Apparently the pinky toe is very important and has many nerve endings…. Yesterday in the evening we were attempting to put away some Christmas decorations. I was wearing flip flops and just ran up the stairs to put away some crap, and was on my way back downstairs. Dave and the kids were right near the stairway. Suddenly I just slipped and fell down the stairs. Dave was on the phone and hung up on whoever he was talking to, Laura found it hilarious and said “momma fall down, haha” I just sat there and cried and my poor pinky toe started bleeding enough to make me feel sick from seeing the amount of blood. Dave’s reply to my crying was “you just can’t keep a pedicure can you?” I had just gotten one the day before, and it will probably be a while before I let anyone touch that toe.
The sucker hurts still I tell you. After some first aide from David, and some examining I must have ripped the toe nail somehow. The nail is still there but its been bleeding off and on even today a little bit. I don’t see a cut or anything so who knows what the heck I did. I can move the toe so I doubt it’s broke, but the sucker still hurts, and at work today I still managed to some how stub my toe and I wore crocs today trying to be careful. That caused me to make quite the vocabulary impression on my patients. At this point I am ready for someone to just amputate the toe and be done with it.
Monday, December 31, 2007
Sunday, December 30, 2007
Oh to be a Campbell...
Today was the annual Campbell Family Reunion held at my great aunt Julia's. Picture a crazy amount of Campbell's backed into a small house. It's crazyness as we are loons. My Aunt Julia is the queen of knick knacks, she has more crap then my mom and that really says something. This meant I had to chase after Laura and remind her a gazilion times not to touch. The highlight of the affair was my youngest nephew Justin asking my mom in front of everyone what a "Diry Sanchez" is.
So New Years Eve Dave and I are going to head to dinner somewhere which will probably end up being Plaza, and then we are going to go bowling with some friends. Don't joke on bowling- its so much fun, and its been a good three years since we have been able to go. SO that's going to be our big New Year's Eve outting....
So New Years Eve Dave and I are going to head to dinner somewhere which will probably end up being Plaza, and then we are going to go bowling with some friends. Don't joke on bowling- its so much fun, and its been a good three years since we have been able to go. SO that's going to be our big New Year's Eve outting....
Saturday, December 29, 2007
Friday, December 28, 2007
The gift that keeps giving...
We are all sick. It started with poor Rachel who woke up Christmas Day with it, and when we took her in to the doctor the next day she had a temp of 104. She has a cold and a ear infection, and over the last few days shes passed it on to Laura, David and myself. We were going to try to go to Appomattox today to see Dave's grandmother, and even yesterday Dave was set on going, and was getting frustrated with me as I said I was going to stay home with Rachel, and he was dead set on taking her. I was not going to budge. This can been a common theme with him as a week or so after I have birth to Rachel he wanted to take everyone up to see his grandmother immediatly as she was very sick and ill and not going to be around much longer. I refused to go as I had just had a c-section and my freaking incision was open, and Dave pouted like a baby. But we went have been to see her several times since then so I am not trying to prevent him from going or actuing like this out of evil, I just want everyone to be healthy and I like to be present when we do these trips.
I was feeling like crap yesterday and it was obvious Rachel still was feeling yucky, so I was a bit happy when Dave woke up sick today and decieded it would not be a good idea to make the trip. DUH! So the trip is postponed for a bit, but eventually we will all go, and we will all go in good health so we don't end up getting her sicker then she already is. I seriously just wish they would move her down here where everyone is. There just comes a time you have to step up and say enough is enough, and I know Dave's mom and aunt have got to be just plain tired and burnt out.
A few days earlier we ended up finally picking out a mattress. We get it delivered Tueday and I am super excited, as it felt heavenly when I was rolling around on it in the show room. We ended up getting it from Mattress Discounters as my sister recently got her a new one from there and had shopped around and done some investigating on them. Never just go in there and buy what the sticker says. If you sit around in there for a while the saleman gets overly dramatic when you try to leave and makes these phone calls to see how far he can come down on the sticker price, and apparently he can come down pretty far. But like I said my sister filled us all in on this, so we got a good price, free delivery and removed of old mattress and he even got us a matress pad cheaper then what the sticker price said for just the mattress.
