Spring Cleaning & Rearranging

We have started our first official Spring Cleaning in this house. Our townhome only has a living room, no family room. And so, like most people we know with kids... our house was ALWAYS cluttered with toys. Well, we decided to try something a little unconventional. Coleman is now in the master bedroom! Why? Because it has a walk-in-closet AKA...

OUR NEW TOY ROOM!

So far this is working out great! Most of the Toy Mess in contained upstairs and when I teach piano lessons, Coleman stays upstairs and plays. It's also nice because that is the warmest room in our house when it snows, so Manny will stay nice and warm in the colder Utah months. I told you it was unconventional :)

Coleman's favorite part of the room switch:

Finding this sweet sunglasses buried deep in one of his many toy boxes.

These Are a Few of My Favorite Things:

Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes,

Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes,

Silver white winters that melt into spring,

Sentsy Bars!

I was organizing the cupboard where I keep my Scentsy Bars... and I had NO IDEA I had so many! (A large part of that comes from my girls at Lone Peak and the 5 they gave me when I quit) Apparently I am addicted. I love these things. WalMart now sells an imitation, most of them are crap but I found a really yummy vanilla and black raspberry vanilla. So Good!

Seizure Watch comes to an end

I am happy to report that Seizure Watch 2009 is officially over! Coleman had a double ear infection and received an antibiotic. He was a trooper and is now happy and healthy... with 2 sick parents. (what are you gonna do?)

"Seizure Watch 2009"

I thought that since we made it to the end of February, we might make it all the way through winter without Coleman getting sick again... WRONG! Yesterday I thought he was teething (and I am still praying that it all it is) because he has a runny nose and watery eyes and was plain miserable! But this morning I woke up with a sore throat and a stuffy nose and Coleman seems to be just as miserable as before. This means we are on HIGH-ALERT for the next 24-48 hours! Last October, Coleman had a Febrile Seizure due to a fever that escalated too high too quickly. His pediatrician says that he has a good chance of repeat seizures if he get sick and has a fever again. In order to prevent this, we are giving him medicine EVERY 3 hours (alternating IBProfen and Tylenol) and we are under quarentine... no one is coming in and no one is going out! We are hermits for the next few days. If you haven't heard from us by this time next week, send help! I am sure he is going to be fine and I am praying that it is just teething but better safe than sorry right?!?

100th POST!

I would like to thank everyone who made this possible.

My sister, Janae, who introduced me to the wonderful world of blogging... then promptly stopped blogging, herself.

My friend, Angela, who convinced me early on that my blog was JV and I needed to step it up and make it better.

My wonderful friends, you know who you are (but mainly you are my other sister, Mandy), who comment on my posts and actually make me think my daily-life is entertaining.

My husband, Joshua, for not getting angry when I spend hours blogging instead of being an active and productive wife, mother, and homemaker.

And last but not certainly least,

My son, Coleman, who is my blogging inspiration and the focus of posts 99% of the time! Thank you for sitting still and saying cheese so that I can have something to put on my blog.

I'd also like to thank the academy...

My Phone Can Beat Up Your Phone

Josh and his parents decided to SURPRISE me with an early birthday present! Even though my birthday isn't until the end of March (be sure to send flowers and well-wishes) the Keil's noticed how DESPERATELY I needed a new phone and decided not to wait! YEAH!

The new Blackberry 8350i

This phone is amazing! Josh picked it out so he keeps telling about all the features and gadgets it has... but honestly, here's what I REALLY know about it:

It's a BLACKBERRY- great for keeping my schedule organized

It has Direct-Connect (walky-talky capability)

It has SUDOKU (which I suck at and will probably NEVER beat!)

There are a TON of applications that will probably take me till my next birthday to figure out!

It actually holds a charge (my old phone had to be charging whenever I used it)

It's REALLY SHINY!

Thanks Keils, I love it!

Coleman's Special Valentine

Coleman's Great-Grandma Davis sent him a little Valentine to let him know she was thinking of him. He loved it! Thanks, Fern!

I don't know what he'll spend all his $$$ on, but I know he's excited about it!