Slacking off???

So...it's been almost a week since I posted...it's not really because I've been slacking off on the blogging...it's more about not really knowing what to post!! Last time I posted, a couple of my kiddos were VERY ill! Fortunately, after LOTS of prayer & a few doses of Tamiflu, their symptoms only lasted about 24 hours...well, Asher's was about 24 hours; Xander's was about 2 1/2 days! Regardless...by Wednesday around noon, all the kids were fever free! It was a terribly rough couple of days there.... it was very scary seeing my babies so sick that they couldn't hardly walk. But I am so glad it was short-lived! It's funny how people get though...they hear that someone has the flu... and they immediately think that EVERYONE in the household has the plague. Some of my friends didn't want ME around... I didn't even have the flu! It hurt a little knowing that I was unwelcome around friends...... Then I realized that they probably just don't understand how the flu works! If you don't have the flu...you can't spread the flu! ANYWAYS.... moving on.... we are all well! PRAISE GOD!!!

This is "Sick Asher"- then "Well Asher!" Pitiful, huh? Asher is such a sweet boy! Last night, Bella was crying... because I put her down....GOD FORBID!! Anyways, Asher went to her & hugged her saying "It's all done!" (History of why he says that it's all done: when I use the nasal aspirator on Asher, he screams & kicks & cries... so when I am done, I hug him & I say "It's all done- stop crying now, it's all done!".... SO... he's learned that's one way to calm down a crying child) Too funny... It's all done!

Jonathan is a big bully! None of my children have been "violent", but this kiddo pinches, pulls hair, and steals toys....it's crazy! I don't know where he gets this, but he'll bring even Xander to tears at times.... that 9 month old little boy holds MUCH power in those little hands!!


Bella is like Asher...she is a sweet, cuddly lover baby! She loves giving hugs. When Jonathan picks on her, she'll cry, then she'll crawl away and find another toy to occupy her time! She's always so mellow! I love it!!

Xander is growing up so much... right before my eyes! He amazes me every day with how much he's changing! In a couple of weeks, he gets to go on his first ALL DAY field trip with his class! They're going to Bixby (about 30 minutes away) via "a big yellow bus" to the pumpkin patch... then after they're done there, they're going to a park to play and have lunch...then back home around 230! HE'S SO EXCITED! I'd love to chaperon his first field trip, but can't you see me with the other 3 kids there with me....I almost need a chaperon taking out all my kids! SO... we'll have to see about that! I took this picture of him yesterday...he's looking like such a big boy these days! He taught me a new song: "R-E-D, R-E-D, I can spell RED; I can spell RED. Firetrucks are red; stop signs are too! R-E-D, R-E-D" ...sung to the tune of "Are you Sleeping?" It's cute...he sings it ALL THE TIME!!

What a week!

