March Happenings

Hello March. I am SO glad you are here! 

With March comes beautiful weather nearly everyday (in Oklahoma at least) and after a REALLY cold Winter I am seriously thankful for the warmth and sunshine we've had the last couple of weeks.  Winter this year was brutal. Like, for real. Last year at this exact time, Shawn and I were in Hawaii and I was feeling pretty bummed out about not being there this year, but the abundance of sun we've had lately helps just a little :) We've been able to have park time and play-dates and get-togethers with friends!

I was able to get my garden planted, so the last 2 weekends have been busy with yard work and "de-winterizing" our yard. Our tree in our front yard is full of buds, my tulips and daffodils are all fully bloomed, my peas and spinach are starting to sprout and we even had a strawberry fully ripen up this week to eat! It is so fun to watch it all! I'm not sure how my cucumbers and carrots will do because an animal dug in my garden the night after I planted it all and that was the spot they dug in. I was SOOO mad the next morning! It must have been a cat because it happened in the middle of the night and only cats can get over our tall fence. Stupid cats! So I might have to replant those, but other than that, it's been fun getting outside and taking care of my yard again. 

On March 7th, I came home from picking Piper up from school and Fitz was crying really loud.  I ran over to him and his leg was dangling.  I immediately thought that he must have pulled it out of socket because he's a small dog and I've heard of that happening in small dogs fairly easily.  So I took him to the vet and they had to sedate him to get an X-ray.  He wouldn't hold still and every time we touched him he started crying.  They told me he actually had a broken femur, not an out-of-socket-hip, and I immediately broke down crying!  I felt SO bad for him. I have no idea how it happened and I was only gone for an hour, but he was really hurting! The doctor gave him pain blockers and prescribed lots of different medications. We decided to let it heal naturally instead of doing surgery and so far he is far exceeding my expectations.  The doctor said since he is a baby his bones will heal pretty quickly; it will be 4 weeks before he will feel comfortable to put weight on his back leg and 8 weeks before it's fully healed.  We are at 2 1/2 weeks as of today and he's slowly starting to put a little bit of weight on it when he stands.  He has gotten SO fast at running on 3 legs.  It's amazing how quickly he has adapted to not using his 4th leg.  The first 3 days he was really hurting but now he's doing WAY better! That whole week was H-E-L-L.  Shawn was gone and it just so happened to be the kind of week where EVERYTHING goes wrong. I even almost stole someone's car! Haha, I was so frantic and rushed the day of the broken bone that I flew into Lucy's school to pick her up (I didn't know how long I'd be at the vet so I didn't want to risk not being able to pick her up) and in my haste to get back to my car I ran up to a white van and opened the door and started climbing in.... suddenly I saw a kid in the back (he was about 10) and realized I had started getting into the wrong car! He was probably beyond terrified! I apologized and told him I was sorry but I hope I didn't scar him for life! It was just that kind of week. Stress, tears, croup, colds, pain, appointments, TONS OF DOG DIARRHEA ACCIDENTS, etc. for 7 days straight and no husband to help with any of it.  I'm so glad that week is over!

Next was a new tradition for us!

Instead of doing the whole 'half birthday' thing for The Pi Baby (since she's a Christmas Baby), we decided to use National Pi Day (on March 14th) to celebrate her!  She got a balloon and a new nightgown and extra kisses on her special day! 

And then, of course, we celebrated St. Patrick's Day yesterday.  The girls didn't catch a leprechaun, unfortunately, but he DID leave them chocolate coins for their great effort!  They were SOOOO bummed that he got away, but I think Lucky Charms with green milk cheered them up quickly :)  Dinner, as always, was green and delicious and with the holiday being on a Saturday I had extra time to do their hair and makeup.  Green and gold all around! They love getting their makeup done, and I love doing it for them on special occasions. 

Shawn just left tonight and we won't see him until Thursday, but at least it's officially Spring Break which means no schedules, no early mornings, no homework fights, and a little bit of sleeping in.  Plus, we're gonna go stay in a hotel next weekend here in Tulsa for a little "stay-cation" to let the kids swim and let ME soak in a hottub :)  So it should be a good, easy-going week. *fingers crossed!*

Happy Spring every one!