Things aren't looking much better around here. I think I'm seeing a light at the end of the tunnel, it's just a glimmer, but its something. Meanwhile Miss A was good all day yesterday only to have her fever return today. C'man appears ok today, but wasn't yesterday. His poor lips have fever blisters on them. He fell asleep later yesterday afternoon on the couch against me. He keeps saying he has a hole in his lip! It looks like it.
Somehow, DH has NOT gotten anything. Doesn't even feel anything coming on. I pray it stays that way. It hit the three of us within 24 hours of the last person getting it.
I still had a fever yesterday and felt no relief. I caved and called my doctor. He called in a prescription. I'm not a big antibiotic person but i knew that I was heading towards becoming sicker and sicker. Luckily it was something i happen to have in my cupboard from a couple years back, and the Pharmacist said i could just take that. I would have had to drive 30 min to pick up the new prescription and with the way I was feeling AND the kids?? I just couldn't imagine having to go.
Amazingly we are not going stir crazy! I'm disappointed that we are missing our annual Crop Walk where we walk to fight world hunger. But then I wouldn't have been able to catch my breath to walk from the house to the chicken house, there would have been no way I could walk.
I have a purse party too Monday night. It's looking unlikely that I'll be able to do it. Total bummer but I can't possibly cough like this and be out in public. Everyone should understand that was planning on coming. Something one can not control.
Well I guess my doom and gloom post should stop now:) Did I mention that when i cough I either pass gas, pee or both? The joys of getting older!! OH and my back is hurting from all the coughing....what fun this is.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Sick
We are so sick here. I got whatever it is late Tuesday night. I have been down with it since. Miss A got it Wednesday and C'man Thursday. This is how it works, high fever, cough, soar throat, aches, you get the idea. It SUCKS! I actually was doing better Thursday and till 4pm Friday when my fever came back. Holy moly does a fever make you feel rotten. Poor little A had a 103 fever late Thursday night. She slept with DH in our bed and I slept on the couch. As of now, Saturday AM this is where we're at:
Me: miserable. No fever but my once sort of loose cough is now tight
C'man-fever and poor baby has blisters on his lips. He slept with me last night to keep close eye on him
Miss A-actually seems to be doing good!! Will see if it keeps.
DH-so far so good but God help us ALL when he gets this we are all in big trouble. He is the WORST sick person one will ever meet.
Oh Miss A and I did go to the doc on Wednesday and they tested for Influenza A and it was negative. However I was only 36 hours in to it. I'm supposed to call him if things get worse, as I think they are. Self diagnosing me? I think I have pneumonia or bronchitis. I think we all 3 had the 'flu'.
So yeah this is our life right now and we're just getting thru the day.
Me: miserable. No fever but my once sort of loose cough is now tight
C'man-fever and poor baby has blisters on his lips. He slept with me last night to keep close eye on him
Miss A-actually seems to be doing good!! Will see if it keeps.
DH-so far so good but God help us ALL when he gets this we are all in big trouble. He is the WORST sick person one will ever meet.
Oh Miss A and I did go to the doc on Wednesday and they tested for Influenza A and it was negative. However I was only 36 hours in to it. I'm supposed to call him if things get worse, as I think they are. Self diagnosing me? I think I have pneumonia or bronchitis. I think we all 3 had the 'flu'.
So yeah this is our life right now and we're just getting thru the day.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Nanny 911
Remember this blog entry about Family Solutions? We had our first meeting this past Monday. It was ok. A lot of paper work. It's very humbling to sit in front of a counselor and admit you need more help then you can figure out. Seriously. You don't seek counseling unless you have problems right?? Or so that's how I've felt. But as i mature (ha) I'm realizing that life is to short to struggle alone with whatever it may be. And for us right now, or should I say me, it's dealing with Miss A. I want to give her the best I can for her future and the sooner we can get on the same page the better. I don't want the parenting issues we have now go un-dealt with to only manifest itself in say an eating disorder, or whatever control thing could happen.
Lets be pro-active while we can. Dori, our counselor, said we are 'easy'. We don't have any food issues, sleep (other then the child wakes up before the chickens do), she gets a long just fine with others, she follows directions in Sunday School, etc. And she LOVES to sing.
Dori said that when she's singing that means she's happy. SO when she stops singing you need to observe what she is doing. Could we be heading towards a control issue? What happened? or what could happen? Now mind you it's not like when she stops singing she's not happy.
Hard to make this make sense via typing:) It makes sense in my head. That's all the matters right??
Then the other BIG THING is that DH and I HAVE GOT TO BE on the same page. If I say no, DH says no. If he doesn't agree with something I did, he can give me 'the look' but that's IT! We can address it later, but not in front of her. She is smart to know that if him and i start becking at one another the attention is off of her. She won!
The biggest thing for me is staying calm! The minute i raise my voice or my non verbals go she has won. That's what she wants. To do that we are staying very calm and saying 'so sad. I guess will just have to sit in our room till we are happy'. OR what we use a lot when it's time to put toys away and she doesn't' want to 'so sad. You'll have to say good bye to them' at which point I/we pick them up and that's the end of those toys.
This has been working. She loves her Bitty Baby. She threw the baby. She didn't' get the baby for 2 days. And she would tell me why she didn't get it. Or when she threw trains and almost hit C'man b/c she didn't want to pick them up. DH promptly took her upstairs. The next day she told me she threw trains and almost hit C'man. She knew!
So this is just a nutshell and I'm doing the best I can sitting here on our laptop and the stupid cursor moves where ever i left the mouse! Please help, that's SO annoying. Both kids are playing very nicely with the farm animals. In about 10 min it'll be time to pick them up. Will see how that goes.
The only thing that didn't settle good with me at our meeting was when she had us sign papers authorizing us to talk with her supervisor/mentor. She is furthering her education so she has a mentor that she must study under. She said I'll tell her 'I'm working with a family of 4. One biological and the other child adopted'. If I hadn't been in utter shock at the comment and overwhelmed with all we'd just discussed, I'd had said something. That comment will NOT come again. If it does she will be corrected. Bio or not that has nothing to do with why we are here!
i must add quickly, momma loved her flowers. she called me and thanked me and said I didn't need to spend my money on doing that.
Lets be pro-active while we can. Dori, our counselor, said we are 'easy'. We don't have any food issues, sleep (other then the child wakes up before the chickens do), she gets a long just fine with others, she follows directions in Sunday School, etc. And she LOVES to sing.
Dori said that when she's singing that means she's happy. SO when she stops singing you need to observe what she is doing. Could we be heading towards a control issue? What happened? or what could happen? Now mind you it's not like when she stops singing she's not happy.
