Had to go to Troy, MI today for a meeting. About 1/2 before I reached the office in Troy, I got pulled over for speeding. What an idiot I am!! He clocked me going 79 in a 65!! Lucky for me, he only wrote the ticket out for going 5 over. Needless to say, on the way back I was going 60 the whole way!! That's a quick $85's gone. Sorry Tim!!!!!!!!

Mom & Dad went out to dinner last night so Shawn didn't do his usual Friday night sleep over so he is headed over there today to spend the night. I get my hair cut at one & then Tim & I may head to some mall for the afternoon. Going to friends house for a super bowl party tomorrow night. I'm taking Mom's Chocolate Eclair dessert.

Working on the plans for Shawn's birthday party. Couldn't decide between a Bear in The Big Blue House theme or a Thomas the Train theme, so it will be a mixture of the 2.

Brad added links to his & Sheri's website on this site, so you can click between the 3.

You will notice a new spot on my web page - the word feedback. Brad was able to set me up with a comment section! Just click on the word feebback & add your comments!

Took Shawn to his 6 month checkup for the tubes in his ears. His right tube had fallen out & I guess it has been out for some time. His left tube is still in place & open. They did a test to check the pressure behind his eardrum in his right ear & that checked out good. Checked his tonsels, nose, etc & gave him a clean bill of health. We go back in May to check his left ear. Between now & then, we just have to hope that nothing develops in his right ear. If it does, he would have to most likely go in for surgery again & get the tube put in again.

Getting ready to watch American Idol - I love that show. Tim is getting our dinner ready for tomorrow night. Beer brats in the crock pot - new receipe...

We spent the weekend cleaning the house - took down the changing table in the living room because Shawn is just way to big for it. Unfortunely, we had no where to store it so it is up in his room with toys & stuffed animals on it. It's pretty crowded up there now. All of his clothes are finally in his dressers (before I had his clothes in baskets underneath his changing table). The living room looks really empty now.

We are currently saving money for a down payment on a new house. It won't be until sometime next year, but we would like 4 bedrooms, a full basement, a large kitchen with an island, a workshop area or a garage big enough for Tim to putz in, a back yard for Daub & Shawn & a master bathroom. Those are just a few things that we are looking for. We'll see how long it takes us to get to our money goal!!

Made reservations at the Embassy Suite hotel in Dublin for the Friday we leave Hocking Hills (Valentine's Day). We were going to stay at the Embassy by Brad & Sheri's old house, but it was a lot more expensive than the one in Dublin. Thought that was wierd. We like Embassy Suites b/c you get the free mixed drinks in the evening & the breakfast in the morning. We'll probably just hit a mall & then head back to Toledo.

I have to travel to Troy, MI for the day on Monday to look at a new payroll system. Troy is about 2 hours from here. The meeting isn't until 2 pm so I will hit downtown Detroit rush hour traffic on the way back which sucks!! It will add extra time to my return time. I will then have to spend 2 1/2 days in Dearborne MI in the near future for training. I will stay over for that trip.

Tim came home yesterday and said that a woman from his office had been complaining of not feeling well on Friday. On Sunday night, she called her boss & said that she felt like she had an ear ache & had a doctors appt shceduled for first thing Monday morning. She said that she would be in after that. She got to the doctors & I guess she passed out & died right in the office. She was 35 & from what Tim thinks, no history of health problems. Shook up the whole office. Pretty sad - she had been married 10 years.

We are going on a mini vacation in February. We are leaving February 12th for Hocking Hills to stay in a cabin there - www.hockinghills.com/hhcabins . We have stayed there once before. We are staying there on the 12th & 13th & checking out on Valentines Day. We will then head to Columbus, find a hotel & eat a Valentines dinner there. I am going to make dinner reservations soon for some restaurant there - all you Columbus people - give me a recommendation!! I haven't lived there for awhile. We will come home on the 15th. Mom & Dad will watch Shawn & Dauber. We feel bad leaving Shawn on Valentines Day, but I know he will get a ton of love from Nana & Poppy!!

Mom & Dad took Shawn Friday night. We went to a Mexican restaurant for dinner, went to Wal Mart in Bowling Green & then came home because it was so cold. On Saturday morning, we woke up restless to go somewhere. We decided to get a hotel room in Ponitac, MI & go to the indoor outlet mall in Auburn Hills. It is about 1 1/2 hours from here. We called Mom & Dad to see if they wanted to go along. Dad had to work Saturday night & Sunday night, so Mom came. We were able to get a 2 bedroom suite at a Residence Inn. Really nice room. We went to the mall & shopped.

Tim got a couple of shirts and a black light to charge the stars on Shawn's ceiling. It is really neat. Shawn goes in & says "Oh sky" "Oh, Stars" "Moon" He really likes it. We alos got Shawn a Percy train piece from his Thomas & Friends collection.

Shawn feel asleep on the way back to the hotel. As were heading back, we saw a carry out for Guido's pizza. Mom went in & got the menu & we headed back to the hotel. While Shawn slept, we ate the Big Guido, an antipasta salad & garlic bread. It was pretty good. When Shawn woke up, we all changed into our bathing suits & headed to the pool. We had to go outside briefly to get to the pool & that was freezing!! Their was no one in the pool!! We were happy. We were going to go into the pool, but it was really cold. The hot tub hadn't been on all day, so the water was about 80 degrees. So, we all went in there. Shawn was so happy. He kept saying bubbles & fun & happy. After about 3 times of turning on the timer, we could finally feel the water getting warmer ( the sign stated that it was suppose to be between 101 & 104 degrees). So, we pulled Shawn out & we all headed back to the room.

Sunday morning we got up & went to the comp breakfast in the hotel. We had scrambled eggs, sausage, coffe, yogurt, V8, waffles & muffins. Pretty good. We then headed to Target & back to the Mall. Tim had 2 Gamesworks cards - one from Vegas & one from Columbus. Their readers couldn't read the cards & then Tim realized that they expire after 1 year. He was bummed. Took Shawn to a play area & then we headed home. Stopped off at another mall on the way home. Shawn didn't want to shop, so it was a quick trip through there. We will go back there again - it was a neat mall.

Came home, unpacked, went to Sam's Club & then dropped off Mom & picked up Dauber. We were tired!! We had to pick up the house because we finally have a Electrian coming to fix our microwave problem!