Here are a few things that have been going on that I don't want to forget about...
#1- The Rats Nest
At the end of last summer Daniel built this tool box/ outdoor stuff box for us. We bought spray paint for it but never got around to doing it once school started up again. During Spring Break last month I asked Daniel to paint it. I don't have any pictures of it but it is a forest green color now with a black top. (I think it looks really nice now) We were getting ready to pull it away from the wall and I noticed there were some rat dropping around the side of it. When we pulled it away from the wall this is what we found... 
We found an actual RATS NEST behind it!!
We found an actual RATS NEST behind it!!
This is a picture of how high the pile of literal crap was!
My knight in shinning armor cleaning up the enormous pile while I sat comfortably on the couch taking pictures of process. We sprayed down the entire porch and bleached the spot just to be sure. Thank goodness John took a particularly long nap that day so he wasn't "trying to help" while this was going on.
My knight in shinning armor cleaning up the enormous pile while I sat comfortably on the couch taking pictures of process. We sprayed down the entire porch and bleached the spot just to be sure. Thank goodness John took a particularly long nap that day so he wasn't "trying to help" while this was going on.#2-The BAT who came to church
The week we had our Easter Program was a very memorable Sunday. The program was great and the songs sounded fantastic. Right in the middle of the last song the Choir sang a BAT flew into the chapel and started circling our heads. Of course it had to be during the last song which was a very beautiful touching testimony of the Savior. I really don't think ANYONE was paying attention to it at all! I don't blame them. If I had been in the congregation instead of singing on stage I probably would have noticed it sooner and lost all focus on anything going on. I noticed it right at the very end of the song but didn't realize it was an actual bat until we sat down and got ready to sing the closing song. I don't ever remember a closing song lasting so long!! It seemed to go on forever as this bat continued to circle around and around everyone's heads. A few times I thought for sure it was going to hit right into the person leading the song because it kept swooping lower and lower. Many primary kids took it upon themselves to try and catch it each time it flew over their heads. After the song ended and it got quiet for the prayer the bat landed and stayed put. I'm pretty sure everyone had at least 1 eye open during the closing prayer just to make sure it didn't dive at them before they could say "amen".
The man on the right holding the bag was everyone's hero that day when he was the one that finally caught the bat and took it outside. I'm so glad I had my camera with me that day!
#3-John's first (official) day of Nursery
The same day as the awesome bat experience John went to his first day of Nursery. He has been going for a little bit here and there for the past few weeks but this was his first official day. He absolutely loved it :) We'll see how long that will last.
#4- Our long-awaited trip to the temple...
We were finally able to make it down to the LA temple to do a session. Daniel's mom and older brother "Big John" came to help us watch Johnny while we did a session. It was so nice to be able to spend a little bit of time together in such a wonderful peaceful place. When we came out this is how we found them. Daniel's mom was sitting on a bench in the shade and Big John was sound asleep with little Johnny sound asleep on top of him! They randomly found a wheelchair to sit in which was pretty funny. It was really nice of them to come and help us out so we could spend a little time together.
Afterward we made our traditional stop at a delicious Indonesian food restaurant not too far from the temple. Mmmm... just thinking about it makes me hungry!
#5- My Beautiful Garden...
Last week I FINALLY was able to get my garden planted. I'm really hopeful this year about all of the things I planted. If I can just keep the gofers away from my pepper plants I should be in good shape. I'll let you know when it starts to sprout. I love having my own plot!
#6- Monkey Cupcakes...
On April 15th I hosted a baby shower (along with my friend Jo) for my neighbor and friend Camile. It was really fun and the best part I must say were these super cute monkey cupcakes I made for the party. We had lots of yummy food, fun games, and everyone got to take home Easter Lilies. I was super proud of how my monkey cupcakes turned out.
#7- Shingles Baby...
On Friday April 16th John woke up not feeling good at all. He cried all night and continued crying after he got up. I knew something was wrong and made an appointment for him. When we went in the doctor looked in his ears and said John had a bad ear infection in one ear and the start of an ear infection in the other (his first time getting ear infections). While we were at the doctors I asked her about a rash I had noticed on his leg the night before while giving him his bath. The doctor didn't know what it was and told us not to worry unless it got worse. Over the weekend the rash spread all over his leg and then eventually started swelling and getting little bumps on it. I had no idea what it was and kept asking everyone. Lots of people thought it was from the antibiotics he was on for his ear infection. I knew it couldn't be that because the rash started before we even found out he had an ear infection. Finally on Sunday night I decided to Skype my mom and see what see said. Her first reaction was that he had the Chicken Pox but decided against that because it was only on one leg and in clusters. She told me to be careful with it because it was definitely something contagious and to take him into the doctor first thing in the morning.
When we went to see the doctor she looked at it and the first thing she said was "That looks like Shingles". Unsure because of how young he is she decided to get the opinion of 2 other doctors at the clinic. They both came in and check it out and immediately said "That's Shingles". I couldn't believe it. I didn't think kids could get Shingles. I thought it was an adult thing. Apparently Shingles is a different strand of Chicken Pox which you can get over and over. The same appointment I started coughing and the doctor checked me out and said I had Bronchitis....again? are you serious?? This all happened right before I left for my best friend's wedding in Texas. Because of John's Shingles we couldn't let Daniel's mom come up to watch him for the week while I was gone (and Daniel was performing in an Opera) so we had to scramble to find new babysitters who weren't scared of getting exposed to a contagious disease all while I'm sick in bed with Bronchitis. Very stressful week!! He's all better now but he still has some scaring on his leg from the Shingles.
