Yes, I know...it's been a while.
Where to begin? Ah....well, after having a series of health issues, I (hopefully) capped it off by breaking my toe. And before you all think I'm a wimp, ....I wasn't going to go to the doctor...Mario made me. And we found out that it was a pretty bad break and that I'd also done some damage to my foot. I was given the option of surgery, to put a pin in it, or to suffer through a "retraction" which was less invasive???? and wait 6 weeks to see if I was in the 80% of people who were "fixed" or the 20% who had to go on and have the surgery anyway. I, of course, opted for the "wait and see." I'm now just over 2 weeks into my 6 week wait.....I'm tired of being crippled, LOL.
Anyway, although this has eclipsed my life, I actually do have other exciting things happening. In mid-October I opened my second "Dancing Princess Designs" store at one of my favorite places in the cyber world...GoDigitalScrapbooking.com and I LOVE being a part of things there! Anyway, enough about me...
Mario's working hard and enjoying his new company....it seems to have been a GREAT change for him. He's been doing crazy things like moving all of our furniture around, to minimize the chances that I'll kick furniture again, and moving the outside fridge in, and the inside fridge out. Next on the honey do list? Bringing in all the Christmas decorations, setting up the tree, and swapping out the dishwasher!
The kids? Yes, I still have them!
Sammie Sidewinder is definitely the cutest little caboose ever. She's learned to say "please" and will SCREAM it in rapid succession until what she wants is bestowed upon her. She's is picking her nose at this very moment and watching Dora...TOO CUTE (ok, it won't be so cute next year, but for the moment...)
Gabby is little miss VERY TWO. She's contrary and competitive and so much fun...she LOVES puzzles and will chose to play with them over just about anything else. She still loves her Lovey and drags it everywhere we let her. She is my big helper, and every evening when kitchen jobs are assigned, she always pipes up and says "What's my job, mom?"
Then there's the three musketeers. I am THRILLED that Ellie's taken to reading the same way Isa did, and Alanna before her. They are all READERS and spend bunches of time each day reading....if only we had a library....I can't keep them in books!!! Here they are, chowing down on Thanksgiving....and they say BOYS eat a lot!
And then there's Fia....although the "teenage snarl face" is appearing less and less as she matures, you can see I caught it pretty good here. We went as a family and had rootbeer floats one night...the kids had a great time!
Maybe I'll actually do better at blogging regularly in the new year.....and maybe not, LOL!
