WHATEVER OTHER KIDS HAVE, BLAKE HAS TO HAVE

That has always been the case with Blake. But then he is no different than the other kids. If Mimi has something that he doesn't have, he needs to get it and it has to be bigger and better. That was the same with my brother Jim. Jim would always say "Of course!" So of course when Blake saw Mimi's boots this morning, he told his mom that he needed some too.

We are now in the season of La Nina. So yesterday I went out and purchased Mimi a pair of snow boots. My thinking is why should I buy rain boots when snow boots works even better than the rain boots? Plus they keep her feet warm on these cold, cold mornings and we all know that there will be the ski lessons this winter along with the tubing up at Snoqualmie. Lots of fun in the snow for the kiddos.

Going out today and see if I can get some regular boots for Mimi along with fleece pj's and a humidifier for her room. I figured it out the reason why she sometimes gets the bug during the winter and not any other time of the year. The weather gets freezing cold so all of the doors and windows are closed 99% of the time. The thermostat is set at 70 both day and night. It goes off and on autmatically so therefore it is not on constantly. Mimi is a mouth breather at night so she sometimes wakes up with a frog in her throat. That is the reason why she somtimes gets sick and that is the reason for the humidifier. Last couple of years I bought the cheap brand and each time they broke down. Not this year though.