12,000 and 10000

Rough night last night we had both kids in our room because of a storm. I had 12,000 steps yesterday and 10000+ today. Work was rough, I did a dumb thing and deleted some files that had textbook orders in them. I was very lucky that the clerical had a back up. I changed the code to move the files instead of deleting them. I also forgot a meeting at 9:30. They called me and I got there just in time for it to start. I went for a walk at lunch time. I walked to Washington Commons. It was called Port Plaza before. I was sad most of the stores were closed. I remember as a kid going to the Mall. So many fun stores. Then when I moved down here we would walk over and do lunch. Lori once worked at the McDondalds there. Who knows she could have sold me some junk food once. When I was walking back I saw the 911 memorial. It is so amazing how fast your mind and heart can forget the terror and pain. After my 3000 step trip I had a meeting between to departments. Payroll and HR . The good news nobody got hurt bad news is I volunteered to do a project. My boss wants me to say no more often. It is hard to say no when you know you can help. I am trying to do projects that I build it and I turn it over to some else to maintain it.
After work I went home a grilled some hotdogs and brats. After supper the family went for a walk. Well I better go take a sleeping pill.


PJL

the sholder people by brea

Have you ever seen those shows where the good angel tell's you to do the good way but the bad one the opposite! Well the where here with me! The good one said clean your room and then joe con come over . But the bad one said don't do it play instead.
Can you gess what one I did? Well it was the clean the room and so Joe is coming over
on Friday at 11:00 to play! sys (see yah soon) breanna the strange object

No Stepping in the toilet

Good night 6+ hrs on mask. First thing this morning after my shower. I was getting dressed when I reached for my pedometer and it slip out of my hand and into the Toilet. It was dead. So I took it apart and left it in the car when I went to work. Work was pretty slow so I could get somethings done that I have not been able to do.
At lunch I went to the mall.Guess what the hot air in the car must have dried out the pedometer. 10000+ steps today. After work I took the kids for walk. I watched the president and average Joe. Time to take a sleeping pill.

PJL

One Step at a Time by Lori

Last week was not a good week for me. You know how you want certain things to happen, but they don't for whatever reason. It seemed like everything I did last week, everyday, was like that. Eventually I developed a bad attitude and by Sunday I (and my family) had had enough. Sparing you the details, I had to ask myself, 'How am I going to get out of this funk?'

Luke and I were home while Pete and Breanna went to Crystal Falls to get a lawn mower. For some reason, everything I had wanted to do during the past week, I was able to do this one day. It was like all the pieces fell into place and everything that was supposed to happen did. I painted a section of the family room wall, Luke helped me clean by picking up his toys and putting them in the basket so I could vacuum (Maya is shedding) I swept and mopped the floor while Luke swiffered the front hall (Be careful, mom, it is slippery here!) I did three or four loads of laundry, put everything that was on the kitchen counter away. Maya did not bark to come in(usually this happens around noon, but she was quiet until four!).

Before all this, I had to move the cedar chest up to the loft. It was a lot heavier and bigger than I thought. I stared at it trying to figure out how to lug it up. I decided to turn it on its top and push it up...didn't work, too heavy. I turned it back upright, braced it on my hip and bent over to lift the opposite side up one step, when that was done, I pushed the side near my hip up one step. It took awhile, I sent Luke on a treasure hunt so he wasn't behind me to get squashed (he found it in about two seconds, darn!) Finally, after about thirty minutes I made it up to the loft, one step at a time. I managed to not gouge the wall or hit the railing or sprain a body part.

Pete and Breanna made it home safely, Luke was being helpful, Maya came in when I was ready and I rewarded her with a belly rub. It seemed at that moment, all was right with the world.

Maybe I would have gotten through last week a lot better if I had taken it 'one step at a time.'

Then again, MAYBE NOT!

Have a good one!

Air is still working

Good night last night 6.5 hours on mask except nasty cut on my nose. Lori had a rough night the room was to hot. Good day at work. I turned over a task to payroll. I wrote a web app to do the task that I normaly would do in a visual basic program. It meant that I would have to be available after every payroll every two weeks. I went to the mall at lunch to get a helmet for bike riding and to get more steps. After work Lori and I took the kids to Old Country Buffet. We then went to Wal-mart. Don't they make old fasion squirt guns? We found some that are close. We did the grocery shopping so we can eat at home all week. When we got home the kids went out and played with the squirt guns. I stripped the paint off of one of the side doors and painted it. I will never get a job being a painter. 10000+ Steps today. Better go take a sleeping pill.

