Moving.... but taking it all with me

I've got minor inconvenient news today: Blogger is no longer supporting my FTP published blog so I will be moving this blog to another blog publisher. The good news is I can take all of my content with me, in fact, it's already been moved. The new publisher has additional features, for example, I can now create a favorite recipes page. And it's a great timing to celebrate 5 years of blogging (yes, it's been 5 years!! Wow!!)

Here's my new blog website, so if you are a regular reader, you will want to bookmark this:

www.stewnews.wordpress.com

This site will remain through the rest of 2010, but I will no longer be posting to it. So, if you want to see fresh and new content, don't forget to move with me.

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A birthday to remember....

I thought my birthday would be pretty normal. I planned to spend the morning getting new tires on our van and have a date with Dave in the evening. Those plans were canceled when Dave came home from West Virginia on Thursday night with pinkeye and the snow started falling Friday morning. A quick trip out for a birthday lunch turned into hour of sliding home (I really need new tires). We finally abandoned our van at Publix and walked home in the beautiful falling snow. It was quite an adventure and a day I will always remember. The rest of the weekend has been great too- fun playing in the snow, snuggling on the couch, hot chocolate and lots of family time. My birthday wish came true!

Molar Opposites

We have been spoiled the last few years because Daniel loves going to the dentist. It's what he often says he wants to be when he grows up (other responses: an astronaut or a detective). He is always cooperative and in a good mood. Yesterday he asked if we could take the x-rays home and if I would teach him how to floss his teeth.

Yesterday was also Wesley's first time in the chair. The first picture above is misleading, because shortly after it was taken there was a "clamp down" and lots of tears. The hygienist managed to count his teeth and polish one tooth, and the dentist was denied access to the pearly whites. Apparently it is quite common, we'll try again in six months and hopefully he will outgrow it. I will be as supportive as possible, but I can understand if he doesn't ever fully trust the dentist, unless someday it happens to be his brother.

Zzzzzzzz.......

This is Wesley when I checked on him at 9:30pm last night. Recently, I've found him on the floor, upside down and sideways on his bed, but standing up is a new position. And yes, he slept through two flash pictures and being moved by mommy. Daniel was sound asleep in the bed right beside him the whole time. It's the kind of sound sleep I can only dream of...

Something's Fishy

So far we've killed two betta fish since Christmas. I've had to pull the plug on the aquarium until we figure out what is going wrong. Dave and I both have searched the internet betta sites and I have chatted with the "fish expert" at Petsmart. We still have no idea what went wrong, just theories.

Daniel was upset when Max (fish # 1) died. This morning Flash Finny (fish # 2) died and I already have removed him from the house. We told Daniel last night Flash was not going to make it, and he said, "That's ok. We'll just get another". Glad he adjusts to death so well. I feel I might need a cruise vacation to get over this trauma.

Snow Days

Hard to believe it, but school was out for 2 days over about 1" of snow. At least it was enough to play in (no snowmen, though).

Happy New Year!!

We're home from a big family New Years' blowout in Atlanta. Thanks to John and Tara for hosting and congrats to John (Dave's brother) on turning the big "40" next week! We had a blast!

A big Lego Christmas

I'm always looking for excuses to not clean the house, so here's about a million reasons why I can't vacuum anymore. Let the building contests begin....