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BLUE You give your love and friendship unconditionaly. You enjoy long, thoughful conversations rich in philosophy and spirituality. You are very loyal and intuitive.

I am still up.. finishing making thank you cards for Moira's teachers and wrapping gifts. Boy - these teachers have the life! Just ask Shelley and Scott! ::teehee::

Poor Susan - packing DOES suck.

The playdate has left the building.... they had so much fun today.. I would love to have her over again.

So far the girls have played inside, then outside, now inside again. They pulled out the dress up box - they looked SO adorable.. (deranged but adorable) when they were done.

The playdate has begun ::dum da dum dum::

Had a nice night last night. I BBQ'ed some chicken and we had fries and fresh veggies with it. The girls must be feeling better (or hitting a growth spurt) because they ate really well. After dinner, Moira gave Paul a Father's Day card she had made in school (and had forgotten about). It had several very sweet poems on them. Paul had to excuse himself after he read them - he got all teary ::sniff:: it was so sweet. While the girls played after dinner, I worked on my troops paperwork that I have been neglecting to finish. I still have some paperwork left but not nearly as much! I see the light at the end of the paperwork tunnel! Moira has a buddy coming over today after school. Hopefully, her friend can stay for dinner. (hot dogs and hamburgers). They have half days now and tomorrow is the last day of school! I can't believe that her school year is over already! I am also in the midst of planning a mini trip to Baltimore sometime in August. Sunday - Tuesday kind of thing. It's only a 3.5 hr drive from us. The girls can handle the car ride. I want to do the aquarium. I also found Port Discovery, the DUCKS, Inner Harbor. I don't know if I will have time to do all of them though. Any suggestions? Remember, I have a 2.5 yr old and soon to be 6 yr old and I need to stay away from food related events due to Paul and Olivia's allergies.

A quick trip to the doctor. Eyes and chest are fine. Ears still a bit red. Her nose is running but it's clear snot (Eww - I know.). We just have to keep up the breathing treatments, every 4 hrs. Poor munchkin. I hope Olivia kicks this thing soon.

Oooh! Time to discuss the book!

Friday Five (on Monday) 1. How often do you do laundry? HAHAHAHAHAHA! At least 1-2 loads a day.I believe it is my cross to bear in this life. 2. What's in a typical wash load? Clothes and towels/washcloths. Bedding once a week. 3. Front or top loader? Powder or liquid detergent? FRONT loader baby! Woohoo! I used Liquid Arm and Hammer Sensitive Skin - perfume and dye free. 4. Do you use fabric softener in the rinse cycle? Ewwww. No. Smells oogy! 5. Dryer or clothesline? I prefer the clothesline but I use the dryer too.

I hope all you Dads (and Dad's to be, like Allan) had a great Father's Day! Olivia had a pretty major setback healthwise ::sigh:: Poor kid. She was coughing ALL day yesterday. Breathing treatments didn't seem to bring much relief. Neither did constant nose blowing. It's that DAMN post nasal drip that makes her cough and cough. After all the coughing, she starts wheezing, CAUSED by coughinh. Finally, we gave her some Benedryl, in the hopes that it would dry her nose out. She stopped coughing... and conked out. And woke up an hour later, totally revved up and ready to party. She didn't get to bed until 1am. Of course, there is no trace of coughing this morning... so when I make the doctor's appointment, she will appear to be fine. Dammit - I can't win. I think it's time to see a pediatric ENT and get some other opinions.

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Scott is REALLY a funny guy.. especially after a few drinks!

We had a busy day here today.. I had a registration meeting for my Girl Scout troop at 915am. Dad came down for a quick visit and we gave him his Father's Day presents. I hope he liked them! Then, we zipped up to visit Paul's Dad and Mom for a couple hours. Olivia was wheezing pretty badly by the time we left. I suspect it was the cat hair (they have 2 cats). I gave her a dose of Benedryl and she fell asleep while we were driving home. She was so out of it that we put her in for a nap and let her crash for about 45 minutes. Moira wanted to watch "Return of the Jedi" again so the 3 of us hung out and watched the movie. I woke Olivia up about half way through it. She was still woozy and was dozing on my lap during the 2nd half of the movie. We gave her a breathing treatment around 6pm. Both girls were way off schedule today - we just got them to bed about 20 minutes ago! Ahh - what the hell.. it's a Saturday. No big plans for tomorrow except Paul's birthday is tomorrow as well as Father's Day. We will have a nice pancake breakfast and let him open his presents. After that, I will put him to work! I have lots of things that need to be done! I want to repaint our 3 dressers a gloss white so they need to be sanded down and primed. I will have to get new pulls and I might stencil on the front of the dressers too. Anyone know of a good website where I can purchase glass pulls?

Moira had a half day today and next week. Wow - school's almost over! My baby will be going to FIRST grade next year! ::sniffle::

In local news - Father Allegedly Left Son in Hot Car Allegedly? The security guard FOUND the baby, 18 months old, IN his car. The sick bastard - his car had reached a high of 130 degrees. He says he forgot to drop his son off at his grandmother's house. How on EARTH do you forget you child is in the car? You don't. Unless you want to forget.

Mom came down around 3pm. She brought some steaks for dinner. So, I whipped up a marinade for the steaks, made a huge salad, rice and homemade icing for the cake. Everything was SO yummy! The kids loved the cake. Paul and my brother got me flowers. They are just beautiful. My Mom gave me the box set of all 4 hardback Harry Potter books! Woohoo! I have read them, albeit via borrowed books, but now I can read them again! I also got some pearls added to my ongoing strand of pearls. Martha Stewart gardening clogs(which are very comfortable), more books, some hat boxes and a few cool knickknacks. I had a perfectly lovely day today. Thank you all for your ecards, snail mail cards, comments and emails. You have all made my birthday very special!

I am posting like a maniac! What's up with THAT?

I am baking a cake with a mix that I purchased from Miss Robens. They sell a LOT of products that are allergen free. Cake and cookie mixes, puddings, pastas, condiments, breads and many many other items. I highly recommend it to anyone who is dealing with food allergies.