Hard to make this make sense via typing:) It makes sense in my head. That's all the matters right??
Then the other BIG THING is that DH and I HAVE GOT TO BE on the same page. If I say no, DH says no. If he doesn't agree with something I did, he can give me 'the look' but that's IT! We can address it later, but not in front of her. She is smart to know that if him and i start becking at one another the attention is off of her. She won!
The biggest thing for me is staying calm! The minute i raise my voice or my non verbals go she has won. That's what she wants. To do that we are staying very calm and saying 'so sad. I guess will just have to sit in our room till we are happy'. OR what we use a lot when it's time to put toys away and she doesn't' want to 'so sad. You'll have to say good bye to them' at which point I/we pick them up and that's the end of those toys.
This has been working. She loves her Bitty Baby. She threw the baby. She didn't' get the baby for 2 days. And she would tell me why she didn't get it. Or when she threw trains and almost hit C'man b/c she didn't want to pick them up. DH promptly took her upstairs. The next day she told me she threw trains and almost hit C'man. She knew!
So this is just a nutshell and I'm doing the best I can sitting here on our laptop and the stupid cursor moves where ever i left the mouse! Please help, that's SO annoying. Both kids are playing very nicely with the farm animals. In about 10 min it'll be time to pick them up. Will see how that goes.
The only thing that didn't settle good with me at our meeting was when she had us sign papers authorizing us to talk with her supervisor/mentor. She is furthering her education so she has a mentor that she must study under. She said I'll tell her 'I'm working with a family of 4. One biological and the other child adopted'. If I hadn't been in utter shock at the comment and overwhelmed with all we'd just discussed, I'd had said something. That comment will NOT come again. If it does she will be corrected. Bio or not that has nothing to do with why we are here!
i must add quickly, momma loved her flowers. she called me and thanked me and said I didn't need to spend my money on doing that.
Saturday, October 3, 2009
I'm In Trouble
Thursday my mom had Caddric surgery. I went and spent the time with them. We sat in the waiting room for well over one hour. They finally called her name and Dad and I thought we'd run an errand, or two. The nurses told us to be back 1 1/2. So....we ran to two stores to get fitness equipment I had bought for our Community Center.
As we drove away Dad said we'd better be back in one hour or she'll be mad. Well...we were on track to being back in one hour when I got a call on my cell saying she was done.
The words out of both of our mouths were shit!!
We knew we'd be in trouble FOR SURE! And that we were.
I can't say I blame her. I would have been to. Then to make matters worse we couldn't find her eye drops. They fell out of the bag in the van. You should have seen my dad and I. We were about to pull apart the entire van (unload the new bike, weights, etc).
We grabbed a bite to eat, in silence. We went shopping, she came around by then. But now I just got an email from my dad saying don't call for a couple days. She's pretty ticked and hurt yet and it'll take a couple days to get over it but she'll probably never forget it.
So yeah, here I sit. I fell ROTTEN! It was all my fault. I debated about running to walmart to get paint for Miss A's room vs going all the way to get the fitness equipment. And ultimately we should have just STAYED PUT!! The thing is, it is what it is. We ran errands, I feel awful about it (as does Dad) but here we are and I'm not sure what to do next. I feel even worse for my Dad b/c he has to live with her.
I'm going to go ahead and send her a floral bouquet and pray that eases some of the tension. Any other ideas??
As we drove away Dad said we'd better be back in one hour or she'll be mad. Well...we were on track to being back in one hour when I got a call on my cell saying she was done.
The words out of both of our mouths were shit!!
We knew we'd be in trouble FOR SURE! And that we were.
I can't say I blame her. I would have been to. Then to make matters worse we couldn't find her eye drops. They fell out of the bag in the van. You should have seen my dad and I. We were about to pull apart the entire van (unload the new bike, weights, etc).
We grabbed a bite to eat, in silence. We went shopping, she came around by then. But now I just got an email from my dad saying don't call for a couple days. She's pretty ticked and hurt yet and it'll take a couple days to get over it but she'll probably never forget it.
So yeah, here I sit. I fell ROTTEN! It was all my fault. I debated about running to walmart to get paint for Miss A's room vs going all the way to get the fitness equipment. And ultimately we should have just STAYED PUT!! The thing is, it is what it is. We ran errands, I feel awful about it (as does Dad) but here we are and I'm not sure what to do next. I feel even worse for my Dad b/c he has to live with her.
I'm going to go ahead and send her a floral bouquet and pray that eases some of the tension. Any other ideas??
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Family Solutions Services
Talk about an answer to prayers. The other day my mom read to me an ad she saw in there local paper for a LMSW??? well here's what it says:
Family Solutions Services: Helping families, children and individuals find better solutions. Experience in: ADHD, Attachment Issues, Working with Families, Parenting Techniques, Oppositional Defiant Disorder Options, Working With Children. ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS!!
SIGN ME UP!!!
I called Tuesday afternoon and have us an appt for Monday. The lady was excited. She actually said I'm a smart (daaa) lady b/c i answered her questions. As in when I told her our daughter did so well away from us. What changed she said? I responded b/c she knows DH and I have different parenting techniques and she can pin us against one another. She asked her age and when I said just turned 3 she was like ' I LOVE THAT AGE!'. So yeah, her excitement level was encouraging. I felt that after hanging up I made the right decision. Now lets hope it continues. That I don't become intimidated or feel like a lousy parent for what we have done. I told her I've read lots of books, ask/talk to other parents, etc but my husband doesn't do any of it. Not that what he may do, or not do, is right or wrong, just feel like I'm the one educating myself and trying to implement what I've learned/read about, and he figures if it hasn't been tested on him it's a no go. Mind you, he was not like Miss A when he was a child, I WAS!!
I'll be sure to keep you all posted!
Family Solutions Services: Helping families, children and individuals find better solutions. Experience in: ADHD, Attachment Issues, Working with Families, Parenting Techniques, Oppositional Defiant Disorder Options, Working With Children. ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS!!
SIGN ME UP!!!
I called Tuesday afternoon and have us an appt for Monday. The lady was excited. She actually said I'm a smart (daaa) lady b/c i answered her questions. As in when I told her our daughter did so well away from us. What changed she said? I responded b/c she knows DH and I have different parenting techniques and she can pin us against one another. She asked her age and when I said just turned 3 she was like ' I LOVE THAT AGE!'. So yeah, her excitement level was encouraging. I felt that after hanging up I made the right decision. Now lets hope it continues. That I don't become intimidated or feel like a lousy parent for what we have done. I told her I've read lots of books, ask/talk to other parents, etc but my husband doesn't do any of it. Not that what he may do, or not do, is right or wrong, just feel like I'm the one educating myself and trying to implement what I've learned/read about, and he figures if it hasn't been tested on him it's a no go. Mind you, he was not like Miss A when he was a child, I WAS!!
