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Product of the Week

noreply@blogger.com (Breann) — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +0000

Remember when you were pregnant and you saw someone out in public letting their baby play on the iphone and said "oh I am NOT going to let that happen."

How do those words taste now? Because you all know you have done it.

Lee and I don't so much mind Logan playing on our phones, but it's the drool and potential damage issue to deal with.

I turned to my dear friend Amazon and picked up this:

This RULES. It has shock absorbancy built in as well as a cover so drool and sticky fingers don't touch your actual screen. There is an extra film over the home button so baby stays put right on the app you chose when you put it in the case.

Now, when we got an iPad, we had full intentions of it being something Logan can play on, watch movies on, etc. I found out they make one for the iPad too!

I will be picking one of these up before our next road trip for sure.

Until then, I will just keep reading magazines on it :)

Link up!

Wino Wednesday

noreply@blogger.com (Breann) — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:00:00 +0000

About a month or so ago, Donald came over for our weekly dinner and brought a very interesting wine.

Silver Chardonnay

This wine is in a neat ceramic bottle that looks aged.

I always say I love a creamy, oak-y chardonnay. This one is unoaked and I happen to love it. While it's not oak-y, it's still creamy and rich and has a very clean finish. It was around $19 a bottle at Costco, so about $22 or so at H-E-B.

This is a really interesting and fun bottle to take to a dinner party because it's fun to talk about and super yummy to drink.

Enjoy!

Ear infections..

noreply@blogger.com (Breann) — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:00:00 +0000

In the last 12 months, Logan has had 6 ear infections.

The last 3 have been since Christmas.

Things around here have been crazy to say the least.

On Thursday we have a appointment to have him evaluated for tubes. The fact that he has had 3 in a row scares the crap out of me.

The 104 fevers don't help either.

Lee and I wonder how much different things will be when the tubes go in. Will he talk more? Will he maybe walk more than 3 steps without falling?

For the love of God will he start sleeping all night again?!

It's so hard watching him hurt and not really being able to help.

I will say I took full advantage of the snuggles he gave me, including a nap in the bed with us.

Glorious.

So for now, we will continue antibiotics and allergy meds.

And playing on our bean bag chair:

A rare smile on Saturday during the wrath of a doosey of an ear infection.

Music

noreply@blogger.com (Breann) — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +0000

Lately I have been very Alternative. Like most of you, I am obsessed with Somebody I Used to Know by Gotye.

But I also love this band, and nearly this whole album.

Gomez

Song: See The World

One night I went to bed a little early (because Logan gets up at 6:30 7 days a week!) and Lee stayed up. While I dozed in bed, I heard him listening to something on Palladia. The next day I asked him and he told me about Gomez. Because of Apple's new awesome Cloud technology, I just had to download the album he already purchased and off I went!

Other songs I love of theirs:
Hamoa Beach
Girlshapedlovedrug
Tear Your Love Apart

Other Go To's when I am stuck in traffic are:

Miike Snow - Animal
The Kooks - Love it All

Try them out, let me know if you like them.

Have a good week!

Product Of the Week

noreply@blogger.com (Breann) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +0000

I didn't have to think very hard about my product of the week this week. I have stumbled upon something amazing that I can't wait to tell you about.

L'Oreal Color Riche Lip Balm

As you may recall, I don't wear lipstick. Pretty much ever. I have chapstick hidden all over the place from Logan's diaper bag, to my car, maybe even Lee's car. That's about as far as it goes with me.

Then I discovered this. It's the best of both worlds. It's silky smooth yet leaves a subtle color and shimmer so that it does look like you made more effort than usual. I have gotten a few compliments already! Maybe it's because it makes me look less like death.

I am currently loving the color Caramel Comfort, but might pick up another more bold color for those times when I am feeling less square.

This is EXACTLY what I look like after I put it on. I swear.

Enjoy ladies!

Join the link up and discover other items that will make your wallet cry!

Wino Wednesday

noreply@blogger.com (Breann) — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:11:00 +0000

This week's Wino Wednesday is dedicated to a new found chardonnay that is currently one of my top 3.

