Yes, you are reading that right. It is 5:58 am. We have been up already for quite a while. Although you would probably have to sleep in order to say that you have "woken up". Ainsley slept pretty well last night, only waking up about 4 times between 10pm and 5am. That's pretty good for her. Hannah, on the other hand, was up crying almost all night long. Both kids ended up sleeping with us again because I didn't want them crying and waking everyone up. I don't know what is going on with Hannah, but she is seriously crying almost all night every night now. I know she isn't feeling well, but I don't know what to do. She can't take Robitussin or any of the other cold medicines that you give kids to knock them out. They have the opposite effect on her to the point that she gets shaky and mean(er) and irritable. So, we have to just deal with Ibuprofen Cold. She is at the age where she refuses to take medicine, too. I had to threaten her with the hospital and shots this morning to get her to take it. And poor little Ainsley woke up with a fever this morning. Whether it is from the shots or her cold, I don't know. I have to call the doctor when they open and ask what to do. I gave her some Tylenol, but she hates swallowing things other than milk, so she spit most of it out... all over my sheets. She just rolled herself under the coffee table, so I better get her and feed her and hope and pray that she goes back to sleep so that I can get some sleep. I haven't had a good night's sleep in months and I haven't had an even somewhat respectable night of sleep in WEEKS. I have hardly slept at all the last three nights.
Friday, September 21, 2007
Thursday, September 20, 2007
another new one
credits:sweet and sassy kit by jill d-zines at scrapdish
ashley olson's sloppy paint alpha
heart sticker from amanda rockwell's knock knock grab bag
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fonts: turtle club
i just did a layout!!!!
credits:
sophia sarducci's iron beads
christina renee's glitter paint splats & shooting stars
remaining items by Laura Burger
digi pallete series: Hues of Autumn Paper Pack at treasures to scrap
eclectic accents: shabby ties at treasures to scrap
tab from boone hall elements at digiscrapshak
a place in time frames at eclecticdigitaldesigns
boxtop borders at eclecticdigitaldesigns
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fonts: turtle club
update
it's just a cold... thank goodness! AND tissues were on sale at the grocery store! YEA! And the doctor's office gave me a discount for paying today rather than being billed. YEA! Ainsley got 4 shots today. Poor little baby! She is cranky! But the doctor said that Ainsley looks really good. She is in the 95% for her length and 65% for weight. And I LOVE the pediatrician! She is awesome! I better go deal with my cranky kiddos! I feel bad for the little ones!
it gets better...
now they are both sick! yesterday hannah woke up from her nap with a temp of 100.6. she was terribly whiny. so i gave her some motrin and she fell asleep. poor little girl! her temp was down to 99.6 this morning. i gave her some more motrin. i am hoping that the doctor will take a look at her, too. now i will probably get to pay for TWO doctor appointments! yea! i really hope that the kids' state insurance paperwork comes through quickly. i am so frustrated. i really hope that these are just colds that don't require expensive prescriptions. just a box of tissues and some tylenol cold... that would be nice!
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
new layout
credits:Sara Ellis's Silly Scatters templates at oaks
victoria feemster's framerifics 3 at oaks
oaks collab kit: everything boy
papers by victoria feemster, kelly thompson, rachel martin
yellow ribbon by victoria feemster
star button by laura pitman
glitter stars by christina renee
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fonts: vaguely repulsive
of course...
thomas switched jobs about a month ago. our health insurance doesn't kick in for another two months. ainsley needs her four month shots, actually she needed them about two or three weeks ago. last night, thomas looked over at ainsley and noticed that she had green goop in her eye. lovely. today her eye looks better, but she is acting like she doesn't feel well. she is a bit congested now, too. so, i spent three hours on the phone and internet this morning trying to find out if i could take her to the health department here for shots and to see a doctor. never could get a straight answer on anything from anyone. so, i finally just scheduled an appointment with a private practice pediatrician here to check her eye and do her shots. It's only going to cost $175 to $200...EEK! But at least I know that the doctor is a good doctor and actually knows what she is talking about. And I have a set appointment time rather than just show up sometime and we will see if we can fit you in. Public healthcare is a nightmare here. no one seems to know the answers to anything. i was really hoping that we could get through the next couple of months without any illnesses. and the first time we have cold weather, my baby gets sick! she needed her shots anyway... okay, i'll stop rambling now. i'm just really frustrated!
credits:
victoria feemster's acidic touch papers at oaks
victoria feemster's ribbons galore at oaks
sara ellis's snazzy snoodles: silly dots at oaks
sara ellis's snazzy snoodles: butterflies at oaks
pink stitch from oaks collab kit: everything boy, recolored, by rachel martin
white star journaling stamp from oaks collab kit: everything boy, recolored, by kelly thompson
alpha from faith true's sweet hannah lee at oaks, recolored
scotch tape, screw from Ann-Marie's sea dreams element pack at oaks
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fonts: cammi-pea
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
and another one.
this is another old one...credits:
Grass Kit by WetfishDesigns
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Fonts: Highland Perk
another one
huh! totally forgot to post these... i'm cleaning up my computer and keep finding out layouts that need to be posted! oops!