This has been an insane week! Saturday, My mom, MIL and I took the kids out to go see the new Wal-Mart....pretty sad when our source of entertainment is seeing a newly constructed retail store...BUT ANYWAYS....
After Wal-Mart, we went to CiCis for pizza...love pizza. All was well with the world! We took the kiddos home for nap time....a much needed nap time! Xander woke up after a couple of hours and said, "Mommy, I don't feel so good." Now, earlier in the week, he had a sore throat... the Dr. gave us a prescription & said to see if it would pass in a few days, and if not, go get the antibiotics filled. So, when he said he didn't feel good, I took his temp...102.4... we left to go get the Rx filled.
I went to work Saturday night, not thinking anything was amiss- Xander's temp had gone down and all seemed well with the world. Then at 1230 a.m., Tim called me at work and said that Xander's temp was 107.7!! No, that's not a mis-print, it was really that high! So, right away, Tim took his jammies off and gave him Tylenol. Within a few minutes, the temp was down to 104.... it's a crazy moment when you rejoice over a temp of 104!!! So.... every 15 minutes, Tim called me with an update... each time it kept going down...PRAISE GOD!!
Sunday morning came...Xander had no fever!!! Yea...we thought it must have just been a fluke, right?? WRONG!! Sunday afternoon, the fever came back...not as high, but it was constant at 102-103 degrees. So, Monday morning, I called the Dr. & we took him in. He was pretty concerned b/c he heard a lot of congestion in his chest. So, we did a chest X-ray (which came back clear), a RSV test (which came back normal) and a flu test (which came back NOT so normal). Xander tested positive for H1N1...otherwise known as Swine Flu!!! OMG...really? So, the Dr. called in a Rx for everyone in the family for Tamiflu...in an attempt to keep it from spreading outside of our home!! By Monday night, my MIL was feeling miserable! Xander was so miserable...maintaining about a 103 temp pretty much all day & night.... even after lukewarm baths and Tylenol/Ibuprofen! He was delirious...I've never seen him so bad! I wanted to cry with him every time he'd start coughing & crying! :( I felt so helpless!!
Tim looked up online what to do to care for your child with H1N1.... it said, "Do not kiss your child. Show them you care about them by taking good care of them!" WHATEVER! I was appalled! I am not going to NOT kiss my little man when he's sick...that's when he needs lovin most... So, immediately, after reading that, I leaned over and gave him a GREAT BIG KISS!
Tuesday morning was awesome.... Xander woke up with NO fever!!! Yea...the worst was over! Then, Asher woke up....with a fever. Grrrrrr! So, we spent all of Tuesday with Asher crying and coughing and completely out of it! His fever peaked at 106.8....not quite as high as Xander's, but OMG...still way too high! By Tuesday afternoon, Jonathan started running a fever! WOW....so tired of this crazy illness! I think the Tamiflu is really working quick though....
My MIL is feeling better, just a little residual coughing left, but no fever! Xander is still hacking and sounds like he's coughing up a lung, but NO FEVER!!! Asher still has a fever (low-grade) and is still coughing, but at least it's not 106 degrees!! Jonathan seems OK... Bella hasn't seemed to get any of it!! Tim is doing fine. I have had a horrible headache, but I am guessing it's just from sheer exhaustion from dealing with everyone's issues this week!
Then, on top of ALL OF THIS....in my "spare" time, I am working on getting stuff together for the TMOM garage sale....two more days & I am not quite sure if I'll get it all done! Oh well, I suppose whatever I can get done & out of my house will be great...whatever I miss this time around, will be here waiting for the next sale in the Spring!!!
If you stuck it out for this ENTIRE long post, thanks for reading! Please keep my family in your prayers for health & wellness.... and me for SANITY!!! LOL!! Be blessed!

Memories and Food

Do all 4 year olds have INCREDIBLE memories? Last year, at the end of September, Xander was barely 3 years old. We took him to the fair & he asked my mom why she didn't want to ride the rides. She told him that rides make her sick to her stomach. He dropped it... never mentioned it again....UNTIL TONIGHT! Okay...so that was a year ago...now tonight at dinner we were talking about the rides at the Coweta Fall Festival (going on this weekend), and he says, "Ya-Ya can't ride the rides though because it makes her sick to her stomach!" How on earth does he remember that? There are many examples where he remembers insane things from over a year ago.... it floors me! Do all kids this age have this kind of memory? And if so.... when is it that we grow up so much that we lose our minds & remember nothing????

He made us laugh tonight....another cute quip from Xander....My mom had a bumble bee on her shirt. He pointed it out and said, "Bumblebees can hurt us because they have a pokey thing on their bottoms!" We just laughed...as seen from a 4 year old's perspective... he doesn't understand the "correct" phraseology...so he says it like he sees it... it is a "POKEY THING!"

I went to see Julie & Julia again tonight. Now, ordinarily, I wouldn't see a movie twice (full priced) in the theater. I may go 2 times if it is at the $1 theater; otherwise, I just wait until it's out on DVD. BUT my mom and MIL wanted to see it, so we thought a "girl's night" would be fun. I think I loved the movie more this time than the first. It was so good. I just can't say enough how much I think Meryl Streep actually became Julia Child. She completely personified her character & NEEDS to win many awards! I can't wait to see it again and again... plus, seeing it makes me want to cook fun recipes! My mind starts whirling about all the fun things I can throw together! I WILL NOT BONE A DUCK, though!!

Bella cut her first tooth yesterday! FINALLY!! Jonathan cut 2 in the same week- 6 weeks ago! We've been waiting for what seems like FOREVER for her's to cut!

Thanks for reading! Until next time.............

I am truly blessed!

