Garage Sale via Blog

I just posted on Craigslist, but I figured why not also post on good ol' Blog. I always like to either offer or sell things to family/friends first that need the item before some random stranger takes it, so here's what I am selling: My two Evenflo Majestic High Chairs. ( See Here ) I purchased these chairs before we had a kitchen table. With the kitchen table and two full size high chairs, it's getting fairly cramped in our kitchen, especially when the sliding door to the backyard is right behind the table. They are good high chairs, but I have to downsize to those booster chair seats. I'm hoping to sell them at $30 a piece or $50 for both. If interested or you know anyone that is interested, just leave a comment with an email or phone. Thanks!

...In sickness and in, well, more sickness

There's nothing worse than seeing your child sick, or children in this case. This little boy has had a rough 24 hours with 6 rounds of throwing up, major messy diaper, and only pedialyte in his belly. Of course, like twins should, he shared the 'love' with sissy and 'L' also threw up last night in bed making it the fourth time we had to change bed sheets last night. Today is 'Indoor-Nap-day'.

The Old Folks...

These people:need to know how much I love them. I just can't condense how awesome and special they are to me in a little blog, so for now, I'll just leave it at: I love you Grandma and Grandpa!

What I Found Interesting...

Last night me, Aaron, the kiddos, and my mom went to 'The Vida' (as we like to put it) for some yummy dinner! Just as we were about to finish, three guys and a girl came right to our table, point to my mom and their faces light up with glee. Immediately, I knew that these four people were former students of my mom's and just couldn't help themselves by saying Hi. (*Side Note: Having both parents as teachers has made 'run-ins' with students a constant in our lives. I can remember as far back as being a kid being stopped in grocery stores, restuarants, the mall...you name it, former students are EVERYWHERE!*) Getting back to my story...one of the guys eventually asked how my dad was doing and if he was still teaching, etc. Of which my mom just briefly said, 'He passed away 15 months ago.' Simple, to the point. The guy had her repeat how long he had passed and then I quote, "Oh wow, well that's why we're here. My grandfather just passed and we got together as a family..." Hmmmmm???? What I found interesting was that the subject of my father passing, was brushed off as a non-point. A side thought, if you will. My mom, nor would my dad actually, would've cared to go into any more detail and actually we don't need a spotlight on the matter, but I just found it interesting that such a poignant moment in someone else's life can make another person either uncomfortable or dumbfounded. Here's my suggestion to anyone that runs into this situation: Express your condolences - simply and to the point. Don't just dismiss it due to it's subject matter. Realize that if the issue makes you uncomfortable, most likely it too is uncomfortable for the other person. Sheesh! Okay, thanks for stopping by my soap box - I'm getting down now.

***In other news -- MY NIECE HAS ARRIVED!!!! Yeah for Makenzie Leigh! -- Oh and Liz...it's your turn again! =) ***

A Bloggin' Thank You...

Thank you to this lady: and these kids: for watching these kids: My sis-n-law Liz is great and so gracious to watch my kids this past week, while I had some school stuff to do. She never lets me pay her, so I thought I would blog about her instead. =) Thanks Again Liz - Payton - Maddie - and Lexi!

My Valentine

After much deliberation all day over who was going to be my Valentine, I finally decided on this girl. Some fun facts: I wake up EVERY morning with either her face or butt right up against me; she has some weird eye lash thingy making a dark streak down her face; she sucessfully managed to lose a lot of weight over the last year or so (she's was a BIG girl before); she has some indestructible 'Jowl Juice' and it is so gross and extremely slimy/slippery; she LOVES getting dry and will literally do circles on her back trying to accomplish this task; my dad loved her very much! I've loved this girl the moment I saw her and she's always good for some laughs and love! Yep, my Lucy Loo is my Valentine this year and I'm very pleased with my decision.

Sprinkles = Love

Happy Birthday Daddio!

It's dad's birthday today and he would've been 58. In jest, I would've told him how old he is getting, but now that he's gone, 58 just doesn't seem very old, does it?

(A typical summer day after dialysis for my dad)

There's things now in existence that didn't used to have as much meaning as they do now, and this past week, several of those little 'things' surfaced for me. I sat in my mom's room the other day on the floor in front of her nightstand and just cried by just holding one of these 'things'. That thing being my dad's wallet. Okay, so the wallet might have meant something when I was a teenager hoping to get some cash out of that 'thing', but now it holds a different meaning. It means my dad. That thing was, literally, closer to my dad then anything else in his life by just being in his pocket. It still held his drivers license, the note he wrote himself just hours before his passing of his Doctor's appointment that same day, and even the $12, of which I'm sure would've been gone by the end of the day to support McDonalds. It's just a wallet, I know, but it was my dad's, and I'll cherish each and every thing that was his just as I do now with that wallet.

My 'Not-So-Baby' Baby Girl

I'm not sure if it was the outfit or just a random spark of realization, but I looked at Elliot today and thought to myself that I no longer have a baby. I have a little girl. Complete with little girl hairstyles and clothes. Often by my family I am told how Elliot never smiles or is always so serious, but here's the thing with this little girl, she has a personality matched by none. She is inquisitive and feisty, tender but a rascal. I try to picture her in dance class in a couple years or asking for me to put sparkles on her, but those thoughts just don't form as quickly as the image of her wanting to get muddy outside and ride the quad with dad. She's a unique little creature, and I'm lucky to have her.