Oh Brian......

These photos are not for the faint-hearted! I hate bugs, I hate snakes...I even hate writing the words. These photos of Brian speak for themselves. Please know that this critter is not at my house....Brian has a friend looking after it for him. And you may be interested in knowing that the stupid thing stung Brian on the head. I can tell that you're asking "How did it get on Brian's head?" Well...just guess....Brian put the thing on his head and it stung him. He has swollen lymph nodes in his neck and a welt on his head. What's his mother going to do about it?....absolutely nothing!!! My hope is that the venom will actually heal some part of his brain that thinks this was an okay thing to do!!

I think my "Twilight" craze may be coming to an end. I lost the 4th volume last week...I accidentally sent it down a conveyer belt into the bowels of my work's kitchen. (Of course no one saw it on the tray). And then last night, I fell asleep while watching the DVD. You have no idea how many times I read the entire series. Everyday at work I read for 30 minutes and I never tired of the story line! So thanks Stephanie Meyer's for writing such a fun story!

My college class is coming to an end...wahoo!! I think I'll take the summer off and study for a certification exam in Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing. Our hospital is hoping we'll all get the "certification" bug and raise the level of our profession. I'm all for it...just hate the thought of studying for another exam (especially such a hard one).

One last tidbit...the pine trees are getting ready to dump green pollen all over us. It's horrible!! I refer to it as the "river of slime." So get ready, Raleigh!!!

Here's a photo of Teresa and I..just love it....probably one of my all time favorite photos!!

Window Treatment Update

Mom...what do you think?

For my Mom

I'm not sure why the photos didn't go through to your email account but here they are. Tabb worked most of the day playing my little slave! I paid him off with lunch at Las Margaritas - fajitas are his favorite. He should probably wear a sign that says "Will work for Fajitas." I wish I had figured out the food connection to household chores years ago!!! As you can see, I added another valance to the window...you're right....I couldn't figure out why it looked weird. Now I need to find 3 more valances at $50 a pop. At least I have a coupon for $20 off plus another 15%. We will eventually tile under the cabinets in the kitchen. I've got to figure out the costs involved on that project first! On our way back to Penney's.....thanks for the help Mom.

First in Fitness

Katie won a presidential fitness award at school and had the opportunity to compete at the County level. So...on a freezing cold day, we all huddled in a stadium to wait for Katie to compete in the Shuttle Run. She was sick with a head cold, but didn't want to miss out on the opportunity. I was so proud of her. She ran her little heart out and had the best time. Katie received a participation award that is now proudly displayed on our refrigerator! Go Katie!!!

My Poor Honey

My blog has become such a therapeutic place for me to put my feelings into perspective. It really has been fun!

So now for the next saga...Tabb is wearing a cardiac halter monitor. He's been having problems with tachycardia (fast heart rate) since Fall of 2008. All of his tests thus far have been ok, but no one wants to deal with continuous fast heart rate and/or high blood pressure. He's not responding to medicines; so now we have to find the underlying cause. Yesterday in Sacrament Meeting, while he was giving a talk, he became short of breath and ghostly white. I found myself looking around the room for the nurses and doctors in attendance. Tabb loves to give talks and he rather animated about his topic: something to do with the # of publications of the Book of Mormon. (side note...he's been collecting an addition from every revision). Anyway, he made it through the meeting and I got the High Priests to administer to him.

Tonight we're supposed to go for a brisk walk and see what the result will be to his heart. Geez....I feel like I need to follow him with a defibrillator. I'm the one that's probably going to code from the stress of it all!! Keep him in your thoughts and prayers.

Daddy/Daughter Dance

Tabb, Daniel, and Brian escorted lovely young ladies to the dance last night. I was at home holding down the fort with Nicolas and Cory (both of which were engrossed with the Disney Channel and the XBox). So...it was just me and the cat. I watched "Sky High." It's a fun Disney Movie about teens with super powers. I know you all want to know...what would be my favorite super power. Hummmm.....the flying thing is tempting. I would probably want to turn back time. Just like superman did when he saved Lois Lane during the earthquake. Okay....really....my superpower would be cleaning my house in the "blink of an eye" or blinking myself to different locations. I think I want to be a Genie minus the bottle. No...everyone...I'm not taking any medication right now. Although it appears I might be!!

The girls had fun last night. The dance ended at a family favorite place - Goodberry's (Ice Cream). To be honest....there's nothing for Mother's and Son's....I'm a little jealous. The boys don't even want us on their Scout trips. Time to get ready for Church. Happy Sabbath to all!!

Once there was a snowman.......

We had a rare snow fall in March. Nicolas worked for 3 hours on his "2 sided" snowman. Elder on one side, cool dude on the other. Can't elders be both at the same time??? Just wondering. Anyway, it's absolutely beautiful today. I love the snow hanging all over the trees.

Health update for all who want to know.....my hearing is messed up. Everything sounds muffled, like I'm trying to hear through water. (probably some truth to that). My headache is unrelenting, painful, awful (have I described it enough?)!! Doctor put me on levaquin for the next 5 days. I don't know what's worse...my headache or hearing my own pulse through the muffled sound!