And it snows....

Before the snow arrived this week....we ended up taking Ella to the Doctor on Wednesday morning....her coughing was getting worse...and we wanted it looked at since it had been 2.5 weeks....so the Doctor checked her out....ears were fine, lungs were fine, throat was good...no fever...so she said to just keep sticking it out....to switch to giving her Zyrtec every night...we were doing clairtin before....so we switched to that...we keep her propped up at night, humidifier going, etc etc...and she does actually sound better today than she has in a few weeks!

Wednesday afternoon the snow arrived! Josh called me at work and was like we need to get home! It was coming down fast and sticking...he said there is no way the car will make it home...so we had to leave it at my work and he picked me up. It took us 1.5 hours to go pick Ella up!!! (which it normally is right at 10 minutes away)...but the traffic was bumper to bumper going at a snails pace...and people were just pulling off and leaving their cars and walking because the cars couldn't make it up the hills, etc. It was awful. We finally got to Ella and put her in the car and Josh said he was going to go home a different way (the bypass instead of the main way)....which ended up being such a smart decision....it took us about 40 minutes to get home after we got Ella....and we went inside and didn't leave the house! We both got the call that work for both of us was going to be closed on Thursday. We ended up with about 12 inches at our house. Of course we live on a back-road that the snow plow took forever to getting to us....I really think it only went through one time....it was pretty messy. However....thankfully we've had a few warmer days which have helped it melt quickly! :)

Ella is not a fan of the snow at all....she is "scared" of it....and wants nothing to do with it...she won't walk in, won't touch it, etc....which is fine...I'm not a huge fan of it either! :) Today I did convince her to go outside with me and walk around for a few minutes....

 

It was a little colder than I expected...it was windy...so we didn't stay outside for long...maybe 10 minutes...I think she would have stayed out longer now that she discovered that she likes it!

I found something new that Ella REALLY likes to eat...I took a whole wheat tortilla and spread peanut butter on it, sliced up a banana on it, put a tiny handful of chocolate chips on it, folded it over....and cooked it like a quesadilla...she loved it and ate it right up....and I cut up some watermelon...another favorite of hers. 

At the Doctor's office they did weigh her....she gained a little weight....finallllllly after almost 4 months of being at the exact same weight....now she's 25.2 pounds....still as light as a feather....but it's an improvement!

I came home on Friday to a dozen roses, a card and a box of chocolates....I think it may have been my first valentines gift in a long time (we normally don't do stuff for valentines)....so that was a nice surprise! :)

I have a new recipe I'm going to try out in the crock pot tomorrow. Last weekend I ended up making 4 loaves of banana bread...so I sent some to Josh's work...and I made for his work....Buffalo Chicken Dip...spoiled boys! 

My eyes are getting heavy....time to head to bed!

 

Still Cold.

It's still cold outside.

We got a special day last weekend of being almost 70! (I'll post some pictures in just a minute)...which was really really nice.

Ella still has this lingering cold :( Last weekend it turned into a cough....so I asked Josh if we could please go to the health food store...that I really wanted to get Ella some "homeopathic" remedies. I just don't think she needs ANOTHER antibiotic! Now last time we went to urgent care she was truly very sick and needed something to get her better....but this is just a miserable cold that won't go away. So....I got some elderberry syrup that she's been taking everyday, an immunity builder essential oil, and the humidifier at night....it's improving...just still lingering a bit....but colds can last for weeks I suppose. I even made homemade Chicken Noodle Soup....and I made my own stock. I was feeling very domesticated....the whole process took almost 4 hours! Ella loved it though....and I'm actually going to make it again tomorrow!

We all took super long naps today. I haven't laid down and taken a nap in quite a while. It was just a long week this week for all of us. Josh worked a few 12 hour days....and has a stressful case he's working on....so not sleeping much at night....I laid Ella down for her resting time in her room. I laid down on one couch and Josh on the other...I had Brinly and he had Bella...the whole family slept for 3 hours!!!!! I woke up and I said..."I can't even believe I just slept for 3 hours!"

Josh is in the market for a new dress watch....his beloved Seiko died....so we went "watch shopping" today....but didn't find anything that he loved.  Ella got all kinds of compliments, "what a sweet girl," "isn't she a cutie!" "I just love her boots!" She was soaking it all up! :)

Ella was up at 6:15ish today....I almost always wake her up during the week around 6:40-7:00....but on the weekends...of course she's up early on her own! So I dragged myself out of bed...and we made banana bread at 7am this morning!

Here's some pictures from our weekend last weekend (Daddy had to work)...

 And Ella coloring her Daddy a picture this week when he was at work.


Hard to believe Saturday is almost over...and it's Sunday tomorrow and then the week begins again! I've got some cleaning to do tomorrow...I got a good start today...but need to finish up tomorrow!