Lazy Day Lasagna

Bobo helped me cook dinner last night. We made lasagna. Lazy Day Lasagna. The reason it is called Lazy Day Lasagna is because this is a lasagna recipe where you don't cook the noodles before you assemble the lasagna. My kind of cooking. First you brown the hamburger meat. We used about a pound and a half. While the hamburger meat is browning, add one carton (15 oz) of ricotta cheese to a mixing bowl.

Then two tablespoons of Parmesan cheese.

One teaspoon of Italian seasoning.

And combine.

Once the meat was browned we added one and a half jars of spaghetti sauce. (about 40 oz)

Now assembly time. First start by putting about 1.5 cups of sauce/meat on bottom of casserole dish.

Then layer on your uncooked noodles.

Then add half of the ricotta cheese mixture, spreading to cover the noodles.

Sprinkle 1 cup of mozzarella cheese on.

Then start the process over. 1.5 cups of sauce/meat.

Noodles.

Ricotta and mozzarella.

Finally, pour the rest of the sauce/meat mixture on making sure to cover the noodles and sprinkle with even more mozzarella.

Bake at 350 for 40 minutes.

Let cool for about 15 minutes

And serve with some garlic bread.

Yummy!

Bridge

The Doctor Said

Had Bobo's post op follow-up with the surgeon today. Doc said it looks good. No swimming though for awhile. Doc said not even when the scab has fallen off and the pink tissue under it is there. It has to be "real skin".

I'm glad to know that real skin is what we are to be expecting.

I'm not too fond of the fake stuff. =)

Bridget

It's so good to be home again.

Yep. We're home. Got to come home yesterday afternoon.

It feels GOOD.

Bridget

Not Home Yet

Surely you can tell by the title that Bobo is not home yet.

The doctor wants to wait till he has the results of the cultures back so that he better knows which antibiotic to send Bobo home on.

Hopefully tomorrow.

Sigh.

Bridget

Yuck and Ouch

Bobo is still in the hospital. He's doing great, the doctor just hasn't released him yet. The Wound Specialist came today and changed his packing and bandage. It didn't hurt as much as Bobo was scared. He was a champ though. They are gonna let me change it tomorrow while the nurses look on so I can feel more comfortable doing it at home.

Lovely.

I took a picture of the hole in his neck with my phone. If you want to see it then text me and I'll send it to you. =)

We did get to walk around outside today. Bobo really enjoyed getting some fresh air. Though, his daddy bought him a new nintendo game that has kept him quite occupied.

Hopefully he'll be coming home tomorrow.

Bridget

Post Op

Today went great.

Surgery was delayed because of an emergency surgery and a small town that only has one surgeon on duty today. And that's really not a big deal except Bobo couldn't have anything to eat or drink and we all know how uncomfortable that is. He handled it like a champ, though.

The procedure took about 20 minutes and by 2:00 he was back in his room eating some jell0.

However, now starts the hard part. The surgeon couldn't sew him up because the infection would just refester. So now we must keep the wound packed with antibacterial gauze-like stuff and change it occasionally.

Basically, yuck for mom and ouch for Bobo.

We don't know when he will be released but the longer he stays the less I have to change. So I'm in no hurry. =)

Thank you so much for your prayers and well wishes.

Bridget

*and we've decided to delay moving till next weekend.

Update on Bobo

Well, things haven't gone as hoped.

Tuesday morning Bobo woke up with the swelling in his neck increasing and discomfort when he swallowed. By 5:30 p.m. he was running a fever of 101.5. So off to the ER we went.

They admitted him. I spent the night at the hospital with him and around 6:00 this morning the surgeon came by. Surgery it is.

It is scheduled for some time tomorrow morning. We are still not sure how long he will have to remain in the hopsital after the procedure.

He is doing fine and is enjoying the attention. He seems to like hospital food and loves getting to read and play on his Nintendo as much as he wants. He has continued to have a low grade fever that spiked this afternoon only to 101.5 again so no biggie. His discomfort level has decreased and other than having to sleep at a thirty degree angle (to keep his neck elevated bc of the swelling) he is happy.

