Leah is so excited! She finally lost her first tooth! We just wanted to share!
Friday, June 20, 2008
Saturday, June 7, 2008
What a week!
No one can ever say that life around the Bell household isn't interesting! We started the week excited for the last week of school. The girls were looking forward to all the fun activities planned, I was looking forward to sharing a few more days with my class (then some free time when they were finished) and Eric was looking forward to his weekend camping trip with the guys. Well, that was Monday morning...... by Monday evening the week had already changed.
We ended up in the ER with Leah Monday night. She was doing well when I picked her up from her friends house after school, a little hoarse but they had played outside for over 2 1/2 hours and I figured, 2 girls outside yelling and having fun - she will be fine tomorrow. The girls and I headed out to finish getting a few last minute additions to our teacher gifts and all was going well. It was muggy evening and the girls just wanted to go home and have dinner - but I had 1 more stop to make so off we headed to one more store. Leah started complaining about being cold and put her sweater on as we got out of the car. I felt her (just in case cause it was NOT cold out) but she felt fine so we finished our shopping. Now both girls are complaining about just wanting to be finished and going home. On the way home Leah still said she was cold and started to look not quite right. Well we get in the house and Leah heads to the bathroom right away (before I could even get out of the car). I grab the bags and walk inside. As I walk past the bathroom I hear a whimpering noise. I open the door and poor little Leah is on the floor bright red (mind you she was normal color when she got out of the car) and laying on the floor whimpering. I run in and she is burning up. I grab the thermometer and it reads 106.5! After a quick check that the thermometer wasn't broken off to the ER we head. Well after lots of tests and a few tense hours, we come away with a shot of antibiotics, a kidney infection and to follow up with the pediatrician the next morning first thing. So off to the pediatrician we head the next morning and spend the day there doing some more tests. To top off her kidney infection it turns out that Leah has pneumonia too. She has had no symptoms has not even been coughing (which is in itself unusual for her) or any lack of energy. Needless to say - she missed her entire last week of school and so did I. She is pretty bummed that she didn't get to say goodbye to her friends or do any of the fun last week of school activities.
Bailey also had a "fun" week this past week. Thankfully she was not sick, but we did have to do another sleep study for her. So Wednesday night, off we head to Grand Rapids for Baileys test. It is never easy to sleep in a hospital - but it had to be done. Here is a picture of her with everything connected:
We ended up in the ER with Leah Monday night. She was doing well when I picked her up from her friends house after school, a little hoarse but they had played outside for over 2 1/2 hours and I figured, 2 girls outside yelling and having fun - she will be fine tomorrow. The girls and I headed out to finish getting a few last minute additions to our teacher gifts and all was going well. It was muggy evening and the girls just wanted to go home and have dinner - but I had 1 more stop to make so off we headed to one more store. Leah started complaining about being cold and put her sweater on as we got out of the car. I felt her (just in case cause it was NOT cold out) but she felt fine so we finished our shopping. Now both girls are complaining about just wanting to be finished and going home. On the way home Leah still said she was cold and started to look not quite right. Well we get in the house and Leah heads to the bathroom right away (before I could even get out of the car). I grab the bags and walk inside. As I walk past the bathroom I hear a whimpering noise. I open the door and poor little Leah is on the floor bright red (mind you she was normal color when she got out of the car) and laying on the floor whimpering. I run in and she is burning up. I grab the thermometer and it reads 106.5! After a quick check that the thermometer wasn't broken off to the ER we head. Well after lots of tests and a few tense hours, we come away with a shot of antibiotics, a kidney infection and to follow up with the pediatrician the next morning first thing. So off to the pediatrician we head the next morning and spend the day there doing some more tests. To top off her kidney infection it turns out that Leah has pneumonia too. She has had no symptoms has not even been coughing (which is in itself unusual for her) or any lack of energy. Needless to say - she missed her entire last week of school and so did I. She is pretty bummed that she didn't get to say goodbye to her friends or do any of the fun last week of school activities.
Bailey also had a "fun" week this past week. Thankfully she was not sick, but we did have to do another sleep study for her. So Wednesday night, off we head to Grand Rapids for Baileys test. It is never easy to sleep in a hospital - but it had to be done. Here is a picture of her with everything connected:
Then first Thursday morning back to home we head so Bailey doesn't miss her last day of school. She got to show off her picture and all the wax and goo in her hair (since there wasn't time to stop home and shower first).
The good news about Wed. night is that the Red Wings won the Stanley Cup! Whoo Hoo!
Now school is out, but we had to cancel all our play dates for the week - to give Leah time to recover and heal. Hopefully next week we can get together with everyone we canceled on this week.
Eric headed out Friday afternoon for his annual camping trip with the guys. He was looking forward to trip and some "guy" time. This year they headed over by Lansing. Well, like I said at the beginning of the post - what a week! Since things just weren't going our way this week - now it was Eric's turn. The forecast for the weekend? Rain and Thunderstorms! Oh well, they will still have a great time - they have plenty of beer to protect them from the wetness. As the storms start rolling across the state, they are pretty severe. One band is even producing tornado warnings and guess where it is headed? Just north of Lansing - right where the guys are camping. So I call Eric and give them the heads up - time to make sure the tents are staked down good and things are under cover. We both figured they would just get some good thunderstorms and lots of wind. About 9pm the phone rings and it is Eric's cell phone - hmm why would he call me on his guys weekend? The storm did hit - and there was lots of rain and wind. In fact there was a tornado that touched down about five miles from where they were camping! The guys are all okay but there was damage to the campground and the surrounding area. Eric is sharing a tent with his brother and another friend - their tent was blown over and is now soaking wet inside. Good thing his brother brought his tent just in case, so they do have a dry place to sleep.
