Only One Week Left?

It doesn't seem possible, but next week is finals week! Yikes - with the snow that we received last week, and my typically procrastinator behavior, I have two chapters of accounting and a facility layout to makeover for production management to zoom through this weekend. Sorry, but I hope we have really crappy weather because then I'll be forced to keep my butt inside and my head in a book all weekend.

Happy Birthday Josh

Do you remember me? UG - I've been so crazy busy with school lately that it's amazing that I can still function. I enjoy learning, but I wish I could do it at my own pace and take exams or finish papers at my leisure rather than be given a deadline. Ahhh - keep dreaming.

It was my baby brother Joshua's 21st birthday yesterday!! He, my sister and my father drove to my home for brunch and birthday cake. Here is a picture of my sister Jessica, my brother Josh and me.



Yes, we did make him a pink and purple birthday cake for his 21st and yes, he is smiling. For us who know and love Josh, that smile is the equivelant of him grinning from ear to ear. After birthday cake, we did keg stands and cherry bombs for his 21st. Kidding kidding kidding. Josh is a great kid and I'm very proud of the caring and compassionate person he has turned out to be.

He Got Me

Getting into the car this morning, Alex asks "Mom, what is that bird doing in the garage?"

I get out and look around when I hear he scream APRIL FOOL!!!

Yes, he got me but I had to wonder, just how long did he wait to pull that one?

Finally...Easter Pictures

Guess who finally got around to posting pictures from Easter!! As I said earlier, we drove to the twin cities on Thursday night for the Easter holiday. I was able to spend some time with by best friend Steph on Friday and Saturday, I took Alex and my cousin Sheila's daughter to the new Nickelodeon Park in Bloomington. I use to attend a nondenominational church at what use to be Camp Snoopy and Alex attended Sunday School in the Kids Quest Center so what is an amusement park to most kids, Alex will refer to as "church" but he really has a good reason to.

Saturday night, of course, we were in the hospital and didn't make church Sunday morning which was really weird. My aunt and uncle did wake us up for Easter brunch though and man we were glad that we didn't miss out on that!!! Tons of great foods from the best cooks in Minnesota!

And guess what today is????

TWINS HOME OPENER!!! GO TWINS!

Holla!

Here is a picture of Alex with my cousin daughter Katelyn at the Nickelodeon park which is the new amusement park at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota.



Alex is a little thrill seeker. I'm really not into rides....something about being suspended in the air and having my insides shaken up that just doesn't do it for me. Alex, however, was all about it. I did force myself to go on the roller coaster with him and at one point, I looked over at him and his little butt wasn't even touching the seat! He was laughing and giggling through the whole ride though - mom was green by the end of the ride. I'm not sure if it was the ride or seeing my only child suspended in the air with only a bar across his chest to save him from plummeting to the ground.

Always Be Prepared

Okay - here is the last Alex line for the week.

We went to the new Nickelodeon Park at the Mall of America this past weekend. Some of the rides were the same with different characters, some rides were omitted, and some new ones took the place of the old rides. Luckily, one of our favorite rides, the Log Chute, was still there! The log chute is this mini roller coaster that goes through water and if you shake the log just right, you can get wet.

After the ride, Alex comes out shaking his head and says.....are you ready......

"Mom, I have water in my ears. Do we have insurance for that?"

He was pretty entertaining this weekend but I promise this will be the last "Alex one liner" for the week. I'll get around to posting pictures from our holiday weekend tomorrow.

Time To Groom?

Let me set the scene for this story....

It was around 11:30pm on Saturday. Alex was lying in a bed at the hospital receiving a nebulizer and oxygen treatment and I was leaning over him, stroking his hair back and singing to him in hopes of calming him down. Alex looked so vulnerable in that hospital bed and every fiber of my mommy being wanted to pick him up and cuddle him and make everything better.

Leaning over Alex and looking into his big blue eyes, he pushes aside his nebulizer masks and mustered enough energy to tell me one very important observation.

In a weak voice, he says "mom, you need to do something about your nose hairs"