To Go or Not To Go...

I think that my baby has an ear infection. She has a cold in her nose and eyes and was up most of the night. (She was pulling on her ears last night and had a low grade fever.) So, I sit here pondering if I should try to wait it out or if I should bring her in. I know that she will get antibiotics if I bring her in, but I am not sure that is the right answer. Of course, this all happens just before a major holiday when her pediatrician left the area about a month ago...
I just put some garlic oil in her ears, and I am crossing my fingers. Any other home remedies out there that have worked for you?

Thankful

These are some of the things that I am thankful for today....

1. The wonderful meal that I got to share with great friends last night.
2. My sleeping infant.
3. The job that my husband still has (even despite recent news).
4. Edible playdough (it kept the kids busy for almost an hour!)
5. Snow falling (well, I might be trying to use reverse psychology on this one)

Another Month

Wow, where did the month go? Tonight is my supper club night again. We are doing a mixed up Thanksgiving meal. I should be starving myself for the meal, but in all reality I will still eat the same amount! So here's what we are doing. First, everyone chose a course. I picked dessert. Then we put the traditional Thanksgiving dinner ingredients (ie. turkey, pumpkin, bread, cranberries, etc) in a hat and drew one. Luckily I picked pumpkin (and not turkey)! My house smells wonderful right now. I just made pumpkin bread, with which I am going to make a pumpkin trifle. I got the idea from this month's bhg magazine. I am also going to try to make my own caramel sauce...wish me luck!

Remember When....

Elbs...remember when you took me for a ride on the freeway in your sweet car (the one that the roof was falling off of!)



Julie...remember all of our adventures in the grocery-getter! The rolling stops at my house...



Becca...remember all of those late nights at your house (rook), that required the rolling stops at my house!



Elizabeth...remember when we had hours in the MUB to discuss...well everything!



Cyndi and Jen...remember when you were regulars at my parents pad. Cyndi, I can still remember the smile on your face after you were arriving to my house after one of your dates with John!



Amy L....remember when you invited Bruce and I to your camp "before" we were dating!



Carol...remember when you lent me a smoke in your car! sputter, sputter....



Thank you for all of these great memories!

Advice

...as in I need some help over here. We are in need of a new camera. Where do I start looking? Should I get a point and shoot, or an SLR? Up until now, I haven't been much of a picture taker, but since I have started this blog I am starting to take more (and I am enjoying it). So talk to me people, and tell me what you like or dislike about your cameras.

Introducing....

My thumb-sucking princess....

My donkey riding prince....

and my funny-faced joker...

A Huntin' He Will Go....

This is for all of you hunting widows out there. I can barely call myself a hunting widow, because my husband up until this point really hasn't spent a lot time hunting. This year, however, he bought a new gun and is determined to get one. I just have a hard time any time that he leaves. He spends a lot of time away because of the demands of his job (which we are thankful that he has), and I deal with it. But hunting??!! I just can't share the same excitement with him, and it would have been cheaper to have went out and bought a COW! Oh well, let's just hope that he gets one and we can move on. So go get um honey...and I will be planning a shopping trip all weekend while you are gone. (Kelly...are you out there? Can you hear me...SHOPPING!)