HAPPY THANKSGIVING

Just a short blog to tell everyone how much I hope they have a wonderful Thanksgiving. I have been having a rough time under the weather... a lot of time at this wonderful hospital. I truly mean that...I completely understand why/how they were awarded that. They have all been so wonderful and supportive.
But anyhow, I hope you all enjoy the beginning of holiday season!! Love to all!!
Aj

We had the kiddos pictures taken on Saturday... here a few of the results. I can go pick them up tomorrow. I have the hardest time choosing which ones to get... they turn out so cute!

11 YEARS!!

Today is Adam and I's eleventh anniversary. I had been sick most of the week but I did manage to get out yesterday with Austins help, and got him a gift. He has been wanting a new bottle of cologne for a while, and that is what I ended up getting him. I had something else in mind... which I won't say because it may end up as a Christmas gift... but the girl at the BX was handing out samples and it struck a cord...Oh yeah! So I found a cute gift box and stuck in some Godiva chocolates..yummy!
Now you may be asking what I got... I have to say that Adam did VERY well this year!! He took some hints or did a good job remembering and got me a new purse. But this isn't just any purse... he got me a Dooney!! YEAH!! I am feeling loved this year!! So much better than some appliance to cook or clean with ;O)!!!
We are going to go see the new Bond movie and dinner tonight. Very nice that our anniversary fell on my day off....even though I have been gone all week due to illness. I'll try to post pic's later!!

Talk about a SuperBug

So the flu bug has hit the Koehler household...and hit it hard. Ayden was the first i think to get it. He missed a day of school last week because of a stomach bug. He was feeling better the next day and back to school he went. I had been having this horrible headache for days, but went on trying to talk myself into feeling better. Then Monday at work, my headache got worse and I voluntarily went home when they asked. I have to admit that I had ulterior motives. Adam and I had plans to go out to dinner with some of his friends in town. We went to Benni-Hana, a Japanese restaurant where the chef threw a shrimp on my plate. You can imagine the look on my face....I tried really hard not to offend him, and asked if Adam could have my share of the shrimp appetizer. He politely did so.
But back to my ramblings... the next morning was when everything came to a head. Autumn came out of her room and said she thought he was going to throw up.... and then proceeded to do so. My head was so bad that I thought it was going to explode! So we both stayed home. I made it until that night, and then it really hit me hard. I will make a long story short.. I ended up in the ER for an IV and some anti- nausea meds. I am still home today with a woozy stomach and headache. I have missed basically a week of work, but they are being really nice about it. Now we are just trying our best to make sure no one else gets sick. We have had complaints about headaches and/or tummy aches, but they still want to go to school. :O)

Someone should hide my shears

So I got up and did my usual routine and all was going well until it came to my hair. It was decent but had been bugging me for weeks, and those who know me know that I can't leave my hair one way too long. So out came my shears and the hair went flying. I was almost done when I realized that I had twenty minutes to be at work and I wasn't even dressed....uugh! So when I got home...and Adam saw that I had cut my hair (and yes... he noticed) I headed off to get some color and finished up. Here are the results.

No Iceskating for You

We all went to the zoo yesterday ( and yes I got the seal to kiss the glass again) and then went ice skating, followed up with dinner at Gallos. All went well at the zoo, we bundled up quite well. We grabbed lunch at Subway and then headed to the mall to ice skate. No, I did not go ice skating but I was tempted. I sat and drank my caramel soy latte, read the paper and chatted with others nearby. The kids (and that includes Adam and Papa) decided to play tag as they skated. Do you see where I am headed yet?.... All was going well, Austin was it and he was skating after Papa. He swung his arm out after him and lost his balance. Now we all know how graceful of a person Austin is....and he went down with every ounce of grace he has!!Adam was right there with Autumn (holding his hand), and he let go of her and kind of pushed her to Papa. Austins put his right hand out to catch himself and he hit the ice so hard his head bounced. We were initially concerned with how hard his head hit because he couldn't see who it was asking if he was alright...which was Adam. They managed to get him up and assisted him off the ice to where I was. He has a goose egg but he says it doesn't hurt. He was complaining more about his wrist. He said he was fine, but that it hurt to move it much. I was watching for swelling/bruising, but nothing was really happening. This was around 2:30. He was done skating so he just watched from the sidelines with me. We were joined shortly by Papa, but the last three can go for hours. We did end up leaving the rink about 3:30 and walked once around the mall. We then went and ate an early dinner, which was good because we were so full, we needed the extra time to digest before bed. After we made it home, Austin and I decided we should go get his wrist checked out to be on the safe side because it was still hurting. Here is where I give props to the hospital up here. It is so much nicer here... but Mtn. Home doesn't give much to complement! We were taken back fairly quickly, had ex rays and then sent back to the waiting room. We were there about ten minutes when the doc called us back. Good news is that it isn't broken, but he does have a wrist contusion....bruised wrist/sprain. Because they are concerned about the growth plates in his hand Austin is now sporting a stylish splint for the next ten days.

A Fun Weekend

Going from bottom to top, here are explaination of pics....
Picture 1 is Ayden recieving his award for "Dazzling Creative Writing"
Picture 2 is a moose in our back yard area
Picture 3 is Papa trying on Autumns halloween wig....anyone else thinking Wendys?!!
Picture 4 is Six Mile Lake this morning (here on base)
Picture 5 is me in Autumns wig....is red my color