Oh, and did I mention a hospital admission?!?!?!
Yep. I'm serious. Gage (and his mom and dad) spent Tuesday night in the hospital, here in my hometown.
I did take some pictures (for the scrapbook, of course!) of our little punkin' while he was in a super cute little hospital gown sucking down the end of a nebulizer tube, but I won't be able to download them until we get home next weekend.
Long story short: Gage had a regular cold all last week and into the weekend. Nothing too unusual until he woke up during the night Sunday night sounding like a barking seal. I took him into the ER on Monday morning where they diagnosed him with another ear infection and gave us antibiotics for his lungs, which they said sounded bad, but not yet worthy of an X-Ray. By Tuesday morning, you could actually hear the poor kid breathing from across the room, and he was working very hard at taking a breath. You could see his chest dipping in and his stomach pushing out, the opposite of how we normally look when we breathe! (They call this retraction). ANYHOW...we took him into the ER AGAIN on Tuesday for a chest X-Ray, and the doctor felt he sounded bad enough to keep him overnight.
Needless to say, it has been a long week thus far. But the good news is that he slept a solid 12.5 hours last night at my moms house and is running around like a madman today. I'm so happy to have my little man back! We do have to do nebulizer treatments during the daytime as needed, so we should well be on our way to a quick recovery!
As this was our first hospital stay (Thank God for that), I truly realize how lucky we are to have such a healthy child. My heart and our prayers go out to families who have to watch their children struggle with any type of an illness, but especially those who are chronically ill. This Thanksgiving?? I am thankful for my health and the health of all of those around me.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!
Thursday, November 22, 2007
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Windy Wednesday
Oh, this weather is weird in Wisconsin!
The past two days I was walking around without a jacket on and now today I noticed that we are getting small snowflakes again. WEIRD.
The reason I was even outside is because I noticed that our mailbox was once again laying in the middle of the road. We have a Fisher-Price-looking plastic mailbox that slides on and off the pole. We didn't buy it, it was here when we moved in. If it is windy where YOU live, multiply that by about 100 and that is how windy it is here. The wind is usually blowing northeast, and therefore it blows our mailbox right off its post.
So why do we keep this plastic mailbox, you may be wondering??
Well, out here in the boonies, it is not uncommon to see the metal mailboxes all smashed to hell. Yeah, country kids (and I was one of these) usually like to drive around the back country roads with the prized baseball bat looking for mailboxes to smash. Fun, huh? I say "I was one of these" referring to being a country kid. I NEVER smashed mailboxes. Really!
But seriously, on my way "to town" (another country-like saying) I pass at least 3 metal mailboxes that have been smashed to hell. The people just leave them up, even if the box's door doesn't shut all the way. I mean, why would you go out and buy a NEW mailbox if your options were 1) Buy another metal one that is just going to get smashed, or 2) Buy a plastic one that will just blow off on every windy day? It it windy EVERY day.
We choose to keep the plastic mailbox.
How is THIS for useless information! I just never want anyone to miss the joys that country life offers.
Jealous yet?
The past two days I was walking around without a jacket on and now today I noticed that we are getting small snowflakes again. WEIRD.
The reason I was even outside is because I noticed that our mailbox was once again laying in the middle of the road. We have a Fisher-Price-looking plastic mailbox that slides on and off the pole. We didn't buy it, it was here when we moved in. If it is windy where YOU live, multiply that by about 100 and that is how windy it is here. The wind is usually blowing northeast, and therefore it blows our mailbox right off its post.
So why do we keep this plastic mailbox, you may be wondering??
Well, out here in the boonies, it is not uncommon to see the metal mailboxes all smashed to hell. Yeah, country kids (and I was one of these) usually like to drive around the back country roads with the prized baseball bat looking for mailboxes to smash. Fun, huh? I say "I was one of these" referring to being a country kid. I NEVER smashed mailboxes. Really!
But seriously, on my way "to town" (another country-like saying) I pass at least 3 metal mailboxes that have been smashed to hell. The people just leave them up, even if the box's door doesn't shut all the way. I mean, why would you go out and buy a NEW mailbox if your options were 1) Buy another metal one that is just going to get smashed, or 2) Buy a plastic one that will just blow off on every windy day? It it windy EVERY day.
We choose to keep the plastic mailbox.
How is THIS for useless information! I just never want anyone to miss the joys that country life offers.
