SPRING is on its way.....

As I walked down my front sidewalk this morning this is what I saw. My crocus have begun to bloom and my daffodils and tulips are not far behind. My daffodils have buds on them. Now we all know though as soon as the daffodils start to bloom we will get a cold spell. It never fails.

But for now....Spring is coming soon.

Racing Season has BEGUN!

Kendall and Daddy gearing up to watch the start of Race Season. Today marks the beginning of the season. The Daytona 500 is today and we had our annual lunch trip to Taco Bell to mark the day.

This is the only time Kendall has been awake today. He is not feeling real well today. He still has his cough and seems to be getting a fever. I hope he does not have the FLU or RSV.

Bath Time Fun

Kendall loves bath time! We got some more cute pictures, but I didn't think it would be good to be showing his booty online.

Can you believe he is 20 months old. It is so hard to believe that in just 4 months, he will be 2 years old.

Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day was special this year. Kasey was finally able to come home from his business trip. He sent me some lily's to work. Kendall got his elmo chair you see him standing on. He LOVES to climb these days and uses anything to get up higher, or to get where he wants to be. Kasey and I had dinner at Simp McGhees in Decatur. This was the same place we had our first Valentine's dinner 5 yrs ago.
This other picture is of Kendall one year ago on Valentine's Day. He stayed with mom and dad last year while I went to New Mexico with Kasey. Unfortunatly I got very sick on the way out there and didn't get to have to much fun at all. Can you believe how much he has grown up!

I Didn't Knock Hard enough....

Apparently I did not knock on that wood hard enough the other day-Kendall has a cold. I'm also getting one, but how do I avoid it with him sick.

He is doing really well though considering. He is also getting 3 out of 4 of his last teeth before his 2yr old molars. He's getting his eye teeth right now, so he has a sore mouth too with his cold.

Kasey is traveling to North Carolina and Jacksonville this week.

On another note, I'm going to be 30 in just a few short weeks, and to celebrate the occasion Kasey and I are taking a trip to here: http://www.palaceresorts.com/Resorts/AventuraSpaPalace/Index.asp
for a week away. I can't wait, although I know I'm going to miss Kendall terribly. I will SURVIVE though.

Kendall's Post Op Appointment and More

Kendall had his post op appointment yesterday and everything looks WONDERFUL! His ears are clear and working just the way they should be now. This is such great news. It has been a little over two weeks and (knock on wood) Kendall has not had a cold or anything.

On another note, I have been having some ear pain since early January-about a month now. It is causing pretty bad headaches too and sometimes a little dizziness, so while I was at the ENT since I was already a patient, I had them take a look at me. My ears were clear. They did pressure tests, hearing tests, all sorts of things to rule out it being a problem with my ears. Well they came to the conclusion that it is like TMJ but with my muscle. It is myositis. It is more common in women and is usually caused by hormones(of course!)It seems like everything is caused by hormones. It is treatable and I got a nice regimen to start. It includes the following:
Modifying my diet to eat healthy but avoiding hard, crunch, tough and chewy foods.
Inhaling warm, moist heat
No gum chewing
No nail biting(a big habit of mine)
Take 3 advil 3 times a day for 3 weeks(should do my ulcer wonders)
Warm compress to jaw
Splint on my teeth that I wear at night to avoid clenching
Prescription(I think it is a muscle relaxer/pain pill in one)

Hopefully this will cure itself in a couple of weeks and I'll be trucking right along again. I'm having some bad luck this year and it is only February. I'm ready for a new start to this new year for sure.

Kasey is traveling this week. He got the joy of going to Fargo, ND and didn't bring his hat or gloves(big moron) I think the high is -7 today. Next week I think he is headed to NC and FL. I'm not sure yet.

Kendall is doing wonderful. He is learning all about climbing and will take his toys to the edge of the couch, so he can climb up on it. He then proceeds to roll off the couch and laugh about it. He is a tough kid. He has no pain at all.

Happy Mardi Gras!(Fat Tuesday) and Happy Super Tuesday!

I've done it again....

Meaning being a slacker on my blogging. So much has happened since my last post. Kendall has done wonderful with his new tubes. In fact we think he is talking more now and much LOUDER!

Sunday January 20, we spent the day in Nashville. We got up that morning and drove up getting there just in time for lunch. We had gotten a gift card for Christmas that was good for Rainforest Cafe too, so we used it there and had a great and fun time. We sat next to the monkeys and now every time you ask Kendall what a monkey says, he says ooo ah ooo ah. So cute! Next we made our way over to the Opryland hotel. We had a fun time walking around there and taking some pictures of Kendall. We enjoyed some Italian Gelato as well and it was super yummy! Kendall loved it way to much too. Here are a couple of pictures from our day.







Kasey traveled to New Orleans and Mobile last week, so it was just Kendall and I again. On Friday January 25 I finally had my appt. with my GI dr. that I had been waiting on since December. I have thought I had an ulcer since mid December but could not get into see him. Well they set me up for and Endoscopy that I had on Monday. I do have and ULCER and now get to drink some wonderful medicine 4 times a day, but hey if it helps and keeps me from getting another, I will deal with it.

Friday also brought us to some more bad news. Joe(who we call Kasey's stepfather) had a heart attack. He is ok now though. We went to see him on Saturday in Chattanooga and he said he was feeling better than he had in awhile, so hopefully the cath will do him some good. I believe he has gone home now. Our prayers continue to go out to him and Judy.

So that is about it for what is going on with us. I'm just treating my ulcer and we are having a good time. Kasey is here this week. I believe he has to go to Fargo, ND next week. He is really looking forward to that. Not!

Oh and I almost forgot! My hair is short again! Kind of an inverted Bob cut. I'm Loving it!