Fun Friday Fotos

Julianne was so proud of herself!  She caught these two kittens all on her own!  (that's Otis on the left, and Candy on the right)

Tonight, Dallas attended a birthday party for one of his best friends and classmates, Dylan.  It was a sports theme party with an indoor batting cage, basketball courts, and arcade games.

My aunt did a coloring contest on her "Thirty-One" page this week.  I printed off the picture for me to complete, and when Reba saw it, she had to have one too.  She really took her time and carefully picked her colors, and I think it turned out beautifully.

Until next time...

Budding Artist

Almost each time Dallas comes home from preK, he has some kind of artwork.  Usually it is a coloring sheet  or a letter paper, but every once in a while, it is a free style drawing paper.  Check out what he brought home last week...

Let me translate what it says.  Starting at the top: "Mama", "Daddy", "Reba", "Dallas".  He told me that he did it all on his own, and he did the best he could on writing the names (aka: spelling)

Did you also notice this little gem?

I knew it had to be something because his drawings are typically longer lines, not shapes.  Any guesses?

You know what...I just decided to not reveal the answer.  I'm wanting to hear some of your guesses, so please, leave a comment as to what you might think it is :)

This should be interesting!

Until next time...

New Hobby

Dallas and Reba have really gotten into coloring lately.  Every waking moment, Dallas wants to "color with the markers".  Yesterday, I had to make him put them away and go outside to play!

Dallas not only loves to color pictures, but he loves to share them people he loves.  Yesterday, we made a trip to the post office to share some of the love!

Until next time...

Funny, Yummy, Yucky Story Round-Up

The Funny Story...
Yesterday while I created the signs for Gram's birthday, Dallas wanted to color too. I gave him a piece of a paper and a marker. I then gave him another marker after realizing the first one was dried out. Here is the masterpiece Dallas created (on the paper)... ...and the masterpiece he created on himself.

Good thing they are washable markers!

The Yummy Story...

We have lots of juicy, red strawberries in our garden right now. I have froze about 2 gallons worth thus far, and we have had ice cream and strawberries about every night while watching Thomas the Tank.

I have never made a strawberry pie, but I thought I would give it a try while I had so many fresh berries.

Thanks to the help of my good friend Betty*, this was what I came up with...

It was a very easy recipe, and the result was heavenly - the secret I think is the layer of cream cheese under the strawberries!

*Betty mentioned in this story is my Betty Crocker Cookbook*

The Yucky Story...

Last Friday, Dallas woke up with a fever of 103! I gave him Tylenol right away, called the doctor, and followed their directions: cool rag to head, t-shirt only, no blanket, etc. They also said if he was still feverish on Saturday to bring him in to the office. His temperature dropped to around 100 by noon, and he was actually up and playing tractors. After nap time, his temperature was back around 103. More Tylenol and he was feeling better in no time. On Saturday morning, he woke up fever free!

As for me, I got to feeling bad late Saturday morning, and I got progressively worse as the day went on. I did not have a fever, but I ached all over. I had a sore, stiff neck, shooting pain down my ears, and it hurt badly to swallow. By Saturday evening, I noticed white spots on my tonsils. Sunday morning, my aches had went away, but my throat was still very sore and it hurt to swallow. I decided I would call the doctor Monday morning because I thought I had strep throat. Also on Sunday evening, I noticed red bumps on my fingers. They felt as though I had splinters...very strange.

Monday morning I called the doctor, and yes, she had time that afternoon to see me. Later in the morning while getting Dallas dressed, I noticed he had the same kinds of red bumps on his feet...really strange. At the doctor's office I made the comment about these bumps, but I didn't know if they were related.

The diagnosis: Yes, the bumps, Dallas' fever, and my soreness were all related! Dallas and I have Hand, Foot, Mouth Disease. We are feeling better, and trying our best not to pass it along to Doug and Reba. This morning, I noticed Dallas having a few bumps on his hands and I have them on my feet. We have no idea where we picked this up...it could be a multiple number of places. Unfortunately, there is no treatment, we just have to let it run its course.

(I tried to take some pictures of our bumpy feet and hands, but they didn't turn out well. Plus, you probably don't really want to see them. If you do, you can always "google it". Just beware there are lots of extreme case pictures out there.)

The doctor is most worried about Dallas not eating and/or drinking if he develops the bumps in his mouth (like me, which is why it is so painful to swallow). So...the doctor suggested a "liquid" diet if needed: ice cream, Popsicles, yogurt, pudding, jell-o, applesauce, etc. I'm sure Dallas is going to hate that!

So...there you have it. Our Funny, Yummy, Yucky Stories.

Until next time...