Happy Birthday Eric! Happy Valentine's Day!

We want to wish everyone a very Happy Love Day!  Today is also Eric's 26th Birthday!  :)

Our '80's babe!

Why I really really dislike Walmart

1. They have 20+ cash registers and only open 2 of them.

2. A lot of them, including the one by our house, are filthy.

3. They do not care one bit about customer service.

4. Every single employee hates their job.

5. Every single employee is therefore disgruntled.

6. Did I mention they (Walmarts) are dirty?

7. Tonight when I went, my line was moving very slowly because the cashier was TEXTING the entire time!!

8. You could have one thing to purchase and wait in line for over 20 minutes.

Ok, so you get the point.  We strongly dislike Walmart and only go there out of desperation because it is so close.  I finally broke down tonight and called a manager to tell them we hate shopping at their store.  I even tattled on my texting cashier!  It felt so good!

Moral: NEVER trust a company whose sole purpose is to sell everything on Earth for cheaper than anyone else.  They just don't care about you.   -Eric

Sick :(

Olivia is sick! :( This time it is not related to teething (we don't think). She has had a nasty fever (103.2) since Thursday morning. I took her to the doctor, and they did blood work and a urinalysis. Nothing. All they found was an infection. It is not bacterial, so she cannot have antibiotics. We were told to just keep her hydrated and medicated with Motrin/Tylenol. Poor kid. She has been sleeping A LOT. Last night she woke up crying, so we gave her medicine and milk...I think the milk was a bad idea. As soon as she started drinking it, she threw it up all over Eric. He handed her over to me, and she gave me a dose of it, too. Yuck. We got her all cleaned up and gave her more medicine and she went back to sleep. She didn't get up until 10 am! It is only 2:45, and she is on her SECOND nap of today. She is miserable.

On a more positive note...I am getting a helper for my 6th period Science class!! Yahoo! That class is absolutely crazy and I am really excited about getting help! :) Mrs. Roseland...you rock!

Here are some new pictures! Check out the "online photo album" by clicking on the link to the right!

"Uncle JC says I look like a piranha. Check out my new choppers!"

"I just love getting kisses from Daddy!"

"I can make spit bubbles! I am obsessed with bubbles of any kind."

"Touchdown!" Yes, she really was doing the "touchdown" sign while watching the Super Bowl.

"Hi Mommy! I see you!"

One day last week we could not find Olivia anywhere. I was starting to worry. I checked our room, but I didn't go in the bathroom because the door was shut. That should have been my first clue as to where O was. She is always going in rooms and closing the door. Eric found her, and as soon as he did, he was busting up laughing and calling for me. This is what I found:

"Hmm...I wonder why Mommy and Daddy haven't found me yet."

"Maybe I should go find them!"

"Mommy, why are you giving me that disapproving look?

"There is plenty of toilet paper for all of us to play with!"

Bubbles!

That is one of Olivia's new words. :) The conversations usually goes something like this:

Olivia: bubbles!

Eric/Kelly: Bubbles! Where are the bubbles?

Olivia: bubbles! as she runs to the bath tub in our room

Eric/Kelly: Did you find the bubbles?

Olivia: bubbles! as she is pointing at the bubble machine and trying to climb into the tub

Olivia LOVES baths. I think she lives for them. No matter what time it is or what she is doing, as soon as she hears water (of any kind) running, she RUNS to the bathroom and tries to get into the tub. As soon as you put her in, she is in heaven. Last night she was in there for quite some time, and then told me she was all done. She even pulled the stopper up to drain the water. She sat in there until all the water was gone, and still would not get out. She just kept playing in the empty tub. What a stinker.

"All done" is another new set of words for Olivia. She used to just wave her hands together, which was close to the sign for all done. Now she actually (sometimes) says the words all done. It is very cute. Another addition to her vocabulary is hello. We would say, "Olivia, say hi" and she would just wave at people. But lately she has been walking around the house saying "hello?" over and over. Too cute!

In other news...school is ok. Some of the kids are really giving me a run for my money. What does that phrase even mean? Anyway, they are a handful. Most of the problems occur in 6th and 7th periods. Thursday was especially bad...I was headed home in tears. But thanks to our WONDERFUL counselor Jana, I went home smiling. She always knows just what to say to make you feel better. Thanks Jana! I just keep telling myself that I can do it, and that summer isn't that far away! Teaching just isn't the same without Katie! Come back, Katie!

Anything else? Oh yes, Lupe has begun work on the front windowsill AGAIN! Stinkin dog. She is very close to earning her right to becoming an outside dog. Ok, I'm all talk...she'll never be an outside dog. Although, I think she'd like it at this point so she could get away from Olivia. Olivia is a monster to her. She hits her, steps on her, tries to brush her...needless to say Lupe is NOT a fan of Olivia right now. Her new skill of running has left poor Lupe all worn out. :)