I'll be sure to keep you all posted!
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
I'm BAAACK
Ahhh here I am back at home after a divine long weekend away. I left BEFORE the butt crack of dawn on Thursday. As in 415AM!!! DH drove me to the airport in dense fog AND a car that wouldn't/couldn't go faster then 65mph. I ended up getting to the airport 45 min before my flight left AND being that I'm so used to going to the same terminal, I went that way. Well guess what?? Yup, it was the wrong terminal. Back out, mad dash to the OTHER terminal, oh did I mention I had to hold my pants up while I ran. I had taken my belt off to get thru security and didn't want to put it back on only to have to take off. Once to the other security check point I got behind hokey, pokey, dopey, and gang, who for whatever reason decided they should go thru security with, change, belts, camera equipment, shoes WITH LACES, and good grief I don't even know what else the one dude was pulling out of his pockets. I asked if I could go around WHICH landed me in the 'pat down' section. Of course i looked nervous/panic stricken, I was about to miss my flight!!
None the less I made it with time to spare for a bathroom break, quick as it was. The rest of the flight was pretty uneventful. For me, that's pretty rare. I met a nice lady traveling from Nebraska to PHL too so we grabbed our connecting flights together. We stopped for a quick potty break and a cup of coffee. Which again, the Starbucks people must not have had there cup of espresso. They were so slow getting the 2 people BEFORE me drinks, while mine came right away!? It was rather humerus b/c the one customer had to keep repeating what he ordered. Mind you we all THREE ordered the exact same thing BUT mine was decaf. It was very comical. I can't remember what I said after the 3rd time of the poor guy being asked but we all about lost it in laughter.
It was so fun getting off the plane and being greeted by someone you know! I miss those days where you anticipate the first glimpse of your family. My niece Megan was there:) Then we walked on out to greet Laura. So fun!!
We had lunch on this big ship before heading home to Laura's.
Friday we had lunch @ Laura and Mario's restaurant and the went to the beach. It was to cold to swim, altho the water wasn't all that bad, still beautiful as ever. We walked up the almost dead boardwalk, but again, still great to see. On our way home we stopped for drinks and appetizers along the Washington River. Great place however I had one to many mojo's?? with clams and spent the early AM hours of Saturday sick!!! In fact, I never did feel 100% the rest of the weekend. Could function, but not to my fullest ability. To much rich food combined with just a couple drinks that I'm not used too.
Saturday was NYC!! That place is a fricken ZOO!! There is no other place in this country like it, seriously. There are people everywhere. AND the driving? You so much as blink? you'll get blown off the road. Traffic moves fast with little to no regards to objects. That could be people. You have to think fast, there is no hesitation. That hasn't changed in the years since I can remember it. We walked around Battery Park, drove in very slow traffic and eventually ended up @ Carmines for supper. BTW the people sitting next to us, they ordered 1/2 a cow, i mean prime rib. Seriously that was the biggest prime rib I have EVER seen. Also i gave them my blog address, so maybe they'll pop in for a visit. Better yet, maybe they'll send me a pic so I can post how huge the prime rib was.
We had a nice supper there before heading up to Broadway to see Mamma Mia which was AWESOME! Laura upgraded our seats. So instead of sitting way up high in the back, we sat front and center. It was simply amazing and I would see it again and again. By the time we got out it was raining. Jumped in a taxi, well actually we walked for blocks to FIND a taxi, and headed home. We didn't get to bed till 2AM that night!
Sunday I honestly had to recoup. I ended up taking a short nap even. Unheard of for me. I just was so tired I felt sick. It was a rainy/dreary day but we did manage to get fall decorations (pumpkins, corn stalks, etc) bought and put up at the end of Laura's driveway. I have pictures I will upload. We played Apples To Apples, of which I won:), and ate Paella.
Monday we left for home. It was nice sitting in the airport with Megs. The time flew by in no time. Talk talk talk we did. I actually finished 'Dare To Discipline' as well as a good start on a book about the pasteurization of milk and how bad it was! I got so much reading done! Even slept on the airplane. Totally unheard of these days.
Got in last night and was home by 1030. Was nice to the kids and DH. Altho C'man screamed and tried to hit me when I opened the van door to say hello. I guess I can't blame him. DH said they whined about wanting to get on the plane.
The best news tho?? the kids did GREAT at mom and dads. Few, very few, issues with both kids but most amazing was Miss A who didn't ask once where Mommy or Daddy were. Prior to them being at my parents, when I called home Miss A would answer and say 'come home mommy'.
There is a quick nutshell of events. Seriously not sure if I'll ever get around to posting more detail. BUT MEG if you are reading, you should do a post on your thoughts of NYC !! Email me about that.
None the less I made it with time to spare for a bathroom break, quick as it was. The rest of the flight was pretty uneventful. For me, that's pretty rare. I met a nice lady traveling from Nebraska to PHL too so we grabbed our connecting flights together. We stopped for a quick potty break and a cup of coffee. Which again, the Starbucks people must not have had there cup of espresso. They were so slow getting the 2 people BEFORE me drinks, while mine came right away!? It was rather humerus b/c the one customer had to keep repeating what he ordered. Mind you we all THREE ordered the exact same thing BUT mine was decaf. It was very comical. I can't remember what I said after the 3rd time of the poor guy being asked but we all about lost it in laughter.
It was so fun getting off the plane and being greeted by someone you know! I miss those days where you anticipate the first glimpse of your family. My niece Megan was there:) Then we walked on out to greet Laura. So fun!!
We had lunch on this big ship before heading home to Laura's.
Friday we had lunch @ Laura and Mario's restaurant and the went to the beach. It was to cold to swim, altho the water wasn't all that bad, still beautiful as ever. We walked up the almost dead boardwalk, but again, still great to see. On our way home we stopped for drinks and appetizers along the Washington River. Great place however I had one to many mojo's?? with clams and spent the early AM hours of Saturday sick!!! In fact, I never did feel 100% the rest of the weekend. Could function, but not to my fullest ability. To much rich food combined with just a couple drinks that I'm not used too.
Saturday was NYC!! That place is a fricken ZOO!! There is no other place in this country like it, seriously. There are people everywhere. AND the driving? You so much as blink? you'll get blown off the road. Traffic moves fast with little to no regards to objects. That could be people. You have to think fast, there is no hesitation. That hasn't changed in the years since I can remember it. We walked around Battery Park, drove in very slow traffic and eventually ended up @ Carmines for supper. BTW the people sitting next to us, they ordered 1/2 a cow, i mean prime rib. Seriously that was the biggest prime rib I have EVER seen. Also i gave them my blog address, so maybe they'll pop in for a visit. Better yet, maybe they'll send me a pic so I can post how huge the prime rib was.
