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Houston...We Have a Problem

Not the rocket science kind, not the computer virus kind, but the kind that wreaks havic on your stomach with nary a warning.

We went to Houston last weekend for Andrew's 3rd birthday party. While the party went well on Saturday, and church went well on Sunday, lunch afterwards did not start out so well. After church on Sunday, we went back to the hotel to change clothes and pack up. When we met everyone at the restaurant, Nicholas got SICK. Very sick. All over himself and all over me before we had a chance to sit down. Ms. Glenna helped us to the bathroom to get cleaned up. Fortunately, there were plenty of sinks and paper towels in that restroom. Ms. Glenna went out to ask Ernie to bring in our suitcase. Nick and I had to change clothes from head to toe. We made it through lunch while he napped on me. He woke up about 30 minutes later, and guess what...I had to ask Ernie to go back out to the truck for another shirt for me. We tried to go home after lunch. About 5 minutes into our ride...guess what...

We went back to Chris and Heather's to decide what to do. Ms. Glenna wasn't leaving till Monday, so the offer was made for me and the kids to stay while Ernie headed home. Nicholas played and chattered the whole time we were there. So, we decided to make another go of it. 10 minutes into this trip...guess what...

I decided the poor baby had to be empty by now and we should try to get home. The only other trouble we had was about and hour and 30 minutes away from home, we tried to give him a little bit of Gatorade...20 minutes later...guess what.. I ended up taking him to the doctor on Monday and they gave him a shot for nausea. Not really much else could be done because it was just a virus.

Fast forward to Tuesday night around 9:30 - we hear Allison crying in her room - guess what...Then later that night, it was my turn. I spent Wednesday in bed while Ernie worked from home and took care of the little ones. While I think the three of us are still slightly feverish, and need to work our appetites back up, we are on the mend. Allison has coined a new term in all of this - getting sick, tossing cookies, whatever you call it, we now call it "spilling." As in what Allison told me when Nick got sick on Monday morning - "Nick spilled his juice momma." Ahhh, life through the eyes of a three year old....

Happy Birthday Allison!

Today is our sweet girl's 3rd birthday. Three short years ago, I went to the doctor for a check-up and an ultrasound. I went in for an 11:00 am appointment and we had our first baby, a beautiful, 8 pound, 11 ounce girl at 3:50 pm. I will always remember what it was like to hear Ernie announce that we had a little girl. I will always remember the smile on my sister's face as she watched them get Allison's footprints and bundle her up. Chelsea came to see her the next morning and gently held her. So many precious memories have been made in just three short years.

We had her Cinderella birthday party on Saturday. She had a good time opening her presents and playing with the kids that came to her party. She didn't like being sung to, and she didn't want to blow out her #3 candle, but she did let "Sa" put her down long enough to eat her ice cream. All in all, it was a good day. I'm glad that we live close enough to a lot of family and that we have good friends to share these days with.

Happy Birthday Allison! Momma and Daddy love you very much!

A Month Passes

OK - so it seems if I don't post everyday, or at least every other day, a month passes before I know it. Here's a brief run-down of our life in May.

• We attended Olivia's 3rd birthday party at the Johnson home along with 3 other families from church. We had hot dogs, yummy taco soup, and chips & salsa. And of course there was cake and ice cream.
• Dad was here for a week-long visit.
• We had company for a cook-out and swimming on Saturday, the 29th. We had a good time in the pool on the first day of the "season" and Ernie grilled some yummy burgers.
• We had our annual Indy Race Day party on Sunday, the 30th. This includes way more food than the Lee's and the Gammon's can ever eat in one day, but we make it anyway, graze all day, and watch the race.
• Nick had Group B strep, which they apparently don't normally treat. But since they called to check on him after the weekend was over and he was hoarse, had a runny nose, and was coughing, the dr. decided this warranted a 10 day antibiotic. This in turn warranted a prescription diaper cream. But we made it through and he is better.

Dad left on Memorial Day and Mom came in on Thursday for a long weekend. I had a garage sale on Saturday which didn't quite yield what I thought it might, but it was OK. I made some donations, set aside some items for eBay and my Mom was kind enough to take some things to put on consignment for me in MS.

Ernie has just ended a five day stint on an antibiotic due to an approaching ear infection.

I started an antibiotic and got a cortizone shot today due to a sinus infection.

