Look who's two fisting some food..

That is chunk of french toast in the right hand and a biter biscuit in the left.

We most certaintly DO play with our food around here.

First Snow

Playing in the Snow
Yay. Super exciting. We were a little worried it wasn't going to happen. Very unusual around here to have no snows in September or October. R went in to the shop to work this morning so A and I thought an adventure walk in the snow was in order. So after a cup of coffee for mama and a feed and meds for A while watching some WonderPets we bundled up and went out into the winter wonderland.
Not a huge snow by any means but its A's first snow to see since he's been a big kid. We wandered around and checked out the playground. When Alan's a little bigger we're excited to get to go on the swings. Not much to do with everything covered in snow.


So, as you can see - not a big snow by any means. Not even enough to cover the tennis court but a pleasant little surprise to wake up to. Here comes winter!

NOT ME
Oh and one more bonus. While it may not be Monday yet, this can't wait.. I need to share a Not Me a few days early. ..





I most certainly......






...indubitably








.. did NOT...










feed a toddler as one of his first foods....





an Oreo!











Nope.. NOT me. (And NO, R and I didn't go through almost an entire pack in under 24 hours)

Frosting, Notecards, Etc.

Well today I managed to keep the computer off for a good part of the day. A way to not be tempted. I got several loads of laundry cleaned and put away and cleaned both bathrooms which was a major accomplishment for me - the non domestic.


Then this afternoon I made notecards for all my CNA skills - such skills as helping with bedpan, blood pressure, cath care, transferring client from bed to wheel chair, etc. I think I'm pretty much there in terms of memorizing the procedure for each of the skills. I wanna make sure its second nature to me when I go to take the exam. Mmm.. and I've been eating some frosting this afternoon from our fridge.. Yum.


Alan's done a little eating. The doc suggested not worrying so much about timing when he's hungry and just give him something every time we sit down to eat a meal. He had some yogurt last night and then this morning some banana oatmeal with real milk!

I'm officially a blog failure..

And I swear I'm trying to fix that and pick it back up. Things have been just slightly crazy lately. Just a quick summary update - Alan had

a mini-rejection ish episode about a month ago. He was treated with IV steroids and bounced right out of it. Off oxygen and off a whole bunch of his meds at this point.

Then - a few weeks ago, I finally was laid off. The death of the real estate industry caught up to me. Not too bad on timing because I just finished my training to be a CNA. I take my test to be certified in the state next Wednesday. I'm pretty nervous because I actually have a job lined up - which is contingent upon me passing and getting my license.

Mr. Al just had his first real Halloween and decided to go as Superman. No outings for us. We just stayed home and waited for the trick or treaters that didn't show up. Zero. Seriously - we live in a condo complex full of children - how hard would it be to hit up your neighbors for candy. Well 5 bags of candy got left to us to take care of which is never a good thing.

Not too much else exciting to report. I was really hoping that my time of unemployment would bring about a flurry of domestic activity on my part. No such luck. Still just as much of a slacker without working. We're lucky to keep the little guy fed and medicated and maybe a couple loads of laundry done a day.

Latest project is trying to get this guy interested in food. We just saw his GI doc today and we've decided to give dairy a try. maybe he'll be a bit more interested with some yummier options to taste. Might have strawberry yogurt for snack in just a little bit and see how that goes over. Here's a shot of him one tube-less evening before we replaced one of the NG's he'd yanked. And here's my cute little executive office assistant sorting out the sticky notes.