Bargins and Weeds!

In efforts to give Tom some time and space to recover from his big day yesterday, the girls and I decided to get out of the house for a few hours this morning.
As we were leaving, it donned on me that today is Saturday... which equals Granville Farmers Market day! So we headed out...


I didn't take this picture... but this is pretty much what it looks like. The Main street downtown is closed off, and farmers come sale everything from fresh veggies, baked goods, to farm animals of all sorts (butchered of course). While we were there, an art fair was going on too. So I made out... head of cabbage, two zucchini, two summer squash, 5 jalapeno peppers, an Anaheim pepper, a buckeye brownie (for Carly and Abby) and an anklet for Abby... all for $7.00 Oh, forgot to mention... then I hit up a yard sale on the way out. I bought 4 stackable crates for $2.00. They make perfect toy storage bins :)

Then we went to 'Play it Again Baby' (inside thing)... Once Upon A Child. I went in to browse and maybe find some sandals for Isabella. After spending an hour in the store, I decided to check out. I managed to find some great deals there too... a really cute tank top (brown and tan...will get pictures soon) = 50% off...$1.00. A pair of shorts = 50% off... $0.50. Sandals = $2.50, and a very cute dress/bloomer set = $4.00. It was pricey, but I could not resist! Upon checking out, Isabella insisted on playing with this Dora the Explorer toy. Well, she would not let it go either... so I caved. THEN she made a B-line to a play-yard house... I told Abby not to let her in, because I was NOT buying it too... the cashier could not help but laugh at me! So I walked out of there spending $10.00... when of course I only 'wanted' shoes!
After Taco Bell lunch, we came home.
To pull weeds!


Here is the start of our beautiful mess. I should have taken before and after pictures, but I did not think of that ahead of time... you'd think I would have. Doy.


Carly hard at work... she managed to pull 90% of those weeds on her own. Needless to say, she was pretty pooped... and that was just one box!
As for myself, I got carried away and accidental pulled out what I thought was a weed. Apparently it is some kind of butterfly bush! I didn't know... it wasn't flowering, and it looked like a tall weed to my 'horticulture duh' eye. Sorry Henry! It will grow back...next year!

It is now nearing the 7:30pm hour... we are all a little pooped, and ready to enjoys some movie time. But first I need to get the dinner mess cleaned up! Oh, how the chores never end :)

Scissors, Staples and Band aids!

Today was the big day!!!
Probably not something Tom would want me to blog about... but this is our crazy life...so I am documenting it!!!
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First step... IV in place...


IV drip line bag'o'fluid and antibiotics...

Next, answer a bunch of questions & wait for the happy-loopy drugs to kick in...

...Go into OR, while we wait for our pager to vibrate and blink :)

Then.....

When it's all finished- not let your wife take a picture :)

LOL!

His procedure was super fast. Surgery started at 7:48am, and by 8:15-30'ish, I was called back to see him. By 9:30 he was released to go home.

So now the troops that are in place will have to evacuate the premises, and he will be tested for POW's in about 3 weeks... so until then....

Please continue to keep him in your thoughts (and prayers)- he is going to be sore for a bit! Thank you :)

Day in the life of an OSU student

Please forgive the picture quality... they are a little grainy (phone camera).
These are a few pictures I took on campus a few days ago.


I have now only have a few of my core classes left. Since I am a Bio major, I am in the College of Biological Sciences (duh- what gave that away)... anyhow, I discovered a library in the Biology building- and this is the view from the computer I was sitting at. For those of you that don't know, that big ol' complex is The Horseshoe... "The 'Shoe" for short.
I tried to find some credible web-sites with info... but gave up! Here is a wikipedia description of The 'Shoe. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio_Stadium


My new home... this is one of a couple entrances to the main Science Building. Oooo-aaaaaw :)

This is my newest favorite part of school. CABS (Campus Area bus System)! Campus is so ginormous that we have our own bus routes. I park at 'west campus'... which simply means that if I walk... it's going to be a good few miles to class. So instead, I take the bus. Awww, comfy seats and air conditioning! Not to mention, a few extra minutes to study or read before class ;)

There are many drop off and pick up locations throughout campus, so access is awesome. Last quarter I had always seen students taking these buses, and often wondered where in the world they were going. Doh! Had I known about this luxury last quarter, I would have been a pro by now! Buuuut, I am catching on. It's great! Oh, and free. Bonus!!!

Here was part of a waiting bench and newspaper stand...while waiting for the bus to pick my behind up!

So I have one night class... 7:30-9:48... 2x a week. On my way, I stumbled across this guy (or girl). Ick! Maybe it was not really dead, and instead sending out upside down pheromones to local females! At any rate, I got a kick out of it, and took a picture!

Little Frog

Little Frog Little Frog Come To Me
Little Frog Little Frog Don't Be a Bee
Little Frog Little Frog Climb a Tree
Little Frog Little Frog Jump up High
Little Frog Little Frog Touch the Sky
Little Frog Little Frog Come to Me


Frogs are all over

Carly stepped on this little guy (or girl), and freaked!

I went out to see all the commotion, and this is what I find. So I decided to touch it. Which in turn, made Abby want to touch it. So I then tried to catch it... but it pee'd and hopped away!
(in the picture above this one, you can see the pee trail behind the frog!)

So we gave up on trying to hold it, and continued to 'pet' it instead. Abby named it Charlotte...but it could be Bob...the frog we kept captive for a few days :)

AAA Saved Us!!!

For the first time, we used our AAA road-side assistance!
www.aaa.com

We were, luckily, pulling into the Giant Eagle parking lot, when some doofis decided to scoot out into the road-Tom swerved to avoid being hit by the guy, and hit the curb... needless to say, the tire popped. And Thankfully we are all OK, and no air bags deployed... that would have sucked!

