guy going to fit. haha!! He also was so giddy, & asking us question about Piper after seeing the elves on the movie.

Speaking of Piper.. she has been low key,and this momma hasnt been updating pictures of her...

she has road in a parade in Julian's room two nights in a row, HAHA.. whoops... and has hung out from our vanity lighting after writing on the mirror. And last night she was simply ' a elf on the shelf'. After Pipers trip to the North Pole last night, she came back and set on the shelf in Jai's room.
She was keeping a extra set of eyes on Jai last night, since he was a coughing mess. I need to get with the program and think of some creative ideas, or google some. Because there is 12 days left & this Momma is slackin'.

Night before last Piper left a note for Julian, with some Candy Cane seeds! Julian was so excited, he planted them right away! Throughout the day he would drop in and check on the seeds.. Last night Piper was caught watering Julian's seeds! So now the impatient Juju is  awaitin his candy canes, but still no sign of them yet!

Yesterday I brought Jai to the doctor. They were better at telling me what it 'wasn't' than what it is. RSV test came back negitive, thank god. Doctor said even if it was positive i was already treating him like they would advise me if he had it, so to continue doing what i was doing. & that it sounded like Broncilitis ( again) Last night was our worse night yet.. Jai was so restless with blocked  nasals, & wheezy breathing. Seems like i was in and out of bed every 30 minutes all night long, until finally i gave in and brought my sick baebae in my bed!! At least there, when he woke all fustrated all i had to do was let him know i was near- rather than getting up and going into his room at the end of the hall.


Last Saturday,Daddy has painted out back patio.. and I am soo impressed. It's clean, shiney &; so much more enjoyable!!! I cant wait til we can get really nice patio furniture & proceed in the project..but for now we are closed shop! Take a look at the great job my handy man did! :)

Anyways, thats al i got for now. Life has been all about my sick baebae this week. i will try to update during the weekend!

Finally Friday

 Can't believe the week is almost over, only a few more hours! Since last Saturday it's been insanely busy, and chaotic. Starting with Julian being sick, me starting to baby sit Gabby(1yr old), then Josh getting sick. Whew. I must admit, someone(perhaps my Mother in Law) once told me, after you have two, it's always like the third doesnt make a big difference. I did not believe this phrase, until now. Truly, having a 1 yr old running around.. in addition to my 4 year old, & 5 month old, does not make a big difference. The biggest difference is the noise level, which I just have to adjust to. Before, when it was Ju & myself, adding another seemed like so much more work!!! haha.. Am I saying we'll have a third? Absolutely not the point im trying to make, however, its possible way far down the line. I simply can not believe im saying that, because I was so sure i was done, & still feel so complete.. I dont know that I want another (down the road) but with that being said, no long know that I Def DONT want another. However, its nice to know I can juggle three on a full time bases! :)

 

Our Piper friend was hanging from my wine rack the other night...

 

 

 Then last night he was on our living room window seal, she was on swiper watch. If you know my son- you know he is dealthy afraid of  'swiper'. Yes, I know what your thinking, "there arent any foxes running around"(dora the explora) But here's the thing.. Julian swares and insist that squirrels are swipers. He has nightmares of them weekly, and everyday when he plays out back & im not joining him, I have to have the "wimbo" up. He screams everytime he sees a squirrel and runs under our screened in back porch. It's intense, and annoying. So i told him Piper is watching for swipers and each one she sees she uses her magic to make them nice & our friend. I know, far fetched, but im so over this insane fear. WE have SIX live oak trees on our property.. and have others the line our fence on our neighbors side. He has to get over this!!..
so here is Piper doing her magic..

