Another Christmas!!

Due to the snowstorm we had on Saturday, we were unable to make it up to visit Robbie's grandmother, Nana Connie,for the Ham family Christmas. However Robbie's parents went and brought back gifts for us to open. We opened them up on Sunday, and as usual weren't disappointed!! Robyn opening her gift card

Thrilled she got some bare minerals, not to mention Wii Fit Plus!

Elizabeth absolutely LOVED the hat she got, along with movie and purse

Of course, she loves jewelry and was very pleased

Yup, she loves the hat, it is SO her! She wears it all the time and it even matches her jacket and snow pants.

So right now, the plan is that Robbie will hopefully get out of work early Thursday so we can run up to visit. Because this weekend is my weekend to work, plus he's once again leaving for Florida!

Thanks Nana Connie, Aunt Becky & Uncle Bruce, Aunt Susie and Steve for the gifts! Great choices all around and great appreciated!!

Sliding and snowshoeing

So here are some of the pictures of us sliding and snowshoeing that we did on Saturday. We had an absolutely FABULOUS time doing both, and felt it the next day. We're looking forward to more of the same, and even ice skating in the real near future!!
Robyn pushing Robbie and Tiz

Robyn, Tiz and Val

half of the gang that came sliding with us

Tiz ready to go snowshoeing

Tiz, trudging thru the snow

Robyn, doesn't she look thrilled?

Robyns snowshoe fell off, Tiz tried helping fix it

OOps, she fell!

SNOW!!!!

Its been snowing here off and on since Thursday. The result, probably at least 12" of snow. I'm betting a little more. Right now its switching from rain, to snow. HUGE snowflakes now!Temperature must be right on the boarderline of freezing.

We've done lots the past 2 days. Lots of shoveling to say the least! We've been snowshoeing, sledding and the girls even built a snowman this morning! Its been a blast! Back to the real world tomorrow with school and work.

Here are some pictures, I'll post the snowshoeing and sledding ones later. Dang blogger still doesn't let me do what I want for pictures

YUP, they are spoiled rotten!

No they are not getting ready to rob a bank

Really they aren't!!!!

Me with my new mug my Sissy got me!!!

LOVING IT!

Robyn opening her Ipod touch

THRILLED to say the least!
Looks like a tornado hit the living room!!!!

So since blogger won't let me do with what I want with pictures, moving them around or adding more. This is all I've got right now!!

HAPPY 2010!!!

Family Christmas

Don't know why I'm having so much trouble with blogger to move pictures around, but anyways here's a few of our family/friends Christmas party (minus our mum). Will post pictures of Christmas Day soon!!!

17 needle sticks, 4 iv bags, countless vitals signs

Sorry for the randomness, but blogger won't let me put my photos in order, nor move my text to the top!!!! All her animals that she got

Miles the IV Holder

sitting with Sissy

Snuggling with mum before mum moves to her not so comfy chair

Playing with Daddy's ear

Holding daddy's hand

"REAL" food

"SOFT" Food

Heard she might need surgery Drinking the IV contrast


The greatest words I heard today was "Mumma, I'm so glad to be able to eat your good food again". That was from our 9yr old Tiz as she was eating homemade beef stew. Our poor little munchin was very sick from last Thursday until really feeling like herself today. She spent time in 3 Emergency Rooms before being admitted to the hospital on Saturday morning and being released on Monday afternoon.

Last Thursday, the day we got the new kitty, Tiz said that her tummy was upset and not feeling well. Went to bed fairly early and woke up around 10 with a high fever and complaining that her belly was really bad. So in bed she crawled with me. We didn't sleep at all, she tossed and turned and was so uncomfortable. Around 4ish she threw up some, said she felt better and fell asleep. ( just in time for me to go to work!). Robbie was to go to RI for the day, but he stayed home so I could work. Instinct told me to have him to make a dr's app't. So off they went around 10 to the pediatrician. They tested her for UTI, which was negative and said that if the pain moved any - then to call them back. She was a lounge lizard all day and didn't eat. That night she wanted to go to bed early, so crawled in bed with me, then went into her own bed. At 2am she woke up saying the pain was unbearable and could barely move. So called the pediatrician, who advised us to go to the hospital. Off we went to our local ER. She vomited a few times there and spiked a fever of over 102. The poor dear has my mums veins, which roll and make it almost impossible for them to stick her for an IV. They poked and poked and poked some more. No IV, but did get some blood. The blood work showed her white cells were high, not alarming high at this point, but high. So the dr on duty wanted a ultrasound done of her appendix. BUT we had to go to another town to get that done. Off we loaded the poor babe and drove 20miles to the other hospital. There they tried an IV, no luck, and started her drinking CT contrast in the event the ultrasound didn't show anything. Off we went to the ultrasound, the tech and the ER dr were 100% positive that it was an appendix and decided against doing the cat scan, but asked if we wanted surgery done there. I told them I wanted to go to the hospital near where her pediatrician was or onto Maine Medical where the childrens hospital is. So they made arrangements and off we went to Midcoast. There we checked into the ER then was ushered to the Med/Surg floor and into her room. There her nurse was absolutely FABULOUS! She did a great job numbing her arm, and telling her she had a "magic potion" and she couldn't look. The "magic potion" was a little shot of lidocaine to numbed her arm so that they could get an IV in. Blood work was done and her white cells had jumped to 20,000. The surgeon was not convinced though it was appendicitis, nor did her pediatrician. So we hunkered down in the room for the night, waiting to see what the blood cells would do. The next morning blood work done and they had dropped down by about 1/2. Won't go into the details of what we had to go thru get get the blood. They decided to keep her overnight again, if she still had flank pain Monday morning, then they would do a cat scan. Monday the flank pain was gone and the white blood cells were normal at 5200. They started her on a clear diet, then a soft diet and then she was allowed home!!! Monday night we all were exhausted and fell asleep at 7pm and didn't get up until 6am. She lounged around yesterday, eating a little more but not much. Slept well again last night. Today she's back to normal. Eating and running around. So its now 7pm and she's exhausted and ready for bed - so off we go and she's begging for school tomorrow!! OH, the surgeon thinks she had some viral gastreonitis bug. However if anything flares up again, then she will automatically have a ct scan. But we are hoping that never happens!!!

ITS A BOY!!!

Introducing Mittens! Little brother to Socks and Boots. He's a 6month old Blue Point Siamese, like Boots, plus a mixture of something because he is double pawed. We heard there was another one there so we went to just check him out, which is a mistake because we fell in love with him. He's so loving and wants to be snuggled. PLUS he doesn't MEOW - not a peep out of him. But he does purrr lots! There were a few more kitties there that I would of loved to bring home with me, I feel so bad for all of them!

Boots checking out what we brought home. Needless to say he's far from impressed. He actually hisses everytime he sees him. Socks could care less and let him walk around her.