Christmas

Our Christmas was great, I think the biggest highlight was getting to talk to Uncle Bryce.

Christmas Miracle

I got this
and this
in this
for just a little bit of this!
Okay so almost a year ago a fuse blew in my Explorer and when I took it to get it fixed they told me it was going to be 600.00 or more to find the wiring short. So I spent most of the time saving money to get this fixed. About 2 weeks ago I took it to another place and they told me they had a fuse in it and everything was working fine. Well I picked it up and by the time I got it home the fuse had blown again. When I called the guy back, he told me it was going to take several hours to find the short and its 80.00 an hour labor.

I was starting to lose hope, then one day a flyer showed up on my door for WIRED RIGHT AUTO ELECTRIC a new little shop very close to my house. I thought hey it wouldn't hurt to try one more time. So I took it over there this morning after I got off work. He called me and let me know that the wiring harness that is for the blinker, the blower motor and backup lights had be wired wrong and had melted to the exhaust. And all he had to do to find that was put in up in the air to see the underside and it stuck out like a sore thumb. He changed the Oil, topped off my fluids, even cleaned out the garbage in the cab. He gave me a great deal and was very honest. When I tried to give him a little extra cash he wouldn't take it and insisted I spend it on my kids for Christmas. He also referred me to his brother to get my safety and Emissions done. I felt respected and important, and I have never felt that way with a mechanic EVER!

So my friends. Please call my new friend Paul at Wired Right Auto Electric 427-5294
You won't regret it! Tell him Denae sent you.

Snow Forp!

So yesterday morning (since it is the wee hours of Wednesday) after the blizzard stopped and the sun came out the girls and I decided to go shovel the walks and driveway. So we pulled on our snow boots, and coats and headed out to the sunshiny coldness.

Bailey concentrated on the stairs and the broom that was already there from Papa's first shoveling at 6 am. She was a very dedicated stair sweeper.

Laira followed me around and tromped around in the snow listening to the delightful crunch under her pink boots. She then started to squish the snow together with her hands and told me that she decided that she wanted to make a snow fort. I told her that was a great idea but her ride was going to pick her up for school any minute and she would have to wait till she got home.

after Laira left and I had finished the shoveling I told Bailey it was time to go inside. She was not very happy and she pouted as she told me that she wanted to make a snow forp. "A what?" I asked. " A snow forp" she replied with a little more gusto. I snickered to my self and told her the forp was going to have to wait till Laira came home.

Well my Brother Matt had to run some errands and when he came home he asked Bailey if she wanted to help him make a forp. She was so excited so they went out side and made a forp.

Making sure the snow is patted down smooth
more patting.
"it needs to be this tall"
Laira came home from school just about the time the Forp was finished. She was very excited to see it.
The finished Fort.

Matt and I let the girls play and we started making our Spinach cheese ravioli (from scratch) and he said to me "I give it 10 minutes before the fort is no longer standing" I laughed when Laira came in 10 minutes later and said she accidentally knocked the wall down.

What a wonderful brother I have to play with my girls and make them wonderful snow forps.

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Monday Monday!

So once upon a time when I was pregnant with Laira. B and I were talking about how we hoped they had his ankles and my teeth. We went on and on about the things we hoped she got. Then we discussed how sad it would be if one kid got all the bad stuff from both of us. Our kids have been pretty much perfect so far. But today genetics reared its sometimes ugly head.

We went to the Dentist, We love our dentist! he is very kind and I love going to a pediatric specialist because everything is kid friendly. The girls both got X-Rays although Bailey did need a little coaxing. Both sets of films showed they both had some minor cavities. After the Dentist came in and looked at Laira's teeth he said she has a few little ones he would like to take care of so she will have hers done in late January. Then when he looked at Bailey he just kept saying the numbers of teeth to the cute little hygienist. He looked at me and said "Hers are severe enough and she has enough of them that I feel like it would be best to take her to the Surgical center and put her under for these" I have decided that the Dentist will always make you feel like the worst Mom ever. He then told me not to feel bad it just looks like she has very weak enamel on her teeth, and we will have to work harder to keep her teeth healthy. They layered on this this molasses looking fluoride and sent us on our way. We will find out tomorrow what time surgery is on Monday.

So long story short, Bai has B's teeth.

SNOW!

The girls have been permanently glued to the window watching the snow. They are both frustrated that none of the snow is sticking. Bailey called my Dad to tell him and said "what is the problem?" He told her to wish harder so that is what she is currently doing.

Laira is going to go to the Dentist today because she has some sort of infection or abscess in her gums. She is pretty nervous but I am sure she will be alright.

I have finally come to terms with the fact that the way I have been feeling has nothing to do with eating in the Hospital Snack bar but everything to do with the flu.

We are also hoping to get our Christmas shopping finished this week. We have a tradition of taking the girls to the Dollar store and letting them pick out what ever they want for everyone. The girls love it and what they come up with is often a hoot. They are also very excited to put together a package for Uncle Bryce. The girls just love him!

My Daughters Addiction

The 3 Dancing Princesses and Papa

Laira usually at least once a month asks me questions about when Brittain and I were married. Today it was:
"Were Bailey and I alive when you were together?"
I explained that she was born and Bailey was in my belly. She was pleased with that answer and then told me:
"Now its just us, like the 3 Dancing Princesses" (her favorite movie is 12 Dancing Princesses) Then she drew this adorable picture and threw my Dad in there as the King.

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving turned out great. I did state that once I entered the building I was no longer in charge. I gave that job to the Patriarch of our family, my Uncle Karl. We had a lot of food, a lot of really great food.


This is Corey, being special

My Favorite picture of Terry singing during Sing Star.

Most of us congregated in the RS room after our meal and bolted out some great rounds of sing star.

Stuff about Laira

So I have become a blog slacker. Partly because I was working more than I usually did and partly because I didn't feel like there was much to blog about. Now over the last month or so there have been some 'blogworthy' events about Laira.

1- Some time ago Laira lost her first tooth. ( I should have taken a picture) After losing it from the confines of her gums she promptly lost it from her hand. She was sad that she couldn't put it under her pillow and I was sad that I wasn't going to be home to put anything under her pillow, so, secretly I was happy when she lost it cause it bought me another night. Lucky for both of us Bailey found it the next day on the floor in their room so we were able to put it under her pillow. The tooth fairy brought her 50 cents and she was delighted.

2- Laira was started 2 days ago on some ADHD Meds. She was really struggling with school and listening at home. She would come home from school and cry because her class didn't get the reward cause she wiggled. And then she just went to not wanting to go to school at all. Somedays she had tried to hard at school to do good that when she came home she had no focus or listening left and made it really hard for me. She started Concerta, some of the side effects are loss of appetite and possibly a hard time going to sleep. So far I haven't noticed much of a difference but its only been 2 days.