Down with the Sickness

Howdy there from the City of Townsville! Another beautiful day out here in the boonies...

I was headed out of here for a doctor's appointment yesterday and saw two cops pulled a pickup truck over. As I got closer I noticed they were just shootin' the shit. Probably catching up with 'ol Cooter about how his wife/sister is doing... My first thought was "Commit All The Crimes!!!!!" -The force is busy!!!

This town is just big enough for the 2 of 'em.

Anyway, back to the doctor... Toot is sick. Fevers, diarrhea, tons of secretions from his nose and mouth. I feel bad for him. The first fever scared me because his little legs were mottled and his feet were white with no capillary refill. So we headed to Urgent Care (which was closed) sigh. So we headed to the Emergency Department. I gave him Tylenol before we left and of course he perked right up. Was awful to see a tiny little bracelet on his chunky wrist though. They gave me a bracelet too, to go with him I guess. The doc did a physical exam and of course he was being his attractive little self and she said go home. Before she said go home though, she offered to do a blood test and to straight cath him for urine. We declined. So then the next day, high fever again. First night was 102.7, second day was 102.4, so I called our doc's office. They wanted to see us. So, off we go again to make the drive to Portland for the doctor. (We need to find a Pediatrician at Salmon Creek) - Anyway, another physical exam and they say the picture looks viral. We all know what that means, Symptom Management. Kills me to hear him all junky, but thankfully, today he has eaten better and has been smiling. Can't wait for him to be 100% again. Also, can I just say it felt SO damn good to rock him to sleep last night. 

My sick little Toot.

On a lighter note, we got a land line. I feel so 80's! I was geekin' out excited to pick out a phone! We've only had three calls so far and we've had the phone for like a week. One call was from our Cable company, another was a wrong number, and the other a telemarketer. I sort of feel like a badass because I can honestly say I am strong enough to tear our phone book in half... 

Thats our phone book on the left. It includes the white and yellow pages. 

The time is fast approaching for us to start building our garden boxes in the front yard. I'm excited to be able to eat vegetables out of our yard! I hope Toot likes to garden as he grows bigger. I'll be posting about it, and I welcome advice and comments, as I've never done anything like this before! I'm sure it'll take some trial and error. Especially with me. I'm no gardner. 

Well, back to Toot. I'm excited for this nasty virus to get the hell out of this house. 

Wearing daddy's fire fighter hat.

<3

Oh! Did I mention while Toot is busy peeing and pooing like crazy our washing machine has turned into a home made time machine? 

sigh.

I'm Baaaaaaaaaaaack

Wow, it's been quite a while since I've been inspired to write at all. My small nuclear family and myself have been through a bit of a transition and I am just now beginning to feel like myself again. I feel as though I can reflect a little bit at this point more honestly and get a move on with the future. Having a baby is like getting an Atom bomb dropped on your world.

What just happened?

For the first few months, I truly felt like a shell-shocked soldier wandering through this fake nightmare. 

Is this how its going to be forever now?

I have to admit, becoming a mom was really cool, but it was hard getting used to it, along with adjusting to our new location in the country. I think becoming parents was hard to adjust to for both myself and my husband. But FINALLY, that Atom bomb looks more like this:

YAY!!!

I think one of the big hurtles to get over was the dreaded kitchen remodel. I won't spend a lot of time on this, but here is the before and after. If you're in the market for a remodel, may I suggest Diox Ua LLC. Great experience with a very talented designer / architect. 

before

after

With that said, lets move on.

I didn't think I would love living in the City of Townsville, but it recently snowed out here and man, was it beautiful. I happened to have a bunch of days off in a row, so I got to batten down the hatches and hang with my little man, my hooligans, and my husband. It was quiet, and pretty, and people in these parts got out their snowmobiles and had some fun! 

I had Pandora on the Christmas station.

Part of our front yard.

Outside the french doors in our bedroom.

Part of our property in the back.

Needless to say Toot and I took advantage of the snow and went for a walkabout almost everyday. I dropped my phone in the snow back there and had quite a work out trying to retrieve it. What do you know? A bag of rice really works. My phone was in the snow for 2 hours and its alive to tell the tale! I really wanted to build an inappropriate snowman, but the snow melted quick. It only stuck around for a few days. Next year. 

Damnit Mom! 

That's better.

So, with all that said, here is the beginning of a new chapter in the blog saga. This time, I will be posting about our projects on our little property, the fucked up shit I see in the City of Townsville, adjusting to life out here vs. Urban Life, and everything in between. 

Here's to being happy :)