Slap Shot

He did this about 8 times in a row. I ran and got the camera, he did it once more, and was so over it! He'll re-adjust and line up so he can hit it to me almost every time! Yes, his hands are backwards. He is only two :).

Call 911! Take 2...

To see take 1 click here.

It started last Wednesday morning around 9am. I had an uncomfortable pain under my bottom left ribs. My back on the side of my spine ached, I was nauseous, my entire abdomen was feeling aches and pricking sensations and it all made me extremely uncomfortable. I didn’t know if I was going to lose my breakfast or faint or what. It passed quickly, but the back pain and pain under my ribs came back off and on throughout the day. It spread too. It went up into my chest and my upper back. By the time I was driving home, I could feel it in my neck and my upper arms as well as my entire chest/abdomen.

I didn’t think it could be a heart attack. That just wouldn’t make sense for me. But I was afraid maybe something was punctured or some fluids were where they weren’t supposed to be so I finally reluctantly called the nurse line. I wanted to know, is something possibly seriously wrong with an organ or can I just hang out and hope it passes in a day. So for the second time in my life the nurse line told me “you need to hang up and call 911 to arrange for a transport to the hospital immediately”. Seriously? I’ve only called the nurse line probably 4 times in my life. So they’re running at a 50% 911 answer. I see a Saturday Night Live skit here somewhere. I said “okay thanks” with no intention of calling 911. Apparently she thought I had a heart attack or stroke, and I wasn’t buying it. She said “is that something you’re willing to do then?” I told her I planned to just go inside and lay down for an hour and see how I felt. Then she went on about how every minute counts blah blah blah. I was feeling worse, so I did call T who was just across town picking up Cole. I left a message for him to come pick me up, and he did.

If you ever want to get past hospital check in fast, just say “chest pain”. You’ll be in your very own hospital bed and half naked within minutes… They did an EKG, blood tests, urinalysis, x-rays, and I don’t know what else. And I am totally fine. There was nothing wrong at all. He said it could have been a physical manifestation of stress. I have been extremely stressed since trying to get the house ready but that particular day was, if anything, better stress-wise than many others. But who knows. Maybe it was from a build-up of stress over time. I didn’t experience any of that pain after that day. Hopefully now that the house is on the market, I won’t be seeing a repeat performance! Darn that nurse line…

Halloween!... a little late

Okay so I've gone posting nuts trying to catch up tonight. Be sure to scroll down after this post for 2 more. 1 picture update and one on the house status.

First, we did a little shopping. Cole loved this vest and tried to get into it right off the hanger.

So T gave him a hand. Look like any move character you know?

Like this one? Hah!

He had an absolute blast! We ran through the mall for about 15 min and stopped by friends and families.

We had a great Halloween dinner at T's parents house with the fam. His mother slaved away in the kitchen for hours to bring us these delightful ghoulish treats.

Fingers

Just ew.

Snake guts with maggots. Very tasty.

The lovely decor. Check out those goblets and the blood dripping candles over the spiderweb tablecloth!

Pictures!

Hi there! Here's the pictures part of my catching up!

When Cole realized his and T's shirts were virtually the same, he got this HUGE look of awe and then smiled so big! He LOVED it. Then he pointed at my chest and said "da?" like, where's yours mom? He's crazy about those jerseys now.

T went away deer hunting for the weekend so it was just Cole and I. He was playing in the kitchen while I was in the living room and he got too quiet. I went out there and saw this...

and this...

That were all a part of this!

I'm used to the pots and pans and wooden food. That happens all the time. But he went into the pantry and got his hands on the corn starch!

Later on that day, he was too quiet again. I went in to check on him and this is what I found.

That's his drawer in the bathroom, precariously threatening to fall on his foot. He knows it's his too. Today I gave him a clippers and told him to "go put this in your drawer in the bathroom". I followed him to make sure he did, and he did!

Okay, so I'm starting to realize how this kid is never wearing pants. I don't think he likes to because whenever we change his diaper, he's off like a rocket, and we usually just let him go.

He discovered boxes. I showed him how to see through the hole and he walked all over the house like that.

He is obsessed with helping with the cooking. He will scream and cry and grip your legs and push you away from the stove if you don't let him help or at least watch.

So this weekend T and I were working on the last room of the house - the bedroom. T was focused on clothes he was folding on the bed. I was on the other side of the room doing who knows what. I heard T say "uh Cooooole!" I turned around and this is what we saw. But wait.... look at the full view after it!

Like I said, he's a crafty little monkey! He got up there 100% on his own in about 30 seconds!

We're Live! Let us Pray!

WE'RE ON THE MARKET!!! We would greatly appreciate your prayers and good intentions for us selling our house swiftly to the right buyers so that someone else can enjoy this great house and we can enjoy a bigger city!

I never wanted to live in such a small town but T didn't want to live in a bigger city. Now that we've spent time out here, he's finally ready to move into the burbs and I just can't wait. I get so emotional just imagining our next house - a house I fully plan to really make my own. After 13 years of moving from a college dorm and 3 apartments, and this just being another temporary solution, I finally get to go somewhere I know I can settle down and truly make my home.

It's been I think 2 months of HARD work prepping our house to sell. Luckily we didn't have to invest more than about $1500. Of course that doesn't count the $15,000 or so over the years! For anyone who would like to see the house online, you should be able to find me by just doing a search on edinarealty.com. If not, leave a comment or shoot me a message and I'll get you the information. If you know anyone looking for a big house in a small town, pass on the word!

Now we just need to clean our house

like we're having a housewarming party

every single night

with a 2 year old

who likes to make messes just to make them.

For all you Blog readers out there!

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And a pic of Cole just because it's been too long :D!

Quick Update - sickies!

Well, Cole had croup, then the stomach flu, then T got the stomach flu the next week, now it's the next week and Cole's croup is back and our daycare providers son has a cough and a fever so...

Today Grandpa was so kind and drove up here from K town to pick up Cole and take care of him all day, then take him back to K town with him where he'll keep him for another day so that he doesn't have to go to daycare with the boy with the fever. I miss my little man!

Today the photographer and real estate agents came by to take pics and drop off the paperwork. Tonight I went shopping for some work clothes and found nothing anywhere except the limited where they had tooons of pants my size. I went a little crazy!

We're very excited for Halloween!