i must.

i have been avoiding my blog for quite some time. i have so much stuff to write about and i know that i don't have time to sit down and write about it all. and, of course, in the process of avoiding the blog, more stuff piles up about which i should be writing. you see, it's a vicious cycle. think of this as a blog written in only the important details, kind of like cliff's notes. they're mel's notes.
my sister Mitsi got married to Josh on New Year's Eve. it was a beautiful ceremony and quite a fun party afterward.
the kids and i went to visit my aunt and uncle (and cousin, too) in plano for a few days last week. scott was supposed to have a job out of town for about a week and a half, but it ended up being put off for a while. since we had already made plans to go visit and i had already promised lincoln some fun outings, we went ahead and took the trip. it was lots of fun but we were ready to come home and see scott!
lexi is really sick. she has RSV and an ear infection. it's so pathetic. she just coughs and coughs and gasps for breath... she doesn't sleep well but it's pretty much all she wants to do. she's had a fever for several days but just started showing really bad symptoms yesterday. we had a dr's appt this morning to have her 6 month shots, but obviously she wasn't able to get them. RSV is the leading cause of pneumonia in children under 12 months. her dr. doesn't think she will end up in the hospital because of the RSV, though. he was pretty confident that she will be able to get over it on her own, but we just have to keep a close eye on her. hopefully she'll be well and back to normal in about a week or less. she's just plain miserable. it's pretty hard on us, too, but i'd deal with crap any day over having my babies feel poorly.
last night was a fun night. we got a new fridge. so we waited till the kids were both asleep to bring it in the house and transfer all the stuff from the old one. scott had to take the back door off the hinges to get the new fridge inside. then the water line from the old fridge didn't fit the new one, so we had to turn the water off to the house, but the line would NOT stop dripping. we finally got everything moved into the new fridge as 6 towels got soaked and overflowed with water. then scott went to put the back door (which is a super heavy solid wood door) back on and one of the hinges got bent. he tried to kick the hinge to bend it back but he accidentally kicked the door and broke a piece of it off. so he tried to move the hinge but it wouldn't fit on any other part of the door. about an hour later, our door wad finally back up. then he had to deal with the water leak. and lexi was randomly waking up since she couldn't breathe. it was a fun night. bet you're jealous.
i'm going to take advantage of the fact that my kids are asleep and there is no house work that needs to be done. ok, so there is, but i'm not doing it tonight!