new Column Up!

Please check out my new column on the San Bruno Patch! I'd love for you to leave me a comment on the site! :)

Giveaway Alert!

Isn't this sooo pretty? My friend Leah is giving one away on her blog! Go check it out, and enter to win!

Fun Pics!

Yesterday we went to the Millbrae Art and Wine Festival. I've always heard this was a fun event, but we've never gone. It WAS fun! Lots of things to see and do. It was a really hot day (I got a sunburn :( ), and it was nice to get out of the fog (at our place) and into the sun...

Carter liked the rides best. It was so busy, we really didn't take any other photos...

He also loved looking at this old Fire Engine. He stumped the poor Fireman at the booth by asking so many questions about it. LOL. "How old is it?" "How long have you had it" He saved himself by giving Carter a sticker.

Welcome to the Wescrap reveal of the September kit - Urban Skies! Sooo amazing! You NEED this kit. Soo much variety. I did three completely different layouts!

I also have TONS of paper left...not just scraps, big pieces! This kit is PACKED!

I have at least one more layout to debut at the crop next weekend! :) Don't forget to join us!

...and a card...

I have to apologize. I generally scan my layouts, since they look better. These ones have a lot of dimension though, and didn't scan well. It's too foggy to get good pics. I'll try to take some better ones on a sunny day! :(
 
Here's a look at what you get in the kit! Awesome!!

...and don't forget to join us next Saturday!

Good news times 3...

1. Carter is fast asleep...meds seem to be keeping everything under control. Whew!

2. Got the results of my biopsy. I have a big tumor..but it's not malignant! Whew! (some more treatment needed...but that's another story)

3. I just realized I am a mere 4 visitors away from 5000 hits on my blog! Exciting! :)

The end of the Birthday...and a MobiGo giveaway!

Well, our little guy ended his 4th birthday in the same place as he came into the world 4 years ago...in the hospital. Poor little guy! We put him to bed at his usual time last night. Aside from seeming really tired and a bit cranky, he was fine. He fell asleep, but about an hour later he woke up with this terrible cough and couldn't breathe. He was wheezing and coughing sooo much, he threw up. Poor baby! We got out his inhaler and gave him a treatment, cleaned up the bed...and gave him a second treatment. Bad to bed. 15minutes later - repeat (ugh, right down to the puke and new sheets). After the third attack it was obvious he wasn't getting better, so off to the emergency room we went.

He was wide awake, coughing and wheezing for almost 2 hours as we waited for the doctor. Finally, he curled up on Mommy and fell asleep. Of course what happened next? Here comes the doctor! He was OUT! Sooo tired from all the effort from the coughing. We could NOT wake him up. The doctor did his entire exam and he slept. We even had him sitting up and he stayed asleep. Diagnosis - croup with a side of asthma. I thought it was sort of crazy that the dr said he just needed a big dose of prednisone...and he knew that since he'd heard him coughing away for the last 90minutes. Um...I know there were other patients (although it was quiet in the ER last night). But seriously, he knew, and it took a one minute checkover and a dose of liquid meds. The really bad part was waking him up for the meds. He was really really out! We even had him standing up...asleep on his feet. Finally we got it down, and they let us leave. He has a script for the meds for the next 5 days.

Here he is asleep on mommy waiting for the doctor to come...

and finally mommy snuck out and let him sleep alone...her back was SORE! LOL

In other news, I am doing okay. Feeling not too bad after my uterine biopsy this week. It was pretty nasty, and the recovery has been worse than I thought...but getting back on my feet. Waiting for results is stressful too though. Thanks for all the good wishes! What a week! Going to be an expensive week for medical bills! LOL

In other news, one of my favorite sites - the Thrifty Mama is giving away a Vteach MobiGo system this week. I get an extra entry for the blog post! I TOTALLY think Carter deserves to win this after his rough night! Wish us LUCK!!

Happy Birthday Carter!

Happy 4th Birthday to my baby boy Carter! How did you get to be 4??!
Had to share this pic from his gift opening at his party last weekend. He was REALLY excited! LOL