Hitting the hay!

Merry Christmas Everyone!  Santa has been here and I think he ate too many cookies to sleep... ha ha ha.  I have gotten a few things done around here today.  It feels nice to have been home lately and working around the house on things.  I can't wait for the boys to open their presents tomorrow and see how they like what we and Santa have gotten them.  It's such a magical day in the eyes of a kid.  Cole has been so happy today.  Making cookies with me, peeking out the windows, tracking Santa on NORAD on the computer, helping daddy wrap presents, he's just so happy and joyous to be a kid!  It's such a magical time in his life.  I sure remember the feelings all wrapped up into this time of year in my childhood.  I hope we've done enough to make special memories for him to last a lifetime. 

First and foremost we survived our trip to Peoria.  Brody got his MRI.  He had some trouble with the drugs.  They used Prophathol (SP?)  the Michael Jackson drug to put him to sleep.  It is a fast acting drug, fast to sleep, fast to wear off.  It has a few side effects, one being dropping blood pressure, and slowing breathing, or stopping it in some cases.  They got him to sleep, started on the MRI and he had a reaction.  They said his BP dropped, he jerked around and they kept giving him more meds to sleep, but he wouldn't stay out, so they had to start another IV and give him more drugs to put him out.  He finally got out 2 hours later.  He was like a drunken little thing.  He couldn't sit up.  Was giggly one second, whiny and fussy the next.  He was all bruised up.  Poor thing.  Good news is the test came back this week, and as far as they can tell he is just fine.  Nothing is showing up on the MRI for cranial pressure or abnormality of the brain. 

While we were in Peoria we saw the Avenue of Lights.  It was just amazing.  Beautiful displays and it started snowing and it was just the most perfect evening.  We hung out with Tiff, Hannah, and Maddox the entire time.  We went swimming and lounged in the hot tub.  It was just nice quality time, minus the 2 hour wait for our spaghetti the last night we ordered in! 

I am so ready to celebrate the holidays this year.  I am excited that Cole's so happy and excited about it all.  Makes me thrilled for him to enjoy this. 

Last night was my Birthday.  Mom, Dennis, Cole, Bill and I all went out to Keokuk to eat.  We were going to go to Luds, but they were closed.  We went to the Cellar, which is a fave of ours!  We all had quite the assortment of food.  Dennis got BBQ Ribs, they were YUMMY.  Bill got a steak, Cole mini corn dogs, mom a Cellar burger, I got an Iowa Chop. It was yummy.  We all kinda shared our food.  Yum..  Then we went and saw the synchronized house.  It is so neat, then off to Rand park to see the Christmas lights.  It was beautiful! 

I hope you all have a very safe holiday season.  Merry Christmas to all and to all a goodnight.  I am hitting the hay!