Blog Challenge...It's On!

**Just as a prefice to this post, I wrote it on Monday the 7th during my morning break. I had touched on colds in our house...well, they turned into sinus and ear infections for Harper and I, so we were out of commission for a couple days, and although I was still going to work, I felt like crap. But the show must go on, and the only time Harper acted sick was at night. Finally, Sunday, we all seem to be almost back to ourselves. I have a lingering cough that a little 'tussin will take care of. Onto the post...**

I was giving a friend a hard time about not blogging recently, so she challenged me to a duel of sorts...who can post the most pictures and blog updates in the month of February. She definitely has the upper hand when it comes to photos, seeing as how she hasn't posted since December and just moved, but I'll give it a shot.

We're all sick with icky colds at the Kant house. Harper has learned that Kleenex are evil and you can't get anywhere near her face without her crying and flailing her arms at you. I invested in some Boogie Wipes. I always scoffed at these, but I tell you what...a kleenex with the saline already in it means I don't have to hold her down to a. squirt the solution in her nose, and then wait a while, then hold her down again to wipe her nose. I highly recommend them.

Last week we celebrated a 100th birthday with my mom, who turned 60, and my brother in law, who turned 40. My sister and I were going to plan a big party, but we kind of dropped the ball so in return I took them to Famous Daves...that's the same thing, right? It was a nice quiet meal; restaurant was dead due to the weather, so we didn't have a wait and it wasn't wall to wall people. Harper has been out to dinner three times now; two times to Famous Daves and once to the Red Fox. She loves to people watch and flirt with the servers. And she gets royally pissed if you eat and she doesn't have something to snack on. I've started carrying a container of baby snacks--they look like dried cereal, but dissolve in her mouth. She loves them; actually, I've yet to find a food she doesn't love. Hopefully she won't be a picky eater like her parents.

Harper had an overnight this weekend with Grandma Cindy and King Richard (after spending the day with Aunt Lindsay & Grandma Cindy addressing wedding invites). I had a minor breakdown after they left with her, but powered through it. We met up with some friends for a birthday party; has some drinks and bowled my worst game ever. Then again, I'm pretty sure the last time I bowled was the night before our wedding two years ago. Good times.

We're classy!

I'm headed to Vegas for the first time at the beginning of March for a bachelorette party. I'm excited to go because it's Vegas and has to be warmer and more fun than here, but on the flip side I can't take Harper with me :( After my meltdown this weekend I think I need to toughen up a little. Luckily it's only a long weekend, but I know I'm going to miss her and Erich. Having never been, I'm hoping all the new things to see and do will keep be preoccupied during the day, and the booze will help at night...and probably during the day.

Short post but not a lot to report. Should see more from me this month, we'll see how competitive we get...currently I'm losing. Enjoy the pics :)