Snowpocalypse........

We are having a ton of snow lately.  This is why I don't recommend getting pregnant in the spring...you take the chance of having a blizzard baby.  Don't laugh, Palmer was a blizzard baby.  By the time we got to the hospital, had Palmer, then left the hospital Wed thru Friday, they had closed I-35 and we had to spend the night at a hotel in Ames with a brand new baby that had just been circumsized.  My hormones were through the roof and I had a collicky baby, in a hotel room, with brand new parents who did not know what the hell they were doing....yes I cried most of the night.  We came home on a Saturday to snow drifts in the ditch that were at least 18 feet tall...not joking.  I felt like we were being swallowed by a snow tunnel all the way home.  And yes I cried all the way home as Palmer hated his car seat (and never got over that as a baby) and screamed all the way home.  But I had such good friends and neighbors who cleaned my house and my driveway out and got it all ready for us when we came home.....yes, that's the silver lining.  But stay away from your spouses in the Spring.....if you don't want  a Blizzard Baby.

Aunt Laurie!!!!!

Since my sister announced on Facebook that she was pregnant, I figured it was safe to post it to my blog.  I have been DYINNNNNGGGGGG to tell people too!!  I am so excited and cannot wait.  She is having quite a bit of morning sickness so I don't envy her there....I never really had it.  But I am so glad that we get to welcome a new baby in our family around Sept 24th or so of this year.  Hadley will have a playmate to boss around!!!

Tatoo......

Last Thursday I picked out colors, (well I didn't pick them out, Dr. Awesome the plastic surgeon did) to try to match my other areola.  How embarrassing!!  It was weird.  I guess they pick about 3 different colors and order them and mix them and then he tatoos it on...takes about 30 minutes.  My appointment is set for April 4th.  Other than maintenance to the oncologist and yearly mammograms, come April 4th I am officially done with cancer....done...so done.  Thank you Lord!!!

Here is a pic of me in my new wig.  I know everyone is dying to ask, why are you still wearing a wig, isn't your hair growing in??  The answer to that is yes, my hair is growing in and is frizzy and horribly curly, and well...ugly.  So I wear the wig cuz I have to have hair....I wouldn't be ME without a full head of hair and yes that includes wigs and hairpieces.  I shoud have been born in the 50's and 60's where wigs were worn all the time.  Oh well.....

Here is also a picture of Palmer from his tournament on Saturday.  They got first place and he got a medal....so cute!

Happy Birthday Palmer Drum!!!

Happy Birthday to my favorite 12 year old ever!!!  Palmer is 12 years old today and he seems so grown up!!  He asked for clothes and a cooling, memory foam pillow!  He has basketball practice tonight so I am going to surprise him with some crab rangoons....he loves those things.  It's nice that he is so low maintenance....(at times!!)

Here is a picture of Palmer on his 12th birthday....and one when he was 3 years old.  I am dying here as he is sooooooo cute!!

My daddy.........

Today would have been my Dad's 73rd birthday.  He's been gone over 10 years.  It just doesn't seem that long ago. He would be really proud of our family.  Everyone graduated from college and is doing pretty well.  I know he would love all the "additions" to the family after his death.  Mike, Hadley, Jon (my bro-in-law).  I think Hadley would have probably gotten under his skin as she does so many people!  In a good way though!  LOL!  He loved Palmer but only got to spend about a year with him and thought the world of Nikki and Christopher my niece and nephew.  I wish he could have been around to enjoy them a little longer.  So Happy Birthday dad....smoke a cigar and have a shot of Black Velvet for me...oh and give God a high five for keeping me around for a few more years!