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*updated to note the duct tape on the front door.  I just noticed it and couldn’t help but shake my head.  It is there to cover a big gaping hole in the door.  What else would we use but Duct tape?  That is just how we roll at the 007 house.  Classy!

Livie found a good place to play

storing nuts for the winter

"ok mom enough pictures gimme the camera"

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This is why we are not sending Christmas cards this year

I love this time of year!  I am not a fan of winter, but when we get to wear sweatshirts, watch SEC football and bring out the Publix pilgrims I am a happy person.  Simple minded maybe….but happy.

1.  Life screeches to a halt when your 12 month old/ 7 year old/ you contract an evil stomach virus.

2.  When the nurse says everyone in the house will probably get the aforementioned stomach flu.  Believe her.  Adam was the only one blessed enough not to contract the horrible nighmarish virus.  And thank the good Lord above! He must have the immune system of a gladiator.  Bless his heart though.  He hardly slept and he did such a good job taking care of his house ful’ o girls.

3.  Freakishly large piles of laundry will appear when 3 people are puking and diarrhea-ing.

4.  I turn into a worrying anxious panicking mom when my kids have even the most common of childhood illnesses.  All of a sudden I am freaking out about bacterial meningitis and the world is COMING TO AN END!

5.  Tivo is even better when you can’t get up from the couch.

6.  Adam is a really good puke cleaner upper/laundry do-er/disinfecter-er/soup cook-er/all night baby holder-er.  I added that last -er just for fun.  Filing all of that in my brain under good things to know.

7.  Alvin and the Chipmunks is a really funny movie.  We have had it for a year and I finally got to watch it while we were sick.  We brought Addie’s old twin mattress downstairs into the hallway so she could be closer to the bathroom.  Although we were both feeling pretty bad there were some really sweet moments.  In between restroom visits, I shared my love of the Pottery Barn Kids catalog with Addison as we watched movies on a portable DVD player. Good times.

8.  In the aftermath of the last week I have turned into a germ killing maniac.  I am a pretty decent housekeeper, but I have been washing everything in scalding water and I bought a 4 pack of Clorox wipes at Sam’s yesterday.

9.  My Google Reader has 233 unread items.  I am ridiculously overwhelmed!  There is no way that I can catch up at this rate so could everyone just do me a favor and STOP writing!  I don’t want to miss a thing!

10.  Number ten goes out to Jamie.  I now know first hand how good it truly is to “not smell like diarrhea anymore.”

It’s good to be back.  This week I have some things in mind to write and one of them involves an  old story about Addison, lip gloss and the dog’s butt.  Yeah…I’ll let you marinate on that for a while.

Trick or Treat!  I know this a little redundant since Halloween is sooo ovah.  I put all of the ghosts and spiders away and got out my fall leaves and harvest time decorations.  But I am not quite ready to let go of October.  Alivia turned 1 and Halloween is so magical and fun at our house.   We still have a bucket full of candy, but the chocolate inventory is growing smaller by the day.  It is November and it’s time to get in the Holiday spirit.

Almost time to get these out!

This is what I spent the better part of last night staring at.  Livie had her first stomach virus.  I talked to a nurse from our Pediatrician’s office and she said that it’s going around.   It was so pitiful to watch her little body go through all of that horribleness.

I made a pallet on the living room floor and I sat with her and stared at her and worried irrationally that she had some exotic baby disease about her.  Poor Adam had to wash all of the gross stuff while I gave Livie a bath and fretted over her.  He went to Walgreens at 11 o’clock and got pedialyte and more diaper rash cream.  What an awesome father he is.  He even slept on the couch so I could get some rest with Alivia in the bed.  It was a looooooong night.  I did get to take a nap earlier and I also was able to go vote.I took Addison with me because schools are closed and I wanted her to have that experience.  She even got to push the big red button for me when I was finished.  I hope she remembers going with me and it helps her to learn how important it is to vote.

I am ready to go take a tylenol and lay on the couch, but instead I think I should disinfect baby toys so we don’t have to go through this again.

Today Addison’s school had a Character Book Parade.  I guess some people don’t “do” Halloween so to preserve the fun of the day the kids were allowed to dress as a book character.  I refuse to buy 2 costumes, so we decided to choose a book character for her to dress up as for Halloween and for the parade.  She chose to be Fern from Charlotte’s web.

Alivia and I bundled up and went to watch the parade this morning.  It was really chilly, but it was worth it to see all of the children dressed up as all sorts of book characters and of course Addison was so happy we were there.

We saw 3 of the seven dwarfs,  teachers dressed as Curious George and the man with the yellow hat, lot’s of Wicked Witches from Wizard of Oz and a few princesses.  There were many more adorable costumes but my favorite one had to be my little Fern.  She is such a sweet girl and I just love her!  Here are some of the pictures I snapped while Livie and I froze our tushies off.

I hope everyone has a Happy Halloween or a fabulous non Halloween if you don’t participate!