The Toxic Tonsils are Gone!

Princess Lexie had her tonsils removed this morning. The surgery went well and she did just fine. The doctor said her tonsils were pretty ugly. They were large and full of scars. He could tell they had been putting her through hell for many years. He got that right!

She's sleeping now. She got more drugs than a 90 year old. Lots of pain meds and some antibiotics. I loaded up the fridge and freezer with popsicles and jello. Got her some applesauce for when she's feeling more adventurous.

I'm so relieved it's over. I was a nervous mess but I was pretending to be calm, cool and collected. Not sure if I pulled off that charade, but I gave it a good try. I couldn't sleep last night so am exhausted now that it's all over. I'm super happy that she will be a healthier person! She deserves to be healthy since she rarely gets that chance.

Turning Two Today!

Someone cute and cuddly is turning two years old today! Here is a little photo journal style post to show you all just what the full moon brought us two years ago:

Skipping School (Again)

I'm being naughty today and playing hookie from college. I have a test tomorrow and a paper due tomorrow. The test I'm ready for (almost) but the paper - yikes! I haven't even started it!

And I have tonsillectomy paperwork to finish up. Plenty for me to do without putting in a full day of lectures too.

Baby Princess is sick. This is the real reason I'm home today. She's got a fever, cough and snot pouring out of her like she's just a snot faucet. She hates it when I come after her with a kleenex so she just wipes her nose with her hands and wipes it all over her cheeks and forehead. Then she rubs her hands together like she's applying lotion. She's a beautiful sight.

I got her some pediatric Robitussin for cold and cough. It's really working! But holding down all her flailing arms and legs and pouring a spoonful down her screaming gullet is not an easy task. I finally got wise this morning and put a spoonful in the freezer. It froze up like a little popsicle and I shoved that in her mouth. She swallowed it! The whole dose! No screaming! I'm impressed with myself for coming up with that one! I've got the next dose freezing up right now.

I should get with it and do a little research so I can whip an essay outa my wahzoo today. It would be nice to pretend I put some time and thought into it.

March Madness - Mom style

I can't wait till March is over. It's nuts!!! I have midterms and research papers and tons of studying to do. No time for anything else at all! I should pack my bags and move into the university library for a few weeks.

My oldest princess needs to finalize her summer job prospects before she drives me insane. She thinks she'll just get hired by showing up at her convenience. It's March! So I have been very busy nagging and nagging. She has her college mid-terms too. Wish she'd study! She's making me a nervous wreck.

Middle princess gets her tonsils out in a little over a week. I'm both excited and nervous. And the aftermath won't be fun for her which means it'll be hell for the rest of us. But then she'll be healthier and we can look forward to a better school year next year. She just signed up for next year's classes. She'll be a senior!!! I'm not sure how she suddenly got to be this far along in school. I swear, she was in middle school not that long ago.

Baby princess has a birthday at the end of this week. She will be 2 yrs old. I threatened to post-pone her birthday until she seems more ready to be 2, but it's coming anyway. I'm taking her to Seaworld for her day in lieu of a party. We will have a family dinner followed by pie. Gracie gets pie on her birthday because she was born on pi day.

My neighbors are organizing a block rummage sale. So whatever Saturday they choose, and they want to do this in March... I'll drag my crap out to the driveway and partake in the neighborhood garage gutting festivities.

Easter is in March too. Yeah, cuz March isn't busy enough! I invited my brother here for Easter but if he thinks I'm cleaning my house for his visit, he's mistaken. I have too much to do to take time to clean house for my brother. I haven't seen him in years, so I might run the vacuum... or I might not.

Never a dull moment around here!!!

