Simply Fabulous

I went to the doctor this morning to have my thyroid levels checked. I was diagnosed with Hypothyroidism back in 2000, however while I was pregnant with Jori my TSH levels were normal. So after I had her, I could tell that my levels were getting all out of whack. Normal levels should be between .5 and 4.5/5, mine was at over 130. Getting back in the habit of taking my meds every day has been a chore. Thanks to my fantastic sister, Lorie, I have been on track for a couple weeks. So we'll see how the blood tests come back. I also needed to get a refill for my anti-crazy meds. (We all know I can't live without those.)

Riley came with me to the doctor and while we were waiting she started whining about how hungry she was. So we decided to stop at McDonald's and pick something up. We ended up getting double of almost everything we ordered. There was so much food!

After lunch Riley, Jori, and I went outside to play with the neighbors. They have a 5 year old, Evan, and a baby girl, Rylee, who is a month younger than Jori. We played outside for 4 hours: Sidewalk Chalk, Bubbles, Beach Balls, Bug Catching, Bike Riding... Jori had her first personal meeting with the sidewalk. She bent down to pick up the beach ball, ended up rolling over the top of it, and sliding her face along the sidewalk. Her nose got the worst of it and a little on her cheek. Not too bad, she'll have a little scab on her nose. Other than that, it was a perfect way to spend the day. The weather was beautiful, in the mid 50's. I even got sunburned.

I ended up getting a headache from all the time in the sun and blowing bubbles for like 20 minutes... So I was able to lay down. I ended up sleeping for about 3 hours. It was nice and apparently very much needed.

Tomorrow is going to be a somewhat busy day. Riley and I are going to head up to Denver to go to Coors Field, the Denver Mint, and hopefully Invesco Field. We are doing a project for my cousin's daughter. We received her Flat Stanley in the mail and need to take him to see some sights around Denver. Riley did this same project last year. We mailed her Flat Riley (Flat Stanley with Riley's face on it) to my parents. They had a great time with it. Unfortunately, when my mom mailed it back, it got ruined/lost in the mail. My mom was heart broken. She was able to get most of the items again and reprint the pictures. My mom still felt really bad but Riley was thrilled about all of it.

Later tomorrow night we are going to South Elementary's Casino Night. Live and silent auctions, Texas Hold 'Em, Blackjack, Craps... 20 bottles of red wine, 20 bottles of white and a keg of Fat Tire. (Never would this happen in Utah) We went last year and it was a lot of fun. The girls are going to our friend Jana's house and I plan on drinking... but only a little.

Favorite saying for the day: "WOW! Eye, butt coordination" Riley was watching some girls dancing and shaking their booties on TV and that was her comment.