I have made and mailed Allison's birthday invitations and we ordered her Cinderella cake yesterday. The party will be next Saturday. Hard to believe my sweet girl will be 3!!

Nicholas continues to run and climb and is communicating in his own way. My mom seems to think that he will actually start talking once Allison starts pre-school in the fall and won't be here to talk for him as much.

I am attending a "stamp camp" held by an up-line demonstrator each Wednesday in June. My mother-in-law has graciously agreed to keep the kids so that I could participate in each class.

So , that's it for now. I will try, yet again, to do a better job of keeping up on myblog.

OUCH!!

Well, today started bright and early at 6:00 am. Nicholas was my early bird this morning. Allison woke up around 6:30 or so and requested lemonade. I stirred up a pitcher of pink lemonade, but not before Allison made another request - for little muffins. So, I filled two sippee cups with lemonade and sent them on their way while I stirred up a batch of muffins. Things were running alond pretty smoothly. Both Allison and Nicholas had their fill of muffins and began to play and Lisa called at her usual time for our morning chat. While we were discussing stamping projects, I tried to chase Nicholas out of the buffet cabinet where I keep my lead crystal vases. Guess where this is going...

He mananged to break one of them. A piece fell out onto the floor, but grazed the top if his foot on the way down. I hung up with Lisa and began to assess his injury and the mess. It took a while to stop the bleeding and Lisa came by to see if it needed stitches. It finally stopped bleeding and I was able to get some Neosporin and a band-aid on it. By the time I changed his dirty diaper, got the floor and inside of the buffet vacuumed, it was 8:30 am. And I had "migraine spots." All of this in 2 1/2 hours.

I managed to get a good nap while the kids were napping and that helped my head a little bit. Ernie made supper and has been a big help with the kids tonight. I'm sure all will be well in the morning after we get a good night's sleep.

All In A Day's Work

Unfortunately, another day's work came for Ernie on a Sunday. Two guys didn't show up this morning for work. This meant that the person that Ernie was going to have work for him had to work with someone else. He did bring me an apple fritter and chocolate milk for breakfast when he came home to tell me the news. So, off he went towards New Orleans to set up a GPS unit and off I went to church with our two toddlers.

While I was there, I popped two buttons off of my top during Sunday School. Since I teach the babies, this was not an immediate problem. While I was putting class supplies away, I tripped on the bucket seat table.

When class was over I found someone who had two safety pins in her purse to close myself up with. Nicholas was screaming in the nursery the whole time I was in search of safety pins. I calmed him down and snuck off to get Allison from Sunday School. When I got back, I could hear him screaming again. I gathered them up along with our multiple bags required for Sunday mornings and headed home. I had been through enough without spending the rest of church in the family nursery with our two precious toddlers, only two safety pins, and a precariously threaded third button holding my top on.

Ernie was here by the time we got home. We got everyone settled and ordered carry out from Sammy's. Ernie is on the road again to retrieve the aforementioned GPS unit and then he'll go to the office to get started on the data.

I'm pretty sure we'll see each other at Bible Study this evening. It's Ladies' prayer time this evening, and I must say I'm looking forward to it!

Which O*e Is Missi*g?

Ca* you figure out which letter *icholas took off of my keyboard?? If you guessed "n", you are correct!! I'm typing an "n" these days with a little rubber push button. I'm also down a "Ctrl" key and an "Alt" key. Something happened to them while I was at the salon two nights ago. But, I have a new haircut and new hightlights that I'm very pleased with. Besides, there are extra "Ctrl" and "Alt" keys and at least I still have the little rubber button for an "n" to get by with. So, on with my post...

We went to Bouncing Tigers on Thursday with Heather, Andrew and Abby. The kids had a great time and mine were even ready to go with 15 minutes of play time still on the clock.

Then on Friday, we took an impromtu trip to Grammy's (my mom's) house in Mississippi. We played with cars, water paint, soccer balls, bubbles, and t-ball. Grammy had traffic cone (I'm not sure why and sometimes, it's better not to ask questions) that we used for a tee. Then it was back to Baton Rouge for dinner at Mimi and Grandpa's with the rest of the Gammon family. Next came much needed baths and a good night's rest.

Today, we have been to the mailing center and Michael's. I may brave a trip to Toys R Us after naps. Speaking of naps, my two little angels are down for one, so I better get a few things done around the house.

More later (or tomorrow when it's nap time again.)