Unbelievable!

As if having tonsils out wasn't enough, now she has a terrible chest cold. I was hoping all the antibiotics she had would keep her healthy for a while, but she woke up with a bad chest cold this morning. "Mama, this is no fare!!!!"

White Christmas

Dreaming of a white Christmas is NOT the same as the nightmare of the blizzard that buried us over the last couple of days! We spent last night and all day today digging out of over 2 feet of snow. The drifts that we didn't even attempt to dig out were over 4 feet in some areas.

Kaitlyn couldn't wait to get out into all the "butiful" snow. We bundled her up and let her loose as soon as we had the driveway dug out. She went totally crazy! "This is just so great guys!" was the comment of the day. When the neighbors asked if she was having fun, she looked around at everyone and yelled "Good evening everybody!" After about 45 minutes, I decided it was time for her to go inside. This was not something she wanted to hear or do. So, she thrust both her arms into a snow drift and thought that she would be able to hold on and stay outside - nice try!

But I want Daddy's crunchy food!!!!!!!!

Little Miss woke up yesterday and did not even have a sore throat or an ear ache!!!!!! I asked her if she needed medicine and she looked at me like I was crazy. I looked at her throat and found that her scabs were both gone. The next discovery was the ability to eat real food. Well, most real food anyway. Mark came home from work and had picked up Taco Bell for his dinner and Kaitlyn decided she wanted some. Since he had picked up tacos, she couldn't have any because of the hard shells. Of course the tears began to flow and the Minnie mouse voice protested "But I want Daddy's crunchy food!!!!!!!" After a whole lot of talking and reasoning, she settled for mac & cheese.

Mission for Friday

Yesterday was the big visit to see "Santa". I decided to go to the outlet stores at Castle Rock. This turned out to be a wise choice because we didn't have to wait at all. As we were driving the 20 miles, Kaitlyn is holding her letter she wrote to Santa in both hands and she announces, "My mission today is to get this letter to Santa!" I didn't dare laugh because she was extremely serious. A few minutes later she notices that we have been driving a long time and says, "Mom, are we going to the North Pole?"

Nothing...no thank you, Mama!!!

Kaitlyn wants nothing to eat or drink. She doesn't want to do anything. She was doing so good yesterday. Four hours later, the doctor's office finally calls back. Luckily she fell asleep a little over 2 hours ago. After talking with the nurse, I find out that just regular Tylenol is not enough and that she needs the codeine for the pain. I drill the nurse about the drug and find out that it is not addictive for the period of time she will need it and that if I give her less at night, she shouldn't have the bad dreams. I tell Kaitlyn about this when she wakes up and all she asks is "Can I plug my nose when I take that yucky other medicine?" I told her of course she could and she proceeds to go right back to sleep.

Decorating complete

The outside decorations are all up and look very nice. They are subtle and simple. We decided that the neighbors all have enough color, so we kept ours all white. I told Kaitlyn that Santa would have no trouble finding our cul-de-sac with all the lights that everyone has.

Yesterday was definitely the turning point in Kaitlyn's recovery. She was much more active and happy and was able to eat a few more things. She even went outside with us when we put up the decorations. A 2 hour nap did follow the outdoor venture. Almost all the ornaments on the indoor Christmas tree were put on by the little one. The rest were put on by daddy as directed by Kaitlyn. It turned out pretty nice.

On the mend

Kaitlyn has finally progressed to eating something other than ice chips, applesauce & sherbet. Oh thank heaven for mac & cheese (even if it is for breakfast)! She is also sleeping much better and isn't coughing as much during the night. She's not mad at mama and daddy anymore and is handing out more hugs and kisses. The best medicine she's had have been the visits from grandma and papa.

Today the Christmas decorations are going up - including the new outside decorations. We finally decided to go along with the rest of the cul-de-sac and decorate the outside this year. However, the decorations will be coming down after the holidays and not well into the new year!

Good Manners

Most small/young children do not pay as much attention to their surroundings (i.e. very small animals behind them) as they should. The other night Kaitlyn was rolling around and just about squished little Truly. I was having a snack and had tell her to stop because she had just about hurt the little dog. I was giving her this long drawn out lecture about paying attention and being more careful because there were others around her that could get hurt. I was very impressed at how well she was listening and paying very close attention. I finished my lecture and she looks at me and says "Mom, you shouldn't talk with food in your mouth!" I tried to say something in response to this but I couldn't - She had a valid point.

I wasn't purring

Sunday is always the big family "clean the house" day. We had been cleaning all day and Toodles was helping out as usual. She must have been getting a little stir crazy because she started talking non-stop at about 3:00. This continued on into dinner. We were eating and trying to listen to her and then all of the sudden she just stopped and looked at me and said "I wasn't purring". Luckily I hadn't put any food in my mouth right then because Mark and I burst out laughing. Then it dawned on us that this was a line from a movie she likes. She tends to quote lines from movies or television shows as the mood hits her.

The Countdown

Five days to surgery. Toodles "says" she's excited to get her tonsils out. I think she's just a little bit nervous. It may be mother's intuition or the fact that she asks me several times a day to tell her about her operation ;). She also is asking grandma and papa to explain it to her and then she explains it all to whatever animal is nearby.

I decided to give her the surgery present ahead of time since she probably won't feel much like playing with it afterwards. She got a "Dancing Genevieve" barbie and has been dancing with her nonstop. The toy companies need to remember a few things when they create these toys. The first thing is a volume switch. The second is not to have the toy instruct the child to do things that are not only difficult, but potentially dangerous. This doll has the child lift both arms above the head, lift her leg up behind or in front of her and then spin - give me a break!

Doggie sleeping bag update.........3 more are needed to keep peace among the animal members of the family. Yes, it was a major hit with all of our 4 legged friends.