Sick Boys and Camping Here We Go!

Both of my boys, daddy and Caleb, went home early from school sick yesterday. Chris is doing much better this morning, but Caleb still has some fever and is not feeling real great. My question is: Why does it always seem like they are sick at the same time? To where I get to take care of both of them at the same time? And why does it feel like I'm not ever allowed to be sick or act sick even if I feel crummy?

My mom said, "Welcome to being a mommy!" And honestly, I've got to say it's worth it.
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In just a few short hours, this is where I'll be (not a great picture, but all I could find)! Camping with great friends and family! I can't wait! Have a great loooong Labor Day weekend!

Song Lyrics

I have had these song lyrics running in my head for a really, really long time now:

Be careful what you wish for
Because you just might get it
And then some you don't want.

This is a Chris Daughtry song, and these words have been stuck in my head.

Has there been a time in your life where something like this happened in your life?

Dear Mesquite...

A few weeks ago while driving home on I30, I noticed the new neon signs on the side of the road. Now, I grew up in Mesquite and am all for Mesquite pride, but I think the neon signs are a bit much. I have now driven by them going the opposite direction two times, and I think they are a big distraction and just a little too flashy. I know you are trying to make Mesquite look better, and I really do appreciate that. I just think big, bright neon signs aren't the way to go about it.

Go Stallions!

1st Day Pictures

Caleb Update

Well, Caleb wound up having a good afternoon yesterday. He immediately went to sleep at nap time and then had a blast playing in the afternoon. When I went to pick him up, they were in the gym playing with cars, and he did not want to leave. So it was good to see him having a good time.

When I dropped him off this morning, he cried a little in the room with the bigger kids. I had to just run out of the room so that he would calm down. Then besides a little crying on the playground from being stressed out (I've never known a kid to be stressed out on the playground, but mine is!), he has been great today! I just talked to his teacher, and she said he has had a much easier day. He went right down at nap time again, so that is really great since that was one of the things I was worried about the most with him.

So, anyway, I'm sure by the end of the week everything will be going well, and we'll all be used to the back to school mode.

This weekend we may go camping with my parents at Purtis Creek State Park. Anybody have any interesting Labor Day plans?

Oh, and sorry for no pictures yet. I promise I'll get them up here soon!

Caleb's First Day in TA

I have been so excited about Caleb moving up to the new class. I love new things! And I love the first day of school! It is always so exciting! So it has made me a little sad that Caleb has had such a hard morning in his new class. I know he will love it after a few days...I just feel really sorry for him right now. We may have one really worn out kid on our hands this afternoon!

I took some first day of school pictures this morning, so I will post them on here when I get home tonight. I left my camera cord at home, or else I would post them at some point during the day today.

I hope all of your kids are having a great first day of school!

Caleb's Graduation Party

Caleb and the girls from his class at school are moving up into a new class on Monday. So they had a graduation party for them today! It was so fun (except for the fact that Caleb didn't seem to have all that much fun), but I had fun. Here are some pictures! Congratulations babies!!!

Bad Dreams & Arms Sticking Out of Windows

I hate bad dreams. Don't you? I had a doozy of one last night that had me feeling all disturbed. Then after I went back to sleep, I kept having dreams about it. I sure wish we never had any bad dreams!

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There has been a weird phenomenon that I have noticed lately. About 3/4 of the time when I am driving, someone in the car in front of me has their hand out of the window. I noticed it last week, and ever since it has been happening all of the time. Isn't this weird?!

Childhood Photos of Celebrities

I saw this link from another website. If you like celebrities, you'll like this.

Rise and Shine!

At midnight last night (or actually this morning) Chris woke me up by saying "There is a sound going off in Caleb's room!" I immediately recognized it as his cd player/alarm clock. He had been messing around with it last night while I was putting his toys in his toy box, and I guess he turned the alarm function on.

So, I ran to his room and tried to turn the alarm off. I have never really messed with his alarm though, so I didn't know how to work it. After messing with it for a few seconds, I decided to just unplug it. But his bed was in the way. So I had to call to Chris to come move his bed so that I could unplug it.

Meanwhile, Caleb is scared to death and is screaming his head off. Shoot, I would be scared if my alarm went off at midnight too!!!

So, we finally got it taken care of, and I rocked Caleb back to sleep in order to get him to calm down. In the midst of rocking him, it struck me as really funny (it might have only been funny because it was midnight) that the song that was playing when the alarm went off was "Rise and Shine!" How perfect is that?!

Caleb's Crummy Mom

I went yesterday and bought a toy box and a book shelf for Caleb's room. I was so excited about putting them both together and getting his room all organized last night. What I didn't anticipate (which I should have) was Caleb wanting to be involved in every step of the putting together process. He wanted to sit on the toy box while I was putting it together. He wanted to eat the hinge that keeps the lid from falling on him. He just simply wanted to be a part of everything I was doing.