Ok, that's all the energy I have for tonight. There still is a lot that I want and need to record before my pregnant brain forgets so I'll continue hopefully tomorrow!!
The week we had our Easter Program was a very memorable Sunday. The program was great and the songs sounded fantastic. Right in the middle of the last song the Choir sang a BAT flew into the chapel and started circling our heads. Of course it had to be during the last song which was a very beautiful touching testimony of the Savior. I really don't think ANYONE was paying attention to it at all! I don't blame them. If I had been in the congregation instead of singing on stage I probably would have noticed it sooner and lost all focus on anything going on. I noticed it right at the very end of the song but didn't realize it was an actual bat until we sat down and got ready to sing the closing song. I don't ever remember a closing song lasting so long!! It seemed to go on forever as this bat continued to circle around and around everyone's heads. A few times I thought for sure it was going to hit right into the person leading the song because it kept swooping lower and lower. Many primary kids took it upon themselves to try and catch it each time it flew over their heads. After the song ended and it got quiet for the prayer the bat landed and stayed put. I'm pretty sure everyone had at least 1 eye open during the closing prayer just to make sure it didn't dive at them before they could say "amen".
The man on the right holding the bag was everyone's hero that day when he was the one that finally caught the bat and took it outside. I'm so glad I had my camera with me that day!
#3-John's first (official) day of Nursery
The same day as the awesome bat experience John went to his first day of Nursery. He has been going for a little bit here and there for the past few weeks but this was his first official day. He absolutely loved it :) We'll see how long that will last.
This is John and his BFF Eli eating their snack.
#4- Our long-awaited trip to the temple...
We were finally able to make it down to the LA temple to do a session. Daniel's mom and older brother "Big John" came to help us watch Johnny while we did a session. It was so nice to be able to spend a little bit of time together in such a wonderful peaceful place. When we came out this is how we found them. Daniel's mom was sitting on a bench in the shade and Big John was sound asleep with little Johnny sound asleep on top of him! They randomly found a wheelchair to sit in which was pretty funny. It was really nice of them to come and help us out so we could spend a little time together.
Afterward we made our traditional stop at a delicious Indonesian food restaurant not too far from the temple. Mmmm... just thinking about it makes me hungry!
#5- My Beautiful Garden...
Last week I FINALLY was able to get my garden planted. I'm really hopeful this year about all of the things I planted. If I can just keep the gofers away from my pepper plants I should be in good shape. I'll let you know when it starts to sprout. I love having my own plot!
#6- Monkey Cupcakes...
On April 15th I hosted a baby shower (along with my friend Jo) for my neighbor and friend Camile. It was really fun and the best part I must say were these super cute monkey cupcakes I made for the party. We had lots of yummy food, fun games, and everyone got to take home Easter Lilies. I was super proud of how my monkey cupcakes turned out.
#7- Shingles Baby...
On Friday April 16th John woke up not feeling good at all. He cried all night and continued crying after he got up. I knew something was wrong and made an appointment for him. When we went in the doctor looked in his ears and said John had a bad ear infection in one ear and the start of an ear infection in the other (his first time getting ear infections). While we were at the doctors I asked her about a rash I had noticed on his leg the night before while giving him his bath. The doctor didn't know what it was and told us not to worry unless it got worse. Over the weekend the rash spread all over his leg and then eventually started swelling and getting little bumps on it. I had no idea what it was and kept asking everyone. Lots of people thought it was from the antibiotics he was on for his ear infection. I knew it couldn't be that because the rash started before we even found out he had an ear infection. Finally on Sunday night I decided to Skype my mom and see what see said. Her first reaction was that he had the Chicken Pox but decided against that because it was only on one leg and in clusters. She told me to be careful with it because it was definitely something contagious and to take him into the doctor first thing in the morning.
When we went to see the doctor she looked at it and the first thing she said was "That looks like Shingles". Unsure because of how young he is she decided to get the opinion of 2 other doctors at the clinic. They both came in and check it out and immediately said "That's Shingles". I couldn't believe it. I didn't think kids could get Shingles. I thought it was an adult thing. Apparently Shingles is a different strand of Chicken Pox which you can get over and over. The same appointment I started coughing and the doctor checked me out and said I had Bronchitis....again? are you serious?? This all happened right before I left for my best friend's wedding in Texas. Because of John's Shingles we couldn't let Daniel's mom come up to watch him for the week while I was gone (and Daniel was performing in an Opera) so we had to scramble to find new babysitters who weren't scared of getting exposed to a contagious disease all while I'm sick in bed with Bronchitis. Very stressful week!! He's all better now but he still has some scaring on his leg from the Shingles.
Ok, that's all the energy I have for tonight. There still is a lot that I want and need to record before my pregnant brain forgets so I'll continue hopefully tomorrow!!
4 comments:
What an eventful couple of months! I'm so glad you took a picture of the monkey cupcakes - They are DARLING!
WOW! what a post. I LOVE your monkey cupcakes! they kicked the sprinkle one's bootie! Poor John =[ I hope your family is all better now. Good luck on the garden Your parents always had a green thumb =]so hopefully it rubbed off
I can't believe you got a picture of the bat and Colin with the bag!! DO you mind if I steal those?? That's definitely one for posterity.
Poor little John! Who knew babies could get shingles???!
P.S. Your monkey cupcakes ROCK!
Rats, a bat, and monkeys. Pretty wild post, eh?
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