Top 5 in 2009

I hope this post finds everyone happy, healthy and slightly hungover from last night! I thought I would keep it fun and do a post about the top 5 things that happened in 2009 that I hope go away in 2010. Let's begin shall we?

Jon and KateWhere to start with these two.... I think I watched the first two episodes of the last season and then got mad and stopped watching. They do have 8 kids right? Ok, just making sure. Side note: Jon, Ed Hardy is not the only brand that makes t-shirts and Kate, sunglasses come in colors other than white, oh and femullets not attractive.

The war on terror

Ok, let me clarify on this one so we don't start a debate: I do support the men and women overseas risking their lives to defend us, I just think it's gone on far to long and we've lost sight of why we are there. Time to come home guys and gals, time to come home!

Swine Flu

I haven't seen any stories on it lately so maybe it is actually going away?

1980's fashion comeback

Just say no people....just say no....

A certain former governor that claims global warming, you know, isn't real

I wonder if she can see the glaciers melting from her house, or if it's just because God is hugging us closer?

What are your top 5 stories/people/things you wish would disappear in 2010?

Lockdown, Day 2

A quick update on our "lockdown", Aaron has been running a fever since yesterday afternoon. It started out at 99.9 (which apparently doesn't count as a fever) and has been holding steady at 101.8 ever since. I think it may have broken at some point over night because his hair is just, well gross, you know how your hair gets when you get sweaty. We called the after hours line for our pediatrician last night and they said as long as he's not showing any symptoms we don't need to bring him in, and he has to run the fever for 24 hours. I'm going to call again in a few minutes when they open and see if we can get in anyway. I have a feeling it is H1N1 just in the very early stages. I really just want this to be over and not get any worse, or have any more of us effected.

Personality wise he is still pretty much the same, he just wants to be cuddled a lot more (he's actually "helping" me type this right now). Jill hasn't shown any symptoms yet and isn't even slightly warm, so that's a great sign, let's just hope it stays that way. Scott and I are eating vitamin C and using antibacterial gels like it's our job. I'm also starting to get everything wiped down with some Lysol. That's all to report so far, we'll keep you posted!

Lockdown

Minus the chair and table climbing this weekend, we had a really chill and enjoyable time! Saturday Scott and I went out on a date (woo woo!). It was really nice to get away without the kiddos. We went to mass (where nobody is allowed to shake hands due to the swine flu) and then to dinner at Cafe D'Antonio's. Dinner was ok, nothing to write home about, you know what I mean? I was disappointed in the menu, it was very stereotypical Italian (ie lots a pasta) and not much of anything else. At least the company was good ;) In the end that's all that really matters!

Yesterday the kids and I just bummed in our pj's for most of the morning. I love days like those sometimes. Then we went by Mimi and PawPaw's for dinner. I even made an apple pie! It was super yummy in case you were wondering.


So far today we haven't done much. I've put us on lockdown because we've been exposed to swine flu. My friends son has it, and even though we haven't had any recent interaction with him, we've had interaction with her and her other son (they both may be carrying it and just not showing symptoms). I'm really hoping we don't get it because two sick toddlers, a sick husband and a sick me is not a good combo. Hope you had a great weekend!