Tara, in my TMOM (Tulsa Mothers of Multiples) group, is in the hospital right now on complete bed rest trying to prevent her twins from coming into this world 4 months early. She was feeling great; she went in for her check up with her OB/Gyn, and he sent her directly to the hospital. Her body was preparing for labor...contractions and all! But, she is only 5 months pregnant, so OBVIOUSLY she doesn't need to be having those twin girls any time soon. Her husband sends out update emails letting us all know how she is doing, and a big handful of the ladies in our group have sent very encouraging emails to Tara. Many of the other MOMs have shared their similar experiences of their difficult pregnancies- one even went on bed rest as early as 10 weeks. I sit back and read all these emails, and with each one, I am reminded of how truly blessed I am.

Many women try and try for years to get pregnant with no success. Many have to go to extreme measures to be blessed with one (or more) babies. Some moms, even with these "extreme" measures, have to do the process repeatedly before getting pregnant! Then, once pregnant, still have difficult pregnancies riddled with complications. So, when they finally see their baby (babies), it is such a relief for them; finally, after years and years of much heartache, they have their beautiful child (or children) in their arms- ready to begin life with them!

I think sometimes we take for granted how blessed we are in having kids...those of us who are....shall I say "Fertile Myrtles." So, as I meet all these wonderful women in my TMOM group, and I hear all of their amazing stories, I praise GOD that my conception, pregnancies and deliveries were fairly uneventful. I have 4 terrific kids who are wonderfully happy and healthy! I pray that I never forget what a blessing God has given me. I will treasure every moment with them as though I had to fight to get them, and not take for granted who and what they are to my family! I love my kids so much! Praise be to my Father for such a gift...4 times over!

The last 24 hours

The last 24 hours for me have been...for the most part.... great! This time yesterday, I started making homemade Vegetable Meatball soup....it was so yummy & made the house smell awesome. I did 32 oz of tomato juice, 32 oz water, and 2 beef buillon cubes as the broth. Then I added 1 can of diced tomatoes, 3 diced potatoes, 2 yellow squash cubed, 1 zuchinni cubed, 1 large onion cut in small chunks, 1 C corn and 1 C green peas, 3 cloves of garlic (pressed), plus a little bit of almost every seasoning in my cabinet. Then I made meatballs from scratch (as per my husband's request) & dropped the raw meat balls into the boiling soup, so they cooked in the broth....IT WAS DELICIOUS!! I boiled/simmered it for about an hour or so (didn't cook the veggies that long- only cooked them for about 25 minutes)! After dinner, I went shopping at Wal-Mart for a few minutes! Then left there & went to the hospital to see my friend Leah who just had twin boys. It was nice seeing her. I got to hold one of the boys because he was in the room with her, but the other boy is still in the NICU. I got to go down to see him in the NICU...and what was really cool was that I got to see his first bath. He hadn't had one yet since he was having trouble breathing when he was born. I've never seen that before since, obviously, when I had babies, I was stuck in the delivery bed while they got bathed!
After the hospital, I left & went to Amanda's house to celebrate her birthday w/o kids. We watched a movie and ate popcorn! It was nice and relaxing!!
Then, about midnight last night, I got home to find Jonathan screaming... this kid NEVER wakes in the night! He has always been a good sleeper, but this last week, he's been snotty & not feeling great! So, I think it all caught up with him last night! So, finally, at 1 am, he calmed down so I could go to bed!
I slept in until almost 730 this morning....a rarity! Then after the twins' morning nap, my MIL, mom, and I loaded up all 4 kids into the van & headed into Tulsa for the day! We went to the mall, then to Taco Bueno, then Kmart, then the post office, then to Wal-Mart! It was fun to get out of the house for the day! The kids were great all day! Now I am home...right as the rain starts again... ready for my nap before going to work tonight!!
Not a very exciting post today, but I wanted to share my enjoyable 24 hours with you!

Tim's extra day off

Tim took an extended weekend for Labor Day...it's been nice having him home! Today after I picked up Xander from school, we loaded up our two cars and went into Tulsa! We went to eat at Red Lobster....IT'S ENDLESS SHRIMP TIME!! We only go to Red Lobster 2 or 3 times a year... it's always between the months of September and November....because during that time, you can get endless shrimp! My husband LOVES shrimp....he saved up his spare cash so that we'd have money to go without dipping into our budget!! It was great! Then we went shopping at Wal-Mart; which doesn't sound like a special event since I work there, but it's always nice to go anywhere shopping when it's the whole family! We rarely get to do anything all together!

