IKEA, Fever & No Mommy-Time!

Our morning started early....like 7:15am!  No more sleeping until 8:30am.  Those days are long gone I guess :(  We grabbed breakfast and headed to IKEA to get some items.  Since we arrived right at 10am, we were among the first TEN people in the entire store.  And that is why we go during the week and not on the weekends.  That place is CRAZY on the weekends :)  We spent an entire hour just browsing....testing out the couches, playing in the kid area, pretending we lived in one of the teeny tiny apartments they have set up and of course, checking out all the mirrors:

Funny stuff!  Two hours and $70 later, we headed home for a nap.  The boy told me that he did not get enough sleep in the night so he was very sleepy.  BUT he wanted nothing to do with a nap.  He insisted on a quiet time in our bed, with the iPad.  I was able to catch up on some blog reading so I was not going to argue.  While resting, Parker complained that he was hot.  His cheeks were beat red.  His temp was 100 and he moped around until Bryan got home.  The evening activities were cut short and he was in bed early.  As I type, he is resting and does not have any other symptoms so I guess we'll see how things go during the night and tomorrow morning.  

And as I type, Bryan is still working!  He has a big release tonight so it might be a long night for him.  I was suppose to meet Patty and Blackmon for coffee and dessert but that didn't work out.  I was afraid of having a sick kid and a husband on a conference call at the same time.  Those two things don't mix!  I am very sad to be missing my best girls tonight though!!!

Praying for a healthy boy in the morning!

Carey

P.S. - my blogging is not flowing naturally for me these days but give it some time, I will reconnect soon ;)

Wandering Wednesday

Mid-week is here and we are dragging around like it's still Monday!  The weather this morning was in the mid-20s but no ice or snow to report.  Bryan had an early meeting so he left before the roosters were up which left me snuggling with Parker, feeding him breakfast (a blueberry smoothie was requested) and taking him to school.  Bryan, for the most part, takes Parker to school every morning so I guess I should have prepared myself for the drama that started as we were headed to the garage to get in the car.  The "I don't want to leave my house", and "it's too cold to be outside", or "where's Daddy?" continued as we made our way to school and proceeded to his classroom.  However, once he saw the activity tables in his class, I was old news :)  This week at school they are learning about outer space so you can imagine all of the items the teachers had out for the kids to play with!

Once the boy was safely in his classroom, I made my way home to catch up on some emails, make some calls, fold the laundry and make the beds.  I had nothing on my calendar for the morning so I was just wandering around the house at my own pace.  Bryan planned to pick Parker up from school because I had a scheduled doctor's appointment but the appointment needed to be rescheduled because some lady just had to go into labor ;)  Anyway, Bryan still got the boy from school and then "worked from home" the rest of the day.  I cooked something new....yes, a Pinterest recipe....Cashew Chicken and it was delish!  Everyone gave it a thumbs up!

Bath and bed time was, well, the usual and nothing like this:

That picture is from two years ago this month when he loved taking baths.  Not so much now ;)

An uneventful day for us with no new pictures today.  I did promise to blog so I guess there will be days like this....no new pics, no real news, etc.  A fun day planned tomorrow should generate some pictures and maybe a funny story or two!

Until then,
Carey

Hello {2013}

An entire year has passed now since I went on a blog-strike.  I am not sure why I stopped blogging but it pains me a great deal to know that so many memories have passed that I might or might not ever remember.  I will not remember little sayings, or details, or even the dates of said memories....ugh!  The guilt is only making  this transition back into blogging worse :(  However, guilt does NOT rule my life and I choose to live each day for that day and that day only.  Period.  So, I will blog for today and if the mood strikes me, I will "back-blog".

So, hello 2013!  At the Veselka house we are healthy, happy and trying to make our day-to-day life fun and full of memories that will last a lifetime :)  2013 will {hopefully} be known as the year that we became:

STRONGER

HEALTHIER

JOYFUL

And more like CHRIST!!!

I hope that your new year is off to a great start!  And even though we are 16 days into January and we don't drink, let's toast to an amazing year!  

XOXO,

Carey

Another Day at the Dallas Zoo

Do you get tired of seeing our posts from the zoo?  I feel like we share the same pictures over and over :)  Well the boy doesn't ever get tired of going to the zoo with his friends especially on this beautiful, 70-degree day in January!  I am so glad we got out and enjoyed the sun:

Disclaimer:  A couple of these pictures were taken with my cell phone because my camera battery died :(

Annual Family Pumpkin Painting :)

After dinner tonight we got out the paints, brushes and pumpkins for some family fun! 

Please excuse the ugly fridge that is covered with crap....as in magnets, papers and whatever else that is (not) appropriate to clutter up the exterior of a refrigerator ;)  And now our finished pumpkins:

And because I am back-blogging for the life of me I cannot remember why Bryan's pumpkin is not in the final picture.  You can see some of it in the second to last picture!

First Day of Chapel

Today was Parker's first day of Chapel.  I had lots of guilt this morning because I really wanted to go and take a couple pictures but I had a birthday breakfast to attend followed by an eye appointment.  Originally the first day of Chapel was suppose to be in November but surprise, it was today (insert loud sigh).

Like a lot of mornings, Bryan walked Parker to school while he chowed down on breakfast :)  I was excited to hear all about it but all that I got from Parker was:

"We learned to stand up when we sing"

"We learned about Jesus and said a prayer"

Complete success if you ask me!  I (((think))) that Chapel happens once a month but I could be wrong about that.  We'll see :)

An Interview of a Two Year Old

After school today and while Parker was eating a snack, I decided to interview him :)  Enjoy!

1)  When you grow up, what do you want to be?  Daddy

2)  What is your favorite place to go?  Home

3)  What is your favorite thing to eat?  Parfait

4)  Who is your best friend?  Mommy & Daddy

5)  What is your favorite toy?  My scooter

6)  What is your favorite color?  Blue

7)  Where does Jesus live?  In Heaven

8)  What is your favorite book?  Little Blue Truck

9)  What is your favorite bug?  "I eat them"

10) What is your favorite game?  Sequence (aka Chips)

He was pretty quick with his answers and to be honest, I hope he ALWAYS considers me his best friend!!!