We had a nice supper there before heading up to Broadway to see Mamma Mia which was AWESOME! Laura upgraded our seats. So instead of sitting way up high in the back, we sat front and center. It was simply amazing and I would see it again and again. By the time we got out it was raining. Jumped in a taxi, well actually we walked for blocks to FIND a taxi, and headed home. We didn't get to bed till 2AM that night!
Sunday I honestly had to recoup. I ended up taking a short nap even. Unheard of for me. I just was so tired I felt sick. It was a rainy/dreary day but we did manage to get fall decorations (pumpkins, corn stalks, etc) bought and put up at the end of Laura's driveway. I have pictures I will upload. We played Apples To Apples, of which I won:), and ate Paella.
Monday we left for home. It was nice sitting in the airport with Megs. The time flew by in no time. Talk talk talk we did. I actually finished 'Dare To Discipline' as well as a good start on a book about the pasteurization of milk and how bad it was! I got so much reading done! Even slept on the airplane. Totally unheard of these days.
Got in last night and was home by 1030. Was nice to the kids and DH. Altho C'man screamed and tried to hit me when I opened the van door to say hello. I guess I can't blame him. DH said they whined about wanting to get on the plane.
The best news tho?? the kids did GREAT at mom and dads. Few, very few, issues with both kids but most amazing was Miss A who didn't ask once where Mommy or Daddy were. Prior to them being at my parents, when I called home Miss A would answer and say 'come home mommy'.
There is a quick nutshell of events. Seriously not sure if I'll ever get around to posting more detail. BUT MEG if you are reading, you should do a post on your thoughts of NYC !! Email me about that.
Monday, September 21, 2009
NYC/NJ Bound
I can't believe I haven't done a post about my up and coming trip to the east coast. I've been so busy with canning, of which I do not want to see ANOTHER jar upon my arrival home. I am so sick of it all!!
So yeah, I leave Thursday and get back Monday evening. JUST ME!!! I'm going out to see my friend Laura and her husband. AND my lovely niece, Megs, is joining me there. She'll fly up from Orlando. I'm so excited. Excited to see Laura of course but also excited to see my niece. I enjoyed her company when we were in FL and thought I think I could 'travel' with her:) I invited her along and she willing accepted. Now lets hope she feels the same about me! I want to share her with Laura and vice versa.
I love these two women:) Meg will be great company. She's outgoing, but not in a radical, loud kind of way. She's easy to talk to and can carry on a conversation with anyone. Example, I know she'll talk with Laura and Mario, and be genuinely appreciative of them and want to know more about them. If you ask Megs how she is, she'll answer but also ask in return. She can start and carry on a conversation. I don't like silence:) I like people to be involved. She will fit right in with Laura and I, no doubt!!
Have you ever met people who talking to them is like pulling teeth. They just are not involved in the conversation?? OK so you get the idea.
I bought tickets to Mamma Mia of which Meg and I will go to on Saturday night. Prior to the show will all eat @ Carmines!! DIVINE PLACE!! Laura has seen Mamma Mia before so she's just going to hang out while we go. I can not WAIT for the who. I LOVE LOVE LOVE that DVD! Will spend the day in NYC and I can't wait to show Megan the city!! Maybe she'll move there someday:) and I can come visit her. I hope she likes it, of which I'm quite certain she will. I like the city WAY better now then I ever did in the 17+ years of vacationing out there when my G'parents lived there.
So yeah, there's my big news on my trip. Not sure if I'll get around to posting anymore this week as I'm busy cleaning up the canning mess, I thought about calling our neighbor lady and asking what it would cost for her to deep clean our kitchen, packing myself and the kids up. The kids will be at my parents from Friday afternoon till Monday evening. I'm PRAYING Miss A does not act like she does here or starts crying for us. She's NEVER been a way from us.
Oh and there is talk about getting my tattoo while out there. Or maybe it's a thought that I have. Stay tuned!
So yeah, I leave Thursday and get back Monday evening. JUST ME!!! I'm going out to see my friend Laura and her husband. AND my lovely niece, Megs, is joining me there. She'll fly up from Orlando. I'm so excited. Excited to see Laura of course but also excited to see my niece. I enjoyed her company when we were in FL and thought I think I could 'travel' with her:) I invited her along and she willing accepted. Now lets hope she feels the same about me! I want to share her with Laura and vice versa.
I love these two women:) Meg will be great company. She's outgoing, but not in a radical, loud kind of way. She's easy to talk to and can carry on a conversation with anyone. Example, I know she'll talk with Laura and Mario, and be genuinely appreciative of them and want to know more about them. If you ask Megs how she is, she'll answer but also ask in return. She can start and carry on a conversation. I don't like silence:) I like people to be involved. She will fit right in with Laura and I, no doubt!!
Have you ever met people who talking to them is like pulling teeth. They just are not involved in the conversation?? OK so you get the idea.
I bought tickets to Mamma Mia of which Meg and I will go to on Saturday night. Prior to the show will all eat @ Carmines!! DIVINE PLACE!! Laura has seen Mamma Mia before so she's just going to hang out while we go. I can not WAIT for the who. I LOVE LOVE LOVE that DVD! Will spend the day in NYC and I can't wait to show Megan the city!! Maybe she'll move there someday:) and I can come visit her. I hope she likes it, of which I'm quite certain she will. I like the city WAY better now then I ever did in the 17+ years of vacationing out there when my G'parents lived there.
So yeah, there's my big news on my trip. Not sure if I'll get around to posting anymore this week as I'm busy cleaning up the canning mess, I thought about calling our neighbor lady and asking what it would cost for her to deep clean our kitchen, packing myself and the kids up. The kids will be at my parents from Friday afternoon till Monday evening. I'm PRAYING Miss A does not act like she does here or starts crying for us. She's NEVER been a way from us.
Oh and there is talk about getting my tattoo while out there. Or maybe it's a thought that I have. Stay tuned!
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Frustration
I'm beginning to HATE that word. It's becoming a normal part of my way of feeling. I'm typing this while waiting for my in laws to come watch the kids SO DH and I can go to our church for the 'Fireproof' Marriage Study. I'm beginning to think this is not a good time for us to be doing it.
