Squeezing Milk

Today as we were driving and looking at cows, Erina wanted to know if we could stop and squeeze the milk out of the cows. How cute! I told her that at Thanksgiving time we would be around cows and we would try then. She is so excited. She's currently trying to decide if the milk that comes out will be cold or warm. She's leaning towards "cold, like ice cubes". These city slickers have lessons to learn.

The Sky is Falling

Last night as I was trying to clean up before bedtime routine, the little ones were in the backyard riding bikes and jumping on the trampoline. All of a sudden they come running into the house saying they saw lights in the sky and it scared them. I asked if it was a bright star or an airplane, but it wasn't the case. I went out to look and there was one of those bright spotlights that companies shine into the night sky to atract attention. Well, it got theirs... they thought aliens were coming - too much Chicken Little, I guess.



I finished cleaning up and we jumped into the van searching for what put the bright lights into the sky. What an adventure for them. We pulled into the car dealership that was having an all night sale-a-thon (yawn!) And there were four huge lights circling around shining bright lights up into the sky. The girls had to jump out of the van to get a closer look. They thought it was SO cool and had to conceed that aliens were not coming to get them (although I still can't convince them bears could not get into their bedroom without someone else seeing it happen).



Oh the joys, wonderment and adventures of little minds.

Kidney Stone Take Two

Since last Thanksgiving I've had a pain... kidney area. I was told to drink water. I did. I spent more time in the bathroom but the pain was still there. Seven months later, when the pain moved lower I decided to call the doctor. Long story short, I had a kidney stone. Two weeks ago I went into the hospital, they knocked me out and laser blasted the kidney stone. By noon I was out of the hospital pain free and going about my normal daily duties. The piercing pain was totally gone and I could only feel a dull pain. Woohoo, I could clear out the dishwasher and carry the little ones pain free. What a blessing.



But take two. Little by little pain has been creeping back into my back. I thought it was sympathy pain, or I was just thinking so hard trying to find pain that it actually was evolving. Wednesday I had my post-op appointment. Guess what, a kidney stone is still there. I guess when they blasted it I was left with a good sized chunk that didn't turn into sand. The doctor reccomended to wait (6 weeks) and see if it breaks up and passes or I can go through the proceedure again.



Let me think... go through the proceedure that caused me no pain and no recovery time or wait in pain and pass a kidney stone. What silly options! I haven't called the doctor back to reschedule the proceedure, but as of this second that's the direction I'm leaning.

In the Beginning

For months now I have been a closet blogger, well to the extent that I read other's blogs. It's one of the highlights of my evenings after the kids are down to get an inside glimps into my family and friend's day. I enjoy it.

So for the purpose of pretending like I have something worth saying, or reading for that matter - I'm beginning my own blog which I'm sure will be a nice outlet for all the happenings that happen in and around and through our household.