IT IS SNOWING!!!!!

Last Thursday, Meredith had her winter concert. She was wonderful. She sang a song that went- There will be no school tomorrow, there will be no school tomorrow if it snows. Well, there is no school today and they are predicting that will how much ice and snow will accumulate over the nighttime, there will be no school tomorrow. :)
Paul is feeling better somewhat after a long weekend of bronchitis.
Kyle and Meredith and her best friend (here) Johanna went bowling with me yesterday and we had so much fun.
Then, I dropped off Kyle at home and we (the girls and me) went ice skating. They had so much fun just being together.
Barkley woke up this morning and was "freaked" by the snow and did not know what to do. He ate some, ran around like he was on drugs and then whimpered some because he was afraid of it. It was the cutest.
I have the fire going right now and am watching it fall outside the window. It is so beautiful and I am thankful to be able to live in a place that has snow. Texas does not have much snow, mostly sludge.

Meredith thinks that I am nuts!!!

That is for the health professionals to evaluate and diagnose.
Let me set it up....
Every fall, two things happen that make my days just nicer and "happy".
1. Honey Crisp apples-- not the small ones like in Texas. The ones that way a pound, cost an arm and a leg, but taste soooo yummy.
2. Peppermint Mocha coffee creamer--- it comes out for only about 2 months a year and I miss it the other 10.
So, about late December, the Honey Crisp apples were gone. :(
I thought that the Peppermint Mocha was too. As Meredith and I were shopping for creamer at the local Safeway, I was depressed at the selection available. I picked up my chosen bottle and down the aisle I went. All of a sudden, out of the corner of my eye, I see the "holiday/seasonal collection" of CoffeeMate and get a bit excited. I walk over and only see Pumpkin Spice. I look down with regret. I look back up and "OH MY GOSH!!!" There is the Peppermint Mocha. Not only the 16 ounce size, but the 32 ounce. Voila!!! Happy Days are here again. :)
Meredith thinks that I am nuts, not because of the happiness factor from my find. It is the fact that I purchased 7 of them.
She might be right.

Meredith is home!

So, Kyle and I fought this morning about how unfair it was that Meredith gets to stay home today and not him. It was rather cute.
He kept complaining that he had a headache. Then he said that he would never get sick and it was not fair. "I WANT TO BE SICK AND I CAN'T GET SICK! IT IS UNFAIR!"
:)
Meredith is in the Man Cave watching Space Chimps right now. She seems to be getting better. We will see.

Chicken Pox shots for all!!!!!

Let me start out by saying....
I MEANT TO BE A GOOD PARENT!!!
I feel horrible.
Meredith went yesterday to the doctor for her yearly checkup.
Everything went well. She got boosters for tetanus and chicken pox.
Well, today at 2:30, while I was in the school office, she walks in with a fever of 102.7.
She feels sooo awful. I can only give her Motrin and Powerade. :(
Maybe next visit we will won't get the boosters.

Not your Texas Taco Bell

I have two children who just cannot accept Taco Bueno-- the horror!!
Paul and I have been loyal consumers for years. Everytime we go to Texas, we go there. Kyle always goes nuts-- "NOT THE TEXAS TACO BELL! I HATE TEXAS TACO BELL!!"
Tonight, after Girl Scouts, to bribe the kids to go to the grocery store (we desperately needed milk and bread-- yes, jailhouse food. Wait, that is bread and water- whatever!), I told them that we could eat out. Kyle begged for Taco Bell.
On the way there, he asked me in the cutest voice, "are we in Texas or America? (He is thoroughly confused. I assume since 1)We lived in a state bigger than France at one point and 2)We currently live in a place with so many different nationalities.) Because I DO NOT want Texas Taco Bell. I want America Taco Bell." This amused me greatly. :)

Kyle coughs like a seal....

Last night, I was up until the wee hours of the night. Not because I could not sleep. It was because Kyle was coughing, and coughing, and coughing... all night long. He never woke up, just coughed. It was agony to hear. I thought he would wake up and cry or come get me. He never did. Which I guess is good for him. He slept through it all.
I am, right now, in a 12 year time warp.... I am watching Fear with Reese Witherspoon and ex-pants dropper, (Marky) Mark Wahlberg. I actually remember going to the theater in 1996 and watching it with friends. One part actually freaks me out still. The dog through the door.
Back to cleaning and book reading for Paul's dad. :)

MM&K

This is a picture from our trip to Texas this past summer. Macy (on the left) is Meredith's best friend. Kyle just loved hanging out with the girls.

Paul's only and last post

Paul does not like blogs. That is it!

School's back in....

WOW!!! This last week was soooo long and filled with everything that I needed to do to get caught up. Kyle and Meredith were exhausted each day. :)
Meredith started her art class again and is happy to be going on Wednesday after school. Now I just have to save more money to actually frame all her masterpieces. :)
Kyle has started a new endeavor- TAE KWON DO!!! He actually stood there listening, following instructions, and performing when Master Holloway told him to. He was awesome. I was so proud.

Back into the New Year

We are home (in Maryland). Started our trip to Texas with Kyle getting sick. Then Sunday, Meredith got the same stomach thing that Kyle had, and missed Annie at Bass Hall. Then, on Paul and I's date night, at 4:30 am, I woke up with the same thing. Wahoo!!!
But, all in all, it was a great trip. Loved seeing all the family. Meredith and Kyle loved seeing Mama and Papa so much! They got all the attention and love they could have ever wished for.
Paul and I got to go out and have a great time shopping and having dinner with no kids. It was so nice, but weird with no one begging us for something.
Happy New Year to all!!!