ZOE

This is Zoe! She is my niece. She is 4 months older than Carlee. These girls are going to have the best time growing up together!!! They are getting to the age where they are going to figure out that they can spend the night together and be best friends. I HOPE!!! Carlee is lucky to have a big brother who she plays with, but.... she is not going to have that sister that she can tell all of her boy troubles or her jokes or share clothes with.
I love my sister, she is my very best friend! We have an unspoken bond that only sisters can have. Don't get me wrong, I love my brother, he just doesn't care to hear all of the girl rambling or the diet dilemmas! There is just something about sisters!
Zoe is the closest thing Carlee is going to have. I am looking forward to the two of them doing lots of stuff together. Maybe even be college roommates some day! That could be bad!!!
As for Connor, boys will be boys! He loves the girls and actually plays very well with them. I am sure there will be a time that he does not want to listen to the girl stuff!!!!

I did something I said I was never going to do again....

Well.... Some of you know the HORRIBLE expierience that we had back in October when Connor was in the hospital. I decided then that we would go to Columbia if we ever had to spend some time in the hospital again!! WELL!!! that awful time came yesterday! Carlee was a super sick little girl. We went to see Dr. Ulbrich and he said she needed to be admitted overnight for fluids! I said NO! I can't do this again, I HATE that doctor there! Well, he assured me that it would be different. I said I would go only on these conditions, Angela Gaba do the IV, Dr. Siegal not have 1 thing to do with Carlee, and if I have questions I will be able to call Dr. Ulbrich.
Well, Dr. Sherri Thompson was the hospitalist, he assured me she is awesome and he would take his own kids there to her for fluids. He contacted the hospital and talked to them about what needed to happen and it did. She is home now, still sick but getting better!
She was so tough! She did not cry during the IV, she wanted her daddy and Connor after they left to go home to sleep. We are both exhausted today but we are home!!!!
The hospital was a whole different experience! I hate it that we had to go, but I learned that Dr. Siegal got fired and there really are people who care about you there!!! I am glad that this time was different!
She will have to sit out of gymnastics today! That is very sad but next week we will be back to normal if there is such a thing!
Thanks to everyone who called and checked on us! We are home today if anyone wants to talk to little Ms. Thing!

OH YEAH!

Connor starts Junior Jumpers today at the YMCA, not to be confused with Gymnastics. You know, Chad is cool with him jumping around and playing with other kids but absolutely not ok with Gymnastics! I will let you know how it goes. Ms. Thing starts gymnastics tomorrow night. Please pray that she is nice to the other kids!

YEAH FOR NICE WEATHER!!!!

Sunday Afternoon:
It has been a wonderful weekend. First of all, I cleaned my whole house Saturday, mopping included! It was such a great feeling!!! We spent the majority of the afternoon outside of Saturday and ALL morning and afternoon outside today. Chad and I worked in the garage separating garage sale, stuff to keep and trash. I am planning on a big garage sale in the Spring! My theory is... it has been in the garage since we moved. We have not looked for it so we probably do not need it.
Off the subject a little bit, my mom and dad are vacationing in Puerto Rico, she called today to check on us and they had been walking the beach, drinking rum and having a great time! How nice!!!
Monday:
I had to stop in the middle of this post and am just now returning to it. I am not as bright and cheery as I was yesterday!! I want that warm weather back. We packed as much into those nice hours as we could, BBQ, swing set, walks, spring cleaning and big fat naps (the kids that is!)
I will post more pictures of the outdoors soon! Dawn has borrowed my camera cord obviously without the intent to return... just kidding, when I get it back I will post my pictures.
Have a great day!