Our son rocks! Our son rocks! We are so proud of him for making the lead...as in Mr. Sweeney Todd himself. It's a musical so I'm even more excited. I have never seen the play before, but Steve has. Not sure when it is but we are so excited for him! Way to go Tyler~whoo hoo!

Today me and Madison went to the Mall of America. She wanted her picture taken in front of one of the big trees on the main floor.

I thought it was so funny that she actually wanted her picture taken. We did see Santa Clause (we didn't get her photo taken) but she got really freaked out by him. I told her that's okay because I yelled across the way that "Madison wants a dolly crib" from him and that he nodded "okay!" I think that's the closest we will get to seeing him. I always felt guilty last year for her not to get her picture taken with Santa cuz the lines were too long and this year it isn't going to happen because she gets too freaked out. I told her that Santa can hear us from far far away. Maybe we'll write him a letter and mail it. Mom...you may be getting the letter if Madison puts a stamp on the letter and we need to ACTUALLY throw it in the mailbox. Anyways...we went on a few rides today at the Mall and that was about it. She has it down today to wanting to go on the carosouel *(which I got yelled at by the lady who ran the ride because I was also on a animal and not chaparoning my child. I told her that it wasn't a problem the last time we rode but I'll happily not ride and chaparone my child) and the frogger. I took some film footage of her going on the frogger but I'll spare ya cuz it really isn't that exciting watching a child go up and down with their little leggies bouncing. That's all she wanted to do and then she wanted her habitual ice cream cone that we get everytime we go to the mall.

That's about it. Oh, tomorrow we will be doing a sleepover at Grandma Gracie's with Auntie Lynnie. Steve is going to go down to Jim and Alexis's to do some pheasant hunting.

Steve got to bring home a deer yesterday that the conservation officers confinsated from a illegal hunter. Now we'll have about a year's worth of meat again. I seriously think we went a whole year of not having to buy hamburger. I don't know if you get grossed out from deer meat, but we like it. Madison does too.

100 posts!

This post celebrates my 100th post. Wow....I need a life.

Here's a cute little picture I took of Madison today after I cleaned my mirror!

Well, gotta go to the gym...I told Steve to MAKE me go and I have just been sitting at the computer procrastating going....and NOW he just yelled at me, so I gotta go! Bye!

Did I ever happen to mention that I am STILL painting my downstairs bathroom? I am seriously on about the 9th coat of RED paint. Did I mention to tell you to NEVER paint a small bathroom red? Oh my God, I have never been so frustrated in my life, nor have I ever done such a shitty job painting something in my life. I pride myself with my skill on painting and I am just down on myself with how I have done this bathroom. However the good news is I am almost done now, but jeez!!!!!!!!!!! I will take a photo of the "after" when I am done buying some new towels for it as well as some rugs. I am going with brown and reds. Maybe once everything is in it will look okay. Just not all that proud of my own doings!

Oh....I haven't told you the latest and greatest of Steve's little "trying to find a hobby" stint. He made a crab tower for Madison's fish tank. By the way, our jurrasstic park fish (the honking HUGE goldfish that we had) died. Finally. I am not sad one bit. They were freaky fish if you ask me. Anyways....Steve is into buying madison little crabs and little fish now for the tank. The crabs need something to crawl upto the top so they can apparently get a breath of air and Stevie boy made something for them to do that. I actually am impressed by his artistic ability. I laugh over this crab tower because when ever I find something I like his words are..."I can make that!". This time he made it for real. Here's a little photo of it.

It's made out of concrete and is super heavy. Steve just called and asked if I could take a picture of it and send it to work because his coworkers thinks he's nuts and they don't get it. That's why I remembered to blog about it!

Happy Thanksgiving.

Did everyone have a good thanksgiving? We did! It was nice having T-Day over at Grandma Gracie's house and then a little dessert (just me and Madison having dessert) over at Todd and Maria's house. Didn't eat too much, thank God!

Saturday we went over to my cousin's house who was having a bday party for her daughter's 1st birthday. Her name is Daisy. Isn't that cute? I LOVE that name. It was a 9am breakfast party which was actually really nice! We took this little photo of us there...