Friday Follow Up

The week in review: Nothing too exciting this week. I had a British Literature exam on Thursday and I think I kicked some poetic ass!!! Sweet!!! I had some bloodwork done this morning, which is the worst thing in the world to me. I'd rather get puked on. Speaking of... my baby is sick with a runny nose and fever. No puke. whew! Dodged that bullet. My dog has taken a new liking to digging in the back yard, which now looks like a mine field. I helped my husband brew another batch of home-made beer - Cherry Wheat. It's currently aging in a bucket in the bathtub. Hey, where do you keep your bucket of brew? Other than that, it's been a fairly normal week. Here are some questions and comments from the trenches:

This is my niece. I believe she is a future Girl Scout Cookie High Seller. I'm sure of it.
Living with cavemen
Your niece is super cute!!! Where does she get that adorable charm? From her mother? I don't see her as being much of a girl scout.... she doesn't seem to be the follower type. More of an individual do it her own way kinda girl. She does love cookies though.

When you wrote "ABC" I was trying to figure out who those initials stood for. I had not thought that you were actually talking about the "American Broadcasting Channel" (Or whatever they stand for?). That's crazy.
rick
Yup, that ABC! We listed it on Craigslist and a couple of tv producers called us, came over with cash in hand and the deal was done. Sweet!

You're glasses will probably show up the day after your new ones arrive.
Living with Cavemen
Again, you spelled "your" wrong. You do that so I have something to nag about, right? That's so sweet of you, but really.... it's Y.O.U.R. Still haven't found my glasses, the charger with the extra battery stuck in it, or blue kitty. Also lost my kitchen timer. My new glasses shipped so I'm waiting for them to arrive. Hopefully soon!

I'm going to get this bumper sticker, what do you think?
Anonymous
I love it!!! And Jesus seemed to turn out ok.


Bossy is coming to San Diego on April 7! Are you interested?
Jenn
Midterms will be over... Lemme see if I can get a sitter in the city. Sounds promising.

My Famous Mini-Van

Here is a picture of the old girl, I know I have better pictures of her somewhere in the depths of my computer but this one will due for now. Oh, that's not my house, but that is me.

My mini-van, wait, let me clarify.... it's not really mine anymore. We sold it to ABC last summer for a whopping $2905 cash. It was a 1997 Dodge Caravan with 151,000 miles on it. And it had a salvage title too because we bought it wrecked.

My mini-van is now a TV Star! It's on a reality show Tonight!!! It airs in a couple of hours - and it already aired in the Central time zone and I suppose the east coast too. The show is called "Here Come the Newlyweds" on ABC.

Hope you get to watch my girl make her tv debut!!!

Where's My.....????

I've lost a lot of things: time, my sanity, my girlish figure, perky boobs, contact with the real world, etc. But lately, I'm losing my head.

The list of things I cannot find is growing.

First of all, I lost my glasses. I've been wearing glasses since I was 10 yrs old and I cannot ever remember misplacing my glasses to the point where they didn't show up after a few days. It's been two weeks and I totally can't find them.

I also can't find Blue Kitty. Princess Gracie's BEST friend!!! What kind of mommy loses Blue Kitty? Have you seen him? He's blue and cute and pretty quiet. Loves hugs from Miss Gracie.

Lost my camera battery charger and extra battery too. We have a Canon Digital Rebel, which has it's own "special" shaped battery. Can't just shove a 9 volt in there and call it good. So, our camera has been rendered useless without the charger.

To sum all of this up... lost my $200 glasses (I got a good deal on them), $32 blue kitty (specialty boutique item), $60 battery stuck in the $??? charger. I don't know how much the charger would be, spendy I'm sure! I wouldn't dare lose anything cheap!

I just ordered new glasses online from Global Eyeglasses for an amazing low price of $32 total. Such a good deal that now if I find my glasses I have an extra pair. With the way I've been losing things lately I think this is a great idea. Gotta have backup.

I'm going to continue to search for Blue Kitty and the battery charger. As soon as Blue Kitty turns up, she will be grounded. I have fears of finding her headless with half her stuffing pulled out. The dog is the prime suspect in this missing lovey mystery!