And our lives still haven't slowed down much. Mike is still busy as ever with work (Thank God) and I have been working extra hours and days also because we have been short at work. Good money, but tiring. The hospital is full with patients and some kids are having to wait a whole day in the ER becuase we don't have any beds. SCARY!
So time for a little catch up. Allyson had her Valentines party a couple weeks ago. Brandon came with me to help in the class room and we had a lot of fun. So they gave us a list of the kids names in her class to make sure we got enough valentines for everyone. Alllyson and I decided that we would make rice crispy treats in the shape of hearts for he valentines. So she stayed home that morning to help me. She loves to help in the kitchen and now really is a big helper.
That following weekend was a big storm and boy did we get hail. I couldn't believe it and Allyson had never seen it before. It was hiting the windows so hard I was convinced that it was going to break one of them. It didn't and it only lasted about 5 minutes, but it was loud.
Allyson had school pictures today so hopefully they will turn out good and I can post them soon and we are planning a day trip to the mountains tomorrow so will hopefully have pictures to post soon.
So January is now past, and February will prove to be a busy month too. I started day shift last week and it's so much better for my internal clock. Mike has stayed super busy despite what the economy is doing so we thank God every day for that.
So onto old news, the bathrooms are officially done. Our master bath is all completed and we are enjoying it to no end. It's like I'm at the spa.
The kids love their Monkey bathroom too. We finally found a mirror for them and now they are enjoying their bathroom as well.
We have a new addition to the Crook home. Our old washer broke so we splurged and bought the nice new ones. I am so saddened by the fact that I am so excited to do the laundry now. But unfortunatley still feel the same about folding it all and putting it all away. Either way, they was in 18 mins and dry in 18 mins. That's 36 minutes total. VERY COOL for a busy family with lots of laundry.
The other BIG news I have to share is my best friend (Jen) decided to find out what the sex of her baby is going to be and its a BOY!!!! Yeah, little Paige will have a brother, they will name him Liam. I am so excited for them. So that's 4 showers so far in the next few months I will be attending. I just love baby shopping.
We went to Vegas last week and had a great time. We got to spend some time with my brother and his girlfriend and then saw the show Zumanity. It was a nice time away with my husband
Allyson is doing well and growing big. She is learning so much in school everyday and is already acting like she is 16! Lord only knows what's in store when she IS 16!
Brandon is growing big as well and is talking up a storm. He too in a few short months will be joining Allyson at her school and is so excited about it. He loves going to drop her off every morning and wants to stay now!
