{catching up #3.... a disaster}

Before I move on to April in the next post I thought I'd prove how busy March was so you might have a better understanding as to why I took so long updating the blog...

In addition to Gerard's surgery and my parents being here, we had a minor disaster in the house... one day in mid-March our washing machine died. Overflowed, to be exact. Somehow the machine didn't "know" to stop when it was full so it simply flowed out the top for several minutes.

Did I mention that our washer and dryer are upstairs?

Over the living room?

Yup....

Morgan and I were playing in the living room when she said "Mommy, what's that sound?" I stopped and listened to what sounded like rain above my head. Immediately I knew it was the washing machine, so I ran upstairs to stop it, but not before it soaked into the floor and ruined our living room ceiling.

I won't bore you with the details of me sopping up gallons of water from the floor, placing buckets all over the living room and making frantic phone calls. I'll just let you know that my friend washed all my clothes (the ones that were IN the washing machine at the time AND the towels I used to soak up all the water), we got the washing machine fixed, our friends/neighbors who own a drywall company fixed the ceiling after everything dried out, and we painted the ceiling, the walls and got new carpet (the carpet part was planned before this disaster). Phew. Good as new. Better, actually.

Please keep your fingers crossed that this DOES NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. PLEASE.

{catching up #2}

Grandma and Grandpa came in March so they could be here when Gerard had his tonsils and adenoids out. It was a big help having them here -- they watched Morgan while we were with Gerard during his surgery, and they kept both kids occupied and happy the whole visit.

Gerard was pretty out of it the first day, and spent much of it sleeping on the couch.

He was much happier the next few days, and spent most of the time in his pajamas playing with Grandma or Grandpa, eating popsicles, and watching funny videos of old songs on You Tube.

Gerard is doing great without his tonsils. He sleeps better and seems much more rested in the mornings. I only wish we had done the procedure sooner.

{catching up #1}

To avoid the risk of being further threatened by friends, family and neighbors, I thought it prudent to start posting again. One of the (many) reasons I haven't posted in a while is because I've fallen so far behind and the task of catching everyone up on my life seemed so daunting. So, to alleviate some of the stress, I thought I'd post several short updates, starting with this one from back in...OMG....March....

Being the good Jewish family that we are, we had a nice St. Patrick's Day celebration, complete with reubens and green milk. The kids loved it. Nothing like a little food coloring to brighten a 3-year-old's day!

Be on the lookout for the next update!

{so sorry!}

Please forgive me for my brief (OK, not so brief) blogging haitus. We've had a lot going on here. Our neighborhood garage sale is next weekend, but after that you can expect regular posting again. I have a lot of pictures to share!