I have forgotten what life feels like in the world outside of our house and the illness that it contains. Out of the past 7 days, I have been out of the house twice, and both times it was to take a sick kid to the doctor.




This is what my dresser looks like with all of the medications piled up that I have had use for over the week to try and alleviate some of the symptoms of my sick boys.

Sad little Luke after going to the doctor on Saturday, having caught the eye infection from Thatcher as well as an ear infection and cough... it was hearbreaking.

We had to keep track of all the medications we were giving and the different dosing schedules, so here is how my week went...

We went through a TON of this!!

I was able to get out for a run on Saturday afternoon thanks to my mom watching the kids for a little while. Thanks mom. That helped relieve some stress.

Thankfully today both boys have a regular temperature and Thatcher will probably be going to school tomorrow.

I am looking forward to getting out more these next few days!

Hope you all had a better week...

100 things about me

Thatcher is such a sad little sick person. We took him to the doctor yesterday and found out he has conjunctivitis. Which is just an eye infection, but he was up all night with coughing and fevers as well. Today I will be occupied with having to put three drops of medicine in each of his eyes every two hours. Needless to say we are stuck at home today.

Since I have time on my hands while nursing a sick boy, I decided it was a good time to do my list of 100 random facts. I enjoyed all the other lists I read on my friends blogs and found out some interesting things.

So here goes mine...


1) I HATE when my kids are sick, it breaks my heart
2) I am not a morning person
3) I do not like to be the center of attention
4) I have absolutely no musical talent
5) I always have to have my toenails painted
6) It takes me forever to eat a piece of meat or chicken because I have to cut off every little piece of fat or any veins
7) I wish I was better organized
8) I love to run but need to be more consistent before I can consider myself a "runner"
9) I lived in Taiwan for six months with the cutest Chinese family
10) I think whoever invented Oxyclean is a genious
11) I love NYC and will always be grateful we were able to experience so much of it while Mat worked in Manhattan
12) I want to own a boat some day so I can wakeboard whenever I want
13) I am afraid of sharks even though I am never any place I could run into one
14) I loved my wedding day, it was perfect
15) I used to be good at basketball, I think when I played on the ninth grade team for Butler, but now I suck and didn't realize it until the first game for the womens ward team. oops
16) I feel like I talk too fast and would probably benefit from taking an elocution class
17) I never want to drive a minivan but probably will someday because I will have to be practical
18) I pluck my eyebrows almost everyday
19) I do not love shopping
20) I think I am not "wifey" enough sometimes
21) I want to learn to salsa dance
22) I am not good at expressing my feelings
23) I love to be around blunt people who just say what they think
24) I don't love being pregnant
25) I am not good at keeping a journal
26) I still have nightmares sometimes and wake up Mat in the middle of the night to comfort me
27) My husband is a better cook than I am
28) I like to read, but lose interest fast if it doesn't keep my attention
29) I still miss my grandpa so much
30) I always want to be a better mom
31) I love to travel
32) I would live in China in a heartbeat if the situation ever presented itself
33) I have ridden on an elephant
34) I love Halloween
35) I wish I knew how to decorate
36) I hate the color we painted on our living room wall
37) I have yet to find that perfect pair of jeans
38) I love clothes to smell like fabric softener
39) I could eat chocolate cake any time, any place
40) I love to see broadways
41) I have been to eight different coutries outside the U.S.
42) I loved my job as a Medical Assistant
43) Being a stay at home mom is harder than I thought it would be, but I wouldn't want it any other way
44) I love American Idol and will always watch it
45) I am always cold and hog the covers
46) I pick my eyelashes
47) I love ice cream
48) I love my kids and would do anything to make them happy
49) I love water parks
50) I think it would be fun to drive across the country on a harley with Mat when we are old
51) I used to floss obsessively and now don't do it enough
52) I like to play tennis but have yet to win a match
53) I like to eat avacado sandwiches
54) I have a birth mark above my belly button
55) I had natural child birth with Luke
56) I tend to think things through too much instead of just doing them
57) I love being around people that make me laugh
58) I am part Hawaiian
59) I want my husband to be more spontaneous
60) I love to chew gum
61) I like to stay busy but have a hard time finishing projects I start
62) Referring to # 61, I have yet to finish Thatchers scrapbook of his first year
63) I never go to bed before midnight
64) I nursed Thatcher until he was 13 months
65) I already want to be done nursing Luke
66) I have a lot of freckles
67) I play on a co-ed softball team with my husband
68) I have seen every episode of 'Sex and the City'
69) I love to rollerblade
70) Neither of my kids took a bottle or a pacifier, much to my dismay
71) I am scared of someone close to me dying
72) I love catching up with old friends
73) I love taking hot baths
74) I love my husband and think he is amazing
75) I am certified in scuba diving and would go all the time if I could
76) I love chocolate chip cookies
77) I don't love or even like oatmeal raisin cookies
78) I don't like anything with raisins in it
79) I have a pink fluffy robe that I put on after I take a shower
80) I wear contacts but I like how I look in glasses
81) I wonder why people don't recycle more, so much waste
82) My sisters are my best friends
83) I still want to learn to play the piano
84) I have never mowed a lawn
85) I love asparagus even though it makes your pee stink
86) This is the first year I've ever voted
87) I don't like my teeth
88) I find it impossible to diet
89) I would rather eat anything I want and then exercise like crazy
90) I love Disneyland
91) I am at my pre-pregnancy weight but still not my pre-pregnancy size, it is very frustrating
92) I like Fergie and have Clumsy as my ringtone on my cell phone
93) I don't like to wear a lot of jewelry
94) I hate winter and being cooped up in the house
95) My favorite book is the Alchemist
96) I have the best chicken tortilla soup recipe thanks to my mother-in-law
97) I don't like cleaning bathrooms so Mat will do them a lot of the time
98) I love potatoes of any variety
99) I am very easily amused
100) Mat has seen twice as many movies as I have because I always fall asleep during them