During the night Miss A was up with another one of her screaming fits yelling 'I WANT MY DADDY' at the top of her lungs. We've been putting a gate across her door otherwise she gets out and wonders here there and everywhere. Last night I just let her scream it out, eventually she got back in bed. Well @ 630 AM she started up again by saying to me 'mommy I get dressed?' I said in a little bit. And she followed with screams which woke C'man up and got DH and I against one another. I don't have a problem letting her scream it out UNTIL she started kicking and kicking the gate across her door frame. Or the constant screaming after 15 min. I think she should have been told, by DH since he rarely gets on her in any form, that this was enough screaming and it has better stop now. DH said that by even going in to her room or talking to her is going to give her the satisfaction that she got our attention. I do not disagree with that approach entirely just after 30+ min of such behavior is to long to not get SOME sort of attention.
What I got was a bunch of tears, crying on my part and DH saying he knows what he is doing. Me crying that she is disrespecting and while I agree with letting her 'work it out' letting her kick endlessly at the gate, screaming, etc has got stop.
I've read Dr Dobson's book, The Strong Willed Child, I've talked with other moms and I know that if we don't nip it NOW it's going to continue to get more and more out of hand.
Eventually she kicked the gate down and DH went in there and told her enough and that she'd better get in her bed. When she is quiet he will come back and get her, but only then. Well GUESS WHAT!! she cried a little longer and then went back to her bed and was QUIET!! But then DH went and got her and our day carried on. No talk about why that behavior is not acceptable. Nothing. 0!!
I don't want to turn this in to a DH bashing post. I do agree with some of the things he did, little as they may be. What I want to know, hear about, etc are do you and your partner have these kind of discipline issues?? Do you know someone who does?? Or most importantly, do you know a counselor that could help us in dealing with Miss A. And honestly I don't think distance is an issue if we can communicate via video, emails, etc. I just need help. I'd prefer a Christian counselor and looking on line via Focus on the Family, there aren't any in our area. Not even in Omaha that are listed on there web page.
During the night Miss A was up with another one of her screaming fits yelling 'I WANT MY DADDY' at the top of her lungs. We've been putting a gate across her door otherwise she gets out and wonders here there and everywhere. Last night I just let her scream it out, eventually she got back in bed. Well @ 630 AM she started up again by saying to me 'mommy I get dressed?' I said in a little bit. And she followed with screams which woke C'man up and got DH and I against one another. I don't have a problem letting her scream it out UNTIL she started kicking and kicking the gate across her door frame. Or the constant screaming after 15 min. I think she should have been told, by DH since he rarely gets on her in any form, that this was enough screaming and it has better stop now. DH said that by even going in to her room or talking to her is going to give her the satisfaction that she got our attention. I do not disagree with that approach entirely just after 30+ min of such behavior is to long to not get SOME sort of attention.
What I got was a bunch of tears, crying on my part and DH saying he knows what he is doing. Me crying that she is disrespecting and while I agree with letting her 'work it out' letting her kick endlessly at the gate, screaming, etc has got stop.
I've read Dr Dobson's book, The Strong Willed Child, I've talked with other moms and I know that if we don't nip it NOW it's going to continue to get more and more out of hand.
Eventually she kicked the gate down and DH went in there and told her enough and that she'd better get in her bed. When she is quiet he will come back and get her, but only then. Well GUESS WHAT!! she cried a little longer and then went back to her bed and was QUIET!! But then DH went and got her and our day carried on. No talk about why that behavior is not acceptable. Nothing. 0!!
I don't want to turn this in to a DH bashing post. I do agree with some of the things he did, little as they may be. What I want to know, hear about, etc are do you and your partner have these kind of discipline issues?? Do you know someone who does?? Or most importantly, do you know a counselor that could help us in dealing with Miss A. And honestly I don't think distance is an issue if we can communicate via video, emails, etc. I just need help. I'd prefer a Christian counselor and looking on line via Focus on the Family, there aren't any in our area. Not even in Omaha that are listed on there web page.
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Would You??
OK so this is an entry that I want/would like to see some comments:) Thanks to my faithful commenter's in the past, keep it going. Getting to the point.
Would you ever have YOUR spouse take YOUR last name?
In the past 6 months I've met two couples where the husband took the wife's last name. I don't really know the reasons behind it but none the less, the husband is now wearing her last name. What do you think of that? Would you ever do that?
Now, my thoughts. I kept my last name and took DH's last name too. Kind of like having the best of both worlds:) Now the reason. My family worked hard for where they got, I know what family hasn't. I wanted to honor my family by keeping my last name. I'm proud of my dad and his accomplishment. I actually didn't give it any thought, that was the way it was. Since our marriage our family has continued in a well known last name. At least in the political and business world. I am recognized by fellow politicers, and politicians by my maiden name more then my married name. AND my maiden name was short, although hard to pronounce, and my married name is short. Had my maiden name been Van Peepunaskep or something a long those lines, I really might have reconsidered. But it's short and it fits great with my married name.
I think had I had DH take MY last name it would have been a complete shot below the belt. Like your last name isn't good enough, or it comes with to many bad connotations, so lets take my name. I also think it reflects the nature of the marriage. A wife is to be submissive to her husband right? So taking HER last name what would that set the tone for the marriage? The 2 people I know, and by know I mean not personally, but enough to know the tone of the marriage, the wife TOTALLY wears the pants. She says how it's going to be.
And your thoughts? Anyone know anyone where the husband took the wife's last name? Do you know why? What would you do? I realize not everyone would agree on me keeping my last name, but some will. Thoughts???
Would you ever have YOUR spouse take YOUR last name?
In the past 6 months I've met two couples where the husband took the wife's last name. I don't really know the reasons behind it but none the less, the husband is now wearing her last name. What do you think of that? Would you ever do that?
Now, my thoughts. I kept my last name and took DH's last name too. Kind of like having the best of both worlds:) Now the reason. My family worked hard for where they got, I know what family hasn't. I wanted to honor my family by keeping my last name. I'm proud of my dad and his accomplishment. I actually didn't give it any thought, that was the way it was. Since our marriage our family has continued in a well known last name. At least in the political and business world. I am recognized by fellow politicers, and politicians by my maiden name more then my married name. AND my maiden name was short, although hard to pronounce, and my married name is short. Had my maiden name been Van Peepunaskep or something a long those lines, I really might have reconsidered. But it's short and it fits great with my married name.
I think had I had DH take MY last name it would have been a complete shot below the belt. Like your last name isn't good enough, or it comes with to many bad connotations, so lets take my name. I also think it reflects the nature of the marriage. A wife is to be submissive to her husband right? So taking HER last name what would that set the tone for the marriage? The 2 people I know, and by know I mean not personally, but enough to know the tone of the marriage, the wife TOTALLY wears the pants. She says how it's going to be.
