Weird Week

So it's been days of snow/sleet/rain and just general cold. Didn't get a lot accomplished during the week. Cammie has enjoyed sledding and playing in the snow. Friday Alice came out to stay with her and Joe and I went to Kohls (I had Kohls bucks that were getting ready to expire) and then to dinner at La Fiesta (YUM). Best burrito I ever had! Then we went to the Union party at Serafinos in Ellicott City and that was lots of fun, I saw a lot of people that I haven't seen in a while and a lot of people that I have no idea who they are. We had a good time and when we got home Cammie was asleep so we went for our second dip of the day in the hot tub!! On Saturday the Dieter/Deaver crew came out and that was a wild time as usual. There was partying in Cammie's room and running down the hall and whatever they did was awesome because as soon as they left, Cammie passed out!! And it was only 730!! I immediately went to bed and watched Phineas and Ferb, Rollercoaster the Musical (funny!) and fell asleep. Cammie woke me up at some point standing by the bed, saying Mommy, it's me Cammie. Joe came home from work this morning and while Cammie was taking her afternoon nap we snuck in another dip in the tub!! I'm getting ready to go wake her up now!!

Cammie and PopPop Fish

Saturday Cammie, Donna, Melissa and Kristink (and myself) went to Meaghan's baby shower and had fun! We all ate too much and I gave Kristen and Melissa one job to do on the way home, which was to keep Cammie awake and they failed!! She fell asleep with out the bink even!! Sunday Joe had to go to work so Cammie and I got some stuff done at home and then we headed out to buy a paper since the Sun can not get our delivery right. Oh, Cammie also told me that she would trade her bink in for a bike but she took it back when I told her that we couldn't go to the store right then. While we were out she requested ice cream, fries, blueberries and to see Daddy. So we went to McDonalds and got a happy meal and one of those berry smoothies. She took one drink of it and proclaimed it YOGURT! (Which she does like) and wouldn't drink any more of it. Not sure what that was all about. She did enjoy the fries, stating that they were so good. Then we headed for the firehouse to see Daddy. He was greeted with "Hi, it's me Cammie". Just in case he was unsure as to who the little cutie was. She made herself right at home and gave him some instruction on how to pump the fire engine, telling him where the hose went. We didn't stay long since someone called 911. She fell asleep pretty early but woke up often throughout the night and woke up early this morning. She didn't take a nap today but fell asleep at around 545 and we got right in the hot tub. She is still sleeping so I'm headed for bed shortly since I got all my coupons organized and my to do list done. Earlier today she did take off her clothes and inform me that she was going to the beach. I'm not sure which beach and it is awfully cold out so I'm not sure what is going on with that. We did some shrinky dinks (FUN) and made some jewelry. Uh oh, someone is up.

Our artist in training

Today I had another cleaning session sponsored by Five Hour Energy. I got a ton of stuff done and even made baked ziti for a party tomorrow and for dinner tonight. The best part of the day, aside from Granny Franny and PopPop Fish coming over for dinner was that I got to go get a massage. It was heaven! Cammie had the best time playing with the Fishers and we enjoyed hanging out with them as usual. We also got our Epic Mickey game which is really kind of weird. I don't know what the age on it is but it is very dark. Then we actually managed to get our Wii hooked up so we can watch Netflix on it. I was pretty proud of us! Now I am waiting for Cammie to go to sleep....... Wish me luck!

Playing Mariokart on Wii

I think I need a pair of pj's like Cammie has, they say Fatigued on the front. She is not. Tuesday Joe had to take Clyde to the vet to get the spots on his neck checked out. She said they probably were from the puppy biting at his neck and then he scratched them and they got infected. So he is on antibiotics again as well as a special cleaner in the morning and a spray at night. Cammie's fingers are much better but we still think her fingernail is going to fall off. She is working the injury too, every once in a while she'll fake cry and say "I fall off chair". Poor thing! Yesterday we went to lunch at Uno's and she was rocking her cowboy boots! Then Joe took her home and I ran a couple of errands. She also fell asleep at 8 last night so Joe and I got to get in the hot tub which was really nice since it had been about two weeks since we were able to get into it! Cammie has also discovered her inner artist and is loving painting. She is also very anxious to go to the beach and to school. We are trying to use those requests to get her to lose the bink and try the potty again. No luck yet.

Taking time to remember our happy place!

