The Family That Does Antibiotics Together Stays Together

Have I mentioned that I curse winter? Because I do! Blast this nasty cold weather... and I don't even live where it snows. Poor, poor Michigan, Idaho, New York, anybody who lives in snow people. I wish you warmth and spring time, pronto!

If it weren't for all the crap in the air due to winter I wouldn't despise January- April so much.  Rusty caught a bad cold 3 weeks ago. We literally stayed inside for 4 straight days to get him on the mend as fast as possible. Unfortunately his cold turned into a double ear infection. His very first one. We started his 10 days of amoxicillin and life went on.

I got sick a few days later. Casey kept egging me to go into Urgent Care. I swore I was getting better but secretly I thought I was going to go cross eyed from all the pressure building up and tightening in my forehead. 8 days later I woke up and finally surrendered.

We had stake conference that day. Since I refused to take Casey's advice earlier in the week I figured I better go to church first and save myself the guilt trip. We sat in the YW's room to listen to conference so the kids could play and so I could crank the heater up to warm my shivering fever. Ya it was totally pointless to go. The whole time I was sitting there wondering what the heck I was doing there. I couldn't tell you one thing that was said. But then again it's kind of hard to listen to the stake president while Shakira is crossing wires with the satellite station transferring conference from the stake center to the ward building. I did make it through conference and my 3 hour wait at Urgent Care. Sinus infections are a bust. You can't taste a darn thing!

So now we are entering this week. Rusty had finished is antibiotics for a few days and I think he is all good. Nope. He was up for 3 hours Friday night crying. I thought it was just his fangs coming in so I doped him up on Tylenol and he finally went to sleep. Throughout the weekend he was good but just extra clingy. This morning I went to fold laundry on my bed and when I came in to check on him I found him like this. Dead asleep on the floor at 10am.

Luckily he had his 15 month well check this afternoon. The doctor said his ears had never cleared up and he still had both infections. My heart dropped to the floor. I felt horrible, no wonder he wasn't feeling good. I am so dumb to have not thought about his ear infections never getting better. How long would I have gone without going back to the doctor and thinking it was just his teeth?!! He is on round 2 of drugs and I hope this time it works! I am beyond ready to sit pool side soaking in the vitamin D sun and putting this sickie business to rest for a loooong time!

In the meantime I managed to have a little fun.  Friday after the kids went to bed I met Marcie and my mom at Harkins to see the best movie ever...Never Say Never!!! Haha it was awesome! To be honest I was more excited about my popcorn and Dr. Pepper but once the movie started  I was totally sucked in. It's amazing what that kid has done in 2 years. If you want to make it extra fun go with your groovy mom who will dance, sing and flash heart signs with you!

I made a really yummy and EASY dinner tonight, pizza buns (scroll to bottom of post to find recipe). Only I used my bread recipe because I didn't have that oil ingredient. With 1 batch of my bread dough I made a pan of pizza buns, a loaf of regular bread and a loaf of cinnamon bread. Love killing 2 birds with 1 stone. I even started at 4pm and we ate dinner at 6! See, easy peasy. Make it for din din tomorrow!

It's a good thing I can finally taste again!

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Got Me Some LOVE

We started our valentines weekend with being in charge of the ward adult party Friday night. I don't know how I'm going to like this new no ward party committee thing. The Relief Society got dubbed first of this change. Luckily I have amazing help. Michelle Yomomato is my activities coordinator and she rocks. We decided to do a homemade ice cream contest/social and tied red, pink and hearts into it.

Cheesy is always better so Michelle's husband volunteered himself to dress up in this huge heart costume. As the couples arrived to the party they got to capture their love forever with Heart Throbby Bobby! I think this will be my favorite keep sake for a long time:)

I had an extra special Valentine come off the bus yesterday from school.

Can you tell that this is his favorite thing to wear?!

Cupid delivering his gift to daddy

 

We had a yummy (no wait) candlelight dinner.