PJL

Good Day

Average night 4 hr's on mask. Drove up north to get lawn mower. Brea and I went up to grama and grapa's house. We just misssed Pat and the boys (and I mean miss) We think we came close to running into them on the short cut. At first I did not think we could get the mower into the van. But with sure will power and I put some weight into it I got it in the Van. The Train is coming a long great. On the way home Brea got a little silly about 60 miles from Green Bay. She did her job keep dad awake. When we got home we notice Lori had cleaned, Painted and moved furniture no broken objects or bones as far as we know. Luke was very good for her. I got the mower out of the van without breaking it or me. After reading the directions and airing up the tire, I got it running. I took it for a spin in the back yard to see how it will handle the hill as long as I am carefull I should not have any problems. I took the kids for a walk to increase my steps. Breanna took her scooter and Luke rode in the wagon. Brea had a scare when she went down a hill very fast. I only got my steps to 6324 but I should get double for pulling Luke. Better go take the sleeping pill.

PJL

Made 10,000

Bad night 2 hrs on mask. Went to home depot. Went to Wendy's for lunch. Pennie and breanna went to movies. I cut the grass. Remove some stumps from the side of the house. Breanna and I went for a walk to get my steps up to 10,000. I ended up with 11590 steps. Better go take the sleeping pill.

PJL

WE DID IT!

hey last night I saw history ! The blzziard won 69 to 41 and they are going to the
playoffs for the first time! Dad andI saw a lot of history of the blizzaid! Like the first game or home game the first time they won and now the win to go into the playoffs ! If you see a blog named questoins and answers by brea read it but don,t enjoy it .(as said in one of my other blogs)Because I will be mad if I right that one! tbdi (the blizzerd did it!) the strange object breanna

Don't Taunt the storm

Had an okay night. I picked up a pedometer at walmart. I did 5700 step a bit short of goal 10,000 but it is just the first day. Work was okay alot of people are working summer hour so they take friday off. Had lunch with my friend Greg. Picked Brea up from summer school. Went back to work to solve a problem. Pick up some food for Lori and Luke. Breanna and I went to the Blizzard game. We saw history. Because the blizzard won and Louisville lost the blizzards are in the playoffs for the first time ever. The game was good and we saw three kickoff returns it got so bad the other team just kicked the ball into the stands. After the game when we were walking back to the car Breanna said "That was not a very bad storm" I siad " Don't taunt the storm". I also said that I would go around all puddles not mater the size.
Better go clean my mask and take my pill.

PJL

The air is back.

Bad night. Two hours on mask. Don't remeber taking off the mask. We got the van back. It was sad returning the pretty blue van. We had a nice suprise the air worked on the old van.It was still very messy I guess you can't have it all. Boy we needed it today it was in the 90's. Work went great I got a lot done. Came home at lunch to bring Brea home from school. Went to the doctor he said lose weight and drink water. Finished putting up ceiling shelf in garage.Still didn't make a dent on the garage. Well I am going to work on the garage and then take my sleeping pill.

PJL

hey all the updates from last night to now by brea

long title huh ? Well tomorrow I am done with this weeks summer school ! yah diddle do! I'm done done done! Its not that I didn't enjoy it but it was a little boring and inside if you could build a snowman it won't melt(thats how cold it is )! Is it crazy to bring a jacket to school in the summer? Some time this week joe is comeing
then shes going back to her house then she will be back up for camp!If you see a title questoins and answers read it but don't enjoy it! htfne (hope the fun never ends) The crazy object Breanna

Not a bad day by Lori

Yesterday Pete and I finally purchased what we have been thinking about for at least a year and that was a foam mattress pad and new sheets since the sheets we were using are flannel and it is almost July! Pete redid the bed and I slept pretty well! It could be because of the new bedding or because we went to bed at one a.m. because we were watching 'Black Sky' on the science channel about the 'x prize' which was a race to put the first human in space by a private company. Pete and I love to watch this stuff.

I am enjoyng reading everyone's blog but can't think of anything creative to comment about. I will try harder next time.

I will refrain from making any more garage comments.

