In other more fun news, Graham had a blast today at the park. His favorite thing is picking up the mulch and trying to eat it. He moves it all around and has a great time. Yes, I let my child play in the nasty mulch. Tonight after his bath I was playing the “where is Graham” game with his towels. After he pulled down the towel and I did the “there he is!!!” he pulled the towel back up over his face! This was the first time he did that part and was really proud of himself. He is also standing and playing on his own now. Mostly unassisted, but we have to keep a pretty close eye on him because he will sometimes lose his balance or let go and tumble. It is really fun seeing him learn new things. He is so proud of himself. He is also getting cheerios in his mouth all by himself. Most of them still end up in the chair or on the floor, but he is getting much better. He is also loving his cheesy puffs and toast. This week I also made some chicken for him. I mixed it with sweet potatoes and apple. I tried some of it and it was actually pretty tasty. Our pediatrician really encourages us to make our own food. He said a lot of the stage three foods are bland and don’t have much texture. Although, this kid will eat anything so it is crazy that he won’t gain more weight! He has also stopped spitting up!! Well, he still spits up some, but nothing like before. Whatever it was in him that didn’t work all the sudden works because he will burp, but no spit up! So exciting! Maybe this will help him gain some weight. He also stopped sucking his thumb around the same time which further proves to me he was only doing it to help him swallow back down the spit up. Poor little guy.

Tuscan found this new comfy chair and is so excited we got it for him.

Swinging

Standing up

Playing in the mulch.

I am going to post some more from today, but don’t have time tonight. I took this one at mom and dad’s today. I can’t stop laughing when I see it. I thought it looked like one of those pictures from years ago where everyone looks so mad. I put a quick vintage spin on it.

Almost rolling over…. if only he would try more he could do it, but he doesn’t seem very motivated.

This new toy isn’t as scary as it used to be and now he really enjoys it, but still doesn’t really “play” with it, but stares at it and drools all over it.

His first vaccine! I would say first shot, but he got the vitamin K shot when he was 12 hours old.

My friend Donna gave him this blanket and I have been wanting to take some pictures of him with it forever! I am fighting my flash right now and almost all of them were too dark, but these two weren’t too bad. I am clueless when it comes to using my flash. I really need to learn how to use it better. I am pretty good with it except when using a background. It really messes up the lighting.

I love this face.

How cute is this outfit!!! Thanks Colleen and Rick.

Is he not the cutest?

Here is my latest consignment sale loot. I spent about $90, but got 4 pairs or Robeez, several coats and sweaters, winter hats, bibs, socks, toys, a basket and tons of clothes (several complete outfits). Not too shabby if you ask me. Lots of name brand stuff too.

Finally here are a few of the bunnies. I made apple crunch last weekend and I gave them some of the apple peels which they loved!! Tuscan was a grump as usual and didn’t like having his picture taken so he tried to drag the peels into his box.

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I got the camera out this weekend and took some pictures of the bunnies. It has been awhile since I took pictures of them. Tuscan and Moose don’t really cooperate with me because they insist on hiding in their box so there is no light to get their picture!! I also took some of my foster bunnies. They are leaving tomorrow to go to the SPCA and I will really miss them. I always feel bad taking them because I don’t want them to think I abandoned them! They have such a nice cushy life here and it is nice there, but not as nice as here. They get used to my schedule and get lots of time to run around outside of their cage. I am sure the SPCA is a shock to them. Cats, dogs, lots of strange people messing with them, limited veggies, not so great hay, other rabbits and only 15 minutes outside the cage on a good day! It just breaks my heart, but I can’t keep them all and at least I was able to save them from certain death…..

Here are the ones I could relate to the most with a few comments added by me.

