In Stitches!!!

Sorry I've been away sooo long! So much is going on, that I haven't had time to get on the computer. And when I have time... Kenny is usually working on it. I'm happy (actually ecstatic) that he's working and has many projects lining up, so I don't dare ask to get on the computer for a blog post! :-)

So backup a month or so ago, February 24, to be exact. It was a typical Thursday morning. I was getting breakfast ready in the kitchen while Jackson was peeping through the bar opening from the family room. He was able to look thru the opening by standing on the couch. We tell Jackson and Jordan to not stand on the couch all the time. All the time!!! When I told him that breakfast was ready, he slipped off the edge of the couch and hit the edge of the coffee table with his chin. I heard the bump and heard him crying and he walked into the kitchen covering his chin. When he moved his had, it started bleeding. Uh-oh, I thought, this might be more serious than I thought. I pulled on it a little and it made a hole. Oh NO! All who know me know it took a deep breath to keep from getting queasy. So we covered the cut with a dish towel and ran to the bathroom to urge Daddy to get out of the shower. Kenny is my go-to guy for this kind of stuff. First of all, he's a boy and had SEVERAL cuts and stitches. And, he knows first aid really, really well. So he took a look and was like, yep, we need to go to the ER. So we rushed Jordan to daycare (by this time, we bandaged it up and it was closed up enough that it wasn't really bleeding too much), and we went on to St. Luke's. 5 stitches later, we were okay. Poor little guy. It took 4 adults to hold him down. 2 men and 2 women. By the time it was over, we were both in tears. Jackson's head was foaming he was sweating so much. And we were so happy when it was over. This was the best pic we got with Kenny's phone.


As a side note, the doctor that stitched up Jackson is actually a dad to one of Jackson's classmates. He was awesome!

Oh, and taking the stitches out was just as traumatic! Luckily, I didn't have to witness that one! Thanks, Kenny for taking care of it!!!

Mommy's Little Helper

Last week I had a big cookie order to fill. So I enlisted some help!!! Jordan is becoming more interested in helping me bake. As soon as she hears the mixer going, she comes running. So this time, I gave her her own piece of dough and she went to town. She cut out several different shapes (with the same piece of dough) and had a lot of fun!

Introducing...

I wanted to introduce our new company, Red Oak Design Group, to the world. Kenny and I have jumped off the cliff and started our own company. Red Oak Design Group is a full service Landscape Architecture Firm. Don't get me wrong, I'm still at my day job, but have a second, third and fourth job now! I'm nervous, scared and excited all at the same time, but I think this will be the start of something really, really good. Feel free to go to the website, but please note that it's still very much a work in progress. We hope to have a more polished site up and running in the next few weeks.

So, all of you friends and family that plan to build a resort out there, we've got a Landscape Architect ready and waiting to do the design!

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

So my plan for this post didn't quite work out. I was planning to have my kids dressed in red smiling and hugging and wishing everyone a Happy Valentine's Day! Well, sometimes things don't work out as planned. My sweet little girl is sleeping on the couch right now with a slight fever and a stomach bug she's had since yesterday. So, we're sending everyone cyber cookies from our (sick) house to yours.

What a Bummer...

We had two very unhappy kiddos at our house this morning. They sure were expecting snow when they woke up today. Boy were they sad when all they saw was ice. Oh well, maybe next year.

St. George

Every year, students at Jackson's school each do a presentation on a Saint. Well, this was our first year doing this, so we weren't really sure how this would play out. Luckily, Jackson was really into it and he picked Saint George. I was hoping he'd pick St. Henry since Henry is his middle name. Nana wanted him to pick St. Francis since that is Papa's name. But St. Francis was already chosen. And he really, really liked St. George. Wanna know why? He was a soldier.

So not only did Jackson learn alot about St. George, Kenny and I did too. We did a shield like St. George used to carry and then Jackson placed some pictures and facts about St. George on the shield. One of my favorite factoids about St. George is that many soldiers today wear a St. George medal to protect them in battle. So we made St. George medals for all of Jackson's classmates.

And We're Back...

I haven't posted in a while. We've definitely been busy with very important things, but more on that in another post. The 7th was a very busy day. We had friends and family over for a Cotton Bowl watch party. The 7th was also Popo, Dana and Nick's birthday. So we celebrated that too. This is the only picture I got of the night. Popo and Dana blowing out their candles. The game didn't end as we had hoped, but we have high expectations for next year.


This past weekend was the weekend of birthday parties. We started the morning at the Stomping Grounds. The kids had a ball and barely sat still for the cake. The afternoon was spent at the ice skating rink. The kids have never been ice skating. Heck, I've only been once when I was a kid. They loved it! Jackson got behind the little walker thing and never looked back. He skated and skated and skated. Jordan liked the bumper cars. So, needless to say, I think we'll be visiting the ice rink again soon.

The night concluded celebrating our nieces 16th birthday. Yay Meghan!!! I made these cookies for the party. They turned out cute for a rush job!


And here's a nice parting shot. Let's just say that Jordan likes to help around the house... sometimes!