Off to the dentist...

Poor Addie has had a rough couple of weeks and this one did not start off much better! Yesterday, she slipped on the hard wood floors and landed right on her face :-( She was very upset for a long time (we had to watch Clifford again!). When she fell she bumped her chin, mouth and tooth. Her lip was bleeding and she chipped her front tooth. I did not even realize her tooth was chipped until Jason pointed it out to me (I felt terrible). So we headed off to the dentist this morning for x-rays. I must say I was very thankful because Addie was a real trooper. We had to hold her down but it was not as bad as taking her to the doctor (she starts crying when we pull into the parking lot saying "bye bye mommy bye bye". She did not fracture the root, which is a blessing but there is still a possibility of infection. So we will be keeping an eye on that tooth for awhile. Here are a few pictures of her traumatic experience.

For any of you out there looking for a dentist ours is great! I would highly recommend her to anyone. She talks very sweet and sang to Addie the entire time she was looking in her mouth (trying to calm her down). It helped alot and they were very understanding of toddlers. Her name is Heidi Yang, pediatric dentist and her office is off of Herr Lane - right next to Ballard High School.

Wonderful Husband...

Okay, I have a little bragging to do on my husband. He made me feel extra special this past weekend. I came home Friday from work to balloons and flowers all over the house. Each vase of flowers had sweet messages attached. Jason let Addie pick out balloons with him and she of couse picked out a Happy Birthday Dora balloon (Friday was my birthday). On Mother's Day, he let me sleep in and then he made a wonderful breakfast (all by himself) and he cleaned it up. Then he gave me pearl earrings with a matching necklace, along with a card decorated by Addie. We went to my moms and he was in charge of making the vegetables for my family (14 of us). He made green bean casserole and corn on the cob (both were very tasty). I was impressed (he is not usually into cooking).

I am very thankful to have a husband that would go so far out of his way to make this past weekend so special. I am so blessed to have such a wonderful family!

I hope all of you had a special day too!

Addie update: she is feeling much better but she is still fussy. She has had a virus since last Tuesday running a fever that hit 104 several days in a row. It was pretty scary but the doctor assured us that she was okay. We spent a lot of time taking baths and watching Clifford - her new favorite cartoon. At one point, she had a very high fever and we needed to put her in the bath but she was so fussy all she wanted to do was watch Clifford. We have a smaller TV out in the garage so Jason brought it inside and she literally watched Clifford while she was taking a bath. It was quite entertaining but it worked.

I am down to 5 working days left! Yeah! I am still not sure about next year but hopefully I will hear something soon. Have a great week.

Happy Mother's Day!

I realize that Mother's Day is still several days away but I just wanted to wish all of you a wonderful day. May all of the mother's out there find peace and quiet, relaxation and sleep. However, I understand that is not usually possible. But what a blessing we all have in our wonderful children, what a gift from God! Enjoy the one day set aside to celebrate what we love, our job as a mom. Happy Mother's Day!

The Countdown begins...

There are only three weeks left until summer break!!!! Which equals to 7 working days for me :-). I am so excited. I have not decided what we are going to do all summer long but I am sure we will stay busy. Addie loves the Zoo and the pet store so I am sure we will spend a lot of time at both of those places. We have been very busy so I have not posted anything in a while but I have tons of pictures. These next few pictures are of Addie while we were at the Zoo. Her favorite animal is the giraffe (at least for today, who knows what tomorrow will bring).

We got Addie a sand and water table (that she loves). This is a great outside toy, I would recommend it to anyone with little kids. She loves to splash, pour, and spill the water everywhere. I am looking forward to warm summer days so she can play with it even more.

We were given this adorable playhouse by one of my good friends (thanks Geralyn!) As you can see, Addie loves this too. Basically, anything outside she loves.
Addie is playing hide and go seek from the dog, yes I said dog! She hides from the dog on a regular basis. The funny thing is that he will actually try to find her! These next few pictures are of us at The Great Balloon Tour at E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park. I am not quite sure why she has her fingers in her ears! I think these next few pictures are adorable. She is sooo much fun . I don't even remember what I did for entertainment before she came along!

Well, sorry for all the pictures, it is too hard to pick only a few. Addie is doing great and she is talking up a storm now a days. She can actually say 4 word phrases, which is hysterical. She will repeat just about everything. She handed me a toy and said "here you go, mommy". She can count to ten, I did not even know she could do this. She was playing hide and go seek and just started counting, I was amazed. She has brought tons of joy to our family and we are so thankful for her. What a gift from God!

I am still not sure about my job situation for next year so please keep praying that I will be where God wants me to be. Thanks and hope to see everyone soon. Happy Derby!

Wet Pants...

