Its Alive.....A-a-a-li-i-i-i-ve......

*Hides face in shame*

I cannot believe Ive been this bad at blogging.....man, do I suck or what?
Ok, do NOT answer that. Pfffttt......

But I have reasons.
No really. I do. I swear.
Seriously, I do.....there were 3 birthdays, 1 party & 1 pneumonia.

What? Come again, you say?
So, see? I have good reasons as to why....
Now, if it was just 3 birthdays and 1 party, well....I may not have been off the hook as easy....but throw in a case of pneumonia....Man....Now THAT's a good reason.

So poor Lauren is the *un*lucky one with the pneumonia.
We spent most of Saturday evening in the E.R.
And for anyone who has kids, you all know that its never "just"
a trip to the E.R. It's like a minimum of 3-4 hours, end of story.

They should hang a sign on the front entrance....Plan to Stay until next season... Plan to stay until your irritated....Plan to stay until your next Birthday.....Plan to stay until you are soo tired of waiting, they have you thrown out for vulgar language and random obscene gestures.

And for as progressed that our hospital here is, you'd think that humans will be replaced with robots soon....there's some bedside manner for ya!
I'm just complaining, I know....It could always be worse.

The E.R. Doc, even spoke English. And spoke it well. Very well.
I always get paranoid when a Foreign Intern waltzes in....I wait with bated breath to see if he can speak English....
Its sorta like going to those quicky nail salons, and everyone's Asian.

But you.....

You KNOW they are talking about you. Or how stupid your hair looks, or they are making fun of your outfit, your shoes...the nail color you picked out, etc.

Oh wow, I guess that's not a great correlation is it?

Oh well you get what I'm saying....dontcha?

So anyway....I had Lauren to the doctor just last week...within 2 days later, she had developed a full case of Pneumonia.
So keep your kiddies checked....without an Xray they would NOT have picked it up, and she would have been hospitalized by today, if we hadn't caught it in time.

On a Beady lil' level....I have some NEW glass to play with!
Calm down, I know how excited you are, but you must get a grip, now.

The new CIM's Berry, and a purple to die for.
Well...I wouldn't really die for it...but if I was into that sorta thing, its the perfect color....all grapey and yummy.

I'll be back.....just hold your breath....

No, slash that. Don't hold your breath, I don't want to be responsible for anything......

Godspeed.............................Lori

SnowPeeps

You know your boring when your own dog falls asleep at your work table.

More SnowPeeps? Does it ever end?
Apparently NOT. They are just too fun.

Aww....don't you remember being a kid and laying in an untouched powdered snow section that has no yellow spots, moving your arms and legs up & down, and it looks like a real angel?
I miss being a kid.
Whoever said it was fun to grow up....Lied.

Why have I named them?? Because it makes it easier on my SnowPeep Mommas by pointing them out by name, instead of being frustrated by trying to tell me colors of what they want. I did NOT realize the pink for their cheeks was that pink! Yow. I guess its colder here than what we thought.....Poor SnowPeeps. At least their ears are covered. Nothing compares to having an earache in the cold weather.

Brrrr...can it get ANY colder??

Last I checked we lived in OHIO, not Alaska. Dammit.

I have ONE more gift to get, and then we are done. D.O.N.E.

Buying for 5 kids and making each gift special and one to remember isnt always as easy as it sounds. I just cant wait to see their faces when they open gifts.

Speaking of kids....Gary just cant wait until Christmas to give me his gifts.

He's like a fat kid in the donut shoppe....But I can't complain too much.

He did gooooood. Then again, he always does. That's my Gary.

Anyone else have more shopping to do? Wrapping gifts yet?

We got all of our Holiday hard candy made...Cinnamon, Cherry, Peppermint & Orange. Its soo much fun. And yummO good!

I'm making a HUGE beef tenderloin for Xmas Eve...pure heaven on your palatte. I have to finish my food shopping tonite, squeeze in my Kolacky Cookies, prepare for a house full and hide from the Hospital Lab.

I have NO more blood to give. I'm bruised and sore.
Tapping into bruised veins is NOT a good time.

I wouldn't recommend it.

If the hospital calls you and asks if you know where Lori is.

You lie.

And you better lie well.....

I'm counting on you.

Merry KissMoose and Happy HollyDayz.

Xoxoxoxoxoxo..................Lori

Bah Humbug!

So I go to the doctor today.

She thinks I have a bacterial blood infection running thru my system.
I have to go to the hospital tomorrow for blood cultures.

Not sure why, but the whole thought of someone "culturing" my blood doesnt sound like alot of fun. I'll survive.
My neck also runneth over.

Meaning, the lymph nodes in my neck decided to get their backs up with big attitude and be stubborn....Most likely I'll end up getting an I.V. Push of antibiotics a few times to knock me back to earth.
Or at least knock my immune system back to norm.

Whatever normal is.
Does anyone really know?

My lymphatic system has always been a little screwy, the fevers make me a smidge tired.....and I fell asleep today when I WANTED to be sculpting or torching....dammit!

Haleigh and I are making homemade cinnamon hard candy, with a nice dusting of powerdered sugar.
Mmmmm....YummO.

Everyone ready for the fat man in the big red suit?
I am.