Health update

3 hours later we walked out of the doctor with colds. The doc did give us a Rx for cough syrup with codeine to help us all sleep. Didn't work too well both girls were up pretty much all night coughing! We shall see what today brings. Plenty of rest that's for sure!

Under the Weather

The girls have had a touch of something for the past week. I am going to take them to the urgent care doctor. I am thinking bronchitis. They are coughing non-stop and when they lay down it gets worse. So bedtime and through out the middle of the night is horrible for them (an me!) I will keep you informed. Say a prayer!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!

We woke up early Christmas Morning to discover Santa had been to OUR house. Apparently he thought the girls were "NICE" all year so he brought lots of presents and even stuffed their stockings! Santa brought Audrey her DS and he brought Eleanor her Tinkerbell bracelet. Audrey would not stop screaming....she was so excited. She even said Santa must be real because she got what she wanted! The girls were also very excited because Santa even got them PIXOS. They think Santa is the best!

After opening all their presents and playing for a while, we headed to Grandma and Papa's house for more presents and our Family Feast! The girls had a great day (So did Mom and Dad!)
We are very blessed to have had a wonderful Christmas!

Christmas Eve.....

Christmas Eve we went to mass at 4:00pm. We came home and the four of us enjoyed a nice prime rib dinner (yes I cooked). Then after dinner we opened our presents to one another and we opened presents from Garry's parents and his brother's family. We all loved everything! The best gift the girls got for Daddy (and the whole family) was Guitar Hero! We have been playing it everyday. Finally time to wind down for the night so we baked cookies for Santa. After setting our cookies out, we tucked the girls in for the night.

Celebrating and Snow...

Wednesday night was Garry's company party at The Tasting Room in downtown Chicago. I found the perfect wine! It was an Italian dry white, smooth and fruity. It's called, hold on I have to get the sheet.....Bruno Giacosa Roero Arneis! Like I should remember that. The great thing was it kept getting better glass after glass!
Last night we were hit with some bad weather! 90% of schools were closed. With the exception of ours. The girls did have school today but instead of starting at 8:20 they began at 9:30. So we had a relaxing morning. I realized when I woke up we were out of milk so we even had time to stop at Dunkin Donuts! Because of the bad weather I even had a "snow day!" The office called and told me to stay home. Most patients had cancelled due to weather! So I came home did some chores and addresses our Christmas cards! Just being able to relax and not have to work today was so nice!
Have a great weekend!

Naughty or Nice?

The mini-van headed up to Woodfield Mall today. We got there at about 10:30am, and headed straight for the man in the big red suit, Mr. Claus of course. The Santa display there is based on the movie Polar Express. It is beautiful! We waited in line about 2 hours so the girls could tell him what they wanted and to have their picture taken. NEVER AGAIN!!! However we didn't trek all the way there just for Santa. We had lunch at Rainforest Cafe. The girls had a great afternoon!

Now the girls are all excited because Santa knows what they want. Eleanor asked for a Tinkerbell Digital Bracelet and Audrey asked for a Nintendo DS. I am 100% sure they will get what they want assuming they behave unitl December 25th!

Week 1

My first week of "part-time" work is over! Just for the record I am working 31.25 hours. Not too part-time right? Anyway I LOVE my job! My only issue has been trying to find a balance between work and family. Trying to be and do everything I was/did before is hard for me. I am feeling very guilty about not picking up the girls from school everyday. They are fine with extended and don't mind it, plus they love being picked up by daddy. I am the one with the issues here. Extended is three times a week but twice a month they will be picked up by a saint and have a play date until daddy picks them up! That makes me feel a lot better. We shall see what week 2 brings......
Hope you are all getting ready for the Holidays!!!
More later!

Turkey Day

We enjoyed a feast at my folks house. Dinner was yummy! After dinner we headed back home and began to deck the hall with boughs of holly!
I hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving!

Brookfield Zoo

November 22, 2008 Eleanor's Daisy Troop went to Brookfield Zoo to participate in their Community Trim-a-Tree Event, where companies and organizations sponsor trees and then decorate them. Each Daisy made their own ornament and then we hung it on our tree at the zoo. We all had a great time and the weather great. This year we actually walked around and visited some animals.

Playing catch up...

A while ago I mentioned "Soup Day." I just wanted to show you how much Audrey liked the soup! The event did go well. Iris and I were very organized. The prep day and the day of went great! Count me in for next year!

Wish Me luck

I promise to fill you in later on our Thanksgiving weekend. But no time now because I am off to my first full day of work. Here goes...............