Milbrandt Vineyards

I traditionally like creamy, oak-y chardonnay, not the crisp apple ones. This one is just right AND it's a screw top - which saves me remembering to plug it after having a glass at dinner.

No, I don't always drink a whole bottle. Don't act so shocked!

Chardonnay is my go-to most nights and this one is a great price at around $12 a bottle.

Enjoy!

Albums

noreply@blogger.com (Breann) — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:04:00 +0000

Remember those black circle things that had to be played with a needle?

Records!

Also called albums..

When I was little I had about 3 or 4 of my very own records. I had Madonna's "Who's That Girl?"

I also for some reason had the music of Cinderella

And my favorite single (therefore on a 45 record) was "I wear my sunglasses at night"

Over the weekend, however - I was reminded in a sad way that my very favorite album was this one:

I listened to this one like it was my job. Loved this whole album and danced around my room to it.

Over the years I have always enjoyed listening to Whitney. I also loved her movies and listened to the soundtracks when they came out. It's very sad that she finally lost her life because of her battle with drugs/alcohol.

So today I vow to listen to this song as loud as possible and dance a little bit.

Let's remember the good times of Whitney, not the bad. She would have wanted it that way.

I'm afraid of...

noreply@blogger.com (Breann) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:30:00 +0000

The Big. Bad. Wolf.

No seriously, I am.

When I was little, my Dad wasn't really into censorship. He took me to see Die Hard when I was 7 at the theater. He went to a friends house around the corner and left Basic Instinct in the VCR (remember those?!)

Whoops. I learned a lot watching that movie..

I will never forget the time he let me watch Silver Bullet.

He has always been an avid Stephen King fan. Reads every book. When I was little, King was notorious for some scary shit. I mean, a CLOWN that lives under the street?

*excuse me. I am feeling verclempt. talk amongst yourselves...*

So when Silver Bullet was out on video, he sure wanted to watch it. And there I was right beside him.

Glued to the tv and terrified at the same time.

The interesting thing about this poster is that.. it was a long long time ago but I think this werewolf is far freakier looking than some of the modern day ones.

So from what I remember, some dude is a wolf by night and is a mean mofo. He kills pigs and people and is generally not well received by the town folk.

Then comes along our favorite 80's kid:

Cory Haim.

He figures out who the bad guy is and takes him down, all while cruising around town on his scooter called, Silver Bullet.

How YOU doin?

After I watched this movie, I was terrified for MONTHS. There was a branch that was outside my window and when it was windy I would flip out. Finally my mom was so curious as to my sudden fright of night beasts, she asked my dad what was up. She wasn't happy.

They even had to trim the tree down and hang blankets in front of my window.

Ever since, I have always been afraid of things that go bump in the night.

While I am sure it was the freaky wolf man that scared me, I wonder if this scared me more:

Gary Busey

Because that is not for the feint of heart.

What are you afraid of?

11 Questions

noreply@blogger.com (Breann) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +0000

I was tagged on Friday by Kelly at Simply Kelly. This is so fun!

The Rules:
1. Post the rules
2. Post 11 fun facts about yourself
3. Answer the questions the tagger gave you in their post & then create 11 new questions for the people you tag.
4. Tag 11 people and link them in your post
5. Let them know you've "tagged" them

11 Fun or Random Facts About Me

1. Cockroaches strike the fear in me. I freeze and start screaming for my husband.

2. I am pretty sure that being addicted to coffee and wine is like being addicted to uppers and downers..

3. I am the most self conscious person you will ever meet. My goal in 2012 is to change that. I hope the Mayans don't take that away from me!

4. I love what I do for a living but I have no confidence in designing things for my own home...

5. Pinterest makes me feel really stupid everytime I am on there. I constantly say "Really? Why didn't I think of that?"

6. I am only a stay at home mom one day a week (Fridays) and it kicks my ass. You full time SAHM's rule!

7. I get really anxious in crowds of people I don't know and tend to blend into the wall.

8. I have been to 8 Jimmy Buffett concerts and I pray he is still touring when Logan is old enough to go.

9. I'm an only child but I don't feel like I fit that typical mold.

10. I cannot sleep without my hair in a ponytail. If my hair is on my neck I flip out because it makes me hot!

11. Logan is growing freakishly fast. I am overwhelmed!

Questions From Kelly For Me To Answer

1. Where is the coolest place you have traveled? - St. Thomas was pretty awesome. We took a taxi from the cruise ship to a little beach called Coki Beach, ate lunch in the sand and fed dog bones to fish. LOVED IT.