Have a good one!

Lori

breas days very long days!

Thanks for all the comments and suggestions I will try them I hope they work!So today in rockety we made pencil rockets and I finished my dream home tommrow I will add couches, chairs , tables,e.t.c. oh by the way this is for uncle Pat hagw stands for have a good week is says so in the last blog I did. (anyway I think so!)My days are so long no that school is out .My birthday is three weeks from this sunday! Maya thinks shes spoiled and we need to be with her ! I'm not dad so I can't go take my sleeping pill but I can find something good to eat. gport (get plenty of rest tonight) the crazy object Breanna

Don't Trust a Tech that can't count

I took a vacation day on Tue. I went to the doctor for an EEG. I thought the vampires were bad. I got to the appt and the Techs took me into a room. The male tech started to hook me up. The female who was there just to get a refresher made comments on every thing the male did. They finally got around to the test. He told me that he would shock my shoulder muscle 5 times with 5 zaps each time. They started the first shock and then when it was done they erased the data because the test was not setup right. So what should have taken 5 shocks ended up to 7 or 8. Then they wanted to a test on my face. They said they did not have a computer program to do this so they would use the same program but pretend that it was on the left shoulder.
I laid on my back while they looked at books to find out where to put the neutral lead. I asked, "Have you ever done this before" They said it was very rare. The male tech was about to shock behind the ear when he notices she had set the zaps to 10 instead of 5. After he talked her through the changes I asked you didn't add a zero to end because I don't want 50 zaps. The shocks on the face hurt more than ones on the back. They said it was because the face has more nerves. When it was all done I asked the male tech if the doctor was going to come in a stick me with a needle (because that’s what happened with the other test I had with this tech) he said maybe.
The Doctor came in and said he was not going to stick me with needles this time (YEAH!!) He said what he was looking for did not show up in the test. The next test is a skin graph in August to clearly identify the fiscular cramp syndrome.

We did clean the part of garage. I do have a different way of cleaning that’s why I like to clean by myself. I also did some cleaning in the basement. I cleaned and listened to music and Luke danced.

I also replaced my mattress and put the new foam top on the bed and put the new sheets on the bed.

May report more tonight.

PJL

Father's Day Weekend plus a few more by Lori

What a nice weekend we had in Crystal Falls. First we had to decide what exactly to do...do we all go for the day? Just Pete and Breanna so they could really help with the railroad garden without Luke destroying everything they did? Should we stay in a motel even though we have to pay on the car? Finally decided, the heck with it, let's all go and stay in the hotel and go swimming because the last few times we went for the day, it just did not seem long enough. Plus we had a nice pretty blue rental van with air conditioning and unlimited miles.

I asked the kids what their favorite part of the weekend was. Breanna said it was seeing Grandpa being happy. Luke said it was seeing Grandpa and all the trains and playing in the water. Even though I really enjoyed eating the drumsticks and the cotton candy, my favorite part was watching Grandpa pick up the HUGE deck to win the canasta game (Usually it is Betty who gets to pick up the deck). Even though my partner and I LOVE to win, this time it was ok to lose. (With all this talk about grandpa, Betty is probably thinking, "What am I, chopped liver?") Then we drove home in the pretty blue rental van while Luke slept.

Pete has been off the past two days and has been busy taking Breanna to her summer class, seeing the doctor for follow up appointments and shopping. He bought me the 'Bewitched' dvd, the first season which was my favorite show growing up. I always wanted to look like Samantha and have Darrin's job not to mention the powers she had. This would really come in handy with the housework.

Today we worked on the garage while the kids played in the pool. The garage is maybe a third done because Pete and I clean differently. He moves things around and puts them in the way of other things that need to be done. I like to put everything in the garbage bag and haul it to the curb for tomorrow is garbage day. Luckily, I did go through one box which had our wedding pictures in it! Whew! Finally he had enough of my sarcastic comments and left me alone in the garage. I filled the pretty blue van with stuff from our rummage sale from LAST SUMMER to go to Salvation Army. Most of the stuff that is garbage is now out( as far as I know, it IS garbage), now we (or one of us at a time if the marriage is to be saved) will have to find places for the stuff that is left. The most difficult part will be his workbench which I will leave up to him since I tend to drop heavy wrenches on my toes.

Have a good one, people!