Jealous yet?
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
I'm Curious. Are you?
*Disclaimer: The following items are useless information about the person you know as Jill.
Unless you are really bored or super interested, please wait for additional useful posts.
Within the past couple of weeks a few of my beezatch friends (Leah, Marilyn, and Jaci) have posted 101 (or in Mar's case, 25) useless pieces of information about themselves. As an avid reader of their sites, I didn't find these bits of information useless at all, but in fact found them quite interesting! So even though when I first saw this as a posting option I said, "Heck no, I'm not doing that", I am now curious as to what pieces of useless information I myself could come up with. Therefore, I am giving it a shot.
Here goes.
1. I like my married last name of Fox
2. I really wanted a baby girl when I was pregnant, but now that I have a boy I can see my life no other way (and I really like it)
3. I have a large fear of being a soccer mom
4. I don't mind driving the mini van
5. I thought that I would have a masters degree by now
6. I'm really okay with the fact that I don't.
7. I still haven't figured out what I want to be when I grow up
8. I think I am okay with that
9. I like to laugh so hard my stomach hurts
10. My family is the most important thing in my life
11. I cherish each and every one of my friendships.
12. I find winter very depressing
13. I don't sleep well when Gage is in my bed
14. I try really hard to please other people
15. I feel guilty when I have to say no
16. I love to shop
17. I don't like to pay full price for anything
18. My favorite toys to play with when I was little were Barbies
19. I envy my sister and her individuality
20. I would like to do voice overs
21. I think I would be a very good children's librarian
22. I am kind of nervous for my first lia sophia jewelry party tonight
23. I wish that I had a flat stomach
24. I hate doing ab exercise (see #23)
26. I sometimes wonder if I would have ever been able to make it through military bootcamp
27. I am married to a hunter but I would NEVER be able to kill another living animal
28. I am still haunted by the vision of putting my cat, Teague to sleep last week
29. I love to eat steak, but cannot eat it when there is any blood coming out of it.
30. I love to read, but haven't read a book in over 6 months
31. I would like to travel by myself for a weekend and not tell anyone where I am going
32. I hate writing with blue pens, only black.
33. I wish I could wear a ponytail.
34. I hate what I look like without a little foundation.
35. I avoid wearing the color "salmon". It makes me look pale.
36. I have very sweaty feet and hands
37. I have a swollen right ankle 100% of the time and am very embarrassed about it
38. I got really crabby when I was pregnant and everyone made comments about my fat ankle
39. I am a cancer and I fit the description to a "T".
40. I am extremely sensitive, talkative, and a homebody (see #39)
41. I am ticklish
42. I get overwhelming urges to smack people on the butt (ask Tim and my mom)
43. I pick at my cuticles
44. I wish I didn't pick at my cuticles.
45. I really like to run
46. I believe that you can do anything if you put your mind to it.
47. I am not a dog lover, but I secretly love my own dog
48. I love my husband
49. I love to see Tim play with Gage
50. I have never been uncomfortable leaving the house for any amount of time, even when Gage was a baby because Tim is so capable.