2. What is your favorite book? EEK! Only one? Well Water for Elephants ranks way up there but I have read Message From Nam by Danielle Steel at least 6 times. Not for the romance but because I was obsessed with Vietnam in High School. (ok maybe some of the romance was cool...)

3. What are you most thankful for in your life? My Family. Lee and Logan are the best things that have ever happened to me and our families are both so supportive of us!

4. What is the best concert you've been to? Jimmy Buffett at Minute Maid Park in Houston. AWESOME time.

5. What is your favorite Superbowl party recipe? I hover over the 7 layer dip. I make mine a little special by adding Taco Seasoning to the sour cream layer.

6. Why did you start blogging? Well i started blogging a long time ago, in college, just because my friends were doing it. Then I started up again just for fun. Once Logan came along and I saw how hot the blogging world had gotten, I got very into it!

7. Did you have any resolutions for 2012? Do what I need to in order to be happy with myself. So far this included losing 30 pounds, which I am halfway done with, and I may have become a shopoholic as of recently...

8. Who is your favorite author? Patricia Cornwell

9. If you could switch careers and have your dream job, what would it be? A wedding planner. But I don't want to work on Saturdays!

10. Whats the best movie you've seen lately? We watched Drive last night and it was awesome, but it may be too gory for some tastes. Otherwise I saw Moneyball twice. It's wonderful.

11. Charlie Sheen or Kim Kardashian? Kim Kardashian because I am pretty sure I am smarter than her and Charlie gives me the creeps!

Questions for Parrothead Taggers
1. What is your biggest "quirk?"
2. What is your hobby and why?
3. If money were no object, what would you do with it? (i.e. travel, build a house, etc)
4. What do you hope to accomplish this year?
5. What is your favorite Superbowl party recipe?
6. What is your favorite color?
7. What recipe do you like to make over and over?
8. What was your favorite childhood book?
9. What did you want to be when you grew up?
10. Who should win at the Oscars this year?
11. Ryan Gosling or Justin Timberlake?

I tag:
Tiffanie @ Pineapple and Pickles
Missy @ The Johnson Family
Megan @ Meagan's Madness
Christa @ I Know How Babby is Formed
Chloe @ My New Life as a Housewife
Ashley @ Very Ashley
Dottie @ Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Kristin @ Lexi and a Little Lady
Heather @ Living at 1, 2, 3.
Michelle @ Michabella
Amber @ Surviving Suburbia

Have fun!

Giveaway Winner!

noreply@blogger.com (Breann) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:21:00 +0000

Happy Friday everyone! It's 1pm and I have already been to Gymboree and the grocery store and have failed to fall asleep at nap time - so I am chugging coffee and trying to keep up. How is your friday?

I wanted to take this opportunity to announce the winner of the Giveaway!

It's Megan at Megan's Madness!

*cue applause*

Congrats Megan and you will be contacted via email for your winning code!

Sale! and GIVEAWAY!

noreply@blogger.com (Breann) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:17:00 +0000

2 very exciting things to tell you about today!

First off - please tell me you haven't forgotten about the GIVEAWAY for the amazing Scrapbooking software! Don't forget to enter by leaving a comment on what caught your eye, and also liking on Facebook and Twitter for extra chances! ENTER NOW!

Second, Scentsy is in what we call "transition mode" - basically it's Spring cleaning with out with in the old and in with the new. Therefore nearly everything is 10% for the month of February!

CLICK HERE!

I was able to preview the spring line on Wednesday and smell the new smells and I was pretty darn excited.

Also, don't forget about the discontinued items:

You will want to stock up on scents if one of your favorites is on it's way out the door.

