26 months

Rance wanted me to take his picture but was preparing for it by squinting before I could even point the camera at him.

And one year ago, with short hair.

SheSpeaks

UPDATE BELOW
I signed up a while back to do surveys through this company. I received my first item a couple of weeks ago called Emergen-C. It is a powder multivitamin for kids 4 and up. Part of the appeal is you mix it with water and it fizzes(not much fizz, more foam). It comes in 3 flavors: orange pineapple explosion, strawnana berry blast, cherry yumberry. No, I did not misspell any of them. Colton was my first guinea pig volunteer, since it is made for his age group. He tried the cherry first and did not like it at all. Bri tasted it and wasn't impressed and neither was I. Rance was a little more open to the idea but it didn't take long to change his mind. The next time Colton tried the orange mix and actually liked it enough that he drank the whole thing. I doubt he would want to do this everyday though. He then tried the strawnana and it was poured down the drain. So now I am left with several more samples and coupons to pass on to whoever wants them. If you are interested in trying them just send me an email which is located to the right. Who knows, this maybe something for your kid.

update I just recently figured out another positive aspect of vitamin powder mix, kids may be able to inhale it but it would come right back out. But as for gummy vitamins that are long and slender, those can be inserted in the nose rather easy but don't come out as easy as they went in. Unless a 2 year old knows how to blow his nose real hard to avoid a trip to the doctor. Rance found that out the hard way today.The particular vitamin is by Tony Hawk so it is in the shape of a skateboard. Hope your day isn't quite as interesting as mine has been. ;P

FYI: Lowes Coupon

Go here to find the $10 off $50 coupon. It takes a little while, even with DSL, but worth the wait. Especially if you are planning a project or need something. You have the option of an online coupon code or print one for in store. You can hit the back button for more, but they can't be combined and they expire 3/2.

On the home page, you will see $10 Off Any $50 Purchase for a Limited Time. Get Your Coupon > next to the search space, as long as this offer is still available.

Happy shopping!

*UPDATE It's over now. But I was able to use 2 coupons on Saturday and saved some bucks!

Stethescope

Be sure and pause the playlist at the right to listen.

Southern Hills Church of Christ, Abilene, Texas. Man finds a stethoscope with unusual powers. He discovers what soundtrack is playing inside him.

One year

It has been exactly one year since I wrote my first post. And this is post number 125. It seems that the time has gone by so fast. There were days when I wanted to post but didn't, for whatever reason. And days when I probably could have done better. Oh well, you know what I mean. I will continue blogging as long as y'all want to read about my kids and such. I know I really enjoy reading about the everyday goings on with each of my blogger friends. Whether it's a ballgame, a road trip, or even home repair (sorry Andi).

Since I have begun blogging, I have come across several blogs that I visit regularly. I have read wonderful stories and heartbreaking ones. I have also met people that I wouldn't have otherwise. In the words of Martha, "it's a good thing."

Like Andi said in the beginning, "your addicted aren't you?" Absolutely! It's been fun and I hope it just gets better.

Ahhh, the Z-pak

Thanks Dr.E, I needed that. I don't know what I would do without my wonderful doctor and my Z-pak. My fever finally broke about 4 AM this morning after popping pills for the last 5 days. But I couldn't go back to sleep. Hopefully Rance will let me rest some today (yea, right). Thankfully, sinus infections aren't contagious and for the most wonderful teenage daughter who likes to cook and is willing to take care of her younger brothers! Couldn't have done it w/o ya babe. Now I am on the road to recovery.

By the way, Bri cooked beef stroganoff and peas for supper and it was muy bueno!

Something ain't right!

This is what my temperature was 3 hours after taking fever reducers. So far I have taken at appropriate times, 1 Aleve, 1 Tylenol, and 2 Advil. Basically all of these pills have been in my system at the same time at some point and I still have fever. I wonder what it would be without pills? I am waiting to hear if a prescription has been called in for an antibiotic for another possible sinus infection. The only other symptoms are the usual sinus congestion and headache. Hopefully I can rest better tonight. Sounds like a Nyquil moment.

My somewhat adventurous side

Saturday night we stopped at China King to eat while in Tyler. It has been a while since we had Chinese food. There was quite a lot to choose from. The sesame chicken was good and so was the fried calamari. But there was this one particular item I hadn't tried before, small octopus.

Doesn't it look yummy sitting there on my plate?

I cut it in half and ate the head part first. Rance looks a little skeptical. Or maybe he was trying to figure out why in the world his sister would be taking a picture of me while eating.

The tentacles were all curled up around my lip, kind of a weird feeling. The whole thing was rather chewy. AND, it tastes like chicken!

Now, what are some of the unusual things y'all have eaten before?