Friday, October 30, 2009

Icky Sicky Darney Boys!

So, Ryan has been not feeling well for 2 weeks. It hasn't been much except for a terrible cough and just exhausted. He works in the environmental field and has been outside this week and will be for the next 2 weeks. I have taken up sleeping in the guestroom until he stops coughing/snoring...it is just a good thing for our marriage. The other night I went to bed and could NOT for the life of me fall asleep. Ryan kept snoring that sickly snore and when he wasn't, Hagen was wining on the monitor. Finally at 11:30 I turned on the lights, moved my nightstand, practically ripped the alarm clock out of the wall and marched my pissed off self to the guest room...

He is a manly man that will not go to the doctor. He finally caved in this morning and went and my man has pneumonia! Damn! Doctor said that it is a good thing he came in today because if he waited until Monday he would be in terrible shape.

So lots of warm liquids for Ryan. He got a shot in his butt and some pills and some awesome cough medicine.

Now Hagen...he has been coughing off and on for 1 month now. the past two days he has developed a snot nose like no other! He is so desperate to clear it up that he will let me put as much saline in there as I can get...poor baby. Last night was tough...I kept having to go in and rub his back and tell him he is OK...no sleep for Mama.

I let him sleep in this morning to hopefully make him feel well enough for his Halloween filled day at school. I woke up around 8:00 and he was just snoring away...Right.By.Me.Breathing his nasty germ filled breath on me. I slinked out of bed as slow and quietly as I could...which is hard in a therapeutic mattress. But, I made it to our bathroom and shut the doors and turned the shower on. right before I stepped in I see the door slowly open and "Linus" walking in dragging his blanket and squinting his eyes because it was bright tell me "I slept a long time! I want some sloop sloop's (fruit loops)".

Got all ready for work/school, checked his temp (98.0) and we were off!

I hope I don't get sick...we're all in for a terrible time if Mama gets sick...I have to alert the press!

XO,
Carrie

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown!

I was so excited for tonight! I've been looking forward to it for a long time...having a kiddo old enough to enjoy it...so exciting!

Ryan was working late, so Hagen and I had a nice dinner together and then straight to the bath! he had a nice bath, put his Halloween PJ's on and then it was off to make Hot Chocolate! Now, I'm not talking about the cheap powder hot chocolate (not that it is bad or anything)...I'm talking Williams Sonoma shaved chocolate that you stir into hot milk. Once you have tried this concoction, you will never go back! he helped stir until all the chocolate was melted and then we poured it into his sippy cup and added a bit more cold milk to cool it down.

We then got our candy corn (he calls it candy hearn...draw it out now with a Texas twang...there you go), unfolded the sleeping bags, and Daddy walked in...perfect timing!

Hagen had his sippy of Hot Chocolate, his lit up Jack-o-lanterns, his candy corn, his sleeping bag, and Mama and Daddy by his side. What a fun night! Except for the kid didn't drink his hot chocolate, The Great Pumpkin is dumb...really dumb, and Hagen wouldn't sit still to watch...he was on a candy corn high!

But, it was a great night...loved all the preparing for it...Hagen was excited and such a good boy.

We are going to finally carve our pumpkins on Friday night in time for Halloween and roast our seeds...yummy!

Nite Nite,
Carrie

P.S. Hagen is snotty...no fever, but snotty as all get out...Please Please PLEASE don't get sick for Halloween! It will be just so sad for Mama and Daddy to not see you prance around in your Fireman costume at your Halloween Parade on Friday! :(

Monday, October 26, 2009

Ugh...

...did I really just start after I posted that on my blog less than 10 minutes ago...this blows.

I'm BAAACK!

SO sorry to disappear for awhile. I can give a whole list of excuses but that's just dumb.

It's crazy the guilt you feel when you neglect your blog! Like the guilt of not going to church, or skipping out on a party you just don't feel like going to, etc.

I have a few things I would like to discuss...let's begin:

1. We have found a way to keep our "otherwise pretty well behaved kid" from not being a TOTAL butt hole during nap time at school. Hagen and I went to the store and got some construction paper and he picked out stickers (glittery heart ones...no spider man, or trucks...glitter hearts) and we made a calendar! For every day that he takes a good nap, doesn't throw bear across the room, doesn't yell "NO" to his teacher who gently asks him to lay down, etc. he gets to pick out a sticker and put it on the day. (by the way, 3 out of the 5 that he got last week were the pink.glitter.heart...Ryan is just beside himself).

This is working out really well! He got 5 last week so it was off for a special outing. We went to Ryan's work to check out the ducks in the pond and then the alligator (a sculpture) as well. Then it was off to "eat pizza at watch TV"...He loves watching cartoons at certain pizza places. Now, let me tell you that Gattitown is my new favorite place! You see I love me some BBQ chicken pizza and Gatti's is the best! Plus frozen coke...are you kidding me? I'm in heaven!

While we were there Hagen had a major accomplishment. Hagen hates motorized toys...but we got on the carousal and he did good on a horse that didn't move. But then he wanted to get on it again but he wanted a horse that went up and down. he was So proud of himself!! Way to be brave Hagen!

2. Today is Ryan and I's 7th wedding anniversary!! I love him more and more everyday. He is a great person in general and I feel privileged to be his wife. His butt is still as awesome as it was in high school (wish I could say the same).

3. I went to dinner last night to see Casey and Little's. I met some great new girls and had such a fun time! It is crazy the amount of people that I have come in contact with through Facebook and the blog world.

4. I had a 2nd girls weekend last week and had a ball! It was just couple of girls from High School and we just drank and talked...non stop! It was the best!!

The best part about the girls weekend was coming home. You see, I left the house in total disarray...I mean, no groceries, no clean laundry, dust everywhere, bathrooms needing to be cleaned...I do all that stuff on the weekend. I felt bad about leaving it in such a way.

I came home on Sunday prepared to clean, cook, shop, etc. Walked in to a fresh clean house! Ryan did all the laundry and put it away (only on thing out of place), washed and re hung towels, washed all sheets and re-made beds, dusted, cleaned toilets, and vacuumed. What a man, what a man, what a mighty good man, yes he is....

All is good in Darneyland...Hagen has started saying "I love you" at random times that just melt my heart. He has been really good lately despite all this rain we are having! I will say that he has watched WAY WAY WAY more TV this month that I am even comfortable with, but I am going to chalk it up to the rain we have been having and wanting to keep him warm and dry...no piglet flu for me!!! (Coco...love your name for it)

Since this is my blog and a "family journal" I would like to say that I am late...my period that is. I am usually a 23-28 cycle day kind of girl. I am on day 31. My hopes are way up...I feel crampy...it may be coming, but I just don't know. Took 4 tests and they are all negative...just went to the doctor for blood test and they will call tomorrow with the results.

It is so hard to have patience...the planning has begun in my mind and I would really like to put on my maternity pants right now because my eating habits have been less than stellar...please pray for this to be it.

Ta ta for now!
Carrie