I received this adorable email from my mom and thought I would share it with all of you. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
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Come with me to a third grade classroom..... There is a nine-year-old kid sitting at his desk and all of a sudden, there is a puddle between his feet and the front of his pants are wet. He thinks his heart is going to stop because he cannot possibly imagine how this has happened. It's never happened before, and he knows that when the boys find out he will never hear the end of it. When the girls find out, they'll never speak to him again as long as he lives.

The boy believes his heart is going to stop; he puts his head down and prays this prayer, 'Dear God, this is an emergency! I need help now! Five minutes from now I'm dead meat.'

He looks up from his prayer and here comes the teacher with a look in her eyes that says he has been discovered.

As the teacher is walking toward him, a classmate named Susie is carrying a goldfish bowl that is filled with water. Susie trips in front of the teacher and inexplicably dumps the bowl of water in the boy's lap.

The boy pretends to be angry, but all the while is saying to himself, 'Thank you, Lord! Thank you, Lord!'

Now all of a sudden, instead of being the object of ridicule, the boy is the object of sympathy. The teacher rushes him downstairs and gives him gym shorts to put on while his pants dry out. All the other children are on their hands and knees cleaning up around his desk. The sympathy is wonderful. But as life would have it, the ridicule that should have been his has been transferred to someone else - Susie.

She tries to help, but they tell her to get out. You've done enough, you klutz!'

Finally, at the end of the day, as they are waiting for the bus, the boy walks over to Susie and whispers, 'You did that on purpose, didn't you?' Susie whispers back, 'I wet my pants once too.'

May God help us see the opportunities that are always around us to do good...

Remember.....Just going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in your garage makes you a car.

Each and everyone one of us is going through tough times right now, but God is getting ready to bless you in a way that only He can. Keep the faith.

This prayer is powerful, and prayer is one of the best gifts we receive. There is no cost but a lot of rewards. Let's continue to pray for one another.

The Prayer:

Father, I ask You to bless my friends, relatives and those that I care deeply for, who are reading this right now. Show them a new revelation of Your love and power. Holy Spirit, I ask You to minister to their spirit at this very moment. Where there is pain, give them Your peace and mercy. Where there is self-doubt, release a renewed confidence through Your grace. Where there is need, I ask you to fulfill their needs. Bless their homes, families, finances, their goings and their comings. Amen.

Oprah

Okay so I have decided to copy a friends blog because I thought the message was so important that I wanted as many people to hear/see it as possible. The message is about Oprah and her new so called 'Religion'. Please take the time to read the entire blog and to watch the video at the end. I hope you will take it to heart and band Oprah from your T.V. too.

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2 Timothy 4:3-4
For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths.

No, I'm not saying goodbye to blogging, nor am I dying of an incurable disease (not that I know about!). I'm saying goodbye to Oprah. Sound weird? Well, her recent political ties only hurt my opinion of her, but recently she's been focusing tons of her time on the new book "A New Earth". Not only is she pushing the book, but she's doing e-classes on it with the books author, Eckhart Tolle. I see this as one of the biggest dangers in our society today, especially with women who think of Oprah as someone who can do no wrong.I think it's about time for Christians to stop turning a deaf ear to what Oprah says. I think it's time to turn off the TV. I'm not saying ALL TV (although I'm sure that's a good idea). I'm mainly talking about the Oprah show itself, but even Oprah's Big Give. I have a feeling that Christian stay at home moms make up over 50% of her viewing audience. If we would stand up for what we believe in we would have a HUGE impact on her market. We ARE her market! Watch this and see what you think. It's pretty incredible!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=JW4LLwkgmqA

Spring Break Fun!!!

We had a very busy week! We went to the Zoo, my sister and her son spent the night at our house one evening, we went to the park, we also went to Bass Pro Shop (Addie loves fish), my dad came in town and he stayed for three days and because I was off all week Jason was able to be home on Saturday. We had so much fun, I am bummed that it is over!

On Tuesday, over Spring Break, I was able to take Addie to the Zoo with some friends from work. She loved all the animals and unlike last year (every animal was a dog) she was able to name a few of them (correctly). These next few pictures are of Addie showing off her dance moves to her favorite Elmo song "Down, Down Baby" (yes, we were at the Zoo!). I wish I had the video camera. Addie is playing on the playground at the Zoo. She went down this slide all by herself!Addie loves to be on the computer and push all the buttons. She thinks she is a 'Big Girl'.
The other thing we started this past week was potty training. The first day was great! She went potty every time I put her on it (I never imagined being excited about this, but I was!). The next day she refused to sit on it and would cry every time I put her on the potty, so I finally stopped asking her. Then last night she showed some interest again and she started using the potty. I am hoping that this continues but we shall see. I know she is able to do it (she has been showing signs for a while) but Addie has always been on her own time schedule, I sure hope the time is now!

We also bought Addie a Betta. She loves fish and so we thought this would be fun for her. His name is Fish and sometimes Red. :-) How creative, but this is what Addie calls him so that is what we are going with. Here is a picture of her new fish that she picked out.

I hope eveyone has a great week.