Nice, relaxing weekend...

It has been rainy here in the ville. The sun did make its appearance today though. But the Stone house has had a wonderfully relaxing weekend. Those are few and far between! I cherish them greatly! I read two chapters of my book - which is a rare thing with a toddler. When Nick got home we had family game night and watched a movie. Loved it! I am so thankful for my family. They are what hold me together when I don't think I can take any more. God has blessed me in many ways.

What we do while C.J.'s at school...

C.J. often asks what Nick, Owen and I do while he is at school on Tuesdays. Nick and I are both off and it is kinda like our Saturday since Nick works every Saturday. Usually it is pretty boring - we do laundry, chores, errands, etc. But today - not so boring. It was awesome! It started off having a few minor things done on the van - no worries. Things we knew about when we bought it that we just had to schedule for warranty repair. After that Nick and I had Paneras where I got an Icee Mocha - already sounds like a wonderful day - but it gets better. I had a massage done today that the proceeds benefited cancer research. Ahh - I can barely type this with my wet noodle like body. I wish I could get a massage once a month at least. Actually they say it is good for you to do so once a month but who has the time and money for that? What did Nick and Owen do while mom was getting pampered? They went to Gymboree. Owen loves this place and their classes. It is pretty much a play time on steroids for toddlers! They have bubbles, balls, slides, monkey bars, sing along, a parachute, rings and tunnels to climb in. At 16 months old - what more could you ask for. Nick had a ball too watching him. Luckily today there were 2 other dads in the class. It is mostly mom's when Owen and I go. After their play time and my relaxation we had Qdobas - Nick's favorite lunch spot and then we picked up the van - all in time to come home and enjoy a nap before picking up C.J. from school. He asked what we did today - "Not much!" :-)


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Ooohhh - Bubbles!!

Hello God, it's me Mendi...

Poor Owen has a double ear infection, AGAIN! He began with a low grade temp on Sunday and pulling at the ears. Of coarse he does this on a holiday weekend. So we just kept him doped up on Motrin hoping it would ease his pain. Which it did - the tough guy is so happy and never gets too upset. So today we saw the doctor to confirm our suspicions. Not just the left ear that he was pulling, but both.
Last week C.J. went on complete lock down (grounded) for a bad grade and being dishonest. He was being dishonest about the bad grade - double whammy when he got busted. Poor guy!
As you read in my previous post our Oven blew up. We get a new oven Saturday! Yeah!! But do you have any idea how much you use your oven? Thankfully we love to grill out. Tonight however when we went out to turn on the grill, the gas hose is busted making it impossible to grill. Can you believe it? God - what are you trying to teach me? Obviously I am a little slow and God is definitely trying to get my attention.
As I tell everyone - and the more you read my blog you see why - Our family is comic relief. When God is ready for comedy hour he tunes into us. :-) When you feel down, call me. The funny thing - I hate drama and I don't do crying! There is a reason God gave me boys. But I guess it is a good thing I am not a cryer or get dramatic. Could you imagine my home or my family if I did under these circumstances? But isn't it amazing how we handle the big stuff with grace but can blow up over little things? I recently lost my best friend and mother - but I have peace knowing where she is and I have no regrets. I really am o.k. My oven blew up, I couldn't cook dinner tonight - I just shrugged and said I guess I get to go out to eat tonight. Last week I went to the dentist for my normal cleaning and they discovered that a few years ago when they did a crown (which I have had nothing but problems with since) that they did it on the wrong tooth! I tried to explain to the dentist then that my root canal was on the other side but the dentist in there at the time showed my the xray of my dead roots on that side. How could I argue with that. Come to find out thru the xrays done last week that the xrays taken 3 years ago that led to this crown - the images were flipped - making it appear that I also had a root canal on the left side in which in reality I did not. At the time of the crown I explained that I felt the whole thing - it really hurt. The dentist explained it was a dead tooth in theory and that I shouldn't feel anything. Well no wonder I felt it - it was the wrong tooth and it wasn't dead. The new dentist apologized profusely. Did I get upset - not at all. It wasn't her fault and what is done is done. Getting mad would not fix the fact that I have this crown that causes me problems and it is one that was not needed in the first place. Ha! But C.J. put a keyboard on the floor and Nick couldn't decide where to eat - You would have thought I was going to make them sleep outside! Why do we do that? I think it is because we expect big things to happen and it is not anyone's fault. But simple things, they should be accomplished with little effort. Does that make sense? Taking care of your computer and picking a place to eat is simple. So that is my theory on the tolerance level difference. Let me know what you think.