Stomach Surprise!

I am singing the puppy surprise jingle in my head as I type that...anyone else remember that creepy toy where you would buy the puppy and then the surprise was how many baby puppies were in her belly...hey, I said creepy. When these came out I was young enough to know about them, but also old enough to know that a pregnant stuffed puppy was a little creepy. Anyway, the jingle has stayed in my head for probably over 15 years now.

Anyway, back to stomach surprise. And...OH...I just realized how a reader could interpret that to mean something about me. Wrong...it was the stomach surprise for Karl. Meaning, what's wrong with his stomach. Now that we have cleared that up...

On Sunday Karl started to complain about intestinal pain. Now remember, Sunday was Mother's Day. So when Karl started complaining in the morning, I thought "Hey, it's Mother's Day. Let's not try to change the focus." I know, what caring and loving thoughts. But by Sunday night, he was still complaining and then I didn't mind shifting the focus a little.

So this went on for a few more days. Wednesday, I forced him to go into the doctor's. They made him get a cat scan and then we were waiting for the results. I went out to WebMD and looked up the symptoms of appendicitis. The only one he had was pain. But by Thursday night, he had half of the symptoms, so I diagnosed him with appendicitis. My vast studying of the problem made me qualified.

Friday morning, the doctor told Karl it was appendicitis (Thank you very much) and scheduled an immediate removal surgery. So then I spent the day running around crazy and trying to be in twelve places at once. Thanks to some very helpful people, we made it through. Karl's appendix removal went as great as it can and he was home hours later.

We have spent the weekend basically quarantined in our house. The doctor told me not to leave him alone for at least 24 hours. That means that Carson has had some major cabin fever, which actually happens to be contagious. I caught a major case as well. Carson and I have found a temporary solution though. Mass amounts of time spent in our two foot backyard. I think I've watered the plants more in the last two days than the whole time we've lived in this house.

Karl's doing great on his recovery. He thought his belly button wound was pretty cool. I made the mistake of letting him show it to me (gag). He actually wanted to go to work tomorrow...which I vetoed. It wasn't too hard to convince him since now he'll get to spend a day playing XBox and eating ice cream.

So that has been our weekend. And "Stomach surprise, stomach surprise". Warning: if you click play, the jingle could be stuck in your head for the next 15 years.

Picnic!

We had my work picnic last Saturday. It was a lot of fun. Carson basically played in the bouncy castle for three hours straight. He emerged long enough to eat a hot dog, squirt my boss with a water gun, play tug of war, and eat two sno cones. Sounds like a perfect day. *My boss was instigating the water fights, so don't worry, I won't get fired.

And this is how you know you've been to a good picnic.

A Hodge Podge Post

I feel like I'm in the fight of my life for some free time right now. Here I am though - finally having enough free time to finish the other higher priority items and then blog. And yes, blogging is not my highest priority...I know you're sad.

Where to begin. Chronologically of course. EASTER! Carson had a wonderful Easter. He got some new church books and way too much candy for a 2 year old. His Great Grandma (GG MA as we all like to call her) gave him these bunny ears. He not only loved them (much to my surprise) but wanted to wear them all the time.

In April, we all headed up to Sedona for my sister's wedding. The boys (Carson and his cousin that is a month older) ran the rings up when it came time. I was very impressed at Carson's execution. I thought for sure he would refuse to give up the ring or just decide to stay up there with the bride and groom. But he ran right up, handed off the ring, and then came back and sat down. Success! The wedding was beautiful, as was Sedona. The boys were adorable in their matching outfits. I love the model pose below.

From there, we headed to Utah to celebrate my other sister's graduation from BYU. While we were up there I also threw her a bridal shower because she is getting married next month. Here is a pic of our beautiful feast. Jackie (another sister) did amazing on the mini cupcakes (I lost count on how many I ate) and no party is complete without spice comantors (new readers - that's chex mix).