Love, Lori

hello again from the linna home by brea

I will call myself an strange object in space if I wasn't 9 years old! Thats how odd I am and I can almost rip any thing made out of paper. But the good thing about me is that I have a good imagination . So now that I'm done complaining i'll tell you what i've been doing. I started a summer school thats from 8:00 to 12:00 all week . My classes are rockety and extreame dream home ! In rockety I watched Octobeter Sky And in dream home I drawing my dream home!My brother is not any nicer to me. I can't teach him this week anyway because of summer school! Hope your week is as good as mine!
the strange object in space Breanna hagw ( have a good week god bless you always)
ps.what is up with all the meanings like hagw i think it's silly and very cool !

Confused vampires

Rough night. We think Maya has an ear infection. She was shaking her head all night. Lori gave her some medicine at about 2:00AM. Got up early to take Breanna to summer school. She has two classes. I then went to the clinic to give blood for a test. When I got there I registered. Then I watch as people who came after me we being called. Finally the lady behind the desk said that they were trying to get my orders. She then sent me upstairs to neurogy. I checked in at the desk there and they I should go downstairs. I said I just came from downstairs. I waited for a Nurse to talk to the Doctor and they sent me down stairs. When I got to the lab they said they had the orders but did not know how to do the test. I guess the doctor asked for something weird. After a few calls the vampire took three vials of blood. I hope they know what they are doing with it. I went shopping for stuff at Sam’s. We picked up Breanna at the school and went out for lunch at a new restaurant. It was the Rustic Grill. I was okay we may go back again. When we got home I played with the kids with the Frisbee they got from the grill. I then took them in the wagon for a walk. We played like we were spies and got information from the big houses for sale down the street. Well I better go take my sleeping pill.
PJL

Fathers Day

This was a good weekend. We went up north to visit the parents. On Saturday did some work on the railroad. It was tough on Luke because he want's to play not watch people work on the railroad. Saturday night we got to the hotel to late to swim. Luke after a little work Luke fell asleep. I was on the mask for eight hours WOW!!!
On Sunday Breanna and I went to breakfast. I made one of the worst waffles you could ever see. It tasted okay. After breakfast Brea and I went swimming. I sat in the hot tub and let the jets beat up on my back. Later we were joined by Lori and Luke. Luke did not want to swim in the big pool. Even after Brea and I said look at us we are in the big pool I am a big boy and Brea a big Girl. Luke who had his feet in the hot tub said look at me I am a big boy I am in the hot pool. We then went to grammas and grandpas house. Grandpa gave Luke a train car. I helped to find a controller and we worked on getting Luke's car to work on the track the is currently out there. We some how blew a fuse. So Brea and I went on a hunt for more fuses. We found them at a gas station. It was cool because on the trip I could show Brea places from my youth. When we got home the present I got for Dad was in the mail. I put it in the DVD player and watched it. It was just as funny as I remember. Dad there is some bonus stuff I think you will enjoy. On a day like to day I have to say I am a Lucky and Happy man.
Happy Fathers Day

PJL

SCHOOLS OUT

A week a ago from today I was done with school! So this Monday I decided to to teach my brother ! You can not imagine how much trouble that was so first day good second
day mild 3 day pain in the neck fourth day NO MORE SCHOOL! So if thats what you guessed would happen well give you self a pat on the back! But Mom said that maybe
if I tried to do some thing he liked he would be better. So school starts om Monday again ! Be hopeful that it will go good! Breanna
haffs (have a fun filled summer)

quiet after the storm

Had an okay night. At some point I ripped the mask off. Work went well. We had a party for a co-worker who was layed off. I got a good start on some projects. One of the projects I was able to automate emailing from a web page. Took the kids to the mall. We went to the cingular store to complain about our new service. I exchanged Lori phone for a different one. Now we think maybe I should have exchanged my phone. We will see tommorow. We ate in the food court. Breanna bought a necklace with her money. Then we started our hunt. We were looking for Roller Skates for Breanna. After going to three stores and being lied to by a sales person who told us they had some we still have no skates. I just got done playing my game Act of war. Tonight I was not very good general and lost. My sinus are killing me. Well I better go take my sleeping pill.
PJL

The Van, the Van! by Lori

The van has been towed and in need of an engine transplant. Turns out our insurance will cover it (minus our deductible) and the surgery will be performed a week from Thursday. Pete has visited it daily to take things out that he needs and for a little quality time. He is careful not to show the rental van (which is a pretty blue)and Pete says is very nice. We are relieved we do not have to purchase another vehicle. It was a wake-up call for me to put some extra money away so we can get the vehicle we want instead of being forced to buy what is available at the present time. We were planning on purchasing in the fall of '06 but may do it sooner.

