I forgot...

I forgot to tell you that Ryan is obsessed with tromping around the house and outside wearing one, two, three, or a combination of these items:

-snowboots

-my sunglasses (he looks like Posh Spice)

-a Dr. Suess backpack stocked with a phone, a flaslight, and two naked Barbie Dolls,

-no pants

-his coat

-socks on his hands

Stein Happenings

Two Friday nights ago Rachel and I had a girls' night out. My neighbor girl came over and babysat all three boys. We went to eat at Bonefish Grill (http://www.bonefishgrill.com/). Neither one of us had been there before, and it is not somewhere our husbands would enjoy, so we took full advantage of the occasion and ate a lot of seafood. We also had two martinis each. The pomegranet one was to-die-for. If we would have had a DD and a pitcher, we would have been in Nirvana. We had a great time catching up. Then we went to the mall for a bit and then home. Luckily, Ryan and Anthony didn't fight, so everyone had a sucessful evening.

The next morning Ryan and I left for the farm. We went straight to my grandpa's to sort through some stuff. My mom and sister have been working their butts off for weeks (my dad too!) cleaning out the sheds, basement, and garage, and packing up the household stuff for the sale in June. They were almost done by the time I got there, but I got everything I wanted. It is all sentimental stuff. My grandpa was a real tightwad, so there's nothing of value. I got the sugar bowl. It is a really ugly ceramic yellow/brown, but my grandma let us but as much sugar on our cereal as we wanted. I remember a lot of happy breakfasts with that bowl. I also got her spoon collection, some teacups, silverware, souvenir plates, and some Christmas decorations. I also get the china cabinet, but it is staying there since I have no where in my house to put it.

Sunday was a beautiful day and Ryan enjoyed swinging, riding in the big tractor, and riding the new lawn mower, which has CRUISE CONTROL!

Yesterday the girl next door came over again so I could go to cleanup day at the Discovery Garden. It was cold, but fun. We raked, built a new entrance to the tunnel, rebuilt the tunnel, and I planted 140 violas. Other than that, Ryan and I have been hanging out and playing. I am in a bummer mood so Todd is playing with Ryan while I work on the computer. There is so much to do with so little time. Sigh.

Muddy Delight

This is what his diaper looked like afterwards. Very muddy.

This was taken a few weeks ago, on one of those hot, sunny Sunday afternoons. I let Ryan play in the mud. He washes off!

Meningitis?

It was a long, horrible week. Ryan had another Mystery Fever of 103 for three days, things are icky at the bar, the audit has been expanded, it was Climate Change Council on Friday, etc. I managed to revert to my old ways and pack on 6 pounds in a week! Friday after the Council, I picked up Ryan. Diane was going to get Vietnamese food and bring it over. We were going to drink wine and relax and let Ryan watch cartoons all night.

I got home and Todd had been puking all day and had a horrible rash on his face. I called Diane to cancel and sent Todd to urgent care. The doctor there decided he might have Meningitis!!! She sent him to Mercy for a spinal tap. I called Diane and she rushed over to watch Ryan. I called to alert the moms and headed over to Mercy.

When the doctor finally came in, he took one look at Todd and said, "You don't have meningitis! Who told you that? I'm going to call that doctors' office and tell them they have no business scaring you like that!! You have a virus". So no spinal tap. They gave him a pint of saline, a prescription for painkillers and anti-nausea medicine and sent him home about 12:45 am. Lovely.

I still can't get any @##$ pictures to post. Must be my computer. Neither photo bucket or blogger are working. But, I did get a counter put on it, so I can see how many hits I get.

I am Just Sick

I am just sick about 2 things:

1. Yesterday I bought my airplane ticket to the California Climate Registy Conference in San Diego. It was $310. When I tried to buy Todd's (he's coming back earlier than me), the computer kept locking up. Today I tried to do it and the same ticket is now $471!

2. The back of my new spring jacket has a rip in it, which has grown to 10 inches. And I can't find the @#$% receipt!

Something funny: Ryan calls our living room "the special dining room"!

Something not so funny: Ryan has a 103 degree fever so I am home. I should have expected though, the Council is meeting this week and we are also having a party tomorrow at work. He has been sick for two Council meetings, the Halloween party, and the Christmas party.

Really not funny: BLOGGER still won't post my pictures!

Frustrated

I can't get Blogger to upload any pictures. It just runs and runs. Errr! Frustrated!!!

Ryan and I had a good day yesterday. We played almost the entire day outside. I put him down for a nap, but after 90 minutes of calling my name, I let him out of the cage and we went out to play again. The girl down the street has 2 rabbits in a hutch, so we visited them, visited Larew's, looked to see if Trevor was home, raked, ran around, and played in the mud. It was a heartbraking day too because he wants his Daddy to play with him more and not go to work at night.

I know I shouldn't let Ryan play in the mud, but he washes off. Now, if he gets pneumonia, it will be my fault, but he was enjoying himself. I have some awesome pictures, but can't post them. Errr! Where did I get the mud? Our sump pump pipe broke off a few weeks ago and now the water collects on the patio. It is about 6 inches deep. Ryan was driving his lawnmower through it and having a wee of a time.

Thursday night I actually left the house. Diane, Christine, and I went to Ladies Night at Earl May. Surprisingly, it was pretty cool. They had all sorts of free food and a guy giving free massages. I almost swooned during mine, although having a man do it was a little creepy. My neighbor next door watched Ryan for free!

Last Saturday I hit the Crop for juvenile diabetes with the girls. It was way disappointing compared to last year, but I was just happy to be out of the house. I hadn't cropped since November. I had to leave for a while in the afternoon to go to Sylas Daniel's adoption party, which was fun too. I am so happy for Tami and Preston. After the crop we even went out for drinks! Those 2 drinks + my 4 drinks in Kansas City mean I have had 5 more drinks than in 2006! When we got home, H and I watched some bad television. We found a show called Pants Off, Dance Off. On this show, a contestant is called a Pancer. They strip down to their underwear while the host pops up with snarky comments about them. The contestants are all weird looking and think they're hot. It was like watching a train wreck.

I called DirectTv and had them hook up Showtime for us since The Tudors started again. That Henry VIII was an ass, but it is a good show, eventhough we all know it's going to end. Anne Boleyn is going to get her head whacked off. Duh. I am into it though because I just finished reading The Other Boleyn Girl and now I am reading The Boleyn Inheritance. I am almost done with the last one because Ryan fell asleep on the way home from the grocery store last night and slept until 8 am this morning. Lots of good reading time!

Easter was fun too. I invited my whole side down. This is only the 2nd time I've had a holiday because my grandpa was never able to travel down here. It was fun but crowded and Ryan was way wound up. I cooked a good brunch, which was proved when the majority of my Lighten Up Iowa team gained weight that week!