51. I have a personal goal of someday being an aerobic instructor
52. I need to get into better shape for that
53. I used to have a huge driving phobia
54. I once made my sister in law come and get me during a snowstorm due to #53
55. I haven't had a fear of driving for about 4 years now.
56. I love to make Gage giggle
57. I like to pop pimples. Yeah, that's a gross one.
58. I like to criticize the news ladies' from WEAU TV-13 (Eau Claire)
59. I think I would have been a good news lady
60 . I like to hear dirty jokes
61. I like to tell dirty jokes
62. I love to shock people (no, not like PHYSICALLY)
63. I hate to hurt other peoples' feelings
64. I often stick my foot in my mouth and am afraid that I hurt someone's feelings.
65. I really don't mean to do #63 or #64, it just happens
66. When I am sad, my heart actually hearts.
67. My favorite alcohol shot is Apple Jack (Jack Daniels and Apple Pucker)
68. I used to love red wine
69. Red wine has been make my tongue break out. Really. Not kidding.
70. I have switched my preference to Chardonnay.
71. I am really struggling here and I have a lot to go.
72. I have no desire to fly overseas.
73. I love vacationing in Mexico.
74. I want to go to Disneyland without my kids to go on all the big rides.
75. I love humidity.
76. I love how my skin looks in the summer
77. I am afraid of touching the bottom of a lake or river.
78. I know how to swim
79. I am afraid of drowning
80. I used to be afraid of the dark
81. I used to sleep with the TV on
82. I now can't have any lights OR noise on when I try to fall asleep
83. Tim is my best friend
84. I can tell my mom anything
85. I love spending time with my sister
86. I love spending time with my family
87. I think I already said #86
88. I am addicted to blogging
89. I am really bad with numbers
90. I get stressed out when balancing my checkbook
91. I haven't balanced my checkbook in about a year.
92. I hate people who tailgate me
93. I never tailgate
94. I sometimes speed
95. I've never gotten a ticket for speeding.
96. I've never been pulled over
97. I really like my personality
98. I am comfortable with the person I am
99. I think I should have thought of more useful information than this
100. I think that there are probably a ton of typos in this list, but I am not going to check it
101. I hope that everyone who did read this has a very nice day today.
Unless you are really bored or super interested, please wait for additional useful posts.
Within the past couple of weeks a few of my beezatch friends (Leah, Marilyn, and Jaci) have posted 101 (or in Mar's case, 25) useless pieces of information about themselves. As an avid reader of their sites, I didn't find these bits of information useless at all, but in fact found them quite interesting! So even though when I first saw this as a posting option I said, "Heck no, I'm not doing that", I am now curious as to what pieces of useless information I myself could come up with. Therefore, I am giving it a shot.
Here goes.
1. I like my married last name of Fox
2. I really wanted a baby girl when I was pregnant, but now that I have a boy I can see my life no other way (and I really like it)
3. I have a large fear of being a soccer mom
4. I don't mind driving the mini van
5. I thought that I would have a masters degree by now
6. I'm really okay with the fact that I don't.
7. I still haven't figured out what I want to be when I grow up
8. I think I am okay with that
9. I like to laugh so hard my stomach hurts
10. My family is the most important thing in my life
11. I cherish each and every one of my friendships.
12. I find winter very depressing
13. I don't sleep well when Gage is in my bed
14. I try really hard to please other people
15. I feel guilty when I have to say no
16. I love to shop
17. I don't like to pay full price for anything
18. My favorite toys to play with when I was little were Barbies
19. I envy my sister and her individuality
20. I would like to do voice overs
21. I think I would be a very good children's librarian
22. I am kind of nervous for my first lia sophia jewelry party tonight
23. I wish that I had a flat stomach
24. I hate doing ab exercise (see #23)
26. I sometimes wonder if I would have ever been able to make it through military bootcamp
27. I am married to a hunter but I would NEVER be able to kill another living animal
28. I am still haunted by the vision of putting my cat, Teague to sleep last week
29. I love to eat steak, but cannot eat it when there is any blood coming out of it.
30. I love to read, but haven't read a book in over 6 months
31. I would like to travel by myself for a weekend and not tell anyone where I am going
32. I hate writing with blue pens, only black.
33. I wish I could wear a ponytail.
34. I hate what I look like without a little foundation.
35. I avoid wearing the color "salmon". It makes me look pale.
36. I have very sweaty feet and hands
37. I have a swollen right ankle 100% of the time and am very embarrassed about it
38. I got really crabby when I was pregnant and everyone made comments about my fat ankle
39. I am a cancer and I fit the description to a "T".
40. I am extremely sensitive, talkative, and a homebody (see #39)
41. I am ticklish
42. I get overwhelming urges to smack people on the butt (ask Tim and my mom)
43. I pick at my cuticles
44. I wish I didn't pick at my cuticles.
45. I really like to run
46. I believe that you can do anything if you put your mind to it.
47. I am not a dog lover, but I secretly love my own dog
48. I love my husband
49. I love to see Tim play with Gage
50. I have never been uncomfortable leaving the house for any amount of time, even when Gage was a baby because Tim is so capable.