Today was a short day, Gabby left around 2:30 so the boys & I headed out to run some errans once daddy got home. We went to lowes & ended up buying a few things we needed, but were putting off. They were on sale.of course, otherwise they still would be on the back burner waiting..lol. I am dreaming BIG for my laundry room. I want so badly to get new energy efficient washer and drier, it doesnt have to be anything fancy... just something that doesnt use a whole crap ton of energy. I enjoy doing my laundry outside, but dislike that i have to arrange around Mississippi weather. And sometimes i am just lazy and dont feel like going outside.. so for days like that i'd like to be able to dry inside without running the drier 3 times before clothes being dried.. Im praying we are able to afford a new set after income tax? but we shall see.  We also got Ju a fan for his room. His room is the hottest in the house- and my poor baby sweats so bad as is... would be his luck to pick the hot room to be his. & all that sweating sometimes effects his blood sugars at night. We been meaning to get him one over the last year, but always would forget, or what not. But tonight..(i assume because it's winter and its SUPPOSE to be cold) they were on sale! we got a really nice fan that is usually 80.. for 41! score!  Also got a few supplies for our outside patio. When i found our house listed, it had only been listed for a day. I came to see it alone, because Josh was in FL for school. I knew it was our house.. ( got that.. " this is it" feeling ) and one of my most favorite points is the back patio.. i kenw it had soooo much potential!!! just needed a little TLC. And over the year we have put that off as well! we redid cabinets, all lighting, took our cabinets over bar, replaced sink, painted kitchen, living room, dining room 2, laundry room, did jai's room, put up our back splash, installed a over stove microwave, re did all fixtures in all rooms except our room, did landscaping in the front, and now finally making our way to the back yard. We are starting with scrapping up the fonky paint over the concrete..and re painting it all one clean grey color. Next we are hanging new fans, replacing the screening, and screen doors, then getting nice patio furniture. Josh dreams big of building a bar out back, next summer after everything else is done.

u can prolly see how crummy the patio is.. first off the pattern is weird.. and the paint is pealing. white is a baddd choice.. shows all dirt my boys carry in! but besides that.. look how sweet my baby is!

                                                         buted his butt! again u can see the paint.blah!

                                                       Jai Butt found his toesyy!

 Here is peek of my Jai walking in his walker! Growing up toooo fast!!!!!

beautiful day outside

Yay! Finally hung Jai's swing up! I been painting it blue durning my spare time over the last few months.. and finally finished two weekends ago. Then it was the hassel of getting it hung. Josh gets home so late- and most weekends we are packed with other stuff or down in New Orleans visiting. At that rate it was never going to be hung. Soooo.... today i busted out the tools and did it myself. The weather is so beautiful & i was getting really impatient!

 

 

 

Gabby wanted to swing! & she loved it!

                        Jai is much more of patient character.. he watched and waited his turn!

                                                               Ju & Gabby swinging

                                                           Finally Big boy's turn!!

 Man did he have some sleepy boy eyes! & the swinging wasnt helping the situation! shortly after came in for a good after lunch nap!

 

 

 

giving bugg the boot take 2?

Despite my absolute best effort to protect the family from the bugg again.. i failed. Monday night Josh came home... all was fine. He got home around 7, due to a late run to New Orleans to bring a applicant. We watched some mondaynight football and  then hit the hay. IT was a super rough night for Jai, and after running after 3 kiddos all day i was to tired to fight with Jai so i put his butt in our bed.*bad mommy i know* Anyhow.. at 4 am.. Jai woke for his bottle. I couldnt sit up.. i tried for almost 30 minutes to keep him quiet and try to sit up.. it wasnt happening. then i heard Julian stirring.. i was concerned bout his blood sugar since i hadnt checked him since 11*bad mommy again..:/ * Anyhow.. finally Josh woke hearing my moaning, and crying, && asked what was wrong. I've been having some pretty bad pelvic pains and menstrual type cramps. In full blown tears i told him & begged him for help! I dont usually ask him to get out of bed to help just because he has to wake early & head to work everyday...but I was desperately in need of a helping hand. No sooner he stood up to help.. his tummy let out a loud growl. after checking ju & handing me a bottle he bee lined for the bathroom where he stayed the rest of the morning. The bugg hit him harder than Ju & lasted longer as well. Thankfully, my friend had some zofran & other meds to knock out the symptoms of this virus. I ran out to get it from her & he began to feel a little better & was able to get some rest. Poor thing was completely zonked & exhausted. So once again i got down to business scrubbing, spraying, and tearing my house apart to sterilize. i even busted out frozen breast milk for Jai.. in hopes it could help him fight any of the germ i missed.

