March 18th

Last Friday it was nice enough out to go to the park (outside!) It was a little windy, but it wasn't too bad.

(I was going to put up some pictures, but they aren't on my phone anymore)

On Saturday we went to the Indy Children's Museum. My Aunt went along too. We ended up buying a years pass, so we will be returning soon. (Probably this weekend with Eddie's sister)

We saw the dinosaurs, trains, and the mummy exhibits. We only explored one floor. We did go to the planetarium for a little show with Big Bird and Elmo. (It almost made me motion sick) Vallerie seemed to like it though.

There were some mean kids. When we first got there Eddie told Vallerie to go play. She came back a few seconds later and said "Those girls said I couldn't play with them so I'll just stay here with you." Eddie and I told her that it was OK to play and that those girls weren't the boss. It made me so mad! Then there was a kid hoarding the trains. Vallerie asked him for one and he said no. So she waited, semi-patiently. (She's 3 1/2 for heavens sake!) The kid's mom didn't even do anything about it, she was too busy on her damn phone. That kind of thing really ticks me off. 

My aunt didn't last long. She started feeling ill, so she went to the car and napped until we were done. We were only there for about 3 hours. 

Here are some pictures. 

Getting ready to leave

 Checking out the Transformer with Aunt Ginger 

 Playing with the "glass" things... This is where I think we got the germs that made us sick... so many kids touching them. Ick.

 The Mummy exhibit. Collecting "rocks".

 Eddie and Vallerie in the dinosaur dome.

Sunday we stayed home and lounged, and I took Monday off. It was a pretty good weekend. We've pretty much been staying inside and not doing much this winter. I'm ready for it to be nice out again. I think we're going to have a lot of fun this spring/summer, especially with the dog.

I almost forgot: Vallerie needed new sneakers, so we bought her some light up shoes. They are awesome! We also got her a couple new shirts. While I was looking at clothes for her, Eddie and Vallerie snuck off. When we got home, Vallerie ran up to me and gave me a present that her and Eddie bought. It's a locket. I am just Thrilled! Now I need to find a couple good pics of Eddie and Vallerie to put in there! It was probably one of the best presents I could have gotten. They are both so sweet.

March 3rd

Yesterday Vallerie slept in our bed for a nap (which is normal). Vallerie also peed the bed (which is semi-normal... and aggravating)

When we bought our mattress 3 years ago, we also bought a liner thing that protects the mattress from stains and spills. (We thought "Hey we have a new baby, this will be very useful") Up until yesterday it worked perfectly. (Eddie even had a pen/marker leak out of his pocket one night, and there wasn't a spot of black ink on the mattress. The liner however is like 1/2 black lol) I don't know why, but when Vallerie had her accident the liner didn't do it's job. Lucky for us, the liner came with a warranty. We called the mattress store and they (amazingly) have our receipt on file. They said that we are to call the liner people and they will send someone out. If they can't clean the stain out then they will replace the mattress. Either way I will be happy. I don't even want to think about what our mattress would look/smell like without that liner. It was pricey, but totally worth every stinkin' penny.

Before we called the mattress store, I had the idea to check our safe for our receipt. Well, when we got the puppy, I moved the safe so the cat box could go where the safe was originally located. As it turns out, my memory isn't as good as it once was because I couldn't remember where I put it. I looked all over the house. It's not a small safe either. It's a fireproof safe that probably weighs 50+ lbs. Not something one can easily misplace. I eventually found it, but not before some Internet harassment. (Thanks Eddie) The receipt wasn't in there, but there were some goodies. I found Eddie and my passports. They expire in June of this year. Eddie looked so young in his picture. I remember when we got them. The post office said he could list anything as his occupation so he put "Brain surgeon". I don't remember what I put as mine. Luckily that info was not on the passport itself.

Getting faster Internet next week. Since we live in the sticks we still can't get cable Internet, but we can up our DSL speed. We've been paying for a tech service for a long time (and never use it) so I cancelled that and upgraded our speed. We'll only be paying $5 more a month for 3x the Internet speed we currently have. Totally worth it in my book. (I can't even watch Internet clips without ridiculous loading times).

A Vallerie story:
Last night (and the night before) we were eating dinner at the table, and she sits down to eat and says "I'm not looking for trouble." I don't know why she says it, or where she learned itt, but it's pretty stinkin' cute.

She actually ate her food without a fight yesterday so she got dessert. (Jello with fruit. She picked it) She was talking to Eddie and I took it away sneakily. Eddie said "POOF I made your jello disappear!" She looked at the table, got a shocked face, and then started bawling. Eddie and I thought it was kinda funny (I know mean mean mean) so I snuck it back in front of her and he "poofed" it back. She then told Eddie "Don't poof my jello, it makes me upset!".  I figure, she gives us a rough ride sometimes, it's only fair that we can mess with her a bit every once and a while.

Each night before we leave the dinner table, she has to ask to be excused, and then she will take her plate to the kitchen. Most times she will come back and take ours too. "May I take your plate sir?, May I take your plate ma'am?" So cute.