We had a great Thanksgiving. I ate too much, of course. We have been passing around the stomach virus here. Corey was sick on Monday, Kendall on Wednesday night, me on Friday, and Chance on Friday night and today. Chris is the only one who hasn't had it yet. I sure he will be next. I felt absolutely terrible yesterday. My legs and hips hurt worse than anything else even though I was throwing up. Who knows! I did manage to take Chance to the eye doctor. The school nurse said he was having trouble with his right eye. The doctor said he has astigmatism in that eye. So, he got contacts and glasses. He got a sample pair of contacts yesterday and we picked out his glasses. They should be in next week when he goes back. He was really against glasses. He said he wouldn't wear them but he just has to wear them at night. He can wear his contacts in the day and when he plays ball.

I went shopping on Wednesday, which was a great day to go. There were no lines to stand in or it wasn't very crowded. Most of the stores said that Friday's sale wouldn't be much better. In Sears, the lady said it would go from 40% off to 50%. 10% is not worth fighting the crowds and standing in line forever. Hopefully, we will have Wed. off again next year and I can do it again.

Thanksgiving Break!! Yeah!
Chance and Corey played their first basketball games last Sat. Chance's team won and he scored 20 points. Corey's team lost but he played well. I think he scored 16-20 points. I'm not for sure exactly how many. They both did really well. They both spent the night at my mom and dad's on Sat. They were expecting to go coon hunting with my dad but he wasn't feeling very well. They still had a good time.
Corey was sick Sunday night throwing up so he didn't go to school yesterday. I took Kendall to the doctor today. She has been fighting a cold for the past few days. I wanted to get it taken care of before the holiday break. He said she had bronchitis??.
On the other hand, I think Kendall is allergic to milk. After I started her on whole milk, her bottom broke out in a hive-like rash and she just wasn't happy. I called the doctor and he said to switch her to soy milk. She has done much better since. There are just so many food items with milk in them. I really have to watch. She had 2 pieces of cheese, which should have stopped her up, but no. She went 6 times the next day. I am going to limit how much she has. I hope mashed potatoes with a little milk wil be ok for her. I am planning on trying a few things that contain a little milk to see. It will be really hard to cut out all milk products. We will see how it goes.
She weighed 28 pounds today. She had gained about 2-3 pounds since her 9 month check up. She goes next Tuesday for her 1 year check up and next Wed. for her 1 year shots.
Chance had trouble seeing out of his right eye when the school nurse checked him. So, I made him an appointment on Friday to see what's going on. If it is bad enough, hopefully he will be able to get contacts. With all the sports, he would have a hard time with glasses. I hope he doesn't have to have any but with my eyes and Chris', it doesn't look good. Well, I have blabbed enough.
A big 'Shout Out' to Susan and Audra. Happy +1 Birthday!!!!! Ha!

HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY KENDALL!!

Kendall's birthday went great! I was very disappointed in her cake. I wanted it to be pink with brown polka dots and trim. When I picked it up, it was pink with tan. So I had to go to Wal-Mart and get some colored icing to try and fix it. It looked a little better but not much.

She received several things: lots of clothes, play dishes, a baby stroller, chair, and much more.

It's been a while since I have blogged last. I took a personal day yesterday and went shopping. Kendall's birthday is Saturday and I didn't have her anything yet. So, Mom, her friend Gina, and I went to Lexington. I really loved a store called Gordman's. I spent over $100 there. I just need to pick up a few little things for the party and I am done. I can't decide what to give her for her birthday and what to save for Christmas. I did purchase her a little plush daisy chair. She seems to really like it.
Last Sat. was the end to football. We spent the entire day in Taylor Co. We left home at 7:30 and returned at 8:00 that night. Thankfully, Mom kept Kendall for me. It was just too cold for her to be out. Corey had his first basketball practice Mon. night and Chance has his tonight. Chris is helping to coach Chance's team.
This is Kendall's last week of formula. I hope she transitions to regular milk well. She is already without a bottle. We are not strictly using sippy cups. That part went fine, I hope the rest will also.

My grandpa got to come home, which is great! He was let out on Sat. I went to see him today and stayed from after church until about 5:00. I really needed to be doing things at home but I helped them out instead. I won't always have them so I feel like I need to do what I can now.
Kendall was so cute for Halloween. She was a fairy princess. I made her tutu for her. I took her to Columbia and walked around the square. She seemed to like it, but of course, she didn't really know. She didn't want anyone to get her bucket though. She held onto it with a tight grip. On another note, Kendall has learned to get on and off her riding toy. She tickles me when she does it.
Chance and Corey had a football tournament on Saturday. We left home at 8:15 and got back home at 6:30. It was a long day. Chance's team won the tournament for the 5th and 6th grade. He played really well. I think he scored 2 touchdowns the first game and 3 the last. Corey's team got beat in the first game. He played really well at his quarterback spot. His passes were dead accurate. I was really proud of both of them. They both made the All Star team for their grade. They will practice 3 times this coming week and play in a bowl on Sat. at Campbellsville. The basketball board is picking teams for basketball today and tomorrow. So, I am sure we will be getting a call about practice for that. It looks like life is going to get even more hectic. Oh, and Chris is gone until Wed. night. At least I am off on Tuesday. YEAH!