And your thoughts? Anyone know anyone where the husband took the wife's last name? Do you know why? What would you do? I realize not everyone would agree on me keeping my last name, but some will. Thoughts???
Thursday, September 10, 2009
If you would have asked me 10 years ago if I could be spending days, yes DAYS, canning I would have laughed at you! Well times are a changing. I am so freakin busy canning it's almost an obsession. Hence why I have been MIA. Not b/c of lack of things to write, oh heavens no, but from lack of time.
I'm in the midst of pitting/stoning plums right now that we found right on our land. WHAT a job. I'll be making plum jam. Better taste like gold!
Then apples are in plenty which we didn't think would be the case this year. I'm not 100% sure if I'll do applesauce or not. I can buy organic applesauce for way less then what I can make it and quite frankly the kids don't know the difference. I also have canned apple pie filling from last year still left over.
I got two crates/lugs of peaches too on Tuesday that are calling my attention.
This past Saturday I did tomato juice and again, not sure if I'll do more or not. My SIL and BIL have like an orchard full of tomato's:) My BIL got a little crazy and planted like 100 plants!! My SIL has been busy canning away and is done now. I can't let tomato's go to waste!! Not to mention we have about 12 plants here that hopefully, some day, will start turning.
So yeah, I'm busy. On top of that C'man is NOT liking school. This week, he goes 2 times, he is not lovin it. I'm not sure what the problem is other then possibly he thinks Miss A and I are having more fun at home without him OR he's not liking the structure. When we're home we do what the spirit leads us to do. If that means going from the chickens to the hot cycles to the kittens then so be it.
Speaking of CHICKENS, yes there is updates. We, kids and I, picked up 10 more yesterday. They are white and laying white eggs already. HOWEVER, they are not very social. Our 'original 10' come running to the fence when they hear our voices. Like to be held, peck my feet (have to wear boots now) and these huddle in the corner all freakin out on me.
BUT we are getting eggs!
So yeah, that's life right now. In the midst of this are meetings and more meetings. Need to run as we need to pick C'man up from school.
How are you all doing?
I'm in the midst of pitting/stoning plums right now that we found right on our land. WHAT a job. I'll be making plum jam. Better taste like gold!
Then apples are in plenty which we didn't think would be the case this year. I'm not 100% sure if I'll do applesauce or not. I can buy organic applesauce for way less then what I can make it and quite frankly the kids don't know the difference. I also have canned apple pie filling from last year still left over.
I got two crates/lugs of peaches too on Tuesday that are calling my attention.
This past Saturday I did tomato juice and again, not sure if I'll do more or not. My SIL and BIL have like an orchard full of tomato's:) My BIL got a little crazy and planted like 100 plants!! My SIL has been busy canning away and is done now. I can't let tomato's go to waste!! Not to mention we have about 12 plants here that hopefully, some day, will start turning.
So yeah, I'm busy. On top of that C'man is NOT liking school. This week, he goes 2 times, he is not lovin it. I'm not sure what the problem is other then possibly he thinks Miss A and I are having more fun at home without him OR he's not liking the structure. When we're home we do what the spirit leads us to do. If that means going from the chickens to the hot cycles to the kittens then so be it.
Speaking of CHICKENS, yes there is updates. We, kids and I, picked up 10 more yesterday. They are white and laying white eggs already. HOWEVER, they are not very social. Our 'original 10' come running to the fence when they hear our voices. Like to be held, peck my feet (have to wear boots now) and these huddle in the corner all freakin out on me.
BUT we are getting eggs!
So yeah, that's life right now. In the midst of this are meetings and more meetings. Need to run as we need to pick C'man up from school.
How are you all doing?
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Oh Dear It's Chickens Again
Hold on folks, I'm getting more Chickens!!! Pull your mouths up:) Get ready for drama. Here's the deal. I love craigslist and on my local craigslist, which rarely has ANYTHING on it, was a posting for chickens. Actually here's the post:
Ready for this: OK never mind. I posted it and it's about as long as my blog, as in on and on and on AND ON. So...in a recap this lady has everything. Chickens, goats, horses, rabbits, ducks, calves, and on and on. She gave a very detailed list of every animal!! And I'm getting the chickens. DH is lucky that's all I'm getting! I tried convincing him for a goat, that lasted all of .1 seconds. The lady tried to convince me to get rabbits. I said we have enough of those and they wouldn't last with the dogs. She said they are good meat. I gagged and so heck no!
Back to chickens, they have 35, yes THIRTY FIVE chickens. We are getting 10. Yes, ONLY TEN! I'm quite hesitant how it'll go b/c we can not afford to loose any more. But I want more eggs. We're lucky if we get ONE itty bitty egg a day. The lady said they just started laying.
Am I crazy?? OK don't answer that.
Stay posted as I'm sure drama will be coming.
Very quickly in other brief updates:
Miss A is having a better 'life' now that we are home. I thank Gem for her comments and encouragement (can it be called that) that this appears to be a 'stage' then something wrong with her. Thank you!!! And Jen and BFFE thanks too for your posts and perspective. I REALLY REALLY appreciate what you all said but also the fact that you took the time to leave a comment.
-My parents bought a house at the lakes. I can't believe it. TOTALLY can not. I will post pictures and more details later. They are not selling there current house. This will be there 'lake/weekend home'. I'm proud of them!!
-I think i FINALLY found a bed for Miss A. What a process it's been.
-FIL no real changes or maybe it's more I'm to exhausted to talk about it anymore. Doesn't do me any good to verbalize any concerns b/c I either am not listened to or don't understand. They are thinking he WILL be returning to home. Can't afford for him to stay in the Assisted Living. Again, more another time
-C'man is doing good at school
-Miss A is starting a home schooling co-op music class tomorrow. Meets 1st and 3rd Fridays. C'man will join too when he doesn't have school
ok i think this is enough. It's getting late and my bed is calling!!
OH MY GOSH edited to add that I'm going to NYC/NJ the end of this month! How in the heck can I not have posted this sooner. I'm going to see Laura AND niece Meg is meeting me there! Oh yeah, and just me from this house hold is going!!! Woo hooo
Ready for this: OK never mind. I posted it and it's about as long as my blog, as in on and on and on AND ON. So...in a recap this lady has everything. Chickens, goats, horses, rabbits, ducks, calves, and on and on. She gave a very detailed list of every animal!! And I'm getting the chickens. DH is lucky that's all I'm getting! I tried convincing him for a goat, that lasted all of .1 seconds. The lady tried to convince me to get rabbits. I said we have enough of those and they wouldn't last with the dogs. She said they are good meat. I gagged and so heck no!
