Not Me Monday....

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to http://www.mycharmingkids.net to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

Well - some of you may have realized I did not join in the Not Me Monday last week, and that wouldn't be because I forgot it was Monday, and never typed one. I certainly would never forget what day of the week it was, let alone Monday... (Truthfully, I like Mondays.... I like going to work, I like restarting the weekly routine... I like it.....)

This week I did not have two very insane dreams, and if I did I'm sure they were sleep deprivation induced, one regarding something extremely sad, and when I woke up I laid there completely heartbroken and wondering why I didn't call this person, and how on earth is she okay - only to realize several minutes later I was dreaming - and I did not check her blog just to make sure.... In the other dream I lost my job and the only job I could get was going back to Jacob Lake. Perhaps I spent a little too much time talking to old friends on Facebook....

This week I did not wait until my son was lethargic and had a high temperature to take him to the doctor - I was a real trooper for 3 straight days of HIGH fever, loved the cuddle time, and was joyous when he got down to play Saturday morning. I did not break out in tears Friday night when Grace started getting very upset and I picked her up and she had a fever.... I did not say out loud, that I didn't want another sick baby!

I did not wait until Sunday morning to read though my Sunbeam lesson, and then send Mike to the Wal-Mart for soil and seeds so we could plant some in class.... No - I wouldn't ever do that....
And I certainly didn't bribe one of my sunbeams with treats if he would just sit in his chair...

And finally, I did not look at how many Weight Watcher points I had left last night at 10pm, and proceed to eat 6 points worth of chocolate chips... Nope, Not me.

I most certainly did not do anything inappropriate this week - and I never do!

What's up with Max?

I posted this on facebook earlier today... now I have a minute while daddy holds Max I'll update all the inquiring minds here in the blogger world...

Tuesday I took Max and Grace to the Dr. Max needed his 2nd flu shot and Grace needed her ears checked after her last ear infection. Well, Max was just fine and Grace had another ear infection, so we got a prescription for Grace and went home. The next morning Max was really irritable and as the day progressed he developed a fever and became pretty lethargic. I called the Dr to see if this was normal with the flu shot and she said, no bring him right in.

I took Max in Wednesday afternoon and his breathing was really labored and his oxygen levels were low, they thought he had Pneumonia so we went to the ER for x-ray's - his fever was 103.4, today we went to get the results and he cried all morning long. As soon as we get to the Dr he was smiling, and happy. No results in, but he has stopped eating so I had them check his throat and he has big sores on the roof of his mouth now - so a fever, labored breathing, sores on his mouth and crying - the only thing we know for sure is it's not another ear infection.... Oh, and as soon as we got in the car at the DR - he started crying again... It's good to know I can take him in public and he'll be a good boy.... arg.

Later this afternoon the xrays came back and he does not have Pneumonia, so it must be viral. The doctor wants to keep him on the antibiotic because he's not getting over a cold he's had for weeks/months. All he wants is held and loved.... hopefully he can kick what ever this IS fast! It breaks my heart to see him so sick.

What's cooking in Gracie's kitchen?

Last night I may have been paying a little too much attention to the Bachelor and not to my dear sweet daughter.

Grace came in and started "feeding" me. (Nothing was on the spoon...) I said, "Oh, yummy, what is it?"

"A spoon." She replied so certainly. To which Mike and I laughed pretty hard.

"Oh, well what are you cooking in the pot?"

"Penguin." To which Mike and I died laughing.

I'm not sure how many points penguin is, but I think she paid me back for not playing with her.

Checking in on those New Years Goals

Can you believe it's March already? So, I'm intersted to know if you made any New Year Resolutions this year, and how you are doing -

I've always heard you should not have more than two goals because you won't stick to them, and I usally only make one or two - and I have never done very well - but this year I made several, and I'm not doing too bad!

Here's my 2009 "Goal if you will" list.

1. Read the Book of Morman
a. Finish reading with Mike
b. Start to Finish by the end of August.
(Doing really well by myself, I'm almost through Mosiah - not so good with Mike...)

2. Exercise 90 minutes a week (not so good on this one!)

3. Have family home evening. (Not so good on this one either!)

4. Temple - 12 times in 359 days. (So far we are 2 of 12, right on track!)

5. Scrapbook - 2 pages per month (This should not be hard!) (I've finished 8 pages, that is double ahead of my goal!)

6. Potty train and binka wean Grace. (Potty trained and Binka Weaned! And I'm so proud of my Big Girl!)

7. Lose 60 lbs. (So far I'm at 2!) (This one started to faulter, so I joined Weight Watchers again and I'm down 7.2...)

So - I think that more goals equals more chances to suceed! I also have realized that evaluating in the middle is good, it's funny (in a sad way) that Family home evening and scripture study with Mike are two things that I'm not suceeding at, and those two things can help our family so much!

So what about you? How are your New Years Resolutions coming?

Want a Gift?

This is what you do: The first 3 people to leave a comment on this post will receive a gift from me during this year. When and what will be a surprise. There's a small catch though...Post this same thing on your own blog and then come back and leave a comment telling me you're in. But only the first three people to comment get the gift! Good luck! Thanks Cole for the fun idea

One thing I miss from childhood...

Being able to sleep in - after a long hard night! (Seriously, do you remember days where you could just lounge all day and you didn't have a to do list?)

NoPe NoT Me Monday!

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama at www.mycharmingkids.net to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

Well for starters I certainly did not have 10 hours of sleep between last Saturday night - Tuesday afternoon, and when given the chance to take a nap, I most certainly didn't watch General Hospital because I couldn't fall asleep -

I did not wonder when I was at work on Monday who made it out of the Hospital Fire (on General Hospital...) because I would never watch a soap opera. What a waste of time! And that night I did not go to a Primary Teacher's meeting and almost fall asleep while the Bishop was talking - that would just be rude...

I did not take my children to the doctor this week thinking Max had an ear infection, which he did not, and thinking Grace didn't have one, and she most certainly did... I did not moan at the thought of another round of antibiotics and wonder how I could cleverly hide it in her food/drink...I did wonder if putting the antibiotic in something, lets say apple juice might ruin it... but if that is the only way she can take it - so be it!

I did not buy a sign at Target this week that said "wiener crossing" because I thought it was funny, and it was only a dollar... I did not buy said sign and tell my mom and my sister that I was going to give it to my husband...

I did not give Grace a bite of Max's fruit and Rice Ceral and Max a bite of Grace's egg on accident this week - only to get a seriously dirty look from my girl child, and find out that my boy loves eggs! I think I've bought my last box of Rice Ceral! (I would never give my 10 month old eggs.....)

This week I did in fact join Weight Watchers because I can not do it on my own... But when asked if I had been a member before I did not declare, "I am a three time failure...Yes mam, I've been here before." And later in the meeting when asked if I see any problems with the week I did not chuckle and proclaim, "Any? More than a few! I love food!" (They are going to love me!)

The rest of the week seems a little hazy to me... But I invite all of my Blogger friends to join me on the Not Me Monday Denial project... You don't have to list your Blog with MckMama - just let us know what you "haven't" been doing this week!