Sick yet again

I swear I didn't die, but with the illnesses running through our house I'm kind of surprised no one has yet. I started feeling sick Monday afternoon at work, and haven't been back since. I even missed an extra shift yesterday that I had tried to pick up. Eric had a touch of what I had, but it only lasted a day and didn't hit near as bad. Madi spend all of Friday being the messy kind of sick. Only Chloe seems untouched, and so far it seems that the sicknesses may all finally be over. Fingers crossed. I've never ever missed so much work time in my life. Hope you guys are all feeling better than I've been.

15 Things I Will Miss About Summer

1. Seeing my girls in adorable dresses! 
2. Going for walks in sunny days during my lunch break.
3. Taking the girls to the park.
4. Hanging out outside at Mom's. 
5. The idea of sipping coffee outside on a beautiful morning. (I never seem to do it, but the though relaxes me!)
6. Iced coffees, cappuccinos, lemonades, etc. 
7. Eating ice cream doesn't make me cold. 
8. How great water can taste. 
9. Wearing flip flops. 
10. Just walking out the door instead of stopping for coats, hats, boots, gloves, a shovel, etc. 
11. Clothing at bedtime is optional for all - some nights it's just too hot to consider. 
12. The smell of baby sunblock (but I won't miss the greasy-feel of it all over my kids!0
13. Sunshine staying up past 8pm. 
14. Yard sales. I just love 'em. 
15. Stopping for frozen yogurt on a whim. 

I stole this idea from Smacksy.

10 Things I Did This Week

1. Sunday we had a family sleepover at my moms. The sleeping part sucked. 

2. Monday we visited a friend and my grandfather. Good times. 

3. Wednesday I left work around lunch time because Chloe had a high fever. She had the fever (no other symptoms) on and off until after midnight, but was fine in the morning. 

4. I put a tentative hold on a third venue that I think I want to go with - this time it's the place I'm currently working at. 

5. We made a Facebook page for our Bead Sprite Creations. There will be no pats on the back for creativity when it comes to the name. We're also talking about going into a Christmas craft fair in November. So please like our page and support us :p

6. On that note, we've been making a lot of projects lately. 

7. I ate garlic fingers for lunch. Don't tell Eric. 

8. I bought a second-hand costume for Madi (a lion to go with Chloe's elephant) but it looks way too big. 

9. I wanted to get rid of the cat Eric made us adopt because his friend couldn't keep it.  The cat is fine during the day, but at night if we let it in the room with us, it keeps us awake by knocking things over or jumping on us over and over. If we shut the basement door and leave him to roam the top two floors, he tends to hang out near the baby monitor meowing and keeping us up. 

10. Saturday morning (today?) I should be taking the girls to a music class to see if I want to sign them up to go all the time. I think they'll enjoy it. 

Chloe, at 23 months old

I am quite simply amazed by my daughter lately. I just can't get enough of her. 

She says so many things now. "Mommy help." "No corn."

She sings songs. The Wheels on the Bus. The Map song from Dora the Explorer. Mmm mmm went the little green frog. 

She gives so many hugs and kisses. 

She loves so many things: shoes, hats, stickers, keys. 

She loves rocks. She needs to stop and pick some up all the time. It should be kind of annoying but it's adorable. 

She loves crackers too. A little too much. Grapes are also a huge favorite these days. 

She's a huge Mommy's girl. Always loves to be around me. It's hard sometimes when I want to get something done, but I love it the rest of the time. She's also a good Mommy herself. She just loves playing with her babies. 

She hates getting her finger and toenails cut (who actually likes that?), so if you see her, ignore how bad they look. I can usually cut 2-4 at a time, before she loses her mind completely. 

She is absolutely obsessed with Dora the Explorer. It's too cute. I used to hate characters like Dora, but now I'm on board. Which is why we're having a Dora the Explorer-themed birthday party in September. I already did most of the supply shopping - just need balloons, and I'm debating a pinata since I saw an awesome Dora one for only $15.

These Dora the Explorer bead sprites I made will serve as part of the decor.

But to get back on topic, I just can't get enough of this little girl. There just aren't enough hours in the day to spend with her. 

This was our weekend...

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Sickness has finally left our place. Everyone seems to be feeling good. 

This weekend was a decent one. My first cousin got married Saturday so I took Eric and Chloe to the ceremony, and just Chloe to the dinner. It is hard to entertain my daughter in quiet, sit down places, that's for sure. I wouldn't do it again anytime soon. It was great to see my grandfather though, and nice to see my cousin getting happily married. 

We spent Sunday night at my Mom's. The four of us. In one bedroom that night. It was hell. Madi cried like 6 times, and spent the rest of the time rolling around on her bed. The noises kept Eric and I awake a lot of the night. Luckily, Chloe only really got up once. 

The girls feeding my mom's dog, Rhino

Monday I took the day off work and we drove further to visit a friend of mine, and then my grandfather again. We were planning on heading to the beach before we came home, but while we were getting changed dark clouds rolled in and it started to pour rain as we were driving. Crazy how fast the weather changes. We had dinner in town with friends instead, then headed home. 

This week should be a short one since it's only four days, and daycare is closed Friday. I think we have babysitters lined up already for both of the girls. 

I'm going to leave this insanely boring blog post at that, and hopefully have more interesting things to report as time goes on.