Quiet Week

After spending a whole week being sick, we had a fairly quiet week last week. This weekend was spent doing things around the house and grocery shopping. I love shopping but was very frustrated at the Hudson Wal Mart and ended up driving to Stillwater to finish our shopping. I still love going to Aldi's and finding great deals on food there. It is so afordable and the quality of the food is very good.
We had a playdate with Sophie from preschool. The girls had a blast and kept asking when we could do it again. We went to a new park/playground in the Washington County park systems. The girls were able to swim in real lake water with fish. Ashley didn't like the seaweed.
Shannon and I continue to keep up on our marathon of "House". We started watching a few episodes this spring and got hooked. So we rented all of the seasons through Netflix and are now in season 3. It is a good show.
The girls and I ran into Mrs. Beedle while out shopping today. Abbey kept talking which is a surprise because they are both so quiet.
Our neighbor had their baby! A beautiful baby boy: Brett. He was 9 lbs and 2 oz. I visited with them on Saturday. He is very cute.
I can't say who but another very dear friend of mine is also pregnant. I have to wait one more month before I can say anything (of course with her blessing). They are so deserving of this awesome thing. They are going to be great parents! Prayers for a healthy and safe pregnancy!
My Uncle Dan had a mass removed from his lungs that was 4cm. They were able to remove all of it however they did find cancerous cells in his vessils. They can't see the oncologist until another 4-5 weeks so please continue to keep him in your prayers.

Dentist

The girls got to visit their favorite dentist today. They both had x-rays which was a first for Ashley because she has not wanted to do that. She also sat in the big chair by herself and let them clean her teeth without me holding her.
Abbey does great. She jumps right onto the chair and opens wide. They are so different when it comes to doctors. Abbey hates needles while Ashley does okay. Ashley doesn't like the dentist but Abbey likes it.
Both girls have great teeth and were told that they do a great job cleaning their teeth. They did such a great job they got two toys this time and they got princess toothbrushes.

Insomnia

After taking nyquil all of last week, I decided last night I was okay to try and sleep with out it. I must have been going through withdrawal's or something because I was up until 4 am! I couldn't fall asleep. I was being a nice wife and sleeping downstairs again for Shannon and it was horrible. I was hot, cold, anxious, wired.....finally I started watching reruns of The Brady Bunch and I fell asleep. The girls let me "sleep in" until 8:30. It has been a long day.

I am asking you to keep my Uncle Dan in your prayers. He is married to my mom's sister Shirley and they live in Pine City. He was diagnosed with lung cancer and is going to be having surgery this week to see what is actually going on in there. I have a hard time when I hear that anyone is diagnosed with lung cancer since that is what killed my dad, I pray that God gives Dan the strength to make the decisions that he needs to, the doctors have the right information to give him the best diagnostic and the family to let God lead their decision. It is a rocky road and faith is what got me through this journey with my dad.

The girls are getting out of the bath (Shannon is giving them their bath so don't think they are in their alone). This is one of my favorite times after their bath. The water makes them silly, they will now get out and then start running around and dancing and singing. Then that will all change when Ashley needs to have her hair blown dry and her hair combed.

Here are birthday party pictures from the girls party. They had a lot of fun.

A very long long week

So today was the last day of Vacation Bible School. Abbey was very sad that we were done with it. Both girls did a great job at the VBS concert last night. I was fortunate enough to help out in their class however I was not in the class hardly at all.
A few weeks ago Shannon had both hand, foot and mouth disease and a viral infection. He was miserable. Well last Friday after swimming at the beach, I had a sore throat. I didn't think too much of it...I thought it had something to do with the water. My throat was sore on Saturday and by Sunday it was getting very hoarse. On Monday after VBS, I wasn't feeling well at all then by the afternoon I was wiped out. I had to do two errands and almost fell asleep on the way home from Maplewood. Shannon called his mom to come and get the girls and I slept with three blankets on me. I was running a temp of 102.7. Well that night was miserable, the next two days were the same. I was in bed running a low grade fever with a sore throat that was horrible. Then the shooting pains started happening in my head whenever I coughed.
Shannon finally convinced me to see the doctor on Wednesday. They tested me for mono and for strep but they came back fine. Just in case it was bacterial, the dr gave me an antibiotic, which I don't think has helped. I was able to help out at the end of VBS yesterday and then at their concert last night. Today I made it through the entire session of VBS but I feel like I have a horrific cold.
The sad thing is we are suppose to be going camping tonight with Auntie Karla, Sam and Katie. I haven't told the girls that we aren't going and I am hoping that they don't remember it. I know life is full of disappointments but this would have been fun.
Shannon has been a saint. He has run back and forth from work to get the girls to VBS and me to the doctor. He has put up with my snoring (Yes this will be the only time I admit that I snore). I even slept on the couch last night so he could have a quiet bedroom all to himself.....and Ashley ended up in bed with him.

Como Park Zoo

Today we went to Como Park zoo with Nana, Papa, Auntie Tania and Uncle BJ. It was a blast! It was very hot and very long but we all had a good time. We started out in the butterfly exhibit and that was neat to see all of the different butterflies. My favorite one was a blue butterfly.
After checking out the monkey's/apes, we sat and watched Sparky the Seal. The girls really enjoyed the show. We walked around to the rest of the animals and then went for a picnic lunch.

After lunch we headed back to the park for rides. The girls loved going on the rides. Ashley was brave and went on a couple of rides herself. She rode the swings and the frog hopper by herself. Nana and mommy even did the bumper cars.....

We continued on all of the kid rides and then came home. It was about 89 degrees out so we were all hot. Shannon looks like a racoon.

The girls and I had to go to church to get things ready for VBS. Mommy got hit in the head pretty good with a car port pipe. That hurt!

Ashley's hearing checkup

Today we visited Dr. Malone and Ashley's hearing is the same as it was after her surgery. So we had a mold done of her ear and are starting the process of getting the hearing aid. It is crazy to me that our insurance doesn't cover something that is congenital. They only cover $750 for a hearing aid every three years (the molds cost about $50). If she was born with it, then I think they should cover it. I am researching to see if we have any other help in covering the cost. The hearing aid costs about $1400. That is a lot of money!
Ashley was worried about getting shots and freaked out when they went to make the mold. She thought it was a shot but it was a special light. She did great in the actual testing part. I am so proud of her. She is such a trooper.
Abbey won a DQ cake over the weekend in a drawing. She has been so excited to get it so today we headed out and picked it up. She wants to eat it all by herself! I have managed to talk her into sharing it with others. :-)