Thursday, August 29, 2013
the eternal struggle for balance
You know how I get sick when I do too much and my little introverted soul doesn't get enough quiet time? Well, it turns out that Rose has inherited this special trait from me.
We just got home from a long morning in the ER. Rose has had a mild fever all week, but it spiked to 105.2 this morning!!! The doctor was able to rule out a lot based on her clear chest x-rays, her normal ears and throat, and her lack of a rash or appearance of being in pain. She's had a UTI / kidney infection before, so that turns out to be the leading theory - either that or something viral. We tried four different ways to get a urine sample to confirm, but nothing worked. (We just ended up traumatizing her! It was awful.) So eventually the ER doc just decided to give her an antiobiotic in case it's a UTI, and told us to come back if her fever lasts more than 2 additional days, if she gets dehydrated, or if we can't control her temp with ibuprofen. Sigh. She just fell asleep, and I hope she takes a long nap after her difficult morning. Needless to say, we're not going on our first family camping trip this weekend! I think we're all going to enjoy a nice weekend of relaxation at home instead.
Sunday, August 25, 2013
State Fair!
We took Rose to the State Fair today. She pretty much thought it was the coolest place ever! Where else can you...
...eat cheesecurds for first breakfast?
Followed by apple pie with cinnamon ice cream for second breakfast?
And then do lots and lots of people-watching, see a free concert by the Okee Dokee Brothers, look at lots of exhibits (blue ribbons!), and then pass out before even getting to the animals (or eating lunch)?
And then wake up 90 minutes later for geese and rabbits and sheep and pigs and cows?!?
(For the record, Rose LOVED the cows the best.)
And where can Daddy get multiple flights of beer?
And where can Mommy can take lots of goofy cell phone pictures (since she brought her fancy camera, but left the memory card at home - d'oh!)?
Answer: Only at the great Minnesota get together!!!
We'll see if this becomes an annual tradition for us, given how much fun we all had. We were pretty tired by the time we got home (six hours in glaring sun and humid, 90-something degree heat will take it out of ya!), but that didn't stop Mike from making an amazing dinner of lake trout, fried zucchini, garlic bread, and corn on the cob. Rose really got into eating if off the cob. :)
I'm exhausted and off to bed. Have a great week, everyone!
...eat cheesecurds for first breakfast?
Followed by apple pie with cinnamon ice cream for second breakfast?
And then do lots and lots of people-watching, see a free concert by the Okee Dokee Brothers, look at lots of exhibits (blue ribbons!), and then pass out before even getting to the animals (or eating lunch)?
And then wake up 90 minutes later for geese and rabbits and sheep and pigs and cows?!?
And where can Daddy get multiple flights of beer?
And where can Mommy can take lots of goofy cell phone pictures (since she brought her fancy camera, but left the memory card at home - d'oh!)?
Answer: Only at the great Minnesota get together!!!
We'll see if this becomes an annual tradition for us, given how much fun we all had. We were pretty tired by the time we got home (six hours in glaring sun and humid, 90-something degree heat will take it out of ya!), but that didn't stop Mike from making an amazing dinner of lake trout, fried zucchini, garlic bread, and corn on the cob. Rose really got into eating if off the cob. :)
I'm exhausted and off to bed. Have a great week, everyone!
Friday, August 23, 2013
Thursday, August 22, 2013
16 months!
16 months old! Time with Rose just gets more and more fun every day. Right now she LOVES playing in the dirt (way more than I would have expected a daughter of mine to enjoy such things!). :) She also loves bringing me handfuls of dirt. Ha!
Sunday, August 18, 2013
a quick recap
Here's a quick recap which should explain why I haven't had time to post many updates recently!
Sun 8/4 - my last blog post about a lovely weekend
Mon 8/5 - so busy that I had to work extra long hours in the evening at home
Tues 8/6 - my throat started to scratch
Wed 8/7 - left work after about 3 hours - weakness, chills, fever, and general misery
Thurs 8/8 - another sick day
Fri 8/9 - still sick, but we headed up to North Dakota. After 8 hours of driving, we made it to Mike's grandparents'! (photos below)
Sat 8/10 - I was starting to feel human
Sun 8/11 - my first day without a nap in almost a week
Mon 8/12 - the 8-hr drive back to Mpls - Rose did a great job in the car both directions
Tues 8/13 - my mom was in town so Mike and I had an early anniversary date night at Republic (yum!) . Also, Rose had her first "transition day" into the Toddler Room!!!
Wed 8/14 - Mike started working on our new patio
Thurs 8/15 - our official 10-year anniversay
Fri 8/16 - our second anniversary dinner at Butcher and the Boar (double yum! and ouch to the pocketbook!)
Sat 8/17 - Mike finished the patio and I spent most of the day with Mitra and Dotty!!
Sun 8/18 - got caught up on errands - whew!
Whew is right! Here are the photos from our ND trip. (Note that I felt so sick most of the time that I pretty much just took pictures on Sunday when we visited the farm.)