51. I have a personal goal of someday being an aerobic instructor
52. I need to get into better shape for that
53. I used to have a huge driving phobia
54. I once made my sister in law come and get me during a snowstorm due to #53
55. I haven't had a fear of driving for about 4 years now.
56. I love to make Gage giggle
57. I like to pop pimples. Yeah, that's a gross one.
58. I like to criticize the news ladies' from WEAU TV-13 (Eau Claire)
59. I think I would have been a good news lady
60 . I like to hear dirty jokes
61. I like to tell dirty jokes
62. I love to shock people (no, not like PHYSICALLY)
63. I hate to hurt other peoples' feelings
64. I often stick my foot in my mouth and am afraid that I hurt someone's feelings.
65. I really don't mean to do #63 or #64, it just happens
66. When I am sad, my heart actually hearts.
67. My favorite alcohol shot is Apple Jack (Jack Daniels and Apple Pucker)
68. I used to love red wine
69. Red wine has been make my tongue break out. Really. Not kidding.
70. I have switched my preference to Chardonnay.
71. I am really struggling here and I have a lot to go.
72. I have no desire to fly overseas.
73. I love vacationing in Mexico.
74. I want to go to Disneyland without my kids to go on all the big rides.
75. I love humidity.
76. I love how my skin looks in the summer
77. I am afraid of touching the bottom of a lake or river.
78. I know how to swim
79. I am afraid of drowning
80. I used to be afraid of the dark
81. I used to sleep with the TV on
82. I now can't have any lights OR noise on when I try to fall asleep
83. Tim is my best friend
84. I can tell my mom anything
85. I love spending time with my sister
86. I love spending time with my family
87. I think I already said #86
88. I am addicted to blogging
89. I am really bad with numbers
90. I get stressed out when balancing my checkbook
91. I haven't balanced my checkbook in about a year.
92. I hate people who tailgate me
93. I never tailgate
94. I sometimes speed
95. I've never gotten a ticket for speeding.
96. I've never been pulled over
97. I really like my personality
98. I am comfortable with the person I am
99. I think I should have thought of more useful information than this
100. I think that there are probably a ton of typos in this list, but I am not going to check it
101. I hope that everyone who did read this has a very nice day today.
Sunday, November 11, 2007
One Great Weekend
Wow! What a great weekend the Fox family experienced! Really, nothing special happened, and we really didn't travel much outside the city limits, but it was just a nice and refreshing weekend!
On Friday night, I "attempted" to scrapbook at my friend Denise's house. There were 6 of us there, and I only knew 2 of the other 5 people. I say "attempted" because I drank a glass of wine and talked more than I scrapped. Imagine that. Me. Talking?
On Saturday, my friends Yvonne and Sarah and I went shopping at the Mall of America. We have been planning this for months as we only spend time together WITH our kids. We decided to take a day and go shopping just for ourselves and even eat at a nice restaurant. We ate at Tucci Bennuch and it was fabulous. The best part of the meal was that there was not one high chair sitting at our table and I didn't pick one piece of food up off the floor. It was very refreshing. Oh, and I did end up buying two shirts and a hat for Gage, but the rest of the day was spent on me!
On Sunday, Tim and I became official members of the church we have been attending in Roberts. We had a light lunch and Tim spent the day outdoors with the neighbor, doing hunting related things that I choose not to ask about. (I wouldn't get it anyway). I spent the day indoors hanging out with Gage until he napped, then I started getting ready for my first lia sophia party that I have on Tuesday night. I have 5 parties booked so far, and I know that once the parties start, the bookings will follow. I'm really excited for this opportunity.
To end off the weekend, Tim and I went to a dinner/comedy show here in town that was held at a local steakhouse. The mom's group that I am a part of went together as a large group and the place was packed. Not just with mom's group people, but a large number of people from the community as well. The comedian was funny and the food was alright. Was he as funny as my brother-in-law? (No, but it's nothing personal). BUT...It was a fun night out, and Gage does very well with our high school babysitter. We really like her, too.
I still have a hard time believing that my Teague is gone. I try not to dwell on it much, however I keep looking for him in the house, or even when I go to bed at night I expect to roll over and he will be there. I miss him more than I thought that I would. It is amazing how the grief process works. I can't imagine what I would do without one of my family members.
On Friday night, I "attempted" to scrapbook at my friend Denise's house. There were 6 of us there, and I only knew 2 of the other 5 people. I say "attempted" because I drank a glass of wine and talked more than I scrapped. Imagine that. Me. Talking?
On Saturday, my friends Yvonne and Sarah and I went shopping at the Mall of America. We have been planning this for months as we only spend time together WITH our kids. We decided to take a day and go shopping just for ourselves and even eat at a nice restaurant. We ate at Tucci Bennuch and it was fabulous. The best part of the meal was that there was not one high chair sitting at our table and I didn't pick one piece of food up off the floor. It was very refreshing. Oh, and I did end up buying two shirts and a hat for Gage, but the rest of the day was spent on me!