The other thing is I am spoiled because our air conditioning went out last summer, to replace it would cost a grand and it only has a one year warranty (Hello? We live in Wisconsin where its really hot three months out of the year!!! So in reality, it is only a three month warranty). I keep thinking we can make it through the summer without it, but wouldn't you know it has been stifling hot lately UNTIL the van died, now it is cool again. I am just happy the car is getting fixed and now we can take a little time to look for a new one.

We had a nice surprise visit from John and Betty last night. (Except Luke, unbeknownst to me, had disrobed after using the restroom and answered the door in his birtday suit!).They came to Green Bay to do a little shopping for their garden railroad which they have been working hard on all spring. We are looking forward to seeing it in person either this weekend or next weekend. The only sad part was when Luke bodyslammed Grandpa not once, but twice! We maybe should get Grandpa a protective body suit when he comes to visit so he can leave here as good as when he came.

They stopped over for a few minutes this morning to see the kids once more before they left to go back home. It was nice to see them away from Crystal Falls and hope it continues.

Heard from the brother-in-law who is "catching the fishes" and not "swimming with the fishes" so that is a relief.

Today, now that I am not longer concerned about the car, I have to pay bills, send in camp registrations, call on a couple other programs Breanna wants to sign up for(a Laura Ingalls Day at Heritage Hill and a voice camp for a week at UWGB). She also informed me she wants some roller blades so I think we will stop at 'Play it Again Sports' a place that sells used sports equipment. She wants to use them while we go on our walks this summer.

Since we all went to the doctor last week, Luke has been Dr. Luke and has been giving me hourly check-ups. Today, however, he was using markers and one was not washable(I was talking on the phone to my mother and not watching which marker he was using). So, we went from Dr. Luke's office to Mom's Car Wash and got a good scrubbing.

Thanks to all who listened while we vented on the car. Hopefully this will be the last we speak of it!

Have a good one.

Lori

Don't Blog Angry

I did not post yesterday because I was to angry. I had good night last night on mask. Woke up on time, got the garbage and recyclables out. A nice lady from Enterprise rental showed up early to pick me up. I signed out a pretty Blue Dodge Grand Caravan(It has air but today we don't need it). The auto repair shop called and said the insurance will cover a engine replacement except for the $500 deductible. The rental van has unlimited mileage so we can go up north this weekend. I am getting a lot of things done at work. At am posting at lunch so I better not take my sleeping pill.
PJL

If it looks deep it dont drive into it

Bad Night. Had a good day at work. Had a leadership meeting today. Did not hear any news of layoffs. When I was going home I stop at cub food for supper. The sky opened up and the lighting was all around. Big ground strikes. As I was driving down westpoint I saw a car stop in front of me. By the time I realized what was happening I was knee deep in water pushing the van to the side of the road. I now know what a flash flood is. I got the groceries and walked home. I would say it was more like 7 or 8 blocks. Well we had our supper and our meeting with our friends. Tom gave me a ride to the van but it would not start. He gave me a ride back to the house. We decided to call the police to let them know that we were leaving the car there all night. But to do that you need the licence plate number and the address of where the car is parked. So at 11:00pm I walk back to the van to get all the info. Tried the van again and no luck. Walked all the way home and called the police. I will try tommorow. If it does not start I will call the road service we just got with the cellphones. Now I am going to take my sleeping pill I wish it was something stronger.
PJL

Kid stuff by Lori

Pete is doing a great job with his blogs so I do not need to add to them so I thought I would write about what the kids have said recently (at least no one is trying to kill someone with furniture, always a good sign).

On Breanna's last day of school, Luke and I walked to the school to pick her up. Luke saw all the kids coming out of the building and exclaimed, "Look at all my friends!"

The other day we were sitting in the van waiting for Pete to get some things from the grocery store. It was raining and thundering. I said when I was little, I loved to sit in the car when it was raining. Luke said, "When I was little, I got to jump in the puddles when it was raining." Breanna said, "Luke, you still ARE little!"