With that, I need my beauty rest! I'd rather not get sick again, so it's early to bed for me. Have a great week, everyone!
Sun 8/4 - my last blog post about a lovely weekend
Mon 8/5 - so busy that I had to work extra long hours in the evening at home
Tues 8/6 - my throat started to scratch
Wed 8/7 - left work after about 3 hours - weakness, chills, fever, and general misery
Thurs 8/8 - another sick day
Fri 8/9 - still sick, but we headed up to North Dakota. After 8 hours of driving, we made it to Mike's grandparents'! (photos below)
Sat 8/10 - I was starting to feel human
Sun 8/11 - my first day without a nap in almost a week
Mon 8/12 - the 8-hr drive back to Mpls - Rose did a great job in the car both directions
Tues 8/13 - my mom was in town so Mike and I had an early anniversary date night at Republic (yum!) . Also, Rose had her first "transition day" into the Toddler Room!!!
Wed 8/14 - Mike started working on our new patio
Thurs 8/15 - our official 10-year anniversay
Fri 8/16 - our second anniversary dinner at Butcher and the Boar (double yum! and ouch to the pocketbook!)
Sat 8/17 - Mike finished the patio and I spent most of the day with Mitra and Dotty!!
Sun 8/18 - got caught up on errands - whew!
Whew is right! Here are the photos from our ND trip. (Note that I felt so sick most of the time that I pretty much just took pictures on Sunday when we visited the farm.)
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| There were BIG tractors at the farm! |
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| Rose was a little uncertain of them at first. |
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| There were also really big things to climb up! |
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| We all took a turn. |
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| One felt like a superhero atop the world! |
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| ND is so flat that we could see FOREVER. |
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| We climbed in the cab of every tractor. |
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| Rose eventually started to enjoy it! |
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| The tractors were huge. |
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| Rose also loved playing in the yard. |
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| Do you think these two might be related? ;) |
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| We visited the one non-flat part of the area: Pembina Gorge. |
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| It was surprisingly hilly - and lovely. |
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| A great time was had by all! |
Patio!!!
Mike installed a new front patio for us. I love it!!! We decided it was his anniversary present to me, and I would make him a quilt in return. Now I just have to finish the quilt (I just bought fabric this afternoon) sometime before our eleventh anniversary ;)
Sunday, August 4, 2013
weekend review
Rose just fell asleep, so I decided to take a moment to be thankful for the lovely weekend we had. Here were some highlights:
* leaving work of Friday with no "homework" for the weekend!
* making banana rhubarb muffins, chocolate zucchini bread, savory zucchini pie, chocolate zucchini muffins with vanilla frosting, and zucchini cheese pancakes
* going for a short family bike ride Saturday afternoon
* seeing my friend Dotty and her kids for a walk around Lake of the Isles on Saturday morning
* going to the MN Zoo for "family time" on Sunday morning
* running into Aryn at the lake on Saturday and Dotty at the zoo on Sunday
* getting to quilt for 2.5 hours while Rose napped on Saturday
* talking to my parents on the phone last night
* sleeping in until 7am on Saturday
* eating Mike's amazing Sunday night supper - and seeing Rose gobble it up as well!
* seeing Rose "speak" in a sentence for the first time! (she combined the signs for "more" and "milk" to ask for "more milk"!)
The "lowlight" of the weekend was definitely the children's puppet show that we tried to attend at the zoo this morning. As soon as the lights went down and the hostess came out dressed as a hawk, it was all over - Rose SCREAMED bloody murder and wouldn't stop until we left. I felt so bad for scaring her! I guess we'll wait a bit before we try that again.
I didn't take any still pictures this weekend, but I did take a couple videos. I'll upload them as soon as I can. Hope you all had a lovely weekend as well! :)
* leaving work of Friday with no "homework" for the weekend!
* making banana rhubarb muffins, chocolate zucchini bread, savory zucchini pie, chocolate zucchini muffins with vanilla frosting, and zucchini cheese pancakes
* going for a short family bike ride Saturday afternoon
* seeing my friend Dotty and her kids for a walk around Lake of the Isles on Saturday morning
* going to the MN Zoo for "family time" on Sunday morning
* running into Aryn at the lake on Saturday and Dotty at the zoo on Sunday
* getting to quilt for 2.5 hours while Rose napped on Saturday
* talking to my parents on the phone last night
* sleeping in until 7am on Saturday
* eating Mike's amazing Sunday night supper - and seeing Rose gobble it up as well!
* seeing Rose "speak" in a sentence for the first time! (she combined the signs for "more" and "milk" to ask for "more milk"!)
The "lowlight" of the weekend was definitely the children's puppet show that we tried to attend at the zoo this morning. As soon as the lights went down and the hostess came out dressed as a hawk, it was all over - Rose SCREAMED bloody murder and wouldn't stop until we left. I felt so bad for scaring her! I guess we'll wait a bit before we try that again.
I didn't take any still pictures this weekend, but I did take a couple videos. I'll upload them as soon as I can. Hope you all had a lovely weekend as well! :)
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