The start of something bad...

So this happened the same day that Kate got stitches, just to let you know how bad of a day I had, lol.  We had just gotten to a friend's house to play, and I got Sarah out of the car.  She instantly ran across the street to someone else's house.  I yelled after her to come back, that her friends house was on the same side of the street that we parked, as it always is.  She started running again, and I thought she was running back to the other side of the road.  So I turned around and started unbuckeling Kate.  By the time I got Kate out of the car and turned around, less than one minute, Sarah was gone.  I was looking all around, and Kate ran in the direction that we thought she had gone, totally afraid that her sister was missing.  We couldn't see her anywhere, so I ran up to our friend's (Rachel) door and knocked.  When she opened it I asked if Sarah was in there and she said No, that their door had been locked.  I panicked.  I started running down the block looking for her and Rachel ran down another block. (Rachel lives on the corner, so there are 3 ways she could have ran.) Luckily enough we found her semi-quickly.  She had gone to the end of the block, turned the corner and was in someone's front yard picking flowers and putting them in her purse.  Talk about relief! I don't know how anyone handles a child being kidnapped, or gone missing.  Those were definately some of the worst 5-10 minutes of my entire life!

ONE LITTLE MONKEY JUMPING ON THE BED ....

SHE FELL OFF AND BONKED HER HEAD...

MOMMY TOOK HER TO THE HOSPITAL AND THE DR. SAID....

11 STITCHES FOR HER HEAD...

The next day...

And the next...

She only had to have the stitches in for 5 days, and this is what it looks like now, one week from when it happened...

You can barely see it! I definately will be using Vitamin E oil, seeing that it is on her face, but I can't even believe how fast it healed!

So, for the story...  I was sitting at the computer about 2 feet away from Kate, when she started jumping on my bed.  I turned around, and was in the middle of telling her to stop jumping so that she wouldn't get hurt when, before I could even finish the sentance, she fell head first and hit her eye on the corner of the bed frame.  It sounded like she hit it really hard, so I hurried and picked her up and was trying to calm her down when I felt something wet on my arm.  I tried to pull her away slowly because she was obviously in a lot of pain, when I saw blood everywhere.  I hurried and ran to the closet to get a washcloth and started putting pressure on it.  When I pulled it away to see how bad it was, I instantly knew that she would need at least 10 stitches.  So of course I was kind of in a panic, because it was only 7:15 pm and Dan has class until 8:00.  By the time he usually gets home it is around 8:45 or later.  So.... I couldn't get ahold of him, and Kate's bleeding wasn't stopping.  I told Sarah that we had to go to the hospital while I was trying to figure out how I was going to get there without getting blood all over, seeing that I couldn't hold her in my lap while I was driving.  As I was trying to get us out the door, the bleeding started to clot so I was able to calm down a little bit.  I was so grateful that Dan's mom wasn't busy and was able to meet me at a McDonald's on the way to the hospital to pick up Sarah.  I finally got to the hospital about an hour after it happend.  They took us back pretty quickly and the nurse wrapped her up and put some numbing stuff on her eye, which thankfully helped her to fall asleep.

Dan got there around 9:30, then we just waited for the Dr to finish up with some more serious patients.  So the Dr hadn't seen the cut when he came in to do the stitches.  He informed us (before he saw it) that if the cut was on the eye, he wouldn't be able to use the glue, because it would make her loose her eyebrow permenantly.  So we said that was fine he could do stitches if he needed to.  So he unwrapped her and said, well, I am going to try to be conservative and only use one spool of stitches.  (Even though the cut wasn't on the eyebrow, it was just too bad for the glue.)  So, he started sewing, and 30 minutes later, she had 11 stitches on her eye.  Poor girl.

And just because I know you are all going to ask... she stopped jumping on the bed for about 24 hours, and then started right back at it.  Of course, I make her stop every time I see her, but why can't she just learn!

Family Pictures

Happy Anniversary Dan!