He keeps saying he is ready to be done with this and is therefore ok with the surgery. So are we.

Thanks in advance for your prayers.

Bridget

Consultation Results

We saw the surgeon yesterday for Bobo's neck.

After having the CT scan last Wednesday and discovering the abscess, our family doctor prescribed a stronger antibiotic. We quit the amoxicillan and started cephalexin on Thursday. Since then Bobo's neck has been returning to its normal size.

The surgeon thinks we should continue with the antibiotic and see if that can take care of this before we do any cutting.

RC and I (and Bobo) agree.

We are very pleased with this and are very hopeful that the antibiotic will take care of the problem. Please join us in praying it does so.

Bridget

Stick 'Em Up

Bridget

Strap a Brick to His Head.

He's just getting so big!!!

Bridget

That Darn Good Weather

Bobo and I are sitting in our 'classroom' right now doing school work. I had to pause to blow my nose and the following conversation happened:

Bobo: "Are your allergies bothering you?"

Me: "Yes."

Bobo: "Because this room is dusty?"

Me: "No, it's the weather."

Bobo: "You're allergic to good weather?"

Me: "Yes, Bobo, I'm allergic to good weather."

=)

Bridget

There's an Abundance of Old People.

We were driving home from Walmart the other day.

On the route we take to get from Walmart to our house we pass the Assisted Living Center that Nana lives in. It is actually a complex of buildings including a Nursing Home.

They are in the process of building a new building in the complex and as we passed by Bobo thought out loud:

"So, they're adding extra rooms for the extra old people."

I chuckle evey time I think about it.

What a blessed generation we are to have old people in abundance.

Bridget

Treasure Chant

The clues to find treasure are in this pirate chant:

"Ye start at Ranchard's Cove and then yer adventure would begin. Then ye sail off to Altast Grove to find a haunted inn.

Then say 'What if skulls and bones do remember tones of the voices they used to own!' Then ghosts will appear. Ye ask for directions, one ghost pulls out a map and points to a spot and says, 'It's here.'

Thanks go 'round and then ye head off away from the ground.

When ye hit shore on an island called Lafloore, ye will climb the tallest palm tree. There ye may find, bigger than a whale's eye, a coconut, well actually three.

Ye take them down, then crack them without a sound and find treasure in them. When ye have gone ye will be richer than King Lafcon."

The End
Bobo

A Puzzle

Hello everybody! I've got a video game called Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box and it is full of puzzles. I want to tell you one: "A girl gets out and walks her dog. After ten seconds, her father comes out and follows her. The dogs starts running between the girl and the father. The girl is walking 2 feet per second and the father is walking 5 feet per second. It takes the dog ten feet per second to get to the girl and the father. How much feet does it take the dog to run between the girl and father until the father catches up to the girl?" (My calculations on remembering the puzzle might not be correct so your answers might be wrong beause of me)

Please leave your answer in the comets. Thank you.

Bobo

ROLLERCOASTER!

For some reason as I started to type the title of this post I heard a song in my head. I'm not sure if I'm just making it up or if there really is a song that says 'Roller coaster...of lu-u-uv'. Obviously, this isn't about that. It's about an actual roller coaster that Bobo got for Christmas. It's huge. HUGE. And it has a camera attached to the car so he can make videos with it.

He started putting it together around 11:oo in the morning.

This is where he stopped for a lunch break.

As you can see, it takes up my whole dining table. Now my table isn't huge, just 3x5, but where in the world are we gonna store this thing? My first thought is that it can stay up a few days and then it's coming apart and going back in the box. Bobo was a little distraught over this idea bc by now it was 3:00 in the afternoon and he wasn't done yet.

But we don't have the luxury of a formal dining room with a table that is only used once or twice a year. We not only eat on this table, we do school on this table, I sew on this table, unload groceries on this table, the kids play on this table. It can't be out of commission.

He trudged on anyhow.

Here it is almost done at 5:20.

It even has a loopty loop.

There were a few technical difficulties so Dad stepped in to help.

He got it up and running and took all the video he could fit on the camera. Now he's just waiting for mom or dad to install the software onto the computer so he can play with it.

