Friday, January 27

Rash & Stitches

On Monday, I took Abigail to the pediatrician for them to take a look at the strange rash that we noticed on Friday.  The rash is mainly on her elbows and knees with a few bumps on her face and hands. (Samuel told her she looked like a teenager with bumps on her face, LOL)  The pediatrician took one look and said it's probably from a viral infection that she had a week or two ago, only she hasn't been sick!  The doctor suggested we see a dermatologist if it did not go away over the next few days.
Which brings us to today!  When Abby came downstairs this morning her elbows looked terrible and she had new places on her face and hands.  I called the pediatrician and they made her an appointment with a dermatologist at 10:40. 
The dermatologist came in took one look and said she was stumped, BUT that she was going to get to the bottom of this and would like to take a biopsy of the area.  This meant Abby would leave there with 2 little stitches in her arm.  It will take about 2 weeks to get the test results.  Ugh! 
Abby was so brave during the procedure, no tears when they numbed her arm and stitched her up.  When we left the office she wanted to call everyone to tell them she had stitches! I think she thought it was pretty neat!  LOL 
Samuel's comment about the stitches--"Mommy, I don't like the fact that I am the only one in our family who hasn't had stitches. I feel left out!"  Poor kid!  Don't you feel so sorry for him! LOL

We ended up getting a second opinion from my sisters dermatologist later in the afternoon.  He took one look and said he thought it was eczema and prescribed an ointment.  We should have the biopsy report back in 2 weeks.   

Monday, January 23

Teacher Workday

What a nice surprise it was to discover the kids have a teacher workday today.  I hadn't put it on the calendar since it said "movable holiday" just in case something changed so I was thoroughly surprised when S and A came home saying "we don't have school on Monday!"
Our day began with a quick trip to the pediatricians.  Abby has a mysterious rash on her elbows, knees, hands and face.  The doctor thinks it's viral and not contagious so we will keep an eye on it this week.
From the doctors office we met friends at Rebounderz, an indoor trampoline arena.  The kids had so much fun! 
After jumping and playing games we headed over to Chick-fil-a for a late lunch.  Yum! 

Friday, January 13

My Colrs by A.E.A

Abigail made a cute book in her class this week and I just love it! ;-)
I like Kadey (candy).
I like Sgol (school).
I like Iscrme (ice cream).
I like Desne (disney).

Saturday, January 7

Spring like weather in January

Perfect evening for....
 eating dinner around a fire,
roasting marshmallows,   
playing a game of Charades
followed by an indoor game of Lego Creationary!

Perfect family night!

Wednesday, January 4

*35*

And just like that another year has gone by....So far 35 doesn't seem so bad!  Tom and the kids cooked a very nice dinner.  The service was top notch and the waiter's and waitress were so very cute, if I do say so myself!   The table was set with fine china (that only gets used maybe once a year), flowers and candles!   On the menu: Wine, Salad, Steak and Lobster.
Dessert: A delicious Red Velvet Cake
The gifts I received were so thoughtful.  Abby made my gift this year