Busy Weekend

Very busy weekend at our house. Saturday, Erynn and I went to Mt Laurel with our friends Kristy and Kenley to spend some times outdoors and see the sights. We had a good time and got some cotton candy. Then while Erynn was napping I spent about 2 hours in the yard - mowing, weed eating, watering, etc. It was a very pretty day and I actually enjoyed the work while listening to some music. The next morning I woke up pretty sore but the hard work was not over. During the morning I went with my sis to take her car to be checked and then we went to pick up the hardwood flooring that will soon be going down in my dining room. We have wood now but after only year in our new house it started separating. Not a very good flooring job so we are having new actual real wood installed in next week. So my sweetie and I had to lift each of the twelve boxes individually and carry them up about 20 steps into our house. I have really great arms now after all of this work. Oh yeah, we ended Sunday by a visit to the grocery store. So yes, I am tired and very congested after the yard work even though I took all kinds of medicine. Hopefully my sinuses will be clear soon.

Can We Be Too Clean?

I have often thought that the anti bacterial craze may kill us all. I have been told by medical professionals that when we use all of those hand sanitizers that not only do we kill the bad bacteria but we kill the good kind also which causes us to be open to other illnesses. Recently Erynn got an infection on her legs. This scared me to death and I went on a rampage of cleaning that even frightened the people I live with. I am tidy person but not necessarily the cleanest. I will let crumbs sit on the kitchen floor for a day or so sometimes. However, I wonder if because I attempt to keep Erynn pretty clean that in actuality I opened her up for worse illnesses. It is like with all of the issues I dealt with during the infertility epoch, since Erynn had her infection now everyone around has had it. No one know anything about it until you have to deal with it then they all have it and can give you advice. Erynn is over her bout but now she is more prone to having it happen again. So yes we use some hand sanitizer and we don't reuse any towels but sometimes we do get dirty. But when we get a scratch or injury we immediately put ointment on it and a Dora bandaid so those ugly bacteria have nowhere to go. Just use soap folks and wash your hands regularly! It doesn't have to be antibacterial to do the job!

Fathers

Today was a sad day for a couple of people I know. Both lost their fathers today after battles with illness. Losing your parents must be tough. I have been lucky that both of my parents are still here. However, as you know if you go way back in time on this blog, I did lose my father in law a few years ago. He was a unique individual and there are many times that I miss him especially as he never got to meet Erynn. I do know that he is with us and enjoys her very much from above. Today I am sending my thoughts and prayers out to Dan and Emily who need them the most.

Back Again!

I promise to do better on this blog thing. Erynn is now 3 years old and telling us what to do all the time. She is also very much a girl and emotional at the drop of a hat. Love her lots! Right now she is working on a puzzle with her daddy and he is about as bossy as she is. We will be having flooring replaced in our dining room and foyer over the next few weeks so I will tell you all about that. Of course, as always happens, the day I ordered the flooring was the day that we come home to find that our air conditioning unit is not working. We are in the process of getting that fixed after only three years in our house. Not feeling so good about Goodman heat pumps at this point. Will talk more later but will try to do this every other day. If I can visit Facebook everyday almost then I can probably do this.