This and Thats....

Last week was so busy and so FUN! I love Christmas and time with family. We had lots of company and family things going on!

Christmas Eve day I had daycare kids half the day and planned on it being a fun filled "holiday day". My sister arrived with Cooper and Ely and the fun began....Jackson was chasing Whiskars(the cat) under the Kitchen sink and broke a water pipe (more like tube) and water sprayed EVERYWHERE!!!! Thankfully there was a shut off valve and the break was above it so we got that off. We cleaned it all up and proceeded with lunch and play and Papa showed up and when he went to fix the ("tube") it broke again this time below the shut of valve, of coarse, right? Again, Thankfully Brit arrived now and was able to get under the house and shut of the main to the house..UGH! So now parents are here for there kids and hey at least they got their presents and indoor swimming..HA! The next few hours were chaotic but we were able to get ready for the evenings plans with family.

We had a great supper at my dads, Don, with my brother Kenny and his wife Jill and son Zach. Amanda and the boys were there too. It was fun and great to all be together. From there we all headed to my my mom and Waynes. Steph, Cody and my lil Rowdy were there as well as Kyle, Amanda's husband. We opened gifts and visited till late!

Christmas morning Brit the kids and I opened gifts here and spent some family time here before heading to mom and Waynes again for lunch and family time. I have pictures and another video to share. The boys also got to go Ice Fishing with Papa Wayne this weekend so we have pics of that too.

Did everyone have a good Christmas....we sure did!! It's been a busy...busy week and lots of company! I have lots of pictures to share and show everyone I jus don't have them all uploaded yet! I have one video to share...the kids gift from Grandma & Grandpa Davis was AWESOME!! They have been asking and wanting this for a long time....

Yay a Wii!! Things got rather exciting for the rest of the day...or days...we been playing!! They have a few games already.

Migraines

I know some of you get migraines and know how they are...I started getting one on Monday afternoon and I took meds right away. On Tuesday it was still hurting so I again took meds. Later on in the day I started getting the nausea, dizzy feeling. I laid on the couch and finished my day of daycare. Then it hit full force. Julia and Brit made supper and I laid dizzy and sick and in PAIN. Finally at 6:30 I had enough and Brit took me to the ER where I was given a shot of Toradol and a shot of Phenergan. I came home and slept from 9 pm to 8am. Was up till 10 and still not feeling good so slept till 1:30 pm. Took shower and back to sleep till 4:30. When I got up I felt better but can't shake the dizzy and nausea feeling! I am still taking Midrin today which is keeping it tolerable. Brit stayed home today as I had kids coming and couldn't even take care of my own. I hate...hate.. hate... Migraines! Hopefully it is better yet tomorrow.

365 DAYS....

Happy 1 year of NO SMOKING!


Today is a full year of no smoking and I can say this is one of the proudest moments of my life! I did this with my husband , and it took all the will power I had to just do it! Now a year later I can't believe it, I did it and WOW it feels great!!!

No a few things I learned about Quitting:

After 20 mins, my blood pressure and pulse rate have decreased.

The temp of my hands and feet increased!

At 8 hours my carbon monoxide level drops to normal! And the Oxygen level in my blood returns to normal! WOW makes you feel like FRESH AIR!

At 24 hours the chance of having a heart attack decreases.

At 48 hours nerve endings begin to regrow ( I honestly didn't know this)

and the smell and taste ability improves.

At 2 weeks to 3 mon walking becomes easier and circulation improves.

Also Lung function is increasing!

At 1-9 months coughing, sinus congestion, fatigue and shortness

breath improve!

At 1 YEAR coronary heart disease decreases to half of a smoker!!

I am now on a path to better health as our my children and those around me!

My hair, clothes, breath, house all smell better!

The color of my teeth and nails is not YELLOW!!

My skin is healing ( yeah thats right)!

So as you see its a good thing I quit!!

Santa and his Reindeer Visit

Santa and his Reindeer

Julia, Jordon, Jackson and Janaya December 6th, 2008 My special friend, Lydia and Santa

Janaya's Pictures...Finally

We had Janaya's pictures taken Friday at Sear's ...I love how they turned out!

Merry Christmas!!!

How precious is this.....

Daddy's favorite...package pose

This is SO FUNNY!!

My goofy bunch

Our beautiful tree...

TAADAH!!

Mine and Brit's b-day cake from Kari

My two favorite boys....

Been Busy!!

Here's whats been going on....

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! We enjoyed spending time with family at my moms here in town!!

Happy Happy Birthday Britton!!
Britton celebrated his b-day on Thanksgiving. Love you babe!

How to make a long story short? I HATE the dentist, my mouth is sensitive and seems to hurt even when "numb"! So I have been dealing with a BAD tooth for a few "years" (for real). Well the pain got so bad I had to go, I cried, shook and had a talk with the doc as to why I let this go so long and he agreed to give more anesthetic and I agreed to not do this again. On Monday I ended up with an extraction and 2 fillings. I will go back in January for some more work. I know it's childish in my head I really do but have you ever had a fear you jut can't handle...regardless of your age??



We got our Christmas tree put up the day after Thanksgiving! It looks so beautiful. I even got gifts wrapped and under it!! I have all the shopping and wrapping done except for Brits family and a few friends. Feels great to be so on top of it this year!! Maybe it's just because I LOVE CHRISTMAS!!

Duke is making a trip to the Vet on Thursday. It is time to be Neutered, he will not like me for a few days but I have been advised to do it and told it helps for health reasons and might help with some of his issues.

On Friday I have a doctors appointment. I think it is the annual "fix" Barb week or month..HA!! I know it's all worth it as I feel better in the end!

Have a great week!!