It's Not Even Halloween Yet, and Christmas Is Out

I don't know about where you live but Christmas is already out here and it's not even Halloween yet. They started putting things out about 3 weeks ago. I've already got most of Dallas' toys purchased and hidden in the house. Please don't tell her!!! We went to the mall before Chinese school today just to do a little shopping, Yeah right! I wanted to go to H*llmark to see the ornament collection for this year. I always buy a few of their ornaments each year. I saw this one and had to have it. It is way too cute. It is dated Christmas 2007. It will fit on my tree perfectly as I don't have a theme to my tree. It seems to be just whatever I like.

Cutie Pie Pics

Things have been busy around here lately and I haven't had a chance to post. Here are some pics taken over the last couple of weeks.

Chicken Pox!!!

Yes, Dallas now has Chicken Pox!!! She was fine yesterday. We went to to our Mommy Sing with Me class at the Conservatory and she acted totally normal. Last night I went to put her pj's on her, and they were all over her torso. I didn't know what it was so I took her to our local ER. This would explain the viral infection and high fever she had recently. We chose to have Dallas re-vaccinated when we returned home but she still managed to get them. Hers is a mild case though, thanks to the vaccine. We still have to keep her at home away from everyone. I felt so bad when I had to call people this morning that we had contact with the last several days. This is not going to be a fun week. We finally got her play area in the backyard fixed up and now she can't go outside because it is still in the 90's here. Maybe my house will finally get a thorough cleaning!!!

Time for an Overdue Update

I was talking to a good friend last night who reminded me "Susan, you need to update your blog. Dallas isn't sick anymore." I have been meaning to update but have just been too lazy something always seems to happen when I sit down to update the blog. Yes, Dallas is better now. She ought to be especially after two trips to the doctor and one to the ER. Turns out she had a rather nasty virus that just wouldn't go away.

I have made the decision not to send her back to preschool until next year. I just don't think she is ready yet. I was really looking forward to my two mornings of quite time each week but her well-being is more important now. I am putting her into activites at least three times a week that way we both get out of the house. I signed her up for Mommy Sing with Me lessons at the symphony orchestra. Nobody told me that it was also an aerobic workout for me!!! Saturdays she goes to Chinese school. Yes, I have the class clown. She entertained everyone instead of learning how to sing a cute song. We are also going to get family memberships to the zoo and Children's Museum. Definitely enough to keep us both busy. I am taking her back to the beach in Bilioxi tomorrow. I got a news lens for my camera and am anxious to try it out. Here are some pictures taken over the last several weeks. I will defintely post the beach pictures when we return.


All smiles until the dentist comes in!!!






Her favorite ride at the mall


Taken while she was sick

First Week of School and Guess What...

Dallas gets sick!!! I finally decided to send Dallas to a really nice Daycare not far from the house two mornings a week. We are working on her social and emotional skills at the request of her speech therapist. Tuesday went pretty well. She didn't even cry when I left. She only hit a kid twice so that's a plus. I went to pick her up at 2:00 pm and they said she was okay until naptime. She refused to take one and proceeded to scream for two hours!!! No problem as I gave her a late nap at home. Thursday was a different story. She was crying as I walked out the door. Three hours of peace and quite at home!!! Then the phone rings. My heart sank when I saw caller ID. "Come pick Dallas up." She screamed for three hours and refused to eat lunch. We agreed to try it again next week for a few hours and slowly build up. Yesterday(Friday) Dallas woke up with "Summer Snotfest 2007" going on. She was also drooling more than a St. Bernard. Off to our favorite ENT, Dr. David. As much as all the members of my family visit her office, her kid's college education will be paid for!!! So today we have to stay home and miss the annual FWCC luncheon. One look at her snot crusted eyebrows would probably get us tossed out anyhow. I was so looking forward to adult conversation today. Hopefully her medicine will kick in soon and she will take a nice nap.

First Trip to the Beach

We stopped at Bilioxi Beach last week while taking Skip over to take care of some business for work. The devastation from the hurricane is still overwhelming. Most of the beaches in that area are closed but we found a few in Bilioxi that were opened but still not lots of people around. Dallas didn't know what to think of the water and sand. She wasn't scared but she wasn't going in!!! It was at least 100 degrees so we didn't stay for long before making the 3 hour trip back home. We will be back in the area after Labor Day so hopefully we will have time for her to play in the sand and get wet.

Few Ideas for the Quilt

I been going through websites looking for ideas for the quilt. I really don't know what I want it to look like yet. The final design depends on how many squares I receive. Now to figure out who I can get to make the quilt for me help me make the quilt!!! Here are several designs that I am leaning towards.