I was feeling like crap yesterday and it was obvious Rachel still was feeling yucky, so I was a bit happy when Dave woke up sick today and decieded it would not be a good idea to make the trip. DUH! So the trip is postponed for a bit, but eventually we will all go, and we will all go in good health so we don't end up getting her sicker then she already is. I seriously just wish they would move her down here where everyone is. There just comes a time you have to step up and say enough is enough, and I know Dave's mom and aunt have got to be just plain tired and burnt out.
A few days earlier we ended up finally picking out a mattress. We get it delivered Tueday and I am super excited, as it felt heavenly when I was rolling around on it in the show room. We ended up getting it from Mattress Discounters as my sister recently got her a new one from there and had shopped around and done some investigating on them. Never just go in there and buy what the sticker says. If you sit around in there for a while the saleman gets overly dramatic when you try to leave and makes these phone calls to see how far he can come down on the sticker price, and apparently he can come down pretty far. But like I said my sister filled us all in on this, so we got a good price, free delivery and removed of old mattress and he even got us a matress pad cheaper then what the sticker price said for just the mattress.
Thursday, December 27, 2007
Adventures in brushing teeth....
No this blog is not about brushing my kids teeth, in fact its my own personal experience. One of our gifts we got this year was the Ultra Sonic electric tooth brush thingys. I have never used anything but basic tooth brushes and apparently such a concept is a bit over my head. I didn't read any directions as I thought I would be smart enough to figure it out- I was wrong. I started with putting a glob of toothpaste on the brush and then I pushed the button on and then put it in my mouth. The vibrations scared me and I was certain I was going to chip my teeth or shock myself. I was scared to death while I did it, and I came out in the den to do this while attempting to watch something on TV so this amused David watching me. When I was done I came back in the den and Dave pointed out that I had a glob of toothpaste on my shirt as I turned the thing on before putting it in my mouth resulting in me slinging the toothpaste. I amused David with my antics at least.
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
T'was the day after Christmas
Well Christmas has come and gone, and even without as much running around it was still crazy! BUT it was wonderful and magical and all of that oosshyy goooshhyyy stuff. Christmas Eve was spent at the inlaws and that was the first round of the spoiling. The girls got so much stuff. Laura was still not interested in opening present this year, we sort of thought she would be more into it, but she was more interested in prancing around, which was fine as having us or others open rather then a 22 month old or 10 month old makes the process speed up some. The big hit for Laura Christmas Eve was her table and chairs that she was crazy about. Big hits for Dave was some golf pass thingy, and golf shoes. For me it was kitchen stuff- I got my Wok and a panini maker.
When we came home we let the girls open a present under the tree which was new PJ's, and Laura did help open them up at least. They were ready to crash soon after that as they had a super long day as they had gone to Richmond with Dave's parents to a party earlier.
So then "Santa" came and boy was Santa busy. Santa even wondered for a split second if he had brought enough which was silly, but still he wondered, so then Christmas morning I got up SUPER EARLY. I don't know what it is, but I am still like a little kid on Christmas morning. I used to get up so freaking early when I lived with my parents, and I guess its just carried over. I hate to admit this, but I actually got up at 4:30am, yes I know, but I couldn't fall back to sleep, so I just got up and prepared for the day by doing some cooking for breakfast. Each year I make a breakfast casserole. Dave loves those, and I never make them except on Christmas. I also did a little more straightening and then I tried to keep busy without waking up every one else. Dave woke up about 6am, and soon after Rachel started crying. She however, woke up sick. Poor thing... first Christmas and she is sick. She had a runny nose and was pulling on her ears some. She did perk up a little after some food and some Motrin, and was ready to go back to sleep. Dave and I decieded to go ahead and exchange, as I was by this time dying to start opening gifts. Santa was very gracious with what he left in my stocking. I got lots of gift cards, and can't wait to use them.
