Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Camping

Over this past weekend we finally got to go on our camping trip at Lake Ray Roberts. It was short lived for the girls and I but while we were there we had fun!

Presley woke up Friday morning telling me her teeth hurt...I'd tap and tap them and she couldn't tell me which one hurt. So I dismissed the pain...and told her I'd take her to the dentist on Monday. Then when we finally got out there to Lake Ray Roberts, she started grabbing her mouth crying telling me her teeth really really hurt! So I take another look and see a big sore on the side of her tongue. At first sight it looked like she just bit it but as the day and night went on, the sore got larger and larger and the pain got worse and she wouldn't eat or drink. It was so painful to her! I felt awful! I told her I'd take her back to Dallas in the morning to see the doctor. She wanted to stay and be brave for the rest of the weekend...but I couldn't let her be in that kind of pain all weekend long.

After we got the kids to sleep Friday night, John, David, and Nicky took a long bike ride down some sandy paths....they were kinda huffin' and puffin' when they returned. Also when John rode back up to camp in the dark, Maggie wanted a piece of him. She didn't recognize him at all. She was growling and showing teeth and everything! I was so proud of her! It was very weird that she did that too....I was just telling Liza before that happened that she was lover and not a fighter and a worthless guard dog! But now I know different! And while they were gone, Liza and I finished off the Kahlua and had a beer. We talked and giggled all night long, at least til 4 in the morning.

So, we head to bed and I wake up at 7 with Presley crying. I just threw on my clothes and grabbed her and headed back to the house to shower and get to the doctors office. Her lymph nodes had gotten huge during the night too. So when we got to see the doctor, she looked at her tongue and diagnosed her with a mouth ulcer and then did a strep test (it's pretty protocol there) and surprisingly it came back positive! The doc and I were bother very surprised. So that was it....no more camping for us that weekend. Presley was devastated! We went out there to get out stuff and grab Piper and Maggie. While I was doing that, I asked John to take Presley on some trails with her bike, just to make leaving a little easier for her.

Anyways, like I said, we had fun while we were there. We missed out on smores and the big breakfast though. :( There's always next time!

Here are some of our pics!
We had that truck packed full! Poor thing was putt putting along!
See how excited the girls are to get to go camping!
Juliet is just double checking that John hammered the stakes good into the ground.
Maggie trying to snag some of Presley's food.
We walked to the beach with the girls. It wasn't bad walking there, but walking back in wet flip flops was a different story.
Maggie is not a water dog! She was ready to get out of there!
Presley's self photography
Saturday, lunch time!

Not sure who he is sticking his tongue at...

Road runner!

John wanted to take the girls on a hike before I took them home.

Presley's photography, pine cones hanging from the tree.
Pretty cool!

Presley's photography, horse poop.....

And lastly, Presley snapped a shoot of this fireplace.
When we got home, I bathed all the girls including Maggie, fed them, played with them, and put them to bed.
So I ended my Saturday night with the girls all snug in there bed and Maggie Bell and I snuggled on the couch and watched Marley & Me. OMG that was sooooo sad! Maggie tried cheering me up by licking the tears from face. What a sweet puppy!

Thursday, June 4, 2009

Plano Pediatric Imaging Center

Presley had to go in for a test to make sure she has no reflux in her bladder/kidneys. And to see if there was another reason as to why she may be having all these darn UTI's. 1st she had an ultrasound and then a VCUG. She did great during both and everything was normal! The kid is healthy as a horse (as Dr. Lu would say).

This is her post ultrasound....see, all smiles.

Just got done with the VCUG and sleeping off the gas. She didn't like the smell of the gas and fought us a little. She said it smelled like garbage. She was a trooper though and stuck with it for as long as she could.

Just waking up & a lil loopy. She said, "hey, where's the medicine and the x-ray machine??? Did I just fall asleep? I was really tired!"

Ready to go home! And so happy!


Plano Pediatric Imaging Center was so great with her! She has a great experience!

Thursday, May 28, 2009

Seven Meet Maggie

Today Maggie got to play with Seven, Ethan & Zenon's new pup. She's quite the spitfire! She's so freakin cute and Maggie had fun playing with her. I heard a few growls that I have never came from Maggie Bell, but I quickly learned that was just her putting Seven in her place. Hopefully Lil' Maggie will have more play dates with her soon. Maggie benefits from being socialized & hopefully she'll sleep thru the night tonight. Gosh that would be nice!

Anyways, here's Maggie and Seven. They are so cute together & the look nearly identical!

Man O' Mighty! What GORGEOUS Pups!!! Maggie is 6 months and Seven is about 2 1/2 months.

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

HaPpY BiRtHdAy

To JoHn!!!!!
Today was John's birthday! And we had a great day!

For breakfast the girls and I made him some yummy orange cranberry muffins and blueberry muffins and some fresh fruit. But even before eating, he got to open his presents. And I think we did good this year!
Here are a couple of his favorite gifts. His camelback for his triathlon training. Now I can get mine back.
And I bought him a case of Moon Pies. He's always talking about these things and how good they are and he complains about not being able to fin dthem anywhere. So I bought him a case of 50. He was soooo happy!
And Presley sneaking a pic of her self at breakfast.
Then my mom came over and gave John the best present ever! It came in the form of her watching the girls so we could go out to see a movie without them!!!!!!!! It was so nice! we saw the new Star Trek....It was good! And the girls had a great time with G'ma and Lacey.
And while we were gone, they made John a Birthday Brownie.