Avoid the AdeNOIDS!

Tell me someone out there remembers old school Domino's commercials? What the hay was that noid guy anyway??

The verdict is in and Leelah's Adenoids are out via adenoidectomy sometime in mid-January! Hasta la vista sinusista! The new ENT doc thought this would be best for Leelah since she has had 12 known sinus infections!?!!? As some of you might recall her pedi saying "You've got a kid with too many boogers." So from what I've been hearing this is a not a big deal surgery. I'm still reticent since they have to put my 3.5 yr old schmoopsy under though! We are hoping this will cease the sinus infections since the allergist decided against shots. Did I tell y'all Leelah totally ralphed all over John and I at the last allergy testing appt!? Yeah. That was not awesome. The smell alone...

So we've got that going for us.

Meanwhile, back at Camp Nichols, Leelah and I had bronchitis. Well she did. I don't know what I have- not flu (got swabbed) but something viral or sinusitis. Whatever it is it sucks. I sound like Kathleen Turner in her 90's. Leelah and I both hack like Doc Holliday a la Tombstone. I'm considering carrying a hanky with me wherever I go. Which is nowhere. I'm serious. Could we just stop with these ridiculous viruses? I promise I don't have a "hoarder" house. WE USE LYSOL DANG IT!!!! Today I realized we've been sickly for a long time when I opened the blinds and thought, "wow I haven't done this in a while." Then I thought, geez, we are like those people in that movie The Others with Nicole Kidman where they never leave the house because they're allergic to light. With me and my crazy cataract eyes that's not too far off!

So I bid you adieu. To you and you and not you.
Prayers that this adenoidectomy is Leelah's one and only "ectomy".

Christmas Programs are Hilarious!

Okay so I cannot get away without commenting about the greatness that are/is Christmas Programs. Be they at church, school, etc. it's ALWAYS a fun time. Leelah's Turtle class was the first out of the gate, possibly because they are the youngest, and they "sang" 2 songs: Bells are Ringing (never heard of it?) and Rudolph the Rednosed Reindeer. They also sang "We wish you a merry Christmas" as the entire 3 yr olds classes group. See below post "The most wonderful time of the year" for pics.

We weren't even 30 sec into her class performance when a boy started picking his nose whilst he was going up on stage!?!?!?!!! We know that was bound to happen, but 30 seconds?!?! We knew right there- we were golden. I laughed the entire time. Not at the kids or my kid but at how stinkin' cute and funny it was.
There are many comedic components to what makes those shows so funny:
The kids who just stared.
The lip suckers and funny facers (Leelah).
The smiler and wavers (Rebecca).
The kid who can't take the pressure and runs off the stage to mom and dad.
The breakdancin' kid who watches himself on the screen.
The kids who face backwards the entire time.
The talkers.
The lookdownatthefloor and swayers.
The perfect blonde girl who sings the entire song with all the correct words- there's always that girl in each class. Future full scholarship kid.
The pair routine (Asher & Avah) or the "Sonny & Cher" who just goofs off with each other for comedic effect- hilarious!
And my personal favorite the little boy who pulls his pants up the entire time almost to his armpits. I died!!!
Don't you just love kids!?!?!! So great.

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year!

With Sweet Friend Sleepovers

and Arms around Shoulders...

And family time at the farm causing great delight!



Putting up the tree was such a great sight!

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And don't forget about the Texas Snow...



Top it all off with a precious Christmas Show!




Jesus you truly are the reason...


For the absolute, most wonderful season!

Merry almost Christmas everyone!!!

Eye Carumba

Firstly, I apologize to all people who speak spanish. I don't know what "Carumba" means. Please don't hate me if it's cursing. I'm too dang proud of that pun title though to erase and too lazy to google-translate it! You can understand my sitch.

So. Got to have the ol' lefty eye lasered. Again. For those of you counting- no one except me- that's 5 surgeries. So now. this eye shall be referred to as "Cinco". I'm happy with that. I don't know when the 2nd YAGging will take place since they have to make sure the lens won't spontaneously drop again and is stable. All's I know is the pain is back, vision is hazy, and I still don't see like I saw after the YAG this past Sept. Sad, but that's how it goes. Even, sadder the right eye is starting to misbehave more now. So I got to start the whole surgery shindig with it probably next year some time. Prayers. Please pray I get at least one eye working. I do have an impossibly cute husby and 3 yr old glamour girl to look at!!! Can you help a mother out here?

Yikes. Fruit Stripes gum.

Well I have to go get rubbing alcohol and scrub off the perfume I applied to myself today. I smell wrong. Like something inappropriate masking something. Like well all the descriptions I'm thinking of are just wrong and insulting to countries and people of certain ages so I'll hold back. But boy Tina- the shopping was F-U-N!!!!!