Searching for coins.......YUCK

We had a first today. Lily swallowed a coin. I feel like a negligent mother, yet I had no idea she had a coin with her in bed this morning. She was upset this morning and I went in to check on her. Of course, I am still half-asleep. I staggered into her room and she told me she had a coin in her froat(throat).I asked her where she had gotten it. She told me from the floor. Then she told me her bed put it into her mouf (mouth). She kept pointing to her throat area and telling me it was still in there. The doctor's office was not open yet. She thought she may throw it out (throw up) but ended up not happening. I finally fed her toast and water and hoped it would dislodge.....When the doctor's office opened, I called. They said to give her bread and water. (Mother's intuition is good sometimes.....I was totally on track somehow!) FInally she told me that it wasn't in her froat anymore and had gone to her tomach. Anyway, now we are watching her excrements for the next WEEK to see if we can find that coin. She told me it was a penny, but I am not sure 100% that she knows for sure.

I made cookies for euchre (card club is at our house tomorrow night). I asked Lily if she wanted one. She said, "I think my coin would like that." Oh brother.....

Then, she was just on the phone with Matt and she told him that she was sick with a coin (instead of cold!) How kids come up with these things is beyond me, but it was so funny.

I hope all the "attention" that she is getting due to this coin is not going to be positive in her mind. I keep telling her that we don't put coins in our mouth.

Picture is of Lily opening her Easter basket Easter morning.

Lily loved coloring Easter eggs this afternoon. Sparkles were one of her favorite decorations for the eggs. She used all of the sparkle packet on the first three eggs. The picture of the two eggs are the ones that are very sparkly. I am looking forward to an egg hunt tomorrow. Last year's hunt was fun, but I am assuming this year's is going to be eggstrodinary (pun and misspelling intended).

Been making a yummy gluten free dairy free chocolate cake. Will try to post the recipe soon. Made one for tomorrow. Easter is at our house with the Morris Fam. Matt and I spent most of the day prepping.

Been another busy week. Lily started swimming lessons and has LOVED it.

Aunt Dusti was here from Belgium too. Enjoyed catching up with her. Since it was Good Friday, Matt had work off. Dusti and I got to run errands, shop, and eat together the two of us.

Every day I have thought of what I could put on the blog, but at the end of the day, life is busy enough that I don't actually get to typing it out! Then, when I sit down to do so, I cannot remember what I was going to type. Funny stories, provoking thoughts, new news.....all of it is gone from my head. So, I am posting some random thoughts....

Lily has bronchitis. I guess it is going around. Came on really fast.

I have a cold so today we are laying low.

Working the Vera Bradley Outlet Sale tonight, along with 3 other shifts. Very fun, very invigorating, very addicting. Makes me (to some degree) want to go back to work! Debating whether I want to pick up another shift.

Lily is pretending ALOT!

She is also making up her own ideas and thinking ahead. Matt and her were out doing errands last weekend. She said to Matt, "I have a good idea. Let's go to Old MacDonald's and a foothie." (McDonald's Smoothie) Matt said, I think Old Macdonald's is closed. She then proceeded to 'outsmart' him. She said, "Ok, I guess we can go to Foothie King then." (Smoothie King) He said that was closed too. She said, "Ok, I guess we can make a foothie when we get home." Matt finally agreed. What a negotiator.

Another day they were at Lowe's. She had pinched her finger and was still pretty upset about it. Matt was in the light bulb section and noticed a princess nightlight. He asked her if a princess nightlight would make her feel better. She said, "Sure." Then she hesitated and said, "I don't really need one. I already have one. We can get one when my other nightlight broked." Too sweet--where does she learn that practicality? :) Matt and I are both practical to some degree, but not overly so.

Made a gluten free, dairy free cake the other day. It was really yummy and I could not stop eating it! YUM. Finally a dessert that I can eat and it tastes good. It doesn't really go with my weight-loss attempts, but the cake is gone now! Piece by piece it made its way to my stomach.

Sometimes I doubt myself as a mom. I think it is probably a natural thing for most moms? After asking questions of other moms or my mom, I realize that I am doing the right thing. There are so many gray areas as a mom.

Lily can do so many things by herself now. She can even get out all of her own vitamins. I supervise, of course, but she knows how many of which ones come out of which bottles. LOVE THE INDEPENDENCE.

Added a new product to our recipe card website (triflerecipecards.com)
Take Out Menu Boxes. Very excited to have a new product to sell. Perfect gift for everyone.

Matt is on a new diet and new workout.

Zach is back from the Marines. Looking for a job. Living at home. Doing well.

My memory verse for the week is Psalms 66:18. Lily has a huge number of verses memorized. Every night, she and Matt have verses on cards that they go through. She's got them all down pat. She also just learned our phone number.