Oh, Not Much...Just Stuff

So......what's been going on? Why don't you get your blog updated? Are you that boring....I know. I know. Not much has been going on, just stuff. We are rather boring. We've just been doing house projects. Here are a few pics: (comments are below each picture)

We've hung lots of curtains over this past month. (We means: I picked them out, we paid, he put them up. Nice "we", right?) It's taken a while to decide what we wanted to do with the way too many windows we have. The house was apparently built by someone with a bit of paranoia--lots of "dern" windows.
This was Libby's old room, now the guest room---with more "dern" curtains. No pictures on the walls yet. We'll get there. Maybe Spring Break......
More curtain hanging in the kitchen.
More "dern" curatins.
We had a glass made for the dining room table and it got delivered. Maybe we can have people over for dinner now---let me back that up, maybe I can start cooking. ha haa
So, here's one of the winter break "stuff" projects. We switched Libby's room. She wants it switched back to the old room, but in the words of Steven "VETOED".
We also hung some pictures in the hallway.
Libby's pants got water on them, so she threw them in the dryer and started it herself. I happend to be in the right spot with the camera at the right time to capture it. Pardon the panties---at least it's not a diaper.
She put on a cucumber mask. I guess all the work around the house got to her.
She's trashed her playroom.


JUST RANDOM THOUGHTS

Well, this is a great week to be a teacher. We are out of school on Winter Break! Nice. My complexion needed a break from the cold weather.

Libby and I have just had a blast being at home and visiting others. She is still doing great with the potty training.

The past 3 1/2 years have been interesting. Most people say that "it just gets harder" (referring to kids), but Steven and I both say that it gets easier. This may be because the pregnancy was a 9 month panic attack for me, the first 1/2 year was colic city, the next year was reflux city, then the next year was ear infection mania, and the past year has been whiny-butt STATE. Now, she's really turned the corner and it's seems so much better.

I used to fondly (*smirk*) refer to Steven as the government. This was because he had to take a portion of anything I had....be it food, money, spot on the couch, a sentence I was trying to get out, a phone conversation I was trying to have..you name it. Well, now with a child, it's twice the gouge. :) Steven (aka Federal Government) and Libby (aka State Government) get a portion of everything. Ha haa. Life With Libby.... The next project will be cleaning out the storm shelter (told you the previous owner was paranoid), we'll spare you pictures of that project. :)

Good News, Bad News

Steven here. Meleia asked me to post an update as she's kind of busy right this second.


As you can tell from the title we've got good news and bad news. Which do you want first?


I'll start with the good news. After (MANY) unsuccessful attempts at the homestead to move Libby towards potty-training we decided to send lots of changes of clothes to daycare with Libby yesterday to see if they would have any luck. Lo and behold, she didn't give them any trouble with it. She only had one "accident" yesterday at daycare and didn't have any at home with us (she went three times last night and once this morning for us). And today, she only had one accident again. The latest breaking news even includes a successful, um, #2 just now. So we're pretty excited about this new development.


As for the bad news, Sanna went today to have her cerclage (sp?...remember, it's Steven) today. She had gone to the OB office before the procedure and they had trouble finding the heartbeat, although the nurse told her that she did find it. So, she went on to the hospital to have the procedure. When it was over, Sanna asked if they could check for the heartbeat again since they'd had trouble this morning. They went back to the OB office to check and when they did, they discovered that there actually was no heartbeat. So, within the last hour or so, Sanna and Rodney went back to the hospital to (1) undo the cerclage and (2) do the DNC. Obviously, your prayers are very much appreciated right now as Sanna is overcome with grief (not to mention the physical toll of, basically, three surgical procedures in one day).

What's in a title, anyway?

This past weekend we stayed at the Embassy Suites for the Go, Diego, Go Show in Atlanta. There was a little pop out at the bottom of the window. When I learned I was missing an earring and several one dollar bills, I noticed Libby had been poking things through the window to see them "ploat to 'duh road, Mommy". This picture is room service for Libby. We didn't think the in house restaurant (Ruth's Chris House) would appreciate Libby's choice of wearing a night gown. She decided this was her outfit for a while. At least she doesn't want to sleep standing up anymore.
Libby at the Fox.
Libby with her free Baby Jaguar mask and her ticket (not free), which she refused to give the ticket scanner.
Libby's kind of chair at the Fox:
Nanny Ree, Kaylee, and Libby.

Libby and Kaylee doing a sippy cup toast.
Kaylee and Libby just talking.
Libby playing around the house. We let her out sometimes. Ha haa
Libby wearing Mr. Potato heads mouth piece. She likes to wear it and run around saying, "Ho, Ho, Hoooo, You're not getting anything for Christmas. Ho, Ho, Hoooo."

Kaylee and Libby just hanging out.

On another note, my grandmother who passed away has a video memorial posted on the pondersfuneralhome.com website. Click video memorials and see the link for Eloise Dixon Souther.

Thanks for all the cards, plants, etc. Again, she was a great lady.