Back to chickens, they have 35, yes THIRTY FIVE chickens. We are getting 10. Yes, ONLY TEN! I'm quite hesitant how it'll go b/c we can not afford to loose any more. But I want more eggs. We're lucky if we get ONE itty bitty egg a day. The lady said they just started laying.
Am I crazy?? OK don't answer that.
Stay posted as I'm sure drama will be coming.
Very quickly in other brief updates:
Miss A is having a better 'life' now that we are home. I thank Gem for her comments and encouragement (can it be called that) that this appears to be a 'stage' then something wrong with her. Thank you!!! And Jen and BFFE thanks too for your posts and perspective. I REALLY REALLY appreciate what you all said but also the fact that you took the time to leave a comment.
-My parents bought a house at the lakes. I can't believe it. TOTALLY can not. I will post pictures and more details later. They are not selling there current house. This will be there 'lake/weekend home'. I'm proud of them!!
-I think i FINALLY found a bed for Miss A. What a process it's been.
-FIL no real changes or maybe it's more I'm to exhausted to talk about it anymore. Doesn't do me any good to verbalize any concerns b/c I either am not listened to or don't understand. They are thinking he WILL be returning to home. Can't afford for him to stay in the Assisted Living. Again, more another time
-C'man is doing good at school
-Miss A is starting a home schooling co-op music class tomorrow. Meets 1st and 3rd Fridays. C'man will join too when he doesn't have school
ok i think this is enough. It's getting late and my bed is calling!!
OH MY GOSH edited to add that I'm going to NYC/NJ the end of this month! How in the heck can I not have posted this sooner. I'm going to see Laura AND niece Meg is meeting me there! Oh yeah, and just me from this house hold is going!!! Woo hooo
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Found: My Fertility
That's right, my missing fertility has been found. Duggars Announce They Are Expecting Baby Number 19 - Pregnancy - FOXNews.com
I think we've all heard of the Duggars right?? Michelle has my fertility, that's it. It's been confirmed by this recent news:)
I do mean that smile. I really like this family I don't care how many kids they have. They seem to really have a good grip on things from child rearing, finances, etc. I could NEVER have that many kids and be CALM!! I mean look at me after ONE strong willed child. BTW where is there strong willed/spirited child?? (children). I'd really like to see how they'd handle that.
HOWEVER, what about her body? How can it handle this many pregnancies? I've been told it can take 2 years for a women's body to fully recover from childbirth. So while i don't totally AGREE with them in having this many children due to risks to mom and babies, I say way to go Jim. He has some WAY happy 'boys' and there is definitely nothing wrong with her eggs!! Good luck!
BTW when do they have time for sex???
I think we've all heard of the Duggars right?? Michelle has my fertility, that's it. It's been confirmed by this recent news:)
I do mean that smile. I really like this family I don't care how many kids they have. They seem to really have a good grip on things from child rearing, finances, etc. I could NEVER have that many kids and be CALM!! I mean look at me after ONE strong willed child. BTW where is there strong willed/spirited child?? (children). I'd really like to see how they'd handle that.
HOWEVER, what about her body? How can it handle this many pregnancies? I've been told it can take 2 years for a women's body to fully recover from childbirth. So while i don't totally AGREE with them in having this many children due to risks to mom and babies, I say way to go Jim. He has some WAY happy 'boys' and there is definitely nothing wrong with her eggs!! Good luck!
BTW when do they have time for sex???
Monday, August 31, 2009
So Much So Little
So much to blog about, so little time.
We are back from our long weekend away. Glad to be home. Grateful for the chance to get away and my parents paying for everything, but frustrated with the way family members acted and how my kids behaved. That my friends, my kids, is what I'll blog about. I seriously would covet any suggestions, support, etc you may have.
Those that have kids, do you ever feel like it's YOUR kids/child that is driving everyone nuts? Or those that don't have kids, ever have a child, or more, you really just can not stand? That's what's going on with me. I feel that Miss A drove everyone batty this weekend. She has this terribly annoying grunt she does when things don't go her way. Or she says 'I don't NEED TO', or NO or you pick her up to avoid a full blown fit and she screams. And while she screams you RUSH to your hotel room as to not wake the baby and all the way there family members are saying 'A QUITE' or 'SHHH baby O is sleeping' Or how about 'A share your baby with O' (o is my nephew).
You want to just shout out that you know this is frustrating but we are doing the best we can, where we're at. I don't know how many times I wanted to just crawl up in the fetal position and wish it all to go away. The nasty looks, rolling eyes, hushed sounds, or worse yet the talking that probably took place when you left the room. I often wondered who was the victim, Miss A or her parents.
The child hates being told what to do, or no. I just don't know what to do anymore. In fact I'm waiting for an email from a friend to see if she has any recommendations of who we could go to. Child/Family Therapy, Psychologist, etc just SOMEONE that can work with us. I feel that our relationship as mother/daughter is severely suffering. Especially when DH is around. She REALLY hits my buttons then b/c DH will give in to her requests/demands and wham there I am the bad guy.
Take note, I'm totally willing to hear what you recommend. In fact many times this weekend I said 'what do you want me to do?' 'How would you handle it?' mainly to my mother. But seriously you think you know something I don't, tell me. And while we're on the subject let me give you some tips too!!
So yeah, the weekend was frustrating for me. I felt hurt by my family members, and totally like a thorn in everyone's arse. I wanted to just pack up and come home and I'm quite certain others would have had more fun without us there. And also, how in the world do you keep a 3 and 4 year old quite while baby O is sleeping. I gave them my fan to run to drowned out noise (DH says we're getting them a traveling fan for Christmas). We stayed away as much as we could. Tried to keep play to a quite, and aside from any fits Miss A could have, they were VERY quite.
There you have it. Our weekend highlights if you could call it that.
We are back from our long weekend away. Glad to be home. Grateful for the chance to get away and my parents paying for everything, but frustrated with the way family members acted and how my kids behaved. That my friends, my kids, is what I'll blog about. I seriously would covet any suggestions, support, etc you may have.
Those that have kids, do you ever feel like it's YOUR kids/child that is driving everyone nuts? Or those that don't have kids, ever have a child, or more, you really just can not stand? That's what's going on with me. I feel that Miss A drove everyone batty this weekend. She has this terribly annoying grunt she does when things don't go her way. Or she says 'I don't NEED TO', or NO or you pick her up to avoid a full blown fit and she screams. And while she screams you RUSH to your hotel room as to not wake the baby and all the way there family members are saying 'A QUITE' or 'SHHH baby O is sleeping' Or how about 'A share your baby with O' (o is my nephew).