Those were the cute little tiera's that all the little ones got to wear at the party. Not much more is going on that I have to blog about.....Ty went back to school yesterday. It was nice for him to be home and spend a little quality family time. Didn't see him too much as he was out with his friends but he was home with a friend on Sat. night so that was fun. I had my nieces come over and we scrapbooked and watched "knocked up", which is a great movie to rent if you haven't seen it. Oh...that reminds me, I forgot to tell you that I shopped on Black Friday! It was a blast. I acutally got done with ALL my Christmas shopping. Not only that, I actually WRAPPED all the presents too. The only thing that I need to get now is stocking stuffers. Oh, that was just so much fun. I had a really good time. I probley had a good time cuz I got to spend money shopping.

Tonight I am going out to eat with a few high school friends! That's about it. Have a great week everyone!

Just like the good ole' newborn days of Madison, when she would FINALLY lay down to take a nap, and GUESS who walks in the door making the LOUDEST noise possible waking up the baby? None other than Ty. Well, Madison for ONCE is taking a nap and guess who walks in the door? Yep....Ty! Kinda funny...kinda not! And it's not just him, he has 2 friends with that all want to play a board game. Which is cool...who doesn't like a board game now and then. But they sit down to play in the LIVING ROOM right where she is lying. Anyways...she is sleeping through their forced quiteness of playing their game. Just like the good ole' days! I just find it ironic that she actually is taking a nap for like the first time in how long, and Ty walks in. Glad he's home though! Awhile ago we got into a conversation on what is the meaning of the word ironic. We (me, steve and ty) each gave examples of what we think it means and now I have one that involves us. hee hee. I'll have to tell him after his friends go home.
Oh, we had swimming class this morning and I vote Madison as Most Improved Swimmer. She was the FIRST one in the pool...she swam on her back, she swam on her front...she kicked, she doggie paddled, she was just awesome!
Then we went to the Mall of America and she went on 2 little rides and then she was done! So we walked around and looked at all the things we can't afford! But it was fun!

FINALLY got my hair colored. Geez.....you couldn't tell if I was going for my natural dark brown or my bleached blonde any longer. I guess my breaking point was when Ty's old girlfriend commented to me at his play, "I didn't recognize you with your dark hair"....THAT did it!

Here's a little layout I did of the boy. I can't wait for him to come home for Thanksgiving. I need my TyTy fix. These are photos from his head shots that he got done awhile ago.

We got our Thanksgiving plans down finally...going to Grandma Graces early for dinner and to watch whatever football game is on at 11:30 and then over to Todd and Maria's for dessert. Not sure what I'll make yet. EEKS, I have to bake. haha. Tyler doesn't know what he is doing yet and said he'll figure it out when he gets home. So, we just have to make our plans and if he ever decides then he'll know what we are doing and can plan around that hopefully.

Want to see Steve and Madison's band? It's a little dark, but not as bad as some of my videos have been. Watch at the very end how on cue both Steve and Madison are with ending their little show. Click here to watch the video: http://s202.photobucket.com/albums/aa115/kelmichaels/?action=view&current=20071120012.flv

Breaking News

Breaking News....Breaking News.....
A childhood milestone has just happened with Madison Kay Michaels....She can NOW put on her OWN pants all by herself! Not just the front part, she got the back part over her butt! Such proud parents!

We had a great time going up to see Tyler at his play called "Imagination". He is such a talented kid! We are so lucky. Poor Madison was TERRIFIED by the clown suit. She was acutally shaking! I made this layout and almost felt I should HIDE the photo because I didn't want her to freak out again!

Oh...I forgot to mention that Friday night myself with 5 other girls took a limo for Lynn's 40th birthday party and had a BLAST! It was like visiting the good ole' college days but minus the hangover for me *just me anyways!!! Oh, we went bar hopping and kept Sarah out later than she was suppose to and rented the limo for an extra hour...it was just so much fun! Then when we got back to my house I took the girls up to a local bar and we *THEY....NOT me* went dancing and closed down the bar. Oh it was so fun. Here's a little photo of that event...
That was about it this weekend. Right now Steve is getting ready to watch the Vikes. I heard him make a comment on how he was going to have a rolaids and then a beer......what's wrong with that picture? Madison is making him act like a kitty right now and she's a doggie...hee hee.

I so love this little photo of the child....

Oh...good news for tomorrows test...they are only going to do an ultrasound...a normal one which of course doesn't hurt. I asked. I had to prepare myself for her screaming. It will still be an ordeal because she'll have to lie there so I am SURE we'll be having to hold her down but at least it won't hurt.

