Home after Christmas

Meghan spent most of her time trying to sit in Daddy's lap.

Johnny and his favorite friend Alexis. They are the cutest kids together.


Here is Meghan and Benjiman sharing Grandpas race car pillow. They are also so very cute together.

Tarah and Johnny and Alexis at Grandma's house for Christmas.

Here is Kevin's sister Heather and her finance` "Uncle" Cory (aka one of Kevin's 2 best friends). We started off Christmas in Houston at Aunt Suzy's house and then drove to San Antonio later on Christmas afternoon. It was a wonderful visit for everyone.

Here is Larry and his wife Norma. He is Kevin's other best friend from childhood. They grew up together and it is so awesome that our children get to do the same. They are the proud parents of Alexis and Benjiman.

Here is Meghan and Johnny trying to be jolly just to make mommy happy!

Here is my favorite shirt of Meghan's. It says "did it all for the cookie" I thought it was perfect for a christmas party. Although only one or two people got the joke! Meghan is sitting in a rocking chair that belonged to Aunt Suzy's son. Who is now 27!

With having children who are 27 and 24 it can be safely said that Aunt Suzy's house was not completely child proof but I am happy to say that not one thing was broken by my children!

Do you think that Johnny loved his RC trucks???

Benjiman, Alexis and Johnny had a great time being Bees. They haven't seen the movie yet but I think they will love their costume even more when they see the movie.

All grades and in and now the grown ups are sick...

Well, I ended up with 3 A's and 1 B. I was so sick and with the kids being sick I just really blew the final in my research class. At least I still have my 3.5 (barely) to graduate with. I cut it as close as you can. My GPA is 3.500 and that is the minimum gpa for graduting cum laude.

I am sick with strep. I have been fighting it off all week but it is taking over. Unfortunately, I have to go to work tomorrow. The good news it that the kids are 100% better and can safely go back to school tomorrow for their Christmas party. They are bored and very excited to go back to school.

Nativity weekend is here.....

Well out of 4 classes 3 of my grades are in. 3 A's so far. I won't know my final grade until sometime early next week. But I am fairly confident in sliding an A under the wire. This semester was a little close, several of my A's were only a few points above the cutoff. I am so glad that there is only one more to go!

I have to go up to the church to hand out the angel food order this morning and then finish up some last minute costume alterations and then it is up to the church for the evening for night 1 of the Nativity. tomorrow is the Christmas Cantata and we are singing in both services plus tomorrow night is night #2 of the Nativity. It is a crazy weekend for our household.

I just hope the kids are feeling better today. Meghan's rash should start to go away today and then we can start her on her new antibiotic for the strep. The kids are so congested and can't eat much with the sore throats. Now if us old folks can fight off the infection we will be good to go.

They both have strep throat!

an updated pic of her spots....these are much easier to see.

Meghan and her spots. It is hard to see in a small picuture but all those red dots are from the penicillin.

Poor Johnny has such a red nose from all the nose blowing!!!
It is a good thing he has SpongeBob to keep him company!
Meghan likes Daddy to be the chair when she does her breathing treatments.

Well todays visit to the peditrition was eventful. Meghan was in the middle of an allergic reaction to penicillin so she is covered in spots. So she is done with that stuff forever.

Meghan and Johnny both have strep throat and get to spend the next 10 days on a new antibiotic. Both have a horrible cough and cold so she gave us Robitussion for that. Meghan is still wheezing so she gets to have a new daily medicine in her breathing treatments.

Our house is a giant box of germs for about two days until the meds kick in for the kids. I really, really, really don't want strep again. It was not fun. We are washing our hands like Howard Hughes.

Sick kids, again or still, I am not sure at this point!!!

Johnny has gotten worse. He feels like crap and his cough is horrible. We will be making another trip to the doctor in the morning. Meghan is still not better even with all of the medicines and treatments. Johnny has not responded to the breathing treatments either. My poor little guys have been sick for 7 days and have not left the house once and for some reason they are still not recovering the way they should be by now. We have cleaned everything we can think of and are trying to keep the kids from coughing on each other but that is like keeping ice from melting on a hot day. They are joined at the hip and when one coughs the other joins in like it is a game.

They have to feel better soon. This is just crazy. The croup is supposed to last 2-5 days not 7! They are taking their meds and vitamins and staying hydrated. They eat fairly well and I am trying to keep them from running around too much and bringing on more coughing fits.

My birthday is Sunday and all I really want is healthy kids.......

The wait for grades continues......

Out of 4 classes so far I have 2 A's. My Legal classes are incredibly hard so I am really thrilled that I got an A! I also have an A in my Science class (I think) she isn't posting the grades until Thursday. It wasn't terribly hard and I had one of the highest grades in the class going into the final so I am not too worried. I only have one final left and it is a legal memo that is due on Friday so I won't know that one until next week. It is stressful waiting to see what I end up with because this is my "official graduation GPA". But I have plenty of things to keep me busy....

The kids in pics.....

Here is a picture from Thanksgiving. My Grandparents house was built in 1892 and when I was a young child my Grandfather renovated the whole house. He would take me to the lumber yard with him and buy load after load of paneling for the walls. Everywhere we went all the people knew my Grandfather. He seemed to know everyone by name. When I saw meghan sitting at the bar where so many of us grew up eating, it really touched my heart. Papa would have really loved to meet Johnny and Meghan. He would have spoiled them rotten with a constant stream of ice cream cones. I am so glad that we can still visit this house that is a part of the family and is so full of memories for all of us.

Granny has turned the back yard into an incredible work of art. It is beautiful and every year it comes more to life. The grandkids and great-grandkids love spending every available moment out back. Here is Meghan and Johnny playing in the snow. The tracks are from the snow shovel Patrick used to gather up enough snow to show Johnny how to make a snow man.

We are having to find indoor fun because the kids are highly contagious and Meghan can't afford any more germs right now. Johnny gets better at building things every year! and he loves it when Meghan doesn't knock things over!

Meghan is still having trouble breathing but that doesn't keep her from enjoying the 80 degree weather we had a couple of days ago. They both really love the sidewalk chaulk!

Johnny isn't happy unless he is running around and making a giant mess! He is quite a busy boy trying help Mehgan have fun while they are house bound.

The Live Nativity is next weekend. That means craziness for me. I am so glad we are going to have a week off after to do nothing but relax and hang out with family for Christmas.

I have my two toughest finals tomorrow. So far out of 4 classes I have one confirmed A. I hope I get some sleep tonight so I can do well tomorrow. After next week I will finally know my graduating GPA. I am so excited that it is finally happening!!! It has been so many years since I watched Kevin graduate and thought to myself, "I want to do that too!".

Meghan's little lungs are under attack again.

30 days after her RSV, Meghan has the "croup". Unfortunately, her lungs are still irritated so it went straight for them. She is pretty unhappy with all the steroids and antibiotics and another series of breathing treatments each day. We are all hoping that she heals quickly that she can have a break from all the germs for long enough for her little lungs to get back to normal.

I have finals next week and then the Nativity is next weekend so it is awesome that Kevin gets to take this week off. He is so great at getting the kids to take their medicine and they love having him at home during the day.

Johnny has the "croup" too but he is having a much easier time fighting it off. He has a much stronger immune system. He is helping to keep Meghan cheerful while she is feeing down.

It is going to be a germy, crazy, busy week so keep a good thought out for all of us.