Bet You Didn't Know

we had several adventures while we were gone. some that we would repeat and others that we would not.

-my car is out. we found out that the car's computer is dead. good news though, it will only cost $1500 to replace it. yeah, you heard me right. the mechanics want a pair of poor, starving students to fork out $1500. easy. next?


-addison is now drinking juice on a regular basis. juice or water that is. last week, i noticed that addison had gone two days without a bowel movement. i caught her trying to go, but in so much pain that she couldn't. poor girl. her face would turn the darkest red i had ever seen and then she would start to cry. i wanted to cry for her. after calling my mom, we packed up and went to her house where she had suppositories ready. (i remember those from when kinsey was a baby. sniff sniff.) so my mom worked with addison while i gave her juice and tried to comfort her. about ten minutes later, she was done and we gave her a bath to cool off her sore bum (left). sad day.

-addison was introduced to grandma and grandpa mckay's backyard. we jumped with her for the first time on the trampoline. (don't worry, we were very careful) she LOVED it!
she would proudly smile at the picture taker as she bounced high. afterward we laughed at out silly hair and snapped some quick family shots. she also loved meeting sadie and sinder, the family dogs. but quickly tired of their tongues. grandma and grandpa's swing set was also a new adventure to be repeated often.


-grandpa mccleve thought addison would like to appreciate chocolate as much as he does. on the same day as addison's unfortunate diaper happenings, my dad thought he would cheer he up a little more with his favorite addiction: melted chocolate chips. he was dipping strawberries in them and saw addison watching him. so he dipped his finger in the bowl of chocolate goodness and gave her a lick. maybe two. she made a sour face and her body twitched like she got a shiver, but in the end i think she enjoyed it. what do you think?


-my cell phone is lost. i have gone almost two weeks with out a phone. kyle and i don't have a land line because we have cell phones. much more practical when you can only afford one or the other. kyle and i are both annoyed at loosing it. he can't call me during the day to see how i am doing, nor can anyone else. i have realized these past two weeks how much i have come to rely on this little modern convenience. thankfully we have insurance.


PS. for those of you that didn't know, kyle's mom was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in may of 2007. since then she has undergone surgeries and chemo several times. last week, we found out that it has come back for a third time on her lungs and liver. we will find out it's extent in the next few days. i know kyle's parents would appreciate your thoughts and prayers.

Money Flies Out The Window

technology is amazing. our world is becoming more portable, on demand, smaller, faster, and smarter. but, with this progress also comes a whole new set of problems. remember that laptop that kyle bought for me for valentines day? well, we have been having problems with it and showed it to my dad. he said we have a hardrive problem and suggested that we take it to best buy to get it fixed. so we were off. poor kyle stood in line for over an hour as i walked around pushing a very sleepy addison around in her stroller. i loved the outfits that the geek squad wore. very professional, very geeky. finally kyle and i were next and after explaining our problems, walking around a bit more, and checking up on the laptop we found out that we're going to have to leave it for a week to be fixed. thankfully, we have a year warranty and paid $230 instead of $550. kyle said that we almost could've bought a new computer with that. expensive. i didn't realize how much i used my laptop, now i have to live without it for a week. thank goodness kyle and i are house sitting for my parents while they go on vacation and have access to two computers.