At one point, as I was working, he grabbed a handful of my hair and took off running and fell. The handful of hair that he was holding ripped out of my head. It hurt so much that I yelled kind of loud.

I immediately felt horrible about yelling (though I don't know if I could have stopped it) because Caleb went crazy crying. It took me a few minutes to get him calmed down, and then even for a few minutes later when he looked at me, his bottom lip kept sticking out like he was about to cry again. It was so sad.

So I apologized for yelling but then explained that he cannot keep pulling Mommy's hair (he is pretty bad about this). For the rest of the night, there were times that he would grab my hair but then he would sit there and think about it and let it go.

Hopefully he learned his lesson. My hair would appreciate it. I just wish I didn't have to yell to get him to learn it.

Potter Party!

Have you read Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (or haven't but want to party anyway)? Are you dying to discuss it over dinner with friends?

Join us in a Potter Party!
Monday, August 27th
7:00 p.m.
My house!

I will be providing dinner and dessert for all who come. Please RSVP to scarroll@carechurch.org or by posting a comment to this blog as soon as you can so I know how much food to provide! If you have any friends that have read the book (or who haven't but would like to come anyway) and would also like to come, that is great! Just let me know how many are coming!

I am really looking forward to the discussion, food and a good time! Hope to see you there!!

Hello Texas!!!

This morning as we were listening to the radio while we were getting ready, a Michael W. Smith song was playing. In this particular song, there is an instrumental introduction, and right before he starts singing he says, "Hello Texas!" Of course, the crowd then goes wild.

This made me wonder to myself why we have this kind of response when a performer does this. In all of the times that I have been to concerts, I am right along screaming with everyone else. It sort of struck me funny this morning as I was thinking about it, and Chris and I discussed why we think we have this kind of response. I just think it is kind of funny that we all have the desire to scream and go crazy when we hear this!

I'm Finished! I'm Finished!

Well, I finished the last Harry Potter book last night. It was sooo good! Chris is still on the 5th book, so I can't talk to him about it. After I finished the last page, I immediately thought, "Now I want to read them all over again!" There is so much that I am sure I have missed, and I'm sure if I read them again, new things would pop out at me. I may wait for awhile to read them again. Maybe even a few years, but they are definitely worth reading again...just like all great books!

I have thought about having a HP discussion party sometime since I want to talk about it with people really bad. Maybe after school starts and things slow down, I will host a party.

Church Sign

On the way home tonight, I passed a church that had a sign out front that said:

Try our Sundays. They are better than Braums.

This church is known to have wacky sayings on it. Most of them just as cheesy as this one.

High School Stalking

I received in the mail yesterday a letter requesting more information about myself for an alumni directory for Mesquite I.S.D., where I went to school growing up. My question is: How did they find me? (Not that I want to be not found or anything.) My 10 year high school reunion will be next year, and I have always wondered how they find everyone to send the invitations, etc. Do they somehow look up your social security number to find your address? This has always been a mystery to me. If someone knows how they do this, please inform me. Curious minds want to know...or at least this one does.

Bulk Trash Update

I know you have all been on pins and needles wanting to find out how my bulk trash pick up went. Well, the city didn't get a chance to come pick it up on Friday. But my neighbor came over on Friday night and said that he had called about it and they would pick it up Saturday or Monday. It has not been picked up yet, so I'm really hoping they come today. I did wake up Saturday morning to find that the treadmill had been taken by someone. I was so excited that it was gone, but I was little scared that whoever took it might decide to bring it back! It hasn't shown back up yet though. :) So, hopefully the trash will be gone when I get home this afternoon!

Zooming Around the Store

The other day when Caleb and I were at Kroger, I decided to let him try the car shopping cart. I had thought in the past that he might be too little for it still, but I decided to go ahead and give it a try. He absolutely loved it! He was going crazy with both of the steering wheels the whole time we were there! So, we may be using these fun carts every time we go to the store!

Bulk Trash Day

As promised, here are two pictures of our bulk trash! I am so excited about getting rid of all of this stuff! I sure hope they take it all! We'll see this afternoon!

This is the Carroll family trash.

This is our trash and our neighbor's trash. Our neighbors probably think we are moving!

More Excited Than Words Can Express

As I was pulling into my driveway after eating dinner at a cool new Mexican place in Wylie, I noticed that my next door neighbor was putting tons of large trash outside. I immediately went over and asked if tomorrow was bulk pick up day. He said it was, so my mom and I started pulling out tons of trash we have had in our garage so that it can be picked up tomorrow. We even pulled out an old treadmill that has been in the backyard for probably three years to see if they will take that tomorrow too. I am so excited about getting rid of all of this junk! More excited than words can express. And if they take the treadmill tomorrow too, I am going to be elated! I will let you know how that goes tomorrow when I get home in the afternoon. Keep your fingers crossed! I'll try to take a picture tomorrow before I leave for work to let you see how much trash is out there. Between us and our neighbor, it was completely ridiculous!