Want to watch Madison play a little soccer? Click here: http://s202.photobucket.com/albums/aa115/kelmichaels/?action=view&current=20071112001.flv

She is actually really good playing. She can do running kicks and all! Over the summer we went to go watch Haley play soccer and Madison always talks about soccer and Haley!

Oh....VIKINGS SUCK!!!!

Not much else is going on....Madison's bladder infection is much, much better. The antibiotics worked really fast, thank God! It's soooo nice to be able to sleep through the night again. On Wed. we have to go for the ultrasound which I am NOT looking forward to. Steve thinks he has a meeting that afternoon at work and I told him he will not be attending the meeting becuase we have a family emergancy *as in me who can't handle watching Madison scream at the doctors! Hopefully there is nothing going on with her kidneys and then we can resume normal life!

Oh..I joined a gym and have been working out like a madwoman. It's sooo nice to belong to a gym again. This is a all woman's gym and it's really cute in there. I had such a hard time trying to work out at home. I guess I have never been able to work out at home...too many distractions. Plus it's getting too cold to walk outside so I HAD to join.

We took Madison swimming tonight at the same pool where I take her for swimming lessons. Steve got to see firsthand how it was with her not getting in the pool. By the way, yesterday when we went for lessons, she finally got in the pool 1/2 way through the LAST song everyone was singing. But Steve just decided to grab her and bring her in which acutally worked out just fine. We had fun. Then came home and ordered a pizza. Now...it's 8pm and both Steve and Madison went to bed already. I tried to go to sleep but 8pm is a tad bit early for me.
Oh...have I mentioned that my favorite show that I am totally obsessed with is "pagent place"? It is the ultimate reality show that has Miss USA, Miss Teen USA and Miss Universe. It was on last night and I haven't gotten this into a show since Melrose place. I was so excited the show was on...I got the big blankets, made popcorn and shut off all the lights just to watch it! I love getting into tv shows. I'm sure with the writer's strike my show will be effected....grrrrr.

Well if this isn't the day for bloggin! 2 today. Pretty good I'd have to say. Well, posting Nikki's YouTube video got me inspired to post this little video of Madison dancing to the CMA awards tonight. Here it is...by the way, you will get a kinck in your neck because it's sideways again. Sorry about that! I keep forgetting to turn it the other way when I'm shooting the footage. Hopefully it's not too dark! click on this link: http://s202.photobucket.com/albums/aa115/kelmichaels/?action=view&current=20071107001.flv
We got back the test results from Madison's doctor...she either had a bladder infection or a kidney infection. Mother's intution is it's only a bladder infection. Or maybe that's denial. But they want her to have an ultrasound becuase she's so young to get one. I just hope it's not a kidney infection. They gave her an antibiotic so we are hoping that it clears up NOW. I can't believe she has had to go this long with a bladder infection. I don't know about you but I've had a bladder infection once and it was NOT pleasant. Poor little girl.

Oh, here are some AWESOME photos of our little model wildchild...

Such a big head (hair) with a little body. She was so funny taking these pictures. She was actually MODELING! She is going to be TROUBLE when she is older. Jeepers!

My niece is famous!

Here is a my niece Nikki who has a new drinking buddy named Kelly Clarkson. This video is now posted on YouTube.com. My pride for her is enormous!!!!! Obviously my 2 nieces are here helping me get the video on my blog. Without further ado....(drumroll please), my niece Nichole's very own YouTube moment guest starring Kelly Clarkson...

you can watch it here: (click the link) http://youtube.com/watch?v=N-XvEJ71IbM

Monday

oops, a little blurry...sorry about that on the eyes! This is Madison and Lucy....the dog that we just got done babysitting for. Haven't we been doing that alot? Lucy is usually pretty easy....she even has doggie pads to go potties and poopies on....except for THE OTHER NIGHT that Madison slid on! Oh, it was gross and I literally TOSSED her into the bathtub and used adult soap on her.

We are waiting to get back her tests that will hopefully give us an answer to why she's screaming in pain so much...not that I want this, but I hope it's a bladder infection so we can just give her an antibiotic or whatever pill that makes those go away within a day or so. Poor little girl. It's like she's being attacked with pain. My heart just goes out to her. It would also be nice for Steve and I to be able to sleep through the night again. It's like her being a newborn all over again waking up in the middle of the night.

Boy...this sure wasn't a up-beat blog entery, now was it?