Groettum Family

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Beauty.

I am just that today. A beauty.

Here I sit with half dried, uncombed hair, big baggy shirt, pajama pants, and kleenex shoved up my nose. (C’mon, you know you do it too).

But hey, at least I showered! Right?!?

And apparently Gavin has no idea that me not feeling well means that he needs to be on his best, quiet behavior. Instead, he has chosen today to be a great day to be a silly, hyper maniac running laps around our house.

As I jump up to chase him off the kitchen table, out of the laundry room and to prevent him from throwing things in the toilet…I lose that beloved kleenex out of my pockets. Quickly to be scooped up, and chewed up by our rambunctious terrier, Louie. It’s a circus around here today.

I’m sure I’ll think it’s funny when I’m feeling better….right?!? :)

On a different note…we are getting our engagement pictures shot a week from Friday. Cara came highly recommended by several friends and we are both excited for her to capture images of our excitement over our engagement, and she is including a few family shots for no extra charge!

But…I have no idea what to wear…or if we should do something creative? Fall will be in full swing by that time (the leaves are already starting to change) so I definitely want something “fallish” but not too “themey.” Anyone have any good ideas for us to coordinate, but not match? Whether it’s an idea for shots of just the two of us, or for the family images…let me know what you got!

And before I say goodbye for the day…Gavin thought he would show you his yogurt eating skills.

I mean, why use a spoon when you have a perfectly good set of fingers?!?

Monday, September 20, 2010

This time.

Sleepless nights? Crabby toddler? Runny nose?

Hmm…the flu season must be here. Hooray. (insert sarcasm here)

Saturday night, we had 2 other couples come over for a few drinks, watched some football and just hung out. Yes, I have a loud voice…but Gavin never wakes up from a deep sleep to the sound of people talking. On Saturday night, he woke up twice while our friends were over.

Mommy instinct kicked in and I knew that something was wrong. I gave him some tylenol, figured it was teething…hoped & prayed that he wasn’t getting sick…and stuck him back in bed. About 30 minutes later, he was crying again.

Casey was convinced that it was the loud voices, but about 45 minutes after everyone had left…he was up again. Several times throughout the night he woke up in tears.

Ugh. I just knew he was sick.

Yesterday he was all sorts of goobery…but luckily no real coughing. And just when we thought we got his appetite back where it should be…a little (maybe even extra) chunk on those bones? Bam! Appetite gone. But who can blame him? Whenever you’re all stuffed up, everything tastes like cardboard. Back to square one on the “chunk Gav up” routine.

Every mommy’s heart sinks when their little one gets sick…but for a CF mom? It’s even worse. Every sneeze, every cough, every temperature…you wonder…how bad is it going to get this time. How many extra rounds of the vest do we need to add to his daily routine this time. How many calls back and forth between the CF clinic will need to be made this time.

But luckily for us, this time he seems to be doing better already today. But this time I think it’s because he gave it to me.

Scratchy throat? Itchy nose? Case of the sneezes?

Dammit. It’s making its way around our home.

But it’s always better for it to stick with me…than him!

Friday, September 17, 2010

Oops! It’s Friday!

So on Tuesday…I thought it was Thursday. Yesterday, I thought it was Friday. Today…well I don’t think I even thought it was one day or another!

But I forgot that it’s Friday. Whoops, my bad!

So let’s do this…flash us with whatever is near you, around you…etc.

My camera battery just died, so you’ll have to live with a picture from my cell phone :)

This is typically what the top of our coffee table looks like. Pushed stuff around just enough for a spot for my feet :)

Why the heart around the coffee you ask?!?! Because Pumpkin Lattes are backkkkkk at Caribou for the season! My true love of fall, and most favorite flavor of all!

And took me this far into September to get one!

So….what’s around you on this fall Friday?

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Those bins!

I may have only been a mom for a little more than nineteen months…but it didn’t take me long to catch on that most of the overpriced, uncreative toys are…well…unnecessary!

I have a lot of fun trying to find simple little things, that allow Gavin to use his imagination…and that don’t put us in the poor house!

Every now and then I get spoiled, and get an evening “away” to peruse Target or Michaels (last night I got to go to both…alone!!! woohoo!!) and I always check out those bins. You know….the dollar bins! To be honest…Michael’s tends to have the “cooler” stuff, and last night was no exception.

Bet you can’t guess the secret identity of the toddler behind the (one dollar) masks!

meow!