Attack of the Christmas decorations

"I got attacked by a Christmas tree" (sung to the tune of Grandma got run over by a reindeer) is what we have been singing each time we see Megan these days. On Friday we put up our Christmas tree and decorations and she was absolutely enthralled with them. She redecorated the tree 6 times in 24 hours. She would move ornaments from place to place, stand back and admire her work with her hands on her hips, but by Saturday her work got the best of her and an ornament broke and she scratched her chin with it and then she pulled the stocking hangers down on top of her and she cut her lip open Saturday afternoon and we had to take her to Urgent Care. I thought for sure they would stitch or glue it but they said she would heal just fine(thank goodness!). It's been a long Thanksgiving break of sickness and accidents.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Wishing you all a very Happy Thanksgiving!

Just thought I would share with you what the kids told me they were thankful for today at breakfast

Mitch...Mommy, Dad, Indians, Pilgrims, stuffing

Megan...princesses and Barbies!

Family sick day

We all decided to call in sick yesterday and camped out on the couch for a movie marathon. We watched Peter Pan, Aliens in the Attic, a few episodes of Thomas and then came the grand finale...The Wizard of Oz! Mitch saw The Wizard of Oz last Fall and called it "the movie of death" but Megan had never seen it before. Her take on it was much different, and her face when the movie switches from black and white to color was literally priceless. She fell in love with Dorothy and has been pretending that Mazie is Toto all day today. Frank and I were talking about it and why wouldn't she love that movie? It has a beautiful girl that sings, a cute dog, a good witch, and beautiful red slippers, everything Megan loves! I'm sure we will be watching it again soon, but since Mitch is still the sickest he picked most of the shows today so they revolved around trains and dinosaurs, go figure! : ) Happy hacking and coughing Thanksgiving to us!

Midday Fashion Show

Coming soon...ok, every afternoon...ok, ok, every three hours Megan has to change her clothes these days, but mostly during her rest time. Her rest is usually around 1pmish and last for about an hour and in that time she will redress herself into the most stunning outfit that she insists upon wearing to pick Mitch up from school in. She has become quit famous around Lincoln Academy and very well known for her outfits. It really is a hoot. Oh, Megan!

The aftermath of the skin testing

Just to let you all know, each and every one of Megan's stuffed animals were skin tested today and also got their flu shots. Dr. Megan was extremely busy and her office will be closed tomorrow!

Scratch but don't itch

Megan had skin testing done today for her food allergies, mostly egg, but we also included spinach, strawberries and tomatoes. It was a very long morning and took a little less than 2 hours for the whole process. She was a real trooper for a three year old, and we only had one screaming fit at the very beginning when we arrived and she was yelling, "I don't want to see the egg doctor!!". It was mildly embarrassing but it quickly got us into an exam room. The nurses were also really great with her and I had packed a huge bag of tricks(I went through skin testing when I was 12) so everyone was pretty well prepared. Since her egg test came back negative(great news) she was also able to get a flu shot(terrible news for her). After we waited the 30 minutes to see if she would react to the flu shot we took her out for a special treat and she is happy to be now reading some new Princess Tiana books. So, how soon will I jump in and let her start eating eggs again? hmmm...

***added later
I should add that Megan does not have any know food allergies(thanks for the emails from many of you), but she still does have dermographism which is when she gets hives from being exposed to extreme cold or heat. She also gets hives if she gets scratched really hard or her clothing is too tight. Hopefully, this is something she will outgrow.

I heart books

For being as different as we all are, my kids and I have one thing in common that we all love, BOOKS! Right now I can hear Megan in her room reading herself the latest Fancy Nancy book that I bought her yesterday at the Book Fair at Mitch's school. Watching the two of them make the painful decision of just two books yesterday was priceless. Megan immediately picked out her two books but Mitch painstakingly went back and forth for at least 5 minutes before making his choice. When they got home yesterday they also cracked them open as soon as possible. I do this too. In the mail the other day I got a new book and I am suppose to save it and take it to book club Monday but I am just dying to crack the cover and start reading it. I just LOVE to read, and Mitch has gotten to be the same way. He could read before he got into Kindergarten but now he reads anything and everything! I love that my kids love to read as much as I do because I, personally, think there is nothing better than opening that brand new slick book and getting away for awhile.

Veterans Day

Just wanted to take a minute to thank all the Veterans in my life. Our family appreciates your willingness to serve our country now and always. I wish you could have seen the celebration at Mitch's school today when the little ones sang the songs to all the military branches...priceless!

Dad's Studio Sale

If you don't have plans tomorrow morning then stop by my dad's studio sale in

Golden from 9-2 for lots of unique pieces of art and an opportunity to mingle with

the artist himself!

Saturday Nov 7th

807 16th St., Golden

One day only!

http://www.youngmannwatercolors.com/