February 27, 2007

February 27, 2007

Well, that was a crazy week. We had the biggest ice storm hit, most of the homes lost power, and school and even church were canceled. The roads were like one giant sheet of ice. We were lucky in that we only lost power for 2 ½ hours on Saturday, unlike many people who just got their power back today. We did find that Alayna had hid most of our flashlights and had run out the batteries. Once again, we need to be better prepared.

When I sent the kids out on Saturday to check the mail, a stray puppy followed them into our house! When we tried to get him out, he wouldn’t go. I called the pound, but they weren’t able to get to us because of the ice. They asked us to please keep it ver night because another storm was coming through that night and he wouldn’t fare well overnight outside. So, we set him up in the garage , but the wind was brutal and it was so cold. So, we set him up in the laundry room. He was an adorable laso apso (sp?) who was SO kid friendly, but boy could he bark! Especially, when we lost power. The pound came Sunday afternoon and got him. They said they have had him in before. He belongs to a single mom who someone gave him to her for mother’s day ad I guess she doesn’t like it. Maybe she should give it to a family who would love him. Just not us, it took me days to get the wet dog smell out of the house!!

Last week, we had Tyler’s first blue and gold banquet. They had a cake decorating contest and I even got to be a judge. Tyler made the coolest cake. He told me he wanted a two layer circle cake. So, I made that. Then he wanted to decorate it with chocolate frosting and M&M’s. so, I gave him the cake, the toppings, and let him go to town. He made an awesome looking cake and won the award for the “Most chocolicious cake”. When it was time for dessert, his cake was the first one devoured and he was so proud!

We also had the kindergarten orientation, so we turned in all her paperwork and she is ready to go. I am so excited about this new school and for this new experience for her. I think she will flourish there. I also ended up taking her to the doctor and found out she had a severe sinus infection. She is almost done with her antibiotics and is doing 100% better now.

We spent the weekend starting our spring cleaning and finished up the storage room and toy room which were no easy task! But it feels good to have those done. Now Alayna can actually PLAY in the toyroom and we wont kill ourselves walking through it.

Marisa made 2^nd chair for the Festival of the Orchestras!!

Well, I guess that sums up our week. We have a flood watch and winter storm warning for the next two days, so who knows what the week holds?