WE ARE FINALLY WORKING ON THIS HOUSE

Although we really don't have the money right now, we are trying to make our house look like a home. We painted our living and dining room over a year ago, and that is as far as we got. I am not one for decorating so trying to hang stuff on the walls and that kind of stuff is just not for me. But I'm tired of living in a house where everything seems so "temporary". So yesterday Brian hung up some blinds and window treatments in the dining room and I hung some things up in the living room. I also went and picked out some new furniture. We are going to makeover our living room. We have had the furniture that is in there now for about 10 years. Let's just say it has seen its last days. But in getting the new furniture, we are going to have to rearrange and rewire some things. If anyone is looking for an entertainment stand, I have one. Let me know. I'm going today to look for curtains for the kitchen and Brian is going to try to hang up a new light fixture in the dining room. I'm so glad that we are finally doing stuff. This house needs some sprucing up.

UPDATE ON OUR TB "CRISIS"

If you could call it that......all of my mothers tests have came back negative for TB so far. But like I have mentioned in an earlier post, they are treating her for it anyway. Which means they also have to treat Brianna and Macy because they had close contact with my mother. The lady at the health department said that they are required by law to give the childrent under 5 preventative treatment in the form of an antibiotic. I spoke to Brianna's pediatrician today and she told me to do what the health department suggests and that the medicine (INH) they will be giving Brianna will be ok. So...Brianna will be getting this antibiotic twice a week, Tuesdays and Friday. A nurse from the health department will come out to administer it to her. Why do you ask, well let me tell you. Apparantly, in the past, patients have not taken their medication like they were suppose to. (After seeing what my mother is going thru, I totally understand why.) But what can I do. I feel like I have asked all the necessary questions and the pediatrician says its ok, so Brianna will be getting her first dose on Friday. In the meantime, my momma had her catscan yesterday. We are hoping that the spots on her lungs have improved. Please continue to keep her in your prayers. My daddy went back to work Monday after 4 weeks off for medical leave. He's doing pretty good so far. There is suppose to be an eclipse tonight, I will try to get a picture. I'm sure I will be up. I'm working on a "special" gift for little Ella's 1st Birthday party.

SUNDAY SAVINGS

So to give you guys a quick update on my list of things I needed to do this weekend: I still have scrapbooking projects to complete, my bedroom to clean and Brianna's room to finish painting. Brianna has been a great help. She came into the living room this morning to say that she cleaned up her room and made her bed. Which she did, just as good as I could have. Then she helped me fold her laundry and put it away. We went to the late service at church then took a quick trip into Walmart to get blinds and I found a great deal on a crockpot in the clearance section. It was only $12. We picked up Granny afterward and headed for Woodruff Rd. to go to AC Moore. I am trying to find some way of organizing all my scrapbook stuff. I just have way too much. I couldn't find exactly what I was looking for there. But on my way out of the door I noticed huge clearance signs at Goodys so we headed in there. If any of you are looking for capri pants or clothes for the summer, I recommend you go there. They have nice capri's on sale. They are already on clearance plus you get to take 50% off that price. That cuts them down to $4-$7. Anyway, I bought 1 pair of dressy capris and 4 shirts for myself. I also picked up Brianna 6 shirts. My total cost was only $33. Like I said, you might want to go by there. After we got back from Greenville, Brianna took a nap and I cut out coupons for our grocery list. I went to Blooms and got $91 of groceries for $43. Anyway, tonight I will be finishing up the laundry. Tomorrow I have an eye doctor appointment and need to clean up my room. If I don't get the painting done, oh well, I will just try for it next weekend. Hope you all have a great week.

MY 3 DAY WEEKEND BEGINS

I am going to attempt to make the most out of these 3 days off. My first priority is getting this house cleaned up. I have neglected it all week and its a mess. I plan on tackling one room at a time. The kitchen and dining room are done. I plan on cleaning the bathroom and my bedroom Sunday. I also have a couple scrapbook projects I need to finish and laundry to do. I guess Monday, I will finish painting Brianna's room. We went to Vance's birthday party today at Pump It Up. Vance is a little boy Brianna went to school with at Inman. She had tons of fun and she enjoyed seeing her old classmates. After the party, she informed me that she wanted to have her birthday party there. We will just have to see.

A SPECIAL VALENTINE GIFT FOR BRIANNA

On Valentine's Day, we discovered a special gift for Brianna in our mailbox. Inside a ziploc bag was a red teddy bear, a heart-shaped box of candy, and a card. They were from Brianna's boyfriend, Chandler. It was the cutest thing. I took pictures for ya'll to see. She called him later that night to say thank you. HOW SWEET!!!!!!!!!!

IN KEEPING WITH THE VALENTINE DAY THEME:

13 THINGS I LOVE:

1. MY GOD!

2. MY FAMILY

3. CHOCOLATE COVERED CHERRIES(YUMMY!)

4. BROWNIES

5. SLEEPING IN A FRESHLY MADE BED

6. COZYING UP IN A BLANKET ON A RAINY DAY.

7. ROLLER COASTERS

8. MY REMOTE CAR STARTER(THATS MY B-DAY AND VALENTINE PRESENT FROM BRIAN. I LOVE GETTING IN A WARM CAR IN THE MORNINGS.)

9. SWEET TEA(YOU CAN'T BE RAISED IN THE SOUTH, AND NOT LIKE SWEET TEA)

10.TIVO(THAT HAS GOT TO BE THE GREATEST INVENTION EVER!!!!!!!!)

