A Flurry of Activity!

Flurry....Get it?  'Cause of all the snow?!?!  Yes, I know.....not funny!

Seriously though, I cannot even begin to describe how busy the past couple weeks have been!  I realize that it's the holidays and it's a given that people will be busy but let me just say.....it's been a crazy couple of weeks!

Last weekend, I came home from babysitting the cutest twins ever to find my kitty had thrown up.  No big deal, this happens from time to time.  I cleaned it up and got ready for bed.  Well it turns out it WAS a big deal.....a VERY big deal.  We were up on the hour for the rest of the night because she was so sick.  By morning, she had vomitted about twenty-five times and once a piece of string came up.  Knowing that this wasn't a good thing, I got ready to take her in to kitty urgent care.  Thankfully, just before I was leaving, Bekah called and caught me and sent me to Innver Grove Heights where there was a vet open (read: cheaper).  The vet said she was dehydrated and that they were going to keep her overnight to monitor her.  I picked her up the next day, paid the hefty fee of $560 and thought to myself "momma's not getting those cute shoes for Christmas afterall!"

We got home and she immediately vomitted again and proceeded to continue vomitting in the middle of the night and twice the next morning.  Back to the vet we went where it was determined that she might have string in her stomach.  For those of you who don't know about cats and string, it's VERY dangerous!  The string acts like a saw and can cut through the intestines and bowel, eventually killing that cat.  Due to the potential string in her tummy, the vet decided to do emergency exploratory surgery.  Two very long hours later, the vet called and said there was indeed string in her tummy and had we not done this surgery, Chloe would have passed away by Christmas!  Instead, I got a Christmas miracle for the low, low price of $1,825.88

She got stitches AND 10 staples in her tummy

Next up, it was off to Christmas in Wisconsin.  This was our first Christmas at my parent's new Bed and Breakfast and it was a lot of fun!  Between shopping, decorating gingerbread houses, playing hide-and-seek (yes, we really did this!) and eating it was a fabulous weekend that ended far too quickly for my tastes! 

This gingerbread house took hours (literally!) to complete! :)

My little cutie in her Christmas outfit!

Now it's time to head back to work, work, work!  I'm a little sad that the holidays are over.  I really feel like they flew by too quickly and I didn't have the chance to enjoy them as much as I would have liked.  But as the saying goes, "there's always next year!"

Here's hoping you and your family had a wonderful Christmas as well!

The Blizzard of '10

Hello from my warm and cozy couch located smack-dab in the middle of the great Minnesota blizzard!  Ohmiword is it snowing out!  For those of us old enough to remember the "blizzard of '91" (hey now, I was only six!) this is quickly starting to compare!  As of an hour ago, the airport had 14 inches of snow and has been closed.  All around the state, snow is accumulating, people are stuck indoors and MNdot is pulling plows OFF the roads.  You know it's bad when the plows aren't even working anymore! 

As for me, I've had to cancel my annual Christmas party, which was due to start at 7pm.  With friends having to drive an hour or so just to get here it just doesn't seem safe anymore.  I'm waaaaaay disappointed as we haven't all gotten together since this Halloween and I was totally looking forward to seeing everyone.  Did I mention that I had already purchased all the food and had about half of it already made?  Not that you need to worry about it going bad.....nope, Mal and I are more than willing to ensure that my money doesn't go to waste!  Pretty sure we've been eating all day!

I made Oreo Snowballs which are pretty much the best ever!

I suppose the upside to all of this is I'm getting a MUCH NEEDED lazy day.  You know, the kind where you sit on the couch watching movies in your pjs all day.  Yep, one of those.  And I have to say, it is A.MAZ.ING!  I haven't had a day like this since.......well it's been so long I cannot even remember when I had one! 

Well, the movie Elf and a bottle of wine are calling my name. 

"The best way to spread Christmas cheer is by singing loud for all to hear!"