Jonathan has been croupy all day today...I'll have to watch that!

And finally, another one from the Xander archive: "Xander, Please don't comb your fork through Jonathan's hair!!"

Talk to you all later! Thanks for reading!!

Xander's Bedtime....

(Thank you, Dana- sounds like my house!!)


Dear Xander,

Every night we have the same routine. At 7:45 we put on our PJ's, go potty, read a book or sing a song...after we say our bedtime prayers, we give kisses and hugs, and go to bed at about 8 or 815... Every night, same thing.

So why, WHY must you fight me every single stinkin' night?!

• No, you can not have another drink.


• No, you can not watch a movie.


• No, you can not have a snack.


• No, you do not need a tissue.


• No, you do not need a band-aid for your mosquito bite.


• No, you do not need stink, and therefore DO NOT need another bath.


• No, we can not read one more book.
  

I love you, dear boy, but you are very challenging. Must we go through this EVERY night? Sigh. I hate that you end everyday in tears.

I love you,

Mommy

Kids say the darndest things!

A lot of times before Xander gets his bath/shower, I say, "Ew...you're stinky! Let's go get a bath (or shower)." So, a couple of days ago, I told Xander, "You are so stinkin' cute!" He said, "Uh-oh mommy, does that mean I need a shower!" hahaha!
And then....
Yesterday, my mom-in-law took Xander with her to the grocery store. On the way home, they drove by my mom's house. My MIL said, "Look Xander, there's YaYa's house, wave & say hi!" Xander said in all seriousness, "No, we can't wave. YaYa is just like my mousie- she sleeps all day!" LOL
Finally, my last example...
Today, Xander asked me how my night was. I said it was crummy because he was up trying to get in bed with Tim and I every hour!! Xander said, "Well, my night was crunchy too because you had the TV on too loud when I was trying to sleep!" (crunchy?? hahaha)

Then about me.... I have completely lost it!! Two nights in a row, I have forgotten to take my "no baby" pills.... WOW...can't forget those! Don't worry, I remembered before it was too late, but like one time, Tim had to bring them to work for me at midnight!! Poor honey! Every time I turn around I am forgetting things! I bought hot dog buns yesterday for Labor Day dinner....but I forgot to buy hot dogs! Hello???!!!??? So many other examples that I won't bore you with... but if anyone finds my brain, let me know!

Labor day was good. I came home from work thoroughly exhausted, so I went to bed for awhile. I got up and we did our traditional holiday family dinner. My mom came over and we had lots of yummy food, PLUS we had chocolate cream pie (thanks to watching Julie & Julia....been wanting it ever since) and banana pudding! We watched a great movie while the kids were napping- it was great spending time watching a movie without noisy interruptions! Then we played "Fact & Crap" .... fun game if you've never played! Then when my mom went home and we got the kids back to bed last night, Tim and I stayed up and watched another movie! It was a wonderfully relaxing day!

Today, we went to the mall to get our family pictures done! They turned out pretty good once we got Asher to cooperate! I wore brown; Tim wore orange; Bella wore orange; boys all wore brown shorts & a top that had orange & brown vintage cars on them! The pics looked really nice on the screen.... hoping they look good when we get them next week! After pics, since Tim was off today, we went out for lunch at Chili's- it was super yum! Then we came home & put kids down for naps.... now, here I sit, pondering what to do for dinner! Another good day!

Sleepy Day

Wow...work was very exhausting last night. Would you believe that we're already setting up Halloween stuff at Wal-Mart? It seems crazy, but I know other stores (Hobby Lobby) who are already displaying & selling Christmas stuff. Seems like it gets earlier and earlier every year! In fact, my friend who works at a Wal-Mart in Colorado sets up the Toys dept for the Christmas stuff as early as July/August every year! CRAZINESS! Anyways, so at work last night, we were trying to kill as much of the "Back to School" stuff as possible to make room for the Halloween candy! It was a job....we have SO MUCH school stuff left over! So, when I got home, I was worn out! I slept like a rock ALL DAY LONG! It was wonderful to sleep without interruption!! I woke to find dinner in the oven almost ready to eat! It's always great waking up to food in the oven. I absolutely hate getting woke up to the question, "Ok honey, now that you're awake, what's for dinner?" It really is a horrible way to wake up! So, I've been awake for a couple hours, I have a full tummy, and I'm just taking some time to listen to the kids laughing and playing before they go off to bed & I go off to work!