11.DOING "FUN" THINGS WITH THAT PRECIOUS LITTLE GIRL OF OURS.

12. BON JOVI(BRIAN CALLS THEM "ANCHOVY", BUT COME ON HOW CAN YOU NOT LOVE THEM??

13. THE SMELL OF A CLEAN HOUSE(THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN TOO OFTEN AROUND HERE.)

MY VALENTINES I'M MAKING:

WHEW!!!!!!!

Good thing Saturday was a lazy day; today sure wasn't. I got out of bed at 9 this morning and cleaned the livingroom and kitchen. Then Brian & I took Brianna to Chuck E. Cheese. We spent about 2 hours there but it was alot of fun. We came back home and I dropped Brian and Brianna off while I headed to Spartanburg to do some shopping. I went to the mall and to the toy store, then by the drug store and car wash. I came back by the house long enough to gather up my grocery list and coupons and headed to Blooms. The coupons paid off because I saved about $34. YIPPY! I have spent about an hour tonight making Valentines for Thursday. They turned out really cute. I will post the picture. I'm afraid this post will have to be short tonight as I still have laundry to wash and fold, clothes to lay out for work and school and lunches to be made. It is 8:50 right now, I would like to be in the bed by 10. Good night & ya'll have a good week.

Be Mine

BRIANNA & MACY

My momma had brought Macy with her today. I haven't seen Macy since before Christmas. She is getting so big. She is sitting up on her own and even holding her own bottle. She's a cute little thing. Yeah, I know what you guys are thinking........and you may be right:)

A LAZY DAY

Things around here have been pretty low keyed today. I came home for lunch Friday to a sick little girl. Brian had said that she was complaining of her ear hurting. I made her a good ole fashion home remedy (cornmeal placed in an old sock and heated up in the microwave). I had hoped that would keep the pain down until I could get back home from work that evening. When I walked in the house, she was laying on the couch with that sock still held up to her ear. I had a 6:50 appointment with the doctor. She has an ear infection. AGAIN! The doctor said on a scale of 1-10, her's is a 9. He said it couldn't really get much worse than that. He put some drops in her ear that numbed it and sent us home with a prescription for the drops and an antibiotic. You know, Brianna never got any ear infections when she was a baby. But it seems like this year, she is getting them like every couple months or so. Anyway, her ear seems to be feeling better today. She hasn't complained any; she may just be afraid that I will put those drops in her ear again. She didn't like that too much last night.
We got to see my momma today. Her doctor has told her that she can go out into the world now and not have to worry about infecting anybody. She will still have to keep taking medicines for the tuberculosis, however IF she was contagious before she won't be now. I still don't think she has TB. I hope they aren't wasting time thinking its that when the spots on her lungs could be caused from something else. I guess time will tell. Please continue to keep her in your prayers. As far as Brianna is concerned, she had to go for an Xray Tuesday. The Xrays looked fine. The doctor at the Health Department is suppose to call us this week to let us know about preventative medicine that Brianna may need to take since she may have been exposed to TB. I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW.............none of this has made any since. But I did speak to Brianna's pediatrician and she seemed to think that the Health Department is doing the right things. That made me feel a little bit better.

BRIANNA STARTS A NEW DANCE CLASS

Brianna has been taking dance (tap & jazz) with StarMakers since September. StarMakers came to her old school every Tuesday afternoon to give lessons. Well, since she has now started a new school, she is now having to go to StarMakers for the lessons. She is now enrolled in a tap, jazz, ballet combo class that she will take every Thursday night. I was a little bit concerned because her recital is in May and I was worried that learning a new dance this late in the year might put her at a disadvantage. But after watching her Thursday night after just an hour, I don't think she will have any problem. She did just as good as the other little girls.




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QUOTE OF THE YEAR

Brianna was asked if she wanted to eat a "pig in a blanket". Her reply:

"No, I'm allergic to little weenies!"


****That was just way too funny not to post. Hope ya'll get a laugh out of it.****

FIRST DAY AT THE NEW SCHOOL

Brianna was so excited this morning when I dropped her off at school. I called at 10:30 to see how she was, the director said that she was doing great and that she was just a talking. I picked her up, and her teacher told me how good Brianna did today and that it surprised her that Brianna could recognize words in a book. I'm so glad that it went well. I told Brianna that she could call Chandler tonight to tell him all about her new school.

SUPERBOWL XLII:Let's go GIANTS!!!!!!!

NY GIANTS VS. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS:

Brian & I had a SUPERBOWL party of our own tonight. Daddy came over to enjoy in the "festivities". Brianna played on the computer the entire 1st half and I was busy preparing snacks and doing laundry. I did sit down to catch some of the game and the half time show.

CIRCUS, CIRCUS

$7 FOR PARKING, $36 FOR TICKETS, $26 FOR NOVELTIES:


BRIANNA'S FIRST TRIP TO THE CIRCUS--------PRICELESS.

BRIANNA'S LAST DAY AT INMAN

Friday was Brianna's last day at her old school. We took cupcakes to her classmates and a Valentine for Chandler. Mrs. Joyce and her other teachers said how wonderful Brianna was and they were going to miss her so much. Before she left, Chandler gave her a kiss on the cheek. It was really sweet. The class had made her a card that she was reading in the car on the way home. I looked in my rearview mirror and tears were just rolling down her cheeks. She said that she wanted to go to her new school, but she wished she could have played longer with her old class. She starts school Monday at Memorial Methodist here in Greer. I am SO looking forward to it, mostly because we can sleep till 7 in the morning. YEAH!