Sick, Sick, Sick

This will be a short(ish) post. I have been sick. So sick. Sick enough to want to die. Not a joke. I got this cold thing right after my birthday, but it quickly ran its course and went away. This past Tuesday I woke up and felt a tightness and congestion in my chest. It was more annoying than anything. By evening, it was bad. Wednesday, my sweet sister in law took Katelyn out of the house for a few hours so I could rest. That night I took some Nyquil and hoped some good sleep would do it. The next morning I felt worse. I don't know how, but it was awful. Again, Karalee took Kate for me and I went to the quick care. Let me just say that I am not really sure why it is called quick care. It is neither quick nor caring. I waited 3 hours to be seen and was diagnosed in about 4 seconds. Early bronchitis. Antibiotics and nose spray. As a side note: while I was waiting to be seen I was watching the front desk crew in amazement. It was like an episode of "the offfice" only not even a little bit funny. Just annoying. The women were gossipping, brushing eachothers hair, and clipping coupons. The one male at the desk thought it was his duty to have playful banter with the dude next to me about scooby doo, the mystery machine and hippies(the scooby doo movie was on). I wanted both of them to take a long trip in that stupid mystery machine and never come back. Friday was by far my worst day. I was nauseated and just so sick. My little niece Tyler had gotten it by then and I felt really bad. Yesterday was Saturday and I was feeling better, but Katelyn woke up with a temperature of 102. We were bummed because my dads company has a luxury box at the Orleans and my friend Eliza was going to take Kate to see Princesses on Ice with the rest of my family. That didn't happen. So here we are on Sunday and I have to say that I am starting to feel much better. Katelyn just had a breathing treatment and seems to be perking up. Hopefully this week will be better and I will take more pictures and have a much happier blog entry. Thanks to everyone who continually checked on me and make me feel loved.

My baby is a star!!!

Ok, so my baby was on Regis and Kelly today!! A couple of weeks ago, I entered her into their Beautiful Baby Search. I hadn't read the rules so I didn't realize that the picture I sent was too old. I haven't thought much about it since then. I usually watch just their host chat in the mornings, but today I didn't. My mom called me and said that her friends daughter saw Katelyn on the show. Of course, the one time I don't watch it. If any one has interest in seeing it, you can watch it on their website: liveregisandkelly.com and click on videos and go to todays chat (fri the 11th). If you don't want to listen to their blabber, you can fast forward. It is about 13:30 in. The picture is the one I have on facebook, which most of you have already seen. But, check it out if you want. And also, I sooo am not like a stage mother. She won't be in pageants or anything like that.

Christmas 2007, Happy Birthday, and Edward Freaking Cullen

So, yeah. I stink at keeping this up to date. Legit. Anyway, I thought I ought to report on Christmas and include some pictures. This is going to be a long entry, so if you skip to just the pictures, I won't be offended.

Christmas was crazy this year. On Christmas Eve, Jason was working and I finished some last minute shopping. Wal-mart was pleasantly uncrowded that day and many cashiers were working. Anyway, I got everything wrapped and ready to go. Jason didn't end up leaving work until 1pm, which created all kinds of drama for me, but thats another story. Anywho, we headed over to my moms first. Our family does Christmas eve early since my oldest brother lives in Overton and they usually travel to St. Goerge anyhow. Well, the food was delish as usual. My mom and dad made the traditional enchiladas. They were off the hook, if you will. The house was full of kids and chaos and I loved every second of it. After we ate, the grandkids exchanged gifts, which is our new tradition. Katelyn drew Joe. She got him a book he really wanted. Andrew got Katelyn. He gave her a doctor kit. She loves it and plays it every day. After that, we put kate in her pajamas and headed over to Jays grandmas house. More food, more presents, more fun. Every year, they have everyone bring a different soup. I enjoyed my mother in law's taco soup. It is her specialty and this year it didn't dissapoint. After our gift exchange (during which Jason got an xbox 360), we all went and looked at some really elaborate Christmas lights. They were rad. We then headed back over to my moms to spend the night and wait for the big guy. Katelyn doesn't usually sleep well outside of her crib, and this was no exception. She woke up at 2am and 4am and just cried. My parents were right next to her room- oops. Well about 7am we woke up and went downstairs and Santa had come!! We only took pictures of Kate...











Christmas day was pretty much just a veg out day after that.



My birthday is on New Years Day. It's never really been that exciting. It's right after Christmas, so everyone is tired and busy and poor. I don't really care, I am old now. About a month ago, though, I made a list of a few small things I wanted and my sweet husband made sure I got all of them. First, I GOT TO SLEEP IN!!!! It was amazing. When I woke up my baby girl said "Happy Day". It was awesome. I got my annual birtday bubble bath and instead of my usual sparkling cider, Jason made me pomegranate lemonade. It was fabulous. After that I went and had sushi with my mom and sisters and Liza and Chelsa. It was sooo good. My mom and some of my sisters and Liza DO NOT do sushi. They came and were good sports and ordered other items. I appreciated it. I ordered my favorite roll, the Viva Las Vegas roll. It is comprised of crab, spicy tuna and cream cheese. It is the celestial kingdom in my mouth. Lunch was great.I also got a pedicure. It was a great day.



So, on to the last bit of this uber long post. Jason got me the Twilight book series for Christmas. I made fun of Natalie and Eliza for getting so into those "dumb vampire books". That is, until I partook of their goodness. I LOVE those books. With a love that is deeper than love. Edward has become an integral part of my every day life and I am not ashamed to admit that I am both in love with and obsessed with him. If you have not read those books, I highly recommend picking them up, they are so choice. My sisters are all now reading them and are in love with him as well. I can't wait for the movie and I am thrilled with the casting thus far.



Well, if you made throught this entry, you might not have a life. Just kidding. I appreciate it. And I enjoy feedback, so keep the comments coming. I love all of you a lot.