• Their grocery bill is higher than yours and every cardboard box you encounter is analyzed for it’s ‘bunny appropriateness’
• You don’t think twice when things end up with chew holes
• When people think of rabbits you immediately come to mind
• You know what your rabbit is thinking by the tilt of their head, their ears, etc. even when others think they’re just sitting there
• You go to the produce store and buy absolutely nothing for yourself, only for the rabbits
• You catch yourself saying “everybun” or “everybunny” in everyday conversations
• You have 3 cans of pumpkin in the pantry at all times, just in case (also pineapple and baby food)
• You know what a NIC condo is & have probably built one
• You have hay EVERYWHERE
• You have hay/fur in your washer/dryer and have to pick off tiny pieces from your clothing while at work
• You wake up to two foster babies fighting in an enclosure that’s not theirs and the rightful occupant of the enclosure is halfway across the room watching them fight (we have had lots of foster escapes and fights….)
• You wear your nibbled clothing like a badge of honor (my tan coat and now my expensive camera bag!!)
• The smell of fresh hay makes you think of home and your sweet-faced little angels
• You have strategically placed gates and xpens throughout your house that you consistently trip over (don’t forget the screen door!)
• You ask for a special vacuum for Christmas just for the hay (okay, my first anniversary gift was the Dyson, nothing better!)
• You have at least two vacuum cleaners and you always have electrical tape on hand (the hand vacuum downstairs is covered in electrical tape, but we keep the Dyson cord far away from the teeth)
• All your sheets have nibbles in them (they aren’t allowed in my room anymore, but back in the day they destroyed my comforter when I went out of town)
• The TV reception goes out because the antenna cable was chewed off (okay, never lost the antenna cable, but lots of remote buttons)
• It dawns on you that they are actually training you, instead of you training them
• You have to buy computer mice in six-packs because “something” keeps happening to the cords (and laptop power cords)
• You have 5 or 6 buns or more -and you can tell whose poops are whose (I am a poop expert)
• Everyone at the grocery store thinks you eat so healthy because half your order is greens (have heard this one a lot)

I spoke with Dr. Wendy on Tuesday and she didn’t feel it was necessary to do an ultrasound on JD since he has stopped throwing up for now. She didn’t mention doing the biopsy yet so hopefully we can put that off for awhile. We are going to start him on an antibiotic for three weeks and then do more blood work. There are a couple infectious diseases he could have picked up from fleas/ticks. He doesn’t go outside and I have only found one flea on him in 4 years, but I guess it is still possible. If his blood work doesn’t look better after the antibiotics we will try treating him for IBD for awhile and see if there is an improvement in his blood work. If neither works we are probably looking at a type of intestinal cancer. Dr. Wendy said if he had the most aggressive form he wouldn’t be here right now so we can rule that one out. His red blood count is good so that is a good sign it isn’t cancer, but we can’t rule it out just yet.

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Casey really wants me to mention that before Christmas he went to tour the Childress race facility. Here are the pictures he took while he was there. I let him take my camera even though I really didn’t want to! He didn’t break it.

I also put some pictures from Christmas on flickr here. For Christmas this year we gave Casey’s parents a new bathroom! The kids all went in together to remodel their hall bathroom. We took down the wallpaper, painted, cleaned the tile and added some new accessories. There are lots of pictures in the flickr album. We also played a lot of Mario Kart with the kids while we were down there. Karley and I usually worked as a team (me steering and her hitting the gas) and we always had to be the princess. Also, mom got the mink this year as a present from Sally and Kenny. I am pretty sure I mentioned the mink awhile back when she lived with us, but just in case here is the story. Mom found the mink when cleaning up Uncle Ned’s house (which is also the house she grew up in). The mink belonged to her grandmother so she decided all the descendants should care for the mink. I got it two years ago at Christmas and it was disgusting. It is an actual mink complete with toe nails and eyes. When you open it up (especially when you aren’t expecting it) it really freaks you out. Make sure to check out the pictures of mom’s face when she opened it. Here are the pictures from when the mink lived with us. Here are the ones dad took when I opened it.

We didn’t do anything special for New Year’s Eve, but I did manage to stay up until midnight. I am not sure why since all we did was watch them count down and then I went to bed. I might as well have just gone to bed at 10. New Year’s Day we cooked a special meal (per Casey’s instruction). We had black eyed peas (I think for luck), green beans (for money, I don’t eat any other greens), ham (no idea why) and sweet potatoes (also no idea why). Hopefully it will bring us luck and lots of money! I didn’t much like 2008 so I have high hopes for 2009. I feel like it will be a much better year than 2008. At least I am not turning 30 this year.

Okay, I think that is enough! I have a couple other things to do before I can play my game again!!

Here are a few pictures I took today of the bunnies and JD. They had a really hard day.

When I got to the vet’s office to pick them up after work they told me Moose had managed to break out of the play area they had set up for them this morning. She is a crafty little bunny. The vet tech said they had them in a play area together with a litter box, but then they had to seperate them to try to get fecal samples. They put them in seperate cages, but Tuscan was the only one with a litter box. They tried to get a sample from Moose most of the day, but nothing. So they put her in the play area with a litterbox and she ran right over and started using it. She wasn’t giving a sample because she didn’t have a litterbox! What a good little bunny.