Sorry for the boring title, but it's all I got! We have had one long week, and I am so ready for the weekend!
Harrison and I were up most of the night on Wednesday with his ear hurting. It got so bad that I asked Randy if I should load up and take him to the ER! We didn't because he ended up falling sound asleep around 3:00 and slept soundly till 6:00. (That was a fabulous 3 hour rest I desperately needed!) We got dressed, and I took him to his school nurse just to let her confirm it was an ear infection. As soon as we walked in her office, she took one look at his little red, draining ear and declared that he had a ruptured eardrum. So no wonder he was in such pain the night before!! I took him on to the doctor who confirmed the nurse's diagnosis and gave him mega-antibiotics to help it heal.
As we were leaving the doctor's office, I was smacked in the face with the knowledge that I have officially spoiled my kids. Harrison asked if we could go to Gigi's Cupcakes! Every time that we have been to the doctor lately (which seems to have been a lot!), we have made a side trip to the cupcake store afterwards. Well, after what he had been through with his ear I was not about to say no!
Doesn't that look yummy?!?
His ear still looks awful because it is draining, but he feels so much better! So he got to make our Friday night plans for us.
And this is how we spent our Friday night...
1. dinner at Nothing But Noodles
2. window shopping at Target at the DS games
3. playing games together in our pajamas
While we were at Target, we spied a game that looked like a lot of fun and decided to buy for our Family Game Night. It's called Headbanz and is so much fun!
Here we are playing it at our kitchen table. You wear a plastic headband and place a card in the headband without looking at it.
You have to ask your fellow players yes or no questions to try and figure out what the picture is on your forehead. We laughed and laughed until some of us almost cried! It was a fun way to relieve all the stress of the week.
Thank you, Harrison, for planning a fun family night together!
How could I say no to such a delicious treat?!?
She even had a little helper put sprinkles on them!
And for once they posed together. 
Caitlin decided to dress as Sacajawea for the day. We also had to go by the grocery store to pick up some Sour Punch straws for her trading post item.
There's our Coach Daddy!
Great play, boys!
And Monrovia scores!!!!
But there Coach Daddy is still on the sidelines concentrating on what will happen next! He says that coaches just don't celebrate.
Doesn't that look yummy?!?
Here we are playing it at our kitchen table. You wear a plastic headband and place a card in the headband without looking at it.
You have to ask your fellow players yes or no questions to try and figure out what the picture is on your forehead. We laughed and laughed until some of us almost cried! It was a fun way to relieve all the stress of the week.
to the land of crimson and white!
... Gene Stallings...
...and Randy Hollingsworth!
They haven't placed Nick Saban's statue yet, so Randy stood in for him!
On the campus
We were so amazed at the beauty of the day as we were sitting in our seats! It ended up being the perfect day for a football game--a winning one at that!
And we had so much fun cheering for the National Champs as they ran onto the field.
The players did not disappoint! We saw lots of action and got to scream and yell A LOT!!!
But the best part of the day was...
One of my dear teacher friends has been out of school taking care of her husband who had surgery the week after school started. She and Harrison have apparently formed a strong bond over the chocolate pudding snacks they shared after school last year. Last week Harrison noticed that Mrs. M was not at school and asked where she was. I told him that she was taking care of Mr. M.
