ALLERGIES 2014.

how awesome is her hair?!

I KNOW. BUT HEY, IT'S SOMETHING.

A LONG PAUSE.

unintentional!

 

life has been crazy. the last few weeks were harvest, harvest, class, work, harvest. we went straight from work to lucille's and then home in time for bath and bed.

 

we had a "free" day on sunday that i spent mowing the lawn (better be for the last time this year!!!!!!!!!!), cleaning out my car and doing mounds of laundry.

 

 

 

 

we also threw in a quick trip to denver to (finally) meet baby kate, who is beyond precious, and a little bit of volunteerism at the pumpkin festival this weekend with hallie.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

so now things feel more manageable. i mean, laundry is still out of control, but the yard looks good and my car is clean. and i've finally  met my niece.

 

 

 

 

FINAL FINGER FOLLOWUP.

we are down to a simple bandaid! No more wrapping, wrapping, wrapping, hooray!

 

now, please no more doctors for the rest of the year. our poor hsa has taken a beating this summer/fall.

 

all is well. the end.

HOORAY, THE WEEKEND!

i am so happy it's the weekend. we have nothing tonight (!) and plans for a fun saturday at the steamshow, every little boy's delight. and then hallie and dave have a father/daughter sleepover with some of our favorites, which should be hilariously interesting.

 

a note about hallie's finger: it's healing nicely. i would categorize it as a really yucky nail now. the bone will heal on its own and the stiches will dissolve. she has the "cage" around her finger for another two weeks and then she can take it off as long as it's not too sensitive.

 

a note about henry's potty training: the boy is rocking it. no poops yet, but i'm confident we will be in full-on underwears in a month. A MONTH?! yikes, but yes. he was dry all day yesterday and even told Irma three times that he needed to potty. he figured out how fun it is to pee on tires, grass and gravel, so he doesn't completely have to interrupt his play to take a whiz. he sure does love to play with that thing though, so it's in a constant state of erection. hilariously uncomfortable.

 

a request: books! i need book recommendations, please! I've figured out how to use our nanny's library card to borrow ebooks from the library. i'm so happy. i'm back into my full-fledged bookworm status, much to dave's dismay :)

 

happy weekending!

DOWN BUT NOT OUT.

this girl is a TROOPER.

 

her wrist is just about healed, so she thought she should just go ahead and break her finger.

 

dave shut the closet door with hallie's hands near the hinges. good stuff.

 

poor thing has an open fracture of the top knuckle of her middle-right finger, severely damaged the nail bed and created quite a gash on the side.

 

the result was a trip to the local ER for four hours, and a trip to the springfield ER for another two and a half hours to have a plastic surgeon fix things.

 

she had to have five stitches for the nail bed and two on the side for the gash. it was nasty. they had to take the nail off. GROSS.

 

she was really, really, really scared, but was so brave and didn't cry. she got teary when they were talking the shot and then whimpered a bit when they were doing it. but she was so, so good. love that girl.

 

 

so tired. it was so late.

 

no more broken bones.

 

WE HAD THE BEST TIME EVER: ONE DIRECTION

things came together perfectly. we had an amazing time, even though the girls didn't make it through the whole concert. that's what happens when they don't start until 9:30pm. whaaaaat?! crazy.

 

i love these girls so much.

 

 we stayed in an amazing apartment that was so close to soldier field we could listen to the sound check. it was perfect. a six minute walk, totally and completely safe. the view was insane.

 

 

 

 

 our seats were terrible, but the girls thought they WERE THE BEST SEATS EVER! you could see everything! thank you video screens!

 blue teeth.

 and then they bought souvenirs. a t-shirt was $40. they did not buy a t-shirt, but instead bought $10 bits of fabric to use as headbands and a necklace (hallie) and a VIP pass thingy (kenz). later we bought $15 crappy glow sticks. I AM A SUCKER.

 (the girls were taking selfies. i thought it was hilarious)

 

 

 uh oh. getting tired.

 nope!

 

 

 there was supposedly an 80% chance for rain. not a single drop and the temperature was glorious. the sun set over soldier field and it was the best day ever.

 

 

 

 

 so many girls.

 

 

 

 nachos.

 giant, vein-y hand.

 

 

 

 

 we went to yolk for breakfast the next morning. delicious.

 and home!

the end.