This says it all

The most exciting thing to happen since sliced bread!

This weekend my parents came into town. It was so nice because we haven't seen them in months. They came in Thursday afternoon and surprised Michaella at daycare. She had no idea and she loved the surprise.

Friday I went ahead and went to work for the first half of the day. Around 10 I get a phone call from home. It is my Mother and she is calling to inform me that there has been an incident. Michaella and Grandma were playing piggyback and when Grandma went to put her down she heard a pop and Michaella now won't stop crying and she won't move her arm. So after a few minutes on the phone with Michaella and her conceding that she couldn't even go to the pumpkin patch because her arm hurt too bad I went ahead and left to access the situation. I decided to take her into the Doctor. After about an hour + in the waiting room with the orneriest 4 year old you've ever encountered we got into the Dr and found out she had gotten "Nursemaid Elbow" which is a dislocation of the elbow. Michaella's seemed to pop itself back in. They still did an x-ray to make sure there wasn't any fracture and also splinted the arm to be safe. So here is the photo diary of the experience. We go back in on Monday to double check with her Doctor, but I'm pretty sure she'll take the splint off. Michaella has loved the attention all weekend. She'll show off her cast to any one who will look. Way to go Grandma you gave her something to remember! (Michaella tells people her Grandma twisted her arm....nice huh?)

We went to Linder Farms this weekend which is quickly becoming a tradition. This is the third year we've been there.

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This year they also had a petting zoo. It really is becoming a whole hullabaloo and we love it.





We loved having Grandma and Papa in town and we kept busy all weekend. We went to see Igor and went to dinner downtown Boise on Saturday.

Killer

Okay he really isn't too pleased with me. He didn't mind the first sweater but this 2nd one doesn't fit as well and I think I pee-peed him right off. He isn't talking to me.

FYI it is supped to be a skull and cross bones. I don't like the way it turned out. I'm going to see what else I can do.

This is how you vacuum and do house work and you don't have to worry about running over the puppy.

The beginning of my ridiculousity

Yes it is true. I have found my calling. I am ridiculous and I love it.

Now Winston is just a trite little thing. He has no meat on his teeny little bones. So Mama to the rescue..I crocheted him a sweater! But not just any little sweater it even has "gumballs" on it. The poor little guy.. he is going to be fashion forward if he likes it or not. I've also downloaded a pattern for a skull & crossbones sweater! Move over Tim Gunn!

On the topic of Crocheting, I've been inspired by many of you to be more crafty. So a couple weeks ago I bought a how to crochet book (although I was taught some simple crochets last winter) and I've been giving a few things a try. I started out with a pattern for an infant hat and tried to adjust the stitches and it just didn't work. I ended up unraveling it and trying again but before I did that I went on line and found a pattern for a granny hat and I did this...It ended up a bit big for Michaella so I definitely want to try it again. I messed up some of the stitches that are hidden in the back. After that almost success I unraveled the other hat and I decided to try again. I did it with a slightly different pattern. You can find these patterns at http://www.luv2crochet.com/
After I finished the hat I decided to update the scarf which was actually my first crochet project ever. So I added the brown stitching around it and added a flower to match the hat. Michaella has a brown and pink jacket that this matches wonderfully.Right now I am in the middle of a blanket. It is 63 different squares that have all different designs. I have done 8 or 9 of the 63.... I have a ways to go. But when I'm done I will post pictures.

We've added to the family

We've added to the Family. Okay well I did and I every so gently talked Mike into it also. Friday I came home with 1 more,Yes 1 more dog. I kept telling Michaella that he was going to kill me she told people that I was going to get fired. As many of you are asking yourself...how did Mike react? Well he reacted perty much how you would think he would react... not happy. I think there were certain comments about the other dogs eating the new one, perhaps he would disappear. But I know Mike and I know he loves dogs as much as I do so I knew it would just take time. The exact time was about 1/2 hour and then all of a sudden he wanted the new little guy to lay with him and cuddle. But as much as he doesn't show he isn't happy he vocalizes it as much as possible. But actions speak louder than words! :) So every one... Meet Winston. Winston is a "Designer Dog" or a "hybrid dog" He is called a Chion or a Chi-a-Pap or a Paphuahua. (Chihuahua x Papillion) Michael calls him a mutt and an ankle biter. What ever you would like to call him but I call him Adorable! He is my baby. And I can't wait to cart him around in my bag and look ridiculous! (or just you watch Mike will be the one carting him around)