So I am a little concerned about my brother-in-law because Pete has been reading the blogs out loud to us everynight but he says Patrick is still swimming with the fishes. I am thinking since he lives close to Chicago, swimming with the fishes means he ain't coming back!

I spent most of the day cleaning the house because we were having company tonight. Breanna did a great job of playing with Luke. They had school where she was the teacher and he was the student. She had him draw five shapes and print his name which he did so he got an A. They also went outside and played in the sprinkler and had popsicles. I took a picture with the digital and have to remember to send it. Luke had several time outs for hitting or kicking so I am a little concerned about that behavior.

Right now Pete is walking to our van which is about four blocks away because he drove through a large puddle and the car died. He has tried several times to start it but with no luck. We were going to call the police with the information that our van will be out there all night but neither one of us could remember the license number so he walked down there again to get it and to try to start it one more time. I am sure he will mention this in his blog.

Have a good one!

Lori

There is not much to paint.

Good night last night. We started a busy day. We painted the family room. At first we thought that it would go fast. Once we started it seemed as if the walls got longer and taller. We got the first coat on and then took the kids to Tony Romas.
We then started on the second coat when we realized that we needed more paint. After a trip to Home Depot we finished the room. We have a few spots were Luke drew on the walls that don't want to stay covered. The kids were great during the process. Luke played with his trains in his room and Breanna kept herself busy. They also played outside in the sprinkler. When the paint was dry the kids had fun taking the tape off of the wood. We put one thing back up on the wall. It was the big clock. After a failed attempt to use a picture hanger I finally got it up with a screw and some touch up paint. Well I better go take the sleeping pill.
PJL

Good day

Had a good night. Sorted the laundry. Breanna went to a tea party with Grama Starks. Luke and Lori and I went to the Packer tent sale. I bought some sweat shirts. We ate at Brett Farve's two minute grill. We then we went to Home Depot and got some paint for the family room. The kids played out in the sprinkler. Lori and I put a tape on all the wood in the family room. Breanna and I were about to go to the Blizzard game when we got a tornado warning and had to go into the basement. We stayed until the all clear. We still made it to the game. It was a good game. The Blizzard were playing the #1 team and almost beat them. The refs ripped us off. Well I better go take my sleeping pill.
PJL

Sorry you can't get dsl

It was a good night. My nose hurts a bit from the mask. Today was Breanna last day of 4th grade. She only had half a day. She did great on her report card. We are very proud of her. We took both kids to the doctors for their follow up exams. The doc said they are both healthy. Luke is now in the 50% on height and weight. I took off the rest of the day from work but still had to solve some problems from home. Found out that Global Crossing had to put 4000 in to an IRA for me because of a settlement. I better move the money before they change their minds. I called SBC to get phone, DSL and the dish. The lady told me that we could not get DSL. I then called TDS metro they are our current phone company. He told me that we can't get DSL. I tried one more earthlink. Again we can't get DSL. Pretty sad that Dad can get DSL in Crystal Falls and here in the big city we can't. We are looking at dumping Time Warner and changing to Earthlink cable. Then we will change to a dish company. It should save some money. well I better go take my sleeping pill.

PJL

More Storms

Had a good night last night 7.8 hrs on the mask. Lori had a bad night with a coughing episode at 2:00 am. Luke came in crying saying he had to pee. He then climbed into the bed and fell a sleep. Lori woke him up and he did go to the bathroom. I guess he went back to bed. I woke up and every body was gone. Lori went downstairs because of the coughing and Luke had gone back to bed.
Work went well today I found out how to fix my rounding problem on one of the reports. Went to circuit city at lunch to look at a Averatec Tablet Notebook PC that I saw in a ad. I was in the computer department looking at a computer of the same brand. It was very tiny. I asked if was a tabletpc and he seemed to be nervous. He went to ask another dude. He came back and said that it was only on the internet and selected stores and that the Green Bay store is not one of them. He told me they could directly ship if I wanted to buy one today. What a waste of time I got more info on the net. Took Lori and kids shopping. Lori is looking for paint for the family room. We also went to the mall and I bought some shorts and a shirt because my shorts for work are getting pretty worn. Lori bought some shirts and pants. Then the sky opened up. I had to run in the rain to get some things so Lori could make some bars for the kids.I have to go take my sleep pill.