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention the drama at work last night.... it was great fun! I probably shouldn't laugh at another's misfortune, but this was hilarious! A couple (man/woman) came into the store holding hands and looking completely mortified.... the guy said "Um, I think I need to speak with your manager because I ran over one of the stop signs in the parking lot!" NO JOKE! How on earth does this happen? So, the stop sign that he actually ran over is mounted on top of a 3 foot tall concrete post. So, I can't figure out how the post is still standing, but the sign on top is gone! Somehow, he hit it & it wrapped up under the wheel well of his truck. The whole front driver's side is torn up, the axle is broken, the tire is shredded. So, thousands of $'s of damage, but how on earth did he do it????? He said, "I was looking at the sign then next thing I knew, I hit it!" So, I'm guessing SOMETHING was distracting him.... maybe the girlfriend? Who knows? But I had to laugh when I saw all the damage! Am I a horrible person????

Bugs and thunder

So...you know how sometimes it feels like something is crawling on you.... now, normally, there really isn't anything there, right? It's just the fan blowing your arm hair so it feels tingly, or the sheet in the bed barely touching a spot on your leg, so it feels like something is crawling..... WELL, last night, I had that feeling, but when I investigated the "tingle" IT WAS A BEETLE BUG!!!!!!!!!!! Eww...Ick...in my bed, crawling on my leg! AhhhhhHHHHH! I jumped out of bed as fast as I could and squished it....I crept back into my bed, but not before pulling off all the blankets and sheets to be sure there were no more bugs...Tim was just laying there laughing at my "insanity!" Once I got back into a comfy position, nice and relaxed, and just about sure there was nothing else crawling on me, Tim started tracing his finger along my arm....simulating a bug! AGAIN, AHHHH! Creepy! Finally, I fell asleep....snore!
Then, at 3 a.m. our entire house shook with the thunder from the most recent storm! WOW, I am so tired of the rain! I don't know what it is about 3 a.m., but for three nights in a row, it's stormed right around 3 in the morning! This storm woke up Xander....he was crying and crying saying the storm was scary! Finally, by 4 a.m., we were all back to sleep and slept well until 7.
What a night!

My Friday...

More rain today....so all I have to say about that is "DITTO" from yesterday's post!

Anyways....the kids never cease to amaze me! Asher is learning so much! Today, as Jonathan was trying to knock down our stack of VHS tapes (sadly they are within his reach), Asher jumped up off the couch & went to the entertainment center; he picked up the VHS tapes and said, "No No Jonathan".... now he doesn't say "Jonathan" well enough that anyone other than his mommy can understand, but he said it! It was so cute... he's not even 2 years old and already saying No-No to his little brother! So funny!

No one ever told me that sibling "rivalry" would begin this young in life.... Jonathan is already harassing Bella! Poor baby girl, she'll be sitting there- all nice, pretty, and totally innocent- when Jonathan crawls over and takes away the toy she's playing with....or he pulls hair! He pulls EVERYONE'S hair! If he can get his hand on it, he pulls it! But poor little Bella, it doesn't matter what toy she's playing with, if he wants it, he'll take it. Geez, they are only 8 months old.... I had no idea they'd be fighting over toys already!!

Rain Rain go AWAY!

I don't mind the rain.... normally! In fact, all my life, I am the one who goes out and plays barefoot.... splashing in the puddles & having a blast in the rain. I have a whole photo album of storms, funnel clouds, lightening, etc...I LOVED BAD WEATHER! ......It's funny how having 4 kids dampers that fun! Then....getting RUDELY awakened by the loud claps of thunder and the room-illuminating lightening....somehow it's just not as fun as it used to be! So, in a nutshell, the last two days of rain are more than enough for me for now! Let it rain on the weekend...that would work for me...since I work weekends & sleep all day, I wouldn't mind the rain a bit! But, getting out in it with all the kids is quite the undertaking!! Picture it: umbrella in one hand, car seat in the other hand...struggling to open the car door all while trying to avoid getting me & baby soaked! Not so easy!....then I have to do that 4 times!! SO, by the time they're all loaded or unloaded... they are all dry, but I am somehow soaking wet!
Now, yesterday, when I went to pick up Xander from school, I didn't take an umbrella with me. So I was definitely sopping! When I went up to the gate to get him, another mom came running up to me in a full body raincoat plus a GINORMOUS umbrella. She said, "Take my umbrella to get Xander to the car- Avery (her daughter) and I have raincoats so we'll be fine.... I'll come back after I put her in the car so I can get the umbrella from you!" Angels in disguise...that's all I've got to say! God bless Shannon (that's her name)!!
Now... the sun is out & it was a little toasty in my black car that has 2 windows that won't go down and no air conditioning! So....the question of the day: Do I want the rain, so it's cool in the car, but I get soaked? OR Do I want sun, so I'm dry, but it's hot in the car??