Yesterday was our 6 year Anniversary!  We were able to have a friend watch the girls so we could go to the temple in the morning, and then Grandma let the girls sleep over so we could go to dinner and then to watch a late showing of  Avatar at the 3D IMAX theater.  It was so fun spending the day just the two of us.  Thanks so much for everything you do for me Dan.  You are the greatest and I love you more than ever.

A few pictures from my first Craft Show

 

A visit from MiMi and PawPaw

We were verr blessed to have MiMi and PawPaw come and visit us for a couple of days in December.  The girls had a blast and we all really enjoyed the visit.  We are so sad that they had to leave after just a coupl of days.

My 2 Georgous Girls!

Sarah

Kate

album 06-24-09 (247 photos), by Beckie Taylor

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Who wants to play?

So I got this from my sister's blog and it looked like a lot of fun! So here we go . . .

The first FIVE people to respond to this post will get something made by me! My choice. For you.This offer does have some restrictions and limitations:
1- I make no guarantees that you will like what I make!

2- What I create will be just for you.

3- It'll be done this year. (might be a little while)

4- You have no clue what it's going to be, however if you know me, you know it will most likely be a craft, or a cake if you live near me :) It may be a story. It may be poetry, shoes, bags, or a little invention of my own! I may draw or paint something. I may bake you something and mail it to you. Who knows?

5- I reserve the right to do something extremely strange. Believe me... it may blow your mind!

The catch? Oh, the catch is that you must repost this on your blog and offer the same to the first 5 people who do the same on your blog. The first 5 people to do so and leave a comment telling me they did win a FAB-U-LOUS homemade gift by me! Oh, and be sure to post a picture of what you win when you get it!Sounds like fun, right? So, let's play

5 Years Ago . . .

It is hard to believe that it was five years ago that Dan and I were married; it seems as if it was only yesterday. It is such a great feeling to know that I have found someone to share everyday of the rest of my life with. He always knows just what to say or do to make me smile or laugh. When I have a bad day he comes home and gives me a hug and I feel like nothing else matters. All of my stress just disappears. I love to sit and watch him play with our two beautiful girls, and see the love that they have for their daddy. He is so patient, loving, and intelligent and I feel so blessed to not only be with him in this life, but for eternity.

Here are some of our Engagement and Wedding Day pictures.

Dan . . . I LOVE YOU, Happy Anniversary!!




Click on the photos to enlarge them.

Accident Prone . . . or . . . Lacking Intelligence?

Anyone that knows me knows that I am constantly doing dumb things and getting hurt. I have always just chalked it up to being accident prone, but I think yesterday's occurrence might be more of a lack of intelligence. I mean, I have been burned before, many of times.

One of the first times I remember was when I tried to make scones and forgot about them while they were cooking. They caught on fire, so I took the pan outside to dump it our on the ground, and dripped the oil down my thumb. Then there was the time when I worked at KFC (my first job while I was in high school), when I went to get the Macaroni and Cheese out of the oven and stupidly forgot to use an oven mitt. Or the time when I decided to try waxing my eyebrows and put the wax in the microwave too long, so when I put the stick in it exploded all over me (and ruined my favorite shirt). And of course all the countless times when I am baking and accidentally touch the pan. In fact, just a month or so ago I burned my hand pretty bad, not nearly this bad, when I grabbed the pizza pan out of the oven without a mitt.

It isn't just burns either. It doesn't matter what I am cutting or chopping, but there is this one knife that I always use, because it is the best, that I cut myself with every time. You would think I would get rid of the knife, or better yet, quick cooking and stay away from the kitchen. But, seeing that I love to bake and cook, that's difficult. You would think that I would learn from all the times I have been burnt and cut and not do it again, yet here I am today, with a huge burn all over my arm, and you ask, well, how did you do it this time.

Well, my stove doesn't work quite right. So in order to cook, I have to use a tiny burner with my big pan. To do this I have to turn the stove to high so that it will actually heat up. So I did this, and then poured in the olive oil. You would think when it started to smoke I would have realized it was too hot, and turned down the stove. But smart me didn't, and put a piece of chicken in the pan. Since the pan was bigger than the burner, the oil was all gathered at one side. So when I put the chicken into the pan, the oil tidal waved out of the pan and clear up my arm. And this, is the result.

