Dear Ivy,

You are a great MOM! Because of this, you deserve to be blog about.

A) Because it's true

B) Because I love reading about all of your adventures with Oliva and Iza

C) Because you can't erase this (haha!)

D) Because mom, dad, John, me, Iza, Pa, Jojo, Iza, and Olivia love you very much and someone needs to tell you this!

E) Because when I have kids mom and you will be who I bother 24 hours a day 7 days a week for advice, no on else.

F) Because it's TRUE!

G) All of the above to infinity


Correct Answer is G!

Love,

Your Sister, Holly

Father's Day Weekend

I hope my dad had a good Father's day yesterday. He had a very good sermon Sunday morning.



This weekend:

Mom brought back some yummy treats from Poland, including some mint vodka.




At Paul's parents, we worked on an 1000 piece puzzle. This was when we had just finished it. It was a very difficult puzzle. Everyone helped out. Micheal and Grandma Laing helped out as well, but I forgot to get them in this picture.




Can you find the two pieces that Sophie (the dog) ate?

This morning:

After getting out of bed this morning, I did my usual ritual of checking my e-mail, facebook, foxnews, etc.... Right when I sit down, I hear a cat running up the stairs at full speed, claws digging into the carpet, and the sound of a plastic bag being blown by high speed winds behind it. Now, this wasn't that big of a surprise because I've heard this sound before. It was when Friskie got a bag stuck around his waist. Cats just freak out whenever this happens. Usually, it's the handle that causes so much trouble and that was the case with Honey this morning. She was flying at full speed with the handle of a plastic Walmart bag around her waist (It wasn't even on her that tightly. She was just making it worse running with it on). This makes a lot of noise! After seeing a quick flash of white plastic bag and a blur of orange fur, I see that she's in the guest bedroom. She runs over the bed, around the night table, then under the bed. I quickly go into the room and shut the door behind me, so that I can catch her and get the bag off. All I see is this white plastic bag shooting out one side of the bed and then to the other... popping in and out of the bed shirt. I also see a very fluffed orange tail from time to time! Finally, Honey runs out heading for the door and I grab her. She's totally freaked out! I then tell her "Calm Down". She begins to settle and I take the bag off noticing that the bag is covered in urine! She had peed all over the place while she ran around the guest bedroom.

For about 30 minutes, I went around the entire room with Oxyclean scrubbing up time little yellow spots all over the carpet. Thankfully, she didn't get it on the bed! However, she was one wet cat. I wiped her down with a wet paper towel to get the urine off, but it took her about an hour to calm down enough to lick herself clean. After rescuing her from the plastic bag, she's been around me all day so far. She won't leave my side, but she constantly stares into the guest bedroom as if that's where the evil thing still resides.

Update on Olivia!

Please pray for Olivia and Ivy. I just talked to my mom again. She says that the hospital thinks Olivia has some type of infection, maybe in her ear. My mom doesn't think that it is too serious, but it is worrisome. Sadly, the hospital won't let Izabella back to see her mommy, so that's been really hard on Ivy and Iza. My mom was able to see the baby and Ivy, but Iza has to stay out.

They are hoping Ivy and Olivia can come home from the hospital tomorrow! Please keep them in your prayers. I really hope they can come home soon and Olivia gets better quickly!

I will try to post once I hear something new. This is the first message I gotten from my mom in a few days.

Update: See Ivy's blog. They are home!! yay!

It's Olivia!

Now, I can be specific! The baby's official name is Olivia Grace.

Weight: 2870 grams
Length: 48 cm long

So! Because so many people wanted to know this, I will be nice and convert it into the American way so that we all understand what these things mean.

Weight: 6.32726 lbs
Length: 1.57480 ft or 6.89763 in

Finally a picture:

It's a GIRL

My sister had a natural delivery! No c-section requried! I know she is happy about that! It didn't take long either.

I will post pictures soon! Well, whenever I get some! lol

Update (2:12PM):

I still don't know the specifics. My mom and I have been talking through skype, and she doesn't know the specifics either. She hasn't seen the baby yet because she's babysitting Iza at Irek and Ivy's house right now. Hopefully, she'll be able to see the baby before visitor hours are over. They don't let visitors back after 7PM and it is currently 8PM in Poland. My mom is hoping they will let her go back anyways.

All I've heard is that the baby is doing great and so is Ivy. :) I have to go to work soon, but maybe when I get back I'll know more.

Ivy is having her baby today!

Yay! My sister should have her baby today! My mom got over there just in time. :)

Family visit

Ivy, mom, and Iza were able to come visit me today. It was great seeing them. :)

Iza darted from one room to the other... It was quite funny.

Lambchops came out to play....

Jojo even came! :)

Honey did not like Jojo very much....

We went out and got some yummy apples. I have eaten half of the Rocky Road apple already.

Paul needs to get home soon and eat the one I got him before I do! ;)

These are some really cute decorative cats my mom and Ivy got me. :)

Friskie approves of them.

Family is coming!

Yay! I am so excited! My sister, neice, mom, and Jojo are coming to visit me tomorrow!