The kids and I hung low, cooked soup, and watched Christmas movies all day! It was nice to be able to relax some after cleaning but my insides still shake in nervousness. I dont want my babies getting sick again- Nor do i want to get sick either. My house would shut down lol.. & it would effect joshs work bc he would have to behome with me & i wouldnt be able to watch his LPO's daughter which means she would have to be home too. I CAN NOT GET SICK!

Thankfully, later yesterday afternoon Josh was back to his normal self. even though his stomach didnt sound normal, he was able to eat & hold food down. Boys got their bath & headed to bed for 8:30 & daddy and I laid around and waited for SOA season finale!

Today I have Gabby & its such a gloomy day the kids seem stir crazy. We havent been able to go outside. :( I think this afternoon ima scrub the back porch(the dog got it all fonky) so that on days like today we still can get some fresh air.
Julian was excited with Piper today as well... we found her on the window seal building a snowman with Marsh mellows!.. little stinker. So we decided to do a snowman craft today as well. I been collecting our coffee creamer bottles for this craft, and today just is the perfect day!

 

 

 

my sweet jai was all smiles watching Ju & I make snowmen & puppy chow!

My poor bubba is miserably with this teething stuff! ive tried Tylenol, orejel, frozen fruit in his munchkin, teething toys... mothing makes him happy!

 

 

i must show this off. i was really impressed.

 

and thats about all our day consist of. im now worn completely out & ready for bed lol. its only 5 oclock...

Mondays are never any fun. today was def no different.

No new from the doctor visit today. only a referral. :( hopefully answers will come soon. I should get an appointment with in 7-10 business days.. so i will surely keep everyone posted. As for today.. it was very low key- and i dont have much to update. I was up at 5:30.. after sharing my side the bed with Jai- meaning i got little sleep last night. But i got dressed & got to the hospital at 7:20 am! then came home at 9 to be met by my friend Christina, who was bringing me her little girl, Gabby. I am going to be watching her this month.. so dont be surprise if you see a little girl in some of my photos/post.

All kids were very well behaved today, and i can only hope & pray everyday goes as smoothly!!! Jai decided today that he was going to sit up. i was shocked.. blow away, dumb founded. Proud- but sad. i can not believe my baby is getting so big!

I really am not ready for him to grow up! & its happening right before my eyes.  man oh man. I had been noticing that he is always trying to use his ab muscles.. so i sat him down to see how he'd do.. & he did it!! i could hardly believe my eyes!

 

dont mind his dirty socks, he was zoom zooming outside in his walker!.. i know i need to invest in some shoes for my bub. all he has is dress shoes!

 

Not the best update, but like i said. things were busy today with three kids- & I was exhusted from a sleepless night & being up at the buttcrack of dawn for the doctor appointment!

More tomorrow.. or the next day! ;)

giving the BUG.. the BOOT!

Today has been all about giving the bugg the boot & trying to get our boy feeling better! He woke up dry heaving this morning, but around 10:00 he was asking for Eggs, Bacon, Toast with jelly & Orange Juice. So guess what.. HE GOT IT! and to our surprise, he held it down! Around 1 he went play outside, around 2 he had lunch & at 5 had dinner. Never had any more problems! I on the other hand, spent most of the day Cleaning everything! sofa, floors, bathroom, all toys & crip & craanny that a germ might be.. opened the windows to get some fresh air in & did laundry. 

Oh & got some more presents out under our tree!

 Julian also go to pick our dinner tonight. he of course wanted pizza since he didnt get to eat any yesterday at the party! he even got to make it himself!!!

 lmao he accidentally got sauce on his finger & was fussy because of it. LMAO he has no idea he was flipping me off, but i was dying laughing!

                                                     again fussing because of the sauce! Notice Piper in the background. she had to get moved off the coloring table because we were using it in the living room! :P

                                                                  so josh's son!

                                                 letting them cook....

Daddy also got the lights out and on the house!* just missing some on our garage, so i just didnt include the garage in the pictures!

What a good day it turned out to be! Now going snuggle my boys on the sofa & watch abcFamily, how the Grinch stole Christmas! :)