PJL

Spending time with Luke

Pete needed some food made for his lunch he was providing at work. I offered to make lasagna, brownies and cream cheese bars. We went to the store to get the ingrediants. Luke wanted popsicles so we bought some for him to try especially since it has been so warm. Once home, he wanted one but these were the kind that need to be put in the freezer first so I said he could have one the next day after lunch. I offered him a brownie and he liked it a lot. The next morning, he woke up early and came walking into the kitchen half asleep, hair sticking up and if I am not mistaken, walking at a slant saying, "Popsicle, popsicle!" I told him to wait until after lunch. Ten minutes later he asked again for a popsicle and I reminded him he will have one after lunch. This went on for awhile until I said, "I tell you what, you can have one once daddy goes to work." (Pete was leaving later than usual because he was taking his lunch in and wanted to serve it while it was still hot). Luke ran up to Pete and said, "Good bye, Dad, have a good day!" Finally Pete left and I gave him the popsicle. He took two licks and then would not eat the rest! I asked him what he wanted for lunch and he said, "A brownie! Yes, a brownie would be very good, mom."

And all is right with the world.

Lori

Food Day

Had a pretty good night 7 hrs on mask. Lori made lasagna and some cheese bars and brownies. I made some soup from a book with recipes from famous resturants. People at work loved the meal and want the recipes for Lori's bars and my soup. I changed our cell phones to singular not so sure that was a good idea. I cut the grass in the back yard and played football with Brea and Luke. Not going to take my pill yet but still gota go.

PJL

Get the bugs

Bad night on mask for 5.2 hrs. Still coughing. Had a good day at work. Stopped at Walmart and got some cool water fans for the kids because the air in the car does not work. I also bought a little carpet cleaner to keep up with the dog. The last purchase was a bug zapper. The zapper is cool but I had to unplug it because of the storms. Lori is baking because It's my turn to bring food to work tomorrow. I will be making a double batch of soup. Time to go take my sleeping pill.

PJL

A good day

My bed did not lose much air. I was on the mask for 6 hrs. I still feel sick. I still have a cough. Work went well. Breanna had a half a day of school. We went to old country buffet and then to home depot. When we got home I had enough time to cut the front yard and throw the football around with Breanna. We then spent the rest of the night killing mosquitoes because I left the door open to long. I have set the time zone to central for this blog so you can trust the time on the posts now. Well I must go take my sleeping pill.

(P)eace (J)oy (L)ove PJL

We are alive and well by Lori

We made it through Breanna's room without losing anyone...whew! I am feeling much better except for the occasional snap or two.

Pete did Breanna's room, the hallway and loft as well as some furniture pieces and the hallway rugs.

I went to the Botanical Garden show with mom and I would recommend people to go because you can ask a lot of questions and you are dealing with professionals who know their stuff. A nice surprise since I usually buy my plants from a store where the attendant is a baby and answers my questions the same way when I ask my kids questions, "Huh?". I bought five plants, all perennial bushes that do not need much care, for the side along the garage which has been neglected since we moved here except for an occasional use by Maya.( Don't ask). Hope you all have a great week.

Lori

Better today

Today went well. We cleaned Breanna's carpet. I got the machine back in time. We went to the mall for lunch. I talked to the guy from select comfort. He said he could not do anything. He gave me the 800 number. I called an they are sending me a new mattress for no cost. I don't have to send the old one back so they said I could patch it. I got a kit from kmart and it looks like it might work. Lori and her mom went to the botanical gardens and had a good time. Well gota go take my sleeping pill.

How not to fix select comfort bed 

Lori's version of what happened

While Pete's and Breanna's versions are accurate, I wanted to add to them. You will notice (snaps) along the way due to the fact that I feel like somone is snapping a rubberband inside my head, but otherwise I am feeling pretty well for the first time in two weeks. (snap snap...a double snapper!)

Pete neglected to mention while we were trying to move the furniture upstairs from the basement, he hurt his back because I went to push but realized he was not ready so stopped quickly which (snap) wrenched his back. He was kind not to mention it. The only reason I did not get hurt when Pete tried to kill me ...I mean when he tried to help...by dropping the couch is because of divine intervention. The couch was stuck, it popped and let go and I was not prepared as we slid down the stairs. I some how went down and rolled to the left when I was on the other side of the couch and was lucky I got to the bottom first and not a bruise or broken bone anywhere except for the occasional snapping in my head.