Well, in keeping with the year so far, this past week and weekend has been busy and flew by. We got a bunch of stuff done this week. Thursday we met Jennifer and Brody at Red Robin for lunch and cruised the mall a little bit. Friday Cammie and I went to Missi's house for a play date with Cammie and Morgan. I'm not sure we will be invited back though. We were all sitting at the table and the girls were painting and having a snack, all of the sudden Cammie turned around in her chair and then the whole thing was on the floor. When I picked her up there was blood everywhere and I was afraid to look at her face but it was fine, she smashed her first, second and third fingers on her left hand. Ugh, she was screaming for Daddy. Poor Missi was helping to get the bleeding stopped. I was trying to call Joe at work and there was no answer, I finally got him on his cell and he said to bring Cammie to the fire house. I tried to call her pediatrician on the way and it kept rolling to voice mail, she screamed most of the way from Mt. Airy to West Friendship. In between yelling she would cry for the "baby doggie" so I think at some point I promised her another puppy. I was so glad to get to Station 3. Joe cleaned her fingers off and put bandaids on them for her. They are pretty bruised on the tips but she can move them which is good. Sigh..... Once we got home and got settled she passed out at about 530 and stayed asleep most of the night, I kept her in bed with me and she woke for a while about 10 or so and wanted a snack. Saturday Alice came out and we went to the Hagerstown outlets which were a lot closer than I thought they would be. We found some great deals and Cammie was very good except for a little devil coming out when she was on the playground. Joe fixed us dinner when we got home and then Cammie got a bath from Aunt Alice and a promise that if she pees in the potty we can all go to the beach. So far no trips are on the books. Stay tuned though!

Lily got adopted!!!

It's been busy as usual and Cammie is continuing her sleep deprivation tactics. Last Thursday we met Jenn, Matt and Brody for lunch at Cracker Barrel and then went to their house so we could talk Disney and we also booked a June trip to Great Wolf. Saturday Joe had to go back to work. Cammie and I went to Timothy's Superhero birthday party and had lots of fun! Afterwards we stopped in at my Mom and Dad's so Cammie could see their tree! She loved seeing Christmas lights again. Sunday I dropped Cammie off at Donna's so I could go the Lab Rescue Adoption Day in Gaithersburg. She had lots of fun and Kristen brought Riley over so Cammie had fun playing with her. The adoption day was successful too, 13 dogs got adopted which made 30 for the year so far! Joe took Michael and Donna to Timmy's house to watch the football game so Cammie and I stopped by for a bit and she got to play with Tanner and Morgan and I finally got to see my friend Missi's new baby! Last night Cammie actually fell asleep at 830 so we got to get our soak on! It felt very nice. Today we just ran some errands and I got some great deals at CVS but we went to the one in Ellicott City and it was crazy in there. I did my sale paper/coupon combo and saved almost 80 bucks! This afternoon a super nice family came to meet Lily and they adopted her!! So I'm sure she is enjoying her new family this evening! Cammie cried when she left. I'm glad Lily has her forever family!

Happy New Puppy!! I mean New Year!!

(The puppy is a foster, we haven't completely lost our minds!!) Well the first part of the new year has been a blur. New Year's Eve we waited patiently for the Maytag repairman to come and fix our fridge (it's been freezing everything and the troubleshooting that the lady that Joe talked to previously didn't work.) He was supposed to come between 8 and 12 and the service even called at about 9 to tell us he would be there between 8 and 12. At 12 we called them back and Joe talked to the same lady who called and she said that the serviceman had gone to our house and the people there didn't know what he was talking about so he cleared the call. Does that not make sense to anyone else? So we went to the Chinese food buffet for lunch but it was too crowded so we went to Hunan Manor instead. We were going to go to Toys R Us afterwards but I forgot the coupons so we went to Petsmart instead. Joe went into work OT at 7pm and left me to party with the wild woman. She is back into her stay up late, get up early routine again and I am most assuredly not a fan. Saturday we went to pick up the foster puppy, Lily in Germantown. She has been with us all week so far. Donna, Andrew and Paul came to see her and thought she was very cute. (she is!) Joe got off at 7pm and then had to back into work Sunday morning for his regular shift. I somehow missed the annual NYD dinner at Mommom's. I really have lost my mind. On Sunday Cammie and I hung out waiting for the phone to ring about Lily. I did get a text about her from Leslie who wanted to come over with Ben and play with the puppy. Fun! Cammie also took over and made them play Lego's with her in her room. Monday I had to take Cammie to the doctor because I thought she had a UTI, well they wanted me to get her to pee in a cup. Really? Then when that failed (big shock I know) they told me to put a bag on her. That went over well. I asked if they could just straight cath her and they said that was too traumatizing for the parent (OKAAAAAY) and the kids didn't like it either. Yes and I'm sure they love their vaccinations. I didn't tell her that I used to have to cath kids all the time and I sincerely doubt I would be bothered by it. But anyway, they sent us home to try to get a sample, which was lovely as Cammie screamed every time we put her near the potty. Finally Tuesday morning we got her to pee a little. So anyway, she doesn't have a uti but she has a yeast infection. I'm glad that was settled. Tuesday night we went out after dinner to Toys R Us and got a few things (like a new potty). Today Cammie and I met Mollie and Brady at the library to watch a Curious George movie and then we had lunch at McDonalds. For some reason it is taking me forever to clean the house so I'm hoping I can get some stuff done this evening. I did knock out our grocery shopping on Monday so we have food! Joe has been cooking all week, it's been awesome!!