Since You've Been Gone

So the world traveler is traveling again. We knew this year would be horrible with trips but I'm already wishing the year was over and it's only Mark's first trip of many. And the ever-so-polite husband said I've been slacking on the posts so this one is dedicated to you honey! Here are some things that are new around here since you left (Feb. 21 to be exact...and he doesn't return until Mar. 5!)

New Trick:
Piper has learned to feed herself...sort of. She can get about one out of every three puffs in her mouth so she's doing pretty dang good with just learning this new trick a week ago. This is the best stage. Babies learn to feed themselves and you can just stick them in a high chair and they concentrate so hard on trying to pick up the puff and then get it into the mouth. She's so happy doing it, too.
New Toy:
The best part about this toy is that it didn't cost us a penny! Thanks to all of Mark's previous trips he has accumulated thousands of United Airline miles and this is one of the things you can buy with those miles. So, courtesy of United we are now the proud owners of a Radio Flyer Pathfinder Wagon (some assembly required).
New Owee:
This was totally not my fault Mark! This was caused by said wagon pictured above. Oh, and of course a big sister was involved somehow.
New Illness:
So we got the flu bug. Well only one of us so far but I'm optimistic that it will not pass on to anyone else. (I'm crossing every finger and toe.) Téa came down with a minor fever Sunday night so I kept her home from school Monday. Noon time comes around and her fever was flaring up pretty bad. You know Téa is sick when she goes to bed at 2:30 pm without me even asking her to. She slept fitfully for about an hour and a half and then laid on the couch just miserable. And of course I ran out of Tylenol so I had to call in a favor to Jeff and Alison since the two people I actually know on my street weren't home. Téa made it through 3 Star Wars movies and The Incredibles today. I think she's actually sick of watching TV. And why is it that she decided to get sick just hours after my amazing helper went home? Beverley (Mark's mom) came and stayed with me for a week to help out.

New Art:
No, the dent in the back of the van is not what I was referring to. That came with the car when we got it just so you all know. I'm referring to the beautiful new sticker on my car. Now I can tell my mini van apart from all the other millions of gold Dodge Grand Caravans in Utah County.
That's what's happening around our neck of the woods. And in my defense about not posting for so long...Mark took the good camera with him to Europe. My next post will be pictures of his meanderings around Europe. He saw some really cool places which include Netherlands, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. Oh, and he was working too, in case you were all wondering.

Did I mention that he will be home for NINE days and then leave for China? If anyone wants to know what I'm asking for for my birthday it's a trip to the salon so I can dye the new gray hairs that I'm getting...