Breanna almost did not get to put her tooth underneath the pillow because while she and Pete were at the (snap) Blizzard game Friday night, I decided to finally clean off the kitchen table and counter. I then left a BIG note (snap) with directions as follows;"Do not LEAVE anything on the counter or the table!!!". Notice it does not say the counter or table could not be used. All I want is to put the stuff away when not being in use.(SNAP) So, what do I find on the kitchen table the very next day at approxiamately 3:22 p.m.? A bowl! I went to throw it out but Pete hollered that Breanna's tooth was in the bowl so he saved the tooth and Breanna was spared a lifetime disappointment.

It is also ironic that the tooth she lost is NOT (snap) the tooth that she says has been loose since the beginning of time.

Now we are working on Breanna's room so if no one hears from us within 24 hours, call police and please take care of Luke and Maya as we have been buried alive in la room de la Breanna.

Luke's words of wisdom

LUKE DAD MOM BREANNA LINNA

brea's notes

hello yesterday I lost my tooth and almost got sick all in one day! well I'll tell you about my tooth first! after lunch and shopping while my dad was cleanig I was keeping my brother company and busy. So I played puppy (thats where i'm the puppy he's a baby or person )and the baby and puppy where playing tug-a-war when puppy's tooth fell out! So when I woke up this morning I got a dollar bill and she left my tooth!

While my parents where moveing the furniture I almost got sick and they had to hold the dog while I went to the bath room! So they where mad ! Out from Breanna the crazy person or alien.

what a day

What a day. Things you should do when your sick: Rest , Drink plenty of liquids. What not to do when your sick. Decide to rent a rug doctor and clean two rooms. Move any thing that requires two people. I took the kids and we got a rug doctor. We got the machine and then went to eat at old country buffet. When we got home Lori had already removed every thing from the bed room. I started the cleaning which went vary well. As I was cleaning Breanna's tooth came out.It's very strange when you start measuring all the solutions and by the end you just guess. We probably should have stop with the bed room. We moved all the stuff out of the family room. I started cleaning the carpet in the family room and Lori started to move the stuff back into the bed room. After a trip to shopko(to get more solution) and KFC to feed the family I finished the family room. Again we should have stopped. As I was using the upholstery cleaner the machine leaked all over the kitchen. I then moved the big chair from the family room up to the bed room all by myself. I knocked Lori's painting off the wall no damage. Lori was setting my side of the select comfort bed. We could not get it to hold it's setting. After some investigation we found a hole on my side of the bed(duck tape does not plug holes on a select comfort bed). Even after all of that we still decided to swap the couch from the family room with the set from the basement. First was the couch from upstairs to down stairs. Lori was on the bottom side of the couch and the plan was to go one step at a time. Well the couch got stuck and then unstuck and we went from one step to all the steps at once. We were very lucky that Lori fell out of the way so the couch did not land on her. After a lot of how are we going to get this through the door we had the other set up stairs.(no broken bones). Just when you think we are done. Lori took the dog up stairs for bed the dog marked her territory. Well I am going to sleep in the family room(I hope we can fix the bed). I don't know if I need it but I am going to go take my sleeping pill.

once again

I am little late for this post. Did good on mask last night 7.1 hrs. Had a good day a work. Still have a cough but sinus not as bad. Brea and I went to the Blizzard Game. We had fun but they lost. That was the worst I saw them play. Lori had a rough day but Luke was good for her. Well I better take my sleep pill.

sorry

Sorry I missed yesterdays post but I was having troubles with my wireless connection.
I had a bad night on wed night 2.5 hrs on the mask. Lori had a rough night also. Had a good day at work. Cleaned the middle level bathroom with Lukes help. I went out and killed ants while the mosquitos were eating me. Breanna played sim city and Luke and I play my game called act of war. Luke likes to see me send air planes out. Well I will post more tonight.

Day 2

Had a good night last night on the mask. 6.5 hours. Lori had a rough night and day. The kid's and I seem to be getting better. Work was good today got a lot done. Took the kids to Chili Johns for super. We did a little shopping and played outside. I have to take my sleep pill and put on my mask.

Pete

test pic