Are ya kiddin me????

So let me just fill you in on how my morning went... Eric flew out really early this morning so I didn't have to... or let me rephrase that... "couldn't" go work out this morning (I really need to get a better attitude). So... alarm goes off at 7 am - how wonderful to sleep in. Mays wakes and is wondering around. I am still laying in bed (it was still dark) with Gwire and Murphy when Mays comes in and tries to tell me something. He had something in his hands and wiped it on me and I was like, "great.... what has he gotten into know." So... I pull myself out of bed as he drags me to Macee's room and points to the floor. Yup... you guessed it.. I won't go into nasty details but he has had the stomach flu this week hence that is what was all over him, now me, and Macee's floor. I start scrubbing away when I hear someone heave - hoein in the bedroom..,

Of course... Maddux was throwing up everywhere. So in a matter of about 5 minutes I cleaned up some pretty nasty stuff. So needless to say.. the day started out, shall I say, PRETTY CRAPPY, but got better from there.

Our builders called a little later on and said they wanted to send Eric and I to the Jazz game. Since Eric was gone I surprised Mick by picking him up from football and heading straight up. We always have real good seats (about 10 rows up) because my attorney friend gives them to us each year but these seats were awesome (and I forgot the camera). We were right behind Portland! Thanks to the builders!

So this week has been extremely busy at the Madsens. I am going to do a little advertising for an old friend from Cleveland. Brooke Petersen aka Brooke Griffin wrote and published this ADORABLE Christmas book:

It seriously is so awesome. It talks about the true meaning of Christmas. Besides the fact that the book is fabulous come on.... homegirl from Cleveland UTAH!!!! So, the book is on the shelves at Barnes and Noble as of this week! Please go out and buy one for your kids. I promise they will LOVE it. My kids and I have read it at least 50 times since Monday.

My second piece of advertising... we have had a pediatric dentist in Lehi who we have really liked but... finding out that Brooke's husband had started a little office in Lehi drew our attention so we scheduled a couple kids in on Monday. I thought I should only take 2 at once due to time restrictions. Little did I know they had the capabilities to clean all 5 at once. Their office, their staff, and Dr. Hans Petersen was awesome. My kids thought it was the coolest thing ever. I am sure the fact that this was the first time in their lives they hadn't had cavities helped a ton. Maddux came along just to check the place out and he kept saying how cool the dentist was. I finally asked why he thought he was so cool and his response... "Did you see his cool red Nike Shox?" So if anyone is need of a "cool" pediatric dentist with cool shoes you need to check out Dr Petersen at Lehi Pediatric Dentistry on Main Street! No but in all seriousness... they were great!

I also wanted to thank my friend Sommer for grooming my boys this week. They had gotten pretty darn hairy and she did an awesome job. Maddux took some pics with her camera and she sent them to me but for some reason they are not saving so I can post... sorry Sommer!

This weekend will be CRAZY!!! Macee has her biggest dance competition/workshop of the year. She goes from 2 - 10:30 pm tomorrow night and 7:30 - 11:00 pm Saturday.

I need to be with her most of the time so I have tried to make arrangements for the boys. Mick has a playoff football game at 10:30 on Saturday and then baseball tournament games at 2 and 4 on Saturday.

Thank goodness for our "Tiger" baseball family. I am sure I will be depending on someone to be getting him to and fro!!! I really tried to talk Eric into sending someone else this weekend but it didn't work out! So.... I will spend all day with Macee tomorrow evening and then do Mick's football game Sat morning then head back up to Salt Lake with Macee in the afternoon! Thanks for everyone who will be helping with the other boys! I should have some cute pics after the weekend is over! Until then...