BBQ Chicken Salad for the adults, Pasta Roni and chicken

for the kids.

Afterwards we went to the animal store (Bass Pro Shop) looking for boots for dad

then Yodipity for dessert!

It was an awefully romantical day!

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Count Your Blessings

I have a serious soft spot in my heart for a little hair salon on Gilbert and Brown called Tantrum.

I truly believe that without my 7 year experience of working there, I would not be where I am at today.

I am happy to say that Tantrum is and was my only place of occupation. I was lucky enough to have done my beauty schooling during my senior year. This allowed me to enter the work force directly after graduation. Little did I know I was about to enter into one of the best things that has happened to me.

Not only was I able to work for an amazing boss, Mack, who can back comb like nobodies business, I also made life long friendships with amazing people. Of course the girls I worked with are some of those life long friendships. The best part about Tantrum is that there was NEVER that katty, jealousy girl bologna  EVER! That says a lot. Especially at a hair salon! I have too many memories to even count that put a huge stinkin smile on my face. Most of those where made because of Heather:) Oh how I love Heather! I wish I could give a shout out about everyone but that would make for a loooong post:) You know who you are and I love you!

About 3 years into hair styling I decided to take a break and go off to BYU Hawaii for a few months then return. When I did return a new girl named Melinda had started working there. I was getting acquainted with her. Asking her name, where she went to school, the normal getting to know questions. When the family questions arose is when it all started to get interesting. I explained that there were 7 in my family, my twin sister and I being the oldest. While I was saying this she got a huge smile on her face then excitedly said she had twin brothers who just got off their missions and were both single. Well what are the chances of that! Long story short, Melinda is now my sister in law and with out her my life would be completely different. How thankful I am for her! I love her with all me heart.I know what a blessing it was for us to have worked together because without her I would not have my Casey and 2 boys.

Another great thing about my profession is that your clients become your friends. Some of my favorite clients were the Dooley girls. I started doing Chantel's hair pretty much right when I started doing hair on the floor. She was one of my first clients. We became instant friends. Her sister Krista started coming to me as well. They are the type of people who can make you feel like you've been connected to them since you were born. I want to say almost like family. I did their hair for years when they finally convinced their mom to come to me because she had never colored her hair before... along with their sister. So now I know the whole family! Lets just say that on my very last day of work at Tantrum, Krista was one of my last clients and we were both in tears! She promised me that when she got married I was to do her hair.

Well four years later the big day arrived! Yesterday I spent the day out in Fountain Hills and was able to do her wedding updo. While I was at her parents house doing hair I was reminded as to why I loved the Dooley family so much. They were so welcoming and acted like I had been over millions of times before. I met the dad for the first time and while I was doing Krista's hair I learned that he was outside washing the windows on my truck! Seriously, who is nice enough to wash their daughters hair dressers windows on the wedding day! I also did Chantels hair who was the maid of honor.

Krista was gorgeous! I was also blessed to have learned how to do "sex kitten" big hair from Beth who is the updo queen! I told you, lots of blessings come from that wonderful place:)

I am so happy Melinda gets to do the Dooley girls hair now. She did an amazing job on Cynthia and Tana's hair for the wedding.

Tantrum was a great part in my life. Looking back it was something I desperately needed in my life at that time. However, I am so grateful that I am able to stay home with my boys and not have to work. I am so thankful and feel tremendously blessed to have this opportunity that a lot of moms don't get to enjoy.

Isn't it interesting how blessings come from blessings!

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Good Morning Mr. Breakfast

( I said that in my best Pee Wee's Big Adventure voice)

We are here. 

The lovely stage of wanting to feed themselves/walls/blinds/ floors like a big boy.

No spaghetti or lasagna until 2012 (slight exaggeration).

AAAND somebody finally got their top 2 buckaroos!

He ordered steak for dinner to celebrate:)

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