I'm so gross.

Faye woke up at midnight to play until 2 in the AM. I am so tired and cranky and cold. Miles just sneezed and a bit of clear snot came out. Instead of crawling out from under my warmth I got it with my thumb and pointer and rubbed the nast on my blanket.

And now I have to wash the blanket and have just created way more work for myself.

Sigh.

it takes H1 to kNow 1

I'm pretty sure that David and I had the swine flu. or not. But all the time we were sick- neither of my kids showed any signs of problems. Until now.

Faye is sick. Really sick. She is hardly eating and I'm sure she has a temp because she is really hot to the the touch, but my thermometer is broken- so I don't know how high her fever is.

David has a PBL test coming up which, for some reason, means that one of my kids will be spending time at the hosptial no doubt. It happens that way EVERY PBL test unless my mom is here and seeing as how she is on a boat heading for the Galapagos Islands for three weeks I'm doubting she will be able to make it.

So- what do I do? The doctor's office is closed until Monday. I really don't want to go to the ER. Given her history, I don't know if I am okay with waiting until Monday to do something about it.

Any ideas? Any thermometers that can be burned after using?

Too cool

So today I went to Ikea- which as cool as that is- isn't the coolest thing that happened to me. You be the judge:

I saw a joker hat and put it on my head and turned to Miles

Me: What do you think?

Miles: Not cool.

Touche, my son. Not bad.

Summer lovin, had me a fall.

Neglect. It's a problem.

Lets get back on track with a quick recap of The Cain's Adventures Sum/Fall 2009.


Last Beach Hurrah.
Oh how we love the Erie beaches. It has already snowed here and it felt like summer here for literally about one week. Lame. We may head down there again in our gloves and snow boots just to feel the total relaxating affect that Presque Isle has.







The Raviiiiinnnneeee Flyeeer- at Waldameer- you're gonna love it here!
-ps. That was Miles' version of he jingle. You should hear his Activia! commercial. It's awesome.

So we only went to the water park at Waldameer, but it was still super fun. We are so tan. ...oh, wait.







Mama Suite, my sister Sabrena and baby Holden came to visit! Super fun breast pumping extravaganza! More to come on my creamy sister later.




Port Farms is the key to happiness.
It's hard to know who has more fun at PFs- the kids or the adults. I'd say it's about even.














Probably the cutest picture ever taken. ever.


Move over Martha.

I am not a crafty person. I think the stuff people make is adorable, but I just don't think I have the patience to successfully finish a project. Also, I don't have the skill. So, you can imagine how proud of myself I was when I finished two projects in one day! I think Mod Podge is my new best friend. Also, I tried my hand (and debatably succeeded) at my first sewing attempt since I was about 10.

Wanna see? These are some mock growth chart examples I made for my ward's Super Saturday next month. What do you think? (You can click on the picture to see the image a little bigger and clearer.







Miles is Ffree!!
This one deserves it's own post, but I will post some quick pics of the happy occasion.


Can you guess what we are?









Not only did I craft, but I also attempted a Dinosaur Train cake for Miles. These are huge milestones for me. Good thing he is only three and he doesn't have a huge grasp on cake splendor yet. wink wink.

Move over, butter.

Oh, one more thing- David will be doing his 3rd and 4th year rotations in Cleveland, Ohio! It is about 2 hours away and although we will be very sad to leave Erie and the awesome people and fun here- we are excited for our new adventure!


That is all for now. Loves.

Public Announcement.

Dear members of Erie, PA-

I would love it if you could stop using the city as your personal ash tray. Especially when you are waiting to turn left onto Kearsarge from Wegmans where you have left a carpet of cigarette butts. It's sad and disgusting.

Lets be a little nicer to our lovely city, please.

-A concerned citizen

If you are a contestant.

If you are a contestant and are having trouble getting to the website:

Click here.

Biggest Loser Rules and Regulations.

This is adapted from the first Biggest Loser Competition...


I'm sooo excited that you guys want to do this with me! Here is how it's going to go down:

-I really want to do this in accordance with the show which means we will only have enough spots for 16 people. This season is not a couples season- sorry dudes.

- We will each be contributing $20.00 to the pot. Most of your money will go to the first prize winner and the rest of the money will be split for the 2nd and 3rd prizes. I promise I will take special care of your money.

- We will have our first weigh-in on Tuesday, Sept 15th that is next week! We will have to watch the show Tuesday night to see how things are going to roll and do our stuff accordingly the following week. I will expect your weigh-in information Tuesday morning. FYI- IF I DON'T RECEIVE YOUR STATS BEFORE EACH SHOW ON TUESDAY I WILL ASSUME THAT YOU ARE OUT OF THE COMPETITION. Apparently this is serious business. If you can't post your info you can call, text, email or hunt me down and I will do it for you. I will post all of my information on the blog.

- If someone is eliminated during the premiere- we will be eliminating two people the following week to catch up.

-We will not be voting. The percentage of body weight loss will be the only determining factor in our competition.

- Please be honest when posting. Please use the same scale from the first weigh-in to the last. You will be using your own scale and we are trusting you to do the right thing.

- I will try and give everyone in the group access to posting on the blog. If I miss you, please let me know.

- I think the most important things to post are your current weight (on said day) and your diet/work-out plan. Also, if you would like, you can post other things such as inches, goals, and (if you are brave) pictures. Please know that this is a very friendly competition and we won't make judgments or share the posted information with people outside of the competition. Please. :)

- Please feel free to post anything you want to about your weight loss journey. This is not only a competition, but a support group as well.


I think that is it. If I have missed something- please let me know.

I'm so ready to be a loser.

These are the people I am counting on as of right now. If you read the rules and didn't like what you saw- let me know and I will take you off the list.

1- Cicely Cain
2- Emily Hurst
3- Jolyne Dickinson
4- Paul Dickinson
5- Sabrena Suite
6- Britani Nunes
7- Lindsey Fish
8- Jeff Cain
9- Annie Cain
10- Julie Keith
11- David Keith
12- Emily Cain
13- Jenn Elton
14- McCall Judd
15- Marcie Nelson
16- Goldie Olsen

Possible friends?
- Ty Fish:)
- McCall Judd
- Alesha Olsen
- Jeff Cain


Better hurry. Spots are filling up fast.

We have more people playing that I anticipated. If we can get 16 more people that would be great, if not we may have to make the cut where it stands. I have also been debating doing teams and averaging the percentage of weight lost between the couple.

Loves.
-Cicely