When did she get so big???

could I ask you to vote for my friend @GiantSis? HERE she is in 4th place, Elizabeth N from Texas.  You can vote daily thru the 29th.  She really deserves to win!  She’s awesome!

I had terrible, horrible, awful nightmares last night.  needless to say I didn’t sleep well. 

Last night when I was cooking dinner, Lydia came into my teeny kitchen and out of nowhere just reached up, held my hand and said, “Don’t worry Mama.”  Then went back to her Sesame Street DVD. 

She’s my everything on this earth.

So Lydia got sick last week, then I got it.  Yesterday was TERRIBLE.  Every cough or sneeze wracked my body and my ribs were killing me.  Really was thinking that it could be pneumonia.  This morning, I woke up feeling a bit better, it still hurts when I cough, but not like it did for the past two days.  But this morning I got hit with some stomach thing.  ick. 

I’m so glad my friend won a kindle and sold me her old nook at a STEAL!  Most of the books I’ve downloaded were free, but a few I used (you guessed it) Gift cards that I earned from Swagbucks.  I am currently reading “Unorthodox”  I’m only in the second chapter, it is a little weird right now.  I hope it is good because I used $10.99 worth of B&N Gift cards!  LOL

We went for a ride today.  I’m not feeling that well but was glad to get out of the house.  We drove a couple of towns up to Juno Beach, FL.  We drove through Palm Beach and just looked at all the extravagance.  We stopped in Juno Beach at a playground and let Lydia run around for a while.  They had five different slides that she took advantage of. 

Then we went to get a late lunch.  It was just about 4 PM, we didn’t want to go to a chain.  Well, we kind of did, but it was a local chain at least.  The Thirsty Turtle Sea Grille.  I had a great turkey club, and Fred had a burger and Lydia had chicken fingers and fries (finger actually – lol 2 came home as leftovers)

Then we came home and switched cars so Fred could get an oil change at Pep Boys.  He had a $20 gift card, and they price match – so he had an ad for an $11.99 oil change, and then he got 2 jugs of windshield washer fluid and some car “trees”.  We went to Dunkin Donuts to wait because they said it was going to be about 45 minutes.  Starbucks has spoiled me for all other coffees.  Now I am a very frugal person, but I get free Starbucks gift cards from Swagbucks after I get my 5 allotted Amazon Gift Cards for the month.  I can buy the bags of coffee there, and brew at home – so I rarely pay actual money for coffee.  I got a cup at Dunkin Donuts, and sadly it was just like drinking hot brown water. :/ lol

We came home and I am drinking a cup of Traditional Medicinals Throat Coat Tea.  Still FAR too full to eat dinner. 

Lydia grabbed the broom so I put her apron on her.  (My mom got it before she was a year old) She likes to help Mommy!  She is actually sitting in her recliner wearing it now.  LOL

Watched Courageous today. We lived in Albany GA when Sherwood was filming Fireproof. That is where we had Lydia. Thankful for people making clean, moral movies.

It made me cry. A lot. Most men today are not “courageous”. I was talking to a dear friend of mine who is on her second marriage. Both husbands cheated on her. Infidelity today sadly seems the norm. Pray for our husbands and fathers won’t you?

I could watch her sleep for hours.

I took the plunge and bought Lydia panties today.  Between 6 and 7:30 she peed in 2 pairs already.  Hey @Shamrocklover can you send me that plan you used?  LOL

Last week Lydia was evaluated for ESE (Exceptional Student Education) she does not qualify, because based on her last test, she is now *normal* she still has some speech delays, but WOW did GOD answer prayers! 

Almost had to have a funeral for my loaned laptop;

A Bob The Tomato (from VeggieTales) fruit snack got underneath it, and started to melt into the fan area. 

Really?  UGH!  lol

Last night Lydia climbed up on the recliner and got cozy.  She was tuckered out after grocery shopping!  I (for the first time) brought the ad circulars from Publix and Winn Dixie to Walmart to price match a few items.  Fred has decided to go back on his low carb diet, so that means a lot of meat.  #Publix had ground chuck for $2.79 a lb.  It was $3.48 at Walmart.  I got 6 lbs because I sense I will be making a lot of burgers.  LOL  The cashier was new too so we both learned something.

When we went out this AM, one of the palm trees was about felled.  I didn’t hear it, so I don’t know if it made a sound.

Downtown WPB Skyline.

We went downtown to Cityplace which is a “mall” but it is not enclosed, it is more like the streets of NYC with shops and boutiques.  It is cute, and parking wasn’t as hard or expensive as it is in NYC!  I needed new underwear, and I am very choosy.  I only like the Lane Bryant cotton hipsters with the thin band.  Yes, they cost more than “packaged” underwear, but If something has to be comfortable, it is underwear.  They were 5 pairs for $30, (normally about $14 a pair) but then they had some on clearance for $3.99 each.  I got 12 pairs.  I can actually say I have underwear that is older than Lydia.  LOL

Then we went across the street to Rita’s

I got Lydia a watermelon gelati, but she was more interested in youtube on my phone.

It is 77 degrees out today, so we went oustide and found a bench, Lyd found a friend.  Fred met up with us to say hi before he headed to Physical therapy.

Home and doing laundry now.  Lyd spilled fruit punch on her dress so that was one of the first things to go in!  LOL