Spring Flowers

A few weeks ago I planted some tulips in the flower planters in the front of our house. They were pretty for a while until they started wilting and the leaves started turning brown! Today, I ripped them out of the ground! I guess I have bad luck with plants, flowers, whatever. Last summer I planted some little orange ones(can't remember what they were called) and they died within two weeks, and this year the tulips also lasted about two weeks. Even in collage it seems like all my plants died soon after I brought them home alive and well. So now I got some new flowers and planted them this afternoon with high hopes! I got Stock, Marigold and Zinnia flowers. The lady at Home Depot said these flowers are low maintanance and need lots of sun...exactly what I need! I guess I'll have to wait and see.

Rotavirus...beware!

Conference Sunday Whitney woke up like normal. We were playing in her room when she barfed a little, but I thought maybe it was just spit-up. A little while later I was carrying her down the hall and she barfed three more times all over me and all over the floor...yuck! Her diapers were even more disgusting! It was then that I knew something wasn't right. By Tuesday when Whitney was looking or acting like she was better I took her to the Dr.. He said that she had the Rotavirus and all I could do was try to get as many liquids down her as possible and keep her comfortable, and also to watch for dehydration. For the next week she was a little zombie. She wouldn't move or get any expression on her face or even 'talk' like usual. I was worried because she wouldn't eat anything solid. She's so skinny already it was sad to see her loose even a pound and a few ounces. She'd drink some milk, but not a lot. She did like Pedialyte okay but I don't see how because I tasted it and it was like drinking salt water!! Brig got it too, but it only last a couple days...Hopefully I won't get it. I feel sorry for any of you that have had or will have your kids get this virus, it's really awful for the child and the one who has to clean it up!

Whitney was on her way up by Easter Sunday, but not good enough to crawl around looking for eggs from the Easter Bunny :( She's still really clingy, but that could be due to her getting her top front molars in. Brig's parents came to visit and we had a good time with them. Poor Grandpa Dale got sick his last day here.