A very nice holiday...

Well I must say it was a very nice holiday inspite of the fact that I am ready to fall over. I have been sick for about a week, with me trying to keep up with all the holiday stuff, cooking and family coming in it finally caught up with me today. I went to take a nap after the kids opened their gifts and woke up almost 4 hours later. YIKS! Anyway, we have really enjoyed all the family. My lil sister came in on monday. and my Dad, Dan, came in on sunday and we were able to spend monday & tuesday with him, which was really nice. My sister and my Dad came to the Cub Scout Meeting and were guest speakers to help teach the boys about Engineering. It was pretty cool watching them ask questions. Then on Tuesday night late Penny came and she was here till this afternoon. We also had my Stepdad, Dennis and his girlfriend Candi come for dinner last night. Its been a whirlwind, but wouldn't trade it for anything. We are very blessed with our family. This coming week we are planning to head over and visit with my Dad, stepmom, sister, nephews and some friends. So we will probably have a small celebration with them too.

So my stepdad came over Christmas Eve and he had all the gifts out, each kid had one gift. So he had them open their gifts at once. They open it up and Ryan got a half gone roll of toilet paper, Ethan got a partially used toothpaste, and Megan got a bar of soap. So the kids were like what the heck and Dennis and his girlfriend kept razzing the kids. So then they just started passing our gifts to us and were being super sports about the whole thing. So the next thing Pappy (Dennis) says is oh you know I think I might have left another bag outside and he came in with their gifts. They were sooo suprised. And truly we all got a good giggle out of it. So thats our Christmas funny!

On a side note, this is the 2nd Christmas without my mom and this was such a special time of the year with her. It was something that we really got into and I truly do miss the spirit within her for this holiday. She is always close to our hearts.

Lil Man has new glasses!!!

Last week we took Ethan in for an Eye Exam because he is still having headaches. So, the results are that he needs glasses. He is borderline by the dr was more than willing to try them and see if they help with his headaches that we have literally been battling for 2 yrs. So we got the glasses in today. Now to teach the boy how to care for the glasses and keep his lens clean.

Drum Club and property update

Ry made the drum club YAH! He forgot to tell me, but he made the drum club. I am very excited for him. The music teacher is even willing to work with the broken arm, which I think is GREAT! Ryan is also getting along well with the cast and enjoying the freedom to take showers without the worry of getting it wet.

Regarding the property. Apparently, one of the people involved in the transaction of the property was trying to pull a fast one, thankfully Rob's friend caught on and basically told him he would be in deep trouble if he messed up the deal. So the closing is set for next week!! I think we are going to go camp on the land over New Years. YAH!! So looks like we will start getting things ready to be there for June sometime. Scary and exciting all at once. I am looking forward to being closer to my Dad, sister, & nephews though.

Well off to get caught up on the house and such. We are having the Girl Scouts holiday party here saturday and sunday we have soccer and the holiday party for the Cub Scouts (not here).

Ryan is the proud owner of a WATERPROOF cast.

YAH!!! He had xrays today and his arm is showing signs of the bone regenerating. He has had the long cast on for 3 weeks now and it was taken off. Ryan enjoyed his few moments of freedom in which we washed his arm and hand and dried it well. Then we put out the extra money that the insurance wouldn't cover to get a WATERPROOF blue short cast. Let me tell you money well spent after all the showers (what a pain in the tush) we have endured. So we go back in 5 weeks and PRAY that it will be off and we will move on to a soft cast (a brace). So its looking like we have dodged the surgery bullet!!

Another day, Another Sinus Infection....

OY!!! I had a 2 week follow up for Ethan today and went ahead and put Ryan in since he has been complaining his head hurts. Sure enough he has a sinus infection, but at least we are nipping it in the butt now. Ethan on the other hand has been through 2 rounds of antibotics and he is still complaining his head hurts and its affecting his lungs (asthma). So she wants him to go see an Optometrist, if his vision is fine then I will see the allergist to rule that out and then off to the nuerologist. Then there are his heals that have been hurting him off and on for a few months. So we have orders for an xray and we will see what the findings are and go towards the Orthopedic from there. So lots of doctor appts in my future. LOL! Oh well, we are all tired so perhaps tonight we will hit the sack after we eat our belated Turkey Dinner that I cooked during the day. Not to much else to report other than the boys got the ok from the State to have their business on the property that we have a contract on.

A little excitment on the property

Saturday we went out to the property on the west coast. Its very beautiful, the lake is incredible. We hiked around it, it has a 9 acre lake. The kids got in the paddle boat and paddled out to one of the islands and played king of the mountain (there is a big pile of soil out there). A little later Rob went out with J and on the other island they found a 2 foot gator. Such fun... Of course Rob had to SHOW me the prison which is about a 1/2 mile away. I found out more info on that, apparently its not a max security with the really bad people and they have never had an escape ever in 25 ish years. Still not sure how I feel about this all. Today we found that we got the ok from the state to run the business on the land, so now we are moving forward to getting all the financial stuff tied up with the banks (two seperate properties and two different banks, its divided oddly)

Here is a link to some new pics along w/ the old ones. http://s18.photobucket.com/albums/b146/alwaysdreamin/Punta%20Gorda%20Property/

Turkey Day and Beyond...

Well my lil sister came into town wednesday late. And thursday we went to my stepdad and his fiancee's home for Turkey dinner. It was very yummy and we have leftovers to prove it, ok so we HAD leftovers they are more or less gone now. LOL!!! Friday I got up and did some BlackFriday shopping, we buzzed around the house and then took the kids and a friend to see Madagscar 2, very cute movie. Saturday am we got up early and took a run to see the property in Punta Gorda the boys have a contract on. Its really beautiful and quite peaceful inspite of a little road noise from the highway. The kids had a blast, they took the paddle boat out to the island and played king of the hill, well the older boys did. LOL! Even my Dad made it out to check it all out. Then we enjoyed some time at the house and went to a Christmas event in Fort Myers in the evening where our friends son played with his recorder group from school. Sunday we got up went and attempted to fish a bit but a) we forgot the cast net and b) the fish weren't bitting due to the weather. We got a bite to eat the house and then headed back towards my Dad and stepmom's house for a visit with them, my sister, brother in law and nephews. It was nice to see everyone and then off we went back home again. We are all pretty well tired. But that is my update for now. Pictures will follow tomorrow. Night!!!