Whew!

I can't believe it has taken me so long to get back in this! Dave was out of town for three weeks straight ( I have such a new appreciation for single mothers ) and while it could have been a lot worse, I wish it had gone a lot better.
The first week went by fast and we were doing fine. The second week our fridge and freezer went out. No worries, we have a fridge in the garage. O, but I forgot that the one in the garage is teeny tiny and the water thingy does not work. On top of that, it's a pain in the rump to go into the garage every single time you need to get something outta the fridge. Seriously, think about how many times you are in and out of the fridge in a day ( if you are a stay at home mom, that number doubles ). The low point of that week was when Dave told me he was going to be a whole week longer than we thought. That was no fun! Sooo, week three rolls around and Abby gets a cold. Really, shouldn't be a big deal, but if you know my daughter then you know DRAMA!!! Going to the doctor with Abby is an adventure all in its self. She cries the second we pull into the parking lot because she knows where she is. She continues to cry/scream like a crazy person in the lobby and down the hall into the room as we wait for her doctor...aka pacifier nazi.
When it comes time to weigh her and check her temp it then turns into a wrestling match/every man for them self type of thing. I should probably start bringing some elbow pads for the nurses next time. After all that then pacifier nazi comes in ( this time Abby did not have hers because she was so stuffed up she couldn't breathe through her nose, which in turn allowed for a much higher decibel of screaming).Seems to be just a bad cold with a little temperature and there really isn't anything we can do for her except " try and keep her comfortable". O, see there's the problem. I try and keep her as unhappy and miserable as much as possible because that make my day a heck of a lot easier! I am starting to wonder what our co-pay really goes towards.
That night things just got worse ( because why not ) when I tried to make her a comfortable bath. She was not having it. I mean literally screamed the whole time and in the process threw up ( talking exorcist style ) all over me, our bed, the bathroom and everywhere in between. Pure Joy!!!
Well, a week went by and she still had an awful cough. So another "trip" to the doctor and we find out she has a sinus infection. Yay for amoxicillin! That stuff seriously works miracles. I am pretty sure it could find bin laden if we gave it a chance!

Das is kaputt

Our camera that is. A few weeks ago Abby was doing something really cute and I knew I only had a second to take a picture because she doesn't sit still long. I quickly grabbed our camera and the darn thing fell right on the tile floor! I was so sad and I thought Dave was going to freak out ( he was at work, so he didn't actually see it happen)when I told him about it. His parents got us the new Nikon CoolpixS8100 for Christmas, so we only had it a few months. Of course the entire screen cracked and we had to send it in. The camera guy called yesterday and said it will be a few weeks because they have to get the part from Tokyo. I am keeping my fingers crossed that we get it back before Easter. So, for now I have no pictures to share unless I take them on my phone, but those never turn out too good. Speaking of phone,I am in the process of switching carriers and getting a new phone. Right now I get no service and it turns itself off whenever it feels the need to do so. Yay for text messaging! I will not be getting a smart phone no matter what! I find those things annoying and I think they are making people more rude and anti-social. I can't even count how many times I see people walking through a parking lot while playing with their phone and literally walk into cars and other people because they can't look up for a second. I also hate when I see families out to eat and both parents are on their phones and the kids are playing with some sort of gaming thing. That is some serious family time right there! I don't want my kids growing up thinking that my e-mail or anything else on my phone is more important than them.

Speaking of Abby, she had turned into quite the personality lately. Every other word that comes out of her mouth is "no". She does change it up some, so we hear "no way", "no ma'am",and "no no". She has also started saying "sit" but we all know how that sounds coming out of a one year old mouth. She is truly awesome and I love every second I have with her, even the hard times. She is going to start preschool in the fall at our church and I am so excited for her. I know she is going to love it and she will have a blast with all her friends.
For Valentines Day, Dave bought her this cute little teddy bear. Now when she takes a nap or goes down for bed she makes sure she has her "da da brrr" and she snuggles with it all night. This is the first stuffed animal she has ever been attached to.

Thats all for now, I will get more pictures up as soon as we get our camera back. By the way, I am too lazy to spell check and edit my grammar today, so I apologize!

Survival

We are currently on day 3 of being inside. Yes, I have not been out of my house since Monday afternoon. I am pretty sure Abby has forgotten that there is life outside of the house too. So far it hasn't been too bad. I think our real low point was yesterday when Abby grabbed the yogurt container from the recycling bin and started licking it. Her doctor said that she would be less hungry right now and not to worry. I don't think Abby got that memo because she is eating more than I have ever seen her eat before. We have been doing a lot of dress up the past few days. I truly don't know where her obsession with accessories comes from. If you know me, you that I do not like jewelry, hats, shoes, or anything that is not a necessity to be on me. She is COMPLETELY OPPOSITE. She always wants her jacket, 3 scarves(one is actually a tape measure), purple bracelets( I think they are called bangles), and shoes on. To top it all off she has to have the sunglasses on most of the time too.

She actually walked around like this until lunch. I find it funny that she is already into this stuff and my poor mom is still waiting for me to like this stuff!
We had another fun time when my brother was trying to fix our garage door by him self and came running in the house with blood all over him and his arm split open. I had to call my dad to come out and get him because Dave took my car to work and I couldn't drive him to the hospital. Good Times! He is ok, the door however is not so ok. I keep telling myself that I am going to go somewhere tomorrow no matter what. In reality I am one big chicken when it comes to cold and driving in this stuff, so I may be here a couple more days.