a little something

just a little something special i'm working on for raskullz!! so exciting!

thanks jen for helping me with the writing!

xo

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icky sicky

ava and i spent the afternoon at the doctor on monday. both of us are fine. no fever, no strep, no bronchitis. really not sure exactly what it is...just a bug i guess. we are both on antibiotics. she went to school tuesday and i think we over did it as today we are both feeling pewney again.

we did make it to "toy story", as ava calls it {toys "r" us} for a valentine's present for ava and hollis. i had promised them a trip with daddy and i to choose out a special valentine. after walking through the whole store {multiple times} searching for the perfect valentine. we finally found what each little one's heart desired and headed out. of course on the way out we had to ride the rides...and stop at the quarter machines for a piece of junk...

poor ava was ready to go home...she was tired and i think her tiredness and not feeling well is really showing in this pic...even though she is smiling...

we are all just trying to keep up with this little stinker lately! he feels GREAT!

hoping this is our last round of sickness for a while...it's not been fun.

xo,

a

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love, kisses, glitter & hearts...

call me cheesy, but i love valentine's day...especially since i have three super special sweethearts in my life to share this day of love with!

ava made these uber cute melted crayon hearts for her classmates at school. she helped break up the crayons, and put them in the muffin tray! she watched them melt through the window in the oven door. so cute! she was so excited to see how they turned out.

of course we spent the morning at the doctors office today, ava has ear infections..again. we'll see how she feels in the morning...fingers crossed she gets to go to school for the big valentine's day party. we've been talking about it for weeks...she is so excited and will be beyond bummed if she has to miss....

hope you all have a happy valentine's day!

xo

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handsome

a conversation between my mom and ava at the rodeo today....

ava: he is so handsome.

Grans: yes, ava. the cowboy is so handsome.

ava: {with a totally horrified look on her face} not the COWBOY grans....the HORSE!!!

& then i died laughing...

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401

hey ya'll. i know, it's been quiet around here for a while. we had a super busy holiday and i really just wanted to hibernate with the family and enjoy the time together. getting back into the groove of routine, school, everything has been a bit of an adjustment...crazy how two weeks of no routine, sleeping in, staying up too late can get you all out of sorts! i have also been suffering from some pretty extreme migraines...last week i had one day without a headache...ONE DAY! not how i want to live. i'm off to the neurologist on the 25th to get this sorted out. i'm sure it's a messy combination of hormones, stress, & allergies. bo says i'm just crazy...that the longer he knows me the crazier i get...not sure what that says about him! lol! anyway, above is a pic of my cowgirl after a spend the night with her nonna & cousins and then a day at the stock show & midway {rides}! i picked the kids up at 5 after their busy day. they both fell asleep in the car on the way home, sacked out when we got home, slept through the night and in until 8:30ish this morning. i couldn't believe it! they have never been so exhausted! i know they had a blast!

well, i hope to catch up and post a few pics from the holiday soon! lots going on, but want to make sure i get a few photos up from our family holiday!

oh yeah, and this post is titled 401 because it's my 401st post! wowza!

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child of the universe...

saw this on a favorite blog of mine on a day i needed to read it. wanted to post it here so i wouldn't lose it!

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burrnnnnn...

a conversation between mr. o & i after watching coldplay's interview with ellen:

me: if i were british i would never stop talking...

mr. o: ...you must be british...

i swear, i heard kelso from that seventies show burst out with a big ol' "bbuurrrnnnnn!"

lord...i'll get him for that one! ha!

xo,

a

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