Excuse our absence…

....we've been busy making these....

...and getting this.

A folding table was propped up against the wall at church and Lydia ran into it and then it fell on her ankle. Two x-rays showed no break in her foot or ankle but it has been two weeks and she won't walk on it. So the orthopedic doctor thinks it must be the tibia. We'll x-ray the foot again in three weeks.

Can you tell how we all feel about it?

mobility

Oh the joy that it brings!

ten on tuesday

1. I have been sewing like a mad women lately to finish some baptismal clothing I am making for our ward. Today I finished two of the 10 outfits we are making. It was a big success and most of the thanks goes to my mother who's tela-sewing lessons really saved the day.

2. Peter seems to be looking a bit better. Here are some before & after pics. He still gets bright red some days but the bumpy rash has subsided.

3. Liesel and Lydia have taken to playing house all day long. Often Lydia will be yelling for Mommy and when I reply she will say..."No pretend Mommy!" I don't know how long Liesel will manage to be 'Mommy' but it certainly frees up my schedule.

4. Eliza is becoming a different kind of care giver. Today I found her putting Peter's Vaseline all over her teddy bear.

5. We got a new bishop in our ward on Sunday. It was quite an exciting day. Daniel has already been put to work and I am sure to be released soon since the Bishop's wife is the Primary President I work under. It will be two years next month serving in Primary and I am mourning the loss of teaching Sharing Time already.

6. QOTD: (As I am trying to get the girls to come down stairs and play so I can keep an eye on them.) Me: You aren't playing in the bathroom are you? Eliza: NEVER!

7. We hit the Free Day at the Denver Zoo last week. It was SO fun. It always feels wonderful to just enjoy the park rather than 'get your money's worth' out of it.

8. Got my phone bill the other day and it was 5 times the expected amount. I am learning to record everything these days.

9. Been trying to watch some of the Olympics on the Internet. Eliza is convinced that the figure skaters are Princesses and she wants to grow up to be one of them.

10. Been searching for some new snack ideas. I found a fun Chex Mix I hadn't tried yet. You can see it here. Have any snack favorites? I would love to hear about them.

ten on tuesday

1. I don't realize how quickly time has gone until I look at a friends blog list and it says we haven't posted in 3 weeks. Sorry about that.

2. Peter and his rash have consumed my days and nights. Allergy test--negative. Next step--dermatologist. We saw him today. Apparently its a bad cases of atopic dermatitis--or just plain old ECZEMA. The doctor's suggestion--stop lotion--forever.. Vaseline and a $90 topical steroid are to be applied religiously.

3. Did I tell you Daniel is building me a window seat complete with cute baskets to hold our toys. It only took us three trips to Lowe's to actually cut and buy the wood.

4. Is it just me or are automated phone directories worse than getting a root canal. After trying to call four different companies and waiting at least 15 minute before I get to even talk to someone, and then needing to be transfer twice and on hold at least five more times---I think they should be destroyed.

5. Have you heard of Dave Ramsey? We are in the middle of Financial Peace University. Thankfully I've talked our 'saver' into a small BLOW budget every month. And our 'free spirit' has convinced me that my budget committee meetings are always too long and too frequent. So we are compromising.

6. We got our tax refund last week. Any guesses on how we are going to spend it?

7. We pulled out the sled for our snow day yesterday. Fun, fun, fun!

8. The girls and I are planning a Valentine Party for a few friends. Complete with games, crafts, decorations and donuts, it is sure to be a raving success.

9. Peter's new favorite food--anything--and a lot of it. He got a new seat to eat at and as soon as anything lands on it...it's on its way to his mouth. Poor kid is sure we are starving him. He is accepting any food rations.

10. So #6 is a trick question. When you have a saver such as our's in the house you don't spend tax returns--you save them.

rash attack

Poor Peter has had a rash all over his body for more than a week. We think milk is the culprit so he is on a week long Soy trial. We'll let you know how it goes.

two

Our Lydia is Two and she is telling everyone. All day on her birthday and every day since she has been singing "Happy Birthday to me!" everywhere we go. We love her sweet innocence and true joy in being a 'big' girl.Happy Birthday my little Song Bird...keep on singing!