9/1/10 - Bad to Good Back to Bad

Well, today was a roller coaster! The morning was rough...Olivia was home with Amelia and I today. My mother in law got a chance to go to the fair with some friends, and she never gets to go, so I offered to keep her home with me. It was NOT a good experience this time. Both girls woke up, very early, and very crabby. Amelia cried all morning and Olivia was just difficult as can be. She whined, refused to eat, kept trying to sit on Amelia every time I was trying to feed her. It was horrible. I finally packed them into the stroller and walked down to the park. Luckily there were some other kids there, so Olivia ran around the played with them for a while. When we got home, she finally ate some food, and went right down for a nap. Amelia even went down for a nap. The day was taking a turn for the better. Then, the mail showed up...including the new lamp for the stupid TV and Amelia's birth announcements. I just LOVE the announcements, and I can't wait to get the TV up and running again....oh how I've missed my DVR!

Christian had a doctor appointment this morning. He has these growths on his ears, not sure exactly what they are, but he's had them removed a couple of times and the keep coming back. One isn't too bad anymore, but the other one is worse than ever right now! I finally convinced him to see a new doctor about them, and today was the day. They are doing to do a couple rounds of steroids, then remove it again, and after the removal they are having him use some cream that is supposed to help the healing. I sure hope it works this time!

The girls woke up from their naps, ate some "lunch" and then Christian was home. We pretty much just did the usual, eat, play and hang out. We did get a little yard work done since it's cooled off a bit. We trimmed the plants up a bit and just did a little cleaning up.

Once they were down for bed, Christian went down to fix the TV. Then, things turned back to bad...the lamp was NOT the problem. So, not only did we just waste the money buying the new lamp, the TV is still broken! From our research, it's looking like the only other option is that the TV's color wheel is broken. And, one person we talked to said it would cost $600-$900 to replace. Ummmm, we could get a new TV for that! Are you crazy!!! So, now who knows what's going to happen...and this was NOT a cheap TV either, so it just adds to the pain. It's never ending, I swear!

Here's a picture of Christian and the girls before bed time :)