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This was our trip to this wonderful place during Halloween!
I ♥ Halloween! And I can't wait to scrapbook these pictures!
Unfortunately Gulianna was sick while we were there...and got worse as we were leaving, poor girl!
She wasn't wanting any pictures at all!
I am looking forward to seeing the Elves for Christmas!
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This was our second load in moving to Utah...our food storage...which was a beast, super super heavy...and then all our stuff from our apartment next to my mom's house. We only moved the things that we needed...{this was back in September}
I wish I would have taken pictures before we moved everything out, but it all happened so fast! I guess everything was still in boxes anyway, so picture boxes stacked up...lol!
This is actually Rene's apartment that he and my dad built last year...it just needs tile work finished, cabinets, and carpet. He was going to live in it, but then decided to take a break and go to Mexico to live with our family...and that was earlier this year in May...and he still hasn't came back!
It would have been perfect for us for the fall and winter...but as soon as we moved our stuff up there, then Levi was traveling to Utah for work...like, the day after we moved out of the brick house in Rigby. And I was still running my scrapbooking store in Rigby. Our plan was to carpool together out to Rigby, while Levi did his chimney business...which was also his busy season, and then go home together...but that didn't happen. I was planning on closing Scrapalicious down for all of December and January so that I wouldn't have to drive back and forth in the winter, and plus the highway gets closed down all the time too. I was going to reopen the store in Feb/March...and by the springtime, we were going to move back out to Rigby.
But that didn't happen! Levi would work in Utah for days, sometimes even a week or longer, and with me driving my Bronco that only gets 10 mpg... I didn't want to work for nothing...basically all that I earned would go to gas. So me and the girls would stay in Rexburg at Aros & Lana's, while Levi was in Utah working. And then if he came home on the weekend, then we would go home to our apartment.
With us going back and forth...we were living out of suitcases...and never officially moved in to the apartment.
It was a long couple of months...we moved out of our home in July, celebrated our 8th anniversary, Levi's 32nd birthday, hurried and settled into the 'brick house' {the house that we were renting}, celebrated Gulianna's 2nd birthday. Moved out of the brick house, and up to Tetonia. And now we are in Utah!
In between that...after Gulianna's birthday, found out that Heidi Swapp was coming to teach! Then we found out we were moving! Trying to move and plan for an event, while going back and forth and living out of suitcases....ahhh! That was fun!
I can't even believe we did all of that in less than 6 months! And here we are starting another year, and Isabella will be ONE, in just 2 short weeks!!
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I hope everyone had a good Christmas! We had a good but sickly Christmas ourselves...
Isabella started getting sick late Monday night, and by Tuesday night she wasn't doing so great...I wanted to take her in to the dr on Tuesday, but we figured we wait one more day to see if she got better. Sure enough Tuesday night was the worst for her, she was breathing heavily, like a mini Darth Vader, and up all night off and on.
We hardly got any sleep.
So Wednesday we were going to take her in to the doctor, but Levi wanted to go to...so we had to wait for him to get caught up on work. By the time we left the house it was 4pm. Plus we still had a little Christmas shopping to do.
We went to an Urgent Care office in Lehi, and explained Isa's symptoms to the nurse, she took her vitals, and called the doctor out right away. He almost called an ambulance to take her to the ER...because her oxygen was so low...but we took her instead. Our poor Isa had croup.
When we got to the ER they gave her a steroid and a couple breathing treatments, then some x-rays. That was sad, because she had to be strapped in a plastic contraption with her shirt off and her hands above her head...I wish I had my camera, because it was the saddest sight ever!
Isabella after her treatment...
On the way to Pediatrics...
Gulianna had to freak out...so I ended up sitting in the wheelchair with Isabella, and she walked!
We thought that we would only be there for 4 hours on observation, but they admitted her and we had to stay the night. Levi left to get us some tacos for dinner...we hadn't even had lunch that day, and then to Target for some pajamas and snacks. Poor Isa was so sick, but she still smiled. She's a happy girl!
Isa in her hospital gown...
{yes...and I'm so proud of myself! This picture is from my phone, all these others are from Levi's...finally figured out how to get them on the computer, I have been waiting for.ever for this...since I don't have a cable for my phone. I texted them to Levi's i.phone, and then uploaded, wow a miracle!}
Gulianna and Isabella. Gulianna wanted a hospital gown too, so she took off all her clothes and then when the nurse came back in, she looked at her and said, 'oh do you want one too?' lol...so she got one!
Levi and Gulianna left around 9:00pm for home. He stayed up till 1am or so working on the computer. And then he said by 4am Gulianna had a fever and threw up all over the bed. He wasn't feeling good himself.
