More of January 2012

Josh likes to buy spy gear stuff when he has money.

I think he bought this spy rover with his birthday or Christmas money.

It's pretty cool.

It's a remote control rover thing, with a built-in video camera, so you truly can spy on people.

The screen on the remote control shows the video in color too!

I was impressed with that.  :)

 The girls on New Year's Eve, ready to bang in the new year.

I think one or two of my wooden spoons were broken in half.

 Not sure where this was....probably in a doctor's office or the ER.

Anthony got to visit the ER twice in January.

It seems like he does GREAT from the day of his Seattle chemo, on for 3 weeks or so.

Then, his general health deteriorates enough to make me worry.

After our last trip for chemo, I figured out that he probably does so good after his big chemo is because that's also the day we start his monthly 5 days of steroids.

Steroids are likely giving him a boost in the lungs, as well as working on preventing leukemia from returning!

In the picture, he's talking to Nana.

He loves to eat popcorn, so when he tripped, the popcorn FLEW.

So glad it's easy to vacuum.

 Our bills have been overwhelming again.

Having a large family while needing to buy special groceries and convenience items, not to mention travel money, will do that to anyone's budget.

When we're broke, we make a lot more food from scratch.

We actually eat better with less money.  Imagine that.

Here is one of my favorite desserts, pineapple upside-down cake.

 Lilly bought a Valentine frog (big!) with some of her Christmas money.

 sleeping like an angel--with spiky hair

 After a mostly dry, cold winter, we finally got snow.

A LOT of snow!

Lilly and Maggie made a city in the front yard.

 Every time I saw this crown from Disney, I thought of Florida and how HOT it was there in July.

Although Anthony's Wish trip was amazing, I was exhausted.

But, I was thinking of that vacation in awe at the difference in weather conditions.

 Anthony getting dressed for his first snow play.

Shout out to Goodwill for new snow pants for cheap, when he only wore them once!

 Anthony did not like it cold.  Even bundled up.

 Maggie in her igloo.

 Trying to get the children to pose for a picture of what playing in the snow is like at our house.

I was trying to win hockey tickets.

We didn't win.

Andy and I went to the hockey game anyways though.

It was my first exercise reward.

I did those 60 minutes every day for 6 days for 2 weeks.

I just earned my second reward for doing another 3 weeks...a family date to the movies!

When we go in the next week or two, I'll post details.

My new goal is for 4 weeks.

I'm working on earning a girls night with Jenny, to see Dance for a Cure 2012.

 Back to the screaming Anthony.

He cried for the whole 2 minutes he was outside.

 Kelly and a sippy cup make everything all better.  ;)

 Andy shoveled our walk sooooo many times.

This was how much snow stuck on him one of those times.

 Andy throwing snowballs

 Josh shoveling snow to add to his igloo.

 Maggie curled up in her igloo.