Katy's New Smile

We had a scary moment this week. On Tuesday night I laid Katy down to sleep and she woke up 2 hours later with croup. She was having a hard time breathing and coughing and was very upset. We have had croup before with the boys and it scares me. We steamed up the bathroom and called someone to come and stay with the boys while i took her to the hospital. Needless to say, by the time I got her there she had calmed down quite a bit and you could barely hear the wheezing. But the cough was still there. So they gave her a steroid and she went to sleep just fine. She has been fine the last few days, but I can tell she doesn't feel quite right. Now we have the medication on hand just in case. What a week.......Kyle had a really bad ear infection on Monday and then Katy on Tuesday. We are doing fine today.

Katy has a cute new, crinkled nose smile. Oh so cute. I hope that you enjoy it as much as I do.

It's done!!!

Well Christopher and I finished his pinewood derby car!!! It was an experience. We had a little help with the wood cutting. It looks great, I just hope it runs great. I think the hardest part was the cutting, I didn't have the right tools. If I had the tools it would have been done weeks ago. He races it on the 7th of March. Be sure to tune in to see how he does.

Another Snow Day

The boys are home yet again!!!! Yesterday when I got home from running errands there was a message on our home phone that the schools were closing early because of an impending ice storm. I am glad that I got home when I did, because the boys got off the bus half an hour later and were home. If I had been gone and not known about them coming home they would have been stuck alone outside. I just feel unsettled about how we were told and that if they jsut reached an answering maching they didn't try to call back. Not sure how they could fix it and I am sure they ran into troubles. So this morning we were told that there would be a 2 hour delay, then they called back and just cancelled school again. So now school was going to get out on a Monday. Not their last day will be a Friday. Who would have thought we would have had 4 days of no school because of the weather. But I am glad that they did. Everything is ICE!!!!

The boys have spent the morning sliding down the driveway on cardboard boxes. Kyle loves it, Christopher not so much. I think he went so fast it scared him. I got Kyle on video yelling and screaming and whooping with joy. At least they got outside time.

The boys are anxious to get back to Idaho. They keep asking when we are going to leave Kentucky. But they make sure to ask when they get to come back for a visit. We have no word on our house yet. We haven't had a showing in a weel and a half. I am frustrated, but I know we are supposed to be in Boise. We have definitely learned lots of lessons from this adventure.

Snow! Snow! Snow!

We are on our second snow day in a row in Kentucky. We had 3 inches of snow in Monday night. Then yesterday we had freezing rain and then just rain. Everything was melting. But then it rained and snowed some more and it all froze last night. We are having snow flurries this morning. Poor boys, they are bored. We haved made valentines boxes, paper airplanes to go with the valentines, pictures for daddy and their teachers. We had another showing yesterday and had to spend the afternoon cleaning and then at McDonalds where they got to let out some steam. They were a great help in getting the house clean and ready. It is weeks like this I miss the indoor playgrounds in Iceland. Katy is getting cuter every day. She has found her voice and loves to make noises. She will talk your ear off. She also has started growling and it is very cute. I wish i could record it. I might have to try this week. We are surviving and know that Heavenly Father knows what is best for us. I just wish that we knew what is.

Wow, am i tired!!!! We have had 3 showings this week. I am not complaining at all. I am glad that the house is getting seen. But keeping it clean with 4 kids is not easy. The reviews of the house are mixed. We had a family call for a last minute showing on Thursday and they loved the house. They are now looking at pricing and budget. It really is more than they need with only 1 kid. The boys have been good this week. This situation leaves them a little unsure of them selves and it seems to make them fight a lot. It could be just that they are getting older and have more to fight about. But I feel the change and stress has helped aggravate the problem. Our branch however has helped me so much this week. 2 nights we had dinner brought to us, and then someone left food on my doorstep. And another lady gave us some clothes for the boys that her boys had grown out of. My kids love getting new clothes, even though they don't need any. Katy is growing up fast and seems to need more solid food. No teeth yet, but she did get her toe in her mouth this week. I hope that she can remember how much her brothers adore her. And she loves watching them. And when she catches their eye she gets the biggest grin on her face. I don't see her smile like that to anyone else. She sure thinks that they are special. I hope that sticks.
Christopher and I are starting an adventure together. Mom and he are doing a pinewood derby car this year for scouts. I don't ever remember making one before, even when my brothers did scouts. I sure hope that when Christopher remembers when his mom helped him with his car, he has good memories. Any helpful hints would be greatly appreciated.
Now that our showings are over I can relax and enjoy my clean house.

Today has been a nice slow day. I have been very frustrated with being here by myself and not much activity on selling a house. Our home has been on the market now for a month. I keep reminding myself that I knew this would take a while. I guess i am trying to have faith that Heavenly father wants us in Boise and that He will make it happen in his time, not mine. I did get some uplifting news that we have another showing on Friday. It has been so hard to stay motivated to keep this house clean when no one wants to come and see it. i do not do the single parenting thing very well. hats off to all of you that have done it or are doing it. I have a lot of respect for those who triumph with that. So tonight I am off to get a house ready to knock someone's socks off.
On a funny note, Christopher has made a comment that the reason he has not lost any of his baby teeth is because he brushes them every day. Where else but in Kentucky would he get that idea?

Anderson Adventures begin

So many of my friends and family have recommended a blog to me in place of my weekly newsletters. So here begins the blog in hopes to stay in touch with those same family and friends. I also hope that this can be a way to journal our daily lives so we can remember all the good times and trials we go through that make us who we are today. I am not exactly sure what I am doing with a blog, But i am sure to figure it out soon.