Happenings

 I everyone is dying to know what is going on in Fordland as of late. Well here you go fools!

Q had surgery! He got his tubes replaced and his adenoids removed and now about 3 weeks later we are REALLY seeing results. I don't want to jinx it but he slept through the night TWO NIGHTS IN A FREAKING ROW.  He also was hilariously loopy after some meds they gave him. He was cracking us up the whole time. Good for mama and dada who were QUITE nervous about him going under again. Overall the surgery was fast- I didn't even have time to finish my cup of coffee! The day of he was down the whole day mostly sleeping. The next day he was happy but we stayed on top of the pain and never missed a dose.

that was some good stuff

Duane and I finally feel like normal socializing adults again! I will say we took a hard relationship hit when we became parents because it is overwhelming adding this new person into the mix. I also had hard mommy guilt since I was working full time and really wanted to be with Q most of the time. We of course did date night but often it was cook at home and watch a movie (which is still my FAVORITE) but we need to get out too.

I will give a lot of the credit to our friends Charlie and Emily- their son is in Q's class and they live down the street from us. It has been wonderful to have friends close that we can Uber home with and not have to drive 45 + minutes.

Q also loves their kids so its nice they can play and we can chat! Plus  we also are all fans of beer and bacon....

Overall I  think this has been really good for us. I love being mama but it feels great to be a friend, and wife for a bit. It has been so very refreshing for us! We have a banquet this weekend and the next week are celebrating a birthday. So more time as a couple and Q loves his baby sitters (my mom & dad or my cousin Leslie) so I feel less guilty and know that he is getting love and attention from others!

Bites at school.  I love our school they really are amazing and love our sweet boy- but we have had a little tyrant take 2 bites at Q yesterday. The vampire is now being watched like a hawk and was removed from Qs class. I tried to be cool as D was non too happy but hopefully we are set on a path where he doesn't come home with bites! My poor babe!

House projects have been on the agenda for a bit but we seem to get lazy during the winter months. D an I spent a couple of nights talking about what we wanted to get done in 2017.  Its a list that isn't for the faint of heart!

• Finish the patio 
• Work on the backyard landscaping/ Clean up front yard (damn you leaves!!)
• Paint bathroom cabinets
• Paint door frames  - we have 3 random doors that aren't painted white. I am tired of being annoyed by them so I started them!
• Tile our bathroom/upstairs bathroom
• Paint upstairs 
• Get new carpet in our room/upstairs 
• Create play space/redo upstairs (basically get RID of stuff) 

I also have a list of things that need to be boxed up for Q since we are getting into the warmer months. I also need to do a closet clean out for me. I have decided I need to lost weight or get rid of clothes.... if only food wasn't so darn tasty :)

Allergies are the death of me this year! I am SO over the pollen that coats everything from our oak trees. I am constantly sneezing and just overall itchy. I think i need to start allergy shots/drops- I am so tired of feeling like this. I have been drinking local honey and apple cider vinegar in the mornings this seems to help me a lot.  

Well that is enough rambles for today! Hope you all have a wonderful weekend! We are planning a busy one but also taking plenty of time to read books!