I just can't win

I feel like I just can't win right now.  First Josie was totally miserable because she was constipated again.  So to resolve the situation, since nothing else was working, we gave her the Miralax like the doctor said.  So that solved the problem and she had a breakthrough so to speak.  Now she has multiple soft movements a day.  So much so that now she has a diaper rash!  I just can't win...

Tricycle

Josie on her trike

Kate Grimes via my cell

Sick Days...

I hate being sick.  But then again who doesn't.  We are a sick house right now.  It came home with Josie and she got rid of it a lot faster than the rest of us.  Friday on the drive home Josie puked twice in the car.  That was fun. You all know how she hates to be messy and it was all over her.  I had to pull over into some driveway to get her settled down.  Just my luck the lady that lived there came home at the same time.  She was very nice once I described my predicament.  Luckily it was a Friday and I had Josie's sheet and blanket from the week at daycare.  I tucked those around her to soak up what they could and to keep her warm for the rest of the drive.  Brian met me in the garage with a beach towel and clean clothes for Jo.  He took her in and got her changed while I got out of my work clothes and in to some grubbies so I could work on cleaning the car.  This is not the first time I have had to dismantle the car seat to get it clean.  None of the puke managed to actually hit the car itself.  It all landed on Jo, her car seat or the blanket that was on the floor.  So I washed the car seat cover, hosed down the car seat and straps (still needs a second hosing), removed all the toys and such from the car, vacuumed and Fabreezed the car.  I left the windows down for it to air out as well.  So that was Friday.  Saturday Josie was fine.  She ate, kept everything down, was running around and playing and no fever.  So we went over to my mom's for the afternoon and I got a hair cut.  All was well until the drive home when I started to feel ill.  Poor Brian had made homemade ravioli and meatballs for dinner.  But we never got to eat it.  I got home and by 6 I was in bed with a fever and chills.  By 7 I had already bowed to the porcelain goddess.  That was the end of my good weekend.  I figured I got sick because I had to clean the car.  Brian slept on the couch that night in an effort to stay healthy.  I was done with my bathroom visits by 11:30 Saturday night but was still unable to function well in the morning.  By noon on Sunday Brian was starting to feel sick as well.  So we called up Grandma (my mom) to come and take Josie home with her.  Which she did and I am eternally grateful to her.  Brian and I have basically been asleep off and on since Josie left with my mom.  Today we both called out sick.  I am in the process of rehydrating and eating again.  I am still really tired and a bit dizzy from my lack of food.  Brian is still nauseous but getting better.  I took some time to lysol everything this morning.  I also hope to shower today.  So we are on the mend but not 100% by far.

She said what?

Lately we have been hearing a lot of new words and phrasing coming from Josie that I just have to share a few.


The other day Brian had picked her up from daycare and was taking her with him to the comic book store for his weekly trip when they pull into the parking lot and from the back seat he hears: "Hey wait a minute, I have an idea. Let's get a Mickey book!" Josie normally gets a Mickey comic book when she goes with daddy so I guess this was her way of reminding him of that fact.

Then the other day Josie busts out with an "Oh my goodness!"

Then there is the ever popular "I do it myself!"

Regarding food her new thing is when she is full or just doesn't want what you gave her is to say "I don't like it." And makes a squished up kind of face.

The other day I snagged a free pen from our local bank and Brian asked me why I needed another one. I told him that I broke the last one. He then asks how I managed that. I was carrying Jo at the time and I looked at her and said "well it wasn't me that broke it." That is when Josie shouts "It was ME!" Brian and I could not contain the laughter.

A few crochet items

Lent Project

Just wanted to take a moment to mention my Lent Project.  I can never figure out what I should "give up" for lent  so this year I decided to do something rather than not doing something.  So my project this year is to make a granny square a day with a few extras on the weekends so that by Easter I hope to have 48 squares completed. Once the squares are completed I will send them on to a member of one of my charity groups to have them put together into an afghan(s) and shipped off to those who need them.  I am using some leftover baby yarn that I have because there are babies out there that need blankets too.   I hope during this season that you take time to think about those around you and those who may need your help and support.

OMG Snow!

Well I am sure you all have heard about the back to back snow storms that hit the east coast.  Well I can tell you that I was in it first hand.  First snow over the weekend left us with 2 feet and the current storm that is beating us now is going to leave the same amount if not more in its wake.  See my Snapfish pictures.  I haven't seen snow like this since I moved from Connecticut the last time.  I counted it out and I have shoveled snow in five different states.  Thankfully today, clearly the worst storm of the two, my company is closed and so is the proving ground where Brian works.  My coworker thinks that our company will still be closed tomorrow.  Which I hope is true because I haven't seen a plow since last night.  My commute home last night was a white knuckle ride.  I had the CR-V and even left early from work and it still took me 3 hours to get home.  I slid in several places which is doubly terrifying when your toddler is in the car with you.  I did think ahead before I left the house in the morning and made sure we both had heavy coats, hats, scarfs, gloves and good shoes.  I also put a heavy blanket in the car in case of emergency.  I tell you I was really thankful for the Garmin because there were times when I could not see very far ahead to make out exits off of 83.  There was only about 1 or 2 inches on the ground when I left the daycare but by the time I got home, 3 hours later, there was 5 on the ground.  According to the weather we were only supposed to get about 2 before 9 p.m..  Guess that didn't work out.  Last forecast I heard today said 24-36 inches when all is said and done.  That does not count the 24 already on the ground from 2 days ago.  So much for global warming.  Luckily the neighbor across the street has a snow blower and helped Brian finish clearing the driveway this morning.  Brian has already shoveled half and then Brad came over to help finish.  With him taking care of the driveway it gave us a chance to work on the front walk and stoop.  It hadn't been touch at all.  We didn't do anything to it after the first storm.  Brian keeps talking about having to go back out and shovel again but with the wind whipping like it is we just can't find the motivation to go out.