Sleepover

Last night Drew was away at a conference and earlier in the week I had promised the kids a sleepover. So we all got our sleeping bags and at 6:30 laid down to watch a movie. I went with Daddy Daycare. You would be amazed at this age at how hard it is to get a boy and a girl to agree on a movie. Horses and dogs or superheros? My hip was killing me by the end and I craved for my soft bed. In between the movie I got a call from Drew about how he got his parents car towed. Remember last month when he got the $100 fire hydrant ticket? After daddy daycare we watched Sky Runner about aliens and then Rocky and Bull Winkle and after that I couldn't take it any more and went to my own bed at 10:30. Hey, 4 hours on the hard linoleum is pretty good! They stayed up to watch Superman. I said they could knowing they would be asleep as soon as I left. Drew finally did get home. Amazingly Mazie woke up and wasn't stuffy. What do you think is in her room to make her sick? Carpet? Mold? I wonder.

We spent the rest of the day being lazy. Drew ended up staying home instead of back to the conference. It was a heck of a rain storm and he didn't want to drive downtown. I was glad for that as we cleaned a bit of the house and I made breakfast for everyone. I finished another book and it was awesome - RUn by Ann Patchett thanks to Aunt DOnnas donation.

I'm feeling a bit at peace today because I think our big decision is over at least for now. I don't have to sit and ponder every second what my future will look like. Instead, I can settle in for another year here in Toronto. WHo knows what tomorrow will bring but for today that's ok. THen again, it is May. Ask me how I feel in November. I'm just looking forward to visiting California soon. I can't wait although I wonder if I'll feel sad coming back here or happy. We'll just have to see.

I'm on my way to Mandarin right now. We're going to celebrate MOther's Day and it will be our last big meal with Grandma and Grandpa before they leave next week. I plan to really pig out. Know what I am craving the most? Green beans. LOL

Cinco De Mayo - They don't know what that is in Canada. Hehe

THis morning while sitting on the pot (come on - everyone does it) I noticed that there was an earring on the bathroom floor. NOt just any earring either. It was precisely the same earring I spent over 30 minutes last night fighting w/ Mazie to put in her ear. Obviously daddy was too rough when he dried her hair after getting her out of the bath and it fell out. Now it had been out all night and I was devastated. No time to panic - gotta wake her up at 6:30 am and see if I can put that darn thing back in. NOw, on a good day, she doesn't let me touch her ears so I knew that was going to be tricky. I tried and tried until Leo yelled at me to stop talking and get out (he obviously wasn't ready to get up yet). NO go. She was so cute. She asked if I could wait until she fell back asleep. I couldn't - I had to go to work and the fact that my daughter's earring fell out is not a good excuse to cancel an appt. especially when the interpreter was already lined up. I then did the next best thing which was ask Drew to ask Paige if she would take her to Claire's and see if they would do it w/ the gun again. I thought if it wasn't fully closed it might go in easier. Fortunately Paige is a miracle worker and was able to push that thing back in. Oh, and it helps that she isn't the mom so little miss doesn't throw a fit. Plus, I heard Uncle Jason held her hand. Ahhhh. I didn't know about all this when I got to work however. I just though she had one closed ear and I was so upset. Not becuase it was $50 although that thought crossed my mind. I was mad becuase of all the time and energy I spent cleaning and fighting with her to keep them clean these last few months. Have I mentioned how grateful I am to AUnt Paige?!

I am not sure if I discussed our allergy issue. Perhaps I did. Mazie is allergic to cats. We have 2 long haired ones in our tiny basement. We were advised to get an air filter. I thought the ionic air purifiers were a great deal at $150 at Costco so we bought them. Turns out they were emitted this awful odor which I later learned was ozone. I also learned that ozone is really bad for persons with asthma. Mazie was coughing like mad and her eyes were red and watery each morning and she was miserable. Away w/ the ionic breeze. Luckly Costco took it back. Three cheers for Costco! We called up the allergist to ask for some help. She actually spoke to us! #3 cheers for Dr. Rhoda! If you call our ped and ask a quesiton you have to pay $25. It isn't covered by OHIP. She suggested perhaps Mazie is allergic to dust mites. DUH! She is. We knew that when she was 2! So, she suggested we get a new mattress pad and pillow case and dry all her stuffed animals in the dryer ot get rid of all the dust mite poop. I went to walmart and just changed her bedding. I took out all the stuffed animals (I am very surprised by how many she has and think we should get rid of most of them although its going to be tough. She's sort of a hoarder). I think though if given the choice - the cats or the stuffed animals she'll choose the Mickey MOuses and Care Bears. THen I looked at my own stuffed animals and I almost cried. I could never part w/ them. What if they are making her sick. What if I am now at this point a total germafobe? I'm freaked out about everything and I just wish we could figure out what is making Mazie so sick. I'll let you know how it goes.