JJ Ear

Monday we had an injury in our home. Somehow JJ got a hold of a Q-tip. He stuck it in his ear and then laid down on it. When I got home there was blood everywhere. We took him to the hospital and had his ear looked at. He has a hole in his ear drum and cannot hear in his left ear. Thankfully none of the damage is permanent. He will heal over the next month. I took him to a specialist on Tuesday and again today. He feels the same way. He is monitoring the ear and bleeding. I take him back on Tuesday and hope the swelling will be down and the bleeding stopped. Thank you to those of you who have helped us and those who are thinking of him and praying for him.

Before The Internet

It used to bother me when people assumed we had the Internet in our home. Especially went we were cutting costs to save for a better down payment on our home. Now I know the truth. I am sorry if I looked at you weird or told you Internet was not a necessity. We got a computer virus. Thankfully none of our information was able to be transferred thanks to our computers defense system but in doing so it wiped our hard drive and we had to take it to the repair shop. I have been without my computer and Internet for a week and realize how much I use it for. (I don't even have a ward directory.) I love my computer and am glad to finally have it back. I am also happy that the computer repair shop took it on a holiday.

Domino's Pizza

Just tried the new Domino's Pizza. It really is better!!!

Family Protraits

While I have been enjoying my time at home with my family I have been teaching the boys how to draw family portraits. It is very popular with them. I have at least 35 faces from Jaedon and JJ keeps putting his on the fridge. I have been paying attention to their individual needs. JJ draws very well but you cant tell because he rarely changes colors so I have been encouraging him to use different colors and I taught Jaedon how to draw smiley faces.

Here's the paper I used for teaching
This is JJ's using more than one color. Just a side note the purple stick is the dog he wants.

Here are some of Jaedons faces.

Snow

It has been snowing for days. The first storm dropped 34 inches on us. They have been working hard to plow the roads and get everyone out but it has been slow going. To make things worse for some people another storm has hit us. It is dumping snow like crazy. We are expecting up to 25 inches. To me it doesn't seem so bad but than I remember everything closes if there is two inches of snow because there is not enough equipment to keep things safe. Besides that I am loving the snow. I have been looking forward to spring and all that comes with it, but I am loving the snow. I love it because there isn't any prejudice in the snow. It doesn't snow more on my house than the neighbors because of looks or worthiness. The snow also creates a beautiful bright white blanket that seems to brighten the world. I also love that it cleanses the earth and gives us more water for drinking and growing. The most wonderful thing about the snow is this though. JJ has not had school all week and will not until next Tuesday. I miss having him home. Jeremy has been snowed in and work canceled for three days now and wont be going back to work until Monday and his school has been closed as well. I love being snowed in the house with my family. Things are much harder to keep clean but I love the family and thank Heavenly Father for allowing me this time with my family.

Kaylee Crawling

Kaylee is just off to new hights every day.

Clean Cut

Jaedon's hair is finally growing out. So I took to the hair dresser and had her even it out. It looks better now. I still not quite satisfied but it looks so much better. JJ came with us too. He really likes sitting in the chair and having his hair washed. My original plan was to only have her wash his hair but I thought why not go for it all. Here are some before and after shots. Don't they look incredible!