Butterfly House

Ella had another field trip this week. The class went to the MSU Butterfly House. My parents got to go with us this time. It was really fun and they did a great job with the kids. They had a mini class about the life cycle of a butterfly and they each got to plant a small flower that once transplanted outside will attract butterflies. Then the kids got to go into the actual butterfly part. There were small bowls of nectar out the kids could dip their fingers into. If they found a butterfly sitting on a plant they could hold their finger out and the butterflies would climb on to eat. The kids were having so much fun.

Child update...er...dog update

Since I always talk about the girls on my blog I only thought it appropriate to include my other "child." Grommet had her check up at the vet today. She and Peanut always go together. For those of you that don't know who Peanut, is she is my parent's dog. Anyway, they feel the buddy system works well for them and there is strength in numbers. They each checked out very well except Nutty needs to lose weight and Grommet needs her teeth cleaned. (This was not news to us.) They each had a shot and were sent on their ways. How can it cost so much for such a short appointment time? After the appointment we had to drive right to the pharmacy to get Grommet some Benadryl. Last year after her vaccination she had an adverse reaction. Her entire left side was swollen and she could barely walk so she had to go to the emergency vet at near midnight. In order to help prevent that from happening again the vet told me to give her the Benadryl within an hour of her injection. She also gave her a vaccine with one less component to it. She said that is the cause of most of the reactions. The dogs respectfully request that you don't laugh at them in their state of fear in this picture. Thanks. :)

Wii Personal Trainer Fitness Coach

My friend Nicole that you all know at Lalalala Life Goes On told me about a new Wii game called My Fitness Coach. I went out to the mall tonight and bought it. Let me tell you, this is NOT a game. Holy workout! I work out 6 days a week with varying degrees of difficulty but after doing it tonight I am looking forward to my regular jog outside. It will be easier. It does an assessment of your fitness level, has you take some measurements (to my chagrin) and then you can do your work out. It asks you how you are doing along the way and then will adjust the level up or down for you. I guess I needed to up my workouts because it is so easy to get in a rut and ease up on yourself. (Could this be the reason I am at a standstill with my weight loss?) Although the "trainer" Maya is a bit annoying, I still give it two thumbs up. If you are looking for something new and a bit of a challenge for your daily work out go for it. At $30 it's still cheaper than the gym.

Testing, Testing...is this thing on?

So last week I bit the bullet and took my laptop in. It kept freezing up on me. It wouldn't do anything, mouse frozen, ctl+alt+del did nothing. We had to hold the button down to get it to power down and reboot. I ran every update and virus scan I could find. Nothing. Turns out we had a virus. (We all got hit with the flu so why not the computer right?) Anyway $90 later we have new BIOS, new drivers and everything reinstalled. Good to go right? Wrong. Three days of good behavior and the computer is at it again. We took it back in yesterday and now they have installed a new hard drive and new memory. At least there was no charge since the work was under warranty. Let's hope the computer is all better now. I realized after just not having my computer for 24 hrs at a time what a hopeless addict I am.

Honest Scrap Award

Ok this was SO last week but I am just know getting to it. My dear dear friend Nicole (My long distance BFF) over at Lalalala Life Goes on passed me the Honest Scrap Award. I need to list 10 facts about myself and pass the award on. I am passing it to another dear friend Jeannie at A Glimpse Of Us.

Please don't fall asleep while you read these things.

1. I am 1/2 Chinese and think it is the coolest thing ever. I like to joke around and compare my "white 1/2 to my Chinese 1/2."


2. Bret and I struggled with infertility for 2.5 years before we got pregnant with Ella. And 6 months before I got pregnant for her I suffered a miscarriage.


3. I wish I learned to speak Chinese when I was little. I was jealous of my cousins that could speak it.


4. I also wish I kept up with the Spanish I learned in school.


5. Sometimes I think of going back to college.


6. I enjoy being a stay at home Mom much more than I ever thought I would.


7. I met one of my BFF's online. (HIIIIIIIIIII Nicole) We are so much alike and so are our children....and dogs. (Scary)


8. In my mind nothing beats a McDonald's coke.


9. I like to end the day with a nice hot bath.


10. I had to cheat to get this answer....I dwell on the "what if's". I am determined to change that.

The flu and who knew

So it started two Sunday's ago. I got hit with the flu. In the middle of the night DH was taken down. By the next afternoon, little Miss E had it too. I don't know how M escaped it but I am glad she did. Fast forward to the next Wednesday. Poor Grammy gets it but it hit her even harder. She couldn't kick it and needed to go to the hospital for IV fluids. She was having severe chest pains but thank the Lord all the tests were negative for anything more series. Meanwhile...Grandpa Y. is in the same hospital as my Mom. He was sent in for tests and you know how long it can take the hospital to get things all squared around. Mind you Friday is when Grandma Wang passed away. My poor Dad has been pulled in every direction possible. I know how exhausted he is yet he keeps on moving. What is that old saying, No rest for the weary. Poor Dad.

So here it is Wednesday and I am still feeling sick off and on. I got into the doctor and she is running some tests to see if I have anything else going on besides a lingering flu virus. (She said it is lasting 2 weeks in some people.) Other than that, my anxiety level has been pretty high. Most of you know I have struggled with panic attacks in the past. So far the Lord has spared me from a full blown panic attack but that nagging antsy feeling is there. I think part of my tummy trouble is the anxiety. Time will tell.

Luckily Bret has been able to take three days of bereavement off of work to help get us all through. Where would I be with out my rock? Between him and my Dad they really are the glue that holds us basket cases together (waving hi to my mom LOL)

In the meantime, Bret's father has been admitted to the hospital. They are checking his carotid artery. Looks like there is some blockage there and he may have had some mini strokes. Prayers would be greatly appreciated for him.

I am hoping things calm down in the next few days.

Farewell to a beautiful woman

Today my Grandmother passed away. She was 99 years old and lived a full life. I am happy and sad for her at this moment. Sad because of course we will miss her and I worry about my Dad. Happy because she #1 was a strong Christian, #2, told us she was ready, #3, has been waiting to be with my Grandpa again for a long time and lastly, she went with out pain or too much stress. She was an amazing person who faced so much in her life yet did it all with out a complaint. Even in times she didn't feel well she always asked about others. She was beyond giving, she would always try to give us things since we were little kids. Something as small as fruit or a stuffed animal. She was an amazing woman and I couldn't be more proud of her or her life. She is missed greatly tonight and will be for a long time. I thank God that she is with Him at this time and at peace. We love you Grandma.