AND - no more bricks after the end of February! So if you like to buy bricks, do it now and save 10% at the same time!

Click here for the website and please please don't hesitate to email me if you have ANY questions/concerns.

Wino Wednesday

noreply@blogger.com (Breann) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:30:00 +0000

I love wine. You love wine. So why not dedicate the middle of the week to talking about wine?

Today's wine is a family favorite and so good that we buy it by the case.

Raymond Cabernet - we currently are drinking the 2008.

It's lush, vanilla-y, dark cherry, and as formal reviews say "On the palate, this big, bold, well-structured Cabernet has concentrated flavors of dark chocolate, tobacco and spice, with a toasty, long finish."

It's pretty freakin yummy.

It's a great go-to for parties or just sitting around the house in sweatpants.

Yes. Sweatpants.

At about $18 a bottle, it's a winner!

My Memories Digital Scrabook - GIVEAWAY!

noreply@blogger.com (Breann) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0000

I'm. NOT. Crafty.

I glue my fingers together.
I staple my shirt to the paper.
I maybe get more glitter in my hair than I do on the paper.

So when My Memories approached me about reviewing Digital Scrapbooking Software, my ears perked up. I love computers. I am always more comfortable with computers. I sit on one all day at my job and I am in charge of most of our technological training.

You can say that I may be creative, but not good with my hands!

Downloading couldn't have been easier.

Once I downloaded the product, I started poking around.
I picked a standard template and started tweaking it.

I started changing colors and text and adding photos, with many easy to understand buttons and menus to choose from.

Finished Product:

I know this is a little simple, but it literally took me 10 minutes. I can't imagine what I could come up with if I had an hour to sit and play around.

If you look closely to the menu bar on the left hand side of the software, there are templates you can download for free if you aren't finding what you need already loaded.

Basically the possibilities are ENDLESS.

My favorite part about My Memories has to be the endless creative outlets. I created a photobook through another software over the holidays and I was very limited in design and extras. This is just like paper scrapbooking with with easy edits and NO GLUE!

Here's the fun part for YOU!

You can get the My Memories Suite for $29.97 using the code STMMMS23148, PLUS get a $10 coupon for the My Memories.com store! Just visit this link and add the Suite to your cart, enter the promo code at checkout to receive the $10 off.

One of you will win the My Memories Suite ( a $39.97 value)!

To Enter:

Visit My Memories and leave me a comment telling me what caught your eye.

For extra entries:

"Like" My Memories on Facebook and leave a comment.
Follow My Memories on Twitter and leave a comment.

I will close this down on Thursday and announce the winner on Friday! Good luck!!

*Thank you to My Memories for the software so that I could review, giveaway, and have a new obsession :) *

Product of the Week

noreply@blogger.com (Breann) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0000

It's not a secret that I am a bit of a wino. Therefore I thought it would be most appropriate if my product of the week was wine related.

For Christmas I was given the ultimate of coolest gifts.

A Corkcicle.

WHAT is a Corkcicle you ask?

It's this:

Via: Amazon

It's this nifty little thing you put in your white wine to keep it cold so you can leave it on the table and reduce those pesky trips to the refrigerator.

The only downside?

I have yet to have a bottle of wine last long enough to really use it much...

Don't judge me.

So, my fellow wine lovers, get yourself a Corkcicle!

Life's too short to get up a bajillonty times to refill your glass!

Link up and tell us your product of the week!

Mission Organization

noreply@blogger.com (Breann) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:30:00 +0000

I have been on a bit of an organization kick.

See we live in a 1,200 square foot 1954 "ranch" house. 3 bedrooms, one bath. We are cozy to say the least.

I mean, I have to share one bathroom with my husband folks!

Needless to say, things get piled and shoved around until I can't take it anymore and i do something about it.

First I attacked the ~~Living Room~~ Play Room. I went to Target and bought 2 pop up laundry baskets to sort toys. One has little toys, one has the bigger ones.

This makes cleaning up at night so much faster. Plus as we teach him to sort and put things away I can feel like I am super mom for thinking up a learning game!