On Sunday, Tim and I became official members of the church we have been attending in Roberts. We had a light lunch and Tim spent the day outdoors with the neighbor, doing hunting related things that I choose not to ask about. (I wouldn't get it anyway). I spent the day indoors hanging out with Gage until he napped, then I started getting ready for my first lia sophia party that I have on Tuesday night. I have 5 parties booked so far, and I know that once the parties start, the bookings will follow. I'm really excited for this opportunity.
To end off the weekend, Tim and I went to a dinner/comedy show here in town that was held at a local steakhouse. The mom's group that I am a part of went together as a large group and the place was packed. Not just with mom's group people, but a large number of people from the community as well. The comedian was funny and the food was alright. Was he as funny as my brother-in-law? (No, but it's nothing personal). BUT...It was a fun night out, and Gage does very well with our high school babysitter. We really like her, too.
I still have a hard time believing that my Teague is gone. I try not to dwell on it much, however I keep looking for him in the house, or even when I go to bed at night I expect to roll over and he will be there. I miss him more than I thought that I would. It is amazing how the grief process works. I can't imagine what I would do without one of my family members.
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Recipe
My friend Leah posted a recipe on her site a few weeks ago, and I thought it was a great idea to share. I rarely cook, but if and when I do (and IF it turns out) the recipe was most likely found on Kraftfoods.com (LOVE this site!) and it's nothing to brag about. However I have been making a soup for many years from a recipe I got from my mom, and it's one of my favorite cold-day meals.
My friend Yvonne came over on Monday to sit with Gage while I took care of putting Teague down, so I made her some of this soup (as I happened to have all the ingredients) and it's quite easy to just throw together. She raved about it and asked for the recipe, so I thought that I would share with you.
Creamy Potato Soup
Peel and dice 10-12 medium potatoes into small cubes.
Add 2-3 thinly sliced carrots
1 small diced onion
2 stalks celery, finely chopped
Enough water to just cover all ingredients in a pot
Salt and pepper (a few good shakes of each)
Cook on a slow boil until the potatoes are nearly done
Add 6 chicken bouillon cubes
1 can evaporated milk
1/4 cup butter
2 Tbsp parsely flakes
2 tsp margeram (found in spice aisle)
Cook on a slow boil until done, stirring occasionally. I've found that the longer you let simmer, the better the flavor, just remember to occasionally stir.
Enjoy!
My friend Yvonne came over on Monday to sit with Gage while I took care of putting Teague down, so I made her some of this soup (as I happened to have all the ingredients) and it's quite easy to just throw together. She raved about it and asked for the recipe, so I thought that I would share with you.
Creamy Potato Soup
Peel and dice 10-12 medium potatoes into small cubes.
Add 2-3 thinly sliced carrots
1 small diced onion
2 stalks celery, finely chopped
Enough water to just cover all ingredients in a pot
Salt and pepper (a few good shakes of each)
Cook on a slow boil until the potatoes are nearly done
Add 6 chicken bouillon cubes
1 can evaporated milk
1/4 cup butter
2 Tbsp parsely flakes
2 tsp margeram (found in spice aisle)
Cook on a slow boil until done, stirring occasionally. I've found that the longer you let simmer, the better the flavor, just remember to occasionally stir.
Enjoy!
Monday, November 5, 2007
Saying Goodbye
I put Teague down today. This was probably one of the hardest things I've ever had to do.
I was able to hold him, and see that he went peacefully. I'm having a very hard day, but I know that this too, shall pass.
I was able to hold him, and see that he went peacefully. I'm having a very hard day, but I know that this too, shall pass.
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Our Little Pumpkin
Since we are now country-folk, we had to make arrangements this year for our trick-or-treating excursion. Fortunately, the town of New Richmond offers T or T from 11-6 up and down "main" street, and most of the businesses participated.We met our friends Tracey, Kirk, and their 2 year old Kaden and went treating up and down the street for about an hour. Gage was just fine being carried by daddy, but he gave everyone a big smile when he was talked to.
We then went out for pizza afterward and Gage was home in bed by 8pm, the usual.
I left the porch light on in the hopes that someone would come and ring the doorbell, but no such luck. *sigh*
That's what you get for moving out of the city limits!
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