Go Karts and other fun stuff

We went with some friends from work to a local go kart track/putt putt/game area/batting cages, the list goes on. This place was awesome! Sydney had so much fun. We could've stayed a lot longer, but it got late. We are definately going back!Here's Sydney playing whack-a-mole

Waiting in line for the go-karts!

She was smiling from the time they let her through the gate till the time she got out. Chris said she just laughed the entire time the first lap around. She loved it!!

Playing Air Hockey for the first time. This didn't last long, cause she had to really go to the bathroom in the middle of the game and it timed out on us.

These are her winnings from all 113 tickets she got. A crown, the purple wrist keychain, and the ring. We took her for ice cream afterwards and as soon as she was done eating that, she fell asleep in the car. She was out for the night!

Back to the Grindstone

This is what my lovely, wonderful co-workers got for me for my surgery. Today was my second day back and I'm still adjusting. But this helped for sure!

Here's a few older pics, just because. This is my brother's dog, Lucy. Isn't she the sweetest thing ever? Oh, sorry Cori, I mean, besides you. Obviously.

Sydney and her butterfly net with a tiny catch!

I love this picture! So precious. She's been saying the cutest things lately. Here are some of my faves.

1. "You're crazin' me nuts!" This ones been going on for quite some time. Another variation is "You're crazin' me out!"

2. "Larissa scratched me and she almost got the blood out of me!" Said with a complete look of shock and disbelief.

3. "I like to snuggle the grass. It keeps me warm and cozy."

I don't know where she gets this stuff, but it's so funny. I love this age, she's discovering things on her own and forming her own thoughts about the way things are.

Bubbles, Bugs, and Birthday Cakes

We were all outside last night enjoying the evening. Here's my honey doing his favorite thing. No really, he loves that mower. And the crazy dog, running in front of it, barking at it. This dog has a serious complex. She barks and bites the vacuum cleaner, she barks at cars, and even bugs. It's really annoying, but I figure one day she'll bark at something important and somehow save my life. So, I keep her.

I love this picture, cause Addison is just camly inspecting the bubble blowing bee while Sydney is screaming like a banchee and running like crazy!

Sydney collected these "shell bugs" as she calls them at memaw's house and saved them so she could show me. My child is going to be the next Jeff Corwin. She loves bugs and is not afraid of them at all! She makes homes for earthworms and hugs praying mantis. She did NOT get that from me!


Here's Addy blowing bubbles. Notice the mismatched flip flops. I love this kid!

Addison said this was my birthday cake. Awww.

But then they took it back and made this masterpiece. I was then told it was Addison's birthday cake. So we had to sing to her. She got embarrased and ran away.

Water fight

Sydney and Addison decided to entertain themselves with water balloons yesterday. It was funny, because Addison would get mad when Sydney acted like she was going to throw one at her. Isn't that the name of the game? Anyway, they were both wet, and happy, when all was said and done. Then Sydney insisted on mopping the garage floor so they could "ice skate." I couldn't figure out why Sydney was putting the balloons over her face in this last picture, but she said it had to be that way, cause it would be a funny picture. Poor Addison only had one, and had no clue why this was funny, but went along with it anyway. As for me, I was set on going back to work today, but then decided on a half day. As I was getting ready, the pain really started to get to me and I decided I'd just stay home. I also got someone to trade their day off with me tomorrow, so I won't be going back till Wednesday. To celebrate, I doped up on percocet and watched TLC's "What Not to Wear." I love that show! And if anyone wants to nominate me, I won't be offended in the slightest!

A Get Well Card

This is the get well card Sydney made for me while she was at mom's. Isn't it cute?

I stupidly decided to see how it felt not to take my pain medicine today, so I could judge how I was truly feeling and to see if going back to work on Monday would be wise. Well, I deduced that wasn't a good idea. I'm going to try switching to ibuprofen tomorrow to see how that does all day.

On top of it all, Chris is sick now. I think he must have caught a bug at the hospital. So, we're both laid up with a wild child running circles around us. Yee haw! Oh well, this too shall pass.

Addison's Birthday

Today was Addison's third birthday! For those of you who are reading this and don't know who Addison is, she's my niece. Chris's brothers little girl. And for the last 7 months, she's been living with us (along with her parents). They'll be moving out shortly and it's going to be a heartbreaking day, not just for me, but mostly for Sydney. As much as they fight, they love each other so much, wanting to spend every waking moment together.

Chris went and bought Addison the cupcakes, since they aren't having her party until they get settled into their new house. So, Happy Birthday Addy Mac!

Day of Surgery

Here I am in all my pre-op glory. Chris thought the compression stockings and the blue booties were to die for and had to take a picture. I'm really glad he didn't get an after picture, cause I'm pretty sure it wouldn't have been as cute as this one. They had a hard time waking me up from the anesthesia. I had this same problem when I had my wisdom teeth pulled, so I'm guessing this is just going to be the way it is. It's now 5:30 Friday morning and since I pretty much slept all day yesterday, I'm now awake. I took a pain pill though, so hopefully I can get some more rest shortly.

The pain was harsh yesterday, it's getting better. It does feel better the more I move around, just like they said it would. I'm really hoping to go back to work on Monday, but I guess time will tell. Something they didn't warn me about was that the anesthesia can make you feel like you have an entire bag of cotton balls in your mouth. That sucks! While we were waiting for my medicine to get filled, Chris took me to get some ice cream. When I got down to the last of the cone, I could hardly swallow what I'd chewed! I thought I was going to choke to death in the car. But, alas, I didn't.

Sydney stayed overnight at my mom's last night and Chris will pick her up today. While I'll be glad to see her, I'm pretty sure she won't leave me alone and I have a feeling at some point, she's going to hurt me, not on purpose, mind you, but in the way that 4 year olds have a knack for. Well, I guess I should try to go back to sleep and get better. Thanks to everyone who was praying for me or thinking of me. Love you guys!