credits:
wetfish design's liberty kit
kraft paper from heather roselli's on the playground
michelle coleman's handstamped alpha
ribbon from christine smith's ribbon lovers collection: red
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fonts: highland perk
one more
this picture is from the last time we went to the cabin. i did the page sometime last week or maybe the week before, i can't remember!
credits:
Jennifer Barrette's Gossip Queen kit at TheDigiShoppe
white notepaper, stitching from Jennifer Barrette's Color Me Wonderful kit
tag from Jennifer Barrette's Childhood Friends kit
flower doodle on tag from Jennifer Barrette's Hippy Dippy kit
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fonts: cammi-pea, horse puke, jane austen
new layout
I did this one a couple of weeks ago. The picture is from the week after Ainsley was born!credits:
SaraAmarie's More Candy Wrappers Kit at SweetShoppeDesigns
3 - SaraAmarie's I'm Impressed Alpha at SweetShoppeDesigns
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fonts: trapeze, palatino linotype, vaguely repulsive
some pictures
hannah on her new trike
my girls in their matching church dresses
what a cutie! i love that little smile!some more pictures
my adorable girls in their unintentionally coordinating outfits! at least until ainsley pooped through hers! we went through four outfits yesterday! maybe the sweet potatoes take a while to get used to!
ainsley eating her sweet potatoes. needless to say, she got a bath after this meal! she's almost as messy as Zoey!
Hannah is feeding her baby!
Hannah & her cousins playing in the dirt in Grandma Shelly's garden
five of the six babies born in the last 10 months on the cardall side of the family. baby #6 lives in switzerland.
Ainsley with Aunt LeslieMonday, September 17, 2007
our weekend...
We had a good weekend, pretty uneventful though. Friday night, we ran some errands and got Hannah a tricycle from Grandma Ruthie. It was her late birthday present. It was storming really badly when we got home from the store and Hannah was begging to ride her trike. So we just left it in the trunk of the car and told her that we would put it together later. There was no way we were going to put it together Friday night and then listen to her beg to ride it all night. Saturday morning, Thomas had to work for a few hours so the kids and I went to Mary & Chris's house. It was so nice to just sit and relax for a while. Not that I don't sit a lot every day, but they have the most beautiful back yard with fruit trees and rose bushes... heaven for me! And they have a nice covered porch so Mary & I could sit on the porch and talk while the kids played in the hot sun! Hannah had so much fun playing with Eyi as she calls him. His real name is Eli. Hannah just cried when we left to come back and play with Eli again soon. So, we'll have to do that again, Mary! After we got home, we watched football pretty much the rest of the day! We made a big run over to our storage unit and got some of the boxes and empty bins out of here. It looks a lot better. But all the clothes from the boxes and bins are on the living room floor, semi-sorted into piles of what they are and then there are the five loads of laundry I did waiting to be folded. Oh, the fun never ends! Then, yesterday was church as usual. I swear, I cannot make it on time! I woke up earlier than usual and everything! Of course, everything I own is either too big or too small for me. I finally find a skirt that fits and of course it has been in the bottom of a box for a month so it has to be ironed. I start ironing, get almost all the way done, and the iron spits rusty water all over the back of the skirt. Well, that's just not good, especially on a white skirt! So, i had to start over completely. And of course that just put me in a really stinky mood. I was so close to just not going yesterday. But I am so glad that I did go. The lessons were really good and they felt like they were given just for me. Plus, the sacrament program was the Primary program. The kids were so cute! I was in the mother's room with the kids so I couldn't actually see it, just hear it. So cute! And I made roast and potatoes for dinner last night. It was supposed to be ready right after church, but because of my late start yesterday, I didn't even put it in the oven until after church. But it turned out really well. I was planning to bake pumpkin bread yesterday, but because I had the roast in the oven, I couldn't. Maybe I'll do it today if I get time. I still have to run out and do some errands. I can always do it tomorrow.
Why is it that even when the girls aren't wearing coordinating outfits they are always dressed similarly? I just looked at the girls and I realized that we are all wearing similar outfits. I am just in jeans and a white t-shirt, Hannah is in a sleeveless denim dress, and Ainsley is wearing a little pink & white tank with denim skirt. The girls looks so cute! Hey Grandma Ruthie!!!! Ainsley needs a new denim skirt. This one is too small. Let me know if you can find one. This one is from Old Navy, and I really like it. And I am not allowed in that store. I find way too much stuff for the girls and Thomas in there.
Well, I am going to go run errands now. Ainsley is fed and quiet, so I better take advantage of it. I took pictures of the girls in their matching dresses yesterday so I'll try to post one later and some of Hannah on her trike.
Thursday, September 13, 2007
one more layout
credits:
metalmama's sparkled garden at oaks
jessica david's explorer paper pack at oaks
file tab from Everything Boy kit at oaks
alpha from Ann-Marie's Sassy Alpha at oaks
glitter swirl from amy bleser's beohemian blossoms at sbb
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fonts: vaguely repulsive, century gothic
new layout
credits:
Faith True's Sweet Hannah Lee kit at oaks
Laura Burger's Box Top Borders at EclecticDigitalDesigns
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fonts: ck cursive, century gothic