I am hoping for a quiet end to the week! Leah has her last soccer game of the season today, she won't be playing but we are going to go and cheer for her team. Then I think we will lay low the rest of the day.
Here is to a boring, uneventful week next week!
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Summer is on its way
Summer is fast approaching. I can't believe there is only a week and a half of school left. It has gone so fast! I really like this picture of Leah - it was taken a couple weeks ago in our back yard after her soccer game. The weather is getting so much nicer - we are spending more and more time in the back yard again. This year Eric is re-doing our yard - so it is finally all tilled up. Now we just have to get the seed down and start the process of growing nice grass.
Soccer
Leah decided to play soccer this fall. She loves to be out and playing against "the boys". She loves running after the ball but of course the best part is when she "actually gets to kick it" - lol. Her team is the "Blue Super Spies" so up her ally!
New Love....
I can't believe it but Bailey has found something she loves as much as swimming - Running! She did the Girls on the Run program at school this spring (after swim team was finished) and has discovered it is something she really enjoys! Her favorite part was the 5k run at the end of the program and she wants to know if she can do more runs. We are so proud of her! Here are a few pictures of her 5K:
Racing Hard!
We are so proud of her!
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Middle of the Night Card
I am on a simple kick with my paper crafting lately. I am loving the clean lines and minimalistic approach. I am also on a muted color kick. So, Thursday night at 3 am I decided to redo my cards for the teachers for staff appreciation. And they turned out wonderful - I loved them.
Uh Oh - watch out - those things that seem like a great idea on little or no sleep - sometimes look completely different later.
So now that I have slept - what do I think?
I still really love them! I can see me using this base and this idea for a lot more cards. I love it when things work out better then planned.
I started with a piece of Lovely Lilac 8 1/2 x 11 paper cut in half the long way. I scored it at 2 3/4 inches from each short end. Then I stamped with my So Swirly wheel on the outside of each short flap. I stamped the Anne Frank quote on natural paper then mounted it with foam tape on Sage Shadow paper. I inked all the edges (to make them look finished) and mounted the square on to 1 flap. Here is how it turned out (although I don't think the color turned out very well in the picture).
Uh Oh - watch out - those things that seem like a great idea on little or no sleep - sometimes look completely different later.
So now that I have slept - what do I think?
I still really love them! I can see me using this base and this idea for a lot more cards. I love it when things work out better then planned.
I started with a piece of Lovely Lilac 8 1/2 x 11 paper cut in half the long way. I scored it at 2 3/4 inches from each short end. Then I stamped with my So Swirly wheel on the outside of each short flap. I stamped the Anne Frank quote on natural paper then mounted it with foam tape on Sage Shadow paper. I inked all the edges (to make them look finished) and mounted the square on to 1 flap. Here is how it turned out (although I don't think the color turned out very well in the picture).
The inside of the card is also very simple. The flowers are stamped on the natural paper with StazOn ink and the top and bottom edges are torn and inked with the Lovely Lilac ink. I then water-colored the flower with Lovely Lilac and Sage Shadow ink.
Like I said simple - but effective. I love the way it all blends together - I can imagine it with all different colors and themes.
The quote says:
How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world. - Anne Frank
Friday, May 9, 2008
I See The Light!
I can see the light at the end of the tunnel - and feel like I can start to breath again. For the most part staff appreciation week is over - so I can start focusing on other things now (and my house shows just how off focus I have been this week). I have been up since 6 a.m. yesterday - So I apologize if I don't make a lot of sense right now.
I sat at my desk last night and redid all the cards for the teachers - and I must say - I think they turned out so much cuter then the first ones I made. I forgot to make one for me - so after I get some sleep I want to make up a blank one because I can see me using the card for so many things. I will post a picture this weekend after I make some more up.
I do feel horrible today - I get the bad Mom award. Leah has her big, all day field trip at school today and I didn't go. I debated all week because I wasn't sure how much more I would need to do this morning for staff appreciation and decided at 3 a.m. today that for safety reasons (i.e. I don't want to fall asleep behind the wheel of my van on the hour drive home) that I had better not go. So I went in this morning and told her teacher that I was staying here. Leah looked so sad! Leah has 21 kids in her class and 17 parents went on the field trip (some kids even had more then one adult going). So now I feel like I'm the parent that doesn't care. I am sitting here feeling so guilty as I type this. But I know she will have an amazing time and I will hopefully get to hear all about it when I pick her up this afternoon.
Okay - I am off to bed to get a couple hours sleep. I will post more soon.
I sat at my desk last night and redid all the cards for the teachers - and I must say - I think they turned out so much cuter then the first ones I made. I forgot to make one for me - so after I get some sleep I want to make up a blank one because I can see me using the card for so many things. I will post a picture this weekend after I make some more up.
I do feel horrible today - I get the bad Mom award. Leah has her big, all day field trip at school today and I didn't go. I debated all week because I wasn't sure how much more I would need to do this morning for staff appreciation and decided at 3 a.m. today that for safety reasons (i.e. I don't want to fall asleep behind the wheel of my van on the hour drive home) that I had better not go. So I went in this morning and told her teacher that I was staying here. Leah looked so sad! Leah has 21 kids in her class and 17 parents went on the field trip (some kids even had more then one adult going). So now I feel like I'm the parent that doesn't care. I am sitting here feeling so guilty as I type this. But I know she will have an amazing time and I will hopefully get to hear all about it when I pick her up this afternoon.
Okay - I am off to bed to get a couple hours sleep. I will post more soon.
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