Cleaning

• I swept the floor, and Isaak was behind me sweeping the whole time. He loves to sweep.
• The only problem is that he likes to walk in the dirt pile, and tries to sweep the pile up with his play broom. It's probably because he can see the dirt pile. Oh well, he's trying to help.

The Tot's and Children's Boutique Giveaway

• Jolly Mom is giving away a $25 gift card to The Tot's and Children's Boutique.
• They have some really cute things, and I had trouble picking out what I'd want to spend with $25.

Split Pea Soup for the Soul

• I made split pea soup and blueberry muffins to take over to my parents house.
• It was the first time Mica's seen Grandma Spiehs after her surgery. I showed him pictures of her, and told him not to climb on her. As soon as he walked in the house he said, "I thought that you wouldn't have that thing on your leg Grandma. I thought you only had that on in the hospital". He was talking about the splint covering her ankle and foot. Grandma said, "Mica I'll have something on my leg for a very long while".
• We had a good visit. We didn't stay too long because sometimes it makes me tired just looking at the boys play; I can't imagine how it make my Mom feel.
• Feisty, Frugal and Fabulous is giving away 3 Chicken Soup for Your Soul: Count Your Blessings. My Mom is a huge fan of Chicken Soup for Your Soul, so if I win it's her's to keep.

Of Course

• Whenever we ask Mica a question he answers, "Well, of course".
• I'm not sure where he got this one.

Old Navy Giveaway

• Old Navy is one of the few places where I can go to buy cute boy things that are reasonable in price.
• I love that they have weekly deals. Jolly Mom is giving away 10 $50 off a $100 gift cards.

Mom's Doing Good

• My Mom (Grandma Spiehs to the boy's) is certainly not out of the woods yet.
• She got out of her three hour surgery.
• The Doctor showed us X-ray's of her ankle and foot. It has all kinds of hardware inside.
• She has a long road to recovery. We won't know if if the bones will fuse for awhile. There is over an 80% chance that they will.
• The doctor said that next year she can go Christmas shopping with us and go on vacation with my Dad (Grandpa Spiehs to the boys).
• For awhile she'll just be laying down and resting with her feet up.
• She goes home Wednesday, get her splint off and a cast on next Tuesday, and will have a cast for at least 6 weeks.

Kid's Meal Toy

• Mica got this toy in his Kid's Meal at Burger King.
• I thought it was very fitting to go to Grandma Spiehs right after surgery.
• It's this older lady that jumps rope across the table or floor. We have an odd sense of humor in my household.
• This last weekend Mica talked to Grandma Spiehs on the the phone. The conversation went like:

• Mica: Grandma I want you to come to my house to help me find You Who (which is some character from Team GeoTrax).
• Grandma: Mica, Grandpa has the car today, so I don't have a way to come to your house.
• Mica: You can walk.
• Grandma: I can barely walk around my own house, I can't walk to your house.
• Mica: You can walk for three days.
• Grandma: Three days is a long time and I can't walk for that long.
• Mica: I have an idea! I can take a car to come and get you; I'll tie my rocket on the back of it. It will blast off and go really fast! (He of course was full of sound effects during this part).

Surgery Today!

For the Nurses

For My Mom's Room

• My Mom is getting her ankle fused today. It's a three hour surgery, a three day stay in the hospital and lots of recovery time.
• So...to lighten a tense situation I made cookies and cake bite's. To learn how to make cake bite's, or cake pop's visit Bakerella. Her site truly inspires me every week to make these. Except her's are taken to a more sophisticated level that I wasn't ready to make the first time going in.
• They will be given to the nurses and kept in my Mom's recovery room for visitors to eat.
• The hearts are off of the Methodist Hospital logo. My Mom, my sister Terra, my cousin Stacy and my Aunt Becky all work for Methodist.
• Thank you Mom for the edible markers you got me before Christmas. They really helped with the logo! Get better sooner rather then later! I love you!

*Update- I just called to see how everything was going at the hospital? My Mom was supposed to be getting out of surgery, but instead they were just wheeling her in. They are running behind!

Dilly Dally Bibbies for Babies with Style

• My Wee View is giving away a Bibbie from Dilly Dally Bibbies for Babies with Style.
• I love the Animal Cracker print!

Baby Leg Warmers

• I heart baby leg warmers!
• They work great for cold days. I just slip them on under Isaak's pants. I don't have to deal with extra snaps or zippers.
• They also worked great when Isaak was in the hospital with meningities. The nurses simply loved them. It was just too hard getting any clothing on him when he was hooked up to all the monitors.
• My Organized Chaos is giving away the winners choice of leg warmers by Baby Snazz.