And we came up with another solution to the storage problem. One shelf in Bobo's room had Husband's keyboard and one of his guitars on it. We found a new home for those things and put the rollercoaster on that shelf.

Bobo was thrilled.

Bridget

Life, Not Light

So, I took this picture last week when the kids were outside playing. That's Bobo on the right and Studly on the left. It was in the 50s and we (the adults) found it funny that Bobo had on long pants, a long sleeved shirt, a jacket, and earmuffs while Studly had on shorts and a t-shirt. For kicks I ran outside and snapped this pic: Then yesterday I read a post on Milt's blog and I thought of this picture. You see, Bobo and Studly are standing in the exact same temperature. It's not 40* for Bobo and 60* for Studly. It's 50* for both, yet their differing opinions are revealed in their choice of clothing. But this doesn't stop them from playing together and accepting one another.

Oh, for the Body of Christ to stop gathering together with and accepting only those that share their same opinions (like if Studly would only play with kids who also wore shorts and t-shirts in 50* weather) and to start accepting and gathering together with those who have the life of Christ no matter our differing opinions for that is the only biblical grounds we are given for accepting our brothers and sisters in the family of God.

Milt puts this so much more eloquently and fills in all my gaps. Please take the time to read his post. Once you do you will totally get the title of this post. =) And I'm sure it will stir your spirit like it stirred mine.

Bridget

Bobo's Gingerbread House

Bridget

A Mystery Break

Hi it's me, Bobo. This week we are not having a mystery because I can't think of one! Instead, I'm going to post a story.

I have a list of library books that I have to read for school and I picked two books that were The Secret Garden and Hans Brinker; or the Silver Skates ( by Mary Mapes Dodge). I've finished The Secret Garden some time ago, so I had to read the other book.

I wasn't reading Hans Brinker like I was supposed to, instead, I was reading a library book that is not for school, and it's named The Tapestry. So mom told me I couldn't read The Tapestry until I finished Hans Brinker.

Just a couple days ago I was visiting my mom's parents up in Chickasha and I had 64 pages left to read in Hans Brinker and mom told me to read 20 pages on Saturday and 44 Pages on Sunday. So yesterday I finished Hans Brinker; or the Silver Skates!

Bobo

Ask and You Shall Receive

Or in this case, just casually mention it on your blog, and you shall receive.

In this post I mentioned how I had purchased some new ornaments for my tree and my only regret was not purchasing two boxes of them.

To my surprise another box of them showed up in my mailbox yesterday!! And they are the exact ones! Here they are on my tree. Thank you so much, Mema! Now they really stand out like I wanted them too!

In other news, Bobo spent his first night in his own room last night! He was so excited that he had trouble getting to sleep. It's not finished yet, but he's all moved in.

Don't worry, grandparents, the computer isn't hooked up to the internet and even though it's in his room he still has to ask permission to get on it. It's for their typing and game playing and because we really have no other place for it.

And of course, true to form, Princess heard the camera from the other side of the house and had to get in the picture.

He keeps saying things like "This is my first lunch with my own room" and "I love doing my school work in my own room".

I'm so happy for him.

Bridget

The Case of the Stunt Man

Case of the Stunt Man

One sunny morning, a kid named Alex Hertingz came into the detective agency and said, “I have a case for you.”
“What is it about?” asked Nicole. “Murder?”
“Well, sorta.” says Alex. “My dad, the stunt man named 'The Great Herting' was killed during a stunt.
“The Great Herting!” exclaimed Nicole. “Why, he is the most famous stunt man in the United States! He also has the biggest rival, Camorma the Great.”
“They saw that he was not on the motorcycle when it landed from his motorcycle stunt.” Alex sniffed a little. A tear fell down his cheek. “I went to his funeral a few days ago."
“How did you have a funeral without a body?” asked Nicole.
“With a costume that fell from the sky.” said Alex, pointing at the sky.
Suddenly, Alex said, “Your father wasn't killed, he was kidnapped by a rival plane while he was up in the air, but they left a clue that was told in your story, and showed in your actions.”

What was the clue? Leave your guess in the comments.

Bobo