It's been a busy week. Miss Ella has another tooth....so that makes 6 and she has another incisor trying to poke through.

We signed up at the O'Fallon version of the YMCA (the Renaud Spirit Center) yesterday. We are going to sign Ella up in swim lessons for the fall. We are also looking into the Kindermusik classes. She loves music (especially the Eagles) so we are thinking this is going to be right up her alley!!

A couple of weeks ago, I started a Moms group on the meetup.com website. We had our first meetup today and was able to meet one of the other moms. It was nice to have some little ones the same age as Ella to play with. I also found out that the other O'Fallon Moms group is stepping down as the organizer and I think I'm going to take over! YIKES! That means I will have about 30 moms and kids looking to me to come up with unique outing ideas.

Any ideas?

random questions
1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? Not that I know of………my mom said that our Dad had an ex-girlfriend named Paula.....
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? Friday night....got a little teary eyed talking about the whole Gary thing to Dave
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING NO....it's really sloppy
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? turkey
5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? One little curly haired princess...Ella
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? Yep!
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? Who, me?????
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS Yes
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? Absolutely positutely NOT.
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? I don't really eat cereal...I guess if I have to choose something it would be Raisin Bran Crunch
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? Most of the time...No
12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? yes
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? Peanut Butter Cup
14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?
15. RED OR PINK? Pink!
16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? My lack of self confidence
.17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST ?
18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU? Honestly? I don’t really want to receive that many emails, but would love to read it on their blog!!!.
19. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? Navy Blue Shorts
20. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? A piece of my nephew Kenny's birthday cake
21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? The TV
22. IF YOU WHERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Bright Pink
23. FAVORITE SMELLS? Good food cooking, rain
24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? Mom
25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? I stole it from Jen's Blog...yes I Lub her!!
26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? baseball, football
27. HAIR COLOR? Light brownish with blond highlights
28. EYE COLOR? Blue
29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? no
30. FAVORITE FOOD? Pastas....Good Salads
31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? Absolutely happy endings!
32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? Bourne, went to the actual theater with Dh last week!!!! This is too funny...This was the first time Mike and I have ever been to the theater together!
33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? Navy tank and Pink tank
34. SUMMER OR WINTER? I love both. That’s why I love the Midwest, get a little bit of everything.
35. HUGS OR KISSES? I love hugs!!!
36. FAVORITE DESSERT? Anything Chocolate and Peanut Butter
37.MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? Chris
38. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND My Hubby
39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?Just Finished Jodi Piccult..>Songs of the Humback Whale
40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Grupo Taca...airline my Step-Dad worked for
41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHt? Nothing…
42. FAVORITE SOUND? Ella giggling..
43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? Hmmmmm, prolly Rolling Stones,
44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? Went to Peru a couple of years back
45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? I can spend lot's of money in Target....I guess my husband wouldn't really call that a talent though
46. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? St. Charles, MO
47. WHOSE ANSWERS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK? everyone's

This is one of those mysterious of life....I don't get it. I always wonder, Is there neck cold? Are they covering up a monsterous hickey? Are they hiding some sort of embarrassing tattoo? I brought this up in conversation last night with my husband, Dave and Emily....my husbands response? "They should make sports coats sleeveless for hot days?" We all just looked at him....as Emily said, that would look wonderful with a long sleeved dress shirt!!! Too Funny!

It was a late night last night. Ella woke us up at 12:10am, not very happy, as she had vomited all over her bed and was running a fever of 101! This was the first time that she has run a fever so I was running around not sure what to do! What fun! We cleaned her up, changed the sheets (which I might add is the biggest pain in the butt on a crib) and tried to put her back to sleep.



By this point a storm was approaching and for all that know me....I hate them! So, Ella was awake because her internal clock was apparently telling her it was morning! I was awake because I was busy running between the window, the computer (to check the weather), my cell phone (to check the weather) and the TV ( to check the weather)!! Mike was awake because he was putting towels in the window (it leeks from time to time), rocking Ella (not working at all), and yelling at the cats because they decided to start fighting at 1am!



By 2am all was quiet, everyone was sleeping! To add to the excitement, I decided that I was going to develop a nasty sore throat and sinus headache. So today, I feel like crap and have already sent Mike to Walgreens at 7am to buy drugs!



Today, Ella and I will be lounging around in our PJs all day....watching TV and playing with all her toys. I don't feel good, she doesn't' feel good.....Fun for Mike later!!



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In other news, Ella got a 5th tooth! I think I can feel a molar trying to poke through, which I think is part of the cause for the vomiting and fever last night. Not to mention the fact that my Mother was feeding her the crispy part on fried chicken last night.....



Mike and I are officially trying to have another baby! I'm nervous that if and when we get pregnant, this baby is going to be a nightmare. Ella was so easy, pregnancy and labor was easy, she has been easy! It scares me!!!