So after stockings I let Dave open his gifts from me and the kids. His big gifts where a golf driver that must have inside diamonds or something for the amount it cost, and the North Face coat. He also got a ACDC CD set, and some other little stuff.
My big gifts from Dave and the kids was a beautiful Coach purse and wristlet, that he picked out by himself. He said the sales ladies where he bought it at are like car salemen. I also got a new ipod nano in baby blue! I also got the Magic Bullet blender things I had been wanting and some tupperware stuff I needed.
About 7am we heard the Laura and Rachel stiring so we brought them down to see what Santa left. Laura went straight to her kitchen set and started checking it out. Rachel also got to try out her car, and Laura decieded she like that too. They really seemed to enjoy their toys and were soon making a mess. My parents then popped in to see what Santa had left, and thats when we gave my parents their gifts. My dad is really hard to shop so I usually get him gift cards to Bass Pro Shop and Green Top in Richmond, as he loves going to both places. I also got him a shirt and some CD's he wanted. He's been on a CD kick as he got a Bose stero thingy a few months ago, and ever since hes been Mr. Music Man. I find it hilarious as when I was younger and bought CD's he would tell me I was wasting my money on that S!*%. I got my mom a Coach purse which she loved, a vera bradly book cover, some Mathew's County sign thing, and a sunflower garden decoration thingy. They also got the scrapbook on the girls that I worked on for freaking forever, and they got the picture of all their grandkids that we nearly killed us with that experience.
About the time they were done opening up, Dave's parents popped in to see what Santa brought and to see the kids before they left to head out of town, but just as soon as they came they left. I know it must be hard for them to be away from their kids and grandkids on Christmas.
We got the girls dressed and then headed next door to my parents and then got to open our gifts. Christmas with my parents is always over the top and crazy. They buy a crazy amount of gifts, and my mom spends forever wrapping them beautifully with perfect bows, and baking every kind of cake and cookie you can imagine, and then preparing a feast. Seriously, she's freaking Martha Stewart Jr. They spoiled us silly again. Dave's big gifts were a Bose Radio CD thingy, a pressure washer, and some crown molding kit he wanted. My big gifts were a Dooney bag, a cool scrapbook tool called the Silohette, and a bunch of every day dishes by Longaberger, and a gazillion other stuff.
The kids got a crazy amount as well, and soon "santa" was not feeling like he should have brought more, and left Dave and I wondering where the hell we were going to put everything. Laura was all about this leapfrog laptop she got, and Rachel was all about her Elmo Chair.
My nephews were a trip. My 13 year old nephew got some crazy pogo stick from his Dad. It doesn't have springs, it operates by air you put into it with a air compressor, and its made for adults, and apparently the more air you put into it the higher you bounce, and if your a pro you can jump over cars. Jake brought that over and was showing that off. Hopefully he doesn't kill himself on it, but it looks like some fun, and I am going to try it out hopefully today if it quits raining.
Justin got this motor scooter, and I got to try it out. Picture this, me on the scooter all dressed up riding down the street like a crazy lady. To top it off a house on the corner got sold and our new neighbors were picking Christmas Day to move in which was odd, but I zoomed past them while they looked at my like I was nuts and yelled Merry Christmas. Dave and my nephews were cracking up at me, and said they think the neighbors think I am mentally retarded.
When we came home we let the girls open a present under the tree which was new PJ's, and Laura did help open them up at least. They were ready to crash soon after that as they had a super long day as they had gone to Richmond with Dave's parents to a party earlier.