They discharged Isabella around noon on Christmas Eve, Levi and Gulianna came to pick us up. We went to Target, which was a mad house, everyone out shopping everywhere on Christmas Eve!
{Which was not my plan to be out shopping last minute, for once...}
Stopped at a couple more stores and then Levi dropped us off at home, and he left to go do a couple jobs. I think that was around 4pm...and then realized that we didn't get Isa's prescription filled...ugh. Then I realized that it really was Christmas Eve, and that everyone was trying to close early. So by the time I got the girls bundled up and in the Bronco it was almost 4:30. I called Walmart and the customer service girl said the pharmacy closed at 4pm that night...but really they closed at 6pm, hello thanks for the help.
We got home, and Gulianna was really starting to get a fever and chills. Isa was sounding better, but still sick. All I could do was sit on the sofa and hold them. Gulianna fell asleep, Isa would fall asleep off and on, but just wanted to be held. The house was a mess, because all I've been doing was taking care of Isa all week. I had planned to have it all cleaned and ready for Christmas on Monday. But that never happened. I ended up staying up till 3:30 in the morning, cleaning, washing dishes, vacuuming, sweeping and mopping the floors. Plus we still had to wrap presents, but the girls wouldn't go to sleep.
Anyway...that was our Christmas Eve...oh I forgot to add, that Levi was going to stop at the grocery store, we were originally going to stop on the way home, but he had to hurry and go out to do those jobs...so he said he would stop on his way back. I wanted to make a breakfast casserole that night, so that we could just bake it in the morning along with some orange rolls. But of course it was Christmas Eve...and every store was closing early...he stopped at 3 different stores, plus he was a couple hours away...I told him to just stop at the nearest store and pick up stuff. But it was too late.
Again not in our plans for Christmas Eve...lol. He came home at 9pm...and worked on the computer...and helped with our sickly girls.
We still had a good Christmas though, although now Levi and I have caught a cold too, ahhh, never ending!
{...more pictures to come, as soon as I update some long lost posts first!}
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to get my pictures organized on my computer and burned to discs...and caught up on blogging, {drumroll please}
by the end of this year!
This is no joke! I really am determined. My computer is extra extra slow, and it keeps saying that I am out of space...a little bubble popped up saying I have less than 20mbs left? Which I am assuming is like nothing left!!!
And I am scared to death of losing my precious pictures. If I get all organized, then maybe...I could actually scrapbook them! Which is what I want to do!
This computer is on the verge of jumping off a cliff...and crashing, it really needs to be taken in soon...
so stay with me here!
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this was our first load of stuff...all from the storage unit in Rigby. We stopped at my store to pick up a few things. Had I been a good mother I would have grabbed a few books and crayons, and a baby doll or something for Gulianna. But I didn't even think about it. Plus she likes to listen to music and dance anyways :)
Mostly home decor, holiday decorations, furniture, and scrapbooking stuff that hasn't been used {gasp} including a lot of wire paper racks! We left on Tuesday {November 17} with a 26 ft u.haul. Gulianna sat in her carseat and rode with Levi in the u.haul, while Isabella and I drove in the p.o.s Bronco II behind him. And that u.haul was overloaded, so we drove about 60-70 the whole way and got 7 mpg on the u.haul...yeah...
Gulianna saying bye.bye to Scrapalicious!
The drive down was really boring! And we were driving so slow, I could have read a book, or scrapbooked while I drove or something...lol!
My view the whole way...
About 10 minutes before we got to this rest area exit, I called Levi and asked if he needed to stop to use the bathroom.
He said 'no, well ya, but no, I can hold it.'
I said 'me too.'
2 hours or so later, we stopped in Brigham City...and about died...lol 'who can hold it the longest'...
We were driving so slow that I would pull up beside the u.haul and took a couple photos...
And then Levi would pass me, so that I could get some shots of Gulianna...
and we made it...{of course we had some issues, you can read about them here}
We have amazing views of the lake and mountains...of course it is much closer than it looks in the picture!
this is a bad picture, but the park is right behind our house. There is just a little hill...hopefully we will still be here to really make use of it next year!
here is a better view from upstairs...
Gulianna got to play at it several times, we've had pretty decent weather, we just got our first snow this past Monday...
The day after Thanksgiving, Levi took Gulianna over to play at the park...and I was getting ready. I was in our bedroom and felt that someone was staring at me, sure enough I looked right out the window and he was looking at me and Isabella! Isabella started laughing and waving! I didn't even know they were over there...good thing it was them and not someone else!
my Isabella with a few tears...but still happy!
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this little girl climbed up the stairs all the way, on Monday afternoon!
She has to be where ever I am, and in on the action!
This morning I brought her downstairs, set her on the floor in the living room, and as soon as I poured my cereal in the bowl, she was at the top of the stairs!
