Heart Monitor

I am way behind in my posting...last Wednesday, my Dad had a heart attack. He is fine now, but it has been a busy week. Here is his monitor when he was in CICU. All looking good!

Day 63 - Socks - 3/4

We had a gathering at my parents house today and while we were all chatting, I noticed the interesting array of colors and patterns from the girls socks. I have to admit that I had on white cotton...not much interest there!

Day 47 - My Stash - 2/16

This is what my family fondly calls, "Mom's Stash". It is an old peanut jar that sits on my computer table. It is more or less always filled with some type of chocolate. I do not fill it, my darling husband does. He never lets it run out.

Even though it is referred to as my stash, I do not eat all this chocolate (I do my fair share). Anyone who happens to sit at this computer seems to nab one or two. I find the telltale signs, empty wrappers around my keyboard, of the casual sniping that goes on.

Day 23 - Games - Tues 1/23

We love to play games, well at least I do and I can "guilt" my family into playing, at which time, they usually have a good time!

Our sons favorite at the moment is Uno Attack. It is a fast paced game and pretty much a game of chance. We also played Ruckus tonight. We got this at Christmas and this is only the 2nd time we've played. I think we might have a new family favorite.

Day 12 - New Toys - Fri, 1/12

Rachel, Hannah and Dan enjoy their new toys

Today was errand day. One of the stops was to WalMart. The Littles, what we call our recently adopted children, got to spend some money they got for Christmas. This idea of having money and being able to buy things with it, is totally unknown to them. They had a good time, with a lot of guidance, buying things they liked. Rachel bought a little stove top that makes noises like water boiling and bacon sizzling. Hannah bought a vanity with play makeup and hair things. Dan had a harder time and ended up with a soft football. He enjoyed the girls items anyway.

Day 11

This is the last day of "catch-up". From here on out I'll try and post a new picture everyday.

This picture represents two things I love...my darling husband Brian and traveling. It seems he is always at the wheel of our van as we head out somewhere. We don't often get to go on long trips, maybe once or twice a year, but we make lots of shorter drives...2-4 hours. The kids are great travelers and we never tire of seeing new places.