While in Utah, we did get to do some liesure activities too. Karl, Carson and I hiked the Y (it was just as hard as I remembered........that's what she....never mind). With Karl carrying Carson in a backpack, we were pretty even hikers. I went to a few dance classes with my sisters. We also did a lot of late night talking. Then it was time to drive home. I was a grouch the whole way...leaving family, the thought of a 10 - 11 hour drive, coming back "home" to Arizona, etc, etc. Luckily, I had a book and Karl was willing to do most of the driving.

I can't believe I summed up all that. I could have told the long version...but you're welcome.

Hello Again!

Well, it is the end of April 15th (wait...the beginning of April 16th). Our office had an "end of busy season" party tonight. It was at a casino and we were all given a few chips to gamble away. As I was contemplating the choice I had to make (in my head conversation "Do i give the chips back? No that would be rude. Well is it wrong to gamble if someone gives me the chips? Wow, these chips are a lot heavier than I imagined. I guess I'll just put them in my purse and take them home? etc, etc" I overheard someone say they were just going to cash the chips in. AH HA!! So I just cashed my chips in and walked out of that party feeling pretty good. That cash is going to pay for the massage that I will arrange for next week. Way more relaxing than losing money.

So what now you ask? Well first, I'm going to attend a wedding, a graduation, and throw a bridal shower...all in the next week. But, I'm really looking forward to the week off and finally just relaxing, reading, letting myself see the sun, and hanging with my fam. Oh, also on the to do list is probably a blog with pictures...maybe Easter or something of that nature.

The Light!

What day is it? I'm not exactly sure at this point of accounting busy season...I just keep working. But I know that the end to busy season is near. And then I get a nice week long vacation with the family! Oh blessed PTO. Anyway, you should soon see increased blog activity. I should also be able to find all the time I've wanted to work on projects and read and sit in the sun, right? Probably not, but one can dream.

Uh...Emergency FHE!

Carson sang a new version of a classic children's song today. In his version, Old McDonald no longer owned the farm, Heavenly Father did. I guess it's not awful, but I don't think Heavenly Father and EIEIO belong in the same song.

He's Larious!

Carson is too funny lately. He does so many funny things that I feel like I can't possibly blog them all. He keeps our lives very entertained. It really would be a new story every day.

He's learned that it is fun to make people laugh. His techniques aren't quite refined yet, but the old standby of a dinosaur growl will usually make a 3 year old girl laugh. After he has gotten the response he wants, he'll usually turn to me and says "Mom, I'm funny." On Sunday I responded with a sarcastic "Yes, you're hilarious." He told me "I'm not larious mom, I'm funny."

He's very into pretending he is a dinosaur or a dragon. Half the time we play it starts with him saying "You be the dinosaur Mommy and I'll be the dragon." The other day I was getting ready in the morning. Carson was being a dinosaur. He came up to me and said "Turn around, Mommy, I'm gonna bite your bum." What the what?

Lately Karl and I have been playing this game to get Carson to eat his dinner. It involves us pretending a bunny is going to come eat his food so he better eat it fast. The other is me pretending my food is for the bunny and then getting "really upset" when Carson eats the food that was for the bunny. The "bunny" games have been working pretty well. The other morning we were playing this game with him. Karl said something like "Oh, the bunny just took a bite and then ran that way." Carson said "I'm gonna go get him." He then ran in the direction Karl had pointed and made a few chomping sounds. He then came back to the table and simply said "The Bunny's Dead." Talk about a back fire.

The other night he was upset he had to go to bed. He stomped up the stairs as he yelled "No fair!" I thought I had ten more years until I heard this. He must have seen someone do it. He's tried out the "no fair" comment a few more times. Luckily, it's starting to die down.

I was singing Staying Alive the other day. After I finished Carson created his own "mash-up" (Glee anyone?). He sang "Staying alive staying alive...Elmo's world."

His favorite new game is hide and seek. He doesn't quite get it yet, but he knows it involves hiding, finding, counting, and shouting "Remy or Not, Here I Come!" He usually combines those factors in any order when he requests hide and seek.