Then I designated another basket for stuff that has parts that need to stay together, like his wooden puzzle train, etc.
I also chose another shelf for his books. Granted all he wants to do right now is pull them all off the shelf, but at least when he is in bed it looks like I deliberately put the books there.

Now let's ignore the fingerprints on the glass door...

Now onto the 3rd bedroom in our house which is a dual function Guest Room and Office. I have been drooling over the Pottery Barn Office System for YEARS. Finally I just splurged and ordered it. Now above the desk is a mini command center that will hopefully help keep junk off the desk itself.

Have you been organizing lately? Any big projects?

Girly Baby Shower

noreply@blogger.com (Breann) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0000

Saturday morning I co-hosted a shower for a very good friend of mine, Carlin! This is her second baby but it's a girl so it was time to lavish her in all things pink!

The Table

The Cake - Nothing "Bundt" Cakes

The bud vase holds up the letter

Blood Orange Mimosas

Katie - my co-host

Salmon

French Toast, potatoes, eggs, chicken sausage, and fruit to make you feel healthy!

Congrats Carlin!

Product of the Week

noreply@blogger.com (Breann) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:18:00 +0000

Well hello there everyone, welcome!

It's that time of the week where I tell you all about something that makes me super happy in some way. While the obvious thing would be wine, I decided to think hard about something that makes life better and settled on this:

Williams Sonoma

Flexible measuring cups.

For one - GENIUS!

For two - it is a set of three - so you don't have to dirty the large one to measure one cup of ~~wine~~ liquid for a recipe. You can microwave them too. There is even a picture of someone using an immersion blender in the large one.

Woah.

So these cups make my kitchen time happy.

To be fair, these do too:

Which should need no explanation...

*Check out other Products of the Week here!

Where I Blog

noreply@blogger.com (Breann) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:15:00 +0000

I saw this going around and decided to participate.

The hard part about this is that I don't always blog in the same place. Sometimes I blog from our office at home. Sometimes I blog at the kitchen table. Most of the time I blog while I watch TV at night after Logan is asleep. It usually looks like this:

I first saw this over at Coffee Lovin Mom (we could be the same person I think...) and then there is a bigger link up here:

Enjoy!

Facts about me

noreply@blogger.com (Breann) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:20:00 +0000

*I am sorry. All out of ideas for the moment. Here is a little place holder. See you back Wednesday for a link up!*

1. Favorite snack food:

M&M's

2. Favorite place you've ever visited:

St. Thomas, Coki Beach

3. Favorite movie:

Forgetting Sarah Marshall, or Dan in Real Life

4. Favorite childhood memory:

Playing kick ball in the back yard with my dad under the magnolia tree

5. Favorite candle scent:

Scentsy: Mochadoodle

6. Favorite way to travel:

Hate traveling

7. Favorite Starbucks drink:

Pretty much a Grande NonFat Vanilla Latte person

8. All time favorite meal:

Spaghetti with Meatballs/Meatsauce

9. If you could be on a reality show which one would you choose?:

I always thought real world would be interesting. Would I be the boring one reading a book instead of partying? Yeah probably.

10. A fun fact about you:

I can only sleep with my foot sticking out of the covers, and never in socks.

2012...and the appearance of zombies

noreply@blogger.com (Breann) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0000

As an avid fan of all things zombies (even before the recent trendiness of it) I have often discussed with Donald how we would all survive in the event of a zombiepocolypse. Now with this whole 2012 Mayan Calendar thing, this seems to come to my mind a lot.

Plus Sara's post on Facebook made me laugh out loud:

While watching The Walking Dead a few weeks ago, I started thinking about how that pregnant chick is pretty screwed while being pregnant during the apocalypse.

Seeing how pregnancy can suck sometimes even in a perfect society, I have come up with a list of reasons it would suck to be pregnant during a zombie apocalypse.

You can't exactly run...fast.

2. There won't be any more leisurely shopping trips to the mall when it's 180 degrees outside.

But there was a sale at Pea and the Pod!

3. Want to take a walk around the block? I wouldn't advise that... It's a little worse than a mailman being harassed by a chihuahua.