Now she just climbs them because she can!
Her face is dirty, but the oatmeal cookies were good ♥
i ♥ my little Isa!
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I never thought I would love to hear these words so much...'mom, I have to go pee!' or sometimes it's 'mom, I got to go poop!' I have been training Gulianna to use the toilet since we moved here {Nov. 24} I started right away. I just let her run around with no diaper, just wearing her pajama pants. We bought some cute 'panties' for her at Walmart {just like Alea's} on Black.Friday. She did perfect right away, always peeing in the toilet, she will hold it in until she gets there, which is nice.
We did have a couple problems with #2, the first time, she didn't even tell me, and went straight to the bathroom, but missed her toilet and got it on the floor right next to it. {at least it was in the bathroom and on the tile, right!?} The next day...she did that again...I thought she was on the toilet...she was singing 'poop, poop, poop' I thought oh, how cute she's singing while she's going to the bathroom, but she was looking at it on the floor!
Then a couple days after that, she pooped in the middle of the stairs, and then somehow stepped in it, and left a heel print of crap on each step all the way down the stairs...ugh, not good. I spanked her, because she knew better. I had to run to the dollar store to buy some carpet stain remover and some cleaning rags, I had white rags in my hand at the store, but then as I was walking down the aisle, the hot pink ones were staring at me, and I thought, oh those are cuter! Until I got home and was scrubbing the carpet for.ever and then realized that it left a hint of pink. So now I have to spray and scrub them again. {which I still haven't done}
Since we stayed at Gulianna's cousin Alea's house off and on, Gulianna saw that Alea had her little bowl of treats for when she used the bathroom. So I told Gulianna if she goes pee in in 'Gulianna's toilet' {she says} then she gets a fruit snack {or I rip a piece of a fruit by the foot for her} and if she goes poop in 'mom's toilet' she gets '2 m&m chocolate candy treats'... She goes to the bathroom by herself, so half the time I don't even give her a fruit snack. But I am constantly reminding her that if she goes poop, she gets 2 m&m candy treats! And she will always remember that!
Like tonight, I am upstairs on the internet, and she says 'mom, I go poop in mom's toilet, I want 2 m&m candy treats, yes' !!! But she never panics, so sometimes I think she's playing around, but sure enough, she went!
I feel bad for her, because now she is scared of the water in the sink. I always turn it on for her, but then I usually have to go see what Isabella is up too, {unless she finds us first} but the past couple of days she has been playing in the water with the bubbles. Yesterday, she adjusted the water, and so she burnt herself, kind of bad. She had a certain scared cry, that she hasn't had before, now that I think about it, she did it the day before too... I guess I didn't catch on. I have been warning her all week, not to touch it, only turn it right off...but it breaks my heart that she got burned, and that she's scared :(
Wow, this turned out to be a long post, never thought I would be talking about pee and poop so much! Lol. I am just happy that it is going as planned, I really wanted to start this a year ago, but it hasn't quite worked when we were at the store!
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alive! And we just got internet & tv {yesterday} so exciting! No more straining my eyes to check email & facebook on the i.phone. I prefer a computer screen! We are pretty much unpacked with a disaster in every room. Still missing some stuff before I can put rooms completely together. I hope to have everything cleaned up tonight.
All of our Christmas trees are just about decorated, although I can't find the box that contains my stuff for the Raggedy Ann Christmas tree... and I have looked everywhere!
Me and the girls have enjoyed being at home...although, Gulianna tells me {everyday} 'mom, I go work at Scrapalicious...yes Scrapalicious' or 'mom, I wanna go to Target' It is so funny to hear her talk. She is so happy to be reunited with all her babies again, and her new birthday toys that she hasn't even played with. She remembers everything, and the look on her face when she sees her things is priceless. Now just to get her to share with Isabella.
Isabella has been starting to actually crawl on her knees finally, but still not all the time. {She's been army crawling since the end of June} She pulls her self up to stand against the coffee table and chairs in the kitchen. She still is a paper eater, I guess that's what she gets for growing up in a scrapbook store!
We went to the Festival of Trees in Sandy...at the South Town Expo, the girls enjoyed it! I love looking at different styles of decorating and all the pretty trees. Levi loves it too, Jeremy not so much... So far the weather has been pleasant here in the 30s and 40s. Sunny everyday...but still a little cold, nothing like Idaho weather. My mom said it was -19 at her house a couple days ago...I don't miss that one bit. It may snow tonight though...we will see. We've been enjoying the views of the lake out here, it is gorgeous. Wish we didn't sell the boat, we'll just have to get another one for the summer!
I better get back to finishing up decorating...so that I can enjoy looking at it!
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