Field Trip

Sami's preschool has a field trip or a program every month. It's awesome. Our first field trip was to Chevy's Mexican Restaurant. The kids sang us the songs they had been learning, and then we toured the restaurant and got to eat yummy tacos.

I love watching Sami sing and interact with her friends. Her teacher made them special field trip shirts, with all their handprints. They are all so adorable. 

It was a fun tour of the restaurant. Janie thought the field trip was for her, that's her little brown head up front.

Sami's favorite part was the pink lemonade they served us after the tour. Even the tacos didn't beat the pink lemonade. 

It was fun. I am so glad that Sami got into this preschool with her little friends. Her next field trip is in 2 weeks to the grocery store. And it's fun that Janie gets to come along too, because she wants to be in preschool so bad. (But not bad enough to stop pooing in her underpants, apparently. We are still working on that.)

Rough Night

Two days ago, Janie got into an ant pile in our back yard. When we saw the bites on her leg (about 6 in all), Daddy helped the ants "go to a happier place," as he told the girls. :)

I noticed that Janie was scratching her bites so I was putting calamine lotion on them, aka the pink medicine. But last night, I noticed that one of her ankles and feet was red and really swollen. 

I asked Jonathan to look at it. He was mildly alarmed, which means I became very alarmed. Apparently, she had been scratching and she opened her skin and her little dirty fingernails got the site infected. Jonathan calls it a soft tissue infection.

So we got some medicine called in. When I went to pick it up, CVS said they don't take our insurance. Target pharmacy was called next, but they were closing. Walgreens pulled through for us and by 8 pm, we had the goods. So we woke up Janie and gave her the medicine and some bread. She was having a great 'ol time, being up with Mommy and Daddy. I was so relieved I was sure I was going to sleep well, knowing my girl was taken care of.

At 1:40 am, Janie woke up crying. She had thrown up. We cleaned her up and put her back down. At 2 am, she woke up crying because her bandaid came off (really, Janie?), and by 2:15 she had thrown up again. So we gave her bread AND milk to settle her stomach. By this time, Jonathan told me that the medicine had potassium which upsets stomachs. Then he looked at the bottle, read the instructions to the pharmacist and realized that she hadn't diluted the medicine enough, so he diluted it some more. She had had a really strong dose. We put her back down, and at 2:45, she had thrown up again. We were all tired by this time, and I was so sad for Janie. Throwing up is absolutely no fun. Good thing I had a Klondike bar last night to keep my strength up ;).

It was a long night, but we did sleep after that. Today she woke up at 6:30, just like normal. Her foot looks better and I am hoping for 8 hours of sleep tonight. I don't really mind getting up with my kids when they are sick, because I feel so bad for them. But I love sleep and I don't function well without it. I know that one day, I will look back on experiences like this and smile because my girls were so sweet and cute and easy to take care of (compared to teenagers). But I am still hoping for a good nights sleep...

First Day

Sami started preschool on Tuesday. It was a big day for all of us. She goes two days a week, for two hours and she is going with three of her other friends from church. I love that she has friends already. And my friend and I are carpooling, which is fun too.

When Sami was getting dressed she said, "Mommy, I so excited." And I was also excited for her new adventures and new friends. But I was so nervous for her. I hoped and prayed that she would feel loved and accepted at school. And that she would be kind to others. I used all my nervous energy to vaccuum, mop, dust, and go to CVS. So I guess school is good for my house.  

When Sami came home, Janie and I were waiting for her outside. (Janie, by the way, missed Sami like crazy!)  Sami was so happy. She got a stamp for obeying all the rules and she had a great time. I am thinking she is going to have a great year.

Then today, Sami started tumbling again. This is her jumping for joy. She loves her tumbling teacher (so do I, she is our YW president!)  There are only 2 other kids in her class right now, and they also go to church with us, so it is super fun for Sami. 

 My little girl is growing up. I feel like we are starting a new era in our lives.