Sighhhh!!!

Well Doug does have a staph infection in his ear but it is not mersa staph. So he got a pick line for major doses of antibiotics. Hopefully that works. If not, than he has to have surgery. Everything else is going really well. I got my bridals done today. Man that was cold but it was fun. We have 20 days to go till the big day. Maddie and Paige are doing well and they are enjoying school. They are excited for Halloween to get here.

What next?

Well we have started the flu season with a bang. Both Doug and I had it this past weekend and we are just hoping that Paige's sniffles doesn't get any worse.
Doug's Shoulder is healing well. He still can't carry heavy stuff but the doctor isn't making him wear the sling anymore. That's about the only good news we have heard about him. LOL! Well Doug went to the doctor at the U of U about his ear and it was not the best appointment. He has a major infection in his ear and he had to get two shots in his ear in two days. All while he had the flu. Poor baby. The doctor says that if the shots do not clear up the infection he has to have another, yes another, pick line. And if that doesn't work than he has to have surgery on his ear. Wonderful. He is really nervous and he hopes the shots work but we haven't seen much improvement since Friday when he got his last shot. Please remember him in your prayers. That would be a great help.
Paige gets her kindergarten pictures taken tomorrow. She is so excited that she wants me to curl her hair and make her all fancy. It is so cute.
Maddie came over to and we carved pumpkins. The girls were so excited and dad was the worse. He kept getting the girls all goopy. I had to get after him for making a bigger mess than the girls. :) Good times were had by all. Maddie is such a cutie she told us that she wanted to stay with us and play with Paige forever. Brings tears to my eyes when she says stuff like that. Doug says she crys when he is on his way taking her home. Breaks my heart because Paige and I want her here too.
I have been thinking about going back to work at a hair salon a couple days a week. Sears has given me an open ended invitation to work at the salon there so we will see. I hope my leg and shoulders can keep up with me because I think that would be awsome.

Paige was sad to see Maddie go back to her moms today. She gets so bored when Maddie is not around. I guess poor old mom just doesn't cut it for a play mate any more :) Doug called me from work and told me that his ear was hurting him. Well I know that's nothing new but he explained that is was the other ear that usually has the problems and that his "good" ear was bleeding and hurting really bad. Good grief! That poor boy and his ears. So hopefully we can get him in to the doctor pronto to have it looked at. I hope its nothing serious.
I was able to take a leave of absence from work for about two weeks. Man its nice to be able to be around at night for Paige and Maddie and be awake during the day for Doug before he goes to work.
We got the proofs back for our invitations! They are so fun. They should be here in about two weeks. So look for them in the mail.

Well we finally got our pictures for our announcements done.
Art was here for the weekend and we played bowling on the Wii. I won two out of three!! Hahaha!
We had a nice time at the family dinner we had at John and Charese's house.
Maddie gets to be with us until Wednesday. She and Paige are so happy.
We got lots of snow today. Doug and I were not expecting as much as there was. There was about four inches on the grass and the trees but luckily the roads are clear.
And Doug wants it noted that his Rams beat Sam's Redskins 19-17!!

Well I figured I would try and keep up with the rest of my family. So here goes my first blogging experience. YAY! Well Doug and I have FINALLY been able to pin down a wedding date. Its November 16, 2008. It's about time. We are excited.
Paige is in all day kindergarten and has blossomed. She is loving it and she is making lots of friends. Everyone seems to be helping her come out of her shell.
Maddie is the one of the most advanced in her kindergarten class. Her teacher has to give her extra work just so she doesn't get too bored during classes.
Maddie and Paige are such opposite personalities that they mesh really well. Paige gets so excited when Maddie comes over she plans what toys they are going to play with and lays them all out. It is really cute.
We have two new kitties. Yoda and Marilyn. Maddie and Paige chase them around the house and put them in laundry baskets and just completely mauls them. The cats love it.
Doug is working hard and I am hardly working. It is nice to be able to stay home and be with Maddie and Paige and actually be a home maker. I can usually only take about four days of that then I have to go to work for my sanity for a couple of days. :)