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I found this on the web and I am not sure who to give credit to for this awesome sign?

That said, we have been sick, sick and more sick. Just when I thought we were done, Dawson woke me up this morning with the runs. Too bad he ate all of his Pedialyte Popsicles I got for this type of situation, link HERE.

I like to be prepared and in this case we can't leave the house.... UGH. I have handed him his Halloween treat bucket to carry around with him in case he needs to use it for his tummy troubles. You may think that is gross BUT it has a handle which makes its easier than any of the bowls I have at  home.  (and I am by his side but he hasn't been making it to the toilet... hence the bucket and we need more undies..)

 I am grateful to be cleaning up vomit and poop right now. I feel so grateful. I know that sounds funny maybe to some. I used to get mad at Dan when he would tell me that he felt grateful to take care of me when I have been sick, now I get it. Its like he wold take pleasure in helping me ( and trust me I look pretty scary when Im sick) and I never got it. Staying by Dawson's side is a no brainer, he has been sick before plenty of times but he just spent the last week and a half with something else and so we have really spent some sweet movie and cuddle time together, I don't want to leave his side.

I find myself wanting to add to our family but I feel kind of stuck, and it just may not be time and that is okay however I have to keep having home studies done unless I just want to put everything on hold and pay more money and start the process all over again when it feels like the time is right. If I don't want to start the application and the whole process again which takes months of interviews... we have to just keep updating with our agency but it feels like going to the OBGYN even though you know you are not pregnant but they have to keep routinely checking because it is protocol. 

 I will say this, I am thankful for Dan and for Dawson.

AN UPDATE:

If you or anyone of your loved ones get sick and you decide to use the very useful halloween bucket or anything of the like, make sure you put a little glue from a glue gun at the bottom of your bucket as they have holes..... we have loved using our bucket and now that it is in full use we just slide whatever we have on hand underneath it as he throws up... im not taking it away from him now.

Second Update:

I haven't eaten all day because I just did not know if I would end up sick but now it is nearing 5pm and I either feel really hungry or nauseated and I am just not sure... to eat or not to eat that is the question.

Happy Heart Day

I just wanted to wish everyone a happy valentine's day. I wanted to hand out valentines to some neighbors who are health conscious so I thought it was an awesome idea if we got little bags of carrots and said something like I car- rot about you happy valentines day. Dan giggled so hard about the idea, and I couldn't find the mini carrots at Costco so I decided not to do it. Plus Dawson has been sick with some hefty cold and I decided it wouldn't be good to hand out valentines just in case the germ decides to travel. Back to the carrot idea i thought it was an awesome idea but Dan just keeps laughing about it. Plus what if someone was inundated with sweets today don't you think they would enjoy something fresh??

 happy Valentine's day 

We're doing the DASH You can come too

We are doing it again! The dirty Dash

You can join in, just let us know. Come one come all.

Here is our post from last year:

Here are some tips for doing the dash and yes we are doing it two more times this year! 

 The only part of your body that stays clean is your mouth, you hope!

 Doing the dash makes you closer as a couple

 Dawson doesn't like to get his hands dirty!

 Consider wearing sunglasses from the dollar store to protect your eyes and of course use Chums!( as demonstrated in the next picture of Dan, below).

 You will loose  your shoes so don't wear ones that you intend to keep!

 in fact, at the end of the race, donate them!

 After donating your shoes, you walk back to the parking lot in your socks!

Stay tethered to your child, the whole time, THE WHOLE TIME!

There are thousands of people and many children were waiting at the customer service desk to be picked up by their parents, because they had been lost. Keep your children close, we used THE LEASH and it was worth it!!

 Lucky you! You get a FREE shower after the race. It comes from the melting mountain snow, but its free! OR  bring 5 bucks and before the race pay for a heated shower and avoid the lines, and the arctic freezing temperatures! And really the shower does NOTHING to get you CLEAN!!

 Put putty plugs in your child's ear, you don't want anything going in there if they have ear tubes!!

If anything, make this a family event!!!

 I did not get as dirty because I worked the camera!

Your children will thank you for this experience after they have recovered from their arctic shower!

After the race, Head over to The Dairy Keen

 Don't worry about washing your face before you eat!

 Asses the damage, but don't worry about it, it will all wash off in the end!

 No matter how many times you wash your hands, it stays on, embrace it, for once...

Everyone attending the Dash, even if you are watching from the bleachers, you will get dirty regardless of any precaution that you may take, so be prepared to enjoy mother earth and all of her mud an glory and next time, don't watch from the bleachers!

And next time, Don't roll down the hill to make your friends laugh, sometimes you can not calculate the slope you are on the the speed that is inevitable that you will pick up as you continue to roll down the mountainside!

 Although Dan's injuries do not look very deep, they are filled with mud and took a month to heal!

Wear your lucky socks while doing the dash!

And when it is all said and done, do it again!

He's had an awesome day!