Damn ankle biters!

4. Zombies are just gross!

How YOU doin?

5. NO EPIDURALS!

No meds for you!

While being a survivor sans baby would be hard enough, at least you could concentrate on turning your new wee one into a major zombie killin machine. Did you read Pride and Prejudice and Zombies? Those girls were awesome.

Looks like Lee and I better get Logan into an archery class asap...

What Happens When I Try To Nap

noreply@blogger.com (Breann) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:00:00 +0000

Setting: Home. Logan is in his crib and has just fallen asleep. This normally means there are 1.5-2.5 hours for me to either do whatever I want, or also try and take a nap. Before Logan, I could yawn once and pass out for 3 hours and still go to bed at 10 or 11. Now, a nap is nearly impossible unless I am sick.

Many things happen when I try to take a nap. The asshole dogs next door bark at the wind. My phone vibrates with text messages. My own asshole dogs bark at squirrels out the back door.

Most of the time, what stands between myself and a nap is my own mind, going 150 miles an hour, no matter how tired I feel when I lay down. I am sure it looks/sounds a little something like this.

Ok so I have about an hour or so to nap that would be so nice if I could actually nap fall asleep fall asleep you never know how long you have to sleep because he could wake up I hope dinner turns out good tonight because I worked really hard on it and i need to stop trying new things with guests because it usually sucks and i am apologizing for it instead of looking amazing speaking of i am so glad i have lost 13 pounds but i am pretty scared i am about to gain it all back i wonder if those clothes in the garage still fit i would need a red cardigan to go with that skirt if it does where do i find a red cardigan that would be cute for valentines day wait am i too old for valentines day being all married with a kid now i really want some chocolate i wonder if that movie is done burning at the computer i need to assign the artwork to it gotta get to Star gotta get to Star gotta get to Star i freaking hate that commercial and the jingle gets stuck in my head all day and it's too expensive to really shop there anyway and I always feel like I am settling for lesser furniture than i really wanted i wanna be a billionaire so freaking bad buy all of the things i never had i need to read the lyrics to the rap part of that song but i know he says something about Oprah and i do own the glee version in itunes i wonder if that movie is done burning yet so i can start the other one oh my god my phone is buzzing again what it's been 30 minutes since i laid down oh my god may i should just get up and drink coffee since i never finish a cup when he is awake i wish I was Lola she is always asleep oh screw it I am up...

How about you? Good napper?

Spring TV

noreply@blogger.com (Breann) — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0000

Now that the Holidays are over and we are all back to work and school, what do we "look forward to?"
Um - hello? SPRING TV!

New mid-season shows, returning shows, etc. Here is my little spreadsheet:

It's actually a little sparse. We fill this in with crap on Bravo and HGTV. Right now Lee is obsessed with Pawn Stars and American Pickers. We may also stumble upon some shows we like that aren't on here. For instance I didn't know anything about Once Upon a Time and then I watched a few episodes and now I love it!

How about you? Looking forward to any returning or new shows?

2011 Recap

noreply@blogger.com (Breann) — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0000

This little blog came a long way in 2011. My inspiration grew with the birth of Logan and continues as I try and find my footing as a "mommy blogger." Here are the top 10 posts as dictated by Google Analytics.

10. And then He was 1 - The dude man turned one, no matter how much I denied it.

9. Pink Eye and Sippy Cups - I ranted a little about sippy's...

8, 7, & 6: Our Love Story - Parts 1, 2, and 4! (part 3 must have been a little boring.. sorry!)

5. Upcoming Fall Tv - which reminds me it's time to make the winter tv schedule...

4. Evil Pumpkins - The pumpkin patch rose against Logan

3. Enough Already! - I was sick of the heat. In fact it still hasn't gotten cold enough for me this season.

2. Special Edition Post - In which I Throat Punched Rick Perry

1. Frumps - It means a lot to me that this was the all time viewed post of the year because I had to really just put myself out there. I was really struggling with being back to work after Logan. I still do but as he gets more... energetic... I am thankful for daycare to burn that all off for him!