Phew! It wasn't as hard as I thought it would be to come up with 100... it would be interesting to learn about those of you who haven't done this yet!

BOO for Winter!!

This is the scene outside of our house. We couldn't open our front door this morning because of all the snow piled up against it. I am done with winter! This winter has been hard for me and I don't know if it's because I am now a stay at home mom and find it hard to be cooped up inside the house for reasons beyond my control. I used to be an avid snowboarder and would welcome the winter and the powder it brought to the mountains for my enjoyment. Now it is more of a hinderance than anything else, its a big task to get the kids all bundled up just to go for a ride to the store or the library. We stay indoors most days and I think doing so may be hazardous to your health, at least it should be for your sanity. You can only do so many puzzles, play so many games of trouble, read so many books. I am anxiously awaiting warmth and sunshine and going back to the activities I have been longing for. I love rollerblading with my jogging stroller along the Jordan Parkway, pushing Thatcher in the swings at the playground, going out for a run in shorts!! I hope the dreariness ends soon...

I wish this was me...

I have decided to train for the half marathon that is coming up in April and Mat, with just a tiny bit of pleading from me, decided to train as well. He hates to run but is actually really good at it. So I just can't wait to start training outside instead of on the dreaded treadmills.

Carrot Top opens for Blondie

Well here we are ladies and gents...photographic proof that my blonde genes are not THAT dominant. It looks like the miniscule fraction of Scottish that Luke is (1/32nd) has taken hold and is not letting go.

I took this picture last week before church. I had just put gunk into Thatcher’s locks, and then decided to work my magic on little Johnny Whittaker here, and voila!... Carrot Top!

The best part about Luke's red hair are his little orange eyebrows.
Who knows if he will grow out of it though, remember that Thatcher was a brunette
until he was six months old.

Just thought you all would enjoy a cute picture.

Mat

I love my Hubby!

I have the greatest husband in the world. I think anyone that knows Mat will agree that he is amazing. He is a life saver. I was sick in bed for four days straight earlier this week, and it was the worst four days of my life. I was pretty much incapacitated and helpless to do anything. Mat came to the rescue and worked from home as much as he could. He was the dad, the mom, the chauffer driving Thatch to and from preschool, he cooked dinner, did dishes, vacuumed, changed poopy diapers...He did all that I could have asked of him and much more. And of course he did all of this, for four days straight mind you, with a smile on his face. Not a hint of frustration, not an unhappy word spoken. I am constantly in awe of this man and think every day how I got so lucky to be able to spend the rest of my life with him. He is such a hard worker, he is the best Daddy in the world, of course he is my best friend and knows me better than I know myself, it's scary sometimes. He is so funny, he has made me laugh so hard I've peed my pants (I'm pretty sure on more than one occasion), smartest person I know... I could go on and on! I am just glad he chose to marry me and make me happier than I could ever imagine possible. I love you baby!!