Happy Belated Valentines Day!

Happy Belated Valentines day!! This month has been super busy for us. Since the last time I blogged I have had 3 Dr. appointments and a dentist appointment Israel also had a Dr. appointment and a dentist appointment. Oh...and Aiden had strep and had to go to the walk in clinic. Among all the other stuff.

We finally had a snow day!! On the 13th they closed schools for snow. I had Aiden dressed and ready to go. There wasn't anything outside. For some reason (maybe a glimpse of my psychic abilities *snicker*) I decided to call the snow hot line. Sure enough they were closed. I was actually shocked and called back to make sure that's what I heard. Within an hour or so the ground and roads were covered. The kids were excited. Aiden and Connor went out and played for a few mins. They couldn't handle that cold for too long. LOL! I'll try to put up some pictures.

My quartet (and 10 others) did singing valentines as a fundraiser for the chorus. Israel took Valentines day off so I could participate. I left the house at 7 in the morning and got home at 7:30 that evening. We had a great time, but were worn out by the end of the day. Friday the 15th I left for chorus retreat. Israel had fun with the boys on Saturday and ended up at our friends house in Chapel Hill for the night. My retreat was 5 min. from their house, so it worked out for him to pick me up on Sunday.

Aiden was out of school on Monday ,the 18th, for presidents day. We met up with his friend ,Cordy, for a play date at the kid park. He met Cordy at mothers day out last year and loves getting together to play. She also has a younger sister (Sidney) that is Connor's age. Also, Aiden has been doing good at school the past three weeks. Yay! His teacher has started a new system with him that lets him know how he is doing through out the day.

There really isn't much to say about Connor. He is such a "go with the flow" kind of kid. We did finally get his hair cut and yet...he still has some sort of strange birds nest on his head. Toward the back, around the crown, a big curl has developed. ??? I think that is the cause. It takes some work to get it to stay down. LOL!

Ean is a stinker. He says " I want my Momma" pretty clearly. I think he tries to say banana and of course Aiden (Adan), Connor (Onnor), Momma and Dada. He is into EVERYTHING!!

Israel has been staying busy with work. In fact he has been working tonight since we put the boys down. He got my lap top working and yet...I'm on the PC. hmmmm... He bought me my camera for an early valentines day present. It's the Canon XTI. It's wonderful and I can't wait to play with it more.

I go Monday for my results to my last Echo. They did an IV so they could see better. Hopefully it'll be good news. I also go for a sleep apnea test in March.

BTW...Tina, tell the kids thank you for the valentines. It made their day getting mail. :)

Ean and Connor's Dr. appts and stuff

Today Connor and Ean had their 1yr and 3yr doctor's appointments. Connor really didn't want to cooperate. He doesn't like new people. He is very shy and will answer NO to any question. He doesn't want to do anything willingly. We weren't able to get his blood pressure, ear test or eye pictures. It’s not a big deal. I did make him get on the scale so she could weigh him. He weighs 31 Ibs and is 38 In tall. He is in the 50th percentile in height and between the 25th and 50th in weight. His body mass index is in the 25th percentile...I've never seen them do that before.
Ean weights 24 Ibs and is 30 In tall. He is in the 50th percentile in both. His head...well, it's in the 95th percentile. Connor always had a big head too LOL! They must get that from their Daddy. Ean had to have 3 shots. :( They both fell asleep in the car and are still sleeping. Yay! Actually I think Ean is waking up.

Aiden had a good day at school on Wed. he got his 14 check marks that he is suppose to get out of 17 possible. Then on Thursday...he only got 6. Yes...6. That means he got 11 frowny faces!! What am I going to do with this child? Any ideas? Anyone know of a good kindergarten military school? LOL! Just kidding! He is just very active and doesn't like to listen very well. *sigh* We just keep working on it.

Israel is changing positions at work...kind of. He will be doing the same job, but for better accounts. I think he will miss his team because he has been with them for so long and had them trained the way he wanted. He is starting to work on his next career move and is hoping to get there within the next 12months.

On Tuesday I got an e-mail that our chorus had been contacted and asked to audition for America's Got Talent. It's a TV show for those of you who may not have seen it. I caught one or two episodes last season. We managed to get 73 of us together to audition last night. They will probably use us when they show the Nashville auditions. The people that get a call back will be contacted in March or April. The ones that get a call back, get an all expense paid trip to LA. With that said...I can't see them paying for 90+ women. I hate to be negative so, on the upside, they knew how many people we had when they called us. I wasn't real happy with our song selections. With new people and some people not making it, we were a little limited. Also, we just had a riser placement a couple of weeks ago. They needed to pick something that the chero was the same no matter where you stand. They also contacted one of our quartets to audition. A group of young women ages 21-25. They have been together for several years and are really good. They are also a very cute group of girls. The funniest part of the evening was when the quartet went to change for their audition. Right after they left, we were asked to leave the risers for something. When we turned around...there they were...changing behind the risers. I know they were embarrassed, but it sure was funny. They just grinned and tried to hide themselves. They were good sports and laughed about it too.