Rascal’s fever is GONE! HALLELUJAH! I cannot TELL YOU how excited I am. Even though he still managed to vomit all his Tempra ALL OVER me first thing this morning, he was in good spirits for most of the day (until about an hour ago when he, apparently, forgot how to fall asleep), and there has been NO FEVER to speak of — just a RIDICULOUSLY runny nose (can you say…SLIME!?)
Oh HAPPY DAY! Happy, happy day!
There’s no rash, by the way. Rascal definitely had the stomach flu, poor little guy!
Can someone please tell me what these are, by the way? They’re growing in my garden….

Are they something I can cook and eat? And, how do you propose I cook and eat them. Should I get out the CAULDRON…? (Today’s secret word: CAULDRON. I won I WON. Ahem. Severely overtired over here….)
I don’t know why I insist on telling this to THE WORLD, but I wore crocs and socks today…. I only wore them in my backyard, though, so s’okay, right?

Ermm, I ONLY wore them in the backyard, but then I took a picture and posted it on the internet…. How self-destructive AM I? Oh well. Still, I won’t wear them in public, swear it.
While I was lounging in my crocs and socks IN MY BACKYARD, I saw a fairy child….

She’s only visible to OTHERS in pictures. Like, if you came to my backyard and hung out wit’ me? You’d be able to see my crocs n’ socks, but you would NOT be able to see the fairy child. HOW-EVER, if I snap my fingers, click my heals AND wiggle my nose — all at the same time — she will appear to you.
So, come on! Stir the pot! Stir the pot! There ya go. You’re dancin’! You’re dancin’! THE RASCAL’S FEVER IS GONZO!
HALLELUJAH!
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Overheard at the O-House:
Me: Goodnight, Monkey….
Monkey: C’we say our PEARS?











