We hung out at the grocery store for a bit until AAA came. Abby enjoyed it because she played in the child care area of the store. I watched a little news with Isabella in the grocery eat-in deli; while Carly and Tom waited (in the heat) for the guy to arrive.

Just a little fun the Werner's have :)

Update on the Ear Infection

Today Isabella had a follow up appt for the last round of ear infection treatment. Sure enough... she still has an infection. This time the right ear is 'pink, but maybe clearing up' and the left is 'very red and swollen'. I swear the infection jumps from ear to ear. So since we have done the Amoxcilin (a couple times) and Omnicef- we are jumping to the next step... a three day series of Rocephin shots- doubled up with Biaxin, twice a day for the next ten days. If the infection is not 'showing improvements' by Friday (in 3 days), Dr. Campbell is going to call around to find an ENT that will take her in ASAP. As it stands, she is not getting better and her ENT appt is not until July 2nd. Poor child has had a constant infection since February... we can't take much more!

Here is the little fighter at her appt today. Today was also the first dose of Rocephin. We go back to the doctors office for the next two days for dose 2 & 3... luckily they have stickers to distract her with... but man is she going to hate to go there by the time Thursday rolls around!




Before... happy & content

Uh-O... looks like trouble

"Ochie mommy, they stuck me in the tooshy..."

Poor little booger has to endure two more days of being stuck in the behind :(

Aladdin... grant me a wish

Another beautiful day in the neighborhood!
Grandma sent us $20.00, so the girls and I went out for lunch in Granville. We went to a small cafe called Aladdin's Restaurant. They have some yummy 'home cooked' food. We strolled down Broadway St., checked out the fire dept, then headed for the park... this time a quick visit to the park.

Looking in the mirror, next to our table :)

Last pictures

So I took the memory card out of the camera and put it directly into the computer... so her are some of the last pictures.
The captions did not show up... so I will tell you...
Tom and Henry make up the crew, Carly is the Crew Manager and Isabella is the Site Manager...
I guess I was just a gopher and Abby was MIA!

Dig A Grave, The Camera Is Dead

As most of you know, the camera is attached to me at the hip. I take it everywhere and I snap photo's of everything. As of yesterday at about 3:30pm, the camera is dead. So no more pictures until we can save up to buy a new one. Which means at the rate we are going... we will have one sometime after I graduate. And since I am on the ten year plan... we will have a camera sometime in the year 20never. LMAO!!!!

You have no idea how upset I am. I don't even have an answer of how it broke. Carly was taking pictures (which BTW, there are about 50 that I can't access) of Tom and Henry building on to the barn- when 'poof'- the whole thing froze. The zoom lens got stuck in one spot. It would not extend all the way, nor retract back into the original place (off position). When I press the on/off button, it beeps at me... a loud beep that I have NEVER heard before.

Oh well.
I guess on the bright side, I will someday get a new camera...something I have wanted for a while now. Tom does have his Blackberry phone/camera- so we are technically completely without... but that is not quite the same. :(

I'm off to cry now. Pitty me.

Splish Splash

Today was a gorgeous day, not terribly cold, and not scorching hot...so I thought that I'd get Isabella's baby pool out. I have been itching to have her try it out for days! I filled it with partial hot water and hose water. However, it was still a bit chilly.

"What's this mommy?"

"It's cold and wet..."



"Aunt Peggy, I'm not too sure about getting my feet wet. It's cold..."




"But I will get my hands wet and splash like a cat."

Now that I know that she likes her pool...I can't wait for the weather to warm up! We are going to spend so much time out here during the summer!

Tortilla's Are Round?

Today I decided to attempt to make some tortilla's. I have thought about making them...because we go through them like water...and today was the perfect day to finally try.

So I set out....



I got all my materials together.
Maseca mix, salt, bowl, measuring cup & wax paper
Just going to do it the 'good ol' fashion way'


Ooooo... exciting
tortilla batter


Roll 'em, roll 'em, roll 'em...

Place between two sheets of wax paper, and press firmly until 6-8 inches round and flat

Not too bad, but it's not flat... or 6-8 inches!

But I'll try cooking it up anyways.....

Then I decided to try the rolling pin method...

Yeah, that was not any better...

Who ever said tortillas had to be round?

They obviously have not met Niki...

Tom's ancestors are probably rolling in their resting place, because of what his white-girl wife has done to the tortilla here!

Needless to say, I need a tortilla press :)

Wanna get me one?

Swings, Slides, Rocks and More!

This afternoon the girls were released early from school... their last day! Instead of being couped up, I decided to finish cleaning the carpets and load the car for the park.

We went to our favorite neighborhood park- even though it is in a different city! At any rate, we had a blast soaking up the sun and beautiful weather.

Carly's Graduation

Our baby has officially graduated the 6th grade.

Class of 2015, here comes Carly

This certificate represents the start of a successful, determined and strong young woman. She will continue to grow throughout her educational career, and grab the world with power by the time she graduates college. No one can stop her willingness to make things happen, make things change, and make a difference for all.
Watch out world... you see here the next (or only) female president!



On the way to the ceremony... dressed to impress!




Class of 2009 :)


Carly & Kirsten

Carly & Mikaela

Carly, Kalista & Corrina

Carly, Abby, Kirsten and Kristen

Mama & her girls

Daddy and his girls

The three most beautiful girls, in the world!

Mexican for graduation dinner... would we have it any other way??? ;)

she is such a young woman... STOP GROWING!!!

Our babies... Class of 2015, 2025(I think...if my math is right) & 2019