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Twenty Days

Stacey — Wed, 13 May 2009 03:13:14 +0000

Today officially marks the 20th day in a row that it has rained. I’m not complaining though, I lived in Australia under drought conditions for ten years and I love having the rain; much better than the alternative. I don’t miss living with water restrictions and bush fires. All this rain we’ve had recently has made a huge difference in the landscape behind us, everything is so gorgeous and green.

Taken today at 4:30, dark and raining

Taken one month ago

Scrapbooking

Stacey — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 02:51:23 +0000

I don’t scrapbook but after looking at some of the wonderful creations my best friend Kim comes up with I wish I did. I made the mistake of walking down the scrapbooking aisles at Hobby Lobby today and can’t get over how many wonderful items are out there.

I personally think Kim is wonderfully creative and great at scrapbooking. The pictures she sends me of her latest creations never ceases to amaze me. She went to a scrapbooking party today and someone was so impressed with one of hers that they featured it on their blog. I admire the talent and patience it takes to create such wonderful memories. Have a look at the recipe scrapbook at Grants Pass Paper Craft in the right hand column by Kim Davis (even though she is Kim Clark). Can you believe she made that with brown paper lunch bags!

Congratulations Kim; I’ll be watching my mailbox for mine!

Toddler Allergy Testing

Stacey — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 04:00:56 +0000

I had to take my two year old daughter for allergy testing today. I had read up about it online and was worried about how she would react to it. I had myself mentally prepared for temper tantrums. Turned out it all that worrying was wasted energy. They have come a long way with allergy testing on toddlers. Georgie was stuck with 32 needles and didn’t even as much as wimper. I held her in my lap and she watched a DVD on the big screen TV over my shoulder. The tests can most descriptively be described as a hair brush. Each of these hair brush looking things holds 8 needles and they put two on their back at the same time. It took the nurse under a minute to administer the tests and then we waited for 15 minutes to see what flared up.

We now know that Georgie has allergies to eggs, nuts and dairy dust mites and birch. Not major allergies but enough of an allergy that the combination of eggs, nuts and dairy could be whats causing her eczema. I’m going to order a medic alert bracelet from Jewel Basket for days when she’s at the gym. Her eczema has pretty much taken over her body from the neck down and we really want to get it under control from a comfort standpoint for her and also because summer is quickly approaching.

I was a very proud mom today, Georgie was talkative, funny and a perfect little angel. She didn’t whine, she didn’t cry, she didn’t do any of the things I expected. The Dr gave her his stethoscope to play with and she spent a good 15 minutes trying to find Daisy Duck and Dora’s heartbeats. If you have to go through allergy testing with a toddler call ahead first and ask how they administer the test, there are some that still do it the old fashioned way, 32 needles individually.

The search for XW shoes

Stacey — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 05:39:24 +0000

I took my little guy to get his first pair of big boy shoes today. He has been walking for awhile and since he’s started walking outside the time has come to retire those sweet Robeez boots and get him his first pair of hard sole shoes. My first stop was to a little shop that sells the Robeez Tredz. We tried them on and they just didn’t fit my little guy very well. Our next stop was to Dillards where his foot was measured and the saleslady then told me she couldn’t help me, they only sell shoes for “normal width feet”. After learning that my sons feet are abnormally wide I headed off to Stride Rite in hopes of finding the perfect pair of shoes. I did find the perfect pair; the NMS Prodigy in Navy/Cinder. They didn’t have my sons size so I headed home to order them from their website. That turned out to be a blessing in disguise! With me living in the great state of Arkansas I don’t have to pay sales tax when ordering online from Stride Rite. I also searched and found a coupon code for 15% off the order. I ended up spending less for the shoes including expedited shipping than I would have if I had been able to purchase them in the store. Now I just have to wait 3-4 days for them to arrive.

I’m a little sad to be retiring the Robeez boots. My daughter wore them all last winter and my son wore them all this winter. They both started walking wearing these boots. I think I’m going to pack them away and put them in a memory box. I really don’t think I can let them go, its hard enough watching them grow up so fast. Giving these boots away would be like throwing memories away. I’d love to pull them out of a box in 20 years and tell the kids the story of how they both wore them.

Ethan’s first pair of big boy shoes

Support the Country Fire Association

Stacey — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:27:45 +0000

Many of you might have seen the tragic bushfires that have killed over 180 people in Australia and left over 750 families homeless. A lot has been said about the families but not much has been said about the courageous fireman that themselves have lost homes, friends and family members. Despite this they keep going and fighting the fires trying to make sure others are safe. They do not get paid for what they do their actions are completely selfless.

I spent the better part of two years in Melbourne and the areas where the fires are burning were a stones throw away from where I lived and my old stomping grounds. I have wonderful memories of spending Saturdays at the St Andrews Markets and having a beer at the pub before heading home. St Andrews was one of the areas that was hard hit and this beautiful little town was nearly wiped off the map. The area that this bush fire covers is huge, it was gorgeous rolling hills, paddocks with horses grazing and beautiful forest. The pictures that are being shown on the news are difficult to look at. I spent a lot of time on the back roads exploring these little country towns the suffering they are experiencing is heartbreaking.

I received an email from an old friend who is a volunteer fireman and has been out fighting the fires since Saturday. He is a strong man who has been doing this for many years and just by his email I could tell that he is suffering emotionally. I can not imagine the strength that these men and women possess to be able to keep going under the circumstances.

There is a wonderful picture currently in circulation via email and even on news websites of a Country Fire Association Volunteer Firefighter giving a Koala injured in the bushfires water. I love this picture, out of all this tradgedy the true blue Aussie spirit came shining through. An Australian Newspaper is now offering this picture for sale for $18USD; the proceeds will benefit the Country Fire Association. If you can please support this great cause. I purchased mine tonight and it will be given a special place in our home when it arrives.

Fireman Gives Koala a drink – PURSCHASE THIS PHOTO

Picture by Mark Pardew-AP Photo