So you tell me, I am accident prone, or just lacking in intelligence!

By the way, after soaking my arm in cold water and ice for about 9 hours yesterday, I did get to sleep, and today, I have little feeling in the burn area. So, very little pain today.

Oh, and the scar on my arm is from a car accident 3 1/2 years ago. Boy am I going to have a good looking arm or what!

Halloween Fun!

After a long day of making antennas and trying to decorate a cake, all while trying to keep my kids from destroying the house made for quite the day. The cake didn't end up quite like I wanted, seeing that it is pretty hard to decorate a cake with cream cheese frosting, but I finally got it done. Of course, right as I finished Kate had to run up and stick her fingers in it. Then we finally got in the car, just to have Sarah kick the cake. Oh well, it still tasted good. The girls got a lot of candy at the Trunk or Treat, and had quite a bit of fun. Kate was so tired that she fell asleep on the way to Dan's parents house, but Sarah was still awake, so we thought that we would take her Trick or Treating a little bit. She loved it. While we were out we ran into one of her friends, so we finished going around the neighborhood with them. She keeps reminding me, "Remember mom, I went trick or treating with Jasmin", her friend was dressed up as Jasmin. Her bag was so heavy by the time she was done that I had to carry it for her. After she was done she went to her friends for a late night of watching the new TinkerBell Movie. She loved it, but was sooooo tired by the time she came home, around 11 PM! I know what a late night for a 2 1/2 year old. All in all my little lady bug and bumble bee had a great Halloween!

My first Tag . . . Thank's Celeste

I've been tagged by Celeste:

8 fav. TV shows:
*The Unit
*Prison Break
*Grey's Anatomy
*Brothers and Sisters
*Ugly Betty
*Heroes
*24
*The Office

(These are links to the previous episodes)

8 things I love to eat:
*Chips and Salsa (especially Pico de Gallo)
*Tomatoes
*Shepherd's pie
*Cereal (The really sugary ones they make for kids, lol)
*Oreo's
*Deep Fried Turkey (That makes me miss Thanksgiving with my family)
*Caesar Salad
*Breadsticks from Little Caesars

8 Things I did today:
*Went to the Chiropractor
*Cleaned the house
*Checked email/blogs
*Unpacked some more
*Talked to my sister on the phone
*Looked up where to vote at
*Took out the trash
*Took a shower

(Ya, Ya . . . not much, but hey, it's only noon.)

8 things I am looking forward to:
*Taking a nap later
*Visiting NC (Hopefully) after Christmas and staying at the beach
*Logan comming home from Iraq safe (not for a long while)
*Chris and Heather's wedding
*Finishing my Medical Transcriptioning course
*Getting the girls Halloween Pictures back (SO CUTE!!)
*Our five year anniversary (in January)
*Moving out of this apartment (I know, we just moved in, lol)

8 Things I love about FALL:
*The temperature is pleasant, instead of scorching hot.
*Halloween
*The leaves turning colors
*Not having to do my own yard work and rake up leaves all day, lol
*You can do more outdoor stuff... since the weather is just getting cool
*Thanksgiving
*Relaxation (for some reason Fall seems more relaxing then the other holidays, like the calm down period of the year)
*I can't think of anything else, it's actually one of my least favorite times of year.

8 Things I WISH for:
*For Kate to be old enough and ready enough to be potty trained.
*For Kate to quit screaming and learn to Talk
*To buy a house
*A cool vacation for our Anniversary (anyone have any fun yet not too expensive ideas)
*A maid....(I'm with Celeste on this one)
*To move to NC when Dan is done with school
*For my brother to be safe in Iraq
*That I didn't care what people thought of me

I now tag: Mel, Chelsea, Katie, Shannon, Marci, Eliza, Amy, Kim, Melissa