Early Halloween Spirit

So glad it was after hours

Lauren got sick this weekend. She woke up with a 104.4F fever on Saturday afternoon. I took her to the after hours clinic at 3:40. The clinic is only open until 4 but the on-call doctor was running behind about 20 min. Lauren was just snuggling on my shoulder in the waiting room. First she was complaining that her throat hurt. Then she said it was her stomach. The doctor came into the exam room asked a couple questions and then Lauren just vomited all over me. The doctor looked at my fully drenched clothes, said "I will let you get her settled down and come back", and fled the room. I had brought a change of clothes for Lauren, who was only wearing a t-shirt when we arrived because of the fever, but never dreamed I would need clothes for myself. I started to try and clean my shorts and shirt but it really was a lost cause. I asked the nurse who came in to help clean the room for a gown. So I finished cleaning Lauren, changed into the gown and the doctor came back and finished the exam. Lauren did not have strep and felt much better after vomiting on me. When I left the exam room, the waiting area and parking lot was deserted which was so wonderful. I was afraid I looked like a mental patient fleeing with someone else's kid. But no one saw, I obeyed every traffic rule on the way home, and gleefully changed into clean clothes at home. Lauren is better but still fighting the virus. At home we often talk about how to behave trading examples as in the conversation, Lauren says "We don't push our friends" I say "We don't take off our shoes at school or we don't eat rocks." Today Lauren sweetly added "We don't throw up on our mommys".

Video Problems

I am having some problems posting videos of the girls. My frustration has stopped me from doing other posts. I guess I will do stories and pictures while I wait for some advice from Videoegg.

Fun with the Cousins

This is a sled at Nana's house. It made a very fun water toy.















Inside fun.


























Out by Grandpa Richie's pool.

Perfect Daughters

Could Alex ask for a more perfect daughter? Just last night...

Rachel asked me at dinner, "Mom can I take my food into the other room to watch the Raiders with Daddy?" Too bad they weren't playing better. Lauren went in to watch a little too.

When putting Lauren to sleep I heard Alex and Rachel playing a "virtual" version of one of Alex's video games, Civilization, on Rachel's bed. Rachel calls it "bamming" when you attack the other countries. She likes to be the purple team. I asked her about it and she explained it all to me in tiny details of how many archers, who won, and whatnot.

I just know that Lauren will follow her sister's footsteps.

Luckily for me they both like doing art projects as well as football and video games. To that end I have set up another blog (yep one was not enough!) which will have pictures of all their special creations: http://www.doveart.blogspot.com