OUCH!!!

So Bryce bit the dust last Tuesday playing church basketball and came down on his ankle.

He heard it pop and wasn't able to put any weight on it so his comrades took him to the ER.

Around this time I got a phone call:

Brittany: Hello.

"Comrade": Hi Brittany. . . . . .we're taking Bryce to the Emergency Room. Would you like to meet us there??

Brittany: EMERGENCY ROOM?? What happened??

"Comrade": Well, we think he sprained his ankle but he may need x-rays.

Brittany: Oh. . . . . sprained ankle. I'll be there soon.

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I had just gotten home from the grocery store so after putting away the "frozen goods" I headed to Pershing General Hospital.

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Well after being at the hospital for nearly 2 hours we left with an ace wrap, pain medication, and crutches!

Yea you heard me. . . . .crutches.:(

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Day 2

Day 3

Looked like a club foot huh??:)

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Well, after 3 days on crutches Bryce is able to "hobble" on his foot now. It's looking much better and a little less like a fat man's foot.:)

"Thank You Geek Squad!"

Well, we're up and running again....sort of.

Our computer had some slight "malfunctions" so it spent 10 days with the Geek Squad and boy did we miss it!

I am slightly technologically dependent so 10 days felt like a year!!!

I use the computer every day multiple times so I had to get a little creative. . . . . using the public library computers, the computer at work and even stepping away from Easter festivities for a couple minutes to use my in-laws' computer.:)

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When I say we're "sort of" up and running it means that we have to start from square one with our old/new computer. The Geek Squad had to replace the hard drive so I've got all my programs and such on an external hard drive that I haven't quite gotten figured out yet. For being so dependent on technology you'd think I'd be more computer savvy but. . . . . . . . I'm not.

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Quick Update/Possible Upcoming Posts:

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- Easter Weekend in Erda with the Shields

- Lovin' my new Miche bag (Have you heard of them?? They're super cute!)

- My brother and his family now live in Blanding

- Bryce's Emergency Room visit

- Upcoming visit to Blanding. . . . .because I'm jealous everyone lives there without me!:)

Very Cute Book!

My life is just so uneventful lately (which isn't always a bad thing) that I just really don't have much to blog about.

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I have been reading a lot lately though and stayed up until 4:30 AM last night finishing this book because I couldn't put it down.

Anytime Stephenie Meyer recommends a book I run right out and buy it because I know I won't be disappointed. And I wasn't!! Let me tell you though that I went to 4 different book stores and each and every one of them were sold out! I ended up having to order it through Amazon.com. I tell ya, the authors of the books that Stephenie recommends should be singing her praises or cut her a check or something.:)

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Anyway, if you love to read check out this book "The Girl Who Could Fly" by Victoria Forester. It's really cute!!

The HIGHS and lows oF My WeEK. . . .

So lets go ahead and start with the lows. . . .
. . . . . Taxes!!!

We decided to do our own again this year which works well for me because I'm a perfectionist and I can take my time sifting through receipts to find any and all deductions. . . . but it sure is stressful!! I don't know how many of you have used TurboTax or a program like it but with each W-2, 1099, deduction entered or question answered you hold your breath and look away from the screen because the box that tells you "Federal amount due" or "Federal return" changes significantly with every click of the "enter" button. Yikes!!!

I had already planned on owing money on my taxes because of being "self-employed" when I took care of my grandfather last summer but at one point the little box told me I owed the Federal government nearly $6000. . . . .and I'm pretty sure my heart stopped for just a moment when I looked up at that stupid "little box" and saw that ridiculous number!! Talk about stressful!!! The final "Federal amount due" wasn't quite that bad but it's never very fun writing out a check to the Federal government instead of looking forward to a nice little "return check" in the mail.

No return check for us this year!!:(

Falling in the middle of "highs" and "lows", depending on the hour, were 3 days of Advanced Cardiac Life Support & Pediatric Advanced Life Support re-certification classes. Not only did I work 40 hours but I put in about 22 hours of class as well. So I basically lived at the hospital all week and the only up side is that I will be getting paid for each and every one of those precious hours.:)

And by far the absolute highlight of my week was. . . . . . . . (drum roll please). . . . . . . . .

the arrival of . . . . . .

My Twilight DVD!!:)

I had pre-ordered it through Amazon.com and I was so excited to watch it again to see if it was any better the 2nd time around.

And it is!!!

I am slightly ashamed to admit that I've watched it 4 times in the last 5 days.

I don't know what it is about those books/movie that have me addicted but I just can't help it.

I love Edward Cullen!:)

And I'm not ashamed to admit that!:)

So for those of you who haven't bought the DVD yet. . . . . . .you need to!
I got the 2-disc DVD and I like the special features too. They have extended scenes, deleted scenes and music videos that are pretty good.

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Anyway, enough about Twilight. I could go on and on but I won't.

Well. . . . just one more thing. . . . . I'm really excited now for New Moon to come out in November!

Oh boy!! Doesn't that just make you excited?!

New Spring/Summer Catalog!!

The new spring/summer catalogs are here and that means. . . . New Items!!

The new warmers are super cute and there's 19 new scents!

Some of my favorites are:

* Pineapple Paradise

* Sangria

* Red Delicious

* Beach

* Coconut Citrus Parfait

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Click on the "My Scentsy Website" link to the right and check out the new catalog yourself!!

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If you have any questions or you'd like me to mail you a catalog

e-mail me at: brittanynielson@hotmail.com