So then "Santa" came and boy was Santa busy. Santa even wondered for a split second if he had brought enough which was silly, but still he wondered, so then Christmas morning I got up SUPER EARLY. I don't know what it is, but I am still like a little kid on Christmas morning. I used to get up so freaking early when I lived with my parents, and I guess its just carried over. I hate to admit this, but I actually got up at 4:30am, yes I know, but I couldn't fall back to sleep, so I just got up and prepared for the day by doing some cooking for breakfast. Each year I make a breakfast casserole. Dave loves those, and I never make them except on Christmas. I also did a little more straightening and then I tried to keep busy without waking up every one else. Dave woke up about 6am, and soon after Rachel started crying. She however, woke up sick. Poor thing... first Christmas and she is sick. She had a runny nose and was pulling on her ears some. She did perk up a little after some food and some Motrin, and was ready to go back to sleep. Dave and I decieded to go ahead and exchange, as I was by this time dying to start opening gifts. Santa was very gracious with what he left in my stocking. I got lots of gift cards, and can't wait to use them.
So after stockings I let Dave open his gifts from me and the kids. His big gifts where a golf driver that must have inside diamonds or something for the amount it cost, and the North Face coat. He also got a ACDC CD set, and some other little stuff.
My big gifts from Dave and the kids was a beautiful Coach purse and wristlet, that he picked out by himself. He said the sales ladies where he bought it at are like car salemen. I also got a new ipod nano in baby blue! I also got the Magic Bullet blender things I had been wanting and some tupperware stuff I needed.
About 7am we heard the Laura and Rachel stiring so we brought them down to see what Santa left. Laura went straight to her kitchen set and started checking it out. Rachel also got to try out her car, and Laura decieded she like that too. They really seemed to enjoy their toys and were soon making a mess. My parents then popped in to see what Santa had left, and thats when we gave my parents their gifts. My dad is really hard to shop so I usually get him gift cards to Bass Pro Shop and Green Top in Richmond, as he loves going to both places. I also got him a shirt and some CD's he wanted. He's been on a CD kick as he got a Bose stero thingy a few months ago, and ever since hes been Mr. Music Man. I find it hilarious as when I was younger and bought CD's he would tell me I was wasting my money on that S!*%. I got my mom a Coach purse which she loved, a vera bradly book cover, some Mathew's County sign thing, and a sunflower garden decoration thingy. They also got the scrapbook on the girls that I worked on for freaking forever, and they got the picture of all their grandkids that we nearly killed us with that experience.
About the time they were done opening up, Dave's parents popped in to see what Santa brought and to see the kids before they left to head out of town, but just as soon as they came they left. I know it must be hard for them to be away from their kids and grandkids on Christmas.
We got the girls dressed and then headed next door to my parents and then got to open our gifts. Christmas with my parents is always over the top and crazy. They buy a crazy amount of gifts, and my mom spends forever wrapping them beautifully with perfect bows, and baking every kind of cake and cookie you can imagine, and then preparing a feast. Seriously, she's freaking Martha Stewart Jr. They spoiled us silly again. Dave's big gifts were a Bose Radio CD thingy, a pressure washer, and some crown molding kit he wanted. My big gifts were a Dooney bag, a cool scrapbook tool called the Silohette, and a bunch of every day dishes by Longaberger, and a gazillion other stuff.
The kids got a crazy amount as well, and soon "santa" was not feeling like he should have brought more, and left Dave and I wondering where the hell we were going to put everything. Laura was all about this leapfrog laptop she got, and Rachel was all about her Elmo Chair.
My nephews were a trip. My 13 year old nephew got some crazy pogo stick from his Dad. It doesn't have springs, it operates by air you put into it with a air compressor, and its made for adults, and apparently the more air you put into it the higher you bounce, and if your a pro you can jump over cars. Jake brought that over and was showing that off. Hopefully he doesn't kill himself on it, but it looks like some fun, and I am going to try it out hopefully today if it quits raining.
Justin got this motor scooter, and I got to try it out. Picture this, me on the scooter all dressed up riding down the street like a crazy lady. To top it off a house on the corner got sold and our new neighbors were picking Christmas Day to move in which was odd, but I zoomed past them while they looked at my like I was nuts and yelled Merry Christmas. Dave and my nephews were cracking up at me, and said they think the neighbors think I am mentally retarded.
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