Princess of Quite A Lot

Words=Smile

There are some words that people say that make your heart skip a beat, cry, laugh...

One of the purposes of this blog was to put down in writing memories of Emma.  Here are some of the things she says that make me smile.

"Hold you"
"Hand"
"Papa"
"Mom", "Momma", "Mommy"
"Waffles"
"Elmo"
"Thank you"
"Here you go"
"Mickey Mouse"
"Disneyland"
"I Know You"
"Dylan"
"Daddy"
"Regan"

I could go on and on.  It's funny how you could be having a crummy day and this sweet little girl comes walking up to you with her hands up saying, "Hold you". 

Thank you God for giving us our hearts desire when you know that we will need it the most.

Pepe Le Pew

The Platt household was visited by a skunk that caused much havoc in our life.  Here's the play by play.

Friday
3:30    Arrive home with Dylan and Emma
          Smell a faint scent
          Lay Emma down for a nap

3:40    Dylan starts freaking out, gagging and coughing
           Smell is WAY WORSE!  Eyes start watering and its hard to breath

3:41    Run upstairs to grab Emma, grab the phone, and Diabetic Supplies

3:43    Kelly arrives to go to a boutique (postponed till later)
           Neighbors start coming out the houses, concerned over smell

3:45    Neighbors think it might be a gas leak.  Phone call to 911, then Darrenn.
          Neighbor turns off gas

3:50   Two fire trucks arrive.  One is sent home.  They think it's a skunk.  I'm mortified.

3:55   Darrenn gets home.  Emma is wandering the block in her socks.  Fireman/woman are confused. 
         They think it's gas, then electrical...Machines brought in, ladders needed. 

4:00   Fireman finds skunk trapped near our pool equipment.  Call Animal Control.  They leave.

4:15   Darrenn talks Jenny into going with Kelly to boutique

4:25  Jenny is back.  I guess she smells like skunk.  People at boutique spray perfume behind her as
         she wanders through house

4:25-11pm
        Pack up stuff to survive a weekend at my parents.  Animal Control lets skunk get away, GREAT! 
        Shower with vinegar.  Drop kids off at parents.  Go to staff Christmas Party.

Saturday
9-11    Research how to get the skunk smell out of our entire house

11-5    Scrub house with vinegar, wash backyard down, rent ozone generator, clean dog,
          place bowls of vinegar and coffee grounds in every room, plug ins installed, Febreeze sprayed

Bottom Line:  Due to holes in our walls the skunks spray entered our house every time the skunk sprayed.  We spent a little over $900 trying to get the smell out.  It was a long weekend but now we have another fun story to tell.

Catch Up!

It's been so long I forgot my typepad password.
Updates on the Platts:
2008 sucked
2009 is not as good as I hoped it would be
The holidays were fun, different but good
House sprayed by a skunk
Won a toilet on the radio
Saw the Rose Parade Floats, a dream come true
Had a PJ Party on New Years Eve
Darrenn might lose his position at school next year
Frustrated with relationships
Thankful for people that know me
Emma is 20 months old
Dylan is as tall as me
Spent too much on Christmas
Need a new garage door
The boys will be at Obama's Inauguration
Thankful for amazing Planet Rev Volunteers
Miss my Lori in Colorado
Hope to get to go to the mountains with my family this February

There you go.  One of my hopes for the new year is to keep up with things I actually like to do, like blogging.  We will see...