Tired!

It has been a couple of days since I have been able to sit down and update my blog. I have worked the past 2 days, both 12 hr shifts, so I am a little worn down. I am hoping to get some major house cleaning done tomorrow and this weekend. Just wanted to say a quick hello. I will post some more tomorrow. I want to share a link to a blog that has some fabulous home decorating ideas that are easy and inexpensive, so I will be back in the a.m. Now time to crash.

Waiting

I am not a very patient person. You can just ask about anyone who has ever been in a car with me. I pray about it daily but it is still something I really struggle with. Today for instance, we a have guy coming to work on our tv. He had a three hour window to come work on it, and I just now got a message that he is running a little late. This drives me crazy. Its not like I have all day to sit around a wait for him, but inevitably that is how it goes. I have to work at Vanderbilt tonight, a 12hr shift I might add. If this repair guy doesn't get here soon, I am going to miss my nap which isn't good for someone was has been up since 8am and has to stay up all night. Not to mention that I am a little annoyed that we are already having to get service on our tv we just bought this past April(it was not cheap by the way). At least the darn thing is still under warranty, but it is still such a hassle. If you shell out that much money you expect it to work without complications for longer than 10 months.
NOTE: (Samsung LCD 46" tv's made from 2005-2008 apparently have some component that goes out and if it is not under warranty it can cost as much as you paid for the tv to fix it. Just FYI for those looking to buy a new tv.)
On a more fun note, I am going to start a few big projects in the upcoming months. Hopefully taking just one on at a time, but I get so excited about these things I try to do everything at once. We are moving Lilly into a bigger bedroom. That kid has so much stuff she has already outgrown the one she is in. Since we aren't looking to purchase/build a new home just yet, we are just going to do some rearranging. I will post before and after pics once the process starts. I am also looking for a good deal on tile. We had to pull the carpet up in our bonus room in October when our house flooded from all the rain we had. I don't want to put more carpet down with the chance the house my flood again so I going to put tile down. I think it will look great, plus it is much easier to water off of tile than it is to get out of carpet. I will also post pics once that gets started. Anyone that knows where to find a good deal on tile, let me know. Happy Hump day everyone!

Well, the snow did eventually come, just a day late. It was beautiful, but I am not a huge fan of cold weather. I can't imagine what our heating bill is going to be. I think it has been running for 4 days straight. Oh well, I could not have any heat so I will be thankful for that. I didn't get to enjoy the snow that much considering I worked Thursday and Friday night which for me means sleeping all day. Lilly was staying at my parents while Chris and I both worked so she did get to go out in the snow some with her aunt Hayley(my little sister for those who don't know). I am just glad Lilly was feeling good enough to go outside. She still has a cough but no fever. Hayley said they had a good time which makes me happy. I just need to call them to see if they took any pictures.
I am going out to dinner tonight with a few of the girls I went to nursing school with. We were really close during school and we try to see each other at least once a month or every other. It is hard with everyone's conflicting schedules, but I love when we do get to see each other.
Well, I need to get off here to do some laundry. If any pics were taken of Lils in the snow, I will post them soon.

So, things have been a little crazy here at the Ferrell household. Lilly has been sick with fever, cough, congestion, and all the fun that goes with that for the last 5 days. We went to the doctor yesterday and she has an upper respiratory infection and an ear infection. Yuck! We started antibiotics, and she is like a new person. Finally, up playing and eating and drinking. I got so worried. Last January we started out with the same symptoms and we wound up staying in the hospital for 7 days with pneumonia and RSV. Thank goodness that wasn't the case this year. I am keeping her home from school tomorrow just to be safe and hopefull next week we can get back to some sort of routine. Today I have been cleaning and disinfecting like a mad woman to hopefully prevent future sickness. Stay away germs!

I am also trying to prepare for all this snow we are supposed to be getting tonight. We are good on food and groceries. Thank goodness! People in TN go crazy at the first word of snow. I am so glad I dont have to venture to the store for milk. Of course I have to work Thursday and Friday night at Vanderbilt so I hope the snow isn't too bad or at least has died down before I go in at 7 tomorrow night. Maybe the snow will make for a pleasant evening at work? we shall see. Going to get off here now. More cleaning to do!

New Year, New Blog

Ok, so I thought in 2009 I was going to be this awesome mom/wife and blog all these wonderful fun things my family did. Well, that didn't happen as much so I thought I would start over. It is a new year, always a great time for new beginnings. I have so many friends that blog and I enjoy reading them so much so I really want to have one of my own. My goal is to blog at least once a week, so if I do have any followers please keep me on track if you noticed me slacking. Well, I am gonna half to stop writing now. I work tonight from 7pm to 7am and I need to get a nap in if I am going to make it through the night. Just wanted to make a quick entry and wish everyone a Happy New Year in 2010!

With love,
Ashley

"Pumpkin Festival and Moonlight Movie in the Park at Spence Creek."

Last night we went to a pumpkin festival and a movie in a local subdivision. They had activities for the kiddies such as a pumpkin patch, an area to decorate your pumpkin, a toddler play area, and a scavenger hunt. It was really neat. They had one of those huge inflatable screens set up in a big grassy area next to the playground and swimming pool. They had a concession area that provided popcorn and drinks for the movie. They played The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown and Shrek. We only made it through Charlie Brown since Lilly is still not at that age to watch a long movie. She walked through the pumpking patch but was too distracted to pick one out and then she got a pretend tatoo on her hand. We then went on a tour through two of the model homes for the subdivision. They were really nice and had awesome decor inside. I think Lilly will like this activity better next year, but we all enjoyed watching the movie. I am bummed I wont get to post any pictures of this since the batteries in our camera died when we got there. It was a great idea and I hope Spence Creek will host this again next year.

"Byars Dowdy Fall Festival"

Yesterday we took Lilly to the fall festival at one of the nearby elementary schools. They had all sorts of activities for kids and booths set up for local businesses to sell their products. Lilly was a little small for some of the activities, but she did seem to have a lot of fun. She got her face painted and went on a pony ride. She also got to pick out a balloon. She tried bowling and the bean bag toss. She had a little trouble, but her daddy helped her out. It was a fun day. It is great to find these events that are fun and support our community.