i'm still alive- just in case you were wondering. & tons of pictures. tons.

so do you guys remember when i was all: "hooray! back to real life! giveaways & happy things coming your way!"

but then i was all: "...i'm also sick. but it's cool, i can do stuff when i'm sick. i'm amazing!"

but then i was really like: "omg. i'm so sick. i'm going to die. this has to be more than the flu- maybe a new strain..."

you guys- it was terrible. more terrible than a regular flu. so of course i googled...& came up with Meningitis. which fit all my symptoms (cause i'm a Dr & all) & didn't sound too terrible...until i got to this part: "...however, bacterial meningitis infections are extremely serious, and may result in death or brain damage, even if treated."

have i mentioned i'm a wicked hypochondriac? yeah. hardcore. so i had a rough few days where i brought up the fact that we still don't have a will, to the husband, like 20 times.

he told me that i wasn't dying & to shut it so he could watch Sports Center.

for once- he was right. i'm still alive & it was just the flu (although i'm still pretty sure it was like the mega flu or something) ...but we still need to make a will. that one is staying on the "To Do" list.

anyway- so i didn't get around to much this week, besides going to work (yeah, i'm that annoying co-worker), trying to swallow (my throat people- it's on fire) & sweating in my sleep. oh yeah, i also have 2 kids that still needed baths, food & books read to them 1500 times.

but i did manage (last night) to finally upload the rest of my pictures from 2011. i think. at least the important ones.

so today (even though i'm still a bit woozy & swallowing even ice cream feels like razor blades) i'm just going to throw a bunch of pictures your way & call it a week.
but i do promise to get the Mary Kay Giveaway up & running on Monday (it's like $90 worth of stuff people- it's awesome) pretty promise.

ok- so here we go:

remember when we went to the fair? back in oct? yeah.



& then i took this picture of brynn...also in oct.



& then the girls were being adorable outside in their jammies..in oct.







& then brynn turned 1 & i took some pictures of her..









& then alex joined us..







awww- right?

& then brynn had a 1st birthday party (but i'm going to save those for their own post. not because they're amazing pictures (because they're totally not) but because it's only fair.)

so moving on- Christmas! i actually don't think i got any pictures of the girls opening present..i feel like that makes me a semi-horrible parents. but i did get a video...which i don't have. so later.
but i did make them put on dresses & go to church- & that was documented:



see how they're both still & looking around like- "wtf?!" - pretty sure it's because i yelled, "STOP! HAMMER TIME!"

then with dad...





& with mom...




perfect? no way. it was freezing & my children don't listen to me. but that is the 3 of us in the same frame. done.

& remember the "big" Christmas gift i mentioned?



a tee pee. boom.

& an Instagram shot of it:



& in case you were wondering- yes, the lights are still up on it. i think i'll leave them- i like it!
& you know what? i think that's it. for now.
i'm sorry for the overload- but what choice did i have? i had to give you something!

ok- have a fabulous weekend everyone.

but it's SUMMER!!!!

who the hell gets a headcold in the middle of summer?

apparently my child & i.

friday = suspicious behavior (ie: runny nose, sneezing, squinty eyes, flushed cheeks, all around fussiness) from miss alex.

so i sprayed saline, sucked snot, rubbed on baby Vick's, fired up the Vick's Vaporizer & chased her around with Boogie Wipes. i also denied that this was a "cold"- i mean, come on. it's freaking summer.

saturday = same behavior- but lets up the fussy factor by 10% or so. incredible! so more of the above (much to her dismay). however, i was still unwilling to call this a "cold" and instead opted for "allergies?"

sunday = a much happier baby. all of the above was still performed, but my child was happy 97% of the time. i think it helped that grandma was over & gave in to alex's every demand.

sunday night = my nose is stuffy. i sneeze. hmmmm, weird. ALLERGIES! must be. oh well- i go to bed.
i then sneeze during maritals ("achoo!" "bless you" "thank you...continue") which leads to an amusing pause but nevertheless, an undeterred husband.

monday morning = i am a miserable mess. my nose is stuffy, running, raw. my throat burns from post-nasal drip. the space between my eyes throbs from the constant snot sucking (i swear to God i try to blow. but you know when you blow & blow & nothing comes out? ::sob::)

i dress my child and ask her why she has done this to me (it was very dramatic) and she replies by farting on my hand. ::sigh::

so now i sit here at work. my eyes are watering & my head aches. have a tissue stuffed into one of my nostrils (which i gracefully remove before facing any co-workers) and i've already eaten 3 homemade cinnamon buns (because i don'thave any medicine- duh) and i've finally admitted it:

we have summer colds.

so yeah. i guess i'll go home & pour warm salt water up my nose & then completely disregard the Warning on the Vick's by shoving it up my nose. caues, what else can i do? really?

oh...and i pray the hubs doesn't get sick. not because i'm a loving wife who dosesn't want to see her partner suffer. no- because he'll be more of a bbay than alex about it. miserable.