You want to just shout out that you know this is frustrating but we are doing the best we can, where we're at. I don't know how many times I wanted to just crawl up in the fetal position and wish it all to go away. The nasty looks, rolling eyes, hushed sounds, or worse yet the talking that probably took place when you left the room. I often wondered who was the victim, Miss A or her parents.
The child hates being told what to do, or no. I just don't know what to do anymore. In fact I'm waiting for an email from a friend to see if she has any recommendations of who we could go to. Child/Family Therapy, Psychologist, etc just SOMEONE that can work with us. I feel that our relationship as mother/daughter is severely suffering. Especially when DH is around. She REALLY hits my buttons then b/c DH will give in to her requests/demands and wham there I am the bad guy.
Take note, I'm totally willing to hear what you recommend. In fact many times this weekend I said 'what do you want me to do?' 'How would you handle it?' mainly to my mother. But seriously you think you know something I don't, tell me. And while we're on the subject let me give you some tips too!!
So yeah, the weekend was frustrating for me. I felt hurt by my family members, and totally like a thorn in everyone's arse. I wanted to just pack up and come home and I'm quite certain others would have had more fun without us there. And also, how in the world do you keep a 3 and 4 year old quite while baby O is sleeping. I gave them my fan to run to drowned out noise (DH says we're getting them a traveling fan for Christmas). We stayed away as much as we could. Tried to keep play to a quite, and aside from any fits Miss A could have, they were VERY quite.
There you have it. Our weekend highlights if you could call it that.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Boji Bound
Getting ready for a weekend away with my entire family. THIS could be interesting. Mom and Dad are taking all of us kids (3) and families there for the weekend. This is where will be staying:
http://www.bridgesbayresort.com/
Looks really nice!! Very grateful that they are generous and kind enough to put all of us up here for the weekend. To off set the cost we are all taking an evening meal, or supper as we call it:) My night is Sat. and I'm making walking tacos. Heard of it?? Want to hear about it?? Basically hamburger seasoned to taste like Mexican and then put on top of corn chips. Add any toppings as you would a taco. There you have it, walk and eat it if you'd like!
In addition to supper i have been a baking fool. I have one cake and 2 pans of bars. I have lots of canned peaches, pears, applesauce, salsa, apple butter, yeah i think that covers it all. I totally feel like my friend Laura. She is totally a cooking QUEEN when it comes to vacations, get aways, etc. She has it all covered. Well that's how I feel. I would do her proud!
Ohhh I just looked at the hotel and see they offer massages....hmmmm i SURE could use one!! Wonder I can convince my sister and SIL to do it too??
We will be busy on the water slides. Renting a boat, and hitting Arnolds Park. Eating lots of food and hopefully enjoying catching up with one another. (i have a brother, SIL, and nephew that live in DC) I hope it's fun and that we all can bite our tongues should the urge come to say something that would be better left unsaid.
Not sure when the next update will come but stay tuned:)
http://www.bridgesbayresort.com/
Looks really nice!! Very grateful that they are generous and kind enough to put all of us up here for the weekend. To off set the cost we are all taking an evening meal, or supper as we call it:) My night is Sat. and I'm making walking tacos. Heard of it?? Want to hear about it?? Basically hamburger seasoned to taste like Mexican and then put on top of corn chips. Add any toppings as you would a taco. There you have it, walk and eat it if you'd like!
In addition to supper i have been a baking fool. I have one cake and 2 pans of bars. I have lots of canned peaches, pears, applesauce, salsa, apple butter, yeah i think that covers it all. I totally feel like my friend Laura. She is totally a cooking QUEEN when it comes to vacations, get aways, etc. She has it all covered. Well that's how I feel. I would do her proud!
Ohhh I just looked at the hotel and see they offer massages....hmmmm i SURE could use one!! Wonder I can convince my sister and SIL to do it too??
We will be busy on the water slides. Renting a boat, and hitting Arnolds Park. Eating lots of food and hopefully enjoying catching up with one another. (i have a brother, SIL, and nephew that live in DC) I hope it's fun and that we all can bite our tongues should the urge come to say something that would be better left unsaid.
Not sure when the next update will come but stay tuned:)
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
SAHM Post
I've found myself over the course of the last week, reflecting about me staying home. BFFE had suggested I blog about how our life has changed since I've been home. My kids have allowed that to happen this week. I would find myself looking at them while playing and think how blessed I am that I'm not rushing them out the door to daycare. How they just wonder around from one thing to the next without a care in the world. That is till one of them doesn't get there way then my dream is interrupted.
You might wonder what a typical day may be? Well let me see if I can give you an idea. We all must be dressed before coming downstairs. Some days that's easier said then done. Then it's a real casual breakfast where Miss A eats up right away and Mr C'man dilly daddles around. I don't know WHATS going to happen at school. He'll never get out to recess the way he eats.
Then it's outside where the kids just ride there hot wheels, check the chickens, play with chalk, terrorize the kittens, and just do there own thing. I stay in and start laundry, load or unload dishwasher, etc
Princess Miss A! She has on her Cindrella dress and coat. The coat is backwards and upside down. It was a chilly AM.By 1130 it's time to eat! Yes we eat lunch early! That's mostly b/c by 730 AM, or earlier, we've already had breakfast and are outside playing. Off to nap time for Miss A by noon. C'man usually plays in his sandbox or quietly with trains, cars, etc. Miss A is usually up b/c 2-3.
Off to the pool is what we've BEEN doing but here of lately since Fall has decided to start in August we've had to hang out at home. More play time, maybe a DVD, snack time, etc.
Supper is @ 6pm and then bath some nights and off to bed b/w 7-8pm.
It's very casual. That is a huge step for me. I typically like structure/schedules but my kids are teaching me to take things as they come. We need to run up to the city for things, we can be in the car and on our way within 30 min! We want to meet up with friends, we go.
In my previous life (working) life was hectic. It was out the door by 645AM, home @ 6pm. Eat, bath, bed all by 730 at the latest.
In addition to an easy come easy go way of life, I now have more time to feed the kids homemade meals, canning, gardening, etc through out the week rather then trying to cram it into weekends.
Of course i realize this life isn't for everyone and I fully respect that. Just like college isn't for everyone, or gardening, or meat, you get the idea. But it's what my life is right now and this week I found myself enjoying what I have.
And here are some snapshots of what a day can look like around here:
Yes my house can often look like it threw up toys. But it all gets picked up b/c the toy fairy likes to come at night and find toys to take back to her little fairies. (hey it works!!)
slumber party mom?? Why do they always play in the kitchen while i'm making supper! At least we're seperated by an island so we don't trip over one another.
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