WOW!

So....4 days ago, I posted here that I was going to do better about blogging more often... and yet, I haven't since then! Pretty sad when I miss 4 days this early in my "commitment!" Oh well.... obviously no one is holding me accountable....so I suppose, I'll just do it when I can....
So, here is a summary of my last 4 days:
I worked all night Saturday night. Then, Sunday morning I crashed...in the bed! I was exhausted! At one, I woke up; Tim and I took Xander and Asher to Big Splash! We have a great friend with great connections...so our tickets were free! It was a beautiful day- it was only 78 degrees, but let me just say, as nice of a day as that is....out of the water....it is FREEZING when you're in the water! So, we only stayed for 2 hours, then when we were all shivering and purple...we figured it was time to leave! It was fun though! Then, I went home and went back to bed so that I could go to work! Work was HORRIBLE....probably the worst night I've had since I started at the Coweta Wal-Mart...I've always loved my store, but Sunday night was the exception!.... So, needless to say, when I got home from work...I was so glad I was done working until next weekend!
Monday was pretty boring....I had an appointment that morning, then went to bed. When I got up, Tim went out for the evening and my mom came and "kidnapped" the older two kids! So, it was just me and the babies for a little while! It was really nice & relaxing!! I did lots of Facebooking!!!
Tuesday was a fun day! I took Xander to school, and when I picked him up, we came home and made DELICIOUS brownies... He helped stir and add in all the stuff...except the eggs....don't trust him to crack eggs yet. But, anyways, we added crushed up Andes Mints.... They were so good! I made them for my TMOM (Tulsa Mothers of Multiples) meeting! So, I went to my meeting and was tremendously overwhelmed with the turnout. There are so many pregnant mommies in the Tulsa area who are expecting twins/triplets! I was thrown off because I had discussion topics planned for the meeting, but there were so many people and it was so loud that I just felt like sitting there and absorbing everything rather than talking. I definitely need to be more prepared for the October meeting. I think we need a bigger room too....it was entirely too loud. Anyways, after the meeting, my friend, Martha and I went shopping, then out for chips & spinach dip at Cheddars- we met a couple other gals up there! It was great fun! It's always nice to get out with the girls & just chat! In the midst of my crazy busy life, I am still able to go out without the kids occasionally! Thanks to my wonderful hubby! He's so good about letting me go out at least once a week! For any of you with children, you know that time away from them can be WONDERFUL!!
Then today, Wednesday, started off pretty gloomy! It was raining...no, it was pouring....ALL MORNING! So, I had to load/unload the kids 2 times in the pouring rain-once to take Xander to school and once to pick him up. Then, almost like it was scheduled, right after we got home from getting Xander (sopping wet, BTW) the rain stopped...and now it's sunshiney!! I've been busy all morning compiling TMOM stuff for the welcome kits: a compilation of GOOD stories about being pregnant with multiples....we're going to include people's stories in our welcome kits to new members! Plus, I've been working all morning on a spreadsheet with all the new member's data... trying to get organized with my new Storks MOMs! For those of you who don't know, Storks is the small group that meets before the TMOM meeting- it consists of pregnant MOMs and MOMs with kids up to 1 year of age! For that group, I am the leader.... so that's why I said I had things planned to discuss, but I was thrown off track....
Anyways, I think I have rambled on and on and on too long! I should close for today! If you actually stuck it out and read this ENTIRE post, thanks so much! I tend to get a little wordy at times! See??? This is why I should blog more often....not just every once & awhile- I'd have less to talk about!...There I go again....chatting endlessly...so, Good-Bye for today!
Rachel :)