SciFi Dad said, April 9th, 2008 at 6:15 am
What? Doesn’t everyone go to sleep at night reciting pear types? I can’t tell you how many times I hear my daughter, talking to herself at night, saying, “Bartlett, Anjou…”
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Joscelyn said, April 9th, 2008 at 7:44 am
So glad to hear the little one is feeling better!
LD said, April 9th, 2008 at 7:44 am
You are way too funny in this post.
Crocs totally don’t count if you are on your own property. Also, they were the best shoes to wear at the hospital when I had my baby (can I say gross showers?).
Glad to hear the Rascal is feeling better. And, it was such a beautiful day for his recovery.
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Lindsey said, April 9th, 2008 at 8:12 am
Yay, glad he’s better…. you sound deliriously tired though!! PS. I’m with you on the Crocs. Never in public, not even out front of the house!! Someone might see you.
Chantal said, April 9th, 2008 at 8:16 am
WOO HOO he is better. Sick infants are hard. No fun at all. I think those are Iris (I think, that is what they look like anyhow) and I don’t think they are edible (but then I could be wrong).
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ali said, April 9th, 2008 at 8:18 am
the fact that you own crocs leads me to believe that you are a secret lover of them…even if you will deny it. first you blamed the pregnancy…but miss haley-o, you are no longer pregnant! those should go in the GARBAGE (or the cauldron! hahahah)
(for all you readers out there…haley is one of besties and she knows this comment is in jest. mostly.)
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Cyndi said, April 9th, 2008 at 9:05 am
I want to know what that alien thing is growing in your garden, too. It is odd looking.
I am so glad everyone is feeling better. It is like a sigh of relief after worrying so long. I hope everyone stays healthy for a long time.
Oh, and I own no crocs.
LAVENDULA said, April 9th, 2008 at 9:23 am
oh Haley i am so glad that rascal is feeling better.and stinkerbell has those very same wings…and yes that looks like a tuber(iris crocus tulips) growing in your yard.
LAVENDULA said, April 9th, 2008 at 9:36 am
hey Hales you know if you click on the twitter time a cute page of monkeys and mindens nose and the message comes up
zoie said, April 9th, 2008 at 10:04 am
I can’t stand regular crocs either, BUT, I LOVE my black mary janes. I think they’re called ALICE! So glad your little Rascal is better–sweet baby boy!!
Renee said, April 9th, 2008 at 10:09 am
They mistery plants are FLOWERS…dont eat them. I believe that they might be gladiolas (don’t know how to spell it) or Iris. They have a funny tuber looking thing for a root. Next fall you can dig them up and split them to have even more if you like.
Glad that Rascal is doing better. And love your fairy.
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Rosebud & Papoosie Girl said, April 9th, 2008 at 11:51 am
I have socks and Crocs on right now! If I am in the house my Crocs are on my feet. My back hurts less and my legs don’t feel like lead pipes at the end of the day. They make be ugly, but they sure are comfy.
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Beck said, April 9th, 2008 at 11:52 am
Do not eat the tubey things! They are not food!
What a cute lil’ fairy – I frequently have fairy appearances around my house, too.
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dayn said, April 9th, 2008 at 11:56 am
Hey I think it’s a good look:) I actually wore mine out today (IN PUBLIC!) with bright pink socks. HEHEHEHEEHHE it’s really just funny when you see peoples reactions after looking at your feet. LOL
Katie said, April 9th, 2008 at 12:33 pm
Those are Iris in your garden. It’s a bulb, like tulips, but is planted very shallow and the green shoots are the starts of the leaves. DO NOT EAT! If you want to thin them out you just dig them up, cut them at the creases (joints) where new and old meet, and then plant less than 1-2 inches deep. Easy!
So envious of your warm weather! We’ve got snow here in Idaho, where did spring go?
I wear my crocs in the backyard, they’re the best for gardening (just hose them off!). Just don’t wear to the grocery!
Josh-O said, April 9th, 2008 at 12:34 pm
Renee is right: They are Irises (not sure if that is the right pluralization…). Anyhow, they are the nice purple flowers that we get there.
Jennie said, April 9th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
Those are indeed irises, girl! You can cut them and keep them in vases if you want – they’re gorj but don’t last very long. And if they come out so dark-purple that they’re almost black, they will leave purple on you. But so happy-making they are!
Kar said, April 9th, 2008 at 2:32 pm
I love how you let the monkey express herself and wear fairy wings and princess outfits out and about. It’s too cute. And I like how she wants to say prayers when you didn’t even remind her.
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Mike said, April 9th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
Great to read your little one is better.
Mike
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shroom monkey said, April 9th, 2008 at 4:57 pm
awwwww the horror, the shoes, the socks, blinded… blinded, melting, melting, help me I am melting……
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JMC said, April 9th, 2008 at 6:12 pm
They look like Irises to me. I had a bunch growing in my side yard when I bought my house (in February several years ago), and not knowing what they were when they started growing in early spring and wanting to plant vegetables where they were, I dug them up, really chopping and hacking them apart, and transplanted them. Then I did it again a couple years later. They are super hardy.
Glad the rascal is better!
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lara said, April 9th, 2008 at 6:13 pm
amen to sis-in-law’s comment.
Multi-tasking Mommy said, April 9th, 2008 at 8:41 pm
OK, enough hacking on crocs, the most comfortable shoes ever! I know they aren’t awesome to look at, but doesn’t comfort count for anything? This summer, I don’t think I’m going to have much choice, like you last year, Haley!
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allie said, April 9th, 2008 at 8:54 pm
those sorta look like tiger lilies, the ones on the right, are they different than the ones on the left? That is my guess, I have them in my flower bed, under 2 feet of snow and no fairies around my area yet!
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Karen MEG said, April 9th, 2008 at 9:06 pm
glad rascal is better. And NO WAY with your crocs and socs combo. You need an intervention
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Anonymous said, April 10th, 2008 at 4:34 pm
What’s wrong with crocs and socks?
Once you are wearing the crocs it can’t get any worse! If I don’t wear socks they rub on my feet. and sometimes…
I WEAR MINE TO WORK!
(with socks)
Heather said, April 11th, 2008 at 1:20 pm
Those are definatly Iris’. The tubers shouldn’t be covered with soil…the more they are exposed, the more likely you will see beautiful flowers.
Teena in Toronto said, April 12th, 2008 at 3:41 pm
Crocs and socks do not rock!
Wings, on the other hand, do!
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