Just Do It At Home!

This morning on the way to work, I was reminded of something that kind of drives me nuts. There was a woman in front of me who was putting her make-up on at a stop light. I don't know why, but this has always been a pet peeve of mine. I just don't understand why women can't do their make-up at home. It wouldn't take but a few more minutes in front of the mirror before you leave for work, so why not just do it there! Now, maybe I'm just catching all these women on off days where something happened at home and they couldn't do it there, but I sure see lots of people doing it.

I don't know why this drives me crazy. It's not like it is something gross to see or anything. It's just not something I really want to see when I am driving.

Now, if you are someone who does this in the car regularly, I in no way mean to offend you. This is my blog and I'm just posting something that I was thinking about today. :)

Plagued by Exercise Injuries

I have been trying really hard lately to exercise, but I have been plagued by a few injuries that keep from it. I had knee problems for about three weeks which made it to where I couldn't run like I wanted to. Then last night as I was running, my stomach started hurting. I think I pulled something in my stomach somehow. So even as I sit here typing, it is hurting now. It is very frustrating to have to wait out the injuries until they get better to exercise. I want to exercise whenever I want...not have to wait awhile for my body to heal. Hopefully after this little setback, I'll be alright for awhile.

Come One, Come All!

To Wednesdays in the Park tonight! Tonight is the last time for this, and it has been a blast. It is from 7-8 p.m. at Huffhines Park in Richardson. There will be free burgers, games, and fun! Hope to see you there!

Can you believe it?

Can you believe this summer is almost over? It always goes by way too fast. This year has been unreal with how fast it is going by. I can't believe it is August already! Crazy!

My Great Husband

Yesterday afternoon, as soon as I got home, I had a flute lesson for an hour. After that, Chris said he would take Caleb with him to the store so that I could take a nap. So I got to sleep for about an hour. Then Chris came and woke me up because he had made dinner...a really great flavored steak and some great bean & cheese nachos. It was all very delicious and I was so appreciative of the time to rest and then getting to wake up to a great meal! Chris is so good to me!

A Much Better Night's Sleep

Two nights ago, none of the Carroll family got much sleep. Caleb kept waking up screaming about every 10 minutes or so after we finally got him back to sleep each time. It was not a fun time at all. Last night when he went to bed, he felt clammy, so I took his temperature (it was about 99) and gave him some tylenol. He woke up at 4:30 and I rocked him and put him back to bed. He slept until 7 this morning which gave me time to get up and get totally ready for work before he woke up. That was very nice! I don't know if he is teething or what, but I'm ready for him to sleep all night again.

When it rains...it thunders really loud!

Yesterday afternoon after I left work, Caleb and I had to run by the story to pick up some things. The weather looked fine, a little cloudy, but not too bad. When I got to the register to check out, it was POURING outside.

There was no way that I was going to take Caleb out in the rain to get to the car because in one second, we would both be soaked. So, I stood outside under the roof waiting for it to slow down or clear up. We waited 20 minutes until our Knight in Shining Armor, Chris (daddy), rescued us. Chris came all the way from home to help us out by moving my car up by the building so that I could get Caleb and the groceries all in the car. What a great daddy! We sure do love him!

While we were waiting in front of the store, the lightening was so close it looked like it was hitting in the parking lot. The thunder was the loudest I have ever heard too. It sounded like extremely loud rapid rounds of gunfire were going off. I had never heard thunder sound like this. I was very impressed that Caleb didn't jump or cry. He just said, "Whoa!" a few times. Whoa! was right! It was incredible!

How's Your Geography

Just saw a link to this from the Dallas News website. Take the quiz and see how you do. I am no good at geography, so I did crummy. I won't tell you what my score was, but it wasn't pretty. :)

Here's the link!

Not Paying Attention

I normally pride myself on being very observant. Last night was not one of those times!

On my way home from running errands, I decided to go by the store to get Caleb some diapers. I had been in Mesquite, so I decided to stop at a store on my way home. As soon as I walked in the door, I thought "That is funny, they are out of most of their produce!" I immediately noticed that there were big, HUGE signs all over the place that said Store Closing! Last 6 days! Everything marked down! I walked around for a second but was sickened by how disgusting the place was and turned around and walked out. On my way out of the store, I noticed signs all over the front doors and a huge sign hanging from the building announcing the closing/sale. I could not believe how I pulled up in front of the store and walked in not noticing the big signs everywhere. It struck me as really funny that I was so non-observant.

I wound up going to a Tom Thumb further down the road and getting the diapers and also some ice cream that I have been looking for for awhile. It was a successful trip!