Let's see...

Let's see...

Three days of throw up (Sun-Tues) followed by discolored goop in the eyes on Wed leading to sealed shut and swollen eyes yesterday morning. I finally threw the towel in and made the trip to the doc yesterday where we found out that Sarah has a double ear infection and pink eye. The doctor was amazed on how calm, cool and collected she was given what he witnessed in her ears. So needless to say, we are in the midst of another battle with the day care cooties.

I must give a shout out to the following for helping make the past week a bit more bearable in dealing with my limp noodle daughter:

1. Dr Seuss rocks! Particularly, "Horton Hears a Who" movie, the Cat in the Hat and Robert the Rose Horse books. Thank you, thank you, thank you! We now have a small obsession with movie so have decided to make "Horton" the main birthday theme for next week's celebration.

2. Annie's cheddar bunny crackers, Horizon Cheddar Cheese slices, New Mexico tortillas, Honey Nut Cheerios and fresh berries. That's the list of food that Sarah was remotely interested in and kept down for the most part once we turned the corner on the throw-up episodes.

3. The Gucci of antibiotics that even with insurance co-pay costs $70. Good times. And, Tylenol.

4. Corona. I needed a cool adult beverage at the end of the day a couple of times this week to help me find my center again.

I hope that in the end, Sarah has a strong immune system like a steel trap come kindergarten. Oh and now I have a husband with a man cold to finish off the week and carry us into the weekend. :-)

On a positive side, even though her eyes were swollen again this morning (she could be a mini-Rocky Balboa if it were Halloween) my daughter is now singing, laughing and eating well again.

School and Skiing

Sarah's first school picture @ 23 months.

Last week was a busy one and this week hasn't been so great. We are battling another round of the flu bug or at least just Sarah. But she seems to be getting better, knock on wood.

We attended Sarah's first school gig last week. It was a spring concert with the babies through pre-K classes. Each class wore something different to highlight the various elements of spring. The kids sang 7 nursery rhyme type songs but that was mostly the older kids. The younger ones, including Sarah, sat in their chairs remarkably well and stared out to the crowd like deer in headlights. Sarah participated on occasion with the teacher sitting next to her egging her on. It was super cute. Plus she finally fit into a dress that I purchased for her in Anchorage many moons ago.

Kirk and I went skiing with our new gear last Friday at Purgatory. It was nice to finally ski on gear that was comfortable. The snow was hard packed and starting to get slushy at the bottom which is another sign that spring is definitely in the air. We had plans to go on Friday again, but given the battle with sick kid plus flu, we are going to take a rain check and maybe get up there one more time before the mountain closes early April. We will see.

I never wore a helmet before on the hills but really liked the new one I purchased. It was warm!

Sarah's 2nd birthday is on the 30th but we are going to celebrate next weekend with both sets of grandparents. We are hoping everyone is happy and healthy for the big celebration.

Sarah in the bathroom with us "getting ready" for the day. Love the accessories.

My helper while I wrap presents for our friends. Kirk put the ribbon on her head.

Cats, Gear and Catholics

We went to the Farmington Library on Monday to celebrate Read Across America and Dr. Seuss' birthday. They put on a bilingual puppet show (English and Spanish) of "Green Eggs and Ham" and Cat in the Hat himself stopped by to visit with the kids for photo ops. Sarah was interested in the cat once he left her sight but if ever in her sight, she freaked big time with the full on climbing up my chest and holding on for dear life while crying. Good times. She still asks about the cat and we get out of the repeated questioning by saying the cat went to Texas. Random, I know, but the questioning usually stops.

Sarah with her "Cat in the Hat" hat at the library.

Sarah wearing her hat again at home and sporting her new CSM sweatshirt. Go Orediggers!Our trips to Durango last weekend were successful on many fronts. We finally got to eat at Steamworks Brewery which had one heck of an IPA on tap (a close competitor to Moose Tooth IPA), I ran a good 5k race on Saturday and we now own quality downhill ski gear (we got smokin deals!). We have already blocked out the calendar this month for a least two trips to Purgatory (Durango Mtn Resort) before they close shop for the season in April.

Kirk showing Sarah how to climb at the park in Durango.Cutie pie!!
Good run.

Sarah sacked out in the car in her pjs post dinner and shopping in Durango.

Ready to go for another trip to Durango on Saturday morning to cheer on mom. I think she had everything she needed: Elmo, panda bear, Pooh book about Easter eggs, water and sunglasses. Whew!

Kirk and I also wanted to post the picture below for some time but kept forgetting to bring the camera. We drive by these signs on a daily basis on our way to/from work. Leave it to the Catholics (I'm a 'recovering Catholic' as a friend put it) to place guilt on the patrons of the adult video store. Got to love it.

Sarah having a difficult morning. She has major bed head just like mama.Life is better after a bowl of "O's".