Sea World!

A few pictures from our day at Sea World!


Isaac enjoying his time at Sea World! :)


Picture with a trainer!


Ella watching Shamu do a "trick!" (yes, she's saying "Oooooo!")


Check out her sweet sparkley pink purse she got for her birthday! :)

cute kids!

I was able to go back to Florida a month ago for Ella's 4th birthday. I had a great time visiting with friends and family and spending a day at Sea World too (thanks Barbara!) But what I really wanted to say in this post was:

Seriously, how cute are these two kids?

Ecclesiastes 4:9-12

9 Two are better than one,
because they have a good return for their work:

10 If one falls down,
his friend can help him up.
But pity the man who falls
and has no one to help him up!

11 Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm.
But how can one keep warm alone?

12 Though one may be overpowered,
two can defend themselves.
A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.

I love these girls!

GAS PRICES

For the first time since 1997 it took me $75.85 to fill up my Jeep. This has gotten out of hand. By the way, that gas price of $4.07 a gallon was LAST WEEK... this week it's $4.17-$4.21... ugh

foot update...

The Workman's Comp Dr thinks that I may NOT have broken my Sesamoid bone but instead I may have something called Sesamoiditis.

Sesamoiditis is an overuse injury involving chronic inflammation of the sesamoid bones and the tendons involve with those bones. Sesamoiditis is caused by increased pressure to the sesamoids. Often, sesamoiditis is associated with a dull, longstanding pain beneath the big toe joint. The pain comes and goes, usually occurring with certain shoes or certain activities.

Sesamoiditis treatments:

• Stop the activity causing the pain. haha, ok
• Take aspirin or ibuprofen to relieve the pain. check
• Rest and ice the sole of your feet. Do not apply ice directly to the skin, but use an ice pack or wrap the ice in a towel. done
• Wear soft-soled, low-heeled shoes. Stiff-soled shoes like clogs may also be comfortable. yep
• Use a felt cushioning pad to relieve stress. done that... yawn
• Return to activity gradually, and continue to wear a cushioning pad of dense foam rubber under the sesamoids to support them. Avoid activities that put your weight on the balls of the feet. umm... ok
• Tape the great toe so that it remains bent slightly downward (plantar flexion). this I have not tried yet
• Your doctor may recommend an injection of a steroid medication to reduce swelling. this is the newest thing... it looks like I'll be heading in for "injection therapy" (haha isn't that silly) which basically means I'll be getting a shot of Cortisone to ease the pain.
• If symptoms persist, you may need to wear a removable short leg fracture brace for 4 to 6 weeks. that'll be attractive...

our room

I started painting our room this weekend... it only took 2 hours to get a lot of it done but as you can see I'm not quite done yet! :) I'd like to get some new curtains too, maybe something that matches our duvet. Maybe greenish or blueish... not sure yet though.

mini éclair's etc

Mission Springs serves mini éclair's at lunch or dinner every so often and today was one of those days! However, they serve them frozen and that, I have to say, takes something away from them. Things in "mini" size are just cuter... like the "lp" (littler person) boy outside my office window playing basketball right now or these things:

cats/kittens
dogs/puppies
cars (ie mini cooper)
myself- haha
communion cups instead of regular cups
mini sized bottles at the grocery store