This year was a whirlwind, from raising a baby, overcoming PPD, giving the blog a facelift, going back to work, and the list goes on and on. Some days I feel like I kick ass, others I feel kicked in the face.

I am trying to focus on fresh topics and ideas to get more readership, as I see it slipping and comments dwindling. I need to re-focus on commenting on all of your lovely blogs - because as I get busier I seem to just scroll through them and read and move on. I am so sorry, as I do love comments and I know you do too.

Happy New Year everyone! Thanks for visiting and please come back!

Christmas Recap

noreply@blogger.com (Breann) — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 12:00:00 +0000

I know I am late... today is the first day in a week I have felt like a normal human being!

Here is a recap on how our Christmas went...

(*Note: Logan at this point had thrown up once on Wednesday at school and once Thursday night at dinner time*)

Friday: Christmas Eve Eve - I wake up and proceed to throw up all day. My Dad and Step-Mom came over to help wrangle Logan so I could rest and Lee could run errands.

Saturday: Christmas Eve - I wake up fine but find Logan in his crib covered in puke. He drinks some water and that comes back up too. We spend the day in the recliner with a sippy of Pedialyte and plenty of snuggles.

Sunday: Merry Christmas! - I wake up fine, so does Logan, and we do Christmas morning. My camera? Ooops... around 9am I start feeling... funky? The stomach virus is back, in a different direction if you catch my drift. Lee takes Logan to his parents house and I lay down until around 2pm and then I feel well enough to go over. On the way over I find out my dad is now throwing up... We have a WONDERFUL gift exchange and I manage to eat a little bit.
That night, around 10, we find Logan has thrown up again.

Monday: Oh look, now I have a head cold! Logan seems fine and we all get out and go to the store. My cold proceeds to get worse throughout the day. We find out one of Lee's sisters, Laura, is throwing up and has missed her flight to meet her boyfriend's family in San Juan for a cruise. Here are some photos of him in his tunnel I managed to take:

Hey Logan! Let's go through the tunnel! (yes you can bring Buddy Bear)

Off he goes...

Here he comes!

Getting closer!

Zooming on by!

Logan throws up again that night in his bed.

Tuesday: Now I have a serious sore throat. What is going on? We take Logan to the Dr and they think the throwing up is mucus related, but there isn't really anything "wrong" with him. Logan is happy all day and we stick pretty close to home. I even cancel my trip to Palestine the next day...He throws up again around 1am.

Wednesday: I can barely swallow and super-awesome Tiffanie gets me an appt at her clinic. I take Logan back to Lee's parents so they can watch him while I go to the Dr.
I have Strep Throat.
Somehow, within hours of taking the penicillin, I am already feeling better. Logan throws up in his bed at 9pm, this time screaming and crying...

At this point, Lee and I are wizards at getting everything cleaned up in a timely fashion...

Thursday: I wake up feeling MUCH better. I think I better make Tiffanie some cookies once my contagious-ness is over huh? Logan is happy for the most part but we have a 2:45pm Dr appt because we just don't buy that everything is ok. They said he now has an ear infection and recommended the BRAT diet until his stomach settled.

So yes, while Christmas was a bust health wise, we did have some great times. I will do a gift recap another day. I will say, this has been an interesting way to lose weight...

I will leave you with our new family portrait, which was on our Christmas Card:

Mister Grinch!

noreply@blogger.com (Breann) — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 13:00:00 +0000

I apologize for the abrupt stop in posting and for not even covering our Christmas. Since Thursday, either me or Logan have been sick with a stomach virus and then I even got strep throat. Top it all off we spread it to a few different family members too! It's been a tough week and I blame it on that bastard the Grinch...You're a mean one, Mister GrinchYou really are a goat,You brought us a stomach virus and passed on around, Mister Grinch, You even made it last a week and added in strep throoooaaaat!You're a monster, Mister Grinch, Your heart's an empty hole, You made our holiday full of fevers and made us hurt down to our soul, Mister Grinch, I'd love to beat you with a thirty-nine-and-a-half foot pole! We will be back by the New Year, fresh and ready to go...