Hiding in the Closet!

We can see you!

Spring Cleaning!

Well, I have not passed the kidney stone, but I feel great today.  I did what I had planned to do which was to clean. Graham and I went through our closet and got rid of a ton of stuff that we are going to put in the Youth Garage Sale. Our closet looks great! I'll upload some funny pictures of Ava Grace hiding behind the clothes later. I also cleaned fans, blinds, rugs, baseboards, cabinets, doors, and everything else that doesn't get a good cleaning regularly. Graham mowed and weeded the flower beds. So the outside of our house is coming together, too. Now I am sitting in the living room with coffee and candles lit while Ava Grace finishes her nap. This is nice!

No fun...no fun at all!

This morning I headed to school like any other day, but I could tell that something wasn't quite right soon after arriving.

Today is a big day at school...parent-teacher conferences from 3:15-9:15. I had a lot of things to do and the last thing I could worry about was pain! I tried to down some water, but I could tell real quick that it was not going to help my problem. You see, I have a mean history with these little guys! I knew that I was having the pain that only a kidney stone could provoke. I had to leave school and drive to the ER. There was nothing else that could help me at this point, but some pain meds.

Graham met me at the ER and in the midst of all of my pain, I noticed that I was the only one in the packed room that even looked miserable. What's up with that? Finally, I was put in a room pretty quickly and I some how talked them out of a catheter, which was a good thing. Why subject myself to even more pain! I did get some pain meds that made me extremely nauseous. They also made me a little loopy. Ahem...when the nurse asked me my husband's name, I said "Graham." Then, I proceeded to point to Graham and say, "This guy is just my lover." UGH, what in the world?  I think I totally embarrassed Graham. I received a CT scan and was told that I have a rather large kidney stone to pass. I was sent home and I am currently drinking lots of fluids and I am doped up on pain meds! You'd think I would be a pro at this since this is my 4th or 5th bought with these things in 10 years. Somethings gotta give!

Ready for S-L-E-E-P!

We finally bought a new mattress. Last night was the straw that broke MY back--forget the camel! I was up throughout the night tossing and turning and Graham and I just couldn't make it another sleepless night. We headed into the mattress place and I was ready to be testy(wheel 'em and deal 'em), but the sales guy just left us alone and let us try them out. He answered all of our questions and was very helpful, but he also gave us our space. It was a very tough decision, but we went with the Comfort Select. It is very similar to the TempurPedic Mattress, but it's about 1500 dollars less. It is amazing!!!! It's a memory foam bed, but it also has a pillow top. It also has a twenty year warranty and a promise of NO "King's Crown." Apparently, the "King's Crown" is that big hump in the center of  king-sized beds due to the breaking-down on the sides. I negotiated until I was blue in the face and I did get 200 dollars off the SALE price, but I still paid more than I would have ever thought I would for a mattress. I am hoping that "you can't put a price on a good nights sleep."

I took some pics of the bed in the before, during, and after stages. Can you believe that the bed came in a box!?! It's a bed in a box!  It is the coolest thing. Once out of the box and packaging, it just grows and grows. The mattress is a foot thick! Now my only problem is that my bedspread doesn't cover both sides completely.

Thanks to our friends Jonathan and Rachael for helping. Jonathan has a trailer and he brought us our new mattress and took our old mattress to the store for them to toss. We really appreciate all of your help!

still growing...

Beautiful Flower!

I was getting ready to leave for Ladies' Bible Study and Ava Grace brought me this gorgeous little flower. Our yard is filled with them! If you ever want a bouquet of these little yellow beauties, please feel free to come and pick them to your heart's content. And, since we are